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A9 TV, 12 October 2012
May Allah forbid, one forgets the love of Allah. How horrible it is! It ensures one to draw closer to Allah and have a profound love of Him. Think of yourself and your close ones. You have probably seen those who went through serious diseases. You have probably seen how conceited, arrogant people turn into innocent people of love. They change drastically. Allah gives pain and suffering, but He also cures them. Allah creates medicine that will alleviate even the severest pain. It is Allah Who creates both the pain and medicine. Allah eliminates the pain through medicine. It is Allah Who eliminates the pain, but He makes the medicine instrumental in that. In the verse, Allah states that He does not give the kind of burden that one can not put up with. No one encounters anything that he can not resist.
A9 TV, 31 August 2012
Allah's artistry appears in vermin and insects, too. And in the human cell. Allah's artistry is in all living things. In animals and plants. If you have no love and are ignorant of beauty, then you will feel no need to examine Allah's artistry. You close your eyes and imagine that everything has been resolved. Then you find you are excluded and nobody takes you seriously. You do not talk to anyone. Always hatred and exclusion. If you are loveless, other people will not love you. That is no good. You foolishly despise things created by Allah and regard them as vermin. That is foolish. Allah creates them with artistry and with beauty. Allah creates them so we will like them and then see His wisdom. But you dismiss them as vermin. You dismiss trees as just plants. And you do not take people seriously. That is no good. Lovelessness destroys your soul. So you are then unable to love Allah. Look, Saudi Arabia has surrendered to the irreligious. Iran is in the hands of communists. That mentality has brought them to where they are now. If your heads were on straight, Saudi Arabia would not have ended up like this. Iran would not be like this. This mentality of yours just brings them down, and people become irreligious as a result, and in secret. You teach hatred and lovelessness and you act in a wrong way.
A9 TV, 4 September 2011
(An answer to the question "Since Allah knows the future and determines destiny, why did He create satan?")
Allah does not like to be alone. He wants there to be conscious entities and human beings. He wants entities that appreciate Him and His creations, that are good and know all things and that are pleased with Him. But when human beings are created directly… You know He created the Prophet Adam (as) and Hazrat Eve (as) in paradise. That desired excitement, depth and submission do not form. Hazrat Adam (as) was a great prophet, but those things did not come about. But in the face of satan, earthly desires and hell, then human beings acquire a wonderful depth. Everything acquires a significance after that. A cup has a significance, and a mug, and life acquires a wondrous richness, and beauty acquires significance. There is no testing without satan. And without testing, the meaning of life largely fades away. In other words, it becomes unclear. Imagine a plain white wall, nothing else. That is where you end up. For instance, why do we like this cup? We like it in comparison to other cups. The only reason is that comparison. This pen of mine is attractive. Why? Because we compare it to other pens. Otherwise we would think it very ordinary. But it becomes a blessing when compared to other objects.
For example, what could we strive against in the absence of satan? We need to strive. Maybe I could not preach like this without satan. These things need to be described because of the existence of earthly desires and satan. When these things are described, one becomes a follower of Hazrat Mahdi (as), and that is delightful. There is an excitement, and you become brave and passionate, don't you? You smash disbelief with your mind and ideas. That is a delight, a beauty and real excitement. But without those you destroy the beauty and excitement of life. Allah creates satan, and earthly desires and the dajjal in order to add excitement to life. He creates Hazrat Mahdi (as) against the dajjal. He sends back Jesus the Messiah and creates Hazrat Khidr (as). Allah gives rise to events. The result is excitement and beauty. Life acquires meaning. Monotony and dullness are eliminated. There are the angels, for instance. Allah loves human beings with faitfulness much more than the angels. An angel is not enough for Allah. He wants human beings. Allah greatly prefers human beings. Because they strive against satan and earthly desires and have faith in Allah without seeing Him. Allah much loves this aspect of human beings, of human beings with piety. For example, Allah tells our Prophet (saas) that He created the universe from his light. He loves our Prophet (saas) very much. Allah refers to the Prophet Abraham (as) as "Khalil al-Allah, My Khalil", meaning 'Friend of Allah'. He also loves him very much. Allah delights in beauty. He loves all beauty. He loves attractive people and lovely views. He loves attractive speech and wants us to delight in all these. He loves them Himself. But we are of course weak. There is no weakness in Allah. For example, Allah sends His verses in a musical, majestic and harmonious form. If He wished, He could send them in a completely bland form. There might be no harmony. He might just have written them article by article. Allah produces Abu Lahab and Abu Jahil for our Prophet (saas) to strive against. Allah inflicts Hazrat Wahshi on Hazrat Hamza. He causes him to be martyred. It is also Almighty Allah Who causes Hazrat Wahshi to eat his liver. A fervent spirit of zeal arises among Muslims then. Hazrat Hamza feels no pain, as he is in paradise. There is no pain of martyrdom. He feels nothing at all. His soul has long since been taken. The aim there is to give rise to a feeling of zeal among Muslims. For example, Allah had Afghanistan invaded, in order to inspire feelings of zeal. He had Iraq invaded. It is also Allah Who allows children to be hungry and wretched. It is also Allah Who creates them. And feelings of zeal arise in us. Otherwise no child would suffer. A martyred child would feel nothing. But Allah shows us these things in our minds, to test us. We cannot know their state in the outside world. That is between them and Allah. But you must know that no innocent entity will suffer in any way. But that is how Allah shows it to us in our brains. In order to encourage and excite us and to hold us to account. "Allah does not oppress people," says Allah in one verse. That is impossible. He may appear to die in agony; but he does not really suffer. His soul has long since been taken. There is a verse that says that Allah places no greater burden on any person than he can bear.
A9 TV; 8 October 2011
Allah always describes what is good. The Qur'an is also highly rational and consistent. It is logical from start to finish. Allah speaks of a second life. We never knew about that. We never knew we had a second life. We imagined we would die normally. We may have felt its existence instinctively, but we never knew it. Allah says the second life does exist. And it is not transitory, but eternal. It is a glorious thing. I looked indoors today and it is clear that Allah has created all the technical equipment and everything. I am amazed. How can people fail to believe in Allah? This pen is now being created in my mind. So Allah exists. There can be no other explanation. I can see that just from this pen. The existence of Allah is crystal clear. But He does not provide detailed information. The environment for the test is so perfect that any honest person will rise to the highest level, even if he does not possess that much knowledge. This is a huge opportunity, a great beauty. The world is a place of competition, competing to be the best. It is the opportunity to be the best. This is delightful. Because one wishes to be the best. And the path ahead of us is clear. How wonderful! Masha'Allah. If one had a lot of information, enough to eliminate the need for the use of free will, then there would be no test. I look and He has created all this technical equipment, these computers and televisions. But people fail to realize. One must embrace this opportunity with all fervor and never let go. Allah also provides contrary evidence. He provides evidence that disbelief can also make use of. But the evidence that disbelief can take advantage of is weak, as required by the test. A child dies, for instance. Disbelief might take advantage of that. But against that Allah creates computers and the miracle of the atom and the soul and the wondrous structure within the soul. But when the child dies, Allah says, "That secret of this resides with Me." "Trust in me," He says. "I gave you compassion and sympathy," He says. "My intelligence is greater than all of yours," He says. "It is incomparably greater. You can only think as much as I wish you to. When you can do nothing, think of how I shall act with wisdom. Trust in me," He says. Allah says that if He takes a child's soul, He has a good reason for doing so. What is a child? Allah creates him as an image in our brains. We cannot know the original of that child on the outside. How is his soul taken? When? At what moment did he enter paradise? We cannot know. "You must trust Me and think the best," says Allah. That is the secret of the test. For example, Allah has made you very attractive, but He also creates ugly people. He creates people with disfigurements. That is where intelligent people must still support Allah. We must cling tightly to faith and never abandon it. The way ahead is clear for those who do not relinquish their faith. They are mysteriously, yet hugely successful. Look, notice how they rule the world. That also appears in the Torah. Allah says that He will bestow global dominion on even just 12 people. "Twelve people." Believers. He says He will not destroy the world so long as it contains just 12 believers. For example, Allah makes life short. That is perfect for this test.
