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A collection of verses from Quran for protection from evil plus other Surahs for regular recitation
This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad
Customer ratings: (42 ratings)
Category: Books, Education
Updated: 14.12.2010
Version: 3.4.2
Size: 125.03 MB
Rasul Allah SallAllahu Alihi wasallam did not leave any worldly affliction for which he did not teach us a dua. Reciting specific ayahs of the Quran for specific circumstances is proven from the sunnah and the practice of our pious predecessors. This Manzil is a proven remedy against jinn attacks, black magic and other worldly evil. These aayahs are also written in "Al Qaul Al Jameel" and "Beheshti Zewar". In "Al Qaul Al Jameel", Hazrat Sheikh Shah Wali Allah Muhadith Dehelwi writes: "These are 33 ayaahs protects against black magic, shyateen, robbers and wild animals". And in "Beheshti Zewar", Sheikh Thanwi writes: "If there is a doubt that some one has been overtaken by a jinn, then these ayaahs should be worn by the patient and water on which these ayaahs are recited should be sprinkled on patient and if a home is haunted, then the water should be sprinkled in all corners on the home. This app also includes a number of other Surahs from the Quran whose regular recitation is recommended for the Muslims. These Surahs include:1. Surah Al-Kahf2. Surah Al-Baqarah3. Surah As-Sajda4. Surah Yaseen5. Surah Al-Fath6. Surah Ar-Rehmaan7. Surah Al-Waqia8. Surah Al-MulkFeatures of this app: -Dynamic and intuitive interface -Audio playback with word by word highlighting and repetition. -Translation in English in Urdu -Ability to share the snapshot image of a verse on twitter, facebook, sms and email -Ability to copy the verse text - Ability to search within the Arabic text and translations (Search is available on iPhone 5 and above and iPads only)-Ability to save verses as favorites -iCloud sync of favorite verses and last read location across all your devices -Universal app (iPhone and iPad) -Landscape and Portrait modes for iPad -Daily reminders as push notification -Font size adjustment SHL Info Systems is committed to bring you quality apps. Suggestions for improvements are welcome. Website: http://www.shlinfosystems.com Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/shlinfosystems Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/shlinfosystems


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December 2016 Preview
Greece might be somewhere you'd be more likely to go on holiday than go looking for incredible modified cars but that's exactly where our unhinged 800whp 2002 cover car comes from. Its is something of a beast and has been built to an incredible standard, from the terrifyingly powerful engine to the immaculate interior and custom wide-body kit, it's really something special.
We've also got a couple of absolutely awesome UK machines for you to stare in wonder at: Thorney Motorsports' sublime track-tuned E92 M3 and Steve Foxall's stunning M50 turbo E30, which has been wowing show-goers all through 2016 and with good reason. Elsewhere we've also got a very tidy Z1 from Germany and from Hungary a mad E36 Compact running an army theme and a 2.8-swap for good measure.
We've also squeezed in a seriously lush E46 M3 Cab, which has been kept static and given a decidedly luxurious flavour, and an E36 that's had a massive 6.2-litre Corvette V8 stuffed into the engine bay. Plus, we're bringing back our regular Tech Guides, starting with springs this month.
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Skin Tightening – Body Contouring
Mira Aesthetics Medical Center is now offering treatments with the EndyMed Pro platform. The EndyMed Pro system uses radiofrequency energy to tighten loose or sagging skin, reduce cellulite, and improve the overall quality of your skin for a younger-looking appearance. This body contouring treatment works by using radiofrequency energy to trigger the body's natural collagen renewal process and shrink fat cells for an improvement in skin tone and texture and body contour.
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For Farm Sake: a farmer's exhibition on October 13th, 2012.
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5141 Rosa Parks blvd, Detroit MI
Entries due in by September 15th, 2012.
This will not be a normal art show. All forms of art and performance are welcome; all forms of gardening and farming are welcome. Embodying organizations, individuals and artists immersed in gardening, farming, and working with available resources.
If you are interested in participating or have any further questions:
by September 15th, 2012.
Presented by the YesFarm Curatorial Committee.
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Galveston judge who pled guilty set to resign Friday
A suspended Galveston judge pleaded guilty Thursday to two misdemeanors in exchange for two years of probation.
County Court-at-Law Judge Christopher Dupuy pleaded guilty to abuse of office and perjury in exchange for two years of deferred adjudication. If he successfully completes probation, he will not have a conviction on his record, his attorney said.
"Dupuy is not a monster," said Adam Brown. "He's just a guy who lost his temper."
Brown said his client will resign from the bench Friday. As part of the plea, he may not run for office again for two years.
Facebook attacks
Dupuy was arrested in August for contempt of court and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation for using his Facebook page to make personal attacks on the assistant attorney general prosecuting his case.
He was sentenced in August to 45 days in jail for that offense.
In May, Dupuy was indicted on eight criminal counts charging him with abuse of office, including retaliation against the attorney representing the judge's wife in a divorce case. The indictments came after a Galveston County attorney filed a lawsuit seeking his removal from office.
Suspended by state
The petition for removal accuses Dupuy of failing to obey an order from a state appeals court, abusing his authority by retaliating against attorneys and threatening the district clerk while attempting to interfere in his own divorce case. Dupuy was suspended by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct days after the indictments were handed down.
Harris County state District Judge Ryan Patrick, who is overseeing Dupuy's criminal case in Galveston district court, approved Thursday's plea deal.


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Donald, KA, PhD 1; Fouche, JP, MSc2,3; Roos, A, PhD4 ; Koen, N, PhD3; Howells, FM, PhD3; Riley, EP, PhD5; Woods, RP, PhD6; Zar, HJ, PhD7; Narr, KL, PhD6; Stein, DJ, PhD8.
1: Division of Developmental Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa
2. Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town and
Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
3. Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
4. MRC Unit on Anxiety & Stress Disorders, UCT/Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
5. Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, United States of America
6. Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles, United States of America
7. Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and MRC Unit on Child & Adolescent Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
8. Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health and MRC Unit on Anxiety & Stress Disorders, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Alcohol use and alcohol use disorders contribute a significant proportion of the burden of disease in low, middle, and high-income countries. For neurodevelopmental disorders, studies have consistently shown that early intervention leads to better long-term outcomes. But early intervention is predicated on early detection and targeted interventions. Understanding the core areas of susceptibility to prenatal alcohol effects as they manifest in early life is key to developing strategies for early focused identification and interventions. Using multimodal imaging techniques in neonates prenatally exposed to alcohol, analysis revealed volume differences in global gray matter as well as in deep gray structures such as the amygdala and hippocampus, differences in the integrity of central white matter microstructure specifically in the superior longitudinal fasciculus, abnormal glutamate/glutamine concentrations in the parietal lobe as well as differences in the organisation of functional networks in the same group of infants. These alterations suggest prenatal alcohol exposure affects multiple biological processes that result in physical growth of the brain, quality and maturation of the connecting circuitry, neurotransmitter concentrations in the first weeks of life as well as functional connectivity, both within intrinsic networks as well as between hemispheres. The location of these results is remarkably consistent with an established theme in prenatal alcohol exposure studies of the importance of midline structures. We expect that the identification of alcohol effects on key midline structures in the infant brain may be an early marker for later functional cognitive and behavioral deficits. This highly sensitive approach may prove to be valuable in identifying affected children early as well as monitoring the effectiveness of interventions.


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|"Ugly" tomatoes make great pesto!
A note: Many commenters to the recipe say that this freezes well. I haven't tried it, but I pass that along as I am a big believer in freezing things for wintertime!
adapted from The Smitten Kitchen, who adapted it from Gourmet magazine
makes somewhere between 2 and 4 cups, depending on the size of your tomatoes
3/4 cup slivered almonds (I used blanched whole almonds and they worked OK too)
1 large handful fresh basil leaves
1 to 2 large garlic cloves
Several sprinkles of sea salt
6 ripe plum tomatoes, quartered
1/2 cup grated Pecorino or Parmesan
1/4 to 1/3 cup olive oil
In a large skillet, sauté the almonds in a little olive oil until toasted. Let cool, then blend them in a food processor or blender until they are in coarse pieces. ("The size of orzo," the original recipe suggests.) Scoop them out of the processor and set them aside.
Put the basil, garlic and a few pinches of sea salt into the food processor and chop. Add the almonds back to the food processor (keeping them separate will keep them from getting too finely chopped as you get the basil and garlic to the right texture) with the tomatoes, cheese and olive oil and whirl briefly. Season it with freshly ground black pepper.
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Joe Charboneau 1980
If you watched Baseball In 1980, you had to hear of Joltin Joe Charboneau. Not only did he win Rookie Of The Year In the American league, he became a type of cult hero with his crazy antics like opening a beer bottle with his eye socket and drinking it through his nose, while eating a cigarette. He could really hit the rock and that was what he really was famous for. Due to Injury, he only played parts of the next two seasons for the Indians and then was forced to retire. Who knows what this guy would have done. Nice photo match just posted July 15, 2013.


