15 Foods That Amazingly Works to Increase Seminal Fluid

15 Foods That Amazingly Works to Increase Seminal Fluid

Better Sex / Sexual Wellness

Men might lead a healthy lifestyle and also take care of their body but I don’t think that everyone take care of their sexual life.

I am somewhere right because as nowadays, it is seen that men suffers from several health issues like low semen volume. Amount of semen that is ejaculated by man during orgasm can make him worry, because low semen volume makes men suffer from several physical conditions that can stop or limit the ejaculation production according to livestrong.com.

So it is important to know how to increase the seminal fluid so that it can help men to orgasm better and lead a happy sexual life. Though whatever the ways are available, I will discuss about some natural foods that can help you to get out of the unwanted conditions.

But before that, lets have a look about semen volume and what it is important.

Semen volume and its importance

Semen volume or seminal fluid is essential for male fertility. The reason behind this is healthy sperms need enough semen to store them and then move them to rest of the male sex organs and also into women.

Apart from this, seminal fluid should also contain high level of antioxidants just to make sure that the sperms, which it carries, are safe from oxidation and should be healthy when released into women’s sexual organs.

But compared to nowadays, several lifestyle and eating habits has somewhere reduced sperm and semen production. But it can be overcome by eating several foods which contains minerals, vitamins and antioxidants.

So let us go through some of the best foods to increase seminal fluid that also improves DNA integrity.

Foods that increase seminal fluid

However, there are lots of other ways to improve semen volume but foods will work definitely to boost sperm count and seminal fluid.

Spinach

Eating green leafy vegetables is always beneficial for health and now you have the other reason too. Spinach consists of folic acid, which is known as an important nutrient for sperm. Eating this helps to provide healthy sperm whereas if the level of folic acid is reduced then sperm production is damaged.

Thus reaching the egg for the sperms and penetrate it would become difficult. In fact, several other harmful conditions are also seen. So eating spinach is good for health, so never ignore it.

Oysters

Zinc is an important mineral, which is required to improve testosterone level and also sperm production. Here eating oysters will be beneficial as it contains zinc, which is yet another sexual enhancer. It increases testosterone level, which is also beneficial in increasing energy and sexual desire.

It will increase the number of swimmers and also men will reach more pleasure from sexual activities apart from achieving chances of conceiving.

Grains

Oatmeal and granola are the grains, which consists of high amounts of L-cartinine and L-arginine. These both help to improve semen volume and increase sperm motility.

Even eating wheat and barley is beneficial because it contains zinc. If whole grain foods are added in diet plan then it will provide enough amino acids and zinc to boost semen volume.

Eggs

Eggs are high in protein and Vitamin E, which also helps to improve the production of healthy and strong sperm in testicles. Eggs are known to prevent sperm cells from harmful effects of free radicals, which also have higher chance to kill sperm.

If there will be strong and healthy sperms, obviously chances to fertilizing en egg will increase.

Bananas

Bananas are important for healthy life as they contains an enzyme known as bromelain that is helpful in increasing male libido. It is also rich in vitamin B1, Vitamin C and magnesium, which is also beneficial in increasing stamina.

However, this food looks like a penis but it has many advantages. As it consists of bromeliad, so it enhances sex hormones.

Dark chocolates

Dark chocolates are known as an aphrodisiac, which is great for sperm. It contains L-arginine, which is an amino acid that helps to improve the intensity of orgasm.

Even dark chocolates are rich in antioxidants but it is also recommended to eat it overdose. This is because eating too much of it can increase weight that can lead to low testosterone level and also seminal fluid will become less.

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Walnuts

Walnuts is an essential food which helps to improve sperm count and semen level. According to a study, eating 75g of walnuts everyday can improve motility, morphology and vitality of sperm.

It is rich in L-arginine as well as omega 3 fatty acids that might be responsible for such improvement. Shape of sperm improves as well as other functions also improve which lead a happy sexual life.

