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The last pack you'll ever need. A two-pound tent. The most versatile boots we've tested. And the best camp coffee and jerky you'll ever taste. We took this year's finalists to Switzerland for a 100-mile shakedown in the Alps. Here are the 15 products that passed the ultimate gear test, plus a look at 17 years of past winners.
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Can You Claim a Home Phone as a Business Expense?
The money and time saved when you work from home is an appealing factor. Your savings are further increased when you deduct business expenses related to your work at home to reduce your tax burden. One of the most confusing and sometimes complicated business expenses is when and how to deduct the cost of your home phone.
Home Office Expense vs. Phone Expenses
Whether or not you have a home office that you use does not change your ability to deduct home phone expenses used for your business. The home office deduction expense is for the portion of your home and the percentage of utilities used for your home office. Home phone expenses are not included in this area of your tax return but are entered on line 25 on Internal Revenue Service form Schedule C.
Which Phone?
With increasingly more people using cell phones instead of land lines and conducting business on their cell phones, whether to classify the phone as a home or business phone can be confusing. The rule is simple. If you have only one phone and you use it for personal and business purposes, you cannot deduct the full cost of the phone as a business expense. The rules for home phone deductions apply.
Deductible Home Phone Expenses
You cannot deduct the base charges for your home phone -- the part of your bill that includes the monthly fee and taxes. However, you can deduct specific items on your home phone bill that were the result of business usage. For example, any itemized long distance charges used for business or the cost of a second phone line used exclusively for your business is deductible. The phone company separates these charges, making them easy to find.
Internet Phones
When using an Internet phone service, you should be attentive to possible business deductions. If you have a cell phone, you might choose to use it for your personal calls and use the Internet phone exclusively for business, forwarding the calls to your cell phone when you are away from home. This way, you avoid the limitations of the home phone deduction and count the entire cost of the Internet phone as an expense.
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Our modular reclaimed wood shelving units made from reclaimed pallet wood provide great space saving storage solutions for any busy household.
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Use in kitchens, larders, utility or garden rooms in natural or white washed wood finishes for a rustic take on household storage.
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A Singing Pass to free concerts
Admittedly, music might not be the first word that comes to mind when you think of Whistler.
But look more closely – in the bars and clubs around town, the concert halls and churches, on the streets and at outdoor venues, you'll glimpse the surprising amount of musical talent in this town: a community concert band, an adult choir, two youth choirs, a dozen resident bands of various genres, several dozen resident professional musicians, and several resident professional DJs.
This is, of course, to say nothing of the visiting talent. A huge array of musicians, from all over the world, come to Whistler to perform, and they usually use the same places as our local musicians use – the bars and clubs, the streets, and the outdoor venues.
(Ed. – The newest outdoor venue, Whistler Olympic Plaza, will host a free outdoor Summer Concert Series throughout August, featuring Json Mraz, Bif Naked, Tom Cochrane, Colin James, Northern Pikes and Barenaked Ladies. Check out the gig details, here.)
With the tab for this entertainment often picked up by the establishments, the local government and Arts Council, or private patrons, experiencing much of the music you can immerse yourself in, in Whistler, comes at zero cost to the audience.
I saw the Barenaked Ladies in Vancouver some years back, and paid over $100 per ticket (and loved it). I saw them last winter at the Olympics here in Whistler, and paid nothing. Last week I watched Ashley MacIsaac work his east-coast fiddle magic, and I got to pay nothing then too.
As a musician, and as the conductor of the Whistler Community Band, I have mixed feelings about the ease with which we can immerse ourselves in music. I enjoy the experience as much as anyone, but it's easy to forget how much work it takes to create it, how much time and effort and talent is required to be play an instrument well.
When I stand in front of the Community Band, everyone practicing and tuning up, I am surrounded by a cacophony of sound – utter chaos! – until that moment that I raise my arms, as if in supplication. Silence falls, a pregnant pause as I mark the first few beats of the song. And then… music.
When it works, it's pure joy. When it doesn't…well, that's why you practice. It is, as the joke goes, how you get to Carnegie Hall…or maybe the Skier's Plaza in front of a wall-to-wall crowd.
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We're pleased to offer the following services at Coldwater Animal Clinic:
We are currently accepting new patients for routine preventive care visits as well as visits for sick or injured pets. Our receptionists and team will attempt to accommodate requests to the best of our ability. Emergencies are accepted anytime our clinic is open, please call to let us know if you have an emergency. If possible it is best to call before coming in so that a staff member can advise you on your particular emergency and ensure we have a veterinarian available to see you and your pet.
We have a veterinarian on duty seven days a week, 365 days a year who are trained and equipped to handle most urgent care your pet may require. Emergencies can be things such as accidental ingestion of rat poison, hit by car, and chocolate ingestion. If you ever feel that your pet needs emergency treatment do not hesitate to call.
Because a large number of veterinarians practice at Coldwater Animal Clinic, we can care for many types of pets:
- Dogs
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- Rabbits*
- Pocket Pets*
- Reptiles*
- Birds*
*Select veterinarians only. Call us for more information.
We offer a complete range of veterinary services for your pet including annual wellness examinations, vaccinations, medical and surgical services, dental care, and more. We offer hospitalization for patients that require more intensive treatment. Our office also provides boarding and grooming services. We look forward to serving you and your furry family's needs!
Wellness Care and Vaccination Programs
We provide a complete wellness program for your pet to keep them happy and healthy. All visits start with a full examination by the doctor and a consultation with you about your pet's specific needs and risks based on existing conditions, exposures, environment, and your concerns.
We will then recommend appropriate diagnostic tests, immunizations, diets, and treatment plans to keep your pet in optimal health. Since your pet is instinctively programmed to hide pain or medical conditions and cannot tell us when something is wrong, we need to be proactive in running appropriate diagnostic tests to detect disease early when it can be more effectively treated. By gathering information early, we acquire a baseline for what is normal for your pet and can watch for changes or trends that might indicate disease. Based on our findings, we can make specific recommendations for diet, exercise, treatment, behavior medication, or further testing. We offer these services to help you ensure your pet receives the best care available.
Medical Services
Our doctors are equipped to diagnose most medical conditions that routinely affect pets. We being with a comprehensive examination. Examination findings are used to determine a diagnostic plan that is designed specifically for you and your pet. Our clinic possesses up-to-date diagnostic equipment including radiology (x-rays), ultrasound, blood chemistry analyzer, and video otoscopy (for ear canal evaluation). We work closely with a veterinary diagnostic laboratory for more specialized testing with results available within 1-2 days for most tests. After an accurate diagnosis is made, our complete pharmacy allows us to begin treatment immediately, whether treatment consists of outpatient care or intensive care in the hospital.
Surgical Services
Our surgery suite is equipped to provide a safe surgical experience for your pet. We provide routine surgical services for common procedures including spays, neuters, and mass removals. Additionally, more extensive surgical care for orthopedic, abdominal, reconstructive, and minor trauma surgery can be performed at our clinic.
Boarding and Grooming
As an extra service to our clients, we will board your pet when you are away. Our boarding facility provides indoor runs and cages, a separate feline room, bedding, Science Diet food, and hand walking for dogs at least twice per day.
Our grooming services consist of nail trims, shearing, trims, and bathing. Whether your pet is here for grooming or boarding, our trained staff will monitor their health and well-being, and the doctor will appropriately treat any problems that might arise. How could your pet be safer when you're away than to stay in a clean, dry, monitored boarding facility with medical staff that are trained to detect and treat any health issues that might crop up? We can also medicate your pet while boarding, if needed.
Microchipping has become a very popular and safe way to permanently identify your pet in the unfortunate case that your pet is lost. Microchipping involves placement of a small electronic chip the size and shape of a piece of rice under the skin in the neck area. A needle is used to inject the chip, similar to a regular vaccine injection. If your pet becomes lost, the humane society will be able to scan your pet for the chip and contact you. We advise you to use this system of identification as well as a collar identification system on your pet.


