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The Global Compact on Refugees and Latin America
Refugee protection might be enhanced in Latin America, but perhaps inspirations can also arise to be replicated globally in improving the chances of success of the GCR.
Refugee protection might be enhanced in Latin America, but perhaps inspirations can also arise to be replicated globally in improving the chances of success of the GCR.
Borders are effective at constructing an 'us' on the inside, which is bound together through a collective narrative to the exclusion of 'them' outside.
A brief introduction to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), with links and media to further explore.
Despite the dangers of a cyber response to North Korea, the US could block North Korea's access to cyber-space and make it clear that the they were behind the attacks.
Indigenous knowledges are a vital pillar of the North American imaginary, yet highlight the processes of exclusion making them invisible to literature.
Security is not solely constructed discursively but also visually. Dominant securitization theory ignores the latter, leaving it somewhat decontextualized.
Obama has treaded more lightly with Israel than Reagan and Bush. It is useful to compare recent events to periods of tension from 1981-1982 during Regan's presidency.
People are no longer interested in facts. Post-truth politics is advancing, as seen in Trump's presidential race in the USA and the Brexit shock.
Muslim women face a dilemma: in some places they are attacked for not wearing a headscarf, in others for wearing one. After every new terrorist attack, they are targeted.
The ultimate fate of NAFTA might be that the forces it has unleashed – mass migrations and transnational organized crime – are too powerful and destabilizing to contain.
Mexico's recent Presidential election returned the PRI back to power twelve years after the party was ousted. Numerous problems continue to plague the country. This election won't change that.
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DXC Technology subsidiary practice Oxygen has taken out the 2017 SAP Business ByDesign Partner of the Year Award for Australia and New Zealand.
The award was presented at SAP's SMB Innovation Summit staged last month in Vietnam.
The solution, which has had a mixed reception from the market over the years since its launch, has gain traction with SMBs seeking to transition to digital business, according to Stuart Dickinson, director and general manager, DXC Oxygen.
"SAP Business ByDesign is proving popular because it's remotely hosted, which means growing organisations get one predictable seat licence cost per month without having to worry about hardware, maintenance or upgrades. It helps organisations automate manual process and enables them to concentrate on core business, rather than worrying about trying to support their IT environment," said Dickinson.
"DXC has helped a number of organisations move to SAP Business ByDesign, including multi-national asset maintenance company, Stork Technical Services. Implementing the cloud-based solution has allowed the company to focus hard on further improve its asset inspection and integrity services."
DXC Oxygen is a certified SAP services partner and a gold SAP channel partner.

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The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has hinted that he still awaits the summon of the Federal Government's panel set up to investigate the ownership of a sum of 13 billion Naira found in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos State.
The Governor had claimed that the fund, which has now been forfeited to the Federal Government, belonged to Rivers State.
In an exclusive interview with Channels TV on Tuesday, Wike said although the court had ordered a final forfeiture to the government, no judgement was final.
"Let the panel release the report of their findings on the money. We have claimed ownership of the money and it is only right for us to be given a fair hearing.
"We have facts to prove that the money belongs to the River State Government. No judgment can be a final."
Also speaking on the Paris Club Refund, he reiterated that he only received 17 billion as opposed to the 34 billion Naira which the All Progressives Congress in the state had claimed he received.
"How do I sign to receive money, I don't attend their allocation committee meetings. I do know that we signed a document of the Federal Government owing us a certain amount of money, over 400 million dollars that should be refunded to Rivers State, so if that is the document they said I signed, Yes I signed that they are owing us not less than 460 million dollars."
The Governor further explained that the Federal Government had said "it would pay 50/50 and when it got to the 50 per cent, they said they were going to pay 25 per cent of the 50 per cent and it took them time before they even gathered the 25 per cent of the 50.
"Now they are saying again that even the other 25 per cent that has not been paid, they are going to pay us in three tranches."
According to him, he had received a circular on Monday (June 19) notifying him that there would be another meeting as regards the Paris Club Refund.
The Governor also stressed that when the Federal Government gives money, it is not a thing to be kept secret.
He stated an instance in the past when according to him, each state was given a bail out of about 10 billion Naira but Rivers was excluded meanwhile, the state account was still being deducted.
"I had to write to Mr President. How can they be deducting my money when I was not given any money? They were shocked and it was later rectified but it took some time."
Speaking of the Rivers at 50 celebrations, he said it was indeed a thing of joy that the state had stayed strong and there had been no problems of indigenes threatening to pull out because of marginalisation.
"I would say I am very lucky that I became governor at a time the state became 50."
He said it was also an opportunity to showcase the state to investors and tourists, as many visitors came from outside the country and so many ambassadors were present.
With the celebrations and all activities put in place, Wike expressed hopes that in the next few years, the state would get investments of not less than 300 million Dollars.
Addressing the issue of the former Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, who rejected an award given to him by the state, Wike explained that it did not in any way have a blight on the celebrations.
According to him, Amaechi was, in fact, criticised by many over his attitude. The governor further explained that the law on the awards started during former Governor Peter Odili's administration which is why every other administration has adhered to it till date.
"It was when Dr. Peter Odili was governor that the law was passed in the year 2000. He had that foresight and made sure that this bill was passed into law. In that law, it states that every former governor of the state, be it military or civilian, is entitled to such category of award.
"If we had amended the law, it would look as if we are trying to witch-hunt somebody. Naturally, there is no way the state would have agreed to give such an award but because the law says as a former governor, he is entitled, that is why his name was shortlisted.
"For us, the Golden Jubilee should be an opportunity for reconciliation not just because of your honour, but now we will amend the law, for future," Wike added.
According to him, the awards would no longer be given merely on the basis of being a past governor but on grounds that they are cleared from any form of indictment. (Channels TV)
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As my first feature for this portion, I would love for you to get to know more about Enzo... but I thought, why not, as my first featured kid, put Kenn instead. So here is a glimpse of how he was when he was small... kindda miss those days... he hardly kisses me at times... =(
Kenn's cutest Moments!
Also at 6 months and this time he was with his favorite cousin Jhayzelle, daughter of my brother Jun.
Kenn at 8 months
@ 12 months
@ 1 year 2 months...
@ 2 years old, also the same time when he started schooling... Daddy usually takes him to school riding his favorite motorcycle, Achilles
During his First School Christmas Party, taken 2007
This was his First Graduation Picture! I was a proud mom as I always am, being a first time mom, I had to be there, in everything... during the happy times, play times, sick times (we did have a whole lot of doctors and hospital trips back then). I just knew that I have to witness all his firsts, and it was indeed very rewarding.
Another special bonding time with his one and only Ate Jhayzelle... I know he misses this sweet, sweet girl so much. We don't get to see a lot of Ate Jam jam since we transferred to our own home...
Fun time at school... I can still remember when he was being tagged as the smallest kid back then, but hey, he was only two!
See how small he was when he started schooling...
This picture below was taken during his First school activity...
During his First Field Trip... Taken October 2007
It truly is fun to get to witness all of our kid's Firsts because those times are never coming back and we can never ask for a repeat. Being a mother entails one person to spread herself among her family, bits and pieces of a mother walks with her kid wherever he/she goes. And more than ever, I am so thankful that I became a mother, a career that is unlike any other with a very good pay... earning the love , trust and respect of your family... =)


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Danielle Rowley MP made an appearance on tv programme This Morning to talk about period poverty ahead of the UK Government's Spring Statement.
Ms. Rowley featured in a segment on period poverty, where she was interviewed alongside campaigner Amika George by Philip Schofield and Rylan Clark-Neal.
Danielle Rowley MP said:
"My thanks to Phillip and Rylan for taking Period Poverty seriously and having the amazing Amika George and I on This Morning to talk about why it's an important issue that needs to be addressed now.
"If the Government do announce free period products in high schools in tomorrow's Spring Statement, it would be a great step forward – BUT unless we tackle the root causes of poverty and how it impacts women, we will never truly end period poverty."