Pomegranate

If you really want to be healthy and want to increase seminal fluid then don’t forget to eat pomegranate. This is a super food that increase swimmers and also keep them healthy. Semen quality and sperm count is increased.

It has antioxidant properties that keep all the sperms safe against any harmful free radicals. Even pomegranate juice is better to increase fertility.

Carrots

Carrots are also an essential food that is helpful in production of sperm. It is rich in Vitamin A, which improves sperm motility and seminal fluid.

Carrots are rich in several compounds and micronutrients that plays important role in healthy sperm production. Apart from carrots, there are other Vitamin A foods like oatmeal, dried apricots and bell peppers.

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Water

Water is essential for everyone, you know it but do you know its other advantages? Though without water, nothing looks good neither anything functions well. But drinking water is also helpful in increase seminal fluid.

Drinking eight-ounce glasses of water every day is very much important. Less water means men will suffer from dehydration and when body dehydrates then it fails to produce semen that much amount is required. So don’t drink less water daily wise.

Pumpkin seeds

Pumpkin seeds are yet other foods essential for increase seminal fluid. It contains phytosterols that improves testosterone production and also reduces enlarged production size.

These both factors increase sperm count and semen volume. Apart from this, pumpkin seeds also consist of fatty acid that helps to improve blood to penis and other reproductive organs.

Goji berries

Goji berries is an essential food which has provided better results after a study conducted among 42 men. Those men were given goji berries for a month and 50% increase in sperm production was seen above normal level. Apart from improving mood, it will also keep the temperature of scrotum suitable for sperm production.

In fact, goji berries works to protect sperm against any harmful effects of free radicals and also promotes sperm production. In India, this fruit is available which you can order online.

Asparagus

Asparagus is a green vegetable, which is high in vitamin C and known to increase sperm volume. It has the property to deal with free radicals and keeps all the sperm safe.

It ensures that the sperm store is completely away from any damage in male reproductive system.

Garlic

Garlic is also considered as a super food that increases immunity level and several other health benefits. It is used for centuries to cure heart problems and respiratory infections.It also contains vitamin B and selenium that are necessary for sperm production.

Also known as potent aphrodisiac boosts sperm volume. Even it contains a compound known as allicin that increases blood flow to sexual organs and increase seminal fluid.

Maca

Maca is an important herb that boosts seminal fluid. It has been seen that those men who take this herb as a supplement gets higher sperm count and that too per milliliter of semen, better sperm motility and an increase in semen volume. Even men can experience positive effect on sexual drive and in arousal of both men and women.

5 Sober Date Ideas That Will Help You Kick Loneliness This Winter - By Kelly Burch

5 Sober Date Ideas That Will Help You Kick Loneliness This Winter

By Kelly Burch

Today, dating should be easy. We have apps that can find us a date with the push of a button, and matching with people who share your interests is easier than ever. Despite that, it seems Americans are struggling to make meaningful connections. About half of Americans report feeling lonely or left out, something that can be exacerbated by the bad weather and short days of the winter season. 

As we know, feeling isolated and alone can undermine your sobriety and put you at risk of relapse. If you’re past that critical first year, dating can be a great way to build connections and meet new people, especially if you remove the pressure and approach it as a way to have fun. Even if you already have a significant other, taking each other on dates is a great way to reconnect and reignite your passion in a healthy way. 

Although many people rely on liquid courage to cope with the awkwardness of a date, Mike Reed, the founder of Single and Sober, says that sober dates are the best kind. People who are in recovery can fall back on easy date ideas like grabbing a drink. Instead of seeing this as a pitfall, Reed says that people in recovery have a unique opportunity to jump right into more desirable dates that lead to longterm connection. 

Here are 5 sober date night ideas that you’ll love, whether you’re connecting with someone new or rediscovering your partner in a whole new light. 

