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Q: How often can I publish to npm? Currently I am publishing a new version of my NPM package every time I push changes to the GIT repository. Most of my changes are just silly patches. I use NPM as a tool that enables versioning and code reuse across many of my projects. I am already over some v0.0.173 after a month of work. Is this safe to keep publishing stuff at the same pace? Are there any gudelines or anything that regulates how often a package can be published? I don't want to get banned just because I didn't know the rules.

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I don't want to get banned just because I didn't know the rules.

You can find a code of conduct on npmjs.com. Squatting is forbidden (reserve a name by publishing an empty package), packages must not contain illegal or infringing content, packages must not be malware, etc. but there is no restriction on how often a package can be published.
Here is an excerpt:

The Service administrators reserve the right to make judgment calls
about what is and isn't appropriate in published packages. These are
guidelines to help you be successful in our community.
Packages published to the Service must be created using the npm
command-line client, or a functionally equivalent implementation. For
example, a "package" must not be a PNG or JPEG image, movie file, or
text document. Using the Service as a personal general-purpose
database is also not allowed for this reason. Packages should be npm
packages, and nothing else.
Packages must contain some functionality. "Squatting", that is,
publishing an empty package to "reserve" a name, is not allowed.
Packages must not contain illegal or infringing content. You should
only publish packages or other materials to the Service if you have
the right to do so. This includes complying with all software license
agreements or other intellectual property restrictions. For example,
redistributing an MIT-licensed module with the copyright notice
removed, would not be allowed. You will be responsible for any
violation of laws or others' intellectual property rights.
Packages must not be malware. For example, a package which is designed
to maliciously exploit or damage computer systems, is not allowed.
However, an explicitly documented penetration testing library designed
to be used for white-hat security research would most likely be fine.
Package name, description, and other visible metadata must not include
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Booni micro hydro power project still awaiting completion
The 500-Kilowatt micro hydro power project in Booni launched by SRSP (Sarhad Rural Support Program) with the financial assistance of the European Union is still awaiting its completion. The project that was launched by the CEO SRSP a couple of years back and was expected to be completed within a period of one year as per the assurances of the CEO exceeded its timeframe due to obvious reasons. In the first place, the contract of the construction work was awarded to local contractors who caused unnecessary delay in the progress of the construction work as they lacked heavy machinery and efficient workforce to expedite the pace of work on the project. When enquired about the delay, the contractors would shift the blame onto the SRSP high-ups for withholding the release of funds on time as the reason for the inordinate delay.
Whatever the reasons, the abject failure of the SRSP to complete this project in time raises many questions on the performance and transparency of this organization. When a concerned engineer was approached for clarification, he told this writer that an additional amount of two crore rupees is needed to lay the transmission lines, which the organization is reluctant to provide at this point in time due to paucity of funds. It sounds ridiculous how an organization of the proportion of SRSP could fall short of such a meager amount of cash to complete a micro hydro power project.? The communities are persistently being deceived through gimmicks like these by the concerned quarters.? It?s worrying to note that the Tehreek-i-Huqooq Upper Chitral have called a protest demonstration against the apathy of the SRSP high ups.
In order to avoid any law and order situation, the CEO SRSP, honourable Shahzada Masood ulMulk should intervene to resolve the issue in the best interest of the local community. The residents of Booni always hold the CEO SRSP in high esteem and veneration as the proud son of Chitral. The chants of slogans in his praise must be echoing in his memory when they welcomed him with the warmth of heart at the Polo ground in Booni during the inaugural ceremony of the said project.? The CEO is once again appealed through the courtesy of your reputed online news to allay the apprehensions of the community by allocating the much needed funds for the completion of the project. This goodwill gesture if extended will earn for the CEO SRSP the prayers of the local community and will enhance the long-lasting respect in their hearts for him. .. Khalid Pervaiz, Booni, Chitral 22 Nov 2018
Upper Chitral power distribution crisis & Govt responsibility
Lowari Tunnel project scam should be thoroughly investigated by NAB
The Lowari Tunnel: A Record breaking dangling project
Use of Mosques for election campaign should be banned
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Dear editor Chitral news and prof Khalid pervez,thanks for highlighting.. Booni electric project is like our roads…pathetic condition…The hospitals have no electricity I think the highers ups of SRSP must look into this matter and do justice…The best suggestion would be that honorable CEO SRSP visit the community and the area..this is our humble plea.
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Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charges - 1800 MHz Band) Determination 2012 (No. 1)
Determinations/Communications as made
This determination fixes spectrum access charges payable by licensees for the re-issue of expiring spectrum licences in the 1800 MHz band.
Administered by: Communications
General Comments: This determination ceases to have effect at the end of 17 June 2013.
Date of repeal 21 Oct 2014
Repealed by Australian Communications and Media Authority Omnibus Revocation Instrument 2014 (No. 2)
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charges — 1800 MHz Band) Determination 2012 (No. 1)
Radiocommunications Act 1992
The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under subsection 294 (1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
Dated 21 December 2012
Richard Bean
Giles Tanner
Member/General Manager
Australian Communications and Media Authority
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charges — 1800 MHz Band) Determination 2012 (No. 1).
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
Note All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.
In this Determination:
Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
licence area means the area or aggregate of areas within which operation of a radiocommunications device is authorised by a spectrum licence.
Ministerial Direction means the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Access Charges) Direction 2012 made under subsection 294 (2) of the Act by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy dated 9 February 2012.
re-issue of a spectrum licence means the re-issue of a spectrum licence in accordance with subsection 82 (1) of the Act to the person to whom it was previously issued, authorising the operation of a radiocommunications device in the 1800 MHz band.
1800 MHz band means the following frequency ranges:
(a) 1710 MHz to 1785 MHz; and
(b) 1805 MHz to 1880 MHz.
4 Population of a licence area for a spectrum licence
The population of a licence area for a spectrum licence mentioned in column 1 in the table in section 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 is the corresponding number mentioned in column 2.
Note The population of a licence area, for a spectrum licence, is the estimated number of people residing in the area to which the spectrum licence relates. In compliance with the Ministerial Direction, the population of the licence area is, by this instrument, determined at the time the spectrum access charge for the re-issue of the spectrum licence is determined, having regard to available population data at the time this instrument is made.
5 Spectrum access charges payable by Telstra Corporation Limited
The amount of spectrum access charge payable by Telstra Corporation Limited (ACN 051 775 556) for the re-issue of a spectrum licence mentioned in column 1 in the following table is the corresponding amount mentioned in column 4.
of licence area
Bandwidth (MHz)
Note In compliance with the Ministerial Direction, the amount of spectrum access charge payable for the re-issue of a spectrum licence mentioned in the above table, or in the tables in sections 6 to 12 is calculated by multiplying the value of the spectrum in relation to the 1800 MHz band (being $0.23/MHz/Pop) by the population of the licence area for the spectrum licence (as determined in accordance with section 4) by the bandwidth for the spectrum licence (as mentioned in column 3). For example, in relation to licence number 1136550, the amount of spectrum access charge is calculated as follows:
$0.23 x 6,465,396 x 15 = $22,305,616.20.
6 Spectrum access charges payable by Vodafone Australia Pty Limited
The amount of spectrum access charge payable by Vodafone Australia Pty Limited (ACN 056 161 043) for the re-issue of a spectrum licence mentioned in column 1 in the following table is the corresponding amount mentioned in column 4.
7 Spectrum access charges payable by Singtel Optus Pty Limited
The amount of spectrum access charge payable by Singtel Optus Pty Limited (ACN 052 833 208) for the re-issue of a spectrum licence mentioned in column 1 in the following table is the corresponding amount mentioned in column 4.
8 Spectrum access charges payable by Rail Corporation New South Wales
The amount of spectrum access charge payable by Rail Corporation New South Wales (ABN 59 325 778 353) for the re-issue of a spectrum licence mentioned in column 1 in the following table is the corresponding amount mentioned in column 4.
9 Spectrum access charges payable by Victorian Rail Track
The amount of spectrum access charge payable by Victorian Rail Track (ABN 55 047 316 805) for the re-issue of a spectrum licence mentioned in column 1 in the following table is the corresponding amount mentioned in column 4.
10 Spectrum access charges payable by Queensland Rail Limited
The amount of spectrum access charge payable by Queensland Rail Limited (ACN 132 181 090) for the re-issue of a spectrum licence mentioned in column 1 in the following table is the corresponding amount mentioned in column 4.
11 Spectrum access charges payable by Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (South Australia)
The amount of spectrum access charge payable by the Crown in right of the State of South Australia through the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (South Australia) (ABN 92 366 288 135) for the re-issue of a spectrum licence mentioned in column 1 in the following table is the corresponding amount mentioned in column 4.
12 Spectrum access charges payable by Public Transport Authority of Western Australia
The amount of spectrum access charge payable by the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (ABN 61 850 109 576) for the re-issue of a spectrum licence mentioned in column 1 in the following table is the corresponding amount mentioned in column 4.
13 When spectrum access charge is payable
A spectrum access charge fixed by this Determination for the re-issue of a spectrum licence is payable on or before 5 June 2013.
14 Expiry
This Determination ceases to have effect at the end of 17 June 2013.


