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TV ShowsCastle
By: Garrae
Forgiveness isn't something you are only granted by others. Forgiveness is something that you also have to grant to yourself. An AU starting about six months earlier than canon did, and in part a Christmas story. Please see warning in Ch1. COMPLETE.
Rated: Fiction M - English - Angst/Romance - Rick C., Kate B. - Chapters: 216 - Words: 753,856 - Reviews: 6,877 - Favs: 238 - Follows: 300 - Updated: 4/4/2017 - Published: 12/8/2015 - Status: Complete - id: 11657558
1. Chapter 12. Chapter 23. Chapter 34. Chapter 45. Chapter 56. Chapter 67. Chapter 78. Chapter 89. Chapter 910. Chapter 1011. Chapter 1112. Chapter 1213. Chapter 1314. Chapter 1415. Chapter 1516. Chapter 1617. Chapter 1718. Chapter 1819. Chapter 1920. Chapter 2021. Chapter 2122. Chapter 2223. Chapter 2324. Chapter 2425. Chapter 2526. Chapter 2627. Chapter 2728. Chapter 2829. Chapter 2930. Chapter 3031. Chapter 3132. Chapter 3233. Chapter 3334. Chapter 3435. Chapter 3536. Chapter 3637. Chapter 3738. Chapter 3839. Chapter 3940. Chapter 4041. Chapter 4142. Chapter 4243. Chapter 4344. Chapter 4445. Chapter 4546. Chapter 4647. Chapter 4748. Chapter 4849. Chapter 4950. Chapter 5051. Chapter 5152. Chapter 5253. Chapter 5354. Chapter 5455. Chapter 5556. Chapter 5657. Chapter 5758. Chapter 5859. Chapter 5960. Chapter 6061. Chapter 6162. Chapter 6263. Chapter 6364. Chapter 6465. Chapter 6566. Chapter 6667. Chapter 6768. Chapter 6869. Chapter 6970. Chapter 7071. Chapter 7172. Chapter 7273. Chapter 7374. Chapter 7475. Chapter 7576. Chapter 7677. Chapter 7778. Chapter 7879. Chapter 7980. Chapter 8081. Chapter 8182. Chapter 8283. Chapter 8384. Chapter 8485. Chapter 8586. Chapter 8687. Chapter 8788. Chapter 8889. Chapter 8990. Chapter 9091. Chapter 9192. Chapter 9293. Chapter 9394. Chapter 9495. Chapter 9596. Chapter 9697. Chapter 9798. Chapter 9899. Chapter 99100. Chapter 100101. Chapter 101102. Chapter 102103. Chapter 103104. Chapter 104105. Chapter 105106. Chapter 106107. Chapter 107108. Chapter 108109. Chapter 109110. Chapter 110111. Chapter 111112. Chapter 112113. Chapter 113114. Chapter 114115. Chapter 115116. Chapter 116117. Chapter 117118. Chapter 118119. Chapter 119120. Chapter 120121. Chapter 121122. Chapter 122123. Chapter 123124. Chapter 124125. Chapter 125126. Chapter 126127. Chapter 127128. Chapter 128129. Chapter 129130. Chapter 130131. Chapter 131132. Chapter 132133. Chapter 133134. Chapter 134135. Chapter 135136. Chapter 136137. Chapter 137138. Chapter 138139. Chapter 139140. Chapter 140141. Chapter 141142. Chapter 142143. Chapter 143144. Chapter 144145. Chapter 145146. Chapter 146147. Chapter 147148. Chapter 148149. Chapter 149150. Chapter 150151. Chapter 151152. Chapter 152153. Chapter 153154. Chapter 154155. Chapter 155156. Chapter 156157. Chapter 157158. Chapter 158159. Chapter 159160. Chapter 160161. Chapter 161162. Chapter 162163. Chapter 163164. Chapter 164165. Chapter 165166. Chapter 166167. Chapter 167168. Chapter 168169. Chapter 169170. Chapter 170171. Chapter 171172. Chapter 172173. Chapter 173174. Chapter 174175. Chapter 175176. Chapter 176177. Chapter 177178. Chapter 178179. Chapter 179180. Chapter 180181. Chapter 181182. Chapter 182183. Chapter 183184. Chapter 184185. Chapter 185186. Chapter 186187. Chapter 187188. Chapter 188189. Chapter 189190. Chapter 190191. Chapter 191192. Chapter 192193. Chapter 193194. Chapter 194195. Chapter 195196. Chapter 196197. Chapter 197198. Chapter 198199. Chapter 199200. Chapter 200201. Chapter 201202. Chapter 202203. Chapter 203204. Chapter 204205. Chapter 205206. Chapter 206207. Chapter 207208. Chapter 208209. Chapter 209210. Chapter 210211. Chapter 211212. Chapter 212213. Chapter 213214. Chapter 214215. Chapter 215216. Chapter 216
This is a warning before reading. This story is based around the consequences of dealing with an alcoholic parent, both then and once they are dry. As usual, it is not soft and fluffy. If the subject may upset you, please back away now.
Chapter 1: No warmth, no cheerfulness
"Kate. Hmmm. Kate."
"Shut up, Castle." It's a bad day. It's the middle of November and it's pouring – well, sleeting, which is worse, and it's far too early to be this cold – and there's nothing but paperwork on her desk and she has nothing interesting to do today at all. And it's her birthday, and she has no plans.
"Kate," he muses. What the hell this time? Surely Montgomery never meant her to have to put up with this jackass when there isn't even a corpse? One case – one lousy case – that this smartass turned up on, and suddenly he claims inspiration – yeah, right – and talks Montgomery into letting him hang around and disrupt them. He's been here ever since. She'd never had Montgomery down as a fan of murder mysteries. And she'd know. Oh yes. She's read everything from Margery Allingham and Agatha Christie to Patterson and Baldacci. And Richard Castle. Though she doesn't admit to that last. He might deduce it, but she doesn't have to add to his smugness. Thinks he's God's gift to the reading public, as well as to women. Not to Gillette, though. Does he really think that stubbled look is sexy? Not in her house. Maybe Espo can teach him to handle a razor. (But it would feel so good against you, a little voice whispers.)
"Shut up. Some of us are working." Her irritation boils over. "Why are you here anyway? There's no body. Nothing for you to consult on."
"You're so cute when you're irritated," Castle oozes, smirking. Beckett emits a formlessly enraged growl and considers very seriously the advantages of re-arranging his teeth with the stapler. If nothing else, it would take him out the way while a dentist put his flashing, oh-so-practised, smile back together. And he wouldn't be able to talk, which would be a very, very nice change.
"Why are you here?" she snaps.
"I need a name."
"You've got a name. You splash your name around like beer at a frat party. But if you don't like being known as Rick Castle we can find plenty names for you." She smiles with no humour at all. "Starting with smartass." Castle winces.
"Beckett, Beckett. If you're going to find a nickname for me at least make it realistic." His stubbly smirk widens. "Sex god will do." He wiggles his eyebrows lasciviously. "I could show you, Beckett."
She looks him straight in the eye with her already-trademarked what the hell Castle glare. "Not likely. Now. Why are you here?" Getting in my way. Getting in my brain.
"I told you. I need a name." Just before she brains him with the stapler he carries on. "For my character."
"And this has what to do with being here?"
"You're my inspiration. My muse." His eyes crinkle delightfully – no! She is not getting suckered into that discussion by a pair of big blue eyes. "So when I got bored I decided to come by and get some." Her mouth opens. "Inspiration, of course. I couldn't think of a name for my character. What else could I possibly mean?" His eyebrows wiggle some more. She glares even more fearsomely. It's stopping her staring at his mouth.
"Kate," he says for yet another time. Yes, that's her name. But no-one in the precinct would want or dare to use it and she's not breaking that rule for a sometime consultant who's already offered to debrief her. "Short for Katherine, I presume?" She nods once, sharply. She doesn't see where this is going yet, but she's perfectly certain she won't like it. Unfortunately she doesn't see how to stop it, either. Well, apart from stopping his mouth. With a stapler. Emphatically not otherwise. Especially emphatically not with her own mouth.
"Katherine." His voice lingers over it, as if he's tasting it on his tongue, swirling it round his mouth like a fine wine. "Kath-er-ine. It means pure."
"Don't start" – Too late. Dammit!
"I like pure," he says smoothly. "Purity is so attractive." Beckett looks disgusted. "Oh – not like that. That's just creepy."
"Especially at nearly forty," Beckett snips. An instant later it's clear that saying that was a mistake.
"You know my age? That's so sweet. I knew you liked me better than you were letting on." She splutters angrily. "Kath-er-ine." This time it sounds as if he's licking his lips on the th. Her eyes drop to his lips to make sure he isn't. Said lips quirk up attractively – no. Not going there. And he can just stop saying her name like that, too. Stop his tongue slithering, slipping and sliding over it. She absolutely will not be seduced into liking him because of the way he says her name.
"That won't do." What? What's wrong with her name? She bristles. "Too formal. She's a cop. Feisty. Streetwise. Carries a gun. Katherine sounds like a saint, or a queen. It doesn't fit the character." She bristles further. "I need a short form." Suddenly Beckett sees where this is going. Oh God. He's going to start on nicknames and pretend it's about the character. Because he cannot possibly call his character her name. Oh no. And if she stands up he'll either follow her or shout. Oh God. She is dead. Deader than her last corpse, and if the boys hear him she'll wish she were.
"There's Kate, of course." He catches her glare and leaves that one. "Or Katie. But that's a bit… childish for a competent professional adult." He looks carefully at her. There's – something – there. A flash of embarrassment, but under it there's something else. Hmm. Clearly her parents call her Katie, and no doubt still some hugely childish pet name too, just like he calls Alexis Pumpkin or baby bird. Let's push a little, because she's very nearly blushing and it's cute. And unbearably sexy, and he's wondered what she might feel like in his arms from the moment she arrested him. A plan to take her out for a drink (if he's really lucky, dinner too) drops wholesale into his head.
She's not blushing at all. Just because her dad still calls her Katie is no reason to blush. It could be worse. One of her friends was known as Tick all the way through high school because her mother was overheard referring to her as Tickety-boo. Really, what was that all about?
"Though I can see my main male character calling her Katie. Kate-eee, in fact." He grins wickedly. "Depending, of course, on what he – or she – is doing at the time." The expression on his face makes it perfectly clear what he's thinking that his characters might be doing. At least, she hopes he's thinking about the characters. The way he's suddenly looking her over – eyeing you up, Kate – leaves her in some doubt about that. That look shouldn't be causing warmth to pool in her stomach.
She focuses fixedly on her screen, pretending to concentrate on the paperwork. Her eyes drop to the time in its corner. It's – oh thank God for that. It's quitting time. She starts to pack up. She'll go home and investigate a nice takeout. Seeing as it's her birthday and all.
"You're not leaving, are you? We're having such a nice discussion."
"This is not a discussion. It's a monologue." He pouts. Which she does not find at all attractive. He's not five. And she is absolutely not looking at those full lips.
"If you would contribute, then it would be a dialogue. It's only a monologue because you won't talk to me. That's very unkind, Beckett." He widens his eyes and manages to look pathetically puppyish. It's quite ridiculously adorably attractive. She won't be attracted. Nor will she adore it. She will not. Just as well he's stopped it. Now he's smiling again. Unfortunately he's smiling in a way that indicates that he's had an idea. He clearly thinks it's a good idea. On principle, that means it's a bad idea. In fact, his smile is one she's seen on innumerable suspects who have tried to soft-soap her into releasing them. He thinks he's got a winning suggestion. Well, that's not likely. She hasn't been soft-soaped in years, and she's not letting it start again now. And she will certainly not think about any of the more physical ways that he could use soft soap on her. Not out of her shower, or, preferably, bath, anyway.
"Come on." What? "We need to finish this discussion." What on earth – "Unless you'd prefer to continue it tomorrow." Yes. Tomorrow. When with any luck a body will drop and this discussion can be permanently parked. In Nevada. Preferably with Castle also in Nevada. Deep in the desert. The extremely dry desert. This is not a discussion she wants to have. She's just about to nod enthusiastically when he carries on.
"Ryan and Esposito could contribute too. I'm sure they'll have lots of ideas." She can't keep the look of absolute horror off her face. She has the same sinking feeling of Titanic-proportion disaster approaching that she acquired the moment Montgomery told her that she'd got a fan. "Or." Or? There's an alternative? That's got to be better than years of ragging from the boys. "Or you could let me buy you a drink and we can have a nice chat."
This is not attractive either. Devil, meet deep blue sea. Rock, similarly, meet hard place. It occurs to her that Rick pestilent playboy Castle has a brain. In fact, he's far too clever for his own good. He's sandbagged her. No-one's done that in years. She winces, rather too obviously.
"If you don't want to be seen in public with me we can always go to your place."
"No!" She doesn't have to think about that answer. Absolutely not. She is not having him cluttering up her apartment and poking into her possessions. (or poking into you, says her unhelpful little voice. It takes some effort not to blush.)
"Okay then," Castle says amiably. "There's a quiet bar not too far away." Quiet? Castle? Quiet? Well, at least it means she isn't likely to figure on page six tomorrow.
The bar is very quiet. Deserted, in fact. This is almost as bad as going to her apartment. In fact it's worse, because at least in her apartment she's paid the electricity bill and can guarantee that there is light. This bar seems to have forgotten that. She did not sign up for low lighting and cramped booths. She moves as far away from Castle as she can manage without actually falling off the seat. He notices. Amazingly, he doesn't comment. Still, the crinkling round his eyes is very informative. Infuriatingly so.
"What would you like to drink, Beckett?" She considers briefly. Sharing wine is far too friendly. Beer – that's a cop thing, and to tell the truth she isn't that fond of beer. She's never liked gin. Scotch – nah. This dive won't have the single malt that she very occasionally likes to drink. Tequila – no. Far too college party. Slammers are for co-eds.
"Vodka tonic, please." Anaesthetic. Amnesia. Of both of which she thinks she will be in considerable need, as if she isn't already. Castle flicks a curious glance at her but declines to comment, possibly recognising her irritation at being finagled into something that she's been avoiding since the day she met him. To wit, anything that might look in any way like a social meeting. She avoids thinking the word date too. It's a very unhelpful word. All sorts of misplaced connotations.
A substantial volume of vodka disappears in one rapid movement. Castle notices that, too, and doesn't comment. But he goes to the bar to replace it and brings another one back. And another one for him, though he's only taken a couple of sips. Looks like he's drinking Scotch. She supposes it's his own liver he'll ruin. But she'd better dial this back.
"So, Beckett. Kath-er-ine." He's licking over her name again. "Not Katie. That's what your parents call you." She says absolutely nothing. Not because she's shocked by the accuracy of his guess. No. That's an easy hit. No. It's his casual, thoughtless assumption that she still has two parents. She buries her nose in her glass and sinks a third of what's left in one go. This time Castle raises an eyebrow slightly.
