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Smartphone Audio Testing - HTC One M8 and Samsung Galaxy S5by Chris Heinonen on 6/2/2014 8:00 PM EST
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NeatOman - Monday, June 02, 2014 - linkNow I'm going to sit here waiting for the iPhone and Nexus 5/LG G2 audio test :) Reply
NeatOman - Monday, June 02, 2014 - linkSorry!!!! I looked back and it seems to have been in the initial test (LG G2 and Nexus 5). Reply
cheinonen - Monday, June 02, 2014 - linkSince i updated this a bit I will retest my iPhone 5 soon. Reply
erikiksaz - Monday, June 02, 2014 - linkAny hopes of the Moto X being tested? Reply
Lazy_Geek - Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - linkgsmarena.com has some numbers for your interest Reply
tigmd99 - Monday, June 02, 2014 - linkTest iphone 5S please!!! Reply
bcg27 - Monday, June 02, 2014 - linkReally good to see some more results using the Audio Precision. Any chance of seeing some tests of independent amplifiers or D/A converters? Reply
cheinonen - Monday, June 02, 2014 - linkIf the opportunity comes up then sure, but I don't know what the demand for that is. I'd be interested to see how well they compare to full on desktop DACs and Amps. I've been measuring a few of those recently. Reply
msackman - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkI've just received a CEntrance HiFi-M8 and can easily drive it from my Sony Z1 Compact. I would love to see a comparison. Obviously one expects that dropping that much on a external DAC and headphone amp would make a massive improvement to these figures, but it would be worth seeing that measured, as much as possible. Reply
MadMan007 - Monday, June 02, 2014 - linkIt's quite sad how bad the audio system in phones is, especially as they have largely replaced dedicated media players. I have no doubt that there have been lots of mp3 players or PMPs with much better audio systems over the years, so why can't phone manufacturers make something decent? Reply
lessthanjoey - Monday, June 02, 2014 - linkWait, what? What about these imperfections is even audible? Reply
zShowtimez - Friday, June 06, 2014 - linkPlug your phone into a decent mid to high end speaker set up. Its so easy to hear the difference. It's part of the reason i went with my htc one over a galaxy s4
Similar issue with onboard audio vs a discreet card imo Reply
Streamlined - Monday, June 02, 2014 - linkWell, it's official. According to hard data and not just opinion, the HTC One kicks the Galaxy S5's butt. If there is one group in the tech world that purchases inferior hardware due to marketing hype, it's Samsung fans. Reply
hero4hire - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkBut just Samsung fans... No other group in the entire world. Nope. Just the Samsung fans. Not a single purchase is bought elsewhere due to hype. Previous comment is not baiting. There is only HTC and Samsung and the best marketing in history is the most beloved and most popular Samsung company. It's official that nobody would try to invoke some other company to compare to the best marketing that is Samsung. No arguments here, Streamlined is 100% wanting to keep us focused on HTC & Samsung. Reply
theduckofdeath - Wednesday, June 04, 2014 - linkYup, because the camera in the HTC phone is a technical marvel. :) Reply
Jimster480 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - linkIt actually is. Wait until you take a picture in an almost dark room and it comes out perfect. Or if you are in a pitch black area and you take a picture with the flash and it is 100% clear. or you take a picture in a low light resturant and its clean. Or a pic at a concert and its got mid range lighting at best and its clear aswell! I have found the camera to be great in almost all lighting scenarios. Now it doesn't take as beautiful pictures as my EVO 4G LTE did in bright lighting, but its pretty close, and considering how many other scenarios the camera is useful in, the pro's far outweigh the cons. Reply
theduckofdeath - Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - linkIt's an extremely limited camera, made for one of the least common usage scenarios. For everything else, it's far below average. Reply
The1Metallian - Friday, June 06, 2014 - linkI have a GS3 and I'm ready for an upgrade. I would buy the HTC M8 in a heartbeat, but the camera broke the deal. I don't expect the camera to be DSLR quality but at least up to par with any other smartphone in the market. I want to know that wherever I am I will be able to take a good picture if needed. The Sony Experia Z2 won't be subsidized by any provider. What am I left with? (don't say iPhone) If the LG G3 doesn't deliver when released, I'm getting the GS5. Samsung competitors need to get a clue Reply
Jimster480 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - linkThe camera is actually not bad at all. I'm not sure why everyone hates on it, but it takes great pictures in basically every lighting. And the quality is more than enough for any type of social sharing... Reply
gevorg - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkWhat about jitter? Reply
cheinonen - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkMeasuring jitter would require these to have a discrete line out. Any jitter present off the DAC is being masked by the noise from the amplifier and cannot be reliably measured. Jitter would likely be falling around -110dB or below, but that would be swallowed up by the noise floor here. Reply
edzieba - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkWhat /about/ jitter? Unless your equipment is seriously faulty, jitter is a non-issue. It's the "this is TOTALLY why you need to spend more on our magic cables than on your equipment!" for the digial age.
You can feed SPDIF over a coathanger (https://web.archive.org/web/20010419223607/http://... and experience no jitter issues (or any other issues).
When outputting an analog signal (i.e. the amplified headphone out), jitter is a total non-issue. Reply
althaz - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkI'd also love to see a test of the Lumia Icon or the 1020. I haven't heard them, but the 920 at least doesn't sound as good as the iPhone or the HTC you've tested above. Wouldn't switch OS for a better sound, but would buy a newer phone. Reply
willis936 - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkOne thing that I think is important here that is rarely measured is the amount of noise from the radios that gets rectified in the amp. We've all heard the characteristic tick tick tick from when we laid our phone next to the stereo. Some phones are better than others in terms of not having audio affected by the phone's radios. Reply
name99 - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkThat was a feature of GSM and the particular way it timesliced. It didn't occur with CDMA devices, and it shouldn't occur with any modern phone that's using WCDMA, HSPA, or LTE. Reply
DoctorG - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkI get radio noise all the time with my CDMA Galaxy Nexus (and Palm Pre before that.) Reply
willis936 - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkI get it loud and clear from my razr (XT912) when I put it near headphone amp or stereo that my computer uses. I'm also moving to an HTC One (M7 Verizon) and it too has the issue. I haven't tried turning off CDMA altogether but since I have LTE coverage and the noise only comes when there's data usage I'm going to conclude it's the LTE. They can do clever shielding and filtering tricks to keep it from affecting the amp inside the phone. You literally can't do anything besides keep it in your pocket to avoid the noise in other amps. A faraday cage at 700 MHz is nearly air tight. Reply
Jimster480 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - linkOn my M8 I haven't noticed the audio being affected by the radio. Actually all 3 of my HTC's (HTC EVO 4G, EVO 4G LTE, One M8) haven't had this issue. They do have a bit of feedback if plugged into the charger and the battery percentage is high. But other than that their sound has been pretty pure, and better from generation to generation! Reply
Ammar666 - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkWhich Galaxy S5 did you test? The Qualcomm one or the Exynos one. Because the Exynos one comes with a Wolfson DAC I think. Reply
theduckofdeath - Wednesday, June 04, 2014 - linkI would have guessed they tested the common Snapdragon based one. But then again, that one uses the same DAC as HTC as far as I know which would mean that either the test is flawed or Samsung screwed up the software on the GS5. I remember it was the complete opposite with last years generation, where the GS4 had much cleaner sound than the old "One", even though those two also used the same DAC. (according to measurements done by GMS Arena)
Personally, I'm not a big fan of these type of pure technical test to find the best sounding device. You need some sort of human tap-in, like an extensive blind-test, to get a real life reference as to where they really stand. Especially when you use hyperbole to the extreme like Mr. Heinonen is. Reply
cheinonen - Wednesday, June 04, 2014 - linkIt doesn't matter if they're using the same DAC. They provide no line-out functionality so you're subject to the limitations of the amplifier driving the headphone jack. In this case, the amplifier that HTC has chosen to use is far more powerful, with less noise and crosstalk, than the one that Samsung chose. It's impossible to isolate a single component, like the DAC, and expect everything that uses it to have identical performance. It's part of a system and everything else in the system has to perform at a level for it to function right.
For the subjective testing, I'll leave that to Anand and Joshua who are spending far more hands-on time with the phones than I am. I'll run the numbers and provide a straight analysis of them. Reply
theduckofdeath - Thursday, June 05, 2014 - linkThe reason they need subjective listening is because they insist on using hyperbole to differentiate devices. Based on data output from a metering device.
Here's an example why actual human testing is needed:
Lambasting something as horribly bad without actually making a real life comparison is a typical nerd error. "The numbers are superior, therefore it must sound superior!". The human ear is really limited in what sounds it can pick up. It's not nearly as accurate as Chris appears to think as very few adults, especially those who frequently listen to headphone music, can hear anything even near 20kHz. Reply
synaesthetic - Saturday, June 07, 2014 - linkSighted listening produces biased results. Measurements are verifiable, demonstrable and repeatable. Subjective listening tests are just that, subjective and thus useless to anyone but the person doing the listening.
