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The Pillars of Islam
Praise be to Allaah.
Islam is based on five pillars which the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has explained for us, when he said: "Islam is built upon five [pillars]: the testimony that there is no god but Allaah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah; establishing regular prayer (salaah); paying the zakaah; Hajj (pilgrimage) and fasting Ramadaan." (Agreed upon; narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 8)
Islam is both belief and laws, in which Allaah and His Messenger have told us what is halaal and what is haraam, morals and good manners, acts of worship and how to interact with people, rights and duties, and scenes of the resurrection. When Allaah completed this religion, He chose it to be the way of life for all of mankind until the Hour begins:
"This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion
[al-Maa'idah 5:3 – interpretation of the meaning]
These are the pillars of Islam and the principles upon which it is based:
The first pillar: al-Shahaadatayn (the twin testimony of faith)
This means that a person believes that Allaah alone is the Lord, Sovereign and Controller, the Creator and Provider. He affirms all His most beautiful names and the sublime attributes that Allaah has affirmed for Himself or that His Prophet affirmed for Him. He believes that Allaah alone, and no one else, is the Only One Who is deserving of worship, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth. How can He have children when He has no wife? He created all things and He is the All-Knower of everything.
Such is Allaah, your Lord! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Creator of all things. So worship Him (Alone), and He is the Wakeel (Trustee, Disposer of affairs or Guardian) over all things"[al-An'aam 6:101-102]
And he believes that Allaah sent His Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and revealed to him the Qur'aan, and commanded him to convey this religion to all of mankind. He believes that loving Allaah and His Messenger and obeying them are duties which are obligatory upon all of mankind, and that love of Allaah can only be realized by following His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him):
"Say (O Muhammad to mankind): 'If you (really) love Allaah, then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur'aan and the Sunnah), Allaah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:31 – interpretation of the meaning]
The second pillar: salaah (prayer)
The Muslim believes that Allaah has enjoined upon every sane adult Muslim five prayers each day and night, which he does in a state of purity, standing before his Lord, every day in a state of purity and humility, thanking his Lord for His blessings, asking Him of His bounty, seeking His forgiveness for his sins, asking Him for Paradise and seeking refuge in Him from Hell.
The five obligatory prayers which are required day and night are Fajr (early morning, before dawn), Zuhr (mid-day, just after noon), 'Asr (mid afternoon), Maghrib (just after sunset) and 'Ishaa' (at night, after dark has fallen). There are also Sunnah prayers such as Qiyaam al-Layl (prayer at night), Taraweeh prayers, two rak'ahs of Duha prayer, etc.
Prayer, whether it is fard or naafil, represents a sincere turning towards Allaah alone in all one's affairs. Allaah has commanded all the believers to guard strictly the observance of the prayers, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Guard strictly (five obligatory) As‑Salawaat (the prayers) especially the middle Salaah (i.e. the best prayer ‑ 'Asr). And stand before Allaah with obedience [and do not speak to others during the Salaah (prayers)]"[al-Baqarah 2:238]
The five daily prayers are obligatory upon every Muslim man and woman, night and day:
"Verily, As‑Salaah (the prayer) is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours"[al-Nisaa' 4:103 – interpretation of the meaning]
The one who abandons prayer has no share in Islam. Whoever neglects it deliberately is a kaafir, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"(And remain always) turning in repentance to Him (only), and be afraid and dutiful to Him; and perform As‑Salaah (Iqaamat‑as‑Salaah) and be not of Al‑Mushrikoon (the polytheists, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allaah)[al-Room 30:31]
Islam is based on co-operation, brotherhood and love, and Allaah has prescribed coming together for these prayers and others, in order to attain these virtues. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Prayer in congregation is twenty-seven times better than prayer offered alone." (Narrated by Muslim, no. 650)
Prayer helps the believer at times of hardship and calamity. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And seek help in patience and As-Salaah (the prayer) and truly, it is extremely heavy and hard except for Al-Khaashi'oon [i.e. the true believers in Allaah — those who obey Allaah with full submission, fear much from His punishment, and believe in His Promise (Paradise) and in His Warnings (Hell)].[al-Baqarah 2:45]
The five daily prayers wipe out sins, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Do you not think that if there was a river at the door of any one of you, and he were to bathe in it five times each day, would there by any dirt left on him?" They said, "No dirt would be left on him at all." He said, "That is the likeness of the five daily prayers, by means of which Allaah erases sin."
Prayer in the mosque is a means of entering Paradise. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever comes and goes to the mosque, Allaah will prepare for him a house in Paradise for each time he comes and goes." (Narrated by Muslim, no. 669)
Prayer brings the slave and his Creator together. It was the delight of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Whenever any matter grieved him, he would turn to prayer and converse with his Lord and call upon Him, seeking His forgiveness and asking Him of His bounty.
Prayer done with proper humility and fear of Allaah brings the Muslim closer to his Lord, and keeps him from doing evil, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Recite (O Muhammad) what has been revealed to you of the Book (the Qur'aan), and perform As‑Salaah (Iqaamat‑as‑Salaah). Verily, As‑Salaah (the prayer) prevents from Al‑Fahsha' (i.e. great sins of every kind, unlawful sexual intercourse) and Al‑Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism, and every kind of evil wicked deed)"[al-'Ankaboot 29:45]
The third pillar: zakaah (poor due, charity tax)
Just asAllaah has created people with different colours, attitudes and levels of knowledge, so too their deeds and provision vary. He has made some of them rich and some poor, to test the rich as to whether they show gratitude, and to test the poor as to whether they are patient. Because the believers are a brotherhood, and brotherhood is based on compassion, kindness, love and mercy, Allaah has enjoined upon the Muslims zakaah which is taken from the rich and given to the poor. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Take Sadaqah (alms) from their wealth in order to purify them and sanctify them with it, and invoke Allaah for them. Verily, your invocations are a source of security for them"[al-Tawbah 9:103]
Zakaah purifies and cleanses wealth, and purifies the soul from stinginess and miserliness. It strengthens the love between the rich and poor, takes away hatred, makes security prevail and brings happiness to the ummah happy.
Allaah has made the payment of zakaah obligatory upon everyone who owns the nisaab (minimum amount) for one year. The rate of zakaah on gold, silver, other metals and trade goods is one quarter of ten percent. On agricultural produce and fruits the amount is one-tenth if it is irrigated (by artificial means), and one-half of one-tenth if it is not irrigated (by artificial means, i.e., it is watered by rainfall or other natural means). Concerning an'aam animals (i.e., sheep, goats, cattle and camels) the details are explained in the books of fiqh… Whoever pays zakaah, Allaah expiates his sins thereby, and blesses his wealth, and stores up for him a great reward. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And perform As-Salaah (Iqaamat-as-Salaah), and give Zakaah, and whatever of good (deeds that Allaah loves) you send forth for yourselves before you, you shall find it with Allaah. Certainly, Allaah is All-Seer of what you do"[al-Baqarah 2:110]
Withholding zakaah brings disasters and evils upon the ummah. Allaah has threatened those who withhold it with a painful torment on the Day of Resurrection. He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe! Verily, there are many of the (Jewish) rabbis and the (Christian) monks who devour the wealth of mankind in falsehood, and hinder (them) from the way of Allaah (i.e. Allaah's religion of Islamic Monotheism). And those who hoard up gold and silver (Al‑Kanz: the money, the Zakaah of which has not been paid) and spend them not in the way of Allaah, announce unto them a painful torment.
