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Moorish Science Temple of America
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The Moorish Science Temple of America is a religious organization founded in 1913 by Noble Drew Ali. Its main tenet was that African Americans were descended from the Moors and thus were originally Islamic.
Noble Drew Ali's beginnings
Timothy Drew was born on January 8 1886 in North Carolina, USA.[1] The accounts of Timothy Drew's ancestry variously describe his being the son of two former slaves who was adopted by a tribe of Cherokee Native Americans,[2] to his being the son of a Moroccan Muslim father and a Cherokee mother.[3] He is recorded, perhaps apocryphally, as saying, "When I was born, it turned black dark in the daytime. The people put their hoes down and came out of the fields."[citation needed]
His mother apparently died while Drew was a young boy, and left him to an abusive aunt.[4] According to the Moorish Science account, at the age of 16 he befriended a band of Roma ("gypsies") with whom he traveled the world,[5] although other accounts state he shipped out on a merchant seaman, became a railway expressman,[6] or joined a circus and became a stage magician.[7] Some researchers wonder whether Drew actually left the States at all.[8]
It was supposedly during these travels that he met the high priest of an Egyptian cult of magic. In one version of Drew's biography, the leader saw him as a reincarnation of the founder of the cult, while in others he considered him a reincarnation of Jesus. According to the biography, the cult trained him in mysticism and bestowed upon him a lost version of the life of Jesus.[9]
This text came to be known as the Holy Koran of the Moorish Science Temple of America (note that this text is never spelled Qur'an). It is also known, somewhat more informally, as the Circle Seven Koran due to its cover, which features a red "7" surrounded by a blue circle.
Drew was anointed the Noble Drew Ali, the Prophet, and launched into his career as founder of the Moorish Science Temple.
Early history
In 1913 Drew Ali formed the Canaanite Temple in Newark, New Jersey.[10] Forced to flee town for his views on race,[11] Drew Ali and his followers settled in Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and Detroit. He settled in Chicago in 1925, ostensibly because the Midwest was "closer to Islam",[12] and the following year he officially registered Temple No. 9.
Schism and the death of Drew Ali
In the late 1920s it was estimated that the Moorish Temple had 15,000 members in 17 temples,[13] despite scrutiny, and possibly harassment, by the Chicago police.
Following a conflict over funds the business manager of the Chicago Temple, Claude Green Bey, splintered off, declaring himself Grand Sheik and taking a number of members with him. On March 15 Green-Bey was stabbed to death at the Unity mosque, 3640 Indiana Avenue, Chicago.[14] Although out of town at the time,[15] Drew was arrested as an instigator along with other members of the community. Allegedly beaten by police, Drew was released on bond pending an indictment.
Shortly after his release, Drew Ali died at his home in Chicago on July 20, 1929.[16] Although the exact circumstances of his death are unknown, speculation was that it was due to injuries received at the hands of the police or from being beaten by other members of the Moorish community,[17] or even pneumonia.[18] However, one Moor told the Chicago Defender that "The Prophet was not ill; his work was done and he laid his head upon the lap of one of his followers and passed out".[19]
At the Unity Conference later that year, the governors declared C. Kirkman Bey as the successor to Drew Ali, naming him Grand Sheik. However, John Givens El, Drew's chauffeur, declared that he was Drew reincarnated, leading to a division within the temples.[20]
The 1930's
In the 1930s the community was further split when Wallace Fard Muhammad, known within the church as David Ford-El, also claimed to be the reincarnation of Drew Ali. When his claims were rejected he broke away from the Moorish Science Temple and moved to Detroit to form his group, which would eventually become the Nation of Islam.[21][22]
Despite the turmoil and defections the church grew. It is estimated that church membership in the 1930s reached 30,000, with major congregations in Philadelphia, Detroit, and Chicago,[23] a community large enough to support two publications: the Moorish Guide National and Moorish Science Monitor.
FBI surveillance
During World War II, the Science Temple (specifically the Kirkman Bey faction) got the attention of the FBI, who falsely suspected the Moors of collaborating with Japan. The FBI was alarmed by doctrines and prophecies that the world order would one day invert and put the Asiatics of the world back in charge, as the Temple taught was the original order of things. The FBI created a file on the organization which grew to 3,117 pages, but produced no evidence of any connection or even much sympathy between the Empire of Japan and the temple.
It is estimated that in the 1950s the community had 10,000 members in 15 temples.[24]
Bro C. Kirkman-Bey [1], the Prophet's translator, became the head of what would eventually be the largest group, and which currently claims the name "Moorish Science Temple of America, Inc". This came about over him splitting away from the Grand Body in 1934, in disagreement with the head E Mealy El over the usage of a self-proclaimed title "Supreme Grand Advisor and Moderator" which did not exist within the group. Currently, this faction of the Moorish Science Temple of America has been particularly successful in the prisons.
Another faction developed into the so-called Reincarnated Temples, led by the Prophet's former chauffeur, Bro. John Givens El, who thereafter called himself "Noble Drew Ali, Reincarnated". Givens El, and the brothers Richardson Dingle-El and Timothy Dingle El who succeeded him, taught that the Prophethood of Noble Drew Ali remained intact and passed on to them at the death of each before them, similar to the succession of authority from father to son or grandson in Shia Isma'ili Islam.[citation needed] From the work of the Dingle El brothers came the splits of the Temple No. 13, and the creation of a faction headed in Baltimore, MD, called the Noble Order of Moorish Sufis [2] in Baltimore. Founded by the former Grand Mufti Sultan Rafi Sharif Bey on July 7, 1957, this group later led to the founding of the Moorish Orthodox Church and the Moorish League. The Order of the Resurrection with its Second Heaven Order of four degrees was co-written by Sheik Rafi Sharif Bey and Sheik Timothy Dingle El.
The smallest faction continued their faithfulness to the original teachings of Noble Drew Ali and his successor whom he appointed Bro. E. Mealy El as the Grand Sheik/Supreme Grand Sheik. This faction is still in existence, but with probably the fewest adherents out of the three; this group claims true lineage to the Prophet, and has various followings by a few separate factions formerly held together by Mealy El's step-grandson D. Bailey El (ex Grand Governor, now expelled for embezzlement), succeeded by Sheiks in Chicago that he appointed prior to his official termination as Grand Governor and Sheik; that particular grand body has a few temples throughout the country and are continuing the works of Noble Drew Ali.
The Prophet's practices
Members of the Temple wear fezes, and a turban (including Drew, who wore a Cherokee feather in his) and add the suffixes Bey or El to their names to signify their Moorish heritage. The ushers of the Temple wore black fezzes, and the leader of a particular temple was known as a Grand Sheik, or Governor. Drew began to teach the Moorish Americans how to become better citizens, and make more impassioned speeches, urging Moors to reject the derogatory labels such as Black, colored, and Negro—and for Americans of all races to reject hate and embrace love. He believed that Chicago would become a second Mecca, and the temple began selling remedies such as Moorish Tea and issuing members of the church membership cards that authorized them as Moslems and declared that they were citizens of the United States.[citation needed]
Drew Ali was also known to have had several wives,[25] and according to the Chicago Defender he could marry and divorce at will.
The Moorish Science Temple Of America, Inc; [www.MoorishScienceTempleOfAmericaInc.com]
This faction continues their faithfulness to the original teachings of Prophet Noble Drew Ali. The so-called 1928 portion is a group made and put in place by Mealy El's step-grandson D. Bailey El (ex Grand Governor, who was expelled for embezzlement by his followers) NOTE: The Prophet Incorporated the Moorish Science Temple Of America in 1928 and remains incorporated by the official MSTA, INC
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Social Business & the People Problem
Social business is often described as a journey of technology, process and culture change.
Many organisations have focused first on technology – often in a knee-jerk response to social media proliferation.
In a bid to 'do social', often 'because everyone else is', internal social networking platforms, branded Facebook pages and customer communities have been launched without always seeing a great return. Tumbleweed, low engagement or a barrage of negativity can lead to them shutting down entirely, or dying a slow death. The result is burnt fingers and social skepticism.
The reality is community-building, whether internal or external, is not a quick fix. That's not to say there's no short-term ROI – but you get out what you put in. To deliver ever-increasing value, there must be a commitment to nurturing and developing the community over time; measuring, monitoring conversations; all the time learning what's working best and what isn't, so you can hone your efforts and tweak your strategies on the fly.
