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Comment on This BenchCouldn't find a desk with the number and size of drawers I wanted so I built this one. This is my SUMMER tying area at my home on the Madison River. Used for trout flies.
This is my WINTER tying area. Used mostly for tying full-dress Atlantic Salmon flies.


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half a million steps in a day
On Saturday 9 June a group of women (recent graduates from the SWAP programme) bravely took on a challenge for Mencap to walk from Crystal Palace to Richmond.
For nearly 30km, the group walked, limped and staggered their way through Crystal Palace, Norwood, Streatham, Balham, Earlsfield, Wimbledon Park, Putney, Richmond Park and finally across the bridge into Richmond town itself. Take our word for it, it looks a whole lot shorter on a map!
We got off to a flying start.
All walkers gathered in the vast Crystal Palace Sports Centre for a guided warm-up led by an imposingly tall, gangly fitness instructor who looked capable of completing the entire walk in just two giant strides. Our group of 10 warrior women – oh yes, we've got this - strode confidently as one out the stadium and directly up the service track reserved for ambulance crew only. Oops!
follow the arrows
After that brief diversion (always good to be on first-name terms with emergency services) we spotted that there were bright pink arrows directing us through the route. Who knew! Those arrows were to haunt us for many kilometres. Sometimes we loved 'em - oh good we're back on track. Sometimes we loathed 'em - oh no, not another %$£"!! arrow. Make. It. Stop!
back on track
As we walked, the route led us through residential areas and onto greener spaces. Much of the time was spent peering into people's gardens and daydreaming about vast property portfolios as the houses grew ever bigger. By the time we reached Richmond Park we spotted deer nearby and walked within touching distance of a herd of cows.
how long did it take?
Ah, now that would be telling! We set off in daylight and – scout's honour - it was still light when we crawled across that finish line, that's all you need to know. Best bits, worst bits? Worst - the final walk from the finish line to Richmond station for our homebound journey. You could almost hear all our legs universally groaning in protest, "enough, already!" as we tentatively wove a bedraggled path back through the crowds along the high street like drunken sailors. Best bit? The company, without a doubt.
10 women. Half a million shared steps. Oh yes, we've got this!
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Minsk: A City of Museums and Factories
Minsk is the capital of Belarus, an ancient country sandwiched between Russia and the Ukraine. Belarus' largest city, it lies on two rivers, the Svislach and the Niamiha. During the sixteenth century, the Grand Duchy and the Kingdom of Poland were combined into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and a Polish community, including craftsmen, military officers, and government clerks, settled in Minsk. Thanks to this influx, the city became a cultural and economic center for the Commonwealth. Re-settled by the Russians in 1793, the city enjoyed substantial growth in the 1800s, opening its first public library, a fire brigade, a local newspaper, and its first theater. By 1844, this city was a large trading city. This led to a construction boom during which many large brick houses were built, some of which still stand today.
Thanks in part to the railway links (between Moscow and Warsaw, and between Romny and Liepaja), by 1900, 58 factories were in operation, employing some 3000 workers. This led to an economic boom during which many churches, theaters, schools, colleges, newspapers, and more were established. Minsk remains the largest transportation hub of Belarus, with the railways, a subway system, and two international airports. The city now has 12 national universities, 11 theaters, 20 cinemas, 16 museums, and 139 libraries. Some of its oldest churches include the Cathedral of St. Virgin Mary, established in 1700; the Cathedral of St. Joseph, which dates to 1644; and the Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, which is the former church of the Bernardine convent, built in 1642. Major theaters include the National Academic Big Opera and Ballet Theater of the Republic of Belarus and the Maxim Gorky National Drama Theater. Four national museums are in Minsk, including the Great Patriotic War Museum, the National Arts Museum, and the Old Belarusian History Museum.


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Live Wires is the fitting name for our active ministry designed to encourage 4th and 5th graders to pursue a relationship with Jesus Christ.The Live Wires meet for discipleship the first and third Tuesdays nights of each month during the school year from 7-8:30pm in U21. We occasionally gather for special events throughout the year, like family hikes, game nights, movie nights and more!Find out more »
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Customers often ask me how far into the fall will I paint exteriors. As a general rule, I use Daylight Savings as my end date in the fall. Why? Because I lose a lot of daylight at the end of the day which means it's not an efficient use of my time, and just as important, paint needs to dry before night fall. Just not a good idea.
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If you missed it, check out this article about Houstonians traveling to London for the Olympics.
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After the quake, my mind is made up.
I worked at my current workplace for about 7 years, but now I am leaving there to start what I believe is good for me and possibly for Japan.
I gave the notice last month, so I am officially leaving in the end of May.
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Ugly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point this out, despite his mother's protective flapping. Feeling rather foul about himself, the little fowl finds himself on an adventure of self-discovery, all the while unknowingly outwitting a very hungry Cat. Along the way, Ugly meets a whole flock of unique characters and finds out being different is not a bad thing to be.
Drake - Reece Schwartz
Turkey - Ethan Williamson
Henrietta - Adeline Sabinske
Maureen - Kaleigh Wynn
Ida - Kenlie Thomas
Cat - Kataya Ebright
Grace - Jayleigh Corbat
Billy - Izzy Irelan
Beaky - Tristen Gase
Downy - Emily Maggard
Fluff - Haley Williamson
Ugly - Brenner Newsom
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Snowy - Syniah Ebright
Penny - Alexandria Koby
Mother Swan - Elsa Corkwell
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Bewick - Elliott Brown
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Libyan man arrested over 1984 murder of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher
A man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to murder Pc Yvonne Fletcher, who was shot dead outside the Libyan embassy in London 31 years ago.
The Libyan suspect, in his 50s,was held at a location in south east England in what police described as "the first significant arrest" of the investigation into the 25-year-old officer's killing in 1984.
Detectives have also arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of money laundering.
Commander Richard Walton, the head of the Met's counter terrorism command, said the trio were arrested on Thursday morning.
The man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder was also held on suspicion of money laundering.
The second man and the woman detained on suspicion of money laundering, who are aged in their 30s and 40s respectively, are also Libyans. They were arrested at separate addresses in London and south east England.
All three remain in custody and searches are under way across the country.
Mr Walton said: "Over the past 31 years we have never lost our resolve to solve this case, to bring to justice those who conspired to commit this act of murder."
Wpc Fletcher, who was unarmed, suffered a fatal shot to the back as she policed a demonstration against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi outside the Libyan People's Bureau in St James's Square on the morning of April 17, 1984.
Mr Walton said that at about 10.17am a number of shots were fired from within the bureau, hitting the officer.
He told media at Scotland Yard: "I can tell you today the we believe two firearms were used- a pistol and and an automatic weapon."
Ten Libyan men protesting against Gaddafi were also shot and injured.
The demise of Gaddafi, who died in 2011 during civil war in Libya, and the regime change has "provided access to new lines of inquiry and displaced many people outside of Libya", Mr Walton said.
Announcing the arrests, Mr Walton also said police were offering a reward of up to £50,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for the murder.
Police are also launching an international Facebook campaign for information.
Wpc Fletcher's family made an emotional appeal for help in securing justice over her death.
