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JOLLOF BOX - African Casual Dining & African Cooking School Premises
We have finally secured the Premises that will turn our dream of taking African Cuisine to a mainstream audience a reality. We need your help to kit it out, launch and market it! From our home kitchen, to our street food stall and now our Casual Dining premises!
We love to educate and empower folks with the confidence that comes from cooking and learning a life skill. This is also a chance to provide more jobs and opportunities for the long term unemployed.
Here at Jollof Box we want to to make African cuisine more accessible and approachable while, educating all on the health benefits and heritage of West African Food. Our aim is to sell delicious, celebratory and authentic cuisine of the West African diaspora to all communities.
After what seems like an eternity of searching we have finally secured our first permanent premises in the heart of vibrant Dalston in East London. A premises with 800sq feet of space. We plan to use 450 sq feet for our kitchen, which will double up as our African cooking School, and the other 350sq feet for our casual dining experience. Timelines include 4-6 weeks of conveyancing and 2 months of furnishing the premises, our timeframe is to open and bring you delectable food in early 2019.
Our design concept highlights a space that will allow us to grow from a home kitchen that caters for a 2 hour street food market to a 9 hour a day Casual Dining business. The chance to trade for longer with more footfall is super exciting!
We have teamed up with Room One Designs who have come up with the exciting concept and designs below.
Who We are
Jollof Box is a close knit family business with a passion for food and people, with mum Sade and eldest son Matthew at the helm. Mother Sade is a renowned caterer with over 40 years experience in the food,retail and child care industries and son Matthew is a Digital Product Consultant with over 12 years in business transformation and and a dedicated foodie!
We are a limited registered company. A Gourmet African Cuisine business, specialising in a Casual Dining experience, a Caterer of Special Events including; large scale festivals, weddings, birthdays and Queen's Honours celebrations. A maker of delicious Homemade chill sauce and a proprietor of an African Cooking school.
We have 5 permanent staff and up to 5 extra temp and seasonal staff that we feel blessed to call them family and help them out of long term unemployment.
We have 4 trademarks, 2 registered domain names as well as a strong social media presence via Instagram, Twitter and Facebook links below.
We have also been rated "Great" by our Google reviewers!
We are rated "Excellent" with 5 stars by our Local Council's Food Standard Agency.
To date we have sold over 100,000 Jollof Boxes! That's a lot of boxes!
Story so Far...
Noticing the lack of West African Grab and Go outlets in Central London Matthew came up with the 'crazy' idea of selling Jollof Rice to all communities.
Matthew teamed up with his mum, Sade, who cooks the best Jollof Rice . Yes we said it! Call it coincidence or call it serendipity, Sade was also encouraged to focus on her passion of cooking by her then celebrity employer and Jollof Box was born!
Jollof Rice is a delicious aromatic rice cooked in a sumptuous sauce consisting of fresh tomatoes and sweet peppers. Jollof Rice is lovingly referred to as the Rice of Africa. It is thought to have originated in the Gambia/ Senegal region but has since spread to the whole of West Africa and in particular Nigeria and Ghana. Sade has been cooking this dish for as long she remembers!
Our first break came via a monthly residency at Open the Gate. Thank you Open the Gate for seeing our vision. However, it took 3 years to find a permanent street food market and we are grateful to the Old Spitalfields Market in Shoreditch who, in 2015, gave us a residency and we have been serving the great and the good at lunchtime ever since.
Look at all these smiling faces...and even happier tummies!
Gourmet African Cuisine Menu
Matthew's wife Pamela, suggested a West African footballer themed menu which has been a major talking point with our customers and it's been a great way to demystify our cuisine! All of our dishes are curated by mum Sade and it goes without saying, the food tastes delicious. Our dishes are freshly cooked each day.
Our menu of both Healthy Vegan and Non-Vegan unique boxes include :
- The Drogba – Jollof Rice / Jollof Bulgur Wheat
- The Yaya – Jollof Rice with Grilled Chicken Stew
- The Okocha – Jollof Rice with Grilled Chicken Stew + Plantain
- The Kanu – Jollof Rice with 'Designer' Chilli Beef Stew
- The Weah - Jollof Rice + Grilled Chicken Stew + Kale & Spinach Stew + Plantain
- The R.Milla – 'Special' King Prawn Rice + Grilled Mackarel Stew
- The Essien - Jollof Rice + Kale & Spinach Stew
- The Boateng - Jollof Rice + Black-eyed beans & sweet corn casserole + Plantain
- The Eto'o – Jollof Rice + Kale & Spinach Stew + Plantain
- The Adebayor - Jollof Rice + Kale & Spinach Stew, Black-eyed beans & sweet corn casserole + Plantain
African Cooking School
For those who love our dishes or for for those who want to add a new string to their bow we offer our African Cooking School where we aim to educate all on the great health benefits and delicious flavours of West African Cuisine. We aim to share our experiences, passion and joy to help you cook African cuisine with confidence. We start from 5 years old upwards.
Social Aims
We want to provide free cooking lessons to the unemployed as well as offer classes to schools and colleges. A chance to learn a new life skill, grow in self-esteem to cope better with challenges ahead. We we would like to believe that the group setting will increase social interaction and help to alleviate loneliness.
We encourage those who are long term unemployed to apply for roles with us.
We also plan to start our own outreach program with 10% of our profit. This outreach program will support single parent families with a space to work and a opportunity to relax with onsite childcare. This is quite close to our hearts as co-founder Sade raised 5 kids by herself and knows first-hand, the challenges involved.
Why Are We Crowdfunding?
The main costs in opening a place will be the kitchen equipment and fit out costs and labour. Electric cooker range ,fridges/ freezers, Bratt Pan, ovens, extraction, catering equipment, tables, chairs. We will also spend on conveyancing and insurance costs as well as advertising/marketing. We have worked our behinds off for the last 3 years and have saved half of what we need to launch. We will need another £50k to make this happen.
We went to the banks and it wasn't much fun. But we believe that this is a business for the people and it is the people who have been on our journey so far and will take us to the next stage.
Rewards (UK Only)
As a thank you we've come up with some lovely rewards that include a mix of some of the following :
- Gold Card - 50% off a Jollof Box
- Platinum Card - A Free Jollof Box
- Jollof Box Aprons
- Free Homemade Chilli Sauce Jars
- 1 or 3 Day African 4 hour Cooking Classes ( On Sundays from 4pm ) - A 4 hour lesson retails at £90
- Jollof Box African Cook and Recipe Book ( Retails at £20)
- Jollof Box to Cater your event/wedding for up to 100 or 200 guests ( Time and Date to be arranged)
- Invite to our opening night events ( Welcome drinks, food and meet the family behind Jollof Box)
- Early preview tasting of new dishes we release
- Corporate/Business/ Group Gold Card Membership Deal: 50% off a Jollof Box card ( Valid for a year)
- Corporate/Business/ Group Platinum Card Membership Deal: A free Jollof Box card ( Valid for a year)
We also welcome donations :)
Future vision
We would love to provide more jobs and opportunities though our casual dining sites all while raising the profile of African cuisine. We believe that we have an opportunity the disrupt the casual dining status quo and show that African food can thrive in the mainstream food scene.
We have grown, learned a lot and gained invaluable experience over the last 3 years. From running the street food market, catering massive events, and now with systems and processes in place we are now ready to apply what we have learned to open our first Casual Dining & African Cooking school. We have met incredible suppliers and fantastic people and want to take them and you on our journey as well.
Thank You
Thanks for journeying with us - we can't do it without you. The road up to this point has not been easy but nothing worth doing in life is. We believe that with your support and backing we can do something amazing and put African cuisine firmly on the map. This is more than just food for us,it's changing how the world perceives a continent as well as helping those around us. Please share with everyone you know as we belive that all are welcome to come and Taste Africa in Box.


