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Kisah Gadis Membunuh Ayah Kandung, Sakit Hati karena Diperkosanya.
Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:40 AM PDT
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Kisah Gadis Membunuh Ayah Kandung, Sakit Hati karena Diperkosanya.
Perkosaan adalah tindakan kejahatan yang kejam dan tidak termaafkan. Tidak
ada satu wanita pun yang layak mendapatkan pelecehan seksual dan sudah
sewajarnya bila wanita melawan ketika mendapat tindak kejahatan.
Keluarga seharusnya melindungi putrinya dari pelecehan seksual, namun kali
ini yang terjadi malah sebaliknya. Seorang ayah tega memperkosa putrinya
berkali-kali tanpa perasaan.
Gadis berusia 18 tahun yang tinggal di Papua Nugini ini diperkosa oleh
ayahnya sendiri ketika ibu dan kedua adiknya sedang pergi ke rumah kerabat.
Ayah dari gadis ini tega memperkosanya hingga berkali-kali dan membuat
gadis ini trauma berat.
Ayah gadis itu kemudian ingin memperkosa putrinya itu sekali lagi pagi
harinya dan saat itulah gadis itu mengambil pisau dan memenggal ayahnya
ujar Pastor Lucas, pemuka agama di desa gadis itu tinggal yaitu Desa Rang,
Provinsi Dataran Tinggi Barat.
Sakit hati atas perlakuan ayahnya, gadis tersebut mengambil pisau dan
memenggal kepala ayahnya. Setelah melakukan perbuatan tersebut, gadis itu
melaporkan kejadian kepada warga dan menjelaskan mengapa dia membunuh
ayahnya sendiri.
Warga yang mengetahui fakta dari pembunuhan ini melindungi dan
menyembunyikan gadis ini ketika akan ditangkap oleh polisi.
Papua Nugini memang rawan akan kasus penculikan dan pemerkosaan. Tindak
pemerkosaan, pembunuhan terhadap orang yang diduga penyihir, dan prostitusi
memang tersebar luas di seantero Papua Nugini.
Papua Nugini memberlakukan hukuman mati bagi pelaku kejahatan seksual
seperti ini. Gadis yang diperkosa oleh ayahnya sendiri itu hingga kini
masih dirahasiakan nama dan wajahnya.
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Kisah Menyentuh Hati Seorang Ayah dan Putrinya
Posted: 28 Jun 2013 01:11 AM PDT
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Kisah Menyentuh Hati Seorang Ayah dan Putrinya. Orang tua, rela
mengorbankan apa saja demi kebahagiaan anaknya. Tidak hanya harta, bahkan
nyawa pun mereka pertaruhkan. Tidak ada cinta yang begitu kuat dan tulus,
selain cinta orang tua kepada buah hatinya.
Risiko apapun dihadapi, mempertaruhkan hidup pun dijalani. Karena bagi
mereka, bahagia adalah melihat buah hatinya tersenyum lega. Bekerja siang
malam demi memenuhi kebutuhan sang putri namun ternyata masih mencukupi,
seorang ayah rela menjual ginjalnya. Ya, ginjal yang tidak akan ada
gantinya di toko manapun itu rela dijualnya demi putrinya tercinta.
Karena putriku adalah separuh napasku
Sugianto, laki-laki berusia 45 tahun itu membuat ribuan pasang mata yang
melintas di bundaran Hotel Indonesia menoleh kepadanya. Bagaimana tidak,
Sugianto membawa poster yang bertuliskan Kepada Saudara yang butuh ginjal,
kami siap jual. Tubuh kami siap dibelah demi untuk menebus ijazah. Sugianto
berdua putrinya, Ayu membawa poster itu dan mengedarkannya di seputar
bundaran HI. Banyak pengendara yang terhenyak dan berhenti sejenak.
Tidak ada orang yang ingin hidup dengan satu ginjal saja. Namun Sugianto
rela organ tubuhnya pincang agar masa depan Ayu cemerlang. Sugianto berkata
bahwa dia akan melakukan apa saja untuk menebus ijazah SMU milik Ayu yang
tertahan di sekolahnya lantaran tunggakan biaya. Bagi Sugianto, Ayu adalah
prioritas utama yang membuatnya tak segan menjual ginjal dan menanggung
risiko yang tak kecil.
Putriku harus sekolah, aku tidak akan menyerah
Ayu menunggak biaya sekolah sebanyak 17 juta rupiah. Angka yang sangat
besar bagi Sugianto yang berprofesi sebagai penjahit dan berpenghasilan 2,5
juta per bulan tersebut. Sebenarnya, Ayu bersekolah di sekolah yang gratis
namun ketika sekolah itu berganti aturan, tiba-tiba Ayu harus membayar 17
juta agar bisa mendapatkan ijazah SMU nya. Sugianto tak berdaya, dirinya
tak punya harta yang bisa dijual untuk menebus ijazah putri tercintanya.
Sugianto hanya punya ginjal yang dia relakan dijual agar Ayu bisa mendapat
Ijazah dan kuliah.
Untuk itu saya jual ginjal saya sesuai dengan tagihan anak saya. Sebetulnya
Rp 1 miliar tidak akan saya jual cuma ini demi masa depan anak, ujar
Sugianto dengan tatapan menerawang. Dia menghela napas dalam, dan
menghembuskannya dengan berjuta beban yang dipikulnya sendirian. Istrinya
sudah meninggal 12 tahun yang lalu dan Ayu adalah satu-satunya yang
berharga baginya. Kamu harus bisa jadi sarjana nak, bagaimanapun caranya…
Aku berusaha sekuat tenaga untuk masa depan putriku tercinta
Sebelum Sugianto menawarkan ginjalnya seperti ini, sebelumnya dirinya sudah
mendatangi Komnas HAM, menyurati Komisi X DPR RI hingga minta keringanan
dari pihak sekolah namun tidak membuahkan hasil. Sugianto tak ingin
mengemis dan pasrah, karena dia tahu bahwa hidup itu keras dan tidak mudah.
Putrinya sudah menentang keinginannya untuk menjual ginjal, namun Sugianto
tetap berkeras hati. Sugianto tidak ingin putrinya hanya berpendidikan
rendah dan berakhir menjadi pekerja seperti dirinya. Sugianto menaruh
harapan tinggi, bahwa putrinya akan memiliki nasib yang lebih baik darinya
suatu saat nanti.
Cinta sejati, tak akan segan melakukan pengorbanan besar bahkan rela mati.
Orang tua, bagaimanapun caranya, ingin memberikan yang terbaik bagi buah
hatinya. Kasih mereka sepanjang jalan, tak pernah terputus walau harus
menghadapi berbagai rintangan.
Di luar sana mungkin ada Sugianto-Sugianto lain yang berjuang keras untuk
biaya sekolah anak-anaknya tanpa peduli dengan bahaya yang mungkin
mengancam nyawa mereka.
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Kisah Gadis-gadis Cantik China yang Dihukum Mati
Posted: 27 Jun 2013 10:07 PM PDT
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Kisah Gadis-gadis Cantik China Dihukum Mati. Manusia berusaha, namun tetap
Tuhan yang menentukan takdirnya. Segala cobaan yang terjadi di luar kuasa
manusia, terkadang terasa begitu pahit dan sulit untuk dihadapi.
Wanita sering berada pada keadaan di mana mereka tidak memiliki pilihan dan
akhirnya melakukan tindakan yang berakhir dengan hukuman yang begitu
berat. Gadis-gadis ini memiliki paras elok menawan namun sayang, kisah
hidup mereka begitu getir dan menyakitkan. Terjebak dalam kondisi di mana
mereka mendapat siksaan atau terpaksa melakukan kejahatan, membuat
gadis-gadis yang masih berusia muda ini harus meregang nyawa di hukuman
eksekusi mati.
Berikut kisah gadis-gadis cantik yang seharusnya mendapatkan kehidupan yang
bahagia, tapi harus pergi dari dunia karena hukum negara China yang keras
dan tak bisa ditawar. Lalu apa yang membuat mereka sampai harus dihukum
mati? Simak ulasannya berikut ini :
Liu Yu
Mungkin Liu Yu berpikir bahwa cinta sejati haruslah di bawa sampai mati. Yu
memiliki kekasih yang sangat dicintainya, Wang. Mereka sudah bersama sejak
masih di sekolah menengah, namun sayangnya Yu tidak bisa melanjutkan
pendidikan ke bangku kuliah seperti Wang. Orang tua Wang ingin Wang dan Yu
putus, namun Yu menolaknya. Putus asa dan tidak ingin kehilangan Wang, Yu
berencana untuk membunuh Wang dan kemudian bunuh diri.
Yu mengajak Wang menginap di hotel dan memberinya obat tidur. Setelah itu,
Yu menusuk Wang dengan pisau hingga meninggal dunia. Yu semakin kalut dan
akhirnya keluar untuk membeli pil tidur lagi. Namun polisi mengetahui
tindakannya dan Yu langsung ditangkap. Setelah melalui beberapa
persidangan, Yu divonis hukuman mati dan akhirnya menyusul Wang ke alam
baka.
Lai Xiang Jian
Lai Xiang Jian melakukan tindakan pembunuhan yang direncanakan. Jian
membunuh suaminya sendiri, dibantu oleh laki-laki yang menjadi
selingkuhannya. Jian divonis hukuman mati dan pada awal tahun 1990 Jian
dieksekusi dalam usia 20 tahun.
Liu Yiping
Liu Yiping terbukti menggelapkan uang sebanyak 550.000 yen. China adalah
negara yang sangat keras terhadap kasus korupsi dan tanpa perlu menghadapi
banyak persidangan, Yiping divonis hukuman mati. Selama menunggu eksekusi
mati, Yiping menulis di buku harian tentang perasaannya menunggu
detik-detik akhir hidupnya. Yiping di eksekusi dalam usia 23 tahun.
