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"LET'S TALK RECRUITMENT" – Northern Insight Lunch May 2019
"RIGHT" SAID FRED, "LET'S TALK RECRUITMENT."
One of the North East's most experienced recruitment experts talks about his experience in the business and gives an insight into how to find the right person to work for you.
This year will see the Howie White Resourcing celebrating its twentieth birthday.
At the helm will be Fred Howie, steering his company into their third decade. Assuming things continue at their current rate, this year will see Howie White complete their 1000th assignment. Quite an achievement for a small company that prides itself on doing things properly.
Howie White are not a 'Pile 'em high, sell 'em cheap' sort of company. They don't have hundreds of clients. They believe in building relationships with their clients…getting to know how they operate…what sort of people they are and, crucially, what sort of potential employee will not only do the right job, but that they will also fit in. It's not about speed; it's about quality.
As the Howie White website headlines….'No more square pegs in round holes.'
But a career in recruitment which has now spanned over thirty years, wasn't what Fred planned. He's worked in industry and done other jobs, all of which means he can view the recruitment process from the other side of the fence, because he's been there.
And that's why Fred's presentation at the Teesside Business Lunch Club on May 1st at Wynyard Hall, should be fascinating.
Fred is originally from Glasgow. He went to Glasgow University to study Economics.
"I was the first member of my family to go to university and there was a bit of pressure to get a proper job in one of the professions," said Fred. "I wasn't smart enough to be come a lawyer or doctor so accountancy loomed large."
"I graduated in 1982, in the middle of a recession in Scotland and got a job as a Trainee Accountant with Tube Investments in Birmingham before moving to Warrington with them to a gas cooker manufacturer."
"I was pretty badly paid so went to a recruitment business, Michael Page, who placed me at Unilever on the Wirral. Great business, dull job so when I qualified in 1985 I went back to Michael Page to look for my next move.
Michael Page is now a big international business but back then Mike Page still ran the business which only had two offices. London and Manchester. "They asked me if I had ever thought of a career in recruitment. It sounded like fun and they were a great bunch of people. My thoughts were that if I didn't like it then I was in prime position to grab a prime job".
"Back then, the internet didn't exist, there were no mobile phones, no social media. The company's philosophy was based on hard work. Core hours were 8 until 8 and it was a real work hard play hard environment. We had some great fun which I think is lacking in the industry today."
"You also learnt how to assess people, understand what made them tick, it wasn't all about computers doing the work for you. The best part of the job has always been meeting people."
"And those principles are still what lies behind my company. I'd like to think that Howie White does the leg work and that when we finally recommend 3-4 candidates to a company, all of them would actually be suitable. It's then down to what sort of chemistry the client has with the candidates in a face-to-face interview, "says Fred.
It's also interesting to hear Fred talk about the way recruitment has changed, and he's not convinced that doing it in a 21st Century fashion is always the best route to the best employee.
"The danger is that we turn recruitment into a technical process…..it isn't. It's one of those jobs that people are trying to use technology to replace people. I'll openly admit I'm crap with technology. I recognise it has a value, saves time, makes communication easier but it will never replace a face to face conversation."
"I saw the other day that there is now an interview robot….."
"Some people have great cv's and the personality of a breeze block whilst other have bitty cvs, usually for a reason, but great drive and ability. The more we use algorithms to select candidates then the worse the choice gets".
In other words, Fred's presentation on May 1st should be compulsive listening.
However, perhaps the key element will be at the end when Fred will be more than happy to take questions. You may already have a scenario where you need some advice or perhaps you do have a vacancy and just need a few pointers as to what should be your next move.
Put it this way; Fred's been there…done it. The fact that Howie White is moving into its third decade isn't totally down to luck….although Fred will probably admit that it does help along the way.
Go and talk recruitment with Fred. If you'd like to do some homework and find out more about Fred and his company give them a call of send him an email….which is something else they didn't have when he first started in recruitment.
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A film from Northern Visions TV, Belfast. Photographer Simon Norfolk discusses his exhibition 'Afghanistan : Chronotopia'. Shown as part of Belfast Exposed, Norfolk's exhibition is a series of landscape photographs of Afghanistan during the war at the start of the 2000s.
Taken between 2001 and 2002, Norfolk captures the opening stages of the war launched after the attacks in America on 9/11. The photographs captured during this period document yet another layer of destruction added to an area that has known very little else, other than decades of continuous warfare. The landscape almost becomes something of a museum of the war. Tanks from the Soviet invasion in the 1980s lay abandoned in the countryside, some becoming part of the infrastructure as they are utilised as footings for bridges or embankments.


