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As I wished for, the Malaysia Hindu Sangam have issued an update about the case of the dead Hindu Mr.Amaran, whose remains has been released to his family after ACCIN had successfully intervened and handled the case which was due to an error on the part of the Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara @ National Registration Department.
The late Mr.Amaran, a practicing Hindu had been erroneously registered as a Muslim in his MyKad.
I had written about it earlier and upon doing my follow up and research into the matter was equally relieved to learn that the matter had been solved by ACCIN upon getting an update from a Dr.Bala Tharmalingam, CEO of the Bukit Merah Laketown Institute of Allied Health Sciences, a nursing college.
Dr.Bala is an official of the Malaysia Hindu Sangam.
This is the Malaysia Hindu Sangam's official press statement following the settlement of the case.
PRESS STATEMENT - MHS happy with amicable solution.
19 February 2009
The Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS) is extremely delighted that the matter of the body of the deceased Mr Amaran has been safely released, by the Serdang Hospital authorities, to his family. They have now been able to complete the necessary Hindu funeral rites for the late Mr Amaran.
That this matter has been resolved swiftly in a peaceful manner, is a strong testimony to the importance of the ongoing dialogue between the representative bodies of the various religious groups in Malaysia as well as the Government. This initiative has resulted in arriving at a harmonious solution to this situation, and more importantly, the family is at peace during their time of grief.
The Malaysia Hindu Sangam wishes to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to the Prime Minister, the Menteri Besar of Selangor, as well as JAIS (Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor), ACCIN (Allied Coordinating Committee of Islamic NGOs) and other NGOs that have approached this situation in a pragmatic manner.
We also now look forward to the joint-meeting to be held next week from 24th February, between MCCBCHS (Malaysian Consultative Council On Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism & Taioism) as well as ACCIN, together with the Ministry of Unity, Culture, Arts & Heritage. This joint-meeting will be an excellent opportunity for the representative bodies of various religious groups in Malaysia to openly discuss methods to improve and strengthen our multi-cultural ties, which has long been a Malaysian tradition.
The true spirit of Muhibbah has prevailed.
Dated 19th February 2009
Datuk A Vaithilingam
Malaysia Hindu Sangam
My plea to all Malaysians especially to those who have errors in their MyKad.
Please go get those errors rectified immediately the minute you become aware of it!
I for one am perplexed as to how you can have such errors go unnoticed by you when you collect your MyKad from the National Registration Department?
How and why have you accepted such a MyKad when you know that the particulars aren't correct?
We can't just lay the blame on every other person can we if we ourselves are just too condescending in the first place?
We have the right to ensure that our details are correctly and properly registered in any official documentation no matter what!
It is our responsibility as well that we do not allow any error in any of our official identification and travel documents or anything that has to do with our person as a rightful citizen of this country!
Not a jot or a dot that is out of place or any typo errors must be disregarded no matter what?
Upon realizing that something is not right, you must there and then point it out to the official attendingto you and have it corrected at once.
No come back tomorrow's or next week, please.
If you allow such a lackadaisical attitude to prevail amongst the 9 to 5 government staff mindsets, this is exactly what will crop up later when circumstances leads us to such unnecessary and needless official bureaucracy!
You too have a say in the matter!
If you close one eye in such slip ups, believe me when I say that whoever had screwed up in handling your affairs , will just not waste a moment worrying about you?
They'd close both eyes, happy and contented that whatever it is that they fouled up in the course of their duties, they'll still receive a fat salary at the end of the month whilst you or your family will stand ready to face the gauntlet when you are no longer around to clear the mess such as what Mr.Amaran's family faced recently?
I recommend that each of us, regardless of race or religion, recheck and ensure that each and every detail regarding our person is absolutely up to date and free from error!
Failure to check and be sure of our information as registered in our MyKad, Passport, Driver's Licence or whatsoever will just turn into a living nightmare for our heirs when we expire from this life or are in a coma and not be able to verify anything about ourselves in such a state?
Be proactive and take the necessary steps or just be ready to suffer more when you end up like any of the deceased ones whose remains became the centre of a tug of war between the authorities and the deceased bereaved families.
I for one ask that there come into being a National Register of Converts to Islam to avoid any similar controversies crop up when a convert to Islam dies leaving his or her family and heirs in the dark about their becoming a Muslim.
Failure to do so will just see this heart wrenching emotional scenarios be a major cause of future headaches and turmoil for the nation.


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Local Child with Severe Chronic Asthma says… "Bring on the Heat!"
Dream On 3 Helps Concord Boy Live Out Sports Dream In Miami
(Charlotte, NC) January 31, 2014 – As Concord residents bundle up to face a chilly Monday morning, one local child will be saying… "Bring on the Heat!" Zachyus Bowers is an 11-year old Concord resident who lives with severe chronic asthma. On February 3, Charlotte's very own non-profit wish granting organization, Dream On 3, will give Zachyus the opportunity to live out his sports dream in sunny Miami, FL.
Zachyus is a patient at Carolinas Healthcare System's Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital, located on the campus of CMC-NorthEast. He loves the game of basketball and is a huge fan of the reigning NBA national champions, the Miami Heat. When asked by Dream On 3 what his sports dream was, Zachyus shared … "I want to be a basketball player in the NBA so that I can have the chance to give back to others and be a good role model, like Dwyane Wade." Dream On 3 will give Zachyus an experience of a lifetime and show him that despite the challenges of his illness, his dreams can come true!
In conjunction with Cabarrus Charter Academy and the staff at Carolinas Healthcare System's Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital, an exciting sendoff has been planned for the morning of his Dream Experience. At approximately 8:00 am on February 3rd, Zachyus's friends, family, doctors and teachers will gather to help whisk him off to Miami in VIP fashion.
Due to the severity of his condition, Zachyus requires an inhaler & nebulizer present with him at all times. He must carry several medications to treat his symptoms and schedule routine visits with his pulmonologist. Children with severe chronic asthma experience symptoms continuously. Episodes of wheezing, coughing, or shortness of breath are frequent and often require emergency treatment or even hospitalization. Zachyus has been hospitalized numerous times and is limited to only short periods of physical activity.
Dream On 3 (DO3) was founded in 2012 to support children with chronic illnesses, developmental disabilities, and life-altering conditions. The goal is to unite kids' passion for sports with an unforgettable Dream Experience. DO3 is one of only a few wish-granting organizations to extendbenefits to children with chronic illnesses, such as severe chronic asthma.
They have received overwhelming support from the local healthcare community, and other national organizations for their attention to this group of children.
"Dream On 3 is amazing! Our team at Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital has thoroughly enjoyed working alongside this outstanding group." ~ Lisa Webster, BS, CCLS (Manager, Child Life – Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital)
"Every child should strive for a life without limits and we are grateful for Dream On 3 helping Zachyus take another step in that direction." ~William McLin (President and CEO Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America).
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Albany County Budget Director John Rodat sent me a request to issue Tax Anticipation Notes (TANs) for $15 million dollars on June 11, 2010.
He is blaming the shortfall on the City of Albany's collection of taxes on our behalf as the reason for the borrowing. My office spoke with Bond Counsel and the County's Financial Advisor and sent Mr. Rodat an email with the required forms to justify the borrowing. Attached to this email, was a format for Management and Budget to follow from Rockland county, one of our peer counties, which had recently gone to market for TANs.
After no response received for this "urgent" request in June, my office sent a follow up request in July. A few days ago, we finally received a one page spread sheet that actually is detrimental to the County's case for borrowing. At last night's Audit & Finance Committee we had the opportunity to jointly answer questions on the borrowing, and our Audit & Finance committee Chairman asked Mr. Rodat for the information again and the Committee passed a motion that borrowing the $15 million was dependent upon receipt of the information.
The heart of the matter is two fold.
First, the budget contains a structural deficit that no amount of smoke and mirrors can hide, and that is the mismanagment of the Albany County Nursing Home. The second point is a combination of reduced sales tax revenues, slower property tax receipts and the shameful delay of reimbursement by New York State.
What is not the cause of the problem is Mr. Rodat's red herring of the City of Albany paying us our property taxes in the first quarter of the following year. That practice has been in existance for ages. Actually, the City of Albany is assisting the County as does Cohoes and Watervliet. To attempt to blame the City is unfair, incorrect and downright misleading. There is a structural deficit within the 2010 budget that is the driving force of the need to borrow $15 million dollars during the late third quarter of 2010. Yes, state revenues have slown down but the need for the money is to fill coffers depleted by huge self inflicted losses at the Nursing Home, year after year after year.
Accept responsibility, correct the mistake and prevent the repetition. I am looking forward to Mr. Rodat's 2011 Budget.


