text: kingdom of Saudi arabia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Information News Leadership News & Statements Cutodian of the Two Holy Mosques Issues Two Royal Orders Cutodian of the Two Holy Mosques Issues Two Royal Orders Last updated: 1/13/2013 12:34 PM Page Image Image CaptionThe Custodian of the Two Holy Mosqes Page Content Two royal orders, amending the Shura Council system and forming a new chamber for four Hijra years, starting the expiration of the term of office of the current Shura Council, have been issued here today.According to the Royal Order, the Shura Council will be consisting of its Speaker and 150 members, all to be chosen by the King according to their knowledge, experience and profession, provided that women would be represented in the Council with no less than 20% of its members."After having reviewed the Governance Statute and the Shura Council's system and regulations and consulting with a big number of Ulema, members and non-members of the Senior Ulema Commission, who passed a proposal on the participation of women in the Shura Council in accordance with Sharia laws, a course we are not going to divert from a hairsbreadth as it is considered the pillar base of this nation laid by its founder late King Abdulaziz, and as per the interests of the public, we have ordered the amendment of the Third Article of the Shura Council system to read as follows:"The Shura Council will be formed of a Speaker and 150 members, to be selected by the King according to their knowledge, experience and profession, provided that women would be represented in the Council with no less than 20% of its members. A royal order will designate the members' rights, duties and other things", the Royal Order said."Article 22 of the Regulations of the Shura Council will read as follows:Each of the sub-committees of the Shura Council will be formed by the Shura Council itself of a number of members no less than five. They will be chosen by the Shura Council, naming the committee's Chairman and deputy, and taking into consideration the needs of the committee and the profession of each committee member as well as the participation of women in the committees.The Shura Council will have the right to form ad hoc committees to study specific issues. Each committee is allowed to form from among its members a sub-committe or more to study a specific issue.Women, selected as members of the Shura Council, will enjoy full rights of memebrship, be committed to their duties, responsibilites and assume their jobs.As per the introduction of this order, women, who are members of the Shura Council, will be asked to strictly follow the Islamic Sharia regulations, without any kind of violation, including the Shraia head and face covers (Hijab). In particular, the following points should be observed:1- A special seating place will be allocated for women of the Shura Council, a special entrace and exit to and from the Council main hall will also be constructed and all relevant things in complete non-touch with men.2- Special places will be allotted for women, guaranteering complete isolation from those allotted for men, including special offices for them and for their workers and helpers, e.g. special appliances and services and prayer places.This order should be carried with immediate effect", the Royal Order said.According to the Royal Order, the new Shura Council, will be formed from Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh, Speaker of the Shura Council. Following are the members, who will serve for four Hijra years, starting from the date of the expiration of the term of office of the current Shura Council which was formed upon the Royal Order No. A/15 dated 19/2/1430 H.:1- Dr. / Mohammed bin Ameen bin Ahmed Al-Jeffery, Deputy Speaker of the Shura Council2- Dr./ Fahhad bin Mu'tad bin Shafaq Al-Hamad, Assistant Speaker of the Shura Council3- Mr./Ibrahim bin Abdulrahman bin Sulaiman Al-Bilaihi4-/ Dr. Ibrahim bin abdullah in Mohammed Albrahim5-/ Dr. Ibrhaim bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Abu Abat6-/ Mr. Ahmed bin Ibrahim bin Meen Al-Hakami7-/ Dr. Ahmed bin Saad bin Ahmed Al Mifreh8-/ Dr. Ahmed bin Omer bin Mohammed Al Aqeel Al-Zaylaee9- Dr./ Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Aboush Al-Ghamdi10- Dr./ Ahmed bin Mahdi bin Mohammed Al-Shuwaikhat11- Mr. / Osama bin Ali bin Majed Gabbani12- Dr. / Elham bint Mahjoub bin Ahmed Hasanain13- Dr./ Amal bint Salamah bin Sulaiman Al-Shaman14- Eng. / Thamer bin Abdulmohsen bin Musaed Al-Ginawe15- Dr./ Thamer bin Nasser bin Fahd bin Ghyshayan16- Dr. / Thuraya bint Ahmed bin Obeid bin Mohammed Obeid17- Dr. / Thuraya bint Ibrahim bin Hussein Al-Areedh18- Mr. / Jubran bin Hamid bin Ali Dubraha Al-Gahtani19- Dr. / Jebreel bin Hasan bin Mohammed Areeshi20- Dr. / Al-Jawharah bint Ibrahim bin Mohammed Bu-Besht21- Dr./ Hatem bin Hasan bin Hamza Abu-Hussein Al-Marzooqi22- Dr./ Hamed bin Dhafi bin Mohammed Al-Warda Al-Sharari23- Dr./ Hussam bin Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz Al-Anqari24- Dr./ Hamad bin Ayedh bin Mohammed bin Hamad Al Fahhad25- Maj. Gen. Eng. Staff Pilot/ Hamad bin Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al-Husoon26- Dr./ Hamdah bint Khalaf bin Miqbel Al-Enzy27- Sheikh Dr. / Hamza bin Hussein bin Hamza Al-Fa'ar Al-Shareef28- Dr./ Hanan bint Abdulraheem bin Mutlaq Al-Ahmadi29- Dr./ Hayat bint Sulaiman bin Hasan Sindi30- Dr./ Khalid bin Ibrahim bin Abdulrahman Al-Awwad31- Dr./ Khalid bin Saad bin Abdulaziz bin Saeed32- His Highness Dr./ Khalid bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Miqren Al-Mashari Al Saud33- Dr./ Khalid bin Abdulmohsen bin Mohammed Al-Mehaisen34- Dr./ Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ali Al-Saif35- Dr./ Khalid bin Mansour bin Nasser Al-Aqeel36- H.E. Dr./ Khader bin Olayan bin Ali Al-Qurashi37- Mr./ Khalifa bin Ahmed bin Rashed Al-Dosary38- Mr./ Dr. Khalil bin Abdulfattah bin Khalil Kurdi39- Dr./ Khola bint Sami bin Saleem Al-Keraia40- Dr. / Dalal bint Mekhled bin Jahez Al-Harbi41- Dr. / Rashed bin Hamad bin Rashed Al-Katheeri42- Dr./ Zuhair bin Fahd bin Jaber Al-Harthi43- Dr./ Zainet bint Muthanna bin Abduou Abu-Taleb44- Her Royal Highness Princess/ Sarrah bint Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud45- Dr./ Salem bin Ali bin Salem Al-Gahtani46- Dr./ Sami bin Mohammed bin Hussein Zaidan47- Dr./ Sattam bin Saud bin Abdullah Linjawe48- Dr./ Saad bin Abdulrahamn bin Mohammed Al-Bazaaee49- Dr./ Saad bin Mohammed bin Ahmed Mareq Assiri50- Dr./ Saadoon bin Saad bin Saadoon Al-Saadoon51- Dr./ Saud bin Humaid bin Remaizan Al-Sybaiee52- Mr./ Saud bin Abdulrahamn bin Rashed Al-Shammari53- Dr./ Saeed bin Abdullah bin Isa Alsheikh54- Dr./ Sultan bin Hasan bin Sultan Al-Sultan55- Dr./ Salwa bint Abdullah bin Fahad Al-Hazaa56- H.E. Mr./ Sulaiman bin Saad bin Abdulrahman Al-Homaid57 - Sheikh / Suleiman bin Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Majid58 - Mr. / Saleh bin Hasan bin Abdullah Al-Afaleq59 - Mr. / Saleh bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Hemaidi60 - Mr. / Saleh bin Eid bin Hamdan Al-Hussaini61 - Dr. / Sadagah bin Yahya bin Hamza Fadil62 - Dr. / Tareq bin Ali bin Hasan Fada'ak63 - Mr. / Azeb bin Saeed bin Ali Al Mosbel64 - Dr. / Abdulrahman bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Heijan65 - Mr. / Abdulrahman bin Rashid bin Abdulrahman Al-Rashid66 - H.E. Dr. / Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Swailem67 - H.E. Mr. / Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen bin Abdullah Al-Abdulkadir68 - Dr. / Abdulrahman bin Nasser bin Saleem Al-Atwi69 - Mr. / Abdulaziz bin Ibrahim bin Saad Al-Hadlaq70 - Dr. / Abdulaziz bin Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Hargan71 - Maj. Gen. Dr./ Abdulaziz bin Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al-Saab72 - Dr. / Abdulaziz bin Adeeb bin Hasan Taher73 - Brig. Gen. Dr. Eng. / Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Abdullah Al-Otaishan74 - Dr. / Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman bin Mugbil Al-Shamekh75 - Mr. / Abdulaziz bin Abdulkarim bin Abdulaziz Al-Issa76 - Dr. / Abdulaziz bin Gablan bin Maqbool Al-Srani77 - Dr. / Abdullah bin Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al-Askar78 - Dr. / Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Ali Al-Fifi79 - Dr. / Abdullah bin Homoud bin Humaid Al-Lahibi Al-Harbi80 - Dr. / Abdullah bin Zabin bin Eid Al-Otaibi81 - Dr. / Abdullah bin Salim bin Jaber Al-Ma'atani82 - Eng. / Abdullah bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Nujaidi83 - Maj. Gen. Staff Pilot / Abdullah bin Abdulkarim bin Abdullah Al-Saadoun84 - Dr. / Abdullah bin Ali bin Mohammed