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US President Donald Trump is likely to be a more pleasant boss, you can already read on the basis of the now dozens of names long list of departures from his staff. The next members of government with homeland security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen from the office divorced. Also, Don McGahn does not appear to have made only good experiences with Trump. The lawyer was from January 2017 to October 2018 and a legal adviser in the White house, and has now talked in a familiar round of his time.
Ex-consultant reports of lively debates
McGahn, I dined on Thursday with roughly 40 high-level Senate staffers for the Republican lunch together and a few not really for the Public, certain memories to Trump price, according to the US news page "Axios" referring to the two participants in the round. "I've spent the last couple of years, to be yelled at," said the lawyer. "And you will be able to read something soon about some of the more lively debates that I have had with the President." McGahn did not mention the report of the special investigator in Russia, the affair, Robert Mueller, explicitly, but sources in the room said that his comment was made in relation to their understanding after the fact.
Mueller's Team had taken "Axios", in his investigation of important conversations, in which McGahn had participated, under the microscope, to find out whether Trump might have hindered the course of justice.
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The point in the White house is that there is no chief of staff in the usual sense, said McGahn, according to the "Axios". Trump don't trust a single Person as a gatekeeper. He may no middle men. And no staff was especially authorized, because Trump is the boss and he make the decisions; all the high-ranking volunteers would be the spokes.
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Surprised scientists say that typhoons which hit Taiwan unleash long, slow earthquakes, a phenomenon that may save the island from devastating temblors.
Seismologists installed movement sensors in boreholes at depths of 200-270 metres (650-870 feet) in eastern Taiwan, monitoring a spot where two mighty plates, the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian plate, bump and jostle in an oblique, dipping fault.
Over five years, researchers saw a remarkable link between tropical storms and "slow" earthquakes, a seismic beast first identified three decades ago.
Slow quakes entail a slippage in the fault that unfolds progressively over hours or days, rather than a sudden, violent release of the kind that destroys buildings and lives.
The sensors noted 20 such slow earthquakes, 11 of which coincided with typhoons, during the study period.
The 11 quakes were all stronger and characterised by more complex seismic waveforms than other "slow" events.
"These data are unequivocal in identifying typhoons as triggers of these slow quakes. The probability that they coincide by chance is vanishingly small," said co-author Alan Linde of the Carnegie Institution for Science in the United States.
Over five years, researchers saw a remarkable link between tropical storms and "slow" earthquakes, a seismic beast first identified three decades ago.
redeye wrote:How could a typhoon possibly affect the movement of continental plates? This should be read as a falsification of contintal plate theory and the idea that earthquakes are caused by such things.
StevenJay wrote:typhoons, quakes, volcanoes. . . politicians. . .
MGmirkin wrote:Equating politicians with a force of nature? Eep!
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That connects the dots between the recent studies measuring the EM component/trigger in earthquakes, and one study that discovered a direct correlation, in hurricanes, between changes in lightning activity and corresponding changes in wind speeds ~30 hrs. later. As well as the studies of ionospheric discharge transferring energy into storms explaining why lightning is more powerful than charge separation from friction can account for. There is also a study showing a relationship with sunspots and global annual lightning activity.
So nice of them to prove EU theory for us. Independent corroboration adds a great deal of legitimacy for the EU. We should send them 'thank you' cards, or something.
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Alex Unusual Reacts After Fan Said She Doesn't Dress Like A Celebrity
Former big brother Naija housemate, Alex Unusual replied a fan who has a problem with how she is 'not popping' like other celebrities.
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Supported, I know she claims simple girl, unusual and all that but please she nods to do more. Look at Nina bday, see dis dubai trip she nids to popping. Abeg let her step up her game. Look at oda celebrities. I know she gets plenty clothes, wigs. If she no wan makeup use shades" the fan wrote.
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It seems that every day there are new discoveries in the field of Alzheimer's disease. From new treatments to ways to screen for the disease, the condition is in the news as frequently as some politicians. How reliable are these findings, though? Are they published in reputable journals and are they anything more than snake oil? Here are four of the most recent new pieces about Alzheimer's disease and a look into how likely they are to make an impact on patients' lives.
The News: An article published in Forbes points to a research article in the scholarly journal Nature that studies the effect of aducanumab, an antibody that has shown promise in attacking the amyloid plaques that form between nerve cells in Alzheimer's. In a double-blind, four-year trial, the infusion of the antibody showed marked improvement in the symptoms of Alzheimer's in those with moderate disease indicators.
The Background: The Nature research paper, though compelling, has several flaws that most Alzheimer's trials suffer from: the sample size. This study, though well planned, only tested the antibody on 145 patients and all were pooled from the United States. Although the study points to positive responses, the research is far from becoming a treatment for Alzheimer's.
Implications: The study into aducanumab is certainly intriguing, but it is not convincing. Although it offers hope for those with Alzheimer's, it is not a cure just yet. A larger study is necessary to even bring this treatment into trials, let alone present it for approval by the FDA. While interesting, the breakthrough may not be the miracle cure patients are looking for.
Indicative Gene Signatures
The News: According to an article published on ScienceDaily, a group of researchers have found that younger people with a particular gene signature can show a risk for Alzheimer's early in life. This gene signature makes parts of the brain more susceptible to the proteins that form in the condition, causing the plaques that are so devastating to the neurons when Alzheimer's begins in earnest.
The Background: The research was conducted by the University of Cambridge, and it was published in the journal Science Advances. The researchers studied the brain tissues from 500 healthy individuals and found this gene signature common to those that are found in Alzheimer's patients. This pattern repeated itself in the healthy brain tissue and the Alzheimer's identified brain tissue alike, though it does not indicate why the patients with healthy brain tissue had the signature and did not have the condition.
The Implications: As with most studies, more research needs to be done to plug up the holes in this study. Why are normal brains showing the same markings as Alzheimer's brains? Could this be a coincidence? In any case, gene therapy is in its infancy so finding genes that are indicative of Alzheimer's, while intriguing, does not actually help cure the disease in the immediate future.
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The News: Unfortunately, drugs to treat Alzheimer's are difficult to come by. One drug, named AZD3293, has shown some promise in treating mild to moderate cases of the condition by reducing the amount of amyloid buildup around the neurons. Although it has been fast-tracked, it is nowhere near ready to become a treatment for Alzheimer's, as this article in the Wall Street Journal relates.
The Background: This new drug is supported by both Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca. The two companies are rivals in the pharmaceutical industry, but since the search for a drug is so elusive, the two have teamed up. They have even agreed to split profits from the drug, which is nearly unheard of. Unfortunately, other Alzheimer's test drugs have caused severe liver issues and other problems in humans, and none have been viable as a drug to reverse or inhibit the disease, besides Aricept and Namenda.
The Implications: Drug companies are getting closer to finding a treatment for Alzheimer's, and this fast track is promising. It shows that the FDA is convinced enough to give the green light and allow the companies to proceed. However, the search for a treatment still remains murky, and even this fast-tracked drug can pose problems. Although it can be a bright light in the darkness of Alzheimer's, it could be another frustrating dead end.
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The News: Instead of trying one method of combating Alzheimer's, the researchers at Sutter Neuroscience Institute in Sacramento, California, are trying as many as five different methods to treat the disease, according to an article published in the Boston Herald. Among these, the use of the intravenous immunoglobulin antibodies, the effects of vitamin D on memory, and the ethnic implications of Alzheimer's are all under investigation. All of these research projects are ongoing, but none have yet reached the point of publication.
The Background: Although this may seem like a scattershot method of looking for a cure, it actually makes sense. The current drugs for Alzheimer's are woefully deficient. At best, they can give the patient an extra year of memory health, but they cannot stop the relentless march of the disease. They are inadequate at best, and the frantic search for some treatment means that this sort of research is the only way the medical profession is going to find something that works.
