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Thiergeville ist eine französische Gemeinde mit  Einwohnern (Stand: ) im Département Seine-Maritime in der Region Normandie. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Le Havre und zum Kanton Fécamp (bis 2015: Kanton Valmont). Die Einwohner werden Thiergevillais genannt.

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Thiergeville liegt im Pays de Caux etwa 38 Kilometer nordöstlich von Le Havre. Umgeben wird Thiergeville von den Nachbargemeinden Valmont im Norden und Nordosten, Thiétreville im Osten, Daubeuf-Serville im Süden und Südosten, Bec-de-Mortagne im Süden und Südwesten, Contremoulins im Westen und Südwesten, Toussaint im Westen sowie Colleville im Nordwesten.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Kirche Saint-Martin aus dem 18. Jahrhundert
 Schloss Fiquainville aus dem 18. Jahrhundert

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Chrysoprase (also Chrysophrase) is a gemstone variety of chalcedony (fibrous form of quartz) that contains small quantities of nickel. Its colour is normally apple-green, but varies to deep green. Due to its comparative scarcity and pleasing green colour, Chrysoprase is one of the most prised varieties of quartz. Higher quality specimens often rival fine jade, for which it is sometimes mistaken.


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Mapping the LEI to BIC and ISIN: interview with ISIN2LEI.eu Founder, Johan Hol
March 16, 2021 in Identity Management, Standards
The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is the 20-character code transforming the way we identify legal entities globally. Since LEIs were first issued in 2012, they have become the default connector of reference data for KYC/AML and counterparty identification.
But what about other identifier codes that were already in use, like ISIN and BIC? The ISIN (International Securities Identification Number) is a global standard for unique identification of financial instruments. The BIC code (Bank Identifier Code, aka SWIFT code) is an international standard for identification of both financial and non-financial institutions.
The Global LEI Foundation (GLEIF) supports the mapping of such codes to the LEI. Its Certification of LEI Mapping service is aimed at ensuring authorities which map their own codes (like SWIFT for BIC, and ANNA for ISIN) to the LEI, do so accurately.
To explore this subject further, I spoke with Johan Hol, Founder of ISIN2LEI.eu – a RegTech service connecting LEIs to ISINs for banks and other financial institutions. ISIN2LEI.eu is a RapidLEI partner.
F: What do you see as the challenges of managing these different codes – LEIs, ISINs, and BICs?
Johan Hol
J: The main challenges of all these kinds of identification codes are data accuracy, consistency and data coverage. If you want to get the maximum added value out of these codes, it's important to follow the same standard around the globe and always have one golden record. The data has to be up-to-date, so changes due to, for example, mergers, have to be reflected as of, or at least close to, the effective date.
Another challenge is to map these identifiers to each other in a consistent way. For example, ISIN to LEI mappings are made available by GLEIF and ANNA [Association of National Numbering Agencies], but are also provided via the Financial Instruments Reference Data System of ESMA [European Securities and Markets Authority]. Although the vast majority of the mappings is equal, only a minor difference can lead to inconsistent data mappings for, for example, the investment portfolio of banks, insurance companies or pension funds, which are ISIN2LEI.eu's main clients.
F: Why is it important that the codes are mapped to each other?
J: It depends on the contents of the code as to whether mapping adds value or not. For mapping to have value, there has to be a logical relationship between the codes. For example, there is a relationship between zip code and city, but there isn't any relationship between cell phone numbers and zip codes (at least not here in the Netherlands).
We initially started providing data mappings from a regulatory reporting perspective – for regulations including Solvency II, DNB-FTK, Mifid II and EMIR. Having issuer LEIs mapped to ISINs is important in order to comply to regulatory reporting requirements, but it also helps in determining risk exposures, especially if the so called 'Level 2′ LEI data (direct and ultimate parent entity/'who owns whom') are taken into consideration.
F: How does ISIN2LEI.eu contribute to solving LEI mapping challenges?
J: We use open data as our primary source, but they don't cover the full scope of the data mapping requirements of our clients. We also map other attributes like NACE and CIC to LEIs and ISINs respectively. Although they don't fully cover all financial instruments yet, their potential is impressive.
The 60-70% open data cover now improves both data quality and processing time and reduces costs for our clients as they don't have to buy the data from data vendors.
The remaining instruments are mapped via our search and mapping algorithms, so we can assure a 100% mapping coverage.
Next to these data enrichments we also perform data quality checks so we can assure data accuracy, consistency and provide the highest possible data (mapping) coverage.
Find out more about ISIN2LEI.eu.
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Not an Instruction Manual
December 16, 2017 Richard S. Crawford	2 Comments
Goddammit, Trump, 1984 was a warning, not an instruction manual.
Neither was Brave New World.
But just as people mistake Machiavelli's The Prince as an instruction manual instead of the social satire that it was intended as, there are certain people within the government who just want our nation to descend into an ideologically-driven dark age.
Diversity. Entitlement. Evidence-based. Fetus. Science-based. Transgender. Vulnerable. These are the words that the Center for Disease Control is no longer allowed to use when creating budget documents. The CDC is charged with keeping the citizens of the United States healthy. Here is their mission statement:
CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.
CDC increases the health security of our nation. As the nation's health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.
The CDC has already been hobbled by the powers-that-be (the NRA, for example) in not being allowed to perform studies regarding guns and the danger they pose in the US. This further hampering does nothing to further the CDC's mission, and will harm the vulnerable members of our society.
There are a couple of reasons I don't often post about politics in my blog or in social media. First, most of the people who follow me already know where I stand. Second, most of the people I follow feel the same way. And third, I'm unlikely to change any minds anyway. Certainly, this blog post won't make it to the administration officials who offered this ludicrous policy, and even if it did, they wouldn't be moved by it. "Another snowflake liberal complaining about the lawfully-elected President blah blah blah," they chortle as they make their way to the bank.
It's frustrating how powerless I feel in the face of these forces.
That's not to say I've done nothing. I've written emails. I've faxed. I've texted. I've signed petitions. I've made phone calls to my senators and to my Congressional representative, all of whom, fortunately, feel the same as I do.
I can only hope that American citizens will come back to their senses and restore sanity to our government and society in 2018. If that doesn't happen… Well, I don't know. I shudder to think what damage Trump and his sycophants will do to the nation before 2020. We're already going to spend decades fixing the damage they've already done. And I fear that worse is yet to come.
We have always been at war with Eastasia, I suppose.
'Tis the season for Holidailies, where you may find more cheerful blogs.
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Right wing lunacy
April 8, 2009 Richard S. Crawford	Leave a comment
Is it just me, or has the extreme end of the right wing jumped off the edge of reason and landed gleefully into a pit of pure batshit insane? Between Glenn Beck's bursting into tears at the very mention of America and Michelle Bachman's deliberate misinterpretation of a new community service program as a sort of network of camps for the "re-education" of America's youth (not to mention Chuck Norris's outright jumps of joy at the notion of right-wing terrorist cells popping up all over the country), it just seems that loony conspiracy theories, once the exclusive domain of the darker corners of Usenet and street corner pamphlets, are turning into whatever passes for "news" on the Extreme Right Wing Apologist Network Fox News Network.
