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Sumter, S.C.--The Lees-McRae men's tennis team defeated Mt. Olive 5-1 in their final match of the Conference Carolinas Championship Tournament Saturday in Sumter, S.C. securing a third place finish for the Bobcats. Earlier in the day the Bobcats had dropped a 5-1 match to Anderson University in semi-final action. The Bobcats ended their season 13-12 overall and 8-4 in league play.
Anderson 5 LMC 1
In the first match of the day for the Bobcats, they fell behind when Anderson took two of the three doubles matches. Shaun Sumner (Burlington, N.C.) and Travis VanHoy (Union Grove, N.C.) took the only point of the match for the Bobcats when they defeated Schiebler and Gasper 8-3.
In singles action, only three matches were completed before the match was decided. Anderson swept all three, defeating Romulus Teague (Hickory, N.C.), VanHoy and Blair Propert (Gold Coast, Australia) at the three, four and six flights respectively. The other matches were not completed.
Assuncao and P Pakebusch (AU) def. Mojski and Solymosi(LMC) 8-3
Sumner and Vanhoy(LMC) def. Schiebler and Gasper (AU) 8-3
Weisskopf and Pibernat(AU) def. Teague and Propert(LMC) 8-4
Pakebusch(AU) Solymosi (LMC) not completed
Gasper (AU) Mojski (LMC) not completed
Assuncao(AU)def. Teague (LMC) 6-2, 6-1
Weisskopf(AU) Van Hoy (LMC) 6-0, 6-2
Pibernat(AU) Sumner (LMC) not completed
Ramanathan (AU) Propert (LMC) 6-2, 6-2
LMC 5 Mt. Olive 1
In a match to determine third and fourth place for the Conference Carolinas Tournament the Bobcats forged ahead after doubles after grabbing wins at the top two flights. At No. 1 Alek Mojski (Berlin, Germany) and Nandor Solymosi (Drebecen, Hungary) outscored Lage and Serra 8-6, then the duo of Sumner and VanHoy took their second doubles win of the day beating Mosteanu and Queiros in the two slot also by a score of 8-6.
The second match of the day required only three matches to be completed as well; this time in the Bobcats' favor. Freshman of the Year, Solymosi, defeated Lage 6-2-, 6-0 at No. 1, then Mojski took a 6-1, 6-4 win over Baros. VanHoy then took a 6-2, 6-3 win over Barber to clinch the match victory and third place overall for the Bobcats.
Mojski and Solymosi(LMC) def. Lage and Serra (MOC) 8-6
Sumner and Vanhoy(LMC) def. Mosteanu and Queiros (MOC) 8-6
Mitra and Barros (MOC) def. Teague and Propert(LMC) 8-3
Solymosi (LMC) def. Lage(MOC) 6-2, 6-0
Mojski (LMC) def. Baros (MOC) 6-1, 6-4
Teague (LMC) def. Queiros (MOC) not completed 4-6, 5-3
Van Hoy (LMC) def. Barber (MOC) 6-2, 6-3
Pelegrino (MOC) Sumner (LMC) not completed
Mosteanu(MOC) Propert (LMC) not completed


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Wreath Making
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I forgot about wreath making! I used to love doing that, perhaps this Christmas I can do that with my kids.
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CHICAGO — More than 80% of respondents to this month's Wire survey attended Clean '07 last month in glitzy Las Vegas, and a similar percentage said they were either "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their experience as a whole.
These attendees sought information about a variety of products and services, with more than 95% saying they had a specific plan for what they wanted to see at Clean or whom they wanted to visit while there.
Washer-extractors, dryers, feeders/folders and finishing equipment garnered the most attention, but at least 30% of respondents reported exploring offerings in several other categories during the four-day show.
Nearly 80% say they are more likely to do business with a specific manufacturer, distributor or supplier because of their trip to Clean. Nearly 13% say they aren't, and approximately 8% are unsure.
Most respondents attended the event on Monday (91.7%) and Tuesday (87.5%). The percentage started to decline on Wednesday (75%), and less than half of respondents (41.7%) attended on Thursday.
Respondents were asked to rank several aspects of the show, with 1 representing "Very Dissatisfied" and 10 representing "Very Satisfied." The options for after-hours activities earned the best mark, with an 8.59 rating average. The quantity of exhibitors, the quality of exhibitors, the convention center, hotel accommodations and transportation options to/from the show all averaged at least 8.08. Only slightly lower were the average satisfaction ratings for networking opportunities (7.87) and the ease in locating event information (7.67). The educational sessions drew the lowest average rating at 6.8. Forty percent of respondents gave them a mark of 5 or less.
Those respondents who didn't attend Clean this year most often cited budgetary concerns as the reason. Smaller percentages deemed past show experience to be sufficient or couldn't attend because the show didn't fall on a weekend.
With New Orleans slated to host Clean '09, nearly 68% say they plan to attend and/or send someone from their staff, while less than 8% say they won't. The remaining 25% are undecided.
Subscribers to American Laundry News' Wire e-mails have the opportunity to take an industry survey each month. Click this link and follow the menu instructions to sign up for the free e-mail service.
Survey Respondents Give Clean 2007 Mostly High Marks
CHICAGO — More than 80% of respondents to this month's Wire survey attended Clean '07 last month in glitzy Las Vegas, and a similar percentage said they were either "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their experience as a whole.


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Streaming TV shows are gaining huge popularity around the world although most of the content on Netflix, Hulu and similar services are restricted to the viewers of a specific geo-location. Most people watch their favorite TV shows or movies via online streaming these days which is changing the way entertainment is being consumed. Popular streaming TV services like Netflix, Hulu, BBC iPlayer, 4oD, iTV and Channel 5 are available only in certain countries. If you are not in a country where these are available, you won't be able to watch those epic TV shows that you love.
So, how do you watch them if you don't belong to a country where it's available? The most common method to get around this problem is to use a VPN service. Unfortunately it has its downsides- it will affect the speed and quality of your streaming which makes for a bad TV experience. But worry not, we found a better solution to access geo-blocked content – A service called UnoTelly.
What is UnoTelly?
UnoTelly is a DNS based service that lets you access geo-blocked streaming TV channels like Netflix, Hulu, Spotify, etc. It can bypass the geo-restrictions set up by these services and thus enables you to watch them regardless of where you live in the world.
How it Works
Normally, when you try to access a streaming site like Netflix from a country where it's not available, the service detects your country from the IP address and blocks you from accessing it. You will be greeted with a message saying it's not available in your country. A VPN (Virtual private network) works like a middle man who works on behalf of you. When you use a VPN service to access the geo-blocked content, your request is first sent to the VPN which is located in that country. The VPN will fetch and forward the requested content to you. This is the most popular solution for accessing geo-blocked content. However, there is a major drawback to this approach. Since there is a middle-man (VPN), your speed gets reduced considerably which will affect your overall TV experience.
This is where UnoDNS comes to our rescue; it is a perfect solution that enables you to access the geo-restricted streaming services directly with no speed loss at all. It uses an intelligent technology called DirectDNS to make some network packet level envelop readdressing which will to make the receivers think the web request came from a different location. All you have to do is configure your computer/device to use the DNS address provided by UnoDNS. The underlying technology of UnoDNS that bypasses the geo-restriction is pretty complicated, but the good thing is you don't have to worry about that. Once you complete the set up, it works like a charm, every time.
UnoDNS Setup
The initial set up of UnoDNS is very simple and you can be all set in the matter of a minute. To start using UnoDNS, you just have to configure your device with the DNS addresses provided by UnoTelly. Detailed instructions on the set up are available on their website for every supported device. A wide range of devices like the xBox, iPad, iPhone, Windows OS, Chromecast, Roku and Google Nexus Player are supported by UnoDNS.
UnoTelly has a huge collection of channels for you to enjoy online. Most of the popular streaming TV channels from around the world are in the list. If your desired channel happens to be unavailable, you can make a request. There is also a feature called UnoDNS Dynamo that you can use to switch between regions of a particular channel. For example, this will let you watch Netflix content for any region using a US Netflix account.
UnoTelly offers two plans that go by the names premium and gold for a reasonable price. The gold plan has a bonus VPN service which is the only notable difference between the two. You can make use of the 8 day trial period that they offer to get a taste of the service before subscribing. You can go to the sign up page to get started.
Final verdict:
We are very impressed with the quality of TV streaming using the UnoDNS service and didn't notice any issues within the one month period we used it. The streaming was lag-free and the speed of connection wasn't even touched since there is no middleman like in the VPN method. It seems to be a great solution for accessing geo-blocked streaming TV regardless of your location.


