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Daniel Hommes, MD, PhD
Dr. Hommes is a medical specialist whose professional aims include the improvement of the quality of life of patients suffering from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) through basic science, translational research and healthcare delivery innovations.
Harry Pothoulakis, MD
Dr. Pothoulakis' research program is primarily focused on the role of neuropeptides and hormones in several disease states, including inflammatory bowel diseases, clostridium difficile infection, and irritable bowel syndrome. His recent projects also involve the neuropeptide-dependent mechanisms by which communication between the intestinal mucosa and the fat depots affect the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation. He is an author of over 157 original articles and numerous reviews and book chapters and served in the Editorial Board of several biomedical journals, including Gastroenterology, and American Journal of Physiology. He has also been a member of Hormones, Transmitters, Growth Factors and Receptors, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Sections of the American Gastroenterological Association. Dr. Pothoulakis' research projects have been supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Broad Foundation, The Martin Blinder Foundation for Crohn's Disease, and the Knapp Foundation.
Christina Ha, MD
Daniel Hollander, MD
Dr. Hollander's research has centered on intestinal absorption mechanisms of nutrients by the small intestine, and on paracellular transport. He began his studies of the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel diseases by studying the intestinal permeability of patients with Crohn's disease and their family members and spouses. Since then, his studies have centered on the role of the intestinal tight junctions in intestinal inflammation and in IBD pathogenesis.
Currently, Dr. Hollander is teaching and providing care to patients with IBD at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Bennett Roth, MD
Dr. Roth received his medical degree from Hahnemann Medical College, completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and his fellowship in gastroenterology at UCLA. He served as the Chief of Clinical Gastroenterology at UCLA for 17 years and is currently Chief of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is former president of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE).
|Jonathan Sack, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, UCLA Department of Surgery
Dr. Sack is a board-certified Colon and Rectal Surgeon with over 25 years experience. He has a focused interest in treating patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, with special interest in laparoscopic reconstructive surgery for chronic ulcerative colitis (restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch anal anastomosis) and minimally invasive treatment of complicated Crohn's disease with bowel preservation techniques.
David Ziring, MD
Angelos Oikonomopoulos, PhD
Angelos earned a Master's Degree and a PhD degree in Molecular Medicine in 2011 from the University of Crete. Dr. Oikonomopoulos has been fascinated by stem cell biology since his early undergraduate studies. Currently, his focus is on stem cell therapeutic applications and particularly on the potential of mesenchymal stromal stem cells for IBD treatment.
Welmoed van Deen, MD
Welmoed received her medical degree at the University of Leiden in The Netherlands in 2011. After graduation she moved to Los Angeles where she is working at the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases as a research fellow. Her main research interest is in value-based healthcare and she is currently researching ways to generate a sustainable and value based health care system for the IBD population. She hopes to finalize her PhD thesis on value based healthcare in 2015.
|Martijn van Oijen, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
Dr. Van Oijen received a dual Master of Science in Biomedical Health Science (epidemiology and health technology assessment) from Radboud University Nijmegen. At Radboud, he also received his PhD in Medicine, based on his thesis titled 'Balancing Gastrointestinal and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Low-Dose Aspirin Users.' After completing his PhD, Dr. Van Oijen worked as a post-doc for a nationwide project aiming at developing an IBD research database connecting input from medical records, patient reported outcomes and bio-banking. In 2010, he became assistant professor in GI Epidemiology, department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, at University Medical Center Utrecht. Dr. Van Oijen was also head of the departmental clinical trial bureau, and supervised a team of PhD students on topics covering the whole disease spectrum of gastroenterology and hepatology.
Dr. Van Oijen has advanced skills in database analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis and epidemiology.
Ellen Kane, RN, BS, CCRP
|Lisette Macias, RN, BSN
Clinical Nurse Manager - Pediatrics
Lisette holds a baccalaureate degree in nursing from Azusa Pacific University. Her areas of clinical expertise include pediatrics, gastroenterology, and critical care. Currently, she is a pediatric clinical nurse working with Dr. David Ziring, a pediatric inflammatory bowel disease expert. She collaboratively manages and coordinates the care of patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
|Nancee Jaffe
Registered Dietician
Nancee graduated from California State University, Los Angeles, where she earned her Master's of Science degree in Nutrition. She completed her dietetic internship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and at the University of California, Los Angeles. Nancee works with all gastrointestinal disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, short bowel syndrome and idiopathic or functional bowel diseases.
|Adriana Centeno
Assistant Director, Division of Digestive Diseases
She received a Bachelor's of Art in Sociocultural Anthropology from UCLA and recently graduated from the Executive Education Program at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Leticia Gutierrez
Leticia began her employment in the Pediatric Allergy Immunology Division at UCLA as a high school student in 1986 and has made the medical field at UCLA her home. Working in GI the past 12 years, she was told about the exciting plans with the new IBD Program and was honored to become part of the team December 2011.
Tony Lopez
Tony has been with UCLA Health for more than 10 years working for a variety of specialities. He was promoted to team leaders for internal medicine and gastroenterology clinic where he began working closely with IBD physicians. When the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases was established, he joined the dynamic team.


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Lady Antebellum Doesn't Watch Glee
Lady Antebellum dominated the Grammys on Sunday night, but it was the Sunday before that had them really excited. "It was amazing," lead singer Hillary Scott told E! about the Glee performance of "Need You Now," their smash hit song. "After the Super Bowl? We couldn't have asked for a better slot. They performed it wonderfully. We could not be happier."
Well, unless it was sung on Jersey Shore. "I'm still sticking to my Jersey Shore, HGTV and Mad Men," bandmate Charles Kelley said.
Added Dave Haywood, "I've got to learn the characters, learn the stories. I have no idea what is going on."
Come on, Lady Antebellum. Get those Glee DVDs for your next tour. You can burn through them in a week!
Source: E!
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Real Housewives of Atlanta
Was Kenya Moore Inappropriate at Cynthia Bailey's Event?
So far, Kenya Moore has taken Atlanta by storm on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. By the end of her first episode, she'd already butted heads with Cynthia Bailey. This week, she made her presence known at Cynthia's empowered-women powwow.
Immediately following Cynthia's thank you speech during which she shared her admiration for NeNe Leakes, Kenya grabbed the mike and made a speech of her own. Um, what? She started off by declaring "Enough of this clown show," and then went on to pretty much repeat everything that Cynthia had just said. Who's the brainless scarecrow now?
Clearly, Kenya is all about sass and attitude, but did she cross the line?


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Banksy: The Unauthorised Retrospective At Sotheby's
Over 70 works from across Banksy's career - see it ...
Over 70 works from across Banksy's career - see it ...
Tale of the 'tank commando' made homeless by Banksy's graffiti.
Artwork will be restored and sold in 2014.
What's been happening around London today.
Featuring an obscure river, a rather less obscure artist and plenty ...
Has Banksy been back to Wood Green?
It's been removed from the building and is up for auction in Miami. ...
Works by 15 street artists including Banksy and Mr Brainwash.
Banksy, Roa, Shepard Fairey and others pay tribute to previous generations ...
Banksy's protege gets ready to take London by storm.
A comment on the Jubilee celebrations in N22?
Street art from the man who "gave birth to Banksy".
Spot the new trio of works...or groan and don't read this.
Vacate Occupy requests escalate through the ecclesiastical ranks.
Banksy and the Cumberland Hotel. Strange bedfellows.