I look at that Fashion TV, it is on all the time, day and night. Those girls walk around on the streets and everywhere. They give them all the same ready-made clothes, the same shoes. Morning until night. They take them to a restaurant all in a group, then escort them all out again. Some of them, I mean, not all of them. Some have nothing creative about them at all. But should they not be reflecting on life?" What is life?"? For example, they go down to the shore – they should be asking who created that. They eat fish there – they should be asking who created that fish. They get in a car and they should be asking who created that car. Some of them are totally vapid. They have no general culture or powers of deep thought. But what they should be doing is thinking. Deep reflection is most becoming of a woman. Allah creates that so well. If she thinks superficially she just remains a very ordinary person. Such a person is pretty meaningless. But I looked at all those devices at home and saw just how much proof Allah has created so that we should believe. But Allah also creates evidence for people who will lose their faith. In other words, so they will stray from the true path. As I say, a child may die or someone may be ugly, or we may have diseases and trouble sand afflictions, like headaches. One may have a headache or trip over, or a close relative may die or something else. Most people cannot bear that actually quite easy test. That is why Allah inflicts greater troubles on those with stronger faith, so they can measure themselves against them. For example, our Prophet (pbuh) suffered a great many troubles. Hundreds or thousands of times more than a regular person. Incomparably wore troubles, in other words. But our Prophet (pbuh) was never negatively affected. He could have been martyred at any moment. But he placed his trust in Allah, knowing that he was a prophet and did the most wonderful work until the very end, and nobody was able to take our Prophet's (pbuh) soul from him. That is a miracle all by itself. People around him were martyred. We say that, "Hazrat Ali (pbuh) was martyred." But there are those who lost faith because of that martyrdom. Many people lost their faith when the Prophet Aaron (pbuh) and the Prophet Zechariah (pbuh) were martyred. Many people who imagined that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) had been crucified lost their faith. That is also a secret of the test. For example, the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) resurrected a dead man. That is a huge instrument of faith, but they still look at the cross and say that "The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) has been killed." They believe it and at once lose their faith. Yet the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was raised into the Presence of Allah. Allah produces very fine detail within the test. This world is paradise for truly sincere people, and they are totally at ease in it. It is easy for them to rise as high as possible. Take Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), for instance. He is not someone full of learning and scholarship who studied in the madrassas [Islamic schools]. He is not someone who graduated from universities, is learned in Arabic and was taught by scholars and wise men. He is a regular, poor servant of Allah. But Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is totally honest, that is all. He uses his head. Since Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is always on the side of Allah, Allah makes everything easy for him. That is why he will eventually rule the world. Allah places such a great prophet as Jesus (pbuh) at His command. But look, he is patient, determined and persistent right up to the end. He never falls into doubt. He never loses his determination. But Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is also tested. People may imagine that he is not, but he is. Prophets are also tested. They are all tested. Do you know what the distinguishing feature of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is? His main trait is his honesty. He is always on the Side of Allah, and that is why he is Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). Allah refers to Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) as the "peacock of paradise." "We are the sayyids of the dwellers in paradise," he says. "I, Hazrat Hamza (pbuh), Hazrat Hasan (pbuh), Hazrat Hussein (pbuh) and Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) are the sayyids of the dwellers in paradise," he says. Do you know what the main trait of Hazrat Ali (pbuh) is? He is totally honest. He is warm and fond of jokes, he is lovable and thinks the best of people. Hazrat Ali (pbuh) had lots of problems with his eyes, but he always loved Allah. He was wounded in 17 places. But he still loved Allah with an intense passion. When that cur struck at him to martyr him, he did not concede one millimeter in his love of Allah. Indeed, his faith grew still more. But someone else, with weak faith, might at once have said, "I have given my love for Allah and done everything, and then some traitor came and struck me while I was praying." But he did not say that. It was also Allah Who struck him there. And it was Allah Who took Hazrat Ali's (pbuh) soul. It was He Who martyred him, in other words. He just used him as His instrument. That is why the Companions never weakened in their faith. Yet every day there were those who lost eyes, or mouths or noses. Their hands and faces were always being sliced up. But their faith still grew enormously. It even turned into a joyous fervor. What was their distinguishing trait? Their sincerity.
A9 TV; 09 November 2011
Almighty Allah tells Muslims that they will watch the Day of Reckoning. That is what will happen When Allah desires it. But normally [it happens] in another dimension and normally, they should be unable to see it. The dimension of this world and the hereafter are not the same. But if He wishes, Allah can show the 4th dimension from the third, or the third from the fourth, insha'Allah.
A9 TV; October 14th, 2011
Who makes us speak right now? Allah. Who makes you speak? Allah. Everywhere there are the manifestations of Allah's names. Therefore when we appreciate someone, we appreciate Allah. Otherwise it means ascribing partners to Allah. You, for instance say to someone, "You are very beautiful" but she responds saying, "I ask Allah's forgiveness; I am not so beautiful." Are you the one who we praise? We praise Allah. We praise Allah's names. For instance one says, "I do not like to be praised." You are not the one who is praised; so how can you dare to say that you do not like to be praised? We praise the manifestation of Allah He creates in our brains. All beauty and might belongs to Allah. Everything belongs to Allah.
A9 TV; October 14th, 2011
It is related in the Qur'an that Allah sees all eyes but eyes can not see them. Notice that the One Who looks within from those eyes is also Allah. He manifests within those eyes with His beautiful name, Insha'Allah. For instance, Allah speaks of the existence of beautiful women with big black eyes in the Heaven. But their eyes are only directed to their spouses. They only belong to their spouses. Here Allah mentions passion as the most important feature. It is the most important feature of Heaven. Insha'Allah, Almighty Allah will grant this blessing to all believers in the Heaven for all eternity because in this life we have an insatiable love for human beings. We have love for all kinds of beauty. The human soul can not get enough of love for cats, rabbits, flowers, the beauty of women, the sweetness of children. This can only be satisfied in Heaven, Insha'Allah.
A9 TV;October 7th, 2011
Allah is the One Who creates all, He creates everything in the minds of people. Allah creates America, Allah creates Russia. This is rich, that is rich; in fact all are wretched, they are all images created by Allah. They do not have any power. Allah had placed them there within their destiny. He placed some there, others here. All of them have a specific place. They all are coming on to the stage of life like this. They are getting on the stage of the test. For instance at the time of the Pharaoh people used to say "Pharaoh is a very important person". And now you see the guy. He is packed like a rotten melon, waiting like that for centuries.
A9 TV, 28 April 2012
How lovely to be under the control of an infinite power. It is good for the health of the mind, soul and body. And that is a fact. How lovely, you are under the control of and entrusted to an infinite mind. What more could you want. Would you prefer chaos? May Allah forbid? Chaos is in any case impossible. When someone says "I exist," that makes it impossible for Allah not to exist. Impossible. Because that would be absolute non-existence and that is impossible. Impossibly impossible. Absolute non-existence is impossible. When someone says, "I exist" then everyone has to have faith that Allah exists for all time. There is no other way. There is no way back.
Allah tests us. Because Almighty Allah wants true love. He could make us love like robots, but… There would obviously be something missing if Allah made us love one another like robots. You would be compelled to love. That is not what Allah. He wants love in suffering, trouble and difficulties. That is what is valuable to me. But if we were compelled, that would not be love. Allah does not want artificial love. He does not want a forced love. He wants love with passion. You have to crawl and suffer. You must be like Majnun and Layla.
For example, Allah loves the love of the Prophet Joseph (pbuh). They put him down a well and he speaks of Allah. Allah sees that. Seven hours or seven months are not enough for that. But when it lasts seven years, that is what Allah loves.
This sounds like a reproof, but of course Almighty Allah has no need of such a thing. It would be a reproof in human beings, though. But with Allah it is a reminder. "They were unable to properly appreciate the glory of Allah," He says. Everything is a blessing. Television is a blessing, a music set is a blessing. There is no end to it. Everywhere is full of blessings. There is a television in every home, for instance. The world is full of homes. The rooms of houses are full of televisions. Televisions have their own separate remote controls. So people should not have to get up, says Allah. So they can switch channels from where they are sitting. Allah places all channels at people's command. People move around on the glass. Allah has the world sit on glass. He puts ships and steamers and everything else on glass. People dancing the samba, people dancing and laughing and talking, cars, homes and whatever else comes to mind. Forests and oceans and everything are all in this glass. Look at it how you will. There is no dust or smoke and nothing to make one uncomfortable. Were it really the sea we might get wet, or breathe in car exhaust. But it is spotless and luminous. He makes no problems for us and causes no discomfort. You experience the best sides of everything. How lovely and delightful, just like paradise. Masha'Allah.
I got up in the morning and Allah washed me, masha'Allah. He makes my hand His instrument. How lovely! Whenever I need anything. The lovely smell of soap and perfume forms around me. Then He dries me and dries my hair. These are all great sources of ease. Allah places spotless shirts at my disposal all ready for me. "We have created clothing for you," He says. The shirt is ready and He puts it on me. He dresses me. Then He wants me to go out, He shows me the object known as a car. You come to the door and close it. The images on the screen keep changing. You move about and then suddenly arrive at your destination. Like a djinn car. It is really amazing. You just have to sit there for a time. The image flows and moves. But wherever you may be or wherever you may go, what is the area on the outside like? We do not know. We merely have faith that there is such a place on the outside. We do not know. A pitch-black world, but the world we see is lovely and brightly-colored and three-dimensional. With a sense of depth. Look, we point something out somewhere. It is all metaphysical.
