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The Bloodhound Gang were a rock band formed in 1991 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (a western suburb of Philadelphia).
The band started as a hip-hop group consisting of lead singer Jimmy Pop (James Franks) and Daddy Long Legs (Michael Bowe) before becoming a Rap Rock band and eventually a more traditional rock band with a DJ, with Franks being the only consistent member in the 20 year career. As such, their style tends to be a little all-over-the-map, but it's tied together by their lyrics. Usually considered more of a comedy band than anything, the Bloodhound Gang specialize in off-color humor, dick jokes and many, many, many puns.
Following some controversial on-stage antics during a performance in Ukraine, the band broke up in 2013 (though they still finished and released one more album two years later). Bassist "Evil" Jarred Hasselhoff was quoted as saying "If the Bloodhound Gang still exist, yes, I'm still a member." However, in 2023, in response to a fan's question, Jimmy Pop stated that Bloodhound Gang had never broken up and that he had been actively working on new music for several years, and at the same time hinted that his solo project is possible.
- Dingleberry Haze EP (1994)
- Use Your Fingers (1995)
- One Fierce Beer Coaster (1996)
- Hooray For Boobies (1999)
- Hefty Fine (2005)
- Hard-Off (2015)
The Bloodhound Gang shows examples of:
- LOL, 69: The "Dirk Ramrod Show" from the "I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Get Chicks" video airs on Public-access Channel 69.
- Album Title Drop: The hidden track from Hooray For Boobies sees two opera singers do just that (in between attacks of hysterical laughter).
- Alternative Hip Hop: Much of the early material, as well as pretty much any of their songs that contains rapping without a rock or dance instrumental.
- Antichrist: According to "Fire Water Burn", Webster star, Emmanuel Lewis is the Anti-Christ.
- Ballad of X: "The Ballad of Chasey Lain". Subverted as it's not so much a "ballad" as it is a mid-tempo alt-rock song about a Chasey Lain stalker who (in one interpretation) eventually kidnaps her.
- Boastful Rap:
- "The Inevitable Return Of The Great White Dope" is a great example of Jimmy Pop's unique talents in this field.
- Completely averted in many, many of their self-deprecating songs.
- Brainless Beauty:
- This bit from "I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Get Chicks":Cause 'super model' means voluptuous but is also is synonymous with 'Super dumb'
- "She was hotter than the sun, but she just wasn't that bright" from "Three Point One Four".
- This bit from "I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Get Chicks":
- Break-Up Song: "No Hard Feelings" is pretty cold. It's more like a "burn bridges after the breakup" song.If I want to be repeatedly shit on
I'll go make Dutch porn - Bowdlerize: Hooray For Boobies has a censored version simply titled Hooray, and the only image on the cover is that of the cow udders.
- Brick Joke: "I Hope You Die" gets a great one in.I hope you flip some guy the bird
He cuts you off and you're forced to swerve
In front of the Beatles' tour bus,
A Bookmobile and a Mack truck...- It goes downhill from there. And sure enough, in the last verse...And when you finally regain consciousness
You're bound and gagged in a wedding dress
And the prison guard looks the other way —
Cause he's the guy you flipped the bird the other day
- It goes downhill from there. And sure enough, in the last verse...
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Part of their appeal was that they were an otherwise "normal" rap rock band who just happened to do joke songs, due in large part to Jimmy Pop's legitimate skills as both a lyricist and a rapper.
- The Cameo:
- "Rip Taylor Is God" is simply an opening monologue by Rip Taylor himself, cracking corny jokes and admitting he was paid to be there.
- "R.S.V.P." comes right after "The Ballad Of Chasey Lain", where Chasey herself offers a rebuttal to the propositions in the previous song.
- Casanova Wannabe: Jimmy Pop's persona on "The Bad Touch," "Unn Tiss Unn Tiss Unn Tiss" and "Clean Up In Aisle Sexy" is that of a guy who has no doubt whatsoever in his own sexiness and genuinely believes that his awful, awful sex puns are the epitome of charm.
- Celebrities Hang Out in Heaven: Inverted: in "Fire Water Burn" he says that if he goes to Hell, he'll spend his days with J.F.K., Marvin Gaye, Martha Raye, Lawrence Welk and Emmanuel Lewis.
- Censored Title: Hooray for Boobies had the censored version Hooray, where the cover was reduced to only one image of the tit-related montage (a cow's udders).
- Cover Version:
- They revived Run–D.M.C.'s "It's Tricky" for the rap-metal era.
- They also did a punk rock version of "Along Comes Mary" by The Association.
- And they vastly improved "Weekend" by Scooter.
- They also covered the theme song for Kids Incorporated in a punk rock theme on Use Your Fingers, the same album that saw a similar rendition of Kim Wilde's "Kids In America."
- Deadpan Snarker: Jimmy Pop, who barely changes his tone while snarking at anything, including himself.
- The Dinnermobile: In the music video for "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" Bam Margera drives a car in the shape of a banana into a tunnel. In the video for "Ralph Wiggum" (a found-lyrics song consisting of Ralph Wiggum quotes), the lyrics "Go Banana" cut to that clip in self-reference.
- Did I Just Say That Out Loud?: In "A Lap Dance Is So Much Better When The Stripper Is Crying", Jimmy says "I never thought that missing children could be so sexy". He then pauses and says, "Did I say that out loud?".
- Distracted by the Sexy: The video for "The Ballad Of Chasey Lain" subverts it, as the ending is Jimmy Pop complaining on a distraction - not the all-female, all-naked film crew, but a really disgusting man.
- Does This Remind You of Anything?: The video for "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo". All over the place.
- Double Entendre: Some of their lyrics may as well be single entendres.
- Do You Want to Copulate?: "The Bad Touch" has this as its main premise. As they both are mammals, the absolute logical thing to do is getting it on ("So show me yours I'll show you mine 'Tool Time', you'll love it just like Lyle and then we'll do it doggie style so we can both watch X-Files"). Always remember that "we call this the act of mating, but there are several other very important differences between human beings and animals that you should know about""You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel." - Driven to Suicide: Never mind hiding the message, they flat-out encourage you to kill yourself in "Lift Your Head Up High And Blow Your Brains Out".
- Drugs Are Bad: In "Mope", Jimmy says this verbatim to Pac-Man after Pac-Man asks if he wants to freebase some crack.
- Dude, Where's My Respect?: "Why's Everybody Always Pickin' On Me?"
- Early-Installment Weirdness: Their demos and first album featured two vocalists (Jimmy Pop along with Daddy Long Legs). Also, most of their backup music was sample based rather than performed by a live band.
- Equal-Opportunity Offender: The band's purpose is to "hurt everyone's feelings; it makes us feel better about ourselves." Not surprisingly, Jimmy Pop cites Howard Stern as a major influence.
- Face on the Cover: The montage in the cover of Hooray for Boobies includes the bandmembers in party hats.
- Fag Hag: "I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Get Chicks":But if I was a queerbee in the fashion industry
Scoring with a super model would be easy
Ya see I'd be a good listener so she'd treat me like a sister and soon I'd become
That trusted friend that cares that rubs her back and braids her hair
No, it wouldn't be a week before I'm in her underwear! - Fan Disservice: The covers of Hefty Fine and the appropriately-named Hard-Off.
- Finger on Lips: "Fire Water Burn" is an interesting example. In the video, when you hear Jimmy Pop sing "Burn, motherfucker, burn," the video shows him making a strained face instead of pronouncing "fucker." In the censored version of the song, "fucker" is replaced with a donkey's bray.
- Fun with Acronyms: "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo."
- Genre Roulette: Rock, hip-hop, EDM, classical and punk with a hint of Toilet Humor (and by a hint, we mean a lot).
- Grapes of Luxury: In "Hell Yeah" he says if he were God, he'd have Norwegian lesbians feed him grapes.
