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Learn more about Islam before judging
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Learn more about Islam before judging
Misguided representations don't help
by Amina Ben Ezzeddine
In light of the present events – I am referring here to the "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week" organized by David Horowitz – I feel it is crucial to expose the true nature of this group's discourse.
The terrorism awareness movement strategy is to claim theirs is a pro-Muslim discourse at the same time as anti-terrorist. They complain they have been accused of "demonizing" Muslims and Arabs, while their hearts actually go out to them and the whole movement is based on creating a safe space for Americans as well as "good moderate Muslims..
As opposed to what they claim, however, their attacks are more aimed at the religion itself than those who abuse it. Indeed, their distortion of key Muslim concepts exposes their real intentions. Rather than just attempt to undermine radical terrorist discourses, it is the message of peace that is at the heart of Islam they are slandering. For instance, the Islamo-Fascist Awareness Week website reads that "Jihad is an expansionist totalitarian ideology that seeks to establish a global Islamic state..
That is not true. Jihad is inner struggle, and inner struggle can take place at the level of the individual or nation alike – as an attempt to respectively reach spiritual fulfillment and social justice. And, in a context of war, Jihad is mostly thought of in terms of self-defense. Actually, the "terrorism awareness" discourse practices an old rhetorical trick that consists of citing bits of texts out of socio-political context. As every anachronistic reading of texts, it is bound to generate pejorative meanings among contemporary readers.
Of course it is true that there are moderate Muslims and there are terrorists who perform criminal actions in the name of Islam – just like the Ku Klux Klan in America or the Irish Republican Army in Ireland claim to pertain to branches of Christianity. However, and again just like the Ku Klux Klan or the IRA, these terrorists constitute an infinitely tiny amount of the population.
Interestingly, most of the information used by the "terrorism awareness" discourse stems form original Muslim sources. For instance, they write "the term 'Islamo-Fascism' was coined by Muslims in Algeria who were attacked by religious fanatics." While this is true, it still does not justify their use of it. The "N word" does not have the same connotation if uttered by a white person or a black one. There is a political dimension to taxonomy that "terrorism awareness" discourse eludes completely.
To my mind, however, there is no better way to counteract such insidious rhetoric than by directly quoting the Holy Qur'an and the Hadith of the Prophet Muhammed (saas). First, there can be no expansionist politics that forces people into religion in Islam.
The Holy Qur'an reads "there is no compulsion in religion" (Surate El Baqara, 256). The Prophet Muhammed (saas) is only a messenger of Allah, Blessed and Exalted, whose sole task is to inform the people (Surate El Ankabut, 50).
Second, Islam does not reject Judaism or Christianity; for a true Muslim makes no distinction between all the messengers of Allah, Blessed and Exalted: "We make no distinction between another of his Messengers" (Surate El Baqara, 285). Finally, Islam is not a religion that encourages violence; rather it strongly condemns it. For as Muhammed (saas) explains, "in fact, God is peace" (Hadith, 3), and "none of you is a believer until you like for others what you like for yourself" (Hadith, 38).
Islam is a religion of peace that encourages brotherhood and modesty. Let us then, respect the word of Allah, Blessed and Exalted, as well as that of all of the Prophets of Allah and try and be modest and humble in our understanding of it, as well as our respect for it.
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The outgoing boss has thrown his full backing behind his successor, who will take the reins at Old Trafford on July 1 after signing a six-year contractManchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has welcomed the decision to appoint David Moyes as his successor saying: "There is no question he has all the qualities we expect of a manager at this club".
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Churchland: 2013 new year is just around the corner
Published: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 7:20 p.m.
I hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Christmas. Before you know it, we will be celebrating Christmas again.
Time passes so quickly. Never get too busy that you forget to spend time with your loved ones. There will be many New Year Eve events going on throughout the area so be extra cautious and watch your surroundings while bringing in a wonderful 2013.
Students return to school on Jan. 2
All Davidson county schools will resume regular hours on Jan. 2. The second quarter will end on Jan. 17 and students will have an early release. There will be no school on Jan. 18, 21 and 22. Students will return and begin the third quarter on Jan. 23.
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The library will be closed for the holidays in December on the 24, 25, 26 and will close at 5:30 p.m. on the Dec. 31. They will also we closed on New Year's Day. Beginning in January the library will have a book sale. One can fill a bag full of paperback books for only a $1 or purchase them individually for 25 cents each. Hardback books will be 50 cents each and all 2011 magazine will be 10 cents. This is a perfect time to increase your own library. The library also has 14 new books here are just a few of the new titles: "NYPD Red" by James Patterson; "Meet Me at the Emotional Baggage Claim" by Lisa Scottoline, and "Bone Bed" by Patricia Conwell.
Chicken pie sales will begin in January
The Veterans of Reeds American Legion Post No.162 will be selling chicken pies on Saturday mornings beginning from 9:30 a.m. until noon Jan. 5. The pies are frozen and ready to cook. They include gravy and cooking instructions. To place an advance order or to schedule a pick-up appointment outside regular Saturday hours, call 239-2157 or 853-7212. Proceeds from the sale will go to the veterans projects in the West Davidson area and to the state veteran's home in Salisbury
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Mischa Barton Likes Her Steak (Very) Rare
Everyone has to eat. Luckily for us, celebrities often have to eat in front of cameras. We consider it our privilege–nay, our duty–to keep you up to date on what the stars of the world are putting in their mouths.
Had her pegged for a medium-well kind of girl.
