The fourth annual Prosper Show featured over 100 vendors and 40 speakers across several categories from accounting and taxes to inventory management and advertising. As one of the few Amazon-centric conferences, the Prosper Show is a great resource for sellers just starting out as well as those who have been selling on Amazon for a while. This year was no exception. The 1600+ attendees were given a wide variety of vendors and workshops to interact with and learn from.
The biggest theme I picked up at this year's conference was advertising. The keynote speaker, Collin Colburn from Forrester Research, even focused on this topic and the critical need for sellers to be investing in the right mix of ads. He shared that 17% of new customers are discovering a product on Amazon and 28% are using Amazon to research before buying. And while 84% of retail sales will be offline, 36% of those will be influenced by what they saw online and by 2023 57% of all advertising will be digital.
As Amazon's ad products continue to evolve and as other marketplaces start launching their own ad platforms and as social media and other platforms continue to grow, sellers will need to be deliberate in selecting the right media mix. Collin emphasized the need to understand where your customers are during the discovery, research and purchase phase and to be prepared with ads to engage with them.
1) Start with the basics.
I tell sellers that ads can be used to drive as much traffic as you want to your product pages, but if they are not optimized to convert browsers into buyers, you are just going to be spending a lot of money with little return. Product pages should have great images, informative and easy to read copy, a good review rating and competitive price. Your page should inform the customer on the features and benefits of your product and what differentiates it or makes it unique.
2) Decide what your advertising goals are.
Too many sellers jump right in without setting goals that enable them to properly measure the success of their ads. At the very least you need to know if you want to focus on brand awareness, sales or profitability, or some combination. Your goals will determine where you advertise and what metrics you track to determine success. For example, a brand awareness campaign will have a low return on ad spend (ROAS) and high advertising cost of sale (ACoS) and will not be very profitable and will utilize different media like video and programmatic display.
3) Use ad media appropriate for your product and customer.
Just because one seller or guru has seen amazing success with a particular ad type or strategy, doesn't mean you will too. Advertising is not a one size fits all approach and you need to figure out what works best for your brand. Where do your customers browse, research and shop? What kind of ads are most engaging for that demographic?
With just over one third of the workshops at Prosper Show focused on some version of advertising, it is obvious that this is a critical topic for Amazon sellers. As we finish out Q1 and look forward to the rest of the year (and especially Q4), take a moment to evaluate how advertising is working for your Amazon business and how you can improve or adapt your strategy to ensure a successful 2019.


