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This article from Travel & Leisure recently came out touting Knoxville as one of the top ten places to visit in the US. If you'd shown me this article even a year ago I would have probably laughed and said NO WAY is Knoxville worth it. Spend your dollars and time in nearby cities like Nashville and Asheville. Yet, the last year or so has brought significant changes to Knoxville, and I can see why its starting to get some national attention. I appreciate this article, though I think it is very one sided (MEAT! and BEER!).
Though, to be fair, meat and beer seems to be a real focus of the Knoxville area. Which frequently leaves my husband and I feeling a bit left out. We both came from larger cities where being a pescetarian was NO BIG THING. Most every restaurant not only had options on their menu, they put as much thought into those veggie and alternative options as they do their carnivorous ones. That just isn't the case in Knoxville. While Knox Mason is a superb restaurant, its not one I can really go to. There is like A dish we could order, but we'd still have to get it tweaked. Of course, Chef Matt Gallaher just opened Emilia, which I have not yet had the chance to try, but with a true Italian focus it already looks to be more promising for alternative diets. You had me at mussels ya know?
Which brings me, with much preamble, to what I am writing about (and obsessed with) today, which is Olibea. I've long wanted to write about Olibea, operated by Chef Jeffrey DeAlejandro. Well, since 2014, when it opened in the Old City section of downtown Knoxville. It is my husband's favorite breakfast in Knoxville. It is my favorite breakfast in Knoxville. It is even my MOM'S favorite breakfast in Knoxville, and that's saying something. My point, here, is that this restaurant offers creative, quality, delicious food to a variety of diners. Chef Jeff says on the Olibea website that:
"I always felt that breakfast was a fresh start to my day. That no matter what happened yesterday today was going to be good cause I had breakfast. My idea for OliBea is simple: to bring you the best local/fresh ingredients as I can without killing your pocket. A place for you to come every day and have a chef-driven breakfast. Let Olibea be your fresh start, from my great grandma's homemade cinnamon rolls to my house cured bacon."
And it IS that place for my husband and I. This may seem ironic when their Chef is frequently posting photos and offering classes on whole hog butchery. I have no issue with this. I think pork is delicious. I just choose not to eat it. But I DO choose to eat at Olibea as often as possible, because they care about the quality of ingredients, the presentation of food, and serving a well rounded clientele.
Their house pickled Mossy Creek mushrooms are divine. They have meat alternatives on the menu, and even offer a veggie version of their sausage gravy, which is delightful. They have amazing daily specials, such savory carnivorous delights as brisket tacos, and pulled pork enchiladas. The staff are friendly, and while the place itself is small, the atmosphere is always convivial, and people frequently share larger tables.
And let's take a minute to talk about their biscuits. Crumbly, large, and with a hint of saltiness they are delicious by themselves, slathered with locally made Cruze Farm butter, or dipped in syrup. Their omelets are always vegetarian adaptable, and they've even spiced mine up for me by adding more chilies. I suspect that they don't get may requests for that here – I once heard someone complaining about the "spicy mushrooms" and was baffled they thought the same mushrooms I was eating were spicy. But for this New Orleans transplant they were simply FLAVORFUL. Oh my God flavorful. I can't resist this omelet now, and I order it almost every time we go. That plus a biscuit and I'm set til dinner!
I should also take a minute to mention their pancakes. How boring, you're thinking, and I get it. Pancakes are pancakes are pancakes. Except they are not. These lemon pancakes are made with Cruze Farm buttermilk, and are light, airy, and exactly the right size. Drizzled with butter and syrup, or topped with some of their house made jam, they are irresistible. I kept telling my mother, no, these pancakes are special, and she didn't believe me until she tasted mine. Now, that's her order at Olibea, with a side of eggs, because sweet and savory together RULE.
And they have at least one dedicated vegetarian entree on the menu. Their Grits & Escabeche is the plate du jour at the moment, and it is rich, hearty, and delicious featuring oh-so-creamy Riverplains grits, Mossy Creek mushrooms, bright, charred dandelion greens, and topped with a runny, yolky, sunny duck egg. I adore this dish and just lament that I can't order it more, but because I'm pregnant right now, I am not supposed to have the runny duck egg. And this is one dish that just isn't the same without it!
They also have delicious Stumptown coffee and daily fresh squeezed juices. And the place inside is beautiful! They don't serve alcohol at the moment, which is probably good. If they did, I might never leave.
There are a couple of places in Knoxville I think stand out from the pack, and I'll write more about them. But for me, Olibea is above and beyond, and I wanted to give it a whole post of its own. I appreciate it that much. And I hope other Knoxville area restaurants will follow suit, with creative non-meat focused dishes as well as above board carnivorous options, quality ingredients, and deliciousness for more than just the barbecue crowd.


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AccueilEuropean Solidarity with Chile, 1970-1990
Appel à contributionHistoire
Publié le jeudi 04 novembre 2010 par Marie Pellen
To date, the grand-scale Chile mobilization in Western Europe has received limited attention from historians, and still is a largely unexplored phenomenon. This conference not only aims at comparing the Chile solidarity movements in various Western European countries, it also wants to give attention to transnational connections and cross-border interaction, both between solidarity groups from different European countries and between Chilean actors (refugees, opposition movements,...) and Western European groups.
After a first call for papers for a conference on "Western European solidarity with Latin America (1950s-2000s)", the organizing committee has received a large number of proposals concerning Chile solidarity movements, while the response for other Latin American countries was considerably lower. For this reason, the organizing committee has decided to centre the conference on "Western European solidarity with Chile (1970-1990) and to launch this second call for papers. We now already have a first basis for studies on Chile solidarity in several Western European countries. As we also want other countries to be included, we particularly welcome papers on Chile solidarity movements in other countries, such as France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Sweden, Great Britain,... . Also papers focusing on the Chile issue at the level of international institutions and organizations such as the international trade union movement and the communist World Peace Council, are welcome.
Possible questions for analysis
- Which groups and organizations were key in the mobilization for Chile? What were their motives, and how did they give shape to their solidarity?
- What was the impact (political, cultural,...) of the presence of Chilean refugees?