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Originally written on Dolphin Shout | Last updated 7/1/13
While he played virtually none on either offense or defense, the Miami Dolphins had a real weapon last season in returner Marcus Thigpen. Thigpen scored the first touchdown of 2012 for Miami, a 72-yard punt return against the Houston Texans in the season opener. Thigpen has made an effort this offseason to work himself into the rotation on offense, but whether he spends much time in the huddle or not, Thigpen remains a play-maker for Miami and will be one of the more important Dolphins in 2013. Marcus Thigpen became the first Dolphin ever to return a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in the same season in 2012. (Photo: Sun Sentinel) Last season, Thigpen ranked fifth in the NFL in kickoff return average and fourth when it came to punt return average. Thigpen was one of only five players in the league last season to return both a kickoff and a punt for a score, while becoming the first Miami Dolphin ever to do both in the same season. While his touches were limited and m...
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NewsDay reports Republican Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano was sworn in for his second term today using an iPad and Bible app when officials were unable to locate a physical copy of the Bible:
Addressing a standing room audience at Bethpage High School, where he graduated in 1980, Mangano took the oath of office on an iPad featuring a text of the Bible when a printed copy could not be located.
Not surprisingly there is much debate heating up online over whether or not an iPad and Bible app should qualify as a replacement for the real thing. Video from the ceremony is available here.
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Why not, they've made a mockery out of everything else we used to hold sacred. This was just a matter of time. You idiots that think it's funny just go ahead and enjoy the future, it's not all that bright. Just reading the comments shows where this culture is heading. Punks with poor upbringing and no respect with the ability to vote.
And with the current administration pandering to the 51% on government assistance, the liberal youth and all the illegals, the voting is about to be skewed down the road of socialism. When they buy enough votes by giving them what they want, this country will take a big turn down the a very bad road. With the rich and those in the other 48% constantly being taxed more and demonized, they will soon find out the balance has shifted to the extreme and the coffers will run dry. Then we will see what this Country is really made of.
"Punks with poor upbringing and no respect"…. not to mention no clue of US history or moral values.
So….You are going to a swearing in cerimony….and you didn't think to bring the very book you will be swearing the oath to? Really? No one thought of the book? Really? No one? I think this was planned to get press for the first person to take an oath on a Bible app. And no, it's not the same. He might as well have taken it on an invisible Bible.
I don't mind folks using the bible or any religious book they choose (after all, the majority in this country is religious) if they give you option to "not" use it. But in this country, it's basically it's the bible or you don't get to be appointed into the public office. They force everyone whether you agree or not to accept their way and if you object you're rocking the boat over nothing. It's a sham.
no matter, if they use digital or printed version. they don't mean it in any way. Government, judges and law are sold out, so they have nothing in common with God's word.


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We may have a new top scorer on Top Gear's 'Aftermarket Tuning Job Checklist'. This is the German tuner Hamann's take on the 911 Turbo, and it truly does tick all the boxes.
Absurd power hike? Check. Hamann reckons it has squeezed a massive 630bhp out of the Turbo's 3.6-litre flat six - a 150bhp boost thanks to bigger variable nozzle turbochargers and an ECU remap. It cuts the Turbo's 0-60mph time from a tardy 3.9 seconds to 3.3 seconds - yes, even quicker than the GT2.
Spurious bodywork mods? Check. The Turbo's roof has been chopped by eight centimetres and sprouted an air intake, while there's the obligatory aero bodykit all round. And some monster 20-inch rims for good measure.
Tasteless interior? Check. A worrying yellow-on-brown leather combo that strangely reminds us of those Fruit Salad sweets from years back. Oh, and Lambo-style scissor doors for good measure.
Eye-watering price tag? Most probably. There's no word on how much Hamann will charge you for doing Bad Things to your Turbo, but assume it won't be cheap.


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Oracle Customer: Novation
Location: Texas, United State
Industry: Professional Services
Video: Novation Chooses Oracle Exadata and Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage
Novation Chooses Oracle Exadata and Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage
Oracle Customer: Novation
Location: Texas, United State
Industry: Professional Services
Video: Novation Chooses Oracle Exadata and Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage
Founded in 1998, Novation is a leading healthcare supply chain expertise, analytics, and contracting company for the more than 65,000 members of VHA Inc. and UHC, two national healthcare alliances, the Children's Hospital Association, an alliance of the nation's leading pediatric facilities, and Provista, LLC. Novation provides alliance members with sourcing services, as well as information and data services. The organization develops and manages competitive contracts with more than 600 suppliers. Many hospitals rely on the company's supply chain data management service to monitor monthly spend, analyze purchases, and help ensure an adequate stock of medical supplies.
The company has seen its transaction volume growth rates double approximately once every six months (400% annually), requiring the company to increase database performance speeds, improve backup capabilities to limit system downtime, enhance analytics capabilities, and streamline its back-office infrastructure to provide information to its hospital and healthcare alliance customers more rapidly, while also enhancing internal business analytics.
The company selected Oracle Exadata Database Machine to meet its growing database needs. Oracle Exadata helped make data processing times 10 to 15x faster than the legacy solution, and reduced transaction processing times from hours to minutes. The Oracle solution also enables the company to provide analytics to hospitals more quickly, supporting increased visibility into savings opportunities—either in pricing or in contracting. The improved analytics speed also enables internal executives to react more quickly to market changes.
The Oracle solution also allows the company to store more data on less hardware with the Oracle Hybrid Columnar Compression functionality, which provides significant savings while also increasing performance and enabling faster access to information. It also enabled the company to consolidate several applications on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine, simplifying database administration, infrastructure, and management.
The company also selected Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage 7420 appliance as its backup storage device to enable very rapid data backup—up to 6 terabytes per hour—and help reduce system downtime. The InfiniBand connectivity between Oracle Exadata and the storage appliance enables Novation to rapidly move data between the devices and access the data as quickly as needed.
"Oracle Exadata Database Machine enables us to process regular hospital transactions much faster and, when coupled with Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage Appliance, provides around-the-clock availability with minimum maintenance downtime to ensure our applications are online and available when our customers need them." – Alex Latham, Senior Director, Operational Applications Development, Novation
"We selected Oracle because we needed a system that met our performance expectations, was more reliable, and reduced infrastructure redundancy to provide hospitals with the information they need as quickly as possible. The Oracle Exadata platform performed much faster than the competition. Further, Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage 7420 appliance enables us to securely backup our data while limiting downtime—key requirements to meet our customers' performance expectations," said Alex Latham, senior director, operational applications development, Novation


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On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 01:48:54PM -0800, ME wrote:
> The rumor I heard, is that Apple has an in-house copy of MacOSX running on
> x86 that they use for debugging cross platform problems and to illuminate
> bugs that exist on the PPC side of things, but that don't show up
> immediately. This rumor came about when they were asked a question like:
> "Do you have a copy of MacOSX running on x86?"
> "No comment"
> And some sort of later clarification that there is one running in-house,
> but it nothing close to full-fledged with full comparable support with
> PPC... They only wrote drivers for the devices they use and everything
> else is dropped. They had no plans to develop this for marketing to
> consumers, it was just a tool used during the development process.
> Of course these are just rumors. At the time, many of the sources (web
> pages, USENET posts) had inconsistent quotes and descriptions. It has many
> of the earmarks of an urban legend. Searches on google may provide these
> original posts, or better yet, may show something from Apple that is
> official.
In introductory documentation of Mac OS X architecture, in discussion
of the Application and Library hierarchical representations (an
"Application" in OS X is really a folder hierarcy), they mention that
the application is divided into folders for each CPU architecture, and
they specifically cite x86 as an example...
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By SHEA STASKOWSKI
Both the Oktibbeha County School District and the Starkville School District are facing large deficits in the 2011–2012 budget.
The Starkville School District Board of Trustees has called a special meeting Wednesday, April 27 at 12 p.m. at the Greensboro Center.
By MATTHEW STEVENS
By DANNY P. SMITH
By STEVEN NALLEY
By COLLEEN MCCARTHY
Mississippi State's search for a Sunday starting pitcher continues after a disappointing 13-4 blowout loss to South Carolina in the third game of its Southeastern Conference series.
