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October 2016 Prophetic Observer
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Remembering 9/11:
Hell Visits the United States
by Noah Hutchings
Hillary Rodham Clinton, senator from New York, commented on national television in regards to her first sighting of the devastation created by the terrorist attack on the Twin Trade Towers, "I think that this must be something that Hell is like."
While we are thankful that Senator Clinton has a fear of Hell, if Hell is indeed like the holocaust in the aftermath of the World Trade Towers catastrophe or perhaps many times worse, this object lesson should result in millions seeking God for salvation.
On two occasions when I was in New York I had dinner in the penthouse of one of the Twin Trade Towers. The view was fantastic—billions of lights as far as the eye could see—the Statue of Liberty all lit up below—hundreds of ships in the harbor from all over the world. This was the very heart of world trade and commerce.
In World War II the ship carrying the sixteen 90-millimeter anti-aircraft guns along with radar equipment for our battalion, joined a one hundred fifty-ship convoy at Hollandia, New Guinea. The convoy proceeded northward to Luzon in the Philippines, protected on the outer ring by destroyers and cruisers. Every ship in the convoy bristled with anti-aircraft guns. As the convoy rounded Bataan Peninsula, approximately one hundred Japanese planes came out to attack. The planes were piloted by kamikaze (divine wind) pilots. Out of the three years in the Pacific war theater, the next thirty minutes remain in my memory as the most dramatic. Diving through a black curtain of anti-aircraft bursts, the suicide pilots intentionally aimed their planes at our ships. Few got through and only about five or six ships were hit, but it was an amazing display of human sacrifice for Emperor Hirohito. Japanese pilots would weep if they were not selected for such suicide missions.
If Japan could employ the psychology of religious fanaticism to program thousands of pilots to commit suicide for its cause, it should not surprise us that the eighteen Islamic terrorists who died in the insane attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Towers died for their cause. This will encourage thousands of other Muslim men to follow them. The war of terrorism, born in the Middle East from the hatreds of Ishmael and Esau against everything that is of God, may have just begun. Jessica Stern in her book, The Ultimate Terrorist, makes the observation: "It is even possible for a heroin addict to escape and be cured, but there is no escape for a terrorist in the Islamic Jihad."
The Victims
According to the latest reports at the writing of this article, each of the eighteen terrorists took three hundred Americans with them. We would imagine the Islamic fanatics would trade these odds willingly. As late as September 18, the estimate of the dead within the rubble of the destroyed buildings remained at approximately five thousand, five hundred. To dig out the dead from the ruins, and subsequent burials, encompasses tremendous suffering, heartache, grief, and sorrow. The pain of the family survivors was felt and mourned in many nations around the world.
On July 27, 1976, an earthquake of eight-plus on the Richter scale hit Tangshan, China, about sixty miles east of Beijing on the coast. Reports indicated that one million died in that earthquake. Official statistics reported 255,000, but China often minimizes its catastrophes. I was in Tangshan not long afterward, and saw the mile-long ditches where the dead were dumped and covered. There was nothing else that could be done—too many dead. Other nations, including the United States, have suffered thousands of fatalities in floods, storms, earthquakes, and wars, and yet survived. Our nation is strong and we will survive the Islamic suicide terrorists. New York City will bury its dead and become even stronger and a more vibrant city, if God so wills.
Who Is to Blame?
There is a rush to judgment in blaming someone, other than the terrorists, for this profane and evil happening. Some have blamed the FBI, the CIA, past administration, the airlines, etc. While there is enough blame to go around, the major blame is our immigration policies, in which our politicians, our clergy, our news media, and education system, bear an equal share. The globalists within our midst have determined to mongrelize our nation and turn it into another Babel. This has been done without a protest, lest those who protest be called racists. This nation was settled by immigrants, but these were immigrants seeking freedom to worship the Lord Jesus Christ in peace and to enjoy the work of their own hands. We quote from a 1999 study of the Center for Immigration Studies:
"The immigrant population is growing six and one-half times faster than the native-born population. The number of immigrants living in the United States has almost tripled since 1970, from 9.6 million to 26.3 million. As a percentage of the U.S. population, immigrants have more than doubled, from 4.8 percent in 1970 to 9.8 percent in 1998. By historical standards, the number of immigrants living in the United States is unprecedented. Immigration has become the determinate factor in population growth … and represents 42 percent of the 20.4 million increase in total U.S. population since 1990. … Births to immigrant women are equal to 70% of the increase in the U.S. population in the 1990s; 31% of the high school dropouts are immigrants. The proportion of immigrant households receiving welfare is 30% to 50% higher than of natives."
Additional statistics report that there are now over 7 million illegal immigrants living in the United States; 3 million of these are from Mexico. The U.S. Census Bureau lists the nations from which the U.S. receives the most immigrants, but no Middle East countries, individually or collectively, are listed. The Census Bureau, in the charts presented that we have seen, skip from the last nation, Korea with 589,000 U.S. immigrants, to the total figure of 26 million. Has the U.S. government hidden the number of Muslims allowed into this country? It would seen so.
According to reported figures, there are 7.5 million Middle East immigrants (almost one hundred percent Muslim) in the United States, but almost an equal number on visas or student permits. There are an approximate twenty thousand immigrants from the Middle East in Oklahoma City alone. In automobile service facilities, hotels, motels, and several other service businesses, at least fifty percent of the clerks or attendants will be Muslims from some Middle Eastern country—Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, etc. But … what difference does it make where immigrants are from: Mexico, Southeast Asia, Africa, Central or South America?
The difference is that immigrants from the Middle East are Muslims. They may be hard workers, courteous, polite, and even honest in money matters, but most are still members of a militant religion that places loyalty to the brotherhood of that religion above everything else, including national citizenship.
Quoting from page 9 of The Islamic Invasion by Dr. Robert Morey:
"USA Today on February 6, 1991, placed on its first two pages the result of a survey it took of Arab Muslims living in the United States concerning their attitude toward the Allied war against Saddam Hussein. The results were startling. When asked, 'Are you willing to have your son or daughter fight for the United States in this war?' 82% of American Arab Muslims said no. Only 18% of those surveyed were willing to back America in the war against Iraq. The survey went on to state that over half of American Arab Muslims said they would not support a U.S. war on any Arab nation."
Muslim naturalized citizens take an oath, like all other naturalized citizens, to defend our Constitution and our nation against all enemies. All Muslim naturalized citizens should be asked the question again, and if they answer they will not defend this nation against Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Libya, or Osama Bin Laden and his terrorist army, then send them back to the nation where they came from.
Is There a Difference?
Yes! We hear the patented line that most Muslims are patriotic citizens, and would never do anything to harm the United States. And, having traveled extensively in most Arab countries, I have found that most Muslims, like Americans, would like to live in the United States. Dr. Halit Ucan, our guide in Turkey, got his doctorate from Arizona State University. He called us immediately after the attack on the World Trade Towers to offer his sympathy, and related that all sporting events had been cancelled and a day of mourning and all flags were at half-staff for the victims of the attack in New York and the United States. It is believed that Turkey is a reliable friend of the United States, and the only Muslim nation that is friendly to Israel. However, freedom to preach Christ in Turkey is extremely limited, and as far as I know, there is not a single church or Christian assembly in Turkey.
