text: Matsumoto, Japan, October 30, 2010 – The United States won their second straight game in Group C at the FIVB Women's World Championship on Saturday, beating Croatia 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-23) at Matsumoto City Gymnasium. American Destinee Hooker once again topped the scoring with 15 points including three blocks while teammate Logan Tom registered four blocks among her 12 tallies. Heather Bown contributed 10 points to USA's win.Sanja Popovic recorded 10 points and was the only Croatian with double digits.FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2010 official page Tom was out of the starting blocks early with two crisp spikes as the US moved into a four-point lead at the First Technical Timeout (FTT). But Croatia, who had stunned Cuba on Friday, fought back to within a point at 10-9 as errors crept into the Americans' game. Tom stepped up her game again with a great block on the big-hitting Popovic, however, and then followed up with a big spike to put the US five points clear. An ace by the same player created a six-point gap at the Second Technical Timeout (STT) and good work by Hooker extended this to eight points at 20-12. That was too much for the Croatians to pull back and Hooker finished off the set with a powerful spike through the Croatian defence.Croatia coach Miroslav Aksentijevic called a timeout after his side dropped the first four points of the second set – Tom coming up with two huge blocks on Popovic early on – but the Americans were rolling along nicely, while Aksentijevic's side were struggling to find an effective offence. Or, indeed, much of a defence. The US pulled away in the second phase as errors made Croatia's task even harder. The score moved from 11-7 to 17-7 and the margin was still 10 points when Bown brought up set-point with a spike. When Croatia failed to get the ball back on the next American attack, they found themselves two sets down.Croatia had a glimmer of hope at the start of the third set, actually going ahead on the first point through a spike by Senna Usic Jogunica. Mia Jerkov and Popovic landed good spikes too but Hooker responded with four fine hits to keep the Americans on top. Croatia were defending better as they battled to stay alive, and Jelena Alajbeg spurred her team on with a massive spike. With time running out, Croatia got in some good blocks from Popovic and Maja Poljak to pull the scores back to 23-20, and an ace from Popovic and a big spike by Marina Miletic narrowed the deficit to 23-22. But then Tom found a way through Croatia's defence and Popovic sent a spike long to end the match.


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Top o' tha foreskin to ya!
Um. Morning. Whatever.
It's St. Paddy's weekend, and that means your liver will rise up and punch you in the face on Tuesday (because actual St. Paddy's is on Monday), but until then, let's rage like it's AD 399. Or at least happy hour in Ireland.
There's the obvious, gigantic Denver parade on Saturday, starting at 9:30 a.m., which is putting close par with the likes of Boston, Chicago and Savannah. The parade, which circles downtown near the Ballpark neighborhood, will be soaking in a high of 52 degrees (although there is a chance of rain/snow showers in the afternoon). Downtown will be a raging, out of control party, so take the bus. It's free with your college ID, you don't have to worry about parking and you can drink, most importantly. There will be DUI checkpoints, as usual. Don't be dumb.
Downtown happenings:
Fado Irish Pub, 1735 19th St., Denver, is hosting Denver's biggest party — you'll see the big ol' tents just west of Coors Field. The bar is hosting numerous bands, Irish dancers, bagpipers, dancing and booze all the way up through Monday. fadoirishpub.com/denver; tickets start at $15.
Luck of the Irish St. Patrick's Day PubCrawl, is a three-day event (Friday-Monday) where participants will get a wristband to get you in free to the participating venues. The crawl starts at 1515 Restaurant, 1515 Market St., Denver, where you'll get a map of the crawl. Some of the listed bars are: The Spill, Zanzibar Billiards and El Chapultepec. More will be listed day of. PubCrawls.com; 855-851-0399; $25 (plus fees).
ShamRocks St. Patrick's Day Party, on Saturday at The Curtis Hotel, 1405 Curtis St., Denver, from noon-5 p.m., is hosting a party with all-you-can-drink beer (and a cash bar), all-you-can-eat wings a French fry bar, a signature mug, live tunes from Dirty Femmes and RobDrabkin, plus DJ Rockstar Aaron will be spinning Irish tunes. thecurtis.com; $45 (plus fees)
St. Paddy's Denver Pub Crawl on South Broadway starts Saturday at 11 a.m. and gives you a chance to avoid the craziness of downtown. The crawl attendees can buy a $20 crawl T-shirt (the crawl printed on the back, in case you get lost, you drunkard). The crawl starts at Sobo 151, 151 S. Broadway St., Denver, and hits 3 Kings Tavern, Irish Rover, Sputnik, Dogherty's, The Hornet and Punch Bowl. bit.ly/1hgI3UB; $10-$20
Dougherty's Street Party, 5 E. Ellsworth Ave., Denver, will be raging on Saturday and Sunday and will have dancing in the streets with live tunes, bagpipers and entertainment. Oh, and no cover. A St. Paddy's party at an Irish pub with no cover? They win.
Other awesome pubs: Scruffy Murphy's, 2030 Larimer St., Denver, will have shenanigans galore. Check out rebel rockers Sixtysixdays, on tap from 10 p.m.-close. Plus, there's no cover charge. The Irish Snug, 1201 E Colfax Ave., Denver, will host its 10th annual Capitol Hill Hooley. Get out of downtown and party in Cap Hill.
March madness
Enough of this green shit, let's get to basketball.
Sunday is Selection Sunday, which will then lead into our wonderful world of bracketology. The Star Bar, 2137 Larimer St., Denver, is hosting a viewing party on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Watch as the 68 seed teams are placed in the brackets while you drink beer, do shots and avoid the green vomit.
Also! That cash-sucking billionaire Warren Buffett (kisses) is again betting $1 billion (BILLION) that you can't submit a perfect bracket. So don't forget to register here: quickenloansbracket.com and if you win, I'll pinch your tushy for a cool $10 grand.
Oh and P.S., the Florida Gators are No. 1. YEAH. Go Gators. (Look, I'm still a hardcore Buff, too.)
Soccer lovers
To all you soccer lovers, i.e. futbol, European football, etc., The British Bulldog, 2052 Stout St., Denver, is hosting a Bikes & Beers crawl on Saturday at 10 a.m.
The party will start with pints and mimosas at the Bulldog, where they will be showing the English Premier League game Chelsea vs. Aston Villa. From there, the party will bike to William's Tavern, 423 East 17th Ave., Denver, then on to Three Lions, 2239 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, where you can catch the Colorado Rapids season opener vs. New York Red Bulls.
It's your chance to check out Denver's favorite soccer pubs. Note: Early birds get the swag. Be one of the first to buy a drink at the Bulldog and win Rapids memorabilia. The crawl is free: denvercoedsoccer.tk
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I am an atheist quite simply for the same reasons most people are theists. I'm not talking about the theists who think about these things or wonder how we got here.
I'm talking the majority of theists. Like them, I'm an atheists because I was raised as an atheist. I was never baptized, I was never forced to join or go to church and (unlike most here in Finland) never attended religious education in school.
Religion was a subject that was always treated neutrally in my family. Thor and Mars were always seen as equals to Moses or Jesus and both nothing more than myths and legends (tho I always thought Thor was much more badass than Jesus).
I can't remember ever asking my mother why I attended ethics class while all the other kids on my age group had religion. I just kind of accepted it. In any case it wasn't anything that picked me out from the other kids.
There are a few times I can recall thinking (with my then first or second grader mind) if there was a supernatural being watching over everyone and even a few times talking aloud to said being on the off chance someone was there, but it always seemed just a little too silly even back then.
Perhaps the question overwhelmed me back then, but in any case, I've never really believed in gods and I've never had, what some people call, "a religious experience", I don't even know that that means to be honest.
