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I would like to take the mystique out of what coaches are calling Ultra Short Race Pace Training (USRPT) or for short High-Intensity Training (HIT). HIT is not a new idea and in fact is a concept that exercise physiologists have used for decades, even before the Doc Councilman era.
HIT, requires following the same truisms that are at the core of all successful sports training. These sports training maxims have and will always revolve around specificity, recovery, regularity and progressive overload. The difference of HIT from past and current training is the laser focus it has on specificity. The way coaches habitually train swimmers is the way their swimmers will perform. HIT coachs habitually train their swimmers to acquire speed. The most important measuring parameter is a twenty-five sprint push-off time (25 SPOT).
Every season should begin with goal setting and every swimmer should have a set of short-term, seasonal and long-term goals. Once these goals are established and written down, swimmers should know what their twenty-five yard, sprint push-off time is for every stroke and at every distance.
HIT does not ignore the importance of skill sets that improve, endurance, pace, pain tolerance (lactate tolerance), strength/flexibility (becoming a better athlete), pulling pattern and stroke efficiency, mental acuity, as well as other nuances. With that said, improving SPOT is the primary focus. Until SPOT times are acquired, skill sets like lactate tolerance sets, endurance sets and pace sets take a back seat to training (not to be ignored but to be emphasized much much less). Until a swimmers twenty-five yard time is fast enough to reach their end-goal, everything else is a mute issue. To solidify this point, a swimmer who has a SPOT time of 15.3 seconds cannot break a five-minute five hundred until they that time becomes a 14.9 ( very little room for debate, right?).
Speed is an elusive skill set a swimmer can only improve upon by specifically training to get it. Here is the mystery, during the age of Mark Spitz, coaches espoused specificity training but did just the opposite and trained their athletes around yardage and more was always better. Today, a majority of great coaches still train swimmers and most of them will swim less that one minute per event, with miles of swimming and much of it at threshold race pace times. Training swimmers to drop times by adding recreational yardage sets throws speed specificity training out the window.
On the other hand the yardage using USRPT / HIT or speed specificity training is likely to cut yardage in half or more because it all but eliminates redundant or recreational swimming (long monotonous and arduous sets with little relevance). At a Michigan Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association Clinic, head Coach David Salo from USC, talked about 6 points to a Meaningful Practice and I associate them with specificity speed training, they are: 1.) Race Pace
2.) Varied Stimuli 3.) Hard 4.) Fun 5.) Faster-Faster More Faster 6.) Relevance. Specificity speed training uses all of the six points he emphasized in his talk.
Dropping times using specificity speed training is the most effective way to train and I hope you use it. Good luck swimmers and coaches.


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Dissect the compliance workflow processes
Building and maintaining a compliance workflow process sounds daunting, but it's not all that different from other enterprise business processes. Special guest Compliance School instructor Tom Bowers explains why a compliance workflow model makes sense and how it makes auditors happy.
When I hear the phrase "compliance workflow," I always think back to my days as a product-quality consultant. In many ways, the objectives of each are identical in both scope and objective.
However, these terms also make most people cringe, as they evoke images of pain and ardor for the staff. This is usually based on experience with poorly managed quality- or compliance-process implementations. There are, in fact, thousands of examples of where quality done right has saved entire industries. By most accounts, American automakers are undergoing a resurgence due in large part to their quality-improvement programs. So why not view compliance workflow in the same manner?
I view compliance mandates simply as leverage to ensure that enterprises implement the security controls that should be in place anyway. For example, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) standard requires two-factor authentication for financial institutions. This mandate protects customers and minimizes risk to organizations. Despite the effort that many enterprises had to undergo in order to become compliant, the end result benefited everyone.
So compliance workflow then simply ensures that all customers, new and old, receive a baseline level of protection against identity theft, data exposure, etc. Let us begin our review of this workflow process with two classic examples: COBIT and the Deming PDCA Cycle.
The workflow
The COBIT model began in 1996 as the brainchild of the ISACA organization. Its stated purpose is to provide a framework for IT governance. This framework is comprised of four control objectives, which draw comparisons with the product-quality world. The objectives are:
- Plan and organize -- Determine the strategy of how the security organization will meet business and compliance objectives;
- Acquire and implement -- Identify and implement compliance (and security) technologies, processes and procedures based upon your strategy;
- Deliver and support -- Enable the organization to actively use the compliance controls implemented;
- Monitor and evaluate -- Make use of the feedback mechanism driven by the auditing process.
Now notice how similar these objectives are to the classic quality model pioneered by Deming:
- Plan -- Plan for quality;
- Do -- Implement the controls;
- Check -- Audit the process;
- Act -- Act on the audit results found and repeat the process.
Both models offer feedback mechanisms to ensure compliance with existing controls and continuous improvement in design and operation. Thus both provide models for compliance workflow.
The compliance auditors
Now that we have established the similarities, we need to know how a compliance workflow process functions in an everyday operational environment. This is where auditors become valuable assets. If we know what auditors are looking for, we can improve our controls accordingly.
Compliance auditors like to see well-documented processes and procedures being used within an organization. (The rule of thumb for processes usually is if it's not documented, it doesn't exist.) They look for good management practices such as planning, monitoring and reporting. They look for continuous operational monitoring and supervisory review of key reports and audit results. A consistent adherence to policies by all levels of the organization -- and senior management action when policies are not being followed -- is a key component of an auditor's review. Lastly, auditors look for a balanced focus on both long- and short-term objectives and results.
The specifics of audits
While the details vary between audit types, compliance workflow programs generally include three broad areas within the organization:
- Management (or organizational) controls
- Operational controls
- Technical controls
Within each of these sections, various subsections are reviewed based upon the controls above. For example, we might consider the "change and configuration management" subsection of the program. Management controls look at whether an organization has well-documented policies and procedures for these areas, and if they are being updated regularly. Operational controls review the change control process for the policies and procedures. The actual monitoring process for change and configuration management is reviewed to ensure an accurate accounting of changes made. Lastly, technical controls being audited include items such as any automation made to ensure consistency in how changes are made to systems. This, in particular, is a fast-growing segment of the security industry. These tools assist organizations in doing things in a consistent fashion.
Other areas under an auditor's review include access controls, logging/reporting, documentation, system maintenance and incident response. All are reviewed according to management, operational and technical controls.
