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As usual, springtime in the South has been a wild ride. After all the beautiful weather with summer-like temperatures, we have had a few heavy frosts. I figured the goats, being goats, would have kidded out at the absolute coldest moment. Since they couldn't arrange that, we had one kid yesterday in the middle of a thunderstorm. By the time Chuck got there, the kids were nearly dry and were standing. He couldn't tell exactly how new they were because the whole entire pasture was so very damp, but he had left the farm at 5am after a night check and he was back before noon. Apparently this doe was just waiting for a little privacy. She is one of the new does we got at Cream of the Crop last fall when the goats all were gold plated, or at least going for prices as if they were. She had a doe and a buck, and so far, so good.
The second goat of breeding age that we bought at the Cream of the Crop kidded today with triplets, two does and a buck. We were interested to see if she would live up to the reputation of Caesar daughters as good mothers, and at least during delivery she did all the right things. She actually waited for Chuck to arrive, and then quickly went into heavy labor. She was cleaning the first kid and it was starting to stand as she was laying down to have the next, and he was impressed with how careful she was with her feet to make sure she didn't step on one. This is one of those things that can't be quantified. There is no "measure" for so many of the intangibles that make a good mothering doe. In theory, they should have a higher weaning rate because they are careful, but there is more to it than that. Chuck has seen does step all over their kids (mainly Boers) and some that will run over their kids to get to a feed bucket. He has seen does that will turn to protect their kids, and then some that take off running and leave them for whatever predator/scary thing was after them. We try to take these things into consideration in our does. I also like for the doelings to stay with their mommas as long as possible when they can. It seems to be better for their udders to dry off slowly, and I assume that even when the kids are getting most of their calories from something other than nursing, there must be some benefit from the occassional snack or nature would have eliminated it long ago. This is another reason I figure it is a good thing to kid in the winter. We don't have enough land for them to live all winter on forage alone (and we are reaching critical mass even for the ample months) so why not feed them while they are growing the next generation of replacement does (now that is wishful thinking, isn't it) in their bodies, while in many cases, still growing their own. Hearing that this year has been light on does for other producers drives this home to me. If there aren't going to be lots of replacement does this year, we better hope their mommas were fed well enough to ensure the long, productive lives of the new small crop. I also want to figure out how to trick the does's bodies into being a more hospitable place for X chromosomes rather than Ys, but I also know what happens when we try to mess too much with Mother Nature.
The new area where the largest group of does was recently put has been "hammered" to put it mildly. Chuck was enjoying the dancing goats recently, as they were working the low hanging tree branches and leaves. This means, of course, that we better get the next area fenced. And soon. I expect I am going to be moving some bucks out soon, too. Since our new buck will be coming soon, we just don't need all we have. Now I just have to figure out who is going to be moving on down the road, and then I have to convince Chuck to buy in on it. I think if it were up to him, we would keep every goat and never sell anyone. I take that back. We'd never sell anyone except the ones that get on his nerves. Each buck we've used offers a trait we wanted in our herd. Maybe three or four more buck crosses down the road and I will have the "perfect" Kiko for this area. Well, I can dream, can't I?
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
One down...
And four more to go, including Kitty. Today Wendy, a daughter of ECR Blackbeard and a Sports Kat/Hanky Panky doe, kidded. As we expected since this was her first, she singled. And of course, it was a buck. At least this one wasn't a black buck, since we seem to be overrun with black bucks this year. Chuck had stuck around to be there when she kidded, just in case, and happily she handled it all fine. He got a kick out of her though, because this whole thing was clearly new and strange to her, because every time her new kid moved, she would jump. She also did what we see a lot of first timers do - right as the kid was about to nurse, it would make noise so she would turn around to check on it, swinging her hindquarters and hence, her udder, out of reach again. It takes them a little bit to figure the whole thing out, and I remember that feeling clearly when they placed my first daughter in my arms as a newborn. I was like a deer in headlights, so I can imagine how the does must feel. I mean, they haven't even read What to Expect When You're Expecting, and yet they get the job done. When Chuck left, Wendy was adjusting to new motherhood. Every time the buckling made a sound, she was on the case. We were disappointed to see another buck when we really could use the does, but I think she was happy with him no matter what.
The does in her group have all been recently moved into the new field, and it is amazing how quickly they have opened up the underbrush in the woods. It is a good thing for people to see how fast they can do this, not only so people can see how goats can be used for land clearing, but also so folks can see just how quickly what appears to be ample forage can go away. We have a lot of goats, so we expect to have to move them around to utilize evey bit of forage we can, and we expect to supplement the pastures and woods when they run out or are of low quality. Anyone wanting to have goats on forage only needs to carefully consider stocking rates. Count on way more land than you think you will need, or be prepared to compensate when necessary. Certainly easy keeping goats that forage well are part of the equation, but being mindful is important, too. Watching the goats condition, and watching the condition of the available forage is key. We are still learning how to best utilize the fields we have fenced to minimize parasites while maximizing nutrition, and it is a dance. The season changes the tempo and the steps of the dance, as does the amount of rainfall, and the temperature. I can guarantee we aren't the ones leading, either... it is nature, and we just try to keep up. Another thing this little cold snap we've just had has reminded us is that a single species pasture is dangerous. I don't mean single animal species, but rather, a single species of grass. I see a lot of pretty fields that get turned up and planted with a fancy grazing grass, but if something happens that that grass can't take, you are just out of luck unless you have a lot of diversity in the forage in your fields. Chuck noticed this morning that the freezes of the past few nights bit back the lespedeza. I don't know enough about it to say if it will come back or not, but as much as we like to see it, it isn't the only game in town.
