We recently carried out various stone works to this fantastic 2-bedroom penthouse apartment in Belgravia.
The master bathroom is fitted out with beautiful honed Volakas marble, with the flush inset TV and backlit feature niches adding extra wow factor.
For the guest bathroom we used honed Statuario marble for the floor and walls. We love the bespoke vanity basin, which we fabricated from slab, using colour matched resin bonded mitre joints. But the real feature in this room is the stunning book matched backlit feature wall in the shower enclosure. The marble work is complimented by a leather paneled wall.
Other stone features in the apartment include an Arabescato console table top, Dark Emperador marble fireplace, and quartz composite kitchen worktops.


"Power to Persuade" workshop participants take part in a privilege walk.
In Lebanon, where the political rights of marginalized populations, including women and persons with disabilities, are undermined by systematic discrimination and physical and psychological violence, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) has partnered with the Lebanese Union for People with Physical Disabilities (LUPD) and ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality to launch the "Identify, Interpret and Respond" (IIR) project. IIR will empower civil society organizations (CSOs) to address political discrimination and violence through coordinated action.
Lebanese women participate in a focus group discussion in November 2018.
As a first step, IFES Inclusion Advisor Virginia Atkinson and IFES Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa Ambar Zobairi collaborated with LUPD and ABAAD to conduct an assessment utilizing IFES' Intersectionality Assessment Framework methodology. The assessment identified intersectional barriers and opportunities related to political participation of people with multiple social identities, such as disability, gender identity, sexual orientation and religion. The intersection of these and other identities are often complicated by sectarian divisions, compounding barriers to meaningful participation in political life. How such barriers manifest at individual and societal levels is not fully understood. The intersectionality assessment collected information through desk review, key informant interviews with government, security sector, and political and community leaders and focus groups. The focus group discussions included men, women and persons with disabilities drawn from different age, wealth and educational strata and an array of religious identities and geographic regions.
Women who marry men from religions different than their own are constricted in their candidate choice as they must vote in their husbands' home districts, where candidates from the same religious background as the women may not be on the ballot.
Findings will be used to develop an Intersectionality Assessment Report that includes accessible and actionable recommendations for joint CSO advocacy. Participants will have the opportunity to provide feedback on a draft version of the report in order to ensure the assessment process is collaborative and democratic.
The next step for the project is coalition-building between Lebanese CSOs so they can recruit and engage allies, policymakers, political parties, human rights advocates and other strategic partners for reform. In March 2019, IFES, ABAAD and LUPD gathered Lebanese organizations representing gender equality, disability rights, LGBTQ rights, refugees, media, health, election observation and other issues for a "Power to Persuade" policy platform workshop. IFES' "Power to Persuade" curriculum facilitates diverse groups to engage in dialogue around shared values, experiences and opportunities to pursue common goals to defend their rights and reduce violence and discrimination impacting political participation. CSOs participated in activities such as a privilege walk, in which each participant took on a social identity ranging from the son of a wealthy politician to a blind woman from a rural village. The participants were presented with a number of potential opportunities and had to determine if their assigned social identity experienced enough "privilege" to take part in that opportunity or whether they would encounter barriers to their participation in the specific activity, such as whether their family would support them as a candidate or whether they could influence public opinion.
Participants also began the process of crafting tangible policy recommendations to combat discrimination and violence and make society more inclusive in employment, education, governance, legal frameworks and political participation. Over the course of the next few months, ABAAD and LUPD will use their networks to socialize the draft policy platform with stakeholders across the country and solicit input from a wide array of marginalized people. CSOs from across the country will be invited to sign on to the platform to further expand the cross-sectoral coalition. The final document will be used by the signatories as a tool for advocacy with community and national leaders.


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11/28/07 No More Sad Goodbyes Murray Wade N/A N/A
11/18/07 Revelations 2 and 3 Murray Wade with additions from Mark Dunagan N/A N/A
09/16/07 Do The Ends Justify The Means? Murray Wade N/A N/A
09/12/07 The Wise Steer Murray Wade N/A N/A
09/02/07 Keeping Ourselves Pure? Murray Wade N/A N/A
08/26/07 12 Ways To Maintain Zeal & Enthusiasm In Teaching Murray Wade N/A N/A
08/19/07 The High Cost of Low Trust Brian Andrews N/A N/A
08/05/07 The Beauty That Surrounds Us Daniel Wade N/A N/A
08/05/07 Am I Ready? Murray Wade N/A N/A
07/25/07 Can He Depend On You? Murray Wade N/A N/A
07/22/07 The Christian's View Of Suffering Daniel Wade N/A N/A
07/08/07 How Much Can Jesus Forgive? Murray Wade N/A N/A
07/08/07 The Compassion Of Jesus Murray Wade N/A N/A
06/03/07 Proper Prayer, part 3 Murray Wade N/A N/A
05/20/07 preached Jesus to him. Brian Andrews N/A N/A
04/22/07 Focusing On The Goal Daniel Wade N/A N/A
04/15/07 Teaching From The Book Of Acts Murray Wade N/A N/A
04/01/07 The Clay And The Potter Murray Wade N/A N/A
03/25/07 Prayer and Obedience Daniel Wade N/A N/A
03/18/07 Purer In Heart Mark Dunagan with additions from Murray Wade N/A N/A
03/14/07 A Lesson From Sequoyah Murray Wade N/A N/A
02/11/07 Lessons From Jethro Murray Wade N/A N/A
12/31/06 Misplaced Fear Murray Wade N/A N/A
12/24/06 Reasonable Service Brian Andrews N/A N/A
11/26/06 The Fear Of The Lord Mark Gateley N/A N/A
11/19/06 Are Names Important? Daniel Wade N/A N/A
11/19/06 Is My Name Written There? Murray Wade N/A N/A
10/29/06 Go-Bys for Life Murray Wade N/A N/A
10/01/06 How To Deal With Stress Daniel Wade N/A N/A
09/24/06 Honor The Older Murray Wade N/A N/A
09/18/06 Praise for the Lord Brian Andrews N/A N/A
09/10/06 What Will You Do With Jesus? Murray Wade N/A N/A
07/23/06 Wisdom Daniel Wade N/A N/A
07/23/06 Bad Spies, Good Spies Murray Wade and David Riggs N/A N/A
07/05/06 Good Deeds Of Young People Murray Wade N/A N/A
07/02/06 Do You Feel Alone? Murray Wade N/A N/A
06/18/06 Redemption Murray Wade N/A N/A
06/04/06 Are We Learning From Our Mistakes? Murray Wade N/A N/A
05/14/06 Christian Unity Murray Wade N/A N/A
05/07/06 Only One Sin Murray Wade N/A N/A