I swear, it's like they learned nothing when President George H. W. Bush ceded America's sovereignty to the United Nations and took everyone's guns in 1992; or when Janet Reno became dictator and took everyone's guns after Waco and Ruby Ridge; or when President Bill Clinton did the same thing in 1999 and also threw all the right-wing conservatives into concentration camps (not to mention ceding America's sovereignty to the United Nations and placing the entire country under martial law) all under the guise of the dangers of Y2K. Glenn Beck says he can't "debunk" the idea that concentration camps are being built to right-wing conservatives, which is kind of like me saying I can't debunk the idea that Bigfoot has impregnated Amelia Earhart with a space baby. Despite all evidence to the contrary, there will always be people who believe. Since January, Fox News, especially Glenn Beck, has been possessed by the spirit of Morton William Cooper, and become the fodder for mockery and an episode or two of The X-Files.
It is, of course, disingenous at best and mind-explodingly stupid at worst to suggest that all conservatives are represented by this sort of conspiracy thinking, just as it's disingenuous at best and mind-explodingly stupid to suggest that all liberals want to enforce mandatory abortions on every child in America and turn everyone gay. Of course, if you believe either of these positions — and I know folks on both sides of this particular fence — then no amount of contradictory evidence or reason will dissuade you.
Of course, most of this posturing is just that: posturing. Fox News, like Rush Limbaugh, exists primarily for entertainment rather than information, and as long as the ad revenue keeps flowing in they don't care that they've turned the Republican party and the conservative movement in America into a parody of itself. And that's what saddens me. Conservatives in America used to be best represented by reasonable, thoughtful folks like Barry Goldwater; people I could disagree with but who I was sure would actually give issues serious consideration and not jump to conclusions that are not just silly but outright batshit insane.
And what saddens me even more is that people believe this shit.
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September 4, 2008 Richard S. Crawford	Leave a comment
"To vote in protest for McCain/Palin would be like saying, 'Somebody stole my shoes, so I'll amputate my legs.'" –Gloria Steinem
The whole article can be found here.
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PhotoShop wins again.
So, that picture of Sarah Palin in a bikini and carrying a gun? Yeah, not so much.
Don't get me wrong. Much as I despise Sarah Palin's positions on most issues and insane as I think the McCain campaign is for selecting her as a VP candidate without bothering to vet her at all (I stand by my assertion that the main reason for the selection and timing was to draw attention from Obama's amazing speech at the Democrat convension), this kind of thing — a PhotoShopped image which gets captions like, "Meet America's First Trailer Trash VP" — is really just beneath us. Beneath us as Democrats, beneath us as liberals, beneath us as Americans. It's absolutely appalling that any woman who rises in politics or any other endeavor which brings her into the spotlight is simply assumed to have posed in skimpy clothing at some point in her past, or even completely nude. Palin never has, and to suggest, even via PhotoShop, that she has is pandering to the worst elements of our culture.
I also should mention that I am thoroughly unimpressed with the revelation that Palin was once a member of the Alaska Independence Party. Unless there is substantial reason to believe that she still believes in their cause and supports their goals, it's completely irrelevant. After all, I was once a Libertarian; now I consider libertarianism just as flawed as Communism. People change their politics. So what.
And as for her teenage daughter's pregnancy: Well, yeah, Palin's remarks display a remarkable amount of hypocrisy, but for God's sake leave the kid out of it. Again, it's just beneath us.
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I, too, would happily have Jon Stewart's Love Child
August 30, 2008 Richard S. Crawford	Leave a comment
Offered without commentary:
On another note, can anyone validate the rumor I heard that Palin will be dropping out of the race soon in order to "spend more time with her infant child"?
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Shuddering…
"I beg to disagree with any candidate who would say we can't drill our way out of our problem…" -Sarah Palin
The more I learn about this woman, the more frightened I become. And the more I would want to slap McCain around and ask, "What in the world were you thinking?", if I seriously believed that McCain had much say in the VP selection.
She's a friend of Big Oil. She wants to see "Intelligent Design" taught in public schools. Her lack of experience suggests that McCain's campaign doesn't mean it when they attack Obama's lack of experience. I mean, seriously. No one can hear McCain use that particular card anymore without laughing hysterically:
MCCAIN: My opponent lacks the experience necessary to lead the free world.
AMERICA: Dude, have you SEEN your running mate's resume?
MCCAIN: Why, no. Who is he, anyway?
And don't say it's different just because she's only the VP candidate. When the President might keel over midway into his first term because of a heart attack, her experience is very much relevant.
The other wanker of the month is, of course, John Goodman, who may or may not be a McCain campaign adviser, who gleefully pointed out that everyone in America has access to free health care in the form of their local hospital emergency room. While technically true, I suppose, it's disingenuous to say that an emergency room visit could be considered free to anyone. Whenever someone does get free care at the emergency room, guess what? That care still gets paid for. It gets paid for by everyone else who uses that hospital, in the form of higher costs. It was stupid when Bush said it. It was stupid when Goodman said it. It will still be stupid when Palin says it.
Meh. Whatever. According to both Pollster.com and Electoral-vote.com, Obama has, as of today at least, a pretty solid lead over McCain. Let's hope it stays that way.
So, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is apparently going to be McCain's running mate. An interesting choice. I wonder if McCain's gunning for the disaffected Hillary Democrats who feel spurned by the party's choice of Obama over Clinton? If so, will her anti-abortion / pro-drilling stance still appeal to the Clinton holdovers?
It's also kind of a confusing pick for me, since McCain has been working so hard to win over the evangelical right-wingers, many of whom have difficulty with the notion of a woman in a position of authority (though I guess they did grudgingly accept Rice as Secretary of State). Is McCain going after centrist/moderate Republicans who have felt disenfranchised by their own party, many of whom have declared their intention to support Obama/Biden? She's also younger than Obama, which may undermine McCain's attacks on Obama's inexperience.
I wonder what Geraldine Ferraro has to say about this?
At any rate, this campaign has already been making history. McCain's upped the ante, and I commend his choice, but I still plan on voting for Obama, and so should you.
Someone get the barf bags.
I admit that I haven't been following the Democratic National Convention. I know that I've missed some truly amazing speeches. Michelle Obama's speech was, I'm told, nothing short of awe-inspiring, and Hilary Clinton's motion to nominate Barack for President was apparently on the same level. I also missed Bill Clinton's speech, which is kind of a bummer, because, well, I like Bill. I did find this quote from his speech, though, and I love it:
"People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example, than by the example of our power."
