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New's Year 2008 was all about Carter Kay (isn't it always?!). We headed downtown to ImaginEve at Hy-Vee hall …
There were fun inflatable everywhere!
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WEEE! What a silly laugh!
Having fun with Daddy!
How's Daddy supposed to navigate the ice with no eyes?!?
Mastering dot to dot with Mommy while waiting on Mac and Cheese at Okoboji Grill. What a super night! Later 2008! Bring on '09!


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World Collaborative Industrial Robots Market to Grow Exponentially, According to New GMD Research Study Available at MarketPublishers.com
07 Jun 2016 • by Natalie Aster
LONDON – Technology advances have made the application areas of collaborative robots (otherwise known as cobots) a reality in a host of manufacturing works. This emerging marketplace is projected to grow exponentially, with annual shipment and revenue from sales from software and hardware increasing more than 42% on an annual basis up to 2022. With the benefits such as enhanced flexibility, increasing production efficiency and reduced operational expenses, industrial collaborative robots have been deployed to assist human labour and help manufacturers remain competitive in the worldwide markets.
The key factors challenging the industrial cobots market are safety issues, increasingly stringent regulatory barriers, and decreased rates of penetration and uptake of industrial cobots. Additionally, adding novel functionalities and enhancing load capacity and speed whilst maintaining the price points low and cobot safety are likely to pose a challenge for the manufacturers.
APAC region takes the lead in the overall market in terms of revenue and sales volume, with Europe and North America following after. The APAC market holds high growth potential in the future as China and the countries of Southeast Asia are set to fuel the industry growth in the offing.
New research publication "Global Collaborative Industrial Robots Market 2016-2022 by End-user, Application and Region" created by Grace Market Data (GMD) examines the industrial cobot universe. Considering the global economic environment and trends across different end-use industries, the report provides a deep and detailed analysis of the market structure, market trends, market drivers & restraints and present-day challenges. It also presents detailed market segmentation based on end-user, application, and by geographic region. It offers historical data together with market outlook to 2022 period as regard to unit shipments and sales revenue. The study also canvasses the current competitive scene and includes detailed profiles of the leading vendors and/or players. The report uncovers different emerging market trends and opportunities, includes Porter's fiver forces analysis, examines the M&A activity landscape and tracks the fundraising trends.
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Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is part of the Empires spin-off series: games with a bigger focus on a strategical and tactical battle system, allowing players a wider margin of freedom and control, while including new gameplay elements that add to the experience just enough to keep it fresh. After being released earlier this year for home consoles (PS3, PS4 and Xbox One), the game has now received a Vita port. So does it get better on the go?
New Gameplay Elements
The game includes a vast array of 83 characters all of which play a little bit different from each other *cough*albeit just 1 new character*cough*, so there's a lot of variety as every single character has their quirks in battle. The weapon system is also back introducing a little bit of depth to character selection.
Of course, the main attraction of the title is the eponymous Empires mode, which adds a layer of strategy to the game. It's a deep mode in which every decision you make helps grow your empire and influence throughout the land. There are lots of options like recruiting new soldiers, befriending other warriors, building new facilities, attacking new kingdoms and even resting to recover from the action.
Your Dream Version Of Romance Of The Three Kingdoms
Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires allows for a great range of customization. You can create a character in the really deep Edit mode and also change banners, officers and even customize horses (without paying for it!). You can then use this character to play in Empires mode and try to unify China during 50 year span while climbing the military ranks, until the day you become the absolute ruler of the land.
A Great Fit For A Portable Console
Whether you like extended gameplay sessions, short sessions on the go or even before going to bed, Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is a perfect fit for the Vita. The combat missions are not overly long, and you don't need to spend tons of time in Empire mode for something to happen, so going at your own pace is definitely something you can do and not suffer from it.
Also of note is that Strategems—cards with magic-like effects that can affect combat in many different ways (those rectangles with pictures, shown above)—can now be activated via touchscreen. It's not as responsive as one would want, but it is way friendlier than in the console version.
The console version of the game, while not having breathtaking graphics, at least had smooth looking ones. However, to fit the game in a portable console, the graphics took a hit. This probably won't be a big issue for new players as they are at least decent looking. But if you're like me, and have played the console version, the difference is pretty obvious and glaring. Knowing what the Vita is capable of, this feels like a poor effort.
How I Was Supposed To Know That?
The game at times gives the impression that it expects the player to be familiar with the gameplay system judging by some poorly explained things, specially when it comes to combat and how to use things like strategems or figuring out what does every button does. Empires mode also likes to skip explanations every once in a while. It's definitely not the best place to start with the series.
Framerate Issues In Weird Places
Dynasty Warriors games are known for putting as many enemies on screen as they can handle, and Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires does a great job at maintaining the frame rate during normal combat, which is no small feat and keeps improving from past entries. The problem is that the game still suffers from some framerate issues in the most unexpected of places, like when activating a large-scale stratagem. It is not a game breaking deal, but still is distracting and keeps the game from trying to look cool.
Been There, Done That
Like any other Dynasty Warriors games, there's a problem with monotony. I praised the huge and diverse cast and all the strategems you can mix, but at the end of the day, while in combat, the objective is pretty much always the same: win territory until the Enemy General shows up, and then go and beat his ass. So even if you change character every fight, the strategy you need to follow in every stage doesn't change a lot, which can tiring pretty quick.
The same can be applied to Empire mode. There are lots of options to pick from, but I actually only used like 10 of them and still got great results, so I don't know if so many options, with so little explanation that can confuse players, really adds anything to the experience.
Fans of the series will love this expansion of what was a somewhat solid Dynasty Warriors entry, and will find lots of new content and stuff to do, making it a richer experience for longtime players.
The game does have some issues, like the confusing management system in Empires mode that can be really overwhelming for newcomers and feel a little too simplistic for veterans of strategy games. Visually the game also has a cheap look, so it is probably not the best game to start the series with (in which case I recommend the original Dynasty Warriors 8 for hack and slash fans, and Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence for strategy games fans).
But one thing is for sure, it is great fit for a portable console, so if you need to choose between the home console version and this one, definitely pick the Vita one.
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Freeze The Atlantic Freeze The Atlantic Expected 7th July New album our Surrey pals Freeze The Atlantic who return with a slight line-up change and a more urgent sounding post-hardcore / alt.rock sound. Fans of Scholars, Billy Talent and Reuben Alcopop! CD
Boy Jumps Ship Wake Up Debut album from Newcastle's Boy Jumps Ship who played in Kingston a couple of years back with Man Overboard. These guys mix alt.rock with melodic punk forming somthing for fans of Billy Talent, Biffy Clyro, Taking Back Sunday, Jimmy Eat World and Scholars CD
Max Raptor Damage Appreciation EP EP from Max Raptor having now joined Hassle! Punk-tinged alt.rock for fans of Billy Talent, Scholars and Enter Shikari (without the electronics!)The EP ventures into the amalgamation that is British Political scene, depression in men in the 21st century, the resistible rise of right leaning extremist statesmen & finally the regurgitation of mainstream media production. The album will not be a far cry from this, almost an arm to it. Hassle CD
Attention Thieves Year of the Jackal Expected soon Full-length from UK alt.rockers Attention Thieves. For fans of Thrice, Lower Than Atlantis, Scholars and Deaf Havana! Year Of The Jackal is filled with captivating, intricate melodies and ever-changing vocals that leave a lasting effect. Songs 'Hangnail' and 'If You're Not With Us' especially transform throughout. The two tracks range from punk rock, to alt-rock, post-hardcore and classic rock. The vibe switches from Mallory Knox, to Bring Me The Horizon, to Jimmy Eat World, even Foo Fighters. It's so mad, it's wonderful. Membrane CD Pre-Order
PAAVO JARVI Brahms Grammy Award winner Paavo Jarvi has been the Artistic Director of The Deutsche Kammer-philharmonie Bremen since 2004. The former head of the Orchestre de Paris, Paavo holds further positions as Chief Conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Advisor to the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Parnu Festival and Jarvi Academy. Following the widespread success of the Beethoven and Schumann Cycles, Paavo Jarvi and The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen embark on the performances and recordings of the four symphonies and orchestral works of Johannes Brahms in the course of four years. The first volume includes radiant Symphony No. 2, and two overtures with great contrasting atmosphere. With the placement of divided violins and natural trumpets backed up by the latest information and research provided by Brahms scholars, The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen displays utmost authenticity, virtuosity and energy, unearthing previously hidden emotions in this great work. CD
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Quinoa: the first gluten-free restaurant in Florence
Full of surprises, Quinoa features great burgers and salads. Allergic to gluten or not, this is a treat for everybody.