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Cub Foods and Super One Foods grocery stores all have "natural" sections with allergy-friendly foods.
Divvies - "no eggs no nuts no dairy (just delicious!)"
Many of these titles and more are in our lending library, so feel free to check them out.


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I have been using Aromi's Amazing solid perfume for over six years and absolutely love it! The fragrance is classy and romantic and my husband likes it as much as I do.
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All in all an Amazing product!
Smells great. Plus, no headaches!
I was very excited to receive this in the mail along with a couple others I had purchased. This was truly a great scent and I am more than excited to wear it all the time! Also was really great to get a little sample of Vixen in with my order! I really enjoy that scent as well and am looking forward to ordering more!
Love this scent. Very light, fresh smell.
This Amazing perfume is amazing. Great scent & I love the compact size!
I can see where this fragrance got it's name - it IS amazing. I have to be careful with many fragrances - they don't always develop nicely on me. This one just gets better and better as the day goes on.
This is a delicious scent. Wore it out last night and people kept asking what I was wearing. I see more of this in my future.


Samson is our resident male English golden. Acquired on an AKC limited registration, he provides us with an outstanding male representation of the breed: Stunning head piece and lovely profile, level topline and tailset, nicely angulated rear with generous feathering and of course, the highly prized biddable temperament of the golden. In short, he has showstopper looks and is a real charmer.


The SleepRight is a one-size-fits-all nasal dilator that gently opens your nose to increase airflow and alleviate snoring nasal congestion, and allergies. The nasal dilator is latex, BPA, and drug-free. Once inserted in the nose, the flexible flares expand the nasal passages to increase airflow, while conforming to the shape of your nostrils for comfort.
Unlike many other snoring aids, SleepRight does not use a sticky adhesive backing that could pull on your skin. Because there is no adhesive, you don't have to worry about skin blemishes on your nose bridge each morning.
The package includes three nasal dilators and each one is reusable for 15 days. You do need to clean the nasal dilator every day with soap and water to prevent infection. SleepRight is available for purchase at Walgreens, Amazon, and other retail locations.
When I first put the SleepRight on, I had a cold feeling in my nose. I also experienced slight agitation, but the sensation and the agitation went away after a few minutes. After inserting the dilator, I could instantly breathe easier. It was almost so easy to breathe that I had to get used to breathing slower for less oxygen!
I quickly got used to the dilator being in my nose and the increased air intake and had no problem falling asleep.
I tested the SleepRight nose dilator with my SnoreLab app to determine if it reduces my snoring. My baseline rate ranges between 15%-40%; which means I snore 15%-40% of the time while asleep. With the SleepRight, my snoring percentage dropped to 13% on the first and second nights.
My app showed me that when using the SleepRight my snoring volume was lower.
For the first few nights, I woke up with a little tenderness around my nose but as I became used to the device the soreness went away.
Based on my initial results, I continued to use the nasal dilator for several weeks. I had nights where the nasal dilator did not work as well to lower my snoring volume. I couldn't figure out why this was but suspect there were several factors involved. If I was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep, my snoring volume was loud and unaffected by the nasal dilator. Snoring volume is typically louder during this type of deep sleep. People with any form, even mild, of lactose intolerance, can snore louder. Weight, alcohol, and other lifestyle conditions can cause various types of snoring. Devices such as nasal dilators will not reduce this type of snoring.
The nasal dilator is easy to clean- just rinse with soap and water. The packaging for the SleepRight says you should replace it every 15 days, but I suspect you can use each one longer than that. If the nasal dilator does not lower your snoring enough, I recommend combining it with an anti-snoring mouthpiece.
Snoring Reduction. The results clearly showed the nasal dilator was working. My snoring percentage and loudness of snores dropped using the SleepRight. If you suffer from mild to moderate snoring, you could see tangible results with the nasal dilator.
Non-invasive. The SleepRight nose dilator is not an invasive product and is very comfortable to wear. After the initial moments of discomfort when I first put the nasal dilator in, I completely forgot it was there and was able to fall asleep easily with it in my nose. The design of the SleepRight is such that it can fit anyone's nostrils- you do not have to worry about sizing and fit.
Works with Other Devices. The nasal dilator works in tandem with other anti-snoring devices. You can wear your mouth device and the nasal dilator to get a quiet night of sleep. You can also use apps like SnoreLab to track your snoring amount and volume.
Good Value. The SleepRight nasal dilator is available for $7.99 on Amazon, which is a great value. For 45 days (or more if you clean and take care of the dilator) of reduced snoring, $7.99 is an easy price to pay for a box of three devices.
Small Parts. The nasal dilator is a small device and can be easy to misplaced.
Daily Maintenance. You do need to clean the nasal dilator every day to prevent infection. If you use it consistently, this cleaning process will be one more step in your daily routine.
Not a Huge Change in Snoring. While I saw a drop in my snoring percentage when I used the nasal dilator, the change was not dramatic. This device was effective in making a small change in my snoring. Its effectiveness can be further enhanced with the use of a snoring mouthpiece.
Stretched Nostrils. The nasal dilator does stretch out your nostrils when you wear it and my nose was tender the first few mornings I woke up with the device on. I do wonder if you wear a nasal dilator every night, will it eventually expand the size of your nostrils?
Continued Purchase. Ihe product is ultimately disposable, so you need to continue buying it on a regular basis.
Overall, I recommend trying the SleepRight nasal dilator if you have mild to moderate snoring. It is very comfortable to use and is available at a good price and is a good value.


