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We've been out for a couple of days now. What's the response been like?
Way better than we could have hoped for! We set out to make something that would be uplifting to play, that would make people smiling and happy. Did we achieve that? Here are some comments from players - judge for yourself!
I forgot I had a body.
POLYBIUS! I can't believe a game can make me feel such joy. Thank you @llamasoft_ox for an incredible experience!
Polybius is easily one of the best immersive PSVR showcases, alongside Rez Infinite, Thumper and SuperHyperCube - amazing work.
The difference between non-VR and VR modes is incredible - even the title screen is astonishing. @llamasoft_ox has found his ideal canvas :)
@llamasoft_ox what have you done to my brain?
@llamasoft_ox thx for providing such a wonderful VR gaming xperience. Most immersive, fun and addictive #psvr game so far!
I think it's the best game you have ever written, it's fucking epic! Nice one mate :-)
Any initial WTF? Confusion of #Polybius is soon replaced with euphoria & a great big grin. Amazing work @llamasoft_ox and all involved
Polybius from @llamasoft_ox has the most *brilliant* 3D TV mode - great fun even without PSVR. First reason I've ever had to switch TV to 3D
#Polybius in VR. Blimey. Words can't begin to describe it. Never before has a videogame given me a headrush. My compliments to @llamasoft_ox
What you can't hear in this POLYBIUS (PSVR) clip is me laughing w/delight; thx @llamasoft_ox
Oh My God. Polybius is the best PSVR game by a mile. If you have a PSVR, you *need* this game.
Polybius wow ! Played to level 20 and now I feel chiiiiiiiiiiled 🐑 first time in ages I am not worrying myself sick. 10/10
Get #Polybius by @llamasoft_ox for PSVR. It's gorgeous, mind warping and extremely fun. Very inspirational as well!
Shout out to #Polybius and @llamasoft_ox. Great game. I wondered what an 80s shooter would feel like inside an arcade game. This is it #psvr
Halted my POLYBIUS time until tomorrow but let the eldest have a go before bed and as I was making a brew, all I could hear was laughter.
So if you have a PSVR then you need to get Polybius. If you don't have a PSVR then get one and get Polybius. My word @llamasoft_ox
So far Polybius by @llamasoft_ox is incredible and doesn't want to let me go.. love it!
Well #Polybius is ridiculous. When you are really going + the screen is pulsing, colours separating — I think I taste colour.
Blimey! Just played Polybius, the most intense legal trip you'll ever take. Legendary work @llamasoft_ox this is THE reason for having PSVR
1st VR Polybius run. Holy mackerel! You get in a trance zone, when you finally run out of shields, you're like what day is it @llamasoft_ox
#Polybius is ridiculous fun @llamasoft_ox has absolutely nailed it!
Blew the dust off the psvr for @llamasoft_ox Polybius. Techno goodness. IncrediBull
@llamasoft_ox Dude, you *so* nailed it. Relaxed into the game tonight and did so much better. All the things you spoke about - delivered.
Go with the flow is about all the instruction you need for Polybius. I should be in bed but here I am. Beautiful. Thanks @llamasoft_ox
Seriously, I have the *biggest* grin on my face right now, and it's all @llamasoft_ox's fault. #polybius
@llamasoft_ox New Jeff game... Download NOW and... 4K 60fps = amazing! Plug in PSVR... I HAVE NO WORDS!!! 30 years I been waiting for this!
Oh my god you guys smashed it :D and the music is magic , a very happy chappy indeed
Now that I've finished mopping up the brains dribbling from my ears...moar #Polybius
congrats to @llamasoft_ox it's finally out everyone go buy it your life will never be the same again.
thank you llamasoft!! Best VR game I've ever played! No motion sickness (finally), super fast, just amazing.
I really don't know what to say. @llamasoft_ox Polybius on PS4VR is freaking incredible.U just get so consumed by it 😁😁😁 great music as well
can't. stop. playing. Polybius. It has a true home on PSVR. Bravo
me and kids love playing it! We are all crowded round the console desperate for our next turn!
What a totally amazing job done by @llamasoft_ox & everyone concerned with #Polybius. Such a polished and addictive game
Found myself not breathing through at least one level of Polybius, so if I die it's @llamasoft_ox 's fault.
OMG. I played Polybius last night and it gave me at least four spine tingling head buzzing goosebump full body rushes.
I've been a fan of Minter's games for a long time, but this is better than I'd hoped. The sense of speed is phenomenal, the colors are incredible, and most importantly, the gameplay is amazing
It somehow manages to be both the most relaxing and intense game on the PSVR. Not sure how he managed that...
This game truly gives me some of the same feelings I've had tripping on psychedelics. It cracks open potential for VR technology I never even knew existed.
Pictures and videos don't do this game justice. Once you are in there it will visually blow you away...
You don't need drugs. You need Polybius.
This is intense, this is insane. I'm smiling from ear to ear.
I have to say, I have never had a game make me fall so much in love with a genre that I previously hated.So, uh, yeah! We're totally surprised and happy! Really pleased to see people enjoying it so much!
The legend becomes reality. Polybius is the new Llamasoft PS4 game!
Llamasoft's new creation for PSVR (fully playable on non-PSVR PS4 systems too) is a re-interpretation of the legendary psychoactive arcade game Polybius.
After an encounter with the real thing (check out the story of a mysterious Basingstoke trip, some of which may or may not be true), and given the availability of current state of the art VR technology we decided it was finally time to re-create this game .. with all the good, minus the bad. We're not out to brainwash you. But we do want to give you something that makes you feel good when you play, that takes you quickly and efficiently to "the zone" where everything flows and you feel uplifted and exhilarated.
For more details about the game, click here.. Or check it out for yourself - it'll be available on the PS store on the 9th May (US) and 10 May (EU).
|In this video I'll talk you through the game's first seven levels, explaining how things work.
Here are some quick screenshots, click on them to learn more about the game.
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From our talented musicians you can now download and buy the original soundtrack HERE !
34 tracks including a special MIX of over 1 hour of fantastic music ! Really you CAN NOT miss this !
TxK wins a Develop Award
Music composer "Junosix" wins a Develop Award for his soundtrack Noise Pulse composed exclusively for TxK
The prestigious Develop Award
We are very grateful to all the talented composers that been with us on this project and that allowed us to create such a wonderful game. We remind you also that you can always purchase the soundtrack here.
TxK wins a postumous ZZAP Gold Medal !
|It's true! Gary Penn, Julian Rignall and Gary Liddon decided to give TxK a ZZAP! Gold Medal from beyond the grave!
I must say how irrationally happy it made me when I saw that the lads from Zzap! had all played TxK and awarded us this posthumous Zzap! GM. Makes me feel like I'm 20 again. - Yak
|Get the orignal soundtrack here!
|Yes ! Yes ! Yes !
The NEW release for PSVita is HERE !
The long awaited new Llamasoft game for PSVita is finally arrived, finally available for digital download on the PSN store.
Glowing vectors, explosive particle effects and a pulse-pounding soundtrack are core elements of many modern arcade shooters - a style that Llamasoft defined with its seminal 90s tube shooter.
TxK is the spiritual successor to that genre-defining work and brings you 100 levels of engrossing score-chasing gameplay married to an outstanding soundtrack that will have your head nodding as you blast your way onto the scoreboards.
Check out TxK details here.
GR++ PC up for grabs
|Some people asked about the PC version of GR++ so I have uploaded it for free. Take it, enjoy it, and if you feel like it support us either with a donation or by spreading the word and/or buying our upcoming Vita game TxK
TxK on Indie Week
|Watch the new Llamasoft video, Jeff talks about TxK interviewed by Hollie
|TxK is now content and feature complete and we are on course to submit it to QA very soon. Expect more videos and details of the final game in the coming weeks as we move towards release.
First Playable at Sony
|Friday 28th we have been at Sony headquarters in London where we presented the "First Playable" and we received very positive feedback and appreciation. According to Spencer Low "One of the best First Playable I have seen in the last 10 years."
|So the second project milestone been passed with flying colours and everything is full steam ahead now looking forward to Alpha submission. We spent a really lovely afternoon at Sony and a wonderful evening with some of the guys at the best hamburger place in London.
Giles, Shahid and Yak with the First Playable (photo taken by Spencer Low)
See more details at the developer's blog entry.