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After a remarkable Super Bowl, all 32 teams can now put their focus on the offseason. The NFL Scouting Combine is only a few weeks away (March 3-6 on NFL Network) and I can't wait to see all of the talent on display in Indianapolis. Some draft classes have elite players at the top, while other classes offer tremendous depth and value in the middle rounds. The 2017 NFL Draft will offer both quality and quantity at several positions. I reached out to five NFL personnel executives and asked them which position they thought was the deepest in the upcoming draft. Here are their answers.
Executive 1: Tight end
"This is the best group of tight ends I've seen in a long time. There are 7 guys at the position that are going to come in and be major contributors in Year One. I think the safety group is a close second. You are going to see some really good players still on the board in the fourth and fifth rounds."
Executive 2: Safety
"Overall, this is the best group of DBs we've had in several years. Specifically, I love the safety depth. I keep watching one good player after another. The UConn kid (Obi Melifonwu) was a revelation at the Senior Bowl. The safety at Utah (Marcus Williams) is a great player and he isn't even one of the five best safeties in the draft."
Executive 3: Cornerback
"This draft is loaded with corners. There are some elite guys at the top of the draft, but I think there are some excellent value guys in the middle rounds and a bunch of sleepers I really like on Day 3 (Rounds 4-7)."
Executive 4: Cornerback
"I think it's a very deep draft at several positions, but cornerback is the deepest, followed closely by the running back group. I think we could see a major run on cornerbacks in the first three rounds. I think we could see 20 of them go off the board in the top 100 picks."
Executive 5: Cornerback
"I love the corners in this draft. I think every team has them in a different order and I'm fascinated to see how they come off the board."
Summary: That's three votes for cornerback and one apiece for safety and tight end.
Conclusion: I think you can make a case for several positions being the deepest in the upcoming draft, but I believe cornerback belongs at the top of the list. I currently have 10 cornerbacks in my top 50 players and I felt guilty for leaving a handful of other cornerbacks off my list. The running back and tight end groups are also loaded with quality depth. Although I'm not in love with the top-tier talent at the position, I believe there is some depth in the quarterback class as well.
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The special election in the 23rd CD already features the current Speaker of the House; this morning we have a former Speaker jumping into the fray. Newt Gingrich, the architect of the 1994 GOP takeover of the House and more recently a bike-to-school advocate, issued the following letter in support of Republican Dede Scozzafava, who needs all the help she can get:
It's time to get America back on the right track.
Democrats have a tight grip on the Senate and the House, and the current Administration is rapidly driving our nation so far to the left that our country is almost unrecognizable to those of us who cherish individual freedom and fiscal responsibility.
But now we have a chance to make things right. The special election for the 23rd Congressional District is an important test leading up to the mid-term 2010 elections. Our best chance to put responsible and principled leaders in Washington starts here, with Dede Scozzafava.
More after the jump.
Dede has signed Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayers' Protection Pledge. This is the latest in her strong record as a champion of low taxes. As a Member of the State Assembly, Dede voted against Gov. David Paterson's budget that raised taxes to unprecedented heights and increased spending by more than $10 billion.
Dede has also always been tough on crime and opposes the Left's big government health care bill currently in Congress. She also supports common sense tort reform that will protect doctors against frivolous lawsuits that are driving up the cost of health care.
Endorsed by the NRA, Dede understands that the individual must be protected from big government. She supports the type of "all of the above," comprehensive energy plan I championed during our "Drill Here Drill Now Pay Less" campaign at American Solutions that garnered over 1.5 million signatures. And she opposes "cap-and-trade," the Left's big bureaucracy energy tax that would cost families an average of $3,000 a year.
The Republican Revolution in 1994 started very much like what we see today. Like then, our country is reeling from misguided liberal policies, high taxes and out-of-control spending.
This special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District could be the first election of the new Republican Revolution, but we need the momentum to get it started. This election is our chance to send a strong message that common sense will soon be restored in Washington.
I am proud to support Dede Scozzafava's candidacy and hope you will join me.
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Results From Move Over/Slow Down Campaign
On Wednesday, we told about the DPS teaming up with other agencies in the Move Over/
Slow Down campaign. Here are the results from the enforcement on Cardinal Drive in
Beaumont. A total of 56 violators were contacted. As previously mentioned, the law
requires motorists to move over to the left lane or slow down under the posted speed limit
if there is an emergency vehicle with its lights activated on the shoulder of the highway. This
includes law enforcement vehicles, EMS, Tex-Dot vehicles, or tow trucks.


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Were you looking for information about Augmentin? Augmentan is a common misspelling of Augmentin.
Augmentin® is a prescription antibiotic that is used to treat different types of bacterial infection in children and adults. It comes in tablets, chewable tablets, and a liquid form, and is usually taken every 8 or 12 hours (depending on the particular product and dosage). Some of the side effects that have been reported with Augmentin include nausea, rashes or itching, diarrhea, and vomiting.
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Is There Such a Thing as a Safe Car Snack?
Disclaimer: This post was created with assistance from Clek, Inc. I did not receive any financial compensation for the post, although Clek did provide technical assistance, safety information, and car seat products used in the post.
I've had a number of requests lately for ideas on what to feed your kid in the car. Since most of my work and life centers around feeding babies :) I'm happy to say that the answer to this one is pretty easy: don't feed your baby in the car.
This week is Child Passenger Safety Week, so no there's no better time like the present to explain why feeding your baby (and even your bigger kids) in the car isn't a great idea.
Choking Risk
It's never wise to offer a baby or even a toddler food when you aren't around to directly observe him or her eating. Kids can aspirate (choke) on even the most unassuming of foods, and sometimes it's silent.
The single biggest reason not to offer your baby or toddler food is in the car is because if you are driving, you are unable to observe any potential choking or aspiration that may be occurring.
Babies should be in a rear-facing car-seat from birth until age 2. (In California, the law requires that children remain rear-facing until age 2 or 40 pounds.)
So, for that roughly 18-month period when your baby is able to eat solid food but has to be rear-facing, there's no way for you to observe potential choking if he or she is eating food while you're driving - so best to avoid food in the car.
What About Long Car Trips?
Of course, the time will inevitably come when you're in the car for long enough that your baby or toddler will need to eat. In that event, it's probably best for everyone to take a break, including the driver - and to make sure that an adult is directly observing the baby or toddler eating.
I've put together a pretty succinct list of foods you never want to feed a baby...and most of them have to do with reducing choking risk. Click here to download "15 Foods to Never Feed Your Baby".
The Basics of Baby Car Seat Safety
On the car-seat safety front, I want to give a major shout out to Julie from Clek who recently came to our house to help us safely install our 5 kids' new Clek car seats.
Ever since the babies outgrew their infant buckets, I've been on the lookout for a car seat solution. We drive a Sprinter van, and so I needed a situation that would allow for 3 car seats to fit comfortably across the first row of the van.
Thanks to the valuable safety information and car seats provided by Clek, we decided to go with 4 of the Clek Foonfs for our rear-facing quadruplets and a forward-facing Clek Fllo for our 3-year old Molly.
Here's my husband Charlie about to tackle this massive install (albeit with the valuable assistance and insight from Julie at Clek!)
Now...I can feed the heck out of a baby, but I was pretty surprised to learn how much I DIDN'T know about car-seat safety...but at least I'm not alone. According to Julie, 9 out of 10 car seats are installed or used incorrectly.
So here's a few tips you need to know for car seat safety:
- A properly installed car seat should not more move than 1 inch when testing at the belt path
- For rear-facing children the harness should come from at or below the child's shoulders
- For forward-facing children the harness should come from at or above the child's shoulders
- Always portion the chest clip so that it is even with the arm pits
Here's a few quick pics of our kids safely installed in their new Clek carseats after Julie walked us through the really easy install process of the Clek Foonfs and Fllo.
The biggest thing I learned from my Clek carseat safety inservice was the importance of your car seat manual. I mean, have you ever sat down and actually read your car seat manual? I just read both the Foonf and the Floo manual cover to cover and it had so much valuable information I can't believe I never knew before!
Of course you can always download your carseat manual from the manufacturer's website, but I think it's so cool that Clek makes a nifty storage space in the back of their car seats so you can easily access the manual whenever you need it.
(But I have to admit my absolute favorite feature of the Clek carseats, is this amazing ability to store the bottom buckles that go into the crotch strap on the side of the carseat to avoid digging around in your baby's crotch at buckle up time!!) Check out these pics of the manual storage spot and the buckle side-stick...GENIUS!
And here's our little guy Dillon demonstrating on his Pirate Parrot the WRONG way to secure a child in a carseat - the straps are too high and there's too much slack in the harness. Future Child Passenger Safety Technician on ours hands I'd say!
Wondering if you're doing the car-seat thing all wrong?! Here's a quick checklist from Clek to see if your child's harness is "snug as a hug". You should be:
Unable to pinch a horizontal fold at the child's collarbone
Sure the chest clip is at armpit level
Removing visible slack
Ensuring the harness is snug on hips
If you meet these four criteria...you're good to go and ready to hit the road!
