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February 8, 2017
By Mollie March-Steinman
tw/cw: violence against women, misogynoir
As women, we are often encouraged, implicitly or explicitly, to be small. There are lots of terms thrown at us when we raise our voices, gain weight, or take up space in general: "hysterical", "bitch", "bossy", "cow", "shrew". We are scrutinized so much, we can start to scrutinize and criticize ourselves.
It is undeniable that women in Western countries, particularly white, wealthy women, have immense privilege. We do not tend to be forced into marriages when we are children, or stoned to death by our communities, or have our genitals mutilated. There is no law prohibiting us from driving or holding public office.
However, women in Western countries, particularly low-income women, LGBT women, and women of Color, still experience tremendous hardship. They are often stripped of both their intellectual and physical agency, and are not fairly represented in government. They are abused and demeaned by family members and partners, are underpaid, and experience cruel working conditions. Most women around the world, in every region, are often unable to go about their days feeling safe.
I believe that most violence against women stems from the same assumption: that women do not deserve to take up space. We are supposed to exercise, starve, work, and silence ourselves until we are slivers of a person. If we refuse to do this, if we say "no", we are ridiculed at best and physically attacked at worst.
This is something white feminism does not understand, because white feminism is most accustomed to the "ridicule" response. White feminists are familiar with their favorite female celebrities being criticized for sexist reasons. However, most women are familiar with a more severe, violent response. When many women in the world dare to take up space, they are screamed at, beaten, or killed.
One heartbreaking example of this is the murder of Janese Talton-Jackson, who was shot and killed in January of last year for refusing a man's advances. This tragedy occurred in Pittsburgh, on North Lang Avenue in Homewood in the middle of the night. A man was trying to hit on her in a bar. She said she wasn't interested, and left. He pursued her, and when she once again said no, he shot her in the chest. The man who shot her was arrested with charges of homicide.
This tragedy struck me because I grew up just a few blocks away from where Janese was killed. However, I had the luxury of living on the other side of Penn Avenue, which serves as the divider between a white, upper-middle class neighborhood and a predominantly Black, low-income neighborhood. Women who live on opposite sides of Penn Avenue may as well live in different worlds.
It's not fair for a zip code to determine your safety. Too often, we are spoken about as though we all share the same experiences. Unfortunately, systemic racial, class, and other oppressions make some women more susceptible to violence, while those of us with privilege are insulated from it. The intersectional obstacles that women face are intended to silence them into submission.
Therefore, it is a revolutionary act whenever women take up space. If you are told lifting weights will make you "too bulky", remember Serena Williams. If you are called "hysterical" for expressing your beliefs, remember Angela Davis or Linda Sarsour. If you are told women are weak, remember Clarissa Shields, Simone Biles, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Ida B. Wells. Take courage from their bravery. For women with privilege, we must be both assertive and attentive, listeners as well as leaders.
When we assert ourselves, take care of and celebrate our bodies, eat what we want, speak our minds, express our needs, and move through the world confidently, we are defying every power that has tried to contain our vastness and magic.
Mollie March-Steinman is currently self-designing an Economic Justice major at Chatham University. She is passionate about promoting peace and justice for all. Mollie is an intern with the NewPeople Editorial Collective.


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Israel is poised to dramatically increase the amount of electricity it provides to the Gaza Strip, despite a spate of rocket and mortar attacks emanating from the Strip, and the discovery of several terror tunnels extending from the Gaza Strip and into Israeli territory.
On Wednesday, the Palestinian Authority announced that it had agreed to renew payments to Israel for the delivery of electricity to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, following the signing of a comprehensive reconciliation agreement between the ruling Fatah party in Ramallah and Hamas in October.
A long-running financial dispute between Hamas and Fatah led the PA to deny payment for electricity delivered to Gaza. The move led to a 50 megawatt reduction in the supply provided by Israel to Gaza. This forced Hamas officials to cut the time public electricity, not including power from privately owned generators, is offered to Gaza residents by 50% - from eight hours a day to four.
Israel is expected to increase the amount of electricity delivered to Gaza following the agreement, despite a spate of attacks by Hamas and other Gaza-based terror groups.
In late October and again in December, Israeli forces discovered terror tunnels extending from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory.
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I am writing a bit later than usual. That is because December 2 was my humon's Wolfday. She has had a lot of wolfdays in her life so it is my job to make this one memorable. As you know, we dogs are largely responsible for the happiness of our humans, and I am excellent at my job! Besides, Mommy is not hard to please. A big kiss, saying I love you in human and wagging my lovely tail melts her heart. When humans don't have a dog, visiting canines slip prozac into their human food and hope they will eventually get a dog to watch out for them.
The day started out great. Angel and I got gifts. Mom got us toys and a new antler to chew on. I am glad mom does not want us to feel left out of gift giving occasions. She thinks very logically for a human. Actually, I think the humans enjoy giving us stuff. I suspect the humans love us as much as we love them. In fact, Angel gave mom her squeaky frog toy which was a big sacrifice on her part. The humans reading this might think she is being sweet. Personally I think she has an ulterior motive. It is easy to fool the humans, but dogs are too smart to be fooled.
Boni, who mom met through dogster sent gourmet candy. I'm sure that it was meant for me, but humom isn't sharing. It was put of my reach. However, when the humans are sleeping, I plan to get the ladder from the garage, and I plan to eat all that delicious candy. Mom had a chocolate birthday cake with ""bumps" of vanilla frosting covered with chocolate. They aren't sharing it either. At least dinner was good. Mom got hamburgers from Georges Coney Island and She ordered us our own dinner. I love bacon cheeseburgers! I think most dogs do.
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Dombey and Son.
Dombey sat in the corner of the darkened room in the great arm-chair by the bedside, and Son lay tucked up warm in a little basket bedstead, carefully disposed on a low settee immediately in front of the fire and close to it, as if his constitution were analogous to that of a muffin, and it was essential to toast him brown while he was very new.
Dombey was about eight-and-forty years of age. Son about eight-and-forty minutes. Dombey was rather bald, rather red, and though a handsome well-made man, too stern and pompous in appearance, to be prepossessing. Son was very bald, and very red, and though (of course) an undeniably fine infant, somewhat crushed and spotty in his general effect, as yet. On the brow of Dombey, Time and his brother Care had set some marks, as on a tree that was to come down in good time—remorseless twins they are for striding through their human forests, notching as they go—while the countenance of Son was crossed and recrossed with a thousand little creases, which the same deceitful Time would take delight in smoothing out and wearing away with the flat part of his scythe, as a preparation of the surface for his deeper operations.
Dombey, exulting in the long-looked-for event, jingled and jingled the heavy gold watch-chain that depended from below his trim blue coat, whereof the buttons sparkled phosphorescently in the feeble rays of the distant fire. Son, with his little fists curled up and clenched, seemed, in his feeble way, to be squaring at existence for having come upon him so unexpectedly.
"The house will once again, Mrs. Dombey," said Mr. Dombey, "be not only in name but in fact Dombey and Son; Dom-bey and Son!"
The words had such a softening influence, that he appended a term of endearment to Mrs. Dombey's name (though not without some hesitation, as being a man but little used to that form of address): and said, "Mrs. Dombey, my—my dear."
A transient flush of faint surprise overspread the sick lady's face as she raised her eyes towards him.
"He will be christened Paul, my—Mrs. Dombey—of course."
She feebly echoed, "Of course," or rather expressed it by the motion of her lips, and closed her eyes again.
"His father's name, Mrs. Dombey, and his grandfather's! I wish his grandfather were alive this day!" And again he said "Dom-bey and Son," in exactly the same tone as before.
Those three words conveyed the one idea of Mr. Dombey's life. The earth was made for Dombey and Son to trade in, and the sun and moon were made to give them light. Rivers and seas were formed to float their ships; rainbows gave them promise of fair weather; winds blew for or against their enterprises; stars and planets circled in their orbits, to preserve inviolate a system of which they were the centre. Common abbreviations took new meanings in his eyes, and had sole reference to them: A. D. had no concern with anno Domini, but stood for anno Dombei—and Son.
He had risen, as his father had before him, in the course of life and death, from Son to Dombey, and for nearly twenty years had been the sole representative of the firm. Of those years he had been married, ten—married, as some said, to a lady with no heart to give him; whose happiness was in the past, and who was content to bind her broken spirit to the dutiful and meek endurance of the present. Such idle talk was little likely to reach the ears of Mr. Dombey, whom it nearly concerned; and probably no one in the world would have received it with such utter incredulity as he, if it had reached him. Dombey and Son had often dealt in hides, but never in hearts. They left that fancy ware to boys and girls, and boarding-schools and books. Mr. Dombey would have reasoned: That a matrimonial alliance with himself must, in the nature of things, be gratifying and honourable to any woman of common sense. That the hope of giving birth to a new partner in such a house, could not fail to awaken a glorious and stirring ambition in the breast of the least ambitious of her sex. That Mrs. Dombey had entered on that social contract of matrimony: almost necessarily part of a genteel and wealthy station, even without reference to the perpetuation of family firms: with her eyes fully open to these advantages. That Mrs. Dombey had had daily practical knowledge of his position in society. That Mrs. Dombey had always sat at the head of his table, and done the honours of his house in a remarkably lady-like and becoming manner. That Mrs. Dombey must have been happy. That she couldn't help it.
