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Best Night Ever: Wednesday, January 3rd
It's Best Night Ever for Wednesday, January 3rd! Lang is here to walk you through the best moments of Wednesday night TV, including Beauty And The Geek, King Of Queens, Wired Science, Knights of Prosperity, and In Case of Emergency!
…Of The Day
- IT JUST SEEMS RIGHT: A scientific study reveals celebrities are more full of themselves than the average person. So US Weekly is wrong… they're not just like us! (Celebitchy)
- BUT POLITICIANS ARE JUST LIKE US: Barack Obama admitted trying cocaine. But he didn't inhale. (Washington Post)
- PISSING OFF THE WRONG GUYS: Spiderman is going after the Bush administration. And fully embracing it, Dick Cheney formally changed his name to Kingpin. (Examiner.com)
- TRYING TOO HARD: Scott Storch gave Lindsay Lohan $1 million worth of jewelry in an attempt to woo her. Apparently he ran out of drugs. (WWTDD)
- TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE: Toyota is developing a car that will automatically shut down when it detects a drunk driver. In other news, Nicole Richie needs a ride. (Breitbart)
ICYMI: Dane Cook Learns Hilarious "Fake Gay Kiss" Bit From Tommy Lee In Hair-Gel Heavy Photo-Op
The stalkerazzis over at X17 Online caught up with "bad comedy badboy" Dane Cook and "bad music badboy" Tommy Lee after a recent show at The Laugh Factory and kept their video cameras rolling whilst Tommy, Dane and a few hacky comics who happened to be standing nearby mugged for the cameras in a way that The Three Stooges would probably find a little "over the top". We can't decide what we love most – Tommy's incessant man-licking, Dane's awesome hand signals, or the fact that both of these men think taking a picture with the other one will somehow make themselves more famous.
CAPTION THIS! Grease Frightenin!
Introducing the First Diet Fad of '07: Stare at this picture of Brandon Davis for 35 seconds, and never eat food again.
Consider this diet tip a bloated…er, belated Christmas Present, via your friends at X17Online. Could this be considered a Sizzler?
Leave your captions/death threats in the comments!
First Celebrity Trend of 2007: Narcolepsy!
Ladies and gents, only 3 days into the new year, and we already have our first official Celebrity Trend of 2007: Narcolepsy!
The trend was first spotted nary an hour or two after the clock struck midnight on New Year's, when party host Britney Spears' spontaneously fell asleep on the dancefloor of the Las Vegas nightclub Pure. Check out this report:
She had been seated on a VIP tented-cabana bed overlooking the dance floor at 12:50 AM talking with one of her male dancers. She signed to he crew she wanted to leave and as she stood up, "she went into a dead faint and just fell right to the floor."
Brit's heavy entourage pulled her up and laid her on the bed at the same time… Eventually, Brit's 12-man-strong security force was in place, as two of her dancers wrapped her in a blanket-hooded poncho.
Sure, we know what you're thinking: That slut was just drunk! But you'd be wrong, Mr. Jump2Conclusions. Because her publicists assure us that, in fact, Britney was just tired and fell spontaneously asleep! Poor tired baby! Looks like she was caught by a narc… olepsy!
Also on New Year's, Jessica Simpson was seen sitting down on a couch, then immediately laying down on the ground to catch some Z's. A kind-hearted Q-Tip was able to quietly awake the pop star, just in time to make out for 10 hours with John Mayer.
Even Vanessa Minnillo couldn't help but catch some shut-eye while walking out of the back exit at Marquee. Could narcolepsy be the new rage of '07! We certainly hope ssdjklsdjfskld…. (snore.)
LISTEN UP: Party Over Here, Party Over Air
- Idolator has a track from the new "party album" by Air (provided your idea of a party is making out with a mermaid on top of a cotton candy cloud).
- But if you're more like me, your party might be better suited with this J. Dilla cut over at Gorilla vs. Bear.
- Or, if you're into the "crying alone your room while burning pictures of exes" type of party, why not rock out to a new Cat Power track over at To Die By Your Side.
- If you're a devoted fan of The Wire (and you should be), you might have wondered about that catchy blues tune in the credit sequence. Even if you're late to the party, you'll still dig it, so go grab two different versions of the song at Aquarium Drunkard.
- And finally, YANP keeps the new year party going with one last list of the best 20 songs of last year.
SIZZLER: Nude Melania Pics Teach Donald How To Go Bald With Dignity
Some very interesting pictures of Donald Trump's wife Melania hit the internet today. Of course, by "very interesting" we mean "completely butt-ass naked"– we were just trying to be sublte.
The NSFW blog (which is Not Safe For Work, obviously) has the scandalous pictures of Mrs. Trump posing in the buff and cuddling up in bed with another naked woman. She basically saw Miss Nevada's drunken lesbian kisses and raised her some arty black & white photography. Take that, bitch.
Conspiracy theorists are going to look at the timing of these nude pictures and point fingers at The Donald's arch-nemesis, Rosie O'Donnell. We don't buy it. This looks more like a peace offering to us. Clearly Donald is offering these pics to Rosie as a truce– a peace pipe, if you will. And as long as Rosie doesn't reciprocate by posting pictures of her significant other, all is good. All is definitely good.
SIZZLER: Two Complete Trash-Balls Prepare To Fight Each Other Over Some Sleazy Bimbo
It's no secret that Pam Anderson has been passed around the metal scene like a collection plate since the late 80's, but some of her transitions from one washed up Guitar Hero to the next can result in friction between the various factions of tattoo-enthusiasts with too much testosterone and too few remaining braincells. The most recent example comes in the form of this report that Pammy's ex-husband Kid Rock took the news that she'd hooked back up with go-to "D*ck In a Box" Tommy Lee none too kindly:
"A jealous Kid Rock went to the Hard Rock Hotel at 6AM yesterday and pounded on a door he had been told was Tommy Lee's suite! Norm says the door was damaged by the time the actual guest opened it. Kid Rock apparently apologized, gave the startled guest an autograph and split."
