Following the recent large losses over at JPM, the Senate banking committee is asking the CEO to testify over the matter. The concerns are of course why it happened and the systemic effect such a event either this or in the future could have.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...84G17H20120517

Thoughts?

Interesting to see how this is going to be dealt with. I'd love to be in the meeting.

I can't post the link, but I saw it on Drudge.

An interesting take on things:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...-marriage.html

Following the pink slime news.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...84D03820120514

The left opposition won in a crushing defeat for conservatives in North Rhine-Westphalia, a large German state. The election leaves Merkel in a weakened position despite continued popularity for continuing German economic strength.

It will be interesting when it comes to her reelection. That election will have a big effect on what could happen with the EU.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...84C0BD20120513

This surprised me, then I thought of who he is running against. Obama looks to be the favorite for the veteran vote this November.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...84C02120120513

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#...ave-record.cnn

Hell no! :o

Scientists have proven that the human body is almost 70% water as well as other substances ...
1. Scientists have proven that the human body is almost 70% water as well as other substances that are found in soil ie man is originally created from clay. Miraculously, the holy Qur'an has revealed such a fact; Allah, the almighty says:
"Man We did create
From a quintessence (of clay) "Muminun or the Believers: 12
Such a fact raises the question of who could have informed Prophet Mohammad, PBUH, of this.

2. Upon studying the stages of fetal development, scientists have found that the bones are formed before the flesh. Such a fact was totally unknown at the time of Prophet Mohammad, PBUH. The holy Qur'an, however, has revealed it; Allah, the exalted says:

"Then We made the sperm
Into a clot of congealed blood;
Then of that clot We made
A (fœtus) lump; then We
Made out of that lump
Bones and clothed the bones
With flesh; then We developed
Out of it another creature.
So blessed be God,
The Best to create! "Muminun or the Believers: 14 (ibid)
All Glory to Allah.

3. Among the stages of fetal creation is the stage when the fetus appears like a chewed lump of flesh (mudgha). All Glory to Allah who has revealed to us this stage of man creation; Allah says:
"Then We made the sperm
Into a clot of congealed blood;
Then of that clot We made
A (fœtus) lump; then We
Made out of that lump
Bones "Muminun or the Believers: 14 (ibid)

The question that needs be answered is who could have revealed such a scientific fact to Prophet Mohammad, PBUH?

4. Scientists have further discovered that the fetus begins to take shape on the day 42 of its development in the uterus. Fabulously, Prophet Mohammad, PBUH, has revealed such a scientific fact 14 centuries ago for Imam Muslim reported: the messenger of Allah, PBUH, said: "If forty-two nights have passed over the embryo, Allah sends an angel to it, who shapes it ". All Glory to Allah.

5. The placenta feeds the fetus with air, food, and water, doesn't allow the passage of any harmful materials, and produces hormones that regulate the fetus temperature. Scientists add that the placenta looks after the fetus in a manner that is much better than any intensive care units. Accordingly, Allah, the Almighty, says:
"Then We placed him
As (a drop of) sperm
In a place of rest,
Firmly fixed "Muminun or the Believers: 13 (ibid)
All Glory to Allah.
6. Upon studying the stages of fetal development, scientists have discovered that at its earliest shaping stages, the fetus is a group of cells that are attached to the uterus wall and are fed from it. All Glory to Allah who has revealed this in the holy Qur'an when describing this stage (the stage of alaqa, a leech-like clot) Allah says:
"It is He Who has
Created you from dust,
Then from a sperm-drop,
Then from a leech-like clot "Ghafer or the Believer: 67 (ibid)
Once again, the question that should be answered is who could have revealed such a scientific fact to Prophet Mohammad, PBUH?

7. Scientists have proven that the semen determines the fetal gender, male or female. All Glory to Allah who has revealed this fact in the holy Qur'an:
"That He did create
In pairs,-male and female
From a seed when lodged
(In its place) "Najm or the Star: 45-46 (ibid)
The question that needs be answered is who could have revealed to Prophet
Mohammad, PBUH, that the semen is what determines the fetal gender?


