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South African Indians: the past, the present and the future
Professor Narendra
The South African Indians represent a typical example of the Indian diaspora thriving in their lands of adoption. Arriving virtually as slaves in Natal, today many occupy senior positions in business, the professions, politics and community organisations. Nevertheless, the pioneering labourers made great sacrifices and laid the foundations for future generations. Various White governments made attempts to repatriate them to the land of their origin (this was strongly resisted and demonstrates that the pioneers were determined to sink their roots into South Africa). With the advent of the first truly democratic elections, and the election of the ANC Government much uncertainty still exists about the future of the Indians. Many Indians perceive the policy of affirmative action as favouring the indigenous Blacks and as another obstacle for the Indian community. However, enormous opportunities are opening up as many Whites are leaving South Africa to seek the security of other developed countries.
The first group of Indians arrived in the British colony of Natal in 1860. About 150 indentured labourers arrived at Port Natal on board the ship Truro. When the sugar industry was established in Natal the local Zulu labourers were recruited to work on the sugar plantations. However, the Natal colonial authorities were not initially aware that Zulu males regarded agricultural work as a female activity. Traditionally, the Zulu males were involved in grazing cattle and defending the tribe against foreign attack. The high labour turnover forced the colonial authorities to seek Indian labour that was already successfully employed in other British colonies.
The indentured labourers were given a monthly stipend of two British pounds.
They were also given provisions and their health needs were catered for.
Their earnings as indentured labourers were considerably higher than they
could earn in India. Therefore, future shipments of indentured labourers
were highly successful. At the end of the initial three year contract
the indentured labourers were given a free passage back to India or given
agricultural land equivalent to the value of a passage back to India.
Owning their own land was an unlikely event in their homeland of India
and it is understandable that the majority preferred to remain in South
Passenger Indians
By the turn of the century close to 80,000 Indians were residing in the colony of Natal. These people required goods and services to meet the everyday needs which could not be adequately provided by the English traders. An appeal was made to the Protector of Indian Immigrants to allow traders from India to settle in Natal. The Protector of Indian Immigrants was appointed by the Natal Colonial Government to safeguard the well being of the indentured labourers. Permission was granted to the so-called Passenger Indians to set up trading operations in Natal. Passenger Indians were classified differently by the Natal Government because they came as free passengers from India. They paid their own fare and were allowed to own property and to engage in trade activities. As they owned land they were also entitled to vote in local government elections. The Indian traders were hard working and efficient. They soon began to dominate trade throughout the colony. Their Zulu and English customers were attracted by the efficient service and competitive prices. The White traders became threatened and soon began to lobby for restrictions to be placed on the Indian traders. They were accused of unfair trade practices. Legislation was enacted to restrict Indian traders to clearly demarcated areas that were supposed to serve their own community. Soon legislation was also passed to restrict the Indians to reside in areas reserved for them. This was the infamous Group Areas Act that was to be a forerunner of the apartheid policy to be later introduced by the Nationalist Party in South Africa.
Despite the widespread restrictions, the Indian traders prospered and many also set up businesses in the Transvaal. The first Indian settlers found their way into the Transvaal in the early eighties. They were free from restrictions of any kind whatsoever. However, this would change as they aroused the jealousy of the White traders. Various professional Indians such as doctors, lawyers, and accountants also came to settle in the Natal Colony. At the time of World War I, the Indian population had increased to around 125,000, and as a result many Whites feared the domination of the Natal colony by Indians.
The position of Indians under different political dispensations
The political arrangements for the Indians differed greatly between the British colonies (Natal and Cape of Good Hope) and the Boer Republics (Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic). The British colonies valued the economic contribution of the Indians. Discrimination against the Indians was motivated to protect White economic interest. The Boer Republics regarded Indians as racially inferior and believed that discrimination was justified to preserve Afrikaaner religion and cultural values. The British colonies had to contend with British public opinion in dealing with the Indians in South Africa. The Boer Republics did not have to consider any outside influences in their treatment of Indians.
Indians were not recruited to work in the highly successful agricultural industry in Cape Colony. The Cape Coloured community provided reliable workers to work on the fruit farms that dominated the economic activity of the Cape Colony. Therefore, no Indian workers were recruited. However, a small number of Indian businessmen began to operate in the prosperous area of Cape Town. The Cape Colony had a progressive government and the Indians and Coloureds had a qualified vote that was tied to the ownership of land and property in the Cape Colony.
However, the majority of the Indians were settled in the Colony of Natal. By 1920 the Indian population had reached 130,000 and had surpassed the White population of around 115,000 at that time. The faster growing Indian population threatened the Whites. It therefore became official government policy to marginalise the Indians by restricting them to clearly demarcated 'Indian Areas'. Indentured labour into the Colony was at first discouraged and later completely outlawed. Indians were subjected to the payment of punitive rates of taxation. Repatriation to India was encouraged but was strongly resisted by the Indian community.
professional and business groups within the Indian community realised
that the discriminatory practices of the Natal Colonial Government had
to be resisted. Mahatma Gandhi had come to South Africa to represent a
client in Pretoria who was involved in a legal dispute with a fellow Indian
businessman. Having completed his legal assignment Gandhi set up his legal
practice in Durban. With the support of the Indian professional and the
business communities, Gandhi formed a political organisation, the Natal
Indian Congress (NIC). Under the inspirational leadership of Gandhi the
NIC mobilised the Indian community to start a campaign to expose the injustices
perpetrated by the Natal Colonial Government. Gandhi started a newspaper,
the Indian Opinion, in 1903 to resist racial discrimination. Petitions
were sent to the Indian Government and the Colonial Office in London to
mobilise support to bring an end to racial discrimination. As a result
of this pressure from the NIC, much of the petty discriminatory legislation
against the Indian Community was withdrawn.
In the Orange Free State, the Parliament (Volksraad) passed legislation forbidding the entry of Indians into the region. The Boers were suspicious of the Indians and somehow associated them with the Arabs who had previously invaded large parts of Africa and spread the religion of Islam. The deeply religious Boers regarded it as their Christian duty to resist the spread of foreign religions in their territory. The 'Coolie Act' forbidding the entry of Indians into the Orange Free State continued even after the formation of the Union of South Africa.
In the Transvaal Republic, President Paul Kruger was highly suspicious of all foreigners including people of European origin. President Kruger passed legislation that denied political rights to all non-Afrikaaners. The 'Uitlanders' were allowed to develop the economy, but were regarded as temporary sojourners in the Transvaal Republic. The discovery of gold in Johannesburg drew large numbers of 'gold diggers' from all parts of the world. Many Indians from Natal were also tempted to participate in the rapidly growing economy of the Transvaal. Indian businessmen in particular were attracted to the rapidly growing mining town of Johannesburg.
