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یہ تتلیوں جیسی لڑکیاں
یہ تتلیوں جیسی لڑکیاں
یہ لڑکیاں جنہیں میں بچیّاں کہنا زیادہ پسند کرتی ہوں۔تتلیوں جیسی خوش رنگ جہاں جائیں ماحول کو رنگوں سے بھر
دیں۔ اور جُگنو جیسی روشنی سے بھرپور، اندھیروں کو شکست دیتی ہوئی لڑکیاں۔ کہنے کو صنفِ نازک مگر آہنی ارادوں والی، شفاف خیالوں والی۔جن کی نگاہیں اپنی اپنی منتخب کردہ منزلوں پر مرکوز ہیں۔ جہیں اپنے خوابوں کی تعبیر حاصل کرنے میں کوئی شک نہیں ہے کوئی شُبہ نہیں وہ کٹھن رستوں پر چلنے پر تیار ہیں، نہ صرف تیار ہیں بلکہ ان کٹھنائیوں کو اپنے
ارداوں کی مضبوطی اور مسلسل عمل سے سہل بنانا بھی بخوبی جانتی ہیں۔یہ ہیں لڑکیاں ، یہ تتلیوں جیسی لڑکیاں۔
ارداوں کی مضبوطی اور مسلسل عمل سے سہل بنانا بھی بخوبی جانتی ہیں۔یہ ہیں لڑکیاں ، یہ تتلیوں جیسی لڑکیاں۔
میں بھی کبھی ایک لڑکی تھی، میں نے جیسا بننا چاہا بالکل ویسا نہ بن سکی، جو کچھ بھی حاصل کرنا چاہا، وہ مکمل حاصل نہ
کر سکی، لیکن آج اپنے آس پاس جب ان لڑکیوں کو دیکھتی ہوں تو بہت خوش ہوتی ہوں۔ ایسا لگتا ہے جو جو کمیاں مجھ
میں رہیں وہ ان کو دیکھ کر مکمل ہو گئیں۔ یہ لڑکیاں میرے دل کو خوشی سے بھر دیتی ہیں۔ سکون کی لہریں میری
کر سکی، لیکن آج اپنے آس پاس جب ان لڑکیوں کو دیکھتی ہوں تو بہت خوش ہوتی ہوں۔ ایسا لگتا ہے جو جو کمیاں مجھ
میں رہیں وہ ان کو دیکھ کر مکمل ہو گئیں۔ یہ لڑکیاں میرے دل کو خوشی سے بھر دیتی ہیں۔ سکون کی لہریں میری
روح میں اترنے لگتی ہیں۔ جب یہ پیاری بچیاں کھلکھلا کر ہنس پڑتی ہیں۔
مجھے یہ کہنے میں ذرّہ برابر بھی جھجھک نہیں کہ اس عمر میں میں نے ان لڑکیوں سے بہت کچھ سیکھا، اور سیکھنے کا اور
متاثر کرنے کا یہ عمل مسلسل جاری ہے ۔ میں بہت خوش ہوتی ہوں ان کی قابلیت دیکھ کر ، ان کے احساسات جان کر، ان کے خیالات سُن کر، زندگی کی طرف ان کا رویہ دیکھ کر۔ انسانوں کیلئے ان کے جذبات دیکھ کر۔ مجھے کوئی عار نہیں یہ کہنے میں انہوں نے مجھے زندگی گزارنے کے الگ طریقے سکھائے، زندہ رہنے کیلئے الگ سلیقے بتائے۔ اور یہ بھی بتایا کہ صرف سانس لینا ہی زندگی نہیں، زندہ رہنے کے لئے بھی کوئی مقصد ہونا ضروری ہے۔
یہ لڑکیاں ، یہ تتلیوں جیسی لڑکیاں، دیکھنے میں نازک مگر کوئی ان کے خیالات سنے، ان کے احساسات سمجھے ، ان کے ارادے جانے تو حیران رہ جائے۔ اخلاق، احساس، انصاف ، مساوات اور پیار سے مالامال ان کی شخصیات مجھے تو کیا کسی کو بھی متاثر کرنے کیلئے کافی ہیں۔بس ذرا دھیان دینے کی دیر ہے۔ مجھے یقین ہے کہ لڑکیاں ، یہ تتلیوں جیسی لڑکیاں
اپنے نرم و نازک پروں کے ساتھ ایک لمبی اڑان بھریں گی اور کامیابی کی بلندیوں تک پہنچیں گی۔
رباب، طوبیٰ ، مکھے تاج، کومل، ضوفشاں، صدف ، صبو اور انعم ، یہ میری بلند نصیبی ہے کہ تم سب میری زندگی میں شامل ہو اور مجھے یہ کہنے میں کوئی تامل نہیں کہ تم لوگوں نے نئی نسل کی کیلئے میری سوچ کو تبدیل کیا۔ میں نے تم سب سے بہت کچھ سیکھا ہے, جس کیلئے شکریہ، میری زندگی میں شامل سب لڑکیوں کے نام
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
Tag : girls, girls education, girls power, pakistan, Pakistani women, success, young women
Hijab Maroof Alvi a Young Female Entrepreneur
A Dreamer and a Doer
I feel immense happiness and pride to write about this energetic talented young girl named
"Hijab Maroof Alvi."
A Dreamer & A Doer.
Hijab is a target-oriented and clear headed young girl who is adept in her domain. Especially her dedicated work on IT is what I like to quote. Her skills and capabilities, speak through her work.
Hijab is a highly intelligent, perceptive young girl. She grew in learning, in character, in depth of understanding. Because of her positive disposition, her reflective way of operating, and all of the character traits that make her so special, Hijab' s questions never go unanswered, and her searches always bring her to exciting new discoveries. As a colleague, Hijab is outstanding, I have watched her grow, seen her talents and abilities not only in the workplace but outside its walls, when interacting with all types of people, as well.
She has incredible creative energies and a refreshing idealism tempered only enough to accomplish what needs to be done. Her creativity knows no bounds. She is extremely dedicated to her work and has non-extinguishable amount of energy that she puts into her work. Always, in her work, she is consistent, dedicated and passionate, enthusiastic, cheerful, and a pleasure to work with. She is an initiator and always struggle to come up with new and innovative ideas that proves helpful for the society at large. I respect her, because she always came up with new ideas that can help people specially students.
As the founder of, TACO Services , she is providing great technical services to the clients. She said; "You're Satisfaction – Our Destiny" and she mean it. Where she has the company of The Catalyst, Muhammaed Azeem Akhtar, Visionary Taqi Rizvi and last but not the least The Analyst Naqi Rizvi who help her in production and implementation of the plans.
TACO -The Amazing Creative Operations Services is a web designing company and IT Training Institute based on young and creative professionals who would create and provide you with the best solutions to your problems according to your requirements.
I highly recommend her for any position of work, leadership, education, or any other capacity in which she can spread her excitement and share her talents with others.
I see a bright future, ahead of her and wish her best of luck, for everything in life.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
Women can Bootstrap their Career too
Bootstrapping Your Career
|Bootstrapping your career
Bootstrapping YourCareer is written by Hammad Siddiqui . A book about career development, Job recruitments, personal grooming and everything which can help you to boost not only your career but your life too. If you think that the book may contain a lot of pages, difficult tasks, and complex processes, then you are wrong, a book of 125 pages written in a very simple way. Book based on real life experiences of Hammad sahib with daily life examples. He simplified the tangled processes in a very possible way.
The book has 8 chapters and every chapter is a masterpiece. From start to think about your career till grab your dream position, this book will take you the place where you want to stay forever. I found the situations and advises more acceptable for us because the book is written particularly for the Pakistani job market.
