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Prince Harry will take centre stage in the Invictus Games today as he joins stars of sport and entertainment for an exhibition wheelchair rugby match.
Harry will line up alongside Olympians Dame Kelly Holmes and Denise Lewis, as well as his cousin Zara Phillips and her Rugby World Cup-winning husband Mike Tindall, and fellow England rugby player Jason Robinson for the match at the Copper Box Arena this evening.
Rugby legend Jonny Wilkinson and former England rugby manager Sir Clive Woodward will lock horns as managers for each team in the competition, which will see the stars line up alongside wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women.
The match is part of the inaugural Invictus Games, championed by Harry, which sees 400 competitors from 13 nations go head-to-head in nine different adaptive sports over four days.
Yesterday, as he watched the action at the Lee Valley Athletic Centre in London, Harry said he was "thrilled" by the first day, which saw Britain's wounded warriors win a clutch of gold medals.
The sporting spectacle continues today with archery and wheelchair rugby competitions, but one of the highlights is the star-studded exhibition wheelchair rugby match, which will be featured on the BBC's One Show.
Olympic silver medallist Phillips said: "I have seen wheelchair rugby being played before but I haven't played. I can't imagine I'm going to be very good at it, but obviously we'll bring our A-game!
"I'm looking forward to being part of an amazing Games. Having servicemen and women from all over the globe come together and compete in sport is going to be fantastic."
Dame Kelly added: "As an ex-military soldier, I'm extremely honoured to be part of the Invictus Games.
"I have immense admiration for all these servicemen and women who have served their country."
Yesterday Harry was joined by the Duke of Cambridge and his father the Prince of Wales at the opening day of the Games, declaring he was "thrilled" by the way it had gone.
By the end of the first day of the four-day Games, Britain had won 15 gold medals, seven silver and six bronze but were trailing to team US who had won more than 70 medals.
Wheelchair racer Joseph Townsend, a former royal marine, claimed four victories on the track in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 1,500m. He was dubbed by Harry as "our David Weir, a medal machine", comparing the ex-serviceman to the athlete who won three gold medals at the Paralympics.
Former Army captain David Henson, British Armed Forces team captain, who was cheered by the ecstatic spectators as he won a 200m gold, declared: "It's been an emotional day".
The gold rush began when Alex Tate, 24, who lost his left leg when he was blown up in Afghanistan in 2012, crossed the finishing line first in a 100m race and later described the Games as the "best rehabilitation any soldier could have".
Double gold Andy Grant, 26, who triumphed in the 400m and 1,500m races for competitors who have lost limbs below the knee, said: "I don't think there is anything more inspiring than seeing a guy who two years ago was lying in a ditch in Afghanistan bleeding to death, and now he is running 100m in Paralympic time."
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Dhaka summons Pakistani envoy, lodges protest over FO statement
ISLAMABAD: Bilateral relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh received another blow when Bangladeshi government summoned Pakistan's High Commissioner Shuja Alam and lodged strong protest over the statement made by Foreign Office, terming it an interference into internal matters of Bangladesh.
Alam was summoned at the Bangladeshi foreign ministry in Dhaka on Monday to register protest against the statement issued by Islamabad over the executions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader and Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general — who were both charged with 1971 war crimes.
"Yes, High Commissioner Shuja Alam was called at the foreign ministry," an official at Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka told Dawn.com via phone.
Read: Pakistan deeply disturbed by Bangladesh executions: FO
The official further said that Alam was conveyed displeasure of the Bangladeshi government by acting foreign secretary Meezan-ur-Rehman who said executions in connection with 1971 is the internal matter of Bangladesh.
The protest note handed over to Pakistani envoy said that by openly taking the side of those convicted, Pakistan had once again acknowledged its direct involvement and complicity in the mass crimes committed during the separation.
It said the comments were nothing less than brazen interference in the internal affairs of Bangladesh, which was unacceptable.
"Pakistan should no way make biased, borrowed and unfounded comments about the independent judiciary of a sovereign country," the note stated.
Bangladesh Junior Foreign Affairs Minister Shahriar Alam said a "strongly worded protest note" was handed to Pakistan's envoy saying the criticism was unacceptable.
Islamabad earlier said the men's trials were flawed and that it was "deeply disturbed" by their executions on Sunday.
Pakistani high commissioner assured the Bangladeshi foreign secretary that he would convey the reaction to foreign ministry in Islamabad.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid were hanged at Dhaka Central Jail in the nation's capital on Sunday.
Chowdhury had been convicted on of charges of torture, rape and genocide during the 1971 war, while Mujahid was found guilty on charges of genocide, conspiracy in killing intellectuals, torture and abduction.
"We have noted with deep concern and anguish the unfortunate executions of the Bangladesh National Party Leader, Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mujahid," Foreign Office Spokesman Qazi Khalilullah said in a statement.
The spokesman said Pakistan also took notice of the international community's reaction to the flawed trials in Bangladesh related to the events of 1971.
Jamaat-e-Islami and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party say the trials were politically motivated. Bangaldeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has denied the allegations, but acknowledged that she faced international pressure for trying opposition figures for war crimes.
Human Rights Watch said the tribunal allowed the prosecution to call 41 witnesses, while Chowdhury's defense was limited to four witnesses. The New York-based group said Mujahid was sentenced to death for instigating his subordinates to commit abuses, although no subordinates testified or were identified.
Khalilullah said there is a need for reconciliation in Bangladesh in accordance with the spirit of the Bangladesh, India, Pakistan Agreement of April 9, 1974, which he said calls for a forward-looking approach in matters relating to 1971.
The spokesman addressed hope that such an action would foster goodwill and harmony.
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Sheikh Hasina govt is anti Pakistan and is a puppet of India
Do more interfere !!
Very non-professional attitude by BD authorities.
They have the right to protest. We have military courts in our own country. How can we criticise someone else's judicial process?
Very true... He would have responded same way, if some one would have pointed out about executions in Pakistan , I don't know what point FO wanted to prove...
Pakistan and Bangladesh will enjoy same level of relations as China Pakistan once Hasina Wajid is ousted from power.
Our weak leadership is the reason why Pakistan loyalists in Bangladesh are being persecuted and judicially murdered. Where are our Human Rights brigade? Where are all the 'liberal' do gooders. Pakistan must see what is happening in Bangladesh today and keep it in its memory for a long, long time.
Alright Bangladesh it was just a statement
@PHILOSOPHER (from Japan) what is non professional there its their internal matter
@Zak she has her right to choose to whom they want to continue their relations you don't have any right to lecture them...
We should tell B.D enough is enough not only in B.D but any where in the world all political killing, should never be promoted and we have the right to say what is wrong is WRONG.