The Transvaal Boers regarded people having dark skins as inferior. The Indians were therefore placed in the same category as the indigenous Blacks and were subject to the harsh racial discrimination. Indians were confined to live in 'Coolie Compounds' under extremely unhygienic conditions. There was to be no physical contact between the Indian and Whites. The Indians were required to walk on the other side of the street when a White person approached. They had to be in possession of a pass at all times. The Indians were politically unorganised and lacked effective leadership. Therefore they were not in a position from which they could challenge the discriminatory laws passed by the Transvaal Government. The most serious of the laws was Law 3 of 1885, as amended in 1886. This law restricted Indians to reside in locations specifically created for them.
The Union of South Africa
The discovery of gold in Johannesburg and the denial of political rights to the large number of mainly White British citizens in the Transvaal would lead to a conflict between the Boers and Britain. At the turn of the century the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) took place. The Boer republics of the Orange Free State and the Tranvaal formed a united front and challenged the British forces stationed in the Natal and the Cape Colony. The Afrikaaners lost the Boer War and the terms of the Treaty of Vereeniging (1902) stipulated that the Boer Republics fell under British rule. In 1910 the four previous independent states formed the Union of South Africa.
The position of the Indians did not change for better in the British dominated
Union of South Africa. In fact, the prevailing discriminatory legislation
in the previously independent territories was simply adopted by the South
African government. Most importantly, the Pass Laws and the discriminatory
taxes applied to all Indians living in the Union of South Africa.
However, Smuts was not successful in influencing his fellow Cabinet Ministers to abolish all discriminatory laws against Indians. While the position of the Indians in South Africa improved they were still regarded as second class citizens in the land of their birth. The NIC and TIC resumed their political struggle and joined forces with the ANC to form a united front against racial discrimination in South Africa
Afrikaaner rule 19481994.
General Smuts lost the election in 1948 and the National Party (NP), under
the leadership of D F Malan, came into power. It was clear that racial
discrimination would intensify because the NPs political slogan
was 'The Kaffer in his place and the Coolie out of the Country'. The NP
set about creating a systematic form of racial discrimination that in
Afrikaans they called apartheid or separateness. They identified four
distinct racial groups: Whites, Blacks, Coloureds and Indians. In theory,
each racial group would have their separate facilities where they could
enjoy unfettered rights. However, in practice, the best facilities were
reserved for Whites and the other groups had vastly inferior facilities.
For example, the Whites who comprised about 20% of the countrys
population were allocated 80% of the land.
The Indian community also felt the full sting of apartheid. However, the NIC and TIC introduced various programmes of self-help for the Indian community. The Indian community raised the necessary funds to build schools, hospitals, welfare organisations, and recreational facilities. This was in response to the deficiencies created by apartheid, and the Indian community sent several representatives to the United Nations and the Government of India to highlight the evils of apartheid.
The TIC, NIC and the ANC started to mobilise the non-White communities to challenge the policy of apartheid. Several other political organisations such as the Pan African Congress (PAC) also joined the fight. This opposition was strongly resisted by the South African Police who enforced the apartheid laws. For example, in 1960 the PAC arranged a political meeting to object to the Pass Laws. The police opened fire on the protestors and almost a hundred protestors were killed in Sharpeville. The NP also banned all-Black political organisations such as the ANC and PAC. Many Indians who were members of the ANC joined their Black brothers and went into exile in the neighbouring countries and Europe.
The ANC in exile reached a decision to isolate the apartheid Government
of South Africa. They gained recognition at the United Nations as a liberation
movement and formed a pressure group to declare apartheid a crime against
humanity. They also established a military wing to infiltrate South Africa
and sabotage the military and economic capacity of the country. The mounting
pressure at the United Nations and the passing of the Anti Apartheid Act
of 1984 by the United States made life very difficult for the NP Government.
This was followed by the United Nations passing economic/cultural/sports
sanctions against South Africa. These sanctions were preceded by protest
programmes by countries such as India and the Soviet Union that had applied
sanctions against South Africa since the 1950s. The South African economy
went into a recession and the NP Government experimented with a phased
approach to the abolition of apartheid.
The ANC Government: April 1994 to date
The first truly democratic election in South Africa had substantial implications for the South African Indian community. The high profile of the Indians in the ANC hierarchy was very beneficial. When Nelson Mandela became the President of South Africa he included six Indians in his cabinet of sixteen members. The Indians, making up three percent of the population, were over-represented at executive level. They also had a proportionally larger number of members of Parliament. With Mandela and Buthelezi being the only traditional 'chiefs' in the cabinet many maintained that 'there were too many Indians and not enough chiefs'. The high profile of the Indians in the political process reflects the great sacrifice that the Indians made when the ANC was in exile.
The ANC Government systematically began to abolish all previous discriminatory
legislation. All the previously disadvantaged groups benefited. The Indians
prospered the most because of the advantages of superior education and
greater wealth. In particular, the Indian business community prospered
in the post-apartheid South Africa. They were now able to enter many sectors
of commerce and industry that were previously not open to them. Furthermore,
wealthy Indians could now move into residential areas that were previously
restricted to Whites. The ANC Government introduced legislation to empower
previously disadvantaged communities. Many companies had previously discriminated
against local Blacks. Therefore, their affirmative action polices tended
to favour the Blacks. They also interpreted Blacks as meaning people of
African origin. The Indian community objected strongly and on several
occasions Nelson Mandela and his senior officials assured the Indian community
that all previously disadvantaged communities (African, Coloureds and
Indians) should be treated equally in affirmative action programmes.
Since South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy, Nelson Mandela has endeavoured to make the country's minority communities feel more secure. He has held many meetings with White, Coloured and Indian opinion-makers to address their insecurities. In May 2000 Mandela held a meeting with about 30 young Indian graduates and professionals with whom he wanted to discuss pertinent issues related to the Indian community. Mandela opened the meeting by asking Indian intellectuals for their assessment of the ANC Government's performance since 1994 and to raise issues of concern to the Indian community. Mandela was surprised at the level of insecurity expressed by the Indian youth. There was a litany of complaints about the Indian not having a place in the 'rainbow nation', resentment about the progress of unqualified and inefficient Blacks, the hackneyed line about Indians not being Black enough, insecurities about affirmative action and fears about Blacks 'taking over our schools, suburbs and jobs.'
