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A dietary overhaul changed the game for Dixon graduate Haley Thorpe. She kick-started the process of curing her iron deficiency with a supplement, and went from crashing at the end of races to finishing strong and healthy. Now the supplement is history, but her healthy eating habits are here to stay.
Haley Thorpe was posed an offer as unique as it was lopsided: Eat a couple of pounds of steak and spinach each week, and she could shed the hundreds of proverbial pounds she was carrying while she ran.
Tired of crashing at the end of cross country races and running times that were mediocre by her standards – despite feeling like she was sprinting throughout – Thorpe took the deal.
It was a process. And in order to trigger change, one must know what's wrong. For Haley, the light went on at a Sub 5 Nike camp between her junior and senior years. Fellow campers, counselors and nutritionists shared stories about this mysterious protein called ferritin.
Ferritin controls release of iron from bone marrow into the bloodstream and, when in short supply, results in massive fatigue from head to toe. Because of their menstrual cycles, women are more subject to low ferritin levels than men.
At camp, Haley suddenly enlisted allies.
"I sat there and thought, 'That's exactly how I feel,'" Haley said. "You're putting everything you have out there, and you're not getting anything back.
"It literally felt like you had 100-pound weights attached to each leg."
Haley convinced her father and coach, Evan Thorpe, to have her ferritin tested.
Her ferritin level was at 11 micrograms per liter. The accepted minimum for a healthy runner is 24.
Problem identified. The next step was change.
Liquid copper
Unable to swallow pills, Haley took liquid iron throughout her senior cross country season. The results? A spike in iron and a strong distaste for orange juice.
She had to mix 3 tablespoons of the over-the-counter supplement with orange juice for two reasons: first, the OJ provided the best vehicle for her body to absorb the iron.
"Liquid iron tastes like a penny. It tastes horrible," Haley said. "So I could not drink orange juice for a long time without tasting it."
Another test leading up to the state cross country meet revealed Haley's ferratin to be at 23 mcg/L. Shortly thereafter, she quit taking the liquid iron, as one of its side effects – if taken long enough – is wreaking havoc on a runner's stomach.
"To get started off, a supplement was good – initially, I needed to take it," Haley said.
But by the point she ditched it, a far more fruitful process than mixing liquid-iron cocktails was in full swing.
"Knowing what to eat and what not to eat and knowing the right way to do things is a lot better than forcing something into your body that your body is going to eventually reject," Haley said.
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They say it takes your taste buds 10 cracks at a new food to determine whether they like something. It took a few more than that for Haley.
Especially considering her diet growing up.
"I had Pop Tarts for breakfast every day," Haley said.
"She grew up on corn dogs and mac and cheese, big time," Evan said. "She had a very immature diet."
So Dad changed the menu, packing spinach salads for her every morning.
"She literally had to choke it down," Evan said.
"At first I was thinking, 'Spinach? Yuck,' " Haley said. "Now I prefer that over any other salad. Just because I know it's healthier, and I just like the taste of it. Same with a lot of things I never would've tried before I knew I needed to."
Red meat previously was missing from her diet, too. More prone to breads and pastas, she couldn't stand the chewiness of red meat and found it tasteless.
"I'd have a quarter of a steak, and it would take me so long to get through it, because I hated it," Haley said.
But the results were indisputable. Her ferritin level reached the acceptable range, albeit the fringe, and the proverbial 100-pound sandbags were gone. She placed 23rd at the state meet her senior year. Then a new problem arose.
Back to the present
Haley admits she's bitter about missing her first year of cross country at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. She had surgery on the labrum that covers her hip bone and had her very first training session Tuesday afternoon.
"I'm excited, but I'm kind of nervous," Haley said. "I get nervous at every little thing I feel. After surgery, you're never going to feel like you did before surgery. You have to find your new normal and your new balance."
She hopes to resume racing in October, but one thing that needs not resume is her improved diet. She admits she could always stand to eat more meat, but when she goes to Subway, spinach goes on the sandwich without fail. At the campus dining hall, her salads are always comprised of spinach.
"It really surprised me how much just simply eating spinach over lettuce would make the difference," Haley said.
Haley stayed in touch with such nutritionists at the Sub 5 camp as Amy Baltes, and even worked as a counselor last summer. Baltes is always staying on her about eating better, but the lesson has taken full hold.
"If you get in the habit of doing something enough, you will what you need to do," Haley said.
The experience was eye-opening for Evan, a longtime wrestler who marvels at the lengths runners are – and aren't – willing to go.
"Girls are willing to put in long runs, 10 to 12 miles, but they can't choke down spinach," Evan said. "Nutrition is a huge puzzle piece."
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Ribs. Meyer and Hoke ate them.
also via Mike Rothstein. For whatever reason, pictures of football coaches eating == MONEY
Those dudes look like they know what they're doing in re: making ribs. That's from the Sound Mind, Sound Body camp, which Ace attended and will have a report on later. One of the main themes of the day was "I can't believe this is legal":
Because the Sound Mind, Sound Body event is a charitable camp, college coaches are able to attend and provide instruction to the campers -- something that's outlawed at most public camps throughout the country.
As a result, Borges spent most the of the day giving pointers to Shane Morris. If that's legal, expect one of two things to happen: it's quickly outlawed or similar camps multiply like weeds.
Meanwhile, this seems cute given Michigan's lockdown on state of Michigan prospects whose fathers didn't play at State:
Michigan, especially under Hoke, has developed a reputation of having recruiting success in Ohio over the years. Now, Meyer says, it's his aim to return the favor.
"I know this area real well," said Meyer, who once coached at nearby Bowling Green State University. "As for Ohio State ... we have some very good players from this area.
"If we have not, we will."
Good luck!
Not ribs. Via Blake Countess, poor Pee Wee and his grim salad of raw-looking broccoli and stuff:
It will all be worth it when you're ragdolling Alabama OL in fall. (Please.)
KYLE MEINKE IS GRIM. The AnnArbor.com reporter got screencapped by the youtubes looking like he's about to heroically tackle a terrorist or Mark Dantonio:
Also that's four minutes of Hoke talking to the media from Maize and Blue News. MGoVideo provides the entirety of Hoke's speech to the assembled campers:
If you don't want to watch the whole thing, the News and AnnArbor.com transcribed some highlights.
Cue the crack Free Press investigatory teams. Michigan has again claimed that unspecified academic performance is good and stuff:
Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said last week the Wolverines registered the best "academic performance" in their history under first-year coach Brady Hoke last year. He didn't cite specific numbers.
The last time this happened the Free Press hammered at Michigan with FOIA requests until they scuttled the claim. Here's guessing that doesn't happen this time around.
UMass reinforced. You probably already know that Mike Cox transferred home to UMass for his final year. They've also added former touted ND recruits Deion Walker and Hafis Williams, a wideout and a DT. They still shouldn't be a problem now that Michigan has one of those defensive coordinator things.