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BioBran MGN-3 is a proprietary fractionated rice bran food supplement that helps the body maintain a healthy immune system.
Developed in Japan by Daiwa Pharmaceutical, BioBran is manufactured using a patented process to break down rice bran using enzymes from Shitake mushrooms. The resulting compound contains a unique blend of hemicellulose nutrients — including a specific arabinoxylan compound as well as other short chain polysaccharides. This is then combined with Vitamin D3 in the Biobran Plus, making BioBran ideal for healthy immune system support.
A lower strength version of BioBran called Biobran Plus which has 50mg of Biobran with added Vitamin D3 and inactive yeast has been developed for basic immune system maintenance.
How does BioBran MGN-3 support the immune system? Our immune system is comprised of an army of white blood cells — NK cells, T and B cells — which travel around destroying the millions of intruding microbes that penetrate our bodies every day, as well as the thousands of newly infected or abnormal body cells that develop. The BioBran MGN-3 food supplement gives our white blood cells the nutritional support to carry on with their vital role energetically and efficiently.
Another advantage of BioBran MGN-3 is that it retains its effectiveness in the body even after a prolonged period of use - in other words, there is none of the usual drop-off effect over time experienced with most other food supplements. BioBran is also highly absorbable, safe, GMO-free and contains no actual mushroom in the finished product, which means it can be taken by those with mushroom intolerances. (The only situation when one should avoid using this product is obviously in conjunction with immunosuppressants.)
Directions: For normal health maintenance, the recommended intake is 500mg per day with meals. Those who need optimum immune system support, take 3 grams per day for 8 weeks (1g with each meal), and then 1 gram per day thereafter. The powder is very palatable and can be dissolved in a small amount of water. Tablets should be taken with meals, whereas sachets should ideally be taken 20 minutes after a meal.
Available sizes: BioBran MGN-3 is available in 50 x 250mg tablet blister packs, 30 & 105 x 1000mg (1g) powder sachets and a low-dose 90 x 50mg tablet version. Gram for gram, there is no difference in effectiveness between the powder, tablets and capsules. Generally those taking smaller quantities prefer the convenience of tablets whilst those taking larger quantities prefer sachets.
Biobran tablet ingredients: Biobran Arabinoxylan compound (250mg per tablet), Microcystalline Cellulose (bulking agent ), Cornstarch (stabiliser), Cocoa Powder (colour), Glycerol Ester of Fatty Acids (emulsifier), Dextrin (stabilizer), Tricalcium Phosphate (anti-caking agent), Silicon Dioxide (anti-caking agent).
Biobran sachet ingredients (max strength): Biobran Arabinoxylan compound (1000mg per sachet), Microcrystaline Cellulose (bulking agent), Dextrin (stabiliser), Corn Starch (stabiliser), Tricalcium Phosphate (anti-caking agent).
Biobran Plus Tabs ingredients (for maintenance): Inactivated brewer's yeast, BioBran Arabinoxylan compound (50mg per tablet), dextrin, microcrystalline cellulose, shellac coating, cocoa powder, sucrose fatty acids ester, Vitamin D3 (4.9 IU per tablet).
More information on this product can be found in good research libraries or on the internet (see our links page).
Bulk Discounts:
50 tabs x 250mg - buy 6+ and the unit price will be reduced by 15%.
105 sachets x 1000mg - buy 3+ and the unit price will be reduced by 20%.
Food supplement name: Biobran®
Used nutritionally for: Healthy immune system support.
Available sizes:
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250mg x 50 tablets
1000mg x 30 sachets
1000mg x 105 sachets
Directions: For normal health maintenance, the recommended intake is 500mg per day with meals. Those who need optimum immune system support, take 3 grams per day for 8 weeks (1g with each meal), and then 1 gram per day thereafter.
Contraindications: Do not take if hypersensitive to any of the ingredients. Not to be taken with immuno-suppressants. Also, although this product has no hormone effects, it is still better to check with a health professional before taking this or any other product.
Allergens & potential side-effects: The sachets contain small amounts of corn starch as a filler and the tablets contain insignificant amounts of cocoa as a natural colourant. Although mushroom enzymes are used, this product seems to be tolerated by most of those with mushroom intolerances. However, to be safe, if you have a mushroom intolerance, start with small amounts and monitor.
Dietary information: Suitable for vegetarians and vegans except for the Biobran Plus which contains shelac and so is not suitable for vegans.
Suggested combinations: Combine with ProstaSol, Imupros and Curcumin Complex for prostate support. Combine with Imusan and Indole-3-Carbinol for breast support. Also is sometimes used in combination with TMAZ zeolite.
For more technical info: Visit the Links section of this website.
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Ministers: What can the UK learn from the Netherlands when it comes to cycling?
British Transport Ministers Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat, responsible for cycling, speaking first) and Mike Penning (Conservative, responsible for road safety, speaking second) show that they have no idea how to make Britain a better place to ride a bike.
Both Baker and Penning says that politicians in the Netherlands might want to come to the UK to find out how to make cycling safer.
Despite the fact that many more cyclists are killed or seriously injured in the UK than in the Netherlands, on the basis of distance travelled by bike.
The government is apparently choosing to measure cycle safety by looking at deaths & injuries per head of population, rather than per mile travelled.
Both men are either idiots, or are taking us for idiots.
This is an except from the evidence session at the House of Commons Select Committee on Transport's enquiry into road safety.
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"Testing with one user early in the project is better than testing with 50 near the end." — Steve Krug
User testing helps immensely to improve your design decisions. Its importance cannot be neglected in design process. The design process that you follow needs to involve user testing at each stage.


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The emergence of marine and freshwater toxins in geographical areas where they have never been reported before is a concern due to the considerable impact on (sea)food contamination, and consequently, on public health. Several groups of marine biotoxins, in particular tetrodotoxins, ciguatoxins, and palytoxins, are included among the relevant marine biotoxins that have recently emerged in several coastal areas. A similar situation has been observed in freshwater, where cyanobacterial toxins, such as microcystins, could end up in unexpected areas such as the estuaries where shellfish are cultivated. Climate change and the increased availability of nutrients have been considered as the key factors in the expansion of all of these toxins into new areas; however, this could also be due to more intense biological invasions, more sensitive analytical methods, or perhaps even an increased scientific interest in these natural contaminations. The incidences of human intoxications due to the consumption of seafood contaminated with these toxins have made their study an important task to accomplish in order to protect human health. This Special Issue has a focus on a wide variety of emerging biotoxin classes and techniques to identify and quantify them.
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The cell phone wars are heating up, thanks to a new offer from AT&T and Samsung. The deal: Buy a qualifying Samsung phone and sign up for a new contract from AT&T, and the network will give you a free Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 as a bonus.
There are more than a few little details to consider should you find this deal enticing. The biggest is that you'll have to add that Galaxy Tab 3 to your new AT&T Mobile Share data plan at a price of $10 a month extra. You'll have to commit for the standard two years, or sign up for AT&T Next, an installment plan which provides you with yearly device upgrades to your phone without additional expense. Trade-ins on your current handset are also available if you upgrade to the Next plan.
The list of supported phones eligible for the free tablet offer includes the Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 Active, Galaxy Note 3, and Galaxy Note 3. Better get in on the deal quickly: The program is set to end on January 9, 2014.
The move is the latest in an effort from AT&T to maintain its competitiveness in the mobile phone market with archrival Verizon Wireless. In recent months AT&T has seen its market share slip, from 28.5 percent of the market in summer 2012 to 21.7 percent at the end of August 2013. Meanwhile Verizon has surged from a 30.2 percent share to a whopping 37.1 percent over the same time frame.