This is why I appreciate actual data. I can look at a frequency response graph for a headphone and compare it to another headphone I know I like, and I can get an idea how the other headphone sounds without having to decide which subjective listener's ears I'm going to trust. Reply
theduckofdeath - Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - linkThe point I made is, measuring things that are probably not even audible to a human being ,and use that as a review for audio quality is pretty pointless. Then you've really missed the whole point of being a product review site for devices intended for regular human use. :) Reply
apertotes - Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - linkbut you did not answer. Which Galaxy S5 did you test? Reply
Jimster480 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - linkThe M8 sounds alot better than the GS5. Its been determined so many different times. I own an M8 aswell and I have to say the sound quality is like none other. Reply
edzieba - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkI'd like to see Output Impedance measurements. If that heads north of 2ohm, then that's a good red flag for things having gone seriously wrong. Reply
Rezurecta - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkNo it is not. Where did you get this misinformation? Reply
synaesthetic - Saturday, June 07, 2014 - linkOutput impedance is THE single most important factor for how a given driver will sound with a given analog output. When the 1/8th Rule is violated, the driver will lose some or all of its electrical dampening. This usually tends to kill bass and warp the rest of the headphone's frequency response, making it sound abnormal.
The fact that most manufacturers, reviewers and the like never bother to check output impedance is very, very annoying and makes headphone selection needlessly complicated. Very low-impedance headphones, such as Ultimate Ears IEMs, will not sound "normal" out of a source with an output impedance over 1.6 ohms.
Properly designed amplifier sections should have an output impedance as close to zero as possible so that they work properly with all headphones. Reply
Jimster480 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - linkWell my M8 has worked fine with 5 different headphones I have tried it with. 3 Different sets of IEM's (Sony Earbuds, Skullcandy IEM's, and Bose IEM's). And a Sony over the ear aswell as a Panasonic RP-HT360 and it sounds very clear and rich on every set. No set is too loud nor does the sound reproduction sound incorrect or flawed. Reply
CSMR - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkI would also like to see output impedance.
Especially as the tests now use dummy loads, which will mask the effect of high output impedence on frequency response. Reply
Doroga - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkYes, would like that one for both phones and motherboards reviews (at least 1 midrange board per brand to get an idea). Reply
pelms - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkVery interesting. I'm hoping phone manufacturers will come to treat audio quality with the attention they (and the press) pay to camera quality.
It would be interesting to test the iPod Classic and Touch to get a baseline for comparison. Reply
Jimster480 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - linkWell I have a first Gen iPod touch with a Wolfson and I have to say there is a night and day difference to the M8. It sounds better with all forms of sound. Its alot clearer and the sound stage is alot deeper. Reply
Anakha - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkNice article! :) One question, do you feel like voiding your warranty and converting the M8 to the Harmon/Kardon version? The details for the conversion can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2... I am curious to see if this would make any difference? Reply
jk1 - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkthank you for this article. i would really like to see an evaluation of audio become part of every anandtech smartphone review - both as a music source and for telephone. these phones are routinely used as music sources, but that function is typically neglected in favor of exhaustive analysis of the cameras.
if you do decide to do evaluation of dedicated portable audio sources, let me nominate the ibasso devices - dx50 and dx90, as well as the fiio's- x3 and x5. these receive the most discussion over at head-fi, so i'm sure there would be interest.
btw- although i check anandtech's smartphone page regularly, i actually came to this article through a link posted in a thread at head-fi, a thread devoted to the htc one m8 as an audio source. i'm sure more audio reviews will generate more links, there and elsewhere. Reply
Jodiuh - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkThank you AT, I knew this already, but wanted confirmation. Can this thing power some AKG Q701's? Reply
synaesthetic - Saturday, June 07, 2014 - linkNot very well. Reply
Zoomer - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkTesting more phones will be helpful! One M7, Nexus 5/7/10, Xperias, the Apples. Reply
The1Metallian - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkThanks for the article! Now - is there a test of the quality through Bluetooth? I hear all my music on my GS3 through the sound system in my car via Bluetooth and I've noticed that music sounds better when coming from my wife's iPhone. I am now evaluating a phone upgrade and music sound quality is high in my consideration, but always staying with Android. Reply
bigboxes - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkI never use the headphone out. I use Bluetooth to connect my Note 3 to my Alpine and the sound is great. The only issue I noticed is an occasional tick in the sound which I assume is when I receive data (texts, e-mails, etc.). Not sure how to eliminate that. If anyone has a suggestion, please let me know. Reply
The1Metallian - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - link@bigboxes I never have any noise due to notifications. I use a sound profile manager so when I start the music I choose the profile that has notifications muted, media almost all the way up, phone half way up (for emergencies!).
I must add that the poor quality is more evident depending on the type of music being played. When the music is mostly guitars, bass, drums and vocals (metal) I don't notice it, but if keyboards come up front then it sounds kinda garbled. The same with sustained cymbals.
You have a Note 3. That device is newer than the GS3. Maybe it has better bluetooth? Reply
bigboxes - Wednesday, June 04, 2014 - linkProbably. However, I came from an HTC 4G EVO LTE. The Bluetooth on that model sucked. I RMA'd a Jawbone headset thinking it was bad. When I got the Note 3 I realized it was just the HTC handset and not the Jawbone. It could be the Bluetooth or it could be the antennas or both. I'm not AnandTech where I have labs and access to different equipment. I can tell you that the audio over Bluetooth sounds amazing. Of course, the Alpine could have something to do with that. :) Reply
Jimster480 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - linkI had an EVO 4G LTE and I never had any issues with the bluetooth! My father has one too and his bluetooth never acts up. it could have been your phone specifically! Reply
cheinonen - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkBluetooth testing is something I plan to add in the future. I need to decide what I want do with it, but likely something similar to this. There is also a legibility test for talking that can be done over Bluetooth which will be interesting to see. Hopefully Bluetooth doesn't have issues with USB control as analog does, but I will test both ways to be sure. Reply
Jimster480 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - linkI think that the sound via bluetooth would depend on the DAC of the device on the receiving side? I'm pretty sure bluetooth is a digital signal and therefore the receiving device would have to convert it. Reply
haukionkannel - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkInteresting!
It would be nice to see some pro portable flack player compared to these phones.
What is the best audio phone and are they even near or a far, far away distance compared to high class portable audio players or real hifi DACs? Reply
cheinonen - Tuesday, June 03, 2014 - linkIf you want comparisons to some really high end gear, I've been testing the Auralic Vega DAC ($3,500) and the Auralic Taurus headphone amplifier ($1,900). Since the headphone output here is a combination of a DAC and headphone amp, these numbers aren't exactly comparable.
The Vega has 0.000345% THD+N, a frequency deviation of 0.002 dB, Dynamic Range of 125 dB, and Crosstalk of -130 dB.
The Taurus does over 5V into 15 Ohm, and nearly 20V into 33 Ohm, 150 Ohm, and 330 Ohm. It has 0.0004% THD+N, deviation of 0.007dB, 124 dB of Dynamic Range, and -70 dB of Crosstalk. IMD, which isn't measured on the phones, is also below -100 dB at maximum gain. Reply
haukionkannel - Thursday, June 05, 2014 - linkThanks to this info! But the comparison to real portable devices would be more important. I am in situation where normal phone does not produce good enough sound compared separate mobile music player. I am just wondering if we are getting near the situation where phone is good enough compared to dedicate high-end mobile music player? Reply
cheinonen - Thursday, June 05, 2014 - linkI don't really use any portable DACs and amps, either for work or for my daily life. If I get my hands on one I will measure it, but it's an area I don't really venture into. Reply
Ktracho - Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - linkCheck out the Chord's Hugo DAC/amp. It's a small device with built in rechargeable battery, but has great sound quality. http://www.chordelectronics.co.uk/products-info.as... Reply
willis936 - Thursday, June 05, 2014 - linkAre you using those to measure fluctuations in gravity? Reply
estarkey7 - Wednesday, June 04, 2014 - linkWhy isn't there any test for High Definition Audio? This is where the difference really matters. I would love to see the true frequency range of my LG G Flex on the Sprints HD network! Reply
orb242 - Wednesday, June 04, 2014 - linkMy HTC One M8 does distort certain audio at full volume... turning the volume down helps Reply
cheinonen - Wednesday, June 04, 2014 - linkI only measured the extreme distortion with BoomSound enabled at maximum volume. It also would have some clipping/distortion when using USB control, as I discussed, but the regular volume control stops before that level for me. Reply
Jimster480 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - linkI have only found this to be the case if using boomsound. I play it at max volume alot of the time without boomsound on and I don't seem to have an issue. I have a high end audio system in my car aswell, so I tend to notice artifacts. Reply
Vishalaestro - Thursday, June 05, 2014 - linkStill both phones doesn't even come close to the legendary Nokia n91 Reply
Jimster480 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - linkWhat? Reply
Cman775 - Friday, June 06, 2014 - linkCould you test the Xperia Z2? From what I have heard from other sources it doesn't pump the same amount of power as the HTC M8. It does output a cleaner and more detailed sound signature (what sources claim). Reply
Jimster480 - Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - linkWhere? Reply
synaesthetic - Saturday, June 07, 2014 - linkOUTPUT IMPEDANCE, WHERE IS IT? D: Reply
synaesthetic - Saturday, June 07, 2014 - linkThe 20Hz drop is probably due to DC filtering caps on the output. Reply
NonSequitor - Monday, June 09, 2014 - linkWhat is the repeatability of these measurements? The tables include many digits of precision, but if the measurement isn't that repeatable it's really quite misleading. I also suspect you are dropping trailing zeros. You might want to put ranges on those numbers and remove irrelevant digits. Reply
beck2050 - Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - linkI can't even turn my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with headphones all the way up so I'm not sure what this article is claiming. Reply
Nucleuscore - Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - linkHi Chris
how where your settings inside the APx software? I have made measurements with a HTC One, LG Nexus 5, Samsung Galaxy S4 and Sony Xperia Z. The measurement was loaded with 33 Ohm. My results were almost equal to yours, but the wattage was much smaller.
