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- Student Matinee Series
- Matinee Dates
- Teen-Versionary
- Kid-versionary
- The Stonewall Salon
- The Silver Squad
- ImpACT
- Photos & Testimonials
- Support
- Contact
Student Matinee Series
Diversionary Theatre's Student Matinee Program partners with San Diego middle and high schools and youth groups to provide access to theatre 100% free of charge. Our programming focuses on reaching young people with little or no access to the arts, promoting cross-cultural tolerance around LGBTQ themes and issues while cultivating a theatre-going audience for the future. At least one Student Matinee is scheduled for every show produced on our Mainstage.
Diversionary's Education Team works closely with each participating school and organization to ensure an enriching experience for students and educators alike. Our Education Team collaborates with the classroom teacher on scheduling a pre-show workshop where a Diversionary Teaching Artist visits the classroom to introduce the play's subject matter and themes to the students using theatre games and an interactive lesson plan. We also offer assistance connecting our programming to Common Core Standards.
Each Student Matinee is scheduled for 11am on Wednesdays, and immediately following the performance the students are treated to a talk back with members of the cast and creative team. The talk back is moderated and students are encouraged to ask questions and give feedback on their experience with the performance.
Within a week after the Student Matinee, the same Diversionary Teaching artist returns to the classroom with a workshop to help the students contextualize the performance they attended and tie it back to their own lives.
Diversionary also offers access to blocks of seats for student groups in our regular schedule of shows. Please be in touch with our Education Associate about arranging your group: firstname.lastname@example.com
October 11th, 2017 at 11 am
As the pendulum of progress continues to swing, a Brooklyn couple attempts to navigate the complexities of contemporary gay life together. Hopscotching back and forth over the timeline of their relationship, a sensual, hilarious and compelling story of their bond emerges. This brave, cutting-edge new play confronts the lingering dangers and interconnected values of our nation, and the way to our future may be found through our past.
November 29th, 2017 at 11 am
Among the bleakest of moors, two spinster sisters dwell in their aggressively gloomy mansion with their brother, their mastiff and their maid-in-waiting. When a governess arrives, her presence threatens to unleash lethal secrets and raging desires in a home held together by lies and etiquette. A radical riff on 19th century romantic novels and the sisters who conceived them, The Moors is a riotous and wild comedy pulsating with vivid, macabre glee that has more in common with the present than the period.
February 21st, 2018 at 11 am
Chris, the spirited daughter of an American missionary, falls head-over-heels in love with a local teenage girl in Northern Uganda. Late at night on eve of the millennium, they secretly meet in a church to exchange vows and plot their escape. But when the civil war outside invades their fragile union, the course of Chris' life is changed forever. Confronting the religious and cultural roots of intolerance, this modern day parable explores America's relationship with Africa, and the human capacity for forgiveness.
April 11th, 2018 at 11 am
Once upon a time in 1955, a magical kingdom was built on the founding principles of dreams, American idealism, and our wildest hopes. Eight years later, a quintessential American family reeling from the loss of their King embarks on a quest for restoration and deliverance in this kingdom. 50 years later, their expedition is brought to dazzling life in an effort to understand one's place in family, the American way, and whether happiness is truly a place where dreams come true.
June 20, 2018 at 11 am
Following the life and evolution of Anita Bryant and her biggest fan, Tommy, The Loneliest Girl in the World magically charts the emergence of the gay rights movement on urgently intimate terms. By turns delightful and provocative, this inspiring new musical is a reminder of a battle yet won, the purpose of pie, and the power of an individual voice.
Join our Student/Educator Mailing list below. If you are interested in attending a matinee, please contact our Education Associate about arranging your group:
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Two Week LGBT+A Acting Camp!
Diversionary is proud to present Teen-Versionary, our first teen acting company exploring the LGBT experience. This summer Teen-Versionary rehearsed and presented queerSpawn by Mallery Avidon on Diversionary's Historic Mainstage.
Teen-Versionary is unique, producing a new play exploring the LGBT experience, and the ensemble is comprised of LGBT teens and their allies, creating a safe space to creatively explore the story and characters. Through a two week intensive rehearsal process, the teen ensemble will get a taste of a professional theatre process in a fast paced environment where a new play is fully produced in two weeks.
queerSpawn tells the story of The Kid, a fourteen-year-old starting high school in a small town. Everyone knows he has two moms, and that's just the beginning of his trouble. While dodging bullies, The Kid conjures imaginary allies, including sex/relationship advice columnist Dan Savage and Dr. McSteamy from TV's Grey's Anatomy. This provocative, hilarious and poignant new play takes an unflinching look at what it means to be a teen today, and the persisting stigma around the LGBT identity.
Folks aged 13 to recent high school graduates are welcome to apply for a position in Teen-Versionary. Anyone who wants to feel part of something special to apply is encouraged to apply. Because of the advance timeline, some theatrical experience is also encouraged, but not prerequisite.
Tuition: $400 for two weeks. Some Full and Partial Scholarships are available.
To enroll CLICK HERE
Please contact our Education Associate with any questions:
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"The Play"
September 10th -December 17 , 2018 (Every Monday for 12 Weeks)
No class November 12th, 19th or 26th. (Holidays)
3:45 pm -4:45 pm – Birney Elementary, Room 2
$110 per student for all twelve weeks!
Calling all Birney 3rd through 5th graders! Our neighborhood theater is excited
to present your very own theatre club where you can work on a scripted play and express yourself with your friends!
Learn all about what it takes to do a play on stage, flex your imagination and express
your point of view. Every Monday, we will be building your theatre skills
through: self-expression, collaboration and creativity. The program's finale will
be a presentation of a short play for friends and family held on the last day of class.
For additional information contact
Skyler Sullivan at email@example.com
Click Here To Register
Everyone has a story to tell. Diversionary Theatre invites LGBT Seniors to join its first-ever performance ensemble The Stonewall Salon culminating in a showcase presentation March 2nd and 3rd. The focus of the ensemble will be to investigate the stories you have to tell, while learning valuable theatre, storytelling and performance techniques to bring what you have to say to life on the stage.
Beginning January 16th, The Stonewall Salon will meet twice a week at Diversionary over a seven-week period to work on storytelling, acting, improv, and writing, and create their own ensemble-based show to share with the community. Our rehearsals will be on Tuesday and Thursdays from 10:00AM- 12:00PM at Diversionary Theatre.
The Stonewall Salon is an extension of Diversionary's FREE Acting series: The Silver Squad. Diversionary Theatre has welcomed over 100 San Diego seniors and their allies since April of 2016 to study acting, improvisation, and storytelling. Diversionary Theatre is excited to evolve this program a step further and offer a long term artistic experience.
"I am thrilled to be offering this unique experience to San Diego's lifetime learners. I'm inspired by older adults because of their life experience, and emotional depth. I look forward to working with these folks and helping them to tell the stories that need to be told." – Skyler Sullivan, Education Associate, Diversionary Theatre.
Contact: Skyler Sullivan Education Associate
Phone: 619-220-6830 x109 | E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
The Stonewall Salon 2019When: Tuesday and Thursday mornings 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, January 15th to March 2nd.
Performances: March 1st and 2nd at 2:00 PM
Where: Diversionary Theatre
Cost: FREE
Everyone has a story to tell. Diversionary Theatre invites LGBTQ Seniors 55 and up to join its first-ever performance ensemble The Silver Squad. The focus of the ensemble is to investigate the stories you have to tell, while learning valuable theatre, storytelling and performance techniques to bring what you have to say to life on the stage.
Drop In Class:
Gain confidence, make new friends, and learn about the art of theatre as we create a supportive environment to explore your creative voice, and connect with others in The Silver Squad. Our Drop in classes are a good way to get a sample of what it is like to come study with us before committing to a longer class. We focus on two performance skills each session, that may include: Acting, Improv, Movement, Writing, Storytelling, Music, Voice and Speech, Circus, and much more! No commitment, and they are Free!
Upcoming Drop-In Dates:
May 26th – Improvisation (Improv)
Acting: We will explore the tools of the actor: Voice, Body, and imagination. Come in with a willingness to play and connect with others. This will take you through the nuts and bolts of standing on a stage and starting your artistic journey as an actor. Good for beginners, and experts alike. Think of this like playing scales for a musician.
Improv: What happens onstage when there is no script? Improv is a great way to flex the muscles of the mind, and create all new material every time! We will play games to unlock our creative potential, and then jump into some short scenes that you will create on the spot.
Diversionary Theatre
Call Skyler at 619-220-6830 x 109 for more information.