Or, at all events, with one drawback. Yes. That he would have allowed. With only one; but that one certainly involving much. They had been married ten years, and until this present day on which Mr. Dombey sat jingling and jingling his heavy gold watch-chain in the great arm-chair by the side of the bed, had had no issue.
—To speak of; none worth mentioning. There had been a girl some six years before, and the child, who had stolen into the chamber unobserved, was now crouching timidly, in a corner whence she could see her mother's face. But what was a girl to Dombey and Son! In the capital of the House's name and dignity, such a child was merely a piece of base coin that couldn't be invested—a bad Boy—nothing more.
Mr. Dombey's cup of satisfaction was so full at this moment, however, that he felt he could afford a drop or two of its contents, even to sprinkle on the dust in the by-path of his little daughter.
So he said, "Florence, you may go and look at your pretty brother, if you like, I dare say. Don't touch him!"
The child glanced keenly at the blue coat and stiff white cravat, which, with a pair of creaking boots and a very loud ticking watch, embodied her idea of a father; but her eyes returned to her mother's face immediately, and she neither moved nor answered.
Next moment, the lady had opened her eyes and seen the child; and the child had run towards her; and, standing on tiptoe, the better to hide her face in her embrace, had clung about her with a desperate affection very much at variance with her years.
"Oh Lord bless me!" said Mr. Dombey, rising testily. "A very ill-advised and feverish proceeding this, I am sure. I had better ask Doctor Peps if he'll have the goodness to step up stairs again perhaps. I'll go down. I'll go down. I needn't beg you," he added, pausing for a moment at the settee before the fire, "to take particular care of this young gentleman, Mrs.—"
"Blockitt, Sir?" suggested the nurse, a simpering piece of faded gentility, who did not presume to state her name as a fact, but merely offered it as a mild suggestion.
"Of this young gentleman, Mrs. Blockitt."
"No, Sir, indeed. I remember when Miss Florence was born—"
"Ay, ay, ay," said Mr. Dombey, bending over the basket bedstead, and slightly bending his brows at the same time. "Miss Florence was all very well, but this is another matter. This young gentleman has to accomplish a destiny. A destiny, little fellow!" As he thus apostrophised the infant he raised one of his hands to his lips, and kissed it; then, seeming to fear that the action involved some compromise of his dignity, went, awkwardly enough, away.
Doctor Parker Peps, one of the Court Physicians, and a man of immense reputation for assisting at the increase of great families, was walking up and down the drawing-room with his hands behind him, to the unspeakable admiration of the family Surgeon, who had regularly puffed the case for the last six weeks, among all his patients, friends, and acquaintances, as one to which he was in hourly expectation day and night of being summoned, in conjunction with Doctor Parker Peps.
"Well, Sir," said Doctor Parker Peps in a round, deep, sonorous voice, muffled for the occasion, like the knocker; "do you find that your dear lady is at all roused by your visit?"
"Stimulated as it were?" said the family practitioner faintly: bowing at the same time to the Doctor, as much as to say, "Excuse my putting in a word, but this is a valuable connexion."
Mr. Dombey was quite discomfited by the question. He had thought so little of the patient, that he was not in a condition to answer it. He said that it would be a satisfaction to him, if Doctor Parker Peps would walk up stairs again.
"Good! We must not disguise from you, Sir," said Doctor Parker Peps, "that there is a want of power in Her Grace the Duchess—I beg your pardon; I confound names; I should say, in your amiable lady. That there is a certain degree of languor, and a general absence of elasticity, which we would rather—not—"
"See," interposed the family practitioner with another inclination of the head.
"Quite so," said Doctor Parker Peps, "which we would rather not see. It would appear that the system of Lady Cankaby—excuse me: I should say of Mrs. Dombey: I confuse the names of cases—"
"So very numerous," murmured the family practitioner—"can't be expected I'm sure—quite wonderful if otherwise—Doctor Parker Peps's West End practice—"
"Thank you," said the Doctor, "quite so. It would appear, I was observing, that the system of our patient has sustained a shock, from which it can only hope to rally by a great and strong—"
"And vigorous," murmured the family practitioner.
"Quite so," assented the Doctor—"and vigorous effort. Mr. Pilkins here, who from his position of medical adviser in this family—no one better qualified to fill that position, I am sure."
"Oh!" murmured the family practitioner. " 'Praise from Sir Hubert Stanley!' "
"You are good enough," returned Doctor Parker Peps, "to say so. Mr. Pilkins who, from his position, is best acquainted with the patient's constitution in its normal state (an acquaintance very valuable to us in forming our opinions on these occasions), is of opinion, with me, that Nature must be called upon to make a vigorous effort in this instance; and that if our interesting friend the Countess of Dombey—I beg your pardon; Mrs. Dombey—should not be—"
"Able," said the family practitioner.
"To make that effort successfully," said Doctor Parker Peps, "then a crisis might arise, which we should both sincerely deplore."
With that, they stood for a few seconds looking at the ground. Then, on the motion—made in dumb show—of Doctor Parker Peps, they went up stairs; the family practitioner opening the room door for that distinguished professional, and following him out, with most obsequious politeness.
To record of Mr. Dombey that he was not in his way affected by this intelligence, would be to do him an injustice. He was not a man of whom it could properly be said that he was ever startled or shocked; but he certainly had a sense within him, that if his wife should sicken and decay, he would be very sorry, and that he would find a something gone from among his plate and furniture, and other household possessions, which was well worth the having, and could not be lost without sincere regret. Though it would be a cool, business-like, gentlemanly, self-possessed regret, no doubt.
His meditations on the subject were soon interrupted, first by the rustling of garments on the staircase, and then by the sudden whisking into the room of a lady rather past the middle age than otherwise, but dressed in a very juvenile manner, particularly as to the tightness of her boddice, who, running up to him with a kind of screw in her face and carriage, expressive of suppressed emotion, flung her arms round his neck, and said in a choking voice,
"My dear Paul! He's quite a Dombey!"
"Well, well!" returned her brother—for Mr. Dombey was her brother—"I think he is like the family. Don't agitate yourself, Louisa."
"It's very foolish of me," said Louisa, sitting down, and taking out her pocket-handkerchief, "but he's—he's such a perfect Dombey! I never saw anything like it in my life!"
"But what is this about Fanny, herself?" said Mr. Dombey. "How is Fanny?"
"My dear Paul," returned Louisa, "it's nothing whatever. Take my word, it's nothing whatever. There is exhaustion, certainly, but nothing like what I underwent myself, either with George or Frederick. An effort is necessary. That's all. If dear Fanny were a Dombey!—But I dare say she'll make it; I have no doubt she'll make it. Knowing it to be required of her, as a duty, of course she'll make it. My dear Paul, it's very weak and silly of me, I know, to be so trembly and shaky from head to foot; but I am so very queer that I must ask you for a glass of wine and a morsel of that cake. I thought I should have fallen out of the staircase window as I came down from seeing dear Fanny, and that tiddy ickle sing." These last words originated in a sudden vivid reminiscence of the baby.
They were succeeded by a gentle tap at the door.
"Mrs. Chick," said a very bland female voice outside, "how are you now, my dear friend?"
"My dear Paul," said Louisa in a low voice, as she rose from her seat, "it's Miss Tox. The kindest creature! I never could have got here without her! Miss Tox, my brother Mr. Dombey. Paul, my dear, my very particular friend Miss Tox."
The lady thus specially presented, was a long lean figure, wearing such a faded air that she seemed not to have been made in what linen-drapers call "fast colours" originally, and to have, by little and little, washed out. But for this she might have been described as the very pink of general propitiation and politeness. From a long habit of listening admirably to everything that was said in her presence, and looking at the speakers as if she were mentally engaged in taking off impressions of their images upon her soul, never to part with the same but with life, her head had quite settled on one side. Her hands had contracted a spasmodic habit of raising themselves of their own accord as in involuntary admiration. Her eyes were liable to a similar affection.
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He took the baby by the legs
and smashed its head upon the ground
dashing its brains and teeth on the floor.
The baby's mother
rushed the man and clawed his face
dragging her nails down his skin
and creating rivers of blood
she pushed her claws into his eyes and blinded him.
He knocked her down
and sightlessly moved about the room
knocking down a table and lamp
and treading on the lifeless body
of the tiny baby.