As I am a big supporter of Social Media, The chapter about social media attracted me a lot. I love the phrase "Your Network is your Net worth". Readers will get excellent tips for the productive use of social media.
From the chapter about Tools, Trick and Techniques, I got the answer of the most difficult questions of the history of the interviews "Where do you see yourself after five years? " I hope other readers will also get their desired answers from the book, like me.
Another thing which I like most is "Five biggest career regrets" in chapter 7, which can help to anyone for a better planning for career growth.
Chapter 8, the career questioned answered, is very interesting and readers can express well in their interviews by adopting these wonderful ideas.
Conclusion: Bootstrapping your career is an exceptionally good helping tool for career development not only for the new comers but for the professionals too. Highly recommended for the masses.
Special Note : Bootstrapping your career is an "equal opportunity " type book, means no gender restrictions, Girls , professional or nonprofessional women can also get help from the book to boost their career and life too.
The writer Hammad Siddiqui is currently serving in center for International private Enterprise as deputy Country Director. He writes at http://hammadsiddiquiblog.com
His twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn profiles are
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
First Women's Rights Activist in Asia
Ms. Fatima Jinnah
|Ms. Fatima Jinnah
First Women's Rights Activist in Asia
She is Fatima Jinnah , a dental surgeon, biographer, states woman, and one of the founding leaders of state of Pakistan, but here I want to point out her role as a women right activist.
She was the first woman in Asia who found an exclusive female student association , " Women Students Federation " in 1941. Fatima Jinnah also played a pivotal role in civil rights and introduced the women's rights movement in the Pakistan Movement. She founded the All Pakistan Women Association (APWA) after independence which to date is functioning as Asia's top institution to serve and protect women's rights.
She herself became a role model not only for the Muslims women of South Asia, but for
the women of whole Asian society. she worked for the promotion of women's rights and privileges in Pakistan under very difficult circumstances.
She is the name of wisdom and sacrifice and social service. she left all the riches and comfort of her life as well as her career as a surgeon, remaining unmarried and dedicated her life to serving the Pakistan and its people specially the women of Pakistan.
We are all proud of Miss Fatima Jinnah. May Allah bless her soul.
Paying tribute to his sister, Quaid e Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah once said, "My sister was like a bright ray of light and hope whenever I came back home and met her. Anxieties would have been much greater and my health much worse, but for the restraint imposed by her"
|Mohammad Ali Jinnah with Fatima Jinnah
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
Green Girls
Green Girls of Pakistan rock the ground.
|Pakistan's women cricket team
This time Pakistani women rock the cricket ground and made the nation proud as well as our man cricket team did.
Pakistan's women cricket team beat Netherlands by 20 runs in the rain-shortened match and qualify for the ongoing Women's World T20, according to ESPN cric info.
A big Wow for the women team.!!! In a society infested with forbiddance of women's freedom thinking about to form a women cricket team that represent the nation globally is just like asking for the moon. Despite the fact that the women team largely gone unnoticed and most Pakistanis are still unknowing the fact that Pakistan has a women's cricket team, the green girls persistently show their performance and raise the national flag in International arena.
Although all team members are doing really well in this scenario but I like to mention the name of Sana Mir, captain of Pakistan's cricket team. She led her team to an Asian Games Gold medal in 2010. Her marvelous leg spin bowling stood her at the 8th step with 607 points in the list for bowlers. She is the only Pakistani in the ICC T 20 Rankings for women. (click here to read more). Hope Pakistan green girls will do great in T20.
watch the video Video by Sara Faruqi and Hafsa Adil, text by Taimur Sikander.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
The World of Malala
The World of Malala
Today I am not writing but copying a post about #Malala written by Ashraf Chaudhry, which he posted on his Facebook page with the title of
The world must know that we had women governor in Pakistan
(Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan) when women in Switzerland were not eligible to cast votes.
The World in general and USA in particular must know that Pakistan had women opposition leader in the times when fragile and black Miss Rosa Parks was being beaten in the bus in Montgomery, Alabama for sitting on the seat reserved for white people.
Pakistan had women Prime Minister twice. Pakistan has had Speaker National Assembly and Governor State Bank.
Recently I was in Quetta, a conservative city, I addressed the students for three days. Halls were packed with girls and boys. No discrimination at all.
Pakistan is a land of diverse cultures. An incident in one part of Pakistan should not be used to malign and tarnish the image of entire Pakistan. Attack on her is condemnable but the way she is being misused, abused and exploited is more condemnable.
The Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in the world, Arfa Karim, is from Pakistan. The Fastest Women in South Asia, Naseem Hameed, is from Pakistan. Women in Pakistan are flying latest war jets, they are doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs.
If one section in Pakistan is chained and enslaved, that is, media. Give dollars to the owners of TV Channels and newspapers, they can sell their souls.
Today I am not writing but copying a post about #Malala written by Ashraf Chaudhry, which he posted on his Facebook page with the title of
|Malala Yousufzai
" To the World of #Malala via Ashraf Chaudhry "
The world must know that we had women governor in Pakistan
The innocent and impressionable Malala is being misused to portray image of Pakistan as if it a country of barbaric people where girls are chained and denied of education. The world must know that Pakistan's schools and colleges are full of girls and boys, no discrimination at all. The culture of one tribal belt does not represent Pakistan. By the way, Swat, Malala's home town, has the highest literacy in Pakistan.
(Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan) when women in Switzerland were not eligible to cast votes.
The World in general and USA in particular must know that Pakistan had women opposition leader in the times when fragile and black Miss Rosa Parks was being beaten in the bus in Montgomery, Alabama for sitting on the seat reserved for white people.
Pakistan had women Prime Minister twice. Pakistan has had Speaker National Assembly and Governor State Bank.
Recently I was in Quetta, a conservative city, I addressed the students for three days. Halls were packed with girls and boys. No discrimination at all.
Pakistan is a land of diverse cultures. An incident in one part of Pakistan should not be used to malign and tarnish the image of entire Pakistan. Attack on her is condemnable but the way she is being misused, abused and exploited is more condemnable.
The Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in the world, Arfa Karim, is from Pakistan. The Fastest Women in South Asia, Naseem Hameed, is from Pakistan. Women in Pakistan are flying latest war jets, they are doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs.
If one section in Pakistan is chained and enslaved, that is, media. Give dollars to the owners of TV Channels and newspapers, they can sell their souls.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
Different Roles of Pakistani Women in Society
Women, The most important part of any society around the globe, including Pakistan perform their duties as an active part of their countries , societies and families very well.
Pakistani women either educated or uneducated, from rural areas or urban areas, working or non working, they are also an awaken part of our society and play a vital role in our society, we can see, they play role in every field and perform very well.
No doubt we have a long list of amazing women who made us proud in the world. We have women Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers, Teachers, Scientists, Pilots, Politicians, Artists, Journalists, Writers, IT professionals etc etc etc....., even if they are not educated they worked at their own level, working in fields, at homes and help their families financially and emotionally as well.
Posting few pictures of well known Pakistani women.
|Ms. Fatima Jinnah
|Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz
|Begum Shaista IKram Ullah
|Begum Rana Liaquat Ali Khan
|Beanazir Bhutto
|Hina Rabbani
|Marvi Memon
|Dr. Farzana Shaheen
|Mariam Sultana
Fighter Pilot
|Ayesha Farooq
|Bano Qudsia
|Bapsi Sidhwa
|Haseena Moin
|fatima suraiya bajia
|Ayesha Siddiqua
|Nimra Salim
|Mehnaz Begum
|Madam Noor Jehan
|Farida Khanam
There are more and more and more will add some more pics soon
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
Women Friendly Organization
Beaconhouse School System
A Women Friendly Organization
We all always talk about the injustice and inequality with the women in our country, although these are the realities and one should never deny but while talking about these cruelness of society and people we should never forget about the people and organizations who are working remarkably for the benefit of women in our country.