In addition to experimenting with device add-ons like this, AT&T has been finalizing the rollout of its 4G LTE footprint nationally. Most recently it added 4G coverage to six small markets, including Redding, Calif. and Watertown-Fort Atkinson, Wisc. The company's full coverage map now spans 447 markets and offers service to 250 million people, with a full 300 million consumers planned to be encompassed by AT&T's 4G service by the end of 2014.
On the other side of the fence, Verizon has been focused primarily on enhancing its 4G performance, most recently showcasing an 80Mbps download speed over the new spectrum it recently acquired. While AT&T has been wearing the speed crown for at least the last year, that title could soon be changing hands if -- and when -- Verizon's zippy performance upgrades are rolled out commercially and on a national scale.
This story, "AT&T: Buy a phone, get a free tablet" was originally published by BrandPost.


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Bulletin 80-17: Supplement 5, Failure of Control Rods to Insert During a Scram at a BWR
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 February 13, 1981 IE BULLETIN NO. 80-17, SUPPLEMENT 5: FAILURE OF CONTROL RODS TO INSERT DURING A SCRAM AT A BWR Description of Circumstances: On July 3, 1980, the NRC issued IE Bulletin No. 80-17, that required actions to be taken by licensees of all operating GE BWRs. Among the actions required, Item 6(a) required a prompt notification report by telephone to the appropriate Regional Office followed by a telecopy or other written submittal. These reports were required in the event that any of the systems (HPCI, RCIC, SLCS, RPT, RHR/pool cooling, and main steam bypass) were found to be less than fully operable. These reports have served the purpose of notifying NRC of cases of potential reduction in operability of systems important to the mitigation of consequences of an anticipated transient without scram (ATWS) event. These reports are no longer necessary since improvements have been accomplished to increase the reliability of control rod scram. Actions No Longer Necessary by Licensees: Further reporting is not required in response to Item 6(a) of IE Bulletin No. 80-17. This does not change the reporting requirements set forth in your license technical specifications. No written response to IE Bulletin 80-17, Supplement 5, is required. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the appropriate NRC Regional Office. Attachment: Recently issued IE Bulletins
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Delicate Crocheted Heart
Crochet heart patterns are always a popular choice for Valentine's Day, but it doesn't have to be February 14th for you to enjoy making and sharing crochet hearts.
With this free crochet pattern you will learn how to crochet a heart in no time at all. The beautiful Delicate Crocheted Heart starts with a magic ring and is worked in three rounds. You can choose any kind of yarn in any weight you like. Just to give you an idea of the size, with cotton thread size 10 and a 2 mm crochet hook, the heart is going to be about 5,5 by 5,5 cm (2,16 by 2,16 inches).
You will also need a needle to weave in loose ends and a pair of scissors.
AD-Free, Print Ready PDF version of this pattern is available here.
Make a magic ring.
- Round 1: Ch 3, 21 tr, ch 3, sl st in the ring, pull the thread end to tighten the ring.
- Round 2: Ch 5, dc in first tr, (ch 1, tr in next tr) 10 times, ch 4, sl st in top of tr, (ch 1, tr in next tr) 9 times, ch 1, dc, ch 5, sl st in the magic ring.
- Round 3: 6 sc in ch-5 sp, (sc in next space, ch 3, sc in same sp) 10 times, in ch-4 loop work (2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc), (sc in next space, ch 3, sc in same sp) 10 times, 6 sc in ch-5 sp, sl st in the ring.
Fasten off and weave in loose ends.
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Teen Girls' Survival Guide Highlights Virtue over Vogue
- Kelly Davis Baptist Press
- 2005 16 Jun
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Messages from popular teen magazines invade the minds of young girls each day with promiscuity, materialism and ungodly behavior.
"TeenVirtue," however, has entered the fray to offer a Christ-centered alternative.
"Being a girl in today's culture is hard," best-selling author Vicki Courtney writes in the introduction of the publication termed as a "maga-book" for its glossy magazine-like presentation. "Everywhere you turn, messages are telling you to be thin, pretty, sexy, assertive, self-confident and do what ever it takes to make guys drool."
Citing the decline of values and modesty that started with the sexual revolution of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Courtney said the lines of morality have been blurred "and what was once considered unacceptable is now considered personal choice."
"Our girls have been bombarded by the 'girl power' movement. There are no rules when it comes to dress, and sex outside of marriage is considered the norm."
In the "Britney era" that followed, "Britney [Spears] and other pop divas made bare midriffs the norm and the styles offered in department stores reflected the times," Courtney said. "Before long, many of our church girls joined in, thus conforming to the culture."
Statistics confirm the fallout from America's promiscuous culture, Courtney said. With 33 percent of all babies born to unwed mothers, she said it's time for change. And one in four sexually active teens has a sexually transmitted disease.
Pointing to Scripture to help remedy the problem of promiscuity, Courtney quoted Jeremiah 6:16: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls."
"Girls today are lacking rest in their souls and longing for new direction," Courtney said. "We know the 'good way' and we must be committed to showing them. We can no longer remain silent."
In "TeenVirtue," Courtney is not silent about dozens of contemporary issues confronting young girls, such as learning how to dress modestly, combating eating disorders, standing up to peer pressure and living a pure life.
"But unlike the average fashion magazine, this guide emphasizes virtue over vogue," Courtney noted.
The maga-book, which includes short, easy-to-read articles and teen quizzes that all point to biblical answers, is published by Broadman & Holman, the trade books division of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.
"TeenVirtue" was written to be a "teen girl's survival guide," pointing them to Scripture and lessons from the Bible.
"Believe it or not, God cares about girl politics, boy problems, breakups, embarrassing moms, roller-coaster emotions, broken hearts and much more," Courtney writes in the maga-book. "He never intended for you to go at it alone in the world."
Each chapter talks about things that are important to teens, like beauty tips and dating.
"You've probably heard your mom say that 'beauty comes from the inside' and thought 'yeah, right, mom, tell the guys that,'" Courtney writes. "Well, believe it or not, your mom is right."
Showing compassion, having a servant's heart and living out one's faith in Christ display true beauty, she notes.
"A girl who loves Jesus more than life can't help but shine from the inside out," Courtney writes. "She will brighten every room she enters, and her glow for Christ will be contagious."
Offering advice about guys, Courtney discusses four types of dating to avoid: dating for fun, dating by emotion, joined-at-the-hip dating and "mission field" dating.
"When it comes to dating, girls should go before God in prayer well in advance of the 'going out' stage and ask Him for wisdom needed to come up with a set of standards for dating," Courtney writes. "If you don't have a standard, you will most likely embrace the world's standard when it comes to dating." "TeenVirtue"'s articles on the topic include "Truth about Prince Charming" and "How to Survive a Heartbreaking Breakup."
Courtney encourages parents to be open with their teens about these matters. "Don't wait for them to come to you," she said. "We are called to be their moms first and then their friends. Take advantage of teachable moments. If you are drawing a boundary, explain the 'why' behind it.
"Some issues are serious enough that they merit some isolated time and attention," Courtney continued. "Consider taking your daughter on a getaway weekend for the purpose of discussing the more serious matters. Be sure to mix some fun activities into the weekend to break up the serious talks. Some of the articles in "TeenVirtue" would stimulate great conversation such as 'The Big 5 Lies About Sex,' 'Caution: Loser Alert,' 'Dressed to Lure or be Pure?' and 'Top 10 Rules to Staying Inline when You're Online.'"
In "TeenVirtue," moms can become acquainted with the situations their daughters are currently facing or could be facing in the future, Courtney added.
"It is my prayer that 'TeenVirtue' will expose our girls to God's perspective on the top issues they are facing and lead them to make choices that are pleasing to God," she said. "It's time for a new and better women's movement!"
