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Internal Contradictions:
1. Who suffers loss if Muhammad was wrong? Sura 34:50 commands Muhammad to say, "If I go astray, I go astray only to my own loss," which is a severe factual error in the Qur'an as well as contradicting the teaching of the Qur'an in a number of other verses.
2. Allah, Adam, and the Angels. There are a great number of problems and inconsistencies between the several accounts of Adam's creation, Allah's command to prostrate before Adam, Satans refusal, etc.
3. Who Was the First Muslim? Muhammad [6:14, 163], Moses [7:143], some Egyptians [26:51], or Abraham [2:127-133, 3:67] or Adam, the first man who also received inspiration from Allah [2:37]?
4. Can Allah be seen and did Muhammad see his Lord? Yes [S. 53:1-18, 81:15-29], No [6:102-103, 42:51].
5. Were Warners Sent to All Mankind Before Muhammad? Allah had supposedly sent warners to every people [10:47, 16:35-36, 35:24], Abraham and Ishmael are specifically claimed to have visited Mecca and built the Kaaba [2:125-129]. Yet, Muhammad supposedly is sent to a people who never had a messenger before [28:46, 32:3, 34:44, 36:2-6]. This article also raises other issues: What about Hud and Salih who supposedly were sent to the Arabs? What about the Book that was supposedly given to Ishmael? Etc.
6. What will be the food for the people in Hell? The food for the people in Hell will be only "Dhari" [Sura 88:6], or only foul pus from the washing of wounds [S. 69:36], or will they also get to eat from the tree of Zaqqum [S. 37:66]? Together, these verses constitute three contradictions.
7. Can Angels Cause the Death of People? The Qur'an attacks those who worship anyone besides God (e.g. angels or prophets) because those can neither create, nor give life, nor cause anyone to die. Yet, the Qur'an explicitly states that one angel or several angels are causing certain people to die [Sura 4:97, 16:28, 32, 32:11].
8. Confusion Concerning Identity of the Spirit and Gabriel (a long discussion of dozens of references)
9.'Iddah rules for divorced and widowed women appear to be arbitrary and inconsistent.
10. Is there a minimum age of marriage for girls?
11. To Marry or Not to Marry? The Qur'an forbids believers to marry idolatrous women [Sura 2:221], and calls Christians idolaters and unbelievers [9:28-33], but still allows Muslims to marry Christian women [5:5]
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# Will it be accepted of them or not?
# Will Allah reward the good deeds of Unbelievers? S. 9:17 and 9:69 clearly say no. However, S. 99:7 implies yes. Moreover, S. 2:62 promises Christians reward for their good deeds. But S. 9:28-33; 5:17, 72-73 calls Christians idolaters, and S. 9:17 is very clear that idolaters will have no reward.
# Should Muslims Accept Peace or Not?
# Fighting All People Until They Do What?
# Compel them or Not?
# Can They Disbelieve in the Last Day and be Safe?
# Should Muslims show kindness to their parents? On the one hand, the Quran commands all Muslims to show kindness to their parents, even if they are disbelievers [17:23-24, 31:14-15, 29:8, etc.]. On the other hand, it demands not to show any love or friendship to those who oppose Muhammad, even if they are their parents [9:23, 58:22].
# Can one be a believer in God and oppose Muhammad at the same time?
# How many mothers does a Muslim have? Only one [58:2, the woman who gave birth and none else], or two [4:23, including the mother who nursed him], or at least ten [33:6]?
# And it just doesn't add up: Sura 4:11-12 and 4:176 state the Qur'anic inheritance law. When a man dies, and is leaving behind three daughters, his two parents and his wife, they will receive the respective shares of 2/3 for the 3 daughters together, 1/3 for the parents together [both according to verse 4:11] and 1/8 for the wife [4:12] which adds up to more than the available estate. A second example: A man leaves only his mother, his wife and two sisters, then they receive 1/3 [mother, 4:11], 1/4 [wife, 4:12] and 2/3 [the two sisters, 4:176], which again adds up to 15/12 of the available property.
# How many angels were talking to Mary? When the Qur'an speaks about the announciation of the birth of Jesus to the virgin Mary, Sura 3:42,45 speaks about (several) angels while it is only one in Sura 19:17-21.(This article has received many Muslim responses which are quoted or linked and/or discussed at the end of the article.)
# Further numerical discrepancies Does Allah's day equal to 1,000 human years (Sura 22:47, 32:5) or 50,000 human years (Sura 70:4)?--- According to Sura 56:7 there will be THREE distinct groups of people at the Last Judgement, but 90:18-19, 99:6-8, etc. mention only TWO groups.--- There are conflicting views on who takes the souls at death: THE Angel of Death [32:11], THE angels (plural)[47:27] but also "It is Allah that takes the souls (of men) at death." [39:42] Angels have 2, 3, or 4 pairs of wings [35:1]; but Gabriel had 600 wings.[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 455]
# How many days did Allah need to destroy the people of Aad? One day [54:19] or several days [41:16; 69:6,7]
# Six or eight days of creation? Sura 7:54, 10:3, 11:7, and 25:59 clearly state that God created "the heavens and the earth" in six days. But in 41:9-12 the detailed description of the creation procedure adds up to eight days.(This topic also includes many Muslim responses and further discussion.)
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# Quick or Slow Creation? Allah creates the heavens and the earth in six days [7:54] and many Muslims want to be modern and scientific, and make that six eons, but then again, He creates instantaneously [2:117], "Be! And it is".
# Heavens or Earth? Which was created first? First earth and then heaven [2:29], heaven and after that earth [79:27-30].
# Calling together or ripping apart? In the process of creation heaven and earth were first apart and are called to come together [41:11], while 21:30 states that they were originally one piece and then ripped apart.
# What was man created from? A blood clot [96:1-2], water [21:30, 24:45, 25:54], "sounding" (i.e. burned) clay [15:26], dust [3:59, 30:20, 35:11], nothing [19:67] and this is then denied in 52:35, earth [11:61], a drop of thickened fluid [16:4, 75:37]
# What were jinn created from?
# The descent of the Quran: Piecemeal or all at once?
# Examining the inherent problems with the descent of the Quran
# Is half the Quran already fully detailed?
# Fully Detailed Or Incomplete? The Qur'an claims for itself to be (fully) detailed, that nothing is left out of the book [6:38, 6:114, 12:111, 16:89 etc.]. However there are plenty of important issues which are left unclear in the Qur'an. This article discusses the confusion found in the quranic statements on wine.
# Is the Quran Completely Clear or Not?
# The Perspicuity of the Quran and Its Mysterious Letters
# Worshiping the Same or a Different God? Muhammad is commanded to speak to the disbelievers:... nor do you worship what I worship [109:3]. However, other verses in the Qur'an state clearly that those disbelieving his message are in fact worshiping the same God, Allah.
# Did the Meccan Polytheist Believe That Allah Was The Supreme Being?
# To Intercede or Not To Intercede?- That is the Question! The Qur'an makes contradictory statements whether on the Day of Judgment intercession will be possible. No:[2:122-123, 254; 6:51; 82:18-19; etc.]. Yes:[20:109; 34:23; 43:86; 53:26; etc.]. Each position can be further supported by ahadith.
# How the Islamic Doctrine of Intercession undermines Allah's Omniscience
# Where is Allah and his throne? Allah is nearer than the jugular vein [50:16], but he is also on the throne [57:4] which is upon the water [11:7], and at the same time so far away, that it takes between 1,000 and 50,000 years to reach him [32:5, 70:4].
# The origin of calamity? Is the evil in our life from Satan [38:41], Ourselves [4:79], or Allah [4:78]?
# How merciful is Allah's mercy? He has prescribed mercy for himself [6:12], yet he does not guide some, even though he could [6:35, 14:4]
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# Does Allah command to do evil? No [7:28, 16:90]. Yes [17:16,]. Two examples are also given, where Allah clearly commanded or permitted indecent actions [2:229-230, 2:187].