The Implications: Something in these research studies in Sacramento may end up being the cure for Alzheimer's, or it may end up being something that slows its progress . . . or it may end up another dead end. The implication of this sort of study is the hope for a cure. It isn't going to help patients now, and it probably won't help patients in the near future. Someday, though, this sort of research will help patients. With the dedication of people like the researchers in Sacramento and across the country, a solution will eventually be found. It hasn't been found yet, but everyone still keeps looking. That's what counts.
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Coinciding with the release of their new album "Warp Riders" The sword has unveiled the first of three planned music videos set to be released.
The video is for the song "Tres Brujas" and introduces us to a fat bearded, I'll call him Ralph. Who gives the band a magical stress ball that will take them to see three witches.
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Morel-Lavallée lesion of knee with osteochondral fractures
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Well circumscribed fluid collection is noted at the medial subcutaneous tissue of knee, compatible with Morel-Lavallée lesion.
Patchy focal marrow edema is noted at femoral and tibial condyles at subarticular location, congruent with bony contusions.
Two semilunar undisplaced osteochondral fractures are noted at medial condyle of femur, one at the anterior aspect and the other at the midarticular aspect.
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Morel-Lavallée lesion at medial aspect of knee (consequent to post-traumatic degloving injury) with bony contusions and osteochondral fractures.


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Hallaq at Columbia University in 2016
Wael B. Hallaq is a scholar of Islamic law and Islamic intellectual history. He is currently the Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities at the Columbia University Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies. After a Ph.D. from the University of Washington, he joined The McGill University Institute of Islamic Studies in 1985, to become an assistant professor in Islamic law. In 1994, he earned full professorship, and in 2005 became a James McGill Professor in Islamic law.
Hallaq is considered to be a leading scholar in the field of Islamic legal studies.[1][2][3] His work has been translated into several languages, including Arabic, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Persian, and Turkish.[4] In 2009 Hallaq was named among the 500 most influential Muslims in the world.[5]
Hallaq first became known for his work challenging the notion of closing of the gate of ijtihad, i.e., the abandonment of independent reasoning in search of a legal opinion, which had been posited by historians such as Joseph Schacht to have occurred in Islam around 900 C.E.[5][6] His recent work explores the paradigmatic structures of Islamic political and ethical thought, which he uses as a foundation for a thorough critique of modern ethico-political paradigms that, he argues, are dominant since the Enlightenment (The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity's Moral Predicament (Columbia University Press, 2012).
Hallaq's publications, lectures and course offerings reveal several dominant areas of interest and expertise. Primary among these have been: 1) a concern with the markedly problematic (yet often overlooked) epistemic institutional ruptures generated by the onset of modernity and the many socio-politico-historical forces subsumed by it (including Colonialism and its many projects), especially in the overlapping areas of law and morality; 2) a related concern with intellectual history and the development of Orientalism, and the many repercussions of Orientalist paradigms in later scholarship and in Islamic legal studies as a whole; and 3) a thorough explication of the synchronic and diachronic development of Islamic traditions of logic, legal theory, and substantive law along with an elucidation of the particulars of interdependent systems within these traditions.
Hallaq's writings have laid bare the structural dynamics of legal change in pre-modern law, and have more recently asserted the central role of moral theory for understanding the history of Islamic law. His most exhaustive work to date -- Shari'a: Theory, Practice, Transformations (2009) -- has been well-received, and represents a pioneering attempt at introducing theory into the field of Islamic legal studies.
Hallaq's interests and activities also extend into the world of art; in the past two decades he has produced numerous paintings and drawings. All of these works appear to combine aesthetics with notions of moral and existential philosophies. With regard to the former, a strong interest in cubism and surrealism is evident. Most apparent in terms of philosophies—and perhaps at the very heart of Hallaq's work, artistic and academic—is a penetrative exploration of the antinomy of the modern human condition, with all the paradoxes, contradictions and destructive tensions that this condition entails. Wael Hallaq edited this page himself.
- Authored volumes[citation needed]
- The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity's Moral Predicament (New York: Columbia University Press, 2012).
- An introduction to Islamic law (Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009).
- Shari'a: theory, practice, transformations (Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009).
- The origins and evolution of Islamic law (Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005).
- Was the Gate of Ijtihad Closed? The Early Essays on the History of Islamic Legal Theories by Wael B. Hallaq / ed. and trans. Atsushi Okuda (Tokyo: Keio University Press, 2003; in Japanese, containing translations of a number of the below articles).
- Authority, continuity, and change in Islamic law (Cambridge, U.K.; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001).
- A history of Islamic legal theories : an introduction to Sunnī uṣūl al-fiqh (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997).
- Law and legal theory in classical and medieval Islam (Aldershot, UK; Brookfield, VT: Variorum, 1995; containing reprints of twelve articles published between 1984 and 1993).
- Ibn Taymiyya against the Greek logicians / translated with an introduction and notes by Wael B. Hallaq (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993; a translation of Jahd al-qarīḥah fī tajrīd al-Naṣīḥah, an abridgement by al-Suyūṭī of Ibn Taymīyah's work Naṣīḥat ahl al-bayān fī al-radd ʻalá manṭiq al-Yūnān).
- Series editor[citation needed]
- Themes in Islamic Law, 7 vols. (Cambridge University Press; two volumes published to date).
- Edited anthologies
- The formation of Islamic law (Aldershot, UK; Burlington, VT: Ashgate/Variorum, 2004).
- Islamic studies presented to Charles J. Adams / edited by Wael B. Hallaq and Donald P. Little. (Leiden; New York: Brill, 1991).
- Tradition, Modernity, and Postmodernity in Arabic Literature : Essays in Honor of Professor Issa J. Boullata, edited by Kamal Abdel-Malek and Wael Hallaq (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2000).
- Articles
- "Qur'anic Constitutionalism and Moral Governmentality: Further Notes on the Founding Principles of Islamic Society and Polity," Comparative Islamic Studies, 8, 1-2 (2012): 1-51.
- "Groundwork of the Moral Law: A New Look at the Qur'ān and the Genesis of Sharī'a," Islamic Law and Society, vol.16 (2009): 239-79.
- "Islamic Law: History and Transformation," The New Cambridge History of Islam, vol. 4, ed. R. Irwin (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010): 142-83.
- "What is Sharia?" Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, 2005–2006, vol. 12 (Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, 2007): 151-80.
- "Juristic Authority vs. State Power: The Legal Crises of Modern Islam," Journal of Law and Religion, 19, 2 (2003–04), 101-116.
- "Can the Shari'a be Restored?" in Yvonne Y. Haddad and Barbara F. Stowasser, eds., Islamic Law and the Challenges of Modernity (Walnut Creek: Altamira Press, 2004), 21-53.
- "'Muslim Rage' and Islamic Law," Hastings Law Journal, 54 (August, 2003), 1-17.
- "The Quest for Origins or Doctrine? Islamic Legal Studies as Colonialist Discourse," UCLA Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law, 2, 1 (2002–03), 1-31.
- "A Prelude to Ottoman Reform: Ibn 'Abidîn on Custom and Legal Change," Histories of the Modern Middle East: New Directions, eds. I. Gershoni et al. (Boulder & London: Lynne Rienner, 2002), 37-61.
- "Takhrij and the Construction of Juristic Authority," Studies in Islamic Legal Theory, ed. Bernard G. Weiss (Leiden: Brill, 2002), 317-35.
- "On Dating Mâlik's Muwatta'," UCLA Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law, 1, 1 (2001–02), 47-65.
- "From Geographical to Personal Schools?: A Reevaluation," Islamic Law and Society, 8,1 (2001), 1-26.
- "The Author-Jurist and Legal Change in Traditional Islamic Law," RIMO (Maastricht), 18 (2000), 31-75.
- "The Authenticity of Prophetic Hâdith: A Pseudo-Problem," Studia Islamica 89 (1999), 75-90.
- "Qadis Communicating: Legal Change and the Law of Documentary Evidence," al-Qantara, XX (1999), 437-66.
