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In particular, I worry that the need to produce something quantifiable and useful for donors will lead to an overemphasis on the measurable issues that matter most to those in the North, such as violence and security. Other issues – say, societal cleavages or inequitable institutions – that cannot be easily measured or that require deep engagement with local societies will be left out or undervalued.
The models we've used so far focus on issues that have no causal relationship with fragility (such as population growth and income levels); are products, rather than causes, of fragility (such as violence and corruption levels); or are based on Western political norms (such as regime type).
If it was up to me, I would develop a model that focused on the fundamental drivers of fragility.
Zooming in on societal and institutional dynamics
Societal and institutional dynamics frame how more formal institutions and processes work. They determine the quality of government, the inclusiveness of economic and political systems, and strength of the centripetal or centrifugal forces acting on society. They influence or even determine the factors – violence, resilience, institutions, justice, economy – that appeared in last year's OECD report.
A model built on the dynamics of institutions and society would require qualitative assessment. While this would not readily provide the lists and measurements favored by international actors, it would zero in on the issues that most affect SDG 16 and the PSGs.
The importance of social cohesion
Social cohesion is especially important in less developed countries because formal institutions are weak and often susceptible to manipulation, corruption, and bias. Unlike their more institutionalized brethren in the developed world, these states feature formal institutions incapable of neutral mediation and enforcement of rules – unable to deliver truly public goods. As a result, elites and officials have too much discretion to bend the rules and appropriate the resources of the state.
When formal institutions are weak, social cohesion can, to a certain extent, encourage leaders to resolve problems amicably and with a public spirit, as has happened at crucial points in Somaliland, Chile, and Tunisia, for instance. Without social cohesion, it is very hard to improve formal institutions—the approach typically advocated by donors—because elites and officials accustomed to putting their own interests before the public good have strong incentives to undermine such reform.
On the other hand, if a state is strongly institutionalized, these social fractures matter much less. Governments underpinned by strong autonomous institutions are more likely to observe the principle of neutrality and be much fairer managers of conflict and distributors of resources.
Seen this way, fragility can be understood as existing along two dimensions. Low institutionalization and low social cohesion are at one corner (occupied by countries such as Somalia, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan), and cohesive, highly institutionalized nation states are diagonally opposite.
Four Types of Political Orders (with examples)[i]
Low Political-Identity Fragmentation
High Political-Identity Fragmentation
High Institutionalization (or at least high coercive capacity)
I: Dynamic
III: Fragile but Controlled
Syria (before 2011)
Soviet Union
Iraq (before 2003)
Saudi Arabia
Low Institutionalization
II: Stable but Sluggish
IV: Fragile and Unstable
Libya (after 2011)
Syria (after 2011)
States towards the fragile corner are trapped in a vicious cycle of societal fragmentation and weak institutions that feed on one another and make escape difficult. The combination of rigid social divisions and weak state institutions in Lebanon, Libya, and Yemen, for instance, mean that institutions become arenas for sometimes violent competition over power. In African countries such as Nigeria and Kenya, the state lacks the autonomy and capacity to manage conflict and drive development forward.
To identify and assess fragile states, it is essential to break down as many of the societal and institutional sources of fragility—the places where societal cleavages are created or exacerbated—as possible. This approach would be far more comprehensive and more keenly focused on key dynamics. It does not conflate resilience (or luck) with true robustness; states would not be characterized as "non-fragile" when, in fact, they sit atop combustible societies (Syria before 2011). Existing indices and tools have repeatedly proved poor predictors of conflict or state failure; many of the Arab countries now in turmoil (for instance, Libya and Bahrain) did not make fragile states lists before 2011.
It would clearly be better to flag potentially fragile states than identify them after the event. These potential fragile states then would need to be comprehensively assessed to determine their true nature and possible counter measures. There are three relatively simple clusters of indicators that could approximate some of the fundamental societal and institutional dynamics and each could be used in conjunction with other indicators of fragility.
· Ethnolinguistic diversity: research shows that greater ethnolinguistic diversity produces greater conflict, lower growth, and inferior development outcomes because it sets up the conditions for greater animosity, lower trust, higher transaction costs, and reduced demand for public goods and redistribution. This could be paired with an indicator such as institutional robustness.
· Horizontal inequalities (HIs): this indicator would build on the work of Frances Stewart and others that documents the role of HIs in conflict. It can be based on a cluster of Gini coefficients (computed using disaggregated data for groups, regions, or income levels) for a wide range of public services.
· Perceptions: this indicator would partly build on the work done by the International Dialogue for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (IDPS), which has recommended using perception surveys in fragility assessments. Surveys could examine differences across disaggregated data for groups, regions, or income levels for a cluster of issues including representativeness and effectiveness of public services; confidence in the performance of informal/formal judicial institutions; intergroup relations; cross-group cooperation; economic conditions; safety and security; performance of security institutions; confidence in the future; and whether the benefits of natural resources are shared equally.
Of course, it is important to remember that change ultimately depends on how indigenous actors conduct themselves and treat each other. Government is the best mechanism for bringing actors together and building national consensus, which is why the New Deal puts government at the center of its process, but social institutions can also play a bridging role.
International actors should concentrate on catalyzing domestic processes. They may be better placed to act in the short term, but long-term impact can only come from investment that addresses problems such as horizontal inequalities and economic imbalances. Any new fragile states model must be able to show us clearly where our efforts are best directed.
The views expressed in our blogs remain those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the OECD or its members
Seth D. Kaplan, a Professorial Lecturer in the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, has written two books on fragile states, Fixing Fragile States: A New Paradigm for Development and Betrayed: Promoting Inclusive Development in Fragile States, and runs the website http://www.fragilestates.org/.
[i] A close examination of both quantitative data and qualitative case studies comparing comparable countries within regions produced this result. See my book, Fixing Fragile States, to learn more.


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For a long time, the cure for diabetes type 1 and type 2 has relied on agonizing insulin shots for patients or insulin infusion via mechanical pumps. Regarding this, experts have been creating artificial pancreatic beta cells with the he…
Gas Canisters, also called fuel cell, are used in gas powered nail gun to provide power source. The potential for power from combustion technology is greater than that from batteries, and that's why all cordless framing nailers run on gas.
Scope of the Report:
This report focuses on the Gas Canisters for Nail Gun in global market, especially in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa. This report categorizes the market based on manufacturers, regions, type and application.
Gas canisters for nail gun industry is quite relevant to gas nailer industry and is a niche market. Market concentration is relatively high, with top three manufacturers taken more than 50% in terms of both revenue and volume in 2015. The largest market player, Paslode, the gas nailer inventor, has the largest market share of more than 30%.
US is the largest consumption region, which accounts for just less than 30%, followed by Europe and China.
Although sales of Gas Canisters for Nail Gun products bring a lot of opportunities, the study group recommends the new entrants who just have money but without technical advantage, raw materials advantage and downstream support, do not enter into the Gas Canisters for Nail Gun field hastily.
The worldwide market for Gas Canisters for Nail Gun is expected to grow at a CAGR of roughly 2.7% over the next five years, will reach 200 million US$ in 2023, from 170 million US$ in 2017, according to a new GIR (Global Info Research) study.
Market Segment by Manufacturers, this report covers
- Paslode
- Toua
- Bostitch
- Hitachi
- Handler
- Diaoxiang
- Makita
- OrionPower
- Max
- BeA
- OK Befestigung
- EZ Fasten
Market Segment by Regions, regional analysis covers
- North America (United States, Canada and Mexico)
- Europe (Germany, France, UK, Russia and Italy)
- Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia)
- South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia etc.)
- Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa)
Market Segment by Type, covers
- 165mm
- 148/155mm
- 78mm
Market Segment by Applications, can be divided into
- Concrete
- Steel
- Wood
- Others
There are 15 Chapters to deeply display the global Gas Canisters for Nail Gun market.
Chapter 1, to describe Gas Canisters for Nail Gun Introduction, product scope, market overview, market opportunities, market risk, market driving force;
Chapter 2, to analyze the top manufacturers of Gas Canisters for Nail Gun, with sales, revenue, and price of Gas Canisters for Nail Gun, in 2016 and 2017;
Chapter 3, to display the competitive situation among the top manufacturers, with sales, revenue and market share in 2016 and 2017;
Chapter 4, to show the global market by regions, with sales, revenue and market share of Gas Canisters for Nail Gun, for each region, from 2013 to 2018;
Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, to analyze the market by countries, by type, by application and by manufacturers, with sales, revenue and market share by key countries in these regions;
Chapter 10 and 11, to show the market by type and application, with sales market share and growth rate by type, application, from 2013 to 2018;
Chapter 12, Gas Canisters for Nail Gun market forecast, by regions, type and application, with sales and revenue, from 2018 to 2023;
Chapter 13, 14 and 15, to describe Gas Canisters for Nail Gun sales channel, distributors, traders, dealers, Research Findings and Conclusion, appendix and data source

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Creative conundrums: How to price your handmade goods
Flip the sign of your crafty business to OPEN! One of the trickiest steps to starting your own business is learning how to price a product, but our easy formula can help. Let's get down to the nitty gritty of pricing your creative makes.