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This is the second of two volumes devoted to 19th-century American paintings at the National Gallery of Art. Arranged alphabetically by artist and chronologically by date of execution, this volume includes works by Gari Melchers through Alexander Helwig Wyant and contains many well-known masterpieces, such as Thomas Sully's Lady with a Harp: Eliza Ridgely and James McNeill Whistler's Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl. This portion of the collection is particularly strong in early 19th-century portraiture, of which the 19 by Thomas Sully form an outstanding group. Among the later 19th- and early 20th-century portraitists John Singer Sargent is particularly well represented. Entries define how a given painting fits into a stage of the artist's development, list related works, summarize previous scholarly literature, and interpret the images within their full social and historical context.


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Incredible mattress for the money. Very quality mattress. It does take two days before the Puffy Mattress is shipped; since the mattress is made to purchase.
Puffy's top layer is CertiPUR-US Accredited , and is made of Cooling Cloud Relief Foam. The Cooling Cloud Relief foam layer is responsible for making you feel like you're sleeping on a cloud. The bottom layer is comprised of a Firm Core Support Foam, which can be Certified.
Another great mattress choice, is the ever popular DreamCloud mattress. Possessing a premium natural latex coat, DreamCloud provides a good bounce, and contour that is additional.
A few highlights of the mattress apart from the tufting are stitched handles across the side, a cost of $ 1,199 to get a queen size and flax yarns and cashmere blend. Normally to get these features you may expect to spend north of $5,000.
DreamCloud is a luxury hybrid mattress, offering an whole year sleep trial; compared to the normal 100 night trial. New pocket coil technologies permits the production price to be more economical, as well as the savings are passed directly to the client.
The milder side of this mattress is made up of 3 inches of aluminum infused memory foam. It is a 3.5pound density, and is an extremely comfortable layer. This is a pretty thick layer of memory foam, which is a soft cloth that will permit the sleeper to sink for stress relief.
Layla mattress has a 4 month sleep trial, along with a lifetime guarantee. Because most brands only have a 10 year warranty, this is a major selling point for Layla.
Nest Bedding really holds the award for both the Best Rated and Best Ranked new online. They really thrive from the client satisfaction. They offer a lifetime guarantee, in addition to some lifetime comfort guarantee.
Nest Bedding comes in several of different firmness choices. Too many. They consist of a latex, 2 memory foam and 3 hybrid mattress choices . To be sure, you can find the mattress that's the best alternative for you.Therefore it doesn't matter if you're thicker, lighter, sleep on your side, or you cope with chronic pain. Nest may match your personal preferences.
They were among online's first brands to market mattresses. Nest Bedding covers each sort of sleeper, using SIX different mattresses in their lineup.
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Biomedical Solutions to COVID-19 Highlight Human Immune System Design
By Francisco Delgado - September 25, 2020
By Francisco Delgado
As the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) continues to wreak havoc throughout the world, scientists have been working diligently to come up with a solution to this daunting pandemic. Hopes remain high for a vaccine, but a safe and effective one may not come soon enough to prevent more people from being infected.
In the meantime, researchers are looking furiously for alternative forms of treatment that can help those who have already been infected. We know so far that steroids and a new antiviral medication called Remdesivir can provide some relief by acting directly on the virus and preventing replication, but better medications are needed, and soon.
We can also find solutions by learning how the immune system protects us against viral infections. Novel biomedical solutions involve B cells: Convalescent plasma therapy and monoclonal antibodies. By mimicking the immune system's operation, biomedical researchers are making significant progress toward this end, highlighting the elegant and sophisticated design of the immune system.
When a virus or another microorganism enters the body, it is initially captured by sentinel cells in our immune system. These cells break the microorganism into many fragments and "present" these fragments to special cells called B cells. The B cells that "recognize" the fragments will be recruited in the fight against the microorganism. The cells will replicate themselves in high numbers and become factories that produce proteins called antibodies whose goal is to neutralize the microorganism and protect the body from further harm. The population of B cells is a clone of the original one that recognized the fragments presented by the sentinel cells and the antibodies are highly specific in targeting the particular infecting microorganism.
Convalescent Plasma Therapy
When a person is in the recovery stage from a viral infection, these B cells produce a significant amount of specific antibodies against the virus circulating in their blood. This principle is the basis for convalescent plasma therapy, in which the blood from a person who has recovered from a viral infection is harvested and the plasma or liquid portion of the blood that contains these antibodies is separated. This plasma is then transfused to a sick person with the hope that it contains enough antibodies to fight the virus and let the person recover more rapidly.
Even though the principles for convalescent plasma therapy are straightforward, the plasma may not have enough neutralizing antibodies to help the sick person who is receiving it. If this is the case, the benefit may be minimal. One of the solutions for this problem is to "pool" many donors and prepare a mixture of plasma from different donors in the hope that one may have enough neutralizing antibodies to fight the infection. Another solution is to screen the plasma for those neutralizing antibodies and use the plasma units that have a high number of antibodies against a pathogen.
In a second research effort, scientists have sought to take the guesswork out of the process of harvesting convalescent plasma by employing a new technique in the medical field called monoclonal antibodies. Monoclonal antibodies try to mimic the way in which the B cells protect us against viral infections. These antibodies are proteins designed to attach to specific three-dimensional molecules. That interaction can result in the modification of a cell function or, in the case of infectious diseases, block a pathogen from entering a cell.