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Officials in Michigan and Washington, D.C., have agreed that there will be no bailout for the bankrupt city of Detroit. But on Friday the Obama administration will roll out a $300 million plan combining federal, state, and private funds to tear down blighted real estate and repair city infrastructure.
The demolition funds were the only form of federal help that Gov. Rick Snyder endorsed when asked about the possibility of a bailout shortly after Detroit filed for bankruptcy. The city reportedly has about 78,000 vacant structures, and the plan announced Friday would be the second wave of blight abatement funds the city has gotten. A $52 million program agreed to in late August was set to tear down 4,000 empty buildings.
Treasury Department officials ruled out a major federal aid package for the city over the summer, though neither Snyder nor emergency manager Kevyn Orr had requested one. There would have been precedent for such a bailout of the iconic Rust Belt metropolis, however. The federal government rescued New York City from bankruptcy in the 1970s. After the bankruptcy filing experts on urban development and the upper-midwest region told ThinkProgress that some form of federal help would be necessary for the city's recovery. The $300 million plan rolled out Friday "is a good sign," Rolf Pendall of the Urban Institute said in an email. "$300 million is not small change these days. It's also a sign of partnership and furthering the ongoing conversation about how to turn the city around."
Those experts also stressed that the city needs to diversify its local economy and contract its urban planning rather than trying to regain past levels of population and sprawl that it can no longer sustain. The shape of the plan rolled out Friday does not reflect that sort of long-term plan, and is more focused on addressing blight and providing bridge funding to keep the city's public safety and transportation services from eroding any further during the bankruptcy. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) told the New York Times that the plan "is not a one-time announcement" but "the first step" of several the state and federal governments will take to help the city rebuild.
$300 million is at best a medium-sized drop in Detroit's multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy bucket, but the Motor City could use any and all help at present. The city's finances have been so thin in recent months that it briefly had to stop issuing death certificates — just one example of the dysfunction wrought by bankruptcy.


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Enrique Hernandez is sad he missed the Dodgers' celebratory selfie
The Dodgers have an incredibly fun way of celebrating home runs, and Enrique Hernandez is super bummed out that he missed his chance to participate.
During Los Angeles' game on Monday night, Hernandez, who had a home run call reversed moments prior, scored on a Justin Turner grand slam. Fun, right?
Wrong. Turner and Adrian Gonzalez took an imaginary selfie, and poor Enrique was left out.
Head up, Kiké.
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Watch rare footage of Winston Churchill's visit to Belfast in 1912 to argue in favour of Home Rule
Rare and never before seen films of people, places and politics from across the Northern Ireland can now be viewed at the click of a mouse button.
The BFI's Britain on Film project went live this week, putting online thousands of archive films, cine footage and TV programmes shot around Britain and Northern Ireland and dating back to 1895.
Among these clips were various scenes of the notorious visit, in which the First Lord of The Admiralty, Winston Churchill, was sent to Belfast to argue in favour of Home Rule for Ireland, but was met with a great deal of resistance from Unionists.
He was due to speak in the Ulster Hall, but squatting Unionist protestors forced him to deliver his speech to Nationalists in Celtic Park.
Churchill shared the platform with John Redmond and Joe Devlin as he assured a cheering crowd that a Home Rule Bill was imminent. He set forth a vision of Home Rule fixed firmly within the empire; indeed, he argued, the Irish were 'by character and tradition attached to monarchical institutions'.
The film also features Lord Pirrie, Chairman of Belfast shipbuilders Harland & Wolff and Churchill's wife Clementine, who was at the centre of one of the day's most dramatic incidents.
After lunch at a Belfast hotel, Churchill was getting into his car, ready to make his way to his next engagement. He was spotted by some shipyard workers who set upon the car and were intent on trying to tip it over when they noticed that Clementine Churchill was in the vehicle.
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Upon seeing her, the cry went up, 'mind the wumman'. The shipyard workers then refrained from putting the car onto its roof.
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Why you still need travel insurance when travelling in the UK
When there isn't as much money in the holiday fund jar as there used to be, travellers are looking to stay in the UK for a cheaper getaway. Would you think to get travel insurance when you aren't going overseas? As many as 58%* of travellers that stay in the UK are not taking out travel insurance.
Many Annual Multi-trip policies automatically cover you for UK travel as long as you are away for more than 3 days and have pre-booked accommodation. This will therefore include long weekends away which many people decide on, so they don't have to take as much time off work.
Annual Multi-trip policies are ideal when you go on those last minute UK holidays or long weekends, as well as covering for trips further afield.
Medical expenses
When buying travel insurance and staying in the UK you are covered under the NHS which means you will not need cover for medical expenses.
Personal possessions
Although you are on home-soil, have you thought about what belongings you will be taking with you? Many of us nowadays have expensive gadgets and accessories, like mobile phones, eBooks, MP3 players and cameras which we all take with us when we go on holiday. It is worth adding up the total of these gadgets and considering how much it would cost to replace them if they were lost or stolen while you were away.
Some home insurance policies may cover certain items whilst away so do check with your provider as you may not need to worry too much about the personal possessions cover on the travel insurance policy. But do remember to take a look at the limits as if you have a rather expensive camera your home insurance policy may not cover the amount required and so a travel insurance policy may be more suitable.
If you have to come home early
Although when on holiday, coming home early is the last thing you want to think about is coming home early, you still need to consider if you would be out of pocket if this was to happen.
When travelling in the UK you may have booked a hotel, cottage or flights where you sometimes have to pay a deposit or even the whole cost upfront. It may be difficult to recoup the money if you have to come home early due to the illness, injury or death of yourself, the person you are travelling with, a close relative or a business associate also in the UK.
The unexpected can happen and unfortunately can be serious enough that we have to cancel our holiday plans. Again, you may have paid a deposit or the whole cost upfront and without travel insurance you might have trouble getting your money back if you have to cancel. Only certain instances will be covered and you will need to ensure you are familiar with your policy wording.
24/7 Annual Multi-trip travel insurance starts from only £40.86* in Europe and includes travel within the UK as long as it is 3 or more days.
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** Premium £40.86 includes Insurance Premium Tax based on an adult aged 18-54 taking out a 'Standard' Annual Multi-trip 24/7 travel insurance policy including personal possessions cover in Europe. Maximum 31 days per trip. Cover details and prices are correct at time of going to press (6 July 2011) and are subject to change. You must read the policy wording to ensure you are familiar with your cover.


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29 September 2013
|Gather us in
|Penitential Rite
|St Gabriel (mtgf)
|Angels and Saints (Steven Janco)
|Psalm 145
|My soul give praise to the Lord (mtgf)
|Gospel Acclamation
|Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker)
|Preparation of Gifts
|A touching place (John Bell)
|Eucharistic Acclamations
|Creation (Marty Haugen)
|Lamb of God
|Angels and Saints (Steven Janco)
|Communion Antiphon
|By this we came to know the love of God (mtgf)
|What does the Lord require (mtgf)
|The kingdom of God
Almost 30 years ago when Gather us in was new I remember a member of the congregation saying how much she liked it because of the line 'we are the old who long for your face' and that it was good to feel included. What I find surprising looking back is realising the person would probably have been in their 50s. It easy to knock what some would see as a sentimental, emotional response to liturgy but that need to see oneself as potentially redeemed is important. Today Gather us in was intended to gather in both rich and poor — Dives and Lazarus.
It stuck me that if one of the purposes of music is to make connections we could have sung In Paradisum today — et cum Lazaro but the music has a subject: 'you' and so would not make out of context.
I did briefly wonder about a hymn text that could be sung to Kingsfold or as it is know in ENglish folk song circles Dives and Lazarus. I suspect more people may have wondered why we were singing The Star of County Down.


text: Share: Comments Print April 7, 2014 at 7:11 AM Tiger Woods: Why all of us can relate to his fall from grace Posted by Don Shelton Tiger Woods' domination of golf has disappeared. Now 38 and sidelined by an injury, breaking Jack Nicklaus' career record for victories in majors is no sure thing.Gregory Bull / The Associated Press, 2013 BY ED HARRIS In recent years, perhaps no athlete in any sport performed at a higher level than Tiger Woods. The gold standard for measuring golfers is major tournament wins over the course of a career. Jack Nicklaus holds the record at 18, and, accordingly, is still considered by many to be the greatest golfer in history. Not long ago Woods appeared to be closing on Nicklaus fast. He won 14 majors by age 32, and virtually everyone who followed golf assumed the record would inevitably belong to him someday. Even more impressive than the win totals were the preposterous margins of victory. He won his first Masters in 1997 by 12 strokes. His initial U.S. Open victory, in 2000, was by ridiculous 15 strokes, a modern record. Triumphs of this magnitude aren't merely impressive, they're downright scary. Michael Jordan, perhaps the only other athlete who can compare to Woods, is renowned for last second heroics. He clinched championships by sinking game-winning baskets at the buzzer, which have been immortalized on ESPN. Had Jordan reached Tiger-like levels of dominance, the score at halftime of one of the Bulls' championship-clinching final games would have been 90-35, and the announcers would have simply sat there, slack-jawed in amazement. We all deal with the vicissitudes the universe slings at us, even champions. A few years ago, Woods divorced amid widespread rumors of infidelity. This is perhaps unfair. Read any sports biography written in the post-"Ball Four" era and you'll discover that – surprise! – athletes have always been surrounded by young woman eager to share their charms, and many of them did indeed help themselves to the buffet table of earthly delights. This is not to defend cheating on your significant other, but simply to point out that players used to receive a hall pass from the media on behavior that today would set Twitter abuzz. Plus, not everyone stays married to the same person their entire life, no matter how sincere the wedding vows. Unlike most people, however, Woods' breakup played out on the front pages of all the tabloids. This had to be a distraction as he tried to focus on winning golf tournaments. In addition to relationship woes, Woods began to deal with injuries. In his last major win, the 2008 U.S. Open, he limped to victory at Torrey Pines, beating Rocco Mediate in a sudden-death playoff, and then missed the rest of the season after knee surgery. Fast forward to 2014. Woods is now six seasons removed from that dramatic 2008 U.S. Open victory. He's 38, not necessarily old for a professional golfer, but old-ish. He recently announced his withdrawal from the Masters due to back surgery, with an expected recovery time of four months or longer, putting his participation in the remaining 2014 major tournaments in jeopardy. Like the rest of us mere mortals, his future is uncertain. Not that I expect he's going to need to worry about where next month's mortgage payment will come from. Even with the divorce, he remains stupendously well-off. And while 38 years old might be late-career for an athlete, it's certainly young by any other measure. I don't expect to shed any tears for him. Life is funny. We get used to our situation, and then all declines are relative. I can still put in a good workout on the treadmill, but for some odd reason, I cover a half-mile less in the same amount of time than I did 10 years ago. I feel young, and it's a bit disconcerting to realize that despite considerable effort to stay in shape, Father Time is catching up with me. Tiger Woods became accustomed to fame, adulation, even awe. Maybe he will climb back to the pinnacle of the sports world. But for now, at least, he knows how the rest of us live. Local indie author Ed Harris lives in Bellevue but was born in the Bronx and grew up in New Jersey. He moved to Seattle in 1990, drawn by the over-priced coffee and beauty of the Northwest, which he observes on a daily basis from the climate-controlled comfort of his home and car. Although at age 56 he is currently bald, as a youth he sported a six-inch thick helmet shaped 'fro, so thick and lush you could lose your hand in it, the memory of which still inspires him. You can read his blog, "Fizz-Ed" at: www.edharrisauthor.com Want to be a reader contributor to The Seattle Times' Take 2 blog? Email your original, previously unpublished work or proposal to Sports Editor Don Shelton at email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com. Not all submissions can be published. The Times reserves the right to edit and publish any submissions online and/or in print. Comments