Caleb Reed earned his present the day before his 21st birthday.
By DANNY P. SMITH
Sports Editor
The spring time signals a season of growth.
That's exactly what the Starkville Yellowjackets are going to have to do on the football field.


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Penn State is 4-1 in Big Ten play and 13-4 overall.
Nittany Lions win 8 of 10 bouts Friday night.
Nittany Lions out shoot Spartans 48-29.
Lady Lion great is Big Ten's all-time leading scorer.
Lucas scores 18, moves into 11th place on Big Ten career scoring list.
Frazier, Newbill each score 17 but Nittany Lions fall to 0-5 in Big Ten Play.
Vanderbilt Athletic Director David Williams says Franklin told him the reports are "not true."
Penn State Athletic Director updates the search for Nittany Lions' next head football coach.
Longtime Nittany Lion assistant will interview for the full-time head coaching job with Penn State.
Former Penn State Head Coach becomes Texans 3rd Head Coach in franchise history.
NCAA restores scholarships for the Penn State Football team.
Campbell Trophy winner adds another post season honor to his resume.
Nittany Lions win 7 of 10 bouts, earning a 24-12 win Saturday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Nittany Lions will meet the 12 seed Wisconsin in the National Championship game Saturday night.
It is Penn State's 98th 1st team All-American all-time.
The Nittany Lions have now won 22 straight matches.
Edwards ties her career high with 24 points in the loss.
Nittany Lions improve to 8-3 on the year with a 68-59 win at the Consol Energy Center Wednesday night.
It's the 2nd straight year the Nittany Lion leader has been named a finalist for the award.
2-time First Team All-Big Ten Guard is 1st Nittany Lion to ever win the award.
All-Big Ten DT is 20th Nittany Lion to play in the game in 10 years.
For a 2nd consecutive year Nittany Lion senior earns honor.
Nittany Lions wrestle at Boston Friday, host Pitt at the BJC Sunday.
Frazier led all scorers with 27 points for the Nittany Lions.
True Freshman threw for 2,955 yards and 20 touchdowns this season.
The senior has now been a semifinalist for the Trophy in 3 straight years.
The Nittany Lions longtime linebacker's coach as well as QB coach have left the football team.
9 Nittany Lions Earn Honorable Mention.
McClendon had a double-double, 11 kill, 14 dig performance. Nittany Lions defeat Ohio St. in straight sets.
Nittany Lions win 4th in a row.
Penn State is 3-0 on the year.
Nittany Lions down Saint Francis (N.Y.) 1-0.
5 Penn State players reach double figures.
Sophomore corner back takes you inside a unique big play celebration that's taking the Nittany Lions by storm.
The duo talk how the school's defense was made big plays against Purdue.
Newbill scores a team high points in the loss.
All-Big Ten Guard Urschel, Kline among Academic All-District selections.
Maloney scores his 1st collegiate goal in the loss.
Penn State takes down Wisconsin 2-0.
Senior offensive guard is among 10 finalists.
Six Nittany Lions earn All-Big Ten honors.
Nittany Lion Guard averaged 21.7 ppg last season before going down with season ending injury.
Lady Lions guard is also a 1st team All-Big Ten selection.
Senior Guard picks up Scholar-Athlete Award.
Nittany Lions pick up thrilling double-overtime win over Northwestern.
Edwards scores game-high 21 points.
Penn State has a Graduation Success Rate of 88 %
Nittany Lions have now won 8 straight conference matches.
Senior guard is among 30 players on the preseason list for the 2nd straight year.
Nittany Lion Guard among 46 preseason candidates for award given to Nation's Top Point Guard.


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Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah speaks on a TV screen during a ceremony in Beirut's southern suburbs, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. (The Daily Star/Hasan Shaaban)
BEIRUT: Hamas has the capacity to defend Gaza from an Israeli ground operation should the Jewish state decide to launch one, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said over the weekend.
"I affirm to you that even in a ground operation by Israel, the resistance in Gaza, thank God, has sufficient capabilities, will and plans, which were formulated after the 2008 war to fill in gaps, [to face Israel]," Nasrallah said Saturday during a televised speech on the third day of Ashoura.
"I think that the Israelis would be engaging in a folly and making a very big mistake if they decide to launch a ground military operation against Gaza," Nasrallah added.
His words were echoed by Hamas' top official in Lebanon, Ali Barakeh, who said the Palestinian resistance does not fear a ground operation.
"If Netanyahu decides to send his troops to Gaza, he will have to face the consequences, knowing that the resistance has developed its capabilities in the past four years," Barakeh said, accusing Israel of sparking the conflict with its assassination of Hamas military commander Ahmad al-Jaabari.
Earlier this week, Israel launched an aerial attack killing Jaabari, prompting the Palestinian party to respond with rocket fire that reached Tel Aviv.
Israel has begun preparing for what appears to be a ground invasion of Gaza, calling up 16,000 reservists and gathering tanks outside the enclave after days of airstrikes.
Nasrallah said that Israel was already in a state of confusion after only a few days of reciprocal attacks, because of Hamas' capabilities and its possession of long- and medium-range missiles.
The Hezbollah chief also voiced confidence that Hamas could still attack Tel Aviv, some parts of Jerusalem and other areas, saying: "There might be other surprises the resistance is preparing in Gaza in this confrontation."
Nasrallah, who has urged Arab countries to pressure Israel to end the aerial attack, said Hamas was in a different position today as the Palestinian resistance places conditions on a truce.
"In the Cairo talks, [Hamas] is the one placing conditions and rejecting a cease-fire at any price. One of the conditions is to end the blockade on Gaza and have international and regional guarantees that the Israeli enemy will not assassinate or launch a new aggression," he said.
He reiterated his demand for Arab countries to take the necessary steps including cutting oil production in order to pressure Israel to end its "aggression," saying that "with one phone call, [U.S. President Barack] Obama can stop the war."
He added that Hamas was capable of victory but it still needed serious Arab support.
"We fear that some Arab countries will pressure the Palestinian resistance to abandon its rightful demands so that they can say that they played a role in calming the situation in front of the U.S. administration and Obama," Nasrallah added.
Arab foreign ministers roundly denounced Israel's campaign in Gaza in an emergency meeting in Cairo Saturday and demanded a review of what they called their futile diplomacy toward the Jewish state.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour, who chaired the meeting, said Sunday that the calls made by Arab foreign ministers were not enough to deal with the situation in Gaza.
Mansour told his fellow ministers during the session that "the time has come to stand united for once against Israel after 64 years of aggression."
Meanwhile, Lebanese and Palestinian groups organized solidarity demonstrations across the country over the weekend.
Several hundred people gathered at the ESCWA building in Beirut while Palestinian refugee camps in the south and north witnessed a number of solidarity protests.
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Hadith, 'Ajwa Dates and Science
Other day a person, seemingly a Christian polemicist left me an email, challenging me on something which he thought was really a big deal. He quoted the following Hadith:
Narrated Sa'd: The Prophet said, "If somebody takes some 'Ajwa dates every morning, he will not be effected by poison or magic on that day till night." (Another narrator said seven dates). (Sahih Bukhari)
And then hurled the challenge;
are you today ready to take this simple challenge and eat 7 Ajwa dates and then drink poison and survive ?
The response:
The unfortunate fact is that most people in our time think that just reading any translation of Hadith texts, they can lay hands upon, is quite enough to have a full grasp of it and they find themselves worthy enough to comment. The practice might have had some justification if Hadith -or for that matter any classical Islamic text- was in some dead language hardly known to even the followers of the religion as it happened with Judaism and Christianity.