- "The Qadi's Diwan (Sijill) before the Ottomans," Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 61, 3 (1998), 415-36.
- "Introduction: Issues and Problems," (as Guest Editor) Islamic Law and Society, 3, 2 (1996), 127-36.
- "Ifta' and Ijtihad in Sunni Legal Theory: A Developmental Account," in Kh. Masud, Brink Messick, and David Powers, eds., Islamic Legal Interpretation: Muftîs and their Fatwas (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1996), 33-43.
- "Model Shurut Works and the Dialectic of Doctrine and Practice," Islamic Law and Society, 2, 2 (1995), 109-34.
- "Murder in Cordoba: Ijtihad, Ifta' and the Evolution of Substantive Law in Medieval Islam" Acta Orientalia (Oslo), 55 (1994), 55-83.
- "From Fatwas to Furu': Growth and Change in Islamic Substantive Law" Islamic Law and Society, 1 (February 1994), 17-56.
- Co-author. Symposium on Religious Law: Roman Catholic, Islamic, and Jewish Treatment of Familial Issues, Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Journal, 1, 16 (1993), 41f, 53f, 79f.
- "Was al-Shafi'i the Master Architect of Islamic Jurisprudence?," International Journal of Middle East Studies, 4 (November 1993), 587-605.
- "Usul al-Fiqh: Beyond Tradition," Journal of Islamic Studies, 3, 2 (1992), 172-202.
- "Ibn Taymiyya on the Existence of God," Acta Orientalia (Copenhagen), 52 (1991), 49-69. (Translated into Turkish by Bilal Kuspinar, "Ibn Teymiyye'ye Göre Allah'in Varligi," Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 3 (April, 1993), 135-153).
- "The Primacy of the Qur'an in Shatibi's Legal Theory," in Wael B. Hallaq and D. Little, eds., Islamic Studies Presented to Charles J. Adams (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1991), 65-86.
- "On Inductive Corroboration, Probability and Certainty in Sunni Legal Thought," in Nicholas L. Heer, ed., Islamic Law and Jurisprudence: Studies in Honor of Farhat J. Ziadeh (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1990), 3-31.
- "Logic, Formal Arguments and Formalization of Arguments in Sunni Jurisprudence," Arabica, 37, 3 (1990), 315-358.
- "The Use and Abuse of Evidence: The Question of Provincial and Roman Influences on Early Islamic Law," Journal of the American Oriental Society, 110, 1 (1990), 79-91.
- "Non-Analogical Arguments in Sunni Juridical Qiyas," Arabica, 36, 3 (1989), 286-306.
- "Notes on the Term Qarina in Islamic Legal Discourse," Journal of the American Oriental Society, 108, 3 (1988), 475-80.
- "A Tenth-Eleventh Century Treatise on Juridical Dialectic," Muslim World, 77, 2-3 (1987), 198-227.
- "The Development of Logical Structure in Islamic Legal Theory," Der Islam, 64, 1 (1987),42-67. Reprinted in Islamic Law and Legal Theory, ed. Ian Edge (The International Library of Essays in Law and Legal Theory, series editor Tom D. Campbell) (Hampshire: Dartmouth Publishing Co., 1993).
- "On the Origins of the Controversy about the Existence of Mujtahids and the Gate of Ijtihad," Studia Islamica, 63 (1986),129-41. Persian translation by A. Kazemi-Moussavi, "Rishaha-yi Bahth dar Bara-yi Vujud-i Mujtahid va Bab-i Ijtihad," Tahqiqat-i Islami, 5, 1-2 (1369/1990-1),123-34. Translated into Bahasa Indonesia by Nurul Agustini in Hikmat, 7 (1992), 43-54.
- "On the Authoritativeness of Sunni Consensus," The International Journal of Middle East Studies, 18, 4 (1986),427-54.
- "The Logic of Legal Reasoning in Religious and Non-Religious Cultures: The Case of Islamic Law and Common Law," The Cleveland State Law Review, 34, 1 (1985-6), 79-96. Reprinted in Comparative Legal Cultures, ed. Csaba Varga (The International Library of Essays in Law and Legal Theory, series editor T. D. Campbell) (Hampshire: Dartmouth Publishing Co., 1992), 401-418.
- "Considerations on the Function and Character of Sunni Legal Theory," Journal of the American Oriental Society, 104, 4 (1984), 679-89.
- "Caliphs, Jurists and the Saljuqs in the Political Thought of Juwayni," Muslim World, 74, 1 (1984), 26-41.
- "Was the Gate of Ijtihad Closed?" International Journal of Middle East Studies, 16, 1 (1984), 3-41. Reprinted in Islamic Law and Legal Theory, ed. Ian Edge (The International Library of Essays in Law and Legal Theory, series editor Tom D. Campbell (Hampshire: Dartmouth Publishing Co., 1993); Translated into Hebrew in Al-Jama'a, the Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies, 8 (2001),118-68, with an introduction by Nimrod Hurvitz.
- Encyclopedia entries
- The Encyclopedia of the Qurân. (Leiden: E.J. Brill):
- 1. "Apostasy," vol. I (2001), 119-22.
- 2. "Contracts and Alliances," vol. I, 431-35.
- 3. "Forbidden," vol. II (2002), 223-226.
- 4. "Innovation," vol. II, 536-37.
- 5. "Law and the Quran," vol. III (2003), 149-72.
- "Gazali as Faqih," Encyclopædia Iranica, ed. E. Yarshater, vol. 10, facs. 4 (2000), 372-74.
- The Encyclopaedia of Islam. New Edition. (Leiden: E.J. Brill):
- 1. "Shart" (1997)
- 2. "Talfik" (1997)
- 3. "Zahir" (2002).
- Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East. (New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1996):
- 1. "Fatwa," vol. II, 649.
- 2. "Fiqh," vol. II, 666.
- 3. "Hadith," vol. II, 752.
- 4. "Hanafi Law School," vol. II, 771.
- 5. "Hanbali Law School," vol. II, 772.
- 6. "Maliki Law School," vol. III, 1157-58.
- 7. "Shafi'i Law School," vol. IV, 1629.
- 8. "Shari'a," vol. IV, 1638-39.
- Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, 4 vols. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995):
- 1."Ahl al-Hall wal-'Aqd," vol. 1, 53-4.
- 2."Consensus," vol. 1, 312-4.
- 3."Faqih," vol. 2, 1.
- 4."Ijtihad," vol. 2, 178-81.
- "Al-Mantiq al-Usuli," ("Legal Logic"), al-Mawsu'a al-Falsafiyya al-'Arabiyya (The Arabic Encyclopaedia of Philosophy) (Beirut, 1988), vol. II, pt. ii, 1289-95.
- ^ Mohammad Hassan Khalil. Review of The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law by Wael B. Hallaq. Journal of Near Eastern Studies Vol. 69, No. 1 (April 2010), p. 153. Quote: "Wael Hallaq is widely recognized as a leading scholar of Islamic law."
- ^ David S. Powers. Wael B. Hallaq on the Origins of Islamic Law: A Review Essay. Islamic Law and Society 17 (2010) p. 126. Quote: "Wael B. Hallaq is one of the most prominent, talented, prolific, and influential scholars in the field of Islamic studies, living or dead."
- ^ Anver M. Emon. The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law (review). University of Toronto Quarterly, Volume 76, Number 1, Winter 2007. p. 343. Quote: "Having already established himself as one of the pre-eminent scholars of Islamic law..."
- ^ Columbia University Faculty Profile
- ^ a b The 500 most influential Muslims (2009) Eds., John Esposito and Ibrahim Kalin, p. 98.
- ^ Wael B. Hallaq. Was the gate of ijtihad closed? Int. J. Middle East Stud 16 (1984)


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"The boat turned out to be good-sized, well armed with disk launchers, and large enough to accommodate at least a dozen beings."