Skyler Sullivan is an actor and arts educator transplanted from New York. While in NYC, he worked with The New Victory Theatre for ten years as a veteran teaching artist, where he honed his skills as a curriculum developer, and facilitator. He has also been a teacher and site director for Circus Minimus for the past 15 years and enjoyed four seasons on the faculty of the Sitka Fine Arts Camp in Sitka, AK. Other NYC teaching credits include: The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, the Professional Performing Arts School, and on-set coaching on two P.B.S. shows: Sesame Street and The Electric Company. Skyler is thrilled to be working with Diversionary Theatre as it continues its tradition of arts education and outreach. Currently in San Diego he also teaches for The Old Globe, Fern Street Circus, and The La Jolla Playhouse. In addition he works with Healthy Humor as a therapeutic clown. Keep an eye open to learn about upcoming classes and opportunities. Education: B.F.A. in acting Emerson College, M.F.A. in Acting Brooklyn College.Arts Education Company In-ResidenceDiversionary Theatre is pleased to welcome impACT On Stage as our Arts Education Organization In Residence. ImpACT on Stage is a nonprofit organization that uses live theater to do programming in schools, colleges, workplaces, and community centers about bullying, sexual assault, and substance abuse issues.
Through a variety of programs battling such issues as bullying, consent and sexual violence, alcohol and drug abuse, and workplace discrimination, impACT makes a difference in the lives of students and adults around the world. Each program includes our proprietary curriculum, tied to the California Common Core standards, that covers the terminology used in the live performances and begins to establish the scope and scale of each issue. ImpACT provides students and employees with engaging resources that are both informational and accessible, while teachers and bosses receive specific lesson-plans covering ways to have meaningful and successful conversations about these issues.For more information, please visit impACT at http://
"The authenticity of the performances as well as the pre and post show Q and A provided learning experiences for my students that they will never forget. This was the first time many of my students have met and interacted with people who identify as part of the LGBT community. I could see the relief and delight on many of my already identifying students as they watched and talked with people who were 'just like them'."Kelsey Zeran, Classroom Teacher at Fulton Middle School++"Our Diversionary field trips provide opportunities to promote the arts and arts awareness to our students, some of whom can't afford theatre tickets, or wouldn't have gone outside their comfort zone to see Diversionary's provocative pieces."Jeannine Marquis, Classroom Teacher at Canyon Crest Academy++"Working with the Skyler and the Diversionary theater has helped transform my students into thinking about theater as a vehicle for change. I am honored to have such an incredible working experience with their educational program. It has enriched my classroom and made a deep impression on my students and the way I teach my class. Thank you! "Jennifer Howard, appreciative teacher at HTHNC++"I never miss an opportunity to drive on a field trip to the theater, and the Diversionary Theater did not disappoint me with their show Amazons and their Men."Denise Bos, HTHNC parent++"What struck me walking into your classroom was the collaboration between community leaders (Diversionary Theater) and students sitting in a circle discussing the play after they had seen the performance."Isaac Jones, Director, High Tech High North County
A heartfelt Thank You to Diversionary's Arts Education supporters who make our work in the San Diego community possible:
Support progressive Arts Education today!
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Finally the team behind Faithfreedom.com
a site created to "expose my lies" are communicating with me and have
started to expose my lies. I am extremely grateful to them and thank
them for their dedication to truth. They kept saying all I say is lie,
so I wrote in their Guestbook and asked them to pinpoint some of my
lies. They invited me to have
a live voice chat with them, and here is the rest of our correspondence.
please visit this page frequently as I hope that our debate will be
productive and educational.
challenge for faithfreedom.org: Once again, we would like to offer you
the opportunity to debate with us, live over the Internet, using
voice chat. All actions will be taken in order to hide your
I would like to ask you what is wrong in debating through written
communication? You are more than welcome to use this
forum. I would be
also happy to exchange emails.
Using your forum would be the greatest mistake of our Internet careers.
Your hate inspired fans with their anti-Islamic sentiment and highly
offensive slurs are the main reasons which prompted us to have our own
web presence.
Anyone who visits our forum can see that what we cannot be accused of is
hatemongering. We are humanists and love all humanity. We come from all
religious backgrounds and it is the love of humanity that unites us. The
reason we dislike Islam is because according to our understanding Islam
is divisive and causes hate. We hate Islam for the same reason we hate
Nazism, KKK or any other racist ideology. However if you do not wish to
write in our forum, we can continue our debate by writing in our own
sites. Just as we are doing now.
I prefer written communication to voice chat because:
Written communication is produced with more care and there is
time to back up one's claims with supporting documents. In voice chat
one can say anything he or she wishes even lies, because supporting
documentations cannot be readily available.
Written communication sure gives people ample time to produce documents
which support their claims but simultaneously gives them ample time to
concoct stories and get away with it. Using voice chat it becomes a
little bit more difficult for both parties to do rebuttals, do you fear
you may not have the knowledge at hand? We have the knowledge at hand,
therefore it poses no problem for us. Your versions of events are quite
evidently taken from anti-Islamic sources which deduce an altogether
different version of events, are these your supporting documents? A real
man would rise to the challenge without hesitation, he would argue for
what he believes.
you find something concocted by me, you have the opportunity to
demonstrate that to the world and that will prove that I am a liar. So I
don't think that is something that should concern you rather you should
look forward to it as this will give you the ammunition to discredit me
once and for all and the case will be closed.
As for me fearing not to have the knowledge at hand, you may be
right. I never made any claims about my knowledge, I do not want to
promote myself and I am not running for any office. This is not about me
at all. There are many things I don't know but my ignorance does not
make Islam a true religion. What I know is enough to show that Islam is
a false belief and Muhammad was an impostor.
In written communication ideas collide while in voice chat personalities
clash. In religious discussions often emotions are heightened and the
debate is reduced to name-callings and adhominems. I have hardly seen
any debate with a Muslim where Islam has been under attack without the
Muslim insulting the accuser and trying to win the argument through
arrogance and rudeness. I am not willing to step into that quagmire.
Mr Sina, you assume way too much. Personalities may clash but within a
"sensible" debate involving "sensible" people its not going to
happen, is it? Name-calling? Once again Mr Sina, you belittle Muslims
too much. After dealing with many non-Muslims on the Internet, using
voice chat, I am truly proud to be a Muslim, my brothers and sisters
have lead by example, refraining from cursing those who curse them and
not showing any kind of hate towards those who hate them. The postings
under your "Muslim comments" section are laughable to say the least.
I really cant imagine somebody writing to you in the nicest possible
manner and ending the letter with a swear word or two! Just who are you
trying to convince?
I am pleased to hear that. I am sure you are a
decent person and would not start cursing those with whom you disagree.
But you believe in Muhammad who invited his opponents to a round of
cursing and invoking Allah's wrath on each other to prove who is right
and who is wrong and my own experience show that often Muslim recourse
to cursing and even adhominem when they fail to find satisfactory
YUSUFALI: If any one disputes in this matter with thee,
now after (full) knowledge Hath come to thee, say: "Come! let us
gather together,- our sons and your sons, our women and your women,
ourselves and yourselves: Then let us earnestly pray, and invoke the
curse of Allah on those who lie!"
I find it difficult to believe
that any sensible person in this day and age would find cursing as a
valid conflict resolution.
Written communications can be posted on our sites and thousands of
people can read it. Voice chat is lost after it is over and who knows
how many people can listen to it at the time that is convenient for the
written communication, we would not be dealing with only you but all
those around you as well. People such as yourself, to the average Tom,
Dick or Harry come across as very convincing because you deliberately
choose to tell half-truths and fabricate stories which are most
favourable to their ideals and needs.
Okay, now you have your chance to expose
my lies once and for all and save "the average Tom. Dick and Harry".
So let's get to work.
Each and every reply we give will be horrendously scrutinised by the
agenda-holding fans of yours. The point in question will be disregarded
and a whole series of new points will be thrown at us, chunk by chunk.
One often finds its not a rebuttal which forces people to end
participation in a written debate but the sheer volume of people one has
to deal with. It's highly time consuming and can be very tedious.
That is fine. You don't want to use our forum? There is no obligation.
Your team against me is fine with me. Our "confrontation" is
intellectual not physical. I am of the opinion that one person who says
the truth is more powerful than the entire humanity who believes in a
lie. Galileo proved my point.
When the man you call prophet assassinated his opponents, when the great
Islamic scholars encourage Muslims to lie to forward the advancement of
Islam and when you believe in a deity who by your own prophet's
admission is Khairul Makerin (the best of deceivers), I would be a fool
to jeopardize my life and trust the "protection" that you
offer me. You are a Muslim and it is your religious duty to kill the
apostates. As long as you believe in Islam I see you as my potential
assassin and would rather stay safe.