Allah wants to be loved, but properly. Even human beings do not like being loved just normally. How do they like to be loved? With a very great love. Someone may say, "I love Allah." How much do you love Him? And he says, "The Messenger of Allah (saas) will save me from Allah." He does not trust Allah. "My sheikh will save me," he says. As if Allah could make an unjust decision, may He forbid, and the sheikh could save him from it! Many bigots do not love Allah at all. Nor do they love the prophets. They love their own sheikhs and teachers and scholars. They love their own idols.
A9 TV, 27April 2012
Allah could have brought our lives to an end in this world. But He says, "I will make you live for ever." How fine that is, thanks be to Allah, masha'Allah. And that is what best befits His glory. Why should Allah make what He loves finite? He loves and wants to love His servant. Allah will not be content with a brief love. Allah wants to be loved for ever. Why should Allah cut short the love of what He loves? Who would want that to be cut off? Allah would never want that. That is why Allah wants to be loved for all time. But with true passion, not a weak love, not with a moderate kind of love.
Allah delights in the appreciation of the beautiful. This is inspiration from Allah to us. Allah also loves Himself to be liked and appreciated. That is how Allah is, He likes it. Allah likes people to love Him with a passionate love. But human beings are very cruel and ungrateful. Allah tells us that in a verse. People give Allah many, many times less love than He deserves. They appreciate Him very little. That is why Allah says they fail to properly appreciate His might. But Allah must be loved with a passionate love. All beauties belong to Him. Look, we always praise you, and all that belongs to Allah. Who shows us that image? Who designed and created it? Allah has no need of design, but I put it that way for clarity. Allah does it. It all belongs to Allah. Allah love and passion must be directed to Him, of course, to Almighty Allah.
A9 TV, 18 April 2012
Allah loves to love and be loved. He teaches us to love and be loved in this world. He wants to love and be loved for all eternity. He wants to make us pray to Him. He wants us to know His divinity. He wants us to know His might. But love is the main thing. Loving and being loved. We love Allah, but Allah also wants to love. It is one of Allah's attributes. He loves our Prophet (saas). He calls him His beloved. He loves the Prophet Moses (pbuh). He says, "I have chosen you," in one verse. He loves the Prophet Joseph (pbuh). But He does not love unbelief or dishonesty.
Allah wants people to live by His own moral values. Allah's moral values are to be compassionate, loving, rational and honest. He introduces Himself to us in this world. If we leave without learning to love and be loved, may Allah forbid, then we will sit in the pavilions of paradise, by the trees of paradise, and just stare.
Nor is learning just a little about loving and being loved any good. Allah wants us to learn completely. That is why we are given a sufficient life span. Just as long as the course lasts. Believers are allowed to live until the end of the course. It is also completed in those who are martyred. But not in the rest. They have to undergo that training. Because Allah loves martyrs. Because they show their love most intensely. Allah loves them because they give their lives to Him. He loves them with a powerful love. The reward for that behavior is very great. He continues to teach them in paradise. They are taught one-sidedly, not like us. They are taught so as to know goodness alone, not evil. They eat, drink and are at ease, insha'Allah.
A9 TV, 11 April 2012
Allah shapes events from inside and outside. But He does not eliminate the need for free will. That did not happen in the time of the Prophet Moses (pbuh). Nor of the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) nor of our Prophet (saas). People imagine these events will eliminate the need for free will. But nothing to eliminate free will has ever happened. And nor will it. Things are continuing in line with the test, insha'Allah.
A9 TV, 5 April 2012
Almighty Allah always threatens peoples that deny Him. Because that is the peak of bad conscience. Allah constantly shows you a film, in full color. He gives you feelings. He causes you to experience the smells and taste of food, sensations of touch, the feeling of the wind and all kinds of beauty. You have come into being from nothing. And then you say, "I wonder if this could all be the work of chance?" That is a huge lack of conscience. You are mocking your own mind, your own brain. And Allah threatens people like that. But to look at the secret aspect of it, Muslims are in any way created such as to have faith. And deniers are created in that form. Do you want to understand the secret? You can't. Simple as that. Where do believers come from? From paradise. That absence of time and space is really amazing. They come from paradise, but this is truly astonishing, masha'Allah. And where do the unbelievers come from? From hell. That is also most astonishing.
It is very important to love Allah as He deserves. Most people do not love Allah as He deserves, and are therefore committing an injustice and acting in bad faith. That is why Allah speaks of cruel and ignorant people being ungrateful. The angels also wonder why He will create human beings, who will shed blood and spread corruption. But Almighty Allah says, "I know." It is so important to love and trust in Allah. To submit oneself to Him unreservedly. People with a polythesitic mindset always fear that Allah will do something bad to them. They are afraid He will do them an injustice. That is why they think the Prophet (saas) will intervene and save them. But Allah is He Who shows true mercy. The prophet is a manifestation of Allah.
A9 TV, 3 April 2012
What a fine system Allah has established. The world is so rich. Had Allah wished, He could have placed us all in paradise. We could have been wandering round the gardens of paradise and eating the food there. But thinking about Allah and His love so enriches us that He makes us feel that way anyway. We come to love Him with a profound passion, masha'Allah. Now that love will grow still further. The coming of the Mahdi (pbuh) and Jesus the Messiah (pbuh) will increase that fervor enormously. But these spiritual leaders and elders are very important. Their agreement for Allah's sake is most important.
A9 TV, 1 April 2012
Allah does not want to be alone. Allah wishes to be loved and appreciated. Allah regards this as good. When we say. "Almighty Allah is infinitely beautiful," we do not mean solely a color or a shape. He has them all, insha'Allah. There are things we know and things we do not. There are whole worlds we do not know. But we can clearly see that Allah loves beauty and being loved. He loves loving and being loved.
Creation always takes place in such a way as to be loved. That is so with the angels, for instance. There is no alternative. But what Allah loves most of all in human beings is for them to find Him by thinking within a complex system and never abandoning Him, with a determined love. Not to abandon Him when troubles and difficulties come, or when old age or sickness come. In that case, the quality of love is especially high. Otherwise, Allah will give you youth and beauty and goodness. You eat and drink and say, "O Lord, I love You. Thank You." Everyone does that. But that does not lead to deep love. That comes from the other way. A profound passion emerges, a true love.
A9 TV, 26 February 2012
That is the form the test takes. There will be doubts. And you must strive against those doubts with faith. Faith is the answer given to the army of doubt with good conscience. Doubts and suspicions will come, and you must chase them away and fight them off; that is what Allah likes. Allah creates doubts and skepticism. Allah loves us to resist doubts and skepticism and to love Him. Allah loves us to think the best of Him and always evaluate matters in His favor. In other words. Allah wants people who resist skepticism, who overcome doubts, who are loyal to Him in good conscience and who always think the best of Him.
For example, the Prophet Moses (pbuh) says, "O Lord, I want to see You." That is a requirement of the test. It shows that the need for free will still applies. Almighty Allah asks, "Do you not believe in Me?" "In that case I shall manifest Myself on the mountain, and you will see Me, if you can bear it." And when Allah manifested Himself on the mountain, the rocks were shattered by a powerful bolt of lightning. And my beloved one (Moses) fainted. "O Lord, I believe," he said.
The way Jesus the Messiah brought the dead back to life, for instance. People imagine there were a pile of bones buried underground and that those bones suddenly started walking again. Not in the least. If that were the case, there would be no more test for the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), either. The person would have been dead for two or three days. They placed the dead bodies in caves in those days. That is where the body was, in a cave tomb. Then he says, "Rise, by the will of Allah." The person then walks outside, in a state of confusion. Now that does not eliminate the use of free will. The person may not have died. He may only have fainted. Or he may genuinely have died. But the believer believes that he died and was brought back to life. But someone else imagines it was all put on. He thinks that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) staged it with his disciples. And so he does not believe.
A9 TV, 10 May 2012
People want you to teach them to pray and the ritual purifications. But do you believe in Allah first? Getting up and down is not praying. You must have faith first. There is no prayer without faith. Not, prayer first, then faith. Almighty Allah always speaks of faith in the Qur'an. Allah has created our minds as we can easily find faith and find Him if we do not strain ourselves. We have been created to be fully submitted. If someone regards faith as hard, then satan will infest him.
It is a terrible and very bad thing not to love Allah! Allah does all this work for us. Not work, but just so you understand. He takes such care... Look how lovely the stones of these prayer beads are. These are real stones. He creates them just to give us pleasure, masha'Allah. Almighty Allah makes a pumpkin pie and puts the sugar in the pumpkin, so the whole package is ready for us, masha'Allah.