- Chilean opposition movements tried to mobilize Western European activists. Isabelle Allende for instance regularly toured through Western Europe in search for support. Was this strategy successful? Which groups were contacted?
- Both 'old social movements' (trade unions and churches) and 'new social movements' were engaged in Chile solidarity. How was their mutual relationship, and did they have similar approaches toward the developments in Chile?
- What was the relationship between Chile movements and other Third World solidarity movements, such as the movement in support of Nicaragua in the 1980s? Can we also see interaction with social movements with an orientation to Eastern Europe and with the peace movement?
- Was there an important international coordination of the solidarity campaigns? What was for instance the role of the communist World Peace Council and the catholic church in the international coordination of protest?
The conference is organized by the research unit Modernity & Society 1800-2000 at K.U.Leuven and will take place in Leuven (Flanders) on 2 and 3 June 2011.
Please send your proposal (including your name, institutional affiliation or place of residence and title of paper; abstract no longer than 500 words) and a brief C.V. (in Word or PDF format) before 6 December 2010 to Mr. Kim Christiaens:
Participants whose papers have been accepted will be notified by 20 December 2010.
Please send all queries to the same address.
Kim Christiaens
Blijde Inkomststraat 21, Bus 3307
B-3000 Leuven
- Histoire (Catégorie principale)
- Espaces > Amériques > Amérique latine
- Périodes > Époque contemporaine
- Espaces > Europe
Louvain, Belgique
- lundi 06 décembre 2010
- mouvements de solidarité, Amérique latine, transnationalité
- Kim Christiaens
courriel : mimora [at] kuleuven [dot] be
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« European Solidarity with Chile, 1970-1990 », Appel à contribution, Calenda, Publié le jeudi 04 novembre 2010, https://calenda.org/202373

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1. Ask how much something costs. C'est combien?
I can see how this will help. I don't have a lot of money so I need to check before I go shelling out all my coin for a whip and handcuffs because I couldn't get them cleared for travel in my carry on luggage.
2. Ask someone to film us. Pouvez-vous nous filmer?
Another helpful question from the presenters at Bonjour! Do you know how many times I've been on vacation in a French speaking area, and I wished I had known how to ask a perfect stranger to help me make a porno? Only once, but that would have been handy to know right?
3. Ask for a lawyer. Je veux un avocat.
Again, it's like they know me. I feel like they might have been on vacation with me before.
4. Tell people that my name is Catherine and that I'm from Brussels. Je m'appelle Catherine. Je suis de Bruxelles.
I find it's best when creating pornos where someone may or may not get whipped and cuffed to a radiator while in French speaking countries to use a fake name and country of origin. It also helps when faced with prosecution... at least until your lawyer gets there. Then you ask what his rates are and if they are really high you give him the fake info too.
5. Tell someone I love them. Je t'aime.
This I would save for the judge when he lets me go with a wink and a smile after asking for a signed copy of my new movie.
On second thought, it might be better for me to practice the following:
Hello. I speak very little French, but I would like to get good bread, real butter, great wine, and a place to sleep where I won't be molested by strangers. Please help me.
(courtesy of Bing Translate) Salut. Je parle français très peu, mais j'aimerais obtenir le bon pain, beurre, grand vin et un endroit pour dormir, où je ne molesté par des étrangers. Veuillez m'aider.
How did Bing do with that? Anyone? Anyone?
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Great value by working through Glenda. She was patient in answering questions and made sure our infants needs were also accommodated. Hassle free experience. Had a great vacation and would go back to Legacy.
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South Ayrshire Council will expand the number of allotments in Ayr to meet the increasing demand from people looking to grow their own produce. Councillors agreed to 54 new plots at North Park, off Monument Road, in the south of Ayr.
There are 41 people currently waiting for an allotment in Alloway and some have been on the list for up to 4 years. This decision means even more plots are being created to build capacity for the future and applicants on other waiting lists could benefit too.
As well as the larger plots there will also be smaller raised timber beds for disabled allotment holders, the elderly and children too. There will be a communal storage unit and on-site car parking will make the allotment more accessible.
The football pitch at North Park will be replaced by a new pitch at Kincaidston.
Councillor John McDowall said:" This decision has been a long time coming but it will make a real difference to those looking to grow their own produce.
"Gardening has long been associated with health benefits, so not only is the act of gardening good for us but the fruit and vegetables enrich diets and can save on food bills too.
"We will continue to work with community groups and individuals to promote the use of allotments and the benefits they bring."
The new allotment support the Council's Open Space Strategy and Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 which encourages all local authorities to identify areas of land suitable for allotments and community growing which ultimately helps to reduce waiting lists.
To date, the Council currently has 5 allotment facilities offering a total of 281 allotment plots and 6 raised beds, helping keen gardeners throughout South Ayrshire.
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Jillian and John: Song: Third Eye Blind's "Semi-Charmed Life."
Technically, these two skated as well as they do every week. Mark Lund said he was "semicharmed but not fully charmed." Boo! Sir CrankyPants started off all nice and sweet but then inexplicably (or not) made a quick U-turn back to CrankyLand, saying this team didn't have the one-armed lifts or the death spirals of the other teams, but they were mistake-free and had just delivered a choreographic gem. What? Score: 55.4.
Bruce and Tai: Song: Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69." (OK, so this is more VH1 Classic than VH1.)
These former Olympians knew they had to bring it with the power and speed. But they really didn't. Those spins were sloooowwww. They made a decent effort but acknowledged that they're headed straight for the skate-off. Wisdom rules, don'tcha think? Score: 54.4.
Kristy and Lloyd: Song: Edwin McCain's "I'll Be."
Kristy and Lloyd skated well again. The judges had nothing bad to say. When the two found out they were in the finals, a cocky yet relieved Kristy started unlacing her skates right then and there. I swear, if [NFL wide receiver] Terrell Owens were a skater, that's what he would do. Kristy so channeled T.O. there. Score: 58.
The skate-off: Song: Smashmouth's "Walkin' on the Sun."