The real tragedy of post-apartheid South Africa is that the long awaited peace dividend has not materialised. The poor economic prospects and the high level of unemployment has resulted in minority groups such as the Whites, Coloureds and Indians being fearful and suspicious of the Blacks who have been the main beneficiaries of the policy of affirmative action. The Indian community seems to be at the crossroads. Should they be grateful for the privileges they have enjoyed in the past and should they use their advantaged position to support economically disadvantaged communities? Should they be responsible for building a society based on equity and justice in which there is a place for all the citizens of South Africa? Politically, the Indian community is very divided. In the general election of 1994 over fifty percent of Indians voted for the National Party. The Minority Front Party also received good Indian support. The majority of Indians reside in the province of Kwazulu Natal. The Indian support for other parties enabled the IFP to become the ruling party in the province by a small majority. There is a political conundrum facing the Indian community. They have always expressed admiration and support for the ANC. But there is a general suspicion that, while the ANC has appointed many Indians in key government positions, it has, in its actions, tended to marginalise the Indian community as a whole from mainstream economic activities.
A major development in post-apartheid South Africa is the pessimism of the Whites regarding their future in the country. This is based on the firm conviction that the Blacks will seek revenge for the apartheid policies of the past. Furthermore, many Whites believe that the policies of affirmative action will make it difficult for them to obtain jobs. As a result many Whites may have joined the 'chicken run' and have sought greener pastures in overseas countries. Emigration is very easy because they invariably enjoy dual citizenship. Most Whites prefer to return to the country of their origin or to the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The White brain drain has had a crippling effect on the South African
economy. Under apartheid Whites had dominated all spheres of life in the
country. In particular, they dominated economic activity in South Africa.
For instance, it is said that at the time of the political settlement
in 1994 South African Whites owned 98% of the shares listed on the Johannesburg
Stock Exchange. They also had a virtual monopoly in the mining and manufacturing
industries. The Whites also dominated the various professions in South
Africa. Since 1994 an average of some 1200 White professionals have emigrated
from South Africa annually. While this may not appear excessive, it must
be kept in mind that South Africa has a narrow base of skilled professionals.
It is clear that a large-scale emigration of Whites would have a detrimental
effect on all spheres of life in the country.
A greater role in the economic development of South Africa.
South Africa is said to have accomplished a 'political miracle'. Political freedom in itself is meaningless if it is not accompanied by an 'economic miracle'. The post-apartheid period is characterised by the economy going into a severe recession. The expected economic growth rate of 1.0% in 1999 is inadequate when the population is rising at a rate of 2.5%. Furthermore, unemployment among Blacks is estimated to be as high as 30%. The high rate of unemployment among Blacks and the low economic growth has contributed to the high crime rate prevailing in South Africa. This high crime rate has prevented many overseas companies from making meaningful investments in South Africa. The expected peace dividend has not been achieved in South Africa. Instead White capital, management know-how, and professional skills are leaving the country and this will further slow down future economic growth. This vicious circle can only be broken down if the Indian community fill the vacuum created by the departing Whites. Under White rule the Indians could only play a minor role in the economy. The Group Areas Act dictated that they could operate only in areas demarcated for use by the Indian community. In their own areas there were limited facilities for trading and minimal facilities for manufacturing. They were precluded from participating in the mainstream economy. Several enterprising Indians used White nominees or formed companies with White shareholders to set up manufacturing operations in the main industrial regions of the country. Under ANC rule there is tremendous scope for the Indians to get into the mainstream manufacturing and service industries. The departure of many Whites has created opportunities for Indians to acquire their businesses.
Many overseas companies are setting up manufacturing operations in the new South Africa. The preferred route is to take on Black equity partners. Such a business structure qualifies these companies to tender for lucrative government contracts. The relatively wealthy Indian community have the funds to take up equity stakes in overseas companies establishing manufacturing operations in South Africa. Malaysia has been the largest foreign investor in South Africa since 1994. The close cultural and religious ties with the Indian community resulted in this group being an obvious choice when the Malaysian investors set up manufacturing operations in South Africa. The work ethic and entrepreneurial flair of the Indian community also makes them an obvious choice for overseas investors seeking local business partners in South Africa.
Indian professionals are playing a major role in the post-apartheid economy. In the past, job reservation for Whites and the thirst for education produced a substantial pool of Indian academics and professionals. Chartered accountants play an important role in any economy. In South Africa the Blacks and the Coloured communities each have approximately two hundred chartered accountants. The Indians currently have well over a thousand. Similarly, over seventy percent of lawyers and attorneys in the non-White group come from the Indian community. About twenty percent of the lawyers and attorneys come from the Coloured community and only ten percent from the Black community. Indians occupy leading positions in various organisations representing legal practitioners. The Chief Justice of South Africa, Ismail Mohammed, also comes from the Indian community. The emigration of many White computer professionals has resulted in the Indians now dominating the computer service industry. Furthermore, the close links between India and the ANC government has resulted in many professionals from the Indian sub-continent settling in South Africa and filling the gap caused by departing White professionals.
Education and training of disadvantaged communities
The Indian community has placed a premium on university education and has the highest number of graduates per capita of population. In contrast, the Blacks have the poorest performance record of all the different racial groups. At school level, Black pupils attending township schools have performed miserably. The lack of resources at Black schools and the many under qualified Black teachers being the reason for this. The decline in the Indian population in recent years has resulted in many Indian teachers being made redundant or unemployed. The Department of Education has started to re-deploy Indian teachers to the poorly resourced Black schools. Similarly, Indian university academics have been urged to teach at historically Black universities. The ANC government is placing great emphasis on implementing changes to rectify the inequalities in education created by the legacy of apartheid. The Indian community is ideally placed to assist in achieving this objective.
Traditionally, only Whites have had access to private education in South
Africa. In recent years Indians have started to make dramatic inroads
in the establishment of private schools, colleges of education and private
universities. For example, a group of Indian academics have established
a private college, the Management College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA),
to offer distance education management programmes franchised from British
universities. After four years of operation and facing competition from
forty other private colleges they have become the largest providers of
the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in South Africa. Their
recipe for success is that they are paying particular attention to the
special needs of students coming from disadvantaged communities.
Integration with other racial groups
major challenge facing the Indian community is their perceived disloyalty
to South Africa. This is based more on the experience in the rest of Africa
rather than the reality of the South African situation. For the vast majority
of Indians, South Africa is their natural home. Indians have very little
contact with their kith and kin in India. After 129 years in the country
the Indian community has the largest population outside India. The long
established historical roots have been strengthened by the progressive
Indian leadership such as the NIC and TIC which has consistently advocated
a policy of political and racial accommodation with their Black counterparts.
Compared to Whites very few Indians have emigrated. They do not have British
passports and the immigration policies of the major western countries
have a distinct bias for people of European origin. The vast majority
of the South African Indians belong to the middle class and even the wealthy
do not export excess capital to India or any other country. A recent study
by the Human Sciences Research Council in South Africa revealed that only
about 10% of the Indians fall into the high income category, and 65% and
25% fall in the middle and lower income categories respectively. The stringent
foreign exchange regulations existing in the country since 1960 preclude
the possibility of diverting any meaningful amount of capital out of South
Africa. Nevertheless the old arguments of milking the cow rather than
feeding the cow still prevails.
