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There's NO fear over Lebanon ... here's why!
مسيرة الاحد ٢٢ أيار من المحبسة الى دير مارون عنايا ضريح القديس شربل... Read full article
Phoenician or Arab? Lebanon's Never-ending Debate
"I am a Phoenician, not an Arab," asserts 20-year-old Lebanese student Rebecca Yazbeck when asked to define her identity, with nothing more than conviction to back her claim. But fellow Lebanese Shehade Seqlawi feels differently.... Read full article
El Emigrante, a statue commemorates the Lebanese people who have settled in Australia
Lebanese migrants have been settling in Australia from the mid-19th century. By the 1880s sizeable numbers of Lebanese people were finding homes in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.... Read full article
Miss Lebanon in hot water after selfie with Miss Israel
Miss Universe contestants are keen to proclaim their desire for world peace, but this year's Miss Lebanon has declared war after claiming Miss Israel muscled in uninvited during a group "selfie."... Read full article
Saint Charbel Makhlouf
St Charbel is the first saint to be canonized from the Lebanese Maronite Order (LMO). Not a great deal is known about his life, mainly because he lived a hidden life in the silence and solitude of his hermitage.... Read full article
Street coup for Australian Kfarsghab Association
THERE'S a Parramatta Rd in the Lebanese village of Kfarsghab and now Parramatta is set to return the favour. Parramatta Council is considering renaming Amos St, east of Good St, Kfarsghab Pl in recognition of the ties our city has...... Read full article
Sacred statue of the Virgin Mary decapitated in disgraceful attack on Catholic church
'This was a symbol of our Christianity': Sacred statue of the Virgin Mary decapitated in disgraceful attack on Catholic church.... Read full article

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Tulbaghiasläktet (Tulbaghia) är ett växtsläkte med 26 arter i södra Afrika. Några arter odlas som krukväxter i Sverige. Arten Tulbaghia violacea är den härdigaste och tål lätt frost.

Släktets arter är fleråriga örter med lök eller jordstammar. Bladen blir 4-8, smala, remlika. Blomstängeln är upprätt med 6-40 blommor i en flock med 2 svepeblad. Hyllebladen är till hälften sammanvuxna till en blompip. I blompipens mynning finns en bikrona som kan vara cylindrisk eller bestå av tre fria fjäll. Ståndarknapparna sitter direkt mot blompipen i två serier över varandra. Pistillen är kort med ett knapplikt märke. Frukten är en kapsel med trekantiga frön.

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Australia and Vietnam working together to strengthen the Strategic Partnership
Australia's Ambassador to Vietnam, Robyn Mudie was delighted to meet Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at his office in Hanoi on Friday 15 October to discuss the depth and breadth of engagement between the two countries under the Australia-Vietnam Strategic Partnership.
As a close friend and partner of Vietnam, Ambassador Mudie reaffirmed Australia's strong support for Vietnam's response to COVID-19 and its economic recovery. The Ambassador discussed Australia's recent announcement that it would increase its vaccine support to Vietnam to 5.2 million doses and its total support for COVID-19 response to AUD60 million. The Ambassador advised the Prime Minister that, so far, 700,000 doses had been delivered to Vietnam from Australia, with more deliveries expected in the coming weeks and months.
Signed in 2018, the Strategic Partnership spans three pillars: economic engagement; strategic, defence and security cooperation; and knowledge and innovation partnerships, and continues to provide momentum to the relationship.
To further enhance economic engagement and to support the mutual goal of becoming top ten trading partners and doubling two-way investment, Vietnam and Australia have made impressive progress preparing the Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy. Australia and Vietnam have the advantage of highly complementary economies and a mutually beneficial economic partnership. The EEES will not only reinforce the two countries' shared commitment to trade liberalisation and economic connectivity, but also assist with economic recovery given the economic challenges and uncertainty posed by COVID-19
Reflecting the deepening of defence and security cooperation, in March this year Australia transported personnel and equipment for Vietnam's Level 2 Field Hospital in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for a third time using Australian strategic lift aircraft. And, last month, Vietnam hosted Australia's Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2021 Task Group comprising three Royal Australian Navy vessels and approximately 700 Australian Defence Force personnel.
The Australia-Vietnam Innovation Partnership (Aus4Innovation) continues to build linkages between Australian and Vietnamese universities, research agencies, high-tech businesses, and policymakers to help strengthen Vietnam's innovation ecosystem. Through this program, Australian and Vietnamese experts are working together to deliver sustainable socio-economic development and support COVID-19 recovery efforts.
During the meeting the two sides also exchanged views on regional and security issues and both countries' shared interest in an open, inclusive, resilient Indo-Pacific region based on rules, norms and international law.
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7 Debut Singles Of The '80s That Conquered The Decade
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Admit it or not, rock music wasn't at the top of its game when the '80s rolled in. Pop music shifted to the direction of disco and dance, taking the spotlight away from rock – a far cry from the '70s, which were considered to be its golden years. Nonetheless, new bands and acts came into the scene and delivered the goods, offering variety thanks to their innovative ways. Here are some of the best debut singles that dominated the decade, compiled in our list of 7.
"Crazy Train" – Blizzard of Ozz (Ozzy Osbourne)
After being kicked out from Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne didn't waste any time and collaborated with friend Randy Rhoads to deliver his solo debut. The single "Crazy Train" rose up to be one of the most influential metal tracks from the decade, carrying its infectious riff and Cold War imagery in the lyrics.
"Welcome to The Jungle" – Appetite for Destruction (Guns N' Roses)
While GNR's debut album didn't score initially, it soon caught up to the masses a year later thanks to the supporting tour that ensued. "Welcome To The Jungle" opens the record with a gritty, well, welcome, becoming one of the greatest hard rock songs the band has ever put out.
"Talk Dirty To Me" – Look What The Cat Dragged In (Poison)
Glam metal was far from dead, as evidenced by Poison's slamming debut, Look What The Cat Dragged In. The single "Talk Dirty To Me" just proved the effectiveness of the band in delivering what a glam metal hit should be: pasty, over the top, and driving.
"Radio Free Europe" – Murmur (R.E.M.)
R.E.M. entered the game with "Radio Free Europe" from their debut album Murmur in 1983. It scores as one of the pioneering representations of new wave and punk in the era, albeit with incomprehensible lyrics.
"Free Fallin'" – Full Moon Fever (Tom Petty)
While Tom Petty was already a veteran in the scene, Full Moon Fever found the rocker in a solo setting. "Free Fallin'" has Petty singing about San Fernando Valley while contemplating on a hit-and-miss romance.
"Pride and Joy" – Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble)
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble reintroduced the blues with a fresh take in Texas Flood, represented by one of its best cuts, "Pride and Joy". Carrying a classic Texas shuffle and was tempered to be a full-sounding number by Vaughan himself.
"Head Like a Hole" – Pretty Hate Machine (Nine Inch Nails)
Leading the industrial rock revolution was Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine, with the single "Head Like A Hole" striking the perfect balance of rock and electronic elements.