Today the reasons for my atheism haven't changed. What has changed is my understanding of why other people are theists.
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I fear Anna is dead. What we know is she has an HX pressure fault. She has been totally stripped and rebuilt. In essence, she can sustain any pump pressure but, rather like a wind sock, will not build or retain excess pressure.
I think this has been occurring slowly over a prolonged period and we have been compensating, but, just after a descale in December, she started making a strange siphoning type schooshing noise from within until reaching HX pressure of 9 bar and was then just her usual self noise wise, but the coffee was changing a few seconds into the shot from viscose sweet syrup to watery yellow lemon juice, and oddly combining in the cup like marble cake opposites. The temperature drops during shots too as would be expected with a pressure loss.
It is clear that she cannot retain 9 bar intra shot in a restricted (coffee laden) basket, but she can retain 9 bar behind a blind basket or head manometer.
Everything has been changed, so pump, motor, solenoids, head, pipes, silicone tubes, flowmeter (!! ) non return valve and OPV can be ruled out. She has a pressure leak, quite likely from the HX unit itself, though a smoke test of the boiler was inconclusive, but not surprising as no pressure is involved and any hole would be very small in reality.
We know it's a pressure leak as, on reflection, she has not flashed her manual pour (right hand end) light for over pressure for as long as we can remember. I suspect the issue is longstanding but has just reached a point where the noise has appeared and flavour is directly impacted.
We changed the fluid-o-tech OPV and she immediately flashed over pressure with the closed circuit manometer in the head. Pleasingly, the needle flew to 9 bar, then after a couple of seconds crept up to the 12 bar setting of the OPV, which then bypassed the excess pressure perfectly. That happened once. I believe the addition of the brand new OPV assisted with the pressure issue but in going so simply increased the hole and left us back at square one.
The OPV was changed for a heavier grade CMA Astoria type and the same thing happened again, she worked once then seemingly the additional retained pressure increased the hole size. The pattern repeated with a really heavy grade Izzo OPV but this time she flashed over pressure but would not retain excess pressure. I suspect the hole is just too big now, wherever it might be. To be certain, the OPV was removed entirely to provide a truly closed circuit and she still would not retain the excess pressure.
It has to be a hole leaking pressure because she can sustain any throughput of any pressure right up to the pump maximum 12 bar, but she cannot retain excess and is clearly letting it out somewhere.
With hindsight, we had been getting a few surprisingly odd tasting coffees these past few months and I think she has been harder work, like driving a car in high winds, a bit of wrestling to keep control. It may even be quite longstanding and slow developing. Compensating by users may have masked the problem for a while. Either way, a new boiler just in case is not really cost effective.
Please may I ask any L'Anna owners, are you still able to achieve an over pressure light warning on your L'Anna and if so, does your pressure build up and then the OPV open, thus holding the pressure at the bypass setting, typically 12 bar?
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Hope quarterback Michael Atwell is one of 170 candidates from colleges across the country for the National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete Awards.
The senior from Geneseo, Ill. (Geneseo HS), also is among the semifinalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best scholar-athlete in the nation.
The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.
Atwell, who is a majoring in chemistry and minoring in biology, plans to attend medical school after he graduates from Hope.
Hope coach Dean Kreps said it has been a pleasure to coach and work with Atwell.
"He is a quality student and person, not to mention that he is a great quarterback," Kreps said. "He is a tireless worker and true student of the game. I will hate to lose him to graduation, but know that he is going to be a great physician after he attends medical school. Wherever he lands or whatever he does, I know that he will be successful."
As a junior, Atwell was recognized as the top quarterback academically among all NCAA Division III teams in the Midwest Region. The honor was part of the Capital One Academic All-America program sponsored by the College Sports Information Directors Association of America (CoSIDA).
Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor, and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship.
Atwell is one of 39 candidates from NCAA Division III schools. Other candidates come from Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, NCAA Division II and NAIA.
The 170 semifinalists represent the most ever since 2006 when the NFF increased the nomination standards to require a minimum cumulative 3.2 GPA.
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WHEN Friday, July 27, 2012, 8 – 9:30pm
WHERE Our Lady's Chapel
MATTHEW ZERWECK, violinist;
MEREDITH RIDGWAY, pianist;
ZACHARY RIDGWAY, pianist; and A Surprise Guest
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 6 in Eb, K.268
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Matthew Zerweck became interested in the violin at the age of 5, after seeing a violinist play on PBS's "Mister Roger's Neighborhood." Just as he was graduating with a Master's Degree in 2008 from the Eastman School of Music, Matthew won a spot as the Acting Assistant Concertmaster of the San Antonio Symphony. Matthew plays in Camerata San Antonio, Olmos Ensemble, and the San Antonio Opera, in addition to teaching some of San Antonio's most talented students. His professional highlights so far include a performance of Strauss's Violin Sonata with eminent pianist Warren Jones, as well as a solo recital debut in San Antonio, which featured a world premiere work by Arthur Williford. Matthew plays on a violin by Giovanni Pistucci and bow by Nicholas Maline. For more info, visit www.matthewzerweck.com
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economic integration and the Nordic CountriesBenito, Gabriel R.G.; Grøgaard, Birgitte; Narula, Rajneesh (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6599
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evidence from ArgentinaNarula, Rajneesh; Marin, Anabel (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: It is nowadays generally accepted that inward foreign direct investment (FDI) is crucial as a source of technological spillovers. One of the objectives of this paper is to review the evidence on the quantity and quality of human capital employed by domestic and foreign firms. We examine whether spillovers accrue from MNE activity, and provide a preliminary understanding of why MNE spillovers remain somewhat ambiguous, particularly in developing countries, paying particular attention to human capital development. Our analysis is supported by data from the Innovation Survey in Argentina. On the whole, MNE subsidiaries hired more professionals than domestic firms of the same size, possessed a more skilled labour force overall, and spent more on training than similar domestic firms. Subsidiaries in Argentina effectively have a higher labour productivity and pay higher wages. Yet, in terms of knowledge creation and utilisation, there was little to differentiate affiliates from domestic firms. While there is little evidence of widespread FDI spillovers, where spillovers did occur, it was where domestic firms demonstrated high investment in absorptive capacities. Our analysis also suggests that much of MNE activity - particularly after liberalisation - has been of the kind that by definition has limited opportunities for linkages and spillovers. These are activities in which MNEs may simply be able to generate economic rent from their superior knowledge of markets, and their ability to efficiently utilise their multinational network of affiliates. These assets are not generally easily spilled over to domestic firms. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6593
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Abstract: Abstract: The growth of collaborative activity is greatly influenced by the process of globalisation. This paper focuses on the narrow area of collaborative R&D activity, and takes a 'macro' view of the effects of these developments. Globalisation has affected the need of firms to collaborate, in that firms now seek opportunities to cooperate, rather than identify situations where they can achieve majority control. The use of collaboration is particularly acute in capital-intensive and knowledge-intensive sectors. These are also the sectors where firms have expanded internationally fastest, as they need to compete in various markets simultaneously, but also to exploit and acquire assets and technology that may be specific to particular locations. The increasing similarity of technologies across countries and cross-fertilisation of technology between sectors, coupled with the increasing costs and risks associated with innovation has led firms to consider R&D alliances as a first-best option in many instances. This has important welfare implications and impinges directly on the industrial competitiveness of locations. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6573
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The Role of Multinational EnterprisesNarula, Rajneesh; Zanfei, Antonello (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper undertakes a brief evaluation of the trends in the internationalization of innovative activities. We provide a taxonomy of R&D internationalization strategies, and discuss the main relevant theoretical and empirical issues, before discussing the centripetal and centrifugal forces underlying the nature and evolution of cross border innovation. We address the issue of international technology partnering as a key strategy that is complementary to the internationalisation of innovative activities through internal means, before raising important policy dimensions and directions for future research that derive from these debates. Key words: R&D internationalization, globalisation, multinationals, alliances, technology policy JEL Codes: F23, O32 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6628