A former agnostic and feminist, Courtney received Christ in college. Now she commits her life to Virtuous Reality Ministries, an online magazine for middle school, high school girls, college women and adult women. She is the author of several books, including "Your Girl: Raising a Godly Daughter in an Ungodly World," "Yada Yada: A Devotional Journal for Moms," "More than Just Talk: A Journal for Girls" and "The Virtuous Woman: Shattering the Superwoman Myth."
Courtney resides in Austin, Texas, with her husband and three children.
© 2005 Southern Baptist Convention. All rights reserved. Used with permission.


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Civil Beat in Honolulu is reporting that federal Judge Susan Mollway has struck down Maui County's controversial anti-GMO ballot measure, saying simply that because state and federal law preempts it, the bill is "invalid and unenforceable."
"The court recognizes the importance of questions about whether GE activities and GMOs pose risks to human health, the environment, and the economy, and about how citizens may participate in democratic processes," Mollway said in her ruling, according to Civil Beat. "But any court is a reactive body that addresses matters before it rather than reaching out to grab hold of whatever matters may catch a judge's fancy because the matters are interesting, important, or of great concern to many people."
Mollway's ruling is clear–she struck down the ballot measure on legal grounds alone. She said the contentious battle over GMO science and Monsanto–which grows GMO crops in Maui County–had nothing to do with it.
"The court stresses again, so that no lay party has any misapprehension on this point, that it is ruling purely on legal grounds," she said, according to Civil Beat. "No portion of this ruling says anything about whether GE organisms are good or bad or about whether the court thinks the substance of the Ordinance would be beneficial to the County."
The measure–the county's first ever ballot initiative–won 50.2 percent to 47.9 percent in the 2014 general election. Post-election analysis by retired Maui professor Dick Mayer showed that voters in South Maui, West Maui and Haiku largely supported the bill, while voters in Central Maui, Molokai and Lanai were decidedly against it.
Look, we take no glee in this decision. In fact, it kinda makes us sad. Yes, we editorialized against the bill during the 2014 election, saying we thought it was poorly written and based on faulty science.
But from the very beginning, we've also supported the unprecedented, even historic grassroots movement that led to huge numbers of people stepping forward to actively participate in our democracy, even if it was only just to vote on this single issue. We supported the movement, but not their bill. We applaud the peoples' actions, but not the results.
There's no word yet on whether the SHAKA movement, which spearheaded the bill, will appeal, but we'd be shocked if they didn't. Mark Sheehan, an official the SHAKA movement, which spearheaded the bill, says they'll definitely appeal.
"The judge's ruling has invalidated the constitutional right of 23,000 voters on Maui," said Sheehan in a GMO Free Maui email sent out this afternoon. "Our attorneys are seeking justice through appeals."
Hilariously, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser's reporting that "Maui County spokesman Rod Antone says the county will abide by the judge's ruling." Well, duh–most County officials hated the bill from the beginning, and Mayor Alan Arakawa publicly opposed it during the 2014 campaign.
Click here for Civil Beat's story on the ruling.
Photo of 2012 protest against Monsanto in Kihei: Viriditas/Wikimedia Commons


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Frequently Asked Questions on Foodservice Packaging in AD Facilities
Why should anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities accept foodservice packaging?
Both paper and bioplastic foodservice packaging, and the food scraps associated with it, contain valuable carbon which is needed to produce biogas. In addition, the digestate resulting from the AD process can be used as feedstock for a composting facility.
What type of digester is best suited to process foodservice packaging?
Each digester and each waste stream is unique, yet three basic AD technologies are predominant in the market: Wet (low-solids) AD, dry (high solids) plug-flow AD, and dry (high solids) batch fermentation AD. Typically, in wet systems, a pre-treatment step sorts out packaging materials, and it may be possible for screened compostable packaging to be sent directly to composting. Dry plug flow systems also require that feedstocks undergo pre-treatment such as shredding/pulping, and packaging materials can enter the digester without significant impact to digester operation. Lastly, dry fermentation digesters are best suited to handle larger items like packaging and don't generally require pretreatment. Any undigested fractions of compostable materials can be sent to composting along with the digestate solid fraction.
Other factors that may influence the performance of foodservice packaging in a digester include residence time, temperature and digester size. Many digesters run for roughly 28 days, and additional retention time and/or a composting phase may be needed to completely break down compostable packaging. Thermophilic digesters, which run at higher temperatures (above 50°-55°C, or 122°-131°F) may be able to biodegrade compostable packaging more readily than mesophilic digesters, which operate at lower temperatures (typically 30°C, or 86°F). However, this may not always be the case. Today, some mesophilic digesters are processing FSP without issue.
Small AD facilities are frequently built for very specific feedstock recipes and cannot handle much variability that may drastically disturb the microbial balance of the digester. These small systems would most likely not be good candidates for significant quantities of foodservice packaging. Large scale systems often co-digest food scraps with animal waste and sewage sludge, and these may be a better option for FSP. Again, because of different variables, this may not always be the case, and therefore small AD facilities shouldn't be ruled out.
Will foodservice packaging fully process in an AD facility?
Paper items typically digest more readily under anaerobic conditions than bio-based plastics, however different bio-based plastic resins also behave differently. Other factors such as how the incoming feedstocks (including FSP) are pre-processed have an impact as well. If the digestate exiting a digester is ultimately going to be used as a compost product, further processing the digestate solid fraction at a composting facility is recommended. This will provide greater opportunity for the materials, both the compostable FSP and other organics, to fully biodegrade and be incorporated into the final product.
How can an AD facility determine which FSP will successfully process in their facility?
There are a couple of options to identify which foodservice packaging products are suitable for an AD facility:
Most facilities require digestate solids be subsequently sent to anaerobic composting, so check with the foodservice packaging manufacturer to determine whether the item meets appropriate compostability standards or whether it's been certified compostable by BPI. If the digestate is not being composted, check to see whether testing has been done according to ASTM D5511, the "Standard Test Method for Determining Anaerobic Biodegradation of Plastic Materials Under High-Solids Anaerobic Digestion Conditions."
Test the product in your facility. Anaerobic conditions in an AD facility are quite different from aerobic conditions in a composting facility, so it should not be assumed that compostable items will process well in your AD facility.
How can AD facilities maximize recovery and minimize contamination?
Once you determine which foodservice packaging will process successfully in your facilities, it's important to work with various stakeholders to make sure you get the materials you want – and limit the materials you do not want.
If you plan to accept food scraps and compostable packaging from residential collection programs, work with the municipality or county's program coordinator to review the list of acceptable materials. If possible, provide input into the educational materials for and outreach to residents. It is advisable to launch resident education and collection of these new materials on a pilot basis (e.g. certain routes or neighborhoods) in order to manage the change in the stream. During the pilot phase, communicate your observations back to the program coordinator and identify any areas that need to be improved before a broad roll-out.
If you plan to accept food scraps and compostable packaging from commercial collection programs (i.e. restaurants and other foodservice establishments), work with these operators and/or their haulers to review the list of acceptable materials. Check whether they will be taking the appropriate steps to minimize contamination by using clearly-labeled compostable items and educating both staff and customers to put only compostable items in the compost bins. You may want to educate them on the importance of receiving only compostable materials and discuss ramifications (if any) of loads contaminated with non-compostable materials.
Can AD systems more easily process materials that are problematic in composting?
Not necessarily. Some large AD operations may screen the incoming feedstock by pulping and separating into fractions according to the natural tendency of the pulped materials to float or become sediment when centrifuged. If appropriate, foodservice packaging may be removed at this stage and sent directly to the subsequent aerobic composting finishing stage.


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Job Position: Revit/BIM Designer
General Responsibilities:
Is responsible for modeling, coordinating, and preparing technical drawings in Revit on various projects
Reports to:
Director of Project Engineering & Support
Main Duties & Specific Responsibilities:
- Use Revit software to compile electrical coordination drawings and sketches for the duration of a project. Sketches include Electrical Closet layouts, wall core locations, headwall conduit routing details, electrical concrete pad layouts, etc.