Get Moving

Too often, dates involve sitting around and talking. While that might sound nice in theory, it’s a lot of pressure to keep the conversation flowing while you sit with someone you might not know very well, or to make new conversation with a partner who you talk to each and every day. To break the monotony of dining together, opt for a date that will get you moving. Being active releases all sorts of feel-good chemicals, and is an important part of recovery for many people. Movement is especially important during the winter, when most of us spend more time than we would like to cooped up inside. 

Struggling to think of a fun, active date activity? Think about the things that you used to love to do when you were a kid. If you live in a cold climate go ice skating or sledding. It might sound silly, but soon you’ll be laughing so much you won’t mind. If it’s warmer opt for rollerblading or mini-golf. The key is to choose something that is a novelty and that will provide entertainment to cut down on those dreaded awkward silences. Just make sure your date knows what to expect so he or she can dress appropriately!

Go To A Reading

Not ready to let your date see how uncoordinated you are? That’s ok. Instead of connecting with your inner child, take a more sophisticated option by bringing your date to a lecture, book reading or poetry slam. Local book stores, libraries and universities offer these events regularly, and they’re often free. 

Now, no one wants to be bored to tears, so try to choose an event that is relatively short in case it’s less interesting than you were hoping. No matter what, you’ll have good conversation material for coffee or dessert afterward, whether you’re debating the topics brought up or laughing at the whole experience.  

Mosey Through A Museum

Oftentimes you’re working around the weather when you’re planning dates during the winter. Museums are a great option, since there’s always something new to see and no pressure to drink. When you’re choosing a museum think about what you want from your date: art and history museums often offer new exhibits and a lot of time for quiet contemplation. Science museums or aquariums can be a bit more lively, allowing you to infuse a bit of fun into your date. 

Dare To Dance

Many people who are sober aren’t comfortable in the nightclub scene, where drugs and alcohol are so prevalent. At the same time, lots of sober people have fond memories of music and dancing. Reconnect with your inner dancing queen (or king) by taking Ballroom or Latin dance lessons with your date. Most dance schools offer drop-in nights for beginners, where you won’t be the only couple who feels like they have two left-feet. If you try a drop-in night and have fun, sign up for ongoing classes and enjoy the thrill of watching your moves improve week after week. 

Get Cooking

When it’s cold outside there’s something affirming (and sexy!) about spending time in the kitchen. Cooking together is a great date, since you’re working together to make something that you’ll both enjoy later. Add in some music and you can have as much or as little conversation as you like. 

If you’re going on a date with someone new, try a cooking class. Restaurants, co-ops and cooking schools all offer drop-in classes covering a variety of cuisines. If you’re more comfortable together, invite your date to cook a new recipe at your place and enjoy a date night in. 

Dating while sober can be intimidating, but connecting with sober dating resources and experimenting with different date options can open up a whole new world of connection. 

Want more sober date ideas? Check out the sober dating tips on Single and Sober.

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White Priviledge In Children's Books Challenged by Children's Literature Justice Brigades

Can diversity in children's books tackle prejudice?

By Katy Scott, CNN

October 23, 2018

Story highlights

• Campaigners hope to encourage diversity in children's books
• Typecasting common in kid's literature, analysts say

(CNN)Marley Dias says she was tired of reading books about "white boys and their dogs" in school.

So at the age of 11, she launched the campaign #1000BlackGirlBooks to identify books featuring people of color as protagonists. Over the past three years, Dias has collected more than 11,000 books. She is in the process of donating all the books and has given more than half to what she describes as "predominantly black and underserved" communities in the US, Haiti, Ghana, Jamaica and the UK.

The young activist from New Jersey has even gone on to author her own book -- "Marley Dias Gets It Done" -- and is currently developing an app so kids can find "black girl books" more easily.

Marley Dias, the brains behind #1000 Black Girl Books.

"I hope that my campaign will mean more opportunities for our stories to be told and for books with black girls as the main character to be put on bookshelves worldwide," she tells CNN.

Yet despite the young writer's best efforts, statistics suggest "black girl books" are still in short supply. Just 9% of children's books published in the US in 2017 featured African or African American characters -- according to data from the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) which has been measuring representation in children's books since 1985.

