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Downtown Toronto hotel within walking distance of Yonge Street
Hilton Garden Inn Toronto City Centre is in the heart of Toronto, walking distance from St. Michael's Cathedral and Ryerson University.
This family-friendly hotel is close to University of Toronto and CN Tower.
Make yourself at home in one of the 151 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Your room comes with a Select Comfort bed. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, while 27-inch flat-screen televisions with premium TV channels provide entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Enjoy a range of recreational amenities, including an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and shopping on site.
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If God is all powerful and loving, why is there suffering in the world?
It is often asked why is there suffering in the world if God is all powerful and loving. Why doesn't He stop it? Can He or is He weaker than we think? Suffering can fall into three simple categories: emotional, mental, and physical suffering. But, there are a variety of causes for suffering: morally corrupt (evil) people, disease, earthquakes, floods, famine, etc.
There are different explanations for why God allows suffering, but none of them can satisfy everyone. Therefore, I will simply list various reasons offered to account for suffering and evil in the world.
- Free will.
- God has given us freedom of choice. Having this freedom means that we can rebel against God and make choices that are contrary to His desires. Since we can say that evil is anything contrary to God's perfect and holy will, then anyone who chooses anything contrary to God's perfection is committing evil. But this is the risk of being able to have freedom of choice. Evil and suffering are the result of making bad free choices.
- But how could this account for natural disasters and sickness that brings suffering? Biblically, Adam represented not only all of his descendents, but he was also the head of the created order since he was given dominion over the earth. Therefore, when he fell, sin entered into the world (Rom. 5:12) and with it the effects of being fallen spread to the earth as well as to humanity.
- God cannot stop evil and suffering because He is powerless.
- Of course, this does not stand up to biblical truth. God allows evil to occur partly for reasons we do know and partly for those we do not. We know that God uses evil to discipline people (Prov. 3:11) and to teach them (Prov. 15:32). But we cannot know all the reasons that God has for allowing evil and suffering in the world. It is not logically necessary that since God has not stopped evil and suffering in the world, that He cannot. God could be using suffering for His divine plan in order to teach, for discipline, because people are free, etc. The existence of suffering does not at all mean that God cannot stop all of it. It means that He simply has chosen not to do so.
- How much evil should be stopped?
- The question of stopping evil means that if God is to stop evil, then He must stop all evil. This means that the murderer must be stopped along with the thief. But it also means that thinking evil, which is in rebellion against God, must also be stopped as well, that is, if all evil is to be stopped. Therefore, for God to stop evil and suffering may very well mean that He must remove the ability for people to freely choose what they want to do. So, if God is going to stop evil, is He required to stop all of it or just some of it? If only some of it, then the question would still stand. If He stops all of it, would we be free?
- Prevention of further evil.
- It is possible that human suffering (cancer, disease, etc.) can be a means that God uses to remove the person from further suffering, worse suffering, or future suffering. Of course, this does not seem to be a very good option because if God was intending to stop further suffering, why would He use suffering to stop it? Also, what about floods and earthquakes that cause suffering? How would they fit into God decreasing or stopping suffering except perhaps by people's deaths which ends suffering? This is difficult to answer. Though it may be that God might use some suffering to prevent even greater suffering, this explanation cannot answer all issues concerning it.
- For the greater plan.
- Undoubtedly, God has a plan. Since God knows all things, He is not surprised by the presence of evil and sin in the world that brings about suffering. But if God knows all things from all eternity, then He is perfectly capable of using suffering in the world in His greater plan. The best and simplest example of this is the suffering of Christ at the hands of evil men. It is by Christ's suffering and death on the cross that we are able to be redeemed. It was God's plan from all eternity that Christ die for our sins, yet Christ was crucified by evil people (Acts 4:27-28). This means that God had incorporated into His divine plan the reality of evil and suffering in order to accomplish His will. Of course, this does not mean that God is the author of evil, but it does mean that God is above it all and can use it to accomplish a greater good. If this is true on a large-scale, why cannot it also be true on a smaller one in each of our individual lives?
- For discipline and instruction.
- The Bible tells us that God disciplines those whom He loves (Heb. 12:6) and that no true child of God is without discipline and instruction. It is obvious that the results of our rebellion against God brings suffering, and it is also true that we can learn through our suffering that such rebellion is bad. We then could glorify God during and after our suffering by proclaiming the truth of His word that urges us to follow God and His ways. Sometimes we learn our greatest lessons after having suffered the consequences of our actions--and this is good. If we see that there are consequences through the acts of suffering in this world, it is logical to conclude that there will be suffering in the next as a consequence of our rebellion now. This could easily lead us to conclude that we need to be delivered from our rebellion against God. Of course, Jesus is the answer to this.
