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Step #6 - Take Care of Legal Matters
by:
Doctor Marion
Source:
GRAND magazine
Published:
03/23/2008
Excerpt from Elder Care Made Easier: Doctor Marion’s 10 Steps to Help You Care for an Aging Loved One”
Just as you should be sure that all financial decisions are reviewed by an expert, all legal issues should be handled with the help of a trusted lawyer, accountant, or financial advisor, especially if there are complicated issues outside your scope of expertise. These issues include retirement timelines, tax advantages and disadvantages, tax planning, inheritance laws, asset protection, and federal and state financial rules and regulations. Many of the rules governing these issues fluctuate on a yearly basis and vary from state to state.
Discussing legal issues with your elder can be difficult, but you must forge ahead. Nobody likes a legal surprise, and it’s time to get everything out in the open. Be proactive and find the right expert to serve your elder’s need. The person you hire should not just be your elder’s golfing buddy. You need a professional who has the skills and knowledge required to deal with the complexity of the situation.
I was called by an elderly couple who wanted to organize their household so their children and grandchildren wouldn’t quarrel over their possessions after they had passed on. They were clear in their intent but did not know how to accomplish their goal. When I visited, I was overwhelmed by the assortment and volume of items. There wasn’t a clear space to be found on the walls, the tabletops, or any flat surface in the entire home.
This couple was terrified of losing their possessions. After prolonged discussions, they agreed to have their possessions professionally appraised, catalogued, and videotaped for inventory and insurance purposes. I heard a story about each and every “treasure.” We went over every item on their to-do list until they were satisfied. All the papers required were handled by a proper professional, and all legal papers were eventually in order. They could now discuss with everyone who was to get what when they passed on. It was a long process; but in the end, they were very comforted, since we covered every detail that they could think of.
Before you ever take your elder to a lawyer or other professional, write down your goals and objectives. Don’t use a lawyer as a think tank. Perform your due diligence before you walk into the office. Prepare a list of questions if needed, and don’t air your dirty laundry in front of an attorney. It only wastes time, brands you as a problematic client, and costs your elder money.
Understanding how you can be of assistance in meeting your elder’s legal needs goes back to good communication. You must ask your elder the serious, tough questions about what he or she wants and needs. Then, proceed accordingly. Take care of what your elder desires, not what you desire. Something I’ve observed often is that the older generation bows more regularly to authority. The baby boomers play a different game, bending authority to their will. So, often there’s a clash of values and strategies played out with legal issues. Tread carefully here, as you should not impose your value system. After all, this isn’t about you.
After going over financial and insurance details, you must collect and keep your elder’s legal papers in a safe spot. This includes birth and marriage certificates, social security information, tax records, wills and power-of-attorney documents, insurance policies, appraisals, and more. Don’t place legal documents that need to be accessible 24 hours a day in a safe deposit box or you’ll be inconvenienced on the weekend or late at night when the bank is closed.
Protect your loved one by getting everything in order expeditiously. Remember that every case is unique. There is no cookie-cutter formula to this process, but I’ve learned some tricks over my years as geriatric care manager. Guess how many of my clients have everything in order before I come on board? A mere 30 percent! There are many questions to be answered; but the moment I begin with a client, I quickly focus on the issues listed below. Follow my lead and you will be on your way to easing many legal problems. Again, I encourage you to hire a trusted lawyer, accountant, or tax professional if anything is unclear.
1. Determine all of your elder’s assets.
2. Inventory all of your elder’s valuable items.
3. Take pictures and videotapes of all valuable items.
4. If a valuable can fit in a pocket, move it out of the home and place it in storage or in a safe deposit box.
6. Execute a plan for your elder’s estate.
7. Open trusts if applicable.
8. Assign power of attorney, which gives someone else the power to act on behalf of your elder. That person is legally responsible to act in your elder’s best interests; but once in a while, this person abuses the power, so be careful who is selected.
9. Assign durable power of attorney, which authorizes someone to act in behalf of your elder if he or she becomes unable to make his or her own decisions. It differs from power of attorney in that it can be enforced even if the person becomes disabled, so abuse is more common due to the greater power transfer. Use caution!
10. Name someone as your elder’s beneficiary or his/her estate will be left to the state. Sadly, I’ve seen this happen many times, and family members can do little except deal with their shock.
Once everything is put in order, review all legal issues every five years, or more frequently if your elder has a particularly complicated situation.
A lot of us want to put our heads in the sand when it comes to legal issues, but that’s how you get burned. Face things and solve issues now so your elder can better enjoy his or her remaining time, and so you can be more at ease in your caregiving role.
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The Thomas M. Cooley Law School announced today that the American Bar Association's (ABA) Council on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar accepted the recommendation of the Accreditation Committee to acquiesce in the Thomas M. Cooley Law School’s application to open a Tampa Bay-area campus in Riverview, Florida. The Tampa Bay campus has also been approved by the Higher Learning Commission and the Florida Department of Education, Commission for Independent Education.
The Tampa Bay campus will begin offering evening classes in May 2012, followed by morning classes in September 2012, and afternoon classes in January 2013. The implementation will follow the same pattern as at the School's other campuses, rolling out the standard curriculum over a three-year period. All Cooley students will be eligible to attend classes at the Tampa Bay campus.
Tampa Bay comprises a little over 4,000,000 residents, but is home to only one law school. Florida represents Cooley's largest alumni location outside Michigan, and Florida provides about 6% of our applicants and 5% of our incoming students each year. The School also has an active externship program in the state.
In addition to its large alumni base of 886 graduates throughout Florida, Cooley has had a growing presence in the Tampa Bay area through its Service to Soldiers: Legal Assistance Referral Program, which recently expanded to Florida in January. The ABA's Military Pro Bono Project and the Hillsborough County Bar Association joined together with Cooley to offer a complimentary training program aimed at preparing local attorneys to represent members of the military in legal issues ranging from child custody concerns to housing rental disputes.
Cooley, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) Michigan educational corporation, has acquired a 130,000 square-foot facility in Riverview, comparable in size to its current campus in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Renovations and staffing details are expected to be finalized in the coming weeks. The facility will accommodate the approximately 700 students who are expected to attend.
Professor Jeffrey L. Martlew, a former Michigan circuit court judge, has been designated as the Associate Dean for the Tampa Bay campus. Associate Dean Martlew explained that the new campus in Tampa Bay will cater to an underserved sector of law students, particularly part-time students and minority populations, but will provide Cooley’s full-time program as well.
scrowell wrote:Seems like an odd time to be expanding. I thought the # of LSAT takers went way down...
There's still a huge number of test takers with credentials too shitty to get them into any law school, so for those schools willing to scrape the bottom of the barrel (most of the TTTT) there's not going to be a shortage of applicants any time soon.
scrowell wrote:Seems like an odd time to be expanding. I thought the # of LSAT takers went way down...
There's still a huge number of test takers with credentials too shitty to get them into any law school, so for those schools willing to scrape the bottom of the barrel (most of the TTTT) there's not going to be a shortage of applicants any time soon.
Yeah that's probably true. I guess their acceptance rate will just jump from like 80% to 90% or so.
Bildungsroman wrote:There's still a huge number of test takers with credentials too shitty to get them into any law school, so for those schools willing to scrape the bottom of the barrel (most of the TTTT) there's not going to be a shortage of applicants any time soon.
This is a serious disaster for Florida. Florida already has one of the worst legal markets in the country and 11 law schools (most of which are TTTT with no 'great' law schools). Why would the ABA allow this?????????? Can we just petition to have the AMA assume all duties and responsibilities of the ABA?
what is the real problem here? the fact that cooley is opening a second law school or the fact that there are a boatload of people willing to shell out huge amounts of money to go there, even when they know (if they did even minimal research they have to know) the reputation of the school.
richie222 wrote:what is the real problem here? the fact that cooley is opening a second law school or the fact that there are a boatload of people willing to shell out huge amounts of money to go there, even when they know (if they did even minimal research they have to know) the reputation of the school.
This isn't their second schools - they have like four or five satellites in Michigan. I know people are will consumers, but goddamn this is terrible.
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‘Roe’ Sheds Light on Two Women at Heart of Landmark Case
By Lisa Troshinsky Uploaded on December 22, 2016
Photos: Jenny Graham, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Sara Bruner (as Norma McCorvey), left, is looking to end an unwanted pregnancy while Sarah Jane Agnew (as Sarah Weddington) is looking to strike down America's abortion laws in "Roe," which showcases the two women at the heart of the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion and revolutionized feminism in the early 1970s, is again at the forefront of America’s political consciousness — and is as divisive as it was over 40 years ago.
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to appoint conservative justices to the Supreme Court who could possibly overturn the landmark ruling, though, as with many of his campaign pronouncements, the only consistency in his position is that there is no consistency. Trump vaguely told CBS’s Lesley Stahl that if abortion were outlawed, the issue would go back to the states.
That is little comfort to pro-choice advocates who worry that the Republican billionaire’s presidential victory will erode women’s rights. But it is welcome news to pro-lifers who’ve spent decades fighting to reverse Roe v. Wade.
Arena Stage is wading into the reignited culture wars over women’s bodies with “Roe,” a world premiere that focuses on the two women at the heart of the infamous case and the divergent paths their lives took, which in many ways mirror the larger national divide over abortion.
Bill Rauch, director of the newly commissioned play, is well aware that the contentious issue is making headlines again.
Rauch is the artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which commissioned 37 new American plays to examine significant moments in U.S. history. He tapped playwright Lisa Loomer, who has written about issues such as how women alter their bodies in the quest for beauty, to pen “Roe,” which opens at Arena Stage in January.
“With the recent presidential election, and with Trump clearly being anti-choice and talking about defunding Planned Parenthood, the timing of doing this play couldn’t be better,” Rauch told The Washington Diplomat, noting that the play opens days before Trump’s inauguration. “The atmosphere in the nation’s capital will be intense.”
Audiences may assume that in a decidedly left-leaning town like D.C., “Roe” might tilt toward the pro-choice side, but Rauch says the play refrains from taking sides.
“What struck people in Ashland [Oregon], when they saw the premiere of ‘Roe,’ is the respect that the writer, Loomer, has for the humanity of all the play’s characters,” Rauch said. “You might think that ‘Roe’ would be a lecture or diatribe — a partisan piece. But what I love about Lisa’s writing is that she’s very interested in taking a polarized issue and humanizing people on both sides of the issue. Whatever your point of view, it will be expressed in ‘Roe.’”
The play traces the lives of the two women central to the story: Sarah Weddington, a strait-laced, brilliant lawyer who doggedly challenged Texas’s abortion ban at the age of 26; and Norma McCorvey, a poor, wild-tempered 21-year-old girl with a troubled upbringing who was seeking to end her third pregnancy. An unlikely and reluctant poster child, McCorvey was recruited to be the plaintiff in the case, going by the pseudonym “Jane Roe.”
The court case dragged on and McCorvey ultimately had the baby, giving it up for adoption. In 1980, she revealed her identity as Roe, came out as a lesbian and staunchly advocated for abortion rights. Years later, McCorvey did a dramatic about-face. She became a born-again Christian, joined the pro-life movement, renounced her lesbianism, criticized Weddington for using her as a pawn and was herself criticized as an opportunistic charlatan. Meanwhile, Weddington went on to become a member of the Texas House of Representatives, a professor and a prominent speaker who continued to push for abortion rights.
Both women built lives and careers around an issue that defined them in starkly different ways. Weddington waged a national campaign to give American women freedom over their bodies. For McCorvey, it was a personal battle that haunted her for years to come.
“The play exposes these two different women from their lives in 1969 to the present day,” Rauch said. “I’ve been amazed of how few people know the details of this story, how the case was argued and what happened after the case was argued. I’m also struck by the fact that the play is surprisingly entertaining. Lisa has a wonderful comic ear, a lot of humor and lightness of touch. Since it traverses over 45 years, there’s plenty of room for vibrant storytelling.”
The two main actors, Sarah Jane Agnew, who plays Weddington, and Sara Bruner, who plays McCorvey, “are both fierce, funny and moving powerhouses,” Rauch said. “We also have a strong design team. The set and costuming work form metaphors. The set literally divides in two at one point, which characterizes the increasingly polarizing issue of abortion.”
Also, characters have literal and figurative on-stage metamorphoses.
“They’ll change costumes on stage and become other characters. The play is all about the opportunities and limitations of transformation,” he said.
Rauch said that even though Roe v. Wade is unique to the United States, its relevance can be felt the world over.
“Roe v. Wade was such an important episode in American history’s reproductive rights and justice, but it also is such a potent issue for people around the world,” Rauch said. “There are countries that are more permissive and restrictive on abortion than the United States. I can’t recommend this play highly enough for the diplomatic community.”
Rauch said the decision to commission 37 new plays for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival that chronicle profound moments in American history was inspired by Shakespeare’s history plays.
“Shakespeare dramatized the transfer of power in England, addressing all the accompanying anxiety, insecurity, fears and changes of his age,” Rauch explained. “I wanted to do the same thing for this county.”
Like the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Arena Stage is delving into this contentious moment in U.S. history with the launch of “Power Plays,” an ambitious initiative commissioning and developing 25 new plays and musicals from 25 writers over the course of the next 10 years.
The project will highlight American stories of politics and power, exploring the people, events and ideas that helped shape the country’s narrative and identity, with one story per decade, beginning with 1776 through today.
“Power and politics are the red meat of Washington, D.C.,” said Arena Artistic Director Molly Smith. “We eat, sleep and drink politics here from early morning coffee to late-night conversations…. D.C. audiences are hungry for these stories, and there is no other place in the country where these plays could have such an impact.”
“There is no better time to launch this massive commissioning cycle, the largest in Arena’s history,” she added. “The more we understand our American stories of politics and power, the more informed we become as a democracy.”
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January 10, 2004
What's the Purpose?
"Because its purpose is to create a customer, the business has two basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results, all the rest are costs."
Hmmm. A company's purpose is to create a customer? I can think of plenty of companies who 'created' customers... and have since gone out of business. But according to Peter's statement, these companies successfully accomplished their purpose.
A business' purpose is to attract and keep customers. Its one basic function is to reliably solve customer problems... through innovative products, or exceptional customer support, or a powerful customer experience, or even low price (ie. WalMart). What attracts and keeps customers is the value offered by the company. Marketing comes second.