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List all of the tags for a DAX cluster. You can call
ListTags up to
10 times per second, per account.
Request Syntax
{ "NextToken": "
string", "ResourceName": "
string" }
Request Parameters
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.
- ResourceName
The name of the DAX resource to which the tags belong.
Type: String
Required: Yes
- NextToken
An optional token returned from a prior request. Use this token for pagination of results from this action. If this parameter is specified, the response includes only results beyond the token.
Type: String
Required: No
Response Syntax
{ "NextToken": "string", "Tags": [ { "Key": "string", "Value": "string" } ] }
Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
- ClusterNotFoundFault
The requested cluster ID does not refer to an existing DAX cluster.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- InvalidARNFault
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) supplied in the request is not valid.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- InvalidClusterStateFault
The requested DAX cluster is not in the available state.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- InvalidParameterCombinationException
Two or more incompatible parameters were specified.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- InvalidParameterValueException
The value for a parameter is invalid.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- ServiceLinkedRoleNotFoundFault
The specified service linked role (SLR) was not found.
HTTP Status Code: 400
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:


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By Kathleen Ackert, Siena College
Kathleen studied abroad in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.
From the mid to late 20th century, the variability in the Earth's climate has been a cornerstone of both scientific debate and water cooler conversation. There have been many efforts to regulate human activity, waste and emissions in order to achieve a climate that fluctuates naturally instead of in response to anthropogenic factors. Climate change has created a wide variety of different but pronounced effects all over the world. Many of these effects are negative, such as the rising of the ocean in response, which will eventually cause several island nations to cease to exist. Something needs to change in order to slow the warming of the Earth. Unfortunately, climate change discourse and policy seems to be centered on the comfort of developed countries instead of the real problems at hand: human lives in developing countries and the lack of conservation of Earth's biodiversity.
Effects of climate change
The effects of climate change on the day-to-day lives of those in developing countries are numerous. Basic necessities such as access to clean drinking water, nutrients, sanitation management and housing are all negatively affected by the slowly rising temperature of Earth. This can be seen more specifically in the Polynesian sub-region, which is made up of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. Within the next decade, many of these islands will become uninhabitable due to rising sea levels. The island of Tuvalu is a perfect example. The island is just 26 square kilometers and five meters above sea level at its highest point (UNDP 2011). At the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Saufatu Sopoanga, stated, "We live in constant fear of the adverse impacts of climate change. For a coral atoll nation, sea level rise and more severe weather events loom as a growing threat to our entire population. The threat is real and serious, and is of no difference to a slow and insidious form of terrorism against us" (Janin and Mandia 2012). While some in developed countries may be rewarded with beachfront property in a few years due to the effect of rising sea levels, those living in the Polynesian sub-region will no longer have land to live on and will be forced to relocate to other islands or countries. This will result in not only the loss of space and biodiversity, but also in cultural erosion. Those who have made the smallest contributions to the warming of Earth's climate are often those who are the most susceptible to its effects. Climate change policy needs to be centered on those who will be impacted the most.
Biodiversity can generally be defined as the variety of life. It has been estimated that there are between three and 30 million species on Earth. In actuality, there could be over 100 million species. Biodiversity is important not only to people, but also to the health of ecosystems. Many of the most famous medicinal discoveries have come from the natural world, primarily from plants. Without biodiversity in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems, the world may lose access to potential vaccines and drugs. A healthy ecosystem performs countless tasks that make life viable. An ecosystem absorbs toxic chemicals, provides us with oxygen, fuel and clean water while also acting as a natural filtration system. For a more specific case study, the Galápagos Islands are already experiencing direct impacts of climate change. These impacts can be seen in the changes to the archipelago's landscape that have occurred in the past 100 years. A rise in sea level, higher ocean temperatures and an increase in acidification are just a few of the phenomena that have been observed (Solomon et al. 2007).
Naturally occurring temperature events are worsening as the earth continues to warm. For example, the frequency of El Niño, a warm water current that appears off the coast of Ecuador and Peru every few years, has increased (Larrea and DiCarlo 2011). Climate change events like El Niño have greatly affected marine life, and will continue to have a negative effect unless something is done. The high specific heat capacity of water means that the ocean plays a substantial role in regulating the climate. In addition, changes in ocean temperatures due to competing currents are already changing the frequency and magnitude of rain. Warmer water contains fewer nutrients, resulting in the loss of marine life. The Galápagos Islands, one of the most biodiverse places in the world, are at serious risk.
Climate change policy
Taking into consideration all that has been observed about climate change's detrimental effects on health, both across the world as well as in the Polynesian sub-region and Galápagos Islands, it becomes clear that climate change is an infinitely complex issue. There is perhaps no finer example of the convergence of health, climate change, and utilitarian psychology than the green concept of sustainable development. This oxymoron is the ultimate buzzword in human attempts to answer natural questions as it provides a win-win situation. Sustainable development as an idea promises that we can continue to mine the natural world for resources and new human habitats while being eco-friendly. Given the devastating effects of climate change on islanders in the South Pacific, the decline in marine life in the Galápagos Islands and the loss of biodiversity, sustainable development is unrealistic at this time. New climate change policy must be created to address the key issues of preserving biodiversity and protecting human lives in developing countries. The sooner we make these changes in policy, the sooner we will be able to adequately sustain the needs of our ever-changing world.
All opinions are solely those of the author.
Works Cited
Larrea, I., and Di Carlo, G. (eds.). (2011) Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of
the Galápagos Islands. WWF and Conservation International, USA.
Janin, H., and Mandia, S. (2012) Cities and Countries of the Pacific Ocean Basin. In
Rising Sea Levels: An Introduction to Cause and Impact. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company.
Solomon, S., Qin, D., Manning, M., Alley, R.B., Berntsen, T., Bindoff, N.L., Chen, Z., Chidthaisong, A., Gregory, J.M., Hegerl, G.C., Heimann, M., Hewitson, B., Hoskins, B.J., Joos, F., Jouzel, J., Kattsov, V., Lohmann, U., Matsuno, T., Molina, M., Nicholls, N., Overpeck, J., Raga, G., Ramaswamy, V., Ren, J., Rusticucci, M., Somerville, R., Stocker, T.F., Whetton, P., Wood, R.A., and Wratt, D.(2007) Technical Summary. In: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Solomon, S.; Qin, D.; Manning, M., Chen, Z., Marquis, M., Averyt, K.B., Tignor, M., and Miller, H.L. (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
United Nations Development Programme (2011). Tuvalu Millennium
Development Goals Progress Report 2010/2011. http://www.fj.undp.org/content/dam/fiji/docs/MDG_Tuvalu_2011.pdf


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Davidoff of Geneva is known to be a purveyor of fine cigars, memorable lifestyles, pairing experiences and "Time Beautifully Filled". Bringing all those together, the brand has partnered with top whisky makers Macallan to present a exceptional, single cask, the Macallan 1991 -25 Years Old- Single Cask, exclusively crafted for and sold at Davidoff of Geneva stores in Asia.
This single cask with 53.5% strength was aged for 25 years in a sherry butt cask, then bottled in December 2016, making it a unique and classic example of Macallan's signature work. Only a thin cut of the distiller's stills was used to fill the sherry-seasoned casks, with only a very small percentage of their casks allowed to be matured into single-cask-bottling quality. With only 494 units available, exclusively in Davidoff stores in Hong Kong, Macau, China, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore, it is a rare expression of sherry-seasoned Macallan, one that collectors and connoisseurs will seek avidly.
This charismatic, sharp and chiseled whisky, in which sherry oak is present but not overwhelming, first comes through as star anise and cardamom spiced, with subtle sulphur notes. Upon aeration, slight briny and salted caramel aromas emerge, adding a bright, modern and elegant aspect. A floral touch mixed with green apple hints come in, opening up to custardy notes of marmalade and candied orange peel that build up to a bright, nutty finish of rancio, green walnuts, leather and toasted notes.
Adding to its prestige, each 700ml. bottle is presented in a decanter and plush veneer box. If you are a whisky collector or aficionado, a trip to Asia might be well worth it!


