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Films, Bollywood and cinema have always been an integral part of the Indian lifestyle.
The role of female protagonists in Indian cinema has evolved with the times and today a typical Bollywood flick would have you meet leads who break taboos and play parts that today's audience can relate to.
Both Bollywood and regional Indian cinema has been to some extent, male-centric.
Male actors have more often than not, held the responsibility of the entire movie on their shoulders with the female actors providing a refreshing break with a sultry song and dance sequence or merely playing the supporting actor in the production.
The 1950's, 60's and early 70's saw heroines being cast in roles that were of the "Sati Savitri" mould. They played society's perception of what women should be like, ideally good wives and mothers.
Lead actresses shied away from these roles and those who did end up playing the "bad" role of the other woman, i.e.: a raunchy secretary or a woman with loose morals who had no inhibitions in shedding off her clothes and morals.
It was, however, always the "good" woman who triumphed sending out an unconscious message to the impressionable society on how women should behave. Movies such as "Mother India", "Madhumathi" and "Kagaaz ka Phool" illustrate this point.
While the late 70's, 80's and 90's saw Bollywood actresses breaking away from this mould and taking on more daring roles, they, unfortunately, fell into another bracket.
Playing the damsel in distress became the trend with heroines performing dance sequences around trees with the heroes and dress up as glamour dolls.
While this trend brought about the "feel good" factor that Hindi movies are famous for, it reduced the role of the female protagonist from an actor to that of a heroine.
Nevertheless, these films brought about a change to Bollywood movies, transforming them from solemn films to entertaining movies.
The 21st century saw Bollywood movies undergo a new transformation. The new breeds of actresses were ready to pave their own paths in cinema like never before.
They understood that being an actress was just a job and the characters they played did not define them as individuals.
This realization gave film-makers the chance to experiment with roles and subjects they did not dare to venture into before. Even the actresses of previous generations were inspired to take on new roles.
Take, for example, Tabu in the Amitabh Bachan starrer "Cheeni Kum", plays the role of a 34-year old woman in love with a man 30 years her senior in an unconventional love story.
In another movie, "Page 3" set against the glamorous backdrop of media and celebrity life, Konkona Sen Sharma plays a journalist reporting on the glitzy world of celebrities only to get disillusioned by it in the end. These movies touch on topics that are relevant to today's audience.
The role of women in Bollywood has undergone an awe-inspiring journey over the past five decades. Women have evolved in their roles and have seen several transformations from playing the ideal wife/mother to glamour doll to a serious actress.
They have continued to break conventions and set the bar higher for their male counterparts. Most importantly, they continue to make cinema that touches their audiences, both in India and worldwide.
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The Least Squares Mixture Decomposition Estimator (LSMDE) is a new nonparametric density estimation technique developed by modifying the ordinary kernel density estimators. While the ordinary kernel density estimator assumes equal weight (l/n) for each data point, LSMDE assigns the optimized weight to each data point via the quadratic programming under the Mean Integrated Squared Error (MISE) criterion. As results, we find out that the optimized weights for a given data set are far different from l/n for a reasonable smoothing parameter and, furthermore, many data points are assigned to zero weights after the optimization. This implies that LSMDE decomposes the underlying density function to a finite mixture distribution of p (< n) kernel functions. LSMDE turns out to be more informative, especially in multi-dimensional cases when the visualization of the density function is difficult, than the ordinary kernel density estimator by suggesting the underlying structure of a given data set.
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So many bird titles, so few bird pieces. I shall have to work on that. Anyway, back when the Paint By Number inspiration overcame me I had 3 pieces of furniture pulled out to try it on. #3 has already been tagged to try something totally different on at a later date. But #2, well it made it to the race so to speak.
This is a wonderful vintage bench, solid oak, that I purchased from a neighbor's parents after they contacted me. I adore this piece, and almost didn't paint it at all. But something kept telling me that it needed a bit of something to take it's next step.
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Fans Will Not Be Happy About This Male R&B Singer Calling Out Beyoncé, SZA And Cardi B
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According to a screenshot from the Bronx femcee's "Bodak Yellow" engineer Ashby, it seems that a possible Cardi and Queen Bey collaboration could be underway. The flick includes a file where the words "Cardi B," "Beyoncé" and "Demo" can clearly be deciphered. A "ft" (the universal acronym for "feature") also appears to be between Cardi and Bey's name on the song file as well. And judging by his tease on the Instagram Story flick, written across the screengrab, fans may be spot on with their collaboration guess.
"Wow this feature is big," he teased in the writing on the Instagram Story flick.
Granted, we don't have that October release date for Cardi's debut studio project as promised at Made In America. That's OK, though — she's keeping the Bardi Gang busy with those fire freestyles (or potential follow-up singles). And if there's any truth to such a collaboration, the wait for the bloody move-maker's debut album will be well worth it.
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Cardi B's engineer AshByMix teases a possible Beyoncé collaboration for Cardi's upcoming album on Instagram! 🔥🔥🔥👀 pic.twitter.com/H77xyq1Kgd— THE BEYHIVÉ (@TheBeyHiveTeam) October 23, 2017
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Bill Bans Scholarships to Lawmakers' Relatives
The Illinois Senate is sending Gov. Pat Quinn legislation that would prohibit lawmakers from giving school scholarships to relatives.
The bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale makes relatives -- including those related by marriage -- ineligible for legislative scholarships to pay for college from Senate or House members.
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Lake Karapiro Lodge & Blue Spring14/01/2018
Words and images by Tim Roxborogh
Poor old Waikato! Much of the dairy-dominated province is unfashionable when it comes to New Zealanders' own appraisals of their beautiful country. Probably because when we drive through Waikato it's at 100kph and we're always on the way somewhere and somewhere more heralded as a tourist destination.
And nobody holidays in Hamilton! Pop. 180,000. Waikato's biggest city…frequently made fun of by non-Hamiltonians; actually not bad at all with world-class gardens, an interesting cafe culture and houses people can actually afford to buy!
Though even with the daily bus loads of movie fans visiting the rolling hills and movie sets of Hobbiton near Matamata, not to mention the bonafide tourist hot-spots Rotorua, Taupo and the Waitomo Caves nearby, the notion of making rural Waikato a vacation destination is still not particularly strong.
So with an invitation to see a friend living on a horse farm out of Cambridge I thought I'd try and challenge some preconceived ideas. Why not find somewhere to stay in rural Waikato with enough luxury and beauty that it could be a destination in and of itself?
Perched on a hill above Lake Karapiro, about 20 minutes down the highway from Cambridge, I found such a lodge. The highway is one I've driven thousands of times and never stopped to think what the view would be like from on high. Turns out very, very nice. Also turns out it's not just any old lodge.
