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Are You Setting Health Goals With Your Brain, Again!?!?
I don't exercise to get big. I don't exercise to get small. I don't eat in order to sculpt my body at all. Haha, accidental rhyming alert! I've been musing on this a while, because there's seems to be a new slant on fitness appearing in the mainstream more and more lately. It's always been […]Take a Tour
Are You Taking Care Of The Straws?
You've heard the phrase "the straw that broke the camel's back", right? It refers to that small thing that just tips the load over the edge from heavy but manageable, to crushing. Too heavy. Too much to carry. We are the camel. Many things are the straw. We are all carrying what's known as an […]Take a Tour
A Simple Technique That Could Change Your Health For The Good
One thing I find myself talking about over and over again is that food choices are not as simple as this: "I know I should eat this salad and not these chips. Ergo, I shall eat this salad and not these chips. Simples!" because if they were, nutrition would be a complete breeze. And it's […]Take a Tour
Even Superheroes Need This. An Often Overlooked Keystone Health Habit
I've written about this before, but as I've been getting up every single morning at the crack of a sparrow's fart to walk my boy, I'm feeling the importance of this health pillar ever more. Here's the fact of the matter – you can't burn the candle at both ends (unless you're a student, who […]Take a Tour
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Goals Are So Last Century. Try This Instead.
I read a blog this week that really got me thinking. This one, by James Clear. Seems like a pretty cool idea, I thought. Because who does that? Who takes the time to step out of their life for a couple of hours, look at their values and what's really important to them, and rate […]Take a Tour
3 Mindsets That'll Help You Reach Your Health Goals (infographic)
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What Could You Live With?
We all know the effects of "bad" food. I'm not talking about the gradual ones, gaining weight or ill health. I mean the immediate ones – the indigestion, wind, bloating, feeling sick, headaches etc. The ones that tell us that even though eating 3 creme eggs in a row might seem like a great idea, […]Take a Tour
The Most Important Thing You're (Probably) Not Doing.
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You Can't Have Willpower Without Self-Trust
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Jinpyokaku Honten
Located in the nearest onsen area from Jigokudani Monkey Park, Jinpyokaku offers a luxurious Japanese-style ryokan experience. It has been very popular among Japan's famous novelists as well as the imperial family since its establishment in 1901.
It is a small, quiet ryokan with 6 rooms, giving it an exclusive atmosphere with staff paying close care to every guest. All rooms are well-equipped with modern comforts, such as free WiFi, TV, and en-suite bathrooms with a western-style toilet and a spa bath that are filled with natural hot spring water. A variety of onsen baths, including both outdoor and indoor onsen for men and women separately or mixed are available for guests.
The ryokan offers exquisite Japanese cuisine with fresh local ingredients cooked by the owner's wife, as well as local sake. Breakfast and dinner is served to all guests.
Open all year round
Just a 30 minutes walk from Snow Monkey Park
From Yudanaka Station:There is a hotel shuttle service from Yudanaka Station to the hotel.
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Cooking on Paros
Bring back home the best souvenir by learning how to cook your favorite Greek dish! Discover the flavors of Cyclades and learn the secrets of the Parian cuisine with us. In a 5 hour cooking class with your teacher Maria Anoussaki we are going to prepare six different dishes, including a starter, a salad, main dishes and a dessert. Afterwards, we are going to sit all together and enjoy the fruits of our labor, accompanied by wine and ouzo. Please let us know in advance if you have any food allergies or dislikes and let's select your personal menu. Of course we are also able to create a vegetarian, vegan or gluten free menu for you.
Anezina Village is situated on the southeastern coast of Paros, in the small village of Drios. It is just 150m from the pebbled Drios Beach and 1km from the long, sandy beaches of Chrissi Acti (Golden Beach) which are famous for surfing and kite surfing.
The village is 16km from the port of Parikia, 14km from the airport and has regular bus sevices to all parts of the island. To reach Anezina Village from the main port, either follow signs for the airport and then to Drios or follow signs for Levkes, Marpissa and Drios. When you enter the village of Drios, you will see Anezina Village on your left hand side.


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Dactylorhiza baltica
Dactylorhiza Baltica is widespread from East Germany, Poland, Estonia, Gotland and probably eastwards to Mongolia and Siberia. The summer of 2006 was at Tofte in Buskerud found an orchid not seem to decide on the nature as it was off-blossomed.
The summer after we were four people who visited the plant in flowering time, and it was agreed that the facility was Dactylorhiza baltica. Later this summer, the images presented a Danish professor of botany who on the basis of the images confirmed the discovery of Dactylorhiza baltica. Area plant was found in an industrial area to a paper mill where it is stored timber from the Baltic States and Brazil. It belongs to tell that it sometimes shows up other exotic plants in the area. Seeds have come together with timber. The factory has protected the area against physical intervention where Dactylorhiza baltica grows. The future will show whether Dactylorhiza baltica will spread to neighbouring areas and establishing themselves in our nature. The plant produced mature seed capsules in large numbers both in 2006 and in 2007.
Dactylorhiza baltica can be up to 70 cm high, has hollow stems with usually 6-9 light to dark speckled leaves pointing upward. Some plants may be missing spots on the leaves. The flowers are lilac to red and can be found in large numbers. Dactylorhiza baltica grows preferably in full sun in moist areas and it is not considered particularly lime demanding.


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University Community for Democracy
10 August 2010
What Kind of National Pride depends on the eviction of students and poor people of the city? Do we want a world class city that is built by workers who are not paid the minimum wages even as they toil for 16 hours under inhuman working conditions? The University reflects how democratic a society is. Can we reclaim our university which has been turned into a zone of exploitation in the name of the Games? Why have the rents skyrocketed and the students being forced to pay for the Games? Is the University and the Delhi government not responsible for this? The University Community for Democracy has been challenging a number of decisions taken by both Delhi University and the government with regard to the commonwealth games for over a month now. The Forum is deeply concerned by the gross violations of rights that the city has witnessed in the name of the Games and condemns the irresponsible manner in which Delhi is being prepared for this mega event. UCD grew out of the urgent need to collectively resist these actions.
Delhi University, in the middle of a semester finds itself at the heart if the CWG frenzy and as members of the university community we have come together to voice our dissent. One of the issues taken up by UCD is the eviction of students from hostel and the unbridled rise of rent rates all around the university. This has made housing unaffordable not only for students but all those who have been residing in these areas all along. The decision to accept 20 crores and to evict students was absolutely undemocratic and no heed was paid to the plight of students. We demand that the university take responsibility for it students by providing alternative accommodation, regulating rents and also subsidizing hostel fees the following year. The Dean of colleges has said on record that that the university administration can do nothing in effect but appeal to colleges with a strongly worded letter and that Delhi University is not responsible for this decision; further, that the colleges are autonomous institutions who have taken their own decisions as in the case of the semester system against the will of the University administration. Why are the students being held hostage in this warfare or ego clashes between the DU administration on one side and the colleges on the other side? Aren't they both responsible for the students and the university as a whole? We fight this battle with the university (which includes the colleges) while being fully aware that what we are being subjected to in the University is a direct outcome of the same reckless logic by which the rest of the city is being re-made. The onus is always conveniently shrugged off by one over another.