A basic principle in studying any historical narration is to understand the environment and context in which it originated. While it may not be possible to find details as to when and why was some particular words were uttered, another reasonable way is to see the complementing narrations before looking to reach a conclusion.
Sa'd told of hearing Allah's Messenger say, "He who has a morning meal of seven 'ajwa dates will not suffer harm that day through toxins or magic." (Bukhari, Hadith 5327 and Muslim, Hadith 3814)
'Aisha reported Allah's Messenger as saying, "The 'ajwah dates of al-'Aliya contain healing, and they are an antidote (when taken as) first thing in the morning." (Muslim, Hadith 3815)
'Aisha reported Allah's Messenger as saying, "The 'ajwah dates of al-'Aliya taken as the first thing in the morning, in the state of fasting; contain healing for all (kinds of) magic or toxins." (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith 23592)
Al-'Aliya is the named applied to some villages a few miles east of Medina.
Narrated 'Urwah: 'Aisha used to order to make a habit of or taking in regular intervals seven 'ajwah dates, in the state of fasting for seven mornings. (Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba, Hadith 23945)
Now considering all these narrations it becomes clear that the benefits mentioned are for link to certain specifics.
1- It is about 'Ajwa dates from al-Aliya, a particular locality near al-Medina
2- The benefit is for eating them early in the morning breaking the night fast with it
3- It is for the one who eats them regularly as Aisha (RA) used to instruct people. Her instruction matters for she is one of the narrators of the Hadith in question.
Now let me explain a few things:
"The Poison/Toxin": The word actually used is "summ" which means, poison or toxin. The problem is some people think it is about instantly killing poisonous stuff. However the fact mention in Hadith that it benefits when taken as the first thing early in the morning and on regular basis itself establishes that it is about toxins, which are indeed poisonous and harmful to the body. Also see the following evidence.
Al-Mawarid Arabic-English Dictionary Dar el-Elm Lilmalayin, Beirut 1995 p.642
Ibn Qayyim in his Tibb al-Nabawi writes: "For the people of al-Medina, dried dates are their staple like wheat is to other people. In addition, dried dates from the area of al-Aliyah in al-Medina are one of the best kinds of dates ... Dates are a type of fruit that is also used for its nutritional and medicinal value, being favorable for most bodies and for their role in strengthening the natural heat. Moreover, dates do not produce harmful wastes or excrement like other types of food and fruits. Rather, dates preserve the body wastes from being spoiled and from rotting, especially for those who are used to eating dried dates." (Healing with the Medicine of the Prophet, Translated by Abd el-Qader bin Abd el-Azeez, Dar al-Ghadd al-Gadeed, al-Mansoura (Egypt), 2003 p.121)
Here are a couple of more narrations,
Narrated Sa'd: I suffered from an illness. The Messenger of Allah –may Allah bless him- came to pay a visit to me. He put his hands on my chest and I felt its coolness at my heart. He said: "You are a man suffering from heart sickness. Go to al-Harith ibn Kaladah, brother of Thaqif. He is a man who gives medical treatment. He should take seven ajwah dates of Medina and grind them with their kernels, and then put them into your mouth." (Sunan Abu DawudHadith 3875)
It is reported, though through a weak chain, that 'Ali –may Allah be pleased with him- said: "And whoever eats seven 'ajwa dates every day it kills every disease in the stomach." (Kanzul Ummal, Hadith 28472)
These show that they have healing effect against heart ailment and problems of the stomach.
And we have scientific evidence that dates protect arteries and lower the risks of heart attack. Cholesterol that causes many heart problems itself is a toxin. Moreover some of the ingredients of the dates are protective against digestive system related problems, e.g. dietary fiber helps eliminate human intestinal toxic substances, researchers suggest.
Magic: As to magic, there are two possibilities. If it is literally a reference to magic as it was and is known then we cannot actually say much about it in the light of modern scientific research. Western science has, to the best of my knowledge, only skeptical notions about it which do not have any real value. (We earlier discussed a similar case about the Evil-eye)
It may simply be a reference to some diseases caused by apparently unknown factors expressed this way especially taking into account the times in which the statement was made.
The word "Sihr" is so called as "it changes health and soundness to disease" (see E.W. Lane's Lexicon Book I p.1316) and in that sense it is simply a reference to the something causing ailment like the word used to imply toxin poison and is hinted to by the word "or" used in many narrations. This might be a reference to certain radiations that adversely affect human body. And we know certain of the ingredients of dates like Calcium, magnesium, Selenium, Zinc, Vitamin C etc. are helpful against radiations.
Summary of the above:
The two things mentioned above are for dates in general and as clear from the Hadith reports the 'ajwa dates from al-Aliya locality of al-Medina are even more beneficial especially in that particular environment.
With regards to toxins there is no doubt the dates are indeed curative. As to magic more research is possible however whatever is written above suffices to kill the skeptical notions about the Hadith. Those who doubt the Hadith have nothing to substantiate their view. We at least have fair amount of support in favor of our thesis.
The Hadith narrations say, 'ajwa dates from al-Aliya taken regularly as first thing in the morning breaking the fast -in spells of 7 successive days- is a cure against toxins, just as they are helpful as a preventive cure against heart and stomach problems.
While the explanation above is quite enough for any ardent and reasonable observer, for the hate mongers from amongst the Christian missionaries I have a challenge on these lines. And the challenge is to drink the "any deadly thing" and stay unhurt. This is what the Bible promises putting the words into the mouth of Jesus –may Allah bless him.
"They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." (KJV, Mark 16:18)
I always wonder how come missionary haters of Islam muster up the courage to talk about Islam. Don't they ever turn back and have a look at their own house?
Acknowledgement: I am indebted to the invaluable help offered by brother Azhan Ahmad in bringing up this article.
Indeed Allah knows the best!
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Are christians ready to drink poison?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousAugust 6, 2014 at 3:08 AM
They already do unfortunately in the form of their Bible and misguided preachers they listen to every SundayDelete
- AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 1:19 AM
This is ground breaking! and eye catching response!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 2:03 AM
asalaamu alaykum, Great article bro. Keep them coming!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 7:48 PM
900 Christians dead because of the fabricated verse of Mark 16:18.ReplyDelete
Nice job brother. May Allah bless you further for educating us on this matter.ReplyDelete
This post is described the importance of ajwa dates.The Holy prophet PBUH described any one who eat seven ajwa dates in the morning who will be saved from any kind of disease.Now science has proved if any one who uses the date who will secure from heart disease.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 19, 2011 at 2:13 PM
glad to hear about the dates, now what about camels urine?ReplyDelete
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Narrated Abu Qilaba:
Anas said, "Some people of 'Ukl or 'Uraina tribe came to Medina and its climate did not suit them. So the Prophet ordered them to go to the herd of (Milch) camels and to drink their milk and urine (as a medicine). So they went as directed and after they became healthy, they killed the shepherd of the Prophet and drove away all the camels. The news reached the Prophet early in the morning and he sent (men) in their pursuit and they were captured and brought at noon. He then ordered to cut their hands and feet (and it was done), and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron, They were put in 'Al-Harra' and when they asked for water, no water was given to them." Abu Qilaba said, "Those people committed theft and murder, became infidels after embracing Islam and fought against Allah and His Apostle ."Replies
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Many modern day pharmaceutical giants use ingredients extracted from the urine of camels .. As laymen, we only see the end product as a tablet, capsule or syrup ...Delete
Effect of camel urine on the cytological and biochemical changes induced by cyclophosphamide in mice.ReplyDelete
have a nice day bro!