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He loved popping the touch me nots and wanted to plant the seeds that popped out.
He couldn't believe that those brightly colored seeds could pop and wanted to try that out. I had to slip away to Bible study, so I turned that job over to Pap and reminded him to get a picture.
The next morning I downloaded the pictures and there were no popcorn piks. I texted Pap and said, "Dude, where are the popcorn pictures?" Crack up. He said Blue Eyes had to potty- right now, the popcorn was starting to pop and the phone was ringing. Then, music to my ears he texted, "I don't know how you do it all."
Ahh, with a lot of help from a Handy Man and sometimes a Blue Eyed Boy.


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Thank you for your kind birthday wishes for Peaceful Baby! I have one last bit of birthday to share with you, and then we will get back to all things yarny, I hope.
Since PB's birthday follows on the heels of Christmas, I wanted to keep our gifts somewhat restrained. What better way to do this than to try to make or buy handmade gifts? My big effort was to knit her a birthday sweater; it was a test knit for a friend, so I can't share that just yet. Trust me though, it will be worth the wait! For now, here's the finished birthday crown I made:
This was a pleasure to make. I love the idea of the birthday crown being something that will get pulled out year after year as PB grows up. I especially enjoyed thinking up the little icons that represent some of my little one's likes at this point in her life: a fish, a cat, a heart, and a clover. It was a lot of fun stitching these onto the crown, and even had me contemplating the merits of embroidery as an additional needle art hobby.
Naturally, all this hand-work has its imperfections, and I was challenged to leave them be. There was a moment where I ripped something out two or three times before giving myself a little talking-to: this doesn't have to be perfect! I don't generally think of myself as a perfectionist, but there are moments when a part of me pushes a bit too forcefully in that direction, turning something fun into something stressful. Once I reminded myself that this was something I was doing for fun and that there was no need for every stitch to be evenly spaced, I started having fun again.
Felt seems to have been a theme this year as the two gifts I purchased were also made from the stuff. I had hoped to make a birthday bunting after being inspired by Kathy's at While Tangerine Dreams. Time ran out however, and I found myself looking on etsy for something someone else had already made. I found this amazing cupcake banner that far exceeds anything I would have been able to piece together last-minute.
How cute are those plump felt cupcakes? Check out Heartfelt Handmade for more charming banners and whimsies.
And last but not least is this spunky doll from Crafty Mama Creations. PB has been gravitating toward baby dolls lately, and didn't have one of her own yet. So when I saw this blue-eyed babe with spunky golden pigtails, I was instantly reminded of PB. The craftsmanship is exquisite, and I love the vibrant fabrics in all of the dolls. Unfortunately, PB has not shared my enthusiasm and has barely touched the doll. So for now she sits on the dresser, waiting to be noticed someday. Good thing she makes me smile every time I walk past!


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Amato Vino are small-batch artisan winemakers based in the Margaret River wine region, Western Australia.
The winemaking philosophy is 'lo-fi', in that we embrace wild-ferments, minimal adjustments in the winery, gentle handling. Most wines are unfined and unfiltered. We are hands-on in terms of the grunt work, the care and guidance, but with a hands-off approach to the science of winemaking, using little or no inputs and employing traditional processes. An old-school approach yet with a modern flare for creativity and adventure.
Established in 2003 by owner/winemaker Brad Wehr, the labels and wine styles have continued to grow, covering traditional Margaret River varietals through to some eclectic and unusual grape varieties and winemaking methods.
Our Urban Cellar is open for Tastings & Sales Monday – Sunday between 10am-5pm at the Margaret River Collaborative:
91 Bussell Highway, Margaret River – bottom of the main street near the Bakery and Clayhouse Gallery.
Amato Vino Urban Cellar Location
Our Winery is located a few minutes south-west of the Margaret River township, although it is not open to the general public. Tastings at the winery are by appointment only. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com to arrange. Typically, we offer a private tour and tasting from barrel, followed by a selection of current bottled releases.
Wines made by the Amato Vino team fall under two distinct labels, briefly explained here…


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We can pull lists or create reports from PowerSchool if you enter Family Reps and link Family Members.
Family RepThe check box is found on the Modify Info page for each student.
To enter them for your school, you can check each of the students separately...but I would recommend selecting all your students and using the Student Field Value Function to change the field family_rep to a value of 1. Then you can go back and remove just the older siblings' check mark by hand.
Linking Family Members
Reports that I have created for you:1. Number of family reps in each homeroom.
2. Emergency contact list with the family info only listed once for the family rep.
Please take a look at the available reports on http://psreportdepot.blogspot.ca and send me an email if you would like any others.


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Castleford Tigers star Paul McShane believes his team are ready to go to the next level in the next few weeks.
McShane, who has been one of the Tigers' most consistent players this year and is well ahead in the fans' player of the year voting, says Castleford are working hard to ensure they improve after a difficult start to the season.
"We have gone a bit under the radar," he said.
"No one's really watching us because of the start we had, but we'll just keep ticking away and trying to keep improving.
"In a month or so, or even in the next couple of weeks, we're going to get some key players back and hopefully we can kick on to another level then.
"We'll keep training hard because we want to be a top team and we want to be talked about. We've said that for the last couple of years, we want to be right up there competing."
Tonight's opponents St Helens have taken over as the competition's most talked about team and McShane insisted Tigers want to put that right.
He said: "They are flying at the minute. They are top of the league and they are who you aim for, but we are at home and hopefully we can fix up on the two results we've had against them already."
Tigers were outplayed 46-6 at Saints in Super League round one and beaten 36-18 in a Ladbrokes Challenge Cup tie at the Jungle 12 days ago.
"There were a few little blips in certain areas where we could have done better," admitted McShane.
"I thought we fixed up a few of those and hopefully we can keep building and put in a good performance."
McShane says the Tigers have taken some confidence from their performance and result at Magic Weekend.
He added: "I think we showed a bit of character.
"We've got a really tough block of games coming up and we've been searching for a performance like that.
"To deliver it was good. Our first couple of good ball sets were a bit rusty, but then young Truey [Jake Trueman] took control of the game.
"He was outstanding and he set us a platform with his confidence in the first half.
"He got us on the front foot. It was a massive step forward for us and the challenge now is being consistent and repeating it."