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implication of growing cross-border interdependenceNarula, Rajneesh (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6606
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the internationalization pattern of large companies from Denmark, Finland and NorwayBenito, Gabriel R.G.; Larimo, Jorma; Narula, Rajneesh; Pedersen, Torben (København, 2001)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Analyzing the internationalization of large companies from small countries requires understanding the process of internationalization by examining the interface between micro (firm strategies) and macro (the forces of centripetal and centrifugal) level factors. We examine the growth and international expansion of the ten largest companies in Denmark, Finland, and Norway over the period 1990 to 1999. Most companies in the sample became more international during the last decade across basically all the investigated dimensions of internationalization. This was particularly accentuated in the case of Norwegian firms, possibly due to their lower degree of internationalization at the beginning of the period. The study also shows that companies mainly have internationalized their operations activities, while such strategic activities as research and development activities and headquarters functions to a much larger extent are kept in the home country. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6586
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a case of not learning from AsiaNarula, Rajneesh (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6589
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Consequences for Economic and Employment GrowthNarula, Rajneesh (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper seeks to broaden our understanding of the concept underlying absorptive capacity at the macro –level, paying particular attention to the growth and development perspectives. We provide definitions of absorptive and technological capacity, external technology flows, productivity growth, employment creation and their interrelations. We then analyse the elements of absorptive capability, focusing on the nature of the relationship within a systems view of an economy, focusing primarily on the role of firm and non-firm actors and the institutions that connect them, both within and across borders. We also undertake to explain how the nature of absorptive capacity changes with stages of economic development, and the importance of the different aspects of absorptive capability at different stages. The relationship is not a linear one: the benefits that accrue from marginal increases in absorptive capability change over time. Finally, we provide a tentative and preliminary conceptual argument of how the different stages of absorptive capacity are related to productivity growth, economic growth and employment creation. Key words: New economy, absorptive capacity, knowledge URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6559
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Rolling Stones Announce Big Australian Show
The Rolling Stones spent 2013 celebrating their 50th anniversary on the road, and it looks like they plan to continue their globetrotting streak with new dates in 2014.
At the very least, the Stones have confirmed that they'll head to Australia, where they'll christen the recently renovated Adelaide Oval with a gala performance on March 22. The venue's re-opening is a banner event for the city, and one whose importance necessitated a suitably major headlining act; as promoter Tony Cochrane put it in a press release announcing the show, "Adelaide Oval and the Government asked me to come up with the biggest night I could think of for this one off event to re-open Adelaide Oval -- that made it easy -- it had to be the Rolling Stones and it had to be on a massive scale!"
"It's great to be invited to Adelaide to open the historic Oval," said Mick Jagger. "We're really looking forward to doing this gig. It will be the first time we've been to Adelaide in nearly 20 years, so see you there!" His enthusiasm was matched by Keith Richards, who added, "Hi everyone down in Adelaide, it's been a while since we were in your backyard ... See you on March 22 when we'll take over your new stadium and make it our own, look forward to it."
In keeping with recent Stones tradition, the Adelaide gig will also feature an appearance from former member Mick Taylor, as well as a no-expenses-spared set design that will reportedly include a huge ramp extending directly into the audience. And as Vintage Vinyl News reports, more Australian dates are expected to follow, with a Melbourne show rumored to be next on the schedule.
The pre-sale for tickets to the March 22 concert, which start at $79, is scheduled to begin on Nov. 21. For more information, visit the Adelaide Oval website.


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I have decided that Daphne Anson of Australia is my new best friend on the blogosphere! She's just posted this item, a list of New Year Resolutions for the western media (the BBC among them). They are a delight to read - note that Daphne has taken them from a CAMERA site, and they're none the worse for that. I especially liked no. 7, which finishes thus:
"The total area of land seized from [Jewish refugee from Arab lands] is five times the size of the state of Israel. ..."
There's not really not much more to say, is there? I'll leave you to read the rest of article (and perhaps follow her link back to the original CAMERA Report). The whole article is quite long, but well worth your time, I hope.
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The Opera House, a new film by multiple Emmy Award–winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke, surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera's rich history and a time of great change for New York. Drawing on rarely seen archival footage, stills, and recent interviews, the film chronicles the creation of the Met's storied home of the last 50 years, against the backdrop of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the '50s and '60s. Amongst the notable figures in the film are famed soprano Leontyne Price, who opened the new Met in 1966 in Samuel Barber's Anthony and Cleopatra; Rudolf Bing, the Met's imperious General Manager, who engineered the move from the old house to the new one; Robert Moses, the unstoppable city planner who bulldozed an entire neighborhood to make room for Lincoln Center; and Wallace Harrison, whose quest for architectural glory was never fully realized.
Funding provided by The Lloyd E. Rigler-Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation
Advance Tickets: $15.00 General; $13 Lincoln Theatre Members + applicalbe fees. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 3.


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Kit is generally very excited about dropping Kat off in the morning and I cannot remember a day since Kit started school last year when it was the other way round...so that makes TODAY a very special day indeed...Kat had a Conference Day in school so she was overjoyed with her day off while Kit had normal school (they FINALLY realised they had given too many snow days away!)
Kit is very perceptive we couldn't just tell her that Kat was staying home (I mean, which sibling can bear to see the other one stay home with mummy?) so we made a little plan we told Kit that Kats school teacher was running a little late so her bus was late, blah, blah... and hence, Kat would drop her first (clever!!).
Kit was super excited and I felt a little guilty about making up this story but I did think it would do more good than harm, so I guess mums are allowed to do this, right?
We were all in good spirits, all was going fine and we were waiting for Kits bus when the doorman asked Kat why she didnt go to school (as part of general chit chat) and I boldly answered for her: She has a holiday at school (I should learn to keep my mouth shut!!!)
Kit looked at me and then at Kat. Kat looked at me as if she couldnt believe how dumb I was! (That I told you so look when your kids get older and start to think mums have lost it and today I did think I had!)
Was it that pressure of ending the conversation quickly that made the truth come out or was it the pressure of getting Kit to school or was it just the rush in general or just plain craziness? Whatever it was, I was not prepared for that look in Kits eyes.
Of course, Im a mum and I quickly picked myself up from where I had stumbled (too low in my eyes I think!) and started the story about how Kats teacher was too late and now they might give a day off and so on...dont think Kit believed me she just kept quiet. I even gave her my cell phone to play with (a really special treat)
Finally, the bus came and Kit was on her way to it. She looked back and said to Kat Youre staying home with mummy today, arent you?
I looked at Kit Maybe but remember I love you. (Too tired to lie anymore. Could even feel a migraine coming on now...)
Kit (instantly): more than Kat?
You do, dont you? I know you do
And she was off on the bus, sitting contentedly by the window, blowing kisses to both Kat and me, happy in the belief that I love her more than Kat...such innocence...such a carefree life...how I wish I was 4 years old!


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Economist Nouriel Roubini shored up his reputation as a prophet of doom and offered a lot to worry about in the global economy in an almost contrapuntal interview with financier and philanthropist Michael Milken.
The two economics celebrities packed a large room on the final day of the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, and formed an odd couple of an optimistic Milken, who heads the economic think tank hosting the conference, and pessimistic Roubini, who heads a namesake economic consultancy.