Other sources go on to report that Tommy Lee has gotten wind of Kid's mistake, and has now started calling to taunt him. Nothing takes the sting out of a failed marriage quite like a daily voicemail from your ex-wife's new lover, who just called to remind you how large his penis is.
The World's Stupidest Tattoos
When I was in college and all my friends were getting tattoos I felt a little left out. As much as I loved the Chinese and their symbols, or the Africans and their tribes, I just couldn't bring myself to permanently etch anything into my arms, shoulders, calves or inner thighs. Call me weird. Now, years later, as these same friends are beginning to forget what the squiggly Chinese thing on their neck really means ("Um, I think it means honor… or respect. I'm pretty sure it's respect,") I'm glad I didn't make any big mistakes. The people on this list of The World's Stupidest Tattoos, though, sadly can't say the same. Unless, of course, they're proud of their Clay Aiken tat. Or the bacon and eggs they got tattoo'd on their head. Or the "I'm Gonna Kill You, Ray Romano" declaration. Check out the entire list here to feel 10% better about your own body.
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9/17/09 9:33 AM by GaymidaGaydan
That kind of came off harsh....Not novers "fault", but he caused it. Hope stout gets paid or something.
9/17/09 9:31 AM by GaymidaGaydan
Sucks for stout. Its novers fault.
9/17/09 3:15 AM by TSGIGOR
Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard
9/17/09 1:44 AM by AOmonsta
the main card fights were easy calls for me, but larson and cantwell really blew my parlays.
9/17/09 1:38 AM by bismanfightclub
Nate Diaz def. Melvin Guillard via submission (guillotine) - Round 2, 2:13. Gray Maynard vs. Roger Huerta via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27). Carlos Condit def. Jake Ellenberger via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Nate Quarry def. Tim Credeur via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-28). **SPOILERS** for the under card will be displayed below. Preliminary Card Brian Stann def. Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). Mike Pyle def. Chris Wilson via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 3, 2:15. C.B. Dollaway def. Jay Silva via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). Phillipe Nover vs. Sam Stout (will not occur due to Nover suffering a seizure) Jeremy Stephens def. Justin Buchholz via TKO (doctor's stoppage - cut) - Round 1, 3:23. Mike Pierce def. Brock Larson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). Ryan Jensen def. Steve Steinbeiss via technical submission (guillotine choke) - Round 1, 3:56. From www.watchkalibrun.com/2009/9/16/1033853/ufc-fight-night-19-diaz-vs
9/17/09 1:02 AM by lordbreakdown
awful lot of cocksuckery goin on here...
9/17/09 12:34 AM by Wet
Condit got owned! How the hell did he win that decision?Thats exactly why every fight should be 5 rounds. You cant rely on the judges to give a fair decision
9/16/09 11:51 PM by TheStriker
What an awesome card...six decisions?? I was surprised Diaz pulled it off, I thought the way Melvin was rockin him with those hard rights first round he was going to get knocked out. It was great to see that Brian Stann and CB Dollaway won. I missed both of the fights, but judging by the fact they went to decision, must have been awesome.
9/16/09 9:42 PM by Pebbs
I can't believe I missed all the fights until Maynard, Huerta.....
9/16/09 8:16 PM by Tudley
Me too....

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Should MLB Ban Alex Rodriguez for Life? — Sports Survey of the Day
ESPNNewYork's Ian O'Connor Joins The Team
When it's New York sports, Ian O'Connor has you covered. He recently talked with Mike Lindsley on 104.5 The Team about all things Yanks, Mets, Knicks, Nets, Carmelo Anthony's possible opt-out at the end of next season and what athlete has the most pressure on him to perform in New York right now
Ryan Braun, Alex Rodriguez Headline List of MLB Players Facing PED-Related Suspensions
Will Alex Rodriguez Play Another Game In A Yankee Uniform [POLL]
Should The Yankees Rip It Down And Rebuild- My Answer is NO- Bruce's Thought Of The day
Alex Rodriguez To Begin Rehab Games In The Minor Leagues
Amazingly Alex Rodriguez Is Now Playing The Victim – Bruce's Thought Of The Day
Mark Teixeira Needs Wrist Surgery
A-Rod's Latest Behavior Should Surprise No One
Alex Rodriguez is a clown. He is a fraud. He is a broken-down steroid user. He is a cheater. He is bad for baseball. He is downright horrible for the Yankees. And, like the 5th grade student in the back of the room who can't stop annoying the teacher, he is a bad boy with bad behavior.
Alex Rodriguez Is Already Starting Trouble On Twitter
Well it finally happened. After being humiliated time and time again by the steroid cheating Alex Rodriguez, from roiding to flirting with 2 woman while his team was playing a playoff game, Rodriguez finally got the ire of the Yankee GM, who up till now has protected the sleazy 3rd baseman, and all it took was a seemingly innocent tweet
Jose Canseco Rudely Introduces A-Rod To Twitter
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I definitely accept that these raw statistics do not tell the whole story and are definitely generalized.
In a way it's like smoking.Statistically it shortens your life but you can ameliorate it by being in great shape for example.
However I also don't think it makes sense just to say they are completely invalidated if you wear the proper gear or don't drink and ride.
For example I never drink and ride but I do ride in the Winter on ice and snow just to get to work. So while I decrease one risk I increase another.
Personally I like looking at statistics.The one that told me there is a 30 times greater chance of getting shot if you have a gun in your house influenced me to get rid of my guns. Despite the fact that I was careful with them I could clearly see that they posed a substantial risk to me and my kids, one way or another. Also the statistics on the dangers of swimming pools has changed the way I treat my pool. I almost had 2 kids drown in my pool over the years so for me at least the statistics had validity on their surface.
Another example is that I just bought a convertible to do chores with.Things I did exclusively on my bike.My main justification for this expense was that it would reduce my risk going everywhere on the bike. Basically I did cost/benefit analysis and if made sense to reduce my risk. Everyone has a free choice but I think it's good to know the odds either way
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I'm a die-hard Texas fan. I bleed orange, I go to every game,
and most of the away games, and I cried my eyes out in joy when
Vince pulled off the national championship. So, of course, I
hate Oklahoma with every fiber of my soul. However, I found
myself rooting for the Sooners (at least I was on the inside)
against Florida in the BCS Championship. I wanted Kansas to beat
Memphis for the basketball national title last year. Am I wrong?
