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Very good timing for this thread. The article I am copying here which tells more about this was also published at an interesting time - about 11 days before the sarin attack in Goutha in Aug 2013, which we now know was perpetrated by the rebels and intended to allow a full scale invasion of Syria. After all sarin was used in the Holocaust and had great emotional ties but the UK Parliament was not impressed and against all expectations Assad is still there.
The timing here coincides with the US Senate ignoring Saudi threats to withdraw their billions in the US which could destroy the economy and stock prices and to allow 9/11 victims families to sue Saudi Arabia directly over 9/11. It may not get through Congress. Meanwhile Corbyn is saying that there may be war crimes to answer in court for Blair when the Chilcot report finally appears 6 years later and after the referendum as he says it will show Blair and Bush agreed to invade Iraq a year before Parliament voted on that. I think they are getting all this in now in case it is another whitewash as the people chosen to create that report were carefully chosen and their bios show that and how they are linked.
We all know about the list that General Wesley Clarke revealed which tells us that those nations with functioning air forces -Libya, Syria, Iraq and Iran were to be invaded and destroyed. In fact as some had links with Russia that may have helped to bring the coalition together for other reasons - naval bases (Libya had offered one) or even oil. But the thinking goes back to something quite different. I have written too much on this forum on the Blessed are the Peacemakers thread all about the prophecies that enticed young men from around the world to join the Jihad even how Iran claimed that Al Baghdadi was an Israeli actor called Shimon Elliot. We don't know but perhaps they wanted to create a honey pot for these Jihadists which they could run and which would not be able to destroy the western world. Certainly they have been worrying about prophecies but I would point out that the Mahdi prophecy is really just another like the Maitreya, Kalki, Messiah etc and a late rather changed version of a very early one going back to Ancient Egyptian times. We are in the latter days and the Icelandic myth of Ragnarok also tells about this last great war of attrition.
So here is the article going back to those halcyon days before IS was headline news and all the more chilling for that:
"Why Is Israel looking for Imam Mahdi?
By GPD on August 11, 2013
Shabana Syed for Veterans Today
During the US occupation of Iraq it was routine to torture Iraqis in prisons like Abu Ghraib whose prison guards were using tactics learnt in Israeli training camps as Robert Fisk pointed out in 'Abu Ghraib torture trail leads to Israel'; one of the most baffling questions asked during interrogation was "Where is the man called Imam Mahdi where is he hiding?"
According to Mohabat News a pro –Israel Iranian Christian news agency, the fear of the hidden Imam is so credible that they posted news of how the CIA and MI6 have been going to Iraq for the past 20 years to get information about imam Mahdi; how they tortured religious scholars and innocent villagers to ask question based on where the Imam was last seen? Which city? What time and when will he be coming again and in which year?
American corporate media has already shown sinister documentaries depicting the hidden messiah who is apparently advising Iranian politicians from his lofty hidden position and manoeuvring to bring about Armageddon.
So who is this Imam Mahdi that the Zionists controlling the American Congress and the international monetary system on the look- out for with orders to shoot him on sight.
Imam Mahdi is the 12th Shia Imam and according to Islamic hadiths is in 'occultation' or hidden and will return to earth to establish peace and justice on earth. He was born on July 29 869 in the city of Samarra, Iraq and his mother Nargis was of Roman descent.
He was kept hidden from birth till he disappeared because the rulers of the time the Abbasids knew the Prophesy of Imam Mahdi who will bring about a revolt against oppression and tyranny. The Abbasid's knew that the prophesised one will be the son of the 11th Shia imam, Imam Al Askari.
In order to kill the child at the birth they kept a close eye on his household, even inspecting the women of the household to see who was with child.
According to the story the child's birth and first few years were kept secret however as soon as Imam Al Askari was killed the son who was about 4 years old went into the realm of the hidden, he reappeared after a few years but disappeared again as the hunt for him gathered pace to await the ordained hour to reappear and destroy the perpetrators of evil and restore humanity.
Whether this is a fiction or non –fiction what is strange is that the same trend in the story continues till today; the oppressive rulers over a thousand years ago tried to hunt for him to kill him then and the present day oppressors are still hunting him to kill him.
Melanie Phillips the voice box for the Zionists recently on BBC Question time turned the discussion around again to the Shia Imam Mahdi hiding in Iran coming to bring about Armageddon.
In Journalist Matt Carr's Infernal Machine blog he writes "In other words, the Iranian leadership is seeking nuclear weapons so that Iran can be destroyed and its population can all go to heaven. Not surprisingly this argument has been made by the bug-eyed Zionist zealot Melanie Phillips on numerous occasions"
Phillips writes: "As I have written over and over again, from the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei downwards the Iranian regime is dominated by people (adherents of a sect called the 'Twelvers') who believe that the Shia messiah, the Mahdi, will return to earth either as result of or to bring about the apocalyptic end of days".
It is obvious the Zionists want war with Iran however what doesn't make sense is why is the search on for a man supposed to have disappeared over a thousand years ago?
The hidden Imam has been part of Shia and Sunni Islam for centuries? And this belief is really no different than a form of Millenarianism that exists in all religions.
Christians believe that the saviour Jesus will return to fight the anti-Christ while the Jews are risking world war three by dismantling Islam's third holiest site Masjid Al Aqsa to build the third Temple so the Jewish Messiah will return and take them to world domination.
According to sceptics and the secular trained western mind these are just biblical stories, however what is baffling is if they are just biblical stories then why is Israel looking for Imam Mahdi?
As facts emerge of this hunt then maybe we should not also dismiss the stories emerging from Iraq about what steps they have taken to look for him.
In 2006 Imam Mahdi's father Imam Al -Askari's tomb in Samarra which is a place that marks Imam Mahdi's birth and disappearance was bombed by men dressed up as the security forces. The men entered the tomb, tied up the caretakers, wired up the area with bombs and according to the caretakers the security officers opened the tomb to take something from it. Many believe that they took some clothing from Imam Al -Askari's body in an attempt to determine the DNA of the future Imam.
It's not coincidental that Phillips and her American Zionist counterparts are fermenting fear again, this time about a 'hidden Imam'.
Phillips is part of the network that perpetuates Islamophobia and part of the Israel first citizens whose psyche has been described aptly by David Ben Gurion, Israeli Prime Minister when he stated: "When a Jew, in America or in South Africa, talks to his Jewish companions about 'our' government, he means the government of Israel."
They are part of the same network that inspired the Norwegian killer Anders Brevik who killed 77 innocent people mainly pro Palestinians supporters who were in favour of boycotting Israel.
These Israel first individuals are also part of the group that the hacker organization "Anonymous," exposed when it said Israel had a hidden network of 30,000 covert operatives, some openly labelled "hitman,".
Gordon Duff American political analyst and Senior Editor at Veterans Today writes in "Horror in Israel: '30,000 Mossad Spies Exposed" stating: "Every day we see it in the news, dozens killed in Pakistan, dozens more in Iraq, Kenya, Nigeria, the covert army of 30,000, planning terror, building a dozen car bombs a day and then being able to, not just write the lies blaming others but, in most cases, direct public officials, controlled through blackmail, threats or bribery, to "respond as directed."
Instead of worrying about Armageddon brought on by a man who disappeared over a thousand years ago shouldn't Phillips and the world worry about the warning given by Israeli military Historian Martin van Creveld when he said: "We possess several hundred atomic warheads and rockets and can launch them at targets in all directions, …. We have the capability to take the world down with us. And I can assure you that that will happen before Israel goes under."
For centuries the Talmud has taught that 'Jesus the Nazarene' "was sexually immoral, worshipped statues of stone, was cut off from the Jewish people for his wickedness, and refused to repent (Sanhedrin 107b; Sotah 47a)".