We have these verses were great at the miracle medical VII of the Koran in 1982 and what the world heard Thai (Tajmas) specialized knowledge of the embryos of those verses even announced immediately and without hesitation that there is no god but God and Mohammed is the Messenger of God, as the conference was attended by Prof. famous (Keith Moore) and is a professor in a large Canadian and American universities and he said (it is impossible to be a prophet had known all these details are accurate phases and create a perception of himself and the fetus must have been in contact with the world of large briefed him on the various sciences not and is God) and had announced his conversion to Islam at the conference which was held in 1983 and line the miracles of the Quran in Arabic in the university's famous book, which was taught to medical students in the colleges of America and Canada.

The President broke news today when he said that he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. The move will probably be polarizing as expected.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...84818Y20120509

I am with the President on this one.

This is frightening. Unfortunately, given the circumstances it might even somewhat make sense.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/worl...icle-1.1073530

And this is why no country lives in a vacuum. It is also why screwing over one group of people for too long can be disastrous.

In this article a new scientific discovery which is a proof on the sincerity of the prophet, let us read ...

Always, we find in our prophet's instructions many benefits for us as Allah almighty says about the prophet: "Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves (ie whom you know well). It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He (Muhammad) is anxious over you (to be rightly guided, to repent to Allah, and beg Him to pardon and forgive your sins, in order that you may enter Paradise and be saved from the punishment of the Hell-fire), for the believers (he is) full of pity, kind, and merciful. "[Sûrat At-Taubah (The Repentance)-verse 128].

One of these useful instructions is that the prophet asked us not to breed dogs inside houses, which complies with the latest scientific discoveries.

Analysis of breast cancer cases by researchers at the University of Munich showed that patients with this type of cancer were significantly more likely to have kept a dog than a cat.They found that 79.7 per cent of all patients had intensive contact with dogs before they were diagnosed and only 4.4 per cent of the patients did not have pets at any time compared to 57.3 per cent of a healthy control group. So there was a 29-fold increased risk for pet owners.


Also, prophet Mohamed peace be upon him ordered us to wash the used plate by the dog for seven times one of these times to be by dust.

Here we have to remember that the prophet peace be upon him didn't make any comment about breeding cats as he used to see one of his companions (Abo horaira) who like cats and used to breed a cat and the prophet did not comment about that act, but on the other hand he ordered people not to breed dogs in houses but they can keep it outside the house for guarding purposes.


Keeping dogs outside the house "in garden for example" is acceptable according to the prophet orders as that keep dogs away from any direct contact with human

Another study in Norway reported a very high level53.3 per centof breast cancers in 14,401 dogs.

In looking for a reason, scientists found a virus common in both dogs and humans.

The one they homed in on is the "mouse mammary tumour virus" (MMTV), which triggers breast cancer in mice and which has been investigated for possible links to human breast cancer.

The theory is that dogs, and possibly other pets, transmit MMTV or MMTVlike viruses that can induce human breast cancer.

The researchers say the theory may help to explain why women from Eastern countries are at increased risk of breast cancer when they move to Western nations? Asian or Oriental women seldom keep dogs as pets.

Migration to Western countries may cause them to alter their lifestyle, including keeping pet dogs.

Narrated by Abu-Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If a dog drinks from the utensil of anyone of you it is essential to wash it seven times."
6 times
Water
And once with dust

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...84503J20120506

Types of people dealt by God

There are five types of people in this world dealt by God. The first type people have real love towards God and sacrifice practically to God. The Lord rewards them with infinite and real fruit. The second type of people sacrifice practically but want to achieve ten times more. Such people are businessmen. They invest little and aspire for more profit. The Lord returns back whatever such people sacrificed. The Lord also gives the extra expected by them but that extra is from their account only.

The good result of a good deed to be enjoyed in the future birth is drawn back with reduced value and is given as the extra, which was aspired by the people. All this process takes place without the knowledge of the people. The third type of the people sacrifice words by prayers and feelings throw devotion without any practical sacrifice. Such people are in the path of a prostitute who also sacrifices sweet words and sweet feelings to extract something practically from a person. The Lord fulfills their aspiration by drawing the good result of their good deal from their future birth. The fourth type of people are atheists.