Photograph by Tyler Shields
Mischa, honey! Anything for the sake of art, and by art we mean publicity, but didn't your mama teach you about carpaccio? Apparently this was the idea of photographer Tyler Shields, the same guy who shot that weird murder scene with Lindsay Lohan and the even weirder domestic abuse scene with Glee's Heather Morris. Hm.
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Chaplaincy and spiritual care in the hospice.
"When the lights of health go down, undiscovered countries of the spirit are discovered." (Virginia Woolf)
"What is the point of you lot, then?" (Hospice patient to Chaplain)
Human beings are complex and fragile things, with a variety of needs. When illness strikes, we may find ourselves in need of a range of physical and emotional support, and also perhaps in spiritual need. For some this will be expressed in terms of a religious faith, but for all of us the search for love, meaning and purpose, for hope, dignity and understanding on the journey of life represent values at the heart of spiritual care.
Within the Hospice movement, an exciting recent development has been the recognition that everyone contributes to spiritual care on different levels, from informal acts of kindness and consideration, to the caring attitudes and practice of volunteers and staff, to Chaplains who are generally available to all, as well as ensuring people have the support of their religious belief.
Hospices aim to be places responding to those with progressive or terminal illness, with an immense pastoral and human care, mixed with enormous optimism about life and the future. Within the geographical area covered by the Diocese of Wakefield are 5 Hospices, each of which make provision for the services of Chaplains.
Chaplaincy teams are available to patients and Day Hospice visitors, to relatives and friends and staff, regardless of whether or not a person would see themselves as religious. It is also possible to make contact with representatives of other World Faiths.
In-patient and Day Hospice areas are visited regularly, and chaplains are often asked to respond to requests, which may range from helping to plan a funeral to sitting and having a chat about the football.
If we can help in any way, please do get in touch details of who to contact at each one of the 5 Hospices follow below.
Cancer is so limited-
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Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
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Samsung Galaxy S II now comes in pink (only in Korea for the moment)
Samsung Galaxy S II – the company's best-selling smartphone ever – has been released in a new color version in South Korea. The new color is pink, and will obviously be popular among female customers.
Samsung didn't say if it intends to launch the pink Galaxy S II in other markets except its home country. What it did say is that the white edition of the S II (available for some time alongside the original black one) has reached sales of 850,000 units in Korea.
The Galaxy S II currently runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, but Samsung will update it to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich sometime in the first half of 2012.
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Track 8: "Drunk On Love"
Sounds Like: The Talk That Talk track that samples the xx's "Intro." (Tangent: Anyone wanna take on the task of wading through the YouTube comments to see whether there are more angry xx fans or angry Rihanna fans? This track makes everyone so mad! It shouldn't!) Anyway, one of the lyrics is "I wear my heart on my sleeve," and so does this; the xx's brief intro is turned here into a huge power ballad. The percussion is huge, the atmospherics are heavy, and everything's more-than-slightly emo.
Pros: "Drunk On Love" is basically one big slab of melodrama, but damn it, it works. Sure, the xx sample does most of the heavy drifting here, but it's well-used–notice how the vocals of the original become backing vocals for Rihanna with almost no adulteration.
Cons: This track doesn't start quiet and build to its bombast; it starts out medium and ends up past bombast. Not much on Talk That Talk is subtle, but you could call this overblown even by the album's standards. Also: Rihanna doesn't sound drunk. Neither of these detract much.
Hard-R Lyric: "I love the way you taste on my lips when we kiss." That's a PG-13 lyric at best, but you can either have lovelorn drama or filth, not both. That is to say, you can have both (c.f. JoJo's "Marvin's Room"), but that requires the sort of finesse "Drunk on Love" has already blasted to pieces.
Single-Worthy? This is probably going to be relegated to "interesting album track"–as much of an album track as Rihanna's ever made, that is. Rihanna isn't remembered for the likes of "Unfaithful" or "Take a Bow." It's still good.
Previous Reviews: "You Da One," "Where Have You Been," "Talk That Talk," "Cockiness (Love It)," "We All Want Love"
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A Note on Democracy and Group Support Systems Concepts
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This paper tries to show that Group Support Systems techniques and research results provide an adequate framework to develop public participation support systems that go beyond e-voting and aggregation of citizens' preferences. It is however necessary to look into political science and understand what kind of initiatives need to be supported and what requirements they pose. Only then the full potential of Information and Communication Technologies regarding democracy support may be achieved.


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Mean Street: A Sham GDP for a Sham Economy
Americans rejoice! GDP grew by 3.5% in the third quarter and the recession is over.
It's time to drink champagne, dance in the streets, and have a group hug with Nancy Pelosi and Ben Bernanke. But whatever you do, don't ask yourself why the recession has ended. The answer might ruin the party.
The recession is over only because Washington decided it should be. With billions in fresh government spending, it was only a matter of time before GDP posted some growth.
It's too bad all that government spending is borrowed money. Someday, we'll actually have to pay off this year's $1.4 trillion deficit.
Of course, all of the president's Keynesian men will argue that everything is working to plan — the stimulus is stimulating. But it's hard not to see today's GDP bounce as a bit of a sham.
Just check out where the economy grew. Almost half — or 1.7% of the pickup in GDP growth came from "motor vehicle output." That's the summer's $3 billion cash-for-clunkers program doing its thing. But at what cost?
Edmunds.com just released some compelling analysis on cash-for-clunkers. Apparently, it cost the U.S. taxpayer about $24,000 per vehicle sold. Edmunds gets that number by dividing the $3 billion by the 125,000 additional car sales generated by the program. The methodology makes sense to me, but click here and decide for yourself.