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Paul and Jackie have got this spot on - when you read what Drucker has to say on business, he is talking about the real function and discipline of marketing, not the PR or sales promotion department. What seems to be considered here as 'marketing' by many is really just selling in one form or another. Branding and advertising and PR and all the rest are just the tools that can be used to communicate with your customer - the only problem is that without understanding their 'needs, values and realities', how can you utilise any of these tools? And even if you are limiting your definitions to the different work departments, there is inherent danger of overestimating the worth of any single one by automatically stating 'branding comes first', or 'Dept X comes first'. Without a customer none of these departments can be effective in what they do. Sure, once you have attracted a customer you can still stuff up, but then you probably weren't paying attention to your marketing anyway - good execution is as a result of good marketing in its widest sense.
As I see it Drucker also places a huge emphasis on innovation in business, he just takes a wider view of innovation than chips'n'bits - "it is not necessary for a business to grow bigger; but it is necessary that it constantly grow better". This seems to place innovation right at the heart of business practice. Everything else traditionally associated with business, such as finance,admin, production and distribution, customer services, R&D and all the rest, flow from these two disciplines. Marketing and innovation are more than just nameplates on a door, they are the philosophies that underpin everything else that gets done in a business.
This is nitpicking. When Drucker says that the purpose of a business is to create a customer, OF COURSE it is implied that the aquisition of that customer is profitable. By the way, there is no inherent need to keep any customer, just profit from serving them. A reading of the book, "Management", where the bulk of Druckers' theories come from, reveal the basis for this statement and the statement about innovation and marketing, which are sound, as proven many times over through experience.
branding comes before marketing and that statement works more, in a mature market where sales volumes are flatlining. A great reputation will rationalize marketing costs and turn benefits up. I think it's more important to build a brand and we should take more time on it, in order to make the difference between Brand "ABC" and Brand "XYZ".
"What attracts and keeps customers is the value offered by the company. Marketing comes second."
Value offered means nothing without communicating that value to a potential customer. And how do you do that?
Marketing.
I submit that everything a company does is marketing-related. From how you answer the phone, to what is printed on your invoices, to how engineering thinks about design, to how the CFO establishes and communicates financial policy, everything should be evaulated on the basis of whether or not it improves the companies ability to get and keep a customer.
The point of Drucker's comment is that without a customer, there is no business. Without thoughtful product/service development, there is no value to communicate. Winning the hearts of customers is the job of marketers. Do that, and their wallets will follow.
To that end, innovation and marketing are the only things that can sustain a company's continued growth. Forget the dot.coms, many of which didn't have solid business plans to begin with. Ask Western Union, who saw no inherent value in the telephone. Ask Decca Records, who told The Beatles that guitar music was on the way out. Ask the Big 3 auto makers how a lack of innovation and marketing enabled the Japanese carmakers to take a big chunk out of their market. Ask Xerox, whose Palo Alto Research Center innovated but failed to market many technologies now in everyday use. Ask Coca-Cola how Pepsico out-thought and out-marketed them to overtake them in revenue.
Did these companies "sustain". Of course they did. But, they missed vital opportunities to grow because they failed to innovate and market effectively.
Every business transaction has its root in a person-to-person relationship. Marketing is how those relationships are established, nurtured, and sustained long-term.
If we consider that Drucker's definition of marketing is *not* advertising and promotion, then I think his quote does make sense.
I agree with Jennifer that a business' purpose is to attract and keep customers, and that what attracts and keeps customers is the value offered by the company.
But what department or function has the primary task of getting new customers, keeping current customers, and developing innovative new products?
* Operations? No.
* Finance? Hell no.
* Engineering? Mostly no, but they often spark ideas for new products.
It's Marketing. If we consider the discipline of marketing broadly -- encompassing marketing strategy and being the advocate for the customer -- then I believe Drucker's quote is right on.
The best companies are marketing/customer driven. I remember reading a great quote by Erskine Bowles, formerly of Krispy Kreme's board of directors. He said, "This is a marketing company. Scott Livengood [Krispy Kreme CEO] once told me if a finance guy ever gets a hold of Krispy Kreme, sell every share."
Jennifer - in reference to your last paragraph, you might want to point your readers at "The Discipline of Market Leaders". In it, the authors argue that all market leaders, while good at every facet of business, must truly excel at one thing, divided into three categories:
The Drucker quote you reference (not sure what the rest of his argument might have been in context) may discuss purpose but it surely does not address execution. If we learned anything from the dot.com years, it's that innovation and marketing, while vital, truly can not sustain a company.
It's as if Drucker never bothered to stop and question: if marketing is a basic function, then what is responsible for making said marketing possible in the first place, and what is it that is being marketed and why? I get the impression that he thinks business results are ultimately solely the domain of who can be the best snake oil salesman and trick the customer into buying *whatever* (that it doesn't matter what you're producing & selling, just whether you can get the customer to buy it via marketing). Not to mention that his whole approach nullifies the true place and value of innovation in the business process.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ajxp_plugin label="CONF_MESSAGE[Notification Center]" description="CONF_MESSAGE[Handle users watches and notifications]" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="file:../core.ajaxplorer/ajxp_registry.xsd">
<class_definition classname="Pydio\Notification\Core\NotificationCenter" filename="plugins/core.notifications/NotificationCenter.php"/>
<client_settings>
<resources>
<i18n namespace="notification.tpl.short" path="plugins/core.notifications/templates/short"/>
<i18n namespace="notification.tpl.long" path="plugins/core.notifications/templates/long"/>
<i18n namespace="notification.tpl.group" path="plugins/core.notifications/templates/group"/>
<i18n namespace="notification.tpl.block" path="plugins/core.notifications/templates/block"/>
<i18n namespace="notification.tpl.location" path="plugins/core.notifications/templates/location"/>
<i18n namespace="notification_center" path="plugins/core.notifications/res/i18n"/>
<js className="PydioNotifications" file="plugins/core.notifications/res/build/PydioNotifications.js" depends="React,PydioComponents"/>
</resources>
</client_settings>
<server_settings>
<param name="activate_notifications" scope="user" description="CONF_MESSAGE[Activate desktop notifications]" label="CONF_MESSAGE[Desktop Notifications]" type="button" choices="run_client_action:activateDesktopNotifications" expose="true" editable="true"/>
<global_param name="USER_EVENTS" description="CONF_MESSAGE[Display a new entry with all events happening on a user workspaces, and alerts. An SQL database must be setup for the FEED_DRIVER configuration.]" label="CONF_MESSAGE[User events and alerts]" type="boolean" default="false"/>
<global_param name="SHOW_WORKSPACES_ACTIVITY" label="CONF_MESSAGE[Display Workspaces Activity]" description="CONF_MESSAGE[Display workspaces activity to the users in the right-hand information panel]" type="boolean" default="true"/>
<global_param type="plugin_instance:feed" name="UNIQUE_FEED_INSTANCE" group="CONF_MESSAGE[Instance Params]" label="CONF_MESSAGE[Feed Instance]" description="CONF_MESSAGE[Choose the plugin]" mandatory="true" default="feed.sql"/>
</server_settings>
<registry_contributions>
<actions>
<action name="get_my_feed">
<processing>
<serverCallback methodName="loadUserFeed"/>
</processing>
</action>
<action name="feed">
<rightsContext adminOnly="false" noUser="false" read="false" userLogged="only" write="false"/>
<processing>
<serverCallback methodName="loadUserFeed" restParams="/feed_type/path+" developerComment="Load an activity feed for the given node. Filtered by what the current user is authorized to see">
<input_param name="path" type="path" description="Optional filter to get activity on a file or a folder"/>
<input_param name="format" type="string" description="html, json, xml, array (internal value)"/>
<input_param name="feed_type" type="string" description="notif, alert or all"/>
<input_param name="offset" type="integer" description="Offset for pagination"/>
<input_param name="limit" type="integer" description="Limit for pagination"/>
<input_param name="merge_description" type="boolean" description="Wether to merge notification title and description in text"/>
<input_param name="merge_description_as_label" type="boolean" description="Wether to merge notification title and description in title"/>
<input_param name="current_repository" type="boolean"
description="Wether to get activity from current repository (true), or compute all from authorized repositories for user (false)"/>
</serverCallback>
</processing>
</action>
<action name="clear_feed">
<processing><serverCallback methodName="clearUserFeed" restParams="/context_type/context_value">
<input_param name="context_type" type="string" description="all|repository|user"/>
<input_param name="context_value" type="string" description="Either empty, or a repo ID, or a userId depending on the context_type"/>
</serverCallback></processing>
</action>
<action name="dismiss_user_alert">
<gui text="notification_center.7" title="notification_center.7" iconClass="mdi mdi-close-circle" src="notification_center/ICON_SIZE/feed.png" accessKey="" hasAccessKey="false">
<context selection="true" dir="" recycle="true" actionBar="true" actionBarGroup="inline-notifications" contextMenu="false" infoPanel="false"/>
<selectionContext dir="true" file="true" recycle="false" unique="true"/>
</gui>
<rightsContext adminOnly="false" noUser="true" read="false" userLogged="only" write="false"/>
<processing>
<clientCallback module="PydioCoreActions.Callbacks.dismissUserAlert"/>
<serverCallback methodName="dismissUserAlert" restParams="/alert_id/occurences" developerComment="Dismiss one or more occurences of alerts">
<input_param name="alert_id" type="integer" description="Id passed in /feed action list"/>
<input_param name="occurences" type="integer" description="1 or more"/>
</serverCallback>
</processing>
</action>
<action name="update_alerts_last_read">
<processing>
<serverCallback methodName="updateAlertsLastRead" restParams="/repository_scope">
<input_param name="repository_scope" type="string" description="all|repositoryId"/>
</serverCallback>
</processing>
</action>
<action name="load_user_recent_items">
<processing>
<serverCallback methodName="loadRecentItemsList" restParams="/"/>
</processing>
</action>
<action name="activateDesktopNotifications">
<gui src="" iconClass="icon-rss" text="notification_center.1" title="notification_title.2">
<context dir="true" recycle="true" selection="false"/>
</gui>
<processing>
<clientCallback module="PydioCoreActions.Callbacks.activateDesktopNotifications"/>
</processing>
</action>
</actions>
<hooks>
<serverCallback methodName="persistChangeHookToFeed" hookName="node.change" defer="true"/>
<serverCallback methodName="persistReadHookToRecentList" hookName="node.read"/>
<serverCallback methodName="persistNotificationToAlerts" hookName="msg.notification"/>
<serverCallback methodName="loadRepositoryInfo" hookName="repository.load_info"/>
<serverCallback methodName="shareAssignRight" hookName="node.share.assign_right"/>
</hooks>
<client_configs>
<component_config component="InfoPanel">
<infoPanel mime="ajxp_root_node,generic_dir,generic_file" reactComponent="PydioNotifications.ActivityPanel"/>
</component_config>
<component_config component="AjxpReactComponent::left_navigator">
<additional_content
id="navigation_alerts"
position="0"
type="ListProvider"
options='{"title":"notification_center.3", "titleClassName":"colorcode-alert", "startOpen":true, "dataModelBadge":{"property":"metadata","metadata_sum":"event_occurence", "className":"alerts_number_badge"}, "fit":"content","silentLoading":true,"actionBarGroups":["inline-notifications"],"nodeProviderProperties":{"get_action":"get_my_feed", "connexion_discrete":true, "format":"xml", "current_repository":"true", "feed_type":"alert", "merge_description":"false"},"reloadOnServerMessage":"tree/reload_user_feed", "connexion_discrete":true, "tipAttribute":"event_description_long", "emptyChildrenMessage":"notification_center.8"}'/>
</component_config>
</client_configs>
</registry_contributions>
<dependencies>
<activePlugin pluginName="core.conf"/>
</dependencies>
</ajxp_plugin>
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// Copyright (c) 2009-2019 The Regents of the University of Michigan
// This file is part of the HOOMD-blue project, released under the BSD 3-Clause License.
// Maintainers: jglaser, pschwende
/*! \file GlobalArray.h
\brief Defines the GlobalArray class
*/
/*! GlobalArray internally uses managed memory to store data, to allow buffers being accessed from
multiple devices.
cudaMemAdvise() can be called on GlobalArray's data, which is obtained using ::get().
GlobalArray<> supports all functionality that GPUArray<> does, and should eventually replace GPUArray.
In fact, for performance considerations in single GPU situations, GlobalArray internally falls
back on GPUArray (and whenever it doesn't have an ExecutionConfiguration). This behavior is controlled
by the result of ExecutionConfiguration::allConcurrentManagedAccess().
One difference to GPUArray is that GlobalArray doesn't zero its memory space, so it is important to
explicitly initialize the data.
Internally, GlobalArray<> uses a smart pointer to comply with RAII semantics.
As for GPUArray, access to the data is provided through ArrayHandle<> objects, with proper access_mode
and access_location flags.