Longsnapper rabble rabble 'Bama what? If you're still slightly peeved that Michigan expended a precious scholarship slot on a longsnapper this might make you feel better:
According to BamaOnline, Saban did something at last week's special teams camp in Tuscaloosa that he's never done in his 17-year career -- offered a scholarship to a long snapper.
Bakersfield, California prospect Cole Mazza is rated by 247Sports as the nation's top long snapper in the Class of 2013. …
"I snapped really good during the camp and Coach Saban told me in his office that they were going to offer a long snapper within the next two days after a staff meeting," Mazza told BamaOnline. "The next day I called him and he told me he was going to offer me."
I'm confused about how these guys are suddenly valuable enough to warrant scholarship slots, but apparently they are.
[HT: Holdin' the Rope.]
How can you do the divide. This from Orson's introductory course on bad sports rhetoric is a truly amazing screenshot from the World Wide Leader in having no idea what that slash thing under the question mark is for:
Cram the data into your meme. The data doesn't fit? Yes it does.
NFL draft stuff. Michigan recruits feature in the United States Of Hockey's American top ten. Defenseman Jacob Trouba:
Michigan-commit Jacob Trouba is a bruising defenseman who showed what he can do with his big frame at the National Team Development Program. He also proved he can play above his head by his performance at the World Junior Championship. Some are considered Trouba relies on his physicality too much and that there might not be much offensive upside. However, for a physical defenseman, Trouba can skate well and has good agility. His hockey sense has vastly improved, even though he's still prone to the bad decision now and again.
Sounds more like a Komisarek type than another Merrill-style puck mover.
Forward Boo Nieves:
…a 13-game stint in the USHL confirmed some of the concerns that Nieves struggles with the physical aspects of the game. The thing is, he has some filthy puck skills and a really nice 6-2, 185 frame. Nieves could have calmed concerns in a long USHL playoff run, but he had to return to Kent to finish his schooling so he could get into Michigan for next year. Still, those puck skills allude to some nice potential, but he's still a likely mid- to late-second round choice.
Michigan's going to need scoring punch from him right away; hopefully he can deliver despite his issues in a short USHL stint.
In other hockey recruiting news, Michigan picked up a 2014 commit from Dexter Dancs, a BCHL kid from the same team that provided Michigan with Brendan Morrison, amongst others. Michigan used to make a habit of grabbing high-scoring forwards out of that league but hasn't taken a BCHL player in a while. College Hockey Prospective got a quote out of his coach that provides some insight into what kind of player Michigan's getting:
"Dexter Dancs is a big, young, raw power forward with an excellent skating stride and an equally as good set of hands and shot," said Hengen. "Dexter will as easily take the puck hard to the net, set up a play or drop his gloves to stand up for a teammate. Dexter will be another one of many Michigan Wolverines that they will develop to have a chance of playing pro hockey."
Don't get too excited if Dancs puts up video game numbers next fall, as the BCHL is a notoriously high-scoring league.
Irish secondaries are thin. After recruiting defections and plenty of graduation, Notre Dame's secondary is a major concern this fall. It's one that just got more concern-y after Austin Collinsworth's availability next fall has resolved itself:
Notre Dame junior safety Austin Collinsworth has undergone shoulder surgery and is expected to miss a significant portion of -- if not the entire -- 2012 football season, ND director of football sports information Brian Hardin confirmed Wednesday.
Collinsworth suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder during ND's wrap-up to spring practice, the Blue-Gold Game, on April 21. When the condition didn't improve with rest, surgery was scheduled. Recovery time is projected to be four to six months.
Collinsworth was probably going to be the nickelback, possibly the starter if Jamoris Slaughter was forced to move to corner.
Etc.: MGoUser informs world that Michigan has acquired walk-on WR/TE Michael Jocz. Will Campbell takes the misdemeanor plea, obviously. Surprise: football recruit who commits without ever visiting is just using you as a placeholder. What everyone wants from a playoff.


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February 5, 2013 (Source: Strathmore Minerals) Gas Hills, Wyoming — Strathmore Minerals Corp. and Korea Electric Power Corp. are continuing with work on Phase I of the Gas Hills exploration, development and permitting program. Originally scheduled for completion at the end of January 2013, approximately US $1.7 million remains in the Phase I budget, which will be applied to ongoing permitting and follow-up drilling of the Main Gas Hills Properties. Drilling is now planned to resume in March, with completion expected in the second quarter of 2013. On completion and review of the Phase I program results, KEPCO can elect to participate in Phase II by funding US $12 million in the first year of the Phase II program.
Chlumsky, Armbrust & Meyer LLC ("CAM") of Denver, Colorado, author of the initial NI 43-101 Gas Hills technical report, dated July 31 2012, is currently updating the Main Gas Hills Properties resource estimate, based on the recommended Phase I drilling and ongoing work completed in 2012. CAM's newly updated report will be completed during the quarter.
The Gas Hills Uranium District in Wyoming was the second largest uranium producing region in the United States, having produced 100 million pounds of uranium concentrates from 1957-1989. Strathmore controls over 34,000 acres of mineral claims in the Gas Hills, including approximately 16,000 acres in the highly prospective, relatively unexplored "Beaver Rim", located to the south of the Main Gas Hills Properties. Strathmore submitted a mine permit application for the Main Gas Hills Properties in Q4, 2012.
Strathmore holds a 100% interest in the Gas Hills Properties. Upon completion of the Phase I US $8 million program, KEPCO can elect to participate in a Phase II program, and earn-in up to a 40% interest in the project by incurring US $32 million in expenditures over three years.
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed by David Miller, Chief Executive Officer for Strathmore Minerals Corp., and a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101.
Strathmore Minerals Corp. is a Canadian based resource company specializing in the strategic acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in the United States. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with a branch administrative office in Kelowna, the Company also has U.S. based Development Offices in Riverton, Wyoming and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Strathmore Minerals Corp. Common Shares are listed on the TSX under the symbol "STM" and trade on the OTCQX International electronic trading system in the United States under the symbol "STHJF".
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Fake Facebook Suicide Gets Teen Suspended! [VIDEO]
Looks like Facebook strikes yet again! This time for a teenager who thought it would be amusing to fake her suicide for her entire social media peers to see. On the Facebook page, a 12 year old girl suffered from the loss of her mother, abuse from her father, bullied by her peers, then commits suicide. 15 Year old Jessica Barba created the phony story and Facebook page claiming it was a "project" she was doing for school.The school officials were very upset with Barba and presented her with printed screenshots of the page after concerned parents viewed the video on the page.