- Greatest Hits Album: Show Us Your Hits, the cover of which (in typical Bloodhound Gang fashion) has a woman in the process of taking her top off. (she finishes off in the booklet's back cover, and it unfolds into a topless poster of her)
- Heävy Mëtal Ümlaut: Lüpüs Thünder, their long-running guitarist.
- Heteronormative Crusader: "My Dad Says That's For Pussies"
- The "jarheads" in "I Wish I Was Queer", who kicked Jimmy's ass because his friend kissed him in Home Ec class (which doesn't indicate Jimmy himself wanted to be kissed).
- Hurricane of Euphemisms: "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo", down to the Fun with Acronyms title.
- Hurricane of Puns: Any of their songs ("Times New Roman, you know the type!").
- I Am the Band: Starting with One Fierce Beer Coaster, Jimmy Pop wrote and produced most of the band songs and was the only consistent member from their formation to their breakup.
- Insane Troll Logic: "I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Get Chicks" again. It's kind of right there in the title, but Jimmy elaborates on this concept in the lyrics, never really catching on to the fact that if he was the gay guy he wants to be, he'd obviously have no need for chicks. This is obviously Played for Laughs, but then, so is all their music.
- Intercourse with You: Their dance songs are infamous for this, notably "The Bad Touch." "3.14" includes the immortal line "You know what I really want in a girl? Me."
- Jaywalking Will Ruin Your Life: "I Hope You Die." Flipping someone off while driving will set off a series of Disaster Dominoes that will end with you getting sodomized and tortured in prison.
- Joisey: They are not fans.note
- Least Rhymable Word: In "Three Point One Four", Jimmy Pop struggles to rhyme a word with "vagina":It's hard to rhyme a word like vagina
Calvin Klein, kind of, North Carolina - Limited Lyrics Song: "Farting With A Walkman On," which consists of a single verse repeated four times.
- List Song: "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo"
- Listing Cities: "Going Nowhere Slow," until the addendum: "But nowhere in New Jersey, that's the only place we won't go!"
- Loony Fan: "The Ballad of Chasey Lain", about a fan of said porn star who eventually kidnaps her as she doesn't reply to his letter.
- Madness Mantra: "THE DRUMMER FROM DEF LEPPARD'S ONLY GOT ONE ARM!!" is screamed several times on "Why's Everybody Always Picking On Me?" It's as weird as it sounds.
- Motor Mouth: Jimmy Pop is capable of some serious tongue-twisters.
- Non-Appearing Title: "The Bad Touch", "Mope"
- Nu Metal: Sometimes lumped into the nu metal category by media writers who know them only superficially, though "Yummy Down on This", "Magna Cum Nada" and "Balls Out" are the only songs in their discography that may count as nu metal. Jimmy Pop also made a guest appearance on Vanilla Ice's nu metal record Hard to Swallow. Their second studio album, One Fierce Beer Coaster, is inspired by nu metal to an extent, but its guitar riffs (and attitude) are more punky.
- Parody: "A Lap Dance Is So Much Better When the Stripper Is Crying" is a parody of the narratives usually found in Red Sovine's "sad trucker songs".
- Prison Rape / Black Comedy Rape: From "I Hope You Die":I hope he grins like Jack Nicholson
And forces you to play a game called "Balls On Chin"
And whatever happens next is all a blur
But you remember "fist" can be a verb... - Punny Name: The clip for "Why's Everybody Always Pickin' On Me?" features Dr. Scott P. Nussenvy & Ivana Getchuharde (prom queen of Wannagett High School, whose baseball team is the Wannagett Beavers).
- Raging Stiffie: This part from "A Lap Dance Is So Much Better When The Stripper Is Crying":And then she told me to shush. I guess she could sense my desperation.
'Course, it's hard to hide a hard-on when you're dressed like Minnie Pearl. - Rearrange the Song: "The Roof Is On Fire" by Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three gets reworked into a guitar ballad called "Fire Water Burn".
- Refuge in Audacity: And how! Nothing is off limits in their music, including disabilities, the gay community, incest and jailbait.
- Sampling: These guys make extensive use of samples, and their debut album was almost entirely made up of them.
- "Mope" in particular squeezes in Falco, Metallica, Pac-Man, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and The Simpsons in one big ridiculous package.
- Self-Deprecation: Jimmy Pop aims to offend everyone, including himself.
- From the intro to "Your Only Friends Are Make Believe.""Yeah, well, I sing like an amputee, though."
"Cuz... can't hold a note. Can't carry a tune." - The first verse of "Fire Water Burn" opens with "Hello my name is Jimmy Pop and I'm a dumb white guy".
- The back cover of Use Your Fingers has the credit "Produced by Jimmy Pop and Daddy Long Legs (because we couldn't afford a real producer)".
- Their Spotify bio consists of exactly one sentence."I love reading a bio about how great an artist is and then seeing that they posted it."
- Their online fanclub (ran by their then-guitarist Lüpüs Thünder) was literally called Hate Club.
- From the intro to "Your Only Friends Are Make Believe."
- Shirtless Scene: Parodied in the video for "Screwing You On The Beach At Night," where a shirtless Jimmy Pop makes a babbling idiot of himself trying to woo a hot girl.
- Shout-Out:
- The band's name was taken from the PBS show 3-2-1 Contact.
- The video for "Hell Yeah" is a homage to They Live!, except the aliens are replaced with Bikini Babes and the conformity messages replaced with instructions to party down.
- The second verse of "Fire Water Burn" includes a reference to Pixies frontman Frank Black, followed by a paraphrase of one of the lyrics from their song "Monkey Gone To Heaven"."This hardcore ghetto gangster image
Takes a lot of practice
I'm not black like Barry White
No, I am white like Frank Black is
So if man is five, and the devil is six
Then that must make me seven.
This honky's gone to heaven." - "The Bad Touch" references Battleship, Coca-Cola, Daylight Savings Time, the Discovery Channel, FedEx, Home Improvement, Lyle Lovett, Mr. Coffee, Prince, Siskel & Ebert, Tool Time, Waffle House, and The X-Files.
- The opening skit to Hefty Fine, "Strictly For the Tardcore", references Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady" (which, in turn, included a reference to "The Bad Touch").Eminem's gotta cuss in his raps to sell records! Well, me too! So fuck Will Smith!
- "Altogether Ooky" is named after a line from the theme song of The Addams Family. It also features the lyric "I rub the lotion on my skin/Or else I get the hose again".
- Stealth Pun:
- "You must be done with hair plugs, because now you're goin' to pay."
- One Fierce Beer Coaster ends with "Reflections of Remoh", where Jimmy Pop explains the album title while imitating Homer Simpson.
- Shown Their Work: In the liner notes, "Ralph Wiggum"'s credits list the writers of each Simpsons episode the band quoted as co-authors.
- Suicide Dare: "Lift Your Head Up High (And Blow Your Brains Out)." In the pre-chorus they even offer hanging yourself as an alternative.
- Suicide Is Painless: "Lift Your Head Up High And Blow Your Brains Out," again.
- Take That!:
- From "Lift Your Head Up High And Blow Your Brains Out", mostly a list of reasons to kill yourself."Did you like the movie Malcolm X?"
"Were you born and raised in New Jersey?" - The song "The Ten Coolest Things About New Jersey", which consists of ten seconds of absolute silence.
- "Your Only Friends Are Make Believe" is a song picking on Mister Rogers.
- From "Lift Your Head Up High And Blow Your Brains Out", mostly a list of reasons to kill yourself.
- Take That, Audience!:
- The CD of Use Your Fingers has the message "What's stupid, smelly, boring and likes the Bloodhound Gang? (See reverse side for details)".
- "Shut Up," which is directed at... well, everything that moves.
- Take That, Critics!: "I hate Spin Magazine, 'cause they never ever plug me." (once Spin featured the band, Jimmy Pop joked he might have to trade it with Time).