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Copper Mountain Mining Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Letitia Wong as Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations and the appointment of Lance Newman as Vice President, Project Development.
Vancouver, British Columbia – July 16, 2018 – Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (TSX: CMMC | ASX: C6C - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqDcU2k6tH8&t=2s) (the "Company" or "Copper Mountain") is pleased to announce the appointment of Letitia Wong as Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations and the appointment of Lance Newman as Vice President, Project Development. Both appointments are effective today.


Very original leather A5 notebook - pen holder, removable notes. I would recommend a real craft can be a nice gift.
In our Ladybuq Art Studio, you can place an individually order.
For this purpose, it is necessary to contact with our studio before ordering by phone or email.
Some changes may involve additional cost.


We are partnering with Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Clean Air for Kids - Asthma Outreach Health Education program to support awareness of how air pollution impacts asthma and to help provide solutions to the issue. Nurses from Mary Bridge are meeting with families that have children suffering from asthma in the Auburn area to teach them how to protect their children and to offer resources.
We attended one of the home visits recently. Watch the video below to hear the family's story.


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CMO50 2020
Judging process and criteria
The CMO50 annual list is aimed at recognising Australia's 50 most innovative Chief Marketing Officers driving business impact within their organisation. The 2021 list is brought to you by our exclusive sponsor, Adobe.
Now in its seventh year, this annual list celebrates those leading the marketing function who are demonstrating innovative, strategic thinking, driving business change and commercial success, showcasing modern marketing leadership, and enabling greater collaboration and better customer engagement as a result. Through this, we again hope to meet our ultimate objective, which is to shine a spotlight on the increased importance of Australian marketing leaders in business.
The CMO50 is only open to the top Australia-based marketer within an organisation with responsibility for the vision and strategy of the whole company marketing function. In order to be included in the judging process, marketers have to either self-nominate, or be nominated by a suitable peer, via a standardised submission form. Specifically, this year's questionnaire is about showcasing:
Business contribution and innovation
A customer engagement-led approach to marketing thinking and effectiveness
The application of data and/or technology in marketing strategy and programs
Empowered, bold and strategic thinking
Resiliency and adaptability in the face of change
Inspired marketing and team leadership
Demonstration of marketing's commercial effectiveness
To ensure our CMO50 is as comprehensive and commendable as possible, we have compiled a strong industry judging panel to determine the final 50 list. Our judging panel encompasses respected figures from different parts of the industry, including former marketing and brand leaders, agency and industry association representatives, along with creativity, leadership, innovation and data experts. All have extensive experience in marketing and its changing demands. We sincerely thank all of our judges for the time and effort they spend in helping produce this list.
The 2021 judges list includes:
John Batistich, former director of marketing, Scentre Group (Westfield)
Andrew Baxter, former chair of Publicis and senior advisor to KPMG's Customer, Brand & Marketing Advisory business
Mark Buckman, former CMO and senior advisor, Accenture Interactive
Susan Massasso, former chief brand and growth officer, The a2 Milk Company
David Morgan, brand consultant and founder, MacMorgan
Michele Phillips, managing partner, 100 Percent Partners
Michael Rebelo, CEO, Publicis Groupe A/NZ
David Scribner, former chief customer officer, oOh!media
Georgina Williams, board director, former CMO
Lisa Winn, building business strategies and innovative solutions
Mike Zeederberg, managing director, Zuni
Judges are asked to read all completed submissions and judge each on key areas: Demonstrating innovation and bold thinking; demonstrating data and/or a technology-driven approach; demonstrating strategic performance and commercial acumen; and demonstrating adaptability and resiliency. The final combined score for each individual used as the basis for the list. Judges will meet in person to debate their scores and the final order of our CMO50 list.
As part of our submissions process, an invitation to nominate will be circulated to more than 300 of Australia's top marketing leaders, identified by CMO's editorial team as well as our judging panel. We also provide online links and calls to action on our website, cmo.com.au, and CMO Digest newsletter.
While there was no minimum tenure set for marketers wanting to participate, a number of CMOs have previously chosen not to enter because they have been in their respective positions for less than 12 months. Applicants need to have been in the position detailed in their application up until June 2021 in order to be eligible for consideration. In addition, as part of the program and at the discretion of our judging panel, we highlight a number of new or recently installed CMOs as 'ones to watch' each year.
NOTE: Nominations have been extended and are now due to be submitted by no later than Monday 16 August 2021.
Final selections are confirmed by our judging panel and are not open to further discussion or negotiation. All scores will be kept confidential and are not being released publicly, nor will they be discussed with any individual applicants.
The 2021 CMO50 will be revealed at our special in-person CMO50 event in October, in CMO magazine October 2021, online in our dedicated portal: www.cmo.com.au/cmo50.
This year, we're delighted to confirm the return of our exclusive dinner event to celebrate the achievements of the CMO50 on 21 October 2021. The exclusive, invite-only occasion provides a valuable networking forum for Australia's leading marketers.
Announcing The Marketer's Champion
As part of our 2021 program, we're also pleased to announce the judges will be introducing a new annual accolade, The Marketer's Champion, to recognise one individual's contribution to progressing the marketing community's role within the wider business community.
The Marketer's Champion is about recognising one individual no longer in a CMO position and who has progressed their career beyond marketing leadership, but who continues to contribute and give back to the marketing community to ensure the profession is respected as an active business contributor and growth driver.
We're asking all of our judges as well as CMO50 nominees this year to put forward 1-2 individuals they consider worthy of such an accolade. These names will be collated and presented to our CMO50 judging panel in 2021 for discussion to determine our final choice.
Our inaugural Marketer's Champion will be revealed alongside this year's CMO50 list at our special CMO50 dinner in October. If you'd like to contribute a suggestion for this award, please email CMO Publisher and Editor, Nadia Cameron: nadia_cameron@idg.com
We welcome constructive feedback on how we can further enhance this list in recognition of the industry.


