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To be honest I am not happy about driving around with a scooter in Bali all the time. At my home in Austria I enjoy riding a 650cc KTM Supermoto which is great fun, but the scooters here are way too slow 😉
So to satisfy my longing for some motorbike-action I visited the "Deus ex machina: Slidetober" in Denpasar last week. DEUS is a worldwide known custom bike company, which runs the "Temple of Enthusiasm", a bike- and clothes shop as well as a restaurant, in Canggu. As a part of their philosophy they often organize events like the Slidetober to promote their bikes.
This challenge consists of two parts: one day the participants were surfing at Batu Bolong and the second day there was a motocross race in Denpasar. So the winner must be a good surfer and also ride fast on the track.
So we came to the shop very early at 07:30 to join the convoy that drove from Canggu to the secret racetrack. There all riders were preparing their bikes and there was also the possibility for anybody to rent a bike and join the race- unfortunately I was too late (and it also wasn`t that cheap) ;).
The racers were divided in different classes: there were 3 open categories, one classic bike group, the ladies and also children were allowed to race.
After a few warm up laps on the big dirt-track the first race began. It was very exciting to watch the riders rush through the course and taking big jumps. Most of the guys also know what they did, but some rookies had big crashes. Even the girls and the kids were very passionate and ambitious so all of the races were thrilling.
In the breaks between the races we enjoyed some cool drinks and grilled snacks and were strolling through the merchandise shop and the paddock. It was great – as I really love motorcycles I watched those beautiful custom made classic bikes and new motocross machines.
I really enjoyed the Slidetober and if you`re also interested in motorbikes you can visit the "Deus Temple of Enthusiasm" in Canggu where you will see their bike creations or you can have a nice dinner and you will also get any information about upcoming events there.


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President Reagan And The Nuclear War Scare Of 1983 By Joe Donahue • Aug 10, 2018 Listen Listening... / 14:48 What happened in 1983 to make the Soviet Union so afraid of a potential nuclear strike from the United States that they sent mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles into the field, placing them on a three-minute alert? In his book, "The Brink: President Reagan and the Nuclear War Scare of 1983," Marc Ambinder explains the anxious period between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1984, with the "Able Archer '83" war game as the fulcrum of the tension. With astonishing and clarifying new details, he recounts the scary series of the close encounters that tested the limits of ordinary humans and powerful leaders alike. Ambinder explains how political leadership ultimately triumphed over misunderstandings, helping the two countries maintain a fragile peace. A Story of War And What Comes After From Clemantine Wamariya By Joe Donahue • Jun 27, 2018 Listen Listening... / 28:09 Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father began to speak in whispers, when neighbors began to disappear, and when she heard the loud, ugly sounds her brother said were thunder. In 1994, she and her fifteen-year-old sister, Claire, fled the Rwandan massacre and spent the next six years migrating through seven African countries, searching for safety—perpetually hungry, imprisoned and abused, enduring and escaping refugee camps, finding unexpected kindness, witnessing inhuman cruelty. They did not know whether their parents were dead or alive. In "The Girl Who Smiled Beads," Clemantine provokes us to look beyond the label of "victim" and recognize the power of the imagination to transcend even the most profound injuries and aftershocks. Devastating yet beautiful, and bracingly original, it is a powerful testament to her commitment to constructing a life on her own terms. The Failure Of Globalism By Joe Donahue • May 21, 2018 Listen Listening... / 11:25 Ian Bremmer is the president and founder of Eurasia Group, the leading global political risk research and consulting firm. Those who championed globalization once promised a world of winners, one in which free trade would lift all the world's boats, and extremes of left and right would give way to universally embraced liberal values. The past few years have shattered this fantasy, as those who've paid the price for globalism's gains have turned to populist and nationalist politicians to express fury at the political, media, and corporate elites they blame for their losses. In his new book, "Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism," Bremmer writes that globalism creates plenty of both winners and losers, and those who've missed out want to set things right. "Boots On The Ground: America's War In Vietnam" By Elizabeth Partridge By Joe Donahue • May 11, 2018 Listen Listening... / 9:35 Elizabeth Partridge is a National Book Award finalist, Printz Honor winner, and author of several nonfiction books for children, including "Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange;" "This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie;" "John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth;" and "Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don't You Grow Weary." Her new book, "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam," teaches readers about over a decade of bitter fighting that claimed the lives of more than 58,000 American soldiers and beleaguered four US presidents. More than forty years after America left Vietnam in defeat in 1975, the war remains controversial and divisive both in the United States and abroad. Women Against War's Maud Easter Discusses Upcoming Meetings Between The United States And Korea By Joe Donahue • May 8, 2018 Listen Listening... / 14:33 The Women Against War project "Pathways to Peace" is highly concerned about the proposed upcoming US - North Korea meetings. North Korea expert Maud Easter joins us this morning to discuss the issues. Easter has served as Northeast Asia Representative for the American Friends Service Committee based in Tokyo, traveled 8 times to South Korea, obtaining information to share with peace activists in the US in support of the South Korean activists struggling on issues of human rights, labor rights, student rights and environmental justice. She co-founded the Committee for a New Korea Policy, which provided education and advocacy on the US-Korea relationship locally, statewide and, working with other advocates, nationally. Currently as a Women Against War activist, she is providing community education and advocacy in support of a US diplomacy to establish a normalized, non-aggression relationship with North Korea and to support North-South cooperation and reduction of military tension, including establishing a nuclear-free peninsula. Historian William I. Hitchcock Discusses "The Age Of Eisenhower" By Joe Donahue • Mar 27, 2018 Listen Listening... / 21:33 William I. Hitchcock is a professor of history at the University of Virginia and the Randolph Compton Professor at the Miller Center for Public Affairs. In a 2017 survey, presidential historians ranked Dwight D. Eisenhower fifth on the list of great presidents, behind the perennial top four: Lincoln, Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Teddy Roosevelt. In his new book, "The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s," historian William Hitchcock shows that this high ranking