The Road Ahead
"19 years ago saw the release of one of the best games Llamasoft ever made, a game which came to be recognised as one of the best games on an entire system - Tempest 2000 on the Atari Jaguar. I've often thought that one day I would like to revisit that game and do some kind of an updated version on modern hardware"
|See the blog for more information
|Image created by Rod Steele
|Our Latest game GOAT UP 2 *****
|"GoatUp 2. For the caprine game designer within you. The one who likes eating flowers and farting on Manic Miner enemies. You know it makes sense." - Indie Statik
|"This is a great evolution of the original Goatup jumper into a platformer game. As usual for Llamasoft, everything is amazing, from the retro sounds and visuals to the tight controls and gameplay."
|See more about it ...
|Also have a look at ...
|Gridrunner for Android as DONATIONWARE
|And all the other games too !
|Goat Up 2
|Super Ox Wars
|Five a day
|Caves Of Minos
|Goat Up
|Minotron 2112
|Minotaur Rescue
|Keep me posted about new games !
Welcome to Llamasoft
|30 years of making games we love to play and people like to play. Join us now and share the experience of what makes Llamasoft games a kind of its own and what we are.
|" The first step is making a nice game is make a game you love to play ... "
|Llamasoft games been around since 1984, they evolved and are always evolving around the new technologies and medias available always retaining the original vision of games that are fun to play.
|Gameplay mechanics, humour, rewarding game experience, right feeling of the controls and a bit of a twisted vision is what you'll find into our games.
During all this years a lot of people have played Llamasoft games some of which been considered to be some classics, like Tempest 2000 or Attack of the Mutant Camels to quote some of the most well known. All those people that liked our work are still following us today.
These people are not just players, they are the people that followed Llamasoft during the development of the games, that seen the life of the games, that voiced their ideas and opinions on what we were doing, that lived together with us what been going on in all those years.
Some people say our games are not "mainstream" because they are different. Yes, they are different but not everyone is the same in this world, we are what we are.
So why don't you take a closer look at what this "different" is and make your own mind ? It won't hurt you ;) You may find out why some people are still with us since 30 years.
Thanks from Yak and Giles
We thank you again for looking around and supporting us.
|Thank you from Yak
|and Giles too
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A 23-year-old beauty queen from Kenosha, Wis., has won the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas.
Laura Kaeppeler (KEP'-ler) won the pageant Saturday night after strutting in a white bikini and black beaded evening gown, singing opera and answering a question about whether beauty queens should declare their politics by saying Miss America represents everyone.
Miss Oklahoma Betty Thompson came in second while Miss New York Kaitlyn Monte placed third.
Kaeppeler wins a $50,000 scholarship and gets the title for one year.
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British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Wednesday urged the Afghanistan government to consider bringing Taliban supporters into its political system, telling an MIT audience that the prompt pursuit of a political deal among Afghanistan's warring factions was necessary to build a lasting peace in that country.
"My argument today is that now is the time for the Afghans to pursue a political settlement with as much vigor and energy as we are pursuing the military and civilian effort," said Miliband SM '90, delivering the Karl Taylor Compton Lecture in Kresge Auditorium.
Miliband's talk came as U.S. and British troops make a renewed push to secure the Taliban stronghold of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. The Western troops have been attempting to control the town of Marjah, and aim to secure the region's major city, Kandahar, this summer.
While acknowledging the necessity of the military action, Miliband struck a different point of emphasis in his talk, stressing the importance of a simultaneous process of political reconciliation. "Afghanistan will never achieve a sustainable peace unless many more Afghans are inside the political system, and the neighbors [nearby countries] are onside with the political settlement," said Miliband, whose Labour Party is expected to face a strong challenge from the opposition Conservatives in Britain's forthcoming general election later this spring.
The lecture was intended in part to send a message to Afghan president Hamid Karzai, who has suggested his country hold a jirga in April — a kind of grand peace negotiation about the country's political future. Western governments want to make clear to Karzai, re-elected in controversial circumstances in 2009, that they expect improvements in governance to accompany improvements in security.
"The international community will judge him by his actions, not his words," Miliband warned on Wednesday, later adding, "The Afghans themselves must own, lead and drive such political engagement."
Talking to the Taliban
Miliband's speech laid out a framework for the "political outreach" that he thinks will be useful in reconstructing Afghanistan. As Miliband sees it, a sustainable Afghan government will need to be more inclusive of ethnic Pashtuns, who have often supported the Taliban; will need to decentralize and provide better support for regional governors and governing councils; should give parliament a greater voice in political affairs; and must address the pervasive problem of corruption in the Afghan government.
Adding these elements to the Afghan political system would mean supplementing the Bonn Agreement, the accords worked out after the successful capture of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, by the United States and its allies, following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Those attacks were carried out by al-Qaida terrorists given protection and resources by the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
In turn, extending the tribal and ethnic scope of Afghanistan's government would inevitably mean bringing former Taliban fighters or supporters into the fold. "The idea of political engagement with those who would directly or indirectly attack our troops is difficult," Miliband acknowledged. However, he added, "dialogue is not appeasement and political space is not the same as veto power or domination."
To be sure, Miliband said, he has no expectation that all militants would themselves be willing to participate in a process of reconciliation. "Some insurgents are committed to al-Qaida's violent extremist agenda," Miliband observed. "There will never be reconciliation with them — they must be beaten back."
Upward trajectory in 'two to five years'
A portion of Miliband's lecture was devoted to acknowledging the complications of getting Afghanistan's many neighbors to agree on a path forward for the country. Pakistan, the country regarded as having the most influence inside Afghanistan, "holds many of the keys to security and dialogue," Miliband said. "It clearly has to be a partner in finding solutions in Afghanistan."
Miliband noted that like other nations, "Pakistan will only act according to its own sense of its national interest." That said, Miliband also said he believes there has been a "significant change" in Pakistan during the last 18 months under President Asif Ali Zardari, and he expressed optimism that countries with vested interests in Afghanistan — including India, Russia, Turkey and China — will recognize a basic fact about the region: "The status quo in Afghanistan hurts all."
And Miliband did, at times, re-emphasize the importance of military progress to the possibility of civil reconstruction in the country. "Only if the scale of the insurgency itself is reduced will the Afghan authorities be able to govern their land in sustainable or acceptable ways," he said. Fewer than half of regional governors even have an office; fewer than a quarter of them have electricity.
Still, Miliband suggested, if both military and political progress take place in 2010, then "within two to five years it is realistic to aspire to see a country on an upward trajectory, still poor but with a just peace, with democracy and inclusive politics bedding down at all levels and with incomes growing."
After his talk, Miliband, who earned his master's in political science from MIT, was presented a school ring onstage, from the Graduate Student Council. While on campus two decades ago, he remarked at the outset of his speech, "I would never have believed that I would be British Foreign Secretary in a Labour government explaining a war in Afghanistan."


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Commissioners, school board members, reflect on how new boards will affect local governance
Some of the faces have changed, but the goals remain the same.
Lenoir County�s Board of Education and Board of Commissioners will each have two new faces beginning next week, as well as new chairmen and solid Democratic voting majorities. New and re-elected members of both boards will be sworn in Monday.
The seven-member Board of Commissioners had a 4-3 majority of Democrats to Republicans for two years in the wake of the 2010 elections, but with Democrat Craig Hill�s victory over incumbent District 3 Republican Tommy Pharo, the Democrats have a commanding 5-2 lead.
George Graham, a Democrat, was elected to N.C. House District 12 this year after serving on the Board of Commissioners for 30 years. He was also the chairman.
Jimmy Cochran, chairman of the Lenoir County Democratic Party, said the members of the party�s executive committee will meet this week and put forth a nominee for Graham�s seat � the commissioners have the final say, though.
�I personally don�t think it�s going to make any difference in the function of the board,� veteran Commissioner Reuben Davis said of the changes.
Davis, an at-large Democrat, won re-election to a second term, along with fellow at-large Democrat Linda Rouse Sutton. Davis also served as a commissioner from 1974 to 1982.
�There no question in my mind that all of us are on the same page, of doing everything we can not to have a property tax increase,� he said.
County officials have projected the next one to two years will be very tight financially, and the commissioners will have to determine how they will fill a hole of several million dollars in the budget.
Davis said it will take some time for the revenues from new industries to kick in.
�We want to get over the hump, and I think I can speak for all of us on that,� he said. �I think we�ll all be on the same page.�
Davis, Sutton, Hill and Commissioner Jackie Brown, a Democrat who ran unopposed for her District 4 seat, will be sworn in when the commissioners meet Monday.
