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After hearing good things about it and reading rave reviews from my cohorts and elsewhere, I decided to give "R.E.B.E.L.S." a shot. There's one major problem with jumping in on a new series with issue #4: you wind up in the middle of other stuff. A lot of other stuff.
Tony Bedard has filled this book to the absolute brim with bits and pieces from across the DC Universe, without soaking up things that have a tendency to be overplayed (Rann, Thanagar, I'm looking at you). It was painfully obvious to me that I missed a little bit just jumping in with this issue. For instance, I have absolutely no clue who the female character is on the cover. None. Nor do I know how Dox came to be in the position he is in. Last I saw Dox (oddly enough, back in the "Rann/Thanagar War") he was elsewhere doing other things, not trying to scrounge a team together. But I digress. Bedard has assembled a cast from across the cosmos and lined up an equally insidious foe -- Starro the Conqueror! That's not even mentioning the Khunds, allied with a Durlan, nor the Dominators.
Claude St. Aubin must have fainted when he saw this script. Either that or he was plowed under by the sheer tonnage of reference material he almost certainly received for this gig. With that in mind, St. Aubin delivers an amazing ode to overkill, from the bajillion and one starfish floating throughout the book to the believable range of expressions on Amon Hakk's face in the opening sequence.
The fantastic art, coupled with the location boxes, character identity tags and steady pacing make this book an action adventure read worth looking into. The fact that I was able to pick this book up mid-stream, and continue to read it cover-to-cover despite the fact that I am uninformed of much of what has come before is how this book earns it's four starfish -- er, stars. Now that I've jumped into the deep end of the pool, I'm in no hurry to get out. Unless, of course, that was a starfish that just attached itself to my leg.
Do yourself a great big favor before you take a similar plunge: wait for the trade for this first arc or borrow the first few issues from a pal. Maybe you'll luck out and your local shop still has the first three issues. Grab them and read them before #4. It'll make the whole story more palatable.


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THE BUZZ: The worlds largest video game controller was unveiled today in London, England, weighing 265 pounds and costing £4000.
The NES controller was unveiled at London's Liverpool St station to celebrate the release of Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2012. It is 30x the size of a standard NES controller and actually works, with members of the public able to team up and play Super Mario.
"This is really a labour of love. We're passionate about gaming and wanted to honour its most iconic device; the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) joypad," said creator Ben Allen. "We put our heads together in the pub and decided to create this absurdly large working version! It's such a rush to know we've made history and are being included in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition."
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GDP Growth: Will We Find a Higher Gear?
We are still more than a week away from receiving the advance report for U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) from April through June. Based on what we know to date, second-quarter growth will be a large improvement over the dismal performance seen during the first three months of this year. As of today, our GDPNow model is reading an annualized second-quarter growth rate at 2.7 percent. Given that the economy declined by 2.9 percent in the first quarter, the prospects for the anticipated near-3 percent growth for 2014 as a whole look pretty dim.
The first-quarter performance was dominated, of course, by unusual circumstances that we don't expect to repeat: bad weather, a large inventory adjustment, a decline in real exports, and (especially) an unexpected decline in health services expenditures. Though those factors may mean a disappointing growth performance for the year as a whole, we will likely be willing to write the first quarter off as just one of those things if we can maintain the hoped-for 3 percent pace for the balance of the year.
Do the data support a case for optimism? We have been tracking the six-month trends in four key series that we believe to be especially important for assessing the underlying momentum in the economy: consumer spending (real personal consumption expenditures, or real PCE) excluding medical services, payroll employment, manufacturing production, and real nondefense capital goods shipments excluding aircraft.
The following charts give some sense of how things are stacking up. We will save the details for those who are interested, but the idea is to place the recent performance of each series, given its average growth rate and variability since 1990, in the context of GDP growth and its variability over that same period.
What do we learn from the foregoing charts? Three out of four of these series appear to be consistent with an underlying growth rate in the range of 3 percent. Payroll employment growth, in fact, is beginning to send signals of an even stronger pace.
Unfortunately, the series that looks the weakest relates to consumer spending. If we put any stock in some pretty basic economic theory, spending by households is likely the most forward-looking of the four measures charted above. That, to us, means a cautious attitude is the still the appropriate one. Or, to quote from a higher Atlanta Fed power:
... it will likely be hard to confirm a shift to a persistent above-trend pace of GDP growth even if the second-quarter numbers look relatively good.
This experience suggests to me that we can misread the vital signs of the economy in real time. Notwithstanding the mostly positive and encouraging character of recent data, we policymakers need to be circumspect when tempted to drop the gavel and declare the case closed. In the current situation, I feel it's advisable to accrue evidence and gain perspective. It will take some time to validate an outlook that assumes above-trend growth and associated solid gains in employment and price stability.
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1. Unwrapping A New Reality In L.A., NBA
OAKLAND, Calif. -- So this is how it goes. The Lakers not as awe-inspiring as they once were, the Clippers not as exciting as we thought they'd be.
Good luck finding any beholders who could see the beauty in the two games the L.A. teams played. Certainly not this one.
Those are two games' and one flight's worth of observations. And yes, I'm aware they don't sound that enthralling. Maybe we should settle in and get used to it. More often than not, this season will be about winning on the off nights, when a team is in its fourth city of the week and the legs are saying, "no more."
For me, catching the 5:45 p.m. PT flight from Burbank to Oakland meant leaving the Lakers' 88-87 loss in the fourth quarter and listening to their last-minute collapse to the Chicago Bulls on the radio. But I'd witnessed enough to get a grasp of what was going on.
I'd already seen six of Kobe Bryant's eight turnovers. I'd picked up the sense that the Lakers are like the Spurs teams we've watched the past decade or so. They're going to beat you with savvy more than with flash. When the Lakers were at their best Sunday was when they ran the offense through Bryant and Pau Gasol, and when Derek Fisher was disruptive on defense. The old standbys, all the guys with the multiple rings (give or take Luke Walton).
But they're not likely to make many plays that make fans jump out of their seats at the arena or rush to post videos on YouTube. It's no longer about Kobe soaring over everyone, it's about his finding a way to score 28 points despite a damaged wrist. Kobe abdicated most of the highlight plays to Shannon Brown last season, but with Brown gone, Kobe felt the need to do it himself on a fast break in the second half. The result was an underwhelming dunk, with Kobe adding a lot of leg action while he hung from the rim afterward to try to gain style points. The next time on the break, he executed a simple two-on-one with Fisher that resulted in a Fisher layup.
The Lakers can say they were within a possession of victory without Andrew Bynum, just as the Celtics can say they were within a shot of victory without Paul Pierce. And the Lakers can say it took a tough bucket by the reigning Most Valuable Player to beat them.
But at the moment, the Lakers can't say they're ahead of the Clippers, who beat Golden State 105-86 in their opener. There are signs things are changing. Like, literally, huge full-sized billboard signs. Such as the one on a building a block away from Staples Center, which is accustomed to being painted with images of Lakers greats but Sunday morning was in the process of being covered with images of Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan. Things sound different, too. Such as the tone of frustration in the voice of Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro, after his team won its opening game. On the road. By 19 points.
