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Editor's Note: Our annual Vator Splash Spring 2016 conference is around the corner on May 12, 2016 at the historic Scottish Rite Center in Oakland. Speakers include Tom Griffiths (CPO & Co-founder, FanDuel), Andy Dunn (Founder & CEO, Bonobos), Nirav Tolia (Founder & CEO, NextDoor), Mitch Kapor (Founder, Kapor Center for Social Impact); Founders of Handy, TubeMogul, VSCO, Vinted; Investors from Khosla Ventures, Javelin Venture Partners, Kapor Capital, Greylock, DFJ, IDG, IVP and more. Join us! REGISTER HERE.
Vator has been a long-time champion of the Oakland tech scene. We moved our Splash events from San Francisco to Oakland in 2014, and here's Bambi Francisco, Vator's founder and CEO, explained her rationale behind the move:
"I found myself attached to Oakland's scrappy baseball team – the A's – and what they came to represent: a resourceful team facing outsized challenges. The movie Fruitvale Station brought home another Oakland asset – its residents – facing overwhelming odds amid a world forging ahead with prosperity. The movie is, as I wrote at the time in the fall 2013, 'a candid look at the murky reality and morality of life in an environment with few opportunities,'" she wrote.
"My takeaway: To reduce the probability of Fruitvale Station incidents, Oakland desperately needed economic development. Oakland, a place with a diverse, passionate community, deserved the prosperity that was accruing to its wealthier Bay Area neighbors."
We have another event coming up in Oakland, on May 12, at the Scottish Rite Center. To help promote it, we recently we teamed up with the City of Oakland to come up with a list of Oakland influencers, those who are making a difference in the city and showing what a great tech it has, and will, be.
Beneficial State Bank is an Oakland based community development bank, founded by husband and wife team Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor in June 2007. It provides credit to constructive businesses and non-profits, especially those boosting entrepreneurial activity in inner cities, following and strengthening wellness models, or reconnecting vital rural/urban dependencies.
Fashioned in the image of the great socially responsible banks and credit unions of national and international fame, the Bank is mandated to produce meaningful social justice and environmental benefits at the same time that it is financially sustainable.
Beneficial State Bank, pursues economic justice and environmental sustainability by focusing on transformative sectors that need loan capital, such as affordable housing, sustainable food, low-income community development, clean tech, and women and minority-owned businesses.
The Beneficial State Foundation owns all of the economic rights of the Bank, which means that when profits of the Bank are distributed, they can only be distributed to the Foundation which is mandated to reinvest those proceeds back into the communities and the environment on which we all depend. In our theory and experience, this ownership model aligns our incentives with the triple bottom line and the values of our bank customers.
Sungevity is a solar electricity company based in Oakland. Founded in 2007, the company has raised some $895.5 million in venture capital financing and is helping to provide solar to tens of thousands of residential homes around the world.
In 2014, Danny Kennedy, co-founder and then President of Sungevity, took the stage at Vator Splash Oakland on to discuss the emerging solar power space, and how Oakland was helping that happen.
"The future of solar is the market we know now as electricity," said Kennedy. "The disruption that is coming is not just the disruption of telephony, through a semi-conductor or a silicon ship, but it is the disruption of the market known as electricity."
And where is that change happening? You guessed it: Oakland.
"Oakland is the heart of the future of solar," he said, and specifically he called Jack London Square, where the event was held, the "epicenter of the future of solar."
Lucid's BuildingOS is a data and analytics platform to improve building efficiency and portfolio performance. Its solutions empower organizations to make smarter decisions that reduce costs, improve occupant comfort, and accelerate team productivity.
Lucid's software is used by the world's leading companies and institutions to manage thousands of buildings with $500 million in annual energy bills.
Founded in 2004, Lucid raised $17.18 million from Agility Capital, Autodesk, Dry Creek Ventures, Formation 8, GE Ventures, Peninsula Ventures and Zetta Venture Partners.
Lucid was one of the first modern software companies to call Oakland home when our four-person team arrived in 2007. We're excited to see Oakland establish itself as a leader in building technology innovation — there are half a dozen such companies a few blocks from Lucid's 12th Street headquarters. We've also been fortunate to attract excellent talent from all parts of the Bay Area who find Oakland a convenient commute and a great place to live," Vladi Shunterov, co-founder and President of Lucid, told me.
Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care consortium that was founded in 1945. It is made up of three interdependent groups: the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals; and the regional Permanente Medical Groups.
It is one of the nation's largest not-for-profit health plans, serving 10.2 million members, in eights states, as well as Washington D.C.
Kaiser runs 38 hospitals, 622 medical offices, with over 18,000 physicians, over 51,000 nurses, and over 186,000 total employees.
The company made $62.7 billion in 2015.
Founded in 2000, Pandora is a music streaming and automated music recommendation service, and is one of the most successful Oakland-based tech startups. The company raised $56.3 million before going public in 2011.
It has recently been struggling, however, due to increased competition. In 2015 the company had $1.2 billion in revenue, up from $920.8 million in 2014. However it still managed a net loss of $170 million for the year, up from a net loss of $30 million the year prior.
Pandora's active listeners were 81.1 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to 81.5 million for the same period of the prior year, a loss of 400,000 users.
The company recently replaced its CEO and was said to be looking to possibly sell itself.
ASKfm is a global social networking site where users create profiles and can send each other questions.
"How you engage with friends and express yourself on ASKfm is done through the lens of what your social connections are curious to learn about you. Through the natural exchange of questions and answers, ASKfm aims to be a safe, fun and engaging place for learning more about yourself and exploring the social world around you," the company says.
Founded in Latvia, the site launched in June 2010 and was acquired by Ask.com in August 2014, It is now an operating business of IAC
As of March 2015, the site has150 million monthly unique users.
Founded in 2006, Revolution Foods transforms school food service by providng healthy food, nutrition education, and operational support for schools in California.
The mission of Revolution Foods is to dramatically improve the food and food service experience in schools, by being the first company to provide the combination of tasty, quality food, nutrition education, and operational support to schools at a price that fits the requirements of the National School Lunch Program.
The impact of Revolution Foods in communities it serves is to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity, to improve overall health among children, and to enhance the educational experiencesfor all students.
The company has raised $97.95 million in venture funding from DBL Investors, Oak, Catamount Ventures, New Schools Venture Fund, The Westly Group and Physic Ventures.
Blue Bottle is a specialty coffee roaster that was founded in 2002 by James Freeman with a table showcasing his home-brewed coffee at the Old Oakland Farmers' Market, two credit cards and $15,000 in savings.
The company has since gone to raise over $120 million from investors that have including Google Ventures, Evan Williams, Chris Sacca, Index Ventures, JamJar Investments, Lowercase Capital, Slow Ventures and True Ventures.
Blue Bottle Coffee Company is now located in six different cities: Oakland, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, New York City, and Tokyo.
"I liked Oakland. It was cheaper to start a business there than San Francisco and it seemed likle there were more places to do things on the cheap and I liked the weather, the customer base and people," Freeman told Bambi Francisco in an interview in 2014.
"It's great. You can get nice spaces. San Francisco is 49 square miles and there's not much of it. You can start your business here more economically... The ferry is the world's most beautiful commute."
Founded in 1999, Kapor Capital is an early stage fund that focuses on information technology driven, seed stage startups that drive positive social impact by drawing on the lived experiences of their founders.