Board of Education
Democrat Jon Sargeant will take over the District 3 seat of board Chairwoman Rita Hodges, a Democrat who was elected in 2008 and decided not to run for a second term.
Democrat Merwyn K. Smith will fill the at-large seat of Democrat Billy Davis, who was also elected in 2008 and was defeated in the May primary.
Smith will join fellow Democrat Bruce Hill in the at-large seats. Hill was elected to his third four-year term.
Hill expected there would be less of a �personal agenda� among school board members going into next year.
The board has been through upheavals in recent years, with controversy over redistricting, changes to the school dress code and the removal of Terry Cline as superintendent.
�I think this board is going to be trying to work together,� Hill said. �All that�s happened is water under the bridge so what we need to do is work together for our kids our schools and our community.�
Hill, Sargeant, Smith, along with C.L. Braxton of District 5 and Garland Nobles Jr. of District 4 � Nobles ran for re-election unopposed this year � make up the five-member Democratic majority on the school board, which has not changed as a result of this year�s election.
Vice Chairman Giles Stroud, a Republican, was elected in 2010. He was elected to District 1, but has since been drawn out of it after the county redrew its voting district lines.
Stroud ran at large this year, but came in third out of four candidates. He will serve out the remainder of his term representing District 1.
�This is a situation where there should not be any politics involved,� Stroud said. �I just happen to be a Republican, I just happened to run as a Republican and have very conservative values, but the bottom line is the children.�
His fellow Republican is David Fillippeli, who is in the middle of his third term and said he was �looking forward� to working with the new board members.
�I don�t think in the 10 years that I�ve been on the board that anyone has voted along party lines, on anything that I can recall,� he said. �I think the biggest concern of the new board is going to be how we continue to make do with less, because the General Assembly has cut us pretty deeply in the past couple of years and I�m worried that more (budget) cuts are coming.�
Hill, Nobles Sargeant and Smith will be sworn in when the school board meets Monday.
Party politics
Cochran, the Lenoir County Democratic Party chairman, expected all members of the boards would work for the best interests of the school system and the county regardless of party affiliation.
�I think sometimes that the Republicans want to take it in a different direction, but other than that I think we all want to do well by the children in the school system,� he said.
Jeff Nice, chairman of the Lenoir County GOP, stated his views succinctly.
�I hope that the voters get what they were looking for when they went to the polls�
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by Amy Edelman
I am a tree hugger and I have a real Christmas tree in my house. It didn't occur to me that it might seem contradictory to some till my friend Peri called me out. She flipped when I told her we got a tree.
I thought she was offended because I am Jewish. Apparently it was my environmentalism that was in question. The truth is I never really thought about a fake tree versus a real one. My family had Christmas trees since I was a wee tot, and I love the pine smell and the warm and fuzzy feeling of Christmas — who doesn't?
I explained that Christmas trees are raised on farms specifically for this purpose. When the holiday is over we will bring the tree to one of the city's TreeCycling events. A number of neighborhood environmental groups all over the city are hosting TreeCycling events including GReenINChestnutHill (GRINCH).
Last year, residents of Mt Airy and Chestnut Hill brought over 150 trees, diverting them from landfills and turning them into mulch. An important goal of environmentalists is to reduce the amount of waste that goes into methane producing landfills. By taking your Christmas tree to a TreeCycling event in the city, the tree avoids the landfill and gas guzzling trash trucks.
GRINCH and the Mt Airy Business Assoc. are organizing this year's TreeCycling event on Sunday Jan. 9th from 1-4pm at the corner of Mt Airy Ave and Chew Ave. For a $5 donation they will chip our tree (and your tree) which will be used for mulch. It's like composting–win-win.
If I were a complete purist I would not get a tree at all. The truth is my very existence as a consuming human is not ideal for the health of the planet. So I am doing what I can, attempting to be thoughtful about my consumption, reduce my carbon footprint and consider future generations while enjoying the holidays. Merry Christmas!
Amy Edelman is the owner of The Night Kitchen Bakery and is a co-founder of GRINCH (Green in Chestnut Hill).


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OK, so can I use one of my Family Passes to get into this event early with the group that are Fan Club members?
Good lord. I wonder how early people are going to get in line. This could be very interesting.
I'll probably give it a shot, and try to catch him, but honestly, it won't be the end of the world if I don't see him. I have a hard enough time trying to digest McCallum's lame excuses for all sorts of Star Wars nonsense...
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My life has gone pretty far down the shitter in recent months, and I'm starting to wonder if this is all because of me in some way?
I've been out of school for a while now and i've been jobless too, not by joice though. So naturally my social life has been getting worse and worse. First I lost my boyfriend of 2 years, then I lost my best friend cause she decided to randomly ignore me for no reason. Then I lost my other best friend who I knew never really cared about me, but i was naive enough to think it was better than having no one at all...Is there something wrong with me? I'm seriously wondering this cause my life couldn't be in a worse place right now. I'm living with my aunt, all i do every day is watch my cousins, clean and going out for fun is like a monthly thing at best. I have no money, I'm dealing with an illness. Everything is wearing me down so much and I honestly feel more defeated than i ever have. I'm not saying i've had the worst life cause i definitely havent, but let's just say a surplus of abandonment has forced me into adulthood earlier than most . The worst part is that i'm usually very down to earth, i dont get over emotional or overdramatic about anything so I really hate feeling this way.
So how would others deal with this? I'm hoping this will help me out, so if you feel like it, shoot me an answer plz.
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Our nation is in the midst of a fiscal crisis. Washington is deficit spending $1.5 trillion each year, and our national debt is now $14.5 trillion and growing. No less an authority on national security than Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said that the greatest threat to our country is not al-Qaida; it is our growing debt and deficit.
Last year, the government spent at a rate of 25 percent of gross domestic product and took in revenues of 14.5 percent of GDP. Each number is, respectively, a historic high and low. Coupled with the aforementioned $14.5 trillion debt that must be repaid, this is obviously unsustainable. Our children and grandchildren will pay a very high price if we continue to ignore the tough decisions required to get America back on track.
The danger of this crisis is substantial, imminent and predictable.
With these facts in mind, instead of sitting on the sidelines, I decided that the only way to solve America's fiscal crisis was to get into the fray and tackle it head on. I joined five other senators to identify the difficult issues and make the hard, necessary decisions to address the twin challenges of our deficit and debt.
It's important to understand that our focus has always been on a long-term solution to America's debt problem, not on short-term issues like the debt ceiling that we're faced with now.
Among other provisions, our proposal reduces the debt by $3.7 trillion over the next 10 years, stabilizes our publicly held debt by 2014, and imposes tough and honest budget enforcement. We achieve these objectives by reducing discretionary spending, reforming entitlement programs, simplifying the individual and corporate tax code, and lowering tax rates.
Our outline combines spending cuts with tax reform — getting rid of special-interest loopholes that everyone else pays for — to lower rates and grow the economy.
In terms of tax reform, for example, we eliminate the alternative minimum tax that ensnares the middle class. We broaden the revenue base significantly, lowering all individual and corporate tax rates, to make our tax code more competitive for U.S. businesses here and abroad.
This is a proven path to prosperity that President Ronald Reagan implemented in the mid-1980s.
When it comes to tax policy, just as it has done through stimulus programs, the government has picked too many winners and losers.
To be clear: I am in favor of keeping tax deductions that provide real benefits to Americans. There is no question that deductions for mortgage interest, charitable giving or health care expenses have provided a significant benefit to many Americans and should continue.
However, there are hundreds of provisions in the tax code that solely benefit special interests but that do not provide benefits to most Americans. We all end up paying for these loopholes for a few. Lowering the tax burdens for individuals and corporations while removing these kinds of expenditures will provide more equity in the tax code and more growth in the economy.
As my voting record demonstrates, I don't believe raising taxes is the answer. Our tax code has become too burdensome and complex. As we go forward, my pledge remains to protect taxpayers and not special interests.
I was a proud co-sponsor of and voted for the Cut, Cap and Balance Act, but that vote ultimately failed in the Senate. Now we must try other avenues.
A solution to this crisis must be based on spending reduction and raising revenue through economic growth. Americans have demanded that their leaders make the necessary changes to put our nation on track to sustained economic growth and real job creation.