Beaconhouse School System is one of those. Mrs. Nasreen Kasuri, the chairperson of beaconhouse school system founded it in 1975 and now it is the largest school system of its kind in the world. As far as Mrs. Kasuri's significant role in developing the private education sector in Pakistan, she has also played an important role in women's empowerment in the country.
|Happy women employees of Beaconhouse School System
Beaconhouse School system hire women, pay them a very smart salary and a provide them a great environment to work with a peace of mind and above all, the system trained them , groomed them, and polished them not only to make them a better employee for the system but it helps to transformed them as confident qualified individuals, by this, the system not only get benefits for its own but it injects power in our society and in our country's economy too. These qualified, trained and confident women are working as a silent support system for our socitey and country as well. These women share their abilities and skills with their families, friends and off course with the society . Beaconhouse school system is doing such a remarkable job for women's professional development and providing them an excellent environment to work and grow professionally.
I am proud of myself as a part of Beaconhouse School Systems and thankful to the system for working for the betterment of Pakistani women in this society where we badly needed
" Women Friendly Organizations".
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
Global Entrepreneurship Week – A Road Map Of Entrepreneurs
Young Female Entrepreneurs, Future of Pakistan....
Brian Tracy said , " A society is prosperous only to the degree to which it rewards and encourages entrepreneurial activity because it is the entrepreneurs and their activities that are the critical determinant of the level of success, prosperity, growth and opportunity in any economy.
Unfortunately Pakistan has the lowest entrepreneurial activity in South Asia, and this about the whole, if we talk about women entrepreneurship in Pakistan the situation is worst. Women have strong economic rights in Islam and there is a tradition of women in business,women entrepreneurs face larger obstacles in accessing credit, training, networks and information, barriers in the legal and policy framework and as a result may not achieve. Women entrepreneurship is also considered very important for women empowerment. There are several reasons which stop young men and women of our country to start their own business and join the entrepreneurs ' community.
This week is being celebrated as Global Entrepreneurship Week around the globe to promote entrepreneurial activities in the region and to provide a platform to youngsters where they can share not only different ideas but their fears and their ambitions with each other. In Karachi GEW was organized by CIPE and celebrated at Marriott, where the lead speakers of the session were Hammad Siddiqui ( social media strategist and Deputy Country Director CIPE ) , Talha Ansari (Director at Xenith PR & event) and Kamal Faridi (CEO at 22 four).
A thoughtful session where different thoughts were shared by mainly the students from IBA, ZABIST, Indus Valley school of Art and different universities and institutions of Karachi. What I like most about the session is the presence and active participation of young female students or I must say future entrepreneurs in a large number. The all young females took an active part in the discussion and share their brilliant ideas with others they also discussed about the problems they faced and the problems they could be face i.e
- Law & enforcement situation
- Society hurdles
- lack of facilities
- legal problems
- financial issues
- family bounding.
In the same country where young females would not be allowed to get education I can see the young girls presenting their ideas about their future business, they are discussing about how they can solve the problems and clear their way to success. I left the room with a new hope of betterment of our society. Thank you CIPE for creating an opportunity for the young females in this male entrepreneurial world. :)
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
Violence against women rise in Pakistan.
Violence against women rise in Pakistan.
|violence against women raise in Pakistan
In 2011 Violence against women in Pakistan has been increased 6.74 per cent as compared to 2010.
A newly issued report of Aurat Foundation (AF) a leading women's rights organization. Says that , "8539 different incidents of violence occurred against women in different parts of Pakistan which shows 6.74 per cent increase in violence against women in 2011 as compared to 2010."
The report says the number of violence against women remained high in Punjab where 6188 cases of violence against women have been registered, 1316 in Sindh, 694 in Kyber Pakhtunkhowa (KPK) and 193 in Balochistan. "322 women were killed in the name of honour in Punjab, 266 in Sindh, 86 in Balochistan and 30 cases were surfaced in KPK in 2011" the report added. According to the report the number of reported cases of rape and gang rape are 827 and 734 have been reported in Punjab. for more click here
In Pakistan the total population is 180million, amongst which women make 51% of the whole population. There have been 2nd class citizenship given to women. The laws against domestic violence is not executed at all. In the year 2011 more than 8,000 cases of offenses against women were reported in media. The unreported are still beneath the attention of laws.
At any day, pick a news paper, you will find a report about violence of any kind against women.
Pakistani women denied right to work late.
In Pakistan the total population is 180million, amongst which women make 51% of the whole population. There have been 2nd class citizenship given to women. The laws against domestic violence is not executed at all. In the year 2011 more than 8,000 cases of offenses against women were reported in media. The unreported are still beneath the attention of laws.
At any day, pick a news paper, you will find a report about violence of any kind against women.
What are the forms of violence against women?
In Pakistan, in addition to the obvious brutalities to victimize females such as the physical and psychological violence, gross injustice like lack of independence to women in their personal choices and the absence of fair opportunities in life exists as well. In most cases, society and culture work hand in hand against the common Pakistani woman. Below are some examples:
- This all happens in our society because we live in a society where men were and are still considered to be the bread-winner.
- Parents pampering the boy child and discriminating the girl child which gives a superiority complex to most typical males in our society.
- Illiteracy and extremism is a big cause.
- Forced marriages are still a form of torture prevalent throughout the country.
The United Nations estimates that nearly 70 per cent of women in the world suffer from some form of violence during their lifetime; in Pakistan perhaps the percentage is even higher. for more click here. The bottom line is violence prevails because we allow it to.
The time has come that we should take a stand and try to stop all kinds of violence against women in our own households and the women who work outside their homes.
Watch this video..... think!!!!
I hope you will do your part and will rise at least your voice against the Violence. you can register your voice by commenting on this blog.....Speak up!!!!!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
Who stops Pakistani women to Vote ?
|A women cast her vote in a polling station
Who stops Pakistani women to Vote ?
Women's suffrage ( is the right of women to vote and to run for office) has been achieved at various times in various countries throughout the world. In many countries women's suffrage was granted before universal suffrage, so women (and men) from certain classes or races were still unable to vote, while some granted it to both sexes at the same time. According to a timeline lists years when women's suffrage was enacted in various places.
Pakistan declared independence on the 14th of August 1947. In 1956 right to vote extended to national level, previously only literate women could vote, yes according to Constitution of Pakistan women can vote, they have equal rights - but in certain areas men do not allow them to go outside of the house to cast their vote. Women may face two distinct barriers to exercising their right to vote. First, costs of participation may be too high. Traditions or cultural stereotypes may discourage the exercise. Second, women may have fewer or poorer sources of information about the significance of political participation or the balloting process. women are often not registered as voters because they face opposition from male household heads and that female turnout is low because women lack knowledge about the electoral system and about voting. wish to read more, click here.
Women constitute for more than fifty percent of the population of Pakistan. Their participation in the elections is vital to ensure election of right candidate. However if one looks at the women participation in the past elections a sad reality comes to light that their participation has been less than expected. The women in urban areas have to some extent participated in the elections and casted their votes however the percentage has been quite low. Even the highly educated women often stay away from casting their vote. In the rural areas the situation is even worse. Either the women do not cast their votes at all or they act on the advice of the male members of the family. This way often not so deserving candidates get elected and deserving ones lose. The low voter turnaround among women voters is further highlighted by the fact that in 2008 elections average male voter turnaround in the country was almost 49.8% while in women voters it was almost 39.7%.
Women really want to go outside but they're not allowed to. They are dependent on men. In big cities it is different but in some areas, traditions are very strong so they can't.