On the Day when that (Al‑Kanz: money, gold and silver, the Zakaah of which has not been paid) will be heated in the fire of Hell and with it will be branded their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, (and it will be said unto them:) 'This is the treasure which you hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what you used to hoard'"
[al-Tawbah 9:34-35]
Concealing one's zakaah is better than paying it openly in front of people, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"If you disclose your Sadaqaat (almsgiving), it is well; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, that is better for you. (Allaah) will expiate you some of your sins. And Allaah is Well-Acquainted with what you do [al-Baqarah 2:271]
When a Muslim pays his zakaah, it is not permissible for him to give it to anyone except those whom Allaah mentions in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):
"As-Sadaqaat (here it means Zakaah) are only for the Fuqaraa' (poor), and Al‑Masaakeen (the poor) and those employed to collect (the funds); and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islam); and to free the captives; and for those in debt; and for Allaah's Cause (i.e. for Mujahidoon — those fighting in a holy battle), and for the wayfarer (a traveller who is cut off from everything); a duty imposed by Allaah. And Allaah is All-Knower, All-Wise"[al-Tawbah 9:60]
The fourth pillar: sawm (fasting) in Ramadaan
Fasting means abstaining from things which break the fast, such as food, drink and intercourse, from sunrise until sunset, with the intention of fasting.
The relationship of patience to faith is like that of the head to the body. Allaah has enjoined upon this ummah fasting for one month of the year, in order to draw closer to Allaah, to avoid that which Allaah has forbidden, to get used to being patient, to bring the nafs (self) under control, to compete in generosity and to demonstrate co-operation and mutual compassion. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe! Observing As-Sawm (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqoon (the pious)"[al-Baqarah 2:183]
The month of Ramadaan is a great month, in which Allaah revealed the Qur'aan. The reward for good deeds, acts of charity and acts of worship are multiplied in this month. In it is Laylat al-Qadr, which is better than a thousand months. The gates of heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are shut, and the shayaateen (devils) are tied up.
Allaah has made fasting the month of Ramadaan obligatory upon every sane, adult Muslim, male and female alike, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"The month of Ramadaan in which was revealed the Qur'aan, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadaan i.e. is present at his home), he must observe Sawm (fasts) that month, and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which one did not observe Sawm (fasts) must be made up] from other days. Allaah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for you. (He wants that you) must complete the same number (of days), and that you must magnify Allaah [i.e. to say Takbeer (Allaahu Akbar: Allaah is the Most Great)] for having guided you so that you may be grateful to Him" [al-Baqarah 2:185]
There is a great reward with Allaah for fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Every action of the son of Adam is multiplied, each good deed receiving a tenfold to seven hundredfold reward. Allaah said, 'Except for fasting, for it is done for Me and I will give a reward for it, for he gives up his desire and food for My sake.'" (Narrated by Muslim, al-Siyaam)
The fifth pillar: Hajj (pilgrimage)
Allaah has given the Muslims a Qiblah (direction of prayer) which they face when they pray (salaah) and offer supplications (du'aa'), wherever they may be. This qiblah is the Ancient House (the Ka'bah) in Makkah al-Mukarramah:
"so turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid Al-Haraam (at Makkah). And wheresoever you people are, turn your faces (in prayer) in that direction [al-Baqarah 2:144 – interpretation of the meaning]
Because the Muslims scattered all over the world, and Islam calls people to be united and get to know one another, just as it calls them to co-operate in righteousness and piety, to recommend one another to the truth, to call people to Allaah and to venerate the rituals of Allaah – hence Allaah has made it obligatory for every sane, adult Muslim who has the means, to visit His Ancient House, to circumambulate it and to perform all the rituals of Hajj as explained by Allaah and His Messenger. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House (Ka'bah) is a duty that mankind owes to Allaah, those who can afford the expenses (for one's conveyance, provision and residence); and whoever disbelieves [i.e. denies Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah), then he is a disbeliever of Allaah], then Allaah stands not in need of any of the 'Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists)" [Aal Imraan 3:97]
Hajj is an occasion on which the unity of the Muslims, their strength and pride, are made manifest. For the Lord is One, the Book is one, the Messenger is one, the ummah is one, their worship is one and their clothing is one.
Hajj has its own etiquette and conditions which the Muslims must observe, such as restraining their tongues, hearing and sight from all that Allaah has forbidden, being sincere in their intentions, using money from good sources (for Hajj), fostering the best attitude, and avoiding everything that could invalidate the Hajj, such as sexual relations, sin or arguing unjustly, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"The Hajj (pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known (lunar year) months (i.e. the 10th month, the 11th month and the first ten days of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, i.e. two months and ten days). So whosoever intends to perform Hajj therein (by assuming Ihraam), then he should not have sexual relations (with his wife), nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly during the Hajj. And whatever good you do, (be sure) Allaah knows it. And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is At-Taqwa (piety, righteousness). So fear Me, O men of understanding!"[al-Baqarah 3:197]
If the Muslim does Hajj correctly, in the manner prescribed and sincerely for the sake of Allaah, it will be an expiation for his sins. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever does Hajj for the sake of Allaah, and does not have sexual relations or commit sins, will come back like the day his mother bore him." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 15210)
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"As-Sadaqaat (here it means Zakaah) are only for the Fuqaraa' (poor), and Al‑Masaakeen (the poor) and those employed to collect (the funds); and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islam); and to free the captives; and for those in debt; and for Allaah's Cause (i.e. for Mujahidoon — those fighting in a holy battle), and for the wayfarer (a traveller who is cut off from everything); a duty imposed by Allaah. And Allaah is All-Knower, All-Wise"[al-Tawbah 9:60]I am a newly converted MUSLIM who is already 60 yrs old. I wanted to spend the remaining years of my in a place dominated by Muslims so that together with my wife I will my life in a Muslim way. I am not begging for zakaah instead I am requesting that I be given a simple job in Riyadh enough to earn to sustain the needs of a wife and a husband and to be able to give zakaah. My wife is almost three years working in Riyadh and we missed each other very much. I wanted to join her in Riyadh but without a job, how can I support our life as husband and wife. Please help us. Thank you. PHILO
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Salams, Fatima. Maya Allah bless you and give you happiness Zaharah
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i hope you can also clear my confusion.... in these basic pillars of islam here i come for FASTING i want to know if a fast is broken due to some reason what is the kaffara for it...? i heard for one broken fast we have to feed three maskeens or take the fasts of three months.... please tell me which is suitable nd best approach for broken fast?
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Asslamu Alaikum, I am not a scholar to answer this. I do not know. I suggest that you ask a scholar and explain the whole situation: Why did you break your fast? How log did you wait to make it up? I mean, How many Ramadans? And explain everything around the situation? Then do what he said.
Do not take your religion from ANYONE. I know in Pakistan there are many good scholar, so you do not need to listen to the ordinary people or the ignorant who never say we do not know. I know many people are always ready to answer all questions about deen and say, we think so or that has to hala or haram. the Deen is not taken by people's personal points of view.
And please be careful of the liars on the net.
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I have two questions. Why is Jihad not a pillar of Islam. The inner struggle against the Shaitan is a very important thing. The other question is why is the Sacred Mosque referred to as the Forbidden Mosque? Doesn't haram mean forbidden?
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Being a fan of natural health, you've probably heard the terms Antioxidant and Oxidization. Some natural health "experts" have been swearing by this concept to cure pretty much anything from arthritis to cancer and heart attack.
