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Monday, March 22, 2010
Memory Monday: The Smoking Wars
Most often I remember these smells hitting me right after I had come into the house from outside. There was also an underlying smell that I didn't really think about much when I was very little; it was just a fact of life and I never stopped to think about its source.
Then, when I was five years old, I started school. By first grade, I was spending a good part of my day at school. The difference between the smells at school and the smells at home started to become perceptible to me (not all to the school's advantage, either) and it gradually started to dawn on me that I had a sensitive nose.
One sniff, and then: "Eww, ants." "That lady wears Grandma's perfume." "I smell tulips." (Mom: "Tulips don't have a smell." Me: "Yes, they do.")
But the big thing I now noticed at home was the smell of smoke. Ever-present smoke. A bit in the background at times, and super-strong when both of my parents lit up after dinner. They both smoked cigarettes, although my father would often smoke cigars at work when he could afford them. I never had a problem coming up with cigar boxes for craft projects at school; one covered with macaroni shells sprayed in gold paint was my mother's pride and joy, or so she said.
I don't know how exactly I moved from being semi-indifferent to cigarette smoke to hating it. Part of it started when I began to notice that the farther away from smoke I sat while eating, the better my food tasted. As the slow eater in the family, I was often still eating when my parents reached the "coffee and cigarettes" part of the meal. There were various ways – subtle ways, I thought – to avoid the smoke: turning slightly away, putting my elbow on the table with my hand up to the side of my head or straight ahead on the table to screen my plate (that worked as long as the "Elbow Police" were not on the alert).
And the revulsion at smoke became stronger when I came down with any of the zillion bugs that afflict children in the early grades of school: regular colds, flu, and severe colds that turned into bronchitis.
Cigar smoke was worse than cigarette smoke, although because I so strongly associated the smell of cigars with my father's presence, I always felt toward that smell what I think of as "fond irritation" or what I guess some people would call "love-hate. " The ironic thing was that since almost any kind of smoke from pipe tobacco (except for the absolutely bottom-of-the-barrel brands) was so much more pleasant than either cigarettes or cigars that I have always liked that smell. Go figure.
Most of my repertoire of smoke avoidance in my early years consisted precisely of that: evasion maneuvers. At times, as I got older, I would do the wrinkled nose thing to express my disapproval. As a pre-teen I might say "P.U.!" and bat at the air. But there was very little open disapproval and certainly not scolding, especially not with my father.
The issue came to a head when my mother and I lived in Texas. I was not a rebellious teenager, but I did have a smart mouth. And I could do the prissy indignation thing very well . That happened when my mother would light up after dinner and I was still eating; I would pick up my dish and move away from the table. Mom would express her disappointment that I felt the need to make such a big deal. I had various disapproving and sarcastic replies to this.
And that was the great point of contention between my mother and me. I can only remember one or two arguments about any other subject. Was it just that mothers and teenage daughters have to argue, and smoking just happened to be the subject? When I think back on it now, I wonder – did my mother have her own "evasion maneuvers" to avoid facing my disapproval? I see "the line" outside workplaces: people taking their smoking breaks away from building entrances, even on cold, windy days, and although my mother never went outside to smoke, it makes me think of her. Did my mother enjoy her cigarettes more when I was away at school and she could smoke in peace?
In later years my main worry about Mom's smoking was that she smoked in bed. There was no denying the evidence when I came to visit; her lovely blue bedspread had a row of little round holes across the top. She felt bad about it, but there was nothing to be done; she had to have a cigarette first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening.
Today when I pull out old photographs, recipes, and other mementos that I inherited from my mother, the smell of smoke is pretty strong from most of them. Some, like her recipe box, are covered with a thick layer of smoky grime. Even so, they must have lost a lot of their pungency after all these years. When a cousin sent me a closed plastic bag with a few items I had overlooked when cleaning out Mom's house after she died, the smell that hit me from those items was even stronger. I was suddenly transported back to our apartment in Seymour. The odd thing was that I didn't remember our apartment ever smelling this strong.
And I am a little less "holier-than-thou" now. It is humbling when you realize all the things you are addicted to. I am trying to cut a coffee habit down from 2-3 cups a day to just one cup in the morning (can't live without that one!). That much coffee can't be good for you. It stains your teeth, you know. Oh – you do know.
Mom's recipe box. I tried to scrub off the smoke film, but couldn't get all of it off.
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It is funny, I also find the smell of smoke repulsive...I also can smell the tulips.ReplyDelete
I can identify the spices in a dish just by smelling the aroma.
There must be different levels of nasal sensitivity. I can smell things that others do not. Guess I should have been a perfume tester. There are a lot of perfumes that I also find repulsive too.
I can identify with the smell of smoke now...although, back in the day, I was a smoker. I haven't touched one in 32 years and now it bothers me to smell smoke....to the point of my eyes burning. AND, I DO remember the the ritual of sprinkling the clothes, rolling them and placing them in the fridge (not the freezer) before ironing them. I wonder what ever happened to those sprinkle bottles...lolReplyDelete
I had a father that smoked like that and I got to where I could not stand the smell of smoke, however, he also broke me of ever wanting coffee, because I would have to make my parents' coffee first thing in the morning. I tried a sip and it was like lead in my stomach. Never wanted it again.ReplyDelete
Funny how a fragrance, bad or good can transport us to a memory.
Good memory post.
I have a sensitive sense of smell too. Most perfumes smell terrible to me and it always makes me wonder why people want to go around stinking like they do when they wear perfume! It feels like someone has taken an ice pick and is jamming it in my nose and eyes. The strong smell of smoke can throw me into a migraine that isn't any fun.ReplyDelete
Claudia and Alice - It's funny how some smells - even those that are supposed to be good ones - can turn some people off. Perfumes don't generally bother me, but there is one brand of hand lotion with a fragrance that gives me throat spasms.ReplyDelete
Linda - I wonder if they still have the sprinkling top that fits exactly into a Coke bottle - that's what I remember Mom using.
hummer - I didn't care for coffee until I spent a few days in Germany as a college student - the coffee there was wonderful and made me an addict for life.
Hello Greta:ReplyDelete
How are you today? Just to drop a note. My wife, Copper, her mother smoked. I used scrubbing bubbles to clean the ceiling and walls. What a difference. You might try this product in a non-noticible area. Or just an ever so tiny area. You do not want to ruin your mom's box.
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I had an interesting online discussion with a colleague as to whether or not technology detracts from or enhances communication. She wrote, "…communication is a relational activity, it's all about relationships. Should we be investing so much energy on encouraging children to engage maybe more with technology than they do with people? … Do we really need all of the apps in order to engage children with spoken communication or do we need to get back to the real function of speech and language which is to connect people with people?"
