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A Code of Practice For Muslims in the West
Sayyid Ali Hussaini Sistani
Translator's Preface
Author's Preface
Migration to Non-Muslim Countries
Taqlid: Following a Jurist
Taharat & Najasat: Ritual purity & impurity
Salat: The ritual prayer
Sawm: Fasting
Hajj: The pilgrimage to Mecca
Death related issues
Ablution (Ghusl) for the Corpse
Tahnit and Shrouding
Dress & Clothings
Dealing with laws in non-Muslim countries
Work & investment
Interaction in social life
Rights of one's Relatives
Visiting One Another
Friendship with non-Muslims
Kindness towards People
Making Peace Between People
Sincere Advice for Muslim Brethren
Backbiting, Namimah
Extravagance and Waste
Gifts for Family members
Concern for the Muslim Ummah
Youth's issues
Music, singing & dancing
Specimen of the Answers of His Eminence Ayatullah as-Sistani to some of the questions in this Book
List of Main Haram Ingredients Used in the Manufacturing of Food
Explanation on Ingredients and Preservatives Used in Food Products
List of scale fish
On the morning of a sunny day in winter of Rajab 1416 A.H. (January 1995), the aircraft took off with me on board towards London, the capital of Britain.
When the aircraft moved from the east to the west, from the land of sunshine to the capital of fog, I could feel the warmth of the sun from the plane's windows, the warmth that I bade farewell to as I left my homeland.
When the plane leveled off at the centre of the sky and its flight become smooth and calm, as if it were firmly fixed on a central poll, I decided to use the time by reciting some chapters of the pocket-size holy Qur'an that was with me.
This has been my habit from my childhood since I set my eyes on my grandfather in our vast home in Najaf and heard him recite the Qur'an every morning, afternoon, and at night, during his travels and at other times. And I also have retained in my memory the fact that my father used to carry a copy of the Holy Qur'an in his pocket so that he is not far removed from it at home as well as away from home.
I opened the Holy Book and started reciting in a lowered voice the verses so as to purify my soul, to perfume my mouth from the dirt of matter and its temptation, and to seek the Almighty Allah's help in protecting this flying object from the calamities of time.
It was midday, the time for noon prayer came close. I got up from my seat, went to the toilet, renewed my wudhu (minor ablution), and then I took out a comb from my pocket and combed my hair after the wudhu. Then I took out a small perfume bottle that I always carry in my pocket so that I may use it, for it is related that it is mustahab to use perfume, in that the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) used to love it, and that a salat with perfume is equal to seventy salats.
After the wudhu, combing, and perfuming, I returned to my seat while I was still reciting some Qur'anic verses that I had memorized from childhood.
Then I started thinking: Where will I say the salat? How will I know the direction of the qiblah? Is it obligatory to say the salat in a standing position or can I do so while I am seated?
When these thoughts were going through my mind, I reclined on my religious knowledge and remembered that Islamic Jurists say: it is obligatory to say the salat in a standing position as long as I can do so; if I am unable to perform it thus, I should pray in a sitting position. The format of prayer would move from one level to a lesser level based on my ability and the given circumstances; but the obligation of salat would not be waived from a Muslim under any circumstance.
So when I reached this conclusion, I looked around the plane to find a place in which I could say the salat in a standing position. My eyes settled on a small area in one part of the plane that was sufficient for saying the salat. I said to myself that the problem of the place has been resolved but now I have to find the direction of the qiblah as long as the plane is flying in one direction. I decided to seek the help of the airline crew to determine the direction of qiblah.
An air steward passed for gathering the tea cups from the tables, I seized the opportunity and asked him in broken English as follows:
Can I ask you a question?
"Yes, go ahead."
Can you help me in showing me the direction of the qiblah?
"I am sorry, I didn't understand your question."
The direction of qiblah…the direction towards Holy Mecca?
"Are you a Muslim?"
Yes, and I would like to say my noon prayer.
"Let me ask in the cockpit and I will be back."
I realized that I should also have asked for something to put on the floor of the aircraft to pray on it.
When he came back with the answer on the qiblah, I requested him to bring me something like a blanket or a newspaper that I could place on the floor of the aircraft.
He brought a blanket which I spread on the floor and prayed noon and afternoon salat, two (rak'at) each as qasr, facing the qiblah. Then I recited the tasbih of az-Zahra' (a.s.) by saying "Allahu abkar" 34 times, "al-hamdu lil lah" 33 times, and "subhan Allah" 33 times. After the tasbih, I thanked Allah and returned to my seat while I was in a different and more content state of mind because I was afraid that saying the salat in the plane would be difficult and I might be drawing unnecessary attention from the other passengers.
But my fears were unfounded. It became clear to me that the salat earned me a special respect and added esteem for me in the eyes of the non-Muslims, including the steward, who were on board the plane.
My thoughts were interrupted by the announcement that food will be served soon. The airhostesses started asking the passengers about their preference from the menu. One of them asked me if I would prefer fish or chicken. I asked for the fish not because fish is preferable to me than chicken but because I was not allowed to eat that chicken since I was not sure that it has been slaughtered in accordance with Islamic laws. This is a problem that I have faced many times in foreign countries.
Since I was born and brought up in a Muslim country, I have no lingering doubts regarding chicken, or fish bought in a Muslim market. But in a Western country, the situation is completely different. And that is because I am not allowed to eat any meat until I am sure that it was slaughtered according to the laws of Islam. This normally creates hardship.
The meal was served to us and the tray that was placed in front of me contained the following: fish fried in sunflower oil garnished with fried potatoes, a little bit of rice, salad, a couple of green olives, grapes, black fig, dessert, water in a small container, and small packets of salt, sugar, pepper, two pieces of bread, a fork, two spoons, a knife, and a napkin. I was really hungry.
I thanked Allah first, then picked the fork and knife, and cut the fish into small pieces that could be eaten easily. Then, I stopped and the following thought passed through my mind: It is true that if the fish is of the type that has scales, and that it has come out of the water alive or died after being caught in the net, then it is permissible for me to eat it irrespective of the fact that the fisherman is a Muslim or a non-Muslim, and no matter whether the name of Allah was invoked on it or not. This is correct. But the problem may be in the oil in which the fish was fried. Was that oil ritually pure (tahir). And was the cook a Muslim?
These were the disturbing thoughts passing through my mind at that moment. So I stopped eating that fried piece of the fish, despite the fact that I was hungry! I put down the fork on the side of the plate and tried to recall the rules of these issues that I had read about in the Manual of Islamic Laws of my marja' when I was getting ready for the journey.
First I asked myself about the sunflower oil: is it ritually pure? I immediately responded positively because the religious law says, "everything is pure for you until you come to know about its impurity." And since I did not know about the impurity of the sunflower oil, I assumed it was pure.
Now since the oil used in frying the fish was pure, the whole fish is pure, and thus I am allowed to eat it.
As for the cook who prepared the fish, was he a Muslim or from the Ahlul Kitab (so he would be considered as tahir) or was he a non-Muslim from the non-Ahlul Kitab? This question is not important as long as I do not know that the person who fried it has touched it with his hand. And again the general rule of the shari'a, "everything is pure for you until you come to know that it is impure", gave me a clear decision: the fish is pure, and I am allowed to eat it.
When I reached this conclusion, I breathed a sighed of relief. Then I picked up the fork and ate the fish. I looked at the fries for the same reasons and concluded that they were pure and ate them.
I did the same with the bread, salad, fruit and the dessert. I ate them all since they were pure. Then I drank the water and also the tea because they are also pure. This is what the religious laws tell me.
The plane was flying at 30,000 feet from sea level, and we still had two and a half hours before we reach London Heathrow International airport.
Inside the plane, some passengers were busy reading the morning papers, while others were in deep sleep. I stretched my arm and picked up a paper and started browsing through it.
My memory went back to the question that kept lingering in my mind for the last few days: "How will I preserve my religious identity from being destroyed in the foreign country?"
This has worried me for a long time since I thought of travelling to Europe, and it intensified the day I made that decision; at times I think about it and at other times it comes without thinking, leaving me only when I go to sleep at night.
I decided to meet a friend of mine who had been to London. My friend pointed out certain issues to me, and also took me to the bookstore and showed me a book that contained various issues that gave me a general idea of what I should do.
Both, the friend and the book, pointed out that I should place great importance on the following issue: "The negative elements of migration are not limited to the fact that it would not be possible to fulfill the Islamic laws by the immigrants or that they will not study the religion. The reality is even worse than that in the sense that migration would significantly affect the outlook of the Muslim, his habits, traditions, and also the state of his intellectual, moral and social aspects of life."
The author of that book continues, "It is necessary for the Muslim who is compelled to migrate to a non-Muslim country to create by himself the religious climate that does not exist in those countries. Of course, he will not be able to create the general Islamic environment but he surely can bring about that atmosphere in a certain measure so that he may be able to arm himself with the religious spirit that is suitable for him.1
"Creating a suitable Islamic atmosphere is to some extent like inoculating against a disease from whose clutches one cannot escape-so he tries to deal with its danger by building a safety net around himself.
"Although we do not claim that this task is easy by any means, at the same time we cannot underestimate the great danger faced by a Muslim in his commitment to the religion which is the main foundation of his identity. So it is important to safeguard it even at the cost of loss in other aspects of life. Just as we emphasize the significance of these pitfalls, we must also emphasize safeguarding and protecting the Muslims from falling into them.