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Hybrid Judaism: The Transformation of American Jewish Identity
Who are North American Jews today? How has identity changed or shifted over time? How does this affect our work?
By Rabbi Darren Kleinberg, Ph.D.
The Meaning of Identity
When asked about their identity, most people respond with the words "I am…" followed by a signifier from a chosen identity category ("Trans," "Jewish," "Feminist," etc.). By answering the question this way, people indicate that they think of identity as describing their essence, or their very nature. In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that this is a mistaken understanding of identity.
In the 1960s, the linguist D. David Bourland devised E-Prime, which is a version of the English language that removes all forms of the verb "to be." Without going too far down the rabbit hole with E-Prime, I will just point out that a more accurate understanding of identity leads to the conclusion that the verb "to be" (as in, "I am…") should be abandoned. Identity is not a psychological category that describes who one "is," but rather it is a sociological category that describes one's affiliations, or encounters.
Beginning with the great migration that brought more than 20 million immigrants to American shores between 1880 and 1924, and continuing on through to the present day, the United States has become one of the most diverse countries in the history of the world. This has meant that Americans have had an unprecedented opportunity to interact with large numbers of individuals who are different (ethnically, religious, culturally, etc.) from themselves. So, if identity is the product of social interactions, it should be no surprise that the identity construction of many Americans has undergone significant changes over the course of the same period of time.
Hybrid Identities
Today, in what is sometimes referred to as the era of postethnicity, Americans are able to choose freely from a wide array of overlapping identity categories (Culture, Ethnicity, Gender, Religion, Sexuality, etc.) that reflect their various affiliations. Moreover, we are not limited to just one identity; in fact, as David Hollinger has noted, "most individuals live in many circles simultaneously," and thus can, and often times do, claim multiple identities.
If identity is the product of our social interactions, beginning with the family and continuing on through a lifetime of encounters, then it follows that, as those interactions become more complex, so too does our identity. This understanding of identity is best described as "hybrid," and is crucial to understanding the state of contemporary American Jewry.
By hybrid, I mean to say that American Judaism is, in large part, "derived from heterogeneous sources, or composed of different or incongruous elements" (Oxford English Dictionary). The same also can be said for the rest of American society. Just as Jews have incorporated various other identities into their own complex mix, so too have non-Jews, with some incorporating aspects of Judaism into their own identities.
Given this reality, it is fair to state that the binary distinction between Jew and non-Jew is an increasingly ineffective way to describe those people found in and outside of the American Jewish community. A better approach would be to describe people in terms their affiliations. In this sense, affiliation doesn't refer narrowly to organizational membership (although that too can be a part of affiliation) but rather to any number of expressions of Jewish life.
Identity to Affiliation
What does this shift from identity to affiliation mean for contemporary American Jewish life? The rise of Hybrid Judaism is not only something that we need not fear but also something we should embrace and advance whenever and wherever possible. While some will surely lament these developments, they hold within them the potential for a transformation of messianic proportions. To help us better understand this transformative potential, we now move from sociology to theology, and the writings of Rabbi Dr. Irving "Yitz" Greenberg.
As Greenberg has written, the diverse and open society in which we live means that citizens can encounter one another freely and recognize "the other as no longer other but as the image of God." For Greenberg, being in the image of God means that all human beings are endowed with three fundamental dignities: infinite value, equality, and uniqueness. If we try to imagine what reality would look and feel like if we all encountered one another informed by these three dignities, it would quickly become clear that we would be living in a perfected world.
An open and democratic society holds the greatest opportunity to appreciate the infinite value, equality and uniqueness of other human beings. To achieve this fully, we must be open to the possibility that we, too, will be transformed by the encounter. In Greenberg's words, encounter means that "…while I may come to refute or reject some contradictories, I may also learn from others' insights and may even integrate them, thus improving my own system." In this statement, it is clear that Greenberg's vision is one that welcomes and embraces the transformative power of encounter.
The humility to recognize the limitations of our own worldview, along with the openness to the possibility that others may possess some insight that could improve our own understanding, are precisely what are needed so badly today.
Up until now, much of Hybrid Judaism has happened unintentionally. It is now time to become more intentional about the opportunities that lie ahead.
Here are a few suggestions for what it will take to commit to a program of transformative encounters:
1. Three thousand years of Jewish wisdom and values have a great deal to offer to all people in contemporary American life. Unfortunately, precious few American Jews appreciate this fact. We need to cultivate more educational leaders and institutions that will prioritize a wide array of programs intended to expose Jews and non-Jews alike to the very best of Jewish wisdom and values.
2. Transformative encounters should be prioritized throughout Jewish organizations. Here are some examples of how to achieve this goal.
Community Jewish schools (at all grade levels) should seriously consider changing their enrollment policies and begin to serve the entire community. To be clear, schools should consider changing their enrollment policies to allow for the admission of non-Jews and should re-think their Jewish studies curricula to serve as a guide for all of humanity, and not just the Jewish people. Put another way, we should share the best of Jewish education with all comers and also learn how to translate Jewish wisdom and values into a more universal language.
Synagogues that aren't bound by Jewish law (Halacha) should remove all distinctions among participants. If people are coming to participate in the community, they should be welcomed wholeheartedly and indiscriminately. This means, for example, that those who do not self-identify as Jewish but affiliate with the Jewish community through a synagogue (for example, a non-Jewish spouse) should have full access to all ritual and leadership opportunities.
Jewish Community Centers need to do a better job of serving their non-Jewish members and also create opportunities for Jews and non-Jews to encounter one another. After all, every JCC member is affiliated with Jewish life, so let's do a better job of serving them all.
Jewish advocacy and political organizations need to reignite the best of the Catholic- and Christian-Jewish dialogue movement of the 1960s and '70s by investing resources in Jewish-Muslim dialogue. The Second Vatican Council's decision in 1965 to abandon the charge that all Jews are guilty of deicide (i.e. killing Jesus) makes clear the potential of such encounters.
These are just some of the very practical changes that could take place in American Jewish life if we are to begin to realize the messianic potential of the postethnic era in which we live.
The increasingly hybrid nature of American Jewish identity should lead us to the conclusion that what matters is whether people wish to be affiliated with the Jewish community, not how, or to what extent, they choose to identify themselves – after all, affiliation is identity. If we are able to do this, our Jewish communities will grow, even as their constitution will likely undergo significant change. The result will be a Jewish community that, rather than remaining self-absorbed with its own survival, can turn its focus to the perfection of humanity through transformative encounters.
To be clear, the result of such changes will necessarily be a transformation of identity. As people enter into encounters with others that they consider to be of infinite and equal value, and that are unique, how could they not be transformed as a result? But, surely, the greatest act of idolatry we can commit is ensuring the continuity of our particular group in its current (or imagined) form at the expense of the perfection of humanity.
This is the opportunity. Who's with me?
Darren Kleinberg was ordained by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in 2005 (full disclosure: he is no longer Orthodox) and received his Ph.D. in religious studies from Arizona State University in 2014. He is the author of Hybrid Judaism: Irving Greenberg, Encounter, and the Changing Nature of American Jewish Identity (Academic Studies Press, 2016), which can be purchased here, and currently serves as Head of School of Kehillah Jewish High School, in Palo Alto, California. You can reach Darren at dazzaroo@gmail.com.
This post first appeared on Ideas in Jewish Education and Engagement.