From humble beginnings as indentured labourers the Indians have progressed to a point where despite their small numbers they are playing a leading role in the social, political and economic life of South Africa. In the past Whites discriminated against Indians because they perceived them as an economic threat. Under the ANC Government the policy of affirmative action is perceived by the Indians as a means to marginalise them in favour of the Blacks. While a democratic form of government had been obtained in South Africa there has been no accompanying economic prosperity. The resulting high level of unemployment and crime are threatening the long-term prospects of South Africa. Evidence in other countries have shown that a transition to a democratic form of government is only successful if it is accompanied by economic prosperity that satisfies the aspirations of the vast majority of the population. The Indian community, possessing a good education, entrepreneurial flair, capital and a work ethic, are ideally suited to boost economic growth. Furthermore, the Indians could fill the vacuum created by the many skilled Whites who are leaving the country because of the prevailing political and economic uncertainty. A major challenge may be to demonstrate their patriotism by showing their commitment to all the people of South Africa.
Arkin, A J (1981) The Contribution of the Indians in the Economic Development
of South Africa, 1906-1970: An Historical Income Approach.
PhD thesis, University of Durban-Westville.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Sew Liberated Book GIVEAWAY!!!!
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Fa La la la la !!!
I finally finished her dress. I started this thing in November. I had to make a pattern, test it, tweak it, then do a practice run at it so I would ruin the pretty fabric. The fabric by the way is burgundy taffeta originally meant for curtains or home decor, but I don't follow the rules on stuff like that. It was on sale for $5.50 a yard and I only needed one yard. I used gold satin ribbon for the trim and I sewed in an invisible zipper in the back, but I wont be showing you all that because I totally did a bad job. Whipstitch has an awesome tute on how to do one. For the most part I like how it turned out and please pay no attention to the bottom of my tree. I have no tree skirt and the kid's mess with the bottom, so I covered it up in hoping they would leave it alone.
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Nativity Craft
This was one of the cutest Christmas crafts I've done. It was also 2 lessons in one- a great lesson on shapes and The greatest story ever told.
To make this you'll need -
construction paper or craft paper
popsicle sticks
and cardstock paper (I used construction paper but I recommend using cardstock for stability)
Then you cut out 1 small triangle for Mary, a larger one for Joseph, rectangles for the 3 kings, circles for heads, smaller rectangles and octagons for the "gifts", triangles for the star, crowns, a trapezoid for baby Jesus' crib (that's what the kiddos were calling it), and a half circle for baby Jesus. Then arrange it to look like a nativity scene.
Once the shapes are glued down, glue on the popsicle sticks and you're done!
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Fat Quarter Skirt Tutorial
It's here. After a few weeks of procrastinating and Christmas shopping, I finally managed to get this posted. This should fit a 2t-4t, but you might have to adjust measurements for the 2t. So here we go.
1st gather your materials
1 fat quarter
about a half a yard of coordinating fabric for waist and and trim pieces or another fat quarter
1 inch wide elastic
Because my camera got the swine flu and only seems to wanna work when all of the lights are off, there are few illustration and they're made my Microsoft paint.
OK now you cut your fabric. A fat quarter is usually about 21-22 inches that will be the width of the skirt. Now cut your fabric like this.
Then sew them all together and serge or zigzag edges and press seams. Now with right sides together sew the side of the skirt and once again serge or zigzag edges along with the top of the waist.
Next fold the waist piece in half, press it down and then top stitch leaving an opening large enough for the casing.
For the elastic casing your want to use a piece about 21-22 inches long depending on your child. I have a tubby toddler with a belly. She likes to wear things below it so sometimes I need a snugger fit. OK, now attach a safety pin to the end of the elastic and feed it through. Sew elastic together, top stitch the opening closed and lets hem the bottom.
The bottom of the skirt can be done whatever way you like it. You can hem it, serge it, lettuce edge it, whatever you like. Then you're done!!!
Sorry for the lack of pictures. Once I get a new camera I'll update the tute. If you have any questions feel free to ask.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
I won !!!
I've entered tons of give aways and I never even thought that I would win. This time I did and its from my favorite blog Vegbee's Blueprints. I helped her name her latest pattern the "Birdie Britches". How exciting. I won a pattern from her Etsy shop. I think that I'll pick the "Birdie Britches". My tubby 2 year old is months out of the highest size the pants go to (24 months) but its a cute pattern. I also know plenty of little ones I can sew for, and maybe one day I'll have another pumpkin of my own. If you haven't already checked out her blog you should.
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Saturday, December 5, 2009
First Step Photo Vinyl Wall Art $50 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY
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My last Fair Weather Jacket
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I love Vintage Fabric
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Friday, December 4, 2009
My first store bought pattern
I love the color combo of navy and red like on the Yes Man Jacket, also created by Vegbee. I have no clue what she doing in the picture.
I know that I promised a tute on the fat quarter skirt. I think my camera got the pig funk cause its not working right. As soon as I can address this issue there will be a tute on the skirt and maybe a give away.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
The Last Minute Frock GROSGRAIN GIVEAWAY!!!! (with free bonus pattern in post)
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Rae Gun Ramblings
Rae Gun Ramblings
super cute go check it out
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Shabby Apple Dare to Design Limoncello Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!
Shabby Apple Dare to Design Limoncello Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!
for the mama's
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Shabby Apple Dare to Design Lawn Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!
Shabby Apple Dare to Design Lawn Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!
foe tha mama's
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Aunty Ollie $100 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!
Aunty Ollie $100 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!
check it out
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The Handmade dress give away
if you haven't already seen the wonderfully awesome dresses on the handmade dress you need to. Grossgrain is doing a give away of one of the dresses HERE
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Friday, November 6, 2009
The Pumpkin and her buddy Banana wanted to be pirates for Halloween, so I made the girls matching pirate costumes. Whew!!! Thank goodness I'm done and don't have to worry until next year. I was in shirring hell. The backs of the faux corsets where shirred ... never again. I guess in the end they turned out cute. The skirts have 3 layers and they're poofy, thanx to a layer of tulle, and they're also twirly. I also made the Pumpkin a peasant top to wear underneath with fun flared sleeves. I didn't have the time to make the Banana one too. :(
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
Fat Quarter Skirt
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Our first Snow
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A Classic that never gets Old
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Friday, October 2, 2009
Fall Fun
Fall is here. The kindos and I have enjoyed spending long mornings and afternoons outside. There's leafs and sticks that have blown off the trees and how cute are munchkins when they're all bundled up. I love it. The pumpkin loves her new jacket too. I saw the awsome jacket that Zooey Daschanel wore in Yes Man and I knew that the pumpkin would have one too. I think that I'll try to make a matching one for myself. I used Vegbee's Fair weather Jacket pattern but ditched the front belt. I think that it turned out great. The best part is that it cost me less than 10 bucks to make. I got 2 yards of navy blue linen for the shell at $ 1.97 per yard and the flannel lining was $1.98 a yard for 2 yards. YEA!
