Turkey strongly rejected accusations that it snubbed Ursula von der Leyen, one of the European Union’s most powerful executives, because of her gender, insisting that the EU’s own protocol requests were applied during a meeting at the Turkish presidential palace.
Ms von der Leyen, the European Commission president, and European Council chief Charles Michel met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks on Turkey-EU relations on Tuesday.
The guests were led into a large room for discussions with Mr Erdogan, but only two chairs had been set out in front of the EU and Turkish flags for the three leaders.
Ms von der Leyen stood looking at the men who took the chairs, expressing her astonishment with an “ehm” sound and a gesture of disappointment.
In Ankara, ready with @vonderleyen to start discussion with @RTErdogan on the future of EU-Turkey relations.
She was later seen seated on a large beige sofa, away from her male counterparts.
The images drew intense criticism on social media and accusations of gender discrimination with a “sofagate” hashtag.
Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey had come under “extremely unfair” criticism over the visit and alleged slight shown to Ms von der Leyen.
“Turkey is a deep-rooted state and this is not the first time that it has hosted a visitor,” Mr Cavusoglu said.
“The protocol applied during its (international) meetings is in line with international protocol rules as well as the world-renowned Turkish hospitality traditions.”
Yesterday’s #SofaGate was a disaster from every angle: geopolitics, EU institutional relations and gender equality. Who approved the arrangement, why were @vonderleyen & @eucopresident not informed? Where was the Protocol Service? Read my questions here ? pic.twitter.com/tH2JELdPrR
Mr Cavusoglu insisted that Turkish and EU officials in charge of protocol had held meetings prior to the visit and that the arrangement was in line with EU requests.
“The protocol that was applied during the narrow-scope meeting that was held at our president’s office met the requests of the EU side.
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“In other words, such a seating arrangement was made in line with the suggestions of the EU side. Period,” he said.
The Turkish minister added that he felt obliged to lay the blame on the EU publicly following accusations against Turkey from even “the highest levels of the EU”.
EU Commission chief spokesman Eric Mamer said on Wednesday that Ms von der Leyen was surprised by the arrangement and that she should have been seated together with Mr Michel and Mr Erdogan.
“She decided to proceed nevertheless, prioritising substance over protocol, but nevertheless let me stress that the president expects the institution that she represents to be treated with the required protocol,” Mr Mamer said, adding that Ms von der Leyen had asked her team to make contacts ensure that the incident is not repeated in the future.
Mr Mamer also said Ms von der Leyen’s protocol team did not travel to Turkey with her due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Michel said late on Wednesday that the embarrassment was the result of the “strict interpretation” by Turkish services of protocol rules, and he regretted “the differentiated, even diminished, treatment of the president of the European Commission”.
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He said photographs of the meeting gave the impression that he was “indifferent” to the situation.
“Nothing could be further from the truth, or from my deeply held feelings – or indeed from the principles of respect which I hold so dear,” he said.
“At the time, while realising the regrettable nature of the situation, we decided not to make matters worse by creating a scene,” he said.
COMECE launches new initiative on EU Christian cultural heritage
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) launches “Christian artworks month by month”, a new initiative promoting Christian cultural heritage from the dioceses of the COMECE Bishop Delegates located across Europe.
The initiative, launched on Thursday 8 April 2021, follows the Conference “Promoting the Christian Heritage of Europe” and aims to present and reflect on Christian culture and its social relevance within the European Union.
In cooperation with the dioceses of each of its Bishop Delegates, COMECE will share examples of Christian art masterpieces through its social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin), encouraging to reflect on the European dimension of such heritage and on the diversity, richness and beauty of artworks often out of reach to a wider audience.
“Christian cultural heritage is a key element of European identity, which points to the shared history of European citizens and Churches, proving to be extremely meaningful also in present times, especially in the context of the current Covid-19 pandemic”, states Fr. Manuel Barrios Prieto, General Secretary of COMECE.
Digital visual contributions of Christian works of art will be monthly shared to foster a “culture of encounter” and dialogue, in the light of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter Fratelli Tutti.
EU flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels (PHOTO: Sébastien Bertrand, Wikimedia commons)
Romani people continue to face prejudice, discrimination, antigypsyism and socioeconomic exclusion in their daily lives. According to a joint statement on the occasion of International Romani Day by the European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency Vĕra Jourová, the Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli and the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi, it is necessary to do everything possible for Romani people to experience an actual change to that situation.
“On the occasion of International Romani Day we are celebrating, together with Europe’s largest ethnic minority, their unique contribution to European diversity and heritage. At the same time we are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first World Roma Congress,” the commissioners said in their joint statement.
“Many Romani people still face prejudice, discrimination, antigypsyism and socioeconomic exclusion in their daily lives, however. The Romani community, moreover, has been harshly affected by the global pandemic. We must do everything in our power to address the current crisis and everything else that has impacted them so Romani people can experience actual change,” the commissioners have declared.