# Should Muhammad Get Paid Or Shouldnt He?
# A Contradiction Regarding Muhammad's Fatherhood
# Will there be inquiry in Paradise? "neither will they question one another" [23:101] but nevertheless they will be "engaging in mutual inquiry" [52:25], "and they will ... question one another" [37:27].
# Are angels protectors? "NO protector besides Allah" [2:107, 29:22]. But in Sura 41:31 the angels themselves say: "We are your protectors in this life and the Hereafter." And also in other suras is their role described as guarding [13:11, 50:17-18] and protecting [82:10].
# Is Allah the only Wali? On the one hand, Allah is supposedly the only wali (protector, helper, friend)[9:116, 17:111, 32:4, 42:28], on the other hand, the messenger and the believers are walis [5:55, 9:71], Allah has walis [10:62], and he raises walis [4:75].
# Does Allah Act Alone Or Does He Have Partners That Assist Him?
# Is Allah the Only Judge or Not?
# Is Allah the only sovereign or isnt he?
# Are all obedient and prostrating to Allah? That is the claim in 16:49 and 30:26, but dozens of verses speak of the proud disobedience of Satan [7:11, 15:28-31, 17:61, 20:116, 38:71-74, 18:50] as well of many different human beings who reject His commands and His revelations.
# Does Allah forgive shirk? Shirk is considered the worst of all sins, but the author of the Qur'an seems unable to decide if Allah will ever forgive it or not. No [4:48, 116], Yes [4:153, 25:68-71]. Abraham committed this sin of polytheism as he takes moon, sun, stars to be his Lord [6:76-78], yet Muslims believe that all prophets are without any sin.
# Abraham and the Sun
# Abraham's Monotheism
# Abraham's Progeny? How the Qur'an messed up Abraham's family tree
# Did All Prophets Receive the Same Book?
# The event of worship of the golden calf: The Israelites repented about worshipping the golden calf BEFORE Moses returned from the mountain [7:149], yet they refused to repent but rather continued to worship the calf until Moses came back [20:91]. Does Aaron share in their guilt? No [20:85-90], yes [20:92, 7:151].
# Was Jonah cast on the desert shore or was he not? "Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick" [37:145] "Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore while he was reprobate." [68:49]
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there is no need to write answer to this, anybody who check this cases/issues see that what is written in quran is correct and what you said is incorrect.
you have just copied and pasted this. have you checked these?
i think there are already many answers to these in the internet.
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Crimes for allah
What did you say?
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Wrong. The Koran is wrong. So what you say is false.
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Yes all these had been answered . The question that she have is exactly similar to what had appear in answering Christianity website.
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You copied all this and didn't look for answers yourselves?
Don't you have logic?????
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Can you prove it?
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One thing that concerns me among others is that how we can we be guaranteed that Muhammad's memory was on par with his visions? And, HOW can we be sure, besides empty, baseless claims, that the Quran was not tampered with throughout the years?
Unless those questions are answered with evidence, not empty claims, I put the Quran in the same group as the Torah and the Bible, all three are fictional books with no evidence to support them. So if anyone can refute this with evidence, then do it please.Thanks.
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Of course. Read it.
Only an idiot would believe that the earth is flat. Only an idiot would see that "Allah" contradicts him self to the tune of many many mistakes In it. if it was the Authentic word of God, it wouldn't have been proven wrong 1000s of times over. Only an Idiot would believe that it isn't incorrect when its written almost 150 years after the death of the guy who supposedly had the visions. Since nothing was written until nearly 150 years after Old Moe Kicked the bucket then no one even knows for sure what Old Moe even said. Old Moe could have even proficised that The Jews are the chosen people, He could have proficised that Brazilians were the chosen people, He could have predicted that one day The Americans could get to the moon and back, but because the people who wrote the koran 8 verisons of it i might add, could have put whatever the hell they wanted to put into it, Old Moe was long cold and a set of dusty old bones by that time there is your proof that its wrong.
No accountability. There... Proof. Only Morons would refute that.
So you want proof its wrong. Easy. Read it.
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On this day in 1942, Michael Crichton is born in Chicago.
Crichton, the son of the executive editor of Advertising Age, was raised in Roslyn, Long Island. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard, then taught anthropology at Cambridge in England. He returned to Harvard for medical school but wrote potboilers while working on his degree. By the time he graduated, he had published five novels under the name John Lange, and another under the name Jeffrey Hudson. Later, he collaborated on novels with his brother Douglas under the nom de plume Michael Douglas.
During his final year of medical school, the 6'9″ Crichton published The Andromeda Strain (1969) and decided to write full time instead of practicing medicine. Many of his bestselling novels, including The Andromeda Strain, The Terminal Man, Congo and The Great Train Robbery, became films. He directed the film version of his novels Binary (1972) and Westworld (1973). By 1993, he had four books on the bestseller list and two blockbuster films in the theater (Jurassic Park and Rising Sun). Crichton won the Edgar Award, the mystery writers' "Oscar," in 1968 and 1980.

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Trump's attorney general pick rejects racism charges
Donald Trump's choice for attorney general branded accusations of racism against him "damnably false" on Tuesday, as the US Senate launched confirmation hearings for key nominees to the Republican president-elect's cabinet.
Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama was the first of a parade of nominees set to go before his Republican and Democratic Senate peers this week, as Trump seeks to get some of his top people into place before taking office on January 20.
Sessions, whose nomination has drawn fierce pushback from Democrats, swiftly moved to tamp down a swell of criticism of his civil rights record, which has overshadowed his bid to become the nation's top law enforcement official.
Jeff Sessions is sworn in for his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General of the United States, on January 10, 2017 ©MOLLY RILEY (AFP)
"These are damnably false charges," he told a packed Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, referring to accusations about racially charged comments he allegedly made in the 1980s toward African Americans, and about civil rights groups when he was a federal prosecutor.
"I did not harbor the kind of animosity and race-based ideas that I was accused of. I did not."
Sessions' federal judgeship nomination collapsed in the mid-1980s amid racism accusations, something he described Tuesday as "an organized effort" to torpedo his appointment.
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Sessions pointed to his involvement in several high-profile civil rights cases in his district, including one in which he successfully prosecuted a member of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan group for murdering a young black man.
But protesters were vocal about Sessions and the incoming Trump administration.
"Sessions is a racist, he's illegitimate, just like the whole Trump regime," shouted an African-American protester as he was escorted out of the hearing.
Moments before the hearing began, when Sessions was being greeted by Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley, two male protesters dressed in the white robes and hoods of the Klan began shouting about Sessions and expressing mock gratitude that such a conservative was in line to be attorney general. The men were forcibly removed.
Sessions sought to assuage concerns about his past, growing up in a segregated South where he personally witnessed systematic discrimination, insisting "we can never go back."
"I abhor the Klan and what it represents, and its hateful ideology," Sessions said.
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Democrats have little chance of derailing any of Trump's nominees: all require a simple majority in the 100-seat Senate. Republicans control 52 seats, so the nominees are safe unless some Republicans defect.
But senators used the hearing to grill Sessions on a range of areas as torture, abortion, gay rights and immigration where he has taken a strongly conservative line.
Sessions promised to rigorously enforce the nation's laws -- even ones he opposed -- and appeared to distance himself from the president-elect on several high-profile issues.
He acknowledged that the interrogation tactic known as waterboarding -- which Trump pledged to bring back -- is considered "absolutely improper and illegal" under US law, although years earlier he voted against anti-torture legislation in the Senate.
Asked whether religion should prevent an immigrant from entering the country, he said: "I have no belief and do not support the idea that Muslims as a religious group should be denied admission to the United States."