These choices may not be ones we would like to make, but ones we must make — now.
Saxby Chambliss, a Republican, is the senior U.S. senator from Georgia. You can reach him at 416 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510, 202-224-3521; 100 Galleria Parkway, Suite 1340, Atlanta, GA 30339, 770-763-9090; chambliss.senate.gov.


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Vintage Christmas
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Thank you ladies for an exciting and creative webisode (as always)...reminding us to get busy with those cards!
Ann, two years certainly have gone by quickly. Thank you for sharing all your tricks and reminders -- it really has helped. May bless you and you two start a new journey. You sorely will be missed.Please stay in touch with us all.
Ann I'm soo sorry to see you go.
I've learned so many things from you. Wishing you and your new husband all the best in Flordia
Goodbye, Ann. You have been a great co-host, bringing a fun personality as well as so many techniques to the webisodes. I am totally addicted to the webisodes. I think at some point Paulette needs to have a webisodes reunion with hosts and designers. Keep on scrapping, girlfriends!
Oh the possibilities! This collection is neat! Here's to the new chapter of your life Ann!
We are going to miss you, Ann. I think of you every time I use my spray inks and how you were "after" Paulette! In fact when I missed today you two are who I thought of! I wish you well in your new life in Florida
Ooooh, how sad/sorry I am to see that you are leaving Ann. I do wish you all the best in your new home in Florida. You are so talented, and will miss seeing you on the Webisodes. God has Blessed you!
I love the vintage Christmas kit and I'll probably buy it. I will miss you Ann, you've done a great job on the webisodes. Best of luck to you!!
Ann, simply wishing you the best in your exciting new life (marriage and moving to a new area). You will be missed!!!! Paulette, see you next time! We absolutely love you too!!!!
All the best, Ann, in your new adventure with your husband. I'm sure you'll find some way to continue your creativity down in FL. I remember your first webisode (I think!) it was also a Christmas card kit with matching Dazzles... Paulette, keep up the good work! A world market for Paper WIshes! Woo hoo!
Love this kit, such beautiful papers, tags & sentiments!! I highly recommend both the Gift Card template and the Design Tool templates, they are great!! I've had so much fun watching you, Paulette & Ann, and will will miss seeing the two of you. Ann - maybe you could start an "Ann's Bling Blog" so we can stay in touch LOL! Paulette, I'm glad you can't go anywhere, and I look forward to meeting Gail!!
What a great webisode,I certainly need this kit!!! Ann you will be deeply missed, best of wishes in all you do! Paulette keep up the good work, it's a blast. Thanks!
Ann you will be missed. Wish you much happiness and a future filled with everything you could possibly want and need. You touched many lives and left many smiles.
Good Luck!
Another great webisode with so many wonderful ideas! Ann-I'm going to miss seeing you weekly sharing your terrific ideas and craft skills. I've learned so much watching you and the rapport between you and Paulette has been so much fun to watch! Best of luck to you and Felix in your new life. God bless.
Ann, it has been a pleasure to share your love for scrapbooking and card making for the past 2 years. I will miss you. God speed.
Ann, you will be very much missed. It has been so much fun watching you and Paulette together. Hope you enjoy living in Florida.
This is a sad day for us Ann, but we all wish you well. Thank you for all you have done in the time you were with Pw. God Bless you!
Ann you will be missed, maybe you could come back for a visit & do a guest appearance. Good Luck in the future & in your new home. Paulette thanks for such a great web site I love these webisodes.
Yeah, we're all going to miss you Ann, best of luck.
P.S. I just received my order today, what a nice birthday present!
I am new to Paperwishes,so I have not had the joy of knowing you Ann.But in the few months that I have watched you,has been a joy.I wish you best in Fla.
Ann, I got married in PA and moved to CA with my new hub for his job, so I can relate. I wish for you the same joy in your marriage and relocation as I had in mine. 32 years now, and going strong. Best wishes in your new adventure.
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As a Valentine's Gift to one lucky commenter, I'm giving away an autographed copy of my out-of-the-box romance FIANCE AT HER FINGERTIPS, along with a handy little Burpee seed tote. Just leave a comment and one of my triplets will pick the winner! Good luck and Happy Valentine's Day!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Love is in the air--and it stinks!
As a Valentine's Gift to one lucky commenter, I'm giving away an autographed copy of my out-of-the-box romance FIANCE AT HER FINGERTIPS, along with a handy little Burpee seed tote. Just leave a comment and one of my triplets will pick the winner! Good luck and Happy Valentine's Day!
Posted by Kathy Bacus at 9:09 AM
48 comments:
- Christie Craig said...
Kathy, all of your gift ideas would be great. I'm printing them out and giving it my hubby!!
Oh, I would have also suggested a romance novel (written by that Bacus gal) paired with some chocolate and a gift certificate to her favorite store.
- February 12, 2009 at 10:43 AM
- Kathy Bacus said...
How could I have forgotten books written by all my favorite authors, Christie! Can you tell I'm experiencing brain overload at the moment?
Happy Valentine's Day!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 11:00 AM
- LuAnn said...
I heard some stats yesterday. A recent survey said men will spend $4 billion in red roses this Valentine's day. But if you ask women, they don't really want the roses. There top three answers for what they do want are:
3. A love letter
2. Dinner at their favorite nice restaurant
- February 12, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- Keri Ford said...
yeah, flowers are nice, but when you get the fricken bill in the mail, you quickly forget how nice they were. I told Hubs not to be buying expensive flowers this year.
I'd love books, but I don't trust Hubs in the book buying department. He'd likely grab the first thing off the end cap and I'd end up with a cookbook and some nonfiction BS book to improve something or other.
Now a GREAT gift would be to blind fold me, take me to the book section, unblind fold me and say Happy Valentines day, Turkey. Take your pick of ten or fifteen books.
- February 12, 2009 at 11:16 AM
I hear you on Valentine's being the suckiest day of the year! But if I did have somebody, your list of gifts would be great! Or if he bought me books on my shopping list. That would be stellar!
- February 12, 2009 at 11:25 AM
- donnas said...
Great post. A nice dinner in a restaurant is always nice but so is a home cooked meal, you dont have to cook or clean and a gift certificate to your favorite store (book stores are always good). Your suggestions are good ones.
bacchus76 at myself dot com
- February 12, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Your list is great. The gift should suit the person not society's definition of a romantic gift. My personal favorite is to just spend the evening together, some quality face time with my sweetie .... Mo
- February 12, 2009 at 11:42 AM
- Terry S said...
After the nice dinner, which I neither cooked nor cleaned up after, a gift certificate to a book store would be the perfect gift. And a lingering one as those good Valentine thoughts would come back as I spent it and then again as I read the books! Talk about the gift that keeps on giving.
- February 12, 2009 at 11:44 AM
- tetewa said...
Love your suggestions, some guys just don't get Valentine's Day. I prefer to stay home with a dinner and a movie!
- February 12, 2009 at 11:46 AM
- Kathy Bacus said...
We gotta have our bling,LuAnn! And the love letter shows we're still sentimental creatures. We want those words!
Thanks for the info!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 12:17 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Great idea, Keri! Give a gal a book and you give her the world!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
I'm raising a glass to single gals everywhere this Saturday, Tori. And I'll probably buy some quality chocolate and treat myself to a few hours reading this weekend.
Happy Valentine's Day to me!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 12:25 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Those are great ideas, DonnaS. Gift cards are particular faves of mine--both giving and receiving.
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 12:27 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
I agree, Mo. The best gifts are ones that are thoughtful and personalized to the individual.
Hope you get your quality time with your sweetie!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 12:29 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
I particularly like the 'no cooking/no clean up' component of your VDay dining experience, Terry S.
And you're right. Everytime you picked up your gift to read, you'd be warmly reminded of the giver.
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 12:32 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
I hear you, tetewa. Commuting back and forth to work each day, it's a pleasure to have an opportunity to relax at home after a nice meal and watch a good movie.
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Terri Osburn said...
As another of the single set, this holiday means nothing to me. Then again, if you really look at it, it doesn't mean much to anyone. LOL! Love should pretty much be celebrated year round and NOT with flowers and chocolate.
I'm with the one who said the gift should mean something to the person getting it. I'd have told him to rack his brain thinking of something his wife pointed to in a store recently. Something she admired or said she'd love to have. (Though maybe not a Dust Buster or some sort.) The idea of him *remembering* and *paying attention* will make the gift perfect.
