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Jesus told him in a dream, "I will turn your enemies into friends."
Since the late 1970's, I have heard story after story of Jesus appearing to Muslims in dreams and visions to speak to them about who he is. It has come from every conceivable source, numerous well-respected organizations, and trusted friends. Why does he do this with Muslims and so frequently? I don't know, but it thrills my heart every time I hear a new story. It reminds me that we are speaking the truth, Jesus is alive, and he is Lord of all.
Last weekend I heard another story of the mighty power of Jesus. Kathy and I were in Ft. Worth at the Muslim Background Believers conference. On Saturday night we had dinner with Hormoz Shariat and his wife Donnell. Hormoz is the founder and president of Iran Alive Ministries which God is using to bring Muslims to Christ in the thousands in Iran. Here is what he told me.
A Muslim man in a village watch Hormoz week after week speak of the love and life giving message of Jesus. Then, one night he trusted Christ as his Savior. He wanted to know what to do with his new-found faith and the Lord spoke to him to share this good news with others. The man obeyed and started sharing with the other men in the village but three of them took offense at his message and beat him severely.
The new Christian went home badly beaten physically and greatly discouraged. He fell asleep and soon Jesus appeared to him in a dream. The man said, "Lord, why did this happen to me? I have obeyed you and look what happened! Are you sure this is what you wanted me to do." Jesus told him, "Yes, I wanted you to speak with them and very soon you will see that I can turn your enemies into friends." Then, the man fell into a deep, restful, and healing sleep.
In the morning he was awakened by loud knocking on his door. When he opened it, there were the three men who attacked him! In fear, the man tried to shut the door, but they said, "Please, no, wait. Last night we could not sleep. We felt so bad about what we did to you. We had a dream and we want to learn more about Jesus." So the four men began watching Hormoz's broadcast and soon they trusted Christ as Savior!
Then, they started telling others in the village. Soon, the entire village was in the man's home watching the show. Eventually, everyone in the village became a follower of Jesus!
This is only one of many gripping stories we heard last weekend at the conference we attended to equip God's people to minister to Muslims. Islam has always presented a great challenge to our faith, but we heard repeatedly that we are not to give in to our fear. We have a greater message, a greater story, a greater Lord.
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UPDATE: The arrested man has been identified as 24-year-old Salvador Villarreal-Gomez.. He has been charged with mischief over $5000, according to Vancouver police.
Police have arrested a man in connection with a damaging flood at a downtown Vancouver highrise that left residents mopping up after water coursed through their building and soaked several suites Monday evening.
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This book is third in the series of Travel guides of this year that feature quite a few images from my vast captures of colorful Rajasthan. Here is the link on FLICKR to The collection of my captures from the length and breadth of Rajasthan
This book is a handy tool to convince your friends that Rajasthan is one of the most beautiful and exotic travel destinations ever. It's not all about camels, though there are camel safaris and camel fairs galore. Rajasthan, the land of kings; an arid land tamed by a valorous people. It is the land of Rajputs, a people quick to take offence and generous with forgiveness. Their annals are written in blood and fire and every grain of sand has been drenched in blood at least once. The people are attired in all colours and hues of a rainbow, fluorescent colours being favoured for turbans. Their ghagra-cholis have beautiful applique patterns, a flash of glass here, a bead there. Jewellery and tattoos are sported by men and women alike. Most men take pride in their lustrous moustaches and beards, combed with great care. It is the sturdy forts, airy palaces, lavish havelis and the vitality of the people that still attract tourists by the hordes.
If you happen to be in a book store, just pick this up and browse; you will love the vivid, colorful spreads…
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THE 2007/8 Mook Gardens Southport & District Sunday Football League is heading towards a dramatic finale, with most sides still having something or other to play for, be it titles, promotion or relegation.
No other division can surely match that of the Premier, in which three teams could still win the title, while at the other end of the table, five sides still mathematically remain in the relegation zone.
All of the three sides (Pinewoods, Woodwards & Marshside Hesketh) in the hunt for the title can reach a maximum of 49 points by winning all their remaining games.
Leaders Pinewoods have just one game left to play, at Freshfield, in a fortnight, while Woodwards have two home fixtures remaining against Dell Rangers and Freshfield.
Marshside Hesketh must win their four remaining games in order to stay in touch at the top and reach 49 points, starting with this weekend's Premier Division Match of the Day clash against Sterling Athletic at Rufford Road.
Marshside then take on three sides at the foot of the table, starting with a trip to Inter Global at the end of the month, followed by a home match against Formby Dons and a final road trip to Scarisbrick Hotel in early April.
Marshside and Sterling both report fully fit squads going into the contest, that ended all square (2-2) the last time they met on the opening game of the campaign.
Marshside have been there or thereabouts at the top all season, but two defeats and three draws in their last 11 league outings, has allowed one or two others the chance to catch up.
Sterling still mathematically need two further points from three games to ensure they stay in the top flight and Tony Jones's side will no doubt once again be up for the same kind of fight that they showed in the final game of last season (draw), when they effectively denied Marshside Hesketh the chance to become champions and handed the crown to Pinewoods.
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Sixth placed Freshfield, who are on the back of a run which has seen them lose just one of their last seven league fixtures, play host to an Inter Global side still requiring four points from four games to guarantee their survival.
While in the one remaining fixture, fifth placed Portland play host to a struggling Dell Rangers still clinging onto life in the top division by a short thread.
Premier Division Golden Boot Leading Scorers
Chris Bates (Ship) 19 goals, Shaun Foster (Marshside Hesketh) 17, Joe Middleton (Portland) & Sandy Thompson (Marshside Hesketh) 16, Colin Toole (Strand Tavern) 14, Kevin Garforth (Woodwards) 12, Eion Bond (Ship) 11, Syd Reid (Pinewoods) 10, Jack Gerrard (Freshfield), Paul Foster (Scarisbrick Hotel), Paul Guy & Dave Housley (both Woodwards), Neil Hodgson (Pinewoods) & Andy Wall (Dell Rangers) 9, Paul Chambers (Pinewoods), Dean Fazal & Gaz Hooper (both Woodwards), Lee Kelly (Scarisbrick Hotel), & Craig Smith (Inter Global) 8 goals each.
First Division
The clash between AC Vision and Dell Rangers Reserves has a huge bearing on the top spot, where a win for leaders Dell would clinch them the title, while a win for AC means they still could in theory still catch them up, if they won all their games in hand and Dell remained pointless in their final three matches.
In the one remaining fixture, Cream host Thornbeck Alliance, both sides are currently locked in seventh place on 25 points, with Cream having played two fewer matches.
Second Division
The top two go head to head at Smith Green Formby, as leaders Harrington play host to second placed The Herald who still have what may prove a valuable match in hand.
Third placed Ship Reserves should have no trouble in defeating bottom placed Hamilton Design and finally fourth placed Ampro Athletic can do their own promotion push no harm with a home win over Altcar.
Third Division
The pick of the crop is undoubtedly the clash at Devonshire Road, where third placed Brown Turner take on leaders Portland Reserves, Brown Turner are currently unbeaten in nine league games, while Portland have lost two and drawn one of their last eight.
Second placed Scarisbrick Hotel Reserves aim to stay in touch at the top as they play host to fifth placed Northway, while fourth placed Dunes host Holbank and last but not least improving Barnett's host struggling Legionares.
Dennis Moorcroft Cup
Formby Dons Reserves and Nationwide St Pats battle it out for the right to play Inter Global in one semi-final, while Blowick and Lexton Rovers go head-to-head for the chance to take on Koronet Royals in the other semi.
