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In October 2007, John Cena tore his pectoral muscle completely off the bone and was expected to be out for at least six months.
However, despite the prognosis, Cena made a surprising return to the 2008 WWE Royal Rumble after only missing four months of action to win the Royal Rumble match.
At the end of September of this year, Christian tore his pectoral muscle and is expected to be out for around six months.
However, Christian released the following statement on WWE.com following his surgery:
"I can start light rehab next week and I expect to be fully recovered in four months."
Four months from September is January, when the Royal Rumble is.
Now, Christian is no John Cena when it comes to main eventing, but why shouldn't he be? If given the opportunity, Christian could get the job done.
Several Bleacher Report members on here are "Peeps" and support Christian, and would love to see him get a shot like this.
I recently posted a preview article on the 2011 Royal Rumble and didn't mention Christian, but due to all of the comments on my article, it made clear sense to me that he shouldn't be forgotten so soon.
The only way I can see it working out is if Edge becomes the World Heavyweight Champion before WrestleMania, which would lead to Christian vs. Edge at WrestleMania 27 at the Georgia Dome.
I would pay to see that. Come to think of it, I have already planned to pay to see whatever happens at WrestleMania next year.
Oddly enough, Edge is responsible for bringing Christian into the WWE by putting in a good word for him after making it into the company on a tryout match with Christian.
Christian has worked his butt off in the WWE since his debut in 1998, from working has a vampire with Edge in the Brood, to the comedic tag team of Edge and Christian, to the singles wrestler known as Captain Charisma.
Whatever it was in WWE, Christian did it, and he did it with style.
However, unlike his three-year stint in TNA, Christian hasn't been given the entire spotlight in the WWE, just a sneak peak of it.
Christian has received little to no opportunities in the WWE, and has never had the glory of wrestling for a major championship on a big stage such as WrestleMania.
Christian longs for that WrestleMania moment that he hasn't had yet, and even an article in November's WWE Magazine supported this theory.
In the article, an image displayed shows Christian behind a sheet of glass on a framed photo that reads, "in case of emergency break glass."
Do you want Christian to win the 2011 Royal Rumble?
Below that photo, a quote from Christian reads, "I don't think I have had my WrestleMania moment yet."
Inside the article, among other things, Christian was asked about how fans were teased with a feud with the Rated-R Superstar Edge, and if the WWE Universe would like to see it materialize in the future.
Christian replied, "I think we both feel that way. For whatever reason, we always end up on different shows. There's potential for something big there, whether it's against each other, or as a team. I think we both know that. Our meeting was definitely a tease, but I hope it opened a few yes to the possibility of something much bigger."
Could a return for Christian at the 2011 Royal Rumble be the perfect beginning to a storybook WrestleMania feud with Edge to make everything come full circle?
If The Miz isn't champion by the Royal Rumble, he could be a roadblock for Christian, as well as a returning Chris Jericho or Triple H.
The biggest problem with the Royal Rumble is that a lot of stars that are already established in the company and have already had their glory are winning the 30-man match.
Christian is in a unique position. For all of the years he has put in for the WWE, it is about time he gets rewarded.
The peeps want to see it, and the WWE brass knows it. The question is, will they do anything about it?

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Ruby n00b here. I copied the following Ruby code from the Internet and made a few changes.
#insert code here
But it doesn't work!
Please help. What can I do to debug the program by myself?
We started with Q&A. Technical documentation is next, and we need your help.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, you can contribute.
As banister recommended: use pry! I can only agree on this.
pry is a much better repl than irb.
You need to add
to your source file and then insert a breakpoint in your source code by adding
at the place where you want to have a look at the things (this is like triggering a breakpoint in a classic IDE environment)
Once your program hits the
line, you'll be thrown right into the pry repl, with all the context of your program right at hand, so that you can simply explore everything around, investigate all objects, change state, and even change code on the fly.
I believe you can not change the code of the method that you are currently in, so you can sadly not change the next line to be executed. But good ruby code tends to be single line anyway ;-)
Debugging by raising exceptions is far easier than squinting through
Debugging Ruby/Rails Quickly:
1. Best Method: Raise an
All other answers already give almost everything... Just a little addition.
If you want some more IDE-like debugger (non-CLI) and are not afraid of using Vim as editor, I suggest Vim Ruby Debugger plugin for it.
Its documentation is pretty straightforward, so follow the link and see. In short, it allows you to set breakpoint at current line in editor, view local variables in nifty window on pause, step over/into — almost all usual debugger features.
