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THURSDAY, August 15, 2013 — Obesity appears to be deadlier than experts thought, according to a new study in the American Journal of Public Health. While previous estimates put the mortality rate of obesity at around 5 percent, researchers from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City found that the death rate is actually closer to 18 percent – meaning that nearly 1 in 5 obese people will die of obesity and associated conditions such as heart disease and diabetes.
Laurie Wells worries that she could one day be a case in point. Concerned about how her weight is affecting her health, she has tried to take control of it. "I was having angina, IBS and high blood pressure before I started losing weight," she said. "I worried, because I thought that if I kept my lifestyle up, diabetes was going to be next on the list."
She was 55 years old when she decided to take a stand and do something about her weight. At 280 pounds, she had heart problems and was unable to accomplish some day to day tasks. Three years later, with the help of the South Beach Diet, she managed to lose 75 pounds.
However, her celebration was short-lived. Knee and back problems took away much of her mobility last year, and she put back on some of the weight she had lost. "I became confined to a wheelchair while I waited surgery on my herniated disk," said Wells, now 60. "I couldn't exercise, and I started neglecting my diet. I regained 30 pounds."
Wells, who lives in Phoenix, Ariz., currently weighs 235 pounds. "I wasn't very happy when I started gaining back the weight," she said. "It's hard to stay positive and not become so negative that you spiral out of control."
Underestimates of Obesity's Health Consequences
Wells is one of nearly 78 million obese adults in the United States -- and this study shows that the problem is worse than experts thought.
"Obesity has dramatically worse health consequences than some recent reports have led us to believe," study author Ryan Masters, PhD, a research at the Mailman, said in a statement. "We expect that obesity will be responsible for an increasing share of deaths in the United States and perhaps even lead to declines in U.S. life expectancy."
The obesity rate in the United States has been steadily rising since 1990, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 1990, no state had an obesity rate over 19 percent, but by 2010, no state had an obesity rate below 20 percent. It's a worrying trend, said Stacy Brethauer, MD, a specialist at the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute for the Cleveland Clinic.
"If the obesity rate continues to increase, which we anticipate will happen, we can expect to see an increasing mortality rate as well," Dr. Brethauer said. "The magnitude of the increase may be less, but there are so many obese and overweight teens who will continue to be obese as adults."
In addition, Brethauer said, the Mailman study also refutes the idea that obese people can escape the negative health effects and be "fit and fat."
"This study shows that even being overweight is associated with higher mortality rates," he said. "All along that spectrum of being overweight or obese, there is an increased risk of mortality and health problems."
Can Fear of Dying Be a Weight Loss Motivator?
For Wells, the study's findings are a reminder of not only of how far she's come, but also how far she still needs to go.
"I am motivated by continuing to do things that will improve or maintain my health," she said. "Just because I may slip up one day, I can start over the very next bite. I can change direction in a moment. I don't use a slip-up anymore as an excuse to throw everything away. I give myself permission to be human and move on. I know I am capable of success."
And she tries not to use her fear of death and disease as a motivator.
"Mortality rates might spur me to get moving, but improving my quality of life and giving myself the ability to do what I want to do is what really keeps me going," said Wells. "If you gave me a choice of living to 100 but being in pain, or living to 90 and still being able to travel, I'd pick 90."
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story understated the number of obese Americans. Everyday Health regrets the error.


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Airborne drone delivery is still more PR than public reality, but wheeled, self-driving delivery bots could be trundling down a sidewalk near you sooner than you think. London-based Starship Technologies, which counts Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis among its founding team, is launching a broad testing phase of its autonomous delivery bots in parts of the UK, Germany and Switzerland starting this month.


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BOSTON — They once traded franchises. They took months to formalize what should have been a simple deal for Bill Walton. Now, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Clippers are discussing a trade involving a coach.
These teams just do not do the predictable when it comes to trades. The Celtics and the Clippers are discussing a proposal to send Coach Doc Rivers and forward Kevin Garnett to Los Angeles in return for center DeAndre Jordan and a No. 1 pick. There could be additional draft picks or spare parts added to make the deal pass salary-cap muster.
Clippers point guard Chris Paul reportedly is pushing hard for the deal as a condition of his re-signing with the team, moving the historically difficult-to-deal-with Clippers owner Donald Sterling to the background.
If the deal is completed, it will most likely signal the end of Paul Pierce's 15-year career with the Celtics. The team has a $5 million buyout option on his contract, which must be exercised by June 30.
If the Celtics do not trade him before then, they will probably exercise the option to continue the rebuilding process, which Pierce wants no part of. He has one year left on his contract, at more than $15 million, and has said he intends to play next season. He turns 36 in October.
There has been speculation that Pierce may join the Clippers if the Celtics waive him.
A person briefed on the discussions said Monday that Danny Ainge, the Celtics' president for basketball operations, originally wanted the young point guard Eric Bledsoe included in the deal and was trying to persuade the reluctant Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck to allow Rivers to leave two years into a five-year, $35 million deal. The Clippers have since said the inclusion of Bledsoe is a nonstarter, which caused an earlier proposal to collapse.
Reports on Monday, however, indicated the teams were talking again, with Ainge asking the Clippers to take either Jason Terry or Courtney Lee. That could involve the Celtics taking back the expiring contract of Caron Butler.
Garnett, who turned 37 in May, would have to waive his no-trade clause for the deal to be completed, something he reportedly would do if it meant staying with Rivers, whom he admires.
Should no deal occur, the person briefed on the discussions said the Celtics would hasten the rebuilding process by using their amnesty card on Garnett, who is due more than $18 million over the next two years, and then exercising the Pierce buyout.
Attempts to reach Rivers and Ainge on Monday were unsuccessful.
The inclusion of Rivers in the proposed trade is fitting seamlessly into the tortured history of complicated, unconventional Celtics-Clippers transactions.
In 1978, the owner of the Celtics was Irv Levin, a Hollywood film producer and business executive. He wanted a franchise in Southern California. He persuaded the owner of the Buffalo Braves, the Kentucky Fried Chicken mogul John Y. Brown, to exchange franchises and moved the Braves to San Diego.
Several players also were included in the deal, including Nate Archibald, Marvin Barnes, Sidney Wicks and Kermit Washington. Levin sold the San Diego team, renamed the Clippers, to Sterling in 1981, and in 1984, Sterling moved the team to Los Angeles.
In 1985, the Celtics had their eyes on Walton, who had signed with the Clippers as a free agent in 1979, but who played in only 14 games in his first three years because of injuries. The Celtics offered Cedric Maxwell and a No. 1 pick for Walton, but the Clippers and Sterling made things difficult.