- It is the result of sin.
- Biblically speaking, pain and suffering are the results of sin in the world. Adam, who represented all humanity as well as creation, rebelled against God and brought suffering into the world (Rom. 5:12). Sin is more than simple rebellion and breaking of God's law. It is permeating throughout all of God's creation bringing imbalance, famine, earthquakes, disease, etc. This does not mean that God created evil. Instead, it is God who is allowing evil and suffering to continue for His divine plan.
- To serve as a warning.
- Evil and suffering in the world can serve as a warning against breaking God's law, and then people can see the necessity of following God's truth. God's ways are right and good, and following them leads to security and safety. The consequences of disobeying God's word are manifested in suffering. Therefore, suffering in the world easily serves as a demonstration of the need to follow God's words, thereby vindicating what God has said.
- To make a point.
- It is possible that God is simply allowing evil and suffering in the world to prove that rebellion against Him brings pain and suffering. God may be allowing sin to take its natural course in the world, so that on the day of judgment God can say "Do you see what rebellion against my words brings?" This may seem overly simplistic, but it may prove to be one of the reasons that God allows pain and suffering. After all, did He not make us in His image and give us the freedom to choose? And in our freedom have we not rebelled? Yes, we have. Should God then make us robots or restrict our freedom so much that we have no choices at all? Of course not. But since we are limited in our knowledge and have used our freedom to rebel, God allows us to have what we desire; and in the end, our sins will prove that God's way is the right way.
- To serve as a means to bring the Son.
- The death of the Son is the means by which God has redeemed those who would receive Jesus. This death cannot occur if Jesus were not a man. In order to be a man he had to be born as one. But since Jesus was sinless, death has no power over Him. Therefore, in order to die and in order to redeem us, His death must be at the hands of evil people. But, without sin, suffering, and evil in the world, Jesus could not have been sent to the cross. So, it could be said that suffering in the world is necessary in order to bring about the cross which in turn demonstrates the great and awesome love of God. Jesus said that the greatest act of love is to lay one's life down for another (John 15:13). If God is love (1 John 4:8) and love gives (John 3:16), can it be that God must demonstrate the greatest act of love? If so, it can only be done through suffering in the world.
- We don't know.
- Biblically speaking, pain and suffering are the results of sin in the world. Adam, who represented all humanity as well as creation, rebelled against God and brought suffering into the world. This sin is more than simple rebellion and breaking of God's law. It is an offense against a holy God. Sin is permeating throughout all of God's creation bringing imbalance, famine, earthquakes, disease, etc. This is not how God created things, but it is God who is allowing them to continue for his divine plan. Ultimately, we can't know all the reasons why God allows suffering; we just know that He does.
What does the Bible tell us that God has done about evil? It tells us that he sent his son Jesus to die for our sins and to deliver us from pain and suffering. Ultimately, God is allowing evil in the world for a purpose; otherwise, he would not let it exist. Therefore, we must trust Him that He knows what He is doing.
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Okay, so there are basically an unlimited number of tee-shirt options to buy out there, so you think I wouldn't complain about not having enough options. But, well, I am, as there are some designs I've seen on other things that I think would look great on a tee-shirt.
Have you been cruising the internet and seen some street art or an emblem and said to yourself "I would love to be wearing something like that". Likewise, maybe you've seen a product that makes you go "Man, I wish they had a shirt or jumper with that on".
So to all you enterprises out there, here's a couple of things I'd love to see on a tee-shirt.
I like it. It's a simple message and the colors work really well. I love a shirt with a positive message and this one would certainly have that. The best countries I've been to are the happiest ones. They aren't necessarily the ones that have the best sites or thing to see, but they are the ones with the happiest people. It's actually fascinating the see which countries are the happiest. Here's an article about it.
Smiling skeleton
I laughed when I first saw this on Flickr. How can something (a skull) normally associated with negativity look so happy and positive. The artist obviously wanted to show a positive message coming from a negative thing. I'm sure it would look great on a shirt. Maybe he was a Diamonds for Eyes fan (music band for those who don't know).
The Bullbox Bull
The Bullnox Bull is just one mean looking dude. After two 'happy' shirt suggestion I thought I would throw this guy in. How great would he look on a black shirt? Incredible. He lives up to his testosterone filled look that Betancourt Nutrition Bullnox Androrush are know for. The manliness of this design would be off the scales. It's actually a proven fact that a shirt (or clothes) you wear can change your attitude in life and how you approach your day to day activity (article).