"It is now 31 years since Yvonne was shot and killed outside the Libyan People's Bureau in St James's Square," they said.
"Recently we have had to come to terms with another loss through the death of Yvonne's father, Tim.
"His one regret in life was that no one had been arrested in connection with the murder of his daughter and he never witnessed any justice.
"Resolving this crime is still important to all the family.
"Any information, however small, can help bring closure for the family and we therefore continue to support the Metropolitan Police in their ongoing investigation.
"This is a difficult time for us and we will be making no further comment at this present time."
UK Prime Minister David Cameron's official spokeswoman said: "It would be inappropriate for us to comment on an ongoing case.
"But it does remind us all of the dangers that our brave police officers face on a daily basis and the extraordinary courage they show.
"And it highlights the determination of the police to pursue those who attack others and make sure people are brought to justice."
Scotland Yard has also released 14 images of individuals from the pro-Gaddafi group who they want to trace, as well as video footage of the demonstration and shooting.
The 54-second clip shows the chaotic moments after the shots were fired.
Dozens of demonstrators gathered behind a metal cordon in the square fall to the ground after a loud bang is heard, dropping placards and collapsing on top of each other.
Uniformed officers pour into the picture as they attempt to ascertain what has taken place, before Wpc Fletcher is seen stricken on the ground yards from the protesters.
She is quickly surrounded by stunned colleagues, including one who throws his police helmet to the ground as he attempts to tend to her.
Speaking at a press conference in Nicosia, Cyprus, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said: "We have supported over many, many years the continued investigation into the murder of Wpc Yvonne Fletcher.
"Obviously that has been difficult for much of that period because of the situation in Libya.
"I am delighted that the investigation has made progress."
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Year 2 Teacher
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|Year 2 Teacher
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Job Description
The role is to last one year and is open to both NQT's and experienced teachers although there would be limited support available so applicants would need to comfortable with the year 2 role and be in a position to hit the ground running so to speak.
Criteria for the role is as follows:
-Qualified to teach primary education within the UK
-A full clean criminal record check and be in possesion of (Or be willing to undertake) a DBS heck
--Recent teaching experience in a school in the UK and flexibility with your working environments
-Superb behaviour management skills and the ability to build a strong, professional rapport with children and staff
-Commitment and passion to good teaching practice and quality supply teaching
- Full understanding of safeguarding procedures and child protection methods and responsibilities
-The pedagogy of providing effectively for the individual needs of all children including classroom organisation and learning strategies
Working with The Education Network:
You will be working with a fully trained team of education specialists whose sole focus is on the education sector. Our specialist team has a combined experience of over 50 years and have unrivalled reputation within the North East's education market, taking great pride in the extremely high service levels that we provide to both our schools and our candidates. Our service is honest and efficient and, in addition to our recruitment solution, we offer the opportunity for additional training and development for our candidates. You will also receive personalised career support from the team.
We are not a company who needs to hit targets for the number of people we interview we are a company who has pride in the service we provide and in the teachers and support staff we work with. You are more than a number when you are working with us.
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I had several people walk up to me at the event saying how amazing they were and that they want to use them for their events."
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I think that the people who run the show are very smart, and they're making choices around what kind of things to do to balance the amazing thirst for anything related to the show with the risk of being overexposed. As long as they're being careful and not slapping the name on everything out there, we don't have to worry. - John Burbank
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Grifid Vistamar in Golden Sands has 226 rooms, spread over 6 floors. The hotel is located directly at the sandy beach. The closest city to the hotel is Varna (18 km). To make your stay more comfortable a lobby, a hairdresser, a reception and air conditioning are available. The staff in this 6 storey hotel speaks German, Russian, French and English. A playground and an entertainment program for children are available. For guests who wish to be mobile, bicycle rental can be arranged. A fresh water swimming pool, seasonally open with an integrated children's pool is available. A poolside bar is on site at the hotel where guests can unwind with a drink. Sunshades and sunbeds are available free of charge at the beach and the pool. Accessible from the hotel: Aladja Monastery (4 km), Balchik (22 km), horse riding (1 km), train station (20 km), disco (50 m), Airport (28 km) and Albena (12 km). The hotel is within easy reach of tourist information, taxi stands, bus stops, shops and bars and restaurants. Vehicles may be parked in the parking lot. Amenities: For convenience the hotel offers babysitting, a safe, medical care, laundry service and currency exchange. Internet access is provided at internet terminals and at wifi-hotspots. This family friendly hotel offers baby high chairs, a kindergarden, a child club, child animation and babysitting service to ensure a comfortable stay for parents as well as young guests. Reception hours: 24h Service. Meals: The breakfast type is buffet and it is provided from 07:30 - 10:00. Lunch and dinner are served in the (air conditioned) restaurant. Evening drinks can be enjoyed at the lobby bar. Sport and Leisure: Activities such as darts, billiards and animation programs are offered at the hotel. Guests who wish to be active on holiday can enjoy activities such as beach volleyball, football, exercise in the fitness room, basketball, tennis, aerobics and volleyball. Wellness and health facilities are offered where guests can relax during massages, in a sauna, in a whirlpool and at a Turkish bath. For guests to enjoy, the Hotel designed (weather and season permitting): evening shows. Additional Information: The following payments are accepted: Visa Card and Euro/Master Card. Additional fees may apply for certain facilities, amenities or activities.


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Conservation Strategy Fund helps local conservationists use economic tools to find smart, efficient solutions to the most urgent environmental problems. Since its creation in 1998, CSF has conducted dozens of analysis projects in forests, rivers and coastal environments. Most of our work has focused in the tropics, where extraordinarily high levels of biological diversity are found. To maximize the reach and quality of our work, we involve leading experts and conservation organizations in all of our projects.
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Through an agreement with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) has launched a comprehensive initiative in central Africa, expand CSF's programs in the Andes-Amazon region, and initiate a limited program in Asia's Himalayan region. The goal of the program is to promote biodiversity conservation through infrastructure best practices.
Over the next three years, CSF staff will focus on the backbones of economic development that often drive biodiversity loss: energy and transportation infrastructure. Although big infrastructure can augment the competitiveness of economic activities and increase people's access to health care, education and other services, these projects also flood, fragment and often destroy ecosystems. To balance biodiversity conservation with infrastructure development, countries must better understand economic and ecological trade-offs.
Through a series of courses, regional forums, in-depth analyses of specific infrastructure projects, and other activities, CSF's program will gather and aggressively share information globally on what countries are doing right, and work intensively with governments and other partners in Africa's Albertine Rift and Andes-Amazon regions on policy innovations. This initiative will create lasting human capacity for infrastructure analysis, which will impact biodiversity conservation not only in the short term, but over the coming decades of economic growth.
The following are courses and projects being conducted under BUILD:
Analysis Projects Albertine Rift: course graduates use economic tools for smart infrastructure development
Ferramentas Econômicas para a Conservação e Planejamento de Infraestrutura na Amazônia - Formulário de Inscrição
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Herramientas Económicas para la Conservación en la Amazonía Andina - Perú 2012
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We have welcomed a new puppy into the WTBW? household. He was born 12/19/08. He's 1/2 American Bulldog & 1/2 Boxer. They call this breed cross a "bulloxer." As of now he's nameless! I'll share the name when we finally agree on one.