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Boeing says it has struck a deal to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences, a leader in the field of autonomous flight, to beef up its own capabilities on that frontier.
Aurora has been working with Uber on a new type of electric-powered autonomous aircraft that takes off and lands vertically. The Virginia-based company has reportedly worked with Google as well on that company's hush-hush Project Skybender, which is aimed at developing high-altitude drones for long-duration flights.
Boeing, meanwhile, has been raising its profile in autonomous flight. It already owns Insitu, a company headquartered in Bingen, Wash., that specializes in unmanned aerial systems for military and civil applications. And this year, Boeing executives said they were moving forward with tests that could ultimately lead to self-flying planes.
"The combined strength and innovation of our teams will advance the development of autonomy for our commercial and military systems," Greg Hyslop, chief technology officer and senior vice president of Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology, said today in a news release. "Together, these talented teams will open new markets with transformational technologies."
Boeing said that it was not disclosing terms of the agreement, and that the deal would be subject to the customary regulatory approvals. It doesn't expect the acquisition to have an effect on its financial guidance.
Once it's acquired, Aurora will be a subsidiary under Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology. Boeing said it will retain an independent operating model while benefiting from its corporate parent's resources and status.
Aurora is headquartered in Manassas, Va., and has more than 550 employees at facilities in six states plus Switzerland.


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Food on the move is one good idea for starting up a quick business in big cities like San Francisco. It's not just because the diverse population makes up a good customer base, but also because of the fact that if you deliver some really high quality, chances are that you'll get a huge coverage in startup sector and this can be really very helpful when you plan an expansion.
You might have explored various lists of small business ideas for San Francisco and you'd have found that restaurant/food business is part of almost every other list. The key to success, however, is the value that you deliver.
Starting it mobile is much cost effective option as compared to a standalone location, however, to attract more customers you either have to play with the prices or else with some specialty food items!
If you are a foodie and love cooking food and hold expertise in cooking you can surely make it!
All you need in terms of investment is in a food truck and the food items. Have some good menu ideas and San Francisco should love it!
To help you start better here are some resources:
San Francisco Business Portal for Restaurants, where you can find the starter kit for your mobile restaurant business.
Cost of starting a food truck.


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The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has advised the Department of Water and Sanitation to make the necessary negotiations to cut off the equitable share funding to indebted municipalities.
The suggestion was made during a meeting held in Cape Town on Wednesday, where the department, led by department's Acting Director-General Sifiso Mkhize presented the second quarter performance to the committee.
On water debt recovery, particularly with regards to the municipalities, the committee suggested that the department engages both the Cooperative Governance Department (COGTA) and National Treasury to ensure the equitable share of owing municipalities is withheld.
Re-negotiating payment terms on Water Trading Entity overdraft
"This action would result in a particular municipality signing a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to pay the department the amount owed from the equitable share. The municipality would then stand the chance of forfeiting the share if it defaulted.
"The municipality would also be obliged to prove to COGTA and National Treasury that the said debt had been paid. National Treasury would only then release the balance of the equitable share to the municipality.
"The department was also advised to re-negotiate the terms of the repayment of the Water Trading Entity overdraft, and that it should be over a longer term. It is suggested that this could be one way of releasing some of the funding to continue work on the planned infrastructure projects that stand a chance of either being stopped, or not even started," the department explained in a statement issued following the meeting.


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Brown Eyed Girls Reveal Teaser for Upcoming Concert "Tonight 37.2°C"
A teaser for Brown Eyed Girls' upcoming concert "Tonight 37.2°C" was revealed today on their official YouTube channel.
Set for December 24 and 25 at the Central City Millennium Hall in Seoul, this will be the group's first solo concert in two years. The concert has gained attention for being an adult only (19+) concert.
Their company stated, "Brown Eyed Girls four furtive love stories and secret report on their hidden desires will be revealed.
More daring, more sexy and more intoxicating performance ever will be presented!"
In the teaser we see each of the members in a different seductive scenario. As the concert date draws near, more teaser videos for each member will be released. In keeping with their adult theme, these videos will show symbolic eroticism of love, wound, and revenge via stylish images.
You can purchase tickets for the event here.


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Let the chaos make you interesting.
Let the shake ups keep you learning.
Let the broken hearts heal you slowly.
Let the anxious minds teach you peace.
Let the confusion keep you curious.
Let the changing globe keep you close.
Let the doubt keep you grounded.
Let the tears keep you kind.
Let the empty keep you faithful.
Let the lows show you how to fly.
I wholeheartedly believe that "neutral" is not where we're meant to be. We are created to try, to experience, to fail (over and over), and keep going (every time). Hold fast to the rock that you know will sustain you steadfastly, but let it lead you. The ups and downs are what make you you.
Wouldn't you rather it all be real?
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TONY BLAIR was returning from holiday last night to face growing domestic and international unease over the possibility of war with Iraq.
The Prime Minister and President George Bush are "100pc agreed" on the need to deal with Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, Downing Street insisted.
But speaking ahead of his return, a spokesman made it clear the PM believes Saddam Hussein could "re-solve this issue" by readmitting weapons inspectors.
US figures have insisted that that would not be enough to avoid the need to remove the Iraqi dictator.
At home, 52pc of voters are against US policy, with strong opposition among Labour supporters, according to a poll published yesterday.
Abroad, Saudi Arabia issued a fresh warning to the US despite President George Bush's latest attempts to convince America's traditional ally.
And a senior Washington figure said one of Mr Blair's advisers complained that Mr Bush was giving nothing back to Britain in return for support.
Former Foreign Office minister Tony Lloyd warned the rhetoric of US administration "hawks" was making it difficult to avoid conflict.
"The really worrying thing ... is that the more the hawks in the administration talk up military action the more difficult, frankly, it will be for the American President to get off the war machine," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
It was "almost inevitable" that the issue of Iraq would be taken up at this autumn's Labour Party conference, he said.
"We've had so little certainty from Washington and, frankly, from the British Government.
"I think throughout the country people now will want answers, particularly if this intense rhetoric from Washington continues."
His warning came after US De-fence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday compared the White House's policy of seeking the removal of the Iraqi leader with Winston Churchill's warnings about Adolf Hitler before World War II.
Mr Rumsfeld told 3,000 US Marines at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego, "It was not until each country got attacked that they said `Maybe Winston Churchill was right. Maybe that lone voice expressing concern about what was happening was right'."


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NAVARRE — The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the purchase of a 3,000-square-foot office building that will be its new home.
Gail Acosta, the chamber's board chairwoman, said in a news release that the chamber decided to purchase the building because not only of its size but its central location at 1804 Prado St. The building was previously occupied by the Navarre Beach Agency.
"The new office location will include a large, flexible educational and social space, including a 'co-work space' allowing for casual and remote office space for concentrating or collaborating," Acosta said. "The new office building will also include office space for the Florida Small Business Development Center at University of West Florida and the Chamber Foundation."
The phone number and contact emails will not change as a result of the move, the news release said. An open house will be planned to allow chamber members and the public to see the new offices.
The chamber asks people to consider donating money to support the chamber's capital campaign for the building and maintenance. Donations and sponsorships to the 501c3 Chamber Foundation are tax deductible, and a variety of sponsorship packages are available to ensure a partnership is celebrated.


