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Back in 1961, Pablo Picasso drew this iconic image, “The Dove of Peace”:
Lars Vilks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
By Oleg Shabazz Eriksson
Staff Writer, Universal Press Association
Oslo, 1 April 2011 (UPA) — The Ladonia-based Lars Vilks Defense Offense Committee circulated a release today stating that the beleaguered Swedish artist had been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Since he first published his drawings of “The Prophet as a Roundabout Dog” in 2007, Mr. Vilks has been repeatedly harassed, threatened, and assaulted. He has also been the target of an assassination conspiracy that included the infamous “Jihad Jane” as one of its alleged conspirators. Despite all these hardships, he has remained dedicated to the cause.
“The basis for Lars Vilks’ Nobel nomination has been his remarkable success in furthering the causes of peace and human rights,” stated the release from his support group.
According to the website for the five-member Nobel Peace Prize Committee, which is located in Oslo, Norway, their letters of nomination, names of nominees, and other information about nominations cannot be revealed to the public for 50 years. The committee reportedly sends out 1,000 letters each year inviting qualified people to submit their nominations.
“Even though the nominations are not revealed, we have it upon good authority that Lars was nominated this year,” his cousin and chairperson of the LV-DOC, Tamika Lateef Carlsson, told UPA.
The Nobel committee will cut their list to 10 names later this month, and will announce the winner in mid-October. Ms. Carlsson said they have not been told if Mr. Vilks has made it to the short-list. “We’ve never been able to find that out,” she said.
A 2010 letter to the Norwegian Institute from a former member of the Ladonian Parliament, Osvald Lagerhus, has surfaced on the Ladonian Independence Movement (LIM) website in support of the artist’s nomination: “The Nobel Peace Prize in my view is the only key that can fit the lock to rehabilitate Lars Vilks. All the aboriginal artists of Ladonia await his elevation.”
The LIM website mentions several projects that Mr. Vilks has worked on since going into seclusion nearly four years ago, such as playing a role in getting people from different genders and species to come together as he advocates for peaceful resolution of all artistic issues.
It is also estimated that Mr. Vilks has raised millions for charities through sales of his art work.
In his 2009 manifesto “Writings from Ladonia: My Life is my Lawn Chair,” Mr. Vilks states: “We are all in this together — the rich, the poor, the dogs, the pigs, the Red, the White, the Pink, the Green, and the Purple. I believe in the good of all animal kind.”
Meanwhile, the rebels in Libya are retreating from an offensive by forces loyal to Col. Moamar Qadafi, who have retaken several cities in the last two days. Reports from Tripoli say that a NATO bomb attack killed at least 40 civilians.
In other news, U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump says the world has a Muslim problem.
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(AGI) Brussels - EU member states must step up efforts to help Italy cope with the immigration emergency. The EU’s immigration affairs chief, Cecilia Malmstrom, said that the EU countries must step up efforts to help Italy cope with the massive influx of migrants who have fled unrest in North Africa. “EU states want to show solidarity, then they have to make this solidarity a reality “ Malmstrom said. Then, she added: “The European Commission can only encourage them. It cannot force states to take in people”.
(ANSAmed) - ROME, MARCH 31 - The migrants who have arrived in Italy “must be repatriated to Tunisia or distributed among other European countries,” said Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on the eve of a cabinet meeting on the emergency situation as concerns immigration.
The head of Italy’s foreign office underscored the “scandalous” nature of the lack of solidarity shown by European countries, including those to which many Tunisians would like to go. A lack of solidarity shown by, “to begin with France,” a country to which the minister yesterday accused of rejecting Tunisians and sending them back to Italy at the Ventimiglia border crossing.
(ANSA) - Rome, March 31 - Thousands of Tunisian migrants who have landed in Italy following unrest in North Africa may be forcibly repatriated unless the burden of hosting them is shared with other European nations, the Italian government said Thursday.
“They must be repatriated or distributed around other European countries,” Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said in a telephone interview with a TV show following the arrival of around 20,000 mostly Tunisians this year.
He added that the hypothesis of “forced repatriation is an extreme measure but it cannot be excluded”. The minister then repeated his criticism of the “flagrant” lack of solidarity Italy’s European neighbours had displayed in failing to help with the migrant crisis in a significant way, “starting with France” after it blocked thousands of Tunisian migrants at the French-Italian border.
Interior Ministry Undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano tended his resignation Wednesday evening in protest at the number of migrants being moved near his home in the southern town of Manduria and several protests were staged in the areas of migrant camps in other parts of Italy. Frattini, meanwhile, added that an agreement struck last week with the Tunisian government to stop the wave of migrants from there in exchange for Italian resources, training and credit was starting to bear fruit.
(AGI) Rome - Maroni has said all regions, except for Abruzzo, including those governed by the Northern League, must host immigrants. After a Cabinet meeting held today, Roberto Maroni said, “Should Tunisia take back three, four or five thousand Tunisians, we will not have a problem. Should this not happen, the plan is ready and no one can avoid helping in managing this emergency, including regions in the north and those governed by the Northern league.”