Al-Munif85 - Dr. / Abdullah bin Muharib bin Sehan Al-Thofiri86 - Dr. / Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Jegiman87 - Mr. / Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Nasser88 - Dr. / Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saleh Nassif89 - Ambassador Dr. / Abdulmohsen bin Fahd bin Mark Al-Mark90 - Dr. / Adnan bin Ahmed bin Hasan Al-Bar91 - Mr. / Assaf bin Salim bin Faisal Abu Thnain92 - Dr. / Atallah bin Ahmed bin Muslim Abu Hassan93 - Mr. / Atta bin Hamoud bin Atta Al-Subeiti94 - Dr. / Ali bin Saad bin Ibrahim Al-Tokhais95 - Dr. / Ali bin Abdulkarim bin Nasser Al Thuwaini96 - Dr. / Ali bin Abdullah bin Saeed Mughram Al-Ghamdi97 - Maj. Gen./ Ali bin Mohammed bin Fahd Al-Tamimi98 - Mr. / Ali bin Nasser bin Dahash Al-Wazzrah99 - Dr. / Amr bin Ibrahim bin Bakr Rajab100 - Dr. / Awad bin Khzeim bin Ali Al Suroor Al-Asmari101 - Sheikh / Isa bin Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Ghaith102 - Dr. / Ghazi bin Faisal bin Saeed Mohammed bin Zagr103 - Dr. / Fatima bint Mohammed bin Mohsen Al Saeed Al-Qarni104 - Dr. / Faleh bin Mohammed bin Faleh Al-Saghayer105 - Dr. / Fayez bin Abdullah bin Ali Al-Shihri106 - Dr. / Fadwa bint Salamah bin Odeh Abu Marifah107 - Dr. / Fardous bint Saud bin Mohammed Al-Saleh108 - Dr. / Fahd bin Hamoud bin Saleh Al-Faqiri Al-Enezi109 - Dr. / Lubna bint Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al-Tayeb Al-Ansari110 - Dr. / Latifa bint Othman bin Ibrahim Al-Shaalan111 - Dr. / Majed bin Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Muneef112 - Dr. / Mohsen bin Ali bin Fares bin Hussein Al-Hazmi113 - Mr. / Mohammed bin Hamid bin Ahmed Al-Nagadi114 - Mr. / Mohammed bin Dakhil bin Abedrabbo Al-Suhaimi Al-Mutairi115 - Sheikh / Mohammed bin Saad bin Abdullah Al-Sa'adan116 - Dr. / Mohammed bin Saeed bin Ahmed Al Ahmed Al-Qahtani117 - Sheikh / Mohammed bin Saleh bin Ali Al-Dehaim118 - Dr. / Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al Naji Al-Qahtani119 - Brig. Gen.Staff / Mohammed bin Faisal bin Jaber Abu Sag120 - Mr. / Mohammed bin Murshid bin Rashid Al-Rehaily121 - Dr. / Mohammed bin Mehdi bin Abdulmohsen Al-Khunaizi122 - Mr. / Mohammad Reza bin Mansour bin Hasan Nasrallah123 - Dr. / Mahmoud bin Mohammed bin Mustafa Al-Bedaiwi124 - Dr. / Mastourah bint Obaid bin Lafi Al-Husseini Al-Shammari125 - Dr. / Mishaal bin Fehem bin Mohammed Al-Sulami126 - Dr. / Mustafa bin Mohammed Al-Hassan bin Mohammed Al-Idrisi127 - Eng. / Mufreh bin Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Saher Al-Zahrani128 - Dr. / Mufleh bin Dgyeman bin Sebeel Al-Rashidi129 - Mr. / Mansour bin Saad bin Fahd Al-Kredes130 - Dr. / Muna bint Abdullah bin Saeed Al Mushayt131 - Dr. / Muna bint Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Dosari132 - Dr. / Moafig bin Fawaz bin Hallaf Al-Ruwaili133 - Her Royal Highness Princess / Moudi bint Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud134 - Dr. / Moudi bint Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Dugaither135 - Dr. / Nasser bin Rajeh bin Mohammed Al-Tobi Al-Shahrani136 - Sheikh Dr./ Nasser bin Zaid bin Nasser bin Dawood137 - Dr. / Nasser bin Ali bin Abdullah Al-Mousa138 - Maj. Gen. Eng./ Nasser bin Ghazi bin Nasser Al-Shaibani Al-Otaibi139 - Mr. / Nayef bin Marzouq bin Manea Al-Fahhadi140 - Dr. / Nihad bint Mohammed Saeed bin Ahmed Al-Jeshi141 - Dr. / Nawaf bin Bedah bin Abdullah Al-Faghm142 - Dr. / Nora bint Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Mubarak143 - Dr. / Nora bint Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Asqah144 - Dr. / Nora bint Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Adwan145 - Mr. / Hashim bin Ali bin Hamzah Al-Rajeh146 - Dr. / Hani bin Yusuf bin Ibrahim Khashogji147 - Mr. / Huda bint Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Halisi148 - Dr. / Hia bint Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al-Manea149 - Dr. / Wafa bint Mahmoud bin Abdullah Taibah150 - Dr. / Yahya bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Samaan.The Order issued by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdualziz Al Saud instructed the Speaker of Shura Council to implement this order with immediate effect.


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East Timor
This small Southeast Asian country comprises the largely mountainous eastern half of the island of Timor in the Malay Archipelago together with two islands, Atauro and Jaco, and an enclave around Ocusse on the northwest coast.
Becoming independent in 2002, it was part of Indonesia until 1999, and as such has a similar climate to that described in the Indonesia entry.
It is occasionally affected by strong winds associated with tropical cyclones. The average monthly temperatures remain high throughout the year, and in low-lying regions are similar to those in the table for Ujung Padang in Indonesia. However, the land rises to 2,960 m/9,711 ft at its highest point, and the average temperatures are lower with increased elevation.
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NASA's Cassini probe sure is clocking up some serious frequent flier miles, but as the probe was circling Saturn for nine years, NASA's probe managed to capture some spectacular video of a gigantic storm on Saturn's north pole.
Our cyclones don't last anywhere near as long as this monster, which was spinning for several years, and at speeds that exceeded 300MPH. This cyclone is also locked to Saturn's north pole, and is fueled by small amounts of water vapor versus having an actual ocean to suck it up from. The hurricane's eye measures 1250 miles wide and is surrounded by fluffy white clouds that are the size of Texas.


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Hello members of The-IGC. BuizelKnight here.
If you couldn't tell, this group has been inactive for quite some time now. As a Co-Founder of this blog, I suppose I shall take responsibility and officially call this group inactive.
We had some fun, yeah? Originally founded 6 years ago on November 22, 2008, this group was formed with some friends who had a fun idea. We gained several other participants and had a number of great entries...! I would love to link you guys back to several different deviations for old times sake, but we'll skip out on that for now. However, as time passed, several members stopped updating, including the founders. And here we are in the end. But the end is not really the end.
Instead, I invite and possibly encourage you to, well, have some fun...! If you liked the idea of this group, perhaps make a new one...! Make a story similar to this, but make it your own...! Just because this group is no longer active doesn't mean you can't take the experiences you had in it as your own and craft your own stories...!
But please note, I'm only one of the 'admins' who run this group. If another admin should show up and decide they want to revive the group, it is their decision and my choice can be over turned by them. It's hard to say if they themselves are active on this site anymore, but I don't want to limit them by announcing this.
I believe my run here is up, so...
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Housed on Berry St. in North Williamsburg, Blue Bottle Coffee was inspired by a Viennese coffee shop called Blue Bottle. Founder James Freeman is a firm believer in the best coffee prepared the best way. "[He] will only sell coffee less than 48 hours out of the roaster to [his] customers, so they may enjoy coffee at its peak of flavor. [He] will only use the finest, most delicious and responsibly sourced beans."
Freeman opened the first Blue Bottle Coffee in Oakland, California, and now the coffee store has become a franchise with over ten locations on both coasts.
During the summertime, the lines for coffee are out the door. From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. patrons can enjoy fresh air and sunshine while remaining indoors because at the Berry St. location a garage-like door stays open during business hours.
Designed to be both modern and environmentally friendly, the wood finishes and clean lines give a nice backdrop to patrons sipping coffees and snacking on s'mores or shortbread cookies. Customers sit on backless, tall barstools that aren't comfortable enough to keep you there too long, but still allow you to post up while drinking an espresso.
Sure, New York city and Brooklyn are filled with great coffee shops, but what makes Blue Bottle Coffee unique? One menu item stands out particularly- The New Orleans Iced Coffee. This iced coffee sells for $3.50 a cup, but New Orleans iced kits are available as well for $18.00. The secret to this cold brew is the French roasted chicory.