According to the officials, the European Commission has adopted its ambitious EU Roma Strategic Framework for that purpose – a new, 10-year plan for achieving equality of Romani people within the European Union and beyond it. The framework contains a comprehensive list of measures to combat antigypsyism and discrimination, to support equality and social inclusion, to involve Romani people in the life of society and to arrange for their equal access to quality, standard education, employment, health care and housing throughout Europe.
“On the basis of this Strategic Framework, the EU Member States have unanimously adopted the Recommendation on Roma equality, inclusion and participation. A strong, clear signal has therefore been sent that the Member States are determined to address the many challenges that the Romani community faces EU-wide. With regard to countries beyond the EU, that document is playing a crucial role in the accession negotiations with states in the Western Balkans” added Jourová, Dalli and Várhelyi.
According to the European Commission, the commitment of the Member States is essential to achieving stable outcomes on this issue during the next decade. “Europe has a long road ahead of us when it comes to achieving real equality for Romani people, respect for diversity, and mutual understanding of our historical experiences. By working together, we can change this situation and make use of the enormous potential of Romani people to benefit not just themselves, but all of Europe,” added the three commissioners at the close of their statement.
On 8 April, Romani people worldwide celebrate International Romani Day. This year is the 50th anniversary of the significant day when the historically first World Roma Congress was held in Orpington near London in the United Kingdom in 1971.
The congress laid the foundations for international collaborations of Romani people and the Romani movement acquired its international sociopolitical dimension on that occasion. Romani people annually commemorate their shared culture, language, origin, their common collaborations and unification, and above all their Romipen (“Romani-ness”).
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the first year of the pandemic saw more than 111,000 travel restrictions and border closures around the world at their peak in December.
These measures “have thwarted many people’s ability to pursue migration as a tool to escape conflict, economic collapse, environmental disaster and other crises”, IOM maintained.
In mid-July, nearly three million people were stranded, sometimes without access to consular assistance, nor the means to meet their basic needs.
In Panama, the UN agency said that thousands were cut off in the jungle while attempting to travel north to the United States; in Lebanon, migrant workers were affected significantly by the August 2020 explosion in Beirut and the subsequent surge of COVID-19 cases.
Border closures also prevented displaced people from seeking refuge, IOM maintained, but not business travellers, who “have continued to move fairly freely”, including through agreed ‘green lanes’, such as the one between Singapore and Malaysia.
By contrast, those who moved out of necessity – such as migrant workers and refugees – have had to absorb expensive quarantine and self-isolation costs, IOM said, noting that in the first half of 2020, asylum applications fell by one-third, compared to the same period a year earlier.
Unequal restrictions
As the COVID crisis continues, this distinction between those who can move and those who cannot, will likely become even more pronounced, IOM said, “between those with the resources and opportunities to move freely, and those whose movement is severely restricted by COVID-19-related or pre-existing travel and visa restrictions and limited resources”.
This inequality is even more likely if travel is allowed for anyone who has been vaccinated or tested negative for COVID-19, or for those with access to digital health records – an impossibility for many migrants.
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Frontier lockdowns also reduced options for those living in overcrowded camps with high coronavirus infection rates in Bangladesh and Greece, IOM’s report indicated.
In South America, meanwhile, many displaced Venezuelans in Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Brazil, lost their livelihoods and some have sought to return home – including by enlisting the services of smugglers.
DON’T mention politics or religion. This familiar warning was often sounded in pubs and around dinner tables in the days when meeting people socially was still a normal occurrence.
Discussions on politics or religion were felt to be high risk, leading to potential conflict. Combining the two could be explosive, as we have learned to our cost in the international arena. Everyone knows of the horrific conflicts which rage periodically around the world and the frequent atrocities that always accompany them and can be laid fairly and squarely at the door of the abusive mixing of religion and politics.
Now, the horror of these conflicts has motivated an extraordinary movement to create an international treaty aimed at introducing clear rules to ban all political uses of religion that undermine human equality, all religious exclusion and all restrictions to freedom of belief and worship.
The idea for a treaty was the brainchild of Salam Sarhan, an Iraqi poet, journalist and TV broadcaster. Salam has lived in London since 1991, moving to the UK from Iraq, where his family still live in the crossfire of the abusive mixing of religion and politics in Al Anbar Governorate.
Salam watched in dismay as ISIS seized control of more than a third of the country in 2014 and their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, declared an Islamic caliphate in a sermon from the central mosque in Mosul, claiming to revive the Muslim theocracy that ended with the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Al-Baghdadi transformed the flagging Sunni insurgency into a black-clad global terrorist network that drew recruits from more than 100 countries.
His followers quickly overran vast areas of Syria and Iraq, imposing their barbaric interpretation of Sharia law on the beleaguered population. The defeat of ISIS left in its wake the almost total destruction of Mosul, Fallujah, Ramadi and many of Iraq’s age-old settlements. Tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis lost their lives.