"A Muslim who struggles in those countries to secure his worldly future -in education or finance or other aspects- he is not supposed to lose his future in the Hereafter for the sake of this world. Just as a merchant is not allowed to lose his honour or life for the sake of material wealth, irrespective of its quantity, because it is worthless compared to his life and honour. Similarly, the sick person patiently bears the bitterness of medicine or the pain inflicted by the scalpel so that the disease may not spread and lead to death.
"So it is obligatory on a Muslim who resides in alien societies to protect himself against their adverse effects and dangers; and he must create an appropriate religious environment for himself that will compensate the loss of the environment that he had in his own country."22
In this way, he, his wife and children, and even his brethren will be following the words of the Almighty:
"O you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is men and stones; over it are angels stern and strong, they do not disobey Allah in what He commands them, and do as they are commanded." (66:6)
They would also be acting in accordance with the statement of the Most Praised Lord
"And the believing men and the believing women, they are helpers of one another: they enjoin the good and forbid the evil." (9:71)
And also in accordance with what the Prophet (s.a.w.) said, "All of you are 'shepherds' and all of you are answerable in regard to your 'flock'."
Thus would also be implementing the requirement of enjoining good and forbidding evil. The spiritual immunization mentioned above can be achieved by the following:
1. By committing to recitation of some chapters or noble verses of the Holy Qur'an on a daily basis or listening to its recitation with humility, reflection and contemplation because in them are
"Clear proofs from your Lord, a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe; and when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and remain silent so that mercy may be shown to you." (7:203-204).
2. In the words of Imam 'Ali (a.s.), "No one will sit besides the Qur'an but that when he rises he will achieve an increase or a diminution: an increase in his guidance or elimination of his (spiritual) blindness. You should also know that no one will need any thing after (guidance from) the Qur'an and no one will be free from want before (guidance from) the Qur'an.
Therefore, seek it as cure for your ailments and seek its assistance in your distresses. It contains a cure for the biggest diseases, namely unbelief, hypocrisy, revolt and misguidance. Pray to Allah through it and turn to Allah with its love. Do not ask the people through it. There is nothing like it through which the people could turn to Allah, the Sublime. Know that it is an interceder and its intercession will be accepted.
For whoever the Qur'an intercedes on the Day of Judgment, its intercession for him would be accepted…"3 It has also been said, "Whosoever recites the Qur'an at a tender age, the Qur'an will intertwine with his flesh and blood, and the Almighty Allah shall place him among the respected and virtuous messengers; and the Qur'an will be his protector on the Day of Judgment."44
There are certain copies of the Holy Qur'an which contain brief commentaries that can be easily carried, and it will greatly benefit the Muslims in foreign countries.
3. Commitment to say the daily obligatory prayers on time, rather, even the recommended ones as much as possible.5 It has been narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said to 'Abdullah bin Rawaha in an advice to him when the latter was leaving for the Battle of Mu'ta: "You are going to the city in which there are few prostrations; therefore increase the prostrations."
Zayd ash-Shahham narrates from Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.): "The most beloved of deeds with the Almighty Allah is salat; and that is the last advice of the prophets."66
Imam 'Ali has also advised us concerning the salat:
"Pledge yourself with prayer as much as possible and seek nearness (of Allah) through it, because it is upon the believers a timed ordinance [4:103].
Have you not heard the reply of the people of Hell when they were asked, 'What has brought you into Hell?' They shall say, 'We were not of those who offered the regular prayers.' [74:42-43]
Certainly, prayer sheds sins like the dropping of leaves (of trees), and removes them as ropes are removed from the necks of cattle. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessing of Allah be with him and his progeny) likened it to a hot bath situated at the door of a person who bathes in it five times a day. Will then any dirt remain on him?"7
4. Reciting whatever is possible of supplication (du'a), whispered prayers (munajat) and remembrance of Allah, since they remind us of the sins, warn us to refrain from evil deeds, and encourage us to do good deeds.
For example, the supplications in As-Sahifah as-Sajjadiyya of Imam Zaynu 'l-'Abideen (a.s.), du'a of Kumayl bin Ziyad, and the du'as of the month of Ramadhan like the du'a of Abu Hamzah Ath-Thumali and the du'a of dawn, and the du'as of the weekdays, etc.8This purification is needed for every Muslim, especially if he is in a non-Muslim country.
5. Frequently visiting the Islamic centers and organizations that observe the Eids, religious occasions, the birth anniversaries and death commemorations, as well as other religious programs like lectures and counselling - in the month of Ramadhan or Muharram or Safar or during other months, days, and times.
In cities that do not yet have any dedicated center and organization, Muslims should observe the religious occasions in their homes. [Actually this is how early immigrants started to gather, and gradually formed a communities that later on rented or purchased a centre for their religious programs.]
6. Attending and participating in the Islamic seminars and conferences that are held in foreign lands.
7. Reading Islamic books, magazines, and newspapers for they contain both useful as well as entertaining materials.
8. Listening to the various cassettes that contain Islamic talks that have been painstakingly prepared by the respected scholars and great speakers. In them you will find advice and counsel [for betterment of your faith].
9. Keeping away from the centers of entertainment and immorality including the viewing of immoral television programs and special channels that present movies which are not compatible with our beliefs, our religion, our values, our customs, our traditions, and our Islamic intellectual and civil heritage.
10. Establishing friendships with those who are good people for the sake of Allah: you guide them and they guide you, you strengthen them and they strengthen you so that you may spend your free time with them in a useful manner.
In this way, you will stay away from those who are immoral in their behaviour, and also protect yourself from loneliness and its negative consequences. Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) narrates through his forefathers that the Prophet (a.s.) said, "No Muslim person has gained a benefit after Islam [itself] better than a brother from whom he derives benefit for the sake of Allah."9
Maysarah narrates that Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said to him, "Do you have your own gatherings, talking and saying to one another whatever you like [i.e., without fear of government spies]?" I said, "Yes, by Allah, we indeed get together, and talk and say whatever we want." He said, "I surely love your fragrance and your souls; you all are on the religion of Allah and that of His angels. So help one another by piety and hardwork."10
11. A Muslim should evaluate his deeds on a daily or weekly basis; if there is good in it, then thank Allah and add onto it; and if there is evil in it, then ask for forgiveness, repent, and make a commitment of not repeating it. Our noble Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) advised Abu Dharr saying, "O Abu Dharr, evaluate yourself before you will be evaluated, this will be easier for your appraisal tomorrow [on the Day of Judgment]; weigh yourself before you will be weighed; prepare for the great Judgement, the day when you will be judged. No secret is hidden from Allah…
12. O Abu Dharr, no person can be counted among the pious ones unless he be more critical of himself than a business partner can evaluate his partner so that he may know the source of his drink and dress: has it been secured from a permissible or from a forbidden [source]."11 Imam al-Kadhim (a.s.) said, "A person who does not evaluate himself every day is not one of us. If he has done good, he should ask Allah to increase that; and if he has done an evil act, then he should ask Allah`s forgiveness and repent for it." 12
13. Attaching importance to the Arabic language, the language of the Holy Qur'an and the language of numerous sources of Islamic laws and ethics. For those immigrants who come from Arabic speaking countries, Arabic is also the language of their ancestors: so they should encourage their children to speak it. Since the students in these countries learn more than one foreign language, it is better that they learn the language of the Qur'an so that they do not loose touch with their religion, heritage, values, history and civilization.
14. Attaching due importance to the up-and-coming generation by bringing them -both males as well as females- up on the love for the Book of Allah and its recitation by way of competitions and other encouraging activities. They should be trained to perform the devotional prayers and acquire good morals like truthfulness, courage, fulfillment of promise, and love for others.
One should accompany them to the Islamic centers and organizations so that they get used to visiting those places. They should be made aware of the enemies of Islam, and the concept of Islamic brotherhood should be strengthened in them. They should be encouraged to participate in the observance of various Islamic occasions and celebrations. In short, everything should be done to help them in better understanding of Islam and adopting the best manner of conduct according to its values and principles in this life.
The thought of how I should behave in the foreign country and preserve my individuality without being absorbed into another culture, and also without isolating myself and adopting the "seashell" attitude, kept haunting me. Then I asked myself: How will the others (among whom I shall soon be living) judge me?
My hometown [Najaf] which is filled with pilgrims and visitors the year round had conditioned me to judge the behaviour of a society by the behaviour of its members, or to judge a religion by the actions of its followers. If a visitor from a city would demonstrate good attitude, I would say that the inhabitants of that city are good people; and if a visitor demonstrates negative attitude, I would say that the inhabitant of that city are not good people, etc.
So, it is natural that the people of the non-Muslim country where I shall reside will judge Islam through my behaviour as a Muslim and then generalize their judgement on all Muslims. So, if I am truthful in my words and deeds, fulfill the promise, honour the trust, abide by the general laws, help the needy, deal with my neighbours kindly, and follow the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) example and respect his teachings, in that he has emphasized that "the religion [of Islam] is positive interaction [with people]" - if I do all this, then a non-Muslim who interacts with me will say: "Islam is the religion of the higher moral ground."
But if I lie, not fulfill my promise, be abrasive with others, disobey the law of the land, harass my neighbour, cheat in my dealings, violate the trust, etc, then those who deal with me will say: "Islam is a religion that does not teach its followers high morals."