Roubini identified the Middle East as a key source of trouble for the global economy in the near term, citing a risk of military confrontation between Israel or the U.S. with Iran. In addition, he said "the entire Middle East is a mess," and warned "the Arab Spring is going to become an Arab Winter." The result of all this instability is a continuing rise in oil prices that is spiking on the basis of a "fear premium" more than supply-demand fundamentals.
Optimist Milken responded with statistics about the opportunities stemming from vast oil and gas shale deposits, nearly all of which lie outside of the Middle East in politically stable places like the U.S. and Canada. In what became a theme of the session, Roubini poured cold water on the shale trend, saying it will take a long time, perhaps 20 years, before shale-based resources come on line in sufficient quantity to alter an energy landscape dependent on Mideast-based oil.
Shale boosters are "too optimistic," Roubini said, noting the supply has outpaced demand, leading to a collapse in the price of natural gas. Milken said the fact of South Koreans paying eight times as much for a gallon of gas as Americans was a "wake-up call" to the private sector. But Roubini countered that prices alone were insufficient to boost demand. "Do we give subsidies to convert [infrastructure]?" he asked, noting it costs $50,000 per truck to convert to a natural-gas run system and $20,000 for a car, and the costs of converting gas stations across the country are even more substantial.
The U.S. talks a lot about revamping energy policy but takes few concrete actions, Roubini said, noting all the talk following the 1973-74 Arab oil embargo through the present-day discussions amid the war against the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Another key challenge to the global economy identified by Roubini is the troubled euro zone, where he said peripheral Europe suffered from "reform and austerity fatigue" at precisely the time the euro zone's core suffers from "bailout fatigue."
This divergence promotes instability, he said, and he predicted "things will get worse rather than better" over the next 18 months, with Greece, Portugal and possibly other countries exiting the euro.
"Let's differentiate between countries and companies," Milken (left) retorted, citing statistics about the piles of cash corporations are sitting on, including Banco Santander, whose assets exceed the GDP of its country of origin, Spain. Milken added that corporate cash balances were high enough for companies to finance their customers and suppliers without the need to turn to weak financial institutions.
The trouble at the national level, Milken said, was that euro zone countries lacked the independence to devalue their currencies. For humorous effect, he handed Roubini a one-million lira coin from Italy's postwar inflationary period, followed by a hundred-trillion Zimbabwean dollar note.
Roubini acknowledged the corporate sector was doing well. "But let's think about the balance sheet of the rest of the economy," he countered, noting that in the U.S. and Japan as well as Europe, household debt remains high. "One sector, corporate, is doing well," he said. "All others are shaky."
And while corporations are sitting on mountains of cash, they are not spending it amid economic and regulatory uncertainty, Roubini said. Moreover, since governments are in trouble, eventually they will have to boost taxation, and that will adversely affect growth in the corporate sector, he said.
Roubini called for "a massive real depreciation of the euro," which he said was overvalued by about 30%. He called Germany "ubercompetitive," and said deflationary trends in prices and wages will lead to depression, political instability and eventually a break-up of the euro zone.
The final topic of discussion and disagreement was the U.S. economy, where Milken was cheered by the performance of the stock market, which he said has increased in value by tens of trillions of dollars since 2008. Roubini countered that savers have gotten zero percent returns on Treasuries over the last 10 years, adding the average American must be thinking "How am I going to retire?" especially when "Social Security is bankrupt and corporate pension plans are totally unfunded."
"My worry is that we have kicked the can down the road," Roubini said. "Real wages are not growing; they're flat and actually falling." He also noted the "fiscal cliff" the U.S. faces if all the Bush-era tax cuts are allowed to expire, which he thought unlikely. Still, a likelier smaller withdrawal of stimulus will cut GDP growth in half, he said, sending the U.S. back to "stall speed" from its current lackluster 2% growth rate.
Roubini lamented the political gridlock in the U.S., saying even after November's presidential elections, and regardless of who wins, the Republicans will have enough political strength to veto tax hikes and the Democrats will have enough power to veto any entitlement reform. He got the biggest laugh of the session when he asked, rhetorically, "Do you think the two parties will come together for the good of the country?"
Milken remained upbeat, praising the strength of U.S. financial institutions and detailing the promise of energy and health sector innovation and increased immigration. "The challenges are so well laid out," he said, calling for U.S. leaders to inspire Americans, as Kennedy did, to ask themselves what they can do for their country.
Roubini was unimpressed, noting the U.S. is still growing beneath trend, unemployment is above 8% and growth is only 2% despite a surge in U.S. government spending from the stimulus. "We have to survive the short run to get to the bright spots in the long run," Roubini told Milken.


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Results show that B-vitamin supplementation can slow the atrophy of specific brain regions
Taking a B-vitamin complex might help stop Alzheimer's disease before it starts, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia characterized by areas of tangled nerve fibers and clumped proteins called plaques in the brain. The most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's, can affect memory, mood, learning, communication, and thinking/reasoning (cognition). Because it's a progressive disease, the symptoms worsen over time.
Since there is no cure for Alzheimer's, most of the treatments focus on controlling the symptoms and slowing disease progression.
Several studies have demonstrated a connection between high blood levels of a substance called homocysteine and different types of dementia. B vitamins may lower homocysteine levels, but they haven't always been successful in clinical trials at improving brain function in people with cognitive impairment. The study reported on here investigated the effect of a B-complex supplement on brain shrinkage, homocysteine levels, memory, and overall functioning in 156 people aged 70 years and older with mild cognitive impairment (a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease).
Participants either took a supplement containing 0.8 mg of folic acid, 20 mg of vitamin B6, and 0.5 mg of vitamin B12, or placebo for two years. Imaging of the participants' brains was done at the beginning of the study (baseline) and after two years.
Here's what the study found:
"Our results show that B-vitamin supplementation can slow the atrophy of specific brain regions that are a key component of the Alzheimer's disease process and that are associated with cognitive decline," the researchers commented.
Having a family history of Alzheimer's disease and simply getting older increase risk. While you can't change these factors, there's still a lot you can do to protect your brain and avoid Alzheimer's disease:
Jean Carper, a health journalist who carries a gene that increases her risk of Alzheimer's and author of the book, 100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's, says that any kind of berry may increase the birth and growth of new brain cells, thereby reducing risk. She also advises keeping blood sugar levels in check, as high levels are another risk factor for the disease.
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During a business session of the National Conference of Special Constituencies, Folashade Omale, M.D., a family medicine residency program director from Georgia, says the AAFP doesn't have the authority to require programs to change their names to include "family medicine" rather than "family practice."
At the 2013 National Conference of Special Constituencies (NCSC) held here April 25-27, AAFP members from five constituent groups -- women, minorities, new physicians, international medical graduates (IMGs) and physicians interested in gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) issues -- adopted a number of resolutions put forth by the Reference Committees on Organization and Finance and Practice Enhancement, including a resolution related to creating a new special interest group to represent solo and small-practice physicians and a resolution on physician credentialing and hospital privileges.
Organization and Finance
In its report to NCSC delegates following participants' testimony on April 26, the Reference Committee on Organization and Finance recommended adoption of a substitute resolution to support solo and small, independent family physician practices. During the April 27 business session, NCSC delegates voted to ask the AAFP to form a new special interest group to represent those physicians and to ensure their concerns were considered.
- The AAFP held its annual National Conference of Special Constituencies last week, and delegates discussed a number of issues related to payment, scope of practice, and insurance.
- In particular, the Reference Committee on Organization and Finance asked the AAFP to, among other things, support solo and small group practices and to provide data to assist employed physicians with contract negotiations.
- NCSC delegates also adopted resolutions put forth by the Practice Enhancement Reference Committee that dealt with physician payment, patient benefits and protection of privileges.