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David Chappelle versus Jonathan Gruden!
The Way We Look to Others: Long ago and far away, we knew future comedian Dave Chappelle, if only the tiniest tad.
He was still a high school kid performing at open mike night. We were the most gigantic star the Washington area had ever seen. We're fairly sure that our recollections are accurate in these ancient matters.
Helen Lewis lives across the pond; she writes for The Atlantic. In her latest essay—an essay about Dave's latest "controversial" special—she actually has the nerve to remember and mention this:
LEWIS (10/13/21: Artists tend to be annoyed when critics grade their work on its political content rather than its technical and creative choices, and yet responding to The Closer any other way is hard. The special draws its energy from one of the hottest debates in popular culture, about competing claims to victimhood. Its jokes about LGBTQ people have led to boycott threats, calls to remove the special from Netflix, and even the brief suspension of a transgender Netflix employee who protested the special. In GQ, the writer Saeed Jones declared, "I feel like a fool to have rooted for Dave Chappelle for so long."
I find myself startled by some of this reaction. I loved Chappelle's Show, which ran from 2003 to 2006, but here's a typical punch line from one of its most beloved recurring segments, "Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories": "Bitches, come over here and show Charlie Murphy your titties!" And here's another: "Bitch, come over here and have sex with Charlie Murphy." Was this what Jones had been rooting for? Did none of the recent critics of The Closer notice the way Chappelle has always talked about bitches—sorry, women? And yet that tone never stopped me from enjoying his comedy—or acknowledging that his jokes about white women came from his perspective as a Black American man...
We'd actually be less accepting than Lewis—but in her essay, she has the nerve to adopt a nuanced approach. She also has the nerve to mention the types of things Dave has frequently said on the comedy stage, with large numbers of people watching and with young people drinking it down.
On this side of the pond, our own tribe—the Utterly Faux Highly Principled Tribe—has agreed that we must never remember or mention such things. Instead, we'll agree to pretend to be deeply, passionately upset—but also, to be shocked, shocked—about and by the formulations which appeared in Jon Gruden's childish and unfortunate but private and personal emails.
One guy is lionized for saying such things out loud in front of millions of people. The other guy is assailed for saying unfortunate things in an undisclosed number of (private) emails, which no one saw until the peeping Toms (as opposed to the Uncles) chose to go nosing around, as we Dimmesdales like to do.
This is the opening chapter in a long-running "story" called The Way We Look to The Others. Will your lizard allow you to see the way our horrible tribe sifts facts and plays these utterly stupid, wholly unprincipled, self-defeating games?
Will your lizard allow you to see that? Because everyone else can see us when we're doing these things, and this helps explain why some of The Others vote for Donald J. Trump.
By the rules our tribe has established, one guy gets to say certain types of things; the other guy does not. Can you see The Way This Looks? Will your lizard allow you to see it?
Fuller dislosure: We don't mean this as a knock at Dave, or as a knock at Gruden. By our lights, it would be better if Dave—and a million other people—hadn't said those types of things, especially in public, and if our tribe, clownishly self-impressed as it is, wasn't so clownishly phony.
Meanwhile, can you see The Way This Looks to Others? How hard can that possibly be?
Final point: Your lizard will tell you to thrash around in search of some sort of distinction...
Posted by bob somerby on Monday, October 18, 2021
Mao Cheng Ji October 18, 2021 at 2:20 PM
"By our lights, it would be better if Dave—and a million other people—hadn't said those things, especially in public..."
Really, dear Bob, have you thought it through? Without bullshitting in public, how would your liberal comrades virtue-signal? And without virtue-signaling, how could they exist? For that's your team's whole raison d'etre, dear Bob...
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It's funny to see liberals talk about the hunter Biden laptop story as being a non-story because there is not absolute proof after taking unsourced allegations as proof in the Trump Russia non-story for years and years.
And it's true they don't even think about it or connect the two different reactions.
FDR October 18, 2021 at 4:03 PM
Bravo deflection, masterful, Hunter is on your mind. Find out the facts and keep us updated. Bidengate?
Benghazi Hearings, Benghazi Hearings, send Anonymous at 4:00 PM right over.
Deflection from what?
Could be worse. You could think people voted for Trump due to their economic condition.
At least there is a place called "Russia".
Steele is saying this week that he stands by the contents of the Steele dossier. Those contents were sourced and they were also investigated independently by our own intelligence agencies and substantiated.
The casual repetition of the lie that Trump didn't collude with Putin shows that @4:00 has a right-wing agenda that includes spreading propaganda about Hunter Biden to smear Biden and camouflage Trump's wrongdoing.
If it's what you say I love it especially later in the summer.
Did Steele say his dossier approved Russia and Trump colluded? No he didn't because it didn't and the collusion narrative was invented by Hillary Clinton and was always absurdly false.
So incredible you idiots still believe the propaganda.
I can't really blame you. It comes from the very top machinery of power in the world. It makes sense that you would buy it. Plus it helps you avoid the realities of why Trump was elected.
But all your responses are beside the point. The fact that Russia and Trump did not collude is beside the point. The point is liberals now are asking for a higher standard of proof regarding the laptop then they ever did regarding the false collusion story.
Just switch the characters - if it was Biden or Clinton accused of colluding with Russia with the exact same set of facts, you would passionately be arguing its falsity and absurdity (rightly).
If it was a Trump boy with the laptop - same set of facts, your fangs would be out and your mouths would be watering at what a scandal it is.
You're all boring idiots.
Trump asked Russia to help him damage his political rivals in public. He later claimed at one point he was joking, which he clearly wasn't. Those making it about other things are silly traitors.
What is your basis for claiming he clearly wasn't?
Not Greg October 18, 2021 at 7:08 PM
All of the evidence of Trump's collusion is evidence that he clearly wasn't joking when a asked Russia to help: "Russia, if you're listening..."
What evidence of collusion?
Mueller report page 2: "the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.
So when he asked that he still needed their help? And he decided to seek out in public on tv? Do you know how stupid you are?
He had a billion dollar campaign with help from top experts from Google and Facebook, helping him sway voters opinion on social media, he had billions of dollars of free publicity from mainstream cable and broadcast networks, he had an entrenched very well organized ecosystem of right-wing websites like Breitbart helping them sway voters opinions, he was filling stadiums to maximum capacity wherever he went yet he felt he needed help from russia and decided to ask for it in public on tv? Do you know how stupid you are?
Russia helped fund and coordinate that social media campaign. That WAS established by the Mueller Report and the troll farms and Russia-affiliated tech firms who did that work were identified and sanctioned. Money from Russian oligarchs was directly funneled to GOP candidates via money laundering by the NRA. Polling data was provided to Russia by Trump's campaign to help them target the right states and districts. The many favors Trump did for Putin are the quid-pro-quos. All of this has been reported by reputable news reporting. Denying it makes you sound like the stupid one in this room.
Mueller declined to state that Trump colluded, but that was because he was a Republican working for the Trump administration, not because there was no evidence of collusion. He left it to readers of the report to connect the dots and those who are not Trump's minions or right-wing trolls (like you) have done so.
And that is the basis for a claim that Trump clearly was serious when he asked for Russia's help on national TV in front of an audience of millions? You don't realize how stupid you are.
I could see where a room full of stupid people would think that I'm stupid. That makes perfect sense.
So funny you idiots still fall for this total nonsense. You should read the report written by Thomas Ferguson. "Industrial Structure and Party Competition in an Age of Hunger Games." It will help put your stupidity and idiotic beliefs in context.
Non-Mueller-Report-reading moron:
Page 16:
"The investigation did not identify evidence that any U.S. persons knowingly or intentionally coordinated with the IRA's interference operation. "
Republican voters were amped-up by Trump's bigotry because that is all they care about.
The more time that passes, the more obvious this truth.
They also cared about something Trump talked about over and over. The effects of globalization on their lives. Playing a race card is great for the Democratic leadership because they don't have to address this issue which they can't and could never because they are beholden to global corporations and it's also good for Democratic rank and file like yourself because it helps you avoid the fact the party to which you give your allegiance can't and won't do anything about it and therefore helps you avoid coming face to face with the reality that you are completely powerless.
There you go, 4:00.
8:21 found something even more ridiculous to believe in than Russiagate.
"They also cared about something Trump talked about over and over. The effects of globalization on their lives."
Nice try. Do you work for the corporate media?
I ask, because they seem to love to be gaslit about nonsense like this.
Once more for those who don't pay attention:
Trump larded his Administration with globalists and gave corporations a HUGE tax break, and Republican voters cheered him on.
On the other hand, when Trump lost an election because black people's votes counted, they tried to overthrow the Capitol.
He spoke to the issue time and time again on the campaign trail and it helped get him elected. Once he was elected he turned on his voters as you say. That was a much much more interesting story for the media to pursue over Russiagate, the story they pursued with a vengeance. But the corporate media and corporate Democrats and Republicans prefer to keep the globalization issue completely off the table and hidden and are able to do so with the assistance of idiots like yourself. Your ignorance is not my business.
He also wore his bigotry on his sleeve. Did that help him get elected?
Did you notice that after he turned on his voters, as you say, he romped his way through the Republican primaries, was chosen as the GOP's Presidential nominee, and increased his vote totals in his re-election bid?
Add it all up, and you'll find you're going to need to troll harder.
Relax. I have more understanding of the negative affects of globalization on the citizens of the USA in my pinkie finger, than all 74.2 million Trump voters do combined.
"He also wore his bigotry on his sleeve. Did that help him get elected?" Yes, for sure. He turned on them and addressing the issue of globalization after he was elected president numbnutz.
You're the troll and the plutocrats adore your dismissal of globalization as ridiculous nonsense. Go for it though - you'll see how it works out for you.
Globalization isn't ridiculous nonsense.
The ridiculous nonsense is that Republicans voted for Trump due to globalization.
Easy to say, difficult to square with reality. Have a nice day idiot.
If Trump doesn't get the 2024 Republican nomination for President, it will be because GOP voters found a bigger piece of shit to vote for, and NOT because Trump is a globalist.
Exactly, they will play to them about globalization like Trump did and they will probably be black then you'll have to pull something else out of your ass to blame it on fucking moron.
There is nothing more relaxing than the silence that comes from Republicans about Trump larding his cabinet with globalists and giving them a HUGE tax break.
Blacks don't have "economic anxiousness". That's why they overwhelmingly reject Republicans at the polls.
What do you think all the voter suppression of black votes by GOP legislatures is all about?
His greatest sin is not being funny.
True that.
Helen Lewis speaks for herself and not any tribe, much less our tribe. She likes Chapelle. Many other people do not. But there is inconsistency in her beliefs because she is expressing her own opinions.
"One guy is lionized for saying such things out loud in front of millions of people."
Liberals do not, as a group, "lionize" Chapelle "for saying such things out loud. If they like him, it is perhaps despite his saying such things, not because of it. Unless they are also trans-phobic themselves.
If Chappelle were talented, he could presumably present a comedy routine without gratuitiously insulting people who are different from him. I haven't ever been a fan of Chappelle (and I am liberal). Tastes in comedy vary. But an insult to a group of people is an insult, whether it is framed as comedy or not, and there exist many black people with homophobic and trans-phobic attitudes. It is not OK to hurt people under the guise of "just kidding, can't you take a joke" any more than to do it directly as an act of hate.
Gruden's emails were not childish but hateful. Most children are better behaved and it is an insult to kids to lump them with a bigoted adult like that. But Somerby is just trying to minimize the behavior of Gruden and Chapelle in today's essay because he doesn't think hate should be castigated in our society, whether it leads to hate crimes up to and including murder, or not. Because trans people have a very high murder rate (as victims) and that is encouraged by permitting outspoken hatried of the kind Chapelle expressed in his show.
There is a brand of comedian who thinks that anything goes in the name of humor and anything less is censorship. I disagree strongly with that attitude. Whatever else Lenny Bruce was, he wasn't a bigot or homophobe. And he WAS funny. You can be a decent human being and still do stand-up comedy, if you try.
"The other guy is assailed for saying unfortunate things in an undisclosed number of (private) emails, which no one saw until the peeping Toms (as opposed to the Uncles) chose to go nosing around, as we Dimmesdales like to do."
Each of those emails was sent to someone who DID see what was written. In that manner, a corporate culture that encourages hate speech is fostered. There is no such thing as a private email in a corporate or business setting. And that is surely no excuse for bad behavior, or no one would ever prosecute pedophiles, since their harmful acts always occur in private too.
Somerby is being an unspeakable ass again this week.
Cecelia October 18, 2021 at 5:35 PM
It's not endorsing Gruden's behavior to point out that his speech had to be ferreted out or leaked by an insider.
Chappelle's routine was national television.
He was apparently behaving like a bigot out in the open among his work colleagues and someone didn't like it so they outed him. Just because someone doesn't turn you in, doesn't make it right. It creates a hostile work environment for anyone who is make uncomfortable by such behavior and of course makes it so no one who is the target of such bigotry has any shot of working there.
Chappelle's routine was streamed not broadcast on TV. The streaming services like to shock people, as their way of attracting an audience.
Anonymouse 6:40pm, no one said otherwise. Your complaint with Somerby is a straw man.
I've seen Chappelle promoted on Comedy Central.
Yes, but that is not where this particular special was produced and shown.
Also, the point made by @6:40 is that privacy cannot be claimed when there were clearly recipients of those emails in a work environment. Somerby said otherwise.
I'd there's no standard of privacy for corporate emails does that mean that I would be held unaccountable if I into them?
What if I merely shared them all with Julian Assange?
Your point is overstated and it's beside the point as to what TDH was blogging.
hacked into them, rather.
I've just seen brief clips of Dave Chappelle and I'm not very comfortable with bad language unless it's used in making a point beyond being shocking.
For example I think there may be the exception Somerby expects to hear.
If the Charlie Murphy character is some sort of celeb, that's how a lot of those guys do act. If you are Harvey Weinstein or Louis C.K. and your way of wooing women is the drop your pants and show them what they aren't missing, then Chappelle is making a point.
The complaints against Chappelle aren't about his Charlie Murphy routines, to my knowledge.
That was Lewis' point.
The Chapelle Charlie Murphy routines are on Youtube - search for 'Chapelle Rick James', they are over the top hilarious. Bitch!
I will!
The two stories have zero to do with each other, which is why Bob doesn't examine them in any serious way. He now emphasizes the Coaches privacy, which is a valid point, but is also designed to short shift the content of the emails. So said emails give us a glimpse into the way, say, a slob like Mao actually thinks and speaks in confidence to his fellow slobs? No honest person could conclude anything besides "probably."
So "slobs" like Mao are the point of this story? Regular-Joe Maos are pretentious and covert?
I was using Mao as an example of a typical reactionary creep and how his private conversations are no doubt even more demented than his posts here. The second part of your comment doesn't make any sense.
In the video linked, what ESPN's woke analysts were saying about the emails was that this sort of attitude was rife within the top of their industry. They weren't bemoaning the slobs behind the cameras, but the guys in front of them and in the executive suites.
Now you're trying focus it on average Joes as though average joes care to act one way in public and another way in private.
These aren't parents in Alaska that they're bemoaning. Its their white bosses and it's the people who run sports teams.
This does not relate in any way to what I wrote, you seem to be grafting some bullshit working class right resentment vibe as a reflex onto something unrelated to it in any way. But it's hard to tell. If it helps, I have no idea if Mao is a billionaire or living off a fake injury claim (yes, more likely) but I do know he's a slob, and probably worse among slob pals.
" This does not relate in any way to what I wrote, you seem to be grafting some bullshit working class right resentment vibe as a reflex onto something unrelated to it in any way."
No, what I wrote utterly related to what you said.
The thing you're accusing me of doing, is precisely the "vibe" you took on as to the "slobs" involved and is what I called you out over.
You are babbling incoherently. First I pointed out Bob's silly reach in linking these two stories that have zip to do with each other. On this you have nothing to say. Then I moved on to the thornier issue of the Coach being a slob, if not a racist slob, and how it probably relates to other disgusting people like Mao, and why the case did give us a glimpse into how such an obvious degenerate speaks privately. On this matter you …. babble incoherently. I understand not much logically can be said in defense of such people, but it's pretty clear now you hang out with them a lot.
This is why it matters what stupid fucks say in their private emails:
"Well, this isn't funny: Nashville-based comedian Joshua Black said a woman falsely accused him of breaking into cars at the apartment complex they both live at. She said he fit the description of the suspect. It turns out that he didn't.
Newsweek reports that Black, who is a Black man, recorded a portion of his Wednesday exchange with the woman and posted it on TikTok. He said that he didn't know the woman before the incident and hasn't heard from her since."
The description of the actual thief was of a white kid on a bike with a red backpack.
No one said that what Gruden and company wrote to each other hunky dory or unimportant.
Mao Cheng Ji October 19, 2021 at 3:09 AM
Is 'Joshua Black' a pseudonym of one Jussie Smollett?
Joe Biden is a synonym for "President of the United States".
Personally, we think of Rapist Joe as the father of the greatest painter evah, whose super-amazing painting literally fly off the shelves for $500K/piece.
Joe Biden?
He's the guy who won that landslide election for President, last year, against the GOP nominee.
Bob's post does pretty much argue that the coaches emails are bad but don't really matter. I would disagree in a broad sense, but he probably should have been allowed to keep his job. Among decent people, he had been humiliated already.
No, Bob did not minimize or condone the emails.
He contrasted the outrage over something that had to be drug up from the dark, with the laughter and acclaim for a comedian who turned that same mentality into a comedy act.
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I love Super Skinny and also the Neon Sugar Spray.
Anything involving animals or bullying which is why I so love the Neon Collection from Paul Mitchell due to it's anti-bullying message.
I love to travel. I actually lives in Egypt for a while and I'm originally from Detroit. I do have a cat. I love to travel. I'm obsessed with Asian culture. I also love to read, cook, hike and go to concerts. Especially rock concerts.