Now that this area is almost complete, we have more to do. There is an area right around the barn we plan to fence, and an area down the hill with a ton of blackberry bushes, some areas of grass, and woods as well. Those are next on the agenda. We've started some more spring goat maintenance, and have trimmed a few hooves as we moved does (and this really makes me value the ones with feet that never need trimming. Chuck holds them and I am the one stooped over at the toe end wielding the hoof trimmers), and we have done some of the external debugging. I am trying Ivomec pour on this spring for lice, mites, and ticks, because I read it is extremely safe and I am about desperate to do something that reduces the tick population at least a little bit. It has always been bad but this spring it is, to use my nephew's vernacular, just "off the hook." It isn't unusual for Chuck to come home with three or four ticks, so we're hoping this helps. We have a couple of guineas, but we've never had any stick around if not confined, so we are a little concerned about turning them out. If they can reduce the tick population, though, we may have no choice. I still am waiting for someone to tell me a sure fire natural way to get rid of ticks. I do love neem spray, and I use it on the kids' shoes and mine as well to limit the little buggers (the ticks, not the kids) hitching a ride, but since it has to be reapplied almost every day, we have more goats than it is practical to use on, and several who are almost impossible to even catch without an awful lot of effort. If I could keep Chip out of the trees it might limit his tick exposure, but even the trees can't keep him out of the trees, and they are trying hard to shed him. One day he scraped up his back falling out of one tree who had had enough of him, but since that didn't slow him down, two days later a tree decided to throw him and then caught him by a sandal, where he hung hollering until Chuck came and unhooked him and got him some ice for his newest war wound. I asked him if he didn't think he might ought to quit climbing trees since he clearly has some problems staying in them. He said he just couldn't stay out of them. I am just not up for emergency room visits this summer if we can help it. Hopefully if we can't keep him out of the trees, we can help him choose more amenable ones that won't try so hard to divest themselves of their blonde headed attacker.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Some done just means more to do!
We've spent several long days at the farm lately, and of course there is still more work to do. I feel like we're gaining on it, though, so that likely means we're fixing to do something stupid or attract the bad luck fairies. Goat farming can make one feel a little like Romeo, standing and crying, "O, I am fortune's fool!" Thankfully, Virginia is pretty cool with cruising the farm in the stroller, and the weather has been pleasant enough she can be comfortable as we rush around trying to get things done.
In the time between kiddings we have gotten a bit accomplished. We pulled barbed wire around three sides of the new field. We haven't fastened it at ground level on the longest sides yet, and an unexpected rain stopped us short today. The side of the fence down through the woods is temporary and made of goat panels we've accrued over the years. Eventually, this top area will be extended and the temporary goat panels taken down and used elsewhere on the farm. That is one thing about goat panels - they are pricey, but they are also darn handy. They hold up better than cattle panels and, being more rigid, can make a pretty strong fenceline with some t posts. We even got three "guinea pigs" in the form of three young open does moved into the new field to see if there are any major goat maiming or killing aspects of the field we have overlooked.
We are still waiting for the last few does to kid. All but one are unknown quantities. We have two that are new to us this year but have kidded in the past, one first timer, one who is a second timer and did fine last year, and then Kitty, who has kidded before but that was back in her four legged days. We need to move the bottom does to the new field, do "routine spring maintenance" to the doe herd once they are done kidding, and then clip the two fields goats have been in over the winter to see if it will stimulate some grasses to come up with the legumes. I am hoping the legume clippings will be some bit of natural fertilizer and again, add some organic matter to the soil. I snapped a picture of the forage in the new field. This particular area on the farm has been unused as long as I know of. It has been mowed each year to keep it tidy, but I don't think anything was ever specifically planted there. Last summer, it was full of "wild" lespedeza and the tobacco guys mowed it. This spring we have a little of this and that, but I don't see any of that lespedeza yet. I'm not sure when that will show up, or if it will since the goats will be on it. As you can see, the sticker bushes are there, and there is an overall diversity of species. It makes that field a real joy to walk across in sandals, but I also hope it means it will be resilient to whatever the summer may bring weather-wise. While I realize sandals aren't standard farm footwear, they sure are a lot more comfortable than the heavy boots I wear when I'm having to walk through the fields and woods and I imagine it is pretty apparent we aren't exactly standard farmers.
On these long days at the farm, which more often than not fall on weekends, we often end up driving home after dark. These drives are typically more peaceful than my normal running around with a car full of children. The kids play hard in the country, and on nights like this usually fall asleep as I drive. There is a reason the literary magazine up here is called "No Straight Roads." Stokes County roads are twisty and hilly. They wind their way sinuously through the woods and by the sleepy farms and quiet houses. I think this gentle sway helps to lull the children to sleep, and I remember distinctly the feeling from my childhood of laying across the back seat in the old Custom Cruiser station wagon, drowsy and peaceful and watching the bright, bright stars in the midnight purple blue sky. The vinyl seat was cold and slippery and I can still smell that dinstinctively man-made car seat smell, as my parents drove us home from Christmas at Grandma's.
These days, I try to listen to Back Porch Music on the public radio station, and I particularly relish hearing songs I fancy my father might have enjoyed when he was young. He used to tell me about the concerts at Sandy Ridge School - about Flatt and Scruggs, and Bill Monroe playing there. I think about what it might have been like, listening to those shows. It was such a different time, and I wish he had told me more so I wouldn't have to try so hard to imagine it. Going through the experience of having a loved one with Alzheimer's type dementia now has really changed how I see our memories. I observe her as she loses all those memories that have been created over the course of a lifetime. All the experiences that we believe are so permanently emblazoned in our minds - well, they are just like a spider's web. They connect us strongly to our loved ones and all that has come before, and help define who we are and our place in the world, but then, unexpectedly, they break and fall apart and just disintigrate into nothingness. The only way our memories truly last is when we share them with others. We share our experiences, our musings, our hopes and dreams, and certainly, our learned information with each other and we create something like an inter-generational memory, or a community memory. Maybe this sort of memory has some bit of permanence, maybe not. I truly believe that it isn't the memory that has the value, but only the sharing of it.
When my kids awaken to the scratchy sounds on the radio of a bluegrass banjo and a twangy singer recorded back when my father, or his father, may have listened to the same song and smiled and danced along to it down at the Sandy Ridge school, I try to tell them how it might have been back them, and give them the memories that help connect them to the family history in this community. I hope someday as they drive along a twisty road on a dark, quiet evening, they hear the strains of bluegrass in their minds, and they remember these good moments we have had as a family, catching bugs and butterflies for their butterfly house, among other things, and it makes them smile and brings them a sense of peace and joy.
We got one of the first items of spring goat maintenance done today - the worm balls with copper wire particles in the middle. Most of the goats think these are a wonderful treat and eat them willingly from my hand. I imagine it will be a long hot summer and with the warm, wet weather we have had already I want to set myself up against barberpole worms a little earlier than normal. Not only does the stroller transport Virginia around the farm, but also a lot of the stuff I need to take from point A to point B. Here, Virginia and I take the worm balls down to the bottom field to offer them to the does that have recently kidded. I had to include just a sample picture of the does and some of the kids. They are growing well and the evenings are the best - they bounce around like popcorn, leaping and twisting in the air for the sheer joy of it. A few of the little bucklings are already declaring themselves future herdsires, although none of the does take them very seriously. They've already learned some lessons in manners from the older ladies, though, but it doesn't seem to last long. Funny, that whole testing boundaries thing seems to be a phenomenon that happens in more than just kid goats. Hmmm.