It also has a commitment to diversity. 38 out of its 74 investments have a founder who is a woman or a person of color from an underrepresented background; 36 percent of its first-time investments have a female founder; and 23 percent of its first-time investments have a founder of a racially underrepresented background.
Its investments include ClassDojo, LendUp, SchoolMint, Piazza, PayNearMe, and Clever.
"Oakland is quickly growing into a major tech hub. We've learned from the examples of other cities where the tech economy served to exacerbate the divide between the rich and the poor, and we're not going to let that happen here. We want to make Oakland the model of tech getting it right so its success benefits all, not just a few," Founding Partner Mitch Kapor told me.
Founded in 2011, VSCO is an art and technology company empowering people everywhere to create, discover, and connect.
"Our goal is to honor art and artist while fueling a worldwide creative movement through innovative tools and experimental projects," the company says.
VSCO had raised $70 million in venture funding from Accel, Glynn Capital Management and Goldcrest Investments.
"Since 2011 the real change has been Mayor Libby Schaaf and her commitment to improving Oakland. Buildings and roads are being fixed up and as a result, we've seen an increasing energy in Oakland, especially in downtown where VSCO is headquartered," VSCO co-founder and CEO, Joel Flory, told me.
Founded in 1999, Sparkart is a digital agency developing websites and interfaces. It designs and develops products, websites, interfaces, and experiences.
"Our team works closely with our clients to carefully execute each project using our time tested process: research & plan, create, build, measure and optimize. We develop content rich websites using our open source developer platform, Solidus, or any third party platform from WordPress to Shopify," the company says.
It works primarily in the world of music and sports. The current client roster includes America's Cup, Bon Jovi, Keith Urban, Lil Wayne, Microsoft, Slipknot, The Killers, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Ultra Music.
Founded in 2013, Devlabs is an incubator for international entrepreneurs with a focus on education, agriculture and energy.
It provides access to capital/finance to entrepreneurs who are building tech start-ups that provide access to basic services to people in undervalued regions in the Americas. Devlabs provide them with in-house technical expertise to build scalable and high impact software solutions that address a defined market.
The company typically invests in education, health, agriculture, enterprise, finance and tourism companies, though not it is not exclusive to those categories.
"Oakland is the hub for global sustainable tech entrepreneurship because of its diverse history and people. Oakland is now attracting visionary entrepreneurs from all over the world that are solving very big global problems leveraging technology and the know-how of the localOakland community," Ruben Hernandez, Co-founder and CEO of DevLabs, told me.
Founded in 1977, itron is an energy and water tech provider.
It provides intelligent metering, data collection and utility software solutions to the water and energy industries. The company specifically specializes in electricity, gas, water and heat meters, and data collection and communication systems.
The company went public in June of 2009.
Oaklandish started in 2000 as a public art project designed to illuminate Oakland's local history and unique cultural legacy.
After years of covert multi-media stunts around the Town, the Oaklandish brand of apparel was introduced to help support our ongoing calendar of public events and annual Oaklandish Innovators Grant program.
Its sole mission is to spread "local love" by way of our civic pride-evoking tees and accessories, while creating quality inner city jobs for locals, and giving back to the people and places that maintain the city's trailblazer spirit. In line with this mission, it donates a portion of all proceeds to grassroots nonprofits committed to bettering the Oakland community.
Turnitin, which was founded in 2000, provides instructors with the tools to engage students in the writing process, provide personalized feedback, and assess student progress over time.
It includes instant formative feedback on prompt-based student writing, similarity checking, online feedback, and rubric grading tools for evaluating student work and automated assessment of writing at scale.
Turnitin is used by more than 26 million students at 15,000 institutions in 140 countries.
Minted, founded in 2007, is a social commerce company that crowdsources graphic designs and content from a global design community of independent artists and designers, who are located in 48 states and 43 countries.
"We believe that great design lives and thrives in the hands of independent artists that people do not have access to through traditional retailers. Minted uses technology to allow consumers to discover great creative talent, making Minted a place where artists can learn, gain exposure, and build their businesses," the company says.
Minted raised $89.1 million from Benchmark Capital, IDG Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Norwest Venture Partners, along with angels Marissa Mayer, Jeremy Stoppelman, and Yishan Wong.
ProActiveBusiness Solutions provides IT solutions for relocations, support, project, and staffing needs.
"Simply put, ProActive Business Solutions takes on all the technology tasks your organization doesn't have the time or resources to handle on its own. These range from relocating data centers to upgrading desktops, to calibrating sensitive cleanroom tools, to supporting wafer fabrication," the company says.
That includes managed services (work on an ongoing basis), oroject-based assignments (one-off or periodic jobs) and staff augmentation (short- and longer-term needs for certified specialists and other trained personnel)
Back to the Roots, which was founded in 2009, produces specialty home growing kits, including a fish tank that grows human food and a mushroom kit using coffee grounds.
Founded by Berkeley students Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora, Back to the Roots got started when the two heard you could grow gourmet mushrooms in pots of coffee grounds. So they tried it in their dorm room—and it worked. That gave them the idea to create a kit that would allow anyone to grow their own mushrooms at home.
Back to the Roots has been featured on ABC's The Chew and Martha Stewart. Additionally, the startup was recognized at the White House during 2013's Empact Awards, and the co-founders have been awarded Inc's 30 Under 30, Forbes 30 Under 30, and Businessweek's Top 25 Social Entrepreneurs.
The company was one of the winners of Vator's OakTown Tech Startup Competition, which was specifically held for East Bay startups, in 2014.
"Oakland is home. This is the hub for innovation when it comes to food, tech, art & sustainability. We at Back to the Roots are honored to be part of that community!" said Alejo Vélez Ramírez, co-founder of Back to the Roots.
Dictionary.com, which has been around since 1995, is a digital dictionary, and is committed to accelerating the discovery and mastery of English.
It provides millions of English definitions, spellings, audio pronunciations, example sentences, and word origins. Dictionary.com's main, proprietary source is the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, which is continually updated by our team of experienced lexicographers.
Dictionary.com also offers a translation service, a Word of the Day, a crossword solver, and a wealth of editorial content that benefit the advanced word lover and the English language student alike.
:Personally and professionally, I have seen so much change in Oakland in the past decade and, particularly, in the last few years," Liz McMillan, CEO of Dictionary.com, told me.
"There's an incredibly dynamic environment and a creative spirit that is unique to this city - and it's a true asset. My hope is that, as more companies begin to call Oakland home, they're invested in fostering this spirit and our incredible local talent."
Renew Financial, which aas founded in 2008, originated the idea of the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing model. Its mission is to develop innovative financing designed to transform America's economy to clean energy.
The cpmpany administers CaliforniaFIRST, the nation's largest PACE program, which provides affordable financing for home upgrades to more than 20 million Californians. CaliforniaFIRST has funded millions of dollars worth of projects throughout the state and is seen as a model program for other states that are implementing PACE programs with our assistance.
"For 2016, we want to get to 100% coverage of California for our CaliforniaFIRST PACE program. Then we want to take the same approach to the state of Florida and to grow our PACE financing territory there much the same way we did in California: city by city, city council member by city council member," Renew Financial CEO Cisco DeVries told me.
"It's a lot of work, but at the end of 2016, to be able to look back and see the same type of growth we've seen in California would be a great success for Renew Financial, and I think we'll do it.