Housed in the monumental cloisters of the church of Santa Maria di Novella, Florence's first gluten-free restaurant is in a dream location for a lunchtime break. Under the beautiful arches of the 13th-century building, the chef and his team serve healthy food that is fresh, organic and tasty.
The organic produce comes from small Tuscan producers, and the centrepiece is quinoa, which they prepare creatively in a thousand and one ways. Dubbed the 'rice of the Incas', it contains 70% carbohydrates, 15% protein, very little fat, lots of minerals and, especially, no gluten. The space is charming, with big flowerpots and tables set up in the courtyard of the cloister.
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The 'Vivax' is a plant with potential, even in our colder climates, that can thrive to produce an abundance of large, thick and decorative canes. This sub form of the Vivax is a total contrast to the Vivax 'Aureocaulis' as the canes are a pale green with a yellow sulci line.
Grow this bamboo as a solitary specimen plant for its large stature, thick canes and delicate dark green leaves. Planted in light shade the yellow sulci will be very noticeable. This plant is a must for any Bamboo enthusiast.
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Your tour starts from the moment you meet your private guide
Your tour starts right from the moment you are greeted by your personal guide! This is because we have spent years carefully curating our tours with the consideration of timing in mind. The average 3 hour tour, has been devised with a bit of leeway in case of unexpected delays. Please note that your guide will provide you with a wealth of knowledge even before entering the museum/site specific to your tour and your guide will ensure that you've experienced everything to the utmost capacity by the end.


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Have you wondered the steps a users request goes through before being responded to by Django? The answer lies in reading
django.core.handlers.base and
django.core.handlers.wsgi. Here is a diagram explaining what happens. (Click to enlarge.)
The steps are. (With Apache/Mod_wsgi, similar steps for other setup.)
- User's request comes to Apache etc.
- Apache sends request to
- A list of request and response middleware callables is created.
- Request middleware is applied. If it sends a response, it is returned to the user.
urlresolvers.resolvefinds the view funcion to use.
- View middleware is applied. If response comes, it is sent back to the user.
- View function is called. It talks to models to do business logic, and renders the templates.
- The response middleware is applied, and response is sent back to the users.
This misses a lot of important steps (Exception middleware, request_context populating, …) but is a basic high level overview.
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Concrete Construction
The combination of the concrete material and placement operations directly influence the performance of a CRCP. Specifically, mixture properties and construction features during the first 72 hours after placing the concrete have a significant impact on short- and long-term performance.
Aggregates constitute about 60 to 75 percent of the concrete mixture. Aggregate properties—including the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), surface texture, and coarse aggregate size—affect crack spacing and width for a CRCP. As these are critical properties in CRCP performance, aggregates should be selected carefully and not be changed in the field before consulting with pavement engineers and concrete mix designers.
The following characteristics should be considered when selecting aggregates for a CRCP mixture:
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion – The CTE of the coarse aggregate affects crack spacing and crack width in CRCP. Use of a lower CTE coarse aggregate, and thus lower CTE concrete, will reduce crack width opening for the same crack spacing.
- Size – Generally, a larger coarse aggregate results in better aggregate interlock across cracks and thus a higher Load Transfer Efficiency (LTE) of transverse cracks. The maximum size of coarse aggregates should not be less than 1.0 in (25 mm), and preferably larger, to achieve adequate crack LTE. However, the maximum aggregate size must allow for proper placement and consolidation of concrete. It is recommended that the maximum coarse
aggregate size be less than half the spacing between longi- tudinal bars. Currently, States observe this recommendation by specifying maximum coarse aggregate size to be 1.5 in. (38 mm).
Placing the Concrete
In CRCP paving, haul vehicles cannot drive on to the base due to reinforcing steel. Therefore, the concrete is generally discharged onto a high-speed belt placer from the side. This method allows rapid and efficient unloading and places the concrete in the proper location. Another less desirable option is to discharge on grade using the chutes on transit mix trucks or agitators. This practice greatly increases the possibility of displacing reinforcing steel and segregating the concrete.
Consolidating the Concrete
Concrete is consolidated to achieve required strength and durability, reduce entrapped air, and ensure bonding between the concrete and steel. Thus, adequate consolidation is a critical factor in achieving desirable long-term performance of CRCP. Like all concrete paving, concrete used in CRCP is consolidated using mechanical vibrators. Though rare, over-vibration can cause aggregate segregation, excessive bleeding, and reduction in entrained air. Furthermore, vibrator trails indicate failing vibrator equipment.
Either over-vibration or under-vibration can reduce bonding strength between steel and concrete and thus result in poor CRCP performance. It should be noted that problems associated with under-vibration of concrete appear more frequently than those associated with over-vibration.
Vibrators must not come in contact with reinforcing steel bars for extended periods of time because this can cause weakened mortar to concentrate around the steel bars. Also, contact between vibrators and joint assemblies, base material, and side forms must also be avoided for the same reason. Extra care should be taken to attain sufficient consolidation by manually vibrating at construction joints and leave outs.


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Prisoner's Wife Etiquette: #1 Thing You Should NEVER Do
Let's cut to the chase. There is etiquette to everything, even in the prisoner's wife lifestyle. There is a disturbing trend in our community of investigating one other, as in sleuthing out who, what, when, where, and why of crime committed by another woman's man.
Here is a bit of etiquette more important than what fork goes with what meal. The #1 thing you should NEVER do: DO NOT Google the crime of a person's husband/boyfriend/partner.
The rule should speak for itself but if a 'why' is needed I'll comply.
You should never do this because:
- It's not your business. The time it takes doing this takes away from time you can work in your own life.
- It discriminatory. There is no point to it unless you want to set yourself apart, i. e. You (or your guy) are better.
- It's destructive. Of course, you won't keep the intel to yourself. Nope, you gonna run tell everyone you know. Set off a gossip mill. Inevitably, hurting its target.
- We ask the world not to judge us. We must not judge each other.
Here's another 'why'. Ask yourself why you need to know?
We live in a world of nonstop information. Salacious details about others are fodder in times of boredom. Each week there is a new, more horrific crime reported.
Our community first and foremost is about the supporting the partner on the outside. People need to feel comfortable with what they say and who they say it to. Trust is paramount. We need to feel as if those who should understand how and what we feel–do.
When you violate a person's trust and go beyond the information they want to share by digging into the life of their partner, it smacks of hypocrisy. And, doing this brings a certain mean girl-esque quality which destroys bonds. More importantly, it kills the power of us coming together for a common goal—to change perceptions.
In the new year, let's resolve to treat each other with respect and quite frankly, mind our own business! Happy New Year!
Did you miss our show on Prisoner's Wife Etiquette? Listen here.
What are some of your rules of etiquette?
Top Two 2012 Resolutions for Prisoner's Wife/Partner
I know, I know, resolutions. Seriously, people still do this? Well, yes. The top two resolutions most people make revolve around losing weight and money. Why should we be any different?
Here are the top two resolutions for prisoners' wives/partners:
- Lose weight in your relationship – If you had a difficult year, suffered a few disappointments, or learned something hurtful. Its' time to lose weight. Extra goo in your union is unhealthy. If you are still together, then you owe it to each other to not only lose the weight, but not regain it. This extra poundage will not only weigh the relationship down but eventually will affect your relationship health. If you still harbor feelings about what happened in 2011, you have approximately two days to hit the gym to lose what's ailing you and start the new year with a zero on the relationship scale.
- Balance your relationship checkbook – We have a tendency to give and give and give and sacrifice and sacrifice and sacrifice. We are emotionally and sometimes financially overdrawn, trying to pay the hefty price of this relationship. You cannot continue to pay from an account that's overdrawn. Eventually, the account must be closed which means a mental breakdown in your future. Balance your relationship checkbook. Decide what works and what doesn't. Where are the deposits? Where are the withdrawals? Shift credits and deposits accordingly until you have more than enough to give.
For example:
Overcompensating – Withdrawal.
Stressed over things you can't control – Withdrawal.
Paying for things can't afford it – Withdrawal.
Living within your means – Deposit.
Communicating effectively – Deposit.
Supportive friends and family- Deposit.
By losing weight and balancing our checkbooks, we resolve to have better relationships which ultimately will spill over to us becoming better people (we hope).