As a speech path, I fully agree, to a point. But does technology disengage children from human interaction? Does our enthusiasm for the iPad, and using it in therapy, have the potential for reducing the child's interpersonal relationship with us and others? I believe the answer is that it depends on how we use technology.
Technology is a tool like any other, but with expanded possibilities. There are apps available that can be used as a starting point for conversation. New app innovation holds the possibility of animating the standard pictures we have been using in therapy for years. I find it hard to understand why that is a negative. As with all materials available to us, it all depends on how we put them to use. Letters replaced human messengers, books replaced human storytellers, radio and television took their place alongside live entertainment. Today's technology is another medium of interaction on this continuum.
Another colleague offered this anecdote. "At the end of school last year, I grouped two preschoolers who I had been seeing separately and at the end, we used the iPad for some free time. Boy, was I surprised at the amount of spontaneous conversation between the two boys! They shared their favorite app, described how to play it, asked questions about the other boy's app, and made helpful suggestions. I hadn't gotten such spontaneous language from the one student for over a year of therapy!!"
(This post originally appeared on Apps for Speech Therapy)
Mirla Raz, CCC-SLP, is a speech pathologist in private practice (Communication Skills Center) and the author of the Help Me Talk Book: How to Teach a Child to Say the "R" Sound in 15 Easy Lessons, How to Teach a Child to Say the "S" Sound in 15 Easy Lessons, and How to Teach a Child to Say the "L" Sound in 15 Easy Lessons (also available in Kindle). Her latest endeavor is her blog Apps for Speech Therapy.


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West Chicago teen beginning long road back from brain injuries
Step inside the Novak family home in West Chicago and two things immediately wrestle for your attention.
First, there's the Christmas tree, still meant as a symbol of joy even in the middle of January.
Then, next to the sofa, there's the hospital bed and the maze of buzzing electrical equipment.
On this evening, Alex Novak, 15, is sitting in his wheelchair, wearing his St. Francis High School football jersey and taking his nutrition through a tube because he cannot swallow.
Just five months ago, his life was much different. It was Aug. 18 and Alex was getting ready for his freshman football team's season opener. He had just finished helping his sister, Raquel, pack for college. And now he was riding his bike, just blocks from home, when he was struck by a van.
The accident left him with severe brain injuries. He would spend the next six weeks in a coma.
Months later, he still requires 20 medications. He breathes through a tracheal tube. A vibration vest helps him cough. He is susceptible to respiratory infections. He undergoes treatment for spasms.
His dad, Larry Novak, is a structural engineer who has become well-versed in his son's medical needs.
"We have turned our living room into a hospital room," he says.
Alex and his family face a long and incredibly difficult journey.
But for now, at least, they are not alone.
Helping hands
If you can look beyond the medical equipment, you'll see a photograph on a wall in the Novak house. It's a framed picture of the St. Francis football team, signed by the athletes who wore Alex's jersey number on their helmets for every game this past season.
It's a reminder of what might have been. But it's also a reminder of the kind of kid Alex always has been, the kind of kid whose service and leadership in a wide swath of community groups earned him an award in eighth grade from a local chapter of the American Legion.
Now some of those same groups are paying Alex back for some of his good deeds by launching fundraising campaigns or simply stopping by to support the boy and his family.
"We're doing our best to improve his life as he has always improved the others that have interacted with him," his dad says.
Health insurance is covering costs like round-the-clock nursing care for Alex at home. But there are looming quality-of-life costs. The family is considering a stair lift so Alex can access the home's second floor and a van suited for wheelchairs.
The St. Francis community is eager to help Alex, and school officials plan to sit down with the family to discuss their needs and possibilities for fundraisers, said the school's president, Tom Bendar.
"The family has just really been a model of courage and compassion," he said.
Before heading off for St. Francis, Alex attended St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Winfield. This week, Mike Zierk, coach of that school's seventh-grade girls basketball team, and some of his players presented Alex and his family with a check for roughly $1,500. Several St. Francis coaches were on hand along with Bednar.
Zierk originally hatched a plan to raise funds to replace the aging sound system in the Winfield school's gym and organized a pub crawl to support the cause. But he switched gears once he learned about the accident through his daughter Shannon, a longtime friend of Alex's sister.
He set aside the proceeds of the pub crawl for Alex, then created a program in which parents and fans could contribute money based on how members of his basketball team played last Sunday -- maybe 25 cents for a layup or 50 cents for a steal.
"After the game, people came up to me and just handed me money," Zierk says. "One guy handed me four $100 bills."
Zierk is planning another pub crawl this spring and says he will continue to collect donations for the family at games through Feb. 3. You can call him at (708) 997-2554 if you're interested in pitching in.
"When a man says his goal for his son is just to improve his quality of life going forward … it makes you think twice about what you have," says Zierk, who graduated from St. Francis. "It was an easy decision."
Happy memories
Every year at Christmas, Larry Novak compiles a book of family pictures. Look at them now and they are filled with snapshots of Alex's life before the accident. There's Alex flying a remote-controlled plane, Alex running a half-marathon with his girlfriend, Alex striving for his black belt in karate.
They show a kid who was always doing something, often to help others.
He led classes of 3- to 5-year-olds at the International Martial Arts Association in Aurora, where over the summer he became the youngest student to notch a black belt.
"He had excellent motivational and leadership skills already at his age," said Gillian Hernandez, the association's director who's helping coordinate a kickathon in March to raise money for Alex.
Among his passions, Alex began the process of earning a pilot's license at the DuPage Airport with his eye on becoming an Air Force pilot.
For the past five years, he delivered presentations during DuPage Area Engineers Week. He was three badges and a service project shy of becoming an Eagle Scout. He played the trumpet. And he served as an altar server at St. John the Baptist.
His dad had to build extra shelves in one room in the home to accommodate Alex's Lego designs.
"He was one of those kids who always had something going on, if not double- or triple-booked," Larry Novak says.
'He's a good kid'
The accident in the intersection of Donald Avenue and Prince Crossing Road left Alex with diffuse axonal damage, disrupting pathways in his brain, says his mom, Donna Novak.
Alex's dad and sister were in their driveway when they heard the collision. His mom was delayed in traffic after visiting Alex's grandfather in Chicago.
"When (Raquel) called, screaming in my ear, I was trying to guide her on first aid on what to do," said Donna Novak, a doctor of veterinary medicine at animal clinics in Hanover Park and Oak Park.
"I've learned things I never thought I'd have to learn," Donna Novak says.
The family takes some comfort in the help offered by people like Zierk, in the visit by St. Francis students who came to the house to sing Christmas carols. But there is pain there, too.
"He's a good kid," Larry Novak says. "Bad things shouldn't happen to good kids."


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Alexius wrote:eSOANEM wrote:Alexius wrote:On erom beemal. Tuck me a tib o' deelo wok.