@Zak Then why is it your problem?? Its a democratic country, if there is anything wrong then their people will take care of this. Bangladesh is not questioning hundreds of hangings in Pakistan.
Bad move on Dhaka's part. To please the Indians, Bangladesh will lose vital & important position that it currently holds in SE Asia.
Bangladesh is secular country with an independent judicial system, they don't need outsiders to tell them how to punish
@sana Hopefully she will be Voted out of power by the good people of Bangladesh and may be then Pakistan and Bangladesh can have good friendly relations.
After 45 years BD suddenly remembered these so called culprits. All these political executions are to please India who likes to interfer every neighbour for example Nepal, Bhotan, Sri Lanka etc.
From the unfolding events it looks BD is more interested in revenge killing at the behest of its master than upholding justice.
Interference ? I am really worried about political landscape in Bangladesh. Not sure what plan they are playing but killing opposition leaders will only lead to unnecessary unrest and trouble in the country. If these people were war criminals, why didn't her father, who conspired against Pakistan, kill them ? Live and let live. The world is already a hurt place and there is too much doom. Spread love and peace and move forward. The past is too bad for all nations because politicians in every country have done things that have divided us as humanity and fragmented us into races, boundaries and tribes. May God guide us all towards peace and harmony.
Who would be there to stand a witness against the wishes of a tyrant government but the government can purchase as many witnesses as it likes.
@Rabid Rottweiler;
Mass executions are not internal matter of any country.
I recommend that the posters here who are so sure that BD Gov't hanged the two murderers of 1971 to please India or because of political rivalry read BD newspapers and websites. These two were leaders of the feared Al Badr and the so-called Peace Committee. There were numerous witnesses who stepped forward to tell about their violent past. India had nothing to do wiht the trials.
Now Bangladesh too?
I have not even heard this type of judicially sponsored execution before. The people who sent affidavit that Chaudry remained in West Pakistan all the time of civil war, were banned entry into Bangladesh, lest they find their way to court. Hasina does not stand on any moral ground, and quenching a bl00d thirst
Our FO is a joke.Few days back top man gave an open statement that we didn't submit any proof to US regarding Indian involvement in Pakistani matters and made himself a complete fool. Now we are poking our nose in BD internal affairs.i have no idea what kind of foreign policy these hopeless people are running.
The son of our former speaker national assembly is hanged. Why should we not worry? Secondly, it is same Bangladesh Government that recently thanked Indian PM for attacking Pak-forces in former East Pakistan to, what it calls "liberate" it. Is it not direct interference of highest order in the internal affairs of Pakistan?? Still they are the same "Jafar az Bengal"!
does anyone know that there is no internet in bangladesh since last 2 weeks?
My domestic helper is from bangladesh he told me that this is all political and has nothing to do with 1971 or Pakistan it is purely Sheikh Haseena vs Khalida Zia.
For these crazy stunts Shaikha Haseena will evade the country on the day Khalida Zia comes to power.
Why are we not summoning Bangladesh ambassador to lodge protest over the judicial murders they are carrying out.
One small thing does not change the relationship of the countries. Bangladeshi people are our brothers and we have deep relationship with them
نَّا للهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَإِ
This had nothing to do with India's pleasure, but rather sending a strong message to the regressive religious parties.
There should be no role for religion in the development of governance. Don't we have enough examples of the problems they bring, from Iran, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
We have every right to protest because those people were born as Pakistani citizens not Bangladesh citizens. Pakistan has the right to protect and raise concerns over killing of its citizens in Bangladesh. How can anyone support habit of such old people? Shameless people!
@Zak : Because she is right?
Y everyone is unfriendly with us
@Mike,London I know how much idependent the judiciary of Dhaka (Bangladesh) is as I am the vitim of it. They change the decision of the judge ovenight as in our case in 1993, the written staement of the judge was completely oppsite to what verbal decision the judge has given two weeks before the written decision and that in only to save abour $600,000 for the govenment.
Why was Pak poking its nose in BD affairs anywhere? Is there anything illadvised these stooges do NOT do? We have enough problems and enemies as it is, we don't need more. Esp with BD, we need to reconcile past differences, even issue an apology if need be. The economic gains to be made in the future from harmonized geopolitics greatly, GREATLY outweigh any sense of "honor" not apologizing is upholding.
@Nadeem you cant because its their internal affair and they are not interfering into any others matters... so you cant question their judiciary system...
Its not a blow to Pak Bangladesh relations, its blow to Bangladesh domestic stability. She can keep her constituency and support of her Indian mentors but she will loose social harmony and will eventually destablize her country. She cant hope to be in power lifetime, as and when her opppnents will get power, she and her companions will pay in same gruesome way
@Zak yes they choose to be a puppet than to be a slave. which one is more dignified?
Bad move on Dhaka's part. To please the Indians, Bangladesh will lose vital & important position that it currently holds in SE Asia.@The Reluctant Fundamentalist
May I suggest a relook at your own comment.......India and Bengalis are BFF's (still cant believe I am using the term :) )
@asgher nice to know your helper is your current affairs advisor. Good helpers are hard to come by. Looks like you have a winner. Does he have any views on the Isis matter? Maybe he can advice FO also given that there is no foreign minister in the country
@M.Saeed the key word is "former".
@asgher : I am watching Bangladesh Premier League, on TV sitting in Mumbai.
Was it a fair trial? a big question mark.
I think both sides should chill out on this issue.
@mohammed stop political killings in Karachi immediately.
@Zak Has Pakistan taken responsibility to raise concern on each internal event in other countries? Execution in Bangladesh, so called Intolerance in India are some of the instances where Pakistan has raised unnecessary concerns. It should instead focus on its own bad governance, on which Chief Justice and Army have raised legitimate concerns. It should focus on comforting 10 Lacs Pakistani Citizens, displaced by indiscriminate bombing on its own land.How will they face chilling wintry conditions in coming months as no facility has been provided by Pakistani Govt. except some Tents. Pakistan has money to make Atom Bombs but it does not have money to comfort IDPs.
@M.Saeed exactly so, Sir.
if we ll press spiral to down it ll make same force while lifting upward so bettet is that we ll nt press it downward my sign is toward what govt of bangladesh is doing is not immense for its spotlight future bx past is preserved for entire world of such examples .
I think the envoy should merely repeat the concerns also expressed by the USA and enquire whether he and the US envoy can be dressed down at the same time.
Bangladeshi, are under the DUI (Under the influence of) India. NS party loyalist are DUI (Under the influence of) nepotism practices, corrupt practices, easy money, pulling strings to move ahead, rishwat, kick backs, money laundering kind of practices and usurping power to get loans and not returning like ordinary folks have to go through.
It is their country and it is their law.....pakistan has nothing to do with that....
@Iqbal khan Well said sir
@M Akram What is so special relationship between the two countries? Nothing...