The White House would probably contend that it's impossible to determine incremental sales — meaning each sale that only happened because of the government $3,500 to $4,500 subsidy. And that the sale of each and every car spurs economic activity well beyond the program's $3 billion.
But isn't it possible that the Edmunds.com analysis is actually understating the true costs to the taxpayer? What about the interest costs on the borrowed $3 billion? What about the cost of propping up GMAC so that it could underwrite cash-for-clunker loans?
That's the catch with all this government intervention — lots of unforeseen consequences. And we never learn. The trillion dollar disasters with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac haven't stopped the government from tinkering with the housing market.
Consider another one of Washington's smashing successes: the $8,000 credit for first-time home buyers. For the third quarter, "real residential fixed investment" — also known as "homebuilding" — jumped 23.4%. That boosted GDP by another 0.5%. Do you feel like hugging Harry Reid now?
But we're not seeing the real cost of the homebuyer tax credit. This is very expensive stuff. The Calculated Risk blog figures the home-buyer credit costs the taxpayer $43,000 per incremental home sale. Goldman Sachs ran its own numbers, reckoning that each incremental home sale cost the taxpayer an astounding $80,000. Again, the methodology seems right to me, but decide for yourself.
And again, this analysis understates the program's true costs. We don't include the cost of all the fraud — even though we know thousands of false and improper claims are being filed. We don't consider the cost of propping up the FHA, which is now underwriting all of the mortgages. And we can never calculate the true economic cost of messing with home prices – though the crisis over the last three years certainly gives us a hint.
So, let's party as we welcome GDP growth. But never forget how the party ends – a group hug with lots of tears.


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I had the opportunity to interview GE's Chief Marketing Officer, Beth Comstock, recently as she was on her way to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. With the Global Innovation Barometer for 2011 just out, I wanted to probe a bit further on what some of the key takeaways were and to get some of her insights on the importance of governments and other members in creating thriving innovation ecosystems.
Here is the text of the interview:
1. Why did you create the Global Innovation Barometer? What were you hoping it would tell you?
At GE, we innovate on a global scale, every day. We thought it would be interesting to explore how executives in different countries view innovation and compare how those views align with how we see the world.
By identifying the drivers, deterrents and global perceptions around innovation, we found that the rules around innovation are changing, and that companies, like ours, will need to evolve our strategy in order to stay competitive, drive growth and contribute meaningfully to the world.
2. The environment for innovation is different by country. What are you picking up from these differences and how does that alter GE's approach locally versus globally?
The environments are very different, which means so are their needs. This is a challenging dynamic for any global company. To compete in a global marketplace, we need an approach to innovation that leverages our global scale while also allowing us the flexibility and nimbleness to address local needs. We are investing to make sure we have the framework in place to connect capabilities and technologies across the globe – through our Global teams and our five global research centers – and to harness local capabilities and talent to even better understand local markets and tailor those technologies so they deliver value to markets.
3. Do you feel satisfied that the proper resources are being allocated and the right support is being offered by governments? If not, what do you feel that governments should be doing to support innovation that they are not? Which countries are doing the best job?
We found through the study that innovation and growth go hand in hand. Countries where business believes the environment is more competitive actually delivered higher GDP growth (5.19% average) than those countries where business was less confident in their operating environment (2.32% average), according to the IMF.
Government plays a key role in nurturing an environment that allows innovation to flourish. This means ensuring that all businesses, no matter where they're based, are able to operate on a level playing field, that ideas and intellectual property are protected, that there is a strong, supportive infrastructure in place.
At GE, we see five key policy paths that governments can pursue to encourage innovation:
- Encouraging the transfer of technology globally across boarders;
- Enacting stronger IP and effective, efficient patent system to protect ideas and technologies;
- Setting regulatory and cultural conditions that allow for strong partnerships between government, academia and the private sector;
- Offering companies the right kinds of incentives, such as tax credits, to drive innovation; and
- Implementing policies on human capital, education and infrastructure that help facilitate innovation.
4. What was the biggest surprise for you from this year's survey?
- There were some interesting surprises within many of the individual country landscapes, such as the overwhelming optimism of the MENA markets and the comparative pessimism of the BRICs.
- The impact of the financial crisis on innovation efforts wasn't necessarily surprising, but it was concerning, especially when you look at how companies are shying away from risk and shifting their investments away from R&D and new product innovations to safer, more incremental innovations.
- At a global level, we were surprised to see the disconnect between the importance of partnerships, which 86 percent of respondents believe is part of the new model of innovation, and the need to pursue them in the near term. Only 21 percent of respondents believe finding partners is an immediate priority to innovate more on a day-to-day basis. I think this means that business knows what it needs to do, but also recognizes that it's hard. Partnerships are a challenge – it's inherently risky to open up your doors and invite collaborators in to see and be part of your world. But the return on that risk can be far greater than what you can accomplish on your own. Bringing together great minds from both the public and the private sectors can help deliver more valuable solutions.
5. It is suggested that innovation strategies are being challenged both short term and long term. How you balance these?
The new global economy means that innovation needs to be constant. Things are changing so rapidly that you're always looking around the corner. One minute you think you're ahead and the next you've fallen behind. At the same time, we have this challenging dynamic where half of the world is growing and advancing rapidly while the other half is in recovery. How do you adapt your innovation strategies to survive and grow in both environments?
From a long-term point of view, GE continues to invest across the entire spectrum of innovation – from new products and technologies, to incremental processes, to new business models and markets. We have steadily increased investments for future growth. Since 2000, GE has invested approximately $50 billion in product technology, and has boosted company funded research and development 31 percent over the past four years.