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Hello there and welcome! We'd like to show you how to use SiteCondor to automate your site auditing tasks. SiteCondor makes it easy for you to schedule crawl jobs on multiple sites and stay aware of site errors and optimization opportunities.
Who is this tutorial for?
If you're part of a digital marketing agency, custom web development shop, in-house marketing team, startup team, online retailer, or a search marketing freelancer working on client sites – this tutorial is for you.
Why Site Auditing?
To optimize the value your sites generate you have to constantly improve their quality. This ranges from improving the user experience, to providing engaging and relevant content, not to mention monitoring availability and performance – all in an effort to improve conversion rates and search result rankings. You're always on a mission to get more and better quality traffic. Periodical technical Site Audits can be of enormous help with most of these tasks. There's a lot to keep an eye on, and SiteCondor can help with many of these tasks.
SiteCondor can alarm you when there are 404 errors due to broken links (including broken links to external sites), broken images, missing resources, general availability issues, missing page titles, missing meta descriptions, missing headings, and images with missing alternate text. All of these basic errors can negatively affect your site's user experience and search results rankings.
As sites grow and technology evolves, sites usually become more complex and increasingly dynamic, often with multiple teams working on them. Naturally this creates more potential for things to go wrong. Hence the need for periodically keeping an eye on them. [Note: check out 11 creative ways to use SiteCondor for more ideas on using SiteCondor ].
In addition to the custom email alerts triggered by scheduled audit jobs, SiteCondor also provides you with full access to more detailed reports and results which can help you discover many other minor errors and optimization opportunities. Feel free to check out our features page for more.
Alright, enough chit chat. Let's get to it.
Step 1. Creating Jobs
Assuming you are Signed In to SiteCondor, select Jobs/Create from the navigation menu. Once on the Create Job form, enter the site's domain name, and check the Images checkbox as in the screenshot below. For our example, we'll use one of our favorite local coffee shops. If you would like a more rigorous crawl, feel free to check the other resource types and investigate the advanced options.
Step 2. Viewing Job Results
To monitor your job progress, select Jobs/List from the navigation menu. Clicking on the Refresh button will refresh your job list with the latest status. Once your job has completed you'll see a Finished status in the Crawl Status column as shown below.
In addition to this, SiteCondor will also send you an email notification every time a job is completed. To view the job results, click on the View Results button. You can view job results at any time, just keep in mind they may only be partial results if the job has not yet completed running. Clicking on View Results will take you to the Job Overview page below.
You can click on the different sections to explore all the different job results, our interactive site visualizations, and the downloadable XML Sitemap.
Step 3. Creating Job Schedules
You are now ready to create a job schedule and its associated custom alarm. You can schedule jobs to run on a weekly or monthly basis. [ Note: If your site was not crawled properly, your job crawl settings may need tweaking. Feel free to contact us for help, or go back to Step 1 and give it another try. ].
Go back to the Jobs/List page using the navigation menu, and click on the Set Schedule button for the job you created on Step 1. Following the screenshot below, turn the Send Email Alerts switch to ON, and enter values for each of the conditions you would like to monitor. You can leave empty those conditions that you do not wish to monitor. SiteCondor will send you an email alert if any of these conditions are met, every time a scheduled job completes running. In our example, we scheduled the job to run on a weekly basis and alarm us if there broken links, missing images, missing titles, missing meta descriptions, missing headings, images with missing alternate text, and/or any other HTTP errors.
Your job is now scheduled to run and you will receive an email every time it completes, on a weekly or monthly basis as per your schedule settings. The job completion email contains a convenient link to the view Job Results, but you can always see your results from the Job/Lists page.
If any of the threshold values are met you will also receive an email alert, and the Job Results dashboard will reflect the issue, highlighting counts that exceed any of the thresholds set as seen in the following screenshot.
Step 3. Rinse & Repeat
Repeat Step 1 & 2 for each site you would like to monitor. Keep in mind you can choose different job options and different schedule settings for each of them.
[ Tip: Use the Jobs/Scheduled list available from the navigation menu to see which jobs you have scheduled to run next and cancel any scheduled jobs if necessary. ]
Step 4. Keep Calm, Watch your inbox
That's it, you can relax now :).
We hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, please feel free to leave a reply below if you have any questions or ideas for followup tutorials!


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A mobile marketing campaign is a great way to reach a large amount of people with very little money or time invested. Nearly everyone owns a type of mobile device, like tablets, phones, etc.
Begin by building up your mobile marketing database. You should not however, add phone numbers to the database without authorization of the owner. It is important to get permission before you begin. To obtain permission, you can create a form for downloading or a process through which users respond to a text message.
Don't just send messages to your customers out of the blue. When messaging clients, make sure you have something interesting to say. A marketing campaign that starts sending out random or useless texts will not be a success. Customers aren't looking for humorous, personal messages from a business they patronize. They're looking for valuable information and ways to save money.
When composing your mobile website copy, be succinct. Lengthy pages with mass amounts of information are not effective and will just become lost in translation. Mobile marketing is all about concise advertising.
Money investment should be considered necessary if you want to have a decent website that works on mobile devices. It can be very difficult to make a mobile site that is easy to use and good to look at. If you want the best results, spend the money on a professional with the appropriate expertise.
Draft a mission statement that will keep you on track as you roll out your mobile marketing campaign. Having the mission statement around will help you stay ethical.
One of the most effective ways to raise profits is to do mobile marketing. Many people now use their mobile devices to check out social networking. These excellent ideas can help you advertise your business on the forefront of technology. You need to bring your marketing to where the customers are.
Remember who you are talking to if you are going to make phone calls, they are people whose lives you are interrupting. Act accordingly.
Mobile marketing will be a growth industry as long as more mobile devices come online. Soon the vast majority of people will own a phone and mobile marketing will be one of the most efficient ways of reaching them. Using the suggestions listed here, you have the potential to become one of the forerunners in the mobile technology revolution. Best of luck in your marketing!


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This past Sunday, I received an email from one of my allergy friends who I've met via this website, Kerry (Hi, Kerry!). She sent me a great research paper written by her which I'm turning around and I just have to share it with YOU :-)
But first, here's a little bit about Kerry:
She's a retired elementary school teacher (who is currently volunteering as a tutor in a first grade classroom). Kerry has a keen interest in chemical allergies since her propylene glycol/polyethylene glycol allergy diagnosis almost two years ago. Because of her own digestion issues, she's also done a lot of research about the importance of our intestinal flora for good health. As Kerry says, "I have learned that there truly is a "Leaky Gut Syndrome" and believe it plays a major role in the development of allergies".
THIS. IS. WHY. I love blogging about allergies and eczema - we learn an incredible amount from each other! While this website is not a substitute for the doctor, I look at it as a VERY VALUABLE supplement and a necessary one, at that. My health improved because of advice you guys have given me and it's changed my world.
After my allergy and eczema diagnosis, the doctors could only do so much. They couldn't tell me all of the ingredients propylene glycol is hidden within and they couldn't follow me around every day to give advice on how to avoid touching things like doorknobs which could potentially contain nickel. I figured out that stuff on my own.
Kerry's story started with the diagnosis of propylene glycol (which I share) and polyethylene glycol allergies. Then a GERD diagnosis topped it all off.
She is SUPER awesome and aaall about the research. In fact, she's emailed me in the past with other helpful tid bits she learned. Kerry rocks.
This time, she's worked up a research paper delving into the relationship of allergies, our digestion and holistic medicine. It's called "The Allergy-Gut Connection". I touched on the subject of leaky gut in the past and think it's an important thing for all of us to learn more about.
Here's a snippet of Kerry's story:
Go grab a nice hot mug of tea or hot water and enjoy this informative read:
(The 14 page document will open immediately within your browser. Then hit save or print in the upper right hand corner. The file is in PDF format and is pretty tiny - just 750 KB)


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Most of the tombs were cut into the limestone following a similar pattern:
three corridors, an antechamber and a sunken sarcophagus chamber. These catacombs were harder to rob and were more easily concealed. The switch to burying the pharaohs within the valley instead of pyramids, was intended to safeguard against tomb robbers.
The area of the Valley of the Kings is one of the largest areas of archaeological excavations related to the science of Egyptology over the last two centuries, after it was just a tourist attraction in ancient times (especially in the Roman era), [28] and was also a witness to the transformation of the long methodology of studying the history of Egypt Which began from the theft of antiquities and the looting of graves until it reached the scientific explorations that have revealed the whole Funeral City of the whole, and despite all these explorations, but more than eleven graves were not fully documented after knowing all the details about them and their owners .