The teen was suspended from school for an entire school week. After the suspension, the teen was upset along with her mother. Then even went on the TODAY show with Matt Lauer expressing that she was wrongfully suspended because the Facebook video contained disclaimers that this was in fact all fabricated.
Babrba says she was only trying to make a good point and show the dangers of bullying:
"I hope the school realizes this is wrong because all I wanted to do was highlight an important issue," said Barba. "Maybe this video will make a difference in the way kids see things."
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During dark political times nothing inspires and lightens the soul like great music and a sweet voice:
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As this blog evolves I have decided to add current images on a variety of subjects. Some of these images are shot digitally and for some I continue to use traditional 35mm film. Back in the late '70s and early '80s, I photographed a lot of bands. I did album covers and publicity shots for many mainstream musicians but I loved the alternative music scene. My current subject matter includes urban environments and anything else I find visually interesting.
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Contributor Lexie Mountain is an epic Van Halen fan, and has an epic review of Wednesday night's show at the Verizon Center.
I have to admit: I was hoping for VAN HALEN-CON 2012. Sort of like Burning Man, but with a greater possibility of being set on fire by an errant can of Aqua Net or hassled in the parking lot by some toughs in Thom McAns. You know, a real circus. I wanted to fear for my life.
But I did not fear for my life.
Whole families, with their kids wearing Styx t-shirts, had come to see Van Halen at the Verizon Center Wednesday night. This, as the new series of t-shirts say, is the "A Different Kind of Truth" tour, not 1984. Van Halen is now a family affair, and they want to party with as many of you as possible, simultaneously.
Did you know that Wolfgang Van Halen, son of shredding Eddie, is TWENTY ONE? Very few people in the crowd are under twenty. I don't know the actual number, so I am going to make one up - one hundred, possibly one hundred and fifty kids, experiencing the awkwardness and joy that only a chaperoned concert experience can provide. Van Halen, it was clear, is a legacy, a family business you can be proud to bring your children to.
This was to be the tone of the evening. It explains their choice of Kool and the Gang as opening act. The Gang provided seamless yet dynamic versions of their 1980s selves, keeping their funky jams - "Ladies Night","Get Down On It" - locked down as tight as the drum kit in its acrylic box.
Even "Jungle Boogie," a song so well-known it is practically a simulacrum of itself, felt as if it had been dusted off and made real again. The very frisky Gang jumped and twirled, somersaulted with saxophones clutched to the chest, scooting all over the staircase stage.
By the time the stage-hands finished powdering David Lee Roth's parquet dance mats, the Verizon Center started to look a little more like the sold-out venue it was. Beer salesmen moved fast. Spirits were high. When Van Halen opened with "Unchained," I was surprised that the mostly-male audience on the floor did not riot and start throwing folding chairs, presumably because it is difficult to riot when both of your hands are gripping $8 Miller Lites.
(Also, this was Washington D.C. and not Sao Paulo or wherever it is that people lose their minds because they are seeing an actual rock band in the flesh.)
My surprise did not abate when "Unchained" became "Running With The Devil" and the chairs remained in place. The band sounded healthy. Dave's pipes were in good shape. The wear and tear of singing at top volume in what sounds like a "head-voice" became noticeable during moments of required sustain, but those moments did not matter so much because, "RUNNING WITH THE DEVIIIIIIL!!"
Immediately thereafter, VH poured into "She's The Woman," from their unfortunately-titled new record, which gave me plenty of time to reflect on how high the bar had been set, and how early on.
The set list unfolded like a game of tag between what the audience wants and what Van Halen needs to do. You want to see "Everybody Wants Some?" You're going to have to sit through "Tattoo" first.
"Dance the Night Away?" "Blood And Fire." Perhaps the proverbial 'Different Kind of Truth' is that you have to eat your vegetables first, so to speak. At one point during one of the new songs ("China Town") the jumbo-tron flashed an image of the album cover with the words "Available at" on it (Ed. HA!). But then, OH MY GOD "JAMIE'S CRYIN" AND IT SOUNDS AMAZING and all is forgiven.
The stage at Verizon Center was minimal. No catwalk. No Kanye West theme park stagecraft. No inflatables. No Peter Pan tricks. Black stairs matched Eddie's black shirt and Wolfgang's black outfit. The arachnid-looking black speaker racks above the stage matched Dave's black vest and sparkly black leotard pants.
Father and son strummed matching Frankenstrats and some familial back-to-back riffing infused the gigantic hall with a sense of warmth. Most of the time Wolfgang seemed pleased to be metaphorically staffing the counter at Dad's shop, even during the new songs from the new album that all blended together in an amorphous mass of Halen-ness. His backup harmonies blended so seamlessly with Eddie's that it was easy to think suddenly, "Did Michael Anthony get less creepy in the past twenty-five years?"
Diamond Dave grinned, jived, shuffled gamely upon the parquet mats. Tightly-timed high kicks were jumbo-tronned ad nauseam to remind the audience that it happened, little puffs of powder vaporizing off Diamond Dave's little white dance shoes. The vest stayed buttoned all night, even though the shirt underneath was changed for the encore.
Alex Van Halen delivered a drum solo that morphed in and out of perky Afro-Cuban rhythmics. Dave told him he looked like "the Frito tiger." I think Alex is looking more like Italian cartoon anti-hero RanXerox as he ages, which is to say interesting.
In a way, it was nice that the stagecraft was minimal and DLR's vest stayed on. It was also fine that Eddie sat down for his guitar solo. Why should he have to stand? Does it matter that he can't do scissor-kick jumps either because his hips ain't what they used to be?
My friend, scissor-kick jumps did not invent a custom guitar that is designed to deliver a signature tone for a signature style. Scissor-kick jumps made it special for a generation that came of age at the same time as Van Halen, or because of Van Halen. Those looking for echoes of the past would be best satisfied by the pure musicianship at hand and not think too hard about those Good Times and Where They Have All Gone.
Throughout the night, nostalgia slammed its head up against a wall of good-times-manship: "Ice Cream Man" turned into "Panama," and the floor of the auditorium shook, and that is a fact.
By the time the penultimate song, "Ain't Talking Bout Love," went down I felt personally responsible for bearing the weight of all head-banging in the entire building. The front row, while they appeared pleased to be where they are, is primarily fortyish white dudes standing implacably. Somewhere in there, a petite lady with white hair was going nuts, but gently.
I headbanged for her. I pointed at Wolfgang. I gave him a thumbs up and mouthed the words, "Great job!" "Jump" closed out the night, cueing confetti fountains and DLR waving a checkered flag so colossal that the scale of the auditorium collapsed and he became tiny again.
Lexie Mountain, nee Lexie Macchi, is a Baltimore-based musician and artist. She last reviewed Louis C.K. for Midnight Sun. Erik Maza edited this review.