If you choose to buy a New Orleans iced kit it will not only include the particular portion of chicory to make your drink thick and delicious, but it also comes with 1 lb. of Blue Bottle coffee beans and the directions to make the drink at your home. In addition to chicory, pure cane sugar and whole milk are added to the 18-hour cold brew coffee to give you both an energy kick and something to ease your sweet craving.
The brewers and cashiers are friendly, certainly caffeinated and don't leave you waiting in a line for long. Hampton's chef, Ina Garten (also known as the Barefoot Contessa) swears by Blue Bottle Coffee and uses it in recipes on her television show and in her cookbooks. Walk, bike or skip over to Blue Bottle Coffee and test out this perfect summer brain juice.


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This is what I looked like this morning!
1. Let me just start off by saying this snow sucks and I'm sick of it!!!!
2. The Bruins got back on track with an ugly 4-2 win over the Leafs last night. Boston has now won eight straight over Toronto. Needless to say, the Ontarians are now officially their bitches.
3. Maybe it's time we accepted the fact that David Ortiz is old and fat and that's why he hasn't recovered from his Achilles injury.
4. Did the Hawks ever make it into town? Just curious?
5. Seahawks CB Richard Sherman verbally assaulting Skip Bayless on First Take yesterday was awesome!
6. Lets hope the Red Sox win a couple of more games against Mariano Rivera before he retires.
7. The Dolphins overpaying wide receiver Brian Hartline is further proof that GM Jeff Ireland is an idiot!
8. The Baltimore Ravens have decided to focus on re-signing linebacker Dannell Ellerbe and not defensive end Paul Kruger. Smart move. You can draft pass rushers. You can't find quality inside linebackers.
9. The new Big East Basketball Conference will be known as the America 12 Conference. What is it, a world summit? That's a stupid freakin name! I was hoping for the Catholic Hoop Conclave.


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Jan. 22, 2014
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State football team will be holding open tryouts for full-time Fresno State students on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
Fresno State students wishing to try out for the team must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours this spring 2014 semester.
Students wishing to try out must attend a meeting held by the Bulldog coaching staff on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 12 p.m. in the Josephine Theater of the Duncan Building.
All interested students must have the required paperwork present at that meeting on Thursday. The required paperwork includes...
A completed sickle cell solubility test form from the Fresno State Student Health Center.
A complete doctor's physical exam.
The three try-out form documents that can be found at the following link.
A print out of their class schedule showing they are enrolled in 12 or more units at Fresno State.
All interested students must be free everyday from 5 a.m. through 12 p.m.
For further information, please contact the Bulldog football office at 559-278-3015.
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The ALS ice bucket challenge has taken the internet by storm, as thousands of people have dumped ice water over their heads and donated to research for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig disease. As one trend becomes even popular, others often pop up in its place. In one part of the Middle East, a new trend has begun.
It's called the rubble bucket challenge and it was created by Gazan university student, Maysam Yusef in an attempt to bring awareness to the destruction left in Gaza. After almost two months of fighting, Israel and Gaza agreed to a long term cease fire on Wednesday, ending a bombing campaign that the people in Gaza felt the worst of. Nearly 2,000 Palestinians were killed in the attack by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), the majority being civilians, including hundreds of children. According to the Independent, as many as 500,000 of the 1.8 million people in Gaza have been displaced, and over 20,000 homes have been decimated.
As the media tackles with ways to report the conflict in a unbiased way, Palestinian journalist Ayman al Aloul has taken a different approach. As the Mint News Press reported on Wednesday, standing over a a fallen building, Aloul filled a bucket with rocks and debris and poured it over his head. "This challenge is not for specific people but for all people who sympathize with the Palestinian people," Aloul noted, stating that they are not asking for any material aid. Rocks and debris are used as opposed to water due to its scarcity in the region.
A Facebook page has been set up, simply titled "Rubble Bucket Challenge," and as of Wednesday night, over 8,500 social media users have "LIKED" the page. The hashtag #rubblebucketchallenge has gained traction, and according to users on the page, many have started to take the challenge themselves. The group does not support the actions of Hamas towards Israel, but rather standing in solidarity with the innocent people of Palestine.
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Abu Qatada Wins Supreme Court Hearing that Prevents Government from Deporting Him
ABU QATADA WINS SUPREME COURT HEARING THAT PREVENTS GOVERNMENT FROM DEPORTING HIM – It was almost a foregone conclusion that the Supreme Court would uphold the Court of Appeals decision that deporting Abu Qatada to Jordan would be against his human rights and in line with statutory legislation in the Human Rights Act and laws imposed on the British Courts by the European Court on Human Rights (ECHR) there was little doubt that despite the cost to the taxpayer that this would fail.
Home Secretary AGAIN Tries to Deport Abu Qatada
David Cameron has expressed is exasperation to the Home Office and is now considering temporarily pulling out of the ECHR in order to allow a British Court to overturn the decision and finally deport Abu Qatada.
Currently the Supreme Court's decision now allows Abu Qatada, a known terrorist who is considered a real and pending threat to the safety of the British public, to remain permanently in the UK which will no doubt also involve the taxpayer having to keep him.
After the Supreme Court ruling the Prime Minister held a high-level meeting in order to find a way of deporting the hate preacher back to his native Jordan where he will stand trial and probably executed for his multiple crimes of terrorism and the murder of thousands of innocent people.
Online the comments from the British public are that we should pull out of Europe, we should scrap the Human Rights Act 1998 and that a bullet would have been a lot cheaper than dragging this terrorist and mass murderer through the courts.
All are valid proposal in my opinion but the sad truth is that the British public determined its own fate through the continuous liberalization of the laws and our quest for being seen as a country of humanitarian people. Being a humanitarian doesn't mean you have to allow people like Abu Qatada to mock and milk the system, at the expense of the British taxpayer, for all it is worth.
Foreign Criminals to Avoid Prison if they Agree to Leave UK for 5 Years
At the high level meeting, which consisted of the Home Secretary, Theresa May, Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling and the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, the question on the table was… 'Can we consider the controversial option of pulling out of the ECHR, albeit on a temporary basis, to allow us to deport Abu Qatada?'
What worries me is the issue of temporary and no doubt this will not fare well in the eyes of the Coalition government who will no doubt mention that you simply cannot opt-in and opt-out whenever there is something you have an issue with. As Theresa May has vowed to pull out of the ECHR and scrap the Human Rights Act, something that Chris Grayling supports, maybe now is the perfect opportunity and use Abu Qatada as a prime and clear example of why the current system of the Human Rights Act and the interference from the ECHR does not produce rightful justice to the British people.
Better yet why doesn't the Prime Minister do what he is supposed to do under a democratic system of government – call a referendum and allow the British public to democratically decide?
Another Islamic Terrorist We CANNOT Extradite Because of His Human Rights
Judge Rules that Terrorist Suspect MUST be Given More Social Liberty
Somali Paedophile We Cannot Imprison Because of His Human Rights
If Cameron attempt to pull out of the ECHR it would push the Coalition with the Liberal Democrats to a breaking point as they have already made it perfectly clear that they would oppose any move to pull out of the ECHR or furthermore scrap the Human Rights Act. Therefore the only option available is to call a national referendum and let the people decide.
Why has the Government's bid failed to remove Qatada? Again it was the same argument that the court upheld in that Qatada would be unlikely to receive a fair trial in Jordan that he may be tortured into giving a confession of his alleged roles in terrorist activities.
Theresa May Vows to Pull Out of the European Court of Human Rights
Hate Preacher Abu Qatada Wins Injunction to Stop People Protesting Outside His House
Radical Preacher Abu Qatada to Stay in the UK
It has now been 10 years that the Government have been attempting to deport Qatada. It has cost the taxpayer millions in legal aid and government man hours and all have failed – not through the lack of trying but rather the lack of resolve to remove the barriers that have prevented such an action.
Above extract from the Daily Mail which details Abu Qatada's fight to prevent deportation since 1993.


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There is one pet for each faction on this event. For the Horde its the Festival Lantern and for the Alliance- the Lunar Lantern. Each one of the coasts 50 Coins of Ancestry so its not very hard to get :)
Here are pictures of the pets:
Lunar Lantern
Festival Lantern
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Lunar Festival companion pets
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I'm using MVC 3 in my project, and I'm seeing a very strange behavior.
I'm trying to create a hidden field for a particular value on my Model, the problem is that for some reason the value set on the field does not correspond to the value in the Model.
I have this code, just as a test:
<%:Html.Hidden("Step2", Model.Step) %>
<%:Html.HiddenFor(m => m.Step) %>
I would think that both hidden fields would have the same value. What I do is, set the value to 1 the first time I display the View, and then after the submission I increase the value of the Model field by 1.