Lake Karapiro Lodge is a 5-star luxury property run by a lovely couple in their early retirement years named Ann and Eddie. Not that there's anything "retired" about how they maintain their property, an immaculate Edwardian-style mansion they built themselves just 11 years ago.
I say "just 11 years ago" because the design and fit-out of Lake Karapiro Lodge could leave you fooled into thinking you were being welcomed into an early 20th century country estate. There are sumptuous chesterfield leather couches, candlesticks, polished wooden tables, displayed busts, hand-knitted floor rugs and an attention to detail that shows style and devotion in equal measure.
The curtain fabric, duvets and headboards in the downstairs suites all match and the golden tones were chosen to compliment the colours of the surrounding fields when parched by the summer sun.
The four downstairs suites all have ensuites with attractively tiled floors and sit-down showers with jets from multiple angles. There's also access to an adjacent drawing room/living room.
Outside are private decks with spectacular views to Karapiro Lake and the Maungatautari eco-sanctuary – a wonderfully conceived community project of fence-protected bush. Looking at the meandering lake against the different shades of green with mountains near and far, it was a picture of Waikato so varied and so unlike what we see as we speed past on the highway.
6Back inside we asked for a tour of the two upstairs suites. Wow. Climbing the stairwell it's here that Lake Karapiro Lodge elevates itself from being luxurious by New Zealand standards into being something genuinely world-class.
The Sir Tristram Suite and The Versace Suite are approximately double the price of the downstairs rooms ($900 compared to $450 and $550) and are enormous. As in, 95 square metres enormous.
Some very prominent Kiwis have stayed in these suites and when you see their grandiosity, from the size of wooden beds to the golden fittings of the tiered Versace bath, you understand why. It's clear Ann and Eddie have taste and nowhere does their design veer toward kitsch or clutter. The sum total of the polished floors, the large rugs, the leather couches, the golden-rimmed mirrors and the ornaments like the antique clocks is one of almost royal opulence.
Back downstairs with Ann and Eddie at breakfast and they're as friendly and unassuming as if they were your old neighbours in the suburbs with the modest 3-bedroom weatherboard home. It seemed incongruous that this thoroughly normal, warm, chatty (Ann) and practical (Eddie) couple could've conceived a residence of this kind of rare lavishness. Incongruous, but terrific fun.
Having ticked off luxury accommodation from the Waikato list, it was time to see if Mother Nature is underrated in this part of the country too. Ann and Eddie recommended a place called the Blue Spring, which is part of the Te Waihou Walkway. Accessed from a carpark about 30 minutes from the lodge and close to the small town of Putaruru, this is another part of Waikato that New Zealanders tend to drive past on the way to more 'famous' destinations.
That said it was evident from the numbers of families out for a Sunday stroll that people from Waikato know about the Blue Spring. An easy 90 minute walk – some of it boardwalk – took us through farmland and pine and fern-dominated forest. The path follows the river, and as the name suggests, the water is a striking crystalline blue.
More than that, the river is overflowing with plant life of vibrant hues that trail along in the current. The visual of the clear blue water, the green river life and the overhanging ferns was electric. How is it so few Kiwis have heard of this place? Reportedly as much as 70% of New Zealand's bottled water is sourced from the Blue Spring and it deserves to be more than just a local secret. The Blue Spring was so unique as to be worthy of "destination" status.
Just like that lodge on the hill I'd always driven past.
Newstalk ZB's Tim Roxborogh stayed as a guest of Lake Karapiro Lodge. www.lakekarapirolodge.co.nz


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The heads of state of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt met at the Aegean Conference Centre of Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort on the 10th of October of 2018.
Prime minister Mr. Alexis Tsipras, President Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and President Mr.Abdel Fattah el-Sisi were accompanied by their ministers of Foreign Affairs, Economy, Energy, Environment and Culture, who met in different venues of the multi-functional conference center of Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort.
The three leaders and their ministers had the chance, during coffee breaks, to enjoy the amazing view of the golf course and the sea that the conference center offers, while after the end of the summit they had the chance to enjoy a traditional Cretan dinner at the multi-awarded Calypso restaurant of the Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel.
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From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs
As the peak season for permanent change-of-station (PCS) moves begins, many Sailors are awaiting orders so they and their families can proceed to their next duty stations. However, due to the current fiscal environment and budget constraints, most Sailors will have less time to plan their moves as order release timelines are compressed.
While this timeline isn't easy on Sailors or their families, it is important for Sailors to understand why that is the case and what we are doing to improve the timeline.
What's going on?
Due to budgetary pressures and a perennially decreased top line for Navy's Manpower Account, we knew PCS funds would be tight toward the end of the fiscal year. Consequently, the Navy began to carefully manage the issuance of PCS orders earlier this year, which resulted in shorter lead times for PCS moves. Each year, approximately 66,000 Sailors receive operational, rotational and training orders. The Navy also moves approximately 70,000 Sailors as they are accessed, separate, retire or execute organized unit moves (for homeport changes). Traditionally, operational and rotational moves have averaged three months advance notice for the past several years. However, in some cases this summer, those timelines have been shortened to one month due to budgetary pressure.
What we're doing?
Navy leadership understands the impact of shortened PCS timelines and the stress this causes Sailors.
As such, we have convened a working group with representatives from throughout the Fleet that are looking at a variety of measures to ensure the Navy is able to maintain current readiness, Fleet manning levels and minimize additional impacts to Sailors as we carefully navigate PCS orders for the remainder of the fiscal year.
The Navy expects the results of this working group will allow Sailors to make planned moves for the remainder of the fiscal year without further reducing orders' lead times.
However, given the current fiscal constraints, the Navy is prioritizing PCS moves in order to remain within budget. Highest priority moves are those to fill critical gaps at sea, billets for individual augmentees, force protection, humanitarian, safety and overseas billets – they will be issued first. All other orders will be released following a sequenced move schedule to ensure the Fleet is manned properly.
We have released priority one moves (individual augmentee, immediate and OFRP deployers, numbered fleet staffs, overseas billets) and must-moves (safety, early return of dependents, humanitarian) with estimated detach dates through the end of July, and are now working on August orders and beyond.
Also, to help alleviate some pressure, Navy Personnel Command will continue to issue letters of intent for overseas moves. That way, while orders may not be in hand, individuals can start the process of doing overseas and medical screenings, dependent entry approval, passport applications and security clearance requests.
The future.
The Navy recognizes that these shortened lead times limit Sailors' time to prepare for moves, and burdens them and their families.
Leadership is engaged at all levels to develop and implement solutions to minimize the impact to our Sailors. The focus and priority remains on manning the Fleet, and taking care of Sailors and their families.