I attended a course recently where one of the central tenets we were asked to hold was, "People are naturally creative, resourceful, and whole." That may seem benign enough to you, but as I sat with the invitation to believe this – really believe it – I realized it was staggeringly hard for me to do. You see, I struggle with a longstanding habit of what might charitably be termed hyperresponsibility, or less charitably, control-freak tendencies.
That habit (which I've been working on breaking for some time now, with fair-to-middling success) stems from insecurity, of course – and one of the ways it manifests is in a belief that people need my help.
Well, people don't need my help, of course. The world does manage to turn without me. And yet I've spent countless days of my life fretting about what I need to do in order to manage things, to control chaos, or to make people feel better.
Of course, I could see I was projecting stuff onto other people, trying to control what was not mine to control. But what was I projecting? It has taken me years to see it.
Not only have I not believed that people were naturally creative, resourceful, and whole; I haven't believed I was naturally creative, resourceful, and whole.
It also meant that I have tended to look outside myself for solutions to my own challenges.
The irony that I have spent the last fifteen years of my life as a consultant, i.e. trying to fix other people's problems for a living, does not escape me.
This is a multi-generational problem. I've been on the receiving end of the same things I've projected onto other people. It's not fun. I haven't enjoyed it. But still, the habit persisted. Despite therapy, coaching, deep, empathetic talks with wonderful friends and partners.
And then, when I least expect it – I walk into a nondescript meeting room in a nondescript downtown hotel, nod hello to a bunch of strangers, and within minutes, am confronted with this humongous reality check. We believe that people are naturally creative, resourceful, and whole. Thud. Right in the gut.
Can I believe that? Moreover: What if I can't? What does the world look like if I don't believe it?
OK, so… if I would like to believe it, I'd better start acting like I do.
I spent three days in the class trying my damnedest to believe that my colleagues were capable of solving their own problems – not a huge stretch, as it turns out, since they're a wonderful bunch. And something amazing happened. They'd share something they wanted to shift in their lives. I'd listen, ask questions, and most importantly, refrain from offering solutions. And you know what happened?
They came up with far better solutions than I ever could. Solutions that came from within, and spoke to their unique personalities and circumstances. Solutions that I believed would work for them, and that they would actually implement, and that would make their lives better.
My ego was crushed – but the rest of me marveled at what I had witnessed. I'm still reeling, and savouring the experience.
1. I want to stop this crazy freight train of a belief system, and I hear that public pledges are good for that sort of thing.
And 2. I suspect I'm not alone in having this old, habitual belief.
Oh, and also 3. I've seen how shifting one's mindset can transform not just individuals, but groups. And I would love to see what might happen in our communities if we could hold each other's natural creativity, resourcefulness, and wholeness sacred.
Could be huge. Could be good. Let's find out.
… whoa. Like Neo-levels of "whoa" over here.
We are so damn similar, we're basically twins. Well, minus the age difference and different parents. Minor details, those.
This will require several more reads… and potentially printing it out and sticking it on my fridge.
Wowser! I think this should be required reading for everybody involved in the 'helping' world.
Giving people the 'space' to explore their own creativity and resourcefulness creates magic for everyone, love it!
Thank you so much, Jaqui! I know a lot of us professional "helpers" fall into the trap of forgetting how resourceful others are.
Wow!!! Looking over my shoulder wondering if you have been following me… I have the same struggle and just recently discussed this with friends and family!!!!! Yay we are not alone!!!!! I have been called out for being " judgmental" and I am. When people don't take my (unsolicited) advice, I can be quite the judge… Not fair to them or me.
No, Bree, you are definitely not alone! That judgmental voice is twice as loud when it's turned inward, am I right?
I try to keep this in mind when I'm dealing with people who are hypercritical – often I think they're perfectionistic towards themselves and it spills over into the outside world.
I wonder how many of the world's problems we could solve by helping each person learn to accept themselves as-is – and in turn, others?
This completely resonates with me. I, like many designer-types, are paid for being judgemental – day in and day out – but this way of being doesn't serve me well personally. So, this idea of believing that "People are naturally creative, resourceful, and whole" makes me feel somewhat lighter. Now, how do I really start to believe that?! Hummm… really got me thinking. Thanks for sharing Lauren – I'm curious to what you'll learn next!
Mea culpa…. however, primarily in my personal life. One of my core values as a coach is that my clients are creative, whole and resourceful….however applying that when I look at my kids and husband? I have to remind myself of this daily. When *I* make myself be creative, whole and resourceful *for* everyone else it all wears thin. And I rob them of the opportunity to use their creativity and resourcefulness….and to experience their wholeness. Thank you!
Oh wow. This is a really fascinating thread to me. I've been thinking about intentionality lately, and this is a building block for that sort of thing.
It's true you have to believe you are creative, resourceful, and whole before you can ever accept that in another person. I spend a lot of time figuring out how to incorporate fears/blocks/wounds into who I am….as with most people who've had the benefit of good therapy I recognize that shutting off and shelving away those things is the opposite of helpful.
I wonder, do you struggle with this as a zero sum game? I find myself working against the tendency to characterize my efforts professionally and personally as a failure or a success. Basically, I try to keep my eyes always a head just a little bit.


