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Special Event | March 21 – June 7, 2019 every day | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Lawrence Hall of Science
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This spring, visit the Hall for interactive exhibits, special hands-on activities, intriguing Planetarium shows, and more!
Mindfulness Meditation Group
Meeting | February 20, 2018 – January 5, 2021 every Tuesday | 12:15-1 p.m. | 3110 Tang Center, University Health Services
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The Mindfulness Meditation Group meets every Tuesday at 12:15-1:00 pm at 3110 Tang Center on campus. All campus-affiliated people are welcome to join us on a drop-in basis, no registration or meditation experience necessary. We start with a short reading on meditation practice, followed by 30 minutes of silent sitting, and end with a brief discussion period.
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Drop by during office hours if you need help with your literature reviews; setting up searches in PubMed, Embase, and other databases; using EndNote, RefWorks, or other citation management software; finding statistics or data; and answering any other questions you may have.
Our First Cloud Meetup
Meeting | March 26 | 5-7 p.m. | UC Berkeley Campus, Berkeley Skydeck - 2150 Shattuck Avenue
We look forward to welcoming you to UC Berkeley for our first cloud computing meetup. The plan for the meetup's format is to have speakers talk about their work. There will be snacks and beverages! This is a welcoming, inclusive community and our meetups are open to everyone with curiosity -- there's no need to have any technical knowledge or experience to join us!


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Home is swell. There's not a lot to do, which I have just gotten used to. How did I keep myself entertained when I lived here? I have no idea.
Mom and I went to the mall today. I completed my interview outfit. After the mall we went to dinner with two of their friends. I always forget how good Doubleday's is. Sometimes I really feel connected to my parents, and I know that I belong to them. Other times, not so much. Living away from them has let me get to know them better. I think I like it.
I need to come clean, although I'm sure none of what I'm about to type is no shocker to anyone who has been in contact with me over the past few weeks. I am scared. I am a wreck all of the time because of this LA thing. Do I want to go? Yes, I think I do. What am I so worried about? I just want people to like me. I've been fragile lately. I walk around at any moment ready to burst into tears, and I am constantly sick to my stomach. I'm not exactly sure what is making me this way–I usually can handle stress.
Now I need to apologize to everyone who has dealt with me lately. If I have been snappy, please understand that it is not you. If I have gotten emotional over something insignificant, if I have been rude, if I have ignored a call or ditched plans, I am very very truly sorry. I also need to thank anyone who has listened to me lately. I'm sure it gets old listening to me complain about getting to leave Ohio to hang out in California. I'll get over it, no need to worry about me.
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South African fly fishers are fortunate in that the country's rivers and dams are home to the Potamonautid river crab, the major food source for the otter and water mongoose.
They are also relished by trout. They are, for example, a staple food source at Lakenvlei Dam near Ceres and are regularly found in the stomach contents of the big trout caught by in the Langkloof River in Barkly East by Christo du Plessis.
I was reminded of this when Alan Hobson of the Angler and Antelope in Somerset East sent me a short note and a few photographs: "Last week I had two well-known fly fishers, Mike Dolhoff and Andrew Parsons, as guests and I took them to Karreerbosch Dam, one of several in the area that regularly produce trout weighing up to 10 lbs. Mike caught his biggest trout to date, a beauty of eight pounds, together with a five and six pounder. Unfortunately we had to keep the five pounder because it was hooked very deep in the gills. Its stomach contents confirmed why our trout in the Karoo grow so big, so quickly. It had no less than eleven whole crabs in its stomach, the biggest of which was nearly 10cm!"
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Some of the crabs eaten by Mike Dolhoff's five-pound trout
Mike Dolhoff with his eight pound rainbow trout
The presence of the crab in our rivers and dams explains the success half a century ago of the then-favourite patterns, the Walker's Killer and the Mrs Simpson tied on long shank #8 hooks. The Mrs Simpson is still the favourite of legendary Eastern Cape ichthyologist, Martin Davies of Rhodes University in Grahamstown. Alan Hobson ties his own version of this fly which simply adds a Zonker strip to the original pattern. It is the first fly in his arsenal when he tackles the big barbel in the area and trout are equally susceptible to its charms.
Alan Hobson's Zonker Strip Mrs Simpson
The late Bob Crass, for many years Scientific Officer for the Natal Parks Board examined the stomach contents of 235 brown trout caught by him in 10 Natal rivers including the Mooi, Yarrow, Loteni and Inzinga. The resulting paper, "Preliminary Report on Trout Food in Natal" was carried in the 1946 Journal of the Natal University College Scientific Society.
He found that mayfly nymphs were the most important trout food, followed by crabs and then dragonfly nymphs. Nearly sixty percent of the trout stomachs examined contained mayfly nymph and a third contained crabs. The figure for beetles and dragonfly nymphs was twenty percent in each case. He found that one crab of the size most commonly captured by the trout took up as much stomach space as 35 mayfly nymphs. This would clearly make the crab a valuable capture to the trout because it would require far less energy expenditure than the capture of three dozen nymphs.
Filled with crabs
The late Dr Douglas Hey, the doyen of South Africa's professional nature conservators, told me that, as a child, he had to clean hundreds of trout caught by his father Sydney (author of the classic, Rapture of the River) and his friends in the newly stocked rivers of the North Eastern Cape. He said that their stomachs were predominantly filled with crabs and not the indigenous minnows which are allegedly most vulnerable in recently-stocked, previously-virgin waters
About twenty years ago I decided to develop a crab imitation and, like Alan with his Zonker Strip Mrs Simpson, I drew on existing ideas.
The original Soft Hackle Rubber Leg Crab
What does a crab look like when confronted by danger? Normally it raises its claws aggressively and the legs are a blur as it scuttles sideways or backwards. I decided that if I combined the marabou tail of the Woolly Bugger, the palmered marabou of Jack Gartside's Soft Hackle Streamer and, at the eye of the hook, a few rubber strands to imitate the crab's legs, I might just have a winner - and so it proved.
A bass a cast
Andrew Ingram took my first prototype to the Bulshoek Dam on the Olifants River below Clanwilliam and, fishing from his float tube, caught a bass a cast. It became so boring that he took it off and replaced it with another fly whereupon his success ratio dropped dramatically.
In Maclear, Ron Moore fishing the Little Pot River and various dams caught numerous trout weighing a total of 42 lbs on a single fly before it disintegrated. He says it is the most successful fly he has tried in a lifetime of fishing in the area. He cites an occasion on the LittlePot near the dinosaur footprints when he and neighbour Ginger Jenkins tried a variety of flies from March Browns to Woolly Worms for close on an hour without success. He then tried the rubber-legged apparition and took half a dozen fish in quick succession.
These are hardly conclusive results. When bass are on the prod they will hit anything that moves and the day that Andrew fished the Bulshoek Dam could have been just such a situation. However the one characteristic which this amalgam of existing fly tying techniques and proven materials does have in abundance is movement - and movement more than any other factor is what triggers strikes from predatory fish. The pulsing of the marabou and the flutter of the rubber legs are an often-irresistible combination.
Thank you Jack Gartside.
A few years later, when the Sage "Ought Weight" arrived, I decided to tie a smaller version using chickabou feathers and legs of smaller diameter rubber strands. It proved to be exceptionally successful on Basie Vosloo's Birkhall stretch of the Sterkspruit River in Barkly East. I fished it across and down with appropriate twitches to lure trout away from their holding places in the undercut banks and they responded with sometimes startling alacrity. The rivers and streams in Barkly East, Rhodes and Maclear carry a heavy load of leaves and twigs because of the willow and other trees on the banks. The fish thus ignore items in the drift which are inert and the manipulated fly – lifts, or twitches – is essential for success. Flies with innate movement created by mobile hackles, tails or body material that are easily animated by the rod tip or the line hand enhance the potential of a strike.
The arrival of # 18 jig hooks from Dohiku (available from Upstream in Cape Town, Allen ( available by mail order from the African Fly Angler) and Mouche (available through Gordon van der Spuy) led me to relook this pattern because it is less likely to get snagged on the river bed than conventional hooks. It is a design more than a pattern and the objective is to get the maximum movement. Soft, mobile materials are accordingly used.