These areas then make up the compliance workflow framework. These are the areas to review and revise continuously. It is, in fact, a product-quality cycle with a regulatory viewpoint. But this workflow also provides real benefit to the organization by ensuring a continuous improvement system is applied across the landscape.
Compliance workflow is a little different from the product-quality process. It serves as the feedback cycle for an enterprise's normal compliance operations. While compliance is generally viewed strictly as a cost to the enterprise, it should not be so. It is the process by which companies ensure that they are actually providing the security services they should have been doing all along. When used correctly, the compliance workflow process provides a highly valuable service to the organization. One has only to look to the quality world to view the positive impact the "continuous improvement" movement has on the quality of goods and services today. Compliance workflow programs should be no different.
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Tom Bowers, managing director of security think tank and industry analyst firm Security Constructs, holds the CISSP, PMP and Certified Ethical Hacker certifications, and is a well-known expert on the topics of data leakage prevention, global enterprise information security architecture and ethical hacking. His areas of expertise include aligning business needs with security architecture, risk assessment and project management on a global scale. Bowers serves as the president of the 600-member Philadelphia chapter of Infragard, is a technical editor of Information Security magazine, and speaks regularly at events like Information Security Decisions.


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While working on the upcoming site for umlaut (umbraco solution provider run by fellow umbraco addict / MVP Dirk De Grave and me), I needed to add a blog section to the site.
And since umbraco makes it super easy to package up your work. I thought I would spend some time into resurrection the umbraco blog package.
So here you go, a blog package for umbraco 4.
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Suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
PARIS (AP) — Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head.
It's the first suicide in decades at the landmark site, Monsignor Patrick Jacquin, the cathedral's rector, told The Associated Press.
"It's unfortunate, it's dramatic, it's shocking," Jacquin said. The motives for the suicide, and the contents of the man's letter, were unclear.
The Paris prosecutor's office identified the man as 78-year-old Dominique Venner.
Venner's blog describes him as a historian and essayist, and includes description of his involvement in the campaign against France's new law authorizing gay marriage. In some posts he criticizes "massive immigration" and what he describes as encroaching Islam; others include historical analysis of revolution or American-European relations.
It says he fought with French forces against Algerian independence fighters a half-century ago in a war that ended with France losing its most prized colony.
Police ushered people out of the cathedral after the shooting, Interior Minister Manuel Valls told reporters from the grand stone plaza in front of Notre Dame. "We call for compassion," he said.
"Notre Dame is the cathedral of Paris, one of the capital's — and the country's — most beautiful monuments, so we realize how symbolic this event truly is."
It's highly unusual for the cathedral, visited by some 13 million people from around the world every year, to be evacuated.
Police, the Paris prosecutor and church employees gathered inside the cathedral, while puzzled tourists crowded outside on the island in the Seine River that has been home to the cathedral since the 12th century.
The cathedral reopened for an evening service that church officials said would include a prayer for the man who committed suicide and other struggling souls.
Tuesday's death comes less than a week after another unusual suicide in central Paris, when a man shot himself in front of a dozen schoolchildren at a private Catholic school in the French capital.
Jacquin said a few people had committed suicide by jumping from Notre Dame's two towers, but he had no knowledge of anyone ever committing suicide on the altar. The Eiffel Tower occasionally shuts down because of suicides or attempts to jump off its ledges.
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Dancing gives mutts opportunity to learn confidence, groove
Petey, a street dog, got a second chance after being rescued by a dumpster in a Popeye's Chicken parking lot.
Alone and unloved, he was taken to Molly's Mutt House on Shepherd, where he was taken in by Allison Culver, a 50-year-old who works full time and volunteers with animal care places.
She quickly realized she had her hands full. Petey sometimes would react with fear and aggression by lunging and snapping at people. He even bit the plumber.
His saving grace took an unexpected form: dance. Petey was part of a group of dogs jumping, turning and showing off their moves at freestyle demonstrations for the Houston World Series of Dog Shows in NRG Park this weekend, an event expected to be attended by about 40,000.
Several of the dancing dogs in the Texas Six-Steppers group were rescued animals that had been struggling just to gain the confidence to attend a show with more than 40,000 visitors.
It took hard work and dedication from both them and their trainers to prepare for their performances.
Basic obedience skills are a must before they attempt to groove, trainer Emily Pyle said Sunday. Then they are taught choreographed moves with positive reinforcement, such as treats and praise.
"There is no punishment in freestyle," Pyle said. "We see enthusiasm in everything we do."
Petey's dance routine to "Wouldn't It Be Nice?" was seven years in the making, Culver said. This year was his first time dancing at the dog show.
The street dog started taking freestyle and then K9 nose work classes after Culver continued to have trouble with his behavior.
"I couldn't walk him; I couldn't take him anywhere," Culver said.
Petey's real breakthrough came during nose work, Pyle said, classes in which dogs are trained to use their noses to find toys or treats hidden in boxes.
"He took nose work, and I think that gave him the self-confidence," Pyle said.
Eventually, her and Culver's patience paid off - Petey's classes taught him not only to behave but to have fun.
"You'll see him smile and his little tail wagging," Culver said. "He's happy."
Pyle and her sister, Maryellen Bumbera, trained another rescue dog, border collie Liza, to perform with the Texas Six-Steppers. And Liza's journey to her first dog show was not easy, either.
Liza came from Border Collie Rescue Texas after being saved from a hoarding situation. She was kept in a yard with more than 60 dogs that fought and sometimes killed each other for food.
Many of the dogs rescued from the yard had almost no human contact while in the terrible situation. So when Liza was taken in by the sister duo, they knew she was going to need help.
"She was terrified. I mean, I couldn't get her out of the crate," Bumbera said.
After she started taking freestyle, Liza eventually became more outgoing.
"Each year, she gets more and more brave and happy about it," Pyle said. "It's amazing what it does to the dogs, and the people."


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SHIFANG, China, July 4 (Reuters) - Authorities in a southwestern Chinese city halted construction of a copper refinery following protests by residents that it would poison them, and freed most of the people who were detained after a clash with police over the row.
Both decisions are highly unusual in the tightly controlled nation, but underline the depth of public anger against environmental pollution.
Thousands of people in the southwestern city of Shifang had taken to the streets over the past three days against the government's plans to allow building of the $1.6 billion plant, the latest unrest spurred by environmental concerns in the world's second-largest economy.