- February 12, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Lucy said...
I told someone just today that he should get his wife a day at the spa. I know I'd like that!
- February 12, 2009 at 12:36 PM
- Bookmobiler said...
"It's the wave of the future in publishing. It's lightweight, compact, and just cute as a button."
Also way over priced and still stuck with a proprietary format.
When it can read other ebook formats I'll probably first in line.
As for book gift certificates, I give them to my nieces and nephews for Christmas and birthdays. I'm not sure I'd have the courage to give them to a significant other (assuming I had one) unless I was 100% sure they'd like it.
I'd think a trip to someplace special and dining out would do it. (NO FAST FOOD PLACES!)
I'm a little on the weird side so I might take them here: http://www.butterflyplace-ma.com/
And while I'd love to win something don't put my name in the hat. I already own all your books.
Speaking of triplets how's that accident worked out so far for Eric(?)?
- February 12, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Your point is well taken, terrio. Romance should be alive and well throughout the year. And I know I always feel all warm and fuzzy when someone specifically remembers something I either mention I need or want and then gets it for me. It shows they're actually listening and paying attention--which, unfortunately, women don't always feel their fellas do all that frequently.
Enjoy the day doing some special just for you!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
That's a fabulous idea, Lucy! A day at the spa with the works sounds veerrry nice.
~Bullet Hole who could use a spa visit~
- February 12, 2009 at 12:52 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
I agree, Bookmobiler, that it would be nice if Kindle supported other ebook formats and cost considerably less. Hopefully, the cost will drop as competition for this market increases.
And it's looking up for Erick's car situation. The appraiser came Monday and looked at the damage. It appears he's more savvy than his insured (not too hard to achieve) as it looks like they will cover the cost of damages. At least we're keeping our fingers crossed. Thanks for asking!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 1:02 PM
- Gemma Halliday said...
One word - diamonds. :)
Alright, really anything sparkly would work.
- February 12, 2009 at 1:39 PM
- Refhater said...
In my opinion, a really nice valentine's gift would be someone taking my car and getting the oil changed, washing it, installing an remote car starter, and filling it with gas.
But unless a miracle happens, I'm gonna be single again this coming valentine's day. So I'm going to gift myself a car wash and a tank of mid-grade gas. (The oil change and the remote starter will have to wait.)
Happy Valentines!
- February 12, 2009 at 2:39 PM
- RM Kahn said...
I'm all about the flowers, cards and diamonds. Then my fantasy self goes away and the practical person that I really am, would think Hubby really loved me if he just cleaned up the disaster that is his desk... that big black hole of dust dinosaurs that sits behind me in the office. That would show me true love like nothing else.... or a box of Godiva chocolates... let's be realistic here too....
- February 12, 2009 at 2:41 PM
This question has come up multiple times for me recently, and I always cringe. It's so personal! As Mo said, there's no one gift that's romantic for everyone.
I know someone who hates chocolate. I don't pretend to understand, but still, the nicest chocolates in the world would be unappreciated.
I know someone who would hate a day at the spa. Again, she might have a screw loose, but . . .
I know some non-readers, and others for whom books are the greatest gift.
Last year on Valentine's Day I picked out and bought my first handgun with my husband. It wasn't technically a gift, but it was a great thing for us to do that day. :)
But the year he surprised me at Christmas with a necklace I'd regretted not buying two years earlier was fabulous too. Not because he bought me jewelry (I love the necklace!), but because he bought me something he knew would mean something to me.
It's tough in new relationships, but for someone who is married, paying attention to the person's true passions should help figure out a gift that will be appreciated. (Says the girl who can never figure out what to buy her husband, so take that last statement with a large grain of salt.)
- February 12, 2009 at 2:50 PM
Ahhhh, a Kindle (notice Homer Simpson-like drool out of side of mouth). That is a great suggestion! I'd love a spa gift, or books (actually a gift card so I can get the books I want), time alone so I can write and think, um... Yeah, it's a pretty personal thing. I would hate getting lingerie, I don't need chocolate and I couldn't stand roses because the price is too jacked up around Valetine's.
- February 12, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- Estella said...
My husband and I have always exchanged cards and nothing else. We have each other and that is enough.
- February 12, 2009 at 3:42 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
After all, diamonds are a girl's best friend, right, Gemma.
Oh, and just so you know, we'll expect a full post VDay report on whether or not Mr. Big delivered--in the sparkly category, of course.
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 4:00 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
OMG, Refhater, I hadn't even thought of a remote starter! That would be like heaven. I'm always so envious of my coworkers who stick their hands out the door and start their automobiles from the warmth of the building.
And YES, a car wash, fill up, and oil change is another inspired idea. Good job!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 4:02 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
I have friends who would be in heaven if their hubbies finally performed one or two items on their 'honey do' lists, RM.
And Godiva is always welcome...
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 4:07 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
A handgun! OMG! That is SO romantic, Jenifer--and NO I'm not being snarky here.
I think you've hit on the true spirit of romance, too. And that is knowing your partner intimately enough to pick something that is sure to please. Thanks for sharing!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 4:11 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
I think we're pretty much on the same page regarding VDay, Michelle--no pun intended.
Right about now having some time to devote to writing sounds lovely.
~Bullet Hole whose writing tonight will consist of a paper for class~
- February 12, 2009 at 4:14 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Ah. I love that sentiment, Estella.
Happy Valentine's Day!
~Bullet Hole wiping her eyes~
- February 12, 2009 at 4:19 PM
I liked your ideas!!!
- February 12, 2009 at 6:47 PM
- catslady said...
Nothing with a cord unless it's a TV or Computer! I've recieved sweepers, blenders, mixers but the worst was a rug cleaner - yuk. Jewelry is always nice.
Doing something he knows you like - maybe a play or movie that he wouldn't otherwise go to. Dinner is always nice too. But if it's something particular to you - such as maybe a GC to a bookstore if he doesn't know the exact reading that you like. It's the thought and effort that counts for me more than the cost of anything. My husband likes lottery tickets lol.
- February 12, 2009 at 7:18 PM
- Unknown said...
Wow you had some great ideas! I know what dear hubby will get me most likely nothing. He is not big into buying gifts. Yea I got one of those kinds of men.
- February 12, 2009 at 7:58 PM
- Jill James said...
I love chocolate, flowers, candle-light dinners. But my favorite gift anytime --- B&N giftcard.
- February 12, 2009 at 9:17 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Thanks for stopping by, Beth!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 9:23 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Lottery tickets are a fun idea, catslady! I sure wouldn't sneeze at a chance to win big bucks by scratching.
But you're right about knowing the person you're gifting. It shows thought and it's the thought that counts, right?
Happy Valentine's Day!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 9:26 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Maybe you can suggest doing something the two of you enjoy, Virginia. And maybe your dh will surprise you and suggest something himself.
Either way, I'm sure being together is a gift in and of itself.
Happy Valentine's Day!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 9:28 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
I hear you on the bookstore gift card, Jill. And chocolates just happen to go nicely with a book.
Thanks for stopping by! Have a super Valentine's Day, too!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 12, 2009 at 9:30 PM
The perfect Valentine Day gift for me would be a night or two at a B & B with spa treatment and Laura Secord Frosted Mint Chocolates.
Happy Valentine's Day!
- February 12, 2009 at 10:40 PM
- Jenyfer Matthews said...
I've got my eye on a cool ring I recently saw, but it's a bit extravagant for V-day. Right at the moment I'd settle for take-out and a romantic comedy DVD after the kids go to bed :)
- February 13, 2009 at 1:32 AM
- CrystalGB said...
Great gift ideas. :) I would love a meal I didn't have to cook and some pampering products.
- February 13, 2009 at 3:14 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Love your idea of the B&B, Michelle and those frosted mint chocolates sound yummy!
~Bullet Hole~
- February 14, 2009 at 1:11 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
As LuAnne pointed out, Jenyfer, jewelry is number one on most women's Valentine's Day gift list. I'm partial to necklaces and bracelets, but rings are nice, too.
~Bullet Hole~
- February 14, 2009 at 1:14 PM
- Kathy Bacus said...
Now that I'm working longer hours and commuting and the triplets are in college, I don't cook as much as I used to, Crystal, but I agree--having a break from cooking/clean up duty would be a treat. And I love nosing around Bed, Bath, and Beyond so something from there would be very nice.