Sorry for the bad english
Thanks Reply
Haftarun8 - Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - linkThis is great! It's hard to find actual audio reviews of mobile headphone outputs with accurate test data. It'd be interesting to compare the quality via bluetooth streaming as well to objectively see the differences. PLEASE do more of these with more phones (in particular the up and coming Galaxy Note 4). Reply
2kfire - Saturday, July 05, 2014 - linkI didn't see the built-in speaker loudness tests in the original reviews so I figured they'd be here, but I don't see them here either.
Any reason for skipping those tests for these phones? I'm interested to know if the S5 is competitive now, and if the M8 is noticeably louder than the M7. I know I could go to a retailer and check vs. my M7, but it'd be hard to tell with all the noise... Reply
ayork - Friday, August 08, 2014 - linkDid you try a test while the phone is downloading data? When the 4G radio is working the phone's sound is so bad I am tempted to never stream audio again. Reply


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Welcome to Liverpool Public Library
Library History 1972-2001 Introduction
In 1965 Director Susan Gabbay wrote a History of the Liverpool Library. Then, in 1972, she added a brief supplement. Now in the year 2001 I have undertaken the task of bringing that history up to date.
The purpose of this history is to relate the events as they occurred: the budget votes, the services, and the Boards. Current employees have been queried and contributed to this history. Wilhma Louck's diary, library statistical reports, the local Liverpool Salina Review newspaper, the annual Director's Report, the Board minutes, the monthly reports of former Assistant Director Jean Armour Polly and myself have all provided the details for this supplement to LPL History.
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At the beginning of the 70s decade the library was located in the same building as the Liverpool Central School District Office at the corner of Tulip and Second Streets. The director was Susan Gabbay.
According to statistics in a report from the files of Jean Armour Polly, then the Serials Librarian, the population served was 33, 281. The library was run by ten and one half full time equivalents (probably about twenty people) and it was open fifty five hours per week in the winter and forty five hours per week in the summer. We owned 24, 290 books, 848 records, 1500 pamphlets and subscribed to four newspapers and eighty magazines. The annual operating budget was under $70,000.
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Elaine Lyon (aka Heller, Goldberg) monthly reports, September 1980-May 2001
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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Conversation on A9TV dated January 7th, 2013
GÖRKEM ERDOĞAN: [I seek refuge with Allah from the satan.] "Let there be a community among you who call to the good, and enjoin the right, and forbid the wrong. They are the ones who have success." Surah Al-i Imran, verse 104
ADNAN OKTAR: Almighty Allah says; ".. forbid the wrong" that is "nahy anil munkar, amr bil maroof". Almighty Allah says that there should be Muslims doing this. And the others lay the ground, do the preparations and deal with other needs. That is actually a religious obligation upon all Muslims, but because they cannot be preaching religion altogether, I mean because some of them would have to deal with other necessities, with other matters, Almighty Allah mentions such a division of labor for Muslims. That is how it is with us as well; for instance some of our friends are abroad making money, some of them are dealing with other things, some go and help if there are sick people, people who need help outside and some of them intensely engage in preaching religion. But even those who make money while busy making money, still continue preaching as well. Communicating religion is an obligation upon all Muslims. They all are charged to communicate religion.
GÖRKEM ERDOĞAN: "Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and fair admonition, and argue with them in the kindest way. Your Lord knows best who is misguided from His way. And He knows best who are guided." Surat An-Nahl, 125
ADNAN OKTAR: Communicating religion is explicitly referred to in this verse, It is apparently seen in all of these verses that communicating religion is a religious obligation. "Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and fair admonition," says Allah. To whom? To all Muslims. What is the way of our Lord? It is the Qur'an. Almighty Allah says; call to the Qur'an with wisdom and fair admonition."
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DAMLA PAMİR: I seek refuge with Allah from the satan, Surah Al-I Imran, verse 142; "Or did you imagine that you were going to enter the Garden without Allah knowing those among you who had struggled and knowing the steadfast?"
ADNAN OKTAR: That means struggling has been deemed a religious obligation. Where do those who do not do that go to? They go to the Hell. Read the verse once more.
DAMLA PAMİR: Insha'Allah. "Or did you imagine that you were going to enter the Garden without Allah knowing those among you who had struggled and knowing the steadfast?"
ADNAN OKTAR: Struggling, propagating the religion of Allah and preaching is a must to go to the Heaven. The verse is very clear and explicit. Allah says; "You cannot go to Heaven if you do not do this." Since there is no third place, that means such people will go to Hell. It is impossible not to understand. Yes, you continue.
DAMLA PAMİR: Insha'Allah. Surat Al-Hujurat, verse 15; "The Muslims are only those who have had faith in Allah and His Messenger and then have had no doubt and have strived with their wealth and themselves in the Way of Allah. "
ADNAN OKTAR: Muslims strive with their wealth and themselves, they propagate religion and they preach religion.
DAMLA PAMİR: Insha'Allah. "They are the ones who are true to their word."
ADNAN OKTAR: "They are the ones who are true to their word." That means the others are unfaithful, I mean, the others would then be treacherous and liar. And those who are true to their words are those who perform this beautiful mission. Yes.. Merve you go on, you read these verse.
MERVE BÜYÜKBAYRAK: I seek refuge with Allah from the satan; "Do you make the giving of water to the pilgrims and looking after the Masjid al-Haram the same as having faith in Allah and the Last Day and striving in the Way of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. Allah does not guide wrongdoing people." Surat at-Tawba, 19
ADNAN OKTAR: Allah regards striving in the Way of Allah to be the most superior in the verse. Allah sees it as the most important duty. Almighty Allah says; "There will not be a comparison". Yes, continue.
MERVE BÜYÜKBAYRAK: "Say: 'If your fathers or your sons or your brothers or your wives or your tribe.."
ADNAN OKTAR: That is marrying, having a family and children.. Yes..
MERVE BÜYÜKBAYRAK: "Say: 'If your fathers or your sons or your brothers or your wives or your tribe, or any wealth you have acquired, or any business you fear may slump, or any house which pleases you, are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and doing jihad in His Way.."
ADNAN OKTAR: "..dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His Way.." What is His Way? It is the Way of the Qur'an. "If it is dearer to you than striving in the Way of Islam, than spreading Islam," says Allah. Yes..
MERVE BÜYÜKBAYRAK: ".. then wait until Allah brings about His command."
ADNAN OKTAR: That means "wait until Allah sends a scourge on you," says Allah. Yes..
MERVE BÜYÜKBAYRAK: "..Allah does not guide people who are deviators." [Surat at-Tawba-24]
ADNAN OKTAR: Yes. Let us continue.
MERVE BÜYÜKBAYRAK: "..Strive in the way of Allah with a service worthy of Him. He has chosen you and laid no hardship on you in the way of faith."
ADNAN OKTAR: Strive in the way of Allah with a service worthy of Him. Spread the religion of Allah. Yes..
MERVE BÜYÜKBAYRAK: "The faith of your forbear Abraham. He named you Muslim earlier, and in this (Qur'an), in order that the Prophet be witness over you, and you be witness over mankind. So be firm in devotion, pay the zakat, and hold on firmly to God. He is your friend: How excellent a friend is He, how excellent a helper!" Surat al-Hajj, 78,
ADNAN OKTAR: Masha'Allah. Yes..
MERVE BÜYÜKBAYRAK: "The men and women of the Muslims are friends of one another. They command what is right and forbid what is wrong.."
ADNAN OKTAR: So what do Muslims do? What is it that Muslims do? Read it once more.
MERVE BÜYÜKBAYRAK: "The men and women of the Muslims are friends of one another. They command what is right and forbid what is wrong"
ADNAN OKTAR: So they communicate religion. "Amr bil Maroof Nahy anil Munkar" [ commanding what is right and forbidding what is wrong] Allah says; "this is the characteristic of a Muslim." Almighty Allah says; "I call those people Muslims, those people with that characteristic." Amr bil maroof and nahy anil munkar, that means those who preach religion, those who spread Islam and the Qur'an.
MERVE BÜYÜKBAYRAK : "..and establish salat and pay zakat, and obey Allah and His Messenger. They are the people on whom Allah will have mercy. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise." Surat at-Tawba, 71
ADNAN OKTAR: Look, Allah talks about acts that are religious obligations; they establish salat, they pay zakat." Allah does not say anything about the head scarf. Allah does not say headscarves, but Allah refers to Hijab. And because it does not serve your interests, you do not mention hijab. That is very meaningful, that is a very big matter and it is very surprising. I never hear them talk about hijab. We constantly hear headscarves. But they never talk about hijab. That is a very weird thing. They feel that hard on their ego. For instance our Master Mahmut, he is a very open person and very sincere. What is mentioned in the Qur'an is hijab, not headscarves. And that is clear. Have you ever heard Master Mahmut say something about headscarf? He always talks about hijab. Yes..
MERVE BÜYÜKBAYRAK: "Whoever strives, does it entirely for himself. Allah is Rich Beyond Need of any being." Surat al-Ankabut, 6
ADNAN OKTAR: The verse states that Almighty Allah does not need our striving. It is a religious obligation on us, but He does not need it. Yet, Allah says; "I will plague you if you don't." Yes..
MERVE BÜYÜKBAYRAK: "As for those who strive in Our Way, We will guide them to Our Paths."
ADNAN OKTAR: For those who strive in Allah's Way, to those who spread Islam, Almighty Allah says; "We will guide them to Our Paths." What does Almighty Allah do? Allah gives them money, He gives them means, He gives them people to help, He gives them books, "so long as you show an effort, so long as you strive to spread Islam," says Almighty Allah.
MERVE BÜYÜKBAYRAK: "Truly Allah is with the good-doers." Surat al-Ankabut, 69
ADNAN OKTAR: What does Allah bless them with? Allah bless them with their life, with their youth, with money, with goods and possession and widespread Islam. That is the characteristic of a Muslim.
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GÜLŞAH GÜÇYETMEZ: Insha'Allah Master. Surat Al-Maidah, 35. I seek refuge with Allah from the satan; "You who have faith! have taqwa of Allah and seek the means of drawing near to Him, and strive in His Way, so that hopefully you will be successful."
ADNAN OKTAR: What is the characteristic of a Muslim? Muslims strive in the Way of Allah. What does striving in the Way of Allah mean? It doesn't mean sitting back and laying around.
GÜLŞAH GÜÇYETMEZ: "March forth light and heavy and strive hard with your riches and your lives in the Way of Allah; that is the best for you, if you have knowledge." [Surat at-Tawba, 41]
ADNAN OKTAR : ".. with your riches and your lives," says Allah. What does light and heavy mean? What is it that we equip ourselves with in our time? Books, CD's, documentaries, so you will go with them and communicate religion. This is what striving mean. "Strive hard.."
GÜLŞAH GÜÇYETMEZ: Surat An-Nahl, verse 110; "And your Lord is to those who emigrated after they were persecuted, then they strived and were patient; your Lord after that is Forgiving, Merciful."
ADNAN OKTAR: So that means Muslims are persecuted, they suffer ordeals and pain but they strive.. Even if they are tortured, they do not give up striving. They continue communicating religion. Striving means, showing an effort, spreading Islam and that is a characteristic of a Muslim. Look, how many verses we've read here. Our brothers with a bigoted mindset plead ignorance about these verses, as they do not serve their purposes. Our Prophet strived and the matter was closed [according to their mindset]. Yes..
GÜLŞAH GÜÇYETMEZ: Surat At-Tahrim, verse 9; "O Prophet! Strive hard against the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed)."
ADNAN OKTAR: Strive hard against hypocrites and be firm against them. They do not act lax. Being firm against them of course does not come to mean smashing their head. It means a determined and strong struggle. And what is that in our age? Book, CD's, documentaries, everything can do. Almighty Allah talks about a very strong and very determined struggle. I mean one that is undaunted and determined.Insha'Allah. Yes..
GÜLŞAH GÜÇYETMEZ: Surat As-Saff, verse 11;" It is to have faith in Allah and His Messenger and strive in the Way of Allah with your wealth and your selves. That is better for you if you only knew. "
ADNAN OKTAR: Striving in the Way of Allah is one of the most important duties of a Muslim. And again, this verse too deems striving in the Way of Allah and spreading Islam a religious obligation. Yes..


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Families can an enjoy an open day at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's Blakehill Farm nature reserve, near Cricklade, from 1pm on Saturday.
There will be the chance to see how the trust's farming operations play a key role in managing its nature reserves, with demonstrations, farm tours and activities.
The trust is celebrating the launch of its Save Our Magnificent Meadows Project with family events and activities, guided walks and talks, displays and stalls.
Oak and Furrows Rescue Centre staff will be there, with rescued hedgehogs on show.
For further information call (01380) 725670, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.wiltshirewildlife.org


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Henderson, NV 89014
Phone (Toll Free): (800) 438-4356
Phone (Local): (702) 435-2655
Founded in 1981, Ethel M Chocolates is Southern Nevada's very own gourmet chocolatier and has called Henderson home for 30 years. The attraction offers free, self-guided factory tours from 8:30am-6pm, showing every step of candy-making in the chocolate factory. Guests may enjoy free chocolate samples at the conclusion of the tour.
The company's founder and creator of M&M's and Mars bars, Forrest Mars Sr., retired from the family's business, Mars Incorporated, and created Ethel M Chocolates as a tribute to his mother and chocolate-making heritage.
Guests may also explore the Botanical Cactus Garden, open daily from 8:30am to 6pm. During the holidays, you can enjoy the cactus lighting display making a "sweet" and magical experience.
Ethel M's breathtaking Botanical Cactus Garden is Nevada's largest and one of the world's largest collections of its kind. Based on the English landscape model of naturalistic design, the Ethel M Botanical Cactus Garden features four acres of drought-tolerant ornamentals, cacti, and other succulents.
Over 300 species of plants can be found on the grounds. Half are cacti and succulents largely native to the American Southwest, and the rest are desert trees and shrubs from the Southwestern United States, Australia, and South America. All of these plants were chosen both for the beauty of their floral displays and their ability to adapt to the climate of Southern Nevada. The types of rock used are Utah Bali Hai chocolate and Arizona moss rock (from the Grand Canyon region).


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For Freedom Vote Obama Bumper Sticker
A vote for Barack Obama is a vote for freedom - if we take care to transform the revolution into a movement of ideas rather than idolization of an individual. Let's make it clear that support of Barack Obama is for our ideals, not just for the man himself. We vote for Obama because we vote for freedom.


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Issue: JavaScript Errors at Startup or Shutdown in Dreamweaver
While using Dreamweaver you may encounter JavaScript (JS) errors. This might happen when you are working on a page or even when you launch or shut down Dreamweaver. Most of the time users experience these errors while accessing codes on a PHP page, recordset, server behaviors or just opening and closing Dreamweaver.
The errors could look like any of the screenshots as shown below
Many of these errors are caused by the fact Dreamweaver's cache index file gets corrupted or by using some extensions. Adobe technical document below explains troubleshooting with JS errors and many reasons why we get JS errors.
But what if get these JS errors keep popping up after deleting the WinFileCache*.dat file, recreating the preferences, removing extensions and even uninstalling and re-installing.
Cause: It might be possible that there could be one or more unknown JS or HTML files stored in any of the folders present inside your Dreamweaver's configuration folder installed on the default location. Check the location below based on your OS.
- Windows (64 bit): C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5\configuration
- Windows (32 bit): C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5\configuration
- MAC OS: [StratupDisk]\Applications\Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5\configuration
Solution: When you get errors at startup and shutdown or while accessing any page, look for unknown JS or HTML files. I got this issue few days back and found that these unknown JS and HTML files lying in the startup and shutdown folders were causing the problem. After deleting these files I was able to launch and close Dreamweaver without any JS error message windows.
