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Today's Scripture “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him” (Psalm 34:8). Today's Word from Joel and Victoria Where do you take refuge when the storms of life come? Where do you go for comfort and safety? Some people find it easy to turn to their friends, their job, or even a bowl of ice-cream! There’s nothing wrong with any of those things, but God the Father wants us to turn to Him first. He wants us to take refuge in Him. He longs to protect us and defend us and give us His strength. We serve a good God, and when we take refuge in Him, He will pour out His abundant blessing in our lives. Taste and see that the Lord is good today. Taste and see that His promises are good. When you turn to God, the Bible promises that you will find rest and r

Today's Scripture “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him” (Psalm 34:8). Today's Word from Joel and Victoria Where do you take refuge when the storms of life come? Where do you go for comfort and safety? Some people find it easy to turn to their friends, their job, or even a bowl of ice-cream! There’s nothing wrong with any of those things, but God the Father wants us to turn to Him first. He wants us to take refuge in Him. He longs to protect us and defend us and give us His strength. We serve a good God, and when we take refuge in Him, He will pour out His abundant blessing in our lives. Taste and see that the Lord is good today. Taste and see that His promises are good. When you turn to God, the Bible promises that you will find rest and r

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released a report indicating that Iraqi refugees in Lebanon are experiencing high levels of emotional distress and post-traumatic symptoms. The report outlines the results of a study carried out between November 2007 and...

Still have some gift shopping to take care of as the shopping minutes rapidly dwindle down to zero-hour? If so, you might be finding yourself in the position described in an amusing New York Times article today in which the author describes books as "the refuge of the desperate." When in doubt, and when out of time, give a book. Such gifts carry with them a whiff of self-congratulation,

The blessed Companion, Abdullah Ibn Umar reports that the Holy Prophet (SAW) once gave a sermon in which he said: O Emigrants, I seek refuge of Allah Almighty against five traits of character lest they should grow into you: firstly, against immodesty, for when immodesty prevails in a people they are hit by plagues, epidemics and ever-new diseases not even heard of by their elders; and secondly, against cheating in weights and measure, for when this disease grips a people, they are hit by famine, price-hikes, rigorous labour and over-work and oppressive rulers; and thirdly, against non-payment of Zakah, for when people do not pay Zakah, rains are stopped; and fourthly, against the religious apathy of people, for when a community breaks its covenant with Allah and His Messenger, then Allah Almighty makes alien enemies sit over them who snatch away what belongs to them without any justification; and fifthly, against the apathy of ruling authority, for when the rulers of a people fail to

In the Quran, we are told that Satan is the enemy of mankind. Muslims should seek refuge in God in order to be protected from the evil of Satan. The relationship between these two words is crystal clear for the people who know the Quran. These two words are used in equal numbers i.e., 11 times each. Examples are given below; 50- …they fell prostrate, except Satan. He was one of the jinns and rebelled against His Lord’s command… 18. The Cave, 5 1- Say “I seek refuge in the Lord of the Prophet.” 114. People, 1 The word Number of occurrence Satan 11 Seek refuge

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio called a press conference today to tell everyone to be on the look out for a large, well muscled man with sunglasses and an Austrian accent. According to the Sheriff, this mystery man is from the future and intends to “terminate” America’s toughest sheriff before he can start the revolution against the machines and illegal immigrants.The Sheriff warned that the suspect has red glowing eyes and a precarious grasp on the English language. When questioned why the robot would have such a thick accent, the Sheriff explained that it’s because it was “a representation of their attempts to undermine English as our official language.”This futuristic robot bent on world domination is often seen driving around on a motor cycle or talking to day laborers about pulling the bullets out of his bio-mechanical skin. Arpaio told the crowd that he is the only man standing between a future of enslavement to robots and the people who entered here illegally to

On Saturday (October 6, 2007), we headed out for a visit to take photos at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located just north of Lacey, Washington off of I-5. This was going to be the last weekend that the entire wildlife refuge would be open until February 2008 due to seasonal hunting closures. The night before, we made all the preparations for a rainy day of shooting photos, including homemade rain protection for our cameras, but the rain never materialized. Lucky us. (more…)

Rap superstar Snoop Doggy Dogg has offered troubled singer Amy Winehouse a refuge to recover from her drug demons. Snoop is a massive fan of the star - and credits Winehouse's sophomore album Back To Black with inspiring him to make a complete solo LP of his own. He says: "I want her to know that if she needs a place to chill for a bit, my hood is her hood. "When I'm listening to it (Back To Black), I'm learning who she is. It's like when you listen to James Brown, he did it by himself, and Curtis Mayfield, all by himself. So I'm going to do the whole record by myself."Source