@Reza Why not give them asylum in Pakistan? They supported Pakistan in 1971 war.
@Oz Well these are the very people who killed her father. They are murderers.
@mohammed I have never seen Pakistan government protesting KSA when Pakistan citizens are beheaded regularly
@Waseem Please tell me if you have heard of trials of some one called ZA Bhutto. How fair was that
After seeing the headline i am unable to control my laugh as Bangladesh also started summoning Pakistan
@Zak Dear Sir, everything thing is conspiracy and everyone is conspirator is defeated attitude.I am not sure if really it is pro Indian.But Bangladeshis who support Pakistan for whatsoever reasons are very kind in forgetting what Pakistan did to them in 1971.Pakistanis even did not take Bangladeshis as Muslims.
@asgher you're domestic help told you and you posted the comment I mean seriously :-)
I am from Bangladesh . We have right to punished any killer ,, Salahuddin , and Mujahid killed many people very cruelly . So They are not a good person . Pakistan Should support us because any killer is not a good man . I love Pakistan as my brother nation .
@asgher - So now you are trying to understand international relations from a domestic help. Great!
@Zak The whole Bangladesh is an anti-pakistan nation, I guess.
@Nadeem In 2008 MP election under Caretaker Govt, the current PM of Bangladesh had election promise (no 2) that they would try who had involved with specific murder case in 1971.Accordingly, people of Bangladesh gave (by electing current PM and her party/allies with 265 seats in 300) their verdict to try the above murderer. Bangladesh court provided death sentence to Bangladeshi citizen (not any Pakistani citizen) based on the evidence for the specific murder incidence (but not as a opponent or Islamic leader), and this verdict was upheld by Appellate division of Supreme Court after a long 5 years court battle between parties. The family of the victim has every right to get justice against those who killed their love one. Even God never forgives the killer unless the victim forgives the murderer. In Saudi Arabia, this same practice is being maintained. Nazies had been trailed even after 50 years.
Bangladesh is becoming increasingly fascist in dealing with the political opposition. It is certainly following the Indian political trends. This is bad for democracy and bad for regional peace and harmony.
Mass murder (as as one the co-writers wrote) is never an internal affair of a country. Besides the Bangladeshi court did not comply with any of the internationally accepted basic norms of justice. Even Affidavits signed by the ex-US Ambassador and other foreign dignitaries proving the innocence of the accused were rejected without even being considered.
Hasina Wajid is setting a bad precedent for herself. It may haunt here in the future.
@Pankaj you call it a democratic country where all the opposition political parties boycotted
@Nadeem . In Bangladesh, Bangladesh Army is almost a professional army and they are fully loyal to political government. In current Bangladesh constitution, death sentence is inevitable for any illegal assumption of power. After 1971. Bangladesh (Bangalies) got nothing of its share, like foreign currency and gold, and started its economy from zero with broken infrastructure of 1971 war.Right now Bangladesh has over 27 Billion US currency as reserve. Their currency is more stronger than Pakistan currency. Unlike Pakistan, Bangladesh government has full control in its every inch of land.
So try to respect others right and try to not interfere others matter. It will be good for all !!
Having met Bangladeshi's abroad, I am sure if there was a vote in Bangladesh,bthe people would never want to remain East Pakistan but with greater autonomy.
Imran khan recalls in 1981 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi crowds lined the streets from the stadium to the hotel.nshowering flowers. That is when Hasina was groomed to begin anti pakistan sentiments from within. The kangaroo tribunal is a ploy.
@Safwath no 70% is still pro pakistan 25%, is pro India.
@asgher who told you?
Question is, why Pakistan govt interfere Bangladesh internal matter?
Pakistan has right to Protest as these relate to time when Bangladesh was part of Pakistan.
ppl commenting here probably don't know Sheikh Hasina bagged record votes to form gvt by promising they would start war crime tribunal once again. it was her election mandate in 2008 and subsequently her gvt formed international war crime tribunal in 2010. after independence Sheikh Mujib started trials against war criminals but after his assassination in 1975 it stopped later Zia-ur-rahman, founder of BNP, released all war criminals from jail, following this S. Qader, hanged couple of days ago, got back in Bangladesh from abroad where he was hiding. Its true that there were hundreds roaming around, some are still in current gvt as well, but its not true that, those who were hanged were innocent. they were well known war criminals and most brutal ones.
@asgher, Do you really think that your domestic help can share his/her political views with you? How will you react if he/she says that Pakistan killed over 1 million Bangladeshis civilian in 1971? He/She is in no position to debate their viewpoints with you!
The hypocrisy dripping from the Pakistani government's statement is astounding. A country guilty of a massacre the scale of which was perhaps unheard of in the modern history of SE Asia, is protesting against the punishment of those responsible? And this nation wants to be taken as a serious responsible player in the global community? At least have the maturity and security as a country to realise the wrongs you have done! There's no point crying over the "image" of Pakistan internationally without changing the very outlook which causes that negative image.
Where is UN and so called Western Human Rights Countries?
Salahuddin Chowdhry was a political leader and elected member of the Bangladeshi assembly many times. Just the fact that it took BD 44 years to realize the alleged war crimes shows you the mindset behind these political murders.
@Haseena302 I strongly accept u
@mohammed Bangladesh has the right to ask all the war criminals from pakistan who were party to the mass killing in BD so whats wrong in that ???
For all those claiming non-interference, go read some history. Pakistan has every right to interfere here, because these are acts by a vengeful state in connivance with our adversary and are aimed at appeasing India's hegemony. While it would need a moral high ground for BD to stop this exercise of judicially executing these elderly leaders almost half a century later, the current acts have shown that this government has no plan of claiming this high ground.
@Zafar How do you explain You politician sucking blood of your people . That is not killing ? Why Don't you raise your voice against that?
dawn.com good
Well what would you expect from dynastic politics . It's the hate that fuels the fire and keeps it burning
I don't know why Pakistan interferes in another country matter. It is their country and their legal system they can handle it better. If pakistan is so consious on this matter then first bring all besieged "biharis" from there into Pakistan. we need to rectify our home first before we peek our neighbors. Handle remaining Pakistan better with justice.
@mohammed Charity should begin from home
@asgher - hmmm your domestic help is so wise....
All the great thinkers here, how many Pakistanis have died without even a trial in only 2015? Over 60% of the population in Pakistan (as of 2014) are living under poverty line; what do you think of them? 5.5 million Pakistani children are out of school, what did you do for them? You know very well, these type of questions will never stop if someone starts. So, please repair your own house rather than peeping into others. Bangladeshi people are more than happy to see long awaited consequences of the two war criminals.
@Reza Human Rights Brigade!!! Are we kidding??? We just got a separate Ministry for HR only today.