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Hey there!
How was your weekend?
Ours' was great! It felt long and since it rained all weekend long, we had a lot of time to kick our feet up and relax.
One random tidbit form our weekend was when we went out for our morning walk with Quincy on Saturday we literally saw hundreds of frogs. There were huge adult frogs but mostly baby frogs. They started to gross me out as there were a lot that were road kill, you had to watch where you stepped the whole walk. I could have actually of been toads, but I can never tell the difference. I've never seen frogs/toads while I've lived in Arizona, but I guess there is a first for everything. I felt like I was in movie Magnolia. Have you guys ever seen it? It rains frogs in the movie. Since it was just about to rain outside I totally felt I was in the movie…
If you missed my post from yesterday, I would high recommend reading it, especially if you're a mom!
Today started out with one of my planned workouts, a 5am cardio session for 45 minutes followed by core work. It took me about an hour total to finish and I felt so good to be done with my workout by 6am! It did help that Cameryn woke me up at 4:40 this morning, so I was all set to go.
That means only four more workouts need to be completed by next Monday, I think I can handle that!
45 minutes cardio + core
- 45 minutes cardio + core
- 20 minutes intervals on treadmill + strength
- 20 minutes intervals on treadmill + strength
- Plyometric workout
My eats over the past week and weekend were healthy. Lots of smoothies, Ezekiel English muffins with peanut butter and fig butter, salmon, brown rice and vegetables, homemade beef tacos and I've been snacking on nuts and Greek yogurt.
My weight hasn't changed for about a month and even though I lost all my baby weight plus more, I'd like to lose about another five pounds. So, I'm going to really step up and make sure I'm eating extremely healthy and sticking with lots of vitamin C, vegetables and lean proteins until I hit my goal. Since I'm still breastfeeding I have to be careful to keep my calories high enough to keep my milk supply high while also taking in enough to give me enough energy for my workouts and for my daily activities.
My eats so far from today have been the following:
- Breakfast (post workout)- decaf coffee + Ezekiel English muffin with peanut butter and fig butter
- AM Snack- Clif Mojo bar
- Lunch- Homemade turkey panini with artichoke, spinach, parmesan cheese and sliced tomatoes <—it was amazing, we had turkey to eat up so I skipped my usual smoothie for lunch and made this amazing sandwich.
- PM Snack- Homemade grapefruit orange juice (1 grapefruit + 1 small orange blended with a splash of water and ice cubes)
I haven't had dinner yet, but were planning on grilling some chicken breast I picked up today and have marinating along with a salad to put it over.
Here is our weekly meal plan for the week. I can't wait for rigatoni pasta tomorrow! I might even make it tonight as it gets better overnight with all the flavors marinating!
- Monday- Salad with grilled chicken breast
- Tuesday- Tuna rigatoni pasta and garlic green beans
- Wednesday- Leftover tuna rigatoni pasta and green salad
- Thursday- Salad with chicken breast
- Friday- Whatever we pick
- Saturday- Turkey burgers
*Meal planning not only makes sure I stick with a healthy diet, and get in all my vegetables and enough protein, but it also saves us a lot of money. I used to wonder the grocery stores buying anything and everything that looked good, but now I just buy what we need instead.
This morning was filled with running errands, stocking up on groceries and other items for the week ahead. I hit up Target, New Frontiers (our local organic grocery store), Trader Joe's and Costco.
While I was out and about, I was just leaving TJ's and I was backing up out of my stall, right when I was going to put the car into drive (from reverse) a car laid on their horn at me for about 5 seconds as they sped around my car. I couldn't believe it. Some people are so rude! I always stop so whoever was backing up from a parking spot before I was driving by can finish backing out, do you? I thought it was just common sense. When I got a glimpse into the car, it was this little old lady!
So, the Question of the Day is:
- Do you yield to cars that is currently in the process of backing up (out of a parking spot) or do you continue driving and make them stop?
With that, I'm off to head out on a walk with the dog and the family! I hope I don't see any more frogs!
Baby George Washington diaper head! Please tell me you've done this with your baby? Keith and I got a good giggle last night and again today!


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Iconic wrestling legend Ultimate Warrior - real name James Hellwig - has died, aged 54.
Just days after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, and one night after appearing on RAW, WWE.com confirmed his death.
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Triple H posted: "Saddened to announce the passing of the Ultimate Warrior. Icon and friend. My sympathy to his wife Dana and his daughters."
Jim Ross tweeted: "Sad to pass along the news that the Ultimate Warrior has died. Condolences to his wife & two, young daughters. RIP Warrior."
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On April 6, 2017, MPIDR researcher Ralf Schaible successfully completed his habilitation by lecturing and then taking questions on the topic of "Living, Aging and Dying: A View Across Species" at a colloquium held at the University of Rostock.
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See Trump's Classic Response to Joe Biden Challenge
When Joe Biden threatened to take Donald Trump behind the gym for apparently beating him up, there was no outrage in the press for insinuating violence, it was treat as comical and harmless. However, Donald Trump was having none of it, and had his own response ready for "Uncle Joe."
"Did you see where Biden wants to take me to the back of the barn — me," Trump said. "I'd love that. I'd love that! Mr. Tough Guy. You know, he's Mr. Tough Guy. You know when he's Mr. Tough Guy? When he's standing behind a microphone by himself — that's when. He wants to bring me to the back of the barn."
"Some things in life you could really love doing," he continued. "And, by the way, if I said that, they'd say, 'He's violent. How could he have done that?'"
Biden, campaigning at the time for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, made the initial suggestion in response to recent allegations from multiple women who claim to be victims of Trump's unwanted sexual advances.
"What he said he did and does is a textbook definition of sexual assault … [Trump] said, 'Because I'm famous, because I'm a star, because I'm a billionaire, I can do things other people can't," the vice president said. "What a disgusting assertion for anyone to make!"
Trump is right that if he had said that, he'd be accused of inciting violence, of being a violent person and ridiculed in the press. It's not a stretch to see talking heads around a table on Sunday morning discussing Trump's prone to violence and being unfit for office.