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A brushback or knockdown pitch that passes close to the batter's jaw, thrown so high and inside that the batter supposedly can hear it "buzz or sing".
Rickey Henderson receives some chin music from Ted Power of the Kansas City Royals
Scott Ostler (Los Angeles Times, March 31, 1978) "When a pitcher throws inside on a batter, causing breeze to whistle around his Adam's apple, baseball folks call it chin music. The other day … Nolan Ryan played an entire medley (sic) of his favorite inside tunes"
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- impudent talk from a player, coach or umpire, taking the form of sarcastic, allusions, irritating comments, complaining, joking, jockeying, fault-finding, arguing.
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It is starting with games, games are a great fit, and the games are going to be awesome. But it will become huge through immersive sports, immersive music, and most importantly, immersive storytelling.
Why? Because regardless of technology by far the most popular entertainments are ones that people can enjoy passively. Many more people regularly watch sports than play sports. Many more people enjoy music performances than play music. Many more people read books, watch TV, and go to the movies than play video games.


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It's been a year since our team has started the development of Yuyo, an Austin Eastside Peruvian restaurant. But it's been a three-year journey for me. How do I show the wonderful products, natural resources, and geography of Peru in one dinner experience? How do I represent the culinary brotherhood and the pride in products made from their natural resources?
Our second pop-up dinner for Yuyo came and went on November 15, 2016. Similar to a dinner that takes 3 hours to cook and is gobbled in 15 minutes. Our dinner took three weeks to plan and lasted three hours. So many details to concern ourselves with; decor, food preparation, fly-in potential sous chef, and curating a guest list of 20 people. This was our second practice run to communicate our story and perfect the delivery of information about each dish. I was so excited to finally invite guests to experience elements I feel bring a part of Peru to Austin.
In a restaurant, a customer's first and last impression is shared word of mouth with friends. I knew that our welcoming nibble had to be offered in a warm, friendly, and fun presentation. Lima restaurants give complimentary chips known as chifles with a few dipping aji (chile) sauces. They include plantains and potato chips. The potato originates from the Andes mountains. Peru claims over 3000 plus varieties. Each with distinguishable taste and more importantly, flavor! If you are fond of mashed potatoes, potato chips, and fries, imagine these classic comfort foods with double the potato flavor.
I've been in love with the market bags of Bolivia since my volunteer and family trip in 2003. Bolivia and Peru share the same market bag materials. I have my collection of utilitarian bags, cubes, and pouches occupied by my pencils, power cords etc. After a few trial basket ideas it came to me- why not use these cubes for the chifles? They are washable and collapse flat for easy storing. I had these cute cubes custom made for our restaurant. I hope they don't get stolen! But our customers love us and we love them, so that would never happen.
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In Guido's Sun on Sunday column today we reveal the name of Sajid Javid's new SpAd. Find out why she is made of the Wright Stuff here. Also in today's column:
- Some amusing advice from Norman Tebbit for the LibDems on rewriting government history
- Despite being sacked by Nigel Farage, Godfrey Bloom is still hoping for a UKIP victory
- Hague's former aide Christopher Myers has got a job at Goldman Sachs, his CV has a big hole
- All happiness and light on the Labour campaign team says Michael Dugher
Politics for the people, 70p down the newsagents or online here…


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"The world had changed in the wake of the Illumination", Brockmeier writes. "No one could disguise his pain anymore. You could hardly step out in public without noticing the white blaze of someone's impacted heel showing through her slingbacks; and over there, hailing a taxi, a woman with shimmering pressure marks where her pants cut into her gut; and behind her, beneath the awning of the flower shop, a man lit all over in the glory of leukemia."
How would a world like this adapt to its newfound incandescence? Some turn voyeurs, rushing to capture the art, the unmistakable beauty in suffering. Hospitals evolve new triage rules; photography gains momentum like never before. For others, like the teenaged 'cutters' , self mutilation becomes an expression of angst, the inspiration for a whole new sub culture . "We're not creating wounds", a character says after a particularly grisly photo opp. "We're uncovering the wounds that are already there." Some see variety in the light around them, and in some, it inspires empathy. But for the most part, people just learn to look away. "You would think ", a character observes, "that taking the pain of very human being and making it so starkly visible – every drunken headache and frayed cuticle, every punctured lung and bowel pocked with cancer – would inspire waves of fellow feeling all over the world, at least ripples of pity…".
Brockmeier gives us a world ripe with potential, a scenario that surely demands examination. Yet he prefers to breeze by this aspect of his tale, choosing instead to focus on individual stories. So we follow the trajectory of a journal through the lives of six unconnected people as they struggle to cope with their pain. The journal is a compilation of love notes written by a man to his wife. I love watching you sit at your desk, it reads. I love your gray coat with the circles like cloud covered suns. I love how easily you cry when you are happy. I love your many doomed attempts to give up caffeine. I love the way you shake your head when you yawn. I love the way chocolate makes your eyes light up.
It is a litany of endearments made all the more poignant by her untimely death, and it touches each of these six lives in different ways. For data analyst Carol Ann, whose life "seemed like one long litany of wounds", it is the salve that helps her move on from a painful marriage and divorce. For Jason Williford, author of those notes, it is his one connection to the love he has lost, until his pain becomes his diversion and, ultimately, his salvation. Ten year old Chuck Carter, victim of bullying at home and in school, can see the pain in inanimate objects as well, and the journal's radiant pages spur him to become its protector. For writer Nina Poggione, literally wounded by her words as she endures oral ulcers through successive book readings, the journal inspires a parable that leads her toward love and healing, however fleeting. And for used book peddler Morse Strawbridge, "..fascinated, yet vexed by the book", the journal is a comforting presence, his sole companion in a momentary respite from his impoverished life. "Between each sentence, it seemed, there was a gap, a chasm, a whitening away of meaning. He did not understand how something so sweet, so earnest and candid, could also be so wayward and enigmatic. He kept expecting to return to the book and discover that it had pondered all his questions while he was gone and then fortified itself with the answers."
In a world lit up by suffering, evangelist Ryan Shifrin is an anomaly – a man untouched by the Illumination, seemingly immune to disease and disaster. Bound to his vocation not by faith but the burden of obligation, his life is spent questioning God's intent. Is the Illumination a sign of His love , in which case, he himself has been left bereft? Or is it a sign that His love is decorative, a particularly arduous test of faith? The journal resonates with a simple love he can never hope to feel, that he has, in fact, deprived himself of, and that he can only yearn for in "..a Heaven of starting over, a Heaven of trying again" .
'The Illumination' traverses terrain familiar to readers of Brockmeier's earlier work – alienation, silent heartbreak, grief. This is also a book about the fleeting connections we make , or miss, the ephemeral encounters that leave one's life forever changed. It is one of those books that you will either love or hate unconditionally, the kind that will work its way under your skin and into a stubborn corner of your head and stay there. There are times when Brockmeier's chronicle of suffering feels like a dark reflection of Jason's words, an unrelenting chronicle of damage and disfigurement – severed thumbs, mouth ulcers, the aurora of a million ruined hearts, livers and kidneys. His characters are offered little respite and certainly no redemption. The section on Jason Williford is especially hard to read, as we watch him apprentice himself to a teenaged cutter, learning how to release his grief in the incandescence of his pain.
And yet, for all its bleakness, it is hard to remain unmoved by this book's raw and tragic beauty or Brockmeier's considerable skills as a storyteller.