Is it an argot or jargon or is it some highly divergent regional dialect of English?
Because it seems to be utterly unintelligible as standard English (to me as a BrE speaker), I'm guessing the former at the moment. Is it thieve's cant (of the Elizabethan variety if you want a more specific answer)?
I'm going to give this one, as it is an argot/cryptolect based on English. In fact it's Rechtub Klat, which as the name suggests is the backslang-based argot used by Australian butchers. And given that, you should be able to translate it:
Ooh, that's great.
Alexius wrote:eSOANEM wrote:Repúnkun niśpa
kamuj otta
itak an.
Kivá ne jakne
tan śompaj
eápkas akka.
Piráturu kotan
koápkas akka
epetćiu sakno
ápkaś jákne
a-koro kotan
aeśćilam kusu néna.
This looks like it might be Austronesian more than anything else...
It's not Austronesian (and going down the language family route may not help too much).
Lazar wrote:eSOANEM wrote:Ok, I'm out of sensible guesses for Indo-Aryan languages (unless it's really very obscure) so I'm guessing it's Dravidian. Tamil seems a bit too obvious once people have narrowed it down to Dravidian for that. I'm going to guess Kannada because IIRC, the region it's spoken is one of the most heavily Muslim parts of Southern India.
It is Dravidian, but it's not Tamil or Kannada.
In that case I suppose Telugu is the next one to guess (although at this point, I'm just going through the Dravidian languages in order of decreasing numbers of speakers.
Carlington wrote:Mrm Tat Kampunawkwan mrm tantukwan impananaŋpayɲcut antiɲanm, Malwampi antiɲanm tay mn yaŋkay tantawrawt anak Macnumun. Tay ikn mnta nantayɲakmpn mrm tumpntut imparpatmpicantawk tay mpa impayakalcantawk nampɨnamamaknkwalcampitayn namarawt mn anak mnayan. Mrm kwalcampi antiɲanm impawrampicantawk.
I can provide more text if it'll help, as well.
Based on the fact it has both ɲ and c, it looks like it has pretty much a full palatal serie although, besides approximants, it seems to only have nasals and plosives. The lack of fricatives seems very unusual indeed though.


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The Knicks and Heat are the two best offensive teams in basketball, ranking 1st and 2nd in offensive efficiency in the league respectively. New York is the 11th best defensive team in the league, while Miami comes in ranked 19th. Both squads rank towards the bottom of the league in pace.
Here's what to watch for:
- New York's pick and roll offense versus Miami's pick and roll defense. The Knicks are one of the best pick and roll squads in the league while Miami has been average defending pick and rolls. According to Synergy, Miami is much better defending roll men, 0.87 points per possession allowed (3rd in NBA), but they have struggled defending the ball handler, 0.81 points per possession allowed (20th in NBA). Ray Felton and Tyson Chandler have been on a roll as of late and will need to continue to do so if the Knicks want to win tonight. In the season opener at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks had 8 field goal attempts from their pick and roll players, shooting 50%. Miami should be locked in defensively tonight, meaning they'll be aggressive in their rotations. In pick and roll play, Felton and the other point guards should be able to find open spot up shooters.
- The Knicks have to stop the Ray Allen corner three. Knick opponents this season have shot 43.4% from the corner three this season, meaning the Knicks haven't been very good in defending that shot on the floor. Lets take a look at Ray Allen's shot chart from this season:
- As you can see, Ray Allen is shooting a cool 68.4% from the left corner. Miami runs that LeBron-Bosh pick and roll and Allen is often left open in that corner. The Knicks need to find a way, maybe through hedging hard on pick and rolls, to keep LeBron from penetrating and finding Allen in the corner. This worries me because we all know the Knicks have had their struggles defending pick and rolls at times this season (see San Antonio, Memphis).
- Three point shooting. If Anthony is in fact out, or even if he plays, the Knicks will have to hit their three point shots. They shot just 13/41 from downtown last night. If they shoot like that again, they will lose. JR Smith has to get back on track as his three point shooting has been atrocious lately. Miami is a middle of the road defense in defending the three point shot, allowing a 52% eFG% to opponents. We all know how game 1 between these two teams went, but in case you forgot check out the Knicks shot chart from the season opener. Check out all the green from three point land. That's what the Knicks will need tonight.
There you have it! The Knicks have to dominate in the pick and roll, they have to keep Ray Allen in check and they've got to be efficient from downtown. Obviously they can't let LeBron or Dwayne Wade take over the game, but that really goes without saying. I feel quite confident tonight. I hate speaking in generalities, but I think this Knicks team has is riding high on confidence right now and I think we'll see that carry over to tonight's game.
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Cricinfo - Champions League expanded from eight to 12 teams
Sad to see the team for Pakistan will not be playing.
Cricinfo - Champions League expanded from eight to 12 teams
Sad to see the team for Pakistan will not be playing.
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How the Universe came from nothing
Yeah sucks that Pakistan won't be playing because their government won't let them go, but the fact that more teams from more nations are involved is great news.
Interesting that Delhi are allowed in for ending up at the top of the points table now, but from next year onwards it will be a play-off between the two losing semi-finalists for the 3rd IPL spot.
I think its better to just give it to the top team. If the top team happens to lose their semi, qualification for the Champions League is a worthy reward for being consistent throughout the league stages.
"I am very happy and it will allow me to have lot more rice."
Eoin Morgan on being given a rice cooker for being Man of the Match in a Dhaka Premier Division game.
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"Do you know why I have credibility? Because I don't exude morality." - Bob Hawke
#408. Sixty three not out forever.
So, do IPL players play for their franchise or their domestic side?
Doesn't matter in Otago's case anyway. Expecting the team to be:
B McCullum
C Cumming
S Haig
G Todd
N Broom
D Mascarenhas (if he's allowed, he was the overseas player for Otago)
D DeBoorder
N McCullum
W McSkimming
I Butler
N Wagner
Think they'll do OK, they're always the team everyone down here underestimates.
Sucks that Pakistan can't get a team in.
One question, with two IPLs, how the hell will we fit in the CL as well and still have normal cricket?
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RIP Craig Walsh
There's no confirmation of two IPLs anywhere. Just hints from Modi.
I seriously doubt that it will happen in the near future.
For instance, had Chennai defeated KKR and Delhi's results been the same, Chennai would have gone through.. I am sure the India Cements guys are going crazy about that...
We miss you, Fardin. :(. RIP.
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in todays newspaper there was something about indian players playing couldnt understand it did any one else found that confusing i am saying about The Hindu
and what about the name Champions League have UEFA allowed to use the name
Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
RIP Craigos
Its ultimate up to the player right? If they play for the franchise, and the domestic teams get compensated, right?
The situation occurred with Mike Hussey, whereby if last year's Champions League went ahead, he would have played for Chennai, and WA would have received a compensatory payment.