The moon was a razor of light
cutting into the darkness
on the street a failed artist
high on some manufactured drug
grown in the sink of a rotten bathroom
takes a knife to the throat of a tourist
and while screaming for money
slices the throat of the young woman
taking her head away from her body.
A driver of a red car
enraged by the slowness of the pedestrian
driven to a rage
slams his car into the bodies
spraying the people into the chain link fence
that surrounded an empty carpark.
The car jerked horribly as it passed over one of the people
the driver, teeth gritted and certain
that his anger is pure
drives off into the dark streets
leaving behind a headlight and a side mirror.


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Highlights from Supergirl's Erica Durance's Facebook Q&A
This past Monday, Smallville alum Erica Durance participated in a Facebook Q&A over at Supergirl's Facebook page. Durance answered fan questions such as her role as Alura, Kara's birth mother.
Back in July, it was announced that Durance would be taking over the part from Laura Benanti who had to back out due to New York theatre commitments (Benanti is starring in Steve Martin's new Broadway play Meteor Shower).
We knew Durance would be recurring and so far we've seen her at the top of the season 3 premiere in a silent cameo in Kara's dream and then in episode 2 as Kara had to relieve Krypton's destruction and parting from her mom.
In the Q&A, we learned that Durance has only filmed 5 episodes so far. Durance describes working with Melissa Benoist (Kara/Supergirl) as the following:
We also learned that Durance didn't have to audition for Alura but simply spoke to showrunner Andrew Kriesberg,
When asked what it was like being the new kid coming in on an established show versus being the lead like she was on Saving Hope, Durance answered that she needed a break after 5 years of being a lead.
"So this is lovely to come in, do my work and then take off home to my babies."
Also Durance is happy to be back in the world of superheroes.
"After acting, producing, and directing…the blood, gore, and science of medicine, it is nice to have pretty hair, beautiful dresses, and a wind fan."
When asked if she ever foresaw she would play another character in the Superman world like Laura Vandervoort, Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher and Helen Slater before her, Durance admits she didn't but thought it would be fun and a chance to work with "dear friends."
A fan asked if she is going to get Tom Welling to appear on the show and Durance said it is on her to-do list!
As for what to expect from Alura in future episodes, Durance said the following, "We will be seeing more of her in new and very creative ways…"
And Durance mentioned that a highlight of filming so far is an upcoming scene she has with Young Kara. "It was really nice to play a mother/daughter dynamic."
As well, Durance relishes being part of a female-centric show "Any chance to be part of something that puts women in the forefront is a pleasure."
You can catch Supergirl Mondays on the CW at 8pm ET/PT.


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As an author of Christian fiction novels, this book is a departure for you, and recently there has been some backlash regarding your decision to write about such a sensitive and inflaming topic. Why do you think this book has gotten so many people up in arms?
In The Mailbox, your main character Lindsay is dealing with some very different situations than Ariel in She Makes it Look Easy, but somehow to me, the women seemed to have some similarities. Did you find that there were similarities between these two female protagonists?
These two women are similar in that they are searching for meaning and identity in places that are coming up empty. This search has led them to deeper issues. I am sure this is a theme I will come to again and again in my writing, because I see it in myself and the women I hear from. We're wired to seek more. The trick is to learn to look in the right place.
She Makes it Look Easy deals with some very sensitive issues, as I mentioned before. Did the ideas in this book spring up entirely from your imagination, or was there a real life event that inspired the book?
There were several real-life issues that triggered this book. I knew a woman who walked away from her seemingly perfect family and two of my close friends also knew women who did the same thing at that same time. As we compared the stories, we were like "What is going on?" As I tried to process what would make a woman do this, this story started to form in my mind.
Was this book harder to write than your first, and if so, for what reasons?
I would say that yes, it was harder to write because the issues were bigger and more damaging and I had to handle them carefully. With The Mailbox, I basically thought about falling in love and going to the beach every day. What's not to love? With She Makes It Look Easy, I was tapping into some tough areas of life-- areas that are not easily resolved. And yet persevering and tackling these issues was quite rewarding in the end.
In this story, the relationship between two women is one of the central themes of the book, and the themes of acceptance and loyalty were mixed in with ideas of exploitation and trust. I'm wondering if these relationships were the real crux of the story, and how you were able to develop such lifelike situations and emotions regarding Ariel and Justine's friendship?
It's funny-- I think we put so much stress in stories on male/female, romantic love. And yet, those good, enduring friendships (and the struggle to find and maintain them) are such pivotal parts of a woman's life as well. I know that I count my good, solid friendships as some of my most valued treasures of life. So the idea that we have to look for them and work on them was something I wanted to delve into in this novel. I based much of Ariel's struggle with defining a true friendship on my own journey, which is probably what made it seem lifelike. (Thanks for saying that it did!)
There was a lot going on in Justine's life, and although some would label her as a villain, I'm wondering how you feel about her, and how difficult it was to create such a multi-layered, yet flawed character?
I will be totally honest: I started out really disliking and judging Justine. It wasn't until I had to write her that I softened. She wasn't as cut and dried as I wanted to make her out to be, which has been wonderful for my own outlook as a woman with other women. It's the whole "walk a mile in my flip flops" thing-- we have no idea what that other woman is going through. We can't because we can only see what other people let us see. For Justine, she chose to put that perfect image out there and hung onto it til the bitter end. I hope that my novel urges women to be real, to let go of any image they are putting out there and live in freedom. I ended up loving and feeling so much grace towards Justine.
What are you working on now, and when can we hope to get our hands on it?
I am back to the beach! I am writing my second Sunset Beach novel, tentatively titled The Guestbook. Like my first novel, The Mailbox, this is a coastal NC love story that centers around a mysterious inanimate object (this time a guestbook in a beach house) that brings two people together over time and against all odds. It will be out, Lord willing, in fall of '12.
Thanks, Marybeth, for shedding a little more light on the book for us today! And for my readers, great news! I have an awesome giveaway going along with this interview today!
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Life is not short on trouble. Our Lord knew that. The Church knows that. And we know that.
My life thus far has generally been pretty free from tragedy, but it only takes one Hail, Holy Queen, one Our Father, and one Hail Mary to remind myself that this life is a valley of tears, and that I'm in need of a Savior. It's an eerie reminder when the days are sunny and serene . . . this is not forever, this is not your Home.
But there is nothing more intimate and consoling than the words of Christ in the Gospel today, "In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world" (John 16:33).
No matter how sad the story is, the victory is won.
Today, in a million little ways, you and I will struggle. We may not be facing anything dire (or we may!) but we will certainly slip, and fall, and feel the bitter sting of defeat—spiritual, physical, emotional, or otherwise. But take courage—not only are you not alone, but the trouble you now face has already been overcome, and by the God of all things Who calls you beloved.
If the victory is His, it is yours, also. Take courage.
I'm in need of a Savior. // @blythefikeClick to tweet
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01 The bumps are what we climb on
Encouragement for difficult days:
Thanks to Rev Eugene Worely for this book! It's priceless! Warren W. Wiersbe passes on hope and comfort for times when we are faced with depression, frustration, disappointment or loneliness.
Is it just me, or has anybody else gotten upset when things go wrong, and someone tells us with a smile on their face that "all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." (Rom. 8:28). For a long time, I've had problems seeing the comfort in this verse.
It is, however, true that our problems and challenges in life help us to develop a stronger character, and also increases our experience in solving problems. Also, by experiencing difficulties, we can more easily sympathize with people who suffer hardships.
It is the bumps that we climb on. If our road is straight and problem-free, we ought maybe to check if we're going the right direction. When we walk the way God wants us to walk, there will be opposition from the enemy. If we remember the people of the Bible, many of them faced great hardships; Abraham, Joseph, Moses, David, Daniel, Paul etc.
Charlie Brown in Peanuts are told by Lucy "Remember, Charlie Brown, you learn more from your defeats than you do from your victories." And Charlie Brown replies, "That should make me the smartest man in the world!"
Sometimes, we feel like Charlie Brown. We go from defeat to defeat! But that is mostly our focus that does that. We all have both victories and defeats in life. there needs to be a balance!
Let's use those boulders we encounter in life for climbing higher on our walk for God, and not merely see them as hindrances! All things does work together for good! God will protect us like He said in Psalms 91 and many other places!
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by chelsea schuyler
Hydrogen Peroxide Kills Stuff
Feel the burn! Ever get a cut and feel the need to apply first aid like the good scout you are? You might have a choice between two uncomfortable options, both will feel like burning: Hydgrogen peroxide and isopropyl alcohol.
But in actuality, only one of these things is actually doing any damage. The other is an illusion of sorts….
Hydrogen peroxide is the truly evil one – it will burst your very cells open. (Though the wussy grocery store kind is diluted down to 3% so it doesn't hurt. But get the 12% like for hair dying, and you will feel that sucker).
Now, hydrogen peroxide's been used as a first aid ingredient for decades because it kills the bad stuff. Technically, it destroys the cell walls of bacteria, which makes them explode, a la Hindenburg.