- AnonymousApril 30, 2012 at 10:59 PM
Paul fabricated the Christianity of today why shouldn't they open dead sea scroll and other documents found else where and tell Christians the real truthReplyDelete
- anishaJuly 17, 2012 at 4:04 PM
subhanAllah,what an intelligent response. May Allah bless u both,and us Muslims with wisdom and patience,amin.ReplyDelete
- Shabeer shaarimJuly 27, 2012 at 7:16 AM
Masha Allaah very useful articleReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 12, 2012 at 10:52 PM
V nice article. May allah bless u, n full fill ur desires ameenReplyDelete
Masha Allaah very useful articleReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 26, 2012 at 9:18 PM
sir i am sumaira, my phd resesarch is on ajwa. kindly if u have some more literature regarding ajwa then plz shareReplyDelete
الطعن في أحاديث فضل العجوة والتداوي بهاReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 7, 2013 at 4:17 PM
jazakullah for your efforts and researchReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2014 at 1:15 AM
Jazakallahu khair, may Allah bless you for this wonderful knowledge you sharedReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2014 at 9:16 PM
Islam will enter every house of the world insha Allah. Unfortunately many people dont put context of the hadith in the right area. "A Little learning is a dangerous thing". Allah guide us to the straight path.ReplyDelete
Ther r toxins stored in fat cells. Once a person loses weight or if a person fasts, deze toxins r released into blood n kidneys n liver, which cn b hazardous. So the body requires fiber to excrete deze toxins thru faeces. N dates r wonderful source of fiber. When v r on a weight loss regime or when v fast, v lose weight but da toxins which were there in fat cells releases. There r ketones formed as a by product of fasting n weight loss, which itself is toxic. Da most important thing after weight loss or fasting is detox thru fiber. Dates r excellent source of fiber.ReplyDelete
Nice article and commentsReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2014 at 3:26 PM
Awesome explanation...May Allah guide us in the right path....ReplyDelete


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I've also been leveling my 64 warrior when I can, although right now I'm kinda stuck. When did everyone quit running SP/UB? I haven't been able to get a group for like a week now. Meanwhile folks are still yelling for Ramparts and even BF. Call me confused but I just don't get it. I'm a bit stuck because I don't want to level right past it -- there's some neat stuff for tanks in there. Plus soloing as a even a partial Prot spec kinda sucks. So I haven't figured out what to do there, very annoying.
The upside is that with 375 Engineering, I get some pretty nifty toys at my disposal to ease the pain. First of all, my Mithril dragonling is level 75 -- how cool is that? He's sure handy to whip out when I get into an ugly fight. Too bad his cooldown is like an hour, I think 5 or 10 minutes would be more reasonable since he dies after a minute. 60 seconds is barely enough for one fight when you're a tank. Luckily I made myself two dragonlings, so I can actually pop the second one if I need another helper. I usually switch to the Gnomish Shrink Ray after I burn my Dragonling though. If any of you other engineers have a better suggestion on handy trinkets for PVE soloing, feel free to post (I'm Goblin, so bear that in mind!).
One thing I'm really looking forward to is making the Goblin Rocket Launcher. That +45 stamina should be pretty huge for me as a level 64 tank. I'm still collecting the mats for it with my other toons, but I hope to make it soon. Call me weird, but I'm assuming I'll be pretty uber with an extra +45 stamina in a trinket slot. Plus my tank is also an enchanter, so I have all the nifty stamina chants on her gear as well. Maybe not all the chants, I haven't farmed any of the drop recipes yet. The only non-trainer recipe I currently have is Enchant Boots - Vitality which I haven't found much use for actually. I bought it early on before the drop recipes had an established value and clearly didn't put much thought into how much benefit it would provide. Oh well.
So anyway, I'm really hoping this stupid 2.2 patch comes out soon so we'll have new stuff to talk about! Feel free to make a suggestion if there's something you guys want me to research for you ;)
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If it's any consolation, Kal - that boot recipe you have is a) the rarest enchant I have seen (only know 3 people with it on my faction); b) by far the best boot option for healers. So be glad you have it, and advertise it well - you probably can make a decent amount of money off itReplyDelete
As a warrior myself I know the pain of leveling. Especially if you are prot specced. My suggestion if u still wanna lvl as a prot is to invest 31p in prot (up to Shield slam) and 30p in Fury (up to Flurry). That will make it a lot easier to maje some decent damage. Flurry combined with One hand specialisation is quite good if u feel u really want to tank all the way up to 70.ReplyDelete
Otherwise I would recommend going for a full fury build. Check it out at wowwiki It's the 17/44/0 build.
Switching to that will make soloing taking on a new dimension. Killing mobs before the charge CD has run out is way more fun than port grinding mobs till they die out of boredom.
About the nice drops. They are only nice for you at this lvl. When you hit 70 you will be wondering why you spent all the time to get that gear.
The good thing with tanking all of the lower lvl dungeons is that you get experience and a bit of know how with tanking. And to learn layout and mob types before going heroic.
Good luck with your tank. Love to hear more about her in the future.
((BTW - check out www.tankspot.com for a awesome site that explains all that is needed to know for tanking. Good gear lists etc.))
Tsark: Thanks for the tip! I didn't realize that Vitality was a healer chant, although I do vaguely recall thinking it would be handy for Kali when I bought it, rofl.ReplyDelete
Daddygamer: I started out with a Flurry spec at 60, but only had 20 points to put into Prot and I was worried it wouldn't be enough for tanking so I respec'd to get up to Shield Bash. Unfortunately I now don't have enough points for Bloodthirst, which I am missing terribly.
Normally I wouldn't be too worried about the lowbie loot, but I had hoped to get my hands on that Bogstrock Cloak in UB. I understand that can actually take you all the way to 70, so it seemed like a good investment of time to get. Thanks for the link, I've been wandering through there a bit already since I feel quite rusty on the tanking end of life :) Obviously another reason to run dungeons instead of soloing to 70, hopefully by the time I get there I'll be able to handle the big pulls they've given us now.
Don't level with protection! I've leveled 2 warriors to 70, and only put points into protection for end-game. You don't need protection to tank the sub-70 instances, just a little tanking know-how, a set of tanking gear, and a group that can follow orders.ReplyDelete
I think drudgery is always around... I started a warrior so I can do the whole mortal strike thing in arenas. Not sure what professions I am going to go with, thinking of doing weaponsmith and mining.ReplyDelete
My thoughts on running instances prior to 70 is for some gear, but mostly Rep. I wish I knew on my paladin what I learned on my hunter, and I wish I had a toon closer to 58 so I can put this in use.
Tanking does sound interesting with end game content.
Kevin: My spec is currently 30 Fury/25 Prot, so I'm more dps than tank right now. I think once I get Bloodrage back I should be in good shape, but I was really struggling in Ramparts without any kind of stun/silence effect. So that's why I put more points into Prot, so I could get at least a little instance utility.ReplyDelete
The main reason I'm running these instances is the rep (as Demon suggests), since this is my 4th toon I want to play it smart and run instances to Honored and then do quests. Gear is sort of a secondary concern, although for Kayree the dungeon blues make a bigger difference than they might with other toons. But since she's also an enchanter, it will be important for her to have certain factions for the good recipes and I want to minimize the rep grinding.
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Kaliope - to make that consortium rep grinding go faster, find a friendly guild-mate who is Exalted(*) and willing to help you grind Insignias in Netherstorm. Put the loot on FFA and start collecting Insignias like crazy :)ReplyDelete
(*) If s/he needs them, let him/her have all the Ethereum Prison Keys that drop, their drop rate is pretty low so people are usually quite happy to get help grinding for them. As an alternative incentive, s/he can loot all the cloth/greens/grays that drop while you loot just the Insignias. The amount of cloth you can get in an hour or two there is fairly large :)
> since this is my 4th toon
And it shows on poor Kaliope, you don't have a single Exalted rep...
