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Sunday, March 9, 2014 Interfaith /Intrafaith Conference and Award Ceremony
Interfaith /Intrafaith Conference
Prophet Muhammed (s): Leading us from Darkness into Light
Time: 2 PM to 5:30 PM
Venue:Rutgers University,Busch Campus Center Student Center – Multipurpose Room
604 Bartholomew Road
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
ABSA and Muslims for Peace is an organization that aims to bridge people from different religious and ethnic backgrounds through interfaith activities, like presentations, seminars, and discussions. We believe that educating each other about our differences is the best way to interconnect people, increase tolerance towards each other, and facilitate the peacemaking process all over the world. We spread the message that Islam stands for non-violence and developing a better understanding of Islam among all the people of the world, Muslim and non-Muslim.
Please join us for Prophet Muhammed (s): Leading us from Darkness into Light
In recent years, it has become more and more apparent that little is understood about Prophet Muhammad. Whether it be the representation in the media or attacks on his behavior, issues prevalent today portray a one-sided approach. However, to examine the reality of the situation, to fully understand what the faults in these representations currently are, it's important to evaluate Prophet Muhammad's character, his actions, as well as this modern representation.
Come join us on March 9th 2014 at Student Center – Multipurpose Room 604 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 0885 in this analysis on one of the most influential men in all of history.
Funded For by RUSA Allocations, Paid For by Student Fees
Keynote speakers include:
Nicole Correri (Washington, DC)(Our Master of Ceremonies)
Sheikh Abdul Jalil (Maryland)
Sami Catovic (ISNA)
Rev. Bob Moore
Sheikh Hussain Al – Nasheed (London, UK)
Q&A will be followed by the lectures.
MFP Award Recipients
1) Sheikh Fadhil Al-Sahlani (New York)
MFP Interfaith /Intrafaith Award Recipient
2) Imam Sohaib Sultan (Princeton University)
3) Sami H. Elmansoury
MFP Next Generation Leadership Award Recipient
4) Dr Syed Manzoor Rizvi
"Building a peaceful Community" Lifetime Community Services Award
5) Ashraf Husain Panjwani
6) Mustafa Jaffer
Sister Nicole Correri (Our Master of Ceremonies)
Sr. Nicole Correri, a convert to Islam since 1994, received her B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Early Childhood Education from George Washington University, graduating Summa Cum Laude and her M.A. in Counseling from George Mason University, graduating with Honors. She is also a member of numerous academic honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa. She completed a year and half of doctoral course work in Clinical Psychology, also at GWU. Since 1994, Sr. Nicole has been a student of Islam and an educator in the East Coast and around the world, lecturing at mosques, Islamic camps, and Islamic conferences. Sr. Nicole has been a speaker at the UMAA convention in 2009 to 2013.
Her emphasis has always been to bring a deeper understanding of Islam to her audience, as well as a practical and meaningful connection to one's spiritual life. She has also had the opportunity to introduce Islam to students in private school, university, and community college, as well as members of local churches. Currently she is homeschooling her two daughters utilizing Waldorf pedagogy, in which she has also completed her teacher training. Her eldest will be attending the Waldorf High School on its first ever scholarship award. Sr. Nicole also does consulting work in the field of Waldorf Education, Conscious Parenting, and Self-Development through her business entity, Ensaniyaat – Achieving Potential LLC. From 2004 to 2009 Sr. Nicole coordinated the Bringing Waldorf Home© Conference to educate homeschoolers, teachers and parents about the Waldorf method.
Rev. Robert Moore (Keynote Speaker)
Rev. Robert Moore has served since 1981 as full-time Executive Director of the Princeton, NJ-based Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA), a regional organization dedicated to abolition of nuclear weapons, a peace economy, and a halt to weapons trafficking at home and abroad. Since 1989, he has also served as part-time Pastor of East Brunswick Congregational Church.
Since 2003, under Rev. Moore's leadership, CFPA has increased the number of its chapters five-fold (from 4 to 20) and doubled its membership (to 1,700 households). It is recognized as one of the fastest growing and most effective grassroots peace groups in the nation. Prior to his current professional positions, Rev. Moore was for 3 and ½ years the National Secretary of Mobilization for Survival, a nationwide coalition of some 250 organizations working for disarmament and the conversion of resources from military purposes to urgent human needs. Previously, he served as assistant pastor to an inner city Washington, D.C. church for 1½ years.
Rev. Moore is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from Wittenberg University in 1976, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Purdue University in 1972. In addition to his other roles, Rev. Moore serves on the Board of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture Action Fund and Treasurer ofthe Princeton Clergy Association. He serves on the Advisory Boards of Justice and Witness Ministries, United Church of Christ (national); The Gandhian Forum for Peace and Justice at William Paterson University; the Network of Spiritual Progressives; he N.J. Office of Church World Service (CROP); and of the League of Women Voters (Princeton Area Chapter).
Rev. Moore contributed the preface and first chapter of the book Breaking Silence: Pastoral Approaches to Creating an Ethos of Peace (August, 2004 from Pilgrim Process). He is also the author of numerous articles, op-eds, letters to the editor, etc. published in newspapers throughout the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania region.
Previously he served as Coordinator of Peacemaking Ministries at the Center of Continuing Education at Princeton Theological Seminary; President and Vice-President of the Princeton Clergy Association; Chairperson of the Outreach Commission of the N.J. Association of the United Church of Christ; Chairperson of the N.J. Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign and of the N.J. Disarmament Network; State Coordinator of NJ Peace Action; Coordinator of the N.J. Coalition Against War in Iraq; and on the Princeton Boro Affordable Housing Board.
Sohaib Sultan (Princeton University)
Sohaib Nazeer Sultan is the first full-time Muslim Life Coordinator and Chaplain at Princeton University. Sultan is a graduate of the Hartford Theological Seminary earning a Masters in Islamic Studies & Christian-Muslim Relations, and a Graduate Certificate in Islamic Chaplaincy. His research and academic interests are in Islamic spirituality and psychology, as well as the development of practical skills in religious leadership. Sultan's master's thesis was on Preaching with Purpose: Writing and Delivering Great Sermons.
Sultan is a well-known author and writer. His first book, The Koran for Dummies, part of the well-known for Dummies series was published by Wiley Publishing Inc. in 2004. Sultan published his second book with Skylight Paths Publishing, The Qur'an and Sayings of Prophet Muhammad: Selection Annotated and Explained, in 2007. He is also the author of several published articles and continues to write for various publications. Sultan is also a public lecturer on Islam, Muslim Cultures, and Muslim-Western Relations. He has traveled all around the U.S., the Middle East, and Europe to promote mutual respect and understanding.
(Keynote Speaker)
Sami Catovic is a PhD candidate and adjunct Professor at Temple University, Department of Religion. He is also a practicing attorney in the state of New Jersey and a member of New Jersey's Muslim attorneys Association. Besides practicing law and academic activity, Sami Catovic is involved with the American Muslim community organizations. He has Served as ISNA Executive Council of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and currently serves as Executive Director of New Brunswick Islamic Center.
Sheikh Abdul Jalil (Keynote Speaker)
Sheikh Abdul Jalil has an M.A. from Imam Khomeini School in Qurn Iran, and holds B.A. from the university of Ghana received in 1990. He has received diploma from Ahlulbait Institute in Accra in 1992, and received his certificate of completion from Al- Hidayet High school in Accra, Ghana in 1989. He has extensive experience in teaching and working with childhood and adult education, having volunteered in educational programs for teaching Arabic, Fiqh and Islamic history.
His service to Islam includes the position of Imam in the Masjid arRasool Al-Akram in Accra, Ghana. Leading the Friday prayers and giving Khutbahs in Arabic and Hausa. He served from 1989 to 1993the elementary Ahlulbait Institute in Accra. The breath of his training also covers services as a translator in Arabic, English and Farsi, a radio journalist, and he has been teaching logic, Arabic literature,basic Islamic disciplines, Islamic history and between 1991 and 1997 he has also been teaching Qur´anic recitation and memorization. From 2006, He has moved to the United State of America, since then he has been serving the DC area as well as other communities, currently He is residence Alim at Idara e Jaferia community in Maryland.
Sheikh Hussain Al – Nasheed
Lecturing for 8 years and have delivered talks across Europe, North and South America, Africa and Mid East as well as major universities both in UK and America. Primary focus is on contemporary issues facing today's youth in the West and drawing on examples from Ahlul Bayt (as) to deal with our social problems. Proactive in Dawa and interfaith both in South Africa's deprived townships, where some of my students have now gone to Najaf and Qom hawza as well as Dawa in American ghettos where the teachings of the Ahlul Bayt (as) are most needed.
He has been running a number of successful workshops dealing with drug related issues, alcohol abuse, general addictions as well as domestic issues such as parenting, domestic violence and workshops for newlywed couples and new families. Currently working with a number of priests from the Sikh faith, Hindu Brahmans, Jewish Community in Austin Texas and NY aswell as American Christians to build bridges between faith centers. I am also working with a number of homeless shelters and care homes where we take youth from mosque to feed and care for their fellow human beings. This helps to prepare them as ambassadors of the Imam (atfs) as well as becoming better practicing Muslims.
Secular studies are in Media and Public Relations as well as World Theatre and Poetry. Religious studies are self taught through continues reading under the guidance of his father who has completed some Hawza studies as well as the guidance of Shaikh Ayub Rasheed, Shaikh Jaffer Najim, Shaikh Hassan (Abu Mahdi) and Sayed Ammar Nakhswani.
Sami H. Elmansoury
Sami H. Elmansoury developed a resounding interest in American politics and diversity while serving on a Congressional Student Advisory Panel post-9/11, as well as as Chief of Staff for a civil rights and criminal attorney in New Brunswick, New Jersey for several years. While at university, Elmansoury served as Co-Founder and President of The Human Development Project (HDP), an apolitical organization dedicated to the shared values of common good and service within both the American Muslim and American Jewish communities. In 2005, he was the first recipient of the People of the Book Award, presented by Rutgers University for helping to positively alter the campus climate, for his persistence in promoting an appreciation for American diversity, and for helping to forge common understanding, respect, and compromise between distanced American communities.
