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In his article, the author asks how legitimacy of law and the concept of rules of law can be described taking into account the interaction between aspects of philosophy and sociology as well as the will of the state in states' constitutions. As the rule of law, versus other kinds of rules in our society, should be regarded as a rule of &quot;three-dimensionality&quot; " an interaction between the will of the state, the social, historical, and economic factors, and the idea or concept of justice ", the author focuses his interest on the examination of these three factors always taking into account that law is the will of the state, but that not every decision of the state can be considered as law.
Promoting Islamic Finance and Islamic Banking. A legal analysis of the potential for Islamic Banking products in Germany (2011)
In recent years, Islamic banking has been one of the fastest growing markets in the financial world. Even to German banks, Islamic finance is not as 'foreign' as one might think. Indeed, several banks are already operating so-called "Islamic windows" in various Arab countries. However, German banks are still reluctant to offer 'Islamic' products in Germany, despite the fact that approximately 3.5 million Muslims currently live there. Potential reasons for this reluctance include widespread misunderstanding of Islamic banking in Germany and prevailing cultural prejudice towards Islam generally. The author seeks to address these concerns and to take an objective approach towards understanding the potential for Islamic banking in Germany. Legally, Islamic law cannot be the governing law of any contract in Germany. Therefore, the aim must be to draft contracts that are both enforceable under German law and consistent with the principles of Shari'a " the Islamic law. In this paper, the author gives a detailed legal analysis of the most common Islamic banking products and how they could be given effect under German law, while attempting to address widespread concerns about arbitration or parallel Shari'a courts. This publication is one of the first legal analysis of Islamic banking products in Germany. As such, its goal is not to be the final word, but rather to begin the conversation about potential problems and conflicts of Islamic banking in Germany that require further investigation.
In a case of robbery, some people actually use violence to steal - but others may supply information or weapons, make the plans, act as lookouts, provide transport. Certainly the actual robbers are guilty - but what of the others? How does Hong Kong's version of the common law answer this question now? How should the question be answered in the future?
The Untenable Situation of German Criminal Law" Against Quantitative Overloading, Qualitative Overcharging and the Overexpansion of Criminal Justice " (2011)
The article deals with the untenable overloading of German criminal trial court judges presenting the overloading in detail and analyzing its reasons and consequences. In this context, serious failures by the German federal and state executive and legislative organs as well as undesirable developments of the Federal Constitutional Court's (BVerfG and the Federal Supreme Court of Justice's BGH) case law.
Financial crisis and German criminal law. Responsibility of managers for highly-speculative trading with obscure asset-backed securities based on American subprime mortgages (2009)
The article deals with the responsibility of the financial sector under criminal law in Germany. This question has been of special interest since the beginning of the financial crisis. The author argues that the transactions of asset-backed securities based on American subprime mortgages fulfill all legal elements of the criminal offence "breach of trust" (Untreue). From the author's point of view, the people's legal loyalty would be severely affected if there were no criminal proceedings against such bankers who purchased those toxic asset-backed securities without sufficient information on their structure and value. Refraining from criminal prosecution even in cases causing high loss would send a dangerous signal towards the investment banking industry.
The Rule of Law in German Criminal Proceedings - German Constitutional Law and the European Convention on Human Rights (2008)
Germany as law-exporting nation is a worldwide role model especially for its criminal law and criminal procedure law which has influenced several East Asian countries. The author offers a short historical overview on the establishment of the rule of law in Germany. He describes the role of the German Federal Constitution as source of criminal procedure law by referring to fundamental constitutional principles as well as giving specific case examples. The second part of the essay focuses on the relevance and application of the European Convention on Human Rights. The author points out basic principles of the European Convention on Human Rights and illustrates its influence on German legal practice.
The Constitution of Latvia (2004)
The article offers a concise view on the constitution of the Baltic state of Latvia. After an introduction focusing on constitutional history, the author explores basic principles and human rights in the text of the constitution and explains the main constitutional bodies and their functions in legislative, executive and judiciary. Chapters on citizenship and religious rights round up this introduction to the Latvian Constitution.
"Culture", in addition to its ethnic signification, can also express various groups' and communities' political and economic situation in society. As well as signifying the accommodation of ethnic diversity, the integration of dissimilar cultures in South Africa has to do with both the former oppressors and the formerly oppressed coming to terms with the oppression of the past, and with the equitable distribution of material means. Constitutional and other legal means have been designed to facilitate a process of integration dealing with the abovementioned issues. Some of these measures will be looked at. The speaker will argue that the integration of different cultures in South Africa cannot and will not be achieved if the law is invoked, in a strong arm fashion, trying to concoct a melting pot. The law can do no more than aiding the facilitation of a process of consolidation as precondition to nation building. Deep-seated, cultural differences among various sections of the population cannot and should not be denied or simply thought away.
Contents: I. History of the Korean Civil Code II. Background for Initiation of the Amendment of the Civil Code (Property Law) and their Progress III. Fundamental Direction of the Amendment of the Civil Code (Property Law) IV. Major Foreign Statutes Used as Reference for the Amendment of the Civil Code (Property Law) V. Major Details of the Amendment of the Civil Code (Property Law) VI. Concluding Remarks: Evaluation


