Beautiful Hadith is about Clarity

Anas RA reported: Whenever the Prophet (peace be upon him) said something, he would repeat his words thrice so that the meanings would be understood fully; and whenever he came upon a group of people, he would greet them, and he would repeat salutation thrice. (Bukhari and Muslim)

Beautiful Hadith is about Muslim Brotherhood

Abu Hurairah RA said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "It is not lawful for a Muslim to forsake his (Muslim) brother beyond three days; and whosoever does so for more than three days, and then dies, will certainly enter the Hell." (Abu Dawud)

Living in Harmony with Our Robot Overlords

Sensing and controls is a large industry that includes collaborative robots. I was genuinely intrigued by how seamlessly some of them can operate. Teaming this technology with CNC machines and other processes frees employees for more complex tasks. They still offer the complex programming and software, but offer easy-to-use features. It might seem risky putting robots close to humans, but the collaborative robots tend to be small and not so imposing. The smaller the machine, and lower loads, means less inertia that reduces risk. This allows them to satisfy standards and regulations while fitting safely and close to employees. Furthermore, this allows a reduction or elimination of safety caging, allowing collaborative robots to fit into factories with spacing limitations.

For collaborative robots, some of the same sensing technologies are simply retooled to react to employees rather than parts; for example photo sensors, inferred indicators, and laser proximity technology. Other technologies have been adapted specifically for collaborative robots. Measuring the electrical resistance across a joint in a robot could indicate something or someone has come into contact with it, and a safety stop can be performed. A risk assessment is still important as the robot might be handling something sharp where any contact could be dangerous.

Another reinvention that is being seen in the market is Doppler technology from the 1940s. Some systems are able to detect animate objects up to 16 feet away and, unlike many other machine-vision technologies, they don’t need any light. With the ability to detect movement of about 3/4th of an inch even if a worker stops moving in a dangerous zone, the machine vision will still see them if they are breathing. Olea Sensor Networks has developed a system that is able to recognize returning scatter patterns of radio frequencies, allowing it to recognize different materials like wood, concrete, and even flesh. This is all designed for the integration of people with robots in a safe and efficient way.

Safety is always a concern. Even with all the technology, the number of workplace injuries is staggering. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2013 over 3 million employees were injured on the job. It was also reported that over half of these injuries were serious enough to require time away from work.

Recently, a man was killed in an automotive assembly plant in Germany. According to the Associated Press, the 22-year-old worker in a Volkswagen plant was helping to put together the stationary robot that grabs and configures auto parts when the machine grabbed and pushed him against a metal plate. He later died from the injuries. While the company points to human error, this is still a tragic reminder that as people and robots work closer together it is imperative for engineers designing equipment such as this to make worker safety the most important part of the design.

Fruit Cake

Ingredients:-

• Butter 200gms
• Brown Sugar 150gms
• Sugar 50gms
• Eggs 2 Nos
• All Purpose Flour 200gms
• Cinnamon Powder A Pinch
• Clove Powder A Pinch
• Baking Powder 3 gms
• Salt As per Taste
• Mixed Dry Fruits 150gms

Preparation method:-

• In a bowl, add butter, brown sugar, sugar and whisk until it forms a smooth mixture.
• Add eggs, all purpose flour, cinnamon powder, clove powder, baking powder and Mix it well.
• In the mixture add the dry fruits, which need to be soaked in rum overnight and mix uniformly.
• Pour the prepared mixture in the cake ring mold and bake at 170C for 60 minutes.
• Fruit Cake is ready.

Serving Suggestions

Serve 4

Beautiful Hadith is about Forgiveness

Shaddad bin Aus RA said: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The best supplication for seeking forgiveness (Syed-ul- Istighfar) is to say: 'Allahumma Anta Rabbi, la ilaha illa Anta, khalaqtani wa ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u laka bini'matika 'alayya, wa abu'u bidhanbi faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa Anta. (O Allah! You are my Rubb. There is no true god except You. You have created me, and I am Your slave, and I hold to Your Covenant as far as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge the favours that You have bestowed upon me, and I confess my sins. Pardon me, for none but You has the power to pardon).' He who supplicates in these terms during the day with firm belief in it and dies on the same day (before the evening), he will be one of the dwellers of Jannah; and if anyone supplicates in these terms during the night with firm belief in it and dies before the morning, he will be one of the dwellers of Jannah." (Bukhari)

Beautiful Hadith is about Graves

Jabir RA said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade that the graves should be plastered (made into permanent structures), used as sitting places (for the people) or building over them. (Muslim)