Subsequently released on Jazzland in 1963.
Originally released on Riverside in 1959.
Tracks : Stablemates, Portrait of Jennie, There Will Never Be Another You, Gettin' Sentimental Over Blue, I Can't Get Started, Ow!
Recorded in 1977. Later released in 1980 on JAM as Last Dance and, much later, on CD as Stablemates in the US.
A previously unreleased 1963 session.
Released as Stablemates on Discomate in Japan in 1977. Later released on CD as Stablemates in the US.
Originally released as Stablemates on Discomate in Japan in 1977. Later released in 1980 on JAM as Last Dance..
A double LP of tracks originally released on Riverside albums between 1959 and 1962.
Musicians : Blue Mitchell, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Wilbur Ware, Philly Joe Jones, Art Blakey A collection of tracks originally released on Riverside albums.
A 4 CD / 6 LP collection of tracks originally released on the Blue Note albums Step Lightly, The Thing To Do, Down With It, Bring It Home To Me, Boss Horn and Heads Up!.
Combines albums from 1977 and 1978.
A 4 CD collection of tracks originally released on the Riverside albums Big Six, Out Of The Blue, Blue Soul, Blue Mood's, Smooth As The Wind, A Sure Thing, and The Cup Bearers.
10" LP. Uncertain of title. Recordings from sessions in October 1954. This material released on a number of other Earl Bostic albums. Only early releases are listed here.
10" LP. Includes recordings from sessions in October 1954.
12" LP of material originally released on singles and 10" LPs.
Tracks : Blue Gwynn, Stablemates, El Tambores (Carioca), The Tribal Message, Cherokee, Land Of The Blue Veils, Philly J.J.
Uncertain of release date. This was music was subsequently released on a number of albums with the same title and often with additional tracks.
Blue Mitchell plays on Can't Hide Love, I Wish You Well and You're Everything.
Blue Mitchell plays on Golden State.
Blue Mitchell plays on You Got The Power and That's Life I Guess.
Blue Mitchell plays on It's Not So Strange / It Ain't Strange.
A previously unreleased 1964 session.
Combines the 1967 album Get Up And Get It with the 1970 album Soul Mist.
Combines two late sixties LPs Spectrum and The Electric Boogaloo Song.
2-on-1 CD release of the 1969 albums The Soul Brotherhood and Reelin' with the Feelin'.
These tracks were originally released in 1976 on the Dolo Coker albums Dolo! and California Hard.
A double CD that brings together 4 albums: Yeah!, We Paid Our Dues, Takin' Care Of Business, and Gettin' Into Somethin'. Blue Mitchell plays on the Takin' Care Of Business album.


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Q: Is there a PowerShell script that displays the files within the directory and deletes the .xml files within those folders I'm trying to display the .xml files and then delete them all. All other files for example, .txt, .pdf files can stay in the folder. Here is what I have so far. I'm pretty new to scripting and trying to find the efficient way since I have multiple folders.
$Folders = Get-childitem "my path" -Name
$HR = $Folders
$HR
foreach ($item in $HR)
{
    $path = "my path" +$item + "\config\"
    $path
    $file = Get-ChildItem $path
    $file
        foreach ($item2 in $file) {

          if ($file.name -eq 'XML*') {
             $file
          }
    Get-ChildItem -include *
  }
}

I do get the files displayed from each directory but I could not somehow exclude the .txt, .pdf files.

A: You can do this as a one liner:
Get-ChildItem | Where-Object {$_.Extension -eq ".xml"} | ForEach-Object { del $_.FullName}

Just call this from which ever directory you want to delete all xml files from.
Or if its a hierarchy of directories like
E:\AppFiles
      .\TempFiles
      .\Images
You can ise the -recurse switch too.


If your loved one has been cremated, then you have the right to scatter their ashes in many different places in Idaho. You can scatter the ashes on your own property or on someone else's property as long as you get permission. You can also choose to scatter ashes on most public land, but you should check for any local ordinances before proceeding. If you are looking for a romantic place to scatter ashes in Idaho, then make sure to consider the national parks, national forests and Bureau of Land Management properties.
You can scatter ashes from an urn at Yellowstone National Park. The park service asks that you call the visitors service office to let them know that you will be scattering ashes. The scattering must take place in a secluded area of the park away. You are not allowed, however, to erect any type of marker. Ashes can also be scattered from the air as long as the plane maintains the right altitude. Ashes cannot be scattered near thermal areas.
The beautiful Hagerman Fossil Beds can be the final resting place of your loved one. In order to scatter ashes here, you need to get a permit from the national park superintendent. Scattering is restricted to certain areas within this park away from the most investigated fossil beds.
Long known for the beautiful wildflowers growing out of the volcanic ashes, many people find Crater of the Moon National Park to be a great place to scatter ashes. It would be appropriate in this area to use a misting device such as AngelAir to add to the ambiance and the sanctity of the event. The ashes must be scattered at least 70 paces off the Crater of the Moon Monument Trail. Ashes may not be scattered in the caves open for public tours.
There are many places at Sawtooth National Forest where remains can be scattered. It is best to plan an early morning ceremony, and it needs to be done away from areas of high public use. The scattering must take place at least 67 yards from any building, 100 feet from public use areas and 150 feet from any source of water. The park's superintendent must write a letter of permission for the scattering to take place. Despite these regulations, there are many very romantic places in Sawtooth National Forest where remains can be scattered.
Loved ones who enjoyed beautiful mountain scenery along the Salmon River may enjoy having their ashes scattered on paths near the Agency Creek Campground. This campground is operated by the Bureau of Land Management who allows people to scatter the remains of their loved ones on any of their lands.
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package linkedin

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"errors"
	"github.com/markbates/goth"
	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
	"time"
)

// Session stores data during the auth process with Linkedin.
type Session struct {
	AuthURL     string
	AccessToken string
	ExpiresAt   time.Time
}

// GetAuthURL will return the URL set by calling the `BeginAuth` function on the Linkedin provider.
func (s Session) GetAuthURL() (string, error) {
	if s.AuthURL == "" {
		return "", errors.New("an AuthURL has not be set")
	}
	return s.AuthURL, nil
}

// Authorize the session with Linkedin and return the access token to be stored for future use.
func (s *Session) Authorize(provider goth.Provider, params goth.Params) (string, error) {
	p := provider.(*Provider)
	token, err := p.config.Exchange(oauth2.NoContext, params.Get("code"))
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	if !token.Valid() {
		return "", errors.New("Invalid token received from provider")
	}

	s.AccessToken = token.AccessToken
	s.ExpiresAt = token.Expiry
	return token.AccessToken, err
}

// Marshal the session into a string
func (s Session) Marshal() string {
	b, _ := json.Marshal(s)
	return string(b)
}

func (s Session) String() string {
	return s.Marshal()
}

// UnmarshalSession will unmarshal a JSON string into a session.
func (p *Provider) UnmarshalSession(data string) (goth.Session, error) {
	s := Session{}
	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &s)
	return &s, err
}

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India Vs Bangladesh: A Head-To-Head Between The Teams At The World Cup
Smrutisnat Jena
The India-Bangladesh rivalry at the World Cup began in 2007 when the latter defeated India and sent them on their way out of the World Cup.
Both the teams have come a long way since then but and this time when they face each other, both the teams have a lot on the line.
1. Group B match, ICC World Cup, 2007
Bangladesh won by 5 wickets.
India went into this World Cup as one of the favourites. Small boundaries and flat tracks; it was almost as if India were playing at home.
But so was Bangladesh.
Bowling first, a young Mashrafe Mortaza caused doubt in the Indian dressing room as he dismissed Sehwag and Utthappa in the space of a few overs. Abdur Razzaq then dismissed Sachin to start the panic amongst Indian audiences.
Source: Live score
And even though Ganguly and Yuvraj managed to stitch some sort of a partnership, the former's excruciatingly slow innings meant that India never quite managed to gain any momentum and was all out for 191.
Source: Sportskeeda
Chasing the relatively small total, Bangladesh got off to a flier as Tamim Iqbal tore into the Indian attack with 51 off 53 balls. Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan then came together and scored half-centuries to get Bangladesh to make sure Bangladesh got over the line.
Source: Crictracker
India won by 87 runs.
Before this game, Sehwag had publicly proclaimed that this would be India's revenge for the 2007 defeat that saw the Men in Blue crash out of the World Cup in the very first round.
And he certainly played like it. After hitting a boundary off the very first ball of the World Cup, Sehwag smashed his way to 175 off 140 balls with 14 fours and 5 huge sixes.
India piled 370 on the board and even though the Bangladeshi batsmen showed spirit, they could only manage to get 283 in 50 overs.
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3. Quarter-final, ICC World Cup, 2015
India won by 109 runs.
India walked into this World Cup as the defending champions and they played like it. The team had been in Australia playing Test matches and easily looked at home.
Source: The cricket lounge
So when Bangladesh came knocking at the door in the quarter-final, the Indians opened it with the entire cavalry bursting through. Rohit Sharma bludgeoned his way to a century and India set a target of 303 for Bangladesh to chase on a seaming pitch at the MCG.
Source: Zee News
Bangladesh, in return, never looked like they were in the game. Umesh Yadav scalped away 4 important wickets as the Bangladeshis were dismissed for 193 runs.
As India takes on Bangladesh again, the Men in Blue must win this to secure a place in the semi-finals. Bangladesh, meanwhile, needs to defeat India in order to stay alive in the tournament.


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Q: Correlation with ordered categories (ordinal data with many ties) I want to compute a correlation between two variables in SPSS (n = 300). Variable A (income per year) is clearly interval scaled, and I need help defining Variable B and chosing the correct correlation coefficient  or other test statistic.
Variable B is the number of vacations taken in a year, and in my dataset it takes on values between 1 and 5 (1,2,3,4,5). So I am wondering if this variable is
a) interval,
b) ordinal with very many tied ranks,
c) categorical with ordered categories.
And which correlation (or alternative) should I use, depending on the scale?
a) Pearson
b) Kendall-Tau/Spearman-Rho (can they deal with so many tied ranks??)
c) ??? (ANOVA would not take the order of the 5 categories into account; is there an alternative, maybe ANOVA with some kind of linear trend test?)
Thank you very much in advance!


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Mission Moment
Not long after the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe, Rev. Emily Everett, who was serving as a global missionary in Brazil, returned home to Texas to quarantine with her family in Bastrop. Her work, however, did not stop. In fact, Everett explained that all Methodists are called to mission work – whether that means serving overseas or in their own backyard. Learning how to listen, prepare and find a way to still make a positive impact are lessons for all in these uncertain times.
COVID-19 forced Rev. Emily Everett to return to Texas a little earlier than she planned. "I'm just taking it one day at a time," she said.
Every three years, United Methodist missionaries return home for itineration, a time to visit churches and tell the story of what God has been doing in their place of service.
Everett was in Brazil for about two and a half years before she returned – and was set to itinerate in October and November. She has simply decided to start the process a little sooner – and to go virtual.
Everett grew up as a member of St. Paul's UMC in Houston. "I was there all throughout my childhood," she said.
In college at Texas Woman's University, Denton, Everett joined InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a campus ministry, which led her to spend six weeks in the Philippines and another six weeks in San Antonio for missions during the summer.
"I felt this awakening, to see God in other cultures, to see that God is so much bigger," Everett said.
When she graduated, she decided to follow the desire, to do more mission trips. She had studied Spanish and applied for a position with Global Ministries' Global Justice Volunteers Program in Nicaragua.
A reply letter informed her that an opportunity was open instead in Brazil. "I didn't speak a lick of Portuguese at the time," Everett said.
Still, she packed her bags and off she went. Her first day remains a vibrant memory. "I have this image as clear as day," she said. "Something deep in my soul said, you are going to lose a big part of your heart in this country and never get it back. I heard God saying those words."
And He was exactly right. "I fell in love in every sense of the word with the Brazilian people," Everett said. "I sensed I could see myself doing this long term. I felt alive in a way that I never had before."
God, however, had other plans for Everett. When she came back to the U.S., all she wanted was to return to Brazil.
At the same time, Everett became assistant youth director at St. Paul's UMC. There also was a call to ministry which began to creep into her heart. At first, Everett fought the call. Then, she enrolled at Perkins School of Theology in 2009 to earn her Master of Divinity. She was able to spend nine months in São Paulo, Brazil, as a Perkins Student Intern.
When Everett graduated, she served as associate pastor of outreach and congregational care at FUMC in Pasadena and remained there for the next three years. She bought a home and settled in the area, assuming that her missionary future was, at best, on hold.
Then, an opportunity arose with the General Board of Global Ministries' Shade and Fresh Water Program in Brazil. She was commissioned in October 2017.
Shade and Fresh Water is a national network of after-school programs for at-risk children and teenagers across Brazil. The focus is on character development and social responsibility. Everett's work includes promoting the program as an international mission partnership.
She explained that there are about 55 projects currently around Brazil, serving about 2,000 children. "My role is to help tell the story, to the churches in the U.S. and to publicize it here in Brazil," she said.
Everett also administers grants and continues much of this work during lockdown. In the future, she hopes to return to Brazil to continue building up Shade and Fresh Water.
After her next couple of years with the mission, Everett plans to see where God will point her next – whether that is back overseas or with her family in Texas.
"All people are called to participate in God's mission – whether that's in a conference office, a local church or in a school teaching," she said. "We can bring about God's kingdom by working for the kingdom's values of love, equity, peace and justice. Each one of us has to respond to that call."
Being courageous enough to hear God, to truly listen and follow that guidance, can be a challenge. "It comes down to listening to that spirit voice inside of you, that spirit that never lies," she said. "God is always there nudging us. We can ignore it, but it's always there."
Mission does not stop after a mission trip, Everett added. "There is a glamor, an exotic nature of going on a two-week mission trip," she said. "But there are all kinds of ways to be in Mission, whether that's in Zimbabwe, Brazil or Houston, Texas. We've got to experience God and help where we can."
Going on a trip is only half the experience, Everett explained. "Coming back and using what you learned is harder," she said. "It's about being transformed in the long-haul. It's learning to be involved in mission and God's kingdom."
During the coronavirus, Everett said, everyone is forced to look at different ways they can participate in mission, instead of going on a trip.
"Just because we are stuck at home, doesn't mean God isn't with us and that God isn't working in our lives," she said. "God is still moving."
Everett added that being at home is an ideal time to learn more about mission. "Whatever is in your heart – food scarcity, health care, education – we can better understand the problem, better understand the solution and learn how to participate," she said. "There's a lot of pain in the world right now. Don't look away. God is here. God weeps with people who are weeping."
This is the time to join Him, to love each other and find how to help one another. "Right now, the coronavirus has made us quieter," Everett said. "We're at home. We can't do what we used to do. It gives us space to ask God, am I on the right track? God, what is my call? We have this unique opportunity to engage with God in new ways."
To learn more about Rev. Emily Everett and the Shade and Fresh Water Program, contact her at emilyaeverett@gmail.com.