The pilot interrupted my thoughts and announced that we are flying over Germany. I opened my briefcase and took out a book that I had acquired to help me [in the foreign land]. Five ahadith from Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) in that book attracted my attention.
In the first one, addressing his followers, he said, "Be a source of pride for us, do not be disgrace to us. Make people love us and do not make them hate us [because of your behaviour]."
In the second hadith, he quotes his father, Imam al-Baqir (a.s.), "Be among those who are foremost in doing good; be thornless leaves. Those who have passed before you were as the example of thornless leaves, and I fear that you would become thorns with no leaves. Be those who call people to their Lord, bring them into the fold of Islam and do not make them abandon it. Those who were before you were recruiting others into Islam and were not making them abandon it."
In the third hadith, after conveying his greeting to the faithful among his followers, Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) says, "I enjoin you to fear Almighty Allah, be pious, work hard for the sake of Allah, be truthful in speech, trustworthy in handling trusts, prolong the prostration (sajda) and be good neighbours. This is what Muhammad (s.a.w.) came with. Return things trusted to your custody, whether they belong to a pious person or a sinner because the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) used to enjoin the returning of even [small items like] a thread and a needle. Maintain relationship with your kinfolk, participate in their funerals, visit their sick, and fulfill their rights.
"If a person from among you is pious, truthful in speech, honours the trust, behaves well with the people, it will then be said that 'This person is a Ja'fari,' that pleases me and delights my heart because it would be said, 'This is the character of Ja'far.' "But if a person is otherwise, then his bad behaviour and disgrace is attributed to me and it is said, 'This is the character of Ja'far.'
"By Allah, my father (a.s.) has narrated that if there is a Shi'a of 'Ali in a tribe, then he should be its pride: he should be the most trustworthy, the most deligent in upholding the rights, the most truthful in speech, and should be one to whom people entrust their wills and trusts. When people inquire about him from his tribe, they would say, 'Who can be like him? He is the most trustworthy, and the most truthful of us in speech.'"
In the fourth hadith, he says, "I call upon you to say the prayer in the mosques, to have good neighbourly attitude towards the people, to be willing to testify [for the sake of truth], and to participate in funerals - because you need the people; no one's life is independent of the people; people need one another."
In the fifth hadith, the Imam (a.s.) answers the question of Mu'awiya bin Wahab who had asked, "What should be our attitude between ourselves and our fellow tribesmen and acquaintances from the people who are not of our persuation (madhhab)?" He said, "You should look towards your Imams whom you follow and do what they used to do. By Allah, they used to visit their sick, participate in their funerals, testify for and against them, and honour the trusts."13
Once I finished reading these ahadith, a sense of relief overwhelmed me since they chartered for me the way I should act and outlined for me the code of conduct. At that moment, I made a resolution to compile in my notebook the most important problems that I shall face in the non-Muslim country and seek help from the books of jurisprudence that were in my briefcase. If I come across new problems that I cannot solve in the sources that are with me, then I shall write to the mujtahid so that he can answer my questions. With this I shall have solved my problems -related to ethics and jurisprudence- as well as those of the other immigrants.
This is how I started noting down my religious problems, one by one, and sought the expert opinion of the mujtahid on issues to which I have no answers in his Manual of Islamic Laws. Gradually this book came to existence.
This book is divided into two parts: Part One deals with Acts of Worship; and Part Two with Laws on the Mundane Aspects of Life. It also has three appendices.
Part One on the Acts of Worship consists of seven chapters that I think are more important to the immigrant Muslim than others. These chapters are as follows: Migration to non-Muslim Countries; Taqlid: Following a Jurist; Ritual Purity and Impurity; Salat: the Ritual Prayer; Sawm: Fasting; Hajj: the Pilgrimage to Mecca; and Death Related Issues. Each of these chapters begins with an introduction on the topic, followed by some rules that are relevant in non-Muslim countries, and ends with the most important question-answer [from the mujtahid] on that subject.
Part Two on Laws on the Mundane Aspects of Life consists of eleven chapters as follows: Eating and Drinking; Dress and Clothing; Dealing with Laws in Non-Muslim Countries; Work and Investment; Interaction in Social Life; Marriage; Women's Issues; Youths' Issues; Music, Singing and Dancing; and Miscellaneous. Again each of these chapters begins with an introduction on the topic, followed by some rules that are relevant in non-Muslim countries, and ends with the most important question-answer on that subject.
The book also contains three appendices. Appendix I contains a sample of questions sent to the Ayatullah as-Sistani and his answers to them. Appendix II contains a list of main ingredients that are used in food items and which are forbidden to the Muslims. This is followed by Appendix III which has the names and pictures of the fish that have scales and are permissible for consumption. At the end of the book, I have listed the references and a detailed table of contents.
1. Dalilu 'l-Muslim fi Biladi 'l-Ghurba, p. 27.
2. Ibid, p. 36-37.
3. Nahju 'l-Balagha (ed. Subhi Salih) p. 252 [sermon 176].
4. Al-Kulayni, al-Usûl mina 'l-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 603.
5. See al-Hurr al-'Amili, Tafsilu Wasa'ili 'sh-Shi'a, vol. 4, p. 105.
6. Ibid, vol. 4, p. 38.
8. Translator's Note: English translations of all these du'as are easily available in most centres in Europe and North America.
9. Wasa'ilu 'sh-Shi'a, vol. 12, p. 233.
10. Al-Kulayni, al-Usûl mina 'l-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 187; and also see the chapters on "visiting the brethren" (vol. 2, p. 175) and "remembering the brethren" (vol. 2, p. 186).
11. At-Tusi, Amali, vol. 2, section 19.
12. An-Naraqi, Jami'u 's-Sa'adat, vol. 3, p. 94.
13. Al-Hurr al-'Amili, Wasa'ilu 'sh-Shi'a, vol. 12, p. 6ff. Also see al-Kulayni, al-Usûl mina 'l-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 636.
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Some errors including that almost $3,000 in private donations have been sent not $1,000 to date; BHRR is not located in Oxford Mills; Journey is a 'she' not a he plus some of the timeline in the story is in error. BUT, a lovely article overall! 🙂
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OTTAWA — When she heard the story of Journey – the emaciated Great Dane found on Highway 401 just before Christmas, close to starvation and covered in bite wounds – Anna Gray-Henschel embarked on a journey of her own. She knew she had to do something to help, but she couldn't have imagined that, more than a month later, she would have baked 20,000 dog biscuits to raise money for his care.
As a dog lover, owner of two Great Danes and someone who recently decided to volunteer at rescue shelters, Gray-Henschel came up with the idea of baking some of her own dogs' favourite cheddar cheese and bacon biscuits and selling them to raise money. The idea had worked when her employer, the RCMP, held fundraising campaigns, so why not try to augment her personal donation toward the poor dog's care? Her goal was to bake 100 dozen and sell them for $3 a dozen. She would then donate all $300 of the proceeds to Birch Haven Rescue and Rehabilitation Services in Oxford Mills, where Journey was convalescing.
Several weeks later, that 100 dozen has become 1,667 dozen and she still has orders for 167 dozen more. By day, she's a director general in the RCMP's national security criminal investigations branch, and every evening she bakes for four hours. Weekends she puts in 12-hour days by the oven.
"My husband has been joking about our hydro bill," she said. "But he's not really complaining."
When she's not baking, she's delivering the biscuits. By the time she fills all her orders, she will have raised $5,600 toward the dog's extensive vet bills, which will likely top $8,000 and include at least one more surgery. If the orders keep coming, she'll keep baking, providing shipping (when necessary), delivery and the baking supplies at her own expense. She hopes to raise $6,000 by Valentine's Day.
"It's just one thing and it's not a big deal, but it shows you can have a huge impact if you do your little thing," she said. "It's such a small thing to do to help rehabilitate this beautiful dog. It's hard to believe someone would do this to her."
The response to Journey's story has been amazing, said Gwendilin Boers, an animal behaviour specialist (she's a PhD candidate in the subject) who runs the shelter and works part-time at the Kanata Animal Hospital.
"We were shocked by her condition," Boers said. "We see some terrible things in rescue, but she's one of the worse cases I have seen in my 16 years of running the rescue."
Journey weighed 74 pounds when a Great Dane at her age should weigh between 110 and 115 pounds. She had fleas, pieces of her ear tips missing, open bite wounds all over her body, a broken tail, frostbite, hypothermia, dehydration and round worms. Boers suspects she was abused. "She was in tragic shape, to say the least."
Boers said the community support had been all the more impressive coming, as it did, just after Christmas.
Journey was brought to the rescue one day after she was found by a Good Samaritan in the freezing rain on the highway near Brockville.
"I'm beyond touched," Boers said, adding that people such as Gray-Henschel had eased the worries about how they would be able to pay the extensive vet bills associated with Journey's recovery. In addition to those who have contributed to the biscuits campaign, private donations have totalled more than $1,000.
"Journey has been a Christmas miracle," Boers said. "She has met every obstacle she has had to overcome with grace and good temperament. She's a very loving dog who has brought so many people together in the spirit of giving. Anna's contribution is just wonderfully overwhelming."
Boers thought it would be June before Journey would be ready for adoption, but, given her progress so far – she now weighs close to 100 pounds – she estimates it will be mid-April.
Donations are being accepted through the Kanata Animal Hospital or by email transfer to gwen@birchhaven.org. Birch Haven Rescue and Rehabilitation is accepting donations through PayPal.
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A study by Morris Kleiner and Alan Krueger looks at the implications of workers who are licensed by the U.S. government. The research shows nearly 30% of the workforce is required to obtain a license to work.
A study by Morris Kleiner and Alan Krueger looks at the implications of workers who are licensed by the U.S. government. The research shows nearly 30% of the workforce is required to obtain a license to work. The work recognizes that licensing comes at a cost to consumers and their ability to choose services for themselves.