- Compile dimensioned project coordination & install drawings that include, but are not limited to the following: electrical power racks, lighting racks, special system racks, junction box locations, light fixture locations per RCP, switchgear/panel board locations, underground conduits, floor box locations, etc.
- Assist with RFI submittals as needed to complete coordination drawings.
- Make visits to jobsites for field coordination with General Foreman as required.
- Work with Project Manager and Assistant Project Manager to submit required sketches or drawings to architects and engineers for approval when necessary.
- Coordinate with field Foreman and update coordination drawings per coordination meetings as required.
- Assist Project Manager and Assistant Project Manager in compiling as-built drawings for projects.
- Confer with Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager and field Foreman to resolve coordination problems.
- Compile electrical layout drawings for Trimble layout on projects when required.
- Coordinate with other trades on various projects.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Knowledgeable and proficient in use of Revit software. The knowledge of using Trimble is preferred.
- Knowledge of NavisWorks software for 3D coordination and the ability to run clash tests & generate clash reports.
- Able to coordinate with draftsmen from other trades to work through coordination issues.
- Ability to read electrical plans and specifications and be familiar with a variety of electrical systems and the associated terminology.
- Knowledge of building components and systems.
- Ability to be flexible with work schedule to meet project and/or customer's requirements
- The ability to constantly multi-task and handle multiple priorities between JBE business needs, organizational issues and sound customer relations.
- Judgment to know when to appropriately escalate issues up the chain of command.
- Excellent diplomatic and communication skills.
- Knowledge of computer database management, word processing, scheduling and spreadsheet software applications (MS Office) and able to adapt to Company specific software.
- Ability to organize, plan and prioritize work efficiently.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills and be self-motivated.
- Must be hard working and have passion, integrity, and professionalism.
- Committed to excellence.
Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone or writing.
- The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with arms and/or hands.
- Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- The employee will spend their time in an office environment with quiet to moderate noise level.
- The employee will be required to make frequent jobsite visits that will require the ability to walk, climb and navigate a construction site.
Education / Experience Requirements:
This position requires an Associate's Degree in drafting and design technology, or other relevant education or experience by which an understanding of drafting systems has been gained. Knowledge of electrical systems preferred.
Jamerson & Bauwens Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (M/F/V/D)


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Imagine a world where a simple blink will simply freeze time; where the amount of blinks you take are the amount of photos captured. Well Sony is making this possible with their new patent of camera lens contacts. Yes a contact lens that enables us to just blink and captures the moment. The images may be individual still photographs or sequences of images, depending on your blinks. This might be straight out of a movie like "Mission Impossible" or "Minority Report," but the future seems to be around the corner for this kind of technology.
This technology will allow users to have zoom in and out capabilities including a feature that we all want from our lenses, an image stabilizer. For me, this is difficult to grasp due to the fact that it's a new technology. There are definitely some questions that pop up in mind like, "How do we change lenses?" or "How much zoom do I have?" or even "How do you charge this device?" I also wonder how much resolution such a device would have. But I know for sure that I won't trade my prime lenses for this just yet. Regardless of what questions you might have, the technology is possible. What do you think?
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The stupidity at its best. Anyway, my robot will be checking all my social media accounts.
Just gonna leave this here
All the worries of the loss of privacy with Google Glass, just got worse.
Given the amount of times one blinks in a minute the task of editing is about to erupt into gargantuan proportions.


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Series: Musical books
By Fiona Watt
Currently unavailable on this website
Listen to special arrangements of Vivaldi's Four Seasons concerti for violin while exploring the changing seasons in this stunning book. Each beautifully illustrated scene shows a different season with fingertrails to explore and a button to press to listen to the music. A delightful way for children to discover Vivaldi's much loved music.
Fiona Watt is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing. She graduated from Exeter University with a Bachelor of Education in Art and Design. She taught for three years at a primary school in Kent, before spending two years at a British school in The Netherlands. She started working at Usborne in 1989 and has written and edited hundreds of books including baby and novelty, sticker, art and craft, cookery, science and activity books. She has written all the titles in the award-winning 'That's not my….' series and many in the highly successful Sticker Dolly Dressing series. She is the sixth biggest-selling UK children's author, with over 10 million of her books sold in the UK since records began.
Visit Usborne Quicklinks for a link to a website where you can listen to the complete performance of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons".


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I was recently asked by the lovely Fiona of the Beauty Shortlist to share some of my favourite plastic free tips for Plastic free July – You can read up on my answers here. One of the topics mentioned was reusable menstrual products, this is a topic that is gaining more and more interest and I get lots of questions about switching, what options are available and which are best. I have been using reusable menstrual products for around eighteen months now and whilst I definitely wouldn't consider myself an expert on the topic, I have found it to be one of the best lifestyle changes I have made.
So why should you consider switching to reusable menstrual products? – According to the WEN (Women's Environmental Network) who are raising awareness of reusable menstrual products in their Environmenstrual campaign, disposable menstrual products can contain up to 90% plastic. City to Sea another environmental group raising awareness on the subject estimates that most menstrual pads contain the equivalent of four plastic bags worth of single use plastic, you can see their hard hitting video on the topic here. Tampons, applicators and menstrual pads are routinely found in beach clean ups around the world, as many people think they are safe to flush down the toilet, which they are not.
Leaving the environmental impact aside, my experience and that of many others indicates that overall reusable products are simply far superior in quality and comfort; "now that I have switched I wouldn't go back" is something I routinely hear from people who use reusable menstrual products. As reusable products come in a variety of fabrics and materials that are all free from synthetic fragrance which is potentially irritating, I also personally believe them to be overall a healthier choice for us as well as the planet. The added bonus with reusable options is never having to dash to the shops in an emergency!
If you are interested in reusable menstrual products what options are available to you? I am going to run through some of the main options as well as talking a little bit about what I use – As interest in the topic grows there are more and options available, so this isn't an exhaustive list:
Menstrual cups – From left to right Fair Squared rubber menstrual cup and Mooncup.
Menstrual cups – Menstrual cups are one of the more popular reusable options and consist of a malleable cup that can be inserted in to the vagina to collect rather than absorb the blood. They can be routinely emptied and washed as many times as needed, but it is worth noting that the average capacity of a menstrual cup is bigger than that of a tampon, so they are a great option for heavier periods. Menstrual cups come in a variety of materials and sizes, some are firmer and some are softer and they also have different capacities and sizes depending on several factors such as if you have had a baby or not.
I am really just getting started with my menstrual cup journey, as I have been very happy with my reusable pads, but although menstrual cups require a bit of time in terms of research and getting used to insertion, I can see that they are a valuable product for those who aren't keen on pads. There are lots of resources available now that talk about menstrual cups, so make sure you do your research if you think they might be the right option for you. Menstrual cups can last up to ten years, so they are excellent value for money and a really durable option.
Reusable menstrual pads – These are my preferred option and the one that I use most often. These are very similar to disposable pads in how they fit and how they perform, with the main difference being that instead of being single use, they are washable. Much like menstrual cups, washable pads come in all kinds of fabrics, sizes and absorbencies, so there is something for everyone. I have a generous amount of pads in my stash, a few have been sent to me, but the majority I have purchased over the last year, adding in new styles to try. To calculate how many cloth pads you might need for a cycle, think about how long your cycle usually lasts and how many times you would usually need to change and that should give you a rough estimate. One of the bonuses of cloth pads is that they dry quickly, so if you hang them out to dry overnight, by morning they should be ready to be used again.
Reusable pads by Earthwise Girls are some of my favourites – See my full review here.
Reusable pads by Bloom and Nora – See my review here.
