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Beesly, Professor Edward Spencer
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Bell, Henry Thomas Mackenzie
Bell, Mrs. Hugh (Florence)
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Bentham, Jeremy (b. London, February 15th, 1748; d. 1832).
Bentley, Richard, D.D. (b. Oulton, Wakefield, January 27th, 1662; d. July 14th, 1742).
Berkeley, George,
Besant, Mrs. Annie (b. London, October 1st, 1847).
Besant, Sir Walter (b. Portsmouth, 1838).
Betham-Edwards, Miss Matilda Barbara (b. Westerfield, Suffolk, 1836).
Bickerstaff, Isaac (b. Ireland, 1735; d. circa 1800).
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Lego Unimog U400 £155 technic.lego.com
The real-life Mercedes-Benz Unimog is one of the toughest, most adaptable vehicles on Earth – and it's Lego sibling isn't far behind. The ultimate expression of the uber-sophisticated Technic range, the Power Function-equipped Unimog U400 matches the best scale models for complexity, but beats them hands down for playability. It includes a hydraulic articulated crane plus working steering, suspension and transmission, and you can even rework its crane into a snow plough if the mood takes you. We'd stick with what you see here though: it really is rather good.
The original – Lego Car Chassis 853, 1977
Steerable front wheels, a four-cylinder engine with moving pistons, two-speed gearbox... the 853 had it all. Except body work.
Hot Wheels Video Racer £40 hotwheels.com
Be honest: when you used to play with cars, you always imagined yourself at the wheel of your favourite motor. Well now you can be (kind of). Thanks to its built-in VGA camera and teeny LCD display screen, the Video Racer lets you review your carefully constructed trick-track stunts in real-time on its screen. Or, if your eyesight's not that good, you might prefer to view it on your computer via USB. The set also includes a mounting adaptor, so you can secure the camera to your bike, and there's recording capacity for about 12 minutes of video. Which, let's face it, is enough for anyone.
The original – Hot Wheels Sizzlers, 1970
With their miniature built-in motors and rechargeable batteries, Sizzlers were enough to make '70s kids giddy with excitement.
Dension SmartRacer 200euros wirc.dension.com
Conventional RC cars not geeky enough for you? Then try the SmartRacer for size. At first glance it resembles most modern RC Truggies (or truck/buggy hybrids). It's fairly small, at 1:16th scale (most rivals are 1:10th), yet it still features 4WD, plus performance-enhancing tech such as oil-filled dampers and a brushless motor. More interestingly, it uses a combination of Wi-Fi plus a USB camera to provide iPhone-based remote control, complete with a car's-eye view of the world on the screen, plus touch-or motion-based steering. Now that really is geeky.
The original – Tamiya Sand Scorcher, 1979
Ultra-detailed and ridiculously good fun, the iconic Sand Scorcher inspired the whole 1980s RC craze.
Scalextric Digital Platinum Set £500 scalextric.hornby.com
Winning a Scalextric race used to be simple: hit the first corner in the lead, find a consistent speed, then stay there. This set rewrites all those rules, allowing up to six cars to race simultaneously on a two-lane track. You can even change lanes at key points on the track – so, overtaking opportunities ahoy. This, plus the accuracy of the set's Digital Powerbase lap counter, means you can find yourself driving like a tactically inclined Le Mans 24-Hour racer, rather than the flat-out attack-attack-attack loony we all know you actually are.
The original – Scalextric Vanwall, 1960
The first Scalextric cars were metal-bodied, but the move to plastic sparked an explosion in demand.
Nerf Vortex Nitron Blaster £45 hasbro.com/nerf
Remember having to shout 'bang bang, you're dead'? Yes, and we remember when Yahoo was bigger than Google, too. How quaint. The Nerf Vortex Nitron Blaster is a toy gun for the 21st century. Battery powered and able to hit targets 50ft away, its basic (but fairly effective) top-sight lets you acquire your target with stealth and ease. Then, once you've found something worth shooting at, you can saturate it with fully automatic fire using your complement of 20 Nerf Vortex disc-type rounds, the entire clip being discharged in seconds. Eat that, water pistol boy.
The original – Nerf Arrowstorm, 1993
Nerf's second weapon, it featured a rotating semi-automatic mechanism and six-arrow capacity. Blam!
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Axis and Salient partner with HP for VSaas
In an effort to bring VSaas to the masses and IP to everyone, IP video provider Axis Communications, VMS provider Salient Systems and storage and server company Hewlett Packard today announced a Video Surveillance as a Service solution.
I spoke to Scott Dunn, Axis' director of business development for North America, this afternoon about the deal. Salient adapted and integrated its enterprise VMS solution for Axis' "one click camera connection" to stream video from IP cameras and encoders to remotely housed hosted servers from HP.
Dunn said Salient's VMS "has dynamic resolution scalling to serve up video and live feed in a thumbnail [view], which allows you to see a lot of feeds very efficiently .. and with efficient bandwidth usage."
"Ultimately, we want to deliver solutions to the integrator that will drive RMR for them, so … working with world-class partners [such as Salient and HP], we can deliver a total solution to integrators … that's cost effective and can be easily installed," Dunn said. "And they can sell it as a service solution very much like the alarm industry [has been doing with monitoring services] for years," he added.
So what's the difference between this marketing agreement and the deal announced at ISC West 2011 between Axis and EMC? They're both aimed at making hosted video a reality for applications small and big, but there are some other differences.
For one, Salient adapted its VMS for this solution. However, "the main difference is that EMC is hosting the video in its own data center," Axis' Domenic Locapo said. "HP is bringing [the solution] to its biggest hosting partners to do the actual hosting," he added.
How do integrators choose? Axis is providing best-of-breed options. It's a matter of what works best for a particular integrator and application, Dunn said.
Dunn said Axis' central theme this year is: "IP for everyone … affordable, quality, IP solutions for every class of user." He said a "cloud deployment allows everyone cost-effectively [to have] benefits of IP including HD, mobility, scalability."
The announcement was made today at an HP partner event in Las Vegas (called HP Discover 2012). Dunn said that in contrast to fears several years ago that IT companies would take business away from physical security integrators, this deal shows that IT and physical security collaborations mean more business for both professions.


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Cynthia Joy Schudel, age 57, of Adrian passed away April 1, 2014, at her home.
She was born Nov. 21, 1956, in Adrian, to Donald and Gail (Pickering) Dunn. She loved dolphins, traveling, gardening and her family, especially her grandchildren. She was very generous and friendly to all. Her humor was a part of her everyday life.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sons, Christopher Schudel of Adrian and Alan (Becky) Schudel of Venice, Fla.; sister, Donna (Koby) Marowelli of Adrian; her grandchildren, Devin, Ashley and Josh Schudel; nieces, Tayleen and Tenille Marowelli; many aunts, uncles and cousins; and a very dear friend, Debbie Callahan.
Cremation has taken place. Private family services will be held at a later date. You may send condolences to the family at www.andersonfuneralservices.com. Memorial contributions may be made to the family of Cynthia Schudel. Arrangements were under the direction of the Anderson Funeral Home, Adrian.
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Cynthia Joy Schudel, age 57, of Adrian passed away April 1, 2014, at her home.


text: This is a really stupid idea for making cash from hacking schemes. I know people who make up to £1000 a month with botnets bloated with spyware so getting some one to buy pharmacutical drugs for there documents back is a really shitty idea and people who fall for it are giving them a virgin CC number to validate there online drug purchase so they get there shiznits back but CC when used can be traced so my guess is this wont last long the people behind it should have stuck to what works if they were want to extort money DDoS to online betting shops especially running up to the world cup would bring in a pretty penny . Sorry but i cant see this threat going places and even sorrier to the people who has been stung and fell for it as allready mentioned a bootable cd would fix the problem *sighs*


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By Gul and Yousufzai
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf flew to the city of Quetta on Sunday to meet local Shi'ites holding a protest alongside the bodies of family members killed in one of the country's worst sectarian attacks.