(AGI) Turin - Immigrants hurled plastic bottles, shouted and caused damage at the Turin detention centre last night. At around twenty past midnight, immigrants being held at the centre mounted a loud and unruly protest, during the course of which bottles were hurled at staff and one of the housing units was damaged as well as a bathroom door. Things got back to normal around 2.30. The Police are currently ascertaining who was to blame for the unrest and the ensuring damage.
I got my first appointment to consult the doctor at 11.15am this morning.
The Finnish state TV network YLE decided to air a documentary on “populism” in Europe — you know, those dangerous neo-Nazis, fascists, racists, and xenophobes, people like you and me. And they just happened to broadcast it two weeks in advance of the next election.
A mere coincidence, mind you.
KGS summarizes what the documentary had to say at Tundra Tabloids. The bolded lines are quotes from the program. See the original article for screen caps and links:
How timely of them.
The first half of the 55 minute documentary, Populisitien Eurooppa, (viewable until 6.4.2011) sets the stage and tempo with the Hungarian Jobbik movement, who really are indeed, statist, ultra-nationalist Socialists. The Jobbik though, are still classified in the film as being “right-wing”, a highly superficial and nefarious label if there ever was one.
From there it touched briefly on Romania and then on to the Netherlands, where Geert Wilders is featured prominently, and in the TT’s opinion, one of the main targets of the documentary. However, it actually contained some good exchanges with both politicians, academics and people on the street, of whom the latter came across rather well.
Clearly though, the voice over of Geert Wilders’ giving his speech in Copenhagen at the Danish Free Press Society, while panning the streets of Amsterdam filled with Muslims was meant to convey a more sinister message.
The more Islam we have, the less freedom we have.
We have to be tough to criminals, we have to expel criminal foreigners,-
The real message wanting to be relayed by the YLE crew, was that “populists”, regardless of the validity of some of their points, were needlessly spreading hate and fear, while the Left are stumped what to do about it since they are the ones who created the mess in the first place.
Here an Iranian immigrant, obviously secular, a socialist, and playing up the fear, topped it off with the statement that she’s leaving the country due to the racism of the present day Danish society. She’s seen watching Geert Wilders’ speech in Copenhagen on a laptop provided by the Finnish YLE documentary crew.
I congratulate Pia and Morten Messerschmidt with their success
There was also a brief appearance of Kent Ekeroth, a Sweden Democrats politician and good friend of the Tundra Tabloids, who I know for a fact has no problem with law abiding, loyal-to-the-state-of-Sweden immigrants. What he has a problem with however, is the ideology of Islam, deeming it contrary to European values.
Having the expectation of foreigners giving common courtesy and respect to both Swedish culture and its traditions for accepting them into the country and taking them as citizens, is not asking too much.
Kent Ekeroth: “We share core values about fighting against Islamization and opposing Turkey’s accession to the European Union.” (Note: The Finnish text says “We fight against Islam and…”)
Bill Whittle channels Iowahawk in the following video about sticking it to the “rich” in order to enact Barack Hussein Obama’s very expensive agenda for the United States during the coming year.
Iowahawk and Mr. Whittle use the demagoguery of Jabba the Hutt Michael Moore as the jumping-off point for a scheme to soak the rich and pay for Hope ’n’ Change in America:
Mister Trindade & Martim Vaz 2011
The rugby player Rodolfo Paes represent the islands of Trinidad & Martim Vaz, located about 1200 km from Vitoria (ES) in the 2011 Mister Brazil.
Rodolfo began his career in the sport in football, and has had teams like the Guarani and Ponte Preta, Campinas both. Recently he discovered rugby, rugby and play for the Winner, a new team that is playing in the access division of the Paulista Championship, which sponsors the candidate in the national competition.
Mister Trinidad & Martim Vaz is 1.88 m, 23, and includes the casting of the box "Wacky Races" Program of Gugu, da Rede Record.
Rodolfo will compete for the title of Mister Brazil 2011, May 7, at the Hotel do Frade, Angra dos Reis.
Special thanks and credits to www.misterbrasilmundo.com.br
Mister Pernambuco 2011
The entrepreneur and physical education teacher Diego Lemos, 29, born in Recife, Pernambuco is the Mister 2011.
The most beautiful of Pernambuco, 2011 has 1.85 m in height and also works as a model.
Diego will compete for the title of Mister Brazil 2011, May 7, at the Hotel do Frade, Angra dos Reis.
Special thanks to
Mister Paraná 2011
James Zwiener, 26, an international model from Curitiba, Parana is the Mister 2011, thus succeeding the former BBB Rodrigão recently cleared of the eleventh edition of the global reality show.
The new Mister Paraná was elected in casting led by Sergio Mattos, the agency's 40 Degrees. After interviewing several models of Paraná, James was chosen as the most complete to enter the fray for the title of Mister Brazil.