But, when stumbling Joe says it, eyeballs are on Trump for his response, not on the VP for his comments.
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The museum is the backdrop of some of my most cherished moments. Saturday, my 30th birthday, E and I met up with the kids at the Museum of Contemporary Art for family day. Museums with a toddler, anything with a toddler really, isn't easy. I appreciate how often the library and the museum provide the backdrop of the stories she recounts about her daughter.
Pointing your maternal bravery in the direction of libraries and museums, dance performances and theater shows is something I didn't do consciously until the recent past. In so many ways I marvel at the vision and intention E puts into mothering. The things she knows and considers.
We came specifically to take part in the awesomeness that is the creative mind of Amanda Williams. We had seen her exhibit before so it was wonderful for us to meet her in the flesh with a tag reading "ARTIST" slug around her neck. To hear him say, "Wait, so that's the artist with the exhibit downstairs?". To say "Yup." An artist as a human, a woman, melaninated. The type to speak to you, to smile at you. To help you peel the back of a sticker. To accomplish things that feel out of reach while staying within it.
On the logistics for parents, they had a break room with free snacks and water/juice for kids and I saw adults eating too. The room was designated specifically for family day participants. This really stretches the amount of time you can be there, especially if you pack sandwich. All of the activities took place in open areas were kids could focus fully on the task at hand.


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When I read this article I was interested in learning what the big deal is. It is a shame that we have miseducated ourselves to say that exposing breasts in a newspaper for advertisement is pornography and exploitation of women. I do not understand if these women who volunteered to be photographed with their breasts exposed to have readers of both sexes to see them how can it then be sexists? Nudity is not dirty. Where is that is said that it is forbidden? I have the Bible and it states I am not to get unclothed in front of my brother, uncle, etc. If you read that section of the Bible closely, it is in the context of sex. Sleeping with the individual. So in other words, INCEST is forbidden not the act of being nude. If being nude was a sin then Job who felt hurt and wanted an answer from God regarding his sufferings after God allowed the devil to plague him with boils and lost of children God would have punished him further once he stripped his clothes off, placed dust on his head and sat with his friends who did the same to consul him. Don't believe me read it for yourself. Read the Book of Job, Chapters 1 and 2. God wanted a relationship with HIM not religion. Before we throw the book at others for their actions, we should prepare ourselves and improve. Nudity is not a SIN. We are not born with clothes and here is an awakening: you may be buried with clothing but you do not take them with you so YOU ARE NAKED when you meet your maker. There is NOTHING to hide. Think of that!
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This is the most insane Ring blog ever! You will see some strange things in The Carrot Box.
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February 16, 2012
I have briefly fallen off the bloggosphere due to work and pure fatigue. But whilst flicking through a horrible girl mag at work today my eyes popped when I saw the work of Mary Katrantzou. I love the silhouettes, the patterns, colours, combinations… everything is so explosive and yet confined due to the shapes and tailoring. Fashion can be great craic. AND she's designed a 2012 Spring Collection for TopShop. Nice.
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January 31, 2012
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We have a new secondhand desk in our abode and I am starting the process of a gentle sanding down and a patient waxing to restore it to it's former glory. I think it is a fancy kind of patterned plywood nicely curved into a distinctive modernist style. I love it and can't wait to see what it looks like when I'm done. In the meantime I spotted these pieces on The Finders Keepers that reminded me of said desk. Wouldn't mind owning one of these My Mother Mabel big bangles please. Although they look like they should be worn in a sunny clime so I would require a holiday in the sun to do them justice…
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January 18, 2012
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January 10, 2012
I think I only know two women with a neck to wear and carry this off. Realistic or not, it's stunning work by Lucie Houdkova. Thanks to Design-Milk.
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November 18, 2011
I find the Lotocoho site a bit perplexing but the featured pieces are just so fantastic that I had to post them.
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November 17, 2011
Although these are not real, it doesn't stop me taking a look every so often as this Sexy Sweater site is fun, distracting and even has it's own appropriate music player to finish off the upbeat experience!


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By: Inoljt, http://mypolitikal.com/
Most informed Americans do not have a high opinion of Bolivian president Evo Morales. They think that Mr. Morales is an anti-American leftist aligned with President Hugo Chavez and former President Fidel Castro.
None of these facts is strictly wrong. President Evo Morales is a leftist; he is an ally of Venezuela and Cuba; and he certainly hates the United States.
Yet Mr. Morales is not just this. To many people in Bolivia, Mr. Morales is the Barack Obama of their country.
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He is the first democratically elected indigenous president, much like Mr. Obama is America's first black president, in a country where two-thirds of the people are indigenous.
"…imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever," British author George Orwell once wrote. For six centuries, ever since the Spanish conquest of the Americas, that boot has been stamping on the faces of the indigenas in Bolivia and other Latin American countries. Mr. Morales represents, to many Bolivians, the end of this subjugation.
Many Americans are unaware of this other side to Mr. Morales because the American media does not report it. Partly this is because many journalists do not fully understand the history of Latin America.
Mostly, however, the American media is hostile to Mr. Morales because he takes every opportunity possible to spit in America's face. Mr. Morales delights in making his anti-Americanism as public as possible – whether he is expelling America's ambassador, or accusing the United States of assassination attempts against him, or talking about the evils of neoliberal economic policy.
To be fair, there is certainly a reason for Mr. Morales to hate the United States. In general, American policy has been more friendly to the right-wing (i.e. non-indigenous) elements in Bolivia, mainly because left-wing Latin American movements often slip into communism. The United States policy against coca planting also goes against the interests of the people Mr. Morales represents.
Yet for all this, spitting in the face of the world's superpower (as Mr. Morales loves to do) is not a wise policy. Whatever its recent troubles, the United States still holds an enormous amount of influence and power – influence that will be directed against Bolivia as long as Mr. Morales continues his current anti-American policies.
This is not hard power – the United States will not intervene militarily in Bolivia anytime soon (indeed, under Mr. Obama it would probably condemn a right-wing coup against Mr. Morales). This may not even be action taken by the U.S. government.