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Pandora, the leading internet radio service, gives people music they love
anytime, anywhere, through a wide variety of connected devices: laptop and
desktop computers, smartphones, connected BluRay players, connected TVs,
etc. Personalized stations launch instantly with the input of a single "seed" –
a favorite artist, song or genre. The Music Genome Project®, a deeply
detailed, hand-built musical taxonomy, powers the personalization or
Pandora. Using this musicological "DNA" and constant listener feedback
Pandora crafts personalized stations from the more than 800,000 songs that
have been analyzed since the project began in January 2000.
More than 75 million people throughout the United States listen to
personalized radio stations for free on Pandora through their PCs, mobile
phones and devices such as the iPad, and connected in-house devices
ranging from TVs to set-top boxes to Blu-Ray players. Mobile technology has
been a significant factor in the growth and popularity of Pandora, starting
with the introduction of the Apple app store for the iPhone in the summer of
2008. Pandora instantly became one of the most top downloaded apps and
today, according to Nielsen, is one of the top five most popular apps across
all smartphone platforms.
Pandora is free, simple and, thanks to connectivity, available everywhere
consumers are – at the office, at home, in the car and all points in between.
In 2009 the Company announced that Pandora would be incorporated into
the dashboard in Ford cars via SYNC technology; GM has already followed in
announcing plans to integrate Pandora into its vehicles and Mercedes-Benz
introduced their Media Interface Plus device that works with the
free Pandora iPhone app to provide direct control of Pandora from in-dash
stereo controls. This was all great news for the millions of Pandora listeners
who had been plugging their smartphones into car dashboards to listen to
personalized stations while driving. More than 50 percent of radio listening
happens in the car, making it a crucial arena for Pandora.
Today tens of millions of people have a deeply personal connection with
Pandora based on the delight of personalized radio listening and discovery.
These highly engaged listeners reinforce the value Pandora provides to: 1)
musicians, who have found in Pandora a level playing field on which their
music has a greater chance of being played than ever before; 2) advertisers,
who benefit from the multi-platform reach of Pandora, as well as its best
practices in targeting consumers for specific campaigns; 3) the music
industry, which has found in Pandora a highly effective distribution channel;
and 4) automobile and consumer electronics device manufacturers, who have
noted that incorporating Pandora into their product makes it more valuable
to consumers.
Pandora continues to focus on its business in the United States. The radio
arena has never been hotter, thanks to technology that enables radio to be
personalized to the individual and more accessible than ever before. Right
now millions of people listen to Pandora in the United States and we hope
someday to bring Pandora to billions of people around the world.
• 2000 – Tim Westergren's Music Genome Project begins.
• 2005 – Pandora launches on the web.
• 2008 – Pandora app becomes one of the most consistently downloaded
apps in the Apple store.
• 2009 – Ford announces Pandora will be incorporated into car
dashboard. Alpine and Pioneer begin selling aftermarket radios that
connect to consumers' iPhones and puts the control and command of
Pandora into the car dashboard.
• 2010 – Pandora is present on more than 200 connected consumer
electronics devices ranging from smartphones to TVs to set-top boxes
to Blu-ray players and is able to stream visual, audio, and interactive
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Back to the Roots is an Oakland-based startup developing products that connect families with their food. Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez founded it straight out of college in 2009 after they learned in a business ethics class at UC Berkeley that gourmet mushrooms could be grown from recycled coffee grounds. Inspired, they turned down their finance and consulting job offers to become full-time urban mushroom farmers. BTTR has since grown to distribute two award-winning products, the Mushroom Kit and AquaFarm, in over 2500 retailers nationwide. The Mushroom Kit is a small brown box that grows up to 1.5 lbs of oyster mushrooms in 10 days, and the AquaFarm is a self-cleaning fish tank that also grows food! BTTR was recognized at the White House during last year's Empact Awards, and the co-founders have been awarded Inc's 30 Under 30, Forbes 30 Under 30, and Businessweek's Top 25 Social Entrepreneurs.
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Alejandro Velez co-founded Back to the Roots in 2009 as a senior at UC Berkeley, giving up a potential career in investment banking to become an urban mushroom farmer. Alejandro oversees the sales and finance half of the business, and with his co-founder, Nikhil Arora, has led the company to triple digit annual growth.
Alejandro also founded the Sage Mentorship Project, a 1000+ member non-profit that is the largest student-run organization at UC Berkeley. He has been named one of BusinessWeek's Top 25 Entrepreneurs under 25, BusinessWeek's Top 25 Social Entrepreneurs in America, 2010 Social Venture Network Social Innovation winners, 2010 20 Influential Hispanics Under 40, and 2010 Hitachi Young Entrepreneur Winners.
Alex graduated summa cum laude from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business with a degree in business administration and a minor in education. He is originally from Medellin, Colombia and is also a proud Hodgkin's Lymphoma cancer survivor.
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Nikhil Arora co-founded Back to the Roots in 2009 as a senior at UC Berkeley and gave up a potential career in consulting to become an urban mushroom farmer. Nikhil oversees the marketing, product development, and operations half of the business, and with his co-founder, Alejandro Velez, has led the company to triple digit annual growth over four years.
Since co-founding BTTR, Nikhil has been named one of BusinessWeek's Top 25 Entrepreneurs under 25, Top 25 Social Entrepreneurs in America, UCLA's Opportunity Green Top 25 Green Company Leaders, 2010 Social Venture Network Social Innovation winners, and 2010 Hitachi Young Entrepreneur Winners. Nikhil is currently on the Board of Directors of the Sage Mentorship Project and Social Venture Network.
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Barely half an hour after the announcement that gypsy punk icons Gogol Bordello will be playing Malta in July, Rock 'N Malta confirmed another four big names for the summer gig circuit - 00s indie rockers Kaiser Chiefs; reggae god Julian Marley, whose surname removes any need for introductions; as well as Dark Tranquillity and Evergrey on one night, guaranteed to give local metalheads all the excuses to do all the moshing.
All events are taking place at Aria, in San Ġwann, which - should anyone need reminding - was also where last year's legendary gig by The Hives went down last year. Not to mention the amazing gothmetal fest that was Lacuna Coil, back in November.
Gogol Bordello kick off the season with a performance on July 30, with the local Brodu opening. The band, a loose collective of musicians from the US, is known for high-octane performances, fronted by the incredible lead singer Eugene Hutz. It started garnering a huge international following soon after one of the tracks from its fourth album Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strikes - Start Wearing Purple - was used in the cult movie Everything is Illuminated. Since then, the band has gone on to release six other full length albums, each featuring strong themes of migration, civil rights and the bohemian lifestyle.
Kaiser Chiefs will make all the 90s kids happy on August 30, stopping at Aria as part of their worldwide tour before hitting the UK for a final performance in Wolverhampton. The five-man band from Leeds is behind iconic hits like I Predict a Riot and Everyday I Love You Less and Less, from their 2005 album Employment, which would go on to sell over 3 million copies and win multiple awards. Local punksters Bila will be opening on the night.
August 24 sees metal acts Dark Tranquillity and Evergrey bringing the action to San Ġwann. The former are known for pioneering the so-called Gothenburg Sound, a subgenre of death metal showcasing melodic riffs. Local band Colourblind, one of the most respected veterans on the scene, will be opening.
