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American Indian Records
William D. Welge, CA, Director of the American Indian Cultural Preservation Office
The American Indian Archives consists of federal Indian records placed in the society's custody in 1934 by act of Congress. Containing over 3.5 million documents and some 6,000 plus volumes, it represents 66 of the 67 tribes that either were relocated to Oklahoma by forced removal, or who are native to the state.
Most principal of the collection will be the records of the Five Civilized Tribes. These records of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole date from circa 1856 to 1906. The national records of these tribes contain primary documentation of the executive, legislative and judicial branches as well as district and county records. Extensive information about agriculture, census, citizenship, education, Indian-white relations, law enforcement and a variety of aspects of life in Indian Territory can be found in these documents.
A significant portion of the American Indian Archives are federal records of the various Indian agencies established to administer reservation activities among the tribes relocated to the territory during the nineteenth century. These records span the period from the 1860s to 1933. Agencies and tribes included in this group are: Cheyenne and Arapaho; Kiowa (Apache, Comanche, Kiowa, Wichita, Waco, Tawkoni, Caddo, Kichai and Delaware); Pawnee (Pawnee, Ponca, Nez Perce, Ottawa, Confederated Peoria, Quapaw, Seneca, Eastern Shawnee and Wyandot); Sac and Fox-Shawnee (Ioway, Mexican Kickapoo, Citizen Band Potawatomi, Sac, Fox, and Absentee Shawnee).
Also included are records of the Indian schools established in Indian Territory such as Chilocco and Mekusukey Academy. These valuable collections of agency files provide important data as to the day to day operation of agency affairs. Files will include Indian culture, census and annuity, per capita, leases especially cattle grazing and pasture, field matrons, farmers, ceremonies, allotments and customs just to name a few.
Of special note will be the records of the Dawes Commission, whose primary function was to administer the enrollment of the citizens and Freedmen (former African-American slaves), of the Five Civilized Tribes in preparation for allotment of land prior to statehood.
Much of the primary records of the Five Civilized Tribes is utilized by individuals researching for ancestors who may have been enrolled by the Dawes Commission. The records allow the researcher to determine if they can qualify for tribal enrollment today. Since the mid-1970s new importance has been placed upon the records of the Five Civilized Tribes. These records provide the only source for determining tribal membership with a tribal entity today.
Using a combination of enrollment records produced by the Dawes Commission, supplemental documentation can be ascertained by searching voluminous records of the Five Civilized Tribes for possible linkages from the ancestor to the researcher.