Billy Little Cup
Second Division side Dales entertain Third Division AFC VIG for the right to play Hartwood in the semi-finals.
Infirmary Cup
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Holbank will host Imperial after Scarisbrick Hotel Reserves were thrown out of the competition after handing in a false team sheet, while in the other game Ampro Athletic face a tough encounter against The Herald.
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Hartwood face the winners of this weekend's clash between Dales and AFC VIG, while in the other tie Northway will host to Dunes.


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So, I've had this idea rattling around my head for a while to create mini-wardrobes. Not, you know, whole sets or anything, but like mini-collections around a theme for the Dames and Dandies paper dolls. This is the first of these sets.
This might also be the last of these sets, but I really like the concept. I suppose some of my theme weeks are a similar idea, but I don't really think all the 1940s pieces are mix and matchable which is a central idea of the mini-wardrobe.
Today's Dame and Dandie Mini-Wardrobe is for the B Pose paper dolls and is sci-fi themed, maybe cyberpunk, but maybe not gritty enough for that? I'm unsure.
The idea in my head was to combine these pieces in different ways. The long sleeved crop top can be worn alone or it can be worn as a layering piece over the corset or high necked top. The boots match, of course, and were super fun to draw. I was inspired by this pair.
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The colours in this palette are so inspirational and I love that I could use every single shade in this. The mix of mattes to shimmers is great, the formula blends out nicely and I never get bored of wearing this palette. I wish the glitter formulas were shimmers instead but I can work around it since I adore the colour palette so much. I know some people found the mattes hard to work with but I don't find that it's anything a good blend cant fix.
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Unlike Madonna, the Middle East Is No 'Material Girl'
In my article "How to Understand Islamism: Read What Its Leaders Actually Say," I wrote about Sunni Islamist leader Yusuf al-Qaradawi:
[He] does not talk about the need for urbanization, the equality of women, modern education, and greater freedom as the solution. Indeed, his view is totally contrary to a leftist or liberal or nationalist Muslim who would stress the need to borrow any ideas and methods other than purely technological ones, from the West in order to gain equality and even superiority. Think of how Asia has succeeded -- Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and now even China -- through eagerness to blend borrowings, adaptation, and its own historic culture. No, for al-Qaradawi the issue [of why the Muslim world hasn't done better] is completely one of the abandonment of Islam.
A reader pointed out that in the West, it is assumed to be obvious that Arabs understand material advancement is necessary for progress and power. For example, Tom Friedman talked about the UN Arab Human Development Report written by Arab liberals. In other words: the Arabic-speaking world is shaped by the failure of leaders to understand that Western pundits know far more about their society than they do.
Understanding that Friedman doesn't understand the Middle East -- though he has persuaded a big audience otherwise -- is the beginning of wisdom on the region.
Friedman insists:
Read the U.N.'s 2002 Arab Human Development Report about what deficits of freedom, women's empowerment and knowledge did to Arab peoples over the last 50 years. Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen and Syria are not falling apart today because their leaders were toppled. Their leaders were toppled because for too many years they failed too many of their people. Half the women in Egypt still can't read. That's what the stability of the last 50 years bought.
But this is not the real issue. As happened in the USSR, Nazi Germany, and elsewhere in history, the real problem is radical ideology in command of both the leaders and the masses. As a result, the masses of the Middle East don't care about deficits, but mainly about conformity, hatred of the "other," killing, revenge, and -- to borrow a term -- what is politically correct, not factually correct. As for the rulers, they know how devastating in terms of stability the kinds of policies naive Westerners support would be.
Remember, the West saw the fall of communism as the blooming of democracy, whereas the Middle Eastern leaders saw it as the wilting of empires. The West remembers the passing of the Soviet bloc as the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Middle East leaders saw it as the fall of their counterparts, and the placing of Romania's dictatorial Ceausescus in front of a firing squad. Now, 20 years later, Mubarak is in prison and Qadhafi is dead, murdered.
Is Syria in a state of civil war because the regime failed its people, or because it tried to ride the tiger by toying with the promotion of Sunni Islamism? Perhaps regimes inevitably must fail their people because of a lack of resources, the state of their societies, the nature of the dominant ideas, and the era of anarchy that would have to be unleashed by even the best attempt to address the "deficits." And perhaps there is a Western"deficit" in understanding the Middle East: a failure to take religion, ideology, and radicalism seriously; the inability to grasp that one is dealing with a different history and culture.


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Wolford Group: Sales Increase in the 2011/12 Fiscal Year
- Sales up 1.3 percent to EUR 154.1 million
- Monobrand distribution almost at 65 percent threshold
- EBITDA and EBIT slightly below prior-year level
- Consistently solid capital structure Dividend proposal: EUR 0.40 per share
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Vienna/Bregenz, July 20, 2012. Wolford Aktiengesellschaft, a publicly listed company on the Vienna Stock Exchange, succeeded in increasing sales slightly by 1.3 percent to EUR 154.1 million in the 2011/12 fiscal year (May 1, 2011 – April 30, 2012) from the prior-year level of EUR 152.2 million in spite of the difficult economic environment. EBITDA amounted to EUR 15.3 million, slightly below the comparable level of EUR 15.7 million in 2010/11, whereas EBIT totaled EUR 7.0 million (previous year: EUR 7.3 million). Earnings were impacted by the intensification of future-oriented measures around the world, such as the expansion of Wolford-owned points of sales and the corresponding initial costs as well as preparations for expanding distribution in China and the effects of a tax audit. "Although we were confronted with generally difficult economic conditions in the past fiscal year, along with unusually warm autumn weather and the resulting buying restraint on the part of consumers and the retail sector, we still managed to achieve gratifying sales growth on balance. I generally consider the development of our operating earnings indicators to be closely linked to our targeted, future-oriented activities designed to strengthen the global presence of the brand. Thus we often take advantage of short-term opportunities to expand distribution in the current volatile market environment and we have opened numerous new sales locations in the past fiscal year in order to increase the density of our sales network", says Holger Dahmen, Chief Executive Officer of Wolford Aktiengesellschaft.
Moderate sales growth as a result of a gratifying second half-year
The 2011/12 fiscal year was shaped by the European sovereign debt and bank crisis. Moreover, the unusually warm weather conditions prevailing in many areas of Europe in the period September to October 2011 had a negative impact on the consumer climate in the fashion industry in several core European markets. This environment also affected the sales and earnings development of the Wolford Group, which nevertheless managed to maintain first half-year sales at about the same level as in the comparable prior-year period. Demand for Wolford products perceptibly increased in the course of the fiscal year, so that the Austrian luxury brand succeeded in raising sales by 1.3 percent to EUR 154.1 million (previous year: EUR 152.2 million) for the entire 2011/12 fiscal year as a consequence of a gratifying second half-year.
Earnings affected by investment activity and special effects
Initial costs related to the expansion of the company's distribution channels as well as the weather-related buying restraint on the part of consumers and the retail sector in the second quarter of 2011/12 had a dampening effect on the development of earnings indicators. As a consequence, EBITDA in the past fiscal year declined slightly to EUR 15.3 million (previous year: EUR 15.7 million), and EBIT reached a level of EUR 7.0 million (previous year: EUR 7.3 million). Accordingly, the EBITDA margin of the Wolford Group was 9.9 percent. In the same period, the result from continuing operations (result before taxes) decreased to EUR 5.2 million (previous year: EUR 5.8 million).