I'm a Big 12 fan, even against the teams I normally hate.
– B.M., DallasA: Team, Conference, God, Country.
I had a friend who is a live-and-die Michigan fan who hated
it any time any Big Ten team succeeded. His view was that any
time a conference team did well, there was a chance it would
take a recruit away from his beloved Wolverines. Of course you
want to root for your conference because a win by someone in
your league ends up making you look stronger down the road. The
league respect does nothing but help your team when it comes to
the rankings.But here's the rub. It might be one thing
for a Texas fan to want to see Missouri, Nebraska, or even
Oklahoma State win a big game against some team from another
school. It's another to root for Oklahoma, even in a national
title game against the SEC. Why? Because if the Sooners would've
won, at some point, some OU fan would get all chest-thumpy,
you'd come in contact with a boisterous alum, Billy Sims would
be somewhere yelling BOOMER!, and/or it would be brought up by
the media that Bob Stoops has two national titles and Mack Brown
one. At that point, any time that Sooner win would be brought up
you'd be grouchy.
Is home field overrated? Who has done the best job with their
home field advantage? – G.K. DaytonA: As far as pure
production, over the last six years, Boise State has been the
best home team in college football going 38-1 with Oklahoma a
close second going 37-1. USC has gone 35-1. In terms of winning
percentage, the top 25 home teams over the last six years are 1.
Boise State (38-1), 2. Oklahoma (37-1), 3. USC (35-1), 4. Ohio
State (38-4), 5. Texas (33-4), 6. TCU (31-4), 7. Virginia Tech
(34-5), 8. Texas Tech (32-5), 9. Troy (29-4), 10. LSU (37-6),
11. Louisville (30-5), 12. Wisconsin (34-6), 13. Florida (33-6),
14. California (30-6), 15. West Virginia (32-7), 16. Iowa
(32-7), 17. Georgia (31-7), 18. Missouri (30-7), 19. Kansas
(31-8), T20. Hawaii (33-9), T20. Penn State (32-9), 22. Tulsa
(28-8), 23. Auburn (34-10), 24. Boston College (30-9), 25. Navy
(25-8).Is home field advantage overrated? It depends on
the team. Florida, USC, or Texas could play in Timbuktu with
three people watching and they'd still do just fine. Idaho could
play all the top 25 teams at home and it wouldn't matter.
(In response to my
article pointing out that several of Bobby Bowden's wins might
not be worthy of being counted towards the overall total.)
Both have been great
coaches, BUT to overcome the Degree of Difficulty that Bobby
Bowden faced when he took over Florida State is unparalleled.
Joe Paterno never faced practically insurmountable obstacles.
– GeorgeA: One thing needs to be made very, very clear
about my analysis of the records of Bowden and Paterno. I'm not
trying to say in any way, shape, or form that Bowden is anything
less than a living legend. He's on my personnel Mount Rushmore
of the greatest college football coaches ever, along with Knute
Rockne, Bear Bryant, and Paterno. Pete Carroll is making a bid
for a spot, but he's missing another ten years or so on the
résumé. What Bowden did to make Florida State a superpower was
extraordinary, but personally, I don't think his body of work
quite compares to what Paterno has done. Take a look at the
year-by-year record (Joe
Paterno's Game-By-Game Wins). It's amazing
considering it's all been done at one school. Yes, Paterno did
inherit a better situation, but Penn State was a mediocre 11-9
in the two years before the JoePa era began.
Just curious, what odds
do you give Ole Miss winning the SEC West? The national
title? They obviously would have to go undefeated, but they get
their big games at home. I sincerely believe that they can win
the National Championship. Is this expectation totally ludicrous
considering we probably have the most complete team in the West
with the best QB? - Andy- Jackson, MSA: I'm not so
sure about that "most complete team in the West" thing, but it
might be close. LSU has holes to patch, but it could turn out to
be more talented. Alabama might also have a beef with your
claim. The Rebels need work in the secondary and have to replace
OT Michael Oher, but you're right; the team is fantastic.
The schedule is as nice as can be expected and the
non-conference slate is a joke playing Memphis, SE Louisiana,
UAB, and Northern Arizona. There's a trip to South Carolina
early on, and don't dismiss the road game to Vanderbilt. The
Commodores will be better than last year if the secondary can
rebuild. As you said, all the big games are at home against
Tennessee, Alabama, and LSU, and there's no Florida or Georgia.
The national title is a bit lofty a goal considering the Rebels
would still have that big matzo ball hanging out there in
Florida if they can win the West.
But anything less than ten wins would be a major
was interested to see the list of the 10 best wins for both
Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno. Each man has some truly
outstanding wins listed. The question I have for you is,
in your opinion, is there any coach with a better list of top 10
wins then either of them? And does anyone have a better
top 2 then Paterno? I would imagine that those two bowl
wins rank high on the overall list of all-time wins by anyone.
– Greg J.A: There's a summer article here. For now, as
far as the best list of wins ever by a coach, it has to start
with the most impressive wins by a coach, period.I'll do
more research on this later, but for now, it's hard to come up
with a better top ten than what John McKay came up with at USC.