The startup folder should have only 6 HTML pages and 2 JS files with a freshly installed Dreamweaver.
HTML files:
- AdvRs.htm
- BridgeTalkInit.htm
- ICEInit.htm
- MMinit.htm
- RecordsetFind.htm
- SpryInit.htm
JS Files:
- helpDocs.js
- helpDocs.js
The shutdown folder has only 2 HTML pages
- BridgeTalkexit.html
- TeamAdminTempDelete.html
Note : There might be a file which could be useful if you are running scripts at startup or shutdown, so I would suggest keeping them as backup before deleting from the above locations.Share


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During your appointment Amy will be available to style your hair and set your makeup before your session with a Gotham Photographer where numerous headshots will be taken. Once your photographs are taken you will be able to review the images and then you will be emailed a contact sheet in order to make your final image selection that will be professionally retouched.
Additional headhot selections are available for $25 each.
When registering online be sure to buy the ticket with the time you'd like for your headshot appointment.
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Context have been conducting application tests for over twelve years and have seen many developments over this time within the application security space.
Over the 12 years during which Context has been conducting application tests for clients there have been many developments in application security practices. Applications have become more complex, and we have had to expand and enhance testing methods to ensure that we continue to deliver the most thorough assessment possible. In 2007 we identified a need for a new tool designed to test the most complex applications; a tool capable of various different tests as yet unavailable on the market.
These tests included:
- Complex authorisation models
- Ability to test complex multi-phase forms e.g. single sign-on (SSO) systems
- Fuzzing forms protected by cross site request forgery (CRSF) tokens
- Supporting different encodings used by web services, Ajax and to leverage complex vulnerabilities
- Ability to perform sensitive timing attacks
- Heavy Ajax applications
No such tool existed – so we developed one ourselves instead. The result, the Context App Tool (CAT), has become the core application testing tool used at Context.
CAT is designed to facilitate manual web application penetration testing for more complex, demanding application testing tasks. It removes some of the more repetitive elements of the testing process, allowing the tester to focus on individual applications, thus enabling them to conduct a much more thorough test. Conceptually it is similar to other proxies available both commercially and open source, but CAT provides a richer feature set and greater performance, combined with a more intuitive user interface.
Why use CAT?
There are a number of differences between CAT and currently available web proxies. They include:
- CAT uses Internet Explorer's rendering engine for accurate HTML representation
- It supports many different types of text conversions including: URL, Base64, Hex, Unicode, HTML/XML, SQL and JavaScript no quotes
- It offers integrated SQL Injection and XSS Detection
- Advanced Authentication and Authorisation using Synchronised Browsing
- Silverlight WCF Support
- Faster performance due to HTTP connection caching
- SSL Version and Cipher checker using OpenSSL
- Greater flexibility for importing/exporting logs and saving projects
- Tabbed Interface allowing for multiple tools at once e.g. multiple repeaters and different logs
- The ability to repeat and modify a sequence of requests (particularly useful in SSO testing)
- Ability to extend CAT using Addons
- It's free!
Key Components
CAT offers features that enable a wide variety of testing methods to be conducted:
- Request Repeater – Used for repeating a single request
- Proxy – Classic Inline proxy
- Fuzzer – Allows for batch of tests to be sent to a server for brute forcing, parameter fuzzing, forced browsing etc.
- Log – View a list of requests to sort, search repeat etc. Allows for a sequence of requests to be repeated and modified.
- Authentication Checker – Two synchronised proxies which can be used to check authentication and authorisation controls.
- SSL Checker – Request a specific page with various SSL ciphers and versions.
- Notepad – A text/RTF editor which can be used as a scratch pad for conversions etc.
- Web Browser – An integrated web browser with proxy pre-configured based on the Internet Explorer's rendering engine.
- Addons – Freely accessible API/SDK to extend CAT with additional functionality.
The latest version of CAT is Version 1 released on 2nd August 2011.
MD5Sum: 1bcff1ef1378ffa4f0d0d952e6c5a972
By downloading CAT you agree to the End User License Agreement.
Change Log From Beta 4 to Version 1:
- Lots of bug fixes to provide a (hopefully) stable release
- Silverlight WCF encoding/decoding support for the proxy, repeater and fuzzer
- New Improved authentication checker with two browser boxes which can be syncronised to send requests from a high to a low user
- Addons support – API for additional Tabs, SDK documentation and sample plugin
- C# Scriptable Fuzzing
- Multi-Stage CSRF HTML generation
- NTLM Authentication – Set credentials in file->options Migration to .NET 4
- Updated Wordlists – Including technology specific entries
- Load Requests from a Log directly into a new Fuzzer or Repeater
- Allows adding a list of words to be shown in the add columns
- Added to fuzzer and SQL injection tests a metric indicating the number of lines which differ ("No Lines Diff") to help identify a change in response despite the page having totally dynamic content
- Mono Support – Beta Only
User Guide
CAT supports the extension of its functionality using addons. These can be installed by placing a DLL into the addons directory under the CAT install directory.
List of currently supported addons:
- Coming Soon! – Context will be releasing addons to provide SQL extraction support, Oracle padding etc.
Developing Addons
If you wish to develop an addon for CAT then there is a fully documented API and sample code. The addons can be written in any compatible .NET language and allow for new types of tabs to be created, which can build on the existing CAT controls.
This is a modified version of CAT which should run under Mono 2.10. Where possible as many features have been brought across from the Windows version, however the following are not currently supported:
- SSLChecker
- Browser with Proxy support
It has been tested on:
- Suse Linux with 2.10.2 of Mono
- Mac OSX 10.6.8 with 2.10.2 of Mono (lack of web browser causes some tab creations to fail)
This version should be considered beta quality; there are still unusual issues due to the implementation of the Mono runtime. All efforts have been made to work around some of the more obvious issues but certainly problems will remain. Use at your own risk.


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House Key
Created by a former Honda car designer, Stat Keys help make cluttered keychains a little more manageable with twelve amusing designs. The line of designs now available include chess pieces, animals and house icons, with more forms apparently in the cooker. Nickel-plated and currently fitted for standard Kwikset locks,the company plans to expand its key types to include SC1 blanks, as well as others. Stat Keys are proof positive that everyday function doesn't mean having to sacrifice good design. Buy the keys from the Stat website for $11 per key or custom create your own, starting at $130 for the design and $15 for each key.


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HOUSTON - While details about James Holmes, the suspect in the Colorado movie theater shooting, are still emerging, he joins a group of men accused and/or charged in the deaths of 76 people over the last 13 years.
From Columbine to Virgina Tech, Fort Hood to Tucson, the rampages were unexpected and impersonal. Houston psychologist Dr. Laurence Abrams said behind them all are accused shooters who had an overriding emotion.
"The anger is usually there in some form or fashion," said Abrams.
That anger usually causes family and friends to distance themselves from the person.
"People will tend to back off when you're angry," Abrams explained. "Parents will back off. They don't want to make the kid mad, especially a big kid, like a 22-year-old or 24-year-old."
That can lead to isolation, which is another common trait he said is in most mass shooters.
"You're going to find alienation. You're going to find disconnection from people around. You're going to find some bitterness about some event."
Just what made Holmes, 24, angry is not yet clear, but Abrams said it is not usually a sudden event but rather a growing, gnawing, nagging feeling that gives the suspect time to plan and plot until he finally pulls the trigger.
"Obviously, it's been in the works in his mind for awhile," said Abrams. "And why that day or why that event or why any given day, you don't know."
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Bediuzzaman, many times, asserted during his lifetime the truth of everything he had written, saying, "I also abide by these as a student of the Treatise of Light." Each treatise is a book published in many editions. If, therefore, he openly states, "I know I am not a sayyid" in his works, then it would be a vile insult and slander against Bediuzzaman Said Nursi for certain people to say: "Bediuzzaman's statements are untrue; he called us one day and said that he was both a sayyid and a sharif and the Mahdi (as)." Because this would be equivalent to claiming that what such a worthy and moral individual as Bediuzzaman had written was a "lie." A claim to the effect that, contrary to what he wrote over hundreds of pages, Bediuzzaman "only told two or three people that what he had written was a lie," is a grave imputation against those who make such claims. No claim to the effect that "Bediuzzaman deceived millions of people, but only told a handful of people the truth," is completely unacceptable.
On the other hand, it is sufficient for Bediuzzaman to say, "I am not the Mahdi (as)" to put the record straight. It is nonsensical to maintain that such a holy personage "wrote detailed and comprehensive lies overe hundreds of pages, and what he wrote is all a deception." Such a grave insult is unacceptable, even if made out of love.