*/
#pragma once
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
#include <cuda_runtime.h>
#endif
#include <memory>
#include "GPUArray.h"
#include "MemoryTraceback.h"
#include <type_traits>
#include <string>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <vector>
#include <sstream>
#define checkAcquired(a) { \
assert(!(a).m_acquired); \
if ((a).m_acquired) \
{ \
throw std::runtime_error("GlobalArray already acquired - ArrayHandle scoping mistake?"); \
} \
}
#define TAG_ALLOCATION(array) { \
array.setTag(std::string(#array)); \
}
namespace hoomd
{
namespace detail
{
#ifdef __GNUC__
#define GCC_VERSION (__GNUC__ * 10000 \
+ __GNUC_MINOR__ * 100 \
+ __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__)
/* Test for GCC < 5.0 */
#if GCC_VERSION < 50000
// work around GCC missing feature
#define NO_STD_ALIGN
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27064791/stdalign-not-supported-by-g4-9
// https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=57350
inline void *my_align( std::size_t alignment, std::size_t size,
void *&ptr, std::size_t &space ) {
std::uintptr_t pn = reinterpret_cast< std::uintptr_t >( ptr );
std::uintptr_t aligned = ( pn + alignment - 1 ) & - alignment;
std::size_t padding = aligned - pn;
if ( space < size + padding ) return nullptr;
space -= padding;
return ptr = reinterpret_cast< void * >( aligned );
}
#endif
#endif
template<class T>
class managed_deleter
{
public:
//! Default constructor
managed_deleter()
: m_use_device(false), m_N(0), m_allocation_ptr(nullptr), m_allocation_bytes(0)
{}
//! Ctor
/*! \param exec_conf Execution configuration
\param use_device whether the array is managed or on the host
\param N number of elements
\param allocation_ptr true start of allocation, before alignment
\param allocation_bytes Size of allocation
*/
managed_deleter(std::shared_ptr<const ExecutionConfiguration> exec_conf,
bool use_device, std::size_t N, void *allocation_ptr, size_t allocation_bytes)
: m_exec_conf(exec_conf), m_use_device(use_device), m_N(N),
m_allocation_ptr(allocation_ptr), m_allocation_bytes(allocation_bytes)
{ }
//! Set the tag
void setTag(const std::string& tag)
{
m_tag = tag;
}
//! Destroy the items and delete the managed array
/*! \param ptr Start of aligned memory allocation
*/
void operator()(T *ptr)
{
if (ptr == nullptr)
return;
if (!m_exec_conf)
return;
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
if (m_use_device)
{
cudaDeviceSynchronize();
CHECK_CUDA_ERROR();
}
#endif
// we used placement new in the allocation, so call destructors explicitly
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < m_N; ++i)
{
ptr[i].~T();
}
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
if (m_use_device)
{
std::ostringstream oss;
oss << "Freeing " << m_allocation_bytes
<< " bytes of managed memory";
if (m_tag != "")
oss << " [" << m_tag << "]";
oss << std::endl;
this->m_exec_conf->msg->notice(10) << oss.str();
cudaFree(m_allocation_ptr);
CHECK_CUDA_ERROR();
}
else
#endif
{
free(m_allocation_ptr);
}
// update memory allocation table
if (m_exec_conf->getMemoryTracer())
this->m_exec_conf->getMemoryTracer()->unregisterAllocation(reinterpret_cast<const void *>(ptr),
sizeof(T)*m_N);
}
private:
std::shared_ptr<const ExecutionConfiguration> m_exec_conf; //!< The execution configuration
bool m_use_device; //!< Whether to use cudaMallocManaged
unsigned int m_N; //!< Number of elements in array
void *m_allocation_ptr; //!< Start of unaligned allocation
size_t m_allocation_bytes; //!< Size of actual allocation
std::string m_tag; //!< Name of the array
};
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
class event_deleter
{
public:
//! Default constructor
event_deleter()
{}
//! Constructor with execution configuration
/*! \param exec_conf The execution configuration (needed for CHECK_CUDA_ERROR)
*/
event_deleter(std::shared_ptr<const ExecutionConfiguration> exec_conf)
: m_exec_conf(exec_conf)
{ }
//! Destroy the event and free the memory location
/*! \param ptr Start of memory area
*/
void operator()(cudaEvent_t *ptr)
{
cudaEventDestroy(*ptr);
CHECK_CUDA_ERROR();
delete ptr;
}
private:
std::shared_ptr<const ExecutionConfiguration> m_exec_conf; //!< The execution configuration
};
#endif
} // end namespace detail
} // end namespace hoomd
//! Forward declarations
template<class T>
class GlobalArrayDispatch;
template<class T>
class ArrayHandle;
//! Definition of GlobalArray using CRTP
template<class T>
class GlobalArray : public GPUArrayBase<T, GlobalArray<T> >
{
public:
//! Empty constructor
GlobalArray()
: m_num_elements(0), m_pitch(0), m_height(0), m_acquired(false), m_align_bytes(0), m_is_managed(false)
{ }
/*! Allocate a 1D array in managed memory
\param num_elements Number of elements in array
\param exec_conf The current execution configuration
*/
GlobalArray(unsigned int num_elements, std::shared_ptr<const ExecutionConfiguration> exec_conf,
const std::string& tag = std::string(), bool force_managed=false)
: m_exec_conf(exec_conf),
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
// explicit copy should be elided
m_fallback((exec_conf->allConcurrentManagedAccess() || (force_managed && exec_conf->isCUDAEnabled())) ?
GPUArray<T>() : GPUArray<T>(num_elements, exec_conf)),
#endif
m_num_elements(num_elements), m_pitch(num_elements), m_height(1), m_acquired(false), m_tag(tag),
m_align_bytes(0),
m_is_managed(exec_conf->allConcurrentManagedAccess() || (force_managed && exec_conf->isCUDAEnabled()))
{
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
if (!(m_is_managed))
return;
#endif
assert(this->m_exec_conf);
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
if (this->m_exec_conf->isCUDAEnabled())
{
// use OS page size as minimum alignment
m_align_bytes = getpagesize();
}
#endif
if (m_num_elements > 0)
allocate();
}
//! Destructor
virtual ~GlobalArray()
{
}
//! Copy constructor
GlobalArray(const GlobalArray& from) noexcept
: m_exec_conf(from.m_exec_conf),
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
m_fallback(from.m_fallback),
#endif
m_num_elements(from.m_num_elements),
m_pitch(from.m_pitch), m_height(from.m_height), m_acquired(false),
m_tag(from.m_tag), m_align_bytes(from.m_align_bytes),
m_is_managed(false)
{
if (from.m_data.get())
{
allocate();
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
if (this->m_exec_conf && this->m_exec_conf->isCUDAEnabled())
{
// synchronize all active GPUs
auto gpu_map = this->m_exec_conf->getGPUIds();
for (int idev = this->m_exec_conf->getNumActiveGPUs() - 1; idev >= 0; --idev)
{
cudaSetDevice(gpu_map[idev]);
cudaDeviceSynchronize();
}
}
#endif
std::copy(from.m_data.get(), from.m_data.get()+from.m_num_elements, m_data.get());
}
}
//! = operator
GlobalArray& operator=(const GlobalArray& rhs) noexcept
{
m_exec_conf = rhs.m_exec_conf;
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
m_fallback = rhs.m_fallback;
#endif
if (&rhs != this)
{
m_num_elements = rhs.m_num_elements;
m_pitch = rhs.m_pitch;
m_height = rhs.m_height;
m_acquired = false;
m_align_bytes = rhs.m_align_bytes;
m_tag = rhs.m_tag;
if (rhs.m_data.get())
{
allocate();
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
if (this->m_exec_conf && this->m_exec_conf->isCUDAEnabled())
{
// synchronize all active GPUs
auto gpu_map = this->m_exec_conf->getGPUIds();
for (int idev = this->m_exec_conf->getNumActiveGPUs() - 1; idev >= 0; --idev)
{
cudaSetDevice(gpu_map[idev]);
cudaDeviceSynchronize();
}
}
#endif
std::copy(rhs.m_data.get(), rhs.m_data.get()+rhs.m_num_elements, m_data.get());
}
else
{
m_data.reset();
}
}
return *this;
}
//! Move constructor, provided for convenience, so std::swap can be used
GlobalArray(GlobalArray&& other) noexcept
: m_exec_conf(std::move(other.m_exec_conf)),
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
m_fallback(std::move(other.m_fallback)),
#endif
m_data(std::move(other.m_data)),
m_num_elements(std::move(other.m_num_elements)),
m_pitch(std::move(other.m_pitch)),
m_height(std::move(other.m_height)),
m_acquired(std::move(other.m_acquired)),
m_tag(std::move(other.m_tag)),
m_align_bytes(std::move(other.m_align_bytes)),
m_is_managed(std::move(other.m_is_managed))
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
, m_event(std::move(other.m_event))
#endif
{
}
//! Move assignment operator
GlobalArray& operator=(GlobalArray&& other) noexcept
{
// call base clas method
if (&other != this)
{
m_exec_conf = std::move(other.m_exec_conf);
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
m_fallback = std::move(other.m_fallback);
#endif
m_data = std::move(other.m_data);
m_num_elements = std::move(other.m_num_elements);
m_pitch = std::move(other.m_pitch);
m_height = std::move(other.m_height);
m_acquired = std::move(other.m_acquired);
m_tag = std::move(other.m_tag);
m_align_bytes = std::move(other.m_align_bytes);
m_is_managed = std::move(other.m_is_managed);
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
m_event = std::move(other.m_event);
#endif
}
return *this;
}
/*! Allocate a 2D array in managed memory
\param width Width of the 2-D array to allocate (in elements)
\param height Number of rows to allocate in the 2D array
\param exec_conf Shared pointer to the execution configuration for managing CUDA initialization and shutdown
*/
GlobalArray(unsigned int width, unsigned int height, std::shared_ptr<const ExecutionConfiguration> exec_conf, bool force_managed=false)
: m_exec_conf(exec_conf),
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
// explicit copy should be elided
m_fallback((exec_conf->allConcurrentManagedAccess() || (force_managed && exec_conf->isCUDAEnabled())) ?
GPUArray<T>() : GPUArray<T>(width, height, exec_conf)),
#endif
m_height(height), m_acquired(false), m_align_bytes(0),
m_is_managed(exec_conf->allConcurrentManagedAccess() || (force_managed && exec_conf->isCUDAEnabled()))
{
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
if (!m_is_managed)
return;
#endif
// make m_pitch the next multiple of 16 larger or equal to the given width
m_pitch = (width + (16 - (width & 15)));
m_num_elements = m_pitch * m_height;
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
if (this->m_exec_conf->isCUDAEnabled())
{
// use OS page size as minimum alignment
m_align_bytes = getpagesize();
}
#endif
if (m_num_elements > 0)
allocate();
}
//! Swap the pointers of two GlobalArrays
inline void swap(GlobalArray &from)
{
checkAcquired(from);
checkAcquired(*this);
std::swap(m_exec_conf, from.m_exec_conf);
std::swap(m_num_elements, from.m_num_elements);
std::swap(m_data, from.m_data);
std::swap(m_pitch,from.m_pitch);
std::swap(m_height,from.m_height);
std::swap(m_tag, from.m_tag);
std::swap(m_align_bytes, from.m_align_bytes);
std::swap(m_is_managed, from.m_is_managed);
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
std::swap(m_event, from.m_event);
#endif
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
m_fallback.swap(from.m_fallback);
#endif
}
//! Get the underlying raw pointer
/*! \returns the content of the underlying smart pointer
\warning This method doesn't sync the device, so if you are using the pointer to read from while a kernel is
writing to it on some stream, this may cause undefined behavior
It may be used to pass the pointer to API functions, e.g., to set memory hints or prefetch data asynchronously
*/
const T *get() const
{
return m_data.get();
}
//! Get the number of elements
/*!
- For 1-D allocated GPUArrays, this is the number of elements allocated.
- For 2-D allocated GPUArrays, this is the \b total number of elements (\a pitch * \a height) allocated
*/
inline unsigned int getNumElements() const
{
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
if (!this->m_exec_conf || !m_is_managed)
return m_fallback.getNumElements();
#endif
return m_num_elements;
}
//! Test if the GPUArray is NULL
inline bool isNull() const
{
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
if (!this->m_exec_conf || ! m_is_managed)
return m_fallback.isNull();
#endif
return !m_data;
}
//! Get the width of the allocated rows in elements
/*!
- For 2-D allocated GPUArrays, this is the total width of a row in memory (including the padding added for coalescing)
- For 1-D allocated GPUArrays, this is the simply the number of elements allocated.
*/
inline unsigned int getPitch() const
{
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
if (!this->m_exec_conf || ! m_is_managed)
return m_fallback.getPitch();
#endif
return m_pitch;
}
//! Get the number of rows allocated
/*!
- For 2-D allocated GPUArrays, this is the height given to the constructor
- For 1-D allocated GPUArrays, this is the simply 1.
*/
inline unsigned int getHeight() const
{
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
if (!this->m_exec_conf || ! m_is_managed)
return m_fallback.getHeight();
#endif
return m_height;
}
//! Resize the GlobalArray
/*! This method resizes the array by allocating a new array and copying over the elements
from the old array. Resizing is a slow operation.
*/
inline void resize(unsigned int num_elements)
{
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
if (! this->m_exec_conf || ! m_is_managed)
{
m_fallback.resize(num_elements);
return;
}
#endif
checkAcquired(*this);
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
if (this->m_exec_conf && this->m_exec_conf->isCUDAEnabled())
{
// synchronize all active GPUs
auto gpu_map = this->m_exec_conf->getGPUIds();
for (int idev = this->m_exec_conf->getNumActiveGPUs() - 1; idev >= 0; --idev)
{
cudaSetDevice(gpu_map[idev]);
cudaDeviceSynchronize();
}
}
#endif
// store old data in temporary vector
std::vector<T> old(m_num_elements);
std::copy(m_data.get(), m_data.get()+m_num_elements, old.begin());
unsigned int num_copy_elements = m_num_elements > num_elements ? num_elements : m_num_elements;
m_num_elements = num_elements;
assert(m_num_elements > 0);
allocate();
std::copy(old.begin(), old.begin() + num_copy_elements, m_data.get());
m_pitch = m_num_elements;
m_height = 1;
}
//! Resize a 2D GlobalArray
inline void resize(unsigned int width, unsigned int height)
{
assert(this->m_exec_conf);
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
if (! m_is_managed)
{
m_fallback.resize(width, height);
return;
}
#endif
checkAcquired(*this);
// make m_pitch the next multiple of 16 larger or equal to the given width
unsigned int pitch = (width + (16 - (width & 15)));
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
if (this->m_exec_conf->isCUDAEnabled())
{
// synchronize all active GPUs
auto gpu_map = this->m_exec_conf->getGPUIds();
for (int idev = this->m_exec_conf->getNumActiveGPUs() - 1; idev >= 0; --idev)
{
cudaSetDevice(gpu_map[idev]);
cudaDeviceSynchronize();
}
}
#endif
// store old data in temporary vector
std::vector<T> old(m_num_elements);
std::copy(m_data.get(), m_data.get()+m_num_elements, old.begin());
m_num_elements = pitch * height;
assert(m_num_elements > 0);
allocate();
// copy over data
// every column is copied separately such as to align with the new pitch
unsigned int num_copy_rows = m_height > height ? height : m_height;
unsigned int num_copy_columns = m_pitch > pitch ? pitch : m_pitch;
for (unsigned int i = 0; i < num_copy_rows; i++)
std::copy(old.begin() + i*m_pitch, old.begin() + i*m_pitch + num_copy_columns, m_data.get() + i * pitch);
m_height = height;
m_pitch = pitch;
}
//! Set an optional tag for memory profiling
/*! tag The name of this allocation
*/
inline void setTag(const std::string& tag)
{
// update the tag
m_tag = tag;
if (this->m_exec_conf && this->m_exec_conf->getMemoryTracer() && get() )
this->m_exec_conf->getMemoryTracer()->updateTag(reinterpret_cast<const void*>(get()),
sizeof(T)*m_num_elements, m_tag);
// set tag on deleter so it can be displayed upon free
if (!isNull())
m_data.get_deleter().setTag(tag);
}
protected:
inline ArrayHandleDispatch<T> acquire(const access_location::Enum location, const access_mode::Enum mode
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
, bool async = false
#endif
) const;
//! Release the data pointer
inline void release() const
{
m_acquired = false;
}
//! Returns the acquire state
inline bool isAcquired() const
{
return m_acquired;
}
//! Need to be friends with ArrayHandle
friend class ArrayHandle<T>;
friend class ArrayHandleAsync<T>;
friend class GPUArrayBase<T, GlobalArray<T> >;
friend class GlobalArrayDispatch<T>;
std::shared_ptr<const ExecutionConfiguration> m_exec_conf; //!< execution configuration for working with CUDA
private:
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
//! We hold a GPUArray<T> object for fallback onto zero-copy memory
GPUArray<T> m_fallback;
#endif
std::unique_ptr<T, hoomd::detail::managed_deleter<T> > m_data; //!< Smart ptr to managed or host memory, with custom deleter
unsigned int m_num_elements; //!< Number of elements in array
unsigned int m_pitch; //!< Pitch of 2D array
unsigned int m_height; //!< Height of 2D array
mutable bool m_acquired; //!< Tracks if the array is already acquired
std::string m_tag; //!< Name tag of this buffer (optional)
unsigned int m_align_bytes; //!< Size of alignment in bytes
bool m_is_managed; //!< Whether or not this array is stored using managed memory.