An external tax audit was carried out at Wolford Aktiengesellschaft for an audit period of seven years (2003/04 to 2009/10). It is likely that a subsequent tax expense of EUR 0.4 million will be incurred. In addition, reported tax loss carry-forwards and current value depreciations on investments in affiliated companies amounting to EUR 2.5 million were not recognized. On balance, the total additional expense resulting from the tax audit was approximately EUR 2.9 million. Due to these special effects, the net result for the 2011/12 fiscal year was EUR 1.4 million (previous year: EUR 5.1 million). Adjusted for special effects arising from the tax audit, the net result for the 2011/12 fiscal year totaled EUR 4.3 million.
Solid equity capital base
As at the reporting date of April 30, 2012, shareholders' equity of the Wolford Group amounted to EUR 83.6 million (April 30, 2011: EUR 83.9 million). The equity ratio was thus at 57.5 percent and could be maintained at the high level of the previous year (April 30, 2011: 58.0 percent). Capital investments in the past fiscal year rose by 24.1 percent to EUR 7.9 million (previous year: EUR 6.4 million), which can be attributed to the targeted expansion of Wolford-owned points of sale. Net debt reached a level of EUR 15.4 million (April 30, 2011: EUR 12.7 million), corresponding to a dept/equit ratio of 18.4 percent (April 30, 2011: 15.1 percent).
Dividend proposal: EUR 0.40 per share
The Executive Board will propose to the Supervisory Board and the Annual General Meeting that the company distribute a dividend of EUR 0.40 for the past 2011/12 fiscal year for each share entitled to a dividend. A dividend of EUR 0.40 for the 2010/11 fiscal year was already paid for each no par value bearer share.
Balanced product portfolio
For more than 60 years, the Wolford Group has served as a trendsetter setting major milestones in the fashion industry. The company has evolved from an exclusive supplier of legwear to a globally present luxury brand with five product groups (Legwear, Ready-to-wear, Lingerie, Swimwear and Accessories). In the 2011/12 fiscal year the Legwear product group made the largest contribution to the Group's brand sales with a share of 55 percent. The Ready-to-wear segment generated 31 percent of total brand sales, followed by the Lingerie product group with a 10 percent share. The Accessories segment posted a strong rise in sales, almost doubling its moderate brand sales share compared to the 2010/11 fiscal year. The Swimwear product group accounted for about one percent of the Wolford Group's brand sales.
Monobrand distribution almost at 65 percent threshold
As in past fiscal years, those points of sale which exclusively offer Wolford products showed a particularly good development during the reporting period. Sales via Wolford-controlled distribution channels – own and partner-operated boutiques, factory outlets, concession shop-in-shops and e-commerce – climbed by 5.3 percent. Thus the share of total sales generated by Wolford's monobrand stores has increased significantly over the last five years, from 53.6 percent in the 2006/07 fiscal year to the current level of 64.6 percent (2010/11: 62.7 percent).
Continued expansion of proprietary stores
Within the context of its concentration on monobrand distribution, the Wolford Group is focusing in particular on the expansion of its retail business via Wolford-owned points of sale. Supported by a strategic customer loyalty program launched in 2010/11, complementary activities in the field of social media and the increasing importance of online business, Wolford's proprietary stores (own boutiques, shop-in-shops, factory outlets and e-commerce) posted a sales increase of 8.4 percent in the 2011/12 fiscal year. Accordingly, the share of total sales generated by retail stores rose to 54.9 percent by the end of the 2011/12 fiscal year (2010/11: 51.4 percent). This growth in the past fiscal year was partially due to the expansion of Wolford's own distribution network. However, a gratifying sales growth of 3.3 percent was also achieved on a like-for-like basis.
Positive development in most core geographic markets
From a regional perspective, a positive picture generally emerged from Wolford's core geographic markets. In particular, Spain showed a very good development, with sales up 18.5 percent due to adaptations made to distribution structures. Wolford also succeeded in generating significant sales increases, with sales up in Belgium (+ 12.2 percent), UK (+ 8.5 percent in Group currency, + 10.6 percent in the local currency), Germany (+ 4.8 percent), USA (+ 3.6 percent in Group currency, + 7.1 percent in the local currency) and Austria (+ 1.7 percent). In contrast, sales fell slightly in France (- 0.5 percent) and Scandinavia (- 1.4 percent). The sales decline was more pronounced in CEE (- 3.7 percent), the Netherlands (- 4.4 percent) and Italy (- 5.4 percent). In Switzerland Wolford was faced with a sales drop of 12.6 percent in Group currency (- 20.4 percent in the local currency) as a consequence of the strong Swiss franc and the related outflow of purchasing power to neighboring countries. Sales in the Asia/Oceania region fell slightly (- 1.0 percent) and thus almost matched the comparable level in the 2010/11 fiscal year, which was characterized by strong sales growth.
Wolford will continue to increase the density of its global network of monobrand stores. The opening of new Wolford-owned and partner-operated boutiques to strengthen the company's controlled distribution is planned along with the targeted continuation of its cooperation with trade partners. In addition, the online business activities of the Wolford Group will be expanded in order to intensify existing customer relationships and attract new customer groups. All in all the objective is to further develop and strengthen the international presence of the Wolford brand. In addition to concentrating on its core European markets as well as North America, the Wolford Group plans to extend its involvement in Greater China in order to steadily grow the business there in the future. In the first weeks of the new fiscal year, the company succeeded in achieving a considerable sales increase compared to the previous year. On the basis of the measures which are being implemented, the Executive Board of the Wolford Group is optimistic to generate further growth in the 2012/13 fiscal year via higher market penetration in existing markets, entering new markets and the continuation of the efficiency-enhancement measures which have already been initiated. Contact: Holger Dahmen (Chief Executive Officer) Peter Simma (Deputy Chief Executive Officer) email@example.com Wolford Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfordstrasse 1, A-6901 Bregenz +43 (0) 5574 690-1477 www.wolford.com ++++ About Wolford Wolford Aktiengesellschaft headquartered in Bregenz on Lake Constance operates 15 subsidiaries and markets its own products in the Legwear, Ready-to-wear, Lingerie, Swimwear and Accessories segments in 68 countries via more than 260 monobrand stores (own and partner-operated), about 3,000 trading partners and online. The Austrian company, which has been publicly listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1995, generated sales of EUR 154.1 million in the 2011/12 fiscal year (May 1, 2011 – April 30, 2012), and has about 1,600 employees. Since its founding in the year 1950, Wolford has evolved from a local producer of hosiery to a global luxury fashion brand. www.wolford.com


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It's gonna be awesome.
But this post isn't about that. This post is about Sam's birthday party, which was last Saturday. And Sunday. Actually Saturday through Sunday. See, a while back Sam said he wanted to have a sleepover party. Alex jumped right on top of that assuming that it would be easier and cheaper than a shorter party with more kids. I was dumb enough to agree.
I was also dumb enough to invite five children (plus my own three, mind you) for this little shindig.
Sam had a list of snacks he wanted at his party: Doritos, Cheetos, chips, and two kinds of Oreos. Clearly the kid has been paying attention, because that, plus juice boxes and pizza, is my standard party fare.
There's a reason it's standard fare. It's a people pleaser!
I always buy one balloon and tie it on my porch so that when people arrive they don't have that moment of, "Crap. Is this the right day and the right place?" One year a kid arrived to our party a full week early. It was traumatic for both me and the dad.
Anyway, I forgot to get a balloon, so I asked Alex to pick one up. He did a stellar job.