From more of a short-term perspective, we have steadily increased our collaborations with companies large and small, start-ups, entrepreneurs and governments to help accelerate our innovation efforts. For example, we launched just this last fall our healthymagination challenge – a $100 million call to scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs meant to identify and accelerate ideas that advance the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. We expect to announce the winners of that Challenge next month.
6. When I look at the survey results I don't see a lot of actionable data. What actions are you planning to take now that you wouldn't have taken before you saw the survey results?
Creating the right conditions for innovation is a mix of science and art. At GE, we're continually evaluating our innovation strategy to ensure alignment with the changing needs of today's more globalized, multi-speed world.
As we've seen through the results, the great innovations of the 21st century will come from a team of collaborators, will be driven by creative minds, will be localized to meet the needs of our communities, and will most of all deliver value to society.
The data this year validates what we've known for some time, that localization of our offerings is key to our ability to compete. A one-size-fits-all approach won't work. Not everything we sell has an application in every country where we operate so we need to leverage local knowledge and talents to customize our offerings and add value. Our global research and development centers in China, Brazil, Germany, India and the U.S. are helping us connect technologies and capabilities at a global level, but it's our local talent who can help us tailor solutions to what our customers need. Building up our talent pools in high growth markets is a high priority for us.
7. What did you learn from your own internal innovation efforts in 2011 that you hope to build on in 2012?
GE has always been a leader in using technology to gather, process, understand, connect and capitalize on the vast amounts of data produced by its products to make better more efficient products. Now, as gadgets are getting more mobile, and more powerful, we have more information to process than ever before. Our innovators are now connected to customers in ways we never imagined, able to exchange and evaluate information in real time. We've begun to harness that connection through the development of smartphone and tablet apps, such as GE's MyEngines, which lets airlines monitor where their engine is in the maintenance or repair cycle, and through new software solutions, such as Centricity Perinatal, which help clinicians in maternity wards keep an electronic eye on mothers and babies. And this is just the beginning. The role of big data, and the ability of our innovators to make sense of it and translate findings into better, more efficient, low cost solutions for customers is now a major focus for GE and I look forward to seeing what we deliver in 2012.
8. Would you consider using the Innovation Excellence community to refine the questions in next year's barometer?
Yes. We value the insights derived from the Barometer and are always open to suggestions on ways to hone our methodology and strengthen the survey tool.
As you know, this year we expanded, surveying nearly 3,000 senior business executives in 22 countries, up from 1,000 executive in 12 markets in 2010. The increase has been extremely helpful in providing a more representative global sample, yielding more accurate insights into that state of innovation globally.
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Braden Kelley is a Social Business Architect and the author of Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire from John Wiley & Sons. Braden is also a popular innovation speaker and trainer, and advises companies on embedding innovation across the organization and how to attract and engage customers, partners, and employees.


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Nathan Slater
|I, Major General Jhorlin, President of the Military Honours Committee, hereby award Nathan Slater the Military Cross as conferred by the United Kingdom Military Honours Committee.
Nathan Slater is a citizen of Canada.
Some men have goals, others have priorities. This man has both, and he puts them to good use. This is the legend of Nathan Slater.
The Start
Nathan Slater started his life in the UK. From the start he had ambitions to be a party president and when he was level 12 the first thing he did was join a party, the Social Democrats party. The SDP Party soon after got PTO'd and Nathan came to the conclusion he had to start a new, better party.
His first party
Nathan Slater and Artela made a new party called The Real democrats (TRD) (now known as the British democracy party). He and Artela managed to get TRD to the #6 party in the United Kindom after hardwork and vigorous recruitment techniques and tons of mass messaging, all the while having a loose alliance with the RFA Party. With the help of the RFA Party TRD got 3 congressmen up in their first month.
The Military Aspect
While Nathan Slater was busy being amazing at the political part of the game, he wasn't doing so well in the Military part. He had a disagreement with the UK military about how things where being run due to the reforms that were happening and soon left to find a new life, in Canada.
His new home
Nathan Slater then went to The Crimson Order and had little fun there for 3 weeks, soon after he transferred to the Canadian Armed Forces where he has enjoyed his stay and is still today. This is the tale of Nathan Slater.
He is an active member of the Democratic Action League and has been in congress once. He served several positions while he was in the United Kingdom. He was the Deputy Minister of defense for 1 term, Minister of Home Affairs for 1 term, the minister of education for 1 term and Minister of foreign affairs for 1 week.
He's the deputy minister of foreign affairs and runs things like the Ambassador Corps, He's also the current ambassador to the UK!
He has achieved a military rank of Commander and has been awarded 3 Super Soldier medals. He is currently a private in the Canadian Armed Forces serving under the "11th Royal Rifles Infantry" platoon, he's a very dedicated member.
He was also a past military commander in Australia.


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Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
Their Eyes Were Watching God: Their Ears Were Listening to the Devil Quiz
Think you've got your head wrapped around Their Eyes Were Watching God? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. The story takes place in...?