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
std::unique_ptr<cudaEvent_t, hoomd::detail::event_deleter> m_event; //! CUDA event for synchronization
#endif
//! Allocate the managed array and construct the items
void allocate()
{
assert(m_num_elements);
void *ptr = nullptr;
void *allocation_ptr = nullptr;
bool use_device = this->m_exec_conf && this->m_exec_conf->isCUDAEnabled();
size_t allocation_bytes;
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
if (use_device)
{
allocation_bytes = m_num_elements*sizeof(T);
// always reserve an extra page
if (m_align_bytes)
allocation_bytes += m_align_bytes;
this->m_exec_conf->msg->notice(10) << "Allocating " << allocation_bytes
<< " bytes of managed memory." << std::endl;
cudaMallocManaged(&ptr, allocation_bytes, cudaMemAttachGlobal);
CHECK_CUDA_ERROR();
allocation_ptr = ptr;
if (m_align_bytes)
{
// align to align_size
#ifndef NO_STD_ALIGN
ptr = std::align(m_align_bytes,m_num_elements*sizeof(T),ptr,allocation_bytes);
#else
ptr = hoomd::detail::my_align(m_align_bytes,m_num_elements*sizeof(T),ptr,allocation_bytes);
#endif
if (!ptr)
throw std::runtime_error("GlobalArray: Error aligning managed memory");
}
}
else
#endif
{
int retval = posix_memalign((void **) &ptr, 32, m_num_elements*sizeof(T));
if (retval != 0)
{
throw std::runtime_error("Error allocating aligned memory");
}
allocation_bytes = m_num_elements*sizeof(T);
allocation_ptr = ptr;
}
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
if (use_device)
{
cudaDeviceSynchronize();
CHECK_CUDA_ERROR();
}
if (use_device)
{
m_event = std::unique_ptr<cudaEvent_t, hoomd::detail::event_deleter>(
new cudaEvent_t, hoomd::detail::event_deleter(this->m_exec_conf));
cudaEventCreate(m_event.get(), cudaEventDisableTiming);
CHECK_CUDA_ERROR();
}
#endif
// store allocation and custom deleter in unique_ptr
hoomd::detail::managed_deleter<T> deleter(this->m_exec_conf,use_device,
m_num_elements, allocation_ptr, allocation_bytes);
deleter.setTag(m_tag);
m_data = std::unique_ptr<T, decltype(deleter)>(reinterpret_cast<T *>(ptr), deleter);
// construct objects explicitly using placement new
for (std::size_t i = 0; i < m_num_elements; ++i) ::new ((void **) &((T *)ptr)[i]) T;
// register new allocation
if (this->m_exec_conf && this->m_exec_conf->getMemoryTracer())
this->m_exec_conf->getMemoryTracer()->registerAllocation(reinterpret_cast<const void *>(m_data.get()),
sizeof(T)*m_num_elements, typeid(T).name(), m_tag);
}
};
//************************************************
// ArrayHandleDispatch specialization for GPUArray
// ***********************************************
template<class T>
class GlobalArrayDispatch : public ArrayHandleDispatch<T>
{
public:
GlobalArrayDispatch(T* const _data, const GlobalArray<T>& _global_array)
: ArrayHandleDispatch<T>(_data), global_array(_global_array)
{ }
virtual ~GlobalArrayDispatch()
{
assert(global_array.isAcquired());
global_array.release();
}
private:
const GlobalArray<T>& global_array;
};
// ***********************************************
// GlobalArray implementation
// ***********************************************
template<class T>
inline ArrayHandleDispatch<T> GlobalArray<T>::acquire(const access_location::Enum location, const access_mode::Enum mode
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
, bool async
#endif
) const
{
#ifndef ALWAYS_USE_MANAGED_MEMORY
if (!this->m_exec_conf || ! m_is_managed)
return m_fallback.acquire(location, mode
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
, async
#endif
);
#endif
checkAcquired(*this);
m_acquired = true;
// make sure a null array can be acquired
if (!this->m_exec_conf || isNull() )
return GlobalArrayDispatch<T>(nullptr, *this);
if (this->m_exec_conf && this->m_exec_conf->inMultiGPUBlock())
{
// we throw this error because we are not syncing all GPUs upon acquire
throw std::runtime_error("GlobalArray should not be acquired in a multi-GPU block.");
}
#ifdef ENABLE_CUDA
bool use_device = this->m_exec_conf && this->m_exec_conf->isCUDAEnabled();
if (!isNull() && use_device && location == access_location::host && !async)
{
// synchronize GPU 0
cudaEventRecord(*m_event);
cudaEventSynchronize(*m_event);
if (this->m_exec_conf->isCUDAErrorCheckingEnabled())
CHECK_CUDA_ERROR();
}
#endif
return GlobalArrayDispatch<T>(m_data.get(), *this);
}
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February 13th – TSI vs Mean City Roller Derby Men (175-145): Eston Sports Academy, Middlesbrough
This was the second time we had taken on Mean City, the first being about 18 months prior when a rag tag bunch of Skate Veterans, newly mins passed Skate Cadets and a few Hired Mercs from Newcastle headed North of the border only to return home with a 3 point loss.
A loss we were determined to avenge.
Both teams had come on leaps and bounds since that last battle and it certainly showed during this game. Neither team ever got any real advantage and it remained close through out. When the final whistle blew we had managed to finish the game with a 30 point win. Afterwards Marryk (aka King Crazy) came over to us, told us how much he had enjoyed it and that he wanted to announce the rubber match when it happened. Coming from a guy who has seen (and announced) the calibre of Derby he has, we all took that as a pretty big compliment.
Technically the rubber match will be taking place during the 2017 British Champs season, it will just be against Glasgow Mens Roller Derby, a newly formed team comprising a core of former MCRD male skaters.Continue reading “TSI Year In Review 2016”
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#4 – Stop the insanity!
By Christy Paxton – DogLife Skills Instructor, Kindness Specialist
This is a continuation of my series “The Top 10 Training Traps and How to Avoid Them.”
TRAP #4:
You keep using the same methods even though they are not working, believing that somehow, one day, your dog will magically “get it.” For example:
• Every time your dog pulls on leash, you yank or call him back, make him sit, give him a treat or praise, then start walking again—and he goes right back to pulling.
• Every time your dog jumps up, you say “Off” and push him down, and yet he still keeps jumping.
• You base all your training on the assumption that everything dogs do relates to pack and/or dominance, yet when you try to dominate your dog, it doesn’t fix the behavior.
TRUTH:
If you are familiar with Einstein’s definition of insanity*, you know where I’m going with this. Your dog is only acting on the information you are giving him. So, to change what your dog is doing, you have to change what you are doing.
ESCAPE THE TRAP:
There are sooo many ways you can deal with this trap. Here are a few:
Change what you do: Experiment with changing one thing in your method and see how your dog responds (e.g., use a totally different tone, laugh when you would usually yell, walk your dog away from a reactive situation instead of trying to deal with it right there). Dogs’ behaviors come from trigger sequences; messing with the sequence can tone down or prevent the behavior.
Change when you do: Start thinking of doing something before your dog displays the “bad” behavior so he doesn’t practice it. So, rather than set off on your walk hoping today he won’t pull, stick a treat on his nose and lure him forward with it. Voila! — he follows the treat instead of running off.
Update your knowledge base: Science and research have disproved or brought into serious question most of the dominance/pack/alpha thinking. Many longtime dog parent/owner/guardians (POGs) and some first-time POGs (and, unfortunately, some dog professionals!) are not aware this is no longer gospel. But there are lots of resources out there to get you up to speed! To start, see Recommended Reading under the Resources tab on my Web site.
Stop the insanity! Start changing today.
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Christy Paxton is the owner of Hand in Paw: Rewards-based Training for You and Your Dog and Cat, based in Brook Park. http://www.cp-hipdogs.com
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*You do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result.
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After years of speculation, a remastered version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s single-player campaign is finally here, bringing an enhanced version of one of the most iconic FPS games of the late 2000s onto modern hardware.
The enhanced version of Modern Warfare 2 only includes the single-player campaign. The remastered version adds high-definition visuals and audio improvements to the original story from 2009, according to a blog post by Activision. The game is available digitally on PS4 for $19.99 and will be a timed exclusive until April 30th, when it launches on PC and Xbox One, though preorders are currently not available at this time.
‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ was originally released in November 2009
PS4 owners who purchase the remastered Modern Warfare 2 — which, it should be noted, is not a sequel to last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare — will also get in-game items in both the 2019 game and the battle royale spinoff Warzone, which launched earlier this month. Some items featured in the bundle include a new character skin as well as a couple of weapon blueprints, which grant you access to stronger weapons without having to earn them through progression.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was originally released in November 2009 and is often regarded as one of the best games of that year, thanks in part to its strong single-player narrative as well as a robust multiplayer mode. The title also ignited controversy over its optional fourth mission, “No Russian,” which had players take part in a terrorist attack.
After a remastered version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was released in November 2016, many were speculating as to when its sequel would receive the same treatment. Microsoft made the original Modern Warfare 2 backwards compatible on Xbox One in late 2018, but Activision didn’t announce the game would be remastered before today.
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Parked cars snarl streetcar service after snowfall
TTC employees weigh their options as a car blocks a streetcar on Roncesvalles Ave., Sunday February 10.
Do streetcars have a setting for ramming speed?
That's a question that hundreds of frustrated TTC riders may have found themselves asking this past weekend, when dozens of streetcars were stopped in their tracks by automobiles parked too close to the rails. On Friday, Toronto's biggest blizzard in five years had dumped 30 cm of snow on the roads, much of it piled in on-street parking spots that drivers evidently found unusable.
According to TTC spokesperson Brad Ross, between Friday and Sunday there were a whopping 102 incidents of cars parking "afoul of the rail," transit speak for blocking the tracks. Collectively, those incidents caused 2,961 2,691 minutes, or 49.35 44.85 hours, of service delays as TTC operators and passengers were forced to wait for tow trucks to arrive. At points throughout the weekend, streetcars traveling the same route were backed up four or five cars deep.
Ross says that the commission did everything it could to clear the obstructing vehicles as quickly as possible.
"We work very closely with Toronto Police Services parking enforcement unit when cars are blocking the route," he says.
The protocol for getting tow trucks to the scene of an ill-parked vehicle is hardly direct, however. When streetcar operators encounter an impassable car, they have to call in to central transit control, which then notifies a supervisor who is out on the road. Then a call is placed to the police, who in turn are responsible for calling a tow truck.
Ross says that depending on the availability of tow trucks, this weekend it took anywhere from five minutes to an hour for offending cars to be removed.
For some impatient passengers, instead of towing, a more satisfying solution would be to give streetcar operators the authority to drive into encroaching cars, even if it means knocking loose a side view mirror here and there.
Despite rumours suggesting that TTC operators were at one time authorized to do just that, Ross says it's not something he's seen during his time at the commission.
"It's certainly not something that we'd ever encourage our streetcar operators to do," he says, pointing out that ramming cars could also damage TTC vehicles. "There's all sorts of liabilities and issues around that."
But while Ross defends the commission's handling of the latest permutation of Toronto's long-running streetcar vs. automobile conflict, some transit watchers are blaming City Hall for not recognizing the extent of the problem.
Steve Munro, a blogger and public transit advocate, says that the city should have declared a snow emergency when the flakes started falling on Friday. Doing so would have made it illegal to park on downtown roads with streetcar tracks, giving city plows a chance to clear curb lanes.
"This is one of the biggest snowfalls the city has had in years, and for the city not to declare a snow emergency is ridiculous," says Munro.
There are no specific guidelines for calling a snow emergency, which are intended to last for at least 72 hours. But according to a transportation services spokesperson one can be declared any time "a significant amount of snow falls within an eight hour period."
Both transportation services and the mayor have the authority to declare a snow emergency.
Ross would not comment on whether the TTC's job would have been easier if an emergency had been called, saying doing so was up to the city's discretion. But there's no doubt in his mind who is at fault for the extensive delays this past weekend.
"This isn't a TTC or Toronto Police Services failing. This is a failing on the part of motorists parking illegally," Ross says.
"I don't want to play a blame game here, but quite frankly motorists have a responsibility to ensure that when they're parking, it's done in such a way that they're not inconveniencing thousands of people."
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// Copyright 2019 The MediaPipe Authors.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.
#include "mediapipe/gpu/gl_context.h"
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <cmath>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <utility>
#include "absl/base/dynamic_annotations.h"
#include "absl/memory/memory.h"
#include "absl/synchronization/mutex.h"
#include "mediapipe/framework/port/logging.h"
#include "mediapipe/framework/port/ret_check.h"
#include "mediapipe/framework/port/status.h"
#include "mediapipe/framework/port/status_builder.h"
#include "mediapipe/gpu/gl_context_internal.h"
#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
#include "absl/debugging/leak_check.h"
#include "mediapipe/gpu/gl_thread_collector.h"
#endif
#ifndef GL_MAJOR_VERSION
#define GL_MAJOR_VERSION 0x821B
#endif
#ifndef GL_MINOR_VERSION
#define GL_MINOR_VERSION 0x821C
#endif
namespace mediapipe {
static void SetThreadName(const char* name) {
#if defined(__GLIBC_PREREQ)
#define LINUX_STYLE_SETNAME_NP __GLIBC_PREREQ(2, 12)
#elif defined(__BIONIC__)
#define LINUX_STYLE_SETNAME_NP 1
#endif // __GLIBC_PREREQ
#if LINUX_STYLE_SETNAME_NP
char thread_name[16]; // Linux requires names (with nul) fit in 16 chars
strncpy(thread_name, name, sizeof(thread_name));
thread_name[sizeof(thread_name) - 1] = '\0';
int res = pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), thread_name);
if (res != 0) {
LOG_FIRST_N(INFO, 1) << "Can't set pthread names: name: \"" << name
<< "\"; error: " << res;
}
#elif __APPLE__
pthread_setname_np(name);
#endif
ANNOTATE_THREAD_NAME(name);
}
GlContext::DedicatedThread::DedicatedThread() {
CHECK_EQ(pthread_create(&gl_thread_id_, nullptr, ThreadBody, this), 0);
}
GlContext::DedicatedThread::~DedicatedThread() {
if (IsCurrentThread()) {
CHECK(self_destruct_);
CHECK_EQ(pthread_detach(gl_thread_id_), 0);
} else {
// Give an invalid job to signal termination.