*Name Update: It looks like he's going to be "Bam Bam." This what happens when you let your children vote! It goes pretty well with our other dog - LuLu.


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Miller Theater Smartphone Photo Contest Winners Announced
AUGUSTA, GA, (NOVEMBER 2013): The Morris Museum of Art and Symphony Orchestra Augusta (SOA) partnered with the Miller Theater on the smartphone photo contest and exhibition, Snapshots of Time: Images of the Historic Miller Theater, which documented the Downtown Augusta theater. More than sixty-three photos were submitted, and all submissions were displayed in the Morris Museum's Education Gallery October 1—20. The public was able to vote on their favorite photographs, and the following individuals are being recognized for submitting the top photographs:
First Place: Stacy Sikes
Second Place: Stephen Smith
Tied for Third Place: Trey Keenan and Debby Ellis
Winners received prizes ranging from a membership to the Morris Museum of Art to SOA performance tickets.
The Morris Museum of Art was founded in 1985 and opened to the public in 1992. It is the oldest museum in the country that is devoted to the art and artists of the American South. The museum's permanent collection of five thousand works of art, dating from the late-eighteenth century to the present, represents every aspect of the region's visual culture. The Morris is open to the public from Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., and on Sunday, noon–5:00 p.m. For more information about the Morris Museum of Art, visit www.themorris.org or call 706-724-7501.
Now entering its 59th season, SOA pursues its mission "to share the joy of great musical performance with our audience—together we are music" by offering annual symphonic, Pops, and chamber concerts that attract 15,000 people each year. SOA's six-concert Symphony Series, held at First Baptist of Augusta, presents a range of traditional repertoire as well as contemporary orchestral music. The four-concert Pops! at the Bell Series, held at Bell Auditorium in downtown Augusta, annually showcases Grammy Award-winning stars, local favorites, and international performers. The three-concert Columbia County Music Series, held at Jabez S. Hardin Performing Arts Center in Evans, features exceptional chamber ensembles from around the world. Via its education and community engagement programs, SOA additionally extends its reach to communities throughout a 75-mile radius from Augusta, serving approximately 23,000 youth and adults each year. The annual budget is $1.3 million. The SOA serves a population of 500,000 in the Central Savannah River Area encompassing 15 counties in two states (GA & SC).
In January 2012, SOA started a campaign to renovate the historic Miller Theater and its adjacent property, 710 Broad Street, into a new center for symphonic music, the performing arts, and arts education in downtown Augusta. To be completed in 2015, the new Miller will comprise a 1,300-seat concert hall; a Music Institute; and a full range of public amenities. By creating a new and exciting cultural destination in a currently underutilized area of the city, the Miller project will contribute to ongoing civic efforts to revitalize downtown Augusta, for the benefit of residents and visitors alike.
*Top Image caption: Photograph by First Place Winner, Stacy Sikes


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Dear Modernist……….
This article is based on Justice Taqi Uthmani's book "Islam and Modernism"..
Search for "Modernity" by itself is a commendable desire and a natural urge of humankind. If this urge wasn't there, man would not have reached from stone-age to atomic era, couldn't have gained access to aeroplanes and spacecrafts from camels and bullock carts, nor would have progressed to electric bulbs and search lights from wax candles and earthen lamps. All these material advancements and scientific achievements, which have put nooses on the planets and conducted their buckets to bottom of sea, are in fact an importunate effect of man's inherent trait that he's a "modernist" an avaricious of "better to best" achievements.
Hence Islam, being a natural religion, is not opposed to modernism as far as it implies to be modern in the simple sense of the word. Very often it has been appreciated and given encouragement. We can find so many examples in the Prophet's ﷺlife where he urged Muslims to use modern technology of that time like Salman Farsi's new technique was adopted in the battle of Ahz'aab, on the advice of Salman Farsi new weapons were used in the battle of Taif, Ibn kathir and tabqat ibn saad has mentioned that some sahabas were sent to Syria to learn the techniques of manufacturing of new weapons.
Not only in warfare materials, prophet ﷺ also advised people to adopt modern concepts and techniques in trade and agriculture…
However, in its own sphere it remains a reality that whereas modernity has elevated man's material status to great heights, given him newer inventions and provided him with better means of comfort and ease in life, it has, at the same time, caused man to suffer from many depravities and led him to many disastrous ends. It is due to the same modernity that human history is full of Pharoahs, Shiddads, Hitlers and Mussolinis….. It is the same modernity that has engulfed the whole world in the tornado of nudity and obscenity, and has provided an excuse for fornication, and more so it has led under thunder claps to the passage of a bill in the British House of Commons to legalize homosexuality. It is the shadow of the same modernity that Western women are openly displaying banners on the streets demanding legalization of abortion. And it is the same modernity which is providing argument for justifying marriage with true sisters, daughters and other blood relations.
It proves that "Modernity" is a double-edged sword which can be used for the benefit of mankind and to cut its own throat. Hence any new thing is neither acceptable just for being new nor refutable just because it is new. That much is clear oblivious but the most important question is, "What is the criterion to decide which invention is useful and acceptable and which is harmful and not acceptable?"
One way to determine this standard is to follow the dictates of reason alone. Hence, in secular societies this decision rests with logic and reasoning. But the difficulty in it is that those people who robbed humanity of all the attributes of morality and character in the name of "Modernity" and put it on the road to barbarism and brutality were all men of reason and philosophy, and there were none among them who had not made pure intellect as their guide. The reason is that once free of the Divine Guidance of Wahy "intellect" becomes a beloved of every Tom, Dick and Harry, so that each of the different kinds of contradictory elements, consider it to be their exclusive property, while in fact it belongs to none of them. In such an "intellect" on can find glamorous justifications for every evil concept and filthiest of action. For example, the names of Hiroshima and Nagasaki cause humanity to sweat with shame, but the scholarly and world-famous book "Encyclopedia Britannica" has mentioned disasters caused by Atomic Bombs in their cities after the introductory sentence as follows"
"Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill estimated that by shortening the war the Atomic Bomb had saved the lives of 10,000,00 US soldiers and 250,000 British Soldiers". (Britannica Vol.2. p-647, 1950)
Several examples of similar rational interpretations can be presented.
With due apologies to modesty I would like to present another example in the light of which the correct position of pure intellect would become clear.
In the history of Islam there has passed a sect known as 'Batiniyah'. A renowned leader of this sect Ubayd-Ullah Al-Qirwani has written:
"What can be more surprising that a person having claim to wisdom acts so stupidly that he has with him a beautiful sister or daughter. His wife is not so pretty, he marries hi daughter or sister to a stranger. If these ignorant ones had any trace of wisdom they would have known that they themselves had a greater right on their sisters and daughters than a stranger. The main reason of this stupidity is that their Master has forbidden good things on them."
No matter how you react to this disgusting and repulsive, statement, it is an oblivious example of what havoc is caused by human reason when it is not guided by Divine Guidance. What argument is there with reason to reject this hideous suggestion marrying ones real daughter and sister? Hence we see that the dream of 'Ubayd-Ullah Qirwani is coming true centuries afterwards, and voice are being raised in some Western countries to legalize marriages with real sisters.