Rather, it may look something like this: American businesswoman Ms. Smith, director of corporate operations in Latin America, picks up her morning Wall Street Journal. On the front page is an article about Bolivian nationalizations and its increasingly hostile environment to foreign investment. Ms. Smith is in the middle of deciding where to locate the company's new factory; reading this article, and thinking about that crazy leftist Evo Morales, she crosses Bolivia off the list and instead decides to build in Brazil, where the climate is much friendlier to business. Bolivia thus loses several million dollars in possible foreign investment, and several thousand potential jobs.
The funny thing about this hypothetical is that Brazil's former President Lula de Silva probably hated the United States just as much as Evo Morales does. Mr. de Silva, however, was smart enough to keep his anti-Americanism quiet and pursue good relations with the world's superpower. A belligerent America would only be a distraction to Brazil's continuing and successful efforts in reducing income inequality.
This is true for Bolivia as well – a hostile America would probably hurt Bolivia and therefore hurt Mr. Morales's attempts to raise the status of Bolivia's poor indigenas. Being friendly with the United States would probably be a bitter pill for Mr. Morales to swallow. In the end, however, it would be better for the people he is trying to help.


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Marvel Entertainment's Joe Quesada Really, Really Disliked Man of Steel. Here's Why.
Faster than a speeding bullet!
Marvel Entertainment's chief creative officer Joe Quesada went on Kevin Smith's Fat Man on Batman the other day, and after discussing Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the topic of conversation got around to rival DC's Man of Steel. And Quesada did not hold back about his feelings on the film. Hoboy.
So what made Quesada say that, after seeing Man of Steel, "I was just angry"? Is it the massive amount of collateral damage director Zack Snyder put on the screen? What many fans perceive to be a mangling of the character of Pa Kent? Or maybe the controversial decision to have Superman snap Zod's neck? Nope. (Though he may very well not like those things, too. A lot of people didn't.) Though it does have to do with Michael Shannon's scenery-chewing villain, specifically the way he just wanted to get the Codex and save his people, geez:
"As a comic book fan, I wanted to love that movie so much. I wanted to love it so much, and I didn't love it so much. Again, there are little things here and there that you could pick at and things like that, but I just think at the end of the day, Zod was the hero of the movie to me… He wanted to save his race, and Superman didn't let him.
Zod, in this particular incarnation, struck me as not necessarily an evil man, but a man of… he had a particular… he had his orders, he had a mission. He was a zealot of sorts, but he was a zealot… again, correct me if I'm wrong… but he didn't say, 'I want to rebuild Krypton, and then come back and destroy this little planet. All I want is to rebuild this planet. And the only reason I'm blowing everything to bits here is because you've got what I want, and you're not giving it to me. So please, give me my people, and I'll leave.'… When Superman said Krypton had its chance, I was like, 'Will you just f***ing kill him, Zod?'""
And don't try that "But Zod would've created an army and come back to destroy Earth!" stuff, either. "You probably could have written a way around it," argued Quesada. "You could have had a better solution if you had written a better problem. So I see things like that, and I'm like, 'Aww, man.' It was one of some things in the movie, that I just ended up feeling disappointed in it."
I know a lot of people who saw Man of Steel, myself included, didn't like it, and that on the flip side there are people (our own Jill Pantozzi, for example), who defend it. I'm sure both sides have things to say about Quesada's Man of Steel complaint. Have it out in the comments, but please, as always, keep it civil.
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Couldn't wait to wear them… Holly Willoughby forgets to take price sticker off her heels
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As a mother-of-two Holly Willoughby can be forgiven for missing out small details as she juggles motherhood with her hectic career.
Take for example forgetting to peel the price sticker off the sole of her heels before showing them off to the world.
The TV presenter was spotted last Sunday in Brighton as she made her way to a pub with her husband Dan Baldwin.
Busy lady: Holly Willoughby was spotted in Brighton last week heading to a pub with her husband but suffered a fashion fail
Forgetful: The This Morning host seemed unaware that she had left the price stickers on her heels
Having a make-up free day Holly wore a blue dress with a pair of jeans as she left her blonde locks down.
Arguably not one of her best outfits, in an attempt to add a bit of panache to the look with her strapped leopard print heels.
But her price sticker fail wasn't the worst of her troubles as she was seen struggling to get out of her car as she tired to climb over an empty car seat.
The 31-year-old was also pictured picking up a bottle of milk and a newspaper from a local shop.
Tight squeeze: Holly was pictured struggling to get out of her car
Well known for her curves and her love of flaunting her body in revealing dresses on Friday night Holly shocked.
The blonde bombshell went against type and actually covered up completely in an all black outfit.
Spotted as she headed to the exclusive Brompton Club, in Chelsea, London, alongside hubby Baldwin as they enjoyed a date night.
Covered up: Willoughby was pictured on Friday evening as she left the Brompton Club, in Cheslea, London, wearing a conservative outfit
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The agenda for last weeks meeting was:
1 recap of meeting for those not there.
2 formal structure: discussion
3 property info...
4 bike workshop and flag making day, sat 28th march
5 may day
6 CEIS info
7 networking: Johnny asked: Who should he/we be networking with?
At the previous meeting, we agreed we should try to start on time, always take minutes and have a facilitator, and email out those minutes promptly, as well as an agenda for the next meeting.
Bob told us about a fantastic poster he did for the talk on saturday, that perhaps could be used again in future for other events. ask him to explain it if youre interested. its something about history being 'medicine for the masses'.
Kate and Juliana formed a subgroup of the research group, to look into past and existing social centres to see how theyre structured and what we can learn from them.
2 formal structure:
I mentioned some of the info we got from meeting with CEIS, who offer advice for new social enterprises:
I suggested we need to become a constituted group, (ie have a formal constitution), and then think about moving forward with deciding on a structure: eg charity status, social enterprise, community interest company, etc....in order to get funding and premises and do business plan...
Johnny asked everyone to send profiles: ie name, email, phone number, (if youre comfortable doing that) and 2 sentences on what you would like to offer (ie workshops youd like to host/take part in) and what you would like to get out of a social centre (in concrete terms, ie what workshops youd like to attend or what youd like to learn about or do)
it was also suggested that this info could be made into a members list, (with whatever info people are happy to give/or omit) and we could keep a hard copy of this once we get a premises. (this info would NOT be online for anyone to see, and would basically be so we can contact each other about organising workshops, meetings etc.
We took another look at the roles that were suggested in an email Pearse sent around a few weeks ago.