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Zeal and Enthusiasm Described in the Qur'an
The Kinds of Behavior That
"Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow, and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration."19
"[They are] those who fulfill the covenant of Allah and do not break the contract."20
The believers' devotion to Allah is evident in how eagerly they are committed to Islam. Indeed, no worldly benefit, no material or other interest can in any way tempt them away from their devotion and loyalty to Allah. And nothing is more alluring to them than earning the approval of Allah. Their devotion inspires them to continually work for the religion and to do good deeds with zeal, as encouraged by Allah in the Qur'an:
Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds."21
And Allah gives glad tidings that He will reward the faithful:
"...That Allah may reward the truthful for their truth and punish the hypocrites if He wills or accept their repentance. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful."22
Through the Qur'an's verses Allah has communicated to people the kind of morals and way of living with which He is pleased. It is only believers who comply with Allah's command in the best way. Even when they have knowledge of it, most people neglect the lifestyle with which Allah is pleased because they lack the goal of pleasing Him. On the other hand, believers try to abide by every verse in the Qur'an attentively and not make concessions in this matter. Even when they meet a situation contrary to their worldly inclinations, they do not show the slightest intimidation; rather, they fulfill the most difficult tasks with great zeal throughout their lives.
Indicative of believers' eagerness for Allah's acceptance is their pursuit of what pleases Allah most. When a believer encounters several options, he chooses the one, which he expects Allah would like best. He bases his decisions on criteria established by the Qur'an, the sunnah and then his conscience. In the Qur'an, Allah has informed believers of the most acceptable way to live in His sight and described to them the mode of behavior that most pleases Him. Thereafter throughout their lives, believers are guided by the conscience that constantly suggests the best and most righteous course of action. Among a range of options, conscience directs man to the right path based on knowledge from the Qur'an.
The following exemplifies Allah's guidance in the matter:
Allah commands people to say "that which is best" to one another. Saying a kind word is an act that earns Allah's approval. However, saying "that which is best" is what earns the most of Allah's approval and increases His reward because Allah informs us that it is a most acceptable deed.
Similarly, Allah states in the Qur'an that a misdeed may be countered with one equivalent to it. However, He also draws attention to the fact that forgiving and displaying an exemplary attitude to improve the morality of the offender is better:
"And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation – his reward is [due] from Allah. Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers."24
As we are informed in the verse, repaying an evil act with one equivalent to it is a manner that conforms to Allah's law. However, forgiving is the manner that is more acceptable and leads a person to earn the most of Allah's pleasure. In a situation where one is able to exact his right, managing to control rage and forgiving an offender is the mark of moral perfection. That is because the person refuses to obey the wishes of his baser self and displays noble patience only to earn the good pleasure of Allah. As the following verse states:
The difference with zealous people is recognized from their undaunted and unyielding choice of the best manner. No matter what the circumstance, they show determination to do what most pleases Allah. In return Allah gives them glad tidings that He will guide them to salvation:
"By it [i.e., the Qur'an] Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darkness into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path."26
As mentioned earlier, the majority of people in ignorant societies try to derive benefit from the society they live in through their personal relations and even from their closest friends. In case a conflict of interests arises, they never hesitate to put their own interests first and, in the blink of an eye can readily sacrifice people they hold dear. That is because they prefer themselves to anything and everyone.
However, the situation is different for believers. They do not set primarily individual goals and thus do not concentrate only on personal interests but consider the interests of other believers and of Islam. Indeed, when the interests of believers and Islam are observed, their own interests are likewise observed. They are not overcome by worldly concerns, but what is most important to them in this life is to attain a mode of behavior which most pleases Allah because that is what will be of real use to them in both this world and the next. Those who have this type of mentality always work for the benefit of Islam with great zeal.
At this point it would be useful to clarify what is "the interest" of Islam. Allah revealed His religion to all people as a guide upon the path of truth.
Communicating to people the beliefs and practices of the religion and the happiness its morality brings combined with all its spiritual and material benefits is an obligation upon all believers. They fulfill this obligation both by being role models living by the principles of the Qur'an and by communicating it to people in word or disseminating relevant publications. A believer considers calling even a single person to eternal salvation an important form of worship. This is a main aspect of "the interest" of Islam. In areas related to the attainment of social and individual peace and prevention of immorality, misery and injustice, believers put their own interests aside. This approach is inferred from one of Prophet Muhammad's (saas) sayings:
"None of you believes until his desire is in accordance with what I have brought."27
In such situations believers may even renounce their rights on occasion. When confronting a sincere preference for another over one's self, some people might entertain misconceptions; they may define this attitude of believers as "naiveness." There are some who think according to the inaccurate conditioning of society and will say, "Are you the ones who will save the world?" However, contrary to what they imagine, believers do not really give up personal benefit for a worldly cause; they expect the rewards of their sacrifices from their Lord. For this reason they eagerly render services for Islam, communicate good morals and invite people to eternal salvation. Allah gives glad tidings that in return for their eager determination He will grant them much better and higher rewards.Consequently, a person who sets personal interests aside and observes the interest of religion actually gains the best benefits possible, both in this world and beyond. That is because through his zealous efforts he attains both the good pleasure of Allah and a good life in this world. Of this Allah states the following:
"Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer – We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do."28
It is possible to observe the behavior of believers in the course of their daily lives. For instance, a believer does not hesitate to set a profitable business aside to engage in another task without worldly returns if he believes it will please Allah more. Similarly, he may readily give money which he had saved to finance a charity project designed to communicate the moral values of the Qur'an to people. As the examples reveal, a zealous believer immediately sets his personal interests aside and gives himself up to the service of religion without any hesitation.
A person's incentive to renounce his rights in certain situations is related to his awareness that what he does is a great gain for him. He may ignore a profitable deal and even incur a considerable material loss; however, he will attain something over and above all that: the approval of Allah. Besides, a believer knows that the one who gives and withholds possessions is Allah. The one who provides his sustenance, bestows abundance, and increases his earnings is Allah; therefore, it is useless to be greedy or to worry about consequences. Allah declares that in return for their good morals and zealous efforts, believers will obtain additional abundance:
Preferring the interests of Islam to personal ones is not limited to material issues. There might be cause to make bodily sacrifices as well. For instance, services may be needed when one feels exhausted, hungry or unwell. At such times, believers continue to offer their services without hanging back or showing any indolence. That is because they consider material or physical sacrifice not as a difficulty but a special opportunity created for them by Allah. These are immediate opportunities awaited by believers who strongly desire to feel close to Allah and to earn His consent. For this reason, without feeling the slightest distress, they turn towards the most beneficial duty. No doubt, the zeal and determination they show are indications of their faith and sincerity.
One who aims to attain the good pleasure of Allah in the life of this world will show great determination to live the good morals with which Allah is pleased. Those who do not have a sincere faith in Allah and who are not eager to earn His pleasure will find it burdensome. That is because good morals entail a perfect exercise of conscience and will. Those who do not have the zeal and fervor of faith in their hearts fail to show sensitivity of conscience and will. Consequently, they fail to show good morals in the true sense.
Believers who embrace religion enthusiastically, on the other hand, willingly live by the moral principles described in the Qur'an and derive pleasure from it. At times they may face tempting situations, but when they refuse to follow their baser instincts, they feel great pleasure in this accomplishment and in being committed to good morals. They often encounter difficulties and problems yet display a brave and daring character.
Against an aggressive attitude likely to arouse anger, they show patience and restrain themselves. They repay a bad deed with a good one. When treated unjustly, they prefer to be generous and forgive, even though they are in the right. Throughout the most difficult and distressing situations they willingly forego their own preferences, giving priority to the wishes of other people and taking pleasure in making sacrifices for other believers. When they realize that they have made a mistake, they put forth-sincere effort to rectify the situation. Although they might be in need themselves, they give to orphans, to the poor, to the wayfarer and to those who ask in compliance with the command of Allah. They always exercise justice and display an honest attitude when they testify, even when against their own interests. They neither spy on each other nor backbite one another. Above all, they are committed to live by the values of the Qur'an until their last breath.
Only the zeal of faith grants a person the ability to live by the good values of the Qur'an. The commitment of believers to good values shows the depth of their faith. There are indeed moments when Muslims struggle with the desires of their lower selves and when they are tempted by satan. However, despite everything, Allah's conscientious servants show determination to live by the moral values that will please Allah due to their devotion to Him and their aspiration to be close to Him.
Wealth and self are two concepts to which the ignorant society attaches great importance. In fact for many, they are practically the sole purpose of existence. Throughout their lives people strive to attain a status through which they can be respected and gain superiority. In the Qur'an, Allah draws attention to the fact that hoarding wealth and being esteemed in society are the passions of many ignorant people:
"Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire – of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah has with Him the best return [i.e., Paradise]."30
In another verse Allah informs us that wealth and status are but trials:
With unquenchable desire in their hearts, people in ignorant societies aspire to wealth. Their greatest fear is harm to their possessions or something of which they are proud because the damage affects their main purpose in life. For this reason they dedicate everything to the protection of their wealth and themselves and the furtherance of their worldly interests. Their ignorant view that the life of this world, its possessions and its alluring pleasures are more valuable than Allah's acceptance of them accounts for such an attitude.
Believers, on the other hand, immediately set aside the material benefits (to which people of ignorance dedicate their lives) in order to earn the good pleasure of Allah and Paradise. They are aware that they are being tested through their possessions and their selves and that Allah is the real owner of favors granted in this world. As a matter of fact, Allah may well take back what He has entrusted at any time He wills because Allah holds absolute control over everything in the universe.
The "self" of a man, which is his body, will ultimately undergo a rapid process of deterioration after six or seven decades and his possessions will bring him no benefits in the Hereafter. But when a person uses his means for Allah's cause, he will meet contentment both in this world and beyond. Believers submit themselves to Allah, and it is the zeal in their hearts that makes submission possible. In the Qur'an their state is related as follows:
"Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise."32
The verse concludes:
"So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment."33
This reminder allows believers to continually experience happiness and zeal in their hearts. When required, they eagerly spend their wealth for a good purpose in return for the pleasure of Allah. They use their selves (bodies) to render services to the religion and do good deeds for the approval of Allah. No doubt, they are aware that at times their properties and lives may be in danger, but they accept that willingly for they consider it a gain. In the Qur'an, Allah instructs believers to encounter every difficulty with acceptance and willingness:
"Say, 'Never will we be struck except by what Allah has decreed for us; He is our protector.' And upon Allah let the believers rely."34
The Qur'an also narrates an incident showing how zealously believers submitted their wealth and life to Allah. A group of believers at the time of Prophet Muhammad (saas) sincerely desired to fight for the cause of Allah but circumstances prevented them. Allah appreciated their sincerity and excused them:
"There is no blame upon those who, when they came to you that you might give them mounts, you said, 'I can find nothing for you to ride upon.' They turned back while their eyes overflowed with tears out of grief that they could not find something to spend."35