~Bullet Hole~
- February 14, 2009 at 1:17 PM


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Is God He or She or It?7 Jun
Do you have a problem if I say God is neither He nor She nor It?
You may ask now, then why do you call Allah as 'He'?
You may think, "Aaah! This is very familier to me, Muslims quote it everywhere"
Ok let's get back to our topic,
You should know, every word in arabic is either masculine or faminine!
For example,
God chose Arabic and He uses the words which we have in Arabic. He chose 'هو' for Himself. So we say 'هو'.
And it is very logical if you sit back and think!
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Is Ka'ba an Idol?26 May
Is Ka'ba an idol?
When I say Idol worshipping is wrong, people tend to defend themselves saying, "Oh yeah! Even you people worship an idol?"
"Whaat? What are you talking about? We are the ones who say NO IDOL WORSHIPPING!"
"Hmm..then what's that black big idol you prostate to?"
"Why do you want to pray in a fixed direction?"
"Wow! what a legitimate question :)"
"You have the right to ask such questions and I appreciate them too!"
"Ask more questions so that you get more clarifications!"
This is the most common, popular, famous, blah blah blah whatever u say, question they ask.
Yusha Evens (ex-Christian) once said that when he realized the faults in Christianity, he started reading about other religions. He went to a library, and got a book named 'All about Islaam' (Pretty much attractive isn't it?). He started reading n reading. You know what he read there? "Muslims are one who worship a black cubid in the middle of a desert!! (loooooooool :D:D:D:D). They kill the non-muslims wherever they find (erm..handsup i'm gonna shoot you hehe :D)"
He got scared and said "O my God! Thanks I didn't see a Muslim yet" (Oh! poor boy :D)
This went along few days. And one fine day, he started chatting with his friend (I don't know whether he was a close friend or a newbee). While chatting, that 'friend' asked him, "Do you know anything about Islaam?".
He said, "Oh Yeah! I KNOW EVERYTHING!!". (??!!)
"Okey! What do you think about it?"
"They worship a black cube. They kill whomever they see."
I guess that friend should have laughed till his heart because I did it when I heard this.
He asked, "What do you think about me?"
"Well, you are a nice person".
"I am a Muslim."
"I am a Muslim!"
He should have immediately realized that what he read in the book must be a manifest error, because he see his friend would never kill him. He started learning about Islam, from a 'practicing' Muslim and guess what HE IS A MUSLIM NOW! WORKING SERIOUSLY TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE TO OTHERS!
I know this is a bit off topic, but for those who wish to see his conversion story listen to this 'How Bible brought me to Islam':
I said all these things because, don't judge Islam through some idiotic ill mannered books which try to cover the burning sun. Ask a Muslim directly or go to a masjid near your place to learn about it!
Okey lets get back to the actual question.
a) Is Ka'ba an idol??
Lemme give you the difference between the ka'ba and an idol.
Ka'ba is a building. It stands upon a 25 cm (10 in) base, which projects outwards about 35 cm (14 in). It is approximately 13.1 m (43 ft) high, with sides measuring 11.03 m (36.2 ft) by 12.86 m (42.2 ft).
Ka'ba is the first masjid build on the face of earth, to worship God.
"Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at (Becca) Makkah – blessed and a guidance for the worlds." [AlQur'aan Chapter 'The family of Imran' 3:96]
People prayed inside the ka'ba. Are you ready to pray inside your idol? That's impossible isn't it?
Bilal (radhi allahu anhu) the mu'adhin (caller for prayer) of the Prophet's time used to STAND ON THE TOP OF THE KA'BA, to call people for prayer.
We did, BECAUSE IT'S NOT OUR GOD!!!
b) What about the black stone, you kiss it?
Okey, you say it's an idol, just because we kiss it? Then I will quote the statement of Caliph Umar bin AlKhattaab (radhi allahu anhu), the one to whom Shaitaan feared.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 26, Number 675:
Narrated Zaid bin Aslam from his father who said:
"Umar bin Al-Khattab addressed the Corner (black stone) saying, 'By Allah! I know that you are a stone and can neither benefit nor harm. Had I not seen the Prophet touching (and kissing) you, I would never have touched (and kissed) you.' Then he kissed it and said, 'There is no reason for us to do Ramal (in Tawaf) except that we wanted to show off before the pagans, and now Allah has destroyed them.' 'Umar added, '(Nevertheless), the Prophet did that and we do not want to leave it (i.e. Ramal).'
You can get 3 solutions from this narration:
1) The Black Stone in itself doesn't possess any power. It can't benefit it can't harm.
(I don't think you believe your idol does not possess any power?)
2) They did that during the pagans time, to show-off that they too are powerful now. (You should read the entire history to know the atrocities of the pagans and how much they belittled their own people just because they said MY GOD IS ONE!)
3) We would never touch the stone except that Prophet (Peace be upon him) had done it.
Personally I am saying, when I go to Makkah I don't touch the stone. It's so crowd there. AND IT'S NOTHING WRONG IF YOU DONT TOUCH IT AND KISS IT! YOU KISS IT, YOU DON'T KISS IT..IT'S ALL THE SAME!!
c) Why do you pray in a fixed direction?
Since all your claims went futile, you are picking up on directions now?!
I don't see how praying towards ka'ba becomes an idol for you?
NOTE: We pray TOWARDS Ka'ba and not TO ka'ba.
(I guess you will not say the same to your idol, because you clearly know YOU ARE PRAYING TO THAT IDOL).
Praying towards a fixed direction, in rows and rows is an excellent way of organizing us. Lots of people converted to Islaam, just after they saw the prayer of Muslims in person. DO YOU KNOW THAT?
They wonder what an excellent system of prayer is this!!! You all are equal in front of your Lord, no matter white or black, rich or poor!
(Remember: What you see here is the top of the 3rd floor. The 1st and 2nd floors inside the masjid have been already filled!! And you will see people praying in the road if you are blessed being there. I wish you will get to go there one day, as a believer submitted to Him alone)
Actually, first God ordered us to pray towards Masjidul Aqsa in Jerusalem, and then the direction order came to Ka'ba.
If we worshiped direction as a God, we wouldn't be changing directions here n there. But we simply do it BECAUSE IT'S THE ORDER OF GOD!
Hey, even if there is no ka'ba WE WOULD STILL BE PRAYING TO OUR LORD in an uniform way.
d) See this picture, isn't it a 'shiva lingam'? (A shiva lingam is an idol of one of the Gods of Hinduism)
Hahahahaha.. this is one of the most funniest thing I had ever came around. 😀 😀 😀 😀
Its not shiva lingam or any other idol, it's called 'Makaam AlIbraahim' meaning the place of Prophet Abraham (Peace be upon him).
Look at the close picture of that.
I think I don't need to explain anymore, this picture speaks for itself!
Just because you see something ovel shaped, THAT BECOMES YOUR GOD?
What can I say about your foolishness? Its a gold coated glass my dear.
I know you are biting your tongue!
Actually there were 360 idols inside ka'ba, BEFORE THE PRE-ISLAMIC PERIOD. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) destroyed all the idols and said, "WORSHIP BELONGS TO THE ONLY ONE GOD!!"
Till date, there is not even a single idol inside the entire city of Makkah and Madinah. BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME!
Next thinking –> Is God He or She or It?
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Reply to an 'Atheist'24 May
My post of the day is actually a reply to one of the comments here in our blog, Do you say 'NO GOD'?
As it is quite long, I posted it separate.
Submitted on 2011/05/23 at 10:09 pm
"This is going to be a quick post. All the issues you have raised above have already been debunked by many others many times, so I will just be brief. You can get more information by typing in youtube and watching talks by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens."
Thank you for your quick post. If your brief answer is one of the debunks..i will say 'IT REALLY DIDNT WORK'. Go ahead and read 🙂
"Question 1:
The universe began with the big bang. No one knows, and when I say 'no one', I mean NO ONE, knows what happened at and just before the moment of the big bang, but we have a good idea what happened straight after the big bang."
No we don't have! We don't know exactly which year big bang took place, we don't know exactly how old is this earth…we don't know how long this will last. WE DON'T KNOW!
All we do it assumptions and assumptions have no boundaries.
" Scientists are still working on finding answers, that's why we have the Large Hydro Collider. Experiments like these will help us understand the Universe as it was straight after the big bang."