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The Sentry was a Marvel character created by Paul Jenkins in the model of Superman, but portrayed as an amnesiac divided soul, and is now Brian Bendis' plaything in Dark Avengers.
His first series was marked by internet hoaxes started by Marvel, stating that this was a revival of a Stan Lee character that we had all forgotten, and that regaining that memory was part of the story.
However it seems that the character may have has an earlier history after all.
On his blog, Rick Veitch is serialising what he calls his Secret Origin Of The Sentry through the week. Paul Jenkins worked with Veitch when Tundra were publishing Veitch's superhero deconstruction titles Bratpack and Maximortal, the latter of which featured a very misanthropist Superman figure.
Veitch writes "He and I had often discussed a story he wanted to develop concerning an over-the-hill guy, struggling with addiction, who had a tight relationship with his dog. Paul was trying to come up with a way to show the character's addiction problem as a manifestation of the unconscious. At one point, if I remember correctly, Paul pitched a horror version of this plot to Steve Bissette for TABOO, although nothing came of it. It was in the late 1990's that Paul and I came together to try and develop it into a superhero pitch for Marvel. More tomorrow."
I think we should all pop by tomorrow, shouldn't we?
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Mothership: Crescendo
Pierre Michel lets the music play in his presentation video for Mothership. By the way, this video is available in Full HD.Also tagged calligraphy, Mothership, music notes, piano, Pierre Michel
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Fierce Defender
To scare tough guys away, all you need is very rapid inflation. Seeing is believing.
Another spot directed by Eric Barba and Brad Parker at Digital Domain.
Same credits as Mecha Mosquitoes apply and you can click to get the complete list.
Per spaventare i bulli, vi bastano tanti palloni gonfiati. Provare per credere!!!
Un altro spot diretto [...]
Guzzlers Be Gone!
The ultimate solution to over consumption of fuel is apparently to build gigantic bug zappers. Let's try!
The spot was directed by Eric Barba and Brad Parker. Executive Producer was Ed Ulbrich at Digital Domain.
Creative agency: RPA, Santa Monica. Editor: Michael Heldman at Spot Welders.
Music composed by Jonathan Elias and David Wittman at Elias [...]
Zoom Zoom!
Another Color vs White story (like True Color and De Blob) where the message seems to be that the Mazda will never be the way you want it to be.
The spot has been directed by Carl Erik Rinsch at RSA Films. Advertising agency: JWT, Dusseldorf.
Post production: Digital Domain. Visual Effects Supervisor: Jay Barton. Computer [...]
Each and every one of us has already competed against millions.And one.
Sperm cells in form of hands. Innate skills. Yes. The future is in our hands. But I use to call it with another name.
The spot has been directed by Carl Erik Rinsch at RSA Films. Creative agency: Leo Burnett.
Visual effects: Digital Domain. Editor: Valerie [...]
An author faces the demon of the writer's block and defeats it in the only way he could.
A cool commercial directed by MJZ's Dante Ariola, with post production by Digital Domain.
The embedded MP4 clip is a de-interlaced version of the one posted on Stash's feed.
Un autore affronta il demone del blocco dello scrittore e lo [...]
A humble servant of one of our finest traditions…
He's Captain James Fairchild A.K.A. Little Pony, a "cigarette-smoking fighter ace that patrols the skies above a classic American living room on Christmas Eve and is soon engaged in aerial battle with a squadron of hostile flyers" who attempt to spoil the Christmas tree of its star. [...]Also tagged A52, bw, dogfight, Filip Engstrom, Maury Loeb, PS260, sony dreams, The Mill


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Introduction: Megadrive/Genesis + RaspberryPi
The SEGA Megadrive (Genesis in US) was a really special console for me. I spent lots of hours playing with it and sharing challenges and video game knowledge with my best friend. This project was a kind of tribute to all those years and at the end it resulted in an emotive gift to that friend of mine.
The project mainly consists of taking an original Sega Megadrive/Genesis console, removing inner parts and placing a Raspberry Pi inside with emulation functionality. The original gaming experience had to be present in the final result so I stated some key features the project must match:
1.- Use of original gamepads is mandatory
2.- Original power button must be used to turn on and off the console
3.- Original reset button should do something
4.- Power On Led should be lit when console is on
5.- Original backplane connectors should be used as much as possible.
6.- This is all about Megadrive so emulation will cover only Megadrive/Genesis, MegaCD and 32X.
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Step 1: List of Materials
1.- Megadrive Case
2.- Original 3+1 pad
3.- Raspberry Pi B+
4.- Rasberry Pi Case with GPIO connector access
5.- HDMI cable
6.- 2.1 mm jack
7.- 16GB micro SD card. 8 GB is enough if MegaCD emulation is not included.
Step 2: Assembly and Wiring
I have kept part of the original PCB to easily hold DB9 pad connectors, Power Switch and Reset Button. I used also the original 2.1mm jack PCB.
I considered the option of using an HDMI wall mounted connector but none of the solution found convinced me. I finally made a small hole for HDMI cable and connected it directly to the Raspberry Pi.
Raspberry Pi was placed close to the removable lid of the Megadrive/Genesis expansion port so all connections are accessible from outside.
Step 3: Software
I am far from being an expert in Linux based systems so all achievements in software were made by reading and asking over the internet. This is what I did from the very beginning to get a full functional station:
1.- Download RetroPie image from https://retropie.org.uk/download/
2.- Mount image on the microSD card using ApplePi-Baker (http://www.tweaking4all.com/hardware/raspberry-pi/...
3.- Use "raspi-config" command to set up keyboard layout and expand file system.
4.- Update rasberry firmware with "sudo rpi-update"
5.- Install Gamescon driver with corresponding option in "retropie_setup.sh"
6.- Mount db9_gpio_rpi driver with "modprobe -first-time db9_gpio_rpi map=4,4". This is for two original 3+1 button pads. Test gamepad functionality now.
7.- To load the driver on Raspberry boot just add the line "db9_gpio_rpi map=4,4" at the end of file /etc/modules.
8.- Set the new pad to navigate through EmulationStation interface right in the ES GUI.
9.- Set the pad to play Megadrive emulator in file "opt/retropie/configs/megadrive"
10.- Implementation of Reset button with pidkey:
wget https://codeload.github.com/mmoller2k/pikeyd/zip/master
unzip master
cd pikeyd-master
sudo cp pikeyd /bin/pikeyd
/etc/pikeyd.conf is the config file which contain the key and the GPIO number. KEY_ESC 2 worked for me.
Step 4: Final Result
And this is it. I am quite satisfied with the final results and retro feeling is even more present than expected. There is only one thing I would have improved in the project: the weight of the final product. I feel the case now too light and some kind of ballast would have improved the final result. Anyway this is a minor problem that can be fixed at any time.
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Hi! Thanks for the awesome guide, just what I was looking for! I'm going to build it next week. Just one question. Is there a way to connect the original volume slider as well? That would make it complete! Cheers Mark
Awesome upgrade! Thanks for sharing and welcome to the community!


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Sikorsky CH-3B
Sikorsky CH-3C
The first Minuteman ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) sites were being built around Malmstrom AFB, Montana in 1962 under the command of the Strategic Air Command (SAC).
The Strategic Air Command (SAC) began getting helicopters in the early 1960's. H-19's were the first helicopters used for the SAC missile support. The helicopters would carry supplies and parts to distant sites for timely repair or replacement of parts. They also transported operations and security personnel.
In Feb 1963, two CH-3B's from the Texas Tower operation at Otis AFB, Mass, were sent TDY to Malmstrom AFB, MT. The Minuteman missile silo electronic security was not working, so security was being accomplished by Air Police guards being placed on every missile site! These guards were in the open and so needed to be rotated in shifts resulting in millions of miles driven per month with an accident rate the highest in AF. The two CH-3Bs became airborne buses making these personnel transfers more efficient. Over the first five months over 7,000 passengers were carried plus cargo.
In August 1963, both CH-3Bs and crews from Malmstrom were sent to Swift Strike III Exercise in North Carolina. At the close of the Swift Strike III operation, the two CH-3Bs TDY to Malmstrom returned there 22 Aug 1963 with minimum crew for interim until crews PCS to continue operation and until new CH-3Cs delivered to SAC at Malmstrom AFB for Minuteman Missile Site Support. Two CH-3C's were assigned to Malmstrom AFB in late 1963.
In the "early days" the helicopter would carry missile crewmembers to and from the distant Launch Control Facilities (LCF) for their tour of duty. The Missile crewmembers later rejected the helicopter transport because of late arrivals and weather delays, etc, that resulted in missile crews being stuck at the site after their duty was over.
In June 1963, Bell won a US Air Force contract for a helicopter to perform missile site support duties resulting in the "UH-1F", a derivative of the UH-1B. The UH-1F had the 14.63 meter (48 foot) diameter rotor and a General Electric (GE) T58-GE-3 turboshaft engine with 963 kW (1,290 SHP). The GE engine was selected in favor of the Lycoming because the Air Force had an overstock of GE T58s and wanted to make use of them. The first UH-1F flew on 20 February 1964 with deliveries beginning in September 1964. A total of 146 were built.
In the early 1970's the "Hueys" mission evolved more into security checks of missile sites. A pilot would take a couple of Security Police around to sites to complete security checks that were not accomplished during the night patrol. You would stay out until you got your allotted 7 hours of flying time before returning to base. (Actually SAC was trying to justify their helicopter fleet). Also about this time the need for additional security for convoys carrying missiles became a new job due to civil unrest in some areas and the fear of confrontations with militant and anti-war groups while enroute. A helicopter would fly airborne security patrol over the convoy to report any sign of problems and carried several Security Police just in case.
By the mid-70's, the "F" models had logged a lot of flying hours and the fleet was getting tired. Some had up to 10,000 hours on the airframe In the mid1970's the U.S. Air Force received the twin engine UH-1N to replace the UH-1F's.
Strategic Air Command
Missile Support 1972
Serving in the Strategic Air Command (SAC) there are many different flying specialties working together to foster a safe, professional operation.
The Strategic Air Command recognizes its helicopter pilots. The helicopter force is made up of CH-3 and UH-1 pilots. There are 168 chopper pilots in the command operating from 10 different bases, additionally there are 9 helicopter pilots at headquarters level.
Bases are as follows:
341st SMW, Malmstrom AFB MT (UH-1F) 22 pilots.
5th BW, Minot AFB, ND (UH-1F) 15 pilots.
28th BW, Ellsworth AFB, SD (UH-1F) 16 pilots.
351st SMW, Whiteman AFB, MO (UH-1F) 9 pilots.
319th BW, Grand Forks, ND (UH-1F) 13 pilots.
90th SMW, F.E. Warren AFB, WY (UH-1F) 29 pilots.
100th SRW, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ (UH-1F) 9 pilots.
381st SMW, McConnell AFB, KS (UH-1F) 7 pilots.
1 STRAD, Vandenburg AFB, CA (UH-1F) 10 pilots.
308th SMW, Little Rock AFB, AR (UH-1F) 7 pilots.
100th SRW, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ (CH-3C) 27 pilots.
15th Air Force, March AFB, CA - 2 pilots.
1st CEG, Barksdale AFB, LA - 4 pilots.
Hq SAC, Offutt AFB, NE - 3 pilots.
In 1974 the SAC helicopters were assigned to Military Airlift Command (MAC). The aircraft and crews stayed in place at their respective bases and still accomplished the missile support role while picking up a Rescue (ARS) mission.
Det.1 had
HH-1H at Davis-Monthan AFB for missile site support during the mid 70s
until closing in late 1985
Det.2 had UH-1F at Ellsworth AFB
Det.3 had HH-1H at Grand forks AFB, later 79 RQF (Rescue Flight)
Det.4 at Little Rock AFB
Det.5 at Malmstrom AFB since 1974 until redesignated 40th Helicopter Flight in 1998
Det.7 at Minot AFB, later 54 HF
Det.8 at Vandenberg AFB, later 76 HF
Det.10 at F. E. Warren AFB, later 37 HS
With the START treaty between the US and Russia in 1991, the missile arsenal was downsized and only 3 bases now have ICBM's, ie Minot AFB, Malmstrom AFB, and F.E.Warren AFB.
Now, in 2014, the UH-1N's still perform their dual mission at the missile bases.
Note: The Silo Cover, Control Room, and Titan Missile photos were taken at the Titan Missile Museum south of Tucson, AZ. The Titian sites were supported by CH-3Cs and Hueys from Davis-Monthan AFB. For anyone interested in this mission, this museum is well worth visiting. It is the only Titan Missile Site Museum in the US.
K.V. Hall, Historian USAFHPA


