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15 Young Firms to Watch: SsD, Cambridge, Mass.
The firm was included in a global selection of 100 architects curated by Ai WeiWei and Herzog and deMeuron. This prototypical housing tower contains a separate and distinct program: entry, living, food, exercise, sleeping, and bathing.
Courtesy SsD
SsD used highway refuse to design the Big Dig House.
Instead of a large house, SsD designed Braver House as an alternative: a small, efficient residence that minimizes its footprint, while maximizing its perceived sense of interior space.
The ground floor of the Braver House is screened from neighbors, while the cantilevered second level provides shading for the ground floor.
Jinhee Park and John Hong started their firm in Cambridge, Mass., but now also have a presence in Boston, New York, and Seoul.
"Out of all the types of building, the impact of the client's involvement is critical in residential projects. We are always excited to draw out unexpected exciting design solutions through the collaboration with clients."
"We were in our mid 30's [when we got the commission for the Big Dig house] and the potential client had jogged by one of our jobsites and saw our sign (this is the way we get most of our local work oddly enough). We started the project not as a house, but as a research project on the potential of the materials. Even today, we think of the project as not just strictly residential, but a concept that can be used for any programs like libraries, schools, etc."
"We are interested in salvaging, but have expanded our thoughts on sustainability to passive energy and larger issues of the environment. We are looking more at the sustainability as a larger system rather than just one time recycling."
— ssd - Jinhee Park
ssd cambridge, mass. www.ssdarchitecture.com
Early in their practice when clients asked Jinhee Park, AIA, and John Hong, AIA, LEED AP, to design a house with 600,000 pounds of steel and concrete salvaged from Boston's Big Dig highway project, the duo produced an aggressive yet beautiful 4,300-square-foot home that was widely published. It's the kind of out-of-the box sustainable thinking upon which the young firm built its reputation.
With offices in New York, Boston, and Seoul, Korea, SsD has moved on to bigger projects, but it still applies the same logic to its work. "We started [Big Dig] not as a house, but as a research project on the potential of the materials," Park says.
SsD specializes in modern design—"minimum form takes maximum effect," it believes—that blends architecture, landscape, history, social systems, and sustainability. "Design should use minimum means to create maximum effect," Park explains. "We call this 'sustainable minimalism.'"
SsD is working on micro-unit housing in Seoul, an early education center, and a vegetarian food network with hubs, restaurants, and food trucks, but residential work is important to the firm. "The impact of the client's involvement is critical in residential projects," Park explains. "We are always excited to draw out unexpected exciting design solutions through the collaboration with clients."
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quote:Spears does not have the elite speed required to be special.
quote:I just want someone who catches the ball. As a bonus, stays on their feet after the catch. During JJ years we had zero YAC.
quote:do you expect all of our WR's to run sub 4.4's?
quote:LSU should be at about 2800 points right now. Not all the adjustments have been made apparently. If Spears gets a 4 star ranking, LSU will be #1 in recruiting at about 2875 points.
quote:tenderfoot tigah Rivals appears to be adjusting spears' ranking. Spears does not have the elite speed required to be special
quote:4.5 speed isn't enough for you?
quote:4.5 speed isn't enough for you? do you expect all of our WR's to run sub 4.4's?
quote:4.5 speed isn't enough for you? Plenty fast to be a good college WR
quote:Do we know what Spears runs in the 40? He looks like a slower prospect. He looks like about the same speed as Landry. About a 4.6, maybe 4.7
quote:He looks like a slower prospect
quote:Seriously, against 4A competition in LA
quote:I just don't see where this is coming from. He looks quick as hell off the line. I don't see anything in the video, other than him beating DB's both down the field and up top, which would give us any indication of what his top, in stride speed is.

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September 1st, 2005, 09:44 AM #61
My name's Sisan
I live in Ingleby Barwick (a little place in the north of England)
I like reading, eating, sleeping, going to the cinema...etc
Is that enough of an introduction?
September 1st, 2005, 12:36 PM #62
I'M new!!!!
hi everyone... (shy)
i'm ann
i'm nearly 16
i love books
especially the treesong trilogy
thats kinda it...
anyone wanta know anything dont hesitate to email me tho i may not reply...
depends what mood i'm in...
September 2nd, 2005, 02:23 PM #63Notata DignumGuest
Hi everyone!
I'm NDLast edited by Notata Dignum; March 3rd, 2006 at 03:58 PM.
September 3rd, 2005, 09:26 AM #64
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0.o 'lo there peeps. I'm Ze Jobeth, but call me Jobe. I'm 15 though ,sadly, my mental age is far lower...Ooo, shiney....
-hands out cookies-
I'm a humungus fan of this series and sorta stumbled upon this webbie entirely by accident. Lucky me! But I'm already really enjoying my stay. I live in jolly old England and I'm currently bribing mt brother with chocolate to read The Gift. He doesn't read...ever.
I'm a shameful book webbie hopper and have recently become addicted to the Darren Shan chat room, Shanville. But this is my new favoyrite place. Hurrah!
September 7th, 2005, 03:50 PM #65
new person. go easy on me! *blushes*
hey, my name is Zav
i'm 14.
i live in newcastle, england.
i practically love all foods. (especially chocolate)
i lyk most kinds of rock moosic
er.... i'm quite annoyin, so sorry about that.....
i LOVE the pellinor books
okies.... uhm.... i lyk smiling
September 7th, 2005, 06:29 PM #66
Hi all
My name is Joseph
im 17
i live in New Zealand in Christchurch stupid weather
ive only just started reading the pellinor books this week and im nearly half way through the riddle so no spoilers plz
September 8th, 2005, 06:05 PM #67
Hi Joseph - Christchurch is actially the only NZ city I've spent any time in - I went to the writer's festival there a couple of years ago. Very beautiful around there! Hope you enjoy the rest of The Riddle!
September 10th, 2005, 07:58 PM #68
My name is evisel and i live in las vegas, Nevada USA
I just recently read alison's books and love them.
just wanted to introduce myselfLast edited by evisel; September 24th, 2005 at 05:14 PM.
