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Terminally ill vet surprised with Christmas carols
In Roanoke, a Vietnam Veteran and retired Salem Police officer got the surprise of a lifetime.
It's all thanks to New Freedom Farm and the Roanoke Police Department.
Steve Goodwin is currently fighting lung cancer.
He's been helping out at New Freedom, a farm for suffering veterans, since its grand opening last October.
But Thursday night, they packed up the donkeys and miniature horses and came to him with some caroling!
Goodwin was humbled by the surprise.
"Then there were two cars, one Roanoke City and one Salem," Goodwin said. "And then JT got out of the car and I said 'alright, somebody's up to something here!' These are my people. My vets and New Freedom Farm... it means so much."
Goodwin says New Freedom Farm has been a great place to go during this tough time.

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Ulgham Women's Institute extends a warm welcome to you. Formed in 1924, the WI Hall is in the centre of the village and hosts a variety of activities.
The Women's Institute meets each month on the second Monday at 7.30 p.m. and we would be delighted if you would join us at one of our meetings.
See our notice board for information about our current programme and any "extra curricular activities".
The Ulgham WI Hall is available for hire for classes or meetings, events or that special occasion. Catering is also available at very competitive rates. The hall is a warm and welcoming venue, with modern facilities and access for the disabled.
12th August 2019 - Heart of Asia by Kath and Harry Gilbert
9th September 2019 - Beeswax Candles with Mrs Lavering
14th October 2019 - War Memorial with Janet Brown
12th November 2019 - Woodruff Wood Ulgham Lane
9th December 2019 - Birthday Party
13th January 2020 - Coffee & Chat
10th February 2020 - Victoria Tunnel in Newcastle
9th March 2020 - Inshore Fisheries Conservation Trust
14th April(Tuesday) 2020 - Surprise Night
11th May 2020 - Annual Meeting
18th June 2020 - Life of Bees with Mrs Lavering
1th July 2020 - Cresswell Pele Tower with Barr Mead
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LITTLE CAESARS BOWL preview: Western Michigan vs. Purdue today at 4:30 pm ET on ESPN
The former Motor City Bowl, now named the Little Caesars Bowl, will pit Western Michigan (7-5) of the Mid-American Conference against the Purdue Boilermakers (6-6) of the Big Ten Conference at Ford Field this afternoon (Dec. 27) at 4:30 pm in Detroit, Michigan.
Purdue will be making its first bowl appearance since 2007 and its second in a row to the Motor City. The Boilermakers beat Central Michigan in the bowl when it was the Motor City Bowl.
Western Michigan, while be playing a bowl game in its home state for the first time and fifth bowl game overall.
The Broncos will be getting their pro-ready QB returning from missing the season-finale against Akron because of a shoulder injury.
Carder has passed for 400 yards or more four times in 2011, and the offense operates at a high-level and fast-paced. The Broncos are third in the Mid-American Conference in total offense at 456.2 yards a game.
Western Michigan has the most dangerous passing attack in the MAC, as Carder leads the league with over 312 yards a game and a MAC-high 28 touchdown passes. He is able to throw to three top notch receivers, with the leader being Jordan White, who leads the college football in receptions (127), yards (1,646) and touchdowns (16).
Purdue's secondary is very experienced has given opposing QB's trouble all season.
*Purdue DT Kawann Short, led the team in tackles for a loss (17 1/2) and sacks (6 1/2) while earning team defensive MVP honors.
*Boilermakers KR Raheem Mostert, is a talented freshman who is dangerous everytime he touches the ball. Averages 31 yards per kick return with a high of 81 against Indiana in the season finale.
*WMU QB Alex Carder is a great passer and runner.
*Broncos WR Jordan White was a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist who holds school records for career receiving yards, receptions and 100-yard games.
*WMU DT Drew Novak, was named the MAC defensive player of the year after collecting 83 tackles, including 20 for losses with 8.5 sacks.
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HARRISBURG, P.A. --- Jalil Aziz, 21, will be under the U.S. governments watch for, at least, the next 25 years.
A judge ruled Wednesday afternoon that Aziz will serve 160 months, or a little over 13 years in prison for conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIL and transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure.
Upon his release, he will be under supervised release for another 12 years.
The U.S. Attorney's Office asked for 25 years in prison, but respected the judge's decision.
"This investigation most likely saved Mr Aziz' life. I believe that firmly. But I wonder how many other lives it saved and I certainly do believe it saved many other lives," said Dave Free, U.S. Attorney for Middle Pennsylvania.
Prosecutors say Aziz operated roughly 70 twitter accounts, reaching thousands of followers, tweeting support for ISIL.
They say he also helped spread a "kill list" of names, addresses and info of 100 US military members, promoting their assassinations.
"This was way more than talk. This was active assistance to terrorist groups. I think it's striking when you look and see that this can absolutely happen anywhere," said Free.
While tweeting, prosecutors say he was amassing items, such as automatic rifle magazines and ammunition, to potential carry out an attack himself.
In court, Aziz' defense said he was a "wannabe" and "worked with his thumbs."
While his defense admitted his twitter postings were "disgusting," they argued Aziz committed no acts of violence.
Aziz spoke to the court, himself, apologizing for his actions.
He said the "praise" he received from ISIL supporters made him feel "important for the first time" in his life.
He also says his tweets are behind him but admits to having a long way to go.
Aziz' support group, the TAM Group, and family say they feel mixed emotions because while they expected a lesser sentence, the judge gave him a lighter sentence than what the government requested.
"You may have an intellectual depravity, you may not know certain word but when you're heart speaks, everyone can feel that and I think the judge felt it," said Kareem Abdus-Salaam, a board member with TAM Group and a family friend.
His support group says Aziz had a very difficult upbringing, leading to his online radicalization.
But family members and Abdus-Salaam say they'll work to help Aziz normalize socially during his sentence.
"The fact that he went to his parents, his grandmother, his brother and sister and was tearful...let me know, especially, a person who's been real anti-anyone, was very touching to see. Did I want to see it in this environment? No. But the fact it was done- I feel hopeful," said Abdus-Salaam.
Aziz is also responsible for more than $6,600 in restitution for security used by the military families issued in the "kill list."
He will also have to allow constant searches and monitoring of any of his devices during his supervised release by law enforcement officials.


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Let me ask you a question, does the idea of being focused on one specific project and working really hard on it for a couple of months or so to get that project up and running so that it can generate passive income for months and even years into the future, make sense to you ?
If it does then you are the kind of person that can do very well by using online passive income opportunities to build your own money making income streams.
Many people make the mistake of thinking that having a profitable passive online business will happen overnight or without any work being done to keep the business going. This is simply not true (in most cases) and it is the reason why so many people fail at trying to create an online business.