By Dean Foust and Lauren Young The easy-money mindset that pervaded everything from subprime mortgages to private equity has faded, leaving many Wall Street watchers fearful of a credit crunch that might take down the economy. So how can you protect your portfolio?While most money managers think the broader markets and the economy will ride out the choppiness, they suggest some defensive moves until things settle down. Of the dozens of top managers surveyed by BusinessWeek, many were trimming back their stock exposure in certain areas, boosting their cash holdings, and heading to safer ground with higher-quality bonds. "We just told our people this is no time to be a hero," says David Darst, chief investment strategist for Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group, who recently raised his recommended cash position a couple of percentage points to 13%. Here's a look at how the smart money is playing the market:Stocks Most advisers say they've trimmed their recommended equity st

"The Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings. Take refuge in Him with all thy heart, by His grace shalt thou attain supreme peace and the eternal abode. Thus has wisdom more profound than all profundities been declared to thee by Me. Reflecting over it fully, act as thou likest."- Bhagavad Gita,the Divine Song of God. 18:61-63Sri Ramakrishna, may God sanctify his secrets, used to say, "We should not ask God for the things of the world. Suppose He grants them. The material things may bring trouble to us."When we approach this great Boon-Giver, we should never ask Him for worldly things connected with personal wishes and desires. We may approach the Lord just for saving our souls from getting drowned in the ocean of worldliness and infatuation for material things. Ordinarily if we feel unhappy, we would rather adjust ourselves to our unhappiness and cling to our desires and fancies than change our ways and come to Truth and Bliss. We are so body-bound that we stress physical enjo

I hadn't seen these in about 4 years, but apparently there's a bit of a bloom of them right now, at least down at the Place of Refuge. I noticed them on the sand. You'll likely need to click on the photo to get the larger photo just to see them.These are Siphopteron quadrispinosum (I haven't found a common name). I thought they might be some type of bubble snail, but apparently they are a slug. They are very tiny, with the biggest ones probably running less than an eighth of an inch in length... real tough for me to get a picture of.I've been very busy lately, what with working at the airport 4 days a week, diving 4-5 days a week and checking on boat progress. I told my work to consider me unavailable after this Sunday. The boat and the business need to take priority from here on and once the boat is ready I can't let the airport job cost me charters. I tentatively have employee number 2 lined up, I think I can keep Bob, this person (to be named later) and myself busy once the bo

DownloadVOICE ONE:I'm Steve Ember.VOICE TWO:And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the National Wildlife Refuge System that protects wildlife in the United States.(MUSIC)VOICE ONE:In nineteen-oh-three, the twenty-sixth president of the United States heard about aPelican Island National Wildlife RefugePelican Island National Wildlife Refugesmall island in the state of Florida that had many birds. President Theodore Roosevelt was told that hunters were killing most of the pelicans on the island. He soon decided the nation should protect these beautiful water birds.President Roosevelt declared the island the first federal protection area for birds. This refuge was named the Pelican Island Reservation. It was established on a very small piece of land in the Indian River Lagoon, near the Atlantic Ocean. The island became the first protected area in what later would become the huge National Wildlife Refuge System.VOICE TWO:Today the Wildli

Your garden, if it's anything like mine, is a powerful source of downtime. It's a place where one can hermit-ize themselves from the outdoor world and refuel, taking time to reflect and refocus my thoughts. There have been many times when life has countered some body blows and I've found that an hour sitting in my garden has completely altered my perspective on the situation. And as I've reflected on what parts of the garden aid this meditative process I've since found that there are a number of design elements that work for me, and you may find work for you and your garden as well. Before I disclose them, it might be worth mentioning that I'm not talking about zen gardens, feng shui or creating your garden as some shrine to a little known god. I'm talking more about designing a garden that helps you to stop and 'smell the roses' - so to speak - and being able to collect your thoughts in a safe refuge. So how do you go about creating it? Here are some elements that I fi

Such a corny litte cute sweet and sour movie, made for kids and grandpas to enjoy but so nicely done. What Before Sunset did for the romcom genre, Little Miss Sunshine does for the family movie genre. Go out and See.

The smartest idea was to call it:Telecom ItaliaAs they called France Telecom, Swisse Telecom and so on.When a big business goes wrong and doesn't make any profit and a lot of debts, the State and the patriotism of the citizens is called to its rescue.Isn't it the first duty of the Italian State to save Alitalia?Isn't our Big Nation entitled to have its own Airline?At any cost of course, also if that means emptying pockets that are already empty.And if in the middle a few politicians take advantage out of it, they are Italians...aren't they.Don't the Italian people have as principal duty the one to bring our Nation all over the world?Don't the Italian people have the duty to use Italian cars or Italian telephones?That is why our economy is going so bad, people nowadays do not have the spring to patriotism any more.They do not love their country, they do not want to die for it anymore.Well, may be they are just beginning to open their eyes...PatriziaThink and you'll have the probl