Thousands of the Shi'ite Hazara community, the ethnic group targeted by the blast, have been holding vigils at the site of the blast beside the 96 shrouded bodies. They have spent two nights outside in the cold and rain and are refusing to bury their dead until their safety is guaranteed.
Islamic tradition demands that the dead be buried as soon as possible, and leaving the bodies of loved ones above ground for so long is a potent expression of grief and pain.
The prime minister left early Sunday to address local leaders in Quetta, the capital of the western province of Balochistan, said presidential aide Naveed Chaudhry. The protesters had rejected a delegation led by the minister for religious affairs that arrived Saturday.
So far, the government has not made any public statement about the attacks, which were claimed by banned militant Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. The LeJ wants to expel Shi'ites from Pakistan, where they make up about 20 percent of the country's 180 million population.
Shi'ite leaders are demanding that the provincial government be dismissed and that the army take over Quetta to guarantee their security.
"We want assurances that the killers will be arrested so our younger children will not die also," said Sakina Bibi, 56, who sat alongside the coffins of two of her sons.
"They were my everything," she wept. "Sitting here will not bring them back but it is our right to protest."
Sectarian killings have been rising in Pakistan even as deaths from other militant violence have dropped. Human Rights Watch says bombings and gunmen killed more than 400 Shi'ites last year and this year may be even more bloody.
(Reporting by Michael Perry)


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Ask a Muslim [split from introductions]
Ask a Muslim [split from introductions]
Thank you for all the welcomes everyone. I appreciate it. And I will try to stick around.
Logisch, you asked me some good questions, so now I'm going to answer them one by one. Also, I'm aware this long post of mine may lead to more discussions and/or questions, so if the moderators want to split this post into a separate thread, then feel free to do so. Either way, I don't have a problem.
Zephony, I think that you answered his questions very well and they are to the point. You're not wrong at all. So, thank you for answering them.
Now, I'm going to answer the questions also (since they were addressed toward me), and I'm going to explain everything more thoroughly for you guys.
(17-04-2012 06:18 AM)Logisch Wrote: - Do muslims really believe we're free to believe what we want to believe? Or is it one of those things that you really feel we deserve eternal punishment or some other sort of punishment if we truly decide we are against what the book says?
In my opinion, most Muslims do believe that everyone is free to believe whatever they want. I believe that also. And by that, I mean that we are not allowed to forcefully convert anyone, although we can certainly 'invite' people to Islam in the sense that we're teaching them something about the religion and then letting them decide for themselves, as the Quran says, "Invite (all) to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for your Lord knows best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance" (16:125).
There are certain Muslims who do interpret certain parts of the Quran in a way as if they must convert people to Islam. They think that the Quran is telling them to carry out a jihad on all the non-believers. But, the thing is is that the word jihad doesn't mean "holy war," but simply a "struggle" toward a moral, intellectual, and a spiritual improvement. The word does include a struggle in the military sense, but it has a wider connotation and embraces almost every kind of striving, and it doesn't have to be a violent one. So, there are also non-violent forms of Jihad which can be done with pen, tongue, hands, the media, internet, and in many other ways which are not necessarily harmful to society.
The important thing to know is that Muslims are strictly prohibited to start a war and/or fight against non-Muslims except for the purpose of self-defense. No Muslim should take action by hurting someone unless he has the intention of defending himself in a battlefield or anywhere else. Also, when a group of aggressors approach Muslims and they pray and ask for forgiveness (for their wrong actions), they should be let go. So, the point is that we always have to leave the door open for showing mercy. An Islamic state is not allowed to fight non-Muslims who are not hostile to Islam, who do not oppress Muslims, or try to convert Muslims by force from their religion, or expel them from their lands, or wage war against them, or prepare for attacks against them, as the Quran says, "Thus, if they let you be, and do not make war on you, and offer you peace, God does not allow you to harm them" (4:90).
In fact, according to what I know, the Prophet Muhammad granted the citizens of an Islamic state the freedom to practice their own religion as long as they sign a pact of non-aggression and pay taxes as demanded by the state. During that time, there were many examples of Christians, Jews, and other religious communities flourishing under Islamic rule without being forced to live as Muslims.You can find more information about this in a book entitled "The Jews of Islam," by Bernard Lewis.
(17-04-2012 06:18 AM)Logisch Wrote: - What is this shariah law stuff? I've heard this is part of it? Or is this something only in specific countries? Or is this something only held to believers and not the nonbelievers? (this kind of goes back to my first question)
Shariah can be simply translated to mean a "divine path" or a "moral code." In Arabic, it literally means "a clear path to a large body of fresh water." Muslims believe that all the previous messengers of God were given a Shariah, not just Muhammad. In other words, Abraham had a Shariah, Moses had a Shariah, and Jesus had a Shariah as well. What distinguishes each of them is merely that the laws differed slightly from time to time. As Muslims, we believe in something known as 'progressive revelation' by which God revealed the Old Testament to the Jews, then the New Testament to the Christians, and lastly, the "Final Testament" (the Quran) to the Muslims, but the message is still for everyone. In that sense, according to Islamic belief, there is a divine continuity in religious belief between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Sharia has certain laws which are regarded as divinely ordained, concrete and timeless for all relevant situations (such as the ban on drinking alcohol, for example), and it also has certain laws which are not divinely ordained since they are established by Islamic lawyers and judges based on their own method of application of the Quran and Sunnah. Altogether, these laws cover a wide range of aspects about a Muslim's life such as certain day-to-day activities, and certain matters in politics, economics, banking, business, marriage, divorce, social issues, and so on.
Most countries in the Middle East and North Africa maintain a dual system of secular courts and religious courts (ruled by Sharia). However, Sharia does not have to be limited to Islamic countries only. They can be established in a Western country as well, and the non-Muslims would not be expected to live according to the demands of the Shariah. It would only apply to Muslims who have willfully pledged and vowed to live according to the Islamic teachings. Also, there is no such thing that the Shariah is "imposed" on a non-Muslim country because the overall jurisdictional power of that country is ultimately in the hands of non-Muslims. Therefore, if there were ever to be shariah courts in a Western country, it would only be to the extent of their own regulations, and thus allowing Shariah courts to exist is under their own jurisdictions and their own prerogative.
Furthermore, under the Shariah itself, if there are communities that have their own rules and religious beliefs, the Shariah automatically allots them a jurisdictional power and legislative powers of their own choosing. Likewise, as Zephony rightly said, the Shariah does not apply to the non-believers either. Hence they are still subject to the secular law.
(17-04-2012 06:18 AM)Logisch Wrote: - Do muslims believe there ever was a jesus? Or do they think he's made up? Or do they think he's made up but nothing more than someone carrying a message of some sort?
Muslims do believe in the existence of Jesus, and that he was also one of the prophets of God, as Zephony answered. But, we also believe that another prophet came after him (who was Muhammad) and thus he wasn't the last one. The last prophet is Muhammad according to Islamic belief, who is known as the seal of the prophets and was given the same task that were given to all the other prophets.
The main difference in the Islamic view of Jesus from the Christian one is that we do not believe that Jesus had God-like attributes. He was only a prophet, and that's why we don't pray to him although we do highly respect him. Some Christians may say that Jesus is the son of God. Well, maybe he is indeed the son of God, but I wouldn't take the word "son" literally, as if he was the begotten son of God. I think it was just another way of saying that he was a "servant of God," or something like that, or perhaps just a way of showing reverence to him. We also believe that Jesus was not crucified nor killed, but that he was only raised up (alive) by God as a manifestation of the Truth when seized by his opponents, and to protect him from any harm and humilitation.