As always, when a new "magic cure" is discovered, hundreds of ethical and unethical companies have jumped on the bandwagon promoting various Antioxidant supplements.
But is this the magical solution it's made out to be? That's the issue of today's feature article. And just to not drag things out, the answer is; "yes, kind of … but not in the way you'd think."
A controversial issue like this is no doubt going to raise some fun discussions. So please read on and make your comment below.
In this article, I'm not going to go into details of "free radicals" and "Oxidation." We wrote a detailed article on this issue a few months ago that can be found here…
In short, Oxidation is when an oxygen molecules loses an electron, making it "unstable" or "radiant." This is the most common form of "free-radicals" and happens naturally throughout your body thousands of times throughout the day. Your body uses free radicals as bombs to attack invaders such as viruses and bacterias.
The trouble begins when free-radical creation goes out of control due to external events such as pollution or bad diet. In that case, free-radicals begin attacking anything they come in contact with, including healthy tissues. This leads to all kinds of diseases such as cancer, auto-immune diseases and cardiovascular diseases just to name a few well-recorded examples.
Note that Oxidation is not caused by too much oxygen in the body. You want to have high levels of oxygen. It's when the oxygen molecule changes, similar to having a healthy cell that changes into cancer cell. Nobody would say having too many healthy cells in the beginning was the problem of cancer.
Fortunately, our body has developed a fantastic tool to deal with Oxidation. It can soak up a molecule called "Antioxidant" from the food you eat. Those Antioxidant molecules donate an extra electron to the Oxygen molecule, stabilizing it. Bravo!
There are many types of vitamins that have been shown to have Antioxidant effects; for example, vitamins C and E. By far, the best source of all these Antioxidant molecules are various fruits, berries and vegetables.
My top ten Antioxidants in vegetables are (organic):
1. Kale
2. Spinach
3. Brussels sprouts
4. Alfalfa sprouts
5. Broccoli
6. Beets
7. Red bell peppers
8. Onions
9. Corn
10. Eggplant
And in Fruits and Berries we have:
1. Prunes
2. Raisins
3. Blueberries
4. Blackberries
5. Strawberries
6. Raspberries
7. Plums
8. Oranges
9. Red grapes
10. Cherries
Now it comes as no surprise that hundreds of studies have already determined that diets high in fruits and vegetables can drastically improve and even cure various diseases. And antioxidant molecules probably play a key role in this healing.
This has pushed hundreds of supplement manufactures to create "Antioxidant Supplements." The problem is, however, that no big study has revealed any positive evidence of Antioxidant Supplements in tackling diseases. Some have even indicated them to possibly be making things worse.
This is, however, not 100% proof that Antioxidants are useless. Researchers in big supplement studies tend to use cheaper supplements that the body has trouble absorbing – as discussed in our previous article "Are Your Supplements Making You Sick."
However, there is a way to absorb the antioxidant and other beneficial ingredients from fruits and vegetables on a big scale and benefit greatly.
It's called juicing, and the process is simple: Buy a load of your favorite fruits, berries and vegetables, load them into your juicer (can be bought for less than $50) and drink 2-3 glasses per day.
Why not just eat the vegetables, you may ask? Definitely in addition to the juicing eat as many vegetables as you can. But it's almost impossible to eat all the ingredients found in 2-3 glasses of vegetable juice in solid form.
I've personally experienced, and witnessed several friends, drastically improve and even completely cure various diseases (including arthritis, diabetes, cancer and MS) with extensive juicing.
The reason, I believe, it works better than factory made antioxidant supplements lies in the complete absorption of the vitamins and minerals in the fruits and vegetables. Somehow they have to work altogether to deliver the beneficial effects.
If you suffer from any type of developed disease, I suggest you take this a step farther and do a week or so of juice fasting. Don't flip off this page immediately when I suggest this. It's not nearly as scary or new-age as it sounds.
This kind of fast gives your body a time to "re-boot." I know people who have done this for up to 60 days without problems. That is, however, too drastic for my liking. In my experience, 7-10 days is plenty to begin reversing most serious diseases.
One study, for example revealed that ALL type-2-diabetics who consumed an extremely low- calorie diet (mostly in the form of juicing) dropped their blood sugar down to normal in a week. And most of them had permanently reversed their type 2 diabetes in eight weeks.
Although Jodi Knapp's Type 2 Diabetes Guide doesn't require juicing, she often recommends a week of juice fasting followed by the guidance in her guide for 21 days. Results are amazing.
Christian Goodman has also told me that blood pressure can be brought down to normal in as little as 1-2 days using juice fasting. Then it can be managed and permanently cured using his simple exercises. Juicing is, however, of course not by any means needed to benefit from his Blood Pressure Program.
Arthritis is also caused by extreme inflammation and oxidization. Many of my arthritis clients have benefited greatly from loading themselves with antioxidants by adding juicing (not strictly juice fasting) to other recommendations in my Arthritis Guide.
Here at Blue Heron Health News, we've discussed thousands of different health studies throughout the years. We are often asked for more concrete advice on improving health. Sometimes we're criticized for charging for our books and products (we wouldn't pay for much website hosting if we didn't).
So here is probably the most powerful advice I can give you: get a juicer, buy ton of the fruits and vegetables listed above and drink 2-3 glasses of juice every day. You'll beam with antioxidant benefits. If you want to take it a step further (and your doctor says you're healthy enough) try a week of juice fasting. You may feel horrible for a week but will remember this as the best thing you did for years to come.
And if you're not into anything else, at least leave your comment below.
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Pressing upward and onwards with the Christmassy spirit. 'Tis the season!
Ethan's snack for today is packed in a small Lock & Lock box:
He has Honeycrisp apple slices and holiday Goldfish crackers.
We usually buy our fishies at Costco, but when I saw this holiday themed box at the grocery store I had to have it. :) Besides the usual fishie shapes there are also Christmas stocking and tree shapes. Fun!
His lunch is also packed in a Lock & Lock box, the "4 square" version we are so fond of.
Clockwise from top left:
- Trader Joe's strawberry cereal bar and a granola bar, both cut in half so they will fit in the small box.
- clementine orange pieces with a candy cane cupcake pick for decoration
- Wheat Thin crackers and cheddar cheese, cut with mini holiday cutters
- pickles
Anyone else out there having fun with holiday bentos? :)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Lock & Lock bento lunch and snack: it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Posted by Melissa at 9:54 AM
Labels: Christmas, lock and lock, theme
5 comments:
- Mommyof2girlz said... [Reply to comment]
Awesome snack and lunch! Love the holiday goldfish (must buy some) and the cheese holiday shapes. Have a wonderful Tuesday :)
- December 7, 2010 at 1:06 PM
- Jenn @ BentoForKidlet said... [Reply to comment]
Oh those fishies are too cute! I am going to have to keep an eye out for them!
- December 7, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Love the holiday themed fishies :-) The candy-can pick too... I'm sure it made for a big smile at lunch time!
- December 8, 2010 at 6:48 AM
- Glory said... [Reply to comment]
I'm so in love with the square box. I search the web for it every few weeks. Would you mind telling me how wide it is. I found one that 6" wide, but I swear yours looks smaller.
- December 13, 2010 at 12:06 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Glory, do you mean the square box with the 4 inner boxes? The dimensions are about 6" by 6" and a little less than 2.5" deep. Hope that helps! :)
- December 14, 2010 at 3:11 PM
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There is a lot of buzz now about the fact, discovered over a month after it happened, that the Congressional Research Service (CRS) had withdrawn one of its research reports due to pressure from Republican Senators.