PutJob({});
CHECK_EQ(pthread_join(gl_thread_id_, nullptr), 0);
}
}
void GlContext::DedicatedThread::SelfDestruct() {
self_destruct_ = true;
// Give an invalid job to signal termination.
PutJob({});
}
GlContext::DedicatedThread::Job GlContext::DedicatedThread::GetJob() {
absl::MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
while (jobs_.empty()) {
has_jobs_cv_.Wait(&mutex_);
}
Job job = std::move(jobs_.front());
jobs_.pop_front();
return job;
}
void GlContext::DedicatedThread::PutJob(Job job) {
absl::MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
jobs_.push_back(std::move(job));
has_jobs_cv_.SignalAll();
}
void* GlContext::DedicatedThread::ThreadBody(void* instance) {
DedicatedThread* thread = static_cast<DedicatedThread*>(instance);
thread->ThreadBody();
return nullptr;
}
#ifdef __APPLE__
#define AUTORELEASEPOOL @autoreleasepool
#else
#define AUTORELEASEPOOL
#endif // __APPLE__
void GlContext::DedicatedThread::ThreadBody() {
SetThreadName("mediapipe_gl_runner");
#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
GlThreadCollector::ThreadStarting();
#endif
// The dedicated GL thread is not meant to be used on Apple platforms, but
// in case it is, the use of an autorelease pool here will reap each task's
// temporary allocations.
while (true) AUTORELEASEPOOL {
Job job = GetJob();
// Lack of a job means termination. Or vice versa.
if (!job) {
break;
}
job();
}
if (self_destruct_) {
delete this;
}
#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
GlThreadCollector::ThreadEnding();
#endif
}
::mediapipe::Status GlContext::DedicatedThread::Run(GlStatusFunction gl_func) {
// Neither ENDO_SCOPE nor ENDO_TASK seem to work here.
if (IsCurrentThread()) {
return gl_func();
}
bool done = false; // Guarded by mutex_ after initialization.
::mediapipe::Status status;
PutJob([this, gl_func, &done, &status]() {
status = gl_func();
absl::MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
done = true;
gl_job_done_cv_.SignalAll();
});
absl::MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
while (!done) {
gl_job_done_cv_.Wait(&mutex_);
}
return status;
}
void GlContext::DedicatedThread::RunWithoutWaiting(GlVoidFunction gl_func) {
// Note: this is invoked by GlContextExecutor. To avoid starvation of
// non-calculator tasks in the presence of GL source calculators, calculator
// tasks must always be scheduled as new tasks, or another solution needs to
// be set up to avoid starvation. See b/78522434.
CHECK(gl_func);
PutJob(std::move(gl_func));
}
bool GlContext::DedicatedThread::IsCurrentThread() {
return pthread_equal(gl_thread_id_, pthread_self());
}
bool GlContext::ParseGlVersion(absl::string_view version_string, GLint* major,
GLint* minor) {
size_t pos = version_string.find('.');
if (pos == absl::string_view::npos || pos < 1) {
return false;
}
// GL_VERSION is supposed to start with the version number; see, e.g.,
// https://www.khronos.org/registry/OpenGL-Refpages/es3/html/glGetString.xhtml
// https://www.khronos.org/opengl/wiki/OpenGL_Context#OpenGL_version_number
// However, in rare cases one will encounter non-conforming configurations
// that have some prefix before the number. To deal with that, we walk
// backwards from the dot.
size_t start = pos - 1;
while (start > 0 && isdigit(version_string[start - 1])) --start;
if (!absl::SimpleAtoi(version_string.substr(start, (pos - start)), major)) {
return false;
}
auto rest = version_string.substr(pos + 1);
pos = rest.find(' ');
size_t pos2 = rest.find('.');
if (pos == absl::string_view::npos ||
(pos2 != absl::string_view::npos && pos2 < pos)) {
pos = pos2;
}
if (!absl::SimpleAtoi(rest.substr(0, pos), minor)) {
return false;
}
return true;
}
bool GlContext::HasGlExtension(absl::string_view extension) const {
return gl_extensions_.find(extension) != gl_extensions_.end();
}
// Function for GL3.0+ to query for and store all of our available GL extensions
// in an easily-accessible set. The glGetString call is actually *not* required
// to work with GL_EXTENSIONS for newer GL versions, so we must maintain both
// variations of this function.
::mediapipe::Status GlContext::GetGlExtensions() {
gl_extensions_.clear();
// glGetStringi only introduced in GL 3.0+; so we exit out this function if
// we don't have that function defined, regardless of version number reported.
// The function itself is also fully stubbed out if we're linking against an
// API version without a glGetStringi declaration. Although Emscripten
// sometimes provides this function, its default library implementation
// appears to only provide glGetString, so we skip this for Emscripten
// platforms to avoid possible undefined symbol or runtime errors.
#if (GL_VERSION_3_0 || GL_ES_VERSION_3_0) && !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
if (!SymbolAvailable(&glGetStringi)) {
LOG(ERROR) << "GL major version > 3.0 indicated, but glGetStringi not "
<< "defined. Falling back to deprecated GL extensions querying "
<< "method.";
return ::mediapipe::InternalError("glGetStringi not defined, but queried");
}
int num_extensions = 0;
glGetIntegerv(GL_NUM_EXTENSIONS, &num_extensions);
if (glGetError() != 0) {
return ::mediapipe::InternalError(
"Error querying for number of extensions");
}
for (int i = 0; i < num_extensions; ++i) {
const GLubyte* res = glGetStringi(GL_EXTENSIONS, i);
if (glGetError() != 0 || res == nullptr) {
return ::mediapipe::InternalError(
"Error querying for an extension by index");
}
const char* signed_res = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(res);
gl_extensions_.insert(signed_res);
}
return ::mediapipe::OkStatus();
#else
return ::mediapipe::InternalError("GL version mismatch in GlGetExtensions");
#endif // (GL_VERSION_3_0 || GL_ES_VERSION_3_0) && !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
}
// Same as GetGlExtensions() above, but for pre-GL3.0, where glGetStringi did
// not exist.
::mediapipe::Status GlContext::GetGlExtensionsCompat() {
gl_extensions_.clear();
const GLubyte* res = glGetString(GL_EXTENSIONS);
if (glGetError() != 0 || res == nullptr) {
LOG(ERROR) << "Error querying for GL extensions";
return ::mediapipe::InternalError("Error querying for GL extensions");
}
const char* signed_res = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(res);
gl_extensions_ = absl::StrSplit(signed_res, ' ');
return ::mediapipe::OkStatus();
}
::mediapipe::Status GlContext::FinishInitialization(bool create_thread) {
if (create_thread) {
thread_ = absl::make_unique<GlContext::DedicatedThread>();
MP_RETURN_IF_ERROR(thread_->Run([this] { return EnterContext(nullptr); }));
}
return Run([this]() -> ::mediapipe::Status {
// Clear any GL errors at this point: as this is a fresh context
// there shouldn't be any, but if we adopted an existing context (e.g. in
// some Emscripten cases), there might be some existing tripped error.
ForceClearExistingGlErrors();
absl::string_view version_string(
reinterpret_cast<const char*>(glGetString(GL_VERSION)));
// We will decide later whether we want to use the version numbers we query
// for, or instead derive that information from the context creation result,
// which we cache here.
GLint gl_major_version_from_context_creation = gl_major_version_;
// Let's try getting the numeric version if possible.
glGetIntegerv(GL_MAJOR_VERSION, &gl_major_version_);
GLenum err = glGetError();
if (err == GL_NO_ERROR) {
glGetIntegerv(GL_MINOR_VERSION, &gl_minor_version_);
} else {
// GL_MAJOR_VERSION is not supported on GL versions below 3. We have to
// parse the version std::string.
if (!ParseGlVersion(version_string, &gl_major_version_,
&gl_minor_version_)) {
LOG(WARNING) << "invalid GL_VERSION format: '" << version_string
<< "'; assuming 2.0";
gl_major_version_ = 2;
gl_minor_version_ = 0;
}
}
// If our platform-specific CreateContext already set a major GL version,
// then we use that. Otherwise, we use the queried-for result. We do this
// as a workaround for a Swiftshader on Android bug where the ES2 context
// can report major version 3 instead of 2 when queried. Therefore we trust
// the result from context creation more than from query. See b/152519932
// for more details.
if (gl_major_version_from_context_creation > 0 &&
gl_major_version_ != gl_major_version_from_context_creation) {
LOG(WARNING) << "Requested a context with major GL version "
<< gl_major_version_from_context_creation
<< " but context reports major version " << gl_major_version_
<< ". Setting to " << gl_major_version_from_context_creation
<< ".0";
gl_major_version_ = gl_major_version_from_context_creation;
gl_minor_version_ = 0;
}
LOG(INFO) << "GL version: " << gl_major_version_ << "." << gl_minor_version_
<< " (" << glGetString(GL_VERSION) << ")";
if (gl_major_version_ >= 3) {
auto status = GetGlExtensions();
if (status.ok()) {
return ::mediapipe::OkStatus();
}
}
return GetGlExtensionsCompat();
});
}
GlContext::GlContext() {}
GlContext::~GlContext() {
// Note: on Apple platforms, this object contains Objective-C objects.
// The destructor will release them, but ARC must be on.
#ifdef __OBJC__
#if !__has_feature(objc_arc)
#error This file must be built with ARC.
#endif
#endif // __OBJC__
if (thread_) {
auto status = thread_->Run([this] {
if (profiling_helper_) {
profiling_helper_->LogAllTimestamps();
}
return ExitContext(nullptr);
});
LOG_IF(ERROR, !status.ok())
<< "Failed to deactivate context on thread: " << status;
if (thread_->IsCurrentThread()) {
thread_.release()->SelfDestruct();
}
}
DestroyContext();
}
void GlContext::SetProfilingContext(
std::shared_ptr<mediapipe::ProfilingContext> profiling_context) {
// Create the GlProfilingHelper if it is uninitialized.
if (!profiling_helper_ && profiling_context) {
profiling_helper_ = profiling_context->CreateGlProfilingHelper();
}
}
::mediapipe::Status GlContext::SwitchContextAndRun(GlStatusFunction gl_func) {
ContextBinding saved_context;
MP_RETURN_IF_ERROR(EnterContext(&saved_context)) << " (entering GL context)";
auto status = gl_func();
LogUncheckedGlErrors(CheckForGlErrors());
MP_RETURN_IF_ERROR(ExitContext(&saved_context)) << " (exiting GL context)";
return status;
}
::mediapipe::Status GlContext::Run(GlStatusFunction gl_func, int node_id,
Timestamp input_timestamp) {
::mediapipe::Status status;
if (profiling_helper_) {
gl_func = [=] {
profiling_helper_->MarkTimestamp(node_id, input_timestamp,
/*is_finish=*/false);
auto status = gl_func();
profiling_helper_->MarkTimestamp(node_id, input_timestamp,
/*is_finish=*/true);
return status;
};
}
if (thread_) {
bool had_gl_errors = false;
status = thread_->Run([this, gl_func, &had_gl_errors] {
auto status = gl_func();
had_gl_errors = CheckForGlErrors();
return status;
});
LogUncheckedGlErrors(had_gl_errors);
} else {
status = SwitchContextAndRun(gl_func);
}
return status;
}
void GlContext::RunWithoutWaiting(GlVoidFunction gl_func) {
if (thread_) {
// Add ref to keep the context alive while the task is executing.
auto context = shared_from_this();
thread_->RunWithoutWaiting([this, context, gl_func] {
gl_func();
LogUncheckedGlErrors(CheckForGlErrors());
});
} else {
// TODO: queue up task instead.
auto status = SwitchContextAndRun([gl_func] {
gl_func();
return ::mediapipe::OkStatus();
});
if (!status.ok()) {
LOG(ERROR) << "Error in RunWithoutWaiting: " << status;
}
}
}
std::weak_ptr<GlContext>& GlContext::CurrentContext() {
// Workaround for b/67878799.
#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
absl::LeakCheckDisabler disable_leak_check;
#endif
ABSL_CONST_INIT thread_local std::weak_ptr<GlContext> current_context;
return current_context;
}
::mediapipe::Status GlContext::SwitchContext(ContextBinding* saved_context,
const ContextBinding& new_context)
ABSL_NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS {
std::shared_ptr<GlContext> old_context_obj = CurrentContext().lock();
std::shared_ptr<GlContext> new_context_obj =
new_context.context_object.lock();
if (saved_context) {
saved_context->context_object = old_context_obj;
GetCurrentContextBinding(saved_context);
}
// Check that the context object is consistent with the native context.
if (old_context_obj && saved_context) {
DCHECK(old_context_obj->context_ == saved_context->context);
}
if (new_context_obj) {
DCHECK(new_context_obj->context_ == new_context.context);
}
if (new_context_obj && (old_context_obj == new_context_obj)) {
return ::mediapipe::OkStatus();
}
if (old_context_obj) {
// 1. Even if we cannot restore the new context, we want to get out of the
// old one (we may be deliberately trying to exit it).
// 2. We need to unset the old context before we unlock the old mutex,
// Therefore, we first unset the old one before setting the new one.