Del Negro was complaining about his team's perimeter defense and rotation and points-in-the-paint deficit. Chauncey Billups missed 13 of 19 shots and the bench struggled.
"I just know we can play better," Del Negro said. "I wasn't pleased with the way we gave up so many offensive rebounds. Wasn't pleased with the way we were moving the ball in the first half. There's going to be some tough spots."
Then his voice picked up, as if it dawned on him that he was 1-0, his first time with a winning record as coach of the Clippers, and life wasn't so bad after all.
"I was glad the guys kind of hung together, executed down the stretch," Del Negro said.
They finally found a semblance of a half-court offense, and it took them only 42 minutes to arrive at that point. It not-so-coincidentally coincided with the return of Paul at the 6:08 mark. He assisted on a Billups 3-pointer, then a Caron Butler jumper, and then Paul hit a couple of jumpers of his own to stretch the Clippers' lead to double digits.
It also put some scoring back into a game that had devolved into an aesthetic nightmare. Toward the end of the third quarter, new Warriors coach Mark Jackson had his players foul Jordan four times away from the ball, sending him to the line for eight free throws (he missed five). Jordan wound up missing eight of 12 free throws on the night -- an unfortunate ratio of one for every shot he blocked in his Bill Russell-like performance on defense.
"We got a win, so that's all that really matters," Jordan said. "I could've rebounded a little bit more, I felt like. What people are going to talk about is me missing however-many free throws."
The most entertaining part of the whole day was the show the Clippers put on in warm-ups, when they tried to outdunk each other to the delight of the Warriors' crowd. In the game, L.A. wound up with only one alley-oop.
It was as if the Warriors' whole game plan was to declare martial law on Lob City. Brandon Rush swiped a Griffin over-the-head pass to Jordan, and in the second half Kwame Brown simply bulldozed Jordan out of the way before he could get to a lobbed ball.
"Not every game is going to be alley-oops left and right," said Griffin, who managed 22 points but often found it tough going inside. "If it's like this every game and we get a win, we'll take it."
A pedestrian, workmanlike victory is not what fans of even the more accomplished team in Los Angeles are used to. But it's something the Lakers could have used themselves on Christmas Day.
Before it all started, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau was talking about what Game 1 really represented.
"It's the next step that you're taking," Thibodeau said. "So you're out of preseason. Now it's regular season. You're trying to build the right habits so you can continue to improve. The whole idea is to be ready at the end."
That's where the focus should be, even if it's hard to picture the finish line on this day of beginnings.
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2. Despite Loss, Things Looking Up For Lakers
LOS ANGELES -- The way the Los Angeles Lakers blew an 11-point fourth-quarter lead Sunday certainly reeked of the devastating losses against the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference semifinals, but the overall basketball product was far from disappointing.
No Chris Paul. No Lamar Odom. No Shannon Brown. Kobe Bryant dealing with yet another serious injury. L.A.'s series of unfortunate events coupled with the team's utter meltdown in that 36-point loss to the Mavs to complete the sweep in May created the feeling of the franchise falling down.
But it's very possible this group is improving.
"Yes, I'm upset we lost the game," Bryant said, "but I saw a lot, a lot of positive things. A lot of them. A lot of them. So I'm very pleased."
That may seem like a lot of a lots, but think about how lousy the Lakers looked less than a week ago in that 114-95 preseason loss to the Clippers and how formidable they looked in Sunday's 88-87 loss to the Chicago Bulls, a team that led the NBA in wins last season with 62.
"We're going to score," new Lakers coach Mike Brown said. "I don't care who we play against, we're going to score. So if we can get better defensively and then do the little things -- take care of the ball, knock down free throws, and so on and so forth -- we're going to be pretty doggone good."
3. The Changeup: Heat, Mavs Trade '06 Places
DALLAS -- When the hosts were hoisting their championship banner, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade and the rest of the Miami Heat were spilling into the hallway adjacent to the visitors quarters at American Airlines Center, determined not to watch what was happening out on the floor.
The Heat were never going to watch from the bench, obviously, but they were just as intent on keeping the ceremony off the monitors inside their locker room, too. Ditto for the TV that hangs from the ceiling of the corridor where they were stretching.
So when it was time for the roof-bound pulleys and cables to hang proof of what the Dallas Mavericks won in June at the Heat's expense, Miami's players were jostling for wall space to lean on for those stretches.
And watching crunch time in the Boston-at-New York nail-biter on the hallway set instead.
"I was expecting some dramatic moment," Heat newcomer Shane Battier joked, toying with the media crowd around him. "I was expecting a dark cloud to descend over the hall. But there were no rah-rah speeches. Nothing like that.
"Anticlimactic is the word I'm looking for. Sorry, guys."
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LeBron James, Heat: After hearing every choking joke in the book after Miami's Finals flop (heard the one about James having only three quarters when asked for change for a dollar?), LeBron bounced back in a big way: 37 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and two blocks in an opening-day rout of reigning champ Dallas.
Lamar Odom, Mavs: Odom certainly made a first impression for the new-look Mavs. In his Dallas debut, the reigning Sixth Man got a standing O and provided some instant O with a game-tying 3 and then missed his next six shots and got ejected for arguing a call. Yikes. On the bright side, it should provide some good fodder for a new "Khloe & Lamar" episode.
"Every game is going to be a slug -- not a slugfest. I hate to use those words."
-- Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni describing the Knicks-Celtics rivalry after an opening-day New York win that ended with Kevin Garnett's hands around ex-teammate Bill Walker's throat
6. Opening Win Shows NY's Flaws
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NEW YORK -- Carmelo Anthony put on the kind of show Broadway has been starving for from its basketball inhabitants for far too long. The box score showed that Amare Stoudemire wasn't too shabby, either. But once the game ended, officially putting a New York Knicks victory in the books, we learned a few things that raise concern.
Yet again!
A victory is a victory. So nobody should rain on the Knicks' parade after they pulled out a 106-104 season-opening victory over the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon. The truth, however, is that folks will try. Primarily because the Knicks continue to be who we thought they were, which isn't saying much right now.
They're erratic and inconsistent on offense. They're inept on far too many more occasions defensively. Essentially, they provoke exuberance from competitors like Celtics coach Doc Rivers, who said: "This is a game we could've easily won. Don't think we don't know this."
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7. LeBron Calm, Cool, Collected
DALLAS -- The annual epiphany on the true difference between the regular season and the playoffs usually doesn't come until April. It's never something to consider on the first day of the season, when hopes naturally obscure bad memories.
But it was unavoidable Christmas afternoon because the schedule forced it to attention. There was no way a Dallas Mavericks-Miami Heat game on retrofitted opening day could be viewed through any other prism than an afterword to last spring's Finals. Not part of the plot, but it had to be in the book.