During the reference committee hearing, minority delegate Tamaan Osbourne-Roberts, M.D., of Denver, said the issue was timely and relevant because of the current wave of physicians abandoning private practice for employed positions. "We are the people being bought right now," said Osbourne-Roberts. "As we move forward, we need to ensure that all practice environments still have a place at the table. This is an incredibly important thing for us to do."
Ilona Farr, M.D., of Anchorage, Alaska, representing the women's constituency, said she had been in private practice for 26 years. "I want to maintain my solo practice," she said.
The NCSC also concurred with the committee's recommendation to adopt a resolution that asks the AAFP to ensure consistent use of language about the specialty. Delegates asked the Academy to reaffirm its preference for use of the term "family medicine," rather than "family practice," an organizational shift officially made in 2003.
Delegates asked the AAFP to consider changing the name of the journal Family Practice Management to help avoid confusion and also added language during the NCSC's final business session urging family medicine residencies to change their programs' names -- if they hadn't done so already -- to include family medicine rather than family practice.
In addition, NCSC delegates asked the Academy to
- help employed physicians during contract negotiations by collecting and analyzing compensation and productivity data,
- encourage constituent chapters to include at least one resident in their NCSC delegation to serve as an observer, and
- explore ways to meet the needs and concerns of members with physical and/or mental disabilities.
Patients and their physicians need to know when changes are made to insurance coverage because benefit changes can affect a patient's care," says Kimberly Austin, M.D., clarifying during an NCSC reference committee hearing a resolution she co-authored.
Practice Enhancement
The Reference Committee on Practice Enhancement grappled with a variety of resolutions on topics ranging from physician payment to patient Medicare benefits.
For example, during the final NCSC business session, delegates adopted a substitute resolution directing the AAFP to work with CMS on ways to streamline details of patients' insurance benefits. Delegates agreed on the need for coverage information that is "easily comprehended by the patient and is easily accessible to physicians."
Kimberly Austin, M.D., of Westerville, Ohio, a minority delegate, co-authored the resolution and defended it during the reference committee hearing. She said patients were overwhelmed by too much confusing information. "Patients often are coming to us asking what's covered, and then the insurer changes their coverage without letting us (the physicians) know," said Austin. Rather than receiving a book thick with coverage details, Austin said she'd prefer that CMS send "a piece of paper with changes specific to that patient."
IMG delegate Eltanya Patterson, M.D., of Martin, Tenn., is a hospitalist who works in numerous states. She testified that during the past year, some of her patients in Alabama "were not able to be seen for several weeks and had delays in getting medication" due to confusion about their insurance coverage.
Members Tweet ALF/NCSC Events
Many AAFP members who attended the 2013 Annual Leadership Forum/National Conference of Special Constituencies in Kansas City, Mo., April 25-27, were actively communicating with friends and colleagues from the conference via Twitter and other social media channels. To see a selection of member tweets for day 1(storify.com), day 2(storify.com), and day 3(storify.com) of the conference, visit the AAFP's Storify collections.
NCSC delegates also agreed with a reference committee recommendation to adopt a resolution aimed at protecting family physician privileges by adding language to an existing AAFP privileging policy statement. Specifically, the NCSC asked the AAFP to add the following sentence to its policy: "Physician credentialing should allow for any and all combinations of competencies in adult, pediatric and obstetric care in both the inpatient and outpatient setting."
New physician delegate Kourtney Houle, M.D., of Sauk Rapids, Minn., co-authored the resolution. She took a turn at the microphone during the reference committee hearing. "This is about protecting our scope of practice and supporting any and all competencies," said Houle. "Family physicians should have the flexibility to choose the type of medicine they want to practice."
Ann Lee, D.O., of St. Cloud, Minn., also a women's delegate, agreed. "This resolution is really speaking to the recruitment and retention of new family physicians and giving them the ability to dictate their practice style in the future," she said in testimony.
"So a credentialing board can't say, 'You must be able to do 'X' in order to do 'Y,' as well,'" said Lee, adding that the resolution also would apply to physicians already in practice.
In addition, the reference committee recommended -- and the NCSC delegates agreed -- to reaffirm existing AAFP policy on hospitalist models of care. The AAFP's current policy encourages the American Hospital Association and the Society of Hospital Medicine to continue to support FPs as credentialed hospitalists.
IMG delegate Alexander Brzezny, M.D., M.P.H., of Ephrata, Wash., spoke in favor of the resolution at the reference committee hearing. He noted his personal experience providing inpatient service in rural areas. Reflecting on anecdotal evidence from others in attendance who suggested an institutional bias against family physician applications for hospitalist positions, Brzezny said it was difficult to collect hard data on the topic.
"This issue has not been well studied," he said. "It's not just hospitalist medicine, but also (a tendency) across the board in other areas where we (FPs) have traditionally been effective in providing care and our privileging is restricted."
Erica Swegler, M.D., of Keller, Texas, speaking as an AAFP member, added another dimension to the issue. She noted that an increasing number of physicians have stepped away from hospital work and see patients strictly in the clinic setting. "That means that there is a lack of family physicians willing to step forward and serve on hospital committees making these decisions," she said.
The Reference Committee on Organization and Finance also reminded delegates that the AAFP encourages member feedback on topics of importance via comments to news stories posted in AAFP News Now, the Academy's online news source dedicated to family physicians.
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Brantley Gilbert's Harley Ride to Promote New Album, Folds of Honor
Brantley Gilbert knows how to add some of his own personality to promotions for his new music. The 'Bottoms Up' singer is riding a Harley to help him with 'Just As I Am,' which drops on May 19. The ride will stretch from Georgia to Virginia and he'll be joined by Harley-Davidson and the Folds of Honor Foundation, a military charity.
Gilbert is a fan of motorcycles and especially loves his Harleys, so the two are quite a happy couple for the promotion. "As a long-time Harley-Davidson rider and enthusiast, I am beyond excited to have their support to ensure this ride is a success," Gilbert said in a release.
The Folds of Honor Foundation strives to help families whose family members have been disabled or killed during active duty. The foundation joined Gilbert and asked BG Nation to submit names of their family members who lost their lives in the fight for freedom. The names have been added to a tour bus that will follow Gilbert along his rides.
The motorcycle ride will kick off on May 21, just a few days after his album drops, in Athens, Ga. The town isn't far from where Gilbert grew up, so it's only right that's where his journey begins. His ride ends on May 26 at the Arlington National Cemetery Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
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The Creation Of The Universe
The Basic Concepts in the Qur'an
Prayer shows a deep sense of appreciating one's weak and helpless state before one's Creator. It is a clear indication of the fact that the human being is a frail creature who can never satisfy his needs or attain his goals alone, unless they have Allah's blessing. Prayer is the purest, most explicit and most honest way of expressing one's status as a servant before one's Creator. In the Qur'an it is stated that a basic attribute of the believer is his "calling on Allah morning and evening":
And keep your soul content with those who call on their Lord morning and evening, seeking His pleasure; and let not your eyes pass beyond them, seeking the pomp and glitter of this Life; nor obey any whose heart We have permitted to neglect the remembrance of Us, one who follows his own desires, whose case has gone beyond all bounds. (Al-Kahf, 28)
The true meaning and content of prayer should be well grasped, since what most people understand by prayer considerably differs from what the Qur'an actually tells us about it. This is solely because information about prayer is mostly gathered from sources outside the Qur'an, such as tradition, parents, ancestors, etc. That is why the Qur'anic standpoint and the morale it inculcates should be well comprehended.