If you want to learn more about locating a local Child Passenger Safety Technician for assistance with your car seat, visit cert.safekids.org.
And to check out some of the amazing car seats Clek has to offer (at 15% off until September 30, 2017) visit clekinc.com.


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In fact, the only thing you can't choose is the energy rating because every uPVC window we manufacture is 'A' rated for energy efficiency - at no extra cost - so you can enjoy a warmer home and lower energy bills for less.
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The academic year includes two semesters, September 14, 2015 to January 29, 2016 and February 1, 2016 to June 20, 2016. I offer the option to take biweekly lessons (9/semester) or scheduling lessons individually. A semester calendar will include all lesson dates. Please enter all relevant dates on your family calendar at the start of the semester.
Evening students: my New Haven Symphony and freelance performance work will require some rescheduling of evening lessons. That information will also be on the semester calendar, and I will contact you a week in advance of each date to be rescheduled. Make-ups are guaranteed for any lessons I need to miss.
Schedule Conflicts and Missed Lessons
- Your lesson time is yours for the duration of the semester.
- The semester break is a good time to adjust your schedule to accommodate new spring sports/activities.
- I will guarantee one make-up per academic year for unavoidable student absence. These make-ups can be done as my schedule allows during the semester, and in two make-up periods – February 17-19 and June 21-22.
- To resolve any other conflicts without forfeiting a lesson, do a lesson exchange with another student. A calendar with phone/email info will be provided. Have a group email ready to make this easy, and allow enough time for people to respond. Make sure to inform me of the exchange as well. Exchange lessons with someone who has the same length lesson as you.
- Make-up dates for my performance work are listed on the semester calendar. All teacher absences are guaranteed to be made up.
- If the semester cannot be completed for any reason, final payment for lessons completed will be based on the individual lesson rate for that entire semester ($40, $50, $65 and $75 for 25/40/55/70 minutes).
- For students scheduling individual lessons, 24 hours notice is required to cancel/reschedule any lesson. If this notice is not given, payment for the missed lesson is required.
Snow Cancellations
If road conditions are not safe in the early afternoon, I will email and call you to cancel and reschedule lessons that day. Lessons are not automatically cancelled if school is cancelled; the roads are often cleared by afternoon.
Arrival to Lessons
Plan to arrive 5-10 minutes early to tune and open books prior to your lesson. This is also a good time to check out the bulletin board, the library, or do some Special Listening.
Special Events
The purpose of these activities is to reinforce skills, supplement material learned in lessons, have some fun with ensemble music, create community, serve our larger community, prepare for auditions, and provide inspiration and motivation. Although they are highly recommended, in deference to busy schedules, they are not required. The format is very relaxed, and will be both fun and helpful. The list of classes is included in the semester calendar, and dates/sign-up sheets will be posted and emailed. All special events will be at the studio.
In January and June, there will be recitals for all studio students. The January recital will be an informal gathering at the studio, where students and parents will get a chance to hear each other play in a master class setting. The more formal June recital is a wonderful way to celebrate the culmination of all our efforts over the year, and create memorable CD's/videos for family and relatives. Parents will be asked to share the cost of the accompanist and hall rental, which runs approximately $75, payable in June.
Parent Participation in Lessons
For younger Suzuki method students, parent participation is required. The parent is part of a triangle, which also includes the teacher and student, each of whom have indispensable roles. The parent learns the materials along with the student, takes notes at the lesson, and serves as both support system and home teacher. For beginners of any variety, parent participation is especially helpful. For all students, parents' help is best in the form of interest, encouragement and support for their home practice, creating an enthusiastic and effective learning environment, as well as accountability for practicing, and taking students to concerts. Initially, we will discuss whether or not a parent will attend lessons, which depends on the needs and goals of each student. In any case, parents are always welcome visitors in the studio.
Practicing is a mysterious and often thorny subject. Creating mutually agreed upon and appropriate goals, accountability, a planned practice schedule and comfortable practice area, inspiration, and motivation is a job we all undertake together. Read and use my practice chapter frequently; many Suzuki journal articles and books have been written on the subject, including Helping Parents Practice by Edmund Sprunger and How To Get Your Child To Practice…Without Resorting To Violence!! by Cynthia Richards. I am glad to share my ideas and many resources on the subject!
Misc. Information
- Your homeowner's policy is an inexpensive way to insure your instrument against accidental damage.
- Never leave a string instrument in a very cold or very hot place, such as a car for any length of time. Use dampits, humidifiers, and dehumidifiers seasonally.
- Keep the instrument in good working condition by changing strings and rehairing the bow twice a year, and having a periodic check for bridge and soundpost adjustments, seam openings, and checking that pegs and tuners are working smoothly. This can be done by your local luthier.
- I have written helpful information about instrument care in String Doctor Rx. In Equipment Needs and Resources, you will find an extended list of luthiers and sources for purchasing music and equipment
Summer Lessons
The summer session runs from mid June to early September, Tuesday through Thursday, morning, afternoon and evening. There is no set schedule, so you can choose both lesson weeks and lesson times. Summer lesson fees will be the same as full-time semester rates, with similar reductions possible. 24 hours notice is required to cancel and reschedule lessons.
Thank you for helping make things run smoothly, and welcome to the studio!


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The Poker Pub Poker Blog is the online poker journal of imjusthere4thebeer. It is where you will find any and all news, stories, rantings, thoughts, and/or ideas on anything poker related from the Beer Guy and/or CheckRayz.
Is there a story behind the name imjusthere4thebeer?
As a matter of fact, there is. "Back in the day" I was at this party. This party was a typical party for me, where the guy to girl ratio was in my favor (I didn't hang out with many dudes when I was younger). So, there were many chics to my one self.
We're drinking, having a blast. I'm flirting... the usual. Enter "the girlfriend." She is steaming, seein me with all these babes. I look her in the eye and say "don't worry honey, I'm just here 4 the beer." From that day on, that was the battle cry.
Did you get dumped?
Unfortunately, the "girlfriend" either believed me or put her blinders on. Sometimes chics do that, you know. I'm glad to say we broke up a few months later due to a seemingly "unrelated matter."
With respect to the the Poker Pub Poker Blog, did you imagine you'd write as much as you do?
No, not really. I've been what I consider to be a decent writer all of my life. I've been blessed with the gift of gab. I've taken a few formal writing courses and I've been published officially once, though I do not talk much about that.
Originally, when I started the Poker Pub, I figured I'd write two to three times a week, usually during or after a night of drinking. Then I found out Iggy already was doing that before it was fashionable.
Then, after Iggy beat me to the punch, I decided it would be pretty funny to write about my "little brother's" bad beats. I used to laugh because he'd always whine about people sucking out on him. Then either he got good, or his wife banned him from the virtual felt (which was the worst beat of all - truth be told), whichever you choose to believe.
So, I drifted and drifted, not knowing what to write about or to whom I was writing.
Then I started that little website known as CheckRayz. The Poker Pub became the official blog of CheckRayz. Through the Rayz site, I finally had an audience and enough material to write about.
What is this CheckRayz thing?
CheckRayz is an online poker league I started, where I arrange freeroll poker tourneys and money-added poker tourneys at various online poker rooms. Through CheckRayz, I serve as a tournament director of sorts, I guess.
Well, that still doesn't explain why it is the Poker Pub and not the CheckRayz Poker Blog.
With a screenname like imjusthere4thebeer, it would be rather obvious that I'm rather comfortable in a bar or pub setting. So why not a pub theme for my thoughts, right?
And let me guess, since you play soccer, you own a team called the Beer Football Club too, right?
Sure do, Beer F.C. are my squad, but that's another story.
Are there plans for you to ever use speel or grammar check?
We're on a budget here at the Poker Pub. It was either have beer in the fridge, or turn on the functionallity of the spell check button. The beer won out after deep thought and consideration, which of course required beer to ponder.
Anything else we should know?
Let's see... I don't take myself seriously on here. Usually the things I say have multiple meanings... Quite often I know what I mean, but you may not...
What else...
I am a card carrying member of the Blogger Poker Tour, Currently, I'm one of two two time hosts (only the poker.com blog has achieved this feat and they own the tour)...
Speaking of the BPT, they recently sent me to cover the 2007 Aussie Millions on their behalf. I met many great people while in the land of Oz, and I hope to be face to face with all of them once again very soon.
My more serious writings, you know, the ones I'd be most inclined to spell check, will be on the Poker Writer Poker Blog.
I'm available to cover any tournament, be it online or live. Drop me a line and we can discuss specifics. I can work alone or with a team (your team or mine, doesn't matter - I'm flexable).
Other Facts
I am a single father of a beautiful set of twins...
I'm quite a thinker, and understand the difference between posture and overall philosophy...
Probably a sucker for a tear...
I struggle to read for leisure, yet I can read a poker book cover to cover with no problem.
I probably think most people who deal in absolutes are complete idiots...
I have no time for said idiots...
I don't care if the glass is half full or half empty... I really just want to know exactly how much beer is in the damn mug...
And finally...
Really, I'm just here for the beer...!