is justified. Eisenhower's accomplishments were enormous, and loom ever larger from the vantage point of our own tumultuous times. "The Cloister" By James Carroll By Joe Donahue • Mar 23, 2018 Listen Listening... / 16:42 James Carroll is a National Book Award winner and distinguished scholar in residence at Suffolk University and a columnist for The Boston Globe. He is the author of ten novels and seven works of fiction. "The Cloister" is his novel about the timeless love story of Peter Abelard and Héloïse, and its impact on a modern priest and a Holocaust survivor seeking sanctuary in Manhattan. Women Against War Presents Miriam Pemberton By Joe Donahue • Mar 22, 2018 Listen Listening... / 15:38 Miriam Pemberton is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. She directs its Peace Economy Transitions Project which focuses on helping to build the foundations of a postwar economy at the federal, state and local levels. She co-chairs the Budget Priorities Working Group, the principal information-sharing collaboration of U.S. NGOs working on reducing Pentagon spending. With William Hartung of the New America Foundation, she is co-editor of the book Lessons from Iraq: Avoiding the Next War (Paradigm Publishers, 2008). Formerly she was editor, researcher and finally director of the National Commission for Economic Conversion and Disarmament. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Women Against War has brought Dr. Miriam Pemberton to the region to talk about transitioning to a peace economy at three college campuses. She will be at UAlbany today speaking in the Humanities Building in Room 354. Oscar-Nominated "Last Men in Aleppo" Director, Feras Fayyed By Joe Donahue • Feb 14, 2018 Listen Listening... / 17:33 After five years of war in Syria, the remaining citizens of Aleppo are getting ready for a siege. Through the eyes of volunteer rescue workers called the White Helmets, "Last Men in Aleppo" allows viewers to experience the daily life, death, and struggle in the streets, where they are fighting for sanity in a city where war has become the norm. The film is nominated for a 2018 Academy Award for Best Documentary and is currently available to view on Netflix. It will also air on PBS on March 1. Director, Feras Fayyed, joins us. A Story Of Friendship And Survival In The Shadow Of War By Joe Donahue • Feb 8, 2018 Listen Listening... / 16:53 The story begins in 2007 when Deborah Campbell travels undercover to Damascus to report on the exodus of Iraqis into Syria following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. There she meets and hires Ahlam, a refugee working as a "fixer"—providing Western media with trustworthy information and contacts to help get the news out. Ahlam, who fled her home in Iraq after being kidnapped while running a humanitarian centre, not only supports her husband and two children through her work with foreign journalists but is setting up a makeshift school for displaced girls. She has become a charismatic, unofficial leader of the refugee community in Damascus, and Campbell is inspired by her determination to create something good amid so much suffering. Ahlam soon becomes her friend as well as her guide. But one morning Ahlam is seized from her home in front of Campbell's eyes. Haunted by the prospect that their work together has led to her friend's arrest, Campbell spends the months that follow desperately trying to find her—all the while fearing she could be next. Deborah Campbell is an award-winning writer known for combining culturally immersive fieldwork with literary journalism in places such as Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, the UAE, Israel, Palestine, Cuba, Mexico and Russia. Her work has appeared in Harper's, the Economist, Foreign Policy, the Guardian, New Scientist, Ms., and other publications. Her new book is A Disappearance in Damascus: A Story of Friendship and Survival in the Shadow of War. Ron Chernow's Biography Of Ulysses S. Grant By Joe Donahue • Dec 28, 2017 Listen Listening... / 25:01 Ron Chernow is the prizewinning author and the recipient of the 2015 National Humanities Medal. His first book, The House of Morgan, won the National Book Award, Washington: A Life won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, and Alexander Hamilton (the inspiration for the Broadway musical) won the American History Book Prize. His new book, Grant, provides a complete understanding of Ulysses S. Grant -- the general and president whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency. The National Geographic Channel Presents "The Long Road Home" By Joe Donahue • Nov 3, 2017 Listen Listening... / 22:04 Starting on Tuesday, November 7th, the National Geographic Channel will premiere The Long Road Home. Based on the New York Times bestseller by ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz, the eight-part mini-series tells the story of the ambush and the three heroic rescue missions launched to save the platoon. It also focuses on the home front, as wives and mothers waited anxiously for word and drew support from one another. Martha Raddatz joins us this morning to discuss the mini-series, which was filmed at Fort Hood. She also discusses the profound impact these American heroes have had on her life and why she wants everyone to know their story. Tom Schachtman Discusses France And The American Revolution At The White Hart Inn By Joe Donahue • Sep 12, 2017 Listen Listening... / 13:44 Tom Schachtman will be at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury, CT tonight to read from and discuss his new book, How the French Saved America. The White Hart Speaker Series is presented in collaboration with Oblong Books & Music & Scoville Memorial Library Americans today have a love/hate relationship with France, but in this illuminating new history, Tom Shachtman shows that without France, there might not be a United States of America. To the rebelling colonies, French assistance made the difference between looming defeat and eventual triumph. Even before the Declaration of Independence was issued, King Louis XVI and French foreign minister Vergennes were aiding the rebels. After the Declaration, that assistance broadened to include wages for our troops; guns, cannon, and ammunition; engineering expertise that enabled victories and prevented defeats; diplomatic recognition; safe havens for privateers; battlefield leadership by veteran officers; and the army and fleet that made possible the Franco-American victory at Yorktown. A Column of Fire By Ken Follett By Joe Donahue • Sep 11, 2017 Listen Listening... / 13:17 In 1989, Ken Follett published the historical epic The Pillars of the Earth, a departure for the bestselling writer which was praised for its ambitious scope and unforgettable cast of characters. It reached #1 on bestseller lists around the world, and has since become Follett's most popular novel. Ten years ago, Oprah selected The Pillars of the Earth for her Book Club, and Follett published the second book in the Kingsbridge series, World Without End. The two books in the series have sold 38 million copies. The saga now continues with Follett's new epic, A Column Of Fire, coming tomorrow, which will introduce readers to a world of spies and secret agents in the sixteenth century, the time of Queen Elizabeth I. A Column Of Fire begins in 1558 where the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict. As power in England shifts precariously between Catholics and Protestants, high principles clash bloodily with friendship, loyalty, and love. We can read the book tomorrow – we talk with best-selling author Ken Follett this morning. Good Men Wanted At Powerhouse By Sarah LaDuke • Jul 20, 2017 Buck Lewis Listen Listening... / 12:04 Vassar College and New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theatre's second mainstage show this summer is Good Men Wanted. The new play is about women who - for varied reasons and to varied ends - disguised themselves as men to fight in the Civil War. The drama punctuated by explosive dance sequences - choreographed by Ani Taj and set to contemporary pop music. They play is written by Kevin Armento and directed by Jaki Bradley who joins us. Bandstand: An Interview With Leading Man Corey Cott By Sarah LaDuke • Jun 23, 2017 Jeremy Daniel Listen Listening... / 14:08 The Broadway musical Bandstand -- currently running at the Jacobs Theatre in New York City, brings the swing-fueled, against-all-odds story of singer/songwriter Donny Novitski and his band of mismatched fellow vets brilliantly to the stage. Starring Laura Osnes and Corey Cott and directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbeuler -- who won a Tony Award this month for his incredible choreography, Bandstand features music and lyrics by Richard Oberacker and book and lyrics by the Capital Region's own Robert Taylor. The original Broadcast cast recording is available today from Broadway Records. We spoke with intensely talented leading man, Corey Cott, in New York a couple of months ago -- right after the show opened and while they were recording the album. Cott's previous Broadway roles include Jack in Disney's Newsies and Gaston in the 2015 revival of Gigi. The History And Geopolitics Of The World's Oceans By Joe Donahue • Jun 19, 2017 Listen Listening... / 13:17 Admiral James Stavridis is one of the most admired admirals of his generation and the only admiral to serve as Supreme Allied Commander at NATO. His new book Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans takes readers on a voyage through the world's most important bodies of water, providing the story of naval power as a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. A retired 4-star admiral with 35 years of active service in the Navy, Stavridis served as the Supreme Allied Commander for Global Operations at NATO from 2009 to 2013. Again, his new book is Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans. Dwight Eisenhower's Secret Campaign Against Joseph McCarthy By Joe Donahue • May 24, 2017 Listen Listening... / 15:43 David A. Nichols, a leading expert on the Eisenhower presidency, holds a PhD in history from the College of William and Mary. A former professor and academic dean at Southwestern College, he is the author of A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution; Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis; and Ike and McCarthy: Dwight Eisenhower's Secret Campaign against Joseph McCarthy; as well as other books. His new book is Ike and McCarthy: Dwight Eisenhower's Secret Campaign against Joseph McCarthy. In Ike and McCarthy, David A Nichols shows how the tension between the two men escalated. In a direct challenge to Eisenhower, McCarthy alleged that the US Army was harboring communists and launched an investigation. But the senator had unwittingly signed his own political death warrant. The White House employed surrogates to conduct a clandestine campaign against McCarthy and was not above using information about the private lives of McCarthy's aides as ammunition. Cautionary Tales Of US Involvement In The Philippines, Vietnam, And Iraq By Joe Donahue • May 15, 2017 Listen Listening... / 12:02 America's Needless Wars: Cautionary Tales of US Involvement in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Iraq approaches the history of U.S. foreign policy by examining three unrelated conflicts, all of which ended tragically and resulted in the deaths of millions on both sides. By analyzing what went wrong in each case, the author uncovers a pattern of errors that should serve as a precaution for future decision makers contemplating a conflict abroad. David R. Contosta is professor of history at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, PA, and the author of twenty-three previous books, including Rebel Giants: The Revolutionary Lives of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. Contosta has been a Fulbright Scholar to France, a visiting scholar at Cambridge University in England, and most recently a visiting professor at Pyeongtaek University in South Korea. Veteran Iraq War Interrogator Eric Fair At NYSWI On 4/20 By Joe Donahue • Apr 17, 2017 Listen Listening... / 13:38 Eric Fair, an Army veteran, worked in Iraq as a contract interrogator in 2004. His 2012 Pushcart Prize-winning essay "Consequence," which was published first in Ploughshares and then in Harper's Magazine, detailed some of his experiences. Fair expanded the essay into his 2016 book, also titled Consequence. Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Sebastian Junger referred to the memoir as "both an agonized confession and a chilling expose of one of the darkest interludes of the War on Terror." Eric Fair will read from his memoir Consequence at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 20 in the Clark Auditorium, New York State Museum, Cultural Education Center in downtown Albany. Earlier that same day, at 4:15 p.m. in Room 375 of the Campus Center on UAlbany's Uptown Campus the author will hold an informal seminar with audience discussion. Free and open to the public, the events are cosponsored by the New York State Writers Institute and the Friends of the New York State Library. When The Battle's Lost And Won: Bedlam's 'Cry Havoc!' By Sarah LaDuke • Mar 30, 2017 Listen Listening... / 22:42 Bedlam's latest production is Cry Havoc! As the company's website states: Bedlam creates works of theatre that reinvigorate traditional forms in a flexible, raw space, collapsing aesthetic distance and bringing its viewers into direct contact with the dangers and delicacies of life. In Cry Havoc! Stephan Wolfert recounts his own experiences of military service, weaving his personal narrative with lines from some of William Shakespeare's most famous speeches. Pulling from The Bard's war narratives to work through the trauma of the military experience. The one-actor production is directed by Bedlam co-founder Eric Tucker. Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA presented the show last summer - it is currently running at the New Ohio Theatre Off-Broadway in New York City through April 23rd. Wolfert and Tucker are both military veterans, and Bedlam's outreach program invites other veterans to meet - every Monday - to explore the writing and performance Shakespeare - and to be mindful in a shared space with other veterans. To relate their experiences to the literature and drama -- and to each other. Stephan Wolfert joins us to tell us more about the outreach program and Cry Havoc! Dark At The Crossing By Elliot Ackerman By Joe Donahue • Mar 14, 2017 Listen Listening... / 13:02 Elliot Ackerman is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Green on Blue, is based out of Istanbul, where he has covered the Syrian Civil War since 2013. His writings have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New Republic, and The New York Times Magazine, among other publications, and his stories have been included in The Best American Short Stories. He is both a former White House Fellow and Marine, and served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart. In his new novel, Dark at the Crossing, Haris Abadi is a man in search of a cause. An Arab American with a conflicted past, he is now in Turkey, attempting to cross into Syria and join the fight against Bashar al-Assad's regime. But he is robbed before he can make it, and is