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An esteemed friend has sent the following question.
I was participating in a discussion and i suggested that cure for all social ills, result of serving other-than-Him, is to get a clear understanding about Tauheed.
the argument in response to it was – get us the word 'tauheed' from Quran. I do not know if that term is used in Quran or not. I used this term to refer to the phenomenon of Unity of God, His excellence above all in all regards.
That argument did not make sense because if that term is itself not mentioned but the concept then what term should be used to refer to it?
i was asked – I dont know what you mean by tauheed or unity of Allah, is the word tauheed used for the unity of Allah in the Quran?
…if the term tauheed is not used in the Quran, not as a description of the "concept of oneness", then who thought its nessecary to find a word out of the Quran, to describe the "oneness of Allah"?
what does oneness of Allah mean?
It is a non quranic term which would also make it's "concept" non quranic as well. Those who came up with the term are also the ones who provide the definition of that term. So, I believe the first thing we should do is ask ourselves if the quran agrees with the concept that has been assigned to this term "Tauheed".
Did the Quran allowed anyone to make up concepts about Allah which are not in the Quran?
Is Allah THE GOD or THE ONLY GOD?
Tauheed is a concept, is Is Allah's oneness a hypothesis or an actual practical reality?
ANYTHING said about Allah, his Deen, His Rusools must be proven throught the Quran itself, otherwise anyone can come up with stories and concepts as they like.
My question is – what is meaning of this arabic term Tauheed. We are asked to believe in His superiority – saves us from slavery to man and from man made ideas about Him. i ve been using this term in this context – Tauheed furnished us with knowledge which can stand against any other-than-Him.
If you could comment on it. Thanks.
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Mullahism in any shape, form, creed, status or stage is another name for the same idiocy. Decree to kill and the historical favorites of stoning to death or burning of humans and now animals is an impulse they cannot suppress. Enjoy the following example. Sorry dogs!
Thought to be a reincarnation of a secular lawyer, the ultra-Orthodox judges are calling for the dog to be put to death.
Weeks ago, the large hound reportedly wandered into a courtroom in the very religious Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim. Allegedly wreaking havoc on the proceedings and scaring visitors, the dog refused to leave the court. Now it appears the judges of this rabbinical court are out for retribution.
One judge recalled the tale of a lawyer in decades past who was cursed by the court for his anti-religious tendencies. The judges hoped that the lawyer's secular spirit would be reincarnated as a dog, considered an impure animal in some Jewish traditions. When the pooch wandered into the court a few weeks ago, several years after the lawyer's death, they feared it was his reincarnation coming to cause chaos.
So in what was surely an unfair trial, the judges called for local children to stone the dog to death. Fortunately, the hound escaped before the horrific punishment could be delivered.
Regardless, the verdict is in. Can animal rights activists step in to defend the defenseless dog?
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Qadiani Khalifa V Friday, June 10, 2011 sermon on subject of Mujaddid.
Qadiani Khalifa 2 Mirza Mahmud Ahmad has written in his books that thousands of prophets WILL COME after Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad sahib, till the Day of Judgment.
In his Friday, June 10, 2011 sermon Qadiani Khalifa 5 Mirza Masroor Ahmad said that current millennium is the last millennium; and HMGA was sent as Mujjaddid for the whole millennium. QK 5 builds the case that after HMGA revival of Islam will ONLY be done by Qadiani Khalifas. He further says that Qadiani Khalifa status is superior to status of Mujjaddid.
Opponents of HMGA in order to nullify HMGA claim (that Mujjaddid which is 'mamur-min-Allah' (appointee of Allah) has to himself make claim of appointment) say Mujjaddid does not make claim in his life, rather people after his death give him the status of Mujjaddid.
QK 5 uses this argument of anti-HMGA people to support his point that Qadiani Khalifas could also be a Mujjaddid whether he claims or does not claim to be a Mujjaddid in future centuries.
QK 5 gave this sermon after some Qadiani student of Tajdeed-e-Nau asked him question about next/ future Mujjaddid based on Hadith of Holy Prophet Muhammad SAWS. From his sermon it was clear that QK 5 did not like the question and equated such query as form of weakness in faith and sign of conspiracy against Qadiani Khilafat system. He blamed elders in such homes who talk about new Mujjaddid or as a mischief when they intentionally ask question like these through the young pupil in disguise of seeking knowledge. Of course QK 5 conveniently ignored to mention that young Qadianis get these questions on Internet and most probably on websites of Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement.
I hope some other pupil can ask QK 5 that when he says in future only Qadiani Khalifas will revive Islam, then by such statements does he mean that QK 2 was WRONG when he asserted that thousands of Prophets can come in future centuries?
It will be nice if head of Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement Dr. Pasha sahib can also give a Friday Khutaba in near future so that young Qadianis can hear/ read both sides arguments, and make an informed decision to whom to believe. It is quite clear young Qadianis in Europe and North America do surf and read LAM literature on internet.
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A pamphlet identifying the members of Ahmadiyyah community in Faisalabad has been distributed. People have been provoked to kill those people listed or any Ahmadi to achieve the status of martyrdom. Further details can be read in the following article on BBC (Urdu) website.
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An esteemed friend and contributor, whom we had missed very much for a while, has submitted the following post.
Following video may be of interest to the blog readers who want to know more about the "rewards" of the afterlife as explained by a Mullah; in particular the "hoors". Due to the graphic language used viewer discretion is advised.


While based in South Australia, the duo were in Canberra for meetings with Government showcasing a Regulation as a platform (RAAP) product and while there took the opportunity to participate in GovHack.
The team of two, planned to do three entries, but only finished two in the weekend! This is Marco's third time in a hackathon but Christian's first time.
Landchain which won first prize in digital identity.
Sparky the chatbot – won second prize.
Christian had just joined the company, fresh out of Flinders Uni, this was his first experience of a hackathon or working with Government.
Marco has more than 15 years in the IT industry, 5 years in startup environments. His experience is not just technical but also sales, web development and video production.
The videos for both entries are of a very high standard with outstanding animation and story telling. Marco says that first you need to have a really good story to tell and you need to be convinced about it. You need to write about it early and clearly. The team spent the first night just trying to figure out what they were trying to do and wrote about it. They created a solid, well documented story, that you could show to anyone and they will "get it".
A mistake some teams make is that they leave the write up and the video to the end. You need to write clearly and you can't do this if you're tired.
For video animations the team used a tool called Biteable. https://biteable.com While there is a free tier, the team paid a little money to get better animations. With this tool the animations are out of the box and just the story and text needed to be added.
After completing the writeup the next step is to start coding. During development, every time you have something working, take screen shots and recordings as this is all used in the final video. Much better than having to go back and gather this material at the end.
The team used IBM tools including a blockchain system and an AI chatbot tool. The reason is that both of them are "out of the box" and come with good examples ready for customisation. Other platforms that offer this sort of thing, such as Heroko, let you can sign up for a free 30 day trial which is perfect for a hackathon.
The team built the first entry, Landchain, and finished it on Saturday night, then on Sunday in the few hours before they had to fly back to Adelaide, they started working on their second entry the chatbot. The video was finished at the airport and uploaded when they arrived in Melbourne while waiting for a connecting flight.
Sunday – worked early at the hotel until 10am, flew out at 3, submitted in Melbourne.
The secret is to know your tools. The reason they chose IBM was because they were familiar with their platforms.
Once you've got your idea written up, start working on a really smart proof of concept. Make it the smallest minimum viable product (MVP) that you can generate that will showcase your idea and demonstrate its value. Once you've got something working, start on the video.
The team had a specific computer set up for video production. They used a MacBook Pro with iMovie installed. It might not be the best tool, but is quite intuitive. The combination of the presentation, animation tool "biteable" plus screen recordings of the MVP was enough to make the video. Voiceovers were recorded in a meeting room at the hotel.
The video is critical to doing well in GovHack. Three minutes seems like a lot to fill but many teams go way over and judges may not watch beyond three minutes.
What did the team learn?
The idea of using high level tools to build an application very rapidly is useful in the workplace. Producing prototypes can be a great way to work with stakeholders in business. We learn from GovHack that even just two days can be enough to show that an idea can work.
Christian said that he'd never seen the rapid evolution of a product over a weekend. Previously he was familiar with spending much more time concentrating on implementation details, often spending several weeks.
Christian is keen to enter again. Marco has volunteered to help this year.
When you come to an event like GovHack, Marco urges you to go for something really good, that ads value to society. Some people just come for the food. It doesn't matter if you win, although that would be great, it's better to contribute to society if you can.


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Hyo Joo Kim ends five-year drought with dream day in Singapore at HSBC Women's World
Hyo Joo Kim was eating a Pop-Tart in the player lounge when she realized there would be no playoff. A couple of bogeys on the closing holes for Australia's Hannah Green gave Kim a one-shot victory at the HSBC Women's World Championship, her first LPGA title in five years.
Kim, who wore a white mask that extended down below her neckline because of a severe sun allergy, closed with a sizzling 64 to finish at 17-under 271. Australia's Green (69) came in solo second while Patty Tavatanakit, the wire-to-wire winner of the ANA Inspiration, finished with a 65 to move into a share of third with Inbee Park and China's Xiyu Lin.
"Winning after such a long time," said Kim, "it feels like my first win of all. It feels like a dream at this moment."
Kim, 25, burst onto the scene in 2014 when she captured her first LPGA title at the Amundi Evian Championship, carding a record-setting 10-under 61 in the first round. She now owns four career LPGA titles.
In 2020, Kim opted to stay back in South Korea and compete on the KLPGA, where she played in 14 events and won twice, including the KB Financial Group STAR Championship, the final major of the season. She topped the KLPGA money list last season too.
Kim's first start to the 2021 LPGA season came at the Kia Classic where she tied for fifth.
"Last year playing at the KLPGA Tour definitely helped me this year," said Kim. "I worked out and did exercise a lot and that definitely helped me with distance, driving distance."
#CheersToTheChampion
With her win at the @HWWCGolf, Hyo Joo Kim punched her ticket to the 2022/2023 @diamondresorts Tournament of Champions!
#DiamondLPGA pic.twitter.com/IJgt3W8zN4
— LPGA (@LPGA) May 2, 2021
Kim entered the week ninth in the Rolex Rankings and fourth on the South Korean Olympic team, as it currently stands. The top three players in the world are from South Korea (Jin Young Ko, Inbee Park and Sei Young Kim). A total of four players can make the team.
"I played at a couple of international tournaments as a Korean representative for like the junior Cups," said Kim, "so it means a lot to me that I would feel very proud and responsible with the Korean flag on my side, and I think it will give a huge impact on not only my golf life but my life in general."
Green, who has been trending toward the winner's circle for weeks, holed out for eagle on the 14th take a share of the lead. A couple of three-putts on the closing holes, however, dropped her down to second.
"I don't want to sound obnoxious," said Green, "but it is nice I'm not playing my best and getting these results. I've heard it's a bit warmer in
By: Beth Ann Nichols
Title: Hyo Joo Kim ends five-year drought with dream day in Singapore at HSBC Women's World
Sourced From: golfweek.usatoday.com/2021/05/02/hyo-joo-kim-ends-five-year-drought-with-dream-day-in-singapore-at-hsbc-womens-world/
Published Date: Sun, 02 May 2021 13:26:38 +0000
Paula Creamer signs up for LPGA stop at Kingsmill later this month after mini-tour warmup
2021 HSBC Women's World Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won

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Q: How can I limit user to only enter one item in a list? I am creating subsites for individual clients. In the subsites I have different lists that capture information for the client. Some of those lists would be repeating (a client might have three properties, for example), meaning that they can add items ("rows"). But other lists really only need to capture one set of information.  Now, I guess I could edit the view to disable the "Add item" button, but is there a cleaner way to prevent a user from entering more than one "row" of information into a list?

A: There are several way that you could do this. You could use an event receiver to enforce the constraint or you could use a field set to the value of the individual's user name and set it to be unique. You could do this with a workflow if you wanted a "code free" way of doing it. However, they could go back and change the value of this field.
In this case, I would likely use an event receiver as it would have fewer moving parts and could not be easily subverted but could still be disabled by an admin if required at some point.

A: As Dan suggested, it's better to use Calculated value as default:

Also, you can add this script to the NewForm.aspx:
$("[id^='Title_']").disabled = true

It will make sure the users cannot change the Title field:

Also, you can disable Quick Edit mode for the list to insure there is no easy workaround
I don't think using Workflows is an elegant solution

A: You could add a person/group column called 'AlreadyCreatedBy'.  You could set that column to require unique values.  Then, enable content approval on the list.  Set up a workflow that copies 'Created By' to 'AlreadyCreatedBy' and if it succeeds then set the approval status of the item to approved.

A: If the client, in your case, is entering in a single-row set of data, it sounds like an opportunity to make use of surveys. Surveys can be configured to allow only one submission and that can further be configured to allow edits in the future, or it can be locked down (if I recall correctly)

A: Have used this with SharePoint 2010:

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*Column "Title" changed to calculated value "=Me"

*Created next workflow in SharePoint Designer:

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*If Current Item:Title equals Current List:Title

*Delete item Current Item

Result: New entry will be created and in some seconds removed.

A: something easy to do is to declare a column unique, then set default value to anything and hide the column so it cant be modified by the user.

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Home > About Us > What's New > 2017 > UHS wants people at risk of HIV to be PrEPared
UHS wants people at risk of HIV to be PrEPared
In 2014, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo detailed a plan, known as "Ending the Epidemic in New York State," which calls for reducing the number of new HIV infections to just 750 (from an estimated 3,000) by 2020 and achieving the first-ever decrease in HIV prevalence in the state. The three-point plan: 1) Identifies persons with HIV who remain undiagnosed and links them to healthcare, 2) keeps persons diagnosed with HIV within healthcare, to maximize virus suppression, so they remain healthy and prevent further transmission, and 3) facilitates access to PrEP for high-risk persons to keep them HIV-negative. To complement our existing comprehensive HIV services, UHS has launched a program to offer patients pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a medication that can prevent HIV infection.
The drug is designed for people who are HIV-negative but whose lifestyles place them at especially high risk of contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. "PrEP is a daily medicine that can reduce a person's chance of getting the virus," said Scott Rosman, NP-c, AAHIVS, Clinical Director of the UHS HIV Program at UHS Binghamton Primary Care. "It can stop HIV from taking hold and spreading throughout the body." PrEP may benefit: HIV-negative men who have sex with men who have an HIV-positive partner, have multiple partners, have a partner with multiple partners, or have a partner whose HIV status is unknown; it can also benefit HIV-negative men who have unprotected sex or who have recently had a sexually transmitted disease. It may also benefit: other male or female patients who could be exposed to HIV in similar ways through sex or drug use, and those who share needles or equipment to inject drugs.
Daily use of PrEP reduces the risk of contracting the virus from sex by more than 90 percent and, among people who inject drugs, by more than 70 percent. UHS Binghamton Primary Care has begun holding informational sessions about the medication for Southern Tier residents who are stakeholders in UHS' efforts to fight AIDS. The primary care office emphasizes a comprehensive approach to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV and AIDS, and is committed to doing everything possible to stop the AIDS epidemic, Mr. Rosman said. "For those who need treatment, medication and support, we work closely with many community partner organizations and connect patients with coordinated care throughout the region," he noted.
UHS is collaborating with the New York State and Broome County health departments to inform and educate the public about the availability of PrEP. Offering the medication is one of the ways UHS is working in tandem with the governor's three-point plan to halt the AIDS epidemic in the Empire State. "Ending the Epidemic" is maximizing the availability of lifesaving, transmission-interrupting treatment for HIV, saving lives and improving the health of New Yorkers, Mr. Rosman said. It will move New York from a history of having the worst HIV epidemic in the country to a future where new infections are rare and those living with the disease have normal lifespans with few complications.


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New Braunfels Fire Department – years of service
By Myra Lee Adams Goff The New Braunfels Fire Department is celebrating its 130th year of service to the New Braunfels people. In 1886, Hermann Seele was named the chairman of the Fire Committee of the City Council by Mayor Joseph Faust. The purpose of the committee was to form
Summer camps on the Comal
By Myra Lee Adams Goff Growing up in New Braunfels, I was well acquainted with the name Giesecke. I knew the names of all the watering holes from early age on – Landa Park pool, Camp Ulbricht, City Park (later Cypress Bend Park), Camp Warnecke, and Camp Giesecke. Camp Giesecke
City-owned water works to provide affordable, clean water
By Myra Lee Adams Goff The Comal Springs Conservation Center will begin its five phase project this summer. The 16-acre site was once Klingemann Springs and was the first water work property owned by the City of New Braunfels. One of the necessities of human survival is availability of water
Here's a whale of a tale
By Myra Lee Adams Goff In our downtown New Braunfels, there is a pub at 367 Main Plaza on the south side of the plaza called the Black Whale Pub. Strange? Why would anyone call a pub a black whale? It's not as strange as it seems because supposedly there
Downtown renovations important
By Myra Lee Adams Goff Ron Snider has been awarded the Dr. Frederick Frueholz Comal County Historical Commission Award for his work in the restoration and preservation of downtown New Braunfels buildings. In the 1960s a trend of tearing down old buildings, remodeling them into modern buildings or using the
First Baptist Church dedicates Bill and Gwen Arnold Ministry Center
By Myra Lee Adams Goff Next Sunday the First Baptist Church will reach another milestone with the dedication of a Christian Life Center named the Bill and Gwen Arnold Ministry Center. The first attempt to establish a Baptist Church in New Braunfels was in 1905 when the San Marcos Baptist
Doeppenschmidt Funeral Home from 1923 to the present in the same family
By Myra Lee Adams Goff It's the same business, in the same place, run by the same family for almost 92 years. That's Doeppenschmidt Funeral Home, now involving the fourth generation. And it doesn't look like they are going to run out of clients any time soon. In the early
Henne Hardware survives 148 years downtown
By Myra Lee Adams Goff I walked into Henne Hardware and the bell rang above the door alerting the clerk that someone had entered. I was immediately greeted by two cats named Clifford and Eugene, so named by owner of the store, Paul Martinka. These cats, or at least their


Save a printable PDF version of the Seaside 160 showing floor plan and facade options.
The quintessential Australian holiday beach house has always been a simple cost-effective home with the capacity to add onto later down the track. A home that had the accent on relaxed and easy living… a haven for quick weekend getaways and dreamy sun filled Christmas holidays. This principle has been realised with the Seaside series of homes.
The single-storey Seaside 130 offers four-Bedrooms to accommodate plenty of visitors plus Robes for storing towels and sunscreen.
The Kitchen, Dining, Family areas are all open plan and have direct access by sliding glass doors to the Alfresco which "hugs" the front of the home with an open Patio to the side. The Laundry is tucked away at the back of the home and includes a Linen along with direct access to the backyard.
The Seaside 160 is much the same but with greater breathing room and some minor configuration changes. The Kitchen, Dining, Family areas draw in plenty of light and draw the outdoors inside. Opening the large sliding glass doors allow the Alfresco to be immediately accessed and greets a wonderful sense of space.
The simple nature of these home's makes it very easy to make design changes now or allow for easy "add-ons" in the future.


Feast your eyes on the cover for the Russian cover art for the physical release of Super Meat Boy. Team Meat hosted a contest asking Russian fans to submit entries, and of the 166 they received this was the winner. I've got to say, I like it. They also showed off a couple of the runner-ups, which I've included in a gallery after the break. The limited edition CD coming in Feburary or March will contain the rest of them.
In other news, the level editor / portal is FINALLY almost done, and should see release within the next two weeks for the PC version (and hopefully the Mac version as well?). The XBLA version will also finally be getting the patch that was announced awhile before too long. They added a lot more fixes to the patch and have resubmitted it to Microsoft, so it should be released when it gets approved. So, in a couple of months.


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Exclusive interview: Identity and access management challenges in A/NZ
Kai Ping Lew
The role of identity and access management solutions are becoming increasingly important as sensitive data is stored in the cloud, giving employees access to the information 24/7.
As a company, Okta has worked on making identity and access management as user-jriendly and seamless as possible while ensuring it's secure at the same time.
Techday sat down with Okta APAC vice president Graham Pearson at Oktane18 to talk about opportunities and challenges it faces in the region.
Why opportunity does cloud adoption present for Okta?
All businesses are moving to the cloud.
Microsoft doesn't want you to have Outlook on your servers anymore, they want you to have Office 365 so all the traditional legacy companies are pushing you to go to the cloud.
As soon as you're in the cloud, then you become very interesting to Okta, because we're the plumbing that secures all your cloud-based applications.
I always say, the best thing about the cloud is that I can access any application, at any time, on any device - but the worst thing about the cloud is that I can access any application, at any time, on any device
So that's the killer, and if I've got access to any application at any time, I need to be able to deactivate my access if I leave my company, and that's where true lifecycle management and true identity management (IM) today comes in.
There's a real use case for it, where 20 years ago there wasn't a real use case for it.
What are some of the challenges Okta faces in Australia and New Zealand?
One of the challenges is finding the perfect person to come and work for us.
I'm always trying to find the absolute number one identity person, and there's not a lot of them out there.
What Okta does is we're a good training ground for breeding new identity management specialists.
So we're getting kids pretty much fresh out of the university, they come into our sales development rep (SDR) teams or our business development team, and they start to learn their craft of what is identity management, how is identity management solves, what's multifactor authentication, single sign-on etc., and then we promote from within.
Our first goal is always to promote from within because that way, we're building those next identity specialists.
The second biggest challenge when we talk about Okta and competitors is we are still educating the customer base out there, still getting them to understand there is a better, easier way.
Twenty years ago, identity management was extremely expensive, not only to buy the license but to implement.
It was normally three to five times the cost of your license, so if you spent $400,000 on your license, you'd be spending upwards of a million dollars plus to get it implemented, and then it would take five years to implement.
How is Okta working on educating the customer base?
Education comes from marketing, and we've got user groups and user forums happening on a regular basis every month or two months in Sydney, Brisbane, or in Melbourne.
We also did one in Wellington a few weeks ago, and we've got around 60 people from and New Zealand here at our Oktane conference.
What are some of Okta's plans in the APAC region?
A/NZ is predominantly the biggest market for us at the moment, because it's the one we live in, and the one we are concentrating on.
If we were to invest in Japan, Japan would be much bigger than Australia and NZ, but it's where we focus on.
It just so happens that I started with Okta when I was based in Sydney, so you're always going to focus on your home ground but we have teams that are starting to open up Asia for us.
Little by little, it's not a big push but we already have customers in Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, and now we have partners in India, Singapore, Japan, the Philippines, and New Zealand.
This is the year we're dipping our toes in the water in Asia but we've got some strong partners and customers and there's interest.
Four years ago there was no interest, but now there is, and building up our partner network will be our starting point.
What are some of the products Okta's just released that you're most excited about?
Out of the announcements that happened at Oktane, the fact that Workplace by Facebook and VMware have signed on as early partners is just another big validation of the company.
I love OnRamp.
We've had the Business At Work survey for a few years now, and we always used to tell customers that if you're looking at a new cloud app, use the survey, because you can see what like-minded companies are doing, then you can just choose an application from there and then you can trial it.
The fact they can not only find the application, they can click on a button and get a free trial of that application, click another button and implement it, I think that's really cool.
The second one is the Okta ThreatInsights.
We know that there are threats coming into the organisation and now, you have a really quick and easy way to make a decision as to what you want to do with those, so we've given people choice back again - you can block it, allow it, or put another factor of authentication on it.
I think removing the need for passwords going to be a game changer.
20 years ago, they said they had single sign-on, but now it's true.
Aus-based employment platform raises AU$22m in funding round
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LIVERMORE -- Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road, will offer two new living history programs this month.
LIVERMORE — Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road, will offer two new living history programs this month.
Touching the Past will take place at 10 a.m. Aug. 21. Participants will spend an hour with Aunt Clara in the Farmer's Cottage kitchen, learning about farm life in 1870. There will be an artifact game and a journal project. Children age 10 and older and adults are welcome.
There will be a guided nature walk on a historic carriage trail to the Pools of Simeon at 10 a.m. Aug. 23. Participants will learn about the changing landscape, trees and flowers, and climb to an overlook with a view of Mount Washington. Sturdy footwear is recommended. Children 8 and older must be accompanied by an adult.
Space for both activities is limited. Reservations are required. Admission costs $12 for adults and $8 for children younger than 12 and includes a living history tour.


Mitsubishi Electric has announced that FSW will move from Value Added Reseller (VAR) status to a Wholesaler for the company, with immediate effect.
FSW has 24 branches nationwide and will now be stocking the complete range of split and multi-split air conditioning products from across the M Series and Mr Slim product lines.
"The relationship with FSW has grown over the past six years and their future plans for growth demonstrate FSW's knowledge and understanding of the quality and customer care needed to thrive in today's commercial environment", says Deane Flint, Branch Vice-President and Joint Divisional Manager for Mitsubishi Electric.
FSW has developed a dedicated Air Conditioning department called ACHub, which provides expert technical support, order processing, pre-sales design and spares to support air conditioning customers and FSW's branch network and external sales teams.
The company also has dedicated air conditioning sales engineers who receive regular training and product updates with Mitsubishi Electric.
"We are committed to delivering the highest levels of customer service and support and we see this expansion as a great opportunity to strengthen and develop our relationship with Mitsubishi Electric," comments Peter Emanuel, Air Conditioning Product Manager at FSW.
FSW is now one of the largest refrigeration and air conditioning Wholesalers in the UK. For more information visit www.fsw.uk.com.


Help birds to thrive during colder periods by making this bird feeding table for your garden with your family.
Once you've made a bird feeding table, you'll need some bird food to put on it! Watch the next video in our series to learn how to make fat balls to feed birds in your garden.
With this simple project, you will learn to build a feeding table to install in your garden, then have the pleasure of watching different types of bird come to feed when the temperature drops.
In this video, we are going to learn to build a bird feeding table.
In Winter and during long cold spells, birds have difficulties finding food.. You can help them by providing a bird feeding table.. It is best to put food out from mid-November to the end of March before the chicks learn to feed themselves.
A wooden plank, a 2cm thick wooden batten, nails or screws and a post about 2 metres long.
A clamp, a measuring tape, a pencil, a try square, a saw, a drill/driver or a hammer, a mallet and a stepladder.
Fix the battens to the piece of wood to make a frame. The opening allows water to run out properly.
Drill a hole through the back of the tray so that you can fix the post onto it.
Draw diagonal lines on the tray to help you find the centre.
Now drive the post at least 50 centimetres deep into the ground to make sure it is stable. However, it must also be high enough to prevent cats from climbing up it.
Fix the tray onto the post.
Put seeds onto the tray. The best mix would be equal parts of black sunflower seeds, peanuts and corn.


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Blizzard won't reverse Hearthstone pro's Hong Kong protest suspension
L0neW0lf
ZippyPeanut wrote:
thrillgore wrote:
FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8 wrote:
All these American corps bowing down to China really sickens and disgusts me.
Besides Blizzard, is there another big American company that is especially egregious in bowing down to China?
I looked into it, and it seems you're right (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/201 ... criticism/). Blizzard's catching a lot of ongoing shit for their bowing to China, but Apple is mostly getting away with it, without getting the kinds of rebukes that Blizzard is getting. What's up with that?
Well, one issue may be trying to find a smartphone of any kind that has nothing to do with China. No manufacturing, no individual parts, components, or assembly. That may make for an extremely limited set of choices.
Hydrargyrum
Kvx wrote:
"Brack also said NetEase was to blame for a Weibo post from Blizzard China shortly after Blitzchung's on-stream protest, which suggested the company would "always respect and defend the pride of [China]."Brack said directly that Blizzard "did not authorize [the post]. We did not approve it. We would not have approved it had they asked.""
Worthless claim because you clearly don't get to decide that. The way it works is that you take orders from Emperor Xi, not the other way around. As we have recently witnessed.
Certainly, they're not issuing any kind of suspension to NetEase for using their official channel for political messages outside of their games!
dorkbert
L0neW0lf wrote:
Frankly not just phones. Even something as mundane as a light bulb...
MyersVandalay
Sarty wrote:
I don't think the stated defense is totally outlandish, but the fact that it took them several weeks to formulate it renders it meaningless. It's not why they issued the ban in the first place, so I don't care if Blizzard has a facially valid post hoc justification.
Eh the excuse is BS even if it was automatic... I mean if that's the qualifications I'd like to see a list of other victory speaches.
"I'd like to thank my mom and my wife" --- NOT ABOUT THE GAME BANNED!!!
CountryBoy128
Diablo 4 looks like a hot mess anyway, so keeping with the Blizzard boycott won't be a problem.
heinsj
Tribus: Denver
Apple is not changing its rules for legal speech that takes place outside of China/HK. It's removing an App that a country's government said it had a problem with inside that country. The same result would have happened had the request came from the EU, the USA, or any other country.
With Blizzard and the NBA, China is complaining about speech that is quite legal in the country that speech originated in and demanding these entities do something about it. Blizzard and the NBA apparently complied with these requests. This would be laughable in the EU or the USA or many other countries.
ilidd
peragrin wrote:
Why? they are capitalist companies who seek to make a dollar is more important than any other greater good.
... Would you give up earning 4 times as much money for the sake of your beliefs? ...
Yes, because I have integrity.
lorinkundert
Keep politics within political forums, it has no place anywhere else.
Micmicfr
Tribus: France
Why don't we treat esport like sport on the politics & geopolitics side of things?
It reminds me the case of Turkish soccer players having a pro-war attitude a few weeks ago in a soccer game.
Those topics have already been thought about and are fundamentally complex. Let's reuse the carefully battle-tested rules, why not?
Dear Blizzard! You have one guess what people do when they love a game but hate the company that makes it. Yharrgg!
This was when you was tried, Blizzard. You had the chance to stand with people who are oppressed. You failed. When your community spoke out and made you aware of this mistake, you were given a chance to fix the mistake. This was your day in court, so to speak. You could've redeemed yourself. You chose poorly.
Your lies and empty words are just that. Your actions speak louder. You've chosen to suppress free speech, not stand for it. You've chosen to bow to the Chinese overlords, which in turn means that you cannot be trusted.
I know the deletion of my account will not affect you, but it's my only way of protesting your support of the oppression of the people of Hong Kong. Because that's what your actions say - you support the Chinese violence towards the people of Hong Kong. It really should've been an easy decision to support people who are suffering under oppression, but you chose otherwise. I cannot continue to support a company like yours, so this is where our ways part. I've been a fan and supporter of your games since the early nineties, but it stops now.
dani_sht
Despite Blizard's heavy-handed reaction, the fact is that the player went on to make a political statement in an inflamatory way. It was neither the place nor the time for such statements.
Whenever most people are in a social setting with other people that may disagree with them, they take care not to be too confrontational or insulting. I believe the same amount of decency and restraint should be applied when in front of the camera or on the internet. So he should serve as an example not to be an asshole, no matter how strong your particular beliefs are.
Thr2hrmrf
O/Siris wrote:
steelcobra wrote"
Rule 6.1 (o) Engaging in any act that, in Blizzard's sole discretion, brings you into public disrepute, offends a portion or group of the public, or otherwise damage's Blizzard image will result in removal from Grandmasters and reduction of the player's prize total to $0 USD, in addition to other remedies which may be provided for under the Handbook and Blizzard's Website Terms.
This is literally a rule that says that Blizzard can arbitrarily terminate a player's winnings for anything they feel like, that they used against Blitzchung because he stated public support for the people of Hong Kong to have fair trials and not get disappeared into the Mainland "justice" system.
and... Blizzard enforced the rule at their discretion. Its not proof of wrong doing.
That is not proof Blizzard used the rule "against Blitzchung because he stated public support for the people of Hong Kong to have fair trials and not get disappeared into the Mainland "justice" system"
You're right. It's not proof.
But I'm not a court of law. It is wrongdoing by my standard. And it's my dollar they have to earn (and have not).
Not asking anyone to be a court of law. Just because I'm asking for proof of these outrageous statements and accusations people are making with wording and phrasing that figuratively screams (and implies) "I have the proof", does not mean I'm asking for proof for a court of law.
But anyway.... someone finally admits; No actual wrong doing for Blizzard banning, nothing which shows Blizzard actually sided with China for the ban, nothing that shows Blizzard actually did anything other then what they say for the ban and their publicly stated reasoning behind that. But instead its wrong doing just because people want to think its wrong doing with a 'because I said so' confirmation bias focused excuse.
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ArsCannon
Tribus: Cleveland, Ohio
Registered: Sep 7, 2011
I can see both sides of this. If Blizzard allows political statements on their official streams and interviews, then that opens a whole can of worms. It wouldn't stop. Just looks at how everything becomes toxic and polarized when anything even remotely controversial gets involved in it. This is of course given Brack the benefit of a doubt that he is not acting out of bad faith.
On the other hand, everything I've seen from HK protests is just horrifying. I don't blame anyone for trying to rally as much support as they could through whatever means. That includes gaming media.
It's hard to know Blizzard's motivations for sure, but the trail of money certainly doesn't paint a particularly good picture. It comes to and goes from China, so thinking that Blizzard is just trying its hardest to be impartial is difficult to believe.
This is why there are policies for these kinds of things. Blanket policies which apply to all parties and situations. For example, no political statements of any kind on gaming esports events. Doesn't matter how rightful a situation, gaming companies should not be getting dragged into picking sides or having to make statements. It's not their place and there are plenty of spaces online for it.
Tribus: America
lorinkundert wrote:
Being apolitical is a political statement.
It didn't take them "several weeks to formulate it". The ban happened over the 5-6 October 2019 weekend. Today is 5 Nov 2019, so almost five weeks from when the ban happened. Blizzard started responding a few days after that when the unsubstantiated allegations of wrong doing reached a point where Blizzard felt they had to respond and since then they have released various statements since - explaining the ban, something about reducing the ban penalty and others being banned, what people called an apology but obviously was not intended to be an apology, and now something which says the ban will be in place.
It didn't take them "several weeks to formulate it"
You seem incredibly stuck on the 'no actual wrong doing for Blizzard' train of thought. Let me try and help you. Nobody, anywhere in this thread, is saying Blizzard did anything 'wrong' in the legal sense. They are saying that Blizzard did something 'wrong' in the moral and ethical sense.
Again, read the policy that they cited was violated and try telling me it's unambiguous.
Now, keep in mind they have selectively chosen what political speech to enforce this policy against. When they choose not to enforce this policy until someone speaks in favor of Hong Kong, what do you deduce their motivation for doing so is?
No, we don't have "proof", we only have conjecture based on the following facts -
The player said something in favor of Hong Kong.
Blizzard's Chinese business partner was involved in the decision.
Let me ask you a different question. Do you think the conclusion people have drawn, that the decision was influenced in some fashion by China (either by a demand from them or by a fear of their reaction) is an unreasonable conclusion to draw based on what we know?
steelcobra
dani_sht wrote:
When is the time and place? When the person doesn't have a platform to express themselves?
DirkofDirges
Tribus: Texas, USA
I'm late to the party here, but I just wanted to say this:
I watched the Overwatch 2 cinematic trailer thing, and for the first time in a couple years I felt like maybe I did want to reinstall Overwatch and dip my toes back in that pool.
I haven't and I won't because this whole fiasco is just so blatantly a greed-fuelled abandonment of freedom that I can't support Blizzard.
enilc
kd9280 wrote:
Also, forcing other people to be apolitical is making an even bigger political statement.
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I went through this process too early on.. and all of the verification options were suspiciously blocked except for the one to send them a photo ID. Anyways, it's done now.
One max level WoW account, one half level WoW classic account, a few auction mules, a heroes of the storm account with a lot of purchases on it, Diablo 3 with the necromancer expansion, starcraft 1 and 2, Warcraft..
A lot of my gaming history got burned that day, but playing anything this company makes anymore makes me feel like I need to take a shower afterwards.
EA is merely greedy - this goes a step beyond that, IMO. And now, no temptation to ever bring those accounts out of mothballs, since they literally don't exist anymore
gerbintosh
In explaining that decision,Brack reiterated the message that Blizzard supports free speech and encourages employees and players to say what they want in "all kinds of ways and all kinds of places." The one exception to that, he said, is "official broadcasts," including Blizzard-sponsored esports events, which the company wants to be "focused on the games.
Based on this statement, I expect Blizzard to not host any more official esports events that focus on real life issues like transgender rights, gay rights, women in gaming, etc. Also, they should ban anybody who talks about or supports those issues since it is an official event.
Put your money where your mouth is Blizzard.
Tinguren
"Again, it's not about the content of Blitzchung's message,"Brack said, echoing previous comments from Blizzard. "It's about the fact that it was not around the games"
For that to be true...
"I love Chairman Xi! Hes the greatest thing to ever happen to china..." would result in the same punishment.
Since we know that would never happen, Blizzard is full of shit.
SOTKungfu
Hope you make that WC3 remaster money last because it was the last dime you will ever see from this guy BlizAct! Enjoy bending over to human rights abusers for dirty yuan. All the developers should quit knowing they work for a filthy company and everyone who works there is tainted by their filth.
Toom1275
Jordan83 wrote:
But what the player did is against Blizzard esports purpose and the "dissemination of personal political ideas during any events [or games]' is a violation of that purpose. It is within Blizzards right to enforce their rules as they see fit, and they did. Its not proof of any wrong doing.
Your density on this one is kind of amazing, even for you. The Blizzard esports "purpose" is whatever they deem it to be, whenever they feel like it.
Now read it again.
Point to the specific part of the policy that Blitzchung violated and tell me, with a straight face, that it's not completely ambiguous and arbitrary. You can't.
Now consider that other political issues (LGBTQ) have been talked about on air during their esports broadcasts, and no action was taken. But suddenly this player makes a statement saying liberate Hong Kong, and now action is taken. Does that seem consistent to you?
Since the policy is ambiguous and arbitrary, we are only left to deduce on our own why they chose to enforce it this time and not the others. You can't understand why we deduce that the decision has something to do with China? Really?
Once BuckySmurf concots a victim-blaming false narrative, at least he'll stick to it.


In this first edition of "Face-off" on Glimpse From the Globe, I will respond to my colleague Luke Phillips' argument against sustainable development. Please read his compelling piece before you continue.
Luke and I agree on several points. First, the term "sustainable development" is nebulous. Second, the growth of past prosperous civilizations was fueled, in part, by consumption of natural resources. And third, I question humans' ability to stop global climate change, not because of global disinterest, but because of the damage already done. However, I disagree with Luke on two points: (1) his justification for the need for continued resource consumption, and (2) his notion of progress.
A historical justification for the continued degradation of the planet is counterproductive and false. Luke correctly asserts: "the prosperous periods of Chinese, Islamic, and European Civilization all mark their periods of intense and unsustainable resource use…" In the past, imperial expansion was fueled – and funded – by the consumption of silver, water, coal, etc. Therefore, according to Luke, human growth and prosperity depend on "unabated resource consumption" and that any contemporary attempt to deviate from this historical pattern will stall human development. This proposition has two issues. First, a historical justification disregards human ingenuity and/or invention. Past civilizations discovered new ways to turn resources into wealth. For instance, the growth of industrial England was fueled by the use of coal in electrical and transportation infrastructure. What is to say that a contemporary society could not discover a new method (e.g., solar, nuclear, geothermal) to fuel growth in an environmentally sustainable way?
Yes, growth depends on the consumption of natural resources, but history should not shackle future human growth to the harmful consumption of natural resources. Scientific advancements and an environmentalist spirit have the potential for societal development, a fact not acknowledged in Luke's argument. Indeed, there are contemporary examples that prove economic growth is possible with sustainable resource use. One such example is in the "green growth" of the Southeast Asian cities of Da Nang, Vietnam, Surabaya, Indonesia, and Cebu City, Philippines. A World Bank study concluded that investment in sustainable solutions, such as gas-capture landfills and wastewater-treatment facilities, led to economic growth due to "productivity gains, reduced pollution, and more efficient use of resources." And the results are not confined to Southeast Asia. The World Bank found a worldwide correlation between GDP per capita growth and increased energy use efficiency. Sustainable development is not just possible, it is happening.
Luke's argument also rests on the oxymoronic nature of sustainable development. In his eyes, sustainability reflects a sense of permanency, whereas development underscores constant change. When combined, sustainability will stall development, and societal progress will stop. However, sustainability and development are – and must be –compatible for the future health of the planet and its people. I define sustainable development as human growth that consumes resources at or below environmental equilibrium (i.e., the amount of resources the natural environment is able to replenish). This is not an equation for zero growth—it is an equation for the use of renewable energies and limited use of non-renewables to further fuel economic growth. It is a notion of progress that does not depend on the continued destruction of the planet. Further, it is a notion that must be embraced and perfected in order to protect the planet and its people. Continuing "to accept that growth brings with it a heavy price to nature" is a recipe for causing a level of climate change that may irrevocably damage, or worse end, future human growth.
In sum, Luke's argument against sustainable development is defeatist as its logic precludes any hope of environmentally responsible human growth or innovation in green development. Luke contends that the best humanity can hope for is "preservation where possible amidst economic growth." However, this pessimistic and faux-realist attitude ignores evidence of sustainable growth in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world that lend credence to the prospect of future sustainable development. Thus, Luke's argument is unduly destructive. Yes, a transition to sustainable development will be a tremendous challenge, but I believe – and evidence shows – that it is possible.


Chief Draftsman, Office of the California State Architect, George B, McDougall, Sacramento, CA, 1918. By 1921, the Sacramento City Directory referred to Adams as the "Deputy State Architect." (See Sacramento, California, City Directory, 1921, n.p.) The Fiifth Biennial Report of the California State Civil Service Commission to the Governor, (Sacramento: California State Printing Office, 1923), (p. 16), also referred to him as the "Deputy State Architect."
Graduate, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Berkeley, CA, 1910.
George J. Adams was born in Los Angeles, CA on 12/17/1889. The Adams Family arrived in Los Angeles, CA, by 08/30/1886, when George's father, Jay Adams, registered to vote there and they remained in Southern California through at least 1896. Their Los Angeles addresses included 1123 Court Street (1890), 246 South Bunker Hill Street (1892) and 642 1/2 Olive Street (1896). By 1900, he lived with his parents and three siblings in San Francisco, CA, at 819 Haight Street. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0157; FHL microfilm: 1240104, accesse 02/11/2019.) Voters records of 1900 listed that Jay Adams, made his residence at 1686 Page Street.
According to his World War I draft registration card, Adams made his home at 2105 3rd Avenue in Sacramento on 0605/1917. During 10 and 11/1918, Adams served at the Field Artillery Central Officers Training School at Camp Zachary Taylor, near Louisville, KY. He was discharged nine days after the Armistice was signed on 11/11/1918.
He and Margaret returned to Southern California before 1930. The US Census of that year listed them inhabiting a 4-unit apartment building at 333 North Sycamore Street in Los Angeles. They paid $75 per month in rent for this apartment. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 2339871, accessed 02/10/2019.) The 1940 US Census noted that George and Margaret had resided in Los Angeles as of 04/01/1935, but they moved to Glendale, CA, sometime between 1935 and 1940.
Adams died in Los Angeles County, CA, on 06/22/1959.
From the 1880s until 1910, Jay W. Adams worked as a passenger agent for a railroad. In 1900, the US Census indicated James's profession to be a "travelling passenger agent" and, ten years later, the census recorded it as the same.
He married Margaret Smiley (born 07/08/1894 in NE-d. 09/01/1983 in Fremont, CA). They wed on 05/08/1915.
George and Margaret Adams did not have any children.
The California Death Index mistakenly noted Adams's date of birth as 12/17/1890.
American Architect, 893, 1962. "Sacramento Architects Organize", Architect and Engineer,, LXX: 3, 106, 1922-09. "Lockwood Hardware Manufacturing Company Advertisement", Architectural Forum, 91: 4, 240, 10/1949. "Lockwood Hardware Manufacturing Company Advertisement", Architectural Forum, 91: 4, 240, 10/1949. "Mesa-Vernon Market Notice #6", Architectural Record, 60, 7/1929. "Mesa-Vernon Market Notice #5", Architectural Record, 603, 06/1929. "Mesa-Vernon Market Notice #4", Building Age, 37, 5/1929. "Mesa-Vernon Market Notice #3", Chain Store Review, 15,31, 5/1929. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 258, 1994. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 298-299, 1994. Los Angeles Times, V-2, 11/18/1928. "School Gymnasium Work Soon to Start", Los Angeles Times, E1, 08/20/1939. "Adams and Armet and Davis plan Saint Elizabeth Parish Church, Van Nuys", Southwest Builder and Contractor, 57, col 1, 08/06/1948. "Mesa-Vernon Market Notice #2", Southwest Builder & Contractor, 55, 5/18/1928. Southwest Builder & Contractor, 66, 7/13/1928. "Mesa-Vernon Market Notice #1", Southwest Builder & Contractor, 52, 4/13/1928. "Mesa-Vernon Market Notice #7", Werk, Bauen + Wohnen, 314, 10/1933.


This is where it all began for Rick Stein when he turned a nightclub on the harbourside of a small Cornish fishing community into a seafood restaurant, the beginning of a global brand. This is the flagship of the Rick Stein empire - and still at the heart of both the business and the town.
2015 marks 40 years since the opening of the Seafood Restaurant. While the catch of the day still only travels feet from the quay to the kitchen, the menu reflects Rick's travels around the world. You might enjoy Singapore Chilli Crab from the Far East, a Madras Fish Curry from India or, closer to home, Seafood Dieppoise from Normandy.
While the influences are nomadic, much of the produce is locally sourced including Porthilly Oysters and local crab. The cool, light, trendy interior is the work of Jill Stein who captures the vibe of cool Cornwall perfectly.
Main meals from £19.50. For more details click here.
The use of art in the restaurant – brightly coloured canvases on the walls and the massive moving mobile of a school of fish catching the light.
The glamorous seafood bar in the centre of the restaurant where you can feast on oysters, langoustines and sashimi.


I ordered this tv because of the name, spec and fantastic price but i had a lot of drama getting it right. First tv had a small cluster of dead pixels visible in the middle of the screen. Unit was replaced with no trouble. Second unit turned up with the screen completely destroyed. Third time lucky unit arrived today in perfect working order, however it is very clearly not brand new. Scratches over the rear casing shows its been used before. Box was in poor condition and the packaging in the box upside down. I'm so fed up with broken units turning up that i feel i need to accept it. Now however i need to pay for 2 units to be posted back which they say they will refund. Great tv but i'm left feeling disappointed.
Picture quality is very good on this tv. Looks really good for gaming (used with an xbox one s). Only thing to look out for is that the hdmi ports are not set up for hdr out of the box, this has to be enabled manually. You can see how to do this via youtube. Sound is decent, you won't need a sound bar unless you're really fussy. The only downfall is the terrible placing and flimsyness of the feet. They're so bad that i bought a wall mount. When using the feet, the tv appears to lean forward and seems very unstable. They would also require a very wide stand. Thankfully the tv is very easy to wall mount and arguably looks better.
This replaced an old tv and the difference is amazing easy to set up and looks great.
The product was just as described. Set up manual was a bit hard to use as it didn't show my tv. Sticking black tape over the power socket on the tv mad it very difficult to find. Otherwise i'm very pleased with the tv. It was all delivered promptly. I would use this seller again.
Best tv ever for the price i had it at. The quality of the picture i see is amazing and the sound.
Alexa functionality is worse than crap. Most of the commands don't work and when they do they're long winded 'alexa, tell lg to turn the volume up to 12' by the time you've said it and the tv and alexa communicate with each other you could have done it with your remote 20 times.
Had everything 4k and records etc.
I'm very happy with this tv very good tv very good quality as well.
Good cheap 4K HDR10 TV with 11ms for gaming!
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So firstly, i'm 21 and i'm well into tech. I'm very capable of navigating any interface and generally get along well with any bit of technology. And let me tell you, i found this tv to be extremely aggravating to use. The setup wasn't complicated or anything, it was just extremely slow. This is 2019 now lg, i should be able to double press a letter and expect two letters to be registered. For example, if i were to use the on screen keyboard to write the word "letter" it would just process "leter" because it couldn't keep up with a double press of the letter 't'. You almost have to wait a moment after pressing anything so that the tv can react. This became even more frustrating with the backspace/delete key. If i wanted to delete my password for example, i would generally just spam the delete button or hold it down, and expect it to be deleted. This tv can't process that, you hold down the delete button and it deletes one character, no matter how long you hold it for. You can spam that backspace 1000 times but it'll still only process one click every second or so. And it may be fine if you're a bit slower with typing on screen or something, but for me, it was so frustrating. Any tv should definitely be able to keep up with me if a 20 year old nokia can. And then, aside from the incredibly slow lg operating system and general usage, my tv came with backlight bleed, only ever so slightly – i'll admit.
Really love this tv and the picture quality is truly amazing and sound. Id definitely recomend lg tv 10/10.
Good job, was able to reduce number of set-top boxes as this has freesat as well as freeview.
As above, blacks can sometimes appear slightly grey when not in 10 bit hdr. Everything else looks perfect and is an amazing tv for the money. I doubt i would buy anything else for the next few yearsyou can even control your console on youtube and the dashboard with the tv remote via hdmiit will also switch on and off the ps4 or xbox if you turn the tv on or off first or vice versa. Another good thing is you can just insert a usb stick into the rear of the tv and start recording your tv programs.
Easy to setup, great sound and excellent picture. Webos is speedy, has plex and all the others you want. Remote has dedicated netflix and amazon buttons whic are handy.
Great quality budget tv for the price paid. However this price was clearly reflected in the handling and care taken from whoever supplied it. Box came damaged, tv however seems fine for now, luckily, the massive hole in the box was at the back of the tv not front which probably saved it. Inside the box itself the screws to attach the legs were missing so i had to get some of those myself. Not much care was taken when putting items such as the remote/cables into the box. Just thrown into a bag and sealed all together. Overall in terms of the tv i would highly recommend it, looks great on my ps4 pro and has low input lag. Maybe double check elsewhere as the risk of it coming smashed like many others in this review seems high.
Going from a 32′ tv i was looking at 50′ but found this 43′ and thought i'd give it ago. Picture quality is good, not sure i like the glossy screen, sound is good and don't yet have a soundbar. Have viewed some films is hdr (4k) as well as the hd channels and picture is good. Certainly wouldn't spend much more on a tv and so far been very impressed with what i got.
A good tv for the price,if you want a cheap alternative and like lg. Only problem is the remote is a bit clunky (if you are used to the magic remote)-i have this in my man cave,it's light to fit and has enough inputs so for the price, i would recommend it.
Love this tv considering it's such a cheap model i cannot fault it at allpicture could be a little brighter but once i did some digging i got it to a setting we're all happy using and the picture quality is amazingit's made a great difference to our movie nights.
Had gone through mixed reviews for this tv and bought it anyways. I have been using this tv for last 1 month now and this tv is simply amazing. Great value for money, awesome 4k display, nice viewing angle, quality sound and easy to use web os. Overall a very satisfy customer after buying this tv and because of amazon's prompt delivery.
Excellent product , beats it's competitors easily.
This lg tv for the excellent price is just what i needed to view hdr films, perfect size for my room and gives tv viewing in glorious colour whatever i watch. All the connections i needed. I can watch bt tv sports in ultra hd, sky q sports in ultra hd, apple 4k tv in hdr, and the rest. Even the sound from the internal tv speakers is not bad with ultra surround sound, even though i use a sound bar for the immersive sound when watching films.
Picture quality is fantastic. The stand legs are a little fiddly to attach, however not difficult to do so (have screwdriver handy). Remote control is minimalistic and the user interface is very easy to navigate. I would highly recommend this tv especially if you are upgrading from conventional hd to uhd.
Universal rear bracket fixing points. . Ordered and delivered in a little over 24 hours.


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Cory Garcia | June 18, 2013 | 8:00am
There was a period of time not that long ago when Dave Chappelle became an almost mythic figure in the entertainment world. He had done the impossible: not only had he walked away from a highly successful, not to mention highly profitable, television show, but he had seemingly vanished in to the thin air. Fans weren't sure if he'd ever take the stage again.
That's what made his original reappearances so exciting. The man that many thought might be gone for good was back. You'd hear stories about three-hour sets in the middle of the night in California. Before long people started shooting videos of him with their cell phones. He almost, if you believe the rumors and a link to Improv Houston that no long works, played Houston last year. Chappelle was back, even if he was staying mostly out of the spotlight.
But that all ended yesterday with the announcement of a major comedy tour that will bring Dave Chappelle back to the masses, including Houston.
Sponsored by Funny Or Die, The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival will hit 13 cities starting in August, headlined by Dave Chappelle and Flight of Concords, along with performances by Al Madrigal, Demetri Martin, Hannibal Buress and more. The Houston date is listed as August 24th and takes place out at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.
While comedy is no stranger to arenas and other large venues, one wonders how a tour this big will function. Imagine the type of hecklers you get at your average comedy club, multiply that by 20, and add in the festival atmosphere that allows people to drink for hours before the headliners hit the stage and you start to see the recipe for disaster coming together.
After all, it was only a year ago that Chappelle had issues with hecklers at a last minute show in Austin, and while he made it through the show the lasting impression of it was less about the comedy and more about the crowd.
The good news, aside from the fact that Chappelle is hitting the road in the first place, is that Houston gets the second show of the tour, which means unless the first stop is an absolute disaster the odds are good Chappelle will actually make it to town. Whether or not he's funny is a different matter altogether, but either way the show will be something to talk about.
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ILL's Life Sciences Group is located in the Carl-Ivar Brändén Building (CIBB) and is an integral part of the Partnership for Structural Biology (PSB). The group has direct physical connectivity to ILL and ESRF beamlines that provide advanced capabilities in neutron and x-ray approaches for the study of the structure and dynamics of biological systems using crystallography, solution scattering, and spectroscopic approaches. The group has routine access to the wide range of technology platforms available within the PSB - which, in addition to the neutron and x-ray scattering facilities, include state-of-the art capabilities in electron microscopy (negative stain and cryo), high field NMR (6 spectrometers from 600 MHz to 950 MHz), AFM, and cell imaging. It also accommodates capabilities for protein/macromolecule production using advanced expression platforms for prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression, and a construct screening platform. For crystallographic work a high throughput crystallisation platform is available, and work on large crystal growth is being developed at both ILL and at IBS. Macromolecular characterisation platforms are also available for mass spectrometry and 1-D NMR, protein sequencing. A well-equipped biophysical platform (dynamic light scattering (DLS), surface plasmon resonance (SPR), circular diochroism (CD), infrared spectroscopy, SEC-MALLS); an analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) platform is also available.
ILL's Life Science Group provides advanced capabilities in molecular biology, biochemistry, isotope labelling, and also contains a dedicated Deuteration Laboratory (D-Lab) as a PSB platform for which external user access can be sought through a rapid access peer-review proposal system. The group is also developing a crystallogenesis platform, with a specific focus on the large crystal growth needs of neutron protein crystallography for instruments such as LADI-III and D19. Access to these capabilities is available to all scientists of ILL's member state countries regardless of where the downstream experiments are to be carried out. The Life Sciences Group closely interacts with the ILL instrument groups and plays an active role in supporting staff and PhD students from the LSS, DIFF and Spectroscopy groups involved in biological projects. It also interacts closely with the ESRF Structural Biology Group and its Business Development Office.
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Citation: C N Trueman "National Liberation Front"
The National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF) was created in December 1960. However a form of the NLF had been in existence from the time when it became clear that Diem would not hold elections for a united Vietnam as had been agreed at the Geneva meeting in 1954. When it became clear to Diem that this was unacceptable to his opponents in South Vietnam, he ordered their arrest. It is thought that over 100,000 people were arrested just because they were thought to be anti-Diem. Before others could be arrested, they moved out of the towns and villages into the jungle. Here they formed disorganised armed bands. They attacked soft targets, as they had no chance of attacking Diem himself. In 1959 alone, an estimated 1,200 known supporters of Diem were killed.
However, each armed band acted independently of the rest as communication between all the groups was impossible and risked giving away their position in the jungle. Basically they lacked overall leadership and therefore organisation. Ho Chi Minh knew that as a cohesive force they would be far more effective and dangerous to Diem's government. He therefore sent arms and equipment to them – given the geography of the region this was very easy and not risky. Ho also used his influence to form them into one cohesive force – the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam. The leader of the NLF was Hua Tho – he was a lawyer by profession but not a communist. However, many of those he led in the NLF were communists.
The NLF had to win the hearts and minds of the many thousands of South Vietnamese who lived in villages and led peasant lifestyles. The NLF made a promise to redistribute the land, taking it from the rich and giving it to the poor. NLF troops had to work for peasants in their villages and no member of the NLF was allowed to abuse peasants – in stark contrast to the troops in the ARVN who served Diem.
The NLF also promised to remove Diem from power and to introduce a government that represented everyone and not just the Catholic elite of South Vietnamese society. Diem had made clear his disdain for the peasant population of South Vietnam. During the Indo-China War, the victorious Vietminh had given land to the peasants. When he got power, Diem ordered that those peasants who had received land in this manner had to pay for it. Many simply could not afford to do so. Therefore, the promise of free land once the NLF had gained power was an attractive one and they worked to win the support of the peasants. One of their tasks was to end the belief that villagers were poor because of the crimes committed by their ancestors – that their poverty was the family punishment.
All NLF units had to follow a very strict code of conduct when they entered a peasant village. They were not allowed to damage houses or crops; they were not allow to buy or borrow anything that a villager did not ant to sell or lend; they were not allowed to talk down to villagers in a contemptuous manner; they were not allowed to break any promise made to a village and they had to help villagers in their daily tasks, be it sewing, harvesting etc.
While operating in South Vietnam, the NLF worked in small cells of between 3 to 10 soldiers. Each cell member had an excellent knowledge of his/her own cell but only a very limited knowledge of other cells. This meant that if any cell member was caught, the only useful information that could be divulged was of their own cell and no other.
The NLF rarely fought the American and ARVN forces head on. They used classic guerrilla tactics. Attacking their enemy and then disappearing into the jungle. Many peasant villages were accused of helping the NLF to hide. The response to this was usually the destruction of the village – with animals being killed and harvested crops destroyed. Such tactics only drove villagers to support the NLF even more.
"Their homes had been wrecked, their chickens killed, their rice confiscated – if they weren't pro-Vietcong before we got there, they sure as Hell were by the time we left." William Ehrhart, US Marine


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It's just too bad that there was no nearby food for Granderson to sample as a reward, à la Don Mattingly.


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University of Wyoming Calendar for June 1-7
Americana band J Shogren Shanghai'd will perform Wednesday, June 3, from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. on Simpson Plaza at UW. (Wyoming Public Radio Photo)
These are among the activities scheduled June 1-7 at the University of Wyoming:
Wednesday, June 3, 11 a.m. -- Planetarium show, "Forgotten Constellations." Tickets cost $2 for students and $3 for nonstudents, Physical Sciences Building basement. Advance tickets are available in Room 204 of the Physical Sciences Building.
Wednesday, June 3, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Americana band J Shogren Shanghai'd will perform for the UW Summer Programs concert series on Simpson Plaza. Free.
Wednesday, June 3, 5:30 p.m. -- Three graduate students in the UW Global and Area Studies Program will present the results of their international field work, Centennial branch of the Albany County Public Library. Free.
Friday, June 5, 8 p.m. -- Planetarium show, "Greek Mythology." A tour of the STAR Observatory follows at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $2 for students and $3 for nonstudents, Physical Sciences Building basement. Advance tickets are available in Room 204 of the Physical Sciences Building.
A variety of exhibitions can be seen at the UW Art Museum in the Centennial Complex, 2111 Willett Drive in Laramie. The museum is open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.
The UW Department of Botany's Williams Conservatory is open to the public Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.
Dinosaur skeletons, ancient mammal fossils and other exhibits are on display in the UW Geological Museum, open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.


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AMC The Americana at Brand 18 Glendale, CA, United States Open 18
AMC The Grove 14 Los Angeles, CA, United States Open 14
Albany Cinema Albany, CA, United States Open 2
Angelika Carmel Mountain 12 Theatre San Diego, CA, United States Open 12
Castro Theatre San Francisco, CA, United States Open 1
Century Rowland Plaza Novato, CA, United States Open 8
Ceres Drive-In Ceres, CA, United States Open 1
Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA, United States Open 1
Grossmont Center 10 La Mesa, CA, United States Open 10
La Mirada Theatre for the Perfor... La Mirada, CA, United States Open 1
Northgate 15 Cinemas San Rafael, CA, United States Open 15
Opera Plaza Cinema San Francisco, CA, United States Open 4
Pantages Theatre Los Angeles, CA, United States Open 1
Paramount Twin Drive-In Paramount, CA, United States Open 2
Reading Cinema Town Square San Diego, CA, United States Open 14
Regal Sherman Oaks Galleria Sherman Oaks, CA, United States Open 16
Regency Cinemas San Rafael, CA, United States Open 6
Regency Commerce Commerce, CA, United States Open 14
Roadium Drive-In Torrance, CA, United States Open 1
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Valley Plaza 16 Bakersfield, CA, United States Open 16
Vine Theatre Los Angeles, CA, United States Open 1
Vineland Drive-In City of Industry, CA, United States Open 4
Whittier Village Cinemas Whittier, CA, United States Open 8
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To kick off the New Year, Trevionne has just released a video for his new single "At The Bank," shows that beyond the progression in his journey, which he highlights in his lyrics, this time around he's taking a firmer stance as he claims stake in the position he's created for himself. Created in a lane crowded by too many others who seem to be moving like stop n go traffic. The video begins with Tre showing the first clip of his tape on Joe Rogan's old show, Fear Factor as the beat begins to push its way in. Again, beyond the surprising introduction the thing that immediately grabs your attention is the beat. Trevionne's history as a songwriter and composer is always on display with every one of his beat selections. Just as you think it would begin, the scene cuts to a knock on the door as Tre greets one of his friends at the door of his home.
The song starts again as the camera pans to a parking lot where a brand new Tesla can be seen sitting in-between 2 cars followed up by Tre pulling money out of a Chase Bank ATM. As he begins to spit the chorus, the Chase sign stands out almost as a motivational message or a subtle jab depending on where the listeners mindset is currently at. Shot with a blend of scenes from his home and his recent performance in Southern California, the audio and the visuals shown connect the West coast from 1-5 to the Pacific Coast Highway. Beginning with "I'm getting money, I don't care what y'all think. He aint never in the hood, he aint never at the bank neither," is where Tre shows what all the work he's put in over the past year has led to. The first verse kicks off with bars that are eerily reminiscent of something you might expect DMX to say, but Tre's spin on it gives that kind of content a nice introduction into the dawning decade. Showing a growth in his view with lyrics like, "I aint trippin, I aint even mad. Last nigga pissed me off I just went and got a bag. Traveled the country, aint that what you asked for? It's over for your ass soon as I get my passport," shows the almost hyper focus he's expressing as he's showing the listener what it looks like when you execute another bullet point in your business plan. If done with patience, it can present a whole different vision.
As the verses flow, shots of Tre's pool house, cars and appearance on fear factor are spliced in showing that it's his confidence in his own talent that allows him to thrive in so many different locales while at the same time, giving him new experiences to write about simultaneously. The second verse highlights that with his bars, "I'm a real one aint nothing left to tell ya, lot of those outside celebrating failure…" in the same verse he states his motto, "Remain humble, never been cocky, sure the fact is can't nobody stop me." Sound advice to anyone who's working to reach the next level no matter what industry you're in. Never missing a step, Tre C-Walks this anthem in from his pool house to the terminal, reminding folks that he's been a gangsta but now with his talent, he's taking his story commercial.
The 20's may have just started, but if you listen closely "At the Bank" could be the lead song that sets the bar, further pushing others to dig deep and give all they got in this part of the marathon we're all running in.
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Now we will discuss the other side of the coin: recombination. Just as the generation of charge carriers is due to the absorption of incoming photons that create electron-hole pairs, recombination is the reverse process of charge carriers "rejoining" to relax back to their equilibrium states. When light illuminates a material, there is a surplus population of free charge carriers; when this light is switched off, so to speak, recombination sets in and the surplus decays back to its equilibrium concentration of charge carriers. Recombination is therefore a relaxation process that is intimately related with the generation, or original excitation, of free charge carriers. In fact, for every absorption process there is an inverse radiative recombination processes1.
In this section we will go over several different mechanisms of recombination, which will then allow us to more fully grasp the picture of electron-hole pairs and their participation in the processes of solar cell materials.
Above we have an illustration of some of the recombination mechanisms that we will discuss. Depicted are the processes of direct band-to-band recombination, recombination through traps (defects), and auger recombination. Here EC and EV are the conduction and valence bands respectively.
Green, Martin A. Solar Cells: Operating Principles, Technology, and System Applications. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1982. Full book ordering information at www.pv.unsw.edu.au.


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Oxnard is a city located in the territory of California. It is the largest city within the Ventura County. Oxnard is an important agricultural center and is a leader in the production of strawberries. The population of the city of Oxnard is about 198 000 people.
Oxnard is located on a territory of one hundred and two square kilometers. Oxnard is a city famous for its fertile land. The city has dunes, beaches and beautiful streams, which makes it an attractive destination for tourists.
Many years ago, the place where Oxnard is located today, lived Native American tribe of Chumash. The first settlers in the area were Portuguese, led by researcher Joao Rodrigues Cabrilho, in the sixteenth century. In 1782, at the site of today's Oxnard was founded the Mission of San Buenaventura.
In the late nineteenth century, U.S. farmers began to cultivate various crops on the fertile land in the area.
The town is named after the Oxnard brothers who were owners of a factory for processing of sugar. They lived in Chino and have never lived in the city that bears their name. The plant flourished from 1899 to 1959.
In 1898, a railway station was built in Oxnard. This city attracted many Chinese, Mexican and Japanese workers.
In 1903, Oxnard was officially recognized as a town. In 1907 the first public library opened doors. During World War II in the city were built naval bases. This led to the rapid development of the communication industry.
In the mid-twentieth century Oxnard quickly developed and grew, its suburbs had more houses under construction. Channel Islands Harbor was built. Impressive buildings were built, like the Topa Financial Plaza, Esplanade Shopping Mall and Carriage Square Shopping Center.
In 2004, local police launched a fierce fight against organized crime in order to reduce it.
Oxnard, and other cities in California are at risk from earthquakes. In July 1994 the city was shaken by the Northridge earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.7.
In October 2009 there was an earthquake of magnitude 3.2, and in April 2010 the city was undulating from a 2.9 quake. A month later there was an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9.


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UNSW researcher awarded 2020 Australasian Leadership Computing Grant
Yolande Hutchinson
A UNSW researcher has been awarded the largest compute grant in Australian history.
The National Computational Infrastructure's newest supercomputer, Gadi.
Professor Evatt Hawkes from UNSW Engineering has received a grant of 50 million units of compute time on the National Computational Infrastructure's (NCI) newest supercomputer, Gadi. This represents the largest compute grant in Australian history.
Professor Hawkes is one of four researchers to receive an inaugural Australasian Leadership Computing Grant (ALCG). The four researchers have been awarded a total of almost 180 million units of compute time, which is equivalent to one single computer doing constant calculations for 20,000 years.
Professor Hawkes' project will use the compute time to investigate the intricate details of combustion in a new design of gas turbine combustor and will produce some of the highest resolution simulations of combustion ever created.
"This grant will enable us to deliver significant new insights into combustion processes in axially staged gas turbine combustion systems. These turbines are incredibly efficient and offer in comparison to previous systems much greater operational flexibility, including flexibility to burn fuels having high reactivities such as hydrogen," Professor Hawkes said.
"My project team is very excited to receive this grant, which will enable among the largest simulations of combustion ever performed. It will really allow us to look in unprecedented detail at what is going on inside the combustor. The information we will provide will be very useful in guiding design of future systems that offer low emissions and a robust and efficient end-use option for renewable hydrogen fuel."
Since detailed measurements inside gas turbine combustion chambers are not yet possible, simulations are currently the best path to understanding the complex interactions of combustion and turbulence that occur in these systems.
Supercomputing is required since combustion in these systems occurs in highly turbulent fluids, with length and timescales spanning an enormous dynamic range. In the direct numerical simulations conducted by Professor Hawkes' team, the small scales need to be directly resolved, which leads to significant computational effort.
NCI Director Professor Sean Smith said the ALCG was designed to identify meritorious research projects with demonstrated ability to use high performance computing systems effectively at scale.
"These grants will supercharge Australian research with unprecedented access to the nation's fastest supercomputer," Professor Smith said.
Professor Stephen Foster, Acting Dean of Engineering at UNSW Sydney, said: "Professor Hawkes is a talented researcher and a leader in his field of computational fluid dynamics using high performance computing, including low emissions energy technology. A computing grant of this size has never been possible in Australia before and I look forward to seeing the outcomes from his project on low-emissions gas turbine systems."
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