The Shifang government said police had "forcibly taken away 27 suspected criminals" on Monday and Tuesday for tearing down the door of the municipal government building, smashing windows, and throwing bricks and stones at police and government workers.
Six are still in police custody, the city government said in a statement on its official Sina Weibo microblogging site.
"The remaining 21 people, after receiving criticism and education and repenting for their mistakes, were released at 11 p.m. on July 3," it said.
On Tuesday night, the local government said it was halting the metals project planned by Shanghai-listed Sichuan Hongda . The city initially had said it would only suspend the project.
However, on Wednesday afternoon, about 100 people remained gathered in the street outside the city's Communist Party headquarters, some fanning themselves in the heat of the midday sun. A resident surnamed Chen told Reuters that the people were relatives of those still detained.
"People are still waiting to see if the government follows through on its promise not to build the plant," said the man. "There will be more protests if we are not convinced."
Nearby, large-screen televisions repeatedly showed an interview with a local official promising that the building of the plant would now not go ahead.
Loudspeakers, scattered around the centre of town, broadcast the government's oft-repeated statements about not believing rumours or to be led astray by "people with ulterior motives".
Despite the dual concessions, some Chinese called for the punishment of officials responsible for the violent crackdown. An 18-year-old resident told Reuters by telephone on Tuesday the police had beaten protesters the previous night.
"What are we going to do about the bastards who used violence on innocent people?" wrote a microblogger.
Sea Of People
Photos of Tuesday night's sit-in protest published on microblogs showed a large crowd sitting down under street lamps, in what one microblogger described as "a sea of people" demanding the release of those detained.
The protests turned violent on Monday when tens of thousands of residents stormed the city government headquarters, smashed police cars and clashed with thousands of anti-riot police, who fired tear gas on protesters.
"Everyone is scared by this project," said Luo Meili, who works in her family restaurant near the industrial zone outside Shifang where the factory was set to be built.
"It will harm our families' health. We don't believe what the government says."
According to the International Finance Corp, an arm of the World Bank, copper smelting and refining can produce mercury, sulphur dioxide, arsenic and other pollutants.
The latest protest underscores how environmental worries in China have stoked calls for expanded rights for citizens and greater consultation. They follow similar demonstrations against projects in the cities of Dalian in the northeast and Haimen in southern Guangdong province in the past year.
The protests are emblematic of the rising discontent facing Chinese leaders, who are obsessed with maintaining stability and struggling to balance growth with rising public anger over environmental threats.
The leadership has vowed to clean up China's skies and waterways, and increasingly tried to appear responsive to complaints about pollution. But environmental disputes pit citizens against local officials whose aim is to lure fresh investment and revenue into their areas.
"The best of you emigrate, the worst of you are shot," China's most famous blogger, Han Han, wrote on his blog, addressing Shifang officials. "But none of you actually live in the pollution. Only ordinary people live there."
"Shifang" remained the most searched term on China's Twitter-like microblogs on Wednesday. Chinese authorities, who are usually quick to suppress dissent, did not block searches related to the protests.
"It is the 4th of July - 236 years ago America achieved independence, and 236 years later the Shifang people are fighting for their own rights and confronting the government," a microblogger wrote. "The government has repeatedly squandered the people's patience. It is time for us to be independent."
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We know you love your mom. We know you'd give her the moon and the stars if you could pull them down from the sky.
We also know that Sunday, May 13 is Mother's Day. (Yes, that's only one week away.) We know you want to treat your mom to the very best. But trust us, she doesn't want a blender, an apron, and probably not even a Kindle Fire (shhh, your dad already bought one for her).
She wants jewelry. Again, you'll just have to trust us on this one.
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A new hybrid of New Yorker has officially arisen, and it's called the It Girl. Yes, there have always been beautiful socialites, waxing poetic about shopping trips and fab vacations, but these days it takes more to be noticed and respected. It takes talent. And that's exactly why we've turned our eyes to model/DJ Atlanta De Cadenet Taylor.
Descended from fashion royalty – Atlanta's mother is photographer Amanda de Cadenet and her father is Duran Duran bassist-slash-co-founder John Taylor – De Cadenet's been heading straight for the limelight since birth, but she smizes and spins with the grace and ease of a style star whose gotten to the top of the fashion game without any help from mom and dad.
Indeed, it's her personal style and unique blend of dance-worthy beats that have earned her attention at international Fashion Weeks, in print features, and at high-profile events like dinner with DVF. Her laid-back West coast-meets-the-LES style is as attention grabbing as her playlists (which you could hear in person at next Wednesday's Brooklyn Artists' Ball After-Party...).
So, we caught up with the lovely Atlanta for an exclusive photoshoot of her favorite spring looks, and to get some hand-me-down fashion tips, some of her favorite current tracks, and the dish on what she'd never be caught dead wearing (hint: jeggings). Click through for four copy-worthy looks from our newest It Girl obsession.


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Venezuelan Astros root for NBA countryman
OAKLAND -- Astros teammates and Venezuela natives Marwin Gonzalez, Jose Altuve and Jesus Guzman were focused on watching Saturday's NBA playoff game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Toronto Raptors while in the clubhouse Saturday morning.
The three aren't huge NBA fans, but the game featured the lone Venezuelan player in the NBA -- Greivis Vasquez of the Raptors.
"We met like four years ago when I was playing winter ball and he was watching my team in Venezuela, Caracas," Gonzalez said. "Since then, we've talked and had a relationship."
When the Astros were in Toronto earlier this month, several of the team's Venezuelan players met Vasquez at the team's hotel and stayed up until 4 a.m. talking about life and sports.
"I support every single person from my country, whatever he's doing here," Altuve said. "He's doing a really good job with the Toronto Raptors, and I wish him the best of luck."
Gonzalez said Vasquez has a huge following in Venezuela because he's the lone NBA player from the country.
"Everybody in Venezuela roots for him and is paying attention to what he does and how he does every day," Gonzalez said. "If you think about it, MLB players, we have like 70 maybe [from Venezuela]. He's the only one [in the NBA]. Everyone's watching."


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Camper Shop Tokyo
Inspired by classic circus elements, this new project for Camper has colour and fantasy. The space is full of life and light, inviting people to dream. As soon as we step through the organic door, with a handle shaped like a candy cane, we begin to discover the surprises inside. There are no corners, only curved forms. There is an interesting contrast between the walls covered in Bisazza mosaic tiles, perfect and delicate, and the cement floor, basic and unfinished. The long, narrow center table resembles a centipede. The coloured mirrors placed on the ceiling elongate perspective and give the store added warmth. These small touches of quality do not go unnoticed. The special areas are separated by beveled glass panels reminiscent of cut gemstones. Colour filters create a magical transparency. The shop is fresh and elegant.