WE agreed that we dont like the word 'president' , but that there was a need for people to take responsibility for ensuring certain things get done. We agreed that it would be good to have at least 2/3 people share certain roles: so that its not any one person's responsibility and the duties are shared...and that these roles could rotate every few months (eg. every 3 or 6 months)
Tentative descriptions of those roles are:
a 'chairperson' who would be at every meeting and provide a general overview and recap for others, act as contact person, occasional or fallback facilitator, and would try to do role of providing a general overview of how the group is getting on,as we check in with our consensus and facilitation and general process and progress every few months,
a treasurer to keep record of any money
a secretary to take responsibility for ensuring minutes are taken at each meeting, and emailed out after, WITh an agenda for next meeting... to be added to on email if people want.
(perhaps in future, we could look at PR people, to focus on promoting the centre and networking with other groups in glasgow)
Also would be good to have an 'ass kicker' to check everyone is doing what they say theyll do after each meeting, etc.
It was agreed we need to elaborate exactly what these roles entail, in reality, in the way we work, and what they would be on paper, for the purposes of 'business people' or potential funders, etc.
3: property/premises:
I checked with The Annexe, healthy living centre in Partick. rooms are rented per hour, and are very cheap for constituted groups £5 an hour. this is a good option if we want to plan events for now, until we get a venue. But the group would need to be constituted first. I would be up for holding things like knitting and creative meetings there, as a way of 'doing' what we want social centre to be, as well as 'talking' about it...
4 bike workshop and flag day
this would be a day to construct pedal powered stuff eg smoothie makers, laptops, etc... and to make trailers for bikes, flags to put on bikes, to use at demos, and 'basical bicycle maintenance' skillshare, etc.
It was agreed it would be good if 1 or 2 people took responsibility for organising different parts of the day:
denis will look into pedal power, anyone else want to chip in?
it was mentioned that regan has a leaflet or zine on how to convert a bike to pedal power stuff... is that right?
Juliana offered to do a sewing skillshare to prep for the flag making, hemming material, etc so flags are ready to be painted on the day...she will suggest times next week? she will also see if richard is up for doing a bike fixing skillshare. Johnny also has the number for Ben from Ben's bikes.
IF anyone has any materials that would be good.... we need to get materials. pale cloth for flags, paints, wood and metal for trailers, etc... streamers? decorations for bikes?...
I also suggested if anyone wants to take a trip to local recycling centres to see if we can get some stuff for free... let me know.
5 May Day
we agreed the flag making day would be a prep for may day, and we could do our own event as the social centr,e and tie in with other groups and hopefully use some great bike banners and flags to create visually eye catching images.
6 CEIS: I gave a quick update on what the guy from CEIS said. It was agreed that it would be good to type up the notes from the meeting and give a proper presentation about it to the group, or let them know where the research group is at.
7Johnny and Networking:
it was agreed that an address book, with a list of all the local groups in glasgow that we know about would be a great thing to do.
as well as the big giant map of glasgow that pearse is going to print out for us. we can stick pins in map for all the groups we know about, and find out about, and have names, phone numbers, addresses and emails for them all....to make it easier to network in futre, and to 'see' where a social centre might best be located.
it was also suggested that it would be a great idea to keep a copy of all posters we make, and have photos and footage of all events we hold, and make a archive of the process were going through.
KAte is going to notify property people about a councillor she met who knows a lot about buildings around glasgow that we could rent...
They are the minutes.
I thought we made up an agenda for next week, but i cant find it, so here is my
suggested Agenda for next week: Please amend as you like...
juliana: sewing skillshare dates to be suggested
talk about or look into getting 'constituted' as a group
people to talk about/clarify/volunteer for roles of secretary, chair, treasurer
property list: it came out last week, Can someone from property group let us know any news with it?
people to volunteer for bike and flag workshop to help organise it
Research group to update rest of group on progress/ceis meeting, or whatever else happening...
can someone bring the timeline and leave it at electron club? or bring it each week?
melissa proposal to work at glastonbury
I think thats it. See you at next meeting!


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Adab of the EARS! September 21, 2007Posted by soulscripture in adab, Adab in Islam.
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The ear is responsible before Allah for what it hears. The righteous people are those who listen carefully to what is said and follow it.
The ears fast from listening to obscenities, music and lewd material. To the righteous there is an illustrious fast from hearing things that may anger Allah (SWT) both in and outside of Ramadhan.
There are those amongst us, that fill their ears with forbidden sounds and sinful words and forbid their ears from the Noble Quran, the noble, distinct and divine audition. Listening to the Quran bears the fruit of faith, guidance, light and prosperity; filling the heart with wisdom, tranquility, intimacy and contentment. It is a source of protection from dangerous, deviant, and sinful thoughts. So the power of the ears lies in rememberance, beneficial knowledge, good advice, profound manners,and good speech.
Advice from the Qurān and Sunnāh on the fasting of the ears
And follow not (O man i.e., say not, or do not or witness not, etc.) that of which you have no knowledge (e.g. ones saying: "I have seen," while in fact he has not seen, or "I have heard," while he has not heard). Verily! The hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned (by Allah).
(Surah Al-Isra: Verse 36)
And surely, We have created many of the jinns and mankind for Hell. They have hearts wherewith they understand not, they have eyes wherewith they see not, and they have ears wherewith they hear not (the truth). They are like cattle, nay even more astray; those! They are the heedless ones.
(Surah Al-Araf: Verse 179)
Or do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are only like cattle; nay, they are even farther astray from the Path. (i.e. even worst than cattle).
(Surah Al-Furqan: Verse 44)
And when they (who call themselves Christians) listen to what has been sent down to the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of the truth they have recognised. They say: "Our Lord! We believe; so write us down among the witnesses. (Surah Al-Maeda: Verse 83)
And whenever there comes down a Soorah (chapter from the Quran), some of them (hypocrites) say: "Which of you has had his faith increased by it?" As for those who believe, it has increased their faith, and they rejoice. But as for those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubt, disbelief and hypocrisy), it will add suspicion and doubt to their suspicion, disbelief and doubt, and they die while they are disbelievers.
(Surah At- Taubah: Verse 124-125)
And those who turn away from Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk, falsehood, and all that Allah has forbidden).
(Surah Al- Mu'minoon: Verse 3)
And when they hear AlLaghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk), they withdraw from it and say: "To us our deeds, and to you your deeds. Peace be to you. We seek not the ignorant."
(Surah Al-Qasas: Verse 55)
Adab of the EYES! September 18, 2007Posted by soulscripture in adab.
