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More on The Shrimp CSF From Niaz Dorry
December 1st marks the official opening day of this year's Northern Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) fishery. Following a pilot Community Supported Fishery (CSF) project, Cape Ann Fresh Catch is now signing people up for winter shares of seafood with Northern Shrimp as the main focus. Deliveries will start the week of December 7, 2009 to all the current nine drop off locations which include Appleton Farm in Ipswich, Fishermen's Wharf in Gloucester, St. Andrews Church in Marblehead, Codman Community Farm in Lincoln, Butterbrook Farm in Acton, Harvard Square, Community Servings' parking lot, Morse School parking lot in Cambridge, and Newburyport Waterfront Trust Land. Anyone interested in joining the upcoming winter CSF should contact Cape Ann Fresh Catch at firstname.lastname@example.com immediately to make sure they are on the list to receive their shares as early as Monday, December 7, 2009.
"We are very excited to offer local shrimp through the CSF. It's always been our dream to ensure the public has access to fresh, local seafood caught sustainably. The CSF has helped us get so much closer to this dream, opened pathways of communication to thousands of people in dozens of communities, and given our fishermen hope that the future can in fact be bright regardless of the limitations of fisheries management," said Angela Sanfilippo, president of the Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association. Cape Ann Fresh Catch is a project of GFWA. "The response to the pilot project was amazing, encouraging and heartwarming. We will use what we learned over the past few months to now provide local shrimp to consumers. Local shrimp population is at healthy levels, but our fishermen are out-marketed and out-spent by the imported, farmed shrimp that floods the U.S. market."
Fisheries managers announced the opening of the season and the total allowable catch for 2010 season in late October. To ensure the fishery remains healthy and to address some of the old problems with the shrimp fishery, shrimp fishermen meet many gear restrictions, including a minimum mesh size of 1¾" and use of the Nordmore grate, which separates shrimp from fish. To reduce physical damage to fish being returned to the sea, mechanical devices used to cull, grade, separate or shake shrimp are not allowed. So separating the fish from the shrimp by using the Nordmore grate before they are actually caught is critical.
Beyond these measures, the CSF fishermen have collaborated with researchers to develop additional sorting devices that have virtually eliminated bycatch and target only the large shrimp allowing those excluded to contribute to the next generation. These include a dual-grate system.
The dual -grate system requires installing a grate just before the Nordmore grate to help cull, sort and return to the ocean the small shrimp and therefore retain more of the larger shrimp. Bringing larger shrimp onboard not only protects the next generations of shrimp, but it also allows consumers access to larger size shrimp that is wild and local. The large shrimp that's currently on the market and most consumers seem to be looking for are farmed and imported – certainly not local or sustainable.
On Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Ken La Valley and Pingguo He of New Hampshire Sea Grant met with the CSF team to discuss the use of the dual-grate. The meeting took place at the offices of the Massachusetts Fishermen's Partnership in Gloucester.
"Fishermen supplying shrimp to the Cape Ann Fresh Catch CSF and the rest of our team met with the UNH gear researchers just last week to learn how the dual-grate works since they will be using this gear this winter," said Steve Parke, Cape Ann Fresh Catch's boat-to-table coordinator. "This new gear will allow us to deliver the freshest local shrimp while ensuring the small shrimp go back into the ocean alive to contribute to the next generation of shrimp."
"To be able to compete in the shrimp market which is flooded with the large, farmed shrimp having the tools that allow the local fishermen to catch bigger shrimp throughout the season is important," said Niaz Dorry, director of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, which supports the creation of CSFs. "Almost all of the large shrimp that makes it to the US plates is farmed shrimp raised in tropical countries. The shrimp is raised under highly questionable conditions and certainly not sustainable by any measure we value. Reports of pesticides use, antibiotics, yield promoters and other chemicals are constant. We have even gotten reports of child labor violations in some countries."
"In many countries, coastal waters are privatized to make room for farmed shrimp. In some countries such as India, the shrimp aquaculture facilities' attempts to keep the salinity levels optimum have contaminated fresh water tables under the shrimp pens. Fishing communities have protested against shrimp farms both in the US and in countries where these farms are rampant. Some protests have led to bloodshed," said Sanfilippo. "By providing shrimp we not only support our local fishermen, we also take the pressure of farmed shrimp off our fellow fishermen and fishing communities around the world. Everyone wins."
For more information, please visit www.gfwa.org. For a list of drop off locations and to download the winter share contract, please visit http://namanet.org/csf/cape-ann-fresh-catch. You can also become a fan of Cape Ann Fresh Catch on Facebook and follow the CSF on Twitter for the latest updates.


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tags: adidas, BAPE, Campus 80, Consortium, Kith NYC, UNDFTD, ZX 5000
BAPE and UNDFTD merge once again with adidas for three limited edition Consortium shoes. The two streetwear heavyweights take on the adidas ZX 5000 and two Campus 80s with an injected army influence using BAPE's signature camouflage print, blocks of khaki, taupe and off white, the occasional splash of bright color, and special gold leaf detailing on suede. The ZX 5000 and Campus 80s feature premium Consortium materials throughout such as super soft leather and suede. On the ZX 5000, technical details include an extended plastic wrap-around heel counter and a Torsion bar that can be seen in red on the outsole of the shoe. Both versions of the Campus 80s feature a fabric loop tag, the Consortium handshake logo on the back, and a vulcanized rubber outsole. The ZX 5000 will be available for $150 USD while the Campus 80s are available for $130 USD starting December 1st at Kith NYC stores.
UPDATE: For the Fall/Winter 2012 season, adidas partnered with streetwear brands UNDFTD and A Bathing Ape to create three Consortium footwear silhouettes. Due to unforeseen circumstances, adidas and its two partners have decided to delay the launch of the shoes. The new launch date will be in early 2013, with exact dates to be announced soon.

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Cody Solomon
|Peachtree Corners, Ga.
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|Wesleyan School
2013-14: Talented first-year golfer who will compete for a spot among the travel squad.
High School: Earned three letters as a member of the golf team at the Wesleyan School ... helped lead the team to a third-place finish at the 2012 state championship ... was the low medalist at the 2013 region tournament ... placed fourth in the 2012 state championship and was named first team all-state ... also received the Gwinnett Daily Post Player of the Year Award.
Personal: Class salutatorian at Wesleyan ... is a University Johnson Scholar and plays the saxophone ... undeclared major.


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He did not dominate the last camp he was at. He looked a little out of shape and did not have much in the form of technique.
Per Trieu: Illinois Lands Kenton Gibbs
.....sorta sounds like a Jonathan Hankins type
...he'll never be nearly as big as Hankins, and doesn't have a remotely comparable offer sheet. Two completely different players on film, as well.
Honestly, in the film from the last camp, he looked pretty slow and was getting beat quite often. With that said, I wish the best of him and I hope he does well at Illinois.
Your definition of "dominate" is much different than mine.
Good luck to him if he ends up there, but I have a feeling this ship has sailed about as much as Norfleet's had before signing day if the coaches come calling.
Although I like to think that myself, I don't know how true it is. It's like Ohio fans and McCray, they were all convinced that the second Urban extended him an offer, he would be in Scarlet and Grey, but that seems very unlikely now.
I always got the impression that he wasn't going to hang around to be a backup plan with the offers he had. Could still have a chance to flip him if we need him I suppose but I think he wants to go where he feels really wanted.
There are still plenty of DTs out there that we are in good position with.
He is still going to take visits. Sounds rock solid to me.