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Coming soon to a hospital or surgery center near you: drive-by doctoring.
It's the latest trend in chicanery, in which some health-care workers (namely high-dollar specialists) insert themselves into a case in order to jack up their revenue.
Here's how it typically works: you have a medical problem, say breast cancer, that needs to be fixed. You see a specialist and/or a surgeon and do your research. You might even check with your health-insurance provider to ensure that your doctor and procedure are covered. Your doctor's office also ascertains pre-approval and pre-certification for your surgery. You do your due diligence and assume all your ducks are in a row. Meanwhile. you are consumed with getting your life in order before your surgery date; in my case, in the 2 weeks between being diagnosed with stage II invasive breast cancer at the age of 40 and undergoing a bilateral mastectomy, I stocked the house with groceries and washed every item of clothing in the house; I arranged for rides to & from school and extracurricular activities for my two elementary-school-aged children; I submitted myself to a battery of tests and scans in a series of appointments that constituted a part-time job; I met with my kids' teachers and guidance counselor to inform them of what was going on at home; I answered phone calls and emails from concerned friends and family and endeavored to keep my people informed of my situation; and I lay awake at night, despite my exhaustion, wondering what the hell my very uncertain future held in store for me.
I did not, however, think to ask if the army of health-care providers and the plethora of services my cancer required were all in-network. I was rather busy wrapping my head around my diagnosis and ensuring that I did everything I needed to do, for myself and for my family. The last thing on my mind was whether I'd get screwed by out-of-network providers charging 20 to 40 times the going rate.
Surprise! Here's a huge bill for services you neither requested nor consented to, and not paying will ensure sleepless nights, stressful budgeting sessions, and harassment by collection agencies.
Luckily, I had great health insurance at the time I "waged war" on my cancer. Luckily, I happen to live in the epicenter of research and healthcare institutions; my city has some of the best medical schools and the best cancer-care facilities, which correlates to an abundance of first-class docs and hospitals. Luckily, I did not fall prey to drive-by doctoring during my cancer "journey," but am nonetheless considering this a cautionary tale.
In the NYT article, a man named Peter Drier found himself recovering from back surgery and facing a $117,000 bill from an "assistant surgeon" he never met. Drier did his homework and researched his health-insurance coverage before his surgery, but still found himself a victim of drive-by doctoring.
Patients have their hands full before their surgeries, and some providers are looking to shore up revenue that is increasingly reduced by economics. It's the perfect storm. Furthermore, hospitals that join an insurance network are not required to provide in-network doctors or services. New York has enacted legislation to protect consumers from drive-by doctoring; let's hope other states follow. Until then, it's buyer beware.