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As we all know, the adab of fasting doesn't just involve thirst and hunger, but also involves fasting with all the parts of the body. Those include the heart, the tongue (hence avoiding Al-Ghiba), the eyes, ears, hands and feet.
Allah (swt) says in the Quran:
قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ذَلِكَ أَزْكَى لَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ
وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاء بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَائِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَاء بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي أَخَوَاتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَائِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُنَّ أَوِ التَّابِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُوْلِي الْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاء وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
"Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do. And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss."
(Quran:Surah 24: verse 30 and 31)
The eye is an opening to the heart and a door to the spirit. Ali ibn Abi Talib once asked the Prophet (saw) about the gaze. He (saw) replied: 'Lower your gaze' Hence whoever does not lower his gaze will be afflicted by 4 calamities.
1. The disposing of the heart in every direction, and its tearing apart in every field. As a consequence, it has no stability and enjoys no inner peace. Neither is it able to mobilize all its power. It is wounded and weakened and quite rightly complains of the misdeeds of the eyes, its gazes and glances.
2. Punishments of the soul and training it with the loss what is saw and did not get. the soul, because of the act of the eye, is in constant distress, anxiety and turmoil.
3. With the release of forbidden glances, the sweetnesses of worship and obedience is lost. Thus, say goodbye to the light of faith if the eye is not disciplined and made to fast from the unlawful sights. The souls will neither taste faith not find conviction except through the control of the eye.
4. Because of the great sin incurred by its violation of honour and privacy, the eyes would be rewarded with great sin. No one ever fell into filth and perversion except after his eyes had gone astray. Surely there is no movement and no power except with Allah the most High, the most Magnificent.
5 Benefits of Lowering the gaze:
1. Obedience to Allah (swt) command to lower the gaze and hence a blessing and honour in this world and the akhirra inshaAllah.
2. Peace of the heart, its nourishment as well as its realization of its full potential, comfort, happiness and ease.
3. Avoidance of calamaties and safety from trials and misdeeds.
4. Allah opens for His servants the doors of Ilm, understanding, success and uprightness; a fitting reward for piety.
5. Allah will instil a sense of discernment in the heart of the learned and His perfect light in the souls of the truthful; again a reward for those who lowered their gaze.
So the eyes are expected to fast in obedience to the Ever living, the Selfsubsisting. There are people whose stomach fasts from food and dirnk but their eyes graze shrubbery of forbidden sights. Such people do not know the real essence of fasting. So, let our eyes fast from the unlawful things in the same way that we abstein from food and drink inshaAllah. Let our hearts be healthy and our spirits relax. Truly by controlling our every action, and controlling every part of our body in accordance with the correct islamic adab we will be of those who will have taqwā….insha'Allah
Adab of Eating: Forbidden Vessels September 10, 2007Posted by soulscripture in adab.
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It is forbidden to eat or drink from any kind of dish or with any kind of utensil that is made from Gold or Silver
Any of todays shops that specialise in hoousehold items have gold and silver containers or gold and silver plated ones, as is the case in the houses of the rich and for a number of hotels. indeed this sort of container has become one of the precious gifts that people exchange during special occasions. Some people may not have them in their houses, but they use them in the houses of others and in their dinner parties.
The Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said " Do not wear silk or ad-Deebaaj (a kind of silk); do not drink from containers of gold and silvr, and do not eat from bowls that are made from them, for they are for them in this world, and for us in the Hereafter". (Narrated by Hudhayfah (رضى الله عنه); reported by As-Sabba)
All this is forbidden in the Sharee'ah and a severe warning has been reported from the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) about using such utensils: Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated:
"He who eats or drinks out of silver and gold utensils, is indeed dragging in his stomach the fire of Jahannum." (Muslim)
This includes all vessels, containers and utensils of food, such as plates, forks, spoons, knives, utensils used for serving guests and the sweet boxes that are offered in weddings and the like. Some people reason that they do not use them for eating and drinking, but they keep then on shelves behind glass for display. This is not permissible because people might be tempted to use them as the temptation to use them is still remaining (Statement by Shaykh Bin Baz).
Ref: Taken from FORBIDDEN by Shaykh Saleh Munajjid.
Adab In Islām May 23, 2007Posted by soulscripture in adab.
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In the name of Allah the all Merciful, The most Compassionate
إن الحمد لله نحمده وستعينه ونستغفره ونعوذ بالله من شرور أنفسنا ومن سيئات أعمالنا إنه من يهده الله فهو المهتد ومن يضلل فلن تجد له وليا مرشدا ونشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له ونشهد أن محمدا عبده ورسله
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All praise is for Allah. We praise Him, we seek His aid, and His forgiveness.
We seek Allah's refuge from the evils of ourselves and from our evil
actions. Whomsoever Allah guides then none can misguide him,
and whomsoever Allah misguides then none can guide him.
We testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah,
alone, having no partner, and we testify that Muhammad
is His slave and His Messenger.
Umar Ibn Al Khattab (رضى الله عنه) narrated:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say: "Actions are but by intention and every man shall have but that which he intended. Thus he whose migration was for Allah and His messenger, his migration was for Allah and His messenger, and he whose migration was to achieve some worldly benefit or to take some woman in marriage, his migration was for that for which he migrated."
(Bukhari & Muslim)
The one who seeks knowledge to fight quarrel or debate, to compete with the people of knowledge, to get attention, fame, or has any other ill intention; then Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) will enter this person into hellfire. Some seek knowledge for worldly reasons and fame, hence it is important to purify our intentions, before acquiring, or seeking knowledge.
Adab in the "Modern" World
Perhaps our greatest need in today's adab-less society is really to look at our simple courtesy, our adab, the significance of our social behaviour, so we can take heed to the fact that as Muslims, we're not just defined by the way we dress or our look. Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, Christians, many people grow their beards for example, the distinguishing factor though that makes the believer stand out, is not the length of his beard, but his adab. When we see a Muslim with a long beard and jubba, we are the first to say Masha'Allah, but when was the last time we said Masha'Allah to the adab, the manners, and the etiquettes of others with us? The true essence of adab is that no person is harmed by that person's actions or tongue.
"A complete believer is he from whose tongue and hand (actions) his fellow Muslims are safe".