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like what you see...
About the Poker Pub Poker Blog
The Poker Pub Poker Blog is the online poker journal of imjusthere4thebeer. It is where you will find any and all news, stories, rantings, thoughts, and/or ideas on anything poker related from the Beer Guy and/or CheckRayz.
Poker Pub Blogroll
Blogger Poker Tour Honor Roll
Season 1 Grand Final winner - representing poker.com and the BPT at the 2006 WSOP - EgonOlsen - EgonOlsenPoker
Season 2 Grand Final winner - representing Poker.com and the BPT at the 2007 Aussie Millions - Pure Chaos - Scary Poker
Season 2 Major Prize 2 winner - representing the BPT at the 2007 Aussie Millions, controlling the Aussie Millions Blog - Poker Pub Poker Blog - imjusthere4thebeer
Blogger Poker Tour Commish - MrSnoop - Fresh Inkd
. : Blogger Poker Tour Blog Roll : . - I'm beginning to weed out some of the old/deleted blogs... This may take another ten years...
Skinski - House of Poker Blues
Haley's Poker Blauggh - CawtBluffin
OhioMike - Life, the Universe and Poker
DamRiver - Eat, Sleep, Poker
Lauradm - Hot Laura's Blog
stuarthomegame - The Online Poker League
Lightning36 - Lightning Strikes
Hacksaw2000 - 5th St Forum Blog
Wade79 - Chip in
Trouthunter - Poker, Fishing, and Other Vices
Neo Bahamut
Porkrind333 - Porkrind's Grind
DawgRoyal - RoyalPoker
Cerberi - RiverDemon
actyper - Casino Ownage
JayNYC - I hate Money
Xaq's Site
Cazwil - Twist Turn and Rivered
FPopKoRn - Pokerbrothers
JCL514 - Drawing Dead
ViezeMan - Peetscheet
canoeg - Wired Aces
doublewhy - Freeroll2bankroll
bphoops - Play Poker Like HartFlush
Raisinya - Grinding it out...
raiteki - Freeroll Brasil
kdollar00 - Hot Poker Bonus Blog
Skitzso - Poker-how to practice
Stratman4u - Poker Chaos
burnley1 - Krafty aces
ChrisGill - Infinitevariance
mortguns - Chris Morton Blog
donder2 - Donna V's Blog
tertip - poker inside blog
mick5434 - aabully
z0ot62 - Wise and Foolish
xScrewballx - literally
Queenqueg - Looping the Hen
kanyezee's poker blog
tomsange - ultimate poker forum blog
asangenito - Daily Poker News
AntuUPRAdio - Bradys Poker Blog
Just1ce = DocMartin
blackscribe819 - splashing the pot
Bardiya - Payman
Kugr84 - iHateJacks
BobbyOlsen - From Schoolboy to pro
astinaguy's poker blog
Rahaboss - Joemehe Pokker
debbiedragon - Reality Poker Blog
roselaura - poker time
wVITEKw - rizen
flushedhand - angrypokerplayer
scottishlad - Learning the hard way!
ZowieZ - Flopilicious
thepurdle's poker adventures
appiah - Haltanin Bahisleri
newfie25 - Craig's KickAss Poker Blog
mathys - Frenchpokerplayers
Dangermouse420 - the mouse trap
WvGirl - Everything and more
IAmSolitary - The Hole
NOKYJOKER - Aligator Blood for chameleon on a bycicle
Le Poker par Flandrius
rickjamesho - Coffee n Poker
. : Poker Blogs I Read : .
These are the poker blogs that I visit several times weekly, if not daily. They are among the best reads regarding all things poker, in my ever so humble opinion.
My overall favorite Poker Blogs
Guinness and Poker
Bill's Poker Blog
Lou Krieger's Poker Blog
Poker.com's Carbon Poker Blog
Poker.com Poker Blog
Iggy at Pokerworks
Met In Oz
Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke
Adam Junglen
Brandon Schaefer
Fresh ink'd
Tao of Poker
Poker Blogs more "Strategical" in nature
Ed Miller's Poker Blog
Law school dropout
Dumbasses Trump All
High on Poker
Badblood on Poker
Poker News and/or Commentary
LasVegas Vegas
Haley's Poker Bl-Aughh
The Poker Cronicles
Mean Gene
Betting for Value
Pot Committed
Up for Poker
Poker Pages
PokerParty Blog
Pokerstars Blog
Gary Carson
"Pokery" AND Anecdotal
The Donkey Manifesto
Deadmoney:Sir AlcantHang
The Poker Princess
Daniel Negreanu's poker journal
Low Limit Grinder
Grinder's Warehouse
Poker Brothers
Beer City Poker
Go Be Rude
The Mookie - cause everyone else is doing it
Chick and a chair
Sippin Whiskey n Poker
combination/other/slightly offtopic/etc.
MissT74's Poker Blog
This is not a poker blog
Poker, fishing and Other Vices
Poker, Pique and Parenthood
up for poker
Riding the F-Train
Poker Nerd
Poker Fool
Dragonystic's Poker Blog
Aimlessly Chasing Amy
Wil Wheaton
Not Poker, but great reads - there is life outside of poker, contrary to
my popular belief. And here's just a small look at such life.
Dr. Pauly's Truckin
Tao of Pauly
Wikipedia Knowledge Dump
Dumb Little Man
Giveaway of the Day
The Splintered Mind
Who has time for this?
Sports Law
BeerGuy Bloggin Poker Group
Poker Pub Poker Blog - Flagship blog of the BeerGuy Bloggin Poker Group.
CheckRayz News - news, updates, information, promotions and bonuses offered via the CheckRayz Leaderboard Poker Tour.
Poker Writer - BeerGuy Bloggin Poker Group syndicated blog, where member blogs may receive and redistribute writings from the BeerGuy (terms and conditions apply)
Poker Writers - Team BeerGuy's Group blog. Look for guest posts and specialized columns - coming soon


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So you're fresh out of high school, dripping with the many laurels of graduation. I'm guessing you're a bit of an "overachiever." That word is in quotation marks because, to you, achievements can never be in surplus. You probably maintained an excellent GPA; maybe you were even the valedictorian. Your resume is heavy with titles and awards pinned beneath each of your numerous activities and volunteer opportunities. You could say your life is more or less together. I bet you even floss regularly.
Then college rolls around and you realize that your new school is just lousy with overachievers trying to out-achieve one another and suddenly your "classmates" become "competitors" and you've been swept into a high stakes ranking system within which the highest scorer of arbitrary achievement points "wins."
It's easy to feel behind or even wholly inferior in a college environment, but it's important not to get bogged down by perceived inadequacies. Here are some steps you can take to get out of this rut and back into a constructive state of mind.
Truth #1: There will always be someone better.
Always. You could have a 36 on the ACT, a 2400 on the SAT, a 5 on all your AP exams, and yet there's someone out there who has done all that with half the effort and they filled in all of those stupid little bubbles perfectly on their first try. You might argue, "But what if I am that someone who did it better?" Great! Good for you! You're the best for now, but someone will inevitably come along and do everything you did at a younger age and with an IB diploma to boot. That's the nature of superiority. It's relative and fleeting.
Truth #2: Improvement takes effort.
If you want to get better at something, you're going to have to work at it. A lot. Don't expect to get into the NBA if you're not practicing basketball. Too often, we let the talents of others discourage us from fostering the talents of our own. Remember that, as you improve, you're going to face criticism, both external and internal. Learn to weed out damaging comments and take in that which is constructive.
Truth #3: There will always be someone who already has an advantage over you.
Maybe they went to a better school, or had a personal tutor, or had better connections and now they'll always have an edge over you. Get over it. Their success is not mutually exclusive with yours. Let them do their thing and you do yours. There's nothing you can do about your past, but your future is still wholly yours to shape. Keep your sights set on what's to come, not on what you didn't have.
Truth #4: Hierarchy breeds competition.
If you want a space free of competitive feelings (or at least a space in which they aren't so dominant), you might want to try non-hierarchical organizations. Many activist or community-building groups on your campus probably operate using something similar to an open executive board, meaning anyone can weigh in on the decisions of the organization, usually free of traditional office positions. Without looming elections, auditions, or showcases, you can just enjoy being a part of the team.
Truth #5: Life is golf.
And not just because there's a lot of walking involved and sometimes you'll be very bored. You are playing against yourself. Sure, you can compare scores. Some people are even paid to compare their scores, but you don't have to. In fact, you'll probably have more fun if you don't. Measure your progress relative to where you began, not where others are now.
A little competition can be great motivation to improve yourself, but it's important not to get too caught up with comparisons. Believe it or not, two people can be good at the same thing. Their talents don't cancel each other out. Keep this in mind and be proud of your own accomplishments regardless of the achievements of those around you.


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College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management
Faculty and Staff
Marketa Kubickova
|Assistant Professor
|School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management
College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management
Carolina Coliseum, 1024-A
Ph.D., University of Central Florida, 2014
M.S., Florida Atlantic University, 2003
B.S., University of New Orleans, 2000
Marketa Kubickova is an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina in the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management. Kubickova was born in the Czech Republic (former Czechoslovakia). She obtained her doctoral degree from the University of Central Florida. Prior to that, Kubickova received her Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management from the University of New Orleans and her Master of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University.