Will the latest
#Illinois Fighting #Illini commitment stick, though. He will keep taking visits http://es.pn/LgFOBC
Jared Shanker is the guy who reported that James Onwualu "has reached 29 mph when sprinting." Which, to be perfectly frank, confirmed my personal evaluation of Onwualu: Like Usain Bolt, only faster.
so... you really made a new account just to post that comment?
edit: oops i looked at the mgopoints count without looking at the join date. You really made a new account just to post comments that involve Fred Jackson jokes?
... I applaud the commitment to the joke. You don't see that type of effort every day. It's Herculean, only bigger.
Onwualu looked a little slow during recent camp performances. And somehow I doubt he's hit 29 mph.
No biggie.
I'm guessing next to commit from Cass will be Dennis Finley who was favoring Illinois as well.
I don't see the evidence of this. It seems just as likely that he wanted to grab a spot in a good program before it filled up, figuring that if the Michigan opportunity opens up, he'll cross that bridge later.
With him already saying that he'll take official visits, the Illinois staff might even be okay with that.
Or maybe, because of our great relationship with CT, our coaches have said he's a guy they want to wait on, and to accept a spot at Illinois as long as he's willing to keep visiting. Our coaches keep Wilcher happy by being completely transparent, letting Gibbs know that it might be a good idea to have a back up plan in mind, but that they'll still be evaluating him.
Point is, we have no more information about your guess than about mine, so it could be anything.
I'm pretty sure the coaches would never tell him "We're not going to offer." That would be dumb.
Why "commit" if you are going to visit other schools? Sounds like Illinois better make more offers and tell him, "If you are going to keep looking so are we".
Sounds like Illinois will take what they can get on the recruiting front.
Sparty knows all about this.
See: Pittman, Sevon
It's what Pittman did, and that worked out for him...saved him a place while he waited to see how things turned out at OSU. I'm not saying Gibbs is doing the same things, but...
I think it's easy to understand the kid's motivation..save him a spot in a class while still looking around...just don't really understand Illinois taking his commitment.
Well when you're as bad as Illinois is, I guess you can't really just prevent the kids from visiting.
If you're Illinois, you secure yourself as his back-up. You get him on campus, introduce him to future teammates and other commits, hope he doesn't take visits, and if he does, hope he doesn't get offers.
You can either tell him to wait, and hope he picks you when Michigan doesn't offer, or take his commitment, and have him sewn up if Michigan doesn't offer.
It makes sense, I'm just glad we don't have to deal with that.
..It puts you in a tricky position when someone else wants to commit. Do you save that spot for Gibbs, knowing he could up and leave you in a sticky situation? Or do you accept the commitment, knowing that there's a chance you might oversign if you do. Of course, this is all assuming a tight window (like a week until NSD), which may or may not happen, but still, it's a legitimate concern. There's a reason Michigan doesn't take kids who visit elsewhere.
Yeah, it's risky, but like you said it only gets sticky at the very end. When you're recruiting like Illinois is now, you probably take the chance.
That's a fair concern, but I think it's easy, as Michigan fans, to overlook how tough it is for other schools out there. I follow Pitt (which is just about impossible), Boston College and Baylor (which used to be saddest of all), and a lot of schools need to take their opportunities where they find them. If there's some flight risk involved, you just have to accept it to get a player you want.
When you're a second tier program, you have to take commitments knowing that if a bigger program comes along, you might lose some guys. There are some guys who commit to Illinois and pledge their undying love for the school, but I bet lots of Illinois recruits would reconsider if the big schools (Alabama, USC, etc.) come calling.
This is why it was important to offer York when we did. Aside from Treadwell, none of the other receivers seems likely to come, and if we had waited on York, there's a good chance that he would have grabbed a spot elsewhere.
I was thinking this kid would end up being in this class and being Pipkins back-up.... I still do
Gibbs is undersized but athletic. I know a lot of fans have just been treated to four years of the exception to that rule, but most of the time, you put that type of kid at 3-tech, not NT.
6'2" and 290 lbs is undersized? Seems like a decent size for a NT who is still in HS, though I guess it depends on what his frame is like and how much of that is bad weight.
Gibbs measured closer to 270 at one of the more recent camps. 290's generous
Regardless of weight, 6'2" is undersized for a defensive tackle beyond college. Mike Martin's draft status was hampered because of his height, and he was a better football player than Gibbs.
Like McCray, Gibbs wasn't gonna wait around. Ah well...
I believe this isn't over yet. Wouldn't be surprise if KG, camp this summer,shows the staff he's deserving of a offer.
Should be interesting if Michigan stumbles with other prospect,will they come calling the night before NSD!
He sounded like a really good kid so I'm happy he's landed a full ride at a quality university.
Good for him and his family.
If the coaches strike out on Poggi, will bet that they rummage around for RR-era snake oil, or at least some of the vintage slipped to Dennis Norfleet last year.
Glad to see him get a D1 scholly, and a B1G school with a penchant to turn out NFL players to boot.
Good luck to him in beautiful Champagne, IL!
Congrats to Mr. Gibbs. CT may be a pipeline for UM, but we can't have everyone from Cass. If he's happy with the Illini offer, but still wants to visit other schools, then that's between him and the staff at Illinois.
Wish him the best. Illinois is a good school and has a decent record of getting linemen to the NFL.
..it has a better record in the past few years than UM. A first rounder on the DLine in two consecutive years? That's gotta be pretty attractive to prospects
We almost got Frank the tank, but he was picked up by Illinois. Seemed like the coaches may have wanted him, but I am not sure. Seriously! I know all of you realize I am not picky, but this post is bad.
With visits still expected and it still so early in the process, this one is certainly not over. Good luck to him whatever the ultimate decision may be.


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Jeff Dew
School: Central Catholic Size/Class: 6-3, 290; senior Position: Lineman
Scouting report: With his size and physical attributes, he's capable of pushing the pile and creating running room. Nimble on his feet, he's a reliable pass-blocker and run-blocker. His presence up front may be difficult to measure from a statistics standpoint, helping the Irish reach as Division II state semifinal.
Coach's comment: "Jeff graded at over 90 percent (as an offensive lineman) this season. He gave up only two sacks. He started every game both ways." — Greg Dempsey
Amir Edwards
School: Central Catholic Size/Class: 5-10, 195; junior Position: Running back
Scouting report: Edwards was a key reason the Irish were ranked No. 1 in Division II in Ohio for many weeks, finished 9-1 in the regular season, and have advanced to a state semifinal. He embodies plenty of speed and power, and has produced 1,501 rushing yards on 210 carries, including 26 touchdowns.
Coach's comment: "Amir is a complete running back. He has great speed, vision and toughness. Amir is a threat to take it to the end zone on every touch, but is also great at getting the tough yards. Amir is a special talent at the running back position." — Greg Dempsey
Eric Hart
School: Whitmer Size/Class: 5-7, 245; senior Position: Lineman
Scouting report: The most effective blocker on team that has rushed 556 times for 3,490 yards (268 yards per game), passed for 1,656 yards (127 a game), and scored 42.5 points per game. All-TRAC and Division I all-district first team for 13-0 Panthers (ranked No. 3 in Ohio and playing in their third straight state semifinal).
Coach's comment: "Eric is an extremely scrappy kid. He's not very tall but he has a huge heart, and he goes about things the right way. He's a throw-back type offensive lineman. He's a very good drive blocker and very good at kicking out. His average [blocking] grade per game was 92 percent." — Jerry Bell
Nick Holley
School: Whitmer Size/Class: 6-0, 175; senior Position: Quarterback
Scouting report: Holley led Panthers to TRAC title, No. 3 state ranking, and 13-0 record entering Division I state semifinals. All-TRAC and all-district first team; offensive player of the year on both. He rushed 208 times for 1,734 yards and 19 TDs, and completed 115 of 183 passes for 1,587 yards and 21 TDs. Also had two interceptions; All-Blade player of the year.
