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How to Treat Prophet's Advice
Commentary by Adil Salahi
We have always tried to emphasise in these columns the sort of attitude a believer should have toward instructions given by the Prophet (Pbuh). We have explained that following the Prophet (Pbuh) is required of all Muslims. Allah tells us in the Qur'an. "Whatever the Prophet (Pbuh) bids you, you must do, and refrain from everything that he forbids you." (59:7) This is a basic and clear instruction from which no believer could deviate. It is true that we may default on doing something which is required of us by Islam. But that means a failure for which we can be punished unless Allah forgives us. It is for this reason that a Muslim always prays to be forgiven.
If this prompts some readers to ask about the commandments given to us by the Prophet (Pbuh) and whether we should follow them by way of duty, or they are merely recommendations that we may adopt as we please, then an explanation is in order. When it is clear from the context that a particular order given by the Prophet, for example, instructs us: "Pray in the manner you have seen me pray." He also said at the time when he started his pilgrimage; "Learn your rituals from me." Allah does not tell us in the Qur'an how to pray, but he gives us clear orders that we must pray. The Prophet (Pbuh) has shown us how to pray and given us this express order. It is obligatory for every Muslim that he should pray only in the manner the Prophet (Pbuh) prayed. If he prays in some other form, his prayers will not be accepted. Similarly, if he goes on pilgrimage without following the example of the Prophet, his pilgrimage is not valid, although he may offer his worship in all sincerity. These are orders which must be followed. If a Muslim does not follow them, he disobeys the Prophet (Pbuh) and, in consequence, disobeys Allah.
When the Prophet came to know that some of his followers were planning to adopt a harder course of action in the matter of prayer and fasting than he himself was following, the Prophet realized the danger to the community of believers and to future generations. It is a danger which is always associated with going to extremes.
There are on the other hand, instructions given to us by the Prophet (Pbuh) which merely indicate a preferable course of action. These should be taken as recommendations. It is the context which determines whether a particular order indicates a duty or a recommendation. But even when the Prophet (Pbuh) is simply recommending to us a certain thing, we should follow his instructions. He only teaches us what is beneficial to us. Allah makes sure that we prosper when we follow the example of the Prophet (Pbuh) and he rewards us for doing what he recommends us. Whether the recommendation by the Prophet (Pbuh) relates to something of this world or to a matter of worship we are certain to achieve the best results by following his advice. Those who do not wish to follow the Prophet (Pbuh) can only blame themselves for the results. The following Hadith explains this in clear terms:
Aisha, the Prophet's (Pbuh) wife, reports: "The Prophet (Pbuh) did something and indicated that it is permissible. Some people, however, felt that they should not do it. This was communicated to the Prophet (Pbuh). He spoke, starting with praising Allah, before saying: "What is the matter with certain people who feel that they are above doing something which I have done? By Allah, I know Allah better than them and I fear Him most." (Related by Al-Bukhari, Muslim and Al-Nissai).
The Prophet (Pbuh) has always indicated that Islam is an easy religion, with instructions to its followers that are easy to follow. He, therefore, wanted to make it absolutely clear that a middle course is the best course and that his example must be followed by all Muslims.
In this report we are told of certain companions of the Prophet (Pbuh) who, in their eagerness to maintain the highest standard of devotion, felt that they should not do something which the Prophet (Pbuh) did. In this particular report, we are not told what was that thing which the Prophet (Pbuh) indicated as permissible, but those people refrained from doing it. Some commentators indicate that this relates to a particular action of one sort or another. It is perhaps more accurate to say that this is a reference to three Companions of the Prophet (Pbuh) who went to the Prophet's wives asking them about his worship and how often he fasted voluntarily and how he treated his wives. When they were given these details, they felt that such a standard of worship was not sufficient for them, although it might have been sufficient for the Prophet (Pbuh) who was already forgiven by Allah any sin or error he might have made. They wanted to adopt a harder course of action. One of them pledged himself to fast every day of his life, and another indicated that he would be standing in worship all night every night, while a third one pledged never to get married.