Happy New Year!
What are some of your relationship resolutions?
Five Words to a Better Prison Relationship
In August, on the Mrs. GE-6309 Time talk show, I spoke to Sheila Rule, Founder of Think Outside the Cell Foundation.
In this call, Sheila talked about an exercise she and her husband like to do to take the pulse of their relationship.
Each year, they write five words to describe the relationship. No long exhaustive letters, just five simple words.
The point of the exercise is to determine where a relationship needs works and if both parties see the relationship in the same way. Honesty is important. For instance, it does the relationship a disservice to describe it as the best thing since sliced bread when it has really been a difficult year. Don't focus on things you can't change. Don't make a list of prison words. Focus on the connection despite the location. This exercise will get you talking and if necessary, fix something before it goes off the rails.
Five words might be:
- Blissful
- Supportive
- Healthy
- Loving
- Surprising
- Quicksand
- Frustrated
- Tense
- Unhappy
- Difficult
These two examples are very different pulses of a relationship. Now, if the above example is by two people in the same relationship, you see they will have a lot to talk about.
Is your relationship ready for 2012? Let's find out. Assignment: You and your partner write five words that accurately describe the state of your relationship. Discuss.
Find the love story of Joseph and Sheila in Love Lives Here, Too: Real Life Stories about Prison Relationships and read how five words strengthen their marriage.
Listen to my chat with Sheila.
Most Difficult Time of the Year for One Prisoner's Wife
Two days before Christmas, before I showed up to my family's holiday dinner without the invisible moniker of the last single daughter, two days before we announced our engagement, I witnessed my fiancé's arrest. In those two days, I learned my fiancé wasn't coming home anytime soon. Yet, Christmas came in spite of it. Though I didn't know it at the time, I was a prisoner's wife walking. Unlike the wrapped holiday gifts under my tree, no amount of Scotch tape would hold together the pieces of my life. Tears flowed, until finally it was a silent night.
The timing of my now husband's arrest and subsequent incarceration changed the innocence of the holiday season. The glee of the season juxtaposed with my feelings of lost was a source of contention. In those two days, I lost who I thought I was as I promised never to be a woman with a man in prison. I constantly relived the events that landed my husband on the island of misfit boys, repeatedly punishing him for stealing Christmas then and twelve years to follow. His guilt, palpable. His apologies, sincere. Yet, no matter our state of mind the other 356 days, two days before Christmas was the most difficult time of the year.
Several years ago, two days before Christmas, he called. I'd prepared another fifteen minutes from hell. I intended to make him as miserable as I. I pressed five to receive the call. Before I said hello and with all the sarcasm I could muster, I shouted three little words, "Happy Arrest Day!" He laughed and replied with three words of his own, "Another year down." In that moment, I realized I was the one robbing us of the joy of what two days before Christmas really meant. Time was moving. I needed his three words to appreciate the true meaning of a commitment. Our efforts were not in vain, but my personal perceptions threatened us. So busy forcing my wifehood into a box set of acceptable, I didn't recognize my actions told my husband he was unacceptable. When I stopped judging our lives and gave myself the freedom to love outside of my conformity, it was indeed a happy arrest day.
The period from November to January is naturally difficult. Heaviness hangs in the halls of the prison this time of year. It's the season of family. Our family is miles apart. We experience a measure of melancholy. In spite of this, we look forward to two days before Christmas with all the fa-la-la the rest of the world looks upon Christmas Day. We are another year closer to finally making it to that holiday dinner. Two days before Christmas, now eight years into this sentence, we celebrate our official "new year" as a reminder of how far we have come and how much we have grown. It's a celebration that adds joy to our world and guarantees the pain of it all is not re-gifted year after year, two days before Christmas.
Are the holidays difficult for you? If so, why? Have you learned to accept your reality?
Sad Christmas Songs for Those With An Incarcerated Partner
While the rest of the world rejoices in the traditions of the season, for many with an incarcerated partner, this is the worst time of the year. It's the season of family and our families are torn apart by bars, concrete walls, and endless miles.
Most Christmas songs are happy, joyful and full of glee, but there is no shortage of sad Christmas songs.
Hearing a sad Christmas song when-you-can't-have-the-person-you-want-most-in-the-world-at-the-time-when-the-world-says-you-should-have-them, is like ripping a band-aid off an open wound. The wound we try to hide the rest of the year.
Here are my picks for top five saddest Christmas songs (guaranteed to induce a crying fit):
#5 – Someday at Christmas by Stevie Wonder
Lyrics: Someday all our dreams will come to be. Someday in a world where men are free. Maybe not in time for you and me. But someday at Christmastime. Someday at Christmastime.
This song wasn't written about men in prison but when you speak of men being free under of the refrain of "someday," I can't help but think of all those incarcerated.
Listen to Someday at Christmas
#4 – Blue Christmas by Elvis
Lyrics: I'll have a blue Christmas without you. I'll be so blue just thinking about you. Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree. Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me
Seriously, this song doesn't need lyrics. The title is plenty.
#3 – I'll Be Home for Christmas by Michael Buble
Lyrics: I am dreaming tonight of a place I love. Even more than I usually do. And although I know it's a long road back. I promise you. I'll be home for Christmas. You can count on me. Please have snow and mistletoe. And presents on the tree…..I'll be home for Christmas. If only in my dreams.
This song was written for those in the armed forces, but that last line kills me. The whole song is a dream from the point of view of the person who longs to be home. Sound familiar?
Listen to I'll Be Home for Christmas
#2 – All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey
Lyrics: I don't need to hang my stocking. There upon the fireplace. Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas Day. I just want you for my own. More than you could ever know. Make my wish come true. All I want for Christmas is you.
Even with an upbeat tempo, this song tugs at the heart strings. Again, the lyrics are unnecessary.
Listen to All I Want for Christmas is You
#1 – Miss You Most (At Christmas Time) by Mariah Carey
Lyrics: The fire is burning. The room's all aglow. Outside the December wind blows. Away in the distance
The carolers sing in the snow. Everybody's laughing. The world is celebrating. And everyone's so happy. Except for me tonight Because…
I miss you. Most at Christmas time. And I can't get you. Get you off my mind. Every other season comes along and I'm all right. But then I miss you most at Christmas time
Miss You Most sums it all up for me. I absolutely miss him most at Christmas time. When I hear this, I fall to pieces.
Listen to Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)
Christmas is a season of love, but it's also a season of sadness. I'm thankful to have love and to be in love. But, gosh it hurts…a lot.
What are some of your top picks for sad Christmas songs?
Crafty Ways to Enjoy the Holidays With An Incarcerated Partner
Holidays are about traditions, rituals that are followed year to year. With your partner's absence, you can't experience the rituals as you knew them or believe they should be, making you susceptible to feelings of sadness and anger. You spend your time trying to make the holidays 'normal' instead of realizing your normal requires establishing traditions specific to your family and circumstances.
With a little planning and a shift in attitude, you don't have to dread the holiday season nor do you have to walk around stealing joy from others. Create the spirit of the holidays by crafting the season in fun and imaginative ways.
- Keep candles burning in honor of your partner all season (all year)
- Ask friends and family to put your partner on their holiday card list (mailing the card is required)
- Send a 'holiday' in an envelope.
- Make a drawing/coloring of a Hanukkah menorah with the candles to be 'lit'
- Make a drawing/coloring of a Christmas tree and send the 'decorations' one day at a time. Create paper presents that have a 'gift' written inside.
- Make a drawing/coloring of a Kwanzaa kinara with the candles. Celebrate the individual principles
- Write a letter to Santa (yes, it's okay to ask for his release)
- Take pictures of holiday decorations at home and around town. Send to your partner.
- Give your children gifts marked from the parent who is away
- Send pictures of [actually] gifts bought for your partner with a message on the envelope: DO NOT OPEN UNTIL CHRISTMAS. Give partner a time he/she should open. Your partner can be a part of the unwrapping of gifts (Since their mail is more than likely opened when received, this will add to the fun)
- Have your partner call during family time and take pictures of everyone speaking to them. Send your partner the photos. They will enjoy seeing themselves as part of the festivities.
- Create a holiday word search or crossword puzzle as your partner's gift. Have the clues reveal the date of your next visit
- Make a countdown to the New Year. Send one number at a time. Shout Happy New Year in a phone call (Slow countdown required).