Q. Of which movement was Hurston a part?
Get Rid of New Coke
Get Justin Bieber an Oscar
Save Lone Star
Harlem Renaissance
Q. Joe Starks is a...?
Misunderstood loner with a heart of gold
Wolf in sheep's clothing
Trash that might be another's treasure
Cat with nine lives
Q. Logan thinks life is grand if you have...?
Love, sweet love
60 acres
A heart of gold
The ability to run
Q. If Pheoby's role were a body part, it would be...?
Tapping toes
Loud mouth
Sympathetic ear
Jelly belly
Q. Who is the only man Janie ever loves?
Tea Cake
Q. If Nanny were foliage, she would be...?
Beautiful petunias
Gorgeous red roses
Lovely evergreen tree
Old and shriveled, an almost dead plant
Q. Which is the best expression for Logan's appearance?
Beautiful inside and out
Ugly as sin
Bright as the sun
Warm as a freshly baked muffin
Q. What is the most common language used?
Black vernacular
Aristocratic Russian
Standard English
The Queen's English
Q. What is Joe's outlook on life?


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Meet the People who grow what your eat!
Attention organic food eaters! The last winter Funky Friday Farmer's Market for the season is scheduled for this Friday 4-8 pm at the Bad Seed Market, 1909 McGee. Grass fed lamb and sheep cheeses, brown eggs, organic beef, mushrooms, whole grain bakery goods and some local veggies will be available for sale along with Puddin' Heads organic and free trade coffee. Meet the people who grow what you eat!
They will also continue to collect seeds for the "Seeds for Haiti" program. Your package of seeds will arrive in time for the next growing season. Seeds will be transported by a reliable NPO and placed directly into the hands of the people most in need.
For more information, check The Kansas City Food Circle Blog page on the event, Seeds for Haiti or the Bad Seed website.


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Still working on the colors. Week 42 gave us Cosmic, a dark purple I'm really fond of. This is the kind of purple I'd be wearing IRL (and often do). I found a almost perfect colormatch in this dress from Sn@tch. It is one of many hunt gifts in the With Love From Hunt that is going on right now. In fact the necklace, ring and pose is also in the hunt. There's a lot of fab things to get for only 10L a pop, so make sure you hunt your way through this one.
Hair: Truth – Jade w/Roots
Skin: League – Isla
Lipstick: League – Black Cherry
Eyes: Vision by A.S.S – Enaid
Hands: SLink – Mesh Rigged Hands
Dress & Sweater: Sn@tch for With Love From Hunt – Astrid
Tights: Sn@tch – Opaque Tights
Shoes: Gos – Hunter Ankle Boot
Necklace: Maxi Gossamer for With Love From Hunt – Paris Black Diamond
Ring: Kunglers for With Love From Hunt – With Love From Jewelry Set
Pose: Illmatic for With Love From Hunt – The Basic Stance Pose Set
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Recorded history is both telling and dependent upon who holds the plume. While Christianity claims a heritage older than most of the edifices in which it is preached, the rules of engagement concerning women have been altered. As Christian churches across America continue to demonstrate growing acceptance of women clergy, signs of struggle are still on the front lines of Herstory. One of the foremost questions in Christian Women's Studies today is, What is the role of women in the church?
Most Christians know of Mary Magdalene. Even non-believers majorly know the story of Mary the mother of Jesus. Time would fail before one could mention every woman who had holy boldness and compassion making a difference in the early Christian church. Christianity is traditionally well known for its call to embrace the value of women. In some religious orders, however, the call to serve was segregated from the call to pastoral ministry when this now worldwide religion was in its formative days. Ironically, women have not only been instrumental in the long-standing prominence of Christianity in many countries around the world, they are also among the earliest recorded evangelists.
From time to time, nations revisit the influential words and deeds of great men and women who were instrumental in securing freedom, equality, and other self-evident necessities of truth. It would seem that a recollection of Christian roots would solve this entire debate.
Do you know Saint Nino? She, like many apostles was an evangelical "closer." God may set the stage with any number of seeds via His workmanship on the earth. Then, He will water in what way He will. Then, He gives the increase (1 Corinthians 3:6). (Closers (men and women) are often called to the forefront when God intends to accomplish revival among His people and in the world to be won.)
While St. Nino's ministry was so profound that many have emeliorated her story to the pages of legend, scholars do agree that her zeal - and that with anointing, is majorly responsible for converting some of the most bold believers in the Christian world. While others had preached the Gospel before her ministry began, St. Nino is credited with inspiring the conversion of Queen Nana of Iberia to Christianity (after her prayers brought healing from the queen's terminal illness), who's testimony caused King Mirian III to believe. Christianity was thereafter adopted as the state religion, formalizing the Gregorian Orthodox Church.
If women are ordained for Christian leadership, why are they disproportionately underrepresented in Biblical text? We have only to mark accounts of Biblical lineage to know that herstory could not have been fully recorded - and thus can not be the basis of sexual discrimination in ministry. Not a single instance of these begetting accounts so much as names the mother of every child born. Should we take for Gospel that there were no women in the camps of Israel, for example? God forbid.
Some elements have been lost in translation, contributing to the arguments of those who would justify a mysogynistic religion - including printing of the word "man" in some instances where the author originally wrote, "one" (e.g. mankind as opposed to a male person). Furthermore, some misconception has been the result of proliferated misunderstandings coupled with lack of personal study (not to mention dismissal of John 21:25).
Our society has become so facinated with words like heresy and blasphemy, that most of reaches mainstream media (the only Bible some minds are taking in) is merly sexualized ranting, having no Biblical salt. Acknowledging that not every day's events, or every name given under the sun is not written in the Bible, does not equal a claim that the Bible is fallible. If you think the Bible includes everything ever done in the annuls of Christianity, it may come as a shock that John 21:25 says, "And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen."
What would Jesus do?
While some misconstrue faintly recorded herstory in the Christian faith as a lack of presence, reasoning that women were less prominent in spiritual warfare, the concept was never taught or exemplified in the life of Christ.