Setlist, from Setlist.fm:
Runnin' With the Devil
She's the Woman
Romeo Delight The Full Bug
Everybody Wants Some
Somebody Get Me a Doctor
China Town
Jamie's Cryin'
Oh, Pretty Woman
Drum Solo
You Really Got Me
Blood and Fire
Dance the Night Away
I'll Wait
Hot for Teacher
Women In Love
Girl Gone Bad Hang 'Em High
Beautiful Girls
Ice Cream Man
Guitar Solo
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love


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No Surprise: MPAA Wouldn't Reveal Data On How It Came Up With Bogus 'Piracy' Numbers
from the of-course-not dept
As people dig deeper into the report, more and more details are coming out -- including the fact that the MPAA wouldn't provide the data on how it came up with some of its more questionable "piracy" claims. Of particular concern was a report from 2005, which the MPAA used to push for regulations requiring universities to set up filters. The MPAA used its own research to claim that 44% of unauthorized file sharing came from universities -- and the MPAA's main lawyer made the statement that the primary purpose of internet access on campus was for students to share unauthorized materials. Congress never bothered to question these stats -- though, after all the debate, the MPAA finally admitted that it had made a math error that showed the "real" number (according to itself) was 15%, rather than 44%.
The GAO was apparently interested in digging into this report to understand where these numbers came from, but the MPAA decided it would rather not share:
The GAO never got all of the information it requested from the Motion Picture Association of America, according to GAO administrators, including Loren Yager, the author of the summary report that ensued and director of the GAO's International Affairs and Trade efforts. The agency said as much in the report: "It is difficult based on the information provided in the study to determine how the authors handled key assumptions." Without the materials, government analysts couldn't properly evaluate the MPAA's 2005 survey...At this point, I think it's fair to ask why the gov't should ever be allowed to rely on the stats put forth by the entertainment industry in passing legislation again.


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Matzah Covers
Eating matzo, or matzah, is one of Passover's main commandments. Matzo is unleavened bread made of one of the following types of grain: wheat, barley, oats, rye and spelt. These five grains can become leavened and are therefore forbidden the entire Passover holiday, although the commandment to eat matzo actually applies only to the Seder night. When placed on the table, the matzo is covered throughout the Seder meal with an ornate cloth; this is done for the same reasons we cover the challah bread every Shabbat and Jewish holiday. Similarly to challah-covers, there are manifold matzah c0vers of various styles, colors, sizes, etc.
Silk matzah covers are very popular and usually come in a wide variety of shapes and colors. A trendy choice is a white and pomegranate silk matzah cover, which is interesting since pomegranate is actually eaten on Rosh Hashanah rather than on Pesach. Another silk matzah cover that lately inundates the market is a silver-colored cover with images pertinent to the Exodus from Egypt, such as the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and the splitting of the sea, which is one of the most popular motifs most often seen on matzah covers.
Other fabrics, such as velvet, also make for popular matzah covers. Velvet is many people's fabric of choice for purposes such as matzah and challah covers. Usually circular and fringed, velvet matzah covers endow any table they rest on with a regal touch. Many velvet, as well as other materials, matzah covers come with an added bonus: a matching afikoman bag!
If you are looking for an aesthetically pleasing matzah cover, check out those designed by Israeli artist Yair Emanuel. Popular ideas for embroidery include names of the family members, the Jewish year in which the matza cover was made, and more. Biblical passages never go out of style and are always appropriate. You can look up passages that discuss the Exodus, the splitting of the sea, our relationship with God and of course about the commandment to eat Matzo on Passover.
If you are looking to buy a wedding or house-warming gift, matzo cover may be the perfect gift. Firstly, this is a gift people can use year after year, for many years. Secondly, it can also be tailor-made for the couple or family. If it is a Jewish wedding gift what would be more fitting than embroidering the Hebrew names of the bride and groom and their wedding date with a Hebrew passage? If it is a housewarming present, you can include a blessing for the home on the matzah cover, to remind the recipients, years from now, when they received the beautiful matzah cover that they still use every single year.
Matzah Covers Guide
Matzah is the food most traditionally associated with the holiday of Passover or "Pesach" in Hebrew. Passover honors and celebrates the exodus of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt under the Pharaoh. Upon running from slavery, the Hebrews had to take their food and leave very quickly not allowing their bread to rise. Mentioned multiple times in the Torah, Matzah serves to commemorate and symbolize redemption and freedom. It also serves to humble a person and bring them to a higher appreciation for their freedom. While Matzah is eaten throughout the week of Passover it specifically is used for the Passover Seder meal. During the Seder, or special dinner, various symbolic foods are eaten.
Celebrated in the Hebrew month of Nissan, is the first month of the Jewish calendar. To symbolize the first month and freedom, the Passover Seder table is traditionally set with a special white tablecloth and white satin is used to cover the Matzah. Similar to Shabbat, the Challah or in this case Matzah is covered with a special cover or case that has beautiful embroidery typically in silver to honor this special holiday.
Matzah Plates
Once the Matzah is in its special cover it is typically placed on a beautiful plate usually made from a frosted glass with dark blues and often the word Matzah is engraved in Hebrew. Dishes for Passover are kept separately from plates used throughout the year, as anything that has touched what items are not allowed on Passover. These beautiful plates then are specifically used to honor this important holiday.
Passover is one of the only times where instead of spending time in the Synagogue, the whole ritual is done in the home making the table the true centerpiece for this special occasion. Families and guests gather around the table and each member has a special role to play. The children ask the "four questions" of why this night is different from all others and the "Afikomen" is hidden and searched for at the end of the evening.
Afikomen Bags
The "Afikomen" is a special piece of Matzah that is broken off at the beginning of the meal. The "afikomen" is a substitute for the Passover sacrifice during the First and Second Temple periods. Traditionally this piece of Matzah is hidden and the children have to run around the house to find it as a fun way to keep the children awake and alert throughout the whole meal. The middle piece of Matzah is used and when found is eaten to ensure that the Matzah is the last taste left in the mouth.
Like the Matzah there are also beautiful Afikomen bags made in white satin with beautiful embroidery and tassels. Originally the Afikomen was wrapped in a napkin and hidden but today these special covers are used for an added touch of elegance.
For More Information
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Porch Dogs
The porch has been the Southern gathering place for centuries, and while many of us have moved indoors, dogs still hold vigil on the welcome mat. Photographer and architect Nell Dickerson traveled across the South to capture snapshots of this Southern tradition in her latest book "Porch Dogs." Dickerson fondly recalls childhood nights on the sleeping porch of her grandparents' home — the sounds of katydids, cicadas and tree frogs and the merciful breeze from the overhead fan. She presents 60-plus shots of man's best friend, combining fine-art portraits of dogs with architectural documentation of the Southern porch. The uplifting collection of mostly candid photographs introduces a variety of canines, including "house dogs," "yard dogs," "shop dogs," "swing dogs," "top dogs," "under dogs" and "dock dogs." Published by John F. Blair, Publisher of Winston-Salem. Hardcover, 112 pages, $29.95. Also available as an e-book ($7.99–$9.99) at e-book retailers such as Apple, Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
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Charlie Sheen is acknowledging he has a substance abuse problem, and he's hired a sober coach to hang with him ... TMZ has learned.
