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Sunday, August 31, 2008
The world has stopped as far as I am concerned right now. It has one name – Gustav.
My life began to make drastic changes three years ago. Katrina helped me define some of those changes.
I, as did the rest of the world, sat mesmerized by the horror that was unfolding along the Gulf coastline of Mississippi and Louisiana. Lots of unresolved issues lying quietly under the surface just waiting for the right moment to rise. I felt so inept, so useless. I wanted so strongly to DO something.
I never did enough to amount to anything. The empty feeling of doing nothing lives inside of me. Gustav is waking it up.
I am reading everything that I can read about Gustav's path. The reports from Haiti and the Dominican Republic differ drastically from the 60+ reported dead by our US reports. Photos of the dead bodies are being taken for later identification and the bodies are then dumped into a mass grave because decomposition is happening so rapidly in the hot and humid conditions. The Guardian reports that there could be as many as 1000 dead in the Haitian town of Mapou and in Jimani (Dominican Republic) 350 dead bodies have been found with 400 people still missing.
Bishop Charles Jenkins wrote on his blog last night – his pain and unresolved "brokenness " is evident.
This … thing…is affecting me so strongly…what affect is it having on those who lived through it…who had family who lived…or didn't live…through it?
What difference does any of the rest of this crap we argue about matter?
What difference does it make? If all we are going to do is the same old stuff all over again, what difference does it make?
If we are defined by our actions rather than our words, what good is all of this?
Thursday, August 28, 2008
I too have a dream on this anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech. That dream is that one day soon we will awaken from our self-indulged stupor and realize that "now is the time" to set aside all prejudices and to make "justice a reality for all of God's children" -- black, white and all colors in between, hispanic/latino/latina, female, male, gay and straight. We are all, each and every one, Children of God. And we are all -- not just men, not just white... but all of us are created equal.
When that truth is realized, then and only then can we sing, "Free at Last, Free at Last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" Until that day, "we cannot be satisfied." There can be no compromise on justice.
Listen to the speech in his own voice here.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
August 26
Last October, we had the privilege of being in Seneca Falls, New York. I wrote the following blog on that day. I think that it is pertinent today to re-share it with those who are interested. It matters because today is August 26, 2008. On August 26, 1920, seventy-two years and one month later, the ratification process of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution was complete.
Nineteenth Amendment
Passed by Congress June 4, 1919.
Ratified August 18, 1920.
Section 1: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Section 2: Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Find this article here.
While we may have "come a long ways, Baby", we have one heck of a long way to go. Personally, I am rather tired of being a second/third class citizen.
Seneca Falls, New York
Last Sunday (Oct 14) while still near Rochester NY, we decided to just do a little sightseeing nearby. So, we headed toward Seneca Lake. Our starting point was in Canandaigua, just south of Rochester and one of the ten or so Finger Lakes in the Finger Lakes Vineyard area of New York.
I saw Seneca Falls on the map and a little light bulb went off above my head. Seneca Falls. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and a whole host of women. Seneca Falls, July 20, 1848. The Women's Declaration of Rights. We stood on the very spot where they and the men that supported them stood.
How sad that we are still not of one mind regarding equality one hundred and fifty nine years later. Realizing that women still cannot be ordained as priests or preachers in many areas of the world (including far too many dioceses within the Episcopal Church), understanding that here in these United States of America the Equal Rights Amendment still has not been ratified and seems unlikely to ever be and knowing that worldwide women's lives are in danger simply because they are women, it was rather disheartening to view the place where so much hope was held.
It makes it simple to understand why so many people remind us, as gays and lesbians, that our time is not yet come. Heck, if we can't even be considered equal simply because we are women, how in the world will a gay man ever be recognized as such? Considering the misconception that gay men are considered "girly" men and hated because they bring to mind that which is considered the "weaker" sex, it really makes one wonder just how in the world will equality ever come.
How much time does it take to understand that "love your neighbor" has nothing to do with sex?
And some still argue that it isn't about Power? Come on…
Friday, August 22, 2008
Ergo Ego Go
My feet are short, wide across the ball and narrow at the heel with really high insteps and arches. Thankfully, I am not really tall or very big boned. My feet do not have to carry too much more than these were intended to carry. Still, because of the size and shape of my feet, I have some painful moments of every day, especially from my left foot. This is all brought clearly home to me when I try to dress "up" for a special occasion, in this case, a funeral. Whoever deemed it a good thing for women to squeeze themselves into the various and sundry types of underpinnings to keep up this façade of a perfect body will one day rot in hell. The same thing goes for whoever decided that a man should wrap a piece of material around his neck and tie it in a knot. Why must beauty be described by some strange code of pain and discomfort? If beauty truly comes at a price, well, all I can say is that I am broke.
I cannot count the inordinate amount of time that I have spent in front of a closet trying to figure out what to wear. It is so extreme as to be truly sinful. Most of the wasted time nowadays is due to the extra meat that seems to have attached itself to my middle and posterior portions of my anatomy. Clothes just don't hang any more…these cling…normally in places I do not wish these to cling.
I like to look nice. I like my clothes to match my shoes (at least a near match) and for those clothes to look as though they belong in this century, style-wise. I like my hair to be as tamed as it can be, but on humid days, I take what I am given and give thanks. Some things I can do something about and some things I can't.
I am tired of wasting this time. I am tired of not being comfortable. I don't want to be in pain inflicted due to ego. Mainly, it is taking time away from the things that are really important.
There is so much work to do and so little time. Having just returned from the funeral of a friend's father, this is so much clearer now than just a while ago. What difference does it make if our clothes match this or that? How can we waste so much of our time messing with our hair, our clothes, our egos…all the while it is never enough, never quite right. (at least for me) Why have I not been able to let go of all of this?
It just doesn't matter.
We labor daily for "the food that perishes". The will of God…that is all there is, seeking that will in the understanding that Jesus is "the Bread of Life", the only bread we need. I do not believe that the suffering that one might have to experience in a lifetime should come from ill-fitting shoes or clothes that are too tight or even the anxiety of trying to look "right".
The anxiety should come from the question – am I doing enough to help the children of God? Am I following God's will for me? Am I an instrument of God's Peace and Love? Do people look at me and see the face of Jesus shining?
Or does my partner have to listen to my ranting, raving and whining about nothing to wear or how crappy this or that looks on me? Or does our son experience the after effects of the crabbiness created in my anxiety over not finding the right fit or the right outfit? These things are not the "Bread of Life". This cannot be the will of God; rather it is the will of me alone.
My ego…my self…putting me before all other things.
As a blessed friend used to tell me…"It ain't always about you, honey." Sometimes it is all about someone else's problems. Sometimes it is ALL about me. But the point is this; it should never be that much about me.
Everliving, everloving God, Creator of all that is, seen and unseen, known and unknown, let me set aside all those things that make it about me as an individual. Let me strive to be a vehicle of peace and love and to let the face of Jesus shine through me. Help me to set aside the small ego-based issues so that I might truly seek to do your will.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
You just have to know that I am giggling. It is rather sad, I suppose, but then, living amongst this type of stuff for so long sort of warps a sense of humor, don't you know?
Here is the latest, sent out last night - a Saturday night, no less! So, for your early morning enjoyment, read on!
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 9:42 PM
Cc: Bishop IkerSubject: Ad Clerum: Statement
To the clergy,
The following statement has been released jointly by Canon Charles Hough, Fr. William Crary, Fr. Christopher Stainbrook, and Fr. Louis Tobola in reference to the document released earlier this week concerning a June meeting between them and Bishop Kevin Vann.Bishop Iker and the Standing Committee have asked that it be conveyed to you via Ad Clerum. It will be sent to all convention delegates and alternates as well.
Suzanne Gill
From: Fathers Crary, Hough, Stainbrook, and Tobola
Date: August 16, 2008
To: The Clergy and People of the Diocese
We wish to emphasize:
1. That the documents and our conversation with Bishop Vann solely ever represented the four priests named.
2. In retrospect, we regret our choice of timing for starting these conversations.
3. We deeply regret the phraseology of the document which has caused hurt and division.
4. We remain fully committed to the goal of this Diocese, as plainly stated by Bishop Iker, to realign with an Orthodox Anglican Province.
Respectfully submitted,
The Very Rev. William A Crary, Jr.
The Rev. Canon Charles A. Hough, III
The Very Rev. Christopher C. Stainbrook
The Rev. Louis L. Tobola, Jr.
Well, just what could one expect from one whose "theology hasn't changed" since he was nine years old (as stated by The Rev. Canon Charles A. Hough, III at an adult forum last year at Trinity Episcopal Church in Fort Worth.)