And he signalled that despite strong personal opposition to the Supreme Court ruling enshrining US abortion rights, he would not act to overturn it.
"It is the law of the land," he said, "and I would respect it and follow it."
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When Sessions was questioned about whether he would follow Trump's campaign call to jail rival Hillary Clinton over her emails, he said he would "recuse" himself from questions involving possible investigations of the Democrat.
"We can never have a political dispute turn into a criminal dispute," he said.
Sessions assured the panel that the attorney general "must be willing to tell the president 'no' if he overreaches."
Committee chairman Grassley hailed Sessions' lifetime of public service, saying: "He has done his duty, enforced the law fairly, and let the chips fall where they may."
But the American Civil Liberties Union, which appears Wednesday in part two of the Sessions hearing, warned in prepared testimony that his "record of hostility to civil rights warrants the most serious examination, particularly given the role he would play as chief enforcer of our nation's civil rights guarantees."
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By Dustin Rowles | Industry | September 19, 2008 |
I dig the hell out of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, who claimed her fame as a sidekick on Keith Olbermann's "Countdown." The truth is, she was often the best part of the show. And for those who like to get your liberal claptrap without a heavy dose of smug, Rachel Maddow is smart, high-minded, quick-witted, and mild-mannered. Better still, when she gets a conservative guest on her show, she's respectful. She's the kind of liberal I love: One who can trumpet her politics without denigrating the other side. She's also a motherfucking decent person, one of the few — it seems — in the bias news business, where ego seems to dominate.
Apparently, there are lots of others who feel the same. In its first week, her new show is killing. In fact, she was not only second in her time slot among the cable newsers (Fox's "Hannity and Colmes," inexplicably remained on top), but she out-rated her lead-in, Keith Olberman.
I suspect there are a lot of people who have wanted a female on the presidential ticket for a long time, but aren't happy that it's Sarah Palin. I feel the same about network news anchors: I'd love to see a woman anchoring the nightly news — just not Katie Couric. Maybe in 15 years, when Charlie Gibson and Brian Williams finally leave their chairs, Rachel Maddow (and everyone's favorite gay anchor, Anderson Cooper) can take their places.
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The Netherlands are known for a few things in particular: wooden clogs, magnificent tulips and historic windmills. If you're stopping into Amsterdam during Europe travel, you should take a day to see Dutch history right outside the city at Zaanse Schans. The entire countryside was covered in windmills once upon a time, but there aren't too many right by the city of Amsterdam.
Check out the history of windmills in the Netherlands and a few you can tour while visiting Zaanse Schans.
A brief history
When windmills were first constructed, they were meant to pump water out of the ground. According to the Public Broadcasting Service, roughly 25 percent of the country is located below sea level, so flooding has always been a common problem. As time went on, the Dutch started using windmills to produce a variety of goods, ranging from food stuffs to pigment for paint. I amsterdam explained how each May brings National Windmill Day, a joyous occasion when people decorate the structures with flowers and such.
About Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans is a historic community about 15 minutes away from Amsterdam's city centre, where you can find a cluster of windmills, museums and other traditional attractions. Dutch wooden architecture is evident from houses and barns to museums and mills - many of which were relocated to the area starting in the 1960s. You can visit clog- and cheese-making areas, the windmill museum and even take a boat ride at Zaanse Schans. There's also a museum dedicated to clock-making, as well as another dedicated to the baking industry. Zaanse Schans does have a general entrance fee, but some of the windmills cost a few euro to enter. Don't miss the shops where you can buy items actually made by the windmills.


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Technically, we are into week 3 of the Reclaiming Abundance Project, and I should've posted this end of last week, but time got away… the cheeky monkey. Anywho, this week, I wanted to do a verse for Lucy's room, and I couldn't help beginning with this one:
Psalm 45:13-15
"All glorious is the princess within her chamber;
her gown is interwoven with gold.
In embroidered garments she is led to the king;
her bridesmaids follow behind her…
They are bubbling with joy as they enter the palace of the king."
I've always loved this verse. On the surface, it's a beautiful and ancient bridal song, and the words alone conjure a scene of palpable anticipation and exuberance. But I also treasure it, because I do believe that as a child of God, adopted and redeemed through Jesus, I'm a daughter of the King. Aka a Princess. (And really, isn't that obvious? I just knew it.) So. A princess verse in a princess frame for… well, a Little Princess. And who among us children of the 90's can resist thinking of that magical movie based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett? (If you haven't read that book and/or watched the movie, GO DO IT NOW.)
And my dearest wish for Lucy is that she becomes who she's meant to be- that she would see herself as the princess that she is. Let me be clear: I don't mean just a vapid, frothy idea of princesshood. For when you bear the name and image of God, you must answer your calling- you must step into your greatness. Be brave and be beautiful, not merely a shiny, useless-but-lovely trinket, but a warrior- someone who fights for God's mission- to bring love, peace, and wholeness to that which is rejected, war-torn, and broken. Or, I could simply say the calling is to be who you are. Not just "who you are" in the paltry sense that the world offers, but be who He intends you to be. Because that's infinitely better. It means being willing to be uncomfortable, to surrender your own agenda, to build your life on something other than whim and temporal desires. I desperately pray that this would be the cornerstone of Lucy's heart.
"Lucy" a name which after all means "Light." And her middle name "Kate" which means "Pure." So. May she be Pure Light. And you won't understand this if you don't love The Lord of the Rings or The Chronicles of Narnia (Lucy's fictional namesake, if ever she had one), but I think of Galadriel's phial of the light of Earendil which she gives to Frodo:
And better yet, I think of Eowyn, shieldmaiden of Rohan:
"You are a daughter of kings…" Goosebumps.
And then there's Lucy Pevensie and her relationship with Aslan *insert weepy emotionalness here* which of course embodies what I'm getting at more than anything- I want her to love Jesus like this.
Everyone back from getting their tissues??? Ok, good.
I so love this verse, because it bubbles up the joy in me, as it were, at every phase of my life. I'm pretty sure that wonderful Aimee friend of mine was the first one to write it on a card and send to me on a birthday or some such thing… So, maybe Lucy will see it throughout her life, and roll her eyes every time I bring it up… and maybe I'll catch her doodling it on one of her sketchbooks (if she does that sort of thing) with lots of swirls and flourishes, and I'll know that she knows that she's a Daughter of the King. A glorious princess.
Full disclosure, this is a mash up of NIV for the first part and then New English Translation for the bubbling with joy part… Because who could resist that? How wonderful to bubble with joy as you enter the presence of the King? And really, this is my prayer for myself as much as it is for Lucy. ((Confession: I almost forgot to admit that I definitely changed "virgin companions" to bridesmaids, which was in one of the translations I read… I don't even remember which one. And no, I'm not going to look it up and tell you. Mostly, it was a space issue, but it does have the added perk of avoiding an awkward conversation of Lucy asking me what "virgin companions" are.))
And you may notice that the one above without a frame reveals a little princess on the right side… sadly you can't see her much when placed inside the frame. This, children, is why you pay attention to things and plan ahead… (There's my articulate bit of wisdom for the week.)
So, don't forget. You are a princess. (Ok, or a prince I guess…) A child of the Most High God. You are meant for great things.
And here (because I can't resist) is MY princess- 5 months old!


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U must have seen many other astronomy related articles, here on my blog….yes i do write it as this is what excites me…fascinates me…and helps me to know the place where we reside…how much ever we know it, and how much ever we will know it.
Our journey started a billion years ago in the only known planet that sustained life-Earth. The temperatures, humidity, resources and conditions are just appropriate for the humans to have evolved. And from then, the planet Earth became ours in true sense. We settled down in the rocky planet in search of food and and water and we were successful in doing so…we met all our requirements and grew. Families expanded and this is clearly seen from the population database which is approximately 6,898,100,000 as of now.