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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
On-line version ISSN 2078-5135
Print version ISSN 0256-9574
SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.98 n.7 Cape Town Jul. 2008
The prevalence of hepatitis B co-infection in a South African urban government HIV clinic
Cynthia FirnhaberI; Anne ReynekeII; Doreen SchulzeIII; Babatyi MalopeIV; Mhairi MaskewV; Patrick MacPhailVI; Ian SanneVII; Adrian Di BisceglieVIII
IMD; Clinical HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
IIRN; Clinical HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
IIIDiploma in Health Administration; Clinical HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
IVBSc, MSc; Clinical HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
VMB BCh; Clinical HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
VIPhD, FCP, FRCP; Clinical HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
VIIMB BCh, FCP (SA); Clinical HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
VIIIMD, FACP; Department of Hepatology, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, St Louis, Minn., USA
OBJECTIVE: There are an estimated 350 million hepatitis B carriers worldwide. In South Africa the prevalence of monoinfection with hepatitis B has been estimated to range from 1% in urban areas to approximately 10% in rural areas. The exact prevalence of hepatitis B in the HIV-infected population has not been well established. Hepatitis B screening is not standard practice in government HIV clinics. Co-infection with hepatitis B and HIV can influence antiretroviral treatment and prognosis of both diseases. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis B/HIV coinfection.
DESIGN: This is believed to be the first prospective observational report on the prevalence of hepatitis B/HIV co-infection in South Africa. Patients on whom hepatitis B serological tests could not have been done previously were recruited from an HIV clinic in a regional hospital in Johannesburg. Standard hepatitis B serological tests were performed.
RESULTS: Five hundred and two participants were screened. The cohort's average age was 37±9 years and the average CD4 count was 128 cells/µl. Twenty-four (4.8%) were hepatitis B surface antigen positive. Nearly half (47%) of the participants showed some evidence of hepatitis B exposure. The risk of hepatitis B co-infection was not significantly different when analysed in terms of sex, race, CD4 count or age. Liver function tests were not a good predictor of hepatitis B infection.
CONCLUSION: The rate of hepatitis B infection, as defined by hepatitis B surface antigen positivity, in HIV-infected individuals in urban South Africa was 5 times the rate in people who were not HIV-infected. A 5% rate of hepatitis B/HIV co-infection is a reason to increase the accessibility of tenofovir/emtricitabine (Truvada) for first-line treatment for this population.
There are an estimated 350 million hepatitis B carriers worldwide. Hepatitis B transmission is similar to that of HIV; therefore, co-infection with HIV and hepatitis B is not unusual. The prevalence of mono-infection with hepatitis B in South Africa has been estimated as approximately 10% in the rural population and 1% in urban areas.1,2 The exact prevalence of hepatitis B in the HIV population has not been accurately established.
The guidelines for the South African HIV Comprehensive Care, Management and Treatment (CCMT) programme do not include viral hepatitis studies.3 Hepatitis B serological tests are done only if serum aminotransferases are elevated in the absence of another known cause (e.g. tuberculosis and concomitant medications). We found three studies that documented the South African prevalence of HIV/HBV coinfection: a retrospective unmatched control laboratory-based study;4 a prospective study looking at HIV patients admitted to hospital;5 and a retrospective study of a cohort emanating from South African goldmines.6 The rate of co-infection varied from 6% to 17%. No prospective study has evaluated the rate of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a CCMT outpatient antiretroviral (ARV) clinic in South Africa.
Lamivudine is used in the treatment of both HIV and hepatitis B7,8 and is widely used as first-line ARV therapy in most African settings. Hepatitis flares have been reported both on initiation of lamivudine and on its discontinuation in HIV-seropositive patients.9,10 Lamivudine's safety and tolerability in HBV/HIV co-infection have not been described in resource-limited settings. Our study describing the baseline prevalence of HIV/hepatitis B co-infection in a Johannesburg CCMT clinic forms part of a PEPFAR ([USA] President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) evaluation to examine the prevalence of co-infection and the 6-month safety and tolerance of lamuvidine in this co-infected population.
Patients from an outpatient PEPFAR-supported HIV clinic in a regional academic hospital in Johannesburg were invited to participate in this study. Patients who were about to initiate ARV therapy according to the SA CCMT guidelines were informed about hepatitis B and HIV coinfection (CD4 counts <200/µl or World Health Organization (WHO) III or IV staging). A total of 502 people agreed to undergo hepatitis B screening and gave written informed consent. The study was approved by the University of the Witwatersrand ethics committee and the Saint Louis University Institutional Review Board. The patients had to be willing to start an ARV regimen containing lamivudine. Reasons given for not participating in the study included wanting additional time to listen to the education on hepatitis B or to sign consent, poor understanding of the study, not wanting an extra blood sample taken, and feeling too ill.
Laboratory analysis
Serological testing included hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc), hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) and hepatitis early (e) antigen HBeAg) and antibody (anti-HBe) using the Axsym assay with the MEIA methodology (Abbott Laboratories, Ill., USA). Hepatitis B viral DNA (HBV DNA) was measured using the Roche Cobas Amplicor quantitative assay (Roche Diagnostic Systems, Branchburg, NJ). Patients who were seropositive to HBsAg were considered positive, enrolled in the next phase of the study and initiated on highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) of lamivudine, stavudine and efavirenz, the first-line ARV regimen in the South African CCMT programme. Blood was drawn at the enrolment visit for HBeAg and anti-HBc, HBV DNA, hepatitis C and D antibody, full blood count, serum electrolytes, serum aminotransferases, urinalysis, CD4 cell count and HIV viral load.
The study comprised 502 participants, 354 (71%) females and 148 (29%) males, with a mean age (± significant deviation (SD)) of 37±9.1 years. Female subjects were significantly younger than male subjects (35.8±8.5 years v. 39.9±9.7 years, p<0.0001). The female-to-male ratio and the average age of the participants reflect the demographics of the larger clinic, which mirrors the demographic pattern of the South African HIV epidemic. The mean CD4 count was 128.6±84.4, and was similar in males and females (p>0.84). The majority (94.6%) of the 502 patients were black; the rest (27) were either coloured or white (Table I). As shown in the table, 24 (4.8%) of the 502 patients screened were seropositive for HBsAg. Fifty-three (10.5%) of the patients had isolated core antibodies without any other markers of HBV infection. Forty-seven per cent of the cohort demonstrated some exposure to hepatitis B. Only 2.6% of the cohort had serological findings consistent with vaccination (anti-HBs alone).
The risk for hepatitis B infection was not significantly different when analysed in terms of sex (odds ratio (OR) 0.7 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.3 - 1.6), p>0.4) or racial group (OR (95% CI) 1.3 (0.2 - 10.1), p>0.7). There was no statistical difference in hepatitis B serological results in terms of CD4 count, age or gender, except that men were statistically more likely to have an isolated core antibody (p<0.054) (Table I) and were 1.6 times more likely to be positive overall to any hepatitis B serological test (positive for anti-HBs or anti-HBc or HBsAg combined) (OR (95% CI) 1.6 (1.1 - 2.3), p<0.012 (Table I)).
Of the 24 subjects who were seropositive to HBsAg, 19 qualified for the observational study. The baseline demographics of the smaller cohort were not statistically significantly different from the main cohort in terms of mean baseline CD4 count and age.
We compared the standard laboratory results with HBeAg-negative and HBeAg-positive patients who were HBsAg positive. E antigen is thought to be a marker of hepatitis B replication. Of the 19 who were HBsAg positive, 9 were e-antigen positive (7 out of 9 had HBV DNA). Ten were e-antigen negative, and 5 of these patients had HBV DNA. There were two statistically different laboratory parameters between the e-antigen-positive and negative patients. The e-antigen-negative patients had higher CD4 counts (189.4 v. 113.11 cells/µl; p=0.0316) and higher total proteins. There were no statistical differences in HIV viral load, liver function tests or HBV viral load (although e-antigen-positive patients tended to have higher HBV viral loads) between e-antigen-positive and negative patients. None of the participants was found to be hepatitis C or D positive.
When comparing hepatitis B DNA viral load (HBV) to CD4 count or HIV viral load, there was no statistical difference. The only statistical difference was seen in a slightly higher average in the alanine transaminase (ALT) levels (mean 46±21.6) in the high detectable HBV viral loads category (Table II). However, liver function tests overall were not good predictors of hepatitis B infection. All of the 19 people who were positive for HBsAg had normal or slightly elevated serum aminotransferases (Table III).
Co-infection with HIV and hepatitis B is not well described in southern Africa, but the rate is anticipated to be high as the viruses have similar modes of transmission. Hepatitis B prevalence in the non-HIV-infected population is about 10% in rural South African areas and about 1% in urban areas.1,2 We have shown that the urban South African co-infection rate is five times that found in the non-HIV-infected population. Our serological study also demonstrates that approximately 50% of HIV-seropositive patients have been exposed to hepatitis B. The South African paediatric immunisation programme for hepatitis B started in 1995; this prevention strategy would not be reflected in this cohort.
At present, the SA CCMT guidelines do not recommend routine testing for hepatitis B co-infection. In our study, there were no other markers of hepatitis B infection, and liver function tests were not an adequate indicator of infection. This prevalence rate, determined only by surface antigen serology, may be falsely low as HBV DNA has been commonly reported in HIV-seropositive patients with isolated core antibody.11 If this is the case, the prevalence of co-infection would be closer to 15% in this urban population. Real-time hepatitis B polymerase chain reaction studies on the serum of screened patients with isolated core antibody are currently being done in this cohort.
Hepatitis B can be treated with lamivudine, which is used as first-line treatment in the HIV treatment programme and is well tolerated. However, there are reports of liver complications when treating HIV/hepatitis B co-infection with the addition of antiretroviral therapy for HIV and removal of lamivudine, which can cause liver inflammation and, rarely, liver failure.10 Another complication is that lamivudine resistance also develops at a quicker rate in HIV-seropositive patients. Therefore, during the first year of lamivudine-containing ARV treatment, most patients will have adequate treatment of their hepatitis B. However, by the second year, approximately 40% of these patients will have developed resistance.9,12 The WHO guidelines recommend dual therapy in HIV patients: either tenofovir/lamivudine or tenofovir/ emtricitabine (Truvada )12 to reduce the risk of developing resistance, as tenofovir also treats hepatitis B.13
Possible limitations of this study were:
1. The low average CD4 count, as these people were attending the educational session to start ARVs as per the government programme. How their immune status could affect their serological findings is unknown. With immunodeficiency, there could theoretically be a decrease in production of antibodies to hepatitis B, leading to misdiagnosis of hepatitis B status.
2. Hepatitis B viral loads were not done on all screened patients owing to limited resources. If the study had had the capacity to perform HBV viral loads, this would have clarified the actual prevalence of hepatitis B exposure and chronic carrier status.
3. Negative or positive e-antigen status did not correlate with HBV replication in our cohort, indicating that e-antigen status may not be an adequate surrogate marker of replicating hepatitis B DNA. Black Africans seroconvert from e antigen to e antibody far earlier than other populations.14,15 This may be due to the presence of one or more mutations in one of the following areas: the precore/core, the basic core promoter, the Kozak sequence and/or the bulge of the RNA encapsidation signal (personal communication, Professor Michael Kew).
What impact these complications have on ARV treatment programmes in southern Africa is unclear. Monitoring of this cohort for these complications is under way and it is hoped will provide some answers. At present, HIV patients with HBV coinfection should be monitored carefully.
The rate of co-infection with hepatitis B/HIV as defined by HBsAg is five times the rate of hepatitis B infection in the non-HIV population in urban South Africa; further investigation is necessary to evaluate the possibility of occult hepatitis B infection in patients with an isolated core antibody. A 5% prevalence of co-infection in government ARV urban clinics is a reason to consider evaluating the cost of hepatitis B serological tests, hepatitis B vaccination (50% of the cohort showed no serological exposure to hepatitis B) and initiating a tenofovir/ emtricitabine backbone as an option for first-line ARV therapy in co-infected patients in government ARV clinics.
NIH/Pepfar Targeted Evaluations U01 A1-38858.
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3. Tshabalala-Msimang ME, MBewu A, Simelela N, et al. Operational Plan for Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Care, Management and Treatment for South Africa. Pretoria: Department of Health, 2003. [ Links ]
4. Mphahlele J, Azwidowi L, Burnett R, et al. High risk of occult hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-positive patients. South Africa Journal of Clinical Virology 2006; 35: 14-20. [ Links ]
5. Lodenyo H, Schoub B, Ally R. Hepatitis B and C virus infections and liver function in AIDS patients at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg. East Afr Med J 2000; 77(1): 13-15. [ Links ]
6. Hoffman C, Charalambous S, Thio C, et al. Hepatotoxicity in an African antiretroviral therapy cohort: the effect of tuberculosis and hepatitis B. AIDS 2007; 21: 1301-1308. [ Links ]
7. Benhamou Y. Antiretroviral therapy and HIV/hepatitis B coinfection. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 38: (suppl 2), S98-S103. [ Links ]
8. Nunez M, Puoti M, Camino N et al. Treatment of chronic hepatitis B in the human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: present and future. Clin Infect Dis 2003; 37: 1678-1685. [ Links ]
9. Soriano V, Massimo P, Maurizio B, et al. Care of patients with chronic hepatitis B and HIV co-infection: recommendations from an HIV-HBV International Panel. AIDS 2005; 19: 221-240. [ Links ]
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Mio is relatively new and unknown to the GPS scene with its Moov line of navigation units, but it is certainly coming in on a high note. Mio recently unveiled the Moov 200, 210, 300 and 310 navigation units. Most importantly to be noted is that Mio is dropping everything not relating to navigation from the units. So yes, these units will not include an MP3 player, photo viewer, e-book reader, games, or any of that other garbage that other GPS navigation manufacturers use to clog up their devices and give an excuse to release new units.
The four new units sell for $179, $199, $229 and $249. The 210 and 310 include one free year of the Mio Traffic Messaging Channel that provides real-time traffic information and details. Bravo, Mio, for taking a step in the right direction for GPS navigation units. [Mio via Ubergizmo]