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Precious Metals IRA Guide
Taxes When Adding Gold to Your IRA: Taxes You Need to Know
Many investors are still attracted to gold as a way to broaden their investing horizons. Annual returns are only one part of the story when it comes to investments.
What most investors want is to get the best possible return after paying all of their fees and taxes. Investing decisions will be based on tax implications.
Taxes and Gold
You're debating whether or not to make an investment in gold. Gold investments that pay big profits without generating a significant tax bill must be chosen. Examining tax treatment as well as gold categorization will help you better comprehend gold taxes.
Investments in gold are treated as collectibles by the IRS. Investing in gold is similar to buying art, baseball cards, or comic books in that you get the same treatment. That has its own set of difficulties, including a tax rate that is not particularly beneficial.
When it comes to gold investors, there are basically two options. A gold investor buys it, stays on to it for a short period of time, and then sells it. Short-term capital gains are taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.
Investors buying gold and then holding on to it for over a year before selling it are depicted in the second scenario. Unfortunately, gold does not qualify as a long-term capital gain because it is a collectible (LTCG). In other words, investment profits are taxed as ordinary income, but the rate of taxation is capped at 28%.
In order to reduce their tax payments and boost their after-tax profits on their gold investments, many investors have searched for alternative investment vehicles for years.
Investing in gold through an individual retirement account is currently the most popular and cost-effective alternative (IRA). We'll look into gold IRAs in more detail in the following section, including how investing in one can enhance your net after-tax profits.
Gold IRA Taxation
Long-term investment vehicles such as Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) first appeared in 1974 and quickly became popular among the general public. The main benefit of IRAs is that the money invested in them is tax-deferred until it is withdrawn by the investor. It's a great way for investors to put off paying taxes while also lowering their taxable capital gains.
Initially, collectibles were not permitted as an investment option in IRAs. In 1986, the IRS began allowing the purchase of US gold and silver coins. In 1998, the IRS broadened the definition of bullion to include metals purified to at least 99.5% purity.
The IRS announced in 2007 that IRA investments in gold ETFs were not deemed investments in collectibles, which marked a significant shift. This option became popular among investors and is being used today.
Investors who use IRAs to buy gold face several restrictions from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). However, one of the most critical is that investors should not own any of the gold they are investing in.
During the investment, the gold must be kept in escrow at a licensed intermediary. For administration and storage, intermediaries charge investors a yearly fee. Despite these limitations, gold IRAs are still a good way to invest in gold.
If you decide to open a gold IRA, the following are the most important considerations to bear in mind:
In contrast to Roth IRAs or brokers, traditional IRAs permit the majority of gold investments and offer larger after-tax returns than both.
As soon as the investor makes a withdrawal from his or her gold IRA, taxes will have to be paid on the profit. These profits are taxed by the IRS at a marginal rate, just like regular income.
There are additional taxes and expenses associated with gold IRAs. Individual Retirement Account (IRA) withdrawals before age 60 are subject to a 10% penalty.
IRA gold investments are exempt from the 28 percent collectable tax rate. Gains beyond a threshold are subject to a higher tax rate. Sadly, this also means that those with higher incomes may have to pay taxes that are higher than 28 percent.
Your taxable income is determined by your income level. Withdrawals from an IRA are included in your gross income and subject to income taxes.
You will not be allowed to deduct any losses from your taxable income if your investments are a loss-making endeavor. It is important to understand if an IRA to gold at home a scam or not as it really is.
See also: Do IRAs Lose Money?
At the age of 70 and a half, you must begin drawing withdrawals from your IRA.
Gold Investing Has a High Transaction Cost
Before delving into the specifics of gold taxation, let's take a quick look at the additional charges associated with gold investing. Once a slew of fees and charges start piling up, great annual returns start to fade away. Keeping an eye on the costs of gold investments will help you save money and reduce the likelihood of suffering a loss.
Physical gold investment entails a number of expenses, one of which is gold storage. In the long term, keeping your gold in a safe at home is the most cost-effective alternative. However, doing so comes with a heightened level of risk, one with which most people are uncomfortable. Additionally, you can store your gold by paying registered gold brokers to do so, which will cost you an annual fee.
See also: Costs In Starting a Gold IRA
Investors should factor in the cost of gold transactions. Fees for purchasing and selling gold vary depending on the broker you choose. An annual fee for portfolio management and trading is usually included in gold fund investments. It's critical that you figure out your real return on gold investments after transaction fees are taken out.
Gold IRA investors who elect to cash out will be hit worst by taxes when they do so
It's crucial to keep insurance in mind if you're planning to store gold on your own. Your money should be safeguarded against theft and the insolvency of a brokerage or a bank. You don't want to risk losing all of your hard-earned cash by not having insurance. Utilizing a rollover with gold in your IRA can allow you to purchase gold and store it in a safe place.
IRA owners should consider their age when making investment decisions
Due to the volatility of precious metal prices, using an IRA to invest in precious metal assets becomes more difficult as retirement approaches and is attained.
There are also RMD requirements for traditional IRA owners who reach the age of 72. Traditional IRAs held by an individual (including SEP-IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs) must have enough liquidity to cover required minimum distributions (RMDs). As a result, not every IRA must have RMDs deducted.
To qualify, you must withdraw the required amount from at least one account during the course of the year. So, you might have one IRA with gold bullion investments to a certain amount and the other with liquid assets like publicly traded stocks and mutual funds. Take the annual RMD sum from the liquid account while leaving the precious metals account undisturbed. This is a good strategy.
Bullion coins and bars of gold are available
When people think of investing in gold, they typically picture gold coins or bullion bars. When it comes to the purity and weight of coins, you can put your faith in the country issuing them because of their good reputation. While the fineness of gold coins varies from country to country, one troy ounce of gold, or roughly 1.1 US ounces, is normally contained in one coin. When looking at the major world commodities markets, the spot price is what it costs to buy one troy ounce of gold.
The spread (also known as the markup) is the profit that sellers obtain from the difference between the buy and sale prices. Storing gold in physical form has a price tag as well. For most gold investors, a small safe deposit box costs $30 to $70 a year. Typically, brokers charge an annual fee of 0.5-1 percent of the value of the property, which includes theft and loss insurance as standard.
Gold bars can be used instead of gold coins if desired. Credit Suisse is the most well-known issuer of gold bars. When it comes to taxation, gold bars are considered collectibles because of their reduced markups.
Investments in gold that aren't tangible
Stocks in gold mining companies, gold mutual funds, and gold mining ETFs offer gold investment opportunities, but physical gold bullion investments are limited. Buying and selling standard quality and quantity of gold is agreed upon by entering into a gold futures contract.
Futures contracts give investors the ability to leverage their gold holdings, resulting in big gains or losses depending on how the price of gold changes. A futures contract's gain or loss is taxed under the 60/40 rule, which treats the gain as 60% LTCG and 40% STCG.
Look at the tax portion of the prospectus for the precious metals ETF you're interested in investing in if you have any questions regarding whether or not IRAs are allowed to hold it. If a respectable brokerage business is operating as the IRA trustee, it probably won't allow an IRA to purchase shares in an invalid ETF in the first place.
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La Neuveville-sous-Châtenois és un municipi francès, situat al departament dels Vosges i a la regió del Gran Est. L'any 2007 tenia 360 habitants.