So, shall we call it as success of conquering the planet or success of survival for millions of years? Years which not always supported Humans. But wait, there is still a question pending to be answered- Are we alone in this universe? or are there others who have also survived for these years like us, or probably more than us. and if they do exist, then how do we find them? and where in this infinite space do we find them?
Our space explorations have been significant and bench-marking. I mean, these words might be small in front of so many researches being carried out in the space. We have sent probes on different planets, out telescopes continuously monitors the outer galaxy, the satellites sends the information back to the Earth and we do all the analysis of the received data. But it is a fact that we have only explored in the range of few light years and anything we know beyond that are human assumptions based on some theory. So how and when will we know this universe? or something beyond that? So when will we start exploring alien objects, not in the current galaxy, but hundreds or thousands of light years away? And then finally reach the informative end of the universe which is populated to be billions of light years big and constantly expanding (according to Hubble's law).
I mean, it is not our fault that we are so small in size as compared to the vastness of the space that our presence or absence would hardly matter in this universe. Our small size and hence our small brains would probably never find the mysteries of dark matter but our explorations would go on till our capabilities extend. We are spending hundreds of billions of rupees on these researches to find out answers of our evolution, our existence, and our neighborhood.
Presently, our existence is less important than the race of survival. Existence theories would only fill our History books but the race of survival would take us to the future of existence of humans…though both are interlinked. I wished the fist ever generation of humans had Internet facility and they would have noted it down about how it all started.


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The golden triangle of Western Cape wine areas (Stellenbosch, Paarl and Constantia) is increasing all the time, writes ANDREW JEFFORD. Areas such as Elim and Darling are emerging as good cool-climate spots, while Swartland, with its 'tempered warmth', is suitable for Rhne varieties. His recommendations include 2004 Chenin Blanc, Tierhoek, Piekenerskloof (9.95; The Wine Society); 2004 Sauvignon Blanc, Groote Post, Darling Hills (8.49; Handford of Holland, www.sawinesonline.co.uk); and 2002 Fairview Jakkalsfontein Shiraz (13.54; Liberty Wines).


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I noticed that when moving the control to the arcade and down a sound characteristic that ha ha not in normal mahcade who simply do not emit sound when selecting a game.
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|Thu Sep 11, 2014
Columbus Gold Drills 4.48 g/t Gold over 38.6 Meters at Montagne d'Or Gold Deposit
|Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 11, 2014. Columbus Gold Corporation (CGT: TSX-V, CBGDF: OTCQX) is pleased to announce an exceptional drill intercept of 4.48 g/t gold over 38.6 meters from its 100%-owned Montagne d'Or gold deposit, Paul Isnard Project, in French Guiana.
"Columbus continues to deliver excellent drill results from Montagne d'Or, with this latest result from hole MO-14-167 which is located 570 meters from the recently announced intersection in hole MO-14-164 of 3.15 g/t gold over 33.5 meters," commented Robert F. Giustra, Chairman and CEO of Columbus Gold. "These two holes perfectly demonstrate the considerable potential of the deposit, and its propensity to distribute exceptional grades and widths through the system, and in particular in the principal UFZ zone."
Highlights of drill hole MO-14-167 are as follows:
The drilling is being funded by Nord Gold N.V. (LSE: NORD LI) as part of a minimum US$30 million exploration and development program pursuant to which they can earn a 50.01% interest in Montagne d'Or and the Paul Isnard mineral claims, by completing a bankable feasibility study no later than March 2017.
Qualified Person, Technical Info and QA/QC
Diamond drill holes were bored with HQ-size core in the upper oxidized saprolitic zone and NQ size core in fresh rock. The core was placed in plastic core boxes with covers and delivered by the drilling contractor, Performax Drilling Inc., a Canadian company with qualified personnel, to the Citron camp logging facilities, located 5 km from Montagne d'Or. Columbus Gold personnel are present at the camp at all times during the drilling program.
The core was photographed for reference, logged (geotechnical and geological) and identified sulphide mineralised sections were sawed in half. Sample lengths vary between 0.5 to 1.5 meters. Individual half core samples were placed in canvas bags and sealed by batch of 9 samples in polypropylene bags for air transport to the Cayenne and trucking to Filab Amsud laboratory in Paramaribo, Suriname, an ISO 9001 and ISO / IEC 17025 accredited laboratory. The remaining half core is stored in core racks on site at Citron camp for reference. Samples were assayed for gold by fire-assay method using an atomic absorption finish on a 50-gram pulp split.
A quality assurance and quality control program (QA/QC) was implemented by Columbus Gold and Filab Amsud to insure the accuracy and reproducibility of the analytical method and results are maintained. The QA/QC program includes the insertion of standards, blanks and field duplicates in each laboratory assay batch and systematic re-assaying of samples returning values above 5 g/t Au by the fire-assay method using a gravimetric finish on a 50-gram pulp split. As well, 10% of random sample pulps are sent to SGS del Peru S.A.C. laboratory for gold check assaying.
The drilling program is being conducted under the supervision of Rock Lefrançois, P.Geo. (OGQ), Chief Operating Officer for Columbus Gold and Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Lefrançois, the Qualified Person, has reviewed this news release and is responsible for the technical information reported herein, including verification of the data disclosed.
Robert F. Giustra
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This release contains forward-looking information and statements, as defined by law including without limitation Canadian securities laws and the "safe harbor" provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("forward-looking statements"), respecting: Columbus Gold's proposed drilling programs; indications of the potential grade and size of the Montagne D'Or deposit; projected funding of drilling programs by Nord Gold N.V. ("Nordgold") pursuant to the terms of the option agreement and the related completion of a bankable feasibility study pursuant to the terms of the option agreement; the ability of Nordgold to exercise its option; and general exploration plans. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including: the ability to acquire necessary permits and other authorizations; environmental compliance; cost increases; availability of qualified workers and drill equipment; competition for mining properties; risks associated with exploration projects including, without limitation, the accuracy of interpretations regarding the indication of the potential grade and size of the Montagne D'Or deposit; the ability to complete a BFS by the stated target date or at all; mineral reserve and resource estimates (including the risk of assumption and methodology errors and the ability to complete an update by the stated target date or at all); dependence on third parties for services; non-performance by contractual counterparties; title risks; risks associated with Nordgold electing not to, or being unable to, exercise its option and make the related option payments; and general business and economic conditions. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions that may prove to be incorrect, including without limitation assumptions about: that the design of the drill plan is appropriate for the site; general business and economic conditions; the timing and receipt of required approvals; availability of financing; power prices; ability to procure equipment and supplies including, without limitation, drill rigs; that Nordgold will decide to exercise the option; that Nordgold will have sufficient resources to keep the option in good standing and to ultimately exercise it; that a BFS will be able to be prepared on the terms and conditions set out in the Agreement; and ongoing relations with employees, partners, optionees and joint venturers. The foregoing list is not exhaustive and Columbus Gold undertakes no obligation to update any of the foregoing except as required by law.
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Tropical depression 'Isang' accelerates
MANILA, Philippines—Tropical depression "Isang" gained speed as it traversed Balintang Channel in the northern tip of Luzon midday Wednesday.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the cyclone was moving north northwest at 22 kilometers per hour.
"Isang" was last observed over Calayan Island, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center.
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Singer Sarah Brightman is set to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) as soon as next year in a trip aimed at "realising her dreams".
The 52-year-old, who as part of Hot Gossip hit the charts with I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper in 1978, will be the first tourist to go into space since a hiatus in the space tourism programme since 2009.
"I am planning to become a space flight participant," said Brightman, who has also starred in West End musicals such as The Phantom Of The Opera.