In this skate-off, Jillian-John and Bruce-Tai only had to skate through another half of a song. This was all pretty inevitable. Jillian and John were all about the lifts. And Bruce and Tai's tricks all had to do with staying low to the ice (i.e., the death spiral). And accompanied by the most anticlimactic announcement ever, John and Jill moved on to the final two. Bettina Charles
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EVENT DATE: Sep 07, 2013
Medicine for Humanity medical teams travel to Uganda, Africa every year to provide health care for women and newborns. Much of our work is centered on surgical care for women who suffer from fistulas and other birth injuries.
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Open meetings of the LCG are held the first Thursday of each month from 6-8 pm at the Kingsley Association (6435 Frankstown Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206). Everyone is welcome. Meetings consist of updates from each Action Team, guest presentations from developers, initiatives, programs, or events in the neighborhood, and are a space for meeting attendees to educate themselves and ask questions about what's going on in Larimer.
Meeting minutes are recorded at all LCG Open Meetings and distributed via email to all attendees. See below for links to past meeting minutes.


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- Ideal for fully sewn-in groundsheets as they are protected from rough surfaces, stones, etc which will in turn prolong the life of the tent
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By becoming a Friend of the Arts and Events at Johnson State College, you will get:
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Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq: 25th February 2006
Although it's very easy to say that we love Allah سبحانه و تعالى and his Rasool صلى الله عليه و سلم, to prove that love and to love Him as we should is not as easy. True love of Allah and his Rasool صلى الله عليه و سلم was seen in the life of the companions (رضى الله عنهم) in men women and children, who loved Allah as a Muslim should...and such love is unbelievable. The Quraysh, the pagan Arabs of Mecca, in their attempt to appease and oppose Him صلى الله عليه و سلم. They sent one of them to spy on Him in order to find out more, when he returned, he reported, they should leave Him alone, as he had never seen any companions, love, cherish and revere their leader such as they did to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. He reported;
When He صلى الله عليه و سلم speaks they (رضى الله عنهم) all strain to hear, when He whispers a command they outdo each other in fulfilling it, when He صلى الله عليه و سلم spits, His companions stretch to catch his saliva and anoint their bodies with His saliva.
The example of the companions of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم, is such that we can not imagine. Such stories in this day and age, are dismissed as the account of mad men. We are taking about the most enlightened people, after the Prophet of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم. Even his wives; the marriages of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم are a miracle within them. Even for a man to put on a show outside the house.
We often hear of people speaking of their family lives. But every person think of him or herself. It's easy for us to go into a gathering and put on a certain persona in the Masjid, or talk/dars. People come to the masjid, pray and go. Everyone can put on a façade. People who pray unduly, in front of people. When a person travels with a person and observes a person during the vulnerabilities of daily life, seeing him all his colours and faces. At home is the family that really know a person e.g. wives. No matter how saintly a person is, a wife won't see him as a saint. That's the relationship between husband and wife.
The husband and wife have a special relationship which precludes seeing the person as a different individual. The wives of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم despite knowing all the ins and outs, and seeing Him day and night, all his wives had only the best o say of Him. They viewed Him not only as a husband but a messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم. When we study the Hadith, even the wives, the mother of the believers, would address Him not as Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم but as Messenger of Allah.
There is a Bukhari Hadith where the Prophet said to Aisha رضى الله عنها that "I know when you are displeased with me, and when you are pleased with me". When you are pleased with me you say "Wa rabi Muhammad" when displeased you say "Wa rabbi Ibrahim". She swore by the lord of Ibrahim in anger and the Lord of Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم in good.
"May my father and mother be sacrificed for you o Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم." Was said by the wives before each and every address of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم. The wives of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم would collect the saliva and sweat of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم, and use it as perfume/anointment. The wives collected his sweat to use as an Itr. Today if a wife did this, the husband would think "what did I marry!" That was the love of the companions, the men, women and children.
In the battle of Uhd, many men were slain. A certain Sahabiya (رضى الله عنها), came out of her home and went out to meet the Sahaba returning from the battle of Uhd. There was only one question on her lips, she asked "how is Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم". She was informed her father was killed/martyred, and replied inna lillah hai wa inna lillah hai wa ina illahi rajeeon. Then she asked of Rasool Allah. She was then told of her husband, brother, and son and replied the same. Then asked of Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم again. And they said By Allah he is okay. She did not believe this till she had seen Him, so she went to see Him. And only then was she contented.
Abu Bakr (رضى الله عنه) a wise poetic individual and leader. In the early days of Islam he was beaten by the Quraysh, so severe he was unconscious. Only in the evening when he opened his eyes and saw his whole family, who thought he would die. The first words he uttered were "how is Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم." Many of his family were shocked at this, that he had suffered so much, and were shocked that he was asking of Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم even at a time like this. Only when he saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم did he eat, rest, or be contented. Only they truly loved Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم as a true believer should; as Allah describes in Surah Al Ahzab: "The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own souls, and his wives are their (believers') mothers"
We should love Him صلى الله عليه و سلم and revere him, more than we love our own mothers and fathers, more than we love ourselves. Others may not understand this concept in this modern world. Where Gods existence is denied, where nothing is remaining sacred. Where many believe we descend from Apes or are advanced apes. We live in a cut throat world, where only the fittest the strongest survive. In order to secure your happiness in this society, we either believe it in principle or practice "a dog eat dog life" where ultimately a brother will do away with his own blood brother if need be. With this kind of mentality, we will never understand the concept of loving Allah and his Rasool صلى الله عليه و سلم more than we love ourselves. That's what Islam requires, though, by the explicit words of the Quran. It's easy to say, but not easy to practice. This kind of hypocrisy does not work.
Once Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (رضى الله عنه) spoke to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم), and said to him 'O Messenger of Allah, I have searched my soul and I have come to the conclusion that after my own soul, you are the dearest to me in the whole creation of Allah. So Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said 'O Umar, you can not become a true believer, until I am dearer to you than your own soul'. Umar (رضى الله عنه) said, 'Ya Rasool Allah, I accept and I declare that you are more beloved to me than myself'. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said 'Now O Umar, only now can you be a true believer'.