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Real Weddings: Milly Figuereo and Jonathan Pagliaris
Hello Lovies!
We have been MIA a bit lately, but we were enjoying the holidays in Puerto Rico. We are back in action and have the most romantic wedding to share with you.
As you all know we love intimate weddings, but whats even better? An elopement! When a bride and groom share such a special moment by themselves, they forget about all the crazy wedding planning, seating charts and vendors meeting and just concentrate on the most important thing...their love. Lucky for us, Gabriel Gonzalez was there to capture such a romantic occasion.
Milly and Jonathan met over 13 years ago while working at a local TV station. They dated for a few months but ended up going their separate ways because the timing was not right. 10 years later they reconnected and have been inseparable ever since. Jonathan proposed after a night out, when they got back home he asked her to look out the window. To Milly's surprise Jonathan had arranged string lights on their front lawn and programmed them to a remote. As he got down on one knee, the words 'Will You Marry Me" lit up on the lawn. Of course Milly said "yes-a millions times, yes!"
From the Bride...There were many reasons we decided to elope. The biggest one being that we could not stand to wait any longer to be married to one another. Puerto Rico was our first vacation and holds a special place in our hearts, making it the obvious choice. We stayed at the same hotel, El Convento, where we had stayed before. We wanted everything to be simple, yet elegant, and all about us. I wore a white dress by BCBG. Jonathan wore a gray suit by Bar III. Our accent color was yellow, which was the color my mom's wedding dress when she was married. So, we added yellow details where we could; including my shoes, by Nina.
We both are very close to Jonathan's grandparents. To honor their love and 73 year marriage, we rented a 1938 Buick. Specifically, 1938 was the year his grandparents met. The classic car was perfect for our pictures and to drive around Old San Juan. I picked and designed my own flower bouquet from a local florist in Old San Juan. I also made the just married signage for the car in 3 languages to honor our heritage – English, Italian and Spanish.
We did a lot of research when it came to finding a photographer, knowing that the pictures would be one of the most important elements of our elopement to share with our family and friends. We used recommendations from websites and looked at their body of work nightly. When we found Gabriel, we were blown away by the images we saw. And, luckily, he was available and within our budget. Gabriel was professional, creative, talented, kind and trustworthy. To this day, we kid to ourselves that there were a few times that we had to make sure Gabriel was still behind us. There was no, "put your arm here" & "move your head this way". We absolutely love the images he was able to capture in this natural way.
We were married shortly after 10:00pm on June 12th, 2014. There were no pictures during the ceremony, making it an even more special memory that will forever live in our hearts.