In 2008, Elmansoury served as an active volunteer and organizer with the Obama for America Campaign, and as a volunteer Constituency Coordinator for the statewide Victory09 Campaign in New Jersey the following year – when he sought to bring minority communities into the activist fold by way of voter registration drives, community-wide receptions, and direct outreach. He was also Co-Founder and Co-Administrator of an online grassroots organization in support of the Victory09 efforts. The group drew nearly 600 young activists as members, and was recognized by the Victory09 campaign as one of the most active and successful organizing groups online.
In 2009, Elmansoury was accepted into the Next Generation Training portion of the Democratic State Committee Conference. In 2010, he was one of just 70 young people nationwide to serve as a Founding Member of the Department of State's Generation Change initiative, supported by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. The initiative has since developed strong ways in which young Americans can become more involved in various democratic processes. In 2012, Elmansoury was nominated and inducted as a Transatlantic Young Leader by the BMW Foundation, and served as a US delegate to the Transatlantic Young Leaders Forum in Berlin, Germany. Also in 2013, he participated in an invitational youth conference on global interfaith conflict resolution in Bratislava, Slovakia and Vienna, Austria, and he returned to Vienna in 2013 as a guest of the Austrian Government to participate in the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Global Forum. The same year, Elmansoury co-facilitated the Committee on Education at the Muslim Jewish Conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia, and traveled to Beijing, China to take part in the World Young Leaders Forum, sponsored by the BMW Foundation.
Elmansoury currently serves on the Immigrant Rights Task Force of the Office of the Borough President of Manhattan, on the Executive Board of MPAC-NYC, on the Board of Advisors of the New Leaders Council of New Jersey, as an MLT for the ASMA Society, and as Commissioner on the Monmouth County Human Relations Commission.
With advancing quality education as his primary concern, Elmansoury is an Executive with Precision Learning, a company dedicated to revolutionizing education by providing exceptional quality, increased access, and overall excellence in exam preparation and admissions counseling to companies, government agencies, academic institutions, and individuals of all ages and backgrounds alike.
An avid writer and public orator, Elmansoury has spoken on issues ranging from education and national security, to faith and identity politics, at events and conferences throughout the United States and around the world, and his work and views have been featured in various media outlets, including independent films, MTV, Britain's TV4, Dandana TV, Dubai's Al-Arabiya TV, the Times of Trenton, NPR, the Jewish Week, the Voice of America, and the New York Times. He is also the owner of the online blog, "American Reflections," and is an active blogger with The Huffington Post.
Elmansoury graduated from Rutgers University's Rutgers College in 2006, where he served with the Rutgers College Governing Association. He currently resides in Marlboro Township, New Jersey, with his family, where he serves as Mayor Designee on the Marlboro Township Planning Board.
Dr. Syed Manzoor Naqi Rizvi
"Building a peaceful community" Lifetime Community Service Award
Dr. Syed Manzoor Naqi Rizvi, who is a practicing physician in New Jersey since 1980, is a long time Community activist, leader, organizer and visionary. Dr Rizvi, who is the son of renowned Islamic Scholar from India, did his MBBS (MD) from King George Medical College in Lucknow, India U.P. From there he taught for one year at Aligarh Medical College (JNMCH) at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P. After that he went to Saudi Arabia where he was the Director of a hospital in Al-Qariyat for five years. He then came to the US where Dr Rizvi then completed his Residency and Fellowship in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at Albert Einstein Medical College in the Bronx Lebanon Hospital NY. He was appointed as a Teaching Staff Member at Einstein Medical College where he taught for one year. However, Dr Rizvi was keener on setting up his own private practice which he did in 1980, first in Carlstadt NJ which he then moved to Clifton NJ, specializing in Cardiology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Rizvi was also the Chief of Department of Cardiology at St Mary's Hospital for six years
Having lived abroad in the Middle East and the USA since the late 60s aside from India, he has acquired an insight of the Muslim society in the world at large. With this keen sense and foresight, he has been involved with various projects at different stages. He credits the success to some great partnerships and friends that he has made over the many years who have shared his dreams and aspirations.
Dr. Rizvi has been actively involved in various Community projects, some in the background, directly or indirectly, ensuring that it continues in some manner. He established one of the first Islamic weekly camps held at an actual camping ground, in the North East inviting an esteemed and well-respected scholar from abroad in the early 80's. He also invited one of the first Resident Aalim in North America to NJ. Dr Rizvi also initiated the Anjuamane Wazifa Sadaat, Indian Branch project here as well. He was also involved with establishing a Hawza in Medina NY along with two close friends. Dr. Rizvi was also the founder and principle of an Islamic Sunday School in Englewood NJ for 18 years where he designed the curriculum and also taught various courses on Jurisprudence, Ethics and Imamat. He is also currently serving on the on the Board of UMAA. These are just a few of his major contributions towards the Community that are known,
He is one of the main architects who founded and nurtured Muslim Foundation, Inc., Message of Peace, Inc., and Islamic Celebrating Council to their present stature. One of his major projects was Husain Day geared towards introducing Imam Husain to the mainstream non-Muslim population and academia, which is one of the longest running events in North America, completing 30 plus years.
Currently, Dr Rizvi is enjoying witnessing one of his dream projects taking shape in NJ which is one of the first Shia Mosques in Noth America to serve many purposes for the Community. This is under the umbrella of MFI an organization that he found back in 1980 establishing it in his own basement. It consisted of two main branches with several sub-committees. One branch was MFI itself, which is mainly a socio-economic and religious organization for the overall betterment and benefit of the Community, and under which he served first as President and then Chairperson for well over 30 years making a household name in the Community. The other branch is Message of Peace or Pyame Aman which is working as a publication house of Islamic literature on various vital subjects and as a base for the dissemination of the true and accurate message of Islam. It organizes different educational and religious seminars and brings out publications. It also published its first national magazine in the USA from 1982 to 1992 that actually reached many parts of the world. Till date, Pyame Aman has published over 35 vital books on a variety of important subjects of concern to both children and adults. The selection of topics, carefully chosen, is based on the on the current needs of the Community especially the Youths.
Dr. Rizvi's interests also lies in serving his Community and its welfare without any fanfare, enhancing the education and moral attitude of the youths, as well as developing a mutual understanding and respect between the various ethnic and religious groups.
Dr Rizvi has written five books including Imam Ali, the Man of All Era and Textbook on Shia Islam as well as edited many others. He has also written numerous articles both in English and Urdu including many letters that have been printed in various newspapers and to heads of states. He also composes religious poetry in Urdu. In his spare time, Dr Rizvi enjoys spending time with his grandchildren and reading as much as he can. Dr Rizvi is an inspiration to many especially the Youths and other Community leaders, and is a man of principle and faith, well-respected by those in the Community as well in the mainstream society being politically active as well.
Al Hajj Mustafa G. R. Jaffer was born in Zanzibar, Tanzania (East Africa) in January 1932. He worked with Zanzibar Government Treasurer's office along with Oman Sultan's Son Sheikh Mohamed, between January 1951-1964.
After the revolution in Zanzibar in 1964, he worked with the Ministry of State and was in charge of all state functions at the State House in Zanzibar hosting government and religious dignitaries. All along, he diligently served the Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat in Zanzibar, under various Sub Committees. He also served as the Treasurer of Milad-Nabi association and was Government Spokesmen for the welfare programs after revolution from 1964 to 1974.
He was instrumental in assisting our community families to migrate from Zanzibar to Dar-Es-Salaam in 1964/65 to avoid forced marriages of our sisters, human persecution, and private asset seizures. He migrated to Dar-es-Salaam in 1975 and worked with the Zambia Copper industry as an Accountant. He served as a social worker in Dar-es-Salaam Jamaat.
He migrated to New York in October 1976. He served as the New York Jamaat President for more than 10 years. During his tenure, he was instrumental in raising funds for building Husseini Madressa, in Queens, NY. He was a Trustee for Muslim Foundation and other Shia centers throughout US. He was nominated by the Marja to serve as a Trustee of the NY Al-Khoei Foundation. He served for many years as an Executive Councilor for Nasimco and the KSIMC World Federation.
He worked very closely with Marhum Mulla Asgher and traveled with Mulla Saheb to many parts of UK, Canada, Africa, India, and Pakistan for the Welfare Services of our communities.
He is currently the Chairman of the Jaffer Family Foundation in New York, a Philanthropic Organization catering to the needs of all deserving people in India, Pakistan, Africa and all over the world be it in Education, Medical, Self-Employment, Housing, etc.
The Jaffer Family tradition of Charity and Service emanates from the legacy left behind by Al Hajj Mustafa Jaffer's father, Marhum Gulamhussein Rajabali Jaffer (May Allah SWT bless his soul).
Mr. Ashraf Husain Panjwani moved to America in December 1974. He started group prayer in his basement and later it was moved to United Nations, New York. He was part of the collective efforts to build Mehfil-e-Khurasan. Englewood, Bait-ul-Qyam, Delran, and Astana-e-Zehra, Englishtown and Masjid-e-Ali, FrankIin Township, New Jersey.
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John Marco's The Eyes of God is an engrossing epic which deftly avoids most fantasy clichés and instead of the usual Trek-to-Defeat-Evil-Overlord™ features a character-driven plot mostly populated with three dimensional, flawed people.
The Eyes of God begins with young King Akeela The Good of Liiria heading off on a mission of peace with his adopted brother Lukien. The mission ends with both men falling in love with Akeela's betrothed Cassandra, and in more than a passing nod to the Legend of Arthur, Cassandra and Lukien of course can't keep their hands off each other.
From there on out, things go from bad to worse, with Akeela drifting into madness and abandoning his proud ideas of bringing in an era of peace and prosperity.
The novel does take a little while to really get going, and the affair between Cassandra and Lukien, while a crucial setup for the plot, sometimes teeters on the edge of bodice-ripper territory, but after that Marco shows his mastery of battle scenes and war, taking the novel into darker territory.
The Eyes of God is a solid and compulsive read.