- Three Minutes of Writhing: The video for "Screwing You On The Beach At Night," although the bikini girl's antics are completely offset by Jimmy Pop being... well, Jimmy Pop. The video is actually a parody of the infamous "Wicked Game" video by Chris Isaak.
- Toilet Humor: A staple of their work.
- "Diarrhea Runs In The Family," a 20 second telephone message of the sounds of a bowel movement."I'm in the bathroom, so this is probably going to sound like shit."
- Subverted in the video for "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss," which is set almost entirely in the bathroom of a high-end club but features no on-screen or even implied bodily function jokes.
- During their 2006 tour of the Netherlands, the band members would regularly mime giving a golden shower during their cover of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy The Silence."
- Sadly, this tendency is what indirectly led to the band breaking up. The Ukrainian and Russian governments did not particularly care for Evil Jared peeing on and wiping his ass with their respective flags during their 2013 tour of the Ukraine, which got the Russian leg of their tour canceled and their visas revoked after legal threats for indecency.
- "Diarrhea Runs In The Family," a 20 second telephone message of the sounds of a bowel movement.
- Unusual Euphemism: The lyrics to "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" are mostly a string of... inventive euphemisms for penetration.
- Uranus Is Showing: In "Fire Water Burn":I am hung like planet Pluto, hard to see with the naked eye
But if I crashed into Uranus I would stick it where the sun don't shine. - Voice Clip Song: "Ralph Wiggum" is made up entirely of Ralph Wiggum quotes (sung by Jimmy Pop rather than sampled directly from the show). And one Chief Wiggum quote. And Yvan eht nioj!
- Vulgar Humor: Along with Toilet Humor, their songs contain pretty much every variation of this. For instance, the labels for the ''Hooray for Boobies'' vinyl.◊
- "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: At the end of the "Why's Everybody Always Picking On Me?" video clip:Jimmy's former pals went on to suffer from chronic hemorrhoids. Lucky for them, Jimmy went on to become a successful proctologist.
- Wildlife Commentary Spoof: "The Bad Touch" begins with a sample from one such commentary, discussing "the act of mating."note


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Introduction to Timur Lang
Timur Lang is also called as Tamerlane and he was born on 8 April 1336 and died on 8 February 14, He was the founder of the Taimur dynasty, he ruled from West Asia to Central Asia i.e. India.
Timur belonged to the Turk clan, his father's name was Amir Taraghai, who was the leader of the Turks. Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur, a descendant of Timur, laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire in India in 1526.
Taimur History
Date of birth | 6 April 1936 |
Country | Uzbekistan |
Mother name | Takina khatun |
Died | 19 February 1404 |
Timur lang history
Timur Lang was born in the year 1336 at a place called Shahar-e-Sabj in Transoxiana. His father was a converted Muslim, therefore, Taimur Lang was also a follower of Islam, His policies were like the policies of Genghis Khan, he also did not forgive his enemies and also wanted to conquer the whole world like Alexander the Great.
In the year 1370, the Mongols' power in Samarkand had diminished, due to which Timur Lang established his rule there. And after that, he attacked Digvijay with full force. He believed in Genghis Khan a lot, that's why he trained his soldiers like Genghis Khan's soldiers and at the same time he used to attack any country. His rule was also based on cruelty like that of Genghis Khan.
In the next 7 years of the year 1380, he conquered Khorasan, Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Sistan, Persia, and Azerbaijan. By the year 1393, he had also conquered Mesopotamia and Baghdad. After capturing so much area, he made up his mind to attack India too, but at that time Sardar and Amir did not want to attack India, Although somehow Timur Lang convinced them to attack India.
Timur had heard many things about India since childhood, due to which he was attracted by India's gold and therefore he wanted to attack India and loot all the wealth there. At the time when Timur had made up his mind to attack India, the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate was ruling in India, and whose ruler was Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Firoz was a very weak ruler and his army also did not have the strength, due to which this was a golden opportunity for Timur to plunder India.
At the beginning of the year 1398, he sent a man named Pir Muhammad to Multan who had conquered Multan within 6 months. And it was only in 1398 that Timur came to India with his army, he crossed the Indus, Ravi, and Jhelum in September.
In the year 1398, on October 13, he had killed and robbed many innocent people of Tulumba town. Apart from this, he also enslaved many people in the city of Tulumba. After this, he broke many temples in Multan and Bhatner and took possession there too. Within a few weeks, he had reached Delhi and after reaching Delhi, he had killed about one lakh Hindu prisoners. I was doing all this because he believed in Genghis Khan a lot
Before entering Delhi, he had fought with Sultan Mahmud on December 17, but Tughlaq Sultan Mohammad fled to Gujarat in fear, and his vizier Mallu Iqbal had also gone and hide elsewhere. Sultan Mahmud's army included 40,000-foot soldiers and 120 elephants, but despite this, he could not face Timur.
After defeating Sultan Mahmud, when he entered Delhi, he looted Delhi for about 5 days, he enslaved many people of Delhi, including women. He had robbed Delhi's treasury and gold and had taken them to Samarkand as well as took many women from India with him. With the money looted from Delhi, he got many buildings constructed, including a mosque. Timur's purpose was not to come to India and establish his empire, but to make his empire rich by looting money from India.
He stayed in Delhi for only 15 days and after that, in 1399 he attacked Meerut and looted money from there too. After plundering Meerut, he turned to Haridwar where he faced many Hindu forces but he defeated them all. In the year 1399, on January 16, he captured Kangra and attacked Jammu and Kashmir and looted it too and he had killed many people there. And he stayed there for a few days and after that, he went back to his country through the river Indus.
The cruelty of Timur Lang
Just as Alauddin Khilji considered himself to be the second Alexander, in the same way, Timur Lang also considered himself to be the second Genghis Khan. Although Genghis Khan was a Mongol and Timur was a Turk. Although Timur was a very good adviser but he was also a cruel ruler, his father had adopted Islam and at the same time many Mongols had adopted Islam. Despite being a Muslim, he did not show any mercy to Muslims many times. He used to pile up the dead bodies of enemy soldiers who died after fighting. He had killed lakhs of innocent people from Delhi to West Asia. He cut off the heads of enemies and made a rock.
Timur Lang invasion of India
Timur invaded India for the first time in the year 1399, although before that he had sent one of his companions to attack India. It is said that he came to India to wage a religious war. It's said that he came to India to wage a religious war, but it was to plunder the wealth of India because he looted the money from India and went back.
Kashmir was first attacked by him and from there he imprisoned many women and children and also killed many men, after that, he looted a lot of treasure from there. After this, he attacked the Rajputs at a place called Durg but the Rajputs soon accepted defeat and apologized but after some time Timur attacked them again. And within a few hours, he had killed more than 10000 people, including innocent children and women. After this, he had ordered them to set fire to the houses of the people and plunder their treasury.
He attacked the city Sarsuti and killed the women, children, and innocent people there too, and looted the treasure, And in addition, he took many young women and children captive and took them with him (Maharana Pratap)
When he was coming towards Delhi after looting other cities of India, at that time there was a Hindu city near Delhi where some Muslim population also lived. He had ordered to kill the non-Muslims living in the Hindu city, but he did not kill a single Muslim there, apart from this he had taken Hindu women in his possession.
After this, he killed many such people whom he had kept captive in the camp. He had also killed the prisoners living in Delhi, perhaps he would not have done so if he aimed to rule in India. But his dream was to rob India's wealth and to kill and beat the innocent living in India. He also broke many holy places, Although he was saying that I have come to India to wage a religious war, but he did not listen to his religion. It has been told in his religion that you can never kill the running soldiers and priests, nor can you break any building, religious place, or cut down trees. But Timur did not follow single teaching of Islam he did everything which was come to his mind
Timur Lang had captured Delhi by defeating the last emperor of the Tughlaq dynasty, although that emperor was a little timid because he fled the field instead of fighting Timur. And he did the same situation in Delhi, whatever he was doing, he robbed Delhi and then went away from here. However, when he went back from Delhi, he had left a soldier named Khizr Khan. And after this Khizr Khan established the Sayyid dynasty in India.