For me it was pretty enjoyable to use this vim debugger for debugging a Rails app, although rich logger abilities of Rails almost eliminates the need for it.
I strongly recommend this video, in order to pick the proper tool at the moment to debug our code.
Personally, I'd highlight two big topics in this video.
That's my two cents!
The mother of all debugger is plain old print screen. Most of the time, you probably only want to inspect some simple objects, a quick and easy way is like this:
This will print out the contents of @result to STDOUT with a line in front for easy identification.
Bonus if you use a autoload / reload capable framework like Rails, you won't even need to restart your app. (Unless the code you are debugging is not reloaded due to framework specific settings)
I find this works for 90% of the use case for me. You can also use ruby-debug, but I find it overkill most of the time.
printf debugging
There has always been a controversy around debugging techniques, some people like to debug by print statements, some other ones like to dig deep with a debugger.
I'd suggest that you try both approaches.
Actually one of the old Unix men recently said, that printf debugging was a faster way to go for him at some points.
But if you are new at some job and need to understand a big blob of code, then it's really usefull to step throughout there, putting some breakpoints here and there, going along with it how it works.
It should give you some understanding how the code is weaved.
If you are new to some other peoples software, It might help you to step through there.
You'll quickly find out if they arranged it in a clever way, or if that's just a bunch of shit.
I just discovered this gem ( turns Pry into a debugger for MRI Ruby 2.0+ )
To easily debug Ruby shell script, just change its first line from:
Then every time when debugger console is shown, you can choose:
See also: Debugging with ruby-debug, Key shortcuts for ruby-debug gem.
In case the script just hangs and you need a backtrace, try using
and then check your process foreground.
Well, ruby standard lib has an easy to use gdb-like console debugger: http://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.1.0/libdoc/debug/rdoc/DEBUGGER__.html No need to install any extra gems. Rails scripts can be debugged that way too.


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Out of two excellent movies in the morning slot, I'm going to steer you toward Fantastic Parasuicides (11 am at Harvard Exit), unless you saw it yesterday. In that case, Boy A (11 am at the Egyptian)—not to be confused with the shitty Dream Boy—is also a good bet, though it'll open in Seattle later this summer. (We didn't get a chance to see Terra or Nocturna though. Anybody have an opinion on those?)
In the following slot, Stranger critics weren't fond of any of the films without distribution. Take a break or get a sneak peek at Heartbeat Detector (1 pm at Pacific Place), which should land back in Seattle theaters eventually.
Of course, there's an array of riches in the next slot: Lynn Shelton's My Effortless Brilliance (starring former Stranger film editor Sean Nelson, it's Old Joy without the painful Portland earnestness—4 pm at the Egyptian), Up the Yangtze (a doc about cultural change and civil engineering in China—4 pm at Pacific Place), Jia Zhang-ke's Still Life (also about the Three Gorges Dam project, but a narrative film—4:15 pm at the Uptown), and Dust (a mildly experimental doc about, um, dust—5 pm at NWFF).
Next, you can check out this year's Fly Filmmaking Challenge (6:30 pm at the Egyptian) or the guaranteed-solid Sita Sings the Blues (6:45 pm at Uptown).
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My desktop computer at work has apache running serving my webpage locally for dev purposes. I can access this no problem from work. What I want to do is VPN in to my company and SSH into my desktop and be able to access the locally hosted web page.
I can already VPN and SSH into my desktop, I just don't know how to serve the locally (from work) hosted web page to the out side.
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This is the demo bike from my lbs so it hasn't been fully customized yet. It currently has a really short 45° stem and too narrow bars.
He is 4'6" with really long legs and the bike is an XS Mukluk.
I believe that i will make the following changes to the bike when we own it:
1 wider bars: The bike was set up with some kids bars and they are too narrow for my guy and we prefer backswept bars, I have a spare h bar or some on-one marys.
2 lighter tires: 60 pounds of kid can ride the nates at 2psi, but I can save over a pound per tire going to the big hit pro 3" tires that I have been saving since 2002. I also have some snowcat rims, but i don't want to take away the feeling of rolling over everything.
3 1x9: 60 pounds of kid cannot push the big gears, so there is weight to be saved by losing a big ring and derailleur.
4 shifters: the sram triggers are hard to work with mittens on. I have a Sram grip shifter, or i may get creative.