He is 1.84 m tall, blue eyes and speaks English and Spanish and has traveled the world working as a model. Take care and feeding is a fan of healthy living. Mister Paraná 2011 enjoys reading, biking, surfing and being in touch with friends.
James will compete for the title of Mister Brazil 2011, May 7, at the Hotel do Frade, Angra dos Reis.
Special thanks and credits to www.misterbrasilmundo.com.br
Mister Anchieta Island 2011
Diego Uchoa, 22, 1.82 m, represent the Anchieta Island paradise, located on the northern coast of São Paulo.
Former professional soccer player, Diego has passed through Portuguese, Guarani and Corinthians, and played for Portuguese football, where he became deputy national champion. Back in Brazil, discovered rugby and today maintains a Winner Rugby team that sponsors the candidate at Mister Brazil.
"I fell in love with rugby and I hope one day to get to play in the national team," says Mister Anchieta Island.
Diego will compete for the title of Mister Brazil 2011, May 7, at the Hotel do Frade, Angra dos Reis.
Special thanks and credits to www.misterbrasilmundo.com.br
Mister Sergipe 2011
Mister Sergipe was replaced and the new state representative is the model Andrew Aragon, 1.89 m tall and currently lives in São Paulo.
Andrew will compete for the title of the 2011 Mister Brazil Hotel do Frade , Angra dos Reis, between January and May 8. The final will take place on the 7th.
Special thanks and credits to www.misterbrasilmundo.com.br
Mister and Miss São Paulo in Ribeirão Preto in 2011 were elected on Saturday night in Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo 2011 Miss World and Mister São Paulo 2011. The winners were Ana Cecília Cunha, Miss Capital, and Vitor Franceschini, Mr. Luiz Antonio.
Twenty candidates competed for the title of Mister St. Paul, having stayed in second place with Mister Ribeirão Preto, Thiago Scatena, and the third with Mister Serrana, Kellton Viana.
Candidates for Rifaina, Eduardo Flores, Sumaré. Geancarlo Ribeiro, Igarapava, Rafael Machado, San Sebastian, Levy Santos, and Sertãozinho Maxwell Garden, completed the group of seven finalists.
The Miss and Mister Saint Paul 2011 was presented by Caius Lucius Ribeiro, Sao Paulo and Mister International 2010, and Jeanine Castro, Minas Gerais Miss World 2009, Vila das Flores in space.
Mister Brazil 2011 will take place at the Hotel do Frade, between January and May 8.
Mister Santa Catarina 2011
Ralph Santos, 27, 1.85 m, is the Mister Santa Catarina 2010. Although currently residing in Brasilia, Ralph spent most of his life in Santa Catarina state will represent Brazil in the 2011 Mister.
If one part of the Santa Catarina humble origins has always dreamed of a modeling career, only now can invest in this project since early age had to battle to ensure a good standard of living for himself and his family. He has worked in the trade as a seller of gas, and since 2008 working as a congressional aide in Washington.
He graduated in Business Administration.
But never forget that the state so well received and is proud to represent: "Whenever I'm in Floripa or other cities of Santa Catarina, a state that lives in my heart," says.
Participate Mister Brazil means the realization of a dream for Ralf: "I dream you dream alone is only a dream. But that dream you dream together, always turns reality, many people embarked on this project with me and supports me unconditionally," says the most beautiful man in Santa Catarina.
He will compete for the title of Mister Brazil 2011, between January and May 8 at the Hotel do Frade, Angra dos Reis.
Special thanks and credits to http://www.misterbrasilmundo.com.br/candidatos.htm
Mister St. Peter & St. Paul 2011
Where the sun rises first in Brazil, the Archipelago of St. Peter & St. Paul is a wildlife sanctuary located 870 km off the Brazilian coast. Mister Brazil in 2011 it will be represented by the model Magryno Ricardo, 20, 1.80 m.
Mister St. Peter & St. Paul will compete for the title of the 2011 Mister Brazil Hotel do Frade , Angra dos Reis, between January and May 8. The final will take place on the 7th.
Special thanks and credits to www.misterbrasilmundo.com.br
Mister Roraima 2011
The model Ferreira Junior will represent Roraima in Mister Brazil 2011. He is 1.90 m tall and has appeared on several magazine covers and fashion editorials.
Junior will compete for the title of the 2011 Mister Brazil Hotel do Frade , Angra dos Reis, between January and May 8. The final will take place on the 7th.
Special thanks and credits to www.misterbrasilmundo.com.br
Mister Rio de Janeiro 2011
Caricchio Andrew, 27, 1.83 m high, is the Mister Rio de Janeiro 2011. Professional soccer referee, Andrew stays in shape by swimming in the sea of Leme to Copacabana Fort. Mister Rio de Janeiro also enjoy hiking the beautiful landscapes of the Marvelous City.
Mister Rio de Janeiro will compete for the title of the 2011 Mister Brazil Hotel do Frade , Angra dos Reis, between January and May 8. The final will take place on the 7th.
Special thanks and credits to http://www.misterbrasilmundo.com.br/noticias/2011/mar/rj.htm
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