The Rock'N Malta season comes to a chilled end with Julian Marley and The Uprising, supported by our own Manatapu. The son of legendary Bob Marley, Julian first made music headlines in 1996, with Lion in the Morning. His last album, Awake, was nominated for the Grammy Awards.
Tickets for all events are available on www.showshappening.com.
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Ok you get the gist of what's going on by the t_tle, but here's my problem. My lovely dd Nora has decided at 5.5 months that her teeth make mamma yelp in pain when she bites. I try not to, but it freaking hurts and she leaves teeth marks on my br___t. I have shoved my br___t over her face to kinda block her air when she does it because then she has to pull off, I also have been told by my SIL to poke her cheek(not hard) to show her who's boss. Of course she thinks it's hilarious when I yelp in pain, but it isn't funny, I want to cry. :( Anyway does anybody have any suggestions? Help me. Thanks.
my dd started this before she got teeth. I would wince and pull her off the brest. then I would say no biting and put her down. After a while I would go back to feeding her again. It only took a couple of times and she stopped. I am not so sure it was the no biting, I think it was the fact that she didn't like her feding interupted. She is just now getting teeth but hasn't gummed me for months. I hope it continues....it alsow worked with her sister when I nursed her. she did it with teeth and it did hurt,. she made me bleed sometimes....that is when I call my mom for help. Stopping the feeding is the only way it seemed to get any better.
I have used the same approach as Emily and it does work. Put your finger in your lo's mouth to break the latch. Say "No biting MOMMY it hurts. Mommy will not feed you b___b if you are going to bite" I find the trick is to make your child cry. I reminded all my kids when I was going to feed them not to bite. You may have to do this several times for them to understand biting hurts. Actually a child doesn't actually bite when they are nursing only when they move their toung away then they bite. A nursing baby needs their toung to help suck.
i know when my dd would bite me because she would have this cutest smile on her face while nursing and then she would stop for a second and bite while smiling!! she's so cute!!! but im then in so much pain!! she's 9 months and has had the 2 bottom teeth since she was 6 months old..i used to pretend that im crying and tell her it hurts.. she stopped now.. i dont know if it really worked or it was by chance
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Dr. Khaled Hussein is the Poultry Technical Service Manager at ECO Animal Health Ltd. His technical expertise has benefited the EU, Asia, Middle East and North Africa regions for many years. As a Field Veterinarian, Dr. Hussein's core interest is in the latest developments in poultry health and management with emphasis on the True Cost of Avian Diseases from farms to the consumers.
Khaled earned his degree of DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) from the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Slovakia. He soon followed this with a PhD degree from the same university in 2004. Scotland's charming nature inspired Khaled to move to the UK to start his career as Official Veterinarian at Grampian Country Chickens, Coupar Angus. In 2009 he became Company Veterinarian looking after 130 Broiler Farms. Khaled's key motive was to improve birds' health and welfare whilst reducing rejects at factory level. Khaled became the company's Chief Veterinarian after only three years, attending to 70 Broiler Breeder Farms and 130 Broiler Farms, with his supervision accounting for almost 16% of the UK's total poultry production.


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A war is brewing between man and machine in U.S. equity markets.
One one side are computer-driven strategies poised to dump billions of dollars of stocks if the recent tumult fails to subside. On the other are the legions of human investors who missed out on the so-called flowless rally that propelled the S&P 500 Index to record highs this year and now have their first real opportunity to buy a meaningful dip.
The winner may determine the near-term direction for a U.S. stock market that's wavering under the strain of an escalating trade war.
Bank of America's clients were certainly putting money to work amid the recent sell-off, with the bank reporting the largest equity inflows of the year during the worst week for the S&P 500 in 2019. The buying was robust with institutional and retail clients snapping long selling streaks, according to equity and quantitative strategist Jill Carey Hall.
But signs of weak global economic activity may deter discretionary investors from further boosting their stock holdings. Chinese data released overnight underwhelmed, and U.S. equity futures extended their slump after retail sales posted a surprising contraction in April.
The S&P 500 then proceeded to erase losses and turn positive after a report that U.S. President Donald Trump was delaying a decision on whether to impose auto tariffs.
Deleveraging Drive
Billions of dollars in assets are invested in strategies — such as volatility control — that base buying or selling on how much an asset class gyrates. A similar strategy is seen with commodity trading advisers (CTAs), quantitative funds that take their cues from the market's short-term direction.
The recent market tumult means these major players will be de-risking, potentially exacerbating the downside for U.S. stocks.
"Volatility-control funds appear to have begun deleveraging as realized volatility has picked up over the past few trading sessions,'' wrote Maxwell Grinacoff, a quantitative strategist at Macro Risk Advisors. "Deleveraging from these types of funds could beget more selling if we see a succession of 1%-2% down days continue.''
Macro Risk Advisors estimates that equity selling from this space could approach $60 billion in the coming days should U.S. stocks continue to post big moves — in either direction. The most damaging scenario would be a massive spike that would compel funds with different risk tolerances to shed exposure all at once.
Ten-day volatility for U.S. stocks is highest since January, when it was on its way down as markets shook off the fourth-quarter risk rout. As the S&P 500 hit all-time highs at the end of April, price swings were below their average level in 2017, the calmest year on record.
Pravit Chintawongvanich, Wells Fargo's equity derivatives strategist, has a lower estimate for combined selling from volatility-linked funds and CTAs but agrees the deleveraging is on the way.
"There is typically a lag between calculating a new target allocation and adjusting the portfolio, meaning that $20 billion of selling should actually occur over the next few days,'' he wrote Tuesday. The exodus should still only be "a small amount'' compared to the October 2018 selloff, in which vol-control and trend followers sold more than $100 billion in short order.
Human Touch
The saving grace for the U.S. equity market may be the swath of investors who have long doubted its advance, but will be converted into bulls thanks to improved valuations.
Sophie Huynh, a cross-asset strategist at Societe Generale, suggested investors who missed the rally could be enticed to enter now, since an economic recession doesn't appear imminent. Meanwhile, corporate share repurchases would serve as another buffer against "any nasty snowballing effect of the trade war on U.S. equities.''
"The flowless recovery in U.S. equities since the start of the year, corporate share buybacks and the 'Fed put' will be important drivers, and enough to stabilize the S&P 500 in the near-term, despite the trade war background,'' she said.
Benn Eifert, the chief investment officer at QVR Advisors, has observed investors stepping into the breach during the market retreat to buy the stocks they wish they would have added to their portfolio before the massive rally from the Christmas Eve lows.
"Investors were very underpositioned and underleveraged before this sell-off, so there's no imminent danger that they're out of balance sheet,'' he said. "At some point, the effect gets exhausted if markets keep suffering, but I don't think we're there yet.''
But for Masanari Takada, a quantitative strategist at Nomura, investors should take the "go away'' portion of the investing cliche about this month to heart.
"Stock-selling pressure is still ramping up,'' he writes. "For the rest of May, investors should be wary of the downside risks to U.S. equities given the risk of CTAs going short and the imminent rebalancing by risk-parity funds.''


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I can't believe how loud my frogs are tonight.
This is off my front porch.
You must think I'm crazy to like listening to this,
but it amazes me that they are so loud.
And people say it's quiet in the country.
It's a good thing I like frogs.
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Reports in U.S. media about President Donald Trump's plans to fire National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster have prompted the White House to issue a denial.
President Trump is not ready to oust his National Security Adviser Gen. H.R. McMaster, the White House said, even though Trump has been telling people around him that he intends to do so soon.