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Cayman Current (https://www.caymancurrent.org/2022/06/14/oconnor-connolly-public-nursery-classes-still-on-governments-agenda/)
O'Connor-Connolly: Public Nursery classes still on government's agenda
By Patrick Brendel | June 14, 2022
The Cayman Islands government intends to establish Nursery classes in all public primary schools, starting in Grand Cayman with Red Bay Primary School.
The space for the Nursery class (ages 3-4, the year before Reception) will be created by the construction of a new classroom block at Red Bay, Minister of Education Juliana O'Connor-Connolly said in Cayman Islands Parliament last week.
Progressives Shadow Minister of Education Barbara Conolly posed the Opposition question: "Can the Honourable Minister provide an update on the implementation of her plans to improve and extend early years education provision?"
The planned introduction of public Nursery classes in Grand Cayman follows the 2019 creation of a Nursery class at Creek and Spot Bay Primary School in Cayman Brac.
"It is still my hope to establish nursery classes in all of government primary schools," O'Connor-Connolly said.
She said that the government has created a draft Early Childhood Care and Education Strategy that is currently going through an approval process.
"This strategy provides a strategic plan for further development of the early childhood sector. This strategy serves 3 critical purposes: to introduce, embed and to extend a number of initiatives aimed at improving outcomes for practitioners, children and families," she said. "The successful delivery of this strategy will mitigate the effects of any quality and poverty and ensure that increasing numbers of children are ready for their educational journey and able to make an effective transition into school."
O'Connor-Connolly said the government's Early Childhood Care and Education Unit is undergoing a restructuring exercise to make it "more strategic and intentioanl".
In a supplemental question, Conolly asked if the government had extended eligibility for the Early Childhood Assistance Programme (which provides funds for preschool tuition) given the spike in cost of living.
O'Connor-Connolly said she had not received requests for additional funding for the progamme, but "I have every confidence that on both sides of the House, should that application come for an increase, we would be meeting it as we have a rolling application now in process."
The Office of Education Standards conducted the first-ever round of school inspections of Cayman preschools from 2018-2020.
Conolly asked what actions the Ministry is taking to improve standards in private preschools where inspectors had identified weaknesses.
O'Connor-Connolly said the government had provided access to some funding for private centres that had experienced financial issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She said the expectation is that the centres will improve as a result of the inspections and that she is "fairly confident" they are making those efforts.
Minister of Education: Cayman schools dealing with COVID-related 'learning loss'
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to 'learning loss' among Cayman Islands students, and local schools are still trying to close gaps in academic progress.


"I grew up with a rock & roll heart and I have never lost it." The words of French photographer Jérôme Ferrière sum it all up. "More than a music or an attitude, it is an art of living." His new book Ibiza Rocks carries this through, with more than 100 images dating between 2011 and 2015.
Ferrière's passion is portraiture, where his focus is to capture the real essence of his subject's personality. "It's about me catching the balance between the strength and fragility of the character," he says.
He answers questions in a DANTE interview.
How did you get this gig, shooting bands before and after they went on stage at Ibiza Rocks in your mobile studio?
A communal project with Dawn Hindle, the artistic director of Ibiza Rocks and co-owner of Pikes Hotel and who I have been friends with for decades in Ibiza.
Is it right you have about five minutes each and about 12 shots on the Hasselblad film? That's a lot of discipline. Why that format?
Sometimes less than 5 minutes and less than 12 shots. It needs a lot of discipline and concentration for a very short time. It is quite intense, knowing also that you can neither see what you do, nor repeat such a session.
What is the story behind the cover shot of (TV presenter) Laura Whitmore?
I was just there on the VIP balcony when that happened. I could not resist catching such a magic moment of this young lady surfing on the crowd.
Many of the shots are very revealing. Which is your favourite?
Difficult question. Each one has his story.
Ok, which shoot was the most challenging then?
Kylie Minogue told me to wait and we're going to do the shoot. We did it after more than two hours.
Which stars or bands did you enjoy shooting most and why?
Madness! I used to be a fan as a teenager, it has been quite a special session for me; thanks also to my friend Chas Smash, living in Ibiza.
Also Boy George. We had dinner together. He was a very charming and interesting person with a big understanding of photography.
There are some lovely shots of the late Howard Marks – what was he like? What was he smoking!
Yes Howard – I was lucky also to have a couple of dinners with him and listen to some of his talks. A fascinating character with an amazing life. A true legend as real as the spliff he's smoking on the photo. I rolled one before the shoot to use it in the picture but he had his already rolled!
Were any of the stars really difficult to shoot and why?
Dizzy Rascal. I had to shot him three times over three different years to finally manage to get the good one. Some people are more difficult than others. Dizzy was one of them.
What keeps bringing you back to Ibiza Rocks? Do you live nearby?
I am an old friend and supporter of Ibiza Rocks. I love rock & roll and live music. I also like the ambience of the gigs. Yes, I also live nearby.
You say you have a rock & roll heart – what sort of music do you like, a lot of these at Ibiza Rocks are indie rockers.
I grew up with the Beatles and the Stones, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Bowie and many more. They also influenced my life style. There are always good new bands.
Yes: It was a great adventure!