Alan Cohen, the Celtics' owner in 1985, once said of Sterling: "Donald is the nicest, sweetest guy who will give you two dimes for a quarter and think he's doing you a favor."
Sterling's own general manager at the time, Carl Scheer, said of his boss: "Dealing with Donald was impossible. He could not make up his mind. If he took an elevator down, he'd ask the operator what he thought and by the time he reached the lobby, he'd changed his mind."
Both sides called the trade dead, but it eventually went through in September 1985. Walton helped the Celtics to an N.B.A. title the next season, earning Sixth Man of the Year honors. He appeared in a career-high 80 games.
Now the key player is not a player at all, but Rivers, a highly regarded coach who spent one season with the Clippers as a player. Rivers just completed his ninth season with the Celtics. He would replace Vinny Del Negro, whose contract was not renewed.


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The number one excuse for not getting fit is always a 'lack of time'. Well Tabata makes a mockery of that cop-out.
Tabata training is HIIT (high-intensity interval-training) on steroids. It consists of eight rounds of sky-high intensity, alternating 20 seconds of lung-busting intervals with 10 seconds of rest and heavy breathing.
It takes a mere four minutes but can turn your body into a calorie-incinerating furnace for up to 48 hours, doesn't require any equipment or gym membership and is so simple you could do a session now (go on, I dare ya).
The movement was born in 1996 after Japanese scientist Izumi Tabata ran experiments comparing moderate intensity exercise with quickfire bouts of HIIT.
One group cycled for one hour, five days per week for six weeks. The other trained for a fraction of the time, doing just four minutes of ruthlessly high-intensity workouts on the bikes four days per week for six weeks.
After six weeks were up, the second group saw huge gains in both aerobic and anaerobic fitness (the first only improved their aerobic performance) – and thus, Tabata was seized upon as the time-saving solution for beer bellies around the world.
Further studies have shown that although you don't use up a huge amount of calories during those four minutes, the aggressive nature of the workout sparks an internal reaction that burns shed-loads of calories for hours, even days, afterward.
This is known as the Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC) effect.
For it to kick in and melt away stubborn fat, you need to push your body to its absolute limit during those four minutes (and so a warm-up and warm-down is advised so you don't pop a lung).
Gym chains have got on the Tabata bandwagon and offer classes using the protocol. But you can also download HIIT or Tabata timer apps on your phone and put them into practice with these fat-blitzing workouts.
Gym Workout Tabata: Rowing
Row as hard as you can for 20 seconds, then rest for 10, for eight total cycles.
Make a note of how far you row in each 20 second spell and try to match or beat it each time until you crumple off the ergo.
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For a full-body kit-free tabata, alternate mountain climbers and jump squats for four cycles each.
For mountain climbers, start in the top of a press-up position and quickly jump your legs forwards and backwards one at a time.
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McKinsey Quarterly recently published a very intriguing piece on the consumer surplus created on the Internet today. The online journal found that we, perhaps not very surprisingly, today obtain considerable value from our interactions with the Web, whether it's from using sites like LinkedIn for professional networking or services like YouTube for streaming videos. What's more remarkable is that this usage is estimated to be worth a staggering €150 billion euro a year with a net benefit for consumers of approx. €100 billion euro a year (after subtracting elements like subscription fees, pop-up ads and privacy issues). This figure is expected to grow further to €190 billion euro by '15, e.g. as new wireless services become available and more people get access to high speed Internet connections.
Some interesting stats from the article:
- Four online services (e-mail, search, social networks and instant messaging) generate 52% of the consumer surplus.
- The business models with the highest consumer surplus are those based around communications (44%) followed by Web services (38%) and entertainment (18%).
- The online services which generate the least amount of consumer surplus are blogs, games/gambling and directory services.
- Only some 20% of Internet users today pay to use an online service.
McKinsey also addresses how businesses and entrepreneurs might more evenly divide the surplus between consumers and their Internet ventures, e.g. by charging more for content (like Rupert Murdoch did for the Times in 2009 by requiring people to pay to gain access to the paper online). But as mentioned by some of McKinsey's readers, is this value really for online service providers to take advantage of? As stated by a CEO from Spain: "the moment you truly monetise the Web … is the moment you lose its biggest value: participation.". As pointed out by McKinsey, online service providers operate in a market environment which allows them to generate revenues from e.g. both advertisers as well as their end-users (a scenario an economist might refer to as a two-sided market or network). As the value to the different parties in a two-sided market/network mainly depends on the number of users on the other end of the market, why try to restrict access when engagement and participation appear to be king?
On a side note, Harvard Business Review published a great article on two-sided markets/networks and network effects in '06 which I highly recommend to anyone looking for further reading around these topics.


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Although the Colonies Zone and USMS National Championships may get more attention, there is another popular championship that occurs every spring: the YMCA Masters National Championship. And no wonder it is popular, who doesn't relish the chance of a spring break in Ft. Lauderdale?
One reason that Y Masters Nationals sometimes doesn't get quite the attention as the other meets is that it is a Recognized meet that is open to non-USMS members. Still, the majority (433 of 469 swimmers) are USMS members so it definitely has the flavor of a "regular" USMS meet.
Every year a strong contingent of swimmers from the Northern Neck YMCA travels down to Florida for some fast swimming, and this year was no exception. Kathryn Gregory provides a meet report (below). Of the swimmers that she names, 11 of them are registered with VMST, one (Will Stallings) is registered UNAT while Stephanie Hurd is registered with the North Dakota LMSC. In addition, Ida Hlavacek (VMST) represented her South Hills (PA) YMCA. Links to results are available on our website, as well as some photos. Check them out!
Stripers Score Well at YMCA National Short Course Championships
by Kathryn Gregory
Thirteen swimmers representing the Northern Neck Family YMCA competed in the YMCA National Short Course Masters Championship Meet held April 11-14 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The event hosted 469 men and women ages 18-94 at an historic facility adjacent to the International Swimming Hall of Fame. An anticipated closure of the pool and lengthy renovation process is planned to begin late summer.
The group finished ninth overall out of 40 teams with a total of 404 points accumulated, including 4 first places, 13 seconds, and 11 thirds. Twenty- five personal record times were achieved. According to coach Kathryn Gregory, this reflected the team's highest scoring ever from its first national effort in 2004.
Richard (Dick) Scott was top-scorer with three first, three second and two third places to contribute 60 individual points, as well as additional relay points. At age 77, Scott attained personal record swims in the 1650-yard freestyle and 1000-yard freestyle.
Participating were Kathy Broderick, Betsy Chambers, Donna Funkhouser, Ray Funkhouser, Esther Glover, Stephanie Hurd, Karen Jackson, Andrea Latell, Frank Miller, Will Stallings, Bud Swiger, Scott and Gregory.