Do Muslims believe that Jesus was also carrying around a message? Yes, and we believe that the message was the inspired word of God. However, the only problem is that the original form of the revelations that were given to Jesus do not exist anymore. The Muslim contention is that certain widely-held Christian beliefs, such as the divinity of Jesus, are associated not with the original words of scripture but with later alterations. In other words, we believe that the actual revealed words became mixed with the additions of human copyists and editors. And when this happened, God sent another book (and a final one), the Quran, as as an updated version of the previous scriptures that were tampered with. The Quran, however, contains everything that was important from all the earlier works that were revealed to the prophets and it is the uncorrupted word of God (or such is the Muslim point of view).
To my understanding, there are even many devout Christians who do not claim that every single verse in the Bible is the infallible word of God. Also, many of them believe that the Bible was originally written in Hebrew or Aramaic and that some of the English translations still do not effectively translate the original message of Jesus. These Christians recognize that the Bible had human authors and that there may be some distortions in it, so they tend to concentrate on the spirituality in the Bible and not on the supposed flaws.
(17-04-2012 06:18 AM)Logisch Wrote: - Are there denominations of Muslims just as there are denominations of Christianity? Someone on here recently said there is now 35,000 (number struck me as insane) denominations of Christianity. Do muslims also have a similar thing going on? Or is it pretty much just one revision of the qu-ran? I'd assume there's probably not a mormon equivalent, in other words do you deal with the same thing that christians do in terms of people "changing the translations" of a book?
Yes, there are, and the two main denominations in Islam are the Shiites and the Sunnis. However, this division was not caused by a different translation nor a different interpretation of the Quran. In fact, both Shiites and Sunnis interpret the entire Quran pretty much the same way except for a few minor verses which you can see here. The difference between Shiites and Sunnis, in a nutshell, lies in the fact that the Sunnis believe that the Prophet Muhammad's rightful successors to lead the Muslim community were firstly his 4 companions which are: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, then lastly, Ali ibn Abu Talib (the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad). It is Ali that is believed by the Shiites to be the first of the 12 imams (each of the later imams being the son of the previous one), while Sunnis believe that he is the last of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs (known as Rashidun). From then on, there was a rift between Muslims that stemmed from a disagreement amongst themselves over who should be the rightful successors to Muhammad.
Such a disagreement also led both sides to adopt different practices in regards to acts of worship because even though they both read the same exact Quran, the differences arise from Hadiths (or sayings of the Prophet) that have differing chains of narration since they believe in different Imams (who were the compilers of Hadiths), while scrutiny is placed on the authentication process and the trustworthiness of the narrators that the Imams relied on. So, essentially, the point is that there are some minor differences in the acts of worship between Shiites and Sunnis, and this is only because they accept a different set of Hadith books from each other. But, again, all Muslims read the same exact Quran although some of them may have different interpretations irrespective of their denominations.
Just to add something else, the Shiite faith is based on a system called "Imamat." The system of "Imamat" implies that after the Prophet Muhammad, there shall be no other prophet (which is something all Muslims believe in), but the only true leader of the Muslims, at a given time, is an "Imam" who, like the prophets of God, is directly appointed by God. The appointment of the first "Imam" was made by God through the last Prophet (Muhammad) and every subsequent "Imam" was appointed by God through the "Imam" who precedes him. In other words, the appointments of the Imams by God naturally follow the order of descendants starting from Muhammad. This is what the Sunnis disagree with (and so do I because I'm a Sunni), because we believe that only the prophets were directly appointed by God, not the Imams/leaders (nor anyone else).
That being said, there are actually more denominations than just Shiites and Sunnis, although I'm pretty sure that the number is not as great as it is in Christianity. For example, another denomination in Islam are the Sufis, who believe in the principles of Sufism. This is a branch that covers many areas of study such as philosophy, metaphysics, art, science, culture, psychology, etc. There are also subdivisions in both Shia and Sunni Islam. The Sunni Muslims, for example, can be further specified into one of the 4 schools of thought which are: Hanafi, Shafi, Maliki, and Hanbali.
You can see a list of most of the branches in Islam and descriptions of them at the link below:
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[split] An intro thread because I'm bored
Do Muslims believe any interest rate > 0% constitutes usury? If so, how do they purchase houses? Do they have to save up the cash first?
And KidCharlemagne just reminded me I was being a bit forward and even rude there. Welcome Mullah.
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem. - Camus
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What about condemning women to death by stoning for adultery? Good, bad or utterly evil ?
What about apostasy - conversion to another faith from Islam? I have heard that this is punishable by death in Egypt for example (probably not an official law, but one of us in Egypt said it was a genuine concern for him).
Are these things *right* or are they relics of a barbaric past that should be done away with? I'm sure you can guess my position
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Welcome aboard, I hope you enjoy it here.
" Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous."
David Hume
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Why do you believe in Allah? Why not some other god? Why any god?
Why would any woman with any intelligence and self-respect be a Muslim?
That, I think, is enough to start with.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
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20-04-2012, 08:28 PM (This post was last modified: 21-04-2012 06:36 AM by itsacow.)
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(20-04-2012 07:31 PM)Chas Wrote: Welcome.I will leave it up to mullah to answer the questions but here is what I have learned from the Koran so far:
1. Allah is the same god that is in the bible., it is just that the other faiths have not correctly followed his word.
2. They are born into it and they are circumcised at about the age of 13, as are males. They know nothing different so they go along with it so they can get to heaven with all the flowing water and fountains.
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RE: An intro thread because I'm bored
(20-04-2012 08:28 PM)itsacow Wrote:Our god?(20-04-2012 07:31 PM)Chas Wrote: Welcome.I will leave it up to mullah to answer the questions but here is what I have learned from the Koran so far:
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RE: An intro thread because I'm bored
(20-04-2012 10:01 AM)GirlyMan Wrote: Do Muslims believe any interest rate > 0% constitutes usury? If so, how do they purchase houses? Do they have to save up the cash first?
First, I'm going to explain the relation between interest and usury according to Islamic perspective.
The consensus prevailing among Muslims throughout the world is that, usury, among other things, includes interest. The Arabic word for usury is "Riba" (as used in the Quran). Riba is an Arabic noun derived from the verb Raba meaning 'to increase', 'to grow', or 'to exceed'. So, in the Islamic terminology, Riba is an extra profit or that profit which comes free from compensation or that extra earning obtained that is free of exchange. It has been described as a loan with the condition that the borrower will return to the lender more than the quantity borrowed. Again, the word literally means an "increment" or "excess," but in essence, it means unfair advantage or profiteering and this is what is prohibited for Muslims. Accordingly, the Pakistan Council of Islamic Ideology (PCII) also reflected this consensus on one of it's reports on the elimination of interest from the Pakistan economy stating that:
"The term riba (usury) encompasses interest in all its manifestations irrespective of whether it relates to loans for consumption purposes or for productive purposes, whether the loans are of a personal nature or of a commercial type, whether the borrower is a government, a private individual or a concern, and whether the rate of interest is low or high" (PCII, 1980, p.1). - Islamic Economics
The word "riba" as it appears in the Quran is translated in English as "usury" by some translators and as "interest" by others. However, both translations are correct because we go by a principle known as "usury includes interest" (whatever the interest rate is), and thus we do not take "interest" and "usury" separately. Rather, the two words can be used interchangeably as a translation of the word "Riba." They are almost the same thing to us because interest is just a milder form of usury, or less exorbitant than usury, but we still consider it usury. So, the answer to your question is that, if the interest rate is anything greater than zero percent, then yes, that constitutes usury.