MP_RETURN_IF_ERROR(SetCurrentContextBinding({}));
old_context_obj->context_use_mutex_.Unlock();
CurrentContext().reset();
}
if (new_context_obj) {
new_context_obj->context_use_mutex_.Lock();
auto status = SetCurrentContextBinding(new_context);
if (status.ok()) {
CurrentContext() = new_context_obj;
} else {
new_context_obj->context_use_mutex_.Unlock();
}
return status;
} else {
return SetCurrentContextBinding(new_context);
}
}
::mediapipe::Status GlContext::EnterContext(ContextBinding* saved_context) {
DCHECK(HasContext());
return SwitchContext(saved_context, ThisContextBinding());
}
::mediapipe::Status GlContext::ExitContext(
const ContextBinding* saved_context) {
ContextBinding no_context;
if (!saved_context) {
saved_context = &no_context;
}
return SwitchContext(nullptr, *saved_context);
}
std::shared_ptr<GlContext> GlContext::GetCurrent() {
return CurrentContext().lock();
}
void GlContext::GlFinishCalled() {
absl::MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
++gl_finish_count_;
wait_for_gl_finish_cv_.SignalAll();
}
class GlFinishSyncPoint : public GlSyncPoint {
public:
explicit GlFinishSyncPoint(const std::shared_ptr<GlContext>& gl_context)
: GlSyncPoint(gl_context),
gl_finish_count_(gl_context_->gl_finish_count()) {}
void Wait() override {
gl_context_->WaitForGlFinishCountPast(gl_finish_count_);
}
bool IsReady() override {
return gl_context_->gl_finish_count() > gl_finish_count_;
}
private:
// Number of glFinish calls done before the creation of this token.
int64_t gl_finish_count_ = -1;
};
class GlFenceSyncPoint : public GlSyncPoint {
public:
explicit GlFenceSyncPoint(const std::shared_ptr<GlContext>& gl_context)
: GlSyncPoint(gl_context) {
gl_context_->Run([this] {
sync_ = glFenceSync(GL_SYNC_GPU_COMMANDS_COMPLETE, 0);
glFlush();
});
}
~GlFenceSyncPoint() {
if (sync_) {
GLsync sync = sync_;
gl_context_->RunWithoutWaiting([sync] { glDeleteSync(sync); });
}
}
GlFenceSyncPoint(const GlFenceSyncPoint&) = delete;
GlFenceSyncPoint& operator=(const GlFenceSyncPoint&) = delete;
void Wait() override {
if (!sync_) return;
gl_context_->Run([this] {
GLenum result =
glClientWaitSync(sync_, 0, std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max());
if (result == GL_ALREADY_SIGNALED || result == GL_CONDITION_SATISFIED) {
glDeleteSync(sync_);
sync_ = nullptr;
}
// TODO: do something if the wait fails?
});
}
void WaitOnGpu() override {
if (!sync_) return;
// TODO: do not wait if we are already on the same context?
glWaitSync(sync_, 0, GL_TIMEOUT_IGNORED);
}
bool IsReady() override {
if (!sync_) return true;
bool ready = false;
// TODO: we should not block on the original context if possible.
gl_context_->Run([this, &ready] {
GLenum result = glClientWaitSync(sync_, 0, 0);
if (result == GL_ALREADY_SIGNALED || result == GL_CONDITION_SATISFIED) {
glDeleteSync(sync_);
sync_ = nullptr;
ready = true;
}
});
return ready;
}
private:
GLsync sync_;
};
void GlMultiSyncPoint::Add(std::shared_ptr<GlSyncPoint> new_sync) {
for (auto& sync : syncs_) {
if (sync->GetContext() == new_sync->GetContext()) {
sync = std::move(new_sync);
return;
}
}
syncs_.emplace_back(std::move(new_sync));
}
void GlMultiSyncPoint::Wait() {
for (auto& sync : syncs_) {
sync->Wait();
}
// At this point all the syncs have been reached, so clear them out.
syncs_.clear();
}
void GlMultiSyncPoint::WaitOnGpu() {
for (auto& sync : syncs_) {
sync->WaitOnGpu();
}
// TODO: when do we clear out these syncs?
}
bool GlMultiSyncPoint::IsReady() {
syncs_.erase(
std::remove_if(syncs_.begin(), syncs_.end(),
std::bind(&GlSyncPoint::IsReady, std::placeholders::_1)),
syncs_.end());
return syncs_.empty();
}
// Set this to 1 to disable syncing. This can be used to verify that a test
// correctly detects sync issues.
#define MEDIAPIPE_DISABLE_GL_SYNC_FOR_DEBUG 0
#if MEDIAPIPE_DISABLE_GL_SYNC_FOR_DEBUG
class GlNopSyncPoint : public GlSyncPoint {
public:
explicit GlNopSyncPoint(const std::shared_ptr<GlContext>& gl_context)
: GlSyncPoint(gl_context) {}
void Wait() override {}
bool IsReady() override { return true; }
};
#endif
std::shared_ptr<GlSyncPoint> GlContext::CreateSyncToken() {
std::shared_ptr<GlSyncPoint> token;
#if MEDIAPIPE_DISABLE_GL_SYNC_FOR_DEBUG
token.reset(new GlNopSyncPoint(shared_from_this()));
#else
#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
// In Emscripten the glWaitSync function is non-null depending on linkopts,
// but only works in a WebGL2 context, so fall back to use Finish if it is a
// WebGL1/ES2 context.
// TODO: apply this more generally once b/152794517 is fixed.
bool useFenceSync = gl_major_version() > 2;
#else
bool useFenceSync = SymbolAvailable(&glWaitSync);
#endif // __EMSCRIPTEN__
if (useFenceSync) {
token.reset(new GlFenceSyncPoint(shared_from_this()));
} else {
token.reset(new GlFinishSyncPoint(shared_from_this()));
}
#endif
return token;
}
std::shared_ptr<GlSyncPoint> GlContext::TestOnly_CreateSpecificSyncToken(
SyncTokenTypeForTest type) {
std::shared_ptr<GlSyncPoint> token;
switch (type) {
case SyncTokenTypeForTest::kGlFinish:
token.reset(new GlFinishSyncPoint(shared_from_this()));
return token;
}
return nullptr;
}
// Atomically set var to the greater of its current value or target.
template <typename T>
static void assign_larger_value(std::atomic<T>* var, T target) {
T current = var->load();
while (current < target && !var->compare_exchange_weak(current, target)) {
}
}
// Note: this can get called from an arbitrary thread which is dealing with a
// GlFinishSyncPoint originating from this context.
void GlContext::WaitForGlFinishCountPast(int64_t count_to_pass) {
if (gl_finish_count_ > count_to_pass) return;
// If we've been asked to do a glFinish, note the count we need to reach and
// signal the context our thread may currently be blocked on.
{
absl::MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
assign_larger_value(&gl_finish_count_target_, count_to_pass + 1);
wait_for_gl_finish_cv_.SignalAll();
if (context_waiting_on_) {
context_waiting_on_->wait_for_gl_finish_cv_.SignalAll();
}
}
auto finish_task = [this, count_to_pass]() {
// When a GlFinishSyncToken is created it takes the current finish count
// from the GlContext, and we must wait for gl_finish_count_ to pass it.
// Therefore, we need to do at most one more glFinish call. This DCHECK
// is used for documentation and sanity-checking purposes.
DCHECK(gl_finish_count_ >= count_to_pass);
if (gl_finish_count_ == count_to_pass) {
glFinish();
GlFinishCalled();
}
};
if (IsCurrent()) {
// If we are already on the current context, we cannot call
// RunWithoutWaiting, since that task will not run until this function
// returns. Instead, call it directly.
finish_task();
return;
}
std::shared_ptr<GlContext> other = GetCurrent();
if (other) {
// If another context is current, make a note that it is blocked on us, so
// it can signal the right condition variable if it is asked to do a
// glFinish.
absl::MutexLock other_lock(&other->mutex_);
DCHECK(!other->context_waiting_on_);
other->context_waiting_on_ = this;
}
// We do not schedule this action using Run because we don't necessarily
// want to wait for it to complete. If another job calls GlFinishCalled
// sooner, we are done.
RunWithoutWaiting(std::move(finish_task));
{
absl::MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
while (gl_finish_count_ <= count_to_pass) {
if (other && other->gl_finish_count_ < other->gl_finish_count_target_) {
// If another context's dedicated thread is current, it is blocked
// waiting for this context to issue a glFinish call. But this context
// may also block waiting for the other context to do the same: this can
// happen when two contexts are handling each other's GlFinishSyncPoints
// (e.g. a producer and a consumer). To avoid a deadlock a context that
// is waiting on another context must still service Wait calls it may
// receive from its own GlFinishSyncPoints.
//
// We unlock this context's mutex to avoid holding both at the same
// time.
mutex_.Unlock();
{
glFinish();
other->GlFinishCalled();
}
mutex_.Lock();
// Because we temporarily unlocked mutex_, we cannot wait on the
// condition variable wait away; we need to go back to re-checking the
// condition. Otherwise we might miss a signal.
continue;
}
wait_for_gl_finish_cv_.Wait(&mutex_);
}
}
if (other) {
// The other context is no longer waiting on us.
absl::MutexLock other_lock(&other->mutex_);
other->context_waiting_on_ = nullptr;
}
}
void GlContext::WaitSyncToken(const std::shared_ptr<GlSyncPoint>& token) {
CHECK(token);
token->Wait();
}
bool GlContext::SyncTokenIsReady(const std::shared_ptr<GlSyncPoint>& token) {
CHECK(token);
return token->IsReady();
}
void GlContext::ForceClearExistingGlErrors() {
LogUncheckedGlErrors(CheckForGlErrors(/*force=*/true));
}
bool GlContext::CheckForGlErrors() { return CheckForGlErrors(false); }
bool GlContext::CheckForGlErrors(bool force) {
#if UNSAFE_EMSCRIPTEN_SKIP_GL_ERROR_HANDLING
if (!force) {
LOG_FIRST_N(WARNING, 1) << "MediaPipe OpenGL error checking is disabled";
return false;
}
#endif
if (!HasContext()) return false;
GLenum error;
bool had_error = false;
while ((error = glGetError()) != GL_NO_ERROR) {
had_error = true;
switch (error) {
case GL_INVALID_ENUM:
LOG(INFO) << "Found unchecked GL error: GL_INVALID_ENUM";
break;
case GL_INVALID_VALUE:
LOG(INFO) << "Found unchecked GL error: GL_INVALID_VALUE";
break;
case GL_INVALID_OPERATION:
LOG(INFO) << "Found unchecked GL error: GL_INVALID_OPERATION";
break;
case GL_INVALID_FRAMEBUFFER_OPERATION:
LOG(INFO)
<< "Found unchecked GL error: GL_INVALID_FRAMEBUFFER_OPERATION";
break;
case GL_OUT_OF_MEMORY:
LOG(INFO) << "Found unchecked GL error: GL_OUT_OF_MEMORY";
break;
default:
LOG(INFO) << "Found unchecked GL error: UNKNOWN ERROR";
break;
}
}
return had_error;
}
void GlContext::LogUncheckedGlErrors(bool had_gl_errors) {
if (had_gl_errors) {
// TODO: ideally we would print a backtrace here, or at least
// the name of the current calculator, to make it easier to find the
// culprit. In practice, getting a backtrace from Android without crashing
// is nearly impossible, so screw it. Just change this to LOG(FATAL) when
// you want to debug.
LOG(WARNING) << "Ignoring unchecked GL error.";
}
}
} // namespace mediapipe
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Kudos to all those mom triathletes, or triathletes with full-time jobs, triathletes with significant others, triathletes with families, triathletes who have pets…I mean really any triathlete. How do people make this work? Especially Ironman.
I have two kids, manageable ages at 11 and 8, a husband also training for Ironman Boulder and six jobs (albeit all part-time or freelance) and some days, I wonder how I make it all work.
Before I even started the workout, I had a 4am wakeup call, coffee (of course), misc. catching up on emails and writing. At 5am, I headed to coach runners on hills; then drove directly to another job and did some paperwork and finally went to teach a yoga class. At this point – 11am — workout time was here. It went something like this:
Swim: Family already at the pool deck. I spied them from the yoga room, which looks down upon the pool. Dad snoozing in the chair. Children laying on towels. I noticed, no sunscreen applied when they arrived.
I greet dad with an accusatory “did you put sunscreen on the kids?”
“Yes.” He said. I explain that I didn’t see it happen. He said, “ask the kids.”
I ask the kids. They said they found sunscreen someone left by a chair and put it on. Technically, Dad is right — but really, he’s just lucky.
Another lap. I sight. Son still hovers. I become certain Dad did not give them breakfast.
“You should have gone with Daddy.”
Another lap. I see that my son sat down in defeat. I feel guilty.
Another lap. I see an increasingly heated conversation between daughter and son.
Another lap. Heated discussion now has son with towel over his head and daughter banging found-can of sunscreen on pool chair.
I stop. “What’s wrong?” Not a happy voice.
“She won’t let me think.” Towel off head, tears streaming.
“Come here.” Stern voice. “Are you going to ruin my workout?”
Not the proudest mom moment. I think of all the ways I could be loving and caring and empathetic. Instead, glare.
“No,” son snivels, sits down.
“Come here.” I say to my daughter.
“He’s not thinking. He’s just looking around.” says daughter.
“Boys are stupid.” I say. “Get used to it.”
Another lap. I see the towel has returned to my son’s head and daughter pouting.
Gruffly, I get out of the pool. “We’re leaving.”
Sudden dread and horror. Children plead, no…no…you finish your workout. Five minutes of discussion. I get back in pool. It’s hard to decide which is worse: guilt over parenting or guilt over not finishing a workout.
“Fine. Do your brick. Turn your phone off or do you not want me to set your new one up?”
Guilt pang. He’s trying to help.
Deliver phone to basement.
Head out the door.
Run uneventful.
Cool down: Get daughter ready for dance recital.
Ironman training leaves time for little else but working out. That sometimes includes simple civility at times. I honestly don’t know how people who don’t have flexible jobs and more children do it. Most days are spent juggling, and not always successfully.
When I explain training, people sometimes ask “Do you enjoy this?” The crazy thing is — yes, yes I do. I enjoy the challenge, the push – and even the juggling. However, until my kids are older, I don’t think (never say never) I’ll do another full Ironman simply because of the sheer time. Of course, at one time I swore I’d never run, never do a marathon and certainly never do an Ironman. So, don’t trust me.
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Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
Preface
I have heard it said that a preface is the author's apology for what he has written. I find it difficult to ever apologize for what I think is the truth of God's word. When I am proven to be wrong, I readily apologize for my errors. This preface is not an apology, but I would like to provide some background on how this work came about to provide some context. Hopefully this context will help the reader understand the perspective from which it was written, the reason it was written, and how God moved to provide that it be written.