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Willie Taggart is confident his plan to turn around South Florida's struggling football program is working.
Shrugging off a week of criticism in the wake of a lopsided loss to North Carolina State, the Bulls opened American Athletic Conference play with a 17-14 victory over Connecticut on Friday night.
"We've got to stay positive," Taggart said after Mike White passed for 113 yards and a touchdown in the rain to help the Bulls (2-2, 1-0) hold off the Huskies (1-3, 0-1).
White threw 30 yards to Rodney Adams and Marlon Mack ran a yard for first-quarter TDs that provided USF's defense with much of the offensive support needed to prevail.
USF rebounded from a 49-17 loss to N.C. State in which they were limited to 159 yards total offense, with nearly half of that coming on White's 75-yard TD pass to Ryeshene Bronson. Friday's win matched their victory for all of last season, when they beat Cincinnati and UConn before ending the year on a six-game conference skid.
"Last week we stepped in a ditch. I told our guys we needed to stay focused on the plan, block out distractions and get out of that ditch," Taggart said. "Our guys were confident all week. ... When things went wrong, they didn't get down on themselves. They stayed upbeat."
Chris Dunkley sacked UConn's Chandler Whitmer, forcing a fumble that the USF cornerback recovered at the Huskies 19 to set up Mack's TD for a quick 7-0 lead. White's scoring pass to a wide-open Adams on fourth-and-10 made it 14-0 late in the opening quarter, and the Bulls added a fourth-quarter field goal to make it 17-7.
UConn pulled with three points on Whitmer's 32-yard TD pass to Geremy Davis with 1:19 remaining. USF recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock.
First-year UConn coach Bob Diaco said despite his team's slow start, which also includes losses to BYU and Boise State, the Huskies are building an identity.
"I continue to be proud of a lot of the work that's done and a lot of the investment that's made. You can see a DNA. You can see a culture fortifying itself, and you can see that in a lot of areas," the former Notre Dame defensive coordinator said. "We still are not executing on offense right now, and it's much harder to operate at the beginnings of the program. There are a lot of immature players there, and we did things throughout the game, and in the beginning in particular, that create losing. You can't start winning until you start losing."
It was another close game in a series USF leads 7-5. The last eight meetings have been decided by seven or fewer points, and neither team has scored more than 19 in the last five matchups.
UConn scored on Byron Jones' 70-yard interception return just before halftime, but had little success moving the ball until their final possession of the night.
The Huskies managed only 41 yards and on 18 plays in the first half and finished with a season-low 145 yards overall — more than half coming on the drive that ended with Whitmer's TD pass to Davis.
UConn didn't pick up its second first down of the night until Arkeel Newsome broke a 16-yard run midway through the third quarter. Three plays later, Whitmer got his first completion.
The UConn quarterback finished 6 of 10 for 88 yards and no interceptions. The TD pass to Davis extended the receiver's streak of consecutive games with at least one catch to 30.
A week after yielding 589 yards to North Carolina State, the USF defense limited UConn to 57 rushing and didn't allow the Huskies offense to cross midfield until the final two minutes.
Mack rushed for 103 yards on 31 carries for the Bulls, and White completed 10 of 18 passes with one interception.


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Case Western Reserve University has received a $2 million commitment from the Parker Hannifin Foundation to create an endowed chair in electrical engineering and computer science.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Parker Hannifin Foundation has committed $2 million to create an endowed chair in the electrical engineering and computer science department at Case Western Reserve University's Case School of Engineering.
The Arthur L. Parker Endowed Chair, named in honor of Parker Hannifin Corporation's founder, will be held by Ken Loparo, current chairman of that department at CWRU.
"This endowed chair reinforces our company's connection to Case Western Reserve and furthers our goal to support education in the communities where we do business," Parker Chairman, CEO and President Don Washkewicz, said in a university press release. "Through this commitment, we are providing a foundation that we hope will inspire today's students to become the inventors of tomorrow in the spirit of our founder Art Parker."
Parker, a 1907 graduate of the Case Institute of Technology, founded the Parker Appliance Co. in a small Cleveland loft in 1918. The 33-year-old engineer had invented a pneumatic braking system for trucks and buses. Almost a century later, that same company, today known as Parker Hannifin Corporation, is a leading global manufacturer of motion and control technologies, employing 57,500 people in 50 countries and tallying annual sales of more than $13 billion.
The university provides the company with students, interns, co-ops and employees and works cooperatively on projects. Parker Hannifin sponsors university events and supports the university's programs for engineering, medicine, nursing, management and law.
Loparo and Washkewicz attended Cleveland State University together in 1968. Both went on to pursue graduate degrees at CWRU and have maintained their friendship over the years, the university said.
TEDxUrsulineCollege: Ursuline College is hosting its' inaugural TEDx, a diverse range of talks that incorporate the Ursuline mantra "Values, Voice, Vision," on Oct. 17 at Cleveland's Museum of Contemporary Art.
"TED and TEDx Talks have been referred to as 'Cirque du Soleil for the brain,'" Gina Messina-Dysert, dean of Ursuline's School of Graduate and Professional Studies, said in a university press release.
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks. TEDx is a local self-organized event that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
Speakers at Ursuline's event include Susan Juris, president of the Ahuja Medical Center; Harlan Cohen, New York Times bestselling author and columnist; Evalyn Gates , executive director and CEO of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History; and Cara Lemieux, senior director of digital communications, The Shriver Report.
The event is from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $100 and include continental breakfast and lunch. Seating is limited. For more information, visit tedxursulinecollege.com.


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When we replaced our toilet, I asked my husband to not throw away the tank portion of the toilet. I thought I could make something out of it someday. He thought I couldn't be serious. I asked him to "Pretty please?" set it aside and not put it in the garage. I did eventually get around to it even though I think it may have been about a year when I came up with this idea.
I used epoxy to attach a frog where the handle used to be and put another frog up in the flower pot...he's charming his friend to come up in and have some fun!
I used epoxy to attach four flower pots up-side-down to create the legs and painted a watermelon on the front, using paints for glass.
I love my new flower pot, and nobody has recognized it as a toilet tank yet.
Hope you enjoyed my blog about toilet tank flower planters. You may also be interested in checking out my patented invention. It's a holster for snap knives, but the cool thing is the handy built-in blade snapper allows you to snap segmented utility knife blades using only one hand!


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Have laughs as you ask your friends any of these hilarious riddles, rhymes and conundrums from Australian and New Zealand kids in this 127 page illustrated riddle book.
Illustrated with 30 drawings for kids by famous Australian artist, Max Mannix.
Paperback 127 pages. 130 x 200 x 12mm
Published: Hale & Iremonger 1999, Sydney Australia ISBN 0 86806 664 8
Laughs, Jokes, Animal Antics, Nautical Nonense, Humbugs and Bedbugs, Keys and Coffins. Tease your brain with Witty Word Puzzles.
Read the riddle of how many chickens you can fit into an empty box, why Dracula was hanging around the computers and what the elephant said to the naked man.
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Sound Stylists Invest In Second D5 Live for Joburg Day
Since South African audio specialists Sound Stylists invested in their second DiGiCo D5 Live digital mixing consoles, bought in for the R Kelly Concerts earlier this year, the company has found both an increasing acceptance and demand for the console from the local market.
The latest project for the Sound Stylist team and its D5 was providing full audio support at the annual Jo'burg Day, held in October at Riversands Farm, just outside Johannesburg.
Jo'burg Day is a family orientated concert and hosts only local South African talent, with artists such as Johnny Clegg, Prime Circle, Zebra and Giraffe and Flash Republic performing to a capacity crowd.
"We had the luxury of soundchecks with each of the bands the day before the concerts and are therefore able to build scenes for each of them," says Sound Stylists' Nardus De Lange. "In addition to this, audio for the MCs as well as all the background music and sound for the ads shown on the LED screens were run from a separate deck. This meant that the FOH and monitor desks could be reconfigured between band changes to suit each of the band's engineers."
As the number of channels totalled over 60, the decision was made to run a D5 at both FOH and monitors. The FOH outputs were run into an XTA DP448, which in turn acted as the master output for the whole system including delays, outfills and stage fills. A 01V was run into the other two inputs of the DP448 to handle the MC and background music elements.
"The other advantage of this format was the ability to control each of the PAs with a wireless tablet using XTA's AudioCore 8.60 software," adds Nardus. "Setting a delay or level was then easy, as the system tech could literally walk the field."
In total, around 20 different engineers worked on the D5s during the day and, says Nardus, everyone was over the moon with the layout, the ease of operation and the power of the desks: "With the soundcheck day and having the additional time at our disposal, the engineers made the effort to plan the layout of their bands on the desk and a lot more use was made of the effects and control groups."
The D5s were run via a MADI connection, with FOH being 65m from stage. FOH was set up as the master and Gain Tracking was run on the monitor console, which used two fully loaded stage racks, with FOH making use of one local mini rack.
All Sound Stylists stage racks are now also fitted with Ethersound cards, which enables them to run digitally straight into their Nexo NX242ES controllers.
"All in all a great day," smiles Nardus. "We had a couple more DiGiCo converts and another successful concert!"