While that figure appears small, it actually represents an improvement on previous years. In 2014, just 5% of children's books recorded by the CCBC included African or African American characters. Moreover, CCBC director Kathleen Horning points out that many of the books about black experiences have not been written by authors from that demographic.

Africans and African Americans wrote or illustrated just 3% of the books counted by the CCBC in 2017. Horning says this statistic appears to depict how difficult it can be for black authors to break into the publishing industry. When children's books about black people do get published, Horning says they often fall into three broad categories: books about slavery, books set during the civil rights movement and books that tell "gritty, contemporary" stories about children growing up in struggling families or teens dealing with violence. "All of these are important stories, but young readers also want more variety," says Horning. For example, there aren't traditionally "many fantasies with African American characters, or books showing a middle-class black family."

However, Horning adds she has seen flickers of change in 2018, highlighting fantasy book "Children of Blood and Bone" by Toni Adeyemi and "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi, a contemporary remix of "Pride and Prejudice," featuring a Haitian-Dominican-American family.

Tackling typecast

Others point out that typecasting in children's novels isn't an issue exclusive to the black community.

B.J. Epstein, a lecturer in children's literature at the University of East Anglia in the UK, notes that diverse characters are often pigeonholed by their ethnicity, race, religion, disability or sexual orientation. In her book "Are the Kids All Right?: Representations of LGBTQ Characters in Children's and Young Adult Literature," Epstein surveyed English books with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters. She found the majority of stories dealing with this subject only highlighted the difficulty of coming out, and the negative repercussions associated with doing so.

Character development

The consequences of a lack of diverse characters can extend well beyond the classroom.

"The stories that children read at a young age tell them who matters and who doesn't matter, who's human and who isn't human," explains Philip Nel, professor of English at Kansas State University.

"A story doesn't have to tell us that explicitly. It can tell us that by failing to represent certain groups of people -- omission tells us that these groups of people are not important," Nel adds.

Philip Nel is the author of "Was the Cat in the Hat Black?: The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books." Pictured here, Michelle Obama reads "Cat in the Hat" to a group of children.

Some classic books still taught in schools contain language and storylines that would be considered overtly racist by today's standards. But Nel argues that the answer isn't simply removing "problematic" children's classics like Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," which uses the N-word 219 times, from school reading lists. Such stories, "if used carefully, appropriately and in context can be a way to educate people about racism," he says.

Teaching problematic children's classics can allow children of color to critique and disagree with a book, express anger at oppression and find the language to talk about racism while also teaching white children to identify racist ways of thinking and challenge their own racialized assumptions, Nel explains. However, he also stressed how critical it was to introduce diverse books in the classroom to provide necessary context.

This is important, particularly in countries like the US, given that approximately 50% of public elementary and secondary school children are non-white, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Stories tell children "who's human and who isn't human," says Nel.

Turning the page

According to Horning, the publishing industry desperately needs to diversify.

The 2015 Diversity Baseline Survey of staff at 34 American publishers found 79% of staff to be white. Publishing groups have sought to address the issue through inclusivity trackers and targets, diversity hiring committees, and mentoring schemes to get people of color into the workforce.

Many publishers also have specific imprints focusing on diverse books for children and young adults.

But it is not only publishers who are responsible for the lack of diverse authors and characters in children's books.

"I think the umbrella here is the adult attitudes have to change," says Horning. "Librarians, teachers and parents have a responsibility to expose children to a wide range of books, and not just channel them into books where they only see themselves reflected."

Epstein agrees that while the industry needs to reform, it is up to teachers and parents to think about the values and morals they pass on to children through the books they read. "We owe it to our children and to the world they will shape to really think consciously about the books that are available to them," she says.