In short, carried away by the wave of Modernity, if the decision for good and bad is left on reason alone the result will be that no value of life will remain intact. Besides, man will be lost in the labyrinth of contradictory opinions and concepts from which no way out can be traced. The intellectual level of every person is different from the other. The reason is that, independence from the Divine Guidance of Wahy is regarded by man as freedom, but in fact he becomes the slave of his beastly passions and sensual desires. This is the worst form of servility. In the Qur'anic Phraseology it is termed as Haw'a that is passion, and it is about that the Qur'an declared:
"If truth becoms subjected to their passions great tumult will occur between the earth and skies and the creations therein" (23:71)
[Here author addresses to the "Institute of Islamic Research" which was established by the government to carry out necessary researches in different fields of Islam but according to the author they started "distortion" in the name of "Research". Though these following passages addresses to the IIR headed by Dr. Fazlur Rahman at that time, but apply to all the modernists of our time.
The author has given some insightful explanations to the concerns of modernists which are really an eye opener for those Muslims who advocate western values and spent their whole lives in defense of modernity at cost of their Islamic values and obligations. ]
"The modernists of Islam want to make amendments to Islam by considering Islam equal to Christianity and scholars of Islam parallel to popes and regard themselves as Luther and Russo of their time. In this way they want to become the Reformers of the Muslim nation by opposing and defaming the religious scholars. They aspire that some Henry VIII will soon appear and he will grace them by accepting their ideology and then officially implementing it forever. Thus the coming generations will regard them in such high esteem as in case of hero-worship with Luther and Russos etc."
We may be excused if you find our tone unmannerly but if you have any claim to realism, be realistic in analyzing your approach. While seeking the solution to your problems you have the fear of being called conservative or superstitious or uncivilized by the West. This complex doesn't allow you to give a serious thought to the true Islamic virtues. You are always anxious to give Islamic sanction to all those things that have a label of liberalism on them. May be that this line of action brings you some good name in the Western circles, but this is never going to solve your problems nor will it give you the status of a living and free nation. It is not sensible.
We may seem to exaggerate about your mode of action an honest and realistic self-analysis will testify to the truth of our claim.
You have observed that the West has based its entire banking system on "Interest". This is the system which is regarded as one of the prominent virtues of modern civilization. So, you started investing all your energy to make the interest permissible in trading system. You never bothered to ask yourself if the interest was really inevitable for banking system and why cannot this be run on the Principles of 'Mudaribah provided by Islam and Why the Islamic Principle of 'Mudariba' cannot be adopted in Banking? At the cost of the opposition of the Muslim Ummah you have compound interest but you never cared to find out the principles of interest-free banking which assures more equitable distribution of wealth.
The "Insurance" is regarded as a symbol of civilization in the West. You accepted it as it was and tried to give it Islamic sanction by making fabricated interpretations of the Qur'an and Sunnah. But you never knew that there was an easier and fairer way of making some minor changes in the prevailing insurance system and thus bring them in conformity with the established principles of Islam, making it a more useful institution.
The Western countries have recently launched great campaigns to preach "Family Planning". You also followed them in propagating it. For this purpose you consumed your energies to misinterpret the laws of Islam in favor of family planning. But you never thought how china is surviving with its 700,000,000 population? According to Chu-en-lai every new child brings a message of prosperity. In the hue and cry of the Western world you looked at the one mouth of a newly born child and felt uneasy to think from where to feed it? But you did not see the two hands of the child to work. The small country like Israel realized the importance of population and has been using all the means of increasing its population. The westerner had said that population rise is dangerous for developing countries. You accepted this "Sincere advice" and imposed birth control as a law, but you failed to see how Vietnam had humbled the big power like America and Why the Western countries are scared of China? Americans had declared that in the east they would give financial aid only to those countries who would adopt the birth control. You took it as a sympathetic gesture from them but you did not try to argue why Israel gets the lion's share in aid in spite of being against birth control?
A very substantial number of modern economists are against limiting the family size and birth control. Having been impressed by their latest arguments such economists are constantly increasing in number, but our "Modernists" are still embracing Malthus' outdated theory that has been thrown away by the march of time some two centuries ago. I do wish to quote here the views of modern poet, Iqbal, who said:
You heard that Polygamy is considered to be a crime in Western countries. In order to free yourself from this blame you made the excuse that Islam had allowed it only in some emergency conditions and now it is no more permissible. For this purpose you left no stone unturned in pulling and dragging the meanings of the verses of Holy Qur'an. But did you ever try to investigate why Westerners never feel the need of more than one Wife? Thanks to modern civilization and the open practice on un-registered polygamy in every hotel, every night club and every park, there is no need of getting oneself involved in regular life. The Westerners had publicized that polygamists are cruel to their wives. You started pleading that polygamists are cruel to their wives. You started pleading that the fundamental conception of Islam is to stop such a tyranny hence polygamy is forbidden in Islam. But you shut your eyes from the naked reality that there are innumerable people who are extremely cruel to their single wife. In fact the number of such people is greater. Hence this argument requires that single marriage also should be banned.
You observed that the Westerners Consider Hijab (Woman's veil) as a vice, so you started fabricating the established injunctions of Islam. But you never cared to think that by unveiling their women what disaster the West has brought, to their homes? Did you ever care to know, what is the cause of unabated grief of the serious thinkers of the West on this issue?
You came to know that co-education is practiced in Western countries. You started advocating for it as an insignia of civilization, but never bothered to think of the reasons behind the dreadful scene of American culture presented by Kinsley Reports before the world? Did you ever think who is responsible for the ever increasing unlawful sexual relations in the young generation? What is the cause of the ever decreasing standard of education?
You have read that many of the Westerners deny miracle and hold them as superstition. Very obediently you also followed the example and tried to reject the miracles described by the Qur'an in detail As a result of this you converted the entire Qur'an into a poetic and metaphorical book. But you never thought that those who had initially denied the miracles had also called the existence of God as the worst form of superstition. They had even mocked at Prophetﷺ Hood and Divine Revelations.
Further, you never paid any attention to the face how rapidly the most recent researches of scientific knowledge are making miracle more acceptable to human intellect.
Keeping all these facts in view, for God's sake, please tell us if there is any exaggeration in our assessment that you pay no heed to finding an Islamic and intellectual solution to these problems. On the contrary you are always looking for the Western ideologies. Whatever you receive from them as permissible you spend all your energy to prove it in conformity with Islam, with no concern to what damage you causing to the Qur'an and Sunnah. When you notice any signs of dislike for something on the faces of prohibited in Islam even at the cost of giving away explicit injunctions of the Qur'an and Sunnah.
Even a man with ordinary common sense knows that "Research" means "Search for Reality" and a researcher holds the position of a judge. It is his obligation that without forming any preconceived ideas and pre-drawn conclusions he should examine all the relevant matters thoroughly and impartially, consider all possible aspects of the problem with utmost honesty and add the weight of his judgment to the right side of the argument. On the contrary, if any one seeks and searches the arguments to support a preconceived idea or judgment he is certainly not the seeker of truth nor do his efforts in this direction deserve to be called 'research work'
The duty of a research worker is not to collect arguments for a predetermined idea but to determine an idea in the light of arguments. He does not drag the arguments towards his judgment but the arguments drive him towards a judgment. But the process of working of our modernists is quite opposite. They believe that arguments are to serve a decision rather than the decision being dependent on arguments. This is what they think the correct method of research and this is what they teach as a methodology of research. They commonly make suggestions in their oral and written statements:
"We want to interpret the Qur'an and the Sunnah in a manner that it conforms to the needs of our time".