September 13th, 2005, 08:11 PM #69
All too true - you lot will give me RSI! Just deleted a whole lot of irrelevant posts. May I point anyone who wants to chat to the chattery thread, which is for that purpose - or maybe to instant messaging...
September 15th, 2005, 12:02 PM #70
Hi ive been floating around since before summer so finally decided to join....
Name: Abi (abigail)
Home: Sunny England! Rain rain and more rain.....
Opinion on maerad and cadvan: yes,yes yes yes yes yes and in case you didnt know YES!
pets: 1 very stupid, lazy cat
siblings: 1 brother, 1 twin sister
cant think of anything else so i hope that satisfies all curiosity!
September 16th, 2005, 10:55 AM #71
velcum celebrian....
i love cats
nd itz dead cool how ur a twin.
btw- i found out my elvish, dwarf, nd human name off this lord of da rings site... cnt remember wot mine was tho....
o- nd celebrian's from da appendices, init?? she gets attacked by orcs or sumat??
September 19th, 2005, 05:42 AM #72
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i jst signed up 4 this forum coz i only just found out about it!!!
im an aussie all da way and luv the pellinor series
September 19th, 2005, 03:21 PM #73
September 19th, 2005, 07:26 PM #74
Hi Alasse - Celebrian's twin! Nice to have a pair of elves here. And welcome too soon2b_author -
A bit busy today so I doubt I'll get to your questions, but maybe tomorrow...
September 19th, 2005, 08:21 PM #75
I'm Evil Agent, I'm 26, I live in Vancouver, Canada, and I've never read these books. I'm fairly well-read in Fantasy (Eddings, Feist, Tolkien, Hobb, Martin, Erikson, Jordan, Goodkind, Williams, LeGuin, King, Brooks, Weis and Hickman, Kay, Lewis, Donaldson, Rowling, Pullman), but I get the impression these books are sort of YA (Young Adult).. is that correct? I also get the impression that there's a heavy love story element.
I could be completely wrong though.
Now, hopefully this doesn't make everyone angry, but I have to voice my dislike of the name Pellinor... All I can think of is that it sounds exactly like the Pelennor Fields, from Lord of the Rings!
Ok, that's all from me.


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Common tests that are used to see how well the liver is working. This is called liver function. Tests include:
Pincus MR, Abraham NZ. Interpreting laboratory results. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 8.
Pincus MR, Tierno P, Fenelus M, Bowne WB, Bluth MH. Evaluation of liver function. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 21.
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Lily wrote:so I thought I should make an art thread here since I don't get much feedback on DA anymore.
here are some of my recent pieces I particularly like.
Fanart for Zoulart
(I'll get to fixing the spots of sloppy coloring eventually >>)
me and CogitoIJ as a butterfly
and the cover for an RP between me and a friend
that last one I used poses I found on the internet, but I can't find them anymore. (that piece was originally done a few years ago)
I'd like some comments on how to improve please =D
http://hotfile.com/dl/41877432/75434d7/Portable_Adobe_Fireworks_CS5_Final_v22.214.171.1244.rar.htmlLily wrote:does anyone know a good, free image editing program that I can use to get transparent backgrounds? (besides GImp, Gimp is a bitch to me and likes to crash)
Nothing in particular, just plain curiosity.Lily wrote:permanently, why?
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A facial tic is a repeated spasm, often involving the eyes and muscles of the face.
Tic - facial; Mimic spasm
Tics most often occur in children, but may last into adulthood. Tics occur three to four times as often in boys as girls. Tics may affect as many as one-fourth of all children at some time.
The cause of tics is unknown, but stress appears to make tics worse.
Short-lived tics (transient tic disorder ) are common in childhood.
A chronic motor tic disorder also exists. It may last for years. This form is very rare compared to the common short-lived childhood tic. Tourette syndrome is a separate condition in which tics are a major symptom.
Tics may involve repeated, uncontrolled spasm-like muscle movements, such as:
Repeated throat clearing or grunting may also be present.
The health care provider will usually diagnose a tic during a physical examination. No special tests are needed. In rare cases, an EEG may be done to look for seizures , which can be the source of tics.
Short-lived childhood tics are not treated. Calling the child's attention to a tic may make it worse or cause it to continue. A non-stressful environment can make tics occur less often, and help them go away more quickly. Stress reduction programs may also be helpful.
If tics severely affect a person's life, medicines may help control them.
Simple childhood tics should go away on their own over a period of months. Chronic tics may continue for a longer period of time.
In most cases, there are no complications.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if tics:
Many cases cannot be prevented. Reducing stress may be helpful. Sometimes counseling can help your child learn how to cope with stress.
Franklin SA, Walther MR, Woods DW. Behavioral interventions for tic disorders. Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2010;33:641-655.
Jankovic J, Lang AE. Movement disorders. In: Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC. Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 21.
Ross AH, Elston JS, Marion MH, Malhotra R. Review and update of involuntary facial movement disorders presenting in the ophthalmological setting. Surv Ophthalmol. 2011;56(1):54-67.
Ryan CA, Gosselin GJ, DeMaso DR. Habit and tic disorders. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III, et al. eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 22.