We have enough of issues in our plate to keep us focused. We have many headstones already lets not be too generous to take third persons head stone too.
Did Bangladesh ever protest for any death sentence are being continuously provided by Pakistani court (including Army court) to any Pakistani citizen? Did Pakistan protest when Pakistanies were frequently beheaded in Saudi Arabia? SKC and AHM were not citizen of Pakistan, rather they were the citizen of Bangladesh. If Pakistan says, that they were Pakistan loyalist, it is just a foolish thinking !! If Pakistan loves for those who supported, then why Pakistan is not bringing back thousands of stranded Pakistani (who never accepted Bangladesh after 1971 war and claiming them as Pakistani citizen and want to back Pakistan for years) living in Dhaka, Syedpur since 1971.
We need Pakistan intervention to get rid of Hasina, who is a practicing Hindu and backed by India. she hanged 4 brave muslim leaders so far. Others are in line.
@Pankaj political executions are not internal matter of a country. Since UN is deaf... We want Pakistan to criticize Hasina severely, to say the least.
Who Cares
Make committee please
@NRExP Well said bro ! Salute :)
Now in case some of you are thinking Bangladeshi judicial system is flawed relating to war crimes, let me inform you that that each and every person accused of 'war crimes' here are given total freedom to select their lawyer, whomever they liked and how many they liked. Their appointed lawyers took absolute freedom to represent their cases, as a matter of fact, the whole litigation process took so long that many of us suspected that the present government has no intention to complete these cases.
Kazi Wasimul Haque Advocate Supreme Court of Bangladesh
@jab People who were hanged were fighting for their country at that time and it was part of Pakistan, FO did right thing
Every time Hasina or her cronies make any statement regarding Pakistan, foreign office must make a point to comment and not necessarily flattering ones. It is Pakistan's prerogative.


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English & Comparative Literature
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Environmental Studies
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|All of Latin America and Caribbean.
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|Development and conservation projects in Amazonia; patterns of smallholder management of tropical ecosystems and landscapes.
|Brazil; Peru.
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|Forest and landscape ecology, focusing in Latin American tropical regions.
|Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Peru; Brazil.
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|Brazil; Colombia.
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|Social, cultural, and psychological determinants of health among Latino populations in the United States; acculturation and health; health disparities.
|United States; Dominican Republic.
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|Social inequality and public health; immigration and health; heealth disparities among immigrant populations.
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|Comparative politics with special focus on Latin America.
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|Political economy of development; corruption in the subnational governments in the Americas.
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|Democratic responsiveness to citizens by examining the relationship between citizens, political parties or interest groups; policy outcomes in the emerging Latin American democracies; labor unions; market reforms; privatization; public utility regulation; consumer politics; electoral behavior; party-voter linkages; conflicts associated to the commodities boom; institutional weakness; foreign influence in Latin America.
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I've purchased a lot of CDs in the last few months in a desperate attempt to reach a respectable metal collection consisting of 666 albums. And in that rush to appease the forces of evil (who routinely check on everyone's music collections like Santa checking his naughty/nice list), I have at times sacrificed quality at the altar of quantity.
Not that I knowingly buy bad discs. It's just that I haven't been doing the usual amount of research necessary to REALLY know if an album is worth picking up or not. I just go ahead and assume one or more of the following:
This approach has not turned out so well. As you'll see from the following series of reviews, never assume. It sho' 'nuff made an ass out of me.
This purchase resulted as a combination of assumptions 1 and 2. Being in the unhappy state of not finding any more Runemagick albums for sale at a reasonable price, I took a look at the "Similar Artists" tab on Metallum. They listed some shit I had, and some shit I didn't. A few Youtube samples later and…boy, is this some shit I wish I still didn't have.
Akem Manah sounds about as close to Runemagick as Primal Fear sounds to Immolation. Actually, that's not the best analogy. Akem Manah is more the "look, I tied my shoes!" to Runemagick's "look, I cured AIDS and won a breakdancing competition!" Akem are trying to replicate mid to late period Runetunes, in which an dark ceremonial vibe prevails. Nicky "Terror" Reindeer and Co. achieve this vibe through weird droning riffs, repeatedly chanted choruses, etc. Akem Manah does not achieve this vibe at all.
Why? They have the droning riffs, the repeatedly chanted choruses, bells 'n rain sound effects, some samples about satanic molestation. All the ingredients are there, but the chefs suck. The riffs are bland beyond imagination, and the muted production job does not do 'em any favors. The drums are basically basic. Bass would likely be basic if I actually heard any. The vocals are downright fucken horrible. This guy's growls are breathier than a heavy lady that ran up eight flights of stairs while reading the steamy part of a romance novel. He applies absolutely zero force to each endlessly repeated word. Speaking of Immolation, I've heard it said that Mr. Dolan "growl-purrs." That may be an accurate statement. But at least the purrs are coming from a big cat. Here, we are talking malnourished kitten at best. To make things worse, Mr. Breathy repeats each chorus 500 times. Said choruses are usually, if not always, the title of the song. Very creative.
So yes, I didn't like "The Devil is In All of You." It is impossible to maintain focus during an entire song, and a feat beyond mortal imagining to sit through the entire album. The only reason I give it any points at all is because they are clearly trying to play doom/death in the mold of the elder gods, and because it isn't the worst thing I've bought all summer. Still, I deeply dis-recommend it. The band's name, by the way, reminds me of Habakuk doing a particularly enthusiastic Swartzenegger impression: "Ah, camaaaaaan, ah!"


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A high-throughput peptidomic strategy to decipher the molecular diversity of cyclic cysteine-rich peptides
Serra, Aida
Hemu, Xinya
Nguyen, Giang Kien Truc
Nguyen, Ngan T. K.
Sze, Siu Kwan
Tam, James P.
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Cyclotides are plant cyclic cysteine-rich peptides (CRPs). The cyclic nature is reported to be gene-determined with a precursor containing a cyclization-competent domain which contains an essential C-terminal Asn/Asp (Asx) processing signal recognized by a cyclase. Linear forms of cyclotides are rare and are likely uncyclizable because they lack this essential C-terminal Asx signal (uncyclotide). Here we show that in the cyclotide-producing plant Clitoria ternatea, both cyclic and acyclic products, collectively named cliotides, can be bioprocessed from the same cyclization-competent precursor. Using an improved peptidomic strategy coupled with the novel Asx-specific endopeptidase butelase 2 to linearize cliotides at a biosynthetic ligation site for transcriptomic analysis, we characterized 272 cliotides derived from 38 genes. Several types of post-translational modifications of the processed cyclotides were observed, including deamidation, oxidation, hydroxylation, dehydration, glycosylation, methylation, and truncation. Taken together, our results suggest that cyclotide biosynthesis involves 'fuzzy' processing of precursors into both cyclic and linear forms as well as post-translational modifications to achieve molecular diversity, which is a commonly found trait of natural product biosynthesis.