But 9 times out of 10 they'll choose the money over their domestic team you'd imagine. Particularly because if its an intl superstar, they probably played more for their franchise than their domestic team!!!
Na ultimately its upto the Franchise .. whether they want to pay the relieving fee to the respective players state team or not.
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Latest media releases
UBS's first-quarter 2014 result
UBS's first-quarter adjusted1 profit before tax up 97% to
CHF 1.5 billion
Net profit attributable to UBS shareholders CHF 1.1 billion; diluted EPS CHF 0.27
Wealth management businesses net new money CHF 12.8 billion
Global Asset Management net new money CHF 13.0 billion excluding money markets
Fully applied Basel III CET1 ratio 13.2%, above 2014 target
Phase-in Swiss SRB leverage ratio 5.0%
Zurich/Basel, 6 May 2014 – UBS delivered a solid first-quarter performance despite a volatile operating environment. Every one of UBS's business divisions and regions was profitable, reflecting the firm's successful strategy and the strong positions it has created both from a business mix perspective and regionally. This enabled the firm to deliver an adjusted1 profit before tax of CHF 1.5 billion, up 97% on the prior quarter. On a reported basis, profit before tax was
CHF 1.4 billion. UBS continued to strengthen its industry-leading fully applied Basel III common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio, which increased 40 basis points to 13.2%, surpassing its 13% target for 2014. The firm's phase-in Swiss SRB leverage ratio increased 30 basis points to 5.0%. UBS attracted net new money of CHF 12.8 billion into its wealth management businesses, and Global Asset Management recorded very strong net inflows. UBS continues to effectively execute its strategy as it moves to the next phase of delivering attractive and sustainable returns to shareholders.
Together with the presentation of its financial results for the first quarter, UBS is providing an update to investors on its strategic progress and the compelling prospects for its future. The firm intends to further modify its legal structure in order to enhance its resolvability in response to evolving global regulatory requirements which will also improve its capital returns potential. For more information see the separate releases available at www.ubs.com/investors.
Group highlights
- Adjusted1 profit before tax CHF 1.5 billion
- Net profit attributable to UBS shareholders CHF 1.1 billion; diluted earnings per share
- Adjusted1 operating income CHF 7.1 billion
- Fully applied Basel III CET1 ratio up 40 basis points to 13.2%
- Phase-in Swiss SRB Basel III leverage ratio up 30 basis points to 5.0%
- Fully applied Basel III risk-weighted assets (RWA) CHF 227 billion
Business division highlights
- Wealth Management increased adjusted1 profit before tax to CHF 659 million; net new money strong at CHF 10.9 billion; net new money growth rate of 4.9% at upper end of target range; gross margin on invested assets increased 2 basis points to 87 basis points; adjusted1 cost / income ratio improved and was within the target range
- Wealth Management Americas delivered record adjusted1 profit before tax of USD 284 million; net new money USD 2.1 billion; adjusted1 cost / income ratio and gross margin on invested assets maintained within target ranges
- Retail & Corporate increased adjusted1 profit before tax to CHF 401 million, the best first-quarter performance since 2010; net new business volume growth for the retail business ahead of target at 4.3%; net interest margin and adjusted1 cost / income ratio within target ranges
- Global Asset Management delivered adjusted1 profit before tax of CHF 126 million; very strong net new money of CHF 13.0 billion excluding money market flows; annualized net new money growth rate ahead of target at 6.6%
- Investment Bank increased adjusted1 profit before tax to CHF 549 million; fully applied RWA and the funded balance sheet were well within limits; adjusted1 cost / income ratio improved and was well within the target range; higher adjusted1 return on attributed equity at 27.8%, comfortably ahead of its target of greater than 15%
Commenting on UBS's first-quarter results, Group Chief Executive Officer Sergio P. Ermotti said, "Surpassing the 13% CET1 ratio target we set two years ago is a major milestone for the firm and its stakeholders. I'm pleased with the first quarter as we demonstrated sustainable profitability across all business divisions and regions. Dedicated and disciplined execution of our strategy for the benefit of clients and shareholders remains our top priority."
Group overview
For the first quarter of 2014, we reported a net profit attributable to shareholders of
CHF 1,054 million and diluted earnings per share of CHF 0.27. We recorded an adjusted1 Group profit before tax of CHF 1,486 million, a solid performance achieved despite a volatile operating environment.
We are pleased to have surpassed our long-stated fully applied Basel III common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio target of 13% already in the first quarter. Our premier CET1 ratio is the result of actively reducing risk-weighted assets (RWA) and building Basel III-compliant capital by growing our retained earnings. We continued to deleverage our balance sheet, reducing total assets by CHF 36 billion during the quarter. Our Basel III funding and liquidity ratios as well as our Swiss SRB leverage ratio remained comfortably above our regulatory requirements and we expect to meet the fully applied 2019 leverage ratio regulatory requirements ahead of schedule. Our fully applied leverage ratio improved meaningfully to 3.8% due to a combination of reducing the denominator to below CHF 1 trillion and increasing the numerator through higher CET1 capital and the issuance of EUR 2.0 billion of low-trigger, loss-absorbing Basel III-compliant subordinated notes. This brings our total amount of low-trigger tier 2 capital to CHF 7.1 billion, against an expected progressive buffer requirement of around CHF 9 billion by 2019. Our fully applied total capital ratio already stands at 16.8%, versus our expected requirement of around 17.5% by 2019.
Wealth Management delivered an increase in adjusted1 profit before tax to CHF 659 million due to higher operating income and lower operating expenses. Transaction-based income increased, largely due to higher client activity across all regions, most notably in Asia Pacific. The gross margin on invested assets increased 2 basis points to 87 basis points, as income growth outpaced an increase in average invested assets. Net new money was strong at CHF 10.9 billion, with Asia Pacific and emerging markets as the main contributors. We achieved a net new money growth rate that was comfortably within the upper end of our target range. The adjusted1 cost / income ratio improved and was within our target range and we expect further reductions in future.
Wealth Management Americas made a strong start to the year with a record adjusted1 profit before tax of USD 284 million. An increase in operating income, mainly due to higher managed account fees, was largely offset by higher adjusted1 operating expenses. The business continued to attract client assets, with net new money amounting to USD 2.1 billion. While the net new money growth rate was 0.9%, improved performance from experienced financial advisors was offset by outflows from financial advisor attrition. The business maintained both its adjusted1 cost / income ratio and its gross margin on invested assets within target ranges.