It is clear admission to the fact that they want to bring the Qur'an and Sunnah to reconcile with their decisions and no to make their decisions to correspond with the Qur'an and the Sunnah. That is they will first decide as to what are the needs of time and then to try and find these arguments they will make such interpretations of the Qur'anic verses and propheticﷺ traditions as to conform to their predetermined needs of the time. This is what is termed as the "Distortion of meaning". This way of argumentation can never be supported by any sensible person of the world. If the process of research is allowed to move in reverse direction then there will be no way left to protect the integrity of the truth. This is because in this way every illogical claim can be supported by argument. Nothing in the World would then be devoid of argument, and as they say: Everything can be proved by everything". Once it is decided that a certain thing is to be proved through the Qur'an and Sunnah, and for this purpose you have decided to give new interpretation to the Qur;an and Sunnah, it would obviously mean that anything found supporting this idea would be presented as an argument no matter how weak and baseless it be and even the strongest argument against it would be thrown away being incompatible with present day life.
You probably know that the Christian missionaries, while preaching their religion in the Muslim world, always prove their beliefs through the Qur'an and traditions before common Muslims. For Example, they say that Qur'an has called Jesus, as "Kalimatullah" which implies that he was Allah's attribute of "Kalam" and the Bible of John also says the same. Also, the Qur'an said that Jesus was "Ruhullah" which implies that his relation with God was the same as that of Soul with body, and the same is said by Paul. They further say that the Qur'an said: "We supported Jesus with the holy spirit" and the same has mentioned in the Bible that the Holy Ghost was sent to Jesus in the form of a pigeon.
In this way they prove their concept of Trinity, and similarly they prove their other concepts from the Qur'an by means of this "New interpretation".
One may argue that our comparison of "New interpretation" of modernists with the new interpretation" of Christians is exaggerated, but that is not true. The readers may go through their articles on the subject and the truth of our statement will become quite apparent.
We come across numerous interesting "New interpretations" in the book named "Islam" written by the Director of Islamic Research, Dr. Fazlur Rehman. According to him only three daily Salah were originally made obligatory, and two more were added in the last years of the prophet's ﷺ life. Hence their number has possibility of accepting changes.
Same has been mentioned in the monthly "Fikr o Nazar, Vol: 5, pg 259" "…..there were 3 daily Salah is also supported by the incidence that there is one narration according to which prophetﷺ has converted the four salah into two….."
This is the "new interpretation". According to this, on one side "the flood of authentic prophetic ﷺ traditions" which described the number of salah as five from the very beginning of Islam is false and self-invented; on the other side the single narration describing the incidence of "combining two Salah" has been considered them as most reliable. Then again the term "combining two Salah" has been taken to mean that the Prophet ﷺ had converted four in two. This is the most interesting example of the expertise in the "New Interpretation".
This is just one example that we have presented. If you go through the exegeses of these modernists you'll come across many "master pieces" of their "new interpretations"; Wahy is interpreted as the Prophet'sﷺ own words; Angels mean water, electricity, (natural forces) etc.; Iblis as the fantasy; Jinns as the savage tribes; mankind as the civilized people; Death is unconsciousness, disgrace or disbelief; life means honor and dignity, state consciousness or embracing Islam etc.
If you keep the above exegetic points in view you'll know that we have not exaggerated at all. Anyway, this was just a parenthesis. We wanted to impress that if we adopt the style of making arguments dependent on preconceived thoughts even Christianity can be proved from the Qur'an itself, and so can be Judaism, Socialism, and Capitalism. Adopting the same style Dr. Parvaiz has proved Darwin's theory of evolution in his book "Iblis aur Adam" from the Qur'an. Also he's derived an economic system of socialist style from the Qur'anic Phrase (Establish your prayers of worship). It is the same style of interpretations by which Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiyani had pleaded that by Damascus the prophet ﷺ had meant Qadiyan, the Mirza's headquarters.
Thus we see that the system of modernists is that they first fix some ideas themselves, label them as the exigencies of time and then impose the Qur'an and Hadith through their "New interpretation" on them.
Another example is the statement of Dr. Fazlur Rahman in which he has said that meat of an animal is lawful and permissible to eat even if it is slaughtered without the name of Allah pronounced on it, while the explicit injunction of Qur'an is this:
And eat not that (flesh) over which Allah's name has been pronounced. (al-qur'an)
But since this was against the views of Dr. Fazlur Rahman, he based his arguments on a narration of Hadhrat Aisha and on saying of Imam Shafi which is perhaps the weakest argument of all his juristic inferences (as has been admitted by the scholars of Shafi school of thought), while his (Fazlur Rahman) own view about the application of a tradition is as follows:
"If a tradition tells anything that is not in conformity with the apparent Qur'anic injunction I would attribute it to the specific historical era rather than to the Prophet ﷺ himself". (Monthly Fikr o Nazr, Vol 2.)
Apart from the fact that his inference from Hadhrat Aishah's narration is highly misleading, Dr. Fazlur Rehman should not seek argument from this according to his own principle cited above. On what ground has he attributed this tradition to the Holy Prophet ﷺ?
As far as Imam Shafi is concerned, The Dr. has commented about him as under:
"The enlightened views and quick understanding of Imam Sha'afi did create a mechanic system which undoubtedly led to stabilization of social and religious structure of our mediaeval era, but due to it we have been deprived of modern thinking and creative intellect. (Monthly Fikr-o-Nazar, Vol 1)
If Imam Sha'fi had committed such a fundamental error how can you quote him as authority on the validity of a religious precept? Does it not become apparent from the above examples that Dr. Fazlur Rehman and his coworkers have no set criterion for research in their mind? Not only that they have not taken into consideration any of the established rules of Jurisprudence, they do not even follow the rules framed by them.


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#87 Paula Priamos
Paula Priamos is no stranger to suspense.
She spent her childhood in courtrooms thanks to her father's career as a defense attorney. She learned the language and the pacing of this world and dove into the underworld connected to the law when she wrote her first book, a memoir about her father's life and death called The Shyster's Daughter. In her second book, Inside V, Paula moves to fiction to tell a dark twisting story about a couple thrown into chaos by an accusation and subsequent trial.
In this episode, Paula and I discuss writing thrillers, character development, and how to keep suspense in a story as you write it. I was particularly taken with her desire to subvert cliche in characters by looking at how we expect certain tropes to behave: the other woman, a man accused of sexual assault, the young accuser and all the other figures that appear in the book.
If you've thought about writing thrillers, this episode will have you on your way. There is no shortage of readers out there who love to read them, so if thrillers are calling your name, listen up and get writing!
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Discussed in Episode 87 with Paula Priamos
How early in writing a suspense novel do you know what the ending is going to be?