(Bukhari & Muslim)
Sadly in today's society, many Muslims are increasingly gaining a somewhat immoral, corrupt, deceptive reputation. The fine line between right and wrong has become increasingly blurred and the need for guidance in terms of moral guidance has never been greater. The following story was related by a famous scholar from the asian sub-continent:
"A man came to visit a scholar with his son. They travelled some distance to come, by train. The train fair for adults was classed as 13 and above which seemed quite expensive to the man, as his child had just passed the age of 13. When they arrived to see the scholar, he enquired of the journey, and how it must have cost a fair amount of money for them to travel there. The man told the scholar, "Oh no, my child looks under 13, so his fair was half". The scholar then told the man of the great sin he had committed. This was not only a major sin, but the man was guilty of theft and deception; by carrying out an act to 'save money'."
This story highlights that we are often so obsessed with a good act, we become blind to the major sins we may commit and be teaching to our children. We may think on occasion "Oh we'll get away with it", but the ethics of our conduct with others are effectively what will be held to account on the Day of Judgement, so how can we become so blind to the scale of sin we are committing? It is all well and good for us to be devoted Muslims, praying 5 times a day, fasting, giving charity etc, but these are just a few branches of Islam, it's our akhlaaq, our mua'malat (acts of welfare or good with our fellow Muslims) that really define our characters, and our true identity as believers. When we look to perfect our own characters, we must look at the greatest example Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) sent to the believers as an example. The Prophet's (صلى الله عليه وسلم) character was such that his actions emanated mercy, patience, kindness, gentleness, justness, and sincerity to all.
Anas (رضى الله عنه) said:
"I served the Messenger of Allah when he was at home and on journeys from the time he came to Medina, to the day he died (صلى الله عليه وسلم). He never said to me about anything I had done, 'Why did you do this?' nor did he say to me about something I had not done, 'Why didn't you do such and such?'
(Al-Adab Al Mufrad)
Anas (رضى الله عنه) said:
"Whenever Allah's Apostle greeted somebody, he used to greet him three times, and if he spoke a sentence, he used to repeat it thrice".
(Sahih Bukhari: Book of seeking permission)
Many non-Muslims, reverted due to His (صلى الله عليه وسلم) noble manners. Today, how many people revert to Islam because of the character, manners and etiquettes of the Muslims? The state of our affairs is now such that some non-Muslims are better in manners than Muslims. Even the etiquettes of bartering leave us to take things to such an extreme, we become so miserly we want everything for as cheap as possible. We don't care that the seller may be making a loss, or that his heart is not content in the sale, we just want, want, want. When we're driving on the motorways, how many of us give way to other drivers or get road rage? When was the last time you got angry at someone that overtook you? SubhanAllah, we need to take a step back and really take a look at how just we are with others. Do we have even a grain of mercy or patience within us?
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
"You must be gentle. Whenever there is gentleness in some matter, it adorns it and whenever it is taken away it disfigures it."
Such was the obedience and eagerness of the companions, subhanAllah, that after the revelation of this verse; it is narrated by Abdullah ibn al Zubayr that whenever Umar ibn al-Khattab wanted to speak to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). He would talk almost in whispers to the point that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) could hardly hear him and would ask him to repeat what he said. Such basic issues are continually being ignored amongst the Muslims everywhere. In the Quran, Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) addressed the companions of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم):
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ وَلَا تَجْهَرُوا لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ كَجَهْرِ بَعْضِكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَن تَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ- إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَغُضُّونَ أَصْوَاتَهُمْ عِندَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُوْلَئِكَ الَّذِينَ امْتَحَنَ اللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ لِلتَّقْوَى لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ
"O you who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud to Him as you speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds become fruitless and you perceive not. Those that lower their voices in the presence of Allah's apostle, Allah has tested their hearts for piety, for them there is forgiveness and a great reward."
(Quran: Surah al-Hujraat, verses 2-3)
Lying, breaking promises, becoming foul mouthed at the first sniff of anger, how many of us are guilty of this, and forget the imminent warnings:
إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ وَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ نَصِيرًا
"The hypocrites are in the lowest levels of Hell and you will not find anyone to help them".
(Surah an-Nisa :verse 145)
Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (رضى الله عنه) : The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, "Whoever has (the following) four characters will be a hypocrite, and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy until he gives it up. These are: (1 ) Whenever he talks, he tells a lie; (2) whenever he makes a promise, he breaks it; (3) whenever he makes a covenant he proves treacherous; (4) and whenever he quarrels, he behaves impudently in an evil insulting manner." (Sahih Bukhari & Sahih Muslim)
A Muslims akhlaaq should be such that others trust him. It is only when we put into practice the example of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) that we will truly achieve love for him and truly please Allah (سبحانه وتعالى).


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Allegations of a deal between the country's two top political leaders:
Not much reliable information about the meeting in Paris between former Tunisian Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi and Ennahda leader Rachid Ghannouchi has been leaked. However, it is known that the two have reached an agreement in principle, which foreign partners — namely the Europeans, the Americans and the Germans — have imposed. The two enemy brothers need to agree in order to achieve a democratic transition in Tunisia and to avoid an Egyptian-style bloody scenario, even if that would anger the popular bases of the two camps.
The deal includes keeping Ali Laarayedh at the head of the government and Mustapha Ben Jaafar at the head of the National Constituent Assembly (ANC), while replacing Moncef Marzouki with Essebsi as president of the republic. As for the government, it will consist of technocrats and politicians with the addition of two new posts of deputy prime minister; one for security affairs and the other for economic affairs. These two posts will be "offered" to the democratic opposition.
If true, it's exactly the kind of elite back-room dealing that appears to be the key to fragile political transitions.


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Re-imagining the BrainDo Logo
Recently, we at BrainDo made the decision to take a good look at how our brand was evolving over the past year and figure out how to present that in our brand identity. At the core of that identity is our logo. It would live on our business cards, our social media profiles, our stationary, our… Read more »


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NYCC Has More Than Comics — There Are Books, Too
I've been going to New York Comic Con for a number of years. At the 2017 edition this past weekend, I was once again struck by how much of the show is geared toward readers of books rather than of comic books.
Mainstream publishers HarperCollins, Macmillan, Hachette, Simon & Schuster and Penguin Random House all had booths on the Javits Center convention floor. And given the fact that Penguin Random House also owns Crown, Knopf, Doubleday and Del Rey, that adds up to a lot of books — not to mention a lot of author appearances and book signings.