I bet they do all regret...in retrospect. Sounding like a good idea at one point...
So, now it is doubly, triply clear...the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth has no intention of becoming an offshoot of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth. Rather, its intentions are to "realign with an Orthodox Anglican Province."
Big "O" orthodox?
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
In all of my thoughts about being hopeful or even optimistic about the outcomes of Lambeth, that is NOT to say that I think all went well.
It did…but it didn't.
The idea…the hope of what might have been established was a good one. To talk and to listen…what a concept!
But as has been noted by those much closer to the whole situation, there is one point and one point only that negates anything that was good…Bishop Gene Robinson was ignored…no, not ignored but actively NOT invited. As a result, all that was truly good, all that could have actually happened was prevented by those too fearful of the presence of the Holy Spirit. They were afraid to allow her the dance.
I will not even begin to start on the pros or cons of Archbishop Rowan Williams. There are other blogs that are far more eloquent or erudite or eager or any other e-word with which one might erupt. My thoughts…he is extremely fearful. I would surmise, however, that when one refuses to speak out on behalf o one group of marginalized people for the fear of offending yet another group of people, then that one has a serious ethical dilemma.
Yet…regardless…I am hopeful.
Why am I hopeful? Because of some things I have stated in the past and because of the moratoria called for at Lambeth. What? Yes.
Regarding Moratoria – a period of waiting which deals with three issues:
1) Partnered, gay or lesbian bishops
2) Authorization of same sex blessing RITES – authorized by TEC or by bishops within their own diocese
3) Border crossing
TEC is already under our own self imposed moratorium on electing gay or lesbian bishops who are partnered – remember the odious BO33? So, we have that one covered. Plus one of the bonuses of the Indaba groups was that those bishops who thought of TEC as some wild maverick hell bent on having its own way were not aware of the fact that General Convention '06 had already accepted a moratorium on both elections of LGBT bishops who are partnered and on authorization of same sex rites.
TEC has not authorized any same sex blessing rites. I don't know if any bishop within any TEC diocese has authorized any such rites. The point being, this moratorium has nothing to do with blessing same sex unions. Nothing.
Border crossing – well, we all know about that one, don't we? And we also know that it is not TEC that is doing the trespassing.
Best I can tell, TEC should be rolling in total approval by all who would criticize. We are far more in compliance with the mind of Lambeth than are many others. Including Jack Leo Iker who it is now known gave approval for several of his clergy to present a proposal to the "Holy See" of Rome to explore a partnership between Rome and the EPISCOPAL Diocese of Fort Worth. See Katie's blog to read all about it.
You know, I just don't understand this – how can this be seen as anything at all other than a HUGE attempt to grab up property? As if the Roman Catholic Church will be anything but welcoming as Fort Worth attempts to steal all the property built up by the Episcopal presence in the Diocese of Fort Worth? Wonder how many of these parishes the Roman Catholic Church will close and sell? Seems to be the current thing in that church – not enough money to hold open sagging numbers so the doors close and the property gets sold. Which parish first? Then who will get the money?
Doesn't sound too holy to me. Of course, this is just speculation based upon current news reports regarding the Catholic (big C) Church. I am sure that Jack would disagree.
All this just goes to show you that TEC is doing all that it is asked to do by those outside of the Episcopal Church and others are doing everything they can do to sabotage any efforts of reconciliation.
Reconciliation, by the way, does not mean that two groups will get back together again. It only means that attempts to work out differences will be considered and transgressions (or trespasses) forgiven and then the two groups may walk separately for a time or forever.
Schism scars last forever in the history of the Church. Yet all in all, I still see the Holy Spirit dancing in and out of it all. So, yes, I am still hopeful, even in this last folly of Jack's. In his way, he is helping to speed up reconciliation. So, once again, I am thankful to him.
Monday, August 11, 2008
I am especially thankful on this spring day in midsummer here in St. Louis. It is rather amazing to this native Texan that a mid-August day could actually be pleasant, cool even
I am also thankful for the presence of Matt here with us. He is up from Austin for a long weekend but far too short of a time as far as his mom, Tucker and I are concerned. But we are truly thankful for this bit of time. He heads back to Texas today.
One thing for which I am exceedingly thankful is being in this Diocese with Bishop Wayne Smith as its diocesan. I want to write much more about that soon.
However, right now…I am going to go enjoy the last few hours of Matt's visit.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
I often forget fear as a factor of being a gay person. I don't know that "forget" is the proper word. I am not sure that I have even felt it in that reference. That is not to say that I don't struggle with issues of fear...I do. Far too often I fear, but that comes more from a lack of faith or a constant nagging rather than a worry for my personal safety. In example, I fear our dwindling money supplies and this crazy walk in faith that is leading us into understanding just how little is "enough".
There have been times that I knew I should be wary while being in a certain area or of little things such as holding hands with Debbie. Yet these things are merely a peripheral type of thought. Never have I been threatened because of being lesbian. I have never even received hate mail. (This is not an invitation for those who hate me to begin!)
People called me brave when I spoke up at the diocesan convention in Fort Worth in September 2003 and gave them a face to remember as they spoke so angrily against "practicing homo-sexuals". Afterwards, I even had a lawyer press his card into my hand and tell me to call him if I had any type of problems from having publically 'outed' myself. I wasn't brave because it never occurred to me that I might have placed myself in physical danger. I did what I had to do.
I am not naïve…at least not any more. I do know that there is a real hatred born of extreme fear constantly surrounding us and that some feel the need to live out this hatred in violence. Living in a land that kills its gay sons, Matthew Shepard and Larry King live in my conscious thought daily. I am well aware that no LGBT people are safe…ever…not even in our churches. Yet, through my privileged ignorance, I have lived as though I did not fully comprehend this fact.
At Lambeth, a gathering of Anglican bishops from across the globe, a place where people were meeting to pray and listen to one another, brought together by the desire to live as one in the Body of Christ…even here there existed that hatred so real that it became evidence through vandalism. The boxes set up to hold for distribution the "Lambeth Witness", the newsletter put out by the Inclusive Church Network were vandalized time and again. Even there, in this place meant to bring people together in the name of God, a willingness to hold fast to all that is hateful lived.
With emotions running as high as these were and still are; with so much to lose at stake, there were people who risked their personal safety to be at Lambeth, to give voice to all the LGBT Christians (not just Anglican) from all over the world to a group of bishops and archbishops who profanely refused to listen to those they consider "less than". All the folk from the Inclusive Church Network, of which Integrity was only one part, each one of them, strait, gay, bi or trans, male or female, black or white (and all colors in between) risked their lives that the united voice of all their sisters and brothers throughout God's kin-dom might be heard. Some listened; some didn't. Some heard and were changed. Some turned aside to see while others turned aside to keep from seeing.
And now? After all the tents come down; after all the tired bishops return to their homes; what happens to Rose Ngeri?
She is one of the people, a lesbian from Nigeria, who came to add her voice for those with ears to hear. What of her now as she returns to Nigeria, a country where it is a crime to be openly gay or lesbian? That doesn't mean a crime to act on being gay or lesbian; rather, it means to even profess being gay or lesbian. It means to risk imprisonment to even associate with one who is known to be gay or lesbian. That includes family members, friends, clergy…anyone who sits to dine, watch a movie, hear confession from or even pass the Peace with a gay or lesbian. What fate awaits Rose?
Elizabeth Kaeton tells about Rose and the risks she took by coming to Lambeth to speak out. When asked what danger she might have placed herself in by speaking out, she told the one who asked that men are sent to rape lesbians who speak out. For gays, the punishment is torture and murder.
Do we get that? Do we understand that, people? She may go home to Nigeria to have a group of "men" ready and waiting to rape her. RAPE her.
While Lambeth was in session, Great Britain granted Davis MacIyalla political asylum due to the latest threat he received just before Lambeth began. MacIyalla has been the victim of many death threats and physical attacks.
This is serious business…So serious that people are willing to risk their lives to be heard. That is the stuff that martyrs are made of. Are we looking at future martyrs? Will there be a day in our Anglican lectionary that is devoted to the day that Rose Ngeri died? Or Davis MacIyalla? Or will there be one day set aside for all the LGBT Anglicans that have died at the idle hands of the Anglican Communion?
Is it enough that there was no "resolution"? Is it enough that it appears (from the blogging bishops) that the US church is resolute about maintaining a way forward? Not even close to being enough…
How can the Archbishop of Canterbury suggest that there be a moratorium on the election of gay or lesbian bishops or of same sex blessings by the Episcopal Church or the Anglican Church of Canada! Knowing full well how dangerous it is to be gay or lesbian in Nigeria, Uganda, and so many more African and non-African countries, he blithely stands there as though there was nothing major for anyone to lose if we just wait for a little while so that those who are not with us at this point can catch up.