Orange hot spot
The Pheasant Tail Nymph with an orange hot spot has become a religion for local anglers and Alan says there might be some reason for this. The legs and pincers of the Potamonautid crab are tipped with orange and, when it is in berry, the orange eggs glow through the abdomen. This, he says, might well be a trigger point which results in takes.
I use a 2mm orange slotted tungsten bead and this and the jig hook result in it fishing head down and hook point up. If you need more weight attach a strand of fine lead wire on top of the hook shank and this will cause it to sink more horizontally.
Tying Instructions - Filoplume version
1 Attach the 2mm slotted tungsten bead to the hook and tie in tail of marabou or fur from a Zonker strip
2 Tie in copper wire rib and a filoplume feather along with an ostrich feather and two strands of peacock herl. The peacock herl and ostrich feather separate the turns of filoplume feather and prevent it from matting together. At the same time they provide their own subtle movement and shine.
3 Palmer the feathers forward to a position a few millimetres behind the bead, rib with copper wire and tie off. Leave a gap between the feather body and the hook eye for the rubber legs
4 Take two strands of barred fine, Tentacle rubber, fold them around the thread and attach them to the top of the hook shank. Do the same on the bottom of the hook shank and splay the eight rubber strands around the hook shank with thread wraps. If any of them are too close together and likely to mat, snip them out. (As an alternative you can use translucent "Bait Cotton" which salt water anglers use to tie soft baits like shrimp to the hook. This material can be mottled in different colours with a permanent marker.)
Two versions of the author's rubber hackle crab pattern. The authors version is above and the Gartside version is below it.
Keep in mind that the movement of flies like this will be enhanced if you use Lefty Kreh's Non-slip Mono Loop knot.
Given the many close-copy crab imitations developed for bonefish and permit it is somewhat surprising that such patterns are not often fished in South African rivers and dams. Giordano (Zamps) Zamparini who fishes the rivers in Magoebaskloof (Polokwane) has however produced an outstanding imitation – utilising a felt wad bought from gun shops that cater for black powder marksmen. A chapter written by him about this fly will be included in the book on indigenous South African fly patterns which Peter Brigg and I are compiling and which we hope to have published next year. Zamps says the crabs are born in early spring and this pattern is exceptionally effective at that time.
Zamps Zamparini's Powder Wad Crab
Platanna tadpole
The other staple in the diet of trout caught in Somerset East is the platanna tadpole and the HOT Fly (Hobson's Original Tadpole) and other patterns developed by Alan - such as his justly-famous Mottled Dragon - can now be purchased from him and they are produced by Julihana Johannes, a talented local fly tyer who he has trained.
Alan Hobson and Julihana Johannes who will now be tying Alan's patterns for customers
It was a Zonker Strip Mrs Simpson which brought him the record for the heaviest rainbow trout ever caught in a South African river, the 14 lb 6 oz fish caught in the Little Fish River on 8 November 2013.
Alan Hobson's record trout – tadpoles, crabs and dragonfly nymphs on the menu.
A year ago I wrote about the exceptional barbel fishing at Darlington Dam near Somerset East in my article on this website, "Barbel on Beetles".
Andrew Parsons with a typical Somerset East barbel – they grow to twice this size!
Well, that venue is no longer available because the area where he fished has now been incorporated in the Addo National Park. Alan told me with a chuckle that he has found another dam, Lake Arthur near Cradock with equivalent fishing and that when Mike Dolhoff and Andrew Parsons visited it they caught, in three hours, about twenty barbel between them weighing up to 10 kgs. He says that there are several similar dams close to Somerset East and the barbel, which are not indigenous to the Eastern Cape, gained access to the province when the Orange River Project in the 1960's diverted water from the Vaal River in the Great Fish and Sundays Rivers.


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Nov. 10th was 100th day of D-unit's debut
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Celebrating 100th day, K-pop idol D-unit was given a special present from "The Brave Brothers" Marking the number 100, he gave one million won to the members.
D-unit's company staff said, "The Brave Brothers takes care of D-unit a lot. He likes them because they are so talented, he is also very intimate with DM, D-unit's producer, so he cherishes D-unit like his company's singers.
"The Brave Brothers" also presented a packed lunch reaching millions of won to D-unit on the filming spot of "I'm missing you" music video.
On this day the producer "SinSadong Horaengi" being on the same spot with them, made all of them laugh saying, "I don't have cash in my wallet at the moment. I will buy D-unit more expensive present later."
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D-unit Ujin left comment about this with a picture.
D-unit Ujin
Helloooo this is Ujin~~!!^_^ "The Brave brothers" PD gave us as much as one million won celebrating our 100th day of our debut!!!! as an allowance!!!~~~!!! TTTT Thank him very much for always being nice to us and buying delicious things a lot~~~!!♥♥♥


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I have this REALLLY great and blog smart friend named Liese. She taught me how to blog on my old blog with my new email. And I am in love with that idea. Liese. You are the best.
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My Perfect Kindle Fire Giveaway – 3 Winners (1 Kindle Fire Winner – 2 Gift Card Winners)
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GOP strategists have been warning that the sky is falling, that a demographic calamity is coming. Young voters and voters to be, we are told, have no reason to vote Republican.
A fix to attract young voters might be sitting right in front of them, if congressional Republicans have the creativity to pop it open.
One of the sorriest sights I have ever seen in a bar occurred on the eve of the Gulf War in the fall of 1990. Soldiers from the nearby Army base were celebrating their final days in the states before being deployed to Saudi Arabia where they would eventually smash Saddam Hussein's army in Kuwait.
The young soldiers were lined up at the bar. Instead of beer, they were sipping sodas because they weren't old enough.
It was a sad, pathetic sight. Soldiers who would soon ship out to war celebrating their final hours in the United States, and they were drinking Sprite.
If the Republicans want to attract young voters, then lead the charge to repeal the National Minimum Age Drinking Age Act that Democrats in Congress passed in 1984.
Loudly repeal the mandate and allow states to lower their drinking age to 18 from 21 without federal penalty.
Appeal to young voters with beer and bourbon.
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act forced states to change their state laws or else forfeit federal highway money. The federal mandate that required states to raise the drinking age to 21 was chiefly sponsored by Senator Frank Lautenberg, a Democrat from New Jersey.
As far as I am concerned, if you are old enough to fight and die for America, you are old enough to drink a beer.
We can debate the pros and cons of the federal mandate as a question of social behavioral engineering. You might say that the federal mandate reduces drunk driving, and I will respond that so could complete prohibition of the sort we had from 1920 to 1933. You might note the opposition of Mothers Against Drunk Driving to my idea, and I would argue that the drinking age of 21 pushes younger adults into irresponsible behavior, including binge drinking.
If a state wants to keep the drinking age at 21 years old, let the citizens of that state – including the 18-year-old voters – decide the question at the ballot box. Just get Washington, D.C., off their backs.
This is a question of both federalism and morality.
Washington, D.C., should not be deciding how old you have to be before you can drink a Miller Lite. As a matter of constitutional division of power, the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution gives states almost complete power over alcohol. States have the power to legislate themselves dry, or to eliminate the drinking age altogether, notwithstanding the federal mandate.
This is also a question of morality. A nation cannot expect the youngest generation to bear the burden of service, but not extend the full measure of citizenship to them.
If you can be drafted, you should be able to order a draft.
President Ronald Reagan was originally opposed to the federal mandate of a drinking age of 21 but came to sign the bill because he decided reducing teen driving mortality was more important.
Unfortunately, that didn't happen.
In the first few years after the drinking age became effective, teen driving deaths actually increased. It wasn't until the 1990s that teen driving deaths dropped dramatically, and by then, any number of alternative causes contributed to the improvement. In other countries that did not raising the drinking age, teen driving deaths also nevertheless declined.
Improvements in safety, education, and technology may have played a bigger role in reducing highway deaths than federal mandates did.
But do young people want the federal drinking age mandate to go away?
This is the same age group that never endured the federally mandated 55 miles per hour speed limit. Today's 19-year-olds never experienced creeping along a wide open interstate highway at 59 miles per hour, scanning for state troopers.
Repealing the 55 mph federal speed limit mandate was one of the first things the new Republican Congress did in 1995. It was also wildly popular and Republicans got the credit.