Song Dan
Song Dan menjadi korban pelecehan seksual oleh seorang guru sejak Song Dan
berusia 13 tahun. Tidak berhenti sampai di situ, Song Dan juga diperkosa
oleh pamannya sendiri. Keluarga Song Dan bukan malah menolong malah
membiarkan Song Dan dan menganggap Song Dan sebagai aib. Song Dan
disisihkan oleh keluarganya dan akhirnya masuk ke dalam pergaulan yang
semakin merusak Song Dan.
Song Dan menjadi pemabuk, melakukan seks bebas. Song Dan seolah tidak
peduli akan hidupnya sendiri dan tidak peduli dengan masa depannya lagi.
Entah apa yang ada di pikirannya, gadis cantik berusia 18 tahun ini
membunuh kekasihnya sendiri. Tahun 2005, Song Dan dihukum mati dan kini
namanya hanya tinggal menjadi kenangan yang menyesakkan.
Feng Cuiqiong
Feng mendapat vonis hukuman mati karena perdagangan narkoba. Feng dihukum
mati pada usia 21 tahun. Feng tahu bahwa apa yang dilakukannya salah dan
dia ingin berhenti dari kegiatan menjual narkoba namun tidak bisa. Feng
terlanjur jatuh pada pusaran peredaran narkoba dan nyawa Feng terancam bila
dia berhenti untuk menjadi pengedar. Namun malang tak dapat ditolak, nyawa
Feng tetap harus melayang karena hukuman yang diterimanya.
Tao Jing
Tao Jing berusia 20 tahun dan memiliki paras yang sangat cantik. Namun
sayangnya, hidupnya harus berakhir karena Jing divonis hukuman mati. Jing
dimanfaatkan oleh kekasihnya untuk membawa narkoba dalam jumlah yang sangat
besar. Jing dihukum mati pada tahun 1991 dan menjadi salah satu gadis
termuda yang mendapatkan vonis paling berat itu. Gadis cantik yang
seharusnya menjalani kehidupan dengan menyenangkan itu harus meninggal
karena cinta yang menyesatkannya.
Liu Jinfeng
Liu Jinfeng memiliki kisah hidup yang sangat menyakitkan. Sejak kecil
Jinfeng mendapatkan kekerasan dari ayah kandungnya. Setelah berusia remaja,
Ibu Jinfeng menikah lagi kemudian meninggal dunia. Pada usia 20 tahun,
Jinfeng dijual oleh ayah tirinya kepada Mr.Li. Nasib Jinfeng semakin tak
karuan setelah Mr.Li menjual Jinfeng kapda Mr.Hu. Hu sering menyiksanya
bahkan sampai hamil dan melahirkan pun Hu melakukan penyiksaan sampai
Jinfeng hampir meninggal dunia.
Jinfeng sudah tidak kuat menahan penyiksaan bertubi-tubi yang dilakukan
oleh Hu. Pada suatu malam, Jinfeng membunuh Hu dan membakar rumah tempat
mereka tinggal. Jinfeng tahu bahwa hidupnya sudah benar-benar kacau dan
tidak ada lagi harapan untuknya. Jinfeng kemudian divonis hukuman mati.
Ren Xue
Gadis cantik berusia 19 tahun ini mengalami kisah hidup yang tragis dan
membuat banyak orang menitikkan air mata. Ren Xue dihamili oleh kekasihnya
namun kekasihnya itu tidak mau bertanggung jawab. Tertekan oleh beban
moral, dijauhi oleh lingkungan sekitar dan dibuang oleh keluarganya membuat
Ren Xue semakin putus asa.
Ren Xue yang terhimpit oleh kondisi ekonomi kemudian mencari pekerjaan pada
keluarga seorang manajer tambang bermarga Ding. Ren Xue diberi pekerjaan
sebagai pelayan dan mendapatkan banyak siksaan seperti pajak gaji yang
besar dan perlakuan yang tidak layak. Sakit hati, Ren Xue membunuh salah
satu putri keluarga Ding dan karena itulah Ren Xue menerima hukuman mati di
usianya yang baru menginjak 20 tahun.
Gadis-gadis ini menjalani hukuman yang sangat berat dan mungkin mereka
sendiri takut untuk menghadapinya. Sebagian besar dari mereka melakukan
kejahatan karena keadaan hidupnya yang sudah berantakan dan sudah putus asa.
Menjadi korban pelecehan, dijual, diperdaya kekasih, mereka semua bermula
dari permasalahan yang membuat mereka melakukan kejahatan yang tak
termaafkan.
Pembaca, itulah kisah hidup gadis-gadis china yang dihukum mati,
sebagaimana Dunia Baca dot Com lansir dari laman Vemale. Semoga bermanfaat.
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Kumpulan Kisah Mahasiswi yang Hilang secara Misterius
Posted: 27 Jun 2013 06:56 PM PDT
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Kumpulan Kisah Mahasiswi yang Hilang secara Misterius. Setiap hari, laporan
kehilangan orang terdekat sepertinya tak pernah ada habisnya. Namun,
rata-rata yang dilaporkan hilang adalah anak remaja atau mereka yang
memiliki problem kejiwaan.
Uniknya, beberapa kasus kehilangan itu terjadi pada mahasiswa beberapa
kampus ternama. Hingga kini kasusnya belum terpecahkan dan menjadi misteri.
Berikut adalah lima kisah hilangnya mahasiswa secara misterius, yang pernah
dilaporkan di dunia.
Paula Jean Welden, mahasiswi Bennington College
Usia Paula kala itu masih 18 tahun, dan setelah menghabiskan jam
freelancenya, ia pamit untuk pulang ke asrama tempat tinggal. Awalnya ia
mengajak beberapa rekannya, namun mereka masih enggan pulang dan memilih
menghabiskan waktu untuk bersenang-senang.
Paula sendiri memilih pulang sendiri, dengan alasan akan belajar sehingga
ia dapat segera hiking ke gunung Glastenbury.
Anehnya, itulah hari terakhir Paula muncul. Ia kemudian dilaporkan hilang
dengan masih mengenakan dress casualnya, tidak membawa apapun dari
kamarnya. Ia sepertinya tak pernah kembali ke asrama dan langsung
menghilang begitu saja.
Menurut saksi, Paula dibawa oleh para pemuda bermotor yang hendak berangkat
hiking. Namun, mustahil kan apabila ia pergi hiking tanpa persiapan apapun
dan akhirnya menghilang.
Jack Davis Jr, mahasiswa Indiana University
16 Oktober, 187, seorang mahasiswa bernama Jack sedang menghabiskan malam
bersama teman-temannya. Ia kemudian dilaporkan hilang dan tidak ditemukan
selama beberapa hari.
Mengejutkan, lima hari kemudian tiba-tiba mayatnya ditemukan di tangga hall
kampusnya. Jack dalam posisi tertelungkup dan ada sisa muntahan.
Diberitakan bahwa ia tersedak muntahan kemudian jatuh dari tangga.
Enggan mempercayai berita ini dan merasa ada yang janggal, kemudian
keluarga mengajukan pemeriksaan forensik. Di sini kemudian ditemukan bahwa
ada retakan di kepala Jack. Sebelum hilang, ia juga mencukur bersih
wajahnya, tetapi di hari itu terlihat beberapa luka bekas cukuran di wajah.
Tubuhnyapun ditemukan dalam kondisi kering, padahal seharusnya hujan
membasahinya, karena selama beberapa hari hujan turun begitu derasnya.
Pun demikian, akhirnya tak ada seorangpun yang bisa memecahkan kasus
kematian Jack. Dan keluarga harus merelakan kepergian misteriusnya itu.
Lynne Schulze, mahasiswi Middlebury College
Adalah Lynne, seorang mahasiswa baru di Middlebury College yang sedang
menjalani ujian semester jelang liburan panjang dilaporkan hilang
misterius. Pada saat itu, ia dan teman sekamarnya hendak pergi ke kampus
mengikuti ujian. Namun, ia meminta temannya pergi terlebih dahulu karena
bolpoinnya tertinggal.
Lynne pamit kembali ke asrama untuk mengambil alat tulisnya, tetapi ia tak
pernah datang ke ruang ujian. Beredar rumor bahwa Lynne memalsukan
kematiannya karena memang ia merasa stres dan bosan kuliah di sana. Namun,
teman-teman terdekat Lynne tahu benar bahwa Lynne tidak membuang-buang
waktu, dan ia tetap rajin belajar di sana. Sehingga mustahil apabila
kejenuhannya sampai membuat ia melakukan hal bodoh.
Hingga kini, Lynne tak pernah ditemukan dan tak ada yang tahu di mana ia
berada.
Joshua Guimond, mahasiswa St John University
Joshua Guimond, mahasiswa St John University dilaporkan hilang setelah
pamit pulang dari pesta bersama rekan-rekannya. Ia pamit hendak kembali ke
apartemen, tetapi ternyata ia tak pernah ditemukan pulang. Bahkan mobil
serta barang-barangnya masih tersimpan rapi di dalam mobil.
Dua minggu setelahnya, tiga mahasiswa yaitu Christopher Jenkins, Michael
Noll dan Erika Marie juga dilaporkan hilang setelah pesta. Namun kemudian
pembunuhnya ditemukan. Dikhawatirkan bahwa hilangnya Joshua masih berkaitan
dengan terbunuhnya tiga mahasiswa tersebut. Sayangnya tak pernah ada kabar
dan si pembunuh mengaku tak tahu menahu soal Joshua.
Kristin Smart, mahasiswa Cal Poly State University
Kristin, Paul Flores dan dua orang sahabatnya pergi ke pesta kampus di
sebuah malam, 24 Mei 1996. Kristin minum cukup banyak di pesta tersebut
sehingga ia berjalan terhuyung-huyung. Paul mengaku bersedia mengantarkan
Kristin hingga ke asramanya, sedangkan kedua teman lain memilih berpisah
jalan.
Namun, ternyata Kristin tak pernah kembali ke asrama dan dilaporkan hilang.