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Work Injury Attorneys
Work Injury
Work Injury Lawyers
Looking for a work injury lawyer? You've come to the right place. Each year, millions of employees are injured at work resulting in serious injuries or death.
Employees who have suffered serious or fatal injuries on the job are entitled to receive financial compensation for their injuries, either through workers' compensation or a personal injury lawsuit. In all professions, it is the duty of employers to follow the strict health and safety guidelines that are specific for their industry.
If you have suffered a serious injury at your workplace, you should seek the experienced, legal representation of the New Jersey work injury lawyers at Flynn & Associates, P.C.
Our attorneys will aggressively pursue all avenues of compensation from your employer or insurance carrier so that you may receive compensation for the following:
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New Jersey Injury and Workers' Compensation Claims
Navigating through New Jersey Workers' Compensation claims can oftentimes be difficult and complicated without the assistance of an reputable lawyer.
The purpose of Workers' Compensation is to provide workers injured on the job with appropriate medical care and benefits, regardless of who was at fault. Our lawyers are here to provide you with legal representation if the employer refuses to cover medical treatment or neglects Workers' Compensation benefits. We are dedicated to working for the people and are proud to have handled thousands of cases protecting the rights of both injured workers and union members.
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If you have been injured due to a work accident, you should promptly seek legal counsel from a qualified New Jersey lawyer to successfully handle your work injury case. For 27 years, the lawyers at Flynn & Associates, P.C., have expertly litigated work injury claims for our clients in pursuit of maximum monetary compensation.
For a free consultation on your work accident case, call toll-free at: (609) 605-8825 or fill out an online contact form.
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The shoot out took place near the main residential compound for lawmakers in Abuja on Friday and was the first clash involving Islamist militants in the capital this year.
Following a tipoff from arrested Boko Haram fighters, security forces headed to a purported weapons cache behind the building in Abuja's Apo neighbourhood, said Marilyn Ogar, spokeswoman for the Department of State Services.
Boko Haram wants to impose sharia law in northern Nigeria and has been responsible for hundreds of killings this year.
Although its activities are mostly located hundreds of miles away from its southern oil fields, its small presence in the political capital is a growing threat.
"Some persons were injured and 12 others have been arrested in connection with the incident," said a statement from state security services, Nigeria's secret service. "No sooner had the team commenced digging for the arms, than they came under heavy gunfire attack by other Boko Haram elements."
Boko Haram Islamists opened fire Friday on security operatives conducting an operation near a legislative building in Nigeria's capital Abuja, sparking a gunfight that injured several people, the intelligence branch said.
Separately at least 142 corpses were found in a northeastern Nigerian town after an attack by suspected members of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, local officials said.
"Yesterday alone 87 corpses were evacuated from the road and bushes," Saidu Yakubu, a spokesman for the Borno State Environmental Protection Agency, said yesterday in a statement handed to reporters in Benisheik town.
Suspected militants dressed in military uniforms attacked the town on Sept. 17, burning at least 100 houses and shops in the raid, according to Garba Ngamdu, the head of labor affairs in the Borno state government. The raid followed a Sept. 7 attack on the town that left 11 civilians dead, according to local residents.
Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is a sin" in the Hausa language, has carried out gun and bomb attacks across Nigeria's mainly Muslim north and the capital, Abuja, killing thousands of people since 2009 in its campaign to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria.
The West African nation's population of more than 160 million people is roughly equally split between Christians, predominant in the south, and Muslims in the north.
President Goodluck Jonathan imposed a state of emergency in the states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa in May to battle the insurgents.


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Taking dinner to a friend this week, so as I think about my menu plan, I will incorporate a dinner for her family as well. The Make-Ahead Cook from America's Test Kitchen (click here for more details) is providing inspiration, as well as From Our House to Yours (click here for more details). Both have great dishes to enjoy and share!
In our Fifth Crow Farms box, we found Russet potatoes, Leeks, Delicata winter squash, Golden Grimes apples, Red radishes, spinach, and Yellow Gypsy peppers.
Here is my menu plan for the week of October 8:
Sunday: Chicken and cardamom rice, sautéed spinach, bell peppers with hummus
Monday: Sausages with red cabbage and apples, steamed potatoes
(Meatless) Tuesday: Thai mango cabbage wraps with rice
Wednesday: Grilled pork chops, roasted Delicata squash, quinoa cakes with cilantro
Thursday: Stuffed shells with ricotta and spinach, green salad
Friday: TGIF!
P.S. Photo pictured above is Halva and Tahini Brownies from the new Sweet cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh (click here). More details later!


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Citizenship and Statelessness in Sri Lanka: The Case of the Tamil Estate Workers
Anthem Press, Aug 1, 2009 - History - 244 pages
'Citizenship and Statelessness in Sri Lanka' examines the loss of citizenship and statelessness of Indian Tamil estate workers in Sri Lanka. The loss of citizenship this community suffered over 60 years ago continues to dominate and disrupt their lives, contributing to poor working conditions, impoverishment and general marginalisation. By analysing the context of the formal agreement between the Indian and Sri Lankan government that led to the loss of citizenship Kanapathipillai reveals the economic, electoral and ideological issues that influenced the decision, and introduces gendered notions of citizenship and the agency of the workers into the discussion of the phenomenon.
'Citizenship and Statelessness in Sri Lanka' approaches the issue from a Sri Lankan perspective, thereby bringing a distinct new voice to scholarship on this subject, which has previously focussed on the inter-governmental and foreign policy implications of the agreement. By breaking the 'view from above' approach, and listening to the 'voices from below' of the Indian Tamil workers who have suffered as a result of the agreement, Kanapathipillai successfully reframes the parameters of scholarship on this subject.


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Chemistry is a difficult subject to understand. It requires applying concepts to abstract things. It requires you to imagine the molecules and their structures to be able to apply the concepts correctly. Thus, it would be useful to have a program or software that can model those molecules for you easily. Avogadro is such a program. Through Avogadro, you would be able to pick any molecule to model and then manipulate it to better understand it.
1Download the program. When downloading the program, just follow the regular downloading methods that are used on each computer's operating system (Macintosh or Windows). You can download the software from https://sourceforge.net/projects/avogadro/files/latest/download.
2Run the program. After downloading, click and open the program. It might take a minute or two to load, but do not worry or get frustrated and give it time.
3Pick a chemical molecule to model. For these instructions we'll start with something simple, a carbon dioxide molecule.
4Pick your settings. In this program, you are allowed to pick the what you want to see on the model. For example, if you want each element to be labeled in the molecule, select the "Label" option in the left hand side menu titled "Display Types". Or, if you wanted the dipole moment to be displayed, select the "Dipole" option in the same menu. However, always make sure that the "Ball and Stick" option is always selected so that your elements show up on the software.
5De-select the "Adjust Hydrogens" option. The "Adjust Hydrogens" option adds hydrogens to any molecule added, and so it is not needed when making a Carbon dioxide molecule. Also, it is better to always de-select this option because adding the hydrogens yourself gives you more control over the position and their order in the molecule as opposed to the software adding it by default.
6In the element section, click the drop down menu and select Carbon. This drop-down menu is the one we will be using to add any elements we need throughout this process. Once you have selected carbon, click anywhere in the black drawing area for the element to show up.
7Repeat the last step, but choose Oxygen from the menu. Then click on the black drawing area and drag towards the carbon until both elements are connected and have a bond connecting them. Repeat this step for the second oxygen atom.
8Change "Bond Order". A CO2 molecule has a double bond, and to change the bonds, just click on the Bond Order drop down menu and choose "Double". Then just click and drag between the elements that have the double bond between them. In the CO2 case, click and drag from the oxygen to the carbon and the bonds will change from single to double.
9From the extensions menu, select Optimize Geometry. This features conforms your molecule into the best molecular shape based on chemical properties of your model according to VSEPR theory. Once you select that feature, the model will take the preferred and standard chemical structure, which is a linear.
10From the View menu, find the properties of the molecule. To view important information about the molecule, from the "View" drop down menu, select "Properties" and then select "Molecule Properties..." This will give you weight of the molecule, dipole moment, and other important information that you would otherwise need to calculate to find.
11From the View menu, find the angle properties. This option will be more helpful with more complicated molecules where more elements are involved. From the same menu as Step 10, select "Properties" and then select "Angle Properties" which will give you all the angles in degrees and give you the vertex. This, however, will only be accurate if you made sure that you have optimized the geometry after finishing building the molecule.
12That's it! You have now built a very simple molecule. However, with this software, chemistry homework will be easy when you have all the information you need at your fingertips. The most important thing to remember is to make sure that the geometry of your model is optimized to ensure that all the properties are accurate. As you get more advanced, you can manipulate the molecules to add forces, have dipole moments, find the Van Der Waal interactions, and other cool chemical processes.Advertisement
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Honey frame - August 20, 2011, a photo by D.Broberg on Flickr.
This frame is from super #2 on the new colony. That box is about 30-40% capped. Hope they can complete their work before Labor day when we come in and steal it all.
The 2-year-old colony has 2 full supers - all capped. We put an empty frame on a few weeks ago to give them more room, but they haven't got around to even pulling the comb yet. Looks like 2 will be their limit this year.