If Republicans want to appeal to young voters, appeal to their desire for freedom. Go ahead, laugh if you want. I'm aware of what is happening on campus and in the classroom.
But I still can't shake the image of American warriors sipping sodas before they smashed Saddam. Some things just aren't right, and Republicans should gamble that young Americans will agree.
As someone who miraculously survived the 18-year-old drinking age without getting killed and with a child now in the armed services, I agree 100 percent with this. The national drinking age is probably the worst thing Reagan ever signed off on, with the unintended consequences of promoting binge drinking, which is considerably harmful. It created a new class of criminals — adult underage drinkers. A look at the police blotter from any college-town newspaper will prove that the 21-year-old drinking age has not stopped drinking by those who are not 21 yet.


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Todd Young, candidate for U.S. Senate, sent a solicitation the other day imploring me to take a principled stand and chip in $5 "to help us recruit more conservatives like yourself."
As anyone who has read this column knows, I am not a conservative Republican. I do favor fiscally conservative Republicans, but they usually fail me on social issues.
As to Congressman Todd Young's quest for the U.S. Senate, I was poised to listen. Young is Indiana's 9th District Congressional representative. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy with honors, Young accepted a commission in the United States Marine Corps. While serving his country, he earned an MBA at the University of Chicago. He picked up an MA from the School of Advanced Study at the University of London and rounded out his education with a JD from Indiana University's Robert H. McKinney School of Law (the other one).
A few years ago, Young impressed me with his decision to buck tea party ranks and vote against the idiocy of shutting down the federal government. More recently, I was blindsided when Young marched in lockstep with some Republicans endeavoring to block Obama's Supreme Court nomination on political grounds. Their feeble "spin" attempt notwithstanding, this is partisan politics at its worst. The judiciary is no place for politics. Is the nominee fit or is he not?
President Obama nominated Merrick B. Garland to the Supreme Court to fill the seat created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. That nomination was rejected by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) who declared his intention to kill the nomination regardless of the qualifications of Judge Garland by refusing to hold hearings on his nomination. McConnell has watched too many episodes of "House of Cards."
Todd Young had an opportunity—a chance to once again think for himself and exercise common sense. He failed. He had a chance to separate himself from his Republican opponent, Marlin Stutzman, who has steadfastly followed tea party orders his entire career. He failed.
Not only is Young's position disrespectful to the office of the president, but he abetted in sinking the career ambition of a nominee who has drawn praise from Democrats and Republicans. Obama said, "I have selected a nominee who is widely recognized not only as one of America's sharpest legal minds, but someone who brings to his work a spirit of decency, modesty, integrity, even-handedness and excellence." Few disagree. David Strauss, a constitutional law expert at the University of Chicago told The Huffington Post, "It's hard to think of anyone, from any party in any era, who was better qualified to be a Supreme Court justice."
Pundits have opined that in an election pitting probable Republican nominee Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton, Trump will add this election to his list of failures that includes the Trump real estate school and the casino bankruptcies. And if McConnell does not budge from his position, President Clinton will nominate to the Supreme Court someone who is more liberal than Garland. Young, who will undoubtedly follow party lines and support Trump down to his last boastful bash, will be saddled along with the rest of the lemmings in the conservative wing of the Republican Party with someone they would less prefer to Obama's nominee.
I am reminded of the tea party effort to unseat Sen. Richard Lugar, a true statesman. Indiana Republicans prevailed in the primary, replacing an extraordinary leader with Richard Mourdock, a tea party regular. And what did that action achieve for the Republicans? The election of a Democrat.
There are alternatives to Young in this senatorial race. Besides Stutzman you may vote for a solid experienced Democrat running for this office, Baron Hill. In accordance with Todd Young's entreaty, I will take a principled stand and consider that alternative.•
Maurer is a shareholder in IBJ Corp., which owns Indianapolis Business Journal. His column appears every other week. To comment on this column, send email to [email protected]


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Yesterday the Times of India asked me to comment on the possibility of the Dalai Lama going to the Beijing Olympics and of course, journalism being what it is in India, outrageously misquoted me. I said that the Dalai Lama should go to the Olympic, because if he did, the people of China would embrace His presence and that could start a non confrontational political dialog that could give some kind of autonomy to Tibet. Of course the Times of India misquoted me as saying that his presence at the Olympics would 'embarrass' the people of China into provoking a dialog. A little bit of difference between embarrass and embrace, wouldn't you say ?
I aspire to be Buddhist in nature, and desire to learn from the wisdom of the Buddhist traditions that have been accumulated over the centuries in Tibet. I too fear the loss of that path of Wisdom through the modernization and repression of the Tibetan culture. However, in all my interactions with the people of China through my visits there, I have found a great warmth and curiosity towards India ,and a yearning to learn more about us and our culture. I found far more warmth towards us in China than I find towards China here in India. A large part of that warmth comes from the understanding that Buddhism came to Chine from India and influenced the way Chinese culture developed. And therefore a commonality and kinship with the Indian culture is felt in China. So if the Chinese people themselves are curious and respect the Buddhist traditions (even though they may not officially follow Buddhism) then why this aggression towards Tibet and the Dalai Lama ? Well, partly of course the party line and actions of the government and those of the people are not the same. It's like saying every American believes in what George Bush and his government do But also the Chinese people feel cornered on this issue. In my conversation with the people on the streets (who were surprisingly aware of the world perception of China), they did not deny that their Government often will not tell them the entire truth of the situation – but want to understand why the world feels that Tibet which (to them) historically can be seen as part of an ancient Chinese empire should be considered an independent nation.
The Dalai Lama has often himself said that the answer lay in peaceful political dialog with the Chinese government. But at the Beijing Olympics the Dalai Lama's presence will also be very public and give a chance for the people of China to see the compassionate side of Buddhism.


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Herein lies possibly one of the most remembered, at least in part, chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring. The council of Elrond and deciding the fate of the ring.
I'm going to hazard a guess and say that casual reads likely skim over the histories revealed as they go, or at least retain a little less of it. There's a lot of fill-in here that is totally relevant but easy to skip over. I totally did when I first read this at 10. On the other hand, that might also be why the whole story got super confusing to me later on...
The council itself is full of familiar faces from this book and from The Hobbit. I do have to thank Steve Jackson for one thing here though, this is the first time I've actually noticed Thranduil. In my defense, I'm really bad at names. Like I have to make a concerted effort to keep Les Paul and Les Claypool straight (as for Ice Cube and Ice T, I feel like if I ever get to meet one of them I should apologize). As for non-familiar faces, we have someone from the Grey Havens. That's... a pretty damn big deal.
The council itself is very timely met, no one was summoned due to the Ring's presence, or even necessarily it's approach. Again, coincidence is always an option, but I'm holding to my previously stated theory that there is an agent acting in opposition to Sauron. The coincidences in this story however are a bit beyond ordinary happenstance. Boromir traveled almost three months to get a dream interpreted.
Seek the Sword that was broken:
In Imladris it dwells;
There shall be counsels taken
Stronger than Morgul-spells.
There shall be shown a token
That Doom is near at hand,
For Isildur's Bane shall weaken,
And the Halfling forth shall stand.
So not just a dream of what is to come, but a dream that directly relates to the very gathering we are now present for.
A large part of this council is news of the world at large and answering questions about activities previous unknown. The biggest trend is the growing shadow of Sauron over the lands. Kingdoms of men and dwarf alike have been approached by his agents, seeking "friendship" and hobbits, offering rings of power in return.
The extended history of the Ring starts with the elves, and a friendship with Moria before Sauron revealed his true nature. The elves are so often presented as infallible, but Sauron gained the knowledge to make the One ring directly from them. The only reason that the Three elven rings are untainted is they too were made in secret and hidden from Sauron's power (for now). Elrond is relating much of the history as a primary source. He was there for the war, and when Isildur took the ring for himself instead of throwing it into the fires of Orodruin, also known as Mount Doom.