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Ahead of the opening pitch in last year's annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game, Democratic manager Rep. Mike Doyle (Pa.) had a vision. In it, retiring Rep. Gresham Barrett (S.C.), who was not expected to play, would come off the bench for one final at bat and win the game for the GOP.
It nearly happened.


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The first thing to notice, and Microsoft have sort of touched on it, but in a very round-about way, is that this build is a forked rs3_prerelease build. What this means and why it is significant is because this indicates that Microsoft are now in the polishing and fixing stage of the Creators Fall Update cycle - they're not concentrating on major code changes now (as is evidenced by the "forking" of this build), and are instead concentrating on fixing the myriad bugs they've introduced (or not fixed) since the original Creators Update.
On the new features front, Microsoft have added a new "Linked Phone" feature, which allows you to link your Android (iOS coming soon) phone to your PC and then "transfer" tasks from your phone to PC. At the moment all you can do is open a web page from your phone on your PC, but it works quite well and quite nicely (even if it does ignore your browser preferences and dump you into Edge).
There's a bunch of Cortana updates, including getting web results without having to open a web browser, and new commands to turn your PC off, restart it etc. all from the delights of your voice. (rumours that this feature was tested by telling the computer to f*** off are completely made up)
As far as fixes go, the biggest, most important one for anyone using a Surface-type device is that, after 3 builds of flakiness, Windows Hello finally appears to be working again! Surface (and other tablet users) were getting rightly pissed off at being told their expensive devices couldn't support Hello, when they perfectly well could! I've tested this and so far* it is working
Microsoft reckon they've fixed the ability for Windows to auto-log in to finish an update in this build - this "feature" was initially part of the Anniversary Update, but it never worked properly - well now it's back again and apparently sorted. (the jury is out until the next build update to test it though)
Lastly, there's the usual skew of Edge updates; some more work on touch keyboards (useful for mobile and smaller tablets, but an utter waste on anything with a screen 10" or larger), plus a bunch of random bug fixes.
Here's Microsoft's full release notes: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/07/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16251-pc-build-15235-mobile/#dHpkUVWYxdVt6mvo.97


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6 Video Weight Loss FAQ with Dr. Doug Lisle – Author of The Pleasure Trap
This is a series of 6 videos that we recorded with Dr. Doug Lisle of the True North Health Center. He is also the co-author of the book, The Pleasure Trap which we recommend that you pick up and read. You can also check out his website for more information and consultations. We hope you… Read More


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Majuli, an unknown Paradise – Two days of bliss in lap of nature
"Land of the river and whispering wind
Sweet rice and plenty of fish,
Where the sun rises to the sound of hundred birds
And the evenings resonate to the music of cymbals and kirtans."
—Sanjay Ghose
'Travel is one of the investments which makes one richer'. During spring (Bohag) as we were scrolling through various travel itinerary and last-minute cancellation of the trip to North India belt, suddenly one of my friends suggested let's explore – Majuli before the paradise ceases to exist. During that time already Pancham aka Nilotpal Bora's mesmerizing video on Majuli was doing rounds that captivated everyone as well. So we decided to pack our bags to experience one of the largest river island in the world, Majuli, also the cultural capital of Assam. Majuli originally comprised of an area of 1250 sq.km but today due to erosion and other climatic changes the island is merely left with an area of 421 sq.km. If proper measures will not be taken to save the island, it could disappear within the next half century which is so alarming for the native inhabitants as well as us.
Jorhat is the nearest town to Majuli which is well connected by road, rail, and air. To reach Jorhat there are daily buses or trains available to and from Guwahati at regular intervals. I guess this trip was meant to be that is the reason while booking there were exactly 3 seats available in Inter-City Express. To reach Majuli one has to board a ferry from Nimati Ghat in Jorhat. Shared rickshaws are easily available outside the Jorhat bus to stand as well as railway station that ply to Neamati Ghat frequently through the day.
The ferry services to reach Majuli are available daily from 7 am to 4 pm from Nimati Ghat. While returning from Majuli to Jorhat town one can board a ferry from Kamalabari Ghat which also ply between 7 am to 4 pm. The boat ride takes little over an hour and is a pleasant ride over the mighty Brahmaputra River.
The population in Majuli is around 1.4 lakhs and comprises mostly of three tribes – the Missing Tribe, Deori tribe and the Sunuwal-Kosari tribe. The most commonly spoken language in Majuli is Assamese and the different tribal languages which are named after the tribes itself are also spoken. The locals are also well versed in communicating in English and Hindi.
From Nimati Ghat we left for the guest house at Kamalibari Satra since tourist lodge was not available during Bihu time but in a way blessing in disguise as we got the golden opportunity to experience peaceful Satra life. The hospitality of the satra people especially the Satra dangoriya cannot be described in mere words. We were indeed grateful to them for preparing mouthwatering dishes especially Bohag Bihu Jalpan for us. It was very heart touching to see though financially not very stable yet people had such huge heart and came across many orphans who grew up at the Satra and leading better lives and being self-reliant.
Majuli is also the abode of the Assamese neo-Vaisnavite culture. The population on the Island comprises of only the Hindu community and they are mainly Vaishnavites who are followers of Lord Vishnu. It is a belief amongst the locals that Lord Krishna resided in Majuli for a major part of his childhood and hence the worship of Krishna is considered most holy on the island.The main attractions in Majuli are the tribal villages and the satras (monasteries) which are dedicated to Lord Krishna and signify different forms of the God. About 25—26 Satras are remaining now in Majuli out of which Dakhinpat satra, Uttar Kamalabari, Garmur and Auniati satra are few of the famous satras in Majuli. Auniati Satra, one of the oldest and most famous Satras in Majuli. Ahom king Joyddhaja Singha built it in 1653. The Satra has its own museum which conserves artifacts from Ahom period and a library that displays ancient manuscripts.These satras are propagating the religious ideology of great Assamese medieval Vaisnavite Saint Sankardeva & Madhavdeva, preaching Sattriya culture.
The most convenient way of getting around the island of Majuli is by renting a car for the day since all the attractions can be easily covered in a day. If time is not a constraint then cycling around is the best way to explore this river island and get a real local feel of the place.
These satras are taken care of by different sects, tribes, and sub-tribes and have a head priest or scholar to carry out the daily rituals. It is a common practice for everyone entering the monastery to leave their footwear outside the satra complex and burn a diya (oil lamp) while inside the monastery. These satras are culturally very rich and one can also witness local monks dancing and depicting various mythological stories during festivals. We witnessed the much-gifted art of mask making at Samaguri satra. On our way, we also witnessed few endangered bird species. The island supports a variety of birds, fishes, reptiles, amphibians and many species of aquatic animals and plants. More than 250 species of birds have been recorded on the island. In winter, many species of migrant birds visit Majuli and its surrounding areas. If you are lucky enough one may spot river dolphin as well.
Later we visited the Missing village. The inhabitants lead a very simple life and are always happy to help and welcome travelers to their villages. It is a common practice in the Missing villages to invite tourists to their homes and offer them a bowl of freshly prepared rice beer 'Apung' and we witnessed how they prepare the same.An interesting fact about Majuli is the way the houses are built here. The houses are made of bamboos and placed on concrete pillars at a height of about two feet from the floor. The architecture of the houses is such due to the heavy rainfall in this area. Post monsoon, locals get together and build houses manually with fresh bamboo canes. We had the Missing authentic food and were also delighted to pick few hand weave Missing attire for our folks back home.
We experienced 'Goru Bihu' in a very joyful manner watching the cows being pampered with a bath with haldi and enjoyed our boat trip to farthest point too. On one of our ride back, we met a gentleman who makes bicycles from bamboos. We were glad to see such creativity and talent but the sad part is the lack of financial assistance they received from the government. When we had the tough time getting adequate cash from a single Atm we wondered what would have been the scenario among the natives during Modi's demonetization.
The main occupation of the population in Majuli is agriculture where crops like rice, potato, and cabbage are grown. The Rakh festival is celebrated with great pomp and grandeur here and the best time to visit Majuli is during the months of November to February.
Thus two blissful days of exploring this heavenly paradise was a great experience for three of us. With the deepest gratitude for the favourable weather, we left for Sibsagar to visit majestic Shivadol on the first day of auspicious Bohag i.e our new year festive joys.