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Let's Boycott Israel and Its Friends - If you want change, begin to play hardball - by Philip Giraldi • 18 Dec 2018

 

In his recent article “Averting World Conflict with China” Ron Unz has come up with an intriguing suggestion for the Chinese government to turn the tables on the December 1^st arrest of Meng Wanzhou in Canada. Canada detained Mrs. Meng, CFO of the world’s largest telecoms equipment manufacturer Huawei, at the request of the United States so she could be extradited to New York to face charges that she and her company had violated U.S. sanctions on Iran. The sanctions in question had been imposed unilaterally by Washington and it is widely believed that the Trump Administration is sending a signal that when the ban on purchasing oil from Iran comes into full effect in May there will be no excuses accepted from any country that is unwilling to comply with the U.S. government’s demands. Washington will exercise universal jurisdiction over those who violate its sanctions, meaning that foreign officials and heads of corporations that continue to deal with Iran can be arrested when traveling internationally and will be extradited to be tried in American courts.

There is, of course, a considerable downside to arresting a top executive of a leading foreign corporation from a country that is a major U.S. trading partner and which also, inter alia, holds a considerable portion of the U.S. national debt. Ron Unz has correctly noted the “…extraordinary gravity of this international incident and its potential for altering the course of world history.” One might add that Washington’s demands that other nations adhere to its sanctions on third countries opens up a Pandora’s box whereby no traveling executives will be considered safe from legal consequences when they do not adhere to policies being promoted by the United States. Unz cites Columbia’s Jeffrey Sachs as describing it as “almost a U.S. declaration of war on China’s business community.” If seizing and extraditing businessmen becomes the new normal those countries most affected will inevitably retaliate in kind. China has already detained two traveling Canadians to pressure Ottawa to release Mrs. Meng. Beijing is also contemplating some immediate retaliatory steps against Washington to include American companies operating in China if she is extradited to the U.S.

Ron Unz has suggested that Beijing might just want to execute a quid pro quo by pulling the licenses of Sheldon Adelson’s casinos operating in Macau, China and shutting them down, thereby eliminating a major source of his revenue. Why go after an Israeli-American casino operator rather than taking steps directly against the U.S. government? The answer is simple. Pressuring Washington is complicated as there are many players involved and unlikely to produce any positive results while Adelson is the prime mover on much of the Trump foreign policy, though one hesitates to refer to it as a policy at all.

Adelson is the world’s leading diaspora Israel-firster and he has the ear of the president of the United States, who reportedly speaks and meets with him regularly. And Adelson uses his considerable financial resources to back up his words of wisdom. He is the fifteenth wealthiest man in America with a reported fortune of $33 billion. He is the number one contributor to the GOP having given $81 million in the last cycle. Admittedly that is chump change to him, but it is more than enough to buy the money hungry and easily corruptible Republicans.

In a certain sense, Adelson has obtained control of the foreign policy of the political party that now controls both the White House and the Senate, and his mission in life is to advance Israeli interests. Among those interests is the continuous punishment of Iran, which does not threaten the United States in any way, through employment of increasingly savage sanctions and threats of violence, which brings us around to the arrest of Meng and the complicity of Adelson in that process. Adelson’s wholly owned talking head National Security Adviser John Bolton reportedly had prior knowledge of the Canadian plans and may have actually been complicit in their formulation. Adelson has also been the major force behind moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, has also convinced the Administration to stop its criticism of the illegal Israeli settlements on Arab land and has been instrumental in cutting off all humanitarian aid to the Palestinians. He prefers tough love when dealing with the Iranians, advocating dropping a nuclear bomb on Iran as a warning to the Mullahs of what more might be coming if they don’t comply with all the American and Israeli demands.

Meanwhile another Israeli, Haim Saban has performed similar work with the Democrats, contributing $5 million to their coffers, making him the top donor to the party. Saban has said that he is a “one issue guy, and my issue is Israel.”

Of course, one might reasonably argue that America’s problem with Jews who are passionately attached to Israel funding and controlling the major political parties is self-generated, that no one should be allowed to fund any political party to such an extent that one obtains control over policies. But that is an argument that will have to be directed at the Supreme Court, which permitted corporations to be treated as persons with its Citizens United ruling, allowing virtually unlimited money to flow into political PACs as a First Amendment right.