"I first started with the characters." On beginning her latest book.
Important for her to write supporting characters that were fully fleshed out, not one-dimensional.
Using settings.
"I wanted to immortalize my relationship with my dad." On her memoir, The Shyster's Daughter.
"I'm not afraid of the blank page." On starting her books in blank notebooks.
"Their lives start to play out in my head." On starting the first scenes.
"You don't know how you did it but you're just happy it worked out." On those elusive moments of writing flow.
"They can drive you crazy." On living with the characters in your novel.
"It anchors you. It gives you a compass that you're a writer first." On writing every day, around a day job.
"It makes me feel like I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing with my life." On writing every day.
"Even bad writing can somehow turn into good writing." On staying engaged, even when its not going well.
"As long as you care about the language, you're a literary writer." On the flexibility of the literary genre.
"It has to have some type of meaning behind it or else why read it, or why write it?" On knowing what your story is about.
"It's a certain type of freedom, to write in a notebook first." On staying away from technology on first drafts.
The writing is the best part of the entire book producing process.


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It's that time again! Ukulele jam time!!! The only bad part about this is that I have to go to work first! It's a hot one again today, so close your eyes and listen for the sounds of the waves crashing against the shore. You just may convince yourself that you are in Kona or Waikiki or Anahola or..... (use the photo below for reference if you like)
This week we are meeting at John and Cherie Musselwhite's home.
What: Pirate Jimʻs `Ukulele Jam
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When: 7:30 - 9:00pm
Why: To have a bunch of `Ukulele fun!
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Looking forward to seeing ya there.
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New Zealand South Island Hiking Road Trip
New Zealand's South Island is home to some of the most stunning natural landscapes in the world — from the snow-capped mountains of Aoraki Mount Cook National Park to the lush green forest of Fiordland. And between the dreamy laid-back lakeside town of Wanaka to nearby adventure capital, Queenstown — there's something for everyone. But with so much to see, where do you begin planning a week on New Zealand's South Island?
New Zealand Road Trip: South Island, 7 Day Itinerary
There's no way to see all of New Zealand's South Island in a week, but when a dozen of us got together in Autumn with Women Want Adventure, we gave it a pretty good crack: combining road-trip with hiking for the ultimate South Island adventure.
Day 1: Christchurch to Aoraki Mount Cook. After meeting up in Christchurch, our first stop was coffee in Geraldine, from there it was onward to Lake Tekapo for a picnic lunch, before driving on to the oh-my-god-I-can't-believe-it's-really-that-beautiful Aoraki Mount Cook — our first overnight stop, and where we'd be spending the next day hiking.
Day 2: Hiking in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. During our time in Aoraki Mount Cook we hiked Sealy Tarns (😍), Hooker Valley, Tasman Glacier, and Governor's Bush. Epic views everywhere.
Day 3: Queenstown via Lindis Pass. Speaking of epic views, driving the winding road of Lindis Pass is a jaw-dropping highlight en route to Queenstown. Set on the shores of Lake Wakatipu and among the mountain ranges NZ is renowned for, there's no shortage of fun ways to spend a day in Queenstown. Hiking Ben Lomond was how me and a few of the ladies I was travelling with chose to spend our afternoon.
Day 4: Hollyford Valley. You'll never find another place quite like Gunns Camp in the Hollyford Valley — set among the lush greenery of Fiordland National Park and right by the Hollyford River, this place is full of stories... and is the perfect place to prepare for Fiordland adventures.
Day 5: Milford Sound and Key Summit. You can't head down south and not visit Milford Sound. Hundreds of thousands of people come from all over the world each year to visit Milford Sound, and it's not hard to see why. We spent our morning paddling around Milford Sound in kayaks, passing the spectacular Lady Bowen falls, and marveling at Mitre Peak. After drying off we were back in the van and on the road to Key Summit for an afternoon hike.
Day 6: Fiordland and the Kepler Track. The Kepler Track is one of New Zealand's Great Walks, it's a 60km loop that generally takes around 3-4 days to complete. We hiked a section of it during what would be our last day in Fiordland together.
Day 7: Fiordland to Queenstown. Back to Queenstown and time for farewells. Going our separate ways after a week of adventure that took us from Christchurch to Mt Cook, across Lindis Pass to Queenstown, on to the Hollyford Valley and Milford Sound, then down through Fiordland and back to Queenstown. Phew. An epic New Zealand South Island road trip and a fun week of hiking New Zealand.
As we bid our farewells, a couple of the ladies prepared to spend their next few days hiking the Routeburn Track, while others hit the dreamy Onsen Hot Pools for some R&R before flying back to Australia... and me? I jumped on a bus over to Lake Wanaka to cycle Glendhu Bay, hike through Mt Aspiring National Park, and pay a visit or two to #thatwanakatree.
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The balloting for the 1960s Hall of Fame closed yesterday, with only Carl Yastrzemski and Al Kaline receiving enough votes for election. Both players were added to the ballot this time.
They join these 19 already in the Hall:
17 ballots were cast, with Yaz selected on all but one ballot (94%). Kaline started off slow, with only 40% of the vote, but made a steady comeback to finish with 76% of the vote.
Dick Allen was the only other candidate who was above 75% after 5 ballots, maintaining 80% of the votes through the first 10 ballots, then receiving little support the rest of the way, to finish with 59%.
None of the returning candidates from last time received enough votes. 1950s/1960s pitching stars Warren Spahn, Whitey Ford, and Jim Bunning received 65%, 59%, and 35% respectively. Rod Carew jumped from 19% last time to 47%, while Ron Santo plummeted from 58% down to 29%. Other returning candidates with similar results as last time were Orlando Cepeda, Roger Maris, Maury Wills, and Joe Torre.
Besides the 2 inductees, other newly-added candidates were Eddie Mathews and Billy Williams (both with 59%), and pitchers Jim Kaat and Sam McDowell, who each failed to get 15% of the vote, and will be dropped from the ballot.
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A "horror" anthology (and I do use that designation lightly) containing the following stories: ***WARNING*** SPOILERS MAY BE CONTAINED IN THE FOLLOWING Prologue, The Box Under the Bed part one Summary: Two sisters, Tanya and Eileen, have the unwelcomed task of cleaning up their grandparents' old house and ready it for sale. In the midst … Continue reading The Box Under The Bed: A Book Review
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A Cherished Word
This is my contribution to the Cherished Blogfest I mentioned earlier here. I kept it to my normal Flash Fiction Friday format. I hope that you enjoy, and that you'll go out and visit all the others participating in this. You can find a list of them here. Maybe you'd like to participate, too. I … Continue reading A Cherished Word
5 Lessons I've Learned in 5 Months of Blogging
How's that for a formulaic title? Not bad, huh? But, no, that isn't one of the lessons I've learned. Well, not a full lesson. I do want to be clear about one thing. I've had this blog for 5 months, and I've learned more here than I have at any other time or with any … Continue reading 5 Lessons I've Learned in 5 Months of Blogging
The Experiment Part 17: The Close
Hello everyone. I hope you all had a safe and fun weekend. We had a great time, but it's back to the normal schedule (in lots of ways) this week. This also brings me to the point here: This will be my last entry in my little experiment story. For those of you confused by … Continue reading The Experiment Part 17: The Close
The Experiment Part 16: A New Perspective
Hope that you all enjoy this weekend. For those here in America, or from America, with me, the happiest of July 4ths to you. Those outside of here, still the happiest of weekends to you. I'll write this post, but won't post again until Monday. Here is the last installment, so you can follow the … Continue reading The Experiment Part 16: A New Perspective


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Preparation: 20 min
Cook Time: 40 min
Serving: 22
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup canola oil
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp ground cinnamon
3 large eggs
5 medium carrots shredded
Preheat oven to 350º F. Prepare one 9-inch cake pan by spraying with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring.
Add flour, sugar, ground cinnamon, baking powder, and salt to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk through to combine all dry ingredients using your paddle attachment.
Add water, canola oil, eggs, carrots and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined.
Pour the cake batter onto to the prepared cake pan. Bake for 40 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center of the carrot cake comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely.
Decorate the cake with some of your favorite healthy ingredients.
I used 3/4 cup powdered sugar and 2 tsp of milk to make the glaze. Stir just until the sugar dissolves and add to cake while still warm.
Bon appétit!


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Meet Dr. Lisa Zhang, Board Qualified Podiatrist & Surgeon Serving Bayonne, Randolph, Kearny, East Brunswick and Jersey City, NJ
Lisa Zhang is a well-trained and knowledgeable foot and ankle surgeon. She received her training at University Hospital, a Level I trauma center where she focused on varied rearfoot, ankle, and forefoot pathology. She is experienced in diagnosing and treating in the infectious, traumatic and elective realms. A native of northern NJ, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cornell University with a double major in Biology and History.
She received her medical degree in Podiatric Medicine with a DPM from Temple University in the Top 10%, and with the honor and distinction of Pi Delta.
When she does not have the pleasure of treating patients, in her free time, Lisa enjoys Bikram Yoga, ballet influenced pilates, and spending time with her husband in Manhattan, where she resides.


text: Katie Barkel is a Detroit-based filmmaker and educator. She has a B.A. in Film & Video Studies from University of Michigan. Her works have screened at Ann Arbor Film Festival, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Media City Film Festival, MoMA's PopRally, and in other spaces across North America and Europe. In 2015, her first feature length documentary, The Writer's Block in the Rivera Court, premiered at the Detroit Film Theater. She is a member of Film Fatales Detroit, a part of Hamtramck Free School, and a teacher of video art and production at College for Creative Studies.


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Clan Structure
A clan is consisted of two types of members: insider & outsider. A clan insider is generally a direct descendant of clan founders, and an insider is eligible to become the next headman (leader) of a clan regardless of gender & age.
An outsider is also a descendant of a clan, but his/her biological connection to a clan is weak. Sometimes, an outsider may not have any connection to a clan at all but his/her spouse has.
Case A: An insider marries someone who has no connection to his clan, his wife will automatically become an outsider.
Case B: An outsider marries someone who has no connection to his clan, his wife will also automatically become an outsider.
Case C: An insider marries an outsider, his wife will remain to be an outsider. They simply keep their clan status, vice versa.
If a child is born in case A, the child will become an insider.
If a child is born in case B, the child will become an outsider.
If a child is born in case C, the child will become an insider.
Both insider and outsider may claim their clan's last name. However, outsiders in general do not proclaim their last name.
In rare cases, if a clan finds someone too valuable, a clan will convert him to an insider. Basically, a clan would adopt him into their clan legally.
The prime example is Masu whose legal name became Masu Bau after being converted into the Bau. A convert is never eligible to become a headman of a clan despite of being an insider. Of course, there was an exception in Masu.
Notable clans in Sol system
The Bau clan is #1 as far as number and dominance are concerned. The clan has over a billion members (Insider and outsider combined).
The O'ren clan is #2. They are based on Venus and has had a fierce rivalry with the Bau.
The Dietrich is #3 clan. They are based on Mars and are mostly miners. Their fierce rival is the Bau. They tend to maintain a positive relationship with the Klisis.
The Klisis sits on #4 spot despite of having merely a single member. This is due to Cecil Klisis' influence and his ability to obliterate anything or anyone at will.
Notable clans in Andromeda system
In Andromeda cluster, it's different situation compared to Sol system. There are no overly strong clans that rival local and federal governments.
Many clans exist within Andromeda cluster. However, none of them are dominant and are fairly small.
This is due to how the cluster was colonized. Only the poor immigrated to the area and clans that immigrated never had any financial and political powers to begin with. Furthermore, government structure of Andromeda union discouraged clans to become predominant.
A unique case: Pure blood clan
The Klisis clan was often called "Pure Blood clan" and sometimes called "Pure-bred clan". The Klisis clan was a very small clan with their numbers never exceeding one thousand even at their golden era. However, all of their insiders were all at least class A ESP. It occurred at 99% rate. They were considered pure blood for ESP and any clans wanting ESP in their ranks arranged marriages with insiders of the Klisis clan.
The clan was also notorious for inbreeding in order to keep their "pure" blood as pure as possible. In fact, parents of Cecil Klisis were siblings from the same parents.
The Klisis clan was the only clan that wasn't absorbed by the Bau on Earth. The clan eventually relocated to Venus in order to escape being absorbed by the Bau.
At the start of Two Clusters, the Klisis has only one member, Cecil Klisis.
Clan structure
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Clans in Two Clusters
A clan is a group of people with biological connections. To put it simply, they are a giant group of families gathered together.
In Two Clusters, only clan members are legal to carry a last name. People not in clans may claim to have a last name but such last names won't be legal and won't be registered.
A clan is basically a kinship. A clan has their own laws that are enforced. If a clan holds superior political powers over a local government, such a clan will effectively outplay its local government. A prime example is the Bau which literally ruled Earth due to their supreme political dominance over the planet.
In some cases, a clan would form a government and become a nation itself. Two prime example are the Dietrich and the Klisis.
The Dietrich became a nation based on Mars. The Klisis became a nation based on Venus.
And there are clans that are dominated by bigger clans. Most of clans in Two Clusters fall to this group. Few well-known ones are the Gro and the Vues.
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A quarter of India's population of over one billion must collect forest products almost daily for household tasks such as cooking, heating and feeding their livestock.
This project was actually launched on a particularly sad event which took place inside the buffer zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve. On the 4th of February 2009, 52 year old Bhagwati Devi of Dhikuli village went inside the forest alone to gather firewood as she probably had done daily for most of her life, and was attacked by a tiger / tigress, later dying of her wounds.
When people are killed by wild animals often the understandable reaction is to take revenge by shooting or indiscriminately poisoning the offending animals, and an anti-conservation sentiment can build up. In the Corbett area this man-animal conflict between people and tigers has led to unnecessary and tragic deaths to both sides already in 2009, so it is undeniable that urgent action needs to be taken.
This projects ultimate goal is to reduce the wood collection of villagers living around the periphery of Corbett Tiger Reserve, in order to reign back the damage being done to the valuable ecosystems of the forests, and as a by-product help to reduce human-animal conflict arising from people regularly entering tiger habitat. The three aims of this project are:
To understand the firewood collection pattern of the concerned villages
|To provide alternatives to the wood collection
To monitor the alternatives given to see how effective they are
Dependency on the forest for firewood has many negative ecological, environmental and social effects as out lined in the section 'Major Eco-Issues'.