5 shorter cranks: I am not sure how, the current BB is isis and I don't know of any kids isis cranks. I may just break down and get a square taper BB or shorten the stock cranks. Ideas?
He can climb better and ride as fast on the fattie as he could on the stock Marrin Bayview and he rolls over obstacles much better. He is built for distance, so he was in no danger of wheelies any time soon and the bigger wheels help compensate for that. I thought about modding the Marrin like yours, but i was going to need to buy a bunch of stuff that I didn't have in my parts bin. Also, i ride on snow a lot more than i ride on dirt and we ride a lot of rail trails that have loose surfaces and big gravel.
If I knew how, i would break this out on a separate thread.
Cool! Thanks for all the info! As for shorter cranks, not sure how short you are looking for
but I know that the Raceface Atlas setup with 100mm BB come in 165mm length crankarms. I also ride fatbikes (started with a Pugsley last year, now Im on a 9:zero:7), and am looking forward to the day when I can fatbike with my sons.
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I think 110 bcd limits me to 32 or 33 teeth, he probably needs more like 22 or 23 teeth to get any kind of hill climbing. I am seriously considering Profile Racing cranks even though they cost a fortune. I may also see how he copes with the long cranks.
My son runs 160mm Middleburn cranks with a 104/64 spider & 32/22 chainrings. These are light & not very expensive. His are Square BB, I know Middleburn does ISIS BB but not sure if thats offered in the 160mm length. Don't waste your time looking for these everywhere, mtbtandems is the only place that I could find them.
Sweet pics guys! I can't wait to start modding a bike for my little girl. She loves bikes and loves going on a ride with daddy.
Her bike:
Wanting to ride daddy's bike:
Us going on our evening ride:
Marin Hidden Canyon
Thomson seatpost
RaceFace 60mm stem
Shimano PRO carbon riser bar
Sram X7 grip shift
Sram X7 rear derailleur
Redline 140mm cranks
ESI grips
Salt Jr. brake levers
Salt Jr. pedals
Shimano SLX/ Sun CR18 Wheelset w/ red anodized spokes
Kenda Small block 8 2.1 tires
9spd Sram Cassette
Avid 2.0 V-brakes
Custom Independent Fabrications Ti Deluxe
Carbon Niner Air 9 SS/rigid
Carbon Niner Jet 9
Ritchey Swiss Cross Disc
When I get in a few more posts, I've got some pics of my 2 1/2 yr old in some single track action shots on his strider
Originally Posted by jan_nikolajsen
He's 13 here in October 2012 on a bikepacking trip to Beef Basin. Been doing adventures with him since age 6.
45 day tour of the Rockies in 2009:
Just had to comment on how awesome this is. Inspiration to take my 12 year old bikepacking come spring. He's stoked and so am I!
Christmas came early at our house since we have to hit the road tomorrow.
Anyhow, this is just a test ride but here is our son's first Mountain Bike. It's a 7spd ridged frame w/ 24" wheels from Trek. He just loves it! Santa even through in some DH body youth padding
A bike that DS and I can share until he is tall enough to need a larger size (then it's ALL mine!!!):
'11 Cannondale SuperSix 4 Rival
'11 Redline Conquest Apex
'13 Salsa El Mariachi 3
'12 Salsa Mukluk 3
Picked this up for my 9yr old. He's fairly tall for his age, and is a total badass helleon on two wheels. He's fast as all get out with this thing.
Will post pictures of him and I riding as soon as we get the opportunity to get out to the trail.
You in Oklahoma City? If yes, come ride with us.
Racing the setting sun home after some nice single track:
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Kids bike weightloss
I literally made a 82.7% (24/29) copy of my normal 29er geometry. Except foralittle less BB drop to make sure that there will be clearance with 150mm cranks. 135mm cranks on there now...hoping he'll get a couple of years out of it. The bike works great for him.
Departing from East Hampton, CT
Xmas gifts. They love it so far and cant wait to hit the trails again.
Bunch of awesomeness in this thread.
My little guy is creeping up on 9 now. He's been better than me for a few years already.
sunday river a couple seasons back on his Hotrock.
We did a family ride this past New Years day with my sis & her husband. I brought my two boys who have been riding for a full year now & they love it. Luckily, we have a local group who coordinates youth races during the summer & fall. It's been awesome they really encourage young riders to his the trails hard!
Skinny boy with his (ours, until he is big enough to need his own, which will likely only be 1-2 years from now) fat bike!