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
End of the Season
Labor Day weekend usually ends the summer and opens another chapter in the crazy seasons that we have up "nort" here. Yes, I said nort, its a Wisconsin thing I guess. Well this year someone forgot to tell mother nature that. September is usually a month of dusting off the plastic tubs full of jackets and coats, along with mittens and scarfs, raking up leaves and preparing for the long cold winter to come. I usually have a plethora of fall crafts planned for the kidos, that coincided with many walks through the leaves and running through the fall wind. Not so much this year. The leaves changed yet the heat stayed, and the bugs were bad. Sure it was nice at the county fair, that is also Labor Day weekend. It was four days of cotton candy, livestock and deep fat fried cheese curds, YUMMY!!! I grew up in Las Vegas, NV where there are 2 seasons. Hot as Hell and kinda cool. The changing of the seasons is something of beauty to me and I guess I'm just excited to see it.
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
The girl and her boots
I found the pumpkin a cute pair of boots at the thrift store here in my town. They're purple and chunky. I've always thought that it was cute when little girls in wear chunky boots with dresses or skirts . Apparently the pumpkin thinks so too because she wants to where them with everything.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Teachers Pet Cardi, Simple Tee and Poppy Skirt GIVEAWAY!!!!
Teachers Pet Cardi, Simple Tee and Poppy Skirt GIVEAWAY!!!!
this is another cute outfit. her stuff is so awesome.
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Indian Summer Shirt and Skirt GIVEAWAY!!!!
Indian Summer Shirt and Skirt GIVEAWAY!!!!
I love this skirt! you should check it out.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Green Pretend Food
I am constantly seeing tutes on how to make that cute felt food. I am also saying to myself that I should make some. Why not? I run an in home daycare and the kids would love it. Between the massive stack of started and not yet started sewing projects, and the fact that my life can be some what busy at times, I just have not gotten around to making some yet. Not to mention that I've been to Hancock's about a billion and one times, walked right on past the felt, and did not even think to buy some. So, what I do have is garbage and green play food takes very little time.
Your basic pretend juice and milk. Iwrote "Pretend Milk" on the milk because some one would think that it was real.
Some take out. I thought that the take out was awesome but the kids just called it a bucket and tried to open it.
Making green play food is very simple.
1st find or just wait until some one finished the milk or juice, make sure that you clean the container out really good. Just take my word on this.
2nd add water, you should fill it about a quarter to half way with water. Remember that children will be playing with these and you don't want their little piggies to get hurt when they accidentally drop it.
3rd add color, for apple juice you use about 2-3 drops of yellow and about 1 drop of red. If it looks like some one went to the bath room in it just adjust your color combo.
For milk I just added some white paint, and for any other kind of juice just play around with the color combo until you get the shade you were looking for. If you are making orange juice I suggest you use paint for a more authentic look.
4th glue your lid on with supper glue or a hot glue gun like I did.
Pretend juice isn't the only thing you can make. You can use cereal boxes, pasta boxes or any food box. You can use junk mail, news paper and plastic grocery bags to stuff the boxes so they wont get too smooshed. Then tape the box shut on box ends with some packing tape. I save the empty spice bottles and fill them with a little rice and glue the lid shut. It makes it feel a little more real to our little ones when they get to play with something that looks like the real deal. Not only that, its a great way the recycle and reuse what is basically garbage.
This is some of our loved and gently used pretend food, and when they get too beat up, I just stick them in the recycling bin and wait for some more trash.
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
She felt so grown up on the plane. The flight attendant gave pumpkin her own juice in one of those small plastic clear cups. She would even set it in the cup holder on the tray table.
She loved the zoo. It was something to see. Just about everything there grabbed her attention. That quite a feat. My daughters attention span is about as long as her pinky finger.
EWW! yuk here's a bad picture of mama and the pumpkin. ALL pictures of me are bad.
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Quenta Eluwë - Chapter One: Introductions
Author's Note: This is a fanfic I decided to do out of love for Tolkien's works. No copyright infringement is intended. That said, this story is intended to be done in chapters. This story will 'explain' many things in Tolkien's works so enjoy.
The ancient Elf Lord walked lightly, singing to Varda Elentári, Queen of the Stars as he gazed upon Eärendil, brightest of stars. In the midst of his song, he saw a lone man walking dressed in a familiar raiment.
"Aiya," he cried out to the Ranger of Minas Tirith, startling him. Then he asked, "Vandë omentaina! Essenya Eluwë. Mana esselya?
During his discourse, the Ranger seemed startled out of a dream and stared at the Elda with hair of living silver. He finally spoke in Westron, "I am Alcarin, a Ranger of the High King in Minas Tirith. Who may you be, Lord Eluwë? You speak the ancient Quenya. There are not many Eldar left in Middle Earth who speak Quenya and so perfectly as well."
Eluwë laughed in a high clear voice and spoke in the Common Tongue. "I am glad that my Quenya has not deteriorated! I have spent Ages as a wanderer of the wide lands of Arda and have seen many things, but have not spoken many things."
The Ranger could not hide his sheer wonder at Eluwë. "You speak in riddles, my Lord!"
Eluwë again laughed. "Perhaps I do! Perhaps that can be remedied later. Now, my chief concern is, where may I stay for the night?"
Alcarin replied, "My lord! You are welcome to come to Minas Tirith as a Honored Guest of High King Eldarion. I know he shall be interested in holding converse with you as you speak Quenya so well and he has not had many opportunities in his life to speak with High Elves.
`It is but a short distance from here, Lord Eluwë. Will you kindly come and grace me with your presence?"
Eluwë smiled broadly and assented.
Eluwë and his new companion came to Minas Tirith just as the sun set and the White Tower of Ecthelion shone pink, yellow, and orange spiking up into the sky. When they came to the guarded gate, it took but a look for the doorkeepers to see that the Eluwë was a great Elf Lord and to let him and Alcarin in without any explanations.
The two companions had finished their ascent in the Tower and were now coming to the High King's Chambers. King Eldarion had already been sent word of the guest and was standing ready at his throne for Eluwë's entrance.
"Hail, Lord Eluwë! Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo," Eldarion cried.