taken in by Amir, a charismatic Syrian refugee and former revolutionary, and Amir's wife, Daphne, a sophisticated beauty haunted by grief. As it becomes clear that Daphne is also desperate to return to Syria, Haris's choices become ever more wrenching: Whose side is he really on? Is he a true radical or simply an idealist? Fighting Blind: A Green Beret's Story Of Extraordinary Courage By Joe Donahue • Feb 9, 2017 Listen Listening... / 22:24 Fighting was a practiced routine for Lieutenant Ivan Castro. But when a mortar round struck the rooftop of his sniper's post in Iraq, he found himself in a battle more difficult than even he could have imagined. The direct hit killed two other soldiers and nearly claimed Castro's life as well. Mangled by shrapnel and badly burned, Castro was medevac'd to Germany more dead than alive. His lungs were collapsed. He couldn't hear. One eye had been blown out, the nerve to the other severed. In the weeks and months that followed, Castro would find that physical darkness was nothing compared to the emotional darkness of loss and despair. Desperate for a reason to live, he eventually fought his way back to health through exercise and a single-minded goal: running a marathon. Today, Castro helps prepare soldiers for combat, working exactly as if he were "sighted." His book (co-authored by Jim DeFelice) is Fighting Blind: A Green Beret's Story of Extraordinary Courage. Author And Activist Phyllis Bennis To Speak At Women Against War Event 2/8 By Joe Donahue • Jan 31, 2017 Listen Listening... / 11:13 This morning we will talk about Women Against War's Annual Gathering – coming up on February 8th in Loudonville, NY. Their featured speaker is author & activist Phyllis Bennis to discuss ISIS, Syria & the US in the Middle East. Bennis is the author of Understanding ISIS & the New Global War on Terror: A Primer. She is Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C., a key resource for peace activists. She has served as an informal adviser to several top UN officials on the Middle East and UN democratization issues. In 2001 she helped found and remains active with the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation. She has recently joined the national board of Jewish Voice for Peace. The Limits Of Soft Power And The Necessity Of Military Force By Joe Donahue • Jan 10, 2017 Listen Listening... / 21:46 "Speak softly and carry a big stick" Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901, when the United States was emerging as a great power. It was the right sentiment, perhaps, in an age of imperial rivalry but today many Americans doubt the utility of their global military presence, thinking it outdated, unnecessary or even dangerous. In The Big Stick, Eliot A. Cohen—a scholar and practitioner of international relations—disagrees. He argues that hard power remains essential for American foreign policy. In The Darkroom By Susan Faludi By Joe Donahue • Dec 30, 2016 Listen Listening... / 22:04 When feminist writer Susan Faludi learned that her 76-year-old father ― long estranged and living in Hungary ― had undergone sex reassignment surgery, she was set on an investigation that would turn personal and urgent. How was this new parent who identified as "a complete woman now" connected to the silent, explosive, and ultimately violent father she had known, the photographer who'd built his career on the alteration of images? Pearl Harbor: From Infamy To Greatness By Joe Donahue • Dec 7, 2016 Listen Listening... / 13:43 The America we live in today was born, not on July 4, 1776, but on December 7, 1941, when an armada of 354 Japanese warplanes supported by aircraft carriers, destroyers, and midget submarines suddenly and savagely attacked the United States, killing 2,403 men—and forced America's entry into World War II. Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness follows, moment by moment, the sailors, soldiers, pilots, diplomats, admirals, generals, emperor, and president as they engineer, fight, and react to this stunningly dramatic moment in world history. Beginning in 1914, bestselling author Craig Nelson maps the road to war, beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt, then the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (and not yet afflicted with polio), attending the laying of the keel of the USS Arizona at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Writing with vivid intimacy, Nelson traces Japan's leaders as they lurch into ultranationalist fascism, which culminates in their insanely daring yet militarily brilliant scheme to terrify America with one of the boldest attacks ever waged. Within seconds, the country would never be the same. Into The Sun: A Novel By Deni Ellis Béchard By Joe Donahue • Dec 5, 2016 Listen Listening... / 10:32 In his new novel, Into the Sun, Deni Ellis Béchard draws an unsentimental portrait of those who flock to warzones, indelibly capturing these journalists, mercenaries, idealists, and aid workers. When a car explodes in a crowded part of Kabul ten years after 9/11, a Japanese-American journalist is shocked to discover that the passengers were acquaintances—three fellow ex-pats who had formed an unlikely love triangle. Deni Eliss Bechard is the author of the novel Vandal Love, and Cures for Hunger, a memoir. His work has appeared in the LA Times, Salon, and Foreign Policy, and he has reported from Afghanistan, India, Rwanda, and Iraq. Waging War: The Clash Between Presidents And Congress By Joe Donahue • Oct 24, 2016 Listen Listening... / 13:31 The Constitution states that it is Congress that declares war, but it is the presidents who have more often taken us to war and decided how to wage it. In Waging War, David J. Barron opens with an account of George Washington and the Continental Congress over Washington's plan to burn New York City before the British invasion. Congress ordered him not to, and he obeyed. Barron takes us through all the wars that followed: 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American war, World Wars One and Two, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and now, most spectacularly, the War on Terror. Pages1 2 3 4 5 next › last »


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text: I have an Airport Extreme Base Station, Airport Express, and a Linksys Router. I have one wireless PC and one wireless Powerbook connected to the base station. I have the Linksys router conencted to the Airport Base Station, and 1 PC and 1 iMac connected to the router. The iMac and PC can see each other's shared music. The Powerbook and Wireless PC can see each other's shared music and the AirPort Express's speaker output. How can I make it where all the devices see each other? I would suspect it has something to do with IP addresses being assigned by the router. Do I manually assigned IP addresses so that everyone belongs to the same subnet? My ultimate goal is to have every computer see the Airport Express and each other's music. Heh, confusing I know.


text: It's safe to say that, given the option, every home or business owner would like to lower their monthly energy bills. Cutting energy costs not only puts money back into your wallet, it's also better for the environment. That being said, it takes a certain amount of energy to ...Read More


text: I spend the bulk of my time (especially before and after baseball season) digging up forgotten Toronto history for my One Gal's Toronto site – frankly, it obsesses me. But this page here? Well, I figure it'd be nice to have a spot for the random bits . Kinda like the kitchen drawer where you keep your rubber bands, bottle openers, half-live batteries and the like. … So welcome to my 'everything else.'