Two hours before tipoff on a cloudy day that was nearly 70 degrees cooler than the last time the Heat were in town, the loudspeakers in the arena concourse played ESPN Dallas Radio's replay of Game 6 of the Finals. It was a special Christmas presentation and probably would have been more pleasant for the crowd to hear than standard holiday music, which was flipped on as soon as the doors opened.
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Every player knows all about it. They watch "SportsCenter." They read.
The Thunder are aware of the great expectations placed on them this season. Virtually every expert is picking them to win the Western Conference. Some even expect them to win it all.
It would be easy to feel the weight of that hype, to feel the burden of expectation. That kind of stuff terrifies fans. It's why I freaked out a little and didn't pick the Thunder to win the West in a pre-Christmas 5-on-5, despite picking them to everywhere else. Oklahoma City is not used to this sort of thing. It's new territory. Everyone here's a little anxious, a little shaky.
Except for the actual team. It seems to be handling things fine.
The Thunder raced out of the gates, handling the Magic 97-89 in a game that was never that close. Oklahoma City made pretty easy work of one of the East's better teams, basically shutting off the Magic's supply line. Dwight Howard had only 11 points, Orlando went just 8-for-28 from the floor and shot 37 percent overall. You're not beating many teams in the NBA with that kind of output -- especially not Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.
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33. Narrated Abi As-Samh (RA): The Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, "The urine of a baby girl should be washed off (one's clothes), while the urine of a baby boy needs only water to be sprinkled over it." [Related by Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i; al-Hakim graded it as Sahih]
In order for a Hadith to be authentic 5 conditions have to be met
They are as follows:
The chain of transmitters is unbroken.
Everyone in the chain met each other (i.e. in sequence)
So if somebody lived in a different generation, the chain of transmission is broken, hence the Hadith is classified as weak.
The people in the chain are upright in character
So if a person in the chain was known to drink alcohol or have a girlfriend the Hadith is not authentic also, if a Shia is in the chain, it is classified as fabricated because the Modus Operandi of a Shia is to lie about Allah and His Rasool
The people in the chain of transmitters were known to be of good memory and accuracy in their narrations.
So if a person with a weak memory is found in the chain, the Hadith is classified as weak so they have to be famous for having a good memory
This means that the transmitter cannot contradict somebody who is stronger than him in memory
Otherwise the Hadith would be classified as 'Munkar' (rejected)
The following Hadith is an example of a Munkar Hadith
A'ishah and Asma', both of whom said, "Our mother came to us in Madinah while she was a polytheist, during the peace treaty between the Quraish and the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). So we said, 'O Messenger of Allah, our mother has come to Madinah willingly: do we treat her kindly?' He said, 'Yes! Treat her kindly'."(Al-Bazzar)
This Hadith has different variations and is an authentic Hadith
The authentic version is found in Musnad Ahmad however this version that is found in Al-Bazzar is Munkar because it says our mother came to us in Madinah.
Ibn Kathir graded this Hadith as Munkar in his Tafseer because it is a well-established fact that Aisha and Asmaa had two different mothers.
The mother of Aisha was Umm Ruman who had accepted Islam in the early days while the mother of Asmaa remained a pagan woman for a very long time.
Because Aisha and Asmaa had two different mothers the words our mother made the Hadith a Munkar Hadith
The Hadith cannot have issues with Aqeeda, Fiqh, or Seerah (biography of the Prophet) e.g. we know the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) spent 13 years in Makkah
So if a Hadith states he spent 15 years then the Hadith has issues with Seerah
Also, if a Hadith contradicts the Quran, it's classified as 'fabricated'.
The following fabricated Hadith is quoted everyday by the goofy Sufis and it contradicts the Quran:
Hakim in Mustadrik and Abu as-Shaykh in Tabqat al-Isfahani'in report from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (radiyallahu ta'ala anhuma) that:
"Allah revealed to Prophet 'Isa 'alaihis salam that: O 'Isa! Have Iman in Muhammad and order your ummah to do the same. If Muhammad was not in existence, I would not have created Adam nor would I have made heaven or hell". (Also from Shaykh Taqi ad-Din Subki in Shifa as-Siqam and Shaykh al-Islam al-Bulqini in his fatawa and ibn Hajar in Afdal al-Qur'an)
The above-mentioned Hadith contradicts the following Quranic Ayah:
And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone). (Adh-Dhariyat 51:56)
The fabricated Hadith states that Allah created Adam as well as Heaven and Hell for the sake of Muhammad. But the Holy Qur'an says that Allah created the jinns and humans to worship alone so the fabricated Hadith contradicts the Quran.
The following Hadith is clear evidence that the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (saw) is Hujjah:
Jabir ibn Abdullah (RA) narrated the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said in the Jumu'ah khutbah: "...To proceed. The best of the speech is embodied in the Book of Allah, and the best of the guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad. And the most evil affairs are their innovations; and every innovation is error..."
[Sahih Muslim (2/592) No. 867]
Hadith 33 is talking about the 'Status of Urine'
The general ruling for urine is that urine is IMPURE
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Bedouin urinated in the mosque and the people ran to (beat) him, but the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Leave him alone; don't interrupt him. He (the narrator) said: And when he had finished, he called for a bucket of water and poured it over. [AlBukhari (6025) and Muslim (284)]
We have already addressed the topic of urine, when the Bedouin urinated in the Masjid of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)
However in this instance, we are talking about the urine of the 'baby' (boy & girl)
The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said to wash the urine of the Jariyyah, and to sprinkle the urine of the ghulam
Jariyyah, in the Arabic language, has 3 different contexts
1. A young girl who is breastfeeding not yet weaned
2. A young girl who is weaned, but she didn't reach the age of puberty
3. A servant girl, who has passed the age of puberty
When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said to the Jariyyah "Where is Allah?" he was talking to a servant girl who had passed the age of puberty and she answered correctly.
According to the goofi sufis it is bid'ah to ask a person Where is Allah and therefore it is haram.
But in the following Hadith the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) asked a Jariyyah Where is Allah and she answered correctly:
It is narrated that the companion Mu`awiyah ibn al-Hakam, (RA) slapped his servant girl who used to tend his sheep, and as a result went to the Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and asked what should be done as an atonement for having slapped her. The Prophet replied, "Bring her to me" so Mu`awiyah brought her to the Prophet.
The Prophet then asked her, "Where is Allah?" and she replied "Above the Sky" then the Prophet asked her, "Who am I?" and she replied, "You are Allah's Messenger", so the Prophet said, "Free her, for verily she is a true believer."