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The Sincere Deceivers
A Rebuttal of United Against Terrorism
Translations of the Koran are usually called interpretations because of a promoted misconception that only the Arabic version of the Koran can convey the true meaning of God's words.
If you can't read the Koran in the original, they say, you are bound to misinterpret Allah's Message.
Do they have a point, or is it just a pre-emptive excuse for a surplus of appalling and truly horrifying revelations that will leave some wondering if it is God's words they are reading or those of His nemesis?
Any good translation will be able to accurately communicate Allah's Message and it's the message we should be concerned with.
Excerpt from Pain, Pleasure and Prejudice - Revelations and Generalizations
A Made-up Meaning and a Wrong Number
"There is no compulsion in religion", except when there is!
An Invitation to Vigilantism???
What I said before, don't believe it!
An Immoderate Statement About Moderate Muslims
Good and Evil - A New Definition
War's First Casualty
4:71 O believers, be on your guard; so march in detachments or march altogether.
4:72 Indeed, among you is one who will stay behind, so that if a disaster befalls you, he will say: "Allah has favoured me, since I have not been a martyr with them."
4:73 If, however, a bounty from God comes to you, he will say, as though there was no friendship between you and him: "Would that I had been with them; then I would have won a great victory."
It is doubtful that what I consider a sincere deception will succeed in convincing potential terrorists that the Koran abhors violence, but it may succeed in convincing those unfamiliar with Islamic scriptures that it does if left unchallenged, the reason for this rebuttal.
We should value the truth above all, something I believe the audience for United Against Terrorism whether it be receptive unbelievers or the terrorists who are expected to embrace the deception, if only for the time being, would agree, and on that maybe we can build.
A Cut-and-Paste Accusation
Within days of each other, Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Canadian reservist Cpl. Nathan Cirillo were killed by recent converts in the name of their newfound god. The man who shot Cpl. Cirillo exhibited an obvious knowledge of the Koran when he objected to the mosque he frequented in Burnaby B.C. letting in unbelievers.
9:18 Only he who believes in Allah and the Hereafter, performs the prayers, gives the alms and fears no one but Allah, shall visit Allah's Mosques. Those shall be reckoned among the rightly guided.
The author of the introduction to United Against Terrorism, Shahina Siddiqui, writes that those who argue that the Koran has anything to do with the violence perpetrated by Islamic terrorists are "loud-mouthed hate-mongers and sensational media headlines … [who] demonize Islam using the same cut-and-paste approach to the Quran to argue that Islam condones terrorism."
Ms. Siddiqui's solution is to censor the media when Islam is the topic:
"The work of the latter is creating discord which must be resolved in a constructive manner."
While the RCMP has distanced itself from United Against Terrorism, labeling it too confrontational after seeing the finished product, its straightforward and to-the-point contribution, section 3: UNDERSTANDING RADICALIZATION AND THE ROLE OF RCMP IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY is welcomed.
Not so well-balanced is the core message of the pamphlet, section 2: CHALLENGING EXTREMIST MESSAGES OF VIOLENCE THROUGH THE QURAN AND PROPHET MUHAMMAD'S TEACHINGS.
The unnamed contributor(s) do what Siddiqui's accuses the Koran's detractors of doing i.e. cut-and-paste, and do so in a most egregious way.
A Dash of Deception
The Koran does not contain any universal declaration of what non-believers consider human rights, including the right to life for all. In the Koran, the exception is the rule, and the exception always favours the believers at the expense of the unbelievers.
This lack of universality in Allah's revelations means that those who wish to prove otherwise must rely, when they leave out the exception, on the non-believers' often willful ignorance of the Koran and its message of mercy for the believers and merciless hatred for everyone else.
This is what the author(s) of section 2 of United Against Terrorism do early on with an emphasis on revelation 5:32, the most frequently deliberately misquoted verse about the value of a human life to Allah. "Whoever kills a soul is like killing all of mankind" was the truncation of the verse heard everywhere after 9/11 as proof that what Muhammad Atta and his co-religionists did was not sanctioned by the Koran.
Perhaps not, but the note of encouragement left by Atta is there to remind us that what they were looking for in death was what the Koran and the Prophet promise those who kill and die in Allah's Cause.
Muhammad Atta
Know that the gardens of paradise are waiting for you in all their beauty and the women of paradise are waiting, calling out.
The Koran (a sample)
56:22 And wide-eyed houris,
56:23 Like hidden pearls;
56:24 As a reward for what they used to do.
55:56 Therein (Paradise) are maidens lowering their glances and they have not been touched, before them by any man or jinn.
The Prophet (a sample)
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "A single endeavor (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the forenoon is better than all the world and whatever is in it. A place in Paradise as small as the bow or lash of one of you is better than all the world and whatever is in it. And if a houri from Paradise appeared to the people of the earth, she would fill the space between Heaven and the Earth with light and pleasant scent and her head cover is better than the world and whatever is in it."
Bukhari 52.53
At the time, the Chairman of the British National Party said that "Whoever kills a soul is like killing all of mankind" was a "politically correct fabrication" which was allowed to go unchallenged "to avoid an explosion of hostility against Muslims by leaving the impression that the central message of the Koran is all about peace and love" that "Islam … is Christianity with a towel on its head." (From The Places in Between by Rory Stewart, Penguin 2004)
Compare the edited version of verse 5:32 in United Against Terrorism the use of the en dash (—) which is normally used for emphasis, instead of the ellipse (…) which is normally used to indicate a missing segment — a significant segment in this instance—and that of Majid Fakhry's.
United Against Terrorism
"If any one slew a person — it would be as if he slew entire humanity: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of entire humanity." (Quran 5:32)
"Clearly, in Islam, responsible citizenship is advocated and violence is condemned."
Not so fast! The full verse is not that equivocal, not even close!
Majid Fakhry
5:32 For that reason, We decreed for the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul, not in retaliation for a soul or corruption in the land, is like one who has killed the whole of mankind; and whoever saves a life is like one who saves the lives all of mankind. Our Messengers came to them with the clear proofs; but afterwards many of them continued to commit excesses in the land.
And who sows corruption in the land:
3:118 O believers, do not take as close friends other than your own people (other than your co-religionists); they will spare no effort to corrupt you and wish to see you suffer. Hatred has already been manifest in what they utter, but what their hearts conceal is greater still. We have made clear Our Signs to you if only you understand.
The use of the en dash instead of an ellipse means that someone who is not familiar with the Koran has no clue that this verse also has exceptions. Was the use of the en dash deliberate, to make the censored verse fit the narrative that the Koran is what it is not, while condemning those who know better? This is a valid question.
A Made-up Meaning and a Wrong Number
The short first surah i.e. chapter of the Koran, The Opening, also referred to as the Chapter of Prayer, which is repeated by every believer during his daily devotions:
1 Al-Fâtihah
1:1 In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful,
1:2 Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds,
1:3 The Compassionate, the Merciful,
1:4 Master of the Day of Judgement,
1:5 Only You do we worship, and only You do we implore for help.
1:6. Lead us to the right path,
1:7 The path of those You have favoured Not those who have incurred Your wrath or have gone astray.
United Against Terrorism
Muslims are warned to avoid extremism. Islam is the middle path. In every prayer Muslims supplicate "O Allah, guide us to the straight (middle) path." (Quran 1:4)
Moderation is the very essence of our faith ... A Muslim by definition is not an extremist.
Even more inexcusable than deliberately avoiding any typographical marks that would indicate that you have censored a revelation, is doctoring a verse by adding a misleading comment (in this example the observation "middle") and extra words that are not found in the most consulted translations or any translation that I am aware of.
Muhammad Assad
1:6 Guide us the straight way.
Yusuf Ali
1:6 Show us the straight way,
Mohsin Khan
1:6 Guide us to the Straight Way
Muhammad Pickthall
1:6 Show us the straight path,
United Against Terrorism seems to have added "middle" to the revelation, which it incorrectly numbered 1:4, to infer that Islam is the middle path between two extremes, that other religions are where the extremists can be found.
Is it carelessness or did United Against Terrorism deliberately not only misnumber the revelation, but possibly changed a comma to a period so that a reader would not assume a seventh and last verse where it is evident that Allah is not referring to a "middle" path at all?
A Change of Direction
From believers in the same god to evildoers
In two of the four translations of the Koran recommended by United Against Terrorism, verse 2:143 which it presents as further proof that believers are moderates, Muhammad Assad and Muhammad Pickthall do use the word "middle", Irving uses the term "moderate" and Yusuf Ali – the most read and Saudi sponsored translation – uses the word "just" as does my goto translator Majid Fakhry.
The translation of revelation 2:143 offered by United Against Terrorism does not match exactly any of the translation they recommend or any that I could find. As was done with revelation 1:6, incorrectly numbered 1:4 in the guide, United Against Terrorism appears to have again modified a verse to better fit its narrative.
"Allah made you to be a community of the middle way, so that (with the example of your lives) you might bear witness to the truth before all humanity." (Quran, 2:143)
Verse 2:143 is part of series of revelations that, in effect, demoted Jerusalem and established Mecca as the center of the Universe. Therefore, "middle" in Assad's and Pickthall's translation could be construed as meaning center. Nonetheless, revelations pertaining to this decision show an immoderate god who is becoming even less tolerant of worshippers of a variant of His Eminence.
The verses were revealed after the Prophet's falling out with the Jews of Medina, prompting Allah to decree that henceforth the believers must pray in the direction of Mecca, not Jerusalem, and that those who refused to do so are evildoers.
2:142 The ignorant among the people (among the Jews and polytheist Arabs) will say: "What caused them (the Prophet Muhammad and the believers) to turn away from the former Qibla towards which they used to turn (Jerusalem)?" Say: "To Allah belongs the East and the West. He guides whom He wills towards the Right Path."
2:143 And thus We have made you (the Muslim nation) a just nation, so that you may bear witness unto the rest of mankind, and that the Messenger may bear witness unto you. We did not ordain your former Qibla except that We may distinguish those who follow the Messenger from those who turn on their heels (return to disbelief). It was indeed a hard test except for those whom Allah guided. Allah would not allow your faith to be in vain. He is Clement and Merciful to mankind.
2:144 Surely, We see your face turned towards heaven (yearning for guidance through revelation). We shall turn you towards a Qibla that will please you. Turn your face then towards the Sacred Mosque (the Sacred Mosque of Mecca, the Ka'ba); and wherever you are turn your faces towards it. Those who were given the Book (the Jews and Christians) certainly know this to be the Truth from their Lord. Allah is not unaware of what they do.
2:145 Were you even to come to the People of the Book with every proof, they will not follow your Qibla, nor will you follow their Qibla. Nor will some of them follow the Qibla of the others. And were you to follow their desires after all the knowledge that came to you, surely you would be one of the evil-doers (sic).
These verses mark the official break in the Koran between the believers and, until then, those whom Allah and His Messenger considered the equivalent of co-religionists, Christians and Jews, who overnight became evildoers.
A suspicious mind might conclude that the editors of United Against Terrorism included this fragment of a verse as a sort of code for those who know their Koran; a reminder that Allah's alleged moderation has its limits, especially where Jews are concerned.
"There is no compulsion in religion", except when there is!
And what about that other frequently quoted snippet of verse about there being no "compulsion" to become a believer, therefore those who kill those who refuse to accept Allah as their one and only God and the Prophet Muhammad as His Messenger have got it wrong?
United Against Terrorism
"There is no compulsion in religion." (Quran 2:256)
Fakhry's unabridged verse and the revelation which follows:
2:256 There is no compulsion in religion; true guidance has become distinct from error. Thus he who disbelieves in the Devil and believes in Allah grasps the firmest handle that will never break. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
2:257 Allah is the Supporter of the believers. He brings them out of darkness into light. As for those who disbelieve, their supporters are the devils who bring them out of light into darkness. Those are the people of the Fire in which they shall abide forever.
There is no compulsion to join Islam except when there is.
Those who chose not to become believers after Allah has shown them the error of their ways "true guidance has become distinct from error" are in league with the devils, or so the Koran tells us. They are in effect evildoers and it is the duty of every believer to rid the world of evildoers.
2:193 Fight them until there is no sedition and the religion becomes that of Allah. But if they desist, there will be no aggression except against the evildoers.
You cannot be forced to become a believer if you prefer death as an evildoer, or, as some Islamic scholars have argued, agree to pay the right-to-live tax, the jizya; therefore, the author(s) of section 2 CHALLENGING EXTREMIST MESSAGES OF VIOLENCE THROUGH THE QURAN AND PROPHET MUHAMMAD'S TEACHINGS are technically correct.
You will find other verses where the Koran forbids aggression, such as the following:
16:90 Allah enjoins justice, charity and the giving to kindred; He forbids indecency, evil and aggression. He admonishes you that you may take heed.
Remember, when you encounter such verses, that it's non-aggression against believers only. In the Koran, unbelievers and evildoers are generally synonymous, and against evildoers aggression is not only permitted, but encouraged and believers are often expected to take the law into their own hands.
Who Do You Hate?
"O ye who believe, remain steadfast for Allah, bearing witness to justice. Do not allow your hatred for others make you swerve to wrongdoing and turn you away from justice. Be just; that is closer to true piety." (Quran 5:8)
Those you hate can only be the evildoers who are your compatriots but whose first loyalty is to the State not to your god. The verse could also be construed as demanding that believers stand up for the Sharia through which the justice of Allah is administered. It is a very strange verse to include in a section titled: IS IT WRONG TO HAVE DUAL LOYALTIES?
An Invitation to Vigilantism???
It is an interesting choice for a guide which pertains to contain advice on how to deal with the threat of the so-called "lone wolf" terrorist that the first verse quoted could be construed as an invitation to take the law into your own hands.
O you who believe stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even against yourselves or your parents or your kith and kin and whether it is against rich or poor; for Allah can protect both. Follow not your lust lest you swerve, and if you distort justice or decline to do justice, verily Allah is acquainted with all that you do. (Quran 4:135)
The justice, of course, is that of the Koran and the example of the Prophet Muhammad which the guide makes abundantly clear in the capitalized title of the section where the verse is quoted: CHALLENGING EXTREMIST MESSAGES OF VIOLENCE THROUGH THE QURAN AND PROPHET MUHAMMAD'S TEACHINGS.
For an unbeliever, the best he or she can expect from Koranic justice is to pay a fine to be allowed to keep on breathing for another year – a short year for it is a lunar year – the worst being death.
In many ways the believers have it worse. Consider the Koran's punishment for theft and the Prophet's punishment of the adulteress.
5:38 As for the thieves, whether male or female, cut off their hands in punishment for what they did, as an exemplary punishment from Allah. Allah is Mighty and Wise
The Prophet
Malik related to me from Yaqub ibn Zayd ibn Talha from his father Zayd ibn Talha that Abdullah ibn Abi Mulayka informed him that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and informed him that she had committed adultery and was pregnant.
The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to her, "Go away until you give birth."
When she had given birth, she came to him. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to her, "Go away until you have suckled and weaned the baby."
When she had weaned the baby, she came to him. He said, "Go and entrust the baby to someone."
She entrusted the baby to someone and then came to him. He gave the order and she was stoned.
Malik's Muwatta 184.108.40.206
But the most disheartening has to be that they can never leave the perfect religion for one less perfect, or no religion at all except as a corpse.
The Koran
4:89 They wish that you disbelieve, as they have disbelieved, so that you will all be alike. Do not, then, take any companions from them, until they emigrate in the Way of Allah. Then should they turn back, seize them and kill them wherever you find them; and do not take from them any companions or supporter;
The Prophet