Knowing what I do of the story to come, I wonder what would have happened had Faramir had made the journey instead of Boromir. Would they have met the same fate? The dream only came to Boromir once, after many appearances to Faramir. Boromir is both prideful and earnest, truly wanting the best for his people, but pursuing paths with perhaps the "impatience" characteristic to the short-lived race of man. Foolish, yes, for thinking to stand against the ring's corruption, but he has not the frame of reference that the elves and wizards possess. If any man present should know of the true nature of the Rangers, Boromir should be it, yet until enlightened he looks down on Aragorn.
I absolutely love that Tolkien treats us to Bilbo's sass. "Not very good perhaps, but to the point - if you need more beyond the word of Elrond. If that was worth a journey of a hundred and ten days to here, you had best listen to it." His time recuperating has served him quite well.
Gandalf's tale is perhaps the darkest part yet, minus him fulfilling his trickster nature by making off with Rohan's best horse. It provides proof of malfeasance by Saruman, connects the different elements of the stories so far, and explains how Gandalf escaped his incarceration. Part of all of this is the role and fate of Gollum, tracked down by Aragorn, questioned by Gandalf, left in the hands of the wood elves, and now escaped as relayed by Legolas. Learned from all of this is that Sauron knows Gollum's tale, the re-discovery of the ring and of hobbits.
As for the confrontation with Saruman, it's worth noting that he's not actually lying. A dark power is rising, an age is ending, and the elves' power is waning. His arrogance and condescension in something else all together. As Gandalf points out, the Ring can only have one master. As the foremost scholar of Sauron and the Ring it strikes me as particularly arrogant and self-defeating to seek to embrace the ring for himself since he would know better than any of the bond between the Ring and Sauron. At this time, he's seeking his own power, "Saruman mustering a great force on his own acount, in rivalry of Sauron and not in his service yet."
I find it interesting how much the council dances around the solution. Early on we learn the only way to truly end the threat of Sauron is the destruction of the Ring. Yet that is the last solution that the council discusses. I can think of several reasons, including the reluctance to destroy something of such value and power. The elves stand the most to lose, a likely diminishing of their Three great rings of power. But the Ring is present, and it wouldn't be beyond it's power to subtly influence those present. It does definitely effect Frodo, with a sudden disgust and reluctance when called on to display the Ring.
And as is true to Samwise's nature, he was listening in this whole time (certainly not the first time he's done so), and steadfastly pledges to remain at Frodo's side.
Taking a look at the film, we've been seeing Gandalf's difficulties all along, minus Radagast's unwitting role in Saruman's deception. Jackson has Saruman as an agent of Sauron all a long, rather than in opposition. With the exclusion of Radagast, Gandalf summons his rescue with the aid of a passing moth, rather than the beasts acting on their own initiative. I'm generally a fan of how these segments were done, and it helps minimize the amount of dialog needed for the Council. We actually do get Gandalf's journey into the Necromancer's lair, or at least an interpretation of it, in The Hobbit.
Jackson does give us some extra flavor here; conversation between Gandalf and Elrond that otherwise replace the need for exposition, the arrival of council members, the importance of specific individuals, foreshadowing of the weakness yet to be revealed, and further building principle relationships. Honestly, the time is generally well used. Arwen's choice is momentous, but one of a magnitude that loses some of it's weight without the extensive history and elven legend that appears in the book. Largely the love story between Arwen and Aragorn does not come into play at this point, but I think it makes sense to start establishing it here rather than "oh hey, that pretty elf lady is now your queen" at the end.
The council here is specifically about the Ring, rather than a meeting of individuals all answering different needs and calls. The ring is even brought out from the start, and everyone hears its whispering call. The politics are bared down to short and to the point, with Boromir is already being painted as prideful, impetuous, and desiring of power. But everyone is quick to anger here, arguing instead over who will complete the necessary task rather than skirting around what must be done.
On a personal note, I'll admit to beingsomeone who found Aragorn super hot when the movies first came out (my weakness for men with long hair?). Watching it now... I almost wish that the casting for Aragorn and Boromir were switched. I think Sean Bean would have made for an excellent Aragorn... and to me he has the better voice. In comparison, Viggo's voice comes out a bit too thing and nasal.


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For a the past 6 months there has been a bit of baby fever flare up in our home, so when our friends Wade and Theresa brought home little Cynda we were ecstatic to get over there and get our baby fix. Here are a few from our lovely, rainy morning with Cynda.
Textures of the Town23 Feb
Asian Kids on Rock: Judas Priest21 Feb
Today we we are taking it down to Metal Town! We posed the question to "E" class, what does the lyric "you don't have to be old to be wise", as sung by Rob Halford of Judas Priest, mean to you? Let it be noted that this "E" class is made up of a handful of ten year olds who are in the "awkward stage" of learning English. Here are some of our favorite answers.
You old and you don't need to be very wise. you just be "so so" wise.
One is, I don't know that mean? But I think that word just said you doesn't be old can be wise. You can at you wise. You need to catch the time. Don't work everyday. Need to go out.
– Bruce
I think is the young people can be wise, and the young people many you can do things. The old people maybe they are not wise, or they may never read a book.
– Sharon
you don't have to be old to be wise?
1. you are wise, is not old.
2. you aren't old, is the wise.
3. you are wise.
4. you aren't old.
5. you want be wise, don't be old.
Asian Kids on Rock: The Grateful Dead20 Feb
For a new project with our students we decided to start introducing them to lyrics from various genres of music and have them write down their interpretation of what the artist is trying to express. In theory this exercise is for the students to practice their writing and critical thinking, but mainly we do it for the laugh. The result of the first class has been hilarious and insightful. Here is "P" class on the classic Scarlet Begonias by The Grateful Dead.
"Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right "
You seldom see a light in your life, mabey you have no idea what it is or why it here. Just think positive. Anything can be a grace. -Anita
It's mean, in a while you have a good idea in a strangest place but you think that's right, because you're pay attention on that thing, you won't care about it is a good place or wrong place. -Betty
I think it means once apon a time you get a good idea but it was strange. Other people didn't like it. But you think it is right. – Ryan
I think this sentance has magic. You don't what things is there. maybe there is beautiful. Maybe there is scary. But if you want to see that. You need to go inside. If you want to do. Just do it! – Linda
I think it our chistans spite, I think in the badly world, you need light. Or if you in the restroom you need the light. – David
We are going to keep the kids ROCKIN ON so leave your song request or dedication on your comment and we'll have the kids write a personal shout out for you.
A Room With A View: Mabul19 Feb
Welcome to the Jungle: A trip up the Kinabatangan River18 Feb
Arriving in Sandakan, a small city in Eastern Sabah, Borneo, we did what most do and headed straight for the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. In Borneo, the allure of seeing these endangered primates in their natural habitat is too much to pass up and Sandakan is one of the top spots to do so. With two scheduled feedings daily visitors are guaranteed to have amble time to observe the highly intelligent creatures.
The close proximity of the feeding platforms provides onlookers a chance to ooh and awe at the remarkable characteristics of their cousin apes. Their wide range of facial expressions and dexterity in their almost eerily human-like hands alone, stand as evidence why they are, in fact, not so distant relatives after all.
The ease of access, proximity and regular daily feedings indeed make Sepilok ideal for most people. Those well thought out conveniences, however, led to one major problem for us the two of us… HUMANS.
When we heard of the chance to see this amazing species and many more in the wild, virgin rainforest, we signed right up. After a two hour drive from Sandakan, followed by a 45 minute boat trip up the Kinabatangan River we arrived at Kampung Bilit, our camp for the night. Our guide from the local village, Lim, stood smiling with an out stretched hand and in a loveable Malay accent said, "Welcome to the Jungle."
Walking the long wooden dock to the camp we watched a two foot long, blue-tongued monitor lizard slowly crawl off into the dense thicket of trees. Above the entrance to the camp a Crested Serpent Eagle sat perched, waiting for his next meal to slither by.
Before getting back into the boat to search the river and its many tributaries we questioned our guide about the rich variety of species native to the area and how many we could actually hope to see. "Proboscis Monkey we see no problem. Macaques, of course can see too many. Birds of so many kinds. Kingfishers, Hornbills. We just look, ok? Crocodiles. Yes, I think. Maybe we go at night. Pygmy Elephants need to be very lucky to see it. Snakes, Leeches, Scorpions all watch out for. Ok?"
