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Friday, September 09, 2005
Lay down your arms
When I was with my entire weird family in the desert last month, I had a talk with my 15-year old nephew about drugs. I explained to him that when I had been a drug peer educator at Berkeley, we never told people to do drugs or not to do drugs. Our programme's mission had been only to give out as much information as possible and then leave people to make their own informed, and hopefully responsible, choices. We were dealing with university students.
In New Orleans, more experienced adults are being not only told what to do, but in many cases being handcuffed and forced to leave their own property. If I were in New Orleans and someone explained to me all of the potential dangers of staying there, I might be very likely to leave the city. However I would want to know that I could make my own decision and that I was not being told what to do as if I were a small child who could not be left on my own. I imagine it must feel absolutely heart-breaking and frustrating - and I don't know what else - to be forced to leave your own home when you don't want to go. It's just wrong.
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- knottyboy said...
I was listening to NPR yesterday and one of the heads of the New Orleans evac. was saying that they WOULD NOT forcibly remove anyone. Now this seems a little skewed since they are handcuffing N.O. residents. Another fakokta mess.
- 9/9/05 17:55
I know that this is your blogg and I don't want to bully my way in but I need to vent a little...As you know, I have been yelling at the television for over a week now...and you also know that while in the past, I have enjoyed pointing a finger at the USA with the smugness of a Canadian - I am now truly and utterly heartbroken...
What will it take for US citizens to take action - not just helping out with this disaster but actually take an interest in how the country is run? How is it that the leader of a disaster response team was hired when the only leadership experience he had was in horses?
Is it because the population of the USA is so brain-dead that they would rather watch football or sub-standard, delusional hopefuls grasp at any form of fame no matter how humiliating?
What really has made me hysterical has been the fact that taking away arms from citizens has caused more of an uproar than the fact people were dying while members of the Bush administration went shopping or were on vaction...
It makes that blowjob ten years ago seem like a dream....
- 9/9/05 18:16
Maybe you could explain to us the exact protocol of how to handle a situation like this. Please start from the mayor of N.O. to the governor of LA then on to The Dept of Homeland Security for the state of LA (not national). From there please explain the city of N.O. evacuation plan and governance issues between federal (FEMA), state, and local authorities.
- 9/9/05 19:38
Prior to joining FEMA, Mr. Brown practiced law in Colorado and Oklahoma, where he served as a bar examiner on ethics and professional responsibility for the Oklahoma Supreme Court and as a hearing examiner for the Colorado Supreme Court. He had been appointed as a special prosecutor in police disciplinary matters. While attending law school he was appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee of the Oklahoma Legislature as the Finance Committee Staff Director, where he oversaw state fiscal issues. His background in state and local government also includes serving as an assistant city manager with emergency services oversight and as a city councilman.
Mr. Brown was also an adjunct professor of law for the Oklahoma City University.
A native of Oklahoma, Mr. Brown holds a bachelor's degree in Public Administration/Political Science from Central State University, Oklahoma. He received his J.D. from Oklahoma City University's School of Law.
- 9/9/05 19:49
How about this...don't go shopping and stay on vacation when your citizens are drowning...
That would be a good start...
- 9/9/05 19:53
Thank you for clearing everything up for me.
- 9/9/05 19:54
Is sarcasm the only come back you have? Thanks for the Mike Brown resume by the way...I stand corrected. However, now that he has been removed it is a moot point but thanks again.
- 9/9/05 20:10
How do you know it is sarcasm? The words are typed, not spoken.
Thanks again
- 9/9/05 20:17
By the way, big football weekend ahead of us. Notre Dame plays Michigan and Ohio State plays Texas.
- 9/9/05 20:21
You illustrate my point..Nero playing the violin while Rome burned...
- 9/9/05 20:31
Oh sorry
- 9/9/05 20:43
Because the average wait time to get hospital treatment in Canada is 17.7 weeks, I suggest you look into getting that ulcer you are giving yourself checked out now.
- 9/9/05 20:50
Do me a huge favour and take a long, hard look at the medical situation in your own country before you offer a critique of mine.
- 9/9/05 21:14
Cant, got to go to the doctor. Just made an appointment 5 minutes ago.
- 9/9/05 21:25
Better yet, how would you like to offer an explanation why the USA is ranked 8th on the UN Human Development Index? And yet despite falling from Number 1, Canada managed to come 4th....
- 9/9/05 21:27
Falling from 1st to 4th is nothing to be proud of. Why do Canadian put up with that?
- 9/9/05 21:34
1) norway, population 4.5 million
2) sweden, population 9 million
3) austrailia, population 20 million
4) canada, population 32 million
5) netherlands, population 16 million
6) belgium, population 10 million
7) iceland, population 293,000
8) USA, population 297 million
Pretty good if you ask me. The US is almost 10 times the size of the next biggest country. Not to mention the fact that we have a ton of people from every backgound imaginable. Bound to be some illiteracy and crime. By the way Canada pulled an astounding 0.943 while the US lagged behind at .939.
Go bash Japan they pulled a shitty .938 and were 9th.
- 9/9/05 21:57
- Devastatin' Dave said...
Is the UN Human Development Index similar to George Costanza's Human Fund?
- 9/9/05 22:17
Canada is addressing the problem with our rating, but it seems we continue to provide cheap drugs and flu vaccinations to Americans despite our slide into fourth.
Perhaps your doctor would like to provide medicine to some of the busloads of senior citizens arriving in Ontario from the USA every day. It seems hers/his appointment book is rather empty.
- 9/9/05 22:38
so it all boils down to cheap drugs. i don't take perscription drugs and have had a perscription maybe 10 times in my life. dont think i have ever paid more than 15 bucks.
- 9/9/05 22:46
by the way i dont think you mentioned the fact that a lot of canandians die during that 17.7 week wait or from complications that arise from having to wait that long. do you guys have a drug for that?
- 9/9/05 22:50
I don't know where you are getting this 17.7 week wait information...I have never waited...my mother during five breast cancer operations never waited...in fact no one I have ever known in Canada has waited for a doctor or medical services.
However, American citizens arrive by the busload every single day to Ontario to buy drugs they cannot afford in the greatest nation on earth.
And as for cheap drugs...nothing beats the current price of B.C. bud.
- 9/9/05 23:26
- Skeeter said...
I don't really know you, but I have seen your comments on the blogs. I hate to say it, but I have to back up SS on this one.
- 10/9/05 05:16
Why do you hate to say it?
Hook Em Horns!!!!!!!!
- 10/9/05 05:50
- Skeeter said...
My intent was to be dramatic, but the "backing up" remark was for you saying "Go Bucks!!"
Come on, I know you're a Falcon but "Cheer your Team". What, you have money on Texas right?