When the Prophet (Pbuh) was told of this, he realised the danger to the community of believers and to future generations. It is a danger which is always associated with going to extremes. The Prophet (Pbuh) has always indicated that Islam is an easy religion, with instructions to its followers that are easy to follow. He, therefore, wanted to make it absolutely clear that a middle course is the best course and that his example must be followed by all Muslims. When he stood on the pulpit to speak to his companions, he put the issue succinctly clear. He stated that he knew Allah better than all people and he feared Him most. To know Allah is to fear Him. For no one who has true knowledge of Allah continues to disobey Him. The better a person knows Allah the easier it is for him to do what he is bidden and to refrain from what is forbidden. Therefore, the example of the Prophet shows us our best course of action. When we follow it, we are certain to earn Allah's pleasure. But those who thought little of the Prophet's example could only think of ways which did not take into account all factors which influenced people. They wanted to impose on themselves a very strict course. That is why the Prophet (Pbuh), according to other reports of this Hadith, was very angry when he heard what they said. He told them that they must not impose their own restrictive view. They should follow his example. If he does something when he knows Allah best and fears Him most, then that which he does is certainly permissible and useful.
The Hadith which we have quoted above lays down a fundamental principle. It applies to all situations. Failure to follow the Prophet's advice will deprive the person concerned of a certain benefit. The following Hadith can be given as an example of application of the earlier one. "Two men exchanged words of abuse at the Prophet's place. One of them was very angry to the extent that his face swelled and changed colour. The Prophet (Pbuh) said; "I know a word which this man needs only say in order to be relieved of what he is enduring." A man went to him and told him what the Prophet (Pbuh) said. He also advised him to seek refuge with Allah against the devil; The man said; Is there anything wrong with me? Do you find me insane? Go away," (Related by Al-Bukhari, Muslim and An Nassae)
It is clear that this man was in the flight of anger. The Prophet (Pbuh) wanted to indicate to his companions that if a man is overwhelmed by anger he only needs to remember Allah and to seek refuge with Him against the devil and his instigation. However, the angry man was not prepared to listen to advice. That is why he retorted too violently when the Prophet's Companion communicated to him the Prophet's advice. His failure to follow it, however, meant that his anger got the better of him. He couldn't think clearly. He did not earn any reward which a believer would surely earn by following the Prophet's advice. He must have regretted all that when he cooled down, but then regret would be to no avail.


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His reward for coming through this tough schedule is a showdown with the world number 2 Raymond van Barneveld. Barney hasn't looked himself so far in this tournament, although that hasn't prevented him from doing a nine darter. Ronnie Baxter was expected to give him a tough examination yesterday, but Barney came through an easy 5-0 winner.
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Phil Taylor simply looks destined to win this competition again, he demolished Adrian Lewis 5-0 in his quarter-final last night. Although the scoreline suggests a good thrashing for Lewis, he didn't actually play that bad, it just goes to show just how strong Taylor is.
Mark Webster is good enough to cause an upset, but the way Taylor is playing you wouldn't give him a chance. Would I put any money on Webster? No chance.
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Since I have been back in Canada, I have spending time with a relative who is in semi paralysis, enjoying time with my niece and nephew, exploring and enjoying teaching yoga up here, and of course missing my lovely yogis in NYC. Seeing the rapidly growing cancer rate in Canada, and witnessing how many people are sadly oblivious to how their diet affects their body has inspired me to put my juicing into full affect. So with my Cinematic Team My 7yr old niece Katarina (Director) and 4 yr old nephew (Prop Manager) we are making juicing videos to inspire the world to health and wellness.....and in the process these amazing kids are enjoy Drinking Healthy Drinks!
For the past couple years, teaching up to 6 classes a day in NYC (and loving it!), I have maintained my Vegetarian lifestyle (and loving it), and had MAXIMUM energy. Juicing has been a staple in my daily life.
Why does our body need to have more vegetables and fruits?
- Vegetables provide more alkalinity to the body, and oxygenation to cellular development and our blood
- Reality check, our body is made up for 75% water, we need to be replenished
- The body requires the most amount of energy for Digestion, NOT ANY WORKOUT, but digestion....therefore we need to eat and drink things that provide optimal benefit and least taxation for our digestive system.