On Thursday evening the Washington Post cited five people with knowledge of the president's plans who said it may take time to line up a successor and allow the three-star Army general to save face by getting a new job.
Hours after both reports came out, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders dismissed them, saying that "contrary to reports" McMaster and Trump "have a good working relationship and there are no changes at the NSC [National Security Council.]"
On Tuesday, the President Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and told reporters at the White House he was near having his ideal team.
"I'm really at a point where we're getting very close to having the Cabinet and other things that I want," Trump told reporters on the South Lawn on Tuesday, moments after announcing Tillerson's firing.
"There will always be change, but very little," Trump said, without providing further details.
U.S. General McMaster was appointed in February last year following the resignation of Michael Flynn, who has since pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian government.


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From a secluded entrance, the property unfolds along the 800 metre driveway, passing your private lake with jetty and set among beautiful gardens and landscaping to the resort style homestead.
The main home encompasses three generous bedrooms with a full-size ensuite to the main bedroom, A formal lounge and dining room share back to back fireplaces and access to the library. A chef styled gourmet kitchen is centrally located and accesses the Alfresco and Pool area.The expansive indoor-outdoor family room overlooking the vista will amaze.
Relax in the large resort style pool complete with pool-house comprising of a change room and gymnasium.
The large garage and work area is tastefully landscaped via pathways through river rock landscaping through to the home.
And for the artist is the separate gallery/studio, which could be also be utilised for guests.
Set on 200 acres, with 100 acres cleared, you have a rarely found outstanding property.
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This property could be the equine property you have been looking for with unsurpassed views of the surrounding fertile pastures.
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I was pointed to the Tbilisi Roads Ministry Building in Tbilisi, Georgia (alternatively, the Georgia Ministry of Highway Construction) by a friend that does an architectural building of the day shout out.
The place is architecturally interesting, to be sure, but it has also achieved the sort of abandoned beauty I love. Even more so as a result of the architect's original intent, which was to create the sort of edifice which allows nature to flow through and around it (a concept executed by others and famously by Frank Lloyd Wright with his Fallingwater house).
The design is based on a concept named Space City method (Georgian patent certificate # 1538).[2] The idea is to use and cover less ground and give the space below the building back to nature. The architects reference was a forest, the cores are like the trunk, the horizontal parts the crowns. Between the earth and crowns there is a lot of free space for other living beings, which create one harmonious world with the forest. The Space City method is based on the same principle. This is supposed to create experience of psychological comfort and well being in the people.
Google led me to this blog, which adds the awesomeness of an old camera to this spectacular Russian architecture.
Nature is accepting this building back into the fold little by little. The building towers over its forest like an ancient, majestic tree. Nobody knows, the trouble she's seen…
A different set of pics can be found here.
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- Fallingwater, also known as the Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence (dummidumbwit.wordpress.com)
- What's So Great About Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater? (online.wsj.com)
- Craving St. Basil's Onion Domes (famousafteridie.wordpress.com)


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The Cyber Crime Tribunal of Dhaka on Thursday sent a special correspondent of the Dainik Inqilab to the jail in a case filed for publishing a 'false report' against an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of police.Judge KM Shamsul Alam of the tribunal passed the order when Sakhawat Hossain surrendered to the tribunal with bail plea. The case was filed with Wari Police Station by AIG Proloy Kumar Joardar under the Information and Communication Technology Act
on August 18, 2014.
According to the case statement, the report accused AIG for exercising domination in the name of the Prime Minister. On March 20, 2015, the tribunal issued arrest warrants for the Dainik Inqilab editor AMM Bahauddin and special correspondent Sakhawat Hossain after taking cognisance of the charge sheet of the case.
Investigation Officer (IO) of the case and Inspector of the Detective Branch (DB) of police Md Azizur Rahman submitted the charge sheet to the court on December 31.
Advocate Syed Ahmed Gazi argued for the accused during the hearing while special public prosecutor of the tribunal Nazrul Islam stood on behalf of the prosecution.


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The May 23 performance is part of the summer Concert in the Park series at the bandshell.
Several musical groups from the Monroe County Intermediate School District are returning to the Monroe Concert in the Park series.
Students, alumni and two guests will take the stage May 23.
The groups, led by music therapist Angela Snell, made their St. Mary's Park debut last spring.
"The concert was great. These musicians are very talented, and Angie Snell is an amazing and talented director. We are very proud to have the MCISD provide us with a quality concert," said Loretta LaPointe, director of parks and recreation.
"We're so excited to be invited back again this year," said Snell. "Now that we have had a successful experience performing in the park, the older students have invited a few of our younger student groups to also perform. It was fun to perform on the open-air stage for families. The performance was very well-received by the audience."
Taking part this year will be 30 to 40 students, ages 10 to 25.
Joining them will be gospel singer and recording artist Myrna Allen Austin, who will perform with the Chimes Choir, and singer, percussionist and guitarist Kevin R. Daniels, who will perform with the Rhythm Band Ensemble.
Snell's groups will play tone chimes and percussion instruments, sing and perform choreographed movement.
"The program will include new selections that students performed this past March for their 32nd Annual Music Show titled 'Be The Best,' in addition to some pieces from our spring repertoire list," said Snell.
The MCISD Chimes Choir will play popular selections and some new arrangements with Austin, including "Be The Best," a song by Chris Byrd. The song was recently recorded and published as a book by Austin.
They also will sing Lauren Daigle's " You Say" with Austin.
The 18-member choir will be joined by some friends.
"The Chimes Choir has invited some Chimes Choir alumni to join them on the stage. Those former students are people who the current Chimes Choir members look up to and aspire to emulate someday," said Snell.
The Rhythm Band Ensemble will play several selections with Daniels.
"In addition to performing a few instrumental pieces, Rhythm Band Ensembles will perform a variety of selections ranging from the theme from 'The Addams Family' to a couple of Beatles tunes," said Snell. "One of the ensembles will feature Daniels in Stevie Ray Vaughn's 'Pride and Joy.' There will also be an opportunity for the audience to join in doing a line dance," said Snell.
The group Creative Expressions will perform choreography to Owl City's "Shine Your Way."
Also taking part are ISD students working with their peers at Monroe and Mason High Schools.
Several younger ISD students also will perform with their peers from Monroe Public Schools.
"Community outreach and learning is integrated throughout the MCISD's educational design, and it is especially a featured component of the music therapy program," said Snell. Snell, whose been with the ISD for 32 years, works with each group only about once a week.
The ensembles have a few more engagements before the school year ends. The Chimes Choir, for example, will perform at the Educational Center's graduation ceremony, where graduate Jeffrey Reaume will get to conduct one of the songs.
"The MCISD students hope that the May 23 performance brings community together to celebrate abilities, inclusiveness, acceptance and meaningful relationship," said Snell.
"Being able to share one's abilities and talents with merit and dignity is important to all human beings. It gives the students a way to share their talents and a way to give back to the community," she said.


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UNICAL Admission List update for 2018/2019 Academic Session has been released in this post below.
This is to inform all the University of Calabar aspirants who applied for admission into the University for 2018/2019 academic session that UNICAL First Batch (1st Batch) Admission List has finally been released.
Those who registered and participated in the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Post-Utme Screening Exercise are hereby informed to proceed and check if they have been offered admission by the management.