There are a few Christian, native churches in Syria, Jordan, and Iraq, but the Christian witness in all Muslim countries where any remain is dwindling. When I first went to Jordan, the population was listed as 15 percent Christian; today 5 percent. The vast majority of the Muslims in the United States are not going to overtly commit terrorist acts, but many would give moral support and possibly money or information to help those who do. In the example of the eighteen Twin Towers terrorists, such an operation demands local support and logistics.
Islamic spokesmen piously contend that these Middle East terrorists are not Muslims, because the Koran forbids the killing of innocent people. If so, then why has not a single authoritative source condemned Islamic terrorist attacks in the past in which thousands of innocent people have been murdered? Thousands of Islamic clerics in Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Algeria, Malaysia, and Israel have incited terrorists to kill more and more Jews and Americans.
I have brought out several times on our daily program that the bigger the lake, the bigger and more numerous the fish. The more. Muslims there are in this country means that there are more people in the United States with religious and family ties with our enemies. This gives the terrorists, who would like to kill, murder, and pillage, greater opportunity to accomplish their evil and profane mission.
Osama Bin Laden, recognized as the mastermind behind most of the terrorist activity against the United States, is the member of a wealthy, oil-rich family in Saudi Arabia. Reports say Bin Laden was offended by infidels (Americans) defiling the sacred soil of Saudi Arabia, so he personally decided to declare war against the United States. His family, probably for business and defensive reasons, sent Bin Laden abroad with $300 million. Since that time, this angry fanatic has trained over five thousand terrorists in camps located in Afghanistan. These terrorists are now spread around the world in strategic places. They are called "sleepers," supported by money from Bin Laden, most in cash, to pay for cars, rent, food, and special education like the Muslim pilots who go to flying schools to learn to fly our passenger jets. This cash either comes through money laundering—some from drugs, some from Bin Laden, and some from Muslims in this country. It is evident that the $300 million that Bin Laden got originally from his family is only a drop in the bucket of that needed. Besides sources mentioned above, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and possibly at least a dozen other Arab states contributes to the "destroy the Big Satan, America, fund." It should be remembered that it is not what Americans do that angers Islamic fundamentalists; it is what we are—a free and independent culture. They accuse us of trying to McDonaldize the world.
No one can even guess how many "terrorist sleepers" are in sensitive positions in this country: airports, dams, laboratories, utilities, or even nuclear facilities. The news media and some political potato heads mourn over the placing of Japanese immigrants on the West Coast in special detention camps after Pearl Harbor. Having fought in World War II, this was the smartest thing our nation could have done. We were in a war to the death. We certainly do not even entertain the idea of putting Arab or Muslim immigrants in such camps.
Many Muslims in this country, and even here in Oklahoma City, were overjoyed and danced in the streets at the news of the evil deed in killing over five thousand people by Islamic terrorists. Even so, many Arab immigrants and/or American Muslims are vehemently against terrorism and they are patriotic citizens. So we cannot accuse every Muslim of being against the United States. Nevertheless, while not every Muslim is a terrorist or a terrorist supporter, almost every terrorist today is a Muslim.
Who Will Stand With the United States?
The United States would not support a terrorist organization, based on U.S. soil, that would send weapons and agents into other nations to wage proxy war and kill innocent civilians. Yet, this is exactly what most Arab nations do. When the terrorist act, or support is traced to that country, they will protest and say, "Oh, it wasn't us. It was Bin Laden, Hamas, or the Islamic Jihad, etc." This is why President Bush stated that nations that harbor and supported terrorists are just as guilty and will suffer like retribution.
In the initial hours of trauma after the destruction of the World Trade Towers, some forty nations pledged to aid President Bush's intended war on terrorism. However, we have to remember that these were centers for "world business," and some reports indicated there were five hundred from England, two hundred from France, and some from fifty or more nations who were victims.
Most European nations, and NATO, either offered or passed resolutions pledging support. The United States has fought to help England, France, and the other European allies in two world wars and more recently in the Balkans. However, it is questionable when push comes to shove just how much help Europe will cough up when self-interests are threatened. Also, in spite of racial and historical affinities, Europe has never forgiven the United States for winning the Revolutionary War of 1776. Professor Anthony Hort, co-worker with Professor Brooke Westcott (both of Cambridge) who revised the Textus Receptus, the new base text for the NIV and other contemporary Bible versions, stated:
"Whatever people may say to the contrary, the American Empire is a standing menace to the whole civilization of Europe, and sooner or later one or the other must perish. … Surely, if every Babylon or Rome were rightly cursed, it cannot be wrong to desire and pray from the bottom of one's heart that the American union be shivered to pieces" (Fenton John Anthony Hort's Letters, Vol. 2, pg. 458).
China has given lip service in offering to help, but China has a large Muslim population in the West and probably would like to see the U.S. weakened, as would Putin of Russia. In the 1980s there was not a single case of smallpox in the world. In an agreement, both countries were to destroy their smallpox virus banks, and then this one plague of mankind would never rise again. In 1992, just before the U.S. was getting ready to destroy the smallpox virus, the chief biological scientist in Russia defected, and brought the disturbing news that Russia had already incubated, using eggs, twenty tons of the virus to dump onto the United States, because if we destroyed our virus, we could not develop a vaccine. Russia has subsequently sold this virus, as well as nuclear materials, to some Arab states, including Iran and Iraq. This is just how far we can trust Russia.
There are already warnings from some about going too far, so maybe we will just knock a few rocks off of some mountain in Afghanistan and go back to business as usual. Alexander the Great warned those who would invade Afghanistan to just go around it. The only thing Alexander got from Afghanistan was Roxanne, and I doubt if American boys would have great affinity for Afghan women. I personally think the only friend we can count on in the war against terrorism is Israel and possibly Canada and England. Probably the only way to get to Bin Laden in this impossibly landlocked rugged country, surrounded by sympathetic Islamic states, is with nuclear weapons.
Mystery Babylon
I have been to the Babylon on the Euphrates as restored by Saddam Hussein. This Babylon we know. It is no mystery. It cannot be the "Mystery Babylon" of Revelation 18. The Babylon of Revelation is the greatest commercial city that exists in the last days. In world importance, it is comparable to the Babylon of Nebuchadnezzar's day. Of Mystery Babylon of the end time, we read:
"And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her and lament for her, when they shall sew the smoke of her burning. Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth their merchandise any more" (Revelation 18:9-11).
It grieves my soul to even make a comparison between Revelation 18 and what happened to New York City on September 11, 2001. Nevertheless, the similarities are striking. New York City is the greatest commercial port city in the world. It is traditionally called "The Babylon on the Hudson." Across the bay is Babylon, New York, part of the metro complex. The fall of the Twin Trade Towers, symbols of world commerce, fell within one hour, and on television we saw thousands upon thousands around the world joining in mourning this awful tragedy. Many prophecies in the Bible are conditional, like Jonah's declaration, "Forty days and Nineveh will be destroyed." Nineveh repented, and the city was spared. New York City, or the entire nation, does not have to be Mystery Babylon.
It is true we have forsaken God in many ways. We no longer allow our children to pray and read the Bible in public schools. We have allowed the killing of the unborn. Few of our churches now worship the Lord Jesus Christ as both Savior and Creator of all things in Heaven and on earth. We have become a sinful and wicked nation. But our time for repenting before God and seeking His forgiveness is short.