The lopsided wag-the-dog relationship with Israel is so dangerous to actual American interests in so many ways that the United States is now approaching a precipice and might soon find itself plummeting to ruin. Israel, not Russia, constantly interferes in the functioning of America’s remaining democracy. Fighting Israel’s wars and protecting it from any criticism have debased the value of being an American citizen and literally impoverished the country under a mountain of debt. The U.S. has been victimized by terrorism, much of which can be traced back to Israeli roots, and the Washington is now isolated globally as the United States has become more and more like Israel, a militarized state, politically corrupt and abandoning basic liberties.

How does one right the sinking ship? For starters, the Ron Unz formula for correcting the problem with China provides an excellent roadmap. Israel and its friends do not have a grip on congress, the White House and the media because they are wonderful warm people that others find to be sympathetic. It is difficult even to imagine a scintillating conversation with a malignant toad like Sheldon Adelson. Israel’s ability to corrupt and misdirect is all based on Jewish money, a process in which Zionist oligarchs buy their way to power and access. So the solution is to hit back where it really hurts – boycott Israel and Israeli products and do the same for the companies that are the sources of income for the American Jews who are the principal supporters of the Zionist project.

The United States Congress is currently moving to make it illegal to openly advocate boycotts of Israel or even to inquire about doing so, while 25 states have already also done the same to a greater or lesser extent. Last week a speech therapist in Texas was fired from a job she had held for nine years because she refused to sign an oath affirming that she would not boycott Israel. It is a measure of Jewish power in the U.S. that American politicians choose to provide cover for Israel’s misdeeds even if it means the end of the First Amendment and free speech. But punitive steps intended to intimidate any and all critics of Israel aside, there is no reason why consumers cannot exercise judgement over what they buy and what they are supporting through their spending. If you want to visit Las Vegas, by all means go, but don’t patronize the casinos and hotels owned by Sheldon Adelson, which include The Venetian and Sands Resort.

Democratic party major donor Haim Saban, meanwhile, is a producer of Hollywood children’s entertainment, including the lucrative Power Rangers. You can stop your children from watching his violent programming and tell the network’s advertisers why you are doing so. And then there are businessmen including Bernard Marcus, who is a co-founder of Home Depot and a major supporter of Israel, and Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots. No one really has to spend $1000 to go to a football game, particularly if the owner is a good friend of Benjamin Netanyahu, and if you need something for your home or are seeking entertainment, choose to spend your dollars somewhere else. Readers can do the homework for the businesses and services that they normally patronize. If outspoken advocates for Israel own the company, take your dollars elsewhere.

As it is nearly impossible in the United States to vote for a politician who is in any way critical of Israel, those who are opposed to the terrible damage that the Israelis and their domestic lobby are doing to the U.S. can instead vote with their purchasing power. It does not afford the same pleasure as “throwing the bums out,” but there will be considerable satisfaction in being able to strike back against a powerful lobby that is so hubristic and insensitive to any criticism that it has become completely tone deaf.

Apart from domestic considerations, observers have noted that Israeli treatment of the Palestinians has been worse than apartheid under South Africa yet South Africa was subjected to multiple boycotts and bans on its participation in international fora, to include even sporting competitions. It is past time to do the same to Israel, which has been shooting dead hundreds of unarmed Palestinians for months now without paying any price at all. Boycotting Israel internationally is a good start. It is non-violent and proportionate and it just might be an idea that will spread and finally bring about some payback for what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabal of war criminals have done and continue to do. As the end of 2018 approaches, it would be something to look forward to if 2019 just might turn out to be the year of the international Israel Boycott.

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'5 Eyes' English Speaking Allies Conspire Against Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei (LiveJournal) 14 Dec 2018

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Evidence has come to light that US operations against the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and the arrest and detention of one of its top executives, Meng Wanzhou, to face criminal charges of fraud brought by the US Justice Department are the outcome of a coordinated campaign by the intelligence agencies of the so-called “Five Eyes” network.