How To Check UNICAL 1st Batch Admission Status
Notice: The University of Calabar (UNICAL) Merit or First Batch Admission List has not yet been uploaded online by the management. Currently, Candidates will not be able to have access to the Admission List until is has been fully released by the management.
Please refrain from any information online telling you that UNICAL Admission List has been released and uploaded online as its not true.
The Procedures to check UNICAL Admission status will be explained later in this post when the admission list has been released and uploaded online. But for the mean time, lets take a brief history of the University of Calabar while awaiting the release of the admission list.
About University of Calabar (UNICAL)
UNICAL is an Acronym for University of Calabar. It is one of the most popular and recognized Universities in Nigeria.
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Confession: we spend a surprising amount of time lusting over styled-to-perfection interiors. Thinking about the how and when and why not… And there's one material that consistently features in our fantasises. It's a trend that brings automatic chic into your home and one that will never go out of style.
The timeless sophistication of marble ensures it is no one-season fad. But, without buying a new bench top / bathroom / house, how to do you use the gentle style in your home? Hints. Pair it with timber for warmth and contrasting textures, greenery for a fresh flavour or a chunky knitted throw for softness. Introduce marble as a feature to ignite dead space or celebrate a favourite one. Don't be afraid of bringing natural dark tones of stone into your space either – white marble with its black veins is, of course, stunning, but a black stone has a defining elegance that is transforming.
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On my last trip to Queensland a year ago (my first as an adult), I wrote about how it the Gold Coast wasn't really my favourite place. The Problogger conference took me back to the Gold Coast recently and I was determined to have an open mind about it – I figured fate was sending me back there for a reason – and guess what: I like it a lot more!
Gold Coast accommodation, food and getting around
I think this time round I had a better idea of where to go, what to do and where to eat. Rather than share a room at the conference hotel venue my roomie Jo and I were keen to use an apartment again for our Gold Coast accommodation. It's nice to have our own rooms (and bathroom) and to be perfectly honest, it's nice to have a short walk from "home" to the conference rather than just getting in a lift – the danger is then that we'd never actually see fresh air!
We were really lucky to be hosted by Mantra Resorts at the Mantra Sun City Resort (usual disclaimer: yes, they sponsored me but this is what I really think). Last year Jo and I stayed at another Mantra property (one of the few things I was happy with last time round!) but this one was fancier and more recently renovated. (A lot of stuff on the Gold Coast seems to hark back to a time, perhaps the 80s, when things were shiny and new.) And way more than big enough for the two of us. (I guess if you were a family of four it would still work. As long as the siblings could share a room without a war.)
We were pretty flat out at the conference but managed to fit in one breakfast at the Sun City's Koastal Kitchen and we both heartily approved. Actually, on the night before I arrived, Jo even had dinner there and gave it her tick of approval. (I have to put my old English teacher hat on for a second though and disclose that using a K when it should be a C is one of my pet hates.)
Beyond the Sun City, I managed to eat a lot better than last year by being a bit more discerning and letting my internet fingers do the walking, rather than blithely following the coast road and assuming that every restaurant along there would be tasty (they were not. A bit like touristy restaurants in cities like Prague – where I know not to eat anywhere that has a big English-language menu out the front.)
I also complained last year about the roadworks and under construction look of the place and this time round they have finally got their tram up and running and most of the roadworks out of the way. A big improvement. There are still a few bits that bother me: do they really need a ride called the Vomatron? (Or couldn't they just call it something else?) And what's with King Tut's Putt Putt golf in the middle of a bit of a wasteland area which, I assume, was at some stage going to become more accommodation? But I'm trying to embrace the tacky angle of the Gold Coast as just another lovable edge.
Things to do on the Gold Coast: Whale watching
Last year I didn't schedule in any spare moments aside from the conference, as it was the first time I was leaving my son for so long and I was keen to get home. Surprise, surprise, he survived perfectly fine without me, so this time I added a day so I wasn't in such a hurry. This was great as I got to enjoy the beach, catch up with friends, and join a whale watching cruise with Whales in Paradise (disclaimer again: I was a guest on the cruise but this is the whole truth and nothing but the truth).
The whale watching trip was A-MAZ-ING! I've been whale watching just once before, off Victoria Island in Canada, and it was great, but this trip took it to a whole other level. It was interesting to start off by slowly cruising along the Nerang River to get from the city centre of Surfer's out to the open ocean, then the captain cranked it up and took us a fair way out to see before we discovered whale central. We were really lucky and there were several pods of whales in one area, and a couple of them took a shine to us and played around our boat. We were actually really late to leave because we physically couldn't start the boat because the whales were so close. My pictures don't do it anywhere close to justice – I was too busy actually watching the whales to take many pictures (because, you know, WHALES!) but I highly recommend it. They have some kind of money-back guarantee in case you don't see whales but apparently that happens basically never. Certainly didn't happen to us!
That amazing beach: I get the Surfer's "Paradise" name now
To be honest, I'm a bit cocky about Western Australian beaches being the best in the world, because really, they're spectacular, and often empty. However I do now admit that the beach along the Gold Coast is truly spectacular, too.
It's so long and so wide (and so straight!), and I could have walked up and down it all day. It's weird to me that there are always so many people walking up and down it with me, but there is plenty of space so it's not like it's actually crowded – it's just more lively than the average West Aussie beach.
I won't beat up the Gold Coast any more
So there you go. I was wrong last year. This time, I could understand much better why people like going to the Gold Coast. If I was the kind of person who enjoyed theme parks on top of all that, I'd probably really love it. As it is, the Gold Coast will forever have a very soft spot in my heart as the place where I won all those frequent flyer points, something that will really change our travels over the next couple of years. Thanks, Gold Coast, see you again sometime!


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Fire Sculptures at Lovebox8th August 2011
FireFlies adorned the Stockade Stage with the Kettles illuminating Fringe Street.
"Illuminarium are an absolute pleasure t work with, they are professional on every level during pre-production and production. They deliver creative fun and fire laden products with a twist. I would recommend them for any event and look forward to working with them again in the near future." Lovebox 2011


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179.9 153.860/158.955 *CITY of Pearland EMS Dispatch (STAR-Net trunk 13808)
The first number is the PL or DPL tone used (if any). If the number has a decimal point, it is the PL (CTCSS) frequency in Hz.
If it is just three digits, it is the DPL (some call DCS) code.
The next number (in this case 153.860), is the (repeater) output frequency in MHz. This is what you would typically program into a scanner to receive the base and mobiles.
Since it has a second frequency after the "/", this indicates that it is a repeater system as opposed to simplex.
The frequency after the "/" (158.955) is the repeater input frequency in MHz. This is what the mobiles actually transmit on when using a repeater but you would be better off listening on the repeater output frequency to hear everybody.
There are a few exceptions to this whereas someone may operate "half-duplex". Many taxi companies and some Texas DPS channels operate where the base is on one frequency and the mobiles are on another but the mobiles are not repeated through the frequency used by the bases.
The next field indicates the service, agency, and sometimes other information.
In this case, it shows that the city of Pearland EMS operates on the STAR-Net trunked system and uses talkgroup 13808. The audio from the talkgroup can also be heard on 153.860 MHz.
Sometimes, a channel number may be indicated. On some aviation frequencies, the UHF (of VHF) counterpart may be listed.
In many of my lists, I use certain letters and terminology whose meaning may not be that obvious.