A Turning Point?
I was disturbed because the Name of Jesus Christ was not mentioned or honored more in the prayers and ceremonies after the Manhattan tragedy. However, our president did seek help from God out of the Scriptures. Many in Congress did attend a prayer service in the Capitol Rotunda. Churches and individual Christians across the nation were called upon to pray and seek God's help and comfort, and it was so good to hear our people once again stand up and declare that it was good to be an American. Just maybe God will hear us as a nation, seeking His forgiveness, and help. If so, then those who died at the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon, as well as those innocent souls on the airplane, will not have died in vain.
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land" (2 Chronicles 7:14).
(Reprinted from the October 2001 issue of Prophetic Observer.)


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On Femininity and Being a Fierce, Autonomous, Radical, Queer Femme/
While speaking at Hollins University in October of 2017, lauded feminist and scholar bell hooks took a question about an issue much contested in feminism: the value of femininity. It was towards the end of a long and productive conversation about gender and racial justice. The question was a bit convoluted, and no doubt difficult to respond to in the minute or two she had left to speak; but still, the bareness of her response surprised me. She said, and I'm paraphrasing here, that she was not interested in femininity, and that, like toxic masculinity, it should be gotten rid of.
Listen, I'm not trying to take on bell hooks. The terse response she gave that night is likely unrepresentative of everything one of the greatest gender scholars in the world thinks and feels about femininity. But, as a queer woman who *is* femme and *loves* femmes, bell's dismissal of femininity boiled in my head for days and days. I understood what she likely meant: femininity and womanhood, as constructed by patriarchy, is the subjugated underbelly of masculinity and manhood—the short straw in a shit dichotomy. Still, that's not how I've constructed my femininity. My femininity is integral to my queerness and harmonious with my radical feminist politics. My femininity means leather, body hair, getting and giving what I want in bed, loving other femmes, and working for a sexual assault crisis hotline. In part, my femmeness has nothing to do with patriarchal ideas about womanhood; but, in other ways, I know that the femininity I've made for myself exists always in relation to patriarchal expectations. Thinking about the conflict between my queer femmeness and heteropatriarchal femininity invigorated me. I put on my best U-Haul Lesbian get-up and went to work unpacking the contradictions.
In the following months, I thought about my own femmeness and the femmeness of my lovers and friends. I attended a panel on queer femininity at a history conference and attempted to see the ways "femme" has been historically and culturally situated. I read what few writings I could find on femme queer identities (for queer femininity is horribly understudied) and interviewed several femme queer people from inside and outside of my own community. After plenty of daydreaming about fishnets and lipstick, I came to a pretty incomplete conclusion:
Heteropatriarchal femininity is more of a myth than a practice, but it's a myth that we all contend with and work around when figuring what femininity means to us: as queers, as working class warriors, as people of color, as agents and as pawns in systems of power that are, at once, within us and outside of us. Ultimately, to be "femme" is to forge a self-made femininity that subverts the gender binary and heteropatriarchy by refusing to be defined in opposition to manhood and masculinity. In its autonomy, femmeness does not merely "queer" normative ideas about femininity—it confronts them and challenges them, necessitating a radical reimagining of gender and identity in the process.
The Autonomous Femme
To understand the complexities of queer femme identity, it's necessary to understand the ways queer femme identity has been misunderstood—both inside and outside of the queer community. In one of the few anthologies dedicated to exploring queer femininity—Femme: Feminists, Lesbians, and Bad Girls—editors Laura Harris and Elizabeth Crocker describe "femme" as a marginalized gender category, maligned historically by lesbians, radical feminists, and society at large. Today, femmes still struggle to be seen as multifaceted, autonomous, and separate from masculinity and misogynistic stereotyping.
Even in queer relationships, femininity is often seen as needing a masculine counterpart. According to Harris and Crocker, queer femmes are most obviously defined "in relation to butch identity." Without a butch, a femme woman's queerness is often overlooked. Other queer women may fail to read her as sufficiently queer, and—even worse—straight men may think she's interested in them. Thus, femmes may feel like they have to continually and aggressively assert their queerness to be acknowledged by other queer people or understood by straights.
Several femme women I interviewed described experiencing erasure first-hand. Hillary, a femme woman from New York, said "I get so exhausted by going to gay bars…and people asking or assuming I'm someone's straight best friend. It's pretty hard to meet people, too, without being overtly sexual or overtly 'gay.'" Sarah, a femme woman from Maryland, spoke on being femme in straight spaces, where straight men often assume that she is heterosexual, and then, when they find out otherwise, fetishize her. "I'd like for straight men to stop thinking of us as pretty props for their fantasies," she said.
The Radical Femme
In activist communities, femmes are sometimes written off as "good girls" (to quote Harris and Crocker) who are not subversive enough and not queer enough to be radical agents for change. This stereotype has much to do with the subjugating (and also invariably white, middle class, and heterosexual) kind of femininity patriarchy prescribes. In the late 20th century, radical feminist collectives rallied against patriarchal constructions of womanhood and, in doing so, some took a hard stance against femininity. Consequently, femme activists felt belittled and ignored, and femmephobic radical feminists were criticized for failing to take into account the experiences of brown and black femmes, poor femmes, and queer femmes whose femininities were always already in conflict with patriarchal standards. Femmephobia still persists in certain feminist communities, but that hasn't stopped radical femmes from mobilizing and kicking ass. After all, if Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson could stand up to homophobic cops in heels and lipstick, femmes everywhere can use their painted fingernails to stir the patriarchal pot.
The femmes I interviewed generally agreed that their femininities—however they enact them—are constructed in opposition to patriarchal standards of womanhood. Even femmes who enjoy stereotypically "feminine" clothing and makeup (and not all femmes do) still see their holistic femininities as being complex and critical, tough and tender, powerful and sympathetic. In one interview, Lin, a queer woman from the PNW, described being raised to believe that femininity meant unwavering obedience to men. Now, as an adult, she expresses a different kind of femininity by wearing high-femme fashions that most men find over-the-top and alienating—not that she cares. In her view, she reclaims feminine fashions by wearing them for herself and disassociating them with patriarchal expectations and men's desires. "You don't have to act like a housewife to dress like one" she said.
The Bisexual Femme
Femmeness, though historically conceptualized as a gender category within lesbian communities (the femme/butch dynamic), has since been broadened to include bisexual, pansexual, and queer femmes. Not everyone agrees with "queering" the term, but, in my view, applying "femme" to a variety of non-heterosexual sexualities and non-cisgender identities further challenges heteropatriarchal, binary understandings of gender and sexuality—and that's a good thing. On that theme, in this section I'm using "bisexual" to mean attracted to multiple genders—not just men and women.
Femme bisexuality is not new. Femme: Feminists, Lesbians, and Bad Girls, published in 1997, includes an essay on bisexual femmeness by Leah Lilith Albrecht-Samarasinha, a biracial woman who calls herself queer and has lovers of varying genders and sexualities. As a bisexual femme, she is critical of the way butch/femme lesbian relationships sometimes mirror patriarchal ideas about masculinity and femininity: femmes are expected to "stand by their butch," and butches, in turn, are supposed to protect their femmes. Her ideas about gender are inspired more by trans feminisms, which understand butchness and femmeness as "two kinds of gender practices that are oppositional to colonialist patriarchy." She also emphasizes how identity and marginalization are multifaceted. As a working-class queer woman of color, she finds easier allyship with the working class "butch fags, FTM queens, and Nancy boys in [her] community" than middle-class, soft butch white women (the default "gay woman" stereotype). From her perspective, femme cannot be essentialized as belonging to a single sexuality/race/gender category. It must be considered in relation to other layers of identity.