We will be going on a relay hunger strike from 9 AM TO 9 PM, 12TH AUGUST THURSDAY ONWWARDS at the Arts Faculty Main gate, North Campus.
Contact:cwgresistance(AT)gmail.com, Devika Narayan: 9278338726, Bonojit Hussain: 9873374945
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For Sama
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For Sama
Film Screening and Q&A
Winner of the Best Documentary prize at Cannes, this intimate, visceral film tells the story of one woman's journey through love, motherhood, war and survival during five years of the Syrian conflict.
At its centre is Waad al-Kateab, a young woman whose camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as she wrestles with an impossible choice – whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter's life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
Unsparing in its details and unflinching in what it includes, al-Kateab captures the human cost of life under constant conflict. Described by one critic as "the single most heart-wrenchingly honest film you have ever seen", For Sama is a remarkable look at the devastation brought on to Aleppo, its people and, particularly, its children.
The Thursday 12 September screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Edward Watts, hosted by Andrew Kelly, Festival of Ideas.
This film is part of Festival of the Future City – an initiative of Festival of Ideas. Festival of the Future City takes place every two years in Bristol celebrating and debating the future of cities with talks, walks, debates, arts projects and new books. The 2019 Festival of the Future City includes classic utopian films about cities; cities in silent cinema; documentaries on New Towns, democracy, the housing crisis and the anthropocene in the series: Cities, Future Cities and Film. We are grateful to BFI for their support for this programme.
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Instructional leaders play an important role in many aspects of student learning, and special education is no different. The goal of instructional leadership is to facilitate learning outcomes, set goals and measure results. In addition, administrators and other instructional leaders can help create teaching strategies and classroom activities.
In special education, also known as exceptional student education, teachers and administrators work together to create successful interventions for students who have a wide range of mental and physical disabilities. Education professionals such as principals, assistant principals and curriculum directors are leaders when it comes to developing the specialized curriculum these students need to succeed.
Defining Special Education in the Context of Instructional Leadership
Among the more common disabilities that fall under the special education category include learning disabilities such as dyslexia and auditory processing disorder, along with physical disabilities. Instructional leadership provides all students with a quality education, regardless of setbacks. School administrators help ensure quality coursework when they are able to understand students' needs, and in the case of special education, these needs can vary widely.
In some cases, special education classrooms are inclusive environments. This means that special education teachers co-teach with a general education teacher. This gives students with disabilities a place in the general education classroom and ensures that they get the specialized attention they need during the classroom day. Conversely, resource environments "allow the special education teacher to pull students out of the general classroom and teach them in a quieter, more structured location," according to the Council for Exceptional Children. In both cases, instructional designers are needed to map out how the classroom environment will function and what it means for students.
Universal design for learning (UDL) can be key for special education classrooms. UDL enables teachers and instructional leaders to design a curriculum that gives all students an equal opportunity to learn. According to the U.S. Department of Education's Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy Center, "UDL is designed to serve all learners, regardless of ability, disability, age, gender, or cultural and linguistic background. UDL provides a blueprint for designing goals, methods, materials, and assessments to reach all students including those with diverse needs." UDL's use of flexible curriculum and a wide variety of instructional practices make it ideal for either inclusive or resource classroom environments.
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Designing Coursework for Pre-K Special Education
Working with young children with disabilities means being aware of students' unique needs. Instructional leaders in the Pre-K space ensure that classroom lessons and curricula help students grow individually in terms of academic learning as well as socialization. School administrators in particular are responsible for instructing faculty and informing communities of the needs and resources available concerning both special education students and programs.
Designing Coursework for K-12 (High-Incidence Disabilities)
For older students, schools often differentiate between high-incidence and low-incidence disabilities when designing curricula. Students with high-incidence disabilities make up the majority of students in special education classrooms. Examples of high-incidence disabilities include speech and language impairment, learning disabilities, mental health issues and mild intellectual disabilities.
Instructional leaders may employ both inclusive and resource environments when determining how best to deliver learning outcomes to these students. They work to ensure that school culture and classroom objectives align with student needs and provide the environment required for them to learn and grow. Examples include helping students develop stronger listening and social skills, designing a behavioral management system and motivating them to learn through assigned tasks.
Designing Coursework for K-12 (Low-Incidence Disabilities)
Students with low-incidence disabilities aren't as common in the education system, but their needs are just as important. Low-incidence disabilities include more severe intellectual disabilities, hearing impairments, orthopedic impairments, autism spectrum disorders, blindness, deafness and more.
In these cases, instructional designers develop and strategize coursework that caters to students on a more individual basis, with the aim of improving self-esteem and teaching functional skills as well as traditional classroom learning. Such strategies might include modifying the classroom environment for easier access, allowing scheduled breaks and creating a predictable routine.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Hey FIFA, did you see that?
The biggest sporting event in the world is coming to North America in 2026 and the World Cup still needs to narrow its list of venues.
Nashville is one of 17 United States cities that are part of the bid, a list that is expected to be narrowed to 10 sometime in 2020 or 2021.
The NFL Draft in Nashville just drew over 600,000 to an enormous three-day party. I ran into some people from France in the league's store at Second Avenue and Broadway.
Tonight, over 200,000 @NFL fans partied together in Nashville. ???????? pic.twitter.com/CAM6erlw4u— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) April 26, 2019
That's nothing compared to the international crowd World Cup games would bring to Music City.
Here are the other 16 cities vying to be the hosts for matches.
Los Angeles, Rose Bowl
New York, MetLife Stadium (NJ)
Washington, FedEx Field
Dallas/Fort Worth, AT&T Stadium
Kansas City, Arrowhead Stadium
Denver, Broncos Stadium at Mile High
Houston, NRG Stadium
Baltimore, M&T Bank Stadium
Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field
Seattle, Century Link Field
San Francisco Bay Area, Levi Stadium
Boston, Gillett Stadium
Cincinnati, Paul Brown Stadium
Miami, Hard Rock Stadium
Orlando, Camping World Stadium
Atlanta has been put forth as a semifinal host, which made me fear Nashville would be passed over because FIFA might not want two nearby Southeastern cities. But Atlanta is not written in stone.
And in June of 2018, I wrote: "A U.S. Soccer spokesperson told me that while 'the venue is an important part, what a city is able to deliver is probably more important now than it has been in the past.' The bid emphasized not just event day, but the time leading up to and in between games."
That's where the 600,000 people who participated in the three-day NFL draft come into play.
It demonstrated the city's capacity for gigantic scale events.
Who's doing better?
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The 9 Orders Of Angelic Beings
All three major religions of the Western world, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, as well as virtually all of the world's other systems of religious belief, include celestials in their cosmologies. Their scriptures all contain references to angelic interventions. Angels, like people, belong to families or clans. Many names have been given to them, but in the opinion of a number of angel historians, the most familiar can be arranged in three categories, or spheres, starting at the top with those closest to God, and moving down to those who are connected to the physical world. …
The word 'angel' itself is used both as a generic term to refer to all heavenly beings, and as a specific term to refer to the members of the third sphere, those closest to the physical. So, too, the word 'archangel' is often used as a generic term to refer to all the high orders of heavenly beings, although they are in fact but one of the higher orders.