True love of Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم was demonstrated by the Sahaba (رضى الله عنهم). Read the stories of the companions and their sacrifices, of being tortured, before being executed during which he was said by Pagan Arabs, wouldn't you wish Muhammad to be in your place, and you were free. Even though this companion wasn't close and never spent much time with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, he said, By Allah! Forget seeking his replacement here, I would not even be able to tolerate a thorn pricking the foot of Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم. He was continuously tortured then executed.
How could people in such circumstances? because Allah سبحانه و تعالى removed the veil from their eyes and overwhelmed them. With only a portion of this love can we become true believers. When you love someone, and are consumed by love, it all depends on who and what you love, some love life, money, falsehood, frivolity, themselves; but for those chosen servants of Allah, it's about loving Allah and his Rasool صلى الله عليه و سلم.
When man loves money, man will kill his or her spouse, or family for sake of money in today's world, for proceeds, wealth and insurance of life. A story in North America; elderly couple, disabled wheelchair bound; one day the police discovered them had both been brutally murdered with hammers. After much investigation the children were found responsible. The sons and daughters had conspired to collect their life insurance. They were all Muslim. This is the most devastating thing of all.
When a Man and Woman love each other, they are willing to give up everything. The monarch of this country early last century, renounced his right to being King, for his wife, renouncing the throne and worldly love to live in exile for her.
When the Sahaba loved the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم as he should be loved, only then were they truly contented in every way. That love that makes a person love the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم more dearly than him own self. That is not easy to accomplish, but we are expected to work towards that and make the sacrifices on the way.
Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim relate a Hadith in situ with the Surah from Al Ahzab:
Anas Ibn Malik: Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم said; " One of you can not become a true believer, till I am more beloved to him than his parents, his children, him own self and all mankind"
"Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم said there are three things found in a person through which he will taste sweetness of imaan;
1) He loves Allah and His Messenger more than his own life
2) For the sake of Allah.
3) He dislikes returning to disbelief.
How does that love translate into ones life?
Non Muslims do not currently understand this. With the current controversy, some non-Muslims, especially amongst public. Most knew what this would provoke. As Salman Rushdie example was clear example in history.
World over, the debates and anger, the death in protest was seen then. So everyone knew what would happen. Maybe some don't understand why? But it's because we have this special relationship between us and Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم.
He صلى الله عليه و سلم was not just some historical figure, but He صلى الله عليه و سلم is a part of our every day life. His name is on our lips, his thought in our minds, and memory in our hearts. We try to walk as he walked, talk as He صلى الله عليه و سلم talked, worship as He صلى الله عليه و سلم worshiped, sleep as He صلى الله عليه و سلم slept. Even in inclinations of likes and dislikes. Which other human being is there that we can compare this too?
He commanded over the hearts of the believers. The very mention of his name brings tears to peoples eyes. Whether we understand or like it or not. In the Fajr athan, even before that, in tahajut salaah. Where we follow the example of the Sunnah of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم. Even when we make wudu.
Even the private conversations of His home were recorded/referred to in Quran and Sunnah. The issues of His private affairs were disclosed in order to teach the believers.
At home, the wives of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم, observed Him. We learn most about nafl salaah from the wives of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم. Even then His wife said to the Quraysh, you don't know who you are messing with. Looking at Abu Sufyaan (Mecca uncrowned king) and another sworn enemy Uyay bin Akhtar of Rasool Allah. They persisted in arousing and inciting them before the battles. He married their daughters Umm-Habibah, sent from Abyssinia to medina. She lived there with Him. Abu Sufyaan in 7 year of hijra came to medina to walk the streets and go to Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم . He passed some Sahaba. They saw him, they didn't greet him. They said, "it seems as though the swords of Allah have not yet found their place."
He went to see his daughter for the first time after 13-14 years. Walks into the house. He was a man of nobility. When he heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم had married his daughter, his own enemy. Even then he said "She has the most worthy suitor". He enters her house and goes to sit down. The bedding is beneath. Umm Habibah رضى الله عنها pulls it from beneath him. He said, am I to good for the bedding or is the bedding to good for me. She said to him. O my father, this bedding of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم and you are an impure mushrik, never will I allow you to sit upon it.
She did not have conflict of interest between her dad or husband.
After battle of Khyber, Safiya reverted to Islam. He صلى الله عليه و سلم proposed to her, and se declared that she wanted it in jahilliya, and why wouldn't she want it now. She saw a dream in her time of jahilliya, in which the moon fell into her lap. Her husband slapped her. Bruising her. Her kaafir husband said " you dream of marrying the king of medina", her husband was killed in the battle.
So the daughter of the Messenger صلى الله عليه و سلم was brought into his house as his wife. Throughout our daily life, we remember Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم.
Abdullahi Ibn Abbas, and his cousin brother, asked to spend the night in the house of Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم. They were Maymoona رضى الله عنها nephews. He slept near the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم. Abdullahi, followed Him, in dua'a, wudu and tahajut. So he could relate this to the Ummah and so we could learn of the Sunnah. Even in that serene time of Fajr Athan we hear the words mentioning Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم, in athan, salaah, tilawat, and dhikr. Throughout the day, all these activities including the names of Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم.
We are reminded constantly, Allah says in Surah Ash-Sharh, addressing the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم):
"Have We not expanded your bosom for you? And have we not removed your burden from you, that which bore down heavily on your back, and have we not elevated the mention of your name"
Jibreel (عليه السلام) came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم and He said, "Do you know what Allah means when He says have we not elevated the mention of your name?" The Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم replied "No". Jibreel (عليه السلام) said, "Allah has taken it upon himself, that never will Allah's name be mentioned, except that in conjunction with Allah's name you shall be remembered".
Even in our athan, prayers and thoughts, our bodies adopt his habits. This is not any abstract figure of history, but part of our spirit and our every day lives. An attack on Him صلى الله عليه و سلم, is an attack on our every day lives, on every man woman and child.
An article, in which some people were saying /attacking the Muslims. Asking Why so much over a dead man?
He صلى الله عليه و سلم may have passed on from this world, but He صلى الله عليه و سلم is part of our lives, and lives in us, in a spiritual and thriving way, we is not some figure who has passed in history.
Allah refers to His unique status in the Quran so much.