Probably the most common adjectives used to describe the CRS are "respected" and "non-partisan," so what is going on here?
The simple answer is that the Republicans didn't like the study's conclusions and complained vociferously to the CRS. Why did the CRS give in? No one knows yet, although the New York Times reported:
A person with knowledge of the deliberations, who requested anonymity, said the Sept. 28 decision to withdraw the report was made against the advice of the research service's economics division, and that Mr. Hungerford [the study's author] stood by its findings.
What was in the report that terrified Republican Senators so much? In fact, a lot more than reported in the media: "Tax Cuts for the Rich Do Not Spur Economic Growth," Talking Points Memo, September 17; "Tax Cuts for the Rich Cause Income Inequality, Not Economic Growth," Think Progress, September 17; for example.
One major finding is contained in a plot of the top personal income tax rate and real economic growth rates for every year from 1945 to 2010. Contrary to conservative arguments, when the top tax rate was from 70-90+ percent, the country had growth rates averaging 4.2% in the 1950s, but only 1.7% in the 2000s, when the top rate was 35%. Overall, according to Figure 5 of the report, there appears to be no relationship at all between the top tax rate and growth.
It's important to remember, though, that a simple comparison of two variables tells us nothing by itself. It's only when we control for other potential causal factors that we can say whether a relationship does or does not exist between two variables like tax rates and growth. In the report's appendix, the author carries out such a regression analysis, as it's called, and still finds that there is no relationship between the top tax rate and real GDP growth rates.
Moreover, the study takes a look at the ways that lower tax rates are supposed to improve the economy, i.e., by increasing private savings, private investment, and labor productivity growth. In no case does the bivariate analysis (some of which shows higher taxes increasing private savings) or the regression analysis show either the top personal tax rate or the capital gains tax rate having an effect on these intervening drivers of economic growth. This completely undermines the economic arguments for tax cuts as the recipe for a better economy.
But wait, there's more! The diagram (scatterplot) showing the relationship between the top tax rate and the private savings rate shows that the highest private savings rates since 1945 were achieved when the top marginal rate was 70% (see top left of Figure 3), which comports well with recent calculations of the top optimal tax rate (70% or higher). In fact, when the top bracket was 90%, the rate of private savings as a percentage of potential GDP exceeded the rate when it was 40% or below in every year but one!
The other discomfiting finding for the Republican Senators is that lower top tax rates and lower capital gains tax rates increase income inequality. Not only is this obvious in the scatterplots for the top 0.1% and top 0.01%, it remains true in the regression analyses after controlling for other potential causes of the high income shares of the rich.
Tax cuts, then, don't increase economic growth (the ultimate zombie idea, as Paul Krugman says) but do worsen economic inequality. It may even be the case that high top marginal tax rates increase private savings, with the country's historical postwar maximum savings rates coming at a rate of 70%.
What the suppression of this study amounts to, then, is part of the present-day Republican Party's war on science, arithmetic, and knowledge in general. Unable to refute the findings of the CRS report, they demand its censorship instead. As Jared Bernstein says, this is simply scary: "this type of suppression is wholly inconsistent with democracy." That Congress' non-partisan research arm is going along with this makes it especially chilling.
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From Ultra to Ultra
After not doing a running race for two years, I was fortunate to 'PR' a half marathon (that I rode my bike to!) and even improved on my best marathon time during Vineman this year. Yay! It's a amazing what a little extra effort and some speed work will do, isn't it?
In an attempt to keep some momentum from this year through the winter (and not gain a ton of weight!) I'm signed up for my first ultra run the High Desert 50k in Ridgecrest, CA. As of now, our Swarm! crew of cyclists turned runners is heading out there 5 deep. It's fitting because it is not far from Death Valley and the Furnace Creek 508 course, which is the last event most of us have done.
Ultra-running is appealing for a number of reasons. The most obvious is that it parallels the type of cycling I do. Not just in distance or time, but in the philosophy that the journey is as, or more important, than the destination. Sure, people run in circles in ultra-runs (A 3-mile loop 33 times? No thank you.), but many of them are point to point. Oh, and almost all of them are on trails. In beautiful places. With only hundreds of people. Much, much different than, say, the Los Angeles marathon with its 40,000 people pounding the pavement.
The question is, can I still get away with only running three times a week? I think I can. Will I have to do really long, slow runs that take all day? As of now, I don't think I will. The idea is to use long races to build up to even longer ones. I'm already eying the Avalon 50 miler that takes place on Catalina island in January. Is the goal to run a 100-miler? Yes, it is. More on that in another post.
If anyone else is with me here, I've compiled some resources (with daylight savings time making it dark before 5pm I'm having trouble leaving the house so this is what I do). First is No Meat Athlete's 63 Ways to Shake Up Your Running Routine. Got to keep it fun. There are a few magazines like Ultrarunning and Trail Running to keep the stokedtivity levels high. Ultrunr.com has the most information for training for longer runs and this NY Times article discusses 'pushing past the pain'.
Are you ready to sign up for a long run? The best listing of ultras I've found is at ultrasignup.com. I especially appreciate that they show the logo for each race. Maybe it's the punk in me who loves show fliers! It says so much about what the race is like. Also ultrarunning.com has a calendar with a bunch of races.
I'll be sure to post updates about my training, though it's getting down to the wire. I had some trouble getting out to run in Boston (rain) and New York (got tattooed), but am still feeling confident. Safe riding and running! See you out there. And don't forget to sign up for my twitter if you haven't already done so.


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Please look like this all the time
This is what Noah Cyrus, 9 year old sister of JailBait Miley, looks like when they don't skank her all up like a pageant girl.
Totally normal, ordinary, even cute, right? Except of course for the naked fameloving all over her face. Nothing can mask that.
Noah was hanging out by JailBait's tour buses in Miami the other day, a holiday on the road with her family.
Why can't they put her out like this in public? So much better than how we've been accustomed to seeing her, non? Sweats and flops > swinging on a pole in a dress cut to her snatch and as much makeup than Dolly Parton.
In case you forgot, am attaching the Halloween photo. Shudder again.
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BIBF 1120 for Recurrent High-Grade Gliomas
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01380782
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 27, 2011
Results First Posted : August 18, 2014
Last Update Posted : August 18, 2014
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|Condition or disease
|Glioblastoma Gliosarcoma Anaplastic Astrocytoma Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma
|Drug: BIBF 1120
|Phase 2
This is a two arm, multicenter, open label phase II trial in adult patients with recurrent supratentorial high-grade glioma. One arm (the "bevacizumab naïve" arm) will enroll patients who have not received prior bevacizumab therapy, and the other arm (the "post-bevacizumab" arm) will enroll patients who have experienced progression on bevacizumab.
All subjects will receive BIBF 1120 at 200mg orally, twice daily in cycles of 28 days. Subjects will come to the clinic on Day 1 of each cycle (or within 2 days prior) for blood and urine tests and a physical and neurologic exam. Bloods will also be checked within 2 days before or after Day 15 of Cycles 1 and 2. An additional blood sample will be taken on Days 1 and 8 of Cycle 1, at the start of every even-numbered cycle, and at the end of active study treatment. Subjects will have gadolinium-enhanced brain MRI scans performed with tumor measurements at screening, at the start of even-numbered cycles, and at the end of active study treatment(unless already obtained within 4 weeks of completing study treatment). 40 study subjects will have diffusion- and perfusion-weighted MRI at baseline, after 1 week on therapy (± 2 days), within 2 days prior to the start of every even-numbered cycle, and at the end of treatment (unless already obtained within 4 weeks of completing study treatment).