Rowan (and and all others who followed his lead), I have a suggestion for you. Get down on your knees and beg forgiveness for having allowed people like Rose to have left England with no help from you. You are complicit in whatever happens to her simply because you worked so diligently (or noncommittally) for her and Gene Robinson to be sidelined.
Yes, I have been very naïve. I have pompously gone my own way, speaking out whenever I feel the urge to speak, never fully understanding that for others torture or death awaits them as they speak out against the powerful voices intent upon maintaining a status quo that conforms to their own personal agendas. I am complicit through my own ignorance.
I do not want to walk in fear each time I feel the need to speak out. Yet, if I do not acknowledge that understanding, what am I investing? I do understand that I speak from an extreme place of privilege. I can write, travel to new places to speak, rant and rave in my white, US citizen, lesbian privilege and suffer only slightly if at all.
But I will no longer be naïve about it. But for a pure accident of birth, I am here while she is there. I don't expect to ever be a martyr for any cause but I want to remember each time I do speak or write that Rose Ngeri very possibly will be one day.
May God have mercy on us all.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Sunday, August 03, 2008
There is a poll on the Walking with Integrity blog asking readers what we think is the overall impact that will come from this Lambeth Conference. The results at the time that I voted expressed a "somewhat negative" impact is expected over the next decade. I disagree. I think that the conference will help bring about a "somewhat positive "impact.
One positive thing I believe that this conference showed was the ridiculousness of those who are still whining about women as priests or bishops. Regardless of which provinces do or do not ordain women or consecrate them as bishops, the Episcopal Church of the USA does as do many more. This is an accepted fact by the communion at large. It is an issue to very few other than Jack Iker or Keith Ackerman. Regardless of whether others agree or disagree, it would seem that this is just a fact that they are willing to accept that some do; some don't.
I also believe that the "blogging bishops" were a very positive aspect of the conference. From this side of the 'pond', it was it a fantastic thing to not depend upon the biased or empty headed so called "journalists" for news, but more than that, it seemed to empower certain bishops, giving them confidence as they shared their own thoughts with the world wide audience. I think that we (the reader) gained insight that has never been available before this conference.
I also believe that the ludicrous reports about gay and lesbian activists "chasing bishops" around and about make the ones making the statements appear as fanatical as they are. The idea that the conference has been seen by many bishops as achieving the very purpose that the Archbishop of Canterbury desired for it, that is, one in which the bishops would come together, study, pray and listen to one another, is fairly obvious. For that one or two bishops to claim that it was a waste of time makes one wonder why they came at all. Oh, that's right…I forgot…vacation time for the family. I hope they all had fun. I wonder if anyone has checked out exactly how much the Diocese of Fort Worth has budgeted for the past few years for this little family vacation. And then of course there is the Bishop from Quincy…the diocese can't/won't send delegates to the General Convention but he was certainly way over yonder in England for this little shindig.
Still, I can't help but believe that the presence and noise of those who thought that the Indaba process was a waste of time or who thought that a statement condemning the Episcopal Church have a few less friends and fans tonight than they may have had a few weeks ago. But then, I live in both optimism and in hope – optimism that people can change their minds as they witness the rabid nature of misogyny and homophobia and hope that God can change even the most recalcitrant hearts.
The presence of the Integrity, Changing Attitude and others group was phenomenal. The work that they did, the impressions they made, their impact was huge.
Bishop Gene's quiet and unobtrusive presence, regardless of the silly news reports, was a testament to the unfairness, to the ludicrous nature of the entire debate. If you won't talk to us, how will you ever know us? The only thing to fear is the incredible need for some to remain obtusely ignorant. Again, in the wake of his quiet, prayerful calm, those who oppose him only appear frantic and desperate. May God have mercy on them.
Basically, I agree with Sean Rowe, the bishop of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Overall, there will be a price to pay for the fact that there was not an official "teaching" resolution emanating from the great pontiffs of the Anglican Communion (my words, not his) demanding the castration or annihilation of all gays and lesbians yet as Bishop Rowe states, "it is a price worth paying." My hope lies in the idea that whatever price that must be paid, it will not be a fee demanded once again solely from the LGBT population of this Church.
Pray for those LGBT persons in countries without bishops like Sean Rowe, Jon Bruno and others who are willing to speak out. Theirs will not be an easy life over this next decade. Hopefully, they will eventually gain by our belief in moving forward with the Holy Spirit.
I clearly remember walking into the sanctuary of All Saints Pasadena. I was there for my first Integrity Board meeting in October 2006. Already overcome by the sheer fact that I was a very long way from home, I was awed by the place, to say the least. The idea of knowing the voices that had stood in that same space and spoken out against all forms of injustice sent shivers up and down my spine. I knew that I was in a holy place where great things happened in the name of the Gospel.
All Saints is the only parish that I know within the Diocese of Los Angeles. I can only assume that there are others that are similar. Mainly, I know that reading the words of Bishop Bruno on the last day of the Lambeth Conference warmed the ice that threatened to form around the edges of my heart. I read his words after reading the Archbishop of Canterbury's call for moratoria on same sex blessings and the consecration of gay or lesbian bishops.
So, it is with great thanks that I read the Bishop of Los Angeles statement caught by Jim Naughton at Episcopal Café on the last day of Lambeth (Episcopal Cafe).
"I can only say that inclusion is a reality in our diocese and will continue to be. For people who think that this is going to lead us to disenfranchise any gay or lesbian person, they are sadly mistaken."
Thank you, Bishop Bruno.


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26 November 2009
Rising sea levels: A tale of two cities
This is a serious issue. Even today many low-lying bairos (communities) in towns along the Moçambique coast are flooded when there is a very high tide. The many coastal islands are also in danger. For these people, this is not esoteric speculation, but life and death reality.
Rising sea levels: A tale of two cities
25 November 2009
Zimbabwe diamonds banned by dealer over abuse concerns
Kudos to the Rapaport Group!
Zimbabwe diamonds banned by dealer over abuse concerns
24 November 2009
Obama awards - and kisses - Zimbabwe women activists
Well done, President Obama!
Obama awards - and kisses - Zimbabwe women activists
20 November 2009
Hard choices over food versus education in Malawi
How does a poor nation get ahead? Education is necessary, but can education take place if people are malnourished? What would you do if you were a leader in Malawi or Zimbabwe, or any other country facing this problem?
Hard choices over food versus education in Malawi
For those who think this is just a problem for developing countries, look at the U.S.A. Recent reports indicate that in some areas 1 in 6 people are undernourished. States are cutting back on the education budgets.
Whither the future?
16 November 2009
Zimbabwe on Oprah - Seeing a Dream
Here is a video from Oprah with the story of a Zimbabwean woman's dream of education:
Tererai's Dream of an Education
For more of her story visit:
Dr. Tererai Trent
12 November 2009
African slavery apology 'needed'
A sign of a mature view of history. Let the whole story be told.
African slavery apology 'needed'
02 November 2009
Glaciers disappearing from Kilimanjaro
One of the sad results of global warming. The snow on Mt. Kilimanjaro used to be abundant and beautiful. It will be sad to lose it. Read:
Glaciers disappearing from Kilimanjaro
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Those living in the north of England suffer more from cigarette addiction and obesity and are likely to die sooner than their counterparts in the south of the country, according to government health maps published today.
Men who live in Yorkshire and Humber region win the prize for being the most over weight men in the country, the health maps revealed.
Overall, people in the UK are among the most obese in Europe.
Health minister Caroline Flint told Sky News: "Doctors, health services, but also schools, businesses, employers and community organisations should be working together to try to improve the health of their neighbourhoods.
"I do think we do have a responsibility to say, if you choose certain lifestyles, whether that is how you eat, how little exercise you do, if you smoke, there are consequences for that."
Nearly a third of men in England are to be obese by the year 2010.
Meanwhile, the Health Commission is set to release later this week what it says is the most comprehensive review of the NHS ever carried out.
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Google recently released a beta version of a new presentations component for its Google Docs offering. Like the other components of Google Docs (a word processor and spreadsheets), the presentations option is a simple, free online program best used for sharing work with others. And like those apps, it will probably stay in "beta" mode for some time to come.
Clean Interface, Limited Features
The Google program has a very clean interface without any advertising (so far, at least). The feature checklist is pretty light, however; you can't edit a slide's background, nor do you have access to any graphic shapes, decorative text, a master slide, or any animation or transition effects. The simple effects that are available were relatively fast and effective, although we did notice some strange alignment issues on an older laptop.