You also wanted to know how we purchase houses if interest is something unlawful in our religion. Well, the thing is that we have to make a distinction between "taking" interest and "paying" interest. The Quran says that we are not allowed to take interest, but it doesn't say anywhere that we are forbidden to pay it (when required to do so). For example, in one of the verses, it says, "O you who believe! Do not consume Riba (interest), doubled and multiplied, but fear Allah that you may be successful" (3:130). And likewise, in every other verse which talks about interest, they only mention the sin of consuming/taking/devouring interest, not paying it. For that reason, I am of the opinion that paying interest is permissible for us in situations where there is no way to avoid it.
Furthermore, because of the structure of the world economy, in general, it may sometimes be impossible to save oneself from paying interest. The reason for this is that interest has been integrated into the economic structure in many parts of the world. So, sometimes we cannot avoid paying it. Under these circumstances, and especially when something is very important for a good/healthy survival (such as a house, for example), it is my opinion that a Muslim may be allowed to purchase that particular item while paying an interest rate without it being a sin. Only taking an interest would be a sin.
On the other hand, unlike myself, there are also many Muslims who believe that both taking and paying interest are sinful actions. That's why they will try to save up all the money to purchase a house. However, I think that belief is mainly caused by the interpretation of certain hadiths (or Prophetic narrations) that apply to certain cases during Muahammad's lifetime only, but not in general, and not supported by the Quran. You can read more about this at the article below (where my opinion is summarized in the last paragraph).
Regarding the Narratives Prohibiting Taking Interest
That being said, I should also mention that, for centuries in Christendom, usury meant "lending money at any interest rate" and was forbidden to Christians. Later on, at one point, the meaning of usury was changed to "lending money at an excessively high interest rate." Here's a quote below from Wikipedia that says:
Wikipedia Wrote:Originally, when the charging of interest was still banned by Christian churches, usury simply meant the charging of interest at any rate (as well as charging a fee for the use of money, such as at a bureau de change). In countries where the charging of interest became acceptable, the term came to be used for interest above the rate allowed by law. The term is largely derived from Christian religious principles; Riba is the corresponding Arabic term and ribbit is the Hebrew word.
And lastly, what is the reason that interest and usury are prohibited in Islam? It's because they are both giving someone an unfair advantage, while usury is an excessive and a wicked charge of interest and therefore it is condemned by the Quran as well as the Bible. It is forbidden because the unscrupulousness of this practice causes the lender to become richer and the lendee, poorer. It is always going injure either of the two parties who are involved in a financial transaction. There are more reasons for the prohibition against usury/interest in Islam and they are explained in the following article: Usury and its Harm
(20-04-2012 10:01 AM)GirlyMan Wrote: And KidCharlemagne just reminded me I was being a bit forward and even rude there. Welcome Mullah.
I do not think you were being rude, GM. You just asked a question. There's nothing rude about that. But, even if it is, it's not really going to affect my participation here. I mean, I don't have any kind of a big issue with how people want to express themselves to me (whether they're being rude, nice, or whatever). I will just focus on answering the questions as honestly as I can.
Morondog and Chas, you guys asked some good questions also (and difficult ones, too), but I'm going to reply to them later when I have more time. It might take me a while because there are lots of things that I want to explain. If anyone else has any comments and/or questions while you're waiting, then feel free to post them.
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RE: An intro thread because I'm bored
(21-04-2012 06:33 AM)Internet Mullah Wrote:(20-04-2012 10:01 AM)GirlyMan Wrote: Do Muslims believe any interest rate > 0% constitutes usury? If so, how do they purchase houses? Do they have to save up the cash first?
Thanks, Mullah! I've asked that question going on a half dozen times here and now I got an answer.
(21-04-2012 06:33 AM)Internet Mullah Wrote:(20-04-2012 10:01 AM)GirlyMan Wrote: And KidCharlemagne just reminded me I was being a bit forward and even rude there. Welcome Mullah.
Felt rude to ask a question before a proper greeting is all.
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem. - Camus
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RE: An intro thread because I'm bored
First off, thank you for taking the time to answer the questions put to you so thoroughly! It's simply amazing the amount of knowledge you put into your posts, and I believe I speak for the community when I say thank you and that we really do appreciate it.
On an aside, if you have the time and are willing, might I suggest starting a "Ask a Muslim" thread in the Atheism and Theism section? Our friendly resident Calvinist, kingschosen, started his own and it's been a great success. The reason I suggest this is because the information you've already provided us is just too good to be hidden in the Introductions section and I'm sure there are many others already on this forum who have their own questions they'd like to ask and discuss with you.
(20-04-2012 08:58 AM)Internet Mullah Wrote: Zephony, I think that you answered his questions very well and they are to the point. You're not wrong at all. So, thank you for answering them.
Hehe, oops. Of course those questions were addressed towards you and I apologize for jumping the gun and answering them myself. It has been so long since I've exercised my knowledge of Islam that I needed to bring it to the forefront, and if my knowledge was rusty and incorrect, you would have corrected me. I'm glad to see I haven't lost too much of it and was pretty much right.
Here's hoping you don't hold it against me!
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Then close all projects in the "dependencies" working set.
Then close all projects in the "dependencies" working set.
=== Building issues ===
Bundles org.eclipse.ofmp.datasource.oracle and org.eclipse.ofmp.transaction wont compile due to the org.eclipse.ofmp.lib.jencks bundle project config.
Bundles org.eclipse.ofmp.datasource.oracle and org.eclipse.ofmp.transaction wont compile due to the org.eclipse.ofmp.lib.jencks bundle project config.
Revision as of 20:23, 7 December 2008
- 1 Requirements
- 2 SCM access
- 3 Build Source
- 4 OFMP bundles creation
- 5 Naming conventions
- 6 Test infrastructure
- 7 Open issues
- 8 Current issue
- 9 Tips
- 11 Troubleshooting
- 12 References
- Oracle XE 10.2 with system/system credentials
- JDK 1.5 (not JRE as Maven requires a JDK)
- Eclipse 3.4
- Maven 2.0.9
- m2eclipse 0.9.6 including the following features: Maven SCM Integration + Maven SCM Handler for Team/CVS
- Spring IDE
SCM access
Build Source
- At this stage OracleXE must be up and running
- In CVS Repository view, browse to org.eclipse.ofmp project
- Right click -> Checkout as Maven project... -> Choose HEAD
- Let m2eclipse checkout and compile all the modules (ignore popup errors) => Might take 15 minutes if new Maven local repo
- When done, close all modules except the "ofmp" module
- Run "mvn clean install" on the "ofmp" module => Might take 10 minutes if new Maven local repo
Datamodel will be setup in the same process
In future runs, if you dont want datamodel to be reset:
mvn -Dignore_database_setup=true clean install
The Eclipse Target is built during the installation process as well with the core-runtime module.
- Go to Window -> Preferences -> Plugin Development -> Target
- In predefined Targets, load \org.eclipse.ofmp\runtime\server\core-runtime\org.eclipse.ofmp.server.core.target
To have a clearer view of your Eclipse workspace, import /ofmp/workingSets.psf Project Set file and choose Working Sets as Top Level elements in your Package Explorer. All workspace projects must be opened for this operation to work.
Then close all projects in the "dependencies" working set.
Known Building issues
Bundles org.eclipse.ofmp.datasource.oracle and org.eclipse.ofmp.transaction wont compile due to the org.eclipse.ofmp.lib.jencks bundle project config.
Open the org.eclipse.ofmp.lib.jencks project, add all the JARs in the lib folder to the project's build path, go to Project -> Properties -> Java Build Path -> Order and Export, check all the JARs in the lib folder.
Edit org.eclipse.ofmp.datasource.oracle and org.eclipse.ofmp.transaction Manifest files, save them back.