The traditional campaign mentality, where you splash out on a burst of activity, then stop, then measure and hope it worked, no longer applies. Community should never switch off, rather it should grow and become a richer source of value over time.
That all seems fairly straightforward on the face of it, yet is proving very challenging for many organisations today. For one thing, managing and conversing with a community requires wide-ranging knowledge and cross-functional access internally. Business isn't geared up to cope with that. As a community manager, I may have to respond to questions and comments about executive salaries, new product lines, the latest ad campaign, job opportunities… and need to reply within minutes. This means I need a direct line to advertising, PR, customer services, security… and what if there's a crisis? What if we're bombarded with negativity? What if there's a leak of confidential information that spreads like wildfire?
New policies and processes have to be put in place to nail dos, don'ts and consequences; as well as who has authority to say what, when… and how we pick up the pace. More than anything, however, it's a people challenge we're facing. Operating in a real-time, autonomous way demands a high level of trust in people. Since tight control and 'messaging' has been the norm for so long, a more natural, human, on-the-fly interaction is proving tricky (scary!) for many to grasp. The new paradigm where knowledge workers interact directly with customers; and boundaries between divisions blur; calls for a shift in mindset – particularly from 'given half a chance people will do the wrong thing', to 'given half a chance people will do the right thing'. It challenges assumptions about employees and raises back-to-basics business issues, like whether the vision is inspiring, meaningful and universally understood. Without those basics, there's no centre of gravity that'll pull a bunch of autonomous workers in the right direction.
The degree of skepticism about colleagues' trustworthiness when it comes to saying and doing the right thing when left to their own devices, is extremely high in most organisations. The thing is, most 'bad' behaviour is a by-product of the dysfunctional system people operate within, not the people themselves. Treat me like a child and I'll act like a child. Incentivise with too many carrots and too many sticks; and behaviour will mutate, cheating will ensue and the system will produce very different results to those intended. This is happening in the NHS, schools, as well as most corporations.
As many are starting to find out, people – their behaviour, habits, social norms – are the most important and most difficult to change component of any social business strategy. Without deep understanding of the business purpose and the freedom to define their place in fulfilling it, jobs are just tasks, change is an inconvenience and heads stay down.
Engaging your workforce in actively exploring, experimenting and improving the way they work is a question of psychology, not technology. Technology just slots into the workflow as an enabler, to make things happen better, faster and cheaper. 'Build it and they will come' (or 'build it and they will change') isn't good enough – it just gives everyone another pain-in-the-ass thing they have to log in to, will probably forget their password to and never look at again.
By stepping back and looking at a bigger picture of human motivation, individual and collective barriers to and opportunities for change, you can make the shift towards becoming a social business; embarking on a journey of 1) people, 2) process and 3) technology change – in that order.
The ability to deliver ROI then extends beyond engagement, advocacy and Facebook likes, into the realms of reduced support costs, increased employee efficiency, shorter time-to-value, higher customer satisfaction, employee engagement and ultimately profit, longevity and a culture of innovation.

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Paige Zo Dunker and Matthew McGuan, of Juneau, were married on June 28, 2008, at the Shrine of Saint Therese in Juneau. Father Thomas Weise of the Cathedral of the Nativity officiated. A reception followed at the Mount Robert's Tramway Timberline Bar and Grill. A Beach Brunch Potluck on June 29 at the Auke Village Recreation Area completed the celebrations.
The bride is the daughter of John Dunker and Amy Paige, of Juneau. She graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 1995 and from Earlham College in Richmond, Ind., in 1999, with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. She obtained her Master of Teaching from the University of Alaska Southeast and teaches third grade at Riverbend Elementary School.
The groom is the son of George and Mary Ann McGuan of Gary, Ind. He graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., and earned his master's degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va. He is a lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard and is stationed at the Civil Engineering Unit in Juneau.
The bride's sister, Marlowe Dunker, of Juneau, was the maid of honor and Kristen Eckholm Airhart, of Missoula, Mont., and Sally Whiting, of Anchorage, were bridesmaids.
The best man was the groom's brother, Justin McGuan, of Granby, Colo. The groomsmen were George McGuan, currently with the Peace Corps in Bolivia, and Greg Barbiaux, of Cleveland, Ohio.
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Dr Margaret Chan, Chair of the Tenth ICDRA Director of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all of you who have travelled from far and near to this beautiful and dynamic city of Hong Kong SAR, China, to attend the Tenth International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities. As mentioned by Professor Hildebrandt, Hong Kong has undergone historical change since 1997. Indeed, on 1 July we will be celebrating the fifth anniversary of Hong Kong's reunification with her Motherland. This historical reunification has given us a new status, a different perspective and more opportunities to collaborate with fellow professionals from the Member States of the World Health Organization. The holding of the Tenth ICDRA in Hong Kong, China, is one example of such collaboration, and is an opportunity for which we feel very honoured. We would like to thank WHO, Mainland China and fellow drug regulators from different countries for their support.
The Planning Committee has worked diligently with WHO to put together a stimulating programme for this Conference, with emphasis on challenges confronting drug regulators from developed and developing countries alike. Just to give a few examples: the problems of counterfeit drugs, from which no country is immune; the regulatory challenges related to the safety, quality and efficacy of herbal medicines, which are widely used throughout the world but not fully regulated; the issue of access to essential drugs and vaccines, especially in places and by persons where the need is the greatest. We will also discuss the potential and challenges of new technology, biotechnology and e-commerce. Last but not least, we will touch upon the importance, value and impact of harmonization, and the emergence of regional initiatives in this area. I am sure you will find the programme exciting and stimulating, and I look forward to your active participation and frank discussion in the next few days, in the spirit of sharing experiences, promoting collaboration and building consensus on important matters.
Finally, as Chair of the Organizing Committee, I would like to thank WHO, the many individuals and organizations within and outside China, and the SAR authorities for advice and guidance. I would also like to thank my dedicated team of staff who have worked day and night for months to make this conference a reality, and I hope you will enjoy the programme.


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So, me and Hangover Bear were just sitting here, trying to figure out what we ate after closing time last night, when I came upon these clips of Bill O'Reilly talking about sex (from the audio book of Those Who Trespass, a novel he published in 1998). Needless to say, I've since purged and I feel a lot better. I think my favorite clip is, "She OBEDIENTLY performed oral SEX on him. Five feet away, the OTHER teenage girl sat on a MATRESS on the floor and watched, GREEDILY sucking on a CRACK PIPE Robo had passed to her." Write what you know, I guess.
"Say baby, put down that pipe and get MY pipe UP."
"I would like you to unhook your bra and let it slide down your arms. You can keep your shirt on."
"Cup your hands under your breasts and hold them for ten seconds."
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On my children's ministry blog, I always post ahead of holidays. I thought I would plug a few of those articles here since they might be useful for you at your church.
Some of these pages have intrusive ad placements, so you have to scroll down a little to see my content.
I put together a collection of Bible verses for mother's day. Most people can find these on their own, but having the list of relevant Bible verses has helped some people with their cards or church activities.
Our church does a baby dedication service on mother's day. We basically follow the same process that John Piper's church practices. But I've compiled some other baby dedication ideas and resources too.
If you're a craft challenged children's minster, like myself. They you'll understand why I put together a free listing of crafts for bible lessons. These are for Sunday school lessons or children's church when you need craft ideas.
Lastly, you might be interested in my links to free Sunday school lessons. This is a resource page for children's Sunday school. The lesson plans are from ministries like Wycliffe Bible Translators, some that I've written and various other places on the internet. Most can be downloaded and some even have coloring sheets.


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The Real Housewives of Miami Recap: Stick a Fork in Lea Black!by Free Britney at . Comments
After each episode ends on Tuesday nights, we vow never to watch these Miami broads again. And yet, here we are.
It's as if we're saying to Andy Cohen, "Show us how much worse it can get. We sit here week after week waiting for this show to measure up to the other franchises, and each time we're disappointed."
I believe this series isn't working because Miami does not appeal to the masses.
The Real Housewives formula is almost flawless. Almost. The production company must be careful to select a city based on what they believe their readers will enjoy.
Beverly Hills was an obvious choice (albeit a little late).