If a Muslim discards his religion, kill him. (Bukhari: 4.52.260).
What I said before, don't believe it!
The Bible, the King James Version, is about 791,328 words, more than 10 times the number of words in the Koran. It covers a period of more than a thousand years and contains a cast of thousands. For such a monumental work it is surprisingly well ordered.
The Koran, on the other hand, is the inspiration of just one man, from revelations ostensibly from God communicated over a period of just twenty-three years between 610 and 632 A.D. inclusively.
Unlike the Bible, the Koran is somewhat disorganized. There is no timeline. The only allowance given to any kind of order is the sequencing of most of the 114 surahs i.e. chapters from longest to shortest and a determination made by scholars as to what surahs were received during the Prophet's time in Mecca, before he was run out of town. God's Messenger was forced to flee for his life, in part, for insisting that all would join their forefathers in Hell unless they became Muslims, and for what the leadership of the city saw as a ploy by their kin to rule over them by declaring himself the Almighty's ultimate spokesperson, with the immense power that conveyed.
The fear that Muhammad wanted to rule unopposed would prove a fear well-founded after the Prophet arrived in Medina where he was welcomed by the Jews and Arabs of the oasis city who were receptive to a mediator to settle disputes.
33:36 It is not up to any believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have passed a judgement, to have any choice in their affairs. Whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger have gone astray in a manifest manner.
The revelations received during the Prophet's stay in Medina, which became his home and powerbase until his death, are known as the Medinan surahs.
Ascertaining from which period in the Prophet's life a revelation was received is important in determining if something Allah revealed is still valid or has been abrogated i.e. replaced by a subsequent revelation.
Some of these revisions are believed to have been made during the annual visits of the angel Gabriel with the Prophet to go over what had been revealed during the previous twelve months.
Narrated Aisha:
Once Fatima came walking and her gait resembled the gait of the Prophet. The Prophet said, "Welcome, O my daughter!" Then he made her sit on his right or on his left side, and then he told her a secret and she started weeping.
I asked her, "Why are you weeping?"
He again told her a secret and she started laughing.
I said, "I never saw happiness so near to sadness as I saw today."
I asked her what the Prophet had told her.
She said, "I would never disclose the secret of Allah's Apostle."
When the Prophet died, I asked her about it. She replied. "The Prophet said.) 'Every year Gabriel used to revise the Qur'an with me once only, but this year he has done so twice. I think this portends my death, and you will be the first of my family to follow me.' So I started weeping. Then he said. 'Don't you like to be the mistress of all the ladies of Paradise or the mistress of all the lady believers? So I laughed for that."
Bukhari 56.819
Still, many of the Prophet's detractors thought this strange, an omnipotent all-knowing god who could not get it right the first time, and accused His Messenger of making it up as he went along. Allah acknowledged that His changing His Mind, at least 203 times according to WikiIslam, was causing problems for His Messenger and to help him out, told him how to respond to his critics.
16:101 And if We replace a verse by another – and Allah knows best what He reveals – they say: "You [Muhammad] are only a forger." Surely, most of them do not know.
16:102 Say: "The Holy Spirit has brought it down from our Lord in truth, in order to reassure the believers, as a guidance and good news to those who submit.
This brings us to another verse quoted by United Against Terrorism as proof that Islam is tolerant of other faiths. Maybe United Against Terrorism intended to provide the six revelations in the sequence then decided against it, but forgot to change the numbering to 109:6.
'(sic)To you your faith and to me mine." (Quran 109:1-6)
Surah 109 is actually, as surahs go, a quite compelling surah, which may explain its appeal to United Against Terrorism.
Majid Fakhry
109:1 Say: "O unbelievers,
109:2 "I do not worship what you worship,
109:3 "Nor do you worship what I worship;
109:4 "Nor do I worship what you have worshipped,
109:5 "Nor do you worship what I worship,
109:6 "You have your religion and I have mine."
The duplication of revelation 109:3 and 109:5, for which none can provide a conclusive explanation, gives further credence to those who would claim that the Prophet was making it up as he went along, for a perfect god would not repeat himself for no apparent reason.
It is perhaps unfortunate that United Against Terrorism chose a verse they had to know was no longer valid to make their case for a tolerant deity. The verse quoted is said to have been abrogated by the not at all accommodating Verse of the Sword:
9:5 Then, when the Sacred Months (these are the four months during which war was prohibited in pre-Islamic times) are over, kill the idolaters wherever you find them, take them [as captives], besiege them, and lie in wait for them at every point of observation. If they repent afterwards, perform the prayer and pay the alms then release them. Allah is truly All-Forgiving, Merciful.
As the Prophet became more powerful and discovered the persuasive power of the sword, Allah became a lot less tolerant of other religions. Verse 48:28 is from the Medinan surah The Victory, as are the many surahs where Allah proclaims His newfound hatred of Christians and Jews, and which effectively negate any magnanimous feelings expressed during His Messenger's Meccan period.
48:28 "It is He Who sent forth His Messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, that He may exalt it above every other religion. Allah suffices as Witness".
Revelation 25:63 is another verse quoted by United Against Terrorism as proof that the Koran is all about peace and harmony that has been abrogated by the blood-lusting Verse of the Sword:
"The worshippers of the All-Merciful are they who tread gently upon the earth, and when the ignorant address them, they reply, "Peace." (Quran 25:63)
Another tactic of those who want to present the Koran in only the most favourable light is to quote a verse in full but omit its conclusion which is an integral part of the message but contained in the next verse.
United Against Terrorism
"Say: We believe in God, and in what has been revealed to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, and the tribes, and in [the books] given to Moses, Jesus and the prophets from their Lord: We make no distinction between one and another among them, and to God do we submit in Islam." (Quran 3:84)
Don't be fool by the non-confrontational reference to Jesus which I believe was a verse again chosen to mislead. In the Koran, Allah claims Jesus as a Prophet while denigrating and damning the Christian "perverts" for saying he is His son. And whom Allah hates ...
All the biblical heroes mentioned in revelation 3:84 Allah considers His Prophets (ref: Shared Prophets) and Muslims to boot, and if United Against Terrorism is to be believed, this is further proof that in the Koran, all religions that worship and only worship the god discovered by the Jews and adopted by the Prophet Muhammad are equal. They are not, and you have Allah's Word on it:
3:85 Whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.
The Missing Preamble
It is easy to overlook a brutal message about war and terror intended to force your opponent to seek peace on your terms when your intention is to convince the reader your religion is an unconditional religion of peace:
8:60 And make ready for them whatever you can of fighting men and horses, to terrify thereby the enemies of Allah and your enemy, as well as others besides them whom you do not know, but Allah knows well. Everything you spend in the Path of Allah will be repaid in full, and you will never be wronged.
United Against Terrorism
"But if the enemy incline towards peace, you also incline to peace, and put your trust in Allah." (Quran 8:61)
And when should you seek peace, according to the Koran:
47:35 So do not weaken and call for peace, while you have the upper hand and Allah is with you. He will not stint you your actions.
An Immoderate Statement About Moderate Muslims
United Against Terrorism
The term "moderate Muslim" implies that if one just identifies as Muslim that one is not a "moderate." This term is meant to divide and classify Muslims based on Islamophobic (sic) jargon. A practising Muslim is by nature moderate and so one should avoid this redundancy.
Fatima Houda-Pepin, former MLA during an interview on Tout le monde en parle (Everyone's talking about it, my translation), the most watched variety and current affairs program in Québec:
There is no such thing as a moderate Muslim; there are Muslims who believe in democracy. The term "moderate Muslim" is an invention of the media which allows Islamic fundamentalists to operate below the radar.
Even belief in democracy may not be sufficient to overcome our present difficulties. Sam Harris, author of the New York Times bestseller, End of Faith, W. W. Norton, 2004:
Many authors have pointed out that it is problematic to speak of Muslim "fundamentalism" because it suggests that there are large doctrinaire differences between fundamentalist Muslims and the mainstream. The truth, however, is that most Muslims appear to be "fundamentalist" in the Western sense of the world—in that even "moderate" approaches to Islam generally consider the Koran to be the literal and inerrant word of the one true God …
The only future devout Muslims can envisage—as Muslims—is one where all infidels have been converted to Islam, subjugated, or killed. The tenets of Islam simply do not admit of anything but a temporary sharing of power with the "enemies of God" …
At this point in their history, give most Muslims the freedom to vote, and they will freely vote to tear out their political freedoms by the root. We should not for a moment lose sight of the possibility that they would curtail our freedoms as well, if they only had the power to do so …
It does not seem much of an exaggeration to say that the fate of civilization lies largely in the hands of "moderate" Muslims. Unless Muslims can reshape their religion into an ideology which is basically benign—or outgrow altogether—it is difficult to see how Islam and the West can avoid falling into a continual state of war, and on innumerable fronts. Nuclear, biological and chemical weapons cannot be uninvented … weapons of mass destruction will soon be available to anyone who wants them.
The Meaning of Jihad
United Against Terrorism
"Jihad is an Arabic term meaning striving, struggling and exertion in the path of good … Jihad is not holy war either. Islam allows for Jihad in the form of a military action in self defense only."
The Encyclopedia of Islam
"In law, according to general doctrine and in historical tradition, the jihad consists of military action with the object of the expansion of Islam and, if need be, of its defence."
David Cook author of Understanding Jihad
"'Warfare with spiritual significance' [and] is the primary and root meaning of the term as it has been defined by classical Muslim jurists and legal scholars … "
Good and Evil - A New Definition
11:1 [This is] a Book with Verses which are elaborately formulated and clearly expounded from the Wise, the All-Aware
"How do we deal with the aggression that is going on right now against Muslims around the world?" is a question asked in United Against Terrorism. Part of the answer, it would seem, can be found in two verses:
"Goodness and evil are not equal. Repel evil with what is better. So that the person with whom there was hatred, may become your intimate friend! (Quran 41:34) And no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint, none but people of the greatest good fortune." (Quran 41:35)
I would like to deal with the second verse first, an uncharacteristically obtuse revelation which I suspect even the author or authors of section 2 CHALLENGING EXTREMIST MESSAGES OF VIOLENCE THROUGH THE QURAN AND PROPHET MUHAMMAD'S TEACHINGS don't fully comprehend, but threw in because it "sounds" profound.
When I was writing Pain, Pleasure and Prejudice and I came across a revelation where Fakhry's crisp translation was not sufficient, it is to a pre-eminent Islamic scholar by the name of Moududi which I most often turned to for guidance.
Abul A'la Moududi's (also spelt Maududi) [1903-1979] credentials as a first class Islamic scholar are impeccable: journalist, theologian, Muslim revivalist, Islamist philosopher, first recipient of the King Faisal International Award for his services to Islam and Islamic studies. Of the more than 120 books he wrote, he is most famous for his magnum opus The Meaning of the Qur'an.
Moududi's explanation of verse 41:35, using Fakhry's translation, is one of the few instances where the renowned scholar's remarks are as confounding as the verse.
41:35 None shall be accorded this rank except those who have stood fast, and none shall be accorded it except one blessed with great good fortune.
… achieving the rank of someone who can ward off evil with good "requires a great deal [of] will power, resolution, courage, power of endurance and full control over one's own self", and that it "is a law of nature. Only a man of very high rank is characterised by these qualities…" which is why Allah added "persons of the greatest good fortune" to the revelation.
The first verse is both easier to understand and more worrisome, and the troubling part is not equating people who hate you with being evil. What this revelation does, is raise the question as to what is goodness and what is evil where Islam is concerned?
That goodness and evil are not equal is self-evident, even if the definition has changed for Western converts to Islam like Bibeau and Rouleau and others.
Until recently, in our part of the world, evil was easy to identify. To paraphrase the character Forest Gump, evil is as evil does. Evil killed, evil stole and evil raped. A broader definition of what is evil for those raised on the Bible is contained in the Ten Commandments.
Today, both the short and the broad definition have been challenged by a religion which would redefine evil to include those who don't believe in what they believe, and that there is goodness in killing them, stealing their property and raping their wives and daughters as do Islamic State and Boko Haram with impunity with the authority granted to them by the Koran Koran (including the Verse of the Sword mentioned earlier) and a deal they have struck with Allah.
8:67 It is not up to any Prophet to take captives except after too much blood is shed (after the enemy is hard hit and subdued) in the land. You desire the fleeting goods of this world, but Allah desires the Hereafter, and Allah is Mighty, and Wise.
8:68 But for a prior ordinance of Allah, you would have been afflicted on account of what you have taken (an ordinance which made it lawful for Muslims to take spoils and captives) by a terrible punishment.
Revelation 9:111, the Verse of the Salvific Covenant (do this for me and I will do this for you, save you, give you Paradise) along with verse 9:5 the Verse of the Sword are considered an overriding declaration of a universal jihad to rid the world of unbelievers:
9:111 Allah has bought from the believers their lives and their wealth in return for Paradise; they fight in the Way of Allah, kill and get killed. That is a true promise from Him in the Torah, the Gospel and the Qur'an; and who fulfills his promise better than Allah? Rejoice then at the bargain you have made with Him; for that is the great triumph.
I don't envy those who would challenge the "extremist messages of violence through the Quran and Prophet Muhammad's teachings." They have their work cut out for them, even when they bring deception to bear.
Welcome to the Iron Age
The last two verses presented as proof that Islam is not what the Islamophobes and the media make it out to be can be found at the end of a section titled WHAT ARE SIGNS THAT PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR IF THEY FEAR THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE INFLUENCED BY EXTREMISTS, ESPECIALLY ONLINE? following a list of signs that may indicate an individual has terrorism on his mind. The list includes "Disrespect of scholars that teach peace and harmony."
The verses, which are presented as one message, do not seem to have anything to do with identifying a would-be terrorist. The first revelation leaves out a benign qualifier for reasons I cannot fathom, but it's all good.
United Against Terrorism
"Oh mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other and not that you despise each other." (Quran 49:13)
Majid Fakhry
49:13 O mankind, We have created you male and female and made you nations* and tribes, so that you might come to know one another. Surely the noblest of you in Allah's Sight is the most pious. Allah indeed is All-Knowing, All-Informed.
An interesting aside, we would probably all be better off if Allah had left well enough alone.
2:213 Mankind was one nation. Then Allah sent forth the Prophets as bearers of good news and warners ...
The second revelation is more about weights and measures than justice, and Allah's gift of iron with which He would be able to identify those who believed, but did not outwardly show their support for Him and His Messenger.
United Against Terrorism
"We sent Our Messengers with clear signs and sent down with them the Book and the measure in order to establish justice among the people." (Quran 57:25)
Majid Fakhry
57:25 We have sent forth our Messengers with clear proofs and sent down with them the Book and the Balance, so that people might act equitably. We have also sent down iron, which has mighty power and benefit for mankind, and that Allah might know who supports Him and His Messengers invisibly. Allah is indeed Strong and Mighty.
There are 6,346 verses in the Koran if you include the 112 unnumbered Bismilahs, the formula-invocation "in the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful" which appears at the beginning of every chapter of the Koran except the first and the ninth.
You have to wonder, with such an abundance of verses to make their argument that the Koran is mainly about peace and equity, why United Against Terrorism could only come up with the heavily censored or often misrepresentative sixteen they did, including two that are no longer valid and have not been for over 1,400 years.
You have to wonder, I don't, having read the Koran many times over and written extensively about Islamic scriptures, including the definitive book on Islam's holy of holies, Pain, Pleasure and Prejudice. May I suggest you get a copy.
Bernard Payeur, November 8, 2014