- Make resolutions together
Whether it's the first or twentieth holiday away from your partner, the feeling of missing them never goes away. Remember to have fun and with each holiday that passes you are one step closer to being together.
How do you share the holidays with your partner?
As Seen On TV
As Seen On TV: Fifteen Minutes of Shame and the Effects on the Prisoner's Wife/Partner
Turn on any television to see the scope of our criminal justice system – caught on tape, from the suspicion of arrest, through the question of the trial, to the reality of incarceration. Entire networks are devoted to this ultimate reality show. Viewers have a choice of seeing criminals locked up, locked down, arrested in the first forty-eight hours, DNA tested, almost getting away with it, and though rare–released. America has a twisted fascination with those who commit crimes and end up behind bars. Audiences chant the criminal's anthem: Bad boy what you gonna do when they come for you?
Prisoners are put under the glare of a producer's camera and subjectivity of the editor's cut and thus a new reality is born. Alongside the four 'R's of incarceration, restitution, retribution, rehabilitation and redemption, our voyeuristic world has added a fifth and more dangerous 'R'- ratings.
Criminal justice that serves as amusement for ratings sake is big business that comes with too high of a price tag; a price that robs society of its sensibility, sense of humanity, and objectivity; and a price that slowly erodes the presumption of innocence. Accusations are truth. Perception becomes reality. Even when a person prevails in the criminal justice system, 'not guilty' is quickly redefined as 'not innocent.' The images fed to the world are the worst of the worst. These images are cleverly ingrained in our subconscious minds, attaching to our sense of not-giving-a-damn while turning up the volume on fear. Women whose partners are in prison must contend with society's negative response to their circumstances. It's a society filtering its reaction through what has now become a true representation of men behind bars. Criminal justice that serves as amusement for ratings sake has successfully influenced our society—all men in prison are bad. Herein lies the problem for the prisoner's wife/partner.
What obstacles do prisoners' wives/partners face in terms of how we are viewed by society?
PWGP Has a New Website!
Welcome to the new PWGP website. We have upgraded our image and content. PWGP seeks to be a premier resources for partners separated by incarceration.
We are ramping things up for 2012. We still offer meetings and e-mentoring. We are developing counseling and scholarship programs and for the first time ever, we offer several membership levels. Members enjoy free newsletter, first to know status, discounts, and exclusive relationship podcasts.
We've worked hard to make the site more interactive and visually appealing. Please take a minute to look around and don't forget to sign our guestbook to let us know what you think.
OH…we are back to a more regular blog schedule. So much to do, but we do it all for you!
Holding it Together
As a prisoner's wife, it's not uncommon to hold onto items to keep the memory of one's husband alive or to create his presence; we keep things like cologne, hair, and clothing. But to keep my husband with me, it required that I go one step further.
When my husband was home, he had an annoying habit of using my bobby pins as toothpicks. And, as you might suspect, these out-of-shape pieces of metal never made it into the trash. Fed up with seeing them all over the house, I began pointing them out each time I came across one: "Tooth apparatus, tooth apparatus, tooth apparatus!"
After my husband was incarcerated, I moved into a new residence. During the final walk-through of our old home, I noticed a tooth apparatus.
I collected each one I found.
Once in our new home, before I even unpacked, I inconspicuously positioned the tooth apparatus I had found in the old home in our new home, a place where together we shared no memories. Now, each time I come across one, I move it; that way, the element of surprise keeps my husband alive, marks his territory, and fills my heart's empty space.
Keeping the tooth apparatus pushed the boundaries of my sanity and cleanliness. But with long prison sentences, it is hard to recall the moments that matter, especially when fading memories are replaced with the demands of prison life.
For me, these tooth apparatus are symbols of auld lang syne, a contorted pathway between yesterday and today that pushes the play button on this life lived before incarceration. It takes me back to the time we fell in love, our courtship, and our engagement. And whenever I discover these apparatus, it all comes back to me with the promise of better days; a promise he left behind.
But whether the bobby pin is used as intended or a tooth apparatus, its greatest use for me is that it keeps two people connected who are caught between two different worlds
This piece appeared in First Person Arts Workshop: Through the Bars: Objects and Memorials for Individuals Affected by Incarceration.
What do you keep to remind you of your partner?
Super Spouse Syndrome
In the first two years of her husband's incarceration, Monica wrote two to three letters a day. She sent numerous cards, books, magazines, and lots of money. She couldn't afford these things, but felt compelled to send them. She sat by the phone, stalked the mail carrier, and rarely left the house. She handled all of his affairs. Monica drove ten hours round trip every two weeks for a one-hour visit and did so cheerfully even on an hour or two of sleep. When Monica was from away home, all calls were forwarded to her cell. She'd promised her husband she would always be there for him and doing so meant never missing a call.
One Sunday morning, while warming up for Sunday worship, Monica realized she'd forgotten her phone. With ten minutes left before the start of Sunday service, she ditched her commitment to lead worship and went home to retrieve it. The possibly of missing a call was too great. Monica ate, breathed and slept; commissary, visits, calls. She never went out with friends and even stopped taking their calls for fear of holding up the line, despite having call waiting.
Forgetting to take her phone off vibrate, after leaving class one night, Monica missed her husband's call. Though her husband understood, Monica was devastated. She'd failed him. She felt, she'd let him down.
Monica was in the advance stages of "Super Spouse Syndrome".
Super powers are necessary when dealing with an incarcerated partner such as being: clairvoyant, omnipresent and equip with powers of persuasion. Super Spouse Syndrome forces us to try to fix the side-effects of incarceration. Though many of us do no set out to be a "super spouse", along the way something kicks in and we are driven to idealism and perfection. Before you know it, we are attempting to leap tall prison sentences in a single bound. How is a super spouse created?
- Naysayers- People who doubt we can do it. Friends, family, or that inner voice. We feel as if we have something to prove and we work to validate our position– "Nothing is going to stop our love".
- Time- We try to make up for "lost" time. We feel as if we owe it to them; overcompensation.
- Pressure- Comparing ourselves to other wives. Opinionated friends and family. Keeping up with Joneses. We have a sense of obligation; this is what we are "supposed" to do.
- Traditions- Add to all of this the "traditional" role of wife, girlfriend, or partner; one who lovingly cares for, respects and encourages their partner, fixes their ill-wills, shows them affection, and passionately loves them; a homemaker, who joyfully does chores, raises kids, and doesn't complain.
Weeks later, Monica missed her daily post office drop. It wasn't enough to have the mail carrier pick up her letters. She had to physically drop them in the mailbox. Monica was frustrated with the $500 phone bills and the rigors of living a married life on a single girl's income. The proverbial "S" on her chest was fading and the real Monica was shining through.
Being a super spouse is not without its consequences. We will experience:
- Stress- The demands outweigh the resources we have to deal with it.
- Fatigue/Burn Out- Stress drains our energy. We don't sleep. We push ourselves to do everything NOW. We don't allow time to refuel.
- Anxiety- We fear we are not meeting up to expectations. We are not doing things "right".
- Discouragement/Depression/Doubt- We are worn down emotional with worry, stress, anxiety; We feel hopeless. Can we really do this?
- Anger/Resentment- We began to resent the reasons for our stress.
Super spousers are always on the edge of a melt-down. Minor incidents become a crisis. The good news—Super Spouse Syndrome is easy to cure.
- Talk to your partner. Ask their expectations. You may find you are doing far more than what they require. If two letters a week are acceptable and you are writing five, let go of three. Accept his input. If you seek to do more than what is necessary for his happiness, examine the reasons why.
- Learn how to say "no". As in any relationship, using the word no is acceptable. Stop creating impossible ideals; have a relationship not powered by incarceration. Ask yourself is it realistic to say yes to everything?
- Push back peer pressure- People love giving advice. Keep the inner workings of your relationship to yourself. Note: The wives you are emulating are probably in the midst of the syndrome and in case you haven't heard, the Joneses are faking it.
- Take a day "off"- Spend the day doing nothing. Pamper yourself. All things prison related is off limits. Decompress.
- Prepare for a non-perfect life.
Monica equated the amount of work she put in to her efforts with how much she loved. The demands of her earlier routine were not something she could maintain over time, nor something her husband expected. Five years later, Monica writes whenever she feels the need, whether one letter a week or a month. She visits when finances allow and their every day calls have been scaled back to a more manageable level. She has achieved perfectionism within her reality. "Super spouse" Monica was trying to cram years in to minutes, now she uses minutes to create moments within the years.
Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a regular woman doing extraordinary things. All super heros have weaknesses that do not make them any less super. We have to find a balance that works for us, when fighting the never ending battle of truth, justice, and the prison way.
Are you suffering from Super Spouse Syndrome?
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Pending Cabinet decisions, Parliamentary Debates, Ordinance and Laws
A welcome decision was announced to increase FDI limits in state of the art Defence equipment to 49% from 24% through the approvals route and base cellular networks in Telecom to 100% from a 74% currently removing an important roadblock in the plans of Global Services companies to enter the lucrative Indian market which created unseemly compromises in corporate governance and issues of under priced auctions. These two sectors can see immediate fDi commitments The decisions were pushed by an ebattled PM and Economist Manmohan Singh likely to be singled out if the UPA fails General elections in 2014
The reforms initiated yesterday, unlikely to be rolled back in the long term except for political opportunism by new governments were long expected and remain important for India Inc, even in sectors like power exchanges, commodities exchanges and Stock exchanges where the existing 49% limits have been brought under the automatic investment route.
Importantly, the long-standing increase in FDI limits for insurance to 49% meets private insurance companies requirements and the sector looks for IPO issuance in the next 2-3 years with heightened participation from investors adding to solvency ratios and potential new business underwritten in a market growing at a double-digit CAGR
The removal of brownfield pharma projects from 100% automatic FDi stands as Ranbaxy reports a new FDA strictures at an Indian plant
The rupee will likely continue to trade above 59 but there are unlikely to be further selling pressures on the currency at this point though the depleted FX reserves and continued demand spiral for Oil necessitates careful watching
Banknifty was under a lot of flak from RBI intervention yesterday but will likely have bottomed out at those levels and those short during the day would have to close out without recourse especially in the DEivative markets as the thinly traded contract that creates the highest tradable volatility correlated to market directions depends on large discrete moves in the options trading its direction and as and if strangles were formed late at 11200 levels they would suffer from the positive semivariance similarily as the bear cut of double digits on individual private bank sotcks was much more thant he losses to the banks from the Monday/Tuesday interest rate shock event
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I was shooting in Sussex for a fashion designer, Richard Ostell, and this was the last setup of the day. We had already taken pictures in lots of different locations: at an old gas works, near a river, by the sea. But my parents lived locally, and I realised that it would make the whole thing more interesting to dress them up in the clothes; it's unusual to see people of their age in fashion shoots.
They enjoyed taking part. I've photographed my family and friends for years, so they are used to it, and my dad is a natural actor. There was no awkwardness; once I start taking pictures, the people become part of the scene.
I wanted the models to be in the picture as well, so I got the woman to hang a sheet out of the window, and the man to shout up to her. In a split second, a shoot can go from being very ordinary to something less so, and I think they were excited by the way I was directing them.
As a viewer, you're not sure where to look or what is going on. There are all sorts of references; it's a frame within a frame. My father is looking straight at you and is framed by a door – but you've got these other people who are framed, too. It is almost animated: you keep expecting something to pop out of another window.
This was the first of many photographs of people in pairs. I am intrigued by the relationships between sisters, twins, friends, fathers and daughters, or couples. What I've learned over the years is to direct in a subtle way, to see how people respond naturally.
My mother said afterwards she had been interested to see how I concentrate when I work. She kept the dress, but the suit wasn't really something my dad would go for. They still send postcards of this picture to friends.
Born: London, 1956.
Studied: West Sussex College of Art and Design; Royal College of Art.
High point: When the National Portrait Gallery began to collect my photographs.
Low point: Photographing Peter Gabriel at a concert for NME. He jumped into the crowd and landed on top of me; my kit went flying.


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Plakias Village
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A big crescent bay holding a fine beach. This is quite a busy tourist destination, but has a unique feel, which appeals to some who normally choose to stay in smaller, quieter places. Beautiful surrounding countryside, fine walks and gorges.


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PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia's transit agency remained in negotiations with its largest union Thursday in hopes of avoiding a strike that could disrupt bus and subway services just as the New York Yankees come to town for the World Series.
The Transport Workers Local 234, which represents 4,700 bus and subway operators, mechanics and cashiers, says its members will walk out if a new contract with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is not reached by the end of the week — possibly as early as 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
The third and fourth games of the World Series between the Phillies and Yankees are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in Philadelphia; a fifth game, if necessary, would also be in the city Monday.
A strike would bring most SEPTA services in the city to a stop, including subways, buses and trolleys. Regional rail trains, whose workers are represented by another union, would continue to operate, as would paratransit service.
"I would hope that the union would agree that we aren't that far apart on these issues," SEPTA spokesman Richard Maloney said. "We certainly are optimistic."
In 2005, a seven-day walkout by the union idled buses, subways and trolleys.
The union voted Sunday to authorize a strike, saying workers have been without a contract since March and have not had a raise since December.
According to union officials, SEPTA management has offered no wage increase for the first two years of a four-year contract and a 2 percent increase in each of the final two years.
The authority also wants to increase worker contributions to health coverage from 1 percent to 4 percent and freeze the level of pension benefits, the union said.
The union is seeking a 4 percent annual raise and also wants pension contributions to rise from $75 to $100 for each year of service. It also wants its members to do maintenance and repair work on buses and trolleys that is now done by outside contractors.
Allison Cooper, the union's vice president, said the agency has received money from the federal stimulus package and reported increases in fare collections — meaning transit workers should see more financial benefits.
The union also has concerns about changes SEPTA wants to make involving whether senior employees get to pick what types of work they want to do, Cooper said.


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Crazy Chick Cafe #3: The Purge
March 23, 2014 12 Comments
laughing at the malfunction of the universe is better than crying about it
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5 stars, out of the park, bad ass funny!! And so fu**ing truthful! One of those things everybody knows but no one has the guts to purge & tell all! No pun intended!! lmao sharing now Sweety! 😉
Thanks Crazy Chick. And thank you for sharing the craziness 🙂
Glad you got your disclaimer well in advance LOL…
Wishing you a fulfilling week, hopefully vomit free 🙂
Take care..
Thanks Sue …. I swallow my food and they turn directly into fat… no time for purging…
Nice, very nice. Me, I will just love my curves and hope along the way someone else will love them also.
I feel the same way about mine … although sometimes I wish I had less to love 🙂
this is five shades of … awesome!
Thanks … I try to keep it PG-13 with binging and purging instead of binding and whipping! 🙂
OK, see, now I have to ask: what's 'whipping'? (I have a vague idea floating around in my head right now, but I reserve the right to be completely wrong!
Well… you can whip some so that their noodle is light as a cotton swimming in vodka … oops I think that's more of a beating …. I'll get back to you on that 🙂
Cool comics. I didn't know you were still blogging. Not getting the updates in my email.
They're bitstrips Totsy 🙂 Yup I'm still blogging … not everyday, and I might be absent more, but I know I'll never stop. This forum is too wonderful….
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April 4, 2010 (URA-INFORM news agency) In Kherson region, local residents at a distance of 1,5 m from the single-track railway discovered anti-personnel mines since the WWII. According to the press service of the Emergencies Ministry, until the evening sappers found 230 82-mm anti-personnel mines. Work on the extraction of ammunition resumed. At the scene works pyrotechnic team of Main emergency department in the Kherson region.
Not long ago nine mortar mines dated back to WWII were found in Konstantinivka Village of Kherson region in the private house holding during digging the well. The extraction and disposal will be carried out by the pyrotechnic team from the Main Directorate of the Ministry for Emergencies in Kherson Region.


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Islam as Perpetual Predation
Gordon Osmond, writing at Open Salon, discusses "Islam as Religion" His second paragraph raises an important issue and fails to settle it.
That bridge between Islam and the First Amendment's free exercise clause must not be crossed. Islam is a way of life, not a religion. Everything Allah and Moe commanded is law. Examine the table of contents of Sahih Bukhari, considered to be the most authentic of the six canonical hadith collections.
- Revelation
- Belief
- Knowledge
- Ablutions (Wudu')
- Bathing (Ghusl)
- Menstrual Periods
- Rubbing hands and feet with dust (Tayammum)
- Prayers (Salat)
- Virtues of the Prayer Hall (Sutra of the Musalla)
- Times of the Prayers
- Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
- Characteristics of Prayer
- Friday Prayer
- Fear Prayer
- The Two Festivals (Eids)
- Witr Prayer
- Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)
- Eclipses
- Prostration During Recital of Qur'an
- Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer)
- Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)
- Actions while Praying
- Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
- Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)
- Obligatory Charity Tax After Ramadaan (Zakat ul Fitr)
- Pilgrimmage (Hajj)
- Minor Pilgrammage (Umra)
- Pilgrims Prevented from Completing the Pilgrimmage
- Penalty of Hunting while on Pilgrimmage
- Virtues of Madinah
- Fasting
- Praying at Night in Ramadaan (Taraweeh)
- Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf)
- Sales and Trade
- Sales in which a Price is paid for Goods to be Delivered Later (As-Salam)
- Hiring
- Transferance of a Debt from One Person to Another (Al-Hawaala)
- Representation, Authorization, Business by Proxy
- Agriculture
- Distribution of Water
- Loans, Payment of Loans, Freezing of Property, Bankruptcy
- Lost Things Picked up by Someone (Luqaata)
- Oppressions
- Partnership
- Mortgaging
- Manumission of Slaves
- Gifts
- Witnesses
- Peacemaking
- Conditions
- Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)
- Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
- One-fifth of Booty to the Cause of Allah (Khumus)
- Beginning of Creation
- Prophets
- Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions
- Companions of the Prophet
- Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)
- Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)
- Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))
- Virtues of the Qur'an
- Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)
- Divorce
- Supporting the Family
- Food, Meals
- Sacrifice on Occasion of Birth (`Aqiqa)
- Hunting, Slaughtering
- Al-Adha Festival Sacrifice (Adaahi)
- Drinks
- Patients
- Medicine
- Dress
- Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
- Asking Permission
- Invocations
- To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq)
- Divine Will (Al-Qadar)
- Oaths and Vows
- Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths
- Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id)
- Limits and Punishments set by Allah (Hudood)
- Punishment of Disbelievers at War with Allah and His Apostle
- Blood Money (Ad-Diyat)
- Dealing with Apostates
- Saying Something under Compulsion (Ikraah)
- Tricks
- Interpretation of Dreams
- Afflictions and the End of the World
- Judgments (Ahkaam)
- Wishes
- Accepting Information Given by a Truthful Person
- Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah
Three of those "books" are critical: 52, 53 & 59; they show us how Moe exemplified obedience to the Jihad imperatives.
Reliance of the Traveller is the all purpose handbook of Islamic law. [1251 pgs, 30.4mb] Examine its table of contents.
A. Sacred Knowledge 1
B. The Validity of Following Qualified Scholarship 15
C. The Nature of Legal Rulings 27
D. Author's Introduction to 'Umdat ai-Salik 47
E. Purification 49
F. The Prayer 101
G. The Funeral Prayer 220
H. Zakat 244
I. Fasting 277
J. The Pilgrimage 297
K. Trade 371
L. Inheritance 460
M. Marriage 506
N. Divorce 554
O. Justice 578
P. Enormities 649
Q. Commanding the Right and Forbidding the Wrong 713
R. Holding One's Tongue 726
S. Delusions 777
T. A Pure Heart 796
U. The Gabriel Hadith 807
V. Belief in Allah and His Messenger 816
W. Notes and Appendices 826
"Book" O is the book of "justice", its table of contents spans several pages. Examine these samples, noting a few emphasized titles. .
Jihad 09.0
Meaning o fJihad 09.0(0:)
Scriptural Basis for Jihad 09.0(0:)
The Obligatory Character of Jihad 09.1
A communal obligation 09.1
When it is personally obligatory 09.2
Surrender when overrun 09.3
Who Is Obliged to Fight in Jihad 09.4
Those who are not permitted to fight 09.5
Caliph's Permission Required If He Exists 09.6
Non-Muslim Allies 09.7
The Objectives of Jihad 09.8
Regarding Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians 09.8
Regarding others 09.9
Rules of Warfare 09.10
Those Unlawful to Kill in Jihad 09.10
Non-Muslims under a Muslim's protection 09.11
Those who enter Islam before capture 09.12
Women and children captives 09.13
Adult male captives 09.14
Destruction of enemies' trees etc. 09.15
Truces 09.16
Permissible 09.16
Preserving the status quo is not a valid reason 09.16
The Spoils of Battle 010.0
Who Is Entitled to Spoils of Battle 010.1
Dividing Collective Spoils 010.2
Personal Booty 010.3
Dividing the First Fifth Taken (Khums) 010.4
Who is entitled to it 010.4
Non-Muslim Subjects of the Islamic State (Ahl al-Dhimma) 011.0
Who May Enter a Citizenship Agreement with Muslims 011.1
Idolators and Post-Islamic Sects Excluded 011.2
Conditions Imposed on Non-Muslims 011.3
The Non-Muslim Poll Tax (Jizya) 011.4
Collected with leniency 011.4
Not levied on women or children 011.4
Rules for Non-Muslim Subjects 011.5
Islamic law encompasses all of human life, it is not limited to religious issues. That is because Islam is a complete, all encompassing way of life, not a religion. That way of life is predatory, and its pray are those who disbelieve. Book O defines jihad, describing its obligatory nature and objectives. Did you notice the two classes of people upon whom war is waged? Did you notice the rules regarding spoilation and the division of spoils? For those who can not connect the data points, I present links to a few relevant ayat and one relevant hadith.
Why does the "religion of peace" have laws fixing the allocation of spoils? Why did Allah give Moe special dispensation to collect spoils? For those who can not connect the data points, I present another saying.
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
I heard the Apostle of Allah, (peace_be_upon_him) say: When you enter into the inah transaction, hold the tails of oxen, are pleased with agriculture, and give up conducting jihad (struggle in the way of Allah). Allah will make disgrace prevail over you, and will not withdraw it until you return to your original religion.
Two alternative ways of life are presented, agriculture and jihad. What is the consequence of rejecting jihad in favor of agriculture? What is their "original religion"?
Osmond's concluding paragraph brings up an extremely important issue; I added emphasis to the critical clause.
Does Islam threaten human dignity and freedom? Two ayat contain jihad imperatives:
Those commands to wage war are codified in Reliance of the Traveller, Book O9.8-9. I will show you enough to confirm what I have already stated and arouse your curiosity. Click the links for full documentation.
The caliph fights all other peoples until they become Muslim (O: because they are not a people with a Book, nor honored as such, and are not permitted to settle with paying the poll tax (jizya) ) http://www.crusadersarmory.co.cc/RelianceO9-9.html
Does waging war against us impair our dignity and freedom? Consider what Moe said about the matter, paying special attention to the clauses I emphasized.
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' And if they say so, pray like our prayers, face our Qibla and slaughter as we slaughter, then their blood and property will be sacred to us and we will not interfere with them except legally and their reckoning will be with Allah." Narrated Maimun ibn Siyah that he asked Anas bin Malik, "O Abu Hamza! What makes the life and property of a person sacred?" He replied, "Whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah', faces our Qibla during the prayers, prays like us and eats our slaughtered animal, then he is a Muslim, and has got the same rights and obligations as other Muslims have."
Are our blood and property sacred to Muslims? How do we obtain human rights? If you can accurately answer those two questions, you will understand how Islam conflicts with our dignity & rights. It will then be clear to you exactly why Islam can not fit under the umbrella of the free exercise clause.
Park 51: the Big Lie
Robert Spencer commented on an interview of Sharif El-Gamal conducted by Aziz Poonawalla and published at BeliefNet. The article is fairly long and well. worth reading but I will link to it instead of reproducing it here. I have excerpted one paragraph from one answer in order to expose al-taqiyya with maximum clarity.
Sharif El-Gamal, owner of the property slated for Ground Zero mega-mosque, explains it all for you
9. How do you make the case for supporting Park 51 to the local Muslim American community? Doesn't Park 51 undermine support for (and even actively harm) more pragmatic mosque projects in Sheepshead Bay and Staten Island?
…I believe that our model represents the best of American and Muslim values. More people need to know the truth about Islam, and that's that Islam is a peaceful religion, a compassionate religion, which preaches service to all. Unfortunately, there is some opposition to Muslim projects which is driven by hate and negativity, and we should be concerned by this. ….
Al-taqiyya is Islamic dissimulation for the purpose of self – protection or advancing the cause of Islam. Lets examine what Sharif El-Gamal said.
- the truth about Islam
- a peaceful religion
- a compassionate religion
- preaches service to all
Are those statements true or false? Lets take them on one at a time for clarity's sake.