"You okay, Beckett?" He puts an arm round her shoulder. That was a rather unexpected reaction. This isn't embarrassment. This is pain. It's very like her reaction when he told her his version of her own story. He wants to make it better, and he's generally found that people in pain like comforting hugs. Unfortunately, in this as in so many things, Beckett doesn't behave like most people. Back to banter and salaciousness. But he files this snippet of Beckett with the earlier one; for later assembly into a jigsaw puzzle, instead of a pile of disjointed pieces.
"Get off me." She shrugs violently and the unhelpfully warm and comforting arm leaves. She doesn't need comfort from Castle. He doesn't need to know her story.
"That would have been a much more pleasant phrase if you'd rearranged the words just a little bit." And thankfully the spoilt playboy is back. She can deal with that. It's his occasional flashes of sincerity she can't take.
"No." That was rather blunter than she should have been. If she'd only found some smart, sarcastic remark it would have been more convincing.
"You sure you're okay?" Back to sincerity. Damn.
"I'm fine." He looks sceptical. She is not having this discussion. Not now. Not ever. Fortunately, he finally picks up the subtext and backs off that line of conversation. Unfortunately, he's back to nicknames.
"Kathy. No. Too suburban. She'd be a teacher, with two kids and a white picket fence" –
"Cliché much?" Beckett snips. It would have been a snap but the vodka is softening her edges. Unfortunately, it's also loosening her protection against inadvertent painful comments. It's not – for once – entirely Castle's fault. She hasn't told him anything.
" – and a dog. A spaniel. Though secretly she wants a Malamute." Beckett chokes on an entirely inadvertent giggle. "She's married to another teacher." He digresses. "You ever noticed that, Beckett? How teachers are always married to teachers? Lawyers to lawyers?" He's still talking. She's stopped listening. She's not usually this raw, but twice in two minutes he's hit the sore spot she normally shields. Another slug of her glassful disappears. Anaesthetic and amnesia are definitely needed. Armour would help, too.
"…Beckett?" Huh? "Beckett?" Oh. He obviously wanted a response.
"Sorry. Missed that."
"Who do cops date? Other cops? Feds? Spies?" His eyes are dancing. "Mystery writers?" She doesn't consciously register that last suggestion, caught for the third time on the first few words. She's standing before she's even worked out that her legs are moving.
"Excuse me. I have to go." She's far more than halfway to the door, the second drink untouched on the table, before he's realised she's not visiting the restroom, she's leaving. She needs to get out, now. Three strikes and she's out. She is not going to break down under the influence of too-fast vodka and sincerity in a dark quiet bar. The alcohol hit her brain almost instantly, and getting home before she does something stupid (like telling Castle the truth, or losing her temper with him because he doesn't know the story and just hit all her sore spots, or simply kissing him) would be a good plan. Downing the drink that fast, on the other hand, was not a good plan. She's a long way out of practice – she doesn't practice, for good reason – and she should have known it before she knocked it back like that. Just as well she hadn't had the second one. On this evidence, she'd have had to have been carried home.
Castle had watched Beckett knock back her first vodka like there would be no tomorrow and noted the timing very carefully. First when they got here – and yes, he'd inveigled her here against her wishes but he very badly wants to find out what's behind that odd reaction and he's not going to manage that in the bullpen –then when he'd said her parents called her Katie, and finally when he'd been talking about lawyers marrying lawyers. And then he'd asked her who cops date and she hadn't even heard the last suggestion. Which hadn't, actually, been a joke at all. And now she's left, not, he thinks, coincidentally; hard upon that comment. It had taken him a minute to comprehend that she had gone straight for the exit. He leaves enough on the table to cover their drinks and a tip besides and goes after her at some speed.
When Beckett hits the street it's starting to sleet again and no taxis are in view: an unsuspected disadvantage of dingy bars in dingy streets. She aims for the brighter lights of the nearest main road, knowing that as soon as she reaches it there will be as many taxis as there are cockroaches round a Dumpster. The biting wind sobers her up a great deal faster than she'd have liked. She could have used a lot longer under anaesthetic.
It's her birthday. It's her birthday, she's twenty-nine years old, and she has as much life as the corpses she stands for. She didn't mention the occasion in the precinct, because it's not relevant. She'd have made arrangements with Lanie, if Lanie weren't on the late shift tonight and she weren't on shift tomorrow. Maybe they'll go out Saturday. No boyfriend, no lover, no husband. Not up for a one-night stand, any more. Last serious relationship was with a Fed – total failure. Crush on her training officer before that – didn't even make it to a point where success or failure might have been an option. She hasn't met a likely prospect in months. Even when she had they'd not been… compatible. Compatible with her work schedule, that is. She hadn't even got far enough to find out about other forms of compatible. (Castle's compatible with your work schedule, says the annoying little voice. She considers lobotomy, to remove it, and her memories.)
The vodka's made her maudlin, she realises. Self-pitying, and over-sensitive. She's doing just fine without a boyfriend. Top Detective, here. Top team. Best in the NYPD. Best friend, in Lanie. Nothing to be maudlin about. She puts some swing into her steps and tries to rearrange her thoughts. Her mother may be dead but she's still got a father. A lawyer who married a lawyer, and who calls her Katie. She hunches her shoulders against the sleet, and blinks, mouth twisted. It's her twenty-ninth birthday, and instead of sharing cake and candles and wine and laughter she's walking alone through the bleak November evening, looking for a cab to take her home to her solitary apartment.
She nearly makes it. With twenty yards to go, there's a hand on her shoulder.
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100 Questions & Answers on Islam
What are alcoholic drinks? How does Islam view the drinks that intoxicate?
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Alcoholic drinks are drinks that remove the ability of thinking healthily and reasoning and causing the state called drunkenness.
The Quran prohibits alcoholic drinks and states that they are haram: " O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination― of Satan's handiwork." (al-Maida, 5/90). Most of the scholars say that what is meant by the word "hamr" (intoxicants) in the verse includes all of the drinks that remove the mind. Hanafis explain hamr as follows: Only drinks that are made of grapes and become strong by foaming are called hamr. The other alcoholic drinks that intoxicate people are not regarded as hamr. They are regarded haram through analogical deduction (qiyas) compared to harm because they intoxicate people. Most of the fiqh scholars say that all of the alcoholic drinks that make people drunk are haram whether only a little amount or a lot of them are drunk and they are included in the content of the word hamr. (Sahih Muslim, Translation and explanation, A. Davudoğlu, IX, 247, ff.)
Along with Islam, drinking alcohol is haram in the previous heavenly religions, too: The following sentences in the Old Testament, the holy book of Jews, are remarkable: "And the Lord said to Aaron: Take no wine, or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of meeting, that it may not be the cause of death to you; this is an order for ever through all your generations. And make a division between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean." (Old Testament, Leviticus, Chapter, 10, A. 8, 9-11)
The following is stated in the New Testament: "And when they were taking food, Jesus took bread and, after blessing it, he gave the broken bread to the disciples and said, Take it; this is my body. And he took a cup and, having given praise, he gave it to them, saying; Take of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the testament, which is given for men for the forgiveness of sins. But I say to you that from now I will not take of this fruit of the vine, till that day when I take it new with you in my Father's kingdom." (New Testament, Matthew, Chapter 26, 26-29, John 30: et al)
It is known that Turks used to be Shamanists before Islam. It is known that various drinks like kumis were drunk during their feasts and consecration ceremonies in that religion. (Mehmet Aydın-Osman Cilacı, Dinler Tarihi, Konya 1980, p. 97 ff.)
Before Islam and in the first period of Islam, Jahiliyya Arabs drank alcohol and regarded it as part of daily life. Islam gave great importance to the protection of five things: They are mind, health, property, honor and religion. A person who drinks alcohol cannot protect these five things. An organization established in America searched who prohibited drinking alcohol first in the world. When they found out that the first prohibition was applied by Hz. Muhammad, they built a monument in New York called "Muhammad Fountain" in New York to commemorate him. (Yeşilay Dergisi, iss. 441, August 1970)
The prohibition of alcohol was introduced gradually in the Quran.
In the first verse regarding alcohol that was sent down in Makkah, no prohibition is mentioned.
"And from the fruit of the date-palm and the vine, ye get out wholesome drink, and food: behold in this also is a Sign for those who are wise." (an-Nahl, 16/67)
After that, Hz. Umar went to the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) once and said to him, "O Messenger of Allah! You know that wine destroys property and removes the mind. Ask Allah to explain the decree about wine. Then Hz. Prophet prayed as follows: "O Allah! Inform us about your decree regarding wine." Thereupon, the following verse was sent down:
"They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: 'In them is great sin, and some profit for men; but the sin is greater than the profit.'" (al-Baqara, 2/219). When this verse was sent down, some Companions gave up drinking alcohol saying, "it is a major sin" but others continued drinking saying, "it is useful for man."
Once, Abdurrahman b. Awf gave a feast and some of the Companions were at this feast. Some of them drank alcohol. When it was time for the evening prayer, one of them led the prayer but recited the chapter of "al-Kafirun" wrongly. Thereupon, Hz. Umar prayed as follows: "O Lord! Expand your decree about alcohol!" Then, the following verse was sent down: " O ye who believe! Approach not prayers with a mind befogged, until ye can understand all that ye say." (an-Nisa, 4/43). Thus, drinking alcohol was prohibited during the times of prayer. Those who drank alcohol started to drink after the night prayer and performed the morning prayer after they became sober.
Once Utba b. Malik (r.a) gave a wedding feast. Sa`d b. Abi Waqqas was also there. They ate camel, drank alcohol and started to boast about their nobility. Sa`d recited a poet that praised his tribe and satirized the Ansar. One of the Ansar got angry and injured Sa'd with a bone of the camel. Sa`d complained to the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) about him. Thereupon, the verses that introduced the prohibition of alcohol definitely:
" O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination― of Satan's handiwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper. Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain?" (al-Maida, 5/90-91)
Various hadiths of Hz. Prophet show the essentials of this application regarding the issue:
"Everything that intoxicates is wine and everything that intoxicates is haram. If a person drinks wine in the world and dies before he repents, he cannot drink kawthar in the hereafter." (Muslim, Ashriba, 73)
"If something intoxicates in large quantity, its small quantity is also haram." (al-Asqalani, Bulughu`l Maram, Translated by A. Davudoğlu, lV, 61, ff)
When Hz. Prophet was asked about the decree on wine, he said, "Doubtlessly, wine is not a remedy; on the contrary, it is trouble." (al-Asqalani, ibid, IV, 61)
"Some people from my ummah will drink alcoholic drinks by giving them different names." (al-Asqalani, ibid, IV, 61)
There is consensus of the ummah that alcohol is prohibited.
Islamic scholars agree on the issue unanimously. However, there is a disagreement on some kinds of drinks among mujtahids. In order to eliminate those doubts, Hz. Umar made a concise definition acting upon the word of the Messenger of Allah on the pulpit: "Everything that blocks the mind is alcohol." Accordingly, everything that makes man lose his mind and that makes him unable to differentiate between what is good and what is bad and between what is useful and what is harmful is regarded as alcohol. It does not matter whether it is liquid or solid. Opium, heroin and other similar drugs are regarded as the same because the functions of the mind change in those people who use them; they start to see distant things as near and near things as distant; they move away from normal things and they start to imagine possible and impossible things, living in a dream world. Some drugs stupefy the body, numb the nerves, cause mental depressions, weaken the willpower and make the individual a useless person for the community. The religion of Islam orders useful things for the individual and the society and prohibits what is harmful. When the prohibitions of Islam are examined by medicine, it will be seen that they are for the benefit of the society. As a matter of fact, prohibitions like alcohol and pork were examined by science and medicine, and their material and spiritual harms were explained by the experts. (see Yusuf al-Qardawi, al-Halal wa`l-Haram fi`l-Islam, Translated by Mustafa Varlı, Ankara 1970, p. 50-53, 75-88).
Islam prohibits drinking alcohol and its trade among Muslims as well. Hz. Prophet damned ten people regarding alcohol: The one who squeezes grapes, the one for whom grapes are squeezed, the one who drinks alcohol, who carries it, the one for whom it is carried, the one who makes others drink it, who sells it, who spends the money earned from it, the one who buys it and the one for whom it is bought..." (Tirmidhi, Buyu`, 59; Ibn Majah, Ashriba, 6).
After the verse in the chapter al-Maida that expressed the definite prohibition of alcoholic drinks, the Messenger of Allah stated the following about the application: "Allah has definitely prohibited alcoholic drinks. A person who hears this verse and who has alcoholic drinks must not drink or sell them..." (Muslim, Musakat, 67; see Bukhari, Maghazi, 51; Buyu, 105, 112; Muslim, Buyu, 93; Far', 8; Ibn Majah, Tijarat, 11; Ahmad b. Hanbal, II, 213, 362, 512, III, 217, 324, 326, 340; Ibn Kathir, Mukhtasar Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Beirut (n.d), I, 544-547).
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When a person eats or drinks alcohol or something unlawful, does s/he really lose his/her religion (belief) for 40 days?