Demografia

Població
El 2007 la població de fet de La Neuveville-sous-Châtenois era de 360 persones. Hi havia 136 famílies, de les quals 24 eren unipersonals (8 homes vivint sols i 16 dones vivint soles), 36 parelles sense fills, 48 parelles amb fills i 28 famílies monoparentals amb fills.

La població ha evolucionat segons el següent gràfic:

Habitants censats

Habitatges
El 2007 hi havia 160 habitatges, 139 eren l'habitatge principal de la família, 7 eren segones residències i 14 estaven desocupats. 147 eren cases i 12 eren apartaments. Dels 139 habitatges principals, 124 estaven ocupats pels seus propietaris, 13 estaven llogats i ocupats pels llogaters i 2 estaven cedits a títol gratuït; 2 tenien una cambra, 14 en tenien tres, 30 en tenien quatre i 93 en tenien cinc o més. 102 habitatges disposaven pel capbaix d'una plaça de pàrquing. A 50 habitatges hi havia un automòbil i a 74 n'hi havia dos o més.

Piràmide de població
La piràmide de població per edats i sexe el 2009 era:

Economia
El 2007 la població en edat de treballar era de 226 persones, 157 eren actives i 69 eren inactives. De les 157 persones actives 139 estaven ocupades (83 homes i 56 dones) i 18 estaven aturades (6 homes i 12 dones). De les 69 persones inactives 24 estaven jubilades, 15 estaven estudiant i 30 estaven classificades com a «altres inactius».

Ingressos
El 2009 a La Neuveville-sous-Châtenois hi havia 145 unitats fiscals que integraven 375,5 persones, la mediana anual d'ingressos fiscals per persona era de 15.926 €.

Activitats econòmiques
Dels 9 establiments que hi havia el 2007, 2 eren d'empreses de construcció, 2 d'empreses de comerç i reparació d'automòbils, 2 d'empreses d'hostatgeria i restauració, 1 d'una empresa immobiliària, 1 d'una empresa de serveis i 1 d'una empresa classificada com a «altres activitats de serveis».

Els 2 serveis als particulars que hi havia el 2009 eren guixaires pintors.

L'any 2000 a La Neuveville-sous-Châtenois hi havia 6 explotacions agrícoles.

Equipaments sanitaris i escolars
El 2009 hi havia una escola elemental.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

Referències

 Résumé statistique Fitxa resum de dades estadístiques de La Neuveville-sous-Châtenois a l'INSEE.
 Évolution et structure de la population Fitxa amb el detall de dades de La Neuveville-sous-Châtenois a l'INSEE
 France par commune Dades detallades de tots els municipis de França accessibles a partir del mapa.

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Our stance on Harry Potter
This page explains the position New Elementary takes on Harry Potter content, following the stance we took in 2020 regarding sustained views expressed by JK Rowling about transgender people. Many of those we found transphobic, hurtful, and useful to others who hold worse views.
We are aware this is a highly complex and emotionally charged subject that challenges preconceptions, and many people struggle to understand the issues or to locate succinct information online. This page is not the place to provide that – rather, we are stating our position. We do encourage readers to find information themselves to become aware of JK Rowling's statements, the responses, and the conversation surrounding this topic. A recommended starting point is Shaaba and Jamie's video breaking down her essay and detailing the issues with it.
We have written this page in a Q&A format to answer common questions we've received in the past. We have not opened comments on this page because experience has shown that some people will make comments that are inappropriate for children to read.
Why are you talking about this, given that children read New Elementary?
We spoke out because we believe in equality, and saw injustice. We support full rights for transgender people and members of the wider LGBTQ+ community who simply want to be allowed to exist in peace. We don't like seeing minorities bullied.
It is perfectly safe for children to be aware that transgender people exist. It is normal for transgender people to exist, indeed they always have. Transgender people exist. Society is reaching the point where this can be discussed and understood more widely, and part of this is that children are becoming aware that this is simply part of the myriad of humanity.
Why are you talking about politics on a LEGO site?
This is about human rights and health, not politics. We're not promoting a political agenda to 'convert' people or make them transition. We do hope people (of any age) who question their gender are more likely to be able to encounter information and support, and less likely to encounter shame, guilt and discrimination.
But what has this got to do with New Elementary, or LEGO?
We review Harry Potter sets (and have decided to keep doing so) which means there is the potential for readers to be influenced by us to purchase Harry Potter sets. It is probable that JK Rowling receives a cut of the profits of those sales. Tiny as those would be, this does still mean we bear a degree of responsibility.
It is worth noting that The LEGO Group also felt it necessary to make an official statement.
So why is New Elementary continuing to review Harry Potter sets at all then?
Ultimately we feel this comes back to the question "can you separate the artist from the art?" New Elementary reviews LEGO elements, and how they have been arranged by a LEGO designer to represent something from the movie adaptation of JK Rowling's writing. While it does not mean we are fully removing the artist from the art, we feel this is several levels of abstraction away.
How can transgender people feel safe visiting New Elementary given you continue to review Harry Potter sets?
In a world where many transgender people find little or no representation of their experience, we recognise how especially hurtful it is to many Harry Potter fans that JK Rowling has expressed these views – in such a sustained fashion – given the context of how inclusive and tolerant her books were on the whole.
For those who do not wish to read LEGO Harry Potter reviews, or wish to be forewarned, we will place content warnings on all Harry Potter articles and future social media posts by placing the text CW:HP at the beginning. If we accidentally miss one please notify us and we will attempt to rectify it as soon as time permits. Important note: we may refer to Harry Potter sets in other articles, for example to mention that an element also appears in a Harry Potter set. These articles will NOT contain the content warning.
I consider myself an ally, but what can I do?
Most importantly, take the time to listen non-judgmentally to the transgender people in your lives and communities, so you can better understand their experiences and understand how you can help them to feel safe and welcome.
Many people who are now uncomfortable about purchasing Harry Potter merchandise are donating to transgender support charities, either instead of purchasing the merchandise or as an 'offset' to what they do spend. We can't maintain a global list of suitable charities and would recommend you locate one in your own country.
There are many resources for transgender people and their allies online, here are just a couple that may include information of help to you:
https://transequality.org/about-transgender
https://www.glaad.org/transgender/resources
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Illustration by Sean Parsons (background, iStock; module, courtesy of Synaptix; virtual reality gamer, Victor Torres/Stocksy).
These Coloradans Are Pushing Video Game Boundaries
Three local groups are using the medium to spark empathy, expand understanding, and explore the galaxy.
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Kai Monahan and Hannah Young love being queer and playing video games, and on their podcast, If It's Gay, We Play, they humorously discuss the intersection between the two. Episodes explore the gaming industry's failings—"queer characters tend to be offensively portrayed," Young says—and its successes, like helping Monahan, who is trans, explore gender identity via customizable characters. The weekly show doesn't have a huge audience yet, but listenership has grown steadily since they began a year ago. "Folks all over the country," Monahan says, "have said they're glad to hear these conversations."
In partnership with the nonprofit Mars Society, Grand Junction–based SynaptixGames is going where many have gone before: Utah. Specifically, an area of the Beehive State called the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS). The simulated Martian habitat helps scientists prep for our potential colonization of the crimson celestial body. SynaptixGames is creating a virtual reality replica of the MDRS so that, when it's released later this year, the module will teach researchers basic procedures, like how to don spacesuits before stepping outside the lab. SynaptixGames is also mapping part of the actual red planet for a different interstellar-focused product—a virtual reality video game called MarsCorp, due out in summer 2019.
Coding Empathy
Graphic designer Rafael Fajardo doesn't make games that are merely "fun." For example, his Frogger-like collaborations, called Crosser and La Migra, encourage players to identify with undocumented people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border (download at sudor.net). The University of Denver professor's latest work, on view at the Buntport Theater on March 8, features Monarch butterflies fluttering across the screen. When a viewer approaches, they scatter. "It doesn't have the obvious trappings of a video game," Fajardo says. "But it knows you're there. You influence its outcomes. In those ways, it's a game."
19 percent: Share of workers in the video game industry who identified as homosexual, bisexual, or other in 2017, according to the International Game Developers Association.