- a peaceful religion
- 2:216. Jihâd (holy fighting in Allâh's Cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it, and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allâh knows but you do not know.
- defensive jihad
- 22:39. Permission to fight is given to those (i.e. believers against disbelievers), who are fighting them, (and) because they (believers) have been wronged, and surely, Allâh is Able to give them (believers) victory
- 2:190. And fight in the Way of Allâh those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. Truly, Allâh likes not the transgressors. [This Verse is the first one that was revealed in connection with Jihâd, but it was supplemented by another (V.9:36)].
- 2:191. And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah is worse than killing. And fight not with them at Al-Masjid-al-Harâm (the sanctuary at Makkah), unless they (first) fight you there. But if they attack you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers.
- offensive jihad
- 8:39. And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allâh) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allâh Alone [in the whole of the world ]. But if they cease (worshipping others besides Allâh), then certainly, Allâh is All-Seer of what they do.
- 9:29. Fight against those who (1) believe not in Allâh, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allâh and His Messenger (4) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islâm) among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.
- 9:123. O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are close to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allâh is with those who are the Al-Muttaqûn (the pious – see V.2:2).
- defensive jihad
- 9:111. Verily, Allâh has purchased of the believers their lives and their properties; for the price that theirs shall be the Paradise. They fight in Allâh's Cause, so they kill (others) and are killed. It is a promise in truth which is binding on Him in the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) and the Qur'ân. And who is truer to his covenant than Allâh? Then rejoice in the bargain which you have concluded. That is the supreme success .
- 9:38. O you who believe! What is the matter with you, that when you are asked to march forth in the Cause of Allâh (i.e. Jihâd) you cling heavily to the earth? Are you pleased with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But little is the enjoyment of the life of this world as compared with the Hereafter.
- 9:39. If you march not forth, He will punish you with a painful torment and will replace you by another people, and you cannot harm Him at all, and Allah is Able to do all things.
- 61:10. O You who believe! Shall I guide you to a commerce that will save you from a painful torment.
- 61:11. That you believe in Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad), and that you strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allâh with your wealth and your lives, that will be better for you, if you but know!
- Confirmation:
- hadith:
- Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 8, Number 387:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' And if they say so, pray like our prayers, face our Qibla and slaughter as we slaughter, then their blood and property will be sacred to us and we will not interfere with them except legally and their reckoning will be with Allah." Narrated Maimun ibn Siyah that he asked Anas bin Malik, "O Abu Hamza! What makes the life and property of a person sacred?" He replied, "Whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah', faces our Qibla during the prayers, prays like us and eats our slaughtered animal, then he is a Muslim, and has got the same rights and obligations as other Muslims have."
- Sunan Abu Dawud Book 23, Number 3455:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
I heard the Apostle of Allah, (peace_be_upon_him) say: When you enter into the inah transaction, hold the tails of oxen, are pleased with agriculture, and give up conducting jihad (struggle in the way of Allah). Allah will make disgrace prevail over you, and will not withdraw it until you return to your original religion.
- Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 8, Number 387:
- Islamic law Reliance of the Traveller
- O9.0…Jihad means to war against non-Muslims, and is etymologically derived from the word mujahada signifying warfare to establish the religion. And it is the lesser jihad. As for the greater jihad, it is spiritual warfare against the lower self (nafs), which is why the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said as he was returning from jihad….
- O9.1 …As for subsequent times, there are two possible states in respect to non-Muslims.
The first is when they are in their own countries, in which case jihad (def: o9.8) is a communal obligation, and this is what our author is speaking of when he says, "Jihad is a communal obligation," meaning upon the Muslims each year….
- O9.8 … The caliph (o25) makes war upon Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians (N: provided he has first invited them to enter Islam in faith and practice, and if they will not, then invited them to enter the social order of Islam by paying the non-Muslim poll tax (jizya, def: o11.4) -which is the significance of their paying it, not the money itself-while remaining in their ancestral religions) (O: and the war continues) until they become Muslim or else pay the non-Muslim poll tax (O: in accordance with the word of Allah Most High,…
- O9.9 The caliph fights all other peoples until they become Muslim (O: because they are not a people with a Book, nor honored as such, and are not permitted to settle with paying the poll tax (jizya) )…
- O9.1 …As for subsequent times, there are two possible states in respect to non-Muslims.
- hadith:
- 2:216. Jihâd (holy fighting in Allâh's Cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it, and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allâh knows but you do not know.
- It becomes clear that Islam is militant, not peaceful. The ordinance of Jihad, Allah's purchase of the Muslims for that purpose, salvation through jihad, the fard al-kifaya of annual ghazwat and the clear statements of what the caliph does in the regular course of business make that fatal fact unmistakable.
- a compassionate religion
- Sahih Muslim Book 017, Number 4187:
'A'isha reported that the Quraish had been anxious about the Makhzumi woman who had committed theft, and said: Who will speak to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) about her? They said: Who dare it, but Usama, the loved one of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)? So Usama spoke to him. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Do you intercede regarding one of the punishments prescribed by Allah? He then stood up and addressed (people) saying: O people, those who have gone before you were destroyed, because if any one of high rank committed theft amongst them, they spared him; and it anyone of low rank committed theft, they inflicted the prescribed punishment upon him. By Allah, if Fatima, daughter of Muhammad, were to steal, I would have her hand cut off. In the hadith transmitted on the authority of Ibn Rumh (the words are):" Verily those before you perished."
- Sahih Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 280:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
When the tribe of Bani Quraiza was ready to accept Sad's judgment, Allah's Apostle sent for Sad who was near to him. Sad came, riding a donkey and when he came near, Allah's Apostle said (to the Ansar), "Stand up for your leader." Then Sad came and sat beside Allah's Apostle who said to him. "These people are ready to accept your judgment." Sad said, "I give the judgment that their warriors should be killed and their children and women should be taken as prisoners." The Prophet then remarked, "O Sad! You have judged amongst them with (or similar to) the judgment of the King Allah."
- Sahih Muslim Book 017, Number 4187:
- That makes it two out of three.
- preaches service to all
It is not permissible to give zakat to a non-Muslim, or to someone whom one is obliged to support (def: m12.1), such as a wife or family member.
- Zakat is obligatory charity which must be paid annually on accumulated wealth and financial transactions. Sharif El-Gamal has struck out.
My opposition to Islam is driven by knowledge of what Islam is and does, not by hatred & negativity.


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Synopsys recently upgraded its place-and-route chip design software, and its beta customers are already raving about the IC Compiler II's performance boost reaching up to 10 times by utilising just one-fifth of the memory of its predecessor.
The update leverages new algorithms and the multi-threading capabilities of modern processors for many of its performance gains. Available in mid-June, the IC Compiler II employs a new design database. That's expected to stretch users' transition to the new code over several years.
Six customers, including LSI Logic, Panasonic and Samsung, issued statements support for the new product. "We observed a boost to the throughput of our design exploration flow by at least 10 times," Mark Dunn, an EVP of SoC engineering at Imagination Technologies, told us. His company used the software to define a floor plan for a PowerVR Wizard GPU core.
STMicroelectronics also reported creating a floor plan 10 times faster. An EDA manager there said it created a design implementation five times faster than those on previous products while handling partitions two to three times larger than previously possible.
An EDA manager at Renesas reported "at least seven times runtime and three times memory improvement."
Mike Demler, a senior analyst at Linley Group, called the product a significant clean-up of blended new and legacy code from Synopsys and companies it acquired over the years, including Avanti and Magma Design. The original product was the company's biggest revenue generator—a position it will likely continue to hold, since licensees will need to purchase the upgrade as a new product.
The biggest trade-off with the upgrade is the lack of interoperability between it and the previous generation, he said. The IC Compiler-II "creates another proprietary database to succeed Milky Way."
Demler expects Synopsys to need to support both versions of the tool for some time. However, he anticipates that Synopsys eventually will discontinue both the original IC Compiler and separate place-and-route software acquired with Magma.
Both Demler and Gary Smith, a veteran EDA analyst, expect Synopsys to remain in the lead among the top three companies in the sector, followed by Cadence and Mentor Graphics.
Smith said Cadence and Mentor are doing a good job moving into the new territory of electronic system level (ESL) design tools. However, he also said recent acquisitions at Synopsys seem less focused. "They are floundering a little bit trying to figure out what to do next. I don't see them target ESL as much as I'd like to see because it's where the whole sector is going."
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MSNBC is not commenting on their anchor's use of the N-word on television yesterday.