This is an evident indication of how a sincere believer desires to use his property and life for the cause of Allah and the kind of zeal he feels for this cause. No doubt, the type of service a believer may render will change according to time and situation. At the time of Prophet Muhammad (saas) a struggle had to be waged to protect the rights of believers. In our day Muslims need to strive in intellectual realms and serve in scholarly fields.
Every person who makes serious sacrifices to live by the values of the Qur'an and communicate its beauties to others can expect a reward from his Lord. The reward of those who spend their time and possessions in this world for the cause of Allah is confirmed in the Qur'an as follows:
"Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He will multiply it for him and he will have a noble reward?"36
Allah commands believers to compete with one another in doing good deeds. This competition, however, is not the sort of race engaged in ignorant societies for the purpose of defeating others. On the contrary, it is a race for the proliferation of virtues and good deeds. The intent of believers to compete is not to derive worldly gain or to establish superiority over other people. Rather, they race to comply with Allah's commands, to live the values with which Allah is pleased, and to attain the approval of Allah. Their engagement in such competition is a manifestation of their fear of Allah and their faith. Indeed, the efforts a person puts forth serve as a reliable measure of his sincerity and commitment. He wants Allah to be satisfied with him, to have mercy on him, and to deem him worthy of His Paradise, so he puts forth an all-out effort. Exercising his reason, conscience and physical ability to the full, he strives to live by the Qur'an in the most perfect way possible. Indeed, Allah informs us that it is their sincere effort and striving that renders believers foremost in the sight of Allah.
The attitude of Prophet Zakariyya (as) is given as an example:
"So We responded to him, and We gave to him Yahya, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive."40
Here, Allah has drawn attention to the fact that to hasten to good deeds is also an attribute peculiar to prophets. Throughout their lives the prophets strove to win the consent of Allah, so believers who look to prophets as role models follow in their footsteps.
Another reason believers race to do good is that they are aware that the life of this world is very short and that death is near. They know death can come upon them at any moment and that then they will feel great regret for not having made adequate efforts toward the good pleasure of Allah. For once a person enters the Hereafter, it is no longer possible to return to the previous world and compete in doing good deeds. Thus, believers race against time to do more and more during the term granted to them in this world. They enthusiastically seize every opportunity to perform a good deed. A prayer of sincere believers is cited in the Qur'an as follows:
"[They are] those who say, 'Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us for the righteous an example.'"41
With such zeal and determination believers fulfill the command of Allah:
"So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for more]. And to your Lord direct [your] longing."42
They waste not a moment and hasten to do well with great ardor, knowing that man can never consider his efforts sufficient. They never forget that they will have to give an account of every second lived in this world and that they will be held responsible for every second during which they failed to exercise conscience or indulged in trivial activities when they could have done better things. Beyond the time required for basic personal needs, they engage in a constant search for better things to accomplish.
Aware that physical and mental exertion for the cause of Allah brings great reward, theygreet exhaustion happily and with joy. They see this as an important opportunity for their benefit in the Hereafter, and as soon as their work is completed, they eagerly proceed to another task to please Allah. It is stated in the Qur'an:
"But whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer – it is those whose effort is ever appreciated [by Allah]."43
In return for their steady efforts and commitment to do good, His faithful servants will be hosted by Allah in the most beautiful mansions and enjoy great blessings for all eternity:
"And the forerunners, the forerunners – those are the ones brought near [to Allah] in the Gardens of Pleasure, a [large] company of the former peoples and a few of the later peoples, on thrones woven [with ornament], reclining on them, facing each other."44
Allah has given glad tidings that those who tire themselves in the life of this world for the consent of Allah will feel no weariness in the Hereafter:
In the Qur'an, Allah has described Himself as:
He draws attention to the fact that the life of this world is a time for testing. Indeed, events which appear to be favorable or unfavorable in the course of this life are critical in terms of revealing a person's actual character. Calamities, in particular, serve to reveal the degree of a person's sincerity.
One of the most noticeable qualities of believers is their stable character. In times of prosperity and hardship alike, they display the same sincerity and enthusiasm. Their unique perception of the concept of "difficulty" accounts for this, for they consider times of difficulty as opportunities by which they can prove their devotion to Allah and the strength of their faith. They acknowledge that they are special situations created by Allah to discriminate between "those in whose hearts is a disease" and "those who are sincere in faith to Him." In the face of all they encounter, they show forbearance and put their trust in Allah in compliance with His words:
The Qur'an also states:
"Allah does not charge a soul except [within] its capacity. It will have whatever [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] whatever [evil] it has earned."49
Believers feel the security and comfort of knowing that Allah does not impose on them more than they can bear. In the face of an ordeal they remember that this is an incident they will manage to overcome, and therefore they meet it with patience. Thus, no matter how trying an ordeal may be, they earnestly strive while displaying a submissive attitude to Allah.
In addition, they know that ordeals befell believers in the past and that the trials people of the past encountered will come to them as well. A believer aware of this fact is prepared long before he actually encounters difficulties; he has determined that he will remain loyal to his Lord and is thus committed to display patience and submission and put his trust in Allah under all circumstances.
"And they had already promised Allah before not to turn their backs. And ever is the promise to Allah [that about which one will be] questioned."50
A believer fulfills his commitment to Allah. He faces hunger, poverty, fear, injury or death with steadiness, accepts them and shows a thankful attitude towards his Lord. Even if innumerable difficulties should come upon him one after another and his entire life is spent in hardship, he knows that when he accepts difficulties in this life (lasting but a few decades) with good patience for Allah, he will experience no difficulty throughout eternity – not for a single moment. His earnest behavior will, by Allah's will, earn him the most beautiful blessings: the pleasure and mercy of Allah and His Paradise. This good news is given in the Qur'an:
"And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to the patient."51
There is a final point to be kept in mind. The way believers face difficulties with patience is different from the ignorant person's understanding of patience, which is simply to endure. Believers' understanding, however, is not only "endurance" but facing the problems that one must solve and overcome. Therefore, believers do their best to provide solutions by exercising their reason and resorting to all material and physical means. While doing so, they pray to Allah to give them strength and relief:
"Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."52
It is indeed this attitude in the face of hardship – sincere efforts coupled with acceptance – which reveals genuine zeal. The strength of their faith in Allah and the Hereafter enables believers to struggle hard against difficulties without ever feeling weak-hearted.
It has been stated that among the most important signs of faith and zeal is the attitude believers assume in the face of hardships. Another sign revealing believers' faith in difficult times is that they never become weak-hearted. On the contrary, when they face hardships, their zeal grows even stronger, for people cannot attain Paradise unless they are tested by difficulties, as were the people of past generations.
"Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you?"53
Therefore, a believer's encounter with problems and hardships is inevitable and is a requisite of religion. To put it another way, these tests determine important attributes of believers and give indications of their being on the right path.
Conducting oneself in compliance with Qur'anic verses in the face of difficulties makes a person someone with whom Allah is content. This being the case, it is a believer's will to face hardships, as did the prophets, their companions and all true believers who lived throughout history. With excitement and joy they await the moment Allah's promise will be fulfilled. Being tested with similar difficulties means that they are following in the prophets' footsteps. Surely, they do not seek out difficulties, but a hardship they encounter will add to their zeal and strength. They hope, additionally, to gain better rewards in return for hardships because they will be of those who remain loyal to Allah without falling weak-hearted and will say:
"This is what Allah and His Messenger had promised us, and Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth."54
Another attribute of believers is the joy and happiness they feel while engaging in a deed they expect to earn them the pleasure of Allah. This is "the joy of faith." The joy of faith is a sincere, inner joy that cannot be felt by those who do not live the true religion, for it is a faith-related joy, looking forward to the pleasure of Allah, His mercy and Paradise.
Hardly ever do those whose faith in Allah and the Hereafter is dubious experience such joy. Similar to "ignorant" people they only find joy in what is related to immediate personal interest when they sense something "profitable." However, this is but a temporary joy. Once the worldly benefit is lost, joy also disappears.
Those who lack true faith in their hearts will feel frustrated if earning the pleasure of Allah calls for a task they find hard to perform. They express their reluctance and indifference by carrying out the task discontentedly. They often consider voluntary work or a free service as a waste of time, failing to appreciate that to earn the pleasure of Allah is the best and most precious of all rewards. So they only feel as if they have taken on a great responsibility or made a great sacrifice. At this point emerges the distinctive nature of a believer's enthusiasm. Whether hard or simple, a duty never frustrates a believer since he wholeheartedly, willingly and gladly renders his services to Allah. This enthusiasm manifests itself in attitudes of joy and happiness.
That believers expect their reward only from Allah is also stated by Allah's Messenger (saas). Asked what reward there would be for a man who desired fame and compensation for having served in the way of Allah, the Prophet (saas) said,
"There is no reward for him." Then he said, "Allah accepts those deeds which were performed purely for His sake and which were meant to seek His pleasure."55
At the beginning of the book it was stated that people's faith and closeness to Allah are not the same and that there are some who are sincerely obedient to Allah and others in whose hearts is a disease.56 Scholars have explained this "disease" as hypocrisy or disbelief.
People who do not have wholehearted faith (although they live among believers and assert that they believe) show the reality of their faith in the way they conduct themselves. They lack the zeal to live the religion and gain the good pleasure of Allah, and may even want to weaken a believer's enthusiasm and discourage him.
However, those who have real faith are not influenced by such people's words or their acts because they perceive what Allah has informed them in the Qur'an:
"So be patient. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth. And let them not disquiet you who are not certain [in faith]."57
The indifference of some people is actually the result of their uncertainty. Aware of this fact, believers do not feel frustrated; on the contrary, they feel more committed to struggle for the interests of Islam since other people do not serve religion and do not put forth any effort to spread the values of the Qur'an. They become more determined to remind them of Qur'anic values and to live by the principles of Islam in the best way.
A great Islamic scholar, Said Nursi, also known as Bediüzzaman (Wonder of the Age), expressed how people who exert sincere effort for the acceptance of Allah approach unenthusiastic people:
"Weak-heartedness and the withdrawal of others becomes a cause that augments the zeal and efforts of sincere believers because they hold themselves responsible for the duties of those who have withdrawn."58
Bediüzzaman observed that every time sincere believers see how those in whose hearts is a disease evade the service of Islam, they embrace the religion with added commitment. The indifference of unenthusiastic people toward adhering to the values of the Qur'an and toward communicating them reminds believers of their own great responsibility. Other people's unwillingness to adopt good values becomes a cause for believers to conduct themselves even better. In contrast to the non-adherence of those who have no certainty about Allah and His messengers, believers display an exemplary obedience, which says "we hear and we obey."
Those who have not truly adopted faith in their hearts unwittingly contribute to the development of believers in many ways. In no way, however, can they instill their indifference into the hearts of believers because believers derive their zeal and faith from their relationship with Allah rather than the attitude of people surrounding them. Whether or not believers witness such people's indifference, they strive eagerly to fulfill the commands of Allah. However, observing the weak-hearted serves as a reminder which ultimately turns out to be good for them. While an indifferent person does not give much thought to his eternal life, he unconsciously augments the zeal of sincere believers and encourages them.
27. An-Nawawis Forty Hadith, no. 41.
44. Surah al-Waqi'ah, 56:10-16.
56. Scholars have explained this "disease" as hypocrisy or disbelief.