[Sahih Muslim (1/381) No. 537]
The word Ghulam comes in TWO contexts:
1. A nursing boy who is not weaned
2. A man who is beneath the age of 40
If a man is over the age of 40, you are not allowed to call him Ghulam
Ubaidullah b. Abdullah b. 'Utba b. Mas'ud said: Umm Qais, daughter of Mihsan, was among the earliest female emigrants who took the oath of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and she was the sister of 'Ukkasha b. Mihsan, one amongst the sons of Asad b. Khuzaima. He (the narrator) said: She (Umm Qais) told me that she came to the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) with her son and he had not attained the age of eating food. He (the narrator, 'Ubaidullah), said: She told me that her son passed urine in the lap of the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). The Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sent for water and sprayed it over his garment (over that part which was contaminated with the urine of the child) and he did not wash it thoroughly.
[Sahih Muslim (1/238) No. 287]
Abu Samh said: "I was a servant of the Prophet, and Hasan and Husain was brought to him and (the infant) urinated on his chest. They wanted to wash it, but the Messenger of Allah said: 'Sprinkle water on it, for the urine of a girl should be washed, but the urine of a boy should be sprinkled over with water.'"
[Sunan Ibn Majah (1/330) No. 525]
This ruling about 'sprinkling' for the boy, and 'washing' for the girl is specific to kids that are not yet on solid foods
Even though the Hadith is clear, there are 3 madhahib with regards to the issue of urine of the infant.
The 3 madhahib are as follows:
1. Abu Hanifah & Imaam Malik
State that we wash them BOTH
They don't tolerate sprinkling in their madhab, irrespective of whether it's a boy or girl
2. Imaam Al Awzaa'i
Awzaa'i's opinion is that WE SPRINKLE BOTH
3. Imaam Shaafi & Ahmed Ibn Hanbal
They act upon the Hadith LITERALLY
They take the Hadith at face value, without looking for any hidden meanings so they sprinkle the urine of the boy and wash the urine of the girl.
Why did the Hanafis & Maalikis take a different stance? (i.e. wash BOTH)
They took a different stance because of the Hadith where the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) passed by two graves, and one of the inhabitants of the grave was being punished for not protecting himself from being soiled with urine
Narrated By Ibn Abbas: The Prophet once passed by two graves and those two persons (in the graves) were being tortured. He said, "They are being tortured not for a great thing (to avoid). One of them never saved himself from being soiled with his urine, while the other was going about with calumnies (to make enmity between friends). He then took a green leaf of a date palm tree split it into two pieces and fixed one on each grave. The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have you done so?" He replied, "I hope that their punishment may be lessened till they (the leaf) become dry." [Sahih Bukhari, Vol 2, Book 23, Hadith 443]
People who follow the Hanafi & Maliki are using QIYAAS
They do not believe in sprinkling the urine of the boy, and the above Hadith is their Hujjah
The Shaafi's& Hanbali's refute their Hujjah
They refuted their UNDERSTANDING of the Hadith (not the Hadith itself)
Their refutation is that the person in the grave was a FULLY GROWN MAN NOT an infant who is breastfeeding!
Hence a different type of urine
When you make Ijtihad & Qiyaas to compare the differences in urine, it is called Qiyaas Faasid (wrong Qiyaas)
It's not permissible to make Ijtihad when the Text is CLEAR
These are the rules of Usul ul Fiqh
Another rule of Usul ul Fiqh is that if a daleel is doubtful, it is haraam to use the daleel for hujjah
Another is that whenever something is compulsory and it has a prerequisite then the PREREQUISITE becomes Waajib
Another principle of Usul ul Fiqh
We base the evidence on the generality of the text, NOT on the specific incident that took place
Another principle of Usul ul Fiqh is if two Hujjah clashed, one is general and one is specific the specific is given preference over the general
Narrated By 'Umar bin Abi Salama: I was a boy under the care of Allah's Apostle and my hand used to go around the dish while I was eating. So Allah's Apostle said to me, 'O boy! Mention the Name of Allah and eat with your right hand, and eat of the dish what is nearer to you." Since then I have applied those instructions when eating.
[Bukhari 5061 & Muslim 2022]
Although the advice was given to just one boy, it applies to the BILLIONS of Muslims that followed
If we apply Ijtihad & Qiyaas when the text is clear we open the door to the destruction of the Deen because the people of Hawa (evil & corrupted desires) will use Ijtihad EVEN WHEN the text is clear and use it to VETO the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)
E.g. if a person should approach you and ask you if he's allowed to visit the soothsayers, palm readers, fortunetellers, etc.
It is HARAAM to apply Ijtihad to this, because the Hadith about it is clear
Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), said "Whoever comes to a fortuneteller and believes him has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)".
[Musnad Ahmad (Vol. 2, pg. 429) No. 9532 and Mustadrak al-Hakim (Vol. 1, pg. 49) No. 15]
We have many avenues to establish the Shariah but the most famous sources to derive the Shariah law are the following 15:
Always use Quran when dealing with Hadith rejecters' (e.g. shias & parvezis)
Jabir ibn Abdullah (RA) narrated the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said in the Jumu'ah khutbah: "...To proceed. The best of the speech is embodied in the Book of Allah, and the best of the guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad. And the most evil affairs are their innovations; and every innovation is error"
[Sahih Muslim (2/592) No. 867]
3. QIYAAS (Analogy)
E.g. Allah Mentioned 50 lashes for the slave girl if she commits zina but Allah kept quiet about the slave boy so the Fuqahaa used Qiyaas and legislated 50 lashes for the slave boy for zina
4. IJMAH (i.e. Consensus, Agreement)
And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers' way. We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell what an evil destination. (An-Nisa 4:115)
5. MAFHOOM (Implied Meaning)
This is so important; the scholars say that HALF OF SHARIAH is derived from Mafhoom
Removing a harmful thing from the road is an action that gains Barakah
Hence to put something harmful on the road DELIBERATELY is a big Munkar (sin)
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, "I saw a man going about in the Garden who was there on account of cutting down a tree in the middle of the road which had been a nuisance to the Muslims."
[Sahih Muslim (4/2021) No. 1914]
One variant has, "A man passed by a fallen branch in the middle of the road and said, 'By Allah, I will remove this from the path of the Muslims so that it does not inconvenience them' and he was admitted into the Garden."
In a variant of the two, "If a man who is walking along on a road finds a thorny branch in the road and removes it, Allah thanks him for doing it and forgives him."
6) IJTIHAAD (Independent Judgment)
For example in the time of the Holy Prophet (saw) artificial insemination was not known so the Fuqahaa were obliged to use ijtihaad to make it halaal or haraam.
Artificial insemination is only permissible if the sperm is from a man to his wife.
7) ISTISHAAB (A Legal Presumption)
For example every defendant is innocent until proven guilty.
Another example is every man is presumed alive until hard evidence is brought to prove that he is dead.
8) ISTIHSAAN (A Qaadi Using His Discretion)
Even though it is haraam for Muslims to look at the private parts of each other a Qaadi in Shariah court would allow a male gynecologist to examine the bodies of female patients when there is a need for it.
Also a Qaadi may accept the testimony of a witness who is evil in character to solve a murder case when there is no other witness and the family of the victim demands justice.
Another example is when Umar (r.a) refused to chop of the hand of thieves during a famine.