The Qur'an explains the kind of prayer which is made "with humility" While praying, man should deeply recognize his weaknesses and frailty in the presence of His Creator and feel that he is desperately in need of His guidance. His prayer will thus surely meet the criteria set by Allah, as stated in the following verse:
Call on your Lord with humility and in private: for Allah does not love those who trespass beyond bounds. (Al-Araf, 55)
The prayers of the believers in the Qur'an set an example for all believers. That of Zakariya is one of them:
Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret, praying: "O my Lord! infirm indeed are my bones, and the hair of my head glistens with grey: but never am I unblest, O my Lord, in my prayer to you! Now I fear what my relatives and colleagues will do after me: but my wife is barren: so give me an heir as from yourself." (Maryam, 3-5)
Another attribute of a believer's prayer is being in a mood of mingled "fear and hope". They forsake their beds, while they call on their Lord, in fear and hope: and they spend in charity out of the sustenance which We have bestowed on them. (As-Sajda, 16)
The believers fear Allah with sincere and true respect, while hoping for His grace and mercy.
Allah accepts the sincere prayer intended to seek His good pleasure.
When My servants ask you about Me, I am indeed close to them: I answer to the prayer of every suppliant when he calls on Me: let them also, listen with a will, to My call, and believe in Me so that they may walk in the right way. (Al-Baqara, 186)
While praying, man should certainly know that Allah will respond to his call. He should be aware that Allah is the Master of all, Omnipotent and Omniscient; that He is All-Knowing and All-Seeing. In an ardent expectation, a believer never becomes despondent and patiently awaits for the response of Allah. Having a firm belief in His justice, he avoids taking an anxious and desperate attitude. The mind of a believer adhering to the guidance of the Qur'an never harbours doubts about the answer Allah would give to his call. Anyone who is beset by doubts would from the very beginning display a contradictory attitude to the reasoning of the Qur'an. Beneath the very essence of prayer, there lies a sincere approach and deep faith in Allah, as the prophet Salih said, "...my Lord is always near, and ready to answer." (Hud, 61) The believer fully trusts in Allah.
However the fact that Allah answers his servants' calls does not necessarily mean that the suppliant will get whatever he wishes. This is because sometimes an individual may ask for something which is harmful for him. Such a call will certainly not be answered, and Allah will grant something better to his servant.
An example given by a famous Islamic scholar Said-i Nursi, illustrates this subject very well. A physician is called to see a sick child. The child asks the physician for a particular medicine he likes. However, the physician knows from experience that that particular medicine is no cure. So, he provides a totally different treatment and heals his young patient.
Allah totally encompasses man and knows exactly he his needs. He always responds to a sincere call, yet His answer might not be in accord with the desires of the devotee. As the Qur'an puts it: "You may dislike a thing which is good for you, and love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knows, and you do not know." (Al-Baqara, 216)
Like the child in the aforementioned example, a man may not distinguish good from evil. Hence it is quite possible that he may be asking his Creator for something detrimental: "The prayer that man should make for good, he makes for evil; for man is given to hasty (deeds)." (Al-Isra, 11)
Accordingly, man should primarily seek the Will and Mercy of Allah. He should ask Him for an honourable and mature soul. Allah knows what is best for man. The prayer of Solomon sets a good example for all believers: "...O my Lord! so order me that I may be grateful for Your favours, which You have bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may do good works that will please You..." (Al-Naml, 19)
Furthermore, believers are welcome to ask for anything praised in the Qur'an. In a sincere and honest spirit, man should not restrain himself from asking for anything he would like to have. Allah knows exactly what His servants wants. As a matter of fact, He is the One placing all the desires and wishes in his soul.
Allah answers the sincere prayers of the believers. The past communities destroyed by the prophet's prayer's are examples to this;
They (prophets) sought victory and decision (there and then), and frustration was the lot of every powerful obstinate transgressor. (Abraham, 15)
In the Qur'an many examples are cited. Allah has rewarded the messengers and the believers with many graces :
And remember Job, when He cried to his Lord, "Truly distress has seized me, but You are the Most Merciful of those that are merciful." So We listened to him: We removed the distress afflicting him, and We restored his people to him, and doubled their number, as a grace from Oursef, and an admonition to all who serve Us. And remember Isma'il, Idris, and Zul-kifl, all men of constancy and patience; We admitted them to Our mercy, for they were of the righteous ones. And remember Yunus, when he departed in wrath. He imagined that We had no power over him! But he cried in the darkness, "There is no god but you: glory be to you: I was indeed wrong!" So We listened to him: and delivered him from distress: and thus do We deliver those who have faith. And remember Zakariya, when he cried to his Lord: "O my Lord! do not leave me without offspring, though you are the best of inheritors." So We listened to him: and We granted him Yahya: We cured his wife's barrenness for him. These three vied with each other in good works and called on Us with love and reverence, and humbled themselves before Us.(Al-Anbiya, 83-90)
The worshipper who prays realizes that Allah is All-Knowing and All-Seeing and expresses his respect for and fear of Him. He never hesitates to admit his status as a servant before Him.
Since prayer is an important worship, it is not only done to make a wish. Every need or wish signals the time of this worship. Since man constantly needs and demands things, he should also pray consistently. there of course, are particular times for prayer: regular night and morning prayer times are mentioned in the Qur'an as the proper moments for prayer in the Qur'an.
Nevertheless, man should consistently pray all day long since every course of action proceeds under the control of Allah. Man should turn to Him for guidance and help in all his deeds. Moreover, he should pray for Allah's acceptance of his services. The prayer of Abraham is an example:
And remember Abraham and Isma'il raised the foundations of the House with this prayer:
Our Lord! Accept this service from us: For you are the All-Hearing, the All-knowing.(Al-Baqara, 127)
The believers who pray to Allah, and turn to Him under all circumstances are described in Surat'Al-Imran, as "men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides..." (Al-Imran, 191). the believers are naturally praised in the Qur'an for this attitude.
For Abraham was, without doubt, forbearing of faults, compassionate, and devout. (Hud, 75)
The verses below are a key to understanding the significance of prayer:
Say (to the Rejecters): "My Lord would not care for you were not for your prayer. But you have indeed rejected Him, and soon will come the inevitable (punishment)!" (Al-Furqan, 77)
In the Qur'an, one point is repeatedly stressed: now and then pagans also pray to Allah. However a great difference exists between the prayer of pagans and that of the believers.
The believers turn to Allah under all circumstances. Whether in times of ease or difficulty, their attitude never changes; they keep praying being conscious of their frailty before Allah.
Pagans, on the other hand, keep themselves constantly distant from Allah. Only hardship makes them feel their weakness before Allah and leads them to turn to Him. Their prayer said in times of trouble, is indeed a sincere one. Yet, sooner do things take a turn for the better than they forget that they prayed for the mercy of Allah and remain ungrateful:
We find several references in the Qur'an to this pagan attitude . Here are some examples:
When misfortune befell man, He cried to Us in all postures- lying down on his side, or sitting, or standing. But when We relieved his affliction, he went on his way, as if he had never cried to Us for our help. Thus the deeds of transgressors seem fair in their eyes! (Jonah, 12)
In some of the verses, the example of a ship is given. In a sinking ship, man understands the emergency of his situation and sincerely prays, expressing his repentance and asking for salvation. This is surely a time of desperation when a person comprehends that no other soul can save him. It is then that he turns to Allah. However, when Allah rescues him, he again assumes his former attitude. This is certainly a great distortion of true piety:
It is He Who enables them to travel over land and sea. They board their ships; they set sail, rejoicing in a favourable wind. Then comes a raging tempest and the waves surge upon them from all sides, and they think they are being overwhelmed. They cry out to Allah, sincerely offering their allegiance to Him saying, "If you deliver us from this, peril, we shall truly show our gratitude!"