According to Abigrael, there are four orders within the heavenly hosts that particularly concern us now: angels, archangels, principalities, and thrones. …
While it looks like there is a higher and lower echelon, it's more accurate to visualize all these orders in a great circle, with the highest and the lowest holding hands. For example, seraphim, who appear to be closest to the Creator, also serve the God in us.
The Spiritual Hierarchy
The 9 orders of angelic beings (1 being the highest order)
The First Sphere — angels who serve as heavenly counselors
The Second Sphere — angels who work as heavenly governors
The Third Sphere — angels who function as heavenly messengers
"The highest order of the highest hierarchy are the seraphim, the celestial beings said to surround the throne of God, singing the music of the spheres, and regulating the movement of the heavens as it emanates from God."
"Beyond the thrones are the cherubim. They are the guardians of light, and of the stars. Remote from your plane of reality, still their light touches your lives, the divine light that they filter down from Heaven." — Lucifer (Satan/Devil) is known as the 'angel of light, whom God's light shown through' — before his 'sin against God'.
"The first order in the third sphere is the thrones. They are the companion angels of the planets. At this time in your history it is important for you to be aware of the particular throne, the Earth Angel, who is guardian of your world." — [ Lady Gaia ]
"The dominions are the heavenly beings who govern the activities of all the angelic groups lower than they are. Divine bureaucrats, they also serve to integrate the spiritual and the material worlds. Although they take their orders from God, and rarely contact individuals, their work is connected to your reality."
"Beyond the powers are another group of beings, the virtues. They are of particular importance to you now because they are able to beam out massive levels of divine energy. As more groups of you learn to work with the virtues, their will be a greater infusion of spiritual energy available on your planet."
"The first order of the second sphere are those beings who have been known as powers. They are the bearers of the conscience of all of humanity, the keepers of your collective history. The angels of birth and death are in this category. They are able to draw down and hold the energy of the divine plan the same way trees draw down the energy of the Sun. In this way, the powers can send all of you a vision of a world spiritual network. Just as you have a heart, liver, kidneys, and other organs in your body, all of the worlds religions are different organs in the emerging spiritual body of this planet." — For example, The Bahai Faith.
"Beyond the group of archangels are the principalities. They are the guardian angels of all large groups, from cities and nations to recent human creations such as multi-national corporations. These might more accurately now be called integrating angels. There are many of these beings involved with your planet….one particular integrating angel who carries the pattern of a unified global order in its heart."
"Beyond the angels are the beings you are used to calling the archangels. But we suggest that you call them overlighting angels, since they tend the larger arenas of human endeavor. These beings are from a different family from the angels. There are m any different kinds of overlighting angels in this larger family. The four you are most familiar with are Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, and Uriel."
"The angels that you're most familiar with are those in the last order. They are the ones who are closest to humanity, the ones most concerned with human affairs. Within the category of angels, there are many different kinds, with different functions.. ..The ones that you know best….are the guardian angels. Because of shifts in their functions and your consciousness, it is useful to think of these celestial beings as companion angels. As you enter a time of increased light and love on the planet, they will not need to guard you, but rather will be your guides to greater and greater consciousness." — This can be related directly to the transformation of the Earth into the Galactic Federation, with the Earth entering the photon belt, transmuting us into the Fourth Dimension. According to the Galactic Federation, we will be assisted during this time both by our own angelic hierarchy (above) and by mass landings of Humans from the Sirius star cluster.
These are the same Gods (the Elohim) who said, "Let us make man in our own image".
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In the spirit of reminiscing since the Reunion of some of us school gals. I have dug into the archives…and it's so sad when you can remember so many events but you can't find any of the pictures (cue the sad crying now…)
But I found a few….wooohooo for external hard drives!!
5 years ago (uhm…I think, maybe it was 6?) my best friend gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.
And we had an intimate mad hatters "meet-the-baby" baby shower.
Throwback Thursday to 2008….yikes!


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Patti, Lucvie, my grandmother & I are the first in line to enter the Time Out For Women room! We are always early, but have never been first in line. We are in Springfield, Massachusetts. We left Bucksport at 9:30am and now it is 4:36pm. We ate lunch in Portland at On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina.
Michael McLean just said Hi to us and said he is glad we are here and then he walked into the room we are waiting to enter. :-)
My Aunt Tonia is with us now! She had a group that she was going to come here with, but the other women backed out...just like my mom! We miss you, mom! So, my Aunt Tonia drove here by herself and has a room by herself (at the same hotel as us) when she could have come with us! :-(
We are in and my shopping is done. I had my girls in mind and bought a talk on CD "keep texting from taking over" by Brad Wilcox & Russell Wilcox and David Archuleta's music CD Begin. I am eating a yummy mint Utah Truffles. Yum!
TOFW has begun!...6:30pm
Sheri Dew is on a recorded video talking about the 10th year anniversary and how TOFW got started. Fall 2002 in Phoenix is where it started. Sheri Dew's friend had a venue open because of a cancelled event, so Time out For Women was born. Yay! She hopes that we will be ready to receive the messages that God wants us to hear.
Michael McLean is singing. Thinking of you mom!
TC Christensen...Film Maker...watching 4 clips from "17 Miracles" and then TC gives more details and testimony of these pioneer miracles. TC loves cocoa puffs, FYI.
Brad Wilcox...Brad means Dweller in a broad meadow...loves learning about names...TC's name is Tom
Brad's son is serving a mission in Japan
Brad served his mission in Chile.
Different names of Christ
Jesus means God is help
Christ means Jesus the Messiah, the Anointed One
Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus the carpenter's son...God is a framer, so carpenter's son works for Brad
Known as the son of God & the son of man...man being one of God's names
Firstborn & only begotten...spiritually born 1st, only begotten in the flesh
Jehovah...covenant name
I am
The bread of life/The living water
King of Kings/Lord of Lords
Son of the blessed...reference to His mother Mary
Christ knows our names
God loves us just the way we are, but he wants us to continue to reach our potential
Immanuel...God with us
Michael McLean with McKenzie Turley. Beautiful voice! Entertaining.
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It's very interesting to see KK's thoughts and diction improve so dramatically from the time when s/he first started posting here. How many people have been paid to post under the KarmaKarma username?
Your onto us now.
Clever me!
You have zero credibility here. You should start fresh on another forum or just find another job/hobby.
Posting to this webpage pays well.
You've said that before, but at this point I have to assume you're joking. BillG pointed out that less than 1% of all RP members post here. And many who do post here don't discuss politics. Who would pay to have someone stir up a teacup?
My hunch is that you're one particular longtime participant in this forum (using a different username) with too much time on his hands. Have you grown as much broccoli this year? How's your dog?
I really hope you'll disappear after Trump loses but like a bad case of hemorrhoids I doubt you will.


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Comedian Seyi Law and his beautiful renew their vows after 5 years of marriage. Seyi who was full praises for his wife showed off pictures from the event on his Instagram page.
In one of the pictures he captured it;
I looked into your eyes several times, but the burning desire never ends. Your beauty is not of the outward, but within. Your strength is in accommodating without complaints. You are an epitome of Amazement. A creation of Excellence, The definition of Greatness,And a Heart Of Pure Gold. Love You. SEYILAW.
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Democrat Beto O'Rourke jumped into the 2020 presidential race Thursday, shaking up the already packed field and pledging to win over voters from across the political spectrum as he tries to translate his sudden celebrity into a formidable White House bid.
