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I've been chomping at the bit to play a good multi-character CRPG for some time now, but am typically presented with various barriers, which I'm constantly looking to overcome. I think I've found one way to get through one of the most egregious barriers, and that's minimizing set up time. Whether truly necessary or not, when it comes to a good CRPG, I like to read the manual first so I can plan out my character creation strategy and then hit the ground running. Unfortunately, gathering the motivation to actually break out the manual and read it is difficult at best since there are so many other demands on my time, many of which are considerably more fun than reading rules. Since the Kindle app on my iPad 2 now supports the sending of documents over email directly to the device, I was able to send both the PDF manual and PDF map for Darklands (which Matt Barton covered here and here) from my Evernote account via my Kindle-specific email address. While I own the complete boxed version of Darklands, having both the manual and map on my iPad are considerably more convenient since I can read the former at my leisure, and refer to the latter as needed. In fact, I read about half the manual today during lunch, and will probably get through the rest when doing cardio at the gym tonight after hitting the weights. This way when I do have a little time in the evening, I can simply start the game. And speaking of the game, I got Darklands on gog.com, and it's already installed on my gaming PC, so no need for me to set up my original disks on an old PC and go through the whole tedious process that that would involve. This of course further streamlines my ability to actually get to the game before using up all of my time and/or energy.
Anyway, even though Matt covered Darklands pretty much as extensively as it could be covered, I may offer a play blog or video here or there, depending upon how things go. Naturally, my first priority is to PLAY, something - as stated - I rarely get the pleasure of engaging in for something with the kind of depth Darklands has.
If you have any strategies for getting down to the serious business of actually playing a game you want to play, I'd love to hear them too!
This is what the Darklands manual looks like in the Kindle app in landscape mode on my iPad 2. Obviously, if you tap, it will show the pages without the overlays.
I have put seveal manuals (and hint maps) on my Kindle just this way and its not to bad. I can see the IPAD and color enhancing it. I think on Jan 1st we need to start a GAME PLAYED thread.. ONLY put completed games in it (maybe keep some lose idea of time invested) and see who can waste the most time by end of the comming year.. for no reason other then fun.. as some of you have far to busy lives to compete with us slackers :) of course.. eh. seing i wasted 3/4 of my free time in games in ayear from now might be slighlty depressing :) one mans fun is anotehr mans waste of time, its all relative.
As for Darklands.. EXCELLENT choice high learning curve and frustrating to start as you need to sorta "go your own way" to start.. no clear cut questing , back alley patrols and such. But once you get in a bit, very good game. I honestly think it holds up very well graphics aside and while hte interface is no winner, its clearly good enough and not painful like many old ones are.
As for Darklands.. EXCELLENT choice high learning curve and frustrating to start as you need to sorta "go your own way" to start.. no clear cut questing , back alley patrols and such. But once you get in a bit, very good game. I honestly think it holds up very well graphics aside and while hte interface is no winner, its clearly good enough and not painful like many old ones are.
In reading the manual, what I find interesting is the obvious frustration the devs (and whoever wrote the manual) must have had with trying to accommodate relatively early mouse-based controls, while still needing to have everything controlled with the keyboard, since, unlike today, you couldn't assume that everyone would have a mouse. In fact, the mouse doesn't even control 100% of everything to show how one foot in/one foot out the design was no doubt required to be...
Well, I didn't get through the manual at the gym - it's incredibly long - but I think I'm at the point now where I can start the game to get some much needed live perspective and finish the manual later. I was hoping to start last night, but I ended up watching with the family the MST3k take on Jack Frost on YouTube on the Xbox 360 since it's not available for streaming on Netflix at the moment. So, no matter what, I'll start today.
That would explain some things, The mouse control is a bit eratic i thought, it feels almost like its got some issues. I chalked them up to dosbox and win7 but it may have just been the way it played. its still on my machine with about 3-4 hours into my replay after matts Chat about. I just am to scatter shot nowdays to finish stuff. And with so much cool TV to catch up on (Dresden files, Wharehouse 13, etc.. ) that i have missed in hte last 20 + years.. To just a few months ago I had only seen the X-Files moveis and 2 of the TV shows ( and one was the banned one.. which while highly entertaining and twisted.. kinda was not one to judge the show on).. after watching a few.. now I gotta watch um all.. Who says adults dont play Pokeman.. I just gotta watch all the tTV shows.. Fringe, Burn Notice, New Dr Who's (half through these), Stargate ( love hate..its almost good enouhg to hook me, but it alwasy seem to just be enouhg I cant really get "into" it).. and about 20+ more.. I'm behind in Dexter by 2 seasons ( and I love that show) and Walking Dead ( while not as good as teh comic) is pretty great. and games.. I just simply cant imagine how you people with lives do it.. if it talked family onto my day.. hack.. if i got 1-2 hours a week in gaming i would be lucky..
Darklands is a fun game, one of the few I played that has held up well. It's far too big of a game to plan to finish IMO, though, unless you're really in it for the long haul. If you don't care about actually completing it, though, go for it!
I'd like to get a list of great CRPGs that you can finish in weeks instead of months. That'd be awesome to have a really great CRPG that you could complete in under 8 hours. You could come back to it every so often when you're feeling down and hack'n slash through it all over again.
I'd like to get a list of great CRPGs that you can finish in weeks instead of months. That'd be awesome to have a really great CRPG that you could complete in under 8 hours. You could come back to it every so often when you're feeling down and hack'n slash through it all over again.
And there ya go Matt, you have plans for a RPG, be a nice way to start ... no 40-100 gameplay, start small and see what works (and what doesnt).. and expand for your "dream" rpg :)
Yup, that's a great idea!!!
Bill had suggested I go with episodes. I know Jay (Rampant Coyote) started off that way but soon expanded out until it got crazy. I think he has something like 100+ spells, for instance.
I plan to talk more about this in my dev diary, but it appears from reading that almost EVERY aspiring game maker suffers from the problem of taking on too much. Ultimately, I think, it's PAINFUL for creative, ambitious types to have to realize that even making something "only" as good as Diablo or Final Fantasy is WAY, WAYYYY beyond their means.
Anyway, I'll shut up and talk more in my diary.


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Watch out in case you anybody foaming at the mouth. This must be the year for rabies. 3 cases have been confirmed in Kerrville alone over the past couple of weeks. So, what can we do, to keep our animals protected, and most importantly, our children?
This article from the Centers For Disease Control might help you.. We definitely don't need a scene of "The Walking Dead" here in The Hill Country!

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A new format for registrations was introduced in September 2001, meaning all cars registered after that date would have their number plate made up of three parts.
How to tell where the car is from
The first section of a number plate is the local memory tag – the first two letters of the plate.
This identifies where the vehicle was registered, and is itself broken down into two parts.
The first letter stands for the local area, for example E denotes Essex, while L stands for London.
The plate's second letter then identifies at which DVLA office in that area the registration took place – multiple letters can signify the same DVLA office.
How anyone can tell how old your car is just by looking at it
The two numbers in the middle of your plate identify how old the car is.