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Southern has condemned the RMT Unions latest round of a strike action, which will hit Eastbourne commuters
Commenting Angie Doll, Govia Thameslink Rail's Passenger Services Director, said, "The RMT's desire to heap yet further travel misery on the public and affect the everyday lives of so many people is shameful.
"A comprehensive and fair offer has been on the table for weeks and the union leadership's claims about jobs, pay, safety are trumped-up make believe. This scaremongering by the RMT union is a contrived attempt to gain public support when it knows its spurious arguments about jobs, pay, accessibility and safety have been demolished by independent experts and analysis and are falling on deaf ears.
"As a responsible operator, our priority is to make our services more accessible, not less, and we will not be shaken in that commitment. We care deeply about those of our customers who are less mobile and help thousands of elderly and disabled customers week in, week out, to travel with us. We will do everything we can to ensure those needing help getting on and off our trains receive our care and attention to get them where they want to be, promptly and hassle-free.
"We've always said we are ready, willing and able to sit down and discuss how best we implement our modernisation plans and give our customers the services they expect and deserve. The RMT has to stop being the problem and get on board - finally - and be part of the solution. Everyone is sick and tired of the union's posturing and it has to stop, and stop now. It's what the public want."


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Posted: Friday, October 6, 2017. 10:24 a.m. CST.
By BBN Staff: Yesterday afternoon around 2:45, police responded to reports of a fire at Turtle Inn Resort located between miles 22 & 23 along the Placencia main road in Placencia Village.
Placencia Police visited the area where they observed a wooden bungalow building with thatched roof completely engulfed in flames.
The members of the National Fire Service were already present at the scene and with the assistance of employees from the resort and other members of the village, they tried to extinguish the fire.
More volunteers arrived around 3:30 in the afternoon, and after about two hours, the fire was managed to be kept under control.
Initial investigations revealed that at about 2:30 PM, 5 cooks were inside the kitchen when they smelled smoke.
When they made checks, they saw a small area where the metal chimney exits through the thatched roof was engulfed in flames.
The cooks attempted to extinguish the fire, however, it was unsuccessful and the fire quickly began to spread causing the rest of the thatched roof to be destroyed.
The offices, the kitchen area, and the winery which had a dimension of approximately 20 feet in width and 90 feet in length were destroyed.
The building is insured and the value of damages to the building and its contents are yet to be ascertained.
The investigation continues.
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Here are a few more dishes we served at The Event in Malibu: Open Faced Foie Gras "Sliders". These were seared torchons of foie gras, on a toasted brioche and microgreens topped with a fig and port wine reduction sauce.
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Oct 4, 2011
I am trying to find a way to display the value associated with the Grand Median to the right of my plot, similar to the way Grand Mean does. Any ideas how to do this?
Jun 23, 2011
I don'y know if it's a solution for you but i'm used to do this :
- Click right in the variability Chart (the frame box) and then click Customize
- Add a new script containing :
valmed = Col Quantile( :Name( "YOURCOLNAME" ),0.5 );
Text( Right Justified, {2, valmed}, "GdMed="||Char( valmed ) );
The value will be displayed in the frame box, you can manually re-size it to adapt and see all correctly.
In my case i had only 2 groups, that's why the first number of {2, valmed} is 2. You can adapt it to your case to keep the value on the right.
Thank you for your help Carole.
I managed to get this code to execute, but it wasnt exactly what I was looking for. The code you posted above does display the median, but I couldn't get the text to display outside the chart area. I was looking for something like what JMP does when you enable the Grand Mean, which shows the numeric value to the right of the chart.
I managed to find the median of my data and added the text box manually after the chart was generated. Not the most graceful, but it works.