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R. Kelly Gives Behind-the-Scenes Look at Filming 'Trapped in the Closet'
R&B genius R. Kelly released a behind-the-scenes look at filming his epic hip-hopera Trapped in the Closet. The footage shows a practice run-thru of Chapter 33, the final chapter in the three-part series. Kelly's character Sylvester and sidekick Twan square off with the notorious gangster Beano (also played by Kelly,) whose men chase them down the street.
The third part debuted this past winter on IFC. Since, Kelly has been hitting the festival circuit performing at Bonnaroo and will close out this weekend's Pitchfork Music Festival in his hometown of Chicago.


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In her book The Flamboyant Garden, award-winning author Elizabeth Sheldon comments on the tendency of many gardeners to shy away from gaudy colors in the garden in favor of classier color schemes in gray, blue, mauve, and silver. "It seems to me that...[we] have been taught that Cool is Better -- more refined," she writes. And then she devotes her book to making a convincing case for the bright appeal of hot orange, flame red, and gleaming yellow flowers in the garden. One flashy plant she singles out is crocosmia, a graceful and prolific option for gardeners who want a little sizzle in their landscape palette during mid to late summer when other plants brown out and the sunlight makes bright flowers glow.
Crocosmia has funnel-shaped or starry, 1-1/2 to 2 inch red, salmon, maroon, orange, and yellow flowers and long blade-shaped leaves that grow in fans much like gladiolus foliage. The flowers grow above the leaves, usually in two rows along simple or branching, arching spikes. The slender blossoms sometimes arch downward, rather like freesia flowers. A cousin of freesia and gladioli, it has similar growing requirements. The plants range in height from 2 to 4 feet tall, depending on variety and growing conditions, and they generally sprawl politely, but not always.
Most crocosmias are hardy in USDA Zones 6 through 10, but if you live in the colder regions of the range, you should mulch them with pine boughs over the winter. Crocosmia doesn't overwinter outdoors in cold-winter zones (colder than zone 5), where you have to dig the corms in the fall and replant them in spring (for details, see below).
Crocosmia has many selling points: The flamboyant colors add vivid visual interest to the garden for three to four weeks in mid to late summer (some varieties flower into fall); they make lovely, lasting cut flowers and border or container plants; they are rarely troubled by pests or diseases; and the plant is often listed among flora that deer don't find particularly appetizing. Just imagine -- a long border of brilliantly colored, stately plants that are low on the deer menu in your garden next year.
Crocosmia takes its name from the Greek krokos, for saffron and osme for smell, due to a saffronlike fragrance allegedly emitted when the dried flowers are immersed in water (though why anyone would soak dried flowers is mystifying). It's also known as montbretia, coppertip, and falling stars. Crocosmia shares the common name montbretia with a similar Iridaceae family member, Tritonia, and confusion surrounding the botanical names for the plants has been rectified in recent years, though montbretia is still used informally for Tritonia and Crocosmia in catalogs. To add to the muddle, synonymous names also used for some crocosmias include Antholyza and Curtonus.Choosing Crocosmia
Where to buy. You can order crocosmia from catalogs that specialize in spring-planted, summer-blooming bulbs. You can find them in mail-order sources in the $10 to $13 range for 25 to 30 corms. Garden centers also carry crocosmia. In stores, look for healthy, mildew-free corms (the bulblike part from which the plants grow), and plan to buy more than one if you want a rich patch of brilliant color.
Species and varieties. Crocosmia aurea has pale to burnt-orange, 1-1/2 to 2 inch flowers that appear semi-opposite on simple or branching spikes. Hardy to zone 7, this variety blooms in early summer. 'Flore Pleno' has double blossoms; 'Imperialis' offers robust, large brilliant-orange flowers, and 'Maculata' flowers have an orange-brown basal spot. C. aurea can be difficult to find.
Crocosmia crocosmiiflora, a cross between C. aurea and C. pottsii, blooms in mid to late summer. Many varieties, all of which naturalize readily, are available from mail-order suppliers.
Crocosmia masoniorum has reddish orange, 1-1/2 inch flowers that grow on one side of 2-1/2 to 3 foot arching spikes. The flowers are narrow at the base and widen to outspread lobes. C. masoniorum blooms in late summer. Hardy to zone 6, it must be dug up in all regions with frost. Some growers in the West call this species a "thug." In the well-drained soils of the West Coast, it can become weedy and crowd out more timid plants. In other areas, it's easily contained.
C. paniculata has alternating flowers of deep orange on erect, branching spikes. It flowers in summer, and grows to about 3 feet tall. This variety is not readily available, though it may be sold as Curtonus paniculatus.
C. pottsii, a smaller variety (to 24 inches), has flowers that grow horizontal to erect along one side of each branch of a branched spike. Its flowers are orange flushing to red, and the variety is hardy to zone 6.
Varieties. 'Lucifer', a 4-foot plant with flaming red-orange flowers, is the most common cultivated variety in the United States and hardy to zone 5. Other popular varieties include 'Bressingham Blaze', 'Bressingham Beacon' (both orange-red, to 2-1/2 feet tall), 'Citronella' (yellow with red-brown markings in the center), 'Emily McKenzie' (dark orange with red highlights, to 3 feet tall), 'Emberglow' (orange-brown, upward-arching flowers, to 2 feet tall), 'Firebird' (orange-red with green-tinted throats and 2-1/2 feet tall), 'Jenny Bloom' (yellow flowers, to 2-1/2 feet tall), and 'Solfaterre' (apricot-yellow flowers, to 2 feet tall).Growing Crocosmia
In spring after the threat of frost has passed, plant the corms in clumps of 4 to 6 (except in regions where crocosmia becomes weedy), if you want an abundant display quickly. (Remember: You'll have to divide them in a few years to promote abundant bloom.) Set corms at a depth of 3 to 5 inches and space them 6 to 8 inches apart.
Growers in coastal and inland areas of southern California can plant as early as January through February. If you live in the Pacific Northwest, wait until April. The plants prefer full sun and moist, well-drained soil with average fertility and pH of about 6.5. Crocosmia tolerates partial shade, especially in the South and other hot areas. The plants are injured at temperatures below 28°F and need winter protection where temperatures fall below 10°F.
Most crocosmia varieties won't return where winter minimum temperatures fall below 20°F (zones 5a and colder). If you want to grow them in such areas, you have to dig up the corms after the first frost and store them in peat moss over the winter at about 50°F, as you would gladioli. However, the blaze of color that crocosmia sets in a garden may make that extra work worthwhile to you. Dusting lifted bulbs with sulfur helps to deter rot during storage. Don't let the stored corms dry out completely.
Lift and divide corms every three years or so to maintain vigorous blooming and to increase your supply of plants. Removing offsets found at the base of the main corm in the spring before growth begins is another method to produce more plants.
Pests. Spider mites can mar foliage, but they don't kill the plants. Generally, these plants are trouble-free. Some growers report that because crocosmia is related to gladioli, they may also be susceptible to gladiolus thrips.
Companion plants. The intense colors of crocosmia contrast well with hypericum, sundrops, baby's breath, coreopsis, Madonna lilies, rudbeckia, or white Shasta daisies. You could try unusual purple and reddish orange combinations of crocosmia with hydrangea, iris, or lavender.
Try planting it among orange and yellow azalea (Rhododendron species, hardy to zone 4), yellow and red weigela (W. florida, and other kinds hardy to zone 5), and other medium-sized shrubs in complementary colors. Deutzia (D. carnea 'Stellata') blooms earlier than crocosmia, extending successive flowerings of carmine blossoms in the garden from early spring into late summer.
Eileen Murray is a former editor of National Gardening magazine.
Photography by Suzanne DeJohn/National Gardening Association