The use of monoclonal antibodies is relatively new. The first monoclonal antibody was licensed in 1986.1 Today there are over 75 FDA-licensed monoclonal antibodies that researchers use to treat cancer, chronic inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and to aid in transplantation. However, only a handful of them are available for the treatment of infectious diseases. One of the most recent successful such applications involved treatment of Ebola virus.2
There are several ways to manufacture monoclonal antibodies, but all are complex and expensive. Some of them use human tissue and some use transgenic mice.3 Once biomedical researchers obtain the desired antibody (or mixture of antibodies), it proceeds through clinical trials to evaluate its efficacy as a treatment for a disease. The process to produce an effective monoclonal antibody is long and can take months to years. Nevertheless, this solution has materialized by studying the human immune system in exquisite detail.
The COVID-19 Challenge
Coronaviruses have a very distinct protein on their surface that resembles a crown. It is this protein (SPIKE protein) that gives the virus its name (corona = crown). The interaction of this protein with the ACE2 protein on the surface of a human cell allows the virus to invade the cell and start its replication cycle. During the first months of the pandemic, researchers studied the SPIKE protein in great depth and they have now developed monoclonal antibodies against this protein.4 As of today, a few companies have moved to the testing phase for some of these antibodies in clinical trials. However, results may not be available until late 2020. Nevertheless, some people believe that researchers will produce monoclonal antibodies before we have a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.5
The Case for Design
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a massive hunt for solutions that can help decrease the virus's global impact. The amount of resources and the number of people involved in the development of novel therapies is astounding.
It is remarkable to think that with all the accumulated knowledge in the world and with a massive amount of resources behind this research, it will take us many months to accomplish what the immune system can do in just a few days. The complexity and efficiency with which our bodies run this process speak loudly about the exquisite design of our immune system. As the psalmist writes, we truly are "fearfully and wonderfully made."
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The AuthorFrancisco Delgado
Francisco Delgado was born in Mexico. He did his premedical studies at the University of Arizona and received his medical degree with honors from Universidad La Salle in Mexico City. After comple… Read more about Francisco Delgado.

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Santa Monica College Introduces Two-Tier Pricing for Popular Classes
Updated March 13, 2020 | by Grace Chen
A new policy by Santa Monica College will charge higher prices for in-demand classes – more than four times the standard tuition rate! Scholarships are already being set up for low-income students to help them pay for those classes.
Photo Credit: Santa Monica College
Community colleges across the country have been faced with serious budget cuts that have forced them to make difficult decisions regarding the best ways to serve their students. In the case of Santa Monica College, a proposal to change the pricing structure of certain classes has been met with both applause and protest. Should community colleges be able to charge different prices for their more popular courses? Santa Monica is dealing with that issue right now.
Program Completion Delayed Due to Insufficient Course Offerings
According to a report at FOX News, Santa Monica College has been forced to reduce class offerings over the past three years, due to significant California budget cuts that have left the school, like others around the country, scrambling to find enough resources to adequately meet student need. Unfortunately, the practice of cutting classes has left many students in a serious bind. Students who were poised to complete degree programs or transfer to a four-year university have not been able to get the core classes they need to complete their requirements.
"Demand is huge across the board," Bruce Smith, a spokesman for Santa Monica College, told FOX News. "The question is can we continue to keep cutting and cutting classes. It's pretty devastating."
This video from the Associated Press reports on how the board of trustees at Santa Monica College voted Friday to postpone a two-tiered fee scale that brought angry campus protests where students were pepper-sprayed.
Since budget woes began for community colleges in 2008, Santa Monica has been forced to cut 1,100 of its 7,430 classes. This means students are not able to schedule the courses they need to graduate in a timely fashion. In some cases, students are waiting months – even years – to complete their programs due to a lack of course availability.
Brandon Forgo, a Santa Monica student, told FOX he was hoping to finish his requirements at the school this year so he could transfer to a four-year university next year. The film studies major said he was only able to get two of the four classes he needed to graduate this semester.
"I've been really disheartened," Forgo said. "I've been desperately trying to get some of these classes."
More Money Equals More Classes
For a school that is known as the feeder school for UCLA, and one of the two largest community colleges in the state, the inability to provide enough classes for students is a huge problem. In an effort to solve that problem, the school has come up with an innovative solution never before tried at a community college. Santa Monica College plans to raise tuition rates for their most popular classes to bring the necessary funding for ample courses to meet student demand.
That means that the tuition fee for some courses will be as high as $600 to $800 – more than four times the standard price for courses at the school. The money that is brought in from the higher pricing system would ensure enough courses could be offered to accommodate all students looking to complete their programs at Santa Monica in a timely fashion. However, many argue that it will also price many students right out of those courses – defeating the original purpose of community colleges to bring equal education opportunities to all students.