The above is not an accurate account of events at all. I refuse to
answer the above points within this reply. Your tactic of changing the
topic in discussion has been employed once again, and I will not fall
for it this time. Stick with the issue at hand. I'd like to meet the
Western Muslim who is willing to assassinate you on Western land. No, Mr
Sina, you are deluding yourself and the public. Those particular
apostates (some of whom were spy's) mentioned in the Hadith (if the
Hadith is correct), were I'm sure dealt with in a manner which was most
appropriate at the time.
Yes this is a separate topic and I do not expect you to respond to is in
this moment. But I did not raise it to change the subject but rather to
make my point. We will get to that in due time and I look forward to
your enlightening explanation.
But allow me to disagree with you on your claim that a western
Muslim would not assassinate for Islam. I believe the American. British
and the Australian Jihadis (Muslim terrorists) that were found in the
recent events prove that terrorism is not the exclusivity of the Middle
Easterners but rather a peculiarity of Islamism. Also I don't think an
intelligent person like you would actually jeopardize his reputation and
freedom and assassin me. However what keeps you passing the information
that you have about me to your religious brethren who are more than
willing to kill me? (Read comments from Muslims in my site) With
all due respect, as long as you are a Muslim you are a potential
terrorist and this is the message that I want to communicate to the
world. My objective is to show through Quran and Hadith that Islam
means terrorism. When everyone (including the Muslims) learns about this
bitter truth, no one would like to be called with the name of Islam.
Muslims will leave Islam, they will be embarrassed to be known by this
name and calling someone a Muslim would be taken as an insult just as
calling someone a Nazi is considered to be an insult to many today.
And you know full well what the Quran teaches about apostates, yet you
deliberately delude the people into believing those verses are indeed
speaking of apostates - We are working on this at present.
Yes I know what Quran teaches about
apostates and this is a subject that we shall definitely discuss in our
future correspondence.
Once again you choose to conceal the surrounding events behind each of
those Hadith and prompt the reader to assume the worst in every
situation. Your comments are in fact so derogatory one often finds it
difficult to concentrate. To see the same old nonsense repeated so
casually by you, even after the immense number of refutations, is truly
indicative of your mentality.
Let us leave that judgment to our
I posted one message in your Guestbook and you deleted the URL of my
site that I had placed. What are you afraid of? You created your site
dedicated to expose my lies and I immediately made a link to your site
from mine and encouraged everyone to see it. Why did you remove link to
my site?
We have your websites URL listed in our "list of anti-Islamic websites
section" – This has always been the case. Please do not knowingly
conceal your knowledge of this matter - you know full well how certain
search engines work. We have one link to your site, and you have one for
Oh, so is that why you deleted the link
to my site? Thank you for clarifying it. Now I understand! ;-)
Also, I see on your forums some of your fans have claimed we have
deleted certain guest entries and we are now guilty of censorship.
Please let them know we also deleted some very offensive comments and
the usual racial banter. At the same we chose to delete guest entries
which we felt were really questions. We did not delete them to run away
from the point in question. We are working to answer these claims at
present, and how repetitive they are!
Well my friend you don't have a forum.
Your Guestbook is the only place people can post. You could respond to
those questions anyway or create a page dedicated to responding the
questions that are raised in the Guestbook.
This action of your speaks volumes of how sure are you of your own
faith. But very unfortunately for you and luckily for me you made a huge
mistake that you won't be able to rectify. You chose the name of our
organization that is dedicated to expose Islam's lies for your site.
This will certainly bring more visitors to our site and the truth is
always stronger than falsehood.
To be frank with you Mr Sina, when we discovered the domain was not
already registered we immediately new it was a divine miracle! Please do
not elevate your position. Many people have written in to say had it not
been for the minor typo they would have thought Ali Sina remains
unchallenged and are ever grateful for our presence.
I am sure that must have been a miracle.
But who will benefit from this miracle only time will reveal.
I did not know so many people
thought I am unchallenged. That is quiet encouraging. But please tell
them that Ali Sina is just an average guy with an average knowledge and
average understanding. (Oh well this is how I think of my self. My
opponents have a much less opinion about me. As usual the truth is
somewhere in between.) The reason I have remained "unchallenged" has
nothing to do with my intelligence or learning. It has to do with the
power of reason. I speak with commonsense. Although the commonsense is
not very much common, it is the most effective weapon to win every
argument. Try it! With your superior knowledge you'll become truly
If in the end it brings more visitors to your site, we are not bothered
by that at all. So long as people have the opportunity to make a choice
between your hate-filled propaganda and our refutations, we remain
My site is not hate-filled and this is
clear to any unbiased person. My message is the message of love, of
unity of humanity, of equality of rights between men and women, of
democracy, of freedom of thought and conscience, or abolition of racial
and religious prejudices and of independent thinking. Fighting hate is
la raison d'etre of my site and my message.
To give people this opportunity to make the choice I will make
sure they see your site too by placing a link to it and inviting them to
visit your site.
We have already received several emails from non-Muslims
encouraging us to debate with you, some of these people come across as
very objective and lend an open ear to us as well as you – which is a
healthy thing.
is what I asked you all along!
See what Islam teaches regarding the permissibility to lie:
"speaking is a means to achieve objectives. If a praise
worthy aim is attainable through both telling the truth and lying, it is
unlawful to accomplish through lying because there is no need for it.
When it is possible to achieve such an aim by lying but not by telling
the truth, it is permissible to lie if attaining the goal is permissible
" (Ref: Ahmad Ibn Naqib al-Misri, The Reliance of the Traveller,
translated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller , Amana publications, 1997, section
r8.2, page 745)."
Of course no one would lie if he or she can achieve his objective by
saying the truth so "lying is unlawful when you can achieve your
objective by saying the truth" is redundant and ridiculous. The crux
of this message is that lying is permissible.
How demeaning it is to know I am dealing with someone with the mentality
and reading ability of a child.
Didn't you say that you won't debase yourself
insulting me? It didn't take you much to break your own oath. Do you
really want me to trust you with my life? My dear! I was born a Muslim.
My linage with Islam dates back to Muhammad himself through his daughter
Fatima. I don't know for how long you have been a Muslim, but I know
Islam inside out. I lied for this religion too, and I know too well how
low Muslims can descend to defend this cult.
The bottom line of the message is: If the situation is dire you may lie
to achieve the goal. What that goal is I will leave up to you to ponder
upon. As a "former" Muslim you should be fully aware of the basic
principle in Islam, which is "Necessity relaxes prohibition". Thus
the flesh of swine is permissible if the situation is life-threatening.
Lies are also permissible if the situation is life-threatening. No doubt
you will twist this to make the reader believe "Islam says its ok to
tell porkies!" It really bothers me when you say "I was a Muslim".
Whilst I'm not denying apostates from all religions exist, you most
certainly are a dubious example!
Well, that is an interesting explanation.
But just like other explanations of the apologists of Islam that meaning
is not clear from the text itself.
As for your doubt about my Islamic background, you may as well
consider me a "paid agent of the ZIC "Zionist International
Conspiracy" (Oh you haven't heard of them yet? It is because it is a
secret organization) and assume that my real name is Ishaq Yahoodi. Does
that really change anything? Does that make my claims against Muhammad
and Islam any less relevant?
When I say Muslims lie I support my
claim providing valid documentation. But you keep calling me a liar and
you have created a site to expose my lies. Why don't you expose one of
my lies? I repeat again if you show that what I say about Muhammad is
lie I will remove my site. Is that fair?
Here are few of my claims.
Muhammad was an assassin killing his opponents al Mafioso
just like any other gangster godfather. He assassinated people whose
crime was to write a poetry ridiculing him.
Muhammad was a mass murderer like Hitler. He invaded the Jewish
populations of Arabia who called that land home for 2000 years and
massacred them, looted their properties and enslaved their women and
children. He virtually ethnically cleansed Hijaz from Jews and
Muhammad was a pedophile: Any man who can lust after a 6 or 9-year-old
child is a pedophile. If this was culture of the Arabs of 7th century
Muhammad should have not followed it. He claimed to be a messenger of
God. He should have known better. You say Arabs used to bury their
newborn daughters and Muhammad prohibited that. (I doubt that this was a
common practice or there would not have been so many women for each Arab
to marry few of them.) Why Muhammad did not prohibit the shameful
culture of marriage to minors but rather sanctioned it by practicing it
Muhammad was a narcissist and a schizophrenic. He used to see jins,
speak with them and spend a night in their town. Why should we believe
that such man was not hallucinating when he claimed to see Gabriel?
Muhammad was a lustful man who after the death of his beloved wife
Khadijah used women as sex objects and at that old age married, and had
sex without marriage with a score of women. He even banned a great
custom like adoption to satisfy his sexual appetite with his own
daughter in law Zeinab.
