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A Bridge to "Moderate" Islam Is In Fact a Road to Hell
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'Islam is a religion of peace and the great majority of Muslims are not party to any plans and actions of the radicals'- so claim academic pundits, leftist journalists, and hired Islamic apologists. The incantation of these "authorities" is the lullaby that puts the people into a sleep of complacency.
Complacency and appeasement on the part of the free world and those well-meaning, non-practicing Muslims, can only serve Islam. There is no chance for co-existence with Islam. All one needs to know is to see what is happening in Islamic countries. That is exactly what is in store for the presently free people of the world if Islam is not held in check.
The average free person, who is busy with all manner of demands on his time and resources, would hardly want to worry about the very real threat which mainstream Islam poses to his life and to his future. It is so much easier to accept the claims of authorities who assure us not to worry; 'it's just a tiny minority of extremists', and 'soon the great majority of "moderates" will triumph over the crazy zealots'. So we lull ourselves back to the comfort of our pretenses, serene in knowing that the "experts" have it all under control.
Wait! Aren't these the same experts who told us Hitler could not possibly be crazy enough to attack Russia or Britain? Aren't these the same "experts" who tried to cover up Mao Tse Tung's reign of terror in China, or Pol Pot's genocide in Cambodia? Isn't this the same "expertise" that assured us in the 1970's that inflation was good, and could never be accompanied by recession? Aren't these the same folks who tell us the Saudis are our best friends in the Middle East, that the Titanic was unsinkable, that we should not succumb to our racist impulses by reporting suspicious Muslim men who are learning to fly jumbo jets, and that goods imported from China are perfectly safe? Or that if we just "open up dialogue with our enemies," we can create peace?? Hmmm...It seems like we have much to worry about when the "authorities" begin to disseminate their collective wisdom. And don't bank on the politicians either. They are the master practitioners of the art of the politically correct.
Yet, some of these professional advocates of Islam go farther by accusing those who sound the alarm as racist, bigots, hatemongers and much more. That attitude sure worked well for England, Holland and France! But the elites who scold us and seduce us into our slumbering acquiescence never allow their dismal record of intellectual failure to prevent them from claiming ever more enlightenment.
Their present project is to 'build a bridge to moderate Islam'. Let us, for the record, be clear on this subject one more time: Islamism, Islamofascism, Radical Islam, Political Islam, and Militant Islam are different terms for essentially the same thing, a virulent, hateful, dangerous and violent system of beliefs and practices. Yet, one and all are progeny and mutation of Islam itself. Islam in all of its forms and sects is simply an evil ideology that is practiced by all Muslims, an ideology that increasingly is manifesting in evil, inhuman and murderous manifestations Islamism is a pincer, with the world in its jaws between the end-of-the-world Shiism and the jihadist Sunnis.
To the simple mind of western "intellectuals", within every ideology there must always be "good liberals" and "bad conservatives," and so they search in vain for the "moderate", "reasonable" and "pragmatic" wing of any threatening ideology. But in their enormous ignorance of the realities of Islam, they fail to realize that in Islam, the wings are not "left" and "right", or "liberal" vs. "conservative"; they are two jaws in the same supremacist device that aims to crush the life of all non-believers.
I will explain why attempting to build a bridge to "moderate" Islam is in fact a road to hell, since "moderate Islam" is oxymoronic. Any moderacy in Islam is in fact incompatible and in conflict with essential Islam, its power structure and its controlling proponents. The so-called "Moderate Muslims" or "Secular Muslims" would like to have their cake and eat it too. They wish to remain Muslim in name only, yet not bother to read the mandates of the Quran or understand the context in which Muhammad foisted his inconsistent poisonous prophecy upon the world. One which melds at time with the tone and fervor of the Old and New Testament and one which at other times is exclusory, racist, imperialistic, dominating and self-aggrandizing at the expense of all western norms and ideas developing over the last many millennia. Instead of conclusively demonstrating Islam's violent nature from its very inception and moving in another direction with what they can prove is the worthwhile portions of Islam, they have decided to marry an inherently noxious religion with an inherently godless philosophy.
Also, these happy-go-lucky people-of-Islam are indeed delusional, for Muhammad's record is not even the subject of debate. His utterances and deeds are a part of history that is simply not debatable. Islam is what Muhammad said it was in the diatribes of vitriol and hatred that abounds in is the Quran; and Islam is what Muhammad did during his violent life. If you accept Islam as your religion, you become a part of the guiding principles of hatred, revenge, and rejection of prior enlightened prophecies.
But the "bridge-builders" refuse to acknowledge the fact that one cannot be a Muslim and not abide by the dictates of the Quran. Keep in mind that the fact being a Muslim is a clear admission of wrongdoing, the extent of which depends on the degree of a person's Muslim-ness. If he is only a Muslim who does not practice Islam, then he is, at the very least, guilty of hypocrisy. If he is somewhat of a Muslim by tithing, from time to time, following the ranting of the local mullah or imam, and swallowing whole the pronouncements of the high divines, then he is guilty of significantly contributing to the evildoing of Islam. One cannot practice one's religion as if on an island, ignoring one's co-religionist's Jihadist and terrorist tendencies. Either one rails openly and publicly against those preventing what one believes to be the pure and positive core of one's beliefs, or one becomes a co-conspirator in the continuing perversion of the religion of more than a billion protagonists. It is time for the non-practicing Muslims to abandon their childish desire to an uncompromising ideology and cling to an evil, yet pretend they can "reform" it, like the abused wife insisting that she can cure her alcoholic, violent spouse by remaining in a codependent relationship.
It's time the self-described "moderates" either accept the truth of their ugly religious ethics and reject them by joining the forces of liberty and worldwide family of free people, or join the forces of darkness. But to join the peace-loving free world, you must immediately stop making excuses for a religion that expresses malevolence and hate more often than democracy tolerance towards other religions and peoples.
Here is my 10-point process to understand why Islam cannot be "moderated," for the benefit of those misguided people who are the advocates of "Secular Islam." I will show that "Secular Islam" an impossibility. 1_The first question that must be answered is whether or not any doctrine can be called "evil". If nothing is good or evil, then all of life is inherently nihilistic, and all thinkers and believers in life (all of us) are necessarily nihilists.
We must establish a way to measure "evil." Take for example, Naziism. How are we to know that the Nazi party was evil, and that present-day believers in Nazi principles are doing evil? We certainly cannot use traditional Islamic mea culpas, to rid Nazis of their well deserved guilt! We can't look at present day Nazis who are demonstrably not trying to take over the world. We can't ask the average Nazis on the street to declare themselves authorities on their entire cult.
We can't just look at the actions of some of them, for in doing so, we could simply assert that the good Nazi party was hijacked by "radicals". It is certainly true that the vast majority of German supporters of the Nazi party in 1936 were normal, peaceful people who were simply held hostage by the zealots. If you took a random "Nazi", you'd be vastly more likely to condemn him for his taste for Sauerkraut rather than see him participate in an actual murder.
So we have the same excuses at work that exist in the debate over Islam, but today we condemn Naziism as evil. If it is illegitimate to simply look for a nice Nazi, and try to build a bridge to the Nazi power structure through him, then how can we think we can do it with Islam? We think so because we have presupposed with 20/20 vision that Naziism is bad, and yet because of the forces of politically correct, we believe that Islam is not. But this begs the question: How then do we know what evil is, so we can condemn it? Nowadays the liberal mantra is that all cultures, all peoples, all religions are merely shades of the same gray and only understanding separates us - that good an evil are primitive concepts that have no place in an overly rich and powerful America. The answer is that the only way to determine if a thing is evil or neutral or good is to establish a working definition of what constitutes evil and its opposite, good, and then test the doctrine against the definition.
While it is true that many people will disagree on the precise definition, it does not matter. Let each person establish the definition for him or herself, and at least be logical and fair in evaluating the evidence of the creed. In other words, deal with the consequences of the process, no matter how hard the findings are to accept.
The Bible says, "You shall know them by their fruits." 2_Once a definition is in place, the only way to evaluate a belief system under any accepted definition is to read the foundational books, the manuscripts that define the creed...the scripture that was carefully written to explain the norms and intent of those who established it. You cannot ask a Nazi whether he thinks he is evil. He will tell you he is good, and that you are evil for resisting him, because he is defending his "people" against those who resist his beliefs. This is exactly what Muhammad said about the Jews and Christians who resisted him. "Thus (will it be said): 'Taste ye then of the (punishment): for those who resist Allah, is the penalty of the Fire.'" Quran 8.014 "And when those who disbelieve plot against thee (O Muhammad) to wound thee fatally, or to kill thee or to drive thee forth; they plot, but Allah (also) plotteth; and Allah is the best of plotters." Quran 8.030 "And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is all for Allah. But if they cease (in defeat), then lo! Allah is Seer of what they do." Quran 8.039 You cannot allow a random Nazi member to provide personal anecdotal opinion and declare it to be authoritative.
Only the written treatises of the founders and their subsequent actions may be taken as true expression of the belief system. You cannot take a third-party account of Nazi goodness to be superior to the Nazi party principles and the philosophy espoused in Mein Kampf. That would be ignoring Hitler's beliefs in exchange for that of an outside observer commenting on Hitler's beliefs. The same is true for Islamic apologists. We can't just trot out any "scholar" and declare him to be authoritative over the words and deeds of the most important figures in Islamic history.
Once we have found the foundational texts which declare the basis and purpose of the creed, in order to validate the creed as it is written we must test if the leaders of the creed are in fact true to their words; one must look at historical actions of those who rose in rank through the belief system. Look at their words, actions, and reactions as their lives played out to see if they were consistent in representing their own creed. This is how you test whether or not a doctrine is evil. 3_Having defined evil, and having isolated the relevant foundational texts, we can move ahead. If we find a group of people who adhere strictly to their codes of conduct as established in their scripture, we cannot place these people on the sidelines of their religion as aberrations or "extremists".
Such attempts to marginalize the fundamentalist believers in a religious movement are the product of highly confused and illogical thinking. A person cannot be "extreme" with respect to her religion if she is in alignment with all of its commandments and admonishments. Being highly devout is "fundamentalism," but it is not extreme or radical. The reason we wish to believe that a Buddhist who never steps on an ant is "extreme" is because we realize that the behavior is unusual and difficult to accomplish, inasmuch as almost nobody can live up to its ideals. But to view an action that is rare and strange to you, and then declare that, because it occupies a far-off position with respect to your personal beliefs and capability to align, it is therefore "extreme" with respect to its own religious dictates, is highly illogical and quite frankly stupid.
And this is the precise "logic" that is used by those who wipe the Islamic slate clean, declaring all inhumane practices and advocation in Islam to be the handiwork of "extremists." Such muddled thinking does nothing to advance our understanding of the creed, the evil it does, and its dangers to mankind. If we use this process and we objectively find that Islam as it is currently practiced by many satisfies the definition of evil, we cannot then be subject to the insults of the ignorant who themselves refuse to conduct a like investigation. We cannot be accused of being "Nazis" ourselves simply because our rational discovery and analysis process uncovered true evil. It would be the height of absurdity to declare that an anti-Nazi is just as bad as a Nazi for vehemently opposing Nazi thinking!
The same must be true for Islam. 4_ I won't get into every nuance of the reasons; any average person can define evil and read the Quran and come away with the sole conclusion that it is evil. Only those of us who have bothered to read the Quran and parts of the Hadith and Sunna and who have bothered to read history and take note of present-day Islamic violence and oppression in light of their dark beliefs can say that we have good reason to declare Islam in its present form an evil cult. But suffice it to say that Islam, as configured by Muhammad and as interpreted over the centuries, essentially boils down to the following principles: a. Jews and Christians are, per se, the epitome of evil to Islamic thinking.
Pagans are also evil, but somewhat less insulting to Allah, since the Jews and Christians received prophecy and "rejected" it. One of many such verses of hate: "Those who reject (Truth) (Islam), among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, will be in Hell-Fire, to dwell therein (for aye). They are the worst of creatures." Quran 098.006 b. Therefore Jews and Christians are offensive to Allah. The worse between them is the Jew. The world will not be restored to Allah's preferences until all Jews are defeated and entirely eradicated. One of many such verses of hate: "Say: 'shall I point out to you something much worse than this (referring to the previous verses), as judged by the treatment it received from Allah? Those who incurred the curse of Allah and His wrath (Jews), those of whom some He transformed into apes and swine, those who worshipped evil;- these are (many times) worse in rank, and far more astray from the even path!'" Quran 5.060 c. Muslims believe that those who resist conversion to Islam and the establishment of the prominence of Islamic global domination are Islam's enemies who can never be trusted or treated as equals.
One of many such verses of hate: "O ye who believe! Take not my enemies and yours as friends (or protectors),- offering them (your) love, even though they have rejected the Truth that has come to you, and have (on the contrary) driven out the Prophet and yourselves (from your homes), (simply) because ye believe in Allah your Lord! If ye have come out to strive in My Way and to seek My Good Pleasure, (take them not as friends), holding secret converse of love (and friendship) with them: for I know full well all that ye conceal and all that ye reveal. And any of you that does this has strayed from the Straight Path." Quran 60.001 d. Allah calls on Muslims (believers) to use their corporeal power to murder Jews, Christians, and people of other religions and to destroy their nations, cities and institutions, until they sue for peace and either become Muslims or pay for the privilege of being ruled by a world Islamic order. One of many such verses of hate: Volume 4, Book 52, Number 176: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "You (i.e. Muslims) will fight the Jews till some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, 'O 'Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.' "
One of many such verses of hate: Volume 4, Book 52, Number 196: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, " I have been ordered to fight with the people till they say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,' and whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,' his life and property will be saved by me except for Islamic law, and his accounts will be with Allah, (either to punish him or to forgive him.)" e. Forget all you know about spiritually uplifting ideals of brotherly love and peace (the word "love" is nearly absent in the Quran). Peace and earthly enlightenment only comes after slaughter and victory in a war in which Islam is victorious.
If, in any battle or time period, Islam is not victorious, Muslims must lie in wait until the right time and then ambush their enemies and establish Islamic rule. Until that time, policies of terrorism and deceit are both sanctioned and advised. Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and I have been made victorious with terror (cast in the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the world were brought to me and put in my hand." Abu Huraira added: Allah's Apostle has left the world and now you, people, are bringing out those treasures (i.e. the Prophet did not benefit by them). Excerpt Q-33:25-27 Set 66, Count 131-133 [33.25]...Allah sufficed the believers in fighting... [33.26]...some [Jews] you killed and you took captive another part. [33.27]...He made you heirs to their [Jewish] land and their dwellings and their property, and (to) a land which you have not yet trodden... (So much for the theory that Muslims don't have a religious mandate to claim Jewish lands...that the "Palestinian" problem is all the fault of the Jews...so on and so forth) f. Islam calls for robotic acceptance of minute and grand prescriptions covering every aspect of a Muslim's life.
Therefore, Islam is not personally or spiritually relevant. It is political, which is why it may never separate itself from government. Adherence is not a matter of voluntary devotion, but of the Law, and violators are severely punished, including capital punishment as in Sharia. The principle of "an eye for an eye" (retribution/revenge) is supreme in all social interaction.
Praying five times daily, wearing headscarves, ablution, abstaining from alcohol, etc... all this is done not out of personal belief that it is proper, but because Allah says so, and nobody may violate Allah's written commandments. g. Men are the strong and superior. Women are the weak and inferior. Women must be kept ignorant and within a low social class so they do not abuse the Islamic order by seeking equality. "Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the others and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them. Then if they obey you take no further action against them. Allah is high, supreme." Quran 4.34 Islam strictly forbids women to participate in many activities in which men are involved. In Islam, women are not in the calculus—women are incidental and merely exist for the pleasure of men. The words "naghess al aghl" literally means defected witted person. It describes the intellectual capability of women in general. And the word "zaeefeh", is referred directly to female gender in contrast to men, meaning "the weaker one", in a condescending fashion. "By another sign He (Allah) gave you wives from among yourselves, that you (men) might live in joy with them, and planted love and kindness in your hearts. Surely there are signs in this for thinking men." Quran 32.21 h. Muslims are entitled, in fact required, to wage war on all non-Islamic thoughts and deeds.
Any who mock or disrespect the prophet Muhammad are to be murdered by honor-bound Muslim enforcers. 4:162b Muhammad said, "My livelihood is under the shade of my spear, and he who disobeys my orders will be humiliated by paying Jizya." ["Jizya" is the poll tax paid by subjugated peoples in return for the protection of the Islamic government.> 4:196 Mohammad said, "I have been ordered to fight with the people till they say, 'None has the right to be worshiped but Allah,' and whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshiped by Allah,' his life and property will be saved by me except for Islamic law, and his accounts will be with Allah (either to punish him or to forgive him.)" 4:220 Muhammad said, "... I have been made victorious with terror (cast in the hearts of the enemy) ..." The 69th verse of Sûrah Anfãl declares: "Eat ye the spoils of war. They are lawful and pure."
"The apostle (Muhammad) said, 'Kill any Jew that falls into your power.' Hereupon Muhayyisa b. Masud leapt upon Ibn Sunayna, a Jewish merchant with whom they had social and business relations, and killed him. Huwayyisa was not a Muslim at the time though he was the elder brother. When Muhayyisa killed him Huwayyisa began to beat him, saying, 'You enemy of God, did you kill him when much of the fat on your belly comes from his wealth?' Muhayyisa answered, 'Had the one who ordered me to kill him ordered me to kill you I would have cut your head off.'" 61 In another terrorist action, Muhammad asked his men to murder an old Jewish man, Abu Afak. "'Who will deal with this rascal for me?' The killing of such an old man moved a poetess, Asma b. Marwan, to compose disrespectful verses about the Prophet, and she too was assassinated."
When the assassin prayed with the prophet at al-Medina, Muhammad said to him: "'Have you slain the daughter of Marwan?' The assassin said: 'Yes. Is there something more for me to do?' He [Muhammad] said: 'No two goats will butt together about her.'"62..." (from Islam is not Salaam, by CS Karlson, 2004) i. All contemporary written scripture is corrupted, and only the Quran is the truth. Muhammad is the highest authority, as Allah's primary and final prophet. Even the Quran contains contradictions and infusions of verses by Satan (note: Muhammad actually codified this concept in the Quran, the subject of Rushdie's book, the "Satanic Verses"). But in order to eradicate Satanic infusion, whenever a passage conflicts with another, only the latter one may be understood as correct...because Allah will always trump Satan. The Quran (surviving, unabrogated prophesy) and its ethical commandments are eternal, perfect, and immutable. j. This is why any references to "peaceful" earlier scriptures have been completely abrogated by evil scripture that is congruent with only older, violent scripture.
What we have left is a book that is unbelievably sickening in its hateful attitudes and inhumane practices. This is why you cannot believe an ignorant Muslim who quotes abrogated scripture, such as "there should be no compulsion in religion"...that phrase was abrogated hundreds of times, and it is enraging to have to point out such obvious contradictions. 5_ Conclusion: These unalterable and undilutable sentiments represent that which is wrong, sinful, erroneous, ill-advised, and just plain evil. 6_ Moreover, anyone who acts consistently in the advocation and advancement of these ethics is adhering to Islam as it was intended.
They are fundamentalists, like the Christian who consistently turns the other cheek, or the Buddhist who is careful never to step on a bug, but they are not extremists. An extremist Christian would for example claim that Christ did not intend for people to forgive each other and express the final commandment for brotherly love, but rather to beat each other until they accepted Christ as God, and to reject anyone who did not believe as they do. Perhaps some, even many, Christians think that the latter is correct, but according to scripture, they are wrong. This is easily identifiable in the New Testament and is a consistent theme in Christ's prophecy.
If such heretical "Christians" persist in evangelizing incorrect interpretations, they are extremists vis-a-vis Christianity as codified in the Bible. Likewise, if any Muslim tries to declare that Muhammad (who personally led dozens of offensive military excursions, took slaves for himself, demanded 20% war booty, raped a 9-year-old concubine, ordered the assassinations of his detractors—all recorded in official ISLAMIC texts!) never intended his scripture to represent Islam, but rather Muslims should be peaceful and loving when such advice is not given in his scripture (in fact it is revealed in the scriptures Muhammad tried to eradicate), they are not mainstream...they are the true extremists. You cannot lie about your religion and consider yourself "moderate." We have hundreds of commandments by Muhammad that declare such things as: "Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye should be uppermost (in conquest): for Allah is with you, and will never put you in loss for your (good) deeds." Quran 47.035 "Fighting (in wars to advance Islam) is prescribed for you, and ye (may) dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not." Quran 2.216 "Fight those who: believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold forbidden that which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."
Quran 9.029 Passages like these and worse are all over the Quran and Muhammad proved their meaning by the perfect records of how he conducted himself in life, as recorded in the Hadith. 7_ So what we have is this: we have a group of personally non-violent, well-meaning, friendly perhaps, but quite ignorant, and non-intellectual people such as the advocates of the "Secular Islam Summit" who seek to censor all the evil that is expressed within Islamic scripture as commandment, and yet seek to somehow allow the resulting "moderated" cult to retain its brand name, "Islam." These people use confused logic, denial and censorship to create what they call "connections" and "bridges" between normal human behavior and those who refuse to abandon that which is manifestly evil. They assist ignorant Muslims in surreptitiously redacting most of their own scripture and all of Islam's raison d'etre, yet they refuse to call for the abandonment of the religion itself, and certainly refuse to admit that the reason reform is sought is because the religion they minister is full of antisocial, animus and hatred....ergo, evil.
These people are secularists who desire Islam to be restrained, so they can assert that their policies of dilution are good for all religions. In doing so, they seek to throw the baby out with the bath water, for not all religions are in fact evil. 8_ But once this liberal process of ambiguating religion is understood, we can also understand why their task is futile. "Moderating" by ignoring the truth cannot work unless the Quran itself, and much of the life and traditions of Muhammad recorded long ago, are universally destroyed to the last manuscript and digital file...and good luck with that. Since this is impossible, one day even under the most successful liberal scenario where Muslims have forgotten their religion, some 16-year-old Muslim boy will bother to read the original works of the Satanic and evil Muhammad, and refusing out of sin of pride to abandon the cult, the whole sick, violent history of the Islamic juggernaut will rise again from the ashes of the books burned by self-described moderates.
Here, many uneducated people refer to the history of Christianity and its reformation, and perhaps to a general view of the dialectic of movements in general, which they believe go from pure to corrupt, then to reformist, then to post-modern. But applying this supposed deterministic process to Islam is absurd. Christianity was most certainly corrupted by the 13th century. By the 15th century, the church had become even more corrupted: acts such as the sale of indulgences, the sins of the papal rivalries, and its repression against heretics were legion.
When Martin Luther nailed his list of 95 grievances to the door of the Wittenberg Church, he was scripturally correct. In fact, the Catholic Church had gone so far as to make it illegal to print the Bible in any language other than the dead Latin (used as a code language by the church, since only Catholic-trained men were taught the language). But church chicanery was anti-Christian according to the actual Bible. So from the perspective of scripture, the reformists were correct, and the Popes were divergent, and that is what led to the Reformation. Contrast this with what the so-called reformists are trying to do with Islam...they are not looking into the Quran for answers...they are banning the book altogether lest people find out the evil that drips from its pages.
The Quran is the last place Islamic moderators look for help in "reforming" Islam, because it would make al Qaida look like a poodle pet-owners convention. In fact, doesn't it take great chutzpa to call a movement that seeks to eradicate the letter and intent of actual scripture "reformist"? Perhaps "retardation" or "revisionism" would be better terms. 9_You can restrain Islam, but you cannot lie about its true character by branding those who abide as "extremists," and complimenting those who abandon all but its name as "Moderates." 10_The ludicrousness of their chosen position is exactly why "moderate" Muslims refuse to engage in a battle of truth using Muslim scripture to back up their preposterous denials. They can't read their book out loud because they are canonically wrong and they know it. And this is precisely why the vast majority of Muslims prefer to name their children "Muhammad" or "Osama" rather than march in the streets to protest the evils that this religion does on a daily basis. This is also why liberal appeasers in 1938, who refused to call Hitler "evil," got the world into so much trouble by creating a similar confused intellectual forum about the Nazis.
They tried to build bridges to the "moderate" Nazis; they lectured clear thinkers about the dangers of inciting German hatred by pointing out the truth. They accused conservatives of being "just as fascist" as the Nazis; they sent ambassadors and made treaties and trusted that the moderates would come out and "reform" their zealous leadership. And they were wrong. We in the United States need to embark on a comprehensive legal, educational, and social campaign to eradicate the deadly plague of Islam. We need to immediately stop appeasing the Muslims and call Islam for what it really is. By effective action, we may even save those peaceful and self-styled moderate or secular Muslims from their own deluded affliction.
There is nothing that I would love more than witnessing all Muslims become ex-Muslims and full-fledged members of a diverse, tolerant and democratic society. I hope that Muslims themselves leave this Bedouin slaveholder cult. Yet, the hope is extremely slim. Islam has a stranglehold on its slaves and will neither let them go, nor do the Muslims seem to have the insight or the will to leave it in large numbers. But hope, as slim as it is, keeps me sounding the alarm before the fire of Islam engulfs us all.
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It's 20 years since Jim Bolger, who was the Prime Minister in those days, and Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu both put pen to paper on the Waikato Raupatu Deed of Settlement.
While that iwi has had some dodgy moments over the years, it has gone on to huge success – taking its balance sheet from $170 million to over $1 billion. So Waikato-Tainui deserves to celebrate.
It's fitting then (perhaps) that the Minister for Treaty Negotiations, Chris Finlayson, chose May 22, the day of the Tainui signing anniversary, to announce that the Crown and Ngāpuhi have signed Terms of Negotiations.
Tainui was the first of the major Treaty settlements. If the Ngāpuhi settlement is successful (and that's a big IF), then it is likely to be the largest, and one of the last, Treaty deals relating to historical wrongs.
The minister says the Tribunal's decision (which isn't yet known) won't get in the way. His focus is on the potential opportunities, social and economic, for all Ngāpuhi, and Northland, through a settlement.
So what's the rush? Well, Northland is a thorn in the Government's side. The region needs an economic boost. The local population is predominantly Māori. So wouldn't it be great if iwi could play a leading role in turning things around.
But what else? National has already missed its self-imposed deadline of 2014 for ending all historical claims. And its momentum on settlements has noticeably slowed over the past year.
While the Government won't ever confirm or validate this kōrero, the kumara vine is in overdrive. The talk is, once Ngāpuhi has settled, all the remaining historical claims will be bundled together under a cap. For those iwi who've been left behind and who haven't yet entered negotiations, the clock would be ticking pretty fast.
National has two years before the next election. Completing an agreement with Ngāpuhi and ending the Treaty settlement process would be a huge win for the Nats. Not surprising then that the Minister has labelled these negotiations "Urgent".
Disclaimer: Scott is a consultant to several Pre and Post-Settlement iwi entities.
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Your classic turtleneck - some may say BOOORING, but I say STAPLE! Especially when made from a super soft and cosy cashmere like this Marle piece is. A turtleneck in a classic shade will take you through so many seasons and can be worn in a classic way or push the boat out a little bit by styling it in an edgier manner. Here I have it on with PVC leggings from Zambesi and a long oversized denim jacket from Remain.
This is ultimate snugly knit and looks best when done in an oversized fashion, this bell sleeved number also from Marle (can you see a pattern here? love supporting NZ business) is my FAVOURITE piece. But just because it has a lot of volume don't be afraid to wear it with baggy bottoms for the ultimate casual chic look. I have teamed it here with Zara knitted pants.
Nothing like a knitted hoody to relax around the home in or for a cool casual look in the weekend. I would style this Kow Tow hoody under a big oversized denim jacket.
Just because you may be investing in a high priced item don't be afraid of colour - find a tone that suits you and run with it, it will never go out of fashion if it complements you. For me that is red and purple tones, they suit my warmer complexion and never cease to put a smile on my face and brighten my mood when I wear them.
I also like to add some high street kits into my wardrobe each year which are usually trend driven and more affordable. Here is some I have had my eyes on recently.
Another turtle neck, I know, but I love this fine little ribbed Zara number with a scalloped edge.
A whole lot of leg and oversized turtle neck (theme?!) will wow a crowd. But this Maurie and Eve number is just as easily paired with a legging and chunky boot to take you through daytime.
See I told you I had a thing for turtle necks, but this Zara one paired with the matching knit skirt is something I want in my wardrobe asap.
Pink tunic of my dreams - I can see this layered over a cropped jean, worn on its own with some killer heels and big earrings or with some vans and a cropped leather jacket. Think this one from Country Road will be going in my cart immediately.
Now you have stocked up on your favourite knits what is the best way to care for them?
1 - I personally always hand wash but you can use the wool cycle on your machine if it has one.
2 - Check the label for water temp but anywhere below 30 degrees is usually going to be ok.
3 - Use a mild detergent like Persil Delicates that is tough enough to get rid of those pesky stains but gentle enough to not ruin the integrity of your items' fibres.
4 - Use 1/3 cap of Persil Delicates in a wash tub and put a little bit of Persil Delicates right onto the stain if it's a tough one.
5 - Soak for ten minutes and then rinse off your item - be sure to use the same water temp that you soaked it in otherwise you will shrink the fibre by "shocking" it (when you use the wool cycle on your machine it always has thesame wash and rinse temp.
6 - Do not wring your item out, place it on a colour fast towel and roll to soak out extra water.
7 - Un roll and re shape item on a dry towel laid on a flat surface. You do not want to dry your knits by hanging them as this will misshape them and pull at the fibres.
8 - Half way through during process make sure to flip your item so both sides dry properly. (my stop motion video will be inserted here too).
This blog was brought to you by Persil Delicates.


With the new League of Ireland season due to kick-off next month, extratime.ie are doing our annual recruitment drive for new reporters to join our volunteer team.
We asked a selection of our reporters to give us their own highlights from their time spent last season in the press box. So check out below a flavour of what you could be a part. If you are interested in getting involved, please get in touch by emailing gareth.penrose@extratime.ie.
None more so than what would turn out to be Shelbourne's final game of the season – the insane playoff match against Drogheda United in Tolka Park – a match report which made the Top 10 most read articles on extratime.ielast year.
I saw some special goals with Neil Farrugia's finish to a lovely UCD move being one of the finest. I talked one-on-one with Bray Wanderers boss Gary Cronin and Bohemians manager Keith Long for an episode of RTÉ's Soccer Republic.
However my favourite moment of the year was covering the Republic of Ireland v Wales game at the Aviva Stadium. It was a night I'll never forget, despite the game being an unmitigated disaster for the Boys in Green!
From covering the game in the press box to hearing from Shane Duffy and Richard Keogh in the mix zone afterwards (and realising they are both as big as they look on TV!). From freezing my fingers off in February to watching on from a cushy press box in the national stadium, it was a good year to be with extratime.ie.
Growing up in Cork in the late 1990s, there was always one man on everyone's mind and that was Roy Keane. Joined with fellow Corkonian Denis Irwin at Manchester United, the pair would capture the imagination of the city as United went on to reach the pinnacle of club football.
Last year when I wandered down the Marina to the Liam Miller Tribute Game, I could not help but feel the butterflies in my stomach when approaching Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
The air was electric and there was a jungle of noise and excitement as people awaited the chance to see the famous 'Class of 92' amongst a host of former United and Ireland players.
In the media room I was reporting for extratime.ie but in my mind there was the 90s kid who was in awe listening to these superstar former players such as Ryan Giggs and Roy Keane speak to the media about their former colleague Liam Miller.
It would be very easy for me to talk about being at the World Cup in Russia last Summer but there was another event that came to mind when penning this piece on memorable moments from the events I covered in 2018 for extratime.ie. This was one where I got to chat with one of my childhood footballing heroes.
Back in the late 1980s when Sky TV was first launched, and there was very little football on TV, they had a Dutch football highlights programme (some might remember it used U2's 'Pride' as its intro music!).
I loved watching Ronald Koeman play in the all conquering PSV team. He scored 51 goals in 98 league appearance across three title winning seasons prior to a move in 1989 to Barcelona.
It seems remarkable now that Barca had not won a European Cup prior to Koeman's arrival at the Catalan club but the Dutchman proved the match winner in the 1992 final played at Wembley with a thumping free kick against Sampdoria.
Back in December last year, myself and Dave Donnelly attended the EURO 2020 draw in the Convention Centre for extratime.ie and in the press area afterwards I got the chance to talk briefly one-on-one with Koeman.
I asked him about the draw that saw Northern Ireland switching in for the Republic of Ireland in their group with Germany, their qualification for the Nations League semi-final and about the EURO 2020 tournament to be played across Europe.
Listening back to the interview afterwards, I was thinking yeah that's me just me chatting with Ronald Koeman and I thought that certainly wasn't a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon!
One of the highlights of my journalism career to date came down in Pairc Ui Chaoimh at the Liam Miller Tribute match. Although a sad occasion at times, it was such a memorable day and a fitting tribute for an Irish sporting hero. As a Man Utd fan, the day had an extra special feel to it.
From interviewing players like Paul Scholes and Denis Irwin, to having one of the best views in the house from the press box, it was one of the most enjoyable and rewarding days I've had yet as a reporter.
Having said that across the season, the access and match day experience I always receive as a reporter is second to none. extratime.ie is the best place around for anybody looking to gain experience if they have an interest in becoming a reporter.
2018 was my second full season covering the SSE Airtricity League for extratime.ie. As a student in the final of year of my journalism degree, having an outlet that gives me the opportunity to cover games every week, write regular articles on the League of Ireland and Irish football in general, and cover media events and undertake interviews, has been more than I could have asked for.
One interview that stands out for me is with Drogheda United chairman Fiachra Kierans that took place on the pitch at United Park. This was on the opening night of the season when the game against Finn Harps was called off due to unsatisfactory lighting.
Kierans explained the situation and revealed that new floodlights were set to be installed, with the article from extratime.ie being referenced on RTE's Soccer Republic that week.
Working with extratime.ie has allowed me to cover events in the Aviva Stadium, including Ireland press conferences and the friendly between Liverpool and Napoli. From the press area in the back row of the stand in United Park to the press area in the Aviva, the opportunities in the last year alone have been a great experience.
I've been writing interviews for extratime.iesince 2015. Initially, too intimidated to volunteer for a live match report, I suggested conducting an interview with then Cork City goalkeeper Alan Smith.
Mainly because he lived just down the road from me, but also because his last team were Glasgow Rangers and I thought that a young Irish player's experience at that club would be an interesting angle.
Forward to the present day and over 60+ interviews later and I still enjoy the process, as I get to speak to some really intriguing people (especially those no longer involved in football).
Even emigrating to Australia hasn't affected my input and I'm looking forward to continue with these interviews this coming year.
I've been part of the extratime.ie team for past three seasons but last year was by far the most fulfilling for my own development. It was a season that started in the fairly humble surroundings of Oriel Park for a pre-season friendly between Dundalk and Cabinteely.
That first game was watched by around 500 spectators but the most recent match I covered attracted the slightly larger figure of 30,412. That was the FAI Cup final between Dundalk and Cork City at the Aviva Stadium - an event that I was privileged enough to cover as a reporter for extratime.ie.
This was an opportunity that I thought would never be bestowed upon me but it was just one of several highlights from the past 12 months. Travelling as member of the media to both Estonia and Cyprus for Europa League qualifiers were also standout moments in an unforgettable year.
Having said that one of the best things about writing for extratime.ie is working with the vast array of players, managers and interesting people around the league that you are likely to encounter on your travels as a reporter.
We are on the look out for new talent, people who are interested in writing about all aspects of Irish football. If this sounds like something that might interest you, now is the time to get in touch with us by emailing gareth.penrose@extratime.ie explaining why you want to be part of our volunteer team, details of any journalism experience to date and, where possible, a one page CV.


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A mass verdict against Johnson & Johnson (J & J) in the context of the legal battle being fought in the United States for cases of ovarian cancer in women who used talcum powder, one of the most iconic products of the health conglomerate. A jury in Saint Louis (Missouri) ordered the multinational to pay 4.96 billion dollars to 22 women and their families, who blame the disease to the asbestos that contaminates the baby product. The company will appeal the ruling. This is the highest fine imposed on the company, which faces about 9,000 of these same cases in several courts due to the presence of asbestos in its talc products.
The popular jury decided that the affected ones be compensated with 550 million dollars as compensation for the damages caused. To that amount it added another 4,140 million as a sanction to punish the behavior of the company for not warning users of the product that talcum powder raised the risk of ovarian cancer. It is the largest verdict imposed in this case to date. Six of the plaintiffs died and 17 of them are not from Missouri, a state where courts are usually very receptive to this type of class action. The verdict came after five weeks of expert testimony from both sides. Mark Lanier, a women's lawyer, accused J & J of "covering up for more than 40 years evidence of the existence of asbestos in their products". The legal battle is monumental. Johnson & Johnson faces more than 9,000 lawsuits throughout the United States. In its defense it uses the argument that talc is a safe and asbestos-free product. The agency that oversees food safety (FDA) carried out a study with a sample of the product in which it did not detect the presence of this carcinogenic fiber. "It's all a conspiracy," says Bart Williams, J & J's lawyer.
In a previous verdict in Los Angeles, the company was ordered to pay 417 million to a woman. It was the highest so far, but that ruling was successfully appealed by the company. "Science was imposed," adds Williams. Also another in Missouri, where the multinational has ongoing several appeals pending resolution. J & J immediately announced that will also appeal the latter, because the trial was riddled with errors. "Every verdict against J & J that came out of this court that has gone to the appeals process was reversed and the multiple errors presented in this trial were worse than those of the previous proceedings that were successfully appealed," the multinational says, while its lawyer remembers that something similar happened with silicone implants. There is a recent decision of the Supreme Court that also places limits on this type of lawsuit. Talc is a mineral that is very close to asbestos in the mining process. Not all lawsuits are linked ovarian cancer with this carcinogenic substance; in fact, the tactics of the lawyers were changing. But in this last trial, the lawyers argued that they were mixed in the process of mining and then it was impossible to separate. J & J denied this categorically and explained that its purification process guarantees that it is clean.
Mark Lanier expressly asked J & J after the verdict to remove the product from the market "before it causes more anguish, damage and deaths from this terrible disease. If the multinational Johnson & Johnson insists on selling the talc, then it should be labeled with a serious warning," he adds. He considers that the tests used by the company do not allow the detection of asbestos fibers. The stocks of Johnson & Johnson, which decided to fight case by case, lost about 2.5% after the verdict was known. Currently there are more than 300 lawsuits pending in California and more than 4,500 in the rest of the United States. The use of asbestos has been banned for decades in a large part of the countries due to its high toxicity and because fiber is potentially carcinogenic. The studies carried out to date on the link between talcum powder and cancer are inconclusive. The American Cancer Society points out in this regard that some detected a small risk that can raise the risks of contracting the disease, but there are many others who could not prove it. J & J argues for this reason that it has no need to warn consumers. "We're not going to be intimidated," Williams concludes.


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from rrd.config import API_ADDR
from rrd import corelib

class DashboardGraph(object):
    def __init__(self, id, title, hosts, counters, screen_id,
                timespan=3600, graph_type='h', method='', position=0):
        self.id = str(id)
        self.title = title
        self.hosts = hosts or []
        self.counters = counters or []
        self.screen_id = str(screen_id)

        self.timespan = timespan
        self.graph_type = graph_type
        self.method = method.upper()  # method can be ["", "sum", "average", "max", "min", "last"]
        self.position = position or int(self.id) # init as self.id

    def __repr__(self):
        return "<DashboardGraph id=%s, title=%s, screen_id=%s>" %(self.id, self.title, self.screen_id)
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    def gets_by_screen_id(cls, screen_id):
        h = {"Content-type": "application/json"}
        r = corelib.auth_requests("GET", API_ADDR + "/dashboard/graphs/screen/%s" %(screen_id,), headers=h)
        if r.status_code != 200:
            raise Exception(r.text)
        j = r.json()
        return [cls(*[x["graph_id"], x["title"], x["endpoints"], x["counters"], \
                x["screen_id"], x["timespan"], x["graph_type"], x["method"], x["position"]]) for x in j]

    @classmethod
    def get(cls, id):
        h = {"Content-type": "application/json"}
        r = corelib.auth_requests("GET", API_ADDR + "/dashboard/graph/%s" %(id,), headers=h)
        if r.status_code != 200:
            raise Exception(r.text)
        x = r.json()
        return x and cls(*[x["graph_id"], x["title"], x["endpoints"], x["counters"], \
                x["screen_id"], x["timespan"], x["graph_type"], x["method"], x["position"]])

    @classmethod
    def add(cls, title, hosts, counters, screen_id,
                timespan=3600, graph_type='h', method='', position=0):

        d = {
            "screen_id": int(screen_id),
            "title": title,
            "endpoints": hosts,
            "counters": counters,
            "timespan": int(timespan),
            "graph_type": graph_type,
            "method": method,
            "position": int(position),
            "falcon_tags": "",
        }
        h = {"Content-type": "application/json"}
        r = corelib.auth_requests("POST", API_ADDR + "/dashboard/graph", data = json.dumps(d), headers =h )
        if r.status_code != 200:
            raise Exception(r.text)
        j = r.json()

        graph_id = j and j.get("id")
        return graph_id and cls.get(graph_id)

    @classmethod
    def remove(cls, id):
        h = {"Content-type": "application/json"}
        r = corelib.auth_requests("DELETE", API_ADDR + "/dashboard/graph/%s" %(id,), headers=h)
        if r.status_code != 200:
            raise Exception(r.text)
        return r.json()

    def update(self, title=None, hosts=None, counters=None, screen_id=None,
            timespan=None, graph_type=None, method=None, position=None):

        title = self.title if title is None else title
        hosts = self.hosts if hosts is None else hosts
        counters = self.counters if counters is None else counters
        screen_id = screen_id or self.screen_id
        timespan = timespan or self.timespan
        graph_type = graph_type or self.graph_type
        method = method if method is not None else self.method
        position = position or self.position

        d = {
            "screen_id": int(screen_id),
            "title": title,
            "endpoints": hosts,
            "counters": counters,
            "timespan": int(timespan),
            "graph_type": graph_type,
            "method": method,
            "position": int(position),
            "falcon_tags": "",
        }
        h = {"Content-type": "application/json"}
        r = corelib.auth_requests("PUT", API_ADDR + "/dashboard/graph/%s" %(self.id,), data = json.dumps(d), headers =h )
        if r.status_code != 200:
            raise Exception(r.text)
        j = r.json()

        graph_id = j and j.get("id")
        return graph_id and DashboardGraph.get(graph_id)

    @classmethod
    def update_multi(cls, rows):
        for x in rows:
            id = x["id"]
            hosts = x["hosts"] or []
            counters = x["counters"] or []
            grh = cls.get(id)
            grh and grh.update(hosts=hosts, counters=counters)

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Anne Ross Cousin född Cundell 27 april 1824 och död 6 december 1906 i Skottland. Författare, bland annat till Immanuel's Land vars engelska inledningstext The sands of time are sinking, som översattes till svenska av Erik Nyström.

Psalmer
Se, tidens timglas sjunker, nr 708 i Svenska Missionsförbundets sångbok 1920.

Brittiska psalmförfattare
Födda 1824
Avlidna 1906
Kvinnor

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Girl: A business woman working her way up the corporate ladder who comes from a huge Irish-Catholic family. Loves art. Country music fiend. Passionate New York sports fan. Addicted to technology and social media. Wine connoisseur. Social butterfly who feels at home at the bar. Enjoys curling up with a good book by the fire.
Boy: Tradesman who comes from a small family. Enjoys rock music. Gets a thrill from outdoor extreme sports. Doesn't watch or follow organized sports. Doesn't believe in social media and dislikes that people put their whole lives on the web. Introvert who enjoys hanging out with only his few close friends. Enjoys PBR and sleeping outdoors.
Back in science class (yes, the same one that taught us Pluto was a planet), we were taught that opposite ends of magnets attract. Magnets aren't the only opposites that attract — there is a truth to the age-old love adage that opposites attract. None of us want to date a mirror image of ourselves, that would be boring (not to mention creepy if you were dating your identical twin…). But seriously, when we are dating, we crave someone different than we are. We need someone to balance out with our craziness, someone to taking our minds off the stresses from work, someone to challenge us, someone to make us better — someone who complements us.
Granted while dating someone, you are learning about someone new, but at the same time, you are really learning about yourself. Dating someone different can open new doors — when you date someone who has different interests than you, you will inevitably try new things, and hopefully, you like these new things.
While dating someone who is your opposite can open doors to worlds we never knew much about, it can also open doors to "whatever quality or character trait you lack and wish you had". MTV's show Made depicts people who live a life they enjoy, but deep down, they are really in search of trying something new. Perhaps this is why "good girls" are attracted to "bad boys;" they see a thrill in living on the edge, but it's not something they'd dare do on their own. By dating the "bad boy," she is exposed to the world that always seemed to elude her, giving her a fresh breath of energy and a youthful feeling.
Dating your opposite can do more than just open doors to experiencing new things. It can give a fresh perspective on how to view the world and deal with problems. You may start looking at situations from a different perspective, which allows you to find better outcomes or faster ways to solve problems. Or perhaps in explaining your frustrations, you will be given new insights into how to overcome them.
Opposites pose challenges, but overcoming challenges only make us grow and become stronger. A type-A person can learn to let go and be more laid back or someone lacking drive can learn to set goals and start working on achieving them. It is from those who pose challenges to us that we will learn the most valuable life lessons, and hopefully even find love.
One thing I've learned from dating someone different is that as much as I'm addicted to updating my Facebook status and checking in on Foursquare to let the "twitterverse" know where I am, there's something to be said about spending a weekend disconnected from that world, enjoying nature and the boy that I'm falling head over heels for.
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One of the earliest fine houses in Abilene. Built 1903 in Colonial Revival Style by Dr. Jefferson Davis Magee (1861-1935) and wife, Anna (Wilbanks). A native of Pike County, Miss., educated in east Texas and at the Louisville (Ky.) Medical College, Dr. Magee moved to Abilene (1902), had drugstore and extensive practice. His home was noted for its hospitality.
Built on an entire city block, structure was of oak lumber with lofty Ionic columns of cypress.
Restored 1962-70 and preserved by Mr. and Mrs. John L. Thompson.
This marker can also be identified by its HM code. You can use the hashtag #HM1IQ2 in tweets, and any other place where you might refer to this marker, including when searching on this site.


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Q: Blazor Grid Bound Column by Field Name I'm studying some paid grid components and they have a pretty cool "Bound Column" technique:
<TelerikGrid Data=@GridData>
    <GridColumns>
        <GridColumn Field="TemperatureC" Title="Temp. C" />
        <GridColumn Field="Summary" />
    </GridColumns>
    <GridToolBar>
        <GridCommandButton Command="Add" Icon="add">Add Forecast</GridCommandButton>
    </GridToolBar>
</TelerikGrid>

<DxDataGrid Data="@DataSource">
    <DxDataGridColumn Field="@nameof(ProductFlat.Id)">
    </DxDataGridColumn>
    <DxDataGridColumn Field="@nameof(ProductFlat.Category)">
    </DxDataGridColumn>
</DxDataGrid>

how can I achieve this? I want to create a very basic table:
<MyGrid DataSource=@MySource>
  <MyColumn Field="Id" Name="My Id" />
</MyGrid>

to render:

      My Id

      #1

      #2

A: It's not a trivial solution, you should to understand how Blazor works with components. Basically, the way, is to register children MyColumn "templates" on outer MyGrid component, then, render grid dynamically with a bit of reflection. Below I post the recipe ready for copy-paste, test and learn.
Step 0: Create the templated blazor demo:
dotnet new blazorserver

Step 1: Create Pages/MyColumn.razor component:
@code {
    [Parameter]
    public string Field { get; set; }

    [CascadingParameter]
    private MyGrid Parent { get; set; }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        base.OnInitialized();
        Parent.AddColumn(this); //register child into parent
    }
}

Step 2: Create Pages/MyGrid.razor component:
<CascadingValue Value="this">

        @ChildContent
        @foreach (var item in DataSource)
        {
            @RowItem(item)
        }

</CascadingValue>

@code {
    [Parameter]
    public RenderFragment ChildContent { get; set; }

    [Parameter]
    public IEnumerable<object> DataSource { get; set; }

    List<MyColumn> Columns = new List<MyColumn>();
    public void AddColumn(MyColumn column)
    {
        Columns.Add(column);
        StateHasChanged();
    }

// Here the function to create each row dynamically:
    private RenderFragment RowItem(object row)
    {
        int i = 0;
        return b =>          // create dynamically
        {
            b.OpenElement(++i, "tr");
            foreach(var column in Columns)
            {
                b.OpenElement(++i, "td");
                var val = row.GetType().GetProperty(column.Field)
                          .GetValue(row, null).ToString();
                b.AddContent(++i,val);
                b.CloseElement();
            }
            b.CloseElement();
        };
    }
}

Step 3: Use your grid on Pages/FetchData.razor
@page "/fetchdata"

@using s.Data
@inject WeatherForecastService ForecastService

Weather forecast

This component demonstrates fetching data from a service.

@if (forecasts == null)
{

Loading...

}
else
{
    <MyGrid DataSource=@forecasts>
       <MyColumn Field="Date"/>
       <MyColumn Field="Summary"/>
    </MyGrid>
}

@code {
    private WeatherForecast[] forecasts;

    protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
    {
        forecasts = await ForecastService.GetForecastAsync(DateTime.Now);
    }
}

Result:

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Sports Rams Partner with (AVP), Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and Pepsi
Rams Partner with (AVP), Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and Pepsi
Written by Amanda Scurlock
By Amanda Scurlock
Sports Writer
The Los Angeles Rams recently partnered with Albertsons/Vons/Pavilions (AVP), Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and Pepsi to host a mobile food distribution event at Compton College. Defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph-Day was in attendance to help serve the hundreds of people that benefited from the event.
The Rams want to tackle food deprivation issues among college students and other underserved communities. For Joseph-Day, issues like this hit home.
"Both of my parents are from Haiti, third-world country, when they came here in this country, they gotta work really hard for everything that they got," he said. "Haiti obviously isn't doing too hot right now, my parents always raised me in a way of always giving back and always finding a way to help those in need."
The Rams has partnered with the L.A. Regional Food bank for several years. They are hosting their sixth annual Taste of the Rams event on November 8.
"Obviously the Food Bank, I think what they're doing is attacking a huge issue here that we have in L.A. County residents," Joseph-Day said.
Residents can support these efforts by redeeming offers on Pepsi products at Vons, Albertsons, and Pavilions up until December 28. Pepsi intends to donate the financial equivalent to 10 meals every time an offer is purchased.
"As a food and beverage company, PepsiCo feels a responsibility to help support those who are facing food insecurity in our communities," said PepsiCo Beverages vice president of marketing Claudia Calderon. "When you join forces with other likeminded organizations, the impact to our neighbors in need can be far greater, that's why we teamed up with Sebastian Joseph-Day, the Rams organization, and our valued customers from Albertsons/Vons/Pavilions to support more than 800 Angelenos struggling with food insecurity. We are looking forward to hosting three additional events throughout the remainder of the year, continuing to fight food insecurity in LA, Orange, and Ventura counties."
The Rams and AVP are fighting food insecurity throughout the Southern California region. On October 28, they will partner with the Second Harvest Orange County Pantry program and give out meal kits to college students. The kits will include eggs, milk, produce, and nonperishable items.
On November 22, the Rams, AVP, and Pepsi will partner with Food Share Ventura County to host a Thanksgiving food distribution. They will be providing turkeys, produce and nonperishable items.
During their fourth annual Community Blitz Day of Service, the Rams will host a holiday food distribution.
"It's about the people and providing services to our people, to our community," Joseph-Day said. "Me happening to be a Ram helps do that, then I'll just keep using that platform to help better our community in any way I can."


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Recovering Sum 41 Rocker Talks About His Life-Threatening Battle With Alcoholism
By May Wilkerson 04/09/15
A still-recovering Deryck Whibley is looking forward to a return to the stage.
Sum 41 rocker Deryck Whibley has opened up about his life-threatening battle with alcoholism for the first time since he was hospitalized 11 months ago. The 35-year-old musician was suffering from severe liver and kidney problems caused by years of "hard boozing," he tells Vice. Nearly a year later, Whibley is recovering and looking forward to returning to the stage soon.
"I'm glad it happened now and not when I'm like, 50, because my body wouldn't have been able to handle it," he says. "However, now I'm feeling better than I've ever felt. I'm healthier. I'm in the best shape of my life."
The rocker has come a long way since last May, when he revealed on his website that he was in intensive care after his liver and kidneys had collapsed. "The doctors said I was lucky to be alive and that there was still a chance I could die," he says.
After months of medical complications, Whibley still has trouble walking and spends most of his time in physical therapy, but he's grateful he was able to "walk out of there alive" without needing a transplant.
"I do look back and think about how much worse it could have been," he says. "I could have had way more health problems than I had, but my liver is fine! Everything shut down before any more damage could happen."
In his teens, Whibley began abusing alcohol as a way to cope with the pressures of his sudden success and busy touring schedule after he formed Sum 41. "I drank to wake me up and get that fake energy," he says. "There were a lot of times I didn't even want to drink, but I was so tired that shots of Jack were all I could do to get onstage."
Today, his focus is on recording Sum 41's sixth studio album, embarking on tour once he's back on his feet, and staying sober. "If I literally hadn't done it to death, I might feel like I'll be missing something, but I'm not missing anything," he says of drinking. "I'm done with it."
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May Wilkerson is a writer, comic and Managing Editor @someecards. Co-host of the podcast Crazy; In Bed w/alyssalimp. She is also the top Google result for "insufferable lunatic." Follow this insufferable lunatic on Twitter.
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The H10-13.4 is the headset that sets the quality and performance standards for the entire industry. No other headset has been able to match it for comfort, performance and reliability. Free headset case included.
The David Clark headset H10-13.4 is the best selling noise-attenuating headset. No other headset has been able to match it for comfort, performance and reliability. Its lightweight design and outstanding comfort features reduce fatigue during flight. Low-profile volume knob with detent settings guards against accidental volume shifts. Durable construction includes a moulded cord assembly made to exceptional pull and flex standards. The H10-13.4 is the headset that sets the quality and performance standards for the entire industry.
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This headset is very comfortable to wear over long period of time, even when consciously thinking about wearing it, you'll struggle to feel it on your head. The gel ear seals have large cushions as well as the headband cushion and there's not much pressure from the headband - however it will still stay in place so no need to worry about it slipping off. The gel ear seals may get a little sweaty if it's a warm day but there is the option of the cotton covers (not included). The mic-boom is fully articulated and can be positioned however you wish to mould it. The headband is adjustable to a wide range of sizes, though not recommended for young children (I'd say 16+). This headset does have great quality in the speakers and in the microphone, and the noise attenuation is quite good - though sunglasses may break the seal and let a little more noise in. The included bag is good quality, a good carry handle and a pocket for a checklist or some small paperwork like ID etc, but not big enough for a logbook or kneeboard or anything like that. Overall, this product is a step up from the entry level products offered by other vendors, or the cheap headsets that schools may offer for use. If you are studying your PPL this headset is recommended as an investment that will keep you going well after you have attained your licence and will accompany you for 00's of hours after. Once you have "outgrown" this headset and go for an ANR one then this would be ideal for your passengers.
I've flown about 8.5 thousand hours in light aircraft and spent about 5000 of those trying numerous headsets (active and passive) in search of the perfect one. I reached two conclusions; 1. There is no perfect headset, and 2. The 13.4s are the best overall. They are heavier than some, clamp the head a bit, the mike doesn't adjust as precisely as I'd like, but they're durable, comfortable (despite the above comments) transmit and receive the clearest sound and spares are available worldwide. A bit less obvious is that they seem quieter than many rivals (despite a marginally lower quoted noise attenuation), this seems to be because the microphone picks up less background noise, the difference when someone in a different headset plugs in is obvious. My personal advice having flown with numerous types is that unless you're looking for a short-term, budget purchase, these are the best all-rounders.


The three peaks (italian: Tre Cime) are a remarkable and famous mountain range in the Dolomites. Challenging climbing routes lead to the peaks but this alpine region is also great for hiking and climbing some ferratas. We want to present you a round trip around the Tre Cime via the ferrata to Paternkofel peak, which offers stunning views of the Tre Cime and other surrounding mountains.
The map below shows the hiking tour with some intersting spots as waypoints like Paternkofel peak and the lakes at Col Forcellina.
We chose to take the street up to Rifugio de Auronzo and start our round trip from there. Although you have to pay for the street there are many advantages by starting from here. First it is possible to stay for the night at the parking space. Second advantage is that you are at the ferrata to Paternkofel very early and the light on the Tre Cime is just right for photography. The chance for thunderstorms is also lower in the morning and you don't want to be in the ferrata during a thunderstorm.
The first part of the hiking tour is leading you along a easy road to the Patternsattel. There is the first spot where you can take some nice pictures. From there a easy trail continues directly to Dreizinnenhütte. Also the Via Ferrata to Paternkofel peak and back down to the Dreizinnenhütte starts here. We took the way up to Paternkofel which also has a tragic historic background as the ferrata leads you along old war tunnels from the second world war. At some points of the trail the Tunnels got holes from which you have a perfect view of the three peaks and that make for really cool photos.
On the first part up you get great views of the three peaks all along the way until you reach the beginning of the real ferrata. Most of the time you have to wait a little bit because of all the people climbing up and down. The ferrata to the top is quite short but may be challenging for beginners. At the top you are greated by the summit cross wich is pretty big. From the top the view is incredible! The three peaks but also the other surrounding peaks are really impressive.
After a few (or maybe a lot of) photos and break we took our way back down. First you have to go down the upper part of the ferrata the same way you went up. Then you follow the trail to Dreizinnenhütte. Now comes the part of the ferrata that I found to be a bit challenging (maybe it's just because I don't like climbing down). Along a steep route the ferrata leads you down with a magnificient view of Dreizinnenhütte and the two Lakes beside it.
At the end of the ferrata the trail gets easier and leads you with stairs through war tunnels down to Dreizinnenhütte. There you can take another break and get yourself a Kaiserschmarnn or Gulasch. If you're not hungry I would recommend to walk down to the two Lakes called Lago dei Piani and take some pictures or walk in front of Dreizinnenhütte and get some nice shots of the three peaks.
The next part of the tour leads you to Col de Forcellina. There are three little lakes which make a good spot for taking photos of the Tre Cime. If you got hungry now you can eat something at the Lange Alm. The last part of the trail leads you back to Rifugio de Auronzo.
! If you haven't done any climbing or have no experience of climbing ferratas we recommend to get a guide or someone who has a little bit of experience to go with you !
The best view of "Schloss Neuschwanstein"


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Q: How to set a SplitPane divider location at startup from Preferences Below a workaround to set a SplitPane divider location at startup. I'm looking for a better solution.
Controller class fragment:
@FXML
public void initialize() {
   final Preferences prefs = Preferences.userNodeForPackage( getClass());
   final double position = prefs.getDouble( "divider", -1.0 );
   if( position > 0 ) {
      Platform.runLater(()
         -> Platform.runLater(()
            -> _splipane.setDividerPosition( 0, position )));
   }
}

FXML fragment:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<?import java.lang.*?>
<?import javafx.geometry.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.control.cell.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.layout.*?>
<?import javafx.scene.text.*?>

<SplitPane xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml"
   fx:controller="..."
   fx:id="_splipane"
   orientation="HORIZONTAL"
   dividerPositions="0.25">
   <items>
      ...

EDIT : I've found another answered question but no solution


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Cory Doctorow / 1:16 am Sun, Nov 4, 2018
The Ghastlygun Tinies: MAD's Edward Gorey satire that takes aim at school shootings
Edward Gorey's "Gashlycrumb Tinies" is a much-beloved, macabre illustrated children's book that is a favorite of remixers of all kinds; but Mad Magazine's Ghastlygun Tinies dials up the "trenchant" knob to 11. Read the rest
1a / 2a / ammosexuals / Copyfight / Edward Gorey / fair use / law / satire / school shootings
Mark Frauenfelder / 1:57 pm Tue, Oct 11, 2016
Beautiful 1959 Edward Gorey book cover featuring a giant flaming spider
Illustrator Edward Gorey at his finest with this cover for an out-of-print paperback from 1959, Nineteenth Century German Tales.
Here is a PDF of the cover story, "The Black Spider," by Jeremias Gotthelf, written in 1842. Read the rest
Edward Gorey / illustration
Wink / 12:56 pm Tue, Jun 7, 2016
Hurts Like a Mother – An illustrated parody of Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb Tinies
See sample pages of Hurts Like a Mother at Wink.
Hurts Like a Mother: A Cautionary Alphabet
by Jennifer Weiss (author), Lauren Franklin (author) and Ken Lamug (illustrator)
2016, 64 pages, 5.5 x 6 x 0.5 inches
$11 Buy a copy on Amazon
An abecedarian picture book for grown-ups, Hurts Like A Mother is a black-and-white illustrated parody of Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb Tinies. Mirroring the dark humor of Gorey's book, the hazards of parenting is explored alphabetically, each letter attributed to a different mom in peril. From the ludicrous, where moms asphyxiate from being strangled by inflatable pool toys, pass out from the price of American Girl dolls, meet their maker from flammable breast pumps, and expire from ennui over reading parenting books in the library, to the real-life issues facing moms, such as the problems with extended snow days, difficulties with carpools, and the myriad troubles with time management, Hurts Like A Mother is a brief but humorously morbid book.
Harkening to the gothic Victorian mood from Gorey's original illustrations and poems, the stark black-and-white drawings comically depict modern parenting crises, particularly when portraying the faces of the harried mothers which range from fatigued to intoxicated to homicidal. Not completely filled with doom-and-gloom, Hurts Like A Mother ends as the final mom relaxes beach-side while being fanned with a palm-frond and casually sipping a tropical adult beverage.
– S. Deathrage Read the rest
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Wink / 10:47 am Tue, Jan 12, 2016
Amphigorey: 15 mid-century stories by the macabre genius Edward Gorey
See sample pages from this book at Wink.
A cute cat wearing a scarf on the front cover, ABAB rhyming schemes, an amusing title that rolls off the tongue ... yes, to the naked eye Amphigorey: Fifteen Books seems like the perfect book of books to calm a troubled mind before sleeping. But do not – I repeat, do not – make this mistake. Within its pages you'll read of tortured authors, bedevilled nuns and regretful suicides. Better to take your chances with the nightmares.
A key inspiration for John Kenn Mortensen's Sticky Monsters and Tim Burton's entire catalogue, Edward Gorey blends the childish and macabre to create tales that are by turns moody and hilarious, unnerving one moment, delightful the next. In The Gashlycrumb Tinies (a tale of "moral instruction") we read of doomed children, with one for every letter of the alphabet: W is for Winnie embedded in ice, X is for Xerces devoured by mice. Things only get darker in The Fatal Lozenge: "The Journalist surveys the slaughter, the best in years without a doubt." Gorey is a coy storyteller. With ambiguous black and white sketches and suggestive prose, he makes sure that the real horror isn't taking place on the page but in our mind's eye.
There are a handful of stories in this volume suitable for younger readers (The Bug Book and The Doubtful Guest are morose yet essentially harmless) but much of Amphigorey is aimed at an older audience, with rhyming couplets about Fetishists, Xenophobes and child-luring Proctors. Read the rest
Maggie Tokuda-Hall / 5:24 am Wed, Feb 25, 2015
3D Edward Gorey picturebook
Kudos to the Kennedy Library at California Polytechnic Unversity for their sweet Vine, showing off the rare book The Tunnel Calamity, by Edward Gorey.
What a rad way to show off the benefit and joy of a paper book while existing on the internet! High fives all around. Read the rest
Edward Gorey / Rare Books / vine
David Pescovitz / 8:50 am Sat, May 17, 2014
Kickstarter: Edward Gorey documentary
BB contributor Mark Dery, who is busy penning a biography of Edward Gorey to be published by Little, Brown, points us to Christopher Seufert's Kickstarter for The Edward Gorey Documentary Project, a feature-length film containing unseen interviews and fantastic cinema-verite footage of Gorey in his native habitat! Read the rest
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Jamie Frevele / 12:31 pm Wed, Nov 14, 2012
When Edward Gorey plays the Game of Thrones, everyone wins
DeviantART users Curtana and Kaleadora have both collaborated on an adorably violent mashup of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series (which inspired HBO's Game of Thrones) and Edward Gorey, depicting some of the author's most gruesome events in the style of the darkly funny illustrator. Borrowing from the abecedarian format of Gorey's The Gashlycrumb Tinies, the artists have depicted exactly 26 of the most well-known and, ahem, gory scenes from the series of books. (Let that be a spoiler warning for events that have not yet taken place on Game of Thrones.) See the full set, entitled "A Very Gorey ASOIAFabet," on DeviantART. (via A.V. Club) Read the rest
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