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Fabrizio Fabrizi, Francesca M. Donato, Piergiorgio Messa
Introduction and aim. The role of hepatitis C virus infection as a risk factor for the development and progression of chronic kidney disease in the general population remains unclear. Material and methods. A systematic review of the published medical literature was performed to assess whether positive anti-HCV serologic status is associated with higher frequency of chronic kidney disease in the adult general population. We used a random-effects model to generate a summary estimate of the relative risk of chronic kidney disease (defined by lowered glomerular filtration rate or detectable proteinuria) with HCV across the published studies. Meta-regression and stratified analysis were also carried out. Results. Forty studies were eligible (n = 4,072,867 patients), and separate meta-analyses were conducted according to the outcome. Pooling results of longitudinal studies (n = 15 studies, n = 2,299,134 unique patients) demonstrated an association between positive anti-HCV serologic status and increased incidence of CKD, the summary estimate for adjusted HR with HCV across the surveys, 1.54 (95% CI, 1.26; 1.87) (P < 0.001). Between-study heterogeneity was observed (Q value by Chi-squared [χ2] test 500.3, P < 0.0001). The risk of chronic kidney disease related to HCV, in the subset of surveys from Asia was 1.45 (1.27; 1.65) (P < 0.001) (no heterogeneity). According to our meta-regression, ageing (P < 0.0001) and duration of follow-up (P < 0.0001) increased the risk of chronic kidney disease among HCV-positive subjects. We observed a relationship between anti-HCV positive serologic status and frequency of proteinuria, adjusted effect estimate of proteinuria with HCV among surveys was 1.633 (95% CI, 1,29; 2.05) (P < 0.001) (n = 10 studies; 315,404 unique patients). However, between-studies heterogeneity was noted (P value by Q test < 0.0001). Conclusion. An association between HCV infection and increased risk of chronic kidney disease in the general population exists. The mechanisms underlying such association are currently under active investigation.
Key words. Chronic renal insufficiency., Hepatitis C., Interferons., Meta-Analysis., Renal dialysis.
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A solid flashback for gears fan.
SummaryFirst Gears of war players will know how irritating the kyrll is. Well in this chapter, its about them... eeh maybe its about RAAM.
1. A few chapters playing as the indestructable General RAAM with the help of the kyrll. RAAM plays and controls differently then regular grunt or gears as he lay waste to human fortification.
2. Some good moments of the orignial gears boss fights.
3. A good quality chapter (not great) for gears fans and also for players who never knew the first gears was like.
4. 4 character unlocks for competative multiplayer and (RAAM) for beast mode.
5. Awesome enviroments and showcasing the powerhouse of UE3.0 engine
1. Very cheezy beginning and most part of it. COG chapter isnt interesting and nothing new worth enjoying about.
2. 3hrs gameplay for (800msp) but charged at 1200msp, 3/5 chapters plays as the COGs. For season pass users, its worth it.
My personal experience, i do find story and gameplay a bit disappointing, as i do believe EPIC could do better in story and ideas. Regardless, it still provide a good extended campaign for you and friends to have fun blowing thing up.
PS: comeon EPIC give us a proper locust campaign.
Great entry point to solve apart of the missing links in the Gears universe.
SummaryQuick Review:
RAAM's Shadow seems to be the biggest story DLC for any Gears of War game, and I believe it is. Having introduced both new and old familiar characters, the entire setting quickly grasps the very attention of any Gears fan. You are given a chance to see a part of Sera that wasn't destroyed by the Locust horde, yet. The entire structural setting for Illima city quite impressive, to see how it was from the start and how will it get desecrated by the Locust horde. The overall combat mechanics are more like the same, although you'd encounter some gameplay twists along the way such the new Hammer of Dawn targeting mechanic were in you target bad guys with the use of direct satellite, and the most awaited and infamous twist in RAAM's Shadow is the title itself, you'd get to control the bad guy this time playing the Locust leader RAAM from Gears 1 has his own tricks on his sleeves, killing COGS with Kryll swarms or with his grim Dagger-blade is just satisfying. While it support up to 4 players, the other 3 could still play as Locust elites, they utilizes enhanced regeneration like other normal COGS, although don't expect you'd grasps the same powers of RAAM. This part of the DLC is somewhat seldom and feels rather easy, but this doesn't mean you need to hate it. Plenty of characters are remarkable, having seen familiar faces from Gears 1, 2, and 3 and goes along their own plot is just exciting. The plot really had that sense of history of Gears that quickly build some missing links on the entire franchise, such as Jace's history with Zeta team. The length of the entire game last only an Act in any Gears game, so you'd probably finish this within an hour or two, but there are always Achievements to collect right? To sum it up, this is really worth getting and peeking for any Gears fan, along with bonus skins like the characters from the plot itself (RAAM, Barrick, Minh, and etc.) would be a great addition for the Multiplayer, although the Young Jace skin is somewhat missing along with the package.
The Good:
*Great plot, giving players a sense of history within the Gears universe
*Favorable familiar and new characters plays an entirely new setting
*Admirable architectural setting
*Enough gameplay twists to divert gameplay
*You'll get to play most of the new and old skins on multiplayer
*RAAM's reappearance is a big 'WOW!' for any player who is very familiar with him
The Bad:
*RAAM and Locust section is easy, slightly inconsistent, and AI COGs doesn't put much of a challenge
*Young Jace skin is unavailable for Multiplayer
The Verdict:
This is an impressive DLC and will quickly appeal any Gears fan, this is truly a great entry point to solve apart of the missing links in the Gears universe. I suggest you grab the Season Pass.
While the core game play is solid, RAAM's Shadow may leave player feeling short-changed in the experience. (score error)
SummaryNote: theres been a score error - it should state 7.5/10 not a 1/10. don't know why that has happened.
The Good:
*Solid game play expected from the series *Playing from the locust stand point is an interesting premise * New bosses as well as new ways to dispatch them *new skins for Locusts, COGs and weapons.
The Bad:
* RAAM sections feel linear and simplistic * Zeta team has little time for character development aside from outside sources.* Price maybe a bit steep for some.
Gears of War 3: RAAM's Shadow is the third DLC add on and first campaign add since the release of Gears of War 3 back in September, and while the game play is as good as it has always been the experience may leave players feeling short-changed on the additional features the campaign brings to the franchise.
The DLC focuses on the events after the initial emergence of the Locusts on E-Day, where Zeta Squad consisting of returning characters Tai Kaliso and Minh Young Kim as well as introducing Michael Barrick (from the comics) and DLC exclusive Alicia Valera. Tasked with helping with the evacuation of Ilima City four hours before the city is engulfed within a Kryll-storm, the gears find themselves in the path of the advancing vanguards of the Locust horde with General RAAM and its forefront.
In a series first the DLC allows the players to experience the war from the Locust's side in the role of RAAM himself and his elite body guard for co-op play, however despite the name the DLC focuses more on Zeta then it does on RAAM.
First is the Zeta squad side of the story.