Good Luck?! Are you kidding me, Alex?
Fortunately, I was able to fix it so you'd never even know it was wrong. Sam loved the balloon. It is now tied to his bedpost.
Guest arrival time quickly turned into gunplay in the back yard. I never thought I would be part of THAT family, but I am. We are swimming in dart guns, swords, and light sabers.
Hmmm. I wonder which parent is happiest about that.
Sam's friend M then taught him how to climb a previously inaccessible tree. That M, always up to no good. I swear. His mom obviously lets him play outside too much. Doesn't she know what video games are for?
Eh. What's the worst that could happen?*
* That's not really a question. Don't tell me.
Munchkins cannot live on Doritos and Cheetos alone. At least I think they can't. My nine-year-long experiment on this very thing is thus far inconclusive. Because I don't even like to cook for my own kids, I decided to make the party guests cook for themselves.
This was a messy process.
I gave each kid a crust and put out bowls of cheese and pepperoni. I also put out mushrooms and olives because I felt it was important to at least pretend to offer a vegetable. Not one child used a single one. The pizzas turned out well though and only one child dropped his cooked pizza on the floor.
I know you're wondering. No, I didn't let him eat it, o ye of little faith.
Now that I had them sitting, I didn't want to lose them while the pizzas were cooking. That's right: Craft Time!
Craft Time is a standard at a Stimey party, right up there with Doritos and Oreos. This time, while browsing at the craft store, I found these amazing little kits of paint and ceramic Halloween statues for TWO DOLLARS each. I spent $6, leaving me with 18 tiny statues. It was seriously the best six dollars I have ever spent in my life.
All eight kids were engrossed.
And not bad artists to boot.
After dinner, I unleashed them back into the backyard, but with 45 glow sticks pinpointing their locations.
We're still finding them around my house and yard.
(The glow sticks, not the kids.)
(The glow sticks, not the kids.)
Seriously. Buy these for your next party that takes place in the dark. They cost, like, a dollar for 15. For that amount, we could play with them every day.
Plus, you can use them to tie up your kids without looking like a monster.
Next up was cake.
I had ordered a cake from the grocery store with a Star Wars theme. The theme kit included two action figures and some giant plastic shield thing. When I picked up the cake, however, it became obvious that the cake I had ordered was too small for the decorations. They clearly had had to make a choice between the action figures with the actually lighting up light sabers or the weird plastic shield thing.
I would have made a different choice.
See how much better this is? It's not rocket science.
I do believe Sam agrees.
We planned to watch a movie after cake, but I made the rookie mistake of assuming that eight kids could participate in a vote with multiple options. (Sound like anything I might have done on my blog lately?) I think I might have too much faith in democracy.
There were some raised voices and at least one stomping off of a disgruntled child, but we finally settled on watching Monsters vs. Aliens. Well, Alex and I settled on watching Monsters vs. Aliens. The eight of them settled on talking through Monsters vs. Aliens.
Our post-movie time is a haze of attrition, when we lost more than half of our guests to planned departures, a set of brothers who decided to not sleep over, and one dramatic case of vomiting in the front yard.
We're darn lucky we didn't lose a fourth kid to a light saber stabbing like we almost did. I think it would have been terribly embarrassing and not a very good testament to my party-giving/supervising skills if only one child made it to the end of the party.
Sam's 9th Birthday Party, a.k.a. Thunderdome.
Everything else was smooth and easy. Everyone slept through the night.
All in all, the party wasn't terrible. In fact, it was pretty fun. I might even go so far as to say that I'm willing to do it again.
Happy Birthday, Sam, my love. You astound me every day. Thank you for being my first little dude—who is rapidly becoming a big dude. I would tell you to stop getting older and bigger now, thank you very much, but for the fact that you're turning into such a cool guy.


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Photo-Essay: Gay Pride – and Rights – in Turkey
By Piotr Zalewski
According to a newly released report by Amnesty International, prejudice and violence against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in Turkey is troublingly commonplace. Over 70 percent of LGBTs fear physical attacks. Last year alone, LGBT groups report, 16 people were killed due to their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender. (Since many hate crimes go unreported, the real number is believed to be much higher.) According to another study, 87 percent of Turks say they do not want gays as neighbors.
The government of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), at the helm since 2002, has done little to help. Last year, Selma Aliye Kavaf, the minister for women's and family affairs, claimed that homosexuality was "a biological disorder and a disease that needs treatment." The AKP has not passed a single law to protect sexual minorities. Likewise, it has refused to amend article 10 of Turkey's constitution, which promises equality irrespective of language, race, sex or religion, but makes no reference to sexual orientation.
Earlier this month, the AKP rolled to a third consecutive victory at the polls. Its leadership has pledged to adopt a new, fully democratic constitution to replace the one drafted by a military junta in 1982. Turkey's LGBT community intends to use the constitutional-reform process to draw attention to its quest for equality, and has launched a campaign for equal employment opportunities, protection from hate crimes, and non-discrimination legislation.
The photos below were taken at a Gay Pride parade that drew thousands of marchers to central Istanbul last weekend.
Protesters in Istanbul's Taksim Square unfurl a giant rainbow flag, a symbol of the LGBT community.
A man holds a banner depicting Ahmet Yildiz, who was murdered last year, allegedly by members of his own family. Newspapers have described the case as Turkey's first "gay honor killing."
"The pervasive prejudice against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Turkey and the fear of ostracism and attacks, means that many feel compelled to conceal their sexual orientation, even from their families," says Andrew Gardner, Amnesty International's researcher on Turkey.
Transgender women in Turkey, often denied regular employment and forced to turn to sex work as a result, are among the most vulnerable members of the LGBT community. The vast majority of transgender sex workers are exposed to abuse on a regular basis, be it at the hands of clients, gangs, or policemen. Nearly every transgender woman interviewed by Amnesty International in early 2011 described being subjected to extreme violence – including sexual violence – during police detention over the past few years.
Turkey's first gay pride parade, which took place in 2003 in Istanbul, is said to have attracted only a few dozen participants. This year's parade-goers numbered in the thousands.
At this year's parade, two women—one wearing the traditional Muslim headscarf—danced to a tango tune.
Piotr Zalewski is an editor at European Stability Initiative and a correspondent for Polityka, Poland's best-selling news magazine. His article about Turkey's foreign policy, "A Self-Appointed Superpower," appeared in the Winter 2010-2011 issue of World Policy Journal.


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Healthcare Coverage Scam
Shell games were a regular staple for unscrupulous carnival vendors intent upon separating you from your cash.
Times are tough right now for many healthcare providers who've discovered the American people cannot sustain premium increases forever. It's time for some new tricks, and just like those shifty carny operators, many a healthcare provider has figured out that continuing to collect premiums, while significantly cutting back on paying claims is their ticket to success. Unfortunately, when people go to the doctor they're discovering they paid a lot of money for nothing. Some are getting pissed off.
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Here at AAF Dallas, we are always seeking ways to celebrate and support the advertising community in Dallas. We were recently inspired by our own Stan Richards being inducted into the National Advertising Hall of Fame and other programs outside our market, like Ad Age's Women to Watch. We thought…how are we doing here in Dallas?
Curious, we googled "the top women in Dallas advertising" and you would not believe the results. Instead of finding women who are producing thought-provoking and innovative work, breaking through barriers to create something new, or forging partnerships that drive growth, we found "The 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas."
Hmm. We thought…Dallas, we can do better than that!