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'We Are Standing Our Ground' Meeting with Pussy Riot Members in Hiding
As Moscow bans video clips by Pussy Riot, the Russian media celebrates the end of the protest band. But some of the women have gone underground and are using a hidden apartment as their headquarters. They plan to continue their fight.
"My name is Tomcat. Nice to meet you," the young woman says. She is standing in a derelict mansion on the banks of the Moskva River. A wooden door is hanging crookedly from its hinges, and the wind howls through a broken window. A snowstorm has been sweeping across the Russian capital for the last two days.
Like the other activists in the protest band Pussy Riot, who use names like Blondie, Terminator, Puck and Schumacher, the petite woman is using a fake name to conceal her identity.
To pose for a photo, she pulls a bright green wool cap over her head, into which she has cut three slits for her eyes and mouth. It's clear that she has long hair, but she doesn't want anyone to recognize much more than that about her.
Only three hours ago, a Moscow court banned four of the group's music and protest videos, and now anyone who disseminates the clips is committing a criminal offense. The judge hasn't seen any of the videos, but her ruling is based on a law that addresses extremism, which is normally used against pamphlets distributed by Chechen terrorists.
The women of Pussy Riot criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin and his political machine more coarsely than anyone has in a long time. After daring appearances in the country's most important cathedral and on Moscow's Red Square, three of the women were charged and two are now in a prison camp.
And the Kremlin still isn't letting up. The other women in the group have gone underground, knowing that they face the threat of persecution by the police and the intelligence service. Their disappearance enables Russia's propaganda machine to create the impression that the band is finished. Not so, say the women in a secret meeting with SPIEGEL; it's just that the fight has become more difficult.
A Daring Meeting
Tomcat also attended the performances that made the band world-famous. If she were caught, she too would probably end up in a prison camp. The pro-Putin, Kremlin-backed youth movement Nashi ("Ours!") is even offering a bounty for the fugitive women.
When the censorship decision was announced last Thursday, Pussy Riot had just had a rough few days. There had been quarrels between the female activists and Pyotr Verzilov, the husband of the group's imprisoned lead singer, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. She is seen as the feminist punk band's ideologue.
Then the attorneys who had been fired by the defendants accused activist Yekaterina Samutsevich of being an agent of the Kremlin. "Pussy Riot Finished," the government newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta cheered.
Another Russian newspaper, Izvestia, also announced the demise of the political activists-cum-musicians. The paper is owned by a wealthy friend of Putin, a man he knew in the years when former intelligence agents and organized crime figures in St. Petersburg were pilfering the assets of the former Soviet Union. The editors allowed Eduard Limonov, a well-known nationalist and leftist writer, to badmouth the band. He ridiculed Pussy Riot singer Maria Alyokhina, who is serving a prison sentence in a women's penal colony 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) from Moscow. According to Limonov, Alyokhina begged the camp warden to move her from the group barracks to an individual cell. "This red-haired and busty girl," he wrote, could no longer stand interacting with the other prisoners -- simple, working class women. "Pussy Riot has capitulated," he concluded.
When we meet with Pussy Riot member Tomcat, the Kremlin towers across the Moskva River are visible through one of the windows. The ruined mansion stands next to the headquarters of oil giant Rosneft, which is headed by another Putin friend. It's a daring move for Tomcat to meet with us in a place so close to the center of power, even though she has had to move from one apartment to the next to evade the police. "I want to show that we are standing our ground," she says. Pussy Riot must continue its fight, she adds, because it's the most visible sign that opposition still exists in Russia. "The gap between the people and the government is getting wider and wider."
Confronting Rumors
A few kilometers away, past endless rows of houses and glaring neon signs, a tiny apartment on the upper floor of a nondescript concrete high-rise apartment building serves as a refuge -- and as headquarters -- for other Pussy Riot members and supporters. Several boxes containing Tolokonnikova's belongings are lined up against the kitchen wall. From one of the boxes, a stuffed tiger that belongs to her four-year-old daughter Gera stares down at milk cartons and beer bottles. Gera is living with her grandparents now. Her tiger is wearing a pirate hat.
The women of Pussy Riot keep the address a secret, not even revealing the location to their own attorneys. Tolokonnikova's husband Verzilov lives in the apartment, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, the activist released on probation, is also staying with a friend. But they are not naïve. They suspect that the domestic intelligence agency is familiar with the apartment, if only because Samutsevich occasionally has to use her mobile phone, which can of course be traced. Other women and sympathizers never stay very long. The group doesn't even want anyone to know how many members it has.
Samutsevich is wearing a grey tracksuit top with the word "Outsider" printed on it in red letters. Sitting at a makeshift desk in the living room, she communicates with supporters via Facebook, as she tries to put the group on the offensive once again. "They always portray us as silly geese on state television," Samutsevich explains. "Many people are against us, even though they've never heard of our ideas."
When she wants to distract herself, Samutsevich, who studied at Moscow's Rodchenko School of Photography, reads a book about the history of the film industry. A suitcase and two backpacks are on the floor. Boxes from the supermarket serve as wardrobes. The books lying around in the apartment include an illustrated book about Chinese concept artist Ai Weiwei, a book by Russian dissident and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Joseph Brodsky, as well as "The Strategy of Conflict," a classic by American economist Thomas Schelling that addresses geopolitics in the nuclear age.
Pussy Riot is currently fighting on more manageable fronts. The women's first goal is to confront the rumors about the band. Her friend Maria didn't break in the penal colony, as Izvestia wrote, says Samutsevich, nor did she voluntarily move to an individual cell to avoid the other prisoners. According to Samutsevich, the prison management segregated Maria to prevent her from agitating among the other prisoners.
- Part 1: Meeting with Pussy Riot Members in Hiding
- Part 2: Putin Capitalizes on Controversy


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Amelie von Wulffen,
Untitled, 2017
Lithograph on paper
60.5 x 50 cm
Edition of 100
If you have a question about this piece of work, please get in touch.
About the artwork
We are pleased to present this new limited edition lithograph on the occasion of von Wulffen's first solo exhibition in the UK, The Misjudged Bimpfi at Studio Voltaire.
Like many of von Wulffen's new works, this lithograph edition, based on an original watercolour painting, makes reference to dark moments in history. Von Wulffen's many representations of childhood often return to pre-war images that were later adopted as traditional or ideal aspects of German culture, uncoupled from the legacy left by National Socialism. The 1911 songbook "Sang und Klang fürs Kinderherz" is re-drawn as the entirely more sinister "Gram und Schmerz fürs Kinderherz" (Fear and Pain for Children's Hearts). Depictions of public figures and fragments of family memories similarly make asides to troubled histories. A man pictured perched on a windowsill holding two dachshunds relates a story of an escaping Jewish schoolteacher remembered by von Wulffen's grandmother, while the German-Jewish poet Paul Celan appears elsewhere drowned in the Seine. Celan, who escaped deportation while his parents were taken to concentration camps, committed suicide following years of depression and can be seen as yet another of von Wulffen's artistic outsiders.
About the artist
Amelie von Wulffen (b. 1966, Breitenbrunn/Oberpfalz, Germany) lives and works in Germany. In 2015 the survey exhibition Amelie von Wulffen, Works 2000–2015, was staged at the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich. Other recent solo exhibition include; Portikus, Frankfurt (2013); Aspen Art Museum (2012) and Kunstraum Innsbruck (2009). Recent group exhibitions include Zeitgeist, Mamco–Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, Geneva (2017),Ein Schelm, wer böses dabei denkt, Künstlerhaus Bremen (2016); Raw and Delirious, Kunsthalle Bern (2015); Abandon the parents, Statens Museum for Kunst, National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen;La voix humaine, Kunstverein Munich, Liverpool Bienniale (all 2014); and A TOP-HAT, A MONOCLE, AND A BUTTERFLY, etablissement d`en face, Brussels (curated by Anthony Huberman, 2013).
Between 2006-2011 she was Professor of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. In 2002 she was awarded the ars viva Fine Art Prize, and in 2016 the Ruth Baumgarte Prize.
Studio Voltaire has been supporting artists for over twenty years, through our renowned programme of exhibitions, performances, events and education projects as well as providing affordable studios.
We have gained a reputation for championing both emerging and underrepresented artistic practices, often at key stage in the artist's career. These have included Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Phyllida Barlow, Ruth Ewan, Elizabeth Price, Jo Spence, Joanne Tatham & Tom O'Sullivan, Richard Slee and Cathy Wilkes.
The gallery also provides an important UK platform for international artists, often providing them their first-ever presentation in the UK. These have included Nairy Baghramian, Thea Djordjadze, Nicole Eisenman, Judith Hopf, Paulina Olowska and Henrik Olesen.


