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Star Trek Beyond
To boldly go..
I've been trying for days to figure out what my first post is going to be about, and since I'm pretty much all things nerd I thought this was a perfect first post.
A couple days ago I had the pleasure of seeing the new Star Trek Beyond movie. I have never been a "Trekkie" but I have enjoyed the last two movies, they were visually amazing and the stories were fantastic. I have taken several animation classes so I have a different appreciation for the visuals than most people. During the whole movie I was completely blown away by how beautiful everything was. I've been looking on google for hours trying to find a proper picture to do justice to the space station in the movie but I just can't find one.
If you don't know what the movie is about here's a short summary from IMDb:
"The first leg of the USS Enterprise's five year mission takes them into uncharted territory. There the Enterprise is nearly destroyed and strands Kirk and his crew on a remote planet with no means of communication. Kirk must then work with the elements to reunite his crew and get back to Earth."
I don't want to give too much of the movie away if you haven't seen it yet, but they do a wonderful job of paying tribute to the late great Leonard Nimoy who was the original Spock on the TV series, and they also had a tribute to the actor Anton Yelchin (Chekov) who unfortunately passed away after the making of the movie.
After seeing the movie I was very satisfied with how it turned out. I need to go back and re-watch the first two of the series since there was such a gap between the release dates, but my overall impression was that it was very well done. If you haven't seen it yet and you like all things nerd, like me, I highly recommend it. Even my parents saw it today and they said it was fantastic.


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Saturday, January 18, 2014
Saturday is for Vivian - 11 Months Update and What I Wore.
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Happy Birthday VivianReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much Amy. =)Delete
Aww lovely pictures, Happy birthday to your beautiful little girl for tomorrow. Can't wait to see the pictures, thanks for linking up to the weekend blog hop...ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so very much. I am so excited about tomorrow. It is bittersweet also.Delete
Your daughter is gorgeous! Have a happy birthday tomorrow, dollface!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much Chelle Rae. =)Delete
Her little boat shoes are just adorable! Hope she had an amazing birthday party!! Love how you paired the magenta with your dress!ReplyDeleteReplies
I love those Boat Shoes too. I wish they had them in my size LOL. Her Birthday Party was great but you already know that LOL. And, after I saw the photos of this Outfit I totally thought of you because I could see you wearing it. =) Thanks again.Delete
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Hadith 35 : Evil Acts That Spoil Brotherhood
By Imam Nawawi
In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful;
All the praise and Thanks is due to Allāh, the Lord of al-'ālameen. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allāh, and that Muhammad, Sallallāhu 'alayhi wasallam, is His Messenger
Abu Hurayrah, (radiyallahu'anhu), reported that the Messenger of Allah, (Sallallahu `alayhi wasallam), said:
"Do not be envious of one another; do not artificially inflate prices against one another; do not hate one another; do not shun one another; and do not undercut one another in business transactions; and be as fellow-brothers and servants of Allah.
A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim. He neither oppresses him nor humiliates him nor looks down upon him. Piety is here - and he pointed to his chest three times. It is evil enough for a Muslim to hold his brother Muslim in contempt. All things of a Muslim are inviolable for another Muslim: his blood, his property and his honour."
[Recorded by Muslim]
The Unity of the Ummah is one of the greatest objectives of Islam.
There are many verses in the Qur'an that urge Muslims to unite. Allah Almighty says:
"And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah (which is Islam) and be not divided among yourselves." [Surah al-'Imran,3:103]
This is a very well-known verse to Muslims.
Allah Almighty says:
"The believing men and women are 'awliya' (loyal) to one another." [Surah al-Tawbah, 9:71]
There are many other verses in the Qur'an that urge joining unity, as well as verses that forbid disunity. We can see this in the same Surah al-'Imran, Ayah 103, in which Allah says:
"….and be not divided among yourselves."
So in the same verse the Muslims are asked to be united and prevented from disunity. The Qur'an contains many such verses, for example: Surah Al-'Imran Ayah 105-107; Surah Al-Hujurat Ayah 10; Surah Al-An'am Ayah 153 and 159; and in Surah Al-Rum Ayah 31-32. All of these verses and many others in the Qur'an forbid the division or split of the Muslim community.
Moreover, we have many hadiths that command the Muslims to be united. In one hadith, the Messenger of Allah, (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam), said: "Verily Allah likes three things for you and disapproves three things for you: He is pleased with you but you worship Him and disassociate anything with him; that you hold fast to the Rope of Allah and not to be scattered (disunited); and He disapproves for you irrelevant talk, persistent questioning, and wasting of wealth." [This is recorded by Muslim]
We find that Islam commands the Muslims to practice things that will bring unity - there are conditions and actions where the Muslims need to perform to accomplish this. At the same time, we also find that there are many actions that Islam forbids because these actions may lead to the disunity of the Muslim ummah. This Hadith No. 35 falls in the latter category.
The first action that the hadith forbids is Envy (Al-Hasad).
Muslim scholars like Imam Ghazali (rahimahullāh) and others define envy as disliking seeing a person receiving a bounty and wishing that he or she (the recipient) would lose it.
Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) gives a different and broader definition. He states in his definition that it is part of human nature that a person dislikes anyone to be better than him in virtues. He says that people differ in their attitudes and he lists five categories of envy that people have:
1. There are some people who will make the effort through action or speech to abolish the bounty received by someone whom they envy.
2. There are others who will then try to get that bounty transferred to them. So they firstly try to take it away from the person they envy and then they try to get it for themselves. For instance, if a certain person is offered a certain position or authority, the envious one will try to do something by hand or by words to take away that position or authority from that person. Then he will try to get that status or position transferred to himself.
3. There are some people who do not make any effort by action or speech to harm the one whom they envy. Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) says this category of people can be of two types:
3.1. The one who does his best to eliminate the feeling of envy within himself but he cannot overcome it. In spite of this, he keeps fighting and struggling against it. Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) says this type of person is excused from punishment.
3.2. The one who thinks about envy and practices it again and again. He does not make any effort to fight it even though he does not do any harm by action or speech. But he actually enjoys and practices envy - he wishes that the bounty of the envied one will be lost. Consequently, this person is subject to punishment.
4. There are those who, whenever they envy someone, do not harm him or her. They do not even wish the loss of the bounty from the envied one. Instead, they make the effort to attain a similar bounty or virtue for themselves. Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) says: "If this bounty is wordly virtues or worldly bounties, there is no benefit in that." For example, if you see someone who has a Mercedes, and you try to attain a similar car for yourself, then there is no benefit in that. But if it is a righteous virtue, then it is good.
5. There are some people who, whenever they feel envy, do their best to stop it and they will do a favour or something good for the person whom they envied. In addition, they will also make du'a for that person until they love him - because envy is usually associated with hatred. They will wish that the envied ones are better than them - they do not bother themselves if others have things which are better than what they have. Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) says these people are the best category of true believers since everyone is subject to indulge or be trapped by envy or being envious of others.
Why is Envy (Hasad) forbidden?
It can cause - by the permission of Allah - harm to others whom are envied. Consequently, they are considered as evil acts in Islam. They can cause - even by just wishing - the harming of a person. It is the virtue of Shaitan. And it is also the virtue of Jews to envy other people. This is mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 109 and in Surah Al-Nisa', Ayah 54.
The Prophet, (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam), warned Muslims against envy when he said: "Creeping upon you is the diseases of those people before you: envy and hatred. And hatred is the thing that shapes. I do not say it shapes the hair but it shapes the religion. By the One in whose Hand is my soul, you will not enter paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Certainly, let me inform you of that which may establish such things: spread the greetings and peace among yourselves." [Recorded by Imam Ahmad and Al-Tirmidzi]
Since this is a harmful act, Muslims are asked to recite certain Qur'anic verses such as Surah Al-Falaq, Surah An-Nas, and Surah Al-Ikhlas to protect from envious people. According to the Muslim scholars, it would be preferable to recite them after the five prayers along with Ayatul-Kursi.