In essence, Almighty Allah tests Muslims with a very fine test. A glorious test. I am amazed by Allah every day. A magnificent test. There are scholars with a store of learning, but no faith. Allah says in a verse that such people are like donkeys loaded with books. Allah compares them to donkeys loaded with books. But with faith, a huge system of the Mahdi can appear, people with such knowledge. But without faith, they are paralyzed. There are these very well-known scholars, but they have no faith. They are wretched, as if half-crazy. They speak the most nonsensical words.
A9 TV, 10 March 2012
"It is straight," Allah reveals the secret of the world reign. What shall we follow? The Qur'an. Is there any deficiency in the Qur'an? Is there any need for any addition? No. "...to warn of violent force direct from Him" So the fear of Allah is the beginning of everything. "...to give the good news to the believers" Those who perform their acts of worship with sincerity. The good news of paradise and the good news of the Unity of Islam. Just as in the case of Surat an-Nur. "...that for them there is an excellent reward" There are rewards for them. "...a place in where they will remain for ever" Allah makes us love eternal life as an instinct. People think about eternal life day and night. There is the instinct of sexuality, the instinct of hunger, of reproduction. Allah estimates everything. The only instinct that Allah does not satisfy is the wish of living eternally. People always await death, they feel the excitement of it. Almighty Allah satisfies it in the hereafter. That only instinct that is not satisfied is left to hereafter.
A9 TV, 2 March 2012
They sit and say, "Recite the name of Allah 10,000 times till morning." But these people are totally ignorant. You should be saying, "Read the and understand that. Read religious law, and understand that." But 10,000 repetitions. One will fall over and go to sleep doing it. Remembering Allah means to understand the Qur'an, to keep Allah in one's mind and to obey the commandments of the Qur'an. But they boast of repeating His name 100,000 times. You should increase your knowledge and culture, preach, spread Islam and tell people about Islamic Union. These things are clearly a religious obligation, from the verses of the Qur'an. And Allah punishes them for not doing it.
A9 TV, 25 February 2012
So he has doubts. Allah says, 'They vacillate between the two – not joining these or joining those.' Look, that is a feature of the test. He would have faith if he used his conscience.
As I have already said, Allah provides evidence that will make people doubt Him, and other evidence that will make them believe. That is the nature of the test. They concentrate on the evidence that will cause doubts. Believers, however, concentrate on the evidence for Allah's existence, and thus have faith. What is the criterion involved? Conscience.
But this is the nature of the test. People ask why there is suffering. How could there be a test without it? Let them tell me that. What logic would there be? The angels are not tested. They know no pain. They only know the positive side. But Allah does not regard angels as enough. He regards human beings as important, since we can distinguish between good and evil. Allah has bestowed that attribute on us. Of course this is in their destiny, but it pleases Allah. That is why when a Muslim believes, he is far superior to an angel. Allah loves human beings. He says He breathed His own spirit into man.
Allah does everything in the best way. If He shows us something in our brains, then that is for the best. Allah creates our conscience, our compassion and sympathy. An infinitely long time ago, as you know. It is Allah Who plays that film for us, and Allah Who gives us feelings of compassion. It is Allah Who knows what the best form of everything is.
Allah says, Most of them do not believe in Allah without associating others with Him." in one verse. They are afflicted by doubts, He says. But a person can have faith when his conscience goes into action. One cannot have faith without a high level of conscience. One will always have doubts, or even deny His existence. Only people with a lofty and high-quality conscience can have faith in Allah. That is how He has created them. Allah can know Himself, but the servant cannot know Allah. People with elevated consciences have faith. That is the feature of faith. Doubt may come to many people from time to time. But the believer overcomes it with faith and reason. They are called believers since they are victorious in their struggle against doubt and satan. But the unbeliever fall into that state because they are defeated. Otherwise, the majority of people do not believe in Allah.
A9 TV, 15 February 2012
Allah does not compel us to become Muslims. I am a Muslim of my own free will. I have also asked unbelievers and irreligious people, "do you feel a power compelling you?" And they have all said not. So that is complete justice. You cannot grasp Allah's secret. But let me tell you this: Allah is omniscient. And infinitely good. It is He Who teaches us mercy. It is He Who teaches us love, compassion and forgiveness.
But there is one important point here. Allah says, "…They have eyes, but they do not see." Of the people of hell. "… Their ears do not hear," He says. They suppose, this is just metaphor. "…The eyes of their hearts are blind," He says. He says their awareness is dulled. " …You imagine they are living. But they are dead." Is that enough? Understand this, if you can. There is a secret there. One must seek shelter from Allah against being like that, from becoming like that.
A9 TV, 7 August 2011
Allah is greater than everyone and everything. Man is a feeble entity. A person may serve as head of state in a space the size of a lentil in his brain. Allah shows him this in a space the size of a pinhead. There is no room for pride or arrogance. People then just fall to piece in the grave. Their intestines protrude from their mouths. One must be loving and compassionate and good natured. People do not expect pride or arrogance. People like others who are modest and loving. Arrogant people upset them. Eventually, everyone becomes one with the soil, and that is that. Even their bones rot away and everyone will appear in the Presence of Allah. Nobody has any rank in the grave. One must be humble and modest. Allah shows us things as an image. There is a soundless, colorless world, that Allah creates in full color in our brains. All words are spoken in our destinies. If someone becomes head of state, it is Allah Who places him. He was in that post in destiny before his parents even existed. There is nothing for any rational person to be proud or arrogant about.
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With a second term locked down, President Obama is on his first post-reelection foreign trip to Southeast Asia, where he's expected to recognize emerging nations for their steps toward democracy and to try to strengthen ally support in the face of the United States' looming fellow superpower China.
To kick off the four-day tour, he arrived in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday afternoon, local time (a little after 3 a.m. ET Sunday morning), and one of his first stops was to visit ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who turns 85 next month and is in the hospital. He was accompanied by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who greeted the king by saying, "Hello again. It's so good to see you again. And my husband sends you his very best regards."
Before exchanging gifts, the king and Mr. Obama spoke briefly, to which the president responded, "Elections in the United States are very long but it's very gratifying to know people still have confidence in me. I thought it was very important that my first trip after the elections was to Thailand, which is such a great ally."
The president later headed to the Government House there with Clinton. The president was greeted by Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and the two leaders walked down a red carpet, flanked by dozens of Thai soldiers dressed in various military uniforms representing the different branches of the Thai military. Clinton, the U.S. Ambassador to Thailand and about 20 dignitaries stood behind Mr. Obama and Shinawatra.
Mr. Obama and Shinawatra held a press conference before attending an official dinner.
The visit to Thailand will "underscore our strong alliance and shared priorities and regional issues," according to Clinton's office. Monday, the president and Clinton will then travel to Rangoon, Myanmar, for a meeting with the Burmese president, and will finish in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for the East Asia Summit.
Mr. Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Myanmar - the former pariah state also called Burma - as well as Cambodia. His visit to Myanmar is controversial; it has been criticized by human rights activists who have said that the country should prove it has truly moved on from its years of brutal military rule before it deserves a presidential visit.
The president said in his Bangkok press conference today that his visit to Myanmar "isn't an endorsement of the Burmese government" but simply "an acknowledgment there's a process underway" towards democracy that "nobody forsaw." Saturday, deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes, told reporters the president will initiate "dialogue with the Burmese government about the need to reduce their relationship with North Korea."
"We see that as an issue where they've been moving in a positive direction," Rhodes said. "We'd like to reinforce that action and, again, see Burma break its military ties with the North Koreans."
A visit to Asia - Mr. Obama's fourth during as many years in the White House - is personal for the Hawaii-born first "Pacific president." It also stands to send a message that the president's making good on his promise to turn U.S. attention to the region, something Rhodes noted earlier this week: "Continuing to fill in our pivot to Asia will be a critical part of this president's second term," he said, "and ultimately his foreign policy legacy."
The positive theme abroad comes at a time when the president's national security team faces questions from Republicans on its handling of the aftermath in the wake of the Benghazi attacks and also faces scandal, stemming from former CIA director David Petraeus' extramarital affair and subsequent resignation. But 44 days before the United States could be toeing the edge of the so-called "fiscal cliff," it's also a moment when some experts say emerging nations in the region may be questioning the soundness of economies in democratic systems.
While Rhodes said prior to the trip that nations like Myanmar show they are "sending a powerful signal" that people are rejecting the idea that an authoritarian model of government like China's is "key to development," national security adviser to former President George W. Bush Stephen Hadley suggested the current state of the U.S. economy could change that thinking.
"That's why countries are flirting with this notion that maybe China has it right: state capitalism plus keeping your people in line," he recently told the World Affairs Councils of America, according to the Associated Press. "That is very destructive."