The DVLA issues two lots of number plate combinations each year on March and September 1st.
All plates issued between the 1 March and the end of August will use the same two numbers as the year they are registered.
For example, a car registered in May 2017 would have "17".
Vehicles registered between September 1 and the end of February the following year, use a similar pattern of higher numbers.
When the format changed in 2001, this group of vehicles were identified differently by starting the labelling from "51" rather than "01".
Therefore this second lot of numbers will always be 50 plus the year the car was registered – so after 2010, the number starts with a 6.
For example, a vehicle registered in December 2009 will show "59" on its plate but December 2011 will be "61".
Is any of the plate random?
The final three letters of the number plate tend to be a random combination that make the registration unique.
But it's not uncommon for cars with neighbouring letter sequences to be from the same manufacturer, due to batch allocation of new registrations to dealers by the DVLA.
The letters "Q" and "I" are excluded from the random sequence, along with any phrases that are deemed offensive.
Using the current scheme, there will be a sufficient combinations to last until the end of February 2051.
What about registrations before September 2001?
From 1983 onward, licence plates used a leading single letter to represent the year of first registration.
The letter "A" was used in 1983, progressing through the alphabet, finishing with "Y" at the end of August 2001.
The rest of the characters on the plate were random.
Prior to 1983, the same system was used, but with the year letter at the end of the plate rather than the beginning.
A PETITION against a police chief's decision to sell the first number plate issued to the county has gathered over 850 signatures.
Retired police constable Alan Matthews started the online petition after he found out that the 'AB 1' licence plate was up for auction.
Police enthusiasts have lambasted the decision to sell the plate, which has traditionally been used on the staff cars of Worcestershire's Chief Constables.
West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) John Campion claims the sale will enable him to invest in frontline policing.
Mr Matthews, aged 69, who worked for West Mercia Police from 1985 to 1994, said: "It's a piece of police heritage that shouldn't be sold off.
"It was the original number that the chief had. I just think that there's other ways the PCC could save money.
"I'm getting quire ratty about it. When you have been in the police you see how much waste there is.
"It's a sad thing that people in the UK have so much history but don't think much of it."
Jon Cherry, the director of regplates.com, thinks the plate will sell for between £225,000 and £275,000.
He said: "We have sold similar plates recently at this level and the market for high quality original issue number 1 plates is very strong.
"The buyers of these are intent on having only the best and only this plate will suffice!"
Mr Campion said his priority is use the assets at his disposal to make West Mercia a safe place.
"The prospect of a chief constable or any public servant using a private number plate belongs in a time gone by, both for security reasons and public expectation," he said.
"Therefore a considered decision has been made to market 'AB 1' and any sale proceeds will be reinvested towards frontline policing in West Mercia."
He acknowledged the history behind the plate but said it had not been used for around six years.
A spokesman for Mr Campion said he was not selling anything else apart from the number plate.
Vehicle registration was introduced in 1903 and it is believed 'AB 1' was first issued to Worcestershire's Chief Constable Herbert Sutherland Walker in 1908.
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Some of the British overseas territories, including Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands, use similar number plates to the UK, with the same colours and typeface.
If Sydneysiders thought property prices had hit peak ridiculous, licence number plate collectors have gone one better with the original NSW No.4 plate up for sale for between $1.2 million and $1.4 million.
The asking price tops the $1.18 million median house price in Sydney, and doesn't even include the Rolls-Royce that it was attached to until early last year when it was owned by Aussie John Symond.
The founder and executive chairman of Aussie Home Loans bought it in 2010 from property developer Ivan Holland, who had secured it in an art swap from businessman and art collector John Schaeffer.
Aussie John was approached to sell the 1910-registered plate early last year, but with a $1.2 million price tag the buyer from Asia declined.
Mr Symond has confirmed he sold the plates 18 months ago to a mystery buyer in South Sydney.
Numberplate aficionado Shane Moore said the plate is widely rumoured to have been sold by Mr Symond for about $1 million.
"Single-digit plates rarely trade so quickly," said Mr Moore, who runs the numberplates.com.au website.
"They are usually held within the one family for decades. As an asset class they've appreciated in value in recent years, but they're also a volatile asset. If things go badly, investors will sell off the plates."
Registered in 1910, the No.4 licence plate is the most expensive item set to go under the hammer on August 28 at the 2017 Shannons Sydney Winter Classic Auction.
It tops the asking prices for 26 cars on offer, including a 1924 Rolls-Royce for $120,000, a 1964 Porsche for $125,000 and a Mustang Fastback for $120,000.
Single-digit, heritage licence plates have long been a highly prized collectible among the ultra-wealthy. In 2008, the No.6 NSW number plate sold for $800,000. It topped the previous high of $683,000 paid in 2003 by an Asian businessman for No.2.
The No.1 plate is owned by the family of the late founding chairman of Australian National Airways, Sir Frederick Stewart, who had owned it since the 1930s.
The No.8 plate was regarded as the most valuable because it is regarded as auspicious in traditional Chinese culture. It last traded in 2010 for $500,000.
In Victoria, single-digit number plates are also investment-grade assets. The number 1 VIC plate is owned by former Foster's Group chief Peter Bartels.
In 2013 British businessman Afzal Kahn knocked back £8.5 million for his "F1" numberplate, having bought it for a record £440,000 in 2008, according to The Telegraph in London.
The three-letter scheme preserved the area letter codes as the second pair of letters in the set of three, and the single letter area codes were deleted (since prefixing a single letter code would create a duplicate of a two-letter code). In some areas, the available numbers with this scheme started to run out in the 1950s, and in those areas, a reversed sequence was introduced, i.e. 1 AAA to 999 YYY. The ever-increasing popularity of the car can be gauged by noting that these sequences ran out within ten years, and by the beginning of the 1960s, a further change was made in very popular areas, introducing 4-number sequences with the one and two letter area codes, but in the reverse direction to the early scheme (i.e. 1 A to 9999 YY). Often number plates were on hinges, as petrol tank caps were located under the number plates on some cars.
The Licensing Agency, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is all set to offer 250 licensing plates comprising 3, 4 and 5 digits in its forthcoming 51st online auction. Plates on offer bear the Codes (H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, and T). Registration of bidders starts on Sunday 21st January. The bidding will start at 08:00 am on 28th Jan 2018 and continue for five days.
"The wide participation of the public in online or open auctions and the positive competition to grab such numbers underscore the importance of holding these auctions in bringing happiness & satisfaction to number plate enthusiasts," Sultan Al Marzouqi, Director of Vehicles licensing, RTA Licensing Agency.
Al Marzouqi highlighted the importance of online auctions to a large segment of community members who prefer such particular auctions as they find the liberty of selecting their fancied numbers in a hassle-free environment. "These auctions also contribute to enhancing the online services of the RTA under its annual plan aimed at improving the quality and standard of processing public transactions," he commented.