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"Oil" smudged Greenpeace activists in Brussels, head to the EU Commission to await the arrival of 18 CEOs from some of the world's biggest oil companies. The CEOs were attending a meeting with EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger and environment commissioner Janez Potocnik to discuss the future of offshore drilling in Europe. Read more. © Eric De Mildt / Greenpeace
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The Aims of the Site
The Goals of the Site
This Site "Rasoulallah" (The Prophet of Allah PBUH) aims not only to retell the Prophet's Biography from a historical point of view, but it is for the sake of refreshing our love to our Prophet whom we all love for sure and then to follow his example in our lives, as mentioned in the Holy Quran:"Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad) you have a good example to follow"
The third aim of this site is to imitate the Prophet's morals and ethics in representing Islam and in all our speeches and discussions with "the other". (Al Ahzab:21)
Our first aim as we said is – not to find love inside us towards the Prophet but – to refresh this hidden love inside us, because there can't be any Muslim - who believes in Allah and believes that Muhammad is the last sent Prophet – that doesn't love our Prophet (PBUH):" Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger (Muhammad ) from amongst yourselves (i.e. whom you know well). It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He (Muhammad ) is anxious over you (to be rightly guided, to repent to Allah, and beg Him to pardon and forgive your sins, in order that you may enter Paradise and be saved from the punishment of the Hell-fire), for the believers (he is) full of pity, kind, and merciful."
(At Tauba:128)
How comes that a Muslim believer doesn't love the Almighty Allah and His Prophet Muhammad?
Muhammad (PBUH) said:" no one can be a true believer without loving me more than his fortune, his children and all people." Narrated by Al Bukhari.
The Prophet didn't say that out of arrogance, but because Allah ordered him to say that.
The Almighty Allah ordered his Prophet to teach us that our love to the Prophet is an important part of our faith and belief in Allah. "O Messenger (Muhammad )! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord. And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His Message. Allah will protect you from mankind. Verily, Allah guides not the people who disbelieve." (Al Ma'ida:67)
You have to feel your love to the Prophet deep inside your hearts, and you have to know that it is the real cure for most of our spiritual diseases that occur in our lives these days.
This love is the real medicine for our hearts and souls. We of course didn't see the Prophet and he (PBUH) didn't see us, but he loved to….
When the Prophet visited Al Bakki' (a burial-ground in Madienah next to the Prophet's mosque) before his death, he told his companions:" I wish I could see my brothers." They replied:"Aren't we your brothers?" The Prophet said:"No, you are my companions, my brothers are those who didn't see me and yet follow me and believe in me. I'll wait for them on Al Hawdh (the Place where the Prophet is going to give all survivors a handful water from his noble hands that will make them never feel thirsty again after this hard day-the Judgment Day- and this will be directly before interring Paradise).
Our Prophet missed us….So how don't we miss him????
Our Prophet loves us…… So how don't we love him???
I think we need to refresh our love to our Prophet inside us; this love that is a part of our great love to our Lord and Creator; to the Almighty Allah.
How could any other living being have feelings greater than ours in its love to the Prophet?
Al Bukhari narrated, and many other scholars, about the tree trunk that the Prophet used to stand near when he was addressing the people inside the mosque. The trunk was taken away to another place far from the Prophet and a pulpit was put instead for the Prophet to stand on when holding a speech in the mosque. The first time the Prophet stood on his pulpit, everyone in the mosque could hear the trunk groaning. Believe it or not! A trunk – that we think doesn't have feelings like ours- was totally affected because of its being faraway from the Prophet….So what about us, how must we feel?
The Prophet then get down of his pulpit and put his noble hands on the trunk till it stopped groaning.
The trunk couldn't bear being far from the Prophet….
How can we hear a story like that without being ashamed of ourselves?
We must feel like that trunk did; we must have the same feelings of love towards the Prophet like that inside this trunk…We must be the ones who need the Prophet's nearness.
To be near him (PBUH) after all these years is to love him and to follow his teachings and morals in everything.
Look inside your hearts, and if you love your family and wealth and your life more than the Prophet, you are in a real trouble. The Prophet said:" The True believer is that who loves me more than his wealth, family and the whole world."
Following the Prophet's teachings is our second goal in this site:" Say (O Muhammad to mankind): "If you (really) love Allah then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur'an and the Sunnah), Allah will love you" ( Al Imraan:31)
Notice this relationship: The Almighty Allah asks:" if you love Me (Allah), prove that by following the Prophet's teachings because these teachings are sent to him by Me."
"He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad), has indeed obeyed Allah, but he who turns away, then we have not sent you (O Muhammad) as a watcher over them." (An Nissa':80)
Don't forget your Prophet's Sunna; don't be the loser.
Now back to the previous Hadith, in which the Prophet told his companions that he will wait for us near (Al Hawdh). The Prophet's companions asked how he will know us. The Prophet replied; by their white foreheads and white wrists because of their ( wudu') –the act of purifying and cleaning done to the body before praying-
So be careful, don't leave this straight way ( the way of the Prophet). You have to be patient, it is a hard way, but ask Allah to help you till you meet the Prophet at (Al Hawdh) and drink from his noble hands the purest water ever.
The best quality given by Allah to his Prophet is his high morals:" And verily, you (O Muhammad ) are on an exalted standard of character."(Al Qalam:4)
This verse focuses the great love of Allah for his Prophet.
Muhammad (PBUH) said:" I was sent to complete moralities ."
The Morals
The Almighty Allah – our creator – is the only One knowing what makes His creatures good and straight. It is the Islamic teachings; faith and morals. These things are the only way to gain the love of others.
You can't gain people with your money as the Prophet said, but with your morals and smiling face.
Allah said in the Holy Quran:" Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes in (the Meeting with) Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much."
Good morals are the best weapon one can use in calling to Islam and in representing Islam to the "Other".
High morals were the only way used in spreading Islam to the whole world. It was the key used in conquering the West and East, till Islam reached south western Asia.
How did Islam reach all these countries?