Naturally we adore (and most of the time loathe) our Orange County bimbos and we find the tri-state dopes challenging.
Atlanta and D.C. we could take or leave, but they're stronger than Miami. Bravo has tried to entice us before with shows like Miami Social and we were just bored.
Second time around ain't much better; the women are either vapid and childish, or obnoxiously self-righteous. The strange part is that most of the Housewives are like this, but we just can't seem to get along with the Miami chicks.
Is it because we can't relate? Or is it because they just bug us so much more than the other women? I still haven't found the answer, but I spend each Tuesday wondering why I don't jive with the cast of The Real Housewives Of Miami.
Larsa is becoming more and more unlikable. She tricked us into thinking she was down-to-earth in the premiere, but we quickly caught on after a few episodes.Larsa is eternally 16 and acts like that awful "popular" girl from high school.
She's catty, vapid and insecure, and seeks out people with similar characteristics. Hence, her friendship with Cristy. Both are examples of women most of us avoid like the plague. Larsa spent a few minutes on camera last night bitching about nannies.
Her conversation was not only insulting, but it bordered on offensive at times. Here's a novel idea: raise your own kids.
Lea Black belongs in Palm Beach. Miami is too young for her and that cleavage.
She's loud-mouthed and a bit of a know-it-all, which makes her a perfect fit for the social set two hours north. Between the peanut gallery comments at Alexia's pig roast and the green card quips at dinner when Marysol announced her engagement to Phillipe, I knew it was time for the driver to swing round.
Stick a fork in Mrs. Black, 'cause she is done.
Marysol is growing on me. My television co-watcher commented that she's a bit like Adrienne Maloof in the sense that she is reserved and not nearly as ostentatious in personality as her cast mates. While her mother still frightens the daylights out of me, Elsa Patton has become a rather likable character.
I'm still on the fence about the ring.
Cristy received and paid the invoice Lea sent her for freeloading at the charity event, but not before telling her friend how rude it was.
Rude? What's rude is showing up at a charity that requires a donation, then telling the cameras that you did Lea a favor just by showing up.
You're not famous and you have no redeeming qualities of note. You might be a big shot in the Miami social circuit, but to the rest of us, you're just a stuck-up townie with an attitude problem. It's charity. Buy a ticket.


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Real and fake knee surgeries get the same results in a study
Surgeons in the U.S. perform about 700,000 knee surgeries every years in an attempt to repair torn menisci, commonly described as two cushions between your thigh and shin bones. But a new study suggests the surgeries might be for naught.The study, released in The New England Journal of Medicine, says minimally invasive surgery on the meniscus works no better than fake operations to relieve pain and fix knee problems, such as locking and clicking. All of the 146 volunteer Finnish …
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The programme is designed to give you a broad overview of Asian commercial law in Singapore followed by the opportunity to build on this knowledge by going into more depth in London, through more specialised taught modules as well as a dissertation. You will gain insight into the legal underpinnings of commerce in the East and West.
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Modules may include: International business law (an Asian perspective); e'commerce law; commercialisation of intellectual property rights; financial regulation in Singapore, Hong Kong and greater China; foreign investment law in Asia; beyond the law (regulatory mechanisms in cross'border issues in the Asian context); ethics in business and finance; dissertation; private banking law; regulation of financial markets ii; special contracts in international finance; international and comparative law of registered trademarks; international law of patents, trade secrets and related rights; current issues in international copyright; cyberspace law; privacy and information law; electronic commerce law.
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The Best Movies of 2012
10. 'Django Unchained'
What better way to end the year than with a blast of Quentin Tarantino swagger? Lincoln abolished slavery by jamming the 13th amendment through Congress. QT did it by giving a black cowboy (Jamie Foxx) a gun and the chance to blow away every slave trader in sight. It's fantasy revenge, but for movie junkies everywhere it sure tastes sweet.


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So, the world is horrible; we know this. Americans look out at the world (on occasion) and see—what? Like, twelve countries that don't seem like they'd be too bad to live in and maybe another couple-dozen that might be fun to visit. The rest of Planet Earth all seems to be A) really messed up and needy, and B) probably our fault somehow.
This is all really depressing, but it isn't acutely dangerous. It isn't as if Americans can't go and visit mountain gorillas in Virunga or try surfing in Vietnam. Your luggage is almost certainly going to be stolen at the airport in Singapore, but nobody is going to shoot you when you go to the red-light district to buy it back from the Triad gang that's fencing it. In fact, apart from food poisoning, most of the world is pretty safe for big, loud, monoglot Americans.
Except for these places. Everybody in these places hates you, and none of them believe you when you claim to be a Canadian.
The Islamic State of Whatever
When bored partygoers are playing a word-association game and your name comes up, the terms "murder," "mass rape," and "child slavery" are bad omens. Such is the gigantic PR disaster that made big headlines in 2014 as the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)," then changed its name to "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)." Before that, it was "al Qaeda (Iraq)," or "Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn," which was a big improvement over the group's old name of "Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad." All that can get confusing. To save space, let's just call them "Dudes Interpreting Contrived Koranic Suras (DICKS)".
The DICKS are easily the most over-the-top, theatrically evil lunatics in the modern Middle East, which is quite a feat when you think about it. They dress in black, wave a black flag with scary-looking writing on it, wear black ski masks that they somehow got hold of in Iraq, and routinely execute something like 100 percent of the Americans whose getaway cars run out of gas during their flight to Baghdad.
At the time of this writing, a reasonable-sized stretch of miserable, stinking desert stretching from eastern Syria to just outside of Baghdad and up into the Northern hills just short of Kurdish sniper range is unofficially the DICKS Caliphate. Being American inside this caliphate is a capital offense, though the gunmen in the pickup trucks are so busy killing just about everyone else, so maybe they've just gotten carried away. The good news is that the only legitimate reason for going anywhere near the new caliphate is to pilot drone strikes, so your junior year abroad is unlikely to be affected by their antics unless you're in one of those hard-core ROTC programs.


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About the Contributor
About Mallory:
I am: kinda shy always chill really nice I love: all types of people music being lazy I hate: racism ignorance arrogance
Articles and Art by Mallory:
Poetry section, Teen Ink
The News
Poetry section, Teen Ink
Still Waters Run Deep
Poetry section, Teen Ink
Mallory's Hobbies & Favorites:
|Favorite books:
|Harry Potter series, Twilight series, Night World series, Thirteen Reasons Why, House of Night series
|Favorite authors:
|J.K Rowling, Stephanie Meyers, L.J. Smith
|Favorite music albums:
|Infinity On High - Fall Out Boy, More Than You Think You Are - Matchbox Twenty, Thriller - Michael Jackson
|Favorite music artists:
|Too many to count! ; )
|Favorite movies:
|The Notebook, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Ring, Lots more ...
|Favorite TV shows:
|Lost, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, Degrassi, Grey's Anatomy
|Favorite hobbies:
|Listening to music (can that be considered a hobby? lol)
|Favorite heroes:
|Jesus, Mom


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India's No.2 software services provider Infosys raised its revenue forecast after posting stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, triggering a near 17 per cent surge in its shares and adding $4.07 billion to its market capitalization, more than the GDP of Fiji.
Many investors had dumped shares in the company after a string of disappointing quarters eroded Infosys' reputation as the sector bellwether, putting pressure on CEO S.D. Shibulal to win more deals and make the firm more profitable.
"We continue to gain confidence from a strong pipeline of large deals," Shibulal said in a statement on Friday. "We remain cautiously optimistic about the January-March quarter."
The Bangalore-based company unexpectedly raised its sales forecast for the year ending March 31 to at least $7.45 billion, including $104 million in additional revenue following its acquisition of Switzerland-based consultancy Lodestone Holdings.


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Phone: 503-823-5185
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Phone: 503-823-5185
Fax: 503-823-7576
1120 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 800, Portland, OR 97204
Portland has applied for the US Department of Transportation's Smart Cities Challenge grant to implement Ubiquitous (Universal) Mobility for Portland (UB Mobile PDX).
The Portland Bureau of Transportation will use the U.S. Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge grant to deploy Ubiquitous Mobility for Portland (UB Mobile PDX), a technology and outreach initiative designed to serve the needs of all Portlanders. UB Mobile PDX will help all residents move around the city more easily and safely. Simultaneously, UB Mobile PDX will capture data and develop urban analytics to help direct city actions and investments to improve mobility for everyone whether in a car, on a bike, on foot, on a bus, or using a mobility device.