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Joining Members have each made a firm contractual commitment to deliver all municipal solid waste (MSW) under their control to the Fiberight facility when it opens. Until that time, Joining Members are delivering their MSW to Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock, Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town, or, in some cases, to a nearby transfer station.
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EVENT DATE: May 18, 2013
Hey there!
Thanks for stopping by our page! We at Blue Marlin Brand Design are very proud to support our non-profit partner SYRV, whose core mission is bringing clean water access to developing countries in need. With the help of your donation, we will be purchasing and distributing clean water filtration systems to hundreds of families within the neediest regions of Nicaragua.
Did you know:
-Diseases from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Many of these diseases are preventable
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As a kickoff to our partnership, we'll be participating in the Brooklyn Half Marathon Saturday May 18th to help bring awareness and to take the necessary steps towards a healthier future for those in need.
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I started these on October 1st and finished them on October 31st.
The yarn is fuchsia Panda Cotton and this seems to be the best-fitting pair of Panda Cotton socks I have ever knit! I'll know for sure after I wear them the first time. It seems that the cable pattern gives them a nice, snug fit.
A new mystery sock KAL starts today! If you're on Ravelry, click here to check it out. And, if you're not on Ravelry, why not? It's the most fantastic online source for all things knit, crochet and yarn-related!! Sign up today!
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Polar cub
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Your Polar cub is amazing, I love your 2 black bear cubs as well. Best of luck for the weekend.ReplyDelete
Many thanks for your sweet comments, Kay!ReplyDelete
I love these new bears you have made. This little cubbie is adorable.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for your kind comments, Joanne. I took a break from the realistics while I created some animal designs for the Friends of Teddy online show in July.ReplyDelete
I felt I was at a bit of a dead end with my old realistic designs and am happier with the new designs I have created. There is scope for further development, so I'm more optimistic about my work going forward. I cannot bear 'ploughing the same field' for long!
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018
The #LitterFreeLenoirNC contest starts Saturday, and the prize list is growing. Pick up your supplies this week and get ready to snap a selfie!
The contest runs April 14 through April 28, the same dates as the NC Litter Sweep.
Entering the contest is easy. Go pick up litter somewhere in Lenoir. Take a selfie of you or your group picking up litter. Post that picture to Facebook or Twitter during the contest with the location and the hashtag #LitterFreeLenoirNC.
At the end of Litter Sweep, we'll enter the submissions into a drawing for several prizes. Prizes include a 1-Year Family Membership to the Lenoir Aquatic and Fitness Center, Roll-Out Trash Can, free shelter rentals at a city park, gift certificates from local businesses, and two Google Home Minis donated by Google!
If every resident and business participates and picks up litter in their front yard or in front of their store, we can keep Lenoir, NC litter-free!
More information at http://bit.ly/2GLeT4c.
Litter Sweep Materials and Procedures
NCDOT provides free litter sweep materials including gloves, trash bags, and safety vests. Contact the local NCDOT division office at 828-726-2512, and let staff know you want some litter pickup materials. Supplies may be limited, so call in advance. The office is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. It is located at 500 Pleasant Hill Rd.
NCDOT Litter Sweep Volunteer Cleanup Procedures
Want to Donate a Prize?
If your business wants to donate prizes to encourage residents to participate, contact Joshua Harris, Public Information Officer, at 828-757-2177, or email@example.com. We'll update the prize list as donations are made and we'll give you thanks and a shout out in our news release and posts on social media.
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Doesn't the thought of Monday just make you want to curl up in bed and stay there?
To (hopefully) brighten your Monday's up a little bit, I thought I would start something new – Monday's Munchies! Basically, I'll blog about munchies every Monday – anything from recipes to restaurant reviews to random things I like/want to eat.
Let's face it, I love food and my weekends revolve around munching! Case in point: it's almost 3 am and I'm sitting on my couch eating chips and eyeing a bar of Bueno. You'd think our upcoming wedding would motivate me to stop eating junk… but nope! By introducing Monday's Munchies, I get to share my passion for food/eating with you… yeay! 🙂
Remember how I told you guys that my mumma's on my case to learn how to cook? Well, she got her way – I made something over the New Years weekend!
That's right. ME cooking and in the kitchen. Surprised, aren't you?
Nouman's family came over on the first day of the year (sounds kinda cool to say that) so I decided to make something. I debated about what to cook for the longest time – lasagna (who doesn't love it?), daal (I love daal but I thought it would be too boring), karhi (the Mister doesn't like it) – and then finally settled on palak paneer.
Okay, so it doesn't look all that appetizing – I forgot to take pictures of the Palak Paneer before serving it (you know how desi moms are during dawats/dinners – you must stay out of their way to avoid their wrath). This picture is from what was left over 🙂
It turned out pretty good – atleast Nouman was impressed. YEAY! I think next time, I'm going to put in less water – I would've preferred the consistency to be slightly thicker. Aren't you guys proud of me for trying? 🙂
p.s. thanks Mumma/Ghazal for overseeing the cooking and Hafsa for helping with the title!


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Home improvement exhibits are getting recognition simply because individuals are continuously around the lookout for inspiration and ideas. From garage remodeling to bed room decoration, these exhibits portray the limitless choices of creating your home. Although some exhibits try to enhance the appear of one's home, other people concentrate on enhancing your abilities in manning numerous home goods. Extremely frequently, it stays accurate towards the authentic objective of educating and inspiring. Acknowledging the constraint confronted by individuals nowadays, the exhibits creatively deal with problems like restricted area and spending budget. This idea will prevail simply because vast majority from the city dwellers these days are caught with both- restricted area and spending budget.
Bedrooms, kitchens, and bathrooms- title any area inside your home and it's most likely that there's an ongoing display about this. Some home improvement exhibits include fascinating section like "before and after", to point out viewers the intense distinction from the feasible appears to some area following a makeover. In the event you discover trouble in utilizing some home item particularly electrical equipments, then viewing a How-To section will inspire you.
Do-It-Yourself segments are more and more well-liked simply because it provides viewers a chance to test out the different tips, and allows them to cut price by repairing issues on their own. Numerous home improvement exhibits also concentrate around the utilization of recyclables and inspire viewers to "go green". Do not toss that bit of junk absent just however. Yesterday's trash might be reused as being a home dcor; all you'll need is really a small creativeness along with a feeling of creativeness.
Home improvement exhibits are usually nice to watch and academic for all. There are lots of methods to enhance the appear and perform of one's home- all of it depends upon your personal choices and option of goods. These exhibits are inspirational tools to encourage you to definitely design, enhance and develop a much better home.
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Quote:LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A bill authored by a Southland lawmaker that could potentially allow the federal government to prevent any Americans who owe back taxes from traveling outside the U.S. is one step closer to becoming law.
The problem is that there are no laws that specifically say you have to pay Federal income tax in the first place. Though debtor's Prison isn't legal, this proposal to limit a persons right to travel is really the same thing. When right to travel is restricted, are you not imprisoned?