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Dave Wilton, Friday, February 16, 2007
Most people know that a Hoosier is a native of Indiana. But where does the term come from and what does it mean? The answer is an unsatisfying "origin unknown."
The earliest known use of the term dates to 1827, in a diary entry from 14 July:
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Publisher's write-up:
'On Tuesday 9 October 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price. Shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, she was not expected to survive.
Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest ever nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.
I am Malala is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, and of Malala's parents' fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.
It will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.'
The incident that took place on 12th October, 2012 had taken the world by storm. It was just another mundane day for the teenage blogger / activist, Malala Yousafzai who was returning from school when all of a sudden; her bus was stopped by two men who posed a question to everyone, 'Who is Malala?' and before too long she was shot at point blank range and in no time, tehreek-i-taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
The autobiography, co-authored by the well-known British war correspondent, Christina Lamb covers events from Malala's birth till her recovery from the bullet wounds. I loved the way in which the book started with description of the incident which put her into global spotlight and moves into the story with a very strong closure on the prologue – '"Who is Malala?" the gunman demanded. I am Malala and this is my story.'
To begin with, I'd say the story was structured very well with clear temporal and situational demarcation. In most autobiographies, the lack of this feature is the problem that readers usually face (though, to be fair on them others, Malala just had to cover fourteen years). The first part of the autobiography is on her life in Swat before the entry of taliban, and begins with her father celebrating her birth, which is unusual considering how Pashtuns are a society that prizes sons. Then she goes on to describe her humble origins where money was scarce and her father was pursuing his dream of starting a school in Mingora, the largest town in the Swat valley and the eventual beginning of the realisation of the dream – describing the founding of Khushal Public School (named after the family's first son, Malala's younger brother) and how it grew step by step. Malala drew inspiration from her father and developed similar ideologies, be it on the emphasis on education, the love for poetry, oratory, devotion to Islam and also with regard to the disagreement with taliban's interpretation of the same. It was also good as to how; sufficient focus was shown on giving a reader an insight into the history of the Swat valley (I fail to understand how she feels it is a valley of peace when it is a part of the Pashtun tradition to carry a rifle with them), the history of Pashtuns, their traditions (The Pashtunwali code), the history of Pakistan (need not be very relevant for a reader like myself considering I'm from the neighbouring country and I don't need any further insight, but certainly for all useful for all the readers outside South Asia).
The second phase of the autobiography was my favourite where she beautifully brings out the gradually changing environment in Swat with the entry of the taliban. I had always wondered as to how the taliban had such a strong support among the locals, be it Helmand, South Waziristan or Swat Valley, Malala gave me the answer as to how the warlords portray themselves as pious people to begin with and win the minds of the people and then, eventually get on with their own agenda. That transition in Swat valley was brought out very well during the second phase as to how taliban gradually began to exploit the trust that the locals had in them and whatever they had taken for granted, such as attending school, singing, dancing, films, television were all banned by them, virtually making the locals prisoners in their own valley (such restrictions would certainly be difficult for someone like Malala considering she is a fan of Western works like Twilight).
The third and fourth phase are what people all over the world know better, that is, the shooting and the aftermath, the only irony that the reader could enjoy is this was possibly one scenario where the Pakistani Army and the Government were on the same page, that is saving Malala at any cost.
The only negative aspect I found in the book was the involvement of Christina Lamb; while I presume she'd have done a commendable job in fine-tuning the work and editing (after all, good editing is when the reader doesn't get to feel the editor's work), however, the originality was lost. While I'm sure that giving an insight into the politics and history of Pakistan would've been her work which was one of her positive contributions but at the same time, with the reader easily able to spot who wrote what isn't exactly a good sign. For instance, Malala, who doesn't even know where Birmingham is, there is no way she could've made a comparison between the radius of the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005 covering an area close to the size of the US state of Connecticut. I personally feel that the book would've been much better had it fully been her own which would've been the easiest way of conveying her thoughts and ideologies to the reader.
What makes me really admire Malala is her courage – contrary to the popular belief that she got famous only because of being shot by the taliban; she has been campaigning on this issue for a really long time which is what had brought her into their radar. However, despite the threats that she received, neither her father nor did she budge, and instead, she threw her pseudonym off and started appearing on TV – a sort of courage that is hard to find. Another reason why I admire her is her agenda – that is education for all, irrespective of gender. I've known activists who run a single point agenda on girls' education whereas totally ignoring the other 50% of the population, especially when there are a considerable number of children being denied the privilege of education in that 50% and Malala is certainly not one such activist and certainly runs a much broader agenda and I hope she continues to campaign for the cause even though she is in a place far away from her home where she longs to return (which I guess is unlikely, considering all the appalling conspiracy theories that I hear in the neighbouring countries – even in well-known newspapers).
On the whole, I'd say that this book is an excellent read on all grounds, the content, information, the way in which her experience was presented, her language (I don't know to what extent Christina Lamb is involved, while I know that Malala speaks English very well, I can't really comment much on her writing skills) and was completely worth the money that I had paid for it. I'd also like to thank the publisher who cleverly hid Kashmir in the map of Pakistan that was shown for the reader's comfort before the prologue because had they taken any stance on the demarcation, even if they had plotted the actual jurisdiction, I might have not had the privilege to read the book in my country of residence considering how 31 issues of the British magazine, The Economist was banned back in 2009 over the same issue.
As always, I shall not rate an autobiography, however, I'd say that it is an excellent read which could be recommended to anyone.
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We Come From Allah and To Him we shall Return
inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
"To God we belong and to Him is our return." (2:156)
36:22 And why should I not worship He who created me and to whom you will be returned
from The Teaching of Mawlana Shaykh Hisham al Kabbani as Taught by Shaykh Sayed Nurjan Mirahmadi
We Have Been Given a Two Way- Ticket back to Paradise
Mawlana Shaykh's teaching every ending is actually a new beginning, like a circle. When you complete one cycle, you start a new cycle, or when you learn one knowledge, there is always new knowledge to learn, and the most important point for us to understand in spirituality is that you came from somewhere before this physical existence and you are
going somewhere after this existence. inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
"To God we belong and to Him is our return." (2:156) In this material world we are being tested by what we call satan or evilness, and the Divine is saying to you "seek refuge in Me from that one, for he is your fiercest enemy." That evilness, whether we call it Satan, or El-Diablo, or just "negative energy", it exists everywhere. All you need to do is turn on the news for proof of that. And that evilness doesn't approach you in a straightforward manner with horns and a tail because in a proper state of mind you would never accept to follow that. So instead, that negative energy becomes a very subtle energy that's constantly bombarding the heart with bad inspirations and bad thoughts, and doing its best to block your connection to the Divine Presence, like a storm cloud that blocks the satellite reception. If that signal is blocked then you become blind and everything you do becomes filled with tremendous difficulty.
Negativity knows that there is a tremendous light shining from the heart. If evilness approaches too directly it will be exposed and burned by that light. That is why they say "evilness lurks in the shadows." So Evilness attacks with subtlety, with whispers and gossips. He comes and whispers into the heart, saying "you came from nowhere and you're going nowhere!" He gives you that mantra – like we have our mantras, and all spiritual people have mantras and Holy recitations – satan gives people a mantra that comes against the Divine Presence without them being consciously aware of it. He gives them the mantra that "you came from nowhere and you're going nowhere!" and they repeat it throughout their lives until one day they decide that when they die they want to burn themselves. May God forgive us – Negativity is the one from fire! So who is inspiring people to burn themselves?
We are a Reflection in This World We are an honoured creation deserving an honoured and peaceful death, because death is like a state of sleep. If someone lit a match under your foot while you were sleeping you would wake up screaming – imagine feeling your whole body being burned. But people repeated his mantra until it penetrated deep into their consciousness, and they forgot that death is not the end. So we must be endlessly thankful to the Divine for granting us to be under the guidance of Saints, because they are not blind. They know all of the subtle ways that satan uses to attack people and influence them in the wrong direction, and with that knowledge they are able to guide us out of difficulties. Mawlana is teaching us that Negativity is constantly whispering and inspiring us towards the belief that he wants us to have, saying "you came from nowhere and you are going nowhere."
But spiritual guides are teaching us that you have an existence in the world of light first! If you didn't exist in the world of light you could not exist here. The Divined
Presence is like the nucleus of an atom, powering that atom, and we are like electrons seeking to collide with the Divine Presence, but there is no permission for that so we begin to spin around it seeking a means to approach. It shows us that we are all connected to the center, to that source of power, and then the Divine gives us a sign that we are connected which is our bellybutton. With a little bit of contemplation we begin to see just how deep Negativity has penetrated into the heart, because that reality goes beyond the concept of life and death. It can even impact something as basic as the concept of day and night, because the next level of attack is for that evilness to come and teach you that your life begins with the day and ends with night; constantly reinforcing the notion that you exist and then you die and that is it. It is so subtle that most people never see it. Satan / Negativity is very consistent in his approach – he has to get you to bite on every level, no matter how small or insignificant, because these are all subconscious attacks on your faith. So that evilness makes everyone to think that their existence is during the day and it ends at night when it becomes dark.
7:25 He said: "Therein shall ye live, and therein shall ye die; but from it shall ye be taken out (at last)." 7:27 O ye Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you, in the same manner as He got your parents out of the Garden, stripping them of their raiment, to expose their shame: for he and his tribe watch you from a position where ye cannot see them: We made the evil ones friends (only) to those without faith.
Prophetic Teachings:
The day actually starts at Maghreb (sunset) Layl and it never ends. It is just a different manifestation." The night is actually the birth of a new day, which is why Thursday night is known as the "Night of Power" for Sufis, because Thursday night is actually the birth of Jummah/Friday, which is the holiest day of the week. So every day is a new birth, and that is why the fajr prayer at sunrise is the most powerful prayer of the day.