Joseph V. Campellone, M.D., Division of Neurology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Isla Ogilvie, PhD, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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The College Wemj VOL. XXI, No. 1 BRYN MAWR AND WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1934 ojvrlght BHYX M.wvi: COLLEGE NEWS, 1MI PRICE M.'UiNiS ^ Class of 1938 Unanimously Confirms Acclimatizing Value of Freshmen Week Interviews, Receptions, Parties, Teas and Wyridham Picnic Accustom Freshmen to Encountering Difficulties of Beginning College SUBTRACTION OF ONE DAY SPEEDS WEEK UP The real and practical object of Freshman Week is to give the new- comers a chance to get settled, and, at the same time, to keep them from getting bored. Whether this object is achieved or not is a matter of per- sonal opinion. This year, however, Freshman Week was a complete suc- cess. That is to say, the upper-class- men who were back had a glorious time and lost their hearts to the class of 1938. Now only this disturbing question remains: did the freshmen enjoy meeting the various members of the mpper classes, the college authori- ties, and attending the teas, and other welcoming functions? Already the new arrivals have been accosted with such questions as, "How did you like Freshman Week?" or "Didn't the time drag dreadfully?" The answers to these questions were surprisingly enthusiastic and all in favor of Freshman Week. It may have been that the freshmen were too polite to admit the dreadful truth, but that seems improbable. The most general opinion the fresh- men expressed was that the week did not drag. That they felt this way is probably because the college decided this year to shorten Freshman Week by twenty-four hours and to begin it on Thursday. This was done in re- sponse to the criticisms of other classes, particularly of the Sophomore Class, who feel that their week of get- ting settled seemed unnecessarily long. Apparently the subtraction of one day has solved the problem. Many of this year's freshmen said they would not have had the week one hour shorter. The busiest place was Taylor Hall. There, every day and all day, Dean Manning and President Park received the freshmen and sometimes their parents. Since we do not know what went on in these two sancta sanctorum, we can only describe the happenings on the outer side of the doors. To begin witH, some member of the yel- low-ribbon-committee, composed of the heads of the Self-Government Associ- Dean Manning Speaks On Changing Courses "After President Park opens the college, welcomes the students, and gives the principles of the college year, I follow with the dry details of registration," said Dean Manning in chapel on October third. But these details, she explained, are nec- , essary for the functioning of our principles. The exceedingly short J/ear at Bryn Mawr makes it impera- tive that work begin at once with a Jush which probably dismays the rrreshmen. Classes cannot proceed, however, until the number of students enrolled in each has been definitely settled. Because of the large num- bers of Sophomores and Freshmen, and of their tendency to get through the required courses as quickly as possible, these courses are greatly overcrowded and enrollment is espec- ially difficult this year. As it is now too late to spend much time in dis- cussing course changes, Mrs. Mann- ing urged that only necessary altera- tions be made, and that these be made at once. Some changes cannot be avoided, of course, on account of changes in schedules or in courses made by the faculty during the summer. Thus, Dr. Herben is giving a course in Old English instead.of Literature of the Middle Ages. Since Miss Glen has not returned, Mrs. Kirk is giving Miss Glen's course in Seventeenth Century Literature, and abandoning her own lectures on the modern novel and on criticism. Such developments must alter the plans of a few stu- dents, but even these are requested to come to a decision with all possi- ble speed. ation, the Undergraduate Association, Athletics, and choir, was stationed at all times outside each office to talk to the freshmen and introduce them to Miss Park or Mrs. Manning.' Though this job involved a lot of waiting around on benches, it seldom became tedious because conversation always flourished. After asking and forget- ting each other's names several times, the Upperclassman and the Freshman would soon begin comparing notes on anything from their reactions to music to their most embarrassing moments. Besides the numerous appointments, each day contained some kind of enter- tainment. The first night every hall had a party for the freshmen. These hall parties were rather sketchy af- fairs, involving tepid ginger-ale and pretzels. The freshmen stood up one by one and rapidly said their names. It was alj rather delightful, however, because everyone was beginning to be- come friends with everyone else. The other teas given by Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Collins, and Miss Park were on a larger scale, both as to food and as to people. One of the pleasantest occasions during Freshman Week was the picnic at Wyndham, which came on Saturday night.. After a delectable meal of chickeVQbalad, coffee, and buttered rolls, the freshmen assembled in the sitting room to be taught the college songs. As a reward for their efforts, they had the privilege of hearing the upper-classmen sing the Freshman Lantern Hymn, cantabile con senti- mento. After the music came a series of speeches by. Dr. Leary,1 Mrs. Col- lins, the President of the Undergrad- uate Association, and the President of the Athletic Association. The eve- ning ended with everyone, Freshmen included, singing "Thou Gracious Inspiration." Of all the days of Freshmen Week, Sunday was most inclined to drag, but that is mainly because all the fresh- men were looking forward to Miss Park's reception, which came late in the afternoon. Here again there was food. But also there were two speeches, by Miss Park and Mrs. Man- ning, which made this gathering dif- feernt and apart from the others. A little was explained about the history of Bryn Mawr and the splendid Quak- er traditions of self-sufficiency and tolerance. Sunday ended with the | Freshman Chapel Service, which was conducted this year by Dr. Andrew , Mutch. When the upperclassmen returned 'on Monday, Freshman Week ended with rather a bump. The smoking- Contlnued on Page Four College Officers for 1934-35 Flexner Lecturer Mr. John Livingstone Lowes, who last spring accepted the in- vitation of the college to deliver the Mary Flexner lectures this year, has been obliged to with- draw his acceptance because of illness. He has written the president�"It is to me a bitter- ly disappointing situation. . . . I mean to go on with John Keats; I couldn't drop him now. And if, later on, you still wish me to come and I can be ready, I shall welcome the opportun- ity." The public lectures and con- ferences are a demanding task and for the lecturer of every year an invitation well in ad- vance of the actual dates has been necessary in order to al- low time both for preparation and for the readjustments of academic and other engage- ments to fit a six weeks' resi- dence at Bryn Mawr. For these reasons it will probably be im- possible for �he college to name another lecturer this year. 50th Academic Year of College Is Begun Miss Park in Opening Address Says Belief in Liberty Is Basic Policy INTELLIGENCE RESPECTED Reading from left to .right: Betty Faeth, '33', President of the Athletic Association; Joan Ilopkinson, '3.'), President of the Bryn �Mawr League; Susan Morse, '35, President of Self-Government; and 1'eggy Little, '33, Presfdent of the Undergraduate Association. Special Field Are Given to Able Student Honors Work Varied Dr- �- LeTar> Becomes . _ . New College Physician in its Requirements ----- � ' ______ _ Dr. Olga Cushing Leary, who suc- -,, , T j- -j i w/ I <'<tds Dr> Wae�ner as Acting, Physi- ; ,n, cian of Bryn Mawr College, gradu- ated with honors from Smith College in the class of 1926. Dr. Leary, whose home was originally in Boston, then Honors work as interpreted by the attend Tuft's College Medical School different departments varies slightly in Boston, where she graduated mag- in each case, but in general'this typ* �� cum laude. After taking her de- of work may be defined as a means gree from that college in 1930, Dr. of removing the more capable stu- Leary became an interne in the Phil- dents out of routine work and giving adelphia General Hospital. In 1932, them a chance to work individually she was made Assistant ChiefResi- in a somewhat more specialized field, dent Physician in charge-^oT, the The student in all cases gathers ma- Nurses' Infirmary at the Philadelphia terial herself and is aided according General Hospital, and continued in to her needs by conferences with her this capacity for one year. Taking professor care �* tne health of the 600 nurses Honons work changes more or less at the hospital waff work very simi- in each department from year to year lar to Dr. Leary's present job at Bryn according to the desires and capabil- Mawr College, because the nurses ities of the students. In Philosophy, were' for the most part, young. There for instance, for the last few years V� m�re **��� amon* Jem, J�- the custom in honors work has been . fver, than there is at the college. They , , . . c ,j had more reason to be sick because, for students to work in a held on . , . _, ., . j. . . , _uv'Baid Dr. Leary, they were much hard- Philosophy that is connected with , /' * . , , ., , ... � cr worked. After twelve hours a day some other branch of learning, as, i .. , -. .. ,. , ,, .. . .7. ., on their feet, they were not usually Logic and Mathematics, or Aesthetics, , . . "~ , , _,. .J , , I very anxious to go out and take a and Art. 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This Dr. Leary worked last spring in the method was found unsatisfactory, and Philadelphia zoo, doing histological was changed until now the choice of jWork on arterio-sclerosis. This entail- period and professor is entirely up ed studying the aorta of monkeys and to the student herself. She is ex-1 parrots under the microscope. Pa- pected to make reports, and is exam- i thology, however, is Dr. Leary's chief ined, not on the whole province of interest, and it is her ambition to re- History, but on several specific per- tire from active practice some day in iods, including her own. | order to study it at leisure. Honors work in Economics offers the student a chance to work indi- vidually along the lines in which she is interested and to escape from rou- tine work. Some students take this work as a preparation for their later careers; others take' it as a hobby, trying to get all they can from some- thing that is of great interest to them. The choice of the kind of hon- or depends entirely upon the inclina- tion of the student. Some have chosen Finance, others, as has occurred this. year, have chosen Russia for its con- temporary interest. The Latin department considers honors work a means of taking stu- dents who have been proved more ca- pable out of the ordinary routine and regular three-hour grind in order to let them do more specialized and in- dependent work according to their abilitv. This is also the purpose of the new comprehensive system. The type of Latin honors varies with the students' interests and talents: some years the general trend is toward a Continued on Page Thr�� "In its almost fifty years of exist- ence, Bryn Mawr has consistently rest-' ed its academic policies and its train- ing of students as members of society and as citizens on two things. The first is a genuine confidence in and a respect for the human intelligence. The second is a belief in liberty and a conviction that life carried on in an atmosphere of liberty is fruitful and equally that life carried on in an at- mosphere of restraint is sterile," Pres- ident Park stated in her opening ad- dress on Tuesday, October 15, at the beginning of the fiftieth academic year of the College. Yet, neverthe- less, outside our little world we see those things for which we stand be- ing seriously challenged by both con- servatives and radicals alike.' A strange similarity between the views of these two groups is found in the fact that both groups wish to draw us "into their worlds of propaganda, of deliberate violence, of the autocrat- ic rule of the small group complement- ed by the obedience of the majority." Miss Park went on to say that the traditions which we represent are those of most American colleges, and that for all of us there is the same duty. We must show ourselves to be active fighters for a practical creed, not passive and academic believers in a pretentious one. Political liberal- ism, the political outgrowth of helief in human intelligence and human free- dom may well be dead, but certainly they themselves are not. One cannot keep opinion forcibly unified when courage is dead. We may find no lead- er for our own party, but we can support everywhere men and policies which bear the liberal stamp. We must understand clearly that when the use of intelligence and the right to liberty in America is challenged, we ourselves are attacked. No mat- ter whether we can be of service of- fensively or defensively, we must ap- pear. For under a dictatorship an endowed liberal arts college for wom- en would be one of the first institu- tions to be closed. In order to thus defend ourselves we must look to our curricula and SM whether they are suited to the changed conditions. 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The new roof on Merion may not dazzle the eye of the cosmopolite who comes to visit us, nor even astonish the sightseer who comes to us on his way from viewing the splendors of Independence Hall and the Betsy BOSS House. But it is a constant source of wonder and delight to those of us who dwelt in these halls when a roof on Merion was not taken for granted at all. There was a time, dating back to the Great Flood, when Merion had only a part of a roof to its credit. Two years ago, to be more specific, the wrath of God was vented upon the building�and its inhabitants. With no warning at all a storm broke such as had never been seen before by Bryn Mawr. Trees crashed and lamps on the path to the hockey fields were shattered and blown to bits. The col- lege at large, which was caught sin- fully sunning on the green, ran for shelter. But for Meitcnites there was no asylum. 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STATUS: Popped in on a Saturday to finish up a few things. This afternoon Chutney and I are heading into the mountains for a nice long hike.
What's playing on the XM or iPod right now? THE MORE I SEE YOU by Michael Buble
Kudos to blog reader and commenter Elizabeth who manned up and explained the appeal of 50 Shades of Grey. Just in case you didn't catch her comment in that section, I'm including Elizabeth's post in its entirety.
I'll man up. I read the hell out of it. All three installments in two and a half days. 800,000 words. BOOM. Just like that. I think I gave it four stars on Goodreads or something.
And here's why:
I couldn't put it down.