It is the Islamic morals…And look at the Muslims in these countries, how much they love Islam. Their love to Islam is because of the great morals of the conquerors who represented Islam in a right way with all of its wonderful teachings. They show others their kindness, love, behaviors…etc.
All this was because they followed the teachings of Islam.
Islam spread with the power of love and morals, not with the power of sword, as some might say.
It is our turn now to correct the bad image of Islam inside many people; this image that has been deformed in the minds of many people.
But how to correct this image again? By holding speeches or warnings, or by money?
For sure there is an easier way to do it; we have to represent Islam through ourselves; our morals must be the weapons that show the world the true Islam.
We have to follow our Prophet in his morals, kindness, modesty and love, our Prophet who affected everyone seeing him.
Look at this example:
A Bedouin man entered the mosque one day and did some wrong actions. Some of the Prophet's companions reacted violently, but the Prophet sat near him and told him in a nice and polite way what to do and what not. The man was very touched by the Prophet's way and said :"May Allah bless me and Muhammad only."
This is our Prophet (PBUH), follow his example in everything, be the light that guide all people to the right path; the path of the Prophet, the path of Allah. And this you can reach only with your morals.
Show the world your morals, your love to each other, forget about your differences and quarrels and put your hand in the hands of your brothers for the sake of Islam.
Just follow Muhammad (PBUH) in all his teachings and you will survive and be the light who guides the whole world to the right path; THE PATH OF ISLAM.
Refresh your love to our Prophet; let him be the most important person to follow in your life.
Hurry, before the Day of Judgment.
Hurry, to win the best price in your life; to drink from the Prophet's hands the water after which you won't feel thirsty ever again.
Go on, and you will be the winner by meeting Muhammad (PBUH) near Al Hawdh IN SHA' ALLAH


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Q: When can I put my fountain back in my pond?
John – Pataskala, OH
A: Fountains do more than create an attractive splash in your pond or lake. They also allow for greater gas exchange at the water's surface, expelling dangerous ammonia and drawing in healthy oxygen for your fish and other sub-surface critters.
When spring rolls around, it's time to reinstall your fountain – but before you do, be sure to check your Farmer's Almanac or with your meteorologist. Make sure there's little chance of the pond icing over again.
Once you're sure that temps will remain above freezing, perform some quick maintenance tasks before submerging the fountain and anchoring it into position, including:
- Clean It Up: Pull out a power washer and spray down the motor so built-up material doesn't trap heat.
- Check the Cord: Inspect the power cord for cuts.
- Make It Muskrat-Proof: Protect the cord with ratcord (power cord sleeve) if you have muskrats in your area.
- Maintenance Visit: Send the motor in for regular seal and oil maintenance if you haven't done so in a few years.
When you put your fountain back into place, make sure the mooring lines are snug enough to keep it secure. When anchoring with blocks at the bottom of the pond, make sure the lines are spread far enough apart so the fountain doesn't spin from the force of the motor, which could cause the lines to get tangled.
As soon as you've put your fountain back in place, add your first dose of Pond Dye to the water so the spraying action will disperse the color evenly. Nature's Blue™ or Black DyeMond™ will shade the water, minimize algae blooms and give your landscape a natural-looking pop of color
Pond Talk: What's your fountain's favorite spray pattern?
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Wins don't really mean anything in fall softball, but the numbers can still be impressive.
In 15 innings over more than five hours at Draper Diamond Wednesday night the Lipscomb Lady Bisons pounded out 19 hits and scored 17 runs in beating Trevecca Nazarene 9-0 and 8-0.
"We needed a day like this one," coach Kristin Ryman said. "I thought it took us a couple of innings to adjust in game one. But then we had some really good consecutive at bats. We did a good job of putting the ball in play.
"I thought we had some good at bats and were really patient when we needed to be. A few times we were maybe too picky late in the count. We drew a lot of walks with seven or eight in the second game."
The Lady Bisons have won all six of their fall games. They close out the fall schedule Saturday at 1 p.m. when Middle Tennessee State visits.
Ryman wants her team to win every time her players hit the field, but she knows that the fall is a time to look at options in the batting order and new possibilities in the field. She got a good look at her players, especially in game two when the number of lineup shifts resembled a person trying to solve a Rubik's Cube.
"In the second game we got a chance for some of our girls who we usually see in role situations to get several at bats," Ryman said. "Some of them did some really good things. It was good to see them get several opportunities in a row instead of just one at bat."
One of the more interesting lineup shifts was outfielder Brianne Welch spending some time at second base.
"Brianne has done a good job when we have thrown her over there in practice and some games," Ryman said. "She is quick over there and covers a lot of ground."
Outfielder Gracey Aguirre played first base in the second game.
"Gracey fields the ball well," Ryman said. "She brings a little quickness. She just needs a little more experience with some of her foot work."
Haley Elliott caught three innings in game two, her first time behind the plate this fall.
"Rena' Cothron needed a break," Ryman said. "She has done such a good job and she has been so durable back there.
"I thought it was good for Haley to get back there even if she is a little bit limited with what she can do right now."
Despite the chilly temperatures the Lady Bisons were able to connect consistently at the plate. Kristin Sturdivant hit a two-run homer and Paige Neely added a triple for the big hits of the doubleheader.
"We were looking for our core group to really hit like we know they can," Ryman said. "We want them to get their confidence back and have quality at bats as a whole.
"They get limited at bats. We are trying to get everybody in. It is hard for batters to get in a rhythm."
Ryman got a look at all four pitchers. Ashley Anderson started game one and McCarley Thomas closed out the shutout.
Taylor Neuhart opened game two and pitched four innings. Heather Parker finished up the game with three scoreless innings.
"There are some things we would still like to see from our pitchers," Ryman said. "We want them to work ahead of batters a little bit more.
"I thought Taylor and McCarley at times did a good job with that, but at times they struggled. Taylor threw a lot of pitches in four innings. For her to be effective as a late game pitcher, or as a starter, she is going to have to be somebody who can come in and get ahead of batters.
"I think she and McCarley are both improving. That is what we want to see. Two shut outs. We will take it."