10. USC 20 – Notre Dame 17, 19649. USC 10 –
Michigan 3 (1970 Rose Bowl)8. USC 14 – Indiana 3 (1968 Rose
Bowl)7. USC 55 – Notre Dame 24, 1974
6. USC 38 – Notre Dame 28, 19705. USC
42 – Wisconsin 37 (1963 Rose Bowl)4. USC 14 – UCLA 12, 1969
3. USC 42 – at Alabama 21, 1970 (Sam Cunningham game)
2. USC 42 – Ohio State 17, (1973 Rose Bowl)
1. USC 18 – Ohio State 17, (1975 Rose Bowl)
Who really deserved the 1990 National Championship? – CPA: Colorado
over Georgia Tech according to the CFN All-Time Ranking Formula. The
Buffs went 11-1-1 while the Yellow Jackets went 11-0-1, but the CU
schedule was better. Colorado tied a good Tennessee in the season opener
and lost 23-22 to an Illinois team that finished 8-4. There was a nice
win at Texas (who finished 10-2), a win over Washington (10-2 record),
Oklahoma (8-3), and at Nebraska (9-3). The Buffs finished the season off
with the 10-9 Orange Bowl win over Notre Dame, even though there was a
phantom penalty that negated a Rocket Ismail kick return for a score. Of
course, the real problem was the fifth down win over Missouri that
should've been conceded after the fact. It wasn't, it goes in the record
books as a Buff win, and so it has to be counted in the all-time ranking
equation we do.Georgia Tech beat Nebraska in the Orange Bowl and
beat a strong Clemson team that finished 10-2 and the classic 41-38
thriller over Virginia. That was about it. The lone blemish was a 13-13
tie against North Carolina, and while there were seven wins over D-I
teams that finished with winning records, there weren't as many big ones
as Colorado came up with.
Suppose that for some crazy
reason every BCS conference felt the need to expand and add 2 mid-major
teams to each of their respective conferences. In your opinion who would
go where and why?? – devinA: The reasoning for each would be
a combination of geography and the potential for instant rivalries with
nearby schools. School-size and fan base is also part of the equation;
it's not just wins and losses.ACC: East Carolina and Florida
AtlanticBig East: UCF and MarshallBig Ten: Notre Dame (I'm
making ND a mid-major for purposes of this question. I can't come up
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Divisions and Groupings in the Quran
Bismillah, alhamdulillah, wa salat wa salam ala Rasulullah
How much Quran would the Sahabas read daily? How many ways can they divide the Quran? All those terms that people use and why do some people make sujud when they recite the Quran?
For any Quran lover and worshiper it is important to understand the divisions of the Quran. This is important especially in light of the Sunnah and the Salaf and how they would recite the Quran, or how much of it they would recite regularly. In our times, there is a pre-occupation among students of knowledge with tajweed, fancy recitation and mindless memorization- and less focus on the worship in the recital, reflecting upon the Quran (tadabbur) actually understanding its message! One of the stepping stones towards achieving this goal is to understand how the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam and the Sahabas approached the Quran day-to-day. If we can do that, and do it well, then we fulfill two great virtues: following the Sunnah of the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam in his approach to the Quran, and therefore, able to extract and understand the Book of Allah as it was meant to be understood.
The blessings of this are unique because cannot be found anywhere else. What suffices to understand this are the words of the sociologist Ibn Khaldun says:
Then the cities of Islam grew, and illiteracy disappeared from among the Arabs because of their constant occupation with the Quran. After that, the development of Fiqh took place. Fiqh was perfected and came to be a craft and a science. The Quran readers were no longer called Quran readers but Fuqaha (jurists) and religious scholars. [Ibn Khaldun, al-Muqaddimah]Divisions of the Quran
1/30ths- most commonly known as Juz, also known as Para or Siparah around the world.
1/7ths (Manzil)-this is the blessed Sunnah, designed for one weeks recital as mentioned in the hadith. It divides it into 7 portions. Aside from the division of the Quran into 114 chapters, this is the only other division mentioned in the Sunnah. The landmarks for this are in the following places, but since the portions are huge, some are off by a few verses, and is meant to be more of an approximate demarcation. One would start from Fatiha on the first day and each day stop and continue from the following locations until the whole Quran is complete over the span of 7 days.
1) Surah Maidah (5) v. 11/4ths- a lesser known division of the Quran that has more to do with its themes and meanings then to be utilized for recitation.
In the book titled Mawaahibur Rahmaan (Vol. 1, pg. 3) Maulana Husain (A.R.) quotes the following from Imam Rabbani (A.R.), who transmits it from Ali radiallahu anhu. He says that the knowledge of the universe and that of the Quran is found in Surah Fatiha. This is so because, with regard to themes, the Quran is divided in to four parts, each of which begins with the words Alhamdulillah (All praises are for Allah).
Divisions within a Juz
Ruku an inclination of the head or bow. Basically in reciting the Quran in Taraweeh, this is the point where the Imam make ruku for every rakah.
These are sections of about ten verses or less, at which the devout Muslim makes a bow of reverence; they are marked on the margin of the Quran with the letter ain, with the number of the ruku over it. Muhammadans generally quote their Quran by the Juz or Siparah and the Ruku.Rub. The quarter of a Juz, or Siparah. If you take Juz Amma you can find this in the last ayah of Surah al-Infitar (82)
Nisf. The half of a Juz or Siparah. If you take Juz Amma you can find this in the last ayah of Surah al-Ghashiyah (88)
Suls. The three-quarters of a Juz or Siparah. If you take Juz Amma you can find this in the last ayah of Surah al-Qadr (97)
These four divisions are denoted by the Arabic words being written in the margin in the above mentioned locations.
Divisions for Memorization
The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, The Quran was revealed in one fifth part, whoever memorized it in one fifth parts would not forget it. Except for Surah al Anam, which was revealed in its entirety, seen off by seventy angels from each heaven until they delivered it to the Prophet. Never has it been recited over a sick person, without Allah granting him a cure
[Baihaqi & Khatib]
Groupings of the Quran
The 7 Ha Meems
Ibn Masud (radiAllahu anhu) said, The ha-meems are the embellishments of the Quran
[Hakim, Dhahabi, Ibn Al Mundhir & Baihaqi]
The messenger of Allah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, Chapters beginning with Ha-Meem are beautiful, fresh, fragrant, splendid meadows. Whosoever desires to walk around in the meadows of Paradise should recite these surahs
[Al-Tadhkar Fi Afdal Al-Adhkar by Imam al-Qurtubi]
NB: The ha-meems refer to the seven Surahs which have ha-meem at the start are: Surahs Ghafir or Al-Mumin (40), Fussilat (or Ha-Meem) (41), Shura (42), Zukhruf (43), Dukhan (44), Jathiyah (45), Ahqaf (46)
The Surahs of Glorification
The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) used to recite Surahs of Glorification before returning and he said that there is a verse in them which is better than a thousand verses.