"Participation in the auction requires the client to have an account opened through RTA's website (www.rta.ae) or use the 'New User' link to obtain a Username and Password. For a new registration, the user is required to have either a vehicle registered in Dubai or a driver license issued from Dubai. For participating in the auction, the bidder is required to issue a security cheque to the order of the RTA amounting to AED5,000 and deposit it to one of RTA's Customers Happiness Centers at Umm Al Ramool, Bur Dubai, Deira or Al Tawar Municipal Centre. In the case of payment by a credit card, the client must also deposit five thousand dirhams as security. Clients have also to pay 120 dirhams as participation fees through the website (www.rta.ae)" explained Al Marzouqi.
"The successful bidder has to clear the due amount within ten working days from the Auction Closing Date by cash or credit card through centres of service providers or RTA's Customer Happiness Centers. Cash payments are acceptable up to AED 50,000. For higher amounts, customers can make payment by a certified check or credit card, or pay online using a credit card too. Failure to clear due payments will result in entering the bidder in the list of defaulters," he added.
"A dedicated team at RTA's Call Center has been furnished with all information related to the auction, and stands ready to respond to any public inquiries relating to procedures of participation or payment through the toll-free number 8009090," concluded Al Marzouqi.
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Mech Warrior 2Are you always jumping and sticking to the first idea you have about what an acronym means, or does the idea of acronyms having more than one meaning not even enter your head? [sarcasm]He said MW2, so of course he means Modern Warfare 2. Especially since he mentioned a fourth one[/sarcasm]If (what I actually assume, since I'm generous like that) your post was supposed to be funny in its stupidity, it succeeded in stupidity and failed in funny.
Pardon the interruption, good sir/lady; there are aspects of your behavior that I find quite unbecoming, and I must insist most strenuously that I be permitted to assist in resolving these behaviors through the repeated high-velocity cranial introduction of particularly firm building materials.
Guys, this is getting creepy. Can we talk about cannibalism instead?
Quote from: Kristine on March 15, 2012, 02:50:07 ambear with no hair......very scary no-hair bear...Is it just me, or does this shaved bear also look to any of you like some strange were-beast?
There are very few problems that cannot be solved with a good taint punching.
I'd be more sympathetic if people here didn't act like they knew what they were saying when they were saying something very much wrong.
Commenter Brendan Rizzo is an American (still living there) who really, really hates America. He used to make posts defending his country from anti-American attacks but got fed up with it all.


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After almost a week of racing, there are bound to be some tired legs in Le Tour and Stage 5 across the the lumpy, bumpy little roads of Normandy to the home of tasty tripe could see a break with newly crowned French champ Flo Brard succeed in staving off the onslaught ot the sprinters teams in the finale. But not likely.
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Hello everybody - I am looking for a source for bento equipment in Canada. I have a few boxes now, but would like to be able to get more, but without the excessive shipping. I have ordered online, but the shipping often costs more than the box does.
If anyone knows somewhere in Canada that sells bento that I could mail-order, please let me know. Or if there are shops in Ontario, that would be great too. My brother lives in Toronto, so he might be able to track things down for me. I did find a forum that rferenced a few places in toronto, but it was older and soem reseach has shown that the places are no longer in business.
I've had a great experience ordering bento bowls (MonMode) from LunchAPorter in Montreal. They have regular bento boxes and accessories as well, and last I heard they were expanding to a Montreal brick-and-mortar shop, but their shipping is reasonable and quick (and I'm in the U.S.). http://www.lunchaporter.com
Thanks for the link and the recommendation - I'll take a look.
www.tinywiggles.com is located in Airdrie Alberta Canada and is an online store selling all sorts of bento stuff!
If you're looking for functional and durable, try Home Hardware or Canadian Tire; either ought to carry the Starfrit Lock&Lock containers. Home Hardware also has a slightly cheaper house brand, Store N' Lock. I have several of their 420mL glass bowls, with plastic lids & silicone seals. I use them for soups and chili, they are microwavable and dishwasher safe, and they have not leaked on me once! A 700mL plastic square Store N' Lock lists for $5 and I bet it would make a fine one-compartment bento.
This week I'm looking for something a little fancier, and I think I'm going to end up ordering overseas! Fenigo.com in Kitchener, ON and JBox.com have the same Hakoya plastic bento, dark lacquered wood finish, two tier 310+440 mL, microwave and dishwasher safe. Even with overseas shipping, JBox is cheaper by $6. Even if you lived in Kitchener and could go pick it up from Fenigo, it'd only be $2 cheaper than having it shipped from Japan.
--Nelson in Inuvik, NWT, Canada
If you're looking for Hakoya or Shinzi Katoh bento boxes, Omiyage.ca carries a selection of each. Omiyage is an online shop based in Ontario. Shipping is $5.00 in Canada.
Happy bento-ing!
Try your local Asian Supermarket- my favorite here in Edmonton is T&T Supermarket, and you can find them through out the country.
Where I live, there isn't a local Asian supermarket. The closest one is in Toronto, which is a 3 1/2 hour drive away :(
There is a small oriental store in the byward market in Ottawa, it's on 9 Byward Market Square, between Clarence and York. They have a few bento items, all japanesse quality.
- Egg molds 5$ a pair (like these ones http://zakkalife.blogspot.com/2008/07/egg-molds-kawaii-ne.html)
- Stainless Steel Cookie Cutters 5$ set of 3 or set of 4
Rice Molds between $4-$8 (onigri, squares, drops, stars, like these ones here
I second T&T Supermarket in Edmonton, but from what I've seen all they really have a handy supply of is generic (some cute, some more adult in style) bento boxes and little in the way of veggie cutters, picks, that sort of thing (perhaps I've been looking in the wrong section?).
I have noticed chopsticks, cooking supplies and onigiri shapers, but the shapers are not the fun animal-shaped or character-shaped ones. Also, Dollar stores have stuff you can use in bentos- generic wooden toothpicks and lockable plastic containers, as well as an assortment of smaller containers and (on occasion) silicone baking cups.
I second Fenigo in Kitchener. I got my bento kits from them, and they are an awesome little store with great customer service!
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As I have done for uncoupled cranks I thought I would start a power meter thread to discuss the science and practice behind this measurement tool.
My Masters degree research project will be testing racing and training with a power meter against lab based power meter tests. (edit: this research has been done and my research will look at different approaches for analysing field based data recorded by a power meter).
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The flu has had an impact on the Obama Administration following the President's visit to Mexico. A White House staffer who traveled with the President as well as his family have contracted swine flu. Additionally, Gateway Pundit reports that the White House may have been briefed about the flu outbreak in Mexico a full two weeks before an official announcement came from the World Health Organization, which brought the illness the current round of media attention it's received.
Political correctness once again trumps health concerns at the border. Border crossing officers would like to wear face masks to avoid catching the flu but Obama Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has nixed the request because of concerns that it may offend some folks.
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2.Heat 2 tablespoons each of the butter and canola oil in a large cast-iron pan over high heat until the mixture begins to shimmer. Add the mushrooms, garlic and shallots. Cook until the mushrooms are golden brown and all of the liquid has evaporated, and the shallots are tender. Transfer to a bowl.