True, it's technically a mess. It's randomly punctuated. The dialogue is all over the place. The characters are bipolar. The sex is vanilla. Typos abound (at one point Christian stared at Ana like "a bacon in the night" which made a weird sort of sense, actually). Ana has this really weird habit of doing figure skating jumps off gymnastics apparatuses. And it started out as fanfic, which I get the impression I'm supposed to be all up in arms about. But holy cow. Do you know the last time I read that many words in such a short period of time? Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Here's what I think people don't understand: Good hardly ever factors into popular or entertaining. People aren't going to youtube, for example, to watch someone do something meaningful or profound. They're going to watch some guy stick a lit firecracker up his bum. I would rather see Sharktopus than The English Patient. That's just how I roll.
So there's something to be said for things that are a little bit campy. I'm a little bit campy. So are my friends. When I got to the point in the book where I realized it was going to be one THOSE stories (I didn't see a lot of Twilight in 50 Shades, but it totally read like "crack-fic" fan-fiction), the first thing I did was go on Facebook and tell two of my friends, "Hey, you have to read this." Because it was absolutely the kind of book they would love. And they did love it.
Nine copies sold between the three of us. We all felt like we got our money's worth. Not because it was good, remember, but because it spoke that little spot in our hearts that loves those kinds of stories. The fact that it was kind of poorly written just made it that much better.
And I can't explain why that is. I don't know why this book, with its myriad of flaws, the least of which being its word count, held me captive in a way that other, arguably "better" books didn't.
I loved that she was willing to simply be honest and put her reaction to the book out there. For me, I'm thinking this book is kind of like trends that happen in other mediums. There's no easy or clear explanation. It just happens and something becomes wildly popular. For example, the phenom of Ugg Boots (which are not particularly attractive) or croc shoes for that matter. The youtube phenom for Randall's narration of National Geographic footage: The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger.
There's a spark. It taps into some zeitgeist. There's no explaining it and quite frankly, I don't think we have to. It is what it is.
For me, I'm not sure I would recognize it under all the flaws. I couldn't get past the writing and a lot of groan worthy dialogue. But in the end, who cares what I think. The public has spoken and in the end, that's the opinion that matters.
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Gato wrote:I believe it's 3 smileys to a post. If any. Fucking troll retards.
dragoonofdeath wrote:I think he's restricted to an hour a day of Internet access at a library.
kimmemour wrote:Gato wrote:I believe it's 3 smileys to a post. If any. Fucking troll retards.
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Xi-1 wrote:I was talking about how Bleedman's working on two projects at the same time. I read comments on the boards that led me to believe he switches between the different comments on a monthly (or random) basis, which means it's less usual for him to work on two at once. That is, unless, this was just a teaser page as someone else suggested.
Omniczar wrote:I've been on a couple religious retreats. They try to make it fun but it really isn't unless you're a religious type of person.
Stufflikehearts wrote:Jr's powers, are what Minnie had. We pretty much, to a point, know the extent of where they can go. And from the teaser poster for this filler comic.. Jeff is dead.
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Navy and Gold Handmade Bag + Bag Patterns Giveaway
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I love bags, using bags, designing bags, making bags, everything about bags! You were right, it was hard to decide which of Sara's patterns I like best, but I'm going to go with Velocity Girl with Locked and Loaded coming in a close second! Ooooh, I would love to win this giveaway! Thanks for the chance!
MGMI love navy too - although I'm sort of conditioned not to pair it with gold because, around here, then all anyone thinks about is that you must be a University of Michigan fan. It isn't that I dislike UM in any way, but I'm not enough of a sports fan to wear a teams colors all the time :) I'll be pairing my navy with a nice spring green.
ReplyDeleteI love this bag!!! The colors together are gorgeous!! I would love to try either the Petrillo Bag or the Aeroplane Bag. I think something girly is just what is needed in my all male (besides me) household!! At least that way I'd know where to find it when I want it. : )
firstname.lastname@example.com - tough choices indeed! I think I would love to make the Locked and Loaded Bag. I LOVE making bags for myself and others. I usually make myself a new bag/pattern for my birthday (which is next week... I better get sewing soon!) Thanks for the opportunity - I will have to check out her site about different interfacings to use. I have found that over the years they have changed, and some that I loved (fusible fleece, for example)are not as sturdy as they once were.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh what good timing! I was just shopping with a new friend who let it be known how much she likes fabric bags and said she'd like to make one with me! I don't know which pattern she will pick, but I'm leaning toward the Aeroplane Bags - I like the idea of making my own weekend bag! I'd learn a lot by making the useful camera bag, and the Petrillo Bag would be a handy all in one way to carry my iPad... I really can't choose. Thank you for putting my name in the hat for the drawing.
ReplyDeleteI love how your bag turned out. Love the colours. My 3 Fav Bags are: Paparazzi Bag,soda Pop Bag, and Locked and Loaded Bag. I couldn't pick just one :-). I made a bag for my cousin in Texas (I'm from Ontario, Canada) and she said she has gotten ssoooo many compliments on it. Handmade certainly is the best :-)
ReplyDeleteFor myself, I want..... no, I NEED to make a Velocity bag for myself. O. M. G. compartments!!!!!!!! Buuuuuuut........ I think if I made many Sunrise Clutch bags they would make beautiful gifts for friends and family. That would be really fun to try as well. Thanks for sharing such a great resource for fun bag patterns.
firstname.lastname@example.com is such a timely post because I have been looking at bag patterns for some great pre-quilted fabric I have bought recently. You're right about the tough decision, but I think the Aeroplane Bag and the Paparazzi Bags are the best fits for my current wishes.
krseitz at earthlink dot netWow, your bag looks fantastic, Amy! I love the Glimma collection. And it does work really well with the navy you threw in there. I love bags, and making them also. Sadly, I never seem to keep them for myself! I don't think it was fair of you to ask us to choose just ONE of Sara's bags to like. They are all so deliciously good! But if I have to choose I think I might have to go with the Locked and Loaded bag. Very trendy!