Prior to joining academia,Kubickova held a number of managerial positions in several upscale international hotels (Four Seasons, The Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, and The Boca Raton Resort and Spa in Boca Raton). Because of her extensive hotel experience, Kubickova has been able to teach a range of hospitality management courses at the University of Central Florida and now at the University of South Carolina. She has primarily taught Hotel Management, Advanced Hotel Management, International Hotel Management, and Introduction into Hospitality. In 2017, she led a study abroad class in the Czech Republic titled "International Hotel Development." In addition, she led a group of students in an international hotel management (RevSim) competition conducted by RedGlobal, where they placed second in an overall ranking.
Kubickova's research interests mainly focus on competitiveness, hotel sustainability, and the role of government (with special emphasis on developing countries). In 2016, she was a primary investigator in a grant examining the potential for development of agro-tourism in Honduras, with special interest in the role of government. In 2014, she was certified in Hotel Business Acumen (HBA) by the Board of Redglobal Group and in 2011 received Educator Teaching Certification from the University of Central Florida. She is a member of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHandLA), Women in Lodging (WIL), and a member of the academic honor society Delta Epsilon Iota.
Research Interests
- Competitiveness
- Sustainability
- Tourism economics
- Developing economies
- Role of Government
Selected Publications
Kubickova, M. (2017). "The impact of government policies on destination competitiveness in developing economies." Current Issues in Tourism, 1-24.
Kubickova, M., and Li, H. (2017). "Tourism competitiveness, government and TALC model: The evaluation of Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras." International Journal of Tourism Research, 19 (2), 223-234.
Kubickova, M., Croes, R., and Rivera M. (2017). "Human agency shaping tourism competitiveness and quality of life in developing economies." Tourism Management Perspective, 22, 120-131.
Croes, R., and Kubickova, M. (2016). "The various faces of competitiveness in tourism: A survey of the extant literature." In Sustainable Island Tourism: Competitiveness and Quality of Life by Modica, P. & Uysal, M. – CABI International.
Kubickova, M., Parsa, H. G., Nusair, K., and Hu, H. (2015). "Does green hotel image influence guests' behavior: The case of Generation Y." Journal of Service Research, 14 (2).
Croes, R., and Kubickova, M. (2013). "From potential to ability to compete: Towards a performance-based tourism competitiveness index." Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 2(3), 146-154.


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I'm taking a break from my normal posts, and asking all of my followers to participate in something, and SHARE LIKE CRAZY! There is a Twitter/Instagram storm planned for tomorrow, 12PM Eastern, 11AM Central standard time. The Standing Rock Sioux are protesting the disruption of their only water source by the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. I'm asking everyone to share the following link, and use at least two of these tags in your posts to Twitter and Instagram. For Instagram, a simple selfie will do for an image. #PagansAgainstThePipeline #StandWithStandingRock #NoDAPL #PagansForStandingRock
Obviously, if you're not Pagan, you don't have to use the Pagan tags if you don't want to.
Just so everyone is clear, use this link with the tags on Twitter and Instagram. If you can, share this blog post to get others to participate.


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Ireland welcomed Sri Lanka for a pair of matches in Malahide while the first match is held in Dublin today.
The series will provide a useful test of Irish progress after John Bracewell's first year in the job of head coach.
Sri Lanka is captained by Angelo Mattews while Irish team is captained by William Potterfield.
Meanwhile, today's match is special for Sri Lankan opener Kusal Janith as the first one day match after the suspension over doping charges.


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Obama's Budships:
"These people are a part of me," says Obama.
Let me Be Frank with you...
Or as Obama might say without his teleprompter,uh, um, auh,
"No really, uh, I want to be like Frank."
This Obama sure seems to be seeking an identity from a very early age.
Has he figured out who He is yet?
Obama says he "ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of twelve or thirteen, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites."
Boy-o, he sure wants to ingratiate himself now doesn't he? I'd like to say 'frankly I don't give a dam my dear', but I can't. It's too important to keep dismissing as an untouchable subject.
Have we figured out who he is yet?
In his book, Dreams From My Father, Obama refers to his childhood friend and mentor, repeatedly, as just "Frank."
Now, I don't want to confuse you, so I'm writing this between beer breaks.
No, "Frank" was not an obscured, and marginalized, Roy Obama, Obama's brother, whom Obama stated in his book he was so very proud of when he became a Muslim.
So...what's Really behind door number 1?
Abongo "Roy" Obama, who is a Luo activist, and a militant Muslim who argues that the black man must "liberate himself from the poisoning influences of European culture."
Sound familiar? This guy'd fit right in Wright's church.
But, nope, he's not Frank. burp.
In fact all 3 of Obama's half-brothers are Muslim.
And No, "Frank" is not, Obama's cousin, Raila Odinga, whom Obama flew over to Kenya and supported in Raila's Presidential quest... a quest reportedly involving secret packs to take over and install Sharia Law in in the country, while cleansing the Christian faith from the land. Apparently it's taking place now anyway, through rebellion, after Raila was declared the loser in the presidential race. Odinga followers have burned Christians' homes and then burned men, women and children alive in a Christian church where they took shelter.
Now we all know what Sharia law is, right?
If you didn't click on the Odings secret packs above let me just summarize what Baracks cousin will trade his country for to get power:
* Within 6 months re-write the Constitution of Kenya to recognize Shariah as the only true law sanctioned by the Holy Quran for Muslim declared regions.
* Within one year facilitate the establishment of a Shariah court in every Kenyan divisional headquarters. [Note: everywhere in Kenya, not just in "Muslim declared regions."]
* "Popularize Islam, the only true religion… by ordering every primary school in Kenya in the regions to conduct daily Madrassa classes."
* "Impose a total ban on open-air gospel crusades by worshipers of the cross…"
* "Outlaw gospel programs… on KBC, the National Broadcaster."
* "Impose a total ban on the public consumption of alcoholic beverages…"
* "Impose an immediate ban on women's public dressing styles that are considered immoral and offensive to the Muslim faith…"
"You are all my brothers and sisters," Senator Obama told Odinga's communist and Muslim supporters.
Frank, also surely isn't Odinga's oldest son, Fidel, who is named after Fidel Castro. Seeing as Odinga, and his Father, are Communists I guess the 'Fidel' is self explanatory.
Odinga's 2007 Presidential website proclaims: "Vote for Change!", Your Agent of Change"
Does Obama have a single thought, word, or slogan of his own?
Odinga is a communist... Odinga's father was a communist.
Barack Husien Obama Senior was a communist: who wrote the following manifesto after returning to Kenya and receiving his fine (Kennedy sponsored - another lie) Harvard education. "Problems Facing Our Socialism", published July, 1965 in the East African Journal, pp. 26-33.
***Gina Cobb***
1. Obama advocated the communal ownership of land and the forced confiscation of privately controlled land, as part of a forced "development plan", an important element of his attack on the government's advocacy of private ownership, land titles, and property registration. (p. 29)
2. Obama advocated the nationalization of "European" and "Asian" owned enterprises, including hotels, with the control of these operations handed over to the "indigenous" black population. (pp. 32 -33)
3. Obama advocated dramatically increasing taxation on "the rich" even up to the 100% level, arguing that, "there is no limit to taxation if the benefits derived from public services by society measure up to the cost in taxation which they have to pay" (p. 30) and that, "Theoretically, there is nothing that can stop the government from taxing 100% of income so long as the people get benefits from the government commensurate with their income which is taxed." (p. 31)
4. Obama contrasts the ill-defined and weak-tea notion of "African Socialism" negatively with the well-defined ideology of "scientific socialism", i.e. communism. Obama views "African Socialism" pioneers like Nkrumah, Nyerere, and Toure as having diverted only "a little" from the capitalist system. (p. 26)
5. Obama advocates an "active" rather than a "passive" program to achieve a classless society through the removal of economic disparities between black Africans and Asian and Europeans. (p. 28) "While we welcome the idea of a prevention [of class problems], we should try to cure what has slipped in .. we .. need to eliminate power structures that have been built through excessive accumulation so that not only a few individuals shall control a vast magnitude of resources as is the case now .. so long as we maintain free enterprise one cannot deny that some will accumulate more than others .. " (pp. 29-30) . . . .
These were the "Dreams of Obama's Father"... the simple goat-herder according to our Obama.
Obama writes: "It was into my father's image .. that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself."
Are we to ignore that Obama knew what his father's image was and that painting over that portrait is only a means to obscure who Obama is?
You know Obama Jr. would like to leave certain things out of the information he provides us, but he knows he must. And when he has to explain things that he gets busted on he Inserts other variables surrounding a 'keyword' to tone it down.
Much like:
Papa was a non practicing Muslim atheist, mama was a Kansas farm girl, a free willed traveler...says Obama.
It even sounds close enough to squelch further questioning.