Coach's comment: "Nick is an unbelievable athlete and one of the smartest players I've ever coached. He brings competitiveness and an ability to lead our team. He can make plays at any given time, with his arm or with his feet. Having him back there builds a confidence in his teammates. They believe in him as a competitor and as a leader." — Jerry Bell
Nick Keller
School: Genoa Size/Class: 6-0, 232; senior Position: Lineman
Scouting report: Two-way player named All-Northern Buckeye Conference first-team center as a junior and senior, and also earned first team at linebacker both seasons. Lineman of the year in the NBC and district. He led team with 62 knockdown blocks in 2011 and 76 in 2012. At linebacker, led the Comets in tackling for the second consecutive year with 133 (53 solo, 80 assists) this year and had six sacks, recovered two fumbles, and one interception.
Coach's comment: "Nick Keller is a throwback player. He would be a perfect fit on any team I have coached over the past 29 years. He is a tireless worker that loves playing the game. Nick played three weeks with a stress fracture in his foot." — Tim Spiess
Jordan Lauf
School: Napoleon Size/Class: 6-5, 191; senior Position: Wide receiver
Scouting report: The University of Toledo basketball recruit decided to play football for first time since his freshman year after playing soccer. He was an All-Blade basketball selection last season. Lauf had 33 catches for 721 yards. He had 16 TD receptions with a long of 61 yards and averaged 21.8 yards per catch. Also averaged 38.9 yards per punt. Named All-NLL and Division III all-district first team, and helped Wildcats to NLL title and regional final.
Coach's comment: "Jordan Lauf possesses all of the 'measurables' — including height, wing span, speed, vertical jump, but what sets Jordan apart is his knowledge of the game, as well as his ability to position himself to make plays." — Tory Strock
Matt Miller
School: St. John's Size/Class: 6-5, 255; senior Position: Lineman
Scouting report: Miller has committed to the Wisconsin. He is the brother of University of Michigan lineman Jack Miller. He had team-high 31 pancake blocks. The captain fought through a knee injurys he suffered in Week 3. Two-year starter played a key role in both the running and passing games. On defense, made 28 tackles (17 solo, 11 assists).
Coach's comment: "He has great hand placement, and he's smart. His pass sets are very good. He was our best linemen by far, and we would have been in trouble without him. Matt understands how the game is played. When he puts on 25 or 30 pounds he will be scary. He will have a great opportunity to show his prowess there." — Doug Pearson
Kyle Nutter
School: Genoa Size/Class: 5-11, 214 Position: Running back
Scouting report: He shattered school records for rushing yards in a season (2,322) and career (5,835), and most career touchdowns (90). As a linebacker, he had 41 solo tackles, 68 assists five tackles for loss, two interceptions, five fumble recoveries and one defensive TD. He scored 230 points (38 TDs) this year. In career, had nine interceptions, 10 fumble recoveries. He set school record for most yards rushing in a game (412 versus Huron in last season's playoffs).
Coach's comment: "Kyle is the first player in my career to be a first team all-league selection on both sides of the ball for three consecutive years. He has an unmatched work ethic of any athlete I have ever coached." — Tim Spiess
Colt Pettit
School: Patrick Henry Size/Class: 6-4, 250; junior Position: Lineman
Scouting report: Named All-Northwest Ohio Athletic League and all-district first team. He has offers from five Mid-American Conference schools and three from Big Ten programs. He helped lead the Patriots reach the Division V regional final. All-Blade special mention as a sophomore.
Coach's comment: "He has tremendous athleticism for a big linemen. College coaches and scouts love his agility. We pull him on many of our running plays." — Bill Inselmann
Vance Settlemire
School: Findlay Size/Class: 5-10, 175; senior Position: Running back
Scouting report: He proved himself as one of the area's most versatile offensive players. The Trojans' No. 1 offensive threat used his elusiveness, speed and power to produce 1,934 rushing yards on 171 carries, including a school record 33 rushing touchdowns, which is one of 10 school records set this season. He finished the season with a single-season school record total of 34 TDs and 206 points.
Coach's comment: "Vance has speed and quickness. He can run with power when he needs to. He has a nose for the end zone and was a threat to score on every snap. His best football is yet to come." — Mark Ritzler
Steve Slocum
School: Perrysburg Size/Class: 6-2, 195; senior Position: Quarterback
Scouting report: He rushed for 1,308 yards and passed for 1,304 (2,612 total yards) and scored 176 points. Three-year starter rushed for 2,262 and threw for 2,962 yards in his career; Also had 57 receptions for 833 yards and scored 285 career points. As placekicker, he made 46 of 46 extra points, 5 of 6 field goals with a long of 37 and had 10 kickoffs for touchbacks. As defensive back, he had 51 tackles and six interceptions, returning three for TDs.
Coach's comment: "He's honestly the ultimate kid. He is a focused kind of leader. The sky is the limit for him. He's an awesome kid to have. He also is top 10 in his class, plays piano, is active at church, and in the national honor society." — Matt Kregel


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By Francesca Norsen Tate, Religion Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle
The peace-building work of The Dialogue Project here in Brooklyn — especially its new youth corps — becomes even more crucial amid breaking news on Monday about the arrest of Israeli teens, one as young as 13, who had assaulted a group of Palestinians last week in West Jerusalem.
New York Times reporter Isabel Kershner, in an article published online late Monday, pointed out, "The attack, described by one witness as a 'lynch,' has laid bare the undercurrent of Jewish-Arab tensions that plague this mixed but politically divided city and that is leading many Israelis to question how their society could have come to this."
The attacks in Jerusalem underscore the need for building cultural gardens here.
This week in Park Slope, Brooklynites and New Yorkers who are Jewish, Muslim, Israeli and Palestinian will join forces to plant a garden and then display the benefits of discarding stereotypes through dialogue. They will work the plot of Eman Rashid, a Palestinian-American who meets with Israelis and Jewish Americans, through The Dialogue Project.
Ms. Rashid, an active community gardener, said, "Through the dialogue process, we learn to see others as human beings, not 'labels,' and come to understand why people act out of fear and a need for safety. I lived in Palestine for three years; I was shot at, yet in Dialogue I am able to sit across from Israeli soldiers and speak to them as they do to me, as human beings."
The Dialogue Project organized this event during which the groups will clean and plant together at the 615 Green Community Garden, on Sixth Avenue and 12th Street in Park Slope starting at 6:30 p.m. Afterwards, they will conduct a dialogue that demonstrates the benefits of relating to others as individuals rather than stereotypes through the Dialogue Project.
Since early 2001, following the violence kicked off by the second Palestinian intifada and the Israelis' march across the Al-Aqsa mosque plaza in Jerusalem, New Yorkers with direct ties to the Middle East have been meeting in an effort to challenge their own fears and the stereotypes each has of the other. Now in its 11th year, The Dialogue Project has seen many of its participants move from mistrust to working together on concrete social, educational and environmental issues here in New York City and in the Middle East.
"Dialogue creates a safe environment for us to learn how to listen to each other's personal histories and attachments to the land," said Marcia Kannry, the Dialogue Project's founder. "Protecting the land is critical for both Israelis and Palestinians for whom water shortages and control, deforestation and global warming loom large," she continued. Ms. Kannry lived in Israel and worked as a regional director of The Jewish National Fund in the 1980s. She now lives in Brooklyn.
Marius Zilber, an Israeli participant, sees the planting at the Community Garden as a symbolic effort and one of the fruits of the Dialogue program, which he admits he first entered with wariness and even some suspicion. Now, he says, "If we are going to work on concrete matters together, we have to take the first steps of trust-building and exploration with each other — this is a good beginning."