ReplyDeleteOk you were right it is hard to decide on one of the bags. Actually there were five I like best, well I like all of them but five really grabbed my eye's at first glance. The Accordion, Paper-Pieced Sunrise Clutch, Soda Pop, Locked & Loaded & the Paparazzi (camera)Bags. Today is the first time I've been on your site & I'm really enjoying it & look forward to getting to know you better through your blog. By the way your bag is very pretty. I love Navy Blue also. I do have a few questions for you. I have been wanting to start a blog of my own but I have Crohn's Disease & I never know how I'm going to feel. So my questions to you is do you have to write in it a certain day's of the week? And where do you get all of your ideas from? Like your tutorials do you make up all of your own patterns or how do you know what to write about? Plus where do you find time to read everyone's posts or answer their questions? Do you wish you had more free time to yourself & your family? I'm sure that I sound silly asking you all of these questions but I have always been the type to ask & I figure if it's to silly then it wont be answered. Thanks for your help, I truly appreciate your time.
Thank you so much for your comments - they make my day! I try to respond to as many as my 'mommy' time allows, but life sometimes gets in the way. Please know how much I appreciate each of them.
I apologize for the current comment settings that require a registered user account. They are the only way that I don't get tons of gross spam. I'm hoping Blogger will make a way where people who are not registered users, but would like to leave a comment can do so. Please, Blogger! In the mean time, thanks for your patience.
I also love to respond to questions. If you are a no-reply blogger, please leave an email address so I can get back to you. Or you can email me directly: amy @ diaryofaquilter.com. Thanks!


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They have to be athletic but lazy (sorry all the pro's are out of the equation), fat but fit, fast but yet at the same time slow, quick to learn but also a bit backward in acquiring new skills. They also have to be able to jump high, plane out of gybes, spock, flaka, backloop, forward loop, ride waves smack lips and carry huge amounts of kit around. Yet, they need to be learning how to use the harness, chop hop, beach start, water start, struggle with gybes, plane with lesser mortal technique and they need to have plenty of experience, but at the same time no experience whatsoever. Just how do you combine these opposites and idiosyncrasities into a matrixesque team of willing testers, keen to take whatever the UK weather throws at them?
At Boardseeker HQ the shortlist got shorter and shorter, until not even a very short person was on the list. It was then that after some herbal tea, a packet of salt and vinegar crisps and an evening wisely spent watching 'Star Wars – Attack of the Clones' with the Ginger twins that the penny dropped!
The ultimate testing team would have to be genetically engineered and modified. At great expense to Boardseeker and the Welsh Assembly (who have a wealth of knowledge and funding for this sort of antic, remember Dolly the sheep), the manufacture of the Boardseeker Clones began.
"Ya, it vas actually vely straight forward ya. We knew that we needed to get as wider a range of windsurfing abilities as possible. In the first instance we selected 100 windsurfers and unknown to them stole their bier glass for a swab of DNA containing saliva. We expected nothing, as we knew that such talents as windsurfing could not be acquired genetically. Well, I nearly dropped my moustache comb, when upon condensation of chromosome 11, there was an anomaly in the base pairing of the codons, a freak mutation related to the windsurfers had happened in all the cases bar one. From then on it was an easy task, using some DNA from a normal human being gamete (the human sperm cell) as our template; we extracted the codon base pairs from the 100 windsurfers and carefully swapped them with the existing genes of a normal person (the ones that control the emotion and certain undesirable brain functions). We also modified the hypothalamus gene to enable the certain excretion of chemicals to control the behaviour. Upon later keyword training this would make the clone suddenly become any type of windsurfer.
(This behaviour modification is highly unethical, so we suggest you do not try it at home.)
Upon successful implantation of our windsurfer genes into the strand of the normal human being we allowed it to replicate under the strict conditions using a special transcription enzyme I found in Tesco. We then implanted the replicated new clone DNA containing nucleus into the empty ovum of the female species, and imposing onto the cell an electric shock, barely enough to power my nose clippers. Cell fusion took place and the perfect windsurfing zygote was then complete. The next stage, common to the human pregnancy; a host mother is needed. A lack of suitable donors in the North Wales surgery left me with another conundrum. One late night, I literally bumped into the answer. After untying her from the post of a lamp, I found Betty, or that is what I have come to call her. I find her bleating therapeutic and meditative. Betty was the perfect host, she could carry the clones adequately for the initial myopic replication until they were ready for our special incubators and nutrient rich ARSE (Artificial Respiratory Stimulating Endocrine) unit. There was one more stage before multiple clonal generation. We removed some of the initial blastocyst stem cells that are precursors to an embryo. These were replicated to form several clones and frozen alongside some Welsh trout I caught the other day in Bangor.
Whilst the cloning was a scientific success, needing only water, pasta, salt 'n vinegar crisps and baked beans to survive, the looks were, even by my lenient standards, quite intolerable. It was necessary to surgically attach face masks to remove my nausea. The clones work rate has proven astonishing. With the behavioural modification we are able to change their windsurfing traits immediately, for example, we need a Numpty - we get just that. I await my book to be published and further greatness."
Thank you very much Dr Heinz.
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The condition may be present at birth (congenital) or develop over time.
In rare cases, all of the toes are affected. This may be caused by a problem with the nerves or spinal cord.
The middle joint of the toe is bent. The end part of the toe bends down into a claw-like deformity. At first, you may be able to move and straighten the toe. Over time, you will no longer be able to move the toe. It will be painful.
A corn often forms on the top of the toe. A callus is found on the sole of the foot.
Walking or wearing shoes can be painful.
A physical examination of the foot confirms that you have hammer toe. The health care provider may find decreased and painful movement in the toes.
Mild hammer toe in children can be treated by manipulating and splinting the affected toe.
The following changes in footwear may help relieve symptoms:
A foot doctor can make foot devices called hammer toe regulators or straighteners for you, or you can buy them at the store.
Exercises may be helpful. You can try gentle stretching exercises if the toe is not already in a fixed position. PIcking up a towel with your toes can help stretch and straighten the small muscles in the foot.
For severe hammer toe, you will need an operation to straighten the joint.