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Arion Baroque Orchestra & Boris Begelman, Violin
Boris Begelman, Violinist and Guest Director
"Virtuosity, finesse, expression, imagination, nothing is missing from Sinkovsky." —LE MONDE
We have been advised that Dmitry Sinkovsky has cancelled his engagement with Arion Baroque Orchestra due to a scheduling conflict. In Montreal and Kingston, Arion Baroque Orchestra will now be performing with Violinist and Guest Director Boris Begelman. Boris is a Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (Sony Classics) artists, and we are thrilled he will be coming to the Isabel.
"Boris Begelman unlocks the vibrancy of music … achieving the feat partly through generous and stylish ornamentation and partly through a level of imagination and engagement that is consistently high and avoids any feeling of the routine – the essence of good Baroque music-making." – Gramophone
Born in Moscow in 1983, Boris Begelman began his studies on the violin at the early age of seven. After music school and college he studied at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory with Mikhail Gotsdiner (violin) and Dmitry Sinkovsky (baroque violin), and later postgraduate studies with Alexei Lubimov from 2007 to 2010.
Following his growing interest in Early Music, Boris obtained his diploma in baroque violin (magna cum laude) at the Conservatorio Bellini di Palermo with Enrico Onofri (violin) and Riccardo Minasi (chamber music) in January 2013.
Boris regularly appears as concertmaster as well as soloist with some of the finest baroque orchestras today including Il Complesso Barocco (Alan Curtis), Concerto Italiano (Rinaldo Alessandrini), Accademia Bizantina (Ottavio Dantone), Cappella Gabetta (Andres Gabetta), Il Pomo d'oro, Cappella Mediterranea. He has performed as soloist with orchestras under the baton of Giovanni Antonini, Ottavio Dantone, Enrico Onofri and other world-renowned conductors.
Boris directed from the violin and played solos with "Accademia Bizantina", directed Max Cencic at Opera di Lausanne with "Il Pomo d'Oro orchestra", toured China as a part of the Eggner Trio and conducted Simone Kermes and Vivica Genaux with Cappella Gabetta Orchestra at the Forum Am Schlosspark, Ludwigsburg. In the 2015-2016 season the first recording of Arsenale Sonoro with Telemann violin sonatas for DHM (Sony Classics) was highly acclaimed by critics from all over the world.
During the 2017-2018 season Boris will appear as soloist and/or conductor on the festivals in Merano, Paris (Salle Gaveau), Munich (Prinzregententheater), Berlin, Bernau, Helmstedt, Dresden (Kulturpalast), Timisoara among others.
Boris's next CD release Bach, Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo, is scheduled for November 2017 on DHM (Sony Classics) label. Boris plays on a violin by Louis Moitessier from the 1790s.
Single Ticket pricing:
General Public: Front Orchestra $55 - Rear Orchestra $47 - Balcony $39
Faculty & Staff: Front Orchestra $52 - Rear Orchestra $44 - Balcony $36
Students: Front Orchestra $27 - Rear Orchestra $22 - Balcony $19
Ticket prices are inclusive of HST and ticketing fee


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Jane Brook Winery
Swan Valley Jane Brook Winery
Swan Valley winery with a James Halliday 'Five Star Winery' rating Australia wide.
Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc recognition in 2015 ratings. The Sauvignon Blanc Semillon (Margaret River wine from same winery) was rated by James Halliday as one of his Wow Factor whites in 2017.
The old vine Shiraz has been included in the Top 100 Australian Reds for three years in a row 2013-15.
This year the 2016 Margaret River SBS on 95 James Halliday points. The 2014 'Back Block Shiraz also won 95 points from Ray Jordan.
The winery offers a restaurant and main road frontage.
Fully equipped winery with cellar door tasting and sales area. Vine covered courtyard and decking accommodating up to 100 guests, additional indoor seating for 80.
Office block and kitchen area. Warehouse for wine storage and labelling.
Three bedroom private residence, with wrap around verandahs and swimming pool.
45 years iconic recognition by the public.
When hospitality and quality merge with the near city location, an opportunity for growth is the natural outcome.
30 minutes from the city and just 15 minutes from both the domestic and international airports.
From $2.85 million plus wine stock.
Adjacent 4 hectares available from $1 million.
Please contact John Garland for further details. Inspection by appointment.


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Celine Carty, Cataloguer at Cambridge University Library and member of the Cambridge RDA Steering Group, writes about the Library's transition to using RDA.
"Cambridge implemented RDA in 2013". What a simple statement that seems to be, but behind it lie an awful lot of detail and hard work.
Getting started
The main University Library and four of its affiliated libraries all implemented RDA (Resource Description and Access) on March 31st 2013. The other Cambridge libraries – there are over 90 in total including colleges, faculties and departments – will implement on October 1st. The preparations for this implementation began at least a couple of years ago, however, and the transition to RDA requires ongoing support and learning even after the initial training is over. Those 5 words at the start of this post describe a long process.
Once the Library of Congress and the British Library announced that they would be implementing the new cataloguing standard RDA on March 31st 2013, it made sense for Cambridge to follow suit. As part of the Legal Deposit Libraries Shared Cataloguing Program, we contribute to the BNB (British National Bibliography) and as part of NACO (Name Authority Cooperative Program) we both use and contribute to the LC/NACO Authority File. Once the date was set, it suddenly felt like we had an awful lot of work to do in a very short time.
Training and implementation
One of the main challenges of RDA implementation in Cambridge was simply the logistics of coordinating training and implementation across so many libraries. By the end of this month, we will have offered RDA training to almost 200 people across all of the Cambridge libraries, some of whom are full-time cataloguers but many of whom only do some cataloguing as part of a more generalist post. Developing and delivering training in this context is quite a big job in itself. Beyond that, though, the main issues were agreeing Cambridge policy for the various options and alternatives available in RDA and also making sure all the systems were able to display, index and interpret the new MARC fields. The fact that RDA itself is in constant flux as changes and clarifications are made to the text and to the practices of the major national libraries certainly makes RDA implementation more complicated too.
The fact of setting an implementation date was itself quite useful, as it helped to focus the mind and encourages staff to take a bit of time out of their very busy work schedules to think about RDA. Over time, the number of RDA records in the BNB, in the Library of Congress and in Copac itself has grown and grown. This meant that many staff saw RDA in their copy cataloguing, which was very useful for familiarising them with the changes that RDA brings (particularly the more immediately obvious such as relationship designators, the loss of GMD (General Material Designation) and the new-look 264 fields for publication, distribution and manufacture information).
Creating policy: Do, discuss, document
Based on our experience of developing local policy for RDA, I would say that there is no need to wait until every aspect of policy decisions is finalised – instead try as early as possible to do some hands-on cataloguing in RDA. This really helps to bring to the surface the main issues and problems. At the recent CIG (Cataloguing & Indexing Group) pop-up workshop on "Getting started in RDA", I talked about the 3-Ds of creating policy: "do, discuss, document". This iterative process allowed us to develop our local policy, all of which is documented in the Cambridge Monograph Workflow (available in the RDA Toolkit, for anyone with a subscription) as well as our Cambridge Standard Record. Both of these documents are being constantly updated as changes are made to the RDA guidelines or in light of our own experiences with cataloguing in RDA.
There is a great deal of RDA training freely available online. Originally, we planned to avoid writing our own training by using as much of the freely available material as possible. However, although the Library of Congress modules were thorough and detailed, we felt that their pace and content wasn't quite right for our local needs. It quickly became apparent that we would need to rework the existing training to make it suitable for Cambridge cataloguers. We therefore adapted the LC and BL modules, with some additional material. At this stage, we incorporated all the Cambridge local policy decisions about RDA (and developed more when we realised we needed them).
While we were preparing the training, I was in frequent contact with colleagues at the University of Oxford, Trinity College Dublin and the British Library as well as in many national and academic libraries in the US, Canada and New Zealand. The help of this international community of cataloguers proved invaluable to our own work and we were extremely grateful to other institutions, in particular to the Library of Congress and British Library, for making their documentation and training available.
Cooperation and sharing
We agreed that it was very important to build on this spirit of cooperation and sharing and so, in May 2013, we launched CambridgeRDA, a website hosting all of the RDA documentation developed for training the staff of the libraries in the University of Cambridge. All of these materials are made available under a Creative Commons CC-BY licence for anyone to reuse or adapt. CambridgeRDA gives full details of the contents and order of the training modules. Although the training materials were developed for an internal audience and so obviously reflect Cambridge practice and policy, we hope they may be of use to you if your institution is thinking about implementing RDA cataloguing some time in the future.