Refresh org.eclipse.ofmp.common Manifest file
OFMP bundles creation
For every service to be extracted from the org.eclipse.ofmp.service.core project we have to:
- extract bundle (scr and src.tests) from the core, mavenize and OSGify it
- create an integration test project based on Spring DM test framework and run integration tests on it.
- Right click on \org.eclipse.ofmp\core\bundles and create a new Maven module using New -> Other -> Maven -> Maven Module
- Check "create a simple project", fill the Module Name and press finish
- Create an integrationtests Maven module if required in \org.eclipse.ofmp\core\integration-tests
- Setup pom.xml (org.eclipse.ofmp.security/pom.xml is a good example)
- Rename packages to org.eclipse.ofmp (dont use "service" prefix for bundles)
- Use Bnd to automate generation of Manifest.MF OSGi tags:
- replace Require-Bundle by Import-Packages as much as possible
- ensure proper bundles versioning AND dependencies versioning e.g.: Import-Package: osgitut.movies;version="[1.0.0,2.0.0)"
- Hide Implementation Details: ONLY export public API packages in Manifest
Put implementation details in separate packages from the public API
org.example.foo - exported API package org.example.foo.internal - private implementation package
- Remove any specific wordings (victoria/apsys) in source code
- Enable project Spring nature if required and enlist Spring files in project properties
Naming conventions
- every service bundle does not hold the ".service." acronym in its bundle name
- every lib bundle(like Jencks) should contain the ".lib." acronym in its bundle name
Test infrastructure
OFMP Test infrastructure is built on Spring DM Test framework
Have a look at
- org.eclipse.ofmp.test/src/main/java/org/eclipse/ofmp/test/AbstractOFMPDBUnitTest
- org.eclipse.ofmp.test/src/main/java/org/eclipse/ofmp/test/AbstractOFMSpringDMTest
The org.eclipse.ofmp.test bundle expose the service required to cleanup/initialize the database before any tests.
Tests are run automatically by maven when you install a bundle.
When running tests from Eclipse you need to set a JVM parameter so that Spring DM Test framework locate bundles properly:
Open issues
- Problem of running Spring DM/Maven bundles inside an Eclipse OSGi framework run config
- True modular "per bundle" persistence
- JMX in OSGi
- Load time weaving of aspects using Equinox Aspect and Spring AOP. needed for some iBatis handlers.
- Remoting/Web infrastructure
- BIRT integration
- buggy m2Eclipse: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNGECLIPSE-1032
Current issue
Authentication and Authorisation of Service Layer with Spring DM
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.osgi.service.exporter.support.OsgiServiceFactoryBean#1': Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException:
Error creating bean with name 'currencyRateService': FactoryBean threw exception on object creation; nested exception is org.springframework.aop.framework.AopConfigException:
Unknown advisor type class org.springframework.security.intercept.AbstractSecurityInterceptor$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$c7254c44; Can only include Advisor or Advice type beans in interceptorNames chain except for last entry,which may also be target or TargetSource; nested exception is org.springframework.aop.framework.adapter.UnknownAdviceTypeException: Advice object [org.springframework.security.intercept.method.aopalliance.MethodSecurityInterceptor@87ad67] is neither a supported subinterface of [org.aopalliance.aop.Advice] nor an [org.springframework.aop.Advisor]
See message on Spring DM forum
- Be patient, drink coffee or beers. On first OFMP installation, setting up your local Maven repository might take 30 minutes.
- Always keep number of opened projects as low as possible
- MANIFEST.MF files do not always refresh properly after BND generation, open and press F5.
Short term
- Continue migrating /cvsroot/victoria/victoria.server (OSGi branch) sources and tests to OSGi bundles.
- Use EasyMock to replace integration tests
Long term
- Run FindBugs plugin on source code
- Active checkStyle
- Move event listeners/publishers to JMS/Camel
- Ensure proper logging and logging levels
- Ensure proper security on local and remote interface
- Ensure proper transactional context of methods
- Improve and generate Javadoc
- Validate pre-conditions of public/protected methods using Apache Commons Lang Validate
- Validate pre/post-conditions of private methods with java asserts
- Use Eclipse API Tools
- Run Code Coverage tests
- Fix any TODO or FIXME
- Return Quickly from Framework Callbacks: If you need to do something that takes some time then either use eventing or spin off a background thread to perform the long running work
- Check source code copyrights
- Check source code for copyrighted names (reuters, apsys, ebs, ...)
- Produce UMLGraph


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When it comes to dogs in cars, you've probably seen it all: canines with their heads hanging out of passenger windows; hyperactive hounds that hop from seat to seat without safety restraints; and pampered pups that smugly sit on their owners' laps, impairing the driver's ability to steer.
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As dangerous as this behavior sounds, a recent survey conducted by the American Automobile Association (AAA) and Kurgo, a pet-travel product manufacturer, found that the situation probably is much worse than you think. No amount of auto insurance can offset the threat posed by unrestrained dogs in cars.
If your experience matches that of the 1,000 dog owners who took part in the AAA/Kurgo survey, your pet is a hazardous backseat driver. When results were tallied, "83% of the respondents agreed it could be dangerous to bring an unrestrained pet in their car, but only 16% were using pet restraints," says Jennifer Huebner-Davidson, manager of traffic safety advocacy for AAA, a seller of automobile insurance.
In part, the survey found that nearly 60% of respondents said they had driven with dogs at least once a month in the past year. And many of them conceded that their furry friends had driven them to distraction.
The most common dog-related distraction identified by the survey was petting animals while driving. 52% of the participants admitted to having done so. Those who took the poll also acknowledged:
*Using hands or arms to hold dogs in place while applying the brakes (23%).
*Taking a hand off the steering wheel to prevent a dog without a safety restraint from climbing into the front seat (19%).
*Reaching into the back seat to interact with their dog (18%).
*Allowing their dogs to sit in their laps or holding them while driving (17%).
*Feeding dogs treats while driving (13%).
*Taking photos of their dogs while driving (3%).
Dogs, phones and food
No matter how photogenic Fido may be, without an animal safety restraint he is a missile waiting to be launched in a sudden stop. Many drivers wrongly assume they can hold onto their dogs to protect them from injury. What these misguided pet owners need is a crash course in physics. If the car comes to an abrupt halt, your unrestrained pet will continue moving at the same rate of speed.
American drivers simply are on overload, says Christina Selter, the self-described "pet safety lady" who created Bark Buckle UP, an educational group that advocates for properly restraining animals that ride in cars. Along with tending to their pets, drivers spend too much time chatting on cellphones, texting and eating, she says.
Pets in cars
The American Pet Products Association places the U.S. households with dogs at more than 46 million. Because of changing habits, these mobile mutts increasingly are on the road. Instead of leaving their dogs home, safely locked behind a fence, drivers are taking them on road trips.
John E. Langan, a traffic safety consultant and former police officer who is based in the Philadelphia area, says having unrestrained pets in cars is a serious problem that hasn't received adequate attention.
"Any distraction, even for a second or two, is a matter of life and death when it comes to driving," he says. "You can't react to something you can't see."
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Some insurers offer medical coverage for cats and dogs involved in automobile accidents. Among them are Progressive and Arbella Mutual Insurance Co., a regional insurer based in Quincy, Mass. Chubb recently added up to $2,000 in coverage to its car insurance policies for pets that are injured or killed in crashes, said company spokesperson David Hilgen. The Chubb coverage includes all domestic animals.
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Plans call for eventually offering pet car insurance nationally, but currently Chubb offers it only in Arizona, Maryland, New Jersey and Texas.