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DIY Teenage girls bedroom ideas. Rooms, are personal, confidential and a place you hold close to your heart above all. A place that is more beloved to you than your desperate wish to visit Paris or Ireland. And therefore, the better it looks, the dearer it is.
Here are some cool and easy DIY ideas to make your room appear as heavenly as realistically possible.
This confined and welcoming space of a room decor idea is very creative, very welcoming and immensely comfortable to simply look at.
Now it is possible to get your ultimate pink paradise of a room with nothing but very simple ceiling decor and pink curtains.
This has to be the coolest interior, and the choice of the furniture selected is absolutely exceptional.
The girlish coloration of this room interior and delicately confined furniture makes it most preferable room decor idea.
Bunk beds are always there to bring out the cool in your room and discard anything possibly ordinary in it.
The blue-grey colored interior makes it all very comfortable and will make you never want to leave this place.
The simplicity in this idea is high but so is the uniqueness, the homeliness and the cool.
Despite the fact that it seems the interior of a spaceship, it still looks immensely appealing and a good idea of room decor.
We know you are absolutely awe-struck by the ceiling of this room and so are we. While the furniture, the pillows and the windows are too flawless for words.
Not only is the room decor idea phenomenal but the wall design makes it so very artistic to be just a room.
This must appear to you as right out of catalog/magazine page, because it is and yes you can make it a reality.
White – the color of comfort, peace and everything decent, while high level of class and beauty is here.
The ecstatic warmth and appealing attraction of this room is broadly capturing and immensely friendly.
The caption says it all. Matchless beauty, art and architecture is all here.
Does not it look like someone's amazing figment of imagination? Only difference is that it's not.
Chosen from Apartment Therapy collection of room decors and yes it's indeed very classic.
The attractive messiness of typical teen rooms is here in the most flawless way.
This definitely looks like somewhere you would want to fancy yourself up.
This confined and cute green space is our favourite idea of room decor.