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Diana Nikitina (ur. 14 grudnia 1978) – estońska lekkoatletka specjalizująca się w skoku w dal oraz trójskoku.

Sukcesy sportowe
Największy sukces na arenie międzynarodowej odniosła w 1997 r. w Lublanie, gdzie zdobyła brązowy medal mistrzostw Europy juniorek w trójskoku. W mistrzostwach tych startowała również w finale skoku w dal, zajmując VII miejsce.

Jest trzykrotną mistrzynią Estonii na otwartym stadionie (w trójskoku – 2000, 2001; w skoku w dal – 2001), jak również trzykrotną halową mistrzynią Estonii w trójskoku (1997, 1998, 2002).

Rekordy życiowe
 skok w dal – 6,21 – Tartu 08/08/1998
 trójskok - 13,35 – Lublana 25/07/1997
 trójskok (hala) – 13,06 – Fayetteville 10/03/2001

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Diana Nikitina na stronie World Athletics

Estońscy trójskoczkowie
Estońscy skoczkowie w dal
Urodzeni w 1978


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Former Bulldog Vince Wheeland drafted in 24th round
Vince Wheeland heaves the ball from the mound for the Bulldogs in 2010. - photo by Journal file photo
The Houston Astros chose former Turlock High pitcher Vince Wheeland as their first pick in the 24th round in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft (706th overall) out of Oklahoma State, helping to fulfill one of the former Bulldog's long-time dreams.
"It's first and foremost a great experience and I am hoping to continue to follow my dreams; it's a huge blessing," said Wheeland. "My main goal is to get to the professional level and work hard and stay humble and see how it all falls out."
In his final year this past season at Oklahoma State, the 22-year-old Wheeland finished with a near perfect record at 10-1, a 1.52 ERA in 31 games (three starts), including 45 strikeouts in 83 innings and a .226 average against which was good enough to earn him Big 12 Pitcher of the Year honors.
The Turlock native stands at 5-foot-11, 190 pounds and as a junior was named the 2013 All-Big 12 first team relief pitcher after punching in 73 innings of work in 30 appearances.
His 30 appearances were tied for the second most in a single season in school history. He was also tied fifth in the Big 12 with eight wins and sixth with a 1.97 ERA.
Wheeland also ranked in the top 10 in the conference in opponent batting average with a .219 and struck out 64. He was 2-1 with a save and a 0.68 ERA in 11 Big 12 appearances and collected wins against Texas and Kansas State.
"It's great to see someone succeed like him and be drafted. It's really a great brand since he works very hard and it's been a long ways away to see him pitch, everyone is really happy for Vinnie [Wheeland]. He has had a great college career," said Wheeland's former high school head coach Mark de la Motte.
In his final year pitching for Turlock High in 2010, he helped coach de la Motte and the Bulldogs reach a 24-8 overall record and the Division I CIF Sac-Joaquin Section title game where they eventually lost to the always tough St. Mary's, 18-4.
Wheeland credits all of his coaches in the Turlock area, along with friends and family, for supporting his talents.
During his senior season at Turlock High, the right-hander not only did work from the mound but was consistent from the plate, racking a batting average of .372 in 110 plate appearances.
On the mound he capped off a great career with a perfect 13-0 record, a 0.74 ERA in 85 innings while racking up 147 strikeouts and walked only 18.
Wheeland earned All-State honors and was named the district, league and team MVP.
"The guy is a winner and he will do whatever he has to to be able to succeed, great attitude and best person all around," de la Motte said.
The next step for Wheeland to join the Astros Single-A squad in New York, known as the Tri-City ValleyCats where he will begin his journey, to hopefully, the big leagues.
"That's my main goal; I'm in the minors now, I just need to do all I can to get there, I can't do much more than that but I will work hard. I can control what I can control and go from there," Wheeland said.


In the past, straightening squint/crowded front teeth would have involved extracting teeth and wearing metal 'train track' braces for 1-2 years. Some people would even have their healthy front teeth drilled down to allow for the placement of veneers or crowns ('caps') .
Thankfully, the situation has changed recently with the arrival of a new range of braces specifically designed to allow the straightening of front teeth but discreetly, without extracting teeth and quickly (normally within 3 months). At Blairgowrie Dental Care we offer a choice of either Clear Smile Aligners, Clearsmile Braces or The Inman Aligner.
Clear Smile Aligners are see through, thin, plastic removable appliances which fit tight against your teeth making them very difficult to see when in place. They are kept as small as possible so as not to interfere with speaking or taste. After an assessment with one of our fully trained dentists to ensure your suitability for the treatment, 'moulds' or impressions of your teeth are taken and then sent to our specialist dental laboratory for construction of a series of Clear Smile Aligners which are changed every 1-2 weeks. The aligners are designed specifically to move your teeth into the desired position with the number of aligners required being dependent upon the amount of tooth movement required. Once in position your teeth then need to be held there so they don't move again. This is done using a thin retainer wire which is placed behind the teeth (not visible).
Blaigowrie Dental Care are excited to offer highly aesthetic adult orthodontic braces. ClearSmile braces use traditional techniques with new technology to reduce treatment times and improve the appearance of the brace. Dr Stewart McLean has many years of experience in providing metal "train track" braces that you see most teenagers wearing. He is now able to offer this highly aesthetic option for adult patients.
The Inman Aligner is a removable appliance which allows your front teeth to be gently guided to an ideal position in a matter of weeks. It involves only one appliance, 'The Inman Aligner' which is designed and constructed by our specialist dental laboratory to specifically move your teeth in a controlled and highly effective way.
These treatments can be carried out by all three of our principle dentists – Stewart McLean, Claire Williams and Neil Rutherford as they have all completed the training and are 'Inman Aligner Certified'.