9) MASLAHA (Public Interest)
For example when Abu Bakr (r.a) put the Qur'an in book form it is called Maslaha and when Uthman (r.a) compiled the Qur'an in the Qurayshi dialect to unite the ummah it is also called Maslaha.
When Umar (r.a) united the Muslims under one Imam for Tarweeh Salah it is also called Maslaha.
10) QAUL SAHABI (The sayings of the Sahabahs)
The sayings of the Sahabahs are Hujjah if no other Sahabah contradicts him.
For example when the Holy Prophet (saw) died Abu Bakr (r.a) said the Prophet is buried where he died and no one contradicts him.
Abdur Rahman bin Auf said we take Jizya from the fire worshippers.
Umar (r.a) increased the lashes of the one who drinks alcohol from 40 to 80 lashes.
Another example is Abu Bakr (r.a) said those who worship Muhammad know that Muhammad is dead but those who worship Allah, know that Allah is alive and can never die.
11) DAROORA (Necessity Knows No law)
For example a Muslim is allowed to eat pork to save his life.
12) URF (The Prevailing Custom Of The People)
Marriages that are performed verbally with no documents are accepted as valid marriages because that might be the prevailing custom of the people, for example in Egypt.
Therefore the Urf is used by the Fuqahaa to pass legal verdicts in Shariah courts.
13) AKHAF DAROORAIN (Acting Upon The Lesser 0f The Two Evils)
Even though car insurance is haraam it is better to drive with car insurance than to go to jail in Darul Kufr hence car insurance becomes halaal in Darul Kufr
This principle is acting upon the lesser of the two evils.
14) SADD ADH-DHARAA'I (Blocking The Means To Doing Evil)
For example to disallow free mixing of the sexes to block the means to zina.
15) THE AMAL OF MADINAH (The Prevailing Custom Of The Peple Of Madinah)
For example to put the right hand over the left hand above the navel in Salah.
Another example is to say Ameen with a loud voice after the Imam recites Surah Fatiha.
Refusing to impose Zakah on fruits and vegetables that are perishable is another example from the amal of Madinah
The above 15 sources are used by the Qaadi to pass legal verdicts on a daily basis in Shariah courts.
This first opinion is the accurate opinion because a girl reaches puberty quicker than a boy
Many girls in the UK menstruate from the age of 9
The youngest mother in the world is Lina Medina from Peru
She was only 5 years old when she got pregnant
She gave birth in 1939 with a caesarian section
Which boy can impregnate a girl at 5?
Hence the urine of a baby girl is stronger because she reaches puberty quicker, at least 6 years before the boy
Aisha (r.a) said when a girl reaches age 9, she is a woman
Aisha said, if the little girl reaches nine then she is a woman" [Tirmidhi]
Imaam Shaafi said that he met a 21-year-old grandmother
So this substantiates the Hadith on why the urine of a baby girl requires more thorough cleaning
Imam Shafi'ee stated that he has seen a grandmother who is only 21 years old. And it is being said that it was in San'aa he saw her.
[Sunanul kubraa of Imam al-Bayhaqee (1/319)]
Some scholars say that the differentiation between the urine of the girl & the urine of the boy was because of CULTURAL REASONS because Arabs love boys and they quoted Surah 16 vs. 58 as their Hujjah
And when the news of (the birth of) a female (child) is brought to any of them, his face becomes dark, and he is filled with inward grief! (An-Nahl 16:58)
Some scholars argue that he took into consideration the culture of the people,
Hence why he gave the verdict with regards to the urine of the boy
The Hanbalis hit back with Surah 53:3-4
Nor does he speak of (his own) desire. (An-Najm 53:3)
It is only an Inspiration that is inspired. (An-Najm 53:4)
Every Hadith is 'Wahi' (revelation)
Also, it's inappropriate to say that, because the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would not promote male chauvinism
Jabir ibn 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), said: "Anyone who has three daughters and provides for them clothes them and shows mercy to them will definitely enter the Garden"
A man from the people said, "And two daughters, Messenger of Allah?" He said, "And two." [Al-Adab al-Mufrad, al-Bukhari, No. 78]
Narrated by Abu Sa'id alKhudri The Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: 'If anyone cares for three daughters, disciplines them, marries them, and does good to them, he will go to Paradise.' [Sunan Abu Dawud (4/338) No. 5147]
The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) always spoke to 'liberate' girls (not oppress them)
So the urine differentiation is not cultural, it was through 'inspiration'
In many countries of the world, girls are preferred e.g. black parents in the UK and USA are terrified of having boys, because they are more likely to commit crimes, go the jail, or get killed in gang warfare
However in India & China, people prefer boys.
In China, there's a crisis shortage of girls similarly in India, men are getting desperate because they can't find girls and this is owing to the dowry system, in which the GIRL has to pay the dowry to the boys.
So the people in India like to have boys because boys bring in money, whilst girls lose wealth.
Many sociologists believe they need a 'war' to cut down on the number of men in china, because the crisis is huge
In some hospitals in the UK, (keep in mind EUROPE!) e.g. Newham General Hospital, a predominantly Asian area of east London i.e. Indians, Pakistanis & Bengalis
When they do the ultra scan, they NEVER reveal the gender of the child because they are aware and afraid that an Asian parent may abort the child if it is a girl.
Aborting a child because it's a girl is a crime and it is called gendercide.
In the following Hadith the Holy Prophet (saw) encouraged us to look after our daughters because Islam came to liberate women.
Jabir ibn 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "Anyone who has three daughters and provides for them, clothes them and shows mercy to them will definitely enter the Garden." A man from the people said,
"And two daughters, Messenger of Allah?" He said, "And two."
[Al-Adab al-Mufrad, al-Bukhari, No. 78]
What's the correct ruling with regards to food that uses wine or beer for cooking e.g. Beer Battered Cod (i.e. fish 'n' chips); it is argued that the beer's effect is burnt out in the deep frying Similarly wine, when cooked in hot oil. Kindly advise?
You are not allowed to eat food cooked with alcohol or pig shortening
You can use medicine with alcohol to save lives
You are not allowed to eat cakes baked with alcohol
Some of you like to leave your kids with kuffaar; they will feed your kids pork and molest them
Do you sprinkle water on your clothes too for small drops of blood or urine or do you need to wash the clothes?
You have to wash the blood out
Sprinkling is only for a boy child who is not yet weaned. The urine of children above the age of 2 has to be washed.
If traces of blood is left don't worry about it you did your best
How was the science of fiqh developed?