However over the centuries through heavy funding and manipulation the Zionists managed to convince the Christians that it is Islam that is evil and needs to be counteracted through the unity of Christian/Zionists.
Most of the Christian bible belt in America has strong links with Zionists and therefore it must have been a shock to them when a Catholic Christian Hugo Chavez made a decisive speech after his momentous meeting with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in which he states: "For us genuine Christians Jerusalem is a very holy location Prophet Jesus will come hand in hand with Hazrat Mahdi then peace will prevail all over the world".
The fact that Chavez hinted that Muslims and Christian will unite to fight evil is something that the Zionists do not want. They have spent billions on Islamophobic think tanks and through the media to marginalise Muslims.
An interview conducted by Ann Curry on behalf of NBC with Iran President Ahmadinejad was not aired in 2009 because his answer about the hidden Imam did not support the view that they wanted to perpetuate 'that he will bring about an apocalypse'.
President Ahmadinejad corrected her by stating: "What is being said about an apocalyptic war and – global war…… This is what the Zionists are claiming. Imam will come with logic, with culture, with science. He will come so that there is no more war. No more enmity, hatred. No more conflict…..he will return with Jesus Christ. The two will come back together. And working together, they would fill this world with love".
The last thing Israel would want is that Christian groups should wake up and realise that the real enemy is not Islam but rather Zionism.
The fact that the Roman Catholic Church wants to turn a blind eye to the persecution of Christians in Jerusalem affirms why the founders of Israel and the House of Rothschild are in control as Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812), stated: "Let me issue and control a nation's money and I care not who writes the laws."
If Israel is basing its policies on some biblical belief that it was their right to return to Jerusalem as the 'chosen people' after 2,000 years of wandering (Keeping in mind the occupiers of Palestinian lands are originally Khazars) then it shouldn't come as surprise that its leaders believe that it is fulfilling some kind of messianic prophesy.
Jonas E .Alexis in 'Bolshevik Purge of Western Civilization and Rational Discourse (Part II)' writes: "If this is still unbelievable, listen to former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin:
"My major problem is that I have no faith in the current leadership, which must lead us in an event on the scale of war with Iran or a regional war….I don't believe in a leadership that makes decisions based on messianic feelings."
Are these 'Messianic feelings' the reason why the search is on for Imam Mahdi. And if they are aware of his coming then they must also be aware of the hadith that states that "Armies carrying black flags will come from Khorassan and no power will be able to stop them and they will finally reach Baitul Maqdas (Masjid Aqsa) where they will erect their flags."
The fact that Iran as the IAEA has revealed is not building a nuclear bomb however Israel is still pushing for war, could the reason be that the biggest supporters of the 12th Shia Imam Mahdi are in Iran and Khorassan is part of the region?
Khorassan is the north eastern province of Iran but also includes some parts of central Asia and Afghanistan.
Wherever the US and Israel has carried out wars they have used bombs containing white phosphorous, exposing the fact that wars are not about exporting democracy, but ensuring they leave a legacy of crippled and mutilated future generations unable to ever form a resistance movement.
Ten years after the start of the U.S. invasion in Iraq, doctors are witnessing an abnormally high number of cases of cancer and birth defects linked to the use of depleted uranium and white phosphorus by the US military. The current rate of birth defects for the city of Fallujah has surpassed those of Hiroshima and Nagasaki .
Leaked Afghan military documents by The Danish Daily revealed more than 1,100 instances of US-led forces having used white phosphorus (WP) grenades, rockets and bombs in residential areas in Afghanistan.
The Islamic hadiths that mentions the coming of Imam Mahdi leading an army carrying black flags also mentions that very few Arabs will support this Army siding with the tyrants.
The Arabs who will be with the Imam have already given an indication who they are, Hezbollah's small ill equipped army defeated Israel a nuclear armed state and its state of the art weaponry; Hezbollah's fighters may have been ill equipped but were infused with the same spirit that led Imam Ali Ibn Abu Talib to break down the impregnable doors of the Jewish fort Khaybar, the same spirit his son Imam Hussain had at Karbala where his band of 72 stood against the tyrant Yazid's army of 10,000.
It is quite poignant that over a thousand year old hadith mentions that many Arabs will work with the tyrants to fight against the coming Imam.
Who are these Arabs? We have seen already Saudi Arabia and the Gulf rulers' alliance with Israel and nothing has exposed this more than the Syria conflict.
Israel is pushing for war with Syria and Iran along with Saudi Arabia and Qatar funneling large sums of money and weapons to militias inside Syria, and killing Shias is part of that agenda.
Journalist Seymour Hersh in his New Yorker article, "The Redirection," highlighted how the Bush Administration's whole focus was to undermine Iran and to weaken Hezbollah by working with Saudi Arabia funding extremist groups "
The New World Order has manage to create brutal forces in Islam friendly to Israel, a force that thinks it is Ok to rape women and children and show decapitated bodies as trophies on you tube? This intolerant form of Islam manufactured by British agent Abdul Wahab has produced an intolerant form of Islam propagated by the Saudi regime which sees Shias rather than Israel as the enemy.
Abdallah Tamimi one of the leaders of the Free Syrian Army asked Israel for help to establish Sunni rule to oppress Shias, Christians and Druze, stressing "Israel is not our enemy we want Israel to help us".
Saudi Arabia and Israel is also funding sectarian warfare in countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq, with an alarming numbers of Shias deaths taking place. Wikileaks US Lahore cables highlighted how Saudi Arabia is funding millions of dollars to Ahle- hadith and Islamic clerics in the region.
Shia death rate in Pakistan has escalated and even though efforts have been made at grass roots level by Sunni and Shia groups to unite to quell the killings however the future looks bloody after Nawaz Shariff who was brought into power by support of Saudi money will now allow the Saudis a free hand to do what it did in Afghanistan where it trained the Afghan youth in Saudi funded madrassas to produce the intolerant Taliban, and the intolerant Takfiris's killing and mutilating in Syria.
It is possible that Millenarian beliefs will get stronger as the world's leaders and rulers work with the proponents of the New World Order, dragging their nations and people into subjugation and slavery, and the only organization, the UN that was meant to protect nations and their rights is "..an illogical, unjust and completely undemocratic structure and mechanism. ….It is through abusing this improper mechanism that America and its accomplices have managed to disguise their bullying as noble concepts and impose it on the world". Imam Khamenei
The fact that a strategy is being implemented by Israel with the support of the US to search for the hidden Imam leads one to believe that maybe there is some truth in the biblical story and in a world where we still want to believe in super heroes, it's not so illogical if our eyes look wistfully with hope for an army that will emerge from Khorassan carrying black flags led by the prophesized one and fight against injustice.
August 20, 2013 at 1:52 am
Sign of the Savior/ Mahdi / Jesus, he will not have to announce himself, the Angels will announce him, when he will walk or come near you the angels will announce that 'Hazrat Imam Mahdi Isa (as) has arrived."/ H.H The Rightly Guided Leader Isa/ Jesus (PbuH) has arrived or He is Gods rightly Guided Savior or something similar, for the words keep changing according to the need of the hour but the meaning is the same. in a language that you understand no matter if you are German, french, jinnee, bird, animal or Whatever.
August 20, 2013 at 1:36 am
Imam Mahdi is a title which means ' The Guided Leader" This title can be used for ppl directly guided by God. meaning the Prophets of God. since in end times only Prophet that is going to be around is Jesus/Isa so there is a possibility that Imam & Jesus are the same person and in some Hadith it has been reported that Both Mahdi/Isa will walk hand in hand.