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|37 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Phase II Trial of Triple Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Receptor Inhibitor BIBF 1120 in Recurrent High-Grade Gliomas
|Study Start Date :
|May 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|July 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|July 2014
Experimental: Bevacizumab Naive
Bevacizumab naive subjects
Drug: BIBF 1120
200 mg BID oral for 28 day cycle
Experimental: Prior Bevacizumab
Patients previously treated with bevacizumab
Drug: BIBF 1120
200 mg BID oral for 28 day cycle
- 6-Month Progression Free Survival [ Time Frame: Six months ]To determine the efficacy of BIBF 1120 in bevacizumab-naive participants with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) as measured by 6-month progression-free survival (PFS6).
- 3-Month Progression Free Survival [ Time Frame: 3 months ]To determine the efficacy of BIBF 1120 in bevacizumab-treated participants with recurrent GBM as measured by 3-month progression free survival (PFS3).
- Proportion of Participants Experiencing Stable Disease (SD) as Their Best Radiographic Response [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Best radiographic response in both populations. There were no participants with partial or complete responses, so the results are being reported in the proportion of participants who experienced stable disease (SD) as their best response (as opposed to progressive disease).
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Overall survival in both populations
- Time-to-tumor Progression [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Time-to-tumor progression in both populations.
- Safety Profile as Summarized With Descriptive Statistics (Using Toxicity Data Gathered on Trial) [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Safety profile in both populations - as adverse events are posted separately in detail, these results will demonstrate serious adverse events (defined as grades 3-5) that were judged at least possibly related to Nintedanib (BIBF 1120).
- Exploratory Objective #1: Progression-free Survival at 3- and 6-months for Participants With Recurrent Anaplastic Gliomas (AG) [ Time Frame: Arm A - 6 months; Arm B - 3 months ]To explore the efficacy of BIBF 1120 in bevacizumab-naïve and bevacizumab-treated participants with recurrent anaplastic gliomas (AG) survival was assessed at 6 months for Arm A and 3 months for Arm B.
- Exploratory Objective #2: Determination if Any Correlation Exists Between Patient Outcomes (Survival, PFS3, PFS6) and Tumor Genotype and/or Expression Profile [ Time Frame: 2 years ]To explore the extent to which the tumor's genotype and expression profile correlate with outcome.
- Exploratory Objective #3: Determination if Any Correlation Exists Between Patient Outcomes (Survival, PFS3, PFS6) and Serum Angiogenic Peptides, Circulating Endothelial Cells, and/or Circulating Progenitor Cells [ Time Frame: 2 years ]To explore the correlation between serum angiogenic peptides, circulating endothelial cells, and circulating progenitor cells with response to therapy.
- Exploratory Objective #4: Determination if Any Correlation Exists Between Patient Outcomes (Survival, PFS3, PFS6) and Perfusion MRI, Diffusion MRI [ Time Frame: 2 years ]To explore the correlation between perfusion MRI, diffusion MRI and response to therapy.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histopathologically-confirmed, supratentorial, recurrent glioblastoma; subjects with an initial diagnosis of a lower grade glioma are eligible if a subsequent biopsy is determined to be glioblastoma
- Demonstration of recurrent disease on MRI following prior therapy
- Development of progressive disease after having received prior RT, and must have an interval of at least 12 weeks from the completion of any radiation therapy to study entry (unless progressive tumor growth is outside the radiation field or there is histopathological confirmation of recurrent tumor).
- Bi-dimensionally measurable disease (minimum measurement of 1 cm in one dimension) on MRI performed within 14 days prior to first treatment. (If receiving corticosteroids, participants must be on a stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroids for at least 5 days prior to baseline MRI.)
- Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
- Normal organ and marrow function as defined by protocol
- Recovered from toxic effects of prior therapy
- Sufficient tumor availability (at least 15-20 unstained paraffin slides from any prior surgery)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Receiving other investigational agent
- More than 2 prior relapses
- Prior therapy with inhibitor of VEGF, VEGFR, PDGFR, or FGFR (including bevacizumab)
- Pregnant or breast-feeding
- Unwilling to agree to adequate contraception, if subject is of child-bearing potential
- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to BIBF 1120
- Use of EIAEDs within 14 days of registration
- Evidence of recent hemorrhage on baseline MRI of the brain
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- History of hypertensive encephalopathy
- History of any of the following within 6 months prior to enrollment: myocardial infarction or unstable angina, stroke or transient ischemic attack, significant vascular disease or peripheral arterial thrombosis, abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abcess, intracerebral abscess
- Evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
- Major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks prior to the first treatment day, or anticipation of need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study
- Minor surgical procedures, stereotactic biopsy, fine needle aspiration, or core biopsy within 7 days prior to the first treatment day
- Serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture
- History of a different malignancy unless disease-free for at least 5 years (unless cervical cancer in situ, or basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin)
- HIV positive
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01380782
|United States, Massachusetts
|Massachusetts General Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
|Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
|United States, Ohio
|Cleveland Clinic
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
|United States, Virginia
|University of Virginia
|Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908-4324
|Principal Investigator:
|Patrick Y Wen, M.D.
|Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Patrick Y. Wen, MD, Director, Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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|NCT01380782 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
BIBF 1199.94 ( Other Identifier: Boehringer-Ingleheim )
|First Posted:
|June 27, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|August 18, 2014
|Last Update Posted:
|August 18, 2014
|Last Verified:
|August 2014
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recurrent disease
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Antineoplastic Agents
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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House passes highway funding extension bill
WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to extend highway funding through May, despite concerns that anything but a long-term solution leaves local governments unable to properly plan or budget transportation projects.
The bill is funded by pulling $10.8 billion from other areas of the budget, including pension taxes and customs fees. The Senate has a similar bill, but it includes measures to increase taxes to pay for the fund.
Some Democrats argue a May extension pushes a short-term solution too far into the future, especially as local governments won't be able to plan for the summer construction season. They also say the two sides are no more likely to come to a consensus in May than they are this year.
And some Republicans have said they will not support a tax increase to fund the nation's highways, making the possibility of a long-term solution shaky. The federal gas tax has not been increased in 20 years.
If the Senate and the House cannot agree on a proposal by Aug. 1, transportation funding will be cut by 28%. That would halt as many as 100,000 projects, as well as forcing unemployment on thousands of workers. So far, Congress has made 21 short-term extensions to the highway fund.
Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., argued Tuesday that delaying a long-term solution would ultimately cost more money.
"This bill is simply a highway funds patch," Polis said, arguing that it was necessary to take care of 50 ongoing projects in his state alone. However, he said Republicans were more concerned about current funding running out before the next election than in providing a long-term fix.
President Obama said Tuesday he supports a congressional plan to extend the Highway Trust Fund, but also derided it as a "short-term fix" that does not put road and bridge construction on a sound basis for the long haul.
"All this does is set us up for the same crisis a few months from now," Obama said during a visit to a transportation technology company in suburban Virginia.
Republicans say the fix allows them more time to look at a long-term fix in a "thoughtful" manner.
"It staves off job losses at the height of the construction season," Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., said Tuesday. "And it allows the process to move forward for a long-term solution."
He said a shorter-term solution, as proposed by the Democrats, would cause a "crisis."