Subject: Stoppage of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) being paid to the Central government employees working in the interior/remote areas and their go ernance under CS(MA) Rules, 1944.
Reference is invited to OM No.S-14020/1/88-MS dated 17.07.1990 in which fixed medical allowance to the tune of Rs.25/- per month was granted to employee working in the interior/remote areas where no Authorized Medical Attendant was available within a radius of 5 Kms, which was subsequently revised to the tune of Rs.100/- per month vide OM F.No.14025/33/98-MS dated 18.01.1999.
2. On receiving a proposal from Ministry of Defence on the issue of medical reimbursement to employees who are in receipt of Fixed Medical Allowance, the matter was examined in the Ministry in consultation with Department of Expenditure and Department of Personnel & Training.
3. It has now been decided to stop the above mentioned Fixed Medical Alowance. Henceforth, the Central Government employees residing in interior/remote areas will be governed by the extant rules as laid down under CS(MA) Rules, 1944.
4. This O.M. will be effective from the date of issue. After issuance of this OM, the above mentioned O.Ms i.e. O.M. No.S-14020/1/88-MS dated 17.07.1990 and O.M. F.No.14025/33/98-MS dated 18.01.1999, stand withdrawn.
5. This issues with the concurrence of the Department of Personnel & Training and Department of Expenditure.


Regulation of gene expression in response to variable and often adverse environmental conditions is an essential component of microbial pathogenesis. We identified the two-component regulatory system CiaRH in a screen for genes essential for the survival of Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) on exposure to in vitro models of environmental stress. We constructed site-directed, non-polar deletion mutations in the regulator gene ciaR and compared the growth of CiaR mutant GBS to wild-type GBS under stressed conditions. CiaR mutant GBS are more sensitive than wild-type GBS to elevated temperature, low pH, chemical mutagens and ultraviolet light; the mutants are also more sensitive to cell-wall active antibiotics and antimicrobial peptides. CiaR mutant strains are markedly attenuated in a mouse model of GBS sepsis. To determine the genes regulated by CiaR that account for these defects, transcriptional profiling was performed using DNA microarray analysis, comparing wild-type GBS to CiaR mutant GBS under non-stressed conditions.
Two separate RNA samples were extracted for each condition. One flip-dye replicate (2 hybridizations) was obtained for each pair of RNA samples for 4 hybridizations total.


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Q: Gson Array of Array Deserialization I've the following JSON structure:
[
 {
  "id": 1,
  "subcategories": [
   {
    "id": 2,
    "subcategories": [
    ]
   },
   {
    "id": 3,
    "subcategories": [
    ]
   }
  ]
 },
 {
  "id": 4,
  "subcategories": [
   {
    "id": 5,
    subcategories: [
    ]
   }
  ]
 }
]

The model class for a Category (some fields like title are omitted for simplicity),
for reflecting JSON structure:
public class Category {
    int id = 0;
    ArrayList<Category> subCategories = null;
}

I'm trying to parse that with Gson library (2.2.4), having hard times deserializing inner array to arraylist:
Gson gson = new Gson();
Type collectionType = new TypeToken<ArrayList<Category>>(){}.getType();
ArrayList categories = gson.fromJson(json, collectionType);

Category.subCategories is always null.

A: gson.fromJson(json, Category[].class)

worked good for me. If you want an ArrayList instead of an Array:
new ArrayList<Category>(Arrays.asList(gson.fromJson(json, Category[].class)));

A: Try this.
public class Category {
    int id = 0;
    ArrayList<Category> subCategories = new ArrayList<Category>()
}

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"Boat race" redirects here. For the Oxford - Cambridge University Boat Race, see The Boat Race.
Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other water-borne craft for as long as such watercraft have existed.
There are three broad categories of boat racing which define how the watercraft are powered. Self-propelled, human powered boats; wind (sail) powered boats; and motorised, frequently referred to as motorboats or powerboats.
Kyōtei – parimutuel boat racing in Japan, referred to as "BOAT RACE"
^ Evžen Strouhal, Life of the ancient Egyptians (1992), p. 46.


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package com.facebook.presto.hive.metastore.glue;

import com.facebook.airlift.stats.CounterStat;
import com.facebook.airlift.stats.TimeStat;
import com.facebook.presto.hive.aws.AbstractSdkMetricsCollector;
import io.airlift.units.Duration;
import org.weakref.jmx.Managed;
import org.weakref.jmx.Nested;

import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS;

public class GlueMetastoreStats
{
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats createDatabase = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats updateDatabase = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats deleteDatabase = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats getDatabases = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats getDatabase = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats createTable = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats updateTable = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats deleteTable = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats getTables = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats getTable = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats batchCreatePartitions = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats batchGetPartitions = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats updatePartition = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats deletePartition = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats getPartitions = new GlueCatalogApiStats();
    private final GlueCatalogApiStats getPartition = new GlueCatalogApiStats();

    // see AWSRequestMetrics
    private final CounterStat awsRequestCount = new CounterStat();
    private final CounterStat awsRetryCount = new CounterStat();
    private final CounterStat awsThrottleExceptions = new CounterStat();
    private final TimeStat awsRequestTime = new TimeStat(MILLISECONDS);
    private final TimeStat awsClientExecuteTime = new TimeStat(MILLISECONDS);
    private final TimeStat awsClientRetryPauseTime = new TimeStat(MILLISECONDS);

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getCreateDatabase()
    {
        return createDatabase;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getUpdateDatabase()
    {
        return updateDatabase;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getDeleteDatabase()
    {
        return deleteDatabase;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getGetDatabases()
    {
        return getDatabases;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getGetDatabase()
    {
        return getDatabase;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getCreateTable()
    {
        return createTable;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getUpdateTable()
    {
        return updateTable;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getDeleteTable()
    {
        return deleteTable;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getGetTables()
    {
        return getTables;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getGetTable()
    {
        return getTable;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getBatchCreatePartitions()
    {
        return batchCreatePartitions;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getBatchGetPartitions()
    {
        return batchGetPartitions;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getUpdatePartition()
    {
        return updatePartition;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getDeletePartition()
    {
        return deletePartition;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getGetPartitions()
    {
        return getPartitions;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public GlueCatalogApiStats getGetPartition()
    {
        return getPartition;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public CounterStat getAwsRequestCount()
    {
        return awsRequestCount;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public CounterStat getAwsRetryCount()
    {
        return awsRetryCount;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public CounterStat getAwsThrottleExceptions()
    {
        return awsThrottleExceptions;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public TimeStat getAwsRequestTime()
    {
        return awsRequestTime;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public TimeStat getAwsClientExecuteTime()
    {
        return awsClientExecuteTime;
    }

    @Managed
    @Nested
    public TimeStat getAwsClientRetryPauseTime()
    {
        return awsClientRetryPauseTime;
    }

    public GlueSdkClientMetricsCollector newRequestMetricsCollector()
    {
        return new GlueSdkClientMetricsCollector(this);
    }

    public static class GlueSdkClientMetricsCollector
            extends AbstractSdkMetricsCollector
    {
        private final GlueMetastoreStats stats;

        public GlueSdkClientMetricsCollector(GlueMetastoreStats stats)
        {
            this.stats = requireNonNull(stats, "stats is null");
        }

        @Override
        protected void recordRequestCount(long count)
        {
            stats.awsRequestCount.update(count);
        }

        @Override
        protected void recordRetryCount(long count)
        {
            stats.awsRetryCount.update(count);
        }

        @Override
        protected void recordThrottleExceptionCount(long count)
        {
            stats.awsThrottleExceptions.update(count);
        }

        @Override
        protected void recordHttpRequestTime(Duration duration)
        {
            stats.awsRequestTime.add(duration);
        }

        @Override
        protected void recordClientExecutionTime(Duration duration)
        {
            stats.awsClientExecuteTime.add(duration);
        }

        @Override
        protected void recordRetryPauseTime(Duration duration)
        {
            stats.awsClientRetryPauseTime.add(duration);
        }
    }
}

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OverviewShrek Smash N' Crash Racing is a racing game for multiple platforms featuring characters and settings from the Shrek franchise.
Now you can add videos, screenshots, or other images (cover scans, disc scans, etc.) for Shrek - Smash n' Crash Racing (USA) to Emuparadise. Do it now!