Gregory extends thanks on behalf on the Striper Team for support from the Northern Neck Family YMCA, and especially branch executive Mark Favazza. Also thanks to Charles and Sue Spriggett, Susan Stallings, Janice Walker, Stacy Shomento, Bill Glover, Jarett Platsis, Ray Funkhouser, Rita Scott, and Tom Gregory, who assisted by counting distance swims, cheering, staging relays, award collection and presentation, team reception, and photo-taking. Esther Glover facilitated room reservations. She and Donna Funkhouser contributed team spirit gifts (pom poms and temporary fish tattoos) for the swimmers, and Kathy Broderick served as communication assistant. "Our helpers make this meet the best possible experience and we are so blessed to have great ones," adds Gregory.


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The Sunday World hit the newsstands and markets this past weekend across Ireland. The article provided readers an update on Tanya's career and implied that Tate would return to Ireland to follow up her infamous Tanya Tate Sex Tour of Ireland series. "In theory, anything is possible," said Tanya. "But the salacious headline is a bit misleading. I understand the fascination with the Tanya Tate Sex Tour, which is fine as it was one of the most impactful adult films made in Ireland, but its not something I'm even considering at this point."
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Had the notorious Dame Shirley Porter had her way, Sir Nick Partridge's 30-year career with the Terrence Higgins trust (THT), which comes to an end today, might have been extinguished before it had even got off the ground. Back in 1985, the GLC leader Ken Livingstone gave the then nascent Aids charity a tiny grant to employ Partridge as an office manager. Porter, the Conservative leader of Westminster council, objected and went to court to get it stopped. "She lost. We got paid," says Partridge.
It is a mark of how far public and political attitudes to HIV, Aids and homosexuality have changed since then that Partridge, 58, is now a knight of the realm. There is an invite to a Buckingham Palace garden party on his office noticeboard. Lord Fowler, a Tory cabinet minister from that time, is an enthusiastic patron (and former trustee) of THT. Partridge is proud that the charity is now part of the respectable mainstream. "It feels a healthier place to be. It feels where we should be," he says.
Uncertain early days
All a far cry from the tumultuous, uncertain early days of THT, which was set up in response to a terrifying, mysterious illness that was little understood, and which for years had no cure. The virus became a focus for homophobic hostility, and a trigger for societal fears around sexual taboos. The response to a public health emergency became complicated by reactionary voices in the media and public life depicting HIV as "the gay plague".
It was an intense time, alternately exhilarating and devastating, recalls Partridge. The charity survived on the compassion and energy of volunteers, many of whom were subsequently diagnosed with the virus and died. "We were all young, remember, we had little experience in running a charity. You had the pressure of hospitals phoning up saying 'we've got another one [patient with HIV], can you send another volunteer over to help'. And you had the intensity of the political debate."
There were calls for isolation hospitals for people with HIV. At one point THT had a policy on how many funerals its staff could attend each month. "You would go into a ward either as a patient or to visit, to be a buddy [volunteer companion] and you would suddenly realise you knew three people in the ward." There were, he says, "some terribly dark times".
On the day when what Partridge calls "the miracle of effective drug treatment" for HIV was announced at a conference in Vancouver in 1996, a close THT colleague died. Partridge returned to UK – in the wake of one of the most powerful medical breakthroughs of recent times – to bury his friend.
Public attitudes began to change, helped by Princess Diana's high-profile support for Aids charities (a BBC report of her attending the launch of an Aids centre in London in 1989 noted that she gave the HIV-positive director "a firm handshake"). As drug therapy improved, there were fewer deaths. "That sense that these were lives that were going to be lived allowed people to both change their attitude to HIV and, for some, be more open about HIV," recalls Partridge
"Many people in the gay community thought the 'gay plague' would be used to roll back the small legal advances that we had made towards equality," he adds. "Actually, the reverse happened. The community's compassionate response to seeing death and dying painted a much richer picture of the lives of lesbians and gay men. It provided the platform for the extraordinary advances to equality that we have seen in the past 15 years."
THT changed too, and has continued to adapt. Partridge is proud of its track-record of innovation, from the introduction of living wills to advances in palliative care. As people with HIV have grown old, it has developed social care and welfare advice expertise. It has also been at the forefront of promoting sexual health.
Since 1997, it has hugely expanded, by negotiating mergers with more than 30 organisations, including London Lighthouse and Phace Scotland, and now has 300 staff and an income of £20m a year.
But times are tough. THT has suffered from public spending cuts, and has cut 100 full-time posts in recent years. Its £300,000 NHS contract to provide the national Aids telephone helpline was lost to private outsourcing giant Serco (THT has funded a digital alternative, THT Direct). There is huge uncertainty over the transfer of sexual health promotion responsibilities to local government.
Partridge points out the charity has been here before. He takes out a copy of the 1991 THT annual report. That, too, told a story of the "chill wind of recession", staff redundancies, welfare cuts and structural changes caused by new NHS and community care laws. "We understand all this. It's in the DNA of the charity that it will continue to innovate, continue to challenge."
THT has been blamed in some quarters because of the stubborn increase in the number of gay men with HIV. "We have to be realistic about what is our aspiration? Is it zero new infections? Because that's a massive challenge for any new infectious diseases, particularly one where transmission happens in the most passionate parts of our lives." He is optimistic about the imminent emergence of regulated self-testing kits, and the possibility that drugs may be developed which prevent HIV transmission.
As he bows out of the charity to pursue other interests in health and social care, he looks back with some regrets – for example, the failure to get sex and relationships education on to the national curriculum.
Mostly, Partridge will remember the startling triumphs he has witnessed: the positive change in the way people think about sex and homosexuality; the groundbreaking development of Aids drug therapies and seeing them rolled out, within 10 years and at a fraction of the price, into rural African communities. It has been, he reflects, "an astonishing feat of human determination, generosity and care".
Curriculum vitae
Age 58.
Family civil partnership.
Home London.
Education Rickmansworth comprehensive; Minehead comprehensive; Keele University, international relations degree.
Career 1991-2013: chief executive, Terrence Higgins Trust; 1990-91: deputy chief executive; 1988-90: communications manager and acting chief executive; 1987-88: press and liaison officer; 1985-97: office manager; 1980-82: pricing manager, Rank Xerox; 1978-80: management trainee, Thorn EMI.
Public life non-executive director, Health and Social Care Information Centre; deputy chair, UK Clinical Research Collaboration; interim chair, Clinical Priorities Advisory Group, NHS England. Honours: OBE (1999); knighthood (2009).
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Who Are You? (Your Identity)
by Shaikh Abdullah Faisal
(evening dars 4.03.11)
Who are YOU? YOU're Muslim
--You are someone who needs to be sure about your identity
--You are someone who needs to be sure about your identity
--Allah 'tala gave you one identity: Muslim!