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Insecurity: Oyo Govt. Set to Hold Peace Talks with Area Boys, Cult Groups
Written by Aloore Radio on 17 — 02
The Oyo State Government has revealed that it is set to engage in talks with all area boys and cult groups in the State, to foster peace.
The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun said this on Thursday, after a closed door meeting with representatives of the militant groups, including Agbekoya, Odua People's Congress, Vigilante Group of Nigeria among others in Ibadan.
Olatunbosun said the State government, in collaboration with all the militant groups is determined to proffer peaceful solutions to the unrest between area boys and cult groups, saying the time to end bloodshed in the State is now.
Speaking further, Dr. Olatunbosun said the meeting aims to solve the problem from the root, disclosing that the State Government will work closely with security agencies and leaders of the militant groups, to meet with the cult sects and mediate between warring parties in the State.
He said "the State Executive Council is aware of the activities of cultists and cult groups in the State. We hope to hold a meeting with them".
"Oyo State Government, under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde is determined to put a stop to this clash among cult groups and area boys. To this end, we in collaboration with all the Militant groups in the State, are taking the message of peace to the den of these cultists", he said.
"We will try to convince them to be disarmed and return to their homes peacefully. Afterwards, there will be a clampdown on activities of area boys and cult groups who fail to cooperate with us", he said.
Olatunbosun who underlined that through the help of some of the militant groups, the State Government will contact members of each cult group, also assured that things will change, because the State Governor has shown sincerity in ending the fights among the warring groups.
Dr. Olatubosun therefore admonished the area boys and rival cult groups to sheath their swords and pursue peace, stressing that after the peace talks, there will be a clampdown on cultists and cult activities in the state.
He also appealed to parents and guardians to caution their children and wards against cultism.
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I felt acutely nervous as the procession approached. I was constantly scanning faces in the crowd looking for signs of trouble, and thinking, I hope to God nothing comes from somewhere.
We couldn't have done it without the crowd. It's a lot easier to dive for those loose balls when the crowd's behind you.
It just shows that the crowd and the fans appreciate the way I play, ... To go out and play as hard as I do and just get the cold shoulder from people is tough. So to hear from them, just to know they appreciate my love for the game and how I go about playing, that means a lot.
The crowd support was excellent. ESPN was out here and they (the crowd) came out to support us- it was amazing.
It was a good performance for us. The crowd was kind of rowdy, so it was nice to pull out a win at their place.
This man was trying to drive through the crowd, but they refused him passage. As he tried to reverse, someone threw a stone at his car.
It was something different today. I've never heard the anthem sung that loud. The noise coming from the crowd at the end was fantastic and dragged us to the end really.
You know, it doesn't happen that often that you have the crowd support behind you straightaway from the beginning of the match.
Some of the crowd are on the pitch. They think it's all over.
He's better nervous than comfortable. He seems to thrive on the crowd and the noise. He probably hasn't played enough yet to get comfortable, so maybe that's why he's been so good.
When I went out there and the crowd went wild, that was a good thing. I got some 'Good lucks,' but not too many people recognized me.
I wasn't even paying attention to the crowd.
I've got a few tricks up my sleeve. Hopefully, I'll be the crowd favorite since I might be the shortest one in it. I'm probably not ever going to get another opportunity like this, so I'm going to take advantage of it.
I've never played in front of this many people before. It's a great feeling to get the crowd behind you. We don't get that in the regular season. It's really great.
It was loud on the field. That always creates opportunities for a defense when the crowd is loud like that.
There was a girl I knew who always wanted to be the one to stand out from the crowd Always believed that she was gonna live her dreams That what went down was gonna come around For all the doubters, non-believers, the cynicals that once were dreamers One of these days you'll open up your eyes And you'll realize [Chorus:] That girl was a one time teenage drama queen A hot, tough everyday wannabee But she'll have changed her destiny Now she's a somebody That girl was a wild child dreamer but she'll find herself 'Cause she believes in nothin' else And you'll look back and you won't believe That girl was me Armed with an attitude that she knows how to use She's gonna get there any way she can Now she knows what she wants No one is gonna stop her Nothing's ever gonna hold her down For all the doubters, non-believers the cynicle that once were dreamers One of these days you'll know that you were wrong (who would've know) [Chorus] [Spoken] Life is a work of art- you gotta paint it colorful Can make it anything you want Don't have to stick to any rules You don't need a high IQ to succeed in what you do You just gotta have no doubt just believe in yourself Doubters, non-believers, once were dreamers One of these days you'll open up your eyes And you'll realize.
I wanted to share with the crowd my enthusiasm. I messed up.
The crowd is a lot closer. The whole feeling was different.
The crowd and their intensity really had an effect on us.
To have the crowd support -- it's incredible.
It was a little bit of a roller coaster ride. They started to hit their shots and got the crowd back into it. It was kind of a little chaotic.
We were involved last year ... and we did not have the crowd that we expected. (But) I know there's several of us that want to do it.
We just ignored the crowd and played hard. Missouri really helped us out as far as ignoring the crowd.
You could just feel the electricity in the crowd there. Even though that one doesn't go in. I think it gave us a big lift. All of the sudden the guys see that they could put one in, that we could create some good opportunities.