Our Retail & Corporate business recorded a higher adjusted1 profit before tax of CHF 401 million, mainly due to lower operating expenses as a result of lower litigation expenses. Net new business volume growth for our retail business was 4.3%, ahead of target. The adjusted1 cost / income ratio and net interest margin were both within our target range. Our new e-banking platform received the highest accolade possible in the cross-industry Best of Swiss Web 2014 awards and was cited as an outstanding project in terms of technology and expertise. As the leading universal bank in Switzerland and an important provider of pension advisory services, we are giving our private and wealth management client advisors additional training in this area and are launching a nationwide campaign to raise public awareness of the importance of retirement planning.
Global Asset Management recorded a lower adjusted1 profit before tax of CHF 126 million. The business's adjusted1 cost / income ratio remained outside its target range. Excluding money market flows, net new money was very strong at CHF 13.0 billion, the highest amount since the third quarter of 2005, and included significant net inflows from both third parties and UBS's wealth management clients. Including money market flows, total net new money reached CHF 9.6 billion, the highest amount since the third quarter of 2006. The net new money growth rate was ahead of target at 6.6%. The gross margin on invested assets was 31 basis points, slightly below target.
The Investment Bank increased adjusted1 profit before tax to CHF 549 million. Operating income was positively affected by strong revenues, particularly in debt capital markets and equities. In cash equities we recorded our best first-quarter performance since 2011. As a result of improved performance, operating expenses increased on higher variable compensation expenses, partly offset by lower general and administrative expenses. At CHF 62 billion, fully applied RWA remained unchanged and were consistent with our target of less than CHF 70 billion. The adjusted1 cost / income ratio improved and was well within the target range. The business achieved an improved adjusted1 return on attributed equity of 28% compared with 20% in the prior quarter. Resources and risk were managed in line with client activity and our return on attributed equity result was comfortably ahead of our greater than 15% target.
Corporate Center – Core Functions recorded a loss before tax of CHF 176 million. After allocations to the business divisions and Non-core and Legacy Portfolio, total operating expenses increased to CHF 227 million. A gain on own credit was partly offset by negative treasury income remaining after allocations. The loss before tax in Corporate Center – Non-core and Legacy Portfolio reduced to CHF 225 million, mainly due to an improvement in debit valuation adjustments, revaluation gains in our credit business and lower losses from unwind and novation activities. We continued to make progress in reducing balance sheet assets, which declined by CHF 25 billion. Fully applied RWA decreased by CHF 3 billion to CHF 60 billion at the end of the quarter. We expect to make further progress in exiting the remaining Non-core and Legacy positions during 2014.
Results by business division and Corporate Center
Outlook – At the start of the second quarter of 2014, many of the underlying challenges and geopolitical issues that we have previously highlighted remain. The continued absence of sustained and credible improvements to unresolved issues in Europe, continuing US fiscal and monetary policy issues, geopolitical instability and the mixed outlook for global growth would make improvements in prevailing market conditions unlikely. Despite these challenges, we will continue to execute on our strategy in order to ensure the firm's long-term success and to deliver sustainable returns for our shareholders.
UBS's First Quarter 2014 Report, letter to shareholders, news releases and slide presentations will be available from 06.45 CEST on Tuesday 6 May 2014 at www.ubs.com/investors.
UBS will hold a presentation of its first quarter 2014 results followed by an Investor Update on Tuesday 6 May 2014. The results will be presented by Sergio P. Ermotti, Group Chief Executive Officer, Tom Naratil, Group Chief Financial Officer and Group Chief Operating Officer, Martin Osinga, Global Head of Investor Relations (ad interim), and Hubertus Kuelps, Group Head of Communications & Branding.
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All presentations and Q&A sessions (first quarter 2014 results and Investor Update) can be followed live via video webcast on www.ubs.com/investors.
An archived version of the video webcast of the results presentation will be available on www.ubs.com/investors.
6 May 2014, 10.00 – 15.45 CEST
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I don't know about you, but I always seem to miss Pi Day (03/14!). In the almost three years since I started this blog, I have never remembered to make a pie for the big day! Maybe it's because I'm no good at math? That's one theory. I had no real trouble until seventh grade, when geometry reared its ugly head. It was just too abstract for my liking, I guess, and things went down hill from there.
No wonder I took cover in books (pun intended) and eventually became an English major, who worked--predictably--in a college bookstore. Then I dabbled as a high school English teacher until I realized that wasn't where my heart lay, and then spent almost twenty years working in editorial departments for a publishing company. So, no math for me. Well, at least not the real scary kind.
This year, though, I felt I should give Pi Day its due with a nice--what else!--pie, and it just so happened that I was already planning to make a bumbleberry pie when the special occasion conveniently rolled around. Thus we have today's treat--a bubbly, juicy, gorgeously fruit-packed dessert for all of you math lovers (and math haters) out there!
About this recipe . . .
The crust recipe--a really good one and very reliable--came from Ken Haedrich's massive chunk of a book (over 600 pages), which is aptly titled Pie: 300 Tried-and-True Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pie. I have no doubt this volume is getting a heavy workout today in kitchens across the country.
The filling was pretty basic, so didn't require a formal recipe. I just cobbled it together based on my own past experience: thawed frozen Montmorency (sour) cherries (from northern Michigan, of course!), fresh blueberries, a few fresh blackberries, and one small, sweet, peeled Honeycrisp apple, chopped into small pieces. All of it mixed with sugar, cornstarch, a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg, and a splash of lemon juice. That's it! Too easy.
So what's a bumbleberry anyway, speaking of abstraction? There's no such thing! It just refers to a fruit-filling involving any assortment of berries, as well as apple and/or rhubarb. What a great name for a pie! Bumble bees come from north and south to hover around these pies, as you can see (that little design I put on the top is supposed to be a bee . . . can you tell?).
Bumbleberry Pie
(For a printable version of this recipe, click here!)
For the crust:
3 cups of all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1 and 1/4 tsp. salt (I used coarse kosher.)
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold, cut into small chunks
1/2 cup vegetable shortening, cold, cut into small chunks
4 oz. very cold water
In the large bowl of a food processor, dump the flour, sugar, and salt. Pulse it a few times to mix it up. (You could certainly also make this dough by hand, using a pastry blender.)
Add in all of the butter pieces and pulse several times. Open the lid and use a fork to unclump the contents. Add in all the shortening and pulse several times. Open the lid again and unclump/fluff the contents with your fork. Now, drizzle 4 Tbsp. of the cold water all over the top. Pulse about six times. Drizzle in 4 more Tbsp. of the cold water and pulse again about six times. It should look crumbly, with chunks here and there the size of large peas. Gather a small bit in your fingers and squeeze it together. Does it hold together easily? If so, good. If not, drizzle a tiny bit more water and pulse again. When it's the proper texture (it should be not too sticky--too much water wrecks pie crust--and not too dry), dump it all out into a large bowl. With your hands, gather it all together into a big ball. Cut the ball in half almost evenly (the slightly larger part will be for the bottom crust), and shape each half into a disk about an inch high. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and chill it for at least an hour, preferably longer (up to about 24 hours max) and, if you want to be on the safe side, mark them with the date/time you made them, and note which one is slightly larger (I write "top" and "bottom").