In fact, other Dialogue program participants have also wanted to enhance their experience by working on action projects here in New York City and in supporting Israeli and Palestinian partnerships in education and the environment in the Middle East. In Manhattan, for example, dialoguers have started organizing drives for local food banks.
Project director Kannry identifies these efforts as the next step in the project's development. "This type of project brings words and actions together. In Dialogue, we air and discuss intense topics and try to drive home the idea that, though complicated ideas may exist and persist between peoples of different faiths, beliefs, or cultures, we can still live, work, and even thrive together."
The Dialogue Project is a nonprofit organization that creates face-to-face encounters among Muslim, Jewish, Israeli and Palestinian New Yorkers who meet through structured dialogues. This model helps participants learn about each other as individuals and to bridge the political and cultural divides that separate them.
Dialogue conflict transformation programs run in Westchester and Manhattan as well as Brooklyn. Through the Project's Coffee and Conversation series, New Yorkers, who often have no social relationships with new immigrants in their neighborhoods, are paired with newcomers from Africa, Latin American, Eastern Europe and the Middle East over a six-week period, meeting to practice English and to break through the isolation of the new immigrant experience.
The Dialogue Project's most recent endeavor, the Brooklyn Youth Dialogue Corps, develops youth dialogue facilitators from diverse ethnic, social and economic backgrounds. Travelling to each other's meeting places, new immigrant teens and third- and fourth-generation New York teens, ages 14 to 17, learn about cultures and traditions that they may have stereotyped in the past. Together they develop leadership skills through an eight-month creative mentorship program.


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The Memphis chapter of the American Payroll Association will meet Thursday, Oct. 10, at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Emily Gregg of the Tennessee Department of Human Resources will present "Tennessee Child Support Program and Employers Working Together." Cost is $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Visit memphisapa.org.
Memphis Botanic Garden will host a food truck garden party Thursday, Oct. 10, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the garden, 750 Cherry Road. Cost is $5 for garden members and $10 for nonmembers. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com.
The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host "I'm a Memphian" author Dan Conaway for a discussion and book signing Thursday, Oct. 10, at 6 p.m. at the bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. "I'm a Memphian" is a collection of Conaway's "Memphasis" columns from The Daily News. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.
The Pink Palace Crafts Fair will be held Friday, Oct. 11, through Sunday, Oct. 13, in Audubon Park, at the corner of Perkins Road and Southern Avenue. The event will include crafts vendors and demonstrations, a beer tent, live music and children's activities. Visit memphismuseums.org or call 363-2362 for hours and ticket information.
Lindenwood Christian Church and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra will present "Figaro to 'Carmen': A Night of Opera" Friday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary, 2400 Union Ave. Tickets are $39. Visit memphissymphony.org.
The Access to Justice Committee will host a free Saturday legal clinic Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. Volunteer attorneys provide free legal assistance on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit memphisbar.org.
The Democratic Women of Shelby County will meet Saturday, Oct. 12, at noon at Piccadilly Cafeteria, 5272 Mt. Moriah View. The meeting is open to the public. Email email@example.com.
Harpeth Rising will play a "Tales From Jackson Bridge" CD release show Saturday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Lane Music, 9309 Poplar Ave. The fourth album from the Memphis band was released Oct. 3. Admission is $10. Call 755-5025 for advance tickets.
IRIS Orchestra will present "Passionate Colors," featuring pianist Peter Serkin, Saturday, Oct. 12, at 8 p.m. at Germantown Performing Arts Center, 1801 Exeter Road. Tickets are $65. Visit irisorchestra.org.


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Gus Johnson, the self-described "soccer novice," settled in behind the microphone for his television play-by-play debut on Wednesday afternoon. With Fox ambitiously trying to get him ready to become the voice of World Cup 2018, they tossed him straight into the fire by assigning him the most high-profile Champions League round of 16 tie: Real Madrid versus Manchester United.
So how did he do? Goal.com kept a running diary of the first leg of the massive showdown, aka, the dawn of the Age of Gus.
15 minutes to kickoff: We start with Gus and his sidekick for the evening, Warren Barton, giving us a pre-game talk on the match. Gus, as per his wont, is shouting. Warren speaks at a normal tone. We can only hear Gus. Point, Johnson.
5 min to kick: As the players stride onto the pitch, Johnson calls the game a "championship match." Uhh . . . close enough?
2 min: Early impressions: Gus likes to talk. After an early Sami Khedira chance, we learn about the midfielder's cultural heritage. Then on the ensuing goal kick, Gus informs us about David de Gea's origins in Madrid. Backstories: A staple of American commentary, and one Johnson doesn't appear to be holding back on.
5 min: "Angel di Maria is 23 years old and will be 25 tomorrow." Clearing the early cobwebs, then.
6 min: Fabio Coentrao fires off the post and Gus is ready, his voice reaching a crescendo as the ball hits the far post. That one was right in his wheelhouse.
9 min: In the early going, Johnson is sticking to his "play-by-play" role, leaving any tactical commentary to Barton. When you're as green as Gus, this is far from a terrible idea.
11 min: Karim Benzema's shot is well blocked by Jonny Evans, but Gus is silent. When broadcasting soccer, recognizing quality defensive plays is quite a bit harder than acknowledging positive attacking play. This will come up again.
13 min: Gus still keeping it simple. He's announcing every player's name as he touches the ball (which is easy, but probably unnecessary), but rarely elaborating on the action when plays reach their conclusion.
16 min: Backstories, backstories backstories. We've heard about press conferences, pre-game interview attempts, player nationalities and ethnic origins among other things. It's sometimes interesting, but mostly distracting. This isn't 60 Minutes.
20 min: Goal Manchester United! Gus opens his call strangely, saying "Van Persie breaking to the football," which sounds like something a NFL cornerback would do. Then his voice slowly rises as he realizes Danny Welbeck's header has nestled into the far corner. Overall not bad, but still a bit subdued considering the magnitude of an away goal.
Gus then says "Manchester United is undefeated in 17 games in which Welbeck has scored." Well . . . that's actually kind of interesting. Having seven pages of stats in front of him paid off there.
25 min: After a foul, Johnson states, "It's been a physical affair." Except it hasn't been.
28 min: Cristiano Ronaldo is fouled and Johnson fails to mention that it's a foul. Does he not see it's been called? Or does he think it's obvious to the viewer? Either way, we have to wait until Ronaldo lines up the free kick before we know the referee has blown his whistle.
30 min: Johnson is in the middle of spinning a yarn about Mesut Ozil's performance for Germany in a friendly when he plays a cross to Ronaldo, who leaps up and heads home to make it 1-1. Gus is subdued during the goal call, to the point where it seems like it's purposeful restraint in the face of concerns about too many Gus-gasms.
33 min: Van Persie "crosses over". Our first basketball-ism. He'll go on to use that one a couple more times.
36 min: Better from Gus as he ably recognizes Raphael Varane defending Rooney well on a corner kick.
38 min: Gus with maybe a tad too much excitement when De Gea saves from Ozil. The German made it pretty easy by going near post, but Johnson made it seem like the world-class save it wasn't.
41 min: Maybe the most animated call of the day as Di Maria goes down in the box after a shove by Evans. Madrid's penalty shout is waved away while Gus kicks the volume up to "Gonzaga in the Elite Eight" levels.
44 min: I like the way Gus's voice rises slowly when a play gets more dangerous. He does a good job of conveying the magnitude of each chance.
47 min: A United cross comes in and Diego Lopez tips away. "Kagawa can't get there" is the call. Johnson misses the Madrid keeper's vital touch on the ball.