7:172 When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam – from their loins – their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying): "Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustains you)?"- They said: "Yea! We do testify!" (This), lest ye should say on the Day of Judgment: "Of this we were never mindful":
The Night is symbolic of our existence in the Heavenly Kingdom [symbolized by the color black like mankind's shadow]. The Day is our manifestation in the World of Form. Allah always mentions Night and Then Day to give importance and superiority of the night to the day. Our souls base is in heavens then the creation of the form in the material world. All Holly Events are at Night Isra wal Miraj Night of Power Night of Blessings Blackness of the night represents , the returning and union with our Heavenly Reality our souls , what we call fana, or annihilation, and that station of annihilation is what we are seeking on the spiritual path.
So then night time is not the end, it is actually the birth of a new day. In that understanding there is hope, because instead of being constantly told that you didn't have an existence before you were born and you won't have an existence after your death,
Sufi teachings begin to counter that attack and teach that you have always existed, and as the night approaches you come into a new existence.
When you find yourself under the guidance of such huge Saints from the Heavenly Kingdom, like Sultan al-Awliya Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani and Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Qabbani, you're now being guided on a path towards self-realization – the knowledge of the self and the secrets of the spiritual kingdom – and they begin to reveal things that we never would have realized without their guidance.
Why Not Count the 9 months of infancy
For example, when a baby reaches 12 months of age people say "you are 1 year old". But Sufism comes and teaches us that you had an existence in the womb of your mother. That existence lasted 9 months before your physical arrival, and before the womb you had an existence in Bahul Qudra, in God's infinite Ocean of Power.
69:17 And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them. 8 bearers and One Lord
The number 9 represents the station of the Sultan, 9 Great Prophets Reflecting to 9 Sultan of Saints, and the nine Saints holding the highest stations in the Divine Presence. Nine is highest single-digit number and it represents completion and perfection. We are all a reflection of that nine, which means that we are dressed from that perfection in the womb, where these nine huge sultans are spiritually guiding and assistance in our formation in life. You were not born a giraffe or a monkey; you were born with that perfection and honour that was given to Sayidina Adam (as) and which was passed-on to the Prophets and Saints. "We have honoured the children of Adam" (17:70).
So the womb holds a tremendous reality for us. If you were given the spiritual vision or the ability to see the womb at a microscopic level, you would see that it is an entire universe unto itself, drawing from the secret of the two bow-lengths (53:9).The two bow-lengths is from the reality of Prophet's (s) ascension into Paradise, when he was raised to the station of "two bow-lengths or nearer" to the Divine Presence. Why two bow-lengths? Why not three? One understanding that is coming from Mawlana Shaykh is that from the two bow-lengths is manifesting two parents in the material world who come together in a spiritual union to conceive a child in that Heavenly image.
But Shaytan – Negativity– wants us to completely negate the reality of our existence in the womb. So when you reach twelve months they say you are one years old, but in reality you are twenty-one months old! ( 21 secret of BismiAllah)
Why do they negate those 9 months as if you had no existence ? Can you see how Negativity is playing with us? We're susceptible to his attack because we can't see inside the womb with our natural vision. The baby is in seclusion, in complete darkness, and satan is making us to think that there is no existence in that darkness. We came from nowhere and we are going nowhere. So when that negativity has constantly negated our existence in the womb, it begins to inspire to kill what is in the womb.
WORLDWIDE Number of abortions per year: Approximately 42 Million Number of abortions per day: Approximately 115,000
Why? Because it doesn't really exist for them. Therefore, since you had no physical manifestation before this life, you came from nothing. And since you will have no physical manifestation in the grave, you are returning to nothing. That is from Negativity teaching and it is designed to make us lose hope.
But spiritual mentors come and teach us that "No, you have always had an existence!"
because they are very aware of his attacks. That is why when you look closely at these traditional Sufi practices such as the whirling you realize that everything about that these spiritual Masters taught was designed to combat the subtle attacks of Evilness. For example, the traditional garments of a whirling dervish are encoded with meanings and protections from negative energy.
When the dervishes begin they're all wearing a long black robe, which is symbolic of the reality of the Heavens. Black represents our existence before our physical manifestation in the material world. That dimension is a subtle dimension robed in mystery, but it is more real than this physical dimension. If it didn't exist, how could you exist here? How could anything exist? Where does it come from? You must know that you come from that dimension first. A baby doesn't appear out of nowhere. It has 9 months of existence in the darkness of the womb, veiled from the world. It is showing you that you don't just come and go.
You have an existence in the world of light and you are going to return to that light.
67:2 [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed – and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving –
We come from the Ocean of Annihilation, but when we enter the world of Form we become drunk and unconscious of our Heavenly reality. Spiritual masters are Seeking to sober us and return us to The Divine, so that we may enter in His Oceans of Infinite Mercy.
4:59 O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you
You are an Imitated Being.
What you are seeing is not your reality. Your reality is from Paradise, and that is an honour that has been given to you from your Creator, but the ego is blocking you from establishing a relationship with your reality because the ego knows when that happens, it will no longer be Lord over you.
Therefore, you must seek fana, or annihilation, with your Real Being. That is the station that a Sufi seeks to return to in this life, the station of annihilation – first, it is annihilation in the light of the Master, then at a higher level it is annihilation in the light of the Prophet [s]. So when we reach toward that annihilation it means that we are accepting to be nothing.
"O my Lord! I am coming to you on my hands and knees asking to be of service. O my Lord! I am asking that Thy Will Be Done."
The Divine is saying "don't approach me with arrogance, thinking that you are something." Negativity also had arrogance when he refused to accept the authority that was given to Prophet Adam (as) and for that he was thrown out of Paradise. Yet this world teaches us from the time we are children that we have to be something important, and constantly pumping us up until we are like a huge balloon filled with hot air. At some point, that balloon is going to pop, and when it does you will be in tremendous difficulty.
So the Saints come and teach us that it is better to accept to be humble. Accept to be nothing, don't follow your ego. As Jesus (as) was teaching his disciples, we are praying to Allah" Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." When I get out of the way, then the Divine Will can manifest through me and like a mirror that light will reflect out towards all creation. But first I must cease to exist. I must cease to manifest. That is the reality that science is teaching us with binary code.
They say that all information can be broken down into a series of one's and zero's. When you are "one" it means you are on, you are manifesting. "Zero" means you are "off", not manifesting, you are in annihilation. In the Divine Presence you must be "off" because God is "on". There can only be One Creator, there cannot be two in His presence. That is the reality before our physical existence, and spiritual mentors are teaching us that we must seek to annihilate ourselves and die before we die. The Saints are those who have reached that station, and have died before they died. It means that they have died to their desires.
That is why the station of annihilation is represented by the color black.
Black is the only color that does not emit any light of its own. The Divine says in the Holy Quran: "Say: I seek refuge with the Rabbil-Falaq" (113:1).
It means, "seek refuge with the Lords of Annihilation" because they represent the highest realities of Paradise. So in the spiritual government, the Lords of Annihilation are always in black, and if you were to see them in a vision you would see them dressed in black. They are the hidden Saints supporting the sultans, taking from the secret of Sayidina Ali (as).
The Saints represents the moon because the moon has no light of its own. It is in complete submission – no ego – so it is able to perfectly reflect the light of the Sun like the Divine Presence.
But the moon has two faces, one visible and one that is never visible, what they call the "dark side of the moon." The dark side of the moon represents The Hidden Secrets it represents complete annihilation and not wanting to be known.
So that station of annihilation is represented by the black robes worn by the dervishes, showing us that they have an existence before their manifestation in white, before they begin to turn. When they start turning they are dressed in white, symbolizing their manifestation in the material world.
Then when they stop turning, they cover themselves again in a black robe. It means that their physical manifestation has died and they have returned to their real being, their real reality in the Divine Presence. This is one of the secrets of Sufi whirling, and its purpose is to emphasize that in life there is no ending, only a new beginning..
inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
"To God we belong and to Him is our return." (2:156)
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Executing the ultimate come-back, Kiwi motocross star Courtney Duncan returned from a big crash in her first FIM Women's Motocross World Championship (WMX) race to win the second outing at the Fiat Professional MXGP of France this weekend.
Racing in front of thousands of energetic and dedicated fans at the Ernée circuit, Duncan continued her learning process, as she seeks to further craft her race performances in what is only her second tilt at the WMX title.
This third round of six saw her reluctantly relinquish the red plate as the championship leader but remain within striking distance in third overall – just seven points shy of the new leader Italy's Kiara Fontanesi.
The weekend started strongly for Duncan (21) as she led out the first race, before her luck took a turn for the worse. Her Altherm JCR Yamaha coach Josh Coppins was watching from the side-lines as Duncan hit the dirt but got up again quickly and was gunning her #151 Yamaha back from second place.
"Then while trying to pass for the lead, she had a really big crash and DNFed the race," former MXGP star Coppins says.
Duncan, who is originally from Palmerston, near Dunedin, was lucky to escape with just bruises and the burning desire for vengeance. She certainly came back with a fire in her belly, making her way to the front of Race 2 by lap 2, even after a 10th place start.
France's Livia Lancelot had taken the holeshot but she was quickly passed by Nancy Van De Ven, of the Netherlands, on the first jump. Lancelot didn't let Van De Ven lead for long though and by the end of the first lap was back in first. After Duncan's pass on Lancelot it was a game of cat and mouse for the lead but the Frenchwoman knew she had the overall round win for the weekend and wisely settled for second.
"I was happy with my performance in that race. I learnt a lot this weekend about my race management. It was frustrating to not finish the first race but it was 100 per cent my fault," Duncan says.
At the halfway point in the championship, only one point separates Fontanesi (115) and Lancelot (114), with Duncan (108) not far behind, breathing down both their necks.
"We are still in the championship hunt. We are fast enough but I just have to be smarter with my race craft," Duncan says.
Coppins believes she can turn the championship around if she can put the mistakes behind her.
"Hopefully she can start to iron them out which she did today [when she won Race 2]. Everything else ran smoothly, including the bike and she rode well," he says.
Duncan will remain in Europe at her Belgium base and prepare for the next WMX round in the Czech Republic on July 22/23.