"Jesus always showed the greatest esteem and the greatest respect for woman, for every woman, and in particular He was sensitive to female suffering. Going beyond the social and religious barriers of the time, Jesus reestablished woman in her full dignity as a human person before God and before men ... Christ's way of acting, the Gospel of his words and deeds, is a consistent protest against whatever offends the dignity of women." – John Paul II, "Thoughts on Women?Address to Italian Maids," April 1979.
Should women be ministers?
The usual trouble with the question of whether or not women should be ministers is the foundation of the question. If you first assume that ministry means only preaching in a pulpit, you have already limited the work of ministry itself, not to mention the opportunity for women to be instrumental. Ministry in itself is neither male nor female. Whomever conducts the behavior of ministry is a minister: man, woman or child. Perhaps the more insightful question is whether or not women should be pastors - that's the question troubling the heart of many churches today.
First, if a person is called to preach, it is God who called them, else they will not be able to bear the fruit of the calling. So, judge the fruit - not the person. Second, ask yourself whether you fully know the heart of God? In Jeremiah 3:15 we read,
"And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding." He did not say, I will give you men and not women to feed you.
Part of the problem some face in faith is expecting the reward of faith without having to believe. This is self-defeating. Before you have all of the answers, you have to give all of the dominion to God. Often we look for answers and condemn those who can tell us difinitively on what axis the earth is spinning since we can not see it for ourselves. We look for the stamp of someone else, saying the one is authorized to preach tidings of Good News. Jesus said,
And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, 2 And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? 3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: 4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? 5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? 6 But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet. 7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. 8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Can a woman be a pastor? In a word, Yes.
Should a woman be a pastor? Whom God calls, He also justifies. Romans 8:30 KJV. The New Living Translation states, And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory. And if God gets the glory for reviving His people, it does not matter who gets the credit.
Is every woman ready to be a pastor? No; nor is every man. Pastorship is not a job you apply for by filling out a form and having someone put in a good word for you. People confuse the office of a pastor with the call of a Shepherd. A shepherd, called by God will have a flock - in God's time. A person merely seeking to "be leader of the sheep," without care of the flock will be first to the slaughter - in God's time, lest he or she is converted.
Finally, do not make a woman who preaches (or teaches), synonymous with feminism. Equality under God is not just something women want. A woman preaching under the anointing of God is a laborer in harvest. When man(kind) prays, "send forth labours into the harvest," we should not expect God to limit His assets. He will use the willing mind, the open heart, the faithful servant - whomever he or she may be.
"And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common." Acts 10:15 KJV
With increasing awareness of majorly pseudo-Biblical foundations for supression of women's leadership without heirarchical bounds, the church is addressing a crossroad which it can no longer pass over.
Mpho Tutu, the youngest child of Desmond Tutu - the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, retired Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, was ordained as an Episcopal priest by her father in 2004. Tutu recently published a book, "Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes a Difference," co-written with her father about their shared Christian faith. Read the June interview by Cathleen Falsani.
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. Matthew 22:9 KJV


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It contains in excess of 160 full colour photographs of all the remaining graves at the Armenian Church Dhaka (Dacca, previously in Bengal but now in Bangladesh). In addition, I have included over 25 individual family tree charts that relate directly to those Armenians buried in Dhaka. These charts have been drawn up from my own research of the Armenian community's existence there between the 18th and 20th centuries. I have also uniquely cross-referenced the grave inscriptions with the original Armenian Church death register entries and where possible, I have also included important factual information from those registers. All transcriptions and register entries that are written in Armenian have been expertly translated into English, to further help the Armenian family history researchers around the world who may have a South East Asia genealogy connection
Liz is an enthusiastic family history researcher specialising in Armenian families and individuals in India and the Far East. However, recently she has turned her attention to family history research in Symondsburys and Eype in Dorset. Having photographed all of the standing memorials in the two villages she has now produced three more books to add to her Blurb collection. In addition to the full photographs and transcriptions of the graves, she has cross-referenced each memorial with the relevant parish church burial register entry to try and offer as complete a transcription as possible in the hope that these books will help other Dorset family history researchers. Take a look at my New Blog: Armenians In India: Behind the Scenes, Forgotten History http://chater-genealogy.blogspot.co.uk/
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petrog dice This beautifully presented book is the culmination of much painstaking research by Liz Chater. As the seminal collection of Armenian tombstones and their inscriptions, it is a vital addition to the study of Armenians in the Indian sub continent. Nadia Wright
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For sure the above mentioned boek must be a muster piece for the historia\ns who are interested in the Armenian history, I think that these graves belong to the Armenian merchants who forceibly moved to Julfa
(Iran) from Armenia on the orders of Shah Abbas after invading Armenia
in 1604 many family members of them scatterd also in Europe doing
business, I wish I could efford it.
publicado a las 28 de jun. a las 14:24 PST
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Symondsbury Dorset Cemetery Memorials and Inscriptions Publicado 08 de noviembre de 2012
Eype Dorset, St. Peter's Churchyard Memorials and Inscriptions Publicado 08 de noviembre de 2012
Symondsbury Dorset St. John The Baptist Churchyard Memorials and Inscriptions Publicado 08 de noviembre de 2012
Marble Hall Hong Kong - A Pictorial Review Publicado 12 de mayo de 2012
Marble Hall Hong Kong - A Pictorial Review Publicado 11 de mayo de 2012


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According to the Canadian Paralympic Committee website on Wednesday, three Calgary natives will represent Canada at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi from March 7-16.