Beautiful Hadith is about Our Words

Abu 'Abdur-Rahman Bilal bin Al-Harith Al-Muzani RA reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "A man speaks a good word without knowing its worth, Allah records for him His Good Pleasure till the day he will meet Him; and a man utters an evil word without realizing its importance, Allah records for him His displeasure till the day he will meet Him." (Imam Malik and Tirmidhi)

Beautiful Hadith is about Major Sins

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-As RA said:The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Of the major sins are: Associating anything in worship with Allah, disobedience to the parents, killing without justification and taking a false oath (intentionally)." (Bukhari)

Paneer Shawarma

Ingredients:-

• 350 grams cottage cheese (paneer), cut into slabs
• 4 wheat flour chapattis
• 9 garlic cloves
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 medium onion
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• 2 tbsps olive oil
• Salt to taste
• Oil for grilling
• ¾ cup mayonnaise
• 2 tbsps tahini
• 1 large beetroot, peeled and cut into juliennes
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into juliennes
• ½ cup shredded iceberg lettuce

Preparation method:-

1. Grind together 6 garlic cloves, cumin seeds, roughly chopped onion, lemon juice, green chilli, olive oil and salt to a fine paste.

2. Spread the prepared paste on both sides of cottage cheese slabs. Set aside to marinate for 1 hour.

3. Heat some oil in a non-stick tawa. Place the marinated cottage cheese slabs on it and grill till golden and evenly done from both the  sides.

4. Heat chapattis on the same tawa.

5. Combine mayonnaise and tahini in a bowl and mix well.

6. Roughly chop remaining garlic cloves and add to the bowl and mix well.

7. Place warm chapattis on the worktop. Spread a spoonful of the mayonnaise mixture on them. Top with beetroot and carrot juliennes and lettuce in the centre.

8. Cut grilled cottage cheese slabs into fingers and place on the lettuce. Bring the ends together and wrap.

9. Fold the prepared shawarmas in fancy paper napkins and serve immediately.

Serving Suggestions

Serve 2

Upside Down Dahi Bhalle

Ingredients:-

• 2 cups yogurt (dahi)
• 1 cup split skinless black gram (kālā canā), soaked overnight
• Oil for deep-frying
• Salt to taste
• ½ inch ginger, finely chopped
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp raisins
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• Green chutney as required
• Sweet chutney as required
• Dahi Bhalla Masala for sprinkling
• Few fresh coriander sprigs for garnishing

Preparation method:-

1. Drain and grind black gram into a smooth thick batter. Transfer into a bowl.
2. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
3. Add salt, ginger, green chilli and raisin to the batter and mix well.
4. Dampen your palms with little water, divide the batter into equal large portions and deep-fry in hot oil till golden. Drain on    absorbent paper.
5. Insert a small cookie cutter into the fried bhalle to create holes in them.
6. Take the yogurt in another bowl. Add sugar and salt and mix well.
7. Place the prepared bhalle on a serving platter. Spoon in the yogurt in the holes and top with some green chutney and sweet chutney. Sprinkle Keya Dahi Bhalla Masala, garnish with coriander sprigs and serve chilled.

Serving Suggestions
Serve 3

Beautiful Hadith is about Gifts

Ibn 'Abbas RA said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "He who gives something (to someone) as a gift and then gets it back (from him or her) is like a dog which eats its own vomit." (Bukhari and Muslim)

Beautiful Hadith is about Hajj

Ibn 'Abbas RA reported: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said, "Allah's obligation upon His slaves has become obligatory on my father in his old age. My father is very old and incapable of riding. May I perform Hajj on his behalf?" He (peace be upon him) said, "Yes." (Bukhari and Muslim)

Beautiful Hadith is about Hair

Ibn 'Umar RA said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saw a boy, some portion of whose head was shaved and some of it was left out. He prohibited them from that and said, "Shave the whole of it or leave the whole of it." (Muslim)

Beautiful Hadith is about Withholding Knowledge

Abu Hurairah RA reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "He who is asked about knowledge (of religion) and conceals it, will be bridled with a bridle of fire on the Day of Resurrection." (Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi)

Beautiful Hadith is about Deeds Dearest to Allah

Ibn Mas'ud RA reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him): "Which action is dearest to Allah?" He (peace be upon him) replied, "Performing As-Salat (the prayer) at its earliest fixed time." I asked, "What is next (in goodness)?" He (peace be upon him) said, "Kindness towards parents." I asked, "What is next (in goodness)?" He (peace be upon him) said, "To participate in Jihad in the Cause of Allah." Bukhari and Muslim)

Beautiful Hadith is about Two Great Sins

Ibn 'Abbas RA said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) passed by two graves and said, "Both of them (the persons in these graves) are being tortured, and they are not being tortured for a cardinal sin. But indeed they are great sins. One of them used not to save himself from being soiled with his urine, and the other one used to go about with calumnies (among the people to rouse hostilities, e.g., one goes to a person and tells him that so-and-so says about him such and such evil things)." (Bukhari and Muslim)

