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Lately I am reading a lot of YA fiction. It feels really good to read and review some quick and light read sometimes. I have read two tough to review books recently, "The Diary of a Young Girl" and "The Forty Rules of Love".
"Will Work for Prom Dress" is quick an funny read. Quigley and Ann are in their last year of high school and on a mission to improve themselves just in time for prom. They have a Betterment Plan, that includes eating right, exercise and plenty of off the wall jobs to pay for the perfect dress. Girls find themselves in frozen pizza factory making artistic creations with sauce and pepperoni, but soon they are fired from there. But they are saved when Ann's world famous designer mom, Victoria Parisi, offers them a gig as models for her fashion design class at the local college. Hesitant at first they both agree to do this for the sake of Prom Dress. But there is no YA novel with out love story in it. A simple but romantic story is waiting for her there. Will that guy be her hero for real?
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There's been a lot of talk about alter egos in rock recently. We've had Lizzie Grant's glamourous Lana Del Rey, and of course Marina Diamandis' Electra Heart, a character born out of a post-fame depression and identification with Greek tragedy.
Both are in tune with what makes a great music nom de plume: a sense of mystery, drama and an almost non-earthly presence.
So who are the best rock alter egos? Here's five we like.
5) Luke The Drifter
Hank Williams navigated across the conservative roads of country music by adopting this persona, a moralistic preacher-type, while he played up to 'Hank Williams' character; a bad-ass drinker and womaniser.
4) Housewife
Annie Lennox embodied the spirit of this dowdy, suburban dwelling house wife in battle with her wilder side in the long-form video for The Eurythmics' 'Savage'.
3) Slim Shady
Early in his career Marshall Mathers made a career of playing up his 'Slim Shady' character – the Hyde to his more serious Jekyll. But the lines became blurred as Marshall's real life controversies matched anything SS could come up with.
2) Gainsbarre
As Serge Gainsbourg's life came unstuck in the 80s, he began making more references to 'Gainsbarre', a depressed alcoholic. It was truly disturbing because it described exactly what the public figure of Serge had become.
1) The Thin White Duke
More so than Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie's Thin White Duke was more affecting because it described the sort of private/public melting of personalities that the singer was going through in the coke-ravaged mid-70s.
And the worst…
Hannah Montana
The clue to fooling the entire Cyrus family into believing you are an international popstar: donning a cheap wig and speaking in a marginally less annoying voice than your already really, really annoying voice. (Post-series vouchers to rehab for the cast are available on request from Disney).
Who do you think are the best and worst alter egos in music? Let us know below.


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It's often helpful (and very interesting) to see others' playing styles and techniques on the clarsach. Here is a selection of video clips you might enjoy.
Statement of Fair Use: I intend to only post videos that have been made with the musicians' knowledge & permission. Be fair: don't upload and distribute pirated videos. Thanks. –Sue
Vicente la Camera Marino
Vicente lives in the Canary Islands, Spain, and owns a Trinity College replica made by William MacDonald of Skye. Here is a video of the Lament for Owen Roe O'Neill. He has a new address for his YouTube channel. Be sure to visit his fine website/blog, Harp Antiqua.
Brendan Ring
Brendan received his new Trinity College replica from William MacDonald of MacDonald Clarsachs in Scotland last summer. This recording is one of my favorites: Lament for the Bishop of Argyll, played with some piobaireachd variation sets. It is an elegant version of a piece I first heard Ann Heymann play in 2008 at Ohio Scottish Arts School. Here's a link to his YouTube channel.
Siobhán Armstrong
Siobhan is a world famous performer who works throughout Europe with various ensembles. She plays, among other harps, a replica of the Trinity College Harp made by David Kortier. In this video clip, she performs with sean nos singer Róisín Elsafty and uilleann piper Ronan Browne in a performance of Róisín Dubh. This is a very understated example of her playing, but is a rare opportunity to see a video clip of her in performance.
Simon Chadwick
Simon lives in St. Andrews, Scotland, and plays a lovely replica of the Queen Mary harp, made by luthier Davy Patton in Co. Roscommon, Ireland. Over the past several months I've been his student, and have seen my own understanding and playing improve. Here's The Battle of Harlaw, played on his Queen Mary.
View Simon Chadwick's YouTube channel to see more.
Sue Phillips
I finally got up my nerve and posted a not-a-video clip on YouTube. This is Duncan MacRae of Kintail's Lament, a piobaireachd I've been working on. Next time I'll create an actual video.
Barbara Karlik
Barbara lives in Poland, where she busks and performs in concerts and at events. Here is a brief interview which includes the performance of two songs. Barbara plays a replica of the Queen Mary harp made by Leszek Pelc of Rzeszow, Poland.
Paul Dooley
This video shows Dooley performing on one of his clarsachs in a pub in Co. Clare, Ireland, back in 1997. Dooley is a harper and luthier who lives in Ireland, and has released some CDs. He works with the Robert ap Huw manuscript as well as playing lots of seisun-style music, played with plenty of speed. Visit Paul Dooley's website for further information.
Javier Sáinz
The video below is a recently-posted recording of "The Siege of Buda," a tune I hadn't heard before. Sainz lives and teaches in Spain, and this recording features a replica of the Lamont Harp, made by David Kortier. Visit Javier Sáinz's channel on YouTube.
Josephine (William MacDonald's daughter)
Those of you who know of William MacDonald, a luthier on the isle of Skye, know that his daughter Josephine often test drives the harps on YouTube. Here she is playing a harp owned by Aran, one of our local clarsach players. Click here to check out William MacDonald's YouTube channel.
Grainne Yeats
She is the daughter in law of the late William Butler Yeats, and is a fine Irish harper who is now largely retired. This short video clip shows a brief interview with her. Note what she says about singing and the harp. There is a fine replica of the O'Ffogarty harp in the film, but the playing you hear is a segment of Ann Heymann playing Feachain Gleis, curiously enough. Never mind–just listen to Yeats's voice and ogle the fine O'Ffogarty.
Natalie Surina
Natalie is a regular at Scoil na gCláirseach, and is a luthier, too. Here she is playing a newly strung copy of the Trinity College harp at Paul Doyle's studio in Galway, Ireland. She is playing Da Mihi Manum by Rory Dall Ó Catháin.
Here are a few selected videos of harpmakers describing their work.
David Kortier
Kortier is in Duluth, Minnesota, U.S., and has made the splendid Trinity College and Downhill harps played by Siobhán Armstrong and Ann Heymann, along with several other well known players. He makes a fine selection of student models of historical clarsachs. I currently play a Student Trinity, and am awaiting the completion of a replica of the Trinity College harp this year.
Davy Patton
Patton, who made Simon Chadwick's elegant replica of the Queen Mary harp, lives in Co. Roscommon, Ireland. Here is a link to a short video clip describing his work on one of his replicas.
William MacDonald
MacDonald is located on Skye in the west of Scotland. This atmospheric video showcases a Queen Mary replica MacDonald made in 2009, complete with faux wormholes, apparent ages of wear and tear, and metal plates used for repairing the original Queen Mary harp. It is an interesting sight.
Ardival Harps
Located in Strathpeffer, Scotland, Ardival makes several sizes of clarsachs. While they are not historical replicas, they are well-constructed and bright-sounding. Bill Taylor, a fine musician, is associated with Ardival.
Performers on Other Instruments
Rob MacKillop
Here he is playing Port Jean Lindsay, on a lute, from the Straloch MS. It's a piece I'm working on in February of 2011. MacKillop is a marvelous lute player, and his website offers insight into his wide-ranging musical interests. Thanks to Simon C. for this recommendation.