Who believes the freedom of expression? This is an attack on Islam, not a debate on freedom of expression. There are not multiple standards, subhanAllaah. This may tread on turbulent dangerous grounds. Ken Livingstone has been suspended for 1 month. He has been suspended, despite the need. All for what? Because he made one comment. He makes one comment to a journalist. What has that journalist's religion got to do with that comment? He's suspended as Mayor of London, where's the freedom of expression. A man, who made a comment 17 years ago about Jews, gets jailed for 3 years, where is freedom of expression.
You make one comment about hews its anti-Semitism. Against women, its sexist. Against homosexuals, it's homophobic, liable to be investigated by the police. Against a community, you're racist or xenophobic, you're liable to be prosecuted for that as well. Say something about Islam, jumping over a billion Muslims, targeting the top figure of the Faith Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم, and it is "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION????"
Freedom of Expression has a purpose! There has always been an academic debate on this issue. Sometimes still abusive, and blasphemous. This is meant to provoke, hurt us, and offend us. No one is laughing now. People are dying all over the world. The prejudice against Islam is such. In Nigeria where Muslims are minority, up to 150 have died, Masjid have been burnt. Muslims are not angels and even in war, the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم says don't affect people of worship or places of worship. Though it was Christians killing Muslims, burning them and destroying the places of worship. The headline read "Christians fighting back!". So here it's considered defensive? This is the prejudice against Islam and the Muslims.
Everything about Islam, the global Ummah is affected, because it's about freedom of expression. People are tried here, and through sheer hypocrisy people are let off, but if a Muslim is tried, they through the book at him!
This isn't about healthy debate or cartoons. The same game is being repeated. Salman Rushdie book came out. (Shaykh got it from the library. The book is unreadable and pure rubbish. From a literary point of view, it is unreadable, and non consistent.) Because it was blasphemous, written by a person born Muslim, he won prize after prize.
The Denmark paper that published cartoon won an award. 3 years ago the same newspaper that published these cartoons, rejected cartoons about Jesus Christ. A cartoonist actually made such cartoons and showed them to some Christian friends of his, they found they were funny, but none of them found them offensive. When he presented them to the newspaper for publication, the editor rejected them with the argument "they would be offensive to some of our readers". Yet the same paper printed the cartoons in the manner that they have of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم. These cartoons are deeply offensive, and it's implausible for us to believe that these people did not know what they were doing. The editor has been removed from his post, for suggesting they might publish holocaust cartoons. It's not about culture, values, or civilisation, but pure prejudice. The debate of the moderates vs. fanatics divide is prevailing due to the cartoons.
Birmingham play (temple scene), the Sikh community stopped the show taking place. In India, Hindu groups have issued a reward, for execution of the person cartooning their Gods. Nobody talks about that. You want to say anything in this country, if the other person is rich enough he'll take you to court for liable and bleed you dry.
Allah سبحانه و تعالى does not tolerate insult of Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم. If Muslims think this is okay, they should reflect on some of the Ayahs of the Quran.
In the campaign of Taghout, the hypocrites, said amongst themselves. Fighting the Romans is not like fighting the Arabs. Does He think He is going to penetrate the fortresses. Allah informed the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم so he summoned them. He asked, is this what you said. They said we were joking, being sarcastic. Allah revealed the Ayah:
"They will say we were only joking and playing, say to them or Prophet of Allah. With Allah and his Messengers, and verses. You were joking. After your Iman you have become disbelievers. If we forgive one group amongst you, we will punish another".
In Surah Taubah;
"…it has been revealed in the book from before if you hear the verses of Allah being blasphemed, do not sit with these people. If you continue to sit with them, you will surely be disbelieving, just like them, they will be amassed in the fire of Jahanum".
In another verse;
"There are those amongst you, who say he is soft of ear. Say to them, I am only soft of ear only in seeking good for you."
When people used to joke and disbelieve. They jested He صلى الله عليه و سلم would be soft of ear and would believe anything. The believer is innocent and noble. So he trusts people. The honest people think all are honest just like him, and evil think that all are evil as he is. If one morning a man is returning from masjid, the other from haraam place. They think the other is just as himself.
Imam Hathim (رحمة الله عليه) relates, He صلى الله عليه و سلم was seated in shade in home of one of his wives. Allah said A certain person will come to you and look at you with the eyes of Shaytaan. The Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم said, why do you vilify me? If they denied it, he would ignore them and leave their affairs to Allah"
Surah Mujahida:
'On the day that Allah shall resurrect them, they shall swear to Allah just as they did to you. They will actually think they can deceive Allah just as the people on the dunya. Shaytaan will overcome them. These people are the part of Shaytaan. Those who challenge Allah and his Messenger are the lowly ones. Allah is all mighty and all powerful. You will not find believers, befriending the hypocrites, because Allah has engraved imaan in their hearts, and Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Allah.'
Allah would not tolerate disrespect from His own wives or people.
In two verses of Surah Al Ahzab Allah سبحانه و تعالى says; "Verily Allah and his angels, they shower their salutations, their peace, their prayers and their blessings upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم. Oh Believers you also shower your salutations, your greetings upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم".
Allah also says; "Verily those, who hurt, who abuse Allah and his Messenger صلى الله عليه و سلم. Allah has cursed them in the world and in the hereafter, and prepared for them a most humiliating punishment". This puts it in perspective, Allah's vilification of those who blaspheme.
History has shown that those who spoke ill of Him met a very doomful end. Allah will not tolerate them. Because he loves His Messenger. Even from His wife or noble companions
Surah Hujurat:
'Oh believers don't try to out do as you see, and fear Allah, don't raise your voices over and above the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم lest your deeds will perish.'
Umar (رضى الله عنه) and Abu Bakr (رضى الله عنه) raised their voices in debate over naming suitable people to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. He (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) remained silent. Then Allah said "Don't speak loudly lest your deeds perish and you don't even realise".
We should not call Him Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) but the Messenger of Allah! As we are told; don't make the call of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم, as you call between yourselves.
Eg: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for your sake o messenger of Allah" as the Sahaba used.