Most of the time, you will go home on the same day as the surgery. The toe may still be stiff afterward, and it may be shorter.
If the condition is treated early, you can often avoid surgery. Treatment will reduce pain and walking difficulty.
If you have hammer toe, call for an appointment with your health care provider:
Avoid wearing shoes that are too short or narrow. Check children's shoe sizes often, especially during periods of fast growth.
Krug RJ, Lee EH, Dugan S, Mashey K. Hammer toe. In: Frontera WR, Silver JK, Rizzo TD Jr., eds. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2008:chap 82.
Ishikawa SN, Murphy GA. Lesser toe abnormalities. In: Canale ST, Beaty JH, eds. Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 11th ed. Philadelphia,Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 80.
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I believe in many countries passsing out Christian literature, is the death penalty.
Really? Name 3.
I believe in many countries passsing out Christian literature, is the death penalty.
Muslim Countries Becoming Bolder in Persecuting Christians
Issue Date: September/October 2001
Islam's hostility to Christians is beginning to get some attention from the media. The Associated Press reports that a German Christian relief agency was raided in early August by police from the Afghan Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. Nearly 100 were arrested including 2 American, 4 German and 2 Australian aid workers. They were charged with preaching Christianity in this Muslim nation.
Bibles, videos, and records with Christian radio frequencies were confiscated as evidence. Also arrested were 16 Afghan workers and 64 young boys whom the police said were being taught Christianity. Officials said the boys would be re-educated in Islam and released later.
The fate of the others was not yet clear. In January this year, the Afghan government warned that conversion to Christianity was punishable by death. Given the harsh and sometimes fatal treatment of Christians in other Islamic countries, there is grave concern, particularly for the Afghan workers. Hopefully the world will be watching.
A little investigating on the internet turns up reports of Muslim persecution of Christians from many other countries dominated by Islam. In Indonesia, reports date back into last year of Muslim "holy war fighters" aided in some cases by government troops using sophisticated weaponry on a campaign to eradicate Christians from whole regions of the country.
In March, a report came out of Pakistan that young Christian girls were being kidnapped and raped by Muslims. One girl was kidnapped after sharing Christ with a schoolmate. Her parents were told that she had converted to Islam and wished to leave her Christian home.
Local police refused to investigate her parents' complaint and her whereabouts was not known. Another Pakistani Christian faces death by hanging for blasphemy against "the sacred name of the Holy Prophet (Mohammed)."
A Turkish Christian was arrested in February and charged with insulting Islam and Mohammed. Proselytism is not illegal in Turkey, but their criminal laws prohibit "insulting the books, prophets, or values of another religion." This makes it all but impossible to obey the great commission, so any soul-winning activity could be construed as violating the law.
An obscure war is going on in the southern Philippines where Muslims are using terror to try and establish a separate Islamic state. Christians and Roman Catholics are frequently kidnapped and some have been beheaded.
In Africa, several countries have become dominated by Islam and anyone who does not convert comes under extreme persecution, displacement or death.
Few Americans are aware that Saudi Arabia, the home of Islam, is one of the most oppressive countries for Christians. There are no churches in the whole country. Foreign workers make up one-third of the population, many of whom are Christians.
For their entire stay, which may be years, they are forbidden to display any Christian symbols or Bibles, or even meet together publicly to worship and pray. Some have watched their personal Bibles put through a shredder when they entered the country.
In the past, foreign Christians caught practicing their faith have been deported. Recently there has been an increase of midnight raids with Christians dragged off to prison and computers, Bibles, books, tapes and family photos confiscated.
Much of this news is ignored by the rest of the world but Bible believers should be aware and pray for the fellow believers in the Muslim countries. Over one billion people are bound by this false religion. They need to be freed by the truth of the gospel.
We should study carefully the books that have been written on witnessing to Muslims. There are an estimated 5 million Muslims living in the U.S. Many have strong ties to their homelands. If we win one of them to Christ, we can influence family members both here and on the other side of the world.
hxxx wrote:greeney2 wrote: Posessing any Bible literature is the death sentence.
Really? Don't think so.
hxxx wrote:Any Imam can issue a fatwa AND all muslims can think for themselves and disregard said fatwa.
If you want to hear 'Islam in their own words', go talk to Muslims at your local mosque. There are plenty of Muslims in the US. I'd guess many of them would be happy to speak with you. Plenty of devout (and not-so devout) Muslims that have been here for generations without blowing themselves or you up... Or you can accept the cherry picked passages quoted above as representative the whole. As if the same couldn't be done for your god's bookey-wookey.
One problem with the 'Muslim world' is that illiteracy is rampant. If one can't read "the word of god" and accepts what someone else tells you... is that Islam? or is it someone manipulating you?
Similar problem exists here where most are literate but just don't think. Similarly, the sheep just accept what they are told.
Education is the answer. The foundation of education is critical thinking. Think for yourself and question everything.
zoltan2 wrote:As far as I am concern Islam should be outlawed in all western countries.
greeney2 wrote:Why would it be so hard to understand, trying to convert Muslims, spread the word of Christianity, would also be a death sentence, is so unbelievable?
greeney2 wrote:I have definatly herd this is a very serious crime punishable by death.
Muslim Persecution of Christians: August, 2011
by Raymond Ibrahim
Hudson New York
September 7, 2011
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This series was developed in order to collate some—by no means all—of the foulest instances of Muslim persecution of Christians that surface each month. It serves two purposes:
1.Intrinsically, to document that which the mainstream media does not: habitual, if not chronic, Muslim persecution of Christians.
2.Instrumentally, to show that such persecution is not "random," but systematic and interrelated—that it is ultimately rooted in a Sharia inspired worldview.
As will become evident, whatever the anecdote of persecution, it typically fits under a specific theme, including hatred for churches and other Christian symbols; sexual abuse of Christian women; forced conversions to Islam; apostasy and blasphemy laws; theft and plunder in lieu of jizya; overall expectations for Christians to behave like cowed dhimmis (second-class citizens); and simple violence. Oftentimes it is a combination of the aforementioned.