We believe ambition, work ethic, creativity, and leadership are qualities to celebrate and elevate. We believe when you get 20 incredible women in a room, great things happen. We believe it's time that the nation recognizes our city as the talented advertising market that we are…and so the AAF Dallas Shining Star program was born.
We asked the community to nominate fierce females in Dallas advertising, and we're impressed with the caliber of nominees we were presented with. We asked our board of directors and leaders from other markets to make the selection for our first class of Shining Stars.
We're thrilled to announce the first class of AAF Dallas Shining Stars. These women are Community Leaders, C-Suite Executives, Co-Founders, Executive VPs, Strategic Masterminds, Media Mavens, and more. They are breaking glass ceilings and making the Dallas advertising community look good.
We present the 2017 Class of AAF Dallas Shining Stars:
April Steinbach
Creative Director at Organic
Becca Weigman
CEO at TM Advertising
Dacia Coffey
CEO at The Marketing Blender
Dawn Maire
President, Chief Strategy Officer at Rockfish Digital
Elba Intriago,
Co-Founder, EVP at Inspire Agency
Haley Dugas
Director of Sales at Pandora
Ivonne Kinser
Director, Digital Marketing at Avocados from Mexico
Jennifer Bell
Group Creative Director at Publicis Hawkeye
Jody Venturoni
Partner at LDWW
Kala Brock
Media Planner at Next Media
Kalyn Asher
Owner at Asher Media
Kari Kowalski
Senior Media Manager at Pizza Hut
Lauren Pels
Sr. Designer at Rockfish Digital
Laurie Evans
Brand Media at The Richards Group
Linda Rutherford
Chief Communications Officer at Southwest Airlines
Lindsey Goldstein
Creative Director at MonkeyTag
Marissa Deslatte
Strategic Marketing Manager at Nobilis Health
Shannon Phillips
Group Creative Director at Johnson & Sekin
Sherri Krekeler
Group Creative Director at TracyLocke
Trina Roffino
GVP/Chief Client Officer at The Marketing Arm
We're hosting a luncheon to honor these women on June 13 at the House of Blues. To learn more about how you can get your ticket and meet these incredible women, check out our event here.
Troy Lott
AAF Dallas President
Suzanne La Forgia
AAF Dallas Incoming President
Allison Farris
Executive Director


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В"There is no need for President Ilham Aliyev to take part in the dialogue, held with involvement of political parties", the executive secretary of the ruling "New Azerbaijan" party (NAP), the MP Ali Ahmedov said in his interview to Trend.
At the meetings, held so far, there was exchange of opinions on setting up relations between political parties, therefore, there is no need for the president to take part in such meetings.
В"The NAP is the supporter of continuation of such meetings, as it is the initiator of the dialogue between various political parties. In general, we are pleased with meetings held so far in two rounds. We think these meetings were rather fruitful. And as for the Azerbaijan President's partaking in the meeting of political parties, the head of the state is engaged in more important things and his participation in such events is not obligatory", Ahmedov noted.
According to him. The current format will not be changed at the meeting of political parties.
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Lee Woodruff is a rock star in the military community especially among those who have followed her husband Bob's amazing journey to recovery after the convoy he was in was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2006. The ABC News co-anchor and reporter was on assignment in Taji, Iraq, about 12 miles north of Baghdad when he suffered severe head injuries and wounds to his upper body.
A national advocate for wounded servicemembers and their families, Lee will be in Tampa on March 10, 2011 to speak at a special conference for family and professional caregivers of polytrauma patients.
Just a few weeks after my husband Rex returned from Afghanistan we got a call from the American Red Cross Tampa Bay Chapter asking if Rex could participate in this special conference. He immediately agreed and we've been helping out with organizing the conference ever since; Rex will serve as the event emcee. Now that event, the Second Annual Pathways to Resilience Caregivers Conference, is almost here offering various sessions and special presentations about intimacy, spirituality, coping and the reality of caregiving. The event is sponsored by the James A. Haley VA Hospital, the University of South Florida and the American Red Cross Tampa Bay chapter along with the very active American Red Cross student club at USF.
Lee co-wrote the best-selling book "In an Instant" with her husband Bob. This book is a compelling and at times quite funny description of her family's journey to recovery. Along the way she and her husband started The Bob Woodruff Foundation (for more go to ReMIND.org), a national nonprofit that helps ensure the nation's injured servicemembers, veterans and their families return to a homefront ready to support them. One the organization's key goals is to educate the public about the needs of injured service members, veterans and their families as they reintegrate into their communities. Lee speaks to groups nationwide to raise awareness of traumatic brain injury and the sacrifices of our military and their families. And her husband Bob is back to work at ABC News and frequently covers the military in his critically acclaimed series Woodruff Reports.
This daylong conference will be held at the Marshall Student Center ballroom at the University of South Florida's Tampa campus on March 10, 2011. To sign up, please follow this link.
Why have the conference in Tampa? Because Tampa is home to the James A. Haley VA Hospital where some of the nation's most severely wounded servicemembers come to seek treatment at the Tampa Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center. It's one of just four specialty facilities designed to provide intensive rehabilitative care to veterans and servicemembers who experienced severe injuries (including brain injuries) to more than one organ system.
Polytrauma is defined as two or more injuries sustained in the same incident that affect multiple body parts or organ systems and result in physical, cognitive, psychological, or psychosocial impairments and functional disabilities. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) frequently occurs as part of the polytrauma spectrum in combination with other disabling conditions, such as amputations, burns, pain, fractures, auditory and visual impairments, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other mental health conditions. When present, injury to the brain is often the impairment that dictates the course of rehabilitation due to the nature of the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral deficits related to TBI.
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Redefining Moment with Cinema
Dead Men's City
Lou Majaw!
The stage is set! Wish you were there!
When death is not News worthy!
This is just the beginning!
The beginning of an end was lived and buried now. And, yet, I have to begin it all over again. The feeling is something mixed. No, I am not excited about it but, yes, I do understand that one has to earn every minute of happiness. These are precious moments and there can be no excuse to waste it in a fluke. I earned two weeks of holiday and no wonder it came after almost a year of tiresome and monotonous work schedules. I earned it and I earned it hard. Home is where one's heart is and there can be no other place in this world that you will call home other than one where you find unselfish love and priceless peace. For me, it happens to be Guwahati. As my plane started to descend from the sky, there was an anticipation, a sense of excitement that engulfed my mind. What is it going to be? How does it feel to breath some fresh air again? How does it feel to be alive again!
Fifteen days of pure bliss marked my stay. It was too short to be long. And, yet, our pragmatic rationale tells us that it is one of the longest leaves that you may get in any professional career. So, that was it. The thing that was never long enough lasted and died in a swift manner. But, of course, you cannot kill the soul, the memories and the moments. They will live to die another day.
Today is the day when I try to resume my routine. In this routine, followed by many of my friends, we are alive only for one and a half day in a week. And, I suspect, my mind is getting too used to it to call it a life. Change is the spice of life, and change is something remains elusive for a long time now. Spice in life is missing. Today feels like the dumbest day of my life. But, hey! that is how it is. No other way to glory but to take the parikrama and earn your place at completeness. Today, I try to step back and walk towards my life again. Long way ahead. Keep moving buddy!
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Intramural NIAID research opportunities for students
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the largest Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is looking for science students with a passion to improve global health in the 21st century for its Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO) program, held February 1–4, 2016, in Bethesda, Maryland.
About the Program
Selected INRO students visit NIAID to learn about the breadth of research we do in the areas of allergy, immunology, and infectious diseases from world-renowned scientists and interview for potential research training positions.