It is also reported that Imam will rise from khurassan, will be red & white with green eyes, would be from a poor area, cold weather and features like sons of Bani israel. A prominent nose and a big forehead.
he will appear after 14 centuries and three decades between 30 and 40 (not his age). meaning he will appear between 1430 ah to 1440 ah. usually ppl are confused
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August 15, 2013 at 2:57 am
Imama Mahdi is not Shia imam not at all. He will come and show to the believers who Jesus ( peace be upon him ) is. Jesus will come 7 yars after the Messiah of jews Antechrist or Dejjal for Muslims. Jesus and Imama Mahdi according to the Quran will fight together the antéchrist…
Sheikh Imran Hosein, a prominant Muslim scholar, specialist on muslim escathology gives a some lecture in order to inform people about that………..
There are many more comments on that article but I think that article is where the YouTube video got the story. If they did intend to keep some control on all of this they lost it. In fac t one could say that there actions have caused it. What does that say?
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I'm not sure whether they believe the Mahdi is literally coming or not.. But Britain & "Christian" America's policies towards the Middle East, from their creation of the Zionist movement to their war on Islam, are definitely due to their Apocalyptic vision. The progenitor of the modern NWO agenda said "all the world's a stage", & they are staging the Apocalypse. They are using biblical & Islamic prophecies as a script, hoping that the global populace will embrace their World Empire under the guise of a messianic reign.
And they want people to see Islam as the ultimate evil... the religion of the Anti-Christ who they will claim is the Mahdi.
It amazes me how many rightwing Christians are buying into this too.
The "truth movement" is a psy-op to stage the Apocalypse:
Manufactured Problem: the Liberal/Islamic "Anti-Christ" NWO - Multiculturalism & Internationalism
Fake Solution: the Theocratic "Christian Patriot" NWO - Nationalism & Imperialism
=Thesis & Anti-Thesis: Don't pick a side!! Don't fall for it!!
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If these predictions come true, I pedict that they would be killed by drone strikes within a day of crowds forming around them.
It would be nice to believe God will send someone to save us from people who believe in God too much, but then that would have you believe that God is not in control of any justice on earth or judgment after death?
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Its insane. Not just in America but also in Europe and Russia and Ukraine. We have all these troops overseas fighting terrorists but then in the metropolitan areas you have tons of Muslims taking over companies and work places, threatening and harassing Jews and Christians out of the capitals into smaller cities.
I am not sure who has orchestrated this or who wants Muslims to take over the west by claiming asylum from a war that is happening in their countries. It is madness. Can someone please explain who is behind this? I am still clueless about this issue but I am having problems with Muslims on a daily basis.
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So they first unjustly attack muslim countries to create a refugee crisis, and then guilty europeans feel the refugees should be allowed into their countries ...
It's only a few % of wealthy jews that are behind this , and they don't care if this causes problems for ordinary jews...
The video in post 1 is no longer available , so we'll never know what it was all about (never a good idea to just link to a video with no explanation) ..
We have it on good authority that one of the main reason for mid east invasions was for the cabal to take possession of ancient technology ... star-gates , inter-dimensional portals etc.
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The orchestration is almost self protecting though, because in reality we have to stop the Muslims because they will kill us white folks "chop the head" unless we make salah and praise their stupid god.
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On the bright side figures show that around 80% migrants are male , so the majority of these will not find a partner and will not leave children ....Most are not extremists and with each passing year they become part of the host country and islam is slowly forgotten...
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This is just so prevalent in America, Europe, Russia and Ukraine, I see it all the time and I do not understand how the Jews did it? Please Clarify.
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"In ancient times...
Hundreds of years before the dawn of history
Lived a strange race of people... the Druids
No one knows who they were or what they were doing
But their legacy remains
Hewn into the living rock... Of Stonehenge"
Spinal Tap
When I say Mystery Hill, what comes to mind? Is it Stonehenge? Well, if not, it should. Because in 1982, Mystery Hill was renamed American Stonehenge.
American Stonehenge isn't like Englands Stonehenge. (ok...by now you all know I'm lazy, so American Stonehenge will now become AS, and Englands Stonehenge will be ES. Got it? Good.)
While we all know what ES looks like, a bunch of large rocks arranged in circular formations, some with cap stones, not many even know about AS. And while AS isn't as old as ES, it's magical and fantastical in it's own right.
In 1937, William Goodwin purchased some land outside of Salem New Hampshire that he dubbed 'Mystery Hill'. He called it that because of some strange structures on the land.
The structures are spread out over a 30 acre area, and consist of large rocks and stone buildings. Some are dug into the ground and have trenches running between them. Some buildings are covered and some aren't.
The land that makes up Mystery Hill was occupied by settlers as early as 1830 when a man named Jonathan Pattee built a house on the location. He used some of the formations as a foundation for his house. Not much was made of the structures at the time as settlers had a habit of just trying to survive.
In 1907, 'A History of Salem' mentions the location and it's structures, which it refers to as caves. It mentions that the original owner, Mr. Pattee, used the caves for storage.
Fast forward to 1937 and William Goodwin. Goodwin was convinced that the location was once inhabited by the Culdees, (a group of Irish Monks), long before Columbus discovered the Bahamas.
He tried to get archeologists out to study the site, but other things kept the scientists busy. it wasn't until 1967 that the first professional excavations took place. And, they discovered something.
What they discovered was, charcoal that was carbon dated to 400 years old. But the man doing the research also found the charcoal in Mr. Pattees old drain, and determined his dating was invalid due to contamination from the drain.
In 1969, more excavations took place. And this time, the finds were more promising.
This time they found more charcoal that was associated with broken stone spalls, a rock hammer, scrapper, and pick. This charcoal was dated to 2,995 years old. (+/- 180 years) And another location was found to contain charcoal that was 2,120 years old. (+/- 95 years).
In 1995, more excavations were done and a fire pit dating back 3,470 years, (+/- 30 years), was found.
Other finds from the site include a sacrificial stone and marks on the walls that an expert says appear to be Phoenician and Iberian.
So, it is entirely possible that some pre-colombian adventurers made their way across the Atlantic Ocean and settled into the wilderness around Salem.
There are a lot of people, including sciency people, who feel the structures were actually built in the 19th century by land owners for their own use. And that William Goodwin himself modified some of them to fit his story.
They further accuse the early finds to be pseudo-archeology and the later excavations to be the vicim of early 20th century hoaxes.
And that sacrificial stone I mentioned? A lot of experts say it is actually a Lye Stone. That is, a stone that was used to extract lye from wood ashes so they could make soap.
And the fact that ancient evidence of fires was found is dismissed by the fact that Native Americans lived in the area at the time the fires were dated to.
So. Is it an ancient site where European Druids sought refuge? No, probably not.
Is it the location of pre-colombian settlers from Europe? I kind of doubt it.
Was it a location used by indigenous peoples? Most assuredly.
Did William Goodwin try to hoodwink the public? Only he knows for sure. And seeing how he's dead, I don't think he's going to say.
But, it makes for a good story, eh?


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Queen Victoria wished to honour the bravery of soldiers in the Boer War with a personal token of her appreciation and regard. To this end, she hand made eight scarves in khaki-coloured Berlin wool, with the initials 'VRI' on one of the knots of wool.
The criteria for receiving a scarf was that the recipient was to be "the best all-round men taking part in the South African campaign". They were to be allotted to men as voted by their comrades as the most brave. Four scarves were presented to British units and one to each commonwealth country who had sent troops.
Lord Roberts mentioned in his despatch of 1st March 1902 that the scarves were gifts from the queen to the most distinguished private soldiers then serving. "In conclusion his Lordship desires to place on record that in April 1900, her late Majesty Queen Victoria was graciously pleased to send him four woollen scarves worked by herself, for distribution to the four most distinguished private soldiers in the Colonial Forces of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, then serving under his command. The selection for these gifts of honour was made by the officers commanding the contingents concerned, it being understood that gallant conduct in the field was to be considered the Primary qualification". The four colonial awards were then listed. (LG 16 June 1902).
The awards were to:
Colour Sergeant F F Ferret DCM, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment
Colour Sergeant F Kingsley DCM, 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment
Colour Sergeant H Clay DCM, 2nd East Surrey Regiment
Sergeant W Colclough, 2nd Devonshire Regiment
Australia - Private Dufrayer, New South Wales Mounted Infantry
Canada - Private R Thompson, Royal Canadian Regiment
New Zealand - Trooper H D Coutts, New Zealand Mounted Infantry
South Africa - Trooper L Chadwick, Roberts' Horse
Queen's Scarf - Recipient details
Colour-Sergeant Ferret took part in the Battle of Colenso and was with General Hildyard throughout the campaign. He sent his scarf to his wife in England and it is presently held in the Queen's Regimental Museum.
Frank Kingsley was born in London in 1865, enlisted in 1887 and served for 19 years. He received the QSA with five clasps and the KSA with two clasps. His DCM was awarded for Spion Kop, when he withdrew his men to cover under a heavy cross-fire, then gallantly brought in his mortally-wounded captain.
The Queen's Scarf was presented to Col-Sergt Kingsley at Standerton on August 7, 1900. He was discharged in 1906 and spent his final days as pensioner at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, where he died on October 26,1952.
Colour-Sergeant Clay was wounded at Colenso and at Vaalkrantz. His scarf is held by the National Army Museum in Chelsea, London.
(Australian War Memorial)
Du Frayer was recommended for distinguished service on account of bringing in a dismounted comrade under heavy fire on April 11,1900. Captain Hilliard, commander of C Squadron, NSW Mounted Rifles, reported on an engagement near Karee Siding: "In April last, when the regiment was on outpost duty near Karee a reconnoitring patrol was sent out in the early morning in charge of Captain Legge. When approaching a farm house flying a white flag, every precaution was taken, but seeing no one about, the men numbering about 12 rode within the stone fence enclosure when they were immediately fired upon from within the house and also by a party of Boers concealed in a donga on the veldt.
"The gateway was only 150 yards from the farm house but Du Frayer dismounted, shook Private Clark into a semi-conscious state and, mounted again, got Clark up behind him and immediately out of danger. Private Du Frayer was exposed to a heavy fire from both quarters previously mentioned."
Du Frayer was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant, NSW Military Forces. He moved to South Africa and earned the MBE during World War I with the SA Forces. He then moved to Tanganyika [Tanzania] where he died in 1940. His scarf and medals have been presented to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
In 1956 his son attempted to have the scarf accredited with a status equal to that of the VC. The Assistant Keeper of the Queen's Archives replied,"... they can hardly be treated as the precise equivalent of the VC. In the first place they were not (so the Stationery Office informs us) gazetted.
" Secondly, they were awarded on a different basis from the VC. One was to go to the bravest soldier in each of the four Colonial contingents fighting in South Africa. To be the bravest soldier in a particular contingent is not, hi itself, sufficient qualification for the award of a VC. Clearly then, they must be treated as a separate honour."
Richard Thompson was born hi Cork, Ireland, hi 1867 and emigrated to the United States in 1890. In 1899 he moved to Ottawa where he joined the 43rd Ottawa and Carlton Rifles, then volunteered for service in South Africa with the Royal Canadian Regiment.
According to C Miller the Canadian award to Thompson was for heroism at the Battle of Paardeberg on Feb 27, 1900. "As the dawn was breaking, a captain of a bearer company spotted a wounded man in the field and called for a volunteer to assist him to being the man in. Private Richard Thompson dropped his rifle and ran three hundred yards under fire to his assistance, arriving just before the wounded man was killed by another bullet.
"Although his company commander, Captain Maynard Rogers and Otter recommended Thompson for the Victoria Cross for this and his previous act of heroism, hi July 1900 he received one of the seven [sic] Queen's Scarves, knitted by Queen Victoria, for private soldiers in designated units (the Royal Canadians was one of these) after nomination by their commanding officer for most distinguished service in the field."
A similar act of bravery was performed at Paardeberg by Thompson on 18 February. In this case the wounded man bled to death before Thompson could stop the bleeding. Although his gallantry warranted the VC he received the Queen's Scarf. It was shipped to Cork with his personal effects, while he was sent back to Canada, a victim of sunstroke.
Thompson later returned to South Africa and served as a lieutenant in the SA Constabulary, then worked for De Beers in Kimberley. In 1908 he returned to the USA with his Canadian-born wife. On arrival at Buffalo, New York, he died of appendicitis. He was buried with full military honours in Chelsea, Quebec. His scarf was traced in Ireland and is now on display at the National Museum of Canada.
Rash men managed to work their way to within 100 yards of the spruit before the Boer fire began to cut them down.
"Finally, accepting that they were attempting the impossible, they started to fall back, but as they did so Courts noticed a trooper of the Burma Mounted Rifles who had advanced further than any others, lying wounded within 75 yards of the Boer rifles. Coutts hastened his withdrawal until he reached his horse, mounted quickly and dashed forward to pick up the wounded man.
"Many of the Boers stopped firing hi their respect for Court's mission of mercy, but enough kept blazing away that the New Zealander's act of bravery was most definitely carried out at the peril of his life.
"Remarkably unscathed, Coutts took the wounded man up onto his horse behind him and continued to support him throughout the final dramatic phase of the battle as the mounted contingent moved to outflank the Boers and drive them out of the positions. With the fighting over, Coutts then carried the man the nine miles back to Sanna's Post where the only uncaptured medical section was still operating. Sadly, after all that, the wounded man died just as the post was reached."
It can be said that Koorn Spruit resulted in five VC and two QS awards! Coutts was mentioned in despatches for his bravery. He received his award of the Queen's Scarf at a parade held in Pretoria in September 1900.
He returned to New Zealand in January 1901, where he was presented with a sum of money and a silver mounted sword of honour. Coutts took part in lecture tours, then returned to South Africa as a captain and quartermaster with the 9th Contingent.
He served with the militia until 1910,then in 1913 presented his scarf to the government. It is now housed in the Taranaki Museum. Coutts volunteered for front-line service in World War I, but was refused as he was 48-years-old. He then served in a training battalion hi England. He died at Wellington on April 30,1944, aged 78, presumably still wanting to serve operationally!
Henry Donald Coutts was born at Kaiapoi, New Zealand, in 1866. As a young man he moved to Taranaki, where he farmed. From 1881 he served in various volunteer units, then in 1899 went to South Africa with the First Contingent.
At Koorn Spruit he was with the party escorting the guns. "Like several others in the skirmish party, Trooper Henry Coutts was eager to come to grips with the enemy and kept edging forward, worming their way through the long grass until they were well in advance of the guns. This handful of brave but
Leonard McKuiry Chadwick was born at Middletown, Delaware, USA, on Nov 24, 1878. He joined the US Navy and served as an Apprentice, First Class. During the Spanish/American War on May 11,1898, he was with a boat Party attempting to cut a chain in Santiago Harbour under a heavy fire. His courage earned him the Congressional Medal of Honour, the US equivalent of the VC.
Citation: On board the USS Marblehead during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Chadwick set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this period.
Leonard Chadwick apparently brought mules to South Africa, then decided to join up. A 1902 magazine refers to "a brave American trooper of Roberts Horse who galloped out to save wounded men at Koorn Spruit under heavy fire, and who was later prominent, still under fire, in helping to save the guns." As reported in 'Black and White Budget' (page 750): "Lord Roberts has confirmed the award of the Queen's Scarf to Trooper Chadwick, of Roberts' Horse, whom his fellow troopers chose as the most distinguished of his corps for bravery. Trooper Chadwick proves to be an American, who was one of the boat's crew who cut the cable across Santiago Harbour during the Spanish American War... South Africa's scarf has, therefore, gone to America."
In the SA Field Force Casualty List, No 2.479 Private L Chadwick is shown as having been taken prisoner by the Boers, together with Privates W Benson and G Redpath. They were captured at Rhenoster on July 28, 1900, and released shortly afterwards.
General De Wet was at Rhenosterpoort, near Schoeman's Drift on the Vaal River. He created a diversion by sending Captain Danie Theron to Rhenoster Kop, 12 miles to the south. On July 28 Theron attacked America Siding unsuccessfully. Presumably he succeeded in taking three unwanted prisoners! [The Times History, Vol IV p 420-1 ]
Trooper Chadwick proved to be the most decorated of all the Queen's Scarf awardees, for he held the American Congressional Medal of Honour and was awarded the DCM for the Anglo-Boer War. Lord Roberts recommendations for meritorious service of April 2,1901, refers to J [sic] McKuiry Chadwick, while the DCM award is to J McKinry Chadwick.
Chadwick was next heard of in 1920 at a boarding house in Boston, where he awaited his niece's graduation as a nurse, then accompanied her to Nova Scotia. She later married a Dr Fowler. It is assumed that Chadwick died before 1940.


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Destitute Dora Garbin, who can no longer earn a living even as a prostitute, jumps off a bridge, and is dismayed to be rescued from the water by a passerby. She stumbles home, where a fortune-teller outside her apartment predicts that she will live a long life and find love. Before she enters the apartment, she overhears two women discussing the dawn hanging of murderer Joe Cardos. Joe has refused any legal representation, last rites or a visit by his sister Clara, who nevertheless waits in the warden's office. At the jail, the warden and the guard agree that most men break down the night before their execution, but Joe remains gruff and abusive to the prison staff. By midnight, however, Joe calls to the warden that he has changed his mind and now wants, as his last wish, a girl with whom to spend the night. By law, the warden must grant the wish, and so sends two detectives to find a woman. They visit the local brothels and dance houses, but no one will risk spending time with a murderer. Just as they are about to give up, one woman remembers that Dora is desperate for money and will probably comply. The detectives find her, still wet and despondent, in her apartment, where she has just received an eviction notice. Realizing that the $200 fee will pay for a decent funeral, Dora accepts the job and dons her old dance-hall gown. When they arrive at the jail, Joe reacts with disdain to the bedraggled, sad Dora, but requisitions her some soup to eat. With only five hours left before his execution, she offers to leave, but he brusquely orders her to stay. Joe asks Dora why she is not afraid of him, and in response she begs him to kill her. Disgusted, he insults her, but she remains implacable. Later, they eat together, and although Joe sneers when Dora informs him that she reads poetry, he listens quietly as she reads a poem aloud. Although it sustains her, she explains, she needs someone with whom to share its beauty. Joe states that Dora needs to smile, and she tells him that she has never smiled, and this gloominess has cost her friends, lovers and jobs. Joe leaves to use the rest room, and when he returns, Dora has straightened her hair, removed her coat and applied lipstick, and Joe is stunned by her prettiness. She urges him to dance, and after he spits at the offer, she deduces that his toughness is only a mask against fear. The more she analyzes and pities him, the more furious Joe grows, but under her ministrations, he finally admits that he believes his sentence to be unfair. He describes the events that led up to his arrest: Joe's best friend, charismatic Paolo, sets him up for jail sentences every time one of their schemes goes awry. One day, Paolo introduces Joe to Annie, and Joe falls deeply in love with her. When she and Paolo urge Joe to pull off a dangerous robbery, he complies, only to be caught. In jail, he discovers that Paolo and Annie have spurned him and are lovers. In a rage, Joe breaks out and strangles them both. He finishes his story by declaring to Dora that he has never once cried, not even when his mother died or his father beat him. Touched, Dora urges Joe to cry, revealing that she will cry when she leaves, because she wishes she had met him years earlier. Joe shouts at her, but she continues to push him to cry, and after he grows so incensed that he slaps her, he breaks down and sobs in her lap. When he looks up, she is smiling, and they embrace. Later, he describes a dream in which the gallows break, an occurrence which would by law grant him a reprieve, and prison bells ring to announce his survival. Now gentle and loving, Joe informs Dora that, with her love, he will not be afraid to die. They dance, but are interrupted by the warden and priest. Joe begs the priest to marry him and Dora, and although it is against church rules, the priest finally agrees. Clara enters the cell to act as a witness, and Joe kisses her forehead. The priest offers Joe forgiveness, and then marries the couple, but immediately after, the guards lead Joe to the gallows. Dora and Clara kneel at the nearby altar, and as they pray for a miracle, Dora hears the prison bells ring.


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Gazprom's harsh words for Belarus over unpaid gas bills two weeks ago turned out to be just that – harsh words.
The gas firm had given Minsk a due date of last Wednesday to pay $231 million in "debts" that Belarus had accrued by paying $150 per thousand cubic meters of natural gas January-April of this year instead of the $210 per thousand cubic meters that Gazprom had been expecting. And if no payment, then no more gas.
By Friday, debts were still unpaid and gas was still running. And Belarussian vice-premier Vladimir Semashenko told the Belarussian parliament that Belarus will pay off the $231 million amount, but not until some time between August and November.
What did Russia have to say in response? Actually, nothing. Putin told his parliament that Belarus will be business as usual; Russia will continue to sell it gas at heavily subsidized rates ($150 per thousand cubic meters ).
This is only logical, given that Gazprom stands to lose 40% of its revenue this year. In such circumstances, its leadership board have to take the conciliatory approach.
The alternative would be a repeat of last winter's Ukraine fiasco. Whatever benefits Russia derived from shutting off the pipes to Kiev, it paid for them heavily in the form of 4.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas that never reached customers. It was a problematic strategy then, and it would be a foolhardy one now – a company that is losing 40% of its business doesn't make pains to lose any more.
Especially when those customers are clearly making plans to seek new business elsewhere. In this case, with Western Europe. President Alexander Lukashenko is setting out to establish a Belarus-EU free-trade zone within the next three-four years, and he has made some tepid overtures to human rights – freeing a few political prisoners – to soften European disapproval of his undemocratic governance style. These actions sufficed to move Europe to lift its travel ban on him and to grant Minsk 10 million euros to improve food produce for export.
"We honestly want to forge good ties, even if this may not be to somebody's liking," said Lukashenko (Any guess as to whom that "somebody" might be?).
He added that Russian trade spats with Belarus over milk, natural gas, and other commodities had prompted Belarus to look more to trade with the West.
And he said something key: Cooperation with Europe is "part of a strategic plan."
Belarus is a small market for Russia's exports, natural gas and otherwise, but it is a market nonetheless. The two nations share multiple lucrative trade deals that Moscow would prefer not to lose – among others, a $9 billion nuclear plant that Belarus contracted Russia to finance; and Defense Systems, an intergovernmental Belarus-Russia defense firm that will be marketing its Pechora 2M surface-to-air missile system to five countries in the near future.
Belarus, positioned squarely between Russia and Europe, is in a position to draw needed business from both. And, it is in a position to use one as a counterweight to the other when it needs to. If Russia starts applying adverse economic terms, Lukashenko can start making overtures to Europe. Likewise, if Europe wrings its hands too much over the lack of democracy in Belarus, Lukashenko can call on Russia for backup.
Russia has little to fear of Belarus abandoning Russia altogether. The Belarussian economy, with its reliance on Russia for more than half of its import commodities and its natural gas, would not survive without Russian business. Belarus is far from independent. But it is close enough to independence that it can, and will, keep Russian hubris in check.
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Why politics will take centre stage in F1 2012
The coming Formula 1 season looks set to be the most political since the now infamous FIA/FOTA battle that nearly led to a breakaway series in 2009. Dieter Rencken analyses what's at stake
Back in 2009, after an uneasy peace broke out during the most acrimonious season in recent Formula 1 history, 2012 was slated as the final year of the old F1 with its antiquated regulations (some of which hark back to the 1990s); the final season under a make-shift Concorde Agreement.
For the first time, F1 would synchronise its outline regulations and the sport's regulating document in such fashion that both would become effective at the start of 2013, then run through to the end of 2017. To this end the teams made a good start when they extended the Resource Restriction Agreement as framed by their umbrella body, the Formula One Teams' Association, to that point. Alas, it proved too good to be true…
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Governmental rulings have already hurt some black newspapers and minority-owned radio stations
Rev. Jesse Jackson, in a recent guest editorial for USA Today, says a new proposal by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could limit your ability to see diverse news and entertainment programming on television.
That doesn't mean your current hit shows like "Being Mary Jane" or "Scandal" are going anywhere. But Jackson and others are maintaining that deregulation of your cable box — called a set-top box — could result in fewer new networks or cable channels emerging to create programming for diverse audiences.
"Essentially, the FCC is proposing that small and diverse television programmers such as Revolt and Vme TV hand over their television content to third party device manufacturers without any compensation," Jackson wrote.
"These companies could then pull networks apart, ignore copyright protections and dismantle the local and national advertising streams that have traditionally supported high quality, multicultural content. The result is a deep threat to the entire creative ecosystem, and especially smaller, independent and diverse networks and programmers that often lack the deep pocket resources to weather this type of transition."
The FCC proposal has largely flown under the radar, with little attention being paid by consumers — many of whom already dislike their cable companies because of the high costs for service.
Cable companies pay carriage fees to cable channels like BET and Telemundo. Those costs are then passed on to consumers in their monthly cable bills. The new FCC proposal is aimed at opening up competition by allowing a broader distribution of content through various devices.
Jackson acknowledges that the move could stir more competition, but says smaller programmers focused on diverse audiences could suffer financial losses.
Jackson wrote:
"Leaders of the Congressional Black and Hispanic Caucuses have voiced opposition to this proposal; to date, over 80 House Democrats have expressed opposition or serious concerns. Major civil rights organizations, such as the National Urban League and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), have asked the FCC to pause this proceeding until more empirical data detailing the impacts on diversity is released."
Jackson continued:
"African American and Latino television programmers have also heavily weighed in, with Alfred Liggins of TV One calling it a new form of redlining that could bury diversity programming and limit diverse communities' access to programming that reflects their values and lives.
"All of these viewpoints should concern the FCC, and it is its duty to listen," Jackson wrote. "Recently, New York Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke and more than 50 of her caucus colleagues wrote urging the FCC to shelve this idea until several independent, peer-reviewed studies of its implications on diversity can be completed. I echo her concerns and encourage the granting of her request.
"The FCC cannot be, on this issue, as woodenly unreflective as a Southern governor ignoring the community that he was supposed to serve. There is too much at stake with this decision. We've seen what happened with rushed governmental actions that led to the dismantling of local multicultural newspapers — especially those that were unable to quickly transition online.
"Today's dismal number of minority-owned radio and full power television stations can be largely attributed to the hasty and ill-considered policy decisions to eliminate the minority tax certificate program, which has been credited with the transfer of hundreds of broadcast licenses to minority owners.
"Diversity on television and media still matters as much as it did in the 1960s. While new video platforms and content are being developed, the promise of this new medium will not be an immediate substitute for the current range of images and voices now available on TV. Furthermore, the market is already demonstrating its own agility to change with many new devices, streaming options and services bringing traditional television and Internet video onto our screens seamlessly.
"Before the federal government makes another mistake to set back the clock of media diversity, the FCC would be well advised to step back and listen to those who have fought this battle for equality over the decades and in other contexts."
Keith Clinkscales, CEO of music channel Revolt, agrees with Jackson. In a February guest editorial for Variety, Clinkscales wrote:
"The FCC's proposal is only disguised as consumer friendly, but ultimately the defense from this onslaught will drive up costs and eliminate the need for minority programming. In a world that already has a constrained cable offering due to programming costs, anything that increases those costs (including the marketing and technology costs to defeat an insurgent like Google) will knock dollars off the table, and the minority programmers will suffer more than they have."
Not everyone agrees with Jackson and Clinkscales. TechDirt.com wrote:
"Wait, what? Because history is filled with racism means the FCC's plan to open up the cable set top box market to competition raises concern? If you've actually bothered to read the FCC's proposal (pdf), all the rules would do would require cable companies to take their existing programming — and make it available to third party hardware using the delivery methods and copy protection of the industry's choice.
"If anything the move would result in consumers getting access to more diverse programming options than ever before, given it would eliminate the traditional cable box walled garden, and replace it with hardware that nudges consumers in the direction of an ocean of streaming content."
No timetable has been set for a final decision by the FCC.


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Tales from Towne: Summer Camp Mini Marketplace
All summer camps are full of opportunities for children to make friends, get out of their comfort zones, express themselves in new ways, and, of course, to learn everything you could possibly need to know about running your own business! … Read the rest
Spring Selling
Young Americans hosted another fun and busy Marketplace last weekend. The sun was shining and shoppers were greeted outside by cool refreshments offered by Kallander Sno Konettes and Ahhhs 2j's Lemonade. Shoppers continued inside to scope out the other 55… Read the rest
Strategies for Success
Young Americans hosted new and veteran business owners attend and contribute to "Success Strategies for Marketplace Class" on Saturday, March 22. During the first hour of class, the group discussed customer service, promotion, pricing, competition, and day of operations. Businesses… Read the rest
Entrepreneur Success: Sweet Bee Sisters
Last September, we recognized many different entrepreneurs and businesses for their amazing work and business acumen. Lily, Sophie, and Chloe Warren of Sweet Bee Sisters have been running their business for several years. They create fantastic lip balm and lotions… Read the rest
Rural Entrepreneurs Are a Great Success Too
Did you know that Young Americans has a location in Wray, Colorado, near the Kansas/Nebraska border? Rural Young Americans offers Rural Young AmeriTowne and some fabulous entrepreneurial programs. Initiative, imagination and inspiration describe the 13 budding young business owners who sold… Read the rest
You Sold How Much!?
Thank you, Denver! The Young Entrepreneurs Marketplace on Saturday, December 7 was a phenomenal success! The youth businesses who sold their products and services were thrilled with the end results. At Young Americans, we are always astounded by the support… Read the rest
Throwback Thursday: 20 Years of Young Entrepreneurs Marketplace
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The largest city of Gujarat, Ahmedabad has earned a reputation and recognition for its textile industry. Due to rapid growth in textile industry, it has earned a tile as the Manchester of the East. There are quite a few interesting places in and around Ahmedabad.
Budget Hotels in Ahmedabad
There are good budget hotels in Ahmedabad. Some of them are DRH Regency (Tariff – Rs.1500), Hotel Madhuvan (Tariff – Rs.1,000), Hotel Damjis (Tariff – Rs.1700) and Hotel Marshall (Tariff –1900).
The official language Ahmedabad is Gujarati. The other languages spoken include Hindi and English.
Events in Ahmedabad
One of the Important Festivals of Ahmedabad is Uttarayana (January).
Places to See in Ahmedabad
There are several places of tourist attraction in Ahmedabad. Some of the places include Lake Kankaria (4 kms from Ahmedabad),Bhadra Fort (7.5 kms from Ahmedabad),Dada Hari Vav (18 kms from Ahmedabad),Shaking Minarets (8 kms from Ahmedabad),Akshardham Temple (7 kms from Ahmedabad),Sidi Sayed Mosque(18 kms from Ahmedabad) and Kankaria Lake (3 kms from Ahmedabad).