Paul adalah saksi terakhir yang terlihat bersama Kristin, namun ia mengaku
bahwa telah mengantarkan Kristin pulang dan membiarkannya masuk ke dalam
asrama sendiri. Kecurigaan polisi kemudian membuat mereka menggeledah kamar
Paul. Anjing pelacak menemukan bekas aroma Kristin di matras Paul, serta
tanda pengenal Kristin. Pun demikian, Paul terbebas karena menggunakan hak
amandemennya untuk tidak menjawab pertanyaan investigasi apapun.
Paul Flores merupakan tersangka utama hilangnya Kristin, namun hingga kini
ia bebas karena tak ada cukup bukti yang dapat memenjarakannya. Sedangkan
tubuh Kristin tak pernah ditemukan di manapun.
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Kisah Polwan Inggris Berjilbab karena Jatuh Cinta Pada Islam
Posted: 27 Jun 2013 03:34 PM PDT
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Kisah Nyata Polwan Inggris Berjilbab karena Jatuh Cinta Pada Islam. Disadur
dari laman Merdeka, yang dilansir dari The New Stribe, setiap hari sekitar
13 orang Inggris masuk Islam dan sebagian di antaranya adalah warga
berkulit putih. 75 % di antaranya adalah wanita.
Membuat keputusan untuk memilih agama yang kita yakini memang tidak mudah.
Namun bagi wanita yang bekerja sebagai polisi, Jayne Kemp, berhasil
melakukannya dengan sungguh-sungguh dan nampaknya ia sangat menikmati hal
tersebut.
Wanita berusia 28 tahun ini jatuh cinta pada Islam dan mulai menggunakan
jilbab, bahkan ketika ia bekerja. Jayne menjadi begitu penasaran dengan
agama Islam sejak ia menolong seseorang. Ia kini juga berencana untuk
mengubah namanya menjadi Aminah.
Jayne bertugas dengan menggunakan hijab dan kadang mengambil waktu ekstra
agar pada hari Jumat ia bisa libur dan menghadiri Sholat Jumat di masjid,
dilansir dari The Sun. Keputusannya ini ia terapkan sejak April 2012 lalu.
Kupikir Islam mengharuskan setiap wanita untuk memasak di dapur, namun aku
belajar kesederhanaan, kesabaran dan sikap saling menghormati pada orang
lain, kata Jayne. Aku bukan mencari agama yang tepat saat ini saja. Kurasa
aku jatuh cinta dengan Islam.
Keputusan Jayne ini adalah kehendak pribadi. Oleh karena itu, ia kini
memiliki keyakinan yang berbeda dari anak-anaknya dan suaminya. Namun hal
itu tak menjadi masalah. Biasanya anak-anak ini akan merayakan Natal
bersama sang ayah dan Jayne akan membuat masakannya sendiri agar lebih
halal.
Keluargaku umumnya saling mendukung. Aku bahagia bila mereka bahagia. Kata
saudara perempuanku, aku terlihat sangat bahagia saat ini. ujarnya.
Salah satu yang membuat Jayne makin yakin untuk menjadi muslimah adalah
saat ia ngobrol dengan muslim lainnya di Twitter. Muhammad Manzoor yang
menjadi pengurus masjid lokal di sana membantunya untuk berubah seperti
sekarang. Meski pada awalnya ia sempat takut kalau para koleganya akan
mencibir dengan perubahan hidupnya yang sangat drastis dan dramatis.
Banyak orang yang meyakini bahwa langkah tersulit dalam kehidupan adalah
langkah pertama. Namun, kita tak akan tahu apa yang mungkin terjadi bila
tidak melangkahkan kaki kita. Jayne memang awalnya ragu menjadi muslimah.
Namun setelah belajar banyak dan memantapkan hati, ia memberanikan diri
untuk masuk Islam dan berjilbab.
Jayne bahkan mengikuti aturan sholat, berpakaian dan makan yang benar dalam
Islam. Beruntungnya Jayne memiliki keluarga yang saling mendukung sekalipun
memiliki perbedaan. Semoga Jayne bisa semakin memantapkan jalan hidupnya
kini.
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Penyebab Ditindih Setan saat Tidur dan Cara Mengatasinya
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Penyebab Sleep Paralysis (Ditindih Setan saat Tidur) dan Cara Mengatasinya.
Ditindih setan atau makhluk halus adalah fenomena yang sering terjadi saat
tidur. Dalam kondisi tersebut, seseorang terbangun dari tidur, pikirannya
sadar tetapi seluruh badan tidak bisa digerakkan.
Seolah ada beban berat di atas tubuh, napas sesak dan seperti tercekik.
Belum lagi munculnya bayang-bayang hitam di atas tubuh. Sudah pasti,
fenomena tindihan atau ditindih makhluk halus menjadi hal mistis.
Tetapi.. pengetahuan makin maju, ada penjelasan ilmiah apa itu ditindih
setan, nama kerennya adalah sleep paralysis.
Penyebab Sleep Paralysis
Sebelum menjelaskan apa itu sleep paralysis, akan di jelaskan 4 tahapan
dalam tidur. Tidur tidak sekedar menutup mata, ada tingkat berlapis untuk
memiliki kualitas tidur yang baik. Semua orang dalam kondisi normal akan
melewati tahap ini:
Kondisi saat masih setengah sadar.
Kondisi mulai tertidur dalam.
Kondisi tidur yang lebih dalam.
Rapid eye movement (REM) dalam kondisi ini, mimpi terjadi.
Semua tahapan itu harus dilalui berurutan, sehingga ada koordinasi yang
bagus antara kesadaran dan gerakan anggota tubuh.
Dalam kasus tindihan atau sleep paralysis, seseorang yang tidur dengan
kondisi tubuh lelah membuat otak tidak merespon tidur dalam urutan yang
benar. Biasanya dari tidur setengah sadar langsung menuju REM. Akibatnya,
saat terbangun, pikiran sudah sadar, tetapi tubuh masih dalam kondisi
tidur,. Hal itu membuat tubuh terasa seolah lumpuh tidak bisa digerakkan.
Sleep paralysis biasanya terjadi pada orang yang sedang dalam kondisi
sangat capek, stres, banyak pikiran, punya lingkungan kerja buruk dan
sebagainya. Tubuh yang setengah sadar saat mengalami sleep paralysis sering
menimbulkan bayangan atau halusinasi makhluk menyeramkan, sehingga sleep
paralysis sering dianggap sebagai kejadian mistis.
Cara Mengatasi Tindihan Atau Sleep Paralysis
Setiap orang bisa mengalami sleep paralysis, jika ini sampai terjadi pada
Anda, ingatlah dua poin di bawah ini:
Jangan panik. Saat Anda panik, Anda akan semakin sulit bernapas dan
bergerak. Tarik napas panjang dan berdoa, karena semua akan baik baik saja.
Setelah tenang, walaupun tubuh dalam kondisi tidak bisa digerakkan,
Anda masih bisa menggerakkan jempol kaki. Gerakkan jempol kaki perlahan,
maka sedikit demi sedikit, tubuh Anda bisa kembali digerakkan.
Sebisa mungkin hindari posisi tidur terlentang, karena korban sleep
paralysis biasanya dalam posisi terlentang. Pilih posisi tidur menghadap ke
samping.
Pembaca, itulah Penyebab Ditindih Setan saat Tidur dan Cara Mengatasinya.
Semoga bermanfaat. Apakah Anda pernah mengalami tindihan atau sleep
paralysis?
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This one time...I rode my horse to my best friend's house. She was selling her house and had an open house that day. Soo....I decided to show up for lunch and my horse decides to take a GIANT poop on her sidewalk. The day of her open house. Greeeeaaaatttt. We (or rather her...as I was trying to find a cork large enough to stop the manure flow) spent the next hour scraping manure off her sidewalk and descretely putting it in the middle of her road. Luckily....they ended up selling the house that day...I just had to leave a farewell present, that's all.
Morale of Story: Don't show up unexpectedly via horseback...EVER.
Cristina D'Avena & Gem Boy
Carroponte - Sesto San Giovanni - Milano
11 Luglio 2013
© Mairo Cinquetti
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Cristina D'Avena nasce a Bologna lunedì 6 luglio 1964 da Alfredo, medico, e da Ornella, casalinga. All'età di 3 anni e mezzo esordisce cantando "Il valzer del moscerino" alla decima edizione della rassegna canora per bambini Zecchino d'Oro; il brano si aggiudica il 3º posto. Dopo l'esperienza allo Zecchino d'Oro, rimane all'Antoniano come componente del Piccolo Coro fino al 1976, ma continuerà a frequentarlo per altri 5 anni accompagnando la sorella Clarissa, nata 10 anni dopo di lei e anche lei diventata nel frattempo componente del coro.
Nel 1981 Cristina è una diciassettenne studentessa di Liceo Classico che vede il canto solo come un hobby. In quel periodo, Alessandra Valeri Manera, l'allora responsabile della tv dei ragazzi della neonata Canale 5, era alla ricerca di una voce femminile che potesse interpretare la sigla della serie animata giapponese "Pinocchio": per questo motivo interpellò Augusto Martelli, direttore artistico-musicale della rete nonché figlio del maestro Giordano Bruno Martelli. Fu proprio Martelli padre, tramite il figlio, a segnalare a Valeri Manera il nome di Cristina D'Avena, avendo egli avuto modo di frequentarla fino a poco tempo prima presso il Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano. Dopo essere stata sottoposta ad un provino discografico, Cristina, ancora minorenne, firma un contratto di esclusiva (a cui è legata ancora oggi) con l'etichetta discografica di Canale 5, la Five Record (in seguito ridenominata RTI Music, oggi inglobata in RTI s.p.a.), e diviene così l'interprete della canzone "Bambino Pinocchio" composta da Martelli figlio che di lei all'epoca disse: « Diventerà una grande cantante ». Il successo commerciale del relativo 45 giri diede effettivamente inizio alla carriera di Cristina: da allora non ha mai smesso di incidere e, grazie alla quantità di sigle da lei registrate, è l'unico personaggio dello spettacolo la cui voce è presente sulla tv italiana ininterrottamente dai primi anni '80 almeno una volta al giorno, 7 giorni su 7, 365 giorni l'anno.