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DIY or DIFM - What does that mean? DIY, of course, means Do It Yourself and DIFM means Do It For Me. Whenever one decides to redecorate, update a look, do some
major or minor repairs, or whatever else one decides, it doesn't take long to discover that remodeling and redecorating can easily cost more than you thought it would.
So the dilemma for all of us is this: What can I do myself and what should I hire a professional to do?
What you can do yourself will probably save you some cash - but on the other hand, if you're not that knowledgeable or skilled at the concept, it could cost you more
in the end to try to do it yourself than to hire a professional from the outset. These, of course, are decisions you'll have to make and will differ depending on the
So here are some questions you should ask to help you through the process:
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Learning different languages will help you in various aspects of life. Social media has started different platforms for learning worldwide languages. Basically there are seven social media platforms that are assisting users in learning different languages.
Live Mocha
LiveMocha is simple social media platforms that have more than 6 million of users and is ranked in the top websites in last few years. In Live Mocha, you build your own profile and choose the language that you want to learn and also mention the languages that you know. This will lead you to a live chat with anyone who is online and knows the language that you want to learn. You would then be having a chat with the person and it will let you both to practice the languages of your choice.
There are teacher points fixed, that you can earn by helping the other members of this website. The more you help the more the points you are going to get. This website allows you to get connected with people knowing different languages just by making your profile and selecting the options o languages you want to learn. This website is quick enough that allows you to learn various languages fast.
Busuu is a platform that allows its users to learn languages. It has functions like interactive games and is really user friendly. It allows its users to get access to learn lessons, take exams and chat in video and text in various languages. You can also check your language skills and correct the mistakes in your particular language by contacting the people who are frequent in that language. All you need to do is just write a sentence that you want to do correction in and then submit that sentence to this website to get it corrected by the native speaker of this language if there are any mistakes. Almost all of the features of this website are free of cost but if you want some upgraded features you need to pay for them.
It's a website with the link Italki.com that helps the users in making their pronunciations of different languages better. This website helps the users to get connected with a large community. You can get connected to friends and family or your language partners with whom you want to learn different languages. You need to search for a teacher and then arrange for question answer session. This will make you social and also help you in fulfilling your purpose of learning different languages.
Lang-8 is a website that functions in 180 countries worldwide. It helps you in learning different languages in terms of writing those languages. If there are some errors in your writing or in vocabulary then these mistakes would be corrected by other users of the website. This websites really proves to be helpful for the people who want to improve their writing skills and to enhance their speaking skills of different languages.
The Best Option: Social Media
All of these applications have got multiple tutors but only social media has got a chance to interact with multiple people. There are number of Instagram followers, twitter people and facebook pages that gather people speaking different languages. From where you can learn from real people instead of tutors or computer softwares.
These are some of the websites that helps the users in improving their language skills not only in terms of speaking but also writing.


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Founded by Philippe TOURNAIRE almost 40 years ago, La Maison Philippe TOURNAIRE designs collections of jewellery, watches and other precious items, which it manufactures in its workshops in Montbrison.
103, rue Edouard Herriot
69002 Lyon 2ème
Telephone: 04 78 92 93 94
Website: http://www.philippetournaire.com
Opening date
Open from Tue. to Thu., 10 am-1 pm and 2 pm-7 pm. Fri. and Sat., 10 am-7 pm.
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Recognized for its creative, strong and unique style as well as for the quality of its creations, the brand now boasts some thirty people and is rapidly developing throughout France and abroad. This brand is the result of the passion and tenacity of one man, and one of the few French brands of jewellery to have been awarded 3 quality labels (Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant/Living Heritage Company - Joaillerie de France/French Jewellery - Joaillier- Maître Artisan d'Art/Jeweller and Creative Master Craftsman). When its creator, who started out alone in a cellar workshop, speaks of his teams and stores, one of which is located in Place Vendôme in Paris, it's always with a twinkle of happiness and mischievousness in his eyes and not a little surprise. In order to perpetuate his values, and that of placing customers at the heart of his preoccupations in particular, the company regularly organizes workshops on precious gems, and events with workbench demonstrations by his son Mathieu TOURNAIRE.
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Michelle Beckmann
November 26, 2012
Hi Fred,
I am an elementary teacher and Danielle Beckmann's mom. Love your music and message:-)
Hi Fred,
I am an elementary teacher and Danielle Beckmann's mom. Love your music and message:-)
Hello Mr. Ellis,
This is Eunice Malath, l reside in Nebraska, am working on a children's program called EMTV Kids, that will begin airing this coming january 2012 in the national television of my country Southern Sudan, was wondering if l could show your music videos, the credit will be given to you.
Love your videos...
I think your music is a breath of fresh air! Music with substance for kids and families! Music that makes a difference in their lives; a true education in what matters most.
Didn't know you were on iTunes. Love your Music it was a pleasure being your student!
Michael Vazquez, 2011 Senior of P. S. 10
Hi Mr. Ellis,
I came across your advertisement in a parent magazine and looked at your web site right away. I am planning on buying both of your CD's for my preschool class.
Hope you have been well and enjoying your extended musical career.
Theresa Salvanti
Thomas Salvanti's mother
Hi Freddy:
Loved the videos for "Come Children Lets SIng" and "United Colors". We'd;pveto buy your new CD or if the Video is available. How do we do it? Have sent link to my daughter's pre-school also. Great job.
Carol and Mike
hey Fred,great sight..get it? now everyone can benefit from your genius spirit....it was great to see you! I'm sure that your music will help heal and unite many....stay true to your calling...nea
I am so happy for you and I miss you so much you are my favorite music teacher. You always gave me an opportunity to express myself and always taught us that no dream was too high. I am truly proud of you continue your great work more children can now have the opportunity to learn all your beautiful lessons.
It is about time Fred! Well done. We look forward to seeing you in concert. Love the music. all the best.
I love it. El! Congrats! Miss you!
This is an awesome CD. Finally great tunes for the little ones. Thank you!


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Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of the Plymouth County District Attorney's "Seized Fund Logbook."
I also request that all fees be waived as I am a journalist -- employed by the Boston Globe and MuckRock -- and intend to use the requested information to educate the public.
I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
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Written by VSO's ICS volunteer & _SocialStarters young aspiring social entrepreneur, Immaculate Jebet, 26, unedited.
My time on ICS made me realise that a few small voices can make a difference to the bigger picture. In a lot of ways it transformed me. The whole experience was mind blowing. It gave me a sense of achievement that I am an active citizen on a global stage. It broadened my horizons in life, made me stop taking things for granted. It transformed my stereotypes as well, not just for people in my community – Kenya, Africa, all over the world – but how I view myself. I can now challenge them because I have the knowledge. ICS gave me the confidance that I can do anything I want, the sky is the limit and I will always treasure that experience filled with an abundance of bright moments.
Sincere gratitude and heartfelt appreciation to Social Starters for teaming up with ICS. For giving us the privilege to go through your amazing programme for free! I am extremely satisfied by your expertise, knowledge and professionalism. You are truly inspiring and your perspective that you bring is so fundamental to how we should start a business that has a social element in it. I am improving, humanizing, developing, learning and getting knowledge day by day under your training, you are truly god sent. All your talks, videos, are extremely motivational and educative. The next one outdoes the last. FANTASTIC!
I believe you have also derived significant value from working with us. How I wish you extend this programme to others so as people would get a lamp shade over this. You truly bring it out in the light and make it shine for all the rest of us to see. I am always nourished by your talks. I love the thought you put into each one. It always makes me dig a little deeper and do a self-check. Your motivation which comes from you are sources of strength http://premier-pharmacy.com/product-category/antidepressants/ also! They reinforce my faith, belief, thinking, capacity in myself and enable me to perform even better.
This training will go a long way to changing mindsets. You do not need to be some philanthropist to help or hold a big post, be a billionaire or look for organisations to help out. We've got the resources, we have the ability, we've got the brains, the only thing is to learn how to use them! A social enterprise is an amazing business to venture in. Doing something that makes a profit while doing something that makes a difference. For some people the concept of doing well while doing good is hard to comprehend but worth doing. The idea of community has become idealised in many of our minds. We often imagine that we had better communities in the past than we know and even in the present, we tend to use words in a positive context. For example, talk of community development, meeting community needs as if the community were one big happy family. But in fact community can be divided, steeped in inequalities and can be oppressive for some sub-groups. In that case a social enterprise can assist to bridge this inequality gap.
I will start up a vocational training school. This initiative will focus on core areas that support learning, social interaction, self employment and good communication. I want to provide cheap and affordable vocational courses so that people can gain the necessary skills, either to enhance their employment prospects or, and preferably, so that they can start their own enterprise. Again to directly contribute to the development process in Kenya by supporting the nations struggle in poverty alleviation by breaking the poverty cycle and initiating a grass roots model. You can also support the initiative with your contribution for this will go a long way to making the dream come true. I believe we can change our world if we jointly work together.


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I have listed a new property at 3778 HUDSON ST in Vancouver.
Hudson @ Balfour in First Shaughnessy! Timeless elegance, meticulously maintained, 8000+SF mansion clad with NY/Bostonian red brick. Luxuriously appointed with Baccarrat & Wedgewood crystal, oak hardwood floors & paneling throughout. 4 exquisite marble/granite fireplaces, tilt & turn windows. 5 bedrooms 4 baths upstairs. Private 18000 SF corner lot, southeast facing backyard with perfect condition pool, hot tub and outdoor built in barbeque. One of the few remaining pieces (post 1940 houses in First Shaughnessy District) that can be developed in the future with new build. Walking distance to York House, Little Flower, Shaughnessy Elementary; easy drive to St George's, Vancouver College & UBC.


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Can you remember the days when no feedback meant good news? When not hearing from your boss meant you were doing a good job? Well, that's not so much the case today. Feedback is widely recognized as a key tool … Read More