And strive for Allah with the endeavor which is His right. He hath chosen you and hath not laid upon you in religion any hardship; the faith of your father Abraham (is yours). He hath named you Muslims of old time and in this (Scripture), that the messenger may be a witness against you, and that ye may be witnesses against mankind (22:78)
--So if Allah has given you one label, then why are there so many others?
The Prophet (pbuh) said in his Hadith: there will be 73 sects, all in hellfire except one-The Saved Sect.
Rasul(saw) was asked: who will be the saved sect? He said: Those who practice Islam as it was practiced by me and my companions
Hadith of Prophet (pbuh) confirms this
-Firqa Najia - The saved Sect (one with the right Aqeedah)
-Taifa Masoora - The Mujahideen
-We are called Ahlus Sunnah wal Jammat (this is not bid'ah)
Who are YOU? YOU only pray behind those with correct aqeedah
The Prophet (pbuh) said: Hold fast to my Sunnah
--You need to hold fast to the Sunnah of Prophet (pbuh) & his rightly guided Khalif. ----So when u make hijra, make sure you ask for a Masjid who follow the right Aqeedah. If you are praying behind a person, it means you are following that person (his aqeedah) so it's important to pray behind the person with the right Aqeedah - ASWJ. Pay zakat/sadaqa only to ASWJ.
Help you one another in Al Birr and At Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Severe in punishment. Surah al-Maidah, (5:2)
--The Prophet (pbuh) said: anybody who gives respect to a person of bidah is helping him destroy Islam
Ibraaheem ibn Maysarah rahima-hullaah mentions: Whoever honours an innovator has aided in the destruction of Islaamal-Laalikaa'ee - Sharh Usool I'tiqaad Ahlis-Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah (1/139)
Who are YOU? YOU are a Muslim.
--A Muslim is the person who submits to Quran and Sunnah
--Allah called himself al-Mu'min (the only one who gives Imaan)
He is Allah thanWhom there is La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He) the King, the Holy, the One Free from all defects, the Giver of security, the Watcher over His creatures, the All-Mighty, the Compeller, the Supreme. Glory be to Allah! (High is He) above all that they associate as partners with Him. Surah al-Hashr (59:23)
Who are YOU? YOU are the witnesses of Allah 'tala on earth
The Prophet (pbuh) was with his Sahabahs and a dead body passed by; the Sahabahs said, "What a good man he was," the Prophet (saws) said, "So shall he be, so shall he be.." Then another dead body passed, the Sahabahs said, "What a wrenched man he was," the Prophet (saws) said, "So shall he be, so shall he be.."
Who are YOU? YOU are the best Ummah raised up for Mankind
You need to follow the 3 conditions:
1. Enjoin the right
2. Forbid the wrong and
3. Believe in Allah 'tala the proper way
You (true believers in Islamic Monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muhammad SAW and his Sunnah (legal ways, etc.) are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind; you enjoin Al-Maroof (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam has ordained) and forbid Al-Munkar (polytheism, disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden), and you believe in Allah. (3:110)
--When Musa heard about Ummah of Muhammad, he begged Allah, "Can I join them?" Allah (swt) did not accept his Dua.
--When Jesus begged Allah to join Muhammad's Ummah, Allah accepted his Dua.
Mission of Jesus: to kill the swine, break the cross, kill the gog/magog, kill the dajjal (false god), and abolish the jizya (Make sure you accept Islam before Jesus returns because no jizya will be accepted then)
The reason why they wanted to join the Ummah of Muhammad is because they heard it was the best of Ummah. Half the people of Jannat will be from the Ummah of Prophet (pbuh).
--> Shias slander our beloved Prophet (pbuh) and even slander Allah 'tala
Shias believe that at the time of Mahdi's return Imam Mahdi will resurrect 'Aisha (Prophet Mohammad's wife) and execute the law of Hudud on her, for committing Zina (adultery) during her marriage. (Al-Anwar Al-Numaniyah, vol. 1, p. 161, Tafsir al-Shafi, vol. 2, p.108, Haq al-Yaqeen, vol. 2, p. 256, Hayat al-Qulub, vol. 2, p. 611)
Ali Ibn Abi Talib said that he once slept with the prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h and his wife Ayesha in one bed, and under one cover, then the prophet woke up to pray, and left them together [ Ali and Ayesha ] in the same bed, under the same cover" [Bihaar al-Anwar vol. 40, p. 2]
"Allah often lies and does mistakes" [Usool-al-Kafi, page 328, Yacoob Kulayni, Vol. 1]
Abdullah ibn Saba is the Jew who invented Shiasim.
The Messenger of Allah sal Allaahu alayhe wa sallam said: Whoever innovates or accommodates an innovator then upon him is the curse of Allaah, His Angels and the whole of mankind [Bukhari 12/41 and Muslim 9/140]
Who are you? YOU are not supposed to turn a blind eye to any evil for fear of prison.
--Allah commanded the Angels to destroy the Town but start with the righteous Man who never commanded good & forbid evil whenever he saw evil around him. [Hasith- jawaab al kafi]
--All the natural disasters around the world (tsunami, earthquakes, etc) are because they do not command good & forbid evil & carry dawah !!
And fear the Fitnah (affliction and trial, etc.) which affects not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong (but it may afflict all the good and the bad people), and know that Allah is Severe in punishment. (8:25)
--The above Ayah gives the importance of enjoying the right & forbidding the evil - It's an obligatory duty. Allah has commanded us in many other places in Qur'an to enjoin the good & forbid the wrong.
Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Islam), enjoining Al-Maroof (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism and disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden). And it is they who are the successful. (3:104)
--If you are a scholar & fear going to jail, then separate yourself and don't speak, like in the incident of Burooj. But what the Scholars of today do, instead of enjoying good & forbidding wrong, they follow the apostate regime: they call the Mujahideen The Khuwarij !!!
--The Wicked Scholars today slander the righteous Scholars & the Mujahideen. They produce books against righteous Scholars and claim they have Shariah ! You can't call riba Shariah or Shariah riba
If you hate one of these 3 people, you're a munafiqh:
1) Just ruler
2) Old Muslim
3) Sincere scholar of Islam
--Those who broke the Sabbath, they were turned into apes and swine and so were those who watched and didn't forbid the evil !! This was for a MAJOR offense
Say (O Muhammad SAW to the people of the Scripture): "Shall I inform you of something worse than that, regarding the recompense from Allah: those (Jews) who incurred the Curse of Allah and His Wrath, those of whom (some) He transformed into monkeys and swines, Surah al-Maidah 5:60
Why did Allah turn the Jews in to Monkey & Swine? Because unlike other animals the Swine has no shame and Monkeys imitate what they see, but a Muslim says shyness is a part of Imaan.