Who Can Apply
We are looking for dedicated science students interested in joining the NIAID research community. Candidates who are college-level seniors, medical school students, or doctoral candidates nearing their dissertation defense and from a population underrepresented in the biomedical sciences are eligible.
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You can help us find the best and brightest applicants for INRO 2016 by:
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text: The aim of this study has been to investigate the significance of the newly started project Vimmerbymodellen for unaccompanied young refugees. This regarding to how the unaccompanied young refugees are participating in creating networks and meeting points in the local community. Vimmerbymodellen is described as an integration project where the nonprofit sector collaborates with the municipality. The empirical material has been collected through semi-structured qualitative interviews where five unaccompanied young refugees and four involved adults have been interviewed. The empirical material from these interviews has thereafter been analyzed through the concept of social capital, identity and empowerment.The main result of this study shows that participation in the project is expected to contribute to the creation of networks and meeting points which has significance for unaccompanied young refugees. The primary motive for participation is to be supportive for other unaccompanied young refugees.


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Jeff D. Mathies, CFEd
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff is the CEO and founder of Mathies Financial Partners. He has also founded multiple organizations that bring together professionals to help consumers with the vast array of challenges they may face while approaching or experiencing retirement.
Jeff is a "CFEd", a Certified Financial Educator, who focuses on financial education for adults. This designation is earned from The Heartland Institute for Financial Education, a national non-profit organization accredited by 13 universities across the nation.
Jeff is also a former member of the "Master Elite Advisory Group" through Ed Slott and Company, which teaches the understanding of tax problems and opportunities for investors with qualified money such as IRAs, Roth IRAs, 401(k)s, 403(b)s, 457, and TSA plans.
Jeff has been teaching financial education classes to investors for many years. He focuses on coaching his clients through the ups and downs of investing and planning for retirement, and is a big believer in "Free Markets Portfolio Theory".
In his free time Jeff enjoys mountain biking, hiking, golfing, and spending time with kids.
Jeff, his wife and five children, live in Pueblo West, Colorado.
Steve Foltz
President & Chief Investor Coach
Steve is the President and Chief Investor Coach of Mathies Financial Partners. He initially started his career in the investment services industry working for a large broker/dealer and life insurance company in Colorado Springs. This provided him the opportunity to see how a company that focused on selling products versus providing financial coaching and planning operated. In an effort to find a company that fit his personal investment philosophy, he connected with Mathies Financial Partners.
He comes to Mathies Financial Partners with a 20-year history of being an independent business owner and manager. He holds his masters degree in counseling from Regent University and spent much of his life helping at-risk youth and their parents be successful in their communities. This passion for helping people translates well into his career with Mathies Financial Partners, where he helps families move towards financial peace of mind.
In his personal time, Steve enjoys dancing West Coast Swing, two-step and other country swing style dances. He also enjoys spending time in the Colorado Rockies hiking, biking and enjoying nature.
Shelly Moore
Client Services
Shelly joined the Mathies Financial Partner family in January 2014 and is currently the clients services manager. After graduating from CU-Boulder in '91 and getting married to an Air Force Academy grad she used her literature degree first working as a legal secretary, then as a high school teacher in Texas and finally as a business owner. After 21 years of chasing her husband around the Air Force and raising 3 beautiful children, Shelly relocated to NE Colorado Springs in 2010 and has totally embraced the "Springs" lifestyle. She loves the beauty of Pike's Peak and is back to skiing the "double diamonds" and is committed to keeping our office running smoothly.
Jeff Young
Investor Coach
Jeff is the Chief Investor Coach for Denver and an estate planning attorney. As an Investor Coach, Jeff coaches and guides his clients towards a successful investing experience. As an estate planning attorney, Jeff provides comprehensive counsel regarding his clients' businesses, money and families. Jeff has also been named a "Five Star Best" in client satisfaction with Wealth Managers for the past several years. This honor is reserved for the top 7% of wealth managers in the Denver area. When it comes to strategies that affect your business, money, and family, Jeff offers a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Jeff and his wife, Joy, live in Centennial, Colorado, and have been married for over 35 years. They have five children and a growing collection of grandchildren (21 so far). Jeff says their grandsons are handsome, the granddaughters are beautiful and all are highly intelligent—traits they inherited from their lovely and brilliant grandmother. Jeff loves a good round of golf and associating with people with a good sense of humor. Jeff also plays the drums, and especially likes accompanying music performed by Credence Clearwater Revival, The Who and Bob Seger. In his community, Jeff actively participates in community service opportunities and church activities.
James D. Evans
Investor Coach
Professional Experience
Jim is an "investor coach" and an estate and business planning attorney. His many specialties include advising individuals needing expertise with farming and ranching counsel. Throughout his career, Jim's passion has been results-focused coaching and counseling for his clients and their families. His process ensures that both their legal and financial goals can be reached and sustained. He provides a unique multi-dimensional and multi-generational orientation to his practice. He encourages a strong, long-term commitment with clients who appreciate attention to detail and who value proactively designed financial and legal plans that actually work, now and after disability or death.
Jim believes that his clients can, with the right guidance: discover their opportunities and strengths; preserve what matters most; calm their fears; reassure loved ones, and, most importantly, achieve peace of mind.
Personal Information
A third generation Colorado native, Jim has been married to Diane Skowron Evans for over 40 years. They are the proud parents of four children and have four grandchildren. Jim actively participates in a number of community service projects and continues to be involved in sports and travel.


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Published on Sep 25, 2008
Lecture presented by Jennifer Pitts, University of Chicago, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, and the College. Moderated by Alain Gresh, Editor in Chief at Le Monde Diplomatique.
The lecture will include thoughts and comments of two world renowned scholars of colonialism and imperialism. Gilles Manceron, Historian, French colonialism specialist, author of Marianne et les colonies (La Découverte, 2003) and La colonisation, la loi et l'histoire (Syllepse, 2006); Philip S. Golub, Associate Professor, International Relations and International Political Economy at the Institut d'etudes europeennes, the Universite Paris 8, and the American University of Paris.
For more information, please refer to the program.


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The simple answer is: God didn't create us to be alone.
Life is hard. Let's face it, in today's world the motto is "I will worry about me because no one else will."
And we want to ask, "How's that working for you?"
Here at Norwood, from the time you walk in the door you will see a friend. Whether it be from someone passing out a bulletin to a member taking the time after service to have a conversation, we strive to bring you into our fellowship.
Now are we perfect at it? No. But we encourage you to step outside your comfort zone and join us at any one of our "get together's." They happen in many ways: Discipleship on Sunday mornings. Movie nights. Mission work. Shooting a game of pool. Potluck dinner. Game night. And so many more. So we encourage you to show up and let us get to know you!


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German firm helps Israel cement occupation with light rail
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 15 October 2010
Last month, the German company TÜV NORD Group announced that it will test the technical safety of the first line of the controversial Jerusalem light rail project that critics say is being built in violation of Palestinian rights. The light rail project will connect West Jerusalem with several illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and is expected to enter into operation next spring.
The tramway under construction in Jerusalem, 10 February 2008. (Anne Paq/Activestills)
The TÜV NORD Group is one of the world's largest technical service providers and employs nearly 10,000 workers in more than seventy countries. In a 15 September press release, the company expressed its enthusiasm about its involvement in the light rail project and that it hopes to test the safety of future lines ("TUeV NORD Group gets Jerusalem's trams on track").
TÜV NORD Group's involvement in the project will likely find it in hot water as has its French counterparts, the construction giants Veolia and Alstom. Activists and human rights observers say that the companies involved in the light rail project are directly implicated in maintaining Israel's occupation of and settlement infrastructure in the occupied Palestinian West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Israel's settlements in the occupied West Bank and its annexation of East Jerusalem are illegal under international law. This status has been affirmed by numerous UN resolutions and a 2004 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice.
In addition to normalizing the occupation, TÜV NORD Group's involvement in the light rail project is also contrary to its own principles against discrimination and racism, as the route is designed mainly to serve the needs of Israeli settlers. According to the spokesperson of CityPass Consortium, which is contracted with overseeing the light rail project, Palestinians and Jewish Israelis will not be integrated on the train.
"If Palestinians would want to make use of the light rail, both groups will not meet on the train, because of their different life patterns," spokesperson Ammon Elian told Belgian researcher Karolien van Dyck in 2009. He added that the network of buses used by Palestinians made their integration into the tram line "redundant."
CityPass general director Yair Naveh also stated to the Israeli daily Haaretz his support for segregated cars on the rail. Naveh, who took his post in 2008 after retiring as Major General in the Israeli army, said in August: "It is not a problem to declare every third or fourth car a mehadrin [kosher] car" ("Jerusalem light rail may have segregated men-only/women-only cars," Nir Hasson, 23 August 2010).
Moreover, Palestinians in East Jerusalem -- who suffer widespread, systematic discrimination in virtually all sectors -- will not be able to access and use the light rail because ticket prices will be significantly higher than that for local bus routes. Mahmoud al-Mashni, a resident of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shufat whose land was confiscated for the project, told The Electronic Intifada, "It is not good for us, it is good for the Jewish settlements. We cannot afford to pay the fees."
The Electronic Intifada has also previously reported on the CityPass consortium's opinion poll which queried Jerusalem residents about whether they would be bothered by both Jews and Palestinians entering the rail freely "without undergoing a security check." Even Israeli officials described the questionairre as "racist."
Qualification requirements for jobs related to the construction of the light rail also discriminate against the Palestinian population. Veolia's job postings for new staff require having completed Israeli military service, as well as knowledge of Hebrew and English. These criteria mean that Palestinian job seekers are virtually excluded, because Palestinian citizens of Israel and residents of East Jerusalem generally do not serve in the Israeli army. And although Arabic is an official language in Israel, it is not listed by Veoila as a requirement ("Veolia pubilshes discriminatory ad for Jerusalem light rail," Diakonia, via The Alternative Information Center).
The discriminatory policies call into question the TÜV NORD Group's commitment to equality, as spelled out on its website: "The respect and appreciation of different culture, races, and experiences. Our employees have a right to be treated equally and to work in an atmosphere that is free of discrimination and/or racism. We achieve this by respecting the rights of others."
When contacted by The Electronic Intifada, TÜV NORD Group attempted to evade responsibility for its involvement in the project, telling this reporter: "In Jerusalem we were involved as consultant for technical safety issues. We have and seek no other role."
However, it is only a matter of time before the company comes under the same scrutiny given to Veolia and Alstom and will feel the impact of the growing boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel's occupation and apartheid policies.
Adri Nieuwhof is a consultant and human rights advocate based in Switzerland.


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Issaquah AreaA History of the Issaquah area
Territorial Towns and Settlements
The Meaning of Issaquah
Organizations Formed During the Territorial Times
The History of the Issaquah Area
This information is provided courtesy of Erica S. Maniez, Museum Director for the Issaquah Historical Society. Information about the Patrons of Husbandry and the I.O.O.F. was taken from Bagley's History of King County. For more information, contact the Issaquah Historical Society
The first white settlers arrived in Issaquah in the early 1860s. Among them were James and Martha Bush, William and Abbie Casto, John Halstead, L.B. Andrews, John Beatty, and David Mauer. Other land-owners at that time included H.L. Yesler and M.P. Adams, although whether these gentlemen ever lived in the valley is unknown.
The first four official land patents in the Issaquah area were filed by Lyman Andrews in 1862, Lars Wold in 1867, Ingebright Wold in 1867 and Jacob Jones in 1867. These four plots intersected at a common corner, now the site of the intersection of Front Street and Sunset Way in downtown Issaquah. Squak Valley was the name given to the early settlement.
In 1862 Lyman B. Andrews discovered coal in the Squak Valley. Two years later, he shipped a five ton barge of coal from his mine to Seattle via Lake Sammamish, the Sammamish Slough, Lake Washington and finally the Duwamish River. This 140 mile journey was so expensive that Andrews eventually gave up mining coal in the valley.
In 1864 two Snohomish Indians shot and killed William and Abbie Casto and John Halstead. It is thought that the settlers were killed in retaliation for the killing of a tribal chief in the Everett area. Reports from eyewitnesses indicate that the two Indians, identified by Martha Bush as John and William Taylor who were employed by the Casto's, shot the family. The Casto's overseer, a Klickitat man named Aleck, killed John and William r to avenge the murder. In 1867 William Pickering Sr., during his term as the fifth territorial governor of Washington, bought the Casto's Farm.
One of the more successful industries in Squak Valley was hops farming. The Wold brothers purchased hop plants from Ezra Meeker in 1869; as time went by, more and more Squak Valley residents were growing the crop. Settlers sold their hops to breweries in Seattle.
In 1885 the Wolds hired Chinese immigrants to pick hops, replacing the white and Native American pickers since the Chinese would pick for less. White and Native American pickers, fearing a loss in wages, killed four of the Chinese pickers and drove the rest out of town.
Railroad entered the valley in 1887 when the Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad reached Issaquah, then called Gilman. In 1888 the first coal shipment by rail was sent to Seattle. The railroad's appearance prompted the construction of the Issaquah Depot. One of the beams still visible in the freight room was stamped with the name of the stage service that transported it and the place name "Squak, W.T." The Depot's construction was completed in 1889, the year Washington achieved statehood.
Three years after statehood, the Squak Valley community incorporated as Gilman and later became Issauquah. And just as Washington developed into a state, Issaquah transformed from a territorial settlement into a boomtown.
Territorial Towns and Settlements
Squak Valley—settled in the early 1860s and incorporated as Gilman in 1892. The name was later changed in 1900 to Issaquah.
The Meaning of Issaquah
The valley where Issaquah is located was called Squak Valley, a corruption of the Native American word for the region "isquowh," which means "sound of water birds." From 1892-1899, the town of Issaquah was known as Gilman, after which it was called its current name, another derivation of the Native American name.
Organizations Formed During the Territorial Times
One of the earliest lodges of the Patrons of Husbandry in the county was organized as Alpha No. 55 in the valley on October 17, 1874 with Thomas J. Cherry, first master and Thomas G. Sloane, the school teacher, secretary. Other members were as follows: William Pickering, William H. Brunk, Mary J. Brunk, Charlie W. Brunk, James Bush, Martha A. Bush, George W. Tibbetts, Rebecca A. Tibbetts, John C. Reed, Annie Reed, Mathias Carter, and Jacob Jones. (Photo: George Washington Tibbetts, 94.10.9, and IOOF Lodge, 91.7.76)
The Odd Fellows were one of the earliest fraternal organizations to have representation at Gilman, coming in 1889. Gilman Lodge, No. 69, was instituted June 26, 1889, with the following charter members; Michal Murray, Charles B. Shaw, George W. Tibbetts, James M. Fewings, Michael Clune, and August G. Jackson. Charles B. Shaw was first noble grand, James M. Fewings, vice grand, and Thomas Gibson, secretary.