All these Obama words are pretty lies.
Obama sat in a cafe in middle America and told Voters that his mother was Christian...
Obama's mother is described by her friends as a "fellow traveler". She is also most definitely described as an atheist.
"The term, fellow traveler, is most often applied to a sympathizer of Communism."
The man "changes" stories according to whatever audience, or local, he is speaking too. The man's an artist for sure.
The truth is that there is a lot of Islamist, radical communist worshiping coincidences running about in this family...And a good deal of them want to take over Governments and install their versions of "change".....
Obama seems to have this miraculous slippery way of shrugging off these Muslim images we see as if they don't speak a thousand words, when the words, if taken in context, of the Obama 'story', speak for themselves.
Instead of coming out and saying - Hey, Take a hike !! I don't believe there's anything wrong with Muslims or me dressing up as a Muslim when I visit my Muslim families.
I'm proud to be Muslim. Or, I am proud that my family is Muslim. After all I'm a mixture of white, black, arab, and born with a Muslim name from the loins of an Arab-African Muslim father. So What?
Instead this image of Obama dressed as a Somali Muslim gets identified as a cheap shot of racist, divisive, and shameful fear tactics Of the Hillary machine; isn't it funny that they never accused the GOP and the McCain machine ever. It isn't the Gop's Turn yet. It was always his opponent who was apparently attacking him. But when the 'media' is through destroying Hillary for 'their' Obama they'll set their sites on McCain.
But I digress again.
Why deny that you proudly wore some African Somali garb, and why is it a cheap shot to be viewed in African dress up?
Is there more to the story?
Maybe Obama just doesn't want people to comprehend that many in his Muslim family are a part of those radical ideas, of a One World Sharia law, and ethnic/infidel/ cleansing, that we are fighting against?
Maybe we don't want to be reminded of the soldiers being mutilated and dragged though the streets of Somalia by seeing Obama dressed so proudly.
Maybe the Jewish vote far outweighs the Muslim vote that Obama would lose.
Maybe Reverend Wright's flavor of Christianity allows/allowed/ Obama to pull the wool over the eyes of this countries Christian vote that he will need to ever pull off capturing the office of the President of the United States!..."I am a Christian!"
Why is Obama silent while Kenya burns? Well, it's reported (refind) Obama was having conversations with Odinga during the New Hampshire primaries while people were being murdered. But Obama was never questioned on this relationship so he didn't find himself in the position to have to explain that Odinga just wasn't the man he knew,... as the man he knew.
As the guy said in that Jaws movie, as he saw what passed under the boat, "We're gona have to get a bigger BUS..."
Hummm- wait, is that what he said?
As much as I am tired of reading the bus cliche', "How many people are under the bus now anyway?"
In the "bus" link above it is revealed exactly how Obama lied in his 'race speech' when he portrayed his grandmother as a 'typical white person' afraid of blacks. Compared to Reverend Wright, who didn't seem to make Obama 'cringe' at all, because Wright had reasons for his racism, ole granny took a shot for the cause.
Just how many fabrications have to be revealed about this charlatan before he ceases to be the Dems darling?
I've rarely seen anyone who so easily erases any questions of his past, even when he himself, who can't be questioned, has provided us with words, an images, of his past.
One can not even say "Barack Hussein Obama", his Arabic name, without being silenced.
On February 27th, speaking to Kristof of The New York Times, Barack Hussein Obama said the Muslim call to prayer is "one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset."
In an interview with Nicholas Kristof, published in The New York Times, Obama recited the Muslim call to prayer, the Adhan, "with a first-class [Arabic] accent."
[Note to self: bear in mind for future political-thought. This is the "Sunni" version of the prayer - not Shiite]
The opening lines of the Adhan (Azaan) is the Shahada:
"Allah is Supreme!
Allah is Supreme!
Allah is Supreme!
Allah is Supreme!
I witness that there is no god but Allah
I witness that there is no god but Allah
I witness that Muhammad is his prophet "
According to Islamic scholars, reciting the Shahada, the Muslim declaration of faith, makes one a Muslim. This simple yet profound statement expresses a Muslim's complete acceptance of, and total commitment to, the message of Islam.
Obama chanted it with pride and finesse.
Now, I write this basically to point out, and verify, another of Obams's lies.
Obama, his website, all of his cronies, denied repeatedly that Obama ever went to a Muslim school, or that he was ever a Muslim.
Obama, or Barry Soetoro, was enrolled, as a Muslim, according to documents – in the Besuki Primary School, a public Muslim school in Jakarta. [He was also listed as an Indonesian citizen!; wrongly listed? How does one reportedly born in Hawaii become an Indo. citizen?]
So many questions and so little time. Tick Tick Tick...
Despite all the obfuscating denials, Barack said, in his BOOK, that he went to a Muslim school for 2 years, studying his Koranic verses, for goodness sakes.
Where else did he learn to recite the Shahada? dah.
Obama in his Book: "My mother was less concerned with me learning the catechism or puzzling out the meaning of the muezzin's call to evening prayer than she was with whether I was properly learning my multiplication tables."
A muezzin is the Moslem official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day.
"In the Muslim school, the teacher wrote to tell mother I made faces during Quranic studies," wrote Obama.
Obama seems to have missed out on the lessons of telling the truth, or telling so many of these truths... that one can't keep track of them all...if ya know what I mean.
It appears Obama has at least the verbiage of the Sunni version of the Islamic prayer down pat. How'd he do that?
Do words matter?
So most people, including Obama, continue to write, and to report, that Obama is not, and has never been, a Muslim -
Obama's campaign finally came out "to clarify" that what They really meant was, "Obama is not a "PRACTICING" Muslim.
In three months Barack's campaign has gone from describing the U.S. presidential hopeful as never having been a Muslim, and never having been raised as a Muslim, to now having never having been a practicing Muslim.
Okee dokkee- now that we have established that the evidence can't be erased so it must be diluted. . .
Why all the clever obfuscation to cover up that Obama is/or was/ a Muslim ...he's just not a "practicing" Muslim?
A former teacher at Obama's Muslim school, Tine Hahiyary, remembers a young Obama who was quite religious and actively took part in "mengaji" classes which teach how to read the Koran in Arabic.
"He was quite religious in Islam but only after marrying Michelle, he changed his religion."
In an interview with the New York Times, published on April 30th, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Obama's younger half sister, told the Times, "My whole family was Muslim, and most of the people I knew were Muslim."
Was Barack not a part of the whole family?
I doubt seriously that Mr. Obama needs to look up the word 'patrilineal'.
Obama knows that he was 'born' Muslim.
As I said above, it is also written that merely saying the Shahadah, as he has, means it is supposed to make one a Muslim.
Do I think he is a practicing terrorist Mujaheddin type of Muslim?
I don't think he'll be setting any car bombs... but has he supported, and also provided funds to terrorist organizations who do? Yes.(see board links below)
Do I think he prefers the Wright & Farahkan Muslim brand of the Nation of Islam thinking? Yes.
Obama: "I gathered books from the library--Baldwin, Ellison, Hughes, Wright, DuBois Only Malcolm X's autobiography seemed to offer something different.....I knew as well that traveling down the road to self-respect my own white blood would never recede into mere abstraction"
I think along the way Obama has varied his brands of politics and religions as he has been learning over the years how to best position himself locally for advantage and advancement.
Are 'we' confused?
Obama's mom... she met Obamas Muslim father in a "Russian" language class in college... Back then wasn't "Russian" -> Soviet? Why does a Hawaiian want to speak Russian?
Especially from a mother who, while in Indonesia, as quoted by Obama himself, said his Mother had said to Obama's Muslim step-father in an argument they had had that Americans are NOT MY People .
Then there are Obama's grandparents who were members of a left-wing Unitarian church near Seattle. The church located in Bellevue, Washington was nicknamed 'the little red church,' because of it's communist leanings.
Why do even the Commies think he's a Communist mole!
Could the Muslims think he's a Muslim mole? (yes- re-find the links and comments)
It is written in the Quran it is permissible, and required, to lie to your enemy. But then again, being Muslim and becoming a Christian is just about the worst thing an apostate Obama could do in the eyes of some of these Terrorists he wants to sit down with... it's an offense to Islam that calls for 'death'.
[re-find the articles that describe the Muslim world believing that Barack Hussein is only "Claiming" not not be Muslim - to fool the Satan Americans - ]
But, Where were we? Oh, yes, Frank... just the facts ma'am.
No, "Frank" is not Weathermen terrorists William Ayres or Bernadine Dohrn whom Obama spoke with as recently as 2005, yet publicly stated his only recollection of a meeting was over a decade ago.
We don't want anyone questioning Obama's relationship with Anti-American Bombers or Loans Obama approved as a Board member of the Woods Fund, Which William Ayers also sat on, to the Arab American Action Network, which has made statements supportive of Palestinian terror and reportedly has worked on behalf of the Palestine Liberation Organization; A US Department listed terrorist organization.
What exactly has to be on one's resume anyway to keep landing feet first in the middle of a bunch of dissidents and Anti-American opinined relationships?