After plundering India, he attacked a city called Anatolia in Turkey in the year 1402. However, at that time the Ottoman sultan had defeated him badly, due to which he did not dare to attack again. Three years later in the year 1405, he tried to attack China but he died due to a common disease.
Timur's son also wanted to become the ruler but he could not, although his third grandson Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur became the ruler of India who established the Mughal Empire. And there was a time when the Mughal Empire had become the largest empire in the world. Although the Ottoman Empire was also doing well at the time.
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Remembering the sources of the body painting, namely breeding tattoos, it is necessary to tell about a tattoo on hands. For historical reasons, it was the hands that were tattooed, not only for social status or profession, but also for aesthetic purposes. Hands are considered to be the most mobile part of human body as they have many lines and bends. We will begin with the fact that from the point of view of a tattoo the hand can be divided into several sections: shoulder, elbow, forearm, sleeve, wrist, palm and finger.
To each of above-mentioned parts of a body there corresponds the type of sketches. For example, letters and figures are the most often to put on fingers. From time to time people make quite unusual and original tattoos on such small places. The most popular sketch for a tattoo on a wrist is stars. The inscription, the flames or flowers will look great on a forearm. The shoulder is considered to be one of the most universal places for tattoo, hundreds of the ideas and sketches are possible to be offered. There is relevant article on our website under each area of your body so you can find more ideas, details and important points, regarding tattoos!
Still, the inscriptions remain the most popular sketches of tattoos on the hands. By the way, if you choose them, don't forget that there is huge collection of fonts!
As for hands in general, there is a special type of a tattoo called a sleeve. We will tell only that sleeves divide by the sizes on:
- Long is a tattoo full-arm, from shoulder to wrist;
- Half is a tattoo in half arm, from shoulder to elbow or from elbow to wrist;
- A quarter is a tattoo a quarter of a hand, from the shoulder and not reaching the elbow.
We hasten to reassure those who are anxious about issues related to pain. A tattoo on a hand doesn't belong to very painful procedures therefore even gentle girls will be able quietly to endure process of painting a tattoo.
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Nowadays, tattoos on hands have gained a special popularity among representatives of both men and women. For months people think over design and location of tattoo to find the best possible option. After watching our video "TOP-5 of the most beautiful tattoos on hands" up to the end we are sure, you will find new ideas for your tattoo! So, let's start! Tattoos inscriptions take the fifth place among the most beautiful tattoos; they often carry some certain sense. The fourth place of our TOP goes to butterflies tattoos or those ones with birds which are often placed on a forearm. Tattoos representing wild animals strongly occupy the third place as they are generally preferred by the majority of men. Such tattoos are made quite often in the area of shoulders. The second place is taken by colored tattoos representing certain ornaments and flowers. And the first place belongs to famous "sleeves" - tattoos of any contents and sense "braiding" the whole arm. Still hesitate which one to choose?


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What do you do with children in worship? Historical and scientific perspectives
What do you do with children in worship?
Historical and scientific perspectives
Why? It's a question so beautiful yet so horrifying. Parents know. It can be equal parts inquisitive and annoying. It can cause a parent joy or frustration. "Why is the sky blue? Why do cows have spots but zebras have stripes? Why does it take so long to get to grandma's? Why did that man just make a hand gesture at your driving?" Oh, to be a child again with such an inquisitive mind!
For all the times that parents hear an equally dear and dreaded question, God forbid they ever stifle curious minds when it comes to Christ and his kingdom! Children want to know so much about Jesus. "Why was he so loving? Why did he have to die? Why did he ascend into heaven?" They want to know so much about worship, too! "Why do we say 'Amen' so often? Why does the pastor make the cross with his fingers? Why did he say that you're eating his body and drinking his blood?" How precious and how special that little children are asking giant questions!
God's design is for children to be curious and for parents to be the ideal teachers. In the previous article we noted how Scripture testifies that it is God's will for parents to train children in "the way that they should go." Before exploring this further, consider support from church history and science.
History on Children in Worship
Last time we considered key principles from Scripture. To summarize:
- Worship is for all people of all ages.
- Parents have primary responsibility for training their children in the faith.
- Parents in Scripture taught their children to worship.
- Parents in Scripture brought their children to public worship events—no matter how great, grand, or gruesome.
- Children were expected to be present at worship. (Paul addressed them in his epistles.)
Children joining their parents for worship is not a fad or phase of the past. This has always been the case. We can go back to Abraham and God's encouragement to train his children in the ways of the Lord (Genesis 18), or to Moses and his encouragement to teach children anywhere and everywhere the commands of the Lord (Deuteronomy 6 et al.). Claire R. Matthew McGinnis notes in an essay on children that expression of the Jewish faith involved much interaction with children in worship.1
McGinnis reminds us that Passover (Exodus 12:25-27), the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exodus 13:7-8), firstborn rituals (Exodus 13:14-16), and the promised land monument (Joshua 4:6-7, 21-24) all had intended opportunities for children to ask "What does this mean?" God had designed worship for his people in such a way that the children would ask the giant "Why?" questions! The parents would then have occasion to teach and explain how these rites and rituals of worship connected to God's grace in the past. Alfred Edersheim similarly describes in detail how from early on children would know the sights, sounds, and songs of temple life and worship.2 This was simply what the Jewish people always did. This was their way of life with their children—going to worship with their children and then teaching and training them.
As the Christian church then emerged from the Jewish people, the first Christians carried forward the attitude of Christ who welcomed little children and the rich history of families worshiping together. Marcia Bunge notes that while descriptions of early worship practices aren't common, the evidence is strong enough to suggest that children were present at worship.3 Many of the early fathers also discussed children in their writings and sermons, and especially the importance of teaching and training children. John Chrysostom in particular wrote much about parenting and children.4 In every era of church history children were always included in worship, and parents were thought of as the critical influence in a child's life.
In every era of church history children were always included in worship.
Thus, as we sweep across history and observe the evil of this world's people using and abusing children, we witness the stark contrast of God's people who treasured their children. They treasured them so much that they brought them again and again to Jesus' feet as they carefully taught them the faith and trained them to worship, answering so often their "Why?" questions about worship.
Contributions from Science
As Lutherans, the solid foundation of our faith is the living Word of God alone. The Scriptures alone dictate our doctrine. However, it is a blessing from God when other sources of information give us wisdom and insight into what we know from the Word. We have seen how church history gives us additional information about children in worship. Science has much to offer as well.
Lisa Miller is a New York Times bestselling author who has spent more than two decades studying the spirituality of children.5 Her discoveries are conclusive that children are spiritual. We may smile at that since we know the Scriptures have testified for millennia about the soul and conscience that all people possess. However, her studies are still fascinating and useful.
In her work, Miller continually observed the child's keen perception for the big, grand, and divine. Consider how children "Ooh" and "Aah" at the ocean or the Grand Canyon, or how they draw incredibly profound pictures about Jesus and heaven. It's as if children were made for awe and reverence. Surely this is part of a simple child-like faith. This is the divinely-designed science behind the "Why?" questions children often ask.
Science also provides much information for us to ponder on the topic of child development—volumes of facts and figures about the developing body and brain of children. Consider a few key pertinent points:
- Children learn best when they follow examples (mimic, imitate, repeat after me).
- Children learn best when there is repetition (doing something over and over again).
- Children learn best when examples and repetition come from their own parents.
- Children learn best when they use all their senses (sight, sound, touch, etc.).