There are two very different realities. There are women who have become prominent figures in every field of life. They are ministers, members of national and provincial assemblies and political leaders, but on the other hand, there are other women who are the most oppressed class of society. There are many areas in the country where women are deprived from their right of casting votes including Mardan, Shangla and other area like Mianwali. A modern history states that elders and religious leaders attempted to prevent female participation by threatening punishment against tribesmen whose women registered, leading to under-registration in the female population. In 2008, the Taliban ordered women in the FATA regions of Bajaur, Kurram and Mohmand not to vote under threat of "serious punishment," while Mangal Bagh, chief of the Lashkar-e-Islam, forbade women to vote in the Jamrud and Bara subdivisions of the Khyber Agency. Not only in KPK or tribal areas wherever we have feudal system or have a low or no literacy rate women not allowed to poll.
watch the video
A very good article to read about women polling, click here to read.
Dear readers, please feel free to write your comments as well as your suggestion to increase percentage of women voters in Pakistan.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
Pakistani women in Asian Championship
Pakistani women in Asian Championship
There is no doubt that Pakistani women are really really talented in all parts of life even in sport fields. Now two young Pakistani females prove it again that they have a lot to show, now the world will see their talent in Asian Championship and the field is very masculine
" Karate".
Beenish Akbar and Kulsoom will become the first female karate players to represent Pakistan in a continental tournament after they were named in the eight-member squad for the Asian Championship.
Pakistan Karate Federation president Mohammad Jehangir, said, " "These women have a lot of talent and we are here to promote them. We have taken a huge step but I have realistic expectations. They are talented and will benefit from the experience and exposure."
In South Asian Karate Championship held in New Delhi, Kulsum winning two gold, a silver and bronze medal and Beenish Akbar claiming two gold and a bronze medal. On arrival from New Delhi a member of the Pakistani squad said ; "The female members were ecstatic as well and appreciated the work put in by the coaching staff that yielded the positive result."
Pakistani people and Pakistani sports officials specially should appreciate them and Pakistani media should bring these two talented female in light, so the others also get inspiration and young girls involve themselves in sports and parents dont stop them to do so.
Women have the Nation's future in their hands, Support them.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
Who Killed Farida Afridi?
|Farida Afridi, Co- founder of Women's Group in Pakistan
Who Killed Farida Afridi?:(
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the killing of Farida Afridi, a social worker.
In a meeting held on Thursday, HRCP said:
"It is a matter of grave concern that the risks facing human rights defenders and those working to ameliorate the lot of marginalised segments remain very high across the country. HRCP is utterly shocked at the targeted killing of Farida Afridi, whose only crime was working for the uplift of women in an area where they need such help the most.
Farida, together with her sister, Noorzia Afridi, co-founded SAWERA. At a young age, the sisters chose to devote their lives to promoting women's empowerment and peace in the tribal regions of Pakistan. Despite this, that we should help them or praise them, our society do no give them the right to stay alive.
Our hearts go out to Noorzia and their parents, family and friends. We hope they get at least some comfort in knowing that Farida has already helped many, in her short life.
This incident once again highlight the level of brutalisation that Pakistani society has reached.
To read more about Afridi Sisters please click here.
Mohammad Ali Jinnah, 1944 - 'Founding Father' of Pakistan said;
No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you; we are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses as prisoners. There is no sanction anywhere for the deplorable condition in which our women have to live."
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Posted by Fahmina Arshad


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Ireland: Development Ally or Tax Haven?
7 February 2018
Comhlámh's First Wednesday Debate, hosted with Debt and Development Coalition Ireland (DDCI), looks at tax justice at a time when Ireland's tax practices are with regard to multinationals are coming under increasing scrutiny. Recent figures suggest that more than $200 billion a year is lost to developing countries through tax avoidance, more than is received in aid. As Ireland's development actors come together to achieve the SDGs, is it time to ask whether by facilitating multinationals to reduce their tax payments, we undermine our development efforts?
Speakers include John Christensen from the Tax Justice Network UK, Mary Cosgrove (Lecturer, NUIG) and Maeve Bateman (Director, DDCI). Join us to discuss whether Ireland's international tax practices undermine our overseas development objectives.
When: Wednesday 7th February 2018, 7pm
Where: Teacher's Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1
Speaker bios
Mary Cosgrove
Mary is a lecturer of tax and accountancy at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway and a doctoral candidate at the Irish Centre for Human Rights. She worked as a tax adviser for over 15 years, during which time she held tax managerial roles in a variety of organisations including a "Big 4" accountancy firm and a multinational enterprise. Mary holds an LL.M in International Human Rights Law from the Irish Centre for Human Rights in addition to Bachelor degrees in Law and Commerce and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
John Christensen
John is the Chairperson of the Tax Justice Network and was its founding Executive Director. Trained as a forensic auditor and economist, he has worked in many countries around the world, including a period of working in offshore financial services with Touche Ross & Co. For 11 years he was an economic adviser to the government of the British Channel Island of Jersey. His research on offshore finance has been widely published in books and academic journals, and John has taken part in many films, television documentaries and radio programmes.
Maeve Bateman
Maeve is the Director of Debt and Development Coalition Ireland. DDCI is a financial justice organisation which conducts research, campaign and education work on debt and tax justice and is a founding member of the Irish Tax Justice Network. Maeve recently authored the Irish chapter in the European-wide report 'Tax Games - the Race to the Bottom.' She has worked on issues of social justice, both local and global, for more than ten years, with a particular focus on achieving economic and social rights and ending inequality.
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GDPR - 1 year to go
In exactly 12 months time the General Data Protection Regulation will come into force. It brings with it the biggest change to data protection law in 20 years.
All businesses will be affected by this change, regardless of size, sector or turnover. If you haven't started thinking about what changes your business needs to make in order to comply with the GDPR, you must do so now. We believe that it will take the average business in the region of 12 to 15 months to ensure that it is properly compliant.
Here are some of the key changes from the GDPR:
- Fines for breach of the law will increase from £500,000 to an upper limit of €20m or 4% of worldwide turnover, whichever is the higher
- All businesses will need to have a dedicated data protection officer where the business conducts regular and systematic monitoring of data subjects on a large scale
- All businesses will need to report data security breaches to the Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach
- Using opt-outs and pre-ticked boxes for consent will no longer be valid. Any business using these consents after 25 May 2018 will need to seek new consent or else stop processing that personal data
- Individuals will have a new right to be forgotten, meaning that businesses must erase that individual's data when requested to do so.
We are working with businesses from all sectors of all shapes and sizes to help get them GDPR-compliant. Ideally, businesses should be following the timeline below. If you're not, don't panic, it's not too late. But time is getting tight with the GDPR.
2017 Quarter 1: Planning. By the end of the first quarter most businesses should have a plan in place for GDPR compliance which includes things like (1) who is taking internal ownership of this compliance project (2) what is the scope of the project (3) what internal and external resource is needed to deliver this project? This is also the time to start training staff on the changes in the law.
2017 Quarter 2: Compliance Analysis. This is essentially a data audit for GDPR purposes which highlights key risks within the business and conducts gap analysis. It will involve speaking to key stakeholders and departments. The results will feed into your GDPR action plan.
2017 Quarter 3: GDPR Action Plan. By this point you should have your action plan in place and be implementing the changes in that plan. Those changes could include enhanced security, better organisational and reporting processes, new policies and renegotiation of key contract terms.
2017 Quarter 4 and 2018 Quarter 1: By the end of quarter 1 2018 the GDPR action plan should be finalised with all key risks resolved. If you haven't already done so, this is the time to nominate a data protection officer.
GDPR comes into force (25 May 2018). Ensure on-going monitoring and compliance.