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Napkin Is a Mobile App That Lets You Design Mobile Apps
They say there's an app for everything, including creative apps. No matter how crazy that sounds, with a brand new app called Napkin you can create complex interactive app mockups directly on your phone.
You no longer need a desktop computer to put together quick design comps. Developed by designer Scott Savarie, Napkin features a straightforward touch-optimized interface that lets you add shapes, labels, icons, and photos. All objects can by moved and resized by dragging as well as grouped as layers for easier manipulation.
Napkin comes with some advanced functionality that we're surprised to see in a mobile app. Even more so when we consider the fact that the creator of the app took only one iOS development class.
Check out the app's website to see Napkin in action or click the link below to go straight to the AppStore.


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← Back to 'How to Be a Savvy Business Traveler'
There are plenty of moms out there balancing the business and family life. But Pop Warner games in California are hard to catch when you have a conference in New York. It's a constant juggling act. So what are some tips for business traveling moms?
Start with solid communication before the trip. Let your family know when you're leaving, where you're going and for how long. Surprises (on the departure end) are big losses in this game. Families can adjust when they know what's coming, so give yours a fair chance.
Let them know what Mom does
Why are you traveling to New York? Is it to land a new client? Is it to meet a new business partner? Your family might be curious and letting them know why you're traveling might make them understand your obligation and feel a little closer to you.
Gifts never hurt
Picking up a little something in that far off city lets your family know that you were thinking of them.
Coming home with a few photos can bring the trip to life. Let your kids flip through your phone when you get home. It shows them new parts of the country/world and again, lets them know you were thinking of them.
Sprinkle a vacation in there
The kids are going to want to come with. Every once in awhile you can make that dream a reality and plan a family trip. You're an expert on the road so apply your skill on the family vacations as well.
Become a tech wizard
Facetime, Snapchat, texting, email…the more family communication the better. If you have older kids you know they're always on their phones. So a quick Snapchat or text is a great way to reach them instantly and stay connected while you're on the road.
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I have been trying to keep the kids entertained each week in the holidays and this has been our busiest week so far. We visited Quarry Bank Mill on Monday, Drayton Manor Tuesday and Tree Top Nest Wednesday. We are all shattered now and ready for a chilled out day on Friday. Think it will be a PJ and movie day that's for sure.
On Tuesday we set of early to Drayton Manor so we could drop Neil off at work on the way. Gutted he couldn't come. We got there about 11am and the queues weren't to bad, it took about 10 minutes to collect our tickets. Once we had those it was straight off into the park. I could hear lots of grumbles whilst waiting in relation to the on the gate price. I would recommended booking in advance as you can get some great deals. The gate price for people over 12 is £39. Which isn't any different than other theme parks so not sure what the issue was.
We could see it was busy just from the car park and the amount of cars parked. We wasn't going to let this spoil things though. Having been several times before we know the park really well and can all navigate without the map. Kaitkin and Jack went off to do their own thing whilst me and the boys hit Thomas Land and our first ride was Bertie Bus.
After the first ride we made our way round Thomas land. I was really proud of the boys waiting in line nicely for each ride especially as I knew the last few days were catching up with them. They waited so patiently and behaved really well. Our longest queues were James big red balloons and Winston Cars. The balloons is because it's takes longer to load and unload the ride than the actual ride itself. I think it's something to do with them swinging and the way they have to be loaded. They could do with some extra staff to help when busy.
We went on every ride except Cranky Crain and troublesome trucks and only missed these because the boys are not quite tall enough yet. We had done them all by 3pm which I thought was excellent especially during the school holidays.
Kaitlin and Jack had fun on their own going on several rides. The did say some of the queues were long but like with any theme park in the school holidays you have to expect queues and just be prepared to wait. Snacks and drinks help in the line.
We decided to go for our Picnic at 3.30pm and after we had eaten the boys were shattered so we made the decision to leave. The park and rides were open till 6pm though and I'm sure Kaitlin and Jack could have carried on. We also had some company whilst eating our picnic at the car. (You can also take picnics in the park with you as well I just couldn't carry it on my own)
We had a fabulous day today and I was really pleased with how much we covered despite it being busy. We normally take a trip to the Zoo and adventure playground but the boys were really happy on the Thomas land rides today. You can read all about what we think of the Zoo and other parts of the park on our Drayton Manor blog.
To Book tickets just visit draytonmanor.co.uk they always have great offer on for pre booking.


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To Conceive the ideal place for a contemporary family is not easy.
The functional needs and recreation should relate to the timeless desire of a proper welcome and hospitable space.
A detailed space planning was followed by the search of a single horizontal plane that ideally embrace the entire apartment.
The vertical lines are connected to the base and carefully weave an ordered network of cabinets, gates and seats.
The sense of interior design is summarized in the use of the innovative liquid metal for the doors of the columns of the kitchen, which caressed by a grazing light develops an unexpected light that emanates from the dark background.
The presence of the kitchen in the living room is finally reconciled.
The house comes back to focus again on the hearth that is no longer merely functional space to hide but valuable unifying nucleus to be put on display with pride.


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Chapter 18
After Sally leaves, Holden realizes he is hungry and goes into a drugstore to buy a Swiss cheese sandwich and a malted milk. While in the drugstore, he decides to give Jane Gallagher another call. Since he is free all evening, he thinks it would be nice to get together with her, but she is not home. Holden then goes through his entire address book looking for someone to call. Finally he decides to call Carl Luce, his academic advisor from the Whooten School. He arranges to meet Carl for a drink at ten oclock. Holden does not particularly like Carl, but says he is in the mood for some intellectual conversation. Holden then decides to see a movie to pass the time. Holden enjoys neither the movie nor the Christmas special presented beforehand. He leaves the cinema and seems dissatisfied with all of mankind.
Holden does not appear particularly upset over the failure of his date with Sally. In fact, he decides to get together with Jane Gallagher. When he calls her, she is not home. More out of boredom than anything else, Holden calls Carl Luce, a guy he admits he does like very much; Holden says it is because he is in the mood for intelligent conversation, but in reality it seems there is no one else Holden can think of who might agree to see him. Carl, for his part, is too busy to dine with Holden, but agrees to get together for a quick drink.