52 min: Alvaro Arbeloa's overlapping run is correctly identified as "overlapping" by Gus. Should I compliment him or is that just condescending? I'm honestly not sure.
54 min: Some tactical analysis! Gus mentions Madrid's midfield is starting to win the battle. Barton wholeheartedly agrees.
57 min: Ronaldo with a run in the area and again, I'm enjoying the inflections in Johnson's voice. He's letting us know there's a situation developing as Ronaldo gets closer and closer to the United goal.
58 min: Gus is still struggling with changes in possession. An intricate Madrid move around the box is broken up and the only thing Gus mentions is "Van Persie" when the Dutchman collects the ball, rather than how the play was broken up and by whom.
61 min: Big kick save by De Gea on a sliding Coentrao effort at the back post. Gus-o-meter is cranked up to a solid 8.5. Nice work.
65 min: During a stoppage of play, Gus gives us some background information on Ryan Giggs, who just entered the game. That's how you do it: informative and doesn't distract from the action. Except he calls Giggs English when he's actually Welsh. Oops.
68 min: "Madrid probing, patient." Solid call. Pretty accurate as Los Blancos move the ball around the perimeter of their midfield.
72 min: Two huge chances for Van Persie. The first is appropriately called by Johnson, who notes that Lopez gets a fingertip on it before it hits the post. The next is botched, as Van Persie scuffs his shot, allowing Alonso to clear off the line. As the shot moves towards goal and the ball is then cleared, we hear silence.
76 min: As the game wears on, Johnson has tamped down the play-by-play a bit, allowing some ambient noise to filter though. I'd like to hear more of that during non-threatening spells of possession.
79 min: De Gea makes a nice save on a shot from the top of the box and Johnson oddly complements his positioning. Barton cleans it up with the right complement, noting he safely secured the shot without a rebound.
85 min: Gus is completely silent as Ronaldo's fantastic free kick dips just onto the roof of the net. Baffling. It's as if he didn't comprehend how close that was to a goal. It's a tie game with less than five minutes to go, meaning this is Gus Time™. Come on!
That's it! Madrid and United tie 1-1.
Final thoughts: Overall, for his first televised game, Johnson didn't do a terrible job. It was quite apparent he'd been preparing diligently for the game, but maybe a bit too apparent. Rather than letting the play do the talking, too often Johnson would serenade us with anecdotes not related to anything happening on the field. It was informative, sure, but it got a bit distracting. The perfect example came on Ronaldo's goal when Gus barely caught up to the play while in the middle of a story about an international friendly last week. To his credit, there was less of this as the game wore on.
His cadence and excitement were high points of the afternoon. Johnson is a unique commentator who has an uncanny ability to sweep a viewer up in televised action. He just needs to learn the right time to do so, as some of his more excited calls came on plays which were less important than moments which found him more subdued.
Johnson doesn't know much about soccer, but he smartly allowed Barton to handle most of the analysis and he stuck to calling what he saw on the pitch. He's not a very good soccer announcer right now, but he avoided any huge gaffes, and that portends well for his future. We'll likely have to endure some more shaky moments as he finds his feet, but Johnson has the ability and professionalism to develop into a very solid soccer announcer.
Final Grade: C
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The goal is to graduate the teachers at the end of 2012. "Niʻihau's isolation and unique circumstances call for innovative measures," said Principal Investigator Pōhai Kukea Shultz. "We are very fortunate to have Kahea Faria and Ipo Wong, both from the Niʻihau community, serving as program co-coordinators. They have ʻinside' knowledge and connections that are helping us to plan more effectively." The Niʻihau teachers can expect a range of exciting experiences including interning at Nānāikapono Elementary, Hookulāiwi's partner school in Nānākuli; having university courses delivered on Niʻihau; working with faculty from UH-Mānoa's Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language; and attending conferences on education with other Hoʻokulāiwi students. Kukea Shultz added, "We believe that our Hawaiian language immersion pre-service teachers will benefit greatly from exchanges with our Niʻihau teachers."
Hoʻokulāiwi, recent recipient of a national award from the National Network for Educational Renewal, provides programs of study in teacher education and curriculum research that prepare teachers for Hawaiʻi Department of Education Title I schools with large numbers of Hawaiian children; for Hawaiian Language Immersion schools; and for Hawaiian charter schools. In addition, Hoʻokulāiwi prepares Native Hawaiian educational leaders in areas such as curriculum research, school administration, and teacher education through study at the masters and doctoral levels. Research focuses on Hawaiian and Western culture and practices within the broader context of school and community developmentthe dual goal being the preparation of highly effective teachers and highly effective curricula for schools with large numbers of Hawaiian children.
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|2013-03-27, 05:45
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Uzumaki's were chosen because they live for so long and they specialise in sealing techniques. If the Sage was an Uzumaki then he should have had the trademark Uzumaki red hair and in that case his offsprings should have red hair too. Yet none of the Senju or Uchiha (his direct offsprings) have a hint of red hair.
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Also don't forget Karin who apparently is able to give chakra to other people which is the same thing that kyuubi+Naruto can do when Naruto is in kyuubi-mode.
(Naruto also did it when Chiyo revived Gaara).
We don't know what hair color the sage had, could be black too.
I also forgot in my earlier post one more hint about the connection (at least i regard it as a hint): the Uzumaki clan can do very advanced sealing jutsu, more advanced than anyone else (just remember the special Uzumaki mask used by Orochi to summon the death god). We also know that the sealing of the tailed beasts comes from the Sage, and there are some other artifacts that have very advanced sealing powers that we saw in this war that also come from the sage. I think it's obvious that this specific sort of sealing power/knowledge is a very special kind of jutsu and there's a similarity here between the Uzumaki clan and the Sage.
Anyway i don't say that the sage was an Uzumaki, just that there are some hints that point to that direction.
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Well Naruto is not a pure Uzumaki. And if Minato and Kushina had had the time to get married, his name would not even be Uzumaki Naruto but Namikaze Naruto.
If the Sage is truly an Uzumaki then he has red hair, otherwise he's either not an Uzumaki at all or only half an Uzumaki, and in that case there also goes half your argument.
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Did the Sage rape the 10-tails and then the 10-tails gave birth to 2 children or was it the other way?
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That's actually what was going on. Sasuke's mom and dad were both pure Uchiha, Uchiha Itachi had a girlfriend within the Uchiha clan, etc etc. They did this to make sure their Sharingan would survive.
Also, Uchiha Sasuke at the beginning of Part 1 knows very little, if anything about his clan's history. He was a child who knew nothing about all the powers of the Sharingan and the capabilities of the Uchiha. Obviously to him, it wouldn't be a problem to partner with a regular girl.
I'm pretty sure Obito said that the Senju did this as well, and to me it seems very likely the Uzumaki did so too.
Also just to be clear just because they partner with clan members does not mean it's technically inbreed. It's not like everyone in the Uchiha Clan were brothers or sisters. When Sasuke was exploring the Uchiha Clan area it seemed like there were a lot of clan members who were otherwise no direct family of his at all.
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also, straight from narutopedia:
[The Uzumaki clan (うずまき一族, Uzumaki Ichizoku) was a prominent clan in Uzushiogakure. They were distant blood relatives of the Senju clan and as such, both were on good terms; an alliance that extended onto their hidden villages — Konohagakure and Uzushiogakure. The shinobi of Konoha integrated Uzushiogakure's symbol onto their uniforms and flak jackets as well as on the shoulders of their uniforms as a sign of friendship and goodwill between the two villages, and continue to do so to this day, in memory of their friendship even years after Uzushiogakure's destruction]
so in other words, we don't know exactly whether the so6p was an uzumaki or not. him being uzumaki isn't necessary for kishi to explain why naruto resembles him. naruto simply being a distant relative of the so6p is enough to justify it
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But who knows, maybe their sharingan insanity that Tobirama was talking about comes from that
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Actually I'm pretty sure the Senju did this as well. Obito knew as much of his clan's history as Sasuke; absolutely nothing.