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Q: QLineEdit programatic editing of text undoable in a single step I introduced a certain custom key shortcut to allow deleting of next 10 characters in a QLineEdit, beginning at the current text cursor position. But I want to have this undoable. Unfortunately QLineEdit does not provide QTextDocument or QTextCursor objects so I tried the following code:
int pos = lineEdit->cursorPosition();
lineEdit->setSelection(pos, pos + 10);
lineEdit->del();

This works fine but when I press undo (Ctrl+Z) the deleted text is back (which is what I want) but it is selected (which is what I do not want, instead I want to return to state before I programatically selected the text). I would prefer to have the option to wrap the selection and deletion into one 'macro' undo step. Is this possible? Something like https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtextcursor.html#beginEditBlock ?

A: Try QPlainTextEdit with setWordWrapMode(QTextOption::NoWrap) to use QTextDocument+QTextCursor features.


9:1 A declaration of immunity from Allah and His Messenger to those of the Idolaters with whom you made an agreement.
9:2 So go about in the land for four months and know that you cannot escape Allah and that Allah will disgrace the disbelievers.
9:4 Except those of the idolaters with whom you made an agreement, then they have not failed you in anything and have not backed up any one against you; so fulfil their agreement to the end of their term. Surely Allah loves those who keep their duty.
9:5 So when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters, wherever you find them, and take them captive and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush. But if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free. Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
9:6 And if anyone of the idolaters seek thy protection, protect him till he hears the word of Allah, then convey him to his place of safety. This is because they are a people who know not.
9:7 How can there be an agreement for the idolaters with Allah and with his Messenger, except those with whom you made an agreement at the Sacred Mosque? So as long as they are true to you, be true to them. Surely Allah loves those who keep their duty.
9:8 How (can it be)? And if they prevail against you, they respect neither ties of relationship nor covenant in your case. They would please you with their mouths while their hearts refuse; and most of them are transgressors.
9:9 They have taken a small price for the messages of Allah, so they hinder (men) from His way. Surely evil is that which they do.
9:10 They respect neither ties of relationship nor covenant, in the case of a believer. And these are they who go beyond the limits.
9:11 But if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, they are your brethren in faith. And We make the messages clear for a people who know.
9:12 And if they break their oaths after their agreement and revile your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief -- surely their oaths are nothing -- so that they may desist.
9:13 Will you not fight a people who broke their oaths and aimed at the expulsion of the Messenger, and they attacked you first? Do you fear them? But Allah has more right than you should fear Him, if you are believers.
9:15 And remove the rage of their hearts. And Allah turns (mercifully) to whom He pleases. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.
9:16 Do you think that you would be left alone while Allah has not yet known those of you who struggle hard and take not anyone as an intimate friend besides Allah and His Messenger and the believers? And Allah is Aware of what you do.
9:17 The idolaters have no right to maintain the mosques of Allah, while bearing witness to disbelief against themselves. These it is whose works are vain; and in the Fire will they abide.
9:18 Only he can maintain the mosques of Allah who believes in Allah and the Last Day, and keeps up prayer and pays the poor-rate and fears none but Allah. So these it is who may be of the guided ones.
9:19 Do you hold the giving of drink to the pilgrims and the maintenance of the Sacred Mosque equal to (the service of) one who believes in Allah and the Last Day and strives hard in Allah's way? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. And Allah guides not the iniquitous people.
9:20 Those who believed and fled (their homes), and strove hard in Allah's way with their wealth and their lives, are much higher in rank with Allah. And it is these that shall triumph.
9:22 Abiding therein for ever. Surely Allah has a mighty reward with Him.
9:23 O you who believe, take not your fathers and your brothers for friends if they love disbelief above faith. And whoever of you takes them for friends, such are the wrongdoers.
9:24 Say: If your fathers and your sons and your brethren and your wives and your kinsfolk and the wealth you have acquired, and trade whose dullness you fear, and dwellings you love, are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His way, then wait till Allah brings His command to pass. And Allah guides not the transgressing people.
9:25 Certainly Allah helped you in many battlefields, and on the day of Hunain, when your great numbers made you proud, but they availed you nothing, and the earth with all its spaciousness was straitened for you, then you turned back retreating.
9:26 Then Allah sent down His calm upon His Messenger and upon the believers, and sent hosts which you saw not, and chastised those who disbelieved. And such is the reward of the disbelievers.
9:27 Then will Allah after this turn mercifully to whom He pleases. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
9:28 O you who believe, the idolaters are surely unclean, so they shall not approach the Sacred Mosque after this year of theirs. And if you fear poverty, then Allah will enrich you out of His grace, if He please. Surely Allah is Knowing, Wise.
9:29 Fight those who believe not in Allah, nor in the Last Day, nor forbid that which Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, nor follow the Religion of Truth, out of those who have been given the Book, until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.
9:30 And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The messiah is the son of Allah. These are the words of their mouths. They imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before. Allah's curse be on them! How they are turned away!
9:31 They take their doctors of law and their monks for Lords besides Allah, and (also) the Messiah, son of Mary. And they were enjoined that they should serve one God only -- there is no god but He. Be He glorified from what they set up (with Him)!
9:32 They desire to put out the light of Allah with their mouths, and Allah will allow nothing save the perfection of His light, though the disbelievers are averse.
9:33 He it is Who sent His Messenger with guidance and the Religion of Truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all religions, though the polytheists are averse.
9:35 On the day when it will be heated in the Fire of hell, then their foreheads and their sides and their backs will be branded with it: This is what you hoarded up for yourselves, so taste what you used to hoard.
9:36 Surely the number of months with Allah is twelve months by Allah's ordinance, since the day when He created the heavens and the earth -- of these four are sacred. That is the right religion; so wrong not yourselves therein. And fight the polytheists all together as they fight you all together. And know that Allah is with those who keep their duty.
9:37 Postponing (of the sacred month) is only an addition in disbelief, whereby those who disbelieve are led astray. They allow it one year and forbid it (another) year, that they may agree in the number (of months) which Allah has made sacred, and thus make lawful what Allah has forbidden. The evil of their doings is made fair-seeming to them. And Allah guides not the disbelieving people.
9:38 O you who believe, what (excuse) have you that when it is said to you, Go forth in Allah's way, you should incline heavily to earth? Are you contented with this world's life instead of the Hereafter? The provision of this world's life is but little as compared with the Hereafter.
9:39 If you go not forth, He will chastise you with a painful chastisement, and bring in your place a people other than you, and you can do Him no harm. And Allah is Possessor of power over all things.
9:40 If you help him not, Allah certainly helped him when those who disbelieved expelled him -- he being the second of the two when they were both in the cave, when he said to his companion: Grieve not, surely Allah is with us. So Allah sent down His tranquillity on him and strengthened him with hosts which you saw not, and made lowest the word of those who disbelieved. And the word of Allah, that is the uppermost. And Allah is Mighty, Wise.