If you live in a Western country, you will find that religion is having less of an influence on the decisions people make. In fact, many people are losing touch with religion in almost every part of the globe and they are resorting to a lifestyle with no boundaries. They do as they please, whenever they wish. Why? Because they do not believe in the Hereafter or the Day of Judgement. That is the Day we will have to answer for everything we did. But if you don't believe in the Day we will all be accountable for our actions, what stops you from committing every sin under the Sun?
Unfortunately, Muslims are involving themselves in shamelessness too, not remembering their purpose in life. People are forgetting Allah, His commands and His message. They no longer trust Him, but they seek to pursue their desires, even if it results in the destruction of society. Just look around; we are facing the consequences of such carelessness today. Immorality does not only destroy our bodies, but it is also corrupts our minds and souls.
You will be exposed to a lot of negative things, especially in the society we live in today. Sin is available everywhere you go. At some stage in your life, you will be tested with a situation which will require you to exercise self-restraint. You might tell yourself that it's okay to commit a sin but in your heart, you will know it's wrong. Just because no one is watching, just because you're young and you assume that you have a long life ahead, it doesn't mean that you should follow your desires blindly. If you do that, something is bound to go wrong and you will have to live with the regret of knowing you committed a sin when you could have easily avoided it.
The main point I want to get across in this post is: just because you can, it doesn't mean you should.
Everyone has the ability to make choices, whether they are good or bad, through the gift of free-will. This is a special quality that neither the plants nor animals possess. You won't find flowers picking themselves up and walking across the street. Allah hasn't given them the ability to do that. Moreover, human beings have been given the ability to reason, to think and reflect. With this, we are able to realise that our actions have consequences.
In this life, we will come across many paths which fall into one of two categories: good or bad. Some paths will be clear, safe and they will lead you to happiness whilst other paths will be dangerous, leading you far astray. These paths represent the choices you make. It's your life and you can decide which path you want to take. Choose a path that will be good for you, in this life and the next. If you knew that by going to a certain place, your life would be at risk because there was a human-eating grizzly bear on the loose, you would (hopefully) avoid that area as best as you possibly can. Well, in the same way, if you know that your soul will be harmed as a result of taking a particular path, maintaining a safe distance would be the most rational thing to do.
Yes, everyone has freewill. People can choose to do pretty much whatever they like in today's society. But just because you can choose to do something, it doesn't make it right or morally acceptable. For example, I can choose to drink alcohol, smoke and do drugs, but that doesn't mean it's the right thing to do, especially since it's causing harm to my body.
However, a bigger calamity would be that, as a result of committing these sins, I risk losing my faith. My soul will be vulnerable, weak and lost. Once I start, there's no limit as to how far I can go. I would have already disregarded a major principle of Islam which is to obey the commands of Allah. When Allah commands something, what do we do?
We have to remember that Islam doesn't need us, we need Islam. It's not a pick and mix type of religion where we choose to follow what benefits us and deny the aspects that we don't like. It's a complete way of life. And we need to remember that it was Allah who chose this way of life for us.
As much as we can strive to acquire beneficial knowledge, we must realise that our knowledge is limited and that we don't know everything. We can guess, speculate and predict future events but we may not always be correct. In Islam, we believe that Allah is the All-Knowing and the All-Wise. He knows the past, present and future more than and better than anyone else. His knowledge and wisdom is perfect. Furthermore, He created everything. Therefore, He knows the best conditions for everything and has prescribed certain laws for His creation to be maintained. For example, we know that the Earth orbits the Sun from a precise distance which ensures that it doesn't get too hot so that we roast in the extreme heat, nor is the Earth too far from the Sun so that we will freeze to death. That's something Allah has decided. Therefore, if Allah can take care of tiny, insignificant planet Earth, He definitely knows how to take care of an even tinier, more insignificant human being.
When Allah decides something, it's only good and that's why we put our trust in Him. His wisdom and knowledge encompasses everything. So when Allah tells us not to drink alcohol, not to commit adultery, not to murder or steal or do any sin, major or minor, we must trust His wisdom. He knows the negative consequences of doing these actions and out of His mercy and love, He told us to stay away from these things because they harm us. And not only do they harm individuals, but families and communities are also torn apart.
At the end of our lives, the only thing that will matter is our deeds. We will leave our families, money, cars, status, whatever it is, we will leave it behind. That's why it's important to make the right choices in this life; our choices here have a direct impact on where we will be in the hereafter.
When Allah says that something is wrong, even if the whole world engages in it, it will still be wrong!


Category Archives: The Wet Studio!
I call this first one "what was I thinking?" Because that's a lot of work for a quilt that is quite jarring. Well, after looking at it, I remembered that I had a lot of strip sets leftover from the Nancy Crow workshop, and I used them in this. This quilt was completely quilted, and had been put away. I just needed to put a binding on it. Yay!
I really like stars 🙂 This one was also almost completely quilted except for the border. I put long feathers all around the border. They don't show much with the print, but I enjoyed doing them. Both of these quilts had enough backing that I could do the "pull the back around to the front" for binding.
And here is the new "station." My wet studio is finished! The first picture makes the room look ridiculously long. In reality, the room is about 6'X15′. Tons of room for storage, several nice smooth surfaces to work on, and good lighting. I especially like the shallow shelves I requested so that I can see all my dyes without digging through them. Those are anti-fatique mats on the floor.
We used leftovers from the kitchen–some subway tile that I somehow ended up with and couldn't return, and the leftover pieces of granite from the kitchen counters. I bought J. the Contractor's old stove, and I even have my old microwave out there should the need arise!
Now for some nice warm days that entice me to get out there and do some dying!
Posted in Finishing quilts, The Wet Studio!