'O believers, don't enter the house of the Prophet until you are invited. And when you have eaten, disperse, don't remain lingering in conversation…'
Anas took food gift from his mother, when he married Zainab رضى الله عنها. It was a small gift, and took it Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked him to call some people. He called 300 people, and after they had eaten, he could not tell if there was more there after or before. After they'd eaten, people would still be talking. He was too shy to tell them to go. Hence this verse was revealed.
He صلى الله عليه وسلم was commanded to give his wives an ultimatum, if they complained: (Surah Al Ahzab)
'O Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saw. If you seek the worldly life….then I shall give it to you and release you….if you wish to remain and seek Allah and reward, then these are the rules, and you may have to face hardship….'
They had a choice of rules and regulation.
Maria (رضى الله عنها) was made haraam upon Himself. Hafsa (رضى الله عنها) sought permission to go to her parents. She returned and saw Him and Maria in her own house. And she said 'how dare you', He promised and said I will never go near her again, I make her haraam on me, but do not tell anyone.
Surah Tehrim was then revealed:
'Why do you make that haraam on yourself that Allah has made halal upon you…'
Aisha رضى الله عنها and Hafsa رضى الله عنها were good friends…they were told in this Surah:
'Allah says if the two (Aisha and Hafsa) of you repent to Allah then you should do so in waywardness. If you come against Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه و سلم, then know that Allah is with Him, after that Jibreel and all the pious believers and after that all the angels stand behind'
Allah would never tolerate any disrespect, whether it was His wives or the hypocrites.
Surah Munafiqun:
"They say that when we shall return to medina, and expel Him. To Allah and his prophets and believers belongs Honour".
The people/creation of the heavens are showering Him with blessings as mentioned in Surah Al Ahzab.
Imam Ahmed Ibn Hanbal رحمة الله عليه relates: Abdur Rahman رضى الله عنه: The Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم went into sajdah, and he was there for so long, I thought he had passed, he went by him and waited, till her raised his noble head. When he raised his head, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked what he wanted, when he voiced his worry, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said when he was in sujood; Jibreel AS declared no believing servant will send salaam upon Allah except that he will send salaam on you…except that Allah will send salaam on Him. Hence in gratitude the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stayed in Sujood so long. Other narrations say 1 salaat and salaam of the believer is rewarded with 70 from Allah سبحانه و تعالى. Others say 10. Denying sending salaam is kufr, ridiculing the Quran's words.
'We are sufficient for you O prophet of Allah, against those who ridicule you'
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said "The one who shall be closest to me on the day of reckoning is the one who sent the most salaat and salaam upon me".
Eg: Imam Tirmidhi relates a Hadith in which Saydena Ubay Ibn Ka'b said to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم), 'Ya Rasool Allah, I frequently and excessively pray salaat and salaam upon you, so what portion of my prayer and of my remembrance should I make salaat and salaam upon you, whenever I engage in the remembrance of Allah, and whenever I pray; what portion of that should I devote exclusively to saying salaat and salaam upon you?' So the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم), said, 'As much as you can'. Ubay Ibn Ka'b said 'Ya Rasool Allah, what if I devote a quarter of my prayer just to, sending salaat and salaam upon you'. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said 'That's good but if you can increase it, it will be better'. So he said 'Ya Rasool Allah, what if I devote half of my prayer to sending salaat and salaam upon you?' The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) replied again 'That's good but if you can increase it, it will be better'. So he said 'Ya Rasool Allah, what if I devote two-thirds of my prayer too sending salaat and salaam upon you?' The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) replied again 'That's good but if you can increase it, it will be better'. So Ubay Ibn Ka'b رضى الله عنه said 'Ya Rasool Allah, what if I make my entire prayer devoted exclusively to sending salaat and salaam upon you? The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) replied 'In that case all of your needs will be taken care of and catered for by Allah and your sins shall be forgiven'.
Without durood, salaah is invalid and nulled. (general consensus). We are not worshipping him by reciting durood, we are merely following the Quran's commands.
From Saydena Ali (رحمة الله عليه), that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said; "The miserly one is he, the stingy, tight fisted miserly one is he, in whose presence my name is mentioned, yet he does not say salaat and salaam upon me".
Why has the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) termed such a person as being miserly? One of the reasons is that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) did so much for his Ummah, He has a great right over us. We have a great obligation and duty towards Him. As Allah mentions in the holy Quran, in Surah Al Ahzab: Verse 6:
"The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own souls, and his wives are their (believers') mothers"
So we have a great duty and obligation towards Him, and he has a great right over us. There is no need for us to pray for the dignity and honour of Allah سبحانه وتعالى and his Rasool صلى الله عليه وسلم, because dignity and honour is theirs alone.
May Allah سبحانه وتعالى make us participant of the honour, wealth, dignity; and protect us against the plots and attacks of the enemies. May Allah سبحانه وتعالى protect this Ummah (Ameen)


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Top 10 Hilarious Ways to Prank Someone while they're Sleeping
Tired of your routine boring life? Want to prank an annoying friend of yours? Have you run out of ideas to prank your best buddy? Want to do something just for the sake of a hearty laugh? Then this is the place for you. This article is based on top ten tricks that you can pull off with ease and add a little fun to your otherwise dull and drab boring life. Here is a list of the 10 most hilarious ways to prank someone while they're sleeping. Go ahead and have a nice time analyzing all the possible options:
10. Fire! Fire! –
This trick has surely worked wonders for many. It is especially meant for that particular friend of yours who is known to panic at the drop of a hat and possibly bring the whole house down for a silly little cut. Here is what you should do. Make sure your victim is deep into their sleep when you plan to pull off this prank. Very carefully get hold of his feet and tie them with a rope and secure the knot. Then go really close to their ears and start screaming- "Fire! Fire! Run". The instant reaction of your friend will be to get up all groggy and run for the nearest exit but in this attempt he will fall face down onto the ground.
9. Ice in the ear can make you BARF! –
This trick is a really unusual one but is sure to be fun if carried out with precision. It is believed that if you manage to put an ice cube in a person's ear then he/she will wake up and eventually start barfing. This is because as the water from ice slowly trickles into the inner ear and reaches the cochlea, which is responsible for regulating the balance of a person, it causes a feeling of nausea and hence your victim is sure to end up barfing. This trick is especially meant for your annoying cousin or one such friend who has made your life miserable in recent times. The only thing to keep in mind while pulling off this prank is to ensure that the person is sleeping on his side otherwise it might result in your victim getting choked.