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The official death toll from the horrendous earthquake that hit China last week has reached 34,000 people, and is expected to rise past 50,000. The estimated number of injured has surpassed 200,000 and there are still an about additional 100,000 missing. All these estimated numbers have been reported by multiple news sources.
To put this dramatic figure in perspective: 3,000 people were killed in the sad WTC attacks and 2,388 were killed in the Pearl Harbor attacks. Those 2 horrible events stunned us with sadness that still rocks us. About ten times as many people have died in this recent earthquake than in those 2 events combined, underscoring how dramatic an event we are now suffering through.
Those injured and surviving this horrible event still need our help. Surprisingly, and hopefully, people are still being pulled alive out of the rubble. Here is a photo of a 61 year old Chinese woman who survived 164 hours buried under rubble before being saved by rescue workers.
Additional help is needed in the form of: medicine, water and food, shelter and clothes, and other relief items.
Donations and relief help can be sent to the Red Cross through their website.
After giving to help these people, please think about preparing for a disaster and disaster-recovery in your area.
Unfotunately, my area is not well prepared for disasters. The United States federal government has become disturbingly deficcient in: helping their citizens in need (see Hurricaine Katrina). They have also weakened support of science that can help detect and prevent or brace for such disasters.
Support Chinese eartchquake victims at Red Cross.
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Today we continue Growing in Grace with Topic #2 in Romans 6:23 and Hebrews 9:27 under the title, "The Necessity of Judgment."
USA Today described it as the "most publicized" criminal trial in American history. Also called "The Trial of the Century," the eleven-month courtroom drama began with the swearing in of the jury on November 9, 1994. Opening statements were given on January 24, 1995, with the verdict announced on October 3, with millions and millions of people around the world watching on television as Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson was declared not guilty of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
Reactions were intensely polarized, as most people I knew and those being interviewed on TV had very strong opinions concerning Simpson's innocence or guilt.
Regardless of public opinion, the judgment had been rendered and O.J. was free.
As fascinating as it is to review that case from both legal and sociological perspectives, our focus today is not about the Trial of the Century. Our concern is the trial of all history, where you and I will sit as defendants in the courtroom of divine judgment.
As Hebrews 9:27 says, "It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment."
Judgment in general may be defined as "an evaluation of someone's performance when compared to an objective standard."
We face these kinds of judgments throughout our lives.
Divine judgment is similar to these other judgments we face throughout our lives. However, the standard of evaluation is not determined by Olympic judges and the consequences are far more significant.
We discussed the standard of divine judgment at length last week, recognizing that the standard is not simply a list of rules that we keep or break, but is whether or not I have loved God and my neighbor perfectly with pure motives, seeking to bless someone else by doing good to them, even when they don't deserve it and when it requires personal sacrifice to accomplish the blessing.
We learned that every law God has given in the Scriptures is essentially an application of this kind of active, intentional, costly, sacrificial love. When we understand the standard in this way we begin to realize just how far short we have fallen of the standard.
If I am honest and self-aware, after my moral performance in this life, I will skate off the ice severely disappointed, knowing that my score, in view of perfect love, will reflect more flaws than I am even aware.[1]
While most people probably accept the concept of judgment as it pertains to the Olympics, to singing competitions, to courtrooms and classrooms, there are many who object to the concept of divine judgment as it pertains to judging human morality.
It may be that you are offended or tuned off by this, too. If so, you are not alone. It is fairly common in post-modern Western cultures to reject the concept of a holy God who judges humans as sinners, or transgressors of a universal, objective moral standard.
The basis of this offense is rooted in the predominant present worldview of Western culture, which in philosophical terms is called "moral relativism."
An objective standard means something is fixed and unchanging. A speed limit of 45 means 45, not what I want it to mean. Objective alludes to a standard that is outside of oneself.
In contrast to an objective, universal moral standard, relativism appeals to a subjective personal standard—not a standard that is received from an external standard giver, such as God, but a standard that is determined by an individual's feelings.
Consider how we might ask someone's opinion on a contemporary issue such as immigration, the North Korean nuclear threat, capitalism vs socialism, taxation, abortion, gender identity issues or any other hot topic.
We could ask, "What do you think about ________________." This form of the question appeals to the rational. Now, consider how the question is often asked, Not "What do you think," but "How do you feel about ________________." This form of the question appeals not to the rational, but to the emotional. What I want us to see is that, to answer a question that requires thought by stating your emotional reaction to the subject is a relativistic way to substitute reason with emotion, thinking with feeling.
This is not to say that the rational is superior to the emotional. As both rational and emotional creatures, we need both aspects of our humanity to function in the way God intended, with emotions revealing the desires of the heart while the mind informs, guides and sometimes corrects the desires of the heart.
It is important to note that moral standards in a relativistic culture are not fixed, but are fluid, and will change and morph over time, depending on what the majority "feels" is right or what the influencers of the culture, such as celebrities, determine are accepted moral standards.
Although moral relativism has been popularized and promoted by Hollywood, this shift in our culture did not begin in Hollywood.
This is because cultural shifts are the result of avant garde intellectual ideas that critique the status quo of a culture and propose innovative ideas for what a society should embrace as normative. These ideas often incubate in university settings and over time influence the cultural elites, who begin to slowly but surely disseminate the new worldview to the masses through popular mediums such as news media, film, television and music.[2]
Through these popular mediums, moral relativism has a three-word mantra: follow your heart.
Who knew that the original Star Wars would so effectively push this mantra down the field with Obe Wan Kenobi instructing young Luke Skywalker to just "trust your feelings." Practically every popular song, TV drama, and Disney movie since (and I love Disney!) has reinforced the follow your heart, trust your feelings worldview.
Think of Western culture as a frog in a kettle. How do you boil a live frog in a kettle of water without it hopping out? You turn the temperature up little by little by little. At the frog acclimates as the water gets hotter and hotter, he doesn't realize just how hot the water is, until it boils and eventually he is cooked.
To those cooked in the kettle of moral relativism, to say that we should not follow our hearts sounds like heresy. If not our hearts, then what are we to follow?
The better question is, "Whom are we to follow?" Our options are to follow the Spirit of the Age or the Spirit of God.
The Spirit of the Age tells me to follow my heart, which I know theologically, is morally corrupt and deceptive. There can be no more foolish thing in the world than for me to follow my heart if that heart is not consciously following Jesus.
Now, when someone becomes a follower of Jesus, we are given a new heart with which we are to follow the Holy Spirit's leading. But how does he lead us? He leads us primarily through the Scriptures with objective truth, not by our subjective feelings.
Here is the point. If my feelings are leading me down a road that is in clear conflict with the revealed, objective standard of God's word, then I am not being led by the Holy Spirit. I am being deceived by my sin nature, what we call the flesh. At that point, for me to say that I am merely following my heart is to defy God's word and grieve the Spirit.
This gets to the heart of why Western culture is offended by divine judgment. If God is the standard giver, this means that I do not get to define my own standard—for any area of my life. Even though we are judged in countless ways that we tend to accept, the idea that my personal freedom of moral and lifestyle choice can be evaluated and objectively judged by an external entity is infuriating to moral relativism.
Nevertheless, God is the judge and whether I like it or not, he will hold me accountable when I sit as a defendant in the courtroom of divine justice.
As Hebrews 9:27 states, "It is appointed for man to die once, after that comes judgment."
Speaking of courtrooms…
We can imagine a criminal trial where all the evidence points toward a slam dunk guilty verdict. In our imaginary scenario, there is no doubt the defendant is guilty. Yet the judge decides to let him go. Instead of a guilty verdict he pronounces the defendant not guilty. The offender is promptly set free and is forgiven of all charges.
How would we react?
For most of us, our sensibilities of justice would be outraged. This is not fair, especially to those who were injured by the defendant's criminal actions! We would demand that the judge be removed from the bench for such a travesty of justice.
We want the guilty punished and the innocent acquitted.
We do not want the guilty acquitted. We demand fairness. People should get what they deserve.
Paul speaks to what we deserve in Romans 6:23, when he says, "The wages of sin is death."
When someone holds a job, they expect to get paid for their work. We expect to get what we deserve. The problem is that in the courtroom of divine justice, our work is found to be intrinsically sinful. The sentence that is deserved is death—a type of death that the bible calls hell.
Yet there is good news, for the second half of verse 23 speaks not of the justice we deserve but of the grace God provides. Paul calls this grace "the gift of God." This gift is precisely the opposite of what is deserved, which is why he uses the contrasting word, "but." We deserve this, but because of Jesus we get something else.
Rather than eternal death we are granted eternal life, which is not merely a statement of existence but refers to the quality of that existence where we read in Psalm 16:11, "In the presence of God is the fullness of joy."
This is the shocking reality of divine judgment. While what I deserve in judgment is the fullness of divine wrath, through the work of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ I am, unexpectedly, offered the gospel—the priceless gift of God that leads to the fullness of divine joy.
What we learn in the gospel is that Jesus endured the judgment I deserved by serving the death sentence the law demands.
This is what the cross is all about and is why Hebrews 9:27 is followed by verse 28. Let's read them together starting in verse 27, "27It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, 28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him."
For those of us who are offended by judicial forgiveness, what we see in the gospel is not a travesty of justice but the fulfillment of justice. God does not turn a blind eye to sin nor does he fail to enact the justice that sin deserves. As verse 28 says, Jesus was sent "to bear the sins of many" in order to "deal with sin." The theological term for this is propitiation. To make propitiation for someone is "to satisfy the demands of justice by absorbing the just wrath of the law."
Simply put, as a propitiation for sin, Jesus was crucified so that I can be justified.
As Paul writes in Romans 8:1, "Therefore, there is now no more condemnation for those who are in Christ."
As some of you know, for the past 10 years my wife, Kristy, has been part of a uniquely gospel-centered ministry to church planting wives called Parakaleo. For the first nine years, she was one of the wives being ministered to. This past year she was asked to be the Atlanta area director for the ministry—the one who invests in and ministers to other church planting wives.
At each of their monthly gatherings, Kristy disciples these wives with a variety of practical "gospel tools" which are intended to help the women personally live out the implications of God's grace to them.
One of the tools Kristy received early on when she was a disciplee church planting wife was not a tool as much as an object.
A gavel.
Inscribed on that gavel is a short phrase. In view of today's topic, this phrase is one that I need remember and you need to remember every day.
What does the gavel say? It says, "The verdict is in!"
The verdict is Romans 8:1, "Therefore, there is now no more condemnation [no more fear of judgment] for those who are in Christ."
The only qualifying phrase for living in view of this good news of divine declaration is found in the final six words of verse 1, "For those who are in Christ." To be "in Christ" is like Noah and his family being "in the ark" when judgment came upon the earth in the form of a flood. They were safe. Secure. Protected.
It is the same way for those of us who, in view of impending judgment, look in faith to Jesus as our sin bearer, trusting that through the cross, Jesus has dealt with the penalty our sin deserves once and for all.
He has been judged and we have been given a gavel that reads "the verdict is in" – there is no more condemnation for those who are in Jesus.
[1] While there are some in the academic world who would prefer to do away with a grading system that compares students against an objective standard, I believe it is still mainstream to view grading as a helpful way to evaluate a student's progress. Furthermore, when we speak of judgment in terms of Olympic scores and evaluating singing competitions, most people recognize the necessity of these judgements.
[2] If you study the history of philosophy, you will notice a trend. Cultures tend to swing back and forth between the objective and the subjective, or the relative. For example, the 17th century scientific revolution birthed the Enlightenment of the 18th century, which is also called the Age of Reason. Philosophers were big on the objective, even though they no longer valued objectivity for the same reason that history previously had valued objective truth. Not longer was God considered the source of truth. Man was measure who would serve as the judge and jury of moral truth. Following an emphasis on the rational in the 18th century, Western culture, especially in Europe, took a radical shift in the other direction in the early 19th century with Romanticism, which largely was a philosophical reaction to rationalism. Guess what took place next? In the second half of the 19th century, the predominant worldview swung back to what is called Realism, which was a reaction to the subjectivity and "feeliness" of romanticism. By the time we arrive in late 20th century, moral relativism, which in many ways is neo-romanticism, is birthed through the rise of intellectual, existential philosophers, who had grown skeptical of modernism in the wake of two devastating world wars.