While we hoped to avoid several of these inhabitants, we were excited to spot a crocodile albeit a bit uncomfortable with idea of doing at night. Honestly, we were so stoked to see the monkeys that we didn't really hope for much else.
Almost immediately, our guide spotted a huge Orangutan just outside the jungle camp. Lim referred to the solitary male as "our local resident". Not far down the river we saw the first of several dozen groups of Long Tail Macaques. This particular family group was occupying the better part of an entire fig tree for their daily grooming session.
The area is know for its great variety of birdlife and draws serious birders from around the globe. While Chinese Egrets aren't exactly a rare find, they are still impressive in their size and grace.
Most of the boat trip was spent viewing the ever so unique Proboscis Monkeys. Borneo is the only place in the world where they can be found and on the Kinabatangan we found loads of them. The single alpha male is easy to spot. Just look for the longest nose and biggest belly. While the females, have a smaller more upturned nose. These rather large, endangered primates are excellent swimmers and use their distinct noses as a sort of snorkel.
Nearing the end of our tour and the onset of dusk, we were satisfied with our sightings but still hoped for a crocodile when our driver suddenly sped towards an abrupt movement in the water ahead. We got there just in time to see two Borneon Pygmy Elephants climb out of the river and trample a path off into the rainforest. Aware of our great luck, yet wishing our sighting had been a bit longer, we turned in time to see a large male enter the river.
A full unobstructed view of this highly endangered, purely wild, magnificent creature swimming the width of the river just before our eyes was an unforgettable moment. The beauty of dusk cast yet another sense of awe over us, as we headed back up the tributary, ending our "so lucky to see" river tour.
During dinner, a very odd looking Bearded Pig walked right up to the camp. Luckily for the pig, most of the local villagers are Muslim. Instead of this unusual looking swine being treated as an easy meal, one of the staff called out "Maggie" and tossed some scraps her way.
The night cruise was a bit unsettling at first, knowing that in the darkness there was still an endless amount of critters, crawlers, creatures, and crocs. Once on the river, the break in the trees opened to a sky littered with stars. The moon light with the slow hum of the nocturnal chorus actually turned out to be quite calming. We spotted a few Buffy Fish Owls and a pair of Blue Eared Kingfishers but no glowing red eyes of a crocodile.
Early the next morning, the river was a stunningly peaceful setting to view the wide variety of bird species. Storm storks, Broad Bills, Oriental Darters, Rhino-horn Bills, and fishing Hawk Eagles capped off our Kinabatangan sightings.
Just before leaving the jungle, we noticed a sign posted: tree seedlings for sale. Planting it seemed only a tiny contribution in the ongoing fight against deforestation. It still felt good though, physically putting in one more fruit bearing tree to help sustain the host of endangered species living there. After all, we plan to return one day for the crocodiles that eluded us and hope to again be appropriately greeted with a "Welcome to the Jungle".
Lugan Lantern Festival8 Feb
For most of the day I thought I was going to photograph the YianShuei Firework festival in Taiwan. For those of you who don't know what this is, its an annual festival where participants jump up and down in front of a massive wall of fireworks and bottle rockets that are being aimed and blasted right at them. You can imagine my surprise when we arrived at Lugan Lantern Festival and no one was dressed in make-shift body armor and motorcycle helmets. There were however, lots of children and families looking at the handcrafted paper lanterns and a MASSIVE CROWD. Not quite what I had expected, but still an interesting night.


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On December 8, the Chicago Tribune ran a story on Lyme disease that was so poorly researched and reported, and well just plain one-sided, that Lyme patients and advocacy groups were calling for retractions, apologies and the firing of the two reporters. It also ran in the
Los Angeles Times, as both newpapers are owned by the Tribune Company.
Trib reporters Patricia Callahan and Trine Tsouderos cherry-picked their way through science in their article entitled "Chronic Lyme Disease: a dubious diagnosis." They have a habit of going after disease treatments at odds with mainstream medicine, as they wrote a similar article on autism last year as well as many others targeting anything outside of the mainstream box.
Red flag No. 1 is that Tsouderos only recently began writing on medicine and science. Prior to that she was the Trib's………………wait for it ………………………….. food writer. On her official Chicago Tribune bio she writes: "I have covered Hurricane Fran, Tennessee Walking Horses, Oprah, Jennifer Lopez's (now defunct) relationship with Ben Affleck, cupcakes, freak bikers and the honeymoon suite at the Ritz."
The way in which Callahan and Tsouderos wrote is more appropriate for a blog. It surely wasn't researched medical journalism. It was pseudo-journalism so on-sided that they obviously made up their minds before beginning their "investigation." Whereas true medical journalist attribute facts to scientists, Callahan and Tsouderos simply used their own voices to lambast and ridicule physicians treating chronic Lyme disease and their patients.
The reporting was so appalling that Callahan and Tsouderos were taken to task by other medical journalists on Knight Science Journalism Tracker, a website for peer review of science journalism. The topic is brilliantly debated on this website.
Callahan and Tsouderos basically call many fine physicians charlatans. One in particular, Bernard Raxlen, MD, a psychiatrist in New York City, has saved the life of two people I know who had been thrown to the curb by other physicians. One Orange Park, Florida, mother said an advanced case of Lyme made her son so psychotic, that it wasn't until the fifth month of aggressive intravenous antibiotics perscribed by Dr. Raxlen that they once again were able to see the son they once knew.
Another patient was the only person, from what I can tell, who had her letter to the editor response printed in the Chicago Tribune. The initial publication of her letter online deleted the very name of the doctor who she attributed to saving her life – the one much maligned Dr. Raxlen in the article. It took many phone calls and emails to get Dr. Raxlen's name put back in her letter.
The reporters also mocked those physicians who prescribed more than a few weeks of antibiotics to their patients as continuing to treat them for financial gain when there was no scientific evidence that prolonged antibiotic treatment helped. They held up medical establishments such as Johns Hopkins as evidence.
At a recent presentation of the Lyme disease documentary Under Our Skin at the University of North Florida, however, David Chinoy, MD, spoke about his year-long antibiotic treatment he received while being treated for Lyme at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Chinoy was a well-respected cardiologist in Jacksonville before getting bit by a tick right here in Jacksonville that sent him into a Lyme disease tailspin and forced retirement. Dr. Chinoy said he "was in bed for a year and in my easy chair for another year" and in the third year he started coming back to life.
Most Lyme disease patients have been all but abandoned by main stream medicine. If one has their Lyme disease diagnosed immediately upon acquiring it, a few weeks of antibiotics usually takes care of the offending bacteria. But those who have carried it with them longer, a few weeks of antibiotics may as well be a few weeks of aspirin. The complexity of Lyme disease is mind-boggling. Even infectious disease physicians will tell you that. And in most cases, patients don't simply have Lyme disease; they have a host of other bacteria as well that were carried by the tick or other vector that bit them.
Here's the rub too – doctors treating Lyme disease with long-term antibiotics are universally accused of putting the population at risk for anti-resistant bacteria. But nothing is ever said about dermatologists who treat acne with more than a year of antibiotics. So Lyme disease patients are to be deprived of what could cure them?
Dr. Raxlen refers to those like Callahan and Tsouderos as "the flat Earth society." They know what they know and refuse to look at the facts otherwise. They can be likened to those medical colleagues who ridiculed Drs. Barry Marshall and Robin Warren who received a Nobel Prize for their discovery that the bacteria h. Pylori causes peptic ulcers. For more than 100 years physicians believed they were caused by things such as stress and spicy foods.
You'll often read that Allen Steere, MD, is credited with "discovering" Lyme disease. Actually, it was a housewife in Lyme, Connecticut, Polly Murray, who discovered that something was making her family and many others in Lyme seriously ill. She was relentless in her quest to pinpoint the offender, and she was also written off as a wacko housewife by the Public Health Department as someone with nothing better to do than cause trouble. She was a smart cookie though and did her homework. After more than a year, she took her findings to Allen Steere, MD, at Yale, who listened. You can read her story in her book "The Widening Circle: A Lyme Disease Pioneer Tells Her Story." (Woe to those who underestimate the determination of a mother to find the cause of her child's illness.)