So, the first time I render the page both controls have the value 1, but the second time the values rendered are these:
<input id="Step2" name="Step2" type="hidden" value="2" />
<input id="Step" name="Step" type="hidden" value="1" />
As you can see, the first value is correct, but the second value seems to be the same as the first time I display the View.
What am I missing? Are the *For Html helpers caching the values in some way? If so, how can I disable this caching?.
Thanks for your help.


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Tale of two Leaf hopefuls
The signs of trouble were evident the moment Jesse Blacker returned from training camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The signs of trouble were evident the moment Jesse Blacker returned from training camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Blacker, who wore No. 17 for the Windsor Spitfires during their run to the 2008-09 Memorial Cup championship, asked to switch to No. 70, the number he'd worn at Leafs camp.
Almost immediately, the Spitfires knew Blacker's focus wasn't where it was needed to be.
On the other hand, Kenny Ryan couldn't wait to put on a Spitfires number.
The number was irrelevant.
It's a tale of two Leafs prospects, both of them selected in the second round of last spring's National Hockey League entry draft.
One who couldn't wait to get out of Windsor.
One who couldn't wait to get here.
As Blacker, chosen 58th overall by Toronto, was walking out the door of the WFCU Centre, headed for what he believes will be open ice with the Owen Sound Attack, right-winger Ryan, taken 50th overall by the Leafs, was bolting from Boston College to join up with the Spitfires.
Just as these future Leafs found them at opposite ends of the ice when the Spitfires travelled to Owen Sound Friday to take on the Attack, they are also polar opposites in terms of the opportunity they feel is offered to them within the Windsor dressing room.
Blacker saw roadblocks. Ryan sees open highway.
"I feel with the players they have here, the coaching staff and the whole program, it's only going to make me better," Ryan said.
Blacker was certain the way he would get better would be by getting out of town. He wanted more ice time and a chance to play the point on the first power-play unit.
Demands that didn't sit well with team management.
"Jesse's a good kid," Spitfires coach and co-owner Bob Boughner said.
"He was looking for more of an opportunity. You always want your players to want more ice time - that's a good thing - but when you pronounce yourself not happy, that's an issue with us. We always put the team in front of everything.
"We're here to win a championship and if you want to win a championship, then we want you to be a Windsor Spitfire. If you're worried about something else -- ice time, points -- then this isn't a good place for you."
Blacker and Ryan aren't the first budding hockey prospects to assess that they might be better off elsewhere.
They won't be the last.
Absent an internal GPS and with such a variety of voices talking in their ears -- coaches, scouts, agents, parents -- directional disruption at some point is virtually inevitable.
"They hear so many different views and vibes, that it's hard for a player sometimes to believe in one voice being the coach," Boughner said. "But that's fine, that's my job, trying to make sure everyone's on the same page.
" It's something that we deal with on a daily basis from agents. These guys are all trying to forge a career. It's not like they're in the NHL, they've accepted their role and they're making money at it."
For players returned to junior from NHL camps, especially those making their first visit to the pros, there's a sense of urgency to get with the program outlined to them by their future employers, which often leads to head butting with their current employers.
"It's a big struggle," admitted Brian MacDonald, agent for London Knights centre Nazem Kadri, Toronto's first-round pick in the 2009 draft.
MacDonald used Windsor's Taylor Hall, expected to be the top pick in the 2010 draft, as a perfect example.
"There's so many demands put on these kids, both on and off the ice," he said.
"There's the Top Prospects game, the all-star game, the Super Series (with a Russian Select squad), and probably the world juniors as well.
"On top of that, there's the regular grind of the (Ontario Hockey League season). That's a pretty demanding slate for a young man."
As much as their status as NHL prospects makes them seem larger than life, it's easy to forget that these are teenaged boys making life-altering decisions and in some cases, like many teenagers, their choices aren't necessarily well thought out.
A rival OHL coach wondered whether patience would have rewarded Blacker with everything he desired.
"By next year, (Ryan) Ellis could be in the NHL and (Cam) Fowler might be there, too," the coach said. "(Harry) Young and (Mark) Cundari will be gone.
"Suddenly, he's the No. 1 guy on a team that's likely to host the Memorial Cup."
For Ryan, he sought the counsel of family and his representatives before determining Windsor was the best option for his future.
"It wasn't like one day, I woke up and said, 'Hey, I'm ready to come (to Windsor),'" Ryan said. "It was a long process before I settled on a decision.
"My family had a big role in it. I have two older brothers who've gone through college and I look up to them a lot. They helped me out with the decision. People in the hockey world and my advisor (Kurt Overhardt) was influential in making this decision."
Blacker, no doubt, sought and received similar input.
With so many options at the player's disposal, the NHL team which owns the rights in these situations generally remain in the background.
"We wouldn't get involved," Detroit Red Wings assistant general manager Jim Nill said. "That's a decision between the player, his family and his agent."
Kadri, who many thought played well enough to stick with the Leafs, admitted he initially struggled upon returning to junior.
"It's a little bit of an adjustment," Kadri said. "I went from the OHL and made that jump to the NHL. Coming back to the OHL, I got pretty familiar with it again pretty quickly, but obviously, it's a hard adjustment to make."
Kadri got to know Blacker when both attended Leafs camp and Kadri couldn't imagine demanding a move out of a contending team like Windsor.
"Windsor's a high-class team and obviously, a good organization," Kadri said. "He had a lot of things going for him.
"I was a little bit surprised, but he's got to do what he feels is best for him."
The same rationale that drove Blacker from Windsor drove Ryan to town.
"I just want to get better as a hockey player," Ryan said. "I think this will be a great decision for me."
It's possible that both young men will be proven correct in their respective choices.
It's a certainty that they won't be the last hockey prospects to believe the grass is greener elsewhere.
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In Norse mythology, Ragnarok ( "fate of the gods") is the battle at the end of the world.
The 'Voluspa' (Prophesy of the Seeress), the first lay of the 'Poetic (or Elder) Edda', dating from about 1000 AD, spans the history of the gods, from the beginning of time to Ragnarok, in 65 stanzas. The 'Prose (or Younger) Edda', written two centuries later by Snorri Sturluson, describes in detail what would take place before, during, and even after the battle
Not only will the gods, giants, and monsters perish in this apocalyptic conflagration, but almost everything in the universe will be torn asunder. What is unique about Ragnarok as an armageddon tale is that the gods already know through prophesy what is going to happen: when the event will occur, who will be slain by whom, and so forth. They even realize that they are powerless to prevent Ragnarok but they will still bravely and defiantly face their bleak destiny.Inspirational in all manners of art from Richard Wagner's epic opera, "Der Ring des Nibelungen", to frescos by Geselschap, to J.R.R. Tolkein's "Lord of the Rings", many of the stories and details in the Ragnarök myth have become infused with the art and literature of every age since.
The coming of Ragnarök, strictly speaking, is signaled by the murder of Baldur, the god of song and poetry. After his death, three terrible winters (Fimbulwinter) will follow each other with no summer in between. As a result, conflicts and feuds will break out, and all morality will disappear.
Brothers will fightand kill each other,siblingsdo incest;men will know misery,adulteries be multipliedan axe-age, a sword-age,shields will be cloven,a wind-age, a wolf-age,before the world's ruin. "The Prose Edda"Snorri Sturluson (translated by Jean I. Young)
As the third year of this winter of war comes to a close, an aged and cruel giantess gives birth to a pack of monstrous wolves, sired by the dreaded wolf Fenrir. The children of Fenrir would soon tear at the very heavens, devouring the moon, and the sun ray by ray until it's waning, blood-red light was extinguish entirely. The wolf Hati will finally catch and swallow the Sun, and the wolf Skoll will finally catch and swallow the Moon.The earth will shudder, so violently that trees will be uprooted, and mountains will fall, and every bond and fetter will snap and sever, freeing Loki and his son Fenrir. This terrible wolf's slavering mouth will gape wide open, so wide that his lower jaw scrapes against the ground and his upper jaw presses against the sky. He will gape even more widely if there is room. Flames will dance in his eye and leap from his nostrils.Eggther, watchman of the Jotuns, will sit on his grave mound and strum his harp, smiling grimly. The red cock Fjalar will crow to the giants and the golden cock Gullinkambi will crow to the gods. A third cock, rust red, will raise the dead in Hel.Jormungand, the Midgard serpent, will rise from the deep ocean bed to proceed towards the land, twisting and writhing in fury on his way, causing the seas to rear up and lash against the land. With every breath, the serpent will spew venom, staining the earth and the sky in poison.From the east, the army of Jotuns, led by Hrym, will leave their home in Jotunheim and sail the grisly ship Naglfar, which will be set free by the tsunami and flooding, towards the battlefield of Vigrid. According to myth, the great ship "Naglfar" was carved from the fingernails of dead warriors. From this ship, the vengeful giant Hrym would take his retribution upon humanity, and thus it was hoped that by providing as little of this valuable material as possible, it might be possible to tip the balance of fate in our favour. From the north, a second ship will set sail towards Vigrid, with Loki, now unbound, as the helmsman, and the ghastly inhabitants of Hel as the deadweight.The world will be in uproar, the air will quake with booms, blares and echoes. Amid this turmoil, the fire giants of Muspelheim, led by Surt, will advance from the south and tear apart the sky itself as they too, close in on Vigrid, leaving everything in their path going up in flames. As they ride over Bifrost, the rainbow bridge will crack and break behind them. Garm, the hellhound bound in front of Gnipahellir, will also get free. He will join the fire giants in their way towards Vigrid. So all the Jotuns and all the inmates of Hel, Fenrir, Jormungand, Garm, Surt and the blazing sons of Muspelheim, will gather on Vigrid. They will all but fill that plain that stretches one hundred and twenty leagues in every direction.Meanwhile, Heimdall, being the first of the gods to see the enemies approaching, will blow his Giallar horn, sounding such a blast that it will be heard throughout the nine worlds. All the Gods will wake and at once meet in council. Then Odin will mount Sleipnir and gallop to Mimir's spring and consult Mimir on his own and his people's behalf.Then, Yggdrasil, the world ash, will shake from root to summit. Everything in earth and heaven and Hel will quiver. All Aesir and Einherjar will don their battle dresses. This vast host will march towards Vigrid and Odin will ride at their head, wearing a golden helmet and a shining corselet, brandishing Gungnir.