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The Next #SVYALit Project Google Hangout: It's the End of the World as We Know It
July 31, 2014 by Karen Jensen, TLT Leave a Comment
For the next #SVYALit Project Google Hangout On Air, we're going to look at what happens when the world falls apart: post apocalyptic and dystopian fiction.
It's the End of the World as We Know It, what we can learn about current issues surrounding sexual violence through dystopian/post apocalyptic fiction
Date:September 24th (Noon Eastern)
Confirmed: Mindy McGinnis (NOT A DROP TO DRINK), Ilsa J. Bick (ASHES), and Elizabeth Fama (PLUS ONE)
Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
In the near future, water is scarce. Some people will do anything to get it. And some people will do anything to protect what little they have. Lynn has never known a world in the before, all she knows is now. She is used to living with her mom and protecting their water. But there are wisps of smoke in the horizon. People are coming. Is Lynn ready? The companion novel, In a Handful of Dust, will be released in October 2014.
Ashes by Ilsa. J. Bick
"An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out every computerized system, and killing billions.
Alex hiked into the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and her personal demons. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse crushes her to the ground, Alex meets up with Tom—a young soldier—and Ellie, a girl whose grandfather was killed by the EMP.
For this improvised family and the others who are spared, it's now a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human." (Publisher's Summary)
Ashes is the first book in a trilogy. Book two is Shadows and book 3 is Monsters.
Plus One by Elizabeth Fama
After the deadly flu pandemic in the early 1900s, the population was divided into two groups: those who are permitted to walk around during the day and those who are forced to live their life only by night. It began as a temporary measure to help minimize contact between large groups and stop the transmission of the flu, but it has now evolved into a caste system. Sol is a Smudge, one of those forced to work at night and sleep by day. But in one last attempt to do something for her family, she plots to kidnap a baby – for just a moment – so that her dying grandfather can see his last born relative, a Ray, before he dies.
Filed Under: #SVYALit Project, Dystopian, Elizabeth Fama, Ilsa J. Bick, Mindy McGinnis, Post Apocalypse
Sexual Violence in YA Lit, the project
February 4, 2014 by Karen Jensen, TLT Leave a Comment
It began with Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson many years ago. This book really touched me, as it has readers around the world. And it made me start thinking a lot about how we can use literature to talk with teens about really tough topics; about things like recognizing the signs so that you can ask for help, about the need for empathy, about the ways in which our society tends to blame victims instead of rapists . . . Books can open eyes, bring healing, and start conversations.
Throughout my years working with teens, I have met many tweens and teens that have been the victims of sexual violence. In fact, current statistics indicate that by the time they are 18 years old 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys will be the victim of some type of sexual violence.
So I knew I wanted to do more. For the last 3 years I have been working behind the scenes trying to find a way to get this project off of the ground. Then I had a brainstorm and invited authors Christa Desir, Carrie Mesrobian and Trish Doller to have a virtual panel on the topic and they graciously agreed. We had an awesome conversation and got such a positive response that we decided to continue the project. Here are the details. Keep this page bookmarked.
Goals: To discuss sexual violence in the lives of teens and in ya literature on a bimonthly basis; raise awareness of the issues and titles that can be used to discuss the topics with teens; give librarians, educators and parents the tools to evaluate and discuss these topics in the lives of teens; promote teen reading and literature
See the first panel with Christa Desir, Trish Doller and Carrie Mesrobian
and read the recap here
All virtual panels will be Google Hangouts on Air at Noon Eastern time. We will post URLs to watch as we get closer to each date. Afterwards we will post the video recordings and write recaps. Everything will be linked back to here for your convenience. We recommend that you read the books each month if you can, but we will be discussing the issues and additional titles as well. Here's a more detailed look at the titles.
Contemporary Debuts, dealing with sexual violence
Date: March 26th
Moderator: Carrie Mesrobian
Confirmed Guests: Stephanie Kuehn (CHARM AND STRANGE), Rachele Alpine (CANARY), and Brendan Kiely (THE GOSPEL OF WINTER)
Consent Positive YA Lit: Looking at positive depictions of healthy relationships and consent in YA literature
Date: May 21st
Moderator(s): Christa Desir, Carrie Mesrobian, Karen Jensen
Confirmed: Courtney Stevens (FAKING NORMAL), Brandy Colbert (POINTE)
Recap and Video of the third panel discussing Pointe and Faking Normal
When Past Meets Present, a look at the issues in terms of historical fiction and what we can learn from the past
Date: July 30th
Moderator: Christa Desir
Confirmed: Jenn McGowan (MAID OF SECRETS/MAID OF DECEPTION, Katherine Longshore (GILT), Sharon Biggs Waller (A MAD, WICKED FOLLY)
Date:September 24th
Bringing it Back to Contemporary Fiction: An overview of 2014 titles and a look ahead at 2015
Date: November 19th
Confirmed Guests: A. S. King (forthcoming 2014 and 2015 title), Christa Desir, Carrie Mesrobian
Hashtag: #SVYALit
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More on Sexual Violence and YA Lit at TLT:
What It's Like for a Girl: How Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama made me think about the politics of sexuality in the life of girls
Should there be sex in YA books?
Plan B: What Youth Advocates Need to Know
Because No Always Mean No, a list of books dealing with sexual assault
Who Will Save You? Boundaries, Rescue and the Role of Adults in YA Lit. A look at consent and respecting boundaries in relationships outside of just sex.
Incest, the last taboo
Street Harassment
That Time Matt Smith Perpetuated Street Harassment Culture at Comic Con
An Anonymous Letter to Those Who Would Ban Eleanor and Park
Take 5: Difficult books on an important topic (sexual violence)
Book Review: The Gospel of Winter by Brendan Kiely
Take 5: Sexual Violence in the Life of Boys
A BIG list of titles on the TLT Tumblr
Filed Under: Brandy Colbert, Courtney Stevens, Ilsa J. Bick, Jennifer McGowan, Katherine Longshore, Minda McGinnis, Rachele Alpine, Sexual Violence YA Lit, Sharon Biggs Waller, Stephanie Kuehn
Book Review: Monsters by Ilsa J. Bick
October 2, 2013 by Karen Jensen, TLT Leave a Comment
A bolt of bright yellow light sprang from the dark. Nearly blinded by the glare, Alex squinted and would have put a hand up if she hadn't needed both to hang on. Belatedly, she realized that the light must be for her. The Changed saw very well in the dark. She saw Wolf, his legs braced against rock, dangling from some kind of crude rope harness looped around both thighs.
Sniffed me out, just like I caught his scent earlier this morning. Came to get me. Had he tracked them all along? Possibly. The Changed followed a route, kept to a pattern. So maybe Wolf had bided his time, waiting to see if she was still alive, then planned a way to get her out. Before the Zap, when Wolf was Simon Yeager and not a monster, maybe he and his friends had done a lot of rock climbing, exploring all the ins and outs of the Rule mine.
Then she remembered: Tom. Her heart stuttered. Tom had been up there. He'd called to her, and then she'd heard shots. "Did you kill him?" She was so afraid for Tom she thought her chest would break. Was Tom lying dead in the snow because of her? "If you killed him, if you hurt him . . ."
Wolf said nothing. He couldn't. But now that he was so close, she smelled something else in all that mist and shadow: a scent sweet and . . gentle, a light perfume of lilacs and honeysuckle. Her dad's face suddenly flickered in a quick flashbulb of memory: Jump to me, sweetheart.
"Safe." The word slipped off her tongue. For an instant, where she was, what was happening, ceased to matter. It was as if she and Wolf had slipped into a private, silent, well-lit room built only for them. And not only safe. . . "Home," she whispered. "Family?"
The scent deepened. His face smoothed, and for a second, there was the ghost of Chris- the lips she had kissed, the angles and planes of a face her fingers knew- and she felt her monster suddenly reach; was aware of an ache and a fiery burn that was need and desire flowing like lava through her veins.
The monster knows Wolf. This was new, as was the hard throb in her neck and the claw of something so close to raw, red yearning that she felt the rake of it across her chest. What the hell was going on? The times her mind had sidestepped from her to end up behind the eyes of the Changed- Spider, Leopard, Wolf- had been few, and mainly in response to their intense emotion, not hers. Long ago, Kincaid wondered if her tumor was reorganizing, the monster becoming something separate and distinct from her. God, and now it has. The monster wants Wolf.
"No, I'm in control," she ground out, no longer sure whether she spoke to the monster or Wolf. She clung to the rock. "I'm Alex. I'm not a mon-"
A yelp bulleted from her mouth. The sound, somewhere to her left, had been enormous. At first, Alex thought she saw more water, a wide stream running a jagged dark course over stone. But then there were more snaps and cracks, the crisp sounds like thick ice over a deep lake in the dead of winter, because ice is restless, never still, always in flux, the stress building and building to the breaking point. Before her eyes, that jagged seam became a black lightning bolt, growing wider and darker and longer . . . Water still swirled around her waist, but now she also detected an insidious tug, much stronger than before.
From above came a hard bang and a thunk as rocks ricocheted and rebounded before slamming down in a stony fusillade. Crack! The rock wall squealed, singing with the strain.Crack-CRACK!
And that was when the Uzi actually moved.
Terror blazed through her veins. Almost without thinking, she sprang, her right hand splayed in a grab. If her ankle shrieked, she didn't feel it. All she saw were Wolf's hands, the one knotted in her parka and the other, gloved, clinging to the taut snake of rope that would have to be strong enough to hold them both. She felt his wrist sock into her palm, and then she was swinging a half-assed trapeze move as Wolf whipped her, hard and fast, like a stone in a bolo, trying to fold her against his chest. He might have done it, too. He had the strength she lacked, and he was solidly anchored besides. But then the Uzi shifted again, a sharp jolt down that knocked the breath from her chest.
She missed, dropping as the rock crumbled beneath her feet. Skating away, the Uzi was swept in a sudden tidal surge into this new and ever-expanding fissure, one that had grown so wide it was a sideways grin and then a toothless leer and then a black scream that matcher her own.
In the next instant, the wall shattered and split and opened with a roar.
The Review:
In the conclusion to the Ashes trilogy, everyone is fighting, and no one seems to be on the same side. Alex is fighting against Wolf and his pack of Changed even while learning their secrets, and while fighting against the monster in her head. Chris has left Rule and has fallen in with a band of travelers who may or may not be his salvation- if he can survive. And Tom has found refuge with a band former military vets who have the destruction of Rule their main goal, and have the perfect solider in Tom, especially when they twist tales of Chris's and Alex's relationship. Threatened by The Changed, the Saved, and everyone else, will Alex, Tom, and Chris be able to survive the darkest hours? Or will they finally fall to their foes?
Those who loved Ashes and Shadows will love the action in Monsters- it does NOT let up, just shifts points of view through the huge cast of characters that Black has created throughout her series. Familiar characters in the previous books come back for the final book, and almost all of the plot lines (see after the spoiler space for one that bugged me) are tied up relatively neatly (who are Wolf and the others, and what are their relationships to those in Rule? Why are the ones against Rule working from within?) in a huge and satisfying conclusion that is not a nice, neat, or pretty bow, unlike so many other series' conclusions. The narration does jump back and forth between characters frequently, so a close reading is recommended. 4 out of 5 stars. Definitely pair with other zombie fiction series such as Rot and Ruin or The Forest of Hands and Teeth.