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text: Feds warn of potentially crippling 'insider' cyberthreat to key sectorsRogue employees 'difficult to detect, can cause real damage'By Jim Bronskill09/23/2016|hrreporter.com|Last Updated: 09/26/2016 OTTAWA (CP) — Federal officials have quietly warned operators of electrical grids, transportation hubs and other key infrastructure of the cyberthreat from insiders who could unleash devastating viruses and cripple systems, internal government notes reveal.Crucial networks that Canadians rely on for everyday needs face a ``substantial threat'' from rogue employees out to wreak digital havoc, warn the Public Safety Canada briefing notes.``The insider threat is difficult to detect and can cause real damage.''No special hacking skills are required, just a portable memory key loaded with a malicious code. As a result, it is important that organizations have the right security protocols and procedures, ``for example by limiting access to systems only to those who genuinely need it.''A federal briefing on the insider threat was delivered last December to leaders of the 10 most crucial infrastructure sectors, the notes say.They point out that over 90 per cent of critical infrastructure — key to delivering everything from food and clean water to banking and health services — is controlled by the private sector and all of it is dependent in one way or another on information technology to operate. Many critical infrastructure sectors are interdependent, meaning a problem in one could have a ``cascading impact'' in others.The notes, prepared earlier this year for Monik Beauregard, a senior assistant deputy minister at Public Safety Canada, were obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.Beauregard is chairing a panel today on the global implications of the challenges to cybersecurity at an intelligence conference in Ottawa.In addition, Greta Bossenmaier, the head of Canada's electronic spy agency, the Communications Security Establishment, plans to discuss the various cyberchallenges the country faces.The conference comes as the Liberal government undertakes a cybersecurity consultation that runs through mid-October. The overall aim is to identify gaps and opportunities, bring forward ideas to shape a renewed approach and capitalize on the advantages of new technology.State-sponsored hackers, sophisticated criminals, cause-motivated hacktivists and people out to make mischief online all pose a threat, the government warns.Public Safety is already working with critical infrastructure operators to prepare for the possibility of a major cyberattack on the Canadian electrical grid and telecommunications systems, the internal notes say.Security officials call such an occurrence a ``black swan'' — a rare but devastating event that requires special attention due to the potential for massive losses should it happen.© Copyright Canadian HR Reporter, HAB Press. All rights reserved. Add Comment * Title * Name * Email Anonymous * Comment


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Macy's in-house brand INC Men's featured an original press preview for its Spring 11 collection. They teamed up with Richard Haines from the What I Saw Today blog and held a live sketching session, where models stood next to their illustrations and look book clips.
As designers and brands continue to seek out new ways to present their collections, I'm sure we'll be seeing more "live" experiences like INC's novel preview.