It was said that Óðin and Thór would be the first of the Æsir to ride to battle. They would advance side-by-side, Óðin choosing to fight the wolf Fenrir while Thór confronts the Miðgarð serpent. Freyr will fight the fire giant Surt, but will become the first of all gods to lose as he has given his own good sword to his servant Skirnir. It will still be a long struggle though, before Freyr will succumb. Tyr will manage to kill Garm, but will be so severely wounded that he will die shortly after the hound. Heimdall will encounter Loki, and neither survive the evenly-matched encounter. Thor will kill Jormungand with his hammer Mjollnir, but only be able to stagger back nine steps before falling dead himself, poisoned by the venom that Jormungand spews over him. Odin will fight with his mighty spear Gungnir against Fenrir but will finally be eaten by the wolf after a long battle. To avenge his father, Vidar will immediately come forward and place one foot on the wolf's lower jaw. On this foot he will be wearing the shoe which he has been making since the beginning of time; it consists of the strips of leather which men pare off at the toes and heels of their shoes . With one hand he will grasp the wolf's upper jaw and tear its throat asunder, killing it at last.The sun grows dark, stars fall from the sky, the sea invades the land, and Surt flings the fire from his flaming sword over the entire world. People will flee their homesteads in fear. With death as their destiny, the doomed and trembling human race will walk that road and join the goddess Hel. Finally, with everything consumed, the charred and devastated Earth will sink into the sea.
After the destruction, a new earth will arise out of the sea, green and fair. Corn will ripen in fields that were never sown. The meadow Idavoll, in the now-destroyed Asgard, will have been spared. The sun will reappear as Sol, but before being swallowed by Skoll, give birth to a daughter as fair as she herself. This maiden daughter will pursue her mother's road in the new sky.A few gods will survive the ordeal: Odin's brother Vili, Odin's sons Vidar and Vali, Thor's sons Modi and Magni, who will inherit their father's magic hammer Mjollnir, and Honir, who will hold the wand and foretell what is to come. Balder and his brother Hod, who dies prior to Ragnarok, will come up from Hel and dwell in Odin's former hall, Valhalla, in the heavens. Meeting at Idavoll, these gods will sit down together, discuss their hidden lore, and talk over many things that had happened, including the evil of Jormungand and Fenrir. In the waving grass, they will find the golden chessboards that the Aesir used to own, and gaze at them in wonder. (None of the goddesses were mentioned in various accounts of the aftermath of Ragnarok, but there are assumptions that Frigg, Freya and the other goddesses had survived.)Two humans will also escape the destruction of the world by hiding themselves deep within Yggdrasi, some say Hodmimir's Wood, where Surt's sword cannot destroy. They will be called Lif and Lifthrasir. Emerging from their shelter, they will live on morning dew and will repopulate the human world. They will worship their new pantheon of gods, led by Baldur.There will still be many halls to house the souls of the dead. According to the 'Prose Edda', another heaven exists south of and above Asgard, called Andlang, and a third heaven further above that, called Vidblain; and these places will offer protection while Surt's fire burns the world. According to both 'Eddas', after Ragnarok, the best place of all will be Gimli, a building fairer than the sun, roofed with gold, in the heaven. There, the gods will live at peace with themselves and each other. There will be Brimir, a hall on Okolnir ("never cold"), where plenty of good drink will be served. And there will be Sindri, an excellent hall made wholly of red gold, on Nidafjoll ("dark mountains"). The souls of the good and virtuous will live in these halls.The 'Prose Edda' also mentions another hall called Nastrond ("corpse strand"). That place in the underworld will be as vile as it is vast: no sunlight will reach it; all its doors will face north; its walls and roof will be made of wattled snakes, with their heads facing inward, spewing so much poison that it runs in rivers in the hall. Here, oath breakers, murderers, and philanderers will wade through those rivers forever.And, in the worst place of all, Hvergelmir, Nidhogg, also a survivor of Ragnarok, will bedevil the bodies of the dead, sucking blood from them.After all, in this new world, wickedness and misery no longer exist and gods and men will live together in peace and harmony. The descendants of Lif and Lifthrasir will inhabit Midgard.
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Dietrich Named To Preventive Services Task Force
February 2, 2007
Dr. Allen Dietrich of Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) was one of three new members recently named to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
The Task Force is the leading independent panel of experts in prevention and primary care. It conducts rigorous, impartial assessments of the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of a broad range of clinical preventive services, including screening, counseling, and preventive medications. Its recommendations are considered the gold standard for clinical preventive services.
The Task Force has made recommendations on a range of services, including screening for obesity, prostate cancer, cervical cancer and abdominal aortic aneurysm, as well as the use of aspirin to prevent heart disease, vitamins to prevent cancer and heart disease, and hormone therapy.
Dr. Dietrich, a board-certified family physician, is a professor of community and family medicine at Dartmouth Medical School (http://www.dms.dartmouth.edu/) and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He also is associate director for population sciences at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and serves as chair of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Initiative on Depression and Primary Care.
Also recently named to the Task Force were Dr. Rosanne Leipzig, M.D. of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, and Dr. George Isham, medical director and chief health officer for HealthPartners, a large health care plan in Minnesota that provides care for nearly 800,000 members. The appointments were announced by Dr. Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) which supports the Task Force.


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This course is designed for massage therapists, nurses, nursing assistants, home health aides, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapy assistants, and other healthcare providers. No prior acupressure or shiatsu training is required.
Acupressure and Shiatsu are traditional manual therapies from Asia used for pain management and stress reduction. They are easy to learn and have proven effective in many clinical contexts.
This course will teach participants how to integrate acupressure and shiatsu techniques into their day-to-day health care work. The course will focus on applying these techniques on clients who are on massage/examination tables, in hospital beds or seated in chairs. It will have two learning tracks-one for those new to acupressure and shiatsu and another for those experienced in and who wish to further their study in acupressure and shiatsu.
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- Give a massage or other therapeutic intervention that integrates a variety of possible acupressure or shiatsu techniques to help with a range of medical conditions
- Learn an extensive range of acupressure points for addressing common ailments
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Win the New Mayday Parade EP
Posted March 8, 2011 by peta2 staff
I feel like I've said this at least once or twice before, but I'm gonna go ahead and throw it out there again—Tuesdays are the best weekdays. Why, you ask? Because Tuesdays are when new albums come out! (Unless you're Radiohead and you can't be bothered with things so trivial as days of the week and release schedules.)
A few great releases came out today, including Lupe Fiasco's looonnng-awaited LASERS and the latest from our friends at Bridge 9, Defeater's Empty Days and Sleepless Nights. Also out today is the new EP from peta2 pals Mayday Parade. As I'm sure you remember, we caught up with lead singer Derek Sanders last summer on Warped Tour to pick his brain about what prompted him to go vegetarian. In case you missed it, check out the video below to find out and then enter to win the new EP!
So what inspired you to help save more than 100 animals every year by going veg? Let us know in the comments, and three winners will be chosen at random to receive a copy of Mayday Parade's new EP, Valdosta. Entries must be received by March 15, 2011 and winners will be notified on March 16, 2011. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.
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1935 days ago
My little brother, encouraged me to go veg, by showing me pictures and video's, these made me very upset that animals have to go threw this . as soon as he showed me this i have been veg ever since and I encourage my friends and family too go veg everyday as well.
1936 days ago
well i started dating this guy his mom was vegan and she told me all about it i was horrified but i didnt believe that normal everyday people could be so heartless so she sat down at a computer and went to meet your meat.com and showed me the video i cried. She told me i could fix this by helping out. which thus inspired me to create a club at my high school all about helping animals and preach to others about what really happens. Sure i get laughed at and people sometimes say rude things but only because they dont understand therefore i keep veggin'
1936 days ago
i went veg because i hated eating animals
1936 days ago
My friend, Myrna, said that she could never eat anything with a face.