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Muslims Order Christians to Leave Village in Pakistan
Christians drew wrath by objecting to sexual assaults on girls and women.
KHANEWAL, Pakistan, June 7 (CDN) — The head of a Muslim village last week ordered 250 Christian families to leave their homes in Khanewal district, Punjab Province, local residents said.
Abdul Sattar Khan, head of village No. 123/10R, Katcha Khoh, and other area Muslim residents ordered the expulsions after Christian residents objected too strenuously to sexual assaults by Muslims on Christian girls and women, said a locally elected Christian official, Emmanuel Masih.
Most of the village's Christian men work in the fields of Muslim land owners, while most of the Christian women and girls work as servants in the homes of Muslim families, said Rasheed Masih, a Christian in the village who added that the impoverished Christians were living in appalling conditions.
The Muslim employers have used their positions of power to routinely sexually assault the Christian women and girls, whose complaints grew so shrill that four Christian men – Emmanuel Masih, Rasheed Masih, his younger brother Shehzad Anjum and Yousaf Masih Khokhar – sternly confronted the Muslims, only to be told that all Christians were to leave the village at once.
"The Muslim villagers came to us with the expulsion order only after Christian women and girls raised a hue and cry when they became totally exasperated because they were sexually attacked or forced to commit adultery by Muslims on a daily basis," said Khokhar, a Christian political leader.
Khokhar said the unanimous decision to compel the Christians to leave their homes and relocate them was possible because the Christians were completely subject to the Muslims' power.
"The Muslims had been telling the Christian women and girls that if they denied them sex, they would kick them out of their native village," Emmanuel Masih added.
Christians created the colony when they began settling in the area in about 1950, said Anjum. Since then the migration of Muslims to the area has left the Christians a minority among the 6,000 residents of the village, said Emmanuel Masih.
"There is no church building or any worship place for Christians, and neither is there any burial place for Christians," Emmanuel Masih said.
He said that the Rev. Pervez Qaiser of village No. 231, the Rev. Frank Masih of village No. 133 and the Rev. Sharif Masih of village No. 36, Mian Channu, have been visiting the village on Sundays to lead services at the houses of the Christian villagers, who open their homes by turns.
Asked why they didn't contact local Katcha Khoh police for help, Emmanuel Masih and Khokhar said that filing a complaint against Muslim village head Khan and other Muslims would only result in police registering false charges against them under Pakistan's notorious "blasphemy" statutes.
"They might arrest us," Khokhar said, "and the situation would be worse for the Christian villagers who are already living a deplorably pathetic life under the shadow of fear and death, as they [the Muslims] would not be in police lock-up or would be out on bail, due to their riches and influence, very soon."
Couples Charged with 'Blasphemy'
That very fate befell two Christian couples in Gulshan-e-Iqbal town, Karachi, who had approached police with complaints against Muslims for falsely accusing them of blasphemy.
On May 28, a judge directed Peer Ilahi Bakhsh (PIB) police to file charges of desecrating the Quran against Atiq Joseph and Qaiser William after a mob of armed Islamists went through their home's garbage looking for pages of the Islamic scripture among clean-up debris (see "Pakistani Islamists Keep Two Newlywed Couples from Home," May 27).
Additional District & Sessions Judge Karachi East (Sharqi) Judge Sadiq Hussein directed the PIB police station in Gulshan-e-Iqbal to file a case against Joseph and William, newlyweds who along with their wives had shared a rented home and are now in hiding. The judge acted on the application of Muslim Munir Ahmed.
Saleem Khurshid Khokhar, a Christian provincial legislator in Sindh, and Khalid Gill, head of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance in Punjab, said that police were threatening and harassing relatives and close friends of Joseph and William to reveal their whereabouts.
Islamists armed with pistols and rifles had waited for the two Christian couples to return to their rented home on May 21, seeking to kill them after the couples complained to police that the radical Muslims had falsely accused them of desecrating the Quran.
The blasphemy laws include Section 295-A for injuring religious feelings, 295-B for defiling the Quran and 295-C for blaspheming Muhammad, the prophet of Islam – all of which have often been misused by fanatical Muslims to settle personal scores against Christians.
Maximum punishment for violation of Section 295-A, as well as for Section 295-B (defiling the Quran), is life imprisonment; for violating Section 295-C the maximum punishment is death, though life imprisonment is also possible.
In village 123/10R in Khanewal district, Anjum noted that it is only 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Shanti Nagar, where Muslims launched an attack on Christians in 1997 that burned hundreds of homes and 13 church buildings.
Yousaf Masih added, "Muslim villagers have made the life a hell for Christians at village 123/10R."
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IRAN: MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY FOR 'APOSTATES' SCRAPPED
Proposed amendment reportedly shot down after international outcry.
LOS ANGELES, June 29 (Compass Direct News) – A member of Iran's Parliament reportedly revealed last week that the country's Parliamentary Committee has stricken the mandatory death penalty for those who leave Islam from proposals for an amended penal code.
Citing a BBC Persian news service report on Tuesday (June 23), United Kingdom-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) announced on Friday (June 26) that a member of Iran's Legal and Judicial Committee of Parliament, Ali Shahrokhi, had told the Iranian state news agency (IRNA) of the decision to eliminate the mandatory death penalty amendment, which had drawn international protests.
The Parliamentary Committee had come under intense international pressure to drop clauses from the Islamic Penal Code Bill that allowed stoning and made death the mandatory punishment for apostates.
The new penal code was originally approved in September 2008 by a preliminary parliamentary vote of 196-7.
In Friday's statement, CSW said that the bill must now pass through a final parliamentary vote before being sent to Iran's most influential body, the Guardian Council, which will rule on it.
The council is made up of six conservative theologians appointed by Iran's Supreme Leader and six jurists nominated by the judiciary and approved by Parliament. This body has the power to veto any bill it deems inconsistent with the constitution and Islamic law.
The Christian and Baha'i communities of Iran are most likely to be affected by this decision. Iran has been criticized for its treatment of Baha'is, Zoroastrians and Christians, who have all suffered under the current regime.
Joseph Grieboski, president of the Institute on Religion and Public Policy, said the timing of the announcement of the decision during protests over contested elections might not be coincidental.
"Were the regime to maintain [Iranian President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad's presidency then pass and enforce a restrictive penal code, the international pressure on Iran would be unbearable for the regime," said Grieboski. "I do not consider it a sign of opening up. Instead, I see it as a sign of self-preservation."
Security Backlash
Huge protests over the election results demonstrated considerable opposition to the Iranian government's heavy-handed tactics, and although the official churches have taken no official stance, many Christians have supported the opposition, according to sources connected to social networking sites.
In the face of the massive protests, a spokesman for the foreign ministry, Hassan Qashqavi, released a statement condemning Western involvement in Iranian affairs and accusing the BBC and Voice of America networks of spreading "anarchy and vandalism."
This passing of blame bodes ill for minorities in the country, including Christians, whom the Iranian government sees as pawns of the West; they could expect even harsher treatment in a feared post-election clamp-down.
"Since minorities, especially Baha'is and Christians, are often seen as fronts for the West, we can expect that they will feel the greatest backlash by the regime during the protests, and I would argue an even worse crackdown on them if Ahmadinejad and [Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei come out of this," said Grieboski.
An Iranian Christian who requested anonymity told Compass that both Christians and Iranians as a whole were tired of the dictatorial regime and asked for prayers for relief.
"The people are really tired, they have no hope, mentally, financially, spiritually, it is really difficult to live in Iran," the source said. "You can't have a private life, you can't make a decision about what you believe, women can't even decide what to wear. We just pray for the whole nation."
The Iranian source was reticent to predict how the government might react to Christians following the elections but said that if there were a reaction, they could be among the first victims.
