the

Spring 2020 gatherings cancelled

By oto-usa.org
Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 19:23:50 +0000

Out of an abundance of caution regarding the developing COVID-19 situation, U.S. Grand Lodge has decided to cancel its scheduled national gatherings this spring, specifically Advanced Initiator Training, Kaaba Colloquium, and the Electoral College meeting. The Electoral College meeting will be held online according to standard Electoral College procedures. For more information regarding COVID-19, please …

Continue reading


Full Article

the

Support your local body during the COVID-19 pandemic

By oto-usa.org
Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 00:18:48 +0000

Event cancellations at local bodies due to COVID-19 will reduce revenue, but not rent and other fixed expenses. Many local bodies already operate on extremely tight margins and struggle to pay their bills even during normal times. All members are encouraged to continue to financially support their local bodies, even if there are no events …

Continue reading


Full Article

the

A message from the Grand Master on pandemic response

By oto-usa.org
Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:46:11 +0000

The Grand Master Sabazius has provided some useful information and advice to O.T.O. members about how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Full Article

the

Hold on all U.S. O.T.O. gatherings

By oto-usa.org
Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 01:44:10 +0000

The Grand Master Sabazius has announced a hold on all U.S. O.T.O. gatherings until further notice. More information is available here.


Full Article

the

SAN HOLO – THE FUTURE (FEAT. JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW)

By feedproxy.google.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:05:18 +0000

musicisart magazine SAN HOLO – THE FUTURE (FEAT. JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW)

Producer San Holo, AKA Sander van Dijck, creates ballad like electronic music that brings a listener on a journey full of emotion. San Holo is most known for his hit single ‘Light‘, which reached over 151 thousand likes on Soundcloud. SAN HOLO – THE LIGHT || San Holo’s latest single ‘The Future‘ features the smooth Irish vocals of […]

The post SAN HOLO – THE FUTURE (FEAT. JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW) appeared first on musicisart magazine.


Full Article

the

The Grand Mask

By radioactiveart.blog
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:05:00 +0000

Some say we must mask ourselves to save ourselves and others Others say we must unmask to save America and as for the world beyond America it can kiss  our collective unmasked ass Then again  the face we know of  America itself has always been a mask covering hypocrisy with good intentions Contradiction is how it stays […]


Full Article

the

The Houses Where The Dead Lived

By radioactiveart.blog
Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:40:00 +0000

Touring the homes of all the dead who have ever lived Even the ones long gone burned buried torn down vanished Wandering halls Opening rooms Crossing borders to see all the places the dead have been Trying to learn what it means to remain present after the body has gone It is not something  I have thought […]


Full Article

the

Where The Great Work Begins

By radioactiveart.blog
Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 09:27:10 +0000

We were all bone-tired before this exaltation of humility came upon us. We may have looked more madcap, more animated from a distance, but if you’d looked into  our eyes, you would have seen years of restless sleep and no true relaxation, regardless of what  yoga magazines told us we’d gained. Scoff as you want. Had […]


Full Article

the

The boat is being floated

By feedproxy.google.com
Published On ::

The boat is being floated



View Comic!





Full Article

the

A snail in the hand is better than 10 on the roof

By feedproxy.google.com
Published On ::

A snail in the hand is better than 10 on the roof



View Comic!





Full Article

the

Can you imagine the clipshow?

By feedproxy.google.com
Published On ::

Can you imagine the clipshow?



View Comic!





Full Article

the

Reflections on the judicial system in Malta

By maltaobserver.blogspot.com
Published On :: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:25:00 +0000

One is often surprised when one reads about the trials and their outcome in Malta. What is most astonishing is how long time it takes in Malta between a crime is committed and the perpetrator’s identity is known to the police and the trial takes place.

The Court House in Valletta, Malta
In today’s The Times one can read about a hold-up that had taken place in 2007. Obviously a firearm was used and goods of substantial value were taken. If the police got to know about the robber’s identity in 2011 one can understand why the trial took place in February 2012, but that seems not to be the case.

One of the most outrageous cases is the one regarding a man, who was jailed in April 2011 and sentenced to 29 years after he was found guilty of the murder of a prostitute who was killed in 1999. The circumstances around the killing and the man who was later convicted were known to the police in a much earlier stage. 

One can reflect in these cases on what the then suspected men did during the time between the crimes and the trials. Were they still on the loose or were they kept in custody without trial for all these years, probably not the latter. One can also wonder how the murdered girl’s relatives felt. All their sorrow must have been experienced once more, especially as Maltese papers publish names and details and even the name of the community where they live.  It is also unfair to a suspect not to have his case tried; he might be innocent. Almost every week you can read about cases like these. 

The same, or even worse, goes for civil cases that can go on for much more than a decade to be ruled by a court.


Full Article

the

The possibilites for a disabled person to enjoy Malta

By maltaobserver.blogspot.com
Published On :: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:05:00 +0000

Disabled people shall not visit Malta if they intend to see the islands and not just stay in their hotels. There is almost nothing done in Malta to help disabled people. The pavements mostly lack ramps and are far too high. The new buses are a little bit better than the old classical ones but not enough improvements have been made. When entering or leaving a bus, persons in wheelchairs cannot manage themselves but have to rely on helpful fellow passengers due to the fact that the bus is too high up from the street. That could be helped if the buses stop close to the pavements, but very often they stop one or two meters from the very high pavement.
The old classical type of bus no longer in use
There are very few shops with ramps, a fact that makes it almost impossible to visit shops if you are sitting in a wheelchair.
The pavements are, with very few exceptions, in a condition that makes it impossible to go by a wheelchair. The main exceptions in the Gzira, Sliema and S:t Julian’s area beeing, of course, The Strand and Tower Road as well as George Borg Oliver Road. In Marsaskala, Marsaxlokk and other towns by the sea with many tourists, there are also roads that are suitable for disabled people. BUT, how to get there?


Full Article

the

Rubbish in the sea and in the streets

By maltaobserver.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:26:00 +0000

Pieta Creek i March
One can wonder why a country like Malta, depending totally on its tourists, does not care more for the impression it gives its visitors.

Pieta Creek in February
The creeks, for instance, in S:t Julians, Sliema, Msida and Pieta are very often full of floating rubbish that could be taken out of the water easily; the rubbish gathers very often in the end of the creek and could be taken out of the water with landing nets. When going with Captain Morgan’s underwater safari you can see where the garbage ends up, something I several times have heard tourists complain about.
Pieta Creek in February
The system for collecting garbage, put out on the pavements, about every other day is very old fashioned and unhygienic. Very often people seem not to be aware of when to put out garbage in accordance with the timetable every household has received from the government; that is why one often can see plastic bags full of garbage standing on the pavement for almost 24 hours. There are high fines if you put out garbage on unauthorized time, but I have never heard of anybody that has been forced to pay such fines. Very few countries in EU have a system like this. The normal way to handle garbage is to use closed bins. Surprisingly, I have never seen rats eating from the garbage.
It seems like people think it is ok to throw papers, plastic bottles and a lot of leftover from quick lunches and many more things everywhere. Sometimes people even hide them under the few bushes although there are trash cans almost everywhere. The government has done what it can do to stop this but it is up to all of us to ensure we get cleaner streets, because, as it is now, it is disgusting.


Full Article