Because these accounts of persecution span different ethnicities, languages, and locales—from Morocco in the west, to India in the east, and even throughout the West, wherever there are Muslims—it is clear that one thing alone binds them: Islam—whether the strict application of Sharia, or the supremacist culture borne of it.
Categorized by theme, August's batch of Muslim persecution of Christians includes (but is not limited to) the following anecdotes, listed according to theme and in alphabetical order by country, not necessarily severity of atrocity:
Attacks on Christian Symbols: Churches and Bibles
Indonesia: Two churches were set aflame; officials downplayed these atrocities by arguing that the buildings were "only made of board" and not real churches. A mayor also proclaimed that churches cannot be built on streets with Muslim names, even as Muslim majority regions reject the building of any churches.
Iran: Officials launched a Bible burning campaign, confiscating and destroying some 7,000 Bibles, many publicly burned. Likening their tiny Christian minority to the "Taliban and parasites," the regime also "cracked down" on Christians (who make up less than 1% of the entire population), arresting many, the whereabouts of which remain unknown.
Iraq: Two churches were bombed: the first damaged the church and wounded 23; the second damaged the church (a third church was targeted but the bomb was defused before going off).
Nigeria: Two churches were bombed, including a Baptist church no longer in use due to previous Muslim attacks; when officials arrested Islamist leaders, a third Catholic church was torched.
Apostasy and Forced Conversions
Eritrea: It was revealed that at least eight Christians have died in prisons, most under severe conditions and torture, simply for refusing to recant Christianity.
India: A female who was formerly stripped and beaten by a Muslim mob for converting to Christianity, continues to receive severe threats to return to Islam or die; likewise, Muslims held three Christian women "threatening to beat and burn them alive if they continued worshipping Christ."
Iran: A Christian pastor in Iran remains behind bars, where he is being tortured and awaits execution for refusing to recant Christianity.
Malaysia: Religious police raided a church when they "found evidence of proselytisation towards Muslims" and "receiving information that there were Muslims who attended a breaking-of-fast event at the church"; a Facebook campaign created to support the raid and to "prevent apostasy" has already drawn support from 23,000 people.
Norway: A Muslim convert to Christianity was tortured with boiling water and told by fellow Muslim inmates "If you do not return to Islam, we will kill you"; if deported, he risks death by stoning for leaving Islam.
Pakistan: Muslims openly abducted a 14-year-old Christian girl at gunpoint saying she had to convert to Islam; another Christian woman who was abducted, drugged, and tortured for two years—all while being informed she had converted to Islam—happily made her escape. In both cases, the police, as usual, are siding with the Muslim abductors. Most recently, two Christians returning from church were attacked by Muslims and beaten with iron rods for refusing to convert to Islam or pay "protection" (jizya) money.
Sudan: A 16 year old Christian girl finally escaped from her Muslim kidnappers, who "beat, raped and tried to force her to convert from Christianity to Islam"; whenever she tried to pray, she was beaten again and called an "infidel"; when her mother went to the police, they told her to convert to Islam before they returned her child.
Uganda: In accordance to Islam's Hanafi School of law, a Muslim father locked his 14-year-old daughter in a room for several months without food or water, simply because she embraced Christianity; when rescued, she weighed 44 pounds.
General Oppression, Violence, and Murder of Christians
Bangladesh: Church leaders, including an elderly pastor, were severely beaten in a police station for protesting that Muslims had illegally seized and occupied a Christian home. A previously tortured Christian activist is in hiding in Honk Kong, even as his wife and children face death threats from surrounding Muslims.
Egypt: Soon after breaking their Ramadan fast, thousands of Muslims rampaged a predominantly Christian village, firing automatic weapons, looting and throwing Molotov Cocktails at several homes; they beat a priest, plundering and torching his home; another Copt was murdered in his home, which was also ransacked. Separately, a Copt was savagely attacked by seven Muslims in front of a police station; he lost one eye and required 20 stitches in his head. And girls leaving church were sexually harassed by Muslim who hurled stones at the church shattering five windows.
Nigeria: In what is being called a "silent killing," ten Christians were slain by Muslims seeking to expunge Christianity from northern Nigeria; eyewitnesses insist that the army is assisting and enabling the slayings.
Pakistan: A Christian family consisting of 26 people, including women and children, lived in slavery for over 30 years, forced to labor on a farm belonging to a wealthy Muslim landowner; they only recently managed to regain their freedom, through the aid of the Catholic Church. Separately, a Muslim mob attacked a group of Christians watching a Jesus movie, destroying the projector. A Christian man was beaten unconscious for celebrating Independence Day, told by Muslims "How can you celebrate when you are Christian? Convert to Islam if you want to join the celebration."
Somalia: Al-Shabab ("the youth") is intentionally preventing food aid from reaching the nation's miniscule Christian minority: "Any Somali that the Islamists suspect to be a Christian, or even a friend of Christians, does not receive any food aid."
Sudan: A "humanitarian crisis is unfolding" in Sudan's border region where Christians and their churches are being targeted in a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing by North Sudan's Islamist regime.
United Kingdom: A Muslim family was terrorized and threatened with death because their daughter married a Christian, a crime according to Sharia.
Uzbekistan: Authorities continue to pressure churches and Christians, fabricating evidence to punish or limit Christians' ability to practice their faith, and subjecting them to excessive fines, false accusations, and confiscating their Christian literature.
These were just some of the stories of Christian suffering under Islam that made it to a few non mainstream media last month.
Then there are the countless atrocities that never make it to any media—the stories of persistent, quiet misery that only the victims know—such as the recent revelation that a 2-year-old girl was savagely raped in Pakistan because her Christian father refused to convert to Islam: it took five years for this story to surface. How many are the tales of woe that never surface?
Now, back to your regular scheduled MSM programming on how the perpetually misunderstood religion of Islam is really the "religion of peace"…
Raymond Ibrahim, a widely published Islam-specialist, is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center and an Associate Fellow at the Middle East Forum.


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