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text: I caught this last night, it went over the 1983 draft, with Kelly, Elway and Marino. Kinda interesting. Said Dallas was going to give up either 3 1st rd picks or 2 starters and 2 1st rd picks for Elway, but Irsay was stubborn. He ended up getting the 4th overall pick which was a lineman, a backup QB and someone else. Also, I thought it was funny, they said Al Davis was soo busy suing the NFL that he didn't pay attention to Marino trying to scout him.


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There's a show on Food TV called "A Cook's Tour" starring Anthony Bourdain. (Author of Kitchen Confidential and a book called A Cook's Tour - both excellent reads)
In the book and on the show, he goes to a restaurant in Northern California called French Laundry. The chef knows that Tony is a big smoker, so he prepares him a dish with tobacco in it.
I've also heard that restaurants in manhattan are starting to use tobacco in food due to the new no smoking rules.
Give it a try! Although I'm not a cigarette smoker (I prefer to smoke pork butts I'd be interested to hear how it turned out.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 25/12/2012 (1701 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Kudos to Canada Post
I and almost everyone I know have at times criticized Canada Post for one reason or another. But a mistake I made was handled so well that those I told the story to were amazed.
A few weeks ago, I went to mail my Christmas cards. Included was a birthday-card envelope for a grandson. I had written only his first name on the envelope because I had planned to deliver it personally. I tossed the Christmas cards and the birthday card containing cash into the mail receptacle.
After realizing what I just done, I deposited a note explaining my error and phoned the post office. I was advised that the envelope may never be located, or it could take a few months. I believed it was lost forever.
On Dec. 17 I got a call from post office security informing me that the envelope had been located and I could pick it up at my convenience. Considering the mountains of mail produced at this time, I feel this is extraordinary. My thanks go out to them.
Trumping animal cruelty
Re: It's about animal cruelty (Dec. 19). Letter-writer Kim Gainer chastises letter-writer Bill Raap for daring (in her opinion) to write that unnecessary abortions of human children are worse than the practice of keeping pigs in cages. Gainer goes on to say that Raap should keep his nose out of women's business.
How dare she. While the practices of the hog industry are horrifying and disgusting, murdering human babies (abortion is just another word for murder) while still in the womb will trump animal cruelty any day. The murder (abortion) of innocent babies is everybody's business and I hope and pray to God that it always will be.
Thorny question remains
Letter-writer Leigh Halprin clearly exposes the hypocrisy behind the world's most autocratic and repressive regimes holding seats on the United Nations Rights Council (Guidelines must be clear, Dec. 14), a body "whose mandate is the responsibility for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe, addressing situations of human rights violations, and making recommendations on them."
Indeed, she has indirectly castigated the UN itself for offering membership to the very nations that so flagrantly violate the international organization's own standards of human-rights observance.
The thorny question that remains for Winnipeg's new Canadian Museum for Human Rights, however, is whether it will be equally as culpable in not displaying exhibits that speak to those rights violations despite the ill will that will be engendered toward Canada from diplomatic missions in China, Saudi Arabia, the Arab Emirates, Syria, Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
Here at home, the new museum will have a more contentious rights violator to showcase -- if it is courageous enough to do so. As has been written on these pages before, the Quebec government continues to challenge the Canadian charter's constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression on a daily basis. Will the museum expose that violation, too, or will it be cowed by censorial political forces in Ottawa?
As the Canadian War Museum discovered, interference from above quickly changes the nature and content of otherwise objective truths to fit political expediencies. Let's hope that experience doesn't repeat itself here.
Adding painful details
The writer of the Nov. 26 letter 'Like living in limbo' makes an entirely valid observation regarding our incredible and unforgivable wait times for hip operations in this province.
She notes that she could have her hip done in Scottsdale, Ariz., where she was wintering, in approximately five days. However, she says nothing of the excruciating pain 24/7, getting a maximum of two or three hours of sleep per night, the hazard caused by the afflicted driving on our roads, the damage caused by the dysfunction of a contorted body, the atrophy that sets into affected leg muscles, the risk of tripping on uneven ground, or slipping on ice, or over a sidewalk curb, and the otherwise inability to function properly or adequately every day. Not only should our wait times be a concern, they should be unacceptable.
U.S. debt mind-boggling
I think our Canadian friends need to know how deeply the U.S. has gone into debt. A friend has taken the time to calculate how enormous our debt of $16 trillion is when expressed in terms we can better understand.
Put into simple words, at the rate of $36 million per hour, 24 hours per day, it would take 50.7 years to pay off the U.S. national debt. This assumes that nothing further is added to it and that it carries an interest rate of zero.
As one frustrated American, I am sick of our politicians arguing about nickel-and-dime tax increases and spending reductions while Rome is burning. Canadians should be concerned about our fiscal mess, as should the rest of the world. The only possible solution seems to be huge inflation in a few years.
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Methinks Rick Miller doth protest too much (Prejudicial statement, Letters Dec. 17). Harm done? I'm sure that most Morden residents would be pleased that I did not refer to them as Dippers.


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HOUSTON - A student accidentally fired a gun Monday at a Spring Branch ISD high school in northwest Houston, officials said.
Spring Branch ISD police said the 15-year-old student took a .380 Ruger handgun out of his backpack to show students at Spring Woods High School, 2045 Gessner, and he accidentally fired it around 11 a.m. A teacher and 25 students were in the class at the time.
The bullet went through the classroom door and landed in a brick wall. No one was hit.
Spring Branch ISD police took the freshman into custody. He faces a charge of possession of a handgun on school property. District officials said the student also faces expulsion. His name was not released.
Students who were in the classroom where the gun was fired were offered counseling. A letter about the incident was sent home to parents.
"Of course, the students in the classroom were shaken. We had a couple that needed counseling, and the school district sent counselors there immediately," said Spring Branch ISD Police Chief Chuck Browner.
"I was walking by the class and heard a gunshot and ducked. I was really scared," student Robert Rivas said. "It's really pointless. Why would you bring a gun to school?"
"I was scared. They didn't lock down the school. My friend was next door and heard the shooting," another student said.
"The cops came and got him out of the class. Everybody was screaming," another student said.
Officials did not release where the student got the gun.
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TAMPA, Fla. – The Saint Leo University women's swim team was unable to upset No. 11 Tampa on Saturday morning at the University of Tampa Aquatic Center.
Stephanie Martinez and Paula Carvajal led the way for the Green and Gold, collecting a pair of first place finishes apiece.
Martinez picked up her first top time in the 1000 Yard Freestyle event, touching with a time of 10:37.08, five seconds ahead of her closest competition. She went on to claim second in the 200 Yard Free with a time of 2:00.42 before earning the top time in the 500 Yard Freestyle event, touching with a time of 5:14.31.
Carvajal picked up first place in the 100 Yard Breaststroke, hitting the wall with a time of 1:11.73, and took home the top slot in the 200 Yard Breaststroke, earning a total time of 2:33.87.
Chantal Bouthillier and Chloe Pellican finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 200 Yard Butterfly, completing the event in 2:15.64, and 2:17.97. Bouthillier continued her success in the 200 Yard IM, finishing in 2:17.81, good for second on the day.
In the 100 Yard Free, Bianca Muniz took home third place with a time of 55:51.
The 200 Yard Medley Relay team of Bouthillier, Carvajal, Alyssa Black, and Muniz opened the meet with a third place finish, logging combined time of 1:56.17. To close out the day, the combination of Carvajal, Muniz, Martinez, and Rachel Cunio took home second in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 3:45.35.
The Lions return to the pool deck on Saturday, December 14, when they travel to Ft. Lauderdale, to participate in the four-day Nova Southeastern Invitational.
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Well, that was it - at 5 am this Friday my mom passed away. I feel a strong need to give back to this forum, but since I'm nowhere near finding the cure for cancer (though I might try some biohacking in the future), I'll just describe the ordeal that my mother faced, so that perhaps some other patients and loved ones can in the future be prepared for what this disease might bring. Needless to say, every cancer story is a different one, so your mileage may (most likely will) vary:
September 2012: mom starts losing weight, thinks one of her diets has finally worked (she's been overweight for as long as I can remember, but not really obese)
November 2012: urine gets dark, she unfortunately ignores this symptom (maybe the billirrubin was already making her confused or perhaps she was starting to have mild dementia due to her age)
December 2012: jaundice shows up, GP orders ultrasound, which is inconclusive. Only after MRI and CT scans it's relatively clear that it's a cholangiocarcinoma, not operable according to two different doctors
01/02/2013: plastic stent inserted
01/09/2013: stent didn't work, decision to go for radiotherapy. Meanwhile mom gets weaker, sleeps a lot.
01/16/2013: ultrasound biopsy failed due to too much fluid. Mon starts suffering from incontinence.
02/01/2013: oncologist gives her one or two months, gastroenterologist suggests external drainage
02/03/2013: mom gets really week and refuses to eat at home, so I take her to the hospital
02/04/2013: mild pneumonia detected, treatment for infection started with antibiotics
02/05/2013: radiologist comes and starts preparation for external drainage
02/06/2013: she starts getting blood to be prepared for the drainage procedure, since she has severe anemia; severe loss of conscience, talks less and less
02/07/2013: stops eating food, taking only yogurt and shakes
02/08/2013: we cancel the drainage procedure since her conscience goes almost completely away. She starts being fed through a feeding tube
02/09/2013: last time she talks something other than "hi"
02/11/2013: oxygen added to help her breathe. Doctor suspects she's in pain and adds analgesics
02/12/2013: doctor adds morphine to her prescription. Blood pressure gets really low at night.
02/13/2013: starts having secretions pumped from her throat and lungs, her breathing sounds "bubbly". Urine needs to start getting drained too.
02/14/2013: doctor says she's in coma
02/15/2013: death due to acute respiratory failure
Though it might sound scary for someone who has never dealt with a cancer patient in the family, I'm afraid many will recognize some of these "steps" as being part of their history with their loved ones. I hope I don't bring too many bad memories, but putting this "on paper" is a way for me to cope with the terrible way in which the disease has progressed.
One last thing: as you may notice from the account of the facts above, CC has been for my mom a permanent downward spiral: there were no "ups and downs", it just kept getting worse and worse.
Still, I do wish sincerely that future patients do not go through this ordeal, though I'm afraid the technology is not there yet :-(