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'Correria Agwa' by Mourad Merzouki (in close collaboration with the dancers) is composed of two pieces: 'Agwa', the company's first creation, and 'Correria'.
The show opened with 'Correria', a frenetic, almost breathless performance, based on the theme of running (correria translates as 'the race'). This theme was made completely obvious by the dancers either actually running on the stage, or miming a running movement which was incorporated throughout the choreography. The dancers would do this in all kinds of different positions (in lifts, on the floor…).
Quite a bit of comedy was injected into this piece, and a few almost circus-like passages. These elements, as well as sections in which hip-hop was danced to opera music, are perhaps an acquired taste, but they certainly added a lot of fun to this fast-paced performance.
A gleeful mixture of Brazilian dance and music (samba, basso nova and capoeira), classical music, and hip-hop makes 'Correria' unique and unforgettable.
'Agwa' is all about water, using see-through plastic cups – sometimes filled with water – to represent it. Full of surprises, this piece was amazingly choreographed, and the dancers' tricks were astonishing.
The lighting was very cleverly designed to add effect and could transform the cups into beautiful candles or stars – tiny becons of hope in this environmental tale.
There was a fantastic energy throughout, and the audience was definitely on their toes, wondering what was going to happen next. There was something about the dancers' irresistible joy and energy that completely swept everyone watching along with them.
Mourad Merzouki has created another breathtaking show. This is hip-hop with a twist like you've never seen it before – I can't wait to see what these brilliant Brazilian dancers do next!
If you want to find out more about the dancers and the creation of 'Correria Agwa', click here (for the English version) or here (for the French version) to read my interview with them!
To find out more about Mourad Merzouki and the Käfig company, click here.


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There may well be a better way to do this but I don't know Linux and this works fine in SQL on Windows

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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Uruguay.

Uruguay is in the southeastern part of South America and has a population of over 3 million people, almost half of whom live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. Uruguay's only land border is with Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to the north. To the west lies the Uruguay River, to the southwest lies the estuary of Río de la Plata, with Argentina across the banks of either of those bodies of water, while to the southeast lies the Atlantic Ocean. Uruguay, at , is the second-smallest nation of South America in terms of area after Suriname.

Pre-stamp postal markings

Spanish crown period
In 1724 the Spanish Crown decided to establish a settlement on the east coast of Río de la Plata, with a view to countering the dominance of Portugal, which had contravened the Treaty of Tordesillas to found the Colonia de Sacramento opposite Buenos Aires.
The building of the city, called San Felipe y Santiago de Montevideo, was completed towards the end of 1726. At this time, both Montevideo and Buenos Aires were virtually isolated from the other Spanish colonies in America. As early as 1748, the Governor of Buenos Aires organised scheduled transport services between that city and the villages within Peru and Chile. The first mail service, called El Príncipe, reached the port of Montevideo in May 1767. The regulations stated that the mailbags were to be delivered to the port of Montevideo, where the correspondence for Buenos Aires was transferred to launches. In 1785 a weekly overland service was introduced between Buenos Aires and Montevideo. The correspondence was carried in three launches called chasqueras (boats) as far as Colonia del Sacramento, where it was transferred to Montevideo by military couriers.

In February 1797 a weekly mail service was set up between Montevideo and Buenos Aires, with dedicated personnel who replaced the military couriers, and up to eight staging posts used. This service remained in operation until 1810, the year when the struggle for independence led by José Gervasio Artigas forced its suspension.

To relay the correspondence to the east of the territory, travelling along the road between Montevideo and the Fort of Santa Teresa, eleven staging posts were set up in 1798, and in 1799 the postal service was introduced which linked Montevideo, Minas and Cerro Largo. Following the First Treaty of San Ildefonso, signed in 1777, Spain governed the southern part of Uruguay, while the north remained in Portuguese hands. This situation was briefly interrupted in 1807, following the invasion of Montevideo by the British armed forces.

Independence
In 1811 Uruguay declared its independence, but the Spanish Crown did not withdraw from the territory until 1815, after the collapse of the Siege of Montevideo and the triumph of the Artiguista Revolution. However, in the following year the country was invaded by Portuguese troops, who governed from 1816 to 1824. Between 1824 and 1827, the Uruguayan territory was dominated by Brazil. In 1825, the struggle for the final independence of the country began, with the so-called Freedom Crusade (Cruzada Libertadora), led by Juan Antonio Lavalleja. On 25 August of that year, the independence of the country was declared, which took effect in 1830, with the Pledge of the Constitution and the nomination of Fructuoso Rivera as the first Constitutional President. Throughout this period, there were virtually no developments in the postal service, which began to be reorganised in 1827, when General Lavalleja appointed Luis de la Robla to act as Postal Director. On 11 January 1828, the first Provisional Regulations for the Postal Service were approved, and in July of that year De la Robla submitted the first General Mail Schedule to the government for approval.

Civil war
In 1839 the period of civil war called the Guerra Grande began. This continued until 1851, and throughout this time the entire country was dominated by revolutionaries, with only the city of Montevideo remaining in government hands. This situation had a very serious impact on the postal service within the country, while the service between Montevideo and abroad continued to operate regularly. During this period, the activities of the Montevideo Chamber of Commerce began to take on great importance. This institution was founded in 1835 by Jorge Tornquist, and operated as a sorting office for last minute mail, receiving commercial correspondence after the official mailbags had been sealed.

Government of Montevideo
The precarious economic situation of the Government of Montevideo led to the transfer of several sources of revenue, including those of the postal service. Early in 1846 the Board of Directors of the Purchasing Company took possession of the Postal Administration, which it retained until 1852, when it was returned to State ownership. One of the first measures adopted by the new administration was the organisation of a postal transport service to and from the interior of the country. For this purpose, Atanasio Lapido was nominated as Postal Contractor, with the task of installing staging posts throughout the country. These began to come into operation in May 1853. In April 1856 the General Postal Director, Miguel Solsona, left office, and Mr. Lapido also took over the post of Postal Director, on an unpaid basis.

Currency
Before independence the currency and monetary system of the colonising country was adopted.

A law approved on 23 June 1862 shaped the final monetary system. The decimal system was adopted, taking as base unit the "Silver peso", consisting of 100 centésimos. All other monetary denominations prior to the approval of this law were abandoned.

Postage stamps

Private issues

The postal services organised by the stagecoach companies, led by Mr. Lapido, issued on 1 October 1856 the so-called Diligencia (stagecoach stamp). This issue was intended for correspondence carried by stagecoach, solely for the domestic service. There were three values.

Satisfied with the results achieved with the Diligencia stamps, Mr. Lapido had a new series printed in 1858 for the franking of correspondence with the Republic of Argentina. This set also had 3 values and came to be known as Soles de Montevideo (Montevideo Suns) or Soles Doble Cifra (double cipher suns), as the value of each stamp was printed twice at the bottom of the stamp.

Government issues
At the end of 1857, Mr. Lapido resigned from the post of Director and was replaced by Prudencio Echevarriarza. He continued the reforms and presented a proposal to the government for the application of postal stamps for correspondence between every point in the country. This was approved and laid down in the Uruguay Mail decree of 11 June 1859. In article 1 it states: All correspondence will be franked by postal stamps, without which no letters will be delivered by the General Postal Administration or any of its branch offices, the only locations where exchanges of mail may take place.

Definitives
The first regular series of stamps with government approval was issued on 1 July 1859, resembling the second private 'Sol de Montevideo' issue. Since 1859, many Uruguayan definitive stamp series have been released. Besides different designs, there were additions and changes involving the postal rates, changes in currency were also reflected on the stamps: the silver peso system in 1862.

Commemoratives
Uruguayan postage stamps have been released to commemorate a wide variety of topics, such as Uruguayan notable events (e.g. the end of the civil war in 1897) and anniversaries, aspects of life and culture, famous Uruguayan people (statesmen, religious, literary and cultural figures, athletes, etc.), fauna and flora, works of art, and Christmas. International events have also been commemorated.

The unveiling of a monument in Bella Vista, Montevideo to former President Joaquín Suárez (in office 1843–52) was the occasion of the first commemorative set of three stamps, issued on 18 July 1896. They were engraved by Waterlow and Sons in London.

Up to 2007 more than 2,200 different definitive and commemorative stamps have been issued in Uruguay.

Overprints
Changes in postal rates were published on 6 September 1865, this called for new stamps. Before 1866 stamps were solely supplied from Montevideo but in 1865 the Uruguay postal authorities ordered a new set of stamps abroad, in London at Maclure, Macdonald and Co. The set did not arrive in time and the 1864 issue had to be overprinted with the new denominations as emergency measure. The first overprinted, provisional stamp set of Uruguay was a fact.

Surcharging of remainder stocks of stamps for usage as regular stamps would be applied more often due to supply problems and printing errors but also for commemorative purposes. The 19th century has 10 overprint issues, and the next century twice as much.

Regular stamps were also overprinted to indicate a special purpose; intended for airmail, official mail, special delivery, postage due or newspapers.

Foreign consulate mail
There are very few covers addressed to transatlantic destinations before 1872 using Uruguayan stamps. This was the result of illicit actions by the foreign consulates in Montevideo, who received and despatched mail using ships flying the flags of their own states, with no involvement of any kind by the Uruguayan Mail Service. The British consulate in Montevideo used British stamps between 1862 and 1872 which may be identified by the cancel 'C28'. Overseas correspondence was franked with Uruguayan stamps from the end of 1872 onwards, following the so-called Montevideo Postal Incident in which the government prohibited all non-Uruguay mail inside Uruguay.

Pillar boxes
In 1879 Uruguay imported a batch of nine cast iron pillar boxes made by Cochrane & Co of Dudley, England. These followed a hexagonal design created by the English architect John Penfold for the General Post Office, but cast with Spanish lettering and the Uruguayan coat of arms in place of the English lettering and royal insignia of the original. Some survive and some are still in service. In 1993 the Correo Uruguayo commemorated its Penfold post boxes with a set of stamps of 50c, $1 and $2.60.

See also
Currency of Uruguay
List of people on stamps of Uruguay

References

Further reading
Griebert, Hugo. A Study of the Stamps of Uruguay. London: Stanley Gibbons, Ltd., 1910.
Hoffmann, Robert. Catalogo de las variedades mas importantes. 1948.
Hoffmann, Robert. Estudio de las Falsificaciones de los Sellos Postales del Uruguay. Montevideo: Club Filatelico del Uruguay de Montevideo, 1948.
Kalckhoff F, Stenger E. Festschrift zur feier des 25 Jahrigen Bestehens des Berliner Philatelisten-Klub . Berlin: 1913. (Contains article on early issues of Uruguay).
Kobylanski, J.K., ed. Catalogo de estampillas del Uruguay. Uruguay: Mundus, 1985.
Kobylanski J.K. and Casal Gari E. Documentos historico postales del correo en la Republica Oriental del Uruguay. Uruguay: Mundas, 1984.
 Dr. Kurchan, Mario D. Historia Postal Marítima del Río de la Plata: Uruguay. 1996. Awarded the Alvaro Bonilla Lara Medal in 1996 by the FIAF.
Lee, E.J. Uruguay, The Grand Prix Collection Formed by Mr. E. J. Lee. London: Plumridge & Co., 1936.
Lee, E.J. The Postage Stamps of uruguay. London: Stanley Gibbons Limited, 1931.
Maassen, Wolfgang. 150 Jahre "Sonnen-Marken" aus Uruguay. Philatelie 354, December 2006, pp. 45–51.
Narath, Albert. Die Nummern-Zierstempel der Departamentos von Uruguay. Berlin, 1961
Ross, Joe. The Revenue Stamps of Uruguay, Patente de Rodados de Departamento de Montevideo. 2005.
Rowe, Dennis Trevor. Catchpole, Paul. The Railways of South America. Arrow: P. Catchpole Ltd, 2000.
Sigismond, Jean. Les Timbres de L'Uruguay. Paris: Editions Charles Mendel, 1908.
Wonner, Esteban. Les Timbres de la République de l'Uruguay (Poste adhésifs, Enveloppes, Cartes, Bandes, Fiscaux et Administratifs, etc.). Neuilly: Imprimerie typographique de L. Bouzin, 1887.

External links

 Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Mr. John M. Taylor Specialized Collection of Uruguay – Finding Guide
 Official site of Correo Uruguayo – Filately

Postal system of Uruguay
Uruguay

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This is my first card using Flower Soft – *yay*! If you don't have any, you better run right over to Pez-A-Doodle Designs and get some! Marti has an awesome selection of colors, kits, stamps, glue – everything you need for a card! I used the Lavender and Lace kit.
This card started out as a CAS card, but it grew away from that and I just let it go. It is still pretty clean and simple, but the layers disqualify it, I think. I used the tone-on-tone method and sponged (with the life changing Inkssentials blending tool) the Melllow Moss layer as well as the main image panel. Also on the focal panel I used a Martha Stewart edge punch for the top and the bottom. I placed my bundle of stems where I wanted it, and glued it down with Mono Multi.
I adhered my layers together, and tied a wide piece of satin ribbon at the bottom. I really love it! I am now completely addicted to Flower Soft!
I love what you've done with the FS! I have some wires done and they're just sitting there waiting for me to play with them. You've inspired me to put them to use!
YAY Flower Soft. Add yay beautiful card. Love the simplicity and beauty.
Oh this is soooooooooooo pretty! Love purple and green together…and FLOWER SOFT RULES!! I just got some yesterday – can't wait to play!!
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I am so in love with this flower soft! I really think I need to pick up some! The colors on this card are so beautiful and I love the thick ribbon! The texture that the flower soft adds though is amazing!


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Has your life improved from Astral Projection?
The Astral Pulse > Astral Projection & Out of Body Experiences > Welcome to Out of Body Experiences! (Moderators: Stillwater, Selski, David Warner, EscapeVelocity, Xanth, floriferous, Szaxx, LightBeam, ThaomasOfGrey, Nameless) > Has your life improved from Astral Projection?
I've become extremely interested in Astral Projection, but I often read conflicting advice regarding whether the skill is worth acquiring - aka whether that person's life is has improved from Astral Projection. The way I often hear it described reminds me of Neo from The Matrix or opening Pandora's box: once you've been the Astral realm, you may never be the same again. Naturally, this is intimidating. This makes me think I should evaluate this decision properly.
So what I am really looking for are your experiences.
Have you learned from Astral Projection?
What are the pros and cons in your view?
Please share anything that you believe may assist a new-comer. I could be swayed either way .
Re: Has your life improved from Astral Projection?
Hi Puls3, welcome to the forum and thanks for asking what I think is the perfect question. Unless you feel inspired or guided to do so you should probably never just jump into things.
I think a great deal of people who try this really have the wrong idea. I think they are hoping for a sort of magic, a sudden change in their lives that rarely comes. There are those who this appears to be a natural part of their lives and who they are whether they acknowledge that or not. Then there are those who wish it so and strive to make it so. Some are successful.
I know, for everyone who is meant to have one of these experiences they will. It won't matter if they are ready or if they respond or even acknowledge the event. These events are personal, very personal for most. However there are people who do receive (forgive my terminology) a calling (if you will). That calling is generally to help. Who do they help? That depends on many things which is another conversation all by itself.
As you pointed out above with Bruce's psychic attacks, much of what goes on in non-physical is colored by our own beliefs and perceptions. However, regardless of what one thinks the reality is that something DID happen. I won't go further into that at this moment.
I have learned many things. Some very useful like I have a much broader sense of what life is and how it works which brings me to a point of being far less judgmental than I likely would be without it. I absolutely KNOW there is a reason for everything.
The pros you'll have to decide for yourself. The cons you'll have to decide for yourself.
I personally have no before and after as this has come mostly natural to me as long as I can remember.
Many, but if you only practice caution you'll never find out. Caution is good but you need to be willing to jump in with both feet when the time is right. Only you will know that. Forget all the tales you have heard or horror, that's just fear mongering. Many people, unlike you, do not take the time to think about WHY they want to do this or what might be involved.
If you do pursue AP no doubt you'll get your pants scared off a time or two. That is exactly the time to pull those pants up, grab your shield (figuratively speaking of course) and jump right back in, like riding a horse.
I wish you all the best with whatever you decide is right for you.
ETA: These are only my thoughts and opinions and do not express the thoughts and opinions of everyone here. Together we have a wide variety of thoughts and opinions so pick what resonates with you and feels true to you.
I can't really answer your questions. But I will write a little bit. I love to EP..The EP is a level lower then the Astral. I think if you want to leave the body, You need to mentally be ready. In my years of experience,I find that most people who have a interest in this thing, that they have fear of the unknown. A lot of people who try this..I don't think they are ready for it. You have to open your mind to the fact that life exsistes in the afterlife.
When You leave the body You will see other entities.Are You mentally ready for that? Leaving the body is not scary. It's just are you mentally strong to accept it. I can not decide for you.If you think you are.. go for it. If not.. just chill... What a OBE did for me was open up my brain. It gave me all these channels of life to explore. It made me think.. What if... It made me question life.
I can say that OBE'ing is addictive. If You ever leave the body and feel uneasy..just grab your pinky fingure. Your Obe will end with in 2 seconds. One thing to keep in mind is that when You OBE ..be nice to people.. Treat them like You want to be treated in life...You will do fine.