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Boats are a common method of water transportation on Spherus Magna and formerly in the Matoran Universe. They come in a great variety of shapes and forms, as well as users.
Spherus Magna
Boats are used to transport Agori, Glatorian, and others across large bodies of water, such as Aqua Magna. Before the Core War, Agori also used living vessels to achieve the same ends.
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Due to the large bodies of water, such as the Silver Sea, that seperated the islands of the Matoran Universe from one another, Boats were created and achieved widespread use, as it made island travel possible. Most islands had ports for boats, and controlled the sea traffic in and out.
Metru Nui
On Metru Nui, large boats called Flatboats trolled the Protodermis Canals, transporting supplies, carvings, and various other items too delicate or large to travel through the Chutes or be moved with Cargo Loaders.
Ga-Matoran would also sometimes race boats in the canals during their free time. These boats were smaller versions of regular Ga-Metru vessels, meant to be used solely for entertainment to see which one was the fastest. The Matoran Macku also offered canoe tours of Metru Nui's coast.
During the Order of Mata Nui/Brotherhood of Makuta War, Toa Mahri Jaller, Nuparu and Hahli used a Metru Nui boat to transport the Heart of the Visorak to the volcanic island of Artidax. Upon arriving, Takadox commandeered their boat and stranded them there.
Mata Nui
On the island of Mata Nui, boats were particularly popular in Ga-Wahi. They were mainly used by Ga-Matoran sailors to travel and explore the sea surrounding Mata Nui and the rivers on the island. However, Ga-Matoran also made boat racing a sport on Mata Nui, calling it Ngalawa.
Macku owned a canoe which she kept hidden in some bushes near the Naho Falls. She also used a larger boat to flee Ga-Koro during the Tarakava attack and beached near Ta-Koro. After regaining consciousness, Takua used this same boat to reach the village and witness Gali's arrival. Takua later used the boat to travel to the Ta-Wahi beach and Po-Wahi from Ga-Koro. When the Chronicler's Company began their journey to Kini-Nui, Macku fetched her boat and the Matoran boarded it to traverse the falls.
The population of Po-Koro traveled to Ga-Koro during the invasion of the Bohrok Swarms on a fleet of boats.
After the strike of the Bohrok-Kal, Pelagia the sailor ran the Ga-Koro Ferry Service and took Matoran to a desired location on her Sea Chart in exchange for one Widget. However, the other villages could not be reached on account of the storms.
A large number of boats were made to carry the entire Matoran population from Mata Nui back to their city, Metru Nui.
Dark Hunters
The Dark Hunters had a large navy comprised of boats of varying size. Some of their boats were just big enough to carry three passengers, while others were known to hold at least nine.
Three of the future Piraka, Avak, Vezok, and Reidak, used a small boat when they traveled to Metru Nui. Avak guarded the boat while the other two freed the Kanohi Dragon, which flipped the boat upon its release. The Piraka later used a boat to reach one of Teridax's lairs near the Great Barrier, but it was soon destroyed by Mana Ko.
The Dark Hunters also used boats to patrol the waters around Zakaz. Most of these boats were destroyed by Zyglak. The surviving Dark Hunters fled inland and were slain by the Skakdi.
The Shadowed One later utilized a fleet of ships to plague Xia. He and Ancient occupied one of the flagships in the invasion. The invasion was stopped, however, by the sudden appearance of Helryx, who threatened to destroy the entire fleet. They then continued to lay siege to Xia, and prevented supplies from going to the Brotherhood of Makuta.
Stelt Boats
On the island of Stelt, a team of Brutaka, Roodaka, Spiriah, Vezon, Carapar, and Takadox stole a boat from a local trader of Sidorak's species. This ship was soon mutinied by Spiriah, and he sailed to the water around Zakaz. With the aid of Lariska and allies, Brutaka later took back possession of the ship and sailed it to the Southern Islands, and more specifically to Artidax. When Takadox abandoned his team, he took the ship, but it was soon destroyed.
The original owner of the ship later found a replacement ship and members of his crew.
Order of Mata Nui
On a destination to Destral, Trinuma and Vezon traveled in a small boat. Upon reaching Destral's shores, Trinuma dropped the half-Skakdi off on the island and left in the skiff.
Brotherhood of Makuta
The Brotherhood used ships to attack Metru Nui, flying the banner of the Makuta. All these ships were sunk to the bottom of the Silver Sea by a newly awakened Teridax.
Zyglak boats were built from remnants of other boats and wreckage, and were barely capable of sea travel. At one point, the Zyglak created a large navy of boats. When Spiriah left Stelt, he sent a message to the Zyglak he had allied with to follow his ship. The navy had helped Spiriah mutiny against Brutaka successfully, and so the exiled Makuta ordered the Zyglak to attack the island of Zakaz and slay all the Skakdi, believing they were the cause of his failed experiment. They quickly destroyed a small Dark Hunter fleet patrolling the island. However, large numbers of the Zyglak boats were shattered by Ehlek's species off the coast of Zakaz.
Skakdi craft were used to transport Nektann, his Skakdi, and Rahkshi to the Southern Islands.
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Toa Empire Alternate Universe
Sea vessels were briefly seen in a different reality. The boats were carrying Matoran, Dark Hunters, and Vortixx to Metru Nui.
A variety of Boats were developed to serve different purposes, such as mass transport, as well as item storage. Boats are often armed with weapons, such as Kanoka Disk launchers, to repel any threats that can appear on the high seas. The level of boat sophistication depends on the crafters and supplies available; boats on Mata Nui were less advanced, due to the materials being salvaged or otherwise derived from natural resources. Zyglak, who avoid civilized society, also have very unsophisticated boats, barely able to traverse the seascape.
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1. England:
The English custom for welcoming the new year is full of welcome and warmness. They consider the first guest of the new year as a fortune for them. They have the tradition that the first person as a guest of the year should be male. He will bear some traditional gifts like loaf for the kitchen, drink for the family's head and coal to light the fire. Moreover, all night part, fireworks, a round of drinks, a sparkling black-tie party, going for
2. Denmark:
In Denmark, the residents keep a pile of old dishes and throw it in
3. China:
Chinese people have
4. Brazil:
According to Brazil, lentils signify wealth and prosperity. So, they serve food that
5. France:
The French users celebrate
6. Spain:
The people of Spain eat 12 grapes on
7. Japan:
To celebrate
8. Switzerland:
The people of Switzerland drop ice-cream on the floor and consider it as it will bring prosperity and good luck.
9. Chile:
In Chile, family spend the night of
10. Ireland:
Irish people hit the walls of their houses with bread to get rid of evil spirits and bad luck on this special occasion.


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Happy Friday! I hate to see the days in August slowly passing by. I'm not ready for summer to end. With my carefree sunny days threatening to come to a close, I plan to make the most of this weekend's summertime activities. If you find yourself with some free time between BBQ's, pool parties and back to school activities over the next few days, check out this week's more interesting medical news stories.
A new study shows pulling an all nighter weakens resolve in the face of doughnuts. Researchers should have just interviewed healthcare providers. I think we can all agree that working the night shift puts on a few pounds related to late night pizza binges.
A man living in a hospital for 45 years is creating a reality TV show about his life. The man suffers from infantile paralysis and remains hospitalized due to risk of infection in the outside world. You have to wonder if a show about sitting in the hospital day after day will be that entertaining.
Sound therapists have named this song the most relaxing song ever. I plan to play it on repeat during my 12 hour shifts at work which will probably not relax my coworkers.
Buttocks injections are killing some women seeking a cheaper alternative to plastic surgery. Many women looking for bigger bottoms are turning to black market procedures to save money. Botched enhancements are on the rise. Adhering to a daily squat routine seems much safer if you ask me.
iPhone allows a 19 year old man to live with no memory. Similar to popular film Memento, Ricky Dean can't remember what to do when he wakes up in the morning. His phone reminds him to brush his teeth, eat lunch and meet up with friends.