Al-Tanajush is translated literary as "do not artificially inflate the prices against one another". Najash that is mentioned in this hadith can be interpreted, according to Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh), in two ways:
1. It can be interpreted as bai' al-najash - the trading where a person offers a high price for a certain item not for the sake of buying it but for the sake of raising the price of the item so that in the end it is sold for more than its actual price or worth. This is usually done, even in the Muslim world today, by a previous agreement by the salesman and another person or relative who pretends that he wants to buy. This is done in the stock market or auctions where there is a person who keeps bidding higher prices for an item. He is doing a favour for the person who wants to sell. This is considered as bai' al-najash. The majority of Muslim jurists (fuqaha) say it is valid. However, they say that if the buyer finds that he has been manipulated in a way where the price exceeded drastically over the actual price, then he has the choice of returning the item.
2. The second interpretation of najash is a broader one, more than merely limiting it to trading. Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) says here it means any kind of deceiving actions that will lead to harming others. He adds that all dealings that are conducted in a deceiving way are included here. He quotes Surah Fatir, Ayah 43: "That the evil plot encompasses only him who makes it."
Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) says that this hadith is a warning to Muslims not to hate one another, especially if it is because of self-interest. Why? It is because Muslims are brothers in Islam. They should love each other and should not hate one another. Consequently, al-nameemah, backbiting and slander are forbidden because they will lead to hatred among the Muslim community. Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) says that when the Muslims started dividing into different sects because of conflicting views regarding certain religious matters; this led to disputes and hatred among the community, and thus disunity.
We should not turn our backs on one another. Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) says this means any form of disassociation. He says that the Prophet, (Sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam), said the Muslim is not allowed to disassociate himself from the others for more than three days. This is, as Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) points out, in worldly matters. Whereas in the religious matters, disassociation Islam allows it as one of the punishments - e.g. we are to disassociate with those who commit sins in order to teach them a lesson. But scholars say that if the person who commits the sin is not likely to come back to the right path, then it is meaningless to disassociate with him. As one of the scholars pointed out, if the objectives of Islam are not fulfilled then disassociation is meaningless.
We should not undercut one another in business transactions. For example, if someone is trying to buy something from a salesman, in the middle of their negotiations another salesman appears and interferes and tries to get that customer to buy his product or service instead. This kind of transaction is forbidden because the customer has yet to make his final decision - it will lead to the disunity of the Muslim community.
The Prophet, (Sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam), asks us to be brothers to one another. Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) says this is like justifying the actions that are mentioned by the Prophet, (Sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam), because these evil acts will lead to spoiling the brotherhood of the Muslims. If Muslims avoid these evil acts, then this will lead them to be brothers. Moreover, Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) says this statement implies that Muslims have to make the effort to do whatever that will lead to achieving this brotherhood. This means fulfilling all the obligations towards Muslims, for example like returning the greetings, visiting the sick, helping the needy, accepting invitations, sending presents, shaking hands, and smiling.
Then the Prophet, (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam), says the Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) explains about this statement: "It is now obligatory for each brother that he tries to benefit his Muslim brother and to refrain from harming them." He adds that the major harm is oppression and injustice. If a Muslim is in need of your support and you fail to support or help him, this is unjust. There are many places in the Muslim world where the Muslims are in great need of help. They are being oppressed and nobody supports them. Accordingly, if we are not doing anything to help them, we are failing our Muslim brothers. We need to be united to solve the problems that we are facing today. Our main concern should be the unity of the ummah.
A contemporary scholar, Abdul Rahman Al-S'adi, says that one of the greatest forms of jihad is to make an effort to unite the Muslims. He states that cooperation among Muslims is an obligation.
We should not lie to our Muslim brothers. We should also refrain ourselves from belittling or making fun of other Muslims. We should not make signals or gestures that threaten the face value of our Muslim brothers. We should take care not to be cynical to others and not to undermine other Muslims. We should not used derogatory terms against one another.
The Prophet, (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam), says taqwa is in the heart. Ibn Rajab (rahimahullāh) comments on this statement saying it is evidence that the most noble among people are the ones who are righteous even if they are not lucky in the sight of other people. If they are righteous, they are the most noble in the sight of Allah.
It can be said that all that has been mentioned in this hadith has to do with the heart: loving Muslims, and not to envy them. When we have taqwa in our hearts, we will not do the forbidden acts mentioned - our hearts will be purified and filled with love.
"All things of a Muslim are inviolable for another Muslim: his blood, his property, and his honour." This important last statement, which was mentioned by the Prophet, (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam), in his Farewell Sermon (Hajjat ul-Wadā'), concludes or summarizes what this hadith is about. This hadith clearly states that harming others either by saying or doing is considered an evil act.
Allāh Subhānahu wata'ala says: "And those who annoy believing men and women undeservedly, they bear on themselves the crime of slander and plain sin." [Surah Al-Ahzab,33:58]
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud (radiyallāhu'anhu) reported: The Prophet (Sallallāhu 'alayhi wasallam) used to supplicate: "Allāhumma inni as 'alukal-Huda, Wat-Tuqa, Wal-'Afafa, Wal-Ghina (O Allāh! I beseech You for Guidance, Piety, Chastity and Contentment)." [Muslim].
This du'a contains four words, the meanings and implications of which constitute its essence. These words are guidance, piety (fear of Allah), chastity and sufficiency. Guidance here means guidance at every turn of life and steadfastness on the path of truth. Fear of Allah is the greatest means of piety and strongest defense against sins. Chastity is the state of being free from what is unlawful. Self-sufficiency is the antonym of poverty and here it means the self-contentment. What it implies is that one should not care for what people possess. This Du'a is very comprehensive and valuable.
Allāh Subhānahu wata'ala made the believers as brothers so that they have mercy upon one another; so that they love one another; so that they help one another and support one another. This is how Muslims should be.
This du'a contains four words, the meanings and implications of which constitute its essence. These words are guidance, piety (fear of Allah), chastity and sufficiency. Guidance here means guidance at every turn of life and steadfastness on the path of truth. Fear of Allah is the greatest means of piety and strongest defense against sins. Chastity is the state of being free from what is unlawful. Self-sufficiency is the antonym of poverty and here it means the self-contentment. What it implies is that one should not care for what people possess. This Du'a is very comprehensive and valuable.
Allāh Subhānahu wata'ala made the believers as brothers so that they have mercy upon one another; so that they love one another; so that they help one another and support one another. This is how Muslims should be.
And Allāh Almighty Knows best.
[Excerpted from Commentary "Hadith 35 : "Evil Acts That Spoil Brotherhood", 40 Hadiths of Imam Nawawi" By Dr. Jamal Ahmed BadiVia IC Truth]


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TIA Smart Buildings Standards Working Group – December 7, 2017
You are invited to join us on December 7th, 2017 for the launch of TIA's Smart Buildings Working Group for Wireless and Other Critical ICT Infrastructure
…being held in conjunction with Small Cell Forum's Plenary in San Jose, CA
Date: December 7, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, San Jose, CA
Contact: Limor Schafman @ firstname.lastname@example.com
TIA & Small Cell Forum Partner on Smart Buildings
TIA and Small Cell Forum are partnering to develop definitions, classifications, specifications, standards and other documentation which will further the deployment of small cells within the context of Smart Buildings and Smart Communities.
To that end, as a continuation of the Small Cell Forum Plenary meetings taking place on December, 7th, TIA will launch its Smart Buildings Working Group to hold the first discussions on market needs, initial courses of action and deliverables.
Goal of the Smart Buildings Working Group
TIA is hosting a series of exploratory working groups for Smart Buildings. The purpose of the Smart Buildings Working Group initiative is to determine how to support best practices of smart buildings as communications and other ICT technologies continue to develop which are incorporated into, connected to, and attached to real property.
The goal of the Working Group is to evaluate industry needs and drive market acceleration for smart building solutions by providing standards, criteria, documentation, training, and other related knowledge transfer vehicles. Over the course of the next several months, TIA will be holding a series of meetings with a variety of stakeholders in the commercial smart buildings sector including companies focused on communications technologies (wireless in general including small cell/DAS, fiber, WiFi), real property (real estate owners, developers, architects, construction, real estate brokers, building managers and operators), tenant usage, energy and smart grid, finance, smart communities and others.
Subcommittees to the Working Group, which include a cross-section of these stakeholders, will be developed to conduct deep dives and development on particular issues. This Working Group and the subcommittees will be action-forward and deliverables-focused to solve issues faced by the ecosystem.
Residential & Commercial properties to be discussed will include: Office, Industrial, Retail, Hospitality, Learning Institutions, Healthcare, Parking, and Multi-tenant Residential Properties.
Topics include:
- Individual components and services
- Market IoT/smart building solutions in an integrated network environment
- Operational readiness measurement / classification to meet end customer expectations
- Roadmaps and technology evolution
- Security and operational risk management
- Orchestration and scheduling of lifecycle management events across the supplier ecosystem
- Development of protocol and standards to facilitate interoperability, authorization, access and movement of facilitating data services across licensed and unlicensed operator networks
- Interrelationship between smart buildings and smart communities
Potential Longer-term Outcomes Include:
- Thought Leadership Whitepapers
- Best Practices
- Training Materials
- Specifications
- Analytics
- Use Cases
- Templates and Business Case Examples
- Standards and Codes
- Certification
- Assurance Opportunities
Welcome and Objective Setting
Small Cell Forum Presentation on Work in Smart Buildings
The Small Cell Forum has developed information and documentation regarding the use of small cells in enterprise. This presentation will provide a brief update on the latest progress.


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Your Peaceful Sanctuary from the World
Hear that? Quiet isn't it? Ahh the silence, the peace, the quiet.
Our owners will consider offers over $750,000 for this fabulous home.
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Enjoy a cold drink in summer under the shade sail at the rear patio and watching the views of Mt Thomas while lounging in front of the log burner during winter.
The home and surroundings just exude quietude.
Quality construction and finishes throughout. You will be warm in winter, cool in summer, able to move from the heated lounge in winter to the covered patio in summer - indoor/outdoor living at its finest.
The main lounge area has cathedral ceilings, with large windows and two sets of double doors to the patio, capturing the morning sun to bathe the living area in warmth.
A second living area is set up as a media room.
The kitchen is positioned to allow visibility across the great room and features a tiled floor and back splash over the stove, a large Corian bench top, custom cabinetry and walk in pantry with plenty of storage. The extra large Smeg stove and rangehood means the chef will be delighted.
The large master suite has its own en-suite, walk-in wardrobe and doors to the patio.
Three other double bedrooms with in-built wardrobes. The 5th office/child's bedroom also has a built-in wardrobe. There is plenty of storage throughout.
Raised garden beds mean you can easily grow your own vegetables without the back breaking work.
One large gated paddock easily accommodates animals. The orchard area with fruit trees is separately sectioned off from the main lawn, but adjacent to the vegetable garden.
It's a special sense of living with others seeking quiet, space, and harmony.
West Eyreton School (Primary) less than 3 kms & access to bus lines for teens attending Rangiora High or Oxford Regional Schools, just up the corner at North Eyre Road.
Our owners have loved the special community of neighbors in West Eyreton. Everyone is friendly and looks out for each other. Nearby is the West Eyreton Hall which houses events such as yoga classes and Garden Club functions. Just up the road is Cust where you will find amenities such as Post Shop, Petrol and Cafes handy.
Escape the world at 1091 Downs Road - but you will need to hurry, this property will not last - contact us today to view.
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BiDNetwork is very proud to announce that during the Goed Geld Gala ceremony in Amsterdam, on the 4th of February 2014, BiD Network received 500,000 euros from the Dutch Postcode Lottery to continue preparing emerging market entrepreneurs for investors. The lottery gave away a record amount of 302 million euro to be divided over 101 beneficiaries. An amazing accomplishment.
BiD Network would like to thank the Dutch Postcode Lottery and the lottery participants for their support during the last 7 years and for believing that entrepreneurship contributes to sustainable economic growth in emerging countries. We will use this money to keep on connecting financiers to entrepreneurs, providing entrepreneurs access to finance and investors a social return on investment.
Read more about the Goed Geld Gala (In Dutch) here.
Read about BiD Network and the Dutch Postcode Lottery collaboration here.
Directors Thierry Sanders and Hendrik van Gent received the Cheque of 500.00 euro from Marieke van Schaik, managing director van de Nationale Postcode Loterij. Roy Beusker Fotografie


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To purchase a metropolitan transit pass or ticket (TRAM/TRAIN), buy an OPUS card or obtain information, visit one of our metropolitan ticket offices. You can also buy some tickets for the metro, bus or commuter train and the OPUS card at the sales outlet.
Please validate the availability of the desired fares at the sales outlet before you move. Only metropolitan ticket offices accept cash payments. Ticket vending machines (DAT) accepts payments by debit or credit card.


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Author(s): Brian Harding
Manuals and reference guides and encyclopedia
The Royal British Legion is Great Britain's rough equivalent to the American Legion or Veterans of Foreign Wars in the United States. Although Britain is sometimes thought of as a "welfare state," British veterans have not always received the recognition or benefits they had been expecting at war's end. The British Legion, initially made up of World War I veterans, was formed in 1921 and was awarded a "Royal" title after 50 years of service. The Legion cared for the war-disabled and widows after both World Wars, and fought to preserve annual Remembrance Day commemorations even during long periods of peace when veterans tend to be forgotten by the general population.


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When the Iraq war began nearly five years ago, tens of thousands of parents who serve in the Armed Forces expected hardship and sacrifice. However, they never expected that their children might be taken from them while they were deployed, or that their own government might jail them upon their return.
Military service sometimes costs parents their children. For example, with the long deployments necessitated by the war, a military spouse can move to another state while his or her spouse is deployed, file for divorce, and then be virtually certain to gain custody through the divorce proceedings in the new state.
Given service personnel's limited ability to travel, the high cost of legal representation and travel, and the financial hardships created by child support and spousal support obligations, it is extremely difficult for deployed parents to fight for their parental rights. For many, their participation and meaningful role in their children's lives ends-often permanently--the day they are deployed.
In one highly-publicized case, Gary S., a San Diego-based US Navy SEAL, had his child permanently moved from California to the Middle East against his will while he was deployed in Afghanistan after the September 11 terrorist attacks. The 18-year Navy veteran with an unblemished military record has seen his son only a handful of times since he returned from Afghanistan in April, 2002. Meanwhile, he was nearly bankrupted from child support, spousal support, travel costs, and legal fees.
While some military parents face the loss of their children, others face prosecution and jail for child support obligations which their service has rendered them unable to pay. Support orders are based on civilian pay, which is generally higher than active duty pay. When reservists are called up to active duty they sometimes pay an impossibly high percentage of their income in child support.
I've discussed this issue in numerous newspaper columns and on the radio, and I often hear from deployed soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan who tell me heart-wrenching stories of being hammered in divorce proceedings while serving.
The first success on this issue occurred in 2005 under the leadership of Michael Robinson of the California Alliance for Families and Children with the passage of SB 1082. SB 1082 addressed the way parents who serve are often taken advantage of in custody and family law matters while they are deployed, and helped resolve the child support nightmare many mobilized reservists face....
The federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 (SCRA) (formerly known as the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act) protects deployed soldiers against civil legal actions. Perhaps the biggest problem deployed parents face is that judges often do not interpret the SCRA as applying to family law proceedings. Today Robinson and the California Alliance for Families and Children announced that a new federal law will specifically extend the protections of the SCRA to family law proceedings and eliminate default judgments for deployed service personnel. Robinson writes:
"As some of you may know, we have been working on a provision at the federal level to provide child custody protection for deployed military parents. The original amendment was introduced by Rep. Mike Turner, Ohio, in HR 1585. Senator Gregg NH, had also introduced a stand alone bill in the Senate but that bill was killed in committee. The Gregg bill had the same language as the Turner amendment. After HR 1585 went to the Senate the provisions we were seeking went to conference committee and some of the language was lost but the overall intention of the bill was kept.
"For those of you not familiar with HR 1585, this was the National Defense Appropriations Bill that President Bush used the pocket veto on because there was language in the bill that would have allowed the current Iraq Government to be sued for past bad acts by Saddam. I was immediately informed of this even prior to press on the issue, but was assured that Congress was going to fast track a revised bill to fix the problem and that the provision we were seeking for protecting military parents with custody orders was not in jeopardy.
"Sure enough, they did in fact fast track a new bill, HR 4986 and the bill was cleared for the White House on 1/22/08 and presented to the President on 1/24/08. I was contacted today by Congressional and White House staff informing me that the President will sign this bill.