Educating the public
According to Bark Buckle UP, lawmakers in several states have proposed mandatory pet tethering when animals ride inside cars. Pet safety devices typically connect to seat belts on rear seats. Although dogs generally are not required to buckle up, police officers have the ability to cite drivers who are distracted by their pets.
Art Adkins, a law enforcement consultant who also serves as a police lieutenant in Gainesville, Fla., says drivers are responsive when safety issues are pointed out to them. They simply don't realize that they and their animals are in danger.
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I called 5 different times trying to get my money back and they kept giving my excuses. I wrote a letter to uBid explaining the ring was not what they advertised and then saw the same ring being sold again with the same specifications after I returned it before I received my money and called and told them so. They tried to tell me it was probably a different ring, but it was the exact picture and the exact specifications, and now since that time I've seen the ring come up for sale at least 3 or 4 times so the scam is to sell the ring.
They collect too much postage. It's returned again for postage and sometimes a restocking fee if you don't get it returned within 15 days and they just keep reselling it to make money knowing no one will keep this piece of junk. I finally got my money back after 30 some days from purchase but not in time to get another ring for the New Year's engagement. Thanks Ubid - you guys are big scam artists. DON'T GO NEAR THIS SITE!!!
We do screen all of our vendors before they are allowed to post any products up on our website. We also have dedicated Account Managers who work very closely with each of the accounts to make sure there are no issues. Also, at the end of every month each of our vendors is reviewed via our "vendor score card" to see if we want to continue to business with them and vice versa. I apologize for the issues that you had with this order, but we did make it right in providing a full refund. Unfortunatley we are unable to approve every listing before they go live and then our Customer Service has to deal with you, the customer, once they receive the product to make sure it meets your (and our) standards. Again, I sincerely apologize that you had so many issues with the product. Our customer service is available Monday - Friday to assist with issues via phone at 866-946-8243 as well as 24/7 via our webform.
ITASCA, ILLINOIS -- ***** BUYER BEWARE ***** UBid is one of those shady companies. They attempt (and sorry to say succeeded) to sell you products at cheaper prices than their competitors. These so called deals are nothing more than a scam. I called UBid, only to be on hold for over 48 minutes before a representative answered the phone. When I explained the situation: Purchased a Toshiba Camileo S30: Box looked as if it had been opened before and resealed. Tried to charge the Camcorder battery, but the model was broke. The screen/camcorder would on turn on with the A/C cord attached.
After I had explained this to the representative, he told me to hold on. After another 5 minutes of wait time, he came back and gave me the number to Groupon. He told me that since I bought the offer through Groupon, they were one's responsible for refunding my money. Since I couldn't remember if I had purchased a Groupon for UBid, I accepted the number after expressing my disappointment with UBid's products that they sell. He had told me "Sir, don't go there!" as if he was the one who had purchased a product and received a broken one. I called Groupon, only to find out that I didn't purchase a UBid Groupon, and they didn't have any history of selling any UBid Groupons in the past.
I had to spend another 1+ hour of time on hold to get back in touch with UBid Customer Service. Once on the phone with them again, I asked to return the product I purchased and was put on hold again. After finally coming back to the phone, the representative told me that they didn't have any batteries in stock for that camcorder. I told him I didn't want a new battery, just to return the item. He finally sent me a RMA number which I printed out and returned. Hopefully I will receive a full refund shortly.
In short, I would highly recommend NOT buying anything from UBid, their customer service is absolutely horrible and you will not get the product that you actually bought.
We're so sorry this customer has had a bad experience! Sometimes, but rarely, issues do arise with recertified or refurbished goods but we always try to provide customers with fair, fast resolution. This time of year, our call center sees very high call volumes and wait times, and it looks like this customer experienced both, and we do apologize for that. However, uBid is not a shady company by any means, we're a group of very dedicated people who have been providing great online deals to millions of members over the last 15 years. Based on this review, we don't have enough information to identify this customer specifically but we encourage him/her to contact email@example.com directly so we can make it right. Thanks!
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- This company can zap a customer's credit card immediately for a purchase: ship a DAMAGED product necessitating a return (it was supposed to be refurbished), incur a major undertaking on customer's part to get an RMA issued, and then in so many words tell the customer that it will take a massive technical operation to properly refund the customer's funds. Unfortunately, this has become a way of life in dealing with so many internet sales companies.
This company IS a member of the Better Business Bureau (don't laugh). According to the BBB, uBid has had 201 filed complaints over the past 36 months and 63 of those were closed over the last year. (They have still managed to maintain a satisfactory record with the BBB but of course those reports don't tell you how much time and trouble customers had to incur in order to receive rightful service.)
After some weeks of monkeying around with uBid (and getting the run-around), this customer finally got their attention by threatening to contact organizations including, but not limited to, the Better Business Bureau, the Attorney General's Office of customer's home state, the Attorney General's Office of Illinois (uBid's domicile), The Federal Trade Commission, and other regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over internet abusive sales practices.
It also helps to tell them you will file reports on them with various consumer complaint boards (such as this one) and report them in applicable trade journals warning others of their shenanigans. After convincing uBid it would be in their best interest to act on my return without further delay, they finally made due and proper refund. Of course the refund directly from uBid finally posted to my credit card account AFTER I had already officially disputed the charge directly with the credit card company. Then I had to go to the trouble of getting the credit card dispute reversed. Such a shame customers have to work this hard and go to this much trouble to receive due and proper service.
ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA -- The prices in the auction are very reasonable, and you truly get suckered into the process of bidding. The completion of the bidding is done so quickly you receive your gratification. Beware!!!!! The shipping charges are not revealed until after payment I paid 1500% on the item I won (ex. $1.00 winning bid, $14.95 shipping & handling, $1.99 Transaction fee = $17.94). The products I received was not quality as they lead you to believe. The genuine gem stones are of a poor grade - they are very cloudy. The other item was a simulated stone - it had no life to it. I never received one of my rings. I did receive the invoice and the ring box: it was empty.
I expect as much help from uBid as I have read other people have received. The consumer means nothing to uBid. Bottom line for me is: I will stay away from uBid.
As a final note. They have your credit card on file or you can't bid, uBid charges your account, even if you don't want to pay the shipping. That is not revealed until after you Win the bid, too bad for YOU. I have learn a very expense lesson. The return policy: 15% restocking fee and no refund on shipping & handling.
Pcchips UBid 1/5 posted Jul-05-2011. Seller and small business people: Be careful of this website. Do not sign up to sell with them. They drag you down and not pay you for the goods you post on their website. They've cheated us of more than $8,300 and refused to pay. They even pretended that they are not the same company now. We used to sell computers and electronics on their website for thousands of dollars. They stopped paying us and when we called over & over, they kept encouraging us to post more items and that they have a temporary problem but they'll pay us later. There was no later and we ended $8,300 in the hole. Scam and not worth any initial money you may make at the beginning.
Unfortunately, due to the anonymous nature of this posting, uBid Holdings, Inc. f/k/a SunRise Bidders, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("we" or "us"), cannot effectively respond to the allegations in this complaint. However, it is a matter of public record that the online marketplace, uBid.com, was formally owned and operated by Enable Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries. In September, 2010, various creditors of Enable Holdings, Inc., filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against Enable Holdings, Inc. We are an entirely separate company from Enable Holdings, Inc., and were, in fact, creditors of Enable Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries at the commencement of the bankruptcy proceeding (although we were not among the petitioning creditors). on October 8, 2010, we acquired the uBid.com market place pursuant to a public foreclosure sale of Enable Holdings' assets, which was conducted with the authorization of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the Illinois Uniform Commercial Code. As such, we did not own or operate the uBid.com website prior to the foreclosure sale and are not responsible for Enable Holdings, Inc.'s actions. Furthermore, no third party seller has failed to receive payment from us.