Researchers say economic hardship triggers the "Angry Mom" gene. Yes, studies show that harsh parenting tactics may be genetic. Genetic tendencies are aggravated by environmental hardship.
Didn't win the Powerball Jackpot? Consider inventing a medical device instead. Florida resident Reinhold Schmieding designed an early surgical tool for arthroscopic back surgery. Today, he is worth over 2 billion dollars.
Just another day in the emergency department. In Huntington, West Virginia a nude man steals an ambulance subsequently crashing into three vehicles.
Check out these 20 potential advances in the future of medicine. I'm looking forward to the brain wave controlled contact lens.
Want to live to be 120? "No, thanks" say most people. When asked about potential medical treatments that would slow aging and prolong life, possibly to 120, 56% of respondents say they aren't interested. How long do people want to live? Most say the most desirable lifespan is about 90 years.
Have a wonderful weekend!


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Cuba Cuba celebrates its fifth anniversary as the region's leading rock club this month with resident DJ Little Jeff admitting: "I never believed we'd get this far."
It is five years since the legendary Mayfair closed its doors, forcing LJ and his colleagues to decamp east in search of a vibrant new venue.
And if Cuba Cuba is only just realising its potential, with a multi-million pound refit underway, then Friday and Saturday nights at the loudest gig in town have long since proved the popular choice with rockers old and new.
"There was a lot of uncertainty after the Mayfair closed its doors but there has never been so much interest in every genre of rock music," explained Little Jeff.
"We're regularly full to capacity at a time when a number of clubs are seeing a downturn in business.
"The refurbishment - with new floors and plasma TVs - will offer our customers an even better service and I'm confident the region's rock scene will only go from strength to strength."
Cuba Cuba is hosting a Marilyn Manson promo night as part of the club's anniversary celebrations. The American shock rocker releases his new single and Greatest Hits album this month.
Rush have made a rousing return to the UK as their 30th anniversary tour gathers pace and Rock Solid's team were privileged to attend last night's sensational show at the Manchester MEN Arena.
A classic set featuring a song for every year, including 2112, Spirit of Radio, Tom Sawyer, YYZ and from the latest album Earthshine, had a full house baying for more.
But ecstatic fans leaving last night's show disappeared into the Manchester night wondering whether Canada's finest rock exports will ever tour the country again.
If not then Geddy and the boys cannot be faulted for going out with the proverbial bang.
Prepare for a real rock ruck later this month as two of the noisiest newcomers on the metal scene go head to head on Tyneside.
Alien Crime Syndicate bring their stadium-style class to The Cluny on September 27 - the same day Johnny Panic seek to whip The Archer faithful into a fret-fuelled frenzy.
And if that little lot isn't quite enough then check out The Vacation at Newcastle's University of Northumbria on October 1.


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I had to send some very important documents to France today related to the sale of our apartment. These documents not only had to be translated from French to English but our signatures notarized and the documents sent to the Pennsylvania Department of State to be legalized. I received them back this morning and immediately left the house to have them mailed to France. Dear Daughter tagged along as she wanted to make a stop and after contemplating the best place to mail the documents, I decided to forego FEDEX and opted for the UPS Store as it was closer. The clerk took my envelope and placed it on the scale while he entered the details into the computer. A hassled looking woman entered carrying at least 100 envelopes and dumped them next to scale. A few minutes later, the clerk looked very confused. As he printed the shipment label, he realized that my envelope was no longer on the scale. The woman, it seems, picked up my envelope with several others of hers that were not labeled and left! On top of that, the return address on her envelopes listed a company located in Virginia. There was no further contact information. The clerk explained to me, "Don't worry, she comes in here often. Next time she comes in, we will see if we can get the envelope back." Seriously!
As calmly as I could, I explained that these were time sensitive documents and I needed them back TODAY. I would wait while they tried to track down the company, which was somewhat difficult to do. I figured that if I just stood there, they could not forget about me. Ninety minutes later, I was still standing there. I will admit that the clerk, in between helping customers, was trying to be helpful and was very apologetic. The manager was a different story. Only after an hour of waiting did she acknowledge my presence and then only by saying, "Can you believe that lady took your envelope?" I could not speak as I knew that nothing good would come out of my mouth. If you can't say anything nice...
After ninety minutes, I realized that it was a lost cause. I explained the urgency of the papers and indicated that I would have to initiate the process all over again and I was not sure of the ramifications. Would I lose the transaction? Shortly after leaving, I received a call from the clerk indicating that he had "found" the individual and she would return the envelope before the last pickup. We shall see...
It is Thursday and I am looking forward to tomorrow. We have scheduled lunch in the city with Dear Husband and then DD and I will take in a four painting Van Gogh exhibit that we have been wanting to see. In our very cool market district, referred to as the Strip District, I plan to visit the fishmonger and pick out a live trout for him to filet for us. After that, we will hit the Italian grocery, where we will pour the olive oil of our choice into our empty wine bottles and perhaps get some special cheese for the weekend. We will top off the day by picking up our CSA shipment which will also include three roasting chickens and our first shipment of pork. While last weekend's porterhouse steaks were perhaps the best I have ever had, I am looking forward to something other than beef or lamb.
The veggies from last week's shipment are gone! I am at a bit of a loss for what to accompany our lamb meatballs tonight but I will figure out something. Last week, I gathered the courage to cook up the kale. This recipe was a great introduction to the veggie - quite easy and very flavorful - not to mention super good for you! We had no leftovers, which says it all.
Kale with Sausage and White Beans
(adapted from....I cannot remember where I first saw this recipe!)
1 T Olive Oil
1/2 pound bulk Sweet Italian Sausage
1 Onion, sliced thin
2 large Garlic Cloves, minced
1 large bunch Kale, center thick rib removed, leaves roughly chopped
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 15-ounce can of white beans rinsed and drained
Salt and Pepper to taste
Grated Parmesan Cheese
1. Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat and add the sausage. Cook for 3-4 minutes, then add the onion and turn the heat to high. Cook until the edges of the onions brown, about 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute.
2. Add the kale and season with salt and pepper. Add the chicken stock. Cover the pan and lower the heat to medium. Cook for 2 minutes.
3. Uncover, mix everything well and add the beans. Cover the pot again and lower the heat to low. Cook another 5 minutes, then turn off the heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve.


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"Two are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble." –Ecclesiastes 4:9-10.
Seasons come and seasons go. Just in typing that I get an image of the swaying tide, washing in and out, sometimes smoothly and quietly rolling across the sandy beach then slowly drifting back out to sea taking nothing with it and leaving only the desire for it to come again, yet other times you can hear it roaring in from way out in the ocean. With every inch of distance it gains it grows in strength and size raising it's foaming head before it finally comes crashing in against the rocks. It comes in farther than the quiet, peaceful tide. It hurts as it slaps your legs, knocking you off balance, gripping whatever is below and pulling it back out to sea as it scrapes across your skin, burning and stinging, no doubt leaving scars. The once calm sand and settled rocks have been so disturbed by it's violence that they've been changed and shifted never again to lie exactly where they were before. You were standing when it came in but it's tossed you around so much that you've now lost your footing and are down, you try to stand before it sweeps you completely out to sea. The next moment dictates if you will die or survive. There's a lighthouse that both can see, yet only one keeps their eyes on the light. Those that have nothing to grab hold of to keep their head above the water or that refuse to grab hold of because they think and/or believe they can swim their way out will surely die. The other, have an ever present help in the time of trouble, a permanent floatation device and though they might swallow a bunch of salt water in the process it only adds to their seasoning flavor that they will someday sprinkle all over the earth after the storm settles.