From Ibn Masood who said that the Prophet (sas) said: "Among that which reached the people from the words of the earlier prophethood: If you feel no shame, then do whatever you wish." (Bukhari)
Verily! The worst of (moving) living creatures with Allah are the deaf and the dumb, those who understand not (i.e. the disbelievers). (8:22)
(ex. Catholic Boy who goes to church, Why didn't you ask: "How can God be born from the womb of a woman?" Why can't you think for yourself?)
--Democracy – the masses are asses
"(And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger (SAW), if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day" (4:59)
--When Abu Bakr was the Caliph & some people refuse to pay zakat, Abu Bakr said to fight them. Umar said how can you fight them when they say "La Illaha illah"
Abu Bakr said: When you were a kaafir, you were strong, now you're in Islam, you're a wimp!? (khawwaar=whimp)
The 3 days Islam survived:
1) Battle of Badr (Muhammad raised his hands)
2) Abu Bakr fought and killed those who didn't pay the zakat
3) Ibn Hanbal fought the Mutazalites who claimed the Qur'an was created (its Allah's speech and His knowledge) (they were infiltrated by the Jews)
Who are you? YOU are the balanced nation !
Thus We have appointed you a middle nation, that ye may be witnesses against mankind, and that the messenger may be a witness against you. 2:143
1) You're between the Jews and the Christians (one insults Jesus/ other worships Jesus)
-Jews believes Jesus' mother was a prostitute and he was a false prophet
-Christians believe Jesus is God himself
2) You're between the spiritualist and materialist
-Spiritualist – always spend time in deen/ masjid
-Materialist – doesn't go to Jummat because he spends his money on pay day/ spends all his time in the shop making money
When Umar was Caliph, he saw a man was in the masjid and he kicked him out of the masjid because he was a spiritualist; he was always in the masjid and not working
But seek the abode of the Hereafter in that which Allah hath given thee and neglect not thy portion of the world, and be thou kind even as Allah hath been kind to thee, and seek not corruption in the earth; lo! Allah loveth not corrupters, (28: 77)
--The above Ayah is to check-mate the Spiritual person who does not work.
3) You're between the priest and the gigolo (pne practices celibacy/ other indulges in and goes to therapy for his sex addiction)
-Muslims practice nikkah
Then We caused Our messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow, and gave him the Gospel, and placed compassion and mercy in the hearts of those who followed him. But monasticism they invented - We ordained it not for them - only seeking Allah's pleasure, and they observed it not with right observance. So We give those of them who believe their reward, but many of them are evil-livers. (57:27)
--YOU practice Monasticism during Ramadan until we break fast (unlike the Priest, who goes to the extreme)
3) You're between the Qadariyya and Jabriyya (one denies qadr/ the other blames everything on qadr)
-we are in the middle!


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Content analysis study of librarian blogs: Professional development and other uses
A content analysis of leading librarian blogs shows how blogs are used for professional development, political advocacy for libraries, research and other information dissemination uses. An examination of blog posts, comments, and blogger responses to reader comments show major areas of interaction. Unstructured interviews with librarian bloggers illuminate how these bloggers view the role of their blogs now and into the future.
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This is a very tall cane with a large handle made for a gentleman who is over 6" tall. When I first met him he was using an adjustable aluminum cane that was obviously too short for his stature. He admitted that he was having back, leg, shoulder and arm pain because he had to lean over to reach and lean on it. The aluminum cane was also quite flimsy and he did not have much stability leaning his full weight on it. The height of this cane is 41" tall and the handle is approximately 6.5" long with specific curves to catch his fingers as he has limited sensation in the last two fingers from nerve damage so he can't feel if his hand is slipping off. I created the front short end to have a groove to allow him to grip around it with his thumb and index finger and a wide palm surface so he can lean on his hand without pinching it against the handle.
The handle is made of solid blonde Mesquite and the shaft is made of solid Cherry.
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7 comments so far
#1 posted 02-01-2011 01:33 AM
That cane is so nice I wish I had trouble walking so I could use it! Nice job!!!!!
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#2 posted 02-01-2011 04:04 AM
Simply elegant! Another wonderful piece!
-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings
#3 posted 02-01-2011 04:05 AM
Beautiful work Meilie! LOVE the custom grip. What a uniquely ergonomic grip suited perfectly for your client. I find myself looking at canes a lot now since I know what you do. It's surprising how many people use the ugly aluminum ones. To each his own!
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#4 posted 02-01-2011 05:32 AM
wonderful making looking great
#5 posted 02-01-2011 02:27 PM
I think, what is cool about your work is the custom work. This one especially for a damaged hand , so the client uses it with safety & comfort. Plus it is sized just for him in height & rigidity. Your clients get what they pay for!
#6 posted 02-01-2011 04:30 PM
mmh that cane is great. It is awesome the thougt and beauty you put into the handle. It really gives me something to shoot for.
-- Couldn't think of anything clever. I LIKE WOOD
#7 posted 02-01-2011 04:55 PM
The collar transition from the shaft to the handle is a little different from what you usually do. Looks really nice.
Another beauty, Meilie.
-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.
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Jean Paul Gaultier – Designer Information
Jean Paul Gaultier designs represent innovation and rebellion at its best
Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier is a French fashion designer known for his innovative and rebellious designs, and his time as head designer at Hermes.
Early Life
- Jean Paul Gaultier was born on the 24 April 1952 in Arcueil, France.
- He was interested in fashion from a young age but never received formal schooling in pattern design or.
- At the age of 18, while still at school, he joined the house of Pierre Cardin – working there as an assistant.
- His time at Cardin was brief, and he decided to move on to Jacques Esterel, where he learnt much of what would become his trademark style
- He then moved to the haute couture fashion house Jean Patou.
- In 1974, he returned to Cardin and was sent to Philippines to represent the company over there.
- In 1976, Jean Paul Gaultier founded his own fashion label, and presented his first runway show in Paris.
- He had established his company with the help of his partner, Francis Menuge, the two together built the Jean Paul Gaultier brand.
- Gaultier, however later received financial backing from Kashiyama, a Japanesse clothing company.
- The designer became known as the bad boy of the fashion industry.
- He would live to contest the notion of gender separation in fashion, and was inspired by street style and punk rock.
- In 1983, he put undergarments in the front line, and debuted his corsets dresses line.
- Two years later, in 1983, he introduced his skirts for men. This was another example of the designer challenging gender stereotypes.
- His runway shows were the talk of the town, having a reputation of being extravagant spectacles.
- In 1990, his partner Francis Menuge sadly passed away.