Sharing with Google Docs Presentations
Google Docs Presentations' best feature is its ability to share and publish a presentation online. In fact, in Presentation mode, a handy chat panel appears, enabling the presenter and each viewer to type in comments.
Google Docs' Compatibility with Other Software
While Google lacks many formatting capabilities of its own, it does a good job of importing richly designed presentations created in PowerPoint. Unfortunately, all transfers are strictly one-way--Google presentations are shareable but only exportable as an HTML file--and any animation or transitions in the original PowerPoint show will be lost. Nevertheless, with its simple and straightforward interface, Google Docs Presentations is a fairly good online-only presentation tool, and one that's well worth the price.
More PowerPoint Alternatives
Apple iWork '08 Keynote
OpenOffice.org Impress/Sun StarOffice
ThinkFree Show
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Spend five minutes with... Online Marketing Manager, Sophie Lockard from boohoo.com
What makes the fast-fashion industry so exciting?
It's the industry that I always wanted to work in so to end up where I am is a dream come true! When you're inspired by the product you're marketing it naturally makes you more passionate about what you do and helps drive success for the company and your own career. Working for a company such as boohoo is exciting because of the massive growth we've achieved, it means no two days are the same and you work at an incredibly fast pace which gives you a sense of personal fulfilment.
- Can you name three things that would really make a student's application for work experience stand out?
Employers see so many C.Vs so it really is important to grab the reader's attention. The first thing I would recommend is making sure your general structure and layout is clear and easy to read - use bold headers, short descriptions and bullet point key information. Make sure that your content is punchy and to the point. For previous experience just a line or two about the company, then split your experience into responsibilities and achievements. Anyone can list their responsibilities but if you also detail achievements it evidences what you did well and the difference you made. Obviously you are applying for work experience but if you can showcase any other internships or unpaid work this helps set you apart. Even if you keep a blog, put that on there too as it shows your extracurricular passion for fashion!
Secondly include a short summary at the top of your CV. This should tell the employer more about your unique qualities and the role that you are looking for. A summary helps an employer get an instant feel for what you're about and hopefully inspires them to read on.
Lastly I would say to be persistent. Companies receive so many CVs. Often the applicants that have stood out to me have been the ones who have chased HR or emailed me directly through Linkedin.
- What types of entry-level jobs should a recent graduate aim for?
It really depends on the company but generally graduate, internships or assistant roles across the business. There are all types of careers you can move into including marketing, ecommerce, buying, merchandising, studio, design and more!
- What key skills do you need to get into marketing in fashion?
Fashion is difficult to break in to so you will need to show that you are organised, a team player, have good communication skills, can think creatively and that you have drive, motivation and lots of enthusiasm.
- Would you expect a student or graduate who wants to work in marketing in fashion to be using social media, and in what ways?
It depends what area you want to work in, if it's social media then definitely! Anyone who can show they have a sound knowledge and interest in social channels will definitely set themselves apart. If you have a fashion blog that will help too as it shows you have a committed interest in fashion.
- Aside from fashion and fashion marketing degrees, are there other degrees that would make an application stand out?
Within our marketing team we've had people qualify from a range of degrees including business, launguages and journalism. I did Business at University as I wasn't entirely sure what I wanted to do, it was a great course and gave me insight into business entirely which I think has been really useful.
- Any motivational words for students aspiring to become marketers in this very competitive industry.
Be determined and get as much experience as you can - even if it's unpaid. Once you get a foot in the door sometimes it's all you need! Be tenacious and follow up on applications. Good luck!
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The latest Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence shows a decline in the second quarter after an increase in the first quarter. The index reading fell to 62 from 63 in the prior quarter. Before getting too concerned here, just consider that any reading above 50 reflects more positive than negative responses.
Wednesday's report reflects only a slightly less confident CEO viewpoint from the first quarter. What stood out in the Conference Board report was that the decline was in both the current and expected conditions. Still, four out of every five expect that profits will increase over the coming year.
The chief executives' assessment of current economic conditions was 46% claiming that conditions are better, compared to six months ago, down from 54% in the first quarter. Some 48% said that conditions in their own industries have improved, versus 47% last quarter.
Approximately 53% of CEOs expect that economic conditions will improve over the next six months, but this is down handily from the 60% in the previous quarter. Expectations for their own industries are less upbeat, with 46% of CEOs anticipating an improvement, down from 52% in the first quarter.
CEOs view their profits favorably over the next 12 months, with some 80% expecting gains. CEOs in the durable and non-durable industries were the most optimistic, with almost nine out of 10 expecting profits to rise. About 76% of CEOs in the service industry expect an increase in profits.
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Consider Ayat 64, Surat Nisa'i.
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Posted: 18 December 2018 at 3:55am
As-Salaam alaikum,
Ayat 64 of Surat Nisa'i of the Holy Qur'an (4:64) reads:--
"If they had only, when they were unjust to themselves,
come to you and asked Allah's forgiveness, and the
Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would
have found Allah indeed Oft-Returning and Most-Merciful"
When you visit him in Madinah, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, in his Masjid, and greet him, and offer Salaat ala Nabiyy, he would hear you... and there, you may/could seek Allah's Forgiveness for your sins.... and you would be forgiven, as this ayat shows... or even wherever you are, when you seek the Prophet's assistance, you will get it, provided you are sincere and faithful.
Mind the word in the ayat, jaa'ooka... it is in the present tense.. if they COME to you, yaa Muhammad... So, Allah gave a way out for this Ummah. There is no other way except through the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, just as if you send an e-mail, it has to go through a server before reaching its recipient; similarly Allah made the Prophet the one responsible to carry the Ummah and if you say "astaghfirullah'' it goes to him, alaihi-s-Salaat Was-Salaam, who presents it to Allah Ta'ala. That is why He brought him to Maqama Qaba Qawsayni aw Adnaa.
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The ayat is only applicable when the Prophet of Allah was alive. Forgiveness is from Allah, so ask Allah directly, as in surah Fatiha; 'You alone to worship and seek help.'
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Jazakallahu Khairan. Spot on!
May Allah Keep you steadfast on this belief until the day you meet Him. Ameen
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Wa AlaikumusSalaam,
If you check in all the known Tafasir (Ibn Katheer, Tabari...etc), you will find that this verse (as well as the verses before it) are talking about a particular group of people (Hypocrites and Jews), following a particular incident that happened between those people at the time. It's always a good idea to consider the context.
If I was you, I would not ask assistance from anyone other than Allah Subhanahu Wa Taala, especially if that person is dead, including our beloved Prophet ﷺ. Otherwise you risk falling into 'Shirk': the only sin that Allah will not Forgive (according to Qur'an 4:48 and 4:116).
Sorry but you're wrong again... it is in the Past Tense.
جاء... جاءوا... جاءوك... all these are in the past tense.
يجيء... يجيؤون... يجيؤونك All these are in the Present (and future) Tense.
And talking of Arabic language, the word إِذ in إِذ ظَّلَمُواْ always renders all actions/incidents around it in any sentence to the Past Tense. I could explain this in a lot more detail, but I won't at this time (unless required to).
Subhanallah... Where did you get these statements from, what is the evidence for this? Quran? Hadith Sahih?
Abu Fauzi,
We are meant to understand and apply the Qur'an... as it was understood and applied by the Prophet ﷺ and his Sahaba (Companions), arent we??
Well... As the Quran was being revealed, The Sahaba RA understood it very well, and complied with its instructions immediately without hesitation. And here, I am not talking about just one companion or a small group of companions... I mean ALL OF THEM understood it and complied with it instantly. (For example: Prayer prescribed... they all complied, Fasting prescribed... they all fasted, Alcohol prohibited... there were 'rivers' of spilt and discarded wine on the streets of Madeenah...etc). Therefore, if they understood and interpreted this verse (4:64) like you do... then they would all have complied and regularly gone to the prophet's grave after his death (there were at least 124000 of them in the Final Sermon) to do Istighfar... I mean ALL OF THEM. We have no authentic report of even ONE OF THEM having done this!
Furthermore, a person's intention should not be 'to visit the Prophet's grave'. it should be 'to visit the Prophet's Mosque' (according to the known Hadith). However, while at the mosque, you then go to the prophet's grave... and here's what you do:
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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِىٓ �£َسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ۚ
"And your Lord said: 'Invoke Me, I will respond to your invocation!.
(Al Ghafir or Al-Mu'min 40:60)
وَإِذَا سَ�£َلَكَ عِبَادِى عَنِّى فَإِنِّى قَرِيبٌ ۖ �£ُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِى وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِى لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ
"And when My slaves as you (O..Muhammad SAW) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near to them. I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (directly, without any mediator). So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright." (Al Baqarah 2:186)
Narrated by Sahih Muslim No.4832 from Abu Hurairah r.a.