Michael Jordan's final shot
I'm a big Michael Jordan fan and watched it live as he hit this shot. I was jumping out of my seat. I love this color / black and white shot. It really has that feeling that while there is a so much going on, there was no doubt who the attention was on, who was the star, who was the hero. Just a great photo that would transfer great to a tee-shirt.
And that's the last one for today. I have no doubt there will be a part two to this series. There are just so many designs out there that I like and know would look great on a shirt.


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Every year the Creation Museum's annual An Evening to Remember is a popular event, often selling out well in advance. Make your plans early to join us for an enjoyable and relaxing evening as you enjoy dinner and a special event.
You'll enjoy a delicious dinner, wholesome entertainment, and a time to relax. The price of the event includes dinner and an amazing dramatic presentation.
This special evening will begin at 6:00 and will feature a beautiful love story adapted from the Book of Hosea: The Story of Gomer. Back by popular demand, this powerful presentation features the talented Geri Campbell. Geri has starred in several dramas at the Creation Museum including Elizabeth: A Time for Truth, Let the Rain Come, and Eve Remembered.
Guests will also enjoy a delicious buffet-style dinner including chicken piccatta, roast beef in gravy, real mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, special salad, rolls, and assorted beverages. Assorted cakes and pies will be available for dessert.
Tickets are $37.50 per person. The reservation deadline is February 5, 2015.
The Old Testament book of Hosea is a picture of God's redeeming love for His people. The Lord speaks to the prophet Hosea and tells him to marry a prostitute named Gomer, knowing that she will wound his heart by being unfaithful to him. After several years of marriage, Gomer leaves her husband and children and returns to her life of sin. God then instructs Hosea to go, find her, and bring her home. After searching for Gomer, Hosea discovers his wife being sold in a slave auction, and although she is dirty and broken by sin, he purchases her back with his own money and takes her into his home again.
We pray that you will be impacted by this powerful presentation, for the story of Gomer is our story. The Bible says, "We all like sheep have gone astray" Isaiah 53:6a.
This presentation is presented by In-Step Ministries and Rich and Geri Campbell.


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Whippany Fire Department / Civil Defense Siren
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Federal Sign and Signal Corporation Model C3 1/2
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Remote Operation Control via NJ Bell Phone Line (Verizon)
This Siren was originaly installed across from 9 Reynolds Ave, Whippany, NJ in 1951. It was relocated to Hanover Township's Bee Meadow Pool Parking Lot in 1969 and remained in that location until the Spring of 2013 when it was donated to the Whippany Railway Museum.
The siren would blow eight cycles with each blast lasting about five seconds.
As the town grew in population and new housing developments went up after World War II, the need to alert volunteer members in outer-lying parts of the town needed to be addressed.
Two more sirens were added in late-1951, one pole-mounted siren located across from 9 Reynolds Ave and the third pole-mounted unit sited near the Salem Drive School on the Water Department's water storage tank property. These new audible signals provided the necessary coverage for the next twenty years.
The Board of Education would decide if weather conditions were too dangerous and closed school. Parents would listen to the local radio station (WMTR 1250 AM ) or wait to hear the siren blow at 7AM.
These sirens were tested every day at 5 PM, and the test signal was used by many local families as time for dinner. Many kids would race home so as not to be late when the whistle blew!
As technology with radios, pagers and cell phones advanced, the needs of the siren or Fire Whistle was diminished. Once members were able to be contacted via radio signals, the sirens were eventually taken out of service.
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|Niners complete action at ITA Regional
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Charlotte women's tennis representatives, juniors Lisa Grosselius and Natsuko Takayanagi, finished opening day action Thursday at the ITA Carolinas Regional in Chapel Hill, N.C. Both players competed in the qualifying singles flight.
Grosselius advanced to the bracket's round of 16 after moving past her round of 32 opponent, Western Carolina's Shannon Bettiol. Bettiol won the first set and the players were tied during the second set before the Catamounts' sophomore was forced to retire due to injury.
Grosselius then met Campbell's Tamara Stanic, a seeded player, and dropped a hard-fought, three-set 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 decision in the round of 16 to finish her play in the tournament.
Takayanagi, also one of the eight seeded players, fell to Coastal Carolina's Honami Yazawa in another three-set affair, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the round of 32.
The Niners tandem will join the rest of their teammates in closing out the fall tournament campaign next weekend, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26, by playing host to the 49er Invitational at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex. Charlotte will welcome Coastal Carolina, Davidson and USC Upstate to town for the two-day event.
Charlotte Results
Qualifying Singles
Round of 32
Lisa Grosselius (CHA) def. Shannon Bettiol (WCU) 4-6, 2-2 (inj.)