- While many yogis abide by AHIMSA (non-harming to all living things, myself included) when embarking on Vegan/Vegetarian dietary habits, we must understand that when we eat meat (especially hormone fed meats of today) our body does not have the enzymes to break down the extremely high amounts of URIC acid in the meats, which is a direct reason for the ever growing colon cancer, liver, pancreatic and Diabetes rates in north America.
- Vegetables are the richest source of water, vitamins, minerals, calcium, iron, and phytonutrients, that is something we want!
- YES I SAID CALCIUM! Calcium found in the whole "Milk Does a Body Good Campaign" is untrue.....because while Milk may be high in Calcium, it is not AT ALL absorbed by our HUMAN BODY. We are not COWS. Our body does not have the enzyme, or chemical ability to break down the truly minute amount of calcium found in Milk. Milk is also high in hormones, and other additives. This can be directly linked to our growing population of people with bone density issues and osteoporosis.
- The vitamins and minerals from juicing instantly absorb into the blood stream.
- Veggies give you the highest source of energy. What was my before Zogaliaties (a class known for intensity and high energy) snack? A Banana or Kale Salad and I was bursting of energy!
- Veggies and Fruits are low in calorie, rich in taste and have nutritional value for the body, therefore much better than anything processed or in a package which takes longer for your body to digest.
- Veggies help to clear skin, detoxify the body, purify the blood, decrease mucous, neutralize free radicals, energize you, stimulate digestion, reduce fat, and provide iron.
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So if you are wondering why you hate the taste of Veggies.....it is perhaps because your acidity level of your blood is high....acidity craves more acidity, acidity also eats away at your internal organs and inhibits healthy cellular development. Perhaps you need to monitor what your daily intake of food is. Is your diet consisting of more processed foods? More with white flours, sugars, salts etc? Then your blood may be more on the acidic side.
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Tradition & Transition
in the World of Cocoa
Our Mission
Delivering quality, providing flexibility
our path to long lasting partnerships
Founding of the company
Years are we here for you
Annual volume in metric tons
Delivering quality
Providing flexibility
Our path to long lasting partnerships
Since the middle of the 19th Century the company Albrecht & Dill Trading is importing raw cocoa beans and we still do. Long lasting and close business relationships to producers and exporters around the equator enable us to intensively consult our clients.
We supply our customers with bulk cocoa from West Africa and Asia as well as with flavour cocoa from Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia (Java), the Caribbean and other origins.
Cocoa Butter is the edible fat extracted from the cocoa bean and an important raw material for the food industry. Nowadays Cocoa Butter is produced to a large extent in the cocoa producing countries.
Albrecht & Dill Trading GmbH imports the cocoa butter and stores it in Amsterdam and Hamburg in order to melt and deodorize the cocoa butter on a tolling basis. As a result of a continuous flow of goods Albrecht & Dill is able to supply its customers with liquid cocoa butter "just in time". A sophisticated quality control system as well as a careful selection of our suppliers enables us to fulfill the always growing quality requirements of our customers.
The majority of the West European chocolate industry is amongst our customers.
Albrecht & Dill Trading GmbH focuses on sustainable and traceable cocoa through different certifications. We observe an increasing awareness for more sustainable products. The consumer requires more transparency from the trade. We believe, sustainability is an added value to the supply chain and farmers receive the required support from certification bodies in order to improve their standard of living and hence guarantee a better quality of the raw material.
Albrecht & Dill was one of the first companies to have launched a project on 100% traceable and sustainable cocoa in Ecuador. Over the last couple of years, several other projects followed. Nowadays we are in the position to supply our customers and clients with certified cocoa beans and products. All of the certified cocoa is sourced directly from the projects to satisfy the requirements and needs of the chocolate manufacturing industry.
As of today, we are able to offer traceable and sustainable cocoa beans from Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Madagascar and Java and hold the following certifications: Organic, UTZ certified, Fairtrade Labelling organizations International (FLO) and Rainforest Alliance. More projects shall follow in the coming years.