It's an oxidizing agent, meaning it steals electrons from nearby victims, damaging or collapsing them entirely. Kinda like how stealing away Jenga tiles leaves the tower tilting precariously or crashing altogether (and upsetting the children).
However, since apparently it bursts your own living tissue as well, best to just clean your wound with soap and water and let your immune system handle it.
In fact, the immune system is actually using hydrogen peroxide already – our bodies make it! (Those cheapskates at Safeway…)
Hydrogen Peroxide in Your Immune System
When you get cut, your body's hydrogen peroxide comes to the wound and signals your white blood cells, which come an average of 17 minutes later as the major backup that saves the day.
While hydrogen peroxide can do some damage, white blood cells spew out a medley of destroyers, including more hydrogen peroxide, but lots of other stuff too. It's basically a weapons upgrade from the default gun to the flamethrower in all the cool video games.
Take away a body's hydrogen peroxide, and you don't get the white blood cell upgrade (this discovery was a big deal – scientists figured it out by 'nicking' zebrafish tails and gathering round to see what happened).
Keeping Hydrogen Peroxide at Bay
Wait, how do we keep hydrogen peroxide in our bodies if it's a walking cell-bomb? Well, first, it's isolated into little packages in our cells called peroxisomes. There, an enzyme (catalase) keeps hydrogen peroxide immobilized by splitting it into water and oxygen (from 2H2O2 to 2H2O and O2).
Now, hydrogen peroxide breaks down into water and oxygen naturally – if you left a bottle of it open for a long time it would eventually turn in a bottle of water. But this enzyme speeds up that process, resulting in oxygen bubbles flying out everywhere.
It's like sending in a samurai to lop heads off some enemy army instead of just waiting for them to starve to death. Cuz who has the time?
Cleaning Trick
Ever get a blood stain on your shirt? A great trick is to put hydrogen peroxide on it and watch the alka seltzery chemical reaction of fizzy goodness. Bonus: the stain will disappear!
Why does that work? Because blood has catalase in it, so it reacts to the hydrogen peroxide, and all those oxygen heads are separated from water bodies, making the little bubbles you see. A water stain is left instead, which evaporates.
Why We Go Gray:
Fun fact: as we age our catalase production factories wear down and less of it is made. This leaves excess hydrogen peroxide free to wreak havoc…at least in hair cells.
Melanin gives our hair its color, but without its samurai catalase protector, hydrogen peroxide moves in and breaks it down. This is partly why our hair turns gray as we age.
Alcohol – It Burns!! Except Not
Once again, if you cut yourself (stop doing that) and decide to clean the wound with rubbing alcohol, you will feel a burning. But rubbing alcohol isn't like hydrogen peroxide – it's not doing any actual damage.
It's actually similar to what happens when you swallow hard liquor (ethanol – different chemical makeup, but similar enough). That burning in your throat isn't an actual burn.
The alcohol is actually tricking your body into thinking there should be pain there.
VR1 Receptors Will Believe Anything
If you want to know what the weather's like, but you're stuck in a dark room somewhere, your friend might stick their hand out the window and report back about whether it's hot, cold, misting, wind-chilled, or humid.
Well, your body (and throat) has a bunch of vanilloid receptor 1s (VR1), which are basically a bajillion little arms sticking out, reaching out to see what's happenin, and reporting back to the brain.
If you touch something that's over about 107 degrees, the VR1s tell the brain "HEY – things are really heatin up in here." And the brain goes "That must be painful. I mean literally, I shall make that painful so you avoid it."
Well, ethanol reduces a VR1's temperature threshold to 93 degrees, so when you pour that isopropyl on that wound, your body gets confused and registers its own body heat (98.6) as burning.
It then runs off tattle-taling to the brain going "FIRE FIRE!" and your brain goes "AAAH!!" when in actuality, nothing is happening. Except that your uncle's Scotch has just turned your throat into a scourge of screaming throat-hands.
Cool huh? Just like they say in WestWorld – "Pain is just a program."
(P.S. – That doesn't mean alcohol doesn't damage your throat though. It doesn't burn, but it does wash away mucous membranes (hence dryness) and heighten your risk of throat cancer. Wee!)
Images in the public domain EXCEPT:
flamethrower – photo by Daniel Herrera, CC by 2.0
catalase – photo by CNX OpenStax, CC by 4.0
isopropyl alcohol – photo by Craig Spurrier, CC by 2.5


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Today was the traditional upload to the men's and headwear side (the white Cross Train cap - an excellent cap for summer) of the website so it looks like tomorrow will be a regular upload. What do you think we will see?
What are you hoping for tomorrow? There is nothing really on my list but if some interesting new tank shows up I may get it.


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Thistle is an absolute gem. The family suite is divine.It never ceases to amaze me when I checked into a higher-end hotel room, I was totally amazed, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to share the details found in their newly refurbished family room.
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It provides views over landscaped gardens and the pool. It has a seating area, ample storage, digital safe, minibar and even bath time toys such as the "rubber duckies". Allow you and your family to indulge and experience, fall asleep in a wonderfully comfortable bed, listening to your own lullaby.
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Ontario Adds Coding and Personal Finance to New Math Curriculum for 1st Grade
Kids in first grade in Ontario, Canada, can expect to have an interesting and new math curriculum, come the start of the next school year.
The new elementary school math system will include coding and personal finance as part of its teachings, also focusing on a more "back to basics" ethic to try and push up grades in the province.
The new curriculum, however, has been met with some backlash.
Updated elementary math classes
"I would argue from a competitive landscape, we must take action immediately to improve math scores," Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce, said on Tuesday.
"I appreciate the broader challenge around us, but we must move forward with these necessary reforms to give hope to these students that when they graduate they can aspire to get a good-paying job," he added.
The new math curriculum information has met some backlash, as those who oppose it state rolling it out during a pandemic is not the right way forward. They argue that it would be too much for teachers and parents to take on in the current environment, which is likely to carry on through until schools start back up in September.
The new math plan looks to introduce coding as early as Grade 1, adding fractions to Grade 5, and financial planning in Grade 6. Children will also have to go back to basics and memorize the multiplication tables up to 12 times 12, and remember number facts.
It looks like the curriculum will be a mixture of going back to these basic maths teachings, as well as incorporating vital life skils for the future, which involve coding and finances.
Teachers are due to learn the new curriculum material over the summer holidays by receiving resources and training over that period.
In a first-of-its-kind study, a group of researchers from the Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences in India have come up with a new machine learning-based AI tool that could help doctors to distinguish between tropical diseases.


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***Retro Reviews are pieces of Primary Ignition's past (i.e. the old site) dug from the archives and returned to their rightful place. They've been minimally altered. The text has been cleaned up just a little, and I've updated the artistic credits to go beyond just the penciller. But this is mostly the content in its original form. At the end, I'll throw in a bit of hindsight.***
TITLE: Gotham City Sirens: Division
AUTHOR: Peter Calloway
ARTISTS: Andres Guinaldo, Ramon Bachs. Cover by Guillem March.
INKERS: Lorenzo Ruggiero, Bachs,
COLORISTS: JD Smith
LETTERERS: Steve Wands, Dave Sharpe, Carlos M.Mangual, Travis Lanham, Raul Fernandez.
COLLECTS: Gotham City Sirens #20–21, #23–26
FORMAT: Paperback
PUBLISHER: DC Comics
RELEASED: March 7, 2012
By Rob Siebert
Kenosha Kicker. Polka! Polka! Polka!
Reading all 26 issues of Gotham City Sirens is kind of like dating a woman who's really hot, but who you eventually realize has a lot of personality issues. Eventually you find yourself wondering whether the whole relationship was even worth it at all.
The final volume of this series sees Harley Quinn bound and determined to kill the Joker. She breaks into Arkham Asylum, causing a massive riot. Caught in the mix are Black Mask, Clayface, our Sirens, and even Batman/Bruce Wayne himself ("Anything involving The Joker I take care of personally.") Amidst the chaos, Harley, Catwoman and Poison Ivy will be placed at odds. Allegiances are tested, and friendships may be broken beyond repair.
I have two major issues with this book, both of which I touched on in my review of the previous volume: The way Joker is drawn and the way Harley is written.
The problem with Guinaldo's Joker is that it's trying to mix the look of Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight with what Grant Morrison did during his run on Batman. In all fairness, after Morrison's run DC never came up with a definitive look for the Joker to match the events of those stories. As such, creators working on different books didn't necessarily know how to portray him. As a result, we usually got something along the lines of the traditional Joker with a bullet-shaped scar in the middle of his forehead (shown above).
The Joker we get in Division looks, quite frankly, like a pasty-faced geezer with some smeared lipstick on his cheeks. Though Guinaldo does supply us with a pretty good manic Joker face every so often, this take on the character isn't nearly as maniacally menacing as it should be. For yours truly this became a big annoyance as the story went on.