Sempre da questo periodo inizia a pubblicare numerosi singoli ed album, che complessivamente venderanno un totale di circa 6 milioni di copie: nel 1983, infatti, Five Record dà vita a "Fivelandia", il primo volume di quella che diventerà una longeva collana destinata a contenere le sigle dei cartoni animati in onda sulle reti del biscione; un appuntamento fisso dell'autunno a cadenza annuale, a cui si aggiungerà, a partire dal febbraio 1987, la sua versione primaverile anch'essa a cadenza annuale dal titolo "Cristina D'Avena con i tuoi amici in tv". Tra le canzoni di maggior successo dei primi anni, particolare menzione per "Canzone dei Puffi" del 1982 (grazie alla quale verrà premiata con il suo primo Disco d'Oro per le oltre 500.000 copie vendute) e "Kiss me Licia" del 1985 (Disco di Platino per le oltre 100.000 copie vendute del relativo album): quest'ultima è la sigla a cui la cantante dichiarerà più volte di essere maggiormente legata.
A partire dal settembre 1986 raggiunge, tuttavia, una popolarità ulteriore a quella già acquisita in 5 anni con la sola interpretazione delle sigle, nonché una notevole visibilità, quando interpreta il ruolo di Licia nella prima di 4 serie di telefilm per ragazzi intitolata "Love me Licia": la serie è basata sulla protagonista e sui personaggi del cartone animato giapponese "Kiss me Licia" (che aveva fatto il suo debutto 12 mesi prima), del quale questa produzione italiana con attori in carne e ossa prosegue idealmente le vicende. È così che quella che fino a questo momento era quasi soltanto una voce (quel timbro così particolare che milioni di bambini italiani avevano già imparato a riconoscere) diventa di fatto un volto, il volto di una ragazza dall'aspetto più giovane dei suoi 22 anni che l'intero pubblico, anche quello più adulto, ora conosce e apprezza già. A "Love me Licia" seguiranno "Licia dolce Licia" nella primavera 1987, "Teneramente Licia" nell'autunno 1987 e "Balliamo e cantiamo con Licia" nella primavera 1988; le serie vengono trasmesse il lunedì, il mercoledì e il venerdì alle ore 20:00 su Italia Uno in diretta concorrenza coi telegiornali Rai e raggiungono insperati ascolti record.
Nel 1987, mentre i brani da lei incisi ammontano già ad un centinaio, Cristina registra un brano in lingua francese: si tratta della versione francofona della sigla italiana "Lovely Sara" (da lei già interpretata pochi mesi prima), destinata ad accompagnare la messa in onda di "Princesse Sarah" che sarà il primo cartone animato ad essere trasmesso su La Cinq, rete televisiva francese di proprietà di Silvio Berlusconi costruita sul modello di Canale 5. Grazie a questa sua incisione la cantante, che per la prima volta vide apparire il proprio nome sulla copertina di un disco pubblicato e distribuito esclusivamente all'estero, è conosciuta e ricordata ancora oggi dai bambini francesi degli anni '80.
Conclusasi la saga di Licia nella primavera 1988, dall'autunno Italia Uno decide di mettere in scena proprio Cristina e la sua realtà quotidiana, costantemente impegnata tra gli studi universitari alla Facoltà di Medicina e il lavoro di cantante. Non a caso, durante l'ultima puntata dei telefilm di Licia, Cristina D'Avena compare nel ruolo di se stessa annunciando la sua intenzione di metter su una band musicale. Pochi mesi dopo viene infatti trasmessa su Italia Uno "Arriva Cristina", a cui seguiranno "Cristina" nell'autunno 1989, "Cri Cri" nell'autunno 1990 e "Cristina, l'Europa siamo noi" nell'autunno 1991. "Cri Cri" si compone di due serie da 36 episodi l'una, mentre "Cristina, l'Europa siamo noi" viene trasmessa da Retequattro anziché da Italia Uno e alle ore 19:00 anziché al consueto orario delle 20:00. Come già avvenuto per le 4 serie di Licia, per ognuno di questi telefilm Five Record pubblica un disco contenente la sigla e tutti i brani cantati all'interno degli episodi: i primi tre album diventano Dischi di Platino.
Tra i suoi concerti più riusciti quelli realizzati nel novembre 1989 e 1990 al PalaTrussardi di Milano, a cui assistettero un totale di circa 20.000 spettatori, e quello del 1992 al FilaForum di Assago (13.000 persone in sala e 3.000 all'esterno) i cui incassi sono stati interamente devoluti alla Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro.
Con alle spalle la stessa autrice-produttrice degli esordi ed una casa discografica che, grazie solamente alle sue canzoni, nel 1991 ottiene un fatturato di oltre 9 miliardi di lire, negli anni '90 la cantante prosegue, regolarmente e senza interruzioni, ad incidere nuove sigle e a pubblicare CD; numeri, i suoi, che tanti artisti blasonati, ancora oggi, le invidiano. Persino la cantante Mina, nel 1994, inciderà ed inserirà in uno dei suoi album una cover di una canzone di Cristina del 1988 dal titolo "Sempre attento al regolamento"; per l'occasione, testo e titolo furono modificati e la canzone divenne "Tu dimmi che città".
All'attività musicale e discografica si aggiunge l'attività di conduttrice e co-conduttrice televisiva (nonché radiofonica) iniziata già nel 1989 col varietà del sabato sera di Canale 5 "Sabato al circo", esperienza grazie alla quale Cristina, insieme a tutto il cast del programma, si aggiudicherà il Telegatto nella categoria "Programmi per ragazzi". Il programma andrà avanti per quattro anni, fino al 1992, quando cambia titolo, rete e giorno di programmazione e diventa "Il Grande Circo di Retequattro", in onda per 16 settimane da mercoledì 7 ottobre. Assieme a Gerry Scotti presenta per due anni lo speciale di Capodanno di Canale 5, in onda il 31 dicembre 1989 con il titolo "L'allegria fa 90" e il 31 dicembre 1990 con il titolo "Evviva l'allegria". Dall'8 novembre 1992 conduce su Italia Uno "Cantiamo con Cristina", la versione per bambini del "Karaoke" di Fiorello che va in onda alle ore 20:00 della domenica: in ogni puntata si affrontano due squadre che si sfidano sulle note delle sigle di Cristina. Nella stagione 1993/94 farà parte del cast della sesta edizione di "Buona Domenica", al fianco di Gerry Scotti e Gabriella Carlucci: qui, tra le altre cose, conduce la rubrica "Radio Cristina" dove commenta lettere e fax inviati dai più piccini e si esibisce in alcuni numeri musicali e di danza (in questi spazi avrà anche modo di eseguire le canzoni dell'album "Cristina canta Disney" fresco di pubblicazione). Avrà poi il ruolo di inviata speciale in giro per l'Italia nella quinta edizione di "La sai l'ultima?", in onda su Canale 5 nella stagione televisiva 1995/96 e condotta da Gerry Scotti assieme a Paola Barale. A partire dal 15 settembre 1996, invece, conduce per due anni di seguito, alternandosi settimanalmente col doppiatore ed amico Pietro Ubaldi, il contenitore di cartoni animati e giochi telefonici "Game Boat", in onda tutti i giorni nel preserale di Retequattro; in questo periodo, tra l'altro, viene pubblicato il quattordicesimo capitolo di "Fivelandia", premiato con il Disco di Platino per le oltre 100.000 copie vendute. Nel 1998, nel 1999 e nel 2000 ritorna allo Zecchino d'Oro in qualità di co-conduttrice al fianco di Cino Tortorella e Milly Carlucci. Nell'autunno 1998 è chiamata da Fabio Fazio per condurre con Andrea Pezzi il varietà del venerdì sera di Rai Due "Serenate", ideato dallo stesso Fazio che inizialmente doveva esserne il conduttore. Su Rai Uno, invece, condurrà il tradizionale "Concerto di Primavera", sia ad aprile 1999 che ad aprile 2000, oltre che lo special natalizio "Buon Natale a tutto il mondo" di cui sarà la presentatrice sia nell'edizione del 1999 che in quella del 2000.
Nel 1998 debutta anche al cinema, seppur con un cameo: interpreta infatti se stessa in una scena del film "Cucciolo" di Neri Parenti accanto a Massimo Boldi, con il quale aveva già lavorato ai tempi di "Sabato al circo".
Nel dicembre 2002 Cristina festeggia ufficialmente 20 anni di carriera (sebbene l'incisione di "Bambino Pinocchio", la sua prima sigla per un cartone animato, risalga al secondo semestre del 1981) con la pubblicazione di un doppio CD dal titolo "Cristina D'Avena: Greatest Hits" (ma il titolo inizialmente previsto è "Cristina D'Avena: Vent'anni"), che raccoglie i più grandi successi della cantante (il CD 1 è relativo agli anni 1981-1990, il CD 2 agli anni 1991-2002) e include una nuova versione, riarrangiata e reinterpretata per l'occasione, della sua prima sigla. Proprio nel giorno d'uscita del disco, il 6 dicembre, dall'auditorium di Cologno Monzese la rete televisiva satellitare Video Italia le dedica, in prima serata e in diretta contemporanea su Radio Italia, una puntata di oltre 2 ore della sua trasmissione "Serata con...", durante la quale la cantante esegue dal vivo gran parte dei brani dell'album, in quella che si rivela essere una vera e propria festa-concerto a cui prendono parte fan storici, amici e collaboratori di vecchia data.