regardless of whether your convertible top is cloth or vinyl.
Today we are going to go over how to clean a canvas convertible top.
have stuck on top, try not to over brush.
safe way to go. Be sure to rinse thoroughly.
Allow top to dry completely.
top. This will help to repel the water and make it look good.
as this may cause certain areas of the top to be discolored.
which can cause the fabric or vinyl to deteriorate.


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Tag Archives: Nigeria Prophet
Posted on Dec 30, 2019 by Watched TB Joshua Blog
Foremost and internationally recognized Man of God, Prophet TB Joshua, the founder of Synagogue Church of all nations(SCOAN) has relocated to the mountain in order to seek God's face and direction for 2020.
This was announced during a live service at his church in Lagos by one of his ministers , Prophet Racine, who read a letter to the congregation that cut across all nations and explaining why TB Joshua was not in service .
The minister who was with Prophet TB Joshua earlier at the mountain stated that he and some other ministers had to return from the mountain for the church service but the man of God had to stay back because God has not released him and also because of the things he saw ahead of 2020.
He said even though he isn't in their midst physically, he was there spiritually because there is need for him to seek God's face towards the coming year.
"The man of God Prophet TB Joshua will not be in our midst physically because he is at the prayer mountain. Take note of the word 'physically' – in body he will not be here but he is with us in spirit.
We too were at the mountain. We only returned for the service – but he remained behind. He is concerned about all that is about to happen in the New Year ahead around the world''
He did a flashback to January 2019 when the Man Of God went to the mountain to pray and seek God's sake for the year, making it known that all what God showed him came to pass.
"Remember what God showed him in the same mountain at the beginning of this year – what would happen. Now he is back there to know what will happen next year. Let us listen to what God showed him.
"This has been played thousands of times on Emmanuel TV. When it was playing at the beginning from January 4th, you were not taking it seriously. Today, you and I will agree that this year is so fearful''
Afterwards, a video of Prophet TB Joshua on the mountain was played. It was reinstated that the man of God has the whole world in mind and it was due to this reason that he was absent from the church service.
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By Kayode Fasua in Abeokuta
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD) has commended the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T, B Joshua, for giving scholarships to persons with disability in various Nigerian universities and polytechnics.
The body gave the commendation through the Head of Persons with Disability in Ogun State, Mr. Abacha Adebesin, during an interview with THISDAY.
Adebesin, who conveyed the gratitude of his colleagues nationwide to Joshua, said other well-to-do Nigerians and clerics of big religious organisations should borrow a leaf from the prophet's "large heart and passion for the less-privileged."
He valued the scholarship so far received from the cleric by his colleagues in Ogun State in recent time at over N15 million.
"He has done so much for the physically challenged persons in this country that we have lost count. He has been consistent in giving scholarship to our members, besides other forms of assistance.
"In fact, I am a beneficiary of TB Joshua's scholarship scheme, as he paid my tuition fees twice, at both the Degree and Master's Degree levels.
"He has also done so much to rehabilitate and provide jobs for the lame, the blind, and others with various forms of disability," Adebesin recalled.
Commending Joshua as well, Mr. Salami Lukeman, a blind Law student from the University of Lagos, said the man of God footed his tuition fees both at undergraduate and Master's degree levels.
Another Law student, Mr. Adegbesin Abiodun, who is physically challenged, was also full of praises for the cleric for paying his school fees.
In the same vein, Mrs Oyinyechi Ibeabuchi, a Master's degree student in Economics at the Abia State University, who is lame, was excited at not only getting funds to pay her tuition fees through the SCOAN, but that she also got a wheelchair and a brand new car from the cleric. "I'm flabbergasted," Ibeabuchi exclaimed.
But lamenting the plight of the physically challenged persons in Nigeria, Adebesin, who is also the supervisor for persons with disability at the Justice Development and Peace Commission in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that the recently signed The Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) law does not end up as a lip service.
"While we appreciate President Buhari for signing the bill to protect our interest into law, we would want him to take a step further by making tangible budgetary allocations for the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, to enable it implement its mandate for the physically challenged.
"All over the country, most people living with disabilities are not being employed, but the Peace and Development Commission has now waded in through my department, that for every employment, at least one must go to a person with disability," he stressed.
"We are happy that the President passed the bill for the persons living with disability into law last April but we are still to see the law in action; indeed, we want to be given our dues and equal rights as Nigerian citizens," he stressed.
The new law, among others, stipulates a five-year transitional period for modifying public buildings, structures, and automobiles to make them accessible and usable for people with disabilities.
The law also enshrines the establishment of a National Commission for Persons with Disabilities responsible for ensuring that physically challenged persons have access to housing, education and healthcare.
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Scoan Building collapes
Defendants in the case of the collapsed Synagogue Church Guest house closed their case at the weekend with the cross examination of their last witness in a Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere on Friday 20th December 2019.
During resumed proceedings, the court heard further evidence that the mode of collapse of the church guest house had no characteristics of a building which collapsed due to structural defects.
Professor Patrick Nwankwo stated this while being crossed examined by the Lagos State Director of Public Prosection, Mr Yequob Oshoala.
Nwankwo, a Professor of Structural Engineering and Construction Materials, gave his expert analysis as a witness at the instance of Engr Oladele Ogundeji, who is facing trial for the collapsed building as its Supervising Engineer.
"Any defective building – whether emanating from under or over reinforcement or poor constructional materials – will have a ductile or gradual type of collapse," he explained.
"This was not the case with the collapsed Synagogue church guest house. The frames, beams, columns would not all have collapsed at the same time; it can only happen by some external forces," he revealed.
While responding to questions from the DPP, Professor Nwankwo said he was motivated to investigate the collapsed Synagogue church building due to its unusual mode of collapse, coupled with his professional and academic concern.
"I wanted to ensure any reports I submitted to the court were thorough and did not compromise the integrity of my profession," he explained.
Professor Nwankwo faulted the initial report presented to the court by Lagos State Government – which relied heavily on projections from Orion Design Software – which suggested structural failure caused the collapse.
As an expert in that particular software, Nwankwo revealed the interpretation presented to the court in its earlier hearings was "completely wrong" and could even be termed "mischievous".
"Since the calculations were wrong, the report's findings cannot be relied upon," he explained, adding that the report he submitted actually met the "required code of practice in Nigeria".
Earlier in the cross examination by Mr Oluseye Diyan, Chief Efe Akpofure SAN and Mrs Titi Akinlawon SAN, the erudite scholar insisted that the construction of the building met with appropriate international standards guiding the industry.
The building, which tragically collapsed on September 12th 2014, served as a guest-house for foreign pilgrims visiting TB Joshua's popular church in Ikotun-Egbe.
Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo adjourned the case to January 24, 2020
Ihechukwu Njoku is a freelance Nigerian journalist…
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Renewed Efforts To "Achieve Peace" In South Sudan In Wake Of TB Joshua's Visit
Posted on Nov 27, 2019 by Watched TB Joshua Blog
Several new developments in the pursuit of sustainable peace have unfolded in the world's youngest nation, South Sudan, just weeks after the visit of Nigerian cleric TB Joshua.
Yesterday, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, announced the recalling of its South Sudan ambassador, Thomas Hushek, in its ongoing "re-evaluation of the U.S. relationship with the Government of South Sudan."
"The United States stands with the people of South Sudan in their pursuit of peace and will work in partnership with the region to support efforts to achieve peace and a successful political transition in South Sudan," the statement from the Department of State read.
President Salva Kiir Mayardit and his main opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar Teny agreed during a meeting in Uganda early this month to extend the pre-transitional period for three months after a consensus that the steps viable for a unity government formation were not yet in place.
In addition, several South Sudanese opposition factions who in 2018 did not sign the Addis Ababa peace agreement announced they were ready to re-engage in peace negotiations after a meeting held in Rome.
Nine members of the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA) gathered behind closed doors for three days in the headquarters of a Catholic charity where they agreed to sign a common communique in which they commited themselves to "political dialogue and negotiations to contribute to the peace process."
In his message on November 12th 2019, TB Joshua publicly prayed for peace at Juba's Presidential Palace in the presence of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, his cabinet, military representatives and thousands of local residents.
"Time has come to put our differences behind us," the Nigerian cleric told the nation's leaders, stressing that "peace has no price".
His message clearly struck a chord with the public, having been viewed over one million times on the social media platforms of YouTube and Facebook since the video was uploaded by Emmanuel TV.
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Shocking truth behind the collapse of TB Joshua's SCOAN building revealed
Posted on Nov 9, 2019 by Watched TB Joshua Blog
Shocking! The factors that led to the collapse of Prophet T.B. Joshua's church that killed 116 people have been revealed by engineering experts.
At the ongoing court case regarding the tragic building incident at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) in Lagos, Nigeria on September 12th 2014, Professor Patrick Nwankwo made the shocking revelation.
Professor Nwankwo, an international professor of building and structural engineering, gave evidence on Thursday 7th and Friday 8th November 2019 at the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere.
In his conclusions that have been reported by several newspapers and media houses in Nigeria, Professor Nwankwo confirmed the ill-fated guesthouse was compliant with international standards, ruling out complicit as the cause behind the collapse.
While being led-in-evidence by the defence counsel, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), Nwankwo told the court that he visited the site, took measurements and carried out thorough investigations before concluding that that the collapse "had nothing to do with structural defects".
Professor Nwankwo said a building with structural defects would fall partially or sink on one side, adding that warning signals such as cracks would be observed by occupants.
"It is not possible for it to collapse like a park of cards as seen in the case of Synagogue", he insisted, referring to the manner in which the building imploded in a matter of seconds, as captured by the church's CCTV.
Explaining his modus operandi, Professor Nwankwo said he carried out structural analysis using Orion Design Software modelling on the beams, columns, foundation, anchorage, expansion joints, rigid zones and mechanism vis-a-vis the internationally accepted Codes of practice for engineering to arrive at his conclusions.
Nwankwo tendered the report on his findings, accompanied by several volumes of 'British Standard building codes of practice' to support his assertions, as exhibits to the court.
Dr Jide Martin, the Director of Public Prosecution, raised no objection against the documents after examining them.
Professor Patrick's conclusions mirror that of Dr Stephen Asheri Ntoga, a trained civil, structural and material engineer from Tanzania who equally examined the guesthouse within TB Joshua's church complex and concluded structural or foundational failure could not have been responsible for its tragic collapse.
The Lagos State Government is suing The SCOAN over the collapsed building that led to the death of 116 people, including 85 South Africans.
Ihechukwu Njoku
Posted in NEWS, SCOAN BUILDING COLLAPSE	| Tagged Emmanuel.TV, Nigeria Prophet, Prophet Tb Joshua, SCOAN Prophet, Synagogue Church of all Nations, TB Joshua Ministries, World News | 2 Comments
FAITH IS NOT A FEELING!
Faith is not a Feeling
People sometimes base their spiritual experiences on feelings and emotions. We cannot understand God by feeling but by faith. You are not saved just because you feel saved. You are saved because you put your faith in God's Word. The only thing that is stable is God's Word. God's Word is the same yesterday, today and forever. So, for your relationship with God to be stable, it must be based on something with more stability than feelings.
Feelings, we know, change when circumstances change. We live by faith not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). That is, we live by faith when we recognise our union with Christ in the spirit. In other words, when we recognise that we are related to or connected with Christ by His Spirit. Whereas, we live by sight when we give attention to the physical body, which is temporary. While faith is based on the happiness of the future state, which God has prepared – an everlasting mansion (John 14:2). – TB Joshua Ministry
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TB Joshua Supporters Vow War on 'FAKE NEWS'
A group of supporters of prominent Nigerian cleric TB Joshua have released a statement decrying the amount of 'fake news' pedalled about the Nigerian cleric on social media.
"The decision of the Federal Government of Nigeria to sanitise the social media space is a welcome idea as the issue of fake news and hate speech is totally out of control," read the statement, adding that Joshua has been the subject of several maliciously motivated 'fake news' campaigns.
"We know TB Joshua would not agree with this decision," the group admitted, alluding to the cleric's longstanding policy to stay silent in the face of accusation and attack.
"But we have decided to take it upon ourselves to collaborate with the government and deal decisively with those mediums being used to spread false news and hate speech against a man who has been a blessing to nations of the world," the statement continued.
An example of this played out recently when multiple online news sites in Nigeria reported the story of a female singer who allegedly accused TB Joshua of rape.
Shortly afterwards, the lady at the centre of the incident – Vicki Royce – insisted she was not referring to Joshua but a 'celestial prophet' who defiled her, although the initial article wrongly implicating The SCOAN Founder had already gone viral.
The statement comes on the heels of Lai Mohammed, Nigeria's Information Minister, vowing a renewed crack down on peddlers of fake news.
"If you engage in disseminating fake news or hate speech, you need to be worried, because we will not spare you," Mohammed said in a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday 29thOctober 2019.
"We cannot allow fake news and hate speech to become free speech, because these Siamese Twins of evil are capable of inflicting untold damage on our democracy and threatening our national unity," he concluded.
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There are two different responsibility levels when planning a hike. If you are like many people, you never have to plan the entire hike rout because often someone else is responsible for the rout, the safety, and making sure everyone knows where to go. Most people just have to plan getting to the hike and making sure they have enough food and clothing to be comfortable on the hike. This page is meant to be a guide to help people plan correctly for whatever kind of hike they are going on, and the kind of planning that comes with it.
If you want to lead a group hike, only you will ever appreciate how much work goes into planning the entire event. First, you have to choose a rout that is not too strenuous, but does provide the right kind of exercise, scenery, and excitement for all the people who will join your hike. If you do not, you may not get many people joining your event. The hike should also be at a trailhead where there are hopefully some restroom and parking possibilities. If you want to look up or add trailhaeads you know of, you may be interested in taking a look at the trailheads map.
Once you choose a rout and a good trailhead where to meet, you have to make sure everyone actually knows the time and the exact place where to meet. Even a single trailhead can be crowded and people milling around may create confusion.
After the pre-hike planning is done, you have to plan for the hike. As the organizer, it is probably a good idea to bring along a GPS unit and a first aid kit. Make sure you do not use your smart phone as a GPS unit because it may drain the phone battery. You will need the phone battery to be charged in case you need to call for emergency if anyone gets injured or the group gets lost. Additionally, while on the hike, you will have to make sure you can account for the people walking at the front of the group and at the back of the group. This is obviously difficult because you can not be at two places at once.
There are a number of ways for handling this. One of the most common approaches is to make sure another person knows where to go, and leads the group, but as the leader you actually walk at the back at the group, and make sure there are no stragglers. Safety of the hikers should always be a top priority.
Make sure you don't use your smart phone as GPS because it may drain your battery. If you do plan to use your phone as GPS you should bring along with another phone in case you need to call for emergency if anyone gets injured or the group gets lost. You could use map my hike android app which use phone's GPS for mapping your hike.
If you planned the hike, and have taken care of the points mentioned above, you can enjoy the hike as a regular hiker who simply joined your hike. As a regular hiker you have to plan ahead to make sure you have enough water, food, the right physical condition, and proper clothing to comfortably make it through the entire hike.
You must make sure that when you are in the woods or wilderness, far from civilization, that you are dressed properly for the occasion. That means you have to make sure you are not too hot, not too cold, protected from the sun or wet conditions if that is the case, and that your clothes is optimized for your safety and can provide padding in case you fall. Your shoes should give you good traction to minimize chance of falling. We have a page dedicated to hiking clothes if you are interested in learning in more details about the best clothing for hikes.
You can make your hikes much more fun if you make them themed. For example, it can be a quest to see some cave, or a historic monument. That way the whole outing resembles an adventure more than a treadmill experience. Here are some interesting ideas you can consider that might be fun for you, and your group if you hike with a group.
Get yourself lost and try to find your way out. Be careful on this one and make sure that when the fun is over, you have a solid plan to get yourself out. This isn't for everyone.
Some fun hikes that were made via this site have been a Shipwreck Hike in San Francisco and a hike to see all Presidio cannons of San Francisco, which used to be a military base.
And if you are looking for some top places to hike, check out these top 10 places to hike.
There are many amazing hikes or city walks you can do around the world. Some of the world's major cities have amazing city walking tours that you can do on your own, or with groups. One of the cities I always dreamed about visiting is Rome. Check out some great walks with lots of interesting sights and nature is Rome. Check out this ebook about a weekend in Rome.
Hiking is one of the many great outdoor activities that you can do. The trails can make for a great day hike. You can easily attend classes at a national paralegal college and still have time for a hike. Taking college classes online makes it easier to manage your time and allows you the freedom to adjust your schedule.