Yep..thats what i am saying..we will keep on working..and that never ends.. some scientist will say something..and you believe in that. Few years later, another one will pop up and say, "That was wrong!". Experiments will give a result..bt again you have to 'just believe' that result is right 🙂
"I do not know if we'll ever find out what created the big bang, but like professor Atkins said, to say God did it when we get something we don't understand, is intellectually laziness."
Do you say there is an effect without a cause?
OK this universe was formed from big bang..some thing should have caused that big bang right? Even if you say…'x' reaction caused big bang.. some thing should have caused that 'x' reaction right?
And this will never end until you admit that THERE IS GOD..What we find is the steps which God made to create this universe. There is definitely a 'Causer' behind all these reactions.
All these amazing things..just came up like a 'boom' without any driving force behind it? Even a needle has a maker..what about this universe?
I say 'denying Him' is intellectual laziness..not affirming Him.. get a big picture.
Let's learn our universe and this will definitely affirm the existence of God, this will never deny Him. You see all those unbelievable reactions and yet you say they came up all by its own? This is intellectual laziness man.
Our intellect is limited, you cannot understand everything…each forward steps you take..u will know there are more and it's nothing wrong to say, "God did it" because you and I know, "THERE IS GOD"…even if you deny Him outwardly.
"Question 2:
We are the product of a billion years of evolution. It is evident in the fossil records and in our genes. The theory of evolution is a FACT, supported by overwhelming evidence. In fact, we rely on theory of evolution to develop vaccines for diseases and many other scientific applications. Monkey and us share a common ancestor. YouTube "Carl Sagan Evolution". Also read up on Richard Dawkins book "The Greatest Show on Earth" which explains the evidence for evolution."
Again monkeys!
Some said monkey is my mother and you say monkey is my brother?
You can believe monkey is your brother..but you can't believe you are a separate creation with intellect and free will? weird.
You have the greatest history but not that animal!
All celebrated Darwin's theory..and now they say, "it was without any proof". Again you celebrate some other theory, wait until few years to get the opposite result.
We are human beings, we always err and there is no 100% truth in any so-called theories.
"Question 3:
God exists in the supernatural realm. Most athiests, including myself, don't believe in the supernatural. So the 'time is god' logic is completely flawed."
Submission… human beings always submit to something, this is unevitable. We submit to the One who created us provides for us all day and those who deny Him submit to primitive things..it may be time, their own desires, science..anything..! And they put their trust in it.. I say that is their God.
Believing in God is not just enough, submitting to Him is more important.
We put our trust in God and you put your trust in Science.
Remember! Science never denies the existence of God rather it affirms Him..otherwise you won't be seeing a number of scientists embracing Islam. As you are an user of youtube, I don't think I should list their names 🙂
"Here you are describing Pascal's Wager, which states that you should just believe in a god, because if god doesn't exist, then you've lost nothing, but if god exists then you have everything to lose. This, in my opinion, is a horrible and vile reason to believe in anything as it plays on humans fear. Using fear to convince of something as being true."
Put it in this way, billions and billions of people believed in God and only a few lakhs, or crores or even say a million denied Him.. who is likely to be correct?
Those billions and billions or a few nuts? Give a second thought.. there is God.
"First, there have been 10,000+ gods in the history of men."
If you really 'studied' Islaam, you should have known that there is only one God all time. And there was only one God in the beginning of our history (if you believe Adam is the first man, he didn't worship 10,000+ Gods did he?). There were 10 generations between Adam and Noah where people worshipped the one and only God.
And again, if you have 'studied' Islaam, you would have known.. polytheism began during Prophet Noah's (alaihi salaam) time.
Wadd, Suwaa', Yaghooth, Ya'ooQ and Nasr these were the five righteous people of Noah's time. After their death people kept a stone in their meeting place for remembrance. None of that generation worshiped them..but the future generation was deceived by Shaitaan and they started worshiping it.
This is the beginning of idolatry and polytheism.
This is an age of Science and you need proofs for everything.. who knows people may even ask proof for their father 😦 but still at the end of the day 'its belief'. You are 'just believing' your proofs are right (until someone comes and say it is wrong.. and then u go in a confused state) and 'I believe' my scripture is right and no one can confuse me because it is not based on assumption!
My Scripture itself a miracle.. I am personally moved by it's literature. Lemme give u an example..
There are 10 forms of verb (may be there r many but I dont know). For example, if you say 'he does' in English, you can say the same thing in 10 different ways in Arabic and each has a different impact and a specific meaning.
When you take a verse and see a verb there…you will say 'wowwww' coz.. it will be in the most suitable form.. and it will have 'the most powerfull meaning'.
You could have used any of the 10 forms ..bt still it will be in the most correct form..and u cannot choose a better option than that.
If you wanna study Arabic go to Qur'an..and it has merely all rules and perfect lyrics..and subhaanallaah… NO MAN CAN BRING SUCHA BOOK!
All English translations we have is 'no justice' you know.. you just translate it generally..bt the arabic words are more specific and have more accurate meanings.
And I can never say 'an illiterate' man said all these things. EVEN A LANGUAGE SCHOLAR CAN NEVER BRING SUCHA BOOK!
"You are pretty screwed if you die, get to the gates of heaven, and it turns out Brahman is at the gates and you've been worhshipping the wrong god all along."
Hehehe..you made me laugh.. if you see what the vedas say..it says the same thing..worship the one and only God who has no beginning, no end, no parents, no children, no idols etc.. and even it talks about the kalki avatar.
You can call your God as Brahman..we Muslims have no trouble with it but worship Him in the way He said..in the way His Last Prophet did..thats what really matters!
You are worshipping the idols not the Brahman, worship the Brahman guys!
"Also, I'm pretty sure god will be able to see through you if you are just "acting" like you believe in him."
lol I'm pretty sure, you believe in the existence of God. Otherwise you wouldn't have made such statements. So it's actually: God will be able to see through if u 'act' like denying God. Because belief in God is ingrained in our soul. From the primitive tribes to famous scientists all believed in GOD!
We believe in God but we don't want to obey Him, so we deny Him. Thats the truth actually.
"No rational person can believe in something that is not reasonable to believe in; flying winged horses, virgins giving birth, men flying off into the sky. No sane person of reason can believe in such things."
But a sane person believes in the things which he sees in front of his eyes right? The things around you itself proves the existence of God. Nothing can be there without a Creator.
"We are a very curious and inquisitive species. We are always looking for answers and explainations. When mankind didn't have answers to the germ theory, or the planets and the stars, and why it rained, and why the Sun was bright and yellow and went from one side of the earth to the other side, we inserted God into the equation. God was the default "I don't know, but God did it" explaination to everything we didn't understand. Before germ theory, people thought god took revenge and killed people."
Again, even if I get those answers it only affirms my faith in God and not the other way round. How amazing these planets and stars are..then how amazing will be the One who created it?
If you deny God you deny the whole purpose of life you know?
What's your purpose of life actually? To eat, to sleep, to find out why it is raining, why sun is yellow?
You should do these researches to know the higher purpose of your life. And denying it is actually 'intellectual laziness'.
Even if u know all about sun..it is going to die oneday..it is going to be nothing one day… why do you care about it so much? Care about your soul because your soul is gonna be recreated and gonna be judged. The sun is not gonna be judged it's YOU!
If you say there is no judgement at all, then this clashes with every aspect of life.
Why do I need to be good if there gonna be no judgement? I shall go and steal.
Why is someone created blind and dumb and others so intelligent?
Why is someone poor and others rich?
You will not get the answers for these qs if you deny judgement.
You talked about 'moral' you know what.. no one will be morally good if they don't have a little fear that, if they do bad, they are gonna be punished. Even if they escape in this world they will taste it in the Hereafter.And the reality is THERE IS A JUDGEMENT DAY!
And to prepare for that is the highest purpose of life, NOT TO UNDERSTAND WHY EARTH IS REVOLVING!
These are all primitive things, you go besides these things and they are all going to be destroyed one day. All your efforts to understand them is null and void.
If understanding the 'Creations' help you remember your 'Creator' go ahead, otherwise you will get to know what you were doing all these days in a day WHERE NO SOUL CAN HELP OTHER 🙂
"At the very start, the most prominant thing in the sky was the Sun, thus the birth of the "Sun God", which explained to the primitive minds of humans why the sun went down and came back up again; God went away at night, and arose again during the day."
Sun was not the first worshiped thing, it was the 'One and Only real true God'. Who did Adam worship? sun or Allah?