It was a turning point for Salam Sarhan. After several attempts to mobilise a solution, he realised that the problem cannot be resolved on any local or national stage and concentrated instead on persuading the United Nations on the absolute necessity for an international treaty to ban the political use of religion.
It is a gross understatement to say that mixing politics and religion has had a destructive influence throughout human history. It lies at the heart of the most intractable conflicts worldwide. Sadly, some of the worst political abuses of religion today are carried out in the name of Islam. But you don’t have to turn the pages of history very far to find similar conflicts involving almost every religion on earth. Mixing politics and religion will always lead to the same disastrous results.
When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini hi-jacked the 1979 revolution in Iran, he gave birth to Islamic fundamentalism, declaring that anyone who challenged his authority would be guilty of ‘moharebeh’ or waging war against God. This fictitious edict has been used ruthlessly for the past 41 years to systematically murder tens of thousands of the regime’s opponents.
The theocratic revolution in Iran and the mullahs’ policy of aggressive expansionism in the Middle East has had a seriously destabilizing impact, only made worse by the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the subsequent uprisings and insurgencies which have blighted many countries ever since. The relentless slide towards theocracy has taken hold in Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen, the Caucasus and Nigeria.
Its influence has been felt by minority communities and ethnic groups in countries around the world, including many western nations. There has always been the temptation to focus all the blame on sectarian and intolerant regimes, but that is a fatal distraction from the grave mistakes the leading powers of the world often make in trying to deal with these ideological conflicts, playing right into the hands of the extremists.
Salam Sarhan says: “Year after year, the international community has to dedicate enormous efforts and resources to handling the consequences of the political abuse of religion. Instead of always trying to resolve these conflicts that cost the lives of millions, it is surely time to establish a meaningful, global response to the root causes? That is why the programme has begun to create an international consensus to prevent any invocation of religion, from mainstream as well as extremist religious groups, in support of national and political agendas. The campaign to create an international treaty to ban the political use of religion, BPUR International, has been born.”
The campaign has accelerated exponentially since its launch two years ago, with the creation of a not-for-profit limited company, headquartered in London, together with a board of trustees and a sizable advisory council and supporters list, involving senior political figures and legislative sponsors from countries around the world. Salam Sarhan, as founder of BPUR International, is Secretary General of a management team that operates from London, Geneva and Brussels.
Chair of the Trustees and main financial sponsor of the initiative is Naguib Sawiris, an Egyptian billionaire businessman. Mr Sawiris says: “In my opinion, this initiative will certainly make the world a better place and serve all international humanitarian objectives by tackling the root causes of many of the most intractable conflicts, terrorism, extremism and a long list of abuses of human rights inflicted on minorities, women, children and vulnerable people.”
BPUR International’s advisory council now boasts prominent elected parliamentarians, ministers, senior politicians and religious figures, as well as key decision-makers and business people from countries that range from Bangladesh to Ecuador. All are determined to achieve a UN treaty that bans all political uses of religion.
But they also want a treaty that bans all restrictions to freedom of belief and worship, to ensure that the rules will apply to all violations and will bypass any clashes with the deeply engraved religious teachings that many people have. BPUR International believes that their non-confrontational approach, grounded in the utmost respect for all religions, will build a global consensus to help the international community disarm extremism and deal with current and future conflicts. The BPUR International treaty is long overdue.
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Turkey on Thursday blamed the European Union for seating arrangements that left European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen without a chair during a meeting with the Turkish president.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his officials came under heavy criticism after images went viral of his Tuesday meeting with von der Leyen and European Council president Charles Michel in Ankara.
The room where the three leaders were hosted had only two chairs arranged next to the corresponding EU and Turkish flags.
Erdogan and Michel quickly seated themselves while von der Leyen — whose diplomatic rank is the same as that of the two men — was left standing.
“Ehm,” she said as she spread her arms in wonder and looked directly at Michel and Erdogan.
Official images later showed her seated on a sofa opposite Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who said on Thursday that criticism of Turkey for the diplomatic blunder was “unfair”.
“The seating arrangements were made in line with the EU suggestion. Period. We would not be revealing this fact had accusations not been made against Turkey,” Cavusoglu told reporters.
“The demands and suggestions of the EU side were met and the proper protocol applied during the meeting.”
‘Turkish hospitality’ –
The diplomatic faux pas was instantly branded “sofagate” on Twitter and became the dominant talking point of the first Turkey-EU summit in a year.
The three leaders were trying to set a more positive tone after months of spats.
But it ended with European officials throwing accusations of male chauvinism at Turkey, which last month withdrew from an international accord on gender-based violence.
“First they withdraw from the Istanbul Convention and now they leave the President of European Commission without a seat in an official visit. Shameful,” wrote Spanish MEP Iratxe Garcia Perez.
Some also questioned why Michel was so quick to take a seat.
The European Council president broke nearly a full day of silence by writing on Facebook that although it seemed like he was “oblivious” to the situation, it was a “protocol blunder” by Turkey.
The two EU leaders “chose not to worsen it by making a public incident”, Michel wrote.
Von der Leyen used a post-summit press conference to stress that she had a long and interesting discussion with Erdogan about women’s rights, and a commission spokesman suggested later that the incident had “sharpened her focus”.
But Cavusoglu said Turkey knew perfectly how to follow diplomatic protocol and was complying with the instructions of an EU planning delegation.
“The meetings — especially in Turkey — are held within the framework of international protocol rules and Turkish hospitality,” Cavusoglu said.
‘Symbol of disunity’ –
The European Union is under mounting pressure over its slow coronavirus inoculation effort and strains emerging between the bloc’s 27 member states.
The conservative EPP grouping is demanding a full debate in the European Parliament on the issue, with leader Manfred Weber telling Politico the trip to Ankara had become “a symbol of disunity” between the EU’s top officials.
Spain‘s Garcia also said she had asked for a debate and wanted von der Leyen and Michel to appear.
“EU-Turkey relations are crucial. But #EU unity and respect for human rights, including women’s rights, are also key,” she tweeted.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said the entire visit was a bad idea because it showed the bloc “lying down before a hostile” Erdogan.
The bloc is next expected to address its relations with Turkey at a European Council leaders’ meeting on June 24-25.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey on Thursday strongly rejected accusations that it snubbed Ursula von der Leyen – one of the European Union’s most powerful executives – because of her gender, insisting that the EU‘s own protocol requests were applied during a meeting at the Turkish presidential palace.
A majority of European consumers want to see compulsory labelling on food products containing genetically modified crops, according to a recent Ipsos report, but industry players insist that this is impossible to implement.
The report, commissioned by the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament and carried out by the polling organisation Ipsos, surveyed thousands of consumers across all 27 member states between February and March of this year in an attempt to gauge their understanding and attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) crops.
This included both “conventional” genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which involves the genetic transfer between different species, as well as gene edited (GE) crops, created using new genetic engineering techniques such as CRISPR.
It found that, of those which have heard of the technology, 86% of people want food containing GMOs to be labelled accordingly, while 68% of respondents that have heard of new genomic techniques would also like these to be clearly labelled.
While 78% of those surveyed had heard of GM crops, only 40% on average across all EU member states reported prior knowledge of GE crops.
As it currently stands, EU legislation stipulates that GM food must be clearly labelled, stating that, in the case of pre-packaged GM food/feed products, the list of ingredients must indicate “genetically modified” or “produced from genetically modified [name of the organism]”, while non-packaged products require a notice nearby.
However, products from animals fed with GM crops are exempt from GMO labelling.
The report comes amid heated debate over the future of the technology after a 2018 European Court of Justice ruling found that GE crops fall, in principle, under the EU’s GMO directive.
However, the outcome of this ruling has since been heavily disputed, with industry players pushing for the decision to be revised so as to exclude GE crops from the scope of EU regulations governing GMOs.
This would include labelling rules, something the Greens/EFA warn would deprive consumers of their right to know how their food is produced, and leave them “no opportunity to avoid GM food”.
Contacted by EURACTIV, a Commission official said that the next step for the EU executive will be the publication of a study on new genomic techniques, which aims to clarify the situation in light of the 2018 court ruling.
“The Commission is currently finalising the study which had been requested by the Council,” the official said, highlighting that issues such as consumers’ perception will be addressed in it.
The study is expected to be published at the end of April.
After the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that organisms obtained by new plant breeding techniques (NBTs) should, in principle, fall under the GMO Directive, the Council of the EU has requested a study from the Commission to clarify the situation. But what this means in practice remains unclear.
Martin Häusling, agricultural policy spokesman for the Greens/EFA Group, said that the Commission “must respect the will of consumers and ensure that existing rules are applied and that to label animal products that have been fed GMOs, including new methods of genetic engineering”.
“We demand that the same rules for authorisation and labelling apply to all types of genetically modified organisms,” he said, stressing that consumer protection means “freedom of choice and transparency about whether our food has been produced with genetic engineering, be it old or new methods of genetic engineering.”
Contacted by EURACTIV, the EU consumer group BEUC declined to offer a direct comment on the subject.
However, their position paper on the EU’s flagship food policy, the Farm to Fork strategy, which notes the potential role that “innovative techniques, including biotechnology” may play in increasing the sustainability of food production, the organisation highlights that “traceability and labelling of products produced using these [gene editing] techniques must guarantee consumers’ right to know and freedom of choice.”
They add that a lack of labelling of these products would risk “eroding consumer confidence in organic food,” pointing out that this would run counter to the strategy’s objective to stimulate organic food production and consumption in the EU.
The first open-source detection method for a gene-edited crop has been developed, according to a scientific paper. Environmental NGOs and campaign groups said this could hypothetically allow the EU to carry out checks to prevent unauthorised imports, but the EU seed sector quickly refuted this claim.