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Opinion|College for Grown-Ups
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College for Grown-Ups
By Mitchell L. Stevens
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STANFORD, Calif. — A CRUEL paradox of higher education in America is that its most coveted seats are reserved for young people. Four-year residential colleges with selective admissions are a privileged elite in the academic world, but their undergraduate programs effectively discriminate on the basis of age. Admissions officers typically prefer that the best and brightest be children.
Yet leaving home at a young age to live on a campus full-time is not without serious financial, psychological and even physical risk. People make major investment decisions when they are choosing colleges, but with minimal information about quality and fit. Meanwhile flagship public universities, which rely on tuition to offset diminished public subsidies, condone Greek systems that appeal to many affluent families but also incubate cultures of dangerous play. The so-called party pathway through college is an all-encompassing lifestyle characterized by virtually nonstop socializing, often on the male-controlled turf of fraternity houses. Substance abuse and sexual assault are common consequences.
Even at the schools where the party pathway is carefully policed, life on a residential campus can be a psychological strain. A substantial body of research demonstrates that first-generation college students, those from low-income families and racial minorities are particularly at risk for feelings of exclusion, loneliness and academic alienation. The costs of leaving college can be large for everyone: lost tuition, loan debt and a subtle but consequential diminishment of self-esteem.
The source of these problems is baked into the current organization of residential higher education. Virtually all selective schools arrange their undergraduate programs on the presumption that teenagers are the primary clients. Administrators plan dormitory architecture, academic calendars and marketing campaigns to appeal to high school juniors and seniors. Again the cruel paradox: In the ever-growing number of administrators and service people catering to those who pay tuition, there are grown-ups all over campus, but they are largely peripheral to undergraduate culture.
If we were starting from zero, we probably wouldn't design colleges as age-segregated playgrounds in which teenagers and very young adults are given free rein to spend their time more or less as they choose. Yet this is the reality.
It doesn't have to be that way. Rethinking the expectation that applicants to selective colleges be fresh out of high school would go far in reducing risk for young people while better protecting everyone's college investment. Some of this rethinking is already underway. Temporarily delaying college for a year or two after high school is now becoming respectable among the admissions gatekeepers at top schools. Massive online open courses (MOOCs) and other forms of online learning make it possible to experience fragments of an elite education at little or no cost.
In the Bay Area, where I live, people are tinkering further with conventional campus models. The Minerva Project, a San Francisco start-up with offices two blocks from Twitter, offers classic seminar-style college courses via a sophisticated interactive online learning platform and accompanies them with residencies in cities all over the world. Nearby in the SoMa district, Dev Bootcamp, a 19-week immersive curriculum that trains people of all ages for jobs in the tech industry, is a popular alternative. Some successfully employed graduates brag of bypassing college altogether.
At Stanford, where I teach, an idea still in the concept phase developed by a student-led team in the university's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design calls for the replacement of four consecutive college years in young adulthood with multiple residencies distributed over a lifetime. What the designers call Open Loop University would grant students admitted to Stanford multiple years to spend on campus, along with advisers to help them time those years strategically in light of their personal development and career ambitions. Today's arbitrarily segregated world of teenagers and young adults would become an ever-replenished intergenerational community of purposeful learners.
This utopian ideal is admittedly quite a distance from the institutional arrangements we have inherited, which encourage the nation's most privileged young people to enter and finish college by the ripe old age of 22. But the status quo is not sustainable. Unrelenting demand for better-educated workers, rapidly developing technological capacity to support learning digitally and the soaring costs of conventional campus life are driving us toward substantial change.
While innovators continue to imagine more flexible forms of college, traditionalists might champion two proven models: community colleges, which were designed to educate people of all ages and walks of life together, and the G.I. Bill, which sent more than two million grown-ups to college, made campus culture much more serious and helped American higher education become the envy of the world.