Another former Bush aide and now senior vice president at the foreign policy think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies Michael Green told the AP that within Asia there's more than just concern about democracies rising out of the U.S. "fiscal cliff": "Some, particularly allies," he said, "will worry about the impact on defense spending at a time when Chinese power is rising."
But during remarks to the East Asia Summit on Friday, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta vowed to deepen military engagement with allies in Southeast Asia "in order to ensure that we are able to promote security and prosperity for many years to come."
"The United States' rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region is real, it is sustainable, and it will be ongoing for a long period of time," he said.
An earlier version of this article reported the president would arrive in Thailand on Saturday afternoon local time. He arrives Sunday afternoon local time.


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tygrus - Sunday, July 12, 2009 - linkIf the Browser is the centre of the OS and interface then will all the functions and utilities be accessible from the browser ?
How can you make it flexible and updateable if you lockdown the browser ?
It seems to be a security & useability nightmare. Reply
sikahr - Friday, July 10, 2009 - link
It's cheap pocketable Facebook/Twitter machine.
I believe many people will want that. Reply
yyrkoon - Friday, July 10, 2009 - linkChange "people" to sheople" , and I would have to agree ;)
Those of us who do make actual use of our various systems however will most likely not even bother. I know I wont, but I would not mind browsing through the code just to see what was done. Others have already made fine points for possible other uses . . . personally though, I think I would rather stick to my "geekdome" and netboot from a local PXE server *if* the need for a thin client arose.
Could get interesting *if* USB boot support was included though. Reply
zidanne - Thursday, July 09, 2009 - linkYears ago, in 2007 i think, i was trying Symphonyos, an Linux kernel, a http server and Firefox as render. So "all are old and new are all" like as a poet said.
link http://symphonyos.com/cms/">http://symphonyos.com/cms/ Reply
araczynski - Thursday, July 09, 2009 - linkinteresting, if the equivalent of a Adblock+ finds its way on it someday, I would consider it, until then they can keep it. Reply
Griswold - Thursday, July 09, 2009 - linkIts great for Netbook junkies and everyone who blindly steps into the cloud trap set up for them not only by google.
Totally not interesting for me and certainly quite a few others who value their data, privacy and work higher than buzz-words. Reply
SirKronan - Thursday, July 09, 2009 - linkYou know, you and another above poster mention something important - so much personal information in one centralized location.
As long as this web based OS has the ability to run completely offline with local files, apps, etc. Applications and addons are downloaded from the internet and added via Google's interface, but can be ran locally and independent of an internet connection. If this is the way it's done then I still see some privacy as being possible. Shut off your Wi Fi and no one can get in to what personal information is stored on your computer. It shouldn't be mandatory for us to store ALL personal information and important documents completely on the web. I still want all my stuff on a local disk, and I think they'll have it this way.... hope so, anyways. Reply
Stas - Thursday, July 09, 2009 - linkGoogle needs to be careful with this. Most people are too stupid to realize that with Google Search, Gmail, Google Docs, etc. all aspects of their lives come under the eye of 1 multi-billion dollar company: banking, personal emails, important documents (wills, taxes, certificates, etc), anything you would have on a computer is accessible by Google. So, with a terminal client like this, they better distract people with, "Oh, look Android! This new xxx phone is so sick!" "These thin clients are so cheap! Save the Earth!" blah, blah, blah, as long as no one looks over and sees Google's hands full of private information of half the people on the planet and asks, "Umm... What are you doing with that, and why should we trust you?" So far Google hasn't failed. And I don't see why people would suddenly start paying attention. So, good game, Google, good game. Reply
nubie - Thursday, July 09, 2009 - linkScrew Netbooks, I want this on my terminals.
There are a large percentage of users who would benefit from this.
I have been wondering when Microsoft will jump on the "browser OS" market that they could foster if they tried. Make it simple, make it cheap, make it ubiquitous, then you will make money and make people happy. Most people "new" to PC's, (AKA older people), just want to reach the facetube myplace and don't want a bunch of stuff with the potential for failure.
It does need to have basic functionality, even if it is just embedded in the browser, such as file management and simple programs to run. Open Office and Pidgin come to mind as the most needed. Reply
SirKronan - Thursday, July 09, 2009 - linkThis is the first news I've seen in a while that could potentially be game changing. This makes a netbook truly a "NETBOOK"!
Dumbing down Linux and making it as simple and idiot proof as possible, while allowing massive expansion via easily installed web apps and addons, many of which will undoubtedly be free, cheap, and others that will be user created, could point to some serious potential. With driver and app control all in-house, similar to the control Apple has, which ensures a smooth user experience, Google might actually be able to deliver a similar smooth, easy experience to the netbook user, but it wouldn't be limited to specific Google hardware. The netbooks are already limited simply by hardware pricing constraints, thus limiting the variety of hardware Google will have to make their OS support.
And if they can add future support based on demand/request from the owners of netbooks, and make it point and click easy for those same owners, they will have a win. I really hope they make something successful and competitive out of this.
Linux might be great for Anand fans, but it still intimidates a lot of basic users, and wouldn't it be nice to have even more alternatives that are popular and well supported than just OSX or Windows?? I can't see this doing anything but really helping the customer in the long run, unless they don't support it or market it properly. Reply
Diesel Donkey - Thursday, July 09, 2009 - linkI find it interesting that the author draws a parallel between Chrome OS and Apple's failed attempts at web apps on the iPhone, but there is no mention whatsoever of Palm's webOS. As far as I can tell, Chrome OS and webOS operate on EXACTLY the same principals:
> GUI on top of a Linux kernel
> all apps written in HTML, Javascript, CSS Reply
iwodo - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkA few things to note. If Intel Manage to Boot up a General Netbook / PC in Less then 5 Seconds. Then I can see this Chrome OS boot up in less then that.
ARM will have a Dual Core Cortex A9 out first half next year. Which should be more then capable for what Chrome OS needs.
Flash for ARM is also coming out Next year..... Coincidence?
This Thin Client, with maybe 4GB of SSD, and 4GB of Memory. Should be very cheap to make.
Since College / School / Library / Office will need some computer only for Email. Google could subsidize the price of these clients into their Google Apps and Gmail contract. Reply
iwodo - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkI forgot to mention how library computers would save huge amount of electricity bills, ( Could be less then 20W compare to 50 - 90W Standby ) and less security concern. Reply
techpops - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkAgreed, the whole OS could be in memory and hit near instant on off speeds. Very cheap to run and make. Netbooks won't need to keep on driving for faster performance to handle things like Windows 7 when this tiny OS can work in very modest requirements.
The pluses are many the more I think about it.
Lowest power solution suitable for anyone.
Will run on any Netbook
Massive brand behind it, should gain traction
more secure than windows
no software to upgrade yourself, everything auto updating for you on the front and back end
And to the person that wonders what happens if you go offline. Google Gears takes care of that. You can use gmail offline with that and other google apps. Web developers would soon catch on to this if they saw a hint of the platform gaining traction. Reply
brightstar - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkYa, didn't see that one coming....whatever. Reply
winterspan - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkThis is very strange. Why on earth would you want a computer with LESS FUNCTIONALITY than your smartphone?
Given that I've heard of manufacturers playing around with Android on a smartphone, I figured that Google just put a new face on Android in order to run a desktop GUI. That is certainly what I think they should do if they want an OS. Either that, or work with Ubuntu and make a netbook version of Ubuntu that is heavily integrated Google applications and perhaps using a harddened security/sandboxing layer. Reply
techpops - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkI don't think you or I would want this as a main computer, but people like us are in a minority.
Ubuntu would be a disaster and has already proved itself as one with current Netbooks. Again only a very tiny percentage of people would be interested in it and understand what the benefits were of having a full OS that you can run anything you like on from a vast catalog of software.
The majority of people just want to surf, use Facebook, email and have some kind of office suite. A stripped down Google OS would give you all that in a small footprint without any messing around with installations or even software upgrades. Google handle all the back end for you, they update the software, it's a complete no brainer for the non techies to get into this. Reply
zerobug - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkNow,what MS could do is to pick up a Linux kernel embed it with IE and announce their new MSChrome o/s. Providing they can disambiguate and open source IE,
wicko - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkThen it becomes absolutely useless. Netbooks are portable, and more than likely to come across situations without any internet access. Then what? You'll need a 2nd OS. Reply
KidneyBean - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkI'm excited by this. I would love to have a little cube that I plug into the Internet as my computer. Something like this could run on a cell phone!
Hmmm... come to think of it, that solution already exists. Goodbye computer!