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Barclay and Robertson Each Drive In Four and Alvarez Tallies First Career Win
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Washington College baseball team scored eight runs in the bottom of the third and six times in the last of the fourth for all 14 of its runs in a 14-5 win over Carroll in a non-conference baseball game on Wednesday morning at Player Development Complex #5 at the Gene Cusic Classic in the team's final game in Florida. The Shoremen Nine went 4-2 in its six games in Fort Myers.
Washington College 14 Carroll 5
How It Happened
- In the bottom of the third inning, the Shoremen sent 12 men to the plate and scored eight runs. With one out, Charlie Meder scored Wes Robertson on a base hit down the right field line for the game's opening run. The next hitter, Ryan Zwier launched a two-run home run over the left field fence to give Washington a three-run lead that also plated Meder. Three batters later, Matt Tancredi doubled down the left field line to chase in Joe Otto to give the Shoremen a 4-0 cushion. With two outs, Robertson had a two-run single up the middle to plate Max Hammond and Tancredi to give WC a half-dozen run lead. Aaron Barclay capped the eight-run frame with a double to left-center to score both Luke D'Ostilio and Robertson.
- The Pioneers took advantage of three Shoremen errors to score four times in the top of the fourth. With one out, Hunter Frey came around to score on a fielding error to get Carroll on the board. With two away, Ryan Hetherington scored on a fielding error to cut the deficit to 8-2. The next hitter, Matt Putman singled to center to drive in Jacob Horner and the lead was trimmed to five. Brady Durni scored when the next batter, Jake Langford reaching on a throwing error by Washington to reduce the lead to 8-4 and cap the scoring.
- Washington responded in its half of the fourth with six runs to push the lead to 14-4. With one out, Tancredi singled through the left side to knock in Otto and gave WC a five-run lead. The next hitter, Gavin O'Donnell singled through the right side to send home Hammond to make it 10-4. Two batters later, Robertson socked a double to left to drive in both Tancredi and O'Donnell to extend the Shoremen's lead to eight. Barclay, the following hitter, had a two-run single through the left side to plate D'Ostilio and Robertson to complete the six-run inning as the Shoremen sent 11 hitters to the dish.
- In the top of the sixth, Carroll got one run back on a double down the left field line by Langford with one away to score Durni to provide the final margin.
For The Shoremen (7-7)
-Hitting: Barclay (3-for-6, four RBI), Hammond (3-for-5, two runs), Robertson (2-for-4, four RBI, three runs), Otto (2-for-4, two runs), Tancredi (3-for-4, two RBI, two runs), Zwier (two-run home run), D'Ostilio (two runs)
-Pitching: Drew Alvarez (win 1-0, two innings, three hits, one run, one earned, one walk, zero strikeouts), Nick Roberti (four innings, seven hits, four runs, zero earned, zero walks and strikeouts)
-Washington tied its season-high with 17 hits in the win. WC drew five walks, while leaving 10 on base.
-The Shoremen had three errors in the game, leading to four unearned runs for the Pioneers.
For Carroll (4-5)
-Hitting: Durni (3-for-5, two runs), Putman (3-for-6, RBI), Langford (2-for-5, RBI), Frey (2-for-5, run)
-Pitching: Jake Sweet (loss 2-1, 2 1/3 innings, eight hits, six runs, three earned, one walk, one strikeout)
-The Pioneers had 12 hits, drew six walks as they left 16 on base.
-Carroll had two errors in the game, leading to five unearned WC runs.
- Alvarez notched his first career victory in today's outing.
- The Shoremen scored 14 runs in a game for the first time since March 22, 2016 versus Wesley.
- It was the first meeting between the two schools on the baseball diamond this afternoon.
Up Next
3/17 v. Rochester – 3:00 p.m. (non-conference game)
- First game against Rochester since a 4-3 win in 1986.


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Public Enemy's Professor Griff has denied ties to Dallas shooter Micah Xavier Johnson.
Johnson's Facebook page, which has since been deactivated, contained a selfie with the rapper, which was then used by media outlets.
A statement from the Dallas Police Department said Johnson's Facebook page mentioned Professor Griff, adding that the Public Enemy member "embraces a radical form of Afrocentrism" (via USA Today).
In a series of tweets, Professor Griff hit back at people trying to "assassinate my character" and also accused the FBI of tapping his phone.
"The police and FBI have been watching me and tapping my phone they know who I talk too (sic), I DO NOT KNOW THE SHOOTER," he wrote.
Police have confirmed that Johnson was the suspect that had been killed with a robot bomb device.
Johnson killed five police officers and wounded seven more, in addition to two civilians, following a demonstration in the aftermath of two police killings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana.
Three alleged snipers were taken into custody, but investigators have since determined that Johnson was the lone shooter in the incident.
John Legend was among those to slam the Dallas shootings.