Okay that is enough for now. Please disprove one of these accusations
that I make against Muhammad and if you succeed my site will be a
history. This is a promise.
You have been writing articles on the Internet for several years now, we
for about a week! Little by little we hope to answer your every claim.
We have had a tremendous response from others who are willing to
contribute. It's neither clever nor funny of you to intimidate us in
such a fashion, when you know full well how much work we have to do in
such a short space of time.
I agree. You are new and you need time. I look forward to your
refutations and I am sure many are looking forward to it too. I will try
to promote this page so everyone can see how you defeat me. This I don'
t say out of sarcasm. But honestly should you prove me wrong I would
remove my site. This is a promise. Now may I ask you to promise NOT to
remove your site should I win the arguments? I say this because prior to
you there was a site called "ali_sina_exposed" hosted by a
free server that had even a picture of my childhood (It was taken when I
used to look like a monkey lol). I loved that site and made a link to it
asking everyone to visit it. But to my dismay the Webmaster deleted it.
I just want you to promise me that this won't happen to your site.
We not only have to clarify your version of the Quran and Hadith, but
have the mammoth task of educating you about Islam's history, societies,
cultures and traditions of past, together with a reminder of the
physical make up of human beings 1400 years ago. It may come across as
surprising but we are working individuals who struggle to devote time to
your absurd writings. We already know not much by way of explanation can
be done to convince you, since you are quite evidently in a league of
your own. You even accuse worldly renown historians and theologians of
being politically correct at the expense of your perceived truth.
I don't know how many people are in your
"team" but I am just one person and have to work long hours to
make ends meet. (Unfortunately these Jews never acknowledged my service
to their cause and they never sent me a dime, not even a thank you. Oh
well Jews are known for that lol)
Whilst we are what you would term "orthodox Muslims". We look upon
Hadith a lot more critically than you. We are not oblivious to the
manner in which they were collected and the time after the Prophets
death they were collected. You are fully aware Hadith are not taken as
100% fact by all Muslims in the world. Many claim you use unauthentic,
unverified Hadith to back up your claims, this is a matter we are yet to
be sure of. We will first of all concentrate on answering your claims
regarding the Quran and its teachings. Later on throughout our, I'm
sure, glorious careers we will concentrate on relating to you the events
behind certain Hadith which you claim show Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) to be
a criminal. Just remember to every story there are two sides and a
million interpretations, you most certainly are a deviation from the
Believe me, coming from the Shiite background I
never gave any importance to Hadith especially Bukhari and Muslim. As a
matter of fact I read these books only after I discovered the fallacy of
Islam. But despite the lies and exaggerations in these collections I
think they are important because they are the only historic source about
Muhammad. I do not think Hadith should be taken as source of guidance (I
don't think this even of Quran) But as a researcher I find hadith an
invaluable source of information about Muhammad and his character.
Hadith is the biography of Muhammad.
How far we have come from the original topic in question! But I was
expecting that.
of regards,
I truly thank you for this debate. I am extremely busy and was getting
annoyed of the emails I receive daily from Muslims telling me exactly
the same things without even bothering to read a few articles to know at
least who I am and what I say. I was really looking to a meaningful
debate. But as I said I have very few hours during the night. Now is
3:20 am and by the time I post this message in my site it will be close
to 4 am. And I have to get up at 7 and go to work. So please forgive me
if there is going to be some delay in responding to you. But if I may
suggest, let us keep our emails short with each email containing one or
just a few topics so we write with more details and our readers don't
find our discussion tedious.
With my best regards
Ali Sina
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Our Little Heart for Lucja's dad.
There is on the picture our daughter.
And under the picture, on another tag, are greetings from Lucja to her dad. Lucja wrote 'dad', her name and drew the heart in the middle.
As the card is for Lucja's dad, Lucja made another one for me :) She asked or she can have the shape I used to sketch my card and she wrote 'mum', her name and 'bird' as she likes one bird I received form Ola, she takes care of it like for a real one :) Also she drew us in a middle: Lucja, the bird, me and a heart :)
The card shape is a heart by Allena. I added hand made daisies, some leaves and a ribbon which I have dyed with tattered rose Distress ink. I also added a heart metal charm which I got from my blog friend Ola and the green raffia also form Ola. Little tags are Tiny Tags TH die.
I would like to join with my card Allena's challenge - a heart shaped card.
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Glen Robins
If you demonstrate ability and interest in French, he is very good and helpful. If you don't care, he won't bother either.
I am just testing the tool. I am not a student at Scotch.
il est super! great teacher, and always entertains the class
Great French teacher who really helps the whole class.
very approachable, and what's more, he knows his stuff and can teach it!
EXTREMELY SURPRISED that such an amazing and wonderous teacher has only an average rating of 4.1! A rating of 5 wouldn't describe this man's.... AMAZINGNESS! However, his enthusiasm in giving me high-5's when I see him is seeming to cease.
No matter how hard you try and how bad you do he always picks you up and helps your franglais
This guy is a legend nicest guy eva had him for yr 7 tutor over at St Kevins
alround top bloke. j'adore regarder les films et ecouter de la musique dans son classe. Nicest language teacher at scotch
very nice man. handles the class well. very good teacher, easy to follow.
very generous with his time, enthusiastic about his teaching, knows his stuff
he is a good bloke and a good teacher just not the best at the language itself.


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Petrified at Pamplona Bull Run
Partied out and petrified at Pamplona Bull Run
My first Pamplona Bull Run was one I will never forget. I was completely sketched out by the idea to be honest, especially as I had YouTubed videos of previous years to try and get me hyped up for it. What a mistake that was, as my palms went clammy and I nearly wet my pants just thinking about running down those narrow Spanish streets. As I'm a bit of a pushover and a major FOMO sufferer I decided to tag along on the trip…and bulls mighty bulls, I am so glad I did.
When we arrived I was immediately amazed with the campsite. The Stoke Travel camp is set up on a picturesque hill of Pamplona, giving you stunning views of the surrounding countryside when you crawl your sorry hungover arse out of your tent in the morning. It's also in the prime position to see the fireworks explode through the sky over Pamplona each night without heading back into the towns chaos. The Stoke Travel guides explained it was the hottest year yet, so the campsite swimming pool completely hit the spot during the midday heat. Feet in the water, sun on our faces, cold beers in our hands – bliss. If I could have wafted the smell of fear away it would have been perfect.
Come night the DJ set up so we could get down at the Stoke Travel campsite. The beats were banging loudly, everyone was getting in the groove and there were some mighty fine dance moves to be seen. Our little slice of Spanish paradise on the hillside of Pamplona had an unbeatable electric vibe. I was surprised by the eclectic turn out of people as well, from French to Irish to Australian to Mexican. You couldn't have asked for a friendlier crowd.
Once we reached Pamplona they split us into two groups (those who wanted to run and those who didn't), being the whimp that I am I headed into the latter group so I could watch the madness from afar. The Stokies were full of bull(shit) facts about the festival and Pamplona, and definitely took us to a great spot to watch the Pamplona Bull Run Tour.
After the Pamplona Bull Run was over we found a Stoke guide who then led us to the bar in town, and the party started with the free flowing beer and sangria. We played numerous drinking games, shaked our bodies and made tonnes of new international friends. Listening to all the war stories of the day made me feel guilty for not taking part but I was quite content watching the action from the side line.
Stoke Travel's staff couldn't have been more helpful or knowledgeable when it came to the Pamplona Bull Run, meaning we didn't need to worry about a thing. And despite partying with us until 4am, the Stokies sure had their shit together each morning. Thanks for an unforgettable time guys, I will be back!
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Cottage Christmas Home Tour 2016
We've decked the halls for this Christmas. This year is different from last. I spent a bit of time mucking about on Pinterest, and on Danish blog sites. I became intrigued by paper ornaments. In our foyer I used an antique paperback French book, to wallpaper the back wall of a pre-existing door frame. I'm drawn to antique books, the feel of the pages, the older language, proper English. People today speak differently, the last generation was more formal, than present. I find it interesting how our language is changing. The internet, emoji, texting are all having an influence upon English. I decided this year to add book pages, and wording "Joyeux Noel" to our Christmas décor. I've tried to keep the "theme" going throughout the cottage, using paper, wording, lettering, and repeating "Joyeux Noel". The approach is simplistic.
The color scheme neutral, and quiet; grey, silver, beige, and crème with a hint of brown. The cottage is small, rooms are open to one another. A simple approach, with natural elements; sticks, pine cones picked up at my parents home one Thanksgiving, feathers from the dove that wander about our garden, paired with a the Victorian element of wreaths to represent our cottage's era, and a quiet color scheme to flow seamlessly from room to room provide a warm Christmas hug.