And then there's Harley. This story takes her to a pretty grim, dark place, especially in the beginning. She's got a lot of rage directed at the Joker, and as a result we get a lot of inner monologue that seems out of character to me…
"There's a place. A place in my head. A place on the other side of happy-go-lucky. The one part of me that isn't looking for the joke. In that dark place–lurks rage…when the laughter breaks down–and humor can't quiet its hunger–the rage gets out. And then it runs the show."
I reject this portrayal of Harley not because of principle, but execution. We've seen her get angry before. It's to be expected from a crazy lady who loves a homicidal clown and commits crimes while dressed like a Commedia dell'arte character.
But in Division, Harley becomes a cold, calculated strategist and murderer. We get inside her head and follow her thought process as she systematically breaks into Arkham. This portrayal robs the character of some of her charm. We're not supposed to be able to follow Harley's mindset when she does these things. She's insane. Is she, deep down, a good person who could potentially be saved? Yes. But her infatuation with the Joker has also placed her on a different plane of reality than the rest of us. The reason she can be so goofy, so sick and twisted, with such drastic emotional swerves, is that she's not playing with the same deck the rest of us are. This book defies that notion by simply making Harley an overly emotional, hopelessly attached girlfriend in a clown suit. She looks sane.
And as we all know, this chick ain't sane.
The book does have its moments, though. We spend a little time with Aaron Cash, the asylum's head of security whom we met in the Arkham Asylum video game. We're with him when he learns about The Joker's role in the death of his infant son, which is simply haunting. The Arkham Asylum riot is given the right amount of weight by Calloway. He doesn't play it off like an every day occurrence the way some writers do. There's a nice aura of panic about it.
Gotham City Sirens started out on such a high note. Unfortunately the memory of how good the series was during that first seven months or so never stopped haunting it. I'm sure I wasn't the only one hoping for this series to be something of an action/comedy, akin to what we sometimes saw in Batman: The Animated Series and Gotham Girls. No such luck. In the end, Gotham City Sirens was just like every other Batman book on the stands. And what's the point of putting this oddball trio together if you're not going to have some fun with it?
At one point in this book, Harley asks Ivy: "Did the three of us make sense as a team? Ever?" (shown above)
The answer is no. But that was where all the fun should have come from.
***In Hindsight***
I wish I could say my opinion had changed on this one. Paul Dini wrote a total of 10 issues, which are collected in the first and second volumes. If you want to check out this series, those are the books you need to read.
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Adidas has just made a pair of sneakers using ocean-recovered garbage.
If you didn't already know it, the oceans are indeed teeming with trash. Everything from consumer plastics to paper to discarded fishing gear litters the seas, polluting the water and threatening wildlife.
Adidas is hoping that its new kicks, unveiled earlier this month, will help to highlight the ocean-based environmental issue and promote efforts to get on top of it.
The concept shoe is the result of a collaboration between the German sportswear company and Parley for the Oceans, a New York-based ocean conservation group.
According to Adidas, the unique shoe upper is made "entirely of yarns and filaments reclaimed and recycled from ocean waste." It's actually knitted using a method Adidas has been developing for a while and that's already led to a range of lightweight Primeknit footwear from the company.
Adidas board member Eric Liedtke said, "Knitting in general eliminates waste, because you don't have to cut out the patterns like on traditional footwear," adding, "We use what we need for the shoe and waste nothing."
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Today I was flying past villages and town towards Tirana after a good day of rest. The terrain was flat mostly along the valleys. First few KM, the road had great shoulders but after that and most of the way without any shoulder at all. My initial end point for today was neither Tirana ( 128 km) nor Durres ( 90km). I was planning to stop somewhere in between maybe after 60km. But I was making great time so I pushed on and on and I didn't realized I pushed passed 60km. Since I was making good time I decide to push on to Durres.
It was great to be on flat good roads again and I had a great time cycling today. I enjoyed the scenery although not spectacular but it was interesting. During the early part of my ride I stopped to buy some local olives for snacks. It costed only 0.70 Euros per kilo !
I decided to break for lunch in a place called Lushnje. I was scanning around for a while for a suitable shop to eat and actually looking for something cheap like Donner or Byrek ( Local pastry pie). Spotted one and I started to park my bike and before I could order , a middle age guy with a smiley face came up to me and started talking to me He asked me about my trip and where I am from. He then ask someone to take a photo of us and shouted to everyone around to tell them that I am a cyclist from Malaysia. Well ,he sometimes gets mixed up between Malaysia and Indonesia.
After awhile, I proceeded to order my food and beer and sat down to eat. The same guy came over and now with a friend and sat down with me and told me in sign language he would pay for my food. He told me he owned the shop and building next door and offered me a room to stay the night. Wow ! Too bad it was too early to break the ride or else I would have jumped on it.
He spoke mostly in Italian which made it slightly better than Albanian as I could understand some words especially the word gratis. Anyway we continued to banter for awhile me in English and he in Italian and I found out his name was Gezimi. He proceeded to tell me that he is a traditional Albanian classical bass baritone singer and conductor. He even asked me to YouTube his performance.
I wanted to start cycling again as it was past 1 pm already. So I said my goodbye and then Gezimi asked me to join him at the back and showed me his garden and also his goat, chicken and ducks. He said I should take a photo with his goat and a child that was with him all the time. I am not sure what the relationship is with this young child of 4 years old. Anyway I assumed it was his grandchild. Well before we could grab the goat by the collar to take the photo the goat slipped away and went towards the street and the owner and me gave chase. Finally he caught it and brought it back to his backyard and we managed to take the photo. This must be the strangest experience for me as I have no clue why he wanted me to take a picture with his goat.
Anyway picture done and I was about to leave but he was not done yet. He then plucked a few tangerines and pessimons for me and then 3 stalk of roses. After that he went to his gift shop and got me Albanian flag cube dangling thing. Finally I was able to leave and I jumped on my bike and was off.
For the first 10km after that I couldn't help smiling and at times laughing at the whole experience in Lushnje. I will remember this town and Gezimi.
The road continued to be flat and good condition. Somewhere around 28KM from Durres I took a break at a petrol station and bought a drink. I bumped into anther cyclist from Poland. He was touring Greece and Albania and heading the same direction as me. However his end point is Tirana. It's already 3 pm and I have still some ways to go so we did not chat for long and we said our goodbyes.
I reached Durres at around 430pm and started to look for hostels to stay. Since it is a tourist town I expected prices would be high. I found Hostel Duress right in the heart of town and checked in for 11Euros per night with breakfast. There is free wifi and dinner is communal with minimal donation of 1 Euro. A pretty good deal.
There were many guest from all over the world at this quite hip hostel and after a quick shower I was ready for dinner. I contributed my olives. Some contributed in cooking and some baking dessert and other offered wine. Wow ! free flow of wine and also loads of food. We had a fantastic dinner and also great conversations. Dinner went on to 11 pm before we all call it quits and hit the sack.
It was a truly wonderful day of great cycling, connections, interactions and experience. I like. A lot.
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Religious minorities in Indonesia pushing back against Islamic hard-liners, violence
BEKASI, Indonesia – BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) — Tired of government inaction, Christians and other religious minorities in Indonesia are pushing back against rising violence by Islamic hard-liners.
For months, Christians in the industrial city of Bekasi have been warned against worshipping on a field that houses their shuttered church. They've arrived to find human feces dumped on the land and sermons have been interrupted by demonstrators chanting "Infidels!" and "Leave now!"
But last week, tensions finally exploded.
Twenty worshippers were met by 300 Islamic hard-liners, many of whom hurled shoes and water bottles before pushing past a row of riot police. The mob chased down and punched several members of the group.
"The constitution guarantees our right to practice our religion!" Yudi Pasaribu of the Batak Christian Protestant Church said, vowing to return every Sunday until their request for a place of worship, made more than two years ago, is approved.
"And we want to do that on our own property, in our own church."
Indonesia, a secular country of 237 million people, has more Muslims than any other in the world. Though it has a long history of religious tolerance, a small extremist fringe has become more vocal in recent years.
Hard-liners have also become more violent, according to the Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy, a human rights group, which said there have already been 28 attacks on religious freedom in 2010, including everything from preventing groups from performing prayers to burning houses of worship.
The institute said there were 18 such incidents in all of 2009 and 17 in 2008.
Though most Indonesians are moderate and oppose violence, critics say President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's government has been slow to intervene because it relies heavily on the support of Islamic parties in parliament.
Acting on the orders of local officials, police helped hard-liners forcibly close several mosques owned by Ahmadiyah, an Islamic sect they call "deviant," last month in Manis Lor, a village in West Java province.
But members of the sect, who differ from other Muslims about whether Muhammad was the "final" monotheist prophet, have so far refused to buck under.
"We're tired of being harassed and attacked," said Yati Hidayat, a 48-year-old Ahmadiyah member. "We have the right to pray just like any other religious community. If anyone tries to stop us, we're ready to fight."