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CNN anchor Jake Tapper called out Sean Spicer on Tuesday, issuing a scathing critique of the White House press secretary's attempts to downplay President Donald Trump's executive order on immigrants and refugees.
Earlier Tuesday, Spicer had insisted to the White House press corps that the executive order Trump signed Friday was not a "ban" on Muslims but an "extreme vetting" system. When a reporter pointed out that Trump himself had used the word "ban" to describe his order, Spicer claimed the president was simply "using the words that the media is using."
Tapper took issue with Spicer's attempt at linguistic gymnastics.
"It seems odd, though. If you object to the term, you shouldn't use it, right?" the anchor said on CNN's "The Lead," on Tuesday, cutting to an interview from last week in which Spicer used the word "ban" as well.
"To be fair, that was Sean Spicer on Sunday. Surely he has not used the term 'ban' since then," Tapper said, before cutting to a clip of Spicer referring to Trump's order as a ban at a George Washington University event on Monday.
"OK, everybody clear now?" an increasingly baffled Tapper asked. "Nobody should follow the lead of the biased media and call the executive action a ban. Instead, follow the lead of the White House, and call it a ban."
Watch the takedown here:
.@jaketapper with a remarkable 2-minute fact-check on @PressSec pic.twitter.com/GGjQ21GMUb— Nolan D. McCaskill (@NolanDMcCaskill) January 31, 2017
Tapper's comments come as CNN wrestles with its diminishing access to Trump's White House. The administration has stopped sending Trump surrogates to appear on the network in what one source from the network believes is an attempt to punish CNN for its reporting, according to Politico.
Tapper in particular has stood out as a presidential watchdog. A week ago, he forcefully condemned Trump's false claim that millions of illegal ballots had been cast for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton — a claim for which Trump has provided no evidence.
The executive order Trump signed Friday bars people from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the US for 90 days and bars all refugees for 120 days. It bars Syrian refugees indefinitely.