Well-placed sources connected with "Two and a Half Men" tell us ... the sober coach is living at Charlie's house and accompanying him to work.
Charlie has spent time with sober coaches in the past, with mixed success.
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USMS Public Affairs (202) 307-9065
District of Arizona (520) 620-7030
Reputed Child Pornographer Makes 15 Most Wanted List
David Benjamin Creamer -- charged with distribution of child pornography, transportation of obscene materials, firearms violations, money laundering and income tax evasion -- has been added to the United States Marshals Service "15 Most Wanted" fugitive list. Director John Marshall today announced the addition of Creamer, wanted in the District of Arizona since December 1997 for violating the terms of his pretrial release.
Investigation of Creamer, 53, began in 1993, focusing on the sales and distribution of CD-ROMs containing child pornography, obscenity and bestiality. The president and founder of the distribution company was Creamer. Between 1992 and 1995, he produced more than 100,000 diskettes for worldwide distribution. His company grossed more than $2.3 million in sales from 1994-95.
"Every time he sent out a new disk, those children were being exploited again," said Supervisory Deputy Marshal Rick Lovelace, District of Arizona (Tucson sub-office). Lovelace leads the investigation to find Creamer.
In September 1995, a search warrant executed by the U.S. Customs Service, Internal Revenue Service and the Tucson (Ariz.) Police Department at an office and two airplane hangars leased by Creamer turned up many valuable items, allegedly purchased with the proceeds of his illegal business dealings. Items seized included 70 firearms, 80,000 rounds of ammunition and $120,000 in U.S. currency. U.S. Customs Service also seized a Cessna aircraft, two automobiles, two trailers, a 19-foot Larson Runabout boat and seven acres of land in Pima County, Ariz.
"He was living in a section of Tucson where people don't have garages. They have airplane hangars," said Lovelace.
In June 1997, a federal grand jury in Arizona indicted Creamer on 23 counts of criminal activity. He was arrested, arraigned and released on bond that same month. A trial date was set for March 1998, but he failed to report to Pretrial Services in December 1997. He has been on the lam since then.
"He'll probably assume a new life, doing what he has done before in another part of the country," said Lovelace.
More information on Creamer can be found at the Marshals Service website,
www.usmarshals.gov, or by calling Lovelace in Tucson, Ariz. at (520) 620-7030.


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University of Wisconsin: Students' Due Process Rights
Category: Due Process
Schools: University of Wisconsin – Stout University of Wisconsin – Superior University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee University of Wisconsin – La Crosse University of Wisconsin – Whitewater University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh University of Wisconsin – Green Bay University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire University of Wisconsin System University of Wisconsin – Madison
FIRE successfully persuaded the University of Wisconsin's Board of Regents to affirm due process rights for students, including the option of a hearing before a committee including student peers, attorney representation in the case of serious allegations, and both e-mail and paper notification of proceedings. The Board had proposed changes to the State Administrative Code governing infractions and judicial procedures within Wisconsin's public universities that would have limited due process rights and granted more discretion to administrators. FIRE's Adam Kissel engaged in a speaking tour of University of Wisconsin schools in opposition to these changes, even speaking before the Board of Regents in March of 2008. FIRE also wrote the Board of Regents to encourage them to increase due process protections for students and better ensure that similar cases would receive similar treatment. Although some University of Wisconsin administrators opposed these protections, the Board of Regents agreed with FIRE and made most of the changes suggested by FIRE.
Regents Agenda, May 2009–UWS Code section
FIRE Letter to University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
October 2008 Version of UWS 17 and UWS 18
UW regents to consider revised changes to student conduct code
June 3, 2009
Students faced with suspension, expulsion or criminal charges for non-academic misconduct could have legal representation during hearings at University of Wisconsin System schools, but students would be expected to answer questions on their own, according to a revised policy the Board of Regents will consider this week. The change is part of a new conduct code that would expand administrators' jurisdiction to allow them to discipline students for certain types of off-campus, non-academic misconduct. The issue has attracted interest at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where more students rent off-campus housing in a traditionally residential neighborhood. Homeowners have pushed UWM to […]» Read More
UW System conduct code revisions still need tweaking
May 7, 2009
A committee of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents on Thursday voted to delay until June the consideration of proposed revisions to the student conduct code. A key issue was a provision that would allow students to have a lawyer speak on their behalf during disciplinary proceedings where they face suspension or expulsion or have been charged with a crime in connection with their conduct. While students and advocates have argued that students are entitled to legal representation during such hearings, some student affairs officers testified that lawyers make the hearings too adversarial. The university system has been […]» Read More
UW Regents consider conduct code changes
May 6, 2009
University of Wisconsin System students facing charges of misconduct could have lawyers represent them at disciplinary hearings under a change praised by student advocates but opposed by some deans of students. The UW System has spent two years considering changes to its student code of conduct, including giving universities the authority for the first time to punish students for off-campus, nonacademic misconduct. The system announced several revisions to the proposal last week after student leaders, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and others complained an earlier plan went too far. The UW System Board of Regents is expected to […]» Read More
Code of conduct change threat to student rights
March 6, 2009
By Todd Stevens at The Daily Cardinal Let's create a hypothetical situation. Say you're in some sort of trouble. Perhaps you ran your moped into the Abe statue, and Biddy Martin isn't fond of Lincoln's new tire-track look. This doesn't look particularly good for you, but surely you've got a good explanation for your recent breach of UW protocol. Good thing you've got due process and the opportunity to sort this whole mess out, right? Well, that might not last for much longer. This past Thursday, the UW System Board of Regents held an informational session to present its proposed […]» Read More
Possible changes to UW code of conduct debated
March 5, 2009
Amid the controversy surrounding the proposed changes to the UW student code of conduct, Adam Kissel of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education discussed their potential effect on students' rights Wednesday at Memorial Union. The proposed changes would give the university the ability to punish students for crimes committed off-campus, but such offenses would have to be repeated violations or serious ones, like sexual assault or destruction of property. Kissel presented his worries that the new revisions may take away some of students' rights, such as the right to legal representation at a disciplinary hearing. Under the new proposed […]» Read More
Student leaders weigh in on code change proposal
March 5, 2009
By Taylor Cox at The Badger Herald University of Wisconsin System student leaders voiced concern at a public forum Wednesday about the UW System Board of Regent's proposal to amend chapters 17 and 18 of the conduct of code regarding nonacademic misconduct. "It definitely needed to be updated," University Affairs Director for the United Council Michael Moscicke said. "The two chapters don't mention any technology at all, and they definitely need to update, but there are also some things we just object to." Moscicke said the council, which represents all 26 UW System campuses, has four main objections to the […]» Read More
New Due Process Rules Finally Hit University of Wisconsin
September 10, 2009
As of September 1, revisions to UWS 17, which governs the on- and off-campus behavior of students in the University of Wisconsin System (UWS), have taken effect. As Torch readers may remember, FIRE played an active role in the revision process, particularly when it became known that proposed revisions to the conduct code severely limited the due process rights of UW students. Adam quickly embarked on a speaking tour of the UW system and made FIRE's case directly to Regents in a public meeting. With the help of FIRE and a host of committed UW students, many of these rights […]» Read More