While the language is not as strong as the California statute, where it all started in 2005, and other state statutes we pushed, the language does at least provide protection in all 50 states now.
Blood-boiler: Berkeley vs. the troops
I told you on Sunday about the city of Berkeley's move to treat military recruitment centers like porn shops. Reader Bob USMC e-mails that Berzerkeley advanced two other anti-troop measures last night-voting to give Code Pink special treatment and send the Marine Corps a letter saying they are "uninvited and unwelcome intruders" in the city. This must not go unanswered:
Members of the Berkeley City Council showed their opposition to a Marine Corps recruiting office in Downtown Berkeley last night. Council members supported the two resolutions-one supporting anti-war protests and the other criticizing military recruitment practices-citing opposition to the war in Iraq, deceptive recruitment practices and the right to protest.The other initiative is forging ahead:
"By taking a stand against recruitment we are protecting the health and safety of our youth," said PhoeBe sorgen, a member of the Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission. "I see the protest as taking a proud and courageous stand."
Code Pink, a national anti-war grassroots organization, will be granted a parking spot for their regular Wednesday afternoon protests and will not need to apply for a sound permit for the next six months, under one resolution.
The other resolution more directly criticizes the presence of the center in Berkeley. The city manager was directed to send a letter to the U.S. Marine Corps saying they are "uninvited and unwelcome intruders" in the city. In addition, the city attorney has been directed to investigate whether the city's anti-discrimination laws can be enforced at the center, based on the military's consideration of sexual orientation in hiring.
Local activists have proposed an initiative for the November 2008 elections that would require military recruiting centers to acquire a special use permit. "The Marines ought to have better sense than to come here," [Councilwoman Betty] Olds said.Move America Forward is spreading the word:
The City of Berkeley, California has passed two resolutions attacking the United States Marine Corps, calling the Marines, "uninvited and unwelcome intruders in the city." The Berkeley City Council voted to condemn the Marines on Tuesday night (January 29th) as part of a campaign by anti-war activists to shut down a U.S. Marine Recruiting Center located in the city of Berkeley.Every member of the California delegation should be pressed to state where they stand on Berkeley's troop-bashing actions-starting with Nancy Pelosi and Sens. Boxer and Feinstein.
The votes by the Berkeley City Council were immediately condemned by Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org), the nation's largest grassroots pro-troop organization. "It is disgraceful that in the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement, anti-military activists would attempt to silence the same military men and women who serve this country and give their lives to protect the free speech rights of all Americans, including these ungrateful and despicable people on the Berkeley City Council," said Melanie Morgan, Chairman of Move America Forward.
The actions by the Berkeley City Council followed continuous protests by Code Pink and other anti-military organizations that vandalized and defaced the U.S. Marine Recruiting Center in September 2007.
One of the two resolutions passed by the Berkeley City Council last night granted a parking spot in front of the Marine Recruiting Center to be used by anti-military activists to harass Marine recruiters. The anti-military activists would not need to apply for a sound permit for the next six months - allowing them free reign to disrupt the day-to-day operations by the Marines.
Move America Forward organized a counter-protest in support of the Marines last October that attracted over 400 pro-troop supporters who stood in solidarity of the Marine Recruiting Center. "We have hundreds of thousands of military men and women serving honorably overseas to protect our freedoms. Imagine how they feel when they go to turn on the news and see that they are being stabbed in the back by shameful people here at home, it's disgraceful!" said Catherine Moy, Executive Director of Move America Forward.
Christian Photographer Hauled before Commission for Refusing Same-Sex Job
The case of a Christian photographer who refused to photograph a same-sex "commitment ceremony", was heard before the New Mexico Human Rights Division on Monday. A same-sex couple asked Elaine Huguenin, co-owner with her husband of Elane Photography, to photograph a "commitment ceremony" that the two women wanted to hold. Huguenin declined because her Christian beliefs are in conflict with the message communicated by the ceremony.
The same-sex couple filed a complaint with the New Mexico Human Rights Division, which is now trying Elane Photography under state antidiscrimination laws for sexual orientation discrimination. The Alliance Defense fund (ADF), a legal alliance that is dedicated to defending and protecting religious freedom, sanctity of life, marriage, and family, is currently defending Elane Photography.
"On Monday we defended Elane Photography in court, saying basically that no person should be required to help others advance a message that they disagree with," ADF Senior Counsel and Senior Vice-President of the Office of Strategic Initiatives, Jordan Lorence, told LifeSiteNews in an interview today. "That's a basic First Amendment principle. The government is punishing Elaine photography for refusing to take photos which obviously advance the messages sent by the same-sex ceremony - that marriage can be defined as two women or two men."
In their complaint the homosexual couple has sought for an injunction against Elane Photography that will forbid them from ever again refusing to photograph a same-sex ceremony. They have also requested attorney's fees. "Depending on how far up the ladder this goes of appeal that could be a lot of money," said Lorence. "Hundreds of thousands of dollars."
Lorence said that the ADF is framing its case in a similar fashion to the 1995 Supreme Court "Hurley" Case. "In the Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade case the US Supreme Court said that the State of Massachusetts could not punish a privately run parade because it refused to allow a homosexual advocacy group in to carry banners and signs in the parade. They said that would be compelled speech, ordering the parade organizers to help promote a message they do not want to promote. To apply the discrimination law that way violates freedom of speech. We are making a similar kind of argument in this case."
Lorence said that this current case is demonstrative of a "tremendous threat" facing those with traditional views on marriage and family. "I think that this is a tremendous threat to First Amendment rights. Those who are advocating for same-sex marriage and for rights based upon sexual orientation keep arguing, 'We are not going to apply these against churches. We are going to protect people's right of conscience. We are all about diversity and pluralism.'"
But, in practice, says Lorence, "Business owners with traditional views or church owners with traditional definitions of marriage are now vulnerable for lawsuits under these nondiscrimination laws. There are 20 states that have these laws where they ban sexual orientation discrimination. Most of the major cities in the United States also have these kinds of ordinances. So these are a big threat, as the federal government debates whether to make this a blanket nationwide law. "We see that these [non-discrimination laws] are not rectifying some unjust discrimination, but being used to punish those who speak out in favor of traditional marriage and sexual restraint," he concluded.
Lorence said that the ADF is "cautiously optimistic that the commission will do the right thing." If the New Mexico Commission, however, decides against Elane Photography, Lorence said that the ADF would appeal the decision all the way up to the US Supreme Court if necessary.
Ratty Australian Leftist becomes a Muslim menace
PICTURE the sitting room of a modest two-bedroom flat at Lakemba in southwest Sydney. Neatly covered floor cushions lean up against the wall beside a shelf full of brass ornaments from the Middle East, while a tank of goldfish bubbles in the corner. It doesn't look like a terrorist's lair. The occupant is a 54-year-old mother of six and grandmother of two, retired and living on a disability pension. She doesn't look like a terrorist.
But this is the most-watched woman in Australia, monitored for the past 20 years by ASIO and described by intelligence analysts as the "matriarch" of radical Islam in Australia. Rabiah Hutchinson snorts with laughter at the description. "They've got it wrong. I am not important. I'm just a 54-year-old granny with diabetes and arthritis. What are they so worried about?"
Ms Hutchinson has been closely watched by Australian authorities since October 2003, when she returned to Australia from Iran, where she had spent nearly two years in hiding after fleeing from Afghanistan amid the US bombing raids that followed the September 11, 2001, attacks in the US. Her passport was subsequently cancelled, based on advice from ASIO to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade that she was "likely to engage in conduct that might prejudice the security of Australia or of a foreign country (and) endanger the health and physical safety of others".
Ms Hutchinson remains barred from travelling overseas, believes she is under constant ASIO surveillance and claims her family and friends are continually harassed. After years of silence, she has decided to speak out to deny any involvement in terrorism and accuse the authorities of persecuting her and her family. "It's not just me they're targeting. Now it's my children and even my grandchildren," Ms Hutchinson says. "It's absolutely ridiculous - to think I had any personal knowledge of or contact with Sheik Osama bin Laden. I am absolutely nobody. I just happened to be there."