SPOILER SPACE
I read the whole series back to back, and even I had a bit of trouble keeping track of the narration and cast of characters in Monsters, so I was really glad that there was at least a small guide in the back of the book. I would have been happier if it had been in the front- it detailed what happened to who in the first two books. For those who had waited a year between Shadows and Monsters, it might be a bit hard to keep track of who Greg was, or Sarah.
I really enjoyed the detail and the writing within the story, and the fact that (as my teens say) Black used "big words." Sometimes, it seems that YA literature does not use the full beauty and complexity of the English language, which can challenge teens, but they want and need that in writing- otherwise they can grow stagnant.
I really liked the fact that Alex was the main focus, and Alex was the one to save herself, although the whole thing with the love …triangle? I guess you'd call it square since it's her, Tom, Chris, and Wolf… stuff gets really weird after a while. There are some scenes in there where it seems like Alex is really losing it, and falling for Wolf seems to be part of it. I adore the climax, however, and I really do like the end.
The one thing that bugged me, however, that probably won't bug a lot of readers, is that they never explained what set off the EMP. At the beginning of Ashes and the whole series, everything is set in motion by a huge electromagnetic pulse. I get that- I understand science things. But no one explains where it came from; we get the science of the Changed, and the biology of what may or may not happen in the future, so we can know what will happen with Chris and the others, but there's no explanation of WHY anything happened. It's a pet peeve of mine, and it is just a smudge in my overall enjoyment of the series, but it's still a buggy, naggy thing.
Filed Under: Book Reviews, Ilsa J. Bick, Monsters, Zombies
Who watches the Watchers? (a guest post by Ashes author Ilsa J. Bick)
September 29, 2012 by Karen Jensen, TLT Leave a Comment
For the last two Saturdays, as part of The Sunnydale Project, I have shared with you some of my favorite Buffy read alikes. Today, I share with you a guest blog post by an author of another amazing Buffy read alike, Ilsa J. Bick, author of both Ashes and Shadows. One of the key characteristics of our girl Buffy is that she is a strong, independent, kick ass heroine. And so is Alex, the main character in the Ashes trilogy. Ashes is the story of "the changed" (the changed become zombie like in that they now eat human flesh, yummy) and Alex's quest to survive in a new world. The moment that the change occurs and Alex is spared marks a turning point for our heroine in much the same way that Buffy's life is forever changed when she becomes The Chosen One, the slayer. Like Buffy, Alex is reborn and must fight to hold back the darkness, both in the world and within herself. You can read my review of Ashes (book 1) here and of Shadows (book 2) here. Today, we'll let author Ilsa J. Bick tell you why librarians, though probably not technically Watchers, rock!
The Changed will grow in numbers. The Spared may not survive.
The Ashes trilogy by Ilsa J. Bick, published by EgmontUSA
True story: I'm on tour for ASHES, and I go to this school library in Michigan to talk to about two hundred kids. They're nice. Most kids are. So we're talking, and they're into it and so am I—when, all of a sudden, out of the corner of my eye, I see this big, hulking, football kid, call him Brandon, unfold from the depths of the couch where he's been hiding. (Really. The kid was tucked up, head down, arms crossed, legs going in that please-God-get-me-out-of-here jiggle we all know because we've all done it.) Now, Brandon is really huge, neck like a tree trunk, muscles large as cantaloupes, buzz cut. The kind of boy a football coach would throw his grandmother under the bus to put on the team, know what I saying? I'm not indulging in stereotypes, really, but given Brandon's behavior, I know he'd rather have his tonsils taken out with a fork. Except something snagged him, lured him out of hiding.
So Brandon makes this interesting circuit, walking the perimeter, scoping things out. Counterclockwise. (Yes, it's the geek in me.) Not quite making like a shark; more like a drone whose operator's trying to decide if you're worth the effort. So I'm still talking, but I'm watching, see, keeping an eye on this kid, wondering what's going on—when, from the very back, he shouts, "So, like, this book? There's survival stuff and an army guy and all that? Like, and it's not about vampires and boyfriends and in the future and crap?" (He didn't say "crap," but this is a PG-13 blog.)
So, you know, I said that, no, my book was . . . blah, blah. What I said really isn't important. Here's what is: the minute Brandon said, "Dude, this is awesome," and then marched up to sit in the front row. (And, yes, you could see the heads turn and hear the buzz.) Brandon even stayed after to talk until the librarian shooed him to his next class.
And here's what else is important: when the librarian said, "Oh, this is marvelous. Brandon doesn't read. I've tried so hard to get him interested. This is the first time I've seen him excited over a book." Thanked me for getting Brandon jazzed, and the way she said it? Choked me up.
Now, was Brandon's sudden interest a testament to my sparkling persona and great delivery style? Only sort of; I'd like to think it's the story because what this really speaks to is two-fold: a shared love for story, and a librarian's commitment to her kids. One almost never exists without the other because our librarians are often the ones who put the books we come to love in our hands in the first place. That this woman knew this boy so well and tried so hard tells you, right off the bat, she cares not only about books but each kid. She knows Brandon, and wants to share what she loves.
The best librarians are like that: people who turn an anonymous place into one where your name is known and you matter. Where someone hands you a book and says, "I saw this and thought of you."
Being nominated for a YALSA award is an honor and a thrill, all by itself. Would I love for ASHES to make the Teen TopTen? You bet. But the nomination is also fabulous because it affirms what I truly believe. What I write, I write out of great feeling and with care for my characters, my craft, the story. That what I do is valued and becomes a gift? What writer could fail to be honored?
Brandon . . . Dude, enjoy the read.
Ilsa J. Bick is a child psychiatrist, as well as a film scholar, surgeon wannabe, former Air Force major, and an award-winning author of dozens of short stories and novels, including the critically acclaimed Draw the Dark (Carolrhoda Lab, 2010); Drowning Instinct (Carolrhoda Lab, 2011); Ashes, the first book in her YA apocalyptic thriller trilogy (Egmont USA, 2011) and the just-released second volume, Shadows. Forthcoming is The Sin-Eater's Confession (Carolrhoda Lab, 2013) and the last installment in the ASHES trilogy, Monsters (Egmont USA, 2013). Ilsa lives with her family and other furry creatures near a Hebrew cemetery in rural Wisconsin. One thing she loves about the neighbors: They're very quiet and only come around for sugar once in a blue moon.
Visit her at www.ilsajbick.com. Follow her on Facebook or Twitter @ilsajbick.
Slayer Scavenger Hunt
Did you notice some words written in red in this post? If not, go back and take a look. You'll want to, I can reassure you. Why? Because we are having a Buffy themed scavenger hunt! How fun is that? To find out how to participate, read the details below. And I know you'll want to participate because we are working on getting some GREAT prizes lined up for the winners!
Each week on our Slayer Saturday posts look for the words highlighted. There will be 3 sets of words each weekend, so make sure to visit all three blogs (Bookish Comforts, Patricia's Particularity and Teen Librarian Toolbox).
Write down the words each week (Sept. 8 – Oct. 20), putting them in an order that makes sense. All together these words create a quote from Buffy.
During the last week a form will be made available on all three blogs where you can turn in the quote that you have pieced together.
On the last weekend of The Sunnydale Project, Oct. 27, the quote will be revealed! We will then draw a winner from those who have correctly completed the quote.
We really hope you have fun with this! We're still finalizing the prize, but it'll be worth participating for! An announcement will be made when all details have been finalized!
Filed Under: Ashes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ilsa J. Bick, Shadows, The Sunnydale Project
Book Review: Shadows by Ilsa J. Bick
September 3, 2012 by Karen Jensen, TLT 4 Comments
Shadows is the high octane sequel to Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick.
Ashes Review
In Ashes, an EMP changed a large portion of the population, turning them into what can best be described as what we call zombies. The Changed roam and eat the flesh of those that remain unchanged. At the end of Ashes, our main character Alex found herself in a town called Rule hoping to find help for a fellow survivor named Tom; he was left injured as the two fled for their lives. The town of Rule is populated by survivors that have organized themselves into a survival group that appears almost as a religious cult. All is not what it seems in Rule.
Shadows picks off where Ashes left us, Alex is trying to escape Rule and finds herself in an enclave of zombies. The zombies may be the least of her problems.
Shadows, book 2 in the Ashes trilogy by Ilsa J. Bick
Coming from EgmontUSA in September 2012
Shadows is without a doubt a fast paced, action packed thrill ride. There are several story lines happening throughout that shed light on the truth about Rule, the life of the Changed, and the lengths that every day people will go in order to survive. This is a world where you never know who to trust and the unchanged sometimes turn out to be greater monsters than those who were changed.
As we follow several characters and their story lines, they eventually come together in a way that will blow your mind. It was difficult at first to sort out all of the new characters – and there are a lot – but their paths all cross in a way that is satisfying and leaves you hanging on waiting for the third and final book in this trilogy.
Bick is a psychiatrist and she definitely puts some interesting psychological twists into this tale. There are a group of characters that will eerily remind readers of the Nazi doctors as they engage in some disturbing experiments regarding the nature of the changed. And one of the biggest questions appears to be whether or not the changed are in fact done changing.
Although Shadows is indeed an exciting read, it can at times also be a challenging read. There are many characters to keep track of and sometimes the characters make observations that they just leave dangling that come up a little bit later. There was one scene I had to read multiple times to try and figure out what was happening. And there is another scene where the relationships in Rule are sussed out that was also challenging since it had been such a while since I had read Ashes. The Ashes trilogy is definitely a more sophisticated read and seems best suited to the older end of the ya audience.
The Ashes trilogy is a unique and complex look at a post apocalyptic world and it takes the zombie genre and tweaks it in all the right ways; each character is thrust into unthinkable situations and is forced to make difficult decisions in order to survive. The characters also cover the spectrum; there are your truly evil characters, but there are also those that are basically good people forced to make unthinkable decisions in order to survive. This is, after all, the post-apocalyptic world so how do the old rules apply in this new world?
The best part? Our female lead Alex still continues to be a strong female character but is not so awesome as to be unbelievable; she sometimes gives in to the temptation to take the easy or safer way out. And for those of you that have read book one and may be wondering: I am totally on team Tom. 4 out of 5 stars and definitely recommended. A great pairing with the Rot & Ruin series by Jonathan Maberry and This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers.
Check out this look at author Ilsa J. Bick at VonnaCarter.com
Filed Under: Ashes, Book Reviews, Ilsa J. Bick, Shadows