I interviewed a couple of femmes who identify as bisexual, and they spoke to how their bisexuality affects their femmeness. Sarah, who's interested in dating other femmes, said she has experienced biphobia from femme lesbians: "lesbian women tend to avoid getting romantically involved with pan or bi women because apparently we're 'faking it,'" she said. Johana, who also identifies as bisexual, expressed a preference for romantic relationships in which gender roles are fluid and self-determined, rather than oppositional: "We can both wear dresses or we can both wear pants and have long hair and wear makeup and be the little spoon or the big spoon. Sometimes there's a binary but it's all whenever we want." In both Johana and Sarah's experiences, being bisexual influences what it means to be femme, whether that amounts to encountering biphobia in queer spaces or seeing gender and sexuality from a fluid POV.
Femme Beyond the Binary
Through talking to femme women and researching queer femininity, I saw some of the many ways femmes challenge binary conceptions of gender and sexuality in their lives and in the way they make and remake their identities, and I celebrate that. However, being femme beyond the gender binary can have serious consequences—particularly for femmes who are not cisgender women. As of late, a number of articles have been written about femmephobia on gay dating sites like Grindr, and femme gay men are more likely than masculine gay men to be targets of homophobic violence. Further, trans women and trans feminine people—and especially trans femmes of color and femmes who don't "pass" as cisgender women—are even more likely than femme gay men to experience gender-based violence. The Advocate reported that 2017 was the deadliest year on record for trans women. Obviously, misogyny doesn't just affect cisgender women, and it isn't just perpetrated by cisgender men. Femme may be fierce, radical, and a force to be reckoned with, but heteropatriarchal society, the state, and even some collectives within the LGBTQ community are enacting daily, deadly violence against femmes who are not white, not affluent, not cisgender, and not in-line with a bullshit gender dichotomy.
This is where bell hooks comes in again. During her talk, she posited femininity as being similar to toxic masculinity, and in doing so made clear that femininity can do harm and perpetuate violence. For queer femmes who have made a femininity for themselves that is subversive, inclusive, complex, and affirming, this claim might fall flat. But, beyond what femininity means to us, a larger, violent system of exclusion and dominance exists—and the gender dichotomy is part and parcel to that system. "Toxic" femininity, like toxic masculinity, gives women conditional power in exchange for their subservience; it requires them to limit themselves and diminish others in the name of power and control. It goes hand in hand with misogyny, white supremacy, state violence, transphobia, homophobia, and myriad other forms of baseless enmity. Queer femmes have done the brave work of creating femininities that confront, challenge, and stand in opposition to patriarchy, thus mapping a path towards more liberating conceptions of gender. But, we must remember, until all femmes can live without threat of violence, none of us are free.
RM Barton is a writer and activist living in Roanoke, Virginia. Originally from Maryland, she moved to Southwest Virginia for school some five years ago, and has since become invested in queering southern space. She is the co-lead of The Southwest Virginia LGBTQ History Project and the publisher of The Southwest Virginia LGBTQ History Project Zine, which aims to illuminate queer history through queer art and storytelling. She blogs at rmbartonblog.wordpress.com


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Summary: Correspondence, 1932-1980, with John Taylor Arms, Thomas Hart Benton, William Gropper, Albert Christ-Janer, and others; photographs, ca. 1907-1980, of De Martelly and his paintings; a notebook containing mostly technical notes; transcripts of poetry by De Martelly; instructions from De Martelly's lithography class; a sketchbook containing notes and pencil sketches; loose sketches in pencil; financial material, including receipts and invoices; certificates and awards; a scrapbook containing clippings and letters; exhibition catalogues and announcements; magazine and newspaper clippings; reproductions of De Martelly's paintings and illustrations; clippings on Chief Okemos, of whom De Martelly painted a portrait; and miscellany.


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As teams begin to go down throughout the course of the college football season, voters are taking more and more notice of the University of Central Florida in the rankings. UCF (5-0) jumped to No. 9 in the Coaches Poll and No. 10 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll. The Knights getting into the top 10 comes on the heels of the team's 48-20 victory over Southern Methodist Saturday night.
Josh Heupel's group will take the field again next weekend when they face Memphis, another American Athletic Conference team. The Knights are not the only undefeated team in the AAC, as their rival, the University of South Florida (5-0), and Cincinnati (6-0) are also unbeaten so far.
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Once again, the Knights remained the highest ranked team out of the state of Florida, with the University of Florida coming in at No. 14 and University of Miami at No. 16. USF is currently No. 23.
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A bone belonging to murdered woman Lateesha Nolan, who was killed by her psychopathic cousin Malcolm Naden nearly 12 years ago, has been found metres from the search site he had pointed out to police.
The 24-year-old was murdered in January 2005 in Dubbo at the hands of Naden. He strangled her in her car after becoming angry during an argument, then dismembered her body and buried it beside the Macquarie River.
He then went on the run for seven years before being captured in 2012 after one of the state's biggest manhunts.
After his arrest Naden pleaded guilty to Ms Nolan's murder and led officers to the site in 2012 where excavations were carried out but her remains were not found.
The thigh bone was found by a member of the public on the banks of the Macquarie River south of Dubbo in November, with police on Tuesday confirming it belonged to the mother of four.
Her parents Mick and Joan were "understandably shocked but pleased" by the news police said.
Ms Nolan's father Mick Peet, who now lives in Queensland, will fly to Dubbo to visit the spot where the bone was found.
"This is a start. That is what I am hoping for," he told Dubbo's The Daily Liberal newspaper.
"We always wondered if he was telling the truth about where he buried her. I guess he was," Mr Peet said.
"I have been blown away by what has happened in the last couple of days."
Detective Superintendent Mick Willing said the terrain had changed a lot over the years, especially after several floods since 2005, with the bone found just outside the original search site.
He confirmed Naden's version of events was consistent with where the bone was uncovered.
"We are doing all we can to find further remains and, again, to provide answers for Lateesha's family," Det Supt Willing said.
Homicide squad detectives are now searching the riverbank near Butlers Falls with the operation expected to take several days.
"For more than a decade, investigators who have been working on this case have been following every line of inquiry in an effort to provide Lateesha Nolan's family with answers. And we hope, we finally hope, that we will be able to allow them to say goodbye respectfully to their daughter."
Mother Joan Nolan says the discovery has brought "some sort of closure" to the family.
"It's something and we're really happy; sad but happy that at least she's been found," she told the Nine Network.
Mr Peet says he's still in shock about the recent news.
"I knew this day would happen one day ... it's a bit of a shock. ," he told ABC radio.
Naden said he killed Ms Nolan after becoming enraged when she brought up allegations that he had indecently assaulted a 12-year-old six months earlier.
Yet after his arrest, the murderer wrote from his cell there was "no real reason" why he killed Ms Nolan, adding: "if it wasn't her, it would have been someone else".