My riding buddies.
Loving it
My 8 year old on her 20" Specialized Hotrock
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Our first father-son bikepacking trip
Winter Fatbikepacking With a 9 Year Old. | coldbike
Where do we mail father of the year to?
Seriously though, I'm so jealous. That is totally awesome.
Originally Posted by BermudaBrown
Where do we mail father of the year to?
Seriously though, I'm so jealous. That is totally awesome.
Definitely awesome, but I am more thinking he gets kid of the year. Thanks for the props.
Well spring is nearly here, and the races have started...
My daughter tuffin it out...
My son giving it all...
always mad and usually drunk......
About a month ago I decided to gamble and buy bikes for the entire family. Well, I won. The family loves MTB'ing.
Here are some pics from our ride this afternoon at Sycamore Canyon in Riverside, CA
I got my hands on an old 2004 Brodie Thumper to build up for my 14 year old son. He had a Cannondale Trail 6 but managed to put a huge dent on the top tube... needless to say I figured he needed something a little more robust. Thus the Brodie rebuild. Just finished it so he hasn't had a chance to get out on it yet.
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well, let me start by saying i judge mountains by terrain...and this place has it. before i praise the place -- here are some of my criticisms. now, i know they are opening up a whole new ridge on the mountain; however, i think they could cut some really good trails and glades if they would use the terrain under the gondola. it looks like some trails and serious glades could be cut for advanced skiers that would be as steep and deep as the slides (the double-black diamond hike only area).
speaking of the slides, never been to whiteface when the slides was open. also, many times i go to a mountain alone because of where i live and work schedule...so i couldn't ride the slides if i wanted to. i know at a resort in vermont that a person can hire some of the instructors to go in there back basin. it would be nice if whiteface would start putting backcountry skiing and riding packages together, that teach safety, beacon use...i think i'd pay for that kind of service to get into the slides. i'm sure others would pay as well. how many times are people skiing and riding with people who don't want to or are not capable of doing serious terrain...leaving that person with no chance to go? maybe they should have instructors/team package available with one run pass, afternoon pass, or all day in the slides with a ski or ride instructors (teams of 3). it could be done...
now to the praise. it is a BIG mountain...it rides different from small mountains. they have had two olympics' downhills on this mountain. but that means nothing to most of us. it means huge vertical, steep, good glades...but again, it feels like it is underdeveloped for as large a mountain as it is. i really wonder if more really well cut trails could be cut, without destroying the glades already present.
finally, my big secret about this mountain...i choose carefully which days i go...to get this mountain at its best. the weather can change this mountain quickly. it can be soft and 20 minutes later, it can be hard, ice hard. this is an advanced mountain. i would not bring beginners unless they really don't mind not seeing you at all, except for lunch. their terrain (green) is separate. this is a mountain for advanced skiers and riders. and it will really push you.
furthermore, the wind blows the snow into the trees --> great tree skiing and riding. furthermore, i try and catch the place with fresh powder and or in the spring, when it will be softer. that may make me sound soft, but i want to really enjoy my day, not be worried about getting hurt. i've done a couple hundred yards of boiler plate special at a different mountain in my life, on a snowboard, and it's not fun. only seen patches of ice on this mountain and i could tell they would be earlier in the day because of how soft the snow was before it got cold enough again late in the day.
i like whiteface a lot. i wish i could devote a winter to riding it. i think this place will make you a better skier and rider.
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Ty Billings 1.5m rok
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Ty Billings punk rok (1m) stack
Ty Billings personal one off VW yotzu...notice the mesh behind the insignia tried as a korean fighter styled......the lower tye dyed skin is in a different place...
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Christophe Tournay Leaf kite from Belgium. Plan offered at http://www.Windsweptkites.com/plans.html
Chinese centipede
Chinese dragon
Chinese "Edo" Mom brought back from China
Chinese fish
Chinese butterfly line climber
Matheson AzizA....the first one....the kite behind the tattoo....very used!!!!!
Chris Matheson Aziza....a spare...but used too....
Matheson AzizA-one of the last 10....Chris played with other colors on the last 15 or so....from the uk.....
The Last Matheson Flame AzizA....bought as jsut a skin....
Chris Matheson Mini Midi Sandpiper.....