Recent attacks have largely been led by the Islamic Defenders Front, or the FPI, which is pushing for the implementation of Islamic-based laws in regions across the nation.
They are known for smashing bars, attacking transvestites and going after those considered blasphemous with bamboo clubs and stones. Perpetrators are rarely punished or even questioned by police.
Yudhoyono has in recent days urged his countrymen to be tolerant of others, especially during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. But he has made no direct reference to attacks making headlines in Bekasi, just 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the capital, or Manis Lor, 180 miles (300 kilometers) farther east.
Hundreds of people held an interfaith rally in Jakarta over the weekend demanding the government take a tougher line.
"Those attackers have to be arrested, otherwise they will feel their actions are right," said Saur Siagain, a rally organizer, standing in front of a banner that said: "The president has to be responsible in guaranteeing freedom of religion."
Minority groups, who represent less than 15 percent of the population, have long tried to keep a low profile.
Though thousands of churches dot the countryside, groups complain that getting permits to build new ones can be nearly impossible. Construction is often put on hold for years as local authorities weigh the risks of angering hard-liners.
In the meantime, some congregations have held services in apartments, office buildings and even shopping malls.
But as attacks become more frequent and more brutal, religious minorities — together with moderate Muslims — appear to be losing patience.
"The Batak Christian Protestant Church and Ahmadiyah were around long before FPI," said Hilmar Farid from Indonesia's Social History Institute. "They are getting tired of being intimidated."
In a rare show of force, hundreds of police showed up to protect the Batak Christians on Aug. 8. But they made little effort to stop FPI members as they got increasingly vitriolic.
"The Batak Christians deserve to be stabbed to death," yelled Murhali Barda, who heads the FPI chapter in Bekasi. "If they refuse to go home we are ready to fight."
An argument broke out between Barda and three female members of the congregation. The hard-liners shoved and started punching them. All the while, men chanted from a truck and clerics made speeches saying "Leave. ... We will not let you perform prayers here!"
The crowd, made up largely of children, cheered in response: "God is great!"


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What is the Quality Enhancement Program?
The concept of quality enhancement relating to student learning is at the heart of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges' (SACSCOC) philosophy of accreditation.
The focus of UWG's Quality Enhancement Program, chosen by faculty as a priority for our institution, is to improve undergraduate writing. We are doing so through a specific set of courses in a variety of disciplines across the core.
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Further, SACS Principle 3.3.2 requires that "the institution has developed a Quality Enhancement Plan that (1) demonstrates institutional capacity for the initiation, implementation, and completion of the QEP; (2) includes broad-based involvement of institutional constituencies in the development and proposed implementation of the QEP; and (3) identifies goals and a plan to assess their achievement."
The University of West Georgia (UWG) launched its QEP initiative in April of 2010. Links reviewing this process are on the menu to your left. The final QEP Document was recommended by the Senate and adopted by the President in November of 2013. For more details, read The Quality Enhancement Plan PDF.
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Dar Elsalam Islamic Center, aims to be the focal point for the surrounding Muslim community, in order to enhance understanding and acceptance of Islam.
Our mission is to encourage people of all ages and ethnic groups to learn and develop their knowledge of Islam, and to bridge the gap between the surrounding communities. We are committed to disseminating the teachings of Islam on the fundamental truth that Allah (swt) is the source of all guidance, and we pray that our endeavors are accepted. We strive to enhance and cultivate our identity in the community, taking into account the cultural diversity in the DFW area. We seek to improve and develop the skills and well being of our members and the wider community through our initiatives and programs, including by: Promoting progressive values and teachings of Islam and advocating inter-faith dialogue and exchange in accordance with the Qur'an and Sunnah. Engaging in respectful conduct, support and dialogue with all members of our surrounding community. Establishing congregational prayers and carrying out other religious activities and educational programs open to all. Practicing moderation, tolerance, inclusiveness to create unity among Muslims. Developing mutual understanding with and among non-Muslims in order to communicate effectively the principles of Islam to them.
We welcome you to reach out to learn more about us and our community, including by contacting Imam Dr Ahmed Al-Hadad or any of our Board members.
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Shrimp Gazpacho
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tablespoons EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2-3/4 pound cooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined
3/4 pound cherry tomatoes diced into 6ths (I used a combination of red and yellow ones and rinse off most of the seeds)
1 red bell pepper, chopped into 1/4-1/2 inch dice
1/2 large cucumber, peeled, seeded, chopped into a 1/4-1/2 inch dice
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
1/2-1 large jalapeño chili, minced
1 1/2 cups (12 oz) V-8 spicy tomato juice, chilled
Lemon wedges
1. Combine first 4 ingredients in medium bowl.
2. Cut shrimp into fourths and add to mixture; cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours.
3. Combine tomatoes, green and red bell peppers, cucumber, green onions, cilantro and jalapeño in large bowl. Add tomato juice.
4. Stir in shrimp mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
5. Ladle soup into chilled stemmed glasses.
6. Garnish with lemon wedges and serve with a leafy green salad and rustic crusty bread.
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September 1st Birthdays
If you were born on September 1st you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
George Maharis is 94
American singer (Teach Me Tonight), painter, actor of TV (Buz Murdock on Route 66; Bud Gardner on Search for Tomorrow; The Most Deadly Game; Fantasy Island) and movies (The Happening; Quick Before it Melts; Sylvia; The Satan Bug), born September 1, 1928. (George Maharis 1975 Movin' On)
Lily Tomlin is 83 (nee Mary Jean Tomlin)
American Grammy, Tony & Emmy Award-winning actress-comedian of TV (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In; Murphy Brown; The West Wing; Grace & Frankie; Prof. Frizzle on The Magic School Bus), movies (Nashville; 9 to 5; All of Me), born September 1, 1939. (Lily Tomlin 1970 Laugh-In Photo: Jerry Avenaim)
Don Stroud is 79 (nee Donald Lee Stroud)
American actor of TV (The New Mike Hammer; Dragnet) & movies (Coogan's Bluff; Madigan; Explosion; Angel Unchained; Joe Kidd; Murph the Surf; The Choirboys; Licence to Kill; Bloody Mama; The House by the Lake), born September 1, 1943. (Don Stroud 1973 Slaughter's Big Rip Off)
Barry Gibb is 76
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame British songwriter & lead singe of The Bee Gees (How Deep is Your Love; I Started a Joke; To Love Somebody; Holiday; Massachusetts; Night Fever; Stayin' Alive; Lonely Days; More Than a Woman), born September 1, 1946. (Barry Gibb 1973 TopPop Photo: Beeld en Geluidwiki)
American actress of TV series (CHiPs; Fantasy Island; Baretta; Kojak; Starsky and Hutch; B.J. and the Bear; Vega$) and movies (National Lampoon's Animal House; Forced Vengeance; The Bell Jar; The Evil; Hail; Hunters of the Reef; Once Upon a Spy), born September 1, 1946. (Mary Louise Weller 1982 Bloodtide)
Phil McGraw is 72 (nee Phillip Calvin McGraw; "Dr. Phil")
American psychologist, author (life Strategies), TV personality, host & producer (The Oprah Winfrey Show; Rachel Ray; Entertainment Tonight; Dr. Phil; Bull; The Doctors), and former trial consultant (Courtroom Sciences, Inc. co-founder) born September 1, 1950. (Dr. Phil 2001 Photo: Jerry Avenaim)
Billy Blanks is 67 (nee William Wayne Blanks)
American martial arts & fitness expert who created the Tae Bo (boxing & taekwondo) system and exercise videos (Tae-Bo Workout: Basic), actor of TV and movies (The King of the Kickboxers; Kiss the Girls), born September 1, 1955. (Billy Blanks 2008 Photo: Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz / USAF)
Gloria Estefan is 65 (nee Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo)
Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American songwriter & lead singer of Miami Sound Machine (Conga; Rhythm is Gonna Get You; Anything For You; Turn the Beat Around; 1-2-3; Coming Out of the Dark), and actress (Music of the Heart), born September 1, 1957. (Gloria Estefan 1990 Photo: Alan Light)
Padma Lakshmi is 52 (nee Padma Parvati Lakshmi Vaidynathan)
Emmy Award-winning Indian-American model, chef, host & actress of TV (Top Chef; Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi) and movies (Glitter; The Mistress of Spices; Boom; Girl Most Likely), and author (Tangy, Tart, Hot & Sweet), born September 1, 1970. (Padma Lakshmi 2020 Photo: Madison Vain)
(Marilyn Miller 1931: Jules Erbit | Richard Arlen 1935 [colorized])
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on September 1st!