Believers should constantly pray to Allah and put their trust in Him, knowing that there is no one else to help or guard them.
Call then upon Allah with sincere devotion to Him, even though the Unbelievers may detest it. (Al-Ghafir, 14)
The believer attains true gratification only when he asks for the help of Allah. He feels the security of being cared for and guarded by his Creator. This is the highest degree of happiness that one can ever attain both in this world and the hereafter. Thus, prayer is a source of great satisfaction which will also continue in the hereafter. The Qur'an states that believers will keep praying also in the hereafter:
Those who believe, and do good works will be guided by their Lord because of their faith: beneath them will flow rivers in gardens of bliss. (This will be) their cry therein: "Glory be to You, O Allah!" And "Peace" will be their greeting therein! and the close of their invocation will be: "Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds!" (Jonah, 9-10)
The Prayers From the Qur'an
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; Most Gracious, Most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment. We worship, you and we seek your aid. Show us the straight way, the way of those on whom Your have bestowed your Grace, not of those who have incurred your wrath and who have gone astray. (Al-Fatiha, 1-7)
And remember Abraham said: "My Lord, make this a land of peace, and feed its people with fruits, such of them as believe in Allah and the last day." He said: "Yes, and such as reject faith, for a while I will grant them their pleasure, but will soon drive them to the torment of the Fire—an evil destination indeed!" (Al-Baqara, 126)
And remember Abraham and Isma'il raised the foundations of the House with this prayer: "Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us: for You are the All-Hearing, the All-knowing. Our Lord! make of us Muslims, bowing to Your Will, and of our progeny a Muslim people, bowing to your will; and show us our place for the celebration of our rites; and turn to us in Mercy; for you are forgiving and Most Merciful. Our Lord! send amongst them a messenger of their own, who shall declare your signs to them and instruct them in the scriptures and in wisdom, and purify them of sin: for you are the Exalted in Might and Wise." (Al-Baqara, 127-129)
There are some who say: "Our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the hereafter, and defend us from the torment of the Fire!" To these will be allotted what they have earned; Allah is swift in His reckoning. (Al-Baqara, 201-202)
When they advanced to meet Goliath and his forces, they prayed: "Our Lord! Fill our hearts with constancy and make our steps firm: help us against those that reject faith." (Al-Baqara, 250)
On no soul does Allah place a burden greater than it can bear. It shall be requitted for whatever good and whatever evil it has done. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Do not condemn us if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Do not lay on us a burden like that which you laid on those before us; Our Lord! Do not lay on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Forgive us our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You alone are our Protector. Help us against those who stand out against faith." (Al-Baqara, 286)
"Our Lord!" (they say), "Let not our hearts deviate now after you have guided us, but grant us your own mercy for you are the Giver of bounties without measure. Our Lord! You will surely gather mankind together upon a day about which there is no doubt; for Allah never fails in His promise." (Al-Imran, 8-9)
Those who say "Our Lord! we have indeed believed: forgive us, then, our sins, and save us from the agony of the Fire." (Al-Imran, 16)
Behold! a woman of 'Imran said: "O my Lord! I dedicate to you what is in my womb for your special service. So accept this from me. You alone hear and know all things." (Al-Imran, 35)
There Zakariya prayed to his Lord, saying: "O my Lord! Grant me progeny that is pure: you hear all prayers! (Al-Imran, 38)
"Our Lord! we believe in what you have revealed, and we follow the Messenger; then write us down among those who bear witness." (Al-Imran, 53)
All that they said was: "Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and anything We may have done that transgressed our duty: make us firm of foot and help us against those that resist faith." (Al-Imran, 147)
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alteration of night and day, there are signs for men of sense; those who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the wonders of creation in the heavens and the earth, saying: "Our Lord! not for nothing have you created all this! Glory be to You! Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire. Our Lord! any whom you cast into the Fire, you will cover with shame, and never will wrong-doers find any helpers! Our Lord! We have heard the call of one calling Us to the true faith saying: 'Believe you in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, remove from us our iniquities, and take to yourself our souls in the company of the righteous. Our Lord! Grant us what you promised us through your messengers, and save us from shame on the day of judgment: For you never break your promise." (Al-Imran, 191-194)
And when they listen to the revelation received by the Messenger, you will see their eyes overflowing with tears, for they recognise the truth. They pray: "Our Lord! we believe; write us down among the witnesses. (Al-Maeda, 83)
They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged our own souls. If you do not forgive us and do not bestow upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be lost." (Al-Araf, 23)
"...Our Lord! decide between us and our people in truth, for you are the best of judges." (Al-Araf, 89)
Moses prayed: "O my Lord! forgive me and my brother! admit us to your mercy! for You are the Most Merciful of those who show mercy!" (Al-Araf, 151)
"...Our Lord! give us patience and constancy, and take our souls to You as Muslims who bow to your will!" (Al-Araf, 126)
(Moses said ): "You are our Protector: so forgive us and give us Your mercy; for You are the best of those who forgive. And ordain for us that which is good, in this life and in the hereafter: for we have turned to you." He said: "With My punishment I visit whom I will; but My mercy extends to all things. That mercy I shall ordain for those who do right, and practise regular charity, and those who believe in Our signs (Al-Araf, 155-156)
They said: "In Allah we have put our trust. Our Lord! Do not make us a trial for those who practise oppression; deliver us by Your Mercy from those who reject You." (Jonah, 85-86)
Moses prayed: "Our Lord! you have indeed bestowed on Pharaoh and his chiefs splendour and wealth in this life, and so, Our Lord, they mislead men from Your Path.destroy their wealth, and harden their hearts, so that they will not believe until they face the grievous penalty." (Jonah, 88)
"O my Lord! you have indeed bestowed on me some power, and taught me something of the interpretation of dreams and events. Creator of the heavens and the earth! you are my Protector in this world and in the hereafter. Take my soul at death as one submitting to your will as a Muslim, and unite me with the righteous." (Joseph, 101)
Abraham said "O our Lord! I have settled some of my offspring in a valley without cultivation, near your Sacred House, so that our Lord, they may observe regular worship. So fill the hearts of men with love towards them, and feed them with the earth's fruits, so that they may give thanks. O our Lord! truly, you know what we conceal and what we reveal: for nothing whatever is hidden from Allah, whether on earth or in heaven. (Ibrahim, 37-38)
And, out of kindness, treat them (your parents) with humility and tenderness, and say: "My Lord! bestow on them Your Mercy. They cherished me in childhood." (Al-Isra, 24)
Say: "O my Lord! Let my entry be by the gate of truth and honour, and likewise my exit by the gate of truth and honour; and grant me your authority to aid me." (Al-Isra, 80)
When the youths sought refuge in the cave, they said: "Our Lord! bestow on us Your Mercy and dispose of our affair for us in the right way!" (Al-Kahf, 10)
This is a recital of the Mercy of your Lord to His servant Zakariya. Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret, praying: "O my Lord! infirm indeed are my bones, and the hair of my head glistens with grey: but never am I unblest, O my Lord, in my prayer to You! Now I fear what my relatives and colleagues will do after me: but my wife is barren: so give me an heir as from yourself,- one that will truly represent me, and represent the posterity of Jacob; and make him, O my Lord! one with whom you are well-pleased!" (His prayer was answered):
O my Lord! make me and my offspring steadfast in prayers. O our Lord! accept my prayer. O our Lord! grant us your Forgiveness - me, my parents, and all believers, on the Day of Reckoning! (Ibrahim, 40-41)
(Moses) said:
And remember Yunus, when he departed in wrath: he imagined that We had no power over him! But he cried in the darkness, "There is no god but You. Glory be to You: I was indeed wrong!" So We listened to him, and delivered him from distress Thus do We deliver those who have faith. (Al-Anbiya, 87-88)
And (remember) Zakariya, when he cried to his Lord:
(Noah) said: "O my Lord! help me, for they accuse me of falsehood!" (Mumenoon, 26)
And when you have embarked on the Ark - you and those with you, say:
(The prophet) said: "O my Lord! help me: for they accuse me of falsehood." (Al-Mumenoon, 39)
And say: "O my Lord! I seek refuge in you from the promptings of the Evil Ones. And I seek refuge in you, O my Lord! lest they should come near me." (Al-Mumenoon, 97-98)
So say: "O my Lord! grant us forgiveness and mercy, for you are the Best of those who show mercy!" (Al-Mumenoon, 118)
And those who pray, "Our Lord! Give us joy in our wives and offspring and give us the grace to lead the righteous. (Al-Furqan, 74)
Abraham said : "O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous; grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest generations; make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss; forgive my father, for that he is among those who have gone astray; and let me not be in disgrace on the Day of Resurrection." (Al-Shuara, 83-87)
He (Noah) said: "O my Lord! truly, my people have rejected me. Judge rightly between us, and deliver me and those of the believers who are with me." (Al-Shuara, 117-118)
So he (Solomon ) smiled,amused at her speech and said: "O my Lord! so order me that I may be grateful for your favours, which you have bestowed on me and on my parents, and so that I may do the good works that will please you: and admit me, by your Grace, to the ranks of your righteous servants." (Al-Naml, 19)
He (Moses) prayed: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul! Forgive me!" So Allah forgave him: for He is the Oft-Forgiving, and Most Merciful. He said: "O my Lord! Because you have bestowed your Grace on me, never shall I be a help to those who sin!" (Al-Qasas, 16-17)
He (Moses) went away, looking about, in a state of fear. He prayed "O my Lord! save me from people given to wrong-doing." (Al-Qasas, 21)
So he (Moses) watered their flocks for them; then he turned back to the shade, and said:
He (Lot) said: "O my Lord! help me against people who do mischief!" (Al-Ankaboot, 30)
Abraham said: "O my Lord! Grant me a righteous (son)!" (As-Saaffat, 100)
He (Solomon ) said:"O my Lord! Forgive me, and grant me a kingdom such as will belong to no other after me: for you are the Bountiful Giver." (Sad, 35)
Those who sustain the Throne of Allah and those aroundit sing Glory and Praise to their Lord; and believe in Him.They implore forgiveness for those who believe saying :
We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents. In pain his mother bore him, and in pain she give birth to him. The carrying of the child to his weaning is a period of thirty months. At length, when he reaches the age of full strength and attains forty years, he says:
And those who came after them say: "Our Lord! Forgive us, and our brethren who came before us into the Faith, and do not leave in our hearts, rancour or a sense of injury against those who have believed. Our Lord! you are indeed Full of Kindness and Most Merciful." (Al-Hashr, 10)
..."Our Lord! in you we trust, and to you we turn in repentance: you are our Final Goal. Our Lord! Do not expose us to the designs of the Unbelievers. Forgive us, our Lord! for you are the Exalted in Might and Wise." (Al-Mumtahina, 4-5)
To those who believe Allah sets forth as an example to the wife of Pharaoh. Behold, she said:
And Noah, said: "O my Lord! Do not leave a single one of the Unbelievers, on earth! For if you leave any of them, they will only mislead your devotees, and they will breed none but wicked, ungrateful ones." (Nooh, 26-27)
Noah Said: "O my Lord! Forgive me, my parents, all who enter my house in faith, and all believing men and believing women: and hasten the destruction of the wrong-doer." (Nooh, 28)
You shall admonish such a one as follows the Message and fears the (Lord) Most Gracious, though he cannot see Him. Give such a one, therefore, good tidings, of forgiveness and a reward most generous. (Ya-Seen, 11)


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- "To the Dark Lord
I know I will be dead long before you read this but I want you to know that it was I who discovered your secret. I have stolen the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I can. I face death in the hope that when you meet your match you will be mortal once more.
- —Regulus Black's note left in the locket for Voldemort.[src]
This locket was an heirloom of the Black family. With the help of his House-elf Kreacher, Regulus swapped it for Salazar Slytherin's Locket, which was hidden in the seaside cave, in an attempt to destroy Voldemort's Horcrux and bring down the Dark Lord. Regulus was killed in the process when he was dragged underwater by the Inferi, but Kreacher was successfully able to switch the lockets and escape. Regulus' locket was found by Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore in June of 1997 when they also attempted to obtain the Horcrux. Harry gave it to Kreacher the following August, as an act of kindness.
The Defection of Regulus Arcturus Black
Regulus Black had been an admirer of Lord Voldemort from a young age. However, after he finally joined the Death Eaters, he became disillusioned with Voldemort and his goals. When Voldemort cruelly used Kreacher, Regulus' house-elf, to test the defences of one of his Horcruxes, Regulus became determined to undermine the Dark Lord. Regulus also discovered that Voldemort had been creating Horcruxes as a way to become immortal. In 1979, he had Kreacher take him to where the Horcrux was hidden, and ordered Kreacher to switch the Horcrux locket with another locket he had brought with him. Regulus drank the potion in the basin, and was dragged to his death by the Inferi soon afterwards. Kreacher, unable to disobey his master, switched the lockets and escaped, just as he had been ordered to.
However, despite his best efforts, Kreacher was unable to destroy the Horcrux. He kept the locket in the Black family house, and both the real and fake Horcrux lockets lay undisturbed in their new hiding places for over fifteen years.
The Hunt for Horcruxes
Albus Dumbledore suspected that Voldemort had created multiple Horcruxes, and spent several years conducting research into this theory. By June of 1997, two Horcruxes had been confirmed and destroyed, and strong evidence as to the creation of four more was discovered. Dumbledore identified the seaside cave from Tom Riddle's childhood as a likely hiding place, and journeyed there with Harry Potter to find the Horcrux within. After making their way past the cave's numerous defences, Dumbledore and Harry obtained the locket and escaped the Inferi.
Later that night, Dumbledore was killed by Severus Snape during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, and Harry found the locket lying next to his body. Recognising that this locket was not the same as what he had seen in the Pensieve, Harry realised that the "Horcrux" was a fake. Inside the locket was a note signed by "R.A.B." that confirmed that the real Horcrux had already been taken, and that the pain and effort of the ordeal in the cave had been a waste. Harry kept the locket, not because it was valuable, but because of what it had cost to obtain it.
The Truth
In August of 1997, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger escaped from Death Eaters at Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding, and again on Tottenham Court Road. Seeking a safe place to hide, the trio went to 12 Grimmauld Place. While there, Harry noticed a sign on the door of Regulus's Bedroom, and realised that he was the R.A.B. from the note. Unable to find the Horcrux in Regulus' room, Hermione realised that they had thrown out the real locket while cleaning out the drawing room almost two years previously.
Harry summoned Kreacher, who explained the story of Regulus' defection and what had become of the Horcrux. Out of pity, Harry gave Regulus' locket back to Kreacher, who was so overwhelmed by the gift that it took half an hour before the trio was able to get him to stop crying. After this, Kreacher became much more respectful towards Harry, no longer resenting having him as his master. He even became more courteous to Hermione and Ron, whom he had previously simply referred to as "the mudblood" and "blood traitor".
Regulus' locket was dangling around Kreacher's neck as he led the Hogwarts house-elves into the final battle against Voldemort, fighting in the name of his beloved master.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
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Reports To: Spa Treatment Lead
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Supervisory Responsibilities
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