In this file, I hope to explain the meaning of these so that the information they provide will be more useful.


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La Aldea de la Selva
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The lodge is simple but comfortable, clean and completely in keeping with its natural surroundings. Although limited English is spoken at reception, it offers a variety of activities including guided tours around the rainforest, bird watching, abseiling and zip-lining. Outside there is a swimming pool. All rooms have a private balcony overlooking the forest and air-conditioning.
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Awasi Iguazú
A secluded jungle lodge with just 14 private villas is situated just 20 minutes from Iguazú Falls, one of South America's natural wonders.
Hotel La Cantera
Situated in the jungle just outside Puerto Iguazu and a short drive (15 kilometres) to the Argentine side of the falls, this modern lodge offers spacious, stylish rooms, an attractive swimming pool and services including free mountain bike use and packed lunches to take on excursions through the jungle.
Loi Suites
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Sheraton Iguazu Resort & Spa
Gran Melia Iguazú Resort and Spa has a spectacular location right inside the Iguazu National Park, no other hotel in Argentina or Brazil match the views.
Yacutinga Lodge
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A caveat: This ranking only includes students, so don't expect to see any Finster or Grotke. And there are a few background players who have been left out. Sorry, guys.
32. Randall Weems
31. The Kindergarteners
30. Cryer Kid
29. Mundy, Kurst the Worst, Graffiti Kid, Lazy Kid, Sue Bob Murphy
Some of the worst kids in school, these hooligans usually just hang out together behind the school during recess. Some of them got more screen time than others (like Kurst and Mundy, who each had entire episodes dedicated to them), but they are all terrible by association. These kids have stolen, vandalized property, and more. GET THEM AWAY FROM MY BASKETBALL COURT.


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Javed Ahmad
Islam is the last and final religion for mankind selected and completed by the Creator and Lord of the universe. Not mankind, but the Satan (Iblis) is the main opponent of Islam as this religion reminds mankind who they are and what is expected of them. Satan does not want mankind to accept Islam as their religion as a result he seeks to misguide people by attracting toward worldly matters drifting from the focus on the after life. This is how it began -
"It is We Who created you and gave you shape; then We bade the angels bow down to Adam, and they bowed down; not so Iblis; He refused to be of those who bow down. (God) said: "What prevented thee from bowing down when I commanded thee?" He said: "I am better than he: Thou didst create me from fire, and him from clay." (God) said: "Get thee down from this: it is not for thee to be arrogant here: get out, for thou art of the meanest (of creatures)." He said: "Give me respite till the day they are raised up." (God) said: "Be thou among those who have respite." He said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait for them on thy straight way: "Then will I assault them from before them and behind them, from their right and their left: Nor wilt thou find, in most of them, gratitude (for thy mercies)." (God) said: "Get out from this, disgraced and expelled. If any of them follow thee,- Hell will I fill with you all. "O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and enjoy (its good things) as ye wish: but approach not this tree, or ye run into harm and transgression." Then began Satan to whisper suggestions to them, bringing openly before their minds all their shame that was hidden from them (before): he said: "Your Lord only forbade you this tree, lest ye should become angels or such beings as live for ever." And he swore to them both, that he was their sincere adviser. So by deceit he brought about their fall: when they tasted of the tree, their shame became manifest to them, and they began to sew together the leaves of the garden over their bodies. And their Lord called unto them: "Did I not forbid you that tree, and tell you that Satan was an avowed enemy unto you?" They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged our own souls: If thou forgive us not and bestow not upon us Thy Mercy, we shall certainly be lost." (God) said: "Get ye down. With enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood,- for a time." He said: "Therein shall ye live, and therein shall ye die; but from it shall ye be taken out (at last)." O ye Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover your shame, as well as to be an adornment to you. But the raiment of righteousness,- that is the best. Such are among the Signs of God, that they may receive admonition! O ye Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you, in the same manner as He got your parents out of the Garden, stripping them of their raiment, to expose their shame: for he and his tribe watch you from a position where ye cannot see them: We made the evil ones friends (only) to those without faith." (7:11-27).
Satan with his special capacity to manipulate people manages to misguide some and bring them on his side. These people in turn oppose Islam and seek to create obstacle in following it by other faithful people. This is an ongoing battle since the day when the first human being Prophet Adam (AS) was created. It was Satan who caused the human couples to fall from grace that resulted in a time being spent on earth. Since then he managed to get many on his side to work for him.
This duel between the believers and disbelievers will last till dooms day. Fortunately though, Allah Himself has taken the responsibility to protecting this religion. Therefore, no matter how hard they try to extinguish Islam it would not be possible.
Fain would they extinguish God's light with their mouths, but God will not allow but that His light should be perfected, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it). It is He Who hath sent His Apostle with guidance and the Religion of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it)." (9:32-33).
"Their intention is to extinguish God's Light (by blowing) with their mouths: But God will complete (the revelation of) His Light, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it). It is He Who has sent His Apostle with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, that he may proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it)." (61:8-9).
To tackle the situation, the believers have been asked to move forward with their Islamic zeal no matter how much the disbelievers dislikes it –
"Call ye, then, upon God with sincere devotion to Him, even though the Unbelievers may detest it." (40:14).
From what we have reviewed so far we can draw the following table:
Sl. #
Made of clay
Made of fire (A Jinn)
Bestowed with knowledge
Not so knowledgeable
All angels bowed Adam (AS)
Refused to bow
Was quick in seeking forgiveness when realized his mistake
Did not seek forgiveness from Allah
No pride
Too proud
No hate
Does not do harm
Ready to do harm
Accepted enmity
Declared enmity
Expelled from heaven for a time
Expelled forever
Will continue life after the Day of Judgment
Will perish on the Day of Judgment
Capable of sound reasoning
Incapable of sound reasoning
Unable to confront Satan without faith
Able to confront human anytime
Believes in Allah through reasoning and faith
Believes in Allah through witnessing
Representing Allah on earth
Totally engaged in trying to seek to destroy mankind
No jealousy
Too jealous
Obedient to Allah
Rebel against Allah
One may like to argue in reference to the table information above on the ground that pride, hate, enmity, jealousy etc are also seen among humans then why have I not listed them under the 'human' column? The answer to this question is, if the human beings were left to live alone without the influence of Satan this is what they were supposed to be. It is the Satan who installs those behaviors in humans. Because, humans are inherently good and it is the Satan who influences us to commit crime and sins. Therefore, it is very important for us to understand the nature of Satan who is after us all the time seeking to strip us from entering heaven and end up in hell. After all, this is the challenge he has taken with Allah.
Among all his attempts to destroy the human race, extinguishing Islam is one of his main focuses. Because he figured, if Islam is destroyed, the whole mankind will be in loss automatically as it is Islam that reminds us who we are and what we should do. Thus, the attempt continues through out the ages and generations.
Except Islam, all other earlier religions have been corrupted by Satan. This is the only religion he will not be able to corrupt as Allah himself have now taken the responsibility to protect it in its original form till the end of days.
"We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)." (15:9).
More than 1400 years have already passed away since the inception of Islam, and despite absence of Khilafah, Islam continues to survive as it is. Especially the Qur'an has remained as it was originally. And no one will be able to make a slightest change in it.