8. Only for that friend with a Really Deep Sleep –
This prank is meant for that friend of yours who seems oblivious to the world once he enters the world of dreams. The friend should be such a deep sleeper such that even the loudest of noises or strongest of sensations cannot provoke him to spoil his sleep. This is what is to be done. First ensure that your friend is partially dead (read in deep slumber) and then slowly creep up on him with a trimmer and shave off one of his eyebrows. If he has a mustache then it is an added advantage. Shave off half of his mustache to add to the effect. When he wakes up in the morning and takes a look at the mirror, he will be living his worst nightmare! Make sure you are not in his vicinity the next morning because if you manage to pull off this prank then it might even get you killed!
7. Warm Liquid-
This is a well known and accepted trick. If you still have not tried it then go ahead and be the first one to embarrass your friend. This is how it goes. It is believed that if you manage to dip your victim's palm in warm water then he is sure to end up producing more warm liquid in his bed, that is, he is sure to end up peeing in bed. This seems like one of the best pranks you can pull off without causing any actual harm. It will just be for good laughs and your friend is sure to wake up all red and humiliated.
6. Cream on Hand –
Want to take revenge on a friend who smeared your face with either paint or cake icing on your birthday against your wishes? This is what you have to do. All you got to do is spray some shaving foam on your friend's palm. Then you have to coax him into getting up by either tugging at his sheets or tickling him out of slumber. In either case as he slowly drifts into consciousness in all chances he will move his hand to his face and in the process smear the foam all over his face. The only thing you should ensure about your friend is that he is in the habit of rubbing his face with his palms on waking up and that will get your job done with ease. It would be real fun to watch your friend with a huge amount of shaving foam on his face!
5. Make up-
This again is a trick which you can only pull off successfully on a friend with a deep sleep because the one with a light sleep is likely to wake up in the process. Get hold of all the makeup items of your sister or mother that you can lay your hands on. Then slowly creep into your friend's room and start the process of making him look as hideous as possible with all your supplies. The next morning when your friend gets up and manages to take a look at his face in the mirror make sure your ear plugs are in place because his screeches are sure to bring the house down!
4. Pamphlets on the back-
This is meant for that special friend who generally sleeps on his stomach and the first thing he does in the morning is to venture out of the room in search of the morning newspaper. What you have to do is prepare a pamphlet with funny writings like-"attack me without warning!" or "kick me at your free will". Next you need to be as quiet as a mouse and sneak up to him and stick the pamphlet on his back. The next morning when he wakes up and goes in his search of the newspaper make sure to draw the attention of your other friends to the pamphlet on his back and ensure that he becomes fully aware of his surroundings after receiving an volley of tight kicks or slaps.
3. Coffee table over face-
This is one of the pranks after which your victim can end up a little bruised. This is how it goes. You should place a small coffee table over your victim's head and then when the prop is in place sound a loud horn or alarm near his ears so that he is jolted out of his slumber and makes contact with the table all too soon for his realization. The unexpected collision is what makes this unique because no one in their sane mind would be expecting a coffee table hovering over their head the first thing in the morning.
2. Toilet paper mummy-
This trick surely promises to be a lot of fun if you have a group of friends around but then again your victim should be a deep sleeper. You have to roll toilet paper all around your victim and secure it to the bed so that your victim ends up looking like a mummy after you are done with your handwork. Then make as much noise as you can to bring him to his senses. When he wakes up and finds himself unable to move a single part of his body all you people around can stand and have a good and hearty laugh.
1. Ears at risk!-
If loud music is all you have got in hand to freak out your friend but you are unable to come up with something good then this is the best prank for you. Try to get hold of your friend's music player and load it with the noisiest and loudest songs that you can lay your hands on. But then just do not play the music. Instead put his headphones carefully in his ears and then turn on the volume to the maximum before you hit the play button. This prank is sure enough to freak out any sane individual out of his senses provided he is not already deaf!


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When one is woozy, you look for an anchor in the sand or a leg to stand on. And when you're trying to solve a puzzle, you look for patterns. Hieroglyphics emerging from the deep sea felt like a series of faint blips on the sonar. Such is this writer's experience with Highland Park outfit Levitation Room's full length debut out on Burger Records. The record wobbles from surf instrumental interludes to acid test blowouts to shoegaze-y pop gems. When the band digs its Chelsea boots deep into the soft loam of influences like Brian Jonestown Massacre on swirling, mercury-heavy tracks like "Cosmic Flower" and "Loved," they enact a ritual that appeals to every garage rock lovin' dude out there but ultimately feels hollow. VU-style leads and rhythmic but meaningless lyrics snarled from an upturned lip sound satisfying on first pass, but like a bag of Halloween candy, merely leave the listener with a stomach ache of covetous regret. But by the time side two rolls around, the band loses the shackles of trying to prove themselves and just gets down to the good stuff—the stuff that keeps the listener satiated, the bowl of lip-smacking, succulent fruit that never seems to have a bottom. "Standing In The Rain" announces that this a band that knows its way around a goddamn great pop tune. With a shimmering guitar lead reminiscent of Aztec Camera and Sonic Flower Grove-era Primal Scream, the song—despite its refrain of "standing in the rain where the sun don't shine"—delivers a parting of the clouds. The record's penultimate tune, "Til You Reach Your Last Breath" is the best of the batch: a sultry brunette of a song with just the right amount of psychedelic menace, but more importantly it's uilt around the strongest lyric on the album. "Well my daddy once said to me / embrace this life with humility / don't be conditioned by society." I would urge Levitation Room to do just that: be less concerned with the burden of credibility, and embrace the much more romantic and rewarding act of emotional appeal.
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As of 2015, Feldick has performed nondenominational Bible-study classes for over 30 years, and his televised programs air on the ION cable channel and radio stations nationwide. Transcripts of his broadcasts are available from the nonprofit website as Web links or downloadable MP3 audio files, and they are published and sold in book format on the organization's commercial website. Feldick regularly travels to four Oklahoma cities as of 2015, including Tulsa, Tahlequah, Muskogee and McAlester, for live classes.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Prior to the 50-meter freestyle final Thursday night at the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, Georgia freshman Olivia Smoliga went into the ready room and put her head down.