It is completely out of the question for a reviver of such deep faith as Bediuzzaman to have written the exact opposite of what he thought and believed in his works. Therefore, it is a grave slander, albeit made out of love for Bediuzzaman, albeit with the very best of intentions, to make such a claim years after his death. An attitude that accuses him of lying and maintains that he spent hundreds of pages deceiving the public cannot be accepted by any conscience.
In addition, various unrealistic claims regarding the Prophet Jesus (as) may also be made in order to support this groundless claim. As we know, we are told in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas) that the Prophet Jesus (as) will return to Earth during the time of the Mahdi (as). The Prophet Jesus (as) and the Mahdi (as) will pray together, with the Mahdi (as) acting as imam, and they will rule together on Earth for seven years. However, none of these developments took place while Bediuzzaman was alive. Bediuzzaman did not live alongside the Prophet Jesus (as). Various attempts are made to explain this anyway. Unfounded ideas, such as that the Prophet Jesus (as) will return only in spirit, or that he lived, died and was buried during Bediuzzaman's lifetime, are put forward. The fact is, however, that Bediuzzaman has made it crystal clear, and many times, in his works that the Prophet Jesus (as) will return to Earth as "a person," with his human body. He also stated that the Prophet Jesus (as) would forge an alliance with Christian leaders and fight against and intellectually neutralise the antichrist. In one of these statements, Bediuzzaman says that the Prophet Jesus (as) will be a person, not a spiritual entity:
... THE PROPHET JESUS (as), who is in the world of the heavens WITH HIS PHYSICAL BODY, will assume the leadership of the true.... (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Letters, p. 60)
In addition, in those extracts in which Bediuzzaman refers to the Prophet Jesus' (as) struggle against the antichrist, he speaks not of a struggle between one spiritual entity and another, but of one between the true person of the Prophet Jesus (as) and the personage of the antichrist:
... Those whose faith is weak find it hard to believe that "the Prophet Jesus (as) will come and labour with the law of Islam and will slay the antichrist," as is reported in a hadith of absolute trustworthiness. If the truth of that is set out, no room for doubt will remain. (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Letters, pp. 58-59)
In another extract, Bediuzzaman says that the influence of the antichrist can only be done away with by a Prophet possessed of the power of miracles, and once again states that the Prophet Jesus (as) will be a person with the attribute of working miracles, and not a spiritual entity:
... he can only be A PERSON possessed of marvels and miracles and accepted by the people; THAT PERSON is THE PROPHET JESUS (as), the most concerned and the Prophet of most people... (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Rays, p. 463)
Such claims as these, pointing to private conversations as evidence, despite Bediuzzaman's unequivocal words regarding the coming of the Prophet Jesus (as)and Hazrat Mahdi (as) are very dangerous interventions that may cast doubt on all the treatises written by such a valuable reformer. How valid can these be if many people come up with very different claims, saying, "Bediuzzaman Said Nursi may have said this here, but this is only a stratagem, a lie; he told us the truth"? Not long after this, anything at all will be able to be said about any matter in the Treatise of Light, and Bediuzzaman's works will increasingly lose their true meaning and wisdom. The only way to forestall this danger is to accept the words of such a worthy Islamic scholar, written and confirmed by himself, at their face value. Indeed, in his works, Bediuzzaman has recalled that the treatises contain the most truthful exposition of this subject, as they do of all others, and has stated that when someone reads what is written in the treatises they can acquire the most accurate information, just as if they were speaking to him in person.
Each book in the Treatise of Light is a Said. Whichever book you look at, you can benefit from it ten times more than by speaking to me in person, and you will really have spoken to me in truth. The Treatise of Light leaves no need for me. (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Emirdag Addendum, p. 159)
… because he says: "If anyone wishes to speak with me, about the Hereafter, or the Treatise of Light, the Treatise of Light has left no need for me at all. The millions of copies are as much use as ten Saids… If it regards serving or disseminating the Treatise of Light, it is enough for true followers who serve me and my spiritual children and brothers to deal with my counterpart, there is no need for me… (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Emirdag Addendum, p. 214)
Bediuzzaman also devoted space in his works to the words of his students who expressed the same fact. Some of these read:
O teachers and people of the heart! You can find the answers to your questions in the Treatise of Light. One of those who, as a blessing from Allah, know secret, invisible truth, asks someone as helpless as me about the Mahdi (as), "When will he come?" He knows nothing of the Mahdi (as) and does not know who the Dabbat al-Ard is. There is a description of this in the treatises. Look for the answer to every difficult question in the treatises, and you will find it there. (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Barla Addendum, p. 143)
… On this subject, may I submit that, in sometimes reading to a disciple from the Treatise of Light, our teacher Bediuzzaman would not explain it, saying: "The Treastise of Light explains matters of faith sufficiently and deeply. The teacher of the Treatise of Light is the Treatise of light itself. The Treatise of Light leaves no need to study with anyone else." (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Words, p. 772)


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Braves rally back in ninth, but Cubs walk off
Bethancourt ties game with two-out single, but Chicago gets to Walden
CHICAGO -- As the saying goes, baseball is a game of inches. Nobody believes that more than Alex Wood.
With an inch here and an inch there on Friday, the young left-hander believes he could have won his seventh game and the Braves could have avoided a 5-4 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
"Sometimes they go our way, sometimes they don't," Wood said. Wood received a no-decision in a wild finish that featured two dramatic two-out rallies in the ninth inning.
After the Braves tied the score at 4 on a single by Christian Bethancourt to plate Jason Heyward in the top of the inning, Justin Ruggiano answered with a single in the bottom half to score Arismendy Alcantara with the winning run.
Hector Rondon (2-3) got the win after blowing the save, while Jordan Walden (0-1) took the loss.
"I could do without the pounding part, but to hit a walk-off is always nice," Ruggiano said. "The aftermath can be a little extreme sometimes, but it's fun, it's worth it."
However, the walk-off hit is not one of the plays that will haunt Wood, who allowed four runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He'll think back to a couple of plays in the bottom of the sixth that helped knock him out of the game.
The Braves took a 3-2 lead in the top of the sixth as Wood led off with a bunt single for his first Major League hit. He was sacrificed to second and scored on a two-out double by Freddie Freeman (1-for-3 with two RBIs).
Then, in the bottom half of the sixth, the first two batters, Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro, reached base. Wood hit the next batter, Welington Castillo, after getting ahead, 0-2, to load the bases.
"You got a guy on the ropes and you try to go in late in the count," Wood said. "He was on the dish pretty good, I think. But you can't hit that guy when you have a guy on the ropes."
Wood then struck out Junior Lake for the first out and thought he might have induced an inning-ending double play, but Chris Coghlan's grounder up the middle sneaked through for a run-scoring single to tie the game at 3.
"That ground-ball single by Coghlan, it's one of those things where most days that doesn't get through," Wood said. "You throw a first-pitch breaking ball and then you go a sinker in on his hands, a broken bat, and it ends up a ground ball through.
"It's one of those things. That was the biggest thing right there, and it changed the game. You hope for a double play and it ends up squeaking through."
That was also the end of Wood's day. Right-hander Shae Simmons, who's given up just two earned runs this season, came on to try and limit the damage with righty Mike Olt due up. The Cubs sent up a pinch-hitter in lefty Luis Valbuena, but Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez was still confident in the matchup.
"When they took Olt out for the left-hander, I felt pretty good," Gonzalez said. "That's right up [Simmons'] alley, facing left-handed hitters. I wouldn't expect a walk. He's been so dominant and so good. It's just one of those things."
Simmons issued the walk on four straight pitches to push across what was then the go-ahead run. That's the way things have gone for the Braves of late, as they have lost five of their last six games.
There were also a few things that went right for the Braves, especially becoming the first team in seven starts to score more than two runs off of Cubs starter Jake Arrieta, who allowed three runs on four hits in 7 2/3 innings -- but it wasn't enough. Despite the success offensively, the Braves were impressed with Arrieta.
"He's real good," third baseman Chris Johnson said. "He throws a lot of strikes and he keeps you guessing. There were a couple of at-bats where I didn't get the same pitch twice.
"We kind of took advantage of the opportunities he gave us."
There just weren't enough opportunities in this one.
John Jackson is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Bill Clinton grasps diplomacy
Just because his wife is Secretary of State, that doesn't mean Bill Clinton can't visit Argentina and pay off bouncers at a strip club so he can have a completely private strip show before dining with the country's president. Which is exactly what he did with Miss Andrea Rincon here. I like to believe democracy was championed, but something tells me there wasn't a vote on whether the former president could take his pants off. Then again, a little executive privilege never hurt anyone. (Past eight years excluded.)