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Users must set up a MyData account while on campus, and then will have access anywhere for 6 months. After 6 months, they will have to re-authenticate from on campus.
You can either go right to the ICPSR website or go via the library's Databases A-Z page.
What is ICPSR?
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Q: JQuery Append não funciona Galera estou fazendo um carregamento sobre demanda uso um botão que ao usuário clicar nele carrega os dados de 2 em 2, esses dados vem do banco de dados, porem nesse código que postarei logo abaixo não funciona quando coloco os .
$(function(){

carregar(0, 2, "CarregarUsuario.php");

$("button.carregar-mais").click(function(evento){

    //desabilitando carregamento
    evento.preventDefault();

    var inicio = $("tbody tr").length;

    carregar(inicio, 2, "CarregarUsuario.php");
});

function carregar(inicio, maximo, url) {

    var dados = {inicio: inicio, maximo: maximo};

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                "" + data.dados[i].Email_Interno + "	" +
                "" + data.dados[i].Senha + "	" +
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        var conta = $("tbody tr").length;

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Nessa parte aqui se eu tirar o tr ai funciona mais não sei porque:
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Alguém pode me ajudar ?
Pessoal logo abaixo esta a parte que faz conexão com o banco de dados, Acho que ficara mais claro como o código funciona:
<?php

include_once("ConexaoBancoDados.php");

$inicio = $_POST['inicio'];
$maximo = $_POST['maximo'];
// var_dump($_POST);
// $inicio = 1;
// $maximo = 10;

$resultUsuarioCont = mysqli_query($conn, "SELECT * FROM usuarios");

$resultado["resultadoQuantidade"] = mysqli_num_rows($resultUsuarioCont);

$resultUsuario = mysqli_query($conn, "SELECT * FROM usuarios LIMIT $inicio, $maximo");

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    while($linhaUsuario = mysqli_fetch_assoc($resultUsuario)) {
        $resultadoDados[] = $linhaUsuario;
    }

    $resultado["dados"] = $resultadoDados;
}else {
    $resultado["dados"] = null;
    $resultado["resultadoQuantidade"];
}
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header('Content-type: application/json');
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A: Tente dar um id pra sua tabela e usar o código abaixo pra ver se funciona.
$("#idDaTabela tr:last").after(...);

Update:
Também parece haver um problema em como você está selecionando o botão. Coloque o id "button-carregar-mais" (veja que removi o ponto do id) no botão e chame assim:
$("#button-carregar-mais").on("click", function(evento){...});

Veja o exemplo:

$(function() {
  $("#button-carregar-mais").on("click", function(evento) {
    $("#tabela tr:last").after("
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});

<button id="button-carregar-mais">
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A: Pessoal consegui achar o problema acho que vou abrir uma nova pergunta, o problema está no php, json_encode esta retornando null, não sei porque, imprimi a consulta até antes de passar o json_encode e veio tudo certio, mas quando jogo os dados dentro dessa função ai retorna Null.