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I had first become interested in India on perusing my grandfather's History of the Mahrattas, which is still read by many and is regarded as a classic of its kind. Though not actually, I believe, styled Governor, he practically ruled that part of the ancient land for some years and became very much attached to the Mahrattas and to the Indian tradition in general. In the early days of the 'eighties of last century, my uncle, the late Sir Mountstaurt Grant Duff, who was then Governor of Madras, asked me to come out to his place and stay there as long as I liked. This was just what I should have wished to do. But when I had read my uncle's letter triumphantly to my parents, after a brief consultation my father told me, to my amazement, that they could not allow me to go to India, owing to the climate of that country!
I mention these facts as they may serve to explain to some extent my curious mental position as regards India. I was on the one hand surrounded with the usual crowd of materialists and followers of Herbert Spencer when I was eighteen, and on the other I felt an obscure longing for something else which I knew existing somewhere else, but where I was not sure precisely, owing to the influences of Oxford teaching. There, at Oxford, I wasted my time taking a degree and doing little else but play about as I had done the previous four years at Eton with groups of shallow-minded youths one would often find in the higher classes in a school. Soon after I commenced my studies at Oxford, I felt the urge to write down some of the poetry that was surging within me, and published several volumes of verse besides sending poems to the magazines of the day. In the matter of attending social parties, etc., I was not quite as bad as Robert Browning, though I wasted lots of time that way.
- Though the torch be inverted the flame
- Will burn upward the same
- Though the name no longer be flame
- But just man-in-the-mire,
- He too will burn upward aspire
- To the place whence he came:
- For he too is fire Of a quenchless desire.
- Though the torch be inverted the flame
- Will burn upward the same.
A good deal later there occurred an episode which has some bearing on the present subject of my quest for the Tr uth, how and where I ultimately found IT. I was a member of the aristocratic Union Club at Naples, where for the first time I came into contact with Benedetto Croce's writings. His philosophy of art and of the practical as also his logical studies interested me intensely. Unacquainted with anyone who could introduce me to the philosopher, I called upon him myself, to see what would happen next! Ever ything went splendidly when I had explained who I was and my love for philosophy of the idealistic sort which he practised. In the course of a few weeks I was already at work on his Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic This intercourse, though verbal and intellectual, with a great thinker did stimulate my interest in the things of the spirit, and I was always looking about for someone with a definite solution to the problem of the universe.
While I was in this state of mind, a thirst for a deeper understanding about life, the world and what they mean, I came to know of the Sage of the Hill of the Holy Beacon. It was the good Mr. Raphael Hurst who told me of the Holy One and the Ashram at Tiruvannamalai.
Eventually I found my way out there and had the greatest adventure of my life. Mark my words. I do not know what happened when I saw Maharshi for the first time, but the moment he looked at me, I felt he was the Truth and the Light. There could be no doubt about it, and all the doubts and speculations I had accumulated during the past many years disappeared in the Radiance of the Holy One. It is very difficult to describe in words the unanticipated change that came over me. Suffice it to say that, though my visits to the Ashram were brief, I felt that every moment I was there I was building up within me what could never be destroyed. Whatever may happen to this body and mind. A careful reading of the admirable biography of Sri Ramana Maharshi by B. V. Narasimhaswami revealed to me what I could never hope to know otherwise. I will only mention here just a very few of the points in which the Maharshi has particularly appealed to me. One of these is the extreme politeness and gentleness which always surrounds his least act. It is as though he is actually conscious of the frail beings whom he is addressing and avoiding the words that may cause them to be ashamed or to regret something that they had done. All the incidents in the above mentioned biography seem to me to illustrate this fact in relation to Maharshi, - his extraordinary insight into other beings combined with his marvellous gentleness. He sees and knows everything about all those who come before him but he is gentle to a degree that surpasses gentleness, whereby he reaches his end with perfect ease and to the utmost benefit of the visitor.
The visit of Humphreys to the Maharshi is one of the most interesting incidents for us Europeans. It occurred over thirty-five years ago, yet the account he left of his visits to the Sage supplies all the details that are necessary. His concluding words are highly significant, - It is wonderful what a difference it makes to have been in his Presence! I must say the same from my personal experience. My visit to the Sage of Arunachala has been the greatest event in my life. Any of those of the West who are still waiting and wondering would do well to pack their sack as quickly as possible and be off to India while there is yet time. What I feel personally is that so much has been done during the last ten years in the way of making known the Saviour of mankind that further comment is simply otiose.


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It's convenient and vital that you vacuum clean the laminate floors frequently to get rid of loose dirt and dust. The dust has abrasives that induce scratches.
Wet Mopping:
A moist mopping is suggested to wash the laminate flooring once in a while week or fewer. Use a soft microfiber mop. Always mop like the ground planks. Clean and dry the ground with soft microfiber mops. Make certain to simply make use of a moist mop as water can break the laminated floors. It's suggested to simply make use of the suggested laminate cleaners to wash your the floors.
Items to Avoid:
You shouldn't use wax, polish, or perhaps a vegetable oil based product, hunting powder, abrasive pads or steel made of woll to shine or clean a laminate flooring. These items will damage the ground surface. Also, avoid utilization of cleaners for example vinegar, ammonia or chlorinated solutions to clean the floors. Vinegar is definitely an acidity. Every time you use, it'll eat away the top, allow it to be dull and take away the very best protective layer. Same manner, ammonia and swimming pool water will damage the very best layer of floors. Don't wash or wet mop the ground with soap, detergent and water. This could cause warping, swelling, delamination and opening from the joints and gaps.
Cleaning Liquid Spill and Stains:
Or no liquid is spilled on the ground surface, it should be immediately cleaned. It may stain the ground or go into the seams. Make use of a soft cloth or paper towel to soak and clean up the spill. Clean the place having a moist cloth using laminate stain cleaner. An unbiased cleaner, nailpolish remover, or acetone can remove oil, a lasting marker, or perhaps a paint stain.
You should use tepid to warm water without or with an unbiased cleaner for wiping off stains from juice, beer, sauce, tea, coffee or sauce. It is best to utilize a Deep cleaner intended for laminate type floors. Substances for example gum or wax ought to be first solidified with ice after which carefully applied off. You are able to clean the place with tepid to warm water or perhaps a Deep cleaner. However, water ought to be used only if the laminated flooring is sealed.
Using Proper Laminate Cleaners:
The floors aren't sealed particularly in the seams. While using moist mops or washing with water may cause moisture to go in the laminate and damage it. You should make use of the correct laminate cleaners suggested through the manufacturers of the flooring.