So what hope does Satan have against this odd battle with Allah? In order to find the answer to this question we could conclude the followings:
There are many followers of Satan and they call themselves Satanists. If one search for such groups or organization in Google one will find their existence mostly in the so called developed countries. And their number is growing across the globe. A common symbol of Satanism is pretty much seen in open media regularly. Some links are given below under references. Majority of those links are of "Christian" blocks simply because they are ones who have noticed it before the Muslims. Besides, it is inherently a European problem; however, now spreading in other parts of the world due to the New World Order movement. Many named and famed Bangladeshis too show off the satanic symbols knowingly or unknowingly probably think it is pop culture to do so.
If Satan did not cause out first father Prophet Adam (AS) to disobey Allah's command then all of us would be living an eternal life in the heaven today.
"We said: "O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden; and eat of the bountiful things therein as (where and when) ye will; but approach not this tree, or ye run into harm and transgression." Then did Satan make them slip from the (garden), and get them out of the state (of felicity) in which they had been. We said: "Get ye down, all (ye people), with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood - for a time."" (2:35-36).
Considering this point alone, how can a human being follow and worship Satan? Satan is an avowed enemy of mankind!
"Satan makes them promises, and creates in them false desires; but satan's promises are nothing but deception." (4:120).
"Of the cattle are some for burden and some for meat: eat what God hath provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of Satan: for he is to you and avowed enemy." (6:142).
Well, here is a clue. Satan is promising many things to his followers, but in the end they will be deprived.
"Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain? Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and beware (of evil): if ye do turn back, know ye that it is Our Messenger.s duty to proclaim (the message) in the clearest manner." (5:91-92).
All the societal ills and war among us that we see in this world are all planned and setup by Satan. That is why Allah is calling mankind to Islam for protection. How do we protect ourselves from the whispers and deception of Satan? Here is a way –
"If a suggestion from Satan assail thy (mind), seek refuge with God; for He heareth and knoweth (all things). Those who fear God, when a thought of evil from Satan assaults them, bring God to remembrance, when lo! they see (aright)!" (7:200).
Therefore, remembrance of Allah is a way to safeguard oneself from Satan, which a Muslim does five times a day through their prayers. Satan becomes powerless when Allah's help is sought by a believer.
On the Day of Judgment when all shall be called in front of Allah to assemble, Satan will deny any promises he made to his followers and leave them in the cold –
"They will all be marshalled before God together: then will the weak say to those who were arrogant, "For us, we but followed you; can ye then avail us to all against the wrath of God?" They will reply, "If we had received the Guidance of God, we should have given it to you: to us it makes no difference (now) whether we rage, or bear (these torments) with patience: for ourselves there is no way of escape." And Satan will say when the matter is decided: "It was God Who gave you a promise of Truth: I too promised, but I failed in my promise to you. I had no authority over you except to call you but ye listened to me: then reproach not me, but reproach your own souls. I cannot listen to your cries, nor can ye listen to mine. I reject your former act in associating me with God. For wrong-doers there must be a grievous penalty."" (14:21-22).
Fortunately, the believers are protected from the whispers and deception of Satan –
"When thou dost read the Qur'an, seek God's protection from Satan the rejected one. No authority has he over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord. His authority is over those only, who take him as patron and who join partners with God." (16:98-100).
So, what was deal that was between Allah and Satan?
"Behold! We said to the angels: "Bow down unto Adam": They bowed down except Iblis: He said, "Shall I bow down to one whom Thou didst create from clay?" He said: "Seest Thou? this is the one whom Thou hast honoured above me! If Thou wilt but respite me to the Day of Judgment, I will surely bring his descendants under my sway - all but a few!" (God) said: "Go thy way; if any of them follow thee, verily Hell will be the recompense of you (all)- an ample recompense. "Lead to destruction those whom thou canst among them, with thy (seductive) voice; make assaults on them with thy cavalry and thy infantry; mutually share with them wealth and children; and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit. "As for My servants, no authority shalt thou have over them:" Enough is thy Lord for a Disposer of affairs." (17:61-65).
From the above quoted verses we can clearly see that only ability Satan have over us to whisper, suggest and make false promises – that's all. Therefore, if we are sound in Islamic knowledge he would hardly have a chance over us. Very few Muslims actually falls victim to his tricks. Majority of his followers are either disbelievers or hypocrites, simply because they are empty in Islamic knowledge nor do they believe in Allah to seek protection from.
"Verily Satan is an enemy to you: so treat him as an enemy. He only invites his adherents, that they may become Companions of the Blazing Fire." (35:6).
In reality, we are always alert of our enemies. We should see Satan as one such enemy who is seeking to misguide us at an opportunate moment.
Is it possible to ward off evils of Satan by following a religion other than Islam? The answer is "no". Simply because on other religion is accepted of Allah other than the religion Islam –
"If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to God), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good)." (3:85).
Why did Allah pick Islam for us among all other religions? Because Islam is a culmination of all earlier religions and has reached a final stage of perfection;
"…This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion…" (5:3).
Therefore, in order for us to have a proper count of our good efforts in the after life, we need to submit completely in Islam and die in Islam –
"O ye who believe! Fear God as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam." (3:102).
To conclude this long discussion we can understand that this world is nothing but a test and trial place for all of us – believers and disbelievers alike. And Satan is there to destroy us by taking us away from Allah's way. He blames us for his own mistake; the mistake he could have corrected simply by asking for forgiveness from Allah as Adam (AS) did immediately upon realizing of his wrong doing. This is the difference between us (humans) and Satan. We are quick in seeking mercy where as Satan is too proud to do so. He does not want to acknowledge that he too is a mere creation of Allah and Allah by His grace has kept him alive for a fixed time wanting to test the believers in this world. There will be no Satan after the Day of Judgment or Resurrection to whisper or deceive mankind in the after life. He will be destroyed after the day of accounts.
U.S. Presidents and Satanism: http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Wicca%20&%20Witchcraft/us_presidents_and_satanism.htm
THE DEVILS HANDSIGN ~ A PRIMER: http://snippits-and-slappits.blogspot.com/2009/01/this-is-well-known-greeting-of-one.html
Architectural hints to the New World Order, (and third day reflections): http://doingmypart.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/44/
The Satanic Hand Sign - Zero Doubt: http://www.rense.com/general85/satn.htm
The Peace Sign and Satanism: http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Wicca%20&%20Witchcraft/peace_sign.htm
Horrific Satanist Music & Cause of rapid spread of Satanism: http://babylonzombie.blogspot.com/2008/07/horrific-satanist-music-cause-of-rapid.html
Satanism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanism
Church of Satan: http://www.churchofsatan.com/
Satanism (UK): http://www.dpjs.co.uk/
Signs of Satan!: http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Wicca%20&%20Witchcraft/signs_of_satan.htm
JOY OF SATAN: http://www.joyofsatan.org/
The Rick A. Ross Institute- About Satanism: http://www.rickross.com/groups/satanism.html
Exposing Satanism and witchcraft as prescribed by GOD: http://www.exposingsatanism.org/
When religion is just a label: http://javedahmad.tripod.com/islam/label.htm
Rise of social ills in absence of Islam: http://www.bangladesh-web.com/view.php?hidDate=2010-05-19&hidType=OPT&hidRecord=0000000000000000318635
Greed and its consequences: http://bangladesh-web.com/view.php?hidRecord=317574
Faith. Logic and the Truth: http://www.bangladesh-web.com/view.php?hidRecord=310287


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