There is a will, but is there a way?
Asked about the feasibility of labelling GM food this way, EU seed sector organisation Euroseeds told EURACTIV that it is “not aware of any practical strategies that could be used for clearly identifying conventional-like gene editing products, when such products are part of commodity flows.”
Garlich Von Essen, Euroseeds secretary general, stressed that non-unique changes in the genome could also occur naturally or through conventional breeding methods.
“As we are of the opinion that these products do not constitute transgenics and are thus fundamentally different from and should not be regulated as products falling under the GM Directive, we see no value or justification for putting respective conventional-like genome editing plant varieties under the labelling obligations of the current GMO directive,” he said, warning this could lead to a “discriminatory situation”.
Likewise, centre-right MEP Herbert Dorfmann, who is the agriculture coordinator of the centre-right Europe’s People Party (EPP), recently told EURACTIV in an interview that he is frequently in contact with scientific experts on the matter who maintain that it is not possible to differentiate between GMOs and GE crops.
“In my opinion, labelling is simply not possible and [without regulating gene editing] we will have plants, seeds that will come from outside Europe, where we don’t know which technology of genetic improvement was applied,” he said.
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Magnesium- Magnesium helps increase oxygen absorption and intake by body providing bursts of energy and stamina. It is used by athletes and bodybuilders to increase their total work output during workouts.
Vitamin K1 – This vitamin helps promote bone health by promoting the infusion of calcium phosphate into the bones. It also helps with blood clotting and helps absorb vitamin D better.
Vitamin B6 – This nutrient helps promote better brain functioning and reduces symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Zinc – This is another essential nutrient used in testogen which boosts immunity and improves metabolism. It also helps in quick healing of wounds.
Boron – Boron is used to build stronger bones and muscles. It helps in quick muscle building and improves testosterone levels in the body .
Bioperine – This is a thermogenic ingredient which helps in burning fat by increasing the body’s core temperature.
Where Can You Find Testogen and How Much Does it Cost?
For better prices and guarantee of quality, it is recommended to always buy Testogen from its original website.
It is available in 3 packages –
One Month Supply – You can get this at $59.99 only with a standard shipping fee of $7.95.
Two Months Supply + One Month Supply Free –You can buy this package at $119.99 with free shipping.
Three Months Supply + Two Months Supply Free –this package can be bought at $179.99 with free worldwide shipping.
Our recommendation is to buy the two months supply with one month free, as you won’t have to pay for shipping. Also Testogen takes a little time to work, so give it a try for at least 2 months before giving up.
Do you want bigger and stronger muscles, fast? Strenuous workouts and strict diets can only get you so far. Sometimes our body needs an external push which can kickstart the burning process of the stubborn fat accumulated on our tummy and thighs.
Instant Knockout, as the name suggests, can help you knock off your excess fat and get a firm and sculpted body with regular use.
Formulated by Roar Ambition Ltd based in the UK, Instant Knockout is an all-natural fat burner which was originally created for Pro Boxers and MMA fighters to help them burn fat quickly in time for a fight.
All Roar Ambition products are made in high-class facilities in the USA and UK, which follows the standards set by FDA. Their products are GMP certified and created using only natural plant based ingredients.
They claim to have used the latest technology and stay at the forefront of nutritional research while developing all their products for an extensive customer base of fitness enthusiasts, bodybuilders and athletes.
Pros:
Fast and free shipping worldwide.
Unique formula for shredding fat quickly
Fuels energy levels pushing your to workout more
Works on burning fat from the whole body.
Only uses high–quality natural ingredients
Easy to use pills
Suppresses appetite and controls munchies
Helps build better muscles
Cons:
Must not be taken too close to bedtime as it might disrupt your sleep
Instant Knockout uses it 10powerful fat burning ingredients to work on your metabolism. By harnessing the natural powers of outfit ingredients, Instant knockout boosts your metabolic process, and it’s a known fact that faster metabolism means faster fat burning.
It also keeps your appetite in check, resulting in less fat consumption and promoting more fat burning. Instant knockout burns the stored fat in your body and uses it as energy to fuel your workouts.
Ingredients of Instant Knockout:
Green Tea Extract – Green tea extract is a rich source of antioxidants and has been credited with a range of health benefits such as promoting heart, liver and brain health. Additionally green tea extract has the ability to aid weight loss, exercise performance and enhance recovery.
Cayenne Pepper Seeds – Cayenne pepper is known to be the king of medicinal herbs. Cayenne pepper is a type of chilli pepper and boosts your metabolism. B increasing the amount of heat in your body, Cayenne pepper makes you burn more calories per day.
Glucomannan- Glucomannan is a natural, water soluble dietary fibre extracted from the roots of elephant yam. Being a soluble fibres glucomannan absorbs water in the stomach, contributing to the feeling of fullness. Additionally, it may promote reduced calorie intake.