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What is it like to be called an abomination by your religious leaders? To live in fear of losing your family's love? To be afraid to go to school because of the torment that awaits you? To live a lie day after day about the person you really are.
Forty gay Americans to share their very personal answers to these difficult questions. Many discuss their long-buried feelings here for the first time. Several young adults opened up about suicide attempts, depression, fear, and isolation that are still a part of growing up gay.
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Trading with China
Two hundred twenty-eight years ago, a Boston-built ship inaugurated one of the longest and most fraught trading relationships in our country's history. As the sun rose in the brilliant blue sky and gentle winds rippled the surface of water on Feb. 22, 1784, the Empress of China sailed down New York's East River, embarking on a 15-month round-trip journey to Canton, modern day Guangzhou.By then American merchants like Thomas Handysyd Perkins had discovered one product that could pay for their China ventures: opium from the Indian subcontinent. No matter that the Chinese government had ruled that drug illegal because of the social costs of addiction.
The voyage rewarded its backers with a 25 percent return on their money—not as much as they had hoped, but enough to prove the viability of the trade. Through the mid-1800s, a veritable armada of ships followed in the Empress of China's wake, venturing from the young nation of the United States to the ancient empire of China, the mysterious so-called Middle Kingdom.
The merchants who funded those voyages, and their countrymen, saw China as a golden economic opportunity. China grew from roughly 300 million to 400 million people during this period; it was then, as now, the world's most populous country. It was a rich source of tea, silk, and porcelain. Businessmen here dreamed that it would also become a major market for American goods, fueled by the purchasing power of Chinese consumers.
That is not what happened. Instead of becoming a major market for American goods, China racked up what would now be called a huge trade surplus with the United States. Americans purchased far more Chinese goods than the other way around. And by the end of the 19th century, that early dream of China as a leading booster of American commerce had long since been abandoned.
For most years of its first century, the U.S. of A. ran a trade deficit, importing more than it exported. Not until World War 1 did the country become a creditor nation. For most of the 20th century (i.e., the time we personally remember), the U.S. of A. had a strong trade surplus, in no small part because most other industrialized nations kept attacking each other. Taking that as the norm or ideal makes America's current trade deficits seem like an anomaly. But perhaps the periods of trade surplus were the odd parts in American history.


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In Bulgaria, protesters' constant cry hopes to unseat unpopular government
Surrounded by fellow protesters, Ivan Diadovski shakes his fist angrily at the upper-floor window of a nearby government building. Tired of the corruption he believes is endemic among his country's political class, the 73-year-old ecologist has taken to the streets to join his countrymen in protest.
"This government is worse than the communist government we had decades ago," he said. "They are a danger to our country and to the European Union."
All around, protesters are shouting slogans and waving banners, but, like Diadovski, most are chanting a single word, taken up again and again by the crowd: "Resign."
For 75 days, the streets of the Bulgarian capital have filled every evening with hundreds, thousands and sometimes tens of thousands of protesters shouting angry slogans and demanding the resignation of a government that has been in office less than four months. The demonstrations, which are also happening in other cities across Bulgaria, are now the longest lasting since the country became a democracy in 1990.
Unlike in neighboring Turkey, so far the protests have remained nonviolent, barring one night when police were forced to intervene in order to release a hundred members of Parliament who the protesters had stopped from leaving the Parliament building. The lawmakers were trapped for eight hours in the building by a group of 2,000 protesters before baton-wielding riot police cleared a way out in the early morning hours.
"We don't want a bloody revolution, just transparency," said Tsvetozar Valkov, the 33-year-old "comandante" of the protest camp who has been part of the protests since the beginning.
"We want changes, we don't want to live in the Bulgaria of the 1990s," he said.
Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007 but has remained its poorest member, with a population of 7 million and an average monthly salary of just 400 euros.
In February, the previous prime minister and his entire Cabinet were forced to quit after crowds of 100,000 took to the streets to protest about rising utility costs, austerity measures and mismanagement.
The new Cabinet was barely in place before these latest protests kicked off, triggered by the appointment June 14 of Delyan Peevski, a well-connected media mogul who had lost an earlier government position for alleged corruption as head of the national security agency.
Protesters gathered in central Sofia to voice their displeasure against the appointment and within a day Peevski had resigned. But by then his appointment had triggered a crisis of confidence in the whole government and a demand for something beyond the status quo.
"Trust in the government and the Parliament has been eroded to an unprecedented degree," said Daniel Smilov, a professor of politic science at Sofia University.
Amid the protesting, the Open Society Institute released findings from a survey it had conducted that showed almost three-quarters of Bulgarians consider their country's politics "intolerable," with only 2 percent of those surveyed describing the current state of the nation as normal.
The new prime minister, Plamen Oresharski, already has had to dismiss his deputy interior minister shortly after appointing him because of alleged links to organized crime, and he also was forced to withdraw another Cabinet nomination because of the candidate's involvement in a construction scandal. The country is considered one of the most graft-prone in Europe.
"Every month it becomes worse here. There is no transparency, no public discussion. They are voting in people who have actual ties to the Mafia," said Valkov.
Outside the Parliament building a makeshift encampment has been set up by the protesters, with a dozen tents and two pianos offering shelter and entertainment.
A statue of Tsar Alexander II, the ruler who liberated the country from Ottoman control in the late 19th century, is decorated with vivid banners and protest signs, while opposite, riot police lounge behind a sturdy metal barricade erected to keep the protesters and politicians apart. Nearby, someone has written "Orwell was Right" in white paint on the sidewalk.
Despite the seriousness of their goals there is a relaxed and hopeful mood to the protests. Some of the young protesters practice yoga when the square is less crowded, and in the evenings groups gather around the pianos to listen, chat and drink beer.
"The hardest thing about a long-term protest like this is keeping the energy up," one protester explained.
Some days the protesters have brought desks and laptops to the square to continue their work while protesting, and on other days there have been "beachwear" marches and theater shows.
Many of the protesters are office workers who come after finishing work. Others are students hoping to change their country for the better.
"We want to live in a normal country with normal people as our leaders – this is about our future, so young people like me need to be part of it," says 13-year-old Martiniana Tsvetkova, who attends the protest most days.
Some of the most determined protesters have spent time in the U.S. or in Europe and have returned to help make their country a better place.
Valkov, the camp comandante, spent five years in New York before returning to Bulgaria. "Sometimes it is hard to keep the faith," he told McClatchy late one evening after the crowds had dispersed.
"We were hoping they would resign after three or four days," he added. "No one expected it to last this long, but we aren't going to stop."
In a joint statement issued on the 25th day of the protests, the German and French ambassadors to Bulgaria seemed to side with the protesters.
"Belonging to the European Union is a civilized choice. The oligarchic model is incompatible with it, both in Bulgaria and elsewhere: it can only lead to the creation of a 'state within a state,'" the statement said.
So far Prime Minister Oresharski has refused to resign or to call a new election, telling reporters that it is too soon to judge him.