In sentencing Naden to life in prison in 2013, judge Justice Price said he had psychopathic tendencies, suffered a personality disorder and was at high-risk of committing violent offences in the future.


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250 g White sesame seeds
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1/4 cup Dry coconut (khopra), grated
1/2 tsp Green cardamom powder
1 cup Jaggery (gur), grated
1/2 tbsp Pure ghee
Roast white sesame seeds on hot tawa till crisp taking care that they do not change colour.
Roast peanuts, remove skin and then make a coarse powder. Lightly roast grated dry coconut. Mix sesame seeds, peanut powder, grated dry coconut and green cardamom powder.
Melt jaggery in a thick-bottomed vessel (do not put water). Stir till it melts. Strain to remove impurities. Add half a tablespoon of ghee and mix.
Cook, stirring on low heat, till a thick syrup is formed. To test if the syrup is ready, put a drop in a little cold water. If the syrup forms a semi hard ball, the syrup is ready.
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Low-cost servers based on Linux or Windows operating system continue to grow faster than their Unix counterparts. That's according to latest figures from Gartner which revealed that Linux server shipments grew 61.6 percent, while revenue from Linux servers grew 54.6 percent.
As for individual vendors: Sun Microsystems and Dell gained market share at the expense of Hewlett-Packard (HP) and IBM.
Total worldwide shipments reached 1.6 million units, up 24.5 percent from the second quarter of 2003. Every region of the world posted a revenue increase compared to last year.
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HP shipped 463,489 servers to lead all vendors in the second quarter. Its shipments grew 22.7 percent, but rival vendor Dell's shipments grew faster, and HP lost a little ground to Dell in the quarter. HP's server unit is coming off a disastrous second quarter in which revenue declined 5 percent, costing three executives their jobs.
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from Romans 5:1-11, Romans 3:20-26, John 4:1-18
The idea that God's grace exists for us before we have done anything to earn it, that "Jesus Knows," and that Jesus seeks us out is comforting. That kind of grace, that prevenient grace begins to get us on the track toward believing something about God's love for us…but what happens when we are brought face to face with the extend God is willing to go in order bring that grace to work in our lives?
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We love horses. It might be more correct to say that Jane loves horses, and Nick loves Jane, therefore horses, too. Both Nick Gollin and Jane Fucinaro-Gollin love seeing passion grow in other people, which is why the newlyweds decided to open their own facility. Coda Cavallo is a place where passion and fun are nurtured in all levels and ages of equine enthusiasts.
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She's in the wrong place at the wrong time. Can the guy who saves her be Mr. Right? Or will his past keep them apart?
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UnitedHealth Group UNH, +8.16% reported second-quarter earnings that exceed the consensus analyst forecast and raised full-year expectations, citing business diversification, health advancement and cost management initiatives and technology investments. Net earnings for the quarter ending June were $325 million, or $1.01 a share, up from $223 million, or 68 cents a share in the year-earlier period. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial/First Call had been expecting earnings of 95 cents a share. Revenue rose 4.6 percent to $6.1 billion, matching expectations. The healthcare services company said it now anticipates earning $4 to $4.05 for the year, above analyst expectations of $3.87. The stock closed Wednesday up $2.75 at $92.50.
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Did you listen to the album "Touch" by July Talk? The mix engineer for the hit single "Push + Pull" from the album is Juno Engineer of the Year award winner, Jason Dufour, a 2007 alumni from OIART's music production course. After graduation, Jay assisted at two of Canada's top recording facilities, Phase One and then Revolution Recording, assisting on projects by The Barenaked Ladies, The Trews, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Three Days Grace and legendary Canadian supergroup Rush amongst many others.
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San Diego Reader Classified ads, October 16, 2019
3 p.m., Oct. 18
A trend of endowing mansions with fanciful and often foreign names seems to be emerging among San Diego's mega-rich. Many may be familiar with La Jolla's Foxhill estate, former home of the local publishing magnate Copley family, but how about Coronado's "Zee Huis"?
Dutch for "sea house," Zee Huis "is a one of a kind, three-building compound which overlooks the San Diego harbor and offers one of the best views of the city's skyline. During the day it boasts a panoramic view of sailboats and other harbor activity. At night, lights from the San Diego skyline waft across the rippling water to create a multi-colored dance of lights."
Beds: 8
Baths: 11
Current Owner: J. Scott Benson
List Price: $13,900,000
The gated complex at 709-711 1st Avenue includes eight bedrooms and eleven baths, with more than 7200 square feet of living area under roof. Luxury appointments in the "stunning" nine-room main residence include a living room with "a fifteen-foot powered disappearing Fleetwood sliding glass doors that offer an unobstructed view of the harbor and the San Diego skyline" along with a "warm and inviting pub adorned with French polished mahogany panel walls" and "includes a wet bar, additional refrigeration, icemaker and wine cooler....
"The spacious kitchen with butler's pantry features cabinets made from a rare fiddle back Koa and Blue Bahia stone, with stainless accents. The kitchen is equipped with new top of the line appliances: Gaggenau cooktops (gas burners, teppan yaki and a steamer), dual Viking ovens, multiple Sub Zero refrigerators/freezers and more."
Other interior features include an elevator for second-floor access to two en-suite bedrooms and "a 5-star hotel quality guest room," laundry rooms on both floors, and a ground-floor master suite with his-and-hers closets and baths. Each bedroom has its own fireplace.
The carriage house "is ideal for an extended family, staff or longer guest visits," featuring "two vaulted ceiling living areas, one with a fireplace and a contemporary kitchen," two more en-suite baths, hardwood flooring, and a balcony overlooking the courtyard.
Meanwhile, "a freestanding second building, situated in the middle of the courtyard, could be used as an office, exercise room or guesthouse. It includes a full bath, sauna room, wet bar and an adjacent exterior oversized hot tub sanctuary."
Two garages provide parking for up to five cars, workshop space, as well as additional laundry facilities and an extra half-bath. One garage includes a "powered vehicle turntable" for those who can't be bothered to back into or out of the space.
The grounds include "a stunning and completely private courtyard with an abundance of gardens, a lawn area," and backyard with "zero-edge pool that appears to pour directly into the bay." Another half-bath accessed from the exterior "provides facilities for wet pool residents as well as property workers" who might not be allowed inside.
"Perhaps the most dramatic feature of this property is the massive deck with a 180-degree view of the bay, from Point Loma to Petco Park, encompassing the Midway, Seaport Village and the Convention Center," listing materials continue. "At nearly 1,500 square feet, it is easily one of, if not the largest, deck to enjoy this amazing view of San Diego's skyline. The deck is perfect for entertaining intimate parties as well as hosting very large gatherings. Amenities include an exterior fireplace, wood fired pizza oven, wet bar and grill. This large deck has both covered/heated eating and seating areas, including a 12 person oversized teak dining table and ample open-air spaces."
Public records identify the current owner of Zee Huis as J. Scott Benson, CEO at tech firm Infinetics. The home was last reported sold in May of 2014 for $10,450,000 — it carried an asking price of $14.9 million at the time.
The home was re-listed this April, and the asking price — which includes all furniture — remains unchanged to date at $13,900,000.