Il suo nome per oltre 20 anni è stato professionalmente associato in modo indissolubile a quello di Alessandra Valeri Manera: responsabile dei programmi per ragazzi delle tv del biscione dal 1980 al 2001 e a conti fatti talent scout e creatrice del personaggio "Cristina D'Avena", Valeri Manera è stata anche ideatrice, autrice, direttrice artistica e produttrice di tutti i lavori della cantante alla quale è legata da una sincera amicizia, sebbene dal 2001 la sua attività si sia ridotta ad una composizione saltuaria dei testi di sigle. In coppia con Valeri Manera, nel 2002 Cristina firma per la prima volta come autrice una sua canzone dal titolo "I colori del cuore". Nel 2007 firma da sola il testo di una sua sigla per un cartone animato (il titolo del brano, e della serie, è "Dolce piccola Remì") e da allora, di tanto in tanto, alcune delle sigle da lei interpretate portano il suo nome come unica autrice delle parole.
Il 14 aprile 2007, al Roxy Bar di Bologna, Cristina celebra 25 anni di successi con un grande concerto, accompagnata dall'irriverente gruppo dei Gem Boy con il quale inaugura una collaborazione che dura ancora oggi. In questa occasione riceve da Red Ronnie il prestigioso riconoscimento "Gandhi 9.11", un totem luminoso creato dall'artista Marco Lodola e destinato a quei personaggi che si sono maggiormente distinti come portatori di pace. Nello stesso anno, poi, si verifica un vero e proprio record per la cantante: alla cifra di 1.210 euro si chiude l'asta online del CD del 1989 "Cristina D'Avena e... i tuoi amici in TV 3", venduto sul portale eBay il 10 settembre. La vendita viene resa nota e definita dalla divisione italiana del sito come « il primato mai raggiunto online da un CD in Italia »; non a caso, la versione CD dell'album è considerata uno tra i pezzi più rari nella produzione discografica della cantante, non tanto per le 14 sigle in esso contenute (reperibili comunque su altre pubblicazioni successive) ma poiché, nella sua versione digitale, venne stampato in un numero limitatissimo di copie rispetto ai classici formati utilizzati all'epoca (sebbene per ancora pochi anni), vale a dire l'LP e l'MC. Il record è stato addirittura superato il 10 novembre del 2011, quattro anni dopo, quando un'altra copia messa all'asta è stata venduta alla cifra di 3.010,00 euro.
In questa fase della sua carriera, nonostante da tempo non abbia più un programma tutto suo, la cantante continua a farsi vedere dal pubblico televisivo accettando l'invito di numerose trasmissioni Rai o Mediaset che la chiamano per intervistarla o per vederla esibirsi; nella puntata del 16 febbraio 2008 del programma di prima serata di Rai Uno "I Migliori Anni" si registrerà un picco di ascolti pari a 7.618.000 telespettatori proprio nel momento della sua partecipazione al programma in cui dal vivo canta la sigla di "Kiss me Licia". Nello stesso anno pubblica due libri per bambini, di cui la cantante è autrice e narratrice, dal titolo "Le fiabe di Fata Cri: Fata Cri e i draghetti pasticcioni" e "Le fiabe di Fata Cri: Fata Cri e il ballo degli scoiattoli": quest'ultimo venderà 37.500 copie.
Dopo aver scritto e interpretato la sigla della serie animata "Twin Princess - Principesse Gemelle" che diverrà il suo primo singolo ad essere commercializzato come download digitale, nel 2009 realizza un disco che si distacca dalle sigle tv per le quali è da sempre conosciuta: per la prima volta infatti si rivolge al grande pubblico, non solo a quello dell'infanzia, e lo fa con un album dal titolo "Magia di Natale", in cui reinterpreta 12 brani della tradizione natalizia, classici e moderni, tutti arrangiati dal maestro Valeriano Chiaravalle. Il disco è anche l'occasione, per la cantante, di incidere per la prima volta in lingua inglese. Nell'album figura anche una cover di "Childhood", brano di Michael Jackson con il quale l'artista ha voluto rendere omaggio al Re del Pop.
Da giovedì 21 gennaio 2010 torna a lavorare in tv: è nel cast della seconda edizione del programma di prima serata di Italia Uno "Matricole & Meteore". Nello show, composto da 8 puntate e condotto da Nicola Savino e Juliana Moreira, ha il doppio ruolo di ospite fisso e inviata speciale nei panni di una principessa alla ricerca del Principe Azzurro; nelle varie puntate si esibisce anche in alcuni medley di sigle fra le tante incise nel corso della sua carriera. Dal 28 febbraio dello stesso anno è testimonial di Intervita ONLUS, organizzazione umanitaria internazionale impegnata in progetti di sviluppo nel Terzo Mondo attraverso il sostegno a distanza, per la quale registrerà 15 messaggi promozionali trasmessi da Canale 5. A partire dal periodo autunnale, le serie di telefilm che la videro protagonista tra l'86 e il '91 riacquistano visibilità nonché rinnovata fortuna grazie alla loro riproposizione da parte del canale Hiro di Mediaset Premium e, poco tempo dopo, anche per mano di La5 che le trasmette, tutte le sere, allo stesso orario della prima messa in onda, vale a dire alle 20. Visto il grande successo riscosso (la fascia oraria in cui vengono trasmessi risulta essere la più seguita per la rete), la casa discografica della cantante decide di ristampare, per la prima volta su CD e dopo oltre due decadi di assenza dal mercato discografico, le colonne sonore di ciascuna delle 8 serie, raccogliendole in due box multidisco intitolati "Licia e i Bee Hive Story" e "Arriva Cristina Story", che appassionati vecchi e nuovi accoglieranno con straordinario entusiasmo.
Anche nel nuovo millennio la cantante ha continuato e continua a tenere concerti in tutta Italia, sia da sola che accompagnata dal gruppo dei Gem Boy; uno dei suoi ultimi concerti più fortunati è sicuramente quello tenuto ad Avellino nel maggio del 2010 dove, tra bambini e adulti, ha raccolto oltre 15.000 spettatori.
Nel gennaio 2011 incide una sigla per la prima volta in duetto con una voce femminile: quella di Alessia Volpicelli, piccola paziente del C.R.O. (Centro di Riferimento Oncologico) di Aviano; il brano, di cui la D'Avena è anche autrice, si intitola "Emily della Luna Nuova". Nello stesso periodo firma anche il testo di una canzone per uno dei concorrenti del programma televisivo "Io Canto": si tratta del brano "Tutto quello che ho" incluso nell'album d'esordio di Simone Frulio dal titolo "Tredici".
L'anno successivo la cantante torna in tv e approda su Super!: per tutta l'estate è infatti la conduttrice di "Karaoke Super Show!", la prima produzione del canale televisivo per ragazzi edito da De Agostini. In onda nel week-end dalle più belle piazze della riviera romagnola, il programma prevede la partecipazione di due squadre composte da bambini, genitori e nonni che si sfidano interpretando i grandi tormentoni estivi, le canzoni dello Zecchino d'Oro più amate e naturalmente le più famose sigle dei cartoni animati di Cristina. Ma il 2012 è anche l'anno del 30º anniversario del debutto artistico di Cristina D'Avena: per festeggiare questa ricorrenza viene messa in atto una serie di celebrazioni a partire già dal dicembre 2011, quando apre il fanclub ufficiale della cantante che gli ammiratori chiedevano insistentemente da tempo. Ad aprile del 2012 i festeggiamenti proseguono con l'inaugurazione del suo negozio online, all'interno del quale è possibile trovare gran parte della sua sempre più abbondante produzione discografica oltre a tanti prodotti e gadget esclusivi, scelti e ideati direttamente da Cristina in persona. Le celebrazioni di questo importante traguardo si materializzano anche a livello discografico con la nascita di un grande progetto in due parti dal titolo "30 e poi...", che debutta nei negozi di dischi il 27 novembre 2012 con l'uscita del triplo CD "30 e poi... Parte Prima". L'album è composto da 3 CD che racchiudono un totale di ben 70 sigle originali dei cartoni animati più famosi degli anni '80, '90 e 2000; la scaletta è impreziosita dalla presenza di tre sigle inedite (una risalente al '95, una al '99 e un'altra ancora al 2009) qui pubblicate per la prima volta in assoluto e di una ora disponibile per la prima volta su CD, da una reinterpretazione di Cristina del classico natalizio "O Holy Night", da un megamix dei suoi storici successi anni '80 e infine da una cover del brano "L'anno che verrà" di Lucio Dalla, con la quale l'artista vuole rendere omaggio al cantautore suo concittadino. Il progetto "30 e poi..." prosegue quindi nel 2013 con una serie di iniziative a tema e si concluderà nell'autunno dello stesso anno con l'uscita di "30 e poi... Parte Seconda".
Photojojo is a cool website and their emails are great.
- Each email has a single focus and shares information rather than allowing their website to hog it and demand click-throughs.
- Headings and text are kept to html meaning that someone with 'images off' can still read the email and get value out of it.
- Images are used sparingly (branding, hero shot) - again useful for people with 'images off'
- Smart invitations to bookmark and for friends to subscribe. They could do more here - at least with a Facebook share call to action.
4th December 2008
For more of this sort of stuff, read Digital Strategy on Twitter.
Some religion salesmen were handing these out at Lexington Market here in Baltimore a few months after the attacks.
The weird thing for me is that this was pretty much the view I had from my boss' office in NYC that day.
Seeing the Second Plane Hit:
I’d tried to vote in the primary election that morning. I can’t remember if it was mayoral or something else. They couldn’t find my name at the polling place even though I’d received the little yellow card in the mail with that address on it. I was steamed; I went straight to work and up to my cubicle and called the election board to complain, ending my cranky voice-mail message with, “What is this, Florida!?!”
It was probably around 7:30 now, and I went back downstairs and outside for my morning glazed donut, diet soda (never really been a hot caffeine person), and cigarette breakfast (ahh, how I miss them still) near the water at the South Street Seaport. In the three months since I’d started at Prudential, it was always calming for me to start the mornings this way, getting to see the sun's gleam on the water, the sightseeing boaters preparing for their day, and the seafood houses already in the middle of theirs.