"It's a change in what has historically been the character of community colleges in California," Patrick Callan, president of the Higher Education Policy Institute, told FOX. "It says there is one kind of education in California for those with financial resources and another for those without, but I understand the pressure they are under. There's no good answer."
This video reports on the situation at Santa Monica College which was a hotbed of controversy since 2011 over the enactment of two-tier contract education for community colleges. Here the 2013-2014 Associated Students Board of Directors reaffirms their opposition to AB955, a position taken also by the 2012-2013 Board.
The Equality Question
While most educators agree community colleges today are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to educating students with limited resources to draw from, many believe the two-tiered tuition system is the wrong approach. An editorial in the Los Angeles Times states, "Creating a two-tier system of fees sets a serious precedent that could change the basic nature of the community college system. Once a handful of courses pay for themselves, the temptation to add more would be hard to resist, and the temptation for other campuses to join in would be overwhelming."
Some in higher education are even questioning whether the move to a two-tier system is a legal one. Paul Feist of the California Community Colleges stated in Washington Monthly that he doesn't believe state law permits community colleges to offer classes at different tuition rates. However, Smith told FOX News that after consulting with lawyers for Santa Monica College, the school believes their new tuition system will pass legal muster.
"We will confident that it will withstand legal challenge," Smith said, citing a similar program offered to summer students in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.
Scholarships Announced to Help Offset Cost
The two-tier tuition system has been getting plenty of attention from Santa Monica residents, including a couple who decided to help low-income students navigate the higher pricing with scholarships designed just for the more expensive courses. The Los Angeles Times reports that businessman Daniel Greenberg, and his wife, attorney Susan Steinhauser, have announced a $250,000 donation that will serve as a scholarship fund.
This video from the Associate Press reports on the student protest at Santa Monica College.
"When I read about some of the concerns from students that it was inequitable, I thought offering scholarships really made sense," Greenberg told the Los Angeles Times. "Members of my extended family have been finishing college in five or six years instead of four and I assume the same kind of thing is happening to students at Santa Monica College who need a degree but can't get a class. If we can give them an opportunity to get into the labor pool a year earlier, I consider it a blessing of monumental proportion."
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"California Community College To Increase Prices For In-demand Classes." Fox News. 15 Mar. 2012. Available at http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/15/california-community-college-to-increase-prices-for-in-demand-classes/
Luzer, Daniel. "High Prices for High Demand Courses." The Washington Monthly. 15 Mar. 2012. Available at http://washingtonmonthly.com/2012/03/15/high-prices-for-high-demand-courses/
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Q: Entity Framework Code First 4.1 IIS worker process memory footprint grows continually I have a small website (MVC 3) that does some basic data collection.  I have some seemingly random timeouts and upon investigation I have noticed that whenever a page that contains CRUD operations is executed, the IIS worker process memory usage grows a little bit but never reduces.
The site uses EF Code First.  This is my first attempt at EFCF so I wouldn't be surprised if I created a problem.  Any suggestion on what I should check or best practices for handling the objects to ensure that they are properly disposed of when the view completes would be greatly appreciated.
I can provide sample code if necessary.

A: Make sure your code is not holding on to a reference of your DBContext.  Your DBcontext instance should be as short lived as possible. Also, check to see if you have disabled object tracking.  If object tracking is enabled and you are keeping an instance of your DBContext as a session/application/static variable. then your memory usage will grow.
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Debbie's blog
Taka Trois
About the boat
Crossing the Atlantic
'when de volcano blow!'
Ah don know, ah don't know, ah don't know where I'ma gonna go when de volcano blow. Jimmy Buffet
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory and measures approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) long and 11 km (6.8 mi) wide, with approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) of coastline. It is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of some of its inhabitants. Wikipedia
In 1997, Patrice and I chartered our first bareboat out of Guadeloupe. During our boat briefing, the local agent pointed to the nearby island of Montserrat on the chart and said: "dat dere island, she blow again dis year, you don go dere, ok?" OKAY! Can't argue with that.
It was actually in July 1995, that the Soufrière Hills volcano in the south of the island woke up and subsequently buried the island's capital, airport and docking facilities in mud and ash. The southern part of the island was evacuated and closed. It erupted again in 1997 killing 19 people in a lava flow. Over the next few years, the volcano continue to vent and erupted again in November 2009 and February 2010.
16 years later, we're back in the area and although the only warning we've received is to stay out of the 'exclusion zone', the volcano is still smoldering . Little Bay, the new harbor is in the northern part of the island is well out of exclusion zone, so we decided there was no harm in anchoring there for the night, but decided in the end that we would wait a few years before venturing ashore just in case old Soufrière gets in a bad mood again and feels like venting or worse.