The vote drew quick reaction from leadership in both the House and Senate.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, asked that the Senate quickly pass a bill "so we can prevent highway projects from shutting down in a matter of weeks."
But Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif, chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said she would support a Senate bill that continues funding through December.
"(The House has) failed to send a message of certainty and confidence to the thousands of businesses and millions of workers who have asked us to act this year on a long-term solution for transportation," she said.
To finance a long-term, six-year plan Boxer's committee passed in May, the Senate Finance Committee would have to come up with a funding source that is amenable to both parties.
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The AfroSolo Arts Festival 20 and the African American Center of the San Francisco Public Library will present a visual arts exhibit entitled "Reflecting the Light: Works Inspired by Ancestral Art Masters." The show will pay homage to many of the Black American art masters; some who are frequently mentioned in the narratives of art and history, and some whose names rarely surface in those narratives.
Artist will exhibit works that are influenced by a "visual dialogue" with a particular work or series of works by artists such as the more known Romare Bearden and Elizabeth Catlett, as well as the lesser known but highly innovative and influential work of artist Noah Purifoy.
Curated by Michael Ross. Featured artist will include Candi Farlice, Ron Saunders, April Martin Chartrand and William Rhodes, among others.
Meet the Artists: Sunday, September 15, 1:30 PM, Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room, Lower Level, Main Library.


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Writers beware: Em dashes are overused and misunderstood
Today's most overused punctuation—the em dash—is also its least understood. Learn how to use it correctly.
Em dashes are abrupt. They stand out, demand recognition, and alert readers that the words to come are important. Em dashes are bold and sometimes unsettling, loudly ushering parenthetical statements into a sentence.
Consider them party crashers—immensely popular ones.
What should the em dash look like?
The examples all show em dashes edged against the words they separate. Two prominent grammar guide books, "The Chicago Manual of Style" and "The Oxford Guide to Style," advocate this style.
Meanwhile, "The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage" and "Associated Press" both insert spaces between the em dash and the words it separates. PR Daily goes with the Chicago style; either way is fine, just make sure you're consistent.
Despite its absence on computer keyboards, grammarians claim the em dash is overused and misunderstood, that writers have adopted it as catch-all punctuation to replace commas, colons, and semicolons alike.
And they are right. The em dash is wildly misused, probably because it is largely misunderstood. So what is the proper use and why the heck is it called an "em" dash anyway?
Here is a look at grammar's party crashers.
Formal use required
Younger than the comma, colon, and semicolon, the em dash has evolved into a substitute for all three punctuation marks. Author Lynn Truss notes this phenomenon in her best-selling book on grammar "Eats, Shoots and Leaves."
"The main reason people use [the em dash], however, is that they know you can't use it wrongly—which for a punctuation mark, is an uncommon virtue," she writes.
Replacing a colon, semicolon, even a comma with an em dash is permissible for informal writing, like an email to friends. However, grammar experts generally agree that writers should use it sparingly in formal writing.
How to use the em dash correctly
"You use an em dash to set off nonessential clauses in a sentence," explained Julie DeSilva, former editorial director of ProofReadNow.com. That is the brief, textbook definition and leaves considerable room for interpretation, which perhaps explains why em dash use is so widespread.
Authors of "The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation" advise using the em dash for additional emphasis, an abrupt change of thought or an interruption.
The short history of the em dash
As far as punctuation is concerned, dashes are modern; they're an invention of the 18th century.
While its distant cousin, the hyphen, is more than a 1,000 years old, dashes are the youngsters of the punctuation world. They were introduced in the 18th century and eventually became known as em dashes because of their length. In typesetting, an em dash is the actual length of an uppercase "M," hence the name.
Em dash is twice as long as its sibling the en dash, which is the length of a lowercase "n." Use the en dash to separate numbers in a series. The em and en dashes are not interchangeable.
For instance, "You are the one—the only one—I want to grow old with." Such additional emphasis requires an em dash. And, as DeSilva mentioned, while "the only one" gives the sentence greater impact, it is ultimately nonessential.
Then there are the abrupt changes or interruptions. For instance, "You are the one I want to grow old with—or so I thought." Or, "You are the one I want to—oh, never mind." The latter example is best suited for quoting someone.
And that's it. The em dash has a very narrow and (some might say) nonessential purpose.
What to use instead
So you're either rejecting this advice because you are a fan—an undying fan—of the em dash or wondering what's next.
If you fall into the latter category, the answer is likely the colon, semicolon, or comma. For instance, "I packed numerous items for our trip—swim suit, suntan lotion, mosquito netting, rum, eye patch." Forget the em dash; replace it with a colon, which is the proper punctuation for announcing this kind of list.
In this case, "The vaccinations are necessary—they will prevent yellow fever." Drop the em dash and insert a semicolon, because these are two independent clauses related to one another.
Also, the em dash shouldn't replace the comma. Mark Twain wrote, "Be careless in your dress if you will, but keep a tidy soul" not "Be careless in your dress if you will—but keep a tidy soul."
Indeed, be careless in your dress, but keep your soul and your sentences tidy.
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Driver Licensing Law Changes (2008)
NOTE: The information presented below is for historical purposes only, and may be out of date.
Effective August 28, 2008 - Senate Bills 930 & 947
School Bus Endorsements
- Applicants age 70 and over renewing a CDL or Class E license with an "S" endorsement will have the license and skills test fees waived (the $2.50 office processing fee will still apply).
- The driver must still submit proof of completion of a school bus skills test at the time of renewal.
Utility Vehicles
- Defines "utility vehicle" as "any motorized vehicle manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use which is sixty-three inches or less in width, with an unladen dry weight of 1,850 pounds or less, traveling on four or six wheels, to be used primarily for landscaping, lawn care, or maintenance purposes."
- Provides that utility vehicles cannot be operated upon the highways of this state unless they are:
- Owned and operated by governmental entity for official use,
- Operated for agricultural or industrial on-premise purposes, or
- Operated by handicapped person for short distances on secondary roads.
- The operator must have a valid driver license, but does not have to be motorcycle qualified.
- Allows cities to issues special permits for utility vehicles to be used on county roads within the county to licensed drivers for a fee of $15. The fee is to be kept by such county.
- States that the seller is responsible for collecting and remitting all applicable state and local tax on new utility vehicles.
- Utility vehicle owners may qualify for a "farm use" tax exemption.
Instate Failure to Appear Suspensions
- Requires that upon compliance and applicable reinstatement fees, "Instate Failure to Appear Suspensions" be removed from a driver's record.
Effective August 28, 2008 - Senate Bill 1139
First Person Consent/Organ and Tissue Donor Registry
- The Missouri Organ and Tissue Donor Registry is now a first person consent registry, making the applicant's decision final and family consent no longer required.
- If the applicant responds "Yes" giving his/her consent, the license verification sheet will include a new affidavit statement for the applicant to review and certify to when signing the verification sheet.
- Upon printing, the permit, driver or nondriver license will include a new symbol (red heart with green banner and the word DONOR above the heart) in the bottom-left corner of the license. It will post to the bottom-right corner for those less than 21 years of age.
You can obtain additional information from the Missouri Organ and Tissue Donor website.
Effective August 28, 2008 - House Bill 1549
CDL Written Test
- Requires that the commercial driver license written test must only be administered in English, and that translators will not be allowed for applicants taking the test.