The foyer greets guests with a wreaths hung from beige taffeta ribbon, centered in windows. Hanging wreaths over windows is a Victorian trend.
I add cuttings from our garden to a blue and white porcelain ginger jar, then decorating them with ornaments, and folded book pages. The ornaments are hung from small silver metallic ribbon, while the book pages are tied with small crème satin ribbon. A few bits of Christmas clip art, pair together with "Joyeux Noel" to create a bit of art, in the frame on the table. A collection of glitter letters, placed with a votive candle inside a cylinder finish off the table vignette. The "Merry Christmas" sign, is a tradition, Jr. added it.
The opposite table, features a Christmas tree created from antique book pages, cut and folded, then affixed with a small bit of hot glue to a pedestal post. Christmas cards are being hung by brown satin ribbons to the shutter doors, covering our shelf niche.
The fixture over head is dressed with a wreath on top, and a grouping of three ornaments hung from crème satin ribbon. I cut a wreath on one side with bolt cutters, pulled it apart enough to slip it around the chain, and balanced atop the fixture.
I made a few simple ornaments for the tree, pages folded into circles, hung with a tiny gold ribbon. I think they add a bit of texture to the tree. We used our usual assortment of silver glitter, charcoal grey, satin silver, satin grey, and a few glass ornaments. We have a few long blown glass icicle ornaments, the fellas fuss over.
Each year I ready the tree with lights, greenery, ribbon and a tree topper. This year I took the sunburst mirror on a stand, that usually sits behind our Santos on the dining table, apart. I placed the mirror at the top of the tree. Once I have the foundation created, the guys, decorate the tree. I sit back with a cup of coffee and giggle. "I think I already put one of those there, don't hang another one so close. How many of those glass dangle things have you put on? I get to put on four too."
My favorite ornament creates a fuss; hand carved wooden spheres from Africa. Jr; "I don't know why she wants to put these on the tree, they're heavy." Mr. GDC; " You'll have to find the right place for them." Jr; " She's got these two loops on them, how are we supposed to hang them. It doesn't make sense." Umm, fellas, I'm right here. What would Christmas be without the guys having a debate over the orbs? It's tradition.
Well done them. Each year, they manage amidst the fuss to create a lovely tree. Though one may have placed more long dangle things, than the other, and in spite of the heavy wooden orbs.
This year we chose to place the Christmas tree on display in the large front window, behind the dining table. We actually like it there, it works well. Our tree is small, the upper three sections of a previously nine foot high four section tree, a hand me down gifted by a friend. I used to put her tree up for her every year. One year she purchased a new one. Score! The bottom section broke several years ago. We place the remaining three sections in a pot, to give it some extra height, it's about 7 feet tall, and maybe 36" wide. Petite. I string 100 lights per foot upon it to set it aglow, then stuff it with Christmas greenery.
The Santos this year is holding a silver wreath. A wreath surrounds her base, and a grouping of three ornaments are inside her cage bottom.
The dining chandelier is dressed with faux greenery, silver ribbons, and an assortment of ornaments hanging from various bits of crème ribbon. I used tiny string, 1/4", and 1/2", it's what was in the cupboard.
The keeping room, is under construction. I purchased a project, a petite antique daybed. I'm currently working on cushions, pillows, and staining the bed. I had the best of intentions of having it finished for Christmas....meh. Best laid plans. Did you notice the elephant in the room? We purchased a recliner. Cough. I'm still getting over the shock. It's a leather, Norwegian recliner, with a steel frame, dressed in very soft dark taupe leather. Cough. Not sure how this happened, I think it has something to do with me lacking the ability to say "no". I'm working with it.
In this room we have a twin to the large front windows. I chose to create banners, one for each side of the window using art paper. Upon the art paper I lettered "Joyeux" on one banner, and "Noel" upon the second in silver glitter maker. Each banner is hung using silver glitter ribbon from the picture molding and allowed to fall down the wall. Inexpensive, simple method of decorating an empty wall.
Upon the sofa table, we placed my husband's nativity set. Lovingly made for him by his grandmother. A few fewer ears, yet we have every piece. It is a precious heirloom.
The chandelier is dressed with greenery, silver ribbon, and an assortment of ornaments, repeating them theme from the dining room. Repeating elements is a lovely way of relating spaces; using an underlying theme, repeating a color, or repeating a fabric create a seamless design plan, allowing your furniture, and accessories to take center stage, while giving your home a warm inviting, cohesive feel. Repeat elements, it's a designer trick.
The kitchen bay window again repeats the wreaths hung from beige taffeta ribbons. Upon the island Saint Nick in his sleigh, filled with presents and toys, pulled by one golden paper mache reindeer takes center stage.
Saint Nick sometimes finds his way upon the tree, on a mantle or sofa table.
View back toward the front of our cottage. Someday I plan to paint the island a color. When the great wall comes down. Maybe I need those Polish guys from "Under The Tuscan Sun"? The cabinetry upon that wall will be moved to Mr. GDC's workshop.
A hand carved nativity from Nicaragua sits atop a French book page, accented with greenery and a silk bow. The set is a gift from a friend, her daughter did missionary work there. They are a special part of our Christmas décor. Behind, another tree made from folded book pages.
At the other end of the kitchen is our laundry closet, disguised again with my on of my grandmother's tablecloths. We removed the original levers from the doors, trimmed the opening, and hung half of the cloth inside each door. Mr. GDC attached a chalk painted board across the middle mutton bar. I write little bits of fun there.
Presently "Joyeux Noel" dressed the petite chalkboard. This arrangement works well, the tablecloths enable the washer to breath and dry out when not in use. The chalkboard greets guest, wishes Happy Birthdays, and offers a word of the week complete with a definition.
Thank you for stopping in for a visit. I'm working on a few projects, including drapes for Mr. GDC's home office. Hopeful to complete them this week.
Until next time, wishing you all the best,
and a Happy Holiday to you;
Joyeux Noel, Habari Gani, Happy Hanukah -


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16-Year-Old Boy Is 3rd To Die On Icy Roads In Minnesota Storm
DULUTH (AP) - Authorities say a third person has died on icy roads as the first big snowstorm of the season swept through Minnesota last week.
The Carlton County Sheriff's Office says 16-year-old Nathan Gould of Holyoke was driving a car east on a curve Friday when he lost control on the icy, snow-covered road and collided with a westbound SUV.
Gould later died at a Duluth hospital. The 29-year-old Moose Lake woman who was driving the SUV suffered minor injuries. Two children in her vehicle were not hurt.
At least two other deaths happened on icy roads Friday, in southwestern Minnesota. The State Patrol says a 42-year-old man from Fulda died in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 59 while a 68-year-old Morton woman died in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 71.


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Roles of the Air Filters
Air filters could also be regarded as air purifiers. Cleaning and trapping of the dust particles in the air is best done using the air purifiers. Homes where they use the smokers is one of the places where they should consider having an air purifier. Smokers in homes are mainly used to cook roasted food. The other good place where an air purifier is suited is also a place where one has pets in the house. This is because air purifiers they are used in absorbing of the particles that are emitted in the air. Also an air purifier is also needed in places like the industries because of the increased smoke release during the manufacturing. They help in ensuring that the air is clean. The roles of the air cleaners is what we are going to look into in this case.The advantages of the air filters are discussed below.
Respiratory allergies are some of the conditions that are found within some people. There are also those who are victims of asthma. If the homes they are people who are in such situations it is recommended that an air purifier should be one of the priorities. This is because if the smoke particles go to the air it is most likely that people will get affected because of their health state and they will need to see a doctor. An air cleaner should not only be bought because of the sick but also because of the rest of the household. The same particles could end up making the healthy people also get sick. To avoid the expenses of having to get to see a doctor in such situations it is best if one just bought the air cleaner. To avoid such breakdowns it is better for one just to buy themselves their cleaner.
Most homes are fond of keeping pets. The pets also get the need to release themselves from time to time. Their urine for example has the particles that make it smell. Having an air cleaner is necessary because it will play the role of making sure that the air is totally cleaned up in cases as those that the pet has released itself. There are also other smells that could be in the house like the time that one is cooking. It is important to do away with the smell because after sometime the smell might end up smelling bad. To do away with bad smells the air filter could serve the purpose.
The air is not clean because in it there are bacteria found. One can get ill as a result of bacteria coming into contact with them. Having an air filter they will help in cleaning up the air. This is because they will aid in the trapping of the dust making it impossible for them to come into contact with person hence making sure that no diseases will be displayed.