"There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate"
Charles Dickens
After the death of Theodor Dill in 1861, the company was in the hands of the families Dill and Meincke who made the Company survive many crises and the First and the Second World War. In 1949 Erich L. Kröger became partner of Albrecht & Dill until his death in 1984. In 1950 Albrecht & Dill acquired the distribution rights for Germany for Chanel. At first for parts and later for the whole of Germany. The business relationship lasted for nearly 50 years. In 1984 Christoph Kröger became partner. After Franz-Alfred Wooge had left in the company in 1996 Christoph Kroeger was the single shareholder of Albrecht & Dill until Philipp Hoffmann joined the company as partner in 2005. In 2016 the company Albrecht & Dill USA Inc. was founded. Dirk Beyersdorff is the senior trader of this entity.
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The Cocoa Merchants' Association of America
Fine Chocolate Industry Association
Albrecht & Dill Trading GmbH
Ballindamm 37 – 20095 Hamburg
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As most of you know, our school is lab school for the University in our area, Saint Ambrose University. This last few week, we have been preparing for the play that we were going to be able to go see at the Fine Art's building on Campus. Several children had been to the play in years past and began to explain their experiences at this play. This then continued with conversations and experiences that children had in their home life as well as their school experiences. The children watched and followed along with a book on the IPad which shared the story of Alice in Wonderland. After reading the story several times, the children began to retell the story. After retelling the story on several occasions, the children began to talk about how they could represent this story in a play like form.
We spent several days creating stages and acting out the story. On one day, all of the children's ideas thoughts and retelling's became a play. All participated in the event in various ways and for various time periods from 10 minutes to two hours. We had each part that we believed or knew would be at the play including a person to give out tickets, a stage, curtains, costumes, actors/actresses, and seats. The children then invited us for their production. During this time, we also talked about what we would see at the "big campus" as dubbed by the children when we went. The answers to these questions then became embedded in their play.
We had the opportunity to see the play yesterday and we had so many new experiences! In the afternoon, we had a group just devoted to what surprised us! The children shared not only what surprised them but then moved on to what interested them, what they wondered about, and what they would like to learn more about. Today, we had more in-depth play from our visit. The children used a bigger more curtain like fabric to use as their curtain. More chairs were used as seats then before and they were in more visible rows then before. The costumes were more elaborate and they now had a sound that would let you know the play was beginning. At lunch, talk turned to the different kinds of plays and places plays are held.
The children learned so much through this experience and are still learning. Play is a wonderful way to help introduce a new, unknown topic and this helps the children feel more comfortable about the situation as well! As many early childhood teachers, professors, and specialists will say, "play is work for the young child!"
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World Book Day
Children and staff at William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 5th March 2020.
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Children and staff at William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 5th March 2020.
We are delighted that the PTA made an amazing profit of £2820.34 at the Christmas Fayre this year.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Wednesday 4th September.
The children were amazed to see a Puma helicopter land in the school field this afternoon!
Everyone who attended the Family Bingo and Y6 Bake Off had a fun evening and which raised £415.56. The ever-popular Car Boot Sale raised an additional £386.95, so we would like to say a huge thank you to everyone for supporting our school events.
Over 180 entries were received for our Stained Glass Cross competition. It was very difficult to decide on a winner with so many fantastic designs to choose from. Eventually two winners were chosen, Rhyan in Year 6 and Olivia in Year 5. They have worked together to come up with a combined design, which is currently being made and will hang in our main Reception area.
Our latest Ofsted report is now available online.
The Chrismas Fayre was a huge success, raising an amazing £2871.46! The PTFA are very grateful to everyone who came along, donated or helped out. Full details are on the PTFA page.
We will be observing Remembrance Day in school with a special worship on Friday 9th November.
If you have not already done so, please visit this website to complete the online form:
Your School code is: EE120695
We look forward to welcoming everyone on Tuesday 4th September.
We are aware that some of our children are playing Fortnite, a hugely popular XBox game. Parents should be aware that it is aimed at children of 12 or above and therefore not appropriate for children at our school. It also features voice and text chat which cannot be turned off; this puts children at risk of unrestricted communication with strangers.


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By Mason Mohon | USA
Joseph Stiglitz found himself being named on headlines of crypto sites across the web. The former chief economist of the World Bank released a statement or two on how he thought that Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, should be banned. Honestly, we should have expected nothing less from this centralization loving bank buddy.