As she recounts her life story, Ms Hutchinson laughs, sometimes shouts and occasionally weeps - at the memory of friends killed by US bombs in Afghanistan, or the hardship endured by her children because of her activities. She is passionate, funny and articulate, a natural story-teller and eloquent advocate of her faith. Born of Scottish stock and raised in Mudgee, in central NSW, she is also very Australian, describing in a broad Aussie accent how she carried Vegemite on all her travels, even to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
She is certainly extreme - in her absolute and unwavering devotion to Islam. And she is also angry. "When we left Afghanistan, we became among those classified as the most hated people on the face of this planet," Ms Hutchinson says. "And being one of those people means that there are a lot of people on this planet who believe you have less rights than an animal, that you can be tortured, raped, maimed, renditioned and have the most horrific things done to you in the name of anti-terrorism."
Rabiah Hutchinson has been of interest to Australian intelligence since the 1980s, when she was living in Indonesia and joined the rising Islamic resistance movement opposed to the Suharto regime. She had arrived in Indonesia as a 19-year-old backpacker visiting Bali in the early 1970s. There she converted to Islam and married an Indonesian man, with whom she had three children. When they divorced, she returned to Australia, but later went back to Indonesia to study Islam, which she says transformed her life.
Political correctness is most pervasive in universities and colleges but I rarely report the incidents concerned here as I have a separate blog for educational matters.
American "liberals" often deny being Leftists and say that they are very different from the Communist rulers of other countries. The only real difference, however, is how much power they have. In America, their power is limited by democracy. To see what they WOULD be like with more power, look at where they ARE already very powerful: in America's educational system -- particularly in the universities and colleges. They show there the same respect for free-speech and political diversity that Stalin did: None. So look to the colleges to see what the whole country would be like if "liberals" had their way. It would be a dictatorship.
For more postings from me, see TONGUE-TIED, GREENIE WATCH, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL, FOOD & HEALTH SKEPTIC, GUN WATCH, SOCIALIZED MEDICINE, AUSTRALIAN POLITICS, DISSECTING LEFTISM, IMMIGRATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL and EYE ON BRITAIN. My Home Pages are here or here or here. Email me (John Ray) here. For times when blogger.com is playing up, there are mirrors of this site here and here.


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Hi, Welcome to my blog!
So you probably want to know who I am right? Unless you already know me lol, I'm a fifteen year old girl who enjoys staying on trend. Since I'm so young, high school is my runway. This blog was made because I wanted to share the way I express myself with my outfits, sometimes I'll be girly and sometimes I'll be rocker chic, depends on my mood that day. I hope you enjoy my blog <3
05 Mar, 2017
Long time no see!
Hey! We're back in business ;) Okay, first let me begin by apologizing for the lack of content, but I am back now so let us move on lol. So lately, I have been trying to stay away from jeans and explore other options, such as joggers and things of that nature. The first outfit was inspired by KimPossible, or so people say. The pants were slouchy pants from F21 and the top from Zara featured on a previous post. The second outfit is sweet and simple, nothing too complicated, just a top stolen
15 Jan, 2017
2016.... 2017
2016.... 2017 hey again! Hey!!! Happy late holidays and new year! It feels good to be back :) This post is a little bit of everything, the first picture was my outfit for New Year's Eve, it was a light blue spaghetti strap dress, all the vibes I get from that dress is Selena Gomez when she wore a red mini Dior dress and I love it so much. The second picture is my absolute favorite outfit. I usually stay away from crop tops because I can never figure out how to wear them, but as the new year
11 Dec, 2016
Outfits Of The Day pt. 3
Outfits of the Week Part. 3?? Hey! Been a while lol, school has been stressful enough lol but I'm back :) One thing I noticed when I put these pictures together for this post was that there's a lot of pattern and layering going on and I'd never thought I'd see myself doing it lol. Okay before I continue, I wanted to thank those who still read these, I wanted to thank you for your support, for supporting this idea. It really makes me happy to hear that I inspire some of you guys. So... In the
19 Nov, 2016
Girl Meets More Cold Weather
Girl Meets More Cold Weather I really dislike cold weather... The weather has been getting colder and colder by the weekend and if anyone knows me, they should know I absolutely cannot stand cold weather, I'm just not built for it. I pretty much refuse to dress for cold weather so I sometimes wear summer prints. For example on my first outfit, I literally stole the floral long sleeve from my dad's closet... my dad wasn't too happy about it but I really liked it so I put it together with a baby
11 Nov, 2016
Outfits of the Week pt. 2
Outfits of the Week pt. 2 I actually stepped it up a notch this week lol Hey again! So these outfits have been put together in the course of two weeks actually lol, some days I was feeling lazy and didn't wear outfits worthy of posting :P so I took my best outfits and posted them here. I'm not going to post something I don't feel is of good quality. Anyways, the first three outfits are my favorites, the first one is completely adorable though, I've never really been much into animal print but
22 Oct, 2016
Girl Meets Fall?
Girl Meets Fall? Does Florida even have such thing called "fall"? Okay, so if you follow me on snapchat (which you should by the way ;) it's @lola_4901 ) you've probably noticed that I post these pictures on there. Why? well because my blog is still in a starting stage and I don't have a photographer to be capturing my outfits everyday at school lol XD. Anyways, so the temperature has been dropping a few degrees here and to me that is torture, I absolutely abhore cold weather. Therefore I will
01 Oct, 2016
Girl Meets School pt. 2
Girl Meets School pt.2 I don't even know how many weeks of school we've had but I already want summer to come. If anyone knows me, they'll know that I will NOT wear something that's uncomfortable. I will always prefer to be comfortable, because if I'm not, I will not be in a good mood the whole day. Let me tell you that all of these outfits are probably the most comfortable I've been. I live in a place of constant hot weather and rain, so lately, I've been avoiding wearing pants because it's
23 Sep, 2016
Girl Meets Santorini
Girl Meets Santorini Cyclade Islands pt. 2 Oh Santoriniii..... The Cyclade Islands were so beautiful. They were also very hot, which is why I stuck to my romper, from F21 (Forever 21) I talked about this romper before on the post about Athens, Greece. What can I say? It's really comfortable. The shoes on the fourth picture are from Old Navy, now that we're in fall... They're out of season now :( but I got a very good use out of them. Why is there a picture of food you may ask.... I couldn't
04 Sep, 2016
Girl Meets Mykonos
Girl Meets Mykonos The Cyclade Islands pt.1 Let me just begin this post by saying that Mykonos was most definitely a dream... One of the most beautiful places I have EVER seen. While I was there, I did not have much time to be very fashionable... yes I regret it, but to be fair I was only allowed to bring like 3 outfits and I just really wanted to be comfortable... So here's what I wore in these pictures: I wore a Dubai shirt (yes, it was really comfortable, and yes to another place that is
22 Aug, 2016
Girl Meets School... Again.
Girl Meets School... Again. Outfits of the Week. So Monday, I had to go back to school... fun right? For me, it's not that bad because after all, the school is my runway XD El lunes, tuve que volver a la escuela ... divertido ¿verdad? Para mí, no es tan malo porque después de todo, la escuela es mi pista XD So the first day, I wanted to be a little comfortable since it was the FIRST day of school, so I wore an adidas tee that's actually for little boys but I don't care because it was really
19 Aug, 2016
Girl Meets Athens, Greece
Girl Meets Athens The Parthenon Never in my life did I see myself standing in front of The Parthenon, believe when I tell you that I am really grateful to God and my parents for letting me taking me to places I never saw myself in. My parents usually read my blog posts so... Hey Dad! Hey Mom! Thank you for showing me the world <3 love you guys. Nunca en mi vida me vei a mí misma al frente del The Parthenon, creanme cuando les digan que estoy muy agradecida a Dios y a mis padres por dejarme ir
18 Aug, 2016
Girl Meets Dubai Desert
Girl Meets Dubai Desert A night in the desert. First of all, I really want to thank everyone for all the love and support I received on my first post, it really really really means a lot. I hope you guys keep enjoying this as much as I am. En primer lugar, realmente quiero agradecer a todos por todo el amor y apoyo que he recibido en mi primer post, realmente significa mucho. Espero que ustedes sigan disfrutando de esto tanto como yo. As mentioned on my last post, I visited Dubai recently,


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Andrea gives foundation a fair trial after avoiding it for years
Courtesy Andrea Lavinthal
What is it: The building block of any makeup look, which many of us still skip
Who tried it: Andrea Lavinthal, Style Director
Why she did it: If I didn't master this before the end of 2013, I was worried they'd take away my beauty editor card
How crazy is it on a scale from one to Kim Kardashian's blood facial?: 1. Crazy? No. Challenging? A little. And tedious? Well, I thought so, which is why I've been skipping it.