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Q: I'ÂÂm sure winning this award (NHL Executive of the Year) doesn'ÂÂt feel like congratulations after the end of the season does it? A: It'ÂÂs a nice distinction but we'ÂÂre still picking up pieces to a degree and looking to see how we'ÂÂre going to face next year, but we have a bit of summer to work with and we'ÂÂll see where we go. Q: How are you moving forward from that Game 7 defeat? A: I'ÂÂm not in a stage of denial. It happens, you have to deal with it. I'ÂÂm still sour, so to speak, and without taking anything away from the Hurricanes, I believe that we were the better team and that we should'ÂÂve won. You can take all you want from it as far as being battle-tested, but our team has to learn to seize these opportunities. It'ÂÂs painful. I don'ÂÂt know when we will get over it, but we will. Q: Why didn'ÂÂt your team win the series? A: I believe we were impacted a little bit by the layoff. You think about that after the series, after conducting my exit interviews with players, a lot of them brought that up. You just tend to slip over that period of time in practice. I think another part of it, maybe we underestimated them a little bit. We didn'ÂÂt play as well in the first part of the series as we were capable of playing and we fell behind it and we couldn'ÂÂt catch up. Look at Game 7. If we score once on a power play, we probably win that game. We were nervous on the power play. There was a lot of reasons, I think they just compiled and accumulated and helped us lose the series. Q: How do you decide that 50 percent of one of your players is better than 100 percent of a replacement from Providence? A: It'ÂÂs a matter of talking with the doctors, talking with the player, seeing if there is future damage possible. Testing it out off the ice and on the ice. At the end of the day, you have to rely on what the player tells you. Chuck (Kobasew) had the ribs; he was banged up pretty good. For Phil (Kessel), he was dealing with the shoulder. It'ÂÂs not scientific. You'ÂÂve got to rely on them to tell you what they can give you and see how it goes from day to day. Q: Does it make you nervous that neither Krejci of Kessel will be available at the start of training camp? A: A little bit, yeah it does. The fact that these guys are big contributors, we'ÂÂll be fine and we are getting Marco Sturm back but the proper thing is that these guys rehab it properly. You could miss a step in rehab and fall even further behind. Q: How will those injuries impact their restricted free agency this offseason? A: I know we will start dialogue and see where it goes. These are young players who will continue to improve and also will heal at a good clip. We have talked to them during the course of the year while they were injured about the future and I'ÂÂm satisfied that these players will continue to grow and improve. There are a lot of ways to skin a cat here, and I think that (signing both Krejci and Kessel) is going to require some skinning. I don't know where and I don't know how. Q: Is the room under the cap pretty tight for you guys? A: It's just going to be harder negotiations and harder choices. But I wouldn't just focus on that. It could be a number of things that we could do. There's going to be a crunch across the league. You see some of the things that the (Patriots) have had to do over the years and you go 'Wow'. That may happen with us, and I know that will happen across the league. There's going to be some of those 'Wow' moments and it's the product of a cap system and a shrinking cap. Q: Consider the possibility of bringing Mark Recchi back for next year? A: Yes I have to consider it. He really stabilized the psyche of the team. He brought an element that we would like to have more of. The grindy goals, the tip-ins. How many net drives did he do over the course of the game? That'ÂÂs an element that we want to improve on. I told Mark to let me sort some things out first and I would get back to him in short order to see what we can do. He was a good addition and I'ÂÂm glad we acquired him. Q: Have you watched Game 7 again? A: No. I'ÂÂve seen that goal enough so it drives me crazy. You could hear a pin drop after they scored that goal in overtime. I wish we didn'ÂÂt let it get to that point. Anything can happen in a Game 7. We shouldn'ÂÂt have been in that position. Q: Could you make a case that Walker should'ÂÂve been suspended for Game 7? A: Yeah I'ÂÂm sure you could. That was a disappointing situation and my inclination is to look at these things and rationalize them. I say my piece behind closed doors when we speak to the league and whatnot, and I was really disappointed in that result. Really disappointed that someone could be sucker-punched and not be sanctioned. Q: What are the areas that you would like to improve on in the offseason? A: I'ÂÂd like to get a little more size up front. I tried to do that at the deadline and we got certain elements of that in Recchi. I'ÂÂd still like to do that and I believe that it would help our team. You'ÂÂd like to add a defenseman or a big forward along the way, that'ÂÂs kind of a mini-wish list for now. Q: How do the contracts work with accessible bonuses and things like that? A: This year these bonuses became hard money. All those bonuses, that'ÂÂs soft money and you can go beyond the cap on that. We have more flexibility than people think. It'ÂÂs called the bonus cushion and you can exceed the cap with those bonuses. They'ÂÂre soft so it gives us a little more flexibility. Q: Which team remaining this year do you like the most? A: I like Detroit. I told some of our guys in our exit interview to watch, they have a bunch of different types of players but they are all hard and heavy on the puck and it'ÂÂs hard to strip them of the puck. They'ÂÂre a smart, experienced team and I really enjoy watching them play. There'ÂÂs no other team that plays like them. Q: How are they able to do it consistently? A: I think it'ÂÂs obviously a lot of reasons why. Scouting is one. Mentality I think is the biggest reason and that is passed from player to player over time I think it kind of started in the Yzerman era. You'ÂÂre expected to play this way whatever style you have. There'ÂÂs a mentality, a message, and a psyche engrained in everyone. We'ÂÂre trying to get that in the Bruins right now. Q: I was wrong about Ryder. He really contributed well to the team all season long. A: Yeah, he really started slow, but I really like the way that he plays. I believe that he can be a 40-goal scorer if he brings his game every night. To me, he had an average series against Carolina but it'ÂÂs our job to get more out of him and he'ÂÂs been a good acquisition.


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Like their brothers in arms, the members of the "Wildcat Regiment Band" were swept up in the wave of patriotism enveloping the United States, both North and South, in 1861. During that same year in Pennsylvania, the men of Indiana, Jefferson, Clarion, Clearfield and Westmoreland Counties answered their country's call to arms and joined the standard of the "Wildcat Regiment".
These musicians who formed this Civil War Band were average men who came from small towns, assorted professions, and from all walks of life. They were laborers, farmers, store keepers, and teachers, yet they were the esprit de corps for the first long year of the Civil War. Their brass band music provided fervor before a charge and quiet comfort during war's anguish. Though mustered as a bandsman, a musician served a dual role: he often was required to put down his instrument and pick up a stretcher and tend to his wounded or dying comrades.
The Band was recruited by band leaders John C. Smith of Indiana and John T. Strattan of Strattanville. The "Wildcats" were fortunate to attract the services of "Professor" Smith, who enlisted with several members of the civilian Indiana Brass Band. The heritage of the Wildcat Regiment Band is grounded in the early history of the Indiana Brass Band. The pride of Indiana County, this band had been in existence since 1842 and was highly regarded for the musical ability of its members.