There are numerous items like Deep cleaners, Cleaners, and Restoration products from famous manufacturers. These items are specifically manufactured for that laminated floors.
The standard cleaner may be used periodically after sweeping and vacuuming to mop the ground and take away the dirt, grime and footmarks making it shine utilizing a microfiber mop. It won't bid farewell to any residue or streaks.
You should use the Deep Cleaner, in case your laminated floor is becoming stained and incredibly dirty. The instructions to be used of laminate cleaners are supplied together.
Because the laminated floor becomes older, it's scuff, scratch and put on marks onto it. You might prefer to restore it to improve its shine and supply it extra moisture protection. You have to neat and use a Restoration product to keep the ground.
You are able to clean your floor having a Deep Cleaner to get rid of the dirt, residue, grime, oils, etc. Next, fix it using the regular cleaner utilizing a microfiber pad so the floor surface is perfectly cleaned and you may use a Restoration coating into it. The Restoration coating will fill scuffs and scratches and conceal them. It will likewise safeguard seams and joints from water damage and mold and take away the footprints. While using right laminate cleaners will safeguard your laminated floors and these questions good shape.


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Since I suffer from fibromyalgia, an autoimmune disorder, I need to be sure I'm getting enough sleep. Ideally, I'd get 7-8 hours a night, but that's not always how things work out for me.
Using my phone to follow my favorite Instagram accounts late into the evening isn't ideal since studies have shown that the EMF's and the bright lights of the screen keep your mind zooming and certainly don't allow you to start winding down. Apparently, computers and mobile phones they suppress melatonin.
I try my best to get into a comfy bed and read the NY Times on my old-fashioned 1st gen Kindle. I set the backlight at the lowest setting so that it's not shining in my face. And if I wake up in the middle of the night with my mind racing on what I have to do the next day, I grab it and try reading a bit more, which then makes my eyes sleepy and I can usually drift off again.
I also bought this special lightbulb for my nightstand that helps me start to wind down as well.
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Pinot Noir 2012
Hand-picked 30th March – 12th April from our Biodynamic Demeter Certified Bendigo Estate vineyard; with a vine density of 5,000–8,000 plants per hectare on grafted pinot noir clones (10/5, 5, 115, 667, 777 & Abel) planted in 1998.
The soils on the beautiful north facing slope are Waenga fine sandy loam and Letts steepland with an elevation from 217 – 264 metres, on 44.55° south.
Each small batch was vinified separately according to clone, with a small percentage of whole bunches being retained, left for 5-7 days cold soak before indigenous yeast fermentation kicked in, peaking at 33°C.
Gentle plunging throughout ferment, followed by post-fermentation maceration of up to 12 days to ensure optimum tannin balance.
Pressing directly into selected French oak barrique, of which 28 per cent were new. The wine underwent natural malolactic fermentation in spring and received an egg white fining to aid settling before bottling in May 2013.
The winemaking was very much in keeping with the traditional practices of the Old World.
The winemaker, Rudi Bauer, has combined these techniques, and his own personal understanding, to create this wine:
Technical data: pH: 3.69 TA: 5.6g/l Alcohol: 14.0%
Tasting Notes:
Colour: Deep bright red
Bouquet: Spiced ripe pinot aromatics
Palate: Ripe lush berry, complex texture, structured tannins and longevity
Aging Potential: 6 – 9 years
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text: May 17, 2016 TOP FIVE WEIRD AL TV SONGS! May 17, 2016/ Chad Carter In honor of our Dr. Demento interview on The Explodeded Show, we continue counting down novelty and comedy music songs. Today we are counting down the Top Five Weird Al TV Songs!#5) Isle Thing (A parody of Tone Loc's Wild Thing about Gilligan's Island)#4) Jerry Springer (A parody of Barenaked Ladies One Week)#3) Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies (A parody of Dire Straits Money for Nothing)#2) I Lost On Jeopardy (A parody of Jeopardy)#1) Bedrock Anthem (A parody of the Red Hot Chili Peppers Give it Away about the Flinstones)


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End of the road for century old Achonry dairy processing operation
Sligo News File Online.
Aurivo is facing a storm of criticism following the announcement that the Co-operative is switching its butter packing operations from Achonry to Ornua, a new plant developed by the Irish Dairy Board in Cork.
The decision, which potentially is set to affect the jobs of some twenty workers at the existing south Sligo butter plant, has been attacked by both Fianna Fail and Fine Gael Oireachtas members, but most hotly of all by south Sligo-based Independent councillor, Margaret Gormley. Interviewed by Ocean FM Radio, Gormley condemned the move as one where, she claimed, local workers were once again suffering in the name of cost savings.
She said, "It appears that this is the norm for this organisation; move everything out of south Sligo and the area," where, she went on, the co-operative was originally established.
"A few months ago, they moved their head office and its fifty staff to Sligo, moving them out of a place they owned themselves to lease a property in Sligo. And this company is talking about reducing inefficiencies and costs."
Questioning if this was reducing costs for the company, she said "to me, this is another example of staff taking the price for previous transactions.
"Last year, thirty staff in the liquid milk and processing and packing area in Sligo Dairies paid the price for the buyout of Donegal Creameries. Now, I see the staff at Achonry asked to pay the price for the transfer of the head office to Finisklin in Sligo."
Fianna Fail Senator, Marc MacSharry said he was "devastated" by the news. However, it looks that Party leader, Michael Martin, who visited locations throughout the county during the weekend, made no comment to media on the jobs at risk in Achonry, nor does he seem to have met directors, staff or shareholders during the visit.
Aurivo Communications Officer and Brand Manager, Lydia Rodgers declined to answer a number of questions put to her by Sligo News File. In sending us a statement previously circulated to other media, she stated "as we are now in a consultation process with staff, I am not in a position to comment any further."
From what we understand of it, however, the Aurivo Achonry operation is being subsumed in Ornua, an Irish Dairy Board sponsored state-of-the-art butter manufacturing facility erected at the Dairygold site in Mitchelstown. The chairman of the Ornua development is Aaron Forde, the current Chief Executive of Aurivo. Mayo-based John Comer, President of the Irish Creamery Suppliers Association, is a board director of Ornua.
Ms. Rodgers, when asked, said she didn't know when the decision to transfer the Achonry operation to Mitchelstown was made by the Directors of the Aurivo board. The board of Aurivo is made up of 16 members nominated by the co-operative's sixteen advisory committees. Advisory committees are bodies made up of a minimum of 12 and not more than 24 members elected to represent suppliers/shareholders. It is believed that directors are required to sign a confidentiality agreement on appointment. The company reputedly has upwards of 10,000 shareholders, 950 suppliers and employs more than 650 workers across all sectors.