Here's a fun fact about beauty editors: Nine out of ten of us don't wear foundation. Sure, we write 1000-word articles on formulas and techniques, but we rarely practice what we preach. I'd guess most of us are getting by with our BB creams, which do a totally decent job. But decent doesn't always cut it, especially in real life when there's no Valencia filter to blur away redness, dark spots, uneven skin tone and zits. I recently caught a glimpse of myself in the office bathroom mirror wearing just tinted moisturizer and I'll be honest, it wasn't cute (damn you, fluorescent lights!).
I decided it was time to start wearing foundation, so I enlisted the expertise of Tim Quinn, Armani's celebrity makeup artist. Insider beauty scoop: Armani foundations are so beloved by makeup artists, that even those who have contracts with other brands sneak the stuff into their kits, so I figured, why not start at the top?
RELATED: See other "We Tried It"s — from clip-in bangs to rubber corsets!
As a foundation novice, I started with the brand's new Maestro formula. The liquid is so, well, liquid-y (it's actually a pigment suspended in oil) that Tim jokes it's a "baby foundation." I squirted a pool onto my hand before finding out three drops is plenty for my whole face. Since it's sheer, Tim had me blend it with my fingers, starting at the reddest part of my face (the center) and working outward — blending as I went.
My skin looked glowy, but I wanted more. Tim whipped out Armani's beloved Luminous Silk, which offers serious coverage and is best applied with a flat brush using a feathery sweeping motion (I had to practice this technique several times since my instinct was to plop the brush on my skin and kind of rub it around). Yes, it takes a bit more time than slapping on a BB cream, but the results are well worth it. My skin looked flawless. After I stopped admiring myself in the mirror, I asked Tim to share some of his best foundation tips and tricks.
*You must apply moisturizer first or your skin will absorb the foundation and look cakey.
*Need it to really last? Mix a drop of primer into your foundation. A drop of liquid luminizer will give it a glowy finish.
*Apply your foundation before your concealer because you may not need the latter after the former. "People think their under-eye area is worse than it is. You can usually get away with covering dark circles with foundation instead of concealer."
*If you have fair skin, stick to a foundation that is an exact match for your complexion. If you have medium skin you can go a little warmer with the color.
*Apply a bit of foundation your brow bones to brighten up your entire eye area. (This makes a huge difference.)
Are you a foundation fan? What are your best tips to make it look great? Share them below!


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Best-in-class fuel efficiency of 31.79 km/kg of CNG lowers the running cost
Buoyed by the success of Celerio, car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited introduced Celerio Green, the CNG powered Celerio here today.
Priced attractively at Rs.4.68 Lakh (Ex-showroom, Delhi), the Celerio Green is available on the VXi trim (Manual Transmission).
In addition, Maruti Suzuki engineers have deftly created smart space in the boot to tuck the spare wheel alongside the CNG tank. This adds to comfort by ensuring easy access to the spare wheel when needed.
Moreover, Celerio Green enjoys all the Maruti Suzuki standard warranty benefits and will be serviced across all MSIL service network.
With Celerio Green, Maruti Suzuki has strengthened its CNG portfolio and offers iGPI technology on six models, Alto 800, Wagon R, Ertiga, SX4 and Eeco.
Maruti had Suzuki launched Celerio with the revolutionary Auto Gear Shift technology during Auto Expo 2014.Celerio Green will be offered in all the seven Celerio colours:
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Documentary Videos
The Secret to an Engaging Documentary Video is Finding a Good Subject. Here are Three.
As far as good subjects are concerned, few are more interesting than Atlanta social artist Joe Dreher. He's the guy who painted the cool Basquiat mural for the High Museum.
Joe King ATL Documentary
After getting to know Joe, I realized that a thirty second time-lapse wasn't enough to tell his story. I wanted to do more. It turns out he was painting another mural the following week. This one is on Edgewood Avenue, a few blocks from Boulevard.
I shot this video over a one-week period, capturing the mural at different stages of its creation. Even more importantly, I got Joe on camera—hopefully capturing some of his personality. That's where storytelling comes in.
You can see more of his work at #joekingATL.
Forward Warrior Documentary
There are other mural artists helping to beautify Atlanta, especially in areas like Cabbagetown, O4W, Little Five Points and Kirkwood. This next Documentary Video shows several of them, painting videos at the same time.
Forward Warrior is an annual mural painting event, organized by Atlanta artist Peter Ferrari. While the specific venue changes from year to year, 2016 was the second time Forward Warrior was held in Atlanta's Cabbagetown neighborhood.
According to Ferrari, there is no real theme to Forward Warrior, and very few rules. Artists are given as much freedom as possible, but the art created has to be appropriate for all ages.
MLK Mural Documentary
Here's one more—a documentary about the mural at the MLK Marta Station.
This one is so big—over six stories tall—that it required three artists and five days.
The three artists were Fahamu Pecou (@FahamuPecou), Fabian Williams (@OccasionalSuperstar) and Joe Dreher (@JoeKingATL).
Watching these guys work was almost as interesting as the art itself. For five days in a row, they strapped themselves into bright orange Marta safety harnesses, climbed into two enormous hydraulic cranes, and headed skyward. I can only imagine the difficulty trying to be artistic while dangling a hundred feet above the sidewalk.


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We caught up with Impact Wrestling's EC3 to chat about the recent UK Tour, his undefeated streak and loads more. Check out the interview below.
The UK Tour was a huge success. How did you find it?
The UK has a very special place in the heart of TNA. All the roster and all the people in the company love it so much – the UK adopts us as their own. The fans motivate and drive us as performers to do better. It's a great relationship and a lot of fun. I don't see why the fans booed me the whole time and why people threw beers at me, but you know, the fact they did that, I can respect it.
You're in a feud with Rockstar Spud at the moment, building up to the big Hair vs Hair match at Wembley. What was it like working with him?
Working with Rockstar Spud has been incredible. We have a similar mind set about the business and the industry. Being paired together from my initial start in the company has been great and deep rooted friendship has emerged from it. Unfortunately not all friendships can last, as seen with the Hair vs Hair match. I can tell you that this match will have emotion. We put a lot of time and effort into this to make it something special. The fans in London helped make it something special. It was an opportunity for two guys who have tried for a very long time to be put on a major stage and have been given the opportunity to get recognition.
You've had quite the undefeated streak in TNA. Who's been your favourite opponent to go up against?
I really enjoyed the program with Bully Ray. I thoroughly enjoyed going into New York City – the city that put hardcore wrestling on the map and guys like Bully, Tommy Dreamer, Devon. These guys are the originators of that sort of style. It was great working with Bully. It was great to prevail in that environment – It was a lot of fun.
What's it like to get in the ring with the likes of Sting, Kurt Angle, Bully Ray etc? Does it feel like a dream come true?
A while ago I would of said it's a dream come true. When you're in the moment, it's your job, it's your profession, it's your business and just being there is an incredible honour. The dream did come true but in the ring, you're in the moment, you're focussed on the task at hand and that's entertaining millions of people behind that red light.
What have been some your favourite matches in TNA so far?
The match with Rockstar Spud is definitely my favourite match. It had nothing to do with a technical wrestling standpoint. It was the match, the build, the atmosphere and the emotion it contained. I wrestled that match with one arm. I wouldn't of missed that match for the world. It's definitely one of my favourites. Also the Texas Death Match with Bully Ray at Slammiversary is one of my favourites – just because of the opportunity to go in there with a name like Bully Ray and have a long sustained pay per view match.
You wrestled in Japan for the Bound For Glory Pay Per View. What's it like wrestling in Japan? What are the fans like?
Wrestling in Japan is awesome. I'd love to go back. I've been there twice now. The fans are respectful of the sport aspect of it which is cool. They want to see a lot of the TV aspect as well. They enjoy the entertainment as much as a UK or American audience would. It was cool and fun to see the audience interaction. It was different – I loved it.