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Govinda valley yoga with Amber retreat
We had a fantastic retreat 3 weeks ago. For me it was extra special to be go back to 2508 and see everyone. I felt so blessed that so many people came and I really enjoyed the whole thing.
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Ed's BrED Whistler's Sourdough Mecca
Nothing beats the scent of freshly baked bread! If you follow that delicious aroma in Creekside, you'll end up at BReD.
Get The Goods – Whistler Creekside Shopping
We love Creekside! We think it's the best part of Whistler. There are amazing restaurants, fun bars and beautiful lakes here. And don't forget we even have our own gondola! Part of what makes Creekside so special is our unique, independent stores. We want to take a closer look at some of the exciting entrepreneurs setting up shop in this wonderful neighbourhood.
Whistler Area Hikes
One of the many great things that we all love about Whistler are the hiking trails. Whatever level of hiker you are, there's a trail out there for you. We've previously looked at hiking trails that are in and around the village but today we're looking at some other trails in the Whistler area.
The Creekside Neighbourhood Guide
Creekside is Whistler's biggest neighbourhood and more and more people are choosing to stay here on their vacation. It's a more personal experience than Whistler Village and it also has some fantastic restaurants, services and things to do!
The Whistler International Cuisine Guide
Whistler is a very multi-cultural town. Not only do we have visitors from all over the world we also have people from every corner that call this place home. Here we take a look at some international dishes that you can have right here in Whistler!
Whistler's Best Treats
Sometimes when we have a busy day of exploring and activities, we just want a tasty treat to tide us over until dinner time. Here are some of Whistler's best snacks and treats!
Your Whistler Yoga Guide
It's no surprise that yoga is extremely popular in Whistler. It's the perfect antidote to aching muscles after a big day on the mountain and an extremely beneficial activity in its own right. Here in Whistler, we have fantastic facilities, studios, stores and events for all the yoga lovers out there!
Where to Find the Best Beer in Whistler
Like any good ski resort, Whistler has a vibrant apres scene with some fantastic bars and pubs. While most of us enjoy a delicious cocktail or hangover-curing Caesar, it truly is hard to beat a cold, refreshing beer after a day out on the mountains. So check out our lists of the best bars to enjoy that hard-earned beer in.
This May in Whistler
Once upon a time, May was known as the "shoulder season." Over the past few years, those formative quiet times have become a really awesome time to visit Whistler. There are a lot of fun activities to do in May, which makes it the perfect place to escape to.
Bungee Jumping in Whistler: All You Need to Know
Whistler is a mecca for extreme sports, so it's no surprise that you can go bungee jumping here. Whistler Bungee operates from a location a few minutes drive south of Whistler.
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131xx S 218 Avenue (unit -), Buckeye
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The Story of Nomi was largely influenced by the East London community in which I was living which is known as Banglatown, by the Rana Plaza disaster and by the front-page stories of Jihadi Brides in my neighbourhood.
I subsequently presented the story to every Bangladesh film, theatre and cultural organizations and individuals I could find, but without money I was unable to initiate the kind of collaboration I required. I thus set it aside and got on with an all-women zero-budget drama and a one-man docu-drama.
If you can suggest any leads I might follow-up on I would very much appreciate it. Before too much longer the time for this story will have
Yours truly, Eric Schachter
123 Jamaica Street, London, UK, E1 0PE / 44 771 6600 116
Winter 2015 - 2016
I live in Tower Hamlets where a young Bangladeshi woman of independent mind is planning to broadcast a manifesto against the slave labor in the East that fuels the consumer culture of the West.
Inspired by a remarkable hoax she will fake her disappearance and subsequent enlistment as a Jihadi Bride in order to get media attention and thus set the stage for her sensational self-declaration as a warrior against capitalism.
Last year she won a scholarship to university where she made friends with a lively and unlikely clique of independently-minded students of very different backgrounds and dispositions than her own. These people who would have appeared weird to her not long ago now feel real. And all of this at a time when revolutionary iconoclasts, Naomi Klein and Russell Banks, are every young dissident's Pop-Prophets and broadcasters of The Trews.
Nomi remains haunted by a disquieting moment a year before when she was watching a television report of the Rana Plaza factory disaster in the country where she had lived with her family until she was seven years old. She remembered her schoolmates who might well have been amongst the victims, as she might so easily have been herself. She could neither make sense of it nor shake it off. Now, a year later, she is reminded of it all over again with even more force than before "I had a mind of my own."
The life that she had been so lucky to live in London now pales and appalls her alongside the loss of lives that she had left behind. And it is this puzzle, one that she could not untangle, let alone share with others, that is now slipping into context under the present influences that are lending meaning to all that she had ever thought and felt and is now absorbing. There is no room for disturbance in Nomi's onslaught of enlightenment. Truth rules.
Nomi & Company
Summer 2016
One of Nomi's new-found friends is slumming it in a commune lodged in an abandoned warehouse in Limehouse. Amongst the squatters are Sophie & Sam who are scraping together a living with their Peach & Judy pub performance while they wait for their Troop to get off the ground.
It is in a janitor's closet off the loft of their tribal squat that Nomi is left to set up her computer, camera and Green Screen and immerse herself in virtually creating her social media postings of her posting on the Syrian front.
In that loft and, on sunny days, upon a garage roof below, The Troopers meet, more or less, to develop a repertoire for their first big gig, set in a couple of weeks at a space they have rented UPSTAIRS at The Urban Bar.
Since their project got born, individuality has eclipsed collectivity, and creativity been eclipsed by conflict. Every time they take another crack at a script, a satire, a stunt, sketch, skip, strip or skit they have to start over from scratch – which is usually cause for a clash in itself. They are definitely Up Shit Creek without a paddle.
Meanwhile, Nomi is reaping the media attention she sought as the brilliant delinquent dispatching treasonable propaganda to Muslim youngsters back home. And careless as she has become to consequences, she is oblivious to the attention the police are beginning to direct towards her escapade. As she hits the headlines, the moment for her self-exposé draws close - and so does Scotland Yard. Nothing would suit them better than to catch her in the act and nip her manifesto in the bud. She flees just as they swoop, hands her manuscript to the girls with strict instructions to stash it but leaves all the evidence of her hoax and all the instruments of self-declaration behind. This time she disappears for real. Nobody wants her to be found. Least of all herself.
A swat squad unceremoniously closes down the squat and sends the residents, including Sam and Sophie, packing. And that's the end of that.
Or so it should have been. Except our show closes on The Troopers ' opening show at Wilton's Music Hall for the first and last performance of Nomi's Story.
Nomi Solo
(Recent Revision)
Yesterday I a friend sent me this critique:
…I think you might need to distill your idea down to its very simple core.
Sometimes it's better to get a very simple story line
and allow room for the actors to add in their own detail
and the audience room for interpretation.
I've mulled over these thoughts and although it might not be exactly what my friend had in mind it has got me thinking of Nomi as a one-woman show. I don't think that could qualify as a feature film, but it could work as a 60 minute theatre piece or a 30 minute film in which her closet/dark-room fills the stage with it's techno-conjuring box and green screen and her final flight from the swat squad clambering up the stairs and her climb to survival onto the roof - but not before casting a sheaf of copies of the manuscript for her manifesto into the audience.


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Glickman calls for civility by political leaders
America's leaders in both parties need to show civility and work with those who disagree with them, Dan Glickman, a former U.S. House member and agriculture secretary, said at Saturday's DemoFest at the Hyatt Regency Wichita.