- Jean Paul Gaultier didn't let this get in the way of his fashion career. In the same year, he designed one of his most iconic looks for Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour.
- The look was a coned-shaped bra, under a men's style inspired suit.
- This style brought the Jean Paul Gaultier brand to new heights and attracted the attention of the best in the fashion industry.
- A couple years later, he released his first perfume range.
- He then went into the broadcasting industry and hosted his own television show, called Eurotrash.
- He also designed costumes for films such as The Lost City Children and the Fifth Element.
- In 1997, he debuted his haute couture collection.
- In 1999, he went into a partnership with French fashion house Hermes
- Hermes purchased a 45% stake in the designer's company.
- He was appointed as artistic director of Herme's women's wear.
- Jean Paul Gaultier continued expanding his brand by launching perfumes, a children's clothing collection, in addition to designing lines for his own label.
- He continued his work behind the scenes, designing costumes for stage and film.
- Gaultier's designs were appearing on multiple red carpets, on the whose-who of the entertainment industry.
- In 2011, he parted ways with Hermes.
- In 2012, he was appointed creative director for Diet Coke.
- Puig, a Spanish perfume company, then purchased 60% of his company.
- Jean Paul Gaultier was very happy with this move, as he believed that Puig really understood the Gaultier brand.
Jean Paul Gaultier is best known for his innovative and unique designs, his designs have a certain rebel element to them, which is why the designer himself his referred to as the bad boy of the fashion industry. Gautier is known for his creation of the conical bras, which Madonna had worn on her Blond Ambition tour.
Present Day
- Today the Jean Paul Gaultier brand is owned by the designer himself and Puig.
- He continues to enjoy designing for his stores, runways, broadway, film and for celebrities.
- Jean Paul Gaultier called the bad boy of the fashion industry, renowned for challenging the standard view of fashion, and shows us that true fashion has no boundaries.
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Woot Woot? One day when I was chillin' in Kentucky Fried Chicken. This dude walks in looking strange and kinda funny, went up to the front with a menu and his money. He didn't walk straight"¦kindof side to side. He asked the ol lady"¦ "yo yo...Read more


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..Do looks matter..?part 2
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- Jack said...
I feel that she could have done it by staying with Raj and at the same time met her obligations towards him. Seems she has I, Me and Myself attitude. How I wish you could somehow learn her side also!
Take care
- September 12, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- Harman said...
..Yes I agree with you ..uncle ..this is very sorry state of affairs ..employment ,, then poverty ,,and inflation in India makes parents do all that which is beyond control ..But nevertheless ..this will come back in the same way when to take people for your joy ride!
- September 12, 2012 at 2:05 PM
- R. Ramesh said...
ya parents are forced to do all that are beyond control to help kids keep pace with modern times..hmm..good one harman..and thanks boss.u have ben such a good friend..
- September 13, 2012 at 11:13 AM
- Anupama K. Mazumder said...
Your last line says it all.
- September 14, 2012 at 5:12 AM
- Haddock said...
One of the things I always do "listen to both sides of the story" It helps a lot in solving the problem.
On the other hand I know of a few parents who live off their daughter's earnings with no indication of getting her settled down.
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@ haddock
so true ,. these parents .. are jus so lazy and look for easy money.
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Paleo Honey-Glazed Salmon with Ginger
- Yield: 4 servings
- 4 8-oz skinless salmon filets
- 2tablespoons raw honey
- 1tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1whole lemon, juiced
- 1pieces fresh ginger, peeled and grated
- 3tablespoons olive oil
- 1small cabbage, sliced into thin strips
- 1clove garlic, crushed
- 1tablespoon sesame seeds, plus extra to garnish
- freshly ground pepper
- 4 scallions, chopped
- Heat a large, nonstick pan over high heat and add the salmon—if you have a good-quality, nonstick pan, there should be enough oil in the salmon to cook it without the need to add any extra oil. Cook the salmon for 3-4 minutes on each side.
- Meanwhile, make the glaze. Place the honey, mustard, lemon, and ginger together in a bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
- When salmon is just about cooked, spoon the glaze over the top, then take off the heat. The glaze will caramelize in the hot pan and turn the salmon sticky and brown.
- To cook the cabbage, heat half the olive oil in a wok over medium heat. Add the cabbage and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, then add the remaining oil and cook for another 5 minutes, tossing all the time (if you need more moisture, add a drop or two of water).
- Add the garlic and sesame seeds; cook for another minute.
- Turn the cabbage out onto a plate, season with black pepper, and top with the glazed salmon. Scatter the scallions over the top, and serve with a few extra sesame seeds.
Recipe from The Paleo Diet by Daniel Green (Kyle Books, 2015)
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 707g
- Fat 44.2g
- Saturated Fat 7.4g
- Sodium 0.6g
- Fiber 4.6g
- Sugars 13.8g
- Protein 63.8g


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How To: Make A Freakin' Decision
Mike's guide to tying your shoe laces and beyond…
The first three decisions of any day tend to be the easiest. "Do I get out of bed now or snooze the alarm?."
Times three.
It's once we get passed that that things start to get tricky.
"Should I text her now or after work?"
"Can I fit in one pint before catching the train?"
"Should I adopt this ageing stray dog?"
The world is an assault course of decisions. From the moment you wake up, 'til the minute you sit down in front of Breaking Bad. Some are big, some are small, some are totally inane, but regardless, they all have to be made.
Successful people are renowned for managing their life by limiting the number of decisions they have to make to just the big ones. They do this by way of delegation – give the smaller ones to someone else!
Let's face it, Barack Obama isn't presiding over the merit of mustard coloured socks in the Oval Office. He's too busy deciding whether to eat cornflakes before embarking on WWIII.
Whether I will become a political powerhouse or a multimillionaire and business owner is still in question. As such, I have had to develop my own coping mechanisms in order to deal with the heavy weight that decision making presses on my narrow shoulders. Take note kids.
Be Selfish
By and large, all living beings are self serving. It is only humans that feel the need to pretend they aren't.
Don't get me wrong, we all want to see our friends and family do well. And, generally, there is no one that we would reaaaaally like to see dead.
That being said, if it's a choice between me standing for the entire of the journey into Waterloo or the guy who's a little bit further away from the seat with a heavy bag. I'm afraid he's going to have a frightfully long journey. I'll be storing up all my fucks to be given at a more opportune moment.
In most circumstances, the choices that you make should be for the benefit of you and you alone. It's a dog eats dog world, every man for himself and so on. Don't be the last to catch onto this little pearl of wisdom.
Call in the Experts
If, after the third or fourth draft of your pros and cons list, you are still unsure what to do for the best, it may be time to get some help.
Once you've seen the psychiatrist, then enlist the help of another.