In the days leading up to the writing of this short exposition on the subject of regeneration, I had been involved in conversations and studies regarding the extent of change wrought in a man, if there is any change at all, through regeneration. My personal conviction was that there is a definite and vital change. I began to read several works by preachers of the past and present on the subject of regeneration and to simultaneously seek the truth on this matter in the word of God. I discovered, despite the many works on the topic of regeneration that addressed subjects such as the immediacy of regeneration and the sovereignty of God in regeneration, there was little that directly addressed the subject of what actually happens in regeneration.
Late on the evening of July 18, 2005, I sat down with all that I had gleaned from other writings and the word of God and began to search through various scriptures that involved the soul, spirit, body, flesh, and will. I searched for all scriptural references to and types and shadows of regeneration. As I did, thoughts began to coalesce, and I began to write. In the space of the next five hours I wrote the greater part of the manuscript that you are about to read. I share this experience only to say that God was moving in that time. I have never had an experience quite like that, and may never have it again. There were times of tears and thoughts began to flow and scriptures began to open up to me in ways that I had never seen them before. I offer praise to God for having had the opportunity to experience the working of his power.
I pray that this work will be edifying, that it is true and fair to the Biblical record, and that it might assist in the labor toward peace among God's people. Ultimately, I pray that God will be glorified in the truths that it contains. I do not believe that this work is inerrant or infallible, but I do believe it presents a Biblically sound position on the extent of change and addition that occurs in one of God's children when they are born again.
Introduction
Whenever we study the grand and glorious teachings surrounding the subject of regeneration, it would be wise to remember that regeneration is a mystery. I cannot fathom or comprehend what is involved in the creation of natural life, much less the intricacies of imparting spiritual life. The fact that regeneration is a mystery is indicated to us by the words of our Lord in the following scripture:
John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Further, I will say that the whole subject of the soul and spirit that is in a man is a mystery as well. If I could adequately separate and divide the soul and spirit, I feel that I could likely have a much better grasp on regeneration itself. Apparently it is not our lot to be able to separate the soul and spirit.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
I believe that in this scripture, the "word of God" is the living word, Jesus Christ, not the written word, for this word is quick (alive) and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword. Here Jesus is said to be able to divide the soul and spirit and since I am not he, I will not attempt to make a distinction. I would acknowledge only that man is made up of a soul, spirit, and body, but I can only discern it as the soul/spirit of man and the body of man.
Despite the fact that regeneration is a mystery, the scriptures do give us some light on the subject and that is what I would like to deal with. The question at hand is: Is regeneration an addition to the man or a change in the man?
It should be noted that the structure of the following work is not meant to establish a chronology of events in regeneration, but is rather meant to break down regeneration into component effects and discuss those components. The study of these component effects will lead us to only one conclusion. Regeneration is neither simply an addition nor simply a change, but rather it is both.
Adam – Before and After the Fall
First, Adam was created a body, soul, and spirit. In the Eden fall, all three parts of Adam died to the things of God and the body began to die physically. As proof of this three-fold makeup of man, I would present the following:
1st Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now, if Adam, after the fall, was made up of a fallen soul/spirit and a fallen body, both being completely corrupted and dead to God, neither capable of good works and unable to rescue themselves from the fallen state wherein they stand, then it behooves us to seek out what exactly happens in regeneration to these parts. I will assume that the reader understands that when Adam fell, all humanity fell with him. Our physical and spiritual condition before regeneration is identical to that of Adam immediately after the fall.
Effects of Regeneration
The Addition
Let's dispatch the easy part first. In regeneration the Holy Ghost takes up its abode in our "heart". God moves in, in the person of the Holy Spirit, and becomes a full time resident of the child of God.
1st Corinthians 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
1st Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
These two scriptures are sufficient, I think, to establish this fact. So it is clear, that in regeneration, there is an addition to the child of God in the person of the Holy Ghost. This addition, though it is a change in the overall makeup of the man and is certainly part of making one a living child of God, does not constitute a vital change to any part of the man.
The Body
Second, I would like to talk about the body. I do not see the body of a man as solely a vessel. Yes, it is a vessel, but it also has a volition or will that is referred to in scripture as the flesh. This flesh is neither the soul nor spirit, but is of the body. That the flesh has a volition or will that it exerts is clear to me from the following:
John 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
This scripture tells us that there is a will of the flesh that is separate from the will of man.
1st Corinthians 5:5 To deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
The person that was excluded from the church at Corinth was excluded to deliver him for the destruction of the flesh. This was not to destroy the body, but rather to destroy the volition or will that is closely associated with the body which is called the flesh.Let's settle on the concept, for now, that this body and the volition of it, which is the flesh or carnal nature, is substantially unchanged in regeneration. Let's settle on the fact that after regeneration there is a still a carnal nature and that nature is the flesh. I think the following scripture would be adequate to support the existence of this flesh after regeneration and its relationship to the regenerated spirit.
Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
This flesh is not the actual muscles and bones, but is rather the volition and will that is born of nature that still resides within the man. It is not the spirit and soul, but is rather that part of the man that is the will of the flesh. It has as its origin our carnal nature and remains after regeneration. The spirit here is the regenerated spirit that exists after regeneration and takes its name from the source thereof, that being the Spirit of God. Though the changed spirit is separate from the Holy Spirit, it is in close communion with it. The spirit has been renewed, washed, and changed such that it now wars against the carnal nature of the flesh.
Though we may settle on the concept that the body is substantially unchanged, we should not come to the conclusion that it is unaffected. It is the sinner, elected in grace, that is the object of the new birth. I may not be able to ascertain to what extent the body is affected, but the fact that there is an effect is certain. Consider the following:
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
The regenerated child of God is called upon to present his body as a living sacrifice and that this living sacrifice can be "holy, acceptable unto God." The body of the unregenerate cannot be presented as such, so the fact that there is an effect upon the body is certain, to what degree and extent, the scripture seems to be silent. However, we can be assured that the extent is not unto perfection for in death this body will go down in corruption and be raised incorruptible.
1st Corinthians 15:41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
The body certainly does not go into the grave perfectly cleansed, so the effect of regeneration is not to purify the body; however, the body is now an acceptable sacrifice to the Lord so it is affected.So here we are. We have established that, in regeneration, the Holy Ghost takes up residence in the child of God, but that the child of God retains the sinful and corrupted carnal nature known as the flesh. The flesh, due to its carnality is at enmity with God and thus is at war with the Holy Spirit that has taken up residence in us. Further, the soul/spirit is changed, as we will see in the further sections of this writing, and, as a result of this change, is in communion with the Holy Spirit. The warfare that rages within us is between the old man (the flesh) and the new man (the communion of the soul/spirit and Holy Ghost). This presence of the Holy Spirit in a regenerated man will account for scriptures that indicate an addition in regeneration:
2nd Corinthians 1:21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; 22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
2nd Corinthians 5:5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
The Soul/Spirit Changed
Next we have to account for the scriptures that indicate a new creation and a change. I will deal with those that indicate a change first as I think it will tie things together in a more coherent way.There are many scriptures indicating that regeneration is a change. I do not think that this change can be expressed simply as a change in the whole man based on the influence of the presence of a new creature. These scriptures indicate there is an intrinsic and vital change in some parts of the man. The classic scripture that I would present would be the following:
Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
In this verse, regeneration is spoken of as a washing and renewing of the Holy Ghost. To wash is not to add something new, but is rather to take something that previously existed and make it clean. Likewise, renewal is to take something old and make it new again. This same idea is reflected in the following:
1st Corinthians 6:9-11 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, (10) Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (11) And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Once again we see regeneration termed as washed. We are washed by the Spirit not just occupied by it. The Spirit does more than just take up an abode within us, but it works a change as well, and that change is vital. In other words, not only does the Spirit come to live in us, but it also works a work in us. Note this scripture:
Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (9) Not of works, lest any man should boast. (10) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
This verse shows that we are the result of his work. We are his workmanship. There is a work done in us. It is here termed as a creative work. However, I will leave off discussion of the creation aspect of regeneration until later.
The certainty that there is an intrinsic change within the object of regeneration is further illustrated through the following:
Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
One cannot write upon or in something without producing a material change in the object upon or in which it was written. Further, since it is God's law that is written, there is a certain change in the moral makeup of the individual that is regenerated. We might well term this change the imparting of a moral conscience by which we know right from wrong via an internal witness of the truth.Now that I have established that there is a change and that this change is vital and not just the result of the Spirit exerting influence on the man, we must draw some conclusions on what is changed. I think I can reasonably accept that the body/flesh is substantially unchanged except as noted earlier in this work. This leaves us with the "spirit/soul" as an object of this work of the Holy Ghost. This is the point that I have been moving toward. The work of the Holy Spirit is not only to enjoin itself to us, but to wash us and renew us. It does not wash us wholly or completely, but it does change, renew, or wash us. I believe that it changes the soul/spirit from the state in which it was before regeneration to where it is after regeneration. This change is from a state of death in sin to a state of life in Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 2:1-3 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins (2) Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: (3) Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
The soul/spirit is quickened. It is changed from its dead state to a state of life in Jesus Christ. The quality of this life is different from anything the man has ever experienced. The life that is given to us is eternal life. The soul and spirit are renewed and washed – vitally changed so that what was once dead is now alive and able to commune with the Holy Spirit that dwells within us. What is the extent of this change? I do not know, and I do not believe that any man can fully say. This, I believe, is part of the mystery of what we call regeneration.
However, even though the soul and spirit are changed at this point, the body and the volition of it, the flesh, remains. The body still has the will of the flesh that is bent toward the satisfaction of the body and all its lusts. Thus the warfare begins. The new man is the regenerated soul/spirit plus the abiding Holy Spirit, and the old man is the body and its volition, the flesh.
The New Creature
It is certain also that regeneration is a creation as well. The following scriptures will be sufficient to establish that certainty:
2nd Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Galatians 6:15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
How is this concept of creation reconciled with what I have laid out above? In regeneration, there is the washing of the spirit/soul and the coming in and abiding of the Holy Ghost. This combination of the eternal life in the quickened soul/spirit and Holy Ghost abiding within the man is the new man. When those components are put together, in communion within the man, there is the creation of a new being that is like nothing that has ever existed in that man before. The evidence of this communion can be seen here:
Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
This new creature is composed of a changed soul/spirit, not a different one. I have difficulty taking this creation to the point where we have the creation of a "new little you" inside of you alongside the old you such that parts are duplicated rather than cleansed/washed. Redemption is all about redeeming that which is lost, not about creating a new soul and spirit to take to heaven so that the old one can just be discarded.
Circumcised in the Heart
The last thing that I have on my agenda is the circumcision concept that is raised in scripture and the concept of cutting away. Here is one scripture on this subject.
Romans 2:28-29 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: (29) But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
I will not, yea, I cannot deny that scripture teaches that circumcision is an Old Testament type and shadow of regeneration. However, I think that it is carrying the type too far to try and overly spiritualize the foreskin that was cut away. Circumcision is a type and shadow in many ways. 1) It was generally done on the 8th day of a male child's life meaning that the child had no control over it, 2) It was a mark placed upon those that are children of God, and 3) It is a mark that is not readily visible. The purpose of circumcision was to mark out those who belong to God and to mark them in such a way that would be representative of the inward marking by the Holy Ghost when our soul and spirit is washed. We can see the following scriptures as well:
Colossians 2:9-13 For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. (10) And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: (11) In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: (12) Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. (13) And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Here again we see the concept of circumcision as a type and shadow of regeneration, but the concept of the putting away part of circumcision is included. It is not an old spirit or soul that is put away, but rather the "body of the sins of the flesh" that is put away. Prior to regeneration, the body and all its volition or will, which is the flesh, and the soul/spirit are unified in their desires and will. All three are bent toward sin and all its wicked ways and works. After regeneration, the soul and spirit are cleansed and sanctified. They are cut off from union with the will of the flesh. This is the circumcision of the heart, the circumcision not made with hands that results in a new creature. That new creature is the union and communion of the regenerated soul and spirit with the Holy Ghost within the being of the man. The cutting away is the separation of the unification of the soul/spirit from the will of the flesh. They are no longer unified in their desires.
Conclusion
With the knowledge that regeneration is both the addition of the Holy Spirit and the change of soul, spirit and body, we can see that, at death, the regenerated and quickened soul and spirit are separated from the body and accompanied by the Holy Spirit with which they communed and are ushered into heaven and all its glory. The body and its volition and will (the volition and will being its body of sins) die and are relegated to the grave. The body is raised in the resurrection in a new state. It is the same body that existed before death, yea it is the same body that existed before regeneration, but it is now changed. It no longer has the corruptible, carnal nature that the Bible calls the flesh as it is raised incorruptible with the blood of Jesus Christ being applied to it to wash it from its sins. This body is raised and reunited with its soul and spirit that have been glorying in heaven that all three might stand before the presence of God. Thus nothing of any that Jesus died for is left out of the redemptive plan. Every man for whom Jesus died is completely and totally redeemed. No part of him is annihilated. The only thing he loses in the process is that which he took upon himself in the fall, and that is his sins. His sinful soul, his sinful spirit, and his sinful body and volition are all redeemed to go to glory with God, though they do not go with their sinfulness intact. Everything that was who I was before regeneration was purchased by Christ and will dwell with him for all eternity, if by the grace of God I am one of his. That is the glorious truth in which we so rejoice.
I hope that what I have said is consistent with the Biblical record. I believe it is, but I am but a man, so I pray you will be charitable with me. I cannot say that I am 100% correct on all that I have stated above, but I do think it is Biblical and does present an alternative to any idea that requires that a vital part of the man is annihilated or replaced, or that regeneration is solely an addition to the man while he still retains his sinful flesh and nature such that we avoid extremes on the other side.So, is regeneration an addition to the man or a change in the man? The clear scriptural answer is that it is both.