While seeing of the last of the evacuees of their post, Zeta team come under attack from emerging locust forces. After surviving the attack but losing the last group of civilians to locusts, Zeta is ordered by command to search a nearby evacuation post that had lost contact with during the attack. After searching the area for survivors, the team are requested by Jace Stratton to find his friend Gregory Wilson and the children in his care before the Locust or Kryll get to them first.
The player plays as Michael Barrick for Zeta sections of the campaign, and goes through the standard motions that have been the staple for the series thus far. This includes fighting locust from street to street, the destroying of vital locust assets and the exploration of (should be) abandoned buildings. And like the previous three campaigns in the series it handles this well without feeling familiar of repetitive, even including new bosses and new ways of defeating old ones.
The DLC also of course features no Lambent and also the return of emergence holes from Gears 1 and 2 and depending on player skill, more difficult encounters then before as the game do longer has to do things progressively being a post campaign DLC. However the DLC story is a bit simplistic when compared to the other campaigns (and past campaign DLC for the previous games).
However the characters have little time or room for enough development, especially if the player has never played the previous games or read the comics in Michael's case. Most of the chatter is the same as what player have heard from Delta squad, and the development we do hear is little to no impact on the campaign or our interest for the characters.
Next is on to RAAM's side of the story.
After emerging onto the streets of Ilima City, RAAM is instructed by Queen Myrrah to safeguard the Tremor; a Boomer sized locust totting a large hammer capable of summoning seeders from the depths of Sera with a good few whacks. This is so the Kryll-Storm can move forward and overrun the city quickly killing every last man, woman and child within its borders.
RAAM, along with his personal guard (a Theron Elite with a Sawn off with a bayonet attackment and two Mauler elites with bullet deflecting shields) escort the Tremor from their emergence hole through a street littered with defended COG positions and barricades until the Tremor reaches his destination. At this point RAAM must defend the Tremor from an enemy counter-attack until the Seeder is summoned and can begin bloating out the sunlight. This is essentially what player does for the entire two sections of RAAM game play.
While playing as RAAM the player will notice several changes in game play from the standard Locust or Gear most notably the "Kryll-shroud" which acts like a cool-down ability rather then a gun. As RAAM is unable to run, roll or take cover, the Kryll-shroud gives the player immunity to most damage with fire and explosions being the shroud's weakness. Whenever the player takes hits from weapons like Boomshots, Scorchers and Silverback rockets, the Kryll are either killed or driven off from RAAM's person leaving him vulnerable to smaller arms fire. And being that RAAM's other weapon is his trusty serrated blade; this can leave the player in a tight spot especially if among the enemy forces.
The other ability of the shroud is that it allows RAAM to direct it like a Hammer of Dawn to attack distant COG soldiers, however this removes the shroud in order for the Kryll to go and attack. The attack can last up to about 12 seconds, and when depleted or ended early will leave RAAM without his shroud for an addition 3-5 seconds.
When RAAM isn't commanding his Kryll he's busy decapitating and impaling his victims with his serrated blade (the same one he uses to kill Kim back in Gears of war 1). This works similar to the clever weapon but has unlimited use and also sports a charge move likened to the retro-lancer's bayonet charge making it a pretty handy way to move around quicker. A single swing of the blade will knock down all cog soldiers with two to three swings to bring down a silverback. RAAM also sports two executions, the quick tap being the curb-stomp and the held down execution has RAAM pick up his foe by the head and decapitating him whilst muttering something along the lines of "Die Groundwalker".
While it is fun to play as RAAM the experience does feel a bit empty with the lack of weaponry at RAAM's disposal, in fact when encountering RAAM in the Zeta team side of the campaign he is able to throw a grenade that I call a "Kryll-grenade". Upon impact it leaves an area of effect attack like an ink-grenade but instead of toxic gas it attracts Kryll to the area attacking anyone who stands in it. Even if they manage to leave the infected area the Kryll continue their assault usually until the player is knocked down.
It is also disappointing that RAAM is unable to pick up mounted turrets from and bag emplacements and use them single handed like in Gears of War 1, giving it limited ammo would help with balancing issues that may have occurred. In addition I felt that there were too few COG soldiers in RAAM's sections of the campaign, especially when three of the four Locusts are able to deflect/ignore most damage from the front.
The campaign is listed to give up to three hours of gameplay at the cost of 1200 Microsoft points (or $15/£10) or free with the Season pass. The DLC also includes six new character skins (Tai Kaliso, Minh Young Kim, Michael Barrick, Alicia Valera, RAAM and Theron Elite) and the Chocolate weapon skin for versus, horde and beast game modes.
Story has little substance and gives RAAM mundane tasks. Should've been 800 mp.
SummaryI decided on first play through, to try it on Normal difficulty. With just one other person playing with me, I beat it in less than 3 hours. When I tried it a second time, we decided to do it on insane with mutators, (Super Reload, Infinite Ammo, and no Ammo Pick-Ups.) I beat it on insane, with one other person in 2 hours. It was a big let down, the story is dry and you know just as much about the characters in the preview articles, as you do after you beat it. RAAM is awesome to use, but the sword and Kryll finger lose appeal after the first play through. I like how they give the Theron Elite a Retro Sawed-Off. I did enjoy how I now can use the characters from this DLC when I play MP. The Multiplayer add-ons were the best part of this DLC. The achievements for this content make sure that if you want to get them, than you'll have to play through it a few times.
Way more intense than the Gears 2 & 3 campaigns! Reminded me of Gears 1.
Editors' Choice
SummaryWhat players are probably missing in RAAM's shadow is to play as the ultimate team of Marcus, Dom, Cole and Baird. Probably why it's isn't getting the ratings it should.
But RAAM's shadow is one hell of a badass DLC... Way more intense than both the Gears 2 and Gears 3 campaign... To the point that someone who played either of them on casual and thought he had mastered Gears is going to get a real ass-kicking in RAAM's shadow...
It was everything I had expected it to be, and more. It wasn't only the presence of General RAAM that reminded me of the Gears 1 campaign, but also the intense action and unforgiving hordes of Locust that made the first game so formidable.
Then of course, there's the badass-with-a-Lancer attitude of Corporal Michael Barrick. Seriously, I really didn't miss Marcus Fenix with Barrick around...


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If you like my blog, maybe you would also like to read my novel -->
Like my blog, it's a fun read and it's free to read it in electronic form. All I ask in exchange is that you post your impressions of it to your own blog and/or favorite Internet forums (or fora?) with a link back to my blog. And really that's just the suggested donation -- I can't very well enforce it or anything.
You don't even have to like it. If you hate it, just be sure to post about why you hate it -- giving plenty of detailed examples -- and (important!) a link back to my blog.
Or -- dare I dream -- if you or your friends write book reviews for a real publication and are looking for something out-of-the ordinary to review, consider this book!!! :D
Hey, it's not like I'm asking you for money or something. Not like that Matt guy who posts a PayPal button at the top of every blog entry: Notamormon. (Hi Matt!!! Don't worry, I'm not saying that's tacky or anything... ;-) ).