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It's not something you'd really expect to see when you pop into your local building society branch – some of Yorkshire's most elite cyclists notching up the miles on a static exercise bike!
But that's exactly what happened at Beverley Building Society's town centre outlet this week.
Three members of the all-female Team Jadan-Weldtite Vive Le Vélo, who will be taking part in next month's Tour de Yorkshire, popped in to add some pedal power to the Society's exciting new fundraising campaign.
The Tour de Yorkshire has become one of the biggest events in the sport over recent years, and both the men's and women's races will start virtually outside the Society's doors, in Beverley's Saturday Market, on Thursday 3 May.
Deciding this is an opportunity not to be missed – and with a number of cycling fans among their own team – the Society is gearing up for a month-long series of activities aimed at adding to the positive community atmosphere and raising hundreds of pounds for official race charity the Yorkshire Air Ambulance at the same time.
With a static exercise bike installed in the branch, they are inviting people from the local area to help them achieve their target of cycling the equivalent of the total Tour distance – 597 miles – between now and the Beverley race stage, on Thursday 3 May. And the Society will be donating 50p per mile, rounded up to £300, when they complete the distance.
The enthusiastic Society team will also be decking out the branch in the famous blue and yellow Tour colours, and have joined forces with the local Minster Cycles shop in Norwood to give away a bike to the winner of its special Tour prize draw.
On the day itself, Beverley Building Society's team will be circulating with giveaways including water bottles featuring their special Tour strapline, 'with you for the ride'.
And women's race competitors Team Jadan-Weldtite Vive Le Vélo kicked off the charity push in the branch, testing out the static challenge bike and having their photos taken with the Beverley team.
Society Chief Executive Karl Elliott said: "Taking an active role in supporting our local community is at the heart of our purpose, and as the Tour de Yorkshire is one of the most popular events in the Beverley calendar, we felt that we just had to be involved.
"A number of our team are also keen cyclists themselves, so it's great to have the opportunity to help celebrate this special event, and put in a few miles in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance at the same time.
"We're hoping local people, businesses and schools will come along during April and have a go or simply make a donation, as part of our fundraising push."
Anyone wanting to help the Society to achieve their mileage target can simply pop into the branch and speak to a member of staff, who'll set them up on the resident static bike and record how many miles they complete.
To take part in the prize draw to win the bike, all people have to do is like and share the Beverley's competition-related social media posts on the @beverleybs Facebook and Twitter pages- or fill in an entry form in-branch. Copies of the full prize draw terms and conditions are available from the Society's website or the branch.
Helen Callear, North Yorkshire Fundraising Manager from Yorkshire Air Ambulance, said: "We're absolutely delighted to have been chosen as this year's Official Tour de Yorkshire Charity and for the fantastic support we have received so far from local businesses along the route.
"The Yorkshire Air Ambulance provides life-saving emergency service to the whole of Yorkshire and the donations we receive really are the life blood of the charity. We'd like to wish all the staff and customers who may get involved the best of luck with their fundraising event and thank them for their support!"
Team Jadan-Weldtite Vive Le Vélo is the brainchild of cyclist and team manager Victoria Hood, from Brough, who, having come to the sport later than many women is now a real champion for cycling in the East Yorkshire region, and particularly of encouraging other girls and women to maximise their racing potential.
There are 18 team members altogether, aged between 14 and 40, and a number of current and past members have competed as part of Team GB – including Rhona Callander, who won at the Junior Commonwealth Games in 2017.
Joining her for the photo in the Society's branch were team members Louise Scupham, 20, from Scarborough and a student at Birmingham University; and junior racer Hermione Pickering, from Brough, who is just 14.
Victoria – who is a current double Masters National Champion, having won two national titles on the track (velodrome) in Sprint and the 500 Time Trial in 2017 – is about to choose the five riders from the team who will compete in the Tour.
She said: "I'm passionate about encouraging more women into cycling, particularly in the East Yorkshire region, and therefore it's great to be involved with the Beverley Building Society campaign, which will raise the profile of the sport and help get more people involved in it.
"The Tour de Yorkshire is one of the pinnacles of the racing season, and brings so much positive profile to Beverley and our wider region.
"We're keen to do anything we can to support Yorkshire Air Ambulance fundraising too, because they provide a vital service to cyclists and I've seen many competitors benefit from their help over the years.
"We hope as many people as possible will pop into the branch to get involved, and help the building society team achieve their total!"
In 2017, the Tour de Yorkshire (TDY) attracted 2.2 million roadside spectators and 549 global broadcasters to watch 252 world-class athletes compete on Yorkshire's roads.
This year, Beverley will once again be a key location for the Tour, with both the men's and women's races kicking off from its Market Place on 3 May.
As a result, the town can expect a huge influx of local, national and even international visitors around this time and an unprecedented level of attention will be focused on Beverley as a celebration of all that's best about our region.
- Hidden Histories Of The Humber Bridge To Be Revealed In Exhibition
- Electors Encouraged To Register For Postal Votes To Beat Potential Bad Weather On Election Day
- Beverley Guildhall New Exhibition Looks At Lairgate
- Judo Coaches Impressed By Performance In Holland
- Bin Lorry Fire Sparks Appeal To Residents Not To Put Batteries In Bins


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Trawling through the articles published on my original website, I came across this one about vocabulary. Happily, the "new" publication it refers to is still available. Incidentally, I'm a great believer in paying attention to vocabulary and the correct use of correct terminology, so at the end of this "reprint" I've inserted a couple of references to other articles I've penned on this subject. The original article was published in 2008, and is shown in a different font, below.
Limited vocabulary
It's axiomatic that children with poor vocabulary are greatly disadvantaged. A newly-published document from the DCSF entitled "Teaching Effective Vocabulary" suggests teaching strategies to help such children. Now, although the publication seems to be aimed at teachers of very young children, and specifically in regard to their English skills, I think this is worth looking at for hints and tips on the teaching of educational ICT-specific vocabulary.
There are some great suggestions here. None of it rocket science, and you could definitely start applying some of the methods from Day 1. It goes beyond the common exhortation to put words up on a flipchart at the start of the lesson. Here are just two of the many suggestions:
- "Planning for the introduction of new vocabulary.You could indicate on short term plans where and how new vocabulary will be introduced.
- Encouraging "word of the day". You and the pupils identify a new word each day and attempt to use it in context as many times as possible."
This publication is free, and available from the National Archives.
Other articles on the subject of vocabulary and terminology
Computational thinking? Algorithms? Why all the jargon?
The Case For Word Puzzles
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Finally, it's the weekend! Last night Josh cooked me 'speedy spinach curry' from Jamie Oliver's 5 Ingredients cook book. It has no meat in so I was a little sceptical at first but it was so delicious and the paneer cheese that was the meat substitute was actually just like eating chicken. I think I'd like to do a meat free Monday or just a day through the week so I can vary my diet a little more.
What better way to start the weekend than with a gym session. I am still so sore from Wednesday's run and gym (it was my first workout since the beginning of December!) so I've just had a hot bath to give my muscles a good soak before I get ready to meet the girls. There's a few of us who went to school together that are meeting up for a walk and a pub lunch as our friend Amy is going travelling for 6 months with her boyfriend Joe. I'm incredibly jealous but so happy for her! I'm currently blow drying my hair as I write this post because we are setting off in half an hour so I better run! Speak later, L.


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