What are your favourite cities to wrestle in?
New York, Philadelphia, London, Glasgow, Japan and Cleveland, Ohio – just a few.
TNA Impact Wrestling airs every Sunday night at 9pm on Challenge TV in the UK and Ireland (Freeview 46, Sky 145, Virgin 139 and Freesat 145)


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Backpacker's checklist
Backpacker's Checklist
The checklist here includes the essentials for camping in the backcountry. I've also included some hot tips and links to necessary gear which can keep the load to a minimum and yet not compromise the gear's performance. This checklist can be modified and adjusted as necessary.
Backpacker's Checklist of the Essentials:
_____ Backpack
_____ Water filtration system
_____ Tent
_____ Topographical Map
_____ Sleeping Bag- down or synthetic
_____ Tarp and Rope
_____ Sleeping Pad- lightweight, self-inflating or closed cell
_____ Headlamp/Waterproof Flashlight
_____ Stove/Fuel Canister
_____ Hiking Shoes
_____ Pots/Pans- aluminum pie plates for serving
_____ Rain/Wind Gear
_____ Cooking/ eating utensils/ Drinking Cup
_____ Insulating Layers: Capilene and/or Fleece Down Jacket
_____ Camp Suds/Camp towel
_____ First Aid Kit
_____ Leatherman/multipurpose tool
____ Fire Starter Kit
_____ Small Pillow Case
_____ Insect Repellent
HOT TIP: If your lightweight down jacket (see North Face down jacket or Patagonia Down Sweater) travels with you even in the summer months, stuff it in the pillow case. Instant pillow.
Firestarter Kit
_____ Birthday Candles (the "trick" ones)
_____ Firestarter Sticks (small)
_____ Dry Tinder
_____ Matches with Waterproof container
_____ Cotton Balls (include in your first aid kit)
HOT TIP: Soak your cotton balls in neosporin (included in your first aid kit) and use them as fire starters under your dry tinder.
They may not be in the checklist, but don't forget your hiking poles. Your body will thank you for remembering them.


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St. Louis, Mo., April 17, 2019 – The No. 15-ranked Washington University in St. Louis women's tennis team defeated NCAA Division II University of Missouri-St. Louis 5-2 behind strong singles play Wednesday at the Tao Tennis Center.
WashU, who has won four of its last five matches, improved to 9-10. UMSL had its five-match win streak snapped and dropped to 12-5.
Match-by-Match Results
1. #23 Marina Prediger/Leticia Lunge (UMSLW) def. Lisa Chionis/Ashley Lessen (WASHUW) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Divya Sharma/Sanjna Tripathy (WASHUW) def. Salome Bleuler/Odette Beagrie (UMSLW) 7-5
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Hello everyone,
and "wohl"-come to our German Word of the Day. This time we "wohl" have a look at the meaning of:
Wohl is a very versatile word.
A word with multiple meanings it seems.
Evading your grasp, just like a bird
its core and its essence totally blurred
but crow because a new hope for us gleams.
These words, written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe during the time he was preparing for the Certificate Deutsch back in his hometown Cornwall, bear witness that wohl has been confusing for generations of students. Little is known about the hope Goethe was referring to, but it doesn't really matter because with our modern technology wohl is not the problem anymore it used to be a few centuri.. what? Cornwall isn't a city? Ohhhh… well, then…
- Da hab' ich wohl was verwechselt.
- I guess I mixed something up.
Which brings us to our word of the day wohl and what it has to do with guessing. So are you ready to jump in? Very well.
We'll start with some history (yaaawwwn)
Some history (yaaawwwnn)
Wohl has quite a few very very famous words in its family. On the German side we have wollen (to want) and wählen (to vote, to chose) and on the English side wohl is related to well (well as in good) and will.
They all come from a very mega-ancient Indo-European root that looks exactly like all the other Indo-European roots we have seen here… *u̯el . Seriously… those roots really look all very similar to me. But anyways's… this stump meant pretty much what its German descendants mean: to want and to vote. It is still very obvious in the will… which is basically something you want. The verb will has changed a little and is used to build the future tense in English… this might seem random at first glance but it makes a lot of sense when you think about it. English people back a few centuries just said:
- I will go home after this one.
stating their intentions… and it is not very far from intentions or plans you have to the future tense. But there is an even more obvious example… in context of marriage. There are 2 ways to ask THE question in English one being this:
- Will you … ?
And in German?
- Willst du …?
And the answers would be:
- Yes, I will.
- Ja, ich will.
So… this is essentially the same thing… just in English will is the like future tense verb and in German it is "to want". I think the notion that you statement in front the altar reflect your intention and not a fact about the future is maybe less romantic but more realistic :). But anyway…
And what about well? How does that relate to its want-origin? Well, something done well is kind of done desirably or the way you want it… for things people had the word good but the position for actions was vacant and goodly was not an option because … you know…the most common everyday things shall NEVER follow regular patterns.
In German, there is no distinction between adjectives (words describing things) and adverbs (words describing actions or adjectives) so well is often translated as gut.
- You speak English well.
- Du sprichst gut Deutsch.
But sometimes wohl is also a translation for well…
"wohl" as "well"
The German wohl is used in sense of well when you talk about how you feel. The most common example is the combination with fühlen… wohl is actually kind of a prefix:
- Ich fühle mich in meiner neuen Wohnung sehr wohl.
- I feel very well in my new flat. (lit.)
- I really like being in my new flat/ I like my new flat.
Sich wohlfühlen always needs a self-reference. So it is
- Ich fühle mich wohl.
- Du fühlst dich wohl.
- Er fühlt sich wohl.
- …
It is mainly used for places or situations. So you can dich wohlfühlen in a hotel or in a bar. But for example sich wohlfühlen wouldn't really be an adequate translation for that song "I feel good". Why not? Well, I think mainly because sich wohlfühlen has a very relaxed and "couchy" vibe to it :). It implies being comfy.
Let's put it in the negative…
- Ich habe mich in der Bar nicht wohl gefühlt. Da war eine komische Athmosphäre.
- I didn't feel at ease at that bar. There was a strange atmosphere.
Maybe it was a high pressure bar…. haha… get it? … like air pressure… in bar… uh… a physics jok… ok ok never mind.
Sich wohlfühlen isn't strictly limited to locations.
- Ich fühle mich mit der Entscheidung (nicht) wohl.
- I (don't) feel at ease with that decision.
And you can also use it in a health context.
- Heute nicht Schatz. Ich fühle mich nicht so wohl.
- Not today honey. I don't feel so well.
Another option to put it into the negative is just to add un.
- Ich fühle mich irgendwie unwohl.
- I feel strange/uneasy.
Generally, wohlfühlen has a very nice tone to it and so it is no surprise that marketing loves it. If you spend time in Germany you will sooner or later use shampoo with a Wohlfühleffekt, use a bit of Saunawohlfühlsalz in a Wohlfühl-Oase or eat a plate of Wohlfühlpasta with a glas of Wohlfühlwein.. no kidding, you can google all that, people LOVE adding Wohlfühl to things to add the notion of comfortable :). There is even the absolutely nonsensical Wohlfühlgefühl (check it here)… my god, so stupid. But anyway… obviously the combination of wohl and fühlen is definitely something to remember.
Now, fühlen is not the only verb with which wohl works… for instance, there is also wohlsein. But, at least to me, the only purpose of this word is as a response to a burp. Then, there are things like wohlschmeckend (well-tasting) or wohlriechend (well-smelling) or wohlwollend (well-meaning) but people don't really use those in daily life. I mean.. technically you can do it. Theoretically, you can use wohl in sense of well for all kinds of stuff but either it'll sound a bit old
- Habt ihr wohl geruht, (mein König)?
- Have you rested well, (my king)?
or it is confusing because of the other meaning of wohl:
- Die Suppe hat wohl geschmeckt.
- The soup was probably tasty…. oh… oh that is not what I wanted to say
So, better to think of gut as the default translation for well.
- Die Suppe schmeckt gut.
- Ich habe gut geschlafen.
Now, before we move on to the other meaning of wohl, here are 2 more examples for the well-wohl.
Wohl is also part of the German Version of as well as... sowohl als auch… the only difference is that sowohl is the intro of it and is not there in English.