"So what the reaction of the government will be we can't be 100 percent sure," the source said, "but they could have a very radical reaction."
Iranian Christians Maryam Rostampour, 27, and Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad, 30, who were arrested on March 5 for their Christian activities, are still held in the notorious Evin Prison. The facility has drawn criticism for its human rights violations and executions in recent years.
Compass has learned that the women have been placed in solitary confinement.
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GREASY BURGERS USEFUL FOR SOMETHING: ART
Here is something I saw on television tonight – thought you might enjoy the Mona Lisa created by using greasy burgers.
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LUTHERANS MIGHT ALLOW PASTORS TO BE IN HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America released proposals Thursday, Feb. 19, that seek to change Christian teaching on homosexuality and would permit pastors to be in same-sex sexual relationships, reports LifeSiteNews.com.
In response, leaders of Lutheran CORE (Coalition for Reform) announced Thursday that they will work to defeat the proposals that ask the ELCA to depart from biblical teaching on sexuality.
Lutheran CORE is a coalition of pastors, lay people, congregations and reforming groups that seeks to preserve the authority of the Bible in the ELCA.
"These recommendations mark a significant departure from the church's commitment to Scripture as the source and norm of its faith and life," said the Rev. Paull Spring of State College, Pa., chair of the Lutheran CORE Steering Committee.
"The proposal for change in standards for clergy departs from the clear teaching of Scripture," said Spring, the retired bishop of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod.
Responses to a 2004 study on homosexuality showed that a significant majority of ELCA members (57 percent) opposed change to accepted Christian teaching on homosexual behavior. Only 22 percent of ELCA members favored change in church teaching to allow for the blessing of same-sex unions or the ordination of practicing homosexuals.
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PAKISTAN: CHARGES FILED AGAINST KIDNAPPERS OF YOUNG SISTERS
Police ignore arrest order, but lawyers hopeful 13-year-old can be returned to parents.
ISTANBUL, February 26 (Compass Direct News) – After months of legal deadlock, lawyers in Pakistan said they have new hope they can restore to her family a 13-year-old Christian girl who was kidnapped and forced to marry a Muslim.
Saba Masih might be returned to her family, the lawyers said, if they can legally maneuver around Pakistani policemen who have stonewalled their attempts to pursue a kidnapping case against the captors. On Saturday (Feb. 21) a Pakistani judge charged the suspects with kidnapping for the first time in the seven-month legal ordeal.
"The judiciary is one thing, the police are another," said Arfan Goshe, a lawyer who has taken on the custody case. "I will prove [the three accused men] kidnapped Saba so the judiciary will force the police to arrest them."
On Saturday (Feb. 21), Judge Mohammed Ilyas issued a First Instance Report (FIR) at a subordinate court in the Punjabi village of Chawk Munda against Amjad Ali, Muhammad Ashraf and Muhammed Arif Bajwa on charges of kidnapping, trespassing, and threatening the Masih family.
Attorney Goshe, a Muslim, said the three kidnappers trespassed onto the property of Yunus Masih, the father of Saba, and threatened to kill his family and burn down his house in late December.
The decision to file kidnapping charges marks a major shift of momentum in the case. In previous hearings judges have nearly always sided with the kidnappers – based on either dubious evidence or threats from local Islamists – in the Muslims' legal battle to retain custody of Saba and her 10-year-old sister Aneela. A court ruled the younger daughter could return to her family last September.
The two girls were kidnapped in June 2008 while traveling to visit their uncle in Sarwar Shaheed, northwest of Multan. Saba was married to Ali the next day. Bajwa and Ali registered a case with police on June 28 for custody of the girls based on their alleged conversion to Islam. The court granted them custody in July.
At nearly all the hearings, Muslim groups protested outside the courtroom against lawyers attempting to return Saba to her Christian parents. A traditional interpretation of Islamic law (sharia) does not allow non-Muslim parents to have custody of Muslim children.
In spite of the judge's decision to begin procedures for kidnapping charges, Chawk Munda police have not followed through with the FIR by arresting the three Muslims. Today the judge contacted the local police station and ordered officers to register the kidnapping case against the three men, Goshe told Compass. He said he hopes police will file the FIR within the next few days.
"The police are favoring the accused party at this time," he said. "Everybody knows [Saba] was abducted, and that the culprits are trying to threaten minorities everywhere."
But others are less optimistic the kidnappers will be arrested. Khalid Raheel, Saba's uncle, said he believes he may have to bribe the police. They would likely demand around 20,000 Pakistani rupees (US$250), he said.
Uncooperative police had also blocked the legal team's efforts to register charges before Saturday's ruling. As a result, the Christian family's lawyers filed a private complaint to the subordinate court of Chawk Munda, sidestepping the need for a police investigation to file charges that would be necessary at a normal criminal court.
Goshe said the court is finally complying after months of deadlock because the multiple charges against the kidnappers cannot be ignored. Previous court hearings focused on Saba's alleged conversion to Islam to mitigate the charges of her kidnapping, but the judiciary could not ignore the three suspects' subsequent crimes of trespassing and attempting to burn down the Masihs' house, he said.
In January, lawyer Akbar Durrani of the Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS) filed an appeal to register kidnapping charges against Ali, the husband of Saba. Durrani had tried to register these charges in December, but Judge Malik Saeed Ijaz refused the case since it was built upon the testimony of Saba's sister Aneela, whose status as a minor invalidated her testimony.
Instead, the judge ordered Ali to pay a dowry of 100,000 rupees (US$1,255) and allow her parents to visit, both required by Pakistani marriage protocol. Saba, however, relinquished her dowry, a prerogative provided by sharia. Her family suspects that she made this decision under threat.
Struggling Family
Attempts by Saba's family to contact and visit her have been thwarted by Ali's Muslim family members, despite a court order for visitation rights.
"We have heard nothing from Saba," said Raheel, her uncle. "Once we tried to visit her, and [Ali's family] ran after us and tried to shoot us. But the judges did not do anything."
The seven months of legal battling have taken their toll on Saba's family. Her parents have eight children but have been unable to send their sons to school due to the ongoing costs of the case, even though CLAAS has undertaken it pro bono.
The girls' uncle has been trying to maintain the family's quality of life as they struggle to get Saba back and their legal options dwindle.
"This year I will try my best to help them and send them to a school," said Raheel.
Aneela continues to adjust to life back with her family, away from captivity. She is preparing to resume her schooling.
Common Crime
Kidnapping and rape victims in Pakistan are often Christians, since the influence of sharia on the country's judicial system means they can be unofficially treated as second-class citizens.
Last month Muslims allegedly abducted and raped another 13-year-old Christian girl. CLAAS reported that two men kidnapped Ambreen Masih in the industrial city of Sheikupura, located northwest of Lahore. Her attackers threatened to her keep silent, and she was abducted a second time this month before her parents discovered the crime, according to a CLAAS report.
The family filed rape charges against the two kidnappers in Sheikupura, but policeman have not yet taken legal action, according to CLAAS.
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ISRAEL Vs HAMAS: THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WINNER HERE
I am continually bewildered by the condemnation that is always dumped on Israel when it seeks to protect itself from terrorist aggression. I feel terribly sorry for innocent Palestinian people caught in the middle of this conflict between Israel and Hamas (as well as other terrorist organisations operating against Israel). However, while Palestinians actively support the likes of Hamas, it is difficult for me to accept their criticism of Israel (or that of other nations, whether they be Islamic or Western).
What other nation would sit on its hands when a group is actively terrorising and bombing its citizens? None I would suspect, yet this is what so many expect Israel to do. They must strike at those they know are responsible for targeting and killing its citizens. Hamas must be destroyed for a peaceful resolution of the Gaza Strip situation.