Proposal for U.S. Department of Transportation Beyond Traffic: The Smart City Challenge
The City of Portland has embarked on a Smart City transformation - a paradigm shift in our transportation system.
City of Portland Vision Narrative Brief


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4 Steps to Heal Sugar Addiction + A Brownie Recipe
Today is day 66 off sugar! Pretty unreal, right? To be clear, I didn't make this commitment out of vanity or to obsess over some new fad diet. My motivation for kicking sugar came from a deep desire to feel vibrant, healthy and energized. You see, the more I expand my inner awareness and spiritual faith the more conscious I am of how I feel. And as I grow more aware of my physical well-being, it becomes harder to indulge in bad habits.
With my deep desire to feel healthier, I set out on a wellness quest. In August (through doctor supervision) I committed to treat candida, an overgrowth of yeast in the digestive system that causes inflammation and myriad symptoms. One out of three people suffer from candida. (To learn more about candida and its effect on your health, read The Candida Cure by Ann Boroch.) One important way to treat candida is to remove sugar, including fruit, coconut palm sugar, agave, artificial sweeteners, barley malt, brown rice syrup, brown sugar, etc. Pretty much anything that has sugar or turns into sugar is a no-no on the candida diet.
At first, I thought living sugar free would be easy — considering how clean my diet already was. I was mistaken. Sugar is a tricky ingredient that shows up in just about everything. To make this commitment work for me I've had to lean on my spiritual faith and truly surrender.
My spiritual surrender has been the key to my success in quitting sugar. Therefore, rather than give you five recipes for sugar-free desserts I've decided to share five spiritual steps to quit sugar. If you're not interested in quitting sugar, you can use these steps for releasing any other habit you'd like to let go of. Use these tools and fully turn your will over to the care of your inner guide. Expect miracles.
5 Tips to Quit Sugar the Spirit Junkie Way
1. Get psyched to let it go!
Quitting sugar isn't for dabblers. In order to really release the cravings and addiction, you must desire something else even more. In my case, the desire to feel healthy and energized far outweighed my raw chocolate cravings. Because I was so psyched about feeling healthy I was able to go into the sugar detox with enthusiasm and commitment.
If you're not sure that you're truly ready to let go of sugar (or any other habit that's not serving you), wait it out. There's nothing wrong with not being ready. I'd rather see you continue to indulge in the habit and simply stay willing to receive greater guidance than force yourself to change. If you try to force yourself into change, then change will never stick.
2. Practice the meditation for addiction.
To quote my doctor and friend, Dr. Frank Lipman, "Sugar is like crack." I couldn't agree more. Sugar is a drug that keeps us wanting more to the point of addiction. When we're addicted there is an imbalance in the pineal gland (also called the the third eye). The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland in the vertebrate brain. When the pineal gland is imbalanced, bad habits turn into addictions. The imbalance in the pineal gland affects the pituitary gland, which regulates the rest of the glandular system. When the pituitary gland is affected the entire body and mind go out of balance.
A major tool in my process of healing my addiction to sugar has been the Kundalini meditation for healing addiction. Follow the video above for guidance.
3. Find a sugar-free running buddy.
While I visited London I spent some special time with my friend Lou Lou aka Louniverse. Lou Lou has been on the candida diet for many years. Her commitment to a sugar-free lifestyle inspired me greatly. She turned me on to amazing books and recipes and had fun eating berries with me for dessert. It's important to find a sugar-free running buddy when you embark on this path. To help you out, I created a Sugar Free Spirit Junkies power posse on my social networking site, HerFuture.com. Join this group for support and community.
4. Get down in the kitchen!
One of the most meditative times of my day is when I'm cooking. Getting off sugar has given me even more reason to rev up my culinary skills. When you kick the sugar you can feel a little sad. One great way to combat this grief is to have a lot of fun making sugar-free recipes! A fantastic resource is Sarah Wilson's I Quit Sugar. I've been using the I Quit Sugar: The Chocolate Edition for all of my dessert cravings. I've also enjoyed the I Quit Sugar: Your Complete 8-Week Detox Program and Cookbook for awesome support and recipes.
Cooking is meditation and a radical act of self-care. Get down in the kitchen and cook up inspiration and excitement!
Oh, and I'm not going to leave you hanging: Here's my (delicious) sugar-free brownie recipe that I made up. Please keep in mind that I am pretty intuitive in the Kitchen. I rarely use measuring devices or use a recipe. Below is my intuitive recipe for sugar free brownies. Please feel free to adjust the measurements if something feels off to you. Use your own intuition in this spiritual baking process!
1 cup almond flour
1 Tbsp. organic baking powder
1 Tbsp. hemp milk (or almond milk)
1 Tbsp. of hemp seeds
1 Tbsp. of chia seeds
10 drops sweet leaf vanilla stevia (or more if you want it sweeter, but be careful with stevia — it's strong!)
½ cup coconut flakes
2 Tbsp. almond butter
1 egg (If you're vegan you can try this recipe without the egg)
1½ Tbsp. coconut oil
Dash of salt
½ cup organic cacao powder (you can add more if you want extra chocolate)
Handful crushed walnuts (optional)
1. Grease a small (8×8 or 9×9) brownie pan with coconut oil or organic butter.
2. Combine all ingredients into a large mixing bowl and stir completely while listening to this mantra. Remember that this is a meditative process.
3. Once the ingredients are completely mixed, pour the mix into the greased brownie pan.
4. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
5. Remove the pan from the oven and let cool for 15 to 20 minutes. Practice the art of patience.
6. Tweet it before you eat it! Tag me at @GabbyBernstein on Instagram & Twitter with your photos. I will regram the pics that make my mouth water!
7. Share them with your sugar-free running buddy!
7 Tips to Tame Your Sweet Tooth


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Captain Morgan Black is to your bar what a little black dress is to your closest…….sexy, stylish and perfect for every occasion. Last week I had the opportunity to attend a cocktail tasting featuring Captain Morgan Black at Ciro's Speakeasy and Supper Club in South Tampa. It was a magical night filled with seductive libations and delicious food.
Ever since my first visit to Ciro's last year, they have remained in my top ten places for cocktails in Tampa Bay. As a bartender that likes to create my own cocktail recipes, Ciro's is a place that I respect and admire. Every visit has been incredible and I always leave blown away and inspired. One of my favorite pieces that I have written was my article about Ciro's called Spirited Spirits for VERTICAL Tampa Bay in the fall 2011 issue. My visit to Ciro's was one of the most memorable evenings I have had in Tampa.
When I learned that this event was going to be held at Ciro's, I was ecstatic. I invited two close friends that had never been to Ciro's and was ready to show them a place in Tampa that has truly helped me on my quest to fall in love with Florida. As we walked up the steps to the entrance and approached the door, I got a kick out of watching my friend's faces as they knocked and were greeted (in true speakeasy fashion) by a small panel sliding open and a voice asking for the password. Of course, all we had to do was say that we were their for the Captain Morgan Black event and the door was promptly opened. We walked into the dark setting buzzing with chatter and the sounds of ice cubes clanking. Although we arrived a bit late and had missed the first two featured cocktails, my dear friend and fellow blogger, Jennifer Buggica, had saved me samples of the drinks. Oh how I adore her! She knew I was on a tight schedule and really helped me out. 🙂 (For more on Jennifer, be sure and check out her fabulous blog: Mangiamo: Let's Eat!)
The girls and I walked up to bar just in time to hear about the next featured drink by none other than famed mixologist and someone I truly admire, Toby Maloney. (For more on Toby, see below). As I watched Toby prepare the Captain Morgan Black & Honey, I was captivated by his words and in particular when he spoke about using fresh lemon juice. I have always been an advocate of fresh ingredients in cocktails and will never settle for anything less. The taste of freshly squeezed fruit juice in a cocktail is imperative and the taste just can't compare to bottled juices. My favorite cocktail is a Lemon Drop Martini and there is nothing worse than the taste of one made with bottled lemon juice and sour mix.