During the lifetime of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) the Muslims used to receive the rulings of Islam directly from him
The Qur'aan came down as a teacher, guide and mufti, as Allah said (interpretation of the meaning):
They ask you for a legal verdict. Say: "Allah directs (thus) about Al-Kalaalah (those who leave neither descendants nor ascendants as heirs)"[An-Nisa' 4:176]
The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) explained the Quran for the people at that time
With clear signs and Books (We sent the Messengers). And We have also sent down unto you (O Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) the reminder and the advice (the Qur'ān), that you may explain clearly to men what is sent down to them, and that they may give thought. (An-Nahl 16:44)
The science of Fiqh was developed from the time of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) until the rightly guided caliphs
There is a book called the Fiqh of Umar (r.a)
'Umar did not take the Jizya from the Magian infidels till 'AbdurRahman bin 'Auf testified that Allah's Apostle had taken the Jizya from the Magians of Hajar [Sahih Bukhari, Vol 4, Book 53, Hadith 384]
"I advise you all to fear Allah and to listen to and obey (your leaders); even if he may be a slave from Habashah; For indeed, whoever from you is alive after I am gone will see many disputes and contradictions. You must therefore, stick to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the RightlyGuided Caliphs.
[Related by Abu Dawud (no. 4607) and by at-Tirmidhi (no. 2676)]
Umar gave a woman 5 camels for causing her to lose her baby
She was in fear when he called her to investigate a matter he heard concerning her.
This rule of Fiqh was developed in the time of Umar
Fiqh continues to develop, even in our time
The door of Itjihaad is still open because you have new things coming every day and the scholars need to pass fatwas to those effects
Because the door of Ijtihaad is still open until Judgment Day, Islam is applicable for all time and place
If I am travelling, and became musaafir, but I came back home just past Maghrib
Do I combine my Maghrib and Isha Salah together?
If you are a musaafir you pray Maghrib and Ishaa at Ishaa time
You have to pray the full rakats (i.e. 3 Maghrib and 4 for Ishaa)
You have to pray Maghrib first and then Ishaa with two iqaamahs
'Abdullah b. Shaqiq reported: 'Ibn 'Abbas one day addressed us in the afternoon (after the afternoon prayer) till the sun disappeared and the stars appeared, and the people began to say: "Prayer, prayer." A person from Banu Tamim came there. He neither slackened nor turned away, but (continued crying): "Prayer, prayer." Ibn 'Abbas said: "May you be deprived of your mother, do you teach me Sunnah?" And then he said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) combining the noon and afternoon prayers and the sunset and 'Isha prayers."' 'Abdullah b. Shaqiq said: 'Some doubt was created in my mind about it. So I came to Abu Huraira and asked him (about it) and he testified his assertion.'
[Sahih Muslim (1/491) No. 705]
How can you catch a Kafir spy in the Masjid or in group study sessions?
You can catch a spy by being observant
If you are shrewd, sharp and careful you can catch a spy
Watch how they make wudu because the fake Muslims always make wudu without the established format and when they pray they do not pray properly.
A spy always asks incriminating questions and they record your answers with a secret camera. This technique is called entrapment.
The FBI, CIA and the MI5 have used entrapment to send thousands of Muslims to jail.
Spies always ask about Jihaad and suicide bombings. It is in your interest to say NO COMMENT or I don't know to such incriminating questions.
Those who carry out entrapment against Muslims are agent provocateurs.
Many Muslims who gave interviews to BBC and CNN and FOX news are presently in jail doing long prison terms. This is because the kaafir media are agent provocateurs.
It is easy to catch a spy but you have to be observant
If you have taqwa Allah will bless you with Furqaan and Firaasa to discover the spies. In this regard Allah said:
O you who believe! If you obey and fear Allah, He will grant you Furqan a criterion [(to judge between right and wrong), or (Makhraj, i.e. making a way for you to get out from every difficulty)], and will expiate for you your sins, and forgive you, and Allah is the Owner of the Great Bounty (Al-Anfal 8:29)
Anas Ibn Malik narrated the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "A believer is shrewd, sharp and careful."
[Quda'ee (d. 454 H) in 'Musnad al-Shihab' (Vol. 1 pg. 107) No. 128]
Anas ibn Malik (RA) said: I entered the company of Uthman ibn Affaan (RA) while I was thinking about the beauty of a woman I saw in the street. Uthman (RA) then said: One of you enters my presence and the remnants of zinaa can be seen in his eyes. I then said: Did revelation come down after the departure of the Rasool (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)? Uthman said: But this is the deep insight, foresight and intuition of the believer.
[Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, Madaarij as-Saalikeen (Vol. 2, pg. 455)]
Exposing the spy part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVL_VuCkjLA
Exposing the spy part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RApuHocaQY8


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Saturday, 13 July 2013
A Gathering of W.C.'s
22 comments :
Well done for your W C's the rabbit is very cute. The first patchwork I stitched was from thick furnishing fabric bought from a boot fair.I have some still today and I bung them in the washing machine. In our house it's sink or swim, if it doesn't wash in the machine then it's a (rather thick )duster.FlissxReplyDelete
Now then Jane, putting us to shame! You are certainly organising your projects well while mine sit in the corner screaming for something to happen. Well, on this hot day, those crochet squares are going to have to wait, that blanket...well, you must be joking!, and the owl that I started can look at me with those big eyes but I am not hooking until the temperature comes down...a lot! It's times like this that I wish I took up ice sculpture. Beautiful projects Jane and your bench looks perfect for these summer evenings. Have a wonderful weekend. Chel xReplyDelete
Good grief! Someone's been busy, eh? Not sure which I like best...impressed with the lot! I think the bag gets the prize, everything about it is so lovely! Oh, but that sweet bunny...you're setting a high standard now, aren't you missy? CxReplyDelete
Love all your finished projects, you are getting so much done.ReplyDelete
Well I love the crochet cushion but I love, love that bag, can't wait until I can do such things! :) xReplyDelete
You have been busy! They are gorgous, especially the lined bag and the crochet cushion! xxReplyDelete
You have been a busy bee ... I am too, too hot to contemplate any project ... never mind finishing one ... your crochet cushion is gorgeous ... Bee xxReplyDelete
You've been so busy! They all look beautiful. I agree with you about the crocheted squares; I want to make a blanket like that but so far I've only managed a pillow cover...it seems like a real commitment. I love the lining on your bag, it looks terrific.ReplyDelete
I just love your posts Jane, they really make me chuckle! You have been very busy and I love everything you have made but especially the sunburst granny cushion, beautiful.ReplyDelete
Marianne x
Hahaha! A cute rabbit! I love her hiding inside the bag!ReplyDelete
I really love the crochet cushion and your rabbit in a bag is beyond cute. Well done for finishing so many of your wips- I have outstanding quilt tops that have needed wadding and backing for over a year!!ReplyDelete
Well done you! That's a whole lot of fab WCs :-) I'm trying to turn a whole bunch of WIPs into WCs at the moment too but have been sidetracked (easily, I might add) by a whole new project!ReplyDelete
Have a great weekend
Well for starters I got past the waterworks and think I am always going to look at W.C. differently from now on, I suppose it could apply right?! I think you need a massive pat in the back for getting so many W.C.! I especially love your crafty cushion with its zip shortcut, 10/10 for that, it's what I call super nifty! Also love your crochet bag and mr bunny a very cute snuggler. Yes I reckon you can have a look at your W.Y.T.B. xoReplyDelete
Good for you! Mission(s) accomplished. I can't tell you how many times I've started projects and the boredom stage has ended them. My knitting basket has endless half done mufflers and they'll probably stay that way too. I'm in love with your rabbit.ReplyDelete
Jane you can have umpteen Brownie points for finishing off that lot! I must confess it is my least favourite bit. I have a crocheted bag which still needs its 'innards' doing. And i LOVE your idea of covering a cushion cover to make use of the zip! Simply inspired, my dear, and by no means a cheat!ReplyDelete
Well done you!!I could quite happily sit on that there bench for a few hours ( maybe with a jug of Pimms).ReplyDelete
Emma x
p.s why am I not following you??