When you're ready to roll out your pie crust, take the disks out of the fridge and let them warm slightly for about twenty minutes or so. Flour your work surface, your rolling pin, and the dough disk you're about to roll out. Very lightly grease your pie plate with vegetable shortening. Roll the dough out so it's a couple of inches larger than the circumference of your pie plate. Transfer the rolled dough to the plate (I find it easiest to roll the crust loosely right onto my rolling pin and then unroll it directly onto the plate, but use whatever method works for you). If you'll be baking within half an hour or so, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. If it'll be more like an hour until you bake, refrigerate the dough-lined pie plate.
To prepare the filling:
4 cups frozen sour cherries, thawed and drained (I used Montmorency cherries.)
1 and 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
3/4 cup fresh blackberries
1 sweet apple, peeled and chopped into very small pieces (I used a very firm, medium-size, Honeycrisp.)
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, room temperature
In a large bowl, place sour cherries, blueberries, blackberries, and apple pieces. Drizzle with lemon juice and toss gently to combine. In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Scatter this over the fruit and stir gently to distribute it evenly. Set aside for about ten minutes.
When your oven is heated, and your pie is ready to be filled with fruit, pour all of the bumbleberry mixture into the shell. Dot the top with little pieces of unsalted butter. Roll out the top crust and place it over the fruit, sealing the edges firmly as you prefer (with your fingers, with the tines of a fork, etc.). Carefully cut a few steam vents/slits in the top. Brush the top of the crust lightly with milk (don't brush the edges of the pie; they're the first to darken) and sprinkle liberally with sanding sugar. Place the pie in the oven atop a baking sheet, or atop a piece of foil you've sprayed with vegetable spray (so it won't stick to your plate) to catch spills. Bake at 400 for about 25; check the pie and turn it around. If it's browning too fast, cover the top lightly with foil. Continue baking until the pie is golden, at least 15 to 20 more minutes. Lower the temperature to 375 if at any point you're worried about it burning.
Let the pie cool completely (or almost) before slicing.
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I used the ledger paper (swoon!) made lots of layers and was even brave enough to break out the distress tool on the hot air balloon one. Of course I sneaked in a moustache as well - had to be done!
Thank you to everyone who has sent me messages in the last 24 hours telling me you've bought one or all of the kits, I so look forward to seeing your makes, I hope you'll share on the DaisyTrail website or my Facebook page, or both!
This afternoon I've been working on my Ancestry project and have made a bit of a breakthrough - I'll have an update for you soon!. This weekend I'm planning on some studio time, I have some magazine commissions to finish off, some samples to finish and I want to just colour in for the sake of it for a bit! lol.
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*** in Denia max. 6 Persons
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The urbanization is located on the beach road de las Marinas, 2 km from Denia and just 400 meters from the sandy beach. These are ground floor and first floor apartments, with a capacity for a max. of 4 persons. The complex has a garden area and an outdoor swimming pool for adults and children.
Free parking in the complex.
Nearby (within 500 meters) you will find bars, shops, restaurants and a supermarket.
Denia, recognized by the Valencian Community as a natural reserve, is a typical Mediterranean fishing village home to the beautiful white sandy beaches of Las Marinas and the rocky beaches of Las Rotas.
The high mountain of Montgó is 800 meters away. It's the highest mountain in Spain and lies close to the sea.
You can visit the small archaeological museum or the Baroque church of Santa Maria built in 1734, and the Church of the Assumption.
Denia is situated less than 100 km fromAlicante to the south andValencia to the North.
Surface area: 65
This apartment consists of: two bedrooms, one furnished with twin beds, the other with a double bed; a living room with a sofa bed for two people; a kitchenette equipped with a stove, oven, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine and toaster; a bathroom; and a terrace overlooking the garden and pool.
Possibility nearby / Möglichkeiten in der Nähe: Tennis, Fishing, Golfplaying
During the low season the hours of arrival and departure are flexible and can vary.


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It was about 3 in the morning when Melissa Flores heard a knock on the door of her Brooklyn apartment.
It was about 3 in the morning when Melissa Flores heard a knock on the door of her Brooklyn apartment.
Flores recently began wearing a silver cross that hung from her neck.
She opened the door.
There stood her boyfriend, an abusive, controlling man and the father of their 6-month-old baby.
He stared at the cross.
"He looked at me and said, 'Why are you wearing that?' And he just said, 'Take it off,' and I told him no. And he looked at me and said, 'He is not your God. I am your god.'"
It was rock bottom in the life of the now-38-year-old single mother of four.
"From that point I was completely broken. I thought, 'Why do you say that? You are nowhere near what He brings to me.' I said that was enough."
Enough of him coming home at all hours of the night, enough of his waking her kids and treating them cruelly.
"He used to yell and curse and scream at me, but he'd put another persona on when he was around other people," she said.
Despite the abuse, it had been hard for Flores to leave.
"He had me wrapped. It was like a rollercoaster. He went from being happy and everything was fine, then one thing would set him off."
His happy moments confused Flores.
"You just say, 'You know what? Maybe he does love me.' I had such a low self-esteem."
Her parents, who live in Middle Smithfield Township, asked her to come live with them.
So she left the abusive boyfriend, took her children and moved to the Poconos.
At first she regretted the decision and became deeply depressed.
"I didn't know who to call."
With minimal child support and food aid, Flores was struggling.
Her family suggested she go on Facebook to keep up with everyone's pictures back in Brooklyn.
That turned into a mistake.
"One day I got a note from my first-ever boyfriend," Flores said. "He said he had been looking for me for 18 years. He said how he always loved me. I was so vulnerable. I thought maybe this is a gift. I ended up getting pregnant, and he left."
So after leaving the abusive boyfriend, she was drawn into another relationship that failed.
"You just get into this 'woe is me,' and you think having a man in your life will help. But you don't need a man or anybody, you need yourself. You don't need anybody else."
Last September a friend handed Flores a card with the phone number of Arthur Piacone of Pocono Alliance.
The alliance teaches ways to break the cycle of poverty and connects those in need with services available in the area.
"At this time I really wanted to change. I have my children here, and I need to do better for them," Flores said.
Piacone directs a program called Bridges Out of Poverty.
It's based on research suggesting that families in poverty need to develop a variety of new relationships and connections with networks and individuals to improve their situation.
It also helps them understand how to take control over their lives.
She called Piacone the next morning.
"He had this pleasant calmness in his voice. That's just what I needed."
Flores attended 2�-hour classes one evening a week for six months.
"It was the power that we don't realize we have. It gave us the power to change. To change our lives and others. They showed you responsibility and action plans so we could move forward. We were able to set goals for ourselves."