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After the assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto the concern of government turmoil in Pakistan causing even more stability in the region heightened.
Much of the recent focus has been on the upcoming elections and President Pervez Musharraf ability to crack down on terrorists. But the health of the Pakistani economy could be crucial as voters head to the polls.
An increase in poverty could further erode faith in economic reforms that Musharraf has said are crucial to the country's progress. On Thursday he told attendees that poverty and illiteracy are "at the core of suicide bombing
So far, the Pakistan economy has taken the political problems in stride, but investors and the business community will be hoping for a "good outcome from the election that can take the economy forward," continuing growth and brining in stability, Pakistan's Minister for Finance and Revenue Salman Shah said in Davos.
"The reconciliation among the different (political) parties is very critical going forward," Shah told me. "Whoever comes into power will have to take the reform programs forward."
The country is dealing with two economic phenomena that hit the poor particularly hard: food and energy inflation.
Food is more than 40 percent of headline inflation and global food prices have risen 50 percent in the past year, Shah said, adding that core inflation, excluding food and energy, is under control.
"The main challenge would be to ensure that we are able to pass on the fuel costs to the consumer in a gradual manner without stoking too much inflation and be able to make sure our fiscal deficit is within our target," Shah added.
He expects the U.S. economic slowdown to be mild because of the actions of the Fed and an expected fiscal stimulus package, but if there was a sharp slowdown then a significant decline in oil prices would be very positive for Pakistan, he said.


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I wasn't going to do weekly round ups or anything like that with regards to this diet, I thought that the occasional mention would suffice, especially when I hit certain milestones.
You know, like how losing a stone in a week is a milestone.
However, this week *you* my dear friends have taken it upon yourselves this past week to email me, DM me, send me texts and PM's to ask me questions about the first week on the diet, so here is how I survived Week One and be warned there are a few details that you might not want to know!
I apologise now too, this is a long one.
Knowing that I was going to be starting the Cambridge Diet on the 29th February, I took the previous week to bring my carbs intake down. I figured that the less carbs I ate the less shock my body might go into when it suddenly had a very restricted input! I can't say if this worked or not, but I do think it did and I also found that I wasn't as hungry as this low carb week went on. I guess I was resetting my appetite.
The first day of the Shakes, I had my first shake around 10am. Between getting up at 6am and getting the Children off to School I drank around a litre of water and I had a Fruit Tea whilst the Children were having their Breakfast. This of course meant that the toilet and I became really good friends. Honestly, I started off counting the number of times I needed to pee, but after the tenth time I figured that it was probably best I do something else!
My first shake was heaven. I had a Toffee and Walnut Shake and I made it with warm water, so it was more like a hot drink. It was lush and taking the five minutes to sit and sip it made me appreciate the drink/meal/shake more than I do with some other foods when I've eaten whilst doing a chore or watching TV etc.
The rest of the day was fairly uneventful. I didn't have any major headaches, I drank a tonne of water, several cups of Fruit Tea and generally didn't do much other than catch up on TV. Oh I did go shopping, but that was more about the need for a few items rather than distracting myself from my usual habits!
The second day was sort of the worst.
I knew what was going to happen, I'd been warned. Today when I went to the toilet I was well, lets just say I was prepared for the poo that I was expelling to be liquid. What I wasn't prepared for was the need to poop coming on so quickly that I had to run to the bathroom. If I hadn't been as quick, I may well have had to take a shower afterwards.
And the best bit about this? I pooped about four times that day and each was more disgusting than the last! Luckily the rest of the week my stools became firmer and I haven't yet suffered from constipation, which a lot of other people on the diet sometimes suffer with.
I had hoped that by day three I would be in ketosis (Bad for Diabetics, good for people who want to lose weight), and I was, I was in light Ketosis so I knew I was on the right path. I however felt a bit naff, but there are a lot of viruses going about at the minute and this was actually a cold not illness.
I experimented with a Shake and made it into a Thick McDonalds Style Shake, using Ice and water.
It was actually really lovely and I promised myself that I could have a "treat" shake like this once or twice a week as long as I stuck to the diet!
The rest of the week passed fairly quickly, I found I actually had more energy and when I tried on a pair of trousers that were normally a little tight and discovered they were a little loser than they had been I was really excited about my weigh in.
My Consultant aka my Sister had been chatting to me via Whatsapp most of the week. Sending me little bits of encouragement, checking I wasn't cheating or wanting to give up and that really helped. I'm not sure if she was giving me extra encouragement because she is my Sister or if this is what makes her a great consultant, but it was nice to know she was on the other end of a phone if I needed her.
Tops was also great, she sent me messages during the day, and for the first few days helped me by talking to me whilst I was preparing food for her and her Brother in case I felt tempted to nibble a sausage or something.
The last tip I have for others, based on my first week is keep yourself busy. I have Knitted a TONNE! For me it was replacing one bad habit (eating out of boredom) with another more productive habit. I have also read a lot, caught up on a lot of TV and taken a few nice little walks around the local area.
By the end of the week I was wanting to chew, my Consultant/Sister had said I could try Sugar Free Gum, but that it wasn't recommended as it could make me more hungry and if I did I should only chew for a couple of minutes. I chewed for a lot longer than a couple of minutes.
And so that was it, my first week on the plan!


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INDIANOLA, Iowa — The Simpson baseball team dropped both halves of a doubleheader to Luther on Friday, losing game one 13-8 before falling 14-3 in seven innings in the nightcap.
Thanks to a late start because of a some scattered showers, game two didn't conclude until after 11:30 p.m.
Hunter Hillygus had a career-game with four hits in the opener but the Storm (5-21, 2-12 Iowa Conference) were hurt by Luther's seven-run fifth inning. Simpson committed four errors in the game that turned into nine unearned runs.
Simpson trailed 7-2 in the fifth before Josh Osborne's bases-clearing double tied it up 7-7. The comeback stalled, however, when Luther got three in the sixth, two on an error.
Teddy Klingsporn improved to 3-1 all-time against Simpson, fanning 10 in five innings of work for the Norse (13-11, 7-7). Colin Coffey picked up a rare four-inning save and Trey Kehoe suffered the loss. Kehoe (1-3) allowed 10 runs -- one earned -- in five innings.
Trent Dooley smacked a solo homer to lead off game two but Luther came back with seven in the second and Simpson couldn't recover.
Osborne and Luke Anctil had two hits apiece and Hillygus went 1-for-1 to finish off a five-hit day. Adam Richman (1-4) couldn't get out of the second inning in the loss.
Up next
Simpson hosts Luther in the final game of the three-game set Saturday at 10 a.m.


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Himesh prefers working with new girls
Singer-actor-composer Himesh Reshammiya has taken a policy decision that he will only work with new actresses in all his forthcoming films.india Updated: Mar 11, 2008 12:26 IST
Composer-singer Himesh Reshammiya is teaming up with model Niharika Singh in his third film and says he prefers to work with new faces.
They will be seen together in John Mathew Mathan's A Love Iiisshtory (Reshammiya insists the title be spelt with triple 'i' and double 's').
"My chemistry with new faces on screen has always worked, whether it's in my music videos or my films. So I've taken a policy decision that all the films I'm doing will have new faces opposite me," Reshammiya told IANS.
He teamed up with Hansika Motwani in his debut film Aap Ka Surroor and then with Indra Kumar's daughter Shweta Kumar for Karzzz, which he is co-producing with Satish Kaushik.
And now for his third film, to go on the floors later this year, Reshammiya will launch Niharika, who was Ponds Femina Miss India Earth in 2005. She comes from a very non-filmy background in Haridwar.
She has modelled extensively and is quite a known face in the modelling circle. Currently, she's training rigorously in acting and dancing to be worthy of Reshammiya's histrionics.
While Himesh plays a full-on tapori in Love Iiisshtory, Niharika will be cast as a la-di-dah high-society girl.
The romantic conflict arises when the tapori takes on the elitist girl.


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The Brody File: December 29, 2016 - A Brody File Christmas
The Brody File crew relives their fondest memories of the year in our annual Christmas show filmed in DC at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink.
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Getting to Belknap Hot Springs is an easy and beautiful drive!
From I-5, heading North, take East 194a or I-105 or Highway 126 East toward Springfield.
From I-5, heading South, take Exit 194a to I-105 or Highway 126 East.
From 1-5
At Eugene take Hwy. 126 McKenzie River exit (Exit 194a), east through Springfield. Continue on Hwy. 126 following the McKenzie River past Walterville, Leaburg, Vida, Blue River, and McKenzie Bridge for approximately 55 miles. Stay on 126 past the turn-off for Hwy. 242 and over the Lost Creek bridge.
From Bend / Sisters,
Travel West on Highway 20 and pass over Santiam Pass, follow the signs for Eugene / Springfield. Once on Highway 126 follow the mile markers (which start at mile 1 just past Santiam pass) to mile 18 1/2 and you will see signs for Belknap Hot Springs. Follow the signs and take a right onto Belknap Springs Road - The Lodge is located a 1/4 mile down the road, by the river.
From Sisters, travel on Scenic Highway 242 - CAUTION! This is an extremely winding road not recommended for Motor-home or Travel trailer usage!
Follow the signs from Sister to Highway 242 and follow it for Approx. 40 miles to the junction of Highway 126. There take a right onto Highway 126 and travel for approx. 1/2 mile. Follow the signs to Belknap and take a left onto Belknap Springs Road - The Lodge is located a 1/4 mile down the road, by the river.
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West Point residents assured of decent resettlement -Wlue
MONROVIA, LIBERIA-National Housing Authority (NHA) Managing Director (MD), Samuel Wlue, is assuring West Point residents of decent resettlement.
The recent threat by the sea erosion hastened the Liberian Government, through the National Housing Authority and other partners, to embark on a project to repatriate the West Point residents to the VOA Community in Virginia, outside Monrovia.
Mr. Wlue spoke Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at the All West Point Housing Conference in Monrovia.
He disclosed that the NHA has secured US$1.2 million in its budget to construct 100 housing units before the 2017 rainy season.
Also speaking at the conference, Information Minister, Eugene Nagbe, said: "The move to repatriate the West Point residents is the Government's way of protecting their livelihood."
"President Johnson-Sirleaf was concerned with the residents' plight to select the structure's design to be built at their new home in the VOA Community in Virginia," Minister Nagbe said.