"Hantanyel! Sailavë quétina," Eluwë said.
Eldarion laughed heartily. "Yes! Very good! I'm very pleased to meet you, my Lord. It has been
long since I spoke with a High Elf." With that, the High King descended the steps of his throne
and came to Eluwë.
As Eldarion approached, Eluwë saw Alcarin beside him bow deeply to the King. He did the
same. As the Elf Lord bowed, Eldarion caught his hand and said, "Do not bow, ancient one,
Eluwë stood up straight and bowed again. When he finally stood straight again, he smiled and
said, "My King, you are more than worthy of my allegiance and honor, no matter what my age.
You are descended from the Houses of Ingwë, Finwë, and Elwë with Queen Melian as well as
Bëor of the Edain, Father of Men, and Eärendil, Elros his son, and King Aragorn Elessar."
Eldarion replied, "Friend, you know much of me and my line. Come and sit, my lord and tell me of who you are."
When they were seated (Alcarin included at the behest of Eluwë), Eluwë spoke. "I am Eluwë, of the Vanyar, beloved of Manwë Súlimo, who awoke on the shores of Cuiviénen."
Vandë omentaina- well met
Essenya-my name is
Mana esselya- What is your name
síla lúmenn' omentielvo- a star shines upon the hour of our meeting
Hantanyel- I thank thee
Sailavë quétina- Well said


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Lake Berryessa still has two resorts operating at full capacity: Markley Cove Marina and Pleasure Cove Marina. These two resorts have extended contracts with the Bureau of Reclamation and currently would not be a part of the proposed deal with the county. Chad Frazier, operations manager at Markley Cove, says he would be supportive of Napa coming in as long as the terms are fair for all resorts at the lake.
Park manager at Steele Canyon Recreation Area Amber Walters, one of the five resorts that could be taken over by Napa, also says she's supportive. But what Walters doesn't want to see is an amusement park visitation levels at the lake.


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Men need to handle their business, not only at work, but at home, in their relationships and if children are involved, with their families. When this is done right, a real woman will appreciate and respect you. ~ Marilyn Jack
A strong couple can handle each other. They give, take on a balance. Sometimes a little more one way than the other but they will take care that they always come back into balance. A weak couple will accuse, blame and find excuses for the other. They as a couple may stay together but even together they will fail. ~ Echo Moon
Strong is the opposite of weak. In terms of a strong man and strong woman it's talking about being emotionally strong. Emotionally strong people are confident, happy and optimistic people. Handle means, to deal with or understand. So in other words a confident, happy and optimistic man can understand a confident, happy and optimistic woman. Wouldn't you agree? Now to the second part, A weak man meaning, an insecure, miserable and pessimistic man will say that a confident, happy and optimistic woman has an attitude. An attitude means, she has a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior. Why? Because a strong woman does not think the same way as a weak man does. They are opposites so they will counteract each other. Naturally a strong woman that is again confident, happy and optimistic wants to help the weak man become a strong man and by doing so the weak man thinks negatively and does not see that, which in turn makes him feel more insecure then becomes defensive and thinks negative of the strong woman and he feels like she's giving him an attitude. This can go both ways too. A weak woman can perceive a strong man as having an attitude as well. Really doesn't matter the sex. Depending on your experiences and if you are a weak minded or strong minded person you will all perceive this in two different ways. Just like a weak minded person will think the word handle means to control and a strong minded person will see that the word handle means to understand. Realistically, there is no right or wrong, again its all a matter of perception. ~ Melissa Hope
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Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here: Turning Off Screen Updating.
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(last updated January 10, 2017)
Many people write their own macros to manipulate the information in a workbook. Many times the macro may do quite a bit with the data, such as selecting different cells, replacing values or formulas, and taking other types of actions. This means that the Excel screen can look like it has "gone crazy" while the macro is running.
One thing you may want to do with your macro to make it run faster and to prevent distracting flashes on the screen is to turn off screen updating while the macro is running. The following macro lines will, respectively, turn off screen updating and then turn it back on in a VBA macro.
Application.ScreenUpdating = False Application.ScreenUpdating = True
The idea is to use the first line near the beginning of your macro, and then use the second line near the end. Thus, the main body of your macro can do its work behind the scenes without the necessity of stopping to update the screen.
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2018-08-04 02:26:23
I am unable to work on excel while it pulls the external web data ( refresh every 1 minute )....My requirement is to work on another worksheet of the same workbook...I need to wait for 15-20 seconds until excel pulls the external web data....How could we able to deal with this?
Or is there any way if I could temporarily stop external web data connection Without closing file?...Like on / off toggle or stuff like that....
2017-11-30 15:58:09
John Nicholson
I have a macro I wrote for Excel 2003 using the Application.ScreenUpdating = False and the Application.ScreenUpdating = True commands. Worked perfectly in 2003 but does not work in 2013 or 2016.
2017-01-10 10:19:20
Dave Bonin
I've written several macro programs that take a while to execute. Some are for my use and some for use by many. This is my good practice...
Tell the user what's going on and provide an indication of progress, ideally every three to ten seconds.
For example, one program I alone use takes about 40 seconds to execute across 12 similar sheets. In that case, I update the status bar message every time the code starts on the next sheet. I also momentarily turn screen updating on and then off again to show each sheet as it processes. Much better than staring at an unchanging screen for 40 seconds (that would be like watching the microwave for 40 seconds -- it takes forever).
Another program for others runs through about 25 steps. For that, I post and update a userform for each step with a text message with the elapsed time, the number and name of each step, and a progress bar. It shows the user that progress is being made. Also, if the program quits, a screen snapshot tells me where the macros quit working on that user's computer.
2017-01-10 09:48:15
Wim Torfs
There is one thing to be aware of. Don't use "Exit Sub", instead use "GoTo EndOfMacro" and place this code before "End Sub".
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
The same goes for all you do with "Application.***"
2015-10-08 07:32:13
Petr Pechacek
Note: Windows 8+, Excel 2010+, use DoEvents for updating StatusBar with ScreenUpdating = False.
2014-02-17 09:34:57
Spence Wikel
A simple and less involved method of providing progress updates would be to use the following line of code in the macro:
Application.StatusBar = "Processing... Please Be Patient."
The Application.StatusBar text can be updated with anything throughout the macro - plain text, calculated completion precentages, elapsed time, etc.
Prior to "End Sub", place this last line of code:
Application.StatusBar = False
[Note: Even if Application.ScreenUpdating = False, the statusbar will change.]
2014-02-17 09:07:49
Barry Fitzpatrick
This does the side effect that it looks as though Excel has "hung" or crashed, especially if the macros is going to take some time to execute.