Vitamin B6 – It helps patients with Alzhiemer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Vitamin B6 also helps convert food into energy providing you with long-lasting stamina.
Caffeine Anhydrous – Caffeine is a naturally occurring substance found in many different plant species. It is known to increase strength, muscle power, cardiovascular exercise endurance and sprinting power.
Vitamin B12 – Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin that has numerous roles in our body. It helps with red blood cell formation and supports bone health by preventing Osteoporosis.
GTF Chromium – Chromium is a mineral that plays a key role in nutrient metabolism. Chromium supplements help in improving blood sugar levels.
Zinc – This is an essential nutrient which is present throughout our bodies. This promotes better functioning of the immune system and improves metabolism.
Piperine – This is a bioactive compound extracted from black pepper which works to improve your gut health. It can help with nausea, vomiting and also help boost your metabolism.
Green Coffee Bean – These are nothing but unroasted coffee beans which contain compounds called chlorogenic acid which can act as powerful antioxidants. These can help lower blood pressure and promote fat and weight loss.
Bulking is the phase of muscle-gaining, when you intentionally consume a lot of calories – more than your body actually needs. This is done for a defined period of maybe 3-6 months depending on your body type.
These extra calories are eaten to provide your body with the extra energy it needs for intensive workouts in the gym and to fuel your muscle size.
However sometimes calorie consumption is not enough, what you also need is an external push which kick starts your bulking process.
With D-Bal you can gain muscles quickly and easily and may also be able to recover quickly from muscle injuries and soreness.
Manufactured by CrazyBulk in a GMP approved facility, D-Bal is a dietary supplement that can help you during your Bulking stage.
D-Bal is a powerful blend of all-natural ingredients that can result in all the gains and positives of Dianabol, without the side-effects. Dianabol is an illegal anabolic steroids which was used by bodybuilders in the USA to bulk up.
However due to numerous harmful side-effects, Dianabol was banned in the USA. CrazyBulk therefore created D-Bal, as a legal alternative to Dianabol. The new D-Bal formula can be safe for use and 7times more powerful than its predecessor.
Pros:
Fast Bulking
Legal Steroid alternative to Dianabol
Increases focus and concentration
Boosts up Energy Levels
Balances Testosterone Level
No need for Prescriptions
Helps Speed up Bone and Tendon Healing
Free Delivery and Money Back Guarantee
Cons:
Is only Available online.
You need to combine it with a suitable diet for best results.
D-bal is created using a unique combination of potent ingredients that don’t just increase muscle mass and strength but also help improve our overall body health.
The herbal and powerful ingredients present in D-Bal work on the root cause of slow bulking in your body and help in fat reduction and muscle building. You can also refer to this article to get detailed Information about D-Bal to know how it can reduce muscle soreness and speed up tendon recovery With just 3 capsules a day, D-Bal can help you gain muscles, strength and stamina.
Ingredients of D-Bal:
Magnesium – Magnesium helps improve flexibility and by loosening up tight muscles decreases the risk of injuries. This happens when muscles can’t possibly relax and cause cramps, there is where Magnesium shines.
Vitamin D2 – This nutrient helps decrease the risk of muscle stress related fractures and improves muscle recovery. Vitamin D2 also helps with depression and contributes to improving overall health.
Ashwagandha Extract – Ashwagandha helps decrease accumulated body fat, increases muscle and bone mass and rebalances hormonal levels.
MSM – Methylsulfonylmethane commonly known as MSM, is a dietary supplement that has gained popularity recently among athletes and bodybuilders. It helps improve exercise recovery time and bulk up your muscles.
L-Isoleucine – This amino acid helps regulate blood sugar levels and promote the production of the Human Growth Hormones (HGH). It also helps fasten wound healing.
DHEA – This is an androgen that can help balance testosterone levels in men. Testosterone levels directly influence the manly characteristics in a man like muscle and bone mass, strength building and recovery of injuries.
Tribulus Terrestris Extract – This is another ingredient which can help decrease stored body fat and increase muscle gains. This can also be beneficial for skin diseases and sexual problems like Erectile dysfunction.
Hyaluronic Acid – This helps relieve joint and muscle pain and improves bone strength.
Where Can you find D-Bal and How Much Does it Cost?
D-Bal can only be purchased from the official site of CrazyBulks.
For 1 Bottle of D-Bal – You save $25.01 and get it for the discounted price of $59.99/bottle.
For 2 Bottles of D-Bal – You get 1 more Bottle of D-Bal absolutely free and you save $135.02 and get three bottles at a discounted price of $119.98 only. You also get free shipping only with Bulk order.
Have you reached a plateau in your weight loss, especially when you are working hard in the gym and the kitchen? You are making sure to do all things right, working out a few times a week, eating healthy, doing your cardio. What more should you do, you ask?
Winsol, unlike anabolic drugs, doesn’t give temporary results. It is a body building supplement used by athletes all over the world to supercharge their power and enhance their performance. Winsol is an alternative to Winstrol, a popular steroid with serious side effects.