Sligo News File understands that a meeting of the Achonry advisory committee was convened at 4 pm on last Friday following a notice circulated to members just that morning. Anger is said to have flared over the termination of the local butter packing operation, its removal to Mitchelstown and the future of the 20 workers involved. It doesn't appear that Achonry or any of the advisory committees were informed of the plans for the butter wrapping facility until after the decision to turn it over to Cork was made.
According to sources, Mr. Forde was among key Aurivo figures present at the meeting in Cawley's Hotel, Tubbercurry. Sources have indicated that the meeting heard Aurivo has invested €2.5million towards capital costs in the state sponsored Cork-based Ornua plant. Whether the Achonry packing plant is incurring losses isn't clear.
Under the new arrangement, cream from milk provided by farmers in Connaught, and churned in the Aurivo plant in Ballaghaderreen, will be transported to Mitchelstown for the making and packing of the Connacht Gold butter brand. In other words, Connacht Gold will be produced by a Munster-based plant. The Munster made product will then be transported back to south Sligo for storage and distribution in Achonry.
Meanwhile, says the company, Aurivo will maintain its butter making operations at Ballaghaderreen.
A campaign last year seeking to persuade Aurivo to retain its head office in Tubbercurry was rejected by the company. It is believed its vacated Tubbercurry premises have now been leased to the town's Chamber of Commerce for three years. The government is reportedly considering representations to fund the development of an enterprise at the building.
Achonry was established by local farmers more than a century ago, in 1897.


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Do you remember the funniest yearbook quote you saw in your graduation year? No doubt, it is one of the most awaited events in a student's life as it gives you a chance to display your emotions creatively. Here, we have some of the best yearbook quotes that would make you cry with laughter. If you have already lived those days then these quotes would teleport you to your that time or who knows one of these quotes might belong to your acquaintances or you if you are very funny. On the other side, if you are yet to have your day then we have a long list of inspirations for you. Just check it out and hear other people calling you crazy (because you will laugh so much)!
Fatty Girl
Nothing is as painful as being non-slim (you got it, right). People call you with different names such as fatty, chubby, Butterball or pregnant. Well, who calls anyone pregnant? This fatty, sorry this girl was called pregnant only for having some extra flesh.
The Hardest Thing
Ohh okay, So waking up is the second hardest thing in the morning. But what is the first hardest thing? Well, I am sure you know that if you have a thing for blue.
What's In The Name
Ummm… What should I say about this? Well, Negro hey, don't call the cops, that's his name, would be hating his parents for giving him this name. His expression says it all. Rowdy Negro is just not negro but rowdy too! I wonder what were his parents thinking while naming him? But as they say what is in the name, so it's okay Negro, forget the name and stay rowdy.
What The Hell
Who can describe high school better than Jonathan Boothe? It seems he had a blasting high school life. And no doubt he has described his experience in the most unique way. With his timeless sarcasm, we are sure that he would go a long way minus the illuminated bike and path.
"Ctrl+C and CTRL+V"
They are twins and so identical that it seems they have been just been "copy-pasted". Isn't it amazing that both the boys looks exactly the same? The only thing that distinguishes them is Dollar's smile. The quote also puts their tech-savvy attitude on the display. What a way to tell that they are twins. In all of this, we should not miss out on their names. Darwin is fine but Dollar, it sounds pretty odd. Isn't it?
Mysterious Identity
How does she look like? I am sure this is one of the many concerns her classmates would have dealt with in high school. Maliha has chosen the quote that goes so well with her identity, mysterious identity. Good choice.


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Single Review – Jason Aldean "feat." Miranda Lambert in "Drowns The Whiskey"
Country music in 2018: "Man Artist feat. Woman Artist." Wash, rinse, repeat.
This is one way to get Miranda Lambert back on the radio I guess, releasing Jason Aldean's "Drowns The Whiskey" as a radio single. Too bad Jason Aldean has to be involved, and too bad the only way virtually any woman gets on country radio these days is being "feat." by some swingin' D. The whole order of how music is recorded and released in not just country, but in all popular music is being realigned, where it's a just series of WAV files from different superstars being traded and swapped like fantasy football picks back and forth between Nashville and the two coasts until the ideal pairing for radio/playlist/chart placement is attained. It's like the Marvel universe for music, and don't worry, the moment when each song has six or seven superstars each a la The Avengers: Infinity War is in the offing.
Jason Aldean deserves credit though. He easily could have chosen this duet to be with some mega pop star you've never heard of with 17 million Instagram followers and an attitude like they deserve to be massive in country, similar to who we're seeing most country males select for their duet partners these days. It's nothing short of embarrassing that Miranda Lambert—the most awarded artist in ACM history—can't crack the Top 10 without latching on to someone as unsavory as Jason Aldean. But the only way we'll ever break out of this cycle is by country artists helping their own, not aiding and abetting the denizens of pop which only goes to promoting the wrong side of the radio dial.
The problem with "Drowns the Whiskey" is not the pairing of Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert, as unappetizing as it might be for some Miranda fans (most Aldean fans won't care). The song is probably one of the better, and more country selections off of Aldean's new album Rearview Town, though that may be more of an indictment of the depravity of that album than praise for the quality of this song.
The problem with "Drowns The Whiskey" is it tries to exist in two worlds, failing to appeal to either wholeheartedly, and in one of those worlds it is incredibly overwrought and formulaic. At its heart, "Drowns The Whiskey" is definitely a country song. It's about heartache so deep, not even alcohol can numb the pain. This is the baseline for so many country songs over decades, and something better to hear than the happy and sunny disposition of so much of today's country. But that's also the problem with it. Perhaps to a 23-year-old whose grown up on Florida Georgia Line, a song like this feels unfamiliar and fresh. But if you're an actual country fan who listens to actual country music, this song was overdone by 1984, and there's plenty of other versions of it to enjoy by people not named Jason Aldean.
Also, the production of this song is all wrong. By trying to straddle the line between traditional and contemporary, you don't really fulfill the wishes of either. The style is traditional, and even features a little steel guitar if you listen intently enough. But the electronic drums and synthesized music bed makes it entirely unappealing to traditional ears, while the fuddy duddy, mid-tempo nature of it will be found as fault by today's "country" listeners of the radio mindset.
None of this will result in a bum track though. "Drowns The Whiskey" will shoot straight to #1 because it's Jason Aldean. At this point, pop country is no more than cheering of laundry in sports. Artists like Aldean are rewarded simply for showing up and having a fan base. Unless you're a woman that is. Then you've got to hitch your wagon to some puffy dude in nut huggers like Jason Aldean to make it past the radio oligarchs.