As I took my first sip of the Captain Morgan Black & Honey, I was enamoured by the smooth taste of the rum paired with the sweet honey and fresh lemon. This cocktail truly impressed me! It was the perfect balance of smokey spice and sweet citrus. Captain Morgan Black & Honey is the perfect cocktail for a warm summer night. I began to have visions of entertaining guests in the backyard with everyone sipping on a Black & Honey.
Captain Morgan Black & Honey
- 1.25 oz. Captain Morgan Black Spiced (25 oz. per bottle)
- 0.75oz. fresh lemon juice
- 0.5oz. honey
- 1 twist lemon
Drink Recipe Preparation:
- Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until cold.
- Strain into a rocks glass and garnish with a lemon wedge.
While everyone was enjoying their cocktail, I walked over to chat with Jennifer and her friend Nichole. She filled me in on the two drinks that were featured before my arrival and I was able to taste them since she had saved me one of each. The first was Captain Morgan Black on the rocks. As a bartender, I enjoy tasting liquors either on ice or neat so that I can let my palate explore the flavors while in my mind I picture what fresh ingredients will pair nicely with the taste. I often close my eyes and see different colors which help guide me on the tasting journey. It may sound silly, but it has always worked for me. I believe taste is like art and certain visuals will lead me to create fabulous cocktails. With my first sip of Captain Morgan Black, I picked up tastes of clove and vanilla. The warmth of the vanilla balanced with the bold essence of clove was intoxicating. As I closed my eyes, I actually pictured myself sitting outside at the Inn at Spanish Bay located on Pebble Beach. I could hear the pounding waves of the Pacific as they hit the shore and then are followed by a calming sound as the waves are slowly drawn back. I could smell the fresh air combined with the scent of a roaring fire as the music of bagpipes plays in the background. I guess when I think of Captain Morgan I always think of the ocean and for me, growing up on the Pacific Coast, my mind naturally wonders to my favorite ocean side spots back home. I open my eyes and get back to the present.
Next I sampled Henry Morgan's Old Fashioned. I have always enjoyed and Old Fashioned and was anxious to taste this version. After tasting the Captain Morgan Black on the rocks, I knew it would be fabulous in an Old Fashioned. In my younger days, I used to love Captain Morgan and Diet Coke with an orange wedge so it was no surprise that I would like this cocktail. The sweetness of the orange and Raw sugar paired with the aromatic bitters and the bold flavor of the Captain Morgan Black was a nice combination. Again, I could taste the essence of cloves, which really paired well with the orange. This is the perfect pre-dinner cocktail.
Henry Morgan's Old Fashioned
Drink Recipe Ingredients:
- 1.25 oz. Captain Morgan Black Spiced (25 oz. per bottle)
- 3 dash(es) bitters
- 1 packet(s) Raw sugar
- 1 twist orange
Drink Recipe Preparation:
- Place the orange peel, sugar and a few drops of water in a sturdy rocks glass and muddle with the back of a spoon.
- Stir the remaining ingredients in a cocktail glass with ice and strain into the rocks glass over fresh ice.
I headed back to the bar area where my friends, Lisa and Lori were chatting. I brought them over a basket of Ciro's famous Black Truffle Popcorn and we began chatting about how much we were enjoying the drinks. On the bar was a large bowl filled with Captain Morgan Black Privateer Punch. We served ourselves a glass and were pleasantly surprised at how much we loved the punch. This is the PERFECT concoction for a Gasparilla Party. Every year I bartend a private party in a tent on Bayshore for the Gasparilla Day Parade and this year I will be making this and I know it will be a huge hit!
Captain Morgan Black Privateer Punch (For a krewe of 35)
Drink Recipe Ingredients:
- 1 750 mL bottle Captain Morgan Black
- 3 750 mL bottles red wine
- 1 750 mL bottle cherry juice
- 2 oranges, sliced
- 2 lemons, sliced
- 2 limes, sliced
- 1/2 lb. cherries, pitted
- 2 L cola
Drink Recipe Preparation:
- Chill all ingredients.
- In a large punch bowl, crush the fresh fruit to extract the juices.
- Combine liquids and add a large block of ice.
- Serve the punch in wine glasses with pieces of fruit.
As we were getting ready to watch Toby prepare the next cocktail, we had the chance to try some of the food prepared for the evening. We missed on a couple of things since we arrived late, but I think we arrived in time for the highlight of the evening: chicken and waffle sliders! Ever since my first trip to Atlanta in the fall of 2003, I have been a fan of chicken and waffles. I order it everywhere and this was the first time I had it served as a slider. Genius!
**Chicken & Waffle Slider with Captain Morgan Black & Honey
Tender fried chicken nestled between two buttermilk waffles and topped with a spicy maple gravy, this slider was like a piece of heaven. I could have eaten several of them but I had to control myself. This would be the perfect item to serve for any cocktail party or a Sunday brunch.
Next up on the menu was Perfectly Black. As Toby prepared this masterpiece, which is Captain Morgan's spin on a Perfect Manhattan, I was drawn to his method of mixing and his way with words. Combining Captain Morgan Black with both sweet and dry vermouth and bitters, this is a bold and classy cocktail. I enjoy Manhattans during the holidays and I must admit, I like them better made with Captain Morgan Black. One key-note that Toby spoke about was that of the shelf life of sweet vermouth. It is just like a bottle of wine and should be consumed within a few days max. Once it is open, it should be stored in the refrigerator. I have always been a stickler for this and have been to many places and found that the sweet vermouth has gone bad.
Perfectly Black
Drink Recipe Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Captain Morgan Black Spiced (25 oz. per bottle)
- 0.5oz. sweet vermouth
- 0.25oz. dry vermouth
- 3dash(es) bitters
- 1 twist lemon
Drink Recipe Preparation:
- Combine liquid ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir to perfection.
- Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist.
The girls and I sipped on our Perfect Blacks and nibbled on Ciro's mini crab cakes, which were outstanding. I loved the presentation! The key-lime mustard that was drizzeled on top gave them the perfect touch! I can't wait to make these for my next dinner party.
Just as I thought the night could not get any better, we were presented with a treat to end our night on a sweet note. Mini grilled pound cake topped with frush fruit macerated in Captain Morgan Black and then sprinkled with powdered sugar. Mama mia were they good! I have been grilling pound cake with fruit for years and it is one of my favorite desserts to prepare. Simple yet exquisite, the grilled pound cake was perfect for the occasion.
The girls and I had a wonderful time! It was nice to have a night out with the girls and spend a little time with The Captain. I am looking forward to my next visit to Ciro's as well as experimenting with Captain Morgan Black.
**About Toby Maloney:
Toby Maloney, Chief Creative Officer for Alchemy Consulting and self-proclaimed 'Intoxicologist,' harmonizes house-made bitters and syrups into perfectly crafted classic cocktails with a twist. After attending culinary school in San Francisco and traveling the world to seek the most visceral of epicurean experiences, Maloney has perfected his palette to produce unrivaled libation.
Maloney has crafted award-winning cocktails for several world-renowned venues, including his own bar, The Violet Hour, in Chicago, which was named to GQ Magazine's "Top 25 Bars in America," and was deemed the "Ground Zero for cocktail culture" by Details magazine. Maloney's talent for harmonizing the 'hard stuff' into an intimate indulgence for the consumer has earned him the James Beard Outstanding Bar Program 2012 semi-finalist nomination
Captain Morgan Black Offical Press Release:
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands, April 16, 2012 – Inspired by the bolder, more mysterious side of notorious and legendary privateer Henry Morgan, the Captain Morgan Rum Company today introduced Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum, a premium and authentic addition to the brand's category-leading spiced rum portfolio.
Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum is the ideal spirit for adult consumers who choose adventure over convenience. Created with the whiskey occasion in mind, this bold new liquid is best suited for a more interesting night, where the evening drifts into mysterious corners just to see what awaits. Because it's the unexpected nights we remember most, Captain Morgan Rum Company invites consumers to Step into the Black.
Crafted from the finest Caribbean Blackstrap rum and select ingredients, including rich clove spice and premium cassia bark, the liquid is finished with double charred blackened oak for a premium, smooth taste. The bold liquid carries the exotic taste of cinnamon and clove, followed by hints of warm spice and vanilla for a smooth finish. Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum is best enjoyed on the rocks, but is also delicious as the key ingredient in edgy, new twists on classic cocktails, such as Henry Morgan's Old Fashioned.