That's just brilliant. And so true.
Now, every Presidential campaign will bring with it some moments of interest, one or two moments of great inspiration (very few, though I will say Obama is the first candidate whose speeches I've actually downloaded to my MP3 player to listen to later on), and some moments of profound, truly inspired idiocy. McCain, a man who has never been afraid to stoop to levels of campaigning which really ought to be beneath a man of his stature, provided one already with his earlier speech comparing Obama to Paris Hilton. More recently, though, he's demonstrated how willing he is to drop to what many of us would consider the bottom of the cesspool, then grab a shovel and start digging.
Consider, for example, this excerpt from a May speech of Obama's:
Strong countries and strong Presidents talk to their adversaries. That's what Kennedy did with Khrushchev. That's what Reagan did with Gorbachev. That's what Nixon did with Mao. I mean, think about it: Iran, Cuba, Venezuela — these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us. And yet we were willing to talk to the Soviet Union at the time when they were saying, 'We're going to wipe you off the planet.' And ultimately, that direct engagement led to a series of measures that helped prevent nuclear war and over time allowed the kind of opening that brought down the Berlin Wall.
I think this is a good speech. He acknowledges the threats that face our nation today, but emphasizes that we must talk to those that oppose us. We never cut off relations with the Soviet Union, even though they were a much bigger threat to us than, say, Iran. McCain's campaign took this speech, did some quote mining, and pulled up the phrase:
Iran… tiny…
then squatted and squirtted out this ad:
This ad strikes me as so blatantly misleading as to be just plain ludicrous, and it's downright shameful how willing the McCain campaign is to appeal to the ignorance of the voting public. Of course, it's also frightening how well this tactic works; Bush Jr. managed to stick around for eight years using pretty much the same strategy.
As always, things are going to simply get more ridiculous, more offensive, and more appalling before they get better.
(Tip o' the hat to for the info.)
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Politics: Like I know what I'm talking about.
August 5, 2008 Richard S. Crawford	Leave a comment
California Tradition
In order to bring a fresh take on the traditional Overdue Budget Party that California throws for several months, Governor Schwarzenegger last week signed an executive order recommending that the state cut pay for all state workers down to the Federal minimum wage, and lay off thousands of part-time and temporary employees. One hopes that he remembers he's a state worker as well, and that his own salary is adjusted accordingly.
State Controller John Chiang, a Democrat, has stated his intention to flat out refuse to implement any such executive order. He says that Schwarzenegger's understanding of state law related to state workers' pay is flawed. And even if Schwarzenegger is right, then the state simply won't be able to implement the pay cut. The state's payroll software was written twenty years ago, in COBOL, a language that nobody programs anymore, except for retirees and part time workers. It's been patched together with duct tape over the years, and no one's really touched it since Y2K. This is kind of funny. It means that the very people who would end up rewriting the payroll software to implement the pay cuts were themselves let go. Irony. Ur doin it rite.
Am I the only one who thinks John McCain's campaign took a wrong turn on the way to nasty and ended up in downright surreal? The ad that called Obama a "celebrity" and compared him to Paris Hilton was, well, inspired, in its own back of the short bus kind of way. The best part of the ad, though, was Paris Hilton's response. "I guess that means I'm running for President". The real shocker, of course, was her coherent delivery of an energy plan which sort of makes sense (though I question whether limited offshore drilling will provide any short term relief). Here's Hilton's response, in case you haven't seen it:
Response from the McCain camp:
"Sounds like Paris is taking the 'All of the Above' energy approach that John McCain has advocated — both alternatives and drilling. Perhaps the reality is that Paris has a more substantive energy plan than Barack Obama."
This amuses me because the plan Hilton talks about is pretty much the same as Obama's plan anyway. But that McCain's team has chosen to view Hilton's spot as a de facto endorsement only strengthens my notion that someone in there got their political science classes mixed up with their "Introduction to Surrealism" art class. It hasn't quite got the Dada-ist feel that Mike Gravel's ads did last year, but it's bizarre nonetheless.
Or maybe I'm just too old for these newfangled politics.
I'll leave Gravel to finish things off for you.
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Why does Rachael Ray hate America?
May 28, 2008 Richard S. Crawford	1 Comment
I've never been a big fan of Rachael Ray. I don't dislike her, but I don't go out of my way to follow her on any of her shows or read her books or anything like that. Like Al Roker, she's just one of the thousands of celebrities in the world that don't arouse any passion in me one way or the other. I think she's kind of cute, but that's about where my interest in her ends.
But she's aroused passion in the minds of conservative commentators like Michelle Malkin. In a recent ad for Dunkin' Donuts, Ray wore a white scarf with a black paisley design. Here is a picture of Ray with said scarf:
Personally, I'm interested in peeking in to the alternate universe in which Malkin and her ilk live. In that universe, Ray's scarf looks like a Keffiyeh, the traditional head dress of Islamic men. For the sake of comparison, here is a photograph of Yassir Arafat wearing a keffiyeh in 1999:
I suppose they're both white scarves with a black pattern, and that makes them sort of similar. So, naturally, this makes Ray a terrorist sympathizer. I suspect the Jihadists who are out to destroy America (and I'm willing to bet there are a lot fewer than Malkin wants us to believe) would have issues with Ray's "keffiyeh" for a few reasons. For one thing, Ray's wearing it as a scarf, and not as a head dress. And second, it's a woman wearing it. And third, the woman who's wearing it is exposing a lot of skin. From what I understand, these guys are very hardline conservatives within Islam, sort of the Eric Randall Rudoph of their faith, with bigger guns and more organization. But then, these are facts, and as Stephen Colbert has pointed out, reality has a well-known liberal bias. (I am willing to admit that I don't know everything about fundamentalist Islam, so correct me if I'm wrong on these points. But Ray's scarf still doesn't look like a keffiyeh. I have in my time known women who've worn the keffiyeh and men who did not object, but they were much more liberal types.)
As frequently happens when I hear about the antics of right-wing columnists like Malkin and others, I end up just scratching my head and going, "Huh?"
The saddest part about this kerfuffle — aside from the fact that there are people who actually listen to Malkin — is that Dunkin' Donuts has actually pulled the ad in question. "Due to the possibility of misperception", they say. Malkin claims victory and says, "It's refreshing to see an American company show sensitivity to the concerns of Americans opposed to Islamic jihad and its apologists.". She also said, earlier, "The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad."
For me, it's disappointing that there are Americans who continue to buy into misguided and xenophobic cluelessness like Malkin's. The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is a headdress for men. And it is not made of silk. And it doesn't have a paisley pattern. And it looks nothing like what Ray's wearing in the ad.
I don't support censorship in any way, but there are times when I really wish that people like Michelle Malkin would just grow the fuck up already.
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Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Bill Anton became a western painter, especially of the lifestyle of cowboys. He first traveled West at age seven. He attended Loyola University in Chicago and then transferred to Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, majoring in English. He settled in Arizona, and his wife, Peggy, supported him while he established his career as an artist.
He was inspired with western painting when he attended a Cowboy Artist of American Exhibition in the late 1970s at the Phoenix Art Museum. In 1982, he turned to art full time, and visiting ranches in Flagstaff and Prescott, he rode in roundups and learned to work with cattle. He also developed a love of plein-air painting and was much inspired by the work of Anders Zorn, Edgar Payne and Frank Tenney Johnson.
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Creed-Islamic Creed- Lesson (18-63)- The Most Beautiful Names of Allah: The Greatest Name of Allah
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In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful
The evidence that "Allah" is the Greatest Name of Allah:
1-The special status of this Name among His other Names
Dear brother, the Greatest among the Names of Allah is "Allah", and this issue has been the object of much research. Actually, scholars of tawheed determine that this Name is the proper noun for the Divine Essence or for the One Whose Existence is Necessary, and that this Name is the Greatest. They presented the following proofs for that:
The first proof: No one has ever been called by this Name except Allah. The Arabs used to call their idols "gods" (alihah); they used the Name "Allah" while calling on Allah the Almighty. The evidence is provided in the noble ayah below in which Allah the Almighty says:
"If you were to ask them: "Who has created the heavens and the earth and subjected the sun and the moon?" They will surely reply: "Allah." How then are they deviating (as polytheists and disbelievers)?
(Al-Ankabut, 61)
Hence, by the word "Allah" they meant the Creator of the heavens and the earth and no one else on earth was called by this Name, not even their so-called "gods". Allah the Almighty says:
"Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, so worship Him (Alone) and be constant and patient in His worship. Do you know of any who is similar to Him? (of course none is similar or coequal or comparable to Him, and He has none as partner with Him). [There is nothing like unto Him and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer]."
(Maryam, 65)
Thus, this Name belongs exclusively to Allah and should be considered the Noblest among His Names. It is the Greatest Name of Allah which encompasses all of the Most Beautiful Names and the Most Exalted Attributes, all aspects of Perfection, being far above any sort of deficiency –the proper noun for the Divine Essence Whose Existence is Necessary.
2-"Allah" is the fundamental Name
The second proof that "Allah" is the Greatest Name is that it is the fundamental Name and all the sh3er, such as the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, the King, the Holy One, the One Free from all Defects, the Giver of Security, the Watcher over His creatures, the All-Mighty, the Compeller, and all the sh3er appertain to It. Allah the Almighty says:
"And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them, and leave the company of those who belie or deny (or utter impious speech against) His Names. They will be requited for what they used to do."
(Al-Araf, 180)
So, the Most Beautiful Names of Allah are contained in the Name "Allah". Clearly, the noun which is followed by an adjective is more important than the adjective itself and we say that the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, the King, the Holy One, etc. are the Most Beautiful Names of Allah. We do not say that "Allah" is the Beautiful Name of the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful. Consequently, the Name "Allah" is the fundamental Name among His other Names.
I want to clarify for you another point here. Allah the Almighty says:
"Say (O Muhammad): "Invoke Allah or invoke the Most Beneficent (Allah), by whatever Name you invoke Him (it is the same), for to Him belong the Best Names. And offer your Salat (prayer) neither aloud nor in a low voice, but follow a way between."
(Al-Isra, 110)
Allah the Almighty mentions here these two Names in particular, saying:
"Say (O Muhammad): "Invoke Allah or invoke the Most Beneficent (Allah),"
(Al-Isra,110)
This indicates that those are the Most Honorable Names. Furthermore, the Name "Allah" is more honorable than the Name "the Most Beneficent" because it is mentioned first. Allah the Almighty says:
The Name " the Most Beneficent'' shows the Absolute Mercy, but it does not indicate the Absolute Irresistibility, Dominion, Greatness, Holiness, and Glory, while the Name "Allah" encompasses all these meanings. It is the Greatest Name, the proper noun for the Divine Essence which comprises all the Beautiful Names.
One of the wonders of the Name "Allah" is that if one of Its letters is dropped, the word remains one of the Names of Allah, something that cannot be said of the other Names. For instance, when you drop the first letter (the hamzah), the word becomes (lillah) which means ("for Allah" or "to Him belong"). Allah the Almighty says:
"They are the ones who say: "Spend not on those who are with Allah's Messenger, until they desert him." And to Allah belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites comprehend not."
(Al-Imran, 189)
(Al-Munafiqun, 7)
While when you drop the second letter (letter "l", lam in Arabic) the word becomes (ilah) which means "God", and it is also one of the Attributes of Allah the Almighty. He says:
"To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who disbelieve in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, such are they who will be the losers."
(Az-Zumar, 63)
"And He is Allah. La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). His is all praise, in the first (i.e. in this world) and in the last (i.e.in the Hereafter). And for Him is the Decision, and to Him shall you (all) be returned."
(Al-Qasas, 70)
When you drop the other 'lam', the word becomes 'hu' (He) which is the pronoun for the Divine Essence. Allah the Almighty says:
"Say (O Muhammad): "He is Allah, (the) One. * "Allah-us-Samad (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks). * "He begets not, nor was He begotten; * "And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him."
(Al-Ikhlas, 1-4)
Thus, the omission of the first letter (the hamzah) turns the word into 'lillah' ("to Him belong"). The omission of the hamzah and the first 'lam' turns the word into 'ilah' (God); whereas the omission of the hamzah, the first and the second lam turns the word into 'hu' (He), which is the pronoun for the Divine Essence. This is one of the characteristics of this Great Name.
However, if a disbeliever says: "There is no god but He," he has not yet embraced Islam. Instead, he should say "there is no god but Allah" because in the first statement he may mean an idol. Thus, it is necessary to say "there is no god but Allah". In conclusion, "Allah" is the proper noun for the Divine Essence and the Greatest Name of Allah. Allah the Almighty says:
"So know (O Muhammad) that La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), and ask forgiveness for your sin, and also for (the sin of) believing men and believing women. And Allah knows well your moving about, and your place of rest (in your homes)."
(Muhammad, 19)
Allah the Almighty does not say "none has the right to be worshipped but He". Instead, He says:
"So know (O Muhammad) that La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah),"
Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, reported: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:
"I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, so if they do that, then their lives and properties are safe from me, except insofar as they are subject to Islamic laws, and then their reckoning will be with Allah."
(Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
3-The Holiness and the Glory of this Name
The third proof that the word "Allah" is the Greatest Name of Allah is in the following noble ayah in which Allah the Almighty says:
"They (the Jews, Quraish pagans, idolaters, etc.) did not estimate Allah with an estimation due to Him when they said: "Nothing did Allah send down to any human being (by inspiration)." Say (O Muhammad): "Who then sent down the Book which Musa (Moses) brought, a light and guidance to mankind which you (the Jews) have made into (separate) paper sheets, disclosing (some of it) and concealing (much). And you (believers in Allah and His Messenger Muhammad), were taught (through the Quran) that which neither you nor your fathers knew." Say: "Allah (sent it down)." Then leave them to play in their vain discussions."