But I digress. Again.
So who the hell is Frank?
Obama, in his Book, writes about "a poet named Frank..."
Obama sure has a way with words - doesn't he? Another poet?
Wait for it...
It turns out that Obama's childhood mentor, Frank Marshall Davis, was a communist, and Obama did know.
Obama states so in his book.
Although he obscures Frank's 'notoriety', the message is clearly there for those who can pick up on who Frank is in context with the ideology being expressed in Obamas quest for self.
Obama writes in Dreams From My Father that he saw "Frank" only a few days before he left Hawaii for college, and that Davis seemed just as radical as ever. Davis called college "An advanced degree in compromise" and warned Obama not to forget his "people" and not to "start believing what they tell you about equal opportunity and the American way and all that shit."
Davis also complained about foot problems, the result of "trying to force African feet into European shoes," Obama wrote.
Obama's mentors.
Obama's associates.
Obama's buds.
Obama's family.
Obama's politics.
Frank is just another in a growing looong list of Obama's dubious fellowships.
Now that "Frank" is known, one has to wonder if "Frank", will be added to the growing list of peoples who Obama disagrees with, but would never disown.
Or, would Obama use his usual excuse of, "Had I known..." or after exposure, "These are not the people I knew"...
When one follows in the footsteps of Obama one sees his 'typical American shoes' don't fit him agreeably. He even cloaks himself in a non Christian Christianity of hateful messages from the likes of Farakuan and Wright.
Obama's own quotes regarding his resistance to Christianity were overcome by a Reverend Wright's 'BRAND' of Christianity.
One of hate, racism, Black Power, and rage against the USA.
So we really must question Obama's character when we heard him say, "These people are a part of me."
When we examine all these parts ,of Obama, his story is not a Chapter of character we want in the White House.
When one investigates the words that Obama uses in his messages there is a clear direction incorporated too.
Whose indoctrinated minds have their etymological antenna tweaked and hear metaphors of something completely different in Obama's "change" idiom than those of us unversed in such words used by Barack?
Obama:...poverty of ambition - shared prosperity - slumber of indifference -
I mean who talks like this?
These phrases used by Obama surely seem to be linked to, and of, the peoples of socialist marxist-communist mindset and mantra.
Obama also says: "I will stand with them (Arabs-Pakistani's - Muslims) should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
'Just words'? ... Don't tell me words don't mean anything!
Is it unfair to hang a jacket on this guy, when it fits?
Who is this guy?
What is this guy?
Obama campaigned for socialist Bernie Sanders. Sanders is the first self-described socialist to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
I can't figure out if Obama is Muslim, Marxist, Racist, Communist, Socialist, Black Nationalist, or Combinations...
Perhaps from those he was surrounded by, and those by choice he surrounded himslef with, the lil boy, to the grown man, in some 'parts', he is all of the above.
The one thing I am sure of is that anyone who sat in Rev. Wright's (have you read James Cone?) "kill the white man's God" Marxist church -> is Not Christian.
I fail to see how anyone can ignore the patterns of serious radical problems with Mr. Obama.
But as we hear today Michelle Obama stated:... "...you are justified in your ignorance. That's America."
Well, Michelle, America, "for all its flaws", another of your hubbies qualified quotes, can not go down the path of an Obama Obamanation of Change.
What will Obama trade for power?
I shudder to think of the advisers an Obama president would surround himself with in the White House. He has two Nation of Islam soldierettes on his campaign staff. (Jennifer Mason and Cynthia K. Miller)
How about Bill Ayers as head of Department of Education...
Imagine that vision of "coalition politics".
Taxi !!
All I can say is, God Help America, and... Frankly...can I get you a Rezko 'deal' with those fries?
update-6/14/10 I wrote this up over 2 years ago while still trying to figure out who and what Obama is -
See this site for a more comprehensible history of Obama's past n peoples than I was able to put together!: 30Sep08
Cloward-Piven Strategy – the Left and Obama's attempts to destroy America


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In my previous blog on Cloud Backup, I wrote about the solutions we offer to backup to the Storage Cloud (e.g. Amazon S3). In this blog I will talk about backup of cloud, i.e. backup of your applications running on a Compute Cloud (e.g. Amazon EC2).
Let's say you are migrating some on-premises applications (e.g. a customer facing enterprise app), which are currently being backed up to a tape library, to the cloud (fig 1).
Clouds don't have a notion of a local tape library. So, your current backup solution will likely not work after this migration.
So, where do you backup? Note that Compute Cloud vendors do not offer automatic backups. While they may offer storage redundancy features, e.g. replication and snapshots, these are not replacement for a complete backup solution.
You still need backup archives and a backup catalog for those archives to be able to recover from user and application errors. Just like RAID is not a backup solution for on-premises data, storage redundancy features offered by cloud vendors don't provide a backup solution either. In summary, an automated backup solution is a must-have regardless of where the applications are running: on-premises or in the cloud. Well this is where Zmanda comes into play. We offer three choices as destination for backup of data residing in applications on the cloud(fig 3):
1. Backup to a local Storage Cloud – e.g. Amazon S3 if your applications are running on EC2. This is great option from a cost or performance perspective, but not so great from spreading-your-risk perspective.
2. Backup to a remote cloud. This requires having relationships with two different cloud vendors, but reduces your risks the most.
3. Backup to disks on your premises. This requires local infrastructure, but gives you complete control of your backup archives.
All three of our products: Amanda Enterprise, ZRM for MySQL, and Zmanda Cloud Backup are tested and supported on virtual machines running on the cloud.
So, today you can buy these products and run them on a virtual machine of your choice (as long as it runs an operating system from our compatibility matrix). In near future, we will be shipping virtual appliances which can be run either in your data center or in the cloud. So, lets say you bought and run few VMs in the cloud to run a set of your applications. In order to backup these applications, you will simply buy a Zmanda Backup Appliance (which will be another VM in the same cloud), and quickly configure this appliance to know about your application VMs and the destination for your archives. You don't have to worry about dependencies, installation issues or optimizing the OS for backup purposes.
Currently we are working actively with Novell and VMware to build our first backup appliance. Novell today announced its partnership with VMware to build SUSE Linux Enterprise Appliances on VMware ESX. We are very excited about this development. SLES is already in Tier 1 of operating systems we test and support. We have hundreds of customers running Amanda Enterprise on SLES (e.g. Zen Innovations). Several of our customers protect guest OS'es running on ESX. We are now polishing up this combination to create an appliance-like experience, presented on a browser via Zmanda Management Console.
Reasons to migrate your applications to cloud are to increase efficiency and to dramatically reduce your IT costs. Our virtual backup appliances will help you with both of these goals.


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Tour de Tejas will come through El Llano Estacado. The official site.
Looks like the movie theater cancelled "Dogville." Figures. Oh well, back to my DVDs.
He fills his head with culture/ He gives himself an ulcer.
Tour de Tejas will come through El Llano Estacado. The official site.
Looks like the movie theater cancelled "Dogville." Figures. Oh well, back to my DVDs.
Vatican document discourages Catholic-Muslim marriages, particularly between Muslim men and Catholic women. I don't think I could marry a committed non-Christian--the potential for conflict would be too great--but I could probably get along with someone indifferent to organized religion, especially if she were hot.
The document indicates several points of commonality between Roman Catholicism and Islam, like a belief in God, daily prayer, fasting, charity, pilgrimage and "the fight against injustice."
At the same time, it gently chides Muslims for faltering on the issue of human rights.
"We hope there will be, on the part of our Muslim brothers and sisters," its authors write, "a growing awareness that fundamental liberties, the inviolable rights of the person, the equal dignity of man and woman, the democratic principle of government and the healthy lay character of the state are principles that cannot be surrendered."
Islam is 1400 years old. At that age, Catholicism was not exactly a staunch defender of women's rights, democracy, or the secularization of the state; in fact, it didn't really become so until the Second Vatican Council some five hundred years later. Although the Vatican certainly has the right to admonish Muslims to adopt some modernist principles, it shouldn't hold its breath.
Bored, bored, bored....At least there's a snooty foreign film coming to Lubbock this weekend. And I'm keeping myself busy with reading. I've finished The Lord of the Rings, which I enjoyed almost as much as when I first read it in seventh grade. This time, of course, I was more aware of its Catholic motifs. Galadriel is a type of the BVM, and the elven lembas, or "waybread," which though "it did not satisfy desire," yet "fed the will and gave strength to endure," is a Middle Earth Eucharist. (Compare "waybread" with "viaticum", the Latin name for the Eucharist when taken at the point of death.) Anyway, now I'm going to try The Silmarillion for the third time. Previously I found its lofty prose as impassible as Caradhras, but I would like to think I'm more patient now.
Lindstrom, Martin. Brandchild: insights into the minds of today's global kids and their relationships with brands. Kogan Page, 2003.