The look and feel of the bottle itself is vastly different from the brand's best-selling Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum. Intricate details like a wrap-around label created from vintage parchment paper that is adorned with hand-drawn ingredients, as well as copper foil accents and a cork stopper give Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum an air of masculinity and sophistication. As the liquid leaves the bottle, images of Captain Henry Morgan's casket and skeleton are revealed inside the bottle on the backside of the label.
The unique packaging offers a glimpse into the mysterious story behind Morgan's death and burial in 1688 in Port Royal Harbour, Jamaica. Shortly after he was laid to rest, an earthquake rocked the shores of Jamaica, washing his casket out to sea, never to be seen again. Legend has it that his restless spirit lives on, sailing the Caribbean seas in search of his mortal remains—a legend that is embodied today in the new Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum.
"Captain Henry Morgan's rich legacy and history are something we've always sought to bring to life through our offerings, but this is the first time we're taking our inspiration from his mysterious side," said Tom Herbst, Director of Marketing, Rums at Diageo. "Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum is a mature and carefully crafted spirit that is meant to be savored like a fine whiskey or enjoyed in a classic cocktail. We believe this bold, interesting and unexpected new offering has the potential to make Captain Morgan the preferred spirit among a segment of consumers we don't currently reach with our existing portfolio."
Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum is available nationwide for a suggested retail price of $21.99 for a 750 ml bottle.
Further bringing to life the intriguing and inspired world of Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum, the brand has partnered with FADER, the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it, toencourage consumers to Step into the Black with exclusive parties across the country, featuring performances from notable up-and-coming music artists.
Additionally, a full marketing mix, including television, print and online advertising, as well as public relations, point of sale materials and a strong digital strategy will be implemented to launch Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum.
The new Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum commercials build upon the highly successful "To Life, Love and Loot" campaign, originally directed by Academy Award Winning Director Tom Hooper. The brand has partnered with critically-acclaimed writer and director Todd Field to produce three new spots to support the launch.
As consumers across the country discover this new and unforgettable liquid, Captain Morgan reminds you to raise your glass, always in moderation.
About Diageo
Diageo (Dee-AH-Gee-O) is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wines and beer categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Smirnoff, J&B, Baileys, Cuervo, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan, Crown Royal, Beaulieu Vineyard and Sterling Vineyards wines.
Diageo is a global company, trading in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, its people, brands, and performance, visit us at Diageo.com. For our global resource that promotes responsible drinking through the sharing of best practice tools, information and initiatives, visit DRINKiQ.com.
Celebrating life, every day, everywhere, responsibly.
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Lighting is integral to the overarching cinematic experience in your home theater. With the help of appropriate ceiling and wall lights, window coverings and other theater-like elements, you can achieve a cinematic ambiance in your dedicated theater room, a living or family room, or even a bedroom. After you've got the lighting down, all you have to do is grab a handful of salty popcorn, take a seat and hit "play" on the remote control.
Dimmable Lighting
For maximum control over your movie watching experience, install dimmable lighting throughout your home theater. "You must be able to control the lighting and, more importantly, the different zones of lighting in order to set the ambiance and mood of the room," advises Alessandra Wood, interior designer for Tastemaker.
Remote-Controlled Lighting
Take your home theater experience up a notch by controlling all your lighting with a remote control. "Just like a trip to the movies, you'll never have to get up to turn down the lights," says Wood. "To get in the movie mood, have two presets: pre-show dimmed lighting, while everyone gathers and the previews play, and movie mode with just enough glow to see your popcorn."
Recessed Lighting
Recessed lighting, or lighting that "sinks" into the ceiling, keeps the room lighting soft and diffused. Wood recommends LED lights for all your home theater lighting. "They provide a soft, hazy light and don't produce much heat, so you can place them anywhere," she says. Unlike some light sources, including fluorescent lights, LED lights are also noise free.
Wall Sconces
Because wall sconces direct light upwards, they prevent dreaded light glare from appearing on your TV screen. They also provide enough light to illuminate any wall art or seating. While you'd think a pitch black room is ideal for movie watching, that's not necessarily true. "By reducing the contrast between the dark room and bright screen, it minimizes eye straining and actually improves the perceived picture quality," notes Wood.
Task Lighting
When the faint glow of wall sconces or recessed lighting aren't enough, cue task lights. Task lighting typically comes in the form of table lamps, which not only serve the utilitarian purpose of providing light, but can also add to the appearance and ambiance of your room. Task lighting that provides just enough light for the immediate surrounding area is preferred.
Dark Walls & Blackout Curtains
"Even if you have a perfectly dark room, you will always have at least one light source: the TV or screen," says Gus Cueto, president of Advanced Premises Systems, a company that installs home theaters. "If you have a brightly painted room, the light emanating from the TV or screen will be reflected off the walls and back onto the screen." To remedy the issue, paint walls a dark color or line them with curtains. "Blackout shades are a great way to manage and control light," says Wood.
Window Tinting
Another option for battling window light-and the resulting heat-is to tint your windows. Tinting forces light to bounce off your window instead of streaming inside and causing unwanted glare. "Even if your TV doesn't catch much glare, window tinting will help control the contrast in the room, making it easier to watch TV during the daylight," says Wood.
Heavy Duty Blinds
If heavy curtains or tinted windows aren't to your aesthetic preference, heavy duty blinds are another option. Blinds allow you to direct light either upward or downward, which prevents TV glare and creates a darker room overall. They're ideal for rooms not specifically dedicated to movie or TV-watching since you can lift the blinds to allow natural light in when you desire.
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But how can you justify enriching the already wealthy while making life harder for those struggling to get by? The answer is, you need an economic theory claiming that such a policy is the key to prosperity for all. So supply-side economics fills a need backed by lots of money, and the fact that it keeps failing doesn't matter.
And the Kansas debacle won't matter either. Oh, it will briefly give states considering similar policies pause. But the effect won't last long, because faith in tax-cut magic isn't about evidence; it's about finding reasons to give powerful interests what they want.
It's like hearing someone in church boasting about not leaving anything in the collection plate.
Pay your taxes you crybabies!
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that requiring family-owned corporations to pay for insurance coverage for contraception under the Affordable Care Act violated a federal law protecting religious freedom.
The 5-to-4 decision, which applied to two companies owned by Christian families, opened the door to challenges from other corporations to many laws that may be said to violate their religious liberty.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., writing for the court's five more conservative justices, said a federal religious-freedom law applied to for-profit corporations controlled by religious families. He added that the requirement that the companies provide contraception coverage imposed a substantial burden on the companies' religious liberty.
a company can now have religious liberty. Can they also play Mario Kart?
And since previously they did not allow religious objections to things like blood transfusions, can we safely assume it mattered this was dealing with ladies fucking?
Weirdly narrow, pretty much blatantly misogynistic, and still kicks the door wide open. Not good.
I'd like to congratulate Hillary Clinton on winning the 2016 Presidential Election today.
This kid is too cool for school.
When David Yearsley, 11, was taking his fifth-grade school photo, he'd thought he'd jazz things up a bit – with a knitted beard hat, no less.
"I had no idea he was going to do it," his mom, Sonja Yearsley, of West Richland, Washington, told ABC News. "It was all his idea."
This kid is going places!
Some other parents, however, not so much:
Just weeks before Blackwater guards fatally shot 17 civilians at Baghdad's Nisour Square in 2007, the State Department began investigating the security contractor's operations in Iraq. But the inquiry was abandoned after Blackwater's top manager there issued a threat: "that he could kill" the government's chief investigator and "no one could or would do anything about it as we were in Iraq," according to department reports.
Though it is far too early to make any definitive declarations about emerging social trends, there are some promising indications that things are moving in the right direction here in Colorado:
- According to Uniform Crime Reporting data for Denver, there has been a 10.1% decrease in overall crime from this time last year and a 5.2% drop in violent crime.
- The state has garnered over 10 million in taxes from retail sales in the first 4 months. The first 40 million of this tax revenue is earmarked for public schools and infrastructure, as well as for youth educational campaigns about substance use.
- There are renewed efforts to study the medical efficacy of marijuana within the state, making Colorado an epicenter for marijuana research.
- The marijuana industry has developed quickly, generating thousands of new jobs. It is estimated there are currently about 10,000 people directly involved with this industry, with 1,000 to 2,000 gaining employment in the past few months alone.
- Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, who opposed Amendment 64, recently compared Colorado's economy since legalization to that of other states by noting, "While the rest of the country's economy is slowly picking back up, we're thriving here in Colorado." For example, the demand for commercial real estate has increased drastically, with houses in the state appreciating up to 8.7 percent in the past year alone.
- The voters of Colorado retain an overall positive view of the regulated marijuana market, with 54% of Colorado voters still supporting marijuana legalization and regulation, according to a recent Quinnipiac poll.
- By removing criminal penalties for certain marijuana-related offenses, thousands of individuals will avoid the collateral consequences associated with a criminal record. The state is estimated to potentially save $12-40 million over the span of a year simply by ending arrests for marijuana possession.
In Sachen Ausspähen scheint die NSA wieder einen Schritt voraus zu sein: Medienberichten zufolge belauscht der amerikanische Geheimdienst auch das neue Krypto-Handy der Kanzlerin.
Nach Bekanntwerden des NSA-Lauschangriffs auf die Bundesregierung sollten neue Verschlüsselungs-Smartphones des Typs BlackBerry 10 die Gespräche der Kanzlerin und ihres Kabinetts vor unbefugtem Mithören schützen. Doch der amerikanische Geheimdienst hat auch die neuen Krypto-Telefone bereits entschlüsselt, berichtet die "Bild am Sonntag". Ein ranghoher Mitarbeiter des US-Geheimdienstes in Deutschland habe das bestätigt. "Die technischen Veränderungen beeinträchtigen unsere Arbeit nicht" sagte der Abhör-Spezialist der Bild.
The million dollar question is now how the nsa got access to the new blackberry+secusmart…
And to go above the million dollar prize… I find it hard to believe the german government is stupid enough to buy an enhanced version of an insecure and subverted platform. If I were Merkel I would wonder who gave me this advice. Why not follow the same path as the French did – have a local defense contractor do a limited edition modification of the german cryptophone.
And for us peons, it's safe to assume our smartphone usage is unsecurable and act accordingly.
The cybersecurity bill making its way through the Senate right now is so broad that it could allow ISPs to classify Netflix as a "cyber threat," which would allow them to throttle the streaming service's delivery to customers.
It would be a backdoor way for ISPs to undermine net neutrality, and it's one of the reasons why the Cybersecurity Information Protection Act of 2014—modeled on the CISPA bill that the internet has rallied against twice already—is so terrible for consumers (the other is the unfettered ferry of information between companies and the federal government, but that's another story).
In the United States, most government aid takes the form of in-kind transfers: that is, the government gives you stuff, or a voucher to buy specific stuff, rather than just cash to buy whatever you like. That has led to a panoply of programs — food stamps, housing assistance, Medicaid, insurance subsidies — that are each focused on a particular purpose. But there's only value in giving people, say, food rather than money if they wouldn't have used the money to buy food anyway. And a new study suggests that when people in Mexico got cash rather than food aid, they spent it on… food.
A candidate who was soundly defeated in Tuesday's Republican primary by U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas says he will contest the election because the incumbent congressman is dead and an imposter is filling his shoes.
Timothy Ray Murray garnered 5.2 percent of the vote in Tuesday's three-candidate Republican primary, which Lucas won outright with 82.8 percent.
On Wednesday, Murray, who listed his residence as Moore on his declaration of candidacy, announced he would contest the election.
In a press release posted on his campaign website, he alleges "it is widely known Rep. Frank D. Lucas is no longer alive and has been displayed (sic) by a look alike. Rep. Lucas was depicted as being executed along with others on a white stage in southern Ukraine on or about Jan. 11, 2011."
Lucas could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Vatican has said it will restrict the movements of its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic after the senior papal representative, who was accused of sex abuse, was found guilty by a church court and defrocked.
In a statement on Friday the Vatican said Józef Wesołowski, who was recalled to Rome by Pope Francis last August amid allegations that he had paid for sex with minors, had in recent days been given a first-grade conviction in a canonical trial and sentenced to laicisation – a very rare step for such a senior official.
The Polish ex-nuncio, or ambassador, now has two months to appeal against the verdict of the Congregation of the Faith, said the statement. Criminal proceedings by judicial authorities in the Vatican City state would go ahead after the conviction was made definitive, it added.
And he'll be convicted to spend time in a cozy Vatican City "restricted movement" instead of a Dominican cell. And they're saying this with a straight face:
A month after his return, the Vatican said it would cooperate with Dominican authorities, and denied accusations that it was trying to shield him from investigations in the Caribbean , saying it was "in no way an attempt to help him avoid responsibility for whatever is eventually ascertained"
Cheese be upon you after sundown!
Scientists at Facebook have published a paper showing that they manipulated the content seen by more than 600,000 users in an attempt to determine whether this would affect their emotional state. The paper, "Experimental evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks," was published in The Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences. It shows how Facebook data scientists tweaked the algorithm that determines which posts appear on users' news feeds—specifically, researchers skewed the number of positive or negative terms seen by randomly selected users. Facebook then analyzed the future postings of those users over the course of a week to see if people responded with increased positivity or negativity of their own, thus answering the question of whether emotional states can be transmitted across a social network. Result: They can! Which is great news for Facebook data scientists hoping to prove a point about modern psychology. It's less great for the people having their emotions secretly manipulated.
In order to sign up for Facebook, users must click a box saying they agree to the Facebook Data Use Policy, giving the company the right to access and use the information posted on the site. The policy lists a variety of potential uses for your data, most of them related to advertising, but there's also a bit about "internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research and service improvement."
So by not reading 100 pages of legal crap about terms and conditions you become a valid research subject?
And this is considered ethical?
Did I somehow miss the part where Freud took money and power for offering his services to the purveyors of war and cigarettes?
If only the people working on the Stanford prison experiment had known…
As part of the American Civil Liberties Union's recent report on police militarization, the Massachusetts chapter of the organization sent open records requests to SWAT teams across that state. It received an interesting response.
In other words, where violent, volatile SWAT tactics were once used only in limited situations where someone was in the process of or about to commit a violent crime — where the police were using violence only to defuse an already violent situation — SWAT teams today are overwhelmingly used to investigate people who are still only suspected of committing nonviolent consensual crimes. And because these raids often involve forced entry into homes, often at night, they're actually creating violence and confrontation where there was none before.
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected a Massachusetts law that created 35-foot buffer zones around entrances to abortion clinics.
The law was prompted by a history of violence, including 1994 shootings at two facilities.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the state claimed "undeniably significant interests in maintaining public safety on streets and sidewalks, as well as in preserving access to adjacent health care facilities."
But it took an "extreme step" in shutting portions of public sidewalks to protesters exercising their free speech rights, he wrote in a decision that suggested the state could pursue the same goals in other ways.
"The Attorney General alluded to the fact that the Supreme Court has its own buffer zone," said Walz. "It was silent today about the constitutionality of its own buffer zone. It side-stepped the issue of whether or not its own buffer zone is constitutional, but the rationale expressed in the decision today certainly calls into question the constitutionality of the [court's] buffer zone, so it will be interesting to see going forward how they address the applicability of today's decision to what they get the benefit of each and every day that the women in our healthcare centers will no longer get the benefit of."
In the latest gaffe to demonstrate the privacy perils of anonymized data, New York City officials have inadvertently revealed the detailed comings and goings of individual taxi drivers over more than 173 million trips.
City officials released the data in response to a public records request and specifically obscured the drivers' hack license numbers and medallion numbers. Rather than including those numbers in plaintext, the 20 gigabyte file contained one-way cryptographic hashes using the MD5 algorithm. Instead of a record showing medallion number 9Y99 or hack number 5296319, for example, those numbers were converted to 71b9c3f3ee5efb81ca05e9b90c91c88f and 98c2b1aeb8d40ff826c6f1580a600853, respectively. Because they're one-way hashes, they can't be mathematically converted back into their original values. Presumably, officials used the hashes to preserve the privacy of individual drivers since the records provide a detailed view of their locations and work performance over an extended period of time.
It turns out there's a significant flaw in the approach. Because both the medallion and hack numbers are structured in predictable patterns, it was trivial to run all possible iterations through the same MD5 algorithm and then compare the output to the data contained in the 20GB file. Software developer Vijay Pandurangan did just that, and in less than two hours he had completely de-anonymized all 173 million entries.