Dr. Frankis received her medical degree from Medical University of South Carolina, completed her residency in Internal Medicine at University of Virginia Hospital and returned to Medical University of South Carolina to complete her fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease and has practiced cardiology at hospitals in Georgia, South Carolina and New Mexico.
Dr. Frankis also holds a PhD in Pharmacology from Medical University of South Carolina. She has held assistant professorships at Medical University of South Carolina and Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Frankis has acted as an investigator in more than a dozen clinical research cases and authored or co-authored more than a dozen studies and abstracts about heart disease, heart failure and stroke.


100 Welsh Guards arrived in Afghanistan last week. They travelled with Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson who was in the country for a three-day visit.
The 100 troops are the first group of the additional 440 troops the Prime Minister committed to NATO's capacity building mission in Afghanistan at the NATO Summit in July. The UK plays a leading role in NATO, and this troop uplift will make the UK the third largest contributor to Afghanistan with around 1,100 personnel.
We remain absolutely committed to building an Afghanistan that is a strong security partner for decades to come. A secure and stable Afghanistan helps keep the streets of the UK safe.
The uplift of UK personnel not only underlines our commitment to Afghanistan and regional security, but also to the Alliance that has been the cornerstone of our defence for 70 years. Thousands of our personnel stand shoulder-to-shoulder with NATO allies around the world. Those here in Afghanistan are just one example of Global Britain in action.
The additional troops will bolster the UK's existing contribution to the UK-led Kabul Security Force (KSF), which plays a critical role in enabling NATO advisors in the city to undertake engagement with the Afghan Government. They will also continue to mentor the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces who are responsible for security in the capital.
The Defence Secretary also travelled to Mazar-e-Sharif where, alongside the German Armed Forces, UK personnel are supporting the expansion of the Afghan Special Police. The force has recently illustrated its increased capability in responding to the InterContinental Hotel and Kabul Military Academy attacks. He met around 40 UK advisors who have been based in the north of the country since January 2018.
He also met President Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah, underlining the UK commitment to a secure and stable Afghanistan.