After years of silence and discontent about the state of their political system, Bulgarians are not about to give up, however.
Bulgaria's Parliament broke for summer recess at the beginning of August, but protests continued despite the absence of politicians in the city. Each evening, hundreds of protesters have continued to gather in Sofia's Independence Square to march through the city, while others have staged rallies at the seaside resort of Varna, where many Bulgarian politicians spend their summer vacations. Parliament will reconvene at the beginning of September, and protesters are already planning their next moves.
"This government will fall at the start of September," said Zdravko Deliev, a 48-year-old protester who has been living at the protest site for several weeks, going as far as to write the words 'September 1st Revolution Bulgaria' in a journalist's notebook.
Many experts agree, believing it is only a matter of time before the government falls.
"I hope there will be early elections before the end of the year, otherwise we will have the protracted agony of a delegitimized government," says Sofia University's Smilov.
"The situation is very unpredictable, however," he said. "September may be decisive."


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Surat al-Kahf, 51-60
I did not make them witnesses of the creation of the heavens and Earth, nor of their own creation. I would not take as assistants those who lead astray! (Surat al-Kahf, 51)
This verse indicates that believers should only befriend believers, the obedient, and those who have good character. Being with such people protects the believers from all kinds of danger, prevents them from going astray, and helps them to do right actions. Since the believers are one another's friends and guardians, they will remind each other of Allah's Signs and recommend good morals. Befriending people who lead others astray and provoke rebellion brings nothing but loss and disaster, as the verse below states:
When Satan made their actions appear good to them, saying: "No one will overcome you today, for I am at your side." But when the two parties came in sight of one another, he turned right around on his heels, saying: "I wash my hands of you. I see what you do not see. I fear Allah. Allah is severe in retribution." (Surat al-Anfal, 48)
Do not forget that in this world, Satan appears to people as their friend. But when he comes face to face with Allah's punishment, he deserts those who befriended him. For this reason, the Qur'an always commands believers to choose other believers as friends and protectors, as in:
Your friend is only Allah, His Messenger, and those who believe: those who establish prayer, give alms, and bow [in prayer]. As for those who make Allah their friend, and His Messenger and those who believe: it is the party of Allah who are victorious! (Surat al-Ma'ida, 55-56)
On the Day He says: "Call My partner-deities, those for whom you made such claims." They will call upon them, but they will not respond to them. We will place between them an unbridgeable gulf. The evildoers will see the Fire, and realize they are going to fall into it and find no way of escaping from it. (Surat al-Kahf, 52-53)
These verses reveal that those who ascribe partners to Allah will find an unexpected recompense in the Hereafter: Their partners will desert them on that day, and so they will find themselves all alone. Everyone will be accountable only for his or her own actions, and no one will be wronged. The Qur'an says:
If even a single waft of the punishment were to touch them, they would exclaim: "Alas for us! We were indeed wrongdoers." We will set up the Just Balance on the Day of Rising, and no self will be wronged in any way. Even if it is no more than the weight of a grain of mustard-seed, We will produce it. We are sufficient as a Reckoner. (Surat al-Anbiya', 46-47)
These verses also relate that those who ascribed partners to Allah will search for a "way of escaping," but that a way out will never be found. Their situation is known to Allah. The revelations given in this verse are not known to anyone, the described scene has not been seen by anyone, and the conversations have not been heard by anyone. Thus, these future events are part of the Unseen, which means that they are part of the future, which we cannot know. But in the sight of Allah, Who encompasses all times, these events have already taken place and ended.
Whatever is in our past and future is experienced in Allah's presence as a single moment. We experience the knowledge placed in our memory by Allah as the past, and because the knowledge of the future is not there, we do not know it.
Our Lord knows people's excuses, their escape plans, the methods they use, how they will be punished, and how they will suffer for eternity, for He is the One Who created everything. He reveals this to us beforehand so that we can learn from others' mistakes. However, only humanity has a concept of "beforehand." In Allah's presence, "before" and "after" do not exist, for both are in His presence right now. In other words, Allah does not "remember" the past or "wait to know" the future; rather, He "knows" both of them, but His knowing is not like our knowing. Things that are yet to happen are known in Allah's guidance (hifz), but this knowledge is not like we learn something. The "after" is right now and also finished now, it has happened and it is finished. Every moment, past, present and future, everything we live exists with Allah as "one moment." Allah encompasses all time and space with his knowledge.
They will exclaim: "Alas for us! Who has raised us from our resting-place? This is what the All-Merciful promised us. The Messengers were telling the truth." (Surah Ya Sin: 52)
We have spelled out throughout this Qur'an all kinds of examples for people, but, more than anything else, man is argumentative! (Surat al-Kahf, 54)
The Qur'an guides people to faith and separates truth from falsehood It is a gift from Allah, clear and intelligible, a reminder and an admonishment. The above verse makes clear that the the Qur'an contains many examples and explanations on a variety of subjects to meet the needs of all people while they exist in this world. From morals to everyday matters, from interpersonal relations to commerce, from the signs of creation in the heavens and the Earth to the signs about the future, they are all to be found in the Qur'an. For example, those wishing to live the religious morality are told: "… We have not omitted anything from the Book…" (Surat al-An`am, 38). This quality is revealed in the following verses:
"Am I to desire someone other than Allah as a judge, when it is He Who has sent down the Book to you clarifying everything?" Those to whom We have given the Book know that it has been sent down from your Lord with truth, so on no account be among the doubters. The words of your Lord are perfect in truthfulness and justice. No one can change His words. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. (Surat al-An`am, 114-115)
… We have sent down the Book to you, making all things clear, and as guidance and mercy and good news for the Muslims. (Surat an-Nahl, 89)
Allah'ın Kuran'da men ettiği tartışmacı karakter hem insanın kendisini sıkıntıya sokan hem de çevresindeki insanların rahatsızlık duymasına yol açan bir tavır bozukluğudur. Tartışmaların çözümü ise Kuran'da "sözün en güzelini söylemek" olarak tavsiye edilmiştir.
One of the great benefits of the Qur'an being revealed as such an enlightening book is that people can find in its verses the solutions to their shortcomings and advice on what to do in moments of anger, how to be patient in difficult circumstances, and how to refrain from those qualities (e.g., envy and mocking) that lead away from good character. Furthermore, it informs the believers about the hypocrites, those who associate others with Allah, the unbelievers' character, and how to draw lessons from their situation. Therefore, those who ponder its verses can learn many things about one's self and what is happening around them. As Allah says:
In this way We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an, and have diversified therein the warnings so that hopefully they will avoid sin or that it will spur them to remembrance. (Surah Ta Ha, 113)
Surat al-Kahf 54 also points out humanity's argumentative nature. Many people are conceited, consider their views to be superior to those of others, and, because they do not respect their opponents' thoughts, argue and try to win the ensuing battle of words. They do everything in order to convince the others: they get angry, shout, and even become aggressive.