9:41 Go forth, light and heavy, and strive hard in Allah's way with your wealth and your lives. This is better for you, if you know.
9:42 Had it been a near gain and a short journey, they would certainly have followed thee, but the hard journey was too long for them. And they will swear by Allah: If we had been able, we would have gone forth with you. They cause their own souls to perish; and Allah knows that they are liars.
9:43 Allah pardon thee! Why didst thou permit them until those who spoke the truth had become manifest to thee and thou hadst known the liars?
9:44 Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day ask not leave of thee (to stay away) from striving hard with their wealth and their persons. And Allah is Knower of those who keep their duty.
9:45 They alone ask leave of thee who believe not in Allah and the Last Day, and their hearts are in doubt, so in their doubt they waver.
9:46 And if they had intended to go forth, they would certainly have provided equipment for it; but Allah did not like their going forth. So He withheld them, and it was said: Hold back with those who hold back.
9:47 Had they gone forth with you, they would have added to you naught but trouble, and would have hurried to and fro among you seeking (to sow) dissension among you. And among you there are those who would listen to them. And Allah well knows the wrongdoers.
9:48 Certainly they sought (to sow) dissension before, and they devised plots against thee till the Truth came, and Allah's command prevailed, though they did not like (it).
9:49 And among them is he who says: Excuse me and try me not. Surely into trial have they already fallen, and truly hell encompasses the disbelievers.
9:50 If good befalls thee, it grieves them; and if hardship afflicts thee, they say: Indeed we had taken care of our affair before. And they turn away rejoicing.
9:51 Say: Nothing will afflict us save that which Allah has ordained for us. He is our Patron; and on Allah let the believers rely.
9:52 Say: Do you await for us but one of two most excellent things? And we await for you that Allah will afflict you with chastisement from Himself or by our hands. So wait; we too are waiting with you.
9:53 Say: spend willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you. Surely you are a transgressing people.
9:54 And nothing hinders their contributions being accepted from them, except that they disbelieve in Allah and in His Messenger and they come not to prayer except as lazy people, and they spend not but while they are reluctant.
9:55 Let not then their wealth nor their children excite thine admiration. Allah only wishes to chastise them therewith in this world's life and (that) their souls may depart while they are disbelievers.
9:56 And they swear by Allah that they are truly of you. And they are not of you, but they are a people who are afraid.
9:57 If they could find a refuge or caves or a place to enter, they would certainly have turned thereto, running away in all haste.
9:58 And of them are those who blame thee in the matter of the alms. So if they are given thereof, they are pleased, and if they are not given thereof, lo! they are enraged.
9:59 And if they were content with that which Allah and His Messenger gave them, and had said: Allah is sufficient for us; Allah will soon give us (more) out of His grace and His Messenger too: surely to Allah we make petition.
9:60 (Zakat) charity is only for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer it, and those whose hearts are made to incline (to truth), and (to free) the captives, and those in debt, and in the way of Allah and for the wayfarer -- an ordinance from Allah. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.
9:61 And of them are those who molest the Prophet and say, He is (all) ear. Say: A hearer of good for you -- he believes the faithful, and is a mercy for those of you who believe. And those who molest the Messenger of Allah, for them is a painful chastisement.
9:62 They swear by Allah to you to please you; and Allah -- as well as His Messenger -- has a greater right that they should please Him, if they are believers.
9:63 Know they not that whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger, for him is the Fire of hell to abide in it? That is the grievous abasement.
9:64 The hypocrites fear lest a chapter should be sent down concerning them, telling them plainly of what is in their hearts. Say: Go on mocking, surely Allah will bring to light what you fear.
9:65 And if thou ask them, they would certainly say: We were only talking idly and sporting. Say: Was it Allah and His messages and His Messenger that you mocked?
9:66 Make no excuse, you disbelieved after your believing. If We pardon party of you, We shall chastise a party, because they are guilty.
9:67 The hypocrites, men and women, are all alike. They enjoin evil and forbid good and withhold their hands. They have forsaken Allah, so He has forsaken them. Surely the hypocrites are the transgressors.
9:68 Allah promises the hypocrites, men and women, and the disbelievers the Fire of hell to abide therein. It is enough for them. And Allah curses them, and for them is a lasting chastisement.
9:69 Like those before you -- they were stronger than you in power and had more wealth and children. So they enjoyed their portion; thus have you enjoyed your portion as those before you enjoyed their portion, and you indulge in idle talk as they did. These are they whose works are null in this world and the Hereafter, and these are they who are the losers.
9:70 Has not the story reached them of those before them -- of the people of Noah and 'Ad and Thamud, and the people of Abraham and the dwellers of Midian and the overthrown cities? Their messengers came to them with clear arguments. So Allah wronged them not but they wronged themselves.
9:71 And the believers, men and women, are friends one of another. They enjoin good and forbid evil and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, and obey Allah and His Messenger. As for these, Allah will have mercy on them. Surely Allah is Mighty, Wise.
9:72 Allah has promised to the believers, men and women, Gardens, wherein flow rivers, to abide therein, and goodly dwellings in Gardens of perpetual abode. And greatest of all is Allah's goodly pleasure. That is the grand achievement.
9:73 O Prophet, strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be firm against them. And their abode is hell, and evil is the destination.
9:74 They swear by Allah that they said nothing. And certainly they did speak the word of disbelief, and disbelieved after their Islam, and they purposed that which they could not attain. And they sought revenge only because Allah -- as well as His Messenger -- had enriched them out of His grace. So if they repent, it will be good for them; and if they turn away, Allah will chastise them with a painful chastisement in this world and the Hereafter; and they shall have in the earth neither a friend nor a helper.
9:75 And of them are those who made a covenant with Allah: If He give us out of His grace, we will certainly give alms and be of the righteous.
9:76 But when He gave them out of His grace, they became niggardly of it and they turned away and they are averse.
9:77 So He requited them with hypocrisy in their hearts till the day when they meet Him, because they broke their promise with Allah and because they lied.
9:78 Know they not that Allah knows their hidden thoughts and their secret counsels, and that Allah is the great Knower of the unseen things?
9:79 Those who taunt the free givers of alms among the believers as well as those who cannot find anything (to give) but with their hard labour -- they scoff at them. Allah will pay them back their mockery; and for them is a painful chastisement.
9:80 Ask forgiveness for them or ask not forgiveness for them. Even if thou ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will not forgive them. This is because they disbelieve in Allah and His Messenger. And Allah guides not the transgressing people.
9:81 Those who were left behind were glad on account of their sitting behind Allah's Messenger, and they were averse to striving in Allah's way with their property and their persons, and said: Go not forth in the heat. Say: The Fire of hell is fiercer in heat. If only they could understand!
9:82 Then let them laugh a little and weep much -- a recompense for what they earned.
9:83 So if Allah bring thee back to a party of them, then they ask thy permission to go forth, say: Never shall you go forth with me and never shall you fight an enemy with me. You chose to sit (at home) the first time; so sit (now) with those who remain behind.
9:85 And let not their wealth and their children excite thy admiration. Allah only intends to chastise them thereby in this world, and (that) their souls may depart while they are disbelievers.
9:86 And when a chapter is revealed, saying, Believe in Allah and strive hard along with his Messenger, the wealthy among them ask permission of thee and say: Leave us (behind), that we may be with those who sit (at home).