Wisconsin Students' Right to Legal Representation Diminished in Ambiguous New Draft of Conduct Code
June 4, 2009
I reported last month that the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents had announced the restoration of fairly strong due process rights for students in the May 2009 draft of UWS 17 and 18, the statewide code of nonacademic student conduct. The restored rights include the option of a hearing before a committee including student peers, attorney representation in the case of serious allegations, and both e-mail and paper notification of proceedings. After protests from some deans of students and judicial officers, the Regents agreed to make some final tweaks to the changes they had announced, with a final […]» Read More
Victory for Student Rights in Wisconsin: Regents to Restore Basic Due Process Rights Including a Hearing by Peers and Attorney Representation
May 6, 2009
Due process matters. It can protect a student from being expelled for no good reason or from being tried for an alleged infraction without any of the legal privileges that citizens routinely get in off-campus judicial systems. My statewide speaking tour of Wisconsin in March made clear to me that college students across the state understand the value of their due process rights, and many of them spoke out against the changes that the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents was considering to UWS 17 and 18, the system-wide disciplinary code. Many of the changes were unobjectionable from a […]» Read More
Angry Wisconsin Dean Resents Fair Procedures for Students
May 6, 2009
As you can see in today's press release, the University of Wisconsin System has been reevaluating part of its student conduct code with a particular emphasis on disciplinary procedures and what process is due to students who are accused of violations. The revisions to the code sections entitled UWS 17 and 18 include the following. Take a look at them and see if they seem reasonable to you: Changes of significance that have been made to the Chapter 17 documents going to the Board of Regents include: 1. A student accused of a violation of Chapters 17 and 18 may […]» Read More
Victory for Student Rights in Wisconsin: Regents to Restore Due Process Rights
May 6, 2009
MADISON, Wis., May 6, 2009—After substantial input from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has restored essential due process rights for students statewide. The restored rights include the option of a hearing before a committee including student peers, attorney representation in the case of serious allegations, and both e-mail and paper notification of proceedings. "The Board of Regents should be highly commended for protecting students' rights and fundamental notions of fairness across the state," FIRE President Greg Lukianoff said. "The policy revisions are a victory for due process rights, which […]» Read More
Adam's Lecture at the University of Wisconsin Uploaded to Podcasts Page
March 16, 2009
Earlier this month, FIRE's Adam Kissel went on a tour of the University of Wisconsin system to speak to students and faculty about due process and the proposed changes to Chapters UWS 17 and 18 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. We have posted his lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on our Multimedia page. Be sure to check back regularly for new podcasts and multimedia content.» Read More
FIRE Writes Wisconsin Regents about Reconsidering Due Process Changes for Students
March 13, 2009
As I wrote last week, I spent several days in Wisconsin to discuss a number of due process concerns in the proposed changes (PDF) to Chapters UWS 17 (PDF) and 18 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. Some of the proposed changes diminish due process for students accused of infractions, and other proposed changes make it easier for the University of Wisconsin (UW) System to suffer from due process lawsuits because of the greater ambiguity and administrative discretion in the proposed changes. Students and faculty members have contributed many voices to the debate, and their concerns are generally in line with […]» Read More
Wisconsin Faculty and Students Rise in Defense of Due Process
March 4, 2009
I am on tour this week in Wisconsin because of proposed changes to UWS 17 (PDFs), the part of the Wisconsin Administrative Code that applies to University of Wisconsin student non-academic disciplinary matters. The proposed changes, as I outlined earlier today, seriously diminish the due process rights of students and add so much uncertainty (in the form of administrative discretion) to the process that UW is practically asking for due process lawsuits in the future. Yesterday I spoke to outraged audiences at UW-Oshkosh and UW-Stevens Point. Tonight, I will be speaking in Madison at 6:00 pm. The biggest events are […]» Read More
Due Process Matters, or, Why I'm On Tour in Wisconsin
March 4, 2009
Due process matters. Just ask Hayden Barnes, who was expelled from Valdosta State University by means of a note slid under his door—without any hearing or any chance to respond to the "evidence" (a Facebook.com collage) against him. Or ask Professor Donald Hindley at Brandeis, whose provost put a monitor in his classroom over a misapplication of the university's harassment policy—and then cut off the appeal of his punishment by simply declaring the matter "closed." Or ask "The Coalition of Some Dudes," two male students at Colorado College who were found responsible for sex-related violence because of a poster they […]» Read More
Don Downs on 'Blazing Saddles' Controversy at UW–Madison
October 28, 2008
Two weeks ago, The Badger Herald, a student newspaper at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW), reported on the university's apology to an African-American student offended by the content of a clip from the 1974 Mel Brooks movie Blazing Saddles, which an instructor showed in a training seminar run by UW's Continuing Studies Department in November 2007. Use of the clip—which contained several racial slurs—prompted a complaint from the student, which was reviewed by UW's Office for Equity and Diversity. The training seminar was not offered this year. The Continuing Studies department chair wrote an apology to the student along with […]» Read More
University of Wisconsin Professor Don Downs Criticizes Misconduct Policy Revisions on 'Minding the Campus'
October 9, 2008
Don Downs, University of Wisconsin–Madison professor and President of the Committee for Academic Freedom and Rights (CAFAR) at the University of Wisconsin (UW), has an article, "Due Process Fades In Wisconsin," on the Manhattan Institute's Minding the Campus. Downs is critical of the changes approved by the UW System Board of Regents. After explaining the objections regarding the due process concerns already voiced in CAFAR's statement released Monday, Downs offers some insight into the dubious wisdom of the Board of Regents' motives and the broader context of these sorts of reforms. UW leaders endorse the reforms by pointing out that […]» Read More
University of Wisconsin Faculty Criticize Proposed Changes to Misconduct Code
October 6, 2008
Last week, the University of Wisconsin (UW) System Board of Regents approved new revisions to the student misconduct policies including "Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Standards" and "Conduct on University Lands." The revisions were sent to a legislative committee for review last Friday. They will be returned to the Board of Regents for a public hearing before being sent to the state legislature for a vote. The revisions, if enacted, will have serious ramifications for students' due process rights. The Badger Herald reports: The revised codes include the universities' power to discipline students for serious criminal offenses off campus, the shift of […]» Read More


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Yûsuf[1] ibn `Abd Allâh ibn Muhammad Ibn `Abd al-Barr, Abû `Umar al-Namarî al-Andalusî al-Qurtubî al-Mâlikî (368-463). A major hadîth Master of the MâlikîSchool. Ibn Farhûn says he was the greatest memorizer of the Sunna in his time and Ibn al-Subkî mentions him in the fifth synchronical layer of those who followed the School of al-Ash`arî in doctrine along with Abû al-Walîd al-Bâjî, Abû al-Hasan al-Qâbisî, Abû al-Qâsim ibn `Asâkir, Abû al-Hasan al-Murâdî, Abû Sa`d ibn al-Sam`ânî, Abû Tâhir al-Silafî, al-Qâdî `Iyâd, and al-Shahrastânî. He studied under Ibn al-Makwî, Ibn al-Fardî, Ahmad ibn `Abd al-Mâlik ibn Hishâm, and took hadîth from Sa`îd ibn Nasr, `Abd al-Wârith, Ahmad ibn Qâsim al-Bazzâr, Khalf ibn Sahl, Abû `Umar al-Talamankî, and many others Al-Qurtubî cites him about five hundred times in his Tafsîr. Of his book al-Tamhîd his friend Ibn Hazm said: "I do not know of anything like it with regard to the superlative understanding of hadîth, let alone better than it."