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Has the time come for you to get out of the dorm and move into an off campus CSPUP apartment? Perhaps the options available from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona housing office no longer meet your needs and you would like to find a cheap apartment close to the CSPUP campus. If so, you can search for off campus California State Polytechnic University, Pomona apartments with MyNewPlace's college housing search.
Although California State Polytechnic University, Pomona student housing may be very conveniently close to campus, moving to an off campus apartment can be a great way to save money, put some distance in between yourself and an RA, get accustomed to living in your own apartment and building up rental history.
CSPUP apartments for rent are available close to campus and in other neighborhoods around Pomona, California. Using our map based university apartment finder, you can find off campus housing near campus to ensure you can still get to all the CSPUP Billy Bronco games and make it to class on time.
We can help you find off campus CSPUP apartments that will best suit your collegiate lifestyle; search California State Polytechnic University, Pomona apartments by the number of bedrooms, price, neighborhood or a range of other amenities.
Have more questions? Check out our articles with renter tips in our apartment guide and search through http://www.csupomona.edu/.
Take out your pom poms and do a cheer for renting off-campus apartments in Pomona, while attending California State Polytechnic!
Pomona= Own a Pom….get it? Pom poms? Wah wah wah, sorry. Why cheer for Cal Poly Pomona? 1) It is on the quarter system. The quarter system is a great way for students to experience a wide variety of areas of study, classes, and professors. In just ten weeks, students will get more than just an overview of a course. They will receive so much detailed information that they will be saying have mercy! 2) With most every class at CPP comes lab or studio time, allowing students to take a hands-on approach to their learning, and helping them graduate with practical skills. 3) Class sizes at Cal Poly Pomona are relatively small compared to other schools', so students are awarded an opportunity to really get to know their professors and take an active role in their classes.
Own an apartment in Pomona. Well, own your rented space, anyway. It's easy. 91% of Cal Poly students live off campus, and the town is well equipped to accommodate all of them. For ideas on how to start looking, check out our apartment search guides! Once you have an apartment, you will begin to appreciate what an awesome location you live in. Being in Pomona, you will be surrounded by the Claremont Colleges, so college-aged people are swarming the place. Well, maybe not swarming, but gathering at least. Though Pomona itself is a bit suburbanized, it is just a drive away from Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, Orange County, Disneyland and San Diego! That being said, having a car in Pomona is a real advantage for getting out of town. In town, however, students can use the Foothill Transit to get to class and their apartments!
What happens in Pomona at night? First off, its name changes to Ponighta. There is plenty to do in Downtown Ponighta. Second Street is a particularly happening area and students love to see a cool show at the The Glass House and then head next door to Acerogami at 228 W 2nd St. to grab a drink with friends. Places surrounding Pomona, like Downtown Fullerton or Huntington Beach, are also fun to hang out in at night. Don't forget LA is also just a drive away, and has a ton of activities and a happening nightlife!


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The new premium design features the beautiful transparency of glass with a colored backing.
Strong and scratch-resistant, the tempered glass stays beautiful. So easy to clean, too.
Enjoy the latest in refrigerator design. Multi-door elegance and gorgeous full-flat glass compliment your high-end lifestyle.
The 6-door design allows you to store every type of food under optimal conditions.
1. Fridge compartment (Approx.3~6˚C)
2. Approx. -3°C Prime Fresh freezing / Chilled select case (Approx.-3~2˚C)
3. Ice compartment (Approx.-20~-18˚C)
4. Fresh Freezing compartment (Approx.-19~-17˚C)
5. Freezer compartment (Approx.-20~-18˚C)
6. Vegetable compartment (Approx.3~8˚C)
*The temperature may differ slightly depending on how the refrigerator in used.
While the typical refrigerator freezes food to approx. -18°C to -20 °C, Prime Fresh freezes it to approx. -3°C. Since food is very lightly frozen, it never gets hard. Items frozen in this way, even if they are raw, stay at their best, retaining nutrients as well as flavor and texture. There is no need to defrost partially frozen food before preparing it because it remains easy to cut and cook immediately.*At the time of purchase, the refrigerator is in the Chilled mode. To use Prime Fresh, please switch the setting.
The aluminum plate takes away heat from items immediately after they are put in to rapidly cool them to approx. -3°C. Cold air from above and the plate at the bottom have a double cooling effect that lets you store food items and retain their freshness.
Since the drawers of the vegetable compartment and the freezer compartment open fully, you can see everything inside at a glance. The high load-resistant bearing rail system enables smooth, easy opening with one hand even when a lot of items are stored. The system's also exceptionally durable so the drawer won't feel any heavier even after being opened / closed for a period equivalent to about 20 years.
The vegetable compartment and the freezer compartment let you store multiple large items.
And the corners are shaped to enable even more effective used of available space. Stock up and enjoy.
The separate cases let you store items separately to help prevent mixing of odors.Lower case
Lower case is ideal for storing large items such as a whole turkey. Even tall itmens can be stored straight.Upper caseThis is ideal for small, delicate items. It can prevent food being lost or crushed, and also prevent mixing of odors for more hygienic storage.
An intense blast of super-cold approx. -32 °C* air rapidly freezes items. Even putting in hot, freshly cooked food has no effect on neighboring items. Put in food at any time without waiting for it to cool.
Thanks to rapid freezing, the cells in food items aren't damaged so the flavor and nutrients are thoroughly preserved. The difference is obvious when you thaw an item. There's hardly any drip or discoloring.* When the ambient temperature is 20°C, cold air at a minimum temperature of -32°C is output.
* When the Fresh Freezing button is pressed.
This large, bright compartment has multiple door pockets for extra convenience. It's easy to keep your fridge neat and organized.
Just put water in the supply tank, and ice is automatically made in as little as 80 minutes* and stored for you. This is a real convenience on hot days when friends come over. A touch is all it takes to remove the washable ice tray and water is supplied to the tray directly, so it's hygienic.* At quick ice making mode.
* Ambient temperature of 20 °C Temperature in each compartment set to "2". Doors not opened or closed.
Features a silver-coated filter with powerful antibacterial properties and blue LED lights that boost the effects of the filter. These technologies eliminate airborne bacteria to achieve a survival rate of 0.0001%.*
This has been proven and certified by a third-party organization.
* Certified by SLG (Suedsachsen Wasser GmbH), a Third-Party German Testing Authority 23 Patents were applied (ex. Application No. 2007-118692)
Tested by Suedsachsen Wasser GmbH, Germany, Testing method: ISO 22196: 2007
During ordinary operation, the refrigerator uses Ag Clean function. When a greater volume of food is being stored, the refrigerator switches to Hygiene Active system, which rapidly eliminates bacteria. Combining these two functions help maintain a hygienic refrigerator interior at all times.
The ECONAVI refrigerator monitors the room temperature, when and how often the fridge doors are opened, and the fridge's internal temperature, while a new Storage Sensor detects the amount of food stored. ECONAVI analyzes and responds to this information to maintain ideal cooling and avoid wasting energy.1.Storage sensor
2.Light sensor
3.Room temperatures sensor
4.Door sensor
5.Internal temperatures sensor
Using light and the storage sensor, the refrigerator senses changes in the amount of food stored in the fridge compartment and decides whether an increase in cooling power is needed.
Previously, adding even a small amount of food canceled ECONAVI operation. With new Storage Eco, ECONAVI continues to operate when food additions are small, resulting in even greater energy savings.
Microprocessor: Intelligent Sensing
A microcomputer cleverly detects temperatures inside.
Precise information on each temperature change due to door opening/closing action or the amount of food stored is transmitted to the compressor.