[Tirmidhi 5/181]
NB: These Surahs are: Al-Hadid, Al-Hashr, As-Saf, Al-Jumah and At-Tagabun
The Muffassal Surahs
For the Fajr prayer: Umar wrote to Abu Musa to recite tiwal muassal (from Surah Muhammad 47 to Surah al-Buruj 82). (Tirmidhi)
For the Zuhr and Asr prayer: Umar wrote to Abu Musa to recite awsat mufassal (from Surah al-Buruj 85 to Surah al-Bayyinah 98). (Tirmidhi)
For the Maghrib prayer: Umar wrote to Abu Musa to recite qisar mufassal (from Surah al-Bayyinah 98 to Surah al-Nas 114). (Tirmidhi)
In the Hanafite way:
Tiwal al-Mufassal: Surah Hujurat to Sural al-Buruj
Awsat: from there to Surah al-Bayyinah
Qisar: from there to end.
Also Tabarak Muffassal is from Surah al-Mulk to the end of the Quran.
Sajdah Ayahs
There are a total of 15 ayahs in the Quran that we are recommended to make sujud (put our head to the ground like in salat) immediately after we recite these verses. Whether we be in salat and recite these verses or just on our own- we are to say Allahu Akbar, make sujud and the usual tasbih and then return back to as we were before we made sujud. There is also a dua for this that one can say. See here for that.
The following ayahs are where one is to make this sujud.
1) Surah al-Araf (7), v. 206
2) Surah al-Rad (13) v. 15
3) Surah al-Nahl (16) v. 49-50
4) Surah al-Isra or Bani Israel (17) v. 107-109
5) Surah Maryam (19) v. 58
6) Surah al-Hajj (22) v. 18
7) Surah al-Hajj (22) v. 77
8 ) Surah al-Furqan (25) v. 60
9) Surah al-Naml (27) v. 24-27
10) Surah al-Sajdah (32) v. 15
11) Surah Sad (38) v. 24
12) Surah Fussilat (41) v. 37-38
13) Surah al-Najm (53) v. 62
14) Surah al-Inshiqaq (84) v. 21
15) Surh al-Alaq or Iqra (96) v. 19
Some madhabs differ on some of these and might have additional ones, so it would be good to cross-check with your madhab.
Lastly, I recall an aalim mentioning the virtue of some of the Surahs in relation the previously revealed Scriptures. Namely, if one wants to read the Taurat (Torah) they should read Surah al-Fatiha. If one wishes to read the Injeel (Gospel of Isa alayhi salam), than they should recite Surah al-Maidah. If one wishes to recite the Zabur (Psalms of Dawud alayhi salam) they should recite the Surahs beginning with Ha Meem. And aside from these, Surahs Qaf to An-Nas are Surahs that were revealed specifically, and especially for Muhammad salallahu alayhi wasalam, and are peculiar and distinguishing of our Ummah over previous Ummahs.
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Let's be real here, every program has a certain amount of dirt. College sports aren't pure and clean. It's weak to throw cheap shots about the "dirty" Buckeye program when you can easily make the same accusations about any other school.
UC's Hoops program has had its problems. OSU's Hoops program has had its problems. OSU's Football program has had its problems. I'm sure even Thad Matta had some dirt when he was at XU. I'm sure UC's Football program has some dirt. Miami of Ohio probably has dirt. Bottomline, they all have dirt, they aren't clean programs and they have their own respective ways around the NCAA's ways.
So if everybody is doing it is that a problem or just the way?
You brought up the Clarett thing...basically you implied that Tressel cheated because Mo was on his team. You think Tressel was helping Mo make all those bad choices? Blaming JT for Mo's indescretions is moronic. Did Tressel aid Troy Smith in the whole $500 from a booster thing? No...he DISCIPLINED him and helped him turn around. I think Troy Smith is a huge feather in JT's cap for how he handled the situation and for the kind of person Troy has become.
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For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism.
Since this was a Buckeye thread, I brought up Jim Tressel, since he's the head coach of the Buckeyes, as running a dirty program. You're going to tell me that OSU runs a 100% squeaky clean program? Come on, you know better than that.
I've never said what Tressel, or any other Div I football coach of a major program does is cheating and or wrong to me, but the NCAA wouldn't agree with my opinion.
I'm not blaming Tressel for Clarett's transgressions, but rather stating that I find it hard to believe Tressel can claim 100% ignorance of Clarett's actions while on Tressel's team and get a free pass on the situation.
Obviously OSU has some dirt they've been trying to hide from the NCAA or else their former AD Andy Geiger wouldn't have left his office.
Tressel's run a much better program than John Cooper ever did, but that doesn't make Tressel a saint.
I've made peace with the fact that some of my favorite college programs of whatever sport are probably dirty. Apparently you haven't, and maybe don't want to.
If college athletes in major revenue sports were allowed to be treated like the pre-professionals that they are, we wouldn't have this annual dance around NCAA rules and stipulations. Make the money they're already illegally getting legal. Make the fringe benefits they're not supposed to get but do legal.
We could pick any school, and I'd be saying the same thing. You're just upset I'm speaking the truth about your school of choice.
How were Gamble and Katzenmoyer dirty may I ask?
The Sox traded Bullfrog the only player they've got for Shottenhoffen. Four-eyes Shottenhoffen a utility infielder. They've got a whole team of utility infielders.
Jim Tressel is a coach not a babysitter. Sometimes young male athletes make poor decisions. When you make them as a star at Ohio State it ends up in the first 8 minutes of SportsCenter. I think Tressel has done a fantastic job dealing with adversity that has come up in his time as head coach.
And I'm pretty sure Geiger's retirement can be chalked up to being of retirment age. A lot of people in their 60s want to stop doing a 9-5 and the job he was in required a lot more than that.
Katzenmoyer had the academic problem that Cooper couldn't keep quiet, and he had to go thru that largely publicized summer session.
I would tend to agree with Max, a lot of these anti-OSU posts wreak of jealousy.