About 100 activists, state party leaders and young Democrats from across the state gathered for a day of comradery, training and energizing ahead of November's general election.
"We had some opportunities for our caucuses to meet. We did a little bit of training on 'get out the vote' and (Gov. Sam Brownback's) tax plan," said Joan Wagnon, chairman of the Kansas Democratic Party and former state secretary of revenue.
But what brought the crowd to its feet was Glickman's speech. The Wichita native and graduate of Southeast High School used a mixture of warmth, humor and storytelling to tout his message of getting along.
"You have to be able to reach across the (party) line and be able to work with people," Glickman said. "Competition works. It's not healthy to have excessive one-party government."
Glickman, who spent 18 years in Washington, D.C., representing the 4th Congressional District, specialized in agriculture and served on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He told the crowd that "one segment of the American economy is doing extremely well. That is agriculture."
He said that agriculture has strong bipartisan support and that Kansas has a great history of bipartisan leadership.
He admitted that the Democratic Party has a lot of work to do to get its message out in Kansas, where an increasingly conservative Republican Party controls the governor's office, both houses of the Legislature, state elected offices and the state's congressional delegation.
To do this, Glickman said, Democrats need good candidates, good fundraising and good organization. And, he said, the message has to be good.
"We have a huge amount of unemployment and underemployment," he said. "We're in uncertain times. The American people are disenchanted."
Glickman now serves as executive director of the Aspen Institute Congressional Program, a bipartisan group that explores policy issues. Glickman said that neither party is immune to engaging in "perpetual tribalness" or polarization.
"A lot of the news is not news; it's advocacy," he said. "It's on both sides."
Glickman said there is a reason that the Founding Fathers created a balance of power in American government.
"They deliberately wanted one foot on the brake and one person on the accelerator at all times," he said.
When a person in the audience asked if he would run for governor, causing a few others to add, "yeah," Glickman said, "I'm going to help, but on the outside."
Glickman said he also is concerned that children are not learning civics. Education is a priority of his, and he said that we cannot ignore teaching youngsters about how government works.
"He is my favorite," said Natalee Story, who drove to Wichita from Winfield to attend the gathering. "He is terrific. He always has been."


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One size saddle fits all horses .... and all 'hoomans' too it seems !
It seems obvious that choosing the right pony for your child is the right thing to do. No matter if you, or the child, has aspirations to jump round Badminton or to have a 'dancing horse', or simply to enjoy the company and experiences that a pony can bring, you don't want one that has a 'history' of poor behaviour, will run up the vet's bills, be too big (or small) for your youngster or just not provide the enjoyment that you both want - and at the end of the day it should all be about enjoyment shouldn't it ! All of that is reasonable and are not unwarranted desires, however, often times little thought is given to the tack and equipment that either, comes along with the new pony, or should be used when it arrives. Many ponies for youngsters can be described as 'native' - Welsh Section A's or B's, Connemara's, Exmoor's, Shetland's etc - and even the most experienced saddle fitters will tell you (if they're being honest) that it's very hard to fit a saddle to these kind of ponies. The fact they change shape so much during the year, that some come with conformational issues ('flat backed', wide shoulders etc) or pre-existing health and welfare issues that may have been caused by previous inappropriate saddles are just a few of the problems encountered. This is where the Total Contact Saddle comes into its own !
The same saddle is being used with this big fella and on the photo in the thumbnail photo for this blog
The Total Contact Saddle (TCS) has no defined shape unlike a normal treed saddle and so 'wraps' around the pony no matter what shape they are (or become). It was originally designed for elite level show jumping and has been used in international competitions, however, it's also very useful for youngsters to learn to ride in as well.
The TCS places the rider just behind the centre of gravity of the pony and so makes it easier for the pony to carry the weight of the rider. This means that it can move freer and easier in all gaits and especially so when jumping is started as the rider's position then moves them directly over the centre of gravity of the pony. With the saddle the rider is effectively sitting on the horse, and not perched above it as in a conventional saddle, so can learn to feel the direct movement of the horse as it flexes its muscles through the back. By noticing this movement it becomes easy to know when to apply various leg aids as in the trot to canter transition. The rider can also learn to notice when the pony is tensing up, if it becomes anxious, so that the rider can learn to calm the pony down before it naps or seeks to avoid a situation and confidence can then be given to the pony by the rider as both learn to ride together. The sensation of feeling the horse is a new one to many riders as they transition to the Total Contact Saddle and one that allows them to effect better control and use less leg and rein aids to change gait or direction. Not only does the rider gain in confidence but so does the pony and not only does the rider develop a better sense of balance, use of core muscles and a better seat but the pony also develops a better frame and musculature and its back and shoulders flex and move as they should.
The saddle has been used successfully by riders as young as three - albeit it on a lead rope first of all ! - and all have benefited. One youngster we know of calls it his 'warm saddle' and its just lovely that he sees it this way because what he's doing is noticing how close he's riding to, and with, the horse when he says that. Lots of youngsters have used the TCS as their first saddle and we know of a riding school in Norway that only uses this saddle as their main saddle now but have had great results when new starters learn to ride. When a new person starts to ride they know no different and, providing the adults around them don't transfer their fears and biases to them, they just get on with having fun with their new pony friend. They don't need to know how the saddle 'works', why it has this effect or that or why the pony responds differently in a TCS compared to a normal saddle they just want to have fun and having fun must be the start of a long, and wonderful / wonder filled riding future.
The Total Contact Saddle is handmade from top quality leather and materials by a UK Master Saddler and will last with minimum care shown to it (another benefit for the youngster !). It will allow the pony to understand what the rider is asking of it and the rider to effect changes in gait and direction with little effort of their part. It's the perfect accompaniment to your new pony and the riding future of your youngster. "Have fun !" It really is all that matters :-)
This young lad loves his TCS almost as much as his Mum's horse ! He started off on a lead rope and now rides on his own quite happily. One day soon you won't have to have your stirrup leathers rolled up so much :-)


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There is evidence to suggest that members of the teaching profession are encountering a growing trend of rude and impolite behaviour amongst students at all our educational institutions. This behaviour is related but not limited to the increased use of technology such as cell phones and tablets of all types.
Here are some of the complaints that abound: disruptions like the ringing of cell phones in class, texting or sending messages while class is in progress, loud comments and sniggering, challenging teachers' grading style during class, publicly bad mouthing lecturers/teachers and turning in assignments late without making prior arrangements.
So as usual I did some research, just to have a total view of such behaviour because whether you like it or not if it is happening here it is happening elsewhere, that is globalisation. The article this week is about impolite behaviour in the classroom.
According to an article in the Chicago Tribune (September 2009) unruly behaviour has gradually crept into the classroom environment. However, this behaviour is a reflection of the behaviour of the society in which we live.
Take for instance an incident I witnessed recently in a fast food restaurant. A dad appeared to have taken his daughter out for a treat. After buying the items he immediately bellowed to the child: "Tek dis! Dis fah you! Don gi na body none." Not only is he reinforcing rude behaviour and ill manners in the child, he seemed to be oblivious to simple instructions like asking her/him to say thank you.