Much work and research has gone into how to reduce this forest dependency yet tackling such a huge subject such as forest firewood dependency is not easy.
This problem is occurring on a nationwide and international scale and there are often hidden economic and commercial causes other than household subsistence.
Our program takes a two step process to understand and the underlying factors and to assess the viability of alternatives;
• Researchers accompany local women on their rounds in the forest and build friendly relationships with allowing accurate collection of valuable
baseline data and inside knowledge of the activity.
• To work closely with villages by providing sustainable alternatives to firewood to selected households, and monitoring the success of, or resistance to, these alternatives in reducing firewood collection.
The villagers who collect firewood can not be blamed so easily. For most of them, this wood is vital in order to cook the daily meals; they are indeed highly dependant of the forest products. In order to reduce their impact on the forests, the villagers need to be given alternatives.
The right alternative needs to be given to the right villagers, since some are using the wood in their homes whereas some are selling the wood collected in the local market.
Some alternatives for the cooking are:
The smokeless chulah: it keeps the heat produced by the fire inside the chulah, meaning that less wood needs to be used for a certain temperature to remain in. It also takes outside from the house the smoke produced, decreasing the health problem associated with breathing the smoke.
The solar oven: it uses the energy of the sun to cook dishes. It is very eco-friendly since absolutely no firewood is used. There is a high potential for the use of solar cookers in India because the sun exposure remains quite high along the year.
An alternative for the selling of the wood and therefore that would bring a money income to the families is the Lantana furniture making. The idea of this alternative is to use the Lantana camara weed in order to make furniture. This weed is invading a huge area in and around Corbett Tiger Reserve, has a negative effect on wildlife and is almost impossible to control. It is indeed a free raw material and its removing will help the native flora to grow back again.
There is a high density of Lantana along the roads at the periphery of the CTR, which means that villagers will not have to go deep inside the jungle to collect it, helping the limitation of man-animal conflicts.
This alternative is about to be developed in four villages around Corbett Tiger Reserve (Sunderkhal, Ringora, Chhoti Haldwani and Kyari) under a project baptised "WELFARE", which stands for Women Empowerment through Lantana Furniture, Artefacts and Restoration of the Environment. This project would not only reduce the pressure on the forests but also empower the villagers.
This project is done in association with ATREE (Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment) who will take care of the training of the villagers. This non-profit association is based in Bangalore and has done a very good work in Male Madeshwara Hills by training villagers how to make baskets out of Lantana.
Lantana furniture is strangely not popular yet but it is actually strong and quite long lasting, unlike people can think.


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I've been reading a fantastic book called Grow Great Grub - Organic Food from Small Spaces. It's got me thinking a lot about alternative urban gardening options, which is how I came across the Woolly Pocket website. Essentially, the products are modular gardening containers that are designed to be placed on horizontal surfaces or hung on walls for vertical gardening and can be used both indoors and out. Sounds simple enough, but once you see the photographic proof of what you can actually do with these things, it'll blow your mind. You can easily create a wall of living art inside your apartment or grow an organic garden that hangs from the side of your fire escape. Really, these things are crazy!
My favorite thing about this company aside from the obvious cool factor is that they have a School Garden project where teachers and administrators can sign their schools up to take part for just 1K (which is sadly near impossible to get into the budget these days), so there is also an option where people can sponsor and/or donate to a school that wants to do it. Someone needs to hook these guys up with the Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution camp. A better and healthier school food program combined with hands-on gardening and nutrition curriculum that actually teaches kids about what they're consuming? Yes, please. That reminds me, you should sign the petition to fight for better school lunch programs across America.
Okay, back to Woolly Pockets! Here's a video of one of the owners (and his killer mustache) talking about the background of the products. I am loving the cheesy music in this.
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Is Your Local Pizza Parlor a Front for Cybercrime?
If you're a Pittsburgh resident or familiar with the area, take a look at the map below. Recognize any of these pizza parlor locations?
The owner of one of these restaurants was linked to the recently discovered Operation High Roller financial fraud cyberattacks.
Operation High Roller is a global financial fraud ring discovered this year by the researchers at McAfee Labs. It targets high-net bank accounts, which could mean bad news for families saving for a house, retirement, or anyone who owns their own business. Fronts for these attacks can be found anywhere – from your local pizza parlor to the house next door.
Our research team is extremely interested in these attacks, because it's a type of fraud never seen before. What's unique to Operation High Roller is that attacks are done automatically. There is no cyber criminal lurking in the dark. Computers do all the work, using a sophisticated virus to bypass bank security and conceal withdrawals in bank statements. This means that criminals can move faster, and they can drain bank accounts of almost any amount without immediate detection.
How hackers get in, and how you can protect yourself:
Here's a rundown of how the criminals behind Operation High Roller take advantage of victims, and what you can do to fight back every step of the way.
Step 1) Hackers send a phony email asking you to change your online banking password.
The image below is of an actual scam email sent to an Operation High Roller victim.
The link inside the email takes you to a malicious site, where the Operation High Roller virus will automatically download onto your computer.
How to Fight Back: Never click on links in emails or texts from an address you don't know, and be extremely suspicious of any email asking you to reset or confirm a password, unless you personally prompted the request. If you have doubts, call your bank to confirm the change, and always use the phone number or contact information listed on your bank's main website.
Step 2) The virus steals information from your bank's website.
Once the virus has been downloaded to your computer, the next time you log on to your bank's website, the virus inserts extra fields or notifications into the browser. For example, you might see a fake "please wait" screen while the virus collects your bank account information.
How to Fight Back: If your bank website suddenly changes its look, asks for different or new login information, or gives you strange popup messages, contact your bank immediately. Use the phone number or contact information listed on your bank's main website, never an email link, and report the changes right away. If the activity is suspicious, the bank can immediately place a fraud alert on your account and stop the virus from completing its mission.
Step 3) Operation High Roller complete: Goodbye, savings!
Once the Operation High Roller virus has stolen all of your bank account information, it can automatically (no hacker required) log into your bank website and transfer as much money as it wants out of your accounts.
What is especially clever about this process is that the virus can actually hide evidence of the attack – erasing any transfer confirmation emails and changing the account balance on your statements. It's a beautifully executed hit-and-run operation, which is why these attacks are so dangerous.
How to Fight Back: Always review printed bank statements for unusual transactions and report any suspicious activity to your bank as soon as possible. You can also double-check the activity on your bank's mobile app via your smartphone or tablet to ensure that what you're seeing is accurate.
Bottom Line: Cybercriminals are smart, but you can stay one step ahead.
Just as hackers have automated their game, users at home will always need an extra layer of protection just in case a malicious email gets through. Just this week, we announced new enhancements to McAfee All Access 2013, which provides advanced protection for all devices in the home – from your desktop computer to your smartphone and tablet.
To learn more about Operation High Roller and what you can do to keep your bank accounts safe, check out the infographic below, and be sure to follow us on Twitter with @McAfeeConsumer.
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