Choice: "the authors, highly experienced professionals who have written other well-received publications, provide practical explanations pertaining to this generation's definition, perception, and acceptance of global brands. The analysis is written in a nontechnical manner and provides excellent insights and explanations of "tween" behavior. Recommended. Public; academic, upper-division undergraduate and up; and practitioner collections." Booklist: "Although the book is aimed at marketers, parents and educators—and tweens themselves—will find much fascinating information here." Library Journal: "provides a global yet intimate picture of tweens in the world today. While little concrete information is provided about the study itself, the firsthand observations and brand-name case studies offer a window into a group about whom many of us know very little. Obviously, this book will quickly become dated, but it gives current marketers the information they need to target the youth market. Recommended for marketing collections in both academic and public libraries." Brand Management: "There is no denying the thoroughness and scope of the research that underpins Brandchild." Marketing Research: "descriptive and interpretive rant…It is both a fascinating and practical read...will provoke fresh thinking and provide a clearer understanding of what is happening with youth today."
Bremer, Francis J. John Winthrop: America's Forgotten Founding Father. Oxford, $35.
Choice: "outstanding and readable…This first rate study will have a wide readership. Essential." Library Journal: "impressive, scholarly analysis…Most Winthrop biographers have ignored the first 42 years of his life, but [not] Bremer…Draws on ten years of exhaustive research into original archives…surpasses the shorter versions…Highly recommended for all academic and larger public libraries." Publishers Weekly: "adds tremendously to our understanding of this pivotal figure, eloquently reminding us in a rich, magisterial biography how much Winthrop contributed to the founding of the colonies…exhaustive detail…vividly recreates the religious and political reform movements in early 17th-century England…definitive." First Things: "Bremer's comprehensive biography of John Winthrop rests of prodigious research in both English and American sources and is a fitting climax to a productive academic career…The Winthrop of Bremer's biography is not markedly different from the figure portrayed in Edmund Morgan's landmark volume. Only we have more Winthrop here, more insight into the rock from which he was hewn, more reasons to admire his wisdom, and more opportunity to reflect on Puritanism at its best."Chicago Review: "A formidable volume embodying much original research."Kirkus: "Richly researched…overflows with information…One of Bremer's great achievements is to add flesh to the previous, skeletal portraits of Winthrop's life in England before he sailed west in 1630…Unfortunately, Bremer's prose is not always commensurate with his sterling research. Each chapter begins with a superfluous 'vignette' that clutters rather than clarifies, the figurative language rarely strays from the conventional, and an epilogue offers mostly platitudes. Still, despite some stylistic flaws, this scholarly makeover adds considerable color to Winthrop's wan cheeks." William and Mary Quarterly: "rich and detailed. The research is thorough, the writing clear and at times even elegant…Some topics Bremer addresses in cursory fashion. He seems relatively uninterested in the roel of women in Winthrop's life…Race seems similarly uninteresting to Bremer…Rather surprisingly, given Bremer's own interest, religions' treatment in these pages includes a number of odd gaffes. Despite these difficulties, the biography has much to recommend it." Magill Book Reviews: "Nonspecialist readers are likely to find the book somewhat slow-paced and factually overburdened. Bremer enlivens his account, however, by prefacing each chapter with a vignette that imaginatively evokes a significant scene, replete with vivid sensory details, from his subject's life."
Karkkainen, Veli-Matti. Pneumatology. Baker.
Library Journal: "Stepchild of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit is frequently ignored in theology or indifferently understood, but this far-reaching study by Finnish theologian Kärkkäinen should go a long way toward curing that neglect. Per his subtitle, the author touches on various perspectives of the Holy Spirit, including Orthodox, Pentecostal, and Catholic, and grounds the book in a firm understanding of Christian Scripture passages relevant to the questions a Christian believer might have. For most collections, especially where interest in Christian theology is strong." Choice: "Kärkkäinen offers a revealing survey of biblical, historical, and contemporary perspectives on Christian understandings of the Holy Spirit. The author evenhandedly and sensitively describes a breathtakingly broad range of people and movements. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates through professionals." Journal of Pentecostal Theology: "the introduction to pneumatology which we need…comprehensive…clear even when explaining difficult ideas…" Theological Studies: "an excellent survey of contemporary reflection on the theology of the Holy Spirit…Even advanced students and professionals in the field may find helpful refernces in these pages. The book is clear and succinct without being simplistic…A limitation of the book is the absence of critical evaluation…" Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies: "lucid and balanced. Karkkainen has managed to take a massive topic and summarize it without glossing over the different positions…insightful and comprehensive…I was surprised at the exclusion of any discussions from the Reformed tradition, Wesleyan tradition, or any recent Pneumatology specifically coming from these traditions." Pneuma: "an interesting read for those concerned and a valuable resource for teachers desiring a good introduction to this doctrine. One feature is its fair but concise treatment of various theologians and traditions…While the brevity of the entire work is admirable, I would have liked to see more depth and detail in his discussion of these theologians…It seems odd that an examination of John Wesley is absent…an investigation of the Reformed tradition and its influence on pneumatology is also missing."
Wayne State University librarian is a championship rally car racer in her spare time. Quote to irritate lipstick librarians: "On this day, she is conservatively dressed in a black-skirted suit with a turquoise blouse. She also wears glasses. It's a look many would expect from someone who works as collection development and management coordinator for social sciences, humanities and fine arts."
Study suggests that taking smaller doses of caffeine throughout the day keeps one alert more effectively than taking a large dose only in the morning. My homegrown techninque, though, is to combine the two approaches by drinking big mugs of coffee from sunup to sundown.
Ghosh, Kantik. The Wycliffite Heresy: Authority and the Interpretation of Texts. Cambridge, $65.
Renaissance Quarterly: "Ghosh's book is highly readable, and he presents his argument lucidly…a valuable addition to Wyclif/Lollard studies." Anglican Theological Review: "a very good book…The keen perceptions which Kantik Ghosh offers in his work of careful scholarship, so meticulously researched and documented, will be of much assistance to scholars." Medium Aevum: "a learned and passionate book…Two of Ghosh's qualities are his ability to convey the wood of intellectual history and the trees of Wyclif's arguments at once, and the engaged skepticism with which he views those arguments…He earns the right to his skepticism by the care with which he reads both Wyclif's opponents…One might object to some aspects of the book's narration of events…But this is an absorbing, intelligent, and self-aware book." History: Review of New Books: "complicated language…not for the fainthearted…Ghosh's knowledge of the subject, coupled with a scholarly apparatus that includes copious documentation and a bibliography…will undoubtedly endear the book to an audience composed primarily of scholars and students with some knowledge of hermeneutics. A less erudite audience will find it ponderous, pedantic, and stilted…Those reservations aside, The Wycliffite Heresy will be a valuable addition to the scholarship of the area and era."
Here's another good bossa nova guitar site. Not only does he give detailed chord charts for a fair number of classic songs, the author also has a few tutorials on how to play like Joao Gilberto.
McGerr, Michael. A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and fall of the Progressive Movement in America, 1870-1920. Free Press.
Publishers Weekly: "McGerr hits all the usual notes associated with the Progressive era…It is his vivid portrait of turn-of-the-century America, however, that separates this book from the pack. Expertly weaving an array of vignettes and themes throughout his narrative, McGerr pulls into focus a period in American history too often blurred by the rapid pace of social, political and cultural change…history at its best…truly a remarkable effort." Library Journal: "a detailed and readable study….offers a fascinating description…Highly recommended." Kirkus: "Highly accessible…a lucid overview." Booklist: "fresh and incisive...vigorous and compelling…" History: Review of New Books: "has a clear and lively style and avoids analytic terms currently in use by professional historians…" Nation: "consistently intelligent, superbly crafted…If there's a flaw in McGerr's thoughtful stdy, it's his virtual silence about party politics."
Foreign Affairs: "flawed but useful…a better understanding of the limits of Progressivism than more conventionally liberal historians…Yet McGerr's nostalgic radicalism creates blind spots of his own." First Things: "McGerr has gathered an impressive amount of information about the Progressive movement of the early twentieth century…But on his own evidence, Progressives neither accomplished nor attempted what he says they did…His key analytical model…has been a commonplace since the 1950s…tacked-on conclusion…Advice to readers: garner the data, ignore the analysis."
Another one from Mars Audiac Quintet...
Guitar chords for Stereolab, "International Colouring Contest"
Cmaj7/G Gm7 Cm/G Gmaj7 [x2]
Verse: [same chord progression as intro]
into outer space with lucia pamela
the moon is the place where there's space for lucia
into outer space with lucia pamela
the moon is the place where there's place for lucia
Bb Gmaj7
before armstrong took his steps
Bb G
she'd been there with friends
Cmaj7 Am7
they took all instruments and
Bb Am7 G
recorded on the moon
Cmaj7 Am7
gathered variety of sound
Bb Am7 G
from where the air is different
Intro instrumental
i'm so full of ideas
and here is a good one
lucia has a dream
a dream that comes in colour of
international colouring
for your entry she's waiting
into outer space with lucia pamela
the moon is the place where there's space for lucia
into outer space with lucia pamela
the moon is the place where there's space for lucia
Intro with "ba-ba-ba-da" for lyrics