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St. George, UT – Motorcycle Badly Injured in Bluff St Accident
jardinelawoffices > Blog > Motorcycle Accident > St. George, UT – Motorcycle Badly Injured in Bluff St Accident
St. George, UT (September 17, 2021) – A motorcyclist was hospitalized on Thursday, September 16th after a collision involving another vehicle on North Bluff Street in St. George.
Reports show that the motorcycle was riding northbound on Bluff Street in the area of 200 North when a car attempted to make a lefthand turn from the southbound lanes directly in front of the rider.
The biker was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with obvious leg injuries and a possible spinal cord injury.
The driver of the car was unharmed during the accident and remained at the scene.
Motorcycle Accidents in St. George
Fatal collisions are a threat encountered by motorcyclists much more than the passengers or driver of any other kind of car or truck. Due to the fact that riders have no protection between their body, the pavement, or other vehicles, the injuries they receive are typically serious or fatal.
Even the most careful of motorcycle riders have greatly increased odds of sustaining injuries during a vehicle collision when compared to the occupant of a car or truck.
While just 3% of registered vehicles in Utah are motorcycles, the state's Department of Public Safety has recorded that Utah endured a total of 273 accident fatalities in 2017, 39 of which, about 14%, were riding motorcycles.
According to newly established data calculated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, people who ride motorcycles incur five times the risk of enduring injuries than others involved in the crash.
St. George Motorcycle Crash Attorneys
The St. George motorcycle accident attorneys at Jardine Law Offices are known for helping families work through the various traumas they face after enduring an unnecessary injury caused by negligence.
Our St. George personal injury lawyers provide trusted and compassionate representation to ensure families are able to get the justice they deserve from those who cause them unimaginable harm.
If you have lost a loved one as a result of a motorcycle accident, contact our personal injury attorneys in St. George at 801-350-3506 to schedule a free case evaluation.


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Q: python: Why memory space of a object will increase when object converted int to bytearray? I am confused :
(1) when int convert to bytearray (or str convert to bytearray) ,why its memory space increase ?
a=1  # int
print 'space of int ',sys.getsizeof(a)
b=bytearray(a) # convert
print 'space of b ',sys.getsizeof(b)

s='h' # str
print 'space of s',sys.getsizeof(s)
b2=bytearray(s)
print 'space of b2',sys.getsizeof(b2)

output:
space of a  12
space of b  26
space of s 22
space of b2 26

(2) I have read this ,
In-memory size of a Python structure
and I have known  different types of a python object  has different memory size.But I can't figure out its principle.

A: Every Python type has a minimal amount of space it will use, even if empty.  This is commonly called the overhead.
Container datatypes (dict, list, tuple, bytearray, set, etc.) will typically have more overhead than simple types (str, int, etc.) because there is more to keep track of (size, pointers to elements, etc.).


Crude is still holding the 8x1 which is bullish but last week's candle was a bearish engulfing candle.I lean to the view that we get a fast move down but it needs to break the bullish angles first, Can we really have a fast move up when gold is crashing and deflation fears growing ?
am tracking the Dow with 1/8 retracements,pitchfork,Gann emblem cycles and 21,34 dema,s as trend indicator.Have the ema's signalled a trend change or is it a "hook" ?
Thanks to TraderMoe for this link. I frankly find it astounding that only now are academics beginning to consider that monetary policy can create credit bubbles.Where have these guys been living the last 30 years ?
3 month time retracement ?
looks like a small reversal bar (inverted hammer in candle terminology) at 162 which is the first 1/8 level above 144 (square of 144) It really is bears' for the taking now,with the angles and moving averages all set up.....will they drop the ball again ?
still looking for this rally to fail soon,should be at least another leg even if this is just a correction.
Go for yer gun !
could 144 mark the top ?
Peter Schiff video "Bernie Madoff should be Secretary of the Treasury" !
inverted hammer forming below the 40 pma ?
from a Gann perspective it would be unusual if this was "the top" as the last range was bigger than the preceeding one (normally tops are preceded by contracting ranges). Does this mean Nenner's call was wrong ?


Most lights act here as softboxes to produce necessary reflections on the headband. The right light helps to show the depth between the band attachment and the cover. Because it lights through the mesh on the headband it helps us understand the nature of that hidden part without seeing it. All lights together add soft highlights to the cushions that explain the surface flow and help separate the headband. The bottom light serves that particular purpose as well.


23.05.2016 – The world is witnessing the highest level of human suffering since the Second World War. This is why, for the first time in the 70-year history of the United Nations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has convened the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on 23 -24 May.
The day is finally here. 5,000 participants from across all sectors of society are to embark on the first ever World Humanitarian Summit. The Summit is held at the highest political level possible, including Heads of States or Government, alongside global leaders from government, business, aid organisations, civil society, and affected communities and youth.
At the Summit, global leaders will discuss how to effectively respond to major humanitarian challenges, and how to be better prepared to meet challenges of the future. Priority issues will be the management of forced displacement, empowering women and girls, strengthening global and local responses to crises and recurrent disasters, saving lives and humanitarian action. The summit will result in a Commitments to Action document including concrete actions in support for the Agenda for Humanity.
The World Humanitarian Summit, as Ban Ki-moon states, "must be for the people living on the frontline of humanity. They count on us and we cannot let them down".
Our leaders have the power to close the gap between the world that is and the world that should be. Visit impossiblechoices.org, take the humanitarian challenge and ask your leader to take bold action to stop human suffering.