This "other", however, rarely means girlfriend, and definitely never means your parent. If their advice hasn't helped you by now, you're virtually unhelpable and you need to call in the cavalry.
The important thing here is to make sure that he or she is the right person for the job. Never ask a single mate about pleasing a woman or an X-Factor enthusiast for their music expertise.
Indecision is Worse Than Wrong Decision
Time pressure makes making your mind up that much harder.
However, if you wait too, long the choice will be taken out of your hands, leaving you with something you didn't have control over. And nobody likes that.
The real problem with this is that pretty much every time this happens, you'll realise the option that was removed is the one you wanted all along. It's sod's law or something. Regretting a missed opportunity will trump the disappointment of a wrong decision every single time.
Like they say, If you haven't made a mistake then you haven't learnt anything.
Go With Your Gut
The more complex a decision, the easier it is to over think it.
Short term, medium term, long term. The options will swirl around your mind like a ladybird in a toilet, until they eventually disappear into a cerebral vortex, leaving you blank and no closer to a conclusion.
Instead of making room for every new thought and its resultant ramification, just stop at the first one.
How often have you gone on a second date after a first encounter that was a level up from watching paint dry?
The worst kiss/hand-job/sex of your life, twice, with the same person, is not big and it is not clever.
Intuition may not be measurable or provable but it sure is but it sure is compelling. Go with your gut and live with it.
If All Else Fails
Toss a coin. Seriously.
I mean at least you can say it was in the hands of the Gods/fate when you decide to buy the red velour sweatshirt from American Apparel (not quite sure we can safely bring it back yet, but I'm gonna try), or the flights to Ibiza that you can't afford.
Two of the greatest things in life are spontaneity and frivolity and yet the logicians among us would make them the scariest things we face. Well boo to them, they won't be monging out all day and all night in DC-10 this summer, trying to avoid booking an expensive hotel room.
Get that 50p out of your pocket, take logic out of the equation and let the dopamine flow. Problem solved!
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Reading The Reading and Language program contains daily practice in activity phonics-word games, sight words, letter recognition, phonemic awareness and language mechanics accompanied by guided journal writing. Materials used include:
- The Daily Five
- Open Court Reading – Level 1
- Four Blocks Reading
- Scholastic Readers
Math A hands-on approach to mathematics is used by exposing students to a wide variety of opportunities for developing awareness of mathematical concepts. This includes concrete learning using numerous types of manipulatives to help provide a solid foundation for the more abstract principles to follow. Classroom experiences include enumeration, inequalities, patterns, measurements, comparisons, data management and problem solving.
- Everyday Mathematics McGraw-Hill
- Student Math Journal - work books
- Houghton Mifflin Spelling & Vocabulary
- StarFall Phonics & Writing
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BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Dec 24, 2012) - Vicor Corporation (
Except as set forth herein, the complete terms and conditions of the tender offer remain the same as set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated November 26, 2012, and the related Letter of Transmittal.
As of 11:59 pm on December 21, 2012, the original expiration date for the tender offer, 962,961 shares of Common Stock had been validly tendered.
The Information Agent for the tender offer is Georgeson Inc., and the Depositary is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal have previously been mailed to holders of the Company's shares. Additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal or the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be obtained at the Company's expense from, and questions regarding the tender offer may be directed to, the information agent, Georgeson Inc., at (888) 605-7561.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any shares of Vicor Common Stock. The tender offer will be made solely by the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal. Shareholders and investors are urged to read Vicor's tender offer statement on Schedule TO filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) November 26, 2012, in connection with the tender offer, which includes as exhibits the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal. These documents have been filed with the SEC, and investors may obtain them without charge from the SEC at its website (www.sec.gov) or from Georgeson Inc., the Information Agent for the tender offer, by calling (888) 605-7561.
About Vicor Corporation
Vicor designs, develops, manufactures and markets modular power components, power management and complete power systems based upon a portfolio of patented technologies. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Vicor sells its products primarily to customers in the higher performance, higher power segments of the power systems market, including aerospace and defense electronics, enterprise and high performance computing, industrial equipment and automation, telecommunications and network infrastructure, and vehicles and transportation markets.
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Why we do what we do, and how we can do it better
The above is a quick, but awesome, speech given Tony Robbins in 2006. In the vid, Tony discusses the "invisible forces" that motivate everyone's actions—and high-fives Al Gore in the front row.
The next time you are giving a presentation and are looking to discuss the truest motivating factors in your company, try giving this (and other TED videos) a look. I think you'll be glad you did.
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BHA: Humanists support a fair hearing in court for right-to-die case
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The High Court has today ruled that Tony Nicklinson has 'established an arguable case' with reference to two declarations he is seeking; firstly, that it would not be unlawful on the grounds of necessity for a physician to terminate or assist in the termination of his life, and secondly, 'a declaration that the current law of murder and/or of assisted suicide is incompatible with Mr Nicklinson's right to respect for private life under Article 8, contrary to sections 1 and 6 Human Rights Act 1998'.
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I am so with you on that!!! Happy Monday, lovely.
Amen!! That is so true!
Such good advice.
Recently I read something about how we should treat every single person we meet like they will be dying at midnight that night… morbid, but it definitely puts things in perspective. How much more kind and understanding we would all be if this were the case!
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I just now logged onto my blog since the last time I posted something and saw your comments, which I appreciate so much. I realize what a terrible blog friend I have become, dropping off the face of blog world for quite some time. Life got REAL busy. I miss blogging and blog friends like you very much. I think of you all often. I hope all is well with you. I am so sorry it's been so long.


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November 12, 2014
Pastor Zehnder Claims "Longest Speech Ever" Title in Guinness Book
Pastor Zehnder of Florida preached for 53 hours and 18 minutes. According to a summary in Christianity Today, he was inspired to raise money for a non-profit cause as a part of his speaking marathon:
"The Powerhouse Addiction Recovery Program will help people with addictions including alcohol, drug and sex among others. The target of $100,000 was surpassed on Monday with a $10,000 cheque that took the total to more than $102,000."
He had to eat and drink while taking short 30 breaks from speaking. And for other necessary bodily functions, he was only allowed a five-minute break every hour. His theme was basically the entire Bible, preaching from Genesis through Revelation. He used visual aids, such as Power Point. This kind of reminds me of Chuck Missler's through-the-Bible series executed in one combined engagement. Psalm 1.2 comes to mind: "But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night." (NIV). And Joshua 1.8: "Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful." (NIV).
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How many games have you played that were made in Roblox, the game-building utility that has amassed nearly three quarters of a billion visits via its website in 2012 alone? If you answered 'zero' then you could be missing out on a lot...a whole lot. Roblox Corporation released some new stats for the game that's named after the company, and it's all quite impressive.