1936 days ago
1)My friend Kristian told me he was a vegetarian and I wanted to impress him(:
2)Kristian told me to watch Meet Your Meat and I was completely horrified and immediately brought to tears!
3)I met this girl and a guy standing in the park in Washington DC, with big signs tables set up and they were passing stuff out about Peta and I thought it was really cool that they would do that and I checked out the sight (peta2) 😀 And I loved it!
1936 days ago
the thing that inspired me to become vegan was when i was home schooled and i was just looking through the internet and i came up in peta2 soo i started watching the videos and such a came to a conclusion that i was going to be vegan and now i've been a vegan for 1 and 2 month and im only 15 and proud. (:
1937 days ago
I've always had an aversion to meat. Just the thought of something dead, sitting there on your plate just disgusts me. I decided I wanted no part in factory farming or anything of the sort. I was 13 when I stopped eating meat, I'm almost 17 now, and becoming a vegetarian was the best decision I ever made.
1938 days ago
I went veg after reading "Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, and Money" by Erik Marcus.
1938 days ago
I started giving up meat for Lent and during that time of reflection, I realized how horrible it was to eat animals. I also felt much healthier and a happier person in general. I am now vegan and have been vegetarian for over 2 years. This is not a diet, but a lifestyle. I just wish more people would also adapt a vegan diet.
1938 days ago
1938 days ago
To be honest, after seeing a certain video of some chinese people making fur, I've gone extremely obsessed with different ways of saving the animals.
I've told a couple of people about just how horrible it was, and I've showed it to a few, too, – but I personally have had nightmares a while after seeing the vid.
1938 days ago
Your ads showing the suffering of the animals.
1939 days ago
Just Let Me Say , I Love Bands Like Mayday Parade, Every Avenue & So On And So Forth & I Would Love To Win They're New EP !!!!!!!!
1939 days ago
it all started when I went to my first concert, to see NSN! November 28, 2010. after the concert, I got a free 'No Fur' button, and a free pamphlet+ a free DVD. after I watched the DVD, and read the pamphlet, I realized how terrible meat-eaters were, and how horrible animals are being treated. now, I'm as happy as ever!
1940 days ago
Bands like Anti-Flag and Propagandhi who made me realize all of the awful things that are going on in the world and inspired me to do something about it.
1940 days ago
I've already been a vegetarian for almost 7 years, and I don't have any plans to ever go back to eating meat ever again.
1940 days ago
Peta inspired me :$. One day I was talking to my teacher and she told us to go check out peta and so i did, and ever since i've been a vegetarian, its almost been 5 years now and im loving it.
1940 days ago
I saw "Meet your meat" two summers ago after a friend bought it home from warped tour. It broke my heart how they treated those animals. After that I realized how much I love animals and ate less and less meat until finally I quit all together. So your videos mostly.
1941 days ago
about a year and a half-ish ago I saw a couple ads with celebrities. So I checked into it. When I was reading all the horrid stuff that happens to animals and ya i also love animals so peices <3
1941 days ago
My mom has been a vegetarian for about five years and I used to eat a lot of meat. I don't know why but one day I just kind of felt digested with the thought that I was eating things that had lives and faces. This band AFI is entirely made of vegetarians and vegans so that kind of inspired me
1941 days ago
what inspired me most to go vegetarian was that most of the world pollution is caused from all the waste that is left over from the animals killed daily for food. you have to think of alll the parts of the animal that we dont use and think where does it all go? and of course we all know about the evils of animals farming and all that yucky stuf! but what really inspired me was going green and saving our planet ( and the animals! )
1941 days ago
Peta's video "Meet Your Meat" is definately what got me inspired to be a vegetarian. It kind of puts the brutal truth in your face so there is no way to avoid it; what you are eating was in fact a living creature. There is no way around the harsh reality that you are devouring what once held a fellow soul.
1942 days ago
When I was younger, we used to go on fishing trips with my uncle's family. One day, while coming back, they decided to put the fish on my lap (and I was on my mother's lap). I could FEEL the fish choking. A couple of years later, I was walking with my mum and it was Adha (a Muslim holiday/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha). One of the traditions is killing a sheep for sacrifice. One look at the sheep's eyes was enough for me to stop.
1942 days ago
Growing up, my dad always taught me to never hurt a living thing regardless of if it seemed like a "pointless" ant or a scary spider (I'm TERRIFIED of spiders). His teachings always stuck in my head. Then it dawned on me, if I shouldn't step on ant or "hurt" any living thing, doesn't that mean I shouldn't eat meat? How is going to the store and buying a package of chicken any different than stepping on a bug outside or hurting a pet? Its way worse. I felt like we were spending money for other people to do the dirty work so that we could eat. Would I have the heart to kill an animal? NO! So why pay people to do it? Being young, it wasn't easy to not eat meat simply because that was what was for dinner. When I was older, I was able to make decisions on my own so when I was 14 I went vegetarian. It only lasted like 3 months. I went vegetarian just because I loved animals and wanted no part in harm towards them. Well it didn't last and I went back to eating meat. While on the nevershoutnever myspace I found a link to a video on the peta website. It was only like 6 minutes long and I balled my eyes out the entire time and was dumbfounded that this is what I was eating. That one meal could cause so much torture and pain to these innocent animals. After the video I cried for about another 30 minutes trying to figure out the purpose of slaughtering the animals so cruelly. I found none. Right after I went to my mom and had a long talk with her. I told her I refused to EVER eat meat again and of course she thought it would be like the phase I had gone through a few years ago when it didn't last long. She took me to the store and I stocked up on veggies, pastas, fruit, tofu, veggie burgers and veggie dogs and even veggie chicken patties (really good) and went home to experiment with my new diet. After a few weeks I was PRO at making really good meatless meals that even my meat eating friends and family loved. I'm 17 now and have been a loyal vegetarian for a 1 year and 4 months. I love everything about my new lifestyle and I've been passing it on to friends(:
1942 days ago
i've always thought eating animals was wrong but after watching meet your meat video i fully became a vegetarian and am working on becoming a vegan (: i used to wear some fur but after watching videos on the fur farms i will never wear a dead animal ever again.
1942 days ago
What inspired me:
1. Watching the videos on animals that get tortured for their meat – I will NEVER eat meat again!!
2. Reading about companies that torture animals by testing on them (like Unilever;the makers of Lipton tea were doing, however they have recently stopped, thanks to PETA!) – I will NEVER shop from a place that tests on animals again!!
3. hearing about animals (like seals) that get brutally murdered for their fur – I will NEVER wear an animal again!!
1942 days ago
The thing that really opened my eyes and encouraged me to become veg was the Meet Your Meat video. I literally was in tears when watching it and that was when I decided to Give up meat. So far I've, happily, gone without meat for just over 6 months =) even though many of my friends think it's cool, some of them (and even family) don't support my choice and tell me it's dumb, and that has given me even more inspiration to push forward with my no-meat, Meat is murder, animals are friends not food, lifestyle. ♥
1942 days ago
Since around 3rd grade when I actually found out where all of my food comes from (yes, it took that long) I had tossed around the idea of going vegetarian. However, my New Years' resolution was to start eating better before I went off to college this fall. I had been looking around for different types of ideas when my favorite show (Bones) came on. During the episode they went inside a factory chicken farm, and showed the cruelty going on there. Crying, I did some research to see if any of it was true. I figured PETA might be a good place to find some information. The first website I got to was one of PETA's videos about factory farming. The moment it started playing I made up my mind to go vegan and have been for almost three months now. (:
1942 days ago
i was inspired by videos and such and i just realized(felt) how disgusted i was with myself for eating these animals. 🙁 im glad i changed though and the meet your meat video (even though extremely hard to watch) was a great push to never eat meat again:) thank you PETA:)
(i LOVE mayday parade) 😀
1942 days ago
I've known all my life that I loved animals, but I chose to go veggie because of several PETA videos I watched online. My first was about factory farming. It was horrid. And after that I wanted to watch more, so came videos on seal slaughter, animal testing, and fur farming. I wanted to help prevent myself from causing so much exploitation anymore, so I became veggie.
1942 days ago
I've been a vegetarian my whole life. I'm turning fourteen in less than a month so I'm really proud of myself. My inspiration keeps me a vegetarian, not makes me one. I'm a closed off person sometimes, even with family. Although I am, I simply love my parents and brother to death. The same goes with animals, because they feel to, as we learn every day. My inspiration is that as the slogan goes, meet is murder. Those animals have family, others they care for. The fact is, when you eat an animal, that animal was once a living creature. It had a mother and a father, and possibly sibblings or children too. To eat an animal is like eatinga family member or friend. It is NEVER okay. I've tried meat three times in my life. Every time, I vommited after and cried. The only thing I saw when I ate them was this, my family.