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We rode a beautiful loop this morning: blue skies and plenty of sun, but no warmth. June 1st and the temperature holding at 53 degrees. Still long sleeve and jacket weather. Unprecedented. I know it won't be long until the heat is oppressive, but right now I'd really like to ride without starting out shivering.
After cleaning and lubricating all the bikes yesterday afternoon, I took Annie's folder in for a tune and to replace a latch that broke on our last trip. It is a plastic latch the holds the handle bars in the folded position. They now make it of stainless steel which is a lot smarter and will be a lot better. I'll take the Brompton in for a tune later in the week and then the Fujis next week.
Monday, June 01, 2009
Where"s The Warm
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|March 9, 1833
|Jan. 11, 1891
|Springfield (Springfield)
|Kirkwood (Springfield)
|25th Iowa Infantry, Company H
Captain James D Spearman
Company H, 25th Iowa Infantry
Spearman was born near Jacksonville, Illinoison March 9, 1833. His family moved ot Iowa and settle in the Mount Vernon (Henry County) area. In the fall of 1862 Spearman was involved in the enlistment of aboyt 125 volunteers for 25th Iowa Infantry. He was elected as the commanding officer of Company H. Spearman enlisted on August 10, 1862 as a captain and was mustered on September 27, 1862. Spearman served about 19 months and was discharged on May 2, 1864 due to disability.
The 25th Iowa Infantry was organized and mustered at Mount Pleasant, Iowa on September 27, 1862. In the first half of 1863, the regiment was involved in several major battles. Some of them include:
Assualt and capture of Arkansas Post (AR) (January 10-11, 1863).
Battle of Jackson (MS) (May 14, 1863).
Siege of Vicksburg (MS) (May 18-July 4, 1863).
The capture of Arkansas Post was the first major battle for the regiment. The unit lost 10 members, 44 were wounded, 5 were captured, and 8 were reported missing. Union forces captured 4,791 Confederate soldiers and a large amount of arms and ammunitions.
Captain Spearman was severely wounded on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg. He was shot above his left hip and the bullet passed through him and lodged in his right side. The bullet was never removed. As a result of the wound, Spearman was discharged on May 2, 1864. He suffered additional medical problems including paralysis of his right side and amputation of his right leg below the knee.
Spearman moved to Nebraska in 1871 and engaged in farming. He owned several farms and owned nearly 1,400 acres of land. In addition, he was involved in growing and dealing livestock.
The died on January 11, 1891 at the age of 57 years and is buried int eh Springfield Cemetery in Springfield (Sarpy County), Nebraska. He was a member of the Kirkwood Post (#106) of the Grand Army of the Republic in Springfield. He was the first commander of that post.
Doc – Spearman(25IOWA).doc
Note: Veteran bios were compiled and written by Dean Podoll.