I don't think pairing with clanmembers was ever directly stated as a rule, I think it's more of an unwritten rule that came into existance when Konoha wasn't founded yet and there were still separate clans.
As for the inbred thing, who knows. Maybe, maybe not. We don't know how the Uchiha got so big in numbers so it's honestly impossible to say. Both Uchiha and Senju started with one man.
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Narutos unique bijuu form might be a result of him having actual bijuu DNA.I don't know any other person conceived within a jinchuuriki. Chakra is defined as life energy ,so maybe like other nutrients the growing baby cells take in chakra from the mother.Bijuu chakra isn,t kept in a box,i believe it permeates through the Jinchuurikis body somewhat attached to the host chakra.Who knows,it's neat to think about.
And besides naruto was originally the son of the 9tails.
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As for the very first post and the unique traits of the Great Senin... he was called a special priest but... in order to fight a god or demi-god in the form of the Jyuubi i'd say it's only natural that this Senin wasnt a normal human either. He was probably a demi-god or god himself. Since he died of old age... demi-god would be more likely.
He is the true founder of ninjutsu, genjutsu and all other kinds of jutsu's right?
Which is why his reasoning about love and leadership was the entire theory of true peace in the world, reasoning beyond normal humans. Which Naruto will somehow discover since he has a special ability.
Probably the human side and demonic jyuubi side in his two children caused things such as insanity, hatred, incest and manslaughter like its normal.
Blade, the special vampire/human was born after his mother was bitten by a vampire. Which altered his DNA. Why is this relevant?Well thats because Naruto was born from a Jinchuuriki, she was one before pregancy and was one even after childbirth.
However it was definetly a human, Minato who did the work on Kushina getting her pregnant. That was not the Kyuubi's work.
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Now if we can imagine how bijuu seal works we can maybe imagine how bijuu dna (dna is a bad word for this,lets just say bijuu chakra since bijuu might not even have dna as we know it)can get into a growing baby.First i believe that the seal is not a container but more the cork or wrapper,the body of the Jinchuuriki is the container.So where does the bijuu live while inside?we see Naruto in his mind confronts Kurama who is in a cage.But this cage and room are only imaginary places in Narutos mind.I think the bijuu chakra is within every cell of the Jinchuuriki along side the Jinchuurikis own chakra.Heck if the gold and silver brothers can eat part of kurama and then have kurama chakra that is definitly biologicaly absorbing the chakra.So maybe Kushinas egg already from the get go had Kurama chakra in it.
I can think of other things like B's ability to turn his body parts into the 8tails. But i got to go to work
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|7 years ago :: May 24, 2011 - 8:49PM #71
To the originator of the OP: Thank you for inititiating this subject and giving me the opportunities to write what I have written. It is a complex subject and would probably an everage person a whole lifetime to understand it, irrespective of being a Muslim or non-Muslim. There are many points I have made which are non-conventional and extra-Muslim scholarships. It all boiled down to interpretation and perception. All-praise to ALLAHswt, WHO, in HIS own WAY has guided me to be PATIENT in going thru all the verses of the Al-Quran which I quoted in all my posts. There were cryptical words from my late friend-cum-spiritual mentor which I was able to unlock. This has made it possible the closed-loop nature of the whole creation and uncreation process, as I have portrayed. I am not a scholar of any kind. I just feel that there are parts in my posts I could have articulated better. I have yet to find another person who could help me just doing that. InshaAllah, Almighty ALLAHswt, upon His Will, could send me an "unexpected" person to help me out. When that happen, inshaALLAH, I'll have the courage to launch a website with one goal/objective: TO RECONCILE ALL OF ISLAMIC TEACHINGS BACK TO WHAT WAS INSPIRED TO THE LATE PROPHET MUHAMMADsaw AS REFLECTED IN THE AL-QURAN SO THAT ALL MUSLIM WOULD ONLY HAVE 1-ISLAM, 1-AL-QURAN, 1-MECCA, 1-EVEREST.
To all Muslim readers: There has always been, eversince the demise (wafat) of the late Prophet Muhammadsaw, this paradigm of a single life journey towards our Final return to ALLAHswt. I have made it clear, in my own way, in most of my posts, that it isn't. First and foremost, when we read the Al-Quran, one has to understand the difference in the instended meanings of the expression SOUL, SPIRIT and BODY. Which is our person? Most informed Muslim brothers I have spoken to, the BODY is not our real person. It is on loan and would die away and recycled and their components returns to their very own (material/matter) evolutionary path, which is expressed in the Al-Quran as the eternal HELL-FIRE. The present illusion/disillusion centres around the couplet - SOUL and SPIRIT. The failure to draw a distinction between these two expression had led to many past scholars rejecting a concept/principle of multiple resurrection or reincarnation (which must not be considered as a new invention). I can understand some factors why this was rejected by those early Muslims. One simple and obvious one is the very idea they got from Hinduism/Buddhism didn't make sense. Either the explanation on reincarnation, in Hinduism/Buddhism weren't that clear and couldn't explain wider aspect of life processes, or, failure to understand/see the limitation in their explanation. What I have presented in my posts on this thread is reconcile all the clues of creation (descend) and uncreation (ascend) as found in the Al-Quran, and also, with the help of extra-Quranic sources (such as direct words from some living persons of tasawwuf and also writings of those who have long passed away, such as Ibn Araby). All throughout my life, there was always one of the five pillars of Islam that I found no one could give me an explanation that I can sleep upon in my comfort. Alhamdhullillah, now I can say quite confidently, that now that I know and appreciate why we have to remind ourself about it, once in a lifetime. The Hajj is the Muslim reminder of his/her own reincarnation. It is of both the (saviour) soul and (inherited spirit). My hope is that there'll come the day when all Muslims will open up their eyes and understand this aspect/subject about the 5th. pillar of Islam - the Hajj. It is that STRAIGHT PATH that the Al-Quran is referring to. Life is not by a simple recutation of one Quranic Surah and there you are, instantly, be with ALLAH till eternity. There are stages and phases in ALLAHswt CREATION and UNCREATION. Creation begins with the each Light of Adam. And to us Muslims, uncreation begins with the Light of Muhammadsaw, after the 7th. century person to whom was revealed, at ALLAHswt's WILL all that are hidden from MAN. As said in the hadith, accounting on Muhammadsaw's Ascension (Mi'raj) night journey, there'll always be 70,000 angels queing up at the gate of Sidrat-ul-Muntaha, in order, to enter ALLAH's Kingdom. That is to say, Man in their final stage and phase to make it their Final Return. And to balance that there'll always be 70,000 Lights of Adam coming out of ALLAHswt to create this eternally changing Universe. And between the Light of Adam and the Light of Muhammadsaw, they are separated by and in our universal time. And ALLAHswt is the CREATER and OWNER of TIME.