- Anonymous14 July 2013 at 18:27
hhhhmmmm wonder if my staffroom creation will ever be wearable.....itchy but wearable!!!Love your blog!ReplyDelete
Beautiful cushions, how industrious you are :) xxReplyDelete
You have been a busy bee. Well done. It's so satisfying when you can look at a pile of finished stuff.ReplyDelete
Mix and match cushions are all the rage.
S xx
Looks like you have Ben so busy finishing up your project.ReplyDelete
Cute baby rabbit....my challenge this week is not to start anything unless something has been finished first!ReplyDelete
Ready get set go.....yawn.
just have a little read of this mag first....ooo thats a good idea...nah
not gonna work is it?
d x
Oh my goodness, spooky, check out my cushion I made with leftovers which is exactly like your red one. I love them all together, its a shame to sit on them and cover them up! Jo xReplyDelete


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EU Commision President Juncker speaks with Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy and Portuguese Prime Minister Costa at the European Union leaders summit in Malta
VALLETTA (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of other founding states of the European Union spoke on Friday of some countries moving ahead faster than others with further integration.
After a summit in Malta at which all national leaders discussed plans for a formal declaration in March on the future of the bloc following Britain's departure, Merkel and others offered endorsements of a so-called "multispeed Europe", which some governments fear could damage EU unity in the wake of Brexit.
Though they disagree on details, Berlin, Paris and many of the 17 other states which use the euro currency are keen to bind the euro zone closer together after years of crisis in which investors have doubted the currency's survival. But some countries around the periphery of the bloc fear creating a system in which a hard core of states pushes the EU into policies they do not want.
The last few years, Merkel told reporters, showed "that there will be an EU with different speeds, that not everyone will take part in the same levels of integration".
One area in which governments are divided over the degree of integration is defense. With the departure of long-time skeptic Britain, France and Germany are keen to develop closer EU ties.
The 27 leaders are due to meet without British Prime Minister Theresa May on March 25 in the Italian capital to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding Treaty of Rome.
French President Francois Hollande said he thought that the Rome statement could mention "several speeds" as a possible way forward, though he stressed: "European unity is essential."
In a reminder of divisions in the bloc, Hollande, who will step down in May, took a dig at East European states which Paris complains fail to honor commitments -- such as taking in asylum-seekers -- while accepting big subsidies from Brussels:
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In a paper offering proposals for the Rome declaration, the three Benelux neighbors said "different paths of integration and enhanced cooperation could provide for effective responses to challenges that affect member states in different ways".
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Prior, Markus. 2007. Post-broadcast democracy : how media choice increases inequality in political involvement and polarizes elections. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Obviously, recent trend in public opinion studies has emphasized the importance of exogenous factors, such as community environment (e.g., racial composition, or population density, or community income level), median environment like the main predictor variable in this study (e.g., the number of stations, or the time when the cable television was introduced).
Markus Prior's study seems plausible and his evidence is telling and supportive of what he wants to say in his book. The main arguments in this book,
1. Recently, media provide more choice (or opportunities) for people,
2. People have different media content preference, which influences the intake of their political information (measured as relative entertainment preference),
3. Since political information is critical factor in OMA framework, change of media environment leads to change in political opportunities, motivations, and ability.
If readers familiar with Prior's journal articles published in top-tiered political science journals, they will follow his argument rapidly (Of course, many of chapters are based on his records of publication).
Important study giving readers great insight… However, I have one more question that I am always curious with. If some people who do not want to listen, see, or learn anything about politics, then their lives in low media-choice (i.e., situations that they had to absorb political information without any voluntary willingness) can be good? Further, their lives in such situations can be ideal or desirable, from the perspective of political regime called plural democracy?
I assume that many scholars took implicit assumption that more knowledge and more importantly more active voting should be needed, and any situations hurting those ideals would erode democracy. Probably true, but personal opinion is this sounds too much eliticism in these arguments. As I more read about so-called empirical political studies, I have to confess that these studies clearly demonstrated that any democracy has to be unequal. Powerful people have powerful voice (not desirable, but this seems okay, at least to me), but too frequently, weak people's voices have copied powerful people's voice, and simply justifying the preexisting regime and its structure.
What about Swifter – borrowed from Prior's terms? If they learned something about politics, and if they participated due to the gained knowledge, their participation would reflect sincere and genuine their interest? Or simple swung by intensity of marketing-type electoral campaigns? How can we be certain that their knowledge and their participation are merely pseudo-knowledge or pseudo-participation?
If people do not want to be informed, is it better way to let them be uninformed and to let them escape their unwanted duty from the choice of collective decisionmaking?
Although I said above, I am not certain that this seems right. Just thought.
Anyway, Prior's "Post-broadcast democracy" is good piece and enjoyable book, I believe.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Post-broadcast democracy - Markus Prior (2007)
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Mark Ford was born in 1962 in Nairobi, Kenya. He has written four collections of poetry: Landlocked (1992), Soft Sift (2001), Six Children (2011) and Enter, Fleeing (forthcoming, 2018). He has also published two monographs, Raymond Roussel and the Republic of Dreams (2000) and Thomas Hardy: Half a Londoner (2016), and is the editor of the anthology London: A History in Verse (2012). His most recent collection of essays, This Dialogue of One: Essays on Poets from John Donne to Joan Murray (2014), was awarded the Poetry Foundation's 2015 Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism. He is a regular contributor to the London Review of Books, the Times Literary Supplement and the New York Review of Books.
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Recall: Kroger pulls Comforts for Baby Purified Water with Fluoride Added over mold
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Supermarket giant Kroger is recalling purified water for babies over a mold problem.
The water — Comforts for Baby Purified Water with Fluoride Added — in one-gallon containers is contaminated with Talaromyces penicillium, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
The affected drinks are jugs with sell-by dates between April 26, 2018, and Oct. 10, 2018, which are sold at various chains owned by the Cincinnati-based Kroger Co.
Those stores include Food 4 Less, Jay C, Jay C Food Plus, Kroger, Kroger Marketplace, Owen's, Payless Super Market and Ruler, and they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
"The water is sold in clear containers, but the mold may not be visible with the naked eye," the FDA said.