If you experience from a deep-rooted, excruciating pain in the end of your finger, you must immediately consult a physician since this can be the first symptom of felon. This condition can be quite painful for the sufferer. Felons appear quite deep in our skin and it produces pus and inflammations on the areas around our toes and nails. The infection forms inside the tip of the finger. This leads to the formation of enfolded pouch containing abscess or pus which can inflate. This is caused by bacterial and viral infection. The virus called herpetic whitlow is responsible for this condition. Sometimes fungi can also be the source behind this. However the bacterium which plays the main role in the occurrence of felons is Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Immediate treatment must be taken for this ailment. If the microbial pouch expands, it can squeeze the blood vessels which can result in the fingertip blood circulation cut off. The infection can even reach the finger bones if left untreated. This problem can be treated with a dermatologist. There are several folk treatments or home remedies available for felons as well.
Simply thrust the infected finger into a lemon . The lemon juice can cause a harsh and cutting pain. Bear the pain for some time. Keep the finger in lemon till the finger gets warm. The juice of lemon contains acidic properties which can destroy the microbes dwelling in the skin. Furthermore lemon can heal inflammations and can clear out the pus and other liquid discharges. Do this twice or thrice a day to get better results.
The thin membrane that forms on the inner skin of an egg is very useful for this purpose . It is very beneficial if used when the felon first appears. Simply peel the membrane from the inner shell of an egg and wrap the affected area with this skin. Wrap tightly and when the pressure becomes unbearable, splash some water on it. Leave it for 12 hours. This can be done on a regular basis to obtain improvements.
For this remedy use equal amounts of opium, soap and gum camphor . Mix them well and add the spirits of turpentine to it till you get the right texture of salve. Apply this ointment on the felon with a cotton ball. Allow it to completely dry off before rinsing with water. This is an easy and effective homemade solution for this ailment. Follow habitually for optimal outcomes.
Take a large onion and bake it. Scrap off the soft and juicy inner pulp and mix it with 2 teaspoons of table salt . Mix them well. Use this as a poultice and apply it on the infected skin regions. This can be done twice a day on a regular basis for best results. Onion has anti-bacterial properties which can get rid of the bacterial infection and thus promoting a speedy recovery.
You can apply moist applications with promising anti-septic qualities like a mixture of milk and water, glycerin and rosewater or vinegar and water on the affected area . These are harmless and mild options for the skin. Do not opt for cold applications as they can aggravate the issue by driving in the rashes which can lead to dangerous internal maladies.


Sweet enough to help surprise my internet friend jessica of how sweet eats with for her very yummy virtual baby shower. Here is your online baby shower planning guide.
Bridal shower cakes are often designed to coordinate with the brides wedding colors.
Baby cake designs for baby shower. Today we are sharing a roundup of the cutest baby shower cakes tutorials and ideas. Whether a sheet cake round cake tiered cake or bridal shower cupcakes we can design and create a beautiful bridal shower cake for your party. Youll have everyone talking about how fun the party was after using these fun and free ideas to plan the perfect baby shower.
Costco can take orders in person at any of their locations where staff can work closely with you to make sure that you are getting the best cake for your gathering. These baby block cake pops are just too sweet. Baby showers are one of the most popular reasons for a special occasion cake and the options for adorable cake designs are endless.
I just have to tell you that your diaper cake designs are amazing. You can print out the downloadable oh baby banner. Theres going to be a ton of yum happening today so check out these other friends food posts too and get it on the fun.
Planning a baby shower the perfect baby shower planning a baby shower. Feel free to browse designs below or create your own custom cake. How sweet you ask.
Welcoming your new baby has never been easier than with a fleckensteins bakery cake. I am pregnant right now and hope that someone sees these for my upcoming shower. Nicole came up with the theme of the party shake rattle and roll and i created the images to fit each of the words in the theme a bottle rattle and carriage.
I was so excited and honored to plan and host a baby shower for my sister nicole who is having her first baby. Oh how i love a cute cake design. To make baby blocks follow my basic instructions for making cake pops.
Rustic glam baby shower plus make a diaper cake. I tried to use the shake rattle and roll idea in all parts of the party. Turn a simple cake into a real showstopper for a baby shower with this inexpensive dollar store creation.


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Happy Birthday King Kohli: Revisiting the chasemaster's top 5 knocks
By Anand Singha Nov 5, 2022 8:20:31 AM IST (Published)
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India Cricket legend Virat Kohli celebrates his birthday today. The batting superstar is now in Australia for the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022. As the former India captain celebrates his 34th birthday, we look back at the finest innings of his career in international cricket.
It is King Kohli's birthday today. Even before turning 34, the ace batsman started receiving birthday wishes. Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was among the first to wish the chase master by dropping in a heart-warming message on live TV. Millions of Virat Kohli's fans started wishing him "happy birthday" on social media, while some fans erected a large cutout of the former Indian ODI captain Virat Kohli in Hyderabad. As Kohli turns 34 on November 5, let's take a look at his arguably the top 5 knocks. (Image: ICC)
T20 World Cup 2022: Kohli owns the MCG in an epic comeback against Pakistan | India 160 for 6 (Kohli 82*) beat Pakistan 159 for eight by four wickets | Virat Kohli once again proved why he is one of the finest cricketers by delivering one of his best performances in a last-ball thriller. He smashed an unbeaten 82 off 53 balls to lead India to a stunning four-wicket triumph over Pakistan in front of more than 90,000 spectators. In the end, King Kohli's daring knock stole the show, bringing a tear to his eye. (Image: AP)
T20 World Cup 2016: Kohli steers India into semi-finals | India 161 for 4 (Kohli 82*) beat Australia 160 for 6 by 6 wickets | There have been few T20I innings in which a batsman has scored as many runs as Kohli did on that particular day, which could be classified as faultless. Kohli scored an unbeaten 82 off 51 balls to help India advance to the semi-finals against West Indies, thereby ending Australia's World T20 campaign. With India needing 39 off 18 balls, Kohli blasted two fours and a six off Faulkner and four fours off Nathan Coulter-Nile to startle the Aussies. As Dhoni smashed the winning runs, sending India to the semi-finals, Kohli slumped to the ground and brought the stadium to its feet. (Image: AP)
Asia Cup 2016: Kohli demolishes Pakistan in record chase | India 330 for 4 (Kohli 183*) beat Pakistan by six wickets | Virat Kohli smashed a blazing 183 off 148 balls as India produced their highest-ever ODI run-chase to beat archrivals Pakistan past their 329 in Mirpur, advancing the men in blue to the Asia Cup finals. Leading the massive effort was the man himself, who struck a career-best 183, demonstrating that he is one of the complete ODI batters in the world. His partnership with Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma proved to be the backbone of India's resurgent wicket triumph over Pakistan in a decisive match. (Image: Reuters)
Commonwealth Bank Series, 2012: Kohli keeps India's finals hopes alive | India 3 for 321 (Kohli 133*) beat Sri Lanka 4 for 320 by seven wickets | After a dominant performance, Sri Lanka would have felt they had one foot in the final halfway through the game. The Indian squad exhibited little promise throughout the series, and the team was almost eliminated. But then Kohli emerged, putting on an exquisite exhibition of stroke-making, his pliable wrists igniting an Indian comeback. Kohli's heroic finale made a mockery of an intimidating score and kept India's dreams of reaching the finals alive. The Kohli spectacle overshadowed Sri Lanka's dominant batsmanship, including centuries from Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara, who took advantage of India's bowlers' patently underwhelming performance. (Image: AP)
South Africa vs India, 1st Test, Johannesburg, 2013 | India 280 (Kohli 119*) and 421 (Kohli 96*) drew with South Africa 244 and 450 for 7 | A thrilling Test that appeared to be headed for a momentous outcome until the last seconds of play suddenly bottomed into an odd draw. With India leading by 36 runs after both teams finished their first innings, the stage was set for an intriguing match. Kohli blasted his second Test century away from home to lift India to a fighting 280, while the pace trio (Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Zaheer Khan) produced high-intensity stints to hold the host at bay. Kohli led India to a dominant 421 in the second innings. (Image: AP)