What season do you find yourself in right now? Are you wading in the calm waters, enjoying the playful, gentle waves where your focus and perspective is on the joy of it all? Or, are you bleeding and bruised from the beating and wishing it would end soon? Let me reassure you that if you find yourself currently in the eye of the storm and there's no end in sight or if you're just coming onto shore but have been left tattered and worn you are not alone. The same is true for those who aren't going through a storm right now, we may not feel the need to reach out because things are well for us at the moment, we don't need a lifeline right now. But what if we looked at that like we needed to reach out more than ever because we ARE the lifeline, the floatation device is in OUR hands? I can say for myself right now that I am in a season of calm waters but it's because my boat is not rocking that I can see others all around me who are really suffering. I know it's in those moments of calm that I'm not left to myself to just soak it up and ignore those that are struggling, but instead I'm to weep with those who weep, pray for those who need prayer, encourage, love and speak life.
This message is for all of us, those going through the storm and those enjoying the calmer waters. I'd like to encourage you, in whatever season you find yourself, that there is purpose in every season, whether it be pruning and tough molding or blessings beyond blessings. I like to keep the perspective that we must be going through this specific thing not just for us, but because someday God is going to put me in the path of someone who is really going to need what I've learned through this very storm. It keeps us humble doesn't it? It keeps us dialed in at all times, knowing that no matter what we are going through, though it's happening TO US, it's actually not always strictly just FOR US. If I'm finding myself in a season where my cup is running over with blessings, again, it's not just for me to keep to myself, I'm to share it with others. I'm to pour it out just as it's been poured upon me for it's only when we empty ourselves that we can be filled again. Sure, it's fun when we get to bless others, but not fun when it's dying to self and allowing God to prune those dead branches. Am I right? But we've ALL been there. A season doesn't come to stay, He is the God that gives and takes away and we can live expectantly in His truth knowing that whatever it is we are facing, He loves us enough to put others in our path to help us along. I pray that your current circumstance, whatever it may be, would give you a perspective of hope for how you can be used in the future because of it. I pray the only chains that you'd be bound by are the chains that hold you ever so tightly to our anchor in the storm, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We do not suffer for nothing, there's purpose and reason behind the pain that will shine like the morning sun as soon as this storm passes and it will pass. Don't get caught up on the when or you might just miss out on the how.
Until then…the rest of us will be glad and willing to throw you a lifeline. Just grab hold and don't let go because when the tide shifts my friend, it may just be us needing that lifeline.
Jan 30, 2018
Giants Will Fall
2 Samuel 22: 2-4
"The Lord is my protector, He is my strong fortress. My God is my protection and with Him I am safe. He protects me like a shield, He defends me and keeps me safe. He is my Savior, He protects me and saves me from violence. I call to the Lord, and He saves me from my enemies. Praise the Lord!"
The above verse is actually David's song to the Lord after having been to war and he and his men having killed many giants. Scary, intimidating giants. The fear they must have had is unimaginable. But look at how many times David calls the Lord his protector or says He provides protection. Several times, over and over. Isn't it encouraging to know that along with the many other wonderful attributes of God, He always speaks right to our fear, sometimes the biggest giant we face of all.
We all know the story of David and Goliath, but it's not often that we hear that David and his men defeated MANY giants. That's encouraging to me and lays a very visual, spiritual tapestry for my own life because isn't that how life can be? We typically find ourselves faced with giant after giant when we are going through season's where God is working something out in us/through us. In the molding, pruning, sharpening process it's encouraging to know, especially during our fasting time, that we too can bring down giants just like David did. We can also sing a song of praise to our Lord even as our giants stare us right in the face, before they are even defeated because we have confidence in our battle buddy, Christ, that they WILL be defeated. (Just as I write this, it brings to mind the song by Francesca Battistelli, Giants Fall. Take some time today and youtube it. Soak the words in.)
What happens though when we lose our confidence in our battle buddy and let fear slip in? Those giants get bigger right? They get scarier. I encourage you today, as you spend time with the Lord to imagine those giants falling before you as you step out in faith towards overcoming them. Whatever your giant/s may be today, remember that we are given the power of the Holy Spirit, He lives inside us, we don't have to wait for Him to get there, He's already there, so step out in your fear by stepping out in faith. Trust that, just like David said, He is your protector, He defends you and keeps you safe and will save you from your enemies. Praise the Lord!
January 5th, 2018
Where Does Our Faith Come From?
Romans 12:3 "And because of God's gracious gift to me I say to every one of you, do not think of yourself more highly than you should. Instead, be modest in your thinking and judge yourself according to the amount of faith God has given you."
There have been many times in my life where I have found myself wishing I had more faith to get through whatever it was I was going through. Romans 12:3 helps to reign that thought in as I'm reminded that God gifts each of us according to which He sees fit for us at just the right time. When I begin to think, "but it's not enough, this is too hard, I need more", then, I'm also reminded of 2 Corinthians 12:9 that says "for my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness." Faith and grace, both gifted to us by our Heavenly Father, just the right amount for just the right time.
As I've grown in the Lord, so too has my faith, HIS faith in me. He is the provider and sustainer of my faith and my cup is only full when I am in Him, for when I am not in Him, my cup is empty. We do not create or grow our own faith and when we humbly remember that God is the giver and taker of all, we are kept in a spirit of humbleness that keeps us from boasting about the amount of faith we have that gets us through those difficult times, it immediately brings us back to Him as we look to the source from which our faith comes. When we are able to recognize, that in our weakness He is made strong, then we can live in the midst of those difficult moments with a trusting attitude, knowing He's got us, knowing as we fold into Him, He rises over us as our strong shield and fortress. Everything about our walk, even the amount of faith He's given us to get us through should always be used to glorify Him. Might we always know and remember where we come from, Whose we are and what we've been given, keeping us in an attitude of humbleness, graciousness and thankfulness.
"Thank you Heavenly Father for providing even a mustard seed size of faith, for which we know even with that we can move mountains. We take your Word as Truth for our daily lives, soaking it in, drinking it in and letting it absorb into the deepest of places within our spirit, soul, mind and heart knowing that as we consume your Word and truths we are growing the faith you've so graciously given to us to face whatever comes our way. Help us O' God to keep a humble attitude and glorify only You for what's been given to us. Amen."
Leah Parkin
To Conform, or Not To Conform
Romans 12:2 "Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God-what is good and is pleasing to Him and is perfect."
With continuing to focus on being a Roman's 12 Christian, verse two has always been one of my favorite "life" verses. It's what I cling to in seasons of secular struggle, which, because I'm human, is daily. When we call ourselves Christians and are actively striving to daily live out His word, we are most definitely going to be faced with opposition about many things that contradict our way of thinking, acting, believing. In that moment we have a choice. Do we conform to the pressures of society given that many times it's just easier, less painful? Or, do we stand firm on that solid foundation knowing it may bring backlash? Where is the real worth and value? Is it in the less painful road or in the backlash because we stood firm? I bet you can answer that.
I've found for many years now, especially since I've been a parent, that when I seal this verse tightly to my heart I am more equipped to face the pressures to conform. There are so many things that we face in this area as a Christian family when practicing very different morals and values than those who do not have a moral compass guiding them. I'm reminded that in Him I am set apart for purpose and reason beyond what any amount of conforming can fulfill. It's harder for my kids to see this, but because it's been a common, repetitive verse in our home, they understand. It doesn't always make it easy, but Christ tells us it's not going to be and when we are prepared with the knowledge that struggle is just part of life, somehow, it makes it easier. Not always, but there's less surprise when we live in an expectant mode.
My mom used to tell me and my sisters when we were kids, "just blame your dad and I" whenever we would be at a friend's house and be exposed to something we shouldn't be watching. I fall back on that with my Heavenly Father too, it's so much easier knowing that He's got my back, He gives me an out every single time. When we live our lives accountable to the One who sees it all, then there's purpose in our reactions to those uncomfortable situations.