Currently, numerous third party sellers sell products through the uBid.com marketplace on a regular basis and promptly receive sale proceeds from us as per the terms of our agreements with these sellers. Moreover, we have made numerous changes to the uBid.com website and enacted specific policies designed to make the marketplace attractive to third party sellers and to ensure that sellers receive the payments they are entitled to. Among other things, all proceeds that are to be paid to third party sellers are segregated from our bank accounts and are not available to us in the operation of our business. These are substantial changes from the way that uBid.com was previously operated and managed. We are working to make uBid.com a vibrant and robust marketplace that sets the standard for our collective industry. We are very grateful for the many sellers that have and continue to sell goods on uBid.com and look forward to welcoming new sellers in the future. Please visit our website and give us a call if you have any questions about selling through the uBid.com marketplace and especially if you have any reservations of doing so based on any prior experiences.
Avoid U-bid like sin. Refurbished computers are apparently bottom of the barrel. Got one at average bid-price, died after 2 months. Won one with a low-bid, Ubid refused to send it. Seller apparently got "SELLER-REMORSE". Wasted a lot of my time! A company without morals.
We are sorry that this buyer has had these two bad experiences. We hate hearing these types of comments because we work very hard to provide consistently great products and service, and have been for 15 years. Ju
Refurbished and recertified merchandise is generally very good product - it's typically been through a thorough inspection, has been re-built or re-conditioned, and packaged for sale. Warrantees are offered on most of these products through the manufacturers, although the timeframe may vary. This customer didn't say whether they called uBid on the first purchase, but that likely would have been under mfr warrantee. A large share of uBid's customers buy re-certified and refurbished products every day and are completely satisfied.
uBid's Circle of Trust is our pact with customers and sellers that we will provide a safe, protected, honest buying experience. There are times when unfortunate situations occur and we always work to make it right, starting with a 15 day no questions asked return policy. We have live phone customer service daily and 24/7 email monitoring should anyone need to contact us regarding their purchase.
I placed a few (4) bids for $1 and was a happy grandma until I realized that the total was $41.96 (with Shipping being $37.96 of that). That, my friends, is totally insane. I've dealt with a lot of auctions and although each has its own little glitch that I could live without. This shipping amount just kills me. I won't ever bid here again and unless you are aware of the shipping charges, you shouldn't bid here either. Just a "heads up".
75.00 shipping charge for a few dollar bids, plus 11.00 for I have no idea. Stay away forever. I read reviews and thought I was dealing with E bids. There are many sites with similar names. They asked for cc upfront and later said they would tap my card if I won. I tried customer service - GET THIS, THEY WANTED MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. NEVER EVER EVER GIVE THAT UP. AND BEWARE OF UBIDS!!!!
If ANYTHING goes wrong with your purchase, it is simply not worth the hassle in trying to get it resolved. No response to emails. Hold times on the phone are 1 hour+.
While we are short staffed we do take every issue presented very seriously. Sometimes the hold times can be a little excessive and we attempt to resolve all emails within 48 hours of receiving them.
UBid.com advertised an HP Media Center m7357c PentiumD 920 DC 2.8GHz 1.5GB 300GB DVD+- RW computer for sale. I bid and purchased this computer and what I received was not what was advertised. Not only did this computer not function correctly this computer only had 1.0GB of RAM not the 1.5GB that was advertised. UBid was contacted regarding the problems and told me that the computer had to go to HP for warranty repair. They ignored that fact regarding the missing RAM. When questioned again about the missing RAM they did not respond for twelve days. By then I had assumed that they were not going to do anything about this problem and sent the computer to HP for repair.
When UBid finally contacted me regarding the missing RAM, they said that I could return the computer but I had to pay for the shipping and a restocking fee. I did not feel that this was appropriate because that this computer was falsely advertised. UBid refused to do anything about it. UBid has a published "UBid's Promise of Trust for our Customers" which states "We will try to make things right, if you are not satisfied". BUT DON'T BELIEVE THIS FOR ONE MINUTE!
UBid finally got around to saying that they would pay for the return of the computer (didn't mention the restocking fee) but I had already invested four days of on-line troubleshooting with HP and then ten days without the computer, while at HP for repair, to just return the computer. Because of the problems with the computer I had to load and reload software, my programs and data several times during this adventure (takes many hours). I did not ask UBid for anything unreasonable.
As a solution to the problem, I asked for the missing RAM or a credit for the amount of money that it will cost me to replace it. They refused the solution. I have every email and letter sent to and received from UBid to demonstrate and document everything that has transpired regarding this issue, if anyone is Interested. My suggestion to anyone considering using UBid is "DON'T". It still bothers me that a company would falsely advertise a product and then refuse to make it right. And it further amazes me that the "Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services" allows companies to get away with this.


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Carol is reunited with what may be her first car
WHEN Carol Bateman sent a photograph of her first car into The Chronicle, she never imagined she would actually find it.
This week Mrs Bateman was reunited with a Chrysler Royal which is likely to be the very first car her family owned in the 1960s.
After seeing the photograph in The Way We Were section, Glenvale's Steve Michael, who had bought a Chrysler Royal in poor condition from Gatton eight years ago with the intention of "doing it up", phoned Mrs Bateman because he believed he now owned the car.
Mr Michael said only two Chrysler Royals were imported into the area, so there was a very high chance the car has previously belonged to her.
"It looks totally different," Mrs Bateman said.
"I often wondered what had happened to it as it was my first car.
"We had some fun times in it."
Mrs Bateman said she was thrilled to see the car was now a bright shade of green.
"Green is my absolute favourite colour and my current car is green too."
The car was once used as the daily bus from Jandowae/Dalby to Toowoomba. Mrs Bateman said she and her husband acquired the car after the man who owned it became too old to drive it.
"As we were his neighbours and were not long married at the time and didn't have a car, he said if we wanted to pay the registration, which was 10 pounds, we could have it."
When Mr Michael purchased the vehicle, he said it wasn't in good condition and he worked on it quite a bit, moving the seats back, fixing the motor and painting it.


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JAKE, AGED 16, has a terrific relationship with his grandmother Rita, who is 70. They live close by, and they even take a Spanish-language class together twice a week at a local college. After class they sometimes stop at a caf for a snack. On one occasion Rita tells Jake, "I think it's great how fast you pick up new grammar. It takes me a lot longer." Jake replies: "Yeah, but you don't seem to make as many silly mistakes on the quizzes as I do. How do you do that?"
In that moment, Rita and Jake stumbled across an interesting set of differences between older and younger minds. Pop psychology says that as people age their brains "slow down." The implication, of course, is that elderly men and women are not as mentally agile as middle-aged adults or even teenagers. But although certain brain functions such as perception and reaction time do indeed take longer, that slowing down does not necessarily undermine mental acuity. Indeed, evidence shows that older people are just as mentally fit as younger people, because their brains compensate for some kinds of declines in creative ways that young minds do not exploit as well.
Fast Mistakes
Just as a person's body ages at different rates, so does the mind. As adults advance in age, perception of sights, sounds and smells takes a bit longer, and laying down new information into memory becomes more difficult. The ability to retrieve memories quickly also slides. And it is sometimes harder to concentrate and maintain attention.
On the other hand, the aging brain can create significant advantages by tapping into its extensive store of knowledge and experience. The biggest trick that older brains employ is to use both hemispheres simultaneously to handle tasks for which younger brains rely on predominantly one side. Positron-emission tomography images taken by cognitive scientists at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, for example, have shown that even when doing basic recognition or memorization exercises, seniors exploit the left and right brain more extensively than men and women who are decades younger. Drawing on both sides of the brain gives them a tactical edge, even if the pure speed of each hemisphere's processing is slower.