The schedule for her flight will be confirmed shortly, she said, and she is preparing for six months' training in Russia.
Commercial flights to the ISS for space tourists are organised through US-based company Space Adventures, whose chairman Eric Anderson accompanied Brightman at a Moscow news conference.
"My journey is about realising aims and dreams," Brightman said, adding that she might "sing a song from space".
"This voyage is a product of a dream, my dream. Finally it can be a reality. I am more excited about this than anything I have done in my life to date."
Previous space tourists visiting the ISS on a total of eight trips have included the Canadian founder of the Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberte, and Iranian-American entrepreneur Anousheh Ansari, so far the only woman.
Russia stopped taking space tourists in 2009 because of lack of room in its cramped three-person Soyuz space capsules that ferry astronauts to the ISS.
But Space Adventures said last year that it had signed a deal with the Russian space agency for three commercial passengers to book seats to the ISS each year as Russia plans to increase the number of Soyuz flights.
The flights are expected to resume in 2013.
The first space tourist, Denis Tito, travelled to the ISS in 2001.
A total of seven space tourists have taken part in missions. One of them, US software pioneer Charles Simonyi, paid \$35m for his trip.


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Drake Tyler and Kaden Porter are pretty much busting out of their jeans when we find them on the bed. As soon as the camera begins rolling, they start making out as Drake feels grabs Kaden's crotch through his jeans. Hungry, Drake frees Kaden's dick and takes it in his mouth, deepthroating that huge prick and sucking Kaden's balls. Afterwards, Drake lies back and Kaden get a taste of his meat. Kaden shows off his dick sucking skills by devouring all of Drake's sweet cock. Drake, however is also an oral master, a point he riming Kaden's tight little hole.
Once it's nice and wet, he Drake pulls Kaden half off the bed, as he fucks him balls deep! Kaden moans with each thrust Drake delivers. Kaden gets back on the bed and Drake spreads Kaden's legs apart, holding them open as he buries his cock in Kaden's hole again, fucking him raw while Kaden plays with himself. Kaden strokes his dick while and cums hard as Drake continues to pound. Drake pulls out and drains his dick all over Kaden, licking up the jizz and leaning in for one last kiss before these two studs call it quits!


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Sun 6 Sep 2009 in St. Paul SE, Minnesota:
A bit Southeast of Afton, MN, near the St Croix River, about halfway down a crazy steep road.
Having just leaped into the 21st Century the night before, with his first GPS, first mp3 player, first text messaging plan, and first data plan, all wound up in the form of an iPhone, Mark started his day with the essential GeoHash app. With delight he saw that day's hash was not far away, and right by a road. No time for breakfast, he headed off toward Afton, MN.
The drive was not bad at all, aside from a road closure that threatened to complicate things, but a quick map check showed the an alternate road was just past the original one. A few map checks and he was on the target road. Signs indicated that it was a dead end, but the map looked like it went far enough. Just ahead of the target point, the road began an dramatic descent. Enough so that one must slow down to be sure the blind downhill doesn't conceal any surprises. Mark turned around at the bottom and parked halfway up the hill to look for the spot.
The iPhone wasn't as easy to use as a GPS as Mark had hoped. The MotionX-GPS Lite app was okay to use, but a little tricky to get the coordinates transfered from the GeoHash app, and then the compass didn't work worth a toot so it was hard to figure out where exactly to go. Eventually the "waypoint distance" said zero, and the accuracy was listed at 156 ft which was greater than the coordinate discrepancy, so Mark called it good, snapped a photo, and hopped into the car for a Speed Racer Achievement. It may have been wise to have just coasted backward down the hill, as starting forward sounded pretty ugly on the approx. 15% grade.
No speed limit signs were found on the road, and the sudden blind downhill made it reckless to go very fast, so at just shy of 40 mph Mark claimed the Speed Racer Achievement. The Virgin Graticule Achievement was also claimed as no record of a previous successful expedition in this graticule could be found.
| Mark earned the Speed racer achievement
|Mark earned the Virgin Graticule Achievement
| Mark achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement


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Before it even begins, who are you betting will be the top three for this season's Dancing with the Stars?:
-Buzz Aldrin & Ashley Costa (formerly Ashley DelGrosso)
-Pamela Anderson & Damian Whitwood, "Dancing With the Stars" debut this season
-Erin Andrews & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
-Shannen Doherty & Mark Ballas
-Kate Gosselin & Tony Dovolani
-Evan Lysacek & Anna Trebunskaya
-Niecy Nash & Louis Van Amstel
-Chad Ochocinco & Cheryl Burke
-Jake Pavelka & Chelsie Hightower
-Nicole Scherzinger & Derek Hough
-Aiden Turner & Edyta Sliwinska
So who do you think will be in the top three, which couples do you like, which couples do you hate, which pros do you love, which pros do you hate? Just comment on whatever about this show and this season which premieres at 8/7c tonight March 22nd on ABC


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Celebrating a significant birthday recently has not interfered with Mildred Hodgett's golf.
Victoria's Beauty Boutique sponsored Tuesday April 19th's PGA Tankard stableford completion for the ladies.
Forty-six ladies played and Mildred was the winner with an impressive 39 points.
The club sent congratulations to Mildred on her win and her birthday. Mildred will play in Spa later this year with the winners from the other clubs.
Lady Captain Ann Magennis won Section A with 33pts and Vivivienne Faulkner Section B with 35pts.
The club would like to thank Victoria's Beauty Boutique for the prizes.
The Challenge Cup team managed an easy first round as Clones could not field a team so they are straight through to the second round.
The Minor Cup Team played Royal Belfast on Thursday April 14th, they won three and a half matches and the return match will be in Banbridge Friday May 6th.
The Junior Foursomes played Ballyclare Friday April 15, where stiff competition saw them win one of three matches played. All to play for girls on Sunday May 1st Banbridge at 2pm.
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6-8 large potatoes, peeled and sliced about ¼ inch thick
1 onion, chopped
½ cup butter or margarine
1 can cream of chicken or mushroom soup
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 ½ to 2 cups corn flake crumbs
Cook the potatoes in water until they are barely tender. Drain off the cooking water. Butter a 2 ½ quart casserole or 8" baking pan. Arrange the potatoes in the pan, and sprinkle the chopped onion on top. In a saucepan, combine the butter, soup, cheese and sour cream. Cook over low heat, stirring often, until the ingredients are blended together. Spoon the sauce over the potatoes. Sprinkle generously with corn flake crumbs so the topping is a good 1/4 " thick. Bake at 350 F for 30 to 45 minutes.
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Utopia launches 25th Anniversary lottery
To celebrate the company's founding in May 1989, Utopia Bathroom Group is inviting all its retailers to take part in a month-long lottery to win one of 25 luxury hampers.
For every order placed in May a lottery ticket will be issued and then 25 winning numbers will be drawn at random on Monday 9th June. Worth over £250 each, the hampers contain a fabulous assortment of edible goodies plus a voucher for a Red Letter 'experience' day.
Sam Ball, marketing manager, comments: "Although we are marking our 25th anniversary throughout 2014, we wanted to have a special focus in May and the lottery is the perfect way to celebrate with our retailers. If I won a Red Letter day, I'd opt to relax at a spa but I can't wait to see the photos of those intrepid customers who go for a more daring day!"
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USDA Handbook 66 update 2016 'Commercial storage / postharvest recommendations for postharvest handling, packing, cooling of hort crops' is a compendium of information and research findings on hundreds of crops.
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Center for Food Safety and Applied NutritionAny pesticide used in growing and post-harvest treatment of each produce item must be registered for use in the United States for the particular produce item. Pesticide residues must not exceed established limits.