(Al-An'am, 91)
Here, Allah the Almighty orders His servant (the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace) to turn away from everything other than Allah and to devote himself totally to worshipping Allah, mentioning His Name "Allah", which shows that this Name is the Noblest. Accordingly, all vain discussions about this worldly life, debates, arguments, wrangles, whims, self-interests, attitudes and discord should be abandoned as Allah the Almighty says:
Say: "Allah (sent it down)." Then leave them to play in their vain discussions."
(Al-An 'am, 91)
The above implies that everything other than Allah is falsehood. Allah the Almighty says:
And He also says:
"So put your trust in Allah; surely, you (O Muhammad) are on manifest truth."
(An-Naml, 79)
One of the characteristics of this Name, the Greatest Name of the Divine Essence, is that when you use 'ya al-nida', the vocative form, with all the other Names of Allah, you drop the definite article. You say thus Ya Rahman (O Most Gracious!), Ya Rahim (O Most Merciful!) and so forth. The definite article is dropped, except for the Great Name "Allah". Thus, you say Ya Allah! So the definite article becomes part of this Great Name of Allah, which indicates that this Name does not need identification. The definite article is never dropped from this Great Name of Allah, and when it reveals itself in the Universe, it appears in everything without exception.
4-Human mind can't comprehend this Name
The fourth proof is that most scholars said that the human mind is unable to comprehend the way this Name has been derived nor can it comprehend Allah's Essence. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:
"Reflect upon Allah's Creation; do not reflect upon His Essence, because this will ruin you (your faith, your mind, etc.)"
Hence, this is the Greatest Name of Allah which has the characteristics of the Divine Essence.
5-It is mentioned in the first ayah of the Qur'an
The fifth proof is that according to some scholars the first ayah of the Noble Qur'an which was revealed is:
"In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful."
According to other scholars it is:
"All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (the Worlds –mankind, jinns and all that exists)."
Thus, this Greatest Name of Allah is mentioned in both ayaat considered to be the first to have been revealed.
6-It is the last Name mentioned in the Qur'an
The sixth proof is that it is both the first Name of Allah mentioned in the Noble Qur'an and the last One. Allah the Almighty says:
"Say: "I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind, * "The King of mankind, * "The ilah (God) of mankind,"
(An-Nas, 1-3)
Thus, it is the Name of Allah mentioned last in the Noble Qur'an. Allah the Almighty says:
"The ilah (God) of mankind,"
(An-Nas, 3)
7-The inclusiveness of this Name
The seventh proof, according to many scholars, is that this Name is derived from worship as I will explain later. Therefore, this Name should be considered the Greatest One because worship is the absolute humility and submission only to the One Who is full of Absolute Majesty and Greatness. Therefore, some scholars maintain that this Name derives from worship and the One Who deserves to be worshipped and Who deserves absolute submission comprises, beyond all doubt, all Aspects of Perfection. Hence, the Greatest Name of Allah the Almighty encompasses all the Praiseworthy Attributes and all the Most Beautiful Names and Highest Attributes. The above proves that "Allah" is the Greatest Name of the Almighty.
The station of the one who calls on Allah:
Some scholars said that Allah the Almighty is indivisible and inseparable, so the Greatest Name of Allah indicates His Whole Essence and thus is related to the station of the one who calls on Him. In other words, when you call on Allah by any of His Beautiful Names and deep inside you feel that there is no one else who deserves to be worshipped but Him, then this Name is the Greatest Name of Allah. On the other hand, when man attaches his heart to someone because of this person's wealth, power, or social position, then when he calls on Allah by His Greatest Name and says: O Allah, O most Gracious, O most Merciful I take refuge in Your Favors, etc., he has not really called Allah by His Greatest Name. So, no one really calls on Allah by His Greatest Name except when the feeling that Allah is Greater than anything and anybody else is indeed heartfelt, and this is the profound meaning of the Greatest Name of Allah. Thus, it is not a matter of words. When someone ascribes a partner to Allah, puts his trust in other than Allah and depends on other than Him, then, as long he does that, he will not be calling on Allah by His Greatest Name. When, by contrast, he devotes his worship entirely to Allah, depends on Him and dedicates himself totally to worshipping Him, then whatever Name he uses to call on Allah will be His Greatest Name because of his innermost feeling that Allah is Greater than anything or anybody else.
No one comprehends Allah's Being except He
This Name is the proper noun for the Divine Essence, yet it is impossible for us to comprehend the Being of Allah. Rather, we get to know Allah's Most Beautiful Names and Highest Attributes through His creation. Actually, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered us not to reflect upon Allah's Being given the fact that His Essence cannot be comprehended. Allah the Almighty says:
"Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great."
(Al-Baqarah, 255)
"And they ask you (O Muhammad) concerning the Ruh (the Spirit); Say: "The Ruh (the Spirit): it is one of the things, the knowledge of which is only with my Lord. And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little."
(Al-Isra verse 85)
Consider the following simple example. You throw a very thin sheet of paper into a metal-smelting furnace, and after an hour or more you ask yourself what has happened to it. What a silly question! Naturally, it will have vanished immediately, devoured by the flame. Likewise, reflecting upon Allah's Being will ruin man. Thus, he is forbidden to do so. Rather, whenever these thoughts come to his mind, he should remember the noble ayaat below:
"Say (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)): "He is Allah, (the) One. * "Allah-us-Samad (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks). * "He begets not, nor was He begotten; * "And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him."
Reflecting upon Allah's Creation:
There is, however, no limit to the reflection upon Allah's creation. In fact, whenever you meet a sign of Allah's creation, you should reflect upon it and ponder over the accuracy of this creation, over Allah's Wisdom, Omnipotence, Richness, Mercy, and Greatness. A scholar said once: "O Allah! If there were two olive leaves exactly the same, You would not be called the Great, the All-Encompassing." Many are the leaves that fall in a park on an autumn day. Can anyone count how many fell down on a certain day in the past? Or can anyone count how many leaves have fallen from trees all around the world? Allah the Almighty says:
"And with Him are the keys of the Ghaib (all that is hidden), none knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is in (or on) the earth and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but he knows it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in a Clear Record."
These are the Words of our Lord, Allah the Almighty:
"Not a leaf falls, but he knows it."
Be on your guard. Occasionally, some thoughts displeasing to Allah the Almighty may come to your mind. If you act upon them, you will suffer punishment from Allah immediately, like when a passer-by gets hit by something falling down on his head. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:
"There is no misstep, tremble in a vein, or scratch by a thorn but by what your hands have sent forth, and what Allah forgives is much more".