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Heritage Harbour – "A Great Place to Live."
Our community offers
- World-class recreational facilities
- Innumerable cultural, educational, physical, and recreational activities
- Beautiful environment
- Bus, TV, and other services
- Ideal location, near Annapolis, Maryland
- Various types of homes
- Mature, stable, and fiscally-responsible Community Association.
The center of community activities is the community lodge, which is at 959 River Strand Loop. It features an auditorium, indoor and outdoor pools, fitness center, library, recreational activities room, woodwork shop, television studio, and many rooms for meeting and college courses.
Behind the Lodge, the outside pool and picnic area adjoins a horseshoe pit, a bocce ball court, and a walkway down to our waterfront on the South River.
At our Golf-Tennis Court-Clubhouse complex, which is at 875 Harry S. Truman Parkway, we offer nine tennis courts, a nine-hole golf course, and a clubhouse with a pro shop and a Dining Room.
A secure storage lot for RVs and boats is located at the Bermuda Lane cul-de-sac, off the northern loop of Mastline Drive.


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Please copy this quote on 10 small pieces of paper (stand up and march in place while you're writing them). Now put them in places where they will constantly remind you how true this quote really is! Tape them to your fridge, your kid's forehead, your treadmill…stick one in your purse, your wallet, your thong…
"Knowledge is not power.
Applied knowledge is power!"
All that stuff you "know"–all that brilliant info–is absolutely useless if you aren't doing anything about it!
And yes, you will read more about this in my upcoming book, Move Your Assets: From the chair not the bank!
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211 Vertin Boulevard Shorewood, Illinois 60404
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Property TypeRetail Store
Beautiful built out space, with 2 private bathrooms, manager's office and large back room storage area. High ceilings, dressing rooms and vinyl tile flooring. Great place to bring your business.
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Built: 2005
Cooling System: Central Air,Central Individual
Stories: 1
Current Use: Commercial
Potential Use: Commercial, Office and Research, Retail, Single Room Occupancy
Zoning: RTAIL
Rentable Square Feet: 5,000
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Posted on Tuesday, July 14th 2009, 5:04 am by Ryan
Drake's Best I Ever Had music video directed by Kanye West
This song has rockin our nightclubs & radio for the past 3 months (sheeez, feels like 6months) but finally Drake is signed to record label, CashMoney Records and this video was produced.
WARNING WARNING… video has the explicit lyrics uncensored
All the ladies in the video definitely have NYCeTwits! Enjoy cause YOU're The F_cKin Best!!!! Ry
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How Many Falls Is Enough To Impose Responsibility On Nursing Home?
Falls are a common problem facing elderly people in and out of nursing homes. By some accounts, every elderly person in America will fall at least one time over the course of the next year. Many of these falls will cause injury and some will even cause death.
In the case of falls occurring in the nursing home setting, many clients and their families focus their attention on tying a specific number of falls to a facilities responsibility. Truth be told, there really is no magic number when it comes to identifying a specific number of falls after which a nursing home or hospital becomes responsible.
Rather, in determining a nursing home's fall related liability, it is important to determine not just the actual number of falls that occurred prior to the injury causing fall, but to look at the situation as a whole. Taking a look at the residents all-risk assessment completed by the facility on admission should help determine what safeguards should have been in place to prevent falls. In the case of multiple falls, it is important to look to see if a new assessment was completed after each fall. Put another way, there is no magic number of falls for imputing responsibility on the part of a facility.
While in the fall mode, I came across this article regarding a lawsuit filed against a nursing home for failing to take precautions before a resident fell and died from her injuries. The lawsuit alleges that Windsor Chico Creek Care and Rehabilitation Centers failed to implement fall precautions for a woman who was admitted to the facility following a back injury that made her susceptible to falls.
The woman's husband filed a nursing home lawsuit claiming that the facilities negligent conduct resulted in the woman falling from her bed and fracturing her hip. The woman subsequently underwent surgery for the hip fracture and contracted aspiration pneumonia during her recovery that ultimately caused her death.
The lawsuit alleges that despite the facilities own orders for safety precautions, Windsor Chico Creek Care and Rehabilitation Center failed take the following precautionary measures to prevent the woman's fall from occurring:
- Failed to use guardrails on the bed
- Failed to use an alarm system to alert staff if the woman fell from her bed
- Failed to used a lowered bed style to minimize the risk of falling from an elevated height
- Failed to hire an adequate number of staff to provide assistance
In this case, should the allegations proved to be true, this facility faces liability even though no prior falls took occurred. The lawsuit also names Helios Healthcare LLC, the owner of Windsor Chico Creek as a co-defendant in the case.
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Install a RoofIf you securely cover your chicken run, keeping hawks out is easy. Now, how you choose to cover your run depends on a few factors. Do you want a temporary or permanent solution? What is your project budget? Do you want to provide protection along with shade?
Back in the '80s, a writer for Mother Earth News described a moment of inspiration when she realized that fishing line may be useful for more than catching fish. She placed fishing line across the top of her run, forming a web. This worked for her, but she mentioned that fishing line deteriorates. So, this is a temporary solution.
If you need a permanent roof, use wire. Chicken wire and hardware cloth are great options. You could even create a combination roof that's part wire and part tarp to give your chickens some shade.
Another option is game bird netting, which is what we use at Oakwood Game Farm.
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The last time that the OCG and TCG had a different Forbidden & Limited Lists was way back in May 9, 2008. TCG released an emergency list to ban "Dimension Fusion", restrict "Return from the Different Dimension" and semi-restrict "Allure of Darkness". The OCG list did not follow until the next rotation in September 1, 2008.
Come September 1, 2013, the OCG and TCG will go their separate ways as different Forbidden & Limited Lists are to be implement for each region. As such, it is important to keep track of the appropriate changes relevant to your region. Behind the cut is a simple comparison between the two lists.
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Friday, June 12, 2015
Monday I plan on putting my application in at Butterball. I already have my foot in the door because Jacob has talked to his supervisors and employees there about me. It starts at 11 something, which is awesome! After 60 days I get a pay raise and full dental, health, and vision. Once full time comes about I have decided to look for places to stay. Jacob and I have talked about it....he is a bit scared to be on his own, but we are ready to move out of our parents house. We are ready to start our lives together. This weekend we are watching over Jacob's brother's house. EAK! I'm excited!
I would tell you about the whole driving devils road three times, but that's for me to keep as my own sweet memory with the thrill of spookiness. Eventually after all my adventures and I settle down at my own place I will sit down and write it all down. For now I will give you a frustrating cliff hanger, like off of The Flash.
P.S The Flash, A.K.A Grant Gustin....hehehe ;) one of these days I will meet you and Christian Bale!
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Hope on the Slopes: Race to Beat Cancer
Sunday, February 11, 2018 10:45 am
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The 41st annual Race to Beat Cancer will take place in North Conway on Sunday, February 11th at Cranmore Mountain Resort. Skiers and snowboarders can participate in the race contributing a minimum of $80 ($50 for those 17 and under).
The day includes a full-day lift, organic, locally sourced pizza courtesy of Flatbread Company. Participants are encouraged to collect donations from their friends, family, and colleagues.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. on the third floor of the main base lodge and the race begins at 10:00 a.m.


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Monday night Irish sessions;
There is a session upstairs in the Dragon every Monday night, starting about 8.30pm. This is mostly (but not entirely) Irish tunes. Come along to join in and play, or just to listen.
Friday lunchtime Northumbrian piping sessions. 1.30 to 3.00pm
A small group of musicians meet on the firstFriday of each month to play Northumbrian tunes on Northumbrian Smallpipes. Other instruments are welcome too, and we do have the dots to most of the tunes we play.
This session is sometimes cancelled at short notice, so check with Barry at firstname.lastname@example.com or on 0788 158 1193 before setting out.


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When should I always file an insurance claim?
When you purchase auto insurance, you are obligated to report any accidents that occur to your insurance company. This ensures that they have the most accurate representation of your driving habits so that they can set your rates accordingly; it also enables you to receive compensation for your damages if you have the appropriate coverage on your policy.
Nevertheless, sometimes people may want to avoid filing a claim so that they can prevent their rates from increasing. Damages could be very minor or they may not have the coverage necessary to pay for the repairs. For example, if you do not carry comprehensive coverage and someone vandalizes your car, there is no reason to file a claim with your auto insurance.
While filing a claim may not always be necessary, you should always call your insurance agent or claims department when the following situations occur:
1.) An Accident Damages Someone Else's Car or Property
If you are at fault for damages, you are responsible for covering the cost of repairs whether your insurance pays for them or not. Failure to report a claim for an accident that you can can lead to lawsuits and even a suspended license. Even if you don't know who owns the property that you damage, you should still file a claim; you might still be linked to the damage and could receive a summons for it many months later.