Remember These September 1st Famous Birthdays
Yvonne De Carlo (nee Margaret Yvonne Middleton)
Canadian-American actress of TV (Lily Munster on The Munsters) & movies (Salome Where She Danced; Frontier Gal; Song of Scheherazade, Slave Girl; Calamity Jane and Sam Bass; The Desert Hawk; Death of a Scoundrel; McLintock!) (born Sept. 1, 1922 – died Jan. 8, 2007; age 84). Yvonne De Carlo died of heart failure. (Yvonne De Carlo 1945 Salome Where She Danced)
Edgar Rice Burroughs
American Science Fiction Hall of Fame author (John Carter of Mars and Barsoom series; The Land that Time Forgot), adventure story novelist and creator of the Tarzan character (Tarzan of the Apes; Tarzan and the Forbidden City) (born Sept. 1, 1875 – died Mar. 19, 1950; age 74). Edgar Rice Burroughs died of a heart attack. (Edgar Rice Burroughs c. 1920 Photo)
Vittorio Gassman (nee Vittorio Gassmann)
Italian film actor (Rhapsody; The Glass Wall; Sombrero; Cry of the Hunted; Mambo; Beautiful But Dangerous; Big Deal on Madonna Street; Tempest; The Love Specialist; The Miracle; The Great War; Barabbas; The Secret Agents; The Tiger and the Pussycat; Sleepers; The Palermo Connection) (born Sept. 1, 1922 – died June 29, 2000; age 77). (Vittorio Gassman 1956 War and Peace Trailer)
Conway Twitty (nee Harold Lloyd Jenkins)
Grammy Award-winning Rockabilly & Country Music Hall of Fame American songwriter & singer (It's Only Make Believe; Hello Darlin'; I Can't Stop Loving You; You've Never Been This Far Before; I May Never Get to Heaven; I Love You More Today) (born Sept. 1, 1933 – died June 5, 1993; age 59). Conway Twitty died of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. (Conway Twitty 1967 Photo: MGM)
Rocky Marciano (nee Rocco Francis Marchegiano)
International Boxing Hall of Fame American pro boxer (undefeated; 49 wins over Joe Louis, Jersey Joe Walcott, Ezzard Charles, Archie Moore, etc.), 1952-1956 World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, television boxing commentator, & wrestling referee (born Sept. 1, 1923 – died Aug. 31, 1969; age 45). Rocky Marciano died in a plane crash. (Rocky Marciano 1953: Sponsor)
Marilyn Miller (nee Mary Ellen Reynolds; aka Mrs. Jack Pickford)
American dancer, singer & actress of Broadway stages (Ziegfeld Follies of 1918; Follies of 1919; Peter Pan; Rosalie; Smiles; As Thousands Cheer), and early sound movies (Sally; Sunny; Her Majesty, Love); she inspired the 1949 biopic Look for the Silver Lining (born Sept. 1, 1898 – died Apr. 7, 1936; age 37). Marilyn Miller died of nasal surgery complications. (Marilyn Miller 1932)
Richard Farnsworth
American western movie stuntman, TV & movie actor (Anne of Green Gables; The Grey Fox; The Natural; The Straight Story; Comes a Horseman; Misery; The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean) (born Sept. 1, 1920 – died Oct. 6, 2000; age 80). Richard Farnsworth had prostate cancer and died of a self-inflicted gunshot (suicide). (Richard Farnsworth 1956 Zane Grey Theater)
Richard Arlen (nee Sylvanus Richard Mattimore)
American actor of TV & movies (Wings; Sky Bride; Ladies of the Mob, The Four Feathers; Golden Harvest; The Border Legion; The Sea God; Come On, Marines; Legion of Lost Flyers; Warlock; Artists and Models; The All American; Beggars of Life; The Virginian; Under the Tonto Rim) (born Sept. 1, 1899 – died Mar. 28, 1976; age 76). Richard Arlen died of emphysema. (Richard Arlen 1932 Photo)
American water polo Olympic silver medalist (1904 St. Louis), playwright, author & screenwriter (The World in His Arms; White Shoulders; The Silver Horde; The Barrier; The Spoilers; The Ne'er Do Well; The Iron Trail; The Crimson Gardenia) (born Sept. 1, 1877 – died Dec. 7, 1949; age 72). Rex Beach died by suicide (gunshot). (Rex Beach 1919 Photo: Motion Picture Magazine)
Johnny Mack Brown (nee Johnny Brown)
American actor in westerns (The Fair Co-Ed; The Divine Woman; Our Dancing Daughters, A Lady of Chance; A Woman of Affairs; Coquette; The Valiant; Billy the Kid; Born to the West; Ride 'Em Cowboy; Deep in the Heart of Texas; Requiem for a Gunfighter; Annapolis; The Secret Six; Hurricane; Triggerman) (born Sept. 1, 1904 – died Nov. 14, 1974; age 70). (Johnny Mack Brown 1935: MGM)
Eleanor Hibbert (nee Eleanor Burford)
English author of romances (Heart's Afire), gothic romance novels (Victoria Holt – Mistress of Mellyn), historical fiction (Jean Plaidy – Queen Jezebel; Royal Road to Fotheringhay), & sagas (Philippa Carr – The Changeling) (born Sept. 1, 1906 – died Jan. 18, 1993; age 86). Cause of death for Eleanor Hibbert is unknown. (Eleanor Hibbert c 1930s Photo: Courtesy Royal-Intrigue.net)
Allene Roberts (nee Emma Allene Roberts)
American actress of TV (Dragnet; Adventures of Superman; Public Defender) and movies (The Sign of the Ram; Michael O'Halloran; Knock on Any Door; Bomba on Panther Island; Union Station; Santa Fe; The Hoodlum; Kid Monk Baroni; Thunderbirds) (born Sept. 1, 1928 – died May 9, 2019; age 90). Cause of death for Allene Roberts is unknown. (Allene Roberts 1947 The Red House)
American film actress (Kidnapped; Raiders of Old California; Never Wave at a WAC; Flaming Feather; Passage West; Dear Wife; That Wonderful Urge; The Senator Was Indiscreet; Charley's Aunt; Sabotage; Young Mr. Lincoln) (born Sept. 1, 1916 – died Apr. 7, 1993; age 76). Arleen Whelan died after a stroke. (Arleen Whelan 1939 Photo: 20th Century-Fox / Glamour of Hollywood)
Betty Blythe (nee Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter)
American film actress (The Queen of Sheba; The Miracle Kid; Misbehaving Husbands; Romance of the Limberlost; Western Courage; Hollywood Story; Madonna of the Desert; The Undercover Woman; Docks of New York; Crime Doctor; Before Midnight; She; Chu-Chin-Chow; The Silver Horde; The Spitfire) (born Sept. 1, 1893 – died Apr. 7, 1972; age 78). (Betty Blythe 1919: Photoplay)
Allan Forrest (nee Allan Forrest Fisher)
American silent movie actor (The Desert Bride; The Hole in the Wall; Summer Bachelors; Fifth Avenue; Two Can Play; The Phantom Bullet; Sally of the Scandals; Tillie; The Man From Lost River; The Winged Horseman; Rose of the World; Pampered Youth; The Phantom Express; Dangerous Nan McGrew) (born Sept. 1, 1885 – died July 25, 1941; age 55). (Allan Forrest 1921: The Picturegoer)
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Welcome (again) to ACCT11059 Accounting, Learning & Online Communication.
My name is Martin Turner. I am your Unit Coordinator. This is my third email to you. If you missed my earlier emails, you can find them here and also by clicking on 'Martin's Emails' in the Communication section on the right-hand side of Moodle.
My first email has some important information about how to get started in our unit.
There are over 350 people enrolled in our unit. About 160 people are enrolled online/distance, with over 190 people enrolled at the ten locations around Australia where we are teaching the unit.
We have a great teaching team:
Cairns (about 10 people): Karen McPherson
Townsville (about 8 people): Doug Dunstan
Mackay (about 22 people): Maria Tyler
Rockhampton (about 40 people): Martin Turner
Gladstone (about 9 people): Carmen Barton
Bundaberg (about 17 people): John McGrath
Brisbane (about 40 people): Lois Kempnich
Sydney (about 20 people): Peter Zhang
Melbourne (about 35 people): Mitch Hsu
Perth (about 5 people): Aklema Lema
We also have students enrolled in Geraldton WA.
A lot has been happening in our unit since we opened Moodle last Monday:
- over 70 people have registered on PeerWise and written 115 questions and given 1,620 answers to these questions. And the top 5 people on PeerWise have each already reached a score of over 2,800 points. If you have not yet registered on PeerWise, go to the PeerWise folder in the top centre section of Moodle where you will find how to register on PeerWise and get started. Also, check out the great video 'Tips on Using PeerWise'.
- 55 people joined our unit Facebook group and have been busily networking and discussing early issues in our unit. If you have not joined our unit Facebook group yet, you should right now. You can then say hi to people in our unit. You can also search for people at your locality or search for key words on areas where you might have some questions (for example, setting up your blog).