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Hi Lisa,
The safari trip was excellent! The stay, the food and the people were all very nice. We were happy to have Ryan and Stanley as our game drive guides they brought us up close to the animals and Ryan gave very good information throughout.
Would definitely recommend to friends who are interested in safaris :)
Also, thanks much for your help, particularly keeping the room for my Brother and his wife they've enjoyed the safari very much too!
Best regards,
Woan Chyi
Woan Chyi L reviewing Cape Town & Kruger Safari on 16 October 2019
We had a fantastic time and all the arrangements worked perfectly.
We were very impressed with the quality and service levels of all 4 locations visited and it was truly a holiday of a lifetime.
Thank you to you and to Lisa for giving us this experience.
Particular highlights for us – really the whole experience, but of particular impact:
Breathtaking scenery at Cathedral Peak Hotel
Rhino Ridge game drives incredible, thanks to guide (we had their head guide, Hala, who's knowledge, enthusiasm, kindness, interaction, ability to spot wildlife was out of this world)
Luxury of Rhino Ridge (shower, food, views, service)
Immersion in nature, torch lit meal on last night and beach trip at Kosi Forest Lodge
Level of service, quality of food throughout
Catherine F reviewing South Africa Safari, Beach and Wetlands on 04 September 2019
We had a fantastic time. Thank you and it went smoothly in the main except for British Airways!
The trip had the right degree of luxury and relaxation (for me) and adventure (all of us).
A few points:
Driving directions to Umlunghi Lodge were slightly wrong. The driving directions should read at the 4th roundabout take the first exit and turn right over the railway. We loved it there. Anton, Bianca and her son and Harriet were very informative and entertaining. The snake talk and handling, night walks and seeing scorpions and the walk in the bush and "bumping" into a giraffe were really special. The kayak trip to Makuzi pan that the lodge organised was good and Tomaz was very informative and kept a respectful distance from the hippos.3 nights was plenty.
Rhino River Lodge game reserve was incredibly luxurious and we felt very looked after. The lion siting in camp the day we arrived sent an extra frisson of excitement down our spines. It was easy to forget there were predators that could attack us with all that luxury. The staff and guides (Karl) were knowledgeable and invested in their set up. We saw rhinos with baby, cheetahs with young, porcupine, Genet, wildebeast, Impala, Lion with young, buffalo, a puff adder, ostrich, zebra and giraffes. 4 nights was also plenty.
They all served great food but I felt Ghost Mountain Inn topped the lot. The variety was amazing. We arrived at 10.30 but could not get into our room until 2 ish. The service was not so personal I guess because it is larger (far more than 50 rooms). We had been a bit spoilt at Rhino River! My daughter and I had some treatments at the Spa and loved it. We also went on a large boat trip on Jonzi and had a closer encounter with a large bull hippo and also a hike up Ghost Mountain with Patrick who was very informative and passionate about his people and his country. Isaac the other guide there took us on the boat trip and pointed out the sugar cane harvest on the way. he was very informative also.
Lastly, Lalaria Lodge was fabulous and we all piled into the surf of the Indian Ocean. There was hardly anyone on the beach. It was "too cold" according to the landlady. The view from her terrace was of the ocean and whales breaching in the distance. I could have sat there all day. She very kindly provided us with a Scrabble board of her own for us to play. We took a Microlight ride from Ballito over the coastline in the hope of seeing whales and dolphins but no luck. If we had stayed longer we might have gone on a boat trip from Durban. We had a meal at a restaurant called Mozambique which was great fun with vast portions, plenty of carbs and fresh seafood!
The value of the Rand to the Pound was excellent and therefore we felt that we got excellent value which also played a large part!
Katrina P reviewing South Africa Bush & Beach Safari For Families on 02 September 2019


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