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About Muhammadiyah Association
HistoryBrief History of Muhammadiyah
Central Committee
MKMuhammadiyah Kindergarten
MICMuhammadiyah Islamic College
MAIMadrasah Al-Arabiah Al-Islamiah
MWHMuhammadiyah Welfare Home
MHCCMuhammadiyah Health and Day Care Centre
Aktiviti Dakwah Mingguan
Biasiswa Muhammadiyah
Jenazah Services
Tajdid
Al-Madani
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Muhammadiyah is a non-profit Islamic Organization that practice the teaching of Islam based on the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). The advent of Muhammadiyah was inspired by the spirit to appreciate and implement of the exhortation of the Al-Quran as follows:
"Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong. They are the ones to attain felicity." Surah ali-Imran, 3: 104.
This verse behests all believers to set up a league/assembly of people/organization so as to form a platform to call upon mankind to kindness by doing what is good and forbidding what is wrong. This is the essence of the Mission to Enjoin What is Right and Forbid What is Wrong and this can only be achieved through Education, Welfares, etc.
Tauheed (Faith in the unity of Allah) is the foundation of the Islamic Faith. It is also the fundamental principle that guides Muhammadiyah in carrying out its mission. That Allah is One, and He alone is the Sustainer of the Universe, is a belief rigorously upheld in all efforts towards enjoining good and forbidding eveil. Yet that Faith which emanates from Tauhid must be accompanied by continuous benevolent deeds ("Amal Solih"). These benevolent deeds are those that Islam teaches as exemplified or taught to us by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Muhammadiyah rejects all innovations in religious worship which do not derive any authority from Rasulullah (pbuh), and rejects all teachings based on supersition or fantasy. Proper emulation of the devotion, deeds, character and struggle of Rasulullah (pbuh) can be achieved through a sincere and serious study of the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Knowledge of the two primary sources of Islam is imperative.
As regards to the matters of the mundane, Muhammadiyah encourages appreciation and mastery of the latest in science and technology. Scientific knowledge and findings should serve the needs of Man in his quest to seek the pleasure of Allah (mardhatillah). Rasulullah (pbuh) once stated that knowledge/truth was the lost treasure of Muslims whereas they were the rightful heirs. Thus, whether in Faith or "worldly" matters, knowledge ("ilm") plays a crucial role. At all times, the personality of the Rasulullah (pbuh) which reflects the wholesome intergration of faith in Allah, spirituality, morality, upright character and worldly practicality shall always be the first guide.
Muhammadiyah believes that this conviction would produce generations of people like those found among the Campanions of Rasulullah (pbuh), successors of the Companions, and followers of the Successors. They are the models of Muhammadiyah, in line with the teachings found in the Qur'an:
"You are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind; you enjoin what is right and forbid evil and you believe in Allah" - Surah Ali Imran 3:110.
The aims and objectives of Muhammadiyah are as follows:
* To function as a Movement that revives the truth teachings of Islam and as a Missionary agency.
* To function as an agent of social change.
* To function as a centre of Islamic knowledge.
Muhammadiyah seeks to achieve the above aims and objectives by carrying out activities based on the following principles:-
* Upholding and implementing (wherever possible) Islamic values, culture and the way of life in accordance with the Qur'an and the Sunnah. In this regard, we seek to eliminate all forms of innovations in worship as well as practices and beliefs based on superstition and fantasy. We distinguish between practices that derive its authority or origins from the Qur'an and the Sunnah on the one hand, and those which are vestiges of culture or tradition from pre-Islamic times which are contrary to Islamic values and spirit on the other.
* Tawheed and Iman permeate through every aspect of our lives. As a matter of principle, our lives are not dichotomised into the "worldly" and the "religious" as such. The Belief in the Unity of Allah is manifested in all facets of life including matters relating to living in a secular country, our role in a multi-religious society and our duties as ordinary citizens. Islam encompasses both "Hablum-minallah wa Hablum-minannas" (the relationship between Man and Allah and relationship between Man and Man).
* Foster greater unity and co-operation among the Muslim Ummah, whether at the level of individuals, groups, institutions or schools of law, both locally and internationally. Greater unity not only enhances the status of the Ummah but enables it to make more positive contribution to Mankind in the light of our duty as "Khalifah fil-ardh" or Vicegerent of Allah on Earth.
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Travel InfoSystems, the travel planning software specialists, today announced a new deal with P&O Travel to supply the business travel management specialist, with UK rail and Eurostar journey planning information as an extranet service. Travel InfoSystems RailPlanner Extranet will allow P&O Travel staff and clients to quickly access online accurate and up-to-date travel information.
RailPlanner Extranet saves P&O Travel both time and money, providing clients and staff with online information, which is instantly available and up-to-date.
Established in 1963, P&O Travel specialises in providing 'One Stop Shop' Business Travel Management to corporates whose requirements range from Air, Rail, Hotel, Car Hire, and other business travel associated needs. With over 12 locations in the UK and 165 globally, P&O Travel are able to provide an added value service that includes 24 hour reservation, Passport and Visa procurement and 'A la Carte' leisure travel service.
Travel InfoSystems is a leading provider of interactive travel planning solutions to commercial and public sector organisations. They are the producers of RailPlanner, the UK's the best-selling rail travel software and TubePlanner, an award winning London journey planner. City Planner has recently been added to this collection of products, and is a new solution that enables users to plan multi-modal travel around London or other major UK cities. Their portfolio of products and services include new media solutions for the Web and WAP, and software for PCs and handheld devices. Travel InfoSystems also have extensive experience in networked and Intranet solutions as well as in the development of customised and branded products for both internal and external corporate use.


A study of 60 elderly people with no dementia found two cups of cocoa a day improved blood flow to the brain in those who had problems to start with. Those participants whose blood flow improved also did better on memory tests at the end of the study, the journal Neurology reported. Experts said more research was needed before conclusions could be drawn.
It is not the first time cocoa has been linked with vascular health and researchers believe that this is in part due to it being rich in flavanols, which are thought to have an important role.
In the latest study, researchers asked 60 people with an average age of 73 to drink two cups of cocoa a day - one group given high-flavanol cocoa and another a low-flavanol cocoa - and consume no other chocolate.
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SEEN: Weird mammals invade chalk-art festival - Denverite, the Denver site!
Jun. 05, 2016, 9:23 a.m.
The Denver Chalk Art Festival ends at 7 p.m. Sunday. Go see the masters at work (and potentially a couple of giant ground sloths) at 1430 Larimer Street.


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The work on the creation of e-government in Azerbaijan will be accelerated, the coordinator of the public council for the promotion of e-services at the State Agency for the provision of services to citizens and social innovations Osman Gunduz told Trend.
He said that recently,this issue was touched upon within the framework of the meeting with the Chairman of the State Agency Ulvi Mehdiyev.
"In March of this year, the authority to build e-government in the country was transferred to the "E-Government Development Center". During the meeting with the agency's management, the main goals and priorities for the construction of the e-government were discussed, which should be implemented first and how the public council can help in this matter. In addition, the issues of strengthening the activities of the Council itself, organizational issues and strengthening relations with the agency were discussed," he noted.
Gunduz said that one of the priorities is to provide more simplified and ubiquitous access of citizens to e-services, and in this regard, the main emphasis will be placed on mobile technologies.
One of the simplified services, as he said earlier, could be the "Asan aray??" service, which would allow citizens to independently decide on the transfer of personal information to third parties, which can be technically resolved via SMS notifications.
It is proposed to create a system that would allow the third party to receive this information with the permission of the citizen. To do this, the citizen should have specified his/her mobile phone number on the e-services portal. In the event that a structure wants to obtain personal information about a citizen (for example, a residence certificate), as soon as a request with the indication of the individual identification number (FIN) of the citizen is given, an SMS notification will be sent to the mobile phone number indicated.
In the text of the message it will be indicated that a certain structure is trying to get a certificate of his/her residence. By the same notification, the citizen will be able to confirm or refuse to provide this information.
"The main emphasis should be placed on educational work among the population to increase the digital literacy of citizens regarding the use of e-services. I believe the meeting with the agency's management was very important and useful for everyone and it is possible that in the near future the results of the work will be fruitful",he said.