During MSNBC's new 3 p.m. program "The Cycle,'" co-host Touré charged Mitt Romney with "trying to use racial coding and access some really deep stereotypes about the angry black man."
"This is part of the playbook against Obama, the 'otherization,' he's not like us," Touré, an African-American, said. "I know it's a heavy thing, I don't say it lightly, but this is 'niggerization.'"
The remark was quickly picked up by right-wing blogs and put on the top of Drudge Report. The New York Daily News today charged Touré with accusing Romney of "race-baiting." The Washington Times went further and said Touré was accusing Romney of racism.
On "The Cycle," conservative co-host S.E. Cupp accused Touré of a double-standard for not being equally outraged with Vice President Joe Biden's remarks about Republicans putting people back in "chains" — a remark that several Republicans criticized as racially tinged.
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Iliketrains wrote:Hey Pete.
Cheers for the offer mate. It's really great and kind that you want to help.
It should be the football club that is helping me get to more games though and not you. It should be the football club taking suggestions about how they can make their club more accessible to autistic fans and not you and it should be the football club who should be making it easier for me to sort out tickets and not you.
They don't so i don't go much anymore.
Thanks anyway Pete. Appreciated.
Iliketrains wrote:HU7stag i will try and clarify a best i can. I appreciate it's a lot to take in. It certainly is for me and i've been learning about this stuff for ages!
Clubs aren't necessarily contravening the equality act by not having sensory rooms so apologies if i gave that impression. Clubs do however run the risk of being in breach and potentially taken to court by an individual(s) if they don't believe that adequate provision is being made for them because of their autism, or indeed any other 'condition' included in that act.
As for the nuts and bolts of any said provision, i'd imagine it could be quite ambiguous and variable due to autism being on a 'spectrum' and thus something that one person with autism requires due to difficulties may not be required of another person with autism. However, each persons individual requirements must be reasonably accommodated by the football club.
For example. If i require the seat next to me to be empty due to the stress caused by having to sit directly next to a stranger then clubs should accommodate this at no extra charge and basically allow me to book 2 seats for the price of 1. Currently if you are disabled and in receipt of benefits like Personal Independence Payment then all clubs allow you to purchase a seat and then get the seat next to you free. Usually this is for a carer that can accompany the disabled person however this also still allows the disabled person to have 2 seats for the price of 1 even if the carer isn't present.
For people with autism who also require this same level of accommodation of that afforded to disabled people, it becomes instantly more problematic because autism isn't necessarily classed as a blanket disability in itself and thus those of us at the higher functioning end of the spectrum usually fall between two stools in the fact that we aren't deemed severe enough to be awarded PIP in order to obtain the free carers / empty seat yet our challenges are severe enough to stop us doing what we want to do and going where we want to go. That includes football matches.
Because a lot of people with autism don't have any obvious disabilities then they are discriminated against because they have hidden disabilities. Their difficulties cannot be seen.
My argument is that each person with an autism diagnosis should be treated the same as somebody who is registered disabled in terms of the Equality Act 2010 therefore if somebody ISN'T in receipt of PIP but has an NHS autism diagnosis (which isn't easy to get by the way - especially as an adult) then they should still be allowed a free seat if they pay for 1. Either for accompaniment from a friend or someone they know and are comfortable with or for the seat to be empty so they don't have to sit next to a stranger.
There are a lot of clubs who use their discretion and do stipulate that they are more than willing to discuss the allowing of free carer tickets even if you don't get disability benefit which is commendable but IMO they ALL should be doing it as a matter of protocol to comply with the Equality Act as that act states people with autism should have the same rights as disabled people. So in that respect HU7stag you are spot on. The majority of football clubs are contravening the Equality Act IMO.
If a disabled person gets a free ticket for a carer then so should a person with autism as one is not 'more worthy' than another which is currently how most football clubs see things and clearly it is discriminatory.
This particular example isn't just about getting a free ticket. It's about providing reasonable adjustments to people with autism under the Equality Act which are comparable to the adjustments made for disabled people to allow them to access football matches.
I have paid for 2 tickets in the past just so i can ensure the one next to me stays empty. I appreciate that at lots of grounds there is plenty of space and if i waited until after kick off i might get a seat in an empty area but this creates anxiety from the moment i wake in the morning as it's not planned and it is not guaranteed and is subject to change. Most people with autism plan everything down to the last detail to alleviate stress. Therefore i can't just rock up to the game on the day and decide ad hoc where i'm going to park / sit etc. It all has to be planned as any deviation can create distress.
Even allowing for the fact that i have an end seat and the seat next to me is empty. If i get a group of loutish lads directly behind me then i'd be spending the rest of the match scanning the stand to see where i can relocate to rather than relaxing and spending my energy enjoying the match and i can't rest until i've moved away from that situation. I can accept and cope with certain fans doing and shouting certain things but if it's a group of young lads who are prone to immaturity and acting erratically i cannot tolerate it. If it's a group of blokes who have had a few bevvies then the same applies. I have no control over the behaviour of the supporters around me and that's important. It's not important to be able to control them but to be able to be sat in an area from the start where i can relax and not clock every single fan who walks up near my seat to see if they are likely to be disruptive or not. That's tiring and i cannot usually relax until 10 minutes into a game where everything has settled down and the behaviour of the fans around me becomes predictable and unlikely to force me to move.
This is why i want a small section of stand set aside as a quiet area. Fans in wheelchairs have their own area because obviously they are in wheelchairs and their disability REQUIRES it. Fans with autism don't have their own areas despite their autism REQUIRING it. I don't see the difference.
My only other option is the family stand to virtually guarantee more sedate surroundings but i'd run the risk of looking like Rolf Harris sat in there on my own! No offence intended. Not good though. Not good at all.
Basically all i want from the footy is to be able to go, sit alone and in an area where the other fans around me aren't boisterous. This obviously proves difficult due to the very nature of football matches / crowds etc but these are criteria i require any football club to guarantee under the Equality Act 2010 due to my autism or at the very least make reasonable adjustments to try and accommodate my requirements.
Next time some of you go to the match you'll probably go through the entire day enjoying the pub, the matchday experience, the sandy pate bar, the laugh with mates and not even give a second thought to it all. It will just be just another cracking day out, unless the Stags lose obviously lol and you go home after and don't give it second thought.
Next time i go to the match i'll be sky high with anxiety from waking right through until getting home. I am barely able to do anything in that prolonged state let alone relax and enjoy a football match. Therefore if a lot of this anxiety is reduced due to me knowing in advance that i will be able to have my requirements (as above) met when i attend the footy then i can actually enjoy some of MY day out instead of simply focussing on what others are doing on THEIR day out.
Iliketrains wrote:Danielle did indeed offer to speak with me to try and help which is and was very much appreciated.
At the time i expressed my views clearly on what i would like to see happen to enable me to access tickets more easily amongst other things, therefore on my part i felt no need for discourse. The issues were clearly spelled out and to help me they needed to be resolved as i stated. If they can't be then i don't really see any need to discuss things further. The club can either help by doing what i recommended or they can't by not doing what i recommended. There is no discussion to be had. It's black and white.
As i didn't hear back from Danielle afterwards, presumably as she felt she wasn't in a position to help and as the club haven't implemented any of the recommendations i submitted that would help then i am to assume that they can't help me after all. Therefore i left it at that. I now generally go to watch other football matches nowadays where my specific needs can be accommodated and ease of obtaining tickets etc is simple and , although i still root for the Stags to win. It's a shame but i don't believe in standing still. If i can't be helped then i'll go elsewhere. I still have a love of watching live football.
It's a shame but the way it's panned out unfortunately. Thanks anyway Martin and Pete (again).
part time pete wrote:I think this is the main issue here.
Folk with Autism think there is only one way to 'skin a cat' and that it is their way, whereas 'normal' folk look at alternatives in order to get to a win-win solution.
How we get a problem solved with a person with autism might be to go with their idea so that trust can be built up and then conversations could then start to happen. If their solution/idea can't be implemented then it should be widely shared so we all know why.
Dan wrote:Done.
Danielle SLO wrote:The offer still stands! I am happy to meet with you to discuss your concerns and ways of helping to resolve issues. MTFC has an inclusion group called Football For All. We work alongside Reach, OneWalk and Notts LGBT to make MTFC a level playing field. We support individuals at the stadium and hopefully moving forward in the wider community. I think you would benefit from seeing what we do on a matchday for supporters with additional needs.
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