Trying to get something for nothing has always been a recipe for failure, however creating value for others has always been and will always be a great recipe for creating success.
What Are Online Passive Income Opportunities
Basically they are online, income producing assets that you create once and they allow you to earn ongoing monthly income continuously. It can be something as simple as a well written ebook on how to do something specific like "How To Win Friends And Influence People" or a product review article that you create for a "in demand" product or service. The key to there success is a direct result of the amount of "value" that they are able to provide to others.
3 Main Benefits Of Online Passive Income Opportunities
Make no mistake about it, creating your first successful online asset may take a lot of trial and error, effort, persistence and patience however when you consider the difference that it can make in your life (and lifestyle), I'm sure you will agree that in the long run it will be well worth it. Here are just a few of the key benefits that you can look forward to having :
+ Time Freedom - Creating your own online assets that will be able to provide you with passive income is a tremendous way of leveraging the 24/7 availability of the internet to work for you. When you stop trading your time (hours) for dollars you are able to spend your time doing the things that are important to you, instead of doing what someone else (like a boss) wants you to do.
+ Recurring Income - You will have more peace of mind knowing that you will have this recurring income coming in each and every month as long as your system is working properly.
+ Money Freedom - You can earn the money needed to both improve your lifestyle and contribute to others, whether its your family members or other charitable organizations. By creating more and more sources of recurring, passive income you create much more financial stability and flexibility for yourself.
These are just a few of the many different benefits that will be available to you as a result of choosing to focus on creating an online method for earning passive income.
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Top 3 Online Passive Income Opportunities For Beginners
Thanks to the internet there are hundreds (if not thousands) of ways to do this. Lets take a look at 3 of the best, simple ways to get started as an online marketer by building online assets that you can setup once and receive income from, time and time again.
1.) Creating An Online Website - This is a very good option for people who want to promote your own ebook, digital product or service. It is also a good option for promoting other peoples products as an affiliate.
2.) Creating A Blog - This is a great way to grow an audience of readers, collect contact information (such as email address, etc) and build a relationship with through following marketing as a blogger or affiliate marketer. An autoresponder will help you to automate the process of email marketing for you.
3.) Membership Websites - This can be one of the most lucrative online business models when you do the following things :
A.) Choose The Right Topic - Some good examples would be markets where there are always changing factors or variables to consider. A few markets that work well for this business model include forex trading, Internet marketing, Private Label Rights (PLR), etc...
B.) Provide good, relevant content to your members. If the content that you provide to your members is unique, informative and helps them make progress towards achieving their goals, interests or concerns then it is very likely that they will continue being a member of your site month after month.
C.) Market Your Site - You can use a variety of different methods to market your site, such as social media sites, search engine optimization, article marketing,etc, etc.
Your first 3, 6, 9 or even 12 months of working on creating your first profitable online business asset will be the most difficult time of your online career. However by paying the price now, you will be able to reap the rewards of your hard work and effort for many months and even years to come. The key is to do the work now so that you will have at least one or more online passive income opportunities working for you in the not too distant future.
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Internship Opportunity @ Law Offices of India, New Delhi: Apply by Feb 25
There is an immediate internship opportunity at the Law Offices of India, a New Delhi based law firm for 2 interns for a period of 1 month, which can be extended on mutual agreement if the performance of the intern is found satisfactory.
The interns would be expected to start with the internship at the earliest.
This is a non-stipendiary internship.
Final and 4th year students would be given more preference.
Interested students may send in their CV at : email@example.com
Please take note that no phone calls about the internship opportunity will be entertained and students are hereby requested not to call about the same and restrict all communication to email only.
More details of the law firm can be found here lawofficesofindia.com
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Okay, I don't know how to explain this but knowing that Amazon.com had two of the Rebelde sets for sale for $16.99 ... that was driving me crazy. I really wanted to wait to see the dolls in the vinyl. I really wanted to buy local. Cross my heart and all that. Or if nothing better, I wanted to pick the facial screening and hairline that I liked best from the store assortment. Sigh. Then I checked today and instead of seeing Roberta and Diego AND Mia and Miguel on sale for $16.99 each pair, I saw only Mia and Miguel at the sale price.
Ran for my credit card, typed the numbers in, and secured Mia and Miguel for my collection.
I mean, suppose they NEVER reach Philly? Would I wait until they are 5x the original price on eBay? Or never have them at all? No. So I had to buy them now.
Well, at least I don't have any Mias.
And I will be able to get Diego and Giovanni locally. Sigh. Although I think that Giovanni will be elusive.


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Feasts like the Transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain, which we celebrate today, are gifts from God, helping us to recall who we are and what we're meant to be. We so easily forget.
Here's a short excerpt from a sermon byAnastatius of Sinai from today's Office of Readings.
"Let us run with confidence and joy to enter into the cloud like Moses and Elijah, or like James and John. Let us be caught up like Peter to behold the divine vision and to be transfigured by that glorious transfiguration. Let us retire from the world, stand aloof from the earth, rise above the body, detach ourselves from creatures and turn to the creator, to whom Peter in ecstasy exclaimed: Lord, it is good for us to be here.
It is indeed good to be here, as you have said, Peter. It is good to be with Jesus and to remain here for ever. What greater happiness or higher honour could we have than to be with God, to be made like him and to live in his light?
Therefore, since each of us possesses God in his heart and is being transformed into his divine image, we also should cry out with joy: It is good for us to be here – here where all things shine with divine radiance, where there is joy and gladness and exultation; where there is nothing in our hearts but peace, serenity and stillness; where God is seen.
For here, in our hearts, Christ takes up his abode together with the Father, saying as he enters: Today salvation has come to this house. With Christ, our hearts receive all the wealth of his eternal blessings, and there where they are stored up for us in him, we see reflected as in a mirror both the first fruits and the whole of the world to come."


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Stabaek 4 – Rayo Vallecano 1
They hurried their options to be in the semifinals the two teams, knowing that they had to achieve victory.
They were going to start beating the Norwegians first, with a goal by Iris in the minute 2. Despite this, Rayo did not fall down and was about to tie Laura Saéz, but her shot went high. Even so, Rayo's defensive seriousness kept the result open. More damage was going to make the goal in the 8th minute of Elisa. And before the break, Sara, with a personal play on the left wing, put the 3 to 0.
After the break, Stabaek was going to end hopes of a comeback. In the 21st minute, Madelen scored the fourth for his team. Only the goal of Laura Saéz remained for Rayo, achieving the final 4 to 1.