2.) Anyone Sustains Injuries
Even if the injuries are apparently minor, always establish a claim if anyone involved in the accident is injured. Injuries that appear minor may become more serious later, and even a minor injury can lead to an expensive medical bill. You may be held liable for another person's medical expenses, and you could be sued if your insurance doesn't cover them. It's also a good idea to report your own injuries. Although you may not have injury coverage on your policy, your health insurance may not pay for accident-related medical expenses unless your car insurance has denied the claim.
3.) Liability is Unclear
If you're in a rear-end accident, a collision with a parked car or hit a fixed object, the liability is clear-cut. Similarly, if you hit a fixed object, you will be found at fault. Other claims, however, are not clear-cut even if the facts seem to be very straightforward. If the accident occurred in an intersection, involved changing lanes, backing up into each other or any other details, go ahead and file a claim even if you didn't sustain damage. This will protect you in case the other person's insurance finds you at fault for the accident.
4.) The Vehicle is Under Lease
If you're leasing your vehicle, you will need to repair any damage that it sustains prior to turning it back in. If you wait until the lease is up to file the claim, you may miss the insurance company's statute of limitations. All leased vehicles require full coverage insurance, so the claim should be covered if it was caused by any kind of covered peril.
5.) You're Driving a Borrowed or Rented Vehicle
Any time an accident occurs in a vehicle that you do not own, you should always file a claim with your insurance company. This is true even if the owner of the rented vehicle has also filed the claim with their own insurance. You do this because some insurance companies have exclusions written in them that prohibit them from handling claims that could be paid for by another insurance company. By filing with your own company, you can generate a denial letter that will allow the other party's insurance to handle the claim. Alternately, your insurance may be found responsible for the damage and can pay for the repairs directly for you.
Even if you do not contact the insurance company to report damage, you should be sure to notify the DMV and submit an SR-22 form showing proof of insurance. Failure to report the incident could lead to a suspended license if someone else reports your involvement and there is no claim on record for the damage. It's your responsibility to file this paperwork, which you can find online or obtain from your insurance company.
Ultimately, once the accident has been reported it's up to you to decide whether or not to file a claim. In certain situations, however, it's always wise to file with the insurance company even if you don't have coverage if they fall into one of these previous categories.


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#21 Pabst Racing
Mings Products and Services (MPS), APAN
Nationality: Guyanese
Languages spoken: English
Height/weight: 5'6" / 158 lbs.
Education: Junior at Florida International University (FIU) majoring in Civil Engineering
Current sports played: Only racing
Hobbies: Mountain biking, lawn tennis, skate boarding, going to the gym, playing piano and listening to music (pop, alternative rock, EDM, Trap, Soca, Dubstep)
Racing goal: To race at Le Mans, in the Verizon IndyCar Series or Formula 1
Racing heroes: Ayrton Senna, Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen
My fitness routine includes: Weekly Gym, running, trail riding on the mountain bike and Simulator training.
Any pre-race rituals or superstitions: I have to listen to my pre-race music before a race to zone in
The one talent I wish I had: Former National Chess Player. Celebrity crush is Selena Gomez. Advocate for Road Safety in collaboration with the Alicia Foundation.
An interesting note about me: Singing


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Ameteur 2
Another of Justin's retextured maps, this time of part of the introductory tutorial you probably went through the first time you started to play NAB - available previously to us as Training Arena 2 by B-Ball, one of his earlier efforts!
"I had to add those tons of statues that make lag, because if I didn't have them, then you walk where the statues are, you would get Flag #1 even though I got rid of the flags", Justin reports. "Yes, you can get up to the megapower, megaspeeds, etc with some help from..." ...at which point the message fades away.
I was tempted to make the screenshot the mass of female statues, except that we might have fallen foul of a "Net Nanny" program! But anyway, Justin has done a fun job here, with lava pools of differing character, and his usual pulsing-neon textures here and there, but thankfully not everywhere. Still, let the record show that B-Ball was here first.


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8th May 2016
Sunday Collection: The Collection came to £1565. Thank you for your kind contributions as always. There will be a Development Collection taken up next after communion today.
Pentecost Sunday (15th May) – Devotions @ 7pm with Rosary, talk on the Holy Spirit, anointing with blessed oil & Benediction.
Life in the Spirt Retreat – Continues here at The Graan each Thursday at 8.30pm until 19th May, Please contact Fr Victor.
May's Church Cleaning Group: Thanks to May's church cleaning group for all their dedication.
DUTY FOR THE WEEK: Mon – No duty. Mass @ 8pm - Brian. Tues – Niall Martin. Wed – Brian.
Thurs – Augustine. Fri – Victor. Sat – Brian.
Masses: 14th & 15th May. Vigil 6.30pm: Brian. 10.30am: Brian. 12noon: Augustine & 4pm – Victor.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament all day from 10am until 5pm. Confessions Tuesday to Friday 2- 5pm. Saturday 5pm – 6.15pm.
Important Feasts this Week: Tuesday – St Comgall. Thursday is the feast of St Pancras. Friday is the feast of Our Lady of Fatima.Saturday is the feast of St Matthias.
Prayer Groups At The Graan: Exposition and Devotions takes place on Tuesdays @ 8.30pm.
Meditation Prayer Group takes place on Wednesdays @ 8.30pm. Charismatic Prayer Group takes place on Thursdays @ 8.30pm. Passionist Companions: Meet on the last Friday of each month at 8.30pm.
Anam Cara: Meet on one Saturday in the month.
Exam Prayer:Lord, pour out your Spirit of Wisdom on our students: help them to remain calm, to attend carefully to the questions asked, to think clearly, to remember accurately, and to express themselves well. Grant that they may reflect the best of the work they have done and the best of the teaching they have received. Accept their best efforts in these examinations and in the great test of life on earth. May your love be upon them O Lord, as they place all their trust in you.
(St Francis de Sales): Do not look forward to what might happen tomorrow: The same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace, then, and put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginings.
Healing & Renewal Retreat from 21st - 22nd May in the Community Centre, Rossinver, Co. Leitrim. Starting at 9.30am on Saturday to 6pm on Sunday with Aidan Byrne & Noel Byrne on the Healing of the Family Tree, Holy Mass both days and a Healing service on Saturday night. Please see Poster for more information.
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Unique exhibits always arouse great interest
By Anna Gromova
Ancient women's Belarusian costumes from the late 19th-early 20th century and national rushniks are on show. All are on loan from the Museum of Ancient Belarusian Culture (of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus' K. Krapiva Institute of Study of Arts, Ethnography and Folklore). They are wonderful examples of Belarusian culture, which should attract attention towards Belarusian history, art and culture.
The show has already aroused great interest, including from representatives of the political elite, business circles and foreign diplomats.
Traditional costume is a vital element of Belarusian ethnic culture, being hand-woven and embroidered, and embellished with hand-made lace. Meanwhile, embroidered rushnik cloths were traditional household items which also had ritual significance, used to mark occasions such as baptisms and weddings. They were often presented as gifts, and were imbued with symbolic protective qualities.
Exhibition of ancient Belarusian costume and rushniks, organised in London, brightly reflects wealth of Belarusian culture, as noted by Vice Mayor of London's Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Elizabeth Rutherford, on visiting the Belarusian exhibition.
Ms. Rutherford was greatly impressed with the beauty of the ancient costumes of Belarusian women, brought to London by the Museum of Ancient Belarusian Culture. The exhibition primarily showcases married women's costumes, with just one example of an outfit once worn by an unmarried girl (they were allowed to leave some of their braids showing).
The Director of the Museum of Ancient Belarusian Culture, Boris Lazuko, and candidate of art history Maria Vinnikova tell us that each Belarusian region decorated its outfits uniquely. Costumes from the Starye Dorogi, Malorita, Kobrin, Berezino and Kalinkovichi districts are on show, each hand-made from natural flax and cotton; wool was used only for winter skirts. Ms. Rutherford commented that Britain is also known for its winter woollen skirts.
Ms. Rutherford is keen to learn more about Belarusian culture and the traditions of bygone years and the present day, and hopes that the exhibition in London will be well attended, so that others can also learn from the fascinating display. In fact, many guests praised the exhibits, showing that British people find Belarusian culture intriguing.
The exhibition was accompanied by ancient Belarusian music performed by young musician Alexander Surba, on the Belarusian duda — an instrument which he made himself.
The Museum of Ancient Belarusian Culture is a major cultural research and enlightening centre. In 2001, its collections were recognised as a national scientific treasure.