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L'Oreal Paris has selected another ambassador to promote the brand's products and the celebrity chosen this year is none other than the gorgeous Gwen Stefani. Get the inside scoop next!
The 41 year old American hottie Gwen Stefani is the new face of
L'Oreal Paris. The ex "No Doubt" singer has signed her way into
promoting one of the world's most popular cosmetic brands. Makeup is truly a girls best
friend and Gwen Stefani managed to become a true icon due to her
trademark red lips and unique fashion style.
Her makeup choice is usually kept to a minimum, a clean makeup which enhances the lips more than any other facial feature - Gwen is an original ambassador of ravishing red lips.
This is one of the reasons why L'Oreal chose Gwen Stefani to promote the brand's Infallible Le Rouge lip color. Gwen's milky skin tone suits red lipstick perfectly.
We can't wait for the ad to be released.
When asked about the L'Oreal deal Gwen Stefani told People that
she could not believe she is one of the new faces. She, along many
other celebrities such as Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Eva
Longoria, Penelope Cruz, Aishwarya
Rai have been selected to promote beauty for the L'Oreal brand.
Gwen Stefani stated :
"I can't believe I get to be one of the L'Oréal Paris girls."
"I love playing dress up, on stage or shooting videos, it's always been one of my favorite parts of being in a band."
"To get to work with such a modern, talented group of people is really exciting. I'm a lucky, lucky girl."
Gwen Stefani's L'Oreal ad campaign is going to be released sometime this month and we can't wait to see the results. We are absolutely sure that she is going to look stunning as Gwen always manages to brighten up the room whenever she steps in.
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Contact Jin Nonogami
Address 4-24-9-703 Kamiuma, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan – 154-0011
E-Mail: [email protected]
URL: http://veldt.jp/en/
VELDT believes in the concept of a life tech balance and has been working to make it happen, aiming to improve the rhythm of people living in today's stressful lives. Minimizing the overflow of smartphones can help avoiding stress & anxiety caused by unnecessary feeds and updates, helping users to enjoy life in better ways.
Its new watch 'Veldt Luxture', announced at Baselworld 2017, is a small, thin luxury watch featuring indirect LED lighting underneath the bezel that displays information synched to a smartphone.
Orders be taken from March 2017, and deliveries should begin from January 2018.
VELDT team is development devices that integrate features like activity trackers for collecting data, with a functional design and a clear monozukuri concept – the coexistence of engineering and craftsmanship, making a "display-less computing" feasible.
VELDT was originally developed for 'executive athletes' but it's now considering how to customize new products considering all the feedbacks from different clusters of users:
- Business leaders willing to focus on results.
- Tireless athletes that continue to strive to improve themselves.
- People who are expected to make the best out of their daily lives.
Core features
- Light exposure time, activity levels and sleep are all accurately logged by sensors, and then visually presented in a graph.
- The circuit modules and software used in the new products were developed for hybrid smartwatches of analog and digital design.
- The LED lights notify only important messages and appointments, as well as hour-to-hour weather information, all in sync with the user's smartphone.
- The team is also considering development of devices such as activity tracker focusing more on grasping health condition, while continuing development of the higher-grade product line
- Veldt has also teamed up with the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry to develop an accurate "sleep analysing" algorithm called 'Venass'.


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Angry Birds Star Wars crossover teased
An Angry Birds image teases a partnership with Star Wars, and promises more details soon.
Angry Birds has become an extremely successful franchise, to the point that even its spin-offs break records. So where does Rovio go from being one of the most recognizable franchises in modern times? Pair it with another of the most recognizable franchises, obviously.
The game's official Tumblr (via Joystiq) has dropped an intriguing image of its familiar bird in Jedi robes, complete with lightsaber. It suggests that fans should head to the Toys R Us in New York's Times square on Monday morning, and promises behind-the-scenes content, animations, and comics to be delivered through the site.
It's impossible to tell what all this adds up to--it could be a toy line or comics that have nothing to do with video games, for example. But Lucasarts has had great success pairing with Lego, so it would make sense for the company to be looking into other game partnerships as well.
Steve Watts posted a new article, Angry Birds Star Wars crossover teased.
An Angry Birds image teases a partnership with Star Wars, and promises more details soon.


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Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
"Undoubtedly, philosophers are in the right when they tell us that nothing is great or little otherwise than by comparison."
This week we look to Jonathan Swift and his masterwork Gulliver's Travels. The story is familiar, but widely misunderstood. Like Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the sanitized and highly abridged version consumed by contemporary audiences omits the bits that scandalize some surprised readers. Swift was a master of satire and his use of symbols was filled with power and nuance.
As Karen Swallow Prior writes in Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me:
Symbols are powerful. And we live in a symbol-saturated society. The power of symbols comes from the reality they represent. Very few of our experiences are unmediated by the symbols of an experience that enter our consciousness long before the actual experience. We see ads touting the smiles toothpaste will bring us before we have all our teeth. We watch commercials showing how much fun we'll have if we drink a certain brand of beer before we've lost the joy of blowing bubbles. We hear songs about romantic love before we have our first crush. Before we've even reached puberty, we watch sex as it is portrayed in the movies and television, imagine it as it is described in books, and laugh about it from jokes whispered by schoolmates. It's hard to imagine things otherwise.
A symbol is something that represents something else. This chapter discusses symbols of sex and the power of those symbols.
What are other kinds of powerful symbols in our society?
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
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Literature, Liturgy & The Arts
Jonathan Swift
When Gulliver's Travels was published in 1726, the author's name did not appear on the book. The title page read "Travels into several remote Nations of the World, by Lemuel Gulliver …" Many people accepted this as fact. Travel books of the time told many tales that were no more strange than the imaginary adventures of Gulliver. One sea captain even claimed that he knew Captain Gulliver well.
Other readers condemned the book as full of exaggerations.Although it became one of the most famous books for children, it was not written for children. It was savage satire aimed at the human race. The tiny Lilliputians are vain, malicious, and bloodthirsty. The king and the court of Lilliput are a parody of the English king and court. The giants of Brobdingnag are amiable, but commonplace and insensitive. Laputa is full of the foolish philosophers and scientists whom Swift despised. The Houyhnhnms are horses who use degraded men, Yahoos, as men use horses elsewhere. Looking at mankind through the eyes of horses, Swift sees people as vicious, greedy, and ignorant.
From its first appearance Gulliver's Travels delighted its readers instead of shocking them. In spite of his bitterness, Swift took a dry delight in making his narrative sound real even when it was fantastic. Children could enjoy the marvelous adventures of a traveler among pygmies and giants, on a flying island, and in a country where horses talk. Gulliver's Travels soon became a children's classic.
A large part of what Swift wrote is made up of pamphlets on political or ecclesiastical affairs and must be read in the light of history. But A Tale of a Tub, a satire on false religion, and The Battle of the Books, a burlesque of literary controversy (both published in 1704), are still read for their comic ridicule of human folly. Drapier's Letters (1724), written to expose a minor scandal in the government of Ireland by the English, lifts the issue to something universal—the human rights of men against tyrants. The Journal to Stella is a brilliant picture of a brilliant age.
"Swift, Jonathan," Compton's Encyclopedia (Chicago, IL: Compton's Encyclopedia, 2015).
Karen Swallow Prior
Karen Swallow Prior is Professor of English at Liberty University and an award-winning teacher. She is a contributing writer for The Atlantic.com and for Christianity Today, where she blogs frequently at Her.meneutics. Her writing has appeared in Relevant, Think Christian, and Salvo. She is a Research Fellow with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, a member of INK: A Creative Collective, and a member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Humane Society of the United States.
Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me
Booked draws on classics like Great Expectations, delights such as Charlotte's Web, the poetry of Hopkins and Donne, and more. This thoughtful, straight-up memoir will be pure pleasure for book-lovers, teachers, and anyone who has struggled to find a way to articulate the inexpressible through a love of story.