At 8:00 I went up to officially start my work day, checking emails and voicemails, taking care of a few things that had come over the department fax late from the night before. It was a while later that a manager, John, another early starter, came out of his office and said, “Come see this. The World Trade Center is on fire.”
It’s hard to say how many city blocks we were from the Towers. The streets at the south end of Manhattan wind so much; my best guess is that our building, 1 NY Plaza was about a mile away. In that building, our department was on the 35th floor. So, when I walked into John’s office, facing the towers, what I saw was surreal; there were flames for sure (no sign of the plane), but what I remember most was the endless stream of paper raining down outside from the upper floors, not yet touching the streets which meant whatever had happened must have just.
Though John was the first to see the flames, he hadn't seen the cause, and, as other coworkers started arriving, we all started speculating, with one of those weather/traffic copters getting the most votes. Nobody mentioned terrorism.
I called my roommate who at this time was working as a receptionist at my old company (a job I’d had a few years back) and told him the news. "The World Trade Center is on fire," I said.
“What,” he said.
“The World Trade Center is on fire.”
“What?”
“The. World. Trade. Center. Is. On. Fire.”
“Stop saying that!”
“Well, stop saying ‘what,’ then,” I said.
When he was finally convinced that I was not joking we speculated more.
“Well, how many times have we seen those little planes coming down over the skyline, coming so close,” he said, “it was bound to happen eventually.”
“Oh, geez the subway’s gonna be a mess. Ya think they’ll let us out early?” Yes, friends, I actually said that, and, no, I am not in the least proud of it. My only defenses are that I certainly was not thinking about death and suffering at the time and that I’d lived through the other attack on the WTC, the one in 1993, which, in my world lacked catastrophic devastation. We had a cousin who broke a foot in that one, but that was it.
“Yeah, I think they’ll probably let you out early,” he said, and I hung up, promising to fill him in on any other news.
By the time I made a quick call to family in Baltimore to let them know that they might hear something about the Trade Center on the news but that I was safe, my boss had come in and she said that, sure, I could watch things from her office while she went to get coffee. She had a great office with a great view, window covering an entire wall, and I just watched. Watched a building burn in an otherwise picture perfect blue sky. Watched the endless confetti cascading down like what I’d pictured from the old ticker-tape parades. Watched a few white fluffy clouds, seemingly oblivious in the distance.
Watched as yet another plane came zooming across the skyline.
This is where it gets hard to keep writing. Seeing the second plane hit…Remembering seeing the second plane hit still gives me a jolt to the spine. Seeing the second plane hit admits there might just be “evil” in the world, because seeing the second plane hit meant the first could not have been an accident. Seeing the second plane hit meant, temporarily at least, knowing there was a before and an after to that moment. Example: "the last time I laughed so hard I cried before 9/11 was during an old SCTV rerun two nights earlier where Andrea Martin was sending up a vintage Connie Francis album commercial. She sang, ‘I’ve lost my hearing and sight in one eye’ and 'I'm so unhappy are you unhappy too' as an announcer boasted, 'She depressed an entire generation.' That there was some funny shit, and I could use that laughter now, after."
For days after, seeing the second plane hit replayed constantly in my mind, not even making it to my subconscious until months later, really, when I was miles away, back in Baltimore. It was then that I finally had a nightmare about it, stolen, ironically from the opening to that old “Airplane” movie comedy. Instead of the tail of the plane moving through the clouds, however, in my dream, it was an entire big shiny plane heading toward the second tower in the big blue sky, but still to the "Jaws" theme, of course. In the dream, and in my memories since, I’ve wanted to be able to just reach through my boss’ office window and pluck the plane from the air, as if it were a toy one. But, well….
So the second plane hits with an explosion that I see but don’t hear through the thick layers of skyscraper window glass; I’m hearing coworkers in other offices scream instead.
“Gotta go,” I say, as my boss comes back with her coffee, and I do, right past my cube, saying nothing to anyone else, not bothering to log off and turn off my computer, bee-lining straight to the elevator before someone has the chance to tell me I can’t use it. Not too proud of that instinct to flee, either, but there it is. I’m guessing that the two other elevator passengers must have also seen the plane hit. She was shaking and crying and every time the elevator stopped on a floor, he ran out quickly to see if someone was really waiting and hurriedly returned, pressing the “door close” button as fast as he could. Down and out we scurried where we would mill about while the rest of the people in the building filtered down, indeed by the stairs. Madeleine, who was no fan of aerobic excercise at the time, was not thrilled with the walk, and Pam, upon coming outside asked if it was o.k. to smoke.
I said, “They just blew up the World Trade Center, Pam. Of course you can smoke!” And she and I probably smoked five or six cigarettes in a row waiting for word that we could go home. What was concerning me, in my paranoid state, was that, with the second plane coming roughly twenty minutes after the first, we could be due for another soon, and I just wanted out of there. Finally, we were given the o.k. to leave, and by this time we knew we were walking.
On the way, I found out about the Pentagon being attacked too and freaked again, (in a slightly jaded way this time), because I had family working in that area. Phones, however, were not an option as cells couldn’t get a signal, and the few pay phones one could find had lines at least twenty people deep. So, I just walked, and again I have to say, “surreal.” Surreal to see so many pedestrians, even as crowded as New York usually was. Surreal to see so many cars just abandoned. Surreal to see armed military personnel on the streets of Manhattan. Surreal to see a basketball game and rope-skipping at a schoolyard as if nothing had just happened blocks away.
And jarring to hear but not see, what one hoped, were our fighter planes overhead.
Taking a meandering journey through Chinatown I finally made my way to my roommate’s workplace where all hell was breaking loose. One of his company’s clients was American Express which had its offices very close to the WTC. Once the towers had collapsed (luckily I didn’t have to see that), the structure of the AmEx office building was also in question, and my roommate was frantically trying to find out if any of his coworkers were there for meetings. Still in a daze I stayed and helped him a little; but then I just went home, or rather, to my little neighborhood dive bar where others were already sobbing. Just didn’t want to be alone at that point.
The next days and nights are blurs what with all of the self-medicating and constant news-watching - how truly awful it was to see those that chose to jump.
Our offices and so many others downtown had to remain closed while soot and debris were removed. The burnt rubber smell, however, traveled uptown and lingered for a week. Flowers were everywhere and the posters of the missing went up and multiplied. With Manhattan in virtual lockdown, and because we had a police precinct (potential terrorist target it seems) on our block, we had to show i.d. and proof that we lived on our street before being let on. The Friday after, my roommate and I went to 1984, a retro club, to try and dance some of the depression away, but, rightly so, out of respect, it did not open.
This story ends slightly comically with the HR-sponsored grief session our company held the next Tuesday, when we were first allowed back to work. The first thing the counselors asked was, “how many of you saw either plane hit or either building collapse?” Everyone raised his hand and the counselors looked at each other as if they were in trouble.
Later, they warned against self-medication, “You want to stay away from alcohol, caffeine, nicotine and any illicit substances.” This got the biggest laugh because with a week off, paid no less, and with what we had seen stuck in our minds, all quite a few of us had done was self-medicate, one way or another.
Finally, just as the counselors were about to offer helpful suggestions on how to deal with the stress of the events, someone knocked on the door. Unfortunately, the entire building had to be evacuated due to a fire in the cafeteria. And poor Madeleine had to walk down those flights of stairs again.
And the cold I had became the flu.
Though her office wasn’t near the site - I checked later - I still think about that election worker and the nasty voice-mail message I left for her comparing New York to Florida. How wrong I was about that and how not-so great to know that it was either one of the last things she heard before, or one of the first things she heard after, her 9/11.
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My name is Lori Zarlenga- Blaquiere. I was born on September 14, 1961 in the state of Rhode Island. I am writing to you for your immediate help. My life is in immediate danger from orders issued by President George W. Bush and Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri to
assassinate/murder me. You can contact me at my email LoriZarlenga@gmail.com and
my space.com/lorizz Also, you can find me on “google” by entering my name as keyword. My case is legitimate. Please do not disregard my case.
I have evidence and tapes on top officials and law enforcement among others to support my
claims. The current Rhode Island Senators Sheldon Whitehouse , Senator Jack Reed and former Senator Lincoln Chafee, among others are covering up and will not help me.
I posted a diary on the Daily Kos website on August 12, 2007 with regard to my life being in immediate danger from orders issued by President George W. Bush and Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri to assassinate/murder me.
I continued to stay on the Daily Kos website until sometime after 5:00 am and received
comments from the Daily Kos members community. The Daily Kos has over 1 million
members on their website.
On August 12, 2007, I was uploading exhibits, photos, and evidence to the Daily Kos members that support my claims against the United States Government et al.
On August 12, 2007 at approximately between 5:00 am & 6:00 am a West Warwick
Police officer came out to my house at 101 Border Street West Warwick, R.I. and violently banged at the doors at my house and continued to violently bang at the doors of my house for a long period of time in a terrorizing manner. The West Warwick Police Officer was given orders to stop me from getting the truth out to the American public .
I Lori Ann Zarlenga state that on August 21, 2007, a West Warwick Police vehicle came
up behind the vehicle where I was located in the back seat with my 5 year
old granddaughter and my mother Victoria Zarlenga who was seated on the passenger
side and my son Michael Zarlenga who was driving the vehicle on Cowesett Avenue
West Warwick, R.I.
I Lori Ann Zarlenga state that the police officers proceeded to get out of their police
vehicles with their guns drawn and aimed at the vehicle where I was located in the back
seat of the vehicle along with my 5 year old granddaughter, my mother and son .
The Coventry police, East Greenwich Police, the Rhode Island State Police, and the West
Warwick Police were on the scene.