How to Get There
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is located 15 kms away from the city. The airport is situated 8 km from Ahmedabad railway junction.
Ahmedabad railway junction is also called as Kalupur Station. The railway line connects to major destinations of Gujarat. The other stations in Ahmedabad include Maninagar,Vatva, Gandhigram, Asarva, Chandlodia, Kali gam, Vastrapur, Sabarmati, Sarkhej, Naroda and Aaml.
Ahmedabad has buses well connected to all the major destinations of Gujarat. Some of the best bus operators that offer good experience for passengers are Shrinath Travel Agency, Angel Tours & Travels and Jay Bhavani Travels. Avail of bus ticket offers from Ticketgoose.com when you book your tickets online.
The city of Nimbahera was named after the local river Nimba. It is at an elevation of 441 m above sea level and is the second largest town of the Chittorgarh district. It is now part of the Udaipur division but used to come under the princely state of Tonk. Nimbahera is known for stone that is found here (it is named after the place) which is a kind of limestone that is used as a material in construction. Nimbahera experiences extreme climatic conditions.
Places to Stay
There are a few hotels in Nimbahera. Some of them include Hotel Krishna, Hotel Mahaveer and the Royal Palace Hotel. The tariff for the same can be obtained in person.
The local languages are Hindi and Rajasthani. The other languages spoken here include Urdu and Marwari.
Festivals such as Holi (in March) and Diwali (in November) are celebrated with great fervour here.
Places of Interest
The Radha-Krishna temple (in Nimbahera), the Ambika temple (in Nimbahera), the Maruti Dham (in Nimbahera) and Chittorgarh (43 km from Nimbahera) are places in and around Nimbahera that are frequented by tourists.
How to Get There
The nearest airport from Nimbahera is at Udaipur which is 81 km away.
Nimbahera has a railway station of its own with trains that connect to Haldighati, Jaipur and Ajmer. It lies on the railway line that connects Ajmer to Ratlam.
Nimbahera has a bus stand of its own with buses that connect cities such as Jodhpur, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Indore. There are many private operators such as Mangalam Travels, Baba Travels, Apex Travels and Kalpana Travels who provide their services on this route. TicketGoose.com offers online bus booking in India to travellers visiting more than 4,000 destinations.


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Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) inventory for H1N1 - RCH process for out patients presenting to Emergency Department
General Summary
Start within 48h of first onset of symptoms.
1. Inpatients ordered Oseltamivir: provided by RCH Pharmacy
2. ER Encounter patients (seen and discharged with prescription for Oseltamivir)
- three pharmacies near RCH will fill oseltamivir Rx 75mg BID x 5 days (community Rx cost: ~ $50.00)
- "Fair Pharmacare" drug benefits may cover some of Rx cost
- some pharmacies are open 0800 - midnight
- OK if first dose cannot be started until morning after.
Antibiotic Updates December 2009
Major Changes:
1. Addition of Cefazolin + oral Cephalexin Option - a Third Option
- for patients requiring more intense antibiotic therapy than cefazolin 2g daily but do not required Cefazolin BID or cannot undertake visits. A 2 week survey found approximately half of patients received cefazolin 2g BID. Cephalexin 1g is approximately 50% absorbed and comparable to cefazolin 500mg IV. Offering an option of twice daily antibiotic (1 IV dose and 1 oral dose) should provide comparable outcomes and decrease ER encounters compared to BID cefazolin IV.
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Article #17
All Jews were commanded to be perfect Jews. All of the Jews were commanded to keep the Old Testament law perfectly yet only one Jew kept the law perfectly. In the fifteen centuries from Moses to John the Baptist only one Jew was fully obedient and that Jew was the manifested Son of God: Jesus of Nazareth.
Jesus was the perfect Jew. Jesus kept all 613 commands of the Old Testament law perfectly. Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for their legalistic Sabbath rules yet Jesus kept the Sabbath perfectly. Jesus kept the Sabbath the way God wanted it kept. Jesus walked in sinless perfection.
The Old Testament, from Genesis to Malachi, contains hundreds of prophecies of a coming Messiah. Only two of these messianic prophecies contain the word "Messiah." Those two are Psalm 2:2 and Daniel 9:25. All of the other messianic prophecies refer to the coming Messiah by other names or titles or just by implication. Jesus fulfilled more than 300 messianic prophecies in His first coming and He will fulfill more in His second coming.
It should not surprise us to realize that there are many prophecies in the New Testament that predict the coming of a perfect church. The Old Testament prophesied the coming of a perfect man. The New Testament prophesies the coming of a perfect company of men. The Old Testament foretold the coming of the Son of God and the New Testament foretells the coming of the manifested sons of God. The most obvious prophecy of the manifested sons is Romans 8:19 "For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God." There are many other New Testament passages that refer to the coming manifestation of the sons of God. The other prophetic passages are not as clear or direct as Romans 8:19.
Let me start out by saying that every Christian is commanded to be a perfect son or daughter of God. Matthew 5:48 says: "Be ye therefore perfect." Every one of us is commanded to obey God perfectly from the day we are born-again to the day we die. We often forget that. We are so accustomed to sinning and confessing our sins and then sinning again that we think it is normal to commit sin! Every Christian is commanded to apprehend full sanctification in spirit, soul and body from day one of his walk. We can't sanctify our selves. Only God can fully sanctify us and He does it by drawing us to a deeper experience of the cross day by day.
The manifested sons message has been preached since the 1950s, flowing out of the Latter Rain and Voice of Healing revivals of the late 40s and early 50s. Some preached it in earlier decades of the 20th century, including John G. Lake who was highly criticized for it.
I'm sad to say that the sonship movement has often strayed into elitism and doctrinal error. There has been a strong tendency by many sonship preachers to over allegorize the scriptures. This over allegorization of the scriptures has led many sonship teachers to not see the importance of Israel. I contend that the restoration of national Israel is an important part of God's end-time plan. There has also been a tendency of some extreme sonship preachers to believe that they have attained manifested sonship just because they see the sonship message in the scriptures and they teach the sonship message.
The sonship message is the true full Gospel message. The term "full Gospel" usually refers to Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians. But Pentecostals and Charismatics have only 2/3 of the gospel. They have salvation (Passover) and the gifts of the Spirit (Pentecost). Pentecostals and Charismatics, including myself, haven't yet apprehended the fully sanctified, fully empowered, maturity of manifested sonship (Tabernacles).
The perfect church that is coming will be a mega-church. A mega-church is usually defined as a church with a thousand or more members. The coming perfect mega-church will have 144,000 members. "And I looked, and lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred and forty four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads." I don't presume to know if 144,000 is a literal number or not. It could be more or it could be less than that exact number. Some say that the 144,000 are all Jews because of what is written in Revelation 7:4-8. My position is that the 144,000 will likely include some Gentiles who are grafted in to Israel and who love Israel.
The First five verses of Revelation fourteen describe the overcomer company, which is the perfect church; the manifested sons. They are "not defiled with women; for they are virgins"(Rev. 14:4). This could be literal and limit the son company to unmarried men but I tend to think it would mean that the members of the overcomer company are virgins in the sense that they are not corrupted in their souls. The overcomer company, in my view, could be males and females that grow to the point of complete sanctification in their souls.
Very importantly, Revelation 14:4 says: "These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth." The overcomers are those who follow the Lamb fully to the cross to receive the full sanctification of spirit, soul and body. The apostle John was the only apostle present at the crucifixion of Christ. John is a type of the overcomer company. John followed Jesus to Calvary. Jesus entrusted Mary, His mother (who prophetically represents the church), into John's care. In John 21:22, Jesus gave John a cryptic promise that John would survive until the second coming. John didn't literally remain until the second coming but the implication is that the overcomer company, whom John represents, will.