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Hajj and umrah are money making factory for Saudi Arabia
Management of hajj and umrah is not an exclusive right for Saudi Arabia.30 Agustus 2017 11:37
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He was born and grew up in holy city Makkah in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, he knows very well how the Saudi government has destroyed the sanctity of Makkah and Madinah by modernizing those two holy cities.
In an exclusive interview with Albalad.co two years ago, Dr Irfan al-Alawi, the Executive Director oof the Islamic Heritage Research Foundation, based in London, acknowledged that muslim world is too late to save Makkah. Because 98 percnets of Islamic historical sites were gone, replaced by new buldings and malls around the Kabah.
At the present time, Alawi is very concerned about Saudi's economic reform through Vision 2030. The plan announced by Crown Prince Prince Muhammad bin Salman will seek alternatives for state revenue beside oil. He is afraid the Saudi government continues to raise the costs for hajj and umrah, so it will be unaffordable for every muslims to perform for hajj and umrah.
"This should be stopped or otherwise people from far east or other countries will not be able to perform for hajj and umrah," said Alawi, in an exclusive interview with Faisal Assegaf from Albalad.co via WhatsApp last week.
Can you explain how does the Saudi government moneytize hajj and umrah after oil price fell?
The Saudi government uses hajj and umrah to be able to make money from the insane pilgrims. For example, average houses in every hajj cost at least six to eight thousand pound sterlings and of course it goes up to ten to 12 thousand pounds.
Umrah in Ramadan is also expensive. They are using money to be able to fund luxurious life and not to be able to make the better system for umrah and hajj.
I emphasizes on health and safety issues are still very unsecure for pilgrims. Many of them die. Only recently, in Madinah last week, there was a wooden balcony of a hotel where a female pilgrim fell and killed her.
Although oil prices are railing down and they will not be able to save oil in another 40 years time, so they are relying on hajj and umrah. We should stop the Saudi government to continune raising prices for hajj and umrah, otherwise it will be unaffordable for many millions to visit Makkah and Madinah.
The prices for hajj and umrah in Makkah and Madinah should be given control to the muslim world, muslim council. So, the muslim leaders in the world can decide together what the prices of hajj and umrah should be. This should be taken away from the control of the Saudi dictattorship, who are using this and claiming the custodian of Makkah and Madinah which they are clearly not.
Do you think the current costs for hajj and umrah are too expensive?
Yes, the costs for haj and umrah it is very extortened and it is only for high profit for the Saudi government. They can make this at very cheap for dormentory lodging, maybe two or three star hotels. So that everyone can afford this.
But extortened rates for five star package definitely this is money making venture for Saudi govenrment. This should be stopped or otherwise people from far east or other countries will not be able to perform for hajj and umrah.
Do you have any estimation that how much the Saudi government gain revenue from hajj and umrah annually?
Hajj and umrah revenue is 12 to 14 billion dollars annually.
How can we control the prices for hajj and umrah?
Rates can be reduce for hajj and umrah when the muslim world unites and as a league pressurizes the Saudi government for the extortened rates. And they have to reduce the rates like the Roman Catholics can go to Vatican in Rome, the rates are equal to everyone. So, they can afford for umrah and hajj.
But for this, the Saudi government's extortened rates continue to raise and they will continue to raise. Therefore, they will continue to make five star and seven star hotels like in Dubai. There is no need for the luxurious seven star hotels.
This is an excuse when they are living in the seven star hotels that the rates are expensive in Ramadan. The last Asyura, the rate for for one room is 500 pound sterlings per night. How can anyyone afford 500 pounds for one night? No one can afford it.
So, we have to negotiate with Saudi government that to make hajj and umrah affordable. Hajj as normal every year and umrah affordable and in Ramadan as well.
And to provide reasonable lodgings, there is no need luxurious hotels as I said. People need clean bathrooms, toilets, and wudus.
In Mina and Arafah there are sufficient tents. There is no need to have buildings. Hajj is not in building, hajj is a sacrifice. Muslim must scarifice when they go to Arafah.
So the Saudi govenrment bringing these certains things to make hajj easy for ummah but charging for these facilities which is not right. And also, the money that hey gained from hajj and umrah should be able to distribute this to the rest of muslim world.
According to Vison 2030, Saudi will alternatives for state revenue. Do ou believe that Saudi govenrment will continue to raise the costs for hajj and umrah?
The 2030 Vision by Prince Muhammad (Bin Salman) is quitely dangerous for the economy of Saudi Arabia because they have already expelled many muslims, Egyptians, Sudanese, Filipinos, Malaysians, Indonesians, Indians, Pakistanis, and they want continue to be rum by solo Saudis.
Therefore, the economy can not be improved caused by high unemployment in the kingdom. The local Saudis do not want to work and of course recession is a big problem for Saudi Arabia as things are very expensive now. For example, meats is about a thousand riyals, before six hundred riyals. Now it is very expensive
Of course, oil revenue is not going to last. It is going to disappear because everyone is depending on.
But nevertheless, petrol is going to be used for some years to come. And then of course, the Saudis do not have alternative state revenue other than perhaps digging of the gold at the Mountain of Uhud because they know that the Mountain of Uhud is gold.
As you know hadis Rasulullah that mountain of gold is Uhud. So, they know that if they can not make revenue from black gold which is oil, then they will start digging for other golds which is Uhud.
And I pray insha Allah they do not got to the Uhud. But we can not predict the Saudi Wahabi idea, especially with Prince Muhammad bin Salman, as he is very extreme. he is not a moderate ruler, he is a very extreme ruler.
The Saudi government always refuse any idea for internationally management of hajj and umrah. So, what the muslim countries can do to give a pressure Saudi?
It is true they refuse any international management of hajj and umrah. The only way to have this is a universal meeting in Egypt, endorsed by senior ulamas and leaders of Sunni muslim world to pressurize the Saudi government and say they refuse extortened rates.
This can only happen in internatinal level when muslim world unites against Saudi petro dollar regime.
Or all muslims in the world have to boycott hajj and umrah to give a great pressure against Saudi to hand over the management of hajj and umrah to muslim council?
Perhaps if all muslims boycott hajj and umrah this would put pressure on the Saudi government. But before that, perhaps the muslim world should unite and say that we can not let the Saudi government control hajj and umrah as these (Makkah and Madinah) are not belong to the Saudi government even though it is in the Kingdom. However Makkah and madinah are belong to the muslim world.
If the Saudi government disagrees then the muslim world should try and boycott hajj and umrah. So that the Saudi government realizes that this is unfair for the muslim world to suffer under the dictatorship.
Beside moneytize, do you also agree that the Saudi government politicizes hajj and umrah for their interests?
Yes absolutely, Saudi definitely politicizes hajj and umrah and they use emotional blackmail to get the way around the muslim world indifferent countries. This is the reason why the muslim world should react and not be bullied by the tactics and emotional blackmail of Saudi to politicize hajj and umrah.
Can you explain how does the Saudi government politice hajj and umrah?
Saudi Arabia politicizes hajj and umrah by letting people come in from countries, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Yemen, and poor countries who work as maids and other jobs they have. While these people are working in the Kingdom, they have controlled over their countries.
When they expell them there will be high unemployment in those countries. Saudi Arabia tries to use poor countries for its political reasons and blackmails. And therefore providing hajj and umrah is a political game for Saudi Arabia.
Can we conclude that politicize and moneytize hajj and umrah committed by Saudi have destroyed the sanctity of those rituals?
Exactly, the politicize and moneytize of hajj and umrah by Saudi Arabia has destroyed the sanctity of Makkah and Madinah and of course the ritual of hajj and umrah, because it is like a business for Saudi Arabia but also using emotional blackmail aganist the poorer countries.


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For one thing, it runs at 60 frames per second – provided you have the requisite hardware, of course…
Secondly, it's made by id using their new Tech 5 engine- which is reason alone to take a peek. If you have a look the the most recent trailer for the game to come out of QuakeCon, you'll also notice that it looks absolutely incredible. While It seems that id still haven't managed to get realistic humans their creatures and monsters more than make up for it. While not much is known about the game so far, it's starting to look like a welcome combination of Fallout and Half Life 2, with a little Motorstorm thrown in for good measure. I've never looked so forward to the apocalypse.
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Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor
Esther Yoo violin
Glinka Overture, Ruslan and Ludmila
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Elgar Enigma Variations
Celebrated as one of the world's greatest conductors, Vladimir Ashkenazy directs the Philharmonia in an unmissable programme of depth and passion. Glinka's Overture to his opera based on Pushkin's poem, Ruslan and Ludmila, glitters with memorable melodies and orchestral colour. The gifted young violinist Esther Yoo performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, taking us on a journey through the concerto's thrilling opening, singing slow movement, and scintillating finale. The programme concludes with Elgar's Enigma Variations, a series of witty portraits of the composer's closest acquaintances, reaching profound emotional depths in the nobility of 'Nimrod'.


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Why was I not warned?/
Those of you who follow me on Twitter (that is, none of you -- I'm pretty sure no one actually reads this blog) know that I had some car troubles yesterday. On the way to school, I started to feel a slight sort of bumping, off to the right side of my car. Then it started to get worse. Then it continued to get worse. I pulled off to the side of the road when it started to feel like I was driving a train. I got out and checked, and the front passenger-side tire had become significantly less tire-like around the bottom part. It looked a bit more like a sheet, actually.
As it turns out, eventually, when tires wear down enough, they reach a sort of steel mesh state, shortly after which, they explode. This appears to be what happened to my right-front tire, and my left-front tire has a similar degree of exposure.
It seems obvious to me that it's clearly someone else's fault that I had no idea how to take care of my tires. Not mine at all. Obviously.