On the other hand, believers respond to such argumentative behavior by judging the matter with the Qur'an and speaking in the nicest manner. They know that this is the only effective way to call others to the righteous path and, with Allah's help, to always be successful. The effect of such behavior is described, as follows:
A good action and a bad action are not the same. Repel the bad with something better and, if there is enmity between you and someone else, he will be like a bosom friend. (Surah Fussilat, 34)
When guidance came to the people, nothing prevented them from believing and asking for forgiveness from their Lord, unless they are waiting for the fate of the ancients to overtake them or to behold the scourge with their own eyes. (Surat al-Kahf, 55)
Here we are presented with the situation of those people who persisted in their unbelief even after being invited to the Qur'an's morality and advised by the Messengers to follow the righteous path. Overcome by their conceit, they would not repent and ask for forgiveness. Rather, they were waiting for Allah to send a disaster. This suggests that they considered it highly unlikely that Allah would send a disaster, that they had little fear, or even no fear, of Allah.
When the Messengers whom Allah had sent to earlier nations invited their people to faith and to live by religion's morality, they encountered similar forms of denial and rejection. Every nation that did not fear Allah persisted in its denial, and thus its people inevitably merited punishment. The Qur'an reveals that Allah's eternal law prescribes punishment for those who persist in their unbelief. Some of these verses are given below:
Say to those who do not believe that if they stop, they will be forgiven what is past; but if they return to it, they have the pattern of previous peoples in the past. (Surat al-Anfal, 38)
Shown by their arrogance in the land and evil plotting. But evil plotting envelops only those who do it. Then do they await anything except the pattern of the former peoples? You will not find any changing in the pattern of Allah. You will not find any alteration in the pattern of Allah. (Surah Fatir, 43)
But when they saw Our violent force, their faith was of no use to them. That is the pattern that Allah has always followed with His servants. Then and there, the unbelievers were lost. (Surah Ghafir, 85)
According to Allah's eternal law, which is absolute and unchanging, all nations that did not accept the Messengers' invitation were destroyed at a time of His determination. Nobody can alter, bring forward, or delay it even by one hour, because our Lord, the Governor of all, determined this in eternity. One verse says:
This is Allah's pattern with those who passed away before. You will not find any alteration in Allah's pattern. (Surat al-Ahzab, 62)
We only send the Messengers to bring good news and to give warning. Those who disbelieve use fallacious arguments to deny the truth. They make a mockery of My Signs and also of the warning they were given. (Surat al-Kahf, 56)
We are informed in the Qur'an that Allah has sent Messengers to every nation to spread His religion and to destroy the entrenched systems of unbelief. They have invited the unbelievers in a variety of ways to believe in Allah and abide by Islam's morals. But throughout history, false beliefs have been deeply rooted in society, and people have vehemently opposed the true religion, defended false beliefs, strenuously promoted irreligion and immorality and flagrantly tried to oppress others. They worked to destroy the positive influence of Allah's Messengers over the people and to prevent the people from abiding by religion's morality.
Societies based upon unbelief tried a variety of methods to prevent the truth: slandering the Messengers to curb their influence and trying to plot against the Prophets, objecting to the Messengers as well as the Books of revelation that they brought, trying to stop people from reading them, and resorting to violence when they deemed it necessary. For instance, the following verse relates the struggle of Nuh's (as) nation to stop him, as follows:
The people of Nuh denied the truth before them and the confederates after them. Every nation planned to seize its Messenger, and used false arguments to rebut the truth. So I seized them, and how [terrible] was My retribution! (Surah Ghafir, 5)
As Allah says in the above verse, the unbelievers' struggle is an evil one that will end in ultimate loss. Allah has never allowed them to succeed in the past, and will not allow them to do so in the future. At a time of His determination, our Lord will severely punish those who try to lead people astray from the true religion, for He has written this in their destiny. Those who go astray and deny the truth suffer a great loss now and an even greater disaster in the Hereafter, as Allah says:
The kingdom of the heavens and Earth belongs to Allah, and on the Day that the Hour arrives, [on] that Day the liars will be lost. (Surat al-Jathiyya, 27)
Surat al-Kahf 56 also relates that the unbelievers mocked Allah's Signs (i.e. verses), and the approaching punishment in Hell.
One of the greatest reasons for their denial of Allah's verses is their conceit. What they desire most is that no one pronounce Allah's name or take an interest in Islam's morality, because only in such an environment will they be able to continue with their vile character and feel at ease. They think that they can find peace if they deny the evidence for creation or blatantly ignore Allah's power. Such willful ignorance means that even the most clear-cut evidence will never convince them to believe. By denying Allah and religion, they think that they will gain the upper hand and status with the people around them who, like all other living beings, were created by Allah and so are completely dependent upon Him and totally helpless without Him.
Their vanity is founded on the gifts that Allah gave them: intelligence, physical strength, material means, good looks, and whatever else they have. But those people who cannot use their intellect and conscience choose to mock, rather than to be grateful.
The Qur'an states that such people begin to mock Allah's verses the moment they hear them. For instance: "Each time a sura is sent down, there are some among them who say: 'Which of you has this increased in faith?' As for those who believe, it increases them in faith and they rejoice at it (Surat at-Tawba, 124). And yet their mocking does not demoralize or discourage the believers; rather, it only increases their motivation and devotion. In another verse, the unbelievers' lack of understanding and warped attitude toward the verses is described, as follows:
Allah is not ashamed to make an example of a mosquito or of an even smaller thing. As for those who believe, they know it is the truth from their Lord. But as for those who do not believe, they say: "What does Allah mean by this example?" He misguides many by it, and guides many by it. But He only misguides the deviators. (Surat al-Baqara, 26)
As the above verse says, the unbelievers did not understand Allah's purpose behind making an example of the mosquito in one of His verses. Due to their ignorance, they asked "What does Allah mean by this example?" and mocked the verse. But today, science has discovered that the much-maligned mosquito has many miraculous qualities.
Allah pointed at this creature's miraculous qualities 1,400 years ago, and the unbelievers of that time, because they lacked this knowledge, are now exposed as people of small intellect for their mocking words. It is a common practice for unbelievers to mock the acts of worship commanded by Allah, as the verse below reveals:
When you call to establish prayer, they make a mockery and a game of it. That is because they are people who do not use their intellect. (Surat al-Ma'ida, 58)
Allah has revealed many verses on the mocking attitude of those who reject religion, and has advised the believers how to respond to such talk:
When you see people engrossed in mocking Our Signs, turn from them until they start to talk of other things… (Surat al-An`am, 68)
Those who deny Allah's Messengers and religion, as well as those who mock them, meet an end on the Day of Judgment, as described in verse below:
That is their repayment—Hell—because they did not believe and mocked My Signs and My Messengers. (Surat al-Kahf, 106)
Who could do greater wrong than someone who is reminded of the Signs of his Lord and then turns away from them, forgetting all that he has done before? We have placed covers on their hearts, preventing them from understanding it, and heaviness in their ears. Though you call them to guidance, they will nonetheless never be guided. (Surat al-Kahf, 57)
Many people turn away from the verses despite the Messengers' clear invitations and reminders. But as Allah states in this verse, their denial is by His will and command. This state of denial, characterized by their mocking and incomprehension, is determined by their destiny. No matter how much they try to understand, and irrespective of their willpower to do so, they cannot achieve this. They have to live with their destiny. Only Allah gives faith, and He has written unbelief into their destiny. Therefore, no call or invitation to faith will have an effect on them unless Allah wills it. Allah prevents them from believing by putting a "cover" over their hearts. The verses say:
Some of them listen to you, but We have placed covers on their hearts, preventing them from understanding it, and heaviness in their ears. Though they see every Sign, they still have no faith… (Surat al-An`am, 25)
Allah has sealed up their hearts and hearing, and over their eyes is a blindfold. They will have a terrible punishment. (Surat al-Baqara, 7)
Allah reveals that these people will "never be guided." With this verse, our Lord reminds us that to change destiny is impossible, and that no matter how hard we try, no one will ever experience anything outside of his or her destiny.