The church has been richly blessed with a liturgy that is centuries ahead of the sciences.
Clearly, science offers support for the importance of parents taking the lead in teaching their children the faith and training them to worship. But another thought occurs: what a precious gift God has given to us in the divine service! The church has been richly blessed with a liturgy that is centuries ahead of the sciences.
In worship the entire body of Christ gathers together—young and old alike. In the service children mimic and imitate the examples of their parents. They repeat songs, psalms, confessions, creeds, and prayers over and over.6 And while doing this, all their senses are engaged:
- Eyes that see colors of the church year, robes, movements of the congregation
- Ears that hear music, songs, psalms, words, prayers, and sermon
- Mouths that join in those songs, words, and prayers
- Noses that smell candles, flowers, perhaps incense, or a familiar "churchy smell"
- Bodies that move by sitting and standing, bowing, folding hands, kneeling
Science contributes to our topic by emphasizing the importance of parents teaching and training. Experience teaches the same. I think of my daughter who from little on has sung hymns by herself in bed, or my son at age four wandering the living room with a piece of paper because he was "memorizing his sermon." Both of them (now 8 and 11) just a week ago recalled my father's Easter sermon theme from last year: Christ is Risen! No Foolin!
I think of a host of children who would belt out, "Glory to God in the highest" because they sang it in chapel during the week. I think of little Audrey setting a great example for the whole congregation with every hearty "Amen!" and fervently loud rendition of the Lord's Prayer. I think of the preschoolers who watched with silent awe as their parents received the Lord's Supper or ashes on Ash Wednesday. I think of kindergarteners enamored with the flickering candle flames of a Compline service, first graders who pondered the import of a pitch-black sanctuary as the seventh candle was extinguished on Good Friday, and even the littlest tykes who know when to respond, "He is risen indeed!"
Children have … a great aptitude for awe and reverence.
Children have been designed by God in such a way that as they develop—cognitively, emotionally, spiritually—they have a great aptitude for awe and reverence. Children are built for the "Why?" you could say. And God has given parents the great privilege of teaching and training in order to explain the "Why?" This is true for their faith lives and their worship lives.
History Repeats Itself?
What a mess it was! Few knew anything about the Bible. Few understood or even attended worship. Most abused their Christian freedoms. And regrettably, the pastors were leading the people astray. Luther could hardly believe it was actually that bad. Luther reported to Nicholas von Amsdorf on his horrifying visit to the Saxon churches, a letter that is now part of the enchiridion to the Small Catechism. Luther wrote:
The deplorable, wretched deprivation that I recently encountered while I was a visitor has constrained and compelled me to prepare this catechism, or Christian instruction, in such a brief, plain, and simple version. Dear God, what misery I beheld! The ordinary person, especially in the villages, knows absolutely nothing about the Christian faith, and unfortunately many pastors are completely unskilled and incompetent teachers. Yet supposedly they all bear the name Christian, are baptized, and receive the holy sacrament, even though they do not know the Lord's Prayer, the Creed, or the Ten Commandments! As a result they live like simple cattle or irrational pigs and, despite the fact that the gospel has returned, have mastered the fine art of misusing all their freedom. Now that the Gospel has come, they have nicely learned to abuse all freedom like experts.
Considering the massive influence of a messy American culture along with the abuses of freedom seeping from Evangelical churches, perhaps we could say history is repeating itself. What was Luther's solution to the problem? Teaching! Parents needed to be taught and they in turn needed to teach their children. Hence, the Large and Small Catechisms. If I may be so bold as to make a suggestion, history should repeat itself here, too: more teaching and training about worship.
The solution to any challenges is teaching and training parents.
Regarding the question of what to do with children in church, the answer from Scripture and other historical sources seems clear: the best practice is children worshiping with their parents among the full body of Christ. The solution to any challenges then is teaching and training parents and they in turn teaching and training their children. Statistics suggest that we haven't been doing a great job with this.
In a survey of nearly 600 WELS pastors across the US and Canada, 92% reported that they do not offer formal training to parents about how to engage their children in worship. Confirming this, a survey of 200 WELS parents reported that 93% have not received any worship education.
Similarly, a survey of pastors reported that 78% of churches do not offer training to children about worship. However, it is suspected that those that do train children do so only through their Lutheran school. Why this assumption? Because a survey of parents found 95% reporting that their congregation has not offered any training to their children to help them understand or participate in worship.
It would seem as though a wise first step in our congregations would be to follow in Luther's steps (again!) and double down on families. Surveys strongly indicate that parents and children would benefit from more teaching and training regarding worship. But when presented with some test materials that could help in this matter, more than 75% of focus group parents indicated they would like more materials to help their family engage in worship. Our congregations seem to want help, too. The survey of WELS pastors indicated that 78% of them would be highly interested in materials that help teach and train parents to teach and train their children.
An Example of a Solution
Recently, WELS Congregational Services created a booklet of daily devotions with accompanying prayers, rites, and rituals for Advent and Christmas. The intention was for the family to spend time together at dinner or bedtime to meditate on the Word, discuss some common worship practices (like the Advent wreath), and prepare for the coming of the Savior.
These materials are brilliant—precisely what is needed to help train children in worship. Consider the benefits of making use of such materials:
- Families are growing together in the Word.
- Children have opportunities to ask their "Why?" questions and get answers from parents.
- Families are following scriptural directives and precedent, reflecting historical and scientific support, for parents taking the lead in teaching and training their children.
- Families are reflecting on the Scripture readings heard in worship, subtly training children to listen carefully in church so that they can be prepared for these daily devotions.
- Parents are training children for worship as they teach them about various aspects of worship (in this case the wreath, the tree, candles, etc.).
In my reading and research on the question of what to do with children in church—in Scripture, church history, science, survey work, and more—it is quite clear that the number one solution lies with the parents. God tells us that he wants all his people to worship him. God tells us that he has charged parents first with the responsibility of teaching and training children. Thus, if we want to make improvements on the topic of children in church, we must work hard to teach and train the parents.
The long history of this world is filled with darkness, evils, and atrocities, especially toward children. From Molek to medieval or modern times, from varying abuses to millions of abortions, sin has gripped the hearts of many cultures and children have sadly experienced far too much evil. But through every era the light of Christ has shined on and through his people who act distinctly different. God's people treasure the blessings that are their children. Thus, throughout the ages Christian parents have been careful to answer the "Why?" faith questions of their children. It is the distinct privilege of parents to teach their children how and why we worship a gracious Savior God who shepherds us to a paradise much different than this world of sin.
As leaders of churches, schools, and synod, pastors would do well to follow the directives of Scripture, the support of history and science, and the saints who have gone before us. We must find more and new ways to continue the critical work of supporting parents in the teaching and training of their children. May our actions support the prayer of the hymn Gracious Savior, Gentle Shepherd:
By your holy Word instruct them;
Fill their minds with heav'nly light.
By your pow'rful grace convince them
Always to approve what's right.
Let them feel your yoke is easy;
Let them find your burden light.
Taught to love the holy praises
Which on earth your children sing,
With their lips and hearts, sincerely,
Glad thankoff'rings may they bring,
Then with all the saints in glory
Join to praise their Lord and King.
This article has focused in a general way on a vitally important strategy: teaching and training parents so that they can do the same for their children. In the next and final article on children in worship, we will explore specific ways that congregations and parents can partner together to teach and train children to worship.
Written by Phil Huebner
1 Bunge, Marcia J., Terence E. Fretheim, and Beverly Roberts Gaventa, eds. The Child in the Bible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008.
2 Edersheim, Alfred. Sketches of Jewish Social Life. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2003, p. 103-104.
3 Bunge, op. cit.
4 See especially his major work, An Address on Vainglory and the Right Way for Parents to Bring Up Their Children, also known by a more concise title, On Vainglory and the Raising of Children.