(Agreed upon)
Allah is not limited by time or place:
When you think that Allah the Almighty is always with you (by His Support and Knowledge) and is not with someone else, this is a delusion, because Allah the Almighty is with any human being on earth, no matter where they are. Furthermore, Allah the Almighty does not only know all about human beings but also about animals. No animal is killed against His decree. For example, when a hunter shots a certain bird, that bird will die because such is its fate according to the Divine decree. The same goes for plants. Also the movements of microorganisms inside soil are according to the Knowledge of Allah and His Decree. Allah the Almighty says:
"Verily! Allah grasps the heavens and the earth lest they move away from their places, and if they were to move away from their places, there is not one that could grasp them after Him. Truly, He is Ever Most Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving."
(Fatir, 41)
Man should contemplate how it is that Allah the Almighty is with each creature (by His Knowledge), listens to them, knows their condition, watches them; how He is aware of what man conceals inside his heart and knows their secrets and what is even more hidden. Verily, He is Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. Allah the Almighty says:
"And in whatsoever you differ, the decision thereof is with Allah (He is the ruling Judge). (And say O Muhammad PBUH to these polytheists:) Such is Allah, my Lord in Whom I put my trust, and to Him I turn in all of my affairs and in repentance."
(As-Shura, 10)
It is only Allah Most High Who deserves to be worshipped; none other has this right. In other words, there is no one who deserves to be worshipped, who deserves to have one's whole life dedicated to him, and who deserves to spend one's youth in obedience to him –except Allah the Almighty. It is a fact that the one who will regret most (in the Hereafter) will be he who has sold his Hereafter for the worldly life; he will be the real loser.
Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:
"Allah has ninety nine Names, a hundred minus one; whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise."
Next lesson and in some of the following ones, we will tackle again the subject of the Most Beautiful Names of Allah. Should we only utter them? The real objective is different, of course. The issue of enumerating His Names is more exalted than a simple verbal matter or meaningless remembrance of Allah. Rather, we should aim at comprehending the meanings of these Names. We should know what they denote; what the meaning of Al-Rahman or Ar-Rahim is and the difference between them. The same goes for the meanings of the Gatherer, the Withholder, the Creator of Harm, the Creator of Good, the One Who Degrades, the One Who Exalts, the Giver of Honor and the Giver of Dishonor. All these are the Most Beautiful Names of Allah, mentioned in five ayaat in the Noble Qur'an. So Allah is the Owner of the Most Beautiful Names and the Most Exalted Attributes.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of Creations
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Islamic selected passages (5): Man is Responsible for Three Circles.
Islamic selected passages (4): Sibghah and Fitrah
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Canadian Coast Guard receives first of three new icebreakers
3 June 2019	(Last Updated June 3rd, 2019 12:15)
The Canadian Coast Guard has officially welcomed the medium icebreaker CCGS Captain Molly Kool to its fleet, the first new vessel of this type in 25 years.
The Canadian Coast Guard has officially welcomed the medium icebreaker CCGS Captain Molly Kool to its fleet, the new vessel of this type in 25 years.
CCGS Captain Molly Kool was welcomed during a ceremony at the Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic Region Headquarters in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
The vessel is named after captain Molly Kool, the first woman in North America to be certified Master of a Cargo Steamship in the Home Trade.
The government awarded a C$610m ($451.69m) contract in August last year to shipbuilder Chantier Davie for the procurement of three interim icebreakers.
These vessels are intended to supplement the Coast Guard's existing fleet during vessel life-extension and repair periods.
It will ensure continuous on-water capability during scheduled maintenance periods.
The new vessel will be used for icebreaking services to allow for safe navigation, prevent ice jams and flooding, and maintain shipping routes.
Canada Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said: "Captain Molly Kool was a pioneer who stepped outside the status quo and beyond the societal definitions of her gender.
"I am proud that the Canadian Coast Guard has named the first icebreaker to join our fleet in 25 years after Captain Kool; our first icebreaker to bear the name of a female ship captain. Canadians can be proud of our Coast Guard, and their vital role in keeping us safe and protecting the marine environment."
"It is our first icebreaker to bear the name of a female ship captain."
The CCGS Captain Molly Kool was accepted into the Coast Guard fleet in December last year. It is designed to maintain a speed of 3k through ice up to 1m thick and has operational endurance of around 25 days.
The Coast Guard is scheduled to accept the second and third icebreakers into service in late-2019 and mid-2020 respectively.
Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled plans to build up to 18 new Coast Guard ships at an estimated cost of C$15.7bn ($11.62bn) to renew the national fleet.
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Underwork is a multidisciplinary and multimedia art company formed by a group of artists whose mission ranges from music and graphics to event organisation and the development of innovative communication strategies. Underwork was registered as a "company", but it is not a conventional one. It is a collective of creative minds who decided to work under the same mark to offer cutting-edge and top-quality services thanks to constant and qualified teamwork. Underwork's partners do not passively assemble knowledge. They form a group of artists who works with passion in a free and open-minded environment. Those who get in contact with Underwork will find an experimental and dynamic organization.
Each company artist works autonomously and freely interprets the work he/she is entrusted with. Each project is elaborated according to common artistic guidelines and an exchange of ideas between all the people involved in it. Each member can freely move within the company. They can introduce themselves as company artists and deal with their own work at the same time. All the partners interact in a stimulating and friendly environment where the main goal to achieve is to nourish the sharing and exchange of acquired knowledge. Moreover, the team can work in an open space, which fosters reciprocity and communication. Art and creativity are common denominators at Underwork Company.


Like a lot of people, I don't drink a huge amount of milk, in fact other than in my tea and cereal, I don't drink any milk at all. Milk is boring. If I'm thirsty I'll drink water and if I'm after something healthy then I will reach for the fruit juice, other than that my drinks either contain copious amounts of sugar or copious amounts of alcohol.
Then along comes Eskimo, a company who have rebranded milk and made it into a fun and quirky drink. I love the concept, the copy is pretty atrocious but hey, English is not their mother tongue so you can hardly blame them, and it might even be deliberate.


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The Museum of Water isn't your average museum. Set up by aquatically inspired artist Amy Sharrocks, The Museum of Water explores our relationship with the life-giving liquid and some of the very human stories that can make a few drops of H2O very precious indeed. You can find out more about the initiative on the Museum of Water's website.
Currently calling Somerset House home, the Museum of Water can be found, fittingly, directly beneath the fabulous fountains.
Keep an eye out as you wind your way around the stone passages towards the marine museum. There are lots of little water-related easter eggs to spot, such as the room full of umbrellas and lots of bottles and jars and bowls.
As you enter the museum, the dark corridor is lit with small pools of light. Enough to emphasize the buckets strewn across the floor to catch the dripping water from the fountains above. The drip-drop-dripping of the water really added to the atmosphere of the museum.