The original Wildcat Regiment Band served faithfully from September 1861 until August 1862, when General Order No. 91 discharged all regimental bands.


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Easy recipe: Danish "Sandcake" (No sand required.)
I am not remarkable in the following regard: I collect old cookbooks. I have hundreds. Some are great, some are not. Just like contemporary cookbooks.
One cookbook that I covet but do not own (yet — it belongs to a friend) is "Danish Home Baking," with recipes compiled by Kaj Viktor and Kirsten Hansen (edited for English by Karen Berg). It is from 1957, though the English translation pictured here is from 1965. It is a charmer, with passages like this:"Out of deference to the English-speaking world we have quite happily agreed to the use of the term 'Danish Pastry' to describe the goodies which decorate half the shelves in the windows of every single baker's shop throughout Denmark. Among ourselves, however, we call it 'Viennese Bread', which seems to puzzle a few of our visitors. Quite frankly, we are happy to let them go on being puzzled and not delve too deeply into the matter, for there is a risk of somebody digging up evidence to the effect that it was some master baker in Vienna who thought up the recipe before we did. On the other hand, whenever people tactlessly start murmuring about this possibility, we confort ourselves with the fact that the Germans and Austrians sensibly call the stuff 'Copenhagen Pastry.' People say these pastries are fattening. They are."
What I like best about this cookbook is that it doesn't bother with a lot of unnecessary exposition in the instructions, as in this recipe, which I've made twice with good results. It is not a special-occasion cake, rather a snacking cake.
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The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission: To prevent and end homelessness while ensuring the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness are met and their civil rights protected.
NCH began 30 years ago at a convening of state and local organizations working together to ensure the right to shelter and access to affordable housing for men, women, children and families who were experiencing homelessness. NCH decided early on that it would be an organization that not only welcomed the participation of people who had experienced homelessness, but made certain that there would always be a place at the table for input and decision making.
Today, NCH delivers on that promise each and every day, most notably through programs like the Faces of Homelessness Speakers' Bureau. Throughout NCH's history, homeless led advocacy has worked to create lasting local solutions to the national problem of homelessness.
From http://nationalhomeless.org/; accessed October 10, 2017.


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- Thursday | 16th January 2020
- 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Bethel Evangelical Church, Gorseinon - SA4 4AA
So who are we?
We are a Youth group run and based at Bethel Evangelical Church, Gorseinon. Run by various ages of leaders for various ages of youth. We exist to welcome you into our group, mix with other youth that you might not have met before, have some fun, learn about who Jesus is (the core message of Christianity), why he came to this earth and we died on a cross and what it means to know him.
So what do you do in this youth club?
We run various activities that change each week. From table games to popular retro board games, team games to icebreakers (games to get to know each other), we sometimes sing modern worship hymns that you might know from popular bands or artists, and do some craft. Each week will feature a talk from one of our youth team and occasionally a visitor will come and treat us to something we've never heard before.
One thing is for sure each week will be different.
What don't we do!?
We encourage to get to know each other, so this isn't a youth group where you can just turn up to mess about. Other youth groups might exist for a place for you and your friends to go to, but 'Youth At Bethel' is run by people, for youth. If you want to do something different from the norm, and have some genuine fun, you wont go far wrong.
What else do I need to know!?
We don't just operate a youth group in the church, occasionally we will have trips to other churches and maybe some treats throughout the year which include bowling and other activities like camps. But this isn't just something we do as a matter of course, these will be free events but you'll need to attend often, get to know us, and let us get to know you. And then you'll find out that Youth At Bethel just isn't another youth group.
How can I find out more!? What if I have more questions!?
We're not mind readers, and as much as I would like to sit here and try to answer every question you MIGHT have, it would be alot easier to get in touch.
If you attended the GSUS Live trailer in Penyreol, Gowerton or Pontardulais, you might have met one of your youth leaders wearing a red hoodie. (yes, we are real people!), so dont be afraid to comment below with a question, contact us on 07876 680533 or click onto our Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/youthatbethel) to see photos, ask questions, meet other attendees and go from there!


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(Phoenix, Ariz. – October 9, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Roberto Rodriguez, 35, of Las Vegas, was charged yesterday in Maricopa County Superior Court with possession of chemicals and/or equipment to manufacture methamphetamine, a class 2 felony.
On Tuesday night, Rodriguez was driving northbound on Loop 303 when he was pulled over by an Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) officer in a routine traffic stop.
According to investigators, a consented search of the vehicle revealed that Rodriguez was transporting approximately 660 boxes of pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient for methamphetamine production, in his car.
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3 ganadores han sido elegidos entre 36 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
Contribute to the discussion below. New site (not yet online) to supply DIY persons planning their own wedding reception, party or event....
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1)Maximum width 999px x not too high, this is to be the masthead for an Actinic V7 site at 1024 x 768 resolution. Our aim / requirement is for a masthead 999 wide incorporating BOTH a logo and the name, the site constructs itself in the rest of the page below it. Therefore needs to blend into white on the bottom edge?
Consideration will be given to complete page background options with logo & name at the top, we can probably adapt, it is just not what we are used to / familiar with. Be creative!
2) Feedback will be given quickly to definite no-no's so you don't have to hang around, entries with a hope may receive hints/suggestions from us, undecideds may be delayed a while so we can consider the alternatives - so give it your best shot, don't rush in with junk - please give it some thought to have the best chance. We are watching, but we think we may have some difficult decisions ahead of us - this is why the prizes are set as they are.
3) The site will be offering products such as glass vases and mirror plates for table centres, together with decorative items to fill those vases; giant candelabra; wrought iron pedestals for flower arrangements; fake columns; fabric for decorating chair backs, and so on; in other words, DIY hardware for brides on a budget. They will still need a good budget, but not as much as if they paid an events organisation company. So a genuineness needs to shine through, reflecting the reputation that the site will gain.
4)Amberwood is the name of our house in the famous, ancient & unspoilt New Forest area of Hampshire, England, now designated a National Park. The house is named after one of the 'inclosures' in the forest, an inclosure being an ancient English term (see wikipedia if interested!) for a particular tract of common land, in this case, wooded. Because of this we may possibly favour a woodland theme and an Old-English style font for the name, (Arnold Boecklin if any of you have access to it). But this is not at all imperative if you have a better idea.