"The Prophet sallallaahu aih alaihi wasallam said: Allah Ta'ala said: I am in accordance with my servant's claim against Me and I am always with him when he remembers Me. When he remembers me in him, then I will remember in himself. When he remembers Me in a human assembly, I will remember him in a group of beings who are better than them. When he approaches me in an inch, I will approach him a cubit. When he approaches me one cubit, then I will approach him as soon as possible. And if he comes to me by walking, then I will come to him by running. "
Both the word of Allah and the hadith show that praying (du'a) to Allah can be done anywhere and without having to use a mediator as an intermediary.
As for those who will pray (du'a) by starting with Salawat Nabi, actually no one forbids, even we are ordered by Allah to do the salawat Nabi.
If we refer to the words of Allah and the Hadith, then pray directly to Allah, because who can grant or not the request of His servants, only Allah is Most Able.
وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ �£َيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ ۚ وَاللهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
"And He (Allah) is with you wheresoever you may be, and Allah is the All-Seer of what you do." (Al Hadid 57:4)
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As-Salaam alaikum,
My comments and/or understanding of ayat 64 of Surat Nisa'i above has drawn some comments from Senior Members of the Forum. And further to that, I wish not to argue but to offer/give some additional explanation of what I meant.... by the way no letter or verse/ayat of the Holy Qur'an is limited to just one or two meanings!! The Qur'an is Allah's words... as He is unlimited in His works, so are His words... Tabaraka Wa Ta'ala.
In the Hadith, we have it where the Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said:--
"My life is a great good for you: you relate from and narrations are
related to you, and my death contains good for you as well, for I
observe the 'amal of my Ummah. If I find good I thank Allah, and
if I see other than that, bad, I ask forgiveness for you." (al-Bazzar in his Musnad)
Just relate this with ayat 64, Surat Nisa'i, and you will see what I was driving at. This Hadith shows the 'azhamat/greatness of the Prophet, alaihis-Salaaat Was-Salaaam... he knows all of us by name...and checks on our notebooks: how many hasanaat and how many sayyiaat you did. He knows everything about us; in a blink of the eye, he can see the whole creation on earth. He is not like you and I. Allah Ta'ala gave him, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, quwwat malakootiyya... Heavenly Power with which he can do this and other similar things!!
In his Tafseer book, Imam Jalaluddin Suyuti, may Allah be Merciful to him, observed that the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said:-
"Anaa hayyun tariyyun fee qabree.. I am alive, fresh in my grave". And he also said:
"No one greets/prays on me except that Allah will send back my
soul to me, to return his greeting." (Ahmad, Bayhaqi and Abu Dawud).
So, whenever you make salawaat on the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, we/you must understand that he is looking at you. Just look at his greatness that he sends salawaat on you, he is present for you and he sees you in the same moment... and this is the perspective from which my topic on ayat 64 of Surat Nisa'i stands...
Do accept my best regards.
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Wa alaikum salaam,
Sending salaams upon our Messenger (pbuh) is well established and known in our traditions, however him (pbuh) being present and seeing us, knowing our names, checking our notebooks, knowing everything about us, and seeing the whole earth must be supported by textual evidences beyond what you've extrapolated from the three stated sources. And Allah Knows Best.
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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
My Brother Abu Fauzi,
I have stated in the forum that the first source of law for the Islamic ummah is the Quran and the second is the hadith.
You have quoted a hadith as in the article you submitted. Is "Sanad" or its support to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam which one?
Is it to Abu Hurairah, Abdullah bin Umar bin Khatab, Anas bin Malik, Abdullah bin Abbas, Aishah Umul Mu'minin, Abu Sa'id Al-Kudri, Jabir bin Abdillah?
They lived long after the Prophet passed away, that is until the generation of Tabi'in looking for hadith.
It's not true if we accept all hadith as the only source of law because besides there's the attempt to counterfeit the hadith, also there are still collections of hadith that still need to be re-selected, moreover the statement comes from an Imam or Ulil Amr.
Narrated by Imam Muslim from Abu Said Al-Kudri R.A.:
"Rasulullah Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam said:" Do not write these words of mine. Who wrote my words other than the Qur'an, should be abolished, and you may narrate these words of mine, and whoever intentionally lies against me, then he will be placed in."
Narrated by Imam Bukhari from Abu Hurairah R.A.:
"Whoever the person who lies on my behalf intentionally, then he will be placed in hell."
Narrated by Imam Muslim from Anas bin Malik R.A.:
"Who is the person who proclaims about me with the hadith that he knows that the news is false (lying), then he is among those who lie."
However, it is not true if we reject all hadith, because there is an order from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to follow the Prophet Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam (Ali' Imran 3: 31).
Narrated by Imam Bukhari from Aisyah R.A.:
"It is the Akhlaq (moral) of the Prophet Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam as the contents of the words in the Quran."
An Najm 53: 3 & 4
"Nor does he speak of (his own) desire. It is only a Revelation revealed."
Therefore, if we want to test the truth that a hadith is shahih (authentic), then "Matan" or its contents must have the similar meaning as the Quran.
The reason why not all hadiths must be accepted, because besides there's the attempt of forgery there are also some doubts due to the historical process of the codification of the hadith which does not guarantee its authenticity, unlike the assurance of the Quran (Al-Hijr 15: 9)
This Word of Allah is the certificate of guarantee of its authenticity, while for the hadith there is no or need to be proved of truth from the Quran.
At present, not a few of Muslims express their opinions without being supported by their main legal source (the Quran), finally the Muslims are divided, while Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala strongly prohibits divisive Muslims ( as in His Word Al An'am 6:153)
I myself, if I want to do the du'a, I always begin and end with the Salawat Nabiy, and that is just my respect for the Prophet Muhammad Sallallaahu aih alaihi wasallam, besides we are also ordered to do Salawat to him. But that does not mean that he knows all that is in us, and if there is such understanding, then the person is like equating the Prophet with Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, while he is a human being appointed by Allah to be an Apostle like the other Apostles. If someone thinks that he (Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) knows everything that is in us, then it will be contrary to the words of Allah in the Quran.
Today, there are some Muslims who recognize that the imam is the angel Gabriel, the Prophet, Al Mahdi, and even claims to be able to meet directly to see the face of Allah anytime in a state of awake. Na'udzubillahi min dzalik.
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Best movie endings ever : Twists in the tale
The heroine and the hero's mother are tied up, strapped to some colourful time bombs. The villain and his gang of goons are all laughing ridiculously, even though technically they're close enough to get blasted if the time bomb explodes. Not to worry however as the warehouse door gets smashed as our hero enters jumping/in a horse/in a jeep. He and his gang of 3 college friends, one servant and one father ( and horse, if applicable ) fight the 35 goons, with the servant defeating his opponents using comical tactics. After beating the crap out of 34.5 goons, the focus turns on the heroine and suddenly the villain remembers he has a remote control for the time bomb as well. But our hero's too quick for him, beating the crap out of him till the police arrive. They arrest the villain. Just as the time bomb is removed and the couple hug, the villain steals the head officer's gun and turns towards the hero. Luckily his bullet hits the diving geriatric father and before he can shoot a second round, the hero takes a gun and kills the villain. Of course, the shot to the old dad is harmless and with the dead body lying there, the couple, the servant, dad and 3 best friends form a line and tell a cheap joke looking directly into the camera. THE END.
There. I'm sorry everyone but I've just told you the ending of 80 % of all Bollywood movies.( 95 %, if this were still the 90's. ) Sure, there maybe variations ( Daddy dies of the bullet wound, there maybe a NRI babe who's been chasing the hero but in the end decides to let the other girl keep him, gives up mini skirts and spends the rest of her life wearing white sarees ), but this was the standard formula, wasn't it ? And that's where we always got stuck. We never knew how to end movies... and the fact is that a good ending always tugs at your heart or mind, depending on what it aims to achieve.
So what were the best movie endings ever ? Here's my list of some movies that raised the bar simply because of a tremendous ending.Please note, there are movie spoilers here revealing the endings, so be warned before you continue reading.
Category I : The "Oh my God !! No way !!" ending.
Excluded : All teenage slasher/gore movies wherein in the last scene the dead villain suddenly comes is seen hidden in the cupboard/under the bed/ in my shorts. So that means no Scream/I know what you did last summer/Urban Legends/Final destination. Because we expected that !!
Consolation prizes : Too many to choose. So I had to leave out quite a few from the final 5 list. Still here are some movies worth the ticket just for the twist in the tail.