They are standing skier Alana Ramsay, skier Alexandra Starker and cross country skiing legend Brian McKeever.
McKeever, who is legally blind, is a seven-time Canadian Paralympic gold medallist, having won the gold medal in the 5km classic and 10km freestyle cross-country skiing competitions at the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City and the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Turin. At the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, McKeever won the 1km, 10km and 20km cross country skiing competitions.
Ramsay, who has cerebral palsy, finished in sixth place in a World Cup giant slalom competition and eighth place in a World Cup super giant slalom competition at Panorama, British Columbia in January.
Meanwhile Starker, who has one arm, won a bronze medal in the women's giant slalom and super combined at the 2014 International Paralympic Committee World Alpine Skiing Championships in La Molina, Spain.


text: Dayton E. Babb Jr., 65, of Johnson City, passed away, Sunday, April 17, 2011 at the Johnson City Medical Center, surrounded by his family. He was a Tennessee native, and the son of the late Dayton E Babb, Sr. and Thelma Brummitt Babb. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Rosa Babb, brother, Ricky Kevin Babb, and grandson Anthony Hale. Eddie loved fishing, auto racing, and competed several years in dirt track racing. He served in U.S. Marine Corp. He was of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include, sons: Ricky D. Babb and wife Pam, Kenneth Babb and wife Eloise, Edward Baker and wife Sheila, Edward Walker and wife Jenna; daughters: Gladys Baker, Mary Baker, Violet Baker, Tammy Wilson and Clara Babb; brothers, Daniel Babb, Rocky Babb and wife Amy; sisters, Marjorie Zehring Ford, Linda Babb, Margaret White; thirteen grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren. The family will receive friends on April 21, 2011 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM and services will follow at 7:00 PM in the Morris-Baker South Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Phil Reed and Rev Roy Reed with music provided by Betty Baker and the Joyful Sounds. A committal service will be conducted at Washington County Memory Gardens on April 22, 2011 at 11:00am. Minister, family and friends are requested to meet at the funeral home by 10:15 AM Friday to go in procession. Active pallbearers will be Casey Baker, Will Bellamy, Steven Helman, Dusty Miller, Jacob Zehring and Joshua Zehring. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Rolling Thunder Chapter # 4. The Boone Dam Post #4933 and the Tennessee National Guard will accord military rights. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society in memory of Dayton E. Babb Jr.


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Former Dolphins back to be on "60 Minutes"
Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams told CBS' "60 Minutes" that he retired from the NFL out of fear of public reaction to his third failed test for marijuana.
Williams, who led the NFL in rushing in 2002, gave up $5 million in base salary when he quit a week before training camp in July. Under NFL rules, he would have been suspended for four games for repeat violations of the league's substance-abuse policy.
"That's the one thing I couldn't deal with at the time -- people knowing that I smoke marijuana," Williams said, according to a partial transcript of his interview with Mike Wallace that CBS issued. "That was my biggest fear in my whole entire life."
The interview is to be telecast Sunday.
Williams, 27, stunned his team by the timing of his retirement. The Dolphins are 2-11 without him.
"That's their problem ... It's not my problem anymore," Williams said of Miami's season in the interview. "I played as hard as I could whenever I put that uniform on, but I'm not doing that anymore, you know?"
Two weeks ago, Williams, 27, rejected a proposal which would have allowed him to return next season by serving the four-game suspension this year and entering the league's substance-abuse program.


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"The only person's sex life you should be concerned about is the person you're having sex with. You use these buzz words to try and excite," said Keith Bolden of Houston.
Bolden was featured as a lead to represent the opinion of Democrat voters in a news report released on Feb. 27, 2014 by a local Houston news station, KHOU. However, it didn't take long for the credibility of KHOU to be jeopardized once Bolden's name was discovered listed in a registry of Texas Sex Offenders, complete with a photo bearing a stunning likeness to Bolden as well as a Houston address.
Days before elections in Texas, Bolden's opinion was used by KHOU to shoot down a statement made by Dr. Steve Hotze, president of the Conservative Republicans of Texas. Hotze has generated a backlash from liberals for using the biblical word "sodomites" to describe homosexuals amid an ongoing Texas political debate of same-sex marriage.
On air reporter, Tiffany Craig, explained that some voters and same-sex activists were outraged about Hotze's statement made in criticism of a recent judicial ruling which overturned a ban on gay marriage in Texas. Specifically Hotze said, "Our Founding Fathers would be furious to find out that the Constitution was being interpreted to allow sodomites to marry." Holtze's statement was then included in a press release, which implied endorsement, by the re-election campaign of Harris County Republican Party Chairman Jared Woodfill.
Although readers couldn't resist making a comparison between the video and the registry of sex offenders, opinions were divided about whether Bolden was an acceptable Democratic critic. "I think that is the same guy...holy cow, the similarities. It has to be him. Since they were stopping random people it seems to me, since this guy was in a vehicle, they would not have known anything about him. Just saying," wrote Wayne McKnight, who signed in on his Facebook account.
Dennis Walker, the man who posted the links, shrugged off the criticism he received, explaining, "I just happened to notice a two ton elephant standing in the room and mentioned it. Take it for what it's worth." Walker had earlier vowed, "If this isn't the same man, then my name is Martin Luther King. And if this is the case, it leads me to wonder. You're [KHOU] using registered sex offenders as supporting commentators against the damnable act of a Republican for using 'the S word'?"