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Growing together the future of aquaculture in the UK
Economics Post-harvest
Following the success of the Aquaculture UK Exhibition in 2016, 5m Publishing, part of Benchmark Holdings, is delighted to announce plans for an innovative Aquaculture UK Conference to be held in Stirling, Scotland from June 14-15, 2017.
The event will offer a refreshing and exciting perspective on the issues that need to be addressed in the further development of UK aquaculture. It also represents a valuable opportunity to network, meet decision makers and influence the future of the industry facilitating interaction between research, technology and industry.
"According to the latest FAO figures, global aquaculture production is predicted to increase 90 per cent by 2050. This is a very exciting time to be in the industry, and we have created this event to showcase the technology and innovation driving this growth," said Matt Colvan, Sales and Marketing Director, 5m Publishing.
Join your peers at the welcome reception and registration evening on 13 June followed by two days of conference and the launch of the 2018 Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards (SMAA).
This flagship biennial event in the industry's calendar highlights achievements of our world class aquaculture businesses and salutes 'the best of the best'. Formerly organised and hosted by The Crown Estate, Aquaculture UK has taken on the awards as part of its range of events representing the Scottish and increasingly international aquaculture and marine industry and markets.
Alex Adrian, Aquaculture Operations Manager for The Crown Estate Scotland Portfolio said: "We're delighted to see the achievements of world class aquaculture businesses rightfully celebrated and "the best of the best" continue to thrive. 5m Publishing fully appreciates the value of a premier awards programme for Scotland's aquaculture and we look forward to working with them and industry to help shape its future."
Look forward to informative and interesting sessions, chaired by representatives of many of the major universities involved in UK aquaculture development, and with speakers and panel participants drawn from industry and associated bodies, veterinary practice, and aquaculture research and teaching.
Day 1 will focus on the keystones for the development of the industry – Innovation, Breeding and Genetics, Health and Welfare and the core economic traits that will drive the industry forward. On Day 2 attention will move to the practical deployment of those underpinnings of the industry as we open the floor and discuss how we can work together.
Accelerating Production Innovation (Chair: Herve Migaud, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling)
Practical Breeding and Genetics for the Aquaculture Industry (Chair: Ross Houston, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh)
Health and Welfare of Fish and Shellfish in Culture (Chair: Chris Secombes, University of Aberdeen)
Innovations in Finfish Nutrition and Feed Technology (Chair: Simon Davies, Harper Adams University)
Networking and Knowledge Exchange (Chair: Carlos Garcia de Leaniz, Swansea University)
Skills Development, Education and Training for Industry (Chair: Neil Hazon, University of St Andrews)
Macro Industry Factors and Outlook for Key Aquaculture Sectors (Gorjan Nikolik, Rabobank)
Delegates can look forward to individual presentations including, 'The future for commercial-scale RAS systems in salmon', 'IMTA: what the UK aquaculture industry needs to know', 'Breeding Technologies', 'New and emerging disease' and 'Innovation in prevention and treatment methods, including sea lice'.
The Stirling Court Hotel is located on campus at Stirling University, an ideal central location for the aquaculture industry and easily accessible from all of the main Scottish transport hubs. The venue is set within in 300 acres of beautiful parkland and provides first-class leisure facilities including a 50m pool, a modern gym and 9-hole golf course all located within the grounds. An excellent way to wind down after an intense day of networking and information-gathering.
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Tickets for UEFA EURO 2012 will be cheaper than 50 euros
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Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee for EURO 2012 in Ukraine Markiyan Lubkivsky said that tickets for the football championship games will be affordable to the Ukrainians.
"The UEFA policy is as follows: tickets must be maximum available to residents of the countries where the tournament will be held," Lubkivsky said, adding, "Now it is known that their prices will be uniform in Poland and Ukraine. It is already clear to us how much they will cost. But we can not disclose this information. Let me just say that the prices will be slightly below those that were in Austria and Switzerland."
It is worth noting that the price of tickets for group matches of EURO 2008 cost from 50 euros.
The Sale of tickets for Euro 2012 kicks off in March at the official site of UEFA. UKRINFORM
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Good Games: When to Switch to Your Own Terraria Server
Did you know that there are over 831,000 video games in total?
What's better than playing good old Terraria? Playing Terraria on your own server with friends and family, of course! But the transition from public to private servers can be a bit tricky.
Read on to find out more about things to consider when switching to your own Terraria server.
When You're Feeling Creative
One of the best things about Terraria is that it's such a flexible game. If you're feeling creative, there's no shame in starting up your own server and inviting friends to join in on the fun.
You can customize everything from the world you're playing into the rules of the game, and it's a great way to experience the game with friends.
Just be sure to switch to your own server when you're feeling creative, so you don't disrupt the game for other players.
When You're Bored of Public Servers
Are you tired of public servers with their lack of freedom and bad game selection?
If so, it may be time for you to switch to your own Terraria server. If you're bored of public servers and looking for a more personalized Terraria experience, you can always switch to your own server.
You'll be able to set up unique rules and invite only the Terraria players you want. It's the perfect way to create a unique gaming experience that's tailored to your own preferences.
When You Want More Control
If you're looking for more control, you may want to switch to your own Terraria server. This will give you more power to customize the game to your liking, and you won't have to worry about other players affecting your experience when playing Terraria.
When You're Ready to Start Modding Your Terraria Game
You need to be familiar with the game and how it works when you're ready to start making modded Terraria servers. You need to have a basic understanding of coding and modding. Finally, you need to decide which game you want to mod.
If you're not familiar with the game, you may want to start by playing it on a server with other players. This will give you a good idea of how the game works and what you can do with it. Once you're comfortable with the game, you can begin modding it.
When You Want to Play With Friends
Good games are great when you want to play with friends, but eventually, you'll want to switch to your own Terraria server.
A server gives who you play with and if you're the host you can even make your own rules. You can also add mods to a server which can make the game more interesting or challenging.
You can also ensure that you're always playing on the most up-to-date version of the game and that there are no unexpected changes or bugs.
When You're Ready to Start Hosting Your Server
Switching to your own Terraria server can be a great way to get more control over your game. When you switch to your own server, you can manage all the settings and plugins yourself.
This can be a great way to ensure that your game is running the way you want it to and to ensure that it's safe from hacks and other problems.
However, it's important to remember that switching to your server can be a lot of work. You'll need to set up the server, manage it, and keep it running. If you're not prepared to do all of that, you may want to stick with the public servers.
When It's Time to Take Your Terraria Game to the Next Level
You should consider making the switch to your own Terraria server when you feel like you've mastered the game and are ready to take your experience to the next level.
A private server will give you more control over your competition, including customizing gameplay to your liking and adding any mods or plugins you want.
If you're ready to take your Terraria game to the next level, then it's time to switch to your server.
When You Have the Time
If you're looking for an excellent game to play and you have the time, then switching to your server can be a great idea.
However, if you're someone who doesn't have a lot of time or you're just looking for a quick game to play, then you might want to stick with the server you're already on.
Both choices have pros and cons, so it's important to weigh them before making a decision.
When You're a Terraria Expert
If you're a Terraria expert, you know when to switch to your own server. You're no longer content with the basics and want to start exploring all the game's possibilities. Having your own server gives you the freedom to do just that.
You can experiment with custom content, and you can tailor the gameplay to your own liking. You're also not tied to a specific group of people, so you can play with whoever you want, whenever you want.
It's the perfect way to take your Terraria experience to the next level.
When You Want More Challenges
When you're looking for more challenges in your game, it may be time to switch to your own Terraria server. This way, you can customize the difficulty to match your own skill level and make the game as challenging as you want.
You can also add custom rules and objectives to keep things exciting and make the game even more unique. If you're looking for a new and exciting gaming experience, switching to your own server is the way to go.
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Mr. Fairfax ordered 3 large pizzas for a class party. Group A ate 6/6 ( that should look like a fraction) of the first pizza, and Group B ate 8/6 of the second pizza. Did Group A or B eat more pizza? Then later Group C ate all remaining slices of pizza. What fraction of the pizza did Group C eat?
Group B couldn't eat 8/6 of a pizza. That is more than 1 pizza.
Question is misleading. Group A ate 1 pizza. Group B ate 1 pizza + 2 slices. Group B ate more pizza. Group C would have ate 4/6 if they ate the rest of the pizza. This we can only assume because they did not provide enough information.
Group C ate 4/6 of a pizza, or 2/3. Checks out: Grp A = 6/6 (1 pizza); Grp B = 8/6 (1 1/3 pizzas); Grp C = 2/3 of a pizza. The info provided means we can solve for the portions of pizzas consumed, but not in "units" of slices. Check by adding up the fractions: 18/6 = 3.
I understand the premise however the question is incorrectly worded.
Group A ate 6/6 of the first pizza. This means they ate 1 pizza.
Assuming we have 12 slices left remaining after group A has finished eating, you CAN'T eat 8/6 of the remaining pizza.
tony ordered 3 pizzas for a party. each person at the party ate 1/6 of a pizza. there was no pizza left over. how many people were at the party?
Mrs Wong baked some pizzas for her students. The boy received twice as many pizzas as the girls. There were as many girls as boys in the class. Each girl ate 4/9 of a pizza and they finished all pizzas that were given to them.
Julio ordered towo pizzas for dinner Friday. Dad ate 3/4 of one pizza, Jenny ate 1/8 of a pizza, Danny ate 1/4 of a pizza, and Mom ate 1/2 of a pizza. What fraction of a pizza was left for a midnight snack?
If you ordered two pizzas for dinner Friday. Dad ate 3/4 of one pizza, Jenny ate 1/8 of a pizza, Danny ate 1/4 of a pizza, and Mom ate 1/2 of a pizza. What fraction of a pizza was left for a midnight snack?
If you ordered two pizzas for dinner Friday. Date ate 3/4 of one pizza, Jenny ate 1/8 of a pizza, Danny ate 1/4 of a pizza, and Mom ate 1/2 of a pizza. What fraction of a pizza was left for a midnight snack?