One of Flores' goals was to finish school. And to get counseling "to help me get my thoughts and mind together. I didn't want to fall back anymore."
Flores completed the program in March.
One of the things she said the program did was to help build her spiritual, mental and emotional well-being.
Now she can begin the counseling she needs to avoid the behaviors that had led to some poor life decisions.
"Before the program, I was a complete mess. How am I different? I'm alive, I'm well, I'm motivated. I am willing to do anything now without that scared feeling I'm not going to succeed."
One of Flores' goals was to apply for and get into college. She did and was accepted into East Stroudsburg University to study rehabilitative and health services.
She starts in the fall.
Flores escaped an abusive relationship in New York City to find she couldn't run from her problems.
Those came from deep inside herself, not others.
In this season that celebrates rebirth and renewal, Flores learned that hers had to come from within her soul.
She empowered herself to change by reaching out to others who helped show her the way. Through their kindness, guidance and her determination, she has broken the binds of poverty and dependence.
When Flores talked, her voice was both confident yet gentle.
She seemed to know her angels and demons, and spoke with a surprising openness and self-awareness.
There was a reason for that.
"It may help somebody that may say, 'Wow, I'm in the same situation. Maybe all I need to do is get myself together and get help.'"


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Protecting native birds at Pūkaha Mount Bruce - Roadside Stories
A Manatū Taonga audio guide to Pūkaha Mount Bruce
Check out the Ministry for Culture and Heritage's audio guide to Mt Bruce in the Video tab.
New Zealand's forests were once rich in bird life, but introduced predators have taken a terrible toll – including extinctions of some species. Pūkaha Mount Bruce is one of a number of sanctuaries aiming to eliminate predators and protect native wildlife. It was once part of Seventy Mile Bush, a stretch of dense forest that was settled (and largely cleared) by Scandinavians in the 1870s.
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This product is only available for Portfolio Landlords. Fixed rates offer security - the interest rate on the mortgage won't change for an initial period, so the monthly payments will remain the same during this time regardless of whether interest rates rise or fall.
This product is portable and can be transferred from the existing property to a new property.
If the mortgage is paid off before the end of the agreed term, a £125 mortgage exit fee will be payable, plus any applicable early repayment charges.
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We'll automatically instruct one standard mortgage valuation (up to a maximum of £700). Fees will apply if the valuation costs more than £700. If an independent Homebuyer's Report is instructed instead, we will discount the cost of this by the amount of the standard mortgage valuation (up to a maximum of £700).
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Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox, August 31, 2011
Dual Fences around swimming pools make safety sense!
Some of the swimming pool fences I've seen around pools aren't really offering that much protection. Many localities allow a 3-sided fence to be installed, with the fourth side being the house.
Some rural areas are lax in their adoption or enforcement of any kind of pool fence ordinance, or may allow such exclusions like an automatic pool cover, or winter safety cover, in lieu of a proper pool fence.
A fence with the most safety will be at least 4 ft high, with slats no wider than 3 inches apart, and be non-climbable. The four-sided fence should have a spring loaded gate, that is self-closing and self-latching.
Poolcenter Blog Reader Steve Barrett sent me pictures of his secondary internal pool fence. This offers another effective layer of protection around his backyard swimming pool.
As Steve said, "After losing a child in a previous pool, years ago - it took a lot of pressure from our grand-children (16, 15, 3 and 4) to convince my wife that we wanted a new pool. Even though our backyard is completely fenced in, a second fence with locking gate gives another line of defense with a 3 year old child - who can sneak out when one least expects it".
Steve's fence will open up wide to expose a great deal of access while using the pool, and you can bet he's careful about locking up the gate when swimming time is over. Another part of the backyard is a playhouse for the younger kids, and this area is also fenced off separately, to contain the younger ones.
Another part of Steve's Layer of Protection strategy is Sherry, his wife. The kids all know about the importance of closing the fence when swim time is over - even though Sherry takes on the responsibility herself. "Time to shut the gate!" she'll say out loud, as wet kids head toward the house. "And no swimming alone...!"
Your backyard oasis may not lend itself so cleanly as this pool to a secondary internal fence, but do give it some thought. Even a partial fence, limiting access to the pool from other parts of the yard, can bring greater security to wandering children. Retaining walls, hedges, and structures can break up the appearance of a continuous fence, while bringing much the same benefit.
They say that "Good Fences make Good Neighbors". Be creative with your pool fencing - if you want to avoid the heartbreak that comes with your pool being involved in a drowning or near-drowning, build layers of protection around your pool. Sherry & Steve aret glad they did this time, and wanted to share this experience to, as a well-known Florida bumper sticker says - "Shut the Gate - Save a Life"


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Points of contention between Muslims and non-Muslims have gradually increased in recent years. In the opinion of many, they represent the most serious risk for world peace. It is not merely a conflict between Israel and the Arabs, but rather, the policy of Iran and Al Qaeda, who openly express sheer hatred of Israel and the West. In the words of the Iranians, the United States is the "Great Satan," while Israel is the "Little Satan".
Moreover, dangerous conflicts are occurring between India and Pakistan, between the Chechnya rebels and Russia, and between the people of Uyghur and China. In the major cities of Europe – from France to Russia – tensions between native residents and Muslim immigrants are on the rise, as well. It appears these conflicts are not coincidental; rather, they reflect a core problem which, if not thoroughly understood by the Western world, will lead to increasing tensions, until the conflict is likely to result in terrible bloodshed throughout all of Europe and the Islamic countries.
Failures of Western Policy and its "Experts"
I have criticized U.S. President Barack Obama's position, who, in his keynote speech in Jerusalem, said that young Muslims want "the ability to make their own decisions; to get an education and a good job; to worship God in their own way; to get married and have a family." He thereby expressed the prevailing view among those who believe that liberalism is the supreme aspiration of all mankind, while ignoring the extraordinarily powerful religious values that have motivated people and nations throughout history.
"To worship God in their own way" is the ambition of a person who believes in liberalism and wishes to reserve a certain place in his life for spirituality, irrelevant of how it is expressed. However, for someone motivated by time-honored religious beliefs, "to worship God in their own way" is highly inadequate. This is the reason why the U.S. and Western countries, whose positions are guided by basic liberalism, fail to understand Muslims, and consequently, do not know how to deal with them – despite the enormous resources at their disposal.
First, one needs to understand Islam's exceptional strength – together with its virtues and shortcomings. I am far from being an expert on this, and I am also sure that the few books I have read on Islam were not accurate representations, because they were written by academics who find it difficult to properly understand what faith and religion are all about. But it seems that precisely as one who fully identifies with his faith, I am able to add a dimension missing from the understanding of Muslim culture and religion. Instinct tells me my inaccuracies are in the specifics, whereas most Western "experts" err in theory.