The bottom line on the Chicago Tribune story is that it should have stopped dead in its tracks on the editor's desk. As well, there hasn't been one word from the paper addressing the story that caused an influx of angry letters from around the nation. ONE letter to the editor was printed from a patient. None from the advocacy groups or other medical journalists. These were all posted online in various places as "unpublished letters to the editors of the Chicago Tribune."
Callahan and Tsouderos should not be allowed to continue as medical writers
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Nov 17, 2014
Force Majeure
This smart, disturbing film by writer director Ruben Ostlund, winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes and Sweden's official entry to the Academy Awards, takes place at an antiseptic ski resort in the French Alps, where a young family is on vacation. Tomas is attached to his job and his cell phone, Ebba may have insisted on spending quality time with her husband and the kids, and the two children are slightly spoiled.
It's hard to talk about this film without going into major plot spoilers, as the story hinges on a powerful twist. Suffice it to say, everything is going relatively hunky dory until an act of nature upsets the balance of this seemingly solid family. Nobody dies; worse: they have to live with each other from then on. This is not The Impossible, where people are heroes. It's not a natural disaster movie, it's a human disaster movie.
Ostlund is interested in the tectonic shifts that lie under the surface of a relationship. His characters don't act like we expect them to. Ebba turns out to be a bit of a passive aggressive and Tomas, well, he is a calamity. And the way nature mirrors the family's implosion is a brilliant metaphor: a natural disaster almost can't hold a candle to man made emotional disasters. The destructive forces that lie under the seemingly placid snow echo the painful epiphanies that surface from deep within the hearts we think we know.
Force Majeure is an emotional horror movie. These people being Swedish, they try to keep it all under a guise of supposed equality and civilization that frays the more they try to keep it under control. What's more, Ostlund creates a powerful sense of dread without tipping his hand or using anything but the sights and sounds, and particularly the eerie silences, of the mountain.
In this ski resort, man made explosions make sure that the mountain is well stocked with fluffy powder. Ostlund shows images and sounds of detonations and huge caterpillar-like vehicles tending the snow at night for tomorrow's skiers. He shows the smallness of the skiers against the majesty of the Alps, the humans apparently oblivious to the risks they take in that imposing playground.
At one point, Ebba decides she wants to ski alone. After what's happened, one questions her motives, if not her sanity. Instead of duking it out or screaming at her husband, there is something more complicated going on: unpredictable human behavior. So there she sits in the fragile little gondola, against a wall of white, with empty chairs clanking creepily as she ascends. There are almost never other people, let alone first aid personnel. This is a place where risks are taken, including hurling children on skis down mountains. People do it all the time, but after this movie you may not look benignly at a ski resort ever again.
It has little to do with the snow (although skiing seems like a hell of a lot of trouble), and more with the following question, when faced with a similar situation, what would you do? Would you do as Tomas did? Would you understand, be judgmental, forgive, punish? He does something appalling, and then keeps digging himself into a hole of denial. It is almost terrifying to watch him dissemble into childish self-pity. But it is also darkly funny. The couple is met by another couple who serve as a sort of Greek chorus. Tomas's best friend, divorced and now shacking up with a much younger woman, tries to rationalize and justify Tomas's action, in solidarity with his male buddy. There is a hilarious scene where this couple suffers emotional fallout just for having listened to Tomas and Ebba's story. It is funny and dispiriting at the same time. Ostlund is not sanguine about love and marriage. It takes a lot out of people. It's even harder than skiing.
The end brings another twist, in which Ostlund turns the tables on Ebba and on us. It's a bit of a headscratcher that leaves you grasping for motivation, but you can be sure that nobody emerges unscathed. Force Majeure is a strikingly original film that will make you think about strength and cowardice, men and women, impulse and reason, judgment and forgiveness, human nature.
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To start a corporation in North Carolina, the only form you need to file is the articles of incorporation. As you prepare the form, however, you'll need to make a number of decisions that may require some additional research on your part. But once North Carolina accepts the articles, you can begin taking advantage of the protections that corporations offer, such as limits on your personal liability for business activities.
Step 1
Choose a name for the corporation. To avoid public confusion and lawsuits by other business entities, North Carolina requires that you create a corporate name that isn't already in use by a registered business or similar to it.
Step 2
Obtain a copy of the articles of incorporation form. The North Carolina Department of State requires the filing of the "Articles of Incorporation for Business" form in order to incorporate. You can obtain a standard form on the agency's website.
Step 3
Answer all questions on the articles of incorporation form. The form requires a wide range of information such as the corporation's name, the number of shares it's authorized to issue, the name and address of a registered agent, the principal business address of the corporation, the names and addresses of incorporators and the date you want the incorporation to be effective. (See Reference 2, click on first link)
Step 4
File the articles of incorporation with the Dept. of State. In North Carolina, you can file the articles in person or by mail. The document must be signed by all incorporators and include payment for the necessary filing fee, which you can pay by check, money order or cash if filing in person. (See Reference 1, pg. 6)
- A registered agent is a person or entity that you authorize to accept legal documents on behalf of the corporation. If your business doesn't have a registered office in North Carolina, you may need to hire a registered agent prior to filing the articles of incorporation. You can use any person or entity with a North Carolina business address that's the same as its registered office address.
- Once you create the corporation, it's important to remember that North Carolina requires the filing of an annual report each year. You can file electronically or on paper and must pay a filing fee.
- Incorporating your business in North Carolina doesn't automatically allow you to raise capital by issuing shares of stock to the general public. In order to receive authorization to issue stock, you must register, or apply for an exemption from registration, with the Securities Division of the North Carolina Department of State.
- The North Carolina Department of State website has a database of existing corporate names that you can search through -- which can help you determine whether the corporate name you want to use is available and unique.
- Instead of spending the time figuring out the North Carolina incorporation procedures, you may want to consider hiring a legal services company that can complete the entire process for you.


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The Curse of Allah Cause Disgrace Here and in the Hereafter
The Qur'anic word, la'nah means being far removed from the mercy of Allah, extremely debased and disgraced. Anyone under la'nah from Allah cannot be close to Him. For such accursed ones admonitions are very stern. This is their disgrace in the present life – the disgrace in the akhirah will be far too grim to contemplate.
Who Deserves the La'nah of Allah?
Ayah 52 states that anyone under the curse of Allah has no helper to help him in that predicament. The point to ponder is: Who are these people who become deserving of this la'nah from Allah?
According to a hadith, the Prophet sallAllahu aalyhi wa sallam has cursed the giver of interest, the receiver and the consumer of interest, and its writer and the one who bears witness to it, the whole lot of them, all of them equally involved in the sin. [Narrated by Muslim as in Mishkat]
There is another hadith in which he said,
"Cursed is he who does what the people of Lut aalyhi sallam used to do."
Narrated by Razin and appearing in Mishkat, the reference is to the male homosexual.
Then, he said, Allah sends his curse on the thief who would not stop from stealing even very small things like eggs and in another hadith, he said,
"Allah curses the eater of interest, and its feeder, and the woman who tattoes another woman and the woman who tattooes herself, and the picture-maker." [Bukhari, from Mishkat]
In yet another hadith, he has said,
"Allah sends His curse on liquor, its consumer and its server, its seller and purchaser, its squeezers, its handlers, transporters and orderers, on all of them."[Abu Dawood, ibn Majah, from Mishkat]
In still another hadith, the Prophet sallAllahu aalyhi wa sallam has said, "There are six types of people I have cursed and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has also cursed them – and every Prophet is blessed with the acceptance of his prayers – those six are:
1. One who commits excess in the matter of Allah's Book;
2. and one who rises to power by force and terror, then honors a person disgraced by Allah and brings disgrace on a person honored by Allah;
3. the denier of destiny determined by Allah;
4. one who takes as lawful what has been made unlawful by Allah;
5. the person in my progency who rules what has been forbidden as lawful;
6. and the one who gives up way (sunnah).' [Baihaqi in al-Mudkhal from Mishkat]
In another hadith he said, "Allah curses the ogler and the ogled at". It means that the curse of Allah falls on anyone who looks at someone in an evil way, someone who is a non-Mahram, that is, someone outside the count of those in the family he is permitted to see because marriage with them is forbidden forever. This is why such a nazir, the onlooker of the other, comes under the curse of Allah. As for the manzur ilaihi, the one who is looked at lustfully, the same curse will apply subject to his or her having deliberately and invitingly caused such a look to be cast.