Dancing Frog "Edo"
Elliot Fokken eddy 2
Elliot Fokken Eddy 1
Elliot Koch Fighter
Elliot Koch Rok -----sold------
Fridolin Anders Bubber version #1
Fridolin Anders Beer Rack
Fridolin Anders Bubber version #2
Fridolin Anders frido2
Fridolin anders Frido2
Fridolin Anders Kreissage
Fridolin Anders Mandala
Gomberg Rolf Zimmerman sea star kite....love it...this was a color prototype.....
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Guildworks 333
Guildworks 333
1st kite i ever bought!!!!
explains a lot huh?
Another indoor 333
Guildworks 333 indoor full size
Guildworks Affordable 1 (A-1)
Fire Dyed
Guildworks Affordable 1 (A-1)
the REAL fire Dye from the shop fire in Beverly-slight color change on this one....
Guildworks Affordable 1 (A-1)
the REAL fire Dye from the shop fire in Beverly
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first edition of the deca 6........special rods!!!
anyone tell me what is special about them?????????????
hard trivia question....
2nd generation of deca 6 different frame.....
Guildworks Deca 31
Guildworks Minergy Deca Tye Dyed by Ty Billings
my first quad line kite!!!!!
Guildworks Minergy Deca
Guildworks mini 333
Guildworks Mini Tetrafoil Glider
Guildworks Tetrafoil S
S because the Spine is curved into a S shape when assembled...
Guildworks Tetrafoil Tapertail Large
Guildworks tetrafoil Tapertail Small
sadly all dry rotted tubing fittings...ugh.........
Guildworks Zero Wind Minergy
Guildworks Zero Wind hq-made
HQ rainbow dragon
HQ kites Elektra....sweet kite...
HQ Geenie custom bridle by Curtiss Mitchell
HQ mosquito with extra black via rob
HQ Pi....great little indoor dual line.
Jeff Howard indoor Glider.....cool...
Jim Rowlands Gadfly-according to Jim it is a prototype of a kite that never got produced...framed wings and inflatable body....and a messy bridle...
Jim Rowlands Whale purchased from The Kite Shop in Covent Garden in 2006
a Dave Johnson Noodle/chopstick....dave working on it...
Juanita-a spainish butterfly.....
Kevin Shannon Battle rok
Kevin Shannon Roller-custom design
Level One Black Jack Keltic special edition....comp frame....with screen printing....
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Premier Kites "octopus" OLD-probably about 86 or so....so cute!
Rainbow Riders Diamond gifted to a flyer
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Scott Hampton Snake
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first kites i made...3 stack and tails....
Tom Tinney Dragonfly
White Bird 55' Cloud Dragon
White Bird 25' lizard dragon
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X Kites 6 fish stack
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Our new Martin Lester Hypar (Cheshire)
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Eye Health Center
A tonometry test measures the pressure inside your eye, which is called intraocular pressure (IOP). This test is used to check for glaucoma.
Normal eye pressure is different for each person and is usually higher just after you wake up. IOP changes more in people who have glaucoma. Women usually have a higher IOP than men, and IOP normally gets higher as you get older.
Higher than 21 mm Hg
High values
- A high IOP may mean that you have glaucoma or that you are at high risk for developing glaucoma. People who have ongoing pressures above 27 mm Hg usually develop glaucoma unless the pressure is lowered with medicines.
- People who have an ongoing IOP higher than 21 mm Hg but do not have optic nerve damage have a condition called ocular hypertension. These people may be at risk for developing glaucoma over time.
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Having a sore on your eye or an eye infection. This increases your risk of an eye injury during the test.
- Being extremely nearsighted, having an irregularly shaped cornea, or having had major eye surgery in the past.
- Blinking or squeezing your eyes shut during the test.
- Having had laser refractive surgery (such as LASIK).
What To Think About
- Tonometry tests may be done over months or years to check for glaucoma. Also, because intraocular pressure (IOP) can change at different times of the day, tonometry is not the only test done to check for glaucoma. If the IOP is high, more tests, such as ophthalmoscopy, gonioscopy, and visual field testing, may be done.
- Pachymetry uses ultrasound to measure the thickness of the cornea. The thickness of the cornea can affect IOP measurement. Pachymetry is often done during a tonometry test. It can help your doctor know your chance for developing glaucoma.
- Normal IOP is different from person to person. About 40% to 50% of people who have optic nerve damage caused by glaucoma have normal IOP.2, 3 In some cases of glaucoma there is damage to the optic nerve even though the eye pressure is never above normal.