The former Texas congressman began his campaign by taking his first ever trip to Iowa, the state that kicks off the presidential primary voting. In tiny Burlington, in southeast Iowa, he scaled a counter to be heard during an afternoon stop at a coffee shop.
"Let us not allow our differences to define us as at this moment," O'Rourke told a whooping crowd of 120, his heels perched at the countertop's edge. "History calls for us to come together."
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In the Garden
Our Old-fashioned Rambler Rose in bloom.
In the Garden
is the song that has been in my life since I was a child.
It was my grandmother's favorite
and it's the song I sang the night I accepted Christ.
There was no follow-up
and, like a baby taking its first step without help, I fell
and I remained in that fallen state for many years
until the LORD decided it was time
for me to return to the fold.
He even showed me where He wanted me
when I visited one of the churches in the area.
The night I was there, they had special singing.
One vocalist didn't say what she was going to be singing,
just that the person it was dedicated to wasn't there that night,
but that it had been laid on her heart to sing it anyway
and she sang--
"In the Garden"
| Count Your Blessings | Giving Thanks | In The Garden |
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Was Abram related to Sarai? Sarai was Abram's sister, right?
This question seems to come up fairly regularly for some reason – I assume most people believe that Abraham was committing incest by marrying his half sister. With something so disgusting and revolting as incest, it's important to study the scripture to see what the Bible actually tells us what the relationship was between Abram (Abraham) and Sarai (Sarah.)
What does the Bible say about Abraham's Genealogy?
"27 Now these are the family records of Terah: Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot.
28 Haran died during his father's lifetime in the land of his birth, that is, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
29 Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of Milcah and Iscah." –Genesis 11:27-29
Is Sarah Related to Abraham?
Haran most likely had 4 kids: Lot, Sarai, Milcah and Iscah. The Bible does not tell us their mom's name.
Terah was the father of both Sarai and Abram in that he was the patriarch of the family. He was Abram's father and Sarai's grandfather.
Is She a Sister or Cousin?
It's important to note that "In Ancient times, the word for 'sister' also means 'cousin' in Semitic languages. Aramaic word 'Khtha' can mean sister or cousin. I believe the intended meaning here was Cousin." – Was the marriage between Abraham and Sarah incestuous?
For a Complete Explanation, Check Out Crack Your Bible's Episode.
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Part II of my quest to create a Nutrient-Based society is taking a look at the timing of eating, especially when eating Nutrient-Based!
Just as a recap from Part 1 that I've been featuring over the course of the last couple of weeks (HERE) the importance of having a Nutrient focus with each of your meals will help ensure that you get enough of the necessary vitamins and minerals!
Vitamins and Minerals are absolutely necessary to not just look better (brighter skin, acne control, stronger bones and teeth, muscle tone, etc.) but to also feel better (high energy, low fatigue, efficient digestion, internal organs all doing their job, better sleep, disease prevention and high immunity, etc.)
But, as you might have guessed, just being sure you are getting enough of the necessary vitamins and minerals does NOT necessarily mean that you are able to stay lean and fit!
Quality of food IS an incredibly important step in the right direction, but it does not necessarily promote weight loss or physique goals!
So, the next part I want to introduce to the Nutrient Based Diet is the TIMING of when you eat.
While there are no rules to Finding "A. Wright Fit" for yourself, I have found that there are definitely some benefits to monitoring your eating patterns and adjusting how often you eat!
It all boils down to just 3-Steps to Nutrient Based Timing!
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Step 1: Go minimum 12-hours without eating every night.
Research has been showing more concretely lately that going extended periods of time in a "fasted" state at night, has been extremely effective in helping bodies avoid obesity, even when eating a high fat diet. It has been termed Intermittent Fasting in the fitness community.
The concept of intermittent fasting was first introduced around 2009 and was popularized with a study that occurred in 2012. In this rodent research, three groups of mice were studied. One group was fed healthy food and the two others were fed the the same "higher fat" diet. Of the high-fat diet, one group was allowed to eat at all times of the day ("ad libitum") and the other group was restricted to eating only 8-hours of the most active part of their day. The group that actually restricted their diet to just the 8-hours of the day stayed just as lean as the group that ate "healthy" food. But the group that ate the same amount of calories and food, but ate at all hours of the day, became obese!! Read about this study HERE.
Even more recently, another follow-up study has been done over a less drastic fasting time range that has equally shown great results. This study had 4 groups of mice fed differing diets and found that over a 38-week study, the mice that limited their food intake to just 9-12 hours of the day, were able to stay lean and fit no matter what diet they were given. More importantly, the study also tested whether those same mice could take a "break on the weekend" (much like we humans do) and indeed, they were still able to stay fit and trim mice even when taking those weekend breaks in fasting. Here is the graphic from the study and link HERE.
I have personally tried intermittent fasting both for the 8-hour eating window AND a 12-hour eating window and I find that both time frames work equally well to one another for my body.
The difference I have found is that I'm much more uncomfortable when trying to go 16-hours a day fasted. I have early morning stomach grumbles like crazy and I would rely more heavily on coffee and tea in the morning (without cream or sugar, or it doesn't count!) which I found unsustainable for my lifestyle.
Now that I only eat 12-hours a day (and thereby fast for 12-hours a day), I find it much easier to implement this into my lifestyle and now many of my clients too!
This is how it works:
If you finish your last meal by 8pm at night, then you simply drink water, plain coffee or plain tea in the morning until your first meal at 8am.
For those that are morning people, you may want to monitor your dinner the night before so you can have the breakfast you need at the time that more convenient.
For those that are night owls, you might do just fine eating a little later of a dinner since you'll be up later at night. (See more about food timing after STEP #3 below)
Step 2: Eat meals every 3-4 hours, with no snacking in between!
We live in a society where we have immediate access to food. What a blessing that is!
But with such access comes the unfortunate tendency to snack or "graze" all day long. I call it "Drive by Eating" in my home. Every time I come across the nuts in the pantry, I gotta munch on a few! Every time I open the refrigerator for some water, I see the grapes and I gotta pop a few into my mouth! It is mindless and I've had to put some parameters on myself in an effort to stop!
Some of us have heard that we need to eat "every 2 hours" when trying to lose weight to "speed up our metabolism." But recent studies have actually debunked that myth.
The reality is that it all depends on your body and how fast your digest and break down your food. It also depends on the size of your meal (which we'll get to in Part III of the Nutrient-Based living!).
So some bodies WILL eat 5-6 meals per day because they will digest their food fast enough. But more commonly, most of us will eat 4 meals a day, which allows adequate time in between meals.
A list of benefits for allowing more time between meals is:
- You are more likely to eat when you're body is actually hungry, not just when you're craving something.
- You give your digestive system adequate time to reset its digestive hormones and secretions necessary for adequate and efficient food break down.
- The digestive rest in between meals is reseting your fat metabolism (i.e. You are in Fat Burning Mode!)
- It helps regulate your hunger and satiety hormones (Ghrelin and Leptin, respectively)
- Helps you maintain normal blood sugar and insulin responses.
- Helps maintain balanced mood.
- Allows your body to use energy toward detoxing your systems instead of only focusing on digesting.