I Lori Ann Zarlenga state that a West Warwick Police Officer pulled me out of the
vehicle where I was located in the back seat near my 5 year old granddaughter, with my
mother and son in the front seat of the vehicle.
I Lori Ann Zarlenga state that the Police proceeded to slam me to the ground and force
handcuffs on me and force me in the back seat of the West Warwick Police Vehicle.
I repeatedly asked the West Warwick Police Officer why the police forced handcuffs on
me and forced me in the back seat of the police vehicle, but the West Warwick Police
Officer repeatedly ignored me.
I continued to ask the West Warwick Police Officer why the police forced handcuffs on
me and forced me in the back seat of the police vehicle, he then stated to me that he was
trying to protect me .
While I was in the West Warwick Police vehicle, I observed police officers saluting to
each other with regard to capturing me.
While I was in the back seat of the West Warwick Police vehicle, a West Warwick Police
Officer asked me if I was injured and if I needed to go to the hospital inorder to lure me
into consenting to go to the hospital.
I stated to the West Warwick Police officer that I did not need to go to the hospital.
The West Warwick Police Officer told me that the fire rescue was going to take me to the
hospital for a psych evaluation.
I stated to the West Warwick Police officer that I did not want to go to the hospital and
that I did not need a pych evaluation. However, the West Warwick Police Officer told me
that I had to get into the Fire Rescue and go to the hospital. As a result, I had no other
choice but be taken by fire rescue to Kent County Memorial Hospital for a psych
evaluation without my consent.
My mother told me that the police officers apologized to her and stated to my mother
that they made a mistake .
I was subsequently taken by ambulance and transferred
to Land mark Medical Center without my consent and held hostage in lock down mental
health unit against my will. All of the evidence that was in my favor was ignored
by the doctors, social workers, and psychiatrist at Kent County Memorial Hospital and
Landmark Medical Center. The doctors, social workers, and psychiatrist at Kent County
Memorial Hospital and Land mark Medical Center manipulated and skewed the true facts
to cause me harm in connection with helping law enforcement and United States
Government from preventing me from exposing the truth to the American people and
my case continuing on Appeal with regard to the criminal acts committed by law
enforcement and the United States Government.
My Mother stated to the psychiatrist and nurses at Landmark Medical Center that I was
not delusional or paranoid and that I have never been a danger to myself or others and
that I have no history of mental health, and that I have never had a history of being
prescribed psychiatric medication and that I did not need psychiatric medication
my complaints against law enforcement are legitimate.
However, Dr. Elahi disregarded my mother statements and proceeded to contact his lawyer to
discuss whether or not he should discharge me, despite all evidence in my favor.
My family member stated to me that nurses at Landmark Medial Center made
statements about being disgusted with Dr. Shahid Elahi for consulting with his lawyer
with regard to whether or not to discharge me and delaying my discharge.
The nurses at Landmark Medical Center stated to me that I did not belong at Landmark
Medical Center Mental Health Unit
I have never had a history of mental illness.
On September 4, 2007, I was discharged from Landmark Medical Center.
I have never had a history of being targeted by the United States Government, Federal
and State law enforcement, among others prior to my L-tryptophan lawsuit.
In August of 2007, I had an Appeal pending in the First Circuit United States Court of
Appeals with regard to my December 7, 2006 Complaint against the United States
Government et al. As a result, of being held hostage in the hospital from August 21, 2007
to September of 2007, along with intimidation from law enforcement, among others in
connection with the United States Government I was unable to respond important
deadlines set by the First Circuit United States Court of Appeals . As a result, my Appeal with the First Circuit United States Court of Appeals is in default/dismissed for lack of
diligent prosecution.
As a result of my ingestion of contaminated L-tryptophan manufactured by Showa
Denko K.K., I developed a disease Eosinphilia Myalgia Syndrome. There are
approximately 5,000 people who ingested contaminated L-tryptophan
manufactured by Showa Denko K.K., and developed a disease Eosinphilia Myalgia
Syndrome. There maybe more unreported cases of Eosinphilia Myalgia
Syndrome caused by ingestion of contaminated L-tryptophan .
The L-tryptophan problem is the fault of the FDA due to lack of enforcement of 172.320,
among other violations of the FDA rules. Therefore, the FDA permitted the continued
illegal use of L-tryptophan.
If the FDA had enforced action against Showa Denko K.K., for violation of the FDA
rules mentioned herein, then L-tryptophan would not have been on the market and sold
to the American Public and caused death and illnesses associated with the sales of L-
tryptophan .
On October 25, 1995, I filed a products liability lawsuit against the Defendants
Showa Denko, K.K., Showa Denko America, Inc. General Nutrition Centers (GNC), et al. in
the State of Rhode Island Superior Court.
My case was transferred to Rhode Island District Court, (Blaquiere v. Showa Denko, K.K.,
Showa Denko America, Inc. General Nutrition Centers (GNC), et al., C.A.No.1:95-629 ).
My case was subsequently transferred for discovery to (MDL) United States District Court
Columbia, South Carolina, C. A. No. 3:96-361-0.
My case (Blaquiere v. Showa Denko, K.K., Showa Denko America, Inc. General
Nutrition Centers (GNC), et al., (C.A.No.1:95-629 ) was remanded to Rhode Island
District Court in 2003.
I hired a lawyer Dennis S. Mackin in 2000/2001 who used my case to file discovery
motions in the(MDL) United States District Court Columbia, South Carolina, (C. A. No. 3:96-
361-0), damaging to the defendant ShowaDenkoK.K.,their lawyers,Cleary,Gottlieb,Steen,and
Hamilton, and the United States Government.
My former lawyer Dennis Mackin was paid off to withdraw from my case and to
not go forward with the discovery motions and depositions damaging to Showa
Denko K.K., their lawyers, and the United States Government.
The discovery sought in my case that my former attorney Dennis Mackin filed in 2001 in the(MDL) United States District Court Columbia, South Carolina, (C. A. No. 3:96-361-0) was to demonstrate that Showa Denko K.K. and its attorneys have been involved in a continuing conspiracy to not only circumvent the discovery process, but to manipulate any scientific examination of Showa Denko K.K.’s reckless and wanton conduct”.
The United States Government wiretapped my phones, hacked my computers, surviellanced me during my L-tryptophan litigation and to the present. The United States Government obstructed justice, unlawfully sabotage my case inside and outside of the court system at every level.
My former attorney Dennis Mackin stated in his October 12, 2001 Reply of Plaintiff to Defendant's Motion to Qaush Deposition of Kenneth Rabin , that "additional questions must be answered about political pressure brought to bear upon members of the South Carolina Congressional delegation."" What information was given to Senator Thurmond, Senator Hollings and Congressman Ravenell?"
Documents made by Showa Denko K.K. included a budget attached to their public
relation scheme which was an amount determined for congressional
contracts, including the South Carolina delegation which was for 16, 000.00.
My former attorney Dennis Mackin stated in his motions that, “ The research of
this Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome has been twisted by the endless
manipulations by Showa Denko K.K and their lawyers,Cleary,Gottlieb,Steen,and
Hamilton and their confederates”. “ Worst of all, the scientific literature now
contains representations by shills for Showa Denko K.K. that will cause erroneous
medical science in the future”.
The United States Government is involved in the cover up .
My former attorney Dennis Mackin informed me that a promoter of an EMS
support group was being surveillanced and that anyone that who was viewed as a
threat was being surveillanced and intelligence was gathered .
The defendant Showa Denko K.K. a corrupt corporate giant, their corrupt lawyers,
and the United States Government conspired with all the courts at every level to
sabotage my case and the L-tryptophan litigation.
Showa Denko K.K., their lawyers, and the United States Government view me as
a threat, since my lawsuit still remains open that is damaging against Showa
Denko K.K. and General Nutrition Centers (GNC), among others. Also, Showa Denko K.K., their lawyers, and the United States Government, President George W. Bush and Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri fear the threat of civil and criminal action against them for their unlawful criminal activities.
I pose a threat to Showa Denko K.K. and the United States Government since,
my L-tryptophan lawsuit could re-open previous settlements entered into by
2,000- 5,000 L-tryptophan litigants on the basis of fraudulent inducement and the
United States Government's involvement in the cover up.
They were entered into by L-tryptophan Plaintiffs who were unaware of the defendants fraudulent concealment and the United States Government's cover up.
Showa Denko K.K., the United States Government, President George W. Bush and
Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri fear a movie being made and publicizing
their criminal activities which has continued to date.
President George W. Bush's father former President George H. W. Bush Sr. was
President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 during the Eosiophilia Myalgia Syndrome epidemic.
I filed a Complaint on December 7, 2006 against the United States Government et al. in
the United States District Court of Rhode Island, CA. No. 06-534 ML. My complaint is
pending in the First Circuit Court of Appeals. The United States Government have hired
my family, among others as informants to surveillance and gather intelligence on me.
At the time that I filed my December 7, 2006 complaint against a number of defendants
who are employed by the United States Government, I was unaware of orders issued by
President George W. Bush and Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri to assasinate/
murder me.
I spoke to a state senator with regard to my circumstances of law enforcement on the state and federal level that have harassed, targeted, survillenced me and have come out to my house and follow me on a daily basis. Also, the West Warwick police have even parked at my grandchild’s school shortly after I exposed President George W. Bush orders to assassinate/murder me.
The state senator stated to me that federal law enforcement, the Attorney General of the United States, and the Department of Justice are employed by President George W. Bush.
Moreover, my case is not isolated by a small number of police and law enforcement targeting and surveillanceing me. There are to many law enforcement and police and government officials organized at the highest level on the federal and local level that have targeted and surviellanced me. The state senator stated that the orders to murder me are coming from the President George W. Bush .
Further, the Rhode Island State Police who have been targeting and surviellancing me are given orders from Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri
In June or July of 2007, President George W. Bush came to Rhode Island and went on a
private helicopter ride with Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri and had discussions.