Although the dark corridor looks forboding and unwelcoming, the museum itself is anything but. Clad in green aprons with the museum of water's insignia on them are the friendliest (I believe they referred to themselves as) Custodians I've ever come across. It look no time at all for one to come up to me and start telling me the myriad of stories behind the water.
Water may be the medium this museum collects, but the stories are what really makes what's in these bottles and containers matter. It was especially intriguing to hear about the painted bottle donated by some people who work on the canals. Supposedly it contains water from a very pure spring… actually contains lemonade. No, really.
Apart from soft drinks, people have donated all sorts. There is water from meaningful rivers, like the Ganges.
The Thames was well represented too, well, naturally.
Some kids had really been imaginative and donated lots of magic potions, "But they aren't really magic" the children insisted according to the Custodian who showed me around.
There were so many wonderful stories to tell in this museum, like the mother who stock-piled 5 bottles of water "just in case" back in 1999 when that whole 'Millenium Bug' thing could have been a, you know, thing. Or the water-colour paint set that had accompanied a woman on her travels around the world. The stories in turn, charmed me and moved me and made me wonder. I even chuckled with the person who donated water puns ("and this is supposed to be 'water under the bridge'. The person who donated this is working on 'water off a duck's back' but is having trouble getting close enough to a duck…").
You know what? It has been a while since a museum has really made me ponder something.
It goes without saying that our relationship with water is important. Hell, we're 70% water ourselves, and it was fascinating to see how we relate to this substance that is such a part of us. (I was a little bit surprised no one had donated some whiskey, which is quite literally "Water of Life". Etymologically speaking anyway…).
The Museum of Water is an ever-growing collection, so if there is some water that means a lot to you, take a sample and tell them your story. The details are all here.


A tough match is expected on Friday night when Cadiz hosts league leader Granada.
Cadiz sits seventh on the league table with 32 points while Granada is at the top with 39 points.
Granada comes to this match in high spirits drawn from their 5 match unbeaten run. Their last two matches ended in a draw.
The stats are not so good for Cadiz, having lost its last away match to Osasuna.
But its never the same Cadiz given a home advantage.
The team has proved tough to beat at home, having lost just one match at their Ramón de Carranza stadium throughout 2018.
Cadiz has managed to score goals at home by employing highly offensive tactics.
We expect both teams to score in this clash.


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Dave Bakke: Citizenship a point of pride for immigrants
Dave Bakke
Had the process gone just a little more quickly, Badri would be voting for the next American president on Tuesday. That would have been a thrill for someone who spent more than 60 years in Iran.
On Friday, Badri was one of 93 people to become an American citizen at the Findley Federal Building in Springfield. She was hoping that her husband, Mokhtar, who is 86, would be taking the oath of citizenship along with her. But he will have to wait.
Mokhtar and Badri would rather not have their last name mentioned or their pictures in the newspaper because they say this is not about them. They are just two people who have settled down in a new country.
"We are not politics people," says Badri. But nothing between the two countries is simple. Everyone can become a "politics people."
Badri was a high school teacher in Iran. Mokhtar was a chemical engineer. They have been married for 45 years. Their son and daughter came from Iran to live in the United States, and that was the start of Mokhtar and Badri's journey from their home in Tehran to American citizenship.
After moving to America six years ago, Mokhtar and Badri briefly lived in Chicago and in California before coming to Springfield to be with their daughter (whose name they also would rather not have printed ... see above), who lives here.
Mokhtar knew English quite well when he was a younger man but had forgotten much of it over the years. The couple took an English as a Second Language course at Lincoln Land Community College, along with a citizenship preparation course at LLCC taught by Brad Woodruff.
"It's something they chose to do," says Woodruff, "as a kind of statement of appreciation for our country, for being allowed to emigrate. I think this is a matter of pride and appreciation for the opportunities that our country has provided for them, their children and their grandchildren.
"It's particularly touching for Mokhtar because of his age. He's been in my citizenship class twice. The second time was a brush-up in advance of his interview."
Since Iran and the United States do not have formal diplomatic relations, the norm is for Iranian citizens to gain entrance to the U.S. through a third country. But Mokhtar and Badri had their green cards already, so it was not as difficult for them to come here six years ago, despite more stringent security guidelines following 9/11.
Deciding to become American citizens, they say, was easy for them, even though they still have strong ties to Iran, including family members who live there.
"We think about our children," says Badri. "Family and children are the most important things."
They applied for citizenship together, but because of Mokhtar's age (he also has Parkinson's disease), things were more complicated for him. Last week, just a couple of days before Badri's naturalization ceremony, the couple traveled to Chicago for Mokhtar's citizenship exam.
Their hope was that he would pass and could stand beside his wife as they both became American citizens. He passed but was told there would be a delay.
"It could be a month or two months," Mokhtar says, "but it could be a year. I am waiting. I'm comfortable enough. It's OK."
There is only a small Iranian community in Springfield. Most of the Americans Badri and Mokhtar meet have little knowledge of Iran other than what they see on TV. In Iran, citizens have little knowledge of the United States beyond what the government tells them. Neither gets a complete picture of the other country.
On Tuesday, Mokhtar and Badri will have a front-row seat to watch the American elections, their elections, unfold. Badri became a citizen too late to register to vote. But if she could vote for president, which one would she have chosen — McCain or Obama?
I didn't ask. It's none of my business. Welcome to America.
Everybody has a story. The problem is that some of them are boring. If yours is not, contact Dave Bakke at dave.bakke@sj-r.com.


Your old comments on nepoleon dynamite are hilarious.
Actually – the version we saw was prior to wide release. I saw a portion of the movie after seeing this preview and the scene was fairly different from what we saw that day. SO it leads me to believe that they were testing things with the movie.


Spectrum in 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is available to an estimated 72% of households. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 residents the fastest download speeds from 50 to 100 Mbps, upload speeds from 5 to 10 Mbps, and prices range from $44.99 to $139.97 per month.
TDS in 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is available to an estimated 89% of households. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 residents download speeds from 25 to 50 Mbps, the fastest upload speeds from 5 to 20 Mbps, and prices range from $29.95 to $54.20 per month.
Hughes Network Systems (HughesNet) is a satellite internet provider and available anywhere in 04957 with a clear view of the southern sky. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 residents download speeds up to 25 Mbps, upload speeds up to 3 Mbps, and prices range from $49.99 to $139.99 per month.
Viasat, formerly Exede, is a nationwide satellite internet provider available in rural and under-served areas of 04957. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 residents download speeds up to 12 Mbps, upload speeds up to 3 Mbps, and prices range from $70.00 to $150.00 per month.
FairPoint in 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is available to an estimated 34% of households. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 residents download speeds from 7 to 50 Mbps, and the fastest upload speeds from 0.768 to 20 Mbps.
GWI in 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is available to an estimated 4% of households. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 residents download speeds up to 7 Mbps, and upload speeds up to 1 Mbps for $46.95 per month.