They enjoying the world created by the Lord and abuse the Lord. The Lord will keep silent towards them in this world. The Lord uses the atheists to test His devotees. He will observe whether such atheists can affect His devotee. Later on the atheist will be severely punished by the Lord. The fifth type of people neither recognizes nor abuses the Lord. They simply enjoy the world without bothering about the Lord. The Lord will throw such people into the births of animals, birds, worms etc. In such births one can enjoy the world without worrying about the Lord.

Astrology is Introduction to Philosophy

Actually, the basic concept of astrology indicates that there is the existence of some unimaginable supernatural force that guides this world. Hence, astrology is an introduction for the philosophy. Without taking this basic reality, you misuse the astrology to justify yourself by linking your wrong actions to the planets. The worship of the supernatural and unimaginable planets introduces the worship of unimaginable God. But, this is again misused as the worship of the planet for not giving the bad result for the bad action done by you.

If you worship God, He will preach you the right knowledge, which changes the total destiny. By your worship, God will not protect you from your sins. Therefore, in this world, the destiny is also in your hands only. There is full freedom for you to change your destiny through the right knowledge. Hence, this world of humanity is called as ‘Karma Loka’, which means that your actions decide everything and that your action is based on your psychological pattern only and not by any pre-determined external destiny. The upper worlds are called as ‘Bhoga Lokas’ because there is no freedom to perform any new action and you have no freedom at all, but for enjoying the destined results for your already recorded actions.

‘Pravrutti’ means attachment to worldly bonds. ‘Nivrutti’ is detachment of your worldly bonds for the sake of God. This world is the stage for both pravrutti and nivrutti. Full freedom up to the level of changing your destiny exists here. Your destiny is only your fixed psychological pattern generated from the past deeds and not any other external force. This pattern can be changed by the right knowledge received from God in the form of preacher. Therefore, there is every chance for changing your destiny in this world. Generally, people blame the reason for their bad actions to be some external force called as destiny in which there is no trace of their personal psychological involvement. People say, ‘People say so’. The people cannot be the authority unless the whole subject is perfectly analyzed. Even there are several misinterpretations in books written by ancestral scholars. You should not blindly take the people or the ancient books as authority without analyzing them perfectly. The Gita says that you will laugh at such authorities if you analyze the subject with sharp scientific intelligence (Buddhyaayukto…).

Even if the implementation is impossible, it is better to have the right knowledge, which follows the soul to the next birth so that the practical implementation can be done sometime in the future. This point looks quite good, but there is the practical danger. Just like the cooked food can be attacked by the bacteria in the atmosphere, the right knowledge is also attacked by the worldly attractions and sometimes, the right knowledge may become weaker and weaker and even may finally disappear even in the later part of this life. Therefore, it is better to implement the realized concept as early as possible like eating the cooked food immediately.

Astrology and destiny

Astrology says that the happening of good or bad incidents is due to the planets. This misunderstanding again leads the people to think that their actions are destined by the planets. Here, your actions are not destined by the planets. Your actions are only destined by your psychological set up, which is destined by your past deeds. The planet links the specific fruit for the specific action.

You do something based on your Samskara. The planet gives its correspondent fruit immediately. You blame the planet for guiding you to do a specific work and this is totally wrong. A planet is only destined to give the specific result linked with your specific action. The specific work is based on your specific psychological pattern only. The horoscope gives the composition of your specific psychological pattern. Since your future actions also depend on the same pattern, future prediction can be easily given. A specific psychological pattern is always linked with a specific composition of planets representing your qualities or ideas.

Therefore, there is no external destiny here other than yourself regarding your future. If the Samskara is modified with the help of the divine knowledge, the whole destiny is changed, which means your horoscope totally disappears. Every period is divided into sub periods, every sub period is again divided into further sub periods and every division involves the revolution of all the nine planets again and again. This means that human being is a mixture of both good and bad always in every step of the time.