If you want to find out more about these changes and how they can affect your business, contact Matthew Holman.


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My art is in the toilet! This is not a depressing thing. Actually I feel quite happy about it as where else do people have a few moments alone and time to actually look at art without any distractions. The painting I am talking about is Golden Sax, a very vibrant work in reds and golds and on the deep red wall in the toilet, it looks fantastic! The painting is in a show at Rev Coffee in Smyrna, just out of Atlanta. This is a fun coffee shop with an eclectic feel. They have lots of art on the wall and at night there is live music. The show opening last night had a really good feel and the coffee they make there is some of the best I have had.
When will I learn?
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Trial Profile
Phase II study of CC-5013 [lenalidomide] in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC)
Phase of Trial: Phase II
Latest Information Update: 25 Apr 2017
At a glance
- Drugs Lenalidomide (Primary)
- Indications Renal cancer
- Focus Therapeutic Use
- 18 Apr 2017 Status changed from active, no longer recruiting to completed.
- 12 Feb 2009 Additional lead investigator identified as reported by ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 12-2-2009.
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text: I do love a man in uniform so I was in for a bit of a treat as there were 8 of them at Georgina and Mike's wedding on Sunday. Mike looked particularly handsome in his navy uniform, but was completely outshone by his stunning new wife Georgina, although she claimed that she never wore dresses Georgina pulled off the blushing Bride perfectly. Gorgeous sunshine over The Grange all afternoon allowed us to use the vast grounds for some romantic pictures of the Happy Couple.


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Today is this guy's birthday. I'm pretty fond of him.
It marks the last birthday we will celebrate in Singapore.
I have mixed feelings about that.
Aaron does not. He's ready to celebrate birthdays with Boulevard Wheat again.
That's not a bad idea. Not a bad idea at all.
Bring it.
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Trespass in Scotland - law or myth?
This question regularly arises and most people are surprised to learn that there is a law of trespass in Scotland.
Trespass is the temporary intrusion into land (or the airspace above land) which have not been authorised by the owner of the land. Trespass can be committed by persons, animals or things and common examples include:
- taking a short-cut through someone else's garden;
- travellers setting up camp on ground which they do not own; and
- cranes used in construction projects which over sail neighbouring land.
Trespass is generally dealt with by first asking the trespasser not to trespass again or, in the case of those who have set up camp, by asking them to move. Should that not work, the owner may apply to the court for an order preventing the trespasser from continuing with the trespass or for removal.
Although trespass is usually treated as a civil matter, there are specific statutes which make trespass a crime. For example the Trespass (Scotland) Act 1865 makes it an offence to lodge or encamp on private property.
Although the owner of land is generally entitled to prevent encroachments, there are some exceptions to that. The "right to roam" legislation gives members of the public to cross land for recreational purposes provided they exercise the right reasonably and provided it does not adversely affect privacy of the landowner. Another example is The Civil Aviation Act 1982 which allows aeroplanes to fly through the airspace above land.
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When I was younger I had a bead weaving loom very similar to this one:
Here is what I came up with:
A lego loom!
Yea that's right, I have lego in my apartment .. I'm an industrial designer, what can I say. I fashioned this makeshift loom and away I went.
In the end I attached the weaved beads to the moccasins by stitching them in place and adding glue to hold stray threads out of the way.
I'm very happy with the result!
I hope you had a good weekend!


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I've discovered that writing in a journal is terribly habit-forming, and I'm not one who breaks habits easily. We defeated the Seated Five and came to terms with the invading Blendings from Astinda, but those victories just meant that our hardest jobs were still ahead of us. We could no longer deny the fact that we
be Seated as rulers of the empire, even if we still weren't terribly happy about the idea. A lot of changes had to be made, and with too many of those changes we were the only ones who would be able to accomplish them. Like letting the world know that we were the first Sixfold Blending… Adding the talent of Sight would
be like adding the balancing force of Spirit…
It wasn't necessary to have Sight magic to know that we would soon dampen the delight of many of those who now followed us. The question was, would the dampening go all the way to full drowning…?
Naran Whist sipped quietly from her cup of tea as she watched and listened to the discussion going on among her Blendingmates in the house they continued, for the moment, to occupy. It was still a thrill to realize that she
a full member of the group, an experience she'd never before had in her life. She'd always thought of herself as a complete freak, but now she not only had people she belonged among completely, she'd discovered she wasn't quite as unique as she'd feared.
A private smile curved Naran's lips, the tenor of her thoughts causing the amusement. The world held quite a lot of people who would have been delighted to find themselves to be unique, but that was only because they hadn't had
experience with the condition. Living all alone in a world filled with strangers, terrified that someone would find out just how different she really was… The time had been as far from pleasant as it was possible to imagine…
"What do
think, love?" Rion asked suddenly from his place beside her, his hand tightening gently around her own. "Do you see something that would affect our decision one way or the other?"
"I'm sorry, my love, but I'm afraid I was daydreaming a bit," Naran admitted with an apologetic glance for the others, her cheeks warming very faintly. "The woolgathering kept me from hearing the last of what was said."
"You're entitled to be distracted at the very least, Naran," Jovvi told her at once with one of those beautiful smiles. "Finding out you're not alone in the world after all must be a delight, but almost an overwhelming one after so long a time of believing otherwise."
"And if anyone should know how that feels, I'm the one," Tamrissa put in with understanding amusement. "It isn't fun to stand against the world all by yourself."
"Nor is it pleasant to be cut off from all the rest of humanity save for one solitary individual," Rion agreed with his own sweet smile. "I, too, have some idea of your feelings, my love, but not entirely. I was not left on my own at a very tender age."
"But Jovvi was, so she must have the best idea of what Naran went through," Lorand put in with clear commiseration for both of the women he mentioned. "I may not have gotten along completely well with my family, but I still felt myself a part of them."
"And I'm feelin' almost guilty," Vallant offered with an uncomfortable expression on his face. "Of all of us, I'm the only one who had a family he both loved and
to be a part of. With that in mind,
the odd one in this group."
"That's right, you are!" Tamrissa exclaimed with a wicked gleam in her eyes as she put a hand to Vallant's face. "My poor dear, the only one to be cursed with a loving family. How my heart goes out to you."
"Don't tease him, Tamrissa," Lorand scolded lightly with a chuckle as Vallant looked at her with narrowed eyes. "My family was fairly loving too, or would have been without the pressures put on my father by the nobility. If Vallant is odd, then I'm almost the same."
"Thank you, Lorand," Vallant said politely, pretending to be very formal while looking at Tamrissa coolly. "It obviously takes a gentleman to understand another gentleman's position. What a shame some
are bereft of all compassion for a man they've been
to feel something for."
"Claiming?" Tamrissa echoed at once, that gleam still in her eyes. "I
haven't made any claims like that, not as far as
can remember. Has anyone here heard me say anything like that?"
"No, not a soul," Jovvi answered with a laugh as Vallant bent a really stern look on Tamrissa. "But since we do need to make a decision, let's get back to what we were discussing. Naran, we were trying to decide whether to introduce the members of your link groups to our five-member Blendings, or to ask Dom Ardanis to send more of his people who might want to join a Blending. Everyone will need a wide choice, I think, so I'd like to hear your opinion."
"My opinion is that the question is more involved than that, and also less involved," Naran answered with a small laugh. "I know my response was no help at all, but that's because the situation is really two situations. May I explain?"
"No, Naran, absolutely not," Tamrissa answered dryly as everyone else nodded or urged Naran to continue with words of encouragement. "We
being completely confused and in the dark."
"Now you're teasing Naran, Tamrissa," Lorand said with a good deal of surprise evident. "And it's just come to me that you've been doing a lot of teasing today. Has something happened to change your usual mood that the rest of us don't know about?"