For long macros I would advocate displaying a Userform saying "Please Wait" and for very long macros showing a progress bar or percentage complete, and maybe even a "Cancel" button to exit before completion.
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Today I started a new batch of dandelion wine and siphoned off the gorse flower wine into bottles. I started by chucking a couple of sterilising tablets in some water in the brewing bucket. I then added five wine bottles to that, which is how many fit in the bucket, by carefully scooping sterilising solution out of the bucket, through a funnel into each bottle, then putting the bottles back in the bucket to keep the level up. I left it a while to do its thing, then tranferred the solution into another five bottles and the lid of the bucket, and rinsed the bucket and first lot of bottles thoroughly. All this takes place in one sink, which isn't that big.
At this point I was able to start the dandelion wine. I chopped a couple of small lemons and put these, with sugar and hot water, into the bucket, then went to collect dandelions. Here they are:
I didn't bother to look up how many I'd need - these things seem to be pretty flexible. I picked all the flowers between the house and the fence on the north side. Well, nearly all of them. I didn't bother with the ones on the slope that were too difficult to reach. I was a bit wary of any that might have been run over, too.
I then added some cold water to the bucket to make sure it wasn't too hot for yeast, then added the flowers and some more water until it was full. I didn't add any yeast because I'd like to see if it gets going with wild yeast that is (apparently) on the flowers anyway. If not, I have a cunning plan... (I also have a pot of dried wine yeast in the cupboard as back up).
Later in the day, when I could face washing up again, I rinsed out the rest of the wine bottles and siphoned the gorseflower wine into them.
Ten full sized wine bottles, one diddy one, and a glass full. Well, I had to test it, didn't I?
The small glass of gunk is saved for a reason.
The wine was still fermenting when I siphoned it, so I hope it'll continue a bit more in the bottles and make it fizzy (but preferably not explosive, like the elderflower wine). It didn't work for the nettle wine, but you never know, it might work this time.
Unfinished as it is, I had to sample it, if only because I hadn't cleaned enough bottles to store it all. The verdict: I'm not sure the gorse flowers have made any contribution to this wine at all. Maybe I should have used five pints, as recommended by Hugh F-W, but frankly, it would have had to be very good to be worth that amount of effort, and I doubt any wine I make would come out that well. The wine's pleasant enough, but more like alcoholic lemonade than anything, which isn't very surprising, given that I put in lemons and sugar then fermented it. I hope it does end up fizzy.
And the saved gunk? That's still-active wine yeast. If the dandelion wine doesn't get going tomorrow, that's going in it.


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But instead of Dickens telling us his original version of the tale, we have Josh Dreller telling us his vision of the story! In his story (or an article if you want to really be a humbug), it's Christmas Eve, and Director Scrooge is being a, well….a scrooge. Those in his search marketing department are trying to get a paid search management tool for the holidays, but will Scrooge have it? No way!
Or will he?
But an old friend comes to pay Scrooge a visit, telling him that he will be haunted by three ghosts of SEM. What will happen to Scrooge? Will he relent and be a better SEM Director? Or will he stay the same and be "dooooomed"?
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The power from on high was not to clothe us with pride, and
to teach that unless we speak in tongues we will not enter
heaven; and that the five wise virgins are those who speak
in tongues, etc. Everyone that will call upon the name of
the Lord will be saved and he will have the Holy Spirit flow
from him like a river. "He that believeth on me, as the
scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of
living water." John 7:38.
The purpose of the power from on high is not to perform miracles
but to enable endued people to witness. "But ye shall
received power, after the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and
you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the
earth." Acts 1:8.
But some people have lost the purpose of the power from on
high and yet claim to have that power because they mumble
words nobody can understand. And when they finish, they claim
to translate the gibberish as a verse from the Bible.
When the Holy Spirit came down on the disciples they spoke
in languages. They never mumbled something nobody could understand.
When the three thousand believed they received the Holy Spirit,
but they did not speak in tongues. When the Samaritans believed,
they also received the Holy Spirit but did not speak in tongues.
So whenever the Bible mentions that they received the Holy
Spirit or were full of the Holy Spirit it does not mean they
spoke in tongues.
Now let us move to the next passage in question and study
it carefully. "And they of the circumcision, which believed,
were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that
on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God."
Act 10:45,46.
These were Gentile Italians. Their Hebrew language might have
been broken and have known very little, but these people spoke
in such a way that Peter and the brethren understood what
these Gentiles said. And what they said magnified God. Peter
and those who were with him heard them speak in tongues, and
magnify God. The Gentiles spoke with tongues (language) in
such a way that the uneducated fishermen understood.
This is why Paul wrote, "Therefore if I know not the
meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a
barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto
me." ICor. 14:11. The word barbarian is transliterated
from Greek. The meaning of barbarian is a foreign language
to the Greek speaker. The English speakers use the term "It
is Greek to me."
So when a person speaks in tongues and I do not know the language
(or the power of the sound), that is to say, the meaning of
the sound, then I will not understand anything that is said.
Paul did not say, "Not knowing the power of the language
we proceed to translate." This kind of translation is
not taught in the Bible. I have never heard of anybody who
could translate without the knowledge of the language spoken.
Why don't people who claim to speak in tongues ever stand
up to translate for a person that speaks a real foreign language
which he has not learned? For this simple reason, no one can
translate a language he does not know. No Pentecostal is ready
to accept the challenge of proving the above statement. They
are only willing to translate something that has no meaning,
so that nobody can prove the falsity of their translation
which is a lie to both God and man.
Actually it is wrong to pray that God will give us the gift
of speaking in tongues. We can pray to the Lord to give us
the Holy Spirit and to fill us with the Holy Spirit. When
the Holy Spirit comes He will give us what we need. John writing
around 60 years after the day of Pentecost said, "And
when He is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment ." John 16:8. "Howbeit
when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into
all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself: but whatsoever
He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He shall show you
things to come." John 16:13.


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Do Successful people read a lot of books? Great question.
When I first started my personal development journey I was told that a goal of mine should be to read at least one book a month, on a subject that I am interested in, obviously.
I wasn't an avid reader at school, my school days were more about imagining what my life would be like, looking at the window and not paying a great deal of attention to the teacher.
So to read was initially a struggle, however quickly I was able to see how my life was changing, and more so how my business was improving. Each month I made a goal to read at least one book! One of the first books was "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill, a fantastic book, I think i have read this at least 4 times in the last 7 years.
Today I wanted to do a Facebook live event to show the books that I have read in the last month, at the moment, my thirst for knowledge has increased substantially and I have read 4 books in the last 6 weeks. So enjoy the video and feel free to share and like and comment with your favourite book.