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From Viz: What do you do when a team of evil superpowered wrestlers from another planet threatens the health and safety of the Earth? Organize a team of GOOD superpowered wrestlers, of course! Kid Muscle, the son of legendary wrestler King Muscle, rockets to Earth and finds an evil wrestling gang called the DMP tearing the place apart. The punks on the DMP are the weirdest, nastiest, most outlandishly powerful musclebound freaks the galaxy has ever known. Kid Muscle's only hope: form a team that's even wilder. Lazy and cowardly, the Kid sure doesn't look like the universe's last great hope, but when something upsets him -like, say, EVIL - he busts out in muscles just like his old man! The only possible result is earthshaking, bodyslamming, ultimate-powered action that sends our entire planet sailing over the top rope!
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For charismatic Christians fasting is undertaken at what is described as the leading of God. Fasting is done in order to seek a closer intimacy with God, as well as an act of petition. Some take up a regular fast of one or two days each week as a spiritual observance. Members of holiness movements, such as those started by John Wesley and George Whitefield, often practice such regular fasts as part of their regimen.
Human growth hormone, or HGH, is naturally produced by the body, but remains active in the bloodstream for just a few minutes. It's been effectively used to treat obesity and help build muscle mass, important for burning fat. HGH also helps increase muscle strength, which can help improve your workouts, too. Combine these together and you have an effective fat-burning machine on your hands.
Of course, fasting — regardless of the method — isn't for everyone. If you have any medical conditions or special dietary requirements, it's smart to consult a doctor before giving intermittent fasting a shot. Anyone who tries it should also plan to be highly self-aware while fasting. If it's not agreeing with you, or if you need to eat a little something to hold you over, that's just fine. It takes our bodies time to adjust, and some require more than others. Keep in mind that hormones can make it harder for women to follow a fasting plan than for men. "Be cautious at first, and start slowly [with a shorter fast]," Shanks recommends. If it doesn't make you feel better, try something different, or accept the fact that maybe fasting isn't for you.
When Jesus returns, fasting will be done. It's a temporary measure, for this life and age, to enrich our joy in Jesus and prepare our hearts for the next — for seeing him face to face. When he returns, he will not call a fast, but throw a feast; then all holy abstinence will have served its glorious purpose and be seen by all for the stunning gift it was.
Researchers have demonstrated that fasting counteracts a variety of ailments including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and even diminishing cognition but these findings were based on studies of rats and other laboratory animals where the researcher controlled the animal's fast. Even if fasting was as beneficial for humans as it is for rats and mice, the reality is that most of us don't like to be hungry and there's no researcher to enforce the fast.
If you're looking to lose weight, this isn't a problem. And even if you're happy with your weight, this won't prove to be too much of an issue if you follow the daily fasting or weekly fasting schedules. However, if you're fasting for 24 hours per day on multiple days per week, then it's going to be very difficult to eat enough of your feast days to make up for that.
In Yoga principle, it is recommended that one maintains a spiritual fast on a particular day each week (Monday or Thursday). A fast should also be maintained on the full moon day of each month. It is essential on the spiritual fasting day to not only to abstain from meals, but also to spend the whole day with a positive, spiritual attitude. On the fasting day, intake of solid food during the day is avoided and only a light veggie meal around 5 o'clock is taken. Water can be taken any time as needed. If health does not permit fasting for a whole day, for example with Diabetes, careful planning is done to reduce or skip one meal.[92]
Hi Adrian. I hope all is well with you. I was referred to subscribe to your channel last night and I did. Well, not sure where to start BUT... I have been on my journey with weight loss for a while now and on April 16th of this year I decided to try intermittent fasting. I broke my fast a few times the first week but after that I have been doing well, going to the gym and working out 4-5 days a week doing mostly cardio. From what I've been reading and seeing about IF, people are losing 5-8 lbs a week. Me? I've only lost 4.7 lbs. I am happy for the 4.7lbs down but I was thinking that being the weight that I started (245.4 lbs) would mean I would lose the weight faster. No? I also am watching what I eat via MyFitnessPal to help me count my calories. I usually east between 1200 - 1450 calories. There are days that I have eaten a little less but not much. Also I am 5'1. Please help me because I am discouraged and frustrated doing all I think is right with IF but not seeing the maximum results as people have mentioned. What do you think may be the issue here? Also there is nothing wrong with me medically to say that's the reason I am not losing much weight. I hope to hear from you because I really don't want to give up. I am trying to be healthy! Thank you. (I also sent this message to you on YouTube. Not sure which messages you check more frequently).
In addition to its role in religion, fasting may be used to express social and political views, particularly as a gesture of protest or solidarity. The classic example of this approach was set by Mahatma Gandhi, who in the early 20th century conducted a fast in prison to atone for the violent excesses of those of his followers who did not practice his teaching of satyagraha (nonviolence) against British rule in India. Gandhi later often fasted in pursuit of similar objectives, including the removal of disabilities imposed by the government on the untouchables. Fasting has frequently been practiced to protest against war and what are considered social evils and injustices, as in the fasts of the American black comedian Dick Gregory from the 1960s in protest against the violation of civil rights of American Indians and against U.S. military activity in Southeast Asia. In 1981, 10 Irish nationalists died in a Belfast prison during a hunger strike conducted to urge recognition of themselves and their associates as political prisoners.
By the 21st century, although fasting clearly was applicable in some instances of disease, such as in certain acute diseases (particularly when accompanied by a loss of appetite), whether fasting in other instances was beneficial to human health remained unclear. For example, whereas research in humans had suggested that intermittent fasting carried out over 15 days improved insulin-mediated glucose uptake into tissues, studies in rodents had indicated that such fasting, carried out over the long-term, promoted glucose intolerance and the release of damaging oxidants from tissues.
A healthy diet is always the key to a healthy lifestyle. It's especially important to eat healthy if you are fasting; even though you're eating less, you still need to take in the essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients your body needs to function . Try to get the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables, as well as protein and grains, into your daily diet.
Tons of celebs are jumping on the intermittent fasting keto bandwagon, and for good reason. The two work hand in hand to accelerate weight loss, not to mention stimulate lots of other performance-boosting benefits. Fasting is an extraordinary tool for improving your biology. It's free. It's universally accessible. It's adaptable. It's the reason it's always been a major part of the Bulletproof Diet.
As you can see all of the sample intermittent fasting meals included in the fat loss diet have a convenient source of protein, fruit and some healthy fats. This food combination is what I have personally found to be the most effective for staying satisfied on low calorie meals. The fruit is highly nutritious, easily digestible and is effective at replenishing liver glycogen.