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Q: How Would We Translate this Sentence Into Logic? I am trying to do a proof by resolution but I don't think I have the correct translation into logic for one of the sentences given.
Sentence: There is a SUV that is bigger than every car.
My current answer is this: ∃ x ∀ y [SUV(x) ∧ Car(y)] --> Bigger(x, y)
This is my answer in CNF: ¬SUV(f) ∨ ¬Car(g) ∨ Bigger(f, g)
Is this correct? Or am I doing something wrong?

A: Your association is a bit off.

"There is a SUV that is bigger than every car."

"There is something (call it $x$) that is a SUV and, for anything (call it $y$), $x$ is bigger than $y$ if $y$ is a car."
$$\exists x~\Big(\operatorname{SUV}(x)\land \forall y~\big(\operatorname{Car}(y)\to\operatorname{Bigger}(x,y)\big)\Big)$$
Which is equivalent to the PRENEX form:
$$\exists x~\forall y~\Big(\operatorname{SUV}(x)\land \big(\operatorname{Car}(y)\to\operatorname{Bigger}(x,y)\big)\Big)$$
So try your resolution encoding again from that.

A: Try to avoid pulling the all the quantifers outside as this can change the meaning in some cases. If the SUV is a car, then that is something you need to include. As a result of saying the SUV is a car, $x\neq y$ must be mentioned as something cannot be bigger than itself.
You can paraphrase the sentence to say:
There is an SUV and for everything that is a car, then that SUV is bigger than that car.
Or assuming that the SUV is a car
There is a car that is an SUV and for everything that is a car, that is not this SUV, then that SUV is bigger than that car.