The amount of time you need to wait in between meals is unique to your body. Since you are eating a full, Nutrient-Based meal for every meal, the size of this meal should take at least 3 hours to fully digest, if not more. The fiber, the protein and the fat in our meals do take a while to break down.
Some of you might have much faster metabolisms which means your body will become physically hungry much sooner.
I encourage everyone to determine signs that you are "physically hungry" versus when you are mentally or emotionally craving something. Here is a graphic from Metabolic Effect that I think sums it up really well!
To ward off the tendency to have high cravings or emotionally eat in between meals, drinking water or herbal and green tea (without sugar or cream!) is really helpful in keeping your stomach happy and your body circulating!
The reason for trying to time your life to be similar day to day is because of the value add of going along with your Circadian Rhythms. To get to the point, many functions in our body is regulated best in a rhythm, including when we eat!
To optimize these rhythms, the goal is to eat around the same time every day! Your role for your body is to asses and see what times of day work best for you!
Circadian Rhythms are defined as: "physical, mental and behavioral changes that follow a roughly 24-hour cycle, responding primarily to light and darkness in an organism's environment." (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
Essentially, it is our internal, or "body clock", that regulates our hormonal responses, body temperature, heart rate and sleep cycles
Circadian Rhythms (CR) certainly contribute largely to our sleep/wake patterns in our life since they are highly regulated by the light and dark responses.
But studies have shown that they can also be regulated by the timing of eating! Eating at times when our bodies are in "rhythm" to eat is ideal for metabolic responses to be at their best.
Our CR is mainly regulated by an area in our brain, the Hypothalamus, where about 20,000 neurons called the SCN (Superchiasmatic Nucleus) as the "master clock." But, recent studies have shown that the expression of our bodies "clocks" are not limited to just that area of the brain, but have been found in many tissues and cells throughout the body called the "peripheral tissues."
Several studies reported on in The-Scientist Journal HERE said:
"From these studies it's clear that the clocks in peripheral tissues—vulnerable as they are to the timing of eating—are vital to metabolism in the body's organs. "I would say the clock is playing a very fundamental role regulating all metabolic pathways," says Takahashi, "not just in organ systems, but at a cellular level."
Finding a patterned rhythm of eating that best supports your metabolism is one of the best things you can do to promote your healthiest, most energy efficient, and LEAN bodies possible!
Sporadic eating does not contribute to helping find the natural "rhythm" of your body. It causes some disruption to these natural rhythms and causes more internal stress than you know.
In reality, we all know that we don't always eat just when our bodies are hungry. That would be too easy!
We eat largely because of behavioral and mental reasons too:
- -We eat just because it's 12-Noon and we think "oh, I must have lunch!".
- -We eat because we schedule that dinner with the couple at that certain time.
- -We eat because everyone else around us is eating. We eat because we're bored or sad or happy.
Just becoming more aware of an eating pattern (and sleep and wake pattern too!) is a great first step in finding your best rhythm for your energy!
- Map out your typical schedule.
- Start with the time you'd like to wake-up and the time you need to go to bed (getting 7-9 hours of sleep).
- Start with those personal qualities that are important to your eating life and require priority in planning.
—Do you workout early in the morning or evening?
—Does your family stress the importance of family dinners?
—Do you have a designated lunch hour that you need to stay within?
—Are there times of the day that you are most active and therefore most hungry afterward?
-If there is a particular meal time that you know you already are akin to, start THERE. Don't try to force something different from that important spot.
4. From that time, designate a meal 3 hours before and 3 hours after (as many times as necessary) until you get about 4-5 meals. Some meals will be bigger some may be smaller.
5. Assess and be sure that you are able to implement the 12-hour window of Step #1 given this timeline and map.
Allow me to use myself as an example:
*Everyday, I get up at 530am and go to sleep at 9pm-930pm.
*My main meal priority is my workout, which I typically do at 10am. Therefore, my priority meal is right after this at 11am.
My schedule thus becomes:
Meal #1- 8am breakfast
Meal #2- 11am post workout
Meal #3- 2pm
Meal #4- 5/6 pm Dinner
(Meal #5- 8pm Post dinner snack (if I need it))
IF, I need to change my workout that day, I still don't change my meal timing. I try to fit in the workout in a way that will allow be time to keep this schedule (so I'd try to workout at 12/1pm, or 4pm).
As with all things about your body, this is an investment in time and requires patience for you to learn about YOU! What works for me, may not work for you. What works for you may not work for your sister!
But the payoff to some true, intentional investigation into your body, will be tremendous! Remember, you are not put on this earth just to look a certain way! You are put here for a GREATER PURPOSE! Your LIFE must be LIVED in order to fulfill that! Taking care of your health in your responsibility and the gift that you give back to God for the amazing, although at times HARD, life you have been given!
Your hard work will pay off in ways you can't even imagine! Just take it 1… 2…or 3 steps at a time!
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This one is a twofer. Let's start with the basic dilemma. GLOCK sights are like the plastic forends on AR-15s. They work. They even work well. But the more you know about how you like to run your gun, the more you want to change out forends and sights. Enter the GLOCK 42. This dynamic little pugilist punches above his weight. And the stock sights are sufficient, but not magnificent. Time for a change.
I like gunsmithing gadgets. Not that you have to be a smith to use a sight pusher, but you know what I mean. Armorer's tools may be a better description. Gadgets. I like me some gadgets. So when I found Jennings Machine and Tool, I was instantly smitten. You never know when some sights are going to need to be pushed around.
The Jennings Sight Pusher is quite the contraption. The basic premise is based on stability and direct, focused application of consistent force. The aluminum blocks stabilize the frame, holding it immobile, while the turning of the screw applies pressure to the sight itself, and not the frame.
For the purpose of moving sights, the Xtream Sight Pusher is about as substantial as you would need. It works well on GLOCKs, 1911s, and anything that has flat sides. For guns with safety levers, Jennings makes the MK IV, which has cut outs for safeties. I've used the Xtream on two GLOCKs, and a 1911, and can't envision a sight that this couldn't move.
The price on the Xtream is $65. The MK IV is $80. This is clearly a one time expense, as the pusher will stay in your tool kit forever. Or you can spend just as much, or more, on a pusher that is made just for one specific gun. GLOCK aficionados know what I mean. Getting a sight pusher made exclusively for a GLOCK is fine, if you won't ever own anything else. If you might, why not opt for something more versatile?
Why would you want to change the sights?
GLOCK sights work. They are not the most functional, though. As one who trains one handed, I like to see sights that have a functional shelf on the front side that can catch on a holster or boot heel. And GLOCK sights are rather bland. I personally prefer something brighter, too. As I consider GLOCKS to be defensive pistols, I rarely align sights at full extension. Instead, I point shoot or shoot quickly, only glimpsing the sights. In those situations anything that helps you reference the target is beneficial–and color helps. Bright color is even better. Glowing bright color is really helpful in low light.
TruGlo makes some nice sights. These Tritium Fiber Optics (TFO) have an odd feature that I like a lot. They're Tritium inside fiber optic sleeves. The dots glow well enough on their own in daylight and low light, but come alive at night. They are also more robust. As you'll see in the images, the GLOCK sight isn't robust. These TruGlo Brite Sites are. They're steel. Dovetailed. The fit was perfect. And the performance was spot on. I installed them in the most basic way I know how, which is to simply center them on the slide. Again, the exacting pressure applied by the Jennings pusher came in very handy, as I didn't have to hammer anything.