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What was the most popular treatment of 2014 for JBCOSMETIC?
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Lip augmentation.
Julie has seen a huge increase in lip augmentation requests in the last year.
The next question is .. why ?
Julie says;
"Celebrity culture has played a significant part in popularising lip augmentation procedures, as voluptuous lips are often portrayed as a symbol of youth and associated with sex appeal and romance in Hollywood films. Moreover, we have seen a huge increase in reality shows that demonstrate that non-surgical procedures have lost their taboo culture, thus the overall message is acceptance rather than disapproval. Just as no two faces are alike, no two lip shapes are alike either. Practitioners should assess each patient's needs and design aesthetic as it relates to the lower face and lips before putting together an injection plan for their lips. Treatment should then be carried out according to the patient's anatomical structures for a successful, beautiful outcome"


text: Data Loss Prevention or DLP for short is intercepting sensitive data before it leaves an organization. Confidential or sensitive data can be leaked out of a company through web, email, file transfer, or instant messaging. People can even use Twitter to send out information to the public, including PHI. Here are a couple statistics I found interesting. Verizon Business states that two-thirds of internal data breaches were the result of deliberate action. The Open Security Foundation calculated that 31% of data loss incidents are attributed to a stolen laptop, desktop, or other media.


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ICYMI: May 29, 2016
What We Wrote
We spoke with Mark Evans about what it means to be customer centric. We cover the basics like messaging to different audiences, the right way to talk about yourself, and what channels to use at what stages in the buyer journey. Mark then gives some incredible examples of customer centric companies today and what we can learn from them.
Read it here — 13 minute read
Our interview with Dan Shaw, VP of Sales at Maintenance Assistant, on the buyer's journey is now available as a podcast! We look at steps in the buyer's journey, problems that stem from misalignment, and advice on how to improve.
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What We're Reading
- April Dunford explains what 'framing' is and why you should care about it. She gives some amazing examples including one with deep fried chocolate caramel muffins 😋
"How Product Framing Can Help Grow Your Startup (or Kill It) — 11 minutes
- Kelly O'Hara shares the best Chrome extensions for content marketers. These are amazing—if you're a content marketer, you'll want to read this.
"7 Useful Chrome Extensions for Content Marketers" — 5 minutes
- Jason Lemkin encourages you to measure everything—even the things you've been told that you can't measure. If you measure everything, you'll do better, every quarter, like clockwork 🕑
"Yes, You Can Measure Everything. Marketing, PR, Dev, Lead Efficiency. Do it." — 5 minutes
- John Bonini relates getting a subscriber to getting someone's number... they probably don't want to hear from someone they just met three times a day. He goes on to give some helpful tips on what to send new subscribers at what time. This is an entertaining read—enjoy!
"The Evolution of Email Spam: Here's How Your Customers Now Define It" — 7 minutes
- Rachel Foster knows that B2B buyers are tired of being sold to. Here are five tips that can help your case studies cut through the clutter ✂
"5 Ways to Take Your B2B Case Studies From Blah to Brilliant" — 5 minutes
- McKinsey on Sales and Marketing provides a useful infographic on proven sales growth strategies.
"Infographic: Sales Growth—Five Proven Strategies" — Infographic
- Kara Burney looks at the stereotypical perceptions of B2B vs. B2C marketers and highlights opportunities where challenging these can unlock new innovation and creativity.
"The B2B vs. B2C Marketing Stereotypes That Are Stifling Our Creativity" — 6 minutes
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- Brandon Redlinger writes about hiring and building a sales team. If you're looking to hire a sales team or build your current team out, this is a must read.
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The first exhibition from my Green River Gorge Greenway documentary in Enumclaw Washington on Friday February 3rd was a success. Thanks to Gary Laturner, the Arts and Cultural Director for the city of Enumclaw.
Over thirty people came to the opening and stayed for a presentation about my adventures hiking down the entire twelve mile Green River Gorge. Also highlighted was the recent renaming of a section of the Green River Natural Area after Doreen Johnson.
The exhibit will be on display until February 28th at:
Enumclaw City Hall Gallery 2017
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Facing my Fear
Hi everyone, Rob here. Tomorrow I fly out to Fiji with a team from our church to work on a building project, bless some friends, teach some kids and enjoy the company of a church we have connections with. It … Continue reading
My God is so Weak
Hi everyone. Rob here. In 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 the Apostle Paul writes this: Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God … Continue reading
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Hi everyone, Rob here. Life is all about choices isn't it? One choice leads to another which leads to the path you're walking down. The problem is when choices lead to unintended consequences. Ask any addict if their addiction was … Continue reading
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Wide Fenders & Deep Concave! Audi RS4 X Flow Formed V710FF We love rare Audis and the B7 RS4 is definitely one of our favorite cars that the German automaker has ever produced. With what's essentially a factory widebody kit and with a limited production of approximately 10,000 units worldwide, 2,000 of which made it Read More


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Domestic violence survivor shares her story at Moose Jaw Day of Remembrance event
'It doesn't matter who you are. Domestic violence can happen to anyone,' says Lani Elliott
The packed room fell silent as Lani Elliott, a survivor of domestic violence, began to tell her story.
She survived years of abuse and a savage attack with an aluminum bat that nearly ended her life.
"People asked me why I stayed for so long," said Elliott, originally from Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation in Saskatchewan.
"I thought he loved me; we were in love."
More than 100 people gathered in Moose Jaw Thursday at Minto United Church to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
The day was established in 1991, and commemorates the Dec. 6, 1989 shooting at the l'École Polytechnique de Montréal, where 14 women were killed by a man who targeted them because they were women.
The event was hosted by the Moose Jaw Transition House, a women's shelter that provide services to those experiencing interpersonal violence and abuse.
Taking away stigma
Executive director Lori Lancaster said events like these are critical to raising awareness "because we want to take that stigma away, so women or anyone aren't afraid to come forward."
Saskatchewan had Canada's highest rate of police-reported intimate partner violence in 2016 among the provinces.
"We invited Lani because of the courage she has to tell her story, and how she got herself out of that situation and built a really strong foundation for others to come forward."
The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop as Elliott told the gathering how she nearly lost her life at the hand of her husband on the side of a gravel road. With her voice shaking at certain points, Elliott described how she escaped her own situation.
"It doesn't matter what walk of life you come from; it doesn't matter what your financial background is. It doesn't matter what your career path is, your ethnicity or if you are gay or straight," said Elliott.
"It doesn't matter who you are. Domestic violence can happen to anyone."
Educating kids on healthy relationships
Elliott is now a motivational speaker who talks about healthy versus unhealthy relationships.
"If I can make a difference in the life of one person, just one, then everything I have experienced would have been worth it."
The Saskatchewan government recently introduced a number of initiatives to help those fleeing domestic violence.
Elliott said it's a step in the right direction, but said there is still a long way to go because of the high rates of domestic violence in Saskatchewan.
"Unfortunately a lot of people living in remote communities and on First Nations don't have the same supports as bigger cities," said Elliott.
"I am hoping with this new legislation or new programs, that situation can change."
Elliott's ultimate goal would be to have middle schools teach about healthy relationships in the curriculum.


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2018-19 Atlantic 10 Postseason Awards
KINGSTON, R.I. - Rhode Island juniors Cyril Langevine and Jeff Dowtin each have earned Atlantic 10 postseason honors, announced Tuesday afternoon by the conference office. Langevine was named to the All-Conference Second Team, as well as the A-10 All-Defensive Team, while Dowtin landed a spot on the All-Academic squad.
Langevine is in the midst of a standout season for the Rams, nearly doubling his contributions from his first two years at URI. He also has recorded 16 double-doubles on the year, which ranks 17th nationally.
An East Orange, N.J. product, Langevine enters the Atlantic 10 tournament averaging 14.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. With 12 rebounds in Rhody's next contest, he would raise his rebounding average to 10.0 and be in position to become the first Rhode Island player to average a double-double for an entire season in 28 years. He also is on pace to become just the seventh player in program history to record 300 rebounds in one season as he needs just two more to achieve that feat.
Dowtin, who earned All-Academic accolades for the second year in a row, owns a 3.51 cumulative grade point average as a Business major. In addition to being the team's starting point guard, he is shooting a career-best .481 from the floor and leads the team in scoring with 15.3 points per game. The Upper Marlboro, Md. native enters the postseason with 116 assists, making him the first Ram in six years to reach 100 assists in back-to-back seasons.
Rhode Island opens play at the Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Thursday at noon against La Salle. The game will be broadcast on NBCSN as well as 920 AM WHJJ.