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CINCINNATI (AP) -- A grand jury has indicted a man on aggravated murder charges and other counts in the fatal stabbing of a security guard at the downtown Cincinnati hotel where the guard worked.
Police called to the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza on Dec. 7 found 58-year-old Richard Campbell dead in a stairwell.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters says 35-year-old Joseph Tucker Jr., of Cincinnati, was indicted Friday in Campbell's slaying.
Deters says Tucker is charged with two counts each of aggravated murder and murder and single counts of aggravated robbery and burglary. He could be sentenced to life in prison without parole if convicted of all the charges.
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As often happens when browsing the internet and the Ancestry Card catalogue in particular I came across something I wasn't looking for !! Having found these transcripts I thought it would be useful to some Shropshire genealogists out there somewhere to know that this un-indexed set of parish register transcripts for Bromfield, Claverley and Westbury are available online.
As I said above these are transcripts of the originals registers and they aren't indexed onto the main Ancestry search engine so a search under surname won't bring them up. The transcripts are for the following time periods –
Bromfield 1559 – 1812
Claverley 1568 – 1837
Westbury 1638 – 1812
The transcripts were made by the Shropshire Parish Register Society some years ago and although the books have been well used the transcriptions are very clear. The introduction giving information and background to the parish is well worth spending the time reading. At the end of each volume there is a place name and a surname index.
A bonus for those with family history in Shropshire. I'd better go and try and find the records I was looking for before I stumbled across these transcripts!
Image – St Mary the Virgin, Bromfield, near to Bromfield, Shropshire, Great Britain. Originally a Benedictine Priory church, dating from 1155, with 13th and 16th century additions and restored in 1890. The copyright on this image is owned by Ian Capper and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.


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Welcome back to the ComicsAlliance Podcast. your source for comic book entertainment culture, news, humor and commentary.
In this week's episode, we'll talk about the increasingly well populated landscape of television series based on comic books, our impressions of specific projects, and what if any effect these developments may have on the comic book business itself.
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For lunch prior to the Super Bowl I grilled up some wings and Klement's brats. There were just 2 of us so I didn't have to make a whole lot.
The night before I put the wings in a brine of a local red ale, some salt, pepper, grated fresh garlic, and habanero hot sauce and by noon they were ready to go.
Not a whole lot of prep work involved with the brats...just unwrap the styrofoam tray!
I started by grilling the wings direct on each side to get some color and to help dry them out before finishing them indirect with a final move back over the coals for a minute or 2. The brats were cooked indirect on the same grill and also finished with a short direct cook.
Lunch is served! Even though I only cooked 6 wings and 5 brats we still had enough for a meal and some leftovers. The wings had some mild beer and garlic flavors, and even though the brine contained a good tablespoon of hot sauce they weren't too spicy.


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DETROIT - Preliminary police reports indicate 10 people died in traffic crashes over the New Year's holiday in Michigan.
Another nine people died over the Christmas holiday, according to the Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center.
Half of the deaths on New Year's involved alcohol and five of the nine Christmas deaths were alcohol related.
For the New Year's holiday, four of the people who died were not wearing seat belts and over Christmas, three were unbuckled.
"The importance of buckling up and driving sober can never be stressed enough," said Kathy Farnum, senior section chief of the Office of Highway Safety Planning.
The early comparisons can be made to last year when 14 people died over the four-day New Year's holiday period and eight died over the four-day Christmas holiday period.
The New Year's holiday period starts at 6 p.m. Dec. 28 and went through midnight Jan. 1.
The Christmas holiday period began at 6 p.m. Dec. 21 and went through midnight Dec. 25.
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Liberty Women Lead, Men 2nd After ECAC/IC4A Day 2
The Liberty women's team leads the ECAC team standings, while the men's squad currently ranks second in the IC4A race after a successful Saturday at the 2014 IC4A and ECAC Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships. Jocelyn Williams (ECAC weight throw) and Josh MacDonald (IC4A men's 5K) both notched runner-up finishes, while the men's 4 x 800 relay quartet shattered the program record at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center.
The Lady Flames, who have never finished higher than 11th at this meet, lead the way with 22 points through the first six ECAC event finals. Coppin State ranks second with 21 points, while defending champion Connecticut is third with 18 markers.
On the men's side, Liberty scored points in all five IC4A events which concluded on Saturday. With 25 points, the Flames sit five tallies behind Cornell entering the meet's final day.
Women's ECAC Day Two Recap
The 2012 ECAC women's weight throw champion, Williams finished second this time around. The redshirt junior's top effort of the day reached 61-3.5.
Sophomore Janae Jones and freshman Oasis Hernandez combined for five team points in the women's triple jump. Jones reached 40-0.5 for sixth place, while Hernandez jumped a season-best 39-11.25 to come in seventh.
Liberty will have the chance to score more points on the track on Sunday, as Ansley Gebben and Meghan Burggraf qualified for the finals in their respective events. Gebben clocked a time of 55.70 seconds in the 400 dash prelims, while Burggraf won her heat of the 800 in 2:08.37.
Men's IC4A Day Two Recap
MacDonald sped to a season-best time of 14:11.94 for second place in the IC4A 5K final. The California native improved upon his third-place finish from 2013.
Freshman Aklesso Agama triple jumped 48-2.75 for fourth place in the event. He matched the distance of Sacred Heart's Gregory Hazell but had a longer second jump.
Another freshman, Zach Davis, made a successful second-attempt clearance at 6-10.25 to tie for fourth place in the final high jump standings.
David Scouten added a foot to his weight throw personal best, reaching 62-9.5 for fifth place in the event.
Aided by a personal-best pole vault clearance of 13-3.5, Tevan McIntire finished fifth in the heptathlon with a career-best score of 4,999 points. The redshirt junior now ranks No. 6 in program history after finishing one spot ahead of Big South champion Quincy Murphy of VMI and just four points out of fourth place.
Zach Gilroy ended up 10th in his IC4A heptathlon debut, tallying 4,597 points. The freshman had the third-best pole vault clearance of the competition (14-3.25) and then won the heptathlon 1,000-meter run in a personal-best 2:45.19.
The quartet of Jacob Onifer, Colin Schultz, Trevor Hope and John Sherret qualified for Sunday's 4 x 800 relay final while running a program-record time of 7:29.15. Onifer got things started with a 1:54.5 split, Schultz followed in 1:51.5, Hope carried the baton for 1:52.8 and Sherret brought it home in a stellar 1:50.4.
The Flames shattered the previous indoor school record of 7:37.44, which had stood since March 3, 1996. The time was also superior to Liberty's outdoor school mark of 7:31.60 from the 2004 IC4A meet.
Continuing a strong day for Liberty's freshmen, Stephen Racanelli advanced to the 200 dash final and the 60 dash semifinals. His personal-best 200 time of 21.45 seconds moves him up to No. 2 in program history, while his 60 clocking of 6.90 seconds tied for the fastest in any of Saturday's preliminary heats.
Racanelli will be joined by teammate ConRoy Smith in the 60 semifinals, after the senior posted a qualifying time of 7.00 seconds.
The meet's third and final day will get started Sunday at 9:30 a.m., with the IC4A long jump and ECAC shot put.