"Jovvi says my new mood is relief at surviving after coming so close to dying," Tamrissa answered with a small, faintly embarrassed laugh, sending her glance to everyone in addition to Lorand. "She also said the new mood won't last forever, and before you know it I'll be back to my usual sedately shy self. Won't that be a relief?"
"I'm still thinkin' about that," Vallant countered dryly, making the rest of them chuckle. "Meanwhile, why don't we let Naran get on with explainin' what she means?"
"To begin with, there's a situation we've spoken about, but not really thought all the way through," Naran said before Tamrissa could distract everyone with more teasing. "You've already begun to show others how to Blend, but so far there are only a double handful of other Blendings besides ours. All the rest of our people are in link groups, which we needed for fighting purposes. When are the members of those link groups going to be allowed to form Blendings of their own?"
"You know, I never really stopped to think about that," Jovvi acknowledged with brows high, seemingly as surprised as everyone else. "But you do happen to be right, so we ought to discuss the point right now. Link groups can be formed by any five people with the same talent, but Blendings
have people who have some interest in each other. Until now, most of our followers haven't had the chance to get to know each other."
"So that means we need to throw a really big party," Tamrissa said, her frown of concentration showing Naran that the Fire magic user considered the matter a serious one. "We introduce everyone to everyone else, and then they can all look into forming Blendings. If something comes up where we need the tandem link groups, ten new Blendings will give us the link groups as easily as link groups alone."
"That's a good point," Lorand agreed with an equally thoughtful nod. "There's no real reason for our people not to form their own Blendings, but what about everyone else? How and when are we going to show the people in the rest of the empire how to Blend?"
"It isn't goin' to be done all at once, that's for sure," Vallant said, his expression faintly vexed. "We'll have to start with the people here in Gan Garee, and then send teachers to the other parts of the empire. By then we might know how to handle the problems that come up."
"I agree that we need to do it a little bit at a time," Jovvi said as Rion nodded, both of them looking just as thoughtful as the others did. "A party is a good idea, Tamma, and we ought to hold it in the palace when we move in. But that still doesn't answer our question about your peers, Naran. Will we just be inviting your link groups, or as many others as Dom Ardanis cares to send?"
"Jovvi, you won't need to
anyone with Sight talent," Naran pointed out gently, matching her smile to the words. "If you feel you'd like to be formal you can issue general invitations, but those who will be joining Blendings already know where it will happen – and they'll be at the party."
"Obviously we all have adjustments to make in our thinking," Rion said ruefully as the others reacted in different ways. Jovvi closed her eyes before putting her head back, Tamrissa shook her head with a sigh, and Lorand and Vallant groaned. "It never occurred to me that your talent peers would already know that."
"It's fairly clear that we all should have known," Jovvi said with a headshake of self-annoyance. "And the way you mentioned Tamma's idea of a party… Am I correct in assuming that it was a strong possibility even before Tamma mentioned it?"
"It was a strong possibility then, but it's a near certainty now," Naran agreed, examining the shadows again even as she spoke. "We'll also be turning over this house to the people from Astinda fairly soon, to let them get on with processing the former nobles. Our being here is only slowing the processing."
"And it's time we relocated anyway," Tamrissa put in with a sigh of accepting the inevitable. "If we try to delay any longer, most of our 'followers' will get so frustrated that they'll haul us bodily to the palace and toss us in. If we're going to do this, we have to do it right."
"And we've already decided we're going to do it," Jovvi agreed with the same kind of sigh. "That means any more foot-dragging is just plain silly, so let's stop talking and start doing. Does anyone have a reason why we
go to the palace right now?"
None of the others cared to put forward a note of dissention, which made Naran smile to herself. The shadows had already told her that the decision to go at once would most likely be made right now, but there was no need to mention that. Too much foreknowledge seemed to make people feel as though they were being manipulated by events rather than doing the manipulating themselves. Some events
force certain actions, but those actions were never the only options available. They were usually the
available, but some people still felt a need to choose second best.
Naran had no idea why that was, but when the others began to gather themselves together, she did the same. Something she did know about was one of the things that awaited them in the palace: her instruction on the
best ways to use her talent would begin once they were settled. The thought filled her with more excitement than any of the others could possibly be feeling right now, which made her really wish everyone would hurry…
Jovvi waited beside Lorand as their horses were brought out of the stables, a million plans and necessities buzzing around in her head. It really didn't make much sense for them to hold off on taking up residence in the palace, and they'd decided to start things off right. Instead of using the coaches some of their followers had expected them to show themselves off in, their Blending would arrive at the palace on horseback. That informal an arrival should give the first hint that the new Seated Blending meant to institute changes…
"I wonder if anyone will realize why our 'escort' is so large," Lorand commented as he watched the horses being brought out. "Having our link groups with us probably won't excite much comment right now, but in a little while everyone will know who they are – and wonder why we feel we need the protection."
"If anyone asks, we'll tell them," Tamma put in, looking back over her shoulder at Lorand. "I seriously doubt if everyone with a grudge has already come at us, and I'd rather be safe than sorry. If anyone dislikes the idea of us wanting to protect ourselves, they can just look the other way to spare themselves the discomfort of seeing what we do."
"But we'll try not to put it quite that baldly," Jovvi said with a smile for Tamma's obviously fading teasing mood. "We'll be doing other things to protect ourselves, and some of those things will be more upsetting than having our link groups following us around."
"If we're goin' to be surrounded by armies of servants, I think we have a right to know where they stand," Vallant put in, his tone a bit more reasonable than Tamma's had been. "We need to have our Blendin' entity check those people, and for that Jovvi especially needs her link groups."
That was the first of the things on Jovvi's list for doing as soon as they got to the palace, and one Jovvi wasn't looking forward to. Invading people's privacy left a bad taste in her mouth, but there was really no other choice. The usurping Blending had been poisoned more than once, and there was nothing to say that Eltrina Razas had been responsible for both occurrences.
"We're lucky there are so few servants left in the palace," Lorand said after nodding agreement with Vallant. "I'd just like to know what we're going to do if and when the former hordes try to return."
"Perhaps we ought to ask one or two of our other Blendings to oversee any additions to the palace staff," Rion suggested with the least bit of diffidence. "It won't be possible for us to do it all ourselves, after all, and the solution would help us a great deal if the members of the other Blendings aren't insulted by the request."
"That's a great idea, Rion, and I can't picture them getting insulted," Lorand said with a sudden brightening of a good deal of the gloom he'd been showing. "Those are people we've fought beside, after all, and interviewing the staff properly is something that will help keep us alive. On top of that, they can all use the practice at working in a Blending."
Everyone agreed with that, and then they separated to go to their respective horses. Once Jovvi was mounted, she waited until they were moving toward the road before she urged her mount close to Lorand's.
"I think Rion was afraid that his suggestion sounded too much like the way the nobility assigned tasks to underlings," Jovvi murmured to a partially attentive Lorand. "Your endorsement of the idea made him feel quite a lot better, so now it's
turn. What do
need to make you feel better?"
"If you're asking about what's bothering me, the answer isn't hard to put into words," Lorand replied, giving Jovvi the impression he groped for more than just what to say. "All those members of the former nobility deserve to be made to work for the Astindans, repairing the destruction they caused either actively or passively. The one thing I
haven't come to terms with, though, is also sending along their children. I'm not sure that that's right."
Jovvi hadn't missed seeing the crowds of people around the house they'd appropriated, most of them the former nobles of the empire. The rest were guardsmen from both the empire and Astinda, and some of the former nobles were still trying to assert their "rights."