- and 15 people have posted links to their blogs in the Blog Links forum. There are some great blogs already:
- Dominique Werhman introduces herself in her blog:
"I am currently working at a law firm in Brisbane full-time. I am engaged, a mum to a 3 year old and currently 24 weeks pregnant with our second! I was really happy to read that we don't have an end of term Exam, which works out much better for me considering my work and family commitments."
Dominique, we often have one or two people pregnant in our unit, sometimes expecting just after the end of term. It can work well as we do not have an exam. I am very happy to be supportive of you as you juggle work, a toddler, pregnancy and being introduced to accounting … all at once! And why not say hi to Dominique on her blog?
- Chris Apps has a great blog 'The Balance of Things'. His emphasis in his first blog is on getting organised and managing his time – one of the keys for success in our unit. Chris said:
"I wanted to share something with you prior to week 1, which is a free Gantt chart tool to help plan and organise your time.
It is called 'Team Gantt' and you can sign up for FREE here."
Chris, also from Brisbane, is a numbers man – as will be quite a few people in our unit (as well as many who will not!). And do not worry – we can organise and plan our time without having to master 'Team Gantt' … however we do need to get organised and plan our way through our unit this term – and 'Team Gannt' might be a tool that could really help some people do this.
And Kyl Dunne in his blog "Working our Assets Off!' tells us about his developing interest in the world of finance and also his need to develop confidence (something quite a few people have mentioned about themselves already in our unit). Kyl said:
"I never really figured out what I wanted to be when I grew up, and the reason I still don't know is that I'm yet to grow up. But I've grown to find the world of finance rather fascinating, and have taken it upon myself to have a good old crack at a bachelors degree, although to be honest, I'm not the most confident person, and it plays on my mind quite a bit, but that is a work in progress, and it won't stop me from trying!"
Kyl also includes a cool photo of himself and his girlfriend Naomi in Engelberg Switzerland:
Kyl – my wife and I travelled on the Bernina Express in Switzerland last September. Such a beautiful part of the world – and nothing like Gordonvale, just south of Cairns (where Kyl lives) or Yeppoon…
If you have not already set up your blog, go to ASS#1 Step 2 where you will find instructions on how to do it (and you can find the assignments in the top centre section of Moodle). And visit the blogs of other people and leave a comment and say hi. We all love to have people visit our blogs and leave a comment.
Bye for now.
Martin Turner
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According to our sources, the operator is preparing to launch EcoCash ta as a payment method in kombis (these are minibuses which are the most popular form of public transport in Zimbabwe). A lot of people are now probably familiar with EcoCash ta, the NFC (Near Field Communication) powered payment system that was introduced by Econet late last year.
The service uses an NFC tag which is fashioned in the form of a sticker and is linked to a user's EcoCash wallet. To enable payment a user taps this sticker against a merchant's enabled Point of Sale device and the corresponding amount is deducted instantly.
When we contacted Econet for comment they neither confirmed nor denied this and stated that,
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Why kombis now?
Besides provide EcoCash ta customers with a simplified way of paying for public transport this looks like a way of boosting the popularity of EcoCash ta while angling for a hold on public transport finances. This would align perfectly with EcoCash's strategy to morph Zimbabwe into a cashless society through mobile money.
However, introducing such options to the public transport segment will have its own challenges, something that EcoCash has already learnt the hard way.
Back in 2012 the operator introduced the option to pay for kombis via EcoCash through a service called EcoCash Commuter. Besides marking Econet's entry into transport fares, this was supposed to ease the challenge of change owed to commuters by conductors.
The service was piloted at the University of Zimbabwe and according to information gathered at the time, Econet spent more than $20,000 offering students transport fares in the form of EcoCash deposits. Econet also placed an agent in each of the participating kombis who helped explain the process – something that was necessary at the time because EcoCash was still new and mobile money hadn't caught on nationally.
The service was later propped up by promos that included kombi fare subsidies as well as an elaborate advertising campaign. Sadly the service failed because of challenges that included the long process involved with making an EcoCash payment, a resistance to change by transport operators who have always prefered cash (especially the kombi crew – driver and conductor), as well as the hassle of figuring out who had paid their fare via mobile money.
An EcoCash ta kombi payment system addresses some of the concerns from the 2012 EcoCash Commuter service, but it also has its own obstacles. For the service to take off there has to be massive adoption by kombi operators, something that requires all operators to have the NFC Point of Sale(POS) merchant devices.
Sources close to EcoCash have said that EcoCash intends to sell these POS devices to kombi operators via a credit scheme that would spread the $45 cost of the device over a 12 month period. Even if this works though, EcoCash would have to encourage a large number of its subscribers to make use of the EcoCash ta in the first place, not mentioning convincing users to keep transport fare saved in their EcoWallets.
In Kenya, Africa's leading example of mobile money, the migration of public transport payment from a cash based system to an electronic one was made compulsory by the government and services like Google's Beba Card, My1963 and KCB Pepea Card all stepped in to fill that void. But even with state led backing these services have encountered operational challenges leading a number of them like Beba Pay, Abiria Card and KCB Pepea Card to close shop.
It has been reported by Techmoran that the migration to a cashless system for public transport is also affected by challenges like poor law enforcement and a lack of awareness of the benefits of such a service.
If the rollout of EcoCash ta in kombis is to become a success in Zimbabwe it will likely have to overcome similar barriers and some that are particular to this market as well.


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TRENTON – With the correct weather and timely cultivation, any seed can grow and flourish.
SEEDS – which stands for Scholars, Educators, Excellence, Dedication, Success – conducts a College Preparatory Program which is helping area youngsters grow, flourish and get accepted to top colleges and universities.
The College Preparatory Program (CPP) is a three-year program designed to expand academic proficiency among students at low socioeconomic status public high schools. It is currently offered to students enrolled in Orange and Trenton Central High Schools.
SEEDS sponsors many programs that cross the junior high level through to high school. However, the College Prepatory Program is new in Trenton.
'SEEDS CPP pilot program started in 2007 and this year we're sending our third graduating class – and our first from Trenton – to colleges around the country,' said Ronni Denes, President of New Jersey SEEDS. 'Students in participating high schools apply for a place in CPP in their ninth grade year. It's a highly competitive process, but those selected get an exceptional experience.'
SEEDS' target population are high-achieving students in low-income areas.
'Before getting involved with SEEDS, I was completely oblivious to the steps that one needs to take in order to apply to college. I did not even know what the SATs were. SEEDS helped me through that process every step of the way,' said Luis Hernandez, a 2011 graduate of the SEEDS program and who now attends Rutgers University.
Students enrolled in Trenton Central High School and Orange High School is currently eligible to apply for CPP in the ninth grade. Students must have strong academic skills, be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must meet SEEDS' financial guidelines. SEEDS serve families whose average annual income is just under $35,000. A GPA of 87 or above is also required.
'The number of students accepted varies based on available funding. SEEDS have accepted as many as 15 students each year from each of their partner high schools. For the 2013-2014 academic year, they anticipate accepting 10 students from Trenton,' said Denes.
Two accomplished Class of 2013 Trenton Central High School seniors attribute their success to their participation in the SEEDS program.
Nordia Bennett says that the SEEDS programming has helped her understand college life and better prepare for it.
'The SEEDS program gave me a sense of independence, and what college life demands. Here, you learn how to manage your time, schedule classes and do many things our parents often do for us', she said.
Bennett (18), is the 2013 Senior Class President. After graduating she is headed to college in Ohio to attend Denison University. She plans to study international relations and become an international lawyer.
Bennett is the product of the SEEDS program even before high school. She joined the SEEDS other programs and enrolled in the College Preparatory Program her freshman year.
Another SEEDS product coming out of Trenton High is Eddy Torres. Torres is TCHS' Class of 2013 valedictorian. Torres (18) has been with the SEEDS program since freshman year but also participated in SEEDS since his 7th grade.
'SEEDS introduced me to many opportunities in school. At one of SEEDS' Saturday seminars, the director heard that I was interested in engineering and introduced me to Trenton High's robotics program,' said Torres. He has been accepted to Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and plans to major in mechanical engineering. SEEDS is hosting its own program graduation on June 10 at Newark Club in Newark.
SEEDS look forward to expanding its work.
'Our goal is to determine if the services the organization offers to CPP students changes the college-going aspirations of their peers as well. Once the study is under way, we'll consider expansion to other sites as well,' said Denes.
Denes says her work is rewarding and her organization is really making an impact.
'Let me say that perhaps the most touching moment I experienced at SEEDS was just nine days after I started in March 2011. It was the day of our Annual Parents Luncheon and, for the first time, I met the families of our students and graduates. Mothers embraced me and kissed my cheeks; they wanted me to know how tremendously grateful they were for the profound change SEEDS had created in their children's lives, for the opportunity for a future they might never have achieved. At that moment, the magnitude of SEEDS' mission – to change children's lives through education – was completely overwhelming,' she said.