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I bought my first London Broil today and I plan on doing it this weekend. The meat is about 1 1/4 inches thick and weigh 1.90 pounds. Can't wait. I looked back at some old posts and I found some tips on tenderizing them. I saw someone had said that a Jaccard tenderizer works wonders. I want one REALLY bad but don't have the funds right now so I am going to have to try another way. Another post said something about making shallow slits at 45 degree angles across the meat and then marinating in Italian dressing. This sounds really good so I am probably going to try this. Just wondering if anyone has any other good tips or marinades.
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When a subject that the mind is not completely content with arises, one's the lower self has a strong tendency to make up excuses. One of the excuses that lower self comes up with is; "If circumstances were like this, then I would be like that." This is a logic based on the idea that whatever it is that needs to be done, the current state of affairs is not conducive to it.
The person concerned completely convinces himself and constantly waits for those desired 'conditions' to come about. Essentially, instead of looking to the objective and resolving the issue, he devotes all his energy to whether or not the appropriate conditions have arisen. Because of this erroneous belief, he can never find within himself the strength to make the effort that needs to be made. And in this way he wastes months and even years.
There is no doubt that this is a most false logic. In particular, the human mind is very limited. People are only able to consider matters from a restricted perspective. Allah is the One Who is omnipotent. Allah is the One Who knows all aspects of a matter with the hidden and concealed aspects of it, what went before it and what comes after it, from all perspectives; and in the best manner for everyone. Therefore, if Allah has created a situation within specific conditions, then there is great wisdom in this. That is because these conditions are manifestations of His omniscience. That means that he should exhibit those efforts he keeps postponing now, under the currently prevailing circumstances. Allah sees wisdom in this, and he is tested under these conditions.
In addition, if the circumstances are not conducive, Allah would in any case not want from the individual to exhibit that behavior. That is because Allah reveals in the Qur'an that He will not impose a heavier burden on a person than he can bear. For that reason, the logic that forms in a person's mind, along the lines of "I can only do these things if these circumstances apply" is completely wrong from the beginning till the end. Allah informed us about this truth in the Qur'an as follows:
As for those who have faith(iman) and do right actions – We impose on no self any more than it can bear – they are the Companions of the Garden, remaining in it timelessly, for ever. (Surat al-A'raf: 42)
We do not impose on any self any more than it can stand. With Us there is a Book which speaks the truth. They will not be wronged. (Surat al-Muminun: 62)
In addition, even if those circumstances the person awaits really seem to be so essential for him, it is still wrong for him to postpone something that needs to be done to a later time just for this reason. If Allah's approval requires a person to makes endeavors on a matter, then it is incompatible with good conscience for a believer to put them off for any reason.
And one attribute of a believer is that he never follows the logic of "conditions are not right" and totally gives up. For example the number of unbelievers in the world and their forcefulness is very high. But a believer will never show slackness when it comes to making efforts in order to bring the moral values of Islam to rule the world by saying "Like it or not, this is how things stand." Nor will he ever cease preaching the moral values of the Qur'an to the world because of external pressure from his surroundings, saying "The climate is not conducive just at the present moment."
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In fact, man will be clear proof against himself in spite of any excuses he might offer. (Surat al-Qiyama: 42)
As well as all these very important facts, another matter that must never be forgotten is "the proximity of death." While a person convinces himself that "conditions are not yet right" and "I can only do that if this happens first" and waits for the right circumstances to come about, he may find himself on the brink of death at any moment. He may suffer a disease that takes away all his strength in the physical sense in an instant. Or the existing conditions may become even more difficult and undesirable than they are at the moment. In that case, according to this logic of his, he will find himself in a position that he will never have the strength to do something for which he said, "I cannot do this because the circumstances are not yet right." The fact is, however, that even if conditions become worse than they are now, the believer must still believe – by Allah's leave and with His help – that he has the strength to do what is necessary and strive to do the best that he can ,in the light of that belief. Even if these efforts fail to bear fruit, Allah will still see his intentions and endeavors and, insha'Allah, will still give his morality the finest reward. The Qur'an reveals Allah's infinite justice as follows:
But as for anyone who desires the Hereafter, and strives for it with the striving it deserves, being a believer, the striving of such people will be gratefully acknowledged. (Surat al-Isra': 19)


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City of York Council said yesterday it was "monitoring the situation 24/7", with crews on standby.
A spokeswoman said gritters would be treating roads from 6pm last night and 4am today, although overnight temperatures were higher than had been experienced earlier in the week.
"We have 2,600 tonnes of salt in stock," she said. "The maximum that national reserves allow is 3,000 tonnes."
East Riding of Yorkshire Council said its 17-strong gritter fleet had been fitted with snowploughs in the light of forecasts for as much as 10cm of snow over the weekend, with the deepest falls expected over the Wolds.
"Salt stocks remain healthy at the council's depots and orders are in place to replenish these as they are used," said a spokesman Nigel Leighton, director of environment and neighbourhood services at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: "With snow forecast and continued sub-zero temperatures, the council's focus will be on keeping the main highway network open to motorists, businesses and the travelling public."
North Yorkshire County Council said its gritting fleet was geared up to deal with snowfall, which was made worse by brisk south easterly winds.
It urged motorists to plan extra time for any necessary journeys over the weekend, with drivers in upland areas encouraged to be particularly vigilant.
York Knavesmire Harriers said they would decide today whether to go ahead with tomorrow's Brass Monkey Half Marathon, a road race involving 2,000 runners, following discussions with weather forecasters. "The safety and welfare of all runners, marshals and volunteers will influence our final decision," a spokesman said.
Meanwhile, York-based Bayford Oil, which supplies domestic oil across the north east, is appealing to everyone, particularly those based in remote communities, to ensure elderly neighbours are safe and warm during the cold weather.
Homes suffer blackout
Thousands of households were left without power as heavy snow swept the UK and brought parts of the country slipping and sliding to a halt.
Hundreds of flights were cancelled at Heathrow airport while train companies axed rail services and roads were closed.
The arctic blasts forced nearly 2,000 schools to shut their doors, meaning some sixth-form and college students had their A-level exams postponed. The weather heaped misery on more than 10,000 households in South Wales, where residents found themselves with no power yesterday morning.
The Met Office issued a "red" severe weather warning for heavy snow in Wales, with some 25cm falling at Sennybridge, in Powys.
The forecast led some people to rush to the shops to stock up on provisions amid fears they would be snowed in.


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Exciting but troubled ex-Melbourne forward Liam Jurrah's hopes of reigniting his AFL career have risen after training for the first time with Port Adelaide.
The 24-year-old, who walked out on the Demons post-season, is due to face court in Alice Springs next March over assault charges relating to an alleged machete attack in March this year.
But new Power coach Ken Hinkley said Jurrah, who kicked 81 goals in his 36 games for Melbourne but was kept to just one game this year by ankle and wrist injuries, seemed focused and keen to seize his chance.
"I have spoken to him over the last couple of days, last week twice, just to have a little chat to him," Hinkley told reporters after Jurrah trained with the Power for the first time on Wednesday.
"He's really excited about getting an opportunity to show he can play AFL football still.
"We don't doubt he can play the game. We've just got to make sure he's physically able to play the game because he has had some significant injuries in the past 12 months."
The Power are considering recruiting Jurrah through the December 11 rookie draft.
Hinkley said there were no guarantees but just by turning up to training on Wednesday in decent condition Jurrah had proved something about his mindset.
"I would have thought if you're turning up here today in a new environment to train and I would imagine he knows there's some scrutiny coming, his focus is pretty right," Hinkley said.
The freakishly-skilled Jurrah, who comes from the indigenous desert community of Yuendumu, about 300km northwest of Alice Springs, quickly became a cult figure after his 2009 debut and was Melbourne's leading goal-kicker last year.
He is facing three charges of aggravated assault and one count of unlawfully causing serious harm, over an altercation in March this year at a town camp on the edge of Alice Springs.
The Power are also likely to snare Essendon midfielder Brent Prismall through the pre-season draft, with the 26-year-old also training with them.