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Ask J-Dub: Are You Ready To Admit You Were Wrong About The College Football Play-Off?
This episode is exactly what you would expect from the title. Given what happened in college football in the last night which seismically shifted the College Football Playoff discussion, its time to address several messages in the inbox here at Dubsism which have the same theme: Am I ready to admit I was wrong about the College Football Play-Off?
Before I answer that, allow me to refresh what I originally said about the concept of a "play-off."
[The idea of a college football play-off is]…More wizardry from those who would like to see college football become merely a Saturday clone of the NFL. One of the great things about FBS college football is the regular season actually means something. College football is now free of those train wrecks where a team rolls through the regular season only to be defeated by a team who got into the post-season thanks to a monstrously bloated playoff system.
College sports contains the classic example of how a playoff system can destroy the meaning of the season. The NCAA Basketball Tournament, while being one of the great events in all of sport also makes the regular season pointless. All a team from a "power conference" has to do is win enough games to qualify for the post-season. Usually, this means all they have to do is win a majority of their non-conference games and maybe play .500 ball in the conference schedule, and it March Madness here we come.
I'm not saying the BCS is an acceptable alternative, in fact it is far from it. Yet, as long as there are "power conferences" that have contractual obligations to certain bowl games, there is too much money at stake in the current system to expect a real change.
In other words, I said there would never be a "true" playoff in college football. Comparing what is happening today to that statement means I'm not wrong. I'm actually exactly right. If you doubt that, consider the following.
1) The De-Valuing of the Regular Season
You don't even have to wait to see how this season is going to end up; just look at what happened last year. Penn State beat Ohio State head to head, won the B1G Ten East, won the B1G Ten Championship game, and the Play-off Committee decided Ohio State was the "better" team. Whether or not that was true, it proves the point that a committee of subjective decision-makers can obviate the objective of what happens between the lines.
If we must, look at the scenario shaping up this season. Until last night, the narrative was there was no way a B1G Ten team was going to make the play-off. That's bad for business because the B1G Ten has huge fan bases and they travel to post-season games in massive numbers. Face it, if you live in Madison, Wisconsin, a trip to Arizona in January has a larger level of appeal than a mere football game. But now that Georgia got nut-sacked by Auburn, the ghosts of Notre Dame football went back to the grave, and Alabama needed a late touchdown to de-cowbell Mississippi State, the play-off picture now has more permutations than Jerry Jones has liver spots.
Just try to wrap your head around this. What does the Play-off Four look like IF…Oklahoma wins out, Ohio State (who lost to Oklahoma) trucks Wisconsin in the B1G Ten Championship game, Auburn (who gorilla-stomped Georgia) beats Alabama in the "Iron Bowl," then loses to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game, and Clemson (who beat Auburn) crushes Miami in the ACC Championship game.
2) Why This "Play-off" Isn't a Play-Off
Think about it. The only thing that has changed since the BCS days is the addition of two games. Instead of a subjectively-determined "1 vs. 2" championship game, the NCAA simply added a layer of semi-final games, both of which have participants which are still largely subjectively determined. That's why we are already hearing a lot of conversation about moving this to an "Eight-Team" model, which to me means two things. First, the NCAA has yet to find the number at which the first teams left out can't really complain. There's enough money in this so-called play-off that the team at #5 has a reason to make a beef about being excluded, and they are close enough to the top to give that complaint some legitimacy.
How many licks does it take to pick a College Football Champion? The world may never know.
To contrast and compare, the NCAA found this number for basketball at 64; team #65 couldn't really make a plausible claim about being denied a reasonable shot at the title. Does that mean 8 is the magic number for college football? I'm not the Tootsie Pop Owl; I don't know the number. Personally, I'm not biting at 8; I'm on record as being in favor of a complete overhaul of college football which results in a 16-team play-off just like every other layer of college football. But I'm also practical; my solution is too radical, but this also sets up the "dirty little secret" nobody wants to admit…
3) The "Four Team" Model Has Already Failed
Like I said, the NCAA collectively would rather have an anesthesia-free root canal than come clean about what the "Four Team" model was supposed to do. We here at Dubsism were the first ones to point out the conference re-aligning which happened a few years back made the College Football world resemble the classic board game "Risk."
When you look at the conferences in terms of "regional empires," and you stop to remember that as these tectonic shifts were occurring, the formative discussions which resulted in the "Four Team" were well underway. At the time, the dissolution of the Big 12 was an impending reality; Texas A&M and Missouri had already defected to the SEC, and the rumors were swirling about a departure of Texas and Oklahoma for the Pac-12. Even today, it doesn't require the super-computer at NASA to figure out once the Big 12 loses either the Longhorns or the Sooners, the result would be a "Gumball Rally " for the remaining conference members to find new homes.
Such an exodus likely results in four "super-conferences," all with two divisions and a championship game. Once such a structure is in place, two things happen. First, the "Four Team" model play-off is a cinch as it's tailor-made for the four championship game winners. Second, it does something I'm sure a lot of folks at the NCAA would love; it forces Notre Dame to join a conference "for real;" not this "just the tip" arrangement it has with the ACC.
Given all that, you can't tell me the conversation never happened in which somebody postulated that accelerating the dissolution of the Big 12 was good for the overall business of college football from a play-off perspective. You'll also have a hard time selling me on the idea that as you are reading this, someone somewhere in the bowels of the beast that is the NCAA isn't seriously considering the "Eight Team" model. That means they know what they have now doesn't work.
But this is not about predicting the NCAA's next move; this is about my being asked if I was wrong about the college football "play-off."
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India Contenders For The 2023 ODI World Cup
India's thirst for an ICC trophy continues with the forthcoming 2023 ODI World Cup being held in India. The hosts have an excellent opportunity of repeating their 2011 ODI World Cup victory.
In the previous few ODIs, India has begun to give opportunities to young players in the absence of senior players. India has used 44 players in 39 One-Day Internationals since the 2019 World Cup. The most typical reasons are injuries, workload management, or other obligations of regular players in other formats. As a result, only six players have played in at least 20 of those games.
The key reason for India's success in the last ODI World Cups was the top order scoring massive runs throughout the competition. Rohit Sharma scored 648 runs in nine innings to lead the ODI World Cup in 2019. While the second top run-scorer, Sachin Tendulkar, scored 482 runs in nine innings in 2011. During the last t20 world cup, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav led the batting order. In all tournaments, however, India's difficulty is a lack of choices when someone falls drastically at the top. Suryakumar Yadav, on the other hand, appears to be getting the job done this time.
The openers of the 2023 ODI World Cup-
When Rohit Sharma was on a break, India gave Shubman Gill a lot of chances as an opener. Gill has taken advantage of the opportunities, scoring 629 runs in just 13 innings, including four half-centuries and one century. In addition to Gill, India has backup alternatives in the form of Rahul Tripathi and Rajat Patidar. The latter, who has amassed 1648 runs in 51 List A games, has been in outstanding form in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022. Tripathi has been a dynamic opener, hitting runs against strong bowling attacks throughout the competition.
The 2023 ODI World Cup cricket has had a significant impact on the 50-over format, and the majority of the top ODI teams, including world champions England, aim the powerplay to gain a strong start. This relieves pressure on the lower order to go hammer and tongs in the final ten overs while increasing the team's chances of frequently scoring more than 350. Suryakumar Yadav has proven to be the mainstay of India's batting over the last year or so. As a result, he must face as many balls as possible to offer India an opportunity to produce large totals. His ability to attack good deliveries and generate runs quickly means he can create the groundwork for big scores. India's conservative approach in the powerplay cost them the T20 World Cup. If they want to reclaim the title they won in 2011, they should put him at the top-middle order.
The top orders
Virat was one of India's biggest stars this season, leading the batting statistics with 296 runs in six innings at an average of 98.66 and four fifties. He also smashed multiple batting records in the tournament and became the top run scorer in 2023 ODI WC history, finishing with 1,141 runs in 25 matches, 14 fifties, and an average of 81.50.
Virat has been in excellent form since returning to the sport following a hiatus caused by months of poor form during the Asia Cup. He scored 700 runs in 16 innings, averaging 70.00. He was able to smash his much-anticipated 71st international ton and also struck seven fifties.
With veteran players such as Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli confirmed in the 'top order,' India will want to give rookies. Like Suryakumar, Gill, Tripathi, and Patidar – the majority of the opportunities to adjust to the team environment and cement their spots in the squad.
One of India's major issues in the past ODI World Cup was a lack of suitable options at number four in the batting order. They had no idea who would be their number four hitter until that harrowing semi-final against New Zealand. However, in the upcoming ODI World Cup, India has multiple options in the middle order who have excellent skills against spinners who come into the game in the middle phase.
Middle orders
Shreyas Iyer has been in fantastic form in this format of the game. With five 50+ scores and one century in his previous eight innings. Ranked fourth, they can take on spinners from the first ball.
KL Rahul hasn't played ODI cricket in four months, but he has been terrific for India at number four, accumulating 1655 runs in 45 ODI games with a strike rate of 87.86. Including Sanju Samson in the middle order can also help India increase the pace of the innings. The Kerala hitter demonstrated in the home South Africa series last month. Samson has scored at a strike rate of 104.76 in 11 ODIs, with two half-centuries. But he should be given more opportunities before the upcoming event. With his aggressive hitting, left-hander Rishabh Pant can also be a fantastic option in this phase.
The bowling department with probable all-rounders
Hardik Pandya is expected to be ranked fifth or sixth, depending on the game's condition. Ravindra Jadeja has been an important member of India's squad. But his absence due to a knee injury has caused the team a lot of anguish recently. Deepak Chahar is another possibility in that phase. He has been excellent with the new ball, getting wickets.
In contrast, also possesses the uncommon ability to score match-winning innings further down the order, even though there are a few other choices, such as Axar Patel, Deepak Hooda, Shahbaz Ahmed, and Shardul Thakur. India may search for someone steady at that position, and one of Sundar or Chahar can assist Jadeja.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Shami are certainties in the bowling department. As well as Yuzvendra Chahal's leg spin, India may explore some new choices in their bowling mix. Arshdeep Singh, a left-arm pace bowler, might be a beneficial option. While Umran Malik, a quick bowler, could take wickets in the middle of the game. Kuldeep Sen is another viable option.
With less than a year until the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023, India should look at their pool of players and continue to give them as many chances as possible so that they can perform to the best of their abilities as a team.
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It might be time for a change but how do you know?
Change may be scary but a life that is unhappy, un-lived and unrealized is even scarier. There needs to be a point in which we take a REAL honest look at ourselves and the kind of life we are living and the kinds of relationships we are either attracting or not attracting...and realize something has to change or life will remain the same. It sounds so simple yet a concept many do not grasp for themselves. Our actions, or lack thereof, has created the life we have today. If we want a different experience we have to be willing to change the way we are being, thinking or living. Not an easy task since it is hard to self analyze...to be self objective. The only way we know something is not right is by the circumstances in our life. If it not what we wish to have or what we think we deserve...then something is off. The challenge in this truth is actually having the wisdom and discernment to actually make a change. We pass middle age and we 'think' we know best...but the judge of our REAL internal compass is our LIFE today. Are you happy? Do you have the love in your life you deserve? Are you living in a way that is true to your soul? If the answer is no to any of these, than it is time for a change.Not tomorrow, not next week, not when you 'think' you will be be ready...but TODAY. Whatever the step you take...make it a big one. Small steps don't get you far enough to see a different perceptive. So the heck with the 'stair'...try running the staircase! Life is short...we don't have time to waste thinking about change or taking little steps. Have FAITH in what your heart is telling you to be, do or have... and move forward in that faith. Its the ONLY way God can change your circumstances.


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