In the meantime, Holden goes to see a movie and spouts some more of his philosophy about movies and phonies. A woman in the theater cries throughout the movie, which would seem to indicate she is tender-hearted; but Holden has seen her ignore her small childs pleas to go to the bathroom and knows that she is not a kind-hearted lady. She is just another phony in a cruel world. As Holden leaves the theater, he thinks about war, since the film seems to deal with the subject. He believes that Hemingways novel, A Farewell To Arms falls into the same mushy kind of sentimental category that the film does, for it romanticizes war in a phony way. He does not understand how D.B. or anyone else can appreciate such supposed works of art or even compare them to really great works like The Great Gatsby. Holden decides that romance and the Christmas spirit are two of the worst instances of phoniness. When he leaves the cinema, he is feeling even more depressed.
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The International Space Apps Challenge is an international hackathon event run in cities across the world. Run over 48 hours, the event presents participants with a range of challenges put forward by NASA giving them the opportunity to engage with space and its impacts on life on Earth. Challenges are categorised into four themes; Outer Space, Earth, Humans, and Robotics. You don't need to be a space expert to register just ready to collaborate and come up with creative solutions.
AUT product design has had a strong presence in previous years, and we're encouraging you to get involved in this years event. The main event will run from the 11th-12th of April based in AUT's WG building. Presentations and judging will take place on Monday the 13th of April. For those who are interested there will also be a planning session held on Sunday the 29th of March at 2pm. This will be an opportunity to meet fellow participants, form or join teams, choose and discuss challenges, and learn about the format of the 48 hour weekend. The planning session is optional but highly recommended.
As well as being heaps of fun, this is a fantastic opportunity to get involved with a project of global significance and get a NASA project into your portfolio.
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I've been reading the letters to the editor regarding the Village Entrance project. Some are for it and many are against it, and I'm wondering who the project will really benefit most. Surely not the residents.
By choosing to finance most of the $55-million (plus interest) project with a revenue bond, the City Council is able to bypass resident approval. Revenue bonds do not have to go to a vote of the people. However, the project could be put to a vote.
If all the creative financing concocted for this project fails, we the residents of Laguna Beach will have to make good on the debt. So why not let us vote?


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Andrew Mallory http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/saquon-barkley-jersey , representing 50-year-old Keith McCants, said in a statement Tuesday that innocent people are too often tried and convicted in the court of public opinion based on limited or inaccurate information.
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McCants made the All-America Team at Alabama and was selected fourth overall by the Buccaneers in the 1990 NFL Draft. His career ended in 1995. He also played for the Oilers and Cardinals.
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Hannibal Buress Sent A Lookalike To The 'Spider-Man' Premiere And People Totally Bought It
Yesterday as I was perusing Twitter I came across a couple of odd tweets by Hannibal Buress. In them he was asking his Twitter followers if they knew of anyone who looked like him that had "solid comedic timing for an event tonight." I really didn't give them much thought, other than that they were curious. Little did I know what he actually had in store.
What he had in store, as it turned out, was that he was looking for someone to pretend to be him at the Spider-Man: Homecoming premiere. Why? I actually have no idea. And really, it doesn't matter because, lo and behold, it worked!
Not only did it work, it worked AMAZINGLY well. Not only were fans fooled, but the media was as well.


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Hi David, I have used a similar technique in the Ant Script Library: http://www.exubero.com/asl/ You use your scenario of running unit tests, the ASL defines a number of targets which set default values for the test classpath, the test cases, and any other resources. It uses a combination of properties, filesets and classpaths to configure the compilation and test run targets. In general, I don't use "ant-call" often at all. Refer to http://www.exubero.com/asl/asl-java-test.html for details, or download the ASL to have a peek at the implementations. Regards, Joe 2009/7/28 KARR, DAVID (ATTCINW) <firstname.lastname@example.com> > If I have a number of projects with some similar build needs, it's > reasonable to define reusable targets in a "commons" project build.xml > file and import that file from each project's build.xml file. What are > good strategies for reusing those targets effectively, when they > certainly require numerous parameters to work properly? For instance, a > reusable "junit" target would likely depend on something like a > "compile-test" target, which would need to be parameterized with the > source directories to compile, and the "junit" target would need to be > parameterized with the required classpath. > > If I were constructing this, I would aim for all the reusable targets to > be called with "ant-call" along with "param" elements. > > If I were building all of this in a single build.xml, I would define > "path" properties that are referenced with "refid" attributes. How > would this work if I were passing those path parameters with "ant-call"? > > If I were to define a path parameter in each of the child build.xml > files, using the same "id" value, what happens when a target from the > parent build.xml is executed, which references that path id value? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com > For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com > >
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I know it's too early to sum up a list but I decided to compose ahead just in case the world will end on December 12, 2012. In the hopes of someone or something or Batman survives the Armageddon and gets to read this post (granted the internet still works after doomsday), let it be known that I lived a life and did not merely exist. My 2012 was amazing; Entirely different from my usual highlights of the previous years and Amber's arrival totally changed my outlook and priorities in life.
For 2013, I look forward to Amber growing up. I am happy to say that she'll be growing up where I can see and hold her daily. Though we will not be spending time 24/7, the important thing is that at the end of the day, I get to tuck her in bed and in the morning, I am the first person she sees.
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- Amber spent the first quarter and first two weeks of April inside me. (Photo taken on my 30th week).
- Peanut Butter and Chocolate filled Oreos. I know it's an overstatement to include this in the list but let me explain the reason. While pregnant, this had been my daily snack of choice and I could consume 4 packs in one sitting (1 pack = 5 cookies)! Funny is that I lost my craving for them after giving birth.
- Brought out my inner chef. Chef Gusteau of Ratatouille (movie) said that 'Anyone can cook!' -- I couldn't agree more. One of my first cooking attempts was Escabeche. The sauce took me long to master it at awesome levels.
- Asparagus wrapped with Bacon. One of the easiest foods to prepare. So easy I made them only once.
- Went back to reading until I gave birth. That explains my 2012 book project a failure. As for The Hunger Games book that I've been trying and finding time to finish since April, I'm still stuck to that page wherein Katniss was on her way to the Capitol.
- This sketch of a pregnant woman was, of course, inspired by me. LOL! Though she kinda looks like a Kardashian.