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25 June 2014
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Bismillah ...
And if you could see when the angels take away the souls of those who disbelieve (at death), they smite their faces and their backs, (saying) : "Taste the punishment of the blazing Fire." (Al-Anfal 8:50)
When an angel takes the soul of a believer, it's done with ease
-such ease, it is like water pouring from the skin bag
-and the angel of death passes the soul over to other angels who are standing there
-these angels wrap it up with a sweet smelling cloth and take it to the heavens
However the kafir is not fortunate,
-his soul is pulled out from his body viciously,
-it's like the cat that plays with the cushion,
-you can see the thread of the cushion protruding,
-or another analogy is pulling a thorny stick from a wet ball of wool
-this is how the soul of a Kafir is pulled from his body
-the angel of death passes the soul to be wrapped up in a cloth,
-and the cloth has a very foul smell coming from it
Upon the authority of al-Bara' ibn `Aazib who said Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) sat down and we sat around him....Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) sat down and we sat around him....When the believer is about to depart from this world and go forward into the Next World, angels with faces as bright as the sun descend from the heavens and sit around him in throngs stretching as far as the eye can see. Then the Angel of Death comes and sits at his head and says, "Good soul, come out to forgiveness and pleasure from Allah!" Then his soul emerges like a drop of water flows from a water-skin and the angel takes hold of it. When he has grasped it, the other angels do not leave it in his hand even for the twinkling of an eye. They take it and place it in a perfumed shroud and a fragrance issues from it like the sweetest scent of musk found on the face on the earth.[insert takreej]
By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the wicked) with great violence; (An-Nazi'at 79:1)
By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers); (An-Nazi'at 79:2)
And if you could but see when the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.) are in the agonies of death, while the angels are stretching forth their hands (saying) : "Deliver your souls! This day you shall be recompensed with the torment of degradation because of what you used to utter against Allah other than the truth. And you used to reject His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) with disrespect!" (Al-An'am 6:93)
In Surah 6:93 Allah SWT told you why the angels viciously take the souls of the Kuffar,
- and it is because of the Haram things they used to do in the dunya
"This is because of that which your hands had forwarded. And verily, Allah is not unjust to His slaves." (Al-Anfal 8:51)
In Surah 8:51 too Allah SWT told you why He commanded
-the angels to take the souls of the kuffar viciously
-and Allah SWT told you He is not a tyrant nor oppressive in the same ayah
-this ayah is similar to 3:182
And certainly, Allah is never unjust to (His) slaves. (Aali Imran 3:182)
Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)! (Ash-Shams 91:14)
The scholars use this Ayah (91:14) to prove that natural disasters
-are a direct result of our sins
Narrated Ibn Namir from Abdullah from Naafi' from Safiyyah who said: The earth shook at the time of 'Umar, and he addressed the people and said: "If it happens again, I shall definitely abandon you and leave." [Ibn Abi Shaybah in al-Musannaf (Vol.2, pg.221) No. 8335 and ibn al-Jawzi in Al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wal-Umam (Vol.4, pg.295)]
-this statement of Umar (r.a) approves that
-tornadoes, hurricane, earthquakes, vulcanic erruptions,
-and other natural disasters are a direct result of our sins
Similar to the behaviour of the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and of those before them; they rejected the Ayat (proofs, verses, etc.) of Allah, so Allah punished them for their sins. Verily, Allah is All-Strong, Severe in punishment. (Al-Anfal 8:52)
Allah SWT never punishes the wayward before He sends a messenger to warn them
And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning). (Al-Isra 17:15)
-the people of Salih (a.s) were killed after they killed the she camel of Allah
-all the people that were destroyed in the past,
-were only destroyed after a messenger came to them.
As soon as the kuffar sent their armies to Iraq to kill the Muslims,
-Hurricane Katrina destroyed them
-"airforce one" is the plane used to transport American presidents,
-the disaster zone was so huge that Bush had to tour the zone with "airforce one"
-the Sunnah of Allah SWT today, is to use the blessed hands of the mujahideen-to punish the kuffar
-and to humiliate them, and heal the breast (heart)
-of a people who are hurting (Kashmir, Burma, etc)
Fight against them so that Allah will punish them by your hands and disgrace them and give you victory over them and heal the breasts of a believing people, (At-Tawbah 9:14)
-when you see what is taking place in Palestine, Kashmir, Burma, Afghanistan, Iraq,
-Chechnya, your hearts are hurting
It was narrated from Abd-Allaah ibn Masood (RA) that the Prophet (SAW) said: "Whoever starts his day caring about something other than Allaah has nothing to do with Allaah, and whoever does not care about the Muslims is not one of them." [Narrated by al-Haakim in al-Mustadrak (4/356)]
-so when a Madkhali tells you "fiqh al waqi'" is not important, mention this hadith
That is so because Allah will never change a grace which He has bestowed on a people until they change what is in their ownselves. And verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. (Al-Anfal 8:53)
-Allah SWT revealed His names and attributes, for you to understand Him
-and shape your character
-when you know Allah SWT is Merciful, you will have mercy on others.
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal used to sweat before he passed a fatwa
-out of fear of Allah and realising the burden
-of passing a fatwa for the muslim Ummah
-when you know Allah SWT is All-knowing,
-you will realize you don't know everything
-half of knowledge is to say "I don't know"
-people of today are so quick to pass fatawa
If you are living in a state of felicity, Allah SWT will never exchange it for adversity
-unless you abandon your deen
-when good comes, it comes from Allah SWT,
-when bad comes it comes from your own doings, you caused on yourself
-some people are on the hospital bed dying of AIDS,
-the three men that made AIDS famous were homosexuals
Whatever of good reaches you, is from Allah, but whatever of evil befalls you, is from yourself. And We have sent you (O Muhammad SAW) as a Messenger to mankind, and Allah is Sufficient as a Witness. (An-Nisa 4:79)
ISIS is so successful because they obey their Amir,
-they have one aqeeda and that gives them unity
-unity is strength
-there is another ayah similar to this ayah, 13:11
......Verily! Allah will not change the good condition of a people as long as they do not change their state of goodness themselves (by committing sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allah). (Ra'd 13:11)
-the Quran resembles the Quran
Obama (LA) doesn't want to get involve in the situation with ISIS
-because there is no military solution
-there is no "military solition" to the Ummah of Muhammad SAW
-the people want khilafa, you cannot kill them because of that
-and every time they take over a piece of land, the people are happy,
-because they can sleep with their doors open
-the military experts and politicians say that you can't call them terrorists,
-because they formed a government
-and own all oil wells in Syria and Iraq
-terrorists hide but these people formed a government
-and established justice when they take over a piece of land
-they possess 50 billion barrels of oil
-ad dawla al Islamia means the Islamic State, Baqia means it is here to stay
Similar to the behaviour of the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before them. They belied the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned the people of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) for they were all Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.). (Al-Anfal 8:54)
Allah SWT is reiterating the point that sins cause natural disasters
And when the punishment fell on them they said: "O Musa (Moses)! Invoke your Lord for us because of His Promise to you. If you will remove the punishment from us, we indeed shall believe in you, and we shall let the Children of Israel go with you." (Al-A'raf 7:134)
But when We removed the punishment from them to a fixed term, which they had to reach, behold! They broke their word! (Al-A'raf 7:135)
-the Pharaoh broke his promise when the flood was removed
Then [Musa (Moses)] showed him the great sign (miracles). (An-Nazi'at 79:20)
But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] belied and disobeyed; (An-Nazi'at 79:21)
Then he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah). (An-Nazi'at 79:22)
Then he gathered his people and cried aloud, (An-Nazi'at 79:23)
Saying: "I am your lord, most high", (An-Nazi'at 79:24)
-if you were found to be worshiping a god other than the pharaoh in Egypt,
-you were imprisoned for life
-in his heart he believed, but outwardly he rejected
-because of pride arrogance and haughtiness
And they belied them (those Ayat) wrongfully and arrogantly, though their ownselves were convinced thereof [i.e. those (Ayat) are from Allah, and Musa (Moses) is the Messenger of Allah in truth, but they disliked to obey Musa (Moses), and hated to believe in his Message of Monotheism]. So see what was the end of the Mufsidun (disbelievers, disobedient to Allah, evil-doers, liars.). (An-Naml 27:14)
Verily, The worst of moving (living) creatures before Allah are those who disbelieve, - so they shall not believe. (Al-Anfal 8:55)
Surah 8:55 is similar to Surah 98:6
Verily, those who disbelieve (in the religion of Islam, the Qur'an and Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) from among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) and Al-Mushrikun will abide in the Fire of Hell. They are the worst of creatures. (Al-Baiyinah 98:6)
why did Allah SWT dismiss the kuffar as the worst of creatures in the above mentioned?
1. They worship their evil and corrupted desires instead of Allah SWT
Have you seen him who takes his own lust (vain desires) as his ilah (god), and Allah knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed his hearing and his heart, and put a cover on his sight. Who then will guide him after Allah? Will you not then remember? (Al-Jathiyah 45:23)
2. They prefer the Aql over the Naql
-they prefer their own understanding, over the holy text
-the Jews wrote a book called the Talmud, from their own aql, it's the most racist book
-they claimed it is better than the Taura which Allah SWT revealed
3. They reject Muhammad SAW even though they know he is the messenger of Allah SWT