"I kind of just looked down and tried to clear my mind of everything," she said.
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Now imagine what the others must have been thinking.
The lanky swimmer from Glenview, Ill. might not have had their college experience, but she is certainly fast. Smoliga came into the NCAA championships with the best time in the event this season. And as she showed in winning two individual events last month at the SEC championships, she thrives off the championship atmosphere.
On Thursday night at the University Aquatic Center on Minnesota's campus, she showed that big-game performance again.
Despite having the second slowest start time, Smoliga touched the first wall in the 25-meter pool one-hundredth of a second behind the leader and then separated herself from the field in the homestretch, winning her first NCAA championship in 21.59 seconds. Southern California senior Kasey Carlson finished second in 21.72, edging third-place Geer by one hundredth of a second.
"I walked up to my parents and they said, 'How does it feel to be a national champion in that event?'" Smoliga said. "And that was really exciting. It kind of hit me then."
Expectations have always been high for Smoliga, and that's exactly why Georgia senior associate head coach Harvey Humphries was confident that she would perform this weekend.
"She came in with a lot of international experience," he said, "and so we knew that she would be OK to swim well on this kind of a stage."
Smoliga has long been a rising star in swimming circles. She won eight state championships for Glenbrook South High School in suburban Chicago, had a fourth-place finish in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and won a short-course world championship all before arriving in Athens, Ga.
Even she admitted to feeling the jitters before Thursday morning's preliminary heats, though.
"I really was so nervous this morning, and Brian [Smith, Georgia's associate head coach], who I train with mostly, is the most mellow guy," she said. "Before he was like [slowing her voice], 'Just relax,' grabbed my hand, a smooth operator."
Whatever he said apparently worked. Smoliga qualified for the 50 free finals with the second fastest time.
"I definitely got my jitters out this morning, and it should be really exciting the next two days," she said.
For the defending champion Bulldogs, the excitement was already ramped up on the first night. Smoliga led off the 200-yard freestyle relay, the first of six events Thursday, with the fastest opening split. However, Georgia eventually finished third, behind Stanford and California. With national titles in 2009, 2011 and 2012 and a runner-up finish in 2013, Cal is considered Georgia's biggest challenger for the 2014 crown.
In the second event, however, Georgia sophomore Brittany MacLean used a blazing final lap to overtake four-time Olympic gold medalist and Cal freshman Missy Franklin in the 500 free.
"We got so fired up after Brittany's 500," Smoliga said. "It was such a good race, and I feel like it drove us to want to swim as fast as we could, and I just got pumped up."
Smoliga's win in the 50 free then led into a pleasant surprise for the Lady Bulldogs when senior Laura Ryan won the 1-meter springboard diving event. It was the first NCAA diving title in school history.
"I am honestly still in shock," said Ryan, who grew up in nearby Elk River, Minn. "Coming into that event, I had no expectations, so to come out on top like that in my old home pool, I can't even describe how that feels."
And Georgia wasn't done yet. In the night's final event, Smoliga swam first leg in Georgia's third-place 400-yard medley relay. The Lady Bulldogs wrapped up the first day of competition with a healthy lead in the team competition. They scored 189 points to Stanford's 136 and Cal's 126.
"To be ahead after my first day is really exciting," Smoliga said, "and I think it's going to drive all of us to want to swim as fast as we can the next couple days."


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When Barkley L. Hendricks began to paint portraits in Philadelphia around 1969, one would have been hard-pressed to find many black faces over the prior five centuries of Western art. "Lawdy Mama," the first work encountered in Hendricks' survey exhibition at the Santa Monica Museum of Art acknowledges as much.
A three-quarter-length young woman wearing a high-collared, short-sleeved, horizontally striped black dress is shown frontally, her left arm crossing her waist so that a hand can clasp her right arm at the elbow. The pose is casual, but it is also slightly defensive -- a protective gesture.
Tenuous unease, perhaps from being scrutinized as an artist's subject, flickers across her face. Finally it's overcome by the straightforward stare -- lips pursed, eyes set -- all beneath the soft brown cloud of an enormous Afro hairdo.
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2017 AA Provincials
Hosted by Calgary AA and Zone 2, the weekend of Feb 24-26 was filled with intense competition by U14AA, U16AA and U19AA teams from across the province. Congratulations to our Calgary teams – out of our six teams competing at provincials, four made it to the medal rounds with Calgary teams winning Gold in each division.
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UPDATE: Kim Hyun Joong's ex-girlfriend refuses to marry him
Kim Hyun Joong's ex-girlfriend and rumored baby's mother, Ms. Choi, desires to be a single mom. Her legal representation, Sun & Partners, reportedly spoke with Newsen today about her interest in remaining single.
"Our client wishes the issue will end as soon as possible. She has lost 9 lbs, and she is mentally and physically exhausted. Right now, Choi does not want marriage. She is willing to raise the child on her own," her legal representative Seon Jong Moon said. "There have been parts that were difficult to reveal regarding [Kim Hyun Joong's] family. Right now, we have no plans to release a statement in the near future."
This week, Kim and Choi's lawyers have discussed quite a bit of information about the details surrounding the pregnancy announcement over the weekend.
Yesterday, Choi's lawyers told the news media outlet Osen that they sent Kim Hyun Joong an ultrasound photo and additional proof of her pregnancy. They claimed they were in constant contact with him. News reports about their lack of communication were entirely false.
Choi released a series of text messages between herself and Kim to Dispatch News. It outlined the pair talking about very private matters like their reconciliation, Kim showering her with gifts, their break-up, the baby news, and much more. The Boys Over Flowers actor reportedly texted her and inquired about the child.
The SS501's singer agency, KeyEast, released a statement admitting that he knew about her pregnancy in early January, and they insist she hasn't shown up for a scheduled doctor's visit. They don't deny she is with child. Kim, his family, and the agency just want to make sure the baby is healthy.
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