The next day we sailed down the east coast towards Deshaies, Guadeloupe. As it was a clear day we got a good look at the mud and ash slides clearly visible on this side of the island. Even with Jimmy Buffet's upbeat song 'Volcano' blasting onboard, we were both humbled and awestruck by this visual display and reminder of the destructive force of nature.
Before ending this last narrative of our tour of the islands that 'brush the clouds,' I must share the story of the tiny island of Redonda which we passed on our way to Montserrat with you. If you have time and are in the mood for a crazy story and a good laugh, scroll down and read on.
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Looks forbidding..I do believe Montserrat is the island that David Stein (Aunt Nicole's) son went to medical school. Like I said before, this is all so interesting. I've never heard of some of the places you've been and going to. A fine wild, beautiful ride, and I'm glad to tag along. Love and Blessings
Temecula Dating link
Great site, i've been thinking about getting a free blog from weebly, do you recommend it?
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The Religion That Started in a Hat
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The History of Jihad
By Robert Spencer
Bombardier Books
Reviewed by Jack Kettler
Robert Spencer's bio:
Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch, and the author of nineteen books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The Truth About Muhammad. His latest book is The History of Jihad.
Mr. Spencer has directed seminars on Islam and jihad for the FBI, the United States Central Command, United States Army Command and General Staff College, the U.S. Army's Asymmetric Warfare Group, the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), the Justice Department's Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council and the U.S. intelligence community. He has discussed jihad, Islam, and terrorism at a workshop sponsored by the U.S. State Department and the German Foreign Ministry. He is a consultant with the Center for Security Policy and vice president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative.
What others are saying about Robert Spencer:
"Robert Spencer is one of my heroes. He has once again produced an invaluable and much-needed book. Want to read the truth about Islam? Read this book. It depicts the terrible fate of the hundreds of millions of men, women, and children who, from the 7th century until today, were massacred or enslaved by Islam. It is a fate that awaits us all if we are not vigilant." – Geert Wilders, member of Parliament in the Netherlands and leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV)
"Spencer argues, in brief, 'There has always been, with virtually no interruption, jihad.' Painstakingly, he documents in this important study how aggressive war on behalf of Islam has, for fourteen centuries and still now, befouled Muslim life. He hopes his study will awaken potential victims of jihad, but will they–will we–listen to his warning? Much hangs in the balance." – Daniel Pipes, president, Middle East Forum and author of Slave Soldiers and Islam: The Genesis of a Military System
"Jihad is not mere terrorism. Ironic as it may seem, that is Western wishful thinking. From its inception, as Robert Spencer incontestably illustrates, jihad has been the outward, aggressive expression of a conquest ideology. The History of Jihad: From Muhammad to ISIS is as relentless in relating unvarnished truth as is the phenomenon it tracks in seeking domination–and never being satisfied with less, however long it takes. Those who care to preserve Western rationalism, civil liberties, and free societies must confront this history, and its implications, with eyes opened." – Andrew C. McCarthy, bestselling author, former federal prosecutor, and National Review contributing editor
Important definitions:
Allah: One God (Allah in Arabic).
Caliph: (khalif,) the Caliph is a political-religious leader of the Muslim community.
Dhimmitude: The state of subjection and oppression of non-Muslims under Islamic rule. Enslavement or servitude of the non-Muslims then becomes a whole outlook on life and way of dealing with things.
Jihad: Commonly translated as Holy War, the defense of Islam against its enemies.
Kafir One who does not believe in Allah, or in the content of the Qur'an, or in the prophetic status of Muhammad.
Qur'an: The sacred text of Islam.
Taqiyya: not showing their faith openly by means of pretense, dissimulation, or concealment, is a special type of lying.
My thoughts on Spencer and this new book:
Mr. Spencer continues to distinguish himself as a champion of religious and civil liberties. This latest book, The History of Jihad is the first of its kind. The fake media and feckless politicians and ecumenical leaders who continue to promote the "religion of peace" canard are shown "To have no clothes," paraphrasing "The emperor has no clothes."
Never before has the wealth of information in this book been placed into one volume. Historically, Islam has been relentless in ongoing military campaigns. Spencer accounts how modern-day slavery and dhimmitude are dark realities of Islamic conquest. Spencer chronicles the1400 years of bloodshed, murder, rape, pillaging, and slavery done in the name of Islam since its inception. It cannot be disputed after reading Spencer's book, that the history of Islam is the history of jihad. This is true if Islam in operating under an empire like that of the Ottoman Turks or an individual jihadist.
When a Muslim jihadist screaming "Allahu Akbar" runs over people on the streets or stabs them to death like Theo Van Gogh, in Holland, they are doing what Islam has always done. The acts of terrorism are what Muhammad taught. For example, Muhammad commanded in Quran 8:12 – "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them." References from the Quran and quotes from historical documents in Spencer's book prove this beyond doubt.