A set of assessment guides entitled Food Safety Begins on the Farm: Good Agricultural Practices for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Cornell University's Good Agricultural Practices Program (download from their website: https://gaps.cornell.edu/educational-materials/food-safety-begins-farm/
Postharvest Handling Practices http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Commodity_Resources/ A wide range of fact sheets on individual fruits and vegetables, temperature recommendations for storage, links to suppliers of postharvest equipment and many reference articles on the postharvest handling of perishables.
United Nations publications on packaging, storage, marketing or training and extension website include a variety of FAO and other publications that users can browse online or download for their personal use.
Postharvest Cooling and Storage Options for Many Commodities
UC Davis on agriculture and horticulture ResourcesThe many publications, slide sets and videos developed and offered for sale by the University of California. There is also a long list of free publications available to read online or to download.
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Spectral 'ruler' is first standardized way to measure stars
|(Nanowerk News) Previously, as with the longitude problem 300 years earlier for fixing locations on Earth, there was no unified system of reference for calibrating the heavens.
|But now, when investigating the atmospheric structure and chemical make-up of stars, astronomers can use a new stellar scale as a 'ruler' making it much easier for them to classify and compare data on star discoveries.
|In fact, the work is a critical first step in the Gaia satellite's mission to map the Milky Way, as the unprecedented levels of stellar data that will result need "consistent stellar parameters", the same way we need values to measure everything from temperature to time, say astronomers.
|The guidelines are free to download and are already being used by the world's largest astronomy projects. The work has recently been published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
|The first standardized way to measure stars has been developed for Gaia mission. (Image: Amanda Smith/Cambridge Institute of Astronomy)
|The team, including Dr Paula Jofre from the University of Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy, selected 34 initial 'benchmark' stars to represent the different kinds of stellar populations in our galaxy, such as hot stars, cold stars, red giants and dwarfs, as well as stars that cover the different chemical patterns or 'metallicity' in their spectrum, as this is the "cosmic clock" which allows astronomers to read a star's age.
|This detailed range of information on the 34 stars form the first value set for measuring the millions of stars Gaia aims to catalogue. Many of the benchmark stars can be seen with the human eye, and have been studied for most of human history dating back to the very first astronomical records from ancient Babylon.
|"We took stars which had been measured a lot so the parameters are very well-known, but needed to be brought to the same scale for the new benchmark - essentially, using the stars we know most about to help measure the stars we know nothing about," said Jofre.
|"In previous galactic studies, the Sun is used as the standard to show a method is working, along with a few other well-known stars. But I choose this one because it works for my method, you choose a different one for different reasons; data may not match.
|"This is the first attempt to cover a wide range of stellar classifications, and do everything from the beginning methodically and homogenously."
|Launched at the end of last year, Gaia will gather data on over a billion stars in the Milky Way, allowing astronomers to study for the first time in close detail its myriad stars and planetary systems. Petabytes of data will be sent back to Earth roughly the equivalent of all the information held in all the libraries of the world today.
|The new value system was needed to ensure that analysis of this extraordinary amount of data is done in the most effective and efficient way, a template to measure the vast stream of data against.
|Jofre focused on spectroscopic data to work out metallicity: the chemical combination that makes up a star. Just as a raindrop can split sunlight into the colours of the rainbow, spectroscopes split the light from a star into its chemical elements and the results can be read like a musical score, with high notes or low notes in the scale giving clues as to the star's age. On average, the higher a star's metal content the younger it is.
|Jofre created a 'spectral' library, combining the best data on the atmospheric structure of benchmark stars to determine a uniform scale for metallicity. Together with definitive scales for the stars' temperatures and surface gravities, produced with colleagues at the University of Uppsala and the University of Bordeaux, her work completes the measuring system that will be used to gauge data from Gaia.
|"Now this set of data scales for the benchmark stars can be used as a way of making definitive measurements of others stars invaluable to astronomers working on a wide range of projects," Jofre said.
|The benchmark stars are already being used as a standardising model by Gaia's sister project, the Gaia-ESO survey, which is observing stellar spectra at a high resolution from the Very Large Telescope in Chile. They will also provide the basis for the thousands of reference stars needed to set the parameters for the hugely ambitious Gaia satellite once it starts mapping the entire galaxy the "pillars for the enormous calibrators".
|The fact that the ideal benchmark stars needed to be ones we already have a lot of data on means that many are bright and relatively near to the Earth and have been the subject of wonder across civilisations.
|Aldebaran, Arcturus, Pollux, Procyon and Alpha Centauri have played a part in the culture and mythology of mankind since they were first identified thousands of years ago. Babylonian astronomers used them as a reference point to describe the positions of the moon and planets as they moved through the night sky, appearing in the Babylonian Astronomical Diaries dating back to almost 1000 years BC.
|"Many people interested in astronomy know these stars, their position in constellations, and the best time of year to see them. It is amazing that there is still so much to learn about the physics of these most well-known stars," said Dr. Ulrike Heiter from the Uppsala University.
|"While stars do move over millennia, for humans they are fixed points used to navigate the Earth for centuries. We are still using them as fixed points, but this time for navigating the galaxy," Jofre said.
|UK Gaia lead Professor Gerry Gilmore added: "Advances in understanding the history and structure of our Galaxy with ambitious projects are possible only because, like Newton, we see farther by standing on the shoulders of giants. For reliably determining what chemical elements the stars are made of, those giants are the benchmark stars. All our vastly expanding knowledge depends on really understanding the few."
|Source: University of Cambridge
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Overlooking the Mediterranean, The Westin Dragonara Resort, Malta rests on its 74,000-square-meter private peninsula in the heart of downtown St. Julian's. The Resort is surrounded by the sparkling blue sea and offers amazing sea views from its 340 over-sized rooms. Each room boasts of a private balcony or terrace and at 42 square meters, the standard deluxe room at the Westin Dragonara Resort are the largest in St Julian's. Most rooms are equipped with two Queen sized Heavenly Beds, making them the ideal family accommodation as up to two adults and two children can fit comfortably in one room. The Westin features two outdoor beach lidos both having a fresh water large pool, children's splash pools, outdoor Jacuzzi and direct access to the Mediterranean sea. Diving and water sports are also available from these lidos. This 5 star hotel also offers a state of the art Westin WORKOUT® fitness center, heated indoor pool, saunas and steam rooms, beauty salon and the renowned Westin Kids Club. The Kids Club caters for children aged 3 to 12 and offers an array of activities for young guests. Chosen as the Best Family Resort in Europe by World Travel Awards, The Westin offers a relaxing stay for families travelling with children. The seaside resort is a perfect option for those getting married in Malta or are spending their honeymoon in Malta. The perfect wedding venues vary from a ballroom to private gardens and beach lidos. Conference organizers are spoiled for choice with indoor and outdoor venues, catering options and professional event planning services which all combined makes for the perfect conference in Malta. Be it a sunny holiday, honeymoon or business meeting, The Westin Dragonara Resort, Malta offers the best location, facilities and service on the island. Retreat to The Westin Dragonara Resort, Malta to find pure relaxation, renewal and tranquility. Recharge at The Westin, where nothing is overlooked but the sea.
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Hotel Address:
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The Westin Dragonara Resort is situated on a private 74,000sqm peninsula in St Julian's. It set in an excellent location with so much happening outside and within the resort, yet the hotel's ample space offers many tranquil settings to relax and unwind.
Directions to Hotel
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With New York Fashion Week coming to a close today, we can't wait for our share of all the Autumn/Winter 2013 action at London Fashion Week. We have put together top 10 list of London Fashion Week shows that we're most excited about, with pictures from the brands' SS13 shows to get you in the mood!
10. Mulberry: Sunday 17th February
The British heritage brand always gets it right in terms of colour palettes each season, with SS13 being no exception. Watch out for some of your favourite handbag designs being showcased alongside the brand's ready-to-wear line.