Well then. If u do the instances for rep you should go 8/5/X in my opinion. To get Imp TC in Arms is heaven sent for any tank. It will make u the king of multi mob tanking cause it generates more aggro than a sunder on each mob it hits - and thats 5 mobs.ReplyDelete
Just remeber to not break CC.
Then 5 points in crit - rest in protection. You will feel like a über tank in no time. Imp shield slam and Imp shield bash is great for aggro and silence.
The only problem is that you have a worrie with being slow on grinding solo - but since u have the cash (I know u bought that 5k mount) that wont be a problem to respecc every now and then.
Just decide when to go solo and when to go instansing so u dont need respecc all the time.
Was about to write you about a weird skilling up bug but can acces the forum (company IT-policy). If someone wanna read please visit my blog: http://daddygamer.blogspot.com/
I'm exalted with Tannequin ;-) What a NUUUUB!!!! I didn't know about the portal to Ogri, and couldn't find any way out of the Belf area. I just grinded Q's until there was nothing left!ReplyDelete
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When Stephen Rodrick profiled former senator Fred Thompson, also the incumbent New York County district attorney on Law & Order and an all-but-declared presidential candidate in real life, Rodrick took a look at Thompson's Senate papers, which the then-lapsed politician donated to the University of Tennessee in 2005. Among them was a good deal of his senatorial correspondence, both letters received and those sent. And there were some good ones. After the jump, highlights from a few of our favorites.
(Click the links below for PDFs of the actual letters.)
• February 2, 1995, thank-you note to Bill Clinton: "I had a fight with my staff as to whether I should smoke the cigar or keep it as a memento from the President."
• February 2, 1995, letter to John Hughes: "I have not forgotten you owe me a fundraiser. Call your buddy Rupert Come to Washington when you get a chance and visit your money."
• August 5, 1995, handwritten at the bottom of a thank-you note to Al D'Amato: "Looking forward to the Hamptons!"
• January 29, 1996, letter of apology from Bruce Willis: "With your help, and the help [sic] many like you, our government may again be for and by the people, serving them by opening windows and allowing the free enterprise system to work instead of hindering them with debt, waste, taxes and failed programs and policies. P.S. You were great in Die Hard P.S.S. [sic] I'm doing a WWII action picture this year that you'd be perfect for if you're interested."
• March 26, 1996, thank-you note from Trent Lott: "My family and I certainly enjoyed being with you this past weekend in Nashville. You certainly know how to 'throw a party!'" Handwritten at the bottom: "Lorrie loved me!"
• April 1, 1997, thank-you note from Oliver Stone: "I have no doubt your call to the governor was very helpful in securing my visit to James Earl Ray in Nashville."
• April 3, 2001, handwritten at the bottom of a thank-you note from Russ Feingold: "All kidding aside, you were essential to our success from the outset!"


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If you've been following the preachings of Family Radio founder Harold Camping, you know that he claims that this Saturday, May 21, 2011 will be Judgment Day, the day God's chosen people will be snatched up to heaven in "The Rapture".
Some have mistakenly taken this to mean that Camping thinks the world will end on May 21, 2011 (including ourselves).
Not true, according to the latest updates from Family Radio.
They claim that Judgment Day will indeed take place on Saturday, with earthquakes and natural disasters galore, but they say the world will actually come to an end five months later, on October 21, 2011.
So, in theory, those that are taken up in "The Rapture" are instantly saved while those that are "left behind" will have to endure devastation of Biblical proportions within the next five months or so.
In fact, here is the historical timeline of events, as seen on the eBibleFellowship website:
11,013 BC—Creation. God created the world and man (Adam and Eve).
4990 BC—The flood of Noah's day. All perished in a worldwide flood. Only Noah, his wife, and his 3 sons and their wives survived in the ark (6023 years from creation).
7 BC—The year Jesus Christ was born (11,006 years from creation).
33 AD—The year Jesus Christ was crucified and the church age began (11,045 years from creation; 5023 calendar years from the flood).
1988 AD—This year ended the church age and began the great tribulation period of 23 years (13,000 years from creation).
1994 AD—On September 7th, the first 2300-day period of the great tribulation came to an end and the latter rain began, commencing God's plan to save a great multitude of people outside of the churches (13,006 years from creation).
2011 AD—On May 21st, Judgment Day will begin and the rapture (the taking up into heaven of God's elect people) will occur at the end of the 23-year great tribulation. On October 21st, the world will be destroyed by fire (7000 years from the flood; 13,023 years from creation).
I'll be the first to admit, at first I was very skeptical of these claims. It seems like just about once a year that someone comes along and claims that we should all "Repent! The end is near!"
There is something about this prophecy that disturbs me, however. That something is Comet Elenin, which is said to have been discovered in December of last year by Russian scientist Leonid Elenin.
When we last talked about Comet Elenin here, we discussed the fact that Harold Camping could be wrong and that this object could actually threaten Earth in October, not in May.
Now that we've seen that Camping believes that the world will end on October 21, however, I think it's safe to say we should keep an open mind about the possibility. Why?
I'll show you. You might want to sit down for this.
Some scientists have begun to speculate that Comet Elenin is not a comet at all, but a brown dwarf, which is why it's so hard to see right now even though it's sitting just beyond Mars.
A brown dwarf is basically a failed star about the size of a large planet with a gravitational pull that could be several times that of Jupiter's.
Well, that's easy enough to shoot down, isn't it? If Comet Elenin had a massive gravitational pull, we should already be seeing some of its effects.
Let's head over to NASA.gov (http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=C/2010%20X1) and take a closer look at "Comet X1″ (Comet Elenin). Click on the link that says "show orbit diagram" and let the fun begin.
Let's scroll back the date and take a look at February 27, 2010…
Interesting. Comet Elenin, the Earth, and the Sun were all in alignment that day. Would a routine comet affect Earth at this point? Probably not.
Unfortunately, that was the day of the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile.
OK, maybe we can chalk that up to coincidence. Let's see what happened about a year later when Earth, Comet Elenin, and the Sun were in alignment once again, on March 11, 2011…
As you may recall, March 11 was the date of that massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake in Japan.
Here's a handy little chart to help you track recent and future alignments with Elenin.
Well, let's see where Comet Elenin will be on October 21, 2011, the day Harold Camping says the world will end…
Coincidence? We haven't even talked about the alignments coming up at the end of September and toward mid-November.
But wait, if a massive brown dwarf were headed this way, wouldn't we already be seeing some signs of nature freaking out? One could speculate that we'd probably begin to see Earth's electromagnetic field go a little crazy. That would probably have an effect on animals who use this field for navigation.
We would probably also begin to see our poles shifting a bit along with violent fluctuations in our power grid.
If something like that were headed this way, wouldn't NASA be on top of it? It's hard to say as the NASA Buzzroom was recently shut down. I'm sure they're just trying to improve its functionality so that the lively debate surrounding Comet Elenin can resume. It's also too bad that NASA is shutting down the space shuttle program this summer. I would think we still have a lot of discovering left to do, but NASA feels that this is a good time to end the program.
Once again, I'd like to remind you that I'm not a scientist, nor am I a Biblical scholar. I'm just a guy who's seeing the "prophecies", seeing the science that may be behind them, and putting two and two together. I'd sure love to be wrong.
I must not be the only one questioning these things because a Colorado woman has been spending her own money putting up signs about Judgment Day. Robert Fitzpatrick in New York also spent his entire $140,000 life savings putting up signs about May 21st. In fact, he's written his own book about the end of the world ("The Doomsday Code"), and his theories seem to agree with Harold Camping's.
Draw your own conclusion. What do YOU think? Are we truly now living in the end times or is this just another conspiracy theory from a guy in a tinfoil hat?