Honami Yazawa (CCU) def. Natsuko Takayanagi (CHA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Round of 16
Tamara Stanic (CAM) def. Lisa Grosselius (CHA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2


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Connie Payton, the widow of Walter Payton, and her children, Jarrett and Brittney, have helped the Duersons cope with having their ordeal play out in public.
The Giants' recent run to the Super Bowl title brought Alicia back to the 1990 season, when her husband played on a Super Bowl champion Giants team. That team, like the 2011 Giants, got to the Super Bowl by beating the 49ers on a field goal in the NFC championship game.
"It brought me back immediately," Alicia said. "Giants over San Francisco. I remembered the excitement we had at that time. It was a nice flashback."
Duerson never went to the White House to celebrate that Super Bowl, or the one he won with the Bears. After the 1985 season, the White House visit was canceled after the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. After the 1990 season, the Giants didn't go because President George Bush was occupied with the Persian Gulf War.
So Alicia was thrilled to represent her husband when the 1985 Bears finally were invited to visit the White House last fall.
"Oh, God, Dave would have loved it," she said. "He talked about it every time a Super Bowl team was going, that he wished his team had gone. I'm so thankful the Bears let me go and represent him."
Alicia had a private conversation with President Barack Obama and was surprised and impressed that he knew a lot about her husband's circumstances and even talked about how he enjoyed watching him play.
More than anything, what has given the Duerson family peace was the Boston University study that confirmed Duerson suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease brought on by trauma. The 50-year-old shot himself in the heart rather than the head, and his last wish was that his brain be donated for study.
"You always wonder why somebody would take their own life," Alicia said. "You look for that answer. Boston University really helped us have closure on that."
Said Tregg, "I understand why he did it now."
One year later, the arduous process of coming to terms with it continues for the Duerson family.
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Kite surfer rescued by NC ferry
A North Carolina ferry crew has rescued a kite surfer from the Neuse River.
The Sun Journal of New Bern reported that crew members on a ferry between Cherry Branch and Minnesott Beach rescued Eric Kindle Tuesday after the lines on his kite broke, leaving him stranded in the water without a life jacket.
The call for help came in shortly before 5 p.m. Night watchman David Buck said there were whitecaps in the river with winds of 25 mph.
Ferry Capt. David Moore said he was about half way across the river when he was asked to try to find the man in the water.
Moore says the ferry located Kindle about 500 yards offshore.
The ferry launched its 15-foot rescue boat and pulled Kindle to safety.
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Truvativ Stylo T40 Stem 2013Light enough for pro-level XC racing, strong enough for burly trail riding.
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Why we must denounce negative influence
I have been working on condemning the ANti homosexuality bill tabled in Uganda last year with my fellow activists from all over the world,we have published press releases,called on international solidarity and even supported a delegation to visit Uganda and engage the Authorities there in dialogue on the irrational foundation this bill is based on,First,when Bahati talks about upholding the family unit,i am lost at which family unit he is talking about; because as An african, i know from living it and learning from my own family that we share, we believe in having enough for everyone and your neighbour being your own sister-we live in homesteads and not apartments(until civilization was forced onto us/or taught ) We till the land together and prepare the meals together....and together here stands for my immediate nuclear family and the whole extended family that exists from our bonds...aunties,cousins,friends, homeless people and everyone else who will invite themselves over for our shared meal because they know for sure-there is enough for all of us...so when Bahati says family unit with a father mother two children and a dog image in his head,i wonder which part of africa he grew up in thus whose voice he represents.
Then we also hear them say that it is ungodly/unchristian...and it triggers fury in me,before the introduction of missionaries in my continent we all had our different ways of worship that respected every other form of worship-some of us prayed facing Mt Kenya,some of us shared our wealth and some of us just lived knowing that the greatest thing in our lives is family and love...then all this religious believes were brought into Africa and suddenly we had to exclude women from the pulpit and pray in a certain way and believe in a dictated god....we distances ourselves from the positive traits of our history (unity) where difference was not used to divide but rather that diversity made us a stronger continent,and the introduction of a similar god who was seen as male and white defeated our faith in goddesses that brought richness and rain and bounty harvest and those that identified third genders and intersex persons to be a link with our spiritual world...then this god also decided that there were going to be people who were better off/or of a different class or who should receive lesser from the abundant universe as according to the intepretation of his book-and if we were searching for love and unity,shouldn't we question these same believes that advocate separation and rule frameworks?