Those to whom We gave the Scripture (Jews and Christians) recognise him (Muhammad or the Ka'bah at Makkah) as they recongise their sons. But verily, a party of them conceal the truth while they know it - [i.e. the qualities of Muhammad which are written in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)]. (Al-Baqarah 2:146)
-they reject Muhammad SAW in the name of racism (asibiyah)
-asabiya means racism, tribalism, nationalism, and regionalism
-regionalism means for example, "if i am from Washington DC,
-I will prefer someone also from Washington, over a man from Texas"
-this is another disease of the heart
-aristocracy means 'the more money you have the better you are'
-pigmentocracy , for example 'dark are inferior, light are superior"
4. Every decision they make is for sake of their bellies and private parts
- and because of that they are beneath the level of the cattle
Or do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are only like cattle; nay, they are even farther astray from the Path. (i.e. even worst than cattle). (Al-Furqan 25:44)
5. Everything that is haram they make it halal
Fight against those who (1) believe not in Allah, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger (4) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islam) among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyah[] with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued. (At-Tawbah 9:29)
-in France, a man can date (have sex) his daughter
-in some countries you can legally marry your horse or your dog
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-in the UK they have same sex marriage
-in USA there are thousands of gay churches
-in 1966, they opened the church of satan
They are those with whom you made a covenant, but they break their covenant every time and they do not fear Allah. (Al-Anfal 8:56)
-Makka was conquered after the pagans of Makka broke the treaty of Hudaibiyah ,
-the reason is because their hearts were deviod of Taqwa
Is it not (the case) that every time they make a covenant, some party among them throw it aside? Nay! the truth is most of them believe not. (Al-Baqarah 2:100)
But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and attack your religion with disapproval and criticism then fight (you) the leaders of disbelief (chiefs of Quraish - pagans of Makkah) - for surely their oaths are nothing to them - so that they may stop (evil actions). (At-Tawbah 9:12)
-you are commanded to punish the kuffar when they break their treaty
-in the above mentioned Ayah
So if you gain the mastery over them in war, punish them severely in order to disperse those who are behind them, so that they may learn a lesson. (Al-Anfal 8:57)
O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be harsh against them, their abode is Hell, - and worst indeed is that destination. (At-Tawbah 9:73)
Allah SWT told you to be harsh with the Kuffar in order to make an example out of them
-so those with similar intentions to fight you will run away
If you (O Muhammad SAW) fear treachery from any people throw back (their covenant) to them (so as to be) on equal terms (that there will be no more covenant between you and them). Certainly Allah likes not the treacherous. (Al-Anfal 8:58)
If you don't trust the people you make the covenant with,
-abort it and render it null and void
And let not those who disbelieve think that they can outstrip (escape from the punishment). Verily, they will never be able to save themselves (from Allah's Punishment). (Al-Anfal 8:59)
A US president (Reagan) said "you can run but you can't hide"
-that means this person has a god-complex
-only Allah SWT can say that
-Allah SWT is All-seeing, All knowing, All wise
-where ever you are hiding, death will overtake you
-even though you are in fortified and fortresses
"Wheresoever you may be, death will overtake you even if you are in fortresses built up strong and high!" (An-Nisa 4:78)
And make ready against them all you can of power, including steeds of war (tanks, planes, missiles, artillery, etc.) to threaten the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and others besides whom, you may not know but whom Allah does know. And whatever you shall spend in the Cause of Allah shall be repaid unto you, and you shall not be treated unjustly. (Al-Anfal 8:60)
And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know [but] whom Allah knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged. (Al-Anfal 8:60) Sahih international
Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly. (Al-Anfal 8:60) Yusuf Ali
Turhiboona = to strike terror into the hearts of the enemy
-it does not mean "to threaten"
-it means to strike terror into the heart of the enemy
Imam Shafi'i (rh) said: "Every Muslim is obligated to learn the Arabic tongue to the utmost of his power in order [to be able] to profess through it that "There is no Ilah but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger" and to utter what is mandated upon him, the takbir, and what is commanded, the tasbih, and the tashahhud and others." [al-Risala al-Shafi'i (pg. 47)]
Ibn Taymiyyah said: "Moreover, the Arabic language itself is part of Islam, and knowing Arabic is an obligatory duty. If it is a duty to understand the Qur'an and Sunnah, and they cannot be understood without knowing Arabic, then the means that is needed to fulfil the duty is also obligatory." [Iqtida' as-Sirat al-Mustaqeem (1/527)]
Ibn Taymiyya said to learn Arabic is Fard, (not only Sunnah)
By the (steeds) that run, with panting (breath), (Al-'Adiyat 100:1)
Striking sparks of fire (by their hooves), (Al-'Adiyat 100:2)
And scouring to the raid at dawn (Al-'Adiyat 100:3)
And raise the dust in clouds the while, (Al-'Adiyat 100:4)
Penetrating forthwith as one into the midst (of the foe); (Al-'Adiyat 100:5)
Verily! Man (disbeliever) is ungrateful to his Lord; (Al-'Adiyat 100:6)
And to that fact he bears witness (by his deeds); (Al-'Adiyat 100:7)
And verily, he is violent in the love of wealth. (Al-'Adiyat 100:8)
A man insured his wife for a million dollars and paid a hitman to kill her
-to collect the insurance money
-in the love of wealth man is violent, atrocious and scrupulous
Ibn 'Umar (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses (for Jihad) till the Day of Resurrection." [al-Bukhari (2849) and Muslim (1871)]
horses are kept for three purposes
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Horses are kept for one of three purposes; for some people they are a source of reward, for some others they are a means of shelter and for some others they are a source of sins. The one for whom they are a source of reward, is he who keeps a horse for Allah's Cause (i.e. Jihad) tying it with a long tether on a meadow or in a garden with the result that whatever it eats from the area of the meadow or the garden where it is tied will be counted as good deeds for his benefit, and if it should break its rope and jump over one or two hillocks then all its dung and its foot marks will be written as good deeds for him; and if it passes by a river and drinks water from it even though he had no intention of watering it, even then he will get the reward for its drinking. As for the man for whom horses are a source of sins, he is the one who keeps a horse for the sake of pride and pretense and showing enmity for Muslims: such a horse will be a source of sins for him. Maliks muwatta Volume 4, Book 52, Number 112
Omens are in three things, horses, houses, and spouses
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: I heard the Prophet saying. "evil omen is in three things: The horse, the woman and the house." (Bukhari Book #52, Hadith #110)
Ibn Abbas narrated the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "The most favoured horses are the sorrel." [Sunan Abu Dawud (3/22) No. 2545 and Musnad Ahmad (1/272) No. 2454]
And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know [but] whom Allah knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged. (Al-Anfal 8:60) Sahih international
In the above mentioned ayah, Allah SWT commanded us to strike terror
-in the hearts of the infidels
-8,000 mujahideen chased away 30,000 Iraqi soldiers
-the Kuffar are asking, how can they run away
-when they were trained by the American army?
-nobody can stand up to the Mujahideen,
-where the Iraqi soldiers fought for the paycheck
-the Mujahideen fight for sake of Allah SWT
-how can you defeat an army,
-where they see into the barrel of your gun; they see paradise,
-it's not possible!
-they run away because the plot of shaitan is weak
Those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve, fight in the cause of Taghut (Satan, etc.). So fight you against the friends of Shaitan (Satan); Ever feeble indeed is the plot of Shaitan (Satan). (An-Nisa 4:76)
-if you were to ask the question, why America and the Shiites want to link up
-the answer is in 8:73
And those who disbelieve are allies to one another, (and) if you (Muslims of the whole world collectively) do not do so (i.e. become allies, as one united block with one Khalifah - chief Muslim ruler for the whole Muslim world to make victorious Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism), there will be Fitnah (wars, battles, polytheism, etc.) and oppression on earth, and a great mischief and corruption (appearance of polytheism). (Al-Anfal 8:73)
Ibn Hazm — "Shia are not even Muslims", when Christians debating him brought a Shia book as reference.See al-Millal wa al-Nahl الفصل في الملل والنحل 2/213
-some kuffar came to debate with ibn Hazim and they brought Shiite book to debate
-he dismissed the book and the Shiites, as they are not even muslims
Ibn Hazm Stated in Al-Muhalla (11/138): "What is correct is that His statement, the Most High, "And if any amongst you takes them as Auliya', then surely he is one of them." (The Quran 5:51), should be understood on the basis of its apparent meaning. The person being referred to is a disbeliever from the generality of disbelievers, and no two Muslims disagree regarding this."
O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Auliya' (friends, protectors, helpers, etc.), they are but Auliya' to one another. And if any amongst you takes them as Auliya', then surely he is one of them. Verily, Allah guides not those people who are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust). (Al-Ma'idah 5:51)
Ibn Hazm (rh) states that: "Whoever joins the 'land of war' and disbelief, of his own free will and in defiance of whoever amongst the Muslims calls him to his side, is by virtue of this act an apostate, by all the laws of apostasy, in Islam. Whoever is able to kill him must do so. His property is unprotected, his marriage null and void, all his rights are swept away. [Ibn Hazm, al-Muhalla': (13/139-140)]
And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know [but] whom Allah knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged. (Al-Anfal 8:60) Sahih international
-there are enemies you don't know about
-and these are the hypocrites
-and because you don't know them, angel Gabriel (a.s)
-came and told the prophet (saw) the names of the hypocrites
UTHAYMEEN - KILLING WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE STATE OF WAR: _http://youtu.be/xqVcLPt75hg?t=2m20s