The GLOCK 42 sights sell for $153. That's not cheap, but you don't get this level of performance and versatility in a lot of the competition. These sights are stout. They stand up to the abuse of holstering in Kydex, and the rough manipulation of training. I've had these on this gun (which is what I'm carrying and training with now) for three solid months. No movement. No signs of wear.


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About: Padlet bills itself as "the easiest way to create and collaborate in the world." and is very popular with Key Stage 2 teachers in the UK.
It allows teachers to create a digital "wall" onto which learners can stick 'post it' style notes that contain words, pictures, links, videos etc etc.
I've used it on a number of occasions at all levels of the UK education sector, it's a handy and versatile tool.


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Rewards, Resentment and Embarrassment
Use Rewards and Incentives Carefully
All employees are 'rewarded' for the work they do in the form of a salary. There are very few jobs in the world where a person would happily do it for nothing, and even if they would, they still need to be earning money in order to pay bills and purchase goods. They therefore require paying for giving up their free time, coming into work, and performing a function which contributes to the success of the company.
In most cases though, after an initial burst of enthusiasm and productivity when they first start and are trying hard to impress their new employer, most employees with soon settle into a comfortable level of working. They could do more if they really tried, and similarly, they could do less if they decided to, but instead there is a level reached at which both managers and the employee themselves feel is a calm yet acceptable level of production.
For most businesses though, the need for effort and completing tasks will not be uniform and consistent. There will be quiet periods, in which managers are likely to be more lenient towards workers taking things a bit easier if there is not much for them to be doing, and there will be busy periods when things are frantic and management require maximum effort in order to meet deadlines. In this busy time, additional rewards and incentives can be offered.
Rewards and incentives can be used to significant effect in motivating workers and employees to raise their performance levels. They can be a powerful factor when there is a requirement for improved output, for example to fulfil a large order by a certain deadline. However, as with anything of great power, they need to be used carefully.
Different Types of Rewards
There are many different types of rewards available to managers to use. The most obvious, and by far the most common, is a financial incentive in the form of a bonus. Typically used in conjunction with targets, the monetary bonus is awarded if the set goal is reached or exceeded. This is ideal when the target goal is easily measured and defined, and the success or failure to accomplish it can definitely be decided e.g. "produce 300 finished units by 12th July". There is little room for ambiguity in this; either the target was reached or it was not.
Other companies, however, may not have such clear cut targets. A prime example are those operating in the services sector rather than manufacturing, where output is not so easily measured as it is for a business that makes physical products.
For these companies, employee performance in areas such as customer service may be the focus for rewards. As well as a monetary bonus, there are also other options available, including:
- Non-monetary items such as gift hampers, alcohol, flowers, gift certificates... The list is endless. Make sure it is actually something the person will like though. It is no use rewarding someone with a nice bottle of wine if they don't drink alcohol!
- Positive Feedback. This costs nothing, so will not create a financial burden for the company (see "The Financial Costs of Rewards" section further down). It is surprising how powerful this "free" reward is in terms of motivating an employee. If they feel they are slogging away and nobody cares they quickly become demotivated, whereas knowing that a manager recognises their efforts and appreciates their contribution can inspire them to work harder in the future. Positive feedback will allow the manager to explain exactly why they are so pleased with the employee, and be specific about what was done well, which can also be useful going forward, as the employee should carry on doing it.
- Public Recognition. This is quite similar to the method above, but whereas positive feedback explains specific points, public recognition generally just confers praise upon a person in front of everyone else. The most common examples is an employee of the month award, or an end of year awards ceremony. Managers need to be careful though that the person receiving public recognition doesn't feel embarrassed, and that everyone who should be is recognised. (See "How Will the Employee React to Public Recognition?" section below)
Of course, this is not to say that a manufacturing company cannot use any of the other rewards listed above along with production bonuses! A key management skill is being able to know which bonuses to use at what time, and what type would motivate an individual person the most.
How Will the Employee React to Public Recognition?
Managers also need to keep in mind when dispensing with rewards that workers are individuals and each will react differently to recognition which may be extremely different to how the manager would if they were in their employee's shoes.
Just like some people do not like a fuss made when it is their birthday, there will be some employees who will suffer embarrassment and hate the attention that comes with being praised in public and would much prefer to be quietly praised in private with the manager, such as a business coaching session where the achievements of the employee are discussed.
Conversely, there will be others who will be much more motivated to achieve great things if it leads to a great show of public recognition and the metaphorical spotlight being shone on them.
Does More Than One Person Need to be Rewarded?
Rewarding and praising an employee can also lead to resentment from the other members of staff, especially if they feel like they helped to achieve the successful outcome and are not being given any credit for it.
A classic example is an account manager receiving credit for the successful gaining or retention of a major client when people in other departments such as administration put in a lot of time and efforts which helped everything progress in an organised and efficient manner which impressed the client and was a key part of winning the business.
A failure to recognise everyone involved can create resentment and divisions amongst departments or individuals which can seriously affect the future performance of the business entity as a whole.
The Financial Costs of Rewards
Not only can rewards be financially expensive in terms of the cost of paying out bonuses or buying non-financial rewards for staff such as food/drink or flowers, but workers can become greedy and expect to receive a bonus every time they are asked to do a task. This can either become extremely expensive for the company if they do pay out each time, or if they do not, workers may become extremely de-motivated and wonder what they did wrong.
Managers must therefore use bonuses and rewards sparingly, only using them for truly exceptional performance or in times when meeting a deadline is critical. The more they are used, the lower their power in motivating employees, and the more dependent/expecting employees will be on receiving them.
When used sparingly and correctly, rewards can provide tremendous short-term benefits. But if overused or mismanaged they can soon cause expensive headaches for the company, reducing profits significantly and proving ineffectual in the future when they may be needed the most. The rewards also need to be meaningful if they are to have the desired impact.
Praising Success After or During Business Coaching
Encouraging for Repetition
When teaching animals tricks, praise is given in the form of food usually to reward them and let them know that they have done well. This encourages them to do it again the next time they are asked.
In a similar sort of way, it is important to praise employees when they do something right, usually with words rather than food, although some employees may like to be rewarded with food!
Praising an Action Should Lead to a Repeat Performance
By doing this, just as with animals, you let them know that what they have done is what you wanted, so that next time they will do it again. Whilst in animals this will be a specific action in response to some sort of command, in people it will often be a way of working or acting upon the strategy and objectives determined.
This is why in business coaching it is so important for the coach to praise a person who has successfully acted upon the course of action which was discussed in the previous coaching sessions, so that it will greatly encourage them to continue this way of working in the future and for other suggestions.
By praising their success and providing encouragement in this way, an employee is likely to gain confidence and be much more likely to take the initiative in the future and attempt to sort out problems by themselves without taking up the time of the manager who probably has more important things to be getting on with than dealing with issues that they are primarily employing the person to deal with.
So whilst too much praise can begin to diminish its effectiveness, it is important that praise is given whenever it is necessary in order to make business coaching effective.
Why is it Important to Qualify Praise and Criticism?