A Coindesk report dove into what he said in regards to cryptocurrency. "Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight," said Stiglitz. "So it seems to me it ought to be outlawed. It doesn't serve any socially useful function."
This economist, though, has another thing coming. Circumvention itself is not an inherently bad thing. Food is circumvention from starvation. Bitcoin is the feed to an economically starving world. Bitcoin was created so that money could be used outside of the state, and so that we can have transactions that we trust will work in the absence of a third party. So Stiglitz is right in that Bitcoin technology is used (and proudly) to circumvent state action. When the state uses its control of money to stealthily steal our money and finance its wars under the table, I think we may have a moral obligation to circumvent it.
David Veksler from the Foundation for Economic Education wrote about a time when he had profound trouble getting his money from himself to a friend. He tried multiple conventional methods of transfer, yet was heavily discouraged by wait times, fees, and other general issues with getting money to a friend, such as a check getting lost in the mail. In the west, we have been heavily bogged down with regulation, because "politicians want their cut, and they have no problem forcing us to use an expensive and unreliable financial system to get it." Veksler outlined that Bitcoin allows us to circumvent these western regulations. The state has set up an economic blockade, and cryptocurrency is what we are using to get around it.
As I stated earlier, Bitcoin is food for our economic starvation, yet for some, it is food for actual starvation. A Venezuelan who wished to remain anonymous wrote about how Bitcoin is the only thing standing between their family and starvation. The writer said the following,
The economy is Venezuela is dead. My father lost his air conditioning business and people like our neighbors that were middle and upper class a few years ago can't afford food. Thanks to the rising price of Bitcoin and its relative stability (to the Venezuelan economy), my family is part of a very small fortunate minority that can afford to help feed their community and also potentially immigrate to another country.
The writer's entire intent in their writings was to show that Bitcoin does not exist with the sole goal of criminal circumvention for drug activity. It exists to help people in a very humanitarian way, for these people had fallen victim to a very dangerous dictator. Ironically enough, Stiglitz voiced support Venezuelan economic policies a few years ago. We see how well that's going out.
Joseph Stiglitz has a rough track record, and I wouldn't be surprised if he's wrong about something once again. Bitcoin is not a toy for druggies to finesse their way around the government. Its uses seem to be spreading far and wide. Stiglitz needs to get with the program, or it will catch up to him.


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Before every game Rafa Benitez has got this blog well-trained and we always say the game will be a tough one, because you just never know in the Championship and the games against Fulham, Huddersfield and Wolves were shockers and Newcastle were not supposed to lose those games – but we did.
Starting off with two Championship defeats in a row when we only lost four games in the whole of 2009-20120 under Chris Hughton was a huge surprise.
But it did help to level set a lot of Geordie fans who thought we could walk away with the Championship this season, especially after such a good summer transfer window.
Rafa Benitez – complacency and arrogance could damage promotion push
And Rafa hammers that message into the players every day that they cannot take any game for granted and the only way to success this season is to respect every single opponent and play with full concentration and focus and at 100% in every game.
As long as Rafa can get his new Newcastle team doing that we should be OK – but as soon as any complacency or even arrogance creeps into the squad, there could be trouble.
Benitez' rotation policy is a good weapon (if that's the right word) to avoid against over-confidence and complacency.
And if a player doesn't perform he will not play in the next game – and may have difficulty getting back into the side such is the strength and depth Rafa has in his squad.
We're quite sure a player like Jonjo Shelvey is only too well aware of that and he's been great for a number of games for Newcastle now and has started every game lately – any dip in form and Jonjo knows he could be on the bench again.
Rafa has taken almost no chances this season, because he knows it's imperative Newcastle get straight back to the Premier League.
This is what Rafa has said:
"When you are top of the table and you are doing well, you have to be careful,." "And make sure that you don't have over-confidence or complacency."
"You can tell the players though, and still sometimes you cannot control everything." "They need to be on their toes and they know that if they don't perform well, someone else will be there."
"So I think this positive competition is the key to keep the momentum and keep the team winning."
"Sometimes you have managers that have a good squad." "But they try to play the same players all the time – 13 or 14 players – and then little by little you lose the other players."
"So we try to keep everybody as fit and keen as possible. We know keeping 25 to 27 players happy is impossible."