5) Main Prize set at the standard level, however further paid work such as a few buttons and site graphics may be requested from the winner later.
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Suzanne writes: Prices have all gone up, some by more than 100%. Below I've listed the page number (5th Edition) , hotel and new price in order as we travelled around.
553 Ambo Abebech Matafaria Hotel Twin Room 295 B
575 Across the street from Classic Café – new Hotel called Desalegan Hotel Twin 330 B, Manager Ms Tigist 0911 820 175 reception 0576 616 262.
560 Jimma Central Hotel Twin Room 304 B, The swimming pool was clean – my 9yr old happily swam in it.
153 Addis Ababa Mr Martin's Cozy Place Family Room 340 B, Internet 35c per minute ( not 50c). Extremely clean and extremely well run by Dawit ( no longer German owned). Extremely good value and was NEVER loud ( we stayed there 3 times over 5 nights)
204 Bahir Dar Ghion Hotel ( the darkest , dingiest place I have seen) Twin/ triple 400 B
225 Gonder Queen Taitu Twin 280 B
226/7 Gonder Golden Gate Bar and Restaurant does not offer Chinese food, Tuscany no longer exists – now called Habesha (groovy place), Roman Hotel does not sell icecream
238 Debark Simien Park Hotel Triple 400 B
256 Axum Africa Hotel Triple 300 B
268 Yeha Entrance 100 B
290 Gheralta Gheralta Lodge EXCELLENT Triple $70 (inc Breakfast), 120 B for a 5 course Dinner
291 Abuna Yemata Guh 100 B entrance
291 Debre Maryam Korkor 100 B entrance
292 Abuna Abraham Debre Tsion Horrible Priest – wanted a 50 B tip and was not going to open the church door. We gave him 15 .Only bad experience we had with the priests and the churches – all the others were fine and took a tip after our visit
356/7 Lalibela Seven Olives Poor value – dark + musty rooms Twin $42; Timkat Twin $100; Asheton Better value Twin 500 B for 3, ohers reported paying 350 B for a couple
444 Hosaina Heme Hotel Twin 276 B
511 Arba Minch Bekele Mola 800 B for db room + dinner (2 course) + breakfast; Paid extra 100 B for mattress. We really didn't like this place – very isolated and apart from the view – nothing special. The meals were some of the most expensive that we saw in Ethiopia and since our fee only included 2 people , we had to pay extra for our daughter to eat and it was expensive ( so were the drinks). I would not recommend that place to individuals – OK for big groups but just stuck out in the middle of nowhere. Had to go to the doctor in Arba Minch and was recommended to go to Abaya Medical Clinic ( near the bus station) by an English nurse who works in Arba Minch. Good service.
516 Chencha + Dorze Obligatory 150 B entrance fee to Chencha market. Initially said that it included entrance inside Dorze home as well and then asked for more money so that needs to be clarified. We did not pay more money. Dorze homes are 100% made of bamboo + grass – they are not made of enset ( false banana) leaves. The guides were adamant of that. The market in Chencha is Tuesday ( not Monday) + Saturday. Meskel is celebrated in Dorze on 27th September ( not 1st October)
552 Konso Strawberry Fields Eco Lodge Looked like a dump; Ate the worse meal I had in Ethiopia at the restaurant; It was so bad that I refused to pay for it. Karat Konso Villages – Drivers tend to take tourists to a closer village called Gamole (7kms). Obligatory 150 B Guide + 60 B per vehicle + 50 B per person entrance
532 Key Afar + Dimeka markets Obligatory 150 B guide
536 Buska Lodge in Turmi Double US $100 ( including breakfast); Twin $ 105; Double camping with spring mattress $ 50 ( no breakfast); Double camping with mattress on ground $ 15 ( good value); Single camping with spring mattress $ 35; Single camping with mattress on ground $ 10
541 Kolcho to visit the Karo tribe 350 B village entrance + 150 B guide (obligatory)
504 Yabello Yabello Motel Large twin 863 B ( book says 200 B)
533 Arbore Tribe Wanted 200 B village entrance + 150 B non English speaking guide (didn't stop)
463 Wondo Ganet Wabe Shabelle Hotel Twin 606 B week day
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After a flurry of business-focused trade groups have come out both for and against the casino resort gambling legislation, Florida's National Federation of Independent Business has decided to remain neutral--citing a poll that has small business owners split on the issue.
The NFIB's poll showed found that 49 percent of small business owners in the state favored the proposal to create three destination resorts in South Florida, and 40 percent were against it. However, there were more respondents who"strongly oppose" the proposal (32 percent) than those who "strongly favor" it (27 percent).
NFIB/Florida Executive Director Bill Herrle said the group would need a much higher consensus in order to jump off the fence of neutrality.
"We have rigid bylaws by which we take policy positions and we would need a much stronger result than that to become advocates of this issue," he said.
The poll of 400 business owners was conducted by TelOpinion Research in late December.
Unlike the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and the Florida Retail Federation, which are opposing the bill, in part, because new mega-resorts would "cannibalize" existing businesses, NFIB/Florida's poll shows that small business owners don't feel that way. Asked whether a new gaming facility would put local businesses out of business or help create new opportunities for the business, 58 percent of business owners said the latter. Only 20 percent feared being put out of business.
"My members are not afraid of cannibalization," said Herrle. "They recognize it as part and parcel of the capitalism free enterprise process. One man's cannibal is another man's business opportunity."
So far, business groups are split on the issue, which could create more than 100,000 jobs but also potentially threaten existing businesses. Here's a line-up of some of the trade groups that have taken a position on the gambling bill.
In Favor: Associated Industries of Florida, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Latin Builders Association.
Opposed: Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Retail Federation and Florida Restaurants and Lodging Association.
Describing gaming as "dessert" that should take the backstage to more pressing business issues, NFIB laid out its list of "vegetables," priorities that policymakers should tackle first. NFIB's priorities are:
1. Relieve the unnecessarily high workers' comp rates small businesses are facing by supporting efforts to cap the amount doctors can charge for directly dispensing prescription drugs
2. Ease the load of continually rising unemployment tax rates by supporting efforts to reconfigure the state system and reduce unemployment compensation fraud
3. Reform harmful and ambiguous "bad faith" laws to stop trial lawyers from filing needless lawsuits and claims that inflict rising insurance premiums on business owners
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