Abu Hurairah radhiAllahu anhu narrates:
"Rasoolullah sallAllahu aalyhi wa sallam has cursed the man who dresses like a woman and the woman who dresses like a man." [Mishkat]
The following report from Abu Dawood appears in Mishkat: "Someone told Aishah radhiAllahu anha about a woman who wore (men's shoes). Aishah said,
"The Messenger of Allah sallAllahu aalyhi wa sallam has cursed the woman who takes to masculine ways."
A narration from Ibn Abbas radhiAllahu anhu reports: The Prophet sallAllahu aalyhi wa sallam has cursed the effeminate from among men (who, in dress and looks, emulated women like transvestites) and he has cursed the masculinized from among women (who, in dress Looks and ways, act man-like). And he said, "Expel them out of your homes." [Bukhari from Mishkat]
Also from al-Bukhari comes the report that Abdullah ibn Mas'ud radhiAllahu anhu said,
"The curse of Allah be on the tattooers and the tattooed, on the pickers of eyebrows and the cleavers of teeth as aids to beauty – they are the makers of alteration in the creation of Allah."
Rules about La'nah
La'nah is the denouncing of something or the calling down of evil on someone. Curse is the most widely used equivalent for it. Two formal substitutes for 'curse' in this sense are 'execration' and 'imprecation'. Execration is the face-to-face denunciation or the ill-wished, while imprecation is somewhat privately expressed. Call it by whatever name, the act of invoking la'nah is a terrible thing to do. Because of the amount of evil it releases, corresponding heavy restrictions have been placed against its use. Invoking la'nah against a Muslim is haram and the sole condition when this can be done against a kafir is that the imprecator must be sure that the disbeliever will die clinging to his disbelief. Given below are some authentic sayings of the Prophet sallAllahu aalyhi wa sallam on this subject:
"According to Ibn Mas'ud radhiAllahu anhu, the Prophet sallAllahu aalyhi wa sallam said,
"A true Muslim is no taunter or imprecator, nor is he foul-mouthed." [Tirmidhi, from Mishkat]
Abu al-Darda radhiAllahu anhu says that he heard the Prophet sallAllahu aalyhi wa sallam say,
"When a servant of Allah curses something, the curse goes up towards the sky whereupon the doors of the sky are closed on it. After that, it comes down towards the earth whereupon the doors of the earth are closed on it (that is, the earth does not accept this curse). After that, it takes a right, and then a left, but as it finds no access anywhere, it returns to the one who was cursed. So, if he is really deserving of it, on him it falls; otherwise, it returns back to its pronouncer and falls on him." [Abu Dawood, cited by Mishkat]
It has been reported by Ibn Abbas radhiAllahu anhu that the wind swooped away the sheet-cloak of a man and he cursed the wind, whereupon the Prophet sallAllahu aalyhi wa sallam said, "Do not curse it for it is under orders (from Allah) and (remember) whosoever curses something which does not deserve the curse, then, the curse returns to none but him." [Tirmidhi, cited by Mishkar, p.413]
Unless it is known about a particular person that he died in a state of kufr invoking la'nah on him is not permissible – even though he may be a sinful person. Based on this principle, ibn Abideen has advised against cursing Yazeed. But, should it be on a particular kafir whose death in a state of disbelief is certain for instance, Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab, then, it is permissible. [Shami, v.2, p.836]
Cursing without naming anyone is permissible, for example, saying, "God's curse upon liar (or tyrants)!'
Literally, la'nah means being far removed from the mercy of Allah. In the terminology of the Shariah, when applied to disbelievers, it refers to their being far off from the mercy of Allah; and when it is applied to Muslims, it refers to their having fallen down the level of the righteous [reported by Shami from al-Quhistani, v.2, p.836]. therefore, praying that the good deeds of a Muslim may decrease is also not permissible.


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Paris Photo 2017 - Bringing Together Two Centuries of Photography
Each year, galleries from all around the world gather in the capital of France, where Paris Photo brings the best of the medium of photography, in all its diversity and with rigor. Among the world-leading fairs of its kind, this event offers an insight into the photographic field from its beginning until today, at the same time providing a future-orientated overview of global trends and new forms of expression. Coming back to Grand Palais this November, Paris Photo 2017 will once again present the ambitious and original program, covering two centuries of photography.
The 21st edition of the renowned Fair will bring together 190 exhibitors, all selected for the pertinence of their projects and their artistic diversity. The list includes 151 galleries and 31 publishers from 31 countries across the world, with 31 new galleries and 5 specialist photography publishers exhibiting for the first time. Coming back for the third consecutive year, PRISMES sector will host 14 outstanding projects by leading galleries in the monumental Salon d'Honneur of the Grand Palais. In association with leading cinema MK2, this year's edition will introduce a new FILM/VIDEO section, examining new perspectives in image-based art. Besides the exhibition program, the Fair will organize a series of conversations as part of the experimental forum Platform. Each day will open with a focus on the theme of the collection led by guest collectors, followed by a series of conversations based on various themes In addition, Karl Lagerfeld will be welcomed as the guest of Honor, taking the visitors on a journey of his personal favorites in the fair among thousands of artworks on view entitled Paris Photo by Karl Lagerfeld.
Paris Photo 2017 Exhibitors
Proposing the largest and most qualitative selection of photography-based art and programming, Paris Photo surely is an event not to be missed. Situated in the nave of the Grand Palais, the main sector of the Fair will bring together 151 galleries from 30 countries in 5 continents, offering visitors a complete panorama of the best of photography from the 19th century to today. The selection includes 48 new exhibitors versus the previous edition and 32 first-time exhibitors. Be sure not to miss booths by Annet Gelink Gallery from Amsterdam, one of the leading contemporary art galleries in the Netherlands; Benrubi Gallery from New York, with a focus on 20th Century and contemporary works; Blindspot Gallery from Hong Kong, a space exhibiting post-war photography and image-based art; Kalfayan Gallery from Athens, with artworks treating topics related to Greece, the Balkans and the MENASA region; M97 from Shanghai, consistently exhibiting contemporary and fine art photography; and Rolf Art from Buenos Aires, showing Latin American visual arts, among others.
The Main Sector will present 29 solo projects, including Arnold Odermatt presented by Galerie Springer from Berlin, Imperial Courts by Dana Lixenberg presented by Grimm from Amsterdam, Red by Boris Mikhailov presented by Suzanne Tarasieve from Paris, Detlef Orlopp 50 Years presented by Parrotta from Cologne, Guy Bourdin: The Masters within a Master presented by Louise Alexander from Porto Cervo, and Oh Man by Lise Sarfati presented by Particulière – Foucher-Biousse from Paris, among others. It will also present 12 duo shows, including Astres Noirs by Katrin Koenning & Sarker Protick presented by East Wing from Doha, From Bauhaus to Buenos Aires by Grete Stern & Horacio Coppola presented by Jorge Mara – La Ruche from Buenos Aires, and Early Works by Alex Soth & Ulrich Wüst presented by LOOCK from Berlin, among others.