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K2 P3 Portal BIOS Flash Process - Instructional Video
Full, Step by Step Instructional Video, Detailing the BIOS Update Process on a P3 Portal
Download Supporting Document - SSS-050-001.01
This is a quick tutorial, just showing how the BIOS within this Portal device can be updated. It's ever so simple. It involves, essentially, booting the Portal from a USB key, which has everything on it, and to be able to do that, we need to remove this access cover at the back.
So, a 2mm hex key screwdriver is needed to remove these 2 M3 screws.
And then the cover comes away, revealing the 2 USB connectors. Either can be used for this.
The key that we provide just plugs into one of them.
At this point it's probably easiest to drop the Portal into a stand, taking care not to nudge that key as we do so. Then apply power.
Whilst I do this, it's worth mentioning that this procedure could be done with the power connected, providing it's not booted.
And now we turn on the device.
And it's a case of waiting. We can see here, the old version of the BIOS being shown and we go through this boot screen and you can see now that the process has internally started.
It gives you progress as we go, there are 80 blocks to be updated and then some further checks that are done and this procedure will take just under 3 minutes; around 2 and a half minutes.
So, here, we're nearing the end of the blocks and there's a few more checks that will be done. The display will very clearly tell us when the process is complete.
There we are. Once this message has appeared "BIOS successfully updated", the process is over, so we can turn off the Portal, remove the USB key and the final thing to do will be to re-fit the access cover.
Probably don't need to keep power applied at that point, although it really doesn't matter.
I probably should have mentioned; there's an O-ring seal under this access cover and, sometimes when these covers come off, the seal can nudge and move and you need to make sure it's properly seated within the machining groove that takes it.
And that's it. The Portal can be returned to service with the BIOS updated.
So we've finished the BIOS update and just turned the Portal around now so, when I reboot and look in the corner here, we should see the new version number which ends in 02, as opposed to 01.


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Topic when will my account approved ?
when will my account approved ?
My friends' Payoneer account was approved in 1 day after application but mine is taking long.7 days passed. i received an email requesting for additional documents. They asked me to send Govt. issued photo Id.İ upload my id card. but 15 days passed help me.
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50 YEARS OF NDP
There's no better place to create NDP memories than on the parade ground itself.
National servicemen firing five ceremonial guns - Mr Wong was at the third gun - at 60-second intervals as the President inspects the marching contingent at the 2009 parade. It was the first time the 1.5-tonne artillery weapons had been fired from a floating platform.ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA
The women's contingent toting submachine guns as they march at the 1974 parade. Previously, they carried handbags.ST FILE PHOTO
Radio Sergeant Santokh Singh standing on the Command Land Rover at the 1971 parade.PHOTO: COURTESY OF SANTOKH SINGH
Madam Chiang keyed in information about the parades on the scoreboard at the National Stadium from 1988 to 1994.ST PHOTO: GEORGE GASCON
http://str.sg/4TXX
MR WONG KAH MING, 27
• Businessman
• NDP 2009: Soldier in the 21st Battalion Singapore Artillery
Shooting pains
I remember the moment our commander informed us that we were going to be part of the Presidential Gun Salute. It was the first time the 21-gun salute would be held on the water, in front of the Merlion and Fullerton Hotel. Five months before the parade, we would kneel on the hard ground for 40 minutes every day to practise. I always knew that I would one day kneel to ask my future girlfriend for her hand in marriage, but I never expected to kneel for my country! I experienced the worst pain I ever felt in my knees in the first week of practice. It gradually got better, or maybe I just became immune to the pain.
MR WONG KAH MING
MS SANDIRAGANDI SHANMUGANATHAN, 65
• Human resource officer
• NDP 1974: Participant in the Singapore Armed Forces women's contingent, which comprised women from the army, navy and air force
Guns, not handbags
We were in Temasek Green uniforms and heavy shoes that had horseshoe studs nailed on them. The training we went through was tough as the Regimental Sergeant Major did not see us as women but treated us equally as the men. Route march endurance, discipline and more were drilled into us. We carried submachine guns and were told to swing our arms out in sync, or else we would not look good on national television. Previously, handbags were carried instead of arms.
MS SANDIRAGANDI SHANMUGANATHAN, on marching in the 1974 parade.
MR SANTOKH SINGH, 65
• Officer Commanding of the supply and services company at Pasir Laba Camp
• NDP 1971: Radio sergeant of 3rd Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment
Radio man stands tall
I participated as the radio sergeant of 3rd Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment, part of the mobile column for the 1971 National Day Parade. My job was to provide radio communications to the Battalion. In the photograph, I am standing on the Command Land Rover, at the junction of Jalan Sultan and Beach Road, which was used as a forming-up area for the mobile column. To the right of the Command Land Rover, you can see the 106mm recoilless guns mounted on the SAF jeeps. They have long been decommissioned and replaced by better weapons. It was a long wait before the cue from the Padang came and the whole column moved off. I tried my luck buying 4-D with the numbers 3409 for a few years but never won anything.
MR SANTOKH SINGH
MADAM LILIAN CHIANG, 61
• Retiree
• NDP 1988 to 1994: Scoreboard operator when the parades used to be held at the old National Stadium.
Majulah, not Mari Kita
When the National Day Parade was moved from the Padang to the National Stadium, the scoreboard was in use. I was the operator. Our involvement would start in the month of the first rehearsal and end on Aug 9. I was the only person on duty and I was in charge of letting the spectators know what was going on in the parade, such as the arrival of the President, and the titles of dance items by the different organisations. I had the best view, on the highest floor of the old National Stadium, above the west entrance. Because I was in charge of inputting the data to the scoreboard, I also learnt in my first year that our national anthem was Majulah Singapura. Many of us thought that it was Mari Kita.
MADAM LILIAN CHIANG
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 09, 2016, with the headline 'On the ground'. Print Edition | Subscribe
NATIONAL DAY PARADE 2016


Ruger is expanding on its current product lines by offering different variations and caliber options; unlike the past few years where it seemed like Ruger was rolling out new products every six months. Who knows maybe we'll get some new models at SHOT Show.
American Rimfire is expanding to include the .17 HMR.
M77/22 chambered in .22LR and .22WMR will be offered in a walnut stock with a stainless barrel.
Number 1 single shot rifles will be chambered in new calibers.
GP100 Match Champion which looks awesome!
LCP with a stainless slide.
American Rifle in an All-Weather Stainless in both full size and compact models. Along with a scoped combo sporting the Redfield Revolution 3-9x40mm optic.
LCRx which has an exposed hammer for an option of single-action shooting.


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Lubbock, John, first Baron Avebury (1834–1913), banker, politician, and scientific writer, was born on 30 April 1834 at 29 Eaton Place, London, the eldest of eleven children of Sir John William Lubbock, third baronet (1803–1865), and his wife, Harriet Hotham (d. 1873)...


Ghost Ship came out in 2002 and it was part of that very brief wave of Dark Castle Entertainment which began in 1999 with their remake of House On Haunted Hill and then petered out with 2005's Gothika.
While not one of the better horror films to come out during the first decade of the new millennium, Ghost Ship was still entertaining enough to become a sort of guilty pleasure for horror aficionados.
Part of why some horror fans seem to enjoy this film, mediocre as it is through much of it's running time, is the opening scene which takes on a grand guignol meets the Road Runner brilliance in its execution.
Just take a gander for yourself and try not to either vomit in disgust or smile gleefully at such a ludicrous gory sequence.
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W Cornford & Son Funeral Directors in Hangleton, Hove, is here to help the families in our local East Sussex community during times of need. Speak to us today to arrange a dignified funeral for your loved one.
When you are in need of support, the team at our funeral directors will be there for you. Offering comfort and professional guidance, we ensure that you are looked after, from the moment you first call or visit, through to the funeral and beyond. You can also rest assured that your loved one will be treated with the high standard of integrity you would expect.
Formerly known as Colin Bennett Funeral Service, we have served the neighbourhood of Hangleton, along with the wider community of Hove, since 1998. You can find our funeral home on the Queens Parade, at the Grenadier pub end of Applesham Avenue; a location that places us within easy reach of neighbouring areas in Brighton & Hove, such as Mile Oak, Portslade and Southwick.
If you wish to spend some time with your loved one in the days preceding their funeral, we have a chapel of rest available. This peaceful environment offers comfort and privacy and, if it is more convenient for you, can be opened outside of normal hours.
You can speak to somebody at our Hangleton funeral directors any time of the day or night. To arrange your loved one's funeral, call us today.
Call us today on 01273 726766 to talk through your personal requirements.
At W Cornford & Son Funeral Directors, we understand how special life is with those that you love. For us, every funeral is unique and personal. We have a service to fulfil every wish, with every detail carried out with the same uncompromising quality of care. From a traditional service, to a colourful woodland burial, your options are limitless with our Full Service Funeral. If you have a little more flexibility when it comes to arrangements, then we can provide a Simple Funeral for a lower cost.
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Vale – Don Jessop
By Renee Bartlett | May 25, 2018
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Sturt Football Club regret to advise that Vice President Don Jessop, the former Senator for South Australia and House of Representatives Member for Grey, has died at his home in Adelaide. He was 90.
Born in 1927, he served in the Federal Parliament for almost 21 years from 1966 before returning to his profession of optometry both in Port Augusta and Adelaide.
Mr Jessop attended Mitcham Primary School and Unley High School before studying Optometry at the University of Adelaide. Throughout his life Australian Rules Football and vice presidency of the Sturt Football Club were important winter activities and summer was all about tennis. In retirement, he sang with the Adelaide Male Voice Choir.
The former Senator is survived by Barbara, his wife of 69 years, their three children, Meredith, Lynne and Michael, 11 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
Mr Jessop died on May 21. His funeral service will be held at 10.30am on Monday May 28 at Malvern Uniting Church, 44 Marlborough Street, Malvern, SA.
Don JessopIn MemoriamVale


OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Shane Prince on a one-year, two-way contract. The contract will carry an annual value of $700,000 in the National Hockey League and $120,000 in the American Hockey League.
Prince, 22, set professional career highs in all offensive categories last season, including games (72), goals (28), assists (37) and points (65) in his third professional season with the B-Sens. Prince's 65 points led the B-Sens team.
Prince participated in the AHL All-Star Classic, recording a hat trick in the Eastern Conference's 14-12 loss to the Western Conference. Following the season, he was named as the left-winger on the AHL's Second All-Star Team.
On Feb. 15, 2015, Prince was recalled to the NHL for the first time. He went on to make his debut, recording an assist, in Ottawa's 6-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. Prince had one assist in two games before returning to Binghamton for the duration of the season.
The Senators' second-round pick (61st overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft, Prince has scored 67 goals, while adding 81 assists for 148 points in 206 career AHL regular-season games, while recording a plus-42. The left-winger spent his junior career split between the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's.


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In the beginning, 10 to 20 times 109 years ago, there was a big bang. A hundredth of a second later electrons, photons and neutrinos appeared. Three minutes later the quarks of the fundamental particles formed into light nuclei, approximently 76% Hydrogen and 24% Helium. 300,000 years later G-d said, "Let there be light"; and the nuclei combined with electrons to form neutral atoms, making the universe transparent to photons.
G-d saw that the light was good, and created and destroyed stars 109 years later. The recycling of the cosmos produced and dispersed elements into the universe. 3.6x109 years after the first star formed, the heavier elements combined with Hydrogen and Helium to form our Sun and Solar System. He separated the light from the darkness. G-d called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
About 4x108 years after the formation of the Solar system G-d said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." So G-d made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. G-d called the expanse "sky." And G-d said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. G-d called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And G-d saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
Then, 5x108 years later G-d said, "Let the land produce self-replicating organisms: each with DNA-RNA that allowed for the formation of proteins to carry out certain functions." And it was so that prokaryotic cells formed. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And G-d saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
On the fourth day, G-d rests.
And then 1.5x109 years later G-d said, "Let the water teem with living creatures made eukaryotic cells." So G-d created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds. And G-d saw that it was good. G-d blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and self-replicate and fill the water in the seas." And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
And then 7x108 years later G-d said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was called the Cambrian explosion. G-d made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And G-d saw that it was good.
Finally, 6x106 years ago, G-d said, "Let us make man/woman evolve from currently animals." So man/woman diverged from a chimpanzee. G-d blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
Then G-d said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so.
G-d saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
G-d has not finished the heavens and the earth in all their vast array. He is resting until the seventh day, 4.94x108 years from now.
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The Prime Minister insisted that 'dignity for India' and 'unity for India' were the Constitution's main ideals, on a day when the Centre and the Opposition traded blows on secularism and intolerance.
6.07 pm: As Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan called for a conclusion to the session, Modi expounded on the "idea of India", by using a series of shlokhas and sayings that called for non-violence, peace, unity and patriotism. This was the first time he was addressing the winter session this year. He did not, however, touch upon the issue of intolerance as the Opposition had demanded.
6.00 pm: A large part of Modi's speech hinged around a call for consensus rather than conflict. He started out by praising other governments, taking about a "we" not an "I" approach, then mentioned the contributions and even quoted past Congress leaders including Jawaharlal Nehru, in addition to his praise for BR Ambedkar and others who drafted the Constitution. He also broached the idea that it was important to bring rights to everyone, including the poor and Dalits.
5.20 pm: Modi started his speech by emphasising on the values of the BR Ambedkar, the Constitution and the logic behind Constitution Day. "Dignity for India" and "unity for India" were the two ideals that the Constitution is based on, Modi said. He added that Constitution has the power to bind people, so it is important that people are made aware of its contents. Constitution Day, which the government had declared on November 26, should not be limited to the Lok Sabha alone, he said, it should become a part of public discourse and people should keep discussing the issues it raises.
The Prime Minister took a conciliatory tone, praising all the governments who had contributed to India's history, saying it would be incorrect to discredit other governments. He also said that the spirit of discussion did not lie in giving his speech a special position in the day's proceedings, but to value the contributions of all the members of Parliament.
5.05 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started his speech to conclude the second day of the Parliament's winter session.
3.38 pm: Union Human Resource Development Smriti Irani took the floor and insisted that the Aryan invasion theory in India should be done away with, even quoting BR Ambedkar having made the same assertion. Instead, she argued for making Sanskrit the official language of India. Irani was arguing against senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge's statement in the House on Thursday, where he made a reference to the Aryan theory, saying Dalits have been oppressed for 5,000 years, and that they were the original inhabitants of the country and have always stayed here.
3.35 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the House after 4.30 pm.
3.25 pm: "This meeting is happening after public pressure. This is not the way he functions," said Rahul Gandhi, after Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh were invited to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's house for a meeting on Friday. While Rahul Gandhi will not be present at the meeting, it might be a significant one as the government has been trying to appease Opposition parties in order to pass several important legislations, including the Goods and Services Tax Bill.
3.00 pm: The Indian Express reported that Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his Delhi home at 7 pm, where Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will also be present. This is the first time Gandhi and Modi will meet after the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
2.55 pm: Mehbooba Mufti, president of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party, added to the intolerance debate by taking a moderate position. Mufti said India is a tolerant country, and compared it with violence taking place in Syria and Pakistan, where Muslims were killing each other, she said. She asked that the world learn from the way in which Muslims and those of other religions co-exists in India. She hailed those historians, scientists and filmstars who raised their voices against incidents against Muslims in Dadri, and Udhampur, saying they were acceptable ways to express dissent as they were non-violent.
However, she criticised those who slammed the dissenters by asking them to go to Pakistan, saying no one had the right to ask their countrymen to leave. She criticised politicians for making issues out of things when the community at large, she said, was largely peaceful. She added that they should get out of this communalism-secularism debate, and talk about development instead.
1 pm: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, lashed out at the Centre over growing intolerance in the country during a speech in the upper house on Friday. He also rejected Leader of the House Arun Jaitley's remarks that the intolerance debate and the returning of awards by intellectuals was a manufactured dissent. Azad said that the Congress party spreads love and not dissent. He added that intolerance flows down from the top.
12.15 pm: Leader of House in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley spoke in the upper house, where he attacked the Congress party on the Constitution debate.
11. 30 am: Jaitley hit back at Congress president Sonia Gandhi for saying that those who had no contribution to the making of Constitution are discussing it today.
Gandhi had said that the history of the Constitution is closely linked with the freedom movement, which the Congress played a major role in.
10.50 am: The prime minister has invited Congress president Sonia Gandhi and his predecessor Dr Manmohan Singh for tea this evening after the adjournment of the House, reported ANI. Naidu confirmed the development, saying that Modi wants to discuss the bills pending in Parliament.
The Centre and the Congress are at loggerheads over crucial legislations such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, reported PTI. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said on Thursday that the prime minister is willing to speak to everyone to get the landmark indirect tax law through.
10.30 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will intervene and conclude the debate on "Commitment to the Constitution" on Friday, parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu told ANI. The debate, which began on Thursday, created a stir in the House when home minister Rajnath Singh said that the architect of the Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar, did not find it necessary to insert the words "socialist" and "secular" into the Preamble. Singh said these ideals are "already in our basic nature" and added that "secular" is the most misunderstood word in the country. Singh's comments drew sharp criticism from the Opposition, with Congress president Sonia Gandhi leading the attack against the Centre.
Naidu dismissed the Opposition's criticism, saying that nobody is questioning secularism. "Secularism is abused, that's what has been said," he said. "India secular by nature. Secularism is very much there in our genes. Some people may make statements, [but] that should not detract our attention. Some people are unnecessarily trying to score brownie political points on the issue of secularism," he added.
Naidu also said that the Centre is in touch with the Congress and there will be some discussions on the Goods and Service Tax Bill on Friday. "[We are] confident we'll be able to come to some sort of agreement," he added.