5 Miller, Lisa. The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving. New York: St. Martin's, 2015, p. 10.
6 Is there a risk of encouraging thoughtless auto-pilot worship? Not when pastors, parents, worship planners, and musicians focus on the depth, richness, and variety available in Lutheran worship. Helpful content is at worship.welsrc.net/download-worship/worship-education; e.g. for pastors (Theology of the Ordinary) for congregations (Worship Service Notations) and for parents: (The ABCs of Worship and Meaningful Worship).
Learn about how WELS is assisting congregations by encouraging worship that glorifies God and proclaims Christ's love.
WELS Commission on Worship provides resources for individuals and families nationwide. Consider supporting these ministries with your prayers and gifts.
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I highly recommend reviewing my articles 'Print Styles' and 'Visualizing Your New Fine Art Print' first. They contain valuable information that will help to familiarize yourself with the print styles (or 'mediums') that I offer, comparisons between them, and what they will look like in your home or office.
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Magnus Silesia organ has been installed and inaugurated in Rochester Cathedral (United Kingdom).
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Due to building works in the Crypt, the Mander pipe organ was switched off for nearly 2 years 2014-16.
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Jeremy "Remo" Thompson on the Ludwig kit.
It was great watching him work.
Remo & Engineer Mark Borders - Nitrosonic Studio, Lexington, Kentucky
Brian Pulito also Engineered Up The Dosage and owns Nitrosonic Studio
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Ruyter wound up using a vintage Champ for the majority of her guitar tracks...
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Ruyter & Blaine worked together on various projects in the years between Nashville Pussy studio albums
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Iraq is exploring the possibility of importing Egyptian gas through Syria, as it looks for alternatives to buying the fuel from neighbouring Iran.
The two sides discussed future co-operation and "the extent to which the abundance of Egyptian gas can be utilised and transported across the Syrian territories", theIraqi News Agency reported.
The announcement followed the visit of Syrian oil and mineral reserves minister Bassam Tohme to Iraq to meet his counterpart, Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismael.
Syria is connected to Egypt through the Arab Gas pipeline, which stretches across 1,200 kilometres. However, following militant attacks on the infrastructure passing through the Sinai peninsula in Egypt, the pipeline has been used less frequently.
Israel and Jordan began using the section of the pipeline that passes through their territories last year. Tel Aviv began exporting gas to Amman as part of a gas supply agreement.
While Iraq has been looking for alternatives to importing Iranian gas, relying on Syrian infrastructure may not prove reliant. Last year, an attack on the Syrian section of the Arab Gas pipeline caused a blackout across the country. The government said the explosion was the result of a terrorist attack.
Iraq has also looked at additional oil infrastructure to find other means for the sale of its crude.
Last year, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq discussed reviving an oil pipeline project that that could eventually link the three countries.
Jordan and Iraq signed an agreement in 2013 to build the pipeline from Basra to Aqaba, passing through Jordan's only refinery in Zarqa near Amman.
The proposed pipeline had an initial capacity of 150,000 barrels per day to be built at a cost of $18 billion.
The two countries revived the project last year, as diplomatic relations between them improved, with the scheme expanded to include Egypt.


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Interview with Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo
When someone sits down to write the history of Black majority churches in Britain over the past 20 years, one name that will loom large is that of Nigerian-born leader, Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo. He was one of the first Black church leaders in the UK to lead a mega church and to heavily utilise media as an evangelism tool.
The church, Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC), also organises one of the most popular church conferences – the International Gathering of Champions – which attracts large audiences to hear some of the world's most well known speakers. KICC has moved on from being just a mega church; it now has branches across the UK, as well as in others parts of the world and, for many, remains a beacon of what can be achieved when a church focuses on reaching the world with the Gospel. Pastor Matthew spoke to Keep The Faith about Prayer City, the new building complex the church has bought in Chatham, Kent; using media to spread the Gospel, and the role of the Black Church in helping to usher in revival here in the UK.
KEEP THE FAITH (KTF): KICC has recently started holding services in a new building in Chatham, Kent. What inspired you to buy a place of worship in Kent?
PASTOR MATTHEW ASHIMOLOWO (PMA): God has been good to KICC in providing us with Prayer City. It has been a seven-year journey, where we have had to undergo many trials and challenges in pursuit of a permanent place of rest.When Great Britain was celebrating winning the Olympic bid, KICC had to face the fact that they no longer had a place of worship at Waterden Road in Hackney, where it had a 4,000-seater auditorium on 9.5 acres of land. It was a difficult time for us, as we had achieved so many great historical moments there.
KTF: I understand your new building can house up to 3,000 people. Aside from being a place of worship, what other plans do you have for your new building?
PMA: We have so many great plans for the 12 buildings on the 24-acre site. These include:
The Prayer City Garden – This specially-designed area, set in the beautiful landscape of the Buckmore woodlands, is an ideal place for those who want to pray, meditate and spend time in reflection, in God's presence.
The Joseph Academy is a huge two-storey building, designated as the base for TNT, our youth ministry. It is where young people aged 13 – 19 will be empowered through powerful teaching from the Word.
Rhoda's House – The large building has been converted into a large auditorium for the main services of King's Kids ministry, our children's church.
Restaurant and Gym – Visitors will enjoy excellent cuisine prepared in our fully industrial kitchen, with top class service in our brand new restaurant. We'll also have state-of-the-art gym facilities.
Retreat Houses – Prayer City will provide an idyllic destination for short breaks, family getaways and church retreats to visitors local and abroad. We also have plans to construct a world class hotel within Prayer City for public use.
A Theme Park – Future plans include development of a family theme park, open to members and visitors, which can be used as an outreach to engage members of the community with the church.
KTF: KICC is known for opening the largest church building in the UK for 100 years, and for being one of Britain's largest Black mega churches. How has KICC developed since that historic opening?
PMA: KICC has grown in so many ways since 1998. We have expanded the ministry by focusing on increasing our chapels, opening city churches, and planting churches overseas. As a result of this church growth strategy, we now have over 20 Chapels and Branch churches in the UK. They are situated in and around the M25, and also in Birmingham, Luton, Milton Keynes, Manchester, Bedford, Bristol and our latest one in Oxford.
Internationally, we have added Namibia, Malawi, South Africa and Ireland, to Nigeria and Ghana. We have also seen God's increase in Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria. Ghana and Nigeria now oversee 4 and 11 Branch Churches respectively.
I would add that we have never marketed KICC as a 'Black church'. It is true that 95% of our members are of African and African-Caribbean descent, but everyone is welcome at our services.
KTF: You are one of the first Black church leaders in Britain to have a successful TV ministry; utilise media to grow your church, and lead a mega church. What inspired you to factor media in to your church growth plans?
PMA: KICC's vision is 'To Grow Up, To Grow Big and To Grow Together'. It has always been one of the cornerstones of the vision 'To Grow Big', using every medium available to reach the lost. We have found our television ministry to be a powerful tool for reaching the unsaved and for strengthening believers. Our television ministry has been able to reach countries and homes that we would not physically be able to reach. Currently, our TV ministry broadcasts into more than 100 million homes, over 120 nations throughout Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
KTF: Do you think churches that want to grow should factor in utilising media in some kind of way in their vision for their church and, if so, why?
PMA: I believe that each church should follow the mandate the Lord has given them. It has always been, from the start of KICC, a tool the Lord has wanted us to use to advance the Kingdom. We believe in using timely technology to preach the timeless truth. As a result of our obedience to His mandate for our ministry, we have seen the fruit, and have harvested thousands of souls as a result.
KTF: Not many people know about Matthew Ashimolowo, the person. Where and when were you born, how many siblings do you have, and what was your childhood like?
PMA: I was born in Kaduna, which is in the northern part of Nigeria. I was born to Muslim parents, and I am the middle child. I have an older brother and a younger sister.