The List of Exhibitors
|ACB Budapest*
|AKIO NAGASAWA Tokyo
|ALINE VIDAL Paris*
|ANITA BECKERS Frankfurt-am-Main
|ANNET GELINK Amsterdam*
|ASYMETRIA Warsaw
|ATLAS London
|AUGUSTA EDWARDS London
|BAUDOIN LEBON Paris
|BENDANA | PINEL Paris
|BENE TASCHEN Cologne*
|BENRUBI New York
|BERNHEIMER, Lucerne
|BEYOND Taipei
|BINOME Paris
|BLINDSPOT Hong-Kong
|BO BJERGGAARD Copenhagen
|BRUCE SILVERSTEIN New York
|BRYCE WOLKOWITZ New York
|CAMERA OBSCURA Paris
|CAMERA WORK Berlin
|CARLIER | GEBAUER Berlin*
|CARLOS CARVALHO Lisbon
|CAROLINE SMULDERS Paris
|CATHARINE CLARK San Francisco
|CHARLES ISAACS New York
|CHELOUCHE Tel Aviv
|CHRISTOPHE GAILLARD Paris
|CHRISTOPHE GUYE Zurich
|CLAIREFONTAINE Luxembourg*
|CONTINUA San Gimignano
|DANIEL BLAU Munich
|DANIEL TEMPLON Paris
|DANZIGER New York
|DIX9 - HÉLÈNE LACHARMOISE Paris
|DU JOUR AGNÈS B. Paris
|EAST WING Dubai
|EDWYNN HOUK New York
|ERIC DUPONT Paris
|ESTHER WOERDEHOFF Paris
|ETHERTON Tucson
|FIFTY ONE Antwerp
|FILOMENA SOARES Lisbon
|FLOWERS London
|FRAENKEL San Francisco
|FRANÇOISE PAVIOT Paris
|GAGOSIAN Paris
|GILLES PEYROULET Paris
|GITTERMAN New York
|GREGORY LEROY Paris*
|GRIMM Amsterdam*
|HAMILTONS London
|HANS P. KRAUS JR. New York
|HOWARD GREENBERG New York
|IN CAMERA Paris
|INGLEBY Edinburgh
|JAMES HYMAN London
|JEAN-KENTA GAUTHIER Paris
|JOAN PRATS Barcelona*
|JOHANNES FABER Vienna
|JORGE MARA - LA RUCHE Buenos Aires*
|JUANA DE AIZPURU Madrid
|JULIAN SANDER Cologne
|KALFAYAN Athens
|KARSTEN GREVE Paris
|KICKEN Berlin
|KLEMM'S Berlin
|KOW Berlin*
|LE RÉVERBÈRE Lyon
|LELONG Paris
|LES DOUCHES Paris
|LES FILLES DU CALVAIRE Paris Press
|LIA RUMMA Milan*
|LOOCK Berlin
|LOUISE ALEXANDER Porto Cervo*
|LUISOTTI Santa Monica
|LUMIÈRE DES ROSES Montreuil
|M97 Shanghai
|M BOCHUM Bochum
|MAGNIN-A Paris
|MAGNUM Paris
|MARTIN ASBÆK Copenhagen
|MÉLANIE RIO Paris
|MEM Tokyo
|MICHAEL HOPPEN London
|MITTERRAND Paris*
|MIYAKO YOSHINAGA New York*
|NAP Tokyo*
|NATHALIE OBADIA Paris
|NEXTLEVEL Paris
|NORDENHAKE Berlin
|ODILE OUIZEMAN Paris
|PACE/MACGILL New York
|PACI Brescia
|PARIS-BEIJING Paris
|PARROTTA Stuttgart
|PARTICULIÈRE - FOUCHER-BIOUSSE Paris
|PATRICIA CONDE Mexico
|PETER FETTERMAN Santa Monica*
|PHOTO&CONTEMPORARY Torino
|POLARIS Paris
|POLKA Paris
|PROJECT 2.0 The Hague*
|PURDY HICKS London
|RICHARD SALTOUN London
|ROBERT HERSHKOWITZ Lindfield
|ROBERT KLEIN Boston
|ROBERT KOCH San Francisco
|ROBERT MANN New York
|ROBERT MORAT Berlin
|ROCIO SANTA CRUZ Barcelona*
|ROLF ART Buenos Aires
|ROSEGALLERY Santa Monica
|RX Paris
|SAGE Paris
|SCHEUBLEIN + BAK Zurich
|SCHOOL OLIVIER CASTAING Paris
|SEE+ Beijing*
|SHOSHANA WAYNE Santa Monica
|SIES + HÖKE Dusseldorf*
|SILK ROAD Tehran*
|SIT DOWN Paris*
|SOPHIE SCHEIDECKER Paris
|SPRINGER Berlin*
|STALEY-WISE New York
|STEPHEN BULGER Toronto*
|STEPHEN DAITER Chicago
|STEVEN KASHER New York*
|STEVENSON Cape Town
|SUZANNE TARASIEVE Paris
|TAIK PERSONS Berlin
|TAKA ISHII Tokyo
|TANIT Bayreuth*
|TASVEER Bangalore
|TEMNIKOVA & KASELA Tallinn*
|THESSA HEROLD Paris
|THOMAS ZANDER Cologne
|TOLUCA Paris
|TOM CHRISTOFFERSEN Copenhagen*
|TRAPÉZ Budapest*
|V1 Copenhagen
|VAN DER GRINTEN Cologne*
|VINTAGE Budapest
|VOLKER DIEHL Berlin*
|VU' Paris
|XIPPAS Paris
|YANCEY RICHARDSON New York
|YOSSI MILO New York
|YUMIKO CHIBA Tokyo
PRISMES Section
Hosted in the Salon d'Honneur of the Grand Palais, PRISMES sector is dedicated to serial artworks, large formats, and installation and performance projects that open up new fields of exploration of images across all forms. This year, the section will present 14 original creations including series by Henry Chalfant presented by Eric Firestone Gallery from East Hampton, Jungjin Lee presented by Howard Greenberg from New York, Andrew Bae Gallery from Chicago, Camera Obscura from Paris and Stephan Witschi from Zurich, and Tim Rautert presented by Parrotta from Cologne, a performance by Peter Miller presented by Galerie CRONE from Vienna, special projects by Gilles Caron presented by School Gallery from Paris and Karlheinz Weinberger presented by Esther Woerdehoff from Paris, and installations by Grey Crawford presented by Taik Persons from Berlin, Aurélie Pétrel presented by Gowen Contemporary from Geneva and Juergen Teller, among others.
Paris Photo will once again partner with Radio Nova to produce a special on-air programming bringing words to images. Titled The Photography in Words, the broadcast will be brought to the audience by key figures from the world of photography, who will present projects from PRISMES sector. These broadcasts will also be available in the form of an audio-guide in front of the artworks in the sector.
FILM/VIDEO Section
As part of a new FILM/VIDEO program, Paris Photo will organize three daily screenings, one of which features artists' films by Paris Photo participating galleries. The focus of these screenings will be the question of different practices and uses of images. The program includes VB 62/Spasimo Palermo by Vanessa Beecroft, brought by Galleria Lia Rumma from Milan, Tanker by Noémie Goudal, brought by Les Filles du Calvaire Galerie from Paris, and On the Beach by Goran Skofic, brought by Dix9 – Helene Lacharmoise from Paris, among others.
Karl Lagerfeld as a Guest of Honor
Visitors of the Paris Photo 2017 will have a unique opportunity to visit the fair through the eyes of Karl Lagerfeld. A visionary and a cultural icon, he describes photography as something that completes the circle between his artistic and professional restlessness. He will select his personal favorites and reveal his aesthetic universe, taking the visitors on a journey through thousands of artworks on view. These works will be gathered in a special edition book published by Steidl.
Paris Photo – Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards
In partnership with Aperture Foundation, Paris Photo will present the 6th edition of Paris Photo – Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards, celebrating the photobook's contribution to the evolving narrative of photography. The award will be presented to three winners in the categories of 1st PhotoBook, Photobook of the Year, and Photography Catalogue of the Year. The 35 shortlisted titles will be exhibited at Paris Photo in the Book sector and will also be presented in the 11th edition of The Photobook Review issue 013 published by Aperture and distributed during the fair. Three winners for each category will be chosen by a second jury and announced at Paris Photo Friday, November 10th, at 1 p.m.
Location of Paris Photo 2017
Practical Information
Paris Photo 2017 will take place at Grand Palais in Paris from November 9th until November 12th, 2017. The vernissage by invitation only will be held on November 8th, from 3 to 9: 30 p.m. The doors of the fair will be open from 12 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and from 12 to 7 p.m. on Sunday. The price of the ticket will be 30€, the price of the weekend ticket will be 32€, the price of the bundle ticket and the catalog will be 47€, and the reduced price for students will be 15€. For more information, visit the official website of the fair.
Featured images: Lise Sarfati – oh man-phg16, 2012. Courtesy La Galerie Particulière, Paris-Bruxelles; Irving Penn – Roe Deer, Prague, 1986. © The Irving Penn Foundation. Artwork exhibit4ed by: Pace / Macgill. All images courtesy of Paris Photo.


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