- 10/9/05 10:06
No, no money on Texas. They won't show up.
- 10/9/05 16:28
Back to the initial blog. I have to agree that Americans are very misinformed or not well informed people. I can't understand why you would want to stay in a sinking house in a dead town. Maybe because they feel at least they have a roof over their heads and if they leave they will be homeless. I agree with Max, rather then busting in and telling them what to do why doesn't the national guard explain to them the dangers of staying there. Patience is a virtue and if the NG were more patient and people persons they would maybe convince the "evacuees" who don't want to leave to eventually leave.
Then again, the national guard are misinformed or uninformed americans as well no?
I stopped watching the Katrina fiasco because I just get angry and start to cry. Then I laugh my ass off at how disorganized the most power country in the world is.
SS you mess with Tits Malone, you mess with the whole family.
- 13/9/05 13:32
(I love the wilson brothers (luke and owen) that's why)
- 13/9/05 13:33
- Monkey's Max said...
Chatsy, you Mad Canadian, please don't put words into my mouth. I did not say in this post that Americans are "very misinformed or not well informed". My point was that adults in a free country should not be told what to do, only that they should be given all available information so that they can make their own informed decisions.
I think there are many reasons why people, at least those in less damaged (especially above sea level) areas, would want to stay. In fact we had a very protracted and enlightening discussion about it last Friday night in the pub. We may not be able to understand all of the reasons as we can only attempt to imagine being in that situation.
You might think about stopping by more often and participating in discussions in a more timely manner.
P.S. I discovered yesterday that one of my colleagues here (now a lawyer) used to work with you - Jindřich K - he was a German/Czech translator at Links. When I asked him if he knew you, he said, "Oh, the crazy Canadian." I kid you not.
- 13/9/05 14:12
I remember the name but can't put a face to it. Hey I was the life of the party at links ski trips!
amen sister.
PS I meant I hear what you are saying and I think americans are just not informed well enough....
- 13/9/05 18:59


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I haven't been a big fan of the Mario Party series to be honest. I missed out on the N64 games, but I did like Mario Party 4 on Gamecube. However, I've ignored the series for most of its history. But I figured it would be a good time to give the series another shot with Super Mario Party, which seems to renew a fresh sub-series of this spinoff.
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PUBLISHED: 14:37 14 March 2019 | UPDATED: 15:47 14 March 2019
A kebab shop is appealing against its zero food hygiene rating.
The Food Standards Agency found that Ali's Kebab Shop on Brandon High Street needed urgent improvement on its management of food safety and major improvement in hygienically handling food.
But shop manager Morat Yuselin said the rating is "not normal at all" for the 26-year-old business, which usually has ratings of four or five.
Problems outlined in the inspection report, carried out on February 15, included food held at 49.9C instead of the recommended 63C, and the refrigerator not being kept below 8C.
The report said: "The mayonnaise based sauce was a particular problem as it had been made the day before and the temperature of the mayonnaise was ranging between 14.5C to 18.4C."
Mr Yuselin, who has requested a new inspection from local authority Forest Heath District Council, said the fridge had just run out of gas when the inspector arrived, adding that he had replaced the food as soon as possible.
He said: "In 26 years there has never been a problem in this shop. If you have bad food how are you going to maintain your customers for 26 years?
"This shop is very clean and it has to be a five, not zero. We sell everything fresh."
Ali's Kebab Shop has received mixed reviews on website Tripadvisor, with the majority of views rating the establishment "very good" but the second highest number rating it as "terrible".
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Mr Yuselin also said the floor, ceiling and signs had been recently replaced and are in good condition.
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When children develop a range of sounds and for those who are able to say the sound by itself but are still getting the hang of using the sound in a word, this is a phonological (speech sound) error pattern. When looking at our child's skills, we will commonly be puzzled to why they are having so much trouble completing a task that we take for granted. The role of a speech pathologist is to break down the smaller steps that are required for your child to be successful in completing a skill such as speech sound production.
Mastering speech sounds is actually really complicated and requires a huge number of smaller skills to be developed first. These skills include (but are not limited to):
- Making sure the child can say the sound by itself (e.g. a child may replace the 'k' sound with 't' in every word but can copy the 'k' sound after an adult)
- Developing the child's listening skills to tell the difference between the correct sound and the sound in error in a set of words targeting the pattern (e.g. a child is consistently removing one sound in a consonant blend in words like star. This child is shown two words that are almost identical but one is correct and one isn't such as 'star' and 'tar')
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Practice the set words every day – In order for the child's brain to develop correct speech sounds it needs repetitive practise of the correct speech sound patterns. Find resources on our website at https://www.talkingmatters.com.au/about-us/resources/speech/.
Use positive language and use prompts to support your child – Some children don't respond well when their errors are pointed out so using prompts to give them clues about the correct production can support them and encourage them to keep trying even when it gets tough! For example, if your child says 'tup' instead of 'cup' a simple "hmm?" might be enough for them to correct it themselves. However they might need a bit more help by answering a question "a tup or a cup?".
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It is common that families and teachers will identify concerns with specific skills such as speech sound production. Speech pathologists are trained to analyse your child's current skills and difficulties to identify smaller goals your child will need to achieve as stepping stones towards achieving a larger goal, such as mastering speech sounds. As every child is different, the skills that one child needs support in, is likely to be different to another child. Hence a thorough assessment is always the place to start. Supports for working towards clear speech may include, but are not limited to:
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You have a great system!!!What happened to the Vermillion? Are you wanting to change to .4mV output? I loved my Urushi Black..........until I heard the PC-1 in my system, now I don't think I can go back!!!! I was going to re-tip the Urushi and possibly use it occasionally but I don't think I'll ever use it again!!! The improvement is worth the extra $$$ for the PC-1 (.6mV), just a suggestion given the quality of your system.
I have actually heard both side by side and to be honest, I couldn't hear the difference. I currently own the Rosewood Signature, and the Rosewood Signature Platinum. A close friend who lives nearby has the blue urishi. I just sold the vermillion urishi. I liked the vermillion a tad better than the Rosewood Signature and I like the RSP better than the Urishi. The RSP, the ZU 103R and the Shilabe are my current favorites. Short answer is that you can't go wrong with either. If you are getting them new. I would go for the Rosewood Signature and save the difference.
For me, it made a difference, but not a significant one. I believe the difference can be attributed to the platinum magnets. The midrange was a tad better defined, but it is hard to justify the difference in cost. I could only tell the difference with a-b testing. I think if someone switched out the cartridge without me knowing, I would probably not notice it.