1942 days ago
I just don't belive in the mass production of animals lives, and giving life to something just for it to serve a gross purpose for oneself, without ever thinking about what your doing.
1942 days ago
Well, I was looking at Never Shout Never's Myspace a long time ago and he had a link for a video called "Meet Your Meat". I watched it and was absolutely terrified by what I saw. After watching the video, I looked into being a vegan. That video really changed me. I've been vegan for two years and have even convinced two of my friends to be vegan too. I'm glad that I'm helping save animals.
1942 days ago
when you look animals in the eyes and you think to yourself, how can i eat another living being? that look in their eyes, you know they have feelings too and it makes you want to help them
1942 days ago
what permoted me to go veg is the fact so many animals die just to be eaten and its teriably how can someone do that to a poor precious animal. i dont care if it can cubble with you or be so many people call mans best friend. but so many bands are veg and one of my favorite bands the singer and guitarist though im not sure if the bassiast and drummer are but in so many ways that inspired me so much.
1942 days ago
First let me say, I love Mayday Parade! Now, I wasn't really inspired to go veg. I became disgusted with meat and once I realized what I was doing, I stopped completely. I guess I could say that saving animals and better health would be something that could inspire someone to go veg.
1942 days ago
three things that inspired me to become a vegetarian are
1. factory farming. it's disgusting and looks painful to the poor animals who have to grow through it
2.animal abuse; which makes me so sick to my stomach, and reminds me that when i eat an animal it's felt something relative to that pain before dying for the sole purpose of becoming food
3. my love for animals. animals are beautiful and need to be adored; not ate.
1942 days ago
to be honest. Peta2/PETA inspired me, about a year and a half-ish ago I saw a couple ads with celebrities. So I checked into it. When I was reading all the horrid stuff that happens to animals I was eating a chicken sandwich. I almost threw up later. I realized that eating meat was torture to animals so I stopped (didn't even finish my sandwich 😉 ) and no matter how many people try to get me to eat meat again it won't work! I love being veg! That won't ever change(:
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Jinling Lakeview Hotel Wuxi
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- Address: No.19 Shanshui East Road, Binhu District, Wuxi
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Opened in 2008, the Jinling Lakeview Hotel Wuxi is located in Taihu Lake Tourism Area. The surrounding of the hotel are scenic spots of Wuxi. The Yuantou Peninsula lies to the west of the hotel, while the Lihu Lake lies in the north. The Tang Dynasty City and the Three Kingdoms City are also not far away. This hotel is 30km away from the city center, 35km away from the Wuxi Railway Station and 45km away from the Shuofang Airport.
The Jinling Lakeview Hotel Wuxi is a garden style hotel offers a total of 183 guest rooms of various types. All rooms are provided with free broadband internet access and IDD/DDD phone and other amenities. As for dining service, there are Chinese and western restaurants and cafe in the hotel and meal delivery service si available. Other facilities in the hotel include business center, meeting room, parking lot, karaoke and chess and card room, etc. Apart from these, the Jinling Lakeview Hotel Wuxi also provides foreign currency exchange service, ticket booking and postal service and so on.
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Update 3/14/14: Sad update on Manny - click here to learn more.
An elderly, golden Labrador retriever was surrendered to the Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control in Lancaster, Calif., on March 10, and today, he spends his days crouched on his bed, shaking in terror.
Apparently, the nine-year-old dog was left at the animal control facility because his prior owner was getting "new, younger dogs."
The senior, named "Manny," is confused and depressed...at first glance, he appears to be sleeping on the cot in his kennel run...upon a closer look, you can see that instead, his eyes are closed and he is shaking in terror.
Please take a moment to lend this betrayed dog a hand by networking his adoption information:
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- Age 9 years
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Student-athletes from 16 teams were represented
The Crimson Tide is an affiliate member of Conference USA in the sport of rowing, where only Alabama and Tennessee sponsor NCAA Division I programs within the Southeastern Conference
Alabama medaled in the Club 8+ race when coxswain Emily LeBeau, and rowers Leigh Ann Terch, Canella Tinker, Brianne Bebek, Stephanie Varner, Kristen Hickman, Alyssa Drevenak, Brianne Hadar and Erika Baranek finished fifth with a time of 18:31.66
The Alabama rowing team posted seven top-10 finishes at the 19th Chattanooga Head Race Saturday
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Prep Highlights:Varsity rower at Gloucester High ... team finished second (2008 and 2011) and third (2009) at states ... finished fifth at Stotesbury Cup ... placed first and second in local regattas all four years of high school ... rowed for Mobjack Rowing Club of Mathews, Va.... Beta Club ... president of National Honor Society.
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Today we will be taking a look at Hillary Clinton and her contribution to women's issues. This will not be a complete biography but more about her hard work and dedication to show that women's lives really matter.
According to Jill Lawrence writing for the National Journal, Hillary Clinton left her state office in 2013 with her legacy of placing women and our needs on the agendy of the political forefront. Hillary Clinton and her ambassador Melanie Verveer placed global women's issues on the table in conferences, trips, and even the state departments. These efforts were bold; they tread in on unchartered waters and they made sure we the women of the world were heard.
The March 2012 directive was very firm in setting guidelines to eradicate gender inequality. Hillary Clinton maintained that women in politics are capable and do well at fostering international peace, security, economic issues, and governance on the global scene. This initiative led way to ameliorating the understanding while focusing on solutions for women's problematic lives internationally.
Some areas of concern focused on the plight of women in the Middle East namely Yemen and in North Africa (Egypt). Women were encouraged to add their online support against such causes as child marriages in Yemen. Online activism is proving to be a powerful force for change worldwide.
The Office of Global Women's Issues ran 70 programs in over 40 countries. These initiatives included, "teaching African women how to export their textiles and agricultural products, to training rural health providers in Congo in how to assist female victims of sexual violence, and offering micro-finance loans (in the form of pigs) to improve rural women's economic stability. Both Clinton and Verveer were insistent advocates for Afghan women, making sure they had a presence at peace talks and international conferences about the future of Afghanistan."
Time Magazine featured a story asking can anyone stop Hillary. The picture showed a giant high heel stooping on a Tiny man.
On the homefront, Hillary Clinton's efforts did a lot to quell the prevailing sexism found among politicians. She showed that women are just as strong and capable as men, though the high heel would suggest stronger. The really message that she brings is that it is time to take women seriously. Sexism still out there, but with Hillary's help the camp choosing to stir sexist viewpoints is getting smaller.
Hillary Clinton's online women's activism has served well in America to the facilitate change that is so needed. Women's issues are being heard and it is no longer only the men who have the say in female matters. Hillary Clinton brought in the much needed female voice in political matters pertaining to women and every aspect of their lives.
There is still much work to be done, "Hillary Clinton declared at the Women of the World Summit, taking aim at the Taliban and the repression of women and girls worldwide—what she called "the great unfinished business of the 21st century."
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After the first three shows we headed over to "The Joint" at The Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This will be my third time here and to this day I have had a great experience. The last time I did a gig here was last year in August with Chris Isaak. I had a blast doing the Isaak show here so it was fun to come back with the country act I normally work with for another ride. I have said it before and I'll say it again for me shows aren't only anticipated by how cool the room and gear are in the venue, but by how productive the crew is in-house.
Coming in again I noticed some newer faces and some familiar faces from my previous visits, but it was business as always. There were some younger fellows in there that you could tell were learning, but the one thing I always appreciate is that they don't hesitate to ask questions. For me if you can follow directions and try to absorb information the next time I have returned to the same venue I have noticed the improvement in their knowledge or in some cases they have even moved on to other gigs to expand their horizons.
For this visit we had a whole new set list so I definitely wanted to take my time with programming to really lock it in with their rig. Between our Sharpys and Showline Bars combined with their Showguns, Alpha Washes, Alpha Spots, and Omni moving Moles this was truly gonna be a swinging rig for the night. As usual it was a blast and I have Barry, Josh, David, and the rest of the guys on their crew to thank for their continued help and dedication to make my day easy and the gig a success.
After the Tulsa show we finished up in redneck heaven at a county fair in Des Moines, IA opening up for Alan Jackson again. Now this one was a doozy. When you pull into the gig you are instantly awoken at 8am by the announcer on the loud speaker for the Tractor races happening all day. So shortly after you hear the loud speaker from your bunk you hear an engine as loud as can be grinding. Not only this then you step off the bus to see what the hell is going on and you see these guys hauling ass with dirt flying up everywhere. Holy hell it was crazy! Then the icing on the cake the stage gets attached to a bulldozer and drug into place once the races finish up for the day then you can finally tie in power and check your gear. Again we got out alive, but that one may have taken the championship title for weirdest gig ever... So far!
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glock17 9mm 4 1/2" and cz75b 40sw in cold weather. kimber compact cdp 45 4" in warm weather
This is a discussion on What do you carry? within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I finally shot my Walther P99c AS 9mm. I shot several hundred flawless rounds through the gun.....I may need to start carrying this gun!...