Winsol is a safe and legal alternative to Winstrol, the anabolic steroid used by most athletes and bodybuilders, giving better results than Winstrol and without the serious side effects that come with the use of an anabolic steroid. Winsol is for anyone who is in the cutting phase and wants to increase strength and performance while burning away fat and creating muscles.
Pros:
Starts working immediately and burns fat even when you are not working out
Preserves muscles and strength while burning fat, thus retaining quality muscles
Helps in losing water weight and enhancing vascularity
Boosts the level testosterone and enhances muscle mass
Enhances blood supply
Gives rapid result within 30 days
Free worldwide shipping
Cons:
Only available on the official Crazy Bulk website
How Does Winsol Work?
Winsol is a highly thermogenic fat burner. The preparation for this natural supplement has been researched and tested in FDA approved labs and has absolutely no side effects. Winsol works by preserving muscle and fat, while converting stored fat, especially stubborn belly fat, into energy even during periods of limited activity.
Winsol contains weight loss ingredients like Acetyl- L-carnitine that acts by sparing muscle and strength while burning fat.
Ingredients of Winsol:
Acetyl-L- Carnitine- L Carnitine is a naturally occurring amino acid and is often taken as a supplement . Studies have shown that L- Carnitine plays a crucial role in production of energy by transporting fatty acids into our cells. L- Carnitine may also benefit brain function by preventing age- related mental decline and improving markers of learning.
Choline- Choline is a newly discovered nutrient that is made by the liver in very small amounts. This nutrient is similar to the vitamin B complex and impacts liver function, healthy brain development, muscle movement and nervous system.
Dimethylaminoethanol- DMAE is naturally produced in the body and is thought to help regulate many functions of the brain. DMAE helps control the amount and effectiveness of choline and fights anxiety and cortisol production. The powerful anti-inflammatory action of DMAE helps keep the performance level up and reduces inflammation in joints.
Wild Yam Roots- Wild Yam, a vine found mostly in North America, is said to help treat numerous conditions such as hormone production and imbalance, Arthritis, skin health etc.
Safflower Oil- Safflower is high in linoleic oil, which regulates hormones and is also a potent anti-inflammatory.
Where Can You Find Winsol and How Much Does it Cost?
Winsol is only available at the manufacturer’s website Crazybulk USA to save the users from any fake product.
For 1 Bottle of Winsol – You save $20.01 and get it for the discounted price of $61.99/bottle.
For 2 Bottles of Winsol – You get 1 more Bottle of Winsol absolutely free and you save $122.02 and get three bottles at a discounted price of $123.98 only. You also get free shipping only with Bulk order.
To magnify your muscle gain possibilities, you have to go through the endless cycles of bulking and cutting. Some might say that building up muscle is a body builder’s forte, however deep down we all want to look healthy, attractive and toned.
Bodybuilding supplements are made of elements that help in gaining muscle mass, increased endurance and performance. Trenorol, a legal substitute of Trenbolone, will give you the strength you desired all along your fitness journey.
Trenorol will recreate for you, the androgenic effect that came with consumption of Trenbolone. Trenorol is the proven formula for that ripped physique you always wanted. Created by the popular and trusted brand by thousands of athletes, trainers be it men or women, Crazybulk is offering Trenorol, the best bodybuilding supplement.
According to WPHC, Trenorol is an all purpose supplement that is perfectly suitable for any kind of workout. Trenorol is especially effective for people involved in hard training sessions and want to increase energy and endurance. Crazy bulk says that this is 100% natural and safe, and claims it to be the most versatile steroid of all times.
Pros:
Is a safe and legal Trenbolone alternative
Gives you the Mega muscle mass
Helps you to shred fat without losing mass
Provides enhanced Vascularity
Gives you super strength and stamina
Gives rapid result within 30 days
Free worldwide shipping
Cons:
Only available on the official website of Crazybulk
Trenorol, the legal substitute for Trenborol helps your muscle tissues to retain maximum Nitrogen. Nitrogen is the building blocks of protein, hence more Nitrogen leads to more protein and thereby increasing muscle gain and improved fat burning. Nitrogen is also needed by the muscle to heal faster.
Trenorol also boosts the flow of oxygen to the muscles by stepping up the red blood cell production. The increase of RBCs in the body give greater vascularity and a defined look to you.
Ingredients of Trenorol:
Beta Sitosterol- It is the most crucial ingredient in Trenorol and is a naturally occurring substance found in plants. Used in many medicines, Beta Sitosterol is most commonly used for lowering blood cholesterol level and improving symptoms of enlarged prostate. Most importantly it prevents the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. This aids in reducing body fat and muscle mass.
Curcumin- Curcumin is the main active ingredient in turmeric and has powerful anti inflammatory effects. Curcumin is also a very strong antioxidant, boosts brain derived neurotrophic factor, is linked to improve brain function and lowers risk of brain diseases.
