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Say Your Prayers

... search the available data for discussion of the question is it superstition or faith to keep a copy of the Quran in the car's glove compartment as protection from evil Quran in Car: Superstition or Faith Based on Islamic scholarly rulings, keeping a copy of the Quran in a car for the specific purpose of protection is considered a superstition (bid'ah) and is prohibited. - Prohibition for Protection: Scholars such as Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen and Shaykh Abd al-Azeez ibn Baaz explicitly state that placing the Mus-haf (Quran) in cars to ward off the evil eye or danger is an innovation (bid'ah) with no basis in the practice of the Prophet or the Companions. - Distinction in Intent: The practice is permissible only if the intention is to facilitate reading the Quran for spiritual guidance, not to use the physical book as a talisman or amulet for protection. - Superstition vs. Faith: Believing that the physical presence of the Quran wards off evil is viewed as ...

Prediction: Interest Rates To Go Up

... news update on the 425 million Capital One refund Capital One has reached a $425 million settlement with customers over claims that the bank misled savers by keeping them in lower-interest 360 Savings accounts while promoting higher rates on similarly named 360 Performance Savings accounts.  Eligibility and Payout Details - Who Qualifies: Current and former account holders who had a 360 Savings account at any time between September 18, 2019, and June 16, 2025.  - Automatic Payments: Eligible customers do not need to file a claim; payments are issued automatically to the primary account holder. - Payment Method: Checks will be mailed to the last known address for amounts of $5 or more. The option for electronic transfer closed on March 30, 2026. - Timing: Payouts are expected to begin arriving within the next one to two months following the April 2026 court approval.  Background and Changes The settlement resolves a lawsuit alleging Capital One failed to clearly inform...

Happy Friday

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Camp Grenada (yada yada)

... Who wrote the Camp Granada song lyrics "hello mudda/ hello fodda"? Allan Sherman and Lou Busch wrote the lyrics for the novelty song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)," which is set to the melody of Amilcare Ponchielli's ballet Dance of the Hours from the opera La Gioconda.  Allan Sherman – Quick facts: - Released: August 1963 - Peak Chart Position: No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 - Award: Won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1964 - Inspiration: Sherman wrote the lyrics after receiving complaint letters from his son, Robert, who was attending Camp Champlain in Westport, New York - Cultural Impact: Selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2019  The song remains a staple of summer camp culture, passed down through generations via oral tradition despite Allan Sherman's relative obscurity on oldies radio. The fictional setting, "Camp Granada," was also the subject o...

What's This Email

If you bank with Bank of America and you recently received an email about a change to your Online Banking Service Agreement, you may have skimmed it, filed it away mentally, or deleted it entirely. That would be a mistake. What Bank of America is quietly introducing — a binding arbitration provision — is one of the most consequential changes to your legal rights as a consumer that a bank can make. And the timing of its announcement tells a story that the bank would very much prefer you did not read. WHAT THE CHANGE ACTUALLY MEANS The new provision, detailed in Section 12 of the updated Online Banking Service Agreement, requires that virtually all disputes between you and Bank of America be resolved through private, binding arbitration rather than in a court of law. More significantly, it includes a class-action waiver — meaning you cannot join with other customers to collectively sue the bank, no matter how widespread the harm. In plain English: if Bank of America wrongs you — overchar...

Ahem

... what was the reference from the book of Chronicles of the holy Bible involved in the publicity spat between the pope and president Trump 2 Chronicles 7 Trump Pope Spat The specific biblical reference involved in the dispute is 2 Chronicles 7:11-22, particularly verse 14, which states: "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." President Donald Trump selected this passage for a scheduled Oval Office reading on April 21, 2026, as part of the "America Reads The Bible" event, an act organizers described as a call for national repentance. The timing of this reading occurred amidst a public feud between Trump and Pope Leo XIV, who had criticized the administration's military stance on Iran and used the Bible to condemn war, specifically citing Isaiah 1:15 ("your hands are full of blood...

Discovery

... drill-down into "William D'Arcy's Concession Syndicate" The Concession Syndicate formed around William D'Arcy's Persian oil venture was a pivotal, albeit initially failing, endeavor that ultimately led to a major discovery.  - Financial Struggles: By 1905, after years of dry wells and immense costs (over £160,000 spent, £177,000 overdrawn), D'Arcy was near bankruptcy. To continue, he formed the Concession Syndicate Ltd. with the Burmah Oil Company as a major investor, which provided the necessary capital.  - Geological Setbacks: The Syndicate followed geologist W. H. Dalton's recommendation to drill at Shardin in 1906-1907, but both wells were unsuccessful.  - The Breakthrough: Operations shifted to Masjed Soleyman in 1908.  By April of that year, with no results and funds exhausted, the Syndicate decided to abandon the venture and ordered operations to cease. - A Stroke of Luck: George B. Reynolds, the field manager, delayed the shutdown. On May 2...