If you are going to use reusable menstrual products like pads then you will need a wet bag to store then in between washes. The one I have, was originally used for cloth nappies, but I find it works perfectly for this purpose as well. This wet bag has two compartments, the main one and a front compartment with a zip. It also has a removable mesh inside, so you don't need to handle the contents of the bag before adding it to the washing machine if you don't want to, which is a really handy feature. There are lots of options available, in different sizes for different needs and are generally a very handy item to own.
Period underwear – Period pants or period underwear is underwear with a level of absorbency built in to the underwear itself. They can be used by themselves, or can be really useful for using with other reusable menstrual products on heavier days or overnight as an added layer of protection. I haven't tried any out yet to be able to give a personal opinion, but I am planning to try them in the near future as they seem like such a great solution. Just like washable pads, period underwear can be washed and reused over and over.
Reusable tampons and applicators – If a cup or pads are not for you, then you can now get reusable tampons and reusable tampon applicators that can be used alongside plastic free cotton tampons. The reusable tampons I have seen are made from organic cotton, and require similar care to cloth pads. It is worth mentioning that with reusable tampons there is still a risk factor for toxic shock, so remembering to change them often is essential.
Healthier disposables – If reusable menstrual products are not for you, or if you need to still use disposables for whatever reason, there are menstrual products on the market that use less plastic and more natural materials. Look for cotton pads and tampons (if possible organic) and always remember to bin not flush. Brands such as TOTM offer plastic free tampons that come with cardboard applicators, they even offer a subscription service which means you never have to run out again! Clever.
Like most reusable items, reusable menstrual products do have a higher upfront cost than disposables. When you look at how long these options last vs their disposable counterparts I believe they are actually great value, but I do appreciate they might not be accessible to everyone. If you are on a tight budget, I urge you to shop around and look for the best deals or you can even buy some items like cloth pads second hand.
Do you use reusable menstrual products? Are you shocked by the amount of plastic in single use options?
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Ghanaian Hollywood star Boris Kodjoe was a special guest at the Black Stars training session on Saturday in Miami.
The 41-year-old actor and model came to offer his support to the Ghana team as they grind towards the end of their preparations for the 2014 World Cup.
Kodjoe watched the entire training session of the Black Stars at the Florida International University pitch on Saturday evening.
He later interacted with the players and officials while taking pictures them.
The Black Stars have been preparing in the USA for a week now and will face South Korea in their final warm up match on Monday before the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The team is expected to arrive at their team base in Brazil on Wednesday ahead of their opening group game against the USA on June 16 in Natal.
Source: Ghanasoccernet.com


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This module is straightforward and simple, has no complex dependencies, is solid, and works well for established registries. But like the other poster says you have to add current registries into the patterns or it won't come up with answers. One non-obvious issue was that it sets the default Server when creating a new object, even if you don't specify the domain. In this case, it defaults to internic, and subsequent lookup(Domain=>$domain) calls does not make it autodetect the whois server according to the TLD. The fix is easy, just undef the Server: lookup(Domain=>$domain,Server=>undef).
I like the idea of this module and even tried to reuse its contained collection of regexes, servers and answer types. Unfortunately it's probably too old to really recognize and handle most of the currently typical answers from whois servers.
I took Net::Whois::Raw instead and did some heuristically regexing for myself.


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Re: How to install a module in XPby ajt (Prior)
|on Nov 16, 2004 at 16:17 UTC ( #408152=note: print w/replies, xml )
|Need Help??
You will find that this question is one of the more common ones.
Most Windows users don't have the right bits that you would expect in a proper operating system, so you are forced to rely on the good nature of other Windows users to compile and link code for you. You can compile yourself, only if you use the same compiler that ActiveState used.
You can use PPM via a firewall, by configuring it up to use a proxy, or downloading the files by hand and then installing them locally.
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Jaroslav Halak Traded to the Blues
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Friday, June 11, 2010
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Last week was a tremendously newsworthy week for the NHL, capped by the tragic death in a car accident of Brendan Burke. Another huge trade and some head office changes round out the week that was in the world's premier hockey league. Please Note: The Olympics start this Friday, so Under Review will not be…Continue reading...
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Monday, February 8, 2010
At 4 PM EST the Montreal Canadiens will announce their GM Bob Gainey stepping down. According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, Pierre Gauthier will take over as his replacement. What does this mean for the team? The Habs will play without top goal scorer Mike Cammalleri and fourth goal leading scorer Andrei Kostitsyn until after the…Continue reading...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Duravent and Insulation
So this week flew by. While the kids visited thier Father my boyfriend and I used every evening to work on the attic. First we put up a styrofoam product called duravent. It went up easilly, but was very time consuming as it had to be stapled into the ceiling. Then on Saturday we insulated. It was very time consuming and itchy, but at the end of the day I felt more encouraged then ever about the project. The worst part of both jobs is that the attic is basically an A frame with 16 foot sloping walls. My back was very sore from contorting into a ball to staple in the materials very low at the bottom. On a very bright note it appears that I have wond the custom water color giveaway! I'm so excited to see the results!!!!!
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Commissioned Watercolor Portrait GIVEAWAY!!!!
Commissioned Watercolor Portrait GIVEAWAY!!!!What a cool idea. I've been folowing grosgrain for awhile now. It's so neat to see the friendships and business realtionships people create online:)
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Sunday, November 16, 2008
Attic Remodel
Recently my boyfriend, of almost two years, and I have decided to take our relationship to the next level. It's pretty scary for me considering that we both went to same small town High School in Michigan, but we've spent most of our adults lives apart. I got married at 24 moved around and had two kids. He moved never married and never had children. Frankly the ex situation and the wonderful kids are my biggest fear as we undertake the next step. My house is small and the building codes in our town won't allow an addition so we have had to make the decision to remodel the attic. Writing has always been theraputic for me so I though I might try a blogg. This weekend the contractor was here to take a look at the roof so hopefully when I write next I will have more to add.
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Oh, damn, I forgot to upload today's comic! Oh noes! Welp, here it is now, no panic!
Also, this is a time as good as any to say that, unfortunately, there's a lot of characterization that goes with Westbrook's characters, and I don't have the time and/or the space to dwell further on them. So it's completely understandable if you don't get a lot of this. And I suppose this is a good time to apologize in advance. :|
Otherwise, this meeting of Zip and Roxanne is quite funny on itself. And it's bound to get even better. :D
And... they broke into music. Sure. Maybe we should start "Webcomics: the Musical" while we're at it!