"But as much as we can, we must keep them all thinking that they could play and they could perform and they could give something."
Rafa has also passed messages like this onto the fans and they are taking them in and basically doing whatever the manager asks of them – to assist in the promotion push as much as possible.
Everything and everybody associated with Newcastle United is behind the club and the players right now – as we make a tremendous push for promotion this season.
It's seen clearly with the traveling Newcastle fans who not only are supporting the team 100% on the road, but they have been a credit to the club and the City of Newcastle all season.
If we keep that up then as Rafa says we can all celebrate next May – BIG TIME.
Howay The Lads!!
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Hi bill. First time on since we both predicted a comfy 3-0 win and it was 🙂 . Basically dominated from the first whistle. The first goal spoiled McMackems game plan and then was lost. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I don't think the team got out of second gear that. I reckon we could set records this season with another 52k crowd all but damp. The whole side did exactly what was required. Looking brighter by the week.
Florentino Perez gave his annual address to Real Madrid members this weekend
He offered a clear olive branch to Rafa.
This could mean we get some of their young stars on loan sooner rather than later !
or Luka Modric ending his career on Tyneside
I think he's nailed on to start tomorrow.
He's a bit of a cup specialist (he scored a hat-trick v Bournemouth last round !)
Preston haven't got a massive squad so Beckford coming back from injury may be given some game time also.
Intriguing that we are at Preston on Saturday in the Championship.
We could see 30 different players over the 180+ minutes !


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JOHN Adams, the multi Emmy Award® and Golden Globe-winning epic screen adaptation of David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize winning book, will be released on DVD on February 2, 2009, from HBO Entertainment, just after the final episode airs on Channel 4.
Executively produced by two times Academy Award® winner Tom Hanks and from the team that brought you Band of Brothers, this seven part mini-series swept the board at the 2008 Emmy Awards® with 17 nominations and 13 wins including, Outstanding Actor, Outstanding Actress and Outstanding Mini-series.
It also recently won four awards at the 2009 Golden Globes®.
John Adams chronicles the life of the second President of the Unites States, a man whose fiercely independent sprit, reference for the rule of law and commitment to personal liberty profoundly influenced the values on which the United States was founded.
He is widely regarded as one of the most important political figures in American history and key instigator in the United States Declaration on Independence in 1776.
The mini-series also explores the extraordinary relationship between Adams and Abigail his wife of 54 years, a partnership regarded as one of the most moving love stories in American history. John and Abigail are played by Academy Award® nominees Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney, while Benjamin Franklyn is portrayed by Golden Globe winning British actor, Tom Wilkinson.
The DVD of the mini-series is released two weeks after Barrack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America as a 3-disc, 7-part series. It's also packed with extras, including a Making of John Adams behind the scenes feature, an On Screen Historical Guide where viewers can learn historically relevant information about the featured time period and a documentary about David McCullough, the two-time Pulitzer prize winner of the book on which the series is based.


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Colorado Springs Republican senator Dave Schultheis continued a style of politics this week that values Biblical interpretations and right-wing philosophy over human life, human suffering and common sense. His latest sentiments involved a bill that would require pregnant women to be tested for HIV. The bill is important because if HIV is caught early enough, its spread from mother to baby can be prevented.
But Schultheis said he'd rather that HIV-positive women did pass the deadly virus onto their children, so that their suffering would remind society about the dangers of sexual promiscuity. "This stems from sexual promiscuity for the most part and I just can't go there," he was quoted as saying. "We do things continually to remove the consequences of poor behavior, unacceptable behavior, quite frankly.
"What I'm hoping is that, yes, that person may have AIDS, have it seriously as a baby and when they grow up, but the mother will begin to feel guilt as a result of that," he continued. "The family will see the negative consequences of that promiscuity and it may make a number of people over the coming years begin to realize that there are negative consequences and maybe they should adjust their behavior."
Earlier this month, Schultheis won another Shmuck of the Week award for his comments criticizing the Colorado Department of Transportation for trying to protect the lives of Latinos.
Schultheis again championed dogmatic politics over human life by accusing CDOT of wasting money by running a public service announcement in Spanish warning people who may or may not be illegal immigrants to buckle their seat belts.