Time for me to say good-bye to this thread. May ALLAH open up and let everyone have a glimpse of their Light of Muhammad. The Sharia' Way is definitely answering the very question "Why I am here?" after having discovered and knowing "Who am I?". The journey is not the magical short as many would like to think it is. Th ekey to the whole process is patience and perseverence. After all Muhammadsaw did narrate the following verse in the Al-Quran:
Al-Insan (Man)/Ad-Dahr(Time) 76 : 1 Has there not been over man a period of time, when he was not a thing woth mentioning? [Hal 'ataa 'alal-'insani heenum-minad-dahri lam yakun shay'ammazkooraa]
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|7 years ago :: Jun 11, 2011 - 5:27PM #72
Wa'alaykum ' Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
thats is right Sis, human beings are created from dust but the light talked about in the hadiths is not the only substance the prophet [saw] was created from; he was created from a drop of water [sperm] just like all of us and our father Adam [as] was created from Dust, thus the 'light' talked about in the hadith could be his light of imaan; here is an explanation from Shayh Nuh keller:
The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is the Light of Allah, something a believer can say because the Qur'an affirms it in the verse
in which the word Light has been explained by a number of classic Qur'anic exegetes as follows:
(Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti:) "It is the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)" (Tafsir al-Jalalayn, 139).
(Ibn Jarir al-Tabari:) "By Light He means Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace), through whom Allah has illuminated the truth, manifested Islam, and obliterated polytheism; since he is a light for whoever seeks illumination from him, which makes plain the truth" (Jami' al-bayan, 6.161).
(Fakhr al-Razi:) "There are various positions about it, the first being that the Light is Muhammad, and the Book is the Qur'an " (al-Tafsir al-kabir, 11:194).
(al-Baghawi:) "It means Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace), or, according to a weaker position, Islam" (Ma'alam al-Tanzil, 2.228).
And Qurtubi (Ahkam al-Qur'an , 6.118) and Mawardi (al-Nukat wa al-'uyun, 2.22) mention that interpreting Nur as "Muhammad" (Allah bless him and give him peace) was also the position by [the Imam of Arabic grammar Ibrahim ibn Muhammad] al-Zajjaj (d. 311/923).
All of which shows that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), is a light from Allah, according to the Qur'an . This is the interpretation of the earliest exegetes, for al-Tabari was the sheikh of the salaf (early Muslims) in tafsir; while explaining Nur as "Islam" is an interpretation that came later.
As for the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) being a bashar or 'human being', there is no doubt of this, because it is Qur'an and 'aqida. Yet the Qur'an does not simply state that he is a human being, but rather says,
The important qualificatory phrase in this verse shows us that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) was a completely different sort of human being from anyone else, then or now. For none of us can say he is divinely inspired as the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) was. Rather, as is said in a poetic ode to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) which is often sung at gatherings after singing the Qasida al-Burda [Ode of the Prophetic Mantle] by al-Busayri:
Though the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is the Light of Allah, he is of course a created light. Someone who believes otherwise has made the mistake of the Christians with Jesus (upon whom be peace), or the Hindus with their Avatars. We saw in the discussion at the end of question (5) above that an ascriptive (idafa) construction like Nur Allah does not show that this Nur or 'Light' is an attribute of Allah. Rather, the ascriptive construction in this case is a kind called idafa tashrif, or an 'ascription of ennoblement', like the title Bayt Allah 'The House of Allah' for the Kaaba in Mecca, named this for its nobility, not that Allah lives inside, much less that it is divine attribute. Or like the she-camel that was sent to Thamud, which was called in the Qur'an Naqat Allah 'The She-Camel of Allah' as an ascription of ennoblement; namely, because of its inviolability in the Shari'a of that time—not that it was ridden by Allah, or was a divine attribute.
As for the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) being the first of creation, among the Islamic scholars who have compiled works on his characteristics is the hadith master (hafiz) Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti with his two-volume hadith work al-Khasa'is al-kubra [The greater compendium of unique attributes], of which the first chapter is entitled "The Uniqueness of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) in Being the First of the Prophets to Be Created, the Priority of His Prophethood, and the Taking of the Covenant with Him." The chapter's first hadith was reported by Ibn Abi Hatim in his Tafsir [Qur'anic exegesis] , and by Abu Nu'aym in Dala'il al-nabuwwa [Proofs of prophethood], from numerous chains of transmission, from Qatada, who related it from Hasan [al-Basri], from Abu Hurayra (Allah be well pleased with him), that of the Qur'anic verse
that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, "I was the first of the Prophets to be created and the last of them to be sent." Suyuti records nine other hadiths indicating that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) was the first of the prophets to be created; among them the hadith reported by Bukhari in his Tarikh [History], and by Ahmad, Tabarani, Hakim, and Bayhaqi, that Maysara al-Fajr (Allah be well pleased with him) said, "I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace), when were you a Prophet?' and he said, 'While Adam was between soul and body'" (al-Khasa'is al-kubra, 3-4).
As for "a hadith in Tirmidhi that states that the prophets (upon whom be peace) were created from the Nur of Allah and the first amongst them was the prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace)," I find it hard to imagine that it is in Tirmidhi or elsewhere with an acceptable channel of transmission, for Suyuti would hardly have failed to mention it in his Khasa'is, since this is the sort of thing the book is about, and Suyuti is a hadith master (hafiz), yet it is not there. In any case, the Qur'an is sufficient about the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) being a light from Allah.
Finally, in the metaphysic of the Sufis, or at least those whom I have met, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is both the 'Light of Allah' and 'a human being', and the inability to join between the two aspects is a lack of understanding of the greatness of al-Haqiqa al-Muhammadiyya, the 'Muhammadan Reality'.
To gain an idea of their point of departure, we may note that the entire universe has been created by Allah in order that His names and attributes might be manifest, that is, in order that He might be known, for He says,
(al-Baghawi:) Mujahid [ibn Jabr al-Makki (d. 104/722)], said this means 'except to know Me' which is a sound interpretation, since if He had not created them, they would not have known His existence and His oneness (Ma'alam al-tanzil, 5.230).
Now, the divine names, such as, al-Rahman 'the All-merciful', al-Karim 'the Most Generous', al-Rafi' 'He-Who-Raises', al-Khafid 'He-Who-Lowers', al-Sabur 'the Most Patient' al-Muntaqim 'the Avenger', and the others, entail and comprise the existence of the entire spectrum of human conditions—but particularly, ultimately, eternally, and at their fullest manifestation—the outcomes of paradise and hell.
These outcomes in their turn entail a logos or determining order that governs them, an illuminatory law that renders them and the states of their inhabitants transparent and intelligible, an ultimate standard. This is what we call the Shari'ia or 'Sacred Law', inseparable in principle from its divine origin, for it is one with Allah's speech, the Qur'an , and the sunna, His act of inspiration to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). Part of the Law is that "none of you shall enter paradise by his works" (rather through Allah's mercy), but the levels within it do correspond to works whose qualities and conditions are given in the revelation.
From the point of view of manifesting the divine attributes and names—their ultimate outcomes consisting in the destinies of human beings, without which they would remain unmanifest—the appearance of the Islamic Shari'a, in its final and perfected form at the end of human history, is the raison d'être, or 'reason for being', of the whole created universe; and ontologically prior to it in the timelessly preeternal knowledge of Allah Most High.
And the focal point of this light of lights, the head of the whole matter of its appearance, and the site of its manifestation—in a sense the résumé of all created being and occasion for its appearance—is the al-Haqiqa al-Muhammadiyya, or 'Muhammadan Reality' the Holy Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), whose consciousness was identical with this Shari'a.
We cannot ever claim to know all of the Prophet's perfections (Allah bless him and give him peace), only that Allah describes him in His book as 'light'; while at the same time, he had to be a human being, in order that the Sacred Law could be manifest, and the imperative of obeying it be binding on every human being. And Allah knows best.