Why is Israel condemned for its occupation of Palestinian lands in Gaza, the West bank and the Golan Heights areas? Did not these areas come into Israeli hands as a result of the Six Day War in which Arab nations attempted to obliterate the Israeli nation? Haven't these Arab nations and Arab groups constantly attempted to destroy Israel and haven't some of these groups and nations made it their pledge to do so? Aren't these areas close to the Israeli border used by terrorist group to fire rockets into Israel – then why shouldn't Israel occupy them if it means protecting their people?
Surely the surrounding nations and Palestinians can't legitimately declare their innocence in the face of Israeli retaliation? Who are they fooling? It seems that quite a number of gullible people and nations out there are buying it – but these people are simply ignoring the origins of the conflict with a biased view.
Hamas has to be stopped or there can be no peace. Hamas cannot defeat the might of the Israeli military – there can only be one winner here.
BELOW: Footage of the conflict in Gaza which needs to be understood in the face of constant rocket attacks on Israel
BELOW: Typical propaganda from anti-Israeli sources (beware – it is offensive):
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SCIENTISTS FIND ANCIENT BOWL THAT MAY CALL JESUS A MAGICIAN
The report below comes from the Christian Telegraph and describes the discovery of a bowl that 'scientists' so called are speculating all manner of theories on. It seems the discovery of any object can be used to push an agenda of any type – in this case an agenda that will stop at nothing to nullify the claims of Christ.
The footage below was found on YouTube regarding the discovery of this bowl:
The report from the Christian Telegraph now follows:
In what is certainly to be a controversial speculation too hard for many Evangelical Christians to swallow, scientists claim they have found an ancient bowl that refers to Jesus Christ as a magician, reports Michael Ireland, chief correspondent, ASSIST News Service.
A team of scientists led by renowned French marine archaeologist Franck Goddio recently announced that they have found the bowl, dating to between the late 2nd century B.C. and the early 1st century A.D., that is engraved with what they believe could be the world's first known reference to Christ.
In an online article by Jennifer Viegas of the Discovery Channel posted to the MSNBC website, scientists say the engraving reads, "DIA CHRSTOU O GOISTAIS," which has been interpreted to mean either, "by Christ the magician" or, "the magician by Christ."
The MSNBC article says that if the word "Christ" refers to the Biblical Jesus Christ, as is speculated, then the discovery may provide evidence that Christianity and paganism at times intertwined in the ancient world.
"It could very well be a reference to Jesus Christ, in that he was once the primary exponent of white magic," said archaeologist Goddio, who is co-founder of the Oxford Center of Maritime Archaeology.
In her article, Viegas says that Goddio and his colleagues found the object during an excavation of the underwater ruins of Alexandria's ancient great harbor. The Egyptian site also includes the now submerged island of Antirhodos, where Cleopatra's palace may have been located.
Viegas says that both Goddio and Egyptologist David Fabre, a member of the European Institute of Submarine Archaeology, think a "magus" could have practiced fortune telling rituals using the bowl. The Book of Matthew refers to "wisemen," or Magi, believed to have been prevalent in the ancient world.
According to Fabre, the bowl is also very similar to one depicted in two early Egyptian earthenware statuettes that are thought to show a soothsaying ritual.
"It has been known in Mesopotamia probably since the 3rd millennium B.C.," Fabre said. "The soothsayer interprets the forms taken by the oil poured into a cup of water in an interpretation guided by manuals."
Fabre added that the individual, or "medium," then goes into a hallucinatory trance when studying the oil in the cup.
"They therefore see the divinities, or supernatural beings appear that they call to answer their questions with regard to the future," he said.
Viegas writes that scientists theorize the magus might then have used the engraving on the bowl to legitimize his supernatural powers by invoking the name of Christ.
Goddio said, "It is very probable that in Alexandria they were aware of the existence of Jesus" and of his associated legendary miracles, such as transforming water into wine, multiplying loaves of bread, conducting miraculous health cures, and the story of the resurrection itself.
Viegas explains that while not discounting the Jesus Christ interpretation, other researchers have offered different possible interpretations for the engraving, which was made on the thin-walled ceramic bowl after it was fired, since slip was removed during the process.
Bert Smith, a professor of classical archaeology and art at Oxford University, suggests the engraving might be a dedication, or present, made by a certain "Chrestos" belonging to a possible religious association called Ogoistais.
Klaus Hallof, director of the Institute of Greek inscriptions at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy, added that if Smith's interpretation proves valid, the word "Ogoistais" could then be connected to known religious groups that worshipped early Greek and Egyptian gods and goddesses, such as Hermes, Athena and Isis.
Hallof additionally pointed out that historians working at around, or just after, the time of the bowl, such as Strabon and Pausanias, refer to the god "Osogo" or "Ogoa," so a variation of this might be what's on the bowl. It is even possible that the bowl refers to both Jesus Christ and Osogo.
Fabre concluded: "It should be remembered that in Alexandria, paganism, Judaism and Christianity never evolved in isolation. All of these forms of religion (evolved) magical practices that seduced both the humble members of the population and the most well-off classes."
"It was in Alexandria where new religious constructions were made to propose solutions to the problem of man, of God's world," he added. "Cults of Isis, mysteries of Mithra, and early Christianity bear witness to this."
The bowl is currently on public display in the exhibit "Egypt's Sunken Treasures" at the Matadero Cultural Center in Madrid, Spain, until November 15.
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CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM
The Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been accused of plagiarising a John Howard speech on the Iraq War. The speech was delivered back in 2003.
It seems that Stephen Harper may have a habit of using speeches made by others, as he has also been accused of plagiarising a local politician's speech as well. He is alleged to have used parts of a speech given by a former premier of the province of Ontario in 2003 – Mike Harris.
It seems to me that there might be a lack of real news in Canada at the moment. Thankfully for Canada that is all he plagiarised from John Howard – I think.
See a comparison of the John Howard and Stephen Harper speeches below:
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text:
[Comparison of lipid and lipoprotein(a) metabolism in blood serum and the thickness of common carotid artery (intima-media thickness complex— IMT), in children from families at risk for cardiovascular disease and in families without risk]
Elzbieta Pac-Kozuchowska, Maria Zatorska-Karpuś, Paweł Wieczorek
Medycyna Wieku Rozwojowego 2005, 9 (2): 171-8
THE AIM: The aim of the study was to compare selected parameters of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism in blood serum and the thickness of common carotid artery wall (intima-media thickness complex -- IMT) in children from families at risk for circulatory system disease in their history and in families without this risk.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 18 children aged 2-3 years from families with circulatory system disease in their history. The control group was composed of 16 children aged 2-3 years from families without that risk. In all of the subjects concentrations of triglycerides, total cholesterol and its fractions: LDL, VLDL, HDL and of lipoprotein(a) in blood serum were determined. The intima-media thickness (IMT) measurement in children was made with ultrasonographic method.
RESULTS: The concentration of triglycerides, VLDL cholesterol and lipoprotein(a) had the highest value in the blood serum of the children from the families with circulatory system disease in their history as compared to the levels of the children from families without that risk and the differences were statistically significant (p<0.05). The mean values of IMT in children from families with positive history were higher than in children in the control group, but these differences were not statistically significant.
CONCLUSIONS: The appearance of lipid metabolism disorders and higher lipoprotein concentration in children from families with circulatory system disease in their history allows us to conclude that the children from those families constitute a high risk group. Lipid profile should be periodically controlled in those children. Moreover, in justifiable cases atherosclerosis changes indexes should be controlled as well. However; IMT examination of the carotid artery, as a non-invasion method, can be a very useful method in tracing the early development of atherosclerosis changes in children's vessels, especially in children from families with circulatory system disease in their history.


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