Your Lord is the Ever-Forgiving, the Possessor of Mercy. If He had taken them to task for what they have earned, He would have hastened their punishment. Instead, they have a promised appointment and will not find any refuge from it. (Surat al-Kahf, 58)
This verse reminds us of Allah's infinite mercy and compassion for His servants. Allah, Who is most gracious, lets His endless grace and mercy reflect on everything, without exception. From the air we breathe to the food we eat, from a person's ever-beating heart to the perfect beauty in nature–down to the last detail, everything is a reflection of Allah's grace. All people find life and lead their lives by His grace.
Some of those who appreciate these gifts comprehend creation's purpose and serve Allah, while others are ungrateful and turn away. Allah offers all of Earth's gifts to everyone, so that even the unbelievers, the hypocrites, and those who associate others with Him benefit from the gifts of this life, whether they are open or concealed, from the air they breathe to the water they drink. Allah gives them goods and property, just as He gives the believers, as well as houses to live in and offspring to continue their family lines. He provides them with good foods and gives them health, strength, and beauty.
Allah lets the unbelievers benefit from all of these gifts, for this might enable them to turn to Him, ponder, understand, and become grateful. But this applies only to this worldly life, for in the Hereafter, all gifts belong to the believers, who used them while in this world to get nearer to Allah and win His good pleasure, and who were grateful, for He is the most gracious and has promised Paradise only to the believers. The following verses make this clear:
Except for those who repent and believe and act rightly. They will enter Paradise and will not be wronged in any way: Gardens of Eden that the All-Merciful has promised to His servants in the Unseen. His promise is always kept. (Surah Maryam, 60-61)
Surat al-Kahf 58 also touches upon another subject: There is a fixed time for every nation that will be punished by Allah. In Allah's presence, the exact moment of each person's and each nation's punishment is known, as He reveals in: "No nation can advance its appointed time, nor can they delay it" (Surat al-Mu'minun, 43).
The earthquake, flood, tornado, or any other catastrophe that will destroy a nation is known in the destiny determined by Allah, including its timing, severity, duration, and effects. Our Lord, Who encompasses all time, has fixed the time in the destiny of the unbelievers, who deny and do not believe in the Day of Judgment, right down to the day, minute, and second, for:
He said: "Go! In this world you will have to say, 'Do not touch me!'" And you have an appointment that you will not fail to keep. Look at your deity to which you devoted so much time. We will burn it up and then scatter it as dust into the sea. (Surah Ta Ha, 97)
Those cities: We destroyed them when they did wrong, and fixed a promised time for their destruction. (Surat al-Kahf, 59)
In other words, no nation or country that opposes Allah's law will survive. Every nation that does not respect Allah and religion, that acts contrary to the Qur'an's morals, will be destroyed and wiped off the pages of history. Many nations have been hostile toward Allah's law and declared war upon Islam's morals. The communist regimes of the last century, which shed so much blood, are only some of the more recent examples. In communist countries, religious institutions were abolished, religious people were oppressed, religious leaders were murdered, and reading the holy Books was forbidden. But none of these regimes lasted. When we look back today, we see that they withdrew from the scenes of history one by one.
The picture on the above depicts one of the places of worship that was converted into a grain store by the Soviet Union's anti-religious communist regime.
The Qur'an gives many examples of dictators and regimes that made oppression a matter of policy. One of these regimes was that of Pharaoh and his entourage. Pharaoh openly rejected Musa's (as) call to faith and oppressed the believers. As a result, his violent and oppressive regime did not last, for it was wiped out by a great disaster. The verses relate the events surrounding Pharaoh:
We brought the tribe of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh and his troops pursued them out of tyranny and enmity. Then, when he was on the point of drowning, he [Pharaoh] said: "I believe that there is no god but Him in Whom the tribe of Israel believe. I am one of the Muslims." "What, now! When previously you rebelled and were one of the corrupters? Today We will preserve your body so that you can be a Sign for people who come after you. Surely, many people are heedless of Our Signs." (Surah Yunus, 90-92)
Destroyed places of worship provide one of the most obvious proofs for the war on religion. Above left: A destroyed mosque in Bosnia. On the right: A recently destroyed mosque in Macedonia.
The temporary existence of such oppressive and cruel regimes is part of the trial that Allah creates for believers during their worldly life. In one verse Allah addresses Muhammad (saas) with: "Do not consider Allah to be unaware of what the wrongdoers perpetrate. He is merely deferring them to a Day on which their sight will be transfixed" (Surah Ibrahim, 42), thereby letting him know that the oppressors will meet their punishment. This truth is also revealed in another verse, as follows:
We will test you with a certain amount of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and life and fruits. But give good news to the steadfast: Those who, when disaster strikes them, say: "We belong to Allah, and to Him we will return." (Surat al-Baqara, 155-156)
The Pharaoh to whom Musa (as) was sent was known for his cruelty. He oppressed Musa (as) and his nation and tried to force them to abandon their religion. His destiny, determined in eternity by Allah, provides a lesson for all ouf us. He and his army drowned in the sea by the will of Allah.
Surat al-Kahf 59 also states that such nations were punished because of their wrongdoing. Now, we need to analyze just exactly what this term means. The Qur'an reveals that the wrongdoers are those who ascribe partners to Allah, who deny His verses, and who reject His Messengers. Allah reveals this reality in: "… Only wrongdoers deny Our Signs" (Surat al-Ankabut, 49). Some of the verses on this are:
Those who do not believe say: "We will never believe in this Qur'an, nor in what came before it." If only you could see when the wrongdoers, standing in the presence of their Lord, cast accusations back and forth at one another!.. (Surah Saba', 31)
After he left, Musa's people adopted a calf made from their ornaments, a form which made a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could not speak to them or guide them to any way? They adopted it, and so they were wrongdoers. (Surat al-A`raf, 148)
How can Allah guide a people who have become unbelievers after having faith? They bore witness that the Messenger was true and that the Clear Signs had come to them. Allah does not guide people who are wrongdoers. (Surah Al `Imran, 86)
When you see people engrossed in mocking Our Signs, turn from them until they start to talk of other things. And if Satan should ever cause you to forget, once you remember, do not stay sitting with the wrongdoers. (Surat al-An`am, 68)
As the above verses reveal, the term "wrongdoers" applies to all those who deny Allah's holy Books; who take deities besides Allah; those who, after witnessing the Messengers to be true, return to denial; and those who mock Allah's verses. Allah reveals many more characteristics of such people in the Qur'an. To sum up, "wrongdoing" is defined as all of the actions done by people and nations who reject His values and do not worship as He commands, who grow arrogant toward Allah and His religion, and who deny the Hereafter and the Day of Judgment.