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DETROIT - The Green Bay Packers have been in a tailspin since losing Aaron Rodgers to a broken collarbone, and they might have to survive another game without their star quarterback when they travel to Detroit for a Thanksgiving showdown with the Lions. The Packers need a win to stay afloat in the NFC North after a 26-26 tie against Minnesota on Sunday. Green Bay is one win behind the Bears and Lions, who wasted a chance to take the lead by losing 24-21 to Tampa Bay.
Rodgers hasn't officially been ruled out yet, but with a short week it seems Matt Flynn will get a chance to deliver Green Bay's first win since Week 8. Flynn came off the bench to pass for 218 yards and a touchdown against the Vikings, rallying the Packers from a 23-7 deficit. The Lions know Flynn all too well - he threw six touchdown passes against them in the 2011 regular-season finale.
ABOUT THE PACKERS (5-5-1): Green Bay's four-game winless streak can't be blamed entirely on the quarterback situation, as the defense has allowed 409.5 yards per game over the past four contests compared to 331.1 in the first seven. The Packers also are minus-3 in turnover margin over that span, though they did not have a giveaway against Minnesota. Rookie running back Eddie Lacy has been the workhorse for Green Bay with Rodgers out, and he gained 158 yards on 31 touches against Minnesota.
ABOUT THE LIONS (6-5): Detroit has been hurt by self-inflicted wounds, committing eight turnovers in back-to-back losses since seizing control of the division with a win over the Bears in Week 10. Turnovers are the only thing slowing down the Lions' offense, which ranks sixth in total yards (412.1) and third in passing (308.4). The defense has held five straight opponents under 100 yards rushing but has struggled against the pass.
1. Lacy has recorded 22 or more carries in seven of the last eight games, averaging 94.4 rushing yards during that span.
2. Detroit has lost its Thanksgiving Day game the last nine years. It's last win was a 22-14 triumph over Green Bay in 2003.
3. Johnson has 861 receiving yards over the past five contests, the most in a five-game span in NFL history.
PREDICTION: Packers 26, Lions 24
HALFTIME: Michigan's own Tony Lucca will be performing the halftime show. Playworks Michigan will have a very special role in the Detroit Lions halftime show. One of the Detroit Lions pillar partners in their Living for the City initiative, the team has invited Playworks and some local elementary children to participate in the Thanksgiving Day halftime show.
This once in a lifetime opportunity will provide 400 children an opportunity to show the benefits of healthy play and physical activity to the record number of viewers of the Thanksgiving Day tradition of Detroit Lions football. Playworks strong community message will broadcast the importance of recess during the school day. The Playworks model has shown having fun at recess not only increases learning time, but also results in better play with less conflicts, bullying and results in less behavior problems in the classroom.
Playworks Michigan is a 501(3)(C) serving 7,500 students in 13 low-income schools across the state with a full time program in Detroit. Through play and interaction they are transforming low-income elementary schools by reducing bullying and conflicts. With the Playworks model, these activities are inspiring leadership, helping kids make the right choices, learn respect and inclusion, AND the powers of healthy and safe play.
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"There's no magic bullet; there's no pill that you take that makes everything great and makes you happy all the time. I'm letting go of those expectations, and that's opening me up to moments of transcendant bliss." –Anne Hathaway, AKA Fantine in Les Miserables. More words of wisdom about love and life from the Les Mis cast, including Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Jackman, and more here! (TresSugar)
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In 1973, "Free Bird" was on the radio, Veruschka was strutting the catwalk, and Gucci introduced its classic over-the-shoulder logo bag. For fall, the Gucci 1973 line (as the collection is now called) is back, in crocodile, ostrich, leather, and suede—a complement to the groovy boot-cut pants and A-line jackets that designer Frida Giannini sent down the runway.
Suede crocodile bag, Gucci, price upon request, visit gucci.com
Louis Vuitton's iconic Speedy, which debuted in 1930, just got a baby sister: the Chubby, an ostrich-stamped leather and denim handheld (also available in canvas, alligator, and more) with an instantly recognizable gold clasp.
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Golf in the Grand Theft Auto series is primarily represented in the form of various golf courses and later in the form of minigames.
The first appearance of golf was in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, as well as golfing tools and attire. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, The Ballad of Gay Tony episodic game for Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online feature golfing as an actual minigame.
Golf in general
The first depictions of golf in the GTA series appear in the form of golf courses in the city. They include:
- Leaf Links in Vice City (GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories);
- The Avispa Country Club in San Fierro and Yellow Bell Golf Course in Las Venturas (GTA San Andreas);
- The Golden Pier Swingers Golf Club in Liberty City (GTA IV and episodic packs, and GTA Chinatown Wars);
- The Los Santos Golf Club in Los Santos (Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online).
With the exception of the Golden Pier Swingers Golf Course (which is merely a driving range), these golf courses tend to be depicted with open lawn areas, sand traps, water hazards, putting greens (complete with flag poles pinpointing golf holes) and the country club building itself; (non-interactive) tennis courts are also present within the Leaf Links and Avispa Country Club. It is also common for the player to spot golfer pedestrians and Caddy golf carts in and around the courses.
Golf as a minigame
Golfing as an in-game activity is not available in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas. In GTA Vice City Stories and The Ballad of Gay Tony, however, the player is given the opportunity to tee off at driving ranges in Leaf Links or the Swingers Golf Course.
The game mechanics of the minigame in both games are similar in that the player is required to time their swings as accurately as possible by plotting an oscillating cursor on a "power" bar as close as possible to a designated point, thereby resulting in a more accurate shot. In the Ballad of Gay Tony, the shooting mechanics are slightly improved to allow the player to point at the spot where they want the ball to land, while increasing the challenge of gameplay; the further the target which the ball must go, the higher the point which the cursor must be plotted at it is.
In GTA Vice City Stories, golfing is first introduced during "Home's on the Range", which also unlocks the Swinger's Club golfing side mission.
Golfing in The Ballad of Gay Tony is available after completing "Practice Swing", after which it can be activated by accessing the front entrance of the Golden Pier's Swingers Golf Course; players can choose to play with an anonymous competitor, or play with any of Luis Lopez's friends.
In Grand Theft Auto V, golfing returns as a minigame, with much improved mechanics and gameplay. To play a round of golf, the player must walk up to the entrance of the Los Santos Golf Club and pay an entrance fee of $100. The golfing minigame consists of hitting the golf ball towards the green and then putting it into the hole in the least number of hits possible. Between hits, the player is allowed to drive the Caddy to the next hit (this step can be skipped). All three players can play golf with each other as an activity, as seen here, though the character who instigates the game has to pay for both rounds. If the player begins a game of golf alone, several NPC members will be available as opponents:
- Todd Rosenweig (Easy)
- Aaron Ingram (Normal)
- Jeff Miller (Normal)
- Glenn Mather (Hard)
- Castro Lagano (Hard) - The player must complete his random event before Castro is available for golfing. If delivered to the Altruist Cult camp as Trevor, he will be rendered unavailable so it is not recommended to deliver him to the Altruists.
In GTA Online, the player is able to play golf with other online players in the same session. The game mechanics for golf remain the same in GTA Online, however now the player is able to wager money when he plays against his opponent.
Playing golf will increase the character's Strength stat, and higher Strength will result in longer drives in golf.
- In GTA: Vice City Stories, in the final round, if the player doesn't hit the ball hard, so it doesn't fall in the water, leaving the game after final round is done, the ball will still be there, sitting on the grass. It cannot be moved by shooting it or running on it (even if it's solid). If the player tries to get the Caddy nearby, the ball will disappear.
- In GTA V, if the player is playing against an opponent, and the player skips between his shot and the opponent's shot several times very quickly, when the opponent goes up to hit, he may be holding an invisible golf club. The club will return to normal after the player's turn.
- In GTA Online, due to a glitch, a weapon from the online player's inventory (such as a pistol or assault rifle) may suddenly appear in his hands while the golf club is in his hands too, and the player will be unable to put it away. Attempting to swing the club while the weapon is in the player's hands will result in the player's arms appearing humorously deformed and distorted out of shape, however this strange visual glitch does not affect the minigame's mechanics. However, when the player's turn is done, the weapon will disappear.
- In GTA V, if the player rotates himself around and hits the golf ball towards his opponent, the opponent will get hit and fall over. However, after the "Mission Failed" message is displayed, the player may sometimes find himself stuck in the golf ball "hit" pose, with his torso twisted to the left and his arms up and to the side, as if he was still holding the golf club and had just hit the ball. The player will be frozen in this position, and the only way to get out of it is to be killed (either by cheats or from the wanted level that the player gained from performing the glitch).
- After the round of golf in GTA V, the player can kill his opponent(s) just like any other pedestrians. They will not die permanently, however, and will always be available for the next round.