- Amber's birth. The MAJOR highlight of my 2012. I could go on write a whole post on how unforgettable April 16, 2012 was but I will save a special lengthy post about it when she turns one.
- Words with Friends! I got addicted to this game while waiting for Amber to pop out.
- The SAHM (Stay-at-home mom) Life. Sometimes boring, oftentimes busy.
- Amber's first pool experience.
- Amber's christening.
- Best shoe purchase of this year: Dr Martens Polina brogues.
- Other than sketching, I went back doing some vector artworks while pregnant. I was hoping to earn money out of it =P
- Amber finally met her cousin, River.
- Amber at 6 months. Her smile never fails to light up my mood.
- The last time I set foot on that building was in June 2010. Looks like I'll be seeing it again in 2013.
For 2013, I look forward to Amber growing up. I am happy to say that she'll be growing up where I can see and hold her daily. Though we will not be spending time 24/7, the important thing is that at the end of the day, I get to tuck her in bed and in the morning, I am the first person she sees.


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Bright lights. Billion people. Beautiful buildings. Busy roads. Breathtaking sights, yet boiling commotion. Is this not the recipe for a get-away in the Expedia brochure?
There are days when people look into their lives and realize it is the time for a quick break. I was at that point.
The Christmas holidays were upon the lad, yet there was no real celebration with others for him to partake in. He had to work in a foreign country that does not celebrate this Christian holiday. His birthday loomed in the forecast. The walls of his quaint house seemed to grow smaller as each day came and went. The disappointment in outcomes that were in his control pounded his morale at every loss. Life wasn't in a storm, just overcast with a little drizzle and no real sunlight popping through the heaviness of the clouds. As the boy read from The Book each morning, he could see that sometimes valleys intersected the highs of life like a pothole on 5th Avenue. He realized that it's how you attack life's situations that make you who you are.
Therefore, it was time for him to take a break!
A hard-fought loss found him packing his bags silently in the back of the cold room. He knew he could do a little better – the sign of a true competitor can always make improvements. The door shut behind him, and soon the lad was boarding a train bound for Tokyo.
The train sat like a loaded baked potato full of chives and tired people. His eyes faded in and out as the people around him slumped with a bad case of the lizard blink. The hum of the train pierced the quietness.
"Shi-bu-ya stay-shon next shtop" awoke his attention, as this was the final destination – downtown Tokyo.
The doors slid open, exposing this new world just a step off the train. His eyes jittered from the bright lights to the masses of people walking around him. This concrete jungle bustled with drama as his Japanese-accented brain screamed "Welcum tu Toe-Key-Yo!"
The lad walked the streets in amazement, with his head on a swivel and a suitcase dragging behind him. Where was he?
Sometimes in life, you meet people who are truly a blessing.
This past summer I met some new friends in America, who just brightened up my year on the other side of the world in Japan of all places.
Rounding the corner, the boy smiles to see his friends, familiar faces in the sea of humanity.
For him, it was an extension of his home… something he hasn't been able to visit for a while. The friends greeted the lad with that soulful joy, which only certain people in this world exhibit. After a quick "catch up" session, the adventure was underway.
An unexpected birthday party (for me!) thrown in a steakhouse. Boat rides down stream that vividly displayed one of the most massive cities in the world. Huge fish markets traversed. Fresh- caught sushi devoured. Ancient temples explored. Old markets shopped. Famous movie places crossed. Downtowns trekked. Bikes ridden and trains caught.
In their off time, they devoured huge portions of homemade food, satisfying the lad's barbaric desires for American home- cooked meals. That weekend was a true energizing get- away, a true adventure, and a true story of friendship.
For a city that houses 34.8 million people – the lad and his friends successfully conquered it in a weekend. Almost.
I had a great weekend. Mind cleared, heart refreshed. Maybe I'll tell you about it sometime.


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Fishing for Pressured Summer Bass and Big Bass in the Secret River
Lure Freak
Fishing for Pressured Summer Bass
& Big Bass in the Secret River
Featuring Toshiro Ono and Seiji Kato
Genre: Bass Fishing
Angler: Toshiro Ono, Seiji Kato
Location: Wakayama, Japan
Runtime: 55 minutes
Quality: HD
Release: 2017
Toshiro Ono is the CEO of Jackall – the popular international lure brand–and the founder Seiji Kato compete with each other in this two part show. Using the experience from competing in many tournaments over the years, Ono and Kato have created lures that have made Jackall one of the most up and coming brands in fishing tackle worldwide. In this show, they show their viewers first hand the concept of each lure and the effective situation to use them.


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The battles of Badr, Ohud, Khandaq and Khyber were fought in the defense if Islam and won on the hands of 'Ali (Razi Allah unho) . He was not only the standard bearer of the Flag of Islam in these battles, but always led the forces of Islam against Kufr and came out victorious. Khyber was the climax of these battles when 'Ali's victory brought prosperity in the Muslim ranks.Ayesha the wife of the Prophet said once that until the victory of Khyber we in the house of the Prophet spent days without food. It was only after Khyber that life at home became a little easier. Thus 'Ali (Razi Allah unho) brought an end to the hostilities of Quraish in three encounters of Badr, Ohud and Khandaq.Their best warriors were killed, their unity against Islam was crushed, their pride was humiliated and their prestige before Arab clans was lowered by him and by him alone. Khyber saw an end to the hegemony of Jews in Arabia at the hands of 'Ali (Razi Allah unho).The peace agreement of Hodaibiya was written by 'Ali (Razi Allah unho) and at the time of the peaceful victory at Makka, the idols of the Kaaba were demolished by the Holy Prophet with the help of 'Ali (Razi Allah unho) .Details of these battles were shown in the life of the Prophet.Battle of Honain.The Victory of Makka brought many non believers into the fold of Islam. Broadly speaking there were three types who embraced Islam. Fear, greed and the true understanding of Islam and its principles. Some of the Makkans became Muslims for fear of their lives, they were afraid that the Prophet would kill them, others were simply frightened that the Holy Prophet with the help of Angel Gabriel would bring the wrath of Allah on them.Then there was greed that Islam was now victorious, so if they joined in the good life would be theirs for free. Very few of them truly understood Islam and accepted it as a true faith. The Test of their true faith came immediately after the fall of Makka while Muslims were still in the sweet pleasure of this bloodless victory, that various tribes outside Makka gathered an army of 20,000 in Taif to fight the Muslims.The hostile tribes decided to attack at a vantage point at Hunain and selected two prominent places where they concealed their archers. The Muslims were proud of their success in Makka, but their behavior during the encounter was timorous and cowardly. The Qur'an tells us this in (9:9):Allah came to your help on so many occasions, on the day of Honain, your vanity in the number of your soldiers and your arrogance did not prove any avail to you, you were badly defeated and could not find any place of shelter, you started running away without shame.This encounter took place in the month of Shawwal 8th Hijri (Jan 630 AD). When the Muslim army marched towards the place where archers were concealed the enemy opened the campaign with such a severe onslaught that the Muslim army could not stand it.Their assault was fierce and confusion in the Muslim ranks made the archers bolder and they came nearer and attacked from both flanks and from the front. The Muslims could not stand the attack and started running without putting any resistance and where not concerned to leave the Prophet alone, (see Saheeh Bukhari).The first battalion to run was the one in the command of Khalid ibne Waleed(Rauzathus Safa vol II page 137) This was followed by such a disorderly and tumultuous flight that only 10 people were left out of an army of 15,000 with the Holy Prophet. Eight of them were of Bani Hashim,(.Abbas, two of his sons, 'Ali and three other cousins of the Holy Prophet)Abbas was shouting to the Muslims to come back, reminding them of the oath of allegiance taken and promises made, but it was to no avail. Those who accepted Islam for greed , wealth and power were not willing to risk their lives.Many of them who had carefully hidden their enmity from the rising power were happy at the defeat. They gathered round Abu Sofian, started congratulating him and saying, "The magical circle of the lying Prophet is broken," They were praying for the return of Polytheism. 1.Once again it fell to the lot of 'Ali (Razi Allah unho) to save the Holy Prophet and the Islam. Armies of Bani Hawaazen and Banu Saqeef under cover of their archers were rushing the hillock and were getting ready for a fierce onslaught.Ali (Razi Allah unho) divided the small band of faithful true Muslims in three divisions; to Abdullah Ibne Masood, Abbas ibne Abdul Muttalib and Abu bin Harris has assigned the duty of protecting the Holy Prophet, to three he ordered to guard the rear and he himself faced the onslaught with only three warriors with him.He fought, wounded at many places, but continued fighting when he faced the commander of the hostile army, Abu Jerdal in hand to hand fight and killed him with one stroke of his sword. He alone killed over 30 of the enemy and with this bravery his aids also fought bravely and enemy was defeated.The day was saved, the commander of the enemy's army was killed, their ranks were broken they had no courage to face 'Ali (Razi Allah unho) and they started retreating. The sight of the powerful army in retreat, made the fleeing Muslims bold and they came back as victory was won for them 2.The defensive battles were over and the peaceful spread of Islam began. 'Ali (Razi Allah unho) was again in the forefront. He brought the whole tribe of Bani Hamdan to Islam by preaching . Similarly when he was sent to Yemen he brought the whole country in to the fold of Islam by his sermons.This news so pleased the Holy Prophet that he bowed down in Sajdah to thank Allah three times and said loudly, peace be to Bani Hamdan and to 'Ali. Again in the year 10th of Hijra 'Ali's sermon and preaching proved so effective that the whole province embraced Islam as one man.In the 9th year of Hijra the famous event of Mobahela took place. Najran was a city in the province of Yemen. It was the center of Christian Missionary activities in southern Arabia. The Holy Prophet had written to the Chief Priest of the City to realize the blessings of Islam.In reply he wrote that he personally would like to discuss the teachings of this new religion. His name was Haris. He was invited and came with a group of 14 priests.These priests as guest of the Holy Prophet. Long discussions took place during the course of 4 days of their stay in Madina. When Sunday came the Chief priest wanted to go out of the city to have their Sunday Service. Prophet Islam said that they all have permission to conduct their religious service inside the mosque of the Prophet which they happily did.Long discussions continued about monotheism verses trinity and it was realized that these priests were not open minded, on the contrary they were prejudiced against monotheism. The Almighty Lord ordered the Holy Prophet to explain to that.Verily Jesus is as Adam in the sight of Allah. He created Adam from dust. He said unto him, Be, and he was. This is truth from thy Lord. be not therefore one of those who doubt, and whoever shall dispute thee, say unto them, "come let us call together our sons and your sons, our women and your women, our Selves and your Selves, then let us make imprecations and lay the curse of Allah upon those who lie.According to Bibi Ayesha when the above verse was revealed to the Apostle of Allah, he called 'Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husayn and said, "Lord, this is my family (Ahlul Bayt). The Holy Prophet took this small family with them to the open land outside the city where they all assembled to bring the curse of Allah on those who lie.When the Chief priest saw these faces, he told his companions that he was looking at the faces that if they call the mountain, the mountain will go them. Do not have Mobahela with them or you will be destroyed. 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Σχεδιάστε ένα Λογότυπο for a Heavy Lift & Special Transport company
- Status: Closed
- Hadiah: $300
- Penyertaan diterima: 1
- Pemenang: ElenaMal
Ringkasan Peraduan
We are hiring telescopic mobile cranes and offering special transports and I am interested for a company logo.
The philosophy of our logo is to combine our name "CHRYSANTHOPOULOS" and the parts of our job (cranes & special transports), so that it refers to our subject.
- Vector format
- The Greek letter that represents our surname is the "X". If its possible to be attached somehow in the design, it would be nice to keep just the initial somewhere.
- Preferably the colors of yellow/orange/black/grey.
- It must be something creative, unique and not conventional.
- We are dealing with specialised projects and we are dealing with heavy industries, so it'd be something dynamic and simple to indicate status. I prefer bold and heavy lines on the whole (design+letters), and not sth playful that refers to sth irrelevant.
- I am looking for a logo which has a good base and I am not going to change, to remain as our symbol. So, I prefer it to be minimal, with nice lines in order to be a timeless design. After a period of several years, it might be updated if necessary but with infinitesimal differences.
Below, you will find some further info to get an idea.
I have attached:
- Some of the main areas that we apply our logos, on our machinery.
- Telescopic Mobile Cranes & Special Transports.
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