Now we just need a heads up display that I can wear like glasses. Whatever happened to that? Reply
KidneyBean - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkOn second thought, I haven't seen a cell phone with an HDMI or DisplayPort yet. Has anyone else seen or heard of that in the works? Reply
medi01 - Monday, July 13, 2009 - linkWell, actually some mobo makers (at least ASUS) ships this kind of "fast starting linux" with media player and web browser.
But nobody is making noise about it. Well, maybe because ASUS doesn't have 90% of the web search market. Reply
Anonymous Freak - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkNowhere does Google say that ChromeOS won't support Flash and Java. Flash and Java are both available for Linux; and both for Linux/ARM as well as Linux/x86.
I see no reason Google would screw themselves by not including these two (still) vital web technologies. Especially vital when you can't run any 'native' apps, and all apps must be web-based. Reply
yyrkoon - Friday, July 10, 2009 - linkI would like to point out that Java is not Java script, and really has nothing to do with any web browser.
techpops - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkI agree, it would be the kiss of death to ignore Flash right now. Java I don't see as important. Reply
befair - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkanother lame post Reply
techpops - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkI think its safe to say that most people reading Anandtech are real techies or on the path to being one. Despite the tech bubble we live in giving us the feeling that this is just the norm, this tech bubble is very small.
The majority of computer users, the masses, they don't even know what a web browser is. Google launching an OS for Netbooks will surely work as even these masses are aware of Google. The fact they wont be able to run applications outside of the browser won't be an issue for this huge majority. In fact, having everything in one place under some Google dock of web apps will probably be all the majority need.
If i take my sister as an example, she has been using computers for many years now but has no interest in operating systems, the hardware or anything other than what she needs to click to get to Facebook. She shows no signs of ever learning more than she needs to get to a site like this. Many studies are out there showing just how little the majority of computer users know and how common this kind of thing is.
Netbooks are fast becoming the standard way people will access the net wirelessly. Aside from Smart phones, which are tied into horrible contracts that stifle the massive growth they could be having (I'm looking at you iPhone!) Laptop sales are dropping, the desktop hasn't seen a boost in sales since Windows XP launched, so it makes absolute sense to go for the Netbook market as the place to catch the largest number of new users over time.
With Googles OS being offered for free, I believe they would have a huge hit on their hands tying in large numbers of users to the Google brand, just like Microsoft does today.
Very smart move for Google as I don't see how Microsoft can compete with free, unless they also make Windows 7 free for Netbooks and I can't see that happening. Microsofts whole business model revolves around revenue from Windows and Office.
Also consider Google now has the biggest ad platform on the planet and you can see how selling this to the masses is not going to be too much of a headache.
I bet MS are sh***** themselves right now and Apple are breathing a sign of relief knowing they no longer rely on the desktop market. Reply
kevinkreiser - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkit better not have google chrome as the default web browser. in fact, it should have no browser at all, in an effort to placate the EU. that way you can have a netbook that cant surf the net. Reply
Rigan - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkPoint one, the Google article does not say flash will not be available. Flash works fine under Linux and fine under Chrome. The plug-in will most likely be installed.
Point two, the Google article does not say a new "window manager" it says a new "windowing system." In the Linux world X is the windowing system, but others exist. And, even if the writer of the Google article was being sloppy they have to build any sort of gui on a tool kit, which means GTK+ or QT. The Linux version of Chrome is built on GTK+, so you can be virtually certain that will be installed. Reply
Ryan Smith - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - link1) Flash is not open source, Chrome and Linux are. Canonical has pushed the issue some by including Flash with Ubuntu, but I don't see Google doing the same thing. Google's situation is particularly problematic since they would need Adobe to write a version of Flash specifically for the Linux/ARM combination they're going to be using. And Gnash isn't really an option either - it's buggy and likely will continue to be that way for the forseeable future. I would be genuinely surprised if Chrome OS came with Flash support.
2) Thanks for that, I had two thoughts run together on that one. Even though Chrome for Linux uses GTK+, both Qt and GTK+ are fairly hefty frameworks. Google can easily write a much smaller framework and desktop environment that will better fit the lightweight approach they're going for. GTK+ and Qt would be overkill for what Google wants to do - they don't need most of the functions, and they definitely don't need the extra resource usage that brings. Reply
yyrkoon - Friday, July 10, 2009 - link"2) Thanks for that, I had two thoughts run together on that one. Even though Chrome for Linux uses GTK+, both Qt and GTK+ are fairly hefty frameworks. Google can easily write a much smaller framework and desktop environment that will better fit the lightweight approach they're going for. GTK+ and Qt would be overkill for what Google wants to do - they don't need most of the functions, and they definitely don't need the extra resource usage that brings."
Why reinvent the wheel when something already exists? Sure, Google can do many a useful thing, but what about *programming* them self into a corner ? What you propose would not be very open ended, and could potentially lead to problematic code. Yes, any one could do the same, including the DEV teams for the above "frameworks".
I know very little about Qt, and GTK+, however I am sure there could be, or possibly already is a light framework. Just like the mobile .NET framework . . . Anything is possible, but one thing I do know for sure is that developers would be more likely to embrace a well known/established library than to embrace a new one, that has no proven track record, and offers very little aside from communicating/interacting with a proprietary web browser.
To everyone else:
The one immediate positive thing that I can think about this is that it is OSS, and people may want to toy around with the code, and possibly turn it into something else. Perhaps even learn a thing or two. Or even teach the people at Google something ( which is probably why Google software is OSS to begin with ).
However, I myself do use Chrome/gmail. Aside from that I not unlike many others would not want Google to have their hands in my business. I think web based mail is a great idea; for many reasons. On the flip side, Google could use this information for their own benefit, or just close shop and leave everyone out in the cold. This is why I believe it is a much better idea for people who need redundant copies of their own files, whatever they may be; that they should learn how, spend the money, and do it for themselves. If they do not care to learn how, pay someone else to do it for them. Someone who has no access to your data when they are finished.
What happens when you do not have internet ? Or when you need to do a serious edit of an image, or video file ? Do you have broadband, and if so would you trust just any Joe with your data whether you profit from it or not ?
Seeing both good and bad from this, I could go on all day. Unfortunately for Google, it is more bad than good.
KidneyBean - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkGoogle has more leverage than Canonical.
Maybe Google will update Google Video and Youtube to HTML 5 for the release of Google Chrome OS. I think that would make it tolerable for many people not to have Flash. And things will only get better as time goes on. Reply
ianken - Thursday, July 09, 2009 - linkThe problem with HTML 5 is the pissing contest over codecs. Opera wants OGG, everyone else wants H.264. The spec guys threw in the towel.
Will these netbooks do either well? Not without GPU acceleration. ChromeOS have it? What API will they emply to support it?
This'll be like the "magic gate" option on Asus mainboards. The thing yhou use to go online when your real OS bites the dust. Reply
bobjones32 - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkWith hundreds of millions of people using iPods and iPhones, among other devices, I can't see this taking off. With no support for native applications, it means no support for iTunes (or similar apps), which means no support for syncing their data.
The general consumer doesn't want to mess around with multiple computers just so they can do what they want to do on each of them. They'll recognize that Chrome OS doesn't do what they want it to do, and opt for a netbook running XP or Windows 7 instead. Reply
medi01 - Monday, July 13, 2009 - linkHundreds of milions?
"According to this live blog of the Apple Quarterly conference call the sum of iPhone plus Touch iPods is now about 37 million units."
And coupling with iTunes for me personally is a reason NOT to buy. Reply
SkullOne - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkIf everything is a web application what happens when you can't access the Internet? ;) Reply
captainBOB - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkIts still a long time until we see Chrome OS, its still possible that Google will change the whole idea and go to a full OS with just the basics, file browser, Chrome, text editor, etc. Reply
psonice - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkThere's no way this will be widely taken up, although I expect it'll get massive publicity as it has the word "google" in it and it'll be seen as a challenger to windows.
It's great that it'll boot in seconds and run super fast, but there's a serious flaw in the plan. It'll only run web-based apps. You know, the apps that are like your normal desktop ones, except much less powerful, and much slower. And it'll be running them on a netbook, with a weak CPU, so it'll be even slower.
A netbook with windows or linux will run exactly the same apps at pretty much exactly the same speed, with the only disadvantage being longer boot times. Unless you use standby. The windows/linux machine will be able to run those fast and powerful native apps too. And the linux one at least will cost the same. And won't tie you in to google mail/docs/search/everything.
That said, it will be great for computers that ONLY need web access. Then you don't lose anything, and you gain speed + security. Small market unfortunately. Reply
Mills - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkAgreed, I think the main problem is it will not run Outlook, which tends to be critical in the business sector.
Maybe you'll get a few students on a budget buying this if the price is low enough, but otherwise I don't see this gaining any traction.