In conclusion after reading Spencer's book my thoughts are:
"Islam is a religious, political, genocidal ideology characterized by centuries of Jihadist warfare and brutal oppressive totalitarianism of those enslaved. This 7th Century malevolent ideology provides cover for unfathomable discrimination against non-Muslims, sadistic torture and unthinkable misogyny, even encouraging the rape of non-Muslim women and slavery that is practiced and sanctioned to this present day as witnessed by ISIS."
"The religion of the New World Order is Islam. The selection of Islam as the religion of the New World Order explains the West's forced suicidal surrender to Islam and the relentless attacks upon anyone who dares to speak the truth about Islam, its history of violence and subjugation and supremacy over non-Muslims. The violent Mohammedans will be used to intimidate and suppress free speech, lectures, media interviews, and assemblies and terrorize people into submission."
Islamophobia is a recently made up term, which can be defined as someone who has an irrational hatred and fear of Islam. This charge when made against Mr. Spencer is slanderous.
"…tolerance of intolerance is cowardice." – Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"People that tell you Islam is a religion of peace are only announcing their ignorance." – Brigitte Gabriel
In ending this review, those who have given in to political correctness and are willing to surrender Western freedoms brought to you by the Judeo/Christian world view, I will end with Mr. Spencer's words: "And so, in closing, I have to say: Shame on you."
Mr. Kettler has previously published articles in the Chalcedon Report and Contra Mundum. He and his wife Marea attend the Westminster, CO, RPCNA Church. Mr. Kettler is the author of the book The Religion That Started in a Hat. Available at: www.TheReligionThatStartedInAHat.com
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Published in Journal of European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
At Cairo museum, on Queen Hatshepsut's tomb in Deir el Bahari,is showed the chief Parihou with his wife Ati, Queen of Punt, (not still geographically established: Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan?) while they offer gifts to the Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut (1516-1481 BC). Naval expedition to the mysterious land of Punt was undertaken in the summer of Hatshepsut's eighth year as queen, she sent a fleet of five ships, headed by her Chancellor Senenmet. Queen of Punt shows rugged face, gluteal and femoral obesity, hyperlordosis and symmetrical deposits of fat on the trunk, limbs and thighs (Fig. 1). Bioanthropological and medical geneticist has a lot studied the Queen of Punt, died nearly 34 centuries ago, in order to place a precise diagnosis, but with many difficulties not having a mummy for such disposition. Moreover the clinical picture seems to be a single phenotype grouping several dermatologic pathologies (Launois Bensaude' Lipomatosis, Neurofibromatosis, Lipodystrophy, Dercum disease, Achondroplasia, Proteus syndrome and X linked dominant hypophosphatemic rickets, Familial obesity) therefore I share the same opinion of Farag, Sabry and Iskantar consequently hypothesize that it can be coined a new pathology named "Queen of Punt Syndrome".
1.TI Farag, MA Sabry, A Iskandar,1999. Journal of the American of Human Genetics, October, Supplement Abstract#803.
2. Bradbury Louise.1988."Reflections on Travelling to 'God's Land' and Punt in the Middle Kingdom". Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 25:127-156.
3. Kitchen Kenneth Anderson. 1971."Punt and How to get There". Orientalia 40:184-207.
4. Meeks Dimitri.2003."Locating Punt"In Mysterious Lands,edited by David B. O'Connor and Stephen G.J.Quirke. Encounters with Ancient Egypt 5. London:Institute of Archeology, University College London and Press. 53-80.ISBN 1-84472-004-7.


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Justice Kennedy Opened the Door to Same-Sex Marriage, Will He Walk Through Next?
Twenty-nine consecutive judicial decisions in the past year have held bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional. This is nothing short of extraordinary.
Geoffrey R. Stone
Updated Apr. 14, 2017 3:10PM ET / Published Aug. 03, 2014 5:45AM ET
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit this week held unconstitutional a Virginia law prohibiting the recognition of same-sex marriage. This was the twenty-ninth consecutive judicial decision in the past 12 months holding that such are laws unconstitutional. This is nothing short of extraordinary. How did we get to this point?
In 1996, only 27 percent of Americans supported the legalization of same-sex marriage. In that year, Congress, by overwhelming majorities, enacted the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denied federal marriage benefits to legally-married same-sex couples and authorized states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.. In the years since then, more than 30 states have amended their state constitutions expressly to forbid the recognition of same-sex marriage.
In supporting these laws, our elected representatives were fearsome in their contempt for same-sex marriage and their condemnation of homosexuality. Oklahoma Congressman Tom Coburn declared "homosexuality is based on perversion." Florida Congressman Charles Canady thundered that only opposite-sex marriage "comports with . . . our Judeo-Christian moral heritage," and Indiana Congressman Stephen Buyer proclaimed that the very notion of same-sex marriage constituted "an attack upon God's principles." Georgia Congressman Bob Barr warned that "the flames of hedonism . . . are licking at the very foundations of our society."