And even worse Bahati choses the most vulnerable group to fight against,why would anyone be put in prison for loving another ...or knowing someone else who might not necessarily fit into societal prescription of safe and sane?or killed for simply being who they are-One thing we must emphasisze on is we are working as a community to ensure that sexual violence is defined and criminalised,the predators of innocent beings are dettered from preying on any one of us and especially children-rape is a hideous and degrading crime and must be addressed in all forums,defining rape and sexual violence clearly should revolve around consent-and a no means exactly that NO,and coercion and force into sexual activity is rape.But when two adults who are aware of what is going on and have consented to being sexually active with each other,how then is the state in a position to dictate what is right or wrong for both of them when it is clearly their private business?LGBTI persons have been by far the most affected by sexual violence in our societies-from lesbian curative rape,to transgendered persons being raped just to humiliate them,and gender benders being forced into certain gender roles or marriages to cure them,why would Bahati equate LGBTI people to the smae perpetrators of violence on them?
It is good news that the president will not veto the bill,but that will not be enough to save the blood of all queer persons living in Uganda and Africa by extension....the increased number of arbitrary arrests and detention,torture, murder ,rape, and discrimination on queer africans needs to be addressed! we need more awareness on sexuality issues to be able to distance ourselves from the heterosexism that has been a huge point of reference for homophobes
Pouline Kimani
"Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.
I read your pain and hear your cry on two levels that have always challenged humanity. I also feel bad that although I have been inactive on World Pulse and other media, I see no response here. It happened to me writing with a lot of passion about Aung San Syu Kyi's freedom and no one replied. Maybe we also need to know this WP better? What are expectations and so on..
Religion and sexuality. I want to share with your passion for justice for all but also to tell you that a lot of people totally misunderstand the issues you are dealing with. If you ask some Christians what Christ would do in these cases, they will even forget that He would love all people. They will tell you that he will act like Bahati! If you ask them more questions, they will look at you and say you "are one of those" truning an issue to a person is a way of intimidating people from speaking. But I like your courage. I opposed Bahati's Bill and lost a number of 'friends'.
Today I was thinking on my way to town. Why do people not like to face facts? I have been having many conversations with myself about our religions of old and the new. I remembered one time ( I had never thought our God was different from any God since I think God is one) an English woman told me about how those gods of ours traditionally.. and I got a real shock! I still remember the sensations I felt on my face. I looked at her in a way that made her examine her words but she really meant we knew no God before the preaching of Xtianity. I usually have this conversation with people about God. It is not a topic many want to broach. The last time I spoke to someone it was about us the Catholics. I asked him if all the people I saw going to communion in a church in Oslo also went to confession or how was it that almost everyone felt worthy to go to communion all the time. He is from Asia. And the people I was referring to in the church were mainly Filipino immigrants. He told me that he did his own thing. That it did not matter what the priests said..then I thought.. then why go there? He told me it was a dilemma of circumstances that made him go tochurch on Sundays and his ancestors.. because he inherited it from his parents.. the faith.. then I wondered even more. Why do we hand over something we cannot deal with or understand to other people making their lives so complicated? Welll, I will not go further because all faiths dislike investigations and questioning but I could say a lot more. Well, thanks for your courage at this level. A lot of the times in Africa, people blame God for things that could have been avoided by any sensible human being.. like asking people to hate, stone or hang sexual minorities... shame!
"Communication is the real work of leadership" Nitin Nohria
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Dear Pouline,
I read this and am feeling very moved by the circumstances your country and communities are facing, but more moved and encouraged by your passion and heart for change. It is so sad to me that the beauty of the unity your countries' heritage once felt for ALL peoples was lost to a religion brought by missionaries which gave God an alien face. The white male god you speak of was not the voice of Christianity. At least not in my opinion, but the voice of the white male, western patriarchy that used God, faith and religion for its own purposes. We hear of its devastating impact all over the world, in Europe as well as in other corners of the globe.
I do not have such a great knowledge of religion, the history of colonization or of missionary work or indeed the full impact of religious conquest on other cultures, but I am deeply interested in the subject and in discovering ways that we can all come together. I strongly believe that each culture and country should be worshiping and living in accordance with their own identities and hearts and not those forced upon you by people who have no right to think they know any better than you or anyone else.
I love the paragraph where you talked about how your community was family to you, and that when Bahati claims the family is a nuclear unit of man, woman and dog he must have grown up in a different part of Africa than the Africa you knew. The image you gave here of how it should be was so beautiful. To return to that, seems to be a wonderful solution to the division and hatred your country is currently suffering from.
Thank you for your inspirational and informative words.