* Seven : "What's in the box ?" he asks. I remember this movie more than a decade after I last saw it for the tremendous ending between Brad Pitt as a cop who has no idea what's in the parcel and a very very calm murderous Kevin Spacey.
* The Usual Suspects : Watch it for Kevin Spacey. Avoid the Hindi version - Chocolate.
* Fight Club : Same director as Seven. You feel there's a twist coming up, but you ain't expecting what happens in the end.
5.a Memento : You have a guy telling the story backwards. He loses his memory every 15 minutes and we're seeing it from the ending when he's killed someone to the beginning in short 5 minute bursts. It should have been a terribly annoying "creative concept" movie. But the ending when you realise you've been wrong about our hero all along changes the whole way you look at the movie and makes this a classic.
5.b Dead Silence : I really thought this was a cheap B-grade horror movie from the 80s. It's only while doing research to write this bit that I found out it was released in 2007 !!! Let's see. You have a ventriloquist dummy that's around when people die, their face stuck in a horrific pose. And then you have a guy trying to find out how the dummy's involved. Everything about this movie suggests it's gonna be a cheesy, cheap graphic, blood laden movie. Quite the opposite actually. It turns out to be a spooky horror mystery ( yes, with cheap graphics ) with an ending you'd never guess. Oh !! And the reason the dummy here has the same name as the dummy in the Saw series... same director/ writer for both !! Should have known.. should have known.
4. The Ring : Tell me you didn't get freaked out when the kid's face goes into shock when Naomi Watts tells him she saved the little girl Samara. And then you realise that little Samara doesn't want your pity or to be heard, after all. She ain't after redemption.. She's just after you.
3. The Prestige : 2 turn of the century magicians spend their entire lives trying to understand and outdo the other. While Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale ( Wolverine and Batman, for crying out loud ) meant eye candy for the girls, the script was totally filled with hidden hints that there was more than met the eye. And the ending revealed just how far both magicians were willing to go to succeed. A smart man's movie. Another movie loosely based on magicians with a good ending - Edward Norton's The Illusionist.
2. Saw : The movie had a pretty creepy feel to it throughout. Two guys awakening to find they're chained in a toilet with a dead man lying in between them. That was the introduction to the phenomenon that was the vigilante serial killer who 'doesn't kill', Jigsaw ( I still say India needs a 100 Jigsaws in real life. Maybe then, people will be a little more scared to commit crimes. ) Anyway, the ending catches you totally unawares. The signature theme music rising to a crescendo followed by awesome 'betcha didn't see that coming' endings would become a trademark of the series. Isn't it weird though that there have been 5 Saw movies even though the villain died in the 3rd part ???
1. The Sixth Sense : Well, really, there's no way this wasn't getting on the list, right ? If you're lucky like me, noone told you the ending before you saw the movie and you enjoyed the moment when Bruce Willis's wife drops the ring and the flashbacks begin, suddenly turning a pretty dull movie into an amazing art of storytelling. Shyamalan has tried repeatedly to repeat this kahani mein twist style of his with terrible results, though Unbreakable had a good ending too which you don't see coming.
I'm sure I've missed out some movies here. Anyway, tell me what you think of this list and if there are any you'd recommend just for their totally unexpected endings.


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#224. Hundertwasserhaus Terrassencafe, Kegelgasse 36-38, Vienna
Meghan is a huge fan of Fridensreich Hundertwasser, the Austrian artist, designer, and architect. We visited the Hundertwasserhaus, and this work really is quite striking.
The Terrassencafe is on the first floor of the Hundertwasserhaus apartment building, which makes it perhaps the first pub in my travels that exists within a work of art.
I am wearing my official tour of Eastern Europe t-shirt, which features Bratislava, Wien (Vienna), Praha (Prague), and Budapest laid out in a maze. I drank a Stiegl Goldbräu premium lager. Stiegl is an Austrian brewery near Salzburg founded in 1492.
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Having spend 2 days at Olympia, here is my roundup of facts and mini-infographics that were created and posted on the day. Graphics created by @cleanviz, @cipd @martincouzins or @rapidbi Where it all began - The West Hall Olympia Not sure who this troublesome 2 are! The @CIPD social media gurus Stocking up ready for the main event! The headline data The graphics In no particular order … [Read more...] about Infographics and facts from #HRSS16 and #RECEX16 Olympia @cleanviz @cipd
attendance, absence, presenteeism and big data #cipd15
Just because someone is at their desk, does not mean they are adding value! In Manchester this week is the annual conference of the CIPD, the annual gathering of professionals working in Human Resources (HR). A theme running through several of the sessions this year is the challenge of businesses and organisations to connect, engage and motivate their people. In the past many organisations have put in place systems to manage and reduce absence at work. In fact this very week several … [Read more...] about attendance, absence, presenteeism and big data #cipd15
The Outstanding Organization – Book Review
The Outstanding Organization by Karen Martin, published by McGrawHill. The Outstanding Organization is a 215 page book for anyone involved in the strategic direction and decision making of an organization. The Outstanding Organization is broken into six main sections: Cracks in the foundation Clarity Focus Discipline Engagement Adopting habits that pay As a book, The Outstanding Organization is well researched with a plethora of mini case studies and examples. Linked to … [Read more...] about The Outstanding Organization – Book Review
10 tips for engaging people
Managers engage, so do we as 'community' champions Having a community or network (intranet or social network) is one thing, growing it and building trust is quite another. Engagement of users, be they employees or customers is vital for the strategy to be sustainable and successful. Remember the 90:9:1 rule, our goal must be to beat this. As organizations become more geographically diverse, having the ability to share knowledge, communicate and network is a competitive advantage. Using … [Read more...] about 10 tips for engaging people
How to get 1000s of followers on Twitter
How to get 1000s of followers on Twitter So just how to get 1000s of followers on Twitter.. quickly? Well maybe you can't - at least not in the way you are expecting or many spammers will have you believe is possible. One of the ways that smaller (and big) business can attract customers is through social media. Twitter for a variety of reasons has become very popular. A short lesson from history about twitter In the past when we wanted to market we needed mailing lists of thousands or … [Read more...] about How to get 1000s of followers on Twitter
Remote Working & Effective Leadership
Remote working and effective leadership Today in London is the third day of underground railway (tube) strikes, and more and more people can and do work from home, thanks to broadband internet and powerful IT solutions. Indeed I am writing this from a café in Wandworth Common as we speak! With more and more people able to remote work, and indeed many firms changing to a remote working culture it is strange that 1980s management practices are reducing employee productivity and … [Read more...] about Remote Working & Effective Leadership
How to Run a Successful Staff Survey
Planning for Employee Satisfaction Surveys Many organisations feel the need to "survey their people" and put some questions together and hope for something useful. Unfortunatly this is where it often goes wrong - not with the intent, but the implementation. Asking questions is easy, asking the right question and interpreting the results is quite another. In this short series of articles we continue our exploration of what it takes to run a successful employee survey. The following outlines … [Read more...] about How to Run a Successful Staff Survey


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Start with a few small plates. We recommend the Deviled Eggs Three Ways or the Pork Sandwich, which is more like a slider. The Charcuterie Board is another Holeman & Finch bestseller. Stacked high with meats and cheeses galore, it's a can't-be-missed charcuterie.
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CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – It should come as no surprise that the selection of stuffed animals available in Afghanistan is limited -- dolls aren't exactly a hot commodity for Marines here.
Missing loved ones, however, is pretty much a universal sentiment.
The thought of being absent for yet another milestone in his daughter's life led Marine Corps Sgt. Anthony Ortiz, a California native, to track down one such rare fluffy item and make a little extra space in his pack.
"Basically, I haven't been there for a lot of her life," said Ortiz, a combat cameraman with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command Southwest. "This is the second deployment I've been on, and this is a yearlong one for my daughter, who has only been alive for three years. She's coming up on her third birthday."
More than eight months after leaving home, he slipped the floppy-eared teddy bear into his pack before heading on patrol. The brown-and-white doll accompanied Ortiz from then on as he moved throughout Helmand province.
"It's giving her a little bit of myself and all my travels," said Ortiz, who posed for a picture with the bear at each installation he visited. "I'm giving her the experience of where I've been through this teddy bear. … It can represent all the different landmarks we hit together. Then I'll send it to my daughter, because at every place I've been, all around Afghanistan, up and down, she was always on my mind."
The traveling duo bounced from base to base. They endured inclement weather, dangerous routes through the desert, and the inquisitive gaze of other Marines.