In Isaiah 53:2 it is foretold that the Messiah would be as a "root out of a dry ground." Likewise, the perfect church will be a church that springs out of dry, lukewarm end-time Christianity. Matthew 3:13-17 describes the epiphany of Christ. "Epiphany" means "reveal" or "manifest." When John the Baptist baptized Jesus the heavens opened and God spoke the affirmation that Jesus is His Son. This is when Jesus became a manifested Son of God and He walked under an open heaven, receiving clear revelation from the Father for the rest of His life.
The perfect church will also have an epiphany. There will be a time when the heavens will open up above the overcomer company and they will walk in pure revelation and minister without failure. Can you imagine one man in our day who would have a miracle ministry and healing ministry just like Jesus? How long would it take for your town to be converted to Christ with such a man ministering in it every day? Can you imagine 144,000 people, including resurrected saints from past generations, ministering in the power of Christ and in even greater power as Christ promised in John 14:12? How long do you think it would take to convert all the nations into disciples of Christ?
The church has been given a supreme mandate. This supreme mandate is the Great Commission which is to make disciples of all nations. One consequence of fulfilling this mandate is the takeover of all of the governments on earth. When 70% of Russia is converted to Christ do you really think they will have a secular government? What about when 80% of Russia is converted? I don't necessarily predict that 100% of all people on earth will be saved but I contend that we are commanded to work toward that end!
An obvious question arises at this point and that question is: "Is the second coming of Christ before, during or after the manifestation of the sons of God?" I don't know for sure but I believe the sons will be manifested before the second coming."The Son of man cometh at an hour when you think not" (Luke 12:40). Our part is to take up the cross daily (to receive sanctification in the soul) and to do the work that Christ commanded us and to be ready for the second coming.
We have been commanded to make disciples of all nations. A command is not optional. We must go about doing the great commission and not stop doing it until every person in all the nations is converted. The only way to do that is to be recipients of the grace of God to such an extent that we become fully sanctified and grow to full stature in Christ and experience the epiphany or manifestation of the sons of God and walk under an open heaven and receive perfect revelation and a healing ministry that does not fail. I hope that one day I'll be a part of the overcomer company of manifested sons. How about you?
I've written two other Defending the Faith Special Issue (DTF SI) articles on the sonship message. These articles are DTF SI #7 titled "The Manifestation of the Sons of God and the Resurrection of the Dead" and DTF SI #14 titled "The Perfect Jew: A Picture of the Perfect End of Our Age." They are available for free download from my website at www.bnugent.org. They are in the DTF Special Issue archive on the website.
My book on sanctification and sonship is titled "The Cross, Self-Denial and the Manifestation of the Sons of God." It is also available for free download from my website. I take a very conservative scriptural approach to the truths of sonship and I see the importance of Israel in God's end-time plan. I teach that men and women of God are processed and prepared for the manifestation by taking up the cross daily and receiving sanctification in the soul. The spirit of a born-again Christian is already perfect. The human spirit was regenerated into a sinless state at the new birth. The soul is sanctified gradually during our lifetime walk with Jesus as we take up the cross daily and follow Him. The body will be fully sanctified at the resurrection of the dead.
Steps to salvation:
Jesus said "Ye must be born again" (John 3:7).
Prayer to receive salvation:
"Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13).
To receive the salvation that Jesus purchased for us at the terrible cost of His suffering and death on our behalf I invite you to pray this simple prayer:
"Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for sending Jesus, the promised Messiah, to die for my sins. I admit that I am a sinner. I repent of my sins and I ask for your forgiveness on the basis of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I ask you to fill me with your Holy Spirit to empower me to serve you under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, Amen."
If you prayed this prayer in the humble sincerity of your heart then you have received everlasting life, which includes power to live right in this life and entrance into heaven in the afterlife!


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Achievement Unlocked 2.0!
I'm thrilled to announce Tor Books has acquired my debut novel and its sequel! I'm so incredibly excited and honored to have the chance to work with editor Jen Gunnels and the rest of the Tor team! You may remember this book as THE DIVIDE, but a new title will be coming! (EDIT 12/14/18: We've decided on a title—it will be…read more


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The new Sportage has become the first Kia in New Zealand to be awarded an environmental certificate to show how green it is
The 2011 Sportage, which has just gone on sale in New Zealand, has been internationally recognised for its environmental credentials following assessment of all environmental aspects, from production to day-to-day running through to recycling, by German technical inspection agency, TÜV Nord.
The certificate confirms that the third generation Sportage complies with the strict environmental standards under the international ISO 14040 life cycle assessment, meaning it has good eco-balance and has made significant environmental progress compared to the previous model.
Earlier this year Kia Motors said it would subject all new models to a rigorous environmental audit to provide a warts-and-all insight into their carbon footprint. The Sportage marks the first Kia sold in New Zealand that can now be judged on its environmental virtues.
Among the green virtues of the new Sportage is the reduction in the vehicle's weight - between 87 and 160kgs, dependent on the car's specifications.
The new Sportage uses the latest fuel-saving technologies, including advanced engines and six-speed automatic transmission, while some overseas versions also have a stop-start feature that switches off the engine to prevent fuel wastage when idling. As a result, CO2 emissions are much less than the previous Sportage.
Overall, fuel consumption of the new Sportage has been lowered by 6%, with the upcoming diesel auto model averaging 7.5L/100km.
"The eco-balance certificate for the new Kia Sportage is continuing proof of Kia Motor's successful environmental strategy, which is very comforting for both individuals and fleet owners who place a lot of emphasis on green credentials when purchasing a new vehicle," according to Todd McDonald, General Manager of Kia Motors New Zealand.


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Filling in the gaps around the main title, Dimension X might end up being the nearest we'll get to required reading for a mini-series based on what I've seen from the first issue. Comics, especially when several come out in quick succession, aren't cheap. So is it worth making the extra effort to dive into this?
I'd say yes.
But first I need to get a thought off my chest. Do Pablo Tunica's turtles looks like they're from The Next Mutation? Their body shape, bandanna style and their shells are giving off that vibe pretty strongly to me. Fortunately, whilst the TV show was a complete train-wreck, Tunica's art fits the tone of the story well, and what an interesting tale it is.
A lot of this can be attributed to the latest IDW villain, Hakk-R. I don't know if they're a he or a she, but they are very interesting. Aside from being a very cool looking creature, Hakk-R seems intent on not only doing terrible things but also improving, taking each day as a chance to learn something new. Actively thanking your enemies and targets for making you do things differently and forcing you to improve is commendable, even if you're still a terrible alien. Overall Hakk-R seems to have a very 'can do' attitude that not only sets he/she apart but makes them someone I want to see more of.
The world that the story takes place on is one with 'emotion based physics' It's a new one on me (kudos Mr Allor), but I don't think I need to give you too many guesses who that might help most.
This is a really fun issue. Next Mutation prejudices aside I'm a big fan of the writing and art. Can the other witnesses live up to this?
As a writer for Flickering Myth I'm privy to review copies of comics. This review was first and foremost written for them.


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Hearing a speech by an expert makes a quite different impression to reading their written words. Its not surprising the two media aren't interchangeable, given that differing senses, neural circuitry, and mental frameworks are involved in experiencing each.
My feeling is that speech better outlines general concepts and big ideas, while the variety of intonation in voice can convey subtle values judgments and preferences that text renders flat. Written text, meanwhile, rules supreme when fine detail needs to be communicated, or when the consumer of the information needs to regulate their consumption rate (for example, when reading mathematical formulae).
Software Engineering Radio is a series of about 100 podcasts from leading experts on a diverse range of topics. Its a fairly effortless and enjoyable way to expose your mind to some of the finest memes (and people) in the field today, and a refreshingly distinct alternative to reading blogs and books.