According to a major report published in the Australian Financial Review (AFR) yesterday, the annual meeting of top intelligence officials from countries in the network—the US, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada—held last July decided to “co-ordinate banning” Huawei from 5G mobile phone networks.

The two-day meeting, held in the Canadian capital, Ottawa, decided that the intelligence chiefs should spend time publicly explaining “their concerns” about China.

In the months that followed “an unprecedented campaign” has been waged by the five members of the network “to block the tech giant Huawei from supplying equipment for their next-generation wireless networks” which has now led to the arrest of Meng in Canada.

On August 23, in one of his last acts as Australian prime minister before being deposed in an inner-party leadership coup, Malcolm Turnbull rang US President Trump to tell him that Huawei and another Chinese firm, ZTE, had been banned from the country’s 5G rollout. The basis of the decision was to exclude “vendors who are likely to be subject of extrajudicial directions from a foreign government.”

This was followed on October 29 by a speech by the director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate, Mike Burgess, in which, while not directly naming Huawei, he said the “stakes with 5G” could not be higher. It was the first public speech by the head of the organisation in its 70-year history.

The speech was followed seven days later by a decision of the New Zealand Labour government to ban Huawei from supplying 5G equipment to the phone company Spark.

The article then noted that on December 6, the head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), David Vigneault, who had hosted the Five Eyes meeting, delivered his first public speech warning of a security threat.

“CSIS has seen a trend of state-sponsored espionage in fields that are crucial to Canada’s ability to build and sustain a prosperous, knowledge-based economy,” he said, referencing artificial intelligence, quantum technology and 5G. China was not mentioned specifically but there was no doubt it was the target and Canada is expected to shortly announce a ban on Huawei and ZTE.
The day after the speech by his Canadian counterpart, the head of Britain’s MI6 addressed a meeting at St Andrews University in Scotland in which he warned that “much of the evolving state threat is about our opponents’ innovative exploitation of modern technology.”

The British situation is more complex than that of the other Five Eyes members because of the agreement reached by British Telecom (BT) to partner with Huawei in the 3G and 4G networks 15 years ago. But that is changing as BT has said it will strip out Huawei equipment from its networks and will not use its technology in 5G.

The key attendee at the meeting was CIA director Gina Haspel. The US has been leading the push against China, has already banned Huawei and has been waging an international campaign to have its equipment banned by other strategic allies beyond the Five Eyes group.

The AFR article noted that the sharp focus of Washington on Beijing “plays into Trump’s obsession with trade war but it would be wrong to think it’s solely driven by the president. Over the last two years Republicans and Democrats in Congress and the departments of Defence, State and the security agencies have come to the conclusion China is a strategic threat.”
Other evidence of the way in which the US intelligence and military apparatus is driving the attack on Huawei and Chinese technology companies more broadly has been revealed in an article published in the Financial Times yesterday.

It cited a leaked memo, “apparently written by a senior National Security Council official” warning about the implications of the rise of Huawei to become the world’s biggest supplier of telecommunications equipment and that it was leading the field in the development of 5G.
“We are losing it,” the memo said. “Whoever leads in technology and market share for 5G deployment will have a tremendous advantage towards … commanding the heights of the information domain.”

The memo said 5G was “by no means simply a ‘faster 4G’” but was “a change more like the invention of the Gutenberg press” as it would bring faster speeds, lower lead times between the network and the device and had a much larger capacity to transfer data.
These developments, the article said, will underpin self-driving cars, artificial intelligence and machine-to-machine communications, and will “transform the way everything from hospitals to factories operate.”

China was far ahead in preparing for 5G which requires more base stations than existing networks and had almost 2 million cell sites in early 2018, ten times the number in the US. According to the Deloitte consultancy there are 5.3 sites for every 10 square miles in China compared to 0.4 in the US.
These figures make clear the reason for the ferocity of the US economic war against China. It fears that its economic and military supremacy is under direct threat and is determined to take all measures considered necessary to counter China’s rise.