Nonetheless, today, only 18 years later, 55 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage. But that doesn't explain the avalanche of judicial decisions invalidating laws prohibiting marriage by same-sex couples right and left. There are lots of laws that the majority of people don't like that courts don't hold unconstitutional. Unpopular and unconstitutional are not the same thing.
The plain and simple truth is that courts are holding these laws unconstitutional for two reasons: First, the Supreme Court has opened the door to these decisions. Second, this is the correct result.
The Supreme Court opened the door with three decisions of its own, all written by Justice Anthony Kennedy. In Romer v. Evans (1996), the Court, in a 6-3 decision, held unconstitutional a provision of the Colorado constitution that prohibited the enactment of any law protecting gays, lesbians, and bisexuals against discrimination. In Lawrence v. Texas (2003), the Court, in a 6-3 decision, held unconstitutional a Texas law prohibiting consensual, adult, homosexual intercourse (sodomy). In United States v. Windsor (2013), the Court, in a 5-4 decision, held unconstitutional the DOMA, which denied federal marriage benefits to same-sex couples who were legally married under the law of a state that recognized such unions. After these three decisions, it was clear to our nation's judges that laws discriminating against gays, lesbians, and bisexuals could not withstand constitutional scrutiny. Justice Kennedy had taken his time over the past 18 years to gradually and incrementally bring the law around to the place it needed to be. Now we are there.
The multitude of decisions invalidating laws prohibiting same-sex marriage have rested on three different rationales. They all rest on the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which was adopted after the Civil War and which provides: "No State shall . . . deny to any person the equal protection of the laws."
Over the years, the Supreme Court has identified three types of situations in which laws violate this guarantee. First, laws that treat people differently from one another without a rational justification are unconstitutional. Second, laws that treat people differently from one another with respect to a fundamental right are unconstitutional, even if they are rational, if they lack a compelling justification. Third, laws that treat people differently on the basis of their race, sex, national origin, or similar "suspect" bases are unconstitutional, even if they are rational, if they lack a compelling justification.
All three of these reasons have been relied upon by courts in the past year to invalidate laws forbidding same-sex couples to marry.
Some courts have held that the distinction between same-sex and opposite-sex couples in terms of marriage serves no rational justification. Although conceding that the distinction is traditional and comports with some faiths' religious beliefs, these courts have held that neither of those justifications can constitutionally sustain the discrimination. Other justifications, such as procreation and the raising of children, have been dismissed as bogus. In the view of these courts, the "real" justification for prohibiting same-sex couples to marry has nothing to do with rational public policy and everything to do with prejudice, intolerance, and ignorance – and those are not rational justifications.
Other courts, like the Court of Appeals in its decision this week, have held that marriage is a fundamental personal right and that government cannot constitutionally allow some people to marry, while denying other people that right, on the basis of a mere rational justification. Imagine a law, for example, prohibiting people who have been divorced from marrying, or prohibiting people who cannot have children from marrying, or prohibiting criminals from marrying. All of those laws may be "rational," but none of them would be constitutional, because they do not serve a compelling government interest.
Finally, still other courts have held that, like laws that discriminate against African-Americans, Hispanics, women, religious minorities, political dissenters, and people from particular national origin groups, laws that discriminate against gays and lesbians are presumptively unconstitutional. This is so because such groups have historically been subjected to pervasive discrimination, which gives rise to the suspicion that laws that disadvantage such groups, even if rational, are likely to be colored by prejudice, animus, and unfair stereotype.
For what it's worth, I would incline to the third of these arguments, primarily because it extends to all sorts of laws that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, even if they don't touch on a fundamental right. For example, a law prohibiting gays and lesbian from teaching in a public school or serving in the military should be held to violate the Equal Protection Clause even if no fundamental right is implicated.
Although different courts have relied on different arguments to reach the conclusion that laws prohibiting same-sex couples to marry are unconstitutional, all three of these arguments make sense. And the good news is that in the next year the Supreme Court will finally come out of the closet and say so. It is, I believe, what Justice Kennedy has been waiting for.


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Barrus letourneuxi, unique représentant du genre Barrus, est une espèce de solifuges de la famille des Karschiidae.

Distribution
Cette espèce est endémique d'Égypte. Elle se rencontre vers El Mex.

Description
Le mâle holotype mesure .

Étymologie
Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur d'Aristide Letourneux.

Publication originale
 Simon, 1880 : Description de deux nouveaux genres de l'ordre des Solifugae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, , ,  (texte intégral).

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Notes et références

Karschiidae
Espèce de solifuges (nom scientifique)
Faune endémique d'Égypte

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Charles Dickens Educational Background
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage and adult students at level A2 is about class journals. Students will be introduced to class journals.
Charles Dickens's biography and life story.Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period.
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We had a short week due to MLK birthday, but we packed a lot into it. For starters, I worked last Saturday and Monday, just trying to dig myself out of the hole of being gone for two weeks. On Sunday morning, though, we loaded up the bikes and enjoyed the Via Recreativa and GDL'S excellent weather. Afterward we went to our favorite place for breakfast.