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Sulphur 2015 is now firmly established as the premier industry event for the sulphur and sulphuric acid markets offering an annual opportunity for the industry to meet, learn and network for over 30 years. The Sulphur conference celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2014, as the world's leading annual sulphur and sulphuric acid event, attracting over 600 industry professionals from 43 countries making it one of the biggest gatherings in the event's history.
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- Recovering Buddhism in Modern China ed. by Jan Kiely and J. Brooks Jessup
Until recently, accounts of Buddhism on the Chinese mainland have tended to focus on textual materials produced before the twentieth century. With some notable exceptions, such as Holmes Welch's monumental but venerable studies,1 the majority of scholars thus seemed to subscribe to the narrative of a secularizing China where religion has no place. This edited volume forms part of a larger trend in appreciating how influential a force Chinese religions have been in the twentieth century and how religion remains influential today. In their introduction, Jan Kiely and J. Brooks Jessup usefully delineate the scholarly interventions of this volume. In seeking to counter the narrative of modern China as a secularizing state, this volume unearths the immense contributions Buddhist individuals and organizations have made to the "modernization" of their country.
Part 1 collects contributions that address Buddhist activity during the Republican era. Its opening article, written by J. Brooks Jessup, looks at the Shanghai-based World [End Page E-26] Buddhist Householder Grove (世界佛教居士林 Shijie Fojiao jushilin), a space that positioned itself as a middle way in between city temples and secular life. In examining the architecture and daily schedule of the association's headquarters, Kiely speculates that what we have here is an "ambivalent modernity." On the one hand, Western influences are welcomed, as seen in the commercial ventures of many members of the association. On the other, these influences are balanced with a close attention to Chinese religious heritage.
Eric J. Hammerstrom takes up Jessup's "ambivalent modernity" and uses it to examine the "science and philosophy of life debates" of the 1920s. Focusing on the voice of the Buddhist layman Lin Zaiping (林宰平 1879–1960), Hammerstrom shows that scholarship has thus far underappreciated the Buddhist contributions to these debates. If these debates tried to delimit what science meant in the field of human knowledge, Buddhists were also invested in that effort. In the process, they not only actively showed that Buddhism was in fact "scientific," but also disentangled "Buddhism" from "religion," the latter being looked upon unfavorably by many revolutionary intellectuals (such as those belonging to the May Fourth movement).
In the next chapter, Gregory Adam Scott examines how these new ideas about Buddhism were spread, focusing on three short-lived Buddhist periodicals published between 1910 and 1920. Scott argues that each of these periodicals represents an archetype of Chinese Buddhist publications, archetypes that can also be distinguished among the multitude of Chinese Buddhist publications of the next decade. The Buddhist Studies Magazine (佛學叢報 Foxue congbao) collected pieces by authors without any shared institutional affiliation, aiming at a broad audience. Buddhist Monthly (佛教月報 Fojiao yuebao), on the other hand, published the views of a particular Buddhist association, the Chinese Buddhist General Association (中華佛教總會 Zhonghua Fojiao zonghui). Finally, Awakening Society Collectanea (覺社叢書 Jueshe congshu) forged a middle path between the two other types, being the journal of a particular organization while still aiming at an audience beyond the members of that society.
In the opening article in part 2, which collects essays about the Second World War and the postwar Communist takeover, Benjamin Brose examines the role of relics of the eminent monk Xuanzang (玄奘 600?–664) in international relations during and after the Second World War. Brose argues that there is a continuity between premodern Buddhist appreciations of the political and religious power of relics and more contemporary discourses on the value of "cultural heritage." The cultural usage of Xuanzang's relics oscillates between treatment as a symbol for Chinese nationalism (Xuanzang as representing the superiority of Chinese Buddhism) and treatment as a symbol for international collaboration (Buddhism as a pan-Asian religion). Most interestingly, Brose demonstrates that these relics were never treated as mere cultural artifacts: at various instances, he shows that those dealing with them are convinced they have numinous powers.
Following Brose, Xue Yu also discusses the relation between Chinese Buddhists and the newly established People's Republic of China (PRC). Nicely dovetailing with the...


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Age: Adults
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Spring begins in March, and so does the busiest season in the real estate markets. As interest rates continue to go up, and with new tax laws in place, this is DEFINITELY the time to consider whether or not you should be listing your home. Assuming you think it's a good idea, what do you do first? You know the answer: Declutter and Stage. But how? Join Patsy Scala, Associate Broker with HUNT Real Estate ERA, and Lorrie White, professional stager, for a lively conversation and some tips about getting your home ready for sale—or just for comfortable living!


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Aventurine! Money Multiplier
Aventurine is one of my favourite crystals and on regular basis I use this crystal specially in case of creating prosperity crystal grid for my clients. Aventurine is very powerful and positive stone for attracting abundance in life. It has strong connection with divine kingdom. Aventurine absorbs electromagnetic radiations and environmental pollution. Wear this crystal in the form of pendant, mala or bracelet as it works like a protection shield.
At psychological level, Aventurine helps in attaining leadership qualities and helps in taking important decisions. It promotes compassion and empathy. It stabilizes one's state of mind, stimulates perception and helps in enhancing creativity. Aventurine is very helpful in bringing together the intellectual and emotional bodies, balancing of these two bodies helps in better understanding of situation and a person can easily understand the point of view of other person.
Aventurine is also helpful in balancing and protecting Heart chakra (Anahat Chakra) from the devilish energies which sucks the emotional energies. At the physical level also Aventurine is very helpful in healing thymus gland, nervous system. It improvises communication skills and telepathy.
It balances blood pressure and helps in lowering cholesterol, people having heart attack history should wear this crystal. Powerful effect of aventurine reduces the chance of further heart attacks. Wearing Aventurine doesn't mean that a person should stop taking medicines as prescribed by his / her doctors. Aventurine works as a supportive system to the medical science. Apart from this Aventurine helps ease skin eruptions and allergies, relieves migraine headaches, and soothes the eyes. Aventurine heals the adrenals, lungs, sinuses, heart, and muscular systems. As an elixir, it relieves skin problems.
Aventurine comes from India, Italy, Brazil, China, Nepal and Tibet. Green Aventurine is mainly used in case of attracting abundance in life. Blue Aventurine helps in healing neurological issues. Other colors of Aventurine are Red, Brown and Peach.