9. House of Holland: Saturday 16th February
Henry Holland has described his AW13 collection as being inspired by "raving nanas, disco Sally and Summer of Love '89", so we can't wait to see what the enfante terrible of London has in store! We're sure it will involve bold colour and plenty of tongue-in-cheek humour.
8. JW Anderson Women: Monday 18th February
Known to mix punk and luxe in his collections, the designer always produces slick and achingly cool collections. We love him even more since his collaborations with Topshop, leaving his distinctive mark on the high street megabrand.
7. Thomas Tait: Saturday 16th February
The Canadian fashion designer, who is known for his clean and understated structural designs, as well as his focus on silhouettes, will be showing in London. The new line is said to be inspired by a "teenage mutant cosmic disco trip" – intrigued? We sure are.
6. Jasper Conran: Saturday 16th February
The Autumn/Winter 2013 collection from Jasper Conran is inspired by his desire for simplicity with mixed layers and tonal colour. We can't wait to see what he has to showcase at LFW, especially after his last collection for SS13 which was bold and vibrant.
5. Meadham Kirchhoff: Tuesday 19th February
Meadham Kirchoff catwalk shows are adored for their unapologetic theatricality. We can't wait to see what mood the design duo are in for AW13 after visual extravaganza of SS13.
4. Topshop Unique: Monday 18th February
The high street brand's premium line always anticipates the hottest trends – with a twist. This is why we can't wait to see the Topshop Unique AW13 collection, which now has former Vogue staffer Kate Phelan at the creative helm.
3. Holly Fulton: Saturday 16th February
With her bold and bright SS13 collection last LFW, we can't wait to see her latest digital prints this time around. The Autumn/Winter 2013 lineup, which is said to be inspired by Marais nights, will be much darker – we're intrigued.
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A master of print and colour, Jonathan Saunders always gets it right with his favourite A-line shift dresses and tailored suits. We hope to see more of what we saw in the SS13 collection, with winter-appropriate colour palettes and fabrics.
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In Memoriam: Rita Gorr (Feb. 18 1926 - Jan. 22 2012)
Photos (lower): Rita Gorr as Orfeo;
Gorr's magnificent mezzo is best remembered for its incredible opulence, power and intensity. She had a wide repertoire from Baroque to Wagner to contemporary works. Her upper extension allowed her to assay the occasional soprano roles, such as Santuzza. She also recorded the Liebestod, although to my knowledge she never sang the role on stage. She is well represented on disc, with many superlative recordings. Among her very best output is her Ortrud in Lohengrin under conductor Erich Leinsdorf, and her Amneris opposite the Aida of Leontyne Price and the Radames of Jon Vickers under the baton of Georg Solti. She sang comparatively little in North America, and to my knowledge she sang only in Toronto once, as Madame de Croissy in the last Canadian Opera Company's revival of Les dialogues des Carmelites. She was in good company, with a cast that included Anne Sophie Schmidt (Blanche), Lauren Flanigan (Mme Lidoine), Elizabeth Vidal (Constance), Nadine Denize (Mother Marie), and Benoit Boutet (Chevalier de la Force) Even with such a great cast, Gorr's Croissy was the most memorable. To honour and enjoy the artistry of this great singer, here is the link to a concert from 1993 when Gorr, at the grand age of 67, sang with great authority and lovely tone "J'ai perdu mon Eurydice" from Gluck's Orfeo. Requestiat in pace, Rita Gorr.
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Lansdowne Borough Council General Meeting
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Executive Session: Mr. Smith moved to convene to Executive Session before the public General Meeting to discuss 2006 budget personnel and contractual issues. Mr. Lee seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Mrs. Fryer moved to reconvene to Public Session. Ms. Coleman seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
The Lansdowne Borough Council General Meeting was held on Wednesday, November 16, 2005, 7:30 PM in Borough Hall. Present were President Wayne, Mrs. Fryer, Mr. Borgman, Ms. Coleman, Ms. Hill, Mr. Lee and Mr. Smith.Also in attendance were Mayor Young, Borough Engineer Bevilacqua, Borough Manager Forrest, Borough Treasurer Asciutto and Borough Secretary Henry. Borough Solicitor Scott and Police Chief Kortan were absent.
President Wayne announced that Executive Session personnel and contractual issues regarding the 2006 budget were discussed prior to tonight's public meeting.
President Wayne stated that the meeting was being taped by Comcast and will be shown on November 21st at 7:00 PM on Channel 10.
Minutes — Mr. Smith moved to approve the minutes of the October 19, 2005 Borough Council General Meeting as submitted by the Secretary.Ms. Coleman seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Announcements and Presentations
Mayor's Report — Mayor Young introduced Dixie Teaford, Director of the Friendship Circle Senior Center. Ms. Teaford presented an overview of the various services provided and mentioned that drivers are needed for their Meals On Wheels program. Ms. Coleman introduced Gary Chilutti, the newly hired Main Street Manager. Mr. Chilutti gave a brief overview of his mission and role, stating that a four point approach is being taken regarding economic development within the Borough: organization, design, promotion and economic restructuring.
Mayor Young announced that leaf pickup is the alternate day from the recycling day for each route.
Mayor Young reminded residents not to park in front of the recycling igloos and there is a $1,000.00 illegal dumping fine. Mayor Young announced that the first meeting for the sister city project was held last week. The next meeting will be held on December 1st, 7:30 p.m. Mayor Young announced the next No Place For Hate meeting: November 22nd.
Treasurer's Report — Mr. Asciutto gave the Treasurer's report for November: total General Fund revenues were $150,314.21; total General Fund expenditures were $605,743.35. Total ending balance for all funds was $9,238,709.49. Total amounts expended year to date in the Capital Reserves Fund was $280,663.98. Beginning balance in the Police Pension Fund was $5,555,950.54 and the ending balance was $5,672,167.15.
Engineer's Report — Mr. Bevilacqua stated his items would be discussed under Committee reports.
Solicitor's Report — There was no report given in Mr. Scott's absence.
A. President's Report — President Wayne had no formal report.
B. Economic Development — Ms. Coleman welcomed Gary Chilutti and stated she had met with him on November 3rd to see how his efforts can be supported. Ms. Coleman stated that the next Economic Development Committee meeting will be held on November 22nd.
C. Finance and Administration — Mr. Smith reiterated that 2006 budget contractual and personnel issues were discussed in Executive Session before the public meeting tonight. Mr. Smith stated that approximately 44% of the budget is police related.
Mr. Smith stated that health insurance is also being discussed and he will be meeting with health insurance vendors later this week.
Mr. Smith stated that if the motion to advertise the proposed 2006 budget is tabled tonight, a special meeting will possibly be held on November 21st to further discuss the various issues.
Mr. Smith stated that the next Finance and Administration Committee meeting will be held on December 5th at 7:00 p.m.
Mr. Smith expressed his concern about the low voter turnout (24%) in the recent elections. Mr. Smith stated that the next Planning Commission meeting will be held on December 10 at 7:00 p.m.
President Wayne reiterated for the viewing public that personnel and contractual issues regarding the 2006 budget must be discussed in Executive Session.
D. Municipal Services — Mrs. Fryer gave the Recycling Report for October, 2005:
|33.47 tons
|Year to date totals: $8,278.70
|1.87 tons
|Year to date totals: $1,014.00
|2.27 tons
Mrs. Fryer stated that the next Municipal Services Committee meeting will be held on December 5th.
Mrs. Fryer reported a beginning date of November 28th for the Stewart Field project and a late February, 2006 beginning date for the Stewart Avenue Sewer project.
E. Public Safety — Ms. Hill gave the Police Report for October: 519 incidents; the Fire Company report listed 55 alarms with one injury. Ms. Hill mentioned that there are now 10 new cadets in the Fire Department.
Ms. Hill reported that cross traffic signs have been installed at Mansfield and Greenwood
Avenues and also at Mansfield and Essex Avenues.
Ms. Hill stated that there may be a minimal offer for the old ladder truck.
Ms. Hill stated that Mayor Young will be looking into funding regarding the proposed light
for Highland and Baltimore Avenues that will be activated by the Fire Company when an
emergency situation occurs.
Ms. Hill stated that fire hydrants will be installed at Scottdale Road and Baltimore Avenue
and Eldon Avenue and Burmont Road.
Ms. Hill stated that any residents interested in establishing a Neighborhood Watch organization should contact Chief Kortan.
F. Zoning, Planning and Code Enforcement — Mr. Borgman reported that a letter has been received by the Tax Claims Bureau regarding delinquent taxes for 231 N. Lansdowne Avenue and a sheriff sale may be imminent in 2006.
Mr. Borgman reported that the November 14th Zoning Hearing Board meeting regarding 160 E. Plumstead Avenue has been continued for more information to be brought before the Board.
Mr. Borgman reported that 35 trees have been planted throughout the Borough and thanked all the volunteers involved in the effort. An additional fifty trees will be applied for next year.
Mr. Borgman stated that the Zoning Revision Task Force is making progress in zoning changes suggested by the Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Borgman stated that the next Zoning, Planning and Code Enforcement Committee
meeting will be held on November 22nd at 6:30 p.m.
G. Parks and Recreation — Mr. Lee reported that bids are out for a new fence at Reservoir Park.
Mr. Lee stated that the next Parks and Recreation Committee meeting will be held on November 17th.
Mr. Lee stated that the Multi Municipal Parks and Open Space Plan open house and presentation will be held on December 1st at Pennwood West, 121 Summit Avenue in Darby. Open House is 6-7 p.m. and presentation is at 7-9 p.m.
Mr. Smith moved to suspend the Rules of Order. Ms. Hill seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
James Jackson 88 S. Wycombe Avenue — Mr. Jackson asked if the neighborhood revitalization meeting is part of the Main Street redevelopment. President Wayne stated that they are independent of one another.
Mr. Jackson stated that he wants the School Board to address the issue of illegal students attending PennWood High. Mr. Jackson stated that only 6 adults and 2 children attended the last School Board meeting and no press coverage was given.
Kathleen Yandell 30 E. Greenwood Avenue — Ms. Yandell stated that there is excessive speeding on E. Greenwood Avenue, particularly between Lansdowne and Highland Avenues.
Ms. Yandell asked if a speed trailer could be placed at that site and if a police officer could be present on the corner. Ms. Hill stated that she would pass this issue on to Chief Kortan and discuss it at the next Public Safety Committee meeting.
Jack Covert 232 Jackson Avenue — Mr. Covert stated that the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra will hold their Youth Concert on December 4th.
Mr. Covert stated that an abandoned vehicle is under the no parking signs at the high school and that the lights there are still hard to see. He asked that the light be raised so that the school buses cannot block it.
Mr. Covert mentioned that no flags were present on Borough poles on Veterans Day. Mr. Smith stated that since it was a Borough holiday, no one was available to take care of it. Mr. Covert asked if the Main Street Manager presentation and 2006 budget will be put on the Borough web site. President Wayne stated that after approval the budget will be available on the Web. Copies will be available after advertising.
Mr. Covert asked that privatizing of trash collection not be considered.
Charlie Jeffers 13 Willowbrook Avenue — Mr. Jeffers stated that Veterans Day is not a holiday but rather a remembrance.
Mr. Jeffers stated that no trash cans are available along Lansdowne Avenue.
Mr. Jeffers mentioned that the Baltimore/Lansdowne Avenue intersection is dangerous.
Terry Cavanaugh 58 Price Avenue — Ms. Cavanaugh asked for confirmation that Plumbing Inspector McCall had been replaced. Mr. Forrest stated that no funds were budgeted for a plumbing inspector and this work as of last year has been done by the Codes Department. Mr. Forrest acknowledged the oversight in not informing Mr. McCall of this decision.
Michael Marcavage 62 E. Stewart Avenue — Mr. Marcavage asked why Borough Council was continuing to endorse a homosexual agenda. Mr. Marcavage then read various scripture passages regarding the topic. Mr. Marcavage asked where budget money was coming from to support the No Place For Hate concept and asked for the definition of a No Place For Hate community. President Wayne stated that the budget question will be looked into and that the Borough endorses a program of acceptance for all residents. Mr. Marcavage asked if the Borough by virtue of this acceptance policy also accepts pedophiles into Lansdowne. Mr. Marcavage stated that many Borough workers do not live in Lansdowne and asked for the reason. President Wayne stated that all Borough Council members who dictate Borough policy are Lansdowne residents and that Borough staff members do not have to live in Lansdowne. Also, when openings are available, the best qualified candidates are sought regardless of their place of residence.
Mr. Marcavage questioned the rental inspection program and asked for a fee breakdown. President Wayne stated that since this issue is a subject of a lawsuit between Mr. Marcavage and the Borough, he would not discuss the matter.
Mr. Marcavage asked how a community group can be included on the Borough's web site. President Wayne suggested that Mr. Marcavage send his request to the Mayor and an evaluation will then be made.
Anthony Campuzano 40 W. Albemarle Avenue — Mr. Campuzano in his capacity as Chair of the Lansdowne Democratic Party congratulated all those who won in the recent election and stated that the new Borough Council members coming in would be doing a fine job and had many good ideas for the Borough. Mr. Campuzano also thanked all residents who voted.
Mr. Campuzano stated that the annual Gift Givers Program would run from November 25th through December 21st and asked for support. Donations of new unwrapped toys and gifts for seniors and children can be dropped off at either Borough Hall or the Lansdowne Library.
Jim Murphy 266 W. Greenwood Avenue – Mr. Murphy read a letter thanking the Lansdowne residents for voting and congratulated Mayor Young on her re-election.
Borough Council comments to Visitors: Mr. Lee stated that it is unfortunate that the Bible is used by various individuals at various times to justify slavery, abuse of women and discrimination. Mr. Lee mentioned that it is interesting that the person who came before Borough Council tonight suggesting that pedophiles are being invited into Lansdowne is the same person who lent his support to someone up on charges of attempted child sexual abduction and rape by putting his house up as collateral for bail. The matter was reported on by Steven White for a West Chester newspaper. Mr. Lee stated that Lansdowne has been very welcoming to everyone, that Lansdowne's strength lies in its diversity and the ignorance of a few who have their own agenda should be ignored.
Ms. Hill stated that as a minority woman she is a very proud member of No Place For Hate and chose to serve as a Borough Council member because she knows how wonderful Lansdowne is as a community.
Ms. Coleman echoed Ms. Hill's comments and stated she is appalled that anyone would come before Borough Council to express their hatred of any particular individual or group.
Mr. Smith moved to reinstate the Rules of Order. Mrs. Fryer seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Old Business — None.
Communications — None.
Bills — Mr. Smith moved to authorize payment of bills for the period.Mr. Borgman seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
New Business — Mr. Smith moved to approve Resolution No. 2005-19, regarding solicitation of Proposals for 2006 Tax Anticipation Note. Ms. Hill seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Executive Session — Ms. Hill moved to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss 2006 budget contractual and personnel issues. Ms. Coleman seconded and the motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned to Executive Session at 9:12 p.m.
Upon reconvening to Public Session, the following motion was made:Mr. Smith moved to advertise the proposed 2006 budget at a public meeting to be held on November 21st at 6:00 p.m. Mrs. Fryer seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Smith moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mr. Lee. The motion carried unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 10:21 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Ann Henry
Borough Secretary