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Surah al-Anfal (31-40)
Qur'anic Exegesis
بِسۡمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِ
وَ اِذَا تُتۡلٰی عَلَیۡہِمۡ اٰیٰتُنَا قَالُوۡا قَدۡ سَمِعۡنَا لَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَقُلۡنَا مِثۡلَ ہٰذَاۤ ۙ اِنۡ ہٰذَاۤ اِلَّاۤ اَسَاطِیۡرُ الۡاَوَّلِیۡنَ ﴿۳۱﴾وَ اِذۡ قَالُوا اللّٰہُمَّ اِنۡ کَانَ ہٰذَا ہُوَ الۡحَقَّ مِنۡ عِنۡدِکَ فَاَمۡطِرۡ عَلَیۡنَا حِجَارَۃً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ اَوِ ائۡتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ اَلِیۡمٍ ﴿۳۲﴾وَ مَا کَانَ اللّٰہُ لِیُعَذِّبَہُمۡ وَ اَنۡتَ فِیۡہِمۡ ؕ وَ مَا کَانَ اللّٰہُ مُعَذِّبَہُمۡ وَ ہُمۡ یَسۡتَغۡفِرُوۡنَ ﴿۳۳﴾وَ مَا لَہُمۡ اَلَّا یُعَذِّبَہُمُ اللّٰہُ وَ ہُمۡ یَصُدُّوۡنَ عَنِ الۡمَسۡجِدِ الۡحَرَامِ وَ مَا کَانُوۡۤا اَوۡلِیَآءَہٗ ؕ اِنۡ اَوۡلِیَآؤُہٗۤ اِلَّا الۡمُتَّقُوۡنَ وَ لٰکِنَّ اَکۡثَرَہُمۡ لَا یَعۡلَمُوۡنَ ﴿۳۴﴾وَ مَا کَانَ صَلَاتُہُمۡ عِنۡدَ الۡبَیۡتِ اِلَّا مُکَآءً وَّ تَصۡدِیَۃً ؕ فَذُوۡقُوا الۡعَذَابَ بِمَا کُنۡتُمۡ تَکۡفُرُوۡنَ ﴿۳۵﴾
[These are the people that] when Our revelations were read out to them, said: "We have heard. If we want, we can also present something similar. These are but tale of the ancients." And remember when they had said: "God! If this is the truth [revealed] from you, then hurl down stones on us from the heavens or bring upon us a painful punishment. God was not going to punish them [at that time] when you were among them nor was He one who would have punished them [at the time] they were asking for forgiveness.[1] But why should He not punish them now when they are stopping [people] from the Sacred Mosque,[2] even though they are not its lawful custodians. Its lawful custodians can only be those who fear God.[3] Yes, but most of them do not know this.[4] [They should not show conceit on their prayers. In reality,] their prayer near the House of God is nothing but whistling and clapping.[5] So, taste [My] punishment because of the disbelief you have been committing.[6] (31-35)
اِنَّ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡا یُنۡفِقُوۡنَ اَمۡوَالَہُمۡ لِیَصُدُّوۡا عَنۡ سَبِیۡلِ اللّٰہِ ؕ فَسَیُنۡفِقُوۡنَہَا ثُمَّ تَکُوۡنُ عَلَیۡہِمۡ حَسۡرَۃً ثُمَّ یُغۡلَبُوۡنَ ۬ؕ وَ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡۤا اِلٰی جَہَنَّمَ یُحۡشَرُوۡنَ ﴿ۙ۳۶﴾لِیَمِیۡزَ اللّٰہُ الۡخَبِیۡثَ مِنَ الطَّیِّبِ وَ یَجۡعَلَ الۡخَبِیۡثَ بَعۡضَہٗ عَلٰی بَعۡضٍ فَیَرۡکُمَہٗ جَمِیۡعًا فَیَجۡعَلَہٗ فِیۡ جَہَنَّمَ ؕ اُولٰٓئِکَ ہُمُ الۡخٰسِرُوۡنَ ﴿۳۷﴾
Those who have adopted this attitude of disbelief are spending their wealth to stop [people] from the path of God. So, in future also they will be spending it;[7] then it will become a yearning for them. Then they will be vanquished and all the disbelievers will be gathered and driven towards Hell.[8] This is because God may separate the pure from the impure [for His Paradise] and placing the impure over the impure make them all a heap and then cast this heap into Hell.[9] [In reality,] these people will end up as losers. (36-37)
قُلۡ لِّلَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡۤا اِنۡ یَّنۡتَہُوۡا یُغۡفَرۡ لَہُمۡ مَّا قَدۡ سَلَفَ ۚ وَ اِنۡ یَّعُوۡدُوۡا فَقَدۡ مَضَتۡ سُنَّتُ الۡاَوَّلِیۡنَ﴿۳۸﴾وَ قَاتِلُوۡہُمۡ حَتّٰی لَا تَکُوۡنَ فِتۡنَۃٌ وَّ یَکُوۡنَ الدِّیۡنُ کُلُّہٗ لِلّٰہِ ۚ فَاِنِ انۡتَہَوۡا فَاِنَّ اللّٰہَ بِمَا یَعۡمَلُوۡنَ بَصِیۡرٌ ﴿۳۹﴾وَ اِنۡ تَوَلَّوۡا فَاعۡلَمُوۡۤا اَنَّ اللّٰہَ مَوۡلٰىکُمۡ ؕ نِعۡمَ الۡمَوۡلٰی وَ نِعۡمَ النَّصِیۡرُ ﴿۴۰﴾
Tell these disbelievers [O Prophet!]: "If they desist,[10] then whatever has happened shall be forgiven to them. And if they repeat it, then the practice of God for the previous people has passed."[11] [Believers!] Keep fighting them until no persecution remains[12] and all religion purely belongs to God.[13] So, if they abstain, then God is watching whatever they do.[14] And if they turn away, then bear in mind that God is your guardian – what a wonderful guardian and what a wonderful helper. (38-40)
(Translated by Dr Shehzad Saleem)
[1].Why did God give reprieve to the leaders of the Quraysh in spite of their repetitive demand for torment? This verse answers this question. It is said that God's law in this regard is that as long as there are people in a nation who accept the call of mending their ways and seek forgiveness from God and as long as His messenger is among them and has not left them, God, in spite of conclusive communication of the truth, does not mete out the decisive punishment which He gives nations of messengers and which was being demanded by the Quraysh. Deliberation shows that these words also urge people that if they even now change their ways and seek God's forgiveness, they can be secured from God's torment.
[2].The implication is that if there is a delay in punishment, they should not be deceived into thinking that they do not deserve it. Their wrongdoings were never small, but now they have taken to rebelliousness: they stop those who purely worship God and are advocates of the real religion of Abraham, from the very house of worship that was built purely for His worship by the revered hands of Abraham (sws).
[3].The House of God was built as a centre of monotheism. Abraham (sws) and Ishmael (sws) were its custodians. It was because of this status that the Almighty had regarded Abraham (sws) to be the leader of people. It is mentioned in verse 124 of Surah al-Baqarah that when he was given this position, he had asked God whether his progeny would also continue to hold this position. The answer was that God's promise was with the pious among his progeny and does not relate to the unjust among them. Now, it is with reference to that promise that the verse under discussion states that it is not befitting for the idolaters to remain the custodians of this House. Only those can be its custodians who adhere to monotheism and abide by God's covenants and promises. After deviating from the religion of Abraham (sws) and contaminating the House of God with the filth of idols they do not deserve to remain entitled to his position.
[4].This is a reference to the general state of ignorance and apathy which a majority of the Ishmaelites were afflicted with. Imam Amin Ahsan Islahi writes:
... After spending a very long time in the darkness of ignorance the Ishmaelites had totally forgotten their history. They did remember out of familial superiority that they were the progeny of Abraham (sws) and Ishmael (sws). Yet beyond this, they had no knowledge as to why Abraham (sws) came to Arabia, what his message was, what were the distinctive features of the religion he taught, why he settled Ishmael (sws) in this land, why the House of God was built here and as a result of association with this House what were the responsibilities and trusts that the Ishmaeliteswere given. Some cultural traditions and rites of hajj that were being carried down from the times of Abraham (sws) were also altered to such an extent that it had become difficult to separate the adulteration from their actual forms. They had made the House of God their national place of worship. Its keys and the responsibility of various departments were transferred within various families. They would take pride in this and in this capacity of theirs administer the House of God. The Qur'an has referred to this ignorance of theirs that they claimed to be the custodians of the House of God but had no knowledge of the status of God's House and of the requisites of its custodianship. (Amin Ahsan Islahi,Tadabbur-i Qur'an, vol. 3, 471)
[5].In all probability, these nonensical acts must have been incorporated in the prayer through the worship of the idols which the Quraysh had placed in the House of God in order to establish their political superiority over all Arabia. The Qur'an has very eloquently pointed out that the very external form of these acts is such that they cannot be ones taught by Prophets of God. Imam Amin Ahsan Islahi writes:
... Every aspect of religion has the reflection of dignity, decency, humility and purity and the fragrance of wisdom, sagacity and spirituality in it. Everyone who has insight and whose spiritual being is alive and vibrant can very easily detect with his senses that a certain act cannot be part of religion. The phases of research and investigation come later and have separate means and sources too. Here the Qur'an has pointed out that the external form of these custodians of the House of God bears witness that it is an invention of Satan. It does not have the slightest reflection of the prayer for which they were made to settle in this land and because of which this House of God was given in their custody. (Amin Ahsan Islahi,Tadabbur-i Qur'an, vol. 3, 472)
[6].Here, at the end, the Quraysh are directly addressed and told that the torment they were demanding has begun. They have received its first instalment in the battle of Badr. In the words of Imam Amin Ahsan Islahi, they will now continue to taste more and should begin counting.