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There are many ways I choose which watch to wear - it may be based on an event, which have batteries, but today it was because the colour matched my top.
Today's watch is the Swatch Dreamwater, and this was a Swatch watch designed for surfing (and is part of the Scuba range) . The main difference is the strap which is a long fabric and velcro one with a neoprene strip as the backing (with the Dreamwater name printed on it). This strap is actually long enough to to be used over a wetsuit and the material will also be good under water.
The case is a thicker watertight case which is rated to 200m. It has a rotating bezel with minute markers which I guess can be used for dive timing. The hands are also easy to read with the minute hand having an arrow at the end, and all hands being glow in the dark.
This model has the number SDB113, and came with two strap lengths (which add an L or S to the end of the model number). It is part of the 1998 Autumn Winter collection, and was designed in 1997.


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|20th C. Antique Tibetan Monastery Buddha Double Sided Wood block. This is cool because it is 2 sided. This side has the 8 auspicios signs. And Large Tibetan Writing.
The 8 signs are: The Dharma-Wheel (Dharmachakra); it is said that after Siddharta Gautama achieved enlightenment, Brahma came to him, offered a Dharma-Wheel and requested the Buddha to teach.


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Robert Lewandowski suggested Bayern Munich struggled physically after the mid-season break during Pep Guardiola's time at the helm, but hopes things will be better under Carlo Ancelotti.
With Guardiola in charge Bayern tended to impress in the first half of the season, only to have some difficulties towards the end of the campaign.
Their underwhelming performances after the rest period saw them miss out on Champions League glory with the Spaniard, but Lewandowski is confident they will be in better shape this time around.
"We will be even better in this second half of the season," the Poland international was quoted as saying by Bild. "We will be better tactically and physically.
"We always had problems toward the end of the season in the past two years, both physically and with injuries."
Bayern are on a training camp in Qatar to prepare for the restart of the 2016-17 campaign and Lewandowski is pleased with the work they have been putting in.
"Our workload is perfect," he stated.
"A lot of our players did not really have the chance to do much work on a conditional level ahead of the season because of the Euros.
"The games immediately came thick and fast. A setback was inevitable because of our short pre-season.
"But we are doing a lot of work now."


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Quick Facts
Fontbonne University is a private, Catholic, co-educational liberal arts university located in suburban St. Louis. Founded in 1923 and sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Fontbonne embraces the mission and values of its founders, opening its doors and hearts to all and encouraging open communication and personal concern.
Fontbonne University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Learn more about individual program accreditation.
As of fall 2017, overall enrollment is 1,375 with an FTE of 1,119. Undergraduate enrollment is 893, 86 percent of those being full-time students. Our overall demographic breakdown includes 66 percent female and 34 percent male, 13 percent domestic students of color, and 9 percent of students are non-resident aliens. There are 25 countries represented throughout the student body.
First-time, first-year enrollment is 139, all registered full-time. The demographic breakdown include 50 percent female and 50 percent male, 12 percent students of color, and 8 percent of students are non-resident aliens.
Fontbonne's 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio fosters ideal opportunities for discussion and the personal attention needed to assist students in reaching their goals.
Visit Fontbonne University's College Navigator page to review the latest IPEDS information.
Retention and Completion
As of fall 2017, retention rate for 2016 first-time full-time freshmen is 80 percent and the retention rate for first-time full-time transfers is 81.6 percent. Fontbonne University's current 6-year graduation rate is 50 percent.
Alumni and Career Outcomes
Fontbonne currently has 19,749 living alumni, 66 percent of which reside or work in the greater Saint Louis area. The Class of 2016 has an overall career outcome rate of 92 percent. Explore Career Services for additional details.
We offer 17 NCAA Division III sports as part of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC). Learn more about Griffin Athletics.
Residential Life
We have three residence halls on campus with traditional student rooms, suites, and apartment style living. Approximately 70 percent of first-time full-time freshmen live on campus. Average room and board fees for the 2017-2018 academic are $9,590. Explore residential life at Fontbonne.
Apply online — there is no application fee for domestic students. Students are admitted on a rolling basis. Apply now.
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The university currently offers 44 undergraduate majors and 34 minors as well as 10 undergraduate certificates. Graduates may choose from 19 majors and 8 certificate programs. Learn more about undergraduate and graduate programs.
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Current annual full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are $25,460. Learn more about tuition and fees.
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It is on the tradition of service and based on the values of the Congregation of St. Joseph, that Fontbonne University was founded. A devotion to the tradition continues to move Fontbonne forward into the future. Learn more.
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By Daryl L. Meyers
Although time has moved on far more quickly than I could have imagined, childhood memories of days gone by still remain, especially those magical moments called holidays.
Who could forget the aroma of mashed potatoes, gravy, turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie for dessert? Our table was set for a king and even though we were far from well-to-do, ours was a feast indeed, leaving no doubt about our royal heritage, especially at Thanksgiving. Like others, our family wasn't perfect, but as we gathered around this table of plenty expressing our gratitude for the simple, ordinary gifts of life, there was a deepening of appreciation for each other, and for those experiences shared in common that brought us together and kept us together as a family.
As Thanksgiving, with its turkey and all the trimmings, faded away, our community evolved into a magical land of make believe. Houses, once dark and uninviting, were now places of interest, destinations for sight-seers. There were reindeer and sleighs, elves and singing minstrels, candles, wreathes and colored lights designed to hold the attention of young and old alike. This was the Disneyland that I knew, long before there was a destination by that name. Yes, Christmas had come again and my childhood heart was filled with wonder at the beauty and magic of it all.
Towards the beginning of December my parents and sister and I checked out the evergreens at a Christmas tree lot not far from our home. Even though prices had gone through the roof (75 cents), we went ahead, paid the attendant, tied the tree securely to the top of our car and headed home. Once inside, the aroma of evergreen filled the house, and before long, with the help of mom, dad and some little hands, our tree became anything but ordinary. It was absolutely beautiful … a work of art, covered in tinsel and crowned with an angel.
As Christmas Eve drew near and presents under the tree grew as well, so did the excitement of two little people, especially me. I was the youngest in the family, and even though I was very shy, I managed to get up enough courage to sit on Santa's knee at one of the big department stores in town and tell him what I wanted for Christmas. Of course, there was no doubt in my little mind that he would deliver just as he promised.
Like other children, I too had been told of Santa's amazing journey around the world bringing candy canes, toys, and special presents to "good boys and girls." And since I had been a good boy … well … at least most the time, certainly Santa would remember me! Right?
And … indeed he did, even though he didn't come exactly the way I had expected. You see, our family lived in the South and there was no snow or at least very little. That's probably why I didn't see any reindeer or a sleigh.
I did hear him though. One late night on Christmas Eve he arrived. He didn't come down our chimney, but his arrival was just as exciting. With my heart in my throat and eyes as big as saucers, I could hear the sound of heavy boots coming up our basement steps. Suddenly with a "HO, HO, HO," our basement door opened and there he was … the man in red with the white flowing beard. And me … I was electrified … unable to move. It was fantastic … unbelievable, but true! Santa had come! I was not forgotten!
Memories. How special. As my mind wanders back across the years to that time when childhood dreams and fantasies came true, I find myself wishing that I could go back to those good old days, that I could be a child again, exploring once more that place of innocence where imagination and reality were one in the same.
Is it possible? Can we go back? Could we become children again?
We may not be able to erase the years, but the child within is still there, and when given the freedom, is ready to make every holiday a celebration and each day a grand adventure.
Note: Daryl and his wife Kerstin were the hospital Santa and Mrs.Clause for over 20 years, a role apparently passed on by former family Santas.


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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Christmas Dinner at the Sheraton, Springfield, Massachusetts
December 25, 1941, with the U.S. only two weeks into its involvement in World War II, the future might have been forboding, but no rationing or shortages had struck us yet. It would be, if not the last peacetime Christmas, then the last Christmas of pre-war style celebration.
Here at the Sheraton Hotel in Springfield, Massachusetts, Christmas Dinner, a spread of several courses from fruit cup to appetizers such as chopped chicken livers, to soups, to the main course, your choice of several (roast turkey, baked whole lobster, etc.), green salad of iceberg lettuce and your choice of French, Rocquefort or Thousand Island dressing. Desserts include mince pie, green apple pie, pumpkin pie, or Indian pudding. Something also called a Santa Claus Parfait, as well as lemon or raspberry sherbet.
All yours for two bucks. In the decades since we've gone less regional with our dining choices and with much less plain fare. The changes in price, well, we won't go there. Merry Christmas.
Posted by Jacqueline T. Lynch at 7:32 AM
Labels: 20th Century, holidays, Massachusetts
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