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SkullOne - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkI think this will be a very small niche market for start up companies who need things like e-mail on the cheap in the beginning. If the company takes off you'll see them move to Windows, MS Exchange, Office and Blackberries.
Plus the world has already shown what they want on netbooks and that's Windows. Ubuntu captured what? Less then 5% of the netbook market?
The Average Joe doesn't want Linux in any way, shape or form.
daniel142005 - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkI work for a K-12 school and I think this would actually be useful. Almost everything we use now is web based... email, gradebook, and we are hopefully switching to google docs soon. Having the Chrome OS on our low end machines for teachers that use it for nothing more would be perfect. Of course Flash will have to be supported... but I think Google is smart enough to know that.
Also, "I don't like the idea that even if I delete something, it will live on for years and could be grabbed by the Government for whatever purposes they may have (yes I know I'm being paranoid, but I prefer to keep personal info personal and out of reach of prying eyes)."
When you delete something from Google's servers, it is deleted. They have no interest in keeping copies of your files after you have removed them. If you are that worried about personal info or prying eyes, then encrypt it or don't upload it. If you want to stick to this theory then you better unplug your computer from the internet, who knows what Microsoft is able to embed into their OS... they could have a way to access whatever file they want and just leave it inactive... (I doubt it... but you get the idea) Reply
stromgald30 - Thursday, July 09, 2009 - linkGoogle actually doesn't delete stuff that you set for deletion. They have enough space on their servers that they only delete stuff some time after you hit delete. I'm not sure how long that time is, but there is a significant delay from what I've heard from google employees.
Secondly, your school might be switching over to Google Docs, but any serious user of an office suite, whether it's OpenOffice or MS Office, will tell you that Google Docs is missing alot of functionality. It's a nice start, but not suited for anything other than light use. Reply
nilepez - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkAs a netbook OS, it could work. IMO, that's about all netbooks are good for. If you need to do much more than some light typing or browsing, the small screen and keyboard are too much of a PITA.
Now will everyone move to web apps? That I don't know. I wouldn't feel comfortable having all my documents in Google's hands. I don't trust Google anymore than I trusted MS in the 90's...and MS didn't have access to my financial and personal info. What's more, even if i did trust google, I don't like the idea that even if I delete something, it will live on for years and could be grabbed by the Government for whatever purposes they may have (yes I know I'm being paranoid, but I prefer to keep personal info personal and out of reach of prying eyes). Reply
Xenoterranos - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkI was about to post this. Netbooks are basically just thin clients anyway, and they've helped a lot of people realize that A) They don't really need as much computer as they thought they did, and B) Their pictures are safer of Flickr anyway where they won't go *poof* like they did the last time their hard drive died. I know tons of people who use Google Docs specifically for this reason.
(Mind you, they're latently paranoid, so if you mentioned the whole google=cthulhu thing to them, it'd probably obliterate their world-view.) Reply
ytoledano1 - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkIt lets them feel that even though its small and cheap, it still looks similar to the PC they have at home. Reply
prophet001 - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkisn't the end game of this to get their hands deeper into their user's lives and data?
i'm not getting on the web os bandwagon Reply
KidneyBean - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkNo soup for you!
-Nazi Soup Guy
Although I think the writers stole that concept from Milton Friedman's "There's no such thing as a free lunch". Reply
HavocX - Saturday, July 11, 2009 - linkYou mean Robert Heinlein's? Reply
helms - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkIf its fast/low resource friendly then it could be used in very old computers e.g. 200mhz with 32mb ram. Then outdated pc's could be turned into internet terminals. Instead of being thrown away as trash. Reply
Chadder007 - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - link200mhz wouldn't run Javascript efficiently enough on pages either anymore... Reply
nilepez - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkI doubt it will run on a 200mhz with 32mb of ram. Why would Google design an OS to run under constraints that haven't existed at least a decade? It's nice to save PCs from landfills, but the truth is the vast majority of those PC's haven't been used in years. My oldest working computer is an Athlon 1800+ XP. I'm sure it could run a Google OS, but it also has 512mb of ram (and he PC before that has 256, while the one before it had 128). Reply
Parhel - Friday, July 10, 2009 - linkWhy? So that the OS will run on the lowest spec'ed mobile devices, and still run quickly.
To the poster above, keep in mind that while Chrome is using 25MB, that's in a Windows environment. Who knows how much it will use under an OS designed to do just that one thing?
200mhz / 32mb may be a little on the low side, but not out of the ball park. At least if they're trying to do what I think they're trying to do. Reply
ssj4Gogeta - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkJust running the new tab page in Chrome uses 25 MB. There's no way those heavy web apps can fit inside 32 MB along with the Linux kernel and the window manager. Reply
Storkme - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkI can see this being installed alongside windows, linux, etc as a easy fast-booting web sessions, but what about for the more techical user? They're not gonna want to drop the functionality of their primary OS for just a web browser, surely? Reply
setzer - Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - linkwell, the only time i'm out of my main OS and would actually use a *web* only OS, is when I'm having some issue with my computer, and even in that case i prefer to use my laptop with full blown OS just in case i need to do something other than browse sites...
I've dual booted before but unless you are running linux/osx and want to play some windows games what is the point of dual boot?
We already have linux on netbooks and it doesn't sell, regardless of the fact that it can run almost everything except games, it just doesn't sell. What chance does an underpowered OS has?
As for google apps, they are very nice for a quick fix and what not but they lack the power of a full office application.
To sum it up, I see no way in which this can prove successful. Like was said in the article unless it's to foster some development like Javascript engines and what not, this will fail and will join the long list of google projects that got scrapped.
but this is just my two cents. Reply


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Central men's basketball rally has disappointing finish
PELLA—This time, a spirited Central College men's basketball comeback wasn't enough.
Down 35-20 at intermission, down 12 with 6:30 remaining and still trailing by six with less than 30 seconds left, the short-handed Dutch crawled within one and had a chance for the win before Simpson College escaped 73-69 Saturday.
That knocks Central (10-14 overall, 3-11 Iowa Conference) out of the final spot in the six-team league tournament and ends the season, snapping a six-year string of tourney appearances.
Wednesday night, Central had stormed back from a 10-point deficit midway through the second half and scored a 71-68 win over Loras College.
An even more dramatic resurgence got the P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium crowd going Saturday. A traditional 3-point play by senior guard KJ Cool (Chillicothe, Mo., Newtown Harris R-3 HS) cut the deficit to 70-67 with 20 seconds remaining. The Dutch forced a 5-second call on the inbound play and guard Branden Stubbs (junior, Pleasant Hill, Des Moines Christian HS) was fouled and knocked down two free throws to make it 70-69. After a quick foul, Simpson converted one of two free throws, giving Central the ball down two with 14 seconds left, but the Dutch failed to get a shot off, losing the ball on a charging call.
"Obviously we'd like to have the first half over again," coach Craig Douma said. "If we had shot the ball the way we did in the second half, we would have won the game."
Central hit just 26.5 percent from the floor in the first half, including just 1-of-10 from 3-point range. The Dutch shot 46.2 percent in the second half and were 6-of-13 on 3-point shots. The undersized squad managed a 40-35 rebounding advantage but made 17 turnovers.
Guard Nick Marinkovich (senior, Clarendon Hills, Ill., Hinsdale Central HS) had 21 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal in his final collegiate outing. Forward Matt Greenfield (junior, Huxley, Ballard HS) had 13 points, nine rebounds, two assists and four blocks. Stubbs had 10 points and three assists.
The Dutch were again without all-conference forward Jacob Winkler (senior, Lancaster, Mo., Schuyler R-1 HS), the team's leading scorer, and his absence was clearly felt on an already thin front line. Winkler was injured in practice Tuesday and could only watch from the bench in his final two collegiate games.
"I felt awful for Jake," Douma said. "I really thought we'd have another game for him next week. It was tough for him to sit there, knowing he could have helped. But I appreciated the leadership he showed from the bench. He was doing a lot of coaching.
"He was playing so well. He was playing his best basketball of the season the last couple weeks. You have to cherish every moment you have on the floor, and he did."
It was the final collegiate contest for Winkler, Marinkovich, Cool, forward Andy Waugh (Earlham), forward Eric Scott (Adel, ADM HS) and guard Jordan Cruse (Mason City).While the season didn't go the way they'd anticipated, Douma was impressed with their resiliency.
"If there's anything we can take away from this year, it's the never-give-up attitude of these seniors," Douma said. "The thing I really appreciate is that they never once gave up, even in practice. If we'd lose a few in a row, they would just come back and practice harder. You can't fault the effort they gave."
Douma is still working feverishly as well, as his first season at Central closes, and he's determined to ensure that better days are ahead for Dutch basketball.