Praise on its Own Can Have Little Meaning
When it comes to giving feedback to an employee when they have finished or are working through a particular project, praise or criticism has little meaning if it is not qualified with the reasons as to why the feedback is good or bad.
Providing Explanations Gives Employees Better Understanding for Future Tasks
Giving criticism without explanation is worse than giving praise without explanation. If praise is given then the employee is likely to be doing things right and achieving the desired objectives, in which case they do not need putting back on the right track.
It is, however, extremely useful as it gives more weight to the praise and shows that the manager has taken a keen interest in the performance and efforts of the employee, instead of just setting them a task and letting them get on with it. It may also be the case that whilst the overall progress of the employee has been good, there may still be one or two very minor points which need to be worked on and improved.
However, criticism given without any explanation or reasoning can be extremely damaging to both the morale of the worker and the relationship between themselves and the manager.
Short criticism such as telling a worker they were ineffective or not good enough will more than likely make the person extremely defensive, whereas the provision of objective and non-judgemental critical points not only allows the employee to understand the areas in which they can improve, or provides a basis for productive discussion about future performance or the issues that the worker had which prevented them from doing a satisfactory job.
In either case, this will be extremely useful when it comes to business coaching sessions and maximising the productivity of the individual.


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The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC; Muslim world" and works to "safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony".[1]
The OIC has permanent delegations to the United Nations and the European Union. The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English and French.
Since the 19th century, some Muslims had aspired to ummah to serve their common political, economic, and social interests. The collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the Caliphate after World War I left a vacuum for a pan-Islamic institution. Losing the Six-Day War in 1967 provided the incentive needed. Leaders of Muslim nations met in Rabat to establish the OIC on 25 September 1969.[1]
According to its charter, the OIC aims to preserve Islamic social and economic values; promote solidarity amongst member states; increase cooperation in social, economic, cultural, scientific, and political areas; uphold international peace and security; and advance education, particularly in the fields of science and technology.[1]
The emblem of the OIC (shown above) contains three main elements that reflect its vision and mission as incorporated in its new Charter. These elements are: the Ka'bah, the Globe, and the Crescent.
On 5 August 1990, 45 foreign ministers of the OIC adopted the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam to serve as a guidance for the member states in the matters of human rights in as much as they are compatible with the Sharia, or Quranic Law.[2]
In June 2008, the OIC conducted a formal revision of its charter. The revised charter set out to promote human rights, fundamental freedoms, and good governance in all member states. The revisions also removed any mention of the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam. Within the revised charter, the OIC has chosen to support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international law.[3]
On 28 June 2011 during the 38th Council of Foreign Ministers meeting (CFM) in Astana, Kazakhstan the organisation changed its name from Organisation of the Islamic Conference (
It is the executive organ of the Organisation, entrusted with the implementation of the decisions of the two preceding bodies, and is located in Iyad Bin Amin Madani from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, since 31 January 2014.
The Secretary General is elected by the Council of Foreign Ministers for a period of five years, renewable once. The Secretary-General is elected from among nationals of the Member States in accordance with the principles of equitable geographical distribution, rotation and equal opportunity for all Member States with due consideration to competence, integrity and experience.[51]
It meets once a year to examine a progress report on the implementation of its decisions taken within the framework of the policy defined by the Islamic Summit.
The largest meeting, attended by the kings and the heads of state and government of the member states, convenes every three years.The Islamic Summit takes policy decisions and provide guidance on all issues pertaining to the realisation of the objectives as provided for in the Charter and consider other issues of concern to the Member States and the Ummah.[50]
The OIC system consists of:
The September 2014's high-level Summit of the OIC, in New York, ended without adopting any resolutions or conclusions, for the first time in several years in the modern history of the organization, due to a dispute regarding the status of one of its Observer states.
In December 2012, the IPHRC met in Washington, DC for the first time. The IPHRC held meetings at the National Press Club, Capitol Hill and Freedom House discussing the issues of human rights defense in the OIC member states. During their roundtable discussion with Freedom House the IPHRC emphasised the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the rejection of the Cairo Declaration by the OIC.[46]
Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri told reporters on 14 February 2007 that the secretary general of OIC and foreign ministers of seven "like-minded Muslim countries" would meet in Islamabad on 25 February 2007 following meetings of President Musharraf with heads of key Muslim countries to discuss "a new initiative" for the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Kasuri said this would be a meeting of foreign ministers of key Muslim countries to discuss and prepare for a summit in Makkah Al Mukarramah to seek the resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict.[45]
The ninth meeting of Parliamentary Union of the OIC member states (PUOICM) was held on 15 and 16 February 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[42] The speaker of Malaysia's House of Representatives, Ramli bin Ngah Talib, delivered a speech at the beginning of the inaugural ceremony. OIC secretary-general Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said prior to the meeting that one main agenda item was stopping Israel from continuing its excavation at the Western Wall near the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third holiest site.[43] The OIC also discussed how it might send peacekeeping troops to Muslim states, as well as the possibility of a change in the name of the body and its charter.[43] Additionally, return of the sovereignty right to the Iraqi people along with withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq was another one of the main issues on the agenda.[44]
A number of OIC meetings have attracted global attention.
India has also criticised the OIC for referring to parts of Kashmir as "occupied by India".[39] Although India has about 12% (roughly 183 million) of the world's Muslim population, it has been blocked by Pakistan from joining the OIC.[39][40][41]
Thailand responded to this criticism over its policies. The [35] have echoed the same concerns as OIC, rebuffing Thailand's attempts to dismiss the issue.
On 18–19 April 2009, the exiled Patani leader [35]
Thailand has responded to OIC criticism of human rights abuses in the Muslim majority provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat in the south of the country. In a statement issued on 18 October 2005, secretary-general Ihsanoglu vocalised concern over the continuing conflict in the south that "claimed the lives of innocent people and forced the migration of local people out of their places".[33] He also stressed that the Thai government's security approach to the crisis would aggravate the situation and lead to continued violence.
At the 34th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM), an OIC section, in May 2007, the foreign ministers termed Islamophobia the worst form of terrorism.[32]
During a meeting in Malaysia in April 2002, delegates discussed terrorism but failed to reach a definition of it. They rejected, however, any description of the Palestinian fight with Israel as terrorism. Their declaration was explicit: "We reject any attempt to link terrorism to the struggle of the Palestinian people in the exercise of their inalienable right to establish their independent state with Al-Quds Al-Shrif (Jerusalem) as its capital." In fact, at the outset of the meeting, the OIC countries signed a statement praising the Palestinians and their "blessed intifada." The word terrorism was restricted to describe Israel, whom they condemned for "state terrorism" in their war with the Palestinian people.[31]
Contradictions between OIC's and other UN members' understanding of terrorism has stymied efforts at the UN to produce a comprehensive convention on international terrorism.[30]
Furthermore, HRW is concerned by OIC's apparent unwillingness to recognise as terrorism acts that serve causes endorsed by their member states. Article 2 reads: "Peoples' struggle including armed struggle against foreign occupation, aggression, colonialism, and hegemony, aimed at liberation and self-determination." HRW has suggested to OIC that they embrace "longstanding and universally recognised international human rights standards",[28] a request that has as yet not led to any results.