Beautiful Hadith is about Adhan

Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As RA reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying, "When you hear the Adhan, repeat what the Mu'adhdhin says. Then ask Allah to exalt my mention because everyone who does so will receive in return ten rewards from Allah. Then beseech Allah to grant me Al-Wasilah, which is a high rank in Jannah, fitting for only one of Allah's slaves; and I hope that I will be that man. If any one asks Al-Wasilah for me, it becomes incumbent upon me to intercede for him." (Muslim)

Beautiful Hadith is about Surah Baqarah

It was narrated from Abu Mas’ud RA that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever recites the last two Verses of Surat Al-Baqarah at night, that will be sufficient for him.” (Ibn Majah)

Beautiful Hadith is about Defending Honour

Abu-Darda RA said: The Prophet (peace be upon hm) said, "He who defends the honour of his (Muslim) brother, Allah will secure his face against the Fire on the Day of Resurrection." (Tirmidhi)

COMPUTER SCIENTISTS FIND MASS EXTINCTIONS CAN ACCELERATE EVOLUTION

Date:August 12, 2015

Source:University of Texas at Austin

Summary:Computer scientists have found that robots evolve more quickly and efficiently after a virtual mass extinction modeled after real-life disasters such as the one that killed off the dinosaurs. Beyond implications for artificial intelligence, the research supports the idea that mass extinctions actually speed up evolution by unleashing new creativity in adaptations.

At the start of the simulation, a biped robot controlled by a computationally evolved brain stands upright on a 16 meter by 16 meter surface. The simulation proceeds until the robot falls or until 15 seconds have elapsed.

A computer science team at The University of Texas at Austin has found that robots evolve more quickly and efficiently after a virtual mass extinction modeled after real-life disasters such as the one that killed off the dinosaurs. Beyond its implications for artificial intelligence, the research supports the idea that mass extinctions actually speed up evolution by unleashing new creativity in adaptations.

Computer scientists Risto Miikkulainen and Joel Lehman co-authored the study published today in the journal PLOS One, which describes how simulations of mass extinctions promote novel features and abilities in surviving lineages.

"Focused destruction can lead to surprising outcomes," said Miikkulainen, a professor of computer science at UT Austin. "Sometimes you have to develop something that seems objectively worse in order to develop the tools you need to get better."

In biology, mass extinctions are known for being highly destructive, erasing a lot of genetic material from the tree of life. But some evolutionary biologists hypothesize that extinction events actually accelerate evolution by promoting those lineages that are the most evolvable, meaning ones that can quickly create useful new features and abilities.

Miikkulainen and Lehman found that, at least with robots, this is the case. For years, computer scientists have used computer algorithms inspired by evolution to train simulated robot brains, called neural networks, to improve at a task from one generation to the next. The UT Austin team's innovation in the latest research was in examining how mass destruction could aid in computational evolution.

In computer simulations, they connected neural networks to simulated robotic legs with the goal of evolving a robot that could walk smoothly and stably. As with real evolution, random mutations were introduced through the computational evolution process. The scientists created many different niches so that a wide range of novel features and abilities would come about.

After hundreds of generations, a wide range of robotic behaviors had evolved to fill these niches, many of which were not directly useful for walking. Then the researchers randomly killed off the robots in 90 percent of the niches, mimicking a mass extinction.

After several such cycles of evolution and extinction, they discovered that the lineages that survived were the most evolvable and, therefore, had the greatest potential to produce new behaviors. Not only that, but overall, better solutions to the task of walking were evolved in simulations with mass extinctions, compared with simulations without them.

Practical applications of the research could include the development of robots that can better overcome obstacles (such as robots searching for survivors in earthquake rubble, exploring Mars or navigating a minefield) and human-like game agents.

"This is a good example of how evolution produces great things in indirect, meandering ways," explains Lehman, a former postdoctoral researcher in Miikkulainen's lab, now at the IT University of Copenhagen. He and a former student of Miikkulainen's at UT Austin, Kenneth Stanley, recently published a popular science book about evolutionary meandering, "The Myth of the Objective: Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned." "Even destruction can be leveraged for evolutionary creativity."

This research was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health and UT Austin's Freshman Research Initiative. Funding from NSF was provided through grants to BEACON, a multi-university center established to study evolution in action in natural and virtual settings. The University of Texas at Austin is a member of BEACON. Evolutionary biologists in BEACON assisted Miikkulainen and Lehman in designing the research project and interpreting the results.

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The above post is reprinted from materials provided by University of Texas at Austin. The original item was written by Marc Airhart. Note: Materials may be edited for content and length.