However, the Tribune article did mention that the majority of students are respectful in most cases. This seems to mean that most students display good manners and that only a small percentage are rude. Nevertheless, rude behaviour has entered the classroom where both adults and children can be observed discussing some academic point with each other and in the middle of the conversation they stop mid-sentence to respond to a text (BB) from someone else, without asking for an excuse.
Most people seem unconscious to the fact that this behaviour is not acceptable. Say for example you were carrying on a conversation and when the other person starts to make a point, you turn to talk to someone else, if you did not ask for an excuse this is considered rude behaviour, so texting while talking has the same effect.
Moreover, the impact of the media have brought its challenges to the classroom and have impacted on the way young adults dress and speak to each other. For instance, the behaviour of pop artistes and what their back-up dancers wear while performing on BET has become the mode of dress and behaviour for students at colleges/universities.
Therefore, it has become common practice for teachers in colleges/universities across the board to constantly remind students that texting and surfing the Internet while the lecture is in progress is a display of bad manners. And more importantly, that wearing clothing that shows off too much chest, belly and butt is not acceptable dress, especially when making presentations.
One wonders if the parents of these children are not aware of this behaviour but even parents are guilty of this behaviour. In a recent visit to one banking institution, I observed a teller chatting on her BB while attending to her client.
So where will it end? We are all playing the blame game but charity begins at home. When last did you observe a parent instilling values in a child like "say thank you", or "please". Words like "excuse me" seem to have become part of a dying art form.
Only this past week a teaching professional was in a classroom tutoring some students when a grown man opened the door, walked in, took a chair and left without uttering a word. When challenged by other students he appeared indifferent as if he had a right to do what he liked. So are you still blaming the youth?
An article by Williams (2007) has provided some support for claims by many teaching professionals. He suggested that because colleges/universities have dropped their elitist approach to education and are now taking in students from all socio-economic backgrounds, teachers are being faced with challenges like never before. This, he argued, is because some students are being sent to college/university whether they want to or not.
And I can add that some of them are there because it is the "in thing" and hence they may not be prepared for the experience. Williams further inferred that several students who are attending college/university do not have an understanding of basic classroom decorum. To compound the issue most lecturers expect that students come armed with good classroom etiquette from high school and they are most surprised to find out differently.
Again Williams' research revealed that in most cases the offending students are unaware that they are being offensive or rude as this is not their intention. Furthermore, due to their immaturity they may demonstrate disruptive behaviour that most civilised individuals will interpret as rude.
So what do we do? The lecturer or teaching professional or administration can develop a set of rules and regulations that is distributed and reinforced at the beginning of each lecture to remind or educate students about expected classroom manners. According to the literature, once this is delivered with a smile most students will accept it and those incidents of impolite behaviour are reduced.
In closing, one can only say that by making students aware of the correct mode of behaviour expected in the classroom, the institution would not only be producing good academics but also better citizens. So instead of being prophets of doom and gloom we can all try wherever possible to reduce the level of rude and impolite behaviour in our classrooms one person at a time.
* Daren Greaves is a Management & Organisational Psychology Consultant at Dwensa Incorporated. e-mail: [email protected], Phone: (246) 436-4215


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11 July 2013
Le Volume De Chanel
Now, this came in a plain packaged envelop, one day when I was revising. I wondered what could be in this black box. When I saw the word "Chanel" I got very very giddy with excitement. I was even more interested to see a mascara. Don't get me wrong I would have still been as happy to get a lip gloss but I probably wouldn't use it that much. So on to the review...
When I saw the brush, I was intrigued. Many bloggers/youtubers have their favorite kind of wands. I am still get to decided mine. I like the shape of this, it means that you can really grab the little tiny lashes. It definitely gives you lashes a lot of volume, without giving your super clumpy lashes. Well I suppose that is what they were aiming for.
So a good mascara overall, it was nice to have a little try of this mascara but I don't think I will be rushing out to buy it as soon as it dries up. Especially at £24.00 a pop! Goodness.
Do you ever get unexpected parcels in your post?
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text: Yesterday, marked one year since our friend Ben Farley went to heaven. If you didn't know Ben, it would probably be worth your while listening to our podcast about him, or reading Alyn's thoughts he shared at his funeral. Either way, we miss Ben and remain amazed by the legacy of faith he left behind.


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Add in conflict between the Mimecast for Outlook and Autonomy Filesite 8. Working between an email window (email opened in its own window) and the Filesite folders (located in the left nave pane) results in the Reply and Reply All being unavailable.
Applies to
- Autonomy FileSite 8 and later
- Deploy Mimecast for Outlook using your deployment systems of choice.
- Open the Mimecast.Services.Outlook.AddIn.dll.config file in a text editor (e.g. Notepad).The file is located at <InstallationPath>\Mimecast Outlook Add-In.
- Add <add key="HookRibbonReplyEvents" value="false"/> to a line to the file. An example is provided below which can be copied into your file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><configuration>
<!-- If you intend to modify this file, please take a peek at AppConfigTests -->
<add key="PerformanceCounters" value="false"/>
<add key="AsynchronousInitializationDelay" value="5"/>
<add key="GetPadeaFromMapi" value="true"/>
<add key="GetPadeaFromMapiLocalised" value="false"/>
<add key="OnHoldItemsPageSize" value="500"/>
<add key="HookRibbonReplyEvents" value="false"/>
- Save the file.
- Deploy the edited file to each machine using your deployment systems of choice.
The fix for this issue will not take effect unless this configuration file is deployed to each machine in conjunction with Mimecast for Outlook.


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Gaming & Technology
'Medal of Honor' moves to the 21st century, but it brings along some shortcomings
Unhappy with being surpassed by the stellar Call of Duty franchise, Electronic Arts has revived its Medal of Honor series, which appeared four years before Call of Duty showed up.
This revival moves Medal of Honor out of World War II in favor of more modern action, but it falls short of surpassing Call of Duty's exciting gameplay and multiplayer mastery.
In crafting Medal of Honor, EA opted to bring the series to Afghanistan and worked with Special Operations personnel to give a more realistic "boots on the ground" feel to the game.
Campaign play allows gamers to slog through some of the toughest missions the Afghan war has to offer. But, unfortunately, that is all you do. You navigate a linear track and dispense with waves of bad guys with a total of only about six hours of gameplay for the main campaign.
Those six hours are broken up by scenes worthy of being in an action movie, even though the scenes are filled with melodramatic dialogue and overly indulgent scenes of the deaths of fellow soldiers. That's pretty much the standard for contemporary shooting games these days.
As an avid online gamer, I usually base most of my judgment of a shooter on the quality of its multiplayer arena, and Medal of Honor falls flat in that realm. That's only a euphemism, though, because you can't literally fall flat.
For some reason, the developers decided that players should not be able to lie prone. I wonder whether the Special Operations people consulted for the game told them that when their squad fights the Taliban, the Geneva Convention bars lying down because it makes them too difficult to hit.
Also, when you are killed in multiplayer, there is a set area where you spawn to return to the fray. Many, many times I would spawn to find an opponent posted up just hosing down the spawning area with machine-gun fire, or I would be taken down by a sniper's bullet after taking only two or three steps.
These are shortcomings that Call of Duty's Modern Warfare series doesn't have, and it is proof that even though it came after Medal of Honor, it remains the gold standard for military shooting games.