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Retrospective Analysis of Adjuvant Therapy in Intermediate and High Risk Endometrial Cancer Patients [PDF]
Hanan E. Shafik, Salem H. Alshemmary, Mohamed Ashour
Journal of Cancer Therapy (JCT) , 2016, DOI: 10.4236/jct.2016.77057
Abstract: Introduction: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in developed countries. The most significant prognostic factors are tumor stage, histological grade and type, depth of myometrial invasion, lympho-vascular space or nodal involvement. The optimal adjuvant therapy in high and intermediate risk endometrial cancer is still controversial. Aim of the work: Evaluating the impact of adjuvant chemotherapy in addition to radiotherapy on prognosis of high and intermediate risk endometrial cancer. Patients and methods: Forty six patients with high and intermediate risk endometrial cancer presenting to Kuwait Cancer Control Center (KCCC) underwent total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-ophorectomy, and 18 patients underwent lymphadenectomy (39.1%). All patients received adjuvant chemotherapy followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. According to GOG risk stratification, 28 patients (60.9%) were high risk, 6 (13%) high intermediate and 12 (26.1%) low intermediate. At the end of follow up period, 34.71% of patients relapsed, 21.71% locally and 13% systemic. Median PFS was 38.06 months(ms) (95% CI 36.94 - 39.18 ms). There was a statistically significant effect of lympho-vascular space invasion (LVSI), grade and near statistically significant effect of patients age on PFS (p = 0.01, 0.05, 0.06 respectively). Median OS for all patients was not reached; estimated survival at 3 years was 87.5%. There was no statistically significant effect of age, pathological subtype, grade, LVSI on survival (p = 0.35, 0.95, 0.53 and 0.09 respectively). On stratifying patients into high and intermediate risk based on GOG risk stratification, there was a statistically significant difference on PFS and near statistically significant difference on OS between those groups (p = 0.02 and 0.09 respectively). Conclusion: The most effective adjuvant treatment regimen for patients with intermediate and high risk endometrial cancer is still an area of controversy. Sequential chemotherapy and radiotherapy is both efficacious and well tolerated. Large-scale randomized controlled trials are necessary in the future.
Presence of Risk Factors and Co-Factors for Acquiring HPV Infection or Cervical Cancer in Women Living in a Rural Area and an Urban [PDF]
Terán-Figueroa Yolanda, Canúas-Landero Víctor Gabriel, Ramírez-Flores élfego, Hernández-Madrigal Mónica, Gallegos-García Verónica, Gutiérrez-Enríquez Sandra Olimpia
Health (Health) , 2014, DOI: 10.4236/health.2014.68088
Abstract: Objective: Identify the presence of some risk factors and co-factors for acquiring HPV (human papilloma virus) or cervical cancer in women from a rural area and an urban area. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted in 2008 in the State of San Luis Potosí, México. Sampling of non-probabilistic convenience was applied. 99 women participated (73 from urban area and 26 rural). Two surveys were used to identify risk factors and socio-demographic data. All women underwent HPV testing; the samples were self-collected and processed by the Hybrid Capture II method?. To analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistics were applied. Results: The predominant age range was 37 to 42 years. 38.5% is in a rural community and an urban 37.3%. 72.6% began their sexual life at 19 years or more in urban areas and 57.6% before 18 in rural areas. In relation to the number of sexual partners reported having had only one, 73.1% and 67.1% in rural and urban area respectively. Risk factors that were associated with HPV infection were the beginning of sexual activity at age 18 and under (p = 0.041) and the number of sexual partners (p = 0.001). Conclusions: There are more risk factors in women in urban areas but in rural areas it had the highest percentage of positive cases for infection by high-risk HPV.
Health Risk Assessment for Bromate (BrO3–) Traces in Ozonated Indian Bottled Water [PDF]
Ajay Kumar, Sabyasachi Rout, R.K. Singhal
Journal of Environmental Protection (JEP) , 2011, DOI: 10.4236/jep.2011.25066
Abstract: For this study, bromide and bromate ions in various commercial brands of Indian bottled water samples were estimated using ion chromatography. The measured mean concentration of bromide and bromate ions in water samples was found to be 28.13 µg/L and 11.17 µg/L respectively. The average level of bromate in Indian bottled water was found to be slightly higher (~ 12%) than the acceptable limits (10 µg/L) recommended by USEPA (US Environmental Protection Agency). Though, kinetically, it is predicted that 62.5% (6.25 µg/L) of bromide in bottled water is needed to convert into bromate upon ozonation to exceed the minimum acceptable limits, but the average formation of bromate determined to be only 26.77% of the predicted concentration. Bromate concentration in bottled water showed a strong correlation with bromide suggesting that its formation in water is very much influenced and controlled by bromide content. The objective of the present study was to determine the BrO3–) content of commercially available different brands of bottled drinking water in India and to estimate the health risks to population due to ingestion. Results of estimated excess cancer risk and chemical toxicity risk to Indian population due to ingestion of bottled water were presented and discussed.
Fuzzy Modelling for Predicting the Risk of Recurrence and Progression of Superficial Bladder Tumors [PDF]
Laércio L. Vendite, Kenia D. Savergnini, Ubirajara Ferreira, Wagner E. Matheus
Applied Mathematics (AM) , 2018, DOI: 10.4236/am.2018.910074
Nowadays, bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in adults and the second most frequent urogenital tumor. Predicting recurrence and progression of superficial bladder tumors, with available clinical information to decide the therapy to be used is a difficult task. In this work, two mathematical models were developed to help specialists on the decision process. The mathematical tool used to formulate the model was the fuzzy sets theory, due to its capacity in dealing with uncertainties inherent in medical concepts. In the first model, Stage, Grade and Size of the tumor were also considered input variables and Risk of Recurrence of a superficial bladder tumor as output variable of the first Fuzzy Rule-Based Systems (FRBS). In the second model, in addition to the Stage, Grade and Size of the tumor, it was also considered as input variable of a second FRBS Carcinoma in situ and, the Risk of Progression of superficial tumors as an output variable. For each model, simulations were made with data originated from of patients of the Clinics Hospital/ UNICAMP and A. C. Camargo Hospital of São Paulo, with the aim to verify the reliability of results generated by the two systems. From a database and the possibility found by FRBS, after the possibility-probability transformation, we can generate the real probability of each fuzzy output set.
High Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia and the Risk of Prostate Cancer [PDF]
Gregory P. Swanson, A. Taylor Kingman, Courtney N. Shaver, Yolanda Munoz Maldonado, T. Phillip Reilly
Open Journal of Urology (OJU) , 2018, DOI: 10.4236/oju.2018.83008
Abstract: Introduction: High Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (HGPIN) was originally thought to be a cancer precursor, but subsequent data has questioned its prognostic significance. We analyzed a large cohort of men diagnosed with HGPIN for subsequent occurrence of prostate cancer. Methods: From 2001 to 2011, we identified 567 men with isolated HGPIN and followed them for subsequent diagnosis of prostate cancer. Results: Two hundred and five patients were followed (median 5.9 years) without biopsy and remained clinically free of prostate cancer. The remaining 362 men underwent repeat biopsies and 133 (37%) were diagnosed with prostate cancer. The number of cores of HGPIN and whether they were unilateral or bilateral was not predictive for subsequent diagnosis of cancer. Prostate specific antigen was the only statistically significant predictor for prostate cancer. Conclusions: We found the incidence of cancer after a diagnosis of HGPIN to be 37%, which is consistent with other published series. This is only marginally higher than in patients re-biopsied after a prior benign biopsy. It appears that isolated HGPIN has only a small predictive value for subsequent diagnosis of prostate cancer. Therefore the finding of HGPIN should be used only in conjunction with other risk factors and patient considerations in deciding whether to proceed with further prostate biopsies.
Current patterns of the sun protection measures adopted by nurses and the risk factors influencing their compliance [PDF]
Hero Brokalaki, Evridiki Patelarou, Constantine Vardavas, Ioannis S. Elefsiniotis, Konstantinos A. Giakoumidakis, Eirini Brokalaki
Open Journal of Nursing (OJN) , 2011, DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2011.13006
Abstract: The incidence of skin cancer is increasing worldwide. Included in high risk group are people who have light common phenotypic factors (hair, skin, eyes), have high number of naevi, report previous sunburns and have a family history of skin cancer. Protecting the skin from the sun by wearing protective clothing, using sunscreen and avoiding sun exposure are recommended among primary preventive activities. The purpose of this study was to describe the current patterns of sun protection measures adopted by nurses and to examine the association between compliance with sun protection measures and the main risk factors of melanoma. This cross sectional study was conducted in 2007 during the Annual Greek National Conference of Nursing. Nurses most commonly chose to use sunscreen, to wear glasses, to use an umbrella or to seek for shade in order to protect themselves against sun exposure. Finally, phenotypic factors, previous sunburns and common naevi presence were found to affect nurses' attitude towards protective measures. This study poses the necessity of targeting high risk groups for melanoma through campaigns aiming to foster sun protection behaviours.
sTRAIL Serum Levels and TRAIL 1595 Genotypes: Associations with Progress and Prognosis of Colorectal Carcinoma [PDF]
?lhan Yayl?m, Nazl? Ezgi Ozkan, Saime Turan, Gurbet Korkmaz, Yemliha Y?ld?z, Canan Cacina, Bahar Topta?, Soykan Ar?kan
Journal of Cancer Therapy (JCT) , 2012, DOI: 10.4236/jct.2012.326120
Abstract: Programmed cell death called apoptosis, plays an important role in the development and maintenance of tissue homeostasis and abnormalities in apoptotic function have been known as important events in the pathogenesis of many cancer types, such as colorectal cancer. It has been shown that both the membrane-bound TRAIL and sTRAIL can induce apoptosis in several tumor types by activating death receptors. Our study was to investigate the existence of TRAIL 1595 C/T SNP in colorectal cancer patients and possible effects of this substitution on serum levels of sTRAIL. In the present study, TRAIL 1595 C/T polymorphism was genotyped in 76 patients with colorectal cancer and 98 healthy subjects using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis. There were no significant differences in the distribution of TRAIL 1595 C/T genotypes and frequencies of the alleles between colorectal cancer patients and controls. The increased frequency of TRAIL 1595 homozygotes genotypes in patients who had advanced tumour stage was statistically significant (p = 0.0082). Serum sTRAIL levels in the colorectal patients with CT genotype were lower than those of patients with early tumor stage (p = 0.028). The decreased sTRAIL levels were observed in the patients with distant metastasis and CT genotype (p = 0.023). Our findings have suggested that TRAIL 1595 C/T genotypes and sTRAIL levels might be associated with the progression of colorectal cancer in Turkish population.
Assessment of cancer risk in two rural West Texas communities using anthropometrics, diet, and physical activity [PDF]
Natalie Masis, Debra B. Reed, Barent N. McCool, Jamie A. Cooper, Conrad Lyford
Open Journal of Preventive Medicine (OJPM) , 2013, DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.33039
Cancer risks in the United States are linked to undesirable dietary and physical activity habits that may be more common in rural communities. This study assessed the cancer risk in two rural West Texas communities through anthropometrics, diet, and physical activity measures (n = 374). No significant relationships were found between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and sugar-sweetened beverages; however, data showed significant negative associations between BMI and WC and physical activity. Over 58% of the sample was unaware of the link between obesity and cancer risk. Further evaluation of cancer risk in rural communities is needed to develop effective interventions and reduce health disparities.
The Role of Hyperinsulenemia as a Risk Factor for Pancreatic Cancer [PDF]
Giuseppe Preziosi, Jude A. Oben, Giuseppe Fusai
Background: Pancreatic cancer is associated with a very severe prognosis and identification of risk factors is essential. Diabetes and obesity are both established risk factors, and they both cause hyperinsulenemia. With this review we wished to appraise the evidence of a role of high insulin levels in causing pancreatic cancer. Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library and Medline, and all evidence on potential pathophysiology of hyperinsulenemia and pancreatic cancer was included. Metaand pooled-analysis on epidemiological evidence are reported, and individual studies were as appropriate for specific topics (role of therapies, central adiposity and role of physical exercise). Conclusion: Hyperinsulenemia, and possibly hyperestrogenism secondary to a metabolic syndrome, are important elements in the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer. Modification of certain life-style factors (exercise and weight loss) appears to modify the risk of pancreatic malignancy.
Awareness of breast cancer risk factors and practice of breast self examination among female undergraduates in university of Nigeria Enugu campus [PDF]
Peace Iheanacho, Afam Ndu, Amaka Doris Emenike
Breast cancer patients generally have low rates of survival due to being diagnosed at advanced stages raising critical issues about prevention and avoidance of risk factors. Breast self examination makes women more "breast aware", which in turn may lead to an earlier diagnosis of breast cancer. In Nigeria, the statistics of breast cancer have overtaken cancer of the cervix to become the commonest malignancy in women. This study was carried out to determine the awareness of breast cancer risk factors and practice of breast self examination among female students of the University of Nigeria Enugu Campus. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The population of the study was all the female students that reside in hostels in the campus (2400) in number. A sample of 240 students was selected using quota sampling technique. Structured questionnaires based on the research objectives were used for data collection. The results of the study showed that most of the students have little knowledge of breast cancer risk factors and majority of the students do not practice BSE monthly. It was recommended that there should be regular organization of seminars and workshops for students to address sensitive topics like breast cancer risk factors and breast self examination.