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parmesan roasted Cranberry Red Potatoes photo by lsimon
Cranberry Red seed potatoes called out to us this spring. Plant me, plant me!
We doubled the size of our garden this year, smack dab in the middle of the sunny back yard. So there was room for two bags of organic seed potatoes. The garden center had maybe a dozen oddball kinds. Reds, yellows, blue, and whites. We went for the Cranberry Reds and Swedish Fingerlings.
Cranberry Reds are red skinned outside and pink inside. The texture of the flesh is moist and smooth, like the common red potato you can get at the grocery store.
I was super anxious to start harvesting potatoes. I had always heard, "plant on Good Friday, harvest on the 4th of July". My husband grew up on a farm and they planted potatoes in the huge family garden. He had never heard of this and thought it was way too early for our planting zone of 5.
With encouragement from me, he planted the seed potatoes earlier than he thought prudent. And no harm done. We harvested our first potatoes about the middle of July. They were very small, we enjoyed them, and let the rest keep on growing.
pink flowers on cranberry red potatoes 6-18-2009 photo by vsimon
most potatoes have white flowers
Mature Cranberry Reds are ugly potatoes. Many are lumpy. They have alligator skins, rough and crackly. I am not sure I like the pink insides. Maybe I was hoping for more vibrant color. The inside color is variable. Some are quite pink, some are very pale, some are streaked.
They are supposed to be long keepers. That is very important with organic potatoes, since we do not spray them to prevent sprouting.
If they are firm and not stinky in January, I may look at them more kindly. I wonder if the inside color will change a bit.
Here is one of my favorite recipes for potatoes. The salty parmesan gets golden, crusty, crispy, fragrant. The insides get soft and smooth.
You can also use bakers instead of red potatoes. Really, all potatoes are good this way. Try it with cauliflower too, yum.
Parmesan Potatoes
Adapted from Everyday Foods
Serves 4
|metric measures
|8 medium sized red potatoes
|about .5 kg
|1 egg white
|1 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
|180 gm
oil, nonstick aluminum foil, or parchment paper
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Cut potatoes into quarters, set aside.
In a large bowl, beat egg white until frothy.
Toss potatoes in egg white to cover thoroughly.
If any egg white is pooling in the bottom of the bowl, drain some off.
Toss potatoes with 1 cup of parmesan cheese.
Oil a rimmed baking sheet, or better yet, line it with nonstick foil or parchment.
Place potatoes in a single layer on the pan and cover with remaining cheese. It is OK to let the cheese scatter in the pan. These bits get especially crispy.
Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender and the cheese is golden and crispy.
Did you plant potatoes this year? Or use usual kinds from the store. Please tell us about them.


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I have an 11lb brisket cooking for 10 hours now. Half of the brisket is at 210F and the other half is at 180f. My concern is that I continue cooking it so the 180F half comes up to where I want it will result in the other half being way over done. What to do?
I expected the brisket to take much longer and have people coming over in another 9 hours for the BBQ.


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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Conversation on A9TV dated May 21st, 2013
Adnan Oktar: Why do people in this world are in conflict with each other, Didem? I fail to understand that!
Didem Ürer: Master, really! I mean, while it was possible to live in such a comfort!
Adnan Oktar: Allah Allah.. All those vacant vast lands, fertile soils.. and still the vast majority of people are in conflict with each other. They are launching bombs and firing bullets on children and women day and night.
Didem Ürer: Actually just as you always tell us, this is a manifestation of the signs of Allah. Allah says; "[Those who disbelief are the friends and protectors of one another.] If you do not act in this way there will be turmoil in the land and great corruption." Allah knows the truth, that is a responsibility on all Muslims.
Adnan Oktar: "Being friends and protectors of one another" means the Unity of Islam.
Didem Ürer: Yes..
Adnan Oktar: Allah says; "If you do not form a community supporting one another, if you do not form a community devoted to each other, if you do not form a union, there will be turmoil in the land and great corruption and you will all be devastated." And that happens just like Allah says it will. However [Referring to the bloodshed in Syria] some writers overseas secretly support this situation in one sense. That is unbecoming. They sometimes fail to calculate where their words will lead. Mr. Daniel Pipes, for example.. He is apparently of Jewish origin. I did not know that, I imagined he was a Christian. But he is apparently a Jew.
Well my brother, if you are a Jew, why do you not look at the Torah. The Torah always speaks of love and affection and compassion. It always speaks of forgiveness and treating one's neighbors well. It speaks of preventing conflict. It says that in the End Times, the last times of the world, all weapons will be abolished, there will be absolute peace in the world, wars will come to a complete end, all people will turn to Allah, there will be wonderful social justice and the world will become a place of rejoicing.
Actually, Daniel's name is a very beautiful name, masha'Allah. It is the name of a prophet.
What did he say? He said he was disappointed by what I said. Well, am I right or not? What does he say with regards to Syria? "When we look at the horrible Islamist rebels and the horrible Assad regime.. " All right, yes, correct, there is indeed a climate of violence. "I do not want either the radicals or the supporters of Assad to emerge triumphant." Here is where it starts going wrong. "It would be much better for us when they are focused on each other…" Do you know what focusing on one another means? Killing one another. What is this focusing on one another? A huge fight. Allah commands in Torah to make peace between fighting sides, He commands to make peace, to abolish arms and to stop the bloodshed.
Aylin Kocaman: The Torah reads; "What a fine thing it is to live as brothers.."
Adnan Oktar: Yes, "What a fine thing it is to live as brothers", [Torah] says. But what are you saying here ? "It would be much better for us when they are focused on each another." How does such a thing happen? Well, you are a Jewish person, you should be obeying the command of Allah.
[He says:] "But this as a strategic point of view, it is not a humanitarian point of view." Well my brother, you are a human being, how could strategy and human beings be kept separate? Strategy is for human beings. What is strategy for? Look, he says, "But this is a strategic point of view, I do not mean it as a humanitarian point of view." You should say things from a humanitarian point of view; you should speak as a Jew and as a believer in Allah. "I have great sympathy for Syrian people and my heart bleeds…" All right, your words of human love are very fine. ".. for those who are suffering in Syria." he means he feels compassion for them. That is good. [He says:] "We did this in the Iran-Iraq War. Although we did not like him, we helped the monster Saddam so that Khomeini should not win." This is no acceptable logic. It is unacceptable to give weapons to a man like Saddam and want him to kill other Muslims, anyway. I mean, if someone has made an error once, that error cannot be adopted as a model for further errors. You have made an error there, in the beginning. How can a ferocious dajjal (antichrist) such as Saddam be given weapons? How can he be told to go and attack people? If there are things wrong with the Iranian regime, [we can convince them] with science, knowledge, wisdom, power. If necessary an embargo can be imposed, or we can educate them. Results can be obtained by the employment of wisdom.
The Torah has promised this. Almighty Allah says in the Torah that Moshiach will triumph, not with force, in other words not with tanks and guns, but with the power of Allah..
Well you are a sensible writer, therefore is it appropriate of you to say that? The AKP espouses democracy and human rights and love… It is wrong to mention the AKP in the same breath as them [referring to radical groups]. That is not an honest approach. [He says:] "I do not want them to rule in Damascus." My brother, if the AKP mentality were in charge in Damascus the place would have become one of milk and honey. The AKP is not anti-democratic, there is no wrong in their doings. They may make mistakes, anyone can make a mistake. Let people say so [the mistakes of AKP] and I will warn them. If they say this or that is wrong, I will make that very clear to them. If something is wrong, I will say so, I wouldn't make excuses for their mistakes. Look, [He says:] "I do not want Islamists to rule in Damascus, I do not want them to turn their guns on us." They shouldn't turn their guns on anyone anyway. Not just on us or on you, but on anyone. Look, here is the most terrible thing he says; "Let us leave them to fight one another." Is that at all acceptable? What does Almighty Allah say in the Torah? Put an end to wars, and let there be no bloodshed, He says. What are you saying? You say, let's leave them to their fighting. If two parties are fighting, we have a duty to separate them. This is a state of affairs that stems from their ignorance and lack of education.
I fail to understand how someone with the name of a prophet, someone of Jewish origins, someone raised among Jews, who knows the Torah and who knows the Qur'an very well, could fasten on such a view. Maybe he is under the influence of Darwinism and materialism; a strong possibility. I do not know him in detail. For example, he says, "I am against militant Islam." Well okay, that is fine. So are we. So you should enforce the commandment of the Torah and Quran and espouse love. The Torah has so many things to say about peace and putting an end to bloodshed. There is no end to these words in Torah about peace, not one, not two, not ten, not twenty.. Almighty Allah says you can achieve this with the help of Allah. We are in the time of the Messiah, of Moshiach. But if he, in the full knowledge of this, uses such turns of phrases and says; "Let them fight one another," then [the radicals] will say, "Let them fight one another, too."
We will say; "these brothers of ours are Jewish, for instance Daniel is a writer and he also is a Jew. He is a devout person, you should approach him with compassion." But they [the radicals] would tell us; "look what he is telling about us: "Let them fight one another, let them kill one another, let them focus on each other." Is he not encouraging war by that?" they will say. What should we say to them then? I mean there has to be a serious difference in between. The radicals encourage war and you do the same. How could that be acceptable? You should say you are against war. You must support peace. Espouse peace with determination, and Allah will help you. Leave the rest to Him. If someone is evil, Allah will deal with evil people.
Yes, let me read some of the commandments about peace in the Torah and the Qur'an, so Daniel Pipes can also use them in his writings and talks, insha'Allah. Let us send those commandments to him, as well. Let us send him those commandments in the Torah.
Didem Ürer: Here are the passages that you've asked for Master.
Adnan Oktar: Look in Psalms, 133:1 "How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!" That is from the Torah. Allah says this in the Torah.
" For he [Solomon] ruled over all the kingdoms... and had peace on all sides." 1 Kings, 4:24
Proverbs, 12:20 "There is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil...", in other words people who espouse war, bloodshed. "... but joy for those who promote peace." Look, Allah says in the Torah that their hearts are false, while the hearts of those who espouse peace are full of joy. That is in the Torah. That is the commandment of Allah.
Psalms, 34:14 "Turn from evil and do good .." What is evil? Killing people, inflicting pain on people. ".. and do good.." What is goodness? It is peace, brotherhood and helping. "… seek peace.. " What is it? Peace and tranquility. ".. and pursue it." Seek peace and pursue it.
".. Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our fathers by breaking faith with one another?" Malachi, 2:10 Look, this is very significant. "Did not one God create us?" Muslims and Jews believe in the One Allah. What does Almighty Allah say? "Did not one God create us?" In Malachi section. "Why do we profane the covenant of our fathers by breaking faith with one another?" Who are their forefathers? The prophets Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. ".. breaking faith with one another?" There is terrible conflict at the moment. Allah is condemning that here.
"Consider the blameless, observe the upright" There is also a reference to Moshiach, the Messiah here. "There is a future for the man of peace." (Psalms, 37:37) We have come to these tomorrows. The tomorrow referred to in the Torah is today. And it belongs those who love peace.. The man who is authorized is the Mahdi, Moshiach. Why are Muslims awaiting him? For the approval of Allah. We waited for that person, for Moshiach and Allah has bestowed that authorized one, upon us. Insha'Allah.
" I am for peace, but when I speak (peace to them) they are (promoting) war." Psalms, 120:7 Look, "I am a man of peace.. " You are a Jew, so you be a man of peace as well. "..but when I speak (peace to them) they are (promoting) war." See that you are thus promoting war as well. How is that acceptable? That is not acceptable.
Isaiah, 14:7 "All the lands are at rest and at peace; they break into singing." There will be a time in which they will sing in peace and Torah refers to that time. Look, the whole world is singing in peace and well-being. There will be a day, a year of rejoicing, a time of rejoicing, and people will cry out in joy and well-being. The Torah expresses the joy of those wondrous days with those words.
Isaiah, 60:17 "Instead of bronze I will bring you gold…" Bronze looks like false gold. It is yellow, but [it is not] real gold. "… and silver in place of iron." Look at the beauty of wealth. "… Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones..." The best of everything, in other words. "I will make peace your governor and righteousness your ruler." I will make peace your governor – who does that refer to? Moshiach, the Messiah. Man of peace. Another name of is his peace. Moshiach. Allah says, "I will make peace and righteousness your governor". What is righteousness? The righteousness is again Moshiach, Mahdi.
"... And the battle bow will be broken. He [your King] will proclaim peace to the nations..." Who is the king? The Moshiach, Mahdi. Who is the nation? All the nations in the world. How will he make the peace heard? He will proclaim peace over the television the radio and the internet. Zechariah, 9:10. What does it mean; the battle bow will be broken? All tanks, guns and weapons of all kinds will be eliminated.
"If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink…" But you are saying; they should kill one another. But we are told "If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head…" What does it mean? You must lead people to the truth with love and moral virtues. Not by making people fight and kill one another. "… and the Lord will reward you." (Proverbs, 25:21-22) Allah says, He is your Helper. If you encourage someone to war, he will say you are saying the same thing. [They will say]: We are also saying it can be solved with war, and he is saying the same. Then what are we supposed to say to stop those people?