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Notes typed by AT16 & AT19 | Qur'an posted by abuqasim9
Hadith posted by acceptruth | Edited by AT6
إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُم بِأَلْفٍ مِّنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ ﴿٩﴾
(Remember) when you sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): "I will help you with a thousand of the angels each behind the other (following one another) in succession." (Al-Anfal 8:9)
- "Sought help" means the Prophet made a Dua.
- Allah (SWT) answered the Dua and sent down two battalions of angels, 500 angels were in one battalion and another 500 were in another battalion.
- One was led by Jibril and the other by Mikaeel.
- Allah (SWT) sent the best of His angels to participate in the battle of Badr
Hadhrat Ma'adh Bin Rifaa'a bin Rafe' narrates on the authority of his father, that he said that Jibrai (Peace be upon him) came to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and said: How do you consider the People of Badr? The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: The best among the Muslims or He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said something to this effect. Jibreel (May peace be upon him) said: In the same way, among the angels those angels are superior who participated in Badr. [Sahih Bukhari, Hadith No: 3992]
- When Allah (SWT) sent the best of angels to fight in Badr, it is to show the respect He has for His messenger, and the honour of the Ummah of Muhammad (SAWS).
وَمَا جَعَلَهُ اللَّـهُ إِلَّا بُشْرَىٰ وَلِتَطْمَئِنَّ بِهِ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۚ وَمَا النَّصْرُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِندِ اللَّـهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿١٠﴾
Allah made it only as glad tidings, and that your hearts be at rest therewith. And there is no victory except from Allah. Verily, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. (Al-Anfal 8:10)
- The glad tiding in the above ayah is that Allah (SWT) informed Muhammad (SAWS) that the angels were coming before their arrival at the battlefield.
Their multitude will be put to flight, and they will show their backs. (Al-Qamar 54:45)
Narrated by Ibn Abbas On the day of the battle of Badr, the Prophet said, "O Allah! I appeal to You (to fulfill) Your Covenant and Promise. O Allah! If Your Will is that none should worship You (then give victory to the pagans)." Then Abu Bakr took hold of him by the hand and said, "This is sufficient for you." The Prophet came out saying, "Their multitude will be put to flight and they will show their backs." (54.45) [Sahih Al-Bukhari: Volume 5, Book 59, Number 289]
- Victory is only from Allah (SWT).
How often a small group overcame a mighty host by Allah's Leave?" And Allah is with As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.). (Al-Baqarah 2:249)
Truly Allah has given you victory on many battle fields, and on the Day of Hunain (battle) when you rejoiced at your great number but it availed you naught and the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for you, then you turned back in flight. (At-Tawbah 9:25)
And Allah has already made you victorious at Badr, when you were a weak little force. So fear Allah much [abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden and love Allah much, perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained] that you may be grateful. (Aali Imran 3:123)
- The pervious people were punished by Allah (SWT) with natural disasters.
- The people of Nuh (AS) were punished with a flood.
- The homosexuals of Sodom and Gomorra were punished by fire and brimstone (earthquake).
Fight against them so that Allah will punish them by your hands and disgrace them and give you victory over them and heal the breasts of a believing people, (At-Tawbah 9:14)
- The people of present are being punished by the blessed hands of the Muslims.
- Because might with no wisdom is a recipe for disaster.
- This is why America is self-destructing at this moment.
- America had might, but without wisdom.
- They opened too many warfronts.
- Hitler made the same mistake, opening too many war fronts.
- All the empires were destroyed when they picked fights with the Muslims (e.g. Romans, USSR, etc.)
- The Persian Empire was destroyed by Muslims as well.
- The Byzantine Empire was destroyed by a 19 year old, Muhammad al Fatih
- Until today a 19 year old has never made such an accomplishment.
إِذْ يُغَشِّيكُمُ النُّعَاسَ أَمَنَةً مِّنْهُ وَيُنَزِّلُ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً لِّيُطَهِّرَكُم بِهِ وَيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمْ رِجْزَ الشَّيْطَانِ وَلِيَرْبِطَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتَ بِهِ الْأَقْدَامَ ﴿١١﴾
(Remember) when He covered you with a slumber as a security from Him, and He caused water (rain) to descend on you from the sky, to clean you thereby and to remove from you the Rijz (whispering, evil-suggestions, etc.) of Shaitan (Satan), and to strengthen your hearts, and make your feet firm thereby. (Al-Anfal 8:11)
- How can you face an army 3 times your size and you are able to sleep?
On the day (of the battle) of Badr, when all the people went to sleep, I went up the hill to protect him.Narrated by 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf [Sahih Al-Bukhari: Volume 3, Book 38, Number 498]
- Many American soldiers kill their families and themselves when they go back home because of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).
- The rain came and made the sand firm so the Muslims were able to march with ease.
- The rain didn't fall on the side of the kuffar, so they maneuvered with difficulty.
- Iblees was whispering to the sahabas, so the rain came to remove the waswasa of Iblees from the sahabas.
- Iblees said to them, "You will be stranded with no water."
إِذْ يُوحِي رَبُّكَ إِلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ أَنِّي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ۚ سَأُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ فَاضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الْأَعْنَاقِ وَاضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍ ﴿١٢﴾
(Remember) when your Lord inspired the angels, "Verily, I am with you, so keep firm those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved, so strike them over the necks, and smite over all their fingers and toes." (Al-Anfal 8:12)
- This is an instruction from Allah (SWT) to the angels.
- Smiting at their necks is very effective.
So, when you meet (in fight Jihad in Allah's Cause), those who disbelieve smite at their necks till when you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (on them, i.e. take them as captives). Thereafter (is the time) either for generosity (i.e. free them without ransom), or ransom (according to what benefits Islam), until the war lays down its burden. Thus [you are ordered by Allah to continue in carrying out Jihad against the disbelievers till they embrace Islam (i.e. are saved from the punishment in the Hell-fire) or at least come under your protection], but if it had been Allah's Will, He Himself could certainly have punished them (without you). But (He lets you fight), in order to test you, some with others. But those who are killed in the Way of Allah, He will never let their deeds be lost, (Muhammad 47:4)
- The real test of ISIS is not Mosul or Tikrit; it is Baghdad because the battle will be Shia vs Sunni.
- The Shia were Zoroastrians; when they were conquered they hung on to Zoroastrianism.
- They are a cancer in the body of the Ummah which ISIS is surgically removing.
- Pakistan needs the same purge, because the Barelvis of Pakistan are Hindus.
We shall cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve, because they joined others in worship with Allah, for which He had sent no authority; their abode will be the Fire and how evil is the abode of the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers). (Aali Imran 3:151)
- The above ayah alone gives hope to the Sunnis in Iraq.
- The Shias elevate their imams to the level of Allah (SWT).
SHIA HUJJAH: Imams are God (Jila-ul-Ayoun, Vol. No. 2, Page No. 85)
- The Shias cannot stand up to ISIS in Iraq because they are Muwahidoon.
- Shiites are mushrikun.
- Those killed by angels, had marks as if they were branded by fire.
Ar-Rabee' ibn Anas said, "In the aftermath of the battle of Badr, the people recognized those whom the angels had killed from those whom they killed, by the wounds over their necks, fingers and toes, because those parts had a mark as if they were branded by fire.'' [Al-Bayhaqi]
- Those killed by angels were easily distinguished.
- This is because they defied and disobeyed Allah SWT and His Messenger.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ شَاقُّوا اللَّـهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۚ وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ اللَّـهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ ﴿١٣﴾
This is because they defied and disobeyed Allah and His Messenger. And whoever defies and disobeys Allah and His Messenger, then verily, Allah is Severe in punishment. (Al-Anfal 8:13)
- Obedience to Allah (SWT) is unconditional.
- But obedience to the amir depends if the amir obeys Allah.
- One day the sahabas were with an amir, he told them to build a fire, and told them to jump in the fire.
- They disobeyed him. When they came back the prophet was told what happened.
- Had they obeyed the amir, they would have entered the hellfire.
Narrated By 'Ali: The Prophet sent an army unit (for some campaign) and appointed a man from the Ansar as its commander and ordered them (the soldiers) to obey him. (During the campaign) he became angry with them and said, "Didn't the Prophet order you to obey me?" They said, "Yes." He said, "I order you to collect wood and make a fire and then throw yourselves into it." So they collected wood and made a fire, but when they were about to throw themselves into, it they started looking at each other, and some of them said, "We followed the Prophet to escape from the fire. How should we enter it now?" So while they were in that state, the fire extinguished and their commander's anger abated. The event was mentioned to the Prophet and he said, "If they had entered it (the fire) they would never have come out of it, for obedience is required only in what is good." (See Hadith No. 629. Vol. 5) [Sahih Bukhari, Vol 9, Book 89, Hadith #259]
- There is no obedience to the creation when you are disobeying the Creator.
O you who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet (SAW), nor speak aloud to him in talk as you speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds may be rendered fruitless while you perceive not. (Al-Hujurat 49:2)
And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) gives you, take it, and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it), and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Severe in punishment. (Al-Hashr 59:7)
Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind) : "If you (really) love Allah then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur'an and the Sunnah), Allah will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Aali Imran 3:31)
But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad SAW) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission. (An-Nisa 4:65)
With clear signs and Books (We sent the Messengers). And We have also sent down unto you (O Muhammad SAW) the reminder and the advice (the Qur'an), that you may explain clearly to men what is sent down to them, and that they may give thought. (An-Nahl 16:44)
He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), has indeed obeyed Allah, but he who turns away, then we have not sent you (O Muhammad SAW) as a watcher over them. (An-Nisa 4:80)
It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed in a plain error. (Al-Ahzab 33:36)
- The above ayaat are evidence that the obedience to Allah (SWT) and His Messenger have to be unconditional.
ذَٰلِكُمْ فَذُوقُوهُ وَأَنَّ لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَذَابَ النَّارِ ﴿١٤﴾
This is the torment, so taste it, and surely for the disbelievers is the torment of the Fire. (Al-Anfal 8:14)
- If a Kafir should enter the fire he will abide there forever.
- Should a Muslim enter the hellfire, he will come out with the intercession of Muhammad (SAWS).
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا زَحْفًا فَلَا تُوَلُّوهُمُ الْأَدْبَارَ ﴿١٥﴾
O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve, in a battle-field, never turn your backs to them. (Al-Anfal 8:15)
وَمَن يُوَلِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ دُبُرَهُ إِلَّا مُتَحَرِّفًا لِّقِتَالٍ أَوْ مُتَحَيِّزًا إِلَىٰ فِئَةٍ فَقَدْ بَاءَ بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللَّـهِ وَمَأْوَاهُ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ ﴿١٦﴾
And whoever turns his back to them on such a day - unless it be a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own), - he indeed has drawn upon himself wrath from Allah. And his abode is Hell, and worst indeed is that destination! (Al-Anfal 8:16)
- To attack with a small force, then retreat to go forth with a bigger force, is a strategy
- But to turn your back from the enemy is not permissible
- To run away from the battlefield because of cowardice, is one of the seven major sins
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet (SAW), said, "Avoid the seven fatal sins." They said, "Messenger of Allah, what are they?" He said, "Associating with Allah, sorcery, killing a soul which Allah has forbidden, except by legal right, consuming usury, consuming the property of an orphan, fleeing on the day of battle and slandering unthinking chaste believing women." [al-Bukhari (2766) and Muslim (89)]
فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَلَـٰكِنَّ اللَّـهَ قَتَلَهُمْ ۚ وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ اللَّـهَ رَمَىٰ ۚ وَلِيُبْلِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْهُ بَلَاءً حَسَنًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿١٧﴾
You killed them not, but Allah killed them. And you (Muhammad SAW) threw not when you did throw but Allah threw, that He might test the believers by a fair trial from Him. Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. (Al-Anfal 8:17)
- Before the battle of Badr started and the two armies came face to face, 300 muslims had to face 1000 Kuffar.
- The Prophet (SAWS) threw sand in the sky, the sand went into the eyes of 1000 Kuffar who came to fight the muslims.
- This is one of the miracles of Muhammad (SAWS).
- The above mentioned ayah, is used by the scholars to say that our actions are created by Allah (SWT)
"While Allah has created you and what you make!" (As-Saffat 37:96)
- The tafsir is that the throwing of the sand came from Muhammad, but where it reached came from Allah (SWT).
ذَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنَّ اللَّـهَ مُوهِنُ كَيْدِ الْكَافِرِينَ ﴿١٨﴾
This (is the fact) and surely, Allah weakens the deceitful plots of the disbelievers. (Al-Anfal 8:18)
Those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve, fight in the cause of Taghut (Satan, etc.). So fight you against the friends of Shaitan (Satan); Ever feeble indeed is the plot of Shaitan (Satan). (An-Nisa 4:76)
- Kafirs don't use their aql, they think with their bellies and private parts.
- They spent a trillion dollars, lost 4,500 soldiers in Iraq and 30,000 were injured losing their feet or hands to spread democracy, only for ISIS to take over after.
- The plot of the shaitan and his followers is ever weak.
Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend it; but in the end it will become an anguish for them. Then they will be overcomed. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto Hell. (Al-Anfal 8:36)
- The Shiites believe the Qur'an is corrupted
SHIA HUJJAH: The present Quran is in an altered, corrupted and distorted form.. (Fatuhat-e-Shia, p. 129)
- They believe Aisha committed Zina, and that Mahdi will take her out of her grave and punish her.
SHIA HUJJAH: The Shia believe that at the time of Mahdi's return Imam Mahdi will resurrect Aisha (Prophet Mohammad's wife) and execute the law of Hudud on her, for committing Zina (adultery) during her marriage. (Al-Anwar Al-Numaniyah, vol. 1, p. 161, Tafsir al-Shafi, vol. 2, p. 108, Haq al-Yaqeen, vol. 2, p. 256, Hayat al-Qulub, vol. 2, p. 611)
SHIA HUJJAH: "Allah often lies and does mistakes" [Usool-al-Kafi, page 328, Yacoob Kulayni, Vol. 1]
- They believe Allah (SWT) is a "liar" that makes mistakes; that is their ideology.
SHIAH HUJJAH: And "Bad'ah" ALLAH tells a lie. (Asool Kaafi, Vol. No.1, Page No. 14)
- A shia is a worse Kafir than a Christian and Jew put together
SHIA HUJJAH: The spiritual status of the imam is the universal divine vice-gerency that is sometimes mentioned by the imams (peace be upon them). It is a vice-gerency pertaining to the whole of creation, by virtue of which all the atoms in the universe humble themselves before the holder of authority (imams). It is one of the essential beliefs of our Shia school that no one can attain the spiritual status of the imams, not even the cherubim or the prophets. Imam Khomeini, Islam and Revolution: Writings and Declarations of Imam Khomeini, (Berkeley: Mizaan Press, 1981)
SHIA HUJJAH: "Certainly the Imam has a dignified station, a lofty rank, a creational caliphate, and a sovereignty and mastery over all the atoms of creation. It is definitely a basic belief in our school of thought, that our Imams occupy a station unattainable by either an angel or a major Prophet. [Khomeini: "Al-Hukumah Al-Islamiyyah" Page 52]
Ibn Hazm — "Shia are not even Muslims", when Christians debating him brought a Shia book as reference.See al-Millal wa al-Nahl الفصل في الملل والنحل 2/213
- Most mistakes are made with the wrong Qiyaas.
- Qiyaas means analogy.
- For them to compare the people of Northern Ireland to the Iraqis, demonstrates wrong qiyaas.
Shall We then treat the (submitting) Muslims like the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists and disbelievers, etc.)?What is the matter with you? How judge you? (Al-Qalam 68:35-36)
- The Americans compared the people of Iraq to those of Vietnam and Ireland.
- Clinton did not put ground troops in Bosnia and Kosovo, he used airstrikes.
- The scenario of Iraq will repeat in Afghanistan
- It's a double disgrace, double humiliation.
إِن تَسْتَفْتِحُوا فَقَدْ جَاءَكُمُ الْفَتْحُ ۖ وَإِن تَنتَهُوا فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تَعُودُوا نَعُدْ وَلَن تُغْنِيَ عَنكُمْ فِئَتُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَوْ كَثُرَتْ وَأَنَّ اللَّـهَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٩﴾
(O disbelievers) if you ask for a judgement, now has the judgement come unto you and if you cease (to do wrong), it will be better for you, and if you return (to the attack), so shall We return, and your forces will be of no avail to you, however numerous it be, and verily, Allah is with the believers. (Al-Anfal 8:19)
- One of the worst Kufar, Abu Jahal made a Dua before the battle started.
- His dua was, "Oh Allah whichever of the 2 camps (pagans or Muslims) sever the relationship of the womb and brought us what is not familiar, then destroy them."
- Allah (SWT) answered the Dua of Abu Jahal and gave the victory to Muhammad (SAWS).
- Muhammad did not bring something which is unfamiliar.
- Abraham taught tauheed, as did Muhammad.
Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah bin Tha`labah said, "Abu Jahl asked for (Allah's judgment) when he said upon facing the Muslims, `O Allah! Those among us who severed the relations of the womb and brought forth what we do not recognize, then destroy him this day.''' This was also recorded by An-Nasa'i in the Book of Tafsir (of his Sunan) and Al-Hakim in his Mustadrak, and he said, "It is Sahih according to the criteria of the Two Shaykhs, and they did not record it. ''. Similar statements were reported from Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah, Yazid bin Ruwman and several others. As-Suddi commented, "Before the idolators left Makkah for Badr, they clung to the curtains covering the Ka`bah and supplicated to Allah for victory, `O Allah! Give victory to the exalted among the two armies, the most honored among the two groups, and the most righteous among the two tribes.'
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّـهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَا تَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ ﴿٢٠﴾
O you who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and turn not away from him (i.e. Messenger Muhammad SAW) while you are hearing. (Al-Anfal 8:20)
- Obedience to Muhammad is a religious duty and it is Ibada (worship).
He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), has indeed obeyed Allah, but he who turns away, then we have not sent you (O Muhammad SAW) as a watcher over them. (An-Nisa 4:80)
But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad SAW) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission. (An-Nisa 4:65)
وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ﴿٢١﴾
And be not like those who say: "We have heard," but they hear not. (Al-Anfal 8:21)
- All the commentators of the Qur'an said Allah is talking about the hypocrites in this ayah.
- They pretend to be listening to Muhammad (SAWS) but they are not listening.
- Why were they not listening? Because it is not their interest
And among them are some who listen to you (O Muhammad SAW) till, when they go out from you, they say to those who have received knowledge: "What has he said just now? Such are men whose hearts Allah has sealed, and they follow their lusts (evil desires). (Muhammad 47:16)
- Islam is not their interest. Their interest is dunya.
- This ayah tells you that there are people who do not believe who sit in the company of Muhammad (SAWS).
إِنَّ شَرَّ الدَّوَابِّ عِندَ اللَّـهِ الصُّمُّ الْبُكْمُ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿٢٢﴾
Verily! The worst of (moving) living creatures with Allah are the deaf and the dumb, those who understand not (i.e. the disbelievers). (Al-Anfal 8:22)
- In the above ayah Allah is putting a curse on the people who do not use their brain.
- The Christians want you to believe in their ideology without understanding it - it's not possible to understand it, but they want you to believe it.
- Your Aql tells you right from wrong.
- The worst of moving creatures in the sight of Allah, are the disbelievers.
- Clinton only lied about his affair.
- Bush lied causing millions to die.
- They brought Charles Taylor to The Hague and other African dictators.
- Criminals like Tony Blair are not targeted because they are white.
- They also sought to try Omar Bashir, president of Sudan.
وَلَوْ عَلِمَ اللَّـهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا لَّأَسْمَعَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ أَسْمَعَهُمْ لَتَوَلَّوا وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾
Had Allah known of any good in them, He would indeed have made them listen, and even if He had made them listen, they would but have turned away, averse (to the truth). (Al-Anfal 8:23)
- Some people have no good in them
When it is said to them: "Follow what Allah has sent down." They say: "Nay! We shall follow what we found our fathers following." (Would they do that!) Even though their fathers did not understand anything nor were they guided? (Al-Baqarah 2:170)