Nayakno Mi of Houston asked, "Dennis Walker, what would you suggest Mr. Bolden to do? Keep his opinions to himself because of the errors of his past? How would you like to be judged publicly everyday for the worst mistake of your life? Give the guy a break ... Good job at demonizing a guy who made the mistake of publicly saying something political that you don't like."
A call was made to KHOU regarding whether the news staff is aware Keith Bolden may be a registered sex offender, querying if they would be making a statement about what could be an embarrassment to their station and Keith Bolden as well as the Democratic Party. At this time, there has been no response. The video remains on the site as well.
The possibility that Bolden may be a registered sex offender, and all who viewed the video and the photo at the registry seemed to think they were of the same man, has raised an issue of responsible journalism. It is fair to ponder how much responsibility does media have in making certain a spokesperson is credible. Perhaps that conversation should also include opinions about whether a sex offender's opinion about sex issues is relevant.


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Customers of failed Barnsley financial firm Blake Independent Financial Services Ltd could be in line for compensation.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has already started paying out in respect of the Huddersfield Road business. Its former director Martin Blake was found guilty of fraud in February after he misled the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).
He was given a nine-month suspended prison sentence, ordered to pay £9,000 costs and subjected to a two-year residency requirement. He denied making a false representation to the FOS.
Blake Independent Financial Services Ltd has now been declared in default. This means the FSCS is satisfied the company is unable to pay claims for compensation made against it. The declaration opens the way for customers of the firm to make a claim to FSCS.
Mark Oakes, head of communications for FSCS, said it was free for individual consumers to use. "We protect consumers when authorised financial services firms go bust. We are appealing to anyone who believes they may be owed money as a result of their dealings with this firm. Please get in touch with FSCS, as we may be able to help you."
Since it started in 2001 FSCS has helped more than 4.5m people, paying out over £26bn in compensation. It was set up by government and is funded by a levy on financial services businesses. The scheme protects insurance, investments, deposits and mortgage advice but there are limits to the amount of compensation it is able to pay.
The FSCS Initial Contact Team is on 0800 678 1100 or 020 7741 4100 or people can email email@example.com.


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Booking with Surf'inn
Booking with Surf'inn
Our booking consists of 3 simple steps in order to get some information about who's travelling and the choices about your surf trip. After agreeing to our booking 'Terms & Conditions', your request is sent to our surfcamps for availability checking. You will receive a confirmation email leading you back to our site to pay your reservation fee. After doing so, your reservation is done! Enjoy the ride!
STEP 1 - Travel info
Here we ask the accommodation you would like to go to, the kind of package you want, the total number of people, check-in and check-out dates. To proceed to the next step, click on the "Check Availability" button.
STEP 2 - Personal info
Here we ask some personal information like name, sex, age, nationality and surfing skills of each person as well as the e-mail address so you can be contacted. Here we also recommend a travel insurance package for assistance in travel, with coverage for accidents resulting from the practice of surf during your stay.
STEP 3 - Booking Summary:
Here you can check your booking summary with all the choices you made and all your personal data needed to proceed with the reservation. To finish this last step, you just have to agree to our booking conditions and send the booking request. An Identification number is issued and you'll receive an email with a booking ID and password, so that you can check your booking's status under the My Booking page on our website.
Your request will be pending against confirmation from the Surf Camp. You will be emailed once confirmation arrives, so you can pay your reservation fee. Upon arrival at the surf camp you are responsible to pay the remaining amount of the total value of your booking as well as any additional services.
After receiving the confirmation email with booking ID and password, please login on My Booking on our website. To complete your booking you have to pay the reservation fee displayed on the Booking Status. Here you'll find your booking status and 3 different payment methods: Credit Card, PAY PAL transfer or wire transfer. All payment methods have clear instructions during the process and guarantee maximum security. Once the payment is completed you will get a receipt that you can print and present at the surf camp.
We accept most of all important credit cards such as VISA, Mastercard and American Express. According to our experience, this should be enough to keep most people satisfied. Some people are concerned about making credit card payments over the Internet, others find it very convenient. That's why we've chosen to work with Pay Pal, a world wide reliable supplier of payment services, certified by both VISA 3D Secure and Mastercard Securecode. The whole idea of our business is to provide a secure way for you to make your booking. In case of any questions regarding this matter, don't hesitate to contact us.
If you still feel insecure about paying with your Credit card online, try using Pay Pal's temporary card numbers which you can use for online payments. This way you will be given a temporary card number and a temporary CVV-code, tied to your account, which can be used for this one transaction only. Contact the issuer of your credit card for help and answers regarding online payments.


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Fall Offerings at WMU
Students of all majors! It's not too late to register for a Fall art class, beginning dance, theatre or music in the College of Fine Arts and have it count for general education or as an elective.
College of Fine Arts Releases New Videos
The College of Fine Arts has released a series of videos. One features an introduction from the Dean to the CFA programs. Art, dance, music and theatre are all showcased separately to feature students in their element and to demonstrate the high level of sophistication each program offers.
Introduction to the College of Fine Arts, Daniel G. Guyette, Dean of CFA
The School of Music
The Department of Theatre
The Gwen Frostic School of Art
The Department of Dance
Dr. Scott Irelan Named Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts
Dr. Scott Irelan has joined Western Michigan University as the Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts.
A native of northwest Ohio, he joins us from Youngstown State University where he has served as associate professor and chairperson of the department of theatre and dance.
"Scott is a great addition to the administrative team in the College," said Daniel G. Guyette, Dean of CFA. "He brings experiences and talents that complement the group while adding essential perspectives. I feel very confident that his leadership style and work ethic will inspire faculty and staff in the years to come."