"We're excited," he said. "We've got some guys coming up who've got good energy and can put the ball in the basket. Our juniors are ready to step up and continue the great leadership we got from our seniors this year. And we're hoping to bring in some great players."


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 25/6/2013 (1519 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Thanks this week go out to Mavis Minuck, who answered the call for lemon roasted Greek potatoes, and to Kristina Goertzen, who responded to a reader request for cappuccino Nanaimo bars.
This week, Judi Shawcross is hoping someone can help with an old Free Press recipe for borscht that uses sour salt (another name for citric acid). Her mother had the recipe but has misplaced it. Jean Wilson is looking for a recipe for sweet yellow hotdog relish. She recently found a version at a farmer's market with ingredients that included cucumbers, cauliflower, peppers, dried mustard and whipping cream. It reminded her of an old favourite and she's hoping someone can help her replicate it. Marilyn Hnatiuk is looking for a recipe for the Vietnamese salad from Hu's on First, the Asian restaurant that closed last year. It featured angel hair noodles, julienned carrots and cucumber, bean sprouts, pork and a sprinkle of peanuts. Finally, a reader is looking for a recipe for rhubarb muffins.
If you can help with a recipe request, have your own request, or a favourite recipe you'd like to share, send an email to email@example.com, fax it to 697-7412, or write to Recipe Swap, c/o Alison Gillmor, Winnipeg Free Press, 1355 Mountain Ave. Winnipeg, MB, R2X 3B6. Please include your first and last name, address and telephone number.
Lemon Oven Roasted Potatoes
1.4 kg (3 lbs) potatoes
80 ml (1/3 cup) olive oil
Juice of 2 lemons (about 60 ml or 4 tbsp)
10 ml (2 tsp) salt
2 ml (1/2 tsp) pepper
7 ml (1 1/2 tsp) dried oregano
500 ml (2 cups) chicken broth, or more
Preheat oven to 200 C (400 F). Wash and peel potatoes. Cut into wedges. Place in pan 5 cm (2 inches) deep and large enough to hold potatoes in a single layer. Toss potatoes with olive oil, lemon juice and spices. Add broth. Bake for about an hour or until tender and golden brown and sauce has begun to thicken slightly.
Tester's notes: I love this recipe. It's very easy and makes for tender, flavourful potatoes that would be a great accompaniment to lamb, chicken or pork. I used Yukon Gold potatoes, which yielded a nice, creamy texture. I also threw in two cloves of garlic, finely minced. Baking times may differ slightly, depending on the size of your wedges and pan. My potatoes took about 70 minutes to get golden and soft and for the sauce to thicken up.
Cappuccino Nanaimo Bars
125 ml (1/2 cup or 114 g) unsalted butter
60 ml (1/4 cup) granulated sugar
75 ml (5 tbsp) cocoa
1 egg
5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract
375 ml (1 1/2 cups) chocolate cookie crumbs
250 ml (1 cup) unsweetened flaked coconut
125 ml (1/2 cup) walnuts, toasted and chopped
80 ml (1/3 cup or 75 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
22 ml (1 1/2 tbsp) custard powder
60 ml (1/4 cup) whole milk
10 ml (2 tsp) instant coffee powder
10 ml (2 tsp) vanilla extract
750 ml (3 cups) icing sugar, sifted
225 g (8 oz) semisweet chocolate, chopped
30 ml (2 tbsp) unsalted butter
Preheat oven to 175 C (350 F). Grease bottom and sides of an 20x20 cm (8x8 inch) square pan with vegetable oil or spray.
For base: Melt butter and stir in sugar. Sift cocoa into mixture and blend well. Whisk together egg and vanilla extract and add to mixture. Blend in chocolate cookie crumbs, coconut and chopped walnuts until evenly incorporated. Press into prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes and then chill for 20 minutes.
For cappuccino filling: Beat butter until smooth and beat in custard powder. Heat milk with coffee powder to dissolve and cool to room temperature. Add milk to butter mixture and stir in sifted icing sugar 250 ml (1 cup) at a time, combining well. Spread over base and chill while preparing topping.
For topping: Melt chocolate and butter over a pot of gently simmering water. Pour over vanilla filling and spread to cover evenly. Chill for 30 minutes.
To serve, slice with a hot, dry knife into bars. Garnish with a chocolate covered coffee bean, if desired.
Tester's notes: A good take on the popular Canadian classic. The coffee makes a counterpoint to all that Nanaimo-y sweetness. (As a hardcore coffee fan, I might even add a bit more.) Kristina likes to heat the milk and coffee powder before she does anything else so that it comes to room temperature by the time she needs it.


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GOOD OLD COLLINGWOOD - PREMIERS IN 2010Originally Posted by Irfan
Is Cam White, Is Good.
Thinking we need pics to help you decide.
I've been here 5 minutes, and I already know bringing the kids out for dinner was fail.
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#408. Sixty three not out forever.
Velcro what a rip off.
Everyone wants to change the world, noone wants to change himself.
Why can't I get to sleep?
Is vogue still online?
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1. Re: LG Spectrum emailsbkhorn Jan 22, 2012 9:04 AM (in response to katharineenglish)
Are you talking about Gmail?
2. Re: LG Spectrum emailskatharineenglish Jan 22, 2012 5:32 PM (in response to katharineenglish)
I look at my Hotmail and delete the message - it deletes it on my computer. All of my messages saved in my different folders are shown on my phone, and if I delete them on the phone, they are also deleted on my computer -even if I have moved them to folders!
3. Re: LG Spectrum emailsbkhorn Jan 22, 2012 5:41 PM (in response to katharineenglish)
Look in the e-mail settings / Incoming server settings / Delete email from server. You probably have it set to "When I delete from Inbox". Change it to "Never".
Hope this helps.
4. Re: LG Spectrum emailsConan1 Apr 2, 2012 9:51 AM (in response to bkhorn)
I have a similar problem. My main account is yahoo and I get upwards of 100 emails per business day most of which I delete on my desktop computer as they come in. Problem is the Spectrum saves them all, which creates a lot of junk when retrieving email on the phone. I can't find an option called "incoming server settings" under email options on the phone. Any ideas?
5. Re: LG Spectrum emailsBlueBoxBlonde Apr 12, 2012 1:39 PM (in response to Conan1)
I hope you get an answer because I have the same problem too. And I do not see the settings they describe.
6. Re: LG Spectrum emailsPhiX174Nerd May 11, 2012 6:45 AM (in response to Conan1)
I was having this same issue. I fixed it by downloading the app for the actual mail that I use from the android market, for me this was the Yahoo app. For me, I find this app way better than the mail app that comes with the phone anyway so I couldn't be happier. The only problem is that if you have multiple mail accounts you will have to have multiple mail apps. I hope that this helps!
7. Re: LG Spectrum emailswired May 14, 2012 10:05 AM (in response to PhiX174Nerd)
What problems does the Spectrum have? Is there free virus protection from Microsoft for the phone and apps?
8. Re: LG Spectrum emailsAnn154 May 14, 2012 10:33 AM (in response to wired)
There are several anti-virus applications available in the Play Store. Many of them from well known anti-virus companies used on Windows operating systems.
9. Re: LG Spectrum emailsbbear May 23, 2012 4:05 PM (in response to PhiX174Nerd)
I just got the spectrum and was having issues with my Yahoo email account. Mainly all of my folders that show up on my home computer, and used to show up on my old Droid, did not show up on my new phone. I got the Yahoo mail app and downloaded it and now it works like a charm. All my folders are there, much better


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A 42-year-old Horsham man has been killed in a two-car collision at Pimpinio in the state's west on Monday afternoon.
The collision happened at the intersection of Quantong-Cemetery and Polkemmet roads at about 4.30pm.
Police believe the crash occurred when one of the vehicles, which was travelling north on Quantong-Cemetery Road, collided with a car travelling east on Polkemmet Road.
The driver of the east-bound car died at the scene while the driver of the other vehicle, a man in his late 60s, was rushed to the Wimmera Base Hospital with only minor injuries.
Investigators believe that several drivers stopped at the collision scene and are appealing for them to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au.
The death brings Victoria's road toll for the year to 95.


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I am trying to pass a minidom xml document from python to a webpage using AJAX with the following code:
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$(document).ready(function() {
parameters = JSON.stringify({request:'queryAll'});
url: 'cgi-bin/command.py',
type: 'POST',
data: parameters,
dataType: 'xml',
error: function(jqXHR){
alert("ERROR:" + jqXHR.responseXML);
success: alert("success")
Command.py creates an xml document, populates a few fields and saves the doc as 'result'. The final few lines of command.py are:
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print "Content-Type: text/xml"
print result
Is this the proper way to do this? I get the error and the responseXML is blank so I am assuming Ajax is looking for a different format for XML?
Thanks for the help