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|7 years ago :: Nov 10, 2011 - 4:20PM #73
Please don't get carried away with emotion, sentiments and wishful thinking, likr many of those claiming to be Jesus (Isasaw) followers. The verse itself is a confirming that the Prophet Muhammadsaw was ordinarily human, like everyone else before and after him. What attribute we can give him is that he was a living proof demonstrating that :
1. Every human individual has the achievable potential to know & realise ALLAHswt at the witnessing station (Sidrat-ul-Muntaha) he had been raised to during his Mi'raj .
2. Every matter originated from the Light of ALLAHswt (generically Adamic) and FINALLY return to ALLAHswt as the Light of ALLAHswt (generically Prophetic).
Many of the early interpreters of creationic verses in the Al-Quran read Adam & Eve into them, when those names are not in the verses. In all probability those were imported idea from Jewish Talmud (Oral interpretation of the OT)
In a nutshell, every Adam and Eve has the potential to reach Sidrat-ul-Muntaha. That would happen when, in term of perfect purification state, that of their their soul=(inherited) spirit=(inherited) body
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South Africa readied itself for the arrival of a flood of world leaders for the funeral and memorial services for Nelson Mandela as thousands of mourners continued to flock to sites around the country Saturday to pay homage to the freedom struggle icon.
At Mandela's house in the Johannesburg neighborhood of Houghton, more than 100 people, black and white, gathered in the morning where they sang liberation songs and homages to Mandela. Children danced to the singing from the swaying crowd as hawkers nearby sold Mandela regalia.
From Harlem to Hollywood, Paris to Beijing, people have hailed Mandela's indomitable courage in the face of adversity as an inspiration for all. In a testament to his universal appeal, political leaders of various stripes have joined critics and activists in paying tribute to Mandela as a heroic force for peace and reconciliation.
President Barack Obama said the former South African president "no longer belongs to us - he belongs to the ages."
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who spent time with Mandela over the years, told "CBS This Morning" Friday that the former South African president taught him many life lessons.
"Humility. Have a purpose. Have a vision. Be prepared to sacrifice. Be prepared to listen to the other side." And, said Powell, "always be ready to change your mind, but never abandon your principals."
Rock star and humanitarian Bono, who worked for Mandela's causes for more than three decades, told Charlie Rose earlier this year that Mandela was a "genius of the high ground" with a "wicked sense of humor."
"(Mandela was) a great, great boss to have," Bono said. "If you're going to be told what to do, let it be Nelson Mandela."
In a church service Friday in Cape Town, retired archbishop Desmond Tutu and fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate said Mandela would want South Africans themselves to be his "memorial" by adhering to the values of unity and democracy that he embodied.
"All of us here in many ways amazed the world, a world that was expecting us to be devastated by a racial conflagration," Tutu said, recalling how Mandela helped unite South Africa as it dismantled apartheid, the cruel system of white minority rule, and prepared for all-race elections in 1994. In those elections, the anti-apartheid leader who spent 27 years in prison, became South Africa's first black president.
"God, thank you for the gift of Madiba," said Tutu in his closing his prayer, using Mandela's clan name.
Among those who have already indicated that they will be travelling to South Africa to honor Mandela, who died at his Johannesburg home at the age of 95 on Thursday night, are Obama and his two predecessors, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff will also be among the guests.
A week of mourning, with several events planned, has been declared by the government. Sunday has been declared a national day of prayer and reflection, while a national memorial service is scheduled to be held at a Johannesburg stadium where Mandela made his last public appearance for the closing ceremony of the 2010 soccer World Cup.
Official memorial services will also be held in all of South Africa's provinces and regions over the next week. Mandela's body will lie in state from Wednesday till Friday at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, the capital.
The state funeral and burial for the Nobel peace prize laureate will be held in his rural hometown of Qunu in the Eastern Cape Province on Sunday Dec. 15.
The state airline, South African Airways, has laid on special charter flights to ferry invited dignitaries to the funeral.
The government has announced that a special sitting of the two houses of parliament - the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces - will be held on Monday to pay tribute to Mandela, the country's first black and democratically-elected president.
In Qunu in the wide-open spaces of the Eastern Cape province, relatives colsoled each other as they mourned the death of South Africa's most famous citizen.
Mandela was a "very human person" with a sense of humor who took interest in people around him, said F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid-era president. The two men negotiated the end of apartheid, finding common cause in often tense circumstances, and shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Summarizing Mandela's legacy, de Klerk paraphrased Mandela's own words on eNCA television: "Never and never again should there be in South Africa the suppression of anyone by another."
The liberation struggle icon's grandson, Mandla Mandela, said he is strengthened by the knowledge that his grandfather is finally at rest.
"All that I can do is thank God that I had a grandfather who loved and guided all of us in the family," Mandla Mandela said in a statement. "The best lesson that he taught all of us was the need for us to be prepared to be of service to our people."
"We in the family recognize that Madiba belongs not only to us but to the entire world. The messages we have received since last night have heartened and overwhelmed us," the grandson said.
Zelda la Grange, Mandela's personal assistant for almost two decades, said the elder statesman inspired people to forgive, reconcile, care, be selfless, tolerant, and to maintain dignity no matter what the circumstances.
"His legacy will not only live on in everything that has been named after him, the books, the images, the movies. It will live on in how we feel when we hear his name, the respect and love, the unity he inspired in us as a country, but particularly how we relate to one another," she said in a statement.
Helen Zille, leader of South Africa's official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, and premier of the Western Cape, the only province not controlled by the ANC, commented: "We all belong to the South African family - and we owe that sense of belonging to Madiba. That is his legacy. It is why there is an unparalleled outpouring of national grief at his passing. It is commensurate with the contribution he made to our country."
The ANC has postponed its national executive committee, scheduled for this weekend, following Mandela's death. Banks will close on the day of Mandela's funeral, said South Africa's banking association.


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The 1400m contest, kindly sponsored by Hyrda Properties, produced a thrilling finish with Tadhg O'Shea forcing the head of Grantley Adams in front right on the line, to deny Ali Rashid Al Raihe's Montpellier – as stable companion Emirates Gold had done in last week's National Day Cup.
O'Shea added: "I always thought I would get there but all credit to Erwan (Charpy) – it is a great training performance."
The Al Raihe string appear to be able to do little wrong at the moment and Palapal ran out the facile winner of the 1400m handicap in the hands of stable jockey Royston Ffrench.
The pair were almost last turning for home when badly held up in traffic problems but once Ffrench was able to extricate himself, they flew home to win going away.
Ffrench said: "The season could not be going much better and it is great to be riding for a bang in form team. I just hope it continues."
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"Jasper is about 4 years old and a Karelian Bear Dog. He is an impressive dog with so much possibility for the right owner. He's attentive and calm, and loves to hang out and peruse the horizon! So a solid wood fence would be a bummer for him — but make no mistake — he needs at least a 5-foot fence because he will jump anything less if he gets a whiff of something out there.
"Jasper is in a foster home now and we're learning just how great a dog he is. He is living with a young puppy and at first, had no time for the silliness of the frisky pup, but after a week or so, he decided to relax a bit and began to find her quite entertaining! He has even slacked off and has been seen playing with the little tyke on more than a few occasions.
"He still considers himself more of a people dog, though, and craves attention. He absolutely loves a good cuddle and belly rub, or a short game of chase around the yard — and then he's back to work. He is calm when left alone inside, too.
"Jasper needs an experienced owner willing to be as dedicated to him as Jasper is to his family. Although city life would be OK for him as long as he got lots of regular exercise and mental stimulation, he truly enjoys the fresh air and great outdoors.
"He is a hunter, through and through, and has brought home a few chickens for dinner — and we're not talking store-bought! But he's just doing what his breed does! He is fine with other dogs, great with horses, and has lived with cats nicely, too. We will only let him be adopted to a home with at least a 5-foot, secure fence.
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