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – In their 2013-14 season opener, the Saint Leo women's basketball team defeated the visiting Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish by a 83-53 score, Saturday afternoon from the Marion Bowman Center.
After a grueling first half that left the Lions with a 33-31 lead heading into halftime, the squad rebounded in the second half to outscore the visiting Sailfish 50-22.
Seniors Chelsea Williams and Chelsea Connelly led the Lions in scoring on the afternoon, tallying 17 points apiece. The pair also led the team in rebounds, with nine and six, respectively.
Newcomer Chachi Guzman had a stellar performance in her first contest donning the green and gold, scoring 16 total points and shooting 50% from the field. In addition, senior Teresa Manigrasso collected 14 points on the night, earning a field goal percentage of 84%.
As a team, the Lions compiled a 48.5 field goal percentage, while draining 10 of 16 free throw attempts. In addition, the squad collected 48 total rebounds on the afternoon, 23 of which came in the second half.
The Saint Leo women's basketball team will return to action on Monday, Nov. 11 when they travel to St. Augustine, Fla. to take on the Flagler Saints. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m.
For more on the Lions' basketball team, visit SaintLeoLions.com. Also, be sure to 'Like' the Lions on Facebook and 'Follow' Saint Leo Athletics on Twitter and Instagram.


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Hello Sir ... i am using PCI 7830R series card and a connector block SCB68 .. i mapped this both in 0 connector of PC through RMIO cable, my question is ... i devoloped a VI which should indicate LED lights in SCB68... i have enable switch in my code ...when i on or off the switch it should respond me in hardware correspondingly... but my SCB 68 not indicating LED in hardware ... but in frontpanel of Labview its working perfecctly... y its not working in SCB68...(working of SCB68 is implies what we indicated in DAQ card right?)...i attached the VI with this....
The Problem is, i wired a LED in a bread board, i connected positive pin of LED through a wire to the 36 pin of SCB68 (DIO0) and negative to 2nd pin (DGND) of SCB68.... LED is not blinking in front panel of Labview when i wire this( not in hardware section too)..... in the mean time when i remove wires , its working( blinking) in frontpanel.... how should i resolve this? whether i have to connect any resistor on Breadboard Hardware section?
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HOUSTON - Two men were arrested after a homeowner used her cellphone to see them stealing items inside her house, according to authorities.
On Tuesday afternoon, a woman received a call from ADT Security telling her that her alarm at her house on Terrace Oaks Drive had been set off. At work at the time, the homeowner tapped into her high-tech security system from her cellphone.
"She was able to see the burglars coming down the stairs," said Georgia Gray, a friend and co-worker of the homeowner. "It was really surreal because you know, this is her home. She felt really violated and nervous and scared."
The homeowner dialed the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said they found the two suspected thieves a few blocks away. They were inside a car with several stolen items, investigators said.
It's unclear if everything came from one house or several, but the case remains under investigation. The two suspects face burglary charges, authorities said.
The homeowner told KPRC Local 2 she didn't know what was stolen from her house because she still had to take inventory and then report anything missing to deputies.
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Topic: 38 year old friend with Cholangiocarcinoma
Hello...I'm new here. I have a dear friend who has been diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma. She is seeking options now...traveling to UCSF and Anderson for consultations. The best so far is a resection of 75% of her liver. Her tumor is deemed to be the size of a cantaloupe but she is only diagnosed at stage 1 or 2.
My friend is physically fit, 38 years old, and full of life and spirit. Any thoughts or words of wisdom would be most welcome as this is new to all of us (her friends) and family. One thing for sure...treatment will begin soon. she's had 2 biopsies and is being pushed for surgery in September.


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Heat oil in a medium saucepan and sauté the onions for 1 minute. Add all remaining ingredients except the kamut flakes. Cover and bring to a boil. Add the kamut flakes, cover and reduce the flame to low. Simmer 3 minutes. Remove from the flame and mix in the pistachios before serving.
Per serving - 363 calories, 11 gram fat (27% calories from fat), 16 gram protein, 51 gram carbohydrate, 10 gram fiber, 0 milligram cholesterol, 285 milligram sodium