- Killing them and playing again constantly will cause them to glitch out of the world, but this does not affect gameplay.
- Unused golf animations appear in GTA IV, hinting that Golf was meant to reappear in the original IV.
See Also
- Golfers, a "gang" in GTA Vice City.
- The golf club as a weapon.
- The Caddy, a golf-related vehicle.
- The golfing attire in GTA Vice City.
- Non-interactive Firefly Island miniature golf course in GTA IV.


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Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight, Channel Nine, 8pm
HAVING been around for 75 years, this gaudy spectacle is as much a part of the Australian Christmas experience as a steaming four-course lunch on a 40-degree day. Chances are there's someone at every Christmas Eve gathering who insists on the strangled carols blaring in the background, and who'll still mist up when Santa appears for the finale with the usual line-up of reality starlets and network talent. Today's Lisa Wilkinson and Karl Stefanovic again front a roll-call of familiar faces, including Lisa McCune, Denis Walter, Silvie Paladino, Tim Campbell, opera singer David Hobson, Wicked star Lucy Durack and Shane Jacobson (aka Kenny the portable-loo guy). Reality talent show contestants past and present include Anthony Callea, Rob Mills and Rachael Leahcar from The Voice. Cast members (but not necessarily Geoffrey Rush) of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum are expected to feature, as is the usual close-up coverage of toddlers nodding off into their candle cups throughout the night.
Nativity! ABC1, 7.30pm
WITH a cast list that reads like a who's who of British comedy, this rollicking pageant restyled as a modern-day Christmas Carol is uplifting festive viewing with some lovely dramatic touches. Riffing off the script by playwright Debbie Isitt, who also directs this telemovie, are Martin Freeman (Tim from The Office) as Mr Maddens, a Scrooge-like primary teacher roped into producing the school nativity play, and his sidekick, a bearded version of Mary Poppins, Mr Poppy (Marc Wootton). ''Chatty Man'' Alan Carr is marvellous as an acerbic reviewer, as is Jason Watkins (Trollied) as the prestigious rival school's megalomaniacal drama teacher. Every child's performance is an absolute treat. The farce spins out of control when Mr Maddens tells an enormous fib involving his former girlfriend (Ashley Jensen, Extras), now a Hollywood producer. Ricky Tomlinson (The Royle Family) makes a cameo as the mayor.
My Friend Bernard, ABC3, 7pm
THE impressive technology of the sort that created the three-dimensional worlds of Pixar's breakthrough children's animated movies doesn't quite make up for a storyline of scary scenarios with little respite in between. When pathologically fearful little boy Sam is given a magic pendant by a street Santa, he is catapulted into a shifting anti-wonderland where disaster must constantly be averted by himself and his newfound friends, Zack the lizard, penguins named Lloyd and Eva, and Bernard the polar bear, from creator Aaron Lim's Bernard series. Perhaps what works in that shorter format fails to translate as a feature film, or else young attention spans were overestimated in the crafting of a plot that veers from one potential catastrophe to the next. Themes of friendship, survival, sharing and overcoming personal demons are reinforced by a kindly narrator, who speaks to and for the voiceless characters.
The New Normal, Channel Ten, 9pm
LACKING the sophistication of Modern Family's resident gay dads, expecting fathers David (Justin Bartha) and Bryan (Andrew Rannells) rely on stereotypes and camp cliches that undermine the progressive premise of this sitcom. Weighty issues of surrogacy, genetics and, in this episode, religion, are dealt with flippantly. David and Bryan's search for godparents to provide spiritual guidance for their child leads lapsed Catholic David back to the confessional box, where he meets a groovy priest who sounds suspiciously as though he's preaching Jesus PR. All that stuff about the Pope hating gays is rubbish, apparently. The whole queer family, including lapsed Jew Bryan is welcome at Mass, and look, they even have female altar ''boys'' these days. For the sake of cheap laughs and a feel-good ending, some far more interesting comedic opportunities are missed.


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A man after my own heart!!
It's only when the animals start lining up two by two that I'll abandon my post at the grill, maybe not even then if I'm grilling Jack Daniels Ribs with a side of Pepper Poppers!!
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Mission Saint Louis University School of MedicineBeyond the important objective of training physicians who are scholars of human biology, the School of Medicine strives to graduate physicians who manifest in their personal and professional lives an appreciation of humanistic medicine. We regard humanistic medicine as a constellation of ethical and professional attitudes, which affect the physician's interactions with patients, colleagues, and society. Among these attitudes are concern for the sanctity of human life; commitment to dignity and respect in the provision of medical care to all patients; devotion to social justice, especially regarding inequities in the availability of health care; humility and awareness of medicine's limitations in the care of the sick; appreciation of the role of non-medical factors in a patient's state of well-being or illness; and mature, well-balanced professional behavior that derives from comfortable relationships with members of the human family and one's Creator.


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Most of Davis is fairly easy to navigate around via various means of transportation because a large portion of it was planned to follow a basic grid pattern. However, navigating through some parts of Davis can be difficult, as streets are not clearly differentiated, signage is inadequate, and many of Davis' streets have names that are completely unmemorable. It doesn't impede navigation much, but it makes giving directions difficult. Even then, it's useful to look at a map. If you get lost downtown, you can always look at the Downtown Map Signs.
Map of parks in Davis!
Downtown Davis is on the grid system where lettered streets run north/south and numbered streets run east/west. On north/south streets, addresses start at the last numbered street. For example, on E street, the 300 block is between 3rd street and 4th street. The same applies to most north/south streets in Central and Downtown Davis. Some geocoding software still have issues on this simple grid, as the block between 3rd and 4th has addresses from 300 to 350, and the next block from 400 to 450.
From some locations, on a clear day, hills are visible to the west which can be useful in navigation.
In many areas of Davis, the street names conform to different themes. Some of these themes reflect the unique social climate of the community. For example, many streets in the Village Homes development are named after characters and places in The Hobbit. Other streets are named after prestigious universities. Other themes are fairly standard, such as a section of North Davis in which streets are named after different species of birds. Some streets have talking crosswalks.
Shortcuts allow you to get from point to point in non-obvious ways. Many cut across areas that are supposedly blocked to traffic (part of the planned growth), but are accessible to foot or bike traffic - or in some cases can be navigated with a vehicle.
- Downtown offers many local shops and is impossible to park in for any length of time.
- Central Davis is primarily housing, and includes Frat Row.
- West Davis is also largely housing with a small shopping center.
- South Davis is residential mixed with University offices and Freewayside businesses.
- North Davis has most of supermarkets to feed the town, and yet more housing.
- East Davis is confusing. Try to avoid it if you don't live there.
- UC Davis Campus is where much of Davis goes to work/school.
- The Outskirts is the large area of farm fields surrounding the town.
- See also Neighborhoods
- In Davis:
- Other nearby freeways:
See Transportation - Getting Out of Town - Directions
Surface Streets
If you're looking for a particular street or area, check out the lists of streets and street name themes, or you might find what you're looking for among the County Roads around the Davis outskirts.
Major east/west thoroughfares (listed north to south)
- Covell Boulevard — not to be confused with Cowell Boulevard (see Covell vs. Cowell)
- 8th Street — Divided into East and West 8th; the split occurs at A Street
- 5th Street — which turns into Russell Boulevard west of B Street, as City Hall is located at 23 Russell Blvd.
- Cowell Boulevard
Major north/south thoroughfares (listed west to east)
- Lake Boulevard
- Arthur Street
- Sycamore Lane
- Anderson Road — becomes La Rue Road south of Russell Boulevard.
- Oak Avenue
- F Street
- L Street
- Pole Line Road
- Mace Boulevard
Important connecting streets
- Richards Boulevard — connects South Davis with downtown via the underpass.
- Pole Line Road — connects South Davis with East Davis via an overpass.
Mace Boulevard — as Covell curves southward, it becomes Mace, which connects to South
- Arlington Boulevard — forks from Russell Boulevard to connect to the north part of West Davis
The UCD campus is closed to vehicle traffic, unless you happen to be there on official business. Bicycling or walking is your best bet for navigating campus. If you're visiting by car, there are many parking options (almost all paid). The main ways for vehicles to navigate around the edges of main campus:
- Russell Boulevard (north edge)
- La Rue Road (west side)
- La Rue Road / Old Davis Road / Mrak Hall Drive / Arboretum Drive (convoluted route around the south side)
- A Street (northbound only) and B Street (east edge)
Significant Intersections
Geographical Almanac
If you've got a GPS and want to set a waypoint for downtown, the intersection of 3rd and G Street is 38º32'42" N, 121º44'21" W. If you're more into the whole compass thing, the declination is 14.21º (as of July 2010), but check here as it changes over time.