As the son of a military officer, my father was constantly transferred on official duties, and this meant our family was always on the move. My father died in the Biafran War, and this led me to be looked after by guardians. It was not an easy childhood, but I believe all of my experiences have shaped my life, and have caused me to challenge all the people I meet or have the opportunity to minister to, to live a life of success, triumphing over adversity. I believe strongly that, through prayer and living a life of purity, and where there is a will to follow and apply the Word of God to your life, you will win against all the odds. I did, and I challenge others to do likewise. I have not looked back since I gave my life to Christ in a drunken state at the age of 22.
KTF: What role did religion and faith play in your upbringing, and what inspired you to become a Christian?
PMA: I gave my life to Christ in a drunken state at the age of 22, so I can't say I was inspired! I was at home, saw a tract on the floor and read it. The impact of the tract was such that I said the Sinner's Prayer alone in that room. I thank God for an aunt, who subsequently took me to church, and for my one and only pastor, who noticed and nurtured the grace of God on my life. From the age of 22, I have been sold out to Christ and to the advancement of His Kingdom, and I have enjoyed every minute of it!
KTF: When did you get the call to ministry, and how did you go about pursuing that call?
PMA: Shortly after I gave my life to Christ, I started to attend Christ Apostolic Church. I was introduced to this church by my Aunt. In the early months of being at the church, the Pastor began to nurture the call of God on my life.
He began to use me in various ministry capacities, to help develop my ministry. At around the same time of this happening, an evangelist visited the ministry, and advised that I went to Bible School.
Since leaving Bible School, I continued to pursue knowledge and development. I believe it has been one of the things that has helped me to personally grow with the ministry God has entrusted to me.
KTF: What made you decide to immigrate to England, and what was your view of the spiritual landscape upon arriving here?
PMA: England was not my choice. I originally wanted to study in Canada. However, that was my plan; God's was different. In 1984, the Foursquare denomination that I was with, sent me to England as a missionary. Sincerely speaking, I found the land cold and the people cold. Having left a growing congregation of over 2,000 to become a Pastor of 11 adults was initially discouraging. The few young people who eventually joined would often disappear to other ministries once I finished service, and the older ones at first did not seem to be receptive to the Word of God like what I had been used to. After the first year, I told my wife to read all she wanted, because I wanted to leave as soon as she finished! Now, of course, I am glad I broke through the discouragement, the coldness of the climate, and what appeared to be the lack of reception of the people.
Once I changed my view, the people started to come to the ministry.
KTF: Which churches and Christians provided you with inspiration when you arrived here?
PMA: Victory Church and the New Testament Church (Mile End).
KTF: Looking back on your years serving the church, what are the key lessons you've learnt about God, life and leading a high profile ministry?
- It is important to have a clear vision for people to follow.
- It is important to constantly refer to the vision on a regular basis, so people can maintain and run with it.
- Training and discipleship – Build and strengthen your leaders and stewards.
- Prayer changes everything. Everything KICC owns and has achieved, has been through being on our knees.
- Not to be afraid to stand on your own when it is God's principles you are standing for.
- To be bold and courageous in declaring God's Word, even when it is not socially acceptable.
- The media works when used to promote the Kingdom.
- Leadership can be isolating and a lonely walk.
- Passion and being purpose driven can lead to others misunderstanding your motives and what you stand for.
- Pioneers lead the way for others to follow.
- God is faithful; whatever He has promised, He always provides.
- Lead by example.
- Sow your way to victory, and watch God honour your sacrifice.
- The power of positive confession.
- For the first 18 years, I sacrificed my personal ministry for growing KICC. By the time I started to venture out on personal ministry assignments, KICC was at a level of growth that could stand my absences.
KTF: One of the most difficult times in your ministry must have been when the Charity Commission investigated KICC. Looking back, what are your feelings about that period, and how has your church moved forward since then?
PMA: We have risen to greater heights. The challenges were great, but God saw us through. We had grown so quickly that we had little time to adjust some of our processes. The Charity Commission went through our processes with
a fine-toothed comb, and we adopted new governance procedures which reflected our ministry size. We are pleased to say, they required little change to our operational procedures. What has brought solace is the fact they have also began to use some of the processes we had developed as a standard for other churches to follow. We have now moved on from this, and we are now in a new season.
KTF: When you're not preaching or travelling, what kind of things do you like to do?
PMA: Spending time with my family, and playing golf.
KTF: What role do you think Black churches will play in forthcoming years, in helping facilitate revival here in the UK?
PMA: The potential is great for the Black Church to play a major role in helping to facilitate revival in the UK. However, it is dependent on how badly we want to be used by God to bring it about. It will require us to be relevant and radical in our approach to win souls.
KTF: What message of hope would you like to leave with Keep The Faith readers?
PMA: It's not over 'til God says so.
For more details about KICC, visit www.kicc.org.uk


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So I decided that I would try to make a summer top. So far it's taking a while to Knit the first half. I find myself these days bouncing from one thing to the next..... overload on wanting to get as much done as possible. My mind goes from let's knit to we should work on the website to ...oh look yarn !!!! My squirrel moments are in full effect. Just to give y'all an idea of what it looks like so far I have added a picture. Hope you all have a blessed day!
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When [Jackie] Robinson joined the [Kansas City] Monarchs, [Buck] O'Neil believed, the Monarchs started learning from him very quickly. Previously, they had always traveled by bus, and as they swung through the South, there were certain places they always stopped for gas and food. There was a place in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where they had always gassed up, but where the owner never let them use the rest rooms. Robinson had not known that, so when the bus pulled in, ready to fill up its twin fifty-gallon tanks, he got out to go to the men's room. "Where you going, boy?" the owner said, and Robinson answered that he was going to the men's room. "No, you're not," the owner said. "You boys know that." Robinson never even hesitated. "Take the hose out of the tank!" he said immediately, and that was no idle threat, for one hundred gallons of gas was a big sale, a fair percentage of the amount of money the man might make on a given day. The man looked at Robinson and saw the anger and strength in his face. He was not the first, and certainly not the last, white man to see that conviction, and he immediately backed down. "You boys can use the rest rooms," he said. "Just don't stay there too long."
This is from David Halberstam, October 1964. I'm enjoying learning a lot about early baseball. I didn't follow it much until the late 1980s. And of course the interplay of baseball and racial discrimination is a major theme of the book.
The Kansas City Monarchs were a baseball franchise in the Negro American League. Jackie Robinson joined the team in 1945. Buck O'Neil was the Monarchs' manager from 1948 to 1955.
Although I don't know if economist Gary Becker knew this story, I'm pretty sure, given his insights about how free markets undercut racial discrimination, that he wouldn't have been surprised and, of course, would have been delighted.


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John keeps a backup of his old personal phone book as a text file. On each line of the file he can find the phone number (formated as +X-abc-def-ghij
where X stands for one or two digits), the corresponding name between <
and >
and the address.
Unfortunately, everything is mixed, things are not always in the same order; parts of lines are cluttered with non-alpha-numeric characters (except inside phone number and name).
Examples of John's phone book lines:
"/+1-541-754-3010 156 Alphand_St. <J Steeve>\n"
" 133, Green, Rd. <E Kustur> NY-56423 ;+1-541-914-3010!\n"
"<Anastasia> +48-421-674-8974 Via Quirinal Roma\n"
Could you help John with a program that, given the lines of his phone book and a phone number returns a string for this number: "Phone => num, Name => name, Address => adress"
s = "/+1-541-754-3010 156 Alphand_St. <J Steeve>\n 133, Green, Rd. <E Kustur> NY-56423 ;+1-541-914-3010!\n"
phone(s, "1-541-754-3010") should return "Phone => 1-541-754-3010, Name => J Steeve, Address => 156 Alphand St."