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Bariatric Surgery Patient Stories
Mother of Two Lost Weight to Gain Energy and Improve Health
I am a 35-year-old mother of two. I've had weight issues for quite a few years, but within the last three years my weight really seemed to get out of control.
I got married in 2008 and gained a few "happy pounds," but by 2011 I had tried every diet, pill, and program I could afford. I even had a very painful procedure called mesotherapy while enrolled in Down With The Pounds here in Montgomery. I thought about liposuction and a tummy tuck but knew I couldn't afford them.
In 2012 I really began to think more seriously about my weight as my health started to decline. I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, anxiety, and neuropathy in my hands and feet. My family medical history was not the best either; my mother and grandmother both suffer from high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and my grandmother also has an enlarged heart. My father and his mother both are insulin-dependent diabetics.
So I started thinking about my life and the fact that at a young age I was very unhealthy and I needed to do something about it. I attended a bariatric seminar in Opelika, Ala., before I discussed weight loss surgery with my doctor. I asked my husband to go with me because I wanted his support and wanted him to understand that I wasn't just lazy -- I needed help. At this point I was overweight, unhealthy, unhappy, tired all the time, very inactive, and at the point where I had so many different failed attempts at weight loss that I was ready to be radical to keep things from getting worse!
The day of the seminar I decided I was ready to change my life. I knew it would be hard work, but I was ready, and I knew that my life and my family would be worth it. The entire process took one year, including the six-month physician-supervised diet and all of the tests and pre-op procedures. On June 26, 2013, I had gastric bypass surgery, and now four months later I am healthier, more energetic, active, and happier than I have been in a really long time.
I feel like exercising and being active now, when before I wanted to but never had the energy to move. I eat what I should now, and most of the bad foods I craved before I don't even think about eating now. My husband and children eat healthier, too, and we are all active together.
I am super excited to see how I look and feel once I reach my one-year anniversary and in the years to come. On the day of surgery I weighed 212 pounds; today I weigh 160, I no longer have high blood pressure, and my cholesterol is lower than before surgery.
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NEW ORLEANS – Democrat John Edwards bowed out of the race for the White House on Wednesday, saying it was time to step aside "so that history can blaze its path" in a campaign now left to Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.
"With our convictions and a little backbone we will take back the White House in November," said Edwards, ending his second campaign in a hurricane-ravaged section of New Orleans where he began it more than a year ago.
Edwards said Clinton and Obama had both pledged that "they will make ending poverty central to their campaign for the presidency."
"This is the cause of my life and I now have their commitment to engage in this cause," he said before a small group of supporters. He was joined by his wife Elizabeth and his three children, Cate, Emma Claire and Jack.
Edwards said that on his way to make his campaign-ending statement, he drove by a highway underpass where several homeless people live. He stopped to talk, he said, and as he was leaving, one of them asked him never to forget them and their plight.
"Well I say to her and I say to all those who are struggling in this country, we will never forget you. We will fight for you. We will stand up for you," he said, pledging to continue his campaign-long effort to end what he frequently said was "two Americas," one for the powerful, the other for the rest.
The former North Carolina senator did not immediately endorse either Clinton, seeking to become the first female president, or Obama, the strongest black candidate in history.
Edwards told reporters he would meet with Clinton and Obama before deciding whether to make an endorsement. He set no timetable for deciding whether to endorse either candidate.
Praise from Clinton, Obama
Both of them praised Edwards — and immediately began courting his supporters.
"John Edwards ended his campaign today in the same way he started it — by standing with the people who are too often left behind and nearly always left out of our national debate," Clinton said.
Obama, too, praised Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth. At a rally in Denver, he said the couple has "always believed deeply that two Americans can become one, and that our country can rally around this common purpose," Obama said. "So while his campaign may have ended, this cause lives on for all of us who still believe that we can achieve that dream of one America."
The impact of Edwards' decision will be felt in one week's time, when Democrats hold primaries and caucuses across 22 states, with 1,681 delegates at stake.
Four in 10 Edwards supporters said their second choice in the race is Clinton, while a quarter prefer Obama, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo poll conducted late this month.
Edwards amassed 56 national convention delegates, most of whom will be free to support either Obama or Clinton.
As expected, Edwards said he was suspending his campaign rather than ending it, but aides said that was simply legal terminology so that he can continue to receive federal matching funds for his campaign donations.
An immediate impact of Edwards' withdrawal will be six additional delegates for Obama, giving him 187, and four more for Clinton, giving her 253. A total of 2,025 delegates are needed to secure the Democratic nomination.
Edwards won 26 delegates in the Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina contests. Under party rules, 10 of those delegates will be automatically dispersed among Obama and Clinton, based on their vote totals in those respective contests. The remaining 16 remain pledged to Edwards, meaning his campaign will have a say in naming them.
Three superdelegates — mainly party and elected officials who automatically attend the convention and can support whomever they choose — had already switched from Edwards to Obama before news of Edwards' withdrawal from the race.
Kate Michelman, an adviser to the campaign and former president of NARAL-Pro Choice America, said she spoke to Edwards Wednesday morning.
"He felt that this was the moment to take this step, given the reality of this campaign. This campaign has been about two celebrity candidates — excellent and qualified candidates — but celebrity candidates," Michelman said.
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The New Orleans Saints have signed former New England Patriots defensive tackle Malcom Brown to a three-year contract, the club announced Thursday.
The deal is worth $15 million, a source told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Brown was a first-round pick of the Patriots in 2015. He served as an effective run-stuffer, but never developed into the pass-rusher New England thought he could be when the team selected him.
The 25-year-old collected 39 tackles last year but failed to record a sack all season for the first time in his four-year career.


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If you are considering starting a real estate team, or want to grow your existing team, it is important that you have a plan on how you are going to achieve growth. It is sometimes easy to make quick decisions that later cost you time, money, and more frustration and headaches trying to offboard the wrong hires or break up a partner team.
Having a goal to build a team is fantastic; however, timing, planned growth and, most importantly, profitability are key factors in making sure your business is healthy and ready to support additional team members.
Here are some helpful points when considering starting and scaling up a team:
What model do you need?
Are you interested in being the team rainmaker and hiring buyer and listing agents that work under your umbrella, or are you considering creating a team partnership with another agent, where you each are equally invested in the business and conduct all of the listing and selling? Each have hugely different responsibilities, and, of course, pros and cons. In either event, ask yourself: Do I have enough business right now to sustain another person?
If considering a partnership with a 50/50 arrangement, it is extremely important that your combined efforts dramatically increase total production and income, or else it doesn't make financial sense. Sometimes it seems like a great idea when you are dreaming it up together, but, in the end, one person usually works more, spends more on advertising and carries the weight of bringing in more business to the "team." Resentments build, and then both realize that they should have stayed single agents.
Remember: Take your time to decide to partner with another agent. I always suggest a trial period where you do 5-10 transactions together. Go on several appointments with clients together to test each other out and make sure it is a good fit. A business divorce can cost you lost opportunities, derail you from months of business income, and take a toll on you both emotionally and financially.
If you are starting a team as the rainmaker, you will want to ensure your current production in listings and leads is high enough to sustain adding team members. Write your plan and job description for each team member outlining your expectations for listings, sales and their contribution to the team. Have a plan for how you are going to attract and recruit, as well as what the terms are for how you will compensate them.
In either case, commit your expectations to a written agreement so that everyone knows what to expect and how they will be paid before transacting business. Good intentions are great, but this is a business relationship, and the terms need to be in writing. Have your attorney, broker or coach review to help make sure all major points are covered. This will ensure everyone is on the same page at the beginning of the relationship.
Have systems in place for everything.
Making sure you have a well-oiled machine that tracks leads, listings, sales and tasks is a must before starting or growing your team. The system is what ensures consistency with client customer service, as well as for follow-up, communication and every process that you use. Having the system in place prior to hiring people is much easier than trying to build it while you have agents on your team. I suggest hiring an admin and social media coordinator first.
Have a business plan and budget.
Whether you are team leader or partnering with another agent, you must make money, or none of it is worth the effort. Use QuickBooks and create a P&L statement. Establish a budget for marketing and business expenses. Too many agents don't do this until after they hire people and later realize that they aren't making enough money, working from a position of stress and fear. Making sure you have these financial systems in place first allows you to grow your team at a solid, steady pace without stress.
Hold a monthly review of your plan and budget, and communicate.
Check every 30 days to make sure you are hitting desired goals before making new hires. Managing and leading team members or working with a partner requires constant communication and tracking of actual progress made by all participants. Track and share the numbers regularly to see if original goals are being achieved. Make necessary adjustments or changes as needed to ensure people know how they are doing and if the relationship is working out. The monthly assessment gives everyone an opportunity to ask for feedback, and learn what training or new systems are needed to help everyone operate more efficiently.
Sherri Johnson is CEO and founder of Sherri Johnson Coaching & Consulting. With 20 years of experience in real estate, Johnson offers coaching, consulting and keynotes, and is a national speaker for the Homes.com Secrets of Top Selling Agents tour. For more information, please contact email@example.com or 844-989-2600 (toll free) or visit www.sherrijohnson.com.
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Officially Started
wait, why can't I have my own blog?
There is a saying, "Internet Shrinks the world". Ofcourse, that's right. Now-a-days all are walking, talking, eating, sleeping, playing,shopping,peeing etc., in internet and not on the mother earth. From infant to great grand parents all are using internet daily (at least in cities). Being an system engineer, I browse and troubleshoot hundreds of sites daily.
While doing such, I had a thought "wait, why can't I have my own blog?". So, this blog is the answer for that question. You may ask me, "what are you gonna post in this blog dude? Huh". I really don't know what I am going to post in this blog. I will post anything that strikes my mind. Technical articles, tutorials, reviews, politics, sports, achievements or what ever that hits my crazy brain.
So, stay tuned for more articles. Meet you soon!