My heart goes out to you
Dear Pouline,
My heart goes out to you. I cannot imagine the difficulties you have faced and yet I admire your courage and passion for embracing your true self and identity regardless of them. I don't understand how religious fundamentalism justifies homophobia either. Love is love and love is beautiful.
I wish you the very best in your journey. I love your mantra: " I am worthy of love giving as much as receiving it and if there is going to be a better world, it starts with me..."
Best wishes
We stand with you
I stand ashamed over how we, as human beings, continue to spread hate and evil under the guise of religion, patriotism, colonialism etc.. Know that one of the highest-ranking officials of the Anglican Diocese, Sir Desmond Tutu, the former Archbishop of Cape Town and a Nobel Peace Price winner, says homophobia is a "crime against humanity" and "every bit unjust" as apartheid. "We struggled against apartheid in South Africa, supported by people the world over, because black people were being blamed and made to suffer for something we could do nothing about; our very skins", wrote the prominent Church leader. "It is the same with sexual orientation." he added.
In a new book, "Sex, Love & Homophobia" published last week by Amnesty International UK, life stories of gay and lesbian people are reported from around the world. These include Poliyana Mangwiro who was a leading member of Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe despite President Robert Mugabe's protestations that homosexuality is "against African traditions"and includes the story of Simon Nkoli, a South African ANC activist who after spending four years in prison under apartheid went on to be the face of the struggle for gay rights in the new South Africa. Further, stories of hate, fear and persecution are reported from Nigeria, Egypt and other countries, in addition to reports from the states where homosexuality punishable by death; including Sudan, Mauritania and some Northern Nigerian states.
For Archishop Tutu, these "destructive forces" of "hatred and prejudice" are an evil. "A parent who brings up a child to be a racist damages that child, damages the community in which they live, damages our hopes for a better world. A parent who teaches a child that there is only one sexual orientation and that anything else is evil denies our humanity and their own too."
These are the words that you should remember when you hear words of hate and evil. These are the words from a man of God. And these are the words of more people than you can imagine who stand with you in solidarity. For you are indeed worthy of love, and we are proud to stand up and shout that out. With deep respect,
You are not alone
I am so sorry to hear what you have suffered, and I wish you strength to deal with this crisis.
A friend of mine realized at a young age that he was gay and tried to change himself. He tried dating girls and suppressing his feelings. His conflict grew to the point where at age 17 he decided to kill himself. Then, he says, when he made that decision he suddenly realized that he was just as God had made him. Since that time he has been at peace with his identity, even though he has had to face the initial rejection of his family and discrimination from others.
I can't understand how any religious person could persecute someone for who they are. It goes against the fundamental spiritual teachings of love and tolerance. But that is also why I am optimistic that we will overcome this prejudice, which is rooted in ignorance and fear. I am glad you continue to fight for the LGBTI people whose rights are so often violated and whose very lives may be at stake.


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Every Sunday, Cuff Complex hosts the longest running Tea Dance in Seattle. And at the helm, John England is the city's longest working DJ. Following in the footsteps of the old Timberline's Jim Detwiler, DJ John England's Sunday format starts out by playing retro disco, 80s and 90s club hits for the first three hours and then slides into a newer KNHC style up-tempo dance format, buffered with a bit of underground thrown in to spice things up.
DJ John England reveals that the majority of the music played on any given Cuff Sunday Tea Dance is request driven by whoever is in the room. So one Sunday is never exactly like the last one, which makes the experience more exciting.
"We run the gamut from ABBA to Deamau5 and everything in between." England explains, "Usually most clubs are pretty dead on Sunday nights but we are always packed because its a safe environment, great security, the absolute best and cleanest sound system in Seattle as well as the best light system with a guy who actually knows how to run them and myself, the longest working DJ in Seattle for the past 34 years continuously."
Sunday Tea Dance at Cuff Complex is every Sunday from 6pm until close. Drink specials go up until midnight and include domestic drafts for $1.50 and $2 single well drinks or $4 doubles. Cover is just $5 and the event is always extremely popular before a major Monday holiday.
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Platform If I Were Vice-President of the United States
Yesterday in
the Twitter Q&A that I give every Thursday @GiraffesCanSwim
asked, "what did you learn from playing poker?" I gave
a 140 character answer. Something like, "you learn quickly
that all your friends lie to you all the time in order to steal
your money."
But I've
been thinking a little more about it.
First off,
I spent 365 days straight playing poker in 1998-1999, including
the night
my first kid was born. Including my birthday and my anniversary.
Including Christmas and Easter and whatever Jewish holidays occurred
during this time.