Nettle leaf extract- Nettle has been a staples herbal medicine since ancient times. It is used widely in arthritis and lower back pain medicines. Nettle extract also is full of Vitamins, minerals, amino acids and polyphenols. It also helps to reduce inflammation.
Pepsin- Pepsin is a digestive enzyme vital in breakdown and nutrient absorption. Pepsin helps in bodybuilding regimen as the body needs a lot of carbohydrates and proteins to replenish the lost energy during workouts.
Where Can you find Trenorol and How Much Does it Cost?
However, you can find it online. Purchasing the supplements from the official website is the only safe way.
For 1 Bottle of Trenorol- You save $23.01 and get it for the discounted price of $61.99/bottle.
For 2 Bottles of Winsol – You get 1 more Bottle of Winsol absolutely free and you save $131.02 and get three bottles at a discounted price of $123.98 only. You also get free shipping only with Bulk order.
In Conclusion – Which Is The Best Legal Steroid For You?
There are a lot of legal steroids available in the market, shortlisting the top is quite a tough task. Although, When we think of muscles the first thing that comes to our mind are well cut biceps or abs. But muscles are so much more than that. Muscles and nerve fibres allow us to move our body, enable our internal organs to function and are essential to maintain your body strength and body weight. Therefore, We need the best!
Maintaining strong core muscles can help you look taller and straighter which enhances your posture as well as overall appearance. All these steroids mentioned above will help you to get your desired result but we would highly recommend you to either go for Testo-Max or Clenbutrol. These two are the most favored ones. They help to keep the rest of your body aligned. Strengthening and maintaining muscles can boost metabolism thereby utilizing more energy for every action you do.
These natural pre- workout, dietary supplements are 100% legal, non invasive and non prescription. However, It is always better to consult your doctor before taking any of it. No matter your gender or age, these Natural Steroids might help you in building and maintaining muscles and live a much healthier life.
Project restores faded parts of building and strengthens its seismic resistance, extending the conservation work carried out by Shoghi Effendi in the early 1950s.
BAHÁ’Í WORLD CENTRE — A two-year long project that strengthened seismic resistance of the House of ‘Abbúd while restoring parts of the building that had deteriorated over time has concluded. This undertaking was an extension of the conservation work carried out by Shoghi Effendi in the early 1950s, when he prepared the sacred site for pilgrimage.
As exiles and under house arrest, Bahá’u’lláh and His family arrived at this building in 1871 and lived in extremely cramped conditions. At one point more than 13 people were living in one room.
It was at this sacred site that, in 1873, Bahá’u’lláh revealed His Most Holy Book—the Kitáb-i-Aqdas—which outlines the essential laws and principles of His Faith, lays the groundwork for Bahá’í institutions, and is referred to in the Bahá’í writings as the “charter of the future world civilization.”
The restoration of the House of ‘Abbúd aims to preserve “the building in a befitting condition for centuries to come”, wrote the Universal House of Justice in a letter to Bahá’í National Spiritual Assemblies on Friday.
Different aspects of the restoration and conservation work can be seen in the images that follow.
A historic (left) and current (right) view of the east façade of the house. This is the part of the house first occupied by Bahá’u’lláh and his family—known as the House of ‘Údí K̲h̲ammár—with the room (at upper-left) where Bahá’u’lláh revealed the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, the Most Holy Book of the Bahá’í Faith.
In the room where Bahá’u’lláh revealed the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, conservation was carried out for the wooden wall panels, many of which had become warped or discolored. Each one was straightened, reinforced, and re-stained.
A set of sofas from the house were restored to their original appearance. The upholstery pattern was recreated from a few photographs and used by a textile producer to replicate the fabric.
One of the rooms features a beautifully patterned ceiling and an intricate frieze painted on zinc panels. Conservators documented the frieze pattern, repaired the panels, and restored the paintings—a remarkable conservation of artwork from the Ottoman era.
A restored ceiling in the House of ‘Abbúd.
Detail from the restored frieze in the House of ‘Abbúd.
Ceiling patterns in another room of the house which had become concealed overtime have been restored.
A closeup view of the restored ceiling of one of the rooms in the House of ‘Abbúd
A major aspect of the restoration of the House of ‘Abbúd was replastering some 5,000 square meters of internal and external walls. Lime-based plaster, recommended by conservation experts for use in rehabilitation of historical buildings, was applied. The new plaster and paint will prevent the buildup of moisture inside the walls.
Repairs were made to wooden roof beams throughout the building and reinforced in some places with stainless steel.
Traditional glass-blowing techniques were used to produce the windowpanes.
The marble columns and capitals of the colonnade overlooking the Mediterranean Sea that had become degraded were replaced with identical replicas.
An example of restored stonework in the building.
Once the easing of public health restrictions allows, the doors of the House of ‘Abbúd will once again open to receive pilgrims.