This is the time. The real Reds organization is back.
All this time I've been banging the "Head Coaches know what goes on with their players in their programs" drum. By "dirty" I mean boosters paying players, programs knowingly breaking NCAA compliance laws, etc. That's why I've said all along that all your major Div I athletic programs, particularly their football and basketball teams aren't following the NCAA rules 100%. I'm not trying to single out any particular institution.
I just don't buy it that a head coach in any sport at any school doesn't know what goes on with his or her athletes.
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Rent-Way enters critical month for possible turnaround
This week marks the beginning of one of the most important months in Rent-Way Inc.'s history.
More than two years have passed since the Erie-based rent-to-own company disclosed that its accounting ledger had been doctored to improve profits and prop up its stock price.
Since that time, the company has dealt with a series of disappointing financial results, difficult decisions and embarrassing headlines.
Rent-Way Chief Financial Officer William McDonnell said he believes February could signal the start of its official turnaround.
Sometime during the next week, Rent-Way expects to close an already-announced deal that will sell 295 of its stores to rival Rent-A-Center Inc. — a deal that could bring in as much as $101.5 million.
The company also expects to issue the results from the first quarter of its 2003 fiscal year during the week of Feb. 10. Company insiders have already labeled the quarter "very strong."
For McDonnell, who has been Rent-Way's CFO for three years, these events represent an important turning point for Rent-Way — evidence it may finally recover from an episode that continues to hang over the company.
"If you look at companies who have had accounting irregularities of our magnitude, all of them are in Chapter 11," McDonnell said, alluding to the fortunes of companies such as Adelphia Communications and WorldCom Inc. that filed for bankruptcy after disclosing similar accounting schemes. "Not only are we surviving, we're looking forward. Everything we are doing is looking forward."
That's not to say Rent-Way can ignore its past, which is still exacting its toll on its current operations.
The company — which has already adjusted its earnings by about $127 million for its 1998, 1999 and 2000 fiscal years as a result of the accounting troubles — remains under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The company continues to face a lawsuit by shareholders who want to be compensated for money they lost when the stock's value plummeted on word of the accounting troubles.
The company is also working to refinance the terms of its loan agreements.
Rent-Way is paying about 15 percent on its $285 million in debt — terms that are hurting the company's margins.
In addition, layoffs are expected soon at Rent-Way's corporate headquarters as the company works to cut overhead after the sale of 295 stores.
But even with those issues still unresolved, McDonnell said he is confident the company is getting its financial house in order.
As evidence, he points to the company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, known as EBITA.
Rent-Way's EBITA increased by 59 percent in 2002 — from $38 million in 2001 to $60.5 million.
The company also posted operating income of $31.9 million in 2002, compared with an operating loss of $10.2 million in 2001.
Because of its interest rate and charges related to new accounting procedures, Rent-Way has yet to see those numbers reflected in one of the most common numbers used to evaluate a company's profitability — earnings per share.
In its 2001 and 2002 fiscal years, Rent-Way's net losses have totaled $140 million — $76.4 million in 2002 and $63.6 million in 2001.
McDonnell, however, said that measure doesn't tell the whole story.
"People want to go to earnings per share and we can't really do that until we are refinanced," he said.
Based on these numbers — and his efforts to rebuild the company he founded — Rent-Way's board of directors recently gave Chief Executive Officer William Morgenstern a vote of confidence by raising his salary by $50,000 to $500,000 and offering him a $370,000 bonus.
The bonus was used by Morgenstern to repay a loan to the company that was used to exercise stock options in 2000.
To square his loan, Morgenstern had only one other option, selling some of his Rent-Way stock — a move that would have been questioned at a time when the company is still under investigation by federal regulators.
"Bill's net worth is Rent-Way and it was wiped out," McDonnell said. "The loans are there and they are outstanding.
"In the grand scheme of things, (the bonus) is insignificant."
Morgenstern, who was unavailable for comment, is eligible under his contract to a bonus of as much as 100 percent of his salary, based on performance.
In negotiating his new contract in the fall of 2001, Morgenstern received a $750,000 bonus.
To set his 2002 bonus, Rent-Way's compensation committee considered Morgenstern's "value" to the company and the pay practices of its competitors in the rent-to-own industry and of companies of similar size.
McDonnell said Rent-Way would have likely crumbled under the weight of the accounting troubles without Morgenstern's leadership.
Instead, he said the company is poised to grow again once it refinances its bank loans and restructures its operations.
Once the sale to Rent-A-Center is complete, Rent-Way will operate 766 stores in 33 states.
McDonnell said that total will likely swell as the company refocuses its efforts on adding stores in markets where it has a small presence, such as Cleveland, Philadelphia and Boston.
"It's not about going into new markets," McDonnell said. "It's about filling out markets we're already in.
"We need to get refinanced first. Then we have to prove it to the street for a couple of quarters."
PETER PANEPENTO can be reached at 870-1707 or by e-mail.


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Memphis Council committee votes to end funding for rape crisis center
A day after Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton said the Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center would be a part of his government as long as he is mayor, a City Council budget committee voted to eliminate funding for the center -- contingent upon the Shelby County Commission or a third party voting to take over its operations.
During the Wednesday night budget meeting, council members made virtually no mention of recent problems at the center, saying their motivation is similar to transferring Health Department and school funding to the county.
"This is a regional service," said Councilman Shea Flinn. "The natural place for this to go is the county."
A County Commission committee has already approved a resolution to take over operations of the center. A full vote is required before any transfer could become final, and the council could reverse course during budget wrap-up and the final vote on the budget.
"This vote ... will not be the last word," said council chairman Myron Lowery, who supported the motion.
While the elimination of funding for the center was approved by the committee, several council members expressed concerns.
"I think it would be premature to take that kind of step and leave the sexual assault center vulnerable," said Councilwoman Barbara Swearengen Ware. "I just don't think that it's in the best interest of the people who use this center to say we're going to take it away and we hope the county will take it."
Council members Wanda Halbert, Joe Brown, Edmund Ford Jr., Harold Collins and Ware voted against the move, while Jim Strickland, Bill Morrison, Bill Boyd, Kemp Conrad, Flinn and Lowery approved the measure.