Allah relates Pharaoh's destiny as an example, for he was wicked and claimed godhood. The Qur'an's verses relate in detail what happened to him, and that his corpse would be found so that humanity might learn a lesson.
It must not be forgotten that the Qur'an reveals that all of those people and nations that deny Allah will be punished severely in both this world and the next. Allah says:
As for those who do not believe, I will punish them with a harsh punishment in this world and the Hereafter. They will have no helpers. (Surah Al `Imran, 56)
Geçmişte Lut kavminin yaşadığı tahmin edilen Lut gölü ve çevresi.
This verse reveals that every transgressing nation will be punished in both worlds. Surat al-Kahf calls this time a "promised time." When the appointed time comes, all of the wrongdoers' strength and numbers will be destroyed and wiped out of existence, because this is Allah's law.
In addition, the Qur'an says that if a nation is to be destroyed, there will be an appointment between that nation's Messenger and the angels charged with carrying out this destruction. At this meeting, the angels and the Messenger will clarify the time of the catastrophe destined for that nation. The angels' visit to Prophet Lut (as) is an example of this.
Lut (as) invited his people to belief over a long period of time and advised them to reform and abandon their prohibited lifestyles. But his nation had made the denial of Allah's verses and immorality a way of life, and so continued to reject his calls and persist in their denial. Thus, they deserved the decree of punishment, and the angels informed Lut (as) of his people's imminent destruction. Their visit is related in the following verses:
When Our Messengers came to Lut, he was distressed on their account, feeling incapable of protecting them. They said: "Do not fear and do not grieve. We are going to rescue you and your family—except for your wife; she will be one of those who stay behind. We will bring down on the inhabitants of this city a devastating punishment from Heaven because of their deviance." (Surat al-`Ankabut, 33-34)
When the Messengers came to the family of Lut, he [Lut] said: "You are people we do not know." They said: "We have come to you with that about which they had doubts. We have brought you the truth, and we are certainly truthful men. Travel with your family in the dead of night, following behind with them in front of you. None of you must look back. Go to where you are ordered." (Surat al-Hijr, 61-65)
Thus Allah's angels informed Lut (as) of the catastrophe during their visit and clarified its hour. For Lut's (as) nation, this hour was fixed at dawn:
By your life! They were wandering blindly in their drunkenness! So the Great Blast seized hold of them at the break of day. We turned the place completely upside down, and rained down upon them stones of hard-baked clay. There are certainly Signs in that for the discerning. (Surat al-Hijr, 72-75)
Remember when Musa said to his young servant: "I will not give up until I reach the meeting-place of the two seas, even if I must press on for many years." (Surat al-Kahf, 60)
Here, "young" suggests that when doing something, one should seek the assistance of young people and work with them. Young people should be motivated to use their energy, dynamism, strength, ambition, and excitement for right action for Allah's good pleasure. Some of the verses speak of youth, and the following verse states that only some young people of his nation believed in Musa (as):
No one believed in Musa, except [some] offspring [i.e., youths] among his people, out of fear that Pharaoh and the elders would persecute them. Pharaoh was high and mighty in the land. He was one of the profligate. (Surah Yunus, 83)
Surat al-Kahf 60 refers to the meeting point toward which Musa (as) is traveling. Musa (as) knows that he will meet with someone and that this will take place at the "meeting-place of the two seas." This place could be any place on Earth that fits this description.
The term "even if I must press on for many years" indicates that the meeting place was definitely agreed upon, because Musa (as) intends to go to that particular place and not to any other, even if it takes him many years to reach it, for it cannot take place anywhere else. For this reason, Musa (as) will do his best to get there regardless of how long it will take. And, if need be, he will wait there.


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daily word: 25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? – Matthew 6:25-27
daily sweat: Favorite workout day of the week! Cardio kickboxing/strength circuit/new to yoga class. Love it.
daily dish: Just my favorite dish today…and possibly ever.
1 frozen banana
3 Tbsp protein powder
1 Tbsp oats
1/4 cup milk
Blend in a food processor, top with blueberries, devour. SO GOOD.
*I took 18 pictures of this because I had it for breakfast and dinner…but NONE of them uploaded. Thanks for nothing, Android.
daily mile(s):
Day 32: the view from here
Day 33: you had me at hello
(I still think Denver was my favorite place of all on the trip (other than the obvious favorite, Green Bay. Duh.))
Day 34: in bloom
Day 35: expect the unexpected
(And I still love that sign.)
Day 36: i was ready for some football
(Different year, different time zone, different end result…same Sunday routine.)


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While commercial printing was the primary focus of Drupa 2008, the show has also become a major event for debuting new digital printing products. This overview provides details about key innovations in inkjet technology that were unveiled there.
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So big, it only occurs once every four years. That's a good way to sum up Drupa, the quadrennial gathering of the commercial printing industry in Dusseldorf, Germany. Drupa 2008, which took place during two weeks early in June, showcased the offerings of nearly 2000 exhibitors representing literally every printing technology and product available. The city-like exhibition complex was populated by approximately 400,000 visitors, primed to learn what new equipment and supply offerings might propel their companies to increased profits.
The manufacturers didn't disappoint, making the event a launching pad for innovative new products that raise the bar on productivity and versatility. For screen printers on this side of the pond, the most important developments revealed at Drupa were those made in digital printing technology, particularly in wide-format inkjet. Here we'll take a look at several of the most significant systems unveiled at the show, some of which are still under development, but all of which will eventually be available in North America.
Agfa Anapurna XLS, Anapurna Mv, and Anapurna M4f
The Anapurna XLS, the Anapurna Mv, and the Anapurna M4f are the latest additions to Agfa's line of UV inkjet printers. Designed as a high-speed, photographic-quality printer, the combination flatbed/roll-fed XLS outputs images at resolutions up to 1400 x 720 dpi on roll and rigid substrates up to 100 in. wide and 1.77 in. thick. The machine offers a top printing speed of 474 sq ft/hr.
The heart of the Anapurna XLS is the Agfa Universal PrintHead, a piezo printhead with 764 nozzles per head. It deposits CMYK Anapurna UV inks in droplet sizes of 8 pl. The machine's eight printheads are configured for 2 x CMYK printing on a variety of indoor and outdoor media. The XLS supports borderless printing, as well as printing of two rigid panels simultaneously.
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