Yes, if you are buying it new. You will be pleased with it. But that is just for the Koetsu. There are a lot of other cartridges out there that are great and sell for less. For me, it is an adventure. I have lots of different cartridges. My current keepers are the Miyajima Shilabe, the Koetsu RSP, the Koetsu RS, the ZU-DL103R, the Denon 103R, The Shelter 901, the Accuphase AC-2, the Adcom Crosscoil SXC-VDH, The Dynavector Ruby Karat, and the Supex SD-900 MK-IV. I have heard lots of others. They all sound a bit different, but are all enjoyable. A lot has to do with the proper matching of the cartridge with the phono preamp, SUT, and tonearm combination. You can easily have a cartridge that on one setup sounds great and on another sounds not very good. That is why reviews are so hard. If you switch out just the cartridge, then you are comparing which cartridge sounds better in your system. That will be different for each system. The best reviews are when they compare a complete setup. There are a lot of biases on cartridges (or anything else) based on what they are matched with.
Hard to believe but I can't decide which I like better. There is no cartridge I have heard that compares with the midrange of the Koetsu. The Shilabe comes close but excels in the low and high frequency range. So, I have both currently mounted on different tonearms (both on JMW 12.7i arms) and I have been switching back and forth, depending on how I feel. Right now, the RSP is playing and there is no reason to switch it out. But I feel the same way when the Shilabe is playing.
Indeed and it says 0,4 for the sky blue .
The vermillion red specs from the needle doctor are contradictive , in the specs it says 0,2 and next to the picture it says :
The red-lacquered Urushi Vermillion uses a low-capacitance cantilever wand a Quadrahedron stylus. Its samarium-cobalt magnet and silver-clad six-nines copper coils produce an output of 0.4mV. Though it was "slightly polite on top" and lacked some air and space it's "rich and colorful" sound was never soggy or too romantic. The "artfully coded" Vermillion proved to be "one of a handful of most muscly engaging cartridges" in MF's experience.
If MF is michael fremer you now whom i trust , i ll check stereophile on the review .
I also asked another " well informed" source .
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Last Sunday afternoon, I spoke to a beautiful young lady while she was waiting at Brig house station. she asked me can she have a girl friend and be a Christian? Does G-d love everyone?
Surely G-d does love everyone but hates sins. G-d does not hate homosexuals but their immoral deeds. Homosexual intercourse is sinful and it is recorded in the Bible that G-d destroyed two whole cities due to their sexual immorality. She argued it , " homosexual is born with. why cannot people enjoy what they were born with?" " You can. That is why G-d gives us each one a free will to choose. however, as He also called us to repent our sins, so when we know what the sins are in His eyes, we must repent. If you are homosexual, you can choose to love same sex friend, but you cannot have homosex with her." "but this is what homosexual people do, they fxxk with same gender people. " "sure, are we not all sinners? were we born with all kind of sins? If we do not repent our sins, none of us will be saved. Repentance is the first word that the Lord Jesus Christ preached in the Bible. it is not about whether you can have homosex because you are a homosexual, but whether you love G-d and trust Him who will give you an eternal life. If we believe in Him, we must repent and choose to live a life that pleases him." "I love to have homosex and do not want to repent it at all." she shouted back. "Then you made your choice and your choice bears consequence. it does not work if you keep sinning and repent not while you say you believe in G-d. It makes you a hypocrite. " "I do not believe in G-d. I love homosex." Her girl friend arrived and they kissed and left.
if you read this post, you see exactly why the homosexual people they hate G-d and his message. Because his very words condamn them instantly as they know that they love homosex way beyond what they think to repent, or they have no a hint of repentance of their homosexual practices. Shall G-d remove their homosexuality away by force? No. He will never contradict to his own words. Free will or freedom of choice was given. we bear full responsibility of what we choose and how we live. They have no idea how hard to enter the Kingdom of G-d and know not what the Grace the Son of G-d has brought into this world. if they repent not before their death, their sins will go down with them. They will face the judgement before the white throne.
"Because the time is near let him who is vile continue to be vile; let him who does right continue to do right; and let him who is holy continue to be holy. " Revelation 22:11
My friends, choose wisely as this world is crooked and wicked and full of evil. see what entices you, know what advances you in righteousness and justice and fairness. Without the Son of G-d Yehoshua, none of us has any chance to enter the Kingdom of G-d. It is a long race. It is an amazing race. It is a tough race. It is a rewarding race. if you have accepted him as your personal Savior, run this race with him. He will edify you, sanctify you, and perfect you. May the Grace and Peace from Christ Yehoshua be with us all. Amen.
Young missionaries of Mormon church are prostitutes in the eyes of our Lord. Surely, here it says that they are spiritual prostitutes going around the world to invite others to join them to learn their false doctrines, in which they deny the true divinity of the Holy God and equal mere human beings to him. Even in their doctrines, they degrade Him to a hum being. More over, they believe that God the Father has a human wife, goddess. Through sexual intercourse, they gave birth to Jesus, His first Son, and Satan, his second son, and Joseph Smith. Such a laughable story poisons so many young devoted missionaries to go to the streets day and night during their most beautiful period in their lives.
why then I called them prostitutes of Satan, because they act just like those ancient Israelite who knew G-d is their Father and yet kept Idols in their tents, houses, and even hearts. Young Mormons just like that, they know Jesus Christ died for our sins, and He is the True Son of G-d, but they also embrace that men can become G-d just like God was man and later became God. They commit spiritual adulteries as they keep other false and evil doctrine mingled with the Gospel.
Thoroughly and thoroughly in the Bible, God proclaims that He is a jealous God who hates evil, specially He hates what is no god.
Deuteronomy 32:21
They made me jealous by what is no god and angered me with their worthless idols.
Do Mormons worship idols? yes indeed. They firmly believe that the two golden leafs are true items from above and keep them in a high place than the Word of God and the Holy Bible. By trusting such fictional items as more sacred than the Holy Bible, is that not a form of idol?
Therefore, the LDS sends its young missionary to get people into their church, just like a well dressed prostitutes going on to the street, to get people to lay with her without money. This is active form of prostitution. To other Christians, their action is a direct adultery as they will to get others to believe that they can be gods, or man can become god. such false doctrine must be stopped and exposed.
May the Lord punish them severely but give them a chance to repent. May His Love be more than His righteous anger. Amen for ever.
March 29 2015, I met two groups of young Mormons on the street. They all are one type of black or dark dressed. They appeared all love the Lord and know the Bible. I met a young Mormon and asked him a question, "Brother, can you tell me whether other Christians who are not Mormons can go to Heaven?" He told me before he was a Mormon since he was young as he was born in a Mormon family in Utah. His eyes looked away and down and tried to find a suitable answer to defer my piercing question. "If they read the Book of Mormon and believe it, they can be saved."