Ibn `Abd al-Barr initially followed the School of Dâwûd al-Zâhirî and befriended Ibn Hazm. He left that school and turned to that of Imâm Mâlik, while leaning towards the Shâfi`î school. His literalist bend is evident in doctrine, and "Salafîs" are fond of quoting his apparent attribution of place, direction, and corporeality to Allâh Most High in al-Tamhîd:
The hadîth [of the descent of Allâh] provides evidence that Allâh is in (fî) the heaven, on (`alâ) the Throne, above (fawq) seven heavens, as the Congregation (jamâ`a) said, and this is part of their proof against the Mu`tazila and the Jahmiyya's claim that Allâh is in every place and not on the Throne.[2] … An entity cannot be conceived to exist without place in relation to us, and whatever is without place is non-existent.[3]
However, Ibn `Abd al-Barr also narrates with his chain from Mutarrif, a few pages further, that Imâm Mâlik said: "It is our Lord's command which descends" He then admits: "It is possible that the matter be as Mâlik said, and Allâh knows best"[4]
Ibn Jahbal al-Kilâbî said:
Concerning what Abû `Umar ibn `Abd al-Barr said [in apparent attribution of place, direction, and corporeality to Allâh Most High], both the elite and the general public know the man's position and the scholars' disavowal of if. The Mâlikîs' condemnation of it, from the first to the last of them, is well-known. His contravention of the Imâm of North Africa, Abû al-Walîd al-Bâjî, is famous. It reached a point that the eminent people of North Africa would say: "No one in North Africa holds this position except he and Ibn Abî Zayd!" although some of the people of knowledge cited an excuse for Ibn Abî Zayd in the text of the great qâdî Abû Muhammad `Abd al-Wahhâb [ibn `Alî ibn Nasr al-Baghdâdî (d 422)] al-Baghdâdî al-Mâlikî[5] – may Allâh have mercy on him.[6]
In the same chapter of al-Tamhîd cited above, Ibn `Abd al-Barr rejects Mujâhid's alleged tafsîr of the Exalted Station (in verse 17:79) as consisting in the seating of the Prophet, Allâh bless and greet him – with Allâh Most High on His Throne.[7]
The "Salafis" also quote Ibn `Abd al-Barr's apparent stand against kalâm in his citation of Ibn Khuwayz Mindâd:
The people of the innovated sects in the view of Imâm Mâlik and the remainder of our companions are the people of kalâm. Every person of kalâm is from the people of the innovated sects and innovations, whether he is an Ash`arî or other than an Ash`arî, and his witness is never accepted in Islâm. Indeed, his witness is to be ostracised and he is to be punished for his innovation, and if he persists then repentance is sought from him.
This is Abû `Abd Allâh Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Khuwayz Mindâd al-Basrî who narrated hadîth, but did not become known as a Muhaddith, much less a Hâfiz but was one of the Jurists and Usûliyyûn of the Mâlikîs. He died in 390 and thus is not a companion of Imâm Mâlik but came 200 years and seven biographical layers later. His claim of what Imâm Mâlik supposedly said is thoroughly unreliable until he is confirmed independently, even if he produced his chain to Mâlik's supposed statement (a fortiori if he does not even have a chain as in this case). Hence, Ibn Khuwayz Mindâd's reports from Mâlik "contain anomalies" and he "contradicts the Madhhab in both Fiqh and Usûl nor do the [Mâlikî] experts rely on his positions" according to al-Qâdî `Iyâd (d 544).[8] `Iyâd also said: "He [al-Mindâd] was not insightful in his positions nor strong in fiqh. Abû al-Walîd al-Bâjî said of him: I never heard him mentioned once by the `Ulama of Iraq." `Iyâd also exposes him as an extremist in his anti-kalâm stance: "He alienated the Mutakallimîn of Ahl al-Sunna [i.e. the Ash`arîs] and ruled that all of them were among the people of vain lusts (ahwâ') concerning whom Mâlik said his famous statement on [avoiding] their marriage, [rejecting] their witness and leadership, and alienating them."[9]
Imâm Mâlik certainly did not mean the Ash`arîs but the Mu`tazilîs and their sub-sects by consensus in the statement in question, as is made clear, among others, by Ibn `Abd al-Barr himself in his report from the same Ibn Khuwayz Mindâd on the previous page![10]
It is known that Imâm Mâlik never retained any Mu`tazilîs, Qadarîs, or Khawârij in his Muwatta' as narrators while al-Bukhârî, Muslim and their students such as Imâm al-Tirmidhî did narrate from Qadarîs and Jahmîs.[11] Thus the misguided view Ibn Khuwayz Mindâd expressed in including the Ash`arîs among the people of innovation was rejected by his own School and is not considered in the least valid by the major Mâlikî Huffâz and Fuqahâ' such as Qâdî `Iyâd, al-Mâzarî, Abû Bakr ibn al-`Arabî, Abûl-Walîd al-Bâjî, al-Qurtubî, and others – all thorough Ash`arîs.