Compressor: Intelligent AdjustmentThe compressor adjusts rotation speed to suit the situation.
The result is more efficient, powerful cooling to maintain a stable temperature inside the refrigerator.
Since 1953, eighty million Panasonic refrigerators have been sold in Japan and around the world.
To ensure long use, we are uncompromising in our quality control testing of the technologies involved.
This product is a long-term compressor guarantee service applicable product.


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Feb 13 (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will seek a permanent solution to scheduled steep cuts in physician payments from the federal Medicare health insurance plan for retirees and disabled people, a House committee chairman said on Wednesday.
Rep. Fred Upton, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, told doctors he hopes to send so-called "Doc Fix" legislation to the House floor this summer that would repeal payment reductions enacted in 1997 as part of a law to balance the federal budget.
The 16-year-old "sustainable growth rate" (SGR) provision calls for reductions in doctor pay as a way to control spending by Medicare. Congress has prevented the SGR from taking effect through temporary measures, but that has run up the fiscal and political costs of finding a permanent solution.
U.S. Doctors have voiced frustration about uncertainty caused by the persistent threat of steep reductions in Medicare reimbursement for their services. Some have even threatened to stop serving Medicare patients.
Upton said he believes the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has opened "a window of opportunity" for change. The budget office recently lowered its cost estimate for a long-term SGR fix to $138 billion, from $245 billion last August, due to lower Medicare spending on physician services.
"It's obviously a very large amount but a smaller mountain to climb," the Michigan Republican said in a speech to the American Medical Association (AMA).
"Our goal is to get it done this year, to actually have it on the House floor before the end of the summer — July or the first week of August."
Upton said he would seek support from Democrats in the Republican-controlled House to achieve a bipartisan bill that could muster support in the Democratic-run Senate.
He offered no specifics on how his bill would pay for the cost of repealing the SGR.
In the latest episode of the cat-and-mouse game, physicians escaped a 27 percent reduction in Medicare payments scheduled for Jan. 1, 2013, when Congress enacted a one-year $25 billion Doc Fix as part of its fiscal cliff legislation. The measure holds physician payments unchanged.
Upton and other leading Republicans on his panel have released a legislative blueprint that calls for freezing doctor payment rates for 10 years and basing future increases on their willingness to embrace methods to improve the quality and efficiency of care.
A bill introduced this month by House Democrat Allyson Schwartz and Republican Joe Heck would allow four years of payment increases while new payment and delivery models are vigorously tested.
An AMA proposal calls for a similar transition period, during which physicians would be rewarded for participating in new methods of care delivery.


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Pregnancy Body Pillowms001
Product Details
The ultimate in body pillows, The Comfort-U was designed to help you sleep during the later part of your pregnancy when no position is comfortable. Made with a special allergy sensitive fabric, this pregnancy pillow offers comfort as well as support. After your pregnancy the pillow can be used for nursing as well as to border new babies in position. The pillow is 6' 2" tall and 10.5" wide. This comes with the Body Pillow Case in white.


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Core 2 Duo 45nm Wolfdale vs. 65nm Conroe @ TechSpotBy Julio Franco
It was back in July 2006 when we got our first look at the then brand new Core 2 Duo processor technology. The processor code-named 'Conroe' was initially released in four different flavors ranging from the E6300 (1.86GHz) all the way up to the E6700 model running at 2.66GHz, and from the get go we knew Intel had a winner on its hands.
But for some time now we've been waiting for Intel to move on to a more efficient and highly hyped 45nm fabrication technology, which was released just last month. The new 45nm Wolfdale line-up includes the E8200 (2.66GHz), E8400 (3.00GHz) and E8500 (3.16GHz) processors that are expected to operate at lower temperatures - and thus reduce fan noise - as well as receive newer SSE4.1 instructions and ship with a larger 6MB L2 cache.
It should not take pages of benchmark results to convince you that the E8500 is a better buy than the E6850 as that clearly is the case. However, those currently in possession of an E6000 series processor or even older Intel or AMD processors, may still be quite interested to see how much faster these new E8000 series CPUs are, and if they are worth upgrading to. The non-race is on then!
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Beautiful Days is the West Country's foremost music festival, held at the end of August every year. Along with the top-class music acts, there is art, good food and a range of tea and coffee houses that appear across the Escot House site.
The camping is well organised and site safety is superb thanks to large numbers of stewards, many of whom help monitor the site for the duration of the festival from the fire towers across the festival site.


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How Oreo Stole the Super Bowl Spotlight
A quick response from Oreo's social media turned a timely tweet about the power outage into the brand's most successful social media message yet. Sarah Hofstetter, president of 360i, joins digits. Photo: Nabisco.
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Detectives have released photos of items found October 30 in the shallow Piercy grave of a man now dubbed John Doe.
The T-shirt, a rusty pocket knife, a ProWing athletic shoe, and long underwear pants were found in the gravesite, and detectives are hoping someone will recognize them and lead to identification of the victim.
From the remains recovered in the shallow grave, a Chico State University forensic anthropologist determined John Doe was a man between the age of 25 and 45 with a height of between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet 5 inches tall.
Detectives believe the man was the victim of a homicide, but no cause of death has been identified.
These items and the skeletal remains were discovered by kayakers on an outing on the Eel River near the 83000 block of Highway 271.
There is anecdotal evidence from the family that discovered the body that the remains were buried a few years before.
The T-shirt from the grave has a saying on it "Before I started working here I drank, smoked, and used foul language for no reason at all. But thanks to this job, I now have a reason."
To help refine the man"s identity, detectives have asked the California Department of Justice to extract DNA from the remains. Detectives hope this can help them learn the man"s identity; allow them to bring closure to his family, and bring his killer to justice.
Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact the Sheriff"s Office Tip-Line by calling 234-2100.


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Knit beanie product specs
- Knitted beanie with knit in design
- Produced in the Wildemasche knit factory in Germany - WORLDWIDE DELIVERY!
- Knit beanie made to order with your custom design, text, logo. No minimums.
- No print or embroidery: design is knitted pixel to stitch
- Material: 100% soft acrylic yarn
- One size fits most, elastic ribbon
- Size: ca. 25 x 25 cm. Beanie comes out rather large. It is not a kids beanie, unless an oversize look is desired
- Use up to 4 knit colors from the color palette with currently 22 colors available.
Worldwide delivery - various delivery options available, depending on country of delivery, product type and order quantity.
Design and order online
Start the Online Designer to create your custom design. Or watch this video first with basic steps explained.
All products can be designed with the online designer: not only soccer / football scarves, but also design scarves, blankets, beanies, sweaters and triangle scarves.
What is the minimum order quantity?
There is NO minimum order quantity. You can order products with your custom design as single piece, or any other quantity.
How do I upload my own design?
Click "Design now" to start the Online Designer. Click "Add image" at the top left in the Online Designer to upload your design, a logo, photo or a pattern. All elements can be tiled in the online designer.
Upload a complete design, or design elements one after another. Choose background design template or unicolor background with the "designs" button in the Online Designer.
How about pantone values for the yarn colors?
Giving pantone colors is difficult: We don't get exact values from the yarn supplier, so we have to estimate the values ourselves. Overmore, there are always at least two colors in a scarf. When knitting e.g. red with white, it will look different compared to knitting red with black. Regarding yarn colors, Pantone values suggest a level of accuracy that cannot be provided.
- Material
- 100% Acrylic
- Size
- ca. 22x22cm