People who bought this kind of Comfort for Baby water are advised to bring the product back to the stores for refunds.
More: Kroger says 'high' interest in convenience stores
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The concern is for babies who have HIV or compromised immune systems, because ingesting mold-contaminated water "may lead to serious health consequences," according to the FDA. In the general population, breathing in or touching mold or mold spores may cause allergic reactions, like sneezing, runny nose, red eyes and skin rashes, and trigger asthma attacks in asthmatics who are allergic to mold.
"While no health risk is associated with this product, out of an abundance of caution, we removed this product from sale several weeks ago," Kroger spokeswoman Kristal Howard said.
Trader Joe's has issued a recall for three prepackaged salads that may contain shards of glass and hard plastic. Buzz60
The recalled water has the UPC 0 41260 37597 2 and the plant code 51-4140.
Kroger stock was down 7 cents at $26.80 before the US. stock market opened on Tuesday.
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Bepannah 18th October 2018 Written Episode Update: Arjun supports Zoya
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Aditya tells Zoya that he can swear on himself. Ma can do anything but she cannot give poison to me, Arjun or Pa. If she knew that the Prasad was poisoned, she would have stopped us from eating it but she wouldn't have let us eat it. Harsh tells Zoya to check CCTV footage if she is still not satisfied. Anjana was in this house 25 our ago! Servant interrupts them. We were using this to kill the insects. We forgot it in the room by mistake. Zoya is in shock. Aditya asks her if she believes him now. Ma dint add poison in the Prasad. Anjana tells Zoya she wanted to forget everything behind and spread happiness today but she ruined everything, like always! What do you want? You cannot see this house and its people! You blame this family for whatever you went through, right? Pundit ji asks everyone to come
Landline rings. Zoya picks the call. The mystery lady laughs at Zoya. I enjoyed the show. You fell in my trap just the way I wanted to! I had to make you look like an enemy before the Huda's. You have dug your own grave now! You think Aditya will be able to forgive you? Will you break your phone or close your ears to avoid my voice? You will have to follow my orders. You have no other way! I made everyone stand against you today. I might send you out of the house in future too! Always listen to my orders quietly from next time onwards. She ends the call.
The mystery lady looks at the photo of a woman and boy. All the bricks and members of Huda House will fall one by one. Zoya will help me in achieving this. Her eyes well up. It is just you. You know what you have to right?
Zoya looks at her family. I made a mistake unintentionally. I will fix it though. I wont let that woman win! She wipes her tears. She folds hands in reverence. Pundit ji gives aarti to everyone. Aditya eats Prasad and gives some to Zoya too. I ate it. It is safe. She is in tears. You are very upset with me right? He asks her if he shouldn't. She apologizes to him but he asks her to apologize to Anjana. She walks up to Anjana. I don't deserve to be forgiven. I will only say that I got scared. I thought I heard your voice and that bottle was found in your room. I was lost for a moment. I made a very big mistake. Please give me a chance. Harsh tells Zoya this isn't right. You make mistakes and keep apologizing. You made such a big drama on your muh dikhayi ritual and on Pooja's death anniversary. This time I requested Anjana myself but you ended up blaming her only! Aditya requests Zoya to her room. Zoya cries and accepts she is wrong. Do not separate me from you please. Anjana tells her to stop acting to be nice. Leave us alone. Shall I beg you or touch your feet or kill myself? You have insulted us so much and have hurt us so much. What do you want? Zoya asks for one more chance to fix everything.
This time Arjun refuses. You asked for a chance in the past too but nothing happened. Maybe you cannot fix everything! You can still apologize and wait for someone's heart to melt just like I did! I apologized repeatedly with a pure heart. I got it in the end. You will take some more time to seek forgiveness. Everyone is very upset right now. I thought Wasim Uncle hurt Bhai and we sent him to jail. I have been wondering what we would have done if someone had sent Dad to jail like that. We were lucky that Bhabhi forgave all of us! Mom dint even apologize to Uncle. Bhabhi hurt her father and came home with us after all this! Her Dad isn't willing to talk to her. It is his birthday today. They celebrate this day together every year but Bhabhi cannot even wish him today. It is all because of us! Mom cleared that she does not like Bhabhi at all. Dad was on her side earlier but he isn't anymore. She is completely alone in this new house. Anjana points out that it is because of her actions. She would have been with us if she was nice. Arjun reasons that they all lack something and have made some mistakes. What matters is the willingness to change for good. We made a mistake by getting emotional. She did the same. She dint keep anything in her heart like us. I was forgiven. I got a chance for which I am thankful. I will surely give her a chance. He apologizes to Zoya on behalf of his family. They will understand their mistake very soon. Till then please accept my apology. She eats Prasad from his hands. Harsh seconds him. He has grown up. He reminded me of all the cases where judge, jury and everyone was against me. I just stood by what was right and won! I am sorry Zoya. She tells him not to apologize. I know I am at fault. I am sorry. Harsh tells Anjana that saying sorry makes things easier. We have all made many mistakes in life. That's how we grow. She gives in. Anjana walks away.
Zoya says sorry to them. Harsh pats at her head lovingly and goes. Zoya thanks Arjun. Arjun nods and leaves. Aditya is still not looking at Zoya. She takes his name. He keeps the Prasad in her hand and goes. Zoya looks at Ma's idol. She does puja. That lady made me stand against my own family. I may be in Aditya's house but this house is mine too! Someone is trying to create a rift between her family members. I wont let anyone mess up with my family! this time I will fight. I need your help in this.
Precap: Aditya tells Zoya that he ordered a dress for her. She asks him if he wants her to wear it in evening. He tells her to be ready by 7. He ties the thread of her blouse. They share a romantic eye lock.
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Ben Barkow
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Ben Barkow (born 1956) is the director of the Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide and a writer.
Barkow was born in Berlin but lived in London from the age of four.[1] He studied at the Middlesex Polytechnic and at University College London. After employment as a researcher at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, he started to work for the Wiener Library Institute of Contemporary History and is today its director. He is a member of the editorial advisory board of Jewish Renaissance magazine.[2]
Barkow is the author or editor of these books:
- Alfred Wiener and the Making of the Holocaust Library (1997) (ISBN 0-85303-328-5)
- Testaments of the Holocaust, series 1 – 3 (editor) (1998–2000)
- Philipp Manes, Als ob's ein Leben wär: Tatsachenbericht Theresienstadt 1942-1944 (editor with Klaus Leist) (2005)
- Novemberpogrom 1938: Die Augenzeugenberichte der Wiener Library, (with Raphel Gross and Michael Lenarz) London (2008)
- Philipp Manes, As Though it were a Life (with Klaus Leist, in preparation)
- ^ Watts, Peter (7 May 2008). "Inside the London Holocaust library". Time Out. London. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ "Who We Are". Jewish Renaissance. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
External linksEdit
- The Wiener Library website
- Watts, Peter (7 May 2008). "Inside the London Holocaust library". Time Out. London. Retrieved 7 September 2009.