The center has been considered a model for how rape crisis facilities should operate. But recently, the number of trained nurses qualified to test and counsel victims and preserve evidence has dwindled and some people have complained of poor management by the city.
Problems came to the public's attention when, on the last weekend in April, no one was on duty at the center, preventing the timely collection of evidence for two teenage assault victims.
Herenton has admitted that mistakes were made at the center and that his administration is investigating exactly what went wrong there.
Administration officials have said problems were the result of budget cuts, staffing shortages and miscommunication.
Herenton said Tuesday that the council was acting only because well-connected white residents and community activists became upset.
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The University of Texas at Austin School of Law was proud to have Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson of the Texas Supreme Court, a 1988 graduate of the School, speak at graduation on Sat., May 21, at 3:30 p.m. at the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center at UT-Austin. A total of 525 students graduated this May.
Remarks by Chief Justice Jefferson:
Seventeen years ago, when I sat on the floor of this arena awaiting official recognition of my years of study at this great law school, I wondered what contribution I would make to the law, and to society. I encourage you, at this moment, to set high expectations. I, and so many others who have graduated from The University of Texas School of Law, are proof that the higher you set your goals, the greater the opportunity to improve access to justice for all.
You graduate from a class with more rigorous entrance requirements, and begin your legal career with a more comprehensive education, than any previous generation of lawyers in our history. A backward glance at the development of legal education shows just how far we have come.
Before the Civil War, the legal profession was a noble calling that only those disciplined enough to read the law on their own, or fortunate enough to find a lawyer willing to serve as an apprentice, could hope to achieve. Licensing, if any, was often left to the local trial judge. It was not a profession for women, yet today a graduate of this institution serves as our United States Senator. The profession was often used to serve not liberty, but slavery. And yet today I, a descendant of a slave who was owned by a Texas judge, have the honor of representing the judiciary as Chief Justice of Texas. We have come a long way.
Certainly the way we study and teach law has changed over the last 150 years. Some of the challenges in law, however, are as old as the union. Among the challenges: Sharp divisions in our politics that spill over into our law. We have seen very recent examples of this, ranging from matters of life and death to the propriety of 2 words in our pledge of allegiance. Those not satisfied with the legal resolution of these cases see the outcomes as a failure of the judicial system.
Well, depending on the case, I must confess that there are occasions that the judiciary, like all human inventions, produces inequities. But some of the commentary of late suggests a view that the judiciary has somehow become too independent. Fear about the perceived disproportionate power of our courts is not new in our history. Abraham Lincoln, for one, considered arresting the Chief Justice in the early days of the Civil War. Lincoln was responding to then Chief Justice Samuel Chase's opinion that Lincoln's order suspending habeas corpus was unconstitutional. Even before that, Thomas Jefferson criticized the John Marshall Court when it asserted its independence as the third branch of government.
But the fight at the extremes of society – whether from the right or the left – takes an exacting toll. Judges are often called activist even when exercising incredible restraint. They are mocked as strict constructionists when application of that philosophy runs counter to accepted political views. At the extreme, these judges are not only vilified but, as we have observed in the last several months, threatened with their lives. In fact the United States Marshal's Service, which is charged with protecting federal judges, reports that threats against judges have increased dramatically in recent years. We have borne witness to the realization of such threats in Chicago, Fort Worth, Longview.
A society that no longer trusts its judges and its laws is a society on a path to chaos. I fear, to borrow from Lincoln, that a nation divided against its courts cannot stand. More than 200 years ago, the Founders designed a constitutional democracy based on a system of checks and balances, a form of government that is now the model for the world, especially for those new democracies that have emerged in recent years.
A fundamental component of this system, one that foreign leaders recognize as an absolute master-stroke of government design, is the existence of an independent judiciary – you can't have checks and balances without one – comprised of judges who have the courage to act without regard to political winds; those whose rulings protect individual liberties and prevent tyrannies of the majority. Judges help make the American constitutional design work for all. Our ability to vindicate our free enterprise system and ours fundamental rights exists in the courts. Our ability to challenge constitutional infractions exists in the courts.
Each of us may, from time to time, rail at the system when we disagree with the resolution of the very disputes we ask the courts to resolve. But few of us, I hope, would attempt to inhibit judges from exercising their constitutional obligations of deciding cases fairly and impartially. To place the judiciary under a standard that retaliates against judges for unpopular decisions would be to undermine the basic concept that, in our nation, some positions taken by a political minority deserve constitutional protection.
I hope my comments are not taken as favoring a form of judicial immunity from public criticism. Indeed, in 1895 then Judge William Howard Taft recognized that:
[t]he opportunity freely and publicly to criticize judicial action is of vastly more importance to the body politic that the immunity of courts and judges from unjust aspersions and attack. Nothing tends more to render judges careful in their decisions and anxiously solicitous to do exact justice that the consciousness that every act of theirs is subject to the intelligent scrutiny and candid criticism of their fellow men.
Insofar as fear of public comment does not affect the courage of a judge, but only spurs him on to search his conscience and to reach the result which approves itself to his inmost heart, such comment serves a useful purpose.
Yes, criticism is vital – even for judges, But "the danger of destroying the proper influence of judicial decisions by creating unfounded prejudices against the courts justifies and requires that unjust attacks shall be met and answered."
From lawyers come judges, and as lawyers you can have a profound influence on the quality of our judiciary and the respect we hope it earns from the public. You must insist on, and fight for, and then defend, a judiciary that respects the rule of law and is dedicated to the reality and appearance of complete integrity.
Your responsibility as a lawyer, and mine as a judge in these uncertain times, is to make sure, to the extent that we can, that the American people understand why we fight to preserve the rule of law.
The history of our nation is marked with examples of how our courts, working independently and free from political intrusion and oversight, lead our nation in times of need — ending segregation, extending voting rights to all Americans and in protecting average citizens from unwarranted government intrusion.