I fixed his eyes with mine, and told him,"see, you were cunning now. You could not answer the question directly. Jesus taught us, "let your yes be yes, no be no."" "I did not read that in the Bible." "That may not be the exact wording. But they are in the Bible." I felt weak as I do not tend to memorize the citations of the Bible verses. Forgive me and help me to remember more. He realized that I was very sharp and straight. He said, "our church teaches the truth that everyone must know the Book of Mormon and believes will be saved." "So you deny other Christians who do not read the Book of Mormon will not be saved?" I tried to force him to get the straight answer as I perceived that many of them have a good heart to serve the Lord but were misled. A face-to-face confronting of their conscience is crucial to share whether they truly love the truth and see the reality. His partner came to rescue him to go away from my strong battle. I told him more, "the Bible teaches us to worship one G-d and one Lord Jesus Christ. Believing in the Book of Mormon causes us to commit spiritual fornication. You Mormons must repent as our G-d is Holy and One."
They left with a good "goodbye". I shouted to their backs, "Do not drag others to your church if you are deceived." "Repent and open your eyes to other Christians' faith." They walked away without reply.
Today, Good Friday, I met another group of young Mormons. After a few exchange of greetings, we came to similar talk. I asked a similar question to the young fellow, he said straight, "Everyone has a chance to listen to and read the Book of Mormon. If they do not believe, they cannot go." "Are you sure about what you believe? what about the Catholics? 0.7 billion Catholics they will not go to heaven based on Mormonism?" "Everyone has a chance. If they do not believe the Book of Mormon, they will not." The other fellow came to grab him as they felt that such arguing was too much. I told them, "our G-d is Love. are you loving others truly? " "if you believe only Mormons can be saved, you really do not know what is love and how to love." "Do not be deceived. and repent from your spiritual fornication now." "Have a good day and we will find someone else. you can talk to some one else too." Apparently, those kids are quite well manners even if their little conscience were provoked. I pray that their little true faith in our Lord Jesus Christ one day will save them truly when they abandon the other side of their belief in salvation.
Today, April 3 2015, I was on the street preaching again. A familiar mother face came to me and with a young good looking man beside her. She took some picture of me and my placard again. I recognized her and greeted her by saying "I remember you who have a son he is a gay." She replied with anger once again, told me that she would report to the city about my protesting against gay people." I corrected her, "You should pay attention to the words, that is gay-sex are immoral I protest. It was written in the Bible that G-d hates all immoral sexual conducts, including gay sex." "where is in the Bible? I never read." "In Genesis 19, there were two whole cities were destroyed by fire from heaven because their immoral sexual living." "is he your son? " I asked her. He said yes and asked me, whether I eat pork, shrimps. I told him that I do not eat these food. He asked again, " do you wear mixed fabric cloths?" I told him, "that was the Jewish ritual laws and for levies only. " I noticed that he was keeping texting with his friends as he could not keep up with my answers. the Mother shouted at me, "I am Christian. and the Bible teaches us to love everyone." "yes, our G-d teaches us to love every one as every one of us is a sinner." "my son is not a sinner." "but we all are sinners since we were born." "My son is not a sinner." "We all are sinners. You are a sinner, I am a sinner, and he is a sinner. We all have sins and must repent our sins. G-d loves sinners but hates sins. We cannot proclaim that we are Christians and cherish sins in our hearts." "I do not hate any one, nor your son. I love you and tell you the truth." "You love me?" She asked with puzzle. "yes. I do as I stand here to tell you the good news. It is not that kind of love as you may think. But love from G-d." She felt a little bit of shocking as she learned that I was acting in love. I furthered one step. "Hey, if your son believe in G-d, he must repent to be saved. G-d is merciful and just." They left to wait for the bus.
It was shocking to me when some believer who tried to protect her own gay son accused a street preacher by false accusation. Apparently, she was lack of proper understanding of the Bible as well as the constitution law of human rights. She also had a little knowledge of freedom of belief and speech. Nor she had sufficient knowledge of what is a true hate speech. I preached the true gospel with no hatred towards to any other people, even those who killed 147 Kenyan college students on last Friday. May the Lord be my witness even if there is no earthly witness(es).
Repent you who believe in G-d and embrace the homosexual acts. G-d is almighty and merciful. If you trust in Him and desire His holiness in your life, seek Him while He is near. Amen.
In a sunny afternoon on January 11 2015 at Richmond Brig house sky train station, a young and colorful girl came out from the station and starred at my protesting board while her female friend with her. They both are young an good looking with good frame. Suddenly, her face turned to angry and walked towards me. She pointed her fingers at me and asked, "Can I ask you a question?" upon her aggressive posture, I retreated a few steps,
A: "surely. Go ahead."
Q: "Do you hate gays?"
A: "No. I do not hate any gay people."
Q: "then why does your sign say that you hate gays?"
A: "My sign does not say I hate gay people at all. It says the gay sex is immoral. The Bible teaches us that the Lord loves the sinner but hates sins."
Q: "So if gay people have gay sex, they are immoral. aren't they?"
A: "You said it as you understand. I did not say that and I judge no one. " It appeared that that was a contentious point that could enroll us in a very hateful discussion. I explained it more. "We were all born sinner. if we believe in G-d, we cannot keep sinning for G-d hates sin. even if you were born gay, we were born with sins. But this does not allow us to be sinners all the time if we believe in G-d. "
I tried to differ her intention a bit,
Q: "Do you believe that G-d exists?"
A: "No."
Q: "If you do not believe it, why do you hate me about what I believe? Do I have no rights to choose what I believe and promote what I believe?"
No answer from her as she knew properly that every one has the right to choose what he or she believes by the constitution law of Canada.
She became even more angry when she could not argue better with me. She yelled at me
"Do you tell me that I cannot marry her?"
She pointed to her girlfriend who was standing beside her, an Asian-looking girl. I noticed that her very moral sense inside of her provoked her to be so angry as she did consider herself as a moral being.
"No. You can choose what you want as the law legalized the gay marriage in our country. but legal does not mean moral in what I believe."
I affirmed what I was protesting when I was on the street. Her friend said,
"I go to church and believe in G-d. I believe that I can be gay as G-d gives us free will. "
"yes, sister. we can choose freely but every decision we made bears a consequence. Jesus came to take away the sins and asked the sinners to repent. If you believe in G-d, you shall repent your sins. "
"I will never repent of being gay."
The white girl stepped under my noise, and shouted at me with popped eyes and raised eye browns,
"You say that I cannot marry her?"
I looked down at her fiery face and retracted a few steps again,
"No. you can choose what you like. I preach what I believe and what I know."
Since she does not believe in G-d, I tried to calm her down without further confrontation between us.
Her girl friend drag her away as she became very violent towards me. That was a smart move for all of us even she was stepping her feet to express her unceasing anger.
Some bystanders told me when they left, "That girl thought she was something or what. she does not have rights to do so to you."
"Yes, I agree with you. this world oppress the truth and hate the truth. We knew not each other. She does not like the message on my board. So choose wisely as the time is coming for the judgement. "
"you're right. see you." He jugged away.
If you believe in Jesus Christ, and live a gay-sexual life, you must repent as such deeds and sins are condemned by the Almighty G-d and documented in the Bible. G-d destroyed two whole cities full of sexual immoral, who all wanted to have sex with two male strangers : angels sent from G-d. Follow not your own hearts but the Truth of G-d.
Revelations 22:14-15 (NIV)
"Blessed are those who wash their robes that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the fates into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexual immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehoods. "
May the peace from the Lord be with all who fear Him. Amen.
Gay girls flipped her both middle fingers towards a Christian street preacher
On many weekend days, whenever those gay girls met the same Christian street preacher at Brig House station, some of them always flapped their middle fingers because his protesting board having anti-gay-sex wordings. If the street preacher went with a love to tell those who are sinning against the very G-d who created each one of us, is such action not an active Love from G-d? Does he not know his such radical protesting would cause personal insults and hatred? Does he care not about his own dignity or self-wellness? Does he even like to be insulted by those whom his G-d loves? One core question of all is why he would do so or continue to do so if he knows about these or if he experiences all of these. As an insider, I would like to confess if it was not called and chosen by G-d, sustained by His Love and power, no person would or can do so. If his purpose of such protesting of the righteousness and justice of his G-d, he would not do so. If his heart was not filled by the Love of G-d, he would not be able to love those who hate him so badly. Surely, he must remember that when people curse, G-d blesses. when his good work was paid by evil response, his G-d knows. Yet, in the deep of his heart, when he sees those sinners continue to sin without fear of coming death and judgement, unspeakable sadness shadowed in his inmost soul. Yet, he judge not, depress not, as he knows well that every one must face the Almighty G-d one day for their own judgement. What he must strive to overcome is to allow His compassion and grace filling his heart and soul whenever he serves Him. For G-d does not call all sinners, nor He chooses all called. Many are called, but few are chosen. May those who are called be chosen. May those chosen ones be more faithful, pure, and holy. May the Lord remember those evil doers and continue to have His divine compassion over them. May His such Love be like the burning coals on their head one day. Amen forever.
A true Love does not remember others' wrong.
A man of faith, Love, and Hope in the Son of G-d Jesus Christ.
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Propaganda served a constructive purpose in the 17th Century. Pope Gregory XV established an organization of Cardinals in 1622 called "Sacra Congregatio de propaganda fide". This Latin phrase means "Sacred Congregation for propagating the faith". Over time however, the role of propaganda shifted from propagating the truth about God to promoting a political agenda or point of view by spreading "derogatory information, especially of a biased or misleading nature".
Some things only a real God can do and Jesus does them to perfection. He set the standard for authentic godhood. As the way, the truth, and the life, Jesus offers a dependable antidote for propaganda poisoning. Despite generations of unfavorable publicity, He remains as competent and effective as ever. Wherever Jesus goes, His divine attributes and supernatural activity follow. The Son of Man portrays consistent integrity because the fullness of God dwells in him.
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Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. (Heb 4:13)
Cheerleaders ignite a rush of adrenaline as athletes compete in stadiums rocked by rivalry. My high school shouted the following cheer adapted from the song "Plastic Jesus".
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'Long as I've got my plastic Jesus!
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With self-esteem on the line, we converted a simple chorus into a boisterous cheer to psyche ourselves up and psyche our opponents out. Striving for victory, we hauled with all our might to acquire a winning reputation.
After delivering the Israelites from ten generations of slavery, God invited 74 leaders to connect with Him. Unlike the rest of us, they actually saw God. They saw Him standing upon the substance of heaven and they dined together. Mortal human beings experienced a visual encounter with the magnificent presence of God.
King David built a special tabernacle in Jerusalem and filled it with singing. Sustained by nonstop music, a consensus of praise transformed the spiritual atmosphere on earth for generations to come. This unconventional initiative triggered a radical season change, one that set a precedent for open access into God's presence.
After failing to bring the Ark to Jerusalem, David overindulged in alternate relationships. Rather than adhering to the truth about holy matrimony (i.e., one man united to one woman), David staggered under the influence of an inordinate desire. He splurged on women by collecting an assortment of wives including Michal, Saul's daughter, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, Abigail the widow of Nabal, Maacah daughter of Talmal King of Gesher, Haggith, Abital, and Eglah. Besides additional wives from Jerusalem, David also took concubines. Eventually, lust caused him to overdose on women.
When spiritual leaders met in Jerusalem to discuss a Jew-Gentile controversy, James emphasized God's initiative to connect all people with Himself. Quoting Amos the prophet, he stressed God's resolve to return, to rebuild, and to reestablish a New Testament rendition of David's tabernacle. Paraphrasing Amos 9:11-12, James announced God's will to accommodate humanity's desire to connect with Him.


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Greece and the economic crisis 2015
NEWS ARCHIVE - Aug 7 - Aug 11
Aug 11, 2015
Greece Secures Bailout Deal After All-Night Talks in Athens - Bloomberg
"Greece reached an accord with creditors on the terms of a third bailout, paving the way for national parliaments to vote on the deal before an Aug. 20 payment falls due to the European Central Bank.
...The talks successfully wrapped up in the early hours of Tuesday, Finance Ministry spokesman Theodoros Mihopoulos said in a text message. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos told reporters that just "one or two very small details" remain, in comments broadcast on Skai TV. An EU official confirmed a deal had been struck, asking not to be named because the talks are private and details have still to be announced.
Greece's parliament must now pass the reform or fiscal requirements before a meeting of euro-area finance ministers tentatively scheduled for Friday. A draft of the memorandum of understanding includes 35 so-called prior actions the country must pass immediately, with more measures to follow in October, before aid can be released, Kathimerini newspaper reported, citing a copy of the draft."
More Coverage:
Greece Says Bailout Terms Reached - Wall Steet Journal
Greece clinches third bailout: Officials- CNBC
Germany Isolated as Greece Near €86 Billion Deal With Creditors; Ambitious Yes, Feasible No - Townhall
"If by some miracle, Greece were to hit that fantasyland 3.5% surplus projection, Greece would be in very good position to tell the Troika to go to hell, declare the debts odious (as it did once before) and default.
As long as Greece can maintain a primary account surplus, no one could force it out of the eurozone.
Schäuble hopes to prevent such a default by requiring Greece to put up €50 Billion in assets as collateral for the loan. But realistically, Greece will have a hard time coming up with state assets worth that amount.
Also, agreeing to pledge assets and actually doing it are two different things.
Meanwhile, the cost of the bailout (and potential default) keeps going up, and up and up. A default five years ago may have cost banks €60 billion to €80 billion or so. Now, counting target2 imbalances Greece would default on over €400 billion."
Greece closes in on bailout deal possibly within the day - Miami Herald
"Greece only has a few details to iron out with international creditors before concluding a bailout agreement, officials said Tuesday, raising hopes that the cash-strapped country could be ready to finalize a deal within the day.
...many in the governing left-wing Syriza party are voicing their opposition to the deal, which would see the imposition of further spending cuts among a series of austerity measures.
Syriza lawmaker and dissenter Costas Lapavitsas reiterated his opposition and said he would not vote in favour of the new deal in Parliament.
"Left-wing governments must take left-wing actions," he said on private Mega television."
Greek deal shields weaker euro debt from China-driven flight to safety - eKathimerini
"Spanish and Italian yields fell on Tuesday as a bailout deal for Greece insulated lower-rated euro zone bonds from a flight to safe havens triggered by China's devaluation of its yuan currency.
...The yuan devaluation raised concerns about the extent of the economic slowdown in the world's second biggest economy and its knock-on impact on other regions.
"The Chinese devaluation was taken as 'things are not going that well in China' and this is a risk-off move," said Martin van Vliet, senior rate strategist at ING, adding that "with the Greek deal secured and the ECB continuously buying bonds, peripheral spreads would have been much tighter otherwise."
Aug 10, 2015
Still Waiting for Winners on Greece - WSJ
"The Greek crisis exposed two competing views of how the eurozone should be managed.
One school of thought says the stability of the currency union depends on respect for its rules, chief of which is that in the absence of any mechanism for permanent fiscal transfers between member states, each government must do what is necessary to secure its own financial independence. This viewpoint is most obviously associated with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, but is widely shared in other governments.
...The new program may also sidestep overhauls of Greece's poorly performing education system, even though this is vital to its long-term competitiveness and ability to build and attract human capital. Education is one area where the scope for ideological clashes with Greece's ruling hard-left Syriza party is greatest: The party is already committed to rolling back moves by previous governments designed to improve university standards and make appointments on merit."
Greece aims to finish bailout talks, get approval this week - Journel Sentinel
"Hopes that a swift resolution will pave the way for the Greek parliament to ink the deal helped shore up Greek shares. The main index in Athens was up 1.6 percent in afternoon trading.
The Greek government needs the deal to be sorted out by Aug. 20 when the country has a debt repayment of a little more than 3 billion euros to make to the European Central Bank. Greece won't be able to make that payment without funds emerging from the country's third bailout in just over five years.
Annika Breidthardt, European Commission spokeswoman on economics and financial affairs, said experts are "working day and night" to finalize the text of the formal agreement and an additional list of prior actions which the Greek authorities could legislate shortly."
Aug 9, 2015Greece Seeks Resolution to Aid Deal as Creditor Talks Progress - Bloomberg
"The Greek government is seeking to conclude talks on a rescue program by Tuesday, leaving enough time for national parliaments to assess the deal so funds can be disbursed for an Aug. 20 payment to the European Central Bank.
...Last week, Hans Michelbach, a Bavarian lawmaker who has argued against a deal with Greece, said he didn't believe a rescue program could be reached in time and other financing arrangements would be needed.
The Athens Stock Index, which reopened Aug. 3 after being shuttered for five weeks, fell 15.2 percent for the five days ended Aug. 7 to 676.33, just shy of its lowest closing level in three years. A measure of Greek banks fell 58 percent last week, reaching the lowest closing level since 1995 on Aug. 5."
Greece Bailout Draft Boosts Hopes For Deal Within Days - World Post
"The talks on Saturday focused on the so-called "prior actions" Greece must legislate to qualify for loans, and the two sides reached agreement on the issue, a senior government official said without giving details.
Talks will continue on Sunday to discuss more contentious issues, the official said.
"The agreement will be concluded comfortably before Aug.18," the official said.
Greece narrowly dodged a euro zone exit last month after months of acrimonious negotiations that culminated with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras clinching a deal tied to stringent austerity and reform terms to avoid economic collapse."
Greece in a nutshell: What are its problems, and how can they be solved? - Augusta Chronicle
"Lately, Greece and the EU negotiated still a third tentative bailout of $93 billion to be paid out over the next three years toward the debt coming due. This action does not reduce its debt load. In exchange, Greece proposes still another austerity program to help reassure its creditors. All this, however, is yet to be negotiated, agreed to and implemented.
The media fuss about its debt boils down to something very simple: Greece's creditors, having bailed the nation out of a payments crisis twice during the past five years, has refused to aid it again unless much stronger assurances of debt repayment are forthcoming – a not unsurprising condition. The Greeks are stubbornly resisting. So we have witnessed a period of hard, tough negotiations, of bluff and counter bluff, and it still isn't resolved.
During the past five years, Greece has been running huge fiscal deficits relative to its gross domestic product, financing them with growing government borrowings with an emphasis on foreign sources. At the same time, it has plunged headlong into becoming a welfare state with one-third of its population receiving some form of government beneficence."
What Greece needs to prosper - Japen Times
"Another finding casts doubt on whether austerity actually was imposed on Greece. Government spending has certainly fallen — but only to where it used to be: €9.6 billion in the first quarter of this year is, in fact, higher than it was as recently as 2003. So the premise of austerity appears to be wrong. Greece has not departed from past fiscal norms; it has returned to them. Rather than describing current government spending as "austere," it would be more correct to view it as an end to years of fiscal profligacy, culminating in 2013, when the government's budget deficit reached 12.3 percent of GDP and public debt climbed to 175 percent of GDP.
The "demand school" might respond that, regardless of whether there is fiscal austerity now, increased government spending (financed, of course, by debt) would impart a permanent boost to employment. But Greece's recent experience suggests otherwise. The huge rise in government spending from 2006 to the 2009-2013 period did produce employment gains, but they were not sustained.
The real sticking point is that the government would have to issue bonds to finance its extra spending. Assuming a limit to foreign investors' willingness to buy these bonds, Greeks would have to buy them. In an economy unequipped for growth, household wealth relative to wages would soar, and the labor supply would shrink, causing employment to contract. "
Aug 8, 2015
Top 10 Seaside Campsites in Greece - Greek Reporter
Greek Reporter picks Greece's top 10 sites by the sea for pre-breakfast dives, crazy afternoons with your friends and unexpected sunset surprises.
Aug 7, 2015Greece's banks are dying, and fast - Washington Post
"Greece is finding out that you can't have an economy without banks, but you can't have banks without an economy, either. Or at least one where businesses aren't allowed to buy the things they need to stay in business.
Now, Greece's banks have fallen victim to a classic blunder. The most famous of which is "never start a land war in Asia," but only slightly less well-known is this: "never set up shop in a country that's been forced into mega-austerity and capital controls as a result of the currency union it's a part of." In other words, they didn't lend money to people they shouldn't have or lose money on their own bad bets. Greece's banks just made the mistake of being banks in Greece.
....It's a reminder what a high economic cost Greece has paid for not even no gain, but actually a negative one. Greece's ruling party, Syriza, thought it could win better bailout terms by playing a game of chicken where it all but threatened to leave the euro despite the fact that it had no intention of doing so. It was wrong."
Greece says country cannot handle migrant inflows - Reuters
"Greece's infrastructure cannot handle the thousands of migrants landing on its shores from places like war-torn Syria and Afghanistan and needs European Union help, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday.
"Now is the time to see if the EU is the EU of solidarity or an EU that has everyone trying to protect their borders," he said after a meeting with ministers dealing with the influx.
...The European Union has sought to share the burden of the refugees across it countries, but the response has been mixed.
Britain has said it will not participate, but is currently struggling with its own crisis as thousands of migrants seek to enter via the Channel Tunnel."
Greece to auction 3-month T-bills on Aug 12 - Reuters
"Aug 7 Greece will sell 875 million euros ($955 million) of three-month Treasury bills on Aug. 12 to refinance a maturing issue, debt agency PDMA said on Friday, its second rollover this month.
Athens successfully refinanced six-month paper earlier this week, managing to keep its public finances afloat as the government negotiates a third bailout with its international creditors."
Privileges Threatened: Day's Numbered for 'Everyman' Farmers - Breitbart
"Farmers have been shielded by successive governments in a nod to supporting agriculture and keeping an important voter base on side. As a consequence, farmers largely escaped the worst of Greece's financial ruin. As the crisis bit, many Greeks who lost big-city jobs even returned to villages for the relative safety of farming.
But that is set to change at a stroke. Greece's creditors are demanding measures to end special treatment for farmers. These would involve doubling their income tax rate to 26 percent, making them pay tax upfront, full instead of partial taxation of EU farm funds and scrapping benefits such as a 40 percent discount on power and diesel subsidies, Greek officials say. Farmers are also expected to triple contributions to their pension fund.
...Only about 350,000 of the 850,000 Greeks involved in farming are full-time farmers, said an agriculture ministry official, adding that a third of agricultural output is sold or traded illegally without receipts.
Farming has also been beset with legal loopholes: until recently, the size of land held rather than output determined eligibility for farmers' benefits, allowing some Greeks cultivating small plots for their own use to enjoy the perks."
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decadent cocoa nibs and crunchy hazelnuts make these sables irresistible. For a more bitter (and less guilty) bite of the biscuit, use 70% dark chocolate when you dip, rather than milk. The orange zest gives them a perky pick-me-up, whilst the variety of textures compliment each other perfectly. As for ingredients, you can find cocoa nibs in most health-food stores and online.
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About Su
Why I chose yoga
You have, or are thinking about taking the first step to either start or continue, your inward journey for practical yoga skills. Alignment, body awareness and injury avoidance are just a few benefits of yoga. But what yoga offers goes so far beyond the physical.
I believe that yoga is a gift. A gift that was given to us by the ancient yogis to help us find our truest selves. To help us slow down and connect with the energy that created this world; the energy that is us.
I truly believe that yoga is a practice that meets you where you are and takes you where you want to go. The reality of yoga, the reason we practice it and or are drawn to it, is because of the personal development, freedom, and space it offers us. Space to just be, to let go, breathe, and find your true self. Your body and how it works is unique. Learn to better understand what your body can do, what adjustments to make in practice. Small movements that will serve your body whilst protecting the joints. Body awareness will help you move through life better and walk more mindfully.
How you think and feel is unique. Through yoga practice, you will evolve a deeper sense of who you are as a unique individual. This, in turn, will help your confidence in everyday life and you learn to be more comfortable in your own skin.
Through yoga practice, you will evolve a deeper sense of who you are as a unique individual. This, in turn, will help your confidence in everyday life and you learn to be more comfortable in your own skin.
My journey with yoga
Yoga is a journey and it definitely has been for me.
Previous to the yoga adventure that brings me to your screen today, my life was very different. I worked in the gas industry for a central data service provider for Britain's gas market. I'm not sure exactly when it began, but I started to ponder on my future in the organisation, something that had kept me occupied and obsessed for nearly 40 years.
Pondering the dilemma of staying safe within a familiar, successful environment until retirement, or choosing something else. It was clear that I had wanted more for a while and I needed something different. I agonised over the choice: to stay safe and financial secure in my successful business career, or the alternative that was not for the faint-hearted. Who quits a successful career without having another one lined up?
But I needed to have confidence and to believe in myself before taking the massive step that would allow me to create the environment to reinvent myself. Then the company revealed what I thought was an attractive alternative to another job. They offered a Voluntary Paid Leaver Scheme. Yoga had been a part of my life for the last 20 years and whilst I felt that going on the 200-hour teacher training course in Bali was self-indulgent, it gave me the confidence to take control and build the foundation behind my change in career.
I truly believe that yoga is a practice that meets you where you are and takes you where you want to go.
During my 200-hour yoga teacher training course, I mingled, listened, learned and practiced.
It was physically, emotionally, and socially challenging but so rewarding. I met other people with similar ethics and ambition. It was this learning and rubbing shoulders with inspiring individuals that helped me make my decision. Yoga was clearly the community that I wanted to be a part of.
The training was with Swaha Yoga Centre & The Shri Gaia Institute. It offered me an additional 200 hours teacher-training certificate that was accredited with the Yoga Alliance – a highly reputable organisation. This additional training was a wonderful top-up to my BWYQ Level 4 Diploma in Teaching Yoga, attained years ago. My yoga teacher training qualifications are both recognised throughout the UK education system, by schools, colleges, universities and employers, and internationally.
I was teaching yoga as a hobby but needed something else. During my training there was always that self-reflection age-old question 'Are you happy?' When I thought about it honestly… work had lost its sparkle. I was still totally committed and diligent but I felt constantly tired.
The answer to my question is what prompted me to leave my job, close the door and open the next chapter to explore the world as a full-time as a yoga teacher. So the next chapter began here…
My qualifications
SHODEN: Usui Reiki
Level 3 certificate for ambulance service first responders
200hr yoga teacher training – Swaha Yoga Centre, Yoga Alliance
Yoga Nidra : The application for people with life-changing illness' – Satyananda Yoga Centre
Birth and Postnatal Doula – Nurturing Birth
Yoga Therapy Foundation – Yoga Biomedical Trust
Yoga Nidra – Bihar school of yoga & Satyananda Yoga Centre
Yoga for Pregnancy – The British wheel of yoga
500 hours Teaching Diploma – The British Wheel of yoga
After years of being unhappy, overweight, and generally struggling with life and fitting in. I found yoga. Through yoga I have been able to become free from those self-limiting beliefs.
What happened next?
People become yogis for the physical practice (admittedly that is what drew me into the practice). But most people continue their yoga practice for the natural self-progression. The following is what I have learned along my journey thus far. I got to know myself. The definition of Yoga is "to yoke". To create a union between body, mind, and soul. The more I practiced, the more in tune with myself I became.
After years of being unhappy, overweight, and generally struggling with life and fitting in. I found yoga. Through yoga I have been able to become free from those self-limiting beliefs. As time has gone on, yoga has become so much more to me than just flexibility or a good workout. I am a perfectionist and I have struggled with anxiety in the past. I loved the way yoga made me feel. It seemed all-encompassing as a workout. Every part of my body felt good. I was refreshed. I felt successful, which was rare for me. I began to feel the emotions that I held onto in my body. Feelings that I had stuffed down for years, and years. Ideas that I wasn't good enough, that I should punish my body for the way it looked, that I somehow didn't deserve to feel free and happy in my own skin.
The fear that I came up against on the mat, my own insecurities, were things I battled with every day. Where I would usually ignore those feelings, there was suddenly no place to turn, no one to point fingers at, just me on my mat, left to take full responsibility for everything that I am, and that I become.
I began to accept myself. I'm not sure at what point it happened for me, but somewhere within the postures, the meditations, the books, I began to truly grasp at the concept of real acceptance. I began to transform into a woman I could be proud of.
Yoga has taught me to live in the moment, not worry about the past or future, and to leave behind things that no longer serve me.
As I came across more information, more poses, more good reads, I found myself changing completely- turning into a woman I recognized better than anything I had ever known before.
I was happy about my expanding knowledge, and how the new knowledge was affecting the way I viewed life. I was proud of myself for being consistent and diligent. I began to view the world as a more beautiful place. In a world that exudes hate, I found my very own lifeline into love, and because of that, everything appeared brighter.
Love covers a multitude, even in an imperfect and hurtful world. I began to understand that there would be tragedies, cruelties, unhappiness, but there would also always be an opportunity to make things better, if you simply treat the world and those in the world with kindness.
Although it is not for everyone, yoga has made a huge impact on my life. Yoga has taught me to live in the moment, not worry about the past or future, and to leave behind things that no longer serve me. I am my own worst critic. Yoga has taught me to be kind to myself and love myself despite my imperfections.
It is important to remember that yoga is a lifelong journey, but it will not fail to produce fruit if you let it grow. In short, I hope you might give it a try. Whether you use it as a tool to heal sore muscles, become more flexible, or completely change your life– I guarantee you will find nothing but good.
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In a relationship, being together with your partner becomes the most pleasant moment. Usually, lovers will find time to be together. Whether it's just a walk or a meal together. Not infrequently some people also want to make their partners happy by giving valuable items so that the price is fairly expensive. One way you can do is to do road trip ideas for couples.
If you like giving expensive items to your partner, then you can be sure your pocket will continue to thin. The money should be used to plan plans with your partner. However, now it's time to think that love doesn't have to give expensive gifts or eat in fancy restaurants. You can try some of these road trip ideas for couples to keep your date romantic and quality without making your pocket dry.
1. Watch a Movie
One way to get a romantic date is by planning to watch a movie together. You and your partner can choose your favorite movie and watch it while relaxing for hours. Add light snacks, cold drinks and pillows to make your date more comfortable and unforgettable. This will not make the bag leak, instead, you and your partner can spend quality time and get to know each other better.
2. Hike
Forget expensive walks, you can also go hiking with your partner. You can take a break from work that is piling up and look for a different atmosphere to refresh yourself. With this short trip, you can have a new experience with your partner. Besides, climbing also will not make your wallet thinner. Instead, you can find a place that is peaceful, calm, and even tense.
3. Picnic
Picnic becomes one of the budget-friendly dating plans. You can arrange destinations and places to go on a picnic with your partner, such as on the beach or in a park. Don't forget to bring snacks, cold drinks, good books to discuss, and mats to facilitate your date. With this, you not only give time to your partner but also reduce the expenditure of your wallet.
4. Visit a Museum or Zoo
Going to a museum won't be boring when with a partner. There you can see artifacts and animals to learn at the same time. You can discuss with your partner about things that you see are unique and interesting. The roads feel good and the contents of the bag must be safe.
5. To the Beach
The activity most often done by couples when at the beach is watching the sunset. For some couples, the activity is very boring. The activity we can do with a partner on the beach is not just waiting for the sun to set. We can spread the mat while preparing various kinds of supplies to be enjoyed with a partner. When enjoying lunch, you can also talk with your partner. Starting from small talk to serious conversation. Picnic by the beach will be an unforgettable experience between us and our partner.
Well, that some road trip ideas for couples you can do with your partner. Your date will still be fun and certainly quality without having to spend a lot of money. Every couple who loves each other will want to keep the relationship always durable. Various methods are used to cultivate love in the heart and maintain romance.


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I'm trying to review my auntie's family-tree. My auntie was the-youngest-son of 6 siblings in my mom line. She resided until died in Kuala Simpang, Banda Aceh province. She died when I was still in junior high school. With eleven children, she like an owner …Read More
Two Families
Religion was the place to release of disorder personality in two families because the husbands were unemployed. One family was Islamic family other was Christian. Religion may be different, but no one is safe in the problem. The problem begins when each husband lost his …Read More
Hijab & Pekaes
The movement of wearing a headscarf does not just appear in casual. Around 1980, the encouragement of female students to wear headscarves increasingly peaked after participating in training held by PII Jakarta, Salman Mosque ITB or other institutions. Veiling is indeed part of the training …Read More
Jilbab Controversy
We need to agree on the general picture, the first principle that applies is we must respect free decision by one's beliefs, including the decision to wear a headscarf. The first principle giving a consequence; is the second principle that all forms of coercion including …Read More
Islam In My Eyes
Just for sharing, I was used schooled in the-public-school from primary until high school. While in primary school, I was a favorite student of my teacher, named Bapak Husin. Bapak Husin and his wife were Muslim, but his wife was not wear jilbab. Of all …Read More
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