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It is the first day of the month. It's time to back up your genealogy files. Then test your backups!
Actually, you can make backups at any time. However, it is easier and safer if you have a specific schedule. The first day of the month is easy to remember, so I would suggest you back up your genealogy files at least on the first day of every month, if not more often.
Of course, you might want to back up more than your genealogy files. Family photographs, your checkbook register, all sorts of word processing documents, email messages, and much more need to be backed up regularly. Why not do that on the first day of each month?
NOTE: You can find a list of my previous articles about making backups by starting at: http://bit.ly/2NA4xqT.
You might want to check out What I Use Now for Backups at https://blog.eogn.com/2017/08/01/what-i-use-now-for-backups/.


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Adults-Only Aquarium Overnight
Come Sleep Among the Fishes this March.
Feb. 4, 2019 - The ABQ BioPark is hosting a one-of-a-kind adult pajama party at the Aquarium this March.
Adults 21 and over can come curl up among the fishes for an exclusive adults-only Aquarium Overnight on March 1. The event starts at 6 p.m. and lasts until 8 a.m. March 2.
The fun-filled night will be full of games and activities:
- Discover the inner workings of a fish
- Play Sex in the Sea Jeopardy
- Test your aquatic knowledge at Ocean Trivia
- Make aquatic origami
- Touch sea stars, urchins, and rays
- Explore the Aquarium on your own
- End your evening by curling up near one of your favorite exhibits
- Rise early for a behind-the-scenes tour and finish with breakfast in the café
Advanced registration is required. Tickets are $27 for Aquarium members and $30 for non-members, and can be purchased at Hold My Ticket. Food is not included in the cost of the event, but food and drink will be available for purchase: the Shark Reef Café will be open for dinner from 6-7 p.m., a cash bar from 6-9 p.m., and breakfast starting at 8 a.m.


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My grandma has been making chicken spaghetti for as long as I can remember. We have it at least once a year. My mom made it and served it at my rehearsal dinner the day before my wedding. So it is really a family favorite, and sooo yummy. This is the first time I have made it. I learned a few things along the way, like how to stew and bone a chicken and create my own chicken stock. Go me! So here are some photos and the recipe! Recipe:
Stew and bone one 5 lb Hen (hen's apparently have more flavor, they are a little hard to find though) Note: After I bought the hen, I called my mom for help, and she informed me that boneless skinless chicken breasts worked the same and were much easier to deal with... thanks mom.
Cook 1 lb spaghetti for 4 min (it will cook the rest of the way later on)
1 bunch of celery cut in pieces
1 can of mushrooms
1 bell pepper
1 large onion
3 cloves garlic minced
Combine all ingredient in a large roaster type thing... like this one
add in 3 bay leaves, 2 3/4 cup chicken broth, 1 can tomato soup, 1 can cream of mushroom
cook 1.5 hours at 250 degrees
then add 3/4 lb sliced velveeta on top, let melt, and stir
Mincing the garlic My hen all ready to be deboned, isn't it cute? Not...
Cutting the celery up... This Bash n' Chop is wonderful! I have two, love them. They can actually cut things without being sharp and you can pick up much more food safer than with a knife.Everyone needs a really good set of knives. Seth's mom gave him a set of Wolfgang Puck knives a few years ago, and I also bought this $17 set of paring and peeling knives which are amazing.This Kitchenaid Food Chopper fooled me. I thought it was a total waste of money, fortunately I didn't trash it and gave it another go today. It's great for mincing the garlic and also for cutting up that onion. No crying here. I just used the bash n'chop to cut it into pieces and then put it in the food chopper. So easy! Oh, that Tupperware plastic mixing bowl pitcher is my favorite; it's probably older than I am. It's the equivalent to this newer version.This is something else everyone already has; a can opener. However, I've gone through over 10-15 in my lifetime. We recieved this Oxo Can opener as a wedding gift. It's great, works every time even on bent cans, and you don't ever have to touch the lid because it has a picker upper built in!Anodized cookware is the way to go! We found this Cuisinart Saute pan at TJ Maxx for a whopping $25, about half price or more! It's what we use about 80% of the time.
The finished result!


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Member of the Month for March 2012/
Jose Rojas is an avid bicyclist and the new Wheelmen Executive Vice President. He joined the club in 2007 and has been an active participant in the weekly rides plus has started a number of rides including Rebecca Creek, Kendalia and Comal School. He is currently helping develop the Wheelmen social schedule for this year with plans for a social event every month. He is also leading the Club effort to develop route maps that can be downloaded to GPS devices.
Jose grew up in the Venezuelan Andes Mountains where he enjoyed hiking and fishing with his father. His love of the mountains led to enjoying climbing hills on his bicycle. On the Wheelmen rides he prefers the long, hilly routes. His favorite local rides are ones with hills, especially in the hill country. The more climbing, the better he likes the ride, so among his local favorites are Bullis Park, Comfort, Boerne, and Big Joshua Creek. While there are some good climbs on these local rides, he misses the big mountain passes in Venezuela.
Jose rides a custom made Steel Crown Jewel road bike from Independent Fabrication and also rides a Salsa Dos Niner mountain bike. His loves his road bike, which is only five months old, so he is not interested in replacing it. However, he says there is always room for another bike!
Here is Jose's description of his riding experience: "I started riding in Caracas the last couple of years of college, back in 1987-88. I started with a borrowed bike from a friend. I used to travel with that bike everywhere. It was all rusty, but I did some minor maintenance and it was ready to go. No high-end components or carbon back then. I even used to ride it without a spare tube. I have never stopped riding for more than a few weeks since then."
"I mountain biked full-time for many years, that's when my passion (religion) really developed. I still ride mountain bikes a lot. Before I moved to San Antonio I bought a road bike, because it was very convenient to ride out of my garage. I love it, it complements off road riding and it's great for fitness."
"I've done a lot of riding in the mountains back in Venezuela, off and on road. I've been to Moab, Utah and also climbed Mount Ventoux a couple of years ago. I have some good plans for this year that include some riding with my wife and also I'm training for an ultra-endurance race in South California that includes bike packing and riding a lot."
Jose is an Administrator for Atique Orthodontics where he works with his wife Maria Atique- Rojas who also rides with the Wheelmen. They have two sons; Daniel who is 8 and Diego who is 6. Since the Rojas family all ride bikes, we can look forward to riding with the adults on Wheelmen rides and a future generation of hill climbing cyclists!


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Please join POW! WOW! Worcester for the 2017 festival kickoff on Friday, August 25 from 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at the public field behind Elm Park Community School.
The kickoff, dubbed "The mARkeT", will include games, food, crafts, entertainment and a Native American blessing from a local tribe.
POW! WOW! Worcester is proud to host the kickoff celebration at the Elm Park Community School, which will serve as the canvas for 14 murals as part of this year's festival.
We are currently accepting applications for food vendors and artisan/craft vendors for our opening and closing party.


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Please Note this event is in the past
Eversley 3K
4th Jun 2019
Organiser Contact
Samuel Nigh
Address: Eversley Primary School. Crest Avenue. Pitsea. Basildon. Essex. SS13 2EF.
Tel: Landline: 01268555333Mobile: 077853095357
Link / Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: https://www.eversley.essex.sch.uk/
Further information
Off road 3km runs held on the Eversley field on the first Tuesday of May, June and July. Available to children (accompanied), adults, competitive runners and power walkers.
Where and WhenVenue: Crest Avenue, Essex, SS13 2EF, England
Date: 4th Jun 2019
Time: 19:00
Cost: Affiliated Fee: 2. Unaffiliated Fee: 4. Discount details: Children (15 and under) free..
Course detailsExtent: 3 Kilometres
Admits: Runners and Walkers
Course: 3 Laps
Silhouette: 40 Metres climb
Underfoot: Off road. Predominantly grass with some trail.
Navigation: Cones and marshals to assist this lapped, perimeter run or a large field