UPDATE: See the newly discovered document below, a 10-page White House letter outlining protocols for certain "Near Earth Objects" (NEOs). Interestingly enough, this was written just two months prior to the "discovery" of Comet Elenin…
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I have written to the chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on communications, Eric Kholwane, requesting him to convene an urgent presentation by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) into the reported hijacking of councillor Joseph Lebooa and threats apparently made against him and his family.
Last week the Mail & Guardian reported that Mr Lebooa, who is responsible for oversight and enforcement of spectrum and licensing applications and fees, was apparently hijacked, beaten and threatened by hooded men claiming to be acting on behalf of a company he is investigating for illegal use of communication links and non-payment of application and usage fees amounting to millions of rands.
Today, it was reported that the company in question has laid a charge of crimen injuria against Mr Lebooa, and that unknown intruders had dug under the fence surrounding his home and cut the water mains in what appears to be an act of intimidation.
ICASA is a Chapter Nine institution whose independence in telecommunications regulatory affairs is constitutionally protected. Any threat made to its representatives or against its integrity must be promptly and robustly examined and dealt with.
I understand Mr Lebooa has lodged a case about his hijacking and assault with the Hawks, but his enquiries about progress on the case have been rebuffed.
I believe it is important to hear from ICASA about what it is doing to ensure that Mr Lebooa receives the necessary support and protection, as well as any progress it is making on determining who owes it money, how much and what steps are being taken to recover outstanding payments.
ICASA has repeatedly been subject to adverse Auditor General findings because of its inability to accurately determine who owes it money and how much is outstanding in licence fees. Its appeals to National Treasury for additional funding to fulfil its mandate have fallen on deaf ears because of the inadequacy of its financial and operational systems.
ICASA therefore needs to appear before the Communications portfolio committee in Parliament as a matter of urgency to explain what it is doing to turn the situation around.
Marian Shinn, Shadow Minister of Communications


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As a small city in the Bernese Highlands, Interlaken boasts of a location between the Brienzsee and Thun, the two Alpine lakes. It is one of the most popular destinations for those people who love outdoor sports and traveling.
Getting In
The tourists have a lot of options when they want to get in Interlaken. They can use the trains, which arrive from different locations including Zurich, Basel, Berne, Luzern and Geneva. There is a connection at Spiez which enables the tourists to access canton Valais and Italy through Lotschberg and Simplon tunnels. The tourists can board the trains from two different stations the Interlaken West which is closer to the center of the City and the Interlaken OST. Although mist of the trains stop at the two stations, those heading to Luzern do not while those traveling to Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen only stop at the OST station. The tourists who are traveling by car should follow the Auto route A8, which was formerly known as Auto route N8 and they will head towards the City center. The other option is to travel by bus. The Bus2Alps has a private bus operation that serves cities such as Florence, Paris, Munich and Rome to Interlaken. The timetable for these buses varies with the busiest months being February and March when there are a lot of winter sport activities. The tourists will also be able to find different types of accommodation packages which will cater for different groups, both small and big.
Getting Around
Due to the small size of the city, the tourists can get around on bikes or on foot. They can also get taxis from their hotels or the train stations. Some of the tourists can get guests cards from their hotels, with which they can move around the city for free. Some of these cards also give the tourists discounts to some of the must see attractions.
Exploring the city
The tourists can rent vehicles to explore the city and even drive to the lakes on their own. With their drivers license they are in a position to rent cars, scooters, motorcycles and fun cars as they wish. The price is inclusive of the maps and directions as provided.
• The Hoheweg, Interlaken's main street that runs between the Interlaken OST and Interlaken West train stations, is one of the main places to visit. The tourists will be treated to different souvenir shops and they will have a beautiful view of the Old Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel, which is 150 years old. The other great site while at Hoheweg is the view of the snow covered Jungfrau, which the tourist can view from the Hohematte.
• Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn- the tourists can enjoy viewing this glaciated UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located in the Bernese Alps above Interlaken.
• Unterseen- situated near the Interlaken West Railway station, Unterseen is a small town that is less crowded as compared to Interlaken. It has a number of bakeries and shops. In order to get there, the tourists will need to cross the bridge over the water near the train station, while heading away from Interlaken.
What to do
In Interlaken, the tourists can carry out different types of activities according to the season. The Tourists can freely shop at the souvenir shops all through the year. Some of them include the Swiss Army Knives, Watches and chocolate among others.
Some of the activities for the summer include:
• Hiking- In Interlaken, there are different places to go for a good hike. Some of them include the Harder Mountain and Schynige Platte.
• Walks- Tourists can take walks on the different locations including the shores of Lake Thin and Lake Brienz. The can also opt for the 2 hour walk from the West train Station to Neuhaus. They will walk along the Aare River and through the nature reserve Neuhaus. To get back to Interlaken, they can take a boat or a bus.
• Adventure sports- there are different types of sports activities that the tourists can undertake including bungee jumping, rock climbing, canyoning, river rafting and other outdoor activities. There are a number of outdoor companies in Interlaken that the tourists can visit for t more information.
• Swimming- the tourists can have a swim in Lake Thun and Lake Brienz. They can also visit Neuhaus, where there is a swimming area with changing rooms, showers and restaurants. The other location is Burgseeli nature reserve.
• Boat trips- there are boat trips from Interlaken West on Lake Thun and from Interlaken OST on Lake Brienz.
• Biking, sailing and skydiving are other outdoor activities for summer.
In winter
• Snowboards/ skis- the Jungfrau winter sport region is one of the largest area where the tourists can enjoy these activities. They can get family friendly and beginner friendly lifts and slopes.
• Sledging- tourists can sledge from Faulhorn to Grindelwald. At Faulhorn, they get a beautiful view of the Alps before they go down 15km to Gindelwald. There are other great sledging areas that can be accessed by bus or train.
• Other activities for winter include night sledding, cross-country skiing, ice skating and swimming in indoor pools.
There are many restaurants in Interlaken, where the tourists can eat variety of foods including the Swiss dishes as well as other international cuisines. The Bebbis restaurant provides traditional Swiss food, the Kang Chon Central and the Star offer Korean dishes while the El Azteca serves authentic Mexican foods. Those tourists who want to save money on foods can buy ingredients from the Coop Supermarket. Interlaken is also famous for its nightlife. The guests can enjoy drinks at different places such as the Hooters Bar and Restaurant, the Brasserie 17, with a nice summer terrace, Balmer's Hostel, which has an underground bar and a dance club and the Funny Farm which has nice outdoor chill areas. IN terms of accommodation, all the tourists must make reservations in summer and should know that some hotels are not opened throughout the year. Some of these hotels include Balmer's Herberge Youth Hostel, Hotel Rugenpark B&B, Backpackers Villa Sonnenhof, Swiss Inn and City Swiss Quality hotel among others.


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Praibis vs. Stanford's Warburg
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Senior Jakub Praibis will play second-seeded Sam Warburg of Stanford in the first round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Indoor Championships at the University of Michigan. First round singles matches take place on Thursday, Nov. 4, starting at 11:15 a.m., and continue through the remainder of the day.
The tournament features 14 of the top-30 players in the country, including Praibis, who is ranked 23rd.
Praibis is 3-2 on the fall season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Wilson/Intercollegiate Midwest Regional Men's Tennis Championships in his last outing. Warburg, ranked second overall in the ITA preseason standings, was part of the duo that won the 2004 NCAA Doubles Championships.
The 2004 ITA Indoor Championships, the nation's premier collegiate indoor tennis tournament for Division I men, will be hosted by Michigan at its Varsity Tennis Center for the second straight year. The event showcases a 32-player singles field and a 16-team doubles bracket for collegiate players.
Next weekend's semifinal and final matches will be broadcast live on the Internet on RadioTennis.com. A complete schedule of play is listed at itatennis.com. Admission to the event is free to general public.
Thursday, November 4, 9:00 a.m.