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The Apostasy of Umar Lee
(As one can see, the Christians and anti-Muslim bigots are going to run with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esCyj0deeuM)
This is not intended as an attack on Umar Lee or his genuine motivations for becoming a Christian. Allah knows what lurks inside our hearts. I don't know him personally, other than at an ISNA, I guess it was three years ago, I bumped into him and spoke to him for not more than a couple of minutes. I did, however, comment pretty regularly on his blogs. As a matter of fact Umar Lee's blog introduced me to the "Muslim" blogoshere back probably at the tail end of its, what some might call, "golden age" (that is, around 2006-2008). Since then, many of those blogs have gone defunct. For me the blogs were an interesting world. Contrary to the Islamic forums, which were often battlegrounds between the Deobandi and Brewelis and Wahhabis, and sometimes involving very detailed matters of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) in the Hanafi School, which I have little knowledge of), the "Muslim" blogosphere focused more on the condition of Muslims in America. It was sort of a window into the minds of Muslims in this country and the challenges we face here.
One of the problems with said blogs was that many of the people involved had no training in traditional Islamic sciences. In many cases, their learning seems to have been that of attending a few Islamic lectures and reading books and clicking through layer upon layer of websites. As a result, there was A LOT of ignorance and misguidance propounded through those blogs. Nonetheless, the blogs did provide a place for the lay Muslims, and claimants of Islam, to exchange ideas.
At this time, Umar Lee's blog was among the most popular. His "Rise and Fall of the [Quasi] Salafi Movement" was Umar's claim to fame. I read it, and in many ways he and I were on parallel tracks, although we were on opposite aisles in the creedal war taking place in the Northeast. Although I started to become interested in "Islam" while I was off at a small liberal arts college (the kind of place Umar Lee used to detest) in Western New England, and Umar was in the hood involved in hood life (a sort of race reversal), we both saw Islam as a means for activism and social transformation. Although Umar is white, he had (from his writings) black sensibilities, and he seemed to be a good reader of character—in a street sort of way. While I was in college, I became one of those hyper-race conscious kind of guys.
It was also a different time in black culture. There was a substantial amount of what folks used to call "conscious rap," whether from the likes of groups, such as, X-Clan, Public Enemy, and the various Fiver Percent rappers available—and this rap was even sometimes seen on MTV and BET. The so-called Nation of Islam was active in the inner city. Farrakhan loomed large in the psyche of many young urban black males. Traces of the black radical consciousness left over from the late 60's and early 70's could still be found among at least some of the "elders" in the black community. Also, there was the hype surrounding the Malcolm X movie, the "X caps," and the movie itself. This was during the time of the crack blight and the rise in black on black murder and the prison industrial complex entrenching itself into the black community. It was hoped by many young black people that a shift of consciousness was taking place across black America to counter these problems. Black folks would finally wake up, get involved, and be agents for fundamental change—if not revolution—in America.
That black people would be on the forefront of this social transformation seemed logical. Black folk have always been a protest people. For myself, I rapidly passed through a black consciousness and black nationalism phase realizing that we needed something more to bind us (i.e., black folk). We are (or at least were) a religiously inclined people. After reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X, listening to Farrakhan tapes, and just having a familiarity with world history and using common sense, it was clear that Christianity, and its doctrine that the Eternal Creator of the Universe incarnated into an infant, could not possibly be the true religion of God and could not be the means to unite my people.
What was clear was that there could only be one True God, and that God alone deserved to be worshiped, and that Islam—in its genuine form—preached that belief. I saw Islam as the means to unite our people—under one rationally consistent belief in God. Islam would free my black Brothers and Sisters from the mental slavery of praying to a white man—an image that looked like our former slave masters—and the excessive emotionalism of the Negro Church. Islam would instill discipline and self-respect in us. Islam would give us structure and order. Islam would give us morality… without being a bunch of punks.
I wasn't the only young man who had this hope for transformation in black community by way of Islam. There were many others. At this time, however, the Saudis, with their Wahhabi doctrine, saw an opportunity to spread their creed here in the US and among inner city African-Americans. The Wahhabis (quasi-Salafis) offered full paid scholarships to guys from the hood to go study at Madinah University and other Wahhabi institutes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This ideology (Wahhabism) became for many African-Americans synonymous with "Islam"—after all, the Two Sanctuaries (Mecca and Madinah) are contained in Saudi Arabia, and the Sunnis had very few publications available for English language readership—and certainly none as nice looking as the Saudi published literature. Those socially conscious and functional African-Americans, who were searching for Islam often passed through Farrakhanism and maybe flirted with the Warith Deen Community and often ended up in Wahhabism.
These converts would find that unlike the Farrakhanis and W.D. Community, the Wahhabis were not very concerned about social activism in America. The Arab Wahhabis were trying to transplant the Saudi agenda to American soil, and for many of the more intelligent and educated black converts, they sensed this and saw that the needs to African-Americans was not being met. This would further be compounded by the reports from African-Americans who returned from Saudi Arabia with horror stories about the virulent racism amongst the Arabs there. Furthermore, as the Wahhabi ranks swelled with the pathological underclass and prison ex-convicts, they brought their dysfunction to their centers (and other centers) and the ghetto drama was let loose. On the regular, the Wahhabis would be acting out and excommunicating one another (claiming so and so is off the manhaj), and there was lots of infighting. Then 9/11 came, and the Wahhabis were placed under greater scrutiny—some of the leadership was arrested, others were deported, and others up and left and made what they called "hijrah."
After that, many of the African-American Wahhabis were left confused, and there was a phrase that was pretty common amongst the bloggers a few years back: "Salafi Burnout." Many of the more educated and functional African-American converts had made great sacrifices to try to build what they called "Salafi Da`wah." Careers were forsaken, family ties with non-Muslims were often severed, "marriages" were broken, and children suffered, and now without a growing community base to support them—but instead only a disintegrating toxic "community" to tear them down—these disillusioned converts had to deal with the reality of life in America.
This is where Umar Lee had been for quite a few years. He was—and so many others—a recovering Wahhabi. Again, I don't want to talk about what his genuine motivations are for the many controversial things he said, but there can be no denying that much of what he said contained many insightful observations about the plight of the American Muslim community. Some people have been faulting him in his "Apostasy Video" for mentioning that the Muslims have not fixed the (or begun to fix—or for the most part not even addressed) the ills of American society—and especially not those in the inner city. People have to keep in mind that people like Umar Lee and myself became interested in Islam partly because we saw its socially transformative potential. We saw ourselves following in the footsteps of Malcolm X. And it was a jolt to see, as the American Muslim demographics changed in this country to a stronger immigrant base, the majority of Muslims not caring about social activism, not caring about racism, not caring about poverty, not caring about suffering in this country. To the contrary, one increasingly found Muslim immigrants not involved in da`wah, but involved in parasitic corner stores selling poison, haraam, and filth to the poor. Others among these immigrants contented to live out the American delusion in the Wonder Bread suburbs. This further contributed to Umar Lee's—or at least people like him—sense of frustration and alienation.
Also, Umar Lee, to his credit, also observed the shift taking place amongst the quasi-traditionalists long before these characters made their sellout agenda more apparent. There were a number of the so-called celebrity imams who did talk about social activism, they did have scathing—but accurate—critiques of American society and its moral decay and hypocritical foreign policy. These "leaders" have "bin dun flipt the skript," and now some are even trying to pretend there is no difference between Islam and disbelief by trying to erase the line between blasphemy and Imaan.
The converts in this country are HEMMORAGING. They are confused, and with the efforts being put forth today by the quasi-traditionalists, this confusion is only likely to grow. So what is to be to done? First and foremost, people have to acquire traditional Islamic knowledge, and above all THEY HAVE TO GET CLARITY IN THE CREED! Very often when Umar Lee would go on rants against the Wahhabis or other bloggers would bemoan about so-called "Salafi Burnout," I would try to inject the importance of the Sunni `Aqidah. For the most part I was either ignored or attacked (attacked not by Umar Lee but others still hanging on to the Wahhabi doctrine).
The Muslims (real Muslims—not people who simply identify as such) believe that Allah is One—Allah has no partners, Allah is Unique with no similars; Allah is the One and only Creator and everything else is a creation; Allah is not a material or spiritual entity; Allah is not an object made of parts or potentially subject to addition or subtraction. The Sunni `Aqidah is based upon the belief that the Creator ABSOLUTELY does not need or resemble the creations. Hence, Allah is not dependent upon space; Allah does not have the properties of spatial beings, such as, having a size, a shape or a location. Whatever one imagines, Allah is different than that.
When one understands the above, one understands that the Creator of space, time, and direction is not literally located above the `Arsh (Ceiling of Paradise) during the day and beneath Prophet Jesus for part of the night, much less does the Creator have real-actual fingers, a shinbone, smiling face, and a foot. Muslims worship Allah, the Eternal Creator. The person who worships some sort of shadow-casting object with real-actual body parts on the Kursiyy would not be in reality worshiping Allah. He would be worshiping something other than Allah. And the one who worships something other than Allah is not a Muslim. Simple. Plain. And Clear.
One of the problems of those suffering from so-called "Salafi Burnout" is that many did not seem to realize that the Wahhabis are NOT Muslims. It is not the case that the Wahhabis are merely bad Muslims—the Wahhabis don't have the Muslim belief in Allah. Hence, for those suffering from that anthropomorphic burnout, they have to realize that they weren't Muslim in the first place. When this is clear, one can realize that much of the bad behavior that was done in the "name of Islam" was not done by Muslims. The Wahhabis are object worshipers. The Muslims do not worship an object or anything else that has a size or occupies space.
The converts need basic training in the matters of `Ilmul-Kalaam,1 so that they can defend themselves against the onslaught of atheism and other deviant anti-Islamic and quasi-Islamic ideologies that are prevalent in the society. One of the quasi-traditionalist wrote that African-Americans don't need to go into the matters of `Ilmul-Kalaam because, in essence, they are not an intellectual people… But that is exactly the problem that African-Americans suffer from—their worldview is largely emotional and not rational. A study of `Ilmul-Kalaam would give black converts (and other converts) the intellectual clarity in Creed needed to navigate through this society. If Umar Lee, for instance, had been trained in the matters of the Sunni Creed after his abandoning of Wahhabism—and was sufficiently educated in the belief that Allah exists without being in a place or a direction and that Allah is not a spatial entity—then it would not be as likely that such a person would be claiming that Jesus is his "Lord and Savior."
Another matter related to the education of the convert, is informing him (or her) about the matter of apostasy—and I don't mean only open stated renunciation of Islam—but that a person could fall out of Islam without knowing it. The person who claims that there is another Creator with Allah, or that Allah is ignorant, or weak, or that Allah is in need, or similar to the creations would not be a Muslim. Furthermore, the one who insults the Qur'an or the Prophets, or intentionally rejects what is commonly known amongst Muslims, or desecrates the Qur'an by throwing it into the trash or stepping on it commits disbelief.
Contrary to the claims of the Quasi-Traditionalists and the "Pledgers," the issue of riddah (apostasy) and takfeer and the conditions of deeming a self-professed Muslim to be a disbeliever MUST BE DISCUSSED. Without this knowledge, a Muslim is liable commit kufr (disbelief) and fall out of Islam without knowing it. Many of the quasi-traditionalists are trying to suppress this discussion to hide their own insidious agendas. These people KNOW that the masses of the Muslims in the USA are confused and vulnerable to falling prey to blasphemy. These "leaders" KNOW that the famous Sunni scholars discussed these issues extensively, to warn and protect Muslims from adopting blasphemous beliefs or engaging in blasphemous acts or statements. Yet, these leaders will say things like, "This is only for the scholars to trouble themselves with."
To show the erroneous nature of such a claim, it is not only the scholars who can potentially fall into disbelief—it is MORE likely for the unlearned to fall into disbelief. Furthermore, according to these "leaders," one can't call any self-professed "Muslim" a kaafir (disbeliever). But what would such people say about the likes of a Louis Farrakhan? Farrakhan claims to be a Muslim. Louis Farrakhan also claims that hundreds of millions of Asiatic Blackmen are Allah (a`udhu billah!). If a person doubts that such a belief is blasphemy, then that person himself would be a blasphemer. And the core of Farrakhan's blasphemy is not only that he believes that Allah is collective of human beings, the core of his kufr is that he believes Allah is a spatial entity of some sort. And as Farrakhan is a disbeliever for such a belief, so are, for example, the Wahhabis for believing Allah is a spatial entity of some sort.
Likewise, by not clarifying the matter of takfeer (the rules related to deeming someone a disbeliever), it opens the door for all sorts of deviants to claim that they, too, are Muslims, such as, those who claim that polygyny is evil, that the Sacred Law does not recognize legal differences between men and women, that homosexual practices are allowed in Islam, that those who reject Prophet Muhammad (which by implication implies Allah has lied (a`udhu billah)) will attain salvation and bliss in the Hereafter, etc. However, when Muslims learn the basic rule: anyone who rejects what is commonly known and well-established in Islam can't be considered a Muslim (for they have not submitted to what Islam teaches), then the limits between Islam and disbelief are clearly marked in a Muslim's mind.
Furthermore, when one learns about apostasy, he knows that the indulgence in general sin does not render a person a disbeliever. It renders him or her a sinful Muslim. And general sinning, such as, not fasting Ramadan, eating pork, or selling alcohol—-even abominations like those just listed—does not take one out of Islam UNLESS, the person deems the sinful acts Islamically permissible (because deeming such acts permissible entails belying Islam and what the Prophet taught). However bad things may get in his (or her) life, the person can still hang on to the belief in the Oneness and Perfection of Allah and the belief in the miracle performer who taught that belief and the Sacred Law we should follow (that is, the Prophet Muhammad) and the person will still be a Muslim and will eventually earn Paradise.
Also, convert Muslims need to be educated early on about the different factions. Clarifying the difference between the Sunni Creed and deviant ideas and sects is not a source of division for the sincere. The sincere Muslim wants the Ummah to be united on guidance and not deviance. Additionally, converts need to be educated in the area of polemics—that is, how to debate and defend Islam, so that Muslims can compete in the marketplace of ideas. The traditional model of Muslims learning the "Five Pillars and Six Articles" (without detailed explanation), the basics of the prayer, the general do's and don'ts of Muslims, and reading a (mis)translation of the Qur'an will not equip a Muslim with the means to defend himself in an overwhelmingly secular society.
Lastly, there has to be recognition that Umar Lee was very right regarding the area of social criticism. We need to build social institutions that are responsive to the Muslims—especially needed are institutions responsive to the needs of convert Muslims. Issues of race/racism, color-caste, class, marriage, and family have to be candidly discussed. Not discussing these issues isn't going to make them go away. Instead, we as Muslims, as many a convert is told, should have the confidence that Islam does, indeed, have the means to address the society's problems. We just have to sincere in our endeavor to learn and follow the guidance of our Prophet (salllallahu `alayhi was-sallam).
1Ilmul-Kalaam is the system the Sunni scholars used for explaining and defending the Muslim creed by using not only Scriptural proofs from the Qur'an and Hadith but also rational proofs that can be demonstrated independent of the Qur'an and Hadith.


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text: May 1, 2013 | melissa Muleshoe's first Save the Frogs Day was a success! Thirty people (14 adults and 16 kids) participated in this year's event, including a science class from a local middle school. We learned about our local frog (Lowland leopard frog, Lithobates yavapaiensis), built them a new pond, and of course ran into a snake or two. We'll let the photos (and video) tell the story. Dennis Caldwell (green shirt) of the FROG Conservation Project, discusses threats to frogs while pointing out some Lowland Leopard Frogs in the Twin Lakes. One of the students gets up close and personal with a Lowland Leopard Frog. This frog didn't seem to mind being photographed… And was quite photogenic! The middle school students helped us install a new frog pond at Headquarters. This timelapse video was taken as they dug the pond. While this pond may not look pretty yet, a similar-sized pond that was put in last fall already has successful breeding in it (Can you spot the newly metamorhposized frog with the large tail?). Saturday was all about frogs, but it's hard NOT to find snakes at Muleshoe! Several made an appearance, including our old friend Porter (female black-tailed rattlesnake), who reappeared at the Visitor Center for the first time this year. Last fall she was one of the last rattlesnakes seen at the Visitor Center and also hunted there last summer. Jeff helps one of the kids find Porter, who is resting under the little wooden boardwalk. Fun for the entire family! We captured another black-tailed rattlesnake (Tarzan) that we processed (marked and measured) with the students. As Tarzan goes to sleep, Jeff explains how we paint their rattles so we can identify Tarzan in the future without handling him again. Everyone pitched in to help monitor his heart rate. Sunday morning we took a small group out to visit Bane, our male Arizona black rattlesnake. Guests were excited to check out our beautiful boy, who didn't disappoint. Thanks to everyone who participated in our first Save the Frogs Day! Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Related


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Kieron Pollard blasts WICB following axing from ODI squad for Zimbabwe tri-series
All-rounder Kieron Pollard has launched a scathing attack on the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) following his axing from the squad for the ODI tri-series in Zimbabwe which will also feature Sri Lanka, claiming that he is not interested in reclaiming his place in the national squad and will instead focus on his own interests as a player.
While Pollard decided to describe the decision of axing him as "funny", there was nothing to laugh about the rant that he aimed at the West Indian hierarchy after they questioned his commitment to the national team.
"A lot of people tend to say Pollard and many of us are mercenaries and have given nothing to West Indies cricket. While it's clear I don't have the stats or the figures of a Brian Lara, nobody, as some were trying to suggest, can ever question my commitment or integrity while playing. Why would I wake up one morning and just decide I wouldn't want to try? Scoring runs is how I survive," Pollard said.
Confusing conversations
The 29-year-old said that he was confused by the conversations he had with West Indies chairman of selectors Courtney Browne during the limited-overs series against Pakistan as well as the conversation following the axing.
According to Pollard, he was not given a proper answer as to why Browne suddenly changed his opinion about him after earlier assuring him a major spot in the scheme of things for West Indies cricket going forward.
"When chairman of selectors Courtney Browne notified me via email of my axing, I reminded him of why my exclusion was funny because, during the Twenty20 and one-day series, the two of us had a long conversation, speaking about wanting to have guys such as myself around going forward in West Indies cricket," Pollard told ESPNcricinfo.
"(After being dropped) He said I wasn't 'committed to batting' during the tour, which I pressed him to clarify further because it was a broad statement. I asked specifically if this commitment he interpreted I wasn't giving also related to my bowling, fielding, and advice to captain Jason Holder. And he said no, and stressed it was just batting and, in his view, I was not trying," he added.
WICB has an agenda according to Pollard
While Browne defended the decision claiming that Pollard's performances as a senior player were not up to standard, Pollard feels the WICB is simply continuing to take revenge for the team's decision to pull out midway during the tour to India in 2014.
"It's an attack on the senior players. Look at the team right now. Only Marlon Samuels is a senior guy around in most formats, others are ineligible outside of T20s because of their selection policy which inadvertently targets us. You could say our axing is the final puzzle of removing the seniors and they have come up with any reason that suits them to get certain individuals out of the set-up," Pollard said.
With the WICB taking questionable decisions off late, including the axing of T20 skipper Darren Sammy as well as head coach Phil Simmons, Pollard is not keen to aim for a comeback to the national team and considering his prowess in the T20 format, there will be no shortage of suitors for the 29-year-old.
"I'm 29 years old, but the way people talk about me being a senior player or veteran you would swear my age is 39. Realistically now I just have to look after Kieron Pollard. So I'm not going to campaign or do anything to try and convince them to pick me again," he said.


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Marax let himself relax for a moment lost in the thought that if the next few minutes didn't go we'll, he and his entire following would be dead by morning. It was not a relaxing thought.
With the realization of what 'now' meant, Marax closed his blue eyes, extended his arms and felt the magic flow through him. It was a pinprick of a feeling in his stomach at first; he felt his skin turn cold as the feeling of power grew within him. Extending the magic out from his core and slowly enveloping his whole body. His long, thin brown hair blew in the wind as the energy gathered around him.
Marax felt the exhaustion, but knew that there was no time to relax, he pushed himself further and felt the tingling go up his arms and through his fingertips. A slow mass of green and red magical tendrils extended from his fingertips, entwining themselves and growing outwards encasing him in a solid bubble of magic, he was happy to see that many of his following had seen what he was doing and following suit.
Today would either be won or lost by quick thinking and even quicker acting – hesitation meant death.
As if on cue, Marax saw a gigantic battle axe swing for his head. Marax reeled back and then relaxed as it bounced harmlessly off the magic bubble that encased him. He knew he could only take a few more of those, but he was defenseless to strike back while the bubble was up.
"Marax, I can smell you in there," said Kator, with a deep rumbling voice. The Minotaur dwarfed the smaller man in height as well as width. In the cold air, steam could be seen rising from the minotaur's nose with every breath and the magical sigils on Kator's arms glowed a bright blue. "I know you and your tricks human, by the end of the day this will be over." Kator stepped back, lifted his axe and took an overhanded bash with his axe. Marax wondered how something so big, could be so agile – he suspected it was the sigils, but he couldn't prove it, nor did he think he would ever have the chance.
Marax found no happiness in knowledge that this wasn't going to end well, whoever won this day. Kator was the Prime of the Minotaurs, and he had his scent. Their past let him know that if Kator wanted him dead, he was already dead. He reached out with his senses and found Jana a dozen yards or so away, he was happy that the fray she was in seemed less deadly.
Jana had been a close friend for as long as Marax could remember. She had stood by his side, even during the revolt, and they had become much closer than just friends or compatriots, but that was to be expected in such times. Marax suspected in times of peace, if he wasn't their leader, she would have found a different part-time mate. He let his thoughts go to her for just a moment, connecting them. He looked again and saw her long red hair flowing inside the bubble like a windstorm raged inside of it. The last few years hadn't been kind to Jana and she had become gaunt, a mere shadow of her former self, but today she wore the green dress well that matched her eyes…a blow of the Kator's axe brought Marax out of his day dream. A couple more of those and the bubble would shatter and he'd be defenseless.
Marax strengthened the bubble with his will and extended his senses to find Calibre, his lieutenant. Without Jana and Calibre, Marax knew that the fight was already lost. He needed both to survive this day.
He found Calibre across the battlefield and quickly connected to him as well. Marax had rescued Calibre from the Hadjen pits, when he was a boy, and he had become like a son to Marax. With the proper Hadjen training Calibre's aptitude for magic and his essence would have made him a far greater caster than Marax. Even without the training, Marax knew that Calibre would one day take his place – it sadly didn't comfort Marax.
With the connections complete, Marax stood straight up, his back arched, and he felt himself siphon a shard of essence from both Jana and Calibre. The power felt good – and he used it to help strengthen his bubble. He slowly drained in a little more – knowing he would need it if he was to survive.
Kator swung again and Marax felt the bubble weaken, even with the extra essence that was the last hit he could take.
Marax strained against the exhaustion and felt the magic grow strong and pulse within him, throbbing in time with his heartbeat – it felt good. He flicked his wrist and saw the white haze forming in front of him, in a few moments it would be over. The bubble was collapsing and Kator was ready to swing again. Marax quickly looked around again, if this was his last moment he wanted it to be one he remembered. He saw both Jana and Calibre and made a fatal decision.
Tendrils of magic dissipated into the air as Kator's battle axe exploded through the magical protection and cleaved through killing its target. Kator snorted and stamped in anger, but Jana never knew what hit her.
It wasn't an easy decision, but Marax stood tall in his new bubble and looked across the battlefield to where Kator now stood over Jana. He did what needed to be done and transposing them was what was best. If his following was to survive they needed him. Marax used his connection with Calibre and drained a little more essence from him, he was almost back up to full strength.
Kator looked down at Jana, sniffed the air and started to slowly move towards Marax. Jana wouldn't be the only sacrifice this day - that Marax was sure of.
Marax suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from everywhere and he screamed out with pain…with that the world went black….


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This is becoming more like a soap opera or government scandal. Consumer Reports smacks Microsoft's Surface line of notebooks as not being worthy of a recommendation. Microsoft announces their own data which says the opposite. A linked Microsoft memo says Consumer Reports is correct. Wil Gomez:
For much of the past two years members of the technorati elite politburo have busted Apple's chops over the lack of innovation in the Mac line, and often point to Microsoft's Surface as to where the industry and innovation are headed. Uh huh. By Microsoft's own admission, Surface notebook and desktop sales have been going down for about a year. Customers unhappy with Surface devices spread the word. Consumer Reports reliability scores simply echo the marketplace.
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We're always hearing about 'work-life balance', but how many of us actually stop to actively factor this into our lives? Very few, we reckon. With that in mind we've come up with a few tips that might help you create a little equilibrium.
Balance looks different for everyone
Move past the one-size-fits-all approach – we're not complimentary hotel slippers. We're people, and we all work differently. Don't judge yourself by other people's standards, and spend some time working out what 'balance' looks like for you.
Temporarily stop caring
Repeat after me: "I'll turn off my work emails when I'm at home". Unless you're a midwife, you're not saving lives. No-one is going to die if you don't reply until the next morning. Turn off your notifications and just enjoy living your best life *finger snaps*.
Note: if you are a midwife, please totally disregard this – it's very important you do leave your phone on.
Be where you are
Nope, not a ancient Chinese proverb, just common sense – if you ignore the above advice and do think about work when you're at home, you may as well be at the office. Before leaving, ask yourself if you've done everything that needs to be done. Is there anything else that needs your attention? It's better to be fully committed to something rather than trying to multitask. Plus, a distracted you is probably no fun for the humans around you. No offence.
Make time, don't 'find' time
Time isn't wandering the desert, lost and hoping to be found by some strapping blond hero in a grubby singlet. If you want to do something (at work/at home/in the world) make it a priority. When things are a priority, you make time for it. If you don't, it's not a priority. Harsh? Yes. Honest? Also yes. Like Yoda.
Because coffee.
Don't be boring, get a hobby
Binging Netflix doesn't count. Find something that you love to do and go and do it. Keep bees. Knit. Paintball. Whatever it is, make sure it's fulfilling in some way – your whole life can't be work, and if early 2000's rom-coms taught us anything, it's that no-one likes a workaholic. Get a hobby.
Be kind
To yourself and others. We're all just trying to do this 'life' thing, and most of us are also trying to manage the 'work' thing too. You're human, and there's a limit to how much you can do in both spaces – you'll be a much better and happier person if you choose not to be a dick about it.


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MADISON, Wis. (3/2/15)--A recent paper from the Filene Research Institute investigates the challenges women face as leaders within the credit union movement.
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"Five Challenges: Enhancing Women's Leadership in Credit Unions" uses organizational and social-psychological literature about women's advancement in the workplace to examine the specific factors that support or hinder women's leadership within credit unions.
The paper also illustrates the results of a 76-question survey sent to credit union employees and board members across North America about the challenges women face in the industry.
The survey found that many small factors nibble away at career advancement. The five most pressing challenges are:


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Christening – Sienna
It was a lovely sunny Sunday for my return to St. Bartholomew's Church in Wilmslow in order to shoot the Christening of Sienna. I've previously shot some wedding photos with her parents, Nat and Tom – so it was nice to shoot with familiar faces. Sienna looked the picture of sweetness in her beautiful white…Continue Reading →


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The ocean air, waterfalls and nature taking its course.
Falling asleep underneath the stars.
Listening to people talk about their stories
Being spontaneous, being free,
Being passionate, being more than content.
Drunken moments.
When you step outside in the morning,
and the air some how seems fresher and crisper than it does during the day.
Endless possibilities and rediscovering yourself.
People who remind you of how perfect you are
Even though you know there's no one who's perfect.
The light that shines from within.
The changing of seasons. Now
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By: Tony Tightlips
When I was a kid, the first wrestling tapes I ever brought home from the old video store in the mall were WrestleManias. I remember clear as day being excited to watch the first WrestleMania, WrestleMania V, and WrestleMania XIV. Of course, the match that stuck out to me the most on all those tapes was Undertaker vs. Kane – a true behemoth of a match with a spectacular story and quite a bit of build up. It had everything – betrayal, bloodlines, and just that right touch of the supernatural. It was the first match that showed me the scope of what wrestling could be.
Granted, I was somewhat familiar with the Undertaker – even my father, who hadn't watched wrestling since the days of Bob Backlund and Billy Graham, knew who the Undertaker was. Inviting my old college professor to my first wrestling match in 2007, he felt the need to lecture me on how I needed to command more of a presence like the Undertaker. Much like Hulk Hogan and Macho Man before him, and Stone Cold and the Rock after him, the Undertaker reaches an audience who might not exactly follow every single Monday Night Raw or Smackdown – the casual fan that McMahon and Co. are always desperately trying to appeal to.
Taker has carried the WWE banner strong, through the ups and downs of good matches and subpar feuds, earning his spot as the locker room general he's known as. That being said, his WrestleMania mystique was undeniably crushed when Brock Lesnar ended the streak at the big event's three-zero. Still, despite the shock, I don't think the magic of the Taker was lost on all of us – like the new Star Wars movies, we were just in a generation that was having trouble letting go of its old ideals and beliefs. The Undertaker losing forced us to admit that maybe our heroes carried the same flaws we did and weren't as invulnerable as we wanted them to be. He showed us, at the next two Manias, that there was still some fighting spirit left in the Deadman.
When Taker once again did his duty and lost his match against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33, it was then that I truly felt the magic had left the Undertaker's streak. Maybe, over the years, I had become less willing to see that Taker had indeed lost a step or two, or that I didn't get as excited when his funeral march hit or lightning lit up the stage. Some would argue that Reigns didn't, and still doesn't, command the star power to be the man to end the Undertaker's career. Some might even say there was no confirmation this was going to be the Undertaker's last match.
Yet, every time the Undertaker got up in that match, he dragged himself up. Every offensive maneuver looked to require effort beyond Taker's highest ability – and I'm guessing most of this could be attributed to the story Taker and Reigns were trying to tell. I remember sitting there, wondering how much more can he give us before realizing that this was all he had left. The Undertaker was not showing weakness just because he was playing his part in this match – he was bearing his soul to us; showing what decades of destruction had done to his body and his mind.
I don't dislike John Cena. I take every bit of backstage story I've heard about him with a giant grain of salt – everyone wants a spot like Cena and Undertaker have, and most will stop at nothing to get it. But John, like the Rock before him, has shown a considerable amount of talent at things outside of wrestling – movies and TV appearances might be exactly where he's headed. At forty years old with a wedding on the way, we might be seeing John Cena's own part-time/swan song. He's earned it, just like Taker has.
Cena doesn't need Taker at WrestleMania. There are people who want to see it, who believe this is the match that Taker should be going out on. But the thing is – what do these two have left to prove to us? They have both paid their dues, worked their asses off and helped to further build the company into the global giant it has become. Not to mention, the roster is ripe with talent who could use the John Cena rub – Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Braun Strowman – men who would benefit greatly from having their names next to John Cena at Mania.
Are we really missing that big match feel from Mania that we used to have? I don't think so; I can't think of the last time I've wanted to see a match more than I am dying for Styles vs Nakamura; hell, even some of the undercard, like the IC Title Match, has me pumped. Taker has given us his all – we've had his best and his worst. There's no need for him to go the way of Terry Funk or Ric Flair – guys who should have stayed retired, but kept climbing their way back to match after embarrassing match. For the love of Vince McMahon, Undertaker – please don't accept John Cena's challenge. You've given us everything we have asked you for – now take some time out for yourself.


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