- Um Deutsch zu lernen braucht man sowohl Geduld als auch mehr Geduld.
- To learn German, you need patience as well as more patience.
And finally, well-wohl is part of a very definite good bye… you know… the serious break up one.
- Leb wohl!
- Farewell/Happy life!
All right.
So, most of the time well translates to gut but in some situations the translation is wohl. By far the most important example is sich wohlfühlen and if you see a wohl in a context in which it would make perfect sense as well… well, just assume it means well. Oh … speaking of assuming… let's move on to the next wohl, the particle one.
wohl assumes things
Sometimes, a well can add value to real estate… oh… uh… let me start over.
An English well can add a notion of really or for real to a statement…
- It is well past midnight.
- Es ist wohl nach Mitternacht.
The German sentence sure looks the same but it means something totally different …
- It probably is past midnight.
People use wohl to express that they assume something. And they use this wohl a lot.
- Na, facebooken während der Arbeit? Sie haben wohl zuviel Zeit
- So… using Facebook during working hours huh? You must have too much time (I guess you need more work on your desk).
- "Mist, wo ist mein IPhone 8?"?
"Wenn's nicht hier ist, dann hast du es wohl im Café liegen lassen."
- "Crap, where is my IPhone 8?"
"Well, if it is not here, you've probably forgotten it in the café.
Now, I don't know for sure why the word took on this meaning but I wouldn't be a nerd if I had no theory, would I? And deep inside you like it; you want me to talk dir.. nerdy to you; you think vanilla grammar is fine but sometimes you need the real thing, don't you? Why else would you be reading this, right? So let's take a short (really short, I promise) detour and talk abstract theory.
You see, between German linguists there is a debate about whether the German future is a real tense or rather a mode… yeah… it certainly doesn't matter for the average language learner. The reason why I am mentioning it is because both sides have good arguments and of those arguments helps seeing a connection between will and the assuming-wohl. There is a usage of the future tense that expresses uncertainty:
- "Where is my book about linguistics?"
"Well, you took it with you when you were going to take a dump so it will be in the bathroom."
So… here, the Speaker is not trying to say that the book will be there at some Point in the future but rather that it is probably there. This phenomenon is not limited to English but it also exists in German, French and Italian and possible all languages (please let me know if this exists in your language too). A possible underlying explanation is that a statement about the future will always be an assumption of sorts because we simply don't know yet.
- Tomorrow, I'll start learning vocabulary.
Sure… … … …
So a statement in future tense is to an extend an assumption… in English this is also reflected by the fact that the verb will is used to build it. Now, we've learned that will and wohl are related and both come from an old version of want. So… if will could take on the notion of assuming, maybe a similar thing happened to wohl… maybe even at the same time. Hey… heeeeyyyy wake up!!!!
Whatever the reason might be… wohl is often used to express that the speaker is making an assumption… it is more certain than maybe and less neutral than probably. It's range is from a genuine "I guess"
- "Wo ist denn eigentlich Maria?"
"Die war vorhin da. Sie ist wohl schon los."
- "Where is Marie, by the way?"
"She was here earlier. I guess, she's already left."
to "Well, it is pretty much a fact.".
- Wenn du heute keine Zeit hast, dann müssen wir uns wohl morgen treffen.
- Well, if you don't have time today, I guess we'll have to meet tomorrow.
It is definitely more probably than maybe but it is tricky to say what the difference is between using wohl and using wahrscheinlich (probably).
Wohl has more color to it. Probably is really just stating that something is or looks very probably while wohl is more personal. Also, wohl is often used in sort of rhetorical contexts.
- Ich wollte heute Konzertkarten kaufen aber es ist wohl schon ausverkauft.
- So I was gonna buy concert tickets today but apparently they're sold out already.
- Du siehst enttäuscht aus. Der Film war wohl nicht so gut?
- You look disappointed. So the movie wasn't that good, was it?
Du willst komplett ohne Training einen Marathon laufen? Du bist wohl wahnsinnig…
You want to run a marathon with no training whatsoever? You MUST be crazy…
Especially the last example is a very common situation. It is pretty much the rethorical question
- Are you totally crazy?
or the simple statement…
- You are crazy!
So… in this example wohl is not exactly assuming anymore… it is saying yes. And that is the third important meaning.
wohl as yes… and other stuff
Wohl can also be used to underline or reassure something… and besides doch it is the other important word you need if you want to stand your ground in school yard discussions.
- "Frau Schmidt hat gesagt, dass ich viel besser in Mathe bin als duuuuu."
"Hat sie nicht."
"Hat sie WOOOOHL."
- "Ms. Smith said that I am much better at math than youuuuu."
"No, she did not."
"Yes, she diiiid."
It does sound very childish to argue that way but at times and especially in combination with sehr it is in use also by adults.
- Du könntest sehr wohl auch mal den Abwasch machen, ohne dass ich es dir sage.
- You could very well do the dishes without me telling you to do so.
And there are some other sort of fixed phrases with in which wohl kind of says yes. For instance for words of wisdom:
- "Mal ist das Wetter gut, mal ist es schlecht."
"Wohl wahr."
- "Sometimes, the weather is good, sometimes it's bad."
"How true/well spoken."
In the military (at least in movies):
- "Du, du und du… ihr putzt jetzt die Klos… mit der Zunge."
"Sir, jawohl sir."
- You, you and you… you will clean the toilets now… with your tongue."
"Sir, yes sir."
to turn questions into very harsh sounding orders:
- Willst du wohl still sein?
- Shut up damn it!
or in combination with a but:
- Ich esse zwar kein Fleisch, wohl aber Eier und Käse… ich bin also kein Veganer.
- I don't eat meat but I do eat eggs and cheese… so I am no vegan.
Sorry, of I am just listing examples. It is just kind of hard to give you a nice catchy rule when exactly wohl has this yes-spirit. Also, it is kind of hard to tell apart the assuming wohl from the affirming one. Okay… when it is spoken it is quite obvious because the affirming wohl needs a strong emphasis or else it sounds like the assuming one. But when it is written it is hard to tell. In some phrases it is this in others it's that and sometimes it can be either. To make it even more confusing, there are also some phrasings where I have no idea in which category to put them for example this particle weapon:
- Man wird ja wohl mal fragen dürfen.
- Well, it can't be a crime to ask?… no idea how to translate that but it is the subtitle of a movie with Bill Maher and other things (Google link)
Another fixed phrase is wohl kaum which means hardly
- Um 6 aufstehen und joggen gehen? Wohl kaum.
- Get up at 6 and go running? Hardly / I don't think so.
And again I have no idea what exactly wohl does… it is kind of affirming but also assuming at the same time.
And then, there is this pattern where wohl is following a question word in counter questions:
- "Wer hat mein Bier getrunken?"
"Na, wer wohl?"
- "Who drank my beer?"
"Well, guess who?"
Again, I have no idea how to translate that but
- Wo/wie/warum/wer wohl?
all those imply that the answer is pretty obvious… it is like
- Who/where/what/how/why do you think? Duhhhh....
Now… is that the assuming wohl or the affirming wohl or a completely different wohl entirely? I don't know and you can think of it however you want. But all those expressions are fairly common and you'll definitely hear or see them sooner or later.
Now, we're almost done here but there is one last thing we should mention. And that will bring us full circle back to our first meaning of wohl… you know… the well-wohl. There is also a noun das Wohl and that basically means the well-being.
- Zum Wohle des Pferdes.
- For the well-being of the horse. … (this is actually a book title as you can see here)
This is not really something you need everyday except in one situation. A very very very very very very common situation. Common and easy to remember. And it is incredibly easy in practice because you need no grammar at all…
- Zum Wohl.
- To the well-being (lit.)
And it the softer, more elegant brother of prost.
- Cheers.
And speaking of cheers, it's time to do that cause we're done for the day.
That was our German Word of the Day wohl. It comes from the same root as well and will. It can be used to express assumptions, it can also reaffirm a statement and sometimes it means just well, especially in combination with fühlen. To me, all those meaning kind of make sense and share a common core of something being desired or desirable… don't know if that makes sense to you. Anyway… I hope I could clear things up a little.
If you have any questions or suggestions just leave me a comment. I hope you liked it and see you next time.


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