Let me bring you back to a familiar story about the law and about the justice system in this country. Recall the scene in To Kill a Mockingbird. Recall when Atticus Finch explains to his puzzled daughter, Scout, why he's agreed to represent a black man accused of raping a white woman in Depression-era Alabama:
"There's been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn't do much about defending this man," Atticus tells her.
"If you shouldn't be defending him," she wonders, "then why are you doing it?"
"For a number of reasons," he answers her. "The main one is that if I didn't, I couldn't hold my head up in town."
I fear attacks on judges, whether by force or by vilification, weakens the justice system in this country, but I am not pessimistic. I believe that this, too, will pass, as did Abraham Lincoln's fleeting thought to have the Chief Justice of the United States arrested because he didn't agree with him.
But the danger lurks and must be confronted. You, new lawyers, should conduct yourselves so that you are able to hold your heads up to support the rule of law. Independent judges cannot exist without courageous and well-trained lawyers who fight not just for their clients but for the system. And the responsibility is not just theirs alone. This is our responsibility, as citizens, lawyers or not. If you keep in mind that you are officers of the court and participants in the public administration of justice, and if you remember these larger responsibilities as well as your immediate duties to your particular client, you will strengthen the legal profession and enhance the role of law in our society. Then you can say, with Oliver Wendell Holmes, that you have lived "greatly in the law."
Congratulations, and God's speed!
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Posted: 02/15/2010 - The Dallas Mavericks look drastically different after the All-Star weekend in their back yard.
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Posted: 02/14/2010 - ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - They do everything bigger in Texas, including All-Star game crowds.
Posted: 02/11/2010 - Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd will represent the Western Conference as a reserve in the 59th NBA All-Star Game, the league announced tonight.
Posted: 02/10/2010 - Four-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has crashed during practice for the Daytona 500.
Updated: 02/07/2010 - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith lead a class of seven new members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Posted: 02/05/2010 - Jonny Flynn scored 19 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves finished the game on a 13-2 run to snap a 13-game losing streak against Dallas, beating the Mavericks 117-108 on Friday night.
Posted: 02/04/2010 - Financially strapped owner Tom Hicks is exploring a possible sale of the Dallas Stars.
Posted: 02/01/2010 - Deron Williams had 18 points and 15 assists and the Utah Jazz increased their longest winning streak of the season to six by beating the Dallas Mavericks 104-92 on Monday night.
Posted: 01/31/2010 - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kevin Durant scored a season-high 45 points to take over second place in the NBA scoring race, Russell Westbrook added 28 points and eight assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Golden State Warriors 112-104 on Sunday night.
Posted: 01/25/2010 - Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is going to his third Pro Bowl, while Dallas cornerback Mike Jenkins will go for the first time.
Posted: 01/25/2010 - NEW YORK (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks rolled to the biggest win in franchise history, ignoring the absence of two starters to crush the New York Knicks 128-78 on Sunday.
Posted: 01/24/2010 - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Colts receiver Pierre Garcon celebrated the best game of his NFL career by unfurling a large Haitian flag, honoring his relatives and hoping to draw attention to the earthquake-ravaged country.
Posted: 01/23/2010 - CLEVELAND (AP) - Daniel Gibson's 3-pointer with 8.7 seconds remaining gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a 100-99 victory over Oklahoma City on Saturday night, the Thunders' second loss in two nights in the final seconds.
Posted: 01/22/2010 - Rudy Gay hit a 20-footer with 1.3 seconds left to finish with 25 points and the Memphis Grizzlies extended their franchise-record home winning streak to 10 with an 86-84 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.
Posted: 01/22/2010 - Thaddeus Young and Lou Williams sizzled instead of sulking after getting bumped from the starting lineup, combining for 33 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a surprising 92-81 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.
Posted: 01/21/2010 - Wade Phillips is sticking around as coach of the Dallas Cowboys for two more years.
Posted: 01/21/2010 - The Rangers have finalized a $750,000, one-year contract with Khalil Greene to be a utility infielder.
Posted: 01/20/2010 - Shawn Marion blocked Caron Butler's jump shot with 1.9 seconds to play, and the Dallas Mavericks opened the second half of their season Wednesday night by avenging a loss from opening night, beating the Washington Wizards 94-93.
Posted: 01/20/2010 - With more than three months to play in the season, Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder have already reached new heights.
Posted: 01/19/2010 - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is giving every indication that he is picking up coach Wade Phillips' contract option for the 2010 season, even without saying so
Posted: 01/18/2010 - The Dallas Mavericks came to Boston knowing they wouldn't have to face Kevin Garnett. And when Rasheed Wallace went to the bench with foul trouble, Dirk Nowitzki took advantage.
Posted: 01/18/2010 - Kevin Durant scored 29 points, Jeff Green had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder ended the Atlanta Hawks' three-game winning streak with a 94-91 victory Monday.
Posted: 01/17/2010 - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Brett Favre threw four touchdown passes, and the Vikings' defense put the clamps on the Dallas Cowboys in a 34-3 victory Sunday that sent Minnesota to the NFC title game.
Posted: 01/15/2010 - The Texas Rangers avoided arbitration with two of its right-handed pitchers by reaching one-year deals with them.
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My very stubborn grandfather refused to register him self as a Jew when the Nazi occupants in the Netherlands told him to do, when the Jewis Council urged him to. He did not want to listen to Nazi's and not to take orders from collaborators. My grandfather survived the shoa. Being married with a non-jewishwife also helped I gues. Over 95 % of the Dutch Jews registered themselves as such, just because they were told to do. Hundred and fourthousand jews out of hundred twentythousand did not return from thedeathcamps. Why were they so obidiant, why did they listen to authorities? This terrible secret needs to be unveiled to prevent another shoa.
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King Bio Homeopathic Natural Medicine Ear Ringing is ideal for the relief of intermittent, continuous, or pulsating sounds in the ear such as ringing, buzzing, hissing, whistling; acute sensitivity to sounds or hearing loss; Meniere's disease; and vertigo.
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Child's Dose (2 yrs. - 12 yrs.): 2 pump sprays
Infant Dose (Newborn - 2 yrs.): 1 pump spray
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