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Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 252
The collection contains personal letters from Lincoln Kirstein to Donald Richie written from 1957 to 1964, as well as undated letters. Kirstein sent these to Richie in Japan, where he moved in 1947. In many letters, Kirstein discusses his work... more
The collection contains personal letters from Lincoln Kirstein to Donald Richie written from 1957 to 1964, as well as undated letters. Kirstein sent these to Richie in Japan, where he moved in 1947. In many letters, Kirstein discusses his work with the New York City Ballet and his interest in Richie's own work. less
Lortel, Lucille
Lucille Lortel papers, 1902-2000
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2001-006
The papers of Lucille Lortel relate the details of her life and career from teen years to her death in 1999, and include correspondence, production files, scripts, programs, production photographs, personal and family photographs, organization... more
The papers of Lucille Lortel relate the details of her life and career from teen years to her death in 1999, and include correspondence, production files, scripts, programs, production photographs, personal and family photographs, organization files, clippings, memorabilia, and scrapbooks. Lucille Lortel's life spanned the twentieth century, so in addition to providing details of her family and personal life her papers encompass many aspects of the theatrical history of her era. Lortel is credited with fostering the Off-Broadway movement and providing a forum for avant-garde and experimental work at her Theatre de Lys. Lortel's productions at the White Barn and the ANTA Matinee Series at the Theatre de Lys brought works by Jean Genet, Sean O'Casey, Athol Fugard, and others to a wider audience. Many of these productions are represented in the collection by correspondence, programs, photographs and clippings. Over the years Lortel also worked closely with several non-profit theaters as a donor and mentor. Her affiliations with Circle in the Square, Circle Repertory Company, Goodspeed Opera House, Yale Repertory Theatre, and other companies are documented in the organization files. less
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Why Blockchain matters more than you think?
Zak Houssam
I wrote this in October 2017.
Medias and investors are always looking for the next big "thing", the next Amazon, the upcoming promising ICO; in the past three months an unknown internet money named Bitcoin, initially used by gamers and geeks, has gained increasing attention following an extraordinary growth of 400% in the past 6 months, 1000% in the past year: needless to say that few investments, metals or holdings can rival with Bitcoin.
With all the attention directed towards Bitcoin more and more people want to understand, accept and add this promising currency to their portfolio. The further one researches the sooner his interest shifts towards the innovation on which Bitcoin was developed: Blockchain. Following the price explosion of the most visible blockchain application, Bitcoin, renowned medias and banks started praising this technology and the hopes it is holding for a wide range of industries. People and investors wrongly believe that Bitcoin is the true revolution whereas the true innovation and disruptive technology is the Blockchain, a distributed cryptographical technology. In simpler terms, it is a distributed ledger across all machines that have used or are currently using it. The oldest ledgers found in the world go back to 3000 B.C, the innovation with the ledger called blockchain lies in its decentralization, automatic execution and cryptographical – protection, it is a distributed database through which we can create contracts that self-execute when certain conditions are met, record transactions or register real estate assets to name a few. Blockchain is a continuously updated record of who owns what, these records are split in linked blocks recorded and secured using cryptography, the cryptographic component guarantees that we can be sure of the record integrity and safety. The list of record known as a distributed ledger is decentralized and available to everyone to see and verify, the blockchain is un-hackable due to its distributed nature, every participant can know when a block has received a hack attack because it was rejected by the rest of the system.
Experts insist that today Blockchain is at the same stage as Internet was in 1994, meaning that all the innovations and breakthroughs have not started yet nor can we fully imagine or conceive them. To understand the radical change that this technology will surely bring let's look at 5 ways through which Blockchain can be used. Throughout the world 70% of landowners have a tenuous title on a land or any real estate property, making them more at risk of fraud, expropriation and illicit use of their real estate. In terms of economic mobility this is one of the biggest issues in the world therefore, companies in Georgia, UBITQUITY in Brazil and Dubai are developing real-estate Blockchain thus creating stability and prosperity for owners by creating immutable records.
In another sphere, we are widely polluted with the terms of "shared economy" when talking about companies likes Uber and Airbnb, as a consequence we unjustifiably associate Uber and Airbnb with shared wealth, with companies that fairly distribute revenue with all peers when they are not really sharing, they are aggregating services
and selling them. These companies are successful because they do not share. With Blockchain we could create a distributed application owned by all the people who have a room, an apartment or a house to rent. For instance, when someone wants to rent a room they head to this B'n'B Blockchain, which in turn handles the search criteria, the contracts and its conditions, the payment and the reputation. Similarly a blockchain for drivers and rideshares will bring tremendous advantages to both users and service providers by delivering a fair share of wealth and transparent reputation.
Remittances sent by foreign workers can be improved and smoother with Blockchain technology. It is a 600 billion dollars market, new immigrants back home are unconditionally subject to high fees reaching 15% of the transfer value, long delays exceeding one week. Through the blockchain of Abra application, anyone can send funds to someone on the other hemisphere of the globe to an Abra teller who would remit the funds to the recipient for only 2% of the transfer value. Blockchain will flourish further to the point where specific Blockchain markets are established.
The potential behind Blockchain are unlimited, it will allow for better democracies by guaranteeing the integrity of an election process, a better control of our own personal data, thus enabling each citizen to own and monetize their data. Blockchain will also be used in industries experiencing high frictions, for example in import/export, in order to achieve smoother and safer transactions.
Each investor and each businessman must realize the potential and the implications of the Blockchain technology in a world where exchanges and transfer of value are riskier than we think and where fraud is still common. A world where young workers haver deteriorating trust in banks, markets where the main motivation is to eliminate the
middleman. The Internet boom has created huge wealth and the Blockchain will democratize the way that wealth gets created and guaranteeing a fair share to each participant in the economy. Participating in Blockchain projects is a sure way of remaining actors of any evolving sector and settling in future ways of doing business.
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Accidis.Apps.Preflight.Services;
using Accidis.Apps.Preflight.Utils.IO;
using ProtoBuf;

namespace Accidis.Apps.Preflight.Model
{
	[ProtoContract]
	public sealed class AppSettings
	{
		const string _storeName = "AppSettings";

		public AppSettings()
		{
			PinnedAirports = new List<string>();
			SelectedFeeds = new List<string>( new[] { Feeds.Default } );
		}

		[ProtoMember( 1 )]
		public IList<string> PinnedAirports { get; set; }

		[ProtoMember( 2 )]
		public IList<string> SelectedFeeds { get; set; }

		[ProtoMember( 3 )]
		public bool UseSwedishFeeds { get; set; }

		public event EventHandler Refresh;

		public void TriggerRefresh()
		{
			Debug.WriteLine( "AppSettings: Triggering a refresh." );
			if( null != Refresh )
				Refresh( this, EventArgs.Empty );
		}

		public static void Persist( AppSettings settings )
		{
			ProtoBufFileStorage<AppSettings>.Persist( settings, _storeName );
		}

		public static bool TryLoad( out AppSettings settings )
		{
			return ProtoBufFileStorage<AppSettings>.TryLoad( out settings, _storeName );
		}
	}
}

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