[7].The reference is to the generosity of the Quraysh leaders which they were displaying in trying to obliterate Islam. At that juncture, they had in fact tried to outdo one another in being large hearted to provide means and resources for the battles. (Ibn Hisham, Al-Sirah al-nabawiyyah, vol. 2, 189). It is stated that even this magnimity on their part will not stop God's verdict which had become incumbent to be passed against them because of their wrongdoings.
[8].Ie., in this world they will be vanquished and in the Hereafter they will be driven towards Hell. The preposition اِلٰیoccurs with یُحۡشَرُوۡنin this verse. This has incorporated the meaning of "driving" in the verb.
[9].Imam Amin Ahsan Islahi writes:
... This is the furqan that will manifest itself in the Hereafter. There the Almighty will sift every evil from good and then collect the evil one on top of the other in heaps and then cast all this into Hell. The word ركم means to gather something in layers atop each other. This way is adopted when trash needs to be burnt. Such rubbish is gathered in layers and then burnt. Arranging it in layers is advantageous for the fire to burn more vigorously and every thing collected become a source for burning one another. A subtle insinuation in this is that just as the disbelievers help one another in this world, in the same way they will be a source of burning each other by acting as firewood. (Amin Ahsan Islahi,Tadabbur-i Qur'an, vol. 3, 474)
[10].Ie., desist from disbelief and polytheism and respond positively to the call of the messenger.
[11].This is a reference to the established practice of God as per which if the addressees of His messengers are adamant on their denial, they are necessarily destroyed – whether through natural calamities signifying God's wrath or through the swords of the believers.
[12].Persecution obviously means to force someone through oppression and compulsion to give up his religion or to stop him from following it.
[13].This is the final objective of the directive given to Prophet (sws) and his companions. Once he had conclusively communicated the truth to his people, the verdict of God was that the persecution let loose by the Quraysh on the Muslims be put to end; in fact, as a step ahead, this land be cleansed from the disbelievers to such an extent that no religion should remain here except God's religion: Islam.* The directive of armed warfare against oppression and coercion is still applicable; however, the directive to dislodge disbelievers from a land or making them subservient has ended forever.
* It is mandatory upon the Muslims to keep this status of Arabia (haram sarzameen) intact forever in this manner so that this centre of monotheism always remains cleansed of every form of filth. Through Abraham (sws), this land has been made specially into a centre of monotheism. Thus, in order to fulfil this purpose, it is essential that neither any place of worship dedicated to anyone one other than God be built here nor should a disbeliever or a polytheist be allowed to permanently live here. The reason for this is that this does not relate to the shari'ah but to God's law of itmam al-hujjah which materializes in this world directly at His directive and through His messengers. According to this law when the truth has been conclusively communicated by these messengers to their respective nations, then those who deny them are punished in this very world. At times, this punishment descends from the heavens and at times from the swords of the believers. As its consequence the disbelievers are necessarily vanquished and the truth reigns supreme in their land with full force. It was the second situation that had arisen in the times of Muhammad (sws) after he had conclusively communicated the truth to his people. Thus God directed him and his companions to take up arms for this purpose just as He directed them to take up arms against persecution. This was God's directive fulfilled through human beings. It should be viewed as an established practice of God. It does not related to human morality. The words یُعَذِّبۡہُمُ اللّٰہُ بِاَیۡدِیۡکُمۡ (God will punish them through your hands) of verse 14 of Surah al-Tawbah describe this very aspect.
[14].Thus, He will also reward them proportionately.


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Jack the Ripper is a minor antagonist in Soul Eater. He was the first villain that both Maka and Soul encountered. He was eventually killed off by Maka and Soul.
Jack the Ripper is probably one of the least human-looking evil humans in the series. His build is more monster-like, with an elongated body with disproportionately long skinny arms and legs and a strangely profound pot-belly. He walks and stands in a crouched position, similar to a predatory animal and has a line of small bumps in his skin going down his spine. He has grey skin and wears a strange-looking outfit similar to a bondage outfit, made up of a few scant straps going across his torso and waist. On the strap around his waist, a black jagged shadow-like plume is attached to either side of his waist. His face is obscured by a mask that looks like it is stitched onto his face, with a pointed conical orange nose, dark angry-looking eyeholes (with one eye narrower than the other) and a wide mouth with razor sharp teeth and a long drooling tongue. The ends of his mouth has stitches on them. In the anime, it is shown that his eyes glow red at some intervals. He has a strange-looking symbol on his forehead. He has a tuft of wild black hair on each side of his head as well as a long lock of hair hanging down on both sides of his face.
The most prominent features of Jack the Ripper are his hands; they seem to be completely replaced by mechanical claw-like appendages. Each metal hand has five long razor-sharp blades that he uses as his primary weapon. These metal hands are attached to thin metal bars that run along his arms and connect to a metal ring around his neck.
- Jack the Ripper's name was inspired by the 1888 serial killer from London, England 'Jack the Ripper'.
- Jack the Ripper is referenced in a further chapter "Remedial Lesson" (part 1), after his death, where Maka is wearing slippers which take a similar form to his face.
- He is the 99th Evil human soul that Maka and Soul need, which is later confiscated when Soul (unknowingly) consumes a Cat Soul instead of a Witch Soul for their final soul.
- Jack the Ripper is the first Evil human and actual character to appear in the series.
- Jack the Ripper is the first character to die in the series, apart from the very minor character that he killed in the anime.


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What the heck is going on? Did I enhale too much dust remodeling? Did I have one too many Christmas treats? Am I getting the flu? Am I dying? Am I prego? None of which do I know the answer to. All I do know is that I'm miserable.
Girl I have the same mug sweater! Isn't it adorable? I won it in a giveaway.
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Oh, Maeg! I hope you figure it out and get better!
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Oh no!! :( Hope you feel better, girl!! Yes, got to get ready for NYE! Our house is a disaster too right now! I don't even want to clean it up, ha! Stuff everywhereeee ugh!ReplyDelete
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Enjoy the advantages of having a manicured appearance every week without the annoyance of tracking clippings inside the house nor having to pay extra fees (double cutting, extra blowing)
Lawn Fertilizing, Shrub Spraying, Tick Control
Life Guarantee on Shrubs less than 3.5ft: for those clients who have combined services consisting of shrub/tree health care and the lawn-fertilizing program. Our shrub and lawn fertilizing programs have guaranteed results performed by licensed experts.
Organic based blended fertilization program: This special blend of fertilizer combines organic nutrients with quick release fertilizer so lawn responds right away and stays healthy and green. Fertilizer containing organic matter has tremendous benefits over synthetic fertilizers.
2 Free Spring and Fall PH Tests: Ct soils are typically acidic with a low PH which disables the roots from absorbing nutrients from the soil.
2 Free Scheduled Lawn and Shrub Evaluations with a follow-up email and phone call to monitor lawn's progress and shrub health
Unlimited Free service calls anytime during the season
Total Approach Packaged Service
We offer a broad range of services including:
- Weekly Lawn Mowing
- Shrub Pruning & Weeding Beds
- Mulch Installation
- Tick Control
- Deer and Rabbit Repellant
- Spring Cleanup / Fall Cleanup
- Lawn Care Fertilizing Programs
- Shrub/Tree Health: spraying, injecting