"I definitely got some looks and some comments," said Ortiz, who admitted he's a bit eccentric. "I loved it. As soon as I told them why I was doing it, everybody else's eyes just flared up. They wanted to do the exact same thing."
The doll was a welcome distraction for Ortiz as he neared the last third of his deployment. There are no off days in Afghanistan, and he already had seen many of his peers return home.
"You just have to take it one day at a time," said Ortiz, who also served in Iraq. "You can talk about it. You can read about it. But unless you live it, you can't really tell somebody passionately what it's going to entail, how they're going to feel, or what's going to go on in their head.
"You're busted down to the exact bare minimum of what you need to survive, and you march on," he continued. "You're all away from your families. You all experience it together, and you'll never have closer friends. … You just do the mission and come home together."
As a combat camera Marine, Ortiz's mission took him from one end of Helmand province to the other. He's accompanied infantry units on patrol through villages and rode with extensive convoys moving through desert trails. During his nine months in Afghanistan, he compiled an extensive collection of photographs for Marine commanders in the field and families back home.
"You just have to go with your gut," he said. "It's a great feeling, because you come back from a mission and you're dirty and you're tired. You look at all the images you have. You have life. You have history captured."
As a cameraman, however, it isn't often Ortiz finds himself on the opposite side of the lens.
"Most photographers don't like to get their picture taken," Ortiz said. "I'm actually that photographer who loves to get his picture taken. For once I get to be the person in the photo. It feels good knowing these pictures are intended for my daughter."
Ortiz also designed a card for his daughter. It's nothing fancy, he admitted, but it's the best he could manage under the circumstances.
His collection complete, Ortiz bid farewell to his traveling companion and bundled the doll, photos and card into an ordinary postal box. He mailed it back to his daughter in Manassas, Va., Sept. 5.
"The [bear] is ready to go see my daughter," Ortiz said just before sending the package. "I know it's not a nicely wrapped gift for her birthday, but … you know … next year."


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BRAMPTON, Ont. - A lawyer for a man found guilty on Friday under an anti-terrorist law says the verdict is not the last word.
Paul Slansky says there are still motions to be heard in the case of Mohamed Hassan Hersi that could affect the outcome.
The 28-year-old man was found guilty in a Brampton, Ont., court of attempting to participate in the activities of a terrorist group and counselling a person to participate in terrorist activity.
Prosecutors and the RCMP issued news releases on Friday highlighting the verdict.
Slansky says he made motions during the trial dealing with entrapment and abuse of process but the judge refused to consider them until after the verdict.
Slansky says it's normal to deal with entrapment issues after a verdict.
Slansky says those motions will be dealt with later this month starting June 18 and if he is successful a stay on the verdict would be entered.
He says if the judge supports the prosecution he'll then launch an appeal of the verdict.
Hersi was arrested in 2011 at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
The National Post reported that the Crown contended Hersi was on his way to Somalia to join Al-Shabab, a Somali terrorist group, an allegation it said that Hersi denied, saying he was going overseas to study.
The section of the criminal code concerning attempting to participate in a terrorist group became law in 2001 and the RCMP news release said the Hassan case is the first guilty verdict obtained since it came into force.


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Watch out, men of Toronto! An epidemic of stolen kisses seems to have begun last weekend. The perpetrators were last spotted as far north as Lennox St, and as far south as Queen St, between Bathurst St.
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I re-stumbled upon Katie Turner's terrific Boyfriend Criteria print today. It reminded me of Missed Connections because very often, posts do seem like checklists of what the writers consider to be attractive… and things like glasses, sense of humour, reading, … Continue reading
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Institute on Religion and Democracy Press Release | May 7, 2014
Contact: Jeff Walton office: 202-682-4131, cell: 202-413-5639, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
"Let's pray and work so this pledge signifies a new, determined and permanent coalition ensuring that Christians in America at least are not silent about the suffering church in the ancient lands where the apostles first preached."
-Mark Tooley, IRD President
Washington, D.C.—More than 150 American Christian leaders from across ecumenical lines are issuing a call to action in response to a crisis facing ancient faith communities.
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), co-chairs of the bipartisan Religious Minorities in the Middle East Caucus, hosted a Capitol Hill press conference this morning featuring several prominent American Christian leaders who will be releasing a "Pledge of Solidarity & Call to Action" on behalf of Christians and other religious communities in Egypt, Iraq and Syria who are increasingly threatened in the lands they have inhabited for centuries.
The Pledge, in part, says: "Now facing an existential threat to their presence in the lands where Christianity has its roots, the Churches in the Middle East fear they have been largely ignored by their coreligionists in the West… American religious leaders need to pray and speak with greater urgency about this human rights crisis."
The pledge can be read in its entirety here. Click here to view a list of pledge signers.
Signers include National Association of Evangelicals President Leith Anderson, Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President Russell D. Moore, Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Sojourners President Jim Wallis, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori, Anglican Church in North America Archbishop Robert Duncan, United Methodist Bishops Ken Carter of Florida & Mark Webb of Upper New York, United Theological Seminary President Wendy Deichmann (United Methodist), Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Al Mohler, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Metropolitan Methodios of Boston, Focus on the Family President Jim Daly, Focus on the Family Founder James Dobson, Beeson Divinity School Dean Timothy George, Armenian Orthodox Archbishop Oshagan Cholayan, Samaritan's Purse President Franklin Graham, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary President Dennis Hollinger, Willow Creek Church Pastor Bill Hybels, Lynne Hybels of Global Engagement of the Willow Creek Church, Northland Church Pastor Joel Hunter, National Religious Broadcasters President Jerry Johnson, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, Prison Fellowship Ministries President Jim Liske and Institute on Religion & Democracy President Mark Tooley.
IRD President Mark Tooley commented:
"I am honored to stand with so many Christian leaders ecumenically across the spectrum in a rare unity in defense of persecuted fellow Christians in the Middle East.
"Let's pray and work so this pledge signifies a new, determined and permanent coalition ensuring that Christians in America at least are not silent about the suffering church in the ancient lands where the apostles first preached."


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The Octagon Theatre is running a Name A Seat campaign to raise the last funds needed to replace the 622 seats in their auditorium. Local businesses, friends, staff and visitors to the theatre have the opportunity to name a seat within the refurbished auditorium with a personalised plaque.
The campaign follows funds raised from the theatre's ticket levy, those raised by The Foyer Club Charity and a grant from The Mackintosh Foundation. The funds from the Name A Seat campaign will provide the final income necessary to complete the project.
Engraved dedications on purchased seats can be used to remember loved ones, to promote a group or company, to celebrate a memory or special occasion or as a surprise gift. Each seat costs between £150 and £250 depending on its location within the auditorium. Those looking to name a seat are also encouraged to share their stories behind doing so. You can visit your seat for a photo opportunity and you will also receive a certificate to commemorate your naming of a seat.
On Saturday 11 November, Ventriloquist and winner of America's Got Talent, Paul Zerdin was confirmed as Patron of The Octagon Theatre's Name A Seat campaign. As a long-standing friend of the theatre Zerdin began his pantomime career at the Yeovil venue in 1993.
Zerdin says, 'I have lasting memories of my fantastic time with my first pantomime production. The Octagon is a very special place for me and remains my favourite gig each time I tour the UK. I'm honoured to be supporting the theatre's 'Name A Seat' campaign.'
Adam Burgan, Arts & Entertainment Venues Manager, said, 'The time has come to upgrade the seating at The Octagon as the seats do not reflect the quality of the venue. The Foyer Club has already raised a huge amount of money towards the project and we have also received a grant from The Mackintosh Foundation. We now need your help to raise the remaining money to purchase the new seating. You can make a personal donation or you can purchase one on behalf of a friend or loved one, or 'name a seat' as a business putting your company name before our patrons. You may also wish to make an anonymous donation towards the campaign. With each visit we hope you can enjoy the smart and comfy new seats and feel the satisfaction of knowing you have played a part in securing The Octagon's future for generations to come.'
To name a seat or to donate to the campaign you can pick up a leaflet from The Octagon Theatre or call the Box Office (01935 422884) to request one. You can also download a form from the 'Name A Seat' section of the theatre's website: NAME A SEAT. If you'd like to discuss seat naming opportunities further please email Marketing Officer, Hannah Lury, via: firstname.lastname@example.com


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college entrance examination is coming soon, also want to review the students know how to review it? Chinese college entrance examination to "help"? Nanjing teachers have a brilliant idea, so that college entrance examination students in the last moment to improve the language scores to do a little more effective efforts.