Legal scholar Ben Saul of University of Sydney argues that the definition is subjective and ambiguous and concludes that there is "serious danger of the abusive use of terrorist prosecutions against political opponents" and others.[29]
In 1999, OIC adopted the OIC Convention on Combatting International Terrorism.[27] Human Rights Watch has noted that the definition of terrorism in article 1 describes "any act or threat of violence carried out with the aim of, among other things, imperiling people's honour, occupying or seizing public or private property, or threatening the stability, territorial integrity, political unity or sovereignty of a state." HRW views this as vague, ill-defined and including much that is outside the generally accepted understandings of the concept of terrorism. In HRW's view, it labels, or could easily be used to label, as terrorist actions, acts of peaceful expression, association, and assembly.[28]
Nonetheless, OIC members Albania, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone have signed a UN Declaration supporting LGBT rights in the General Assembly.[25][26]
In March 2012, the United Nations Human Rights Council held its first discussion of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, following the 2011 passage of a resolution supporting LGBT rights proposed by the Republic of South Africa.[21] Pakistan's representative addressed the session on behalf of the OIC, denouncing the discussion and questioning the concept of sexual orientation, which he said was being used to promote "licentious behaviour ... against the fundamental teachings of various religions, including Islam". He stated that the council should not discuss the topic again. Most Arab countries and some African ones later walked out of the session.[22][23][24]
Along with the revisions of the OIC's charter in 2008, the member states created the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC). The IPHRC is an advisory body, independent from the OIC, composed of eighteen individuals from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds. The IPHRC has the power to monitor human rights within the member states and facilitates the integration of human rights into all OIC mandates. The IPHRC also aids in the promotion of political, civil, and economic rights in all member states.[20]
The OIC has been criticised for failing to discuss the treatment of ethnic minorities within member countries, such as the oppression of the Kurds in Syria, the Ahwaz in Iran, the Hazars in Afghanistan, the 'Al-Akhdam' in Yemen, or the Berbers in Algeria.[19]
Human Rights Watch says that OIC has "fought doggedly" and successfully within the United Nations Human Rights Council to shield states from criticism, except when it comes to criticism of Israel. For example, when independent experts reported violations of human rights in the 2006 Lebanon War, "state after state from the OIC took the floor to denounce the experts for daring to look beyond Israeli violations to discuss Hezbollah's as well." OIC demands that the council "should work cooperatively with abusive governments rather than condemn them." HRW responds that this works with those who are willing to cooperate; others exploit the passivity.[17][18]
OIC created the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam.[2] While proponents claim it is not an alternative to the UDHR, but rather complementary to it, Article 24 states that "[a]ll the rights and freedoms stipulated in this Declaration are subject to the Islamic Shari'ah" and Article 25 follows with "[t]he Islamic Shari'ah is the only source of reference for the explanation or clarification of any of the articles of this Declaration." Attempts to have it adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council have met increasing criticism, because of its contradiction of the UDHR, including from liberal Muslim groups.[13] Critics of the CDHR state bluntly that it is "manipulation and hypocrisy," "designed to dilute, if not altogether eliminate, civil and political rights protected by international law" and attempts to "circumvent these principles [of freedom and equality]."[14][15][16]
Cartoons of Muhammad, published in a Danish newspaper in September 2005, were found offensive to a number of Muslims. Third Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference in December 2005 condemned publication of the cartoons, resulting in broader coverage of the issue by news media in Muslim countries. Subsequently, violent demonstrations throughout the Islamic world resulted in several deaths.[12]
There was a meeting in Conakry in 2013. Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said that foreign ministers would discuss the possibility of cutting ties with any state that recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel or that moves its embassy to its environs.[11]
The OIC, on 28 March 2008, joined the criticism of the film Fitna by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, which features disturbing images of violent acts juxtaposed with verses from the Quran.[10]
On 27 June 2007, then-United States President [7] The current special envoy is Rashad Hussain, who was appointed on 13 February 2010.[8] In an investigation of the accuracy of a series of chain emails, Snopes.com reported that during the October 2003 – April 2004 session of the General Assembly, 17 individual members of the OIC voted against the United States 88 % of the time.[9]
The Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUOICM) was established in Iran in 1999, and its head office is situated in Tehran. Only OIC members are entitled to membership in the union.[6]
According to the UNHCR, OIC countries hosted 18 million refugees by the end of 2010. Since then OIC members have absorbed refugees from other conflicts, including the uprising in Syria. In May 2012, the OIC is expected to address these concerns at the "Refugees in the Muslim World" conference in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[5]
The collective population of OIC member states is over 1.4 billion as of 2008.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has 57 members, 56 of which are also member states of the United Nations. Some, especially in West Africa, are – though with large Muslim populations – not necessarily Muslim majority countries. A few countries with significant Muslim populations, such as Russia and Thailand, sit as Observer States, while others, such as India and Ethiopia, are not members.
The Ka'bah is situated slightly above the globe's meridian line, which emphasises its supreme significance.
The Crescent being positioned on the side with its centre aligned with the inclined axis of the Globe evokes the Globe revolving around its axis and therefrom it implies the dynamism of the universe, of Islam, and the OIC.
Putting the three elements together, the Crescent engulfing the Globe with the Ka'bah at its centre represents the universal outlook of Islam. This evokes • the OIC's taking guidance from Islam, belonging to and serving the Islamic world, and at the same time, • its global outlook, keeping attune to and addressing international issues.
And The Crescent, symbolising Islam, embrases the Muslim world, indicating that Islam is the guiding motive, protective, and unifying force of the Muslim world, and therefrom, that Islam is the guiding motive, protective, and unifying force of the OIC.
Surrounding the Ka'bah is The Globe with the meridian lines drawn to represent the diversity of humanity in its many nations and tribes within the universal context represented by the emblem.
At the centre of the design is The Ka'bah, the focal point of the Islamic world. Placed at the centre of the design it symbolises the Islamic world and its unity, and therefrom, it symbolises the Member States and the OIC as their union.
The new emblem of the OIC contains three main elements that reflect its vision and mission as incorporated in its new Charter. These elements are: the Ka'bah, the Globe, and the Crescent.
After intense deliberations, the name chosen by consensus that would maintain the same acronym OIC is: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
In 2005, at the Extraordinary Makkah Summit, the leaders adopted the Ten Year Programme of Action, which among other things, approved changing the name of the Organisation and revising its Charter as part of reforming it. In 2008, at the Dakar Summit, the new Charter was adopted and a decision was made to initiate the process of changing the name in consultation with the Member States.
While the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestine remain the central issues for the Organisation, its activities and role have expanded in the past 40 years to meet the demands and expectations of the Muslim world. Since 1969 the number of Member States has increased, Observer states have been accepted, and various Subsidiary, Specialised, and Affiliated institutions have been created to serve the Muslim world. Furthermore, the role of the Organisation itself in the international arena has become more prominent and active.
In 1969, Muslim leaders met in a historic Islamic Summit Conference and decided to establish an organisation that unified their efforts towards common objectives. Consequently, in 1970 the foreign ministers met and established a General Secretariat for the Organisation of the Islamic Conference as the collective voice of the Muslim world that represents its interests and defends its causes. The name chosen for the Organisation reflected the occasion for its establishment.
The OIC also changed its logo at this time.
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