Among Ibn `Abd al-Barr's books:
* Al-Ajwiba al-Mû`iba ("The Comprehensive Answers");
* Al-`Aql wal-`Uqalâ' ("Reason and the People of Wisdom");
* Ash`âr Abî al-`Atâhiya ("The Poems of Abû al-`Atahiya[12]");
* Al-Bayân fî Tilâwat al-Qur'ân ("The Exposition Concerning the Recitation of the Qur'ân");
* Al-Farâ'id ("The Laws of Inheritance");
* Al-Iktifâ' fî Qirâ'at Nâfi`in wa Abî `Amrin ("The Contentment in Nâfi` and Abû `Amr's Reading");
* Al-Inbâh `an Qabâ'il al-Ruwâh ("Drawing Attention to the Nomenclature of the Narrators' Tribes");
* Al-Insâf fî Asmâ' Allâh ("The Book of Fidelity: On the Names of Allâh");
* Al-Intiqâ' fî Fadâ'il al-Thalâthat al-A'immat al-Fuqahâ' Mâlik wal-Shâfi`î wa Abî Hanîfa ("The Hand-Picked Excellent Merits of the Three Great Jurisprudent Imâms: Mâlik, Shâfi`î, and Abû Hanîfa"). Shaykh `Abd al-Fattâh Abû Ghudda said the order in the title reflects the precedence of Madîna over Makka and that of Makka over al-Kûfa.
* Al-Istidhkâr li Madhhab `Ulamâ' al-Amsâr fîmâ Tadammanahu al-Muwatta' min Ma`ânî al-Ra'î wal-Athâr ("The Memorization of the Doctrine of the Scholars of the World Concerning the Juridical Opinions and the Narrations Found in Mâlik's Muwatta'");
* Al-Istî`âb fî Asmâ' al-Ashâb ("The Comprehensive Compilation of the Names of the Prophet's Companions");
* Jâmi` Bayân al-`Ilmi wa-Fadlihi wamâ Yanbaghî fî Riwâyatihi wa Hamlih ("Compendium Exposing the Nature of Knowledge and Its Immense Merit, and What is Required in the Process of Narrating it and Conveying it");
* Al-Kâfî fî Madhhab Mâlik ("The Sufficiency in Mâlik's School of Jurisprudence");
* Al-Kunâ ("The Patronyms");
* Al-Maghâzî ("The Battles");
* Al-Qasd wal-Umam fî Nasab al-`Arab wal-`Ajam ("The Endeavors and the Nations: Genealogies of the Arabs and Non-Arabs");
* Al-Shawâhid fî Ithbât Khabar al-Wâhid ("The Supporting Evidence for Maintaining Lone-Narrator Reports [as a source for legal rulings]");
* Al-Tamhîd limâ fîl-Muwatta' min al-Ma`ânî wal-Asânîd ("The Facilitation to the Meanings and Chains of Transmission Found in Mâlik's Muwatta'");
* Al-Taqassî fî Ikhtisâr al-Muwatta' ("The Detailed Study in the Abridgment of the Muwatta'");
Main sources: Siyar 13:524 §4158; Shajarat al-Nûr p. 119 §337; Ibn Farhûn, al-Dîbâj p. 440-442 §626; Tabaqât al-Shâfi`iyya al-Kubrâ 3:372.
[1] Ibn Farhûn in al-Dîbâj (p. 442) mentions that Yûsuf has six pronunciations in Arabic: yûsuf, yûsaf, yuwisif, yuwisuf, yuwisaf, and yu'sif.
[2] Ibn `Abd al-Barr, al-Tamhîd (7:129). See above, section entitled Ibn `Abd al-Barr's Controversy (p. 466f.) as well as Shaykh Nuh Keller's article, "Is it permissible for a Muslim to believe that `Allâh is in the sky' in a literal sense?" at and the discussion on istiwâ' in our article, "Istiwâ' is a Divine Act" cf. http://sunnah.org/wp/aqida/istiwa_divine_act.htm.
[3] Al-Tamhîd (7:135).
[4] Al-Tamhîd (7:143).
[5] Perhaps a reference to his commentary on Ibn Abî Zayd's Risâla (Dîbâj p. 262).
[6] 6 In Tabaqât al-Shâfi`iyya al-Kubrâ (9:78). See our forthcoming publication of Imâm Ibn Jahbal al-Kilâbî's Refutation of Ibn Taymiyya.
[7] Ibn `Abd al-Barr, al-Tamhîd (7:157-158).
[8] In Tartîb al-Madârik (Moroccan ed 7:77-78).
[9] Ibn Farhûn (d 799) cites all of the above in al-Dîbâj al-Mudhahhab (§491).
[10] Cf. Jâmi` Bayân al-`Ilm wa-Fadlih (1994 Saudi ed 2:942-943 §1800).
[11] See on this the relevant chapter in al-Suyûtî's Tadrîb al-Râwî.
[12] 12 Ismâ`îl ibn Qâsim ibn Suwayd (d 213).


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... HI. Welcome to the other side of that embedded video. I didn't really have anything else to say, but it's hard to enclose a YouTube clip in parentheses.) Anyway, from what I've read, sometimes if you do a lot of it, you fall into what is called a "K-hole," a sort of memory blackout that leaves you unaware of anything you did (St. James recalls emerging from one and finding a note to himself that read only, "Evil must be baked at 650 degrees.")
Before Jeff and I got married, I feel into a few wedding K-holes. But those were no match for the baby K-hole I fell into last week. (Picture a pot-bellied Alice in Wonderland tumbling down the rabbit hole, only instead of chasing a rabbit she's chasing a Pop Tart, and instead of a cat she's got a "Slumber Party" double DVD of My Girl and My Girl 2 that may or may not have been purchased at a truck stop.)
It all started innocently enough. I was comparison shopping for rocking chair cushions (yeah, and I'm pretty sure it was a Friday night--this is how I do it, Montell Jordan). Then somehow I was looking at crib bedding, and then rectal thermometers, and then, through a chain of associations I an unable or unwilling to reconstruct, I became obsessed with finding a Monchhichi onesie.
Monchhichi, for the uninitiated, are a line of Japanese stuffed toy monkey dolls that became popular in the early 1980s and were marketed by Mattel. They look kind of like if Rolf from the Muppets had knocked up a Cabbage Patch Kid:
Jeff's nickname as a baby was Monchhichi, because at one day old he already had more hair than most full-grown Wookies:
I myself went for more of a Joan Jett vibe coupled with a look of thinly-veiled alarm:
Point is, there's no way around it: this kid is going to be hairy. So a tongue-in-cheek onesie seemed apt.
And yet, that doesn't explain how I quickly found myself on eBay, bidding on tiny PVC figurines made in the 1970s that feature Monchhichi characters in a variety of sports poses (one of them is just holding a baguette and wearing overalls, which is more my speed, really).
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to send money and pay bills online. We are also happy to accept Western
Union payment for all orders.