Hi adrian, my height is abt 5'5ft and i weigh about 202lbs.I would like to lose my weight by working out as i live in hostel and also unable to follow diet.I used to follow my calorie tracking using Healthify app but stopped now.. Could you please recommend me to what workout i should do . I would like to lose 6-7 kgs for the first month .I am following your videos but i am confused which one to follow..I followed your 5 lbs in a week video for a couple of days and felt like burning fat and now i am seeking for your suggestion
An informative description of the proclamation of a fast is in Jeremiah 36:9. There the people of Judah convened, apparently for the purpose of national repentance. This at least is what Jeremiah instructed Baruch to encourage them to do (vv. 7-8). Moreover, Jeremiah refers to the anticipated event as a "day of fasting" (v. 6), suggesting a common practice known to him and the people generally. In fact, Isaiah had spoken of such convocations a century earlier ( 58:3-6 ), gatherings on special days for special purposes. Regardless of Isaiah's feelings about the abuse of fasting, it is obvious that he recognized it as a legitimate form of worship and that he found no fault with it being carried out on specially called occasions.
Biblical fasting brings us into a closer union with God. While our bodies are being deprived for the purpose of drawing near to God, He has promised in return to draw near to us. This is a spiritual certainty. As we decrease, the Spirit increases. As individuals we are strengthened and renewed. "...Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day" (2 Corinthians 4:16).
This is probably a good time to mention that while I have practiced intermittent fasting consistently for the last year, I'm not fanatical about my diet. I work on building healthy habits that guide my behavior 90% of the time, so that I can do whatever I feel like during the other 10%. If I come over to your house to watch the football game and we order pizza at 11pm, guess what? I don't care that it's outside my feeding period, I'm eating it.
In the process of revising the Book of Common Prayer in various provinces of the Anglican Communion the specification of abstinence or fast for certain days has been retained. Generally Lent and Fridays are set aside, though Fridays during Christmastide and Eastertide are sometimes avoided. Often the Ember Days or Rogation Days are also specified, and the eves (vigils) of certain feasts.


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Observe, listen and learn - words to live by
The new Minister of Revenue, Mr Stuart Nash, gave the opening address to the CAANZ Annual Tax Conference on 16th November 2017. There he set out the new Government's 100-day plan (the tax part of it anyway). You can access a copy of his full speech here
In summary the 100-day plan is this:
Mr Nash said the Government wanted a group of experts to advise on the future of the tax system, for ways to improve and simplify how taxpayers interact with the Inland Revenue, and taking a wider, more future looking review, bearing in mind the changing nature of business, doing business, international trends and actors, community and social aspects and, the changing nature of a person's working life (but a few of the wide-ranging review elements). He referred to this as being a generational shift in thinking.
"Although there have been a number of Tax Working Groups over the years, our tax system hasn't had a major overhaul in a generation.
So the first question for the Working Group will be: "is our tax system fit for the future?" Perhaps the Working Group will say that the system is fine and they will come back with no substantive recommendations. But I suspect there are inherent inequities in the system that need addressing.
How broad this review will be is currently being discussed. But personally, I think this is an opportunity to think longer term about some of the bigger opportunities and threats to our tax system. An opportunity to future-proof it."
The Minister also noted that there were too many tax bills before Parliament. And I can only agree with that observation, and would add there are also too many Officials Discussion Documents and draft Issues Papers, and draft Interpretation Statements. When there are too many, with different, similar and/or interacting topics not only do you get confused between them, but the detail and implications of the content can be lost on professionals, taxpayers and officials alike. We need to slow down, and breathe.
Over recent years I have observed a growing trend in business and politics that there must be "a 100-day" plan. Why? What is so special about the first 100 days (and in New Zealand we have to take into account the Great New Zealand Summer Holiday hiatus)? A few years ago, when being interviewed for a (now previous) job, I was asked what my "100 day plan" was. My answer (and I hadn't expected the question) was: To observe, to listen and to learn. To say otherwise was, in my view, the height of arrogance that I should claim to know what (if anything) needed changing in a company and in a business sector that I was not familiar with before I knew what was working or not working.
If this new Government slows down and allows us all to breathe; if it observes, listens and learns, that has got to be a good thing.
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John "TotalBiscuit" Bain and why I will miss him…..
As featured across the Internet recently, John Bain aka TotalBiscuit who created various things such as WTF is…. a massively successful first impressions series, was a massive regular in the world of Starcraft and starring on the Co-Optional Podcast with Jessie Cox and Dodger has sadly passed away, losing his battle with bowel cancer. He is survived by wife Gemma who left such a lovely poem with the news on Twitter and son.
After I saw the news on Friday morning, it rather hit me for 6 in a rather thought provoking way. I then pretty much kept myself to myself save for a few WhatsApp messages to people through the day, where I wandered around the MCM Comic Con. In a way, didn't seem right to just carry on as normal. Then it came to today and while doing other things around the flat, I felt compelled to take the time to write a brief something about what John Bain inspired in myself to do with all the free time I wasted previously.
Despite what other people will always remember, to me, It was his series about Hearthstone that actually prompted myself to get off my arse and then sit back on my arse to make various videos. Even so much as continue on with the live streams that I still occasionally do to this very day (less than I should really) and I can only pail in comparison to the enjoyment he gave me watching him triumph and meh out to the card game even now.
The playlist of his Hearthstone content is still here and I can only strongly urge you to sit back and enjoy all the hours of fun he made, just on Hearthstone alone. There are truly some terrific games and commentary throughout;
Although he didn't have the love he once did for the game, it did inspire me to do it too and in essence sort of carry it on in my own small tiny-minded way.
It's of course, only one aspect to the man himself as his body of work critiquing the games as well as the industry is immense.
There's a lot of games that I would have never even seen had it not been for him bringing them to our collective attention. He certainly was a man sure of himself by how he conducted himself at all times and how he thought about the relationship between himself and others. He was principled to a fault, of course there have been people who have had quite public spats with the man over various things which occurred which always seems to happen when it comes to a difference of opinion.
There may have been times you disagree with what he did at times, but hot damn, none of that changes the fact he was good at what he did. At least in my and many others minds. He had a certain way of explaining himself clearly and with good reason why he thought about things such as crappy developers taking the piss, through to the strange way we both loved and hated Mad Max the game, to of course Loot Boxes. His "WTF is" series will remain a guide on how to do proper long form reviews on YouTube for ages. They were engaging, detailed and of course actually PC gaming centric, which was always a big bonus for me.
I never met the man and I will always be sad that I never will get that chance. I suspect that had I done so, I would have fanboy-ed hard and made myself look even more like the village idiot than I am usually. You see, I am and always will be a fan of his work and he will be sorely missed in the gaming world.
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"Let me admit that there are a large number of illegal pump sets. It has become a big 'dhanda' in the state. But, we cannot take action against them in this election year...I think the government should act during its first year in office," he stated in a reply to Capt Ganesh Karnik (BJP) in the Legislative Council.
Farmers are illegally drawing water from rivers, ponds and lakes across the state using pump sets. In some cases, water is being pumped up to 20 km distance. The problem is so severe that the Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd sometimes finds it difficult to get water for its hydro power generating projects, he said.
Shivakumar said there are an estimated 4.81 lakh illegal IP sets. Of this 3.63 lakh have been regularised over the years.
The minister turned down the demand by Ramesh Babu (JD-S) that the government should not force the farmers to pay Rs 10,000 for the regularisation of the illegal IP sets and said that the farmers have to know the value of the power they are getting. "We have already yielded too much to the farmers. As much as 39% of the power being generated in the state is supplied to the farmers free of cost. The government is spending Rs 9,000 crore per annum on power subsidy. The farmers should know the value of the power," he added.
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No less than 30 minutes before going to bed, turn off all electronics such as your computer and tv. These devices may stimulate you also much. By turning them off, you can begin to relax. Make sure you stay away from TV as well as the computer after having a certain time at night.
A normal bedtime routine is essential to help you sleep without struggling with insomnia and it's important that you develop your own. Take a warm bath, pay attention to soothing music, practice yoga breathing exercises. Get satisfying sleep by practicing these bedtime rituals every evening.
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Having warm milk ahead of retiring may be the best cure around. There exists a sedative in milk that releases melatonin. That helps relax your body to the point of sleep. It promotes relaxation therefore it may reawaken visions of your childhood together with your mother tucking you into bed each night.
Your environment might be responsible for your insomnia. Be sure that your room is quiet, dark and cool. Heat, noise and lightweight all could cause you to stay awake when you wish to sleep. If there is outside noise that you cannot control, try using white noise, like the noise created by a running electric fan, to cover this noise. Creating a fan for you will help you stay comfortable, too. A mask or black-out curtains might help block light as well.
Inside the three hours ahead of climbing in bed, do not consume fluids. Ingesting too much liquid will make you need to urinate during the night. Waking up frequently to urinate will disrupt your sleep. Drink your main fluids early in the day, and try to not drink any before going to bed.
Speak to a physician about your prescription drugs to see if they might be causing your lack of. You might want to quit taking the medicine or trying an alternative solution. There are times when drugs that don't claim insomnia as a potential side effect are actually what make you lose sleep.
Turn your clock from you. The light from the clock is distracting, and often you end up fixating on the time as you worry about drifting off to sleep. Have it close enough to reach, but maintain it flipped around so that it's not facing you.
If sex keeps you up all day after, avoid having sex directly prior to deciding to need to sleep. However, if drowsy is the normal result then right before bedtime works well.
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Movie Review: World Trade Center
Posted by Ryan on August 12, 2006
Oliver Stone's World Trade Center opened last Wednesday to good reviews and a decent box office. Having seen United 93, my personal expectations were high for this movie. United 93 was not just a movie–it was a testament, a vigil, a personal experience. It was not entertainment, rather it was purgation.
WTC was not like that, nor was it trying to be. The loosely-based-on-true-events story focuses on two Port Authority cops who were trapped beneath the rubble, their families, and people coming together to do something positive on a day that was so terrible. Essentially, 9/11 was the setting for a personal story about surviving through the most difficult of times. Before seeing it, I'd heard that WTC was not typical Oliver Stone: graphic, politically leftist with a downbeat message design to give us guilt trips (ie: Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK). I agree. There was nothing partisan in this movie, and its point was to uplift rather than drag us down.
I would recommend any movie that respectfully puts 9/11 back in the forefront of our national consciousness. As we saw just this week, another 9/11 is 20 guys with a grudge, some chemicals, and a plane ticket away. World Trade Center is no United 93 by any stretch, but it is respectful, has a good message, and reminds us how strong we can be in the face of terror.


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Carelink in a nutshell is an AAL project that has the aim of developing a cheap, robust, energy-efficient and suitable wearable tag that will help dementia patients and their carers solve the challenges associated with wandering, thereby improving the quality of life of patients, their families and minders.
The Carelink project was kicked off in early September) at Uninova in Lisboa. The Consortium consists of an interesting mix of first timers and seasoned EU Programme innovators and researchers. The small group of 6 partners is split between Research Groups (Uninova, TSSG,), not-for-profit (Akademie Berlingen) and Commercial Entities (U-Sentric, OpenSky Data, Creagy)
As a group, there is significant domain expertise ranging from Uninova's work on the Biopattern project to U-Sentric's multiple patient centric innovation contributions in areas impacting anaesthesiology, schizophrenia and care provider capabilities (links). OpenSky Data has designed and developed many health initiatives including Ireland's Single Assessment Tool for Elder Care Planning in multiple settings. Creagy has been or is currently involved in a total of 4 AAL projects outside of Carelink, including the complementary DayGuide which supports people with dementia inside their home.
During the session, it quickly came clear that Carelink has a strong personal meaning to the participants and there is a high sense of a team that is individually vested in this project. Fernando Ferreira at Uninova talked about how recently a friend felt helpless when his Uncle wandered and was missing for 7 days. The story of Peggy Mangan which ended tragically, is front of mind in the minds of Ireland's participants. Akademie Berlingen's core mission as a non-profit organisation is to provide services and improve the quality of life for older citizens.
From the off, a user-centred approach to design is seen as crtical and u-sentic will lead the charge in this respect. Indeed, they referenced a quote which will reflect one of the core values of Carelink as the project moves forward;
"We spend a lot of time designing the bridge, but not enough time thinking about the people who are crossing it" – Dr Prabhjot Singh
Urs Baumeler from Creagy articulated a concern shared by the rest of the consortium. Previous projects have succeeded in developing something that advances the state of the art technically but not enough focus has been expended on achieving business impact. The solution must be relevant and useful for end users but the business engagement at a very early stage is also very important. The expertise and leadership of Creagy and u-sentric in market assessment, outlook and development will help to deliver strong outcomes in this area. Additionally, Uninova has achieved strong results in the innovative delivery of education and training platforms will play a critical role in ensuring uptake.
Overall, the project kick-off session was one of energy and passion. There is a shared sense of commitment and passion in pushing for strong outcomes through the combined efforts of the team.


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It is closing in on 7pm at the Eden Gardens when the stadium DJ decides to break the monotony of contemporary Bollywood music and go back to the early 80s.
"Tumne kabhi kisi ko pyaar kiya? [Have you ever loved someone?]" a youthful Rishi Kapoor implores, in the voice of an ageing Kishore Kumar.
"Kiya! [I have!]" comes the reply, with sections of the Eden Gardens crowd joining the chorus of shrill voices recorded before a lot of them were born.
"Kabhi kisi ko dil diya? [Have you ever given someone your heart?]" "Diya! [I have!]"
There is little reason for the crowd to show so much enthusiasm. For one, they should be watching the climactic stages of a Twenty20 run chase. They are instead watching the groundstaff and three Super Soppers grimly attempt to turn a sodden outfield into a surface fit for a game of cricket.
Even that sodden outfield is a freshly vacuumed carpet compared to the turf some of them have trudged through to reach their seats.
Barricaded into a narrow pathway around the edge of Kolkata's sprawling Maidan, soaked to the skin, five or six to a row, shoulder to shoulder, they had squelched their way from ticket counter to stadium gates through sometimes ankle-deep slush.
All this so they wouldn't hinder the flow of traffic on the roads around the stadium.
Whenever a row in front had hesitated before sinking their feet into a particularly boggy patch, the rows behind had undergone an accordion-like contraction that had mashed faces into backs. This had also happened when someone had paused to buy a t-shirt or get their face painted. For the vendors outside the stadium, this was just another match day.
The swirl of commerce, in all its forms, goes on as always, outside and inside the gates. The music blares incessantly, without a single sombre or reflective note. But you are never far from a reminder that this isn't, perhaps, just another match day.
Ankit Keshri's face looks out from posters all around the stadium and at its gates. At the Club House gate, his posters stand in front of giant photo-murals of Indian cricket's legends. Here is Kapil Dev, lifting the World Cup. Here is Sourav Ganguly, Kolkata's greatest cricketer. Here are VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid, walking off the field after one of the greatest days in Indian cricket. Maybe a six-year-old Keshri had been at the stadium, watching them bat.
This is the first match at the Eden Gardens since Keshri's death. Kolkata Knight Riders have included him as the 16th member of their squad. Conversations around the stadium occasionally turn to Keshri, or to the earthquakes that have shaken the city - and ravaged Nepal - over the last two days.
Before the sun went down, it had been possible to see smoke rising over the rooftops beyond the eastern side of the ground. In the morning, a fire had broken out at a shopping complex in the New Market area. Now the skies have darkened and the buildings in the distance have faded out of view. All you can see clearly is the giant football on the roof of the New Secretariat Building, lit by the stadium's nearest floodlight tower, looking like a gibbous moon.
Mobile phones cause pinpricks of light to flash in the far stands. They remind you vaguely of the paper torches the crowds here used to hold up back in the 90s. You'll now need secret pockets to carry matchboxes or lighters into the stands. Back then the stadium could pack 90,000 spectators, some said 100,000. Now it holds 66,000. On a rainy day with little hope of cricket, it is close to full.
Each time the PA system brings the crowd an update - a male voice, polite, speaking first in English and then in Bengali - that hope dwindles further. An inspection at 5.35 if there is no rain. There is no rain. An inspection at 6.20 if there is no rain. There is no rain. 6.50. No rain. Through all this the covers come off, and a blue ground slowly turns green, with wet patches on its edges.
There is no more rain, but the wet patches simply won't dry. At 7.05 the announcer reveals there is little hope of play, considering the cut-off time is 7.30. He announces that spectators will get a full refund should there be no play. At 7.15 he confirms that there will be no play.
The exodus begins. Feet that had gone crusty with dried mud step in puddles once more. They step past posters of Ankit Keshri. They stop at stalls selling jhal muri. They go back home. They will return to the ticket counter in two days, get their refunds, and complete a strange cycle that posterity will simply record as 'match abandoned without a ball bowled'.


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The lessons of the past vividly demonstrate the necessity of building a movement to stop the fascists before they come to power.
Although we are not yet at the stage where fascist states are established, we have witnessed politics being pulled dangerously to the right on questions around immigration, Islamophobia and refugees. It is not the time for complacency or panic, but an urgent assessment of the necessary response to these forces is required.
The wrong road: concession and compromise
One factor in the political polarisation that has taken place since the financial crash has been the collapse of social democratic and Labour-type parties across Europe. Apart from Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party, the picture is one of decline for the established centre-left parties in Europe that have dominated politics for 50 years or more. Part of the explanation of this collapse, is the response of centre-left parties to the rise in racism. Almost every social democratic party has reacted to a rise in racist, far right and fascist forces by making concessions on the question of racism, which has gone hand in hand with implementing austerity to pay for the economic crisis.
It is important to remember that New Labour in Britain contributed to the climate of racism and Islamophobia. Tony Blair's government fuelled Islamophobia to justify his disastrous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.He conceded to the hysteria around asylum seekers and refugees, and Gordon Brown [former UK prime minister from the Labour Party from 2007-2010] adopted the slogan "British Jobs for British workers" which emboldened the likes of the BNP [British National Party, a UK far-right fascist political party]. Even Ed Miliband [a British politician and was a leader of Labour Party 2010-2015] made concessions on the argument with his "controls on immigration" pledge, and mug, during the 2015 election.
The logic behind this compromise has been the idea that to tackle the support for racist populist or fascist parties, you need to talk their language. The argument goes that the left needs to "own" the discussion around immigration, and to listen to "genuine concerns" about migrants and refugees.
A favourite phrase of the press and politicians is the "white working class" who are portrayed as inherently open to racist ideas. The logic that flows from this is that the left wing and social democratic parties must speak to these people by using language that makes concessions on racism and sees migrants and refugees as a problem.
This approach is wrong for two reasons. Firstly, there is no separate white working class, nor is there one "white working class culture". The working class in Britain is multicultural. We see this in every strike, on every picket line, every march to defend the NHS. White workers in Britain don't have separate interests to black, Asian or Muslim workers. We all face low wages, cuts to public services and a housing crisis.
Secondly, it plays to the reactionary idea that black workers or migrants somehow get "special favours" from the state. This is the oldest argument in the fascist playbook – that the government is favouring "foreigners" over "our own". It is a racist myth.
It is true that many white workers face unemployment or poor housing. But this is because they are working class, not white. Racism means that black, Asian and migrant workers face the same problems, but typically in intensified form.Rather than talking the ground away from the racist and fascist right, making concessions only legitimises racist arguments and gives credence to the idea that there is a problem with migrants or Muslims.Rather than taking votes away from the right, this strategy has seen their votes go up, often at the expense of traditional parties of the centre-left.
This scenario has been repeated around Europe, where social democratic parties have seen their vote collapse as they have made concessions to racism. Years of speeches, press stories and government policies that have labelled Muslims, migrants and refugees a problem have created the conditions in which fascists and racists feel confident. Compromising or adopting softer racist arguments will do nothing to stem the tide of the rising far right.
The EU against racism?
Some people look to the EU as a bulwark against the rise of racism in Europe. This is often for good reasons. The supposed internationalism and co-operation of the EU can often be viewed as positive compared to the politics of narrow nationalism espoused by the right. The reality is, however, very different.
The EU is no anti-racist institution, as its policies towards refugees have shown. The Mediterranean Sea has become a graveyard, with more than 14,000 people drowning attempting to cross the sea to Europe since 2014. Instead of allowing people to come to Europe, Frontex, the EU border agency, focuses on how to lock refugees out or send them back.
In response to pressure from far right politicians including Mateo Salvini of Italy and Viktor Orban of Hungary, an EU summit in July 2018 ordered rescue missions to be cut. The thinking was clear and callous. Leaving refugees to drown would discourage more people from taking the dangerous sea route to Europe. In late 2018, the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker promised millions of euros for a 10,000-strong border army that will be equipped with guns to patrol Europe's border.
Is it any surprise that when the EU has such a barbaric policy towards refugees, racist populist and fascist parties feel emboldened? Their talk of a "refugee invasion" of Europe, which was once an idea consigned to the fringe far right, is now accepted as fact by EU leaders and heads of state from Merkel to Macron. Indeed, it is within the EU that fascist and racist forces have seen their votes rise and the political conversation pulled their way.
Given their disdain for migrants and refugees from outside of Europe, we can't look to the EU as a bulwark against racism.
Trade unions, the left and the fight against fascism
There is also a line of argument which suggests that the best way to combat fascism is to just fight austerity, cuts and attacks on living standards. The argument goes that if we campaign for jobs and homes, we will undercut the racist pull of the far right.
In one sense this is of course true. The people at the top of society use racism to divide ordinary people. They divert the anger at unemployment, lack of housing and low wages away from themselves by pointing the finger at migrants and "foreigners". The fascists and far right build on this racism and sharpen it. The fight on economic issues is therefore a crucial one because it exposes the real problem in society – the bosses who exploit us all, wherever we are from.
It is wrong however to assume that if we fight on these issues, questions of racism will just disappear. Having a strong trade union movement, a big social democratic party and even a high level of class struggle does not mean that racism and fascism will fade away.
When society enters a period of crisis, it leads to political polarisation. While this can mean that ordinary people can be pulled to the left towards socialist ideas and trade unions, at the same time the forces of the fascist right can grow. A specific anti-racist and anti-fascist movement is needed to confront this threat.
The experience of France is an important example. In the 1980s, the French left was one of the strongest in Europe. Francois Mitterand was elected on a left wing manifesto, and the trade unions were powerful bodies that successfully resisted attacks on working conditions and the right to strike. The FN began to represent a serious threat, with Jean-Marie Le Pen's Eurofascist strategy having some success.
In the face of this threat, the left never built a serious anti-racist organisation or movement that would confront Le Pen or call the FN fascist. Some refused to confront the FN or argue for no platform for fascists as they were worried about infringing free speech. They looked to prioritise defence of "secularism" rather than confront Islamophobia, which allowed conservative governments to introduce the racist ban on the hijab with virtually no opposition.
Their response instead was to argue that the way to stop Le Pen was to build the left and lead the fight against social conditions that were pushing working class people to vote for the FN. But this was undermined by the fact that the Socialist Party embraced neoliberalism, privatisation and cuts in social spending. It became part of the problem that was pushing ordinary people towards the FN.
Mass movements emerged in the late 1990s to challenge Le Pen, especially when he made it into the second round of the Presidential election in 2000. But there was not sustained attempt to link the millions of French trade unionists and students who fought successive government cuts and the millions of mainly Muslim migrants from North Africa and elsewhere who were resisting the racism of the French police and the France state, in a movement that could take on the fascists.
The tragedy of France, is that it is a country with one of the biggest Muslim populations in Europe, one of the most combative workers' movements in Europe, and until recently one of the strongest social democratic traditions in Europe. Yet it is also home to one of the biggest fascist parties in Europe. That tragedy shows the danger of a position claiming that if we combat austerity and build the left, racism will go away.
This is important for Britain. The fascists and racist populists will not just disappear because Corbyn leads the Labour Party. The polarisation of society means that both the forces of the left and right can grow in times of crisis. We must of course build the struggles against neoliberal austerity. But we also require a specific movement to combat racism and the fascist threat.
A mass movement against fascism and racism
We can't rely on established political parties or institutions to take on the rise of the far right. It is those very organisations and parties that have created a climate where the racists and fascists feel confident and are on the march. We therefore have to look to a different strategy to take them on. This strategy can't be based on the acts of a small number of individuals against the fascists. Confronting the Nazis can't rely on conspiratorial groups that go around attacking fascists in secret, no matter how cathartic this may seem. We can't close off the movement so that it's left to a tiny number of street fighters. Small time acts of sabotage against the Nazis have never stopped them – it has always been mobilising big numbers.
If we're to take on not just the fascists, but the racist environment that gives them confidence, a different approach is required. What is necessary is a mass movement that takes on racism, from Nazi thugs on the street to politicians who play the race card. We need marches, music gigs, mass meetings, protests against racist attacks. This requires an anti-racist group in every town and city and in the unions.
The fascists draw their confidence from the racism spouted by the press and politicians. We can draw our confidence from strength in numbers, when we show we're an anti-racist majority. A united front strategy, aiming to draw thousands and millions of people into common action against racism, can do this.
There will be differences within it about where racism comes from and how we ultimately get rid of it. Many members and supporters of the Labour Party, for instance, are committed opponents of racism but have a variety of views about immigration controls, open borders, how many refugees we should accept and so on. These are the subject of continual debates within the Labour Party, often framed by considerations of what will win the most votes. Ultimately, the Labour Party strategy for dealing with racism rests on getting MPs elected and passing or abolishing laws within parliament, while retaining the current economic system of capitalism.
In the Socialist Workers Party we think that racism comes directly from capitalism. As long as you have a minority at the top of society who control all the wealth they will always use divide and rule. Racism was born as an ideology to justify the unjustifiable – slavery. It mutated in new ways subsequently as a pseudo-scientific biology of races to bolster imperialism and empire, a way to divide workers and make them compete against each other, and as a mythology of cultural difference. We therefore think that to finally destroy racism and fascism we have to get rid of capitalism and replace it with a society run by and for the majority of the population, the working class.
In the here and now, we believe that all immigration controls are racist, that we should fight for open borders and defend the rights of people to move and live wherever they want. We believe that ordinary people have the power and potential to build a socialist society that puts people before profit and erodes the material basis of racism and oppression. we resist all attempts to divide the working class movement by using racism or any other form of prejudice or discrimination, because this acts as a block on working people fighting together to take control of society.
Of course agreement on these points cannot be demanded to take part in a united fight back against racism and fascism. As long as we have agreement that we are opposed to racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia and are prepared to work together to campaign against them, we should accept that there will be different views on many other questions. And there will be debates while working together.
Recently there has been much discussion about the need to build an organisation today that can replicate the success of the Anti Nazi League in the 1970s. We welcome this debate. However, we think we also need to go beyond just focusing on the Nazis. The challenges we face today require a broader movement that takes on the wider questions of racism. There are two main reasons for this.
Firstly, as we have seen, a distinct feature of the current period is the formation of umbrella organisations on the far right. These can include racist populists, right wing nationalists and hardcore Nazis. Organisations like the AfD in Germany or Ukip in Britain are providing pools in which fascists can operate and grow. These organisations themselves are not fascist, but Nazis operate within them. We therefore need an organisation and movement that can take on these parties and formations.
Secondly, the lasting legacy of the financial crash has created a crisis of the centre and a polarisation to both left and right. The majority of traditional right wing parties – from the Conservatives in the Britain to Angela Markel's CDU in Germany – have responded to this crisis by adopting increasingly racist policies, intensifying Islamophobia and racism towards migrants and refugees. This rise in racism from mainstream parties, allied with sections of the press, has created a climate in which fascists feel confident. In order to combat the fascists and the far right, we need to confront the general rise in racism that is coming from the top of society which is allowing them to flourish.
Stand up To Racism can be this movement in Britain. It brings together Labour MPs including shadow home secretary Diane Abbott, trade unionists, faith groups and socialists. It has held national demonstrations, mass meetings and conferences, vigils against racist attacks, and has worked with UAF to call counter-protests against the Nazis when they rear their heads. It is also part of an international movement against racism and fascism that includes AufstehengegenRassismus in Germany and KEERFA in Greece. But it needs to be strengthened and deepened if we are to confront the challenges we face.
Beyond anti-racism and anti-fascism
The political picture across the world can sometimes seem a bleak one. A racist and sexist occupies the White House, while across Europe the fascists and far right have a vision of taking us back to the 1930s. We have to have a vision of a mass anti-racist and anti-fascist movement that can push them back. It is the crucial task of our time. But we also have to have a vision that another world is possible. The cycle of the economic system we live in means that we face the recurring threat of racism and bigotry. Capitalism creates crisis, and it's in times of crisis that the fascists can grow.
We have to confront racism and fascism in the here and now, but we also have to fight the system that creates them. If we want to rid society of racism, bigotry and sexism, we need a vision of a different world. A socialist society that puts people before profit will mean we can eradicate the material basis of racism and oppression, and banish the spectre of fascism for good. But to get there we need socialists to be organised.
The Socialist Workers Party has been at the heart of every attempt to stop the Nazis and challenge racism in Britain over the past 50 years. Let's be part of the fight to confront the racists and fascists today.
The author is an activist of the Socialist Workers Party, UK, and Stand Up To Racism (STUR). Here are some sites of his affiliations: http://www.swp.org.uk/; http://www.standuptoracism.org.uk/


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The Case for Christ Reply
I read "The Case for Christ" some fifteen years ago.
It had quite an impact on me because of the approach used by the author, Lee Strobel. Mr. Strobel was a journalist for the Chicago Tribune back in the 70s, who was also an atheist. When his wife became a Christian, it bugged him. There was a part of her life in which he couldn't share.
What to do about it? Well what else but to disprove Christ's divinity! More…
The persuasive history of early Christianity 1
A Quiner's Diner reader, Larry, took issue with a previous post where I suggest that a person wouldn't die for a lie. My point is that ten of the twelve disciples of Jesus were martyred for spreading Christianity. They wouldn't have gone to their death for a lie, I suggest. Larry disagrees by questioning the veracity of the eye witness, Paul. Let's look at his concerns … More…
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By Tom Quiner
Lee Strobel was an atheist who came to believe in Jesus after spending two years trying to disprove His divinity.
Be sure to watch the video from my previous post where Mr. Strobel, a former reporter for the Chicago Tribune, talks about his surprising findings about Christ.
C.S. Lewis was another atheist who did not want to believe in Jesus.
His friend, J.R.R. Tolkien of Lord of the Rings fame, presented compelling arguments in defense of Christ that began to persuade Mr. Lewis to reconsider his atheism. Mr. Lewis was further persuaded to believe in God, and eventually Jesus, after reading "The Everlasting Man" by G.K. Chesterton.
Lewis' conversion was a reluctant one:
You must picture me alone in that room in Magdalen, night after night, feeling, whenever my mind lifted even for a second from my work, the steady, unrelenting approach of Him whom I so earnestly desired not to meet. That which I greatly feared had at last come upon me. In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England.
Mr. Lewis was transformed from an atheist into a theist and eventually into the most persuasive Christian apologist of the 20th century.
C.S. Lewis famously framed the debate on Jesus this way: either he was lord, liar, or a lunatic. There's no middle ground. He spent the rest of his life making the case for Christ. It is a compelling case.
I put up a video in my previous post by comedienne Janeane Garafalo who dismissed Christianity as a myth. I have listened to a little of Ms. Garafalo on TV. I've read some C.S. Lewis. Mr. Lewis comes across as the more intelligent of the two. (Nothing against Ms. Garafalo, C.S. Lewis is smarter than most people I know!) In fact, he was in agreement with Ms. Garafolo until he began to truly study and think … and eventually pray … about this Man who walked the earth two-thousand years named Jesus.
So why does a former atheist and crime reporter for the Chicago Tribune now believe Jesus and His claims are real? Because of the evidence.
Why did an atheistic Oxford literary academic change his mind and become one of the most influential Christians of the 20th century? Because of the evidence.
There are two exciting paths to Jesus: reason and revelation. Stubborn men like Lee Strobel and C.S. Lewis were lead to Christ through the path of reason. The upside of the journey is off the charts!
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Liberal comedienne, Janeane Garofalo, recently called the Bible a "work of fiction." Watch …
I don't know how much Ms. Garofalo has read, studied, or even contemplated the Bible. But I mention her quote because she will influence a certain segment of her audience with her dismissive attitude of the most fascinating book ever written.
Is it true, though?
Is the drama of God's gradual revelation of Himself to man really on the level?
Can we trust that the texts are accurate; that the four Gospels that talk about Christ aren't agenda-driven works of fiction?
I believe that the bible is God's revelation of Himself to man. I don't say that casually. I've come to this belief through two paths: revelation and reason.
I read a series of books by former Chicago Tribune reporter, Lee Strobel, who wrote about his journey from atheism to Christianity. His first book, called "The Case for Christ," was written as if he were a reporter. He wrote the book in an attempt to disprove Christ's existence and His claims.
Strobel was stunned to discover that there's a mountain of evidence to support the miraculous underpinnings of Christianity. Watch his video below to learn more. Then go pick up your Bible. Read the Gospel of John to whet your appetite for a message of hope that can change your life.


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