Tuesday at work we had a little party to celebrate the return of one of our local staff who volunteered to work at the embassy in Afghanistan for a few months. He had a great time, but also recounted a few dangerous moments when missiles were launched toward the compound. We're glad he's home safe and sound. We have several friends still there – stay safe, y'all!
John took me out for a very good dinner at our favorite restaurant on Friday night, then Saturday my team was back in the office for a "Super Saturday," an extra work day where we saw about 35 families – just trying to get our wait time for appointments down a little.
I was saddened to hear my Aunt Louise passed away this week. I spent a lot of time at her and Chesley's house growing up. She was the one who always sewed my uniforms for pep squad or choir. Lord knows she put up with a lot from me and my cousins! She and Mom were very good friends and, as night owls, they had lots of late night phone calls. She had been ill for several years now and I hope she is at peace.
Today I'm en route to Nuevo Laredo to TDY for a couple of weeks – I've never been there before, so it's a little adventure!
We had to leave lovely Molokai last Sunday after a fabulous two weeks there. We left the island in the late afternoon and arrived in Guadalajara the next day. As always, it's sad for vacation to be over, but I'm also glad to be home with Flavia again. She was a bit pouty at first, but then Velcro'd herself to me.
One thing I didn't write about last week was mailing a coconut to John's parents because I didn't want to spoil the surprise. Mary and I spent about an hour at the post office with postmaster Gary while we used Sharpies to decorate the coconuts he provides. As we decorated, he talked about the island. We learned some gossip, and even met a guy from Arkansas who lives there now. And we found out that another postmaster in another town on the island is a retired foreign service officer. (Gary tried to call him so I could talk to him, but he'd already gone home for the day.) We had a fun time – Gary even gave us cookies and bananas!
Click here to see all of our photos from Molokai!
The weather in Guadalajara is lovely. A little chilly in the mornings, but otherwise sunny. We hung an oriole feeder a while back, and they really discovered it. We've been getting both Scott's and Baltimore orioles, plus the hummers use it, too. Fun!
Wow! This has been one our best vacations ever! We love this laid back little island! The house has been the centerpiece of our stay – the view never gets old and we've begun to spot whales from the lanai. Mary arrived Monday and brought fantastic weather with her – no more rain or clouds!
Monday morning, John and I chartered a fishing boat to go whale watching – we even caught a small tuna! (OK, truth be told, we were supposed to be fishing, but nothing was biting! So we just say we went whale watching!
Afterward we picked up Mary at the airport . For dinner, John grilled us some great grass fed beef that we bought at the co-op.
Tuesday we drove up the coast about 10 miles past our place to the Hawala Valley where we had a picnic. The views were incredible!
The highlight of the trip was Wednesday when we took a tiny plane over the sea cliffs to the peninsula of Kalaupapa, the former leper colony. It was nothing short of breathtaking. We were on a guided tour (the only way you're allowed there) and it was fascinating to think about how horrible it would have been to be ripped away from your family and be exiled there. I had just read a book about it before we went, which really added to my enjoyment of being there.
Flying to Kalaupapa, sitting behind the pilot!
Some folks ride mules down the sea cliff!
Thursday I took Mary to the overlook where you can see Kalaupapa from Molokai "topside." John and I had gone earlier and loved it. From there we also took a short walk to aptly named Phallic Rock. We saw these beautiful chickens there. We also stopped by the coffee house where a couple of guys were playing music on the porch.
Friday we went into town for music and sunset at Molokai Hotel, very laid back. Afterward we had pizza in town, then sat in the alley behind the bakery to wait for the hot bread to be ready – yep, it's a thing. And totally worth it! Pro tip: get the taro glazed donuts. So good your eyes will cross.
Hot bread – come and get it!
And today, we hit the farmers market in town, then we drove all the way over to the other side of the island to see what's over there. (Answer: not much except a gorgeous beach.) It's so weird…the town of Moanaloa over there is literally a ghost town.
We met the nicest guy on the trip to Kalaupapa! His name is Tom, and, with his trip to Kalaupapa, has visited every single county in the United States!
Ah, Molokai! How we love you!
We flew to the sleepy island of Molokai on Christmas Day. Molokai is a tiny island a few miles off the north coast of Maui – we can see Maui from our porch. It's as if time completely passed the island by and hard to believe a place like this still exists. The island is basically two parts – the dry sunny west and the wetter, lush east side that reminds me of Costa Rica. The main town sits in between. We're on the east end. We've had some sunny days but a lot of rain, too. Luckily we have a lovely covered lanai (porch) with comfy rockers and view of the ocean, so it's not too bad. It's given us plenty of time to read and relax!
We've gone to town a couple of times, and drove up to a scenic lookout, but most of our sightseeing will happen next week after Mary arrives. Until then, we're just taking it easy and enjoying the view!
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