Eighty Latinos died in traffic accidents in Colorado in 2008, or roughly one quarter of the total number of people who were killed in car crashes. Of the eighty, 59 were unbuckled.
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"All these ads are going to do is provide one more assimilation off-ramp for new arrivals. Bilingualism in our buckle-up ads -- just like bilingualism in our schools -- will only encourage the further balkanization of our culture, reduce the pressure on new immigrants to learn English and make it harder in the long run for immigrants to become Americans," he was quoted as saying.
"And where is this going to end?" the forward-thinking Schultheis asked the Rocky Mountain News. "Can we expect a new round of PSAs from CDOT this year in Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese or some other foreign language?"
Next up for the Senator: A bill that would allow Emergency Rooms to let victims of violence die if they haven't been to church in the past month.
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Spindle | Tune Into What's Happening Around You
Launched August this year in the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Boston by Pat Kinsel, Alex Lambert, and Simon Yun, the location based application is an asset for people who want to discover what is happening around them in real time.
The Team
Spindle founders led by Pat Kinsel as CEO, Alex Lambert as CTO and Simon Yun VP of Engineering say they are focused on enabling people discover interesting, relevant social content when and where it can help them the most.
They say,' The social web is the most dynamic and authoritative source of news and information, but valuable content still fails to reach you when and where it could help you the most. We hope to change how you discover information and relate to the people, organizations and places around you.'
Make Social Content More Discoverable
According to the founders, their mission is to make social content more discoverable.
"Like a newsfeed for your surroundings, Spindle uncovers the best social content from nearby businesses and points of interest. Spindle updates throughout the day, showing you the most relevant, interesting, and actionable content for your location and time," the founders say.
The app uncovers users' interests such as oven fresh muffins from a user's favorite bakery in the morning, lunch specials in restaurants around, a concert in the area or a hackathon in the nearby hub, spas with best offers, discounted boutiques or latest arrivals.
To uncover one's interests Spindle uses location based searches, the social graph and adds attributes of each social update to answer what's happening around the user. Spindle can also alert your friends that you are going to a certain event, tell them there is an event in your current location or show them something cool you discovered. Spindle then publishes your activity to Facebook or Twitter.
You can also choose the category of happenings they want to follow.
Spindle lets one choose either Shopping or Nightlife or several others. You can also add spots or events to their Favorites list and Spindle will tell them what's happening at just those places. You can also select a different location to tune in and discover what's happening elsewhere.
Spindle's Features
Its User Profiles allow users to view their own profile, review their recent activity and view other peoples' profiles to discover what they've shared.
The Place Search enables users to search businesses and organizations by name to see their recent activity.
Sharing: Spindle allows users to share updates directly from their Spots feeds. Users can share by Email, SMS and can also be liked on Facebook.
Location Selector which allows users to zoom in on a specific location and show what is happening there. The menu has also been redesigned to show a user's Favorites and friends at the top of list.
Spindle has not only focused on top results for Food & Drink, Shopping, Nightlife, Events and Deals & Discounts but has also introduced updates for seasons and holidays.
Thanksgiving Feed
Recently, the Spindle announced two new updates in a move to see users make the most of Thanksgiving week. The updates will help Spindle users find holidays more easily and prepare for them,
Pat said, "We've added a new Thanksgiving feed that will help you find the best holiday updates from places around you. Restaurants and bakeries are requesting final takeout orders, local attractions are announcing special events, bars are featuring holiday-themed cocktails, and businesses are sharing holiday hours across the board. Spindle tracks every place, inspects every update, and finds the best for you and your family this week.
Expanded Deals & Discounts
Pat added that,"We've expanded the Deals & Discounts feed to feature Black Friday updates. Spindle will help you stay on top of the latest and best holiday deals in your neighborhood.
According to Pat, the updates are automatic and users need not to install an updated version of Spindle.
He says, "Your feed menu will update automatically. We want to help you find the best updates at all times, and seasonal feeds are one of the many ways we're doing this."
Spindle is backed by Polaris Venture Partners, Atlas Venture, Greylock Partners, Lerer Ventures, SV Angel, Broad Beach Ventures, Project11 , Ray Ozzie and Raman Nayaranan.