In another experiment, Michael Falkenstein of the University of Dortmund in Germany found that when elders were presented with new computer exercises they paused longer before reacting and took longer to complete the tasks, yet they made 50 percent fewer errors, probably because of their more deliberate pace.
One analogy for these results might be the question of who can type a paragraph "better": a 16-year-old who glides along at 60 words per minute but then has to double-back to correct a number of mistakes or a 70-year-old who strikes keys at only 40 words per minute but spends less time fixing errors. In the end, if "better" is defined as completing a clean paragraph, both people may end up taking the same amount of time.
Computerized tests support the notion that accuracy can offset speed. In one so-called distraction exercise, subjects were told to look at a screen, wait for an arrow that pointed in a certain direction to appear, and then use a mouse to click on it as soon as it shone on the screen. Just before the correct symbol appeared, however, the computer displayed numerous other arrows aimed in various other directions. Although younger subjects cut through the confusion faster when the properly positioned arrow suddenly popped up, they more frequently clicked on incorrect arrows in their haste.
Mental Gymnastics
Older test takers are equally capable of other tasks that do not depend on speed, such as language comprehension and processing. In these cases, however, the elders utilize the brain's available resources in a different way. Neurologists at the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center at Northwestern University came to this conclusion after analyzing 50 test subjects ranging in age from 23 to 78. The subjects had to lie down in a magnetic resonance imaging machine and concentrate on two different lists of printed words posted side by side in front of them. By looking at the lists, they were to find pairs of words that were similar in either meaning or spelling.
The eldest participants did just as well on the tests as the youngest did. And yet the MRI scans indicated that the elders' left frontal and temporal lobes and certain visual centers, which together are responsible for language recognition and interpretation, were much less active. The researchers did find that the older people had more activity in brain regions responsible for attentiveness, such as the posterior cingulate cortex. Darren Gitelman, who headed the study, concluded that older brains solved the problems just as effectively but by different means.
Similar adaptation seems to aid memory, too. In 2003 Mara Mather and her colleagues at the University of California at Santa Cruz found that older adults who performed well on memory tests used a process of comparing bits of memories that was different from the memory-recollection mechanisms used by younger men and women.
The reason aging brains can forge new capabilities that compensate for certain declines is that neuronal networks are surprisingly flexible, or "plastic." They can adapt. Animal experiments prove that an intact nerve cell can take over the function of a neighboring nerve cell that has become damaged or that has simply withered with time. The brain creates ways to keep itself sharp by making these kinds of adjustments on a widespread scale over time.
Even more studies show that people who continue to challenge themselves intellectually have lesser rates of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia and mental decline. Neurologists who have conducted such work recommend that people continue to engage in everything from crossword puzzles and book clubs to college courses and political debate. They can take up a musical instrument. Or learn a new language like Rita did. Not only will these vocations keep aging minds sharp, they will give their owners a sense of satisfaction in their never-ending mental powers.


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The Bruins practiced hard Sunday coming of their 2-1 loss in Montreal Saturday night.
Coach Claude Julien continued to change his line combinations after he made a first-period switch against the Habs. But there was still no combination featuring Czech Republic natives David Krejci and Jaromir Jagr.
While Krejci was still centering Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton, Jagr was skating with Gregory Campbell and Brad Marchand. Tyler Seguin, Jay Pandolfo, Chris Kelly and Daniel Paille were a third line and Rich Peverley was skating with Kaspars Daugavins, Shawn Thornton and Jordan Caron.
After practice, Julien explained why he has yet to put Krejci and Jagr on the same line yet. Here's the explanation at BostonHerald.com.


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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has rejected a request to certify the popular name and ballot title of a proposed constitutional amendment that calls for ending a prohibition on marijuana.
McDaniel rejected the request from Arkansans For Medical Cannabis in an opinion on Friday because he said there were ambiguities in the text.
The proposed measure must be certified by McDaniel before the group can begin gathering signatures in an effort to qualify for a spot on the 2014 ballot.
McDaniel has certified the popular name and ballot title of 1 of 2 proposed initiated acts that would legalize medical marijuana.
The proposal from Arkansans For Medical Cannabis calls for ending a prohibition on the cannabis plant, not just legalizing medical marijuana.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (ArkansasRazorbacks.com) – Sophomore BJ Young hit a game-winning shot with six seconds left to lead the University of Arkansas basketball team over the Georgia Bulldogs, 62-60 on Thursday night at Bud Walton Arena.
Arkansas (17-9, 8-5 SEC) was led by freshman Anthlon Bell, who poured in a career high 17 points behind five three-pointers. Also contributing to Razorback offense was junior Marshawn Powell, who tallied 11 points. Georgia (12-14, 6-7 SEC) was led by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with 15 points.
"We didn't play our best," head coach Mike Anderson said. "But we found a way to win. Our defense was outstanding. We need to play better but I am happy with the win."
The Razorbacks began the game on an 18-to-6 run behind nine points from Anthlon Bell. The freshman from Bartlett, Tenn. started the game 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and got the Hogs out to an early lead. Arkansas forced six turnovers in the first ten minutes of play. Anderson was excited with his freshman's play against Georgia.
"Anthlon came in and gave us a huge lift," Anderson said. "Georgia played a zone and Bell came in and knocked down some big shots for us."
Georgia fought the run and created three turnovers of its own on Arkansas' next three possessions. The empty possessions led to a six minute draught without a made field goal for the Razorbacks. Michael Qualls ended the Arkansas problems on offense when he drained a three-pointer at the 5:50 mark of the first half. The three-pointer by Qualls started a 7-2 run for the Razorbacks. The Arkansas defense held the Bulldogs to four made field goals in the first half behind three blocks from Hunter Mickelson. Arkansas tallied seven blocks total in the first half. Georgia shot 18.2 percent in the opening half and the Razorbacks took a 28-18 lead into the locker room.
The second half start did not bode well for the Hogs as Georgia began on an 8-3 run, cutting the lead to five and hitting three of its first five shots. After the teams exchanged baskets, Bell continued his three-point parade, hitting two in 33 seconds. The two shots from beyond the arc led to eight straight points by the freshman, pushing his total to 17. Arkansas led, 41-30, with 12:50 left in the game.
The Bulldogs again rallied, producing an 11-0 run to tie the game. Five different Georgia players scored during the stretch. Young put the Razorbacks back on the board with a fast-break layup at the 8:56 mark, giving the lead back to the Razorbacks. After the teams exchanged baskets, Georgia was again able to tie the game on a Donte' Williams layup.
Fayetteville's own Kikko Haydar broke the tie with a deep three seconds later. Haydar then hit a free throw and Coty Clarke scored on a fast-break layup to give the Hogs a three point lead, 51-48, that sent the Bud Walton crowd into a frenzy.
Georgia fought back and went on an 8-to-2 run capped by a three pointer from Caldwell-Pope. This time it was Powell answering for the Hogs as he hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc with six seconds left on the shot clock. This gave Powell nine points and tied the game at 56 apiece with 1:58 left in the game.
The teams exchanged free throws and Powell again scored a huge basket. This time he worked against a double team on the block and scored. The two man contest continued as Caldwell-Pope scored seconds later to knot the game at a 60-60 tie with 30 second left in the game.
The final possession belonged to the Razorbacks and they isolated Young at the top of the key. After Coty Clarke set a pick, Young hit a right handed scoop shot in between two defenders to give Arkansas the win, 62-60.
The Razorbacks play at Florida on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m., with the game televised on ESPNU
Razorbacks outlast Georgia at Bud Walton 62-60
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (ArkansasRazorbacks.com) – Sophomore BJ Young hit a game-winning shot with six seconds left to lead the University of Arkansas basketball team over the Georgia Bulldogs, 62-60 on Thursday night at Bud Walton Arena.