9:87 They prefer to be with those who remain behind, and their hearts are sealed so they understand not.
9:88 But the Messenger and those who believe with him strive hard with their property and their persons. And these it is for whom are the good things and these it is who are successful.
9:89 Allah has prepared for them Gardens wherein flow rivers, to abide therein. That is the great achievement.
9:90 And the defaulters from among the dwellers of the desert came that permission might be given to them, and they sat (at home) who lied to Allah and His Messenger. A painful chastisement will afflict those of them who disbelieve.
9:92 Nor on those to whom, when they came to thee that thou shouldst mount them, thou didst say: I cannot find that on which to mount you. They went back while their eyes overflowed with tears of grief that they could not find aught to spend.
9:93 The way (to blame) is only against those who ask permission of thee, though they are rich. They have chosen to be with those who remained behind; and Allah has sealed their hearts, so they know not.
9:94 They will make excuses to you when you return to them. Say: Make no excuse, we shall not believe you; Allah has informed us of matters relating to you. And Allah and His Messenger will now see your actions, then you will be brought back to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, then He will inform you of what you did.
9:95 They will swear by Allah to you, when you return to them, so that you may leave them alone. So leave them alone. Surely they are unclean and their refuge is hell -- a recompense for what they earned.
9:96 They will swear to you that you may be pleased with them. But if you are pleased with them, yet surely Allah is not pleased with the transgressing people.
9:97 The dwellers of the desert are hardest in disbelief and hypocrisy, and most disposed not to know the limits of what Allah has revealed to His Messenger. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.
9:98 And of the dwellers of the desert are those who take what they spend to be a fine, and they wait for an evil turn of fortune for you. On them is the evil turn. And Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
9:99 And of the desert Arabs are those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and consider what they spend and the prayers of the Messenger, as bringing them nearer to Allah. Surely they bring them nearer (to Allah); Allah will bring them into His mercy. Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
9:100 And the foremost, the first of the Emigrants and the Helpers, and those who followed them in goodness -- Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Him, and He has prepared for them Gardens wherein flow rivers, abiding therein for ever. That is the mighty achievement.
9:101 And of those around you of the desert Arabs, there are hypocrites; and of the people of Madinah (also) -- they persist in hypocrisy. Thou knowest them not; We know them. We will chastise them twice, then they will be turned back to a grievous chastisement.
9:102 And others have acknowledged their faults -- they mixed a good deed with another that was evil. It may be that Allah will turn to them (mercifully). Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
9:103 Take alms out of their property -- thou wouldst cleanse them and purify them thereby -- and pray for them. Surely thy prayer is a relief to them. And Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
9:104 Know they not that Allah is He Who accepts repentance from His servants and takes the alms, and that Allah -- He is the Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful?
9:105 And say, Work; so Allah will see you work and (so will) His Messenger and the believers. And you will be brought back to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, then He will inform you of what you did.
9:106 And others are made to await Allah's command, whether He chastise them or turn to them (mercifully). And Allah is Knowing, Wise.
9:107 And those who built a mosque to cause harm (to Islam) and (to help) disbelief, and to cause disunion among the believers, and a refuge for him who made war against Allah and His Messenger before. And they will certainly swear: We desired naught but good. And Allah bears witness that they are certainly liars.
9:108 Never stand in it. Certainly a Mosque founded on observance of duty from the first day is more deserving that thou shouldst stand in it. In it are men who love to purify themselves. And Allah loves those who purify themselves.
9:109 Is he, then, who lays his foundation on duty to Allah and (His) good pleasure better, or he who lays his foundation on the edge of a cracking hollowed bank, so it broke down with him into the Fire of hell? And Allah guides not the unjust people.
9:110 The building which they have built will ever continue to be a source of disquiet in their hearts, unless their hearts be torn to pieces. And Allah is Knowing, Wise.
9:111 Surely Allah has bought from the believers their persons and their property -- theirs (in return) is the Garden. They fight in Allah's way, so they slay and are slain. It is a promise which is binding on Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. And who is more faithful to his promise than Allah? Rejoice therefore in your bargain which you have made. And that is the mighty achievement.
9:112 They who turn (to Allah), who serve (Him), who praise (Him), who fast, who bow down, who prostrate themselves, who enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil, and who keep the limits of Allah -- and give good news to the believers.
9:113 It is not for the Prophet and those who believe to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even though they should be near relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of the flaming fire.
9:114 And Abraham's asking forgiveness for his sire was only owing to a promise which he had made to him; but when it became clear to him that he was an enemy of Allah, he dissociated himself from him. Surely Abraham was tender-hearted, forbearing.
9:115 And it is not (attributable to) Allah that He should lead a people astray after He has guided them, so far so that He makes clear to them what they should guard against. Surely Allah is Knower of all things.
9:116 Surely Allah's is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He gives life and causes death. And besides Allah you have no friend nor helper.
9:118 And (He turned in mercy) to the three who were left behind; until the earth, vast as it is, became strait to them and their souls were also straitened to them; and they knew that there was no refuge from Allah but in Him. Then He turned to them in mercy that they might turn (to Him). Surely Allah -- He is the Oft-returning to mercy, the Merciful.
9:119 O you who believe, keep your duty to Allah and be with the truthful.
9:120 It was not proper for the people of Madinah and those round about them of the desert Arabs to remain behind the Messenger of Allah, nor to prefer their own lives to his life. That is because there afflicts them neither thirst nor fatigue nor hunger in Allah's way, nor tread they a path which enrages the disbelievers, nor cause they any harm to an enemy, but a good work is written down for them on account of it. Surely Allah wastes not the reward of the doers of good.
9:121 Nor spend they any thing, small or great, nor do they traverse a valley but it is written down for them, that Allah may reward them for the best of what they did.
9:122 And the believers should not go forth all together. Why, then, does not a company from every party from among them go forth that they may apply themselves to obtain understanding in religion, and that they may warn their people, when they come back to them, that they may be cautious?
9:123 O you who believe, fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you and let them find firmness in you. And know that Allah is with those who keep their duty.
9:124 And whenever a chapter is revealed, there are some of them who say: Which of you has it strengthened in faith? So as for those who believe, it strengthens them in faith and they rejoice.
9:125 And as for those in whose hearts is a disease, it adds uncleanness to their uncleanness, and they die while they are disbelievers.
9:126 See they not that they are tried once or twice in every year, yet they repent not, nor do they mind.
9:127 And whenever a chapter is revealed, they look one at another: Does any one see you? Then they turn away. Allah has turned away their hearts because they are a people who understand not.
9:128 Certainly a Messenger has come to you from among yourselves; grievous to him is your falling into distress, most solicitous for you, to the believers (he is) compassionate, merciful.
9:129 But if they turn away, say: Allah is sufficient for me -- there is no god but He. On Him do I rely, and He is the Lord of the mighty Throne.