In the eyes of the world, my firm stance in refusing to conform looks like rebellion and stubbornness but in the eyes of my Lord, it is obedience and protection. What our actions are telling God when we refuse to conform is that we trust You, we believe You, we want Your way. If we can just get past the immediate uncomfortableness of not giving in, then we walk into the blessing of pleasing Him. Just as the verse says, we will be able to know the will of God-what is good and is pleasing to Him. That should be enough! But boy oh boy, when we are fighting those fleshly desires, sometimes it's hard to see clearly past the temptation of just wanting to do what everyone else is doing. We want our flesh to be comfortable in the moment so instead we pass up the opportunity to glorify Him. You don't struggle with that battle alone friend. Of course it's much easier to give in, that's satan's best tactic…the easier, broader path. It's how he coaxes us to follow, enticing us with a detour around those difficult decisions, telling us lies that say if we just give in it is much more pleasing to our carnal minds/bodies. Thankfully though, Jesus didn't detour struggle, He willingly took on the ultimate struggle because He believed whole heartedly that if we stand firm against the winds that want to blow us here and there that we will get to experience the blessing that comes from inward change. The application here though is actually being willing to let God do the transformation. It cannot come from us, on our own or it will never really be complete inward change because only He has the power to cause real, lasting change.
What will you refuse to give in to this week? What does it look like when you consider not conforming to the standards in your immediate world? Work, school, even home maybe. Will you draw a line in the sand and protect the sanctity of real change and the glorification of God our Father or will you go weak at the knees and fulfill your fleshy desires to just fit in? I promise you this…whatever it is that comes to mind while you are reading this, if it's uncomfortable to even think about what the right thing to do is, then you already know what you should do. Choose Christ and His ways and send the devil packing decision by decision, choice by choice, struggle by struggle. Your action to stand firm will not go unseen by the ONLY One who matters anyway.
Blessings for a fruitful week,
Leah Parkin
Romans 12
Have you ever heard the saying, "be a Romans 12 Christian"? I've heard the expression a lot lately and so have decided to study what it really means to be a Romans 12 Christian. Romans is one of my favorite books in the bible because it very clearly explains Christian conduct and well…I need that reminder a lot of times in my day to day activities. Whenever I'm faced with a situation that is uncomfortable or that I'm unsure of how to respond or when I'm feeling so pulled by my fleshly desires to be just that…flesh, instead of spirit. There are so many wonderful references in Paul's letter to the church that I believe we all can lean on and use to anchor us in those swaying times. I would like to share what I've learned in Romans 12 as part of the devotional for the next few months, verse by verse, in hopes to encourage you as we all walk this path together. Verse 1 perfectly aligns with Pastor George's sermon yesterday, so I thought it fitting to start the week off on. God works and His works are ALWAYS good.
Romans 12:1
"So then, my friends, because of God's great mercy to us I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to His service and pleasing to Him. This is the true worship that you should offer."
When I read the phrase living sacrifice, I think continual, a symphony that never stops. It doesn't say dead or dying sacrifice, it says living. As long as there is breath in my lungs and a beat in my heart, God calls me to offer my WHOLE life up as a sacrifice, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day. Just as Pastor George said yesterday, everything that we do, say, even chose to listen to, watch or allow into our minds/thoughts and let roll off of our tongues becomes either pleasing or displeasing to God. His pleasure should be our first concern. The life in us as Christ followers comes from and through Him so the aroma of our lives should naturally be sweet as we allow it to filter through His holiness. It should not be stale like death for He is not death. The only death within us should be of our old selves and when we are in Christ that stench does not linger, it is covered by His purity, making us as Him. There is no exhaustion in sacrificing in this continual way because we are connected to the Source, a constant. It is only when we are not connected that we begin to emanate an unpleasant aroma and become weary in well doing.
Lastly, so many times I find myself wasting energy on trying to be a people pleaser, because honestly, that is often what is immediately comfortable. If those around me are happy or "fixed" (my pride tells me I need to fix those nearest to me) then things will be much better. Yikes! Danger zone. The Christian life isn't about being happy and fixed. Quite the contrary. The Christian life is instead about being blessed and free. Infact, it's often after our acceptance of Christ that we are first broken down to rid ourselves of what is not acceptable to Him. The pruning begins and often times hurts. We may question ourselves, "what did we just do?" "Why is this happening?" But, in keeping perspective and focus on eternal things, society's "fixed" lifestyle does not constitute Godly worship. What a difference those words blessed and free make as opposed to happy and fixed. Sure, happy is a wonderful benefit/side effect of living a blessed and free life in Christ, but if happy is just an outward expression and is not true inward joy than my efforts of people pleasing really haven't done much at all have they? And here's the kicker…I am not the one where true joy comes from. I am not anyone's source of TRUE joy. So when I read this verse, the first thing that stuck out to me was to be dedicated to HIS service and pleasing to HIM. When I've freed myself to please HIM first, then all other pleasantries will follow suite, leaving an aroma for others to navigate towards, people pleasing simply becomes soul winning. When we enter a new day knowing that it's not us, but HIM that sets the standard for our day then we find that everything out of that is true worship, pleasing to Him and joyful for us.
Leah Parkin
Nov 6th, 2017
1.PHYSICS: the quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.
2.the impetus (force or energy) gained by a moving object."the vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped"
However, this law of physics doesn't work as well in the Kingdom of God.
I don't know about you, but I miss the time with Him when I don't take it….especially if it happens day after busy day. It becomes apparent when I have not taken the time to intentionally sit at His feet. I start to feel distant, worn out, run down, not as alive, and in all honesty, angry. I can find myself very frustrated when things don't go my way. My fuse becomes much shorter than when I have spent quiet time with Jesus.


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This is a track and car set for kids and toddlers. The cars are powered by (2) triple A batteries that are not included. Each car gets 6' of track to go around. The track is very easy to setup and each piece clicks into place with ease. There is no wrong way to attach the pieces of the track either as they fit one another regardless of side. The track is also flexible and doesn't fall apart at all. For a mom with a busy toddler this is a very important feature. The track also has a ridge around the edge to keep the cars on the track. So far this entertains my toddler for hours and that is a plus for me.
Here you can see the edge of the track and the way the pieces snap together. It is designed to bend and flex. This design makes it less likely that you will hear "mommy come fix this."
Here is the whole set, track, carry bag, and car.
Little close up action of the car.
Complete video review from setup to hours of play!


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Conscientise The Public Before Implementing STEM
The Pro-vice chancellor of the Sunyani Technical University GA applauded the government's intention to introduce an educational reforms which will focus on Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics.
As to how to attain proper implementation, Dr. Justice Solomon Korantwi-Barimah entreated government to embark on series of public interactions which will help conscientize the citizens on the need to recommend technological and technical education for their wards.
"Due to the erroneous impression created about the technical and science related courses, the government has to educate the public in order to lure them to sync into its laudable idea of roping people into the STEM" Dr. Korantwi-Barima observed.
He also noted that the government needs to intensify the study of the STEM IN the colleges of Education to arouse the interest of the trainee teachers to prioritize teaching and learning STEM at the basic school at well as the provision of facilities and logistics for the basic schools.
The ebullient technologist noted that, it's high time technical institutions laze with industries to enquire the type of human resource to influence them (Technical Institutions) on the reciprocating courses to be taught. This he believes will eradicate the canker of technical graduate unemployment just as it happened when the technical universities were polytechnics.
"We have to contact the industries for them to prescribe to the type of expertise they need so that we train our students to meet the job market. Polytechnics couldn't survive the test of time because we couldn't we were training square pegs to fit the round holes of the outside job market" he revealed.
In conclusion Dr. Korantwi-Barima recounted some of the inventions from the Electrical Engineering department of the University which are basic essential artifacts which were exhibited during the maiden exhibition of the department earlier this year.
"Electronic Eye, power factor Control Factor system, Wireless Power Transmission, Water Level Controller, Password Controlled System,E-voting system Stun Gun or Teaser Voltage Stabilizers, Transformers and Automatic room light controller are few of these basic essential artifacts the department has invented" he said.