You reminded me Prophet Abraham's (alaihi salaam) story.. He knew that stones can never be his God and saw the sun to be most powerful. But when there was no sun in night, he said, "this can't be my God!"
"When he saw the rising sun, he said, "This is my Lord for it is greater (than the others)." But when this too faded away, (Abraham) said, "My people, I disavow whatever you consider equal to God." [AlQur'aan Chapter 'The Cattles' 6:78]
Lets not worship the creation of Allah, lets worship Him alone.
"And from among His Signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Prostrate not to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate to Allah Who created them, if you (really) worship Him." [AlQur'aan Chapter 'Explained in detail' 41:37]
" That say primitive way of understanding exists today, when even in the face of so much scientific reasoning and explaination, and so much evidence, people still try to explain the unknown by saying "God did it"."
I think I answered this, even if I get to know the unknown I will still say, "God did it" because He did it right!
Whatever we find is the steps of how God did it.. step 1 this step 2 this ..so on..but at the end 'God did it'.
As I said..we can never fully understand the way how God did everything. We take one step forward and will find there are many more to go.. we keep on running behind it and all of sudden everything will be destroyed including you and me!
And then we will be raised up and questioned! No injustice will be done to any soul 🙂
And then we may think..I should have planned how to spend my time, subhaanallaah.
"And they will say, "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blazing Fire." [AlQur'aan Chapter 'The Dominion' 67:10]
Islaam doesn't say you should believe blindly. Listen and reason.. reasoning will never deny the presence of God, it only affirms it!
"And lastly, you don't need to scare people into believing in a god, it's a poor reason and not evidence that god exists."
What to do..sometimes 'truth is a bit scary'. We know it's gonna happen, instead of denying it 'No NO NOO' and getting destroyed when it actually happens..lets prepare ourselves and face the terror.. because IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
"I will leave with this quote from Epicurus, the greek philosopher from ~300BC:
"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?""
This poem is based on God Vs Evil.. mostly all other religions say this.. they bring an opponent to God, God Vs Devil.
But Islaam is the ONLY religion which says, there is no opponent to God. Nothing can dare to oppose Him.
it is not God Vs Shaitaan, Shaitaan will never ever think to go 101 with God..
it's Man Vs Shaitan..Shaitaan is not God's enemy, he is our enemy.
"Indeed, Satan is an enemy to you; so take him as an enemy. He only invites his party to be among the companions of the Blazing Fire." [AlQur'aan Chapter 'The Originator' 35:6]
See God says Shaitaan is our enemy…he is not God's enemy. he was a pious slave of Allah and now he is going to hell because of 'us' (not really us but because of his pride) bt he thinks he goes to hell because of us and he wants to take us with him. What an evil enemy!
God does nothing purely evil, we have good in everything. Shaitan decieved Adam and as a result Adam learnt the 'greatest form of worship' 'REPENTANCE'.
Decieving is bad but repentace is the best.
So in and of itself this poem is a crap, diseased by unislamic faith. 🙂
Also read, 'Why should I believe in God?'
Hope I answered you to my best!
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'Image' of God in Islaam!15 May
'Image' of God according to Islam:
We discussed the images of God according to various religious scriptures. You might think, "Okay, where is Islam there?"
You need to wait no longer to know the answer!
We saw some scriptures saying "God has no image at all" and we might realize those people worship "infinite number of images".
As Islam is the 'middle way'. It takes a middle approach in this too.
God has an image THAT IS SUITABLE TO HIS MAJESTY.
There are numerous verses in His Last Book saying that He has hand, eyes, shin etc etc.
Lemme quote a few,
Say: "All the bounty is in the Hand of Allah; He grants to whom He wills. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, the All-Knower." [AlQur'an Chapter 'The Family of Imran' 3:73]
Say: "O Allah! Possessor of the kingdom, You give the kingdom to whom You will, and You take the kingdom from whom You will, and You endue with honour whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will. In Your Hand is the good. Verily, You are Able to do all things." [AlQur'an Chapter 'The Family of Imran' 3:26]
"And construct the ship under Our Eyes and with Our Inspiration, and address Me not on behalf of those who did wrong; they are surely to be drowned." [AlQur'an Hud 11:37]
"Some faces that Day shall be shining and radiant. Looking at their Lord." [AlQur'aan Chapter 'The Resurrection' 75:22,23]
God unveiling His shin to the believers+hypocrites in the Day of Judgement,
"(Remember) the Day when the Shin shall be uncovered (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) and they shall be called to prostrate (to Allah), but they (hypocrites) shall not be able to do so," [AlQur'aan Chapter 'The Pen' 68:42]
In Sahih AlBukhari (Book #93, Hadith #510),
Narrated 'Abdullah: "A Jew came to the Prophet and said, "O Muhammad! Allah will hold the heavens on a finger, and the mountains on a finger, and the trees on a finger, and all the creation on a finger, and then He will say, 'I am the King.' " On that Allah's Prophet smiled till his premolar teeth became visible, and then recited:–
"They have not appraised Allah with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be [within] His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him." [AlQur'aan Chapter 'The Groups' 39:67]
'Abdullah added: "Allah's Messenger smiled (at the Jew's statement) expressing his wonder and believe in what was said."
Allah's laugh (Book #73, Hadith #245) and Allah's foot (Book #60, Hadith #371) are also mentioned in Sahih AlBukhari.
Being said that, I would strongly mention that THIS WOULD NEVER GIVE US PERMISSION TO MAKE IMAGES OF GOD!
Because God has said,
"There is nothing like a likeness of Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer." [AlQur'aan Chapter 'Consultation' 42:11]
See, THE IMAGE OF GOD HAS NO LIKENESS TO HIS CREATIONS.
This is not something hard to understand. Just because we and our God has an image that doesn't mean both should look the same!
Like, we have a leg and a donkey has a leg. Both are called 'leg', BUT THEY DON'T RESEMBLE THE SAME!
Whatever we make as God will have a likeness to what we have seen. We cannot make something which we don't see.
Whatever we make will have a similitude in the creations of this world. For example: A unicorn is a mixture of animals (lion tail, goat's beard, deer's feet, horse body, twisted horn etc).
See, we make fantasy with all those animals.
Just Remember, whatever we imagine as God, IS EXACTLY WHAT HE ISN'T!
Because, THERE IS NOTHING LIKE HIM 🙂
So based on the above quotes, we AFFIRM, God has an image THAT SUITS HIS MAJESTY.
And also we DENY, we shouldn't make any images of the God which we haven't seen?
Aha! Scratch your head until tomorrow! 😀
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New Ashgate Gallery champions the best of contemporary art and craft providing an unparalleled resource in Farnham, Surrey and beyond
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Our specially selected craft collection includes a delightful and varied collection of ceramics, jewellery, and textiles by makers which include; Richard Baxter, Jenny Chan, Ken Eardley, Alysa Freeman, Diane Griffin, Rebecca Halstead, Helen Harrison (Kilnworks), Abigail Marsh, Tessa Pearson, Mitch Pilkington, Catherine Rua, Katalin Szallas, Yo Thom and many more
Free family workshops: Crafting Flowers & Celebrate Farnham in Bloom with Us. Join us for a drop-in session at Picnic in the Park, Gostrey Meadows, 30 June, supported by Farnham Town Council.
Oxidised Sterling Silver
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Bea Jareno was born in Madrid and graduated in Jewellery Design Crafts from Kensington and Chelsea College in 2004.
Jewellery making is a life-long passion for Bea Jareno. She learnt watch-making as a young child at her grandfather's knee, and vividly remembers her first experience of seeing a ring being made. she says: "I knew from that moment that I was going to become a jeweller".
Every piece of Bea Jareno's jewellery is handcrafted from the raw materials at her studio in Wimbledon. Every piece is unique. Bea believes that each piece finds its rightful owner. Bea uses raw, textured, precious metals including sterling silver, yellow and white gold which she combines with carefully selected gemstones, beads and pearls. She sources her materials in the UK and only buys precious metals that are certified as being fairly traded and carry the Fair Trade logo.
"All the time while I am designing I am thinking about how I can create balance and harmony, how I can create a piece of wearable art" she says.
Bea Jareno jewellery can be personalised with a hand-engraved message. She also undertakes commissions.
New Ashgate Gallery
Waggon Yard
Surrey GU9 7PS
United Kingdom
01252 713208