The Obama administration has caved in to pressure from the European Union in the wake of Edward Snowden's revelations on surveillance by promising to pass legislation granting European citizens many of the privacy protection rights enjoyed by US citizens.
The proposed law would apply to data on European citizens being transferred to the US for what Washington says is law enforcement purposes.
So they are going to lie to us in the exact same way they lie to their own citizens. Not much of an improvement.
Holder said: "The Obama administration is committed to seeking legislation that would ensure that … EU citizens would have the same right to seek judicial redress for intentional or wilful disclosures of protected information and for refusal to grant access or to rectify any errors in that information, as would a US citizen under the Privacy Act.
So, in practice, none at all.
In a major statement on privacy rights in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that the police need warrants to search the cellphones of people they arrest.
Next time there's a Mormon at your door, just quote these ironic parts from their letter to Kate Kelly:
In his letter Monday to Kelly, Harrison said it had been his greatest desire to persuade Kelly to "desist from the course on which you have embarked" to keep her in the faith and to protect the "integrity of the church and its doctrine."
"The difficulty, Sister Kelly, is not that you say you have questions or even that you believe that women should receive the priesthood. The problem is that you have persisted in an aggressive effort to persuade other church members to your point of view and that your course of action has threatened to erode the faith of others," Harrison wrote. "You are entitled to your views, but you are not entitled to promote them and proselyte others to them while remaining in full fellowship in the church."
Assalam Alaikum. The Imam Of The Sunnah, Ibn Al-Qayyim (may Allah swt have mercy on him and grant him the highest of Jannah) said in his Haadi al-Arwaah describing Jannah – about the Hoor :
"And if you ask about their brides and wives, then they are young and full-breasted and have had the liquid of youth flow through their limbs; the Sun runs along the beauty of her face if she shows it, light shines from between her teeth if she smiles; if you meet her love, then say whatever you want regarding the joining of two lights; he sees his face in the roundness of her cheek as if he is looking into a polished mirror, and he sees the brightness from behind her muscles and bones; if she were to be unleashed upon the World, she would fill what is between the Heavens and the Earth with a beautiful wind, and the mouths of the creation would glorifiy, praise, and exclaim greatness, and everything between the East and the West would be adorned for her, and every eye would be shut from everthing but her, and the light of the Sun would be outshone just as the light of the Sun outshines the light of the stars, and everyone on the face of the Earth would believe in the Ever-Living, the One who Sustains and Protects all the exists."
"And the covering on her head is better than the World and all that is in it, and she does not increase with age except in beauty; free from an umbilical cord, childbirth and menses, and pure of mucous, saliva, urine and other filthy things; her youth never fades, her clothing is never worn out, no garment can be created that matches her beauty, and no one who is with her can ever become bored; her attention is restricted to her husband, so she desires none but him, just as his attention is restricted to her so she is the sole object of his desire, and he is with her in utmost safety and security, as none has touched her before of either humans or Jinn."
The U.S. government's no-fly list banning people accused of links to terrorism from commercial flights violates their constitutional rights because it gives them no meaningful way to contest that decision, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Anna Brown, ruling on a lawsuit filed in federal court in Oregon by 13 Muslim Americans who were branded with the no-fly status, ordered the government to come up with new procedures that allow people on the no-fly list to challenge that designation.
"The court concludes international travel is not a mere convenience or luxury in this modern world. Indeed, for many international travel is a necessary aspect of liberties sacred to members of a free society," Brown wrote in her 65-page ruling.


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I tried searching similar DE-problems, but I couldn't find one. The problem is following differential equation:
So, it seems to be first-order nonlinear DE. But, I don't know how to solve it. I couldn't separe it, though I managed to separate simpler equations, but I think that's the right way to go.
Just got it to form,
which obviously doesn't help anything...
Any help is appreciated. Thank you!


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Coroner I.D.'s victims of deadly weekend crash in Palm Springs
Palm Springs Police say car hit light pole Sunday morning
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Palm Springs police say two people died following a crash on North Gene Autry in Palm Springs early Sunday morning.
The Riverside County Coroner's Office released the names of the victims on Monday. The Coroner says 21 year old Osvaldo Ramirez, of Cathedral City and 18 year old Tierra Reagins, of Palm Springs both were killed in the crash.
Palm Springs Police reported that around 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, a black 2005 Cadillac CTS hit a light pole at a high rate of speed killing both Ramirez and Reagins.
Two other people were in the car but survived. The driver was taken to a hospital for treatment of major injuries, while the passenger was released with only minor injuries at the scene. Police have not identified the driver or other passenger that survived at this time.
The Cadillac split in two, leaving the front end of the car yards away from the back end, which was crunched around a light pole on the northwest side of Tachevah.
Police shut down North Gene Autry near Vista Chino for clean up and investigation. It re-opened around 10:30 a.m.
Officers are investigating the possibility of alcohol as a factor, in addition to speed. The investigation is ongoing.


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Remove Modi: Puri Shankaracharya to Gujarat's people
December 07, 2007 13:00 IST
The Shankaracharya of Puri on Friday appealed to all secular parties to bury their differences and launch a concerted campaign to unseat the Narendra Modi [Images] government in Gujarat for its alleged involvement in the post-Godhra persecution of the minority community.
Swami Adhokshanand Dev Teerth said in a statement that the evil and unjust deeds of the Modi government, which had hurt communal harmony and brought shame to the Hindu community, now stood exposed.
"The tall claims of Modi that he is 'Vikas Purush' and a well-wisher of the Hindus have proved to be hollow," he said.
The Shankaracharya also advised the secular parties not to squabble on issues like Nandigram [Images]. "Instead, they should accept the greater challenge of removing Modi from the temple of democracy by pooling their efforts to launch a concerted campaign against him."
Criticising the Hindutva organisations, he said these bodies should refrain from indulging in double standards. "If they are displeased with the Modi government's policies and activities, they should come out in the open to register their protests," he said.
He said it was "most unfortunate" that Modi managed to stay in power for five years.
"The people of Gujarat must not be swayed and misled by the overtures of the Modi government. Instead, they should play an active role in toppling the state government in the coming assembly elections," he added.


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Justin Ross Harris goes to trial for son's hot car death: Part 4
At trial, it is publicly revealed that Harris had been having affairs and exchanging text messages with other women.
Why Leanna Taylor took the stand in ex-husband's defense
Justin Ross Harris was convicted of all eight counts against him, but Taylor still believes their son's hot car death was an accident.
Police start to suspect Justin Ross Harris after son's death
Authorities grew suspicious of Harris after surveillance footage showed he went back to the car once while his son was still inside.
The horrific day Leanna Taylor found out her son was dead
Taylor, the ex-wife of Justin Ross Harris, describes the moment when she first learned something was wrong.
Justin Ross Harris' ex-wife says she received waves of hatred after son's death
Leanna Taylor told ABC News in an exclusive interview that she struggled to process losing her son and was judged harshly for it.
Ex-wife of man convicted for son's hot-car death speaks out
Leanna Taylor tells ABC News why she continues to support her ex-husband, Justin Ross Harris, who was found guilty of intentionally leaving the couple's 22-month-old son to die in a hot SUV in June 2014.
Justin Ross Harris ' ex-wife Leanna Taylor explains why she still supports him after son's hot car death
The ex-wife of Justin Ross Harris , the Georgia man who was found guilty of intentionally leaving the couple's 22-month-old son to die in a hot SUV in June 2014, is speaking out for the first time about why she supported her ex-husband through the trial and continues to support him today. "It never
Hot Car Death Dad Sentenced to Life Without Parole
A jury convicted Justin Ross Harris of murder for leaving his son in the SUV for more than seven hours.
Justin Ross Harris Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Son's Hot Car Death
Justin Ross Harris was sentenced this afternoon to life without parole for the murder of his 22-month-old son, who died after he was left in Harris' hot car in Georgia. He was also sentenced to an additional 32 years on other charges. Harris' son, Cooper, died on June 18, 2014, after he spent about
Justin Ross Harris Sentenced for Son's Hot Car Death
Harris was convicted for the murder of his 22-month-old son, Cooper, who died after sitting for hours in the back of his father's SUV.