The objective logic of this development was underlined in an article, also published in the AFR yesterday, by Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs.

The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, he wrote, “is a dangerous move by US President Donald Trump’s administration in its intensifying conflict with China. If, as Mark Twain reputedly said, history often rhymes, our era increasingly recalls the period preceding 1914. As with Europe’s great powers back then, the United States, led by an administration intent on asserting America’s dominance over China, is pushing the world towards disaster.”

Sachs drew attention to the hypocrisy surrounding the detention of Meng on charges of committing fraud in breach of US-imposed bans on dealing with Iran. He noted that in 2011 JP Morgan Chase paid $88.3 million in fines for violating US sanctions against Cuba, Iran and Sudan. “Yet [CEO] Jamie Dimon wasn’t grabbed off a plane and whisked into custody.”

None of the heads of banks or their financial officers was “held accountable for the pervasive law-breaking in the lead-up to or aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis” for which the banks paid $243 billion in fines.
The US actions against Huawei were part of an “economic war on China, and a reckless one.”
He noted that when global trade rules obstruct the “gangster tactics” of the Trump administration then it deems the rules have to go, citing a comment by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Brussels last week in which he admitted as much.

“Our administration,” Pompeo said, “is lawfully exiting or renegotiating outdated or harmful treaties, trade agreements and other international arrangements that don’t serve our sovereign interests, or the interests of our allies.”

Pointing to the unilateral decision of the US to reject the decision of the UN Security Council to lift all bans on Iran as part of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, Sachs concluded: “The Trump administration, not Huawei or China is the greatest threat to the international rule of law, and therefore to global peace.”

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Vermont Recycle Scrap Yard Owner Erects Giant Middle-Finger Sculpture Taunts WestfordTown Officials By Adam Frisk (LiveJournal) 13 Dec 2018

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ABOVE: Middle-finger statue baffles onlookers in Vermont town

A Vermont man, involved in a long-running spat with local officials, erected a giant sculpture of the middle finger saluting city council with the one-finger wave. Ted Pelkey owns a recycle business and a fleet of trucks to haul the waste.  Pelkey bought property in Westford planning to move his recycle waste yard to the town and also set up a truck repair station on the site. But, the town had regulations that resticted what kind of use the property could be put to.  The town officials did not want a recycle dump in the town.

Ted Pelkey had the sculpture erected next to a highway in the town of Westford earlier this month. “It’s intended for the people who run the town of Westford,” Pelkey told WCAX-TV.  The statue does not have any written message that indicates who the finger is aimed at.  

According to the news station, Pelkey has been in a long-running dispute with the town over red tape that’s preventing him from developing on his property. The man wants to move his recycling business and a truck repair shop from another town to his property to cut down on expenses. Pelkey claims city staff have a personal grudge against him and are creating red tape.

“In my eyes, if somebody tells you they hate you right up front, it’s a hate crime,” Pelkey said to WCAX-TV.



Pelkey spent $4,000 to commission the giant wooden middle finger.

“I’m hoping we can get it through to the people in the town of Westford to have a really long look at the people who are running their town,” Pelkey said.  As to how his personal problems affect the other people in the town who may not want to live near a recycle scrap yard Pelkey did not say. 
Westford residents are a bit perplexed by the monumental “eff you.”

“It’s very odd,” Deanna Wilcox said. “And certainly not the love that I hope everybody is spreading in the world today that we really need."

"It’s somebody’s expression and it didn’t hurt anybody as far as I know except for maybe somebody’s feelings,” another resident said. City staff told the news station, since the sculpture is considered public art, their hands are tied and they’re stuck with the middle finger.  Town regulations and the rule of law restict what town officials can do just as they restrict what business owners and property owners can do.  Perhaps Pelkey should have checked the regulations on the property use before he bought the property.  Does Pelkey even live in the town, or does he just want to put a recycle trash yard there?

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