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Now, Even The Bad Times Are Good
One of the challenges that Celtic face is that opponents in Scotland generally regard anything other than a sound thrashing at our hands as a good result.
A draw is excellent.
And actually beating Celtic is a significant career highlight for the majority of their players.
Even if Celtic give a team a right good horsing, the defeated outfit just shrug it off and refocus their attention on competing with their peers.
Their supporters are generally quite content to watch their players deploying whatever tactics might successfully deny the Celts a goal spree.
There's very little pressure on those teams to do anything other than hold the fort.
That's just the way it is.
By contrast, Celtic supporters – and particularly the younger ones who have no memory of watching truly rotten Celtic teams – seem to think that anything short of a convincing victory in almost every single domestic fixture is a completely unsatisfactory betrayal of Celtic's traditional, glorious style.
But the reality is that although Celtic now have greater resources than any of their Scottish opponents, this does not mean that they can fill the side with geniuses and world-beaters who are entitled to overrun the puny resistance of unworthy opposition by dint of their immeasurable superiority and God-given gifts.
Celtic have played eight games this month.
Now that they've lost one of them to a well organised, hard working, reasonably competent side at their home stadium, there is a bizarre gnashing of teeth and rending of garments in some Celtic-supporting quarters as if it's an outrageous injustice.
It's football.
Hibs did to Celtic what the Hoops did to Barcelona.
They prevented theoretically superior opponents from playing to their strengths, pinched a lead and then defended it for all they were worth.
Inspired by the big occasion, Hibs found an energy level, a focus and a resolve which simply wasn't there a few days ago when they lost to Ross County.
Indeed it doesn't seem to have been there in any of their recent performances since they last raised the bar by knocking Hearts out of the Cup at the start of the month.
That was another big occasion for the Hibs players which seems to have brought out the best in them.
When Celtic play Hibs, they're not really playing the same team that loses a string of league games to Ross County, Motherwell, ICT, Aberdeen and Dundee.
They're playing a team which is as up for it as Celtic are against Benfica, Spartak Moscow or Barcelona.
And, just as Celtic have proved themselves to be able to stop those teams from playing at their best, so it is that the boot is on the other foot when they have to solve the problem of unlocking packed defences in Scotland.
On the day, Celtic's success will depend upon the conversion rate of the chances they do manage to create.
Yesterday, they had a few chances and didn't take them.In the Champions League, Celtic had an unusually high conversion rate and that carried them through to the last 16.
If they can somewhat improbably maintain that preposterously high rate, they might even yet get past Juventus (so long as the serial match-fixers from Turin miss their penalties).
But the odds on that happening in every match Celtic play are not good.
Ten years ago Celtic could regularly turn games like yesterday's defeat around because the threat of top class talents such as Chris Sutton, Stilian Petrov, John Hartson and Lubomir Moravcik sooner or later created chances which the genius of Henrik Larsson would convert with exceptional regularity.
Hooper isn't in Larsson's class, Samaras isn't as deadly as Hartson, Broon isn't the player that Petrov was and no-one at Celtic Park now could lace Moravcik's boots.
The money simply isn't there to acquire ready-made players of that quality and, unlike some clubs, Celtic have no intention of exterminating themselves by spending money which they don't have or by borrowing money which they can never pay back.
Celtic are competing against top-flight professional clubs who, rightly, are keen to test themselves against the best team in the country and one of the current European elite.
There are almost certainly going to be lots of days like yesterday when Celtic fire blanks.
But they'll probably have far fewer of them than any other SPL club and so Celtic remain hot favourites to win the league.
That's good enough for me.
It's probably good enough for many of us who endured supporting Celtic during periods such as the trophy famine from 1989 until 1998.
The barren period was temporarily alleviated only by a solitary, scrappy Scottish Cup win against the now-defunct Airdrieonians FC in 1995.
The victory was celebrated as if we had won the European Cup again with the trophy being paraded through the streets from Hampden to Celtic Park.
Grim times.
That was a period when sometimes we couldn't even qualify for Europe at any level, far less reach the last 16 of the top tournament while topping the league.
And whenever we did limp into one of the lower UEFA tournaments, we were almost invariably picked off in the early rounds by teams of journeymen who were still canny enough to pick off our naive, "entertaining", cavalry charge mentality.
Neuchatel Xamax couldn't believe their luck and had the tie wrapped up before the first leg even reached half-time.
Partizan Belgrade scored a last minute goal on the counter-attack to turn an impending defeat into victory while Celtic didn't even have the savvy to run down the clock with a late substitution or take the ball into the corners while leading 6-5 on aggregate.
(To put Partizan's quality in perspective it can be noted that they went on to lose both legs of their tie against Dinamo Bucharest who, in turn, lost home and away to Anderlecht who were then taken care of by Sampdoria.)
It took us decades to even start to learn how to play modern European football.
Now we are the Scottish Champions and we are likely to remain so for years.
We are going toe to toe with the very best teams in Europe and holding our own.
Many of the performances won't be pleasing to the eye but I'll happily settle for what we now have with no cheating Huns "competing" with us for the title and the occasional defeat at the hands of Hibs, Inverness or Kilmarnock while we eye up a possible place in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Just over a year ago there was a stampede of panic merchants calling for Neil Lennon's dismissal in the wake of a 3-3 draw with Kilmarnock.
The Armageddon scenario at that time was that we had fallen so far behind the Huns that the league was done and dusted.
It wasn't just Jelavic who was stupid enough to make that claim.
They were quite a few Hoops followers queuing up on various Celtic forums to demand the manager's head while lamenting that Craig Whyte's All Stars had disappeared over the horizon towards the SPL title.
Thank God that the baleful Orc Effect didn't drive us off the course that we're still on.
And praise be to Hector that it's no longer a factor at all.
We now have time to develop into a respectable European force without having to worry about the Tax-Dodgers capitalising on any of our domestic stumbles.
These are great days for Celtic supporters, even when the team isn't yet constantly firing on all cylinders.
Even the bad times are good now.
Tags: Barcelona, Benfica, Celtic, Champions League, Craig Whyte, Europe, European Cup-Winners Cup, Gary Hooper, Georgios Samaras, Hector, Henrik Larsson, Henry Clarson, Hibernian FC, Hibs, Hoops, Huns, Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC, Jelavic, John Hartson, Kilmarnock FC, Lubomir Moravcik, Neuchatel Xamax, Orc Effect, Partizan Belgrade, Scotland, Scott Brown, Scottish champions, Scottish Cup, Scottish football, Scottish league, Spartak Moscow, SPL, Stilian Petrov, tax-dodging, UEFA, UEFA Cup
Asterisks Be Damned
There are occasional gremlins on the rangerstaxcase site which strike without warning and prevent posts from being uploaded. Earlier tonight, I posted some thoughts on RTC's latest blog but my follow up, in reply to a query from another poster, refuses to upload. Rather than throw my computer out of the window, I've decided to post the exchange here.
Henry Clarson says:
Regarding the debate on what do about the championship titles which must be taken from Rangers, this is really not difficult.
Every game in which Rangers fielded ineligible players is recorded as a 3-0 victory for their opponents. The points are totalled up for the season. The team which has the most points is awarded the title.
I've paid tens of thousands of pounds over the years to see my team competing for the championship title and I'll be damned if I'm going to settle for seeing an asterisk taking the place of a title which my team won fair and square.
The only reason that those titles weren't awarded to the correct team at the end of each season is because the game was so riddled with corruption that nobody enforced rules that would have deprived Rangers of their unfair advantage.
Successive SFA and SPL officials came from Ibrox and allowed this cheating to go unchecked. Successive directors at Rangers FC, at best neglected their responsibilities to ensure that their business was on the straight and narrow. At worst, they actively perpetuated the cheating. The bank which happily turned a blind eye to Murray's financial recklessness and – as is now becoming clearer and clearer – sheer criminality happily wiped other clubs off the face of the earth and threatened others, including mine, with winding up procedures.
And all this time, I was forking out over a thousand pounds per season to see my team competing in tournaments which were supposed to be fair. It was bad enough to be seething with frustration at what I knew at the time were biased refereeing performances; now that it is apparent that the beneficiaries of this bias were not even eligible to compete, never mind take the honours, the frustration has hardened into a righteous and completely justified anger.
This institutionalised fraud will not be rectified with an asterisk.
The very first principle of atonement is to make restitution as far as that is possible. The very minimum requirement is to return what has been stolen to its rightful owners. In the case of at least five titles, that means presenting those titles to the team which won the most points in accordance with the Laws of the Game of Association Football and in line with the rules and regulations of the SFA and SPL. Absolutely nothing less than that will do. And that should only be a starting point.
Taking away from Rangers anything which was never rightfully theirs in the first place is not a punishment. It's merely the first step in undoing some of the damage. The next step is to restore to the rightful owners that which was stolen from them. The third step is to punish the guilty parties for their crimes. We're not even close to that third stage yet so any hint of backsliding on the first two steps must not be tolerated.
There is no room for compromises here.
There is a constant creep in the mainstream media towards an assumption that Rangers have suffered enough and that those who want to see them pay in full for their colossal wrongdoing are being vindictive. Nothing could be further from the truth.
The issue is purely about fairness. It is fundamentally unfair that hardened, habitual cheats should receive any leniency when those who did nothing wrong whatsoever were seriously disadvantaged, suffered considerable loss of prestige, were wrongly deprived of sporting honours and were financially damaged. In some cases, the financial damage was a mortal blow.
An asterisk won't cut it.
Gully says: 19/07/2012 at 12:15 am
Henry, does your unwillingness to compromise mean that the Champions League competitions in the affected years will also have to be replayed?
An asterisk is the best compromise, for compromise is necessary.
This is utter foolishness.
Absolutely no compromise is either necessary or desirable in this case.
Anyone who cannot understand the fundamentals of fair play in sport is never going to be able to understand why the prizes should be awarded to the highest placed competitor who hasn't cheated instead of to the cheat who wasn't found out for a while.
For the purposes of this blog, we proceed on the assumption that Rangers did cheat. We have seen more than enough evidence to back up that assumption.
One single competitor stands accused of cheating and is almost certainly guilty.
That competitor must pay the penalty. Yes, even when it's Rangers.
There is no case for allowing those guilty of breaking the rules to negotiate further breaches of the rules in order to spare themselves the punishment which they deserve. We are not yet so far through the looking glass that we are going to permit cheats to guide us about what is fair and what is unfair.
If you want to grab hold of an uninsulated electrical cable which is plugged into a live mains supply, by all means go ahead and try to negotiate a compromise about just how electrocuted you get. When Rangers decided to ignore the rules, they took the risk that they would get burned. Now they're getting totally fried and it serves them right. They knew the danger, they took the risk, they lost out, they're toast. All the blame is theirs and theirs alone.
The penalty for breaking the registration rules is perfectly clear. We have seen the precedents and we know that the punishment for fielding improperly registered players is a 3-0 defeat. Ask Spartans FC, who paid a severe penalty for a careless administrative error on a team-line. They did not complain, they did not whine. They took full responsibility for their own transgression, accepted the defeat and paid the whopping fine. Because those are the rules.
Even FC Sion had to accept the rules eventually.
Replaying competitions is clearly not an option, least of all for players who were already veterans ten years ago. That is an unfortunate physical fact which can not be changed although it weakens still further any case for leniency towards Rangers FC.
In cup competitions, any honours which went to Rangers – including runners-up medals – must be struck off. Since it is now impossible to determine what the ultimate outcome of the cup tournaments would have been if clubs, unfairly eliminated by Rangers, had instead advanced to the next round of the competition, it's reasonable to consider various solutions on their merits. All of them must start from the point that Rangers have no right to retain honours which they were not eligible to compete for.
The ultimate solution is a matter of practicality, not a compromise of principles.
What can be done and must be done is that the record is at least set straight wherever possible. The records must show in perpetuity that all matches in which Rangers FC fielded ineligible players were 3-0 victories for their opponents. In league competitions, where the outcomes can be accurately recalculated, the medals and titles must be awarded to the correct winners.
This is as simple in the case of Rangers as it was in the case of Spartans or Sion.
The rules must be applied to the transgressions of Rangers just as strictly as they were to any other club.
Rangers have no right to be treated differently.
If anything, they should be hammered even harder because they have relentlessly puffed themselves up as the country's greatest club, with a monopoly on dignity, the standard to which everyone else should aspire ("we welcome the chase") and a giant of the global game. If any club should have taken extra care to ensure that it was playing the game by the rules, it was this one with its ludicrous sense of self-importance and its arrogant evaluation of its own stature.
But I'll quite happily settle for seeing them treated like ordinary cheats rather than elite cheats.
This does not please blinkered supporters of the cheating club or their sympathisers; it does not please those who are too dull of wit to follow simple logic; it does not please people whose concept of sport doesn't hold honesty, fairness or justice in high regard; it does not please those who are too cowardly to stand up to the myth of the mighty Rangers; it does not please those who are so corrupt that they are still trying to promote any argument for a perverse compromise.
But, by God, it will please anyone (including disillusioned former supporters of Rangers) who thinks sport should be built upon a foundation of fairness. It will satisfy those who believe that the sport is well rid of cheats who would bring football to its knees rather than miss out on prizes which they haven't earned. And it will delight those who see unrepentant supporters of a rotten, disgraced club hoping and praying that half a dozen SPL clubs will go to the wall as a direct result of Rangers finally being held to account for corrupting Scottish football.
Asterisks be damned.
Tags: banks, cheating, criminality, David Murray, dual contracts, EBTs, fairness, FC Sion, financial recklessness, football, fraud, Henry Clarson, honesty, Ibrox, integrity, justice, Rangers, rangerstaxcase blog, RFC, Scottish champions, Scottish football, SFA, sneaky pay, Spartans FC, SPL, Tax, titles


Categories: All Rooms, Paintings by Carolyn Sergeant.
Carolyn Sergeant is a botanical and landscape artist of great sensitivity. Her work ranges from freely handled depictions of still life subjects, interiors and the familiar landscapes around her home in the Welsh Marches to detailed depictions of single blooms set against rich, monochrome backgrounds. Carolyn Sergeant has exhibited widely, with major exhibitions at Colnaghi, Hazlitt and the Fine Art Society in recent years.