Shortly after I filed my December 7, 2006 complaint against the United States
Government et al, two key defendants named in my complaint retired Captain Gregory
Johnson of the West Warwick Police Department and Supervisory Special Agent
Nicholas Murphy of the Federal Bureau of investigation of R.I., and there may be others
who have also retired.
I am targeted, followed, and surveillanced by police officers, among others in the towns and places I travel in the state of Rhode Island and out of the state of Rhode Island on a daily basis.
The level of intensity and the number of police targeting, surviellancing, and following me has increased after I filed my December 7, 2006 complaint. And now since I have exposed President George W. Bush who issued orders to assassinate/murder me, the level of intensity and the number of police surviellacing and following me has further increased.
My telephones are wiretapped. The United States Government is hacking my computers.
The Federal Bureau of investigation, among others covered up the investigation of the hacking of my computers.
The Federal Bureau of investigation, United States Attorneys Office , Attorney Generals office, Department of Justice, among others are covering up and aware of the fact that I was kidnapped and assaulted by a Warwick Police Officer Joseph Mee on January 22, 2006 that was organized at the highest level of United States Government to assassinate/ murder me.
Further, law enforcement, among others are covering up the fact that on December 15, 2005 and December 16, 2005, Captain Gregg Johnson and Officer Patrick Kelly and the Kent County Memorial Hospital Emergency Room Staff violated my constitutional rights and deprived me of liberty against my will and without my consent to cause me harm in connection with the United States Government and Showa Denko K.K.
On April 14, 2006, I spoke to Laura Lineberry who is Condalezza Rice's personal assistant. Laura Lineberry informed me that she could not help me with regard to my circumstances mentioned herein, and that I should leave a message with the Representative of Secretary of State. I left a message with the Representative of Secretary of State, but no one returned my call.
On April 14, 2006, I contacted the White House comments department in Washington, DC for help with regard to my circumstances mentioned herein, and spoke to a young lady number(77) who stated she would pass on my comments to her supervisor and that her supervisor would summarize my comments and give it to President Bush. On April 14, 2006, I was unaware that President George W. Bush issued orders to assassinate/ murder me.
President George W. Bush, Condalezza Rice's office , nor anyone associated with the White House, responded in any way shape or form to my plea for help with regard to my circumstances mentioned herein.
I have evidence of my telephone calls to the White House, among others.
The IP Addresses with regard to the hacking of my computers have been traced to Washington, D.C.
You can view my complaint at pacer.psc.uscourts.gov.
My login is: lz0129 My password is 3y6!pomz ( party name is under my married name of Blaquiere) December 8, 2006 thru December 8, 2007 is the date you would use to view my complaint, since December 8, 2006 is the date my complaint was entered by the United States District Court of Rhode Island.
The United States District Court of Rhode Island omitted my supporting exhibits on
Pacer website and have intentionally obstructed my case and deprived me of a fair judicial process, inorder to protect and insulate the United States Government et al.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INITIATE ACTION AGAINST SHOWA DENKO K.K. FOR THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS:
The L-tryptophan problem is the fault of the FDA due to lack of enforcement of 172.320, among other
violations of the FDA rules. Therefore, the FDA permitted the continued illegal use of L-tryptophan.
If the FDA had enforced action against Showa Denko K.K.,for violation of the FDA rules mentioned
herein, then L-tryptophan would not have been on the market and sold to the American Public and
caused death and illnesses associated with the sales of L-tryptophan in violation of the FDA rule.
In 1970 FDA considered L-tryptophan (amino acids) , when used as nutrients or dietary supplements, to
be generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for those uses, and published that fact in the code of Federal
Regulations.
In 1972 FDA engaged in rule making to withdraw and remove approximately twenty amino acids
including L-tryptophan from the GRAS list ( generally recognized as safe) and to regulate them as
approved food additives that could not be sold without FDA's prior approval in the form of a food
additive petition, (37 Fed. Reg. 6938; April 6, 1972).
In 1973 FDA promulgated a binding substantive rule that is presently on the books, the Food additive
regulation that makes all amino acids, when used as components of dietary supplements,
unsafe food additives that violate the adulteration provisions of Act. 21 C.F.R. 172. 320.
In 1977, FDA seized L-tryptophan tablets on the grounds that the L-tryptophan that they contained
was an unapproved food additive. The court, however, found for the manufacturer of the tablets
because L-tryptophan was still on the FDA's GRAS list, (FDA had failed to remove it after the 1973
rulemaking), and the manufacturer was acting in accordance with the FDA's regulation.
In 1977, FDA deleted the listing of twenty amino acids that were the subject of the 1973 rulemaking
form the GRAS list, ( 42 Fed. Reg. 56720; October 28, 1977).
The FDA never renewed its regulatory action against dietary supplements containing L-tryptophan .
The food additive regulation that the FDA adopted in 1973 does not list (approve) L-tryptophan for
this use, and foods that contain unapproved food additive are deemed to be adulterated (21 U.S.C. 342
(a) (2) (c)).
FDA has not brought an action since 1977 against an L-tryptophan dietary supplement.
The FDA sought to enforce the rule prohibiting the use of amino acids in dietary supplements in two
seizure actions against products containing L-tryptophan. Those seizure actions were not successful.
The U.S. Government voluntarily dismissed the second lawsuit because the lawsuit was controlled by
a very hostile judge and the government feared that it would obtain an adverse ruling that would
insulate all dietary supplements from regulation under the food additive provisions of the act.
The FDA has not made any efforts to regulate amino acids since 1982. FDA ignored the food additive
regulations since 1982. In 1990, there was evidence showing that 30 amino acids other than L-
tryptophan were being sold by at least 22 companies.
The FDA has failed to date to bring charges against Showa Denko K.K. Showa Denko K.K. was in
violation of the FDA Food additive regulation that makes all amino acids, when used as components of
dietary supplements, unsafe food additives that violate the adulteration provisions of Act. 21
C.F.R. 172. 320. FDA should have gone after Showa Denko K.K. on an adulteration charge that the
L-tryptophan in the supplements is an unapproved food additive under 21 U.S.C. 342 (a) (2) (c).
Also, FDA failed to bring charges against Showa Denko K.K. with regard to L-
tryptophan being unfit for food, ( 21 U.S.C. 342 (a) (3). L-trytophan associated with illness
Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome, is unfit for food.
The FDA could have gone after L-tryptophan supplements as drugs. The FDA could have
developed evidence that L-tryptophan used for therapeutic purposes to combat sleeplessness and PMS
which is what L-tryptophan was advertized for is considered a drug and the FDA finding L-tryptophan
had not met the FDA's rational food supplement test would permit the FDA to bring drug charges
against the product under either 21 U.S.C. 321(g) (1) (B) or (c), National Nutritional Foods
Association v. Mathews, 557 F.2nd 325, 334 ( 2d Cir. 1977).
If the FDA had enforced action against Showa Denko K.K.,for violation of the FDA rules mentioned
herein, then L-tryptophan would not have been on the market and sold to the American Public and
caused death and illnesses associated with the sales of L-tryptophan in violation of the FDA rule.
On the Rhode Island ACLU website, there is a lawsuit against the United States
Government for Illegally surviellacing individuals attending a peace group in Rhode
Island and in other states.
The United States Government has files on these peace groups and have labeled these
peace group individuals as a threat because their simply anti-war.
The illegal acts of our United States Government is not an example of democracy, it is a
Dictatorship ruled by a dictator President George W. Bush who has committed crimes
against humanity and has violated our human rights.
Representative John Conyers Jr, was the Chairman re: the July 18, 1991 hearing on the FDA oversight of L-tryptophan. Representative John Conyers Jr, is currently the Chairman of the U.S.
House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary who can call for an investigation and immediate congressional hearings into this matter.
Please help me by writing to congress and. to investigate and call for immediate congressional hearings into this matter. Also, contact Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Senator Jack Reed to investigate and call for congressional hearings into this matter. If the American people place enough political pressure to investigate and call for congressional hearings into this matter, then an investigation into this matter will go forward and the truth will be exposed to the American people.
Also, please contact Senate Majority Leader, Senator Harry Reid, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Senator Arlen Specter, Senator Charles E. Schumer, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., Senator John McCain, Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Barack Obama, and all members of the Senate to call for investigation and congressional hearings with regard to law enforcement engaged in an ongoing organized crime to assassinate/murder me by orders issued by President George W. Bush.
President George W. Bush has scammed the American people into believing that the Iraq
war is a "just war" and that the United States military are fighting for democracy,
freedom and for our safety here at home, and yet at the same time President George W.
Bush is committing the worst crimes in american history against innocent american
citizens.
Please expedite the above and contact me at my email: LoriZarlenga@hotmail.com
You can view documents and obtain information about L-tryptophan and Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome on the National EMS Support Group website at www.nemsn.org
You can find me at myspace.com/lorizz
Also, you can find me at my website www.tiptopwebsite.com/lorizz.
I posted a letter explaining in more detail on my website and on my space.com/lorizz
If you have any questions or want to view my exhibits that support my December 7, 2006 complaint filed in the United States District Court of Rhode Island, then you can e-mail me and I will send you attachments you can view .
Thank You, Lori Zarlenga
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You can tell I typed this on @n em@iler c@ant you.
Incidentally the screen is showing my flikr home page
My desk at work. If the four screens and mini-TV aren't enough to overload me, the walls are also fitted with TV screens.
BT changed their email today, followed the instructions, deleted my old account, added news ones, nadder, just error messages, got on with some real work, then had another go, got home, tried a different computer, nadder, getting fractious at this point, use the BT help line, no, been there before, not a good idea when I already feel fractious!
Go out to look for a photograph, it's raining and my mind is not on photography, back to the computers, another go, reassuringly the same result, nadder. Brain wave, both laptops have a microsoft product on them (wash mouth out with soap), fired each one up, success first time, ok so it's not me, BT again! Now where did I put the iPhone ........
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my sweet Yasmin, who inspires serenity....
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