The Religious Point of View
The fundamental approach of Islam lies in a religious perception which views God as an all-powerful champion, to whom everyone must submit and accept His absolute authority. Out of the five major precepts of Islam, four deal directly with the honor of God and submission to Him: 1) accepting faith in Him. 2) To pray to Him five times a day, mainly involving bowing and reciting seven verses praising Allah, seventeen times, and accepting His authority. 3) To fast in the month of Ramadan. 4) The pilgrimage to Mecca. (An additional precept is giving charity to the poor, which expresses submission to Allah as well – for money belongs to Him and not man). Even praise and confession to Allah is performed out of a feeling of submission and honor.
Islam's Influence on Personal Behavior
This approach extends to all interpersonal relationships which are based on honor. A wife must highly respect her husband, and a husband is obligated to take care of, support, and protect his wife – this is his honor. Needless to say, children are also required to honor their parents. Interpersonal relationships as well are based on great respect, producing a sense of noble generosity, which allows room for hospitality and brotherhood.
Seeing as honor is so important, offending a Muslim is intolerable, because it undermines the very foundation of his existence; consequently, he is obliged to respond with extreme gravity, leading, for instance, to the familiar and horrifying expression of "family honor killings."
The Positive Aspects of Islam
Unmistakably, there are very positive aspects of Islam. The foundations of the religion were derived from Judaism, and tailored to the character of the Arab nation. These positive aspects and their contribution to the world deserve study, to clarify how useful the value of honor could be for the modern world, whose problems, to a large extent, stem from a lack of respect for God and of human dignity. The right to freedom is not a substitute for lost honor. The right of dignity in a democratic society is expressed merely by refraining from humiliating someone; it is void of positive respect. This allows for a feeling of apathy, arrogance, and contempt for others, and their values.
All the same, at present we are engaged in the tensions surrounding the followers of Islam, which naturally will present its less attractive sides.
Islam – A Religion of War
Following the five precepts of Islam, the next most important precept is the command of jihad. Resembling Allah, His followers must also act courageously, forcibly subduing those who do not succumb to His authority. Power and the sword play a central role in the Muslim religion, emphasizing the physical strength of the religion, and enhancing the greatness and honor of Allah by imposing His beliefs on all mankind. Even the calls to prayer over loudspeakers by the muezzin, day and night, are an expression of imposing the religion over wide-open areas, directed towards themselves, and all others.
It is no coincidence that the Arabs have succeeded in imposing Islam on many nations, to the point where, presently, it has approximately 1,400,000,000 followers. The genetic code of Islam is programmed towards a steadfast war of imposing Mohamed's religion on the entire world by means of the sword. To achieve this goal, everything is legitimate. If they must kill, they will kill; if they must lie, they will lie. It was not the enchanting beauty of Islamic religion which enticed so many nations to accept it upon themselves, but rather, the clear threat of death.
All nations attained their achievements through confrontations and triumphs. Unlike other cultures, however, in Islam, the principle of compromise is intolerable, especially a territorial compromise. Compromise is an expression of weakness, whereas a Muslim is required to represent the heroism and strength of Allah, and must always clutch the sword, prepared to continue the war of imposing the religion.
Therefore, even when Muslims lack the power to defeat their enemy, there is no willingness to compromise. If they are compelled to agree to a cease-fire (tahadiya in Arabic), as far as Islam is concerned, it is only a respite which must be utilized to prepare for the continuation of the war. In the interim, if possible, they will weaken their opponent by means of terrorist attacks and raids. If they are unable, at the very least they will attempt to sedate him with lies, and when the opportunity arises, attack once again till he is defeated. This method is based on the conduct of their prophet Muhammad towards the tribe of Quraysh.
The Significance of the Sword in Islam
According to Muslim belief, the world is divided into two parts: Dar al-Islam are territories already conquered by Islam. Dar al-Harb are territories at war, which the Muslims are commanded to conquer, and after doing so, they become Muslim holy territories (waqf), which must not be relinquished under any circumstances. Even if this territory is re-conquered by another nation for hundreds of years, according to Muslim law, it is still considered "sanctified" land which must be returned to Muslim control.
Of course, the State of Israel constitutes a twofold problem for Muslims: first, it was established on territory that had been occupied by Islam since its inception (except for a period of some 200 years, when it was ruled by the Crusaders). Second, it is also located in the heart of Arab-controlled areas.
Some Muslims are more devout, others less; nevertheless, they all share the desire to regain Arab rule over the Land of Israel. The debate between the moderates and the extremists is over the question of whether they are able to conduct an overt, all-out war against us, or should they first emasculate and weaken the State of Israel by means of agreements and political pressure, and only afterwards take it by force.
How to Deal with the Islamic Threat
The only time Muslims are exempt from holy war is when they are entirely helpless – without the capability or opportunity to succeed. Only then, according to Islamic law, are they exempt from the necessity to wage war. In that case, Muslims would wait for years or even generations, confident that when the opportunity is presented, they'd return to wage war.
In contrast, any attempt to compromise with Islam would inevitably lead to the continuation and intensification of war and terror, because it is perceived as a weakness. Since, according to Muslim culture, if the Western countries had the power to defeat them, seeking a compromise would be unthinkable.
The West's search for compromise can only be due to its inability to face the heroic attacks of Allah's faithful, which means that its downfall is close at hand. The same is true regarding Israel – any attempt at compromise or looking for a "political horizon" instills hope in the Muslims that they can defeat her, and as a result, encourages terrorism and war.
Anyone wishing for peaceful and calm relations with Muslims must avoid presenting ambitions of peace, or any talk of it. The objective of Western countries must be to secure a durable ceasefire, and, at the same time, conduct respectable relationships. When this occurs, it will be possible to eventually reach a loftier and more profound peace. Such a peace, however, must not be discussed at this point in time.
The Mistake in Obama's Cairo Speech
Instead, when President Obama spoke in Cairo four years ago, he erred twice: first, by calling the Muslims to peace, thereby intensifying their battle against America, and hastening the downfall of Arab rulers who supported the United States. Second, despite all the praise for Muslims, in truth, he was condescending, humiliating their beliefs by preaching to them to behave democratically, to grant equality to women, and to provide equal rights for minorities – when, in fact, Muslim values are based on honor, and not equality.
Had Obama firmly insisted on equality for Egypt's Christian Copts, they would have respected his demands. But when he asked for this in the name of democracy and religious freedom, he damaged his status in their eyes, and endangered the Copts, whose situation has since deteriorated.
Let us conclude with the prayer: "The Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace." As a result, Islam's positive values will come to the fore, the nations will come closer to faith in God and fulfilling the Noahide commandments – each nation according to its own qualities and character – and true peace will come to the world.