CAPRESE SALAD AND SANDWICH

Ingredients:-

1. Cheese (Processed and Sliced) 
2. Fresh Basil Leaves 15 nos 
3. Salt To taste
4. Pepper To taste 
5. Sliced Tomato 3 nos 
6. Sandwich bread 4 slices 
7. Oil 4 tbsp

Preparation method:-

Process: 

•  In a large bowl add tomato slices, basil leaves, olive oil, salt, pepper and toss it.

For Sandwich:

•  Take bread slices and cut it with a cute shape cutter.
•  Place the bread slices on baking tray and toast it.
•  Place tomato slices, basil leaves and cheese slices between slices.
•  Bake these sandwiches until cheese is melted, that’s 2 to 3 minutes, and serve. 

For Salad: 

• Place tomatoes and processed cheese cuts evenly on a serving plate and garnish with basil leaves, olive oil and black pepper

Serving Suggestions:-

• Serve 2

Beautiful Hadith is about Marriage

Mu'adh bin Jabal RA reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Whenever a woman harms her husband in this world (that is without any due right), his wife among the (Houris in Jannah) says: 'You must not harm him. May Allah destroy you! He is only a passing guest with you and is about to leave you to come to us". (Tirmidhi)

Beautiful Hadith is about Greetings

Abu Hurairah RA reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, 'A rider should greet a pedestrian; a pedestrian should greet one who is sitting; and a small group should greet a large group (of people)." (Bukhari and Muslim)

Beautiful Hadith is about Positions of Authority

Abu Hurairah RA reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "You will covet for getting a position of authority, but remember that it will be a cause of humiliation and remorse on the Day of Resurrection." (Bukhari)

Beautiful Hadith is about Parents

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as RA reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "It is one of the gravest sins to abuse one's parents." It was asked (by the people): "O Messenger of Allah, can a man abuse his own parents?" Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "He abuses the father of somebody who, in return, abuses the former's father; he then abuses the mother of somebody who, in return, abuses his mother" (Bukhari and Muslim)

Beautiful Hadith is about Friday

Aus bin Aus RA reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Among the best of your days is Friday; so supplicate Allah more often for me in it , for your supplications will be displayed to me." He was asked: "O Messenger of Allah! How will our blessings be displayed to you when your decayed body will have mixed with the earth?" He (peace be upon him) replied, "Allah has prohibited the earth from consuming the bodies of the Prophets." (Abu Dawud)

Beautiful Hadith is about Patience

Abu Sa'id and Abu Hurairah RA reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Never a believer is stricken with a discomfort, an illness, an anxiety, a grief or mental worry or even the pricking of a thorn but Allah will expiate his sins on account of his patience". (Bukhari and Muslim)

Beautiful Hadith is about Shaking Hands

Al-Bara RA reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Two Muslims will not meet and shake hands without having their sins forgiven (by Allah ) before they depart." (Dawud)

Beautiful Hadith is about Bid'ah

'Irbad bin Sariyah RA reported: One day, Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) delivered a very effective speech, as a result, eyes shed tears and hearts became softened. A man said: "O Prophet of Allah! It sounds as if this is a farewell speech, so advise us." He (peace be upon him) said, "I admonish you to fear Allah, and to listen and obey even if a black slave has been appointed as your leader. For whoever among you lives after me will see much discord. So hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs who will come after me. Adhere to them and hold fast to them. Beware of Bid'ah (in religion) because every Bid'ah is a misguidance." (Abu Dawoud and Tirmidhi)

Beautiful Hadith is about Guests

Abu Shuraih Khuwailid bin 'Amr Al-Khuza'i RA reported: I heard Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying, "He who believes in Allah and the Last Day, should accommodate his guest according to his right." He was asked: "What is his right, O Messenger of Allah?" He (peace be upon him) replied: "It is (to accommodate him) for a day and a night, and hospitality extends for three days, and what is beyond that is charity." (Bukhari and Muslim)

Beautiful Hadith is about A Dua

Abu Hurairah RA reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to say in his prostration: Allahum-maghfir li dhanbi kullahu: diqqahu wa jillahu, wa 'awwalahu wa akhirahu, wa alaniyatahu wa sirrahu (O Allah! Forgive all my sins, the small and the great, first and the last, the open and the secret)." (Muslim)

Beautiful Hadith is about Dressing

Mu'adh bin Anas RA reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever gives up wearing elegant and expensive garments out of humbleness, when he can do so, Allah will call him on the Day of Resurrection and before all the creations, He will give him the choice to wear whichever garment of Iman he would like to wear." (Tirmidhi)

Beautiful Hadith is about the Just

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as RA reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "The just will be seated upon pulpits of light." Those who are fair with regards to their judgement and their family and those who are under them." (Muslim)