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It was standing room only at our panel discussion at the Screen Forever conference in Melbourne last week.
The topic was Screen Australia's Enterprise Funding and how it helps build screen businesses. The Enterprise Funding can be a charged topic eliciting many conflicting views, but on this occasion we focused on the stories of three industry professionals who have used the funding to grow those businesses.
Our three panel members were brilliantly generous in guiding us through the histories of their companies and how they secured the funding, but more importantly how they capitalised on it to maximum benefit. All three could point to ongoing success and stability once the funding period ended.
For all three, their business growth was about more than receiving funding.
David Taylor from Playmaker Media talked about the discipline gained from business planning and the importance of securing a mentor with a solid track record.
Helen Panckhurst from Matchbox also talked about the value her company gained from planning, but also on the importance of seizing opportunities as they presented themselves, often out of the blue. She also talked about the importance of getting sound advice at each stage of a business' development.
Michael Tear from Wildfury talked about viewing his activities through a 'business lens' and a 'creative lens' and how swapping between these two gave him the perspective he needed to plot a course for his business.
My planning notes had ironically suggested that the session should end with wild spontaneous applause, but actually – that's exactly what happened! Thanks to David, Helen and Michael for being such stars, and thanks to everyone who attended.


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Keith Downing has reiterated that he does not wish to be considered for the West Bromwich Albion vacancy – calling on the club to make an appointment soon.
The caretaker boss is unbeaten after four games but has no plans to take the job permanently.
There is a possibility he might be asked to become the interim manager until the summer if no suitable successor to Steve Clarke can be found in the coming period.
But Downing would rather not be given that role.
He is happy to merely hold the fort in the short term but hopes the next man will be appointed shortly, not least as it could affect Albion's activity in the January transfer market.
Asked whether he wished to be considered for the role, Downing replied: "No, I don't want it.
"I'm enjoying it – it's easy to say that because I haven't been beaten, but it was always about supporting the club.
"Win, draw or lose, I always intended to support the club, that hasn't changed.
"We needed to change the momentum and I think we did that over the Christmas period, but there is still work to be done.
Asked whether he would like the role until the end of the season, he answered: "I don't think so. I'm happy to disappear into the background.
"I've not spoken to the chairman – he's concentrating on trying to get the right appointment.
"But the uncertainty can't go on. A decision has to be made because I can't be caretaker forever.
"The club is trying to get the right person in. My remit was to make sure the team was right, get as many points as we could over the Christmas period.
"And just because we've been unbeaten doesn't make me the best coach in the world.
"My job was to galvanise the players, get the results before the next man comes in.
"We're into January, this is an important month in the football year and the quicker we get it done, great.
"I have been told to carry on – I will set up for Friday and into Saturday (for the FA Cup game against Crystal Palace).
Speaking about Albion's upturn in form of late, he continued: "Steve (Clarke) was an excellent coach. There was a fine dividing line with some of the decisions that went against us at Stoke and Chelsea.
"Then we had a bad week where we lost three games.
"Our confidence started to deteriorate but it wasn't through Steve or Kevin Keen. The players just lost a bit of belief and I think the last two or three performances they've got that back. That's just through their own hard work and challenging themselves.