The company has been posting some record numbers in just about every category, with total page views up by 37% to 13.3 billion page views in 2012. More than 149 games have been played via the Roblox platform with at least one million plays in 2012, topping 2011 with a whopping 70% increase.
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Aujeszky's disease
The Aujeszky's disease is caused by a virus that can remain latent and causes respiratory, reproductive and nervous problems.
Alternative names: Pseudorabies (PRV)
It is a very important swine disease caused by a herpesvirus. The virus can remain latent in the nervous tissue of the pig for long periods of time, and be reactivated. Once the virus has been introduced in a farm, it normally persists in it and can continuously affect performance at different levels. The virus can survive up to 3 weeks outside the pig. Acute outbreaks of the disease can be produced when a virulent strain affects for the first time a susceptible farm, in which no vaccination against this disease has been practiced. The virus crosses the uterus and placenta and infects piglets. The pig is the main host. It can affect other species that normally do not transmit the disease, including cows, horses, dogs and cats, which can show nervous symptoms and die. There is no information regarding human infection.
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- Pneumonia.
- Nervous symptoms.
- Reproductive failure.
- Abortion.
- Mummified piglets.
- Piglets born death.
- Weak litters at birth.
Lactating piglets
- Nervous symptoms.
- Incoordination.
- Sneezing.
- Cough.
- Pneumonia.
- Increased mortality.
- Non-viable piglets.
Weaners and growers
- Fever.
- Sneezing.
- Cough.
- Pneumonia.
- Some strains may cause severe respiratory disease and others can cause severe rhinitis.
- Nervous signs including incoordination, seizures and meningitis.
- Usually mortality is low.
Other species
- Nervous signs.
- Death.
Causes / Contributing Factors
- The field virus can be transmitted between farms through subclinically infectded pigs.
- Airborne transmission can happen at a distance of severe kilometers.
- Wild boars can transmit the disease.
- The role of birds as mechanical carriers is in question
- Contaminated water channels can spread the disease.
- Humans are mechanical vectors.
- Contaminated vehicles.
- Contaminated semen.
- Contaminated slurry.
- Inside the farm it can be transmitted through direct contact or aerosols.
- Stress periods can activate the disease.
- Continuous production systems perpetuate the disease.
Additionally, the presence of other diseases like PRRS, classical swine fever, PCV2 etc. can increase the severity of the disease.
Serology analysis confirm the diagnosis.
- There is no available treatment, but antibiotic use in order to control secondary bacterial infections must be considered.
- Vaccination must be done when an acute outbreak appears, or as a control or preventive measure.
- Gilts and boars must be bought from farms free of Aujeszky's disease and must be vaccinated at their arrival or in the quarantine area.
- In order to maintain the disease outside the farm, isolate all new animals and obtain blood samples before they enter the farm.
- If your farm is in danger of getting the disease, this means if there are infected farms in a radio of 3 km, vaccinate all the animals.
- Eradication policies can vary from slaughter and repopulation to vaccination and serology. Due to the fact that the disease is slowly transmitted, it can be eradicated through vaccination, good management practices, and elimination of animals that carry the disease.
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Leaving Certificate Ancient Greek is concerned with the study of the language, literature, history, art and architecture of Ancient Greece. The emphasis is very much on the reading of the great writers such as Homer, Plato, Sophocles and Euripides. Students at higher level are required to do composition from the vernacular into Greek and to read greater quantities of Greek literature than students at ordinary level.
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- Anyone with an interest in how languages develop and the origin of words.
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Grades Awarded
Listed below are the percentage distributions of marks from the students who sat the Ordinary Level Ancient Greek exam in 2019.
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Course Overview
Students of Greek as a Leaving Cert subject study the language of ancient Greece, as well as Greek culture, philosophy, dramas, legends, gods, art, architecture and history. All of the above have had a massive influence on modern society and culture.
Ancient Greek is assessed by written examination. There are separate ordinary level and higher level papers.
Course Content
Ordinary Level Course
(a) Scansion: (confined to the lambic Trimeter and the Hexameter).
(b) Prescribed Texts: - Prescribed in a given year by the examining authority
(c) Unprescribed Text:
(d) History: (including Art and Literature):
(e) Three Passages from the Works of the Following Authors*:
Xenophon, Thucydides, Homer, Euripides, the Four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles.
(i) The period from the beginning of the Peloponnesian War to the death of Alexander the Great. Questions of a general nature will also be set on Athenian and Spartan constitutional history and institutions, from their origin to the end of the fifth century B.C.
(ii) Literary questions of a general nature will be set on the life and works
(including their relevant background) of the major Greek authors from Homer to Aristotle. A study should also be made of the art of the Greeks. Questions of a general nature will be set and candidates will be expected, through the use of film strips and modern illustrations to have an acquaintance with examples of sculpture, archaic and classical (including architectural sculpture), the architecture of temples, the Attic black and red figure vase paintings.
Higher Level Course
(a) Translation into Greek from an idiomatic passage in the vernacular.
(b) Scansion (confined to lambic Trimeter, the Hexameter and Trochaic Tetrameter)
(c) Prescribed Texts: - Prescribed in a given year by the examining authority
(d) Unprescribed Text:
(e) Three Passages from the Works of the Following Authors:
Xenophon, Thucydides, Homer, Euripides, the Four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles, the works of Sophocles and Plato (simpler dialogues), Herodotus.
(f) History (including Art and Literature):
*The list of authors given is an indication of the range of suitable material. Four passages will be set on the ordinary level paper and candidates will be required to translate three of these four passages.
On the higher level paper candidates will be required to select three out of four passages set.
Vocabulary aid will be provided in the case of all unprescribed passages appearing on the examination papers.
From the questions set in this section of the examination paper, candidates will be required to answer three and at least one of the three will be chosen from (i) and from (ii).
Exam Structure
Ancient Greek is assessed by written examination. There are separate ordinary level and higher level papers.
Allocation of marks:
Ordinary Level
Prescribed Text:
Translation 60
Questions 40
Named Authors and Works (70 x 3)
History, Art and Literature: (30 x 3)
Higher Level
Translation into Greek 50
Questions 30
Named Authors and Works: (60 x 3)
History, Art, Literature: (30 x 3)
Career Possibilities
This subject would be of particular interest for anyone who is interested in pursuing a career in Languages, Journalism, Law, Politics, Public Administration, or Teaching.
Career Guidance
Subject Group: Humanities
These subjects explore the ways in which humans live and communicate in the world. Human life is examined by looking at our past, our present and into our future. These subjects help people to express themselves clearly and develop their reasoning ability.
Required for 3rd Level?
This subject is not an essential requirement for any courses in the CAO system.