One smaller group, though, contained children of various ages, from young teenagers all the way down to infants in arms. The vast majority of those infants were being held by nurses, with only one single exception to that rule.
"I think I should have mentioned sooner that I've already spoken to the Astindans about that very point," Jovvi said, feeling a flash of guilt for having forgotten. "They really are men and women of honor, and don't believe in condemning those who are guiltless. Children can't be considered a part of what was done to their country, so
children are being examined with something else in mind: whether or not they've been ruined beyond redemption by the way they were raised."
"What do you mean by 'beyond redemption,'" Lorand asked, his disturbance clearly lessened. "Those children also aren't responsible for the way they were raised."
"Of course they're not responsible," Jovvi agreed with a touch to Lorand's arm. "But you have to remember that most of them have been shaped by that upbringing, and that majority will act just as their parents have. Neither we nor the Astindans have a place for people who think they were born to be deferred to and pampered. The children who see themselves that way will be put to work beside their parents, in the hope that they'll outgrow the attitude."
"And the rest?" Lorand asked, his emotions perfectly clear. He hated the idea of condemning children, and hated even more not being able to argue the need. "Are they also going to be put to work for the 'good of their characters'?"
"The others will be adopted by people in Astinda who lost their own children to the madness of the invasion," Jovvi answered, wishing with all her heart that she was able to ease Lorand's distress. But his strength had grown beyond her ability to touch, so he would have to find his own easing… "Our people would have to make room for extra mouths to feed, and there would always be a resentment against those children from
someone. In Astinda their new parents will be told only that the children are orphans, so they now have a chance to be raised with love. And there
going to be an exception to the general rule. Did you see that one well-dressed young woman holding an infant?"
"How could I miss it?" Lorand asked, glancing over his shoulder at the group they'd passed. "She stood there glaring around at the world as if daring
to take the child she held."
"That's because she doesn't yet know she'll be the sole exception to having to give up her child," Jovvi told him, finally finding a reason to smile. "The main Astindan Blending has already examined her, and found that the usual attitudes of the nobility haven't taken well in her. She has very little respect or liking for the rest of her class, and she loves her child fiercely. She'll be sent out with the next group being taken to Astinda, but she'll be separated from the others almost at once. She hasn't been separated now for her own protection."
"Yes, the rest of those stiff-necked fools would blame
for the way she was treated, and would certainly consider her a traitor." Lorand nodded distractedly, his agreement clear. "So at least that's one saved, out of – how many?"
"There are a few others who also won't be forced to do the backbreaking work," Jovvi said, sighing over the same picture that Lorand now looked at inwardly. "Some of those people are more victim than noble, and the Astindans hope to find a way to reverse the way they were ruined. But as far as the rest goes… Lorand, we
to find a way to keep our own people and their children from turning into the same kind of parasites. If we don't think of something
now, it's bound to happen."
"Yes, people do commit the worst horrors in the name of love, don't they," Lorand agreed with a matching sigh. "I wish I could say I knew exactly how to stop it, but I don't have the first clue. Hopefully something will come to one of us once we settle down into a routine."
Jovvi nodded and let the conversation drop, but her mind still worried at the need along with a hundred others. There was so
that had to be done, all of it important if not downright crucial. Jovvi had been losing sleep over the worries, a lack that looked as though it would continue for a while…
The ride to the palace was uneventful, as was actually entering the palace grounds. The day was a bit overcast, promising rain for some later time, but Jovvi didn't ask Lorand about the rain. The temperature was still warm enough that the Astindans probably would make no effort to give the former nobles shelter from the rain, and Lorand didn't need
to worry over along with the rest. Lorand was a beautiful human being, and Jovvi sometimes felt that
was more aware of the suffering of others than she was.
"At least we won't have hordes of people waiting to attack us with demands," Lorand murmured as they drew rein in front of the main entrance to the palace. "The guardsmen we left here are still at their stations, so no one should be inside but the servants who were left after we faced the former Five."
"I've definitely learned to be grateful for small favors," Jovvi agreed, dismounting without waiting for anyone to help. "And for the fact that there are still stable boys here."
In point of fact there were a lot of stable boys, all rushing out to take the reins of their horses. Even so not all of the horses would be taken to the stables at once, not with almost seventy-five people in their party.
"I thought ten boys would be enough," Vallant said after letting his reins be taken, looking around at the sudden flurry. "I left orders to have the boys be here when we arrived, but it looks like some of us are still goin' to be takin' care of our own horses."
"Some of the guardsmen are coming over to help," Lorand told Vallant with a smile of amusement. "And let me say how grateful I am that you dislike seeing to your own horse. I may be better at it than you are, but I don't like doing it any more than you do."
"Now that I know
to do it, I'm more than willing to let others have the honor," Tamma put in with her own amusement. "It's nice to know I can take care of myself if the need arises, but the rest of the time I prefer to be lazy."
"A perfect description of my own feelings," Rion agreed, voicing a small laugh as he took Naran's hand again. "I'm pleased no end that I'm able to look after myself, but prefer to leave exercising the talent for a time of need. And as soon as we've settled in, I even mean to learn how to cook."
Tamma immediately announced that she would join Rion in the cooking venture, and everyone, including members of the various link groups, put in their own opinions as they moved into the palace in a group. The guardsmen on duty remained at their posts outside, and the guardsmen they'd brought with them were off helping the stable boys with the horses.
The halls they walked through looked as deserted to Jovvi as they had the last time their Blending had entered the palace. With very few servants and no guardsmen that was to be expected, of course, but Jovvi still disliked the … almost brooding atmosphere. Something would have to be done about that as quickly as –
Suddenly a man appeared out of a nearby doorway, a man who was a complete stranger to them. He held a long knife in each of his hands, and he screamed madly as he began to run in order to close the few steps between him and his chosen targets: Jovvi and her Blendingmates.


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A Kamloops teen is in hospital after being stabbed Friday night.
RCMP Sgt. Brandon Buliziuk said on Feb. 2, at approximately 10 p.m., police responded to a disturbance in the Monarch Court area of Kamloops.
"A large party of youths were reported to be gathered and possibly fighting in the area. Further calls indicated that an individual may have been stabbed," said Buliziuk.
Police found a 17-year-old male who was suffering from what appeared to be a stab wound. The male victim was immediately admitted to hospital in serious condition.
"Information obtained throughout the investigation supported the arrest of a suspect at the scene of the incident. A 17-year-old male is in RCMP custody and will be appearing before the courts later today," said Buliziuk.


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At a time when the police are leaving no stone unturned to crack down on drunk-driving, the city on Sunday woke up to a fatal accident caused by an inebriated driver.
The accident took place on Road No. 10 at Jubilee Hills around 1 a.m. A play-school owner, who was driving his SUV while drunk, allegedly hit a two-wheeler, killing a 35-year-old woman and injuring two others.
According to the police, the deceased was identified as Masthani, a resident of Srinagar colony, who hailed from Tadepalligudem of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. The injured women, Anusha Reddy alias Priya Reddy (34), also from Tadepalligudem, and Anusha (20), a native of Rajahmundry, were battling for life at a private hospital.
"Masthani died while undergoing treatment at 3.20 a.m. on Sunday, while others are gregariously injured," the police said.
Police said the SUV driver, P. Vishnuvardhan (37), had attended a party in Kondapur and was on his way to Somajiguda when he hit the women's bike from behind. The victims were returning home to Srinagar colony from Kukatpally.
"The impact of the collision threw Masthani about eight feet away, resulting in a fatal head injury," a police official said. Jubilee Hills inspector K. Purna Chander said Vishuvardhan's blood alcohol-content was 206 mg.