Language: writing at least 50 minutes
appearance masters: Nanjing City senior teachers, twenty-ninth middle school classes leader songbing
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1. grasp the basic problem
with the implementation of the one-child policy, parents are their only children as a pearl in the palm, expectations at female cheng feng mentality increasingly strong, early education industry has become a huge market, how to make money in this market? In fact, the opening of an investment center is very good!
analysis of prospects
believe Lenovo mentioned, people will think of the domestic support technology brands, the pace of development actually Lenovo very awesome, but now in major foreign brand competition, the big problem of Lenovo's future Gairuhezou become Lenovo thinking.
and most of the science and technology Internet Co, Lenovo people's sense of belonging to witness a national brand become known to everyone overseas in ten or twenty years. People see it in 2004 before the acquisition of IBM, then support the Olympic Games, to become an international brand; after 2010 came in, see the mobile Internet early scenery, see Moto "we received more than HP, DELL and PC No.1 become the pride.
demand for sporting goods, a sporting goods store is a lot of friends have ideas. Perhaps we are also worried about how to run the sporting goods store. In order to earn more profits, it is worthwhile to seek a good management method. Today Xiaobian from the site, order, decoration and other aspects to give you a detailed description.
location to see the surrounding – in commercial street, occupied area shop is important, choose the appropriate "neighbors" is the key. How to open a sporting goods store? Sporting goods stores around the most casual brands as well as a similar sports brand stores, the grade will be first-class or close to the first-class as well. So, in order to cultivate a fashion, sports, high quality business atmosphere.
home industry with the continuous development of the real estate industry, is now showing a very clear trend of development, for entrepreneurs at this time is a good time to join. However, the relative, and now the brand on the home market is also increasing, and now the home decoration market competition is becoming increasingly fierce. So when you open the home decoration agency should grasp the marketing method. First of all, in the home decoration store display on the display of concern. Usually managers should master the skills of these aspects of the display, to enhance the sales of home decoration agents can be of greater help. How many kinds of
, management measures are an important step in profit, regardless of the size of the cost to complete the business system planning, so as to gain a foothold in the market for a long time Home Furnishing.
How is the development of
society reflected? Economic growth is a natural way of expression, but this approach is very basic, very superficial, the deeper social development reflects what people can get from it. Hubei on the injured workers to pay a new policy of the suspension of pay, which is a good news for the majority of people in Hubei.
reporter learned from relevant departments of Hubei provincial government was informed that Hubei's new rules the injured workers shutdown leaves firewood period is generally 12 months, if serious injury or exceptional circumstances, after identifying the confirmation may be extended for 12 months, the injured workers shutdown leaves firewood period up to 2 years.
days ago, Hubei Shijiahe sites found a number of prehistoric jade, the jade rich type, craft level is superb, shocking. Experts said that this batch of jade or rewrite the Chinese jade culture.
Many people want to start from scratch, set the wolf, in today's business community, this is a very unrealistic thing. In particular, I would like to ask: why can not you do the ability and resources on the accumulation of entrepreneurship? If you think the opportunity is rare, why not try to convince more people to start the business after the resources?
I participated in the founding of the Jinshan software, joyo.com, as angel investors invested a lot of successful entrepreneurial projects, it looks very cool. But in fact, I have had a very painful failure. Entrepreneurship is not an easy thing, we must think clearly, do a good job and then ready to start.
home store where appropriate? This is not a problem you cudgel thinking of? See this article, you can find the answer. If you want to open a home store location, it is necessary to analyze many aspects. So home store in which business is better? Now we're going to have a concrete understanding.
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choose to shop in this position, because the rent is very high, so the area is not too large, not more than 40 square meters. Area is not large, it is generally pedestrian street, so the operation of the goods should not be too large, should be small. The position of large passenger flow, so we must make good use of, which determines the price of goods in store should not be too high, it is best to not hesitate too much to buy, that is less than 100 yuan, or even less than 30-50 yuan, more practical than the novelty of the goods. In this area because the location is good, do not need to spend too much and even can reduce advertising money, business is the most important is the promotion, there must be a variety of promotions to attract customers to emerge in an endless stream, need to be more careful. Recommend part-time shop friends try not to choose;
believe that everyone around, there is no lack of "four eyes" small partners, so, glasses become essential items. Many people have heard of such a jingle: "30 frames, 300 yuan sell you speak out, 400 yuan to sell you are talking about friendship, 500 yuan to sell you the market", the profit space is remarkable. 2002 onwards, the media launched the ten annual profit ranking industry, the glasses industry on the list for the four time. Glasses industry in the end how much profit?
can become a stewardess, it must be long legs high yan. In the near future, there is a wonderful man, like candid flight attendants Yan Yan value, of course, such a wonderful behavior has been punished, Yan value really so important?
entrepreneurship is not a trivial matter, many people are worried that they will fail. If there is a software that lets you simulate business, first practice on the hand, are you willing to try? Yesterday, an university student will take 10 students came to the Shushan District of Hefei Venture Service Center, both of them graduates, but also a freshman, are to learn from entrepreneurship. It is reported that, in the Shushan District Business Service Center, with the first "in our province and the country business simulation trial software".
in order to sell the product, as the owner, a lot of time naturally need to play a role in the promotion. In short, in the fierce competition in the market, in order to achieve satisfactory sales performance, in addition to the quality of goods, service and thoughtful, good sales skills to achieve a multiplier effect. So is cigarette promotion. In the cigarette promotion, I always remember this sentence: promotion can not be too troublesome. Over the years has accumulated a few tips to promote cigarettes, here to share with you.
in the legal society, as companies and investors in addition to pay attention to the market economy environment, but also pay special attention to enhance legal awareness.
with the development of society, people demand for their basic necessities of life are constantly improving, especially women, their needs will become increasingly high, so the brand shop more and more, but for general managers, a lot of people for the clothing industry is not very understanding, for more details of the women's franchise is little is known about the. Therefore, the case of fraud or failure abound. If you want to do this line, we must first understand the line. Here are some of the notes on the women's franchise:
enters a store, if it is too quiet, every movement you can hear clearly, which is difficult for consumers to bear, if too noisy, to ask what are to loudly, obviously this is not good, so choose some light music in the store, become many people practice. So if you run a cosmetics store, how to choose the music store?
music can create a relaxed and pleasant cosmetics store shopping environment for customers, customers and relieve fatigue cosmetics shop clerk, so that customers select goods in music appreciation, have a strong desire for shopping. The beautiful concert draws the attention of the customer. Some sell audio-visual products in shopping malls in the cabinet position is not very good, may be located in the store is not easy to walk into the corner, by playing some pop songs, guide the customer to buy the beautiful music.
in order to promote sound and rapid economic development, the provinces can be said to be racking their brains to find ways, but in the face of the development of the status quo, the economic development of some provinces are still unsatisfactory. So, what is the economic development of Jiangsu province? 21, 2009, the provincial government held a series of reforms to improve the supply side of the supply of products and services. Reporters learned from the meeting, Jiangsu Province, the service sector continues to lead the province's economic growth, the manufacturing industry continued to optimize the upgrading of the structure, the following and small series of specific in-depth understanding.
is not a silent entrepreneurial era, each entrepreneurial team needs to show their ability to the outside world and the advantages of the project. Recently, the Shanghai Bay 2015 start roadshow week, many entrepreneurial team to show their own style, the pursuit of entrepreneurial dreams.
12 5, zero Bay 2015 week roadshow started, in the next 10 days, there will be hundreds of entrepreneurial team to participate in the roadshow, investors to show their entrepreneurial ideas, staged a gem "hundred regiments". At the same time, a set of financing, investment, incubation, operating as one of the network platform to raise public university partners "on the same day issued at the same time, in the zero Bay ecosystem entrepreneurial characteristics, entrepreneurial team can not only through the entrepreneur representatives to participate in the zero Bay decision, can also be combined with their own business areas to provide services for the other team. Growth in practice.
investment in the entrepreneurial process, will encounter all kinds of difficulties and risks. At the time of risk, investors should do? Is it easy to fail, or try to find a way to fight it? Please look at how to deal with the risk of a small bar!
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florist in the business venture this big market currently has become very common, however, because many people have this idea, leading industry competition is very fierce, we only have to grasp the related business strategy, to make the cause of higher success rate. So, what kind of business strategy to open a flower shop?
flower design is the foundation of the shop. What kind of business strategy to open a flower shop? Flower shop business secret is not only the flower shop to sell, but more is to provide consumers with a high level of floral works and floral design services. If the flower shop is just a simple flower dressing, or that the flower shop selling flowers, only to fight the price, then the competitiveness of the store will be greatly reduced. Therefore, employees can be sent to specialized training schools for training. In addition, in view of today's people's preferences for flower works are different, so tailored to the direction of the development of flower business.


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