I used to play
at the Mayfair Club on 24th Street and the Diamond Club on 20th
Street, both illegal clubs. The Mayfair would close at 4am and some
stragglers would head over to the Diamond, which never seemed to
close. Ultimately both were closed down permanently by Giuliani.
I had a house in Atlantic City and would play there on the weekends.
I'd go via helicopter Fridays at 5pm and fly back on Sunday
night. Occasionally I would go to Las Vegas and play. This was pre-Internet
poker, tv poker, and pre the big money that is in poker now.
The only time
life had any color in it for me during this period was when I was
sitting around a table, chips in front of me, cards getting dealt,
and guys with nothing else in their lives making jokes back and
forth while everyone tried to take everyone else's money.
A few weeks
ago, Claudia and I ran into the guy who had once owned the Diamond
Club. Oddly, we were at a party for the Wall St Journal on some
rooftop bar all the way west in Manhattan. The Diamond Club guy
wouldn't give us a straight answer for why he was at the party.
All he kept doing was talking to Claudia, pointing at me, and saying
"this guy was the lowest down cheap hustler there was. He's
a born criminal. Watch out for him."
I told her
later he was kidding around. But the way he said it flattered me
actually. Poker is a charismatic game. People who are larger than
life play poker and make their living from playing games and hustling.
That's what's attractive about it. That's part of
what's attractive about being an entrepreneur, or doing anything
where you
eat only what you kill and you survive in life only on your
I played because
I was unhappy doing anything else. I played because I loved games.
I played because I thought everyone at the table was smart and witty
and I liked the repartee that was always darting back and forth.
I wanted to be friends with these people. I
had just sold my company and I hadn't yet lost
all my money so it wasn't the money that brought me to
the table. It was the game. The charisma. The excitement. The way
people adeptly played with the chips in front of them, or threw
their cards into the pot when they were out, the language of motion,
the gestures, the beautiful ballet of every movement in the game.
The only time
I played after those 365 days was one time I went up to Murder Inc.
Records about ten years later and all the same guys were playing
there as if they had never moved but the table had teleported over.
Irv Gotti, the rapper who owned Murder Inc, won about $2000 off
of me in a big pot and I left after that and didn't play again.
I went to the game with Lenny Barshack who had just sold a poker
sofware company.
On the way
there Lenny told me how one month after he sold his company he
had a heart attack on a ski slope and had officially died.
Running a company
is like being mugged. When you are mugged you get a jolt of adrenalin
that SCREAMS to your body: FIGHT! or FLIGHT! But when you run a
company its like you are constantly being mugged but you still stare
at the computer all day. So the adrenalin builds up with nowhere
to go. All the adrenalin does is keep you alive because otherwise
you'd probably die from being mugged so much.
Once the stress
is over (in Lenny's case: when he sold his company) the adrenalin
hits you full force. So Lenny had a heart attack one month after
he sold his company and his heart went to zero for at least two
minutes. Only a smart doctor brought him back to life and less than
a month later we were heading over to Murder Inc Records so I could
lose that final pot and then never play poker again. Poker sucks.
Here's why:
A) Everyone
at the table is your friend but they are all lying to you to steal
your money. I wanted to be around these grubby guys more than
I wanted to be around my wife and newborn. More than I wanted to
be around real friends. More than I wanted to be around my work
colleagues or my family. I don't know why. Something was wrong
with me. All day long I read books about poker, and all night I
would play.
I felt for
the first time in years like I had a group of "buddies".
Like I was one of the guys.
the problem. We all were buddies but we spent the entire night lying
and trying to take money from each other. You could think, "oh,
its just a game". But I watched some of my friends go broke
and cry and borrow and beg and steal. Nobody liked losing all of
their money. I watched lawyers get disbarred trying to steal enough
money to play poker. I saw guys escape to Israel to avoid extradition
when they lost their IRS money to the poker table.
And nobody
really cared about them. A guy would stop showing up and then he
would be forgotten. Nobody really cared about me. We were friends.
Until we weren't. And that was that.
B) If you
find yourself playing a game all day, even Angry Birds, or Poker,
or Chess, ask yourself: what might be wrong in my life? I was
happy I had sold my business, but maybe I wasn't happy working
for a boss now. Or maybe I wasn't happy in marriage. Or maybe
I wasn't happy that all of my friends were work-related and
I had lost every other friend. An addiction is a symptom. Find the
real genetic roots of what is going on.