I know that many of you have already read multiple sample chapters. How do I know this? Okay, I'll admit it -- like any blogger worth her salt I look at the stats on which page loads lead to other page loads. :D So why not read the whole thing?
Ideally, you might consider purchasing it, however if you prefer the free PDF version, please email me at chanson dot exmormon at gmail dot com and confirm that you are not a minor. (Really the sex isn't all that graphic -- that's more of a better-safe-than-sorry precaution so I don't get in trouble for corrupting the youth...)
p.s. One of these days I'm going to break down and pitch it to a real publisher ;-) but I'm curious to see how much interest I can generate all on my own...
Monday, March 20, 2006
By the way...
Posted by C. L. Hanson at 9:42 AM
Labels: book review, exmormon
2 comments:
- Matt said...
Of course it is tacky! But then I am a journalist and the truth is my wife has set me a challenge. I will reveal the challenge on my blog!
- Sideon said...
Hey there, Chanson.
I got the pdf, but I'm just back in from a trip to DC. The next couple of days I'll get my bearings, but then I want to dive into your set of stories.
I hope this finds you well!
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Aussie Rambler™ Carpobrotus is an Australian, prostrate creeping succulent that has long trailing stems up to 2m. Commonly called Pigface, this native Carpobrotus produces large deep pink flowers in spring and autumn with purple stems. Great for rockeries, mass plantings, a sand dune stabiliser or for any low maintenance gardens in inland and coastal positions. Has grown well in Canberra with temperatures down to -8 degrees Celsius.
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Just try these easy koftas - they are so tasty. You can add more curry paste to the sauce if you like your food hot, and replace the couscous with rice. It's a great meal to share with friends or flatmates.
For the lamb:
Add the onions and the spices to a pan with the oil and cook gently until the onions are soft and translucent. Leave to cool.
Add the onion mix to the lamb mince, add the breadcrumbs and beaten egg and season with salt and pepper.
Shape the meat into burgers, patties or long sausage-shape koftas. Fry in olive oil until lightly brown, then transfer to an oven and cook at 190c for 7-10 minutes.
For the couscous:
Dissolve the vegetable stock in hot water. Use a measuring jug for this.
Place the couscous into a heat-proof bowl and pour the stock over the couscous - check the packet instructions for the quantity of water but a good rule of thumb is around twice as much water as couscous. Cover with clingfilm or a plate and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
Remove the plate/cling film and fluff up the grains with a fork. Leave to cool.
Once cool, add the cucumber and mint and check for seasoning - you might want to add salt and pepper, or a touch of olive oil if you prefer your couscous slightly moister.
For the curry sauce:
Gently fry the onion and spices in oil until soft, add the curry paste and cook for a futher minutes. Add the cream and reduce the heat so it's very low. Allow to warm through for another minute and taste for seasoning - add salt and pepper, or more curry paste as required.
Serve the koftas on a bed of couscous with the curry sauce drizzled over the top.
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Pan Pacific to open flagship Beijing hotel
The Pan Pacific brand will make its debut in China's capital in the first half of 2017 with the opening of Pan Pacific Beijing.
Offering unparalleled access to the city's administrative centre and the renowned Financial Street, the strategic location of the hotel in the prime Xicheng district puts it within a 2.5-kilometre walking radius to historical landmarks like the Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City.
Built to a high specification, Pan Pacific Beijing will contain 223 contemporary guest rooms and suites, comprehensive conference and meeting space with a double-volume ceiling ballroom, and the exclusive Bai Yun Club on Level 14, with spectacular views across to the Forbidden City.
The property will also have a retractable roof for its 20-metre indoor swimming pool and a conservatory-style Winter Garden on Level 1, connected to an all-day dining restaurant, Pacifica, one of a number of dining options. Refreshing leisure facilities will be located on a dedicated wellness floor, which, in addition to the swimming pool, will include a luxury spa, steam and sauna facilities, and state-of-the-art fitness centre.
'Luxury development'
Bernold O. Schroeder, chief executive officer, Pan Pacific Hotels Group, said: "We have been eagerly waiting for the right opportunity to bring the Pan Pacific brand to Beijing and we are delighted to have found it with this luxury development. As our flagship hotel in China, Pan Pacific Beijing will set the benchmark for planned expansion into other key first-tier cities.
"I believe we are well-positioned to attract affluent travellers by leveraging the Pan Pacific brand's strong footprint in Asia-Pacific as well as our existing presence in China through our five other properties. The hotel will also benefit from its strategic location in the financial district given Beijing's standing as a regional financial hub."
Owned by Chinese real estate developer Huitong Investments Co, the brand-defining hotel is designed to epitomise the exemplary service standards, attention to detail and ability to anticipate guests' needs that the Pan Pacific brand is known for.
China is Pan Pacific Hotels Group's largest operating market outside its Singapore headquarters. In addition to Pan Pacific Beijing, the group operates five other properties – Pan Pacific Suzhou, Pan Pacific Tianjin, Pan Pacific Xiamen, Pan Pacific Ningbo, and Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Ningbo.


text: 21 Easy Three Ingredient Recipes794These easy three ingredient recipes are a great way to feed yourself and your family without having to put much effort in.It is pretty amazing how many different recipes that you can make with just three simple ingredients. They're excellent if you're on a tight budget or just looking for something easy to make.There are so many three-ingredient recipes in this list, and they cover meals from breakfast through to dinner. If you're lost for what to make for a snack or meal, then hopefully this list will give you some ideas of what to cook.If you love easy recipes and would love to stay up to date, then be sure to subscribe to our mailing list or follow us on social.Egg in a HoleEgg in a hole is an absolute classic and only requires just three ingredients to make. All you need is a frypan, an egg, bread slices, and some butter. Salt and pepper are entirely optional but highly recommended.You can eat this meal just on its own, or you can cook up some bacon and mushrooms to go with it. It's up to you how you approach this tasty recipe.Egg in a Hole RecipeMac n Cheese in a MugThere are plenty of meals that you can make in a mug, and this mac n cheese is no exception. It's the perfect easy three ingredient recipe that you can make with just a mug and microwave.This recipe is perfect on its own, but if you want to jazz it up a little, then some bacon bits go great mixed through. I recommend adding the bacon bits or any extra at the same time as you do the cheese.Mac n Cheese in a Mug RecipeNutella Mug CakeA Nutella mug cake is the perfect sweet snack. Once you're finished cooking, you're left with a fantastic, moist, rich cake that any Nutella fan will enjoy. It's an absolute must try.This mug cake is perfect on its own but does go great with a scoop or two of ice cream. If you don't have ice cream, then a drizzle of cream also works great.Nutella Mug Cake RecipeSlow Cooker Jacket PotatoesJacket potatoes are super easy to do and perfect for the slow cooker. You can quickly get this cooking early in the day so that they're ready for when you sit down for lunch or dinner.There are a ton of different combinations that you can use to top these potatoes. For example, sour cream and chives or even cheese and bacon. There are just so many variations that you can do with the topping.Slow Cooker Jacket Potatoes RecipeChocolate FudgeRich chocolate fudge is the perfect sweet dessert that only requires three ingredients. It's super easy to make and is done entirely in the microwave.You can enjoy this fudge on its own as a snack. You can also have it as platter food for a party or as a snack in a kids lunchbox.Chocolate Fudge RecipeSlow Cooker Chicken TacosThe slow cooker is the best way to get some deliciously tender chicken taco meat. It tastes and looks incredibly delicious once it is ready for serving. Indeed, a 3-ingredient recipe worth giving a try.This chicken taco recipe is just for the meat, so you will need to be creative in what you have with it. I tend to go for some shredded lettuce, baby tomatoes, cheese and so much more.Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos RecipeBaked Brie in Puff PastryIf you love gooey cheese, then this baked brie in puff pastry will leave you impressed. It's the perfect snack food and only requires three very simple ingredients.You can eat this brie as is or you can have some fresh fruit, dips and other snacky types of food with it. It's totally up to you, but for me, I love it as is.Baked Brie in Puff Pastry RecipeMars Bar SliceA Mars Bar slice is a delicious snack food that is perfect for kids lunchboxes. One of the best things about this slice is how easy it is to make.Much like most slices this is either best enjoyed on its own or served on a platter amongst other sweet snack foods.Mars Bar Slice RecipeSlow Cooker Cherry Dump CakeDump cakes are probably the easiest cakes you can make in the world. This cherry dump cake combines delicious chocolate cake with a plump cherry pie filling. It's an absolute delight for any sweet tooth.This cake is best enjoyed with a scoop of ice cream or on its own. A drizzle of custard or cream also goes fantastically on the top of this delicious cake.Slow Cooker Cherry Dump Cake RecipeTortilla ChipsTortillas are perfect for making some delicious chips that can be used for nachos and much more. These are so easy to make and only require some tortillas, oil and an oven.You can season these chips with anything you want. For example, I tend to use plain salt but other types of seasoning work just as well.Tortilla Chips RecipeSlow Cooker CaramelA slow cooker caramel is so easy to make and only requires one very simple ingredient, sweetened condensed milk. By the time you have finished cooking you're left with a rich brown caramel.There are so many uses for this caramel from merely drizzling it over a dessert to using it as an integral part of a dessert such as banoffee pie.Slow Cooker Caramel RecipeFrench Onion DipThis French onion dip is so incredibly easy to make and only requires just three ingredients. The type of French onion soup mixes you buy will profoundly impact the outcome of this dip.Much like most dips, this is best served on a platter with a variety of other dips, cheeses, and crackers.French Onion Dip RecipeSlow Cooker Pineapple Dump CakeA pineapple dump cake is an excellent three ingredient recipe that is so easy to make. By the time you're finished cooking you will have a beautiful cake that's dotted with juicy pieces of pineapple.Cream, custard, ice cream is just three of the extras that you can have with this cake. It is also great on its own so don't feel the need to have anything extra with the cake.Slow Cooker Pineapple Dump CakeCorn Relish DipIf you have some extra corn relish lying around, then this dip is perfect. It requires just two ingredients and has a fantastic rich flavor that's so hard to resist going back for seconds, thirds and more.You can enjoy this dip with some carrots, celery, or even crackers. I love to have this dip with a range of cheese and some good crunchy crackers.Corn Relish Dip RecipeSlow Cooker Peach Dump CakeA peach slow cooker dump cake is an absolute treat, and a must try if you love sweet desserts. You can serve it without any extras, but a scoop of ice cream goes great with it.The peaches cook to be tender, moist and packed full of flavor and the cake mix cooks to be moist and spongy. It's an absolute must try.Slow Cooker Peach Dump Cake RecipeFried Cheese RollsFussy kids will absolutely love these fried cheese rolls. By the time you're finished cooking you're left with a gooey cheese filling and a crispy outside. They're the perfect easy recipe that only requires three ingredients.There are so many variations you can do with these cheese rolls. For example, you can add some tomato paste to the filling for an entirely different roll. Out of all these three ingredient recipes, this one is certainly is one of my favorites.Fried Cheese Rolls RecipePineapple CakePineapple cake is amazingly tasty and only requires three ingredients to make. It's the perfect cake if you're on a bit of a tight budget and can't afford a ton of ingredients.For the best result, you will need to use crushed pineapple. Other types of tinned pineapple might not work nearly as well. You will enjoy this cake with some whipped cake.Pineapple Cake RecipePigs in a BlanketPigs in a blanket is a party classic and only requires three ingredients to make. You can always add your twist to the recipe by adding some cheese or mustard to the inside of the puff pastry.These are usually best served as a platter food with some ketchup or tomato sauce. They're absolutely great if you have some friends and family coming around for a relaxed dinner.Pigs in a Blanket RecipeSlow Cooker Apple Dump CakeA slow cooker apple dump cake is an absolute must try. This three-ingredient recipe makes use of some apple pie filling, yellow cake mix, and some butter. The end result is a dessert that will have your guests coming back for seconds.You can enjoy this recipe on its own or have it with an extra such as hot custard. There are so many extras to have it's hard to pick which is the best.Slow Cooker Apple Dump Cake RecipeScrambled Eggs in a MugScrambled eggs in a mug is an excellent quick and easy breakfast. It's perfect if you find yourself living with limited appliances or want an easy foolproof way of making scrambled eggs.You can radically change the flavors of this dish quite easy by adding some bacon bits or even diced vegetables. Make sure any extras are cooked as it doesn't stay in the microwave long enough to cook food thoroughly.Scrambled Eggs in a MugCoconut ChickenOne of the tastiest and easiest chicken recipes you can make. If you love coconut, then you're going to love this recipe.This chicken can be enjoyed by itself, but it does go great with a sauce such as a ranch dressing. If you really feel energetic, then you can have this chicken in a salad or with some fries.Coconut Chicken RecipeDevilled EggsDevilled eggs are an absolute classic and so easy to make. This recipe requires just three very simple ingredients. If you want to go one step further, then I recommend adding some curry powder to the mix as well.These eggs are usually a platter dish and served as one single half. They should be easy to eat and have that lovely powerful punch that we all love about deviled eggs.Devilled Eggs RecipeI hope that some of these easy three ingredient recipes take your fancy. There is certainly some that I love to continually make. If you want more easy recipes, then be sure to sign up to our mailing list or follow us on social.794


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Child Poverty Act 2010
- Type of Bill:
- Government Bill
- Sponsors:
- Stephen Timms
HM Treasury
- Lord McKenzie of Luton
Department for Work and Pensions
Progress of the Bill
Bill started in the House of Commons
- House of Commons
- House of Lords
- Royal Assent
Last event
- Royal Assent 25 March, 2010 | 25.03.2010
Act of Parliament
|Child Poverty Act 2010 c.9 | PDF version, 136KB
Latest news on the Child Poverty Act 2010Following agreement by both Houses on the text of the Bill it received Royal Assent on 25 March. The Bill is now an Act of Parliament (law).
Summary of the Child Poverty Act 2010
The Bill would provide a statutory basis to the commitment made by the Government in 1999 to eradicate child poverty by 2020. Its stated purpose is to give new impetus to the Government's commitment, and to drive action across departments. It also aims to define success in eradicating child poverty and create a framework to monitor progress at a national and local level.
Key areas
- places a duty on the Secretary of State to meet four United Kingdom-wide poverty targets by the end of the financial year 2020
- requires the UK Government to publish a regular UK child poverty strategy
- requires the Scottish and Northern Irish Ministers to publish child poverty strategies
- establishes a Child Poverty Commission to provide advice
- requires the UK Government to publish annual progress reports
- places new duties on local authorities and other delivery partners in England to work together to tackle child poverty.
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A MOSQUE is not the most provocative structure that could be erected in the vicinity of New York's Ground Zero – an al-Qaeda training school, for example, would arouse more antipathy – but in the catalogue of tactless initiatives an Islamic cultural centre and mosque rank pretty high. This inflammatory gesture has so offended majority opinion in America that it is now set to become a major issue in the mid-term elections in November.
Ground Zero is the inelegant name for the Lower Manhattan site that is now America's most evocative national shrine. In the Trade Center, whose twin towers formerly stood there, 2,752 people were murdered by Islamist fanatics. To erect a mosque just two blocks from that site is testing American tolerance to breaking point. Polls show that two thirds of the nation are opposed to this development and regard it as an insult to the 9/11 victims. They are right.
The stock excuse of Muslim and secular liberal supporters of the development, called Cordoba House, is that the 9/11 terrorists were promoting a perverted version of Islam, whereas Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who is heading the project, is a leading moderate involved in reconciliation work with non-Muslims. That argument would hold more water if Imam Rauf's interfaith irenicism extended to recognising the sensitivities of 9/11 victims' families and the wider public, impelling him to transfer the project to an alternative site. Instead, he has already rejected an offer by Governor David Paterson of New York to provide municipal land in a less sensitive area.
Such intransigence is more eloquent than Rauf's writings about how inoffensive Islam is. Among New York's 600,000 Muslims there is a general view that the mosque must be built. One of them said: "If this really is a free country then, by all rights, you must, you must allow it." Nobody is denying that right to the Muslim community: even opponents of the mosque acknowledge the right to build it; what is in question is the wisdom of doing so and the lack of sensitivity towards the feelings of other Americans that it displays. Muslim comment on the subject has largely expressed a stubborn determination to proceed, with the paranoid implication that to change the site would somehow abdicate their rights as citizens: it has become a virility symbol.
Islamic paranoia pales to insignificance beside that of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives and, within the ranks of Democrat fanatics, capo di tutti fruitcakes. Pelosi has created her own conspiracy theory: she has called for an investigation into the protests against the project, which she described as a "concerted effort to make this a political issue by some", and to discover who is funding it.
When the Speaker of the House of Representatives imagines it would require funding to motivate Americans to protest against a mosque close to Ground Zero, it demonstrates the total divorce of the Obama clique from the feelings of mainstream America.
Her demand for an investigation also highlights the police-state mentality of the regime in confronting opposition.
The central axiom of politics in America today is that no situation is ever so dire that it cannot be aggravated by the intervention of Barack Obama. This controversy is no exception. On 13 August, at a White House dinner to celebrate the breaking of the Ramadan fast, Obama declared: "As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practise their religion as anyone else in this country. That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community centre on private property in Lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances."
Some people might have thought that a foolhardy stance by a president with an Islamic background who has inexplicably lost his birth certificate. Democrats facing re-election at the November mid-terms must have wondered what more Obama could do to seal their doom. Many of those headed for the electoral abattoir must have made their feelings known, for the very next day President Pantywaist was in reverse gear: "I was not commenting and I will not comment on the wisdom of making the decision to put a mosque there."
That was an impressive demonstration of Obama's skill in alienating all points of view in just 48 hours. This row will not go away. A protest rally is planned for 11 September, at which Geert Wilders will be a speaker.
American Muslims have only themselves to blame for the mounting hostility towards them. Newt Gingrich has called the mosque "an assertion of Islamist triumphalism". What it undoubtedly reveals is how far the Islamic community, doggedly pursuing a "right" at the expense of sensitivity to others' pain, remains unassimilated into mainstream America.


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Sounds of Kingman Presents:
- When: Friday, September 28, 2018, 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
- Where: Lee Williams High School
- Cost: Free
- Website: Visit
- Age limit: All ages
- Categories: Theater
The Sounds of Kingman and Lee Williams H.S. Presents:The Gentleman Doc Holiday. The great-grandnephew of Wyatt Earp is back and better then ever as Doc Holiday in this one man Bio-Drama theatrical show. There will be two performances at 2pm & 7pm.


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I'm sounding like a broken record but I'm still processing timelapses from Arizona back in August whenever I have free time but recently I tried my hand at photo stacking again and was floored by what I got:
About a little more than a year ago, I drove out about 5 hours to a magical little place I know about and waited until the moon set. I then hiked out a mile or more and set up to take a timelapse of this gorgeous, 4000 year old tree.
The timelapse is okay, the collapsed photo stack is about a million times better in my opinion. I don't understand masking (yet) but I understand the way my brain processing the concept of masking is inverted; so I'm trying to re-train my brain to think in Photoshop terms. BUT, I was able to stack these images and erase the background "static" stars from the base layer image that sits underneath the rest of the 100 or more images that create the star trails, and that made me really happy.
I lit the tree in one 20 second exposure with my headlamp and it turned out perfect. I'm not psyched on the red light trail in the lower right; but I was too lazy to retrace each layer to find that one image and reprocess so there it is. All red up in there.
But for someone who doesn't work in Photoshop often, this is without a doubt the coolest image I've ever done. I had no idea I was even positioned to capture the North Star perfectly – the happiest accident. I hope you enjoy it!
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text: I have entered a poster competition being run by the volunteering charity CSV, which is asking entrants to design a poster based on the slogan 'Young people can do great things…if you give us a chance…' The competition is to be judged by Catherine Flood, the Print Curator at the V&A Museum. My entry is a linocut with digital text. Find out more about the competition here.


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Ibn Kathir said:
"If the Kharijites ever gained power, they would corrupt the entire land,
and .
They would not leave a boy or a girl or a man or a woman, for in their view the
people have become so corrupt that they cannot be reformed except by mass
killing." Syria
[Al-Bidayah wa Nihayah 10/584]
قال ابن كثير إِذْ لَوْ قَوُوا هَؤُلَاءِ لَأَفْسَدُوا الْأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا عِرَاقًا وَشَامًا وَلَمْ يَتْرُكُوا طِفْلًا وَلَا طِفْلَةَ وَلَا رَجُلًا وَلَا امْرَأَةً لِأَنَّ النَّاسَ عِنْدَهُمْ قَدْ فَسَدُوا فَسَادًا لَا يُصْلِحُهُمْ إِلَّا الْقَتْلُ جُمْلَةً
[10/584 البداية والنهاية]
Ibn Abbas reported: On the morning of Aqabah the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said while upon his camel, "Pick up some pebbles for me." So I picked up seven pebbles about the size of a pea. He began to toss them in his hand, saying, "Throw something like these." Then he said, "O people, beware of exaggeration in religion for those who came before you were only destroyed because of exaggeration in religion."[Sunan ibn Majah, 3029]
The Prophet (Allah bless him) stated, "Beware of excessiveness in religion for those before you only perished due to excessiveness in religion." [Ahmad, Musnad]
Wahhabi ISIS Khawarij Ideology
Bedrock Wahhabi Ideology
ibn Abd-al-Wahhab Najdi
(Mu-hammed ibn Abd-al-Wahhab at-Tamimi an-Najdi)
b.1117 A.H - d.1206 A.H
Founding-Father of Wahhabism
" The Imam"
(Ahle-Hadeeth-Deobandism-Tablighi Jamaat-Taliban...etc
Their Imam Ibn 'Abdul Wahhab Najdi said:
"The people that ask for intercession through the Prophets and Angels, calling upon them and making supplication through their waseelah in attempt to draw nearer to Allah are committing the greatest of sins. Thus it is permitted to kill them and take their property"
[Kashf ash-Shubbahaat ]
[Kashf ash-Shubbahaat ]
Their Imam Ibn 'Abdul Wahhab Najdi said:
"He who sets up intermediaries between him and Allah, calling unto them and asking them to intercede on his behalf with Allah, and putting trust in them is an infidel [i.e. a Kaafir, a disbeliever] according to the consensus of the scholars".
[Nawaaqid ul-Islaam, page:308 ]
[Nawaaqid ul-Islaam, page:308 ]


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Fun among feathered friends at bird olympics
A range of different bird calls coming from On The Perch did not just belong to the park's permanent feathered residents, but also to a group of schoolchildren.
The Sapphire Coast Learning Community Bournda Bird Olympics returned for the second year on Friday, August 3, and was held at the bird park in Kalaru.
The overall champion from the event was Cobargo Public School's Sonny Burgess, who as the sole competitor from his school took out both the highest overall and highest school scores.
When asked what his secret was to knowing so much about birds, he said it was "just going out there and talking to them", while he also reads a lot of books.
One of the major events from the day was the bird calling competition, with students giving their best impressions of a range of different birds, from kookaburras to corellas.
Other events the 30-odd students participated in included identifying birds, identifying bird calls, an artwork competition and trivia.
"It was fun, I learnt a few things," Bega High School Year 8 student Ebony Constable said.
Her favourite part of the event was walking through the bird park's aviaries and identifying its residents, while her classmate Gem Faulkner said she liked learning about the different bird calls and Bodhi Moffatt-Turner enjoyed discovering which feather belonged to which bird.
"It was surprisingly easy for me, even though I know nothing about birds," Bodhi said.
Gem said she wanted to have a scientific career in the animal world.
Tathra Public School pupil Kiana Murphy, who won the bird calling at last year's event, and her schoolmates Sofie Van Hapenen and Ashton Cozens also enjoyed the olympics.
"It was really fun because there were lots of cool activities and we learnt a lot as well," Sofie said.
"I like birds because you can interact with them and they are smart," Ashton said.
The other schools involved were Bega Valley, Tanja, Towamba and Wolumla Public Schools, who sent students aged from Kindergarten to Year 10 to compete.
Bournda Environmental Education Centre principal Doug Reckord said everyone enjoyed their time at the bird olympics.
"It was great to see kids getting into an art that was extremely popular in the 1950s and '60s," he said of bird calling.
"You can see why it was popular as it was an engaging thing to do."
He thanked Far South Coast Birdwatchers and On The Perch for their support of the event and thought it would run again next year.
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— Michiko Shepherd
In a single day, Andrew gave us a comprehensive tour of the area and showed us a fantastic series of homes, all of which met our requirements. We found our house that day. Andrew is so experienced that the escrow process was easy and hassle-free. As we drove through the area, he was giving us the background on almost every house–when that house last sold, who used to own it–what to look out for, etc. It was seriously impressive.


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U.S. defends decision to abstain during UN resolution vote against Israeli settlements
| Updated: Aug 23, 2017 11:20 IST
London [UK], Dec. 29 (ANI): Defending Washington's decision to allow a UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that if the country had vetoed it then Israel would have been given a licence for "unfettered settlement construction" and end of the peace process. Framing a two-state solution as "the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians", Kerry criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for building a coalition that was "the most rightwing in Israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements", reports the Guardian. The US abstained from voting on Friday that called Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem a "flagrant violation" of international law. Since then, Israel has blasted the Barack Obama administration for its action and accused it of betrayal and underhand dealings. The speech was immediately condemned by Netanyahu, who described it as "skewed" and "obsessively" focused on the settlement issue. However, describing the decision, Kerry said: "If we had vetoed this resolution ... the United States would have been giving license to further, unfettered settlement construction that we fundamentally oppose. "It is not this resolution that is isolating Israel. It is the permanent policy of [Israeli] settlement construction that risks making peace impossible." Kerry also offered a bleak vision of the risk of the collapse of the Oslo peace process and the two-state solution, describing the alternative one-state solution in the darkest terms. "Today, there are a similar number of Jews and Palestinians living between the Jordan river and the Mediterranean Sea," said Kerry adding "[Israelis and Palestinians] have a choice. They can choose to live together in one state, or they can separate into two states." "Despite our best efforts over the years, the two-state solution is now in serious jeopardy, he added. "If the choice is one state, Israel can either be Jewish or democratic, it cannot be both, and it won't ever really be at peace," he said. Kerry outlined a series of principles which he said should form the basis of a future peace accord between Israel and the Palestinians, with the likely participation of the U S, including a "secure and recognised border" between Israel and the new nation of Palestine. He also said an agreement must help the Palestinian refugees, designate Jerusalem as a capital for both states and satisfy Israel's security needs. Kerry also insisted that far from abandoning Israel, the Obama administration had been one of its strongest defenders. (ANI)