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A Cover a Day
Posted by Steve W on October 27, 2016 at 10:36am in Mr. Silver Age
Ok, how about this for an idea. We take it in turns to post a favourite (British spelling) comic cover every day. This went really well on the comic fan website that I used to frequent. What we tried to do was find a theme or subject and follow that, until we all got bored with that theme. I'd like to propose a theme of letters of the alphabet. So, for the remainder of October (only 5 days) and all of November, we post comic cover pictures associated with the letter "A". Then in December, we post covers pertaining to the letter "B". The association to the letter can be as tenuous as you want it to be. For example I could post a cover from "Adventure Comics" or "Amazing Spider Man". However Spider Man covers can also be posted when we're on the letter "S". Adventure Comic covers could also be posted when we're on the letter "L" if they depict the Legion of Super Heroes. So, no real hard, fast rules - in fact the cleverer the interpretation of the letter, the better, as far as I'm concerned.
And it's not written in stone that we have to post a cover every day. There may be some days when no cover gets posted. There's nothing wrong with this, it just demonstrates that we all have lives to lead.
If everyone's in agreement I'd like to kick this off with one of my favourite Action Comic covers, from January 1967. Curt Swan really excelled himself here.
Date Page/Reply Theme (and clickable link) Pages Replies
Oct 2016 1/1 Letter A 19 228
Dec 2016 20/1 Letter B 17 207
Jan 2017 37/4 Letter C 18 214
Feb 2017 55/2 Letter D 17 208
Mar 2017 72/6 Letter E 15 178
Apr 2017 87/4 Letter F 15 184
May 2017 102/8 Letter G 13 157
Jun 2017 115/9 Letter H 16 195
Jul 2017 131/12 Letter I 12 133
Aug 2017 143/1 Letter J 16 194
Sep 2017 159/3 Letter K 19 237
Oct 2017 178/12 Letter L 24 285
Nov 2017 202/9 Letter M 24 280
Dec 2017 226/1 Letter N 19 236
Jan 2018 245/9 Letter O 21 245
Feb 2018 266/7 Letter P 25 295
Mar 2018 291/2 Letters Q & R 20 243
Apr 2018 311/5 Letter S 22 270
May 2018 333/11 Superman's 80th anniversary 21 250
Jun 2018 354/9 Letter T 21 250
Jul 2018 375/7 Letter U 17 207
Aug 2018 392/10 Letter V 19 228
Sep 2018 411/10 Letter W 20 233
Oct 2018 431/3 Letter X 15 180
Nov 2018 446/3 Letter Y 13 156
Dec 2018 459/3 Letter Z 13 156
Jan 2019 472/3 Person being carried 16 190
Feb 2019 488/1 Real people 17 214
Mar 2019 505/11 Homages/parodies 19 224
Apr 2019 524/7 Green-skinned people 17 207
May 2019 541/10 Wanted posters 17 201
Jun 2019 558/7 Boxing rings 15 180
Jul 2019 573/7 Empty uniforms 15 177
Aug 2019 588/4 Beaches 25 297
Sep 2019 613/1 Apes 28 340
Oct 2019 641/5 Haunted houses/graves 21 250
Nov 2019 662/3 Motor bikes 21 254
Dec 2019 683/5 Foreign language covers 17 209
Jan 2020 700/10 Playing cards/tabletop games 23 275
Feb 2020 723/9 Valentines and Cupids 22 259
Mar 2020 745/4 Statues 21 256
Apr 2020 766/8 Elephants 22 263
May 2020 788/7 Heroes & villains cooperating 17 198
Jun 2020 805/1 The Moon 26 322
Jul 2020 831/11 Flags & patriotic symbols 18 215
Aug 2020 849/10 Foreign locations (non-US) 20 233
Sep 2020 869/3 MST3K (with commentary) 24 292
Oct 2020 893/7 Vampires and Werewolves 20 245
Nov 2020 913/12 Giants 24 286
Dec 2020 937/10 Snow & winter scenes 24 289
Jan 2021 961/11 Doppelgängers 32 377
Feb 2021 993/4 Movies 23 275
Mar 2021 1016/3 Cats/cat-themed adventurers 22 263
Apr 2021 1038/2 Dogs/dog-themed adventurers 25 305
May 2021 1063/7 Big guns/Heavy weaponry 25 302
Jun 2021 1088/9 Dinosaurs/Time Travel 28 338
Jul 2021 1116/11 Big Questions/Question Marks 28 330
Aug 2021 1144/5 Highways, Travel etc 19 232
Sep 2021 1163/9 Favourite Covers/Comics 28 330
Oct 2021 1191/3 Lineups 21 260
Nov 2021 1212/11 JSA 80th Anniversary 23 269
Dec 2021 1235/4 Logos in the action 26 317
Jan 2022 1261/9 Dynamic Duos 29 348
Feb 2022 1290/9 Romantic Scenes 26 313
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May 2022 1368/11 Neal Adams 26 310
Jun 2022 1394/9 George Perez 19 227
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Oct 2022 1486/11 First and last issues 27 324
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Dec 2022 1535/11 Robots and Cyborgs 33 392
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Permalink Reply by Captain Comics on October 30, 2016 at 12:50pm
Off the top of my head, I remember the pre-Crisis Superboy meeting young Bruce Wayne and young Arthur Curry. Who else did he meet, Legionnaires?
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Permalink Reply by Richard Willis on October 30, 2016 at 2:53pm
Since the background is yellow, they made Oliver's hair red instead of blond. I haven't read the story since it came out, but apparently it has Oliver interested in archery (and wearing his GA costume!) well before adulthood. I understand that the Golden Age version had him finding a treasure and using the money to fund his crimefighting.
According to http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/features/newsstand.php, Adventure Comics #258 went on sale in January 1959.
Two months earlier in Adventure #256, Jack Kirby's Green Arrow origin had him becoming proficient at archery while marooned on an island. Why Weisinger would choose to contradict the Kirby version two months later is an interesting question. Did Kirby and Weisinger get along?
Permalink Reply by Dave Palmer on October 30, 2016 at 4:23pm
Here is an "A" cover: Air War Stories #2, December 1964-February 1965
Permalink Reply by Steve W on October 30, 2016 at 5:33pm
Nice cover Dave.
From a little earlier than that, here's ALL FUNNY COMICS #10 from March 1946.
Permalink Reply by Mark S. Ogilvie on October 30, 2016 at 6:21pm
I really marvel at the detail on the jeans and the venders shirt in this one.
Permalink Reply by The Baron on October 30, 2016 at 6:31pm
"I've got a magic ring, but screw that, I'm kicking this guy in the teeth!"
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So far, I dug this one up
It's not clear from the cover, but an early meeting of Superboy and Bruce Wayne is recounted in World's Finest #184 (OCT56). Synopsis follows:
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/World's_Finest_Vol_1_84
This seems to be in the vein of the Superboy/Oliver Queen story in that it has the future hero already acting like a detective while his parents are still alive.
She's not a hero, but they had Superboy meet Lori Lemaris in Adventure #280(JAN61) in another continuity-challenging story. Previously it had been established that they met for the first time as adults.
Permalink Reply by Richard Willis on October 30, 2016 at 10:28pm
Robin/Dick Grayson went into the past and met Superboy in Adventure #253(OCT58).
Permalink Reply by John Dunbar on October 30, 2016 at 10:55pm
For a 14 year old Canadian kid, this was pretty cool. A whole team of Canadian super-heroes, including a newcomer named Marrina from Atlantic Canada, the same region of the country I live in. I think I had seen members of Alpha Flight only twice before - Sasquatch in Hulk Annual 8,and Vindicator, Snowbird, and Shaman (and Heather Hudson) in Uncanny X-Men 139.
The only others I find mention of are an appearance of a time-travelling adult Jimmy Olsen, in Superboy #55(MAR57), and a non-time-travelling toddler Jimmy Olsen and his parents, in Adventure Comics #216 (SEP55). Neither were cover featured. There is supposed to be a meeting of the Earth-2 Kal-L with the Earth-1 Kal-El when they were both Superboys, apparently in the past of Earth-2. This one was supposed to be in the late 70s or early 80s, but I can't pinpoint it. That's all I can find. I credit Wikipedia for providing clues and as always the Grand Comics Database.
Dave Palmer replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day


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SHOCKING: In Graphic Detail, Medical Journal Describes Surgeons' Disgusting Behavior in Operating Room
Revive America — November 2, 2015
Journal editors say the essay, by an anonymous practicing physician affiliated with a medical school, should be a wake up call.
As if the news in June that an anesthesiologist had talked trash about her patient while he was unconscious on the table in front of her, you'd better brace yourself. There's more and it's worse. So much worse.
In an anonymous essay published in the Annals of Internal Medicine this week, one physician describes — in graphic detail — what happened to two women when they were asleep in operating rooms. The stories are horrifying.
"I bet she's enjoying this," one doctor reportedly said while prepping a woman for a vaginal hysterectomy. In another case, an obstetrician performed an obscene dance after saving the life of a woman who was bleeding out after having a baby.
In a letter accompanying the essay, the editorial team agonized over whether to publish the piece. They said everyone agreed that the piece was "disgusting and scandalous" and could damage the profession's reputation. But some argued that this was why they shouldn't publish it while others felt that was why they should publish it.
"The discussion was so impassioned and opinions so disparate that we needed a 'time-out,' " editor-in-chief Christine Laine and her deputies wrote in a letter accompanying the essay.
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In the end they said they decided to do so in order to "expose medicine's dark underbelly." They said the first incident "reeked of misogyny and disrespect — the second reeked of all that plus heavy overtones of sexual assault and racism."
The author, who remains anonymous (due solely through the decision of the magazine's editorial staff) said he learned of the first incident when teaching a medical humanities course and asking, "Do any of you have someone to forgive from your clinical experiences?" "Did anything ever happen that you need to forgive or perhaps still can't forgive?"
A student he called David said he was observing the surgery when an attending physician made the lewd comments while cleansing and scrubbing the patient. David commented, "Man, I was just standing there trying to learn. The guy was a dirtball. It still pisses me off."
The author says the student turned the discussion around by asking him the same question. He said he "felt my face flush" and before he knew it, he told the class about the second incident, which occurred in his third year of medical school while he was on an OB/GYN rotation. He said that he ended up laughing and joining in on the doctor's disrespectful dance until the anesthesiologist in the room yelled "Knock it off" and swore at them.
The journal's editors said that they hope that medical educators and others will use the essay as a "jumping-off point for discussions that explore the reasons why physicians sometimes behave badly."
"If the essay squelches such behavior even once, then it was well worth publishing," they wrote.
Source: In graphic detail, medical journal describes 'heavy overtones' of sexual assault in operating room – The Washington Post
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