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Create a theme for the party. The key is to plan a celebration that the sixtieth birthday honoree will like, regardless of your preferences. The list of themes is endless. It can be as simple as a potluck BBQ, a midday luncheon or nighttime cocktail party. Would the guest of honor like a simple yet elegant dinner party with close family and friends or a festive backyard luau with a large crowd? Are they a big sports fan? Do they reminisce about the 1950�s, the decade of their childhood, and would appreciate an energetic sock hop? Or play ode to the 60�s and dress like the characters of the popular show, Mad Men, with suits for the men and form fitting dresses and classic pearls for the women? Once you have selected a theme of party supplies and decorations, you can then create a menu and beverage selection for the sixtieth birthday party celebration.
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Once you have selected your birthday party supplies, create your menu with appetizers, main courses, desserts and drinks that will compliment it. Planning a 1950�s sock hop, what about a Milkshake Station for guests to order up their favorite flavor? For a luau, what about a roasted pig and Mai Tais? For a 60�s vibe, have the bartender serve up classic 1960�s cocktails in elegant glasses. At a lunchtime affair, display elegant tea sandwiches, delicious fruit and scones with cream and jam. For a casual backyard summertime BBQ, what about good ol� American food like barbecued hamburgers, potato salad and apple pie?
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Choose from our large selection of party supplies for a 60th birthday celebration! We offer birthday decorations that range from feminine and floral to bright and bold. Add to the mix a variety of solid colored party decorations, such as streamers, latex balloons, paper lanterns, tissue balls and fans, and confetti. Some decorating ideas to get you started:
Inflate solid colored latex balloons. Using thumb tacks or double-stick tape, tape the balloons to the wall so that they form a giant �6-0�. Use this as a backdrop to the presents, cake or buffet table.
Using a length of butcher paper, make a giant �Happy 60th Birthday� banner for guests to sign.
Create a balloon arch at the party�s entrance using our solid colored balloons.
Twist together a few colors of our solid colored streamers and drape them across ceilings, around posts and doorways and along the table�s edges.
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With a little bit of forethought and planning, you can create a unique and memorable party for the sixtieth birthday honoree that they are sure to remember for years to come. Here are some ideas:
In the RSVP section of your invitations, ask guests to consider writing a personal note to the 60th birthday honoree if they are not able to attend the party which would be read at the party. Ask that the note be texted, emailed or mailed before the day of the party. You can gather the information and arrange to have someone read these notes aloud at the birthday party.
Sixty treasured memories of the 60th birthday honoree. If they have an old picture they like, have them contribute that, too. Gather the information before the party and create either a scrapbook or poster board
Create a slide presentation of personal photos of the sixtieth birthday honoree set to their favorite music. Arrange to have the necessary video equipment at the party to play the presentation during the 60th birthday celebration.
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Two fun party games to incorporate into your sixtieth birthday party, no matter what the party theme:
60th Birthday Trivia Quiz
Make copies of a questionnaire featuring 60 questions about the 60th birthday guest of honor's childhood, school years, career, hobbies and activities, and favorite things. Have each guest complete the questionnaire with their best guesses. Tally the correct answers for each guest and award a prize to the guest who answers the most questions correctly!
Who�s Older Than Me?
Make a poster board with pictures of various items that were invented around the time of the sixtieth birthday honoree�s date of birth. To get ideas, do a Google search using the term, �what was invented in the 1950�s� and you�ll find a host of ideas. Number each picture and then, on a separate piece of paper, list the numbers in order. Make copies and have the guests try and guess if the item in the picture was invented BEFORE or AFTER the sixtieth birthday honoree! Tally the correct answers and the guest who makes the most correct guesses wins a prize! When handing out the prize, you can go over each item and tell when it was invented so people can see which ones they got right.
1960�s Trivia
Prepare a trivia contest about the '60s, but give the guests just 60 seconds to answer the questions. You can break the guests into teams to answer, or have guests answer individually, game show style! Whoever can answer the most questions about 1960�s trivia wins!
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Two of the most popular dances of the 1950�s, the Twist and the Watusi, can make an appearance at your sixtieth birthday bash! See who�s still got the moves!
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|Servings Per Container: 170
|Amount Per Serving
|% Daily Value
|530 mg


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Baltimore City police have charged a 26-year-old man in the after hours club shooting in January that left one man dead and others wounded, according to the Baltimore Sun.
Ricky Horton has been formally charged in the death of Sean Rhodes, 25, who was one of three individuals shot on January 13 at the Ras-a-Ter International Restaurant and Club on North Avenue.
Horton has been hit with first degree murder and assault charges.
The shooting took place at around 5:30 a.m. EST as people left the club.
Timothy Fraser, the night club's owner, has also been charged with operating the restaurant as an illegal bar, failing to have a licensed security company on site, and violating capacity limits – all misdemeanors.
He may face up to one year in jail.
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