It can happen that, for a few phone numbers, there are many people for a phone number -say nb-, then return :
"Error => Too many people: nb"
or it can happen that the number nb
is not in the phone book, in that case return:
"Error => Not found: nb"
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Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has once again found himself on the receiving end of Kenyans on Twitter.
And it is all about the recurring issue of his suits. The 69 year old presents a no-nonsense appearance, and is the kind of person you really do not want to cross. There doesn't exist a single picture of him laughing or smiling… at least not one that we have found.
For such an ever-serious character, Kenyans are always wondering who his tailor is, and what he has got on him.
A running joke is that Magoha's tailor is the only person who does not fear him.
On Wednesday, the CS joined fellow government officials in Kirinyaga for Mashujaa day. Like clockwork, Kenyans were back at commenting on his suit.
In this photo of Cabinet Secretaries, you can see how Magoha stands out, and not in the best way. Standing next to him is the stylishly dressed Najib Balala.
And of course compliment his great fashion sense, Magoha went with a huge smile.. Lol!
Here are some reactions from Twitter.
Prof Magoha shares a tailor with Museveni. pic.twitter.com/WN943n33CW
— Dennis Nyambane (@ItsNyambane) October 20, 2021
Magoha's tailor must be arrested and tried via a military tribunal. pic.twitter.com/zHRaet9fsc
— FINCH (@kaigi_gatihi) October 20, 2021
The only person that Humbles Magoha is his CBC Tailor 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/VLIUfBD8nJ
— Tax Haven (@JaneIrunguKE) October 20, 2021
#MashujaaDay Dp William Ruto. Jayden . Jyden #MashujaaDay2021 .Kirinyaga .
We all fear prof G Magoha ,no issue , But his tailor is a no go zone 😁😁😁 pic.twitter.com/ms8YYvOD9h
— Tom Bayeye 📌 (@_Haiyee) October 20, 2021
Magoha is all over giving teachers and students alike sleepless nights but his tailor is where he draws the line huh🤣 pic.twitter.com/pp0n5VrRWS
— Chairman ♠ (@malcolm__z) October 20, 2021
Prof Magoha can dictate anything and everyone except his tailor 🤣🤣🤣 very brave son of a woman pic.twitter.com/JdI4QVUGYr
— Son of A peasant 🇰🇪➰ (@Collobrown25) October 20, 2021
Nikama Tailor wa magoha anafnya CBC pic.twitter.com/9AUTfasEbt
— JacksonKE™🇰🇪 (@ItsJacksonKE) October 20, 2021
Prof Magoha,under whose docket ( I think) vocational training is should DISBAND the school where his Tailor went!!!! pic.twitter.com/FulTXV30rn
— Joe (@Joenyayo) October 20, 2021
I think they share a tailor with magoha
— Nyambura Ndung'u (Ziloopi) (@Ziloopi) October 20, 2021


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We have trouble with pronouns in our house. Oh, we are past the pronoun – verb agreement issues that plagued our early courtship. Once I explained to Joel that I couldn't, in good conscience, allow him to continue to say, "He don't," and "we was," he eagerly eradicated those problems. It's only when he's engaged in a particularly virulent argument that he regresses.
No, the pronoun issues we have now, relate to antecedents. For example, Joel will walk in after teaching in another town all day long and say, "I was talking to him today and he said he is going to that deal."
Joel describes my blank look as "blink pause blink pause blink blink pause."
Let's talk about the use of "deal" as a pronoun. As a former English teacher, I can assure you that pronouns go beyond "he," "she," and "it." "Deal" is Joel's favorite. Let me give you some real-life examples:
*When running late for the school program that Joel has no desire to attend, but will hum along to in an embarrassingly loud vibrato once there: "What time is the deal?"
*When examining a mysterious, gooey object on the sofa cushion that very well could be a booger: "What is this deal?"
*When asking why my teenage daughter seems moody: "What's her deal?"
*When trying to locate his keys: "Have you seen my deals?"
"Deal" is such a versatile word! Just about the only meanings we do not assign to it are its actual definitions. For example, we "hand out" cards rather than deal them. We make "pacts" rather than "deals" when bribing our children with candy to act like normal human beings.
What is the etymology of this word? Is it a shortened form of "deelybopper," another one of Joel's favorite all-purpose terms? Perhaps it's a shortened form of "ordeal"? No matter what its origin, in our house, if you can figure out what the "deal" is, you're well on your way to understanding what's going on.
Joel says I deliberately misunderstand him. He gets frustrated when I have to ask a lot of questions to get to his meaning. I prefer to call it Socratic discussion. He says I interpret everything he says in a negative way and twist it to show myself in a positive light. See now, I take that as a compliment, because it proves that I view our communication as self-esteem building.
No matter how obscure Joel's meaning is, we work together and eventually come to an understanding. For example, here's a conversation we really did have the other day:
Joel: There was a beetle in the deal today.
Me (remembering that we had discussed roaches this morning): Oh no! Where?
Joel: In the deal. You didn't go.
Me: Blink. Pause. Blink. Pause. Blink. Blink. Pause. Oh, you mean in the movie theater?
Joel: Yes. But it might have been one of those other ones, those stones.
Me: Weird. Was it dead then?
Joel: Mick Jagger?
Me: OOOOOOHHHHH! A BEATLE! In the movie? Paul McCartney?
Joel: Yes. Paul McCartney. In the movie. Today.
I almost think that maybe the harder we have to work to find meaning, the more valuable that discovery is in the end. I get such a sense of accomplishment when I have deciphered Joel's code. The other day, Joel yelled from the laundry room, "Hey, honey! Can I wash this deal in hot?"
I yelled back, "What's the "deal"?
He said, "A shirt."
I said, "I don't know. What's it say?"
"May the Force be with you," he responded.
Once I grasped the true deeper meaning of Joel's question, which was actually, "Can you come back here to the laundry room and wash this shirt?" my search for connection with him was satisfied and I was able to move beyond the confusion.


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The combined ferry and train ticket hopes to encourage environmentally friendly travel between the two countries.
A new combined train and ferry ticket will make it easier to travel between France and Ireland next year.
French and Irish authorities announced they are launching a ticket that can be used in both countries.
The initiative is part of a push to encourage "green mobility" between France and Ireland.
Tickets will be available by summer 2023, they said
What is the new combined train and ferry ticket from Ireland to France?
While visiting France, Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin joined French president Emmanuel Macron in announcing the new ferry and train ticket.
In a joint statement, the two leaders said the combined ferry and train pass would be ready by summer 2023.
"The objective will be to allow, in particular our young people, to travel between our two countries thanks to a green, simple and reasonably priced deal," the statement said.
Full details about the ticket are still to be released. But it is likely to be a similar scheme to the Franco-German ticket that offers discounts on trains between France and Germany for young people.
More details about the Franco-Irish initiative should be available in January.
How to get from Ireland to France by train and ferry
Currently, passengers travelling between Ireland and France have to buy separate tickets for different legs of the journey.
Tickets for the French trains, Irish trains and the ferry must be purchased individually.
These can be booked on the two countries' national rail sites, SNCF in France and Irish Rail in Ireland, and on the Irish Ferries site.
The new Ireland-France pass will allow travellers to purchase a single ticket to cover the three modes of transport.
This will not be a multi-journey pass like the Interrail system, the leaders have explained.
A push for more flight-free travel
The combined train and ferry ticket is the latest in a series of European initiatives to encourage more travellers to opt out of flying.
Several new sleeper trains have been announced for 2023.
Austria's ÖBB Nightjet network is adding a Zurich to Rome train via Milan and, in 2024, an overnight train connecting Berlin, Paris and Brussels, and a route between Zurich and Barcelona.
European Sleeper is launching a connection from Brussels to Prague via Amsterdam and Berlin that is expected before the end of the year.
Portugal has unveiled plans for a nationwide network of high speed trains that could halve journey times between the country's major cities.


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