I finally shot my Walther P99c AS 9mm. I shot several hundred flawless rounds through the gun.....I may need to start carrying this gun!
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glock17 9mm 4 1/2" and cz75b 40sw in cold weather. kimber compact cdp 45 4" in warm weather
Well, about to qualify with my Springfield GI in of course, .45ACP
Now I'm already thinking about a BUG and I don't have near the extra cash to be thinking this way!! 21 year old student does not normally = large cash flow. Hahah....well unless the flow is going out!But I just can't help but think about how nice it would be to have one of the sub compact Springfield XD's in either 9mm or .40, tucked away in a pocket holster. Oh well....we'll see!
"They kept tryin' to put me in the ground, but I wasn't ready"
Glock 23 or 27 in a pcch iwb from don hume
Hume leather is a great value. If you cannot afford the expensive stuff but still want good old leather this is the way.
Hey I'm new around here. Shopping for my next carry - current candidates om list are the XD-40 V-10 Ported and/or the Kahr K40 Elite 2003. Any comments for / or against these would be appreciated!
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If your intended purpose is for a carry piece, you may want to forgoe the ported barrel in the XD or any pistol for that matter. The last thing you want in a gunfight is to have the muzzle blast being blown out right in front of your face. It may not be a huge deal under daytime conditions, but at night that muzzle blast will destroy your night vision effectively putting you out of the fight for a few seconds. Either the Kahr or the XD would be a nice carry piece.
How much experience do you have with handguns?
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<----My LT was unhappy that I did not have my PASS-Tag at that fire. But I found the body so he said he would overlook it. :)
Blued colt NRM 1991A1 government model in a milt sparks summer special/w extra mag. It will soon be carried in a rafters IWB rig when I get it this week. This is my carry gun most of the time I'll go to the colt cobra when I can't hide the 1911.
carry my SA XD 45 acp service model with a canyon creek triger job. had this gun bout 4 monthes with over 2,600 rds so far no problems.
The answer to "the voice in the dark", GET DOWN NOW!!(see avatar).
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The chain of command? Is a 3/8" chain that I beat you with till you realize I'M IN COMMAND.
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I carry a Glock 26 in a Desantis Tac-Pro Kydex holster. I either carry a Glock 19 mag or a Glock 17 mag for a spare. I also carry a Smith and Wesson 442 in .38sp in a uncle mikes pocket holster. I carry Remington Golden Sabre 124gr JHP in both my glock 26 and 34. I carry Federal HS 110 JHP in my SW442.
I'll be your Huckleberry!! I have two guns! One for each of you!
I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six!
While firing my kel-tec P11 was something of a chore (nasty little gun with strong felt recoil, vile trigger) I started havong feed and extraction problems. Given the gun was elderly and of unknown pedigree, I sold it and now carry a Glock g-36 (.45 ACP). It's in a High Noon IWB holster and is no problem at all whether I'm in a tuxedo or jeans and a pullover.
Normal everyday carry, Makarov with a cocktail (FMJ & JHP)
When going into areas that are "not so pleasant", only my .45 Kimber will suffice.
I will be replacing the Mak with an Ultra Carry for everyday use and pass the Mak onto my son.
One thing I like about the Mak is the decocker.
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Now own Glock 17 and XD-45GAP tactical. In the hunt for a carry - thanks for the comments on ported XD-40. But my experience with night/low-light firing conditions are such that the first shot muzzle blast is going blank your night vision whether its from the ports or the front of the muzzle. So, IMHO, having a ported handgun to sqwelch the muzzle flip from a stout .40 cal round is going to assist the 'double tap on target' challenge in the quickest time possible.
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Depends sometimes SW99 rest of time Glock 17.
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I was wondering if the $3\sigma$ rule that holds for 1D normal distribution also holds for multivariate normal distribution?
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In the general case (multivariate with arbitrary covariance matrix), the natural generalization of the "normalized distance from the mean", $d = |x -u|/\sigma$, is given by the Mahalanobis distance
$$d = \sqrt{ ({\bf x} - {\bf \mu})^t {\bf \Sigma}^{-1} ({\bf x} - {\bf \mu})}$$
Points of constant Mahalanobis distance lie on an ellipsoid.
If (and only if) the components are independent and with same variance, then $d=\frac{\|{\bf x} - {\bf \mu}\|}{\sigma}$.
The threshold value that contains most (say, 99%) of the distribution varies with the dimension. Or, put in other way, the probability that $x$ takes a (Mahalanobis) distance less than $d=3$ decreases with the dimension. This figure, taken from here (which explains all this in more detail), displays that probability as a function of the dimension, for $d=2$ and $d=3$ (2-sigma and 3 sigma).
For example, we see that in 5 dimensions the probability that $x$ lies 'under 3 sigmas' is about 0.9, and for '2 sigmas' is around $0.4$
Yes, in a sense. For the 1D case, you need to standardize the normal variate to a standard normal variate $Z\sim N(0,1)$. For the multivariate normal distribution, each covariate must be not only normally distributed, but independent. You also need to know something more, the correlation matrix. Then, your question can be elegantly answered using the Gaussian copula. For the $8\times8$ intervals between $\{0,\pm1,\pm2,\pm3,\pm\infty\}$ in each coordinate, the 2D discrete probability distribution of discretized independent (zero correlation) standard normal variates would be: $$ \matrix{1.82\times10^{-6}&0.0000289&0.000183&0.000461&0.000461&0.000183&0.0000289&1.82\times10^{-6}\\0.0000289&0.000458&0.00291&0.00730&0.00730&0.00291&0.000458&0.0000289\\0.000183&0.00291&0.0185&0.0464&0.0464&0.0185&0.00291&0.000183\\0.000461&0.00730&0.0464&0.117&0.117&0.0464&0.00730&0.000461\\0.000461&0.00730&0.0464&0.117&0.117&0.0464&0.00730&0.000461\\0.000183&0.00291&0.0185&0.0464&0.0464&0.0185&0.00291&0.000183\\0.0000289&0.000458&0.00291&0.00730&0.00730&0.00291&0.000458&0.0000289\\1.82\times10^{-6}&0.0000289&0.000183&0.000461&0.000461&0.000183&0.0000289&1.82\times10^{-6}\\}$$
The above was generated in sage with the code below: NormalCDF is the normal cumulative density function $\Phi$, $Z=\{z_i\}$ is the set of $9$ boundary values given above (as an array), $p=\{\Phi(z_i)\}$, and $P=\{\Phi(z_i)-\Phi(z_{i-1})\}_{i=1}^8$ are the 1D probabilities of lying within each of the $8$ intervals bounded by these $9$ points, $M=(P_iP_j)$ a matrix representing the CDF of the 2D discrete distribution of lying within interval $(i,j)$, $N$ is an array of array of strings representing each $M_{ij}$ numerically approximated to $3$ places, and $L$ is a string representing $N$ as an unbracketed matrix in LaTeX. The last command displays the LaTeX within sage, assuming you have your worksheet set to display mathematical typesetting.
It is often said that in high dimensions the probability distribution is concentrated away from the center. So although in 1 D a 3 sigma interval will contain more than 99% of the distribution a three sigma circle for a 2D gaussian with iid components will contain less mass than the 1 D counterpart and the same for 3D compared to 2D etc.


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Islamic Terrorists Using Men, Women and Children
According to the latest news Islamic Terrorists are now using more women to carry out terrorist attacks across the UK. The question here is how much longer must we tolerate Islam in the UK before the tolerance gives way to violence?Read More
The Muslim Agenda
How far can the Muslim Agenda be pushed until the level of tolerance breaks? In this documentary it examines the Muslim Agenda along with the rein of terror it is determined to subject all non-Mulsims to.Read More
Nigerian Military Raid Boko Haram Camp
BBC – Nigeria's military says it has raided a Boko Haram intelligence unit thought to be linked to the recent abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls.Read More
Former Head of MI5 Proposes We all Spy on Our Neighbours
Former Head of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington, suggests that we should all spy on our neighbours in the fight against terrorism. Is this a logical option or will it simply create paranoia in the UK?Read More
Are WE Responsible for Fueling Islamic Terrorism in the UK?
We explore the idea that WE are responsible for fueling Islamic terrorism in the UK because we simply refuse to identify the true nature of terrorism.Read More
Anjem Choudary Talks About Woolwich Islamic Extremist Murderer Michael Adebolajo
Anjem Choudary once again defends the actions of Islamic Terrorists and in particular Michael Adebolajo the Islamic terrorist who murdered Lee Rigby in Woolwich.Read More
Murdered Soldier Betrayed by Our Government
Murdered Solider, Lee Rigby, was brutally killed by two Muslim Islamic extremists and yet MI5 had been monitoring the suspects of 8 years without taking any action.Read More
Abu Qatada the Hate Cleric Complains His Taxpayer Funded House is too Small
Abu Qatada, despite being imprisoned for breach his bail conditions on distributing Jihadist propaganda he is complaining that is taxpayer funded home is too small for his wife and five children.Read More