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i hate classical songs, I LOVE THIS lol weird anyway this rocks as much as that last one i commented on division of powers
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Jeffress, who had been Attorney General Eric Holder's national security counselor before the London posting, would succeed Lisa Monaco, who officially moved to the White House in March to replace now-CIA Director John Brennan as the president's chief homeland security and counter-terrorism adviser.
Before joining the Obama administration, Jeffress worked at Justice and in the Department of Defense during the Clinton administration.
We called the embassy Friday, but Jeffress declined to speak to us. (Shocking, no?) One knowledgeable source cautioned that no decision has been made and that there are other names in the mix.
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this should go to sketches and concepts or sci-fi examples section
I'm no sure, but look like I can only suggest to featured gallery. Should I join you group at fist.
Sorry, I had never submit anything to groups.
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Lewd and lardy Juicy can't meet her girlfriends since she is detained by Byron Long, whose big schlong seems small next to her thunder thighs. Weed be sowin' some soul seen onto Cindy Luv, and takes forever entering Kim Eternity. Long bebops Jazz. Eternity and Luv ditch the bro's to become Sapphic sisters in a soul sizzler undone by dull dildo diddling.
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A Mosaic of Thoughts, Passions and Aspirations of a Canadian Muslim Thinker
Oct. 12 2011
By Taha Ghayyur
A Mosaic of Thoughts by Wahida C. Vilante is not a mere compilation of random musings or philosophies of life. It is a unique intellectual endeavour of an outstanding Canadian Muslim thinker and leader of our time, who means every word that she pens. Throughout the book, her zeal for empowering the community, her passion for social justice and her vision for a more inclusive and harmonious world, is vivid and refreshing.
First of its kind topical anthology of over 90 essays, editorials, feature articles, speeches, reports, and analyses covers an array of issues that occupied Wahida's time as a social justice leader over the past two decades. She speaks her mind on matters ranging from human rights abroad to domestic violence at home.
Her intellectual depth on media relations, socio-political affairs, and contemporary challenges facing the human family is extraordinary. Moreover, her writings demonstrate a sound understanding of the essence of Quranic and Prophetic teachings in light of the realities of Muslim presence in North America.
This well-crafted work is divided into seven chapters, each comprising over a dozen articles. The first chapter, 'Human Rights and Social Justice', highlights the struggles of humans for justice and freedom, going as far back in history as the soul-stirring account of Bilal ibn Rabah, an enslaved African who was tortured by his master for embracing Islam as a way of life during the time of Prophet Muhammad, pace be upon him. Wahida passionately talks about the plight of Palestinian children based on her first-hand account of her visit to their occupied homeland, just before the second Intifada. She advocates for local social justice causes with the same fervour: from censuring the influence of advertisers on editorial content, to the underprivileged children of Kananaskis First Nations, to Islamophobia in North American media.
Another chapter focuses on political issues in Canada and abroad. The author encourages Canadians to be more politically literate and engaged to produce a more democratic country. 'My Canada' articulates her vision of Canada based on the era and ideals of Pierre Elliot Trudeau. In a position paper presented to the House of Commons, Wahida analyzes the relations between Canada and Muslim-majority countries and the lack of Canadian Muslim influence on local policies, and offers comprehensive recommendations for Canadian Foreign Policies based on a fruitful dialogue with and promotion of democracy in the Muslim world.
In the chapter titled, 'Life in CIC', the sub-headers could have been more meaningful, which primarily lists all Wahida's presentations made as a leader of Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC). However, as one peruses the pages of this chapter, he or she could not help but be moved by the clarity of this leader's mission and timeless wisdom. Her advice as a social worker and a community leader is still as relevant and practical today as it was a decade ago.
Wahida Valiante also examines the achievements of CIC's ground-breaking project, perhaps her most significant contribution to Canada and Canadian Muslims, the Islamic History Month (IHM). Islamic History Month (IHM) Canada, is an annual educational and cultural celebration to be held throughout the month of October, to allow Canadian Muslims to share their rich history and heritage with fellow Canadians. IHM, officially endorsed by the Canadian Parliament in 2007, has become a permanent part of Canada's multicultural calendar with similar events held across the country to build bridges between Canadian Muslims and the Canadian public.
'Muslim Families and Social Dynamics', the best and most rigourous chapter in my analysis, is kept for the last. This segment that occupies forty percent of anthology is where Wahida liberally shares her professional expertise as a social worker. She is not afraid to expresses her opinion on taboo topics in the Muslim community, such as divorce, domestic violence, foster parenting, and women empowerment. Given that Canadian Muslim divorce rate is higher than the average Canadian rate and the rise in reported incidents of domestic abuse, it's time a leader addressed these social dilemmas affecting Canadian Muslims. Her timely advice to Canadian Muslim spouses, parents, and children is methodically grounded in the Islamic framework of family therapy and the best practices of psychotherapy.
A Mosaic of Thoughts is not to be mistaken for a magazine with outdated articles, nor should it be consumed in one sitting. Each piece in this anthology is deliberately crafted retaining the original vision, passion, and urgency that sparked its composition. Its message is timeless and discourse is priceless. Wahida's captivating narrative coupled with practical wisdom will leave you wanting for more. Thus it should be read, consumed, and enjoyed one article at a time.
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I went to collect DD from nursery on Friday and before I could get her, I was ushered into the kitchen a long with other parents. I was wondering WTH was going on and never would have imagined it to be what is was!
Basically, DD's nursery teacher who looks after her all day every day had been arrested due to allegations made by a child's parent. The teacher has apparently done something to this child and upon arrest, police found indecent images of children in his posession!
We were all in tears, including the nursery's owner. I don't know what to think and I'm not allowed to question DD as I have to wait to hear from the police so that someone can do it professionally I am heartbroken.
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Spain's IBEX 35 Index advanced for a third day, gaining 65.2, or 0.6 percent, to 11,113 at the 5:30 p.m. close in Madrid. The Madrid Stock Exchange General Index also climbed 0.6 percent.
The following were among the most active stocks in the Spanish market. Symbols are in parentheses after company names.
Almirall SA (ALM SM) climbed for a third day in four, gaining 1 percent to 8.89 euros. The Spanish drugmaker said its Sativex drug won approval for public financing in Spain. It is the first cannabis-derived treatment to be approved in the country, the company said in a regulatory filing.
Amper SA (AMP SM) dropped for a second day in three, losing 1.3 percent to 3.75 euros. The Spanish company started talks with unions to "adjust resources and labor costs in Spain to market activity," the company said in a regulatory filing today.
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA (FCC SM) fell 0.8 percent to 22.91 euros, snapping four days of gains. The Spanish builder shelved the presentation of a three-year strategic plan that it had expected to make public in March, Cinco Dias said, citing unidentified people with knowledge of the matter. FCC had previously published a strategic plan every three years detailing sales and investment targets, the newspaper added.
Indra Sistemas SA (IDR SM) rose 1.3 percent to 14.35 euros, extending yesterday's gain, after rival Cap Gemini said full-year profit rose 57 percent to 280 million euros ($379.2 million) on stronger demand for its technology, beating analysts' estimates.


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In trying to set up my first blog, while under the "settings" tab in the admin section I did the following rather stupid thing:
I changed the address of the site from "www.overcomingpanicattacks.co.uk/overcomingpanicattacks/"
to "www.overcomingpanicattacks.co.uk"
Basically, I couldn't understand why the name of the site was being duplicated and I thought I could just take out the duplicate.
Clearly this was an error and now I can't even get to the site to correct it.
Can anyone help?!


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How about that Chuck Liddell losing to Rampage Jackson last night? Hate to see that happen. Chuck has become the face of the sport, and then he goes out and loses in less than two minutes to a decent, though not great, fighter.
I predict this kind of fight could be what holds MMA from becoming a truly great sport. People love a long time champion. They want to see a guy like Chuck win. MMA is so unpredictable. It seems counterintuative, but this could be the sports greatest limitation.
We'll see.
Splogging is fun. Its when I surf the Internet so long my spleen hurts. Now that's suffering.
Bye for now.
All it takes is the media calling The Kid out and he responds with a MONSTER night. 30+ points, strong on the boards, still distributing the rock. All good.
Must have used the word "aggressive" 12 times in the post game interview. Also commented that he intends to be at least this aggressive in the remaining games against the Pistons.
He could make a series out of it, after all.
This is my first blog post. Blogging is fun.
Not as much fun as splogging. Maybe tomorrow I will explain splogging to you all.
Good bye.
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Original Buddy Press forum post
Your use of the
bp_get_the_profile_field_options_select filter clashes with the profile page. Either a) the edit profile drop downs do not display their values (because there are no search criteria) or b) the search gets pre-filled with the profile values (with my small hack).
If I knew more about the BP internals I'd supply a patch, but I don't have the bp-fu yet.


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