Men's Doubles - First Round
Followed by:
Men's Singles - First Round
Friday, November 5, 8:30 a.m.
Men's Doubles - Main Draw Quarterfinals and Consolation Quarterfinals
Followed by:
Men's Singles - Main Draw Round of 16
Men's Singles - Consolation Round of 16
Men's Singles - Main Draw Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 6, 10:00 a.m.
Men's Doubles - Main Draw and Consolation Semifinals
Followed by:
Men's Singles - Consolation Quarterfinals
Men's Singles - Main Draw Semifinals
Men's Singles - Consolation Semifinals
Sunday, November 7, 10:00 a.m.
Men Singles & Doubles - Consolation Finals
Followed by:
Men's Doubles - Main Draw Finals (11:30 a.m.)
Men's Singles - Main Draw Finals (not before 12:30 p.m.)
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A Bryan man who threatened to kill his girlfriend while holding a knife to her throat, will now have a long time to think about his actions.
Eloy Delacruz, 46, was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison after being convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The jury took only an hour to find Delacruz guilty. The prosecution and defense then agreed on the sentence, eliminating the need for a punishment hearing.
Delacruz attacked his girlfriend on August 19, 2007. She was able to escape to a neighbor's house where she called authorities.
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Mount Diablo: You'll LOVE these photos!
By Gary Bogue
Friday, November 19th, 2010 at 7:07 am in Brian Murphy, Mount Diablo.
An "island In The Sky" photo from the summit of Mount Diablo.
My friend Brian Murphy of Walnut Creek, California, who "hates to have the drama of a photo wrecked with photo credit," took these 3 wonderful photos of Mount Diablo. That's why I'm placing his photo credits here instead of across the tops of the photos as I usually do. I definitely wouldn't want to wreck the drama of these wonderful pictures of my favorite mountain.
New Year's Day on Mount Diablo with snow and the South Bay in the background.
I just had to include Brian's comment about how he took these: "All of the photos were taken with a $9.95 Kodak Instamatic 44 in the 70's. The lesson here — it's not the photo equipment, it's the subject matter." Great subject matter, Brian!!!! /Gary
A nice winter morning on Mount Diablo just below Turtle Rock Ranch.
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DATE & TIME: Thursday, February 14, 10 p.m. (et)
FACTS & STATS: Site: The Pavilion (7,100) -- Davis, California. Television: None. Home Record: Hawaii 11-5, UC Davis 3-5. Away Record: Hawaii 3-4, UC Davis 4-8. Neutral Record: Hawaii 1-0, UC Davis 2-0. Conference Record: Hawaii 9-4, UC Davis 5-6. Series Record: Hawaii leads, 2-1.
GAME NOTES: Sporting the second-best record in Big West Conference play, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors find themselves back on the mainland on Thursday night as they tangle with the UC Davis Aggies.
The Rainbow Warriors are currently enjoying a five-game win streak, with each of the victories coming against Big West foes. Over the weekend, the team dismissed UC Irvine at home by a score of 78-72, and that means the team's 9-4 league mark has it trailing only Long Beach State in the conference standings.
The Aggies have been unable to get consistent play from one game to the next in the last several weeks, alternating wins and losses over the course of six contests. The most recent installment in that trend came last Saturday night when the team was taken out by Cal Poly on the road, 68-53. With the defeat, the team is now just 5-6 in conference play.
UC Davis won the first meeting of the season between the two squads last month, 93-82, out in Honolulu, which means the all-time series now favors Hawaii by a count of 2-1.
Should the Warriors pick up a win in this outing, it will turn into their longest overall win streak since the 2004-05 campaign, as well as the first time ever in conference play that the program has rattled off four consecutive road triumph.
Vander Joaquim recorded a double-double for the Rainbow Warriors with 15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds as the team held on to defeat visiting UCI over the weekend. Christian Standhardinger logged a team-best 20 points and also cleared nine boards, while Hauns Brereton came away with 16 points, even though he shot just 2-of-11 from the floor. In 16 minutes off the bench, Isaac Fotu contributed another 11 points and six rebounds as the team outscored the Anteaters by a 21-5 margin at the charity stripe.
Shooting almost as well from the floor (.583) as he is at the free-throw line (.603) in conference play, Standhardinger leads the Warriors in both scoring (16.9 ppg) and rebounding (8.3 rpg) in such outings, followed by Joaquim who is second in both categories with 12.8 points and 8.2 boards per outing as well. While he may be coming off the bench these days, Fotu (10.4 ppg) is also a huge factor on the glass with another 6.2 rpg, yet the team as a whole is beating opponents by just under five rebounds per game coming into the week.
Ryan Sypkens, who shot 5-of-11 behind the 3-point line and finished with 17 points, tied the UC Davis single-season record for 3-pointers at 83 on Saturday night, but that did little to keep the team competitive against Cal Poly on the road. Corey Hawkins added 16 points and J.T. Adenrele 10, while Ryan Howley cleared a team-best 11 rebounds before fouling out in the double- digit setback as the team shot only 37.5 percent from the floor and a disappointing 41.7 percent at the charity stripe as well.
Sypkens, who is now tied with Fowzi Abdelsamad (2004-05) for the single-season mark for long-distance conversions, is second on the team in scoring overall with 14.4 ppg as he actually shoots better from behind the 3-point line (.485) than he does the floor overall (.481) right now. Hawkins paces the team overall with his 19.3 ppg, thanks in large part to his 88.0 percent accuracy at the free-throw line.
With a strong front line to work the glass, the Rainbow Warriors are gearing up to make a strong run at the conference title and a win on Thursday night is just another step in that direction.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Hawaii 71, UC Davis 66
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Some decades ago I was travelling around Australia and was lucky enough to climb Uluru. Pools on top of the rock had been produced by recent rain and, curiously, in many of them strange aquatic invertebrates were present (see photo). This specimen is sitting in my camera lens cap, which has a diameter of 62 millimetres. It looks like an ancient trilobite. Why and how was it on top of the famous, massive rock, and what is it? What happens to the creatures when the short-lived puddles dry up?
• The animal pictured is a shield shrimp, Triops australiensis. They are crustaceans in the class Branchiopoda - meaning "gill-legged" - and this term reflects the fact that they use their legs for breathing as well as for motility.
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An international team of tree climbers arrived in Cape Town on 4 January for a month-long expedition to climb Champion Trees throughout the country.
The aim of the expedition, under the leadership of David Wiles of the United Kingdom, is to scale about 20 of the largest and oldest trees in South Africa - all listed under the Champion Tree Project of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
These trees include several venerable yellowwood trees towering above the canopy of the Knysna forests, giant baobabs such as the iconic Sagole tree in Vhembe District, the matumi triad of trees at Amorentia Estate near Tzaneen known as the Three Queens, and the tallest tree in Africa - a saligna gum tree growing in the Woodbush State Forest.
The team shares a passion for trees and has climbed tree giants in various parts of the world. Leon Visser, a local tree climbing enthusiast from Stellenbosch will be joining the expedition on some of the climbs. Visser has worked with the department in determining the height of very tall Champion Trees that cannot be reliably established with instruments.
Currently more than 70 trees and groups of trees have been declared by the department as Champion Trees, based on criteria such as size, age and historical value. These trees are all protected under the National Forests Act.
Tree climbers have a passion for scaling the biggest and the oldest trees, and height is not always the defining criterion. The Sagole baobab, for example, is only 22 m tall, however a mathematic size formula established it as the largest indigenous tree in the country on the basis its extensive trunk circumference (more than 33 m).
Through this tree climbing expedition the climbers hope to raise awareness of trees and the need to protect our heritage. The department in partnership with the Dendrological Society of South Africa assisted in organising the expedition and obtaining necessary approval from various landowners and conservation authorities.
Issued by: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries