When you upgrade to any new version of Ubuntu you will not be able to open Ubuntu. There might be a number of reasons. This post will help you to solve the problem of not completing the installation of new packages. To solve this, boot in to Ubuntu. You will be stuck in the Ubuntu Logo. In there press ALT + CTRL + F1. You will get a terminal.
This tutorial will help you to block a site in all browsers on Linux Open Terminal (ALT+F2). Type sudo -i in the input field as shown in the picture above. Check the Run in terminal option. Finally click Run button. Type your password if necessary and press enter. Then enter the following commands. gedit /etc/hosts You will get Gedit Text Editor window.
Open your image in GIMP. Select the area you want to make transparent.Select the appropriate selection tool from the Tool window or the Tools – Selection Tools menu on the Layer window. I usually use the magic wand/fuzzy select (Select contiguous region) tool or the Select regions by color tool. Click in the region you want selected. Use shift-click to add more regions/colors. Tip: It's easier if you zoom in (View – Zoom menu) to see finer details of exactly what you're selecting.
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Kościół Jedności (z ang. Unity Church (nie mylić z Unitarianizmem)) jest ruchem religijnym w ramach większego ruchu Nowej Myśli (New Thought).

Ruch został założony w Kansas City, Missouri w 1889 roku przez Charles'a Fillmore'a (1854-1948) i Myrtle Fillmore (1845-1931) po tym, jak pani Fillmore została wyleczona z gruźlicy i uwierzyła w leczenie duchowe.
Zaowocowało to rozpoczęciem badań nad leczeniem duchowym i dostanie się pod wpływ Emmy Curtis Hopkins.
Zalążku ruchu można dopatrywać się kiedy państwo Fillmore postanowili podzielić się swoimi poglądami poprzez czasopisma, książki, broszury oraz telefoniczne i listowne wsparcie oferując pomoc poprzez modlitwę i porady duchowe.
Efektem tych działań było powstanie kilku grup w Kansas City oraz tuż po I Wojnie Światowej osiedla Unity Village, około 24 kilometrów (15 mil) od miasta. Kościół po śmierci Charles'a był kierowany przez jego synów i wnuki.

Członkowie ruchu sami siebie nazywają "pozytywnymi, praktykującymi Chrześcijanami" z "naukami będącymi codziennym dążeniem do prawdy przez naśladowanie Jezusa Chrystusa" i głoszą "drogę życia, która wiedzie do zdrowia, dostatku, szczęścia i spokoju ducha."

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[Free eBook & Facebook party] SETTLE by Brna Courtney
To Celebrate the release of SETTLE, the author, Brina Courtney will be hosting a Facebook party! Brina will be there to chat with readers & celebrate the release of the final book in the Cryptid Tales series from 9-10 PM EST April first. She is also giving away free eCopies of the first book in the series, BETRAYAL. Check out the books, and find the links below!
Betrayal leaves nasty scars. A soul departs. Love must conquer all, or be lost forever.
Shay's life has once again fallen into mystery as she discovers her father's whereabouts. On a mission to locate him and bring him home she learns more about who to trust than she thought possible. Her group of cryptids will be forced to rise again and defeat their common enemy, but they will also discover another hidden threat. As their queen, Shay's discoveries in Settle, the final installment of the Cryptid Tales series, will shake the cryptid world forever.
Shay could be the key to ending a war that humans don't know exist. Of a race of beings that aren't real, or are they?
Shay Tafford's childhood has been fatherless, filled instead with memories of speaking to the dead. She is forced to hide her unique ability from those living around her. That's why it's been comforting to have Jeremy, a child ghost, as her confidante. But recently he's been absent, perhaps lost as her father is. When Shay meets Hugh, the guy she's had a crush on for weeks, and finds he can speak to ghosts too she's just starting to find a normalcy in her life.
But as Hugh reveals the truth to Shay, about who she really is and about what it is she can do, he erases all chances she had at a normal existence. Turns out talking to ghosts is just scratching the surface of her genetically engineered gifts. Shay learns she may be part of an age old prophecy that could save the entire race of cryptids. But can she?
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Man kidnapped in Letchworth GC was taken all the way to Maldon in Essex before making his escape
He was pulled over by what he believed was an unmarked police car
Police believe this man may have vital information that could help their enquires (Image: Hertfordshire Constabulary)
A man was kidnapped in Letchworth GC and taken all the way to Essex before he managed to make his escape.
The victim, a man in his 30s, was driving along Icknield Way, on Sunday, January 14, when he was reportedly stopped by what he believed to be an unmarked police vehicle.
He was then forced into the vehicle and was taken to the coastal town of Maldon in Essex before he was able to escape.
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident, while a third man has been arrested and released on bail.
Police have launched a CCTV appeal to try to find this man (Image: Hertfordshire Constabulary)
Karl Lawrence, 30, of Old Mill Place, Romford, is charged with kidnap, robbery and blackmail, while Barry Baillie, 41, of Walman House, Billericay, has been charged with conspiracy to kidnap.
Both men have been remanded into custody and are set to appear before St Albans Crown Court on March 16.
Herts police have also launched a CCTV appeal to trace a man who they believe may have vital information that could assist their enquiries.
Man attacked by gang of youths who punched, kicked and threw a barrier at him in Welwyn Garden City
Detective Sergeant Pat Chapman from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: "Two people have been arrested and charged in connection with this incident while another person is currently on bail while our enquiries continue.
Have you seen this man? (Image: Hertfordshire Constabulary)
"We now need to speak to the man pictured as he may have vital information that could assist our enquiries. Anyone who recognises him is asked to get in touch as soon as possible.
"I understand that this type of offence will cause concern within the local community but we believe it was an isolated and targeted incident and there have been no other crimes of this nature in the local area.
CCTV released following Cheshunt Brookfield Centre Boots thefts
"The victim is now safe and is being supported by specialist officers from the Major Crime Unit."
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation can contact Detective Constable Tanzeem Siddiqui by emailing Tanzeem.siddiqui@herts.pnn.police.uk, call 101, quoting crime reference G2/18/125, or report information online at www.herts.police.uk/report.


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This article was published on February 24, 2014
Facebook ends its @facebook.com email address service, citing low usage by users
Ken Yeung
Ken Yeung is a reporter for The Next Web based in San Francisco, CA. He carries around a big camera & likes to write about tech, startup (show all) Ken Yeung is a reporter for The Next Web based in San Francisco, CA. He carries around a big camera & likes to write about tech, startups, parties, and interesting people. Follow him on Twitter, on Facebook, and Google+.
Facebook has terminated the email address system that gave all users a @facebook.com mailing account, citing low usage. As reported by the Verge, those that actually used the service will soon receive an email telling them that any mail sent to their @facebook.com account will be forwarded to the primary email address listed on their account.
Launched back in November 2010, the service was another effort by the social networking company to streamline all communications under a single umbrella. In a blog post at the time, Facebook engineer Joel Seligstein said:
Now people can share with friends over email, whether they're on Facebook or not. To be clear, Messages is not email. There are no subject lines, no cc, no bcc, and you can send a message by hitting the Enter key. We modeled it more closely to chat and reduced the number of things you need to do to send a message. We wanted to make this more like a conversation.
Sounds good on paper, but unfortunately it didn't seem to resonate with users. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the news in a statement to the Verge, "Most people have not been using their @facebook.com email address."
Email forwarding will be turned on by default, but users can opt-out by simply removing their primary email address from their account or simply turning it off in the settings.
➤ Facebook retires its troubled @facebook.com email service (The Verge)
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Zuidermeer is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland and lies about 6 km west of Hoorn.

The village was first mentioned in 1665 as "Zuyder M.", and means "southern lake". It refers to the Baarsdorpermeer which was poldered in 1624. Zuid (south) has been added to distinguish from Noordermeer. Zuidermeer was home to 87 people in 1840.

In 1898, a railway station opened on the Alkmaar to Hoorn railway line. It closed in 1938. In 1934, the Catholic Our Lady of Lourdes Church was built with the expectation that the village would grow in the future. The village house moved into the church after the local pub closed down, and it was decided in 2007 to transform the church in a multifunctional centre.

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First published in 1989, this book tackles a relatively little-explored area of Wittgenstein's work, his philosophy of psychology, which played an important part in his late philosophy. Writing with clarity and insight, Budd traces the complexities of Wittgenstein's thought, and provides a detailed picture of his views on psychological concepts. A useful guide to the writings of Wittgenstein, the book will be of value to anyone concerned with his work as a whole, as well as those with a more general interest in the philosophy of psychology.


The 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) was first constituted as the 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Service Force on 9 July 1942 at Camp William Harrison, Montana. This specialized Canadian-United States unit was organized and trained to conduct commando raids against Nazi Germany's fledging nuclear weapons capability in the the Scandinavian region of occupied Europe. However, the unit was diverted to the campaign in the Aleutian Islands, where they were confronted by not only Japanese, but the brutal arctic climate.
Upon successful culmination of the Aleutian Campaign, the 1st Special Service Force was transferred to the European theater where they fought with distinction in both southern France and Italy, earning the nickname "The Devil's Brigade." The unit was awarded 6 campaign streamers for participation in the Second World War. The 1st Special Service Force was disbanded in France in 1945. It was reconstituted on 25 September 1953 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina as the 77th Special Forces.
In 1960, the unit was reconstituted as the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces. Although the 7th Special Forces Group was not the oldest Special Forces Group on the active roles, it was referred to as the building block from which Special Forces expanded during the term of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Throughout the early 1960's, the requests for Mobile Traing Teams far exceeded the US military capability, therefore the 7th Special Forces Group was called upon to assist in the organization and activation of other similar units. The 7th Special Forces Group provided the cadre for the 3rd and the 6th Special Forces Groups, which were oriented on the Middle East and Africa.
In 1961, the 7th Special Forces Group was given the mission of advising the South Vietnamese Army. The 7th Special Forces Group was also actively involved in Laos and Thailand. The first Medal of Honor earned in the Republic of South Vietnam was awarded to Captain Roger Donlon, a member of the 7th Special Forces Group.
At the same time Special Forces were expanding into Latin America. In May 1962, the advance party from Company D, 7th Special Forces Group departed for Fort Gulick, Panama Canal Zone, to establish what was later designated the 8th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces. The 8th Special Forces Group was inactivated in 1972 and the unit reflagged as the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group.
When President Reagan took office in 1980, communism was spreading rapidly throughout Latin America. Nicaragua was controlled by a Communist regime, and with the support of Cuba, they were working hard to export their revolution to El Salvador and Honduras. The 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group drafted the initial plan for US Military trainers in El Salvador that was accepted by US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the Reagan Administration. Throughout the decade of the 1980s, soldiers from the 7th Special Forces Group played a critical role in helping the Salvadoran military grow form a constabulary force of 12,000 to a counter-insurgency force of 55,000 men under arms. For its work, the 3rd Battalion was entitled to the Army Superior Unit Award Streamer, embroidered "LATIN AMERICA 1985-1986".
The 7th Special Forces Group also played a very important role in preparing the Honduran Military to resist and defeat any potential invasion from Nicaragua. The extensive 7th Special Forces Group operations throughout Honduras in the 1980s not only prepared them for the threatened invasion, but also assisted the Honduran forces in conducting their own counter insurgency operations and ultimately defeating the Honduran communist-supported insurgency.
During the last half of the 1980s, the 7th Special Forces Group became involved in counter narcotics operations in thr Andean Ridge countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. The purpose was not only to reduce the flow of drugs in the United States, but also to help control and reduce the violence that has resulted form the flow of illegal and uncontrolled dollars into South America.
From 19 December 1989 to 31 January 1990, elements of the 7th Special Forces Group participated in Operation Just Cause to restore democracy to Panama. On D-Day and over the next 10 days, the 7th Special Forces Group conducted many reconnaissance and Direct Action missions in support of the operation and the "Ma Bell Take downs" of 5 Panamanian cartels located in rural areas throughout the country. The 7th Special Forces Group was awarded a campaign streamer for its participation in the operation.
After the end of Operation Just Cause, both 2nd and 3rd Battalions played key roles in Operation Promote Liberty, which, over 6 months transformed Panama from a military dictatorship supported by a corrupt military, into a legitimate democratic government, protected by a police force.
In 2005, the Department of Defense recommended in its BRAC Recommendations that the 7th Special Forces relocate from Fort Bragg, North Carolina to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. In 2010, the 7th Special Forces Group moved to Eglin Air Force Base as per the BRAC recommendations.


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The 'Love Actually' Mini-Sequel: See the Teaser Video and Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Thomas Chau
Thomas Chau Published: March 22, 2017
Update: Watch the new trailer for Red Nose Day's Love Actually mini-sequel above. Via the movie's iconic cue cards, Lucia Moniz and Keira Knightley touches on a question at the forefront of many revival viewers' minds: "Tune in to see what happened to everyone...and, amongst other things, which one of us has aged best."
Most of the cast of the 2004 romantic comedy, as well as original writer/director Richard Curtis, reassembled to film a 10-minute "sequel" for a Red Nose Day special airing on the BBC on March 24 in the UK, and March 25 in the US on NBC.
Ain't it Cool News reports that the original stars — Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Lucia Moniz, Liam Neeson, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Olivia Olsen, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Rowan Atkinson — have all filmed new scenes updating fans as to the whereabouts of their characters in 2017.
"I would never have dreamt of writing a sequel to Love Actually, but I thought it might be fun to do 10 minutes to see what everyone is now up to." Curtis told The Independent. "We hope to make something that'll be fun – very much in the spirit of the original film and of Red Nose Day. It'll certainly be a nostalgic moment getting back together."
Unfortunately, Curtis also revealed that Emma Thompson was not involved in the project, as she felt it was too soon after the death of her on-screen husband, the late Alan Rickman, who passed away in 2016.
Red Nose Day producer Emma Freud (who is married to Curtis) shared on Twitter some behind the scenes photos from the shoot and may have leaked a spoiler that the Prime Minister and Natalie ended up getting hitched! And is Mark (Lincoln) still holding up signs professing his love to Juliet (Knightley)? We shall find out soon.
See behind-the-scenes shoot photos below.
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Michael Frank Goodchild (born February 24, 1944) is a British-American geographer. He is an Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara. After nineteen years at the University of Western Ontario, including three years as chair, he moved to Santa Barbara in 1988, as part of the establishment of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, which he directed for over 20 years. In 2008, he founded the UCSB Center for Spatial Studies.

Education
Ph.D., Geography, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 1969
B.A., Physics, Downing College, Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1965

Scholarship
His most influential work has involved research on Geographic Information Science (aka GIS).  He is widely credited with coining "Volunteered Geographic Information" and is considered the world's foremost expert on the topic.

Caves and karst
As a doctoral student at McMaster University, Goodchild rediscovered Castleguard Cave (20 kilometers long, the longest cave in Canada). His student Alan Glennon discovered an entrance and made significant discoveries to the Martin Ridge Cave System, Kentucky (51.8 kilometers long). Goodchild's dissertation advisor, Derek C. Ford, is a Canadian geomorphologist and karst scientist.

Honors
 Fellow of the British Academy, 2010 –
 Foreign Member of the Royal Society, 2010–
 Researcher of the Year, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, 2010;
 Prix Vautrin Lud, St Dié-des-Vosges, France, 2007;
 Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2006–;
 Honorary Doctor of Laws, Ryerson University, 2004;
 Honorary Doctor of Science, McMaster University, 2004;
 Professor, Wuhan University, 2003–;
 Faculty Research Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003;
 Founder's Medal, Royal Geographical Society, 2003;
 Educator of the Year, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, 2002;
 Foreign Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 2002–;
 Member, National Academy of Sciences, 2002–;
 National Associate of the National Academies, 2001–;
 Lifetime Achievement Award, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), 2001;
 Honorary Doctor of Science, Keele University, 2001;
 Award of Distinction for Exceptional Scholarly Contributions to Cartography, Canadian Cartographic Association, 1999;
 Honorary Doctor of Science, Université Laval, 1999.

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Mike Goodchild's homepage

1944 births
Living people
Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge
McMaster University alumni
British geographers
Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
American geographers
Recipients of the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize
University of California, Santa Barbara faculty
Foreign Members of the Royal Society
Fellows of the British Academy
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Recipients of the Royal Geographical Society Founder's Medal
Corresponding Fellows of the British Academy


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Q: How svntask pass the user and password into svn when it's using ssh tunnelling? I'm using an SVN repo over SSH and I would like to use the svn command line tool with the svn+ssh schema from a generic account that people share to do builds of the same code.
We use ant to build at present like so. You can see that it prompts for an user/password which has privileges into SVN
<target name="update">
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When you try to use svn {command} svn+ssh/repo on the command line (on Solaris), ssh defaults to using the current user. The current user is a generic account which has no privleges into the SVN repo.
I want svn to prompt me for the user and password.
I know I can pass in my username to svn like so
svn info svn+ssh://me@svn-server/apps/app
but that's no good if I want to put it in a script to be used by anyone using the build server's generic account
What I want is to be prompted but the command line, just like the ant task does.
Is there a way to achieve this?
I've tried moving all the entries in the .subversion/auth dir out of the way and uncommenting store-passwords = no and store-auth-creds = no in the .subversion/config file
If not, how is ant doing it?
Thanks

A: You could use the ~/.ssh/config file to specify a username for that particular repository, e.g.
http://nerderati.com/2011/03/simplify-your-life-with-an-ssh-config-file/
You can specify different usernames for different hosts, etc.
From the ssh man pages, you can use the -F option to tell ssh to use a specific configuration file (instead of ~/.ssh/config, which is the default).
Since you're using a script anyway, could you get your script to prompt the user for a username and then create a config file using the entered username?


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The Parthian empire: origins and strengthening
MARCOS UYÁ ESTEBAN (april 2022)
Speaking of the origins of the Parthian Empire is speaking of one of the most unknown periods in the history of Persia. This darkness arises from the scarcity of literary sources that have come down to us, presenting themselves in a fragmentary way and derived from Greek and Latin historians, whose veracity is sometimes disputed due to the hostilities that both civilizations harboured against the emerging Parthian Empire. This article aims to give a more objective and rigorous summary of its true origins until it became a fearsome power that centuries later would dispute the supremacy of the Middle East against another colossus: Rome.
We have hardly any information from authentic Parthian sources, so we have to resort to classical sources, which, however, barely allude to issues such as social organization or the description of the peoples adjacent to the Parthian territory. In addition, we must bear in mind that the context of these sources is due to warfare times that the Greek Seleucids first, and the Romans, later, had with the Parthians, so that the tone of these is normally hostile and ungenerous, and even contemptible, as is the case of the 11th century AD Greek historian. C., Lucian of Samosata, who in his work A True Story vilifies them with a certain viciousness.
The Parthian empire at its maximum extension, towards the s. I BC
To obtain a more accurate information and at least more close to real facts, it is a must to rely to Greek historians living in the Greek cities of the Parthian state, who have better knowledge about this civilization and its society. Fragments of the lost work Parthica, by the Greek historian Apollodorus of Artemita, a Greek city in the east lands of Iraq, who lived in the 1st century B.C., are of great interest since they are often cited in Strabo's Geography and even by the Roman historian Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus, whose lost fragments of the work Historiae Philippicae collected, in books XLI and XLII, a detailed account of the Parthian history, although Tarn states that the descriptions of Trogus come from a second Greek author, other than Apollodorus. Much of its content survives, albeit in a very abbreviated form, in the Epitome of the Roman historian Marcus Junianus Justinus added to the work of Trogus, more specifically to chapter XLIV, therefore, and despite the lack of detailed information, the work of Justin is indispensable to historians of the Parthian Empire. Other main sources, of Roman origin, are the occasional writings provided by historians such as Flavius Arrianus, Polybius, Tacitus and Lucius Cassius Dio but which already refer to a later time, especially the last two, to the origin of the Parthian Empire. It is worth mentioning the testimony of Arrianus, who proposes, without being proven, that the first Parthian king Arsaces I died prematurely, his brother Tiridates succeeding him.
These classical literary sources can be supplemented to some extent by epigraphic and documentary evidence. Some inscriptions in Greek located in Behistun and Susa, refer to certain aspects of the Parthian kingdom. Another genuine Parthian source of information that is likely to increase as archaeological research proceeds is provided by the finds of the inscriptions on the ostraca, the ostraca being a shell or also a pottery shard on which there were some writing scratched into them. The largest specimens found were excavated in Nisa, in what is now Turkmenistan, and the inscriptions mainly relate to different transactions related to the delivery of wine shipments. In addition, they contain information on land ownership, the qualities of the wine, official titles, and sometimes even the names and dates of reign of the rulers.
Such ostraca were probably common objects in the different areas of the kingdom. Of the Parthian official titles some are of considerable interest, for example that of nwhdr equivalent to "commander", the term, psgryb, which would be translated as "successor", known in the inscriptions of Hatra and in Urfa (Edessa), and perhaps even the Syrian bwdr, in Parthian bgdr, that is, "the guardian of the deity".
There is another source of information, the oral poetry of the so-called Parthian 'minstrels', who were known in the Parthian language by the term Gosan. Some of their poems deal with historical or epic themes, and have been preserved through translations to modern Persian. The problem with that oral poetry is that it is very difficult to locate it chronologically, in the case of the romantic poem Vīs ō Rāmīn, translated from Middle Persian in the s. XI by As'ad of Gorgan, which, as Minorsky has shown, contains many details suggesting a date related to the Parthian world, but can hardly be referred to in any precise historical context.
Amongst modern sources Gutschmid's work remains valid, although caution should be taken if studying it, as it contains information that can lend itself to reasoned criticism. Debevoise's studies remain probably the most complete, although the reading of his work is sometimes difficult to understand. Other authors such as Rawlison or Neusner must also be taken into account.
Ostraca from Nisa, from the 2010 excavation
The birth of the Parthian world
Already in the Achaemenid period, from the time of Darius I the Great, a province called Parthava is mentioned, probably a satrapy, under a local governor, whose capital was at Tüs, populated by people of Scythian origin. This region was apparently attached to Hycarnia, which today corresponds to present-day Gorgan in northern Iran, just to the south of the Caspian Sea, in the time of the Persian king, although, some sources mention that this union was made under the Seleucid period. Parthava subsequently broke away from Hycarnia and joined Khoresmia, situated in Central Asia. At this time, the Parthians supplied the Achaemenids with cavalry for their troops and their presence was required under the command of Governor Fratafernes to fight alongside Darius III against Alexander the Great when the Greek conqueror invaded Persian territory.
Scholars and historians have often debated whether the parthava of the Achaemenid era are the same people who later became those Parthians who rose up to defy Rome. What is clear is that after the fall of the Achaemenid Empire, Parthava, or Parthia, were ruled by the Seleucid dynasty. The region at this time appears to have partially settled in what is now present-day Khorasan in eastern Iran, and which shortly thereafter experienced the arrival of a subgroup from northern Iran, specifically from the southeastern Caspian Sea, known as the Parni, a dominant tribe of the Dahae Confederacy, who were led by Arsaces. They were northern ethnic relatives of the Saka of northern Iran and may have arrived as early as the reign of Seleucus I (305-281 BC).
Parthian independence
The year 247 B.C. is a key date in the process of the creation of the Parthian state. However, the different sources in this regard pose problems of interpretation of the successive events. There is no unanimity on this point. Gardner's theory, possibly the most accurate, believes that during that year there was a revolt in the Parthian satrapy at the hands of the satrap Andragoras at a time of weakness of the Seleucid Empire, which at that time had disputes with Ptolemaic Egypt and witnessed in turn the change of king after the death of Antiochus II and the enthronement of his son Seleucus II. Tarn proposes that the revolt coincides with the coronation year of Tiridates l, who would be the second king of the Parthians, after Arsaces, a story collected by Arrianus and in which Bivar and Katouzían agree, but it does not seem plausible since modern historians maintain that the one who really reigned was Arsaces until 211 B.C. A third proposal argues that in reality the one who was named king was Arsaces himself taking the title, just as Alexander the Great did, of Shahanshah or King of Kings.
The historian Wolski has shed some light on the origin of the Parthian Empire and has proposed his own theory. Examining the ancient texts, he concluded that the version provided by Justin (XLI, 4), through Strabo (XI, 9, 2) and Pompey Trogus is a different and superior tradition to the one represented by the Arrianus fragments. (The campaigns of Alexander, IV, 1, 5) and Sincelus (Chronography or Corpus scriptorum historiae byzantinae, XIII). In Wolski's view, therefore, the authentic version is that the satrapy of Bactria first established its autonomy from the Seleucid kingdom in 239 BC. C. under its governor Diodotus I establishing the so-called Greco-Bactrian kingdom. And later Arsaces established his own independent government in the satrapy of Parthia in the following year, in 238 BC. C., first ending the life of Andrágoras and just shortly after the failed campaign carried out by the Seleucid king Seleucus II trying to restore order; the same king being forced to return to Antioch due to a revolt in Asia Minor and by the constant problems with the Egypt of Ptolemy III, so allowing the satrapy to become independent, assuming therefore that the year 238 B.C. is the beginning of the new era of the Parthians or Arsacid era.
However, in this chaotic beginning, other theses must be highlighted. In the first place, returning to Gardner's theory, the then satrap Andragoras, whose historicity is verified through numismatics from the Oxus treasure and Greek epigraphy and who was already a satrap in the time of Antiochus I Soter (281-261 BC), argues that Andragoras himself is unlikely to have become satrap as late as 238 BC. C., and suggests that he would had been assassinated by Arsaces some ten years before in a conspiracy to overthrow Andragoras, just before the revolt against Seleucid power. This event is not really proven, because there is a parallelism between the death of the satrap and the death of Darius III, the last Achaemenid king, when six conspirators killed him before Alexander the Great would capture him, a fact that seems to have actually occurred in its entirety with the death of Andragoras, when Arsaces along with his brother Tiridates and four more conspirators assassinated him. For his part, Bivar believes that the year 247 B.C. is the beginning, when the Seleucids lost control of Parthia to Andragoras advantage, and then Arsaces took control of Parthia, a view shared by Homa Katouzian and Gene Ralph Garthwaite. Instead, Vesta Sarkhosh Curtís affirms that the year 247 a. C. was when Arsaces became chieftain of the parni. Finally Curtis and María Brosius affirm that Andragoras was not overthrown by Arsaces until 238 a. B.C.
Desperate for the newfound independence, Seleucus II, despite having few forces, tried to regain control of Parthia, but the satrap Diodotus II of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom, Diodotus I's successor, allied himself with Arsaces and was able to maintain independence by establishing the new Parthian capital at Hecatompylos and began to build new cities such as Sahr e-Qümes, near Damghan or Nisa, in Central Asia.
Another of the dark points within the beginning of the Parthian Empire refers to the historicity of the brothers Arsaces and Tiridates. Some authors suggest that Tiridates is the true founder. Others, like Wolski, keep that the figure of Tiridates was legendary, and that, in fact, Arsaces reigned for more than thirty years. On the other hand, Wolski himself rejects the historicity of an "Artabanus I" in this period, as a result of the testimony of Justin (XLI, 5, 6), since despite the fact that in the Greek sources Arsaces is alluded, whereas in the Latin ones it is Artabanus, they are not the same person, which leads to confusion so that actually he is the son and successor of Arsaces I, who was known by the same name, that is, Arsaces II. However, although plausible, this reasoning does not seem sufficient, given the scant evidence in the sources, to conclusively establish this hypothesis. However, there is evidence that can shed light on Wolski's theory and it is that an ostraca, number 1760, that appeared in Nisa alludes to the existence of Arsaces II, who was the nephew of Arsaces I.
Bust of Antiochus III the Great, who for a time re-established Seleucid authority in Parthia
Taking it as right, and almost undisputed, the existence of Arsaces I, he reigned until 211 B.C. For a time, Arsaces I consolidates his position in Parthia and Hyrcania, taking advantage of Ptolemy III from Egypt invasion of Seleucid territory in the west. However, and shortly after, Arsaces was temporarily expelled from Parthia by the forces of Seleucus II, until he counterattacked and recovered the territory. Seleucus II's successor, Antiochus III the Great, who ascended the throne in 223 BC., inherited a state in disorder. Hycarnia had been annexed to Parthia, Seleucid authority in Judea was being challenged, and Alexander and Molon, the Seleucid governors of the satrapies of Persis and Media, had also revolted.
Antiochus III, in the following years, put down the revolts of Media, Persis and later that one of Xerxes of Armenia, securing control of the Empire so as him to face the Parthians in 209 B.C., being already Arsaces II the Parthian king. The attack was successful at Hycarnia and in addition the Parthian capital, Hecatompylos, was captured, with which Arsaces II recognized the authority of Antiochus III and, in a way, and for a brief period of time, it seemed that the authority of the Seleucids in Parthia had been restored. The Seleucid king, the following year, launched a campaign against Euthydemus of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom, but was defeated at the Battle of the Arian River, what is now the modern Hari River, in Afghanistan. Success against the Parthians was short-lived as Antiochus III was subsequently crushed by the Romans at Thermopylae in 191 BC. and in Magnesia, located in the region in Anatolia in 189 B.C. With the peace of Apamea in 188 BC, the weak position in which Antiochus III was left, forced him to abandon all the Seleucid territories north of the Taurus and surrender his battle elephants and his navy. In addition, the Seleucids had to pay 15,000 talents to the Romans. These financial burdens forced Antiochus III to launch an attack on the temple at Elam in southwestern Iran. The offensive was a resounding failure, so much so that the king lost his life in the July campaign of the year 187 BC., of which Priapatius, the son and successor of Arsaces II, who acceded to the throne in 191 B.C. took advantage for counterattacking and recovering the Parthian capital and the part of the Parthian territory located south of the Elbruz mountain range.
Priapatius's son, Phraates I, was truly the first promoter of Parthian power. Despite the fact that his short reign lasted only five years (176-171 BC), it was enough for Parthia to be taken seriously as a power and also meant the beginning of the Seleucid decline, which began to see how the Parthians began to shake off that domain. The first thing this king did was to reaffirm his supremacy in the southern part of the Elbruz mountain range, subjugating the Amardi tribe, who were under Seleucid protection, and Hycarnia, and putting down new rebellions in Media and Armenia. In addition, he commanded garrisons from the Mardi tribe of modern Mazandaran in northern Iran, who soon established themselves on the western edge of Hycarnia. Later he planned a Parthian advance in the satrapy of Media, a very fertile region whose capital was Rhages, present-day Rei, south of Tehran. But he encountered two obstacles: the Dast-e-Kavir desert and the Elburz mountain range itself, so the only existing pass was the one called Gidurni Sudurrah or also known by the famous name of Pyfae Caspiae. The campaign, although it had some initial success, ended fatally for the king himself, who died in an ambush near the city of Haron, after receiving an arrow shot in the stomach.
Mithridates I and the Parthian consolidation
The total conquest of Media for the Parthian kingdom was carried out by the brother of Phraates I, the mighty Mithridates I, who must be considered the true author of the expansion of the Parthians until they became a great Empire. Indeed, Mithridates I always had an expansionist policy in mind and was waiting for the right moment to put his plans into practice. Firstly, to the east, he had to face the mighty Eucratides I of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom, who previously had seized power by defeating the reigning dynasty, the Euthydemic one. This made Mithridates I, facing the growing power of that king, secure his own border, and not only that, but he managed to annex the Bactrian satrapies of Tapuria and Traxiana with the help of the overthrown kings through a military campaign collected by Justin (XLI, 6) and by Strabo (XI, 11, 2). Meanwhile, in Media, Eucratides' ally Timarchus, whose alliance is known through parallelisms in currency types and legends, who had usurped the Seleucid throne, was soon overthrown by the new Seleucid pretender, Demetrius I Soter, which meant that for more than a decade, Mithridates I could not advance further east when the Seleucid authority was restored. Numismatic studies have shown that after the fall of Timarchus, coins were minted in the Ecbatana region not only by Demetrius I (161-150 BC), but also during the early years of Alexander Balas (150-145 BC). C.), which gives rise to the veracity of these events. The advance of Mitridates I continued successfully against Ectabana, taking advantage of the internal disputes, in a date established in the 148 or 147 B.C., corresponding to the year 164 of the Seleucid Era. This victory was followed by the Parthian conquest of Babylon in Mesopotamia, where Mithridates I resumed minting coins, which had not been minted since Arsaces II, specifically tetradrachms. Mithridates then retreated to Hyrcania, leaving his forces to subdue the kingdoms of Elymais and Characene and occupy Susa. The conquests reached such an extreme that the limit was extended to the Indus River. The Parthian king also established royal residences at Seleucia, Ecbatana, Ctesiphon, and in his newly founded city, Mithradatkert (present-day Nisa, Turkmenistan), where the tombs of the Parthian kings were built and maintained. Ecbatana would become the main summer residence and Ctesiphon would not be the official capital until the reign of Gotarzes l (90-80 BC).
Stone relief carving of Mithridates I, who appears on the left of the image mounted on horseback. Hung-e-Nowruzi southwestern Iran
The Seleucids were unable to retaliate immediately, because they first had to solve their internal problems, such as Diodotus Tryphon's rebellion in Antioch in 142 BC. C., who usurped the throne, throne that had been inherited first by Demetrius II Nicator thanks to the Egyptian intervention and later, in 145 B.C., by the son of Alejandro Balas, Antiochus VI Dionysus, thanks to the intervention of Diodotus himself. However, in 140 B.C., Demetrius II Nicator, who was in exile, was able to launch an attack against the Parthians in Mesopotamia. Despite some early successes, the Seleucids were defeated and Demetrius II himself was captured by Parthian forces and taken to Hyrcania. It is said that Mithridates I not only treated his captive with great hospitality, but even married his daughter Rodoguna, with whom he had children, until finally in 129 BC. C., he was released to fight against Antiochus VII Euergetes, who died before the conflict broke out, which led to Demetrius II regaining the throne.
In the year 138 B.C., the year of the death of Mithridates I, was when the Parthian Empire reached its maximum level. According to Orosius' account (Historiarum adversum paganos, I, 2, 18):
He defeated Demetrius and invaded the city of Babylon and all of the limits of his province. In addition, he subjugated all the provinces between the Hydaspes and Indus rivers, although some historians believe that the Hydaspes is actually the current river Jhelum, located in the Punjab. The years to come would see the end of the Seleucid Empire and the rise of Roman expansionism.
Annex: numismatics at the beginning of the Parthian empire
When in 238 B.C., if we take the date as certain, the Parthians constitute themselves as an independent identity, the currency that is put into circulation, the drachm, was similar to that of the rest of the Seleucid empire as evidenced by the mint coins of Bactria and Hecatompylos. While in Ectabana, later, the drachm was only issued between the reigns of Antiochus I and Antiochus III, in the rest, the preference is in the use of the tetradrachm. The weight standard used derives from the Attic system, so in the 3rd century BC. C. the drachm weighs about 4 grams. On the obverse of this Seleucid coin was the king, bound with the diadem and facing right, while the reverse depicts Apollo seated facing left at the omphalos and holding a bow.
Tetradrachm corresponding to Mithridates I. Obverse: portrait of the king, reverse: Heracles holding a cup. The legend says: "King Arsaces friend of the Greeks" (British Museum)
Most of the first Parthian specimens already come from a treasure discovered in the Atrak Valley, located west of Bojnurd, northeastern Iran. It contained a tetradrachm and about 1,500 drachms, dated around 209 BC. C., many of these coins show on their obverse, somewhat more concave than the reverse, a head facing to the right, without a beard and with a certain diadem that may refer to the title of bashlyk or elected general, whose legend confirms it, and that it seems to be already used even in the Achaemenid period. The head is attributed to Arsaces I. On the reverse, an archer is depicted in clothing reminiscent of the nomads of the steppes, seated on a stool on the left and holding a bow, a type that will endure in all Parthian drachms until the end of the dynasty. The weight of these first coins ranges between 3.5 and 4.2 grams.
The later drachms of Arsaces I demonstrate an attempt to adapt the currency to the guidelines of the nascent state. To begin with, on the obverse the king's bust is turned to the left and on the reverse the archer adopts a more erect posture and is seated towards the center. At the same time, part of the Greek legend is replaced by an Aramaic word that may be KRNY, which could be defined as 'autocrat'. A kind of monogram is inserted under the stool and can be related to Mithradatkert, the citadel of Nisa, perhaps related to the names of some Mithridates of the Achaemenid family.
With Arsaces II, the coins have an obverse similar to the one used by his father, but on the reverse the inscription is reduced to a simple legend in Greek, while the monogram is changed to an A symbol or an eagle, which can lead to a speculation as to the possibility of the provenance of the mint. From the reign of Arsaces II, we have an example of a worn bronze coin, the original weight of which must have been about 5 grams, so that it was distributed as two rubbings, a quarter of an obolus (which was a sixth of a drachma).
Coin of Arsaces I whose reverse shows a seated archer carrying a bow, with a Greek legend at the top and an Aramaic legend at the bottom.
With Antiochus III regaining some of the Seleucid authority in Parthia, coinage virtually ceased to be manufactured, until Mithridates I, who ascended the throne in 171 BC. C., and thanks to the political expansion of Parthia, it returns to issue currency. In the first place, the obverse follows the typology of the previous kings but this time a bust instead of just a beardless head, facing left with the diadem that refers to the bashlyk. On the reverse, the archer sits this time on the Apollonian omphalos, not on a stool. The most striking and commented by Greek writers is the continuation of the use of the name of the Arsacid dynasty instead of a more personal one, in this case of Mithridates, when this king was truly the promoter of the Empire. In fact, this custom was perpetuated until the arrival of the Sassanids and has been one of the greatest impediments to the realization of a more specific monetary series, although from Mithridates the beardless head and the bashlyk do not reappear, but only one more diadem simple. Issues will include tetradrachms and drachms along with obols in silver, as well as in bronze.
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STEVENS POINT – Point Dance Ensemble revives archival work as its featured project during this year's annual performance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Theater @1800.
In 2007, Point Dance Ensemble commissioned Stacey Berk, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point music professor of oboe, to compose a 28-minute ballet of Lewis Carroll's classic story of "Alice in Wonderland." PDE revives this archival work featuring live music consisting of a chamber orchestra of UWSP music department students conducted by Patrick Lawrence, a UWSP professor of low brass and music education, with choreography by PDE Artistic Director Pamela Luedtke.
The performance also includes an original music composition, titled "Mirage," composed by Kate Young with original choreography by PDE company member Katelyn Altmann. This project explores the development of a bridge program fostering the collaborative process between members of Very Young Composers and company members of Point Dance Ensemble.
The annual performance also will feature choreography by guest artists including Stephanie Flanagan and Jeannie Hill with additional pieces choreographed by PDE company members Katelyn Altmann, Keisha Kavalauskas, Stana Luedtke, Dominique Jamison and Terez Luedtke.
Flanagan is a 2006 alumnus of Point Dance Ensemble and received her bachelor's degree in dance from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Flanagan choreographed "Hive," a piece inspired by honeybees that accesses structured improvisational dance exploring individual and communal decisions made by the dancers throughout the piece.
Hill is a professor in dance at UWSP and choreographed "Tropicana Surprise," a percussive and festive piece with original music composed by local musician/composer John Strassburg.
Point Dance Ensemble company members for the 2014-15 season includes: Keisha Kavalauskas, Katelyn Altmann, Dominque Jamison, Stana Luedtke, Terez Luedtke, Sydney Morgan, Bryanna Kirsch, Madeline Prokop, Ariel Seefelt, Alida Richards, Kennedy Vanderloop, Edie Veum and Martha Yenter.
Tickets for the performance cost $15 for adults and $10 students and seniors. Tickets are available through Central Wisconsin Tickets by calling 715-498-2339 or online at www.cwtickets.com. They also will be available at the door the day of the performance.
Submitted by Pamela Luedtke, artist director of Point Dance Ensemble.


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Q: Parsing SemVer in Scala I'm trying to write a SemVer (http://semver.org) parser in Scala using parser combinators, as a sort of familiarisation with them.
This is my current code:
case class SemVer(major: Int, minor: Int, patch: Int, prerelease: Option[List[String]], metadata: Option[List[String]]) {
  override def toString = s"$major.$minor.$patch" + prerelease.map("-" + _.mkString(".")).getOrElse("") + metadata.map("+" + _.mkString("."))
}

class VersionParser extends RegexParsers {
  def number: Parser[Int] = """(0|[1-9]\d*)""".r ^^ (_.toInt)
  def separator: Parser[String] = """\.""".r
  def prereleaseSeparator: Parser[String] = """-""".r
  def metadataSeparator: Parser[String] = """\+""".r
  def identifier: Parser[String] = """([0-9A-Za-z-])+""".r ^^ (_.toString)

  def prereleaseIdentifiers: Parser[List[String]] = (number | identifier) ~ rep(separator ~> (number | identifier)) ^^ {
    case first ~ rest => List(first.toString) ++ rest.map(_.toString)
  }

  def metadataIdentifiers: Parser[List[String]] = identifier ~ rep(separator ~> identifier) ^^ {
    case first ~ rest => List(first.toString) ++ rest.map(_.toString)
  }
}

I'd like to know how I should parse identifiers for the prerelease section, because it disallows leading zeros in numeric identifiers and when I try to parse using my current parser leading zeros (for e.g. in "01.2.3") simply become a list containing the element 0.
More generically, how should I detect that the string does not conform to the SemVer spec and consequently force a failure condition?

A: After some playing around and some searching, I've discovered the issue was that I was calling the parse method instead of the parseAll method. Since parse basically parses as much as it can, ending when it can't parse anymore, it is possible for it to accept partially correct strings. Using parseAll forces all the input to be parsed, and it fails if there is input remaining once parsing stops. This is exactly what I was looking for.

A: For the sake of completeness I'd add
def version = number ~ (separator ~> number) ~ (separator ~> number) ~ ((prereleaseSeparator ~> prereleaseIdentifiers)?) ~ ((metadataSeparator ~> metadataIdentifiers)?) ^^ {
  case major ~ minor ~ patch ~ prerelease ~ metadata => SemVer(major, minor, patch, prerelease, metadata)
}

method to VersionParser


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package org.guvnor.structure.organizationalunit;

import org.jboss.errai.common.client.api.annotations.Portable;

@Portable
public class NewOrganizationalUnitEvent {

    private OrganizationalUnit organizationalUnit;

    public NewOrganizationalUnitEvent() {
    }

    public NewOrganizationalUnitEvent( final OrganizationalUnit organizationalUnit ) {
        this.organizationalUnit = organizationalUnit;
    }

    public OrganizationalUnit getOrganizationalUnit() {
        return organizationalUnit;
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'Titanic' Mansion in Philadelphia – One of the Largest Abandoned Homes in America
Sam Published: August 29, 2021
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Take a look at one of the largest abandoned mansions in American with ties to the Titanic, Lynnewood Hall.
It sits on a 34-acre lot near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has an indoor pool a grand ballroom that can hold 1,000 people and views all around the property. Throughout the years it's become a home, a school, and now just a piece of history.
This 110-room mansion was built in 1900 and cost $8 million to build (about $256 million today with inflation). The original owner of the home was Peter Widener, a 20% investor in the Titanic. He gave up his sit on the luxury ship for his family in which all died on that faithful night in 1912 except for his daughter-in-law. The library in Lynnewood was turned into a ballroom after the sinking of Titanic
After Widener died he passed the home onto his son and then it was sold to a Reverend Carl McIntire who turned the home into a religious school called "Faith Theological Seminary." The owner of the religious school was so in debt that he had to sell off most of the mantel, art, and fixtures that were original to the house, so there's not much left of the original features in the home.
Currently, the house remains vacant and has an estimate of a $50 million price tag needed to fully renovate the home.
MUST SEE: Titanic Owners Abandoned Mansion Largest in America
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Home sharing recently came to the Hudson Valley and Catskills region, as well as millions of dollars in revenue.
Lohud reports that Airbnb hosts in the Hudson Valley and Catskills made $50 million in 2018. Hosts across the region served more than 300,000 guests. Ulster County was the top-earning county in the region.
According to Lohud, Ulster County had 149,800 guests in 2018. Hosts in Ulster County made $24.4 million collectively. Ulster County has roughly three times as many hosts as Dutchess and Westchester County, and about 14 times as many hosts as Rockland County.
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A very sought after actor-comedian Ali of Tollywood finally made his mind to join the YSR Congress party.
Ali, who has kept all the three major parties including the ruling Telugu Desam Party waiting from quite some time, met Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Monday at his Lotus Pond residence here and formally joined the party.
Ali who belongs to Rajahmundry of the East Godavari district of the state says that he is ready to contest from either from his native place or Vijayawada.
"Actually the party president has asked me to campaign for the party with an assurance of a fitting place in the party. If I was to contest I am ready for that," Ali told reporters after meeting Jagan.
Ali, clearing the air around his earlier meetings with TDP Chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu and his friend and actor Pawan Kalyan of Janasena said that the meetings were purely cordial.
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The 12 Best Smart Hubs of 2019
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Control all your smart gadgets from one simple place
by David Beren and Sean Ludwig
Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links.
Best Overall: Samsung SmartThings at Amazon, "Cover up to 1,500 square feet in your apartment or home."
Best Display with Google Assistant: Google Home Hub at Best Buy, "Compatible with products from over 400 different smart product brands."
Best Display for the Kitchen: Lenovo Smart Display at Best Buy, "Easily blends into any décor for a sophisticated and smart addition to any room in the house."
Best Splurge: Google Home Max at Best Buy, "Six far-field microphones will pick up your voice from nearly anywhere."
Best Value: Echo Plus at Amazon, "Directly and seamlessly control devices like smart thermostats and smart light bulbs."
Best Budget: Echo Dot at Amazon, "Solid amount of features without breaking the bank."
Best Display with Alexa: Amazon Echo Show at Amazon, "Built-in 5MP camera, and you basically have a tablet's worth of visual features."
Best Design: Libratone Zipp 2 Smart Wireless Speaker at Amazon, "If you want to switch it up, you can unzip the main sleeve and replace it with a different color."
Best Speaker: LG WK9 ThinQ at B&H, "The two built-in woofers deliver a total of 20W of power."
Best Home Theater: Logitech Harmony Hub at Amazon, "Compatible with more than 270,000 devices."
Best for Wide Compatibility: Wink 2 at Amazon, "Ease of setup matches the quality of its design, thanks to a straightforward smartphone app."
Best Dual Purpose: Tenda Nova MW6 at Amazon, "Doubling as a Wi-Fi router and a home automation system."
Best Overall: Samsung SmartThings Wi-Fi + Hub
Buy on AmazonBuy on Samsung
If you own several Samsung devices or own some of the 200+ SmartThings-compatible smart devices on the market, the smart hub router you should invest in for your home is the Samsung SmartThings Wi-Fi + Hub. This router lets you connect all your smart devices to one place, allowing you to control all the devices through the SmartThings app for iOS or Android. A single Samsung SmartThings Wi-Fi + Hub will cover up to 1,500 square feet in your apartment or home, but if you want 4,500 square feet of coverage, you can buy three of these and connect them together. With positive reception so far, the SmartThings Wi-Fi + Hub has been praised for covering a large home with wireless signal and for delivering fast speeds to many devices.
Best Display with Google Assistant: Google Home Hub
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With a compact seven-inch display, the Google Home Hub is a perfect fit for smaller spaces like a bedroom or office, or in an apartment where there isn't much surface space to spare. The display is well lit, easy to read, and offers crisp resolution to show off your pictures. The Hub is also compatible with products from over 400 different smart product brands, allowing you to sync all your smart devices to one central unit including internet-connected thermostats, light bulbs, security cameras, and more. Plus, the setup is hassle-free.
In many ways, the Google Home Hub is a cheaper version of the Amazon Echo. The voice-activated Google Assistant provides the same hands-free convenience offered by Amazon Alexa. It's easy to hook up to your PC for more granular control. This device makes a few concessions to keep the price low, like settling for sub-par audio quality and skipping the front-facing camera (so you can't make video calls). For most people, that's a small price to pay considering the actual money you'll be saving.
Also take a look at our pickings for the best smart smoke detectors, so you can stay safe in your home.
Best Display for the Kitchen: Lenovo 10" Smart Display
Watch out, Alexa — Lenovo has introduced a new contender to the digital assistant hub market. The 10" Smart Display and its built-in Google Assistant are there to meet all your needs, whether you want to check your meetings for the day, watch a YouTube video, or turn up the air conditioning. Lenovo's Smart Display is fully voice-controlled. Treat it as a hub for your home, commanding it to turn smart lights on or off, adjust thermostats, or display feeds from smart home cameras. While it doesn't have the strongest speakers, the 10-watt driver delivers a crisp, clean sound that pairs well with its 1920x1200 screen resolution for when your needs are just pure entertainment: Google Cast allows it to act like a TV, or you can run compatible apps like YouTube, Spotify, or Netflix. With a white body and a bamboo back, the Lenovo Smart Display easily blends into any décor for a sophisticated and smart addition to any room in the house. The 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 624 processor is sufficient for daily use, but it should be treated as a device to make your life easier, rather than store apps — if you're expecting the latter, you won't get much out of its 2GB of RAM.
Need some more help finding what you're looking for? Read through our roundup of the best smart home products.
Best Splurge: Google Home Max
The Google Home Max combines big smarts with big volume. Packed inside its streamlined profile are a pair of 4.5-inch woofers and dual 0.7-inch custom tweeters. And when you crank the volume, it really shines, delivering high, undistorted volume with a booming bass. And it's easy to set up. Just plug in the speaker to a power supply, open up the Google Home app, and it will walk you through the steps to get your speaker up and running.
Fortunately, heart-pumping sound isn't the only claim to fame for the Home Max. The built-in Google Assistant makes it a two-in-one product. Just say "Hey, Google" to play music, control a variety of smart home devices or answer any search inquiry. Six far-field microphones will pick up your voice from nearly anywhere in a room even if you're playing music. The Home Max is also capable of recognizing up to six different voices, synchronizing music between rooms, and playing music from a multitude of streaming services.
Best Value: Amazon Echo Plus (2nd Generation)
The latest Amazon Echo Plus comes standard with a seamless protocol that lets it function as a true smart hub: Zigbee. The Echo Plus's Zigbee support allows it to more directly and seamlessly control devices like smart thermostats and smart light bulbs, making it a widely-compatible and user-friendly choice for a smart hub.
The Echo Plus is technically a follow-up to the original Amazon Echo, but it does bring with it a few new design features. First of all, you now have your choice of three different neutral colors: charcoal, heather gray, and a very light gray called "sandstone" on Amazon. It looks a bit more premium, blends in with all kinds of decor, and with that signature gradient light ring on the top, it fits in with the rest of the Echo line.
The Alexa functionality is also still there, meaning you'll be able to ask questions, check the weather and a whole lot more (Amazon has built an Alexa library that is more than 50,000 skills strong). But the real standout feature here, in our eyes, is the speaker setup. The smaller Amazon Echos sometimes struggle with quiet, thin sound quality. The Echo Plus here offers a three-inch neodymium woofer alongside a tweeter that's nearly an inch big. For reference, the smaller Dot line sports a single woofer that's only about one and a half inches. What this bigger speaker will most likely amount to is a louder, fuller sound that will more adequately fill a room.
Want to take a look at other options? Read through our list of the best Amazon devices available now.
Best Budget: Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Generation)
If you can't quite shell out the cash for Amazon's new flagship Echo Plus, you can still get the latest tech in a smaller, less expensive package. The newest generation of Echo Dot gives you a pretty solid amount of features without breaking the bank. You do end up sacrificing the Zigbee smart home connectivity and the massive speaker set of the new Echo Plus (the speaker size here is 1.6 inches, which is admittedly small). But it does seem like Amazon has exerted some effort to update the speaker to give you more oomph and volume. The Alexa functionality is present here, too, allowing you can stream music, run searches, or teach it up to 50,000 different skills from Amazon's ever-expanding library. There's a line out or Bluetooth connectivity, and that new premium mesh-grill look is present here. The three new colors carry through, as well — charcoal, heather gray, or sandstone. And because it's a flat, smaller device, it's perfect for smaller rooms or anywhere that you want Alexa capabilities without a big screen or big speakers.
Best Display with Alexa: Amazon Echo Show (2nd Generation)
The second generation of the Echo Show demonstrates a renewed commitment from Amazon to create a solid smart display hub. This version looks quite a bit more premium than the prior model, with a 10.1-inch screen with 1280x800 resolution (that amounts to 720p HD sharpness). Add that to the built-in 5MP camera, and you basically have a tablet's worth of visual features sitting on your counter.
But this gets our pick for best display-based hub because of just how much more it can do. The wedged back housing contains a serious set of speakers — dual two-inch neodymium drivers, to be precise. Those 10W speakers are Dolby-tuned which means that you'll get full, carrying sound. Naturally, you also get all the Alexa features — voice commands, day-to-day weather checking, and 50,000 other teachable, third-party skills — that you'd expect from an Echo device.
Best Design: Libratone Zipp 2 Smart Wireless Speaker
With a sleek Scandinavian design, the Libratone Zipp 2 Smart Wireless speaker is an eye-catching smart hub with plenty to offer.
The cylindrical speaker comes in four different colors, including black, gray, red, and green. But if you want to switch it up, you can unzip the main sleeve and replace it with a new one in a different color. On top of the speaker, you'll find a few simple light-up buttons that control it. On the side, you'll find a handy leather strap for extra portability.
The Zipp 2 includes support for Alexa, but not Google Assistant or Siri. Libratone has said it is considering adding support for Google Assistant at a later date. But for now, this isn't the smart hub for you if you need Google Assistant. It is, however, compatible with Airplay 2, meaning that it can be paired with other Airplay-compatible speakers, such as a HomePod or Sonos speaker, in the same house. In fact, you can connect up to 10 different speakers using Airplay 2.
In short, the Zipp 2 will be particularly useful for people already using Airplay 2 and for those who want Alexa.
Best Speaker: LG WK9 ThinQ
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The LG ThinQ WK9 may not be as sleek as some of its competitors, but it's a powerful and efficient addition to the smart hub ranks. The eight-inch touch screen is bright and colorful, making it ideal for video calls or cooking demonstrations, or just using it to play your favorite podcast. It also features a front-facing camera and audio tuned by Meridian Audio. The two built-in woofers deliver a total of 20W of power. The smart hub can connect with both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and you can stream audio or visual to the WK9 from any Bluetooth-equipped device
The WK9 is far from a one-trick pony: with Google Assistant, it lets you check the weather or traffic, browse the web, monitor your schedule, or sync it with other Assistant devices. With built-in Chromecast, you'll also be able to pair it with other Chromecast speakers in your house.
Best Home Theater: Logitech Harmony Hub
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Logitech's Harmony Hub isn't your typical smart hub, but it's compatible with more than 270,000 devices. With a simple setup that can have you online and connected to up to eight devices within minutes, the Harmony Hub works great with your TV, satellite, cable box, Blu-ray player, Apple TV, Roku, game consoles and more.
Creating customized activities is a breeze through the downloadable Harmony App for both Android and iOS. Tapping a pre-programmed button on the app can immediately turn down your Philips Hue smart lights, turn on your connected speaker and TV, launch Netflix and let date night begin instantaneously with one click. And the Harmony Hub adds Amazon Alexa support as well for voice control, so you can do this just by talking. Beyond voice control, the Logitech truly stands out with closed cabinet control, which allows it to send commands to connected devices through infrared commands that don't require direct line-of-sight to function.
Best for Wide Compatibility: Wink 2
The Wink 2 is a second-generation smart hub that connects to an impressive number of gadgets, including Amazon's Alexa, Google Home, Z-Wave, Zigbee, Lutron Clear Connect and Kidde devices. Inside the Wink and its sleekly designed 7.25 x 7.25 x 1.75-inch frame are powerful Wi-Fi radio and Ethernet ports for rock-solid Internet connection. Fortunately, the ease of setup matches the quality of its design, thanks to a straightforward smartphone app for both Android and iOS. In less than five minutes you'll be connected to smart devices such as Philips Hue lighting, Ecobee thermostats or the Nest camera.
The four main features (control, automate, monitor and schedule) round out the Wink 2's full spread of capabilities. All totaled, between those four functions, the Wink 2 can support up to 530 devices paired at once with seamless integration. Additionally, the separately purchased Wink Relay plugs directly into your wall allowing control of all Wink-ready devices without a smartphone.
Best Dual Purpose: Tenda Nova MW6 (3-pack)
With 6,000 square feet of combined coverage, the Tenda Nova MW6 3-pack ensures powerful, high-speed internet in every inch of your house. Don't quite need 6,000 feet of coverage? The Tenda Nova also sells two-packs and single modems to fit your home's specific needs. Doubling as a Wi-Fi router and a home automation system, it is compatible with all major internet providers (AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, Spectrum, etc.), and supports a stable connection for up to 90 devices simultaneously. The Tenda Nova also links to your favorite smart devices, like the Amazon Echo and Alexa, as well as your smart TV, security system, and other advanced appliances.
The set-up process is as simple as plugging in the modem and following the app's instructions. From there, the Tenda's system can be controlled from anywhere, and on any device: adjust temperature settings, listen to music from your home entertainment center, or even set timed-restrictions on Wi-Fi use for your children and teens.
If you've never owned one of these devices before, be sure to familiarize yourself with all of the things you need to set up your smart home.
We bought and tested four top-rated smart hubs. Our reviewers spent more than 500 hours setting them up and experimenting with their various capabilities. We asked our testers to consider the most important features when using these smart hubs, from their automation software to their coverage areas. We've outlined the key points here so that you, too, know what to look for when shopping.
What to Look for in a Smart Hub
Compatibility - There are different standards for communicating with smart home devices including ZigBee and Z-Wave. Before purchasing a smart home hub, ensure that it supports the standards used by your existing smart home devices.
Automation - Some hubs will include automation software for your smartphone or computer. If you're looking to have the lights in your home automatically turn on at a specific time or have the thermostat adjust itself depending on the weather, you'll want to make sure your hub includes the needed software.
Coverage - Depending on the size of your home, you may need to check that the hub you're purchasing will provide sufficient coverage. If it isn't powerful enough to transmit a signal throughout your entire space, you might find that some of your smart devices won't respond.
Test Results: Samsung SmartThings Wi-Fi + Hub (Best Overall)
Great-quality Wi-Fi
Time-consuming setup
One of our testers, who used this device with an Amazon Alexa and a collection of Phillips Hue lightbulbs, reported that it changed the way he interacted with his home: "The highlight of this product is that, once it was set up, we didn't think about it," he said. "We slowly but seamlessly integrated it — and its associated 'smart' products — into our lives." One reviewer also felt that its Wi-Fi signal was excellent: "I able to completely eliminate dead spots in my apartment," he said. "I didn't realize that my home Wi-Fi could be so fast." On the other hand, our testers noted that even though the setup process was fairly straightforward, it was still time-consuming.
Test Results: Google Home Hub (Best Display with Google Assistant)
Great display quality
Sound quality could be better
Can't power via USB
This device won over one of our testers with its simple setup process and great-quality screen display: "I love how the screen brightness adjusts to light," she explained. "You don't have to fiddle with the brightness settings." One reviewer — who set up this device in her kitchen and used it primarily to look up recipes, watch instructional cooking videos, and control her other devices — was also impressed with its versatility. "There's so much you can do with it," she said. "I'm discovering new features every day." The downsides? Our testers wished its sound quality were better and also that it had the capability to be powered via USB: "Pretty much all devices nowadays do that," one reviewer explained, "and it's useful in cases where you may want to run it without a full plug (like in an RV)."
Test Results: Lenovo 10" Smart Display (Best Display for the Kitchen)
Sharp display
Amazing sound quality
Can't customize home screen
"This display really has made spending time in the kitchen more exciting," declared one of our reviewers. The highlights? Its easy setup process, its "sharp and vivid" display, and its sound quality: "It was loud enough to fill the kitchen with music," one tester explained. "The higher ranges provide deep, robust sound without sounding tinny." In terms of negatives, one of our reviewers wished that the device's home screen had more customization options: "I'd rather tap into different apps to find my personal information instead of having my calendar and recent Google Assistant queries readily listed for everyone to see."
Test Results: Google Home Max (Best Splurge)
Simple setup
Excellent sound quality
Easy to interact with Google Assistant
Slight delay when executing voice commands
The Google Home Max stood out to one of our testers because of its excellent sound quality: "It filled my living room and it was easy to adjust the bass and treble on your mobile app as you please," he reported. "I like this product so much that I may consider purchasing another one for pairing usage — just imagine the extra sound I'd get!" Our reviewers also liked that it was easy to set up. Although one tester enjoyed interacting with Google Assistant, he noted that it was slightly slow to execute voice commands. One reviewer also thought that the device's weight made it less portable.
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The government of India has agreed to purchase 10,000 new electric vehicles from India's Tata Motors as part of a bid to replace the diesel- and petrol/gas-powered cars currently used by government agencies there, a public statement has revealed.
This purchase agreement will play out over the next 3 to 4 years, according to the government statement.
It should be remembered here that India's government is massive. As it stands, there are more than 500,000 vehicles in use by various government agencies in the country. So, while the purchase of 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) is certainly nice, there's still quite a lot more to be done. If the country's substantial and growing air pollution problems are going to be dealt with, the government should be coming out with much bigger announcements soon.
"Tata Motors will supply the cars in two phases starting in November. Nissan and India's Mahindra & Mahindra had also bid for the contract," Reuters notes.
While the lithium-ion automotive battery expanse issue is likely to "solve" itself over the coming decade as the sector develops, India will have to solve the EV charging station shortage problem itself if those plans are to be achieved.
Last year, when I presented* at a big institutional investment conference in India, there was a lot of talk about solar, but little about electric vehicles. Of course, a large portion of my presentation was about Tesla and electric cars. The presentation* from Indian Minister of Coal, Power, and New & Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal, highlighted the highly competitive cost of solar power but didn't really touch electric vehicles.
But something must have been brewing (or inspired there at the conference), because Mr. Goyal announced a month later that India was working on a plan to make every vehicle in the country electric by 2030 (that excludes planes, of course), and that plan has been reiterated since then.