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I've never seen this film but I read the short story as an undergrad. The ending hit me like a gut punch.
Brilliant film. Lancaster has never been better.
I just love how their schemes get stupider as they go along. Good twisted fun.
Really liked this one. You can definitely see the obvious transition here, the film almost plays...
Great review! I absolutely cannot wait to see this...looks right up my alley. The Trovajoli score...
How's the animal violence in this one?
That's more of a figurine, since it's a fixed pose with no moving parts.
Or an inaction figure.


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Offer Holders' Open Day for 2015 Entry
Offer Holders' Open Day for 2015 Entry
The School of Social Sciences is holding an open day at our City site specifically for those students who have been offered a place. Our open day will be an ideal opportunity for you to visit us to get a feel for the University and find out more specific information about your course.
- From: Saturday 21 February 2015, 12 am
- To: Saturday 21 February 2015, 12 am
- Location: Newton building, Main Entrance, Nottingham Trent University, City Campus, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU
- Download this event to your calendar
Event details
The School of Social Sciences is holding an open day at our City site specifically for those students who have been offered a place. Our open day will be an ideal opportunity for you to visit us to get a feel for the University and find out more specific information about your course.
The open day covers the following courses:
- BA (Hons) Criminology
- BA (Hons) Health and Social Care
- BA (Hons) International Relations
- BA (Hons) Politics
- BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
- BSc (Hons) Psychology with Criminology
- BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sociology
- BA (Hons) Sociology
- BA (Hons) Sociology and Politics
- BA (Hons) Social Work
- BA (Hons) Youth Justice
- BA (Hons) Youth Studies.
If you have been made an offer for any other International Relations Joint Honours degree or the BA (Hons) Politics and History you will need to visit an open day at the Clifton campus. View further information.
Open days are an excellent opportunity for you and your family to find out what we have to offer. You'll be able to:
- tour the University grounds and facilities
- explore the city of Nottingham, a major student destination
- seek advice and information from academic members of staff
- attend subject specific talks about our courses
- view the library and Students' Union
- meet current students
- ask any questions you may have about NTU and University life.
The open day talks and exhibition will start at 9.30 am and finish at 2.30 pm.
For more information, including the full programme for the day, take a look at our Offer Holder's Open Day Guide .
At all of our open days you will have the chance to drop in to a selection of our halls of residences and attend a talk about the accommodation available to you.
If you attend our open day on Saturday 21 February you will also be offered the chance to visit all our halls of residence. There will be regular coach/minibus trips to the five residences that are a short distance away from the city centre and there will also be a self-guided walking tour which takes you around our five city centre residences. There is limited availability for the coach and minibus tours, therefore seats will allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Find out more about the accommodation that will be available to view at the open day on Saturday 21 February.
Booking information
Find out more and book your place.
Location details
City Campus
Goldsmith Street
Travel Info:
The School of Social Sciences is based on the City site in the centre of Nottingham.
Nottingham is ideally located in the heart of England with excellent transport links, quick access to the motorway system, a major railway station and a comprehensive public transport network.
Find out more about travelling to the City site by car, rail and coach.
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In reference to this post dated November 13, 2012 which re-examined the federal prosecution of Hugh Sibley for money laundering, I wrote "multiple sources tell Slabbed that Desai is being represented in the matter by Greensburg area attorney David Opperman".
Mr Opperman has informed Slabbed that he does not represent Nipun Desai in his criminal case. He confirmed he is Mr Desai's civil attorney and that he occasionally teamed up with the Legal Department there at the Super 8 Motel representing Desai's legal interests. He also indicated he considers Mr Desai to be one of his closest friends and understood the confusion regarding his representation of Mr Desai's business interests in civil cases and his criminal case in the 24th JDC.
Additionally I inspected certain official paperwork on Mr Desai's cocaine distribution case, which is currently before Judge Glenn Ansardi there in the 24th JDC. Mr. Desai's arrest on cocaine distribution charges back in 2008 occured in the same general time period as the indictment of Hugh Sibley but the police report does not indicate a linkage between the two cases, though possession of 80 grams of cocaine in the
managers suite of the hotel is certainly serious enough.
The goal of Slabbed New Media in the proverbial search for the truth is get the story right. I thank Mr Opperman speaking candidly with me about this matter and I hope this clears up any confusion.
Update: Here is a copy of the police report on the Desai arrest for those so interested.


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Through a Basement Window at Dawn
From the tree across the lawn
the woven chaos
of the birds blessing this new piece of day
Shifting the night away.
Softly finger rays feel their way
over the surface of wet ground
warming reflections.
Gray separates into muted colors.
The page becomes words.
Shadows recede into holes and cracks,
or stretch out on the ground,
lazy patches that drowse and shrink
as the light climbs.
Plants begin to breathe in.
Flowers unfold
pressing their backs against the thick glass.
These thoughts came to me on this drizzling, dripping, gray dawn. This afternoon the clouds have broken into white islands in the blue, and three wild bunnies chase each other in and out of the still dripping trees and across the soggy lawn. It is really spring. The children in my class played in the large puddle in the middle of our sad little yard. No one got cold, just soaked from head to toe. Water is good for kids as long as there is no danger of hypothermia. There were a few tears, but a lot more smiles.


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Legislature(1995 - 1996)
1995-04-12 Senate JournalFull Journal pdf
1995-04-12 Senate Journal Page 1000 SB 6 SENATE BILL NO. 6 "An Act relating to registration of a motor vehicle and suspension of a driver's license for failure to appear in court or failure to pay a fine" was read the second time. Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 839. Senator Kelly objected. 1995-04-12 Senate Journal Page 1001 SB 6 The question being: "Shall the Finance Committee Substitute be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SB 6 Adopt FIN Committee Substitute? YEAS: 10 NAYS: 10 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Donley, Ellis, Frank, Halford, Miller, Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor, Zharoff Nays: Adams, Duncan, Green, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Pearce, Salo, Torgerson and so, the Finance Committee Substitute was not adopted. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that SENATE BILL NO. 6 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Senator Duncan objected. The question being: "Shall the bill be advanced to third reading?" The roll was taken with the following result: SB 6 Advance from Second to Third Reading? YEAS: 12 NAYS: 8 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Frank, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson Nays: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln, Salo, Zharoff and so, the bill failed to advance to third reading. SENATE BILL NO. 6 will appear on the April 13 calendar.


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A press release from the Harvard Police Department:
On 09-04-12 at 0800 hrs Police responded to the area of Grant and University Sts for an Attempted Child Luring.
A Harvard Youth (m/11 yoa) reported he was approached by a male subject, wearing a grey colored hooded sweatshirt, black gloves and red and white gym shoes, who offered the youth candy to get in his vehicle with him.
After the youth ran away, the subject left southbound on Grant St, from University St, in a black four door vehicle, with black rims and tinted windows.
This incident is under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Harvard Police Department with any information (815) 943-4431 or Harvard Crime Stoppers (815) 943-4343.


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Wallace Elmer "Wally" McTaggart
April 5, 1919 - May 28, 2006
McTaggart - Mr. Wallace Elmer - At his home, Downes Avenue, Picton, on Sunday, May 28th, 2006, Wally McTaggart at the age of 87. Beloved husband of Vera. Loving father of Donald and Honey of Campbellford, Garry and his wife Iris of Edmonton, Paul of Elmvale, Darlene and her husband Robert Harrison of R.R. #9, Picton and Sherry McTaggart and John Bulloch of Kingston. Dear brother of Don of Belleville, Amy Doyle of London and the late Helen Bailey. Loved and missed by his many grandchildren, great grandchildren and his great, great grandchild. Mr. McTaggart is resting at the Whattam Funeral Home, 33 Main Street, West, Picton on Tuesday evening from 7 till 9 P.M. Interment at Thomasburg Cemetery, Wednesday, May 31st at 10:15 A.M. with Reverend Karen Hincke Officiating. Service to follow in the Chapel at 2 P.M. Wednesday with Reverend Bill Kidnew Officating. If desired, donations to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church would be appreciated by the family. (CHEQUES ONLY PLEASE).


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Holy Spirit Timing
Read Pastor Tim's post about Pentecost. Holy Spirit Timing, it happens to us all, you may have been thinking about a friend that you haven't talked to in a while and that person calls on the phone, or you may have been lonely, and someone shows up at your hospital bed.Continue reading
Honey, Are You Okay?
Luke 13:34
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
Upon returning home from the family shopping trip, one of the children wanted to help her mom carry the groceries in from the car. As the child reached for one of the large bags, her mom said; "Let me help you with that." The child was sure that she could handle it on her own and refused her mother's help.
With the child teetering up the walkway, the bag's balance shifted and, in a flash, the items spilled all over the sidewalk. The egg carton opened, and the eggs cracked. The flour bag burst, and flour spilled out everywhere. Even though mom had been afraid that this would happen, the first words out of her mouth were; "Honey, are you okay?"
In the text from Luke, Jesus is saying how much he wants to be there to help us as we travel through our world. God knows, that like that small child, we think that we can do it on our own. We think that we don't need God's help and we can handle whatever the task may be. However, far too often we realize that the load that we are carrying is a heavy one that we can't handle alone and we need Gods help and guidance.
Here is the good news, God gives us the freedom to step out on our own, and when the balance of all of those things that we are holding shifts and it all comes crashing down, God is there like a mother hen, to wrap her arms around us and make sure that we know that we are loved and cared for and forgiven.
One of Those Days
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread." Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'One does not live by bread alone.' "
Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And the devil said to him, "To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours." Jesus answered him, "It is written,
'Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.' " Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,'and 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.' " Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' " When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time. Luke 4 1:13
Have you ever had one of those days?
You know, one of those days where if it could go wrong it did. One of those days where it seemed as if the entire world had decided that on THAT DAY every single person was going to get on your very last nerve. One of those days when the light at the end of the tunnel was in fact the headlight of and oncoming train.We all have had those days, and we read in this text from Luke that even Jesus was having one of those days. He had just come out of the waters of his baptism, and he was driven into the wilderness where he came face to face with Satan. After forty days of fasting and walking, Jesus is met by the one who thought that he was weak and weary and that he would fold.
An Opportune Time
"Have some food…I know that you are hungry…"
"Have some power, Only I can give you real power"
"Become popular, and everyone will worship you…"
But Jesus knew that none of those things were true, and that only God had the real power. So the text tells us that the devil left him until a more opportune time.
Guess what folks? We are that more opportune time. Satan is trying to convince us that we are weak, that we are weary and that we should give up on God and simply follow his lead. He is causing us to have "one of those days" over and over again, so that we will give on on God and enjoy the promises that Satan has to offer.
But here is a fact for you. The battle for your soul has already been won. Jesus' death and resurrection sealed that deal a long time ago, and you are free to live your life OUT LOUD knowing that no temptation, no matter how great the offer, will ever be able to separate you from the Love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
So shout, "Get behind me Satan!" and walk in the light of the Cross. Because that headlight in not an oncoming train, but it is the Light of Christ, coming after you.
Beautiful + Attitude = Beatitudes
Luke 5:20-25:
Then he looked up at his disciples and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. "Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. "Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. "Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets. "But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. "Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry. "Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep.
Matthew 5:3-20
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. "Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
What hits you? What word or phrase stands out for you?
This is a portion of Jesus' sermon on the mount (In this Luke version it is the sermon on the plain), which we call the beatitudes. It has kept scholars and theologians very busy because there is much debate about how to interpret them.
When St. Jerome translated the bible into Latin, the phrases each begin with the word "Beati" which translates in English as "Blessed" or "happy are they". That's why they have been called the Beatitudes.
Some scholars think that Jesus' sayings were an intentional exaggeration to make a moral point while others think that they were standards for the original disciples only.
Martin Luther Reminds Us – We Can't Keep the Law
Other scholars take this group of sayings as an absolute; a set of characteristics that followers of Jesus must strive for and still others, like Martin Luther, believe that the sayings are law, but a perfect law that we cannot keep.
According to the Luther understanding, Jesus's intent, was to have the disciples and even the crowds see what they cannot accomplish on their own, and in turn, run to God's mercy and grace.
Law or Gospel?
The Beatitudes can be read as law or gospel. As law, they are rewards for good behavior. As gospel, they are gifts that motivate good behavior. Consider the difference: The law says IF you are poor in spirit, THEN the kingdom of heaven is yours. The gospel says: BECAUSE the kingdom of heaven is yours, THEREFORE you recognize your spiritual poverty. The law says IF you are merciful, THEN you will receive mercy. The gospel says BECAUSE you receive mercy, THEREFORE you show mercy. The law says IF you make peace, THEN you will be called children of God. The gospel says BECAUSE you are children of God, THEREFORE you make peace.
So what do you think when you hear the beatitudes?
What do you think Jesus is saying to us today?
Let's talk about this!
Casting Our Nets
We convince ourselves that if people want to know Jesus that they'll just come to where we are. They see the signs they know the church is here and they'll come find us.Continue reading
Why Am I Here?
Pilate asked him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice." – GOSPEL: John 18:37
One time I was driving from home to work, when at the last minute I decided to take a route that I had never driven before. I said you myself, "self, let's see where this road goes." As I was driving, I came upon a young woman walking by the side of the road. I rolled down my window and asked her if she was okay or if she needed help.
She looked over at me and when she saw my collar and started crying (Note: I don't always have that effect on people). I got out and went over to her and she told me that her car had broken down, and that her cell phone was dead, she was from out of town, and that no one would stop to help her. She said that she was praying as she walked, and then God sent her a pastor. I told her that she was correct because I NEVER come down this road, but I was led down this street today, just for her.
The Big Picture
Have you ever wondered why you are here, what your destiny is or why things happen the way that they do? Have you ever stopped to think about the bigger picture and what God has in store for you?
When Pilate questioned Jesus he asked him if he was the king of the Jews. Jesus, then, told him about destiny. Jesus said "FOR THIS I WAS BORN." For this very moment I came to this world, to testify to the truth. Jesus knew the bigger picture, he knew that the events that were happening were leading to something more. Jesus knew why he was here.
Things to Ponder
Sometimes things happen in our lives for unexpected reasons and they leave us pondering why. And sometimes the answer comes to us quickly, like it did for me and that young woman on the road, and sometimes the answer comes later, and we say "Oh, now I get it!" God knows the reason that you are here. God moves us to places where God needs us to be, and it is our destiny to serve God.
So, let's follow our destiny and follow Jesus in testifying to the truth, then the question of "why am I here?" will become clear.
A Real Page Turner
As [Jesus] came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!" Then Jesus asked him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down."
When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, "Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?" – Mark 13:1-5
The Suspense is Killing Me…
Have you ever read a book and just had to peek at the last few pages to see how it ends?
Maybe it was a romance… Maybe it was a mystery… and it was so intense that you couldn't wait to find out what happened at the end? Maybe you just had to know if the two people get together…. Or maybe you just needed to know if the "good guys" win… in the end.
Every once in a while, I have found myself doing that because somehow it made it easier to keep going, if I knew that everything turned out okay in the end.
Fear of the Unknown
Seems that real life isn't that different, is it? One of the things that scares us the most is the unknown.
In their conversation with Jesus on the Mount of Olives, Peter, James, John, and Andrew wanted to know how things would end before they had even begun their work of spreading the gospel of peace to people of all nations. Jesus refused to tell them how or when their world would end.
He did not believe that revealing the end to them would help them be better disciples or more effective evangelists. Would knowing the end of the story have strengthened their faith in any way?
In some ways we are not unlike those first followers of Jesus. Most of us have moments when we are curious to know how and when things in this life are going to come to an end.
While We Wait – Living Faithfully
However, we do know how the story ends, we know that Jesus was raised from the dead so that we could have life and have it more abundantly. But let's not stand around waiting for the end. Let's be about the task of doing the work of God now. The future is open. What matters is not that we know the end of the story but that we live faithfully in the meantime.
True Freedom
Many years ago, Sharon baptized her niece Kennedy, she was six years old at the time.
One day we went to visit her brother and his family and Kennedy's mom asked her to tell us what she had said about God.
She was a little embarrassed at first, but then after some prodding she said with a great sense of confidence and authority… "ONLY GOD CAN GIVE YOU REAL FREEDOM!"
And with that, a six year old summed up the Gospel!
Jesus was talking to the Jews who believed in him …and told them
"If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples. And you will know the truth and the truth will set you free."
Jesus reminds us that real freedom is spiritual freedom. Real freedom is the freedom from sin and death and that freedom can only be given by God.
Weekly Reminder – Confession of Sins
Each week, we begin our worship with the corporate confession that reminds us of this truth.
The pastor says: If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us, but if we confess our sin, God who is faithful and just with forgive our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
And then we pray together: we confess that we are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves.
There it is, without God's help we are not free. We cannot earn, or buy, or conquer our freedom because we are enslaved to sin. It is part of our human nature.
Martin Luther Described This True Freedom
"Our wills are bent or curved towards ourselves so that without God's help, everything we do ends up being about us."
You see we are not in bondage to our sins, those things we do wrong that come and go. We are in bondage to our own human nature which always puts ourselves before God.
And that's exactly why Jesus came into the world. To free us from our bondage and save us from ourselves. Jesus went to the cross and went head to head with our sin so that he could pay the price required to set us free.
So I encourage you to live out your freedom. Let your life be an reflection of the Glory of God, and an example of the amazing things that living in true Freedom, TRUE FREEDOM… can produce.
God's Riches At Christ's Expense
Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. – Hebrews 4:15-16
Don't Pick Me, Please Don't Pick Me
Remember when you were in class as a student and you knew that the teacher was going to call on you to answer a question that you KNEW you did not know the answer too? You would do everything that you could think of to become invisible. (avoiding eye contact, looking down at the floor, pretending to be asleep…or actually being asleep) You were not confident in your abilities, your skill or your intelligence. And somehow it seems as if the teacher knew these facts, and they would go out of their way to call on you.
Let me tell you how different this is in God's kingdom. God knows that we are, sometimes, clueless so God sent us Jesus to make a way for us where there seemed to be no way before. We call that GRACE (G.R.A.C.E. God's Riches At Christ's Expense.) Christ came and lived and died so that we could have life and have it more abundantly.
Be Bold – God has the Answers
Knowing about God's gift, we can have the courage… the strength… the ability to approach the throne of Grace with BOLDNESS. To approach the throne with the boldness to know that we do not have to have the answers, because God has already answered all of the questions. We don't have to hide or try to become invisible, because we have a God who loves us and wants us to be at that banquet table with heads lifted high, celebrating our freedom in Christ.
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news." As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen.
And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fish for people." And immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him. – Mark 1:14-20
Bringing Hidden Talents into View
There was an animated show several year ago called "The Iron Giant," In one scene the Giant robot and his human friend are running through the town trying to flee from those who are chasing them and they fall over a cliff, as they are heading to the ground below, the robot turns on jets and begins to fly. The shocked little boy says with wonder and amazement "You can fly? YOU CAN FLY!!!" Apparently, even though they had spent a lot of time together, he did not know that his robot friend had this ability.
Strengths and Gifts
We also spend a lot of time with one another and are not aware of some of the strengths and gifts that we each have. Did you know that Grace has a Walking Club, a supper club, 3 adult Bible study options, a quilting group, a weekly youth ministry meeting? Did you know that Grace supports the Crop walk, prayer shawl ministry, Joy of Discovery? There is so much potential here at Grace, and in some cases our strengths and gifts are our best kept secrets.
Jesus called the twelve from their nets and boats and said "I will make you fish for people." As evangelist Christine Kane asked "Are we fishers of men, or are we keepers of the Aquarium?" Come out on REFORMATION SUNDAY, October 28, and learn about all of the mission and ministry opportunities that we have here at Grace. Find something that excites you, and you just might learn that we can fly.


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Terrorists Strike Kenya, Again
Kenya: Why Us?
|Newspapers in Nairobi on Nov. 29 show images of the previous day's bombing of the Paradise hotel in Mombasa (Photo: AFP).
Kenyans were shocked by another terrorist attack in the country when suicide bombers struck in the country's placid coastal city of Mombasa on Nov. 28, blowing up a hotel owned by an Israeli and firing missiles that missed an Israeli commercial airplane with 261 people aboard. The attack left 15 dead and scores of people injured.
"It is quite disheartening that Kenya could be subjected to yet another attack when the experience of [the attack on the American embassy in Nairobi] in1998…is still fresh in our minds," reacted the state-owned Kenya Times on Nov. 29.
The Mombasa attack struck new fear into the hearts of Kenyans, many of whom had not taken terrorists' presence to be so strong in the country. Writing in the independent Daily Nation of Nov. 30, Mombasa-based commentator Wycliffe Muga observed: "We have terrorists in our midst. And although Kenyans may not be their principal targets, it is impossible that a major bomb blast in some office building or a busy street should fail to kill more Kenyans than visitors."
The attack also revealed "the chilling fact is that Kenyans are extremely helpless in the face of terror," wrote Magesha Ngwiri in the Dec. 1 issue of the independent Sunday Nation. "As a result, all the vows about fighting terrorism will keep sounding hollow in a situation where you don't know whether the vehicle cruising behind you is being driven by suicide bombers or whether that mild looking man carrying a paper bag is not about to reduce a first-class hotel into rubble."
Like other commentators, Ngwiri expressed anguish at the devastation at the killing of Kenyan civilians for a cause unrelated to them. "It is not enough that the terror groups wage war on Israel at every turn; now they must kill Kenyans as often as possible in the knowledge that we cannot retaliate," he wrote. "Have our people become cannon fodder in a war that is not their own?"
"A poor country whose people have an average income of a dollar a day, which is daily losing 500 citizens to AIDS, a tattered economy, bogged down by a million orphans, is not a worthy adversary for any self-respecting warrior. But the soldiers of Al-Qaeda are not warriors. They are cowards," charged Mutuma Mathiu in the Nov. 29 Daily Nation. Similarly, Ugandan journalist John Nagenda commiserated with Kenyans in his "One Man's Week" column in the Nov. 30 issue of Uganda's state-owned New Vision, saying, "Kenya has not massacred a single Palestinian in any regional war. It is precisely for this reason that no Palestinian, or sympathizer, should massacre, in this case, a single Kenyan."
On the other hand, the attack also brought to the fore the pertinent issue of the flawed security apparatus in the country. "I really don't understand how such sophisticated weapons can get into our country despite our vaunted security system," opined Patrick N. Njeri, a Kenyan citizen, in a letter to the editor in the Dec. 2 issue of the Daily Nation. As hordes of tourists cancelled their bookings to various hotels at the Kenyan coast as a result of the attack, thereby hurting the country's all-important tourism industry, the Dec. 4 Daily Nation took a swipe at the country's chiefs of defense when it exclusively reported that a warning that Al-Qaeda was planning another attack on Kenya had been ignored by security chiefs.
The liberal East African Standard also railed at the security system in its Dec. 8 issue: "Undeniably, even as the country mourns its woes at the hands of terrorists, Kenyans, the government included, have played a role in the current sad state of affairs." But the Kenya Times rooted for Kenya's security system. In its Nov. 30 editorial, it stated: "It is our contention that Kenya is a hundred times safer than New York, Washington, Jerusalem, or Johannesburg." In a Dec. 3 editorial, the paper lamented: "The decision to warn and recall visitors from different activities in Kenya by their respective governments is ill-advised and only hands victory to merchants of terror."
Even the leftist People Daily had earlier sought to reassure tourists. "Tourists should continue visiting the vast resources in the country, as Kenya has just been a victim of circumstance," the paper exhorted in its Nov. 30 issue.
As they mourned the blow to their national life and the country's tourism industry, Kenyans remained strong and determined to move on with their lives as they approached the decisive general elections scheduled for Dec. 27, 2002. "Even as we grieve our dead and wounded, even as we express our anger, the simple fact is that we must move fast to repair the damage," wrote the Daily Nation in its Dec. 30 editorial. "We take courage in the fact that despite two attacks, there has been no religious backlash and that Kenyans have suffered this atrocity together and are going to survive its effects united," trumpeted the Sunday Nation in its Dec. 1 editorial.
Indeed, in the wake of religious riots in Nigeria, the lack of religious tension in Kenya seemed like the silver lining in an increasingly heavy grey cloud. "We don't have a Muslim-Christian problem here and we shouldn't let the war against terror create one," wrote John Githongo in the Dec. 2 - 8 issue of The East African, an independent, regional weekly.


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OPPOSITION UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and his other leaders will not succeed with their evil schemes because Zambians are able to see through their evil machinations of making the country ungovernable, says Patriotic Front (PF) Kabushi Member of Parliament (MP) Bowman Lusambo.
Mr Lusambo said the evil plans of Mr Hichilema, Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM) and Nevers Mumba would not succeed.
He said in a statement to the Daily Nation that claims by Dr Mumba that the UPND shall not recognize President Edgar Lungu as a sitting Head of State was both irresponsible and cheap especially coming from a man who once served as republican vice president.
"The recent desperate attempts by UPND's senior officials to create an environment that makes the country appear ungovernable cannot pass without a comment. Both Mr Hichilema, Mr Mwamba and Dr Mumba should be made aware that Zambians can clearly see through their evil schemes and that they will not succeed.
"The statement by Dr Mumba that the UPND shall not recognize President Edgar Lungu as a sitting Head of State is both irresponsible and cheap especially coming from a man who once served as Republican Vice President.
''As much as Dr Mumba finds it difficult to appreciate the fact that Zambians again voted for President Lungu, we find his utterances completely reckless and plainly unacceptable," said Mr Lusambo.
He said further scrutiny of Dr Mumba's statement revealed that such utterances were part of a grand scheme to make the country ungovernable.
"By stating that Zambia does not have a President, Dr Mumba is inciting law abiding citizens to rise up against an elected government using illegal means. What we also know is that the path that Dr Mumba and his friends in the UPND have taken or appear to be advocating for borders heavily on treason.
"The truth is that Dr Mumba and everyone in the UPND is fully aware of the constitutional provisions that allows for a sitting Head of State to hand over power to himself or herself. So let us make it easier for the UPND leadership to understand; the nation currently has no leadership vacuum at the very top," he said.
He said Zambia has a sitting Head of State who was re-elected and was holding executive powers, therefore President Lungu deserved to be accorded the necessary respect and decorum that goes with the office of the republican President.
He said Dr Mumba, HH and GBM have had opportunities to serve the Zambian people and records were there to show that they abused these privileges and only catered for their own needs.
"Dr Mumba was appointed Vice President and there is nothing to show for the time he served as Levy Mwanawasa number two. He was unceremoniously fired because he abused his position to serve his own selfish and inflated ego.
"The records of these UPND officials clearly show they cannot be entrusted with public affairs. They are political failures who have no moral authority to question President Lungu's record in government.
"GBM failed Zambians and the people of Kasama Central in particular. Dr Mumba failed the Zambian people with his poor decision making and Mr Hichilema deprived Zambians of assets that belonged to them all," he said.
"They are failed politicians who should seriously consider retiring from active politics as their record so far does not inspire any confidence," he said.


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With the recent proposal to allow young people to use part of their pension pots to fund a deposit for their first home, the same old question seems to pop into my mind whenever industry figures talk about young people and pensions: how much money do they think young people are able to save?
A recent modelling structure designed to provide support to the pensions for property proposal, which was initially suggested by Housing Minister James Brokenshire, claimed that a 25-year-old should be able to use up to half of their pension on a deposit for a house.
However, the modelling structure, which was used as an example of what a future system could look like, indicated that the 25-year-old and a partner would need £22,800 in pension savings each, on a wage of £25,000 for the past five years, to be able to afford a deposit on a £228,000 home.
Not only this, but the model also required a combined contribution rate of 15 per cent and an annual 'government top-up', which doesn't actually exist, both of which seem farfetched, even for the most optimistic individual.
The calculations also rely on a reduction in the auto-enrolment age, the contribution rate nearly doubling over a decade and house prices remaining unchanged, which is likely to be out of the question in the current housing market.
However, the primary issue is not the deluded figures used to estimate how much young people can save, but that models like this are being used to fit a specific argument or agenda.
The model proposed appears unachievable, but it is still being used as 'evidence' as to why a policy that could endanger the future financial lives of young people in the UK should be adopted.
Unfortunately, this is not uncommon. Firms often use statistics or frameworks that are tailored to fit the message they want to push.
This could be a dangerous precedent. Headlines and soundbites can form the opinion of those who do not delve deep enough to realise the stringent parameters required to fit the story agenda.
We need the industry to wake up and realise how hard it is for young people to be able to save enough for a comfortable retirement. Gone are the gold-plated DB schemes that older generations have benefitted from and living costs have soared, leaving very little in bank accounts at the end of each month.
Young people are disillusioned and unengaged in pensions, and it will only get worse if we let them chip away at their retirement savings for housing or set them unrealistic models that give them false hope into what is achievable.
Pension savings are for retirement, not for living during their working life, and issuing unrealistic models that support dangerous ideas will only give another reason for young people to disregard their pensions and continue their inertia.
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With the recent proposal to allow young people to use part of their pension pots to fund a deposit for their first home, the same old question seems to pop into my mind whenever industry figures talk about young people and pensions: how much money do they think young people are able to save?


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Greg Ellis is a voice actor on the animated series The Angry Beavers.
Ellis known for his TV, film, and video game voice over work. He has appeared in films such as the Pirates of the Caribbean series (as Lieutenant Commander Theodore Groves of the Royal Navy), the 2009 Star Trek film (as Chief Engineer Olsen, the original engineer of the Enterprise), Titanic, Beowulf, To End All Wars, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. His television work includes Trust Me, The X-Files, Valentine, Nip-Tuck, the 2008 remake Knight Rider series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in its final episode, "What You Leave Behind"), and in the third season of 24 (as the biological weapons dealer Michael Amador).
He also has a steady voice over career. His voice was featured in the PlayStation 2 games Rogue Galaxy (as Simon Wicard), Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (as Cait Sith), and Tomb Raider: Legend (as Alister Fletcher), as well as in Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age II, and Dragon Age: Inquisition (as Cullen). His minor video game work includes voices for SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs, SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Tomb Raider: Underworld, and Ty the Tasmanian Tiger. He has also voiced characters in cartoons such as The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Invader Zim, and first three series of the Ben 10 franchise.
He played Commander Giles Price in the game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 and reprised the role in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising. He reprised his role as Cait Sith in the English version of the CGI film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. He voiced Garmund in the Robert Zemeckis animated film, Beowulf.[1] Ellis originally started in musicals and was Rusty in Starlight Express at the Apollo Victoria Theatre and was the alternate Chris in the original cast of Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He also appears on the cast recording of the new Starlight Express. He released a single from the show, "Next Time You Fall in Love".
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SUBTITLED SCREENING: Sunday 12th January 2020 @ 5:00pm
Subtitled screenings provide a transcription of the audio from a film, displayed at the bottom of the cinema screen, to benefit people who are hard of hearing. Along with the dialogue from the film, the subtitles include non-dialogue audio such as "(sighs)" or "(door creaks)".
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Children that come to Heel & Toe Charity for therapy already have a huge challenge in front of them, as they learn to deal with the physical and educational limitations their conditions bring.
We know how hard all of our children work in their therapy sessions, so every month we will nominate children who have made great progress and continue to develop their skills at Heel & Toe.
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Busselton Jetty's Underwater Observatory stars in Little Mermaid inspired proposal
Perth's Chanel Duguid grew up loving Walt Disney films, but there was one in particular that had her heart.
Little did Chanel know, her favourite movie, The Little Mermaid, would one day inspire her marriage proposal.
Chanel's partner Warren Steele told the Mail when he heard about the mermaid tours at Busselton Jetty's Underwater Observatory, he knew that was how he would ask Chanel to be his wife.
"I grew up in Manjimup so I would go to Busselton a lot, and Chanel and I always go to Busselton and stay at the Four Seasons," he said.
"We were with a bunch of friends who were going to do the jetty tour with their kids.
"I've been thinking about the proposal for a while, I had ideas, but when I heard about the jetty mermaids I was like 'yep, that's perfect'.
"I wanted it to be a bit of a fairy tale, we have been together four years so I wanted it to be something good, and we can return here for our anniversaries and things like that."
The special moment was made possible by the Busselton Jetty team and Southwest Mermaids.
While touring the observatory, a jetty team member distracted Chanel by asking to take a photo for the attraction's Facebook page.
Another staff member sent the signal and Mermaid Nixie kicked into action, swimming towards the observatory window with a sign saying 'Chanel, Will you marry me? Warren'.
"Chanel was filming the mermaid swimming and I had to tell her to stop," he said.
"When she saw it, she got really nervous and I got down on one knee.
"She couldn't speak, but she bent down and kissed me. I said 'is that a yes?' and she said 'of course it is'. She was just so shocked."
As for where they are going to get married, Warren didn't rule out a beautiful South West wedding.
"She wants to go to Vegas," he said.
"But we always go to the wineries and breweries down here so we've always thought that would be good. After we got engaged, we went to a few and thought 'how cool would it be here'."


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Think Pink.
Waiting for the LFW scheduled for this weekend, I am having a (second) full immersion into the previous fashion shows for the upcoming AW 14. I already found some juicy trends that I am planning to include in my wardrobe, or at least to study at a close distance.
Here the most interesting one: pink in Winter time. I like the idea, even if I am not a person who loves pink. A few shades of this colour are quite catchy and, if combined with patent leather, latex paint or fluffy materials, it turns the whole look into a new rock and playful side, rather than a more "girly" one, that makes me think that pink could fit me after all.
Let's have a bright Winter then!
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How much weight can you lose in a week? I think that depends upon your metabolism, how physically active you are and if you eat high calorie foods or not.
The healthiest way I know of to lose weight that won't return again is to do it the slow, methodical and healthiest way. And, what is that? I discovered it through my own trial and error.
The secret is changing your diet to eating mainly plant based whole food. Fruits and vegetables (most) are lowest in calories, although seeds and nuts are high. Also, avocados are high in calories because of their fat content. We need to lower the fat consumption and keep it relatively low to keep it heart healthiest.
Fat has more calories than carbs. So, if you want to lose more weight, favor carbs over fat. You will have to limit the fat you eat like I do if you want to maintain the weight you lost. We do need essential fatty acids, but in small doses.
I wouldn't recommend trying to lose more than about a pound a week. But, this depends upon how much you currently weigh. The more overweight you currently are, the more you may be able to safely and quickly lose.
When I lost my fifty pounds, it took me about a year to do so. That's because I had some 'ups and downs' along the way eating things like chips, tortillas and sourdough bread. These were a few of my weight gainer 'weaknesses'.
Therefore, you must watch the 'refined carbs, sugar and fats' to lose the most weight. How I understand it is, when you grind up grain into a powder, somehow the added surface area of the product will tend to make you gain weight if you eat too much. But, sugar and fat will add the inches back, too.
I got stuck at around 185 lbs. because I kept eating lots of sourdough bread, salty greasy potato chips and sugary cereals! Used to love that stuff! But, wheat, I found out 'rubbed' me the wrong way. It was the 'gluten'.
Now, I don't eat bread even though I do at times crave it. I also don't eat anything made from corn, rye, barley or oats. I only eat brown and basmati rice, no more than about two cups of it per day.
I used to eat millet and quinoa, but I had doubts about how healthy they were to eat, so I stopped. Anyway, I really didn't like something about how they both tasted.
I love refried beans I frequently make myself in my crock pot. I have been having bean burritos with brown rice tortillas lately instead of beans and rice. Good stuff! Eating these has never put a pound on me!
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What you need to know about bank revolving credit?
Are you looking to meet your unexpected expenses? Your car or washing machine has just snapped your fingers and you absolutely need fast financing to be able to repair it or buy another one? Do you dream of having a reserve of money from which you can draw in the event of an impulsive purchase?
So revolving credit, or also called revolving credit without proof or permanent is the financing you need. Discover without further delay, all the information on the revolving credit offered by Good Bank, operation, characteristics, advantages, repayment duration and rates.
The characteristics of a revolving credit
A revolving credit is financing which takes the form of a reserve of money with a capital of between 500 and 6000 USD and which is replenished as the borrower repays. With a revolving credit you can draw on your reserve to be able to buy consumer goods without having to justify the slightest penny to your bank advisor.
Flexibility and ease of use are the 2 advantages that best characterize revolving credit, flexibility because you only pay interest on your financing if you use it, and interest will be deducted only from the part of your money reserve which will be consumed. Ease of use because in most cases, revolving credit will be linked to a credit card that will allow you to pay directly for all your purchases in stores or make cash withdrawals from distributors.
If you prefer a transfer to your bank account, it is hardly a concern it will suffice just to go to your customer area is to request the transfer of funds, they will then intervene within 48 hours.
Good Bank's revolving credit offer
With regard to the duration of reimbursement, the law requires that for an amount less than 3000 USD the duration of reimbursement is capped at 3 years and for an amount greater than 3000 USD the duration of reimbursement must not exceed 5 years.
Another important thing to know, if your revolving credit is greater than 1000 USD, the financial institution will be obliged to offer you in addition to your revolving credit offer a depreciable credit offer so that you are able to quickly compare that they are the best terms for you depending on the loan you choose.
Among the main drawbacks of revolving credit is its rate, not only is it revisable and not fixed like most rates, which means that rates can fluctuate depending on the market, but in addition the rates are higher than other consumer credit such as personal loan or car loan for example. This can be greatly influenced depending on the repayment speed you choose and the credit organization. It is always advisable to choose the fastest repayment speed possible to save on the total cost of your credit.


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(INTELLIHUB) — Ahead of his time, song lyrics written in the late 90's by Intelihub founder Shepard Ambellas articulate the New World Order's current agenda in one dynamic breakdown.
"Shackled To Silence" is expected to be included on Ambellas' upcoming EP, scheduled for release winter of 2016.
Warning! The following excerpt taken from Ambellas' lyrics contains fowl language:
"Shackled To Silence"
Of disarray terror, the mindless behavior, created by an era of chaotic flavor
Capitalistic junkies, their underground connections, doctors and lawyers blazing their obsessions
The urban fight the ghetto upbringing, confliction and spite keep your heads ringing
Ultra high-class, elite, no recession, they keep you mixed up no room for progression
A diabolic scheme they put into function, ultra high-class they work in conjunction
To keep you locked down, the're pushing your tin, they program your mind to live in sin
Conjured by the profits bringing in the dead, captured by fear it's all in your head
Systematic antics, mergers, and tactics are run hand-and-hand along with crack hits
Psychoanalytical white collar criminals flashing 'don't read' with the subliminals
A lack of education brings on the hatred, disarray and terror in this fucked up nation
Shackled to silence they're bleeding you now, corrosion of conformity keeps beating you down
What will it take for you to see it too? Wake the fuck up to the sounds we produce
They supersede the president, they won't be hesitant, to reinvent the system or make your ass irrelevant
Genocidal maniacs inside their brains is whacked, nuclear weapons, elite they keep em' packed
The structure of the system keeps you in position
Sooner or later it'a be outta commission
A new rendition systematical failure, no more competition no one can bail ya'
Our prison system sucks, it's a way to get stuck, small time criminals about to get fucked
Dicked by politicians with their crazy inventions, working high-class with no good intentions
Take away my guns and take away my rights, motherfuckers come and motherfuckers fight
I won't back down I won't fucking hesitate to break your crown motherfuckers I can't wait…
To get more inside Shep's head try checking out Shep's World.
Listen to a previous demo of Shepard's musical work here:
"Wilt" 2009 — Written by Shepard Ambellas, FEAT Yael Lanciano


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The inaugural issue of Border Management Magazine was released on the Border Management website in the early evening of Friday March 8th (GMT), featuring articles by several internationally eminent commentators in the areas of border management, border security and immigration.
Acknowledging the magazine's contributors, Chief Editor Nicholas Dynon stated that he looked forward to the magazine providing a platform for 'blue sky' thinking; "a space where government, industry and academia can engage, debate, and showcase, and ultimately experiment with… 'the art of the possible'."
Border Management will provide international news and analysis to the global community of border management professionals and to those in the allied sectors of border, maritime and aviation security, airport management, biometrics and identity management, travel document production, and migration and visa policy and processing..
Contributors to the inaugural issue included Tony Smith CBE (Chair of IBMATA), Philip Wood MBE (Head of the School of Aviation and Security at Buckinghamshire New University), Abul Rizvi PSM (former Deputy Secretary of the Australian Department of Immigration), and Marie McAuliffe (Head of IOM Migration Policy, Research Division), among others.
The magazine is published by New Zealand-based Defsec Media, an independent publisher that also produces a number of magazines for New Zealand's defence and security sectors. Border Management will be published online on a quarterly basis, with its second instalment to be released in early June.
Border Management Magazine is available for viewing and download below this article and at: http://bordermanagement.net/?page_id=1474
A media kit and rate card is available here to those interested in advertising or sponsoring content in coming issues of the magazine.
Articles from the magazine will be sequentially posted to the Border Management website over coming days.


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A concert commemorating the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II will take place at on 5 October 2019 at 6 p.m. at the headquarters of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
The Silesian Quartet – straight from the acclaimed concert of the London Proms, returns to NOSPR for the next season as an ensemble in residence. On 5 October the artists will perform in a chamber hall with a programme commemorating the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. A melancholic repertoire that falls under the new thematic trend "To death and life" will include: String Quartet No. 1 by Grażyna Bacewicz, Tenebrae for string quartet by Osvald Golijov, Elegia for string quartet by Elliott Carter and Different Trains for string quartet and tape by Steve Reich, featuring Beata Jankowska-Burzyńska. The concert will be hosted by musicologist Marcin Trzęsiok.
Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.
Information on tickets at: http://www.nospr.org.pl


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1 Blessed are those whose way is perfect, Who walk in the law of Jehovah.
2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart.
3 Surely they do no wrong; They walk in His ways.
4 You have commanded that Your precepts Be diligently kept.
5 Oh that my ways may be established So as to keep Your statutes!
6 Then I will not be put to shame, When I regard all Your commandments.
7 I will give thanks to You with uprightness of heart When I learn Your righteous ordinances.
8 I will keep Your statutes; Do not utterly forsake me.
9 With what should a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
10 With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments.
11 In my heart I have treasured up Your word That I might not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O Jehovah; Teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I have declared All the ordinances of Your mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies As much as in all riches.
15 I will muse upon Your precepts And regard Your ways.
16 I will take delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
17 Deal bountifully with Your servant that I may live And keep Your word.
18 Open my eyes that I may behold Wondrous things out of Your law.
19 I am a sojourner in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 My soul is crushed with longing For Your ordinances at all times.
21 You have rebuked the proud, the cursed, Who wander from Your commandments.
22 Roll away from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept Your testimonies.
23 Princes as well have sat and spoken against me, But Your servant mused upon Your statutes.
24 Also Your testimonies are my delight; They are my counselors.
25 My soul clings to the dust; Enliven me according to Your word.
26 I have recounted my ways, and You have answered me; Teach me Your statutes.
27 Cause me to understand the way of Your precepts, And I will muse upon Your wondrous deeds.
28 My soul melts because of grief; Strengthen me according to Your word.
29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, And graciously grant me Your law.
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness; Your ordinances I have set before me.
31 I cling to Your testimonies; O Jehovah, do not put me to shame.
32 I run the way of Your commandments, For You enlarge my heart.
33 Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of Your statutes; And I will keep it to the end.
34 Give me understanding, and I will observe Your law; Indeed I will keep it with all my heart.
35 Cause me to go on the path of Your commandments, For in it I delight.
36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies And not to unjust gain.
37 Turn my eyes from beholding vanity, And enliven me in Your ways.
38 Confirm to Your servant Your word, Which is for fearing You.
39 Turn away my reproach, which I fear; For Your ordinances are good.
40 Behold, I have longed after Your precepts; Enliven me in Your righteousness.
41 May Your lovingkindness also come to me, O Jehovah, Your salvation according to Your word.
42 Thus I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.
43 And do not take the word of truth utterly from my mouth, For I have hoped in Your ordinances.
44 Thus I will keep Your law continually, Forever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty, For I have sought Your precepts.
46 I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings And not be ashamed.
47 And I will take delight in Your commandments, Which I love.
48 And I will lift up my hand to Your commandments, which I love; And I will muse upon Your statutes.
49 Remember the word to Your servant In which You have made me hope.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has enlivened me.
51 The proud have derided me greatly; I have not swerved from Your law.
52 I have remembered Your ordinances from long ago, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.
53 Raging indignation seizes me because of the wicked, Who forsake Your law.
54 Your statutes have become my songs of praise In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered Your name In the night, O Jehovah, And have kept Your law.
56 This has been mine, That I have kept Your precepts.
57 Jehovah is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
58 I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word.
59 I considered my ways And turned my feet toward Your testimonies.
60 I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
61 The cords of the wicked surround me, But I have not forgotten Your law.
62 At midnight I rise up to give thanks to You Because of Your righteous ordinances.
63 I am a companion to all who fear You And to those who keep Your precepts.
64 Your lovingkindness, O Jehovah, fills the earth; Teach me Your statutes.
65 You have dealt well with Your servant, O Jehovah, according to Your word.
66 Teach me proper discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; But now I keep Your word.
68 You are good and One who does good; Teach me Your statutes.
69 The proud have plastered lies against me; With my whole heart I will keep Your precepts.
70 Their heart is heavy as with fat; But I delight in Your law.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Your statutes.
72 The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding that I may learn Your commandments.
74 Those who fear You will see me and rejoice, For I have hoped in Your word.
75 I know, O Jehovah, that Your judgments are righteous And that in faithfulness You afflicted me.
76 Let Your lovingkindness, I beseech You, be my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant.
77 Let Your compassions come to me, and I will live; For Your law is my delight.
78 Let the proud be put to shame, for they have subverted my cause with a lie; But I will muse upon Your precepts.
79 Let those who fear You turn to me, And they will know Your testimonies.
80 May my heart be perfect in Your statutes, That I may not be put to shame.
81 My soul faints while longing for Your salvation; I hope in Your word.
82 My eyes faint while longing for Your word, As I say, When will You comfort me?
83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke; But I do not forget Your statutes.
84 How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute justice upon my persecutors?
85 The proud have dug pits for me, Those who are not according to Your law.
86 All Your commandments are faithful; They persecute me falsely; help me.
87 They have almost consumed me upon the earth; But I have not forsaken Your precepts.
88 Enliven me according to Your lovingkindness, And I will keep the testimony of Your mouth.
89 Forever, O Jehovah, Does Your word stand firm in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness is from generation to generation; You established the earth, and it abides.
91 They abide to this day according to Your ordinances, For all things are Your servants.
92 Unless Your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have enlivened me.
94 I am Yours; save me, For I have sought Your precepts.
95 The wicked have waited for me in order to destroy me, But I consider Your testimonies.
96 I have seen an end to all perfection, But Your commandment is all-expansive.
97 Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my musing.
98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For they are always with me.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my musing.
100 I understand more than the aged, For I have kept Your precepts.
101 I have withheld my feet from every evil way, That I might keep Your word.
102 I have not turned aside from Your ordinances, For You have taught me.
103 How sweet are Your words to my taste! Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through Your precepts I gain understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
106 I have sworn and will confirm it, That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.
107 I have been greatly afflicted; O Jehovah, enliven me according to Your word.
108 Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah; And teach me Your ordinances.
109 My soul is continually in my hand, But I do not forget Your law.
110 The wicked have laid a trap for me, But I do not stray from Your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever, For they are the gladness of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, to the end.
113 I hate those who are double-minded, But I love Your law.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield; In Your word do I hope.
115 Depart from me, you evildoers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me according to Your word that I may live, And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
117 Hold me up that I may be safe, And I will regard Your statutes continually.
118 You spurn all those who stray from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is vain.
119 You do away with all the wicked ones of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies.
120 My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.
121 I have performed justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Guarantee Your servant's well-being; Do not let the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes faint while longing for Your salvation And for Your righteous word.
124 Deal with Your servant according to Your lovingkindness, And teach me Your statutes.
125 I am Your servant; give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies.
126 It is time for Jehovah to act, For they have broken Your law.
127 Therefore I love Your commandments More than gold, indeed, more than fine gold;
128 Therefore I esteem all Your precepts concerning all things to be right, And I hate every false way.
129 Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul keeps them.
130 The opening of Your words gives light, Imparting understanding to the simple.
131 I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for Your commandments.
132 Turn to me, and be gracious to me, As is Your custom with those who love Your name.
133 Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Redeem me from man's oppression, That I may keep Your precepts.
135 Cause Your face to shine on Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
136 My eyes shed streams of water, Because men do not keep Your law.
137 You are righteous, O Jehovah; And Your judgments are upright.
138 You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness And great faithfulness.
139 My zeal has consumed me, For my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
140 Your word is very pure, And Your servant loves it.
141 I am small and despised, But I do not forget Your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is an eternal righteousness, And Your law is truth.
143 Distress and anguish have come upon me, But Your commandments are my delight.
144 Your testimonies are righteous forever; Give me understanding, and I will live.
145 I called with my whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah. I will keep Your statutes.
146 I called upon You; save me, And I will observe Your testimonies.
147 I anticipated the dawn and cried out; I hoped in Your words.
148 My eyes anticipated the night watches, That I might muse upon Your word.
149 Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Jehovah, according to Your ordinances enliven me.
150 Those who persecute me with evil intent draw near; They are far from Your law.
151 You are near, O Jehovah; And all Your commandments are truth.
152 Of old I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever.
153 Look at my affliction, and deliver me; For I have not forgotten Your law.
154 Plead my case, and redeem me; Enliven me according to Your word.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes.
156 Great are Your compassions, O Jehovah; Enliven me according to Your ordinances.
157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, But I have not swerved from Your testimonies.
158 I saw the treacherous and loathed them, Because they did not keep Your word.
159 See how I have loved Your precepts; O Jehovah, enliven me according to Your lovingkindness.
160 The sum of Your word is truth, And all Your righteous ordinances are forever.
161 Princes have persecuted me without cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your words.
162 I rejoice at Your word, Like one who finds great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood, But I love Your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise You For Your righteous ordinances.
165 There is great peace for those who love Your law, And there is no occasion of stumbling for them.
166 I have hoped for Your salvation, O Jehovah; And I have done Your commandments.
167 My soul has kept Your testimonies, And I love them very much.
168 I have kept Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You.
169 Let my cry come before You, O Jehovah; Give me understanding according to Your word.
170 Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word.
171 Let my lips pour forth praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
172 Let my tongue sing of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness.
173 Let Your hand be ready to help me, For I have chosen Your precepts.
174 I have longed for Your salvation, O Jehovah, And Your law is my delight.
175 Let my soul live, and it will praise You; And let Your ordinances help me.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, For I have not forgotten Your commandments.


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The more I see bad things happening in the world -- whether in my country or no -- the more I find myself getting riled up about injustice. The things happening in the US lately make me question our very evolution. How do things end up this way? When prominent media figures in Canada get taken down, I take a small bit of smug satisfaction in something greatly overdue (but mostly I support those women he hurt before he got caught and applaud their bravery for speaking out, in whatever form they wish to do so).
This week in Alberta some things hit the metaphorical fan when the government introduced Bill 10, which would allow the province's school boards to reject students' requests to create a peer-support group known as a gay-straight alliance (or GSA). Supporters say it would reduce bullying and save lives.
Maybe it's not backwards thinking and discrimination. Maybe, just maybe, they really do think this makes kids safer. I think they're wrong, and so does the research.
According to Safe Schools Alberta: "A recent UBC study showed that odds of homophobic discrimination and suicidal thoughts were reduced by more than half among lesbian, gay, bisexual boys and girls in schools where a GSA has existed for 3 years or more. On top of that, heterosexual boys were half as likely to attempt suicide as those in schools without GSAs."
Frankly, I'm sick of people allowing their personal beliefs and prejudices to make our society less progressive, less inclusive, and less safe. In a move very unlike me, I wrote to my (Progressive Conservative) MLA, Sandra Jansen.
Ms. Jansen,
I have never before contacted my MLA for any reason, but I am compelled to do so today regarding Bill 10. I was appalled to find out it was sponsored by the MLA for my constituency.
I don't know why it matters who sponsored it, as it has ended up before the legislature regardless. Maybe it's because it seems like something someone else would do - someone who is not in touch with the values I and those in my community hold, or someone whose perspective is swayed by something I'm not subjected to every day. But this is Calgary. This is 2014. That anyone representing a community as diverse as ours in a city this size and this much on the world map would think this type of bill is okay appalls me.
I am a married (straight) mother of two boys - 6 and 2. My older son has just started grade 1 this year, and I have no idea whether he might ever be in the vulnerable position of needing support from a club like a GSA. But if he does, I would hope that type of support would be something offered without question or prejudice.
The fact that young people want to form these sorts of groups to welcome and support each other, regardless of orientation, gives me hope for our future. The fact that an educated, elected member of our legislative assembly, with a background in journalism no less, would present something that would prevent these groups from receiving the support they need makes me despair for all the progress I thought we had made towards accepting people's differences and rejoicing in what makes us unique.
So many of your constituents don't support this bill. Please reconsider your own support and do your part to ensure it goes no further.
- Robin Farr
If you're an Alberta parent and would like to express your own displeasure about Bill 10, you can ask your own MLA to say no to it here.


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