"Drowns The Whiskey" neither elevates Jason Aldean's standing as an authentic country artist, nor does it drop Miranda Lambert's standing as one of the more authentic artists from the mainstream. It has just enough from both sides of the country music divide to be rendered benign, unexceptional, and ultimately inconsequential in the grand scheme aside from getting both Aldean and Lambert to #1, and probably giving Miranda yet another nomination to look for come awards show time for "Musical Event of the Year."
"Drowns The Whiskey" is just another single, but the production is really where it edges into the negative. It could have been a good introduction to the heartbreak of a real country song to this current generation of mainstream country fans. Instead they'll just sing along mindlessly, picking up on buzzwords like "whiskey," "Tennessee," "girl," and "80 proof," without really consciously minding what the song is about. But ultimately there are much worse offenses out there to worry about, and much better songs out there to laud.


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Friends, please read the below passages carefully:
While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and followed him. (Mat 4:18-20 ESV)
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matt 13:47-50 ESV)
On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." (Luke 5:1-4 ESV)
Jesus said to them, "Children, do you have any fish?" They answered him, "No." He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. (John 21:5-6 ESV)
"Baiting the hook, giggling the bait, making the bait attractive, attracting the fish, etc. are images we see when we consider "hook-fishing." Is this what Jesus meant when He said He'd make His disciples fishers of men?
The passage normally used to justify this type of "fish-centered" fishing is this one:
However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself. (Matt 17:27 ESV)
Contextually, Christ is not at all referring to evangelism. The subject of the passage is that as "the Son" he is free from the temple tax. But to not give offense, he paid it anyway, for Himself and for Peter. Regardless, it does not refer to Kingdom "hook" evangelism in the slightest, especially since Peter only "caught" one fish! Conversely, the Gospels clearly show Kingdom fishing being more analogous to the use of nets. Why is this significant? Because it's the difference between the preaching of the whole Gospel...trusting God to fill the nets, and the man-centered preaching of what we think the fish would like.
If I see my preaching and evangelizing "from the fish's perspective," I'll try to lure the fish, tantalize the fish, make the bait attractive, not alarm the fish, not scare the fish away, etc. But if I understand that "the Kingdom of heaven is like a net," I'll fish totally differently! I'll throw out the net, and trust the Law of God to "catch" up as many fish as the Lord of the Harvest would give, and the Grace of God to pull them up into the boat where Christ is, which to me is much kinder than a hook through the mouth. LOL!
I mean think about it. For someone to be saved, they must understand their sin and see it as exceeding sinful. They must embrace their own depravity when compared to the holy Law of God. They must repent and cry out for forgiveness understanding that a lifetime of cross-bearing awaits. Yes there is tremendous joy in all of that...but it's still not an attractive message. The call to suffering never is (Acts 19:16; Php 1:29). The cross is an offense (Gal 5:11). It is a stumbling block to Jew and folly to Gentiles and all who are perishing (1 Cor 1:18, 23). Christ Himself is called "a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense." (1 Pet 2:8)
The point is I'm wondering if thinking from the fish's perspective is what Jesus had in mind as opposed to obediently casting the whole net, and letting the net itself do the work. "Could it be both," you might ask? Sure...that is certainly possible. But a look at culture makes me want to start lookin for a net.....


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If the University of West Alabama pulls off a win today, coach Bobby Wallace will have his first victory in his hometown of Magnolia, Ark.
If the University of West Alabama pulls off a win today, coach Bobby Wallace will have his first victory in his hometown of Magnolia, Ark.
Including a stint at North Alabama, Wallace has a career record of 0-5 on the Southern Arkansas Muleriders' home field.
"We haven't won there since I've been here," Wallace said. "We lost to them there when I was at UNA. We just need to win this game badly."
In the Gulf South Conference standings, Delta State is the leader at 5-1. UWA and Valdosta State are tied for second at 4-1.
UWA's first loss in 2009 was at Southern Arkansas. The Muleriders won 38-30 in five overtimes.
"Offensively, they've struggled at times, but their running back (Carlos Brown) is a great player," Wallace said. "He's their leading rusher and receiver. He's got good speed. So does the other kid (Rafael Thomas) they've got returning punts and kickoffs."
Brown had 374 yards rushing with a touchdown and 29 receptions for 150 yards. Thomas ranks second in the GSC in kickoff returns with a 25.2-yard average and fourth in punt returns at 13.2.
The Muleriders are last in the league in scoring defense, allowing 31.4 points per game. Wallace said senior defensive lineman Cedric Thornton (6-4, 297) is "one of the best defensive players in our league."
Thornton, an All-American last year, ranks second on the team with 40 tackles, including 10.5 for 29 yards in losses. Daren Lewis leads the Muleriders with 45 tackles, and Don Unamba leads the with four interceptions.
"We have to be able to execute and score points," Wallace said. "On offense we have to hold onto the football. We had five turnovers over there last year."
Led by senior quarterback Deon Williams, the Tigers lead the league in total offense (474.5) and rank third in scoring offense (31.6).
Williams completed 13 of 25 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns in last week's 49-26 victory over Arkansas Tech. He also ran 3 yards for a score and became UWA's career leader in total offense. Williams has accounted for 6,847 yards in only 24 games.
"It starts with his talent, but his mental approach to the game has grown a lot since the first year he was here," Wallace said of the former Tuscaloosa County High School quarterback. "He's being very well coached by Will Hall (offensive coordinator). It's a combination of a lot of things. We use schemes to take advantage of Deon's talents, and part of it is being surrounded by great receivers. Antonio Hughes stepped up last week and caught two touchdown passes. Deon's getting protection from the offensive line and the backs with their blocking, but it all starts with his talent and the way he throws the football."
Williams leads the GSC in passing efficiency (164.1) and ranks second in total offense (359.1) and passing yards per game (337.1).
Gerald Worsham caught five passes for 162 yards and a touchdown against Arkansas Tech. Worsham leads the league in receptions per game (7.6), receiving yards per game (128.4) and touchdowns (9). He ranks second in all-purpose yards (136.2).
Hughes, who saw more playing time because of Eric McDonald's season-ending knee injury, had touchdown receptions of 46 and 21 yards.
"On the first touchdown, he ran a nice route to make the catch," Wallace said. "Then he broke a tackle and outran another man. He's been here since last spring. He's getting his opportunity now because of the injury. We had all the confidence in the world that he could perform and be an outstanding player for us."
Williams and Worsham shared the offensive player of the game award. Cornerback D'Eric Jackson, who had a hand in three turnovers, was named the defensive star. Jackson, who scored on a 44-yard interception return, was named the GSC Defensive Player of the Week. Vonzell Jackson blocked a field-goal try to earn the kicking game award. The blocking award went to Jared Porter, and Justin Hawkins was credited with a big hit.
Hughes and Lindsey Spinks got a big play award. Spinks returned an interception 82 yards to set up Williams' touchdown run.
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