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Female Suicide Bomber Bursts Into Tears After Being Nabbed In Borno (Photos)
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One of the suicide bombers reportedly ran to where they were frying beans cake, popularly known as 'Akara' and detonated the device, killing son of the woman, while the woman also sustained injury.
The other suicide bomber also detonated her own, killing six people, while one other suicide bomber was apprehended by security operatives after the attacks.


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A brief article on depression
Dozens of activities, which beyond a restriction that was specific we call 'despair', is highly recommended in all significance sufficient reason for the most value. If it had been not as difficult as informing oneself !customs essay Snap-out of it then perhaps it would not be despair. Depressive feelings and affect people in different ways and periods may take different types. In most cases, it varies from feeling that points are not being particularly easy to being nearly literally paralysed during sex for weeks in a time as of this one instant in time. Previously here we are able to discover growing the thought of stillness.
First, I'd like to acknowledge towards the audience that I realize she or he might understand some, hardly any nearly all of what I will try to flesh out in this paper. Following about what in the end can only just be described as a poor, fundamentally insufficient and fast explanation of anything far more complex and personalized, I'll subsequently reveal some logical opinions on which may possibly beat play in this happening. Our intention in this specific article is primarily of supporting the reader observe far beyond to a location where, ideally, points can begin moving again, one. As it originally seems despair may possibly not be such a word for tragedy. From most things in life, why must it be so unique inkind afterall and not already have anything inside it that people can use artistically?
The' noisiest' sign caused by melancholy usually declares itself in this annihilating emotion that, in other words, items somehow appear to have ended going anywhere. We are contained in a moment. If this challenge was not incapacitating adequate, a certitude imposes itself which becomes ever more hard to shake off: anything hasbeen lost forever. Everything around us appears needless and abruptly ludicrous, as if all along we'd been deceiving ourselves with constructed experiences and fantasies. What inside our buddies and substantial others used to proceed, mix, provoke or even frustration today leaves us untouched, indifferent, painfully bored and dreadfully alone.
The effect that' we don't have it anymore' simply enhances the certitude that anything is wrong. Like caught in a bubble of one's own, sets from explanations to tastes have grown to be dreary and colourless nothing that is could carry people for extended. The need that used to generate our most beloved beliefs has escape in air that is thin. Outside wanting in. Ultimately, depleted from this holding above an endless pit, we consider sanctuary in the one risk still agreed to us: suicide, arrived at the finish of the range, we remain.
Is there any-way back from this hole that is black? What in my opinion could be at depression's heart is what I contact a manifest slide of dream. For the usual ways of considering issues, folks and relationships now look not so painfully unreal. Can it's that learning anything in regards to the opponent, below the Actual, support us discover a way from depression?
Lacanian psychoanalysis teaches us that the Authentic is one among three registers that comprise a person's lifestyle-world, another two and the Representational. For exle dialect, the law, a vocation morality or ideals fit and form the representational we controversy can determine and claim anything about every one of them. Inturn, the unreal, as its name suggests, regroups our dreams of what we imagine is taking place such as within this situation when someone says he/she does not enjoy me since I'm not 'as much as it'. Similar to the representational, we can plainly produce something about those fantasies being that they are basically 'experiences' so that you can take care of the unfamiliar we inform ourselves that the certain situation has triggered.
What characterises the real nevertheless, is its being literally impossible to spell it out by any means, shape or kind. It's there around all of US of that time period, nonetheless completely outside of our having the ability to speak about it. It's what CAn't be mentioned. It'd not function as authentic anymore, but something involving the emblematic and the mythical if we're able to.
Now in line with the French Jacques Lacan the actual intrudes into a personis living in one of two methods. In a, then itself may be expressed by your actual in case where we've been repressing anything for a while previously. If it is forbidden to convey if not believe anything as it would not be allowed by the emblematic, for instance in case a child suggests I don't desire to visit school today. I have a headache!" as opposed to merely declaring I hate college! to his parents who happen to put a higher worth to the academia a genuine exhibits itself in a characteristic frustration. Put simply, this youngster's not stating he doesn't like to go to university is not articulated in language, in a genuine frustration.
In those occasions where exterior instances are so that they go in terms of completely suppressing the ability to feel and create fictional 'hypotheses' to help us manage the situation sometimes known as the deer in the headlights influence we might say that the actual has invaded the Mythical while in the kind of a trauma. This attack might not be severe and as abrupt although the above term suggests, but can effectively be repeatedly experienced for decades on end.
Using a perspective in a attempt to reduce some ls on our dilemma, I'd prefer to declare that depression's trend might be seen as a more or less overall erosion of the register of the unreal. Consequently, the desires and wishes that pushed us discover, to generate and wish to play more while in the path of our beliefs while at the same time guarding people from being also close to the real, has disintegrated. Producing a hazardous deadening feeling whose seriousness I'd like to emphasise again shouldn't be taken lightly, we might state that it has made against itself, if motivation can be an immune system against a deadly authentic.
Melancholy is understood by the English child Melanie Klein like a 'situation' we are obviously forced to return to repeatedly as part of an essential process of difference. For Klein, there undoubtedly comes a period when the dreams we used-to orient ourselves with-in lifestyle become outdated and thus must be shed for more adequate and new people. The French psychoanalyst Lacan posits our sense signifiers or of lifestyle derives only from the true action between two thoughts and takes this idea more. In depression the true has put a stop for this movement. The gap between desire's item cause and also the matter, like a house, a vehicle, a superb relationship, a perfect living, etc. is decreased to null. In despair the item(s) which used to push us forward has lost its gleaming gloss it generally does not operate its (defensive) wonder anymore. For the 17th-century misery or Deutsch Baruch Spinoza joy just depends upon the caliber of the item to which we're fastened by love.
Simply put, depression exists when activity ceases, when nothing employs the past sentence, when there is no longer something to move motivation. Characters in horror films can inform everybody associating him they have keep if they desire to remain alive moving.
More to the point, Lacan shows that, exactly like a team which doesn't develop an even amount with out a excess, wish could be our's essential remainder wanting to describe what's our experience in words. The more we make an effort to circumscribe what could be happening to as well as in us using dialect, the more wish must be generated as a result. Furthermore, whilst the experience of despair slowly unravels while in the reputation of the analyst, an innovative motion inevitably ensues which, while triggering a certain amount of annoyance for this is difficult to totally illustrate the actual, will nevertheless kick-start fresh associations included in a process of knowledge whose precious understanding you didn't realize you had.
What's your own personal experience of melancholy? Is there any specific circumstances that you experienced that are blocking your continue? What's its wording? What's melancholy training you? Can you reveal your knowledge of it so people may benefit from it? How would you actually discuss it?
Certainly, your expert/specialist may greatly need to know more about this.
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