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Scheduled Maintenance: Wired and Wireless Networks - 1550 4th Street, Rock Hall Mission Bay
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 04:30 to 09:30
Mission Bay Facilities Management will be performing maintenance to the building electrical distribution system, emergence power will be shut down.
During this scheduled window, wired and wireless networks will be unavailable. Network equipment on the 3rd and 4th floors are connected to emergence power. In order to protect the equipment, IT must shut down the network equipment on these floors.
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Dishing It Up Recipe Hop - Holiday Round-Up
I am elated to present to you the Dishing it Up recipe hop along with this fine group of ladies: Thrifty Texas Penny, Mama's Money Tree, Deals From Ms. Do, Saving Myself Silly, Dearly Domestic, 20 Something Saver, The Happy Lil' Homemaker, Saving By Design, and Eating With MiMi.
Christmas cookies for Santa
Christmas side dishes for your family gathering
From all of us at Dishing it Up, we wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
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As part of school, the Popo is learning to cook. I print out simple instructions, lay out measuring utensils and we name off the ingredients together as seen in the above photo. Anything hot or dangerous is still done by me, but the rest of it is solely up to the Po. While I put together some chili for dinner last night, Popo made us cornbread from scratch:
PoPo's GOLDEN CORNBREAD
Preheat Oven to 425 degrees F.
Sift together:
· 1 Cup Med Grind Cornmeal
· 1 Cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
· ½ (Half) Teaspoon Salt
· 4 Teaspoons Baking Powder
· 1 Tablespoons Sugar
Next add,
· 1 Cup Milk
· 1 Egg
· ¼ (Quarter) Cup Butter
Combine and blend well.
Pour into greased 8-inch square pan and bake for 20-25 minutes. ( Serves 6-8 )


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A South Bay hospital helped investigators nab a Los Angeles-area man impersonating a nurse.
Investigators said Jeremy Daniel Griffin attempted to get work though Aya Healthcare, a traveling nurse company. Griffin was assigned to Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy. His information and nurse license number did not match when the company did a background check, officials said.
"It's very disturbing that somebody could get that far just using somebody else's license number," said Lori Katterhagen, vice president of patient care for Saint Louise Regional Hospital.
The State Consumer Affairs Department was contacted and also said the case was stolen identity.
Hospital officials said they helped detectives when Griffin came into work on his first day.
"He never went into patient care areas, but we started him in computer training so the investigator from consumer affairs could come in," Katterhagen said.
Griffin was arrested shortly after.
"It's always a threat to consumers when we have people in these positions misrepresenting themselves and potentially providing care to consumers," said Veronica Harms with the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Detectives said the Saint Louise Regional Hospital incident is at least the second time Griffin has attempted to pull off impersonating a nurse.
Griffin was once successful in the Los Angeles area and arrested for stealing from doctors, officials said. His motive in the Gilroy incident is not known at this time.
Griffin faces four felony charges, including identity theft and false impersonation of another person.
Consumers can check the license of professionals in California here.
Investigators believe there may be more victims of Griffin's alleged identity theft in the communities between Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties. If you suspect that you may be a victim of these crimes, they ask you contact Lead Investigator Rod Spaulding at the Department of Consumer Affairs Division of Investigation at 559-244-5658.


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A good Salsa goes with just about any dish. Here is a recipe for you to keep around all the time.
1 can of diced tomatoes
3 tbsp diced red onion
1 jalapeno or serrano diced small
1 tsp crushed fresh garlic
2 tbsp Chipotle Garlic Sauce
salt and pepper to taste
juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Take all the ingredients and pulse in a blender for about 30 sec.


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Or, more accurately, on my hands, rolling my shrieking quadriceps into the ninth dimension of hell.
I'm getting ahead of myself.
My knees have been giving me bother for a few weeks now. There is a dull ache, on and off throughout the day at the bottom of my knee cap, and sometimes behind my knee cap when I do squats. This has caused much frustration and swearing at my knees under my breath. The kind of swearing that would make sailors look at you in disgust. I've been to the GP. He said rest. I've been to the physio. She said keep going, but do some squats do build up strength around the joint. I went for a sports massage. She said "foam roller the hell out of [my] lower leg."
Since Tuesday I have been resting. So far, minimal change.
Today, I had my boyfriend venture to the local running shop for a
limb destroyer foam roller. I've just been in, outright abusing my lower body, and can honestly say it is not one of the most pleasant experiences I have had. The same pain you get during a spots massage when you're told to "take deep breaths, this might be a bit intense," is on par with what this foam roller can inflict on you. I had no idea something so benign-looking could cause my heart rate to spike just by staring at it and remembering that merely 5 minutes ago, I was yelling "Mother Fucking Shit Fists!" in my empty flat whilst "relaxing" my muscles.
In fairness, my legs feel pretty good afterwards, and I might even notice a slight improvement in knee pain (or it could be that the aforementioned quad-rape has distracted me temporarily from my ailments). I'm going to keep up the torture, and hopefully I'll manage next Saturday's parkrun.