After knocking down the bike, the panic-stricken driver tried to flee. In the process, he hit a median, damaging his car, the police said. The deceased was shifted to the Osmania General Hospital morgue for autopsy and the body was later handed over to the family.


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So, the other day I decided that my need for feedback outweighed my desire for my thoughts to remain private, and I posted a link to this blog to my facebook. I'm not yet sure it was a wise decision. Part of what keeps me from writing is the duty I feel toward the public to get everything right, so subjecting my thoughts to public scrutiny may stop me from writing, which would defeat the purpose. On the other hand, I want good feedback. It becomes even more difficult considering I plan on covering my thoughts on some controversial subjects (biblical criticism and feminism being two noteworthy ones), so I am afraid that I will misspeak and give people the wrong ideas, not to mention someone in the future digging up my writings and trying to defame me. So I don't know. All I can say is, Dear People of the Future: I was young and stupid, and look at the title of the blog for godsakes.
Anyway, I've kind of decided to continue my posts as part of a series using my new philosophical foundation of Judaism, and seeing how far I can go in creating a philosophical system. As a general rule, I don't like philosophical systems; religion is more often manifested in the brief but brilliant flash of insight than in carefully built structures. Nonetheless, I think I'm onto something that is at the very least original.
Anyway anyway, continuing with our series. I spoke last time about possibly rethinking Judaism as being not a system of commands from an authority figure, but as the content of a loving and committed relationship between two lovers, complete with attendant responsibilities and duties. With this different paradigm in hand, we can come to an understanding of how religion can change.
The first thing we have to acknowledge is that it does change. Judaism has changed over the course of its history, and the content of the Judaism we practice is different from that practiced by generations before it, different from the rishonim, from that of the talmud, and certainly from that of the avot. Denying this is, in a word, stupid, considering the mountains of evidence supporting this notion. (If this was a longer article or paper, I would present such evidence, but its not, so lets go ahead) This is not to say that everything has changed, or all change was accepted or accepted, don't get me wrong. But things have changed.
This, fact presents a philosophical problem: If we listen to the Torah, to Halakha, because it represents the command of God, how can we possibly change it? How can one disobey the direct orders of God, or weasel their way out of one by redefining the order? What kind of army or state can be run where laws can be changed?
If, however, we redefine our idea about the relationship between God and the Jewish People from Authority and Subjects to Beloved and Lover, we can better understand how this could happen. Relationships undergo change, as the people involved undergo their own changes. To give a likely bad example, someone who fell in love with another person due chiefly to their great beauty, the inadvisability of superficiality notwithstanding, could grow to love their partner's sharp wit as the beauty of youth fades. Sometimes, relationships actually need change. If a guy is a slob, leaving random detritus around the house, then when he moves in with his wife, that's going to need to change. As opposed to in an Authority-Subject paradigm, where the request for this change is laughable at best and insubordinate at worst, in this situation the wife is not asking for a divorce; she's just asking he pick up after himself sometimes. On the contrary, this is an attempt to improve and preserve the relationship. This is not to say all change is acceptable. If one of the parties in the relationship ends up becoming, say, a serial killer, this is a drastic change, and one that jeopardizes the relationship. In much the same vein, if a guy asks his wife to wear a blonde wig, speak in a texas twang, and start calling herself "Beatrice", that's gonna jeopardize their relationship, particularly if his wife's best friend is a blonde texan named Beatrice. This despite the fact that he is committed to continuing their relationship, so committed in fact, that he is willing to sacrifice his clear desire for Beatrice to continue being with his wife. Nonetheless, it is a bad change, signalling clearly that he does not really want to be with his wife anymore. Some changes are bad changes, because they undermine the very relationship they are meant
To bring it back to Judaism, changes in Judaism happen in response to changing realities. New philosophies have to be countered, and new societal developments have to be dealt with, so Judaism adapts to those changes both in hashkafa and halacha. The point of those changes is to improve and preserve the relationship between God and the Jewish people, to allow that relationship to continue in changing circumstances. What changes cannot do is undermine that relationship, to merely put God in a wig, so to speak.
This is all wonderful, but quite a bit theologically problematic. Can it really be that we demand God, the almighty and all-powerful, change his demands of us in the face of new realities? And that we make him change, like a scolding wife nagging her husband?
So here, we need to step outside our metaphor. God is not bowed in the face of changing realities, because he is behind those changing realities, the hand that animates the myriad different forces of history towards an eventual goal, the force larger than any individual, school, institution, state, or power. Don't misunderstand me, I'm not parroting a mere simplistic "God brought the hurricane because of the gays". I am saying that history moves forward in ways that transcend any simplistic explanation, and at a certain point, we may posit that there is someone or something pulling the strings. Reality has significance as a manifestation of God's will. It is of course, not the only manifestation of God's will. Revelation, the will of god revealed not through what is, but what ought to be, as conveyed to prophets and recorded in sacred texts, is the other way God has spoken to us.
Thus, we hear God in two different voices, the voice of revelation, and the voice of reality. Each must limit and temper the other. On one hand we cannot shut ourselves off from reality, retreating to the what we hear spoken by revelation, because reality has divine significance as well, and God means for us to interpret revelation within the confines of reality. On the other hand, we cannot just abandon the revealed will of God and throw ourselves fully into the tempestuous waters of current trends, not knowing where they will take us. Each must limit and constrain the other, and from this tension the true will of God, the combination of revelation and reality emerges.
An important corollary of this is that the deciding factor of the correctness of any halakhic is not its consonance with the original texts, because those texts are missing the element of the evaluation of current realities. What decides a halakhic's opinion's correctness is its ability to combine truth to the original sources with feasibility in its current atmosphere. The only way to judge that is by evaluating its acceptance within the Jewish community, which, as a whole balances the need to adhere to the original sources with the need to stay alive in reality. The Jewish community, in possession of revelation and possessed by reality, thus becomes the filter through which God's will is revealed on this earth, a laboratory of sorts where current trends are tested against texts, and the creations that emerge represent God's will.
This, of course, is an outsider's view of the system. Within the system, though, it remains purely the relationship between God and the Jewish people, a desire to abide by the the terms of the relationship but also maintain it.
I don't really have a great way to end this. I hope this isn't heresy. Good shabbos!


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Me: While pointing to some yellowish fluid on the countertop......"Oops! Looks like I got some pea juice on the counter."
David: "Pee juice??"....... along with a puzzled look.
Me: "Pea juice."
David: "You peed on the counter?"
Me: "PEA juice!"
David: "You don't have to say juice. Pee is the juice! But that still doesn't explain why there's pee on the counter."
Me: "No! Pea juice!"....While pulling my plate of PEAS out of the microwave.


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Puddings Gluten Free, High Protein
June 3, 2016
These fudgy brownies are free from flour, sugar and butter but are packed with protein. They are also insanely delicious and super simple to make. Fool your friends (and yourself) with healthy brownies that taste just like the real thing!
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35 mins
3 medium sweet potatoes
50g peanut flour
20g cocoa
8g baking powder
25g Reflex 100% Whey Protein Chocolate Peanut
50g peanut butter
2 eggs
1 Reflex Chocolate Peanut Caramel R-Bar
1Pierce the sweet potatoes and microwave for 10 mins.
2Mix together all dry ingredients - peanut flour, cocoa, baking powder & protein powder.
3Scrape out the cooked sweet potato flesh into a bowl.
4Add the peanut butter and eggs.
5Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir.
6Finally add the R-Bar chunks and stir.
7Add to a baking tray & bake for 20 mins at 180'c.
8Allow to cool and drizzle with peanut butter and sugar free chocolate sauce.
July 22, 2018
These brownies are just delicious- granted, I believe that brownies should always be warm so 20 secs in the microwave and oh my days 🙌🏻
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