Bee Line, Inc. in 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is available to an estimated 2% of households. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 residents download speeds up to 10 Mbps, and upload speeds up to 1 Mbps.
Redzone Wireless, LLC in 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is available to an estimated 6% of households. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 residents download speeds up to 25 Mbps, and upload speeds up to 5 Mbps.
Spectrum Business in 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is available to an estimated 69% of people.
TDS Business in 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is available to an estimated 56% of people. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 businesses the fastest download speeds up to 50 Mbps, and the fastest upload speeds up to 20 Mbps.
Viasat, formerly Exede, is a business satellite internet provider available in rural and under-served areas of 04957. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 businesses for $179.99 per month.
Hughes Network Systems (HughesNet) is a business satellite internet provider and available anywhere in 04957 with a clear view of the southern sky. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 businesses and prices range from $69.99 to $199.99 per month.
FairPoint Business in 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is available to an estimated 33% of people. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 businesses the fastest download speeds up to 50 Mbps, and the fastest upload speeds up to 20 Mbps.
GWI Business in 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is available to an estimated 2% of people. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 businesses download speeds up to 7 Mbps, and upload speeds up to 1 Mbps.
Bee Line, Inc. Business in 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is available to an estimated 2% of people. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 businesses download speeds up to 10 Mbps, and upload speeds up to 1 Mbps.
Redzone Wireless, LLC Business in 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is available to an estimated 2% of people. The company offers Norridgewock and 04957 businesses download speeds up to 25 Mbps, and upload speeds up to 5 Mbps.
What is the best internet provider near Norridgewock?
Who has the fastest internet in Norridgewock?
04957 in Norridgewock, ME is serviced by twenty residential, business and mobile internet providers, but there are only two main internet service providers: Spectrum and TDS. Three additional ISPs, one fixed wireless and two satellite internet providers offer internet service too. Prices for internet in the area start at $29.95 per month. TDS and Spectrum are the best and most common high speed internet providers for most people.


BOSTON, Mass. – July 23, 2018 – Today, Reebok announced the formation of the Reebok Boston Track Club, a new pro running club which will compete in elite running competitions around the world and play a key role in the research, curation and innovation of future Reebok Running product. Highly accomplished running coach Chris Fox will lead this new elite running unit.
In addition to unveiling the new club and Fox's stewardship, Reebok also announced the signing of former-collegiate All-American runner Justyn Knight as a foundational member of the team. Knight, a distance runner from Toronto, Canada, was the 2017-18 NCAA Division 1 Cross Country and 5000-meter champion for Syracuse University – under the tutelage of Coach Fox. He was selected as an All-American seven times throughout his career.
In addition to competing in the top running competitions around the world, the Reebok Boston Track Club will play an integral role in the research, curation and innovation of future Reebok Running product. The team will build on Reebok's long-held, pioneering roots in the running community and bolster the brand's drive to transform the category through hands-on research and bringing new innovation to the market.
"I know the value both of great coaching and ground-breaking technology. I had an inspiring coach myself when I was developing as a runner, and I look forward to guiding the Reebok Boston Track Club" said Fox, a West Virginia native with more than 30 years of experience coaching college athletics at elite programs around the country.
"As a team, we want to win each time we step on the track, but as part of the Reebok brand, we also want to use our expertise to help take Reebok Running to the next level," said Fox.
In addition to Knight, Reebok also announced three additional Reebok Boston Track Clubteam members: Jamaican distance runner Kemoy Campbell, Former Penn State runner Tori Gerlach, and Former Syracuse star Martin Hehir. The Reebok Boston Track Club will begin competing in late 2018.
Reebok Running has made large strides forward in innovation and design in recent seasons, introducing the award-winning Floatride foam cushioning technology, as well as its Flexweave upper technology. The Reebok Boston Track Club will play a central and integrated role in the design and innovation process to inform the creation and modification of future running products.


This Overhills Mansion Wedding featured an energetic bride & groom with their amazing bridal party, family and friends. We were really happy to be the ones documenting Amy & Tim's celebration.
I really enjoyed working with Amy & Tim on their St. Michaels engagement session. So I knew their wedding would be a good time. I was not wrong. You don't see many bridal parties get this "enthusiastic" during a day wedding. But Amy & Tim's group brought it and didn't hold back. This was also my first wedding this year where it didn't rain at all, the entire day. So that was a nice change of pace.
After getting ready at the bride's parent's house, the girls headed to the beautiful St. Augustine's Catholic Church in Elkridge, MD. The groomsmen prepared for the day at the Element hotel in Hanover. Afterwards everyone headed the Catonsville for the craft beer themed reception at Overhills Mansion where the whole crew left it all on the dance floor. The grounds of the mansion were decorated beautifully and the weather was gorgeous and many guests took advantage by socializing out on the patio.


Healthy Weight Week 2015 Starts Monday!
Hang on to your hats, folks. It's Healthy Weight Week next week!
Okay, maybe we're a little more excited than you are at this point. But we've been working on this for a while now and are excited with all we've got to share.
If you're not familiar with Healthy Weight Week, this is its 22nd year of life. It was started by healthy weight pioneer Francie Berg to help change the focus from weight to health, something we've been about at Green Mountain since our beginning 41 years ago.
That's because a focus on weight often leads people in the wrong direction. They try diets and all kinds of crazy weight loss schemes that end up not only leading to weight gain the vast majority of the time, but also commonly lead to poor health.
Green Mountain took over sponsorship of Healthy Weight Week last year. This year, we've got some great activities in store that include new infographics, inspirational memes and great blog posts that will help you end the search for weight loss to start living healthfully and often much more happily.
Our new meme that sums it all up simply and can serve as a refreshing reminder of the importance of experimentation in finding what works for you. You're the expert in your own body, which is why mindfulness is such a powerful tool in helping you figure out what works for you.
Our new infographic that gives insight into how to truly support women who struggle with eating and weight. A must see for friends and family who want to help their loved ones with this struggle.
Bringing some lightheartedness to what is often such a serious topic.
Our new infographic that reminds us how to stop putting our lives on hold until we lose weight.
We unveiled this infographic last year and it's such a good one, we're highlighting it again. A worthwhile read for anyone who wonders whether weighing themselves is a good idea.
We hope you'll join in with us on Facebook and Twitter (hashtag #gmfr and #healthyweightweek).
I need the "What is Support" Infograph for my Facebook. It is another new year and again a few people decide my weight is going to be their project for the year!
Sadly, that's not an uncommon experience. It's why we produced the infographic. It will be posted on the blog on Monday and on our Facebook page so it will be easy to share from there. Do you follow us on Facebook? Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/GreenMountainAtFoxRun. Let us know if it helps. Fingers crossed!
Thank you so much for this! I look forward to every post and will definitely be following and sharing.


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