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namespace Scada.Scheme.Model.PropertyGrid
{
partial class FrmFontDialog
{
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (disposing && (components != null))
{
components.Dispose();
}
base.Dispose(disposing);
}
#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.lblFontName = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.lblFontSize = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.btnCancel = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.btnOK = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.cbFontSize = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
this.gbStyle = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
this.chkUnderline = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
this.chkItalic = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
this.chkBold = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
this.cbFontName = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
this.gbStyle.SuspendLayout();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// lblFontName
//
this.lblFontName.AutoSize = true;
this.lblFontName.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(9, 9);
this.lblFontName.Name = "lblFontName";
this.lblFontName.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(28, 13);
this.lblFontName.TabIndex = 0;
this.lblFontName.Text = "Font";
//
// lblFontSize
//
this.lblFontSize.AutoSize = true;
this.lblFontSize.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(165, 9);
this.lblFontSize.Name = "lblFontSize";
this.lblFontSize.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(27, 13);
this.lblFontSize.TabIndex = 2;
this.lblFontSize.Text = "Size";
//
// btnCancel
//
this.btnCancel.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
this.btnCancel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(193, 153);
this.btnCancel.Name = "btnCancel";
this.btnCancel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
this.btnCancel.TabIndex = 6;
this.btnCancel.Text = "Cancel";
this.btnCancel.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
//
// btnOK
//
this.btnOK.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(112, 153);
this.btnOK.Name = "btnOK";
this.btnOK.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
this.btnOK.TabIndex = 5;
this.btnOK.Text = "OK";
this.btnOK.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
this.btnOK.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnOK_Click);
//
// cbFontSize
//
this.cbFontSize.FormattingEnabled = true;
this.cbFontSize.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
"8",
"9",
"10",
"11",
"12",
"14",
"16",
"18",
"20",
"22",
"24",
"26",
"28",
"36",
"48",
"72"});
this.cbFontSize.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(168, 25);
this.cbFontSize.Name = "cbFontSize";
this.cbFontSize.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 21);
this.cbFontSize.TabIndex = 3;
//
// gbStyle
//
this.gbStyle.Controls.Add(this.chkUnderline);
this.gbStyle.Controls.Add(this.chkItalic);
this.gbStyle.Controls.Add(this.chkBold);
this.gbStyle.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 52);
this.gbStyle.Name = "gbStyle";
this.gbStyle.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(10, 3, 10, 10);
this.gbStyle.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(256, 95);
this.gbStyle.TabIndex = 4;
this.gbStyle.TabStop = false;
this.gbStyle.Text = "Style";
//
// chkUnderline
//
this.chkUnderline.AutoSize = true;
this.chkUnderline.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 65);
this.chkUnderline.Name = "chkUnderline";
this.chkUnderline.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(71, 17);
this.chkUnderline.TabIndex = 2;
this.chkUnderline.Text = "Underline";
this.chkUnderline.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
//
// chkItalic
//
this.chkItalic.AutoSize = true;
this.chkItalic.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 42);
this.chkItalic.Name = "chkItalic";
this.chkItalic.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(48, 17);
this.chkItalic.TabIndex = 1;
this.chkItalic.Text = "Italic";
this.chkItalic.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
//
// chkBold
//
this.chkBold.AutoSize = true;
this.chkBold.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 19);
this.chkBold.Name = "chkBold";
this.chkBold.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(47, 17);
this.chkBold.TabIndex = 0;
this.chkBold.Text = "Bold";
this.chkBold.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
//
// cbFontName
//
this.cbFontName.DrawMode = System.Windows.Forms.DrawMode.OwnerDrawVariable;
this.cbFontName.FormattingEnabled = true;
this.cbFontName.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 25);
this.cbFontName.Name = "cbFontName";
this.cbFontName.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(150, 21);
this.cbFontName.TabIndex = 1;
this.cbFontName.DrawItem += new System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventHandler(this.cbFontName_DrawItem);
this.cbFontName.MeasureItem += new System.Windows.Forms.MeasureItemEventHandler(this.cbFontName_MeasureItem);
//
// FrmFontDialog
//
this.AcceptButton = this.btnOK;
this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.CancelButton = this.btnCancel;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(281, 188);
this.Controls.Add(this.cbFontName);
this.Controls.Add(this.gbStyle);
this.Controls.Add(this.cbFontSize);
this.Controls.Add(this.btnOK);
this.Controls.Add(this.btnCancel);
this.Controls.Add(this.lblFontSize);
this.Controls.Add(this.lblFontName);
this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
this.MaximizeBox = false;
this.MinimizeBox = false;
this.Name = "FrmFontDialog";
this.ShowInTaskbar = false;
this.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
this.Text = "Font";
this.FormClosed += new System.Windows.Forms.FormClosedEventHandler(this.FrmFontDialog_FormClosed);
this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.FrmFontDialog_Load);
this.gbStyle.ResumeLayout(false);
this.gbStyle.PerformLayout();
this.ResumeLayout(false);
this.PerformLayout();
}
#endregion
private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblFontName;
private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblFontSize;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnCancel;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnOK;
private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox cbFontSize;
private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox gbStyle;
private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox chkUnderline;
private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox chkItalic;
private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox chkBold;
private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox cbFontName;
}
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“And if Samuels hadn't grabbed Hussey by the shirt, @warne888 wouldn't have grabbed his. (Biased and defensive....moi?)” she tweeted.
The cheeky WAG then attempted to expand the conversation, tweeting Glenn McGrath and England's Michael Vaughan, as well: “@warne8 @glennmcgrath11 @MichaelVaughan Question:if players were banned for swearing during the Ashes, how many would be left on the field?”
Warne was fined $4500 by Cricket Australia and given a one-match ban for breaching Cricket Australia’s code of behaviour, becoming the first player to be suspended from an Australian domestic Twenty20 competition.
Although Warne successfully argued he didn't intentionally throw the ball at Samuels, he received the match ban, a $3000 fine for manhandling Samuels, a $1000 fine for his verbal abuse of the West Indian, and a further $500 for dissent at an umpire's decision.
Warne later tweeted: "I have decided to accept my penalty of a 1 match ban! Let's hope the boys can win tomorrow & we can make the semi finals...
"Thanks for support guys, sport can be an emotional & at times very passionate too. I went to far in trying to stand up for the team!!!
Warne will watch the match from the dressing room, restricted even from sitting in the Stars dugout.
"Tough on fans who've bought tickets to see him play in what could be his last game ever....." Hurley tweeted.
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#
class ClassPropertyDescriptor:
"""
ClassPropertyDescriptor
"""
def __init__(self, fget, fset=None):
self.fget = fget
self.fset = fset
def __get__(self, obj, klass=None):
"""
__get__
"""
if klass is None:
klass = type(obj)
return self.fget.__get__(obj, klass)()
def __set__(self, obj, value):
"""
__set__
"""
if not self.fset:
raise AttributeError("can't set attribute")
type_ = type(obj)
return self.fset.__get__(obj, type_)(value)
def setter(self, func):
"""
setter
"""
if not isinstance(func, (classmethod, staticmethod)):
func = classmethod(func)
self.fset = func
return self
def classproperty(func):
"""
classproperty
"""
if not isinstance(func, (classmethod, staticmethod)):
func = classmethod(func)
return ClassPropertyDescriptor(func)
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Reports that Ryanair has cancelled 82 flights on Sunday and will cancel between 40 and 50 flights every day for the next six weeks because it “messed up” the planning of pilots’ holiday is a situation that could have been avoided with better holiday planning, says absence management expert, Adrian Lewis, Director of Activ Absence.
Discussing the holiday planning chaos Ryanair’s Marketing officer Kenny Jacobs said, “We have messed up in the planning of pilot holidays and we’re working hard to fix that,”
He added that most of the cancellations are due to a backlog of staff leave which has seen large numbers of the airline’s staff book holidays towards the end of the year.
The airline is changing its holiday year, which currently runs from April to March, to run from January to December instead. Rynanair said the shift meant it had to allocate annual leave to pilots in September and October.
Adrian Lewis, said
“Messing up annual leave will have a major impact on Ryanair’s business. The flight cancellations alone could affect up to 285,000 passengers, who will be offered alternative flights or refunds – this situation is damaging to existing and future customers, employees and of course, the company’s brand.”
“With modern cloud technology today available cost effectively, there is no reason at all that any company should have problems managing annual leave.
Companies that use online holiday planning software can encourage staff to request and input their holidays all year round and these details can be accessed and seen by everyone.
Employers can also use this software to set triggers so if an employee has only taken 50% of their annual leave by a certain date, they can flag this up.
They can also set policies and rules to avoid employees taking time off at the same time. For any business to run smoothly, as this situation with Ryanair shows, holiday planning is absolutely critical.”
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Clinical application of modified Anyang type 2 esophageal intubation instrument--a new esophageal intubation method.
The preliminary experience in the clinical use of Anyang Type 2 esophageal intubation instrument, designed by ourselves, in 11 patients with severe esophageal obstruction due to advanced carcinoma of the esophageal was reported. The diagnosis of all 11 cases was confirmed by barium-meal roentgenography. After intubation, all the patients could take liquid or soft diet by mouth. There was no operative mortality and the patients survived 2 to 14 months (mean 5.7 months). All of them could take food by mouth before death. The clinical application proved that the intubation has been a safe and suitable management.
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/* Command line option handling.
Copyright (C) 2002-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GCC.
GCC is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later
version.
GCC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with GCC; see the file COPYING3. If not see
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
#ifndef GCC_OPTS_H
#define GCC_OPTS_H
#include "obstack.h"
/* Specifies how a switch's VAR_VALUE relates to its FLAG_VAR. */
enum cl_var_type {
/* The switch is enabled when FLAG_VAR is nonzero. */
CLVC_BOOLEAN,
/* The switch is enabled when FLAG_VAR == VAR_VALUE. */
CLVC_EQUAL,
/* The switch is enabled when VAR_VALUE is not set in FLAG_VAR. */
CLVC_BIT_CLEAR,
/* The switch is enabled when VAR_VALUE is set in FLAG_VAR. */
CLVC_BIT_SET,
/* The switch is enabled when FLAG_VAR is less than HOST_WIDE_INT_M1U. */
CLVC_SIZE,
/* The switch takes a string argument and FLAG_VAR points to that
argument. */
CLVC_STRING,
/* The switch takes an enumerated argument (VAR_ENUM says what
enumeration) and FLAG_VAR points to that argument. */
CLVC_ENUM,
/* The switch should be stored in the VEC pointed to by FLAG_VAR for
later processing. */
CLVC_DEFER
};
struct cl_option
{
/* Text of the option, including initial '-'. */
const char *opt_text;
/* Help text for --help, or NULL. */
const char *help;
/* Error message for missing argument, or NULL. */
const char *missing_argument_error;
/* Warning to give when this option is used, or NULL. */
const char *warn_message;
/* Argument of alias target when positive option given, or NULL. */
const char *alias_arg;
/* Argument of alias target when negative option given, or NULL. */
const char *neg_alias_arg;
/* Alias target, or N_OPTS if not an alias. */
unsigned short alias_target;
/* Previous option that is an initial substring of this one, or
N_OPTS if none. */
unsigned short back_chain;
/* Option length, not including initial '-'. */
unsigned char opt_len;
/* Next option in a sequence marked with Negative, or -1 if none.
For a single option with both a negative and a positve form
(such as -Wall and -Wno-all), NEG_IDX is equal to the option's
own index (i.e., cl_options[IDX].neg_idx == IDX holds). */
int neg_index;
/* CL_* flags for this option. */
unsigned int flags;
/* Disabled in this configuration. */
BOOL_BITFIELD cl_disabled : 1;
/* Options marked with CL_SEPARATE take a number of separate
arguments (1 to 4) that is one more than the number in this
bit-field. */
unsigned int cl_separate_nargs : 2;
/* Option is an alias when used with separate argument. */
BOOL_BITFIELD cl_separate_alias : 1;
/* Alias to negative form of option. */
BOOL_BITFIELD cl_negative_alias : 1;
/* Option takes no argument in the driver. */
BOOL_BITFIELD cl_no_driver_arg : 1;
/* Reject this option in the driver. */
BOOL_BITFIELD cl_reject_driver : 1;
/* Reject no- form. */
BOOL_BITFIELD cl_reject_negative : 1;
/* Missing argument OK (joined). */
BOOL_BITFIELD cl_missing_ok : 1;
/* Argument is an integer >=0. */
BOOL_BITFIELD cl_uinteger : 1;
/* Argument is a HOST_WIDE_INT. */
BOOL_BITFIELD cl_host_wide_int : 1;
/* Argument should be converted to lowercase. */
BOOL_BITFIELD cl_tolower : 1;
/* Report argument with -fverbose-asm */
BOOL_BITFIELD cl_report : 1;
/* Argument is an unsigned integer with an optional byte suffix. */
BOOL_BITFIELD cl_byte_size: 1;
/* Offset of field for this option in struct gcc_options, or
(unsigned short) -1 if none. */
unsigned short flag_var_offset;
/* Index in cl_enums of enum used for this option's arguments, for
CLVC_ENUM options. */
unsigned short var_enum;
/* How this option's value is determined and sets a field. */
enum cl_var_type var_type;
/* Value or bit-mask with which to set a field. */
HOST_WIDE_INT var_value;
/* Range info minimum, or -1. */
int range_min;
/* Range info maximum, or -1. */
int range_max;
};
/* Records that the state of an option consists of SIZE bytes starting
at DATA. DATA might point to CH in some cases. */
struct cl_option_state {
const void *data;
size_t size;
char ch;
};
extern const struct cl_option cl_options[];
extern const unsigned int cl_options_count;
extern const char *const lang_names[];
extern const unsigned int cl_lang_count;
#define CL_PARAMS (1U << 16) /* Fake entry. Used to display --param info with --help. */
#define CL_WARNING (1U << 17) /* Enables an (optional) warning message. */
#define CL_OPTIMIZATION (1U << 18) /* Enables an (optional) optimization. */
#define CL_DRIVER (1U << 19) /* Driver option. */
#define CL_TARGET (1U << 20) /* Target-specific option. */
#define CL_COMMON (1U << 21) /* Language-independent. */
#define CL_MIN_OPTION_CLASS CL_PARAMS
#define CL_MAX_OPTION_CLASS CL_COMMON
/* From here on the bits describe attributes of the options.
Before this point the bits have described the class of the option.
This distinction is important because --help will not list options
which only have these higher bits set. */
#define CL_JOINED (1U << 22) /* If takes joined argument. */
#define CL_SEPARATE (1U << 23) /* If takes a separate argument. */
#define CL_UNDOCUMENTED (1U << 24) /* Do not output with --help. */
#define CL_NO_DWARF_RECORD (1U << 25) /* Do not add to producer string. */
#define CL_PCH_IGNORE (1U << 26) /* Do compare state for pch. */
/* Flags for an enumerated option argument. */
#define CL_ENUM_CANONICAL (1 << 0) /* Canonical for this value. */
#define CL_ENUM_DRIVER_ONLY (1 << 1) /* Only accepted in the driver. */
/* Structure describing an enumerated option argument. */
struct cl_enum_arg
{
/* The argument text, or NULL at the end of the array. */
const char *arg;
/* The corresponding integer value. */
int value;
/* Flags associated with this argument. */
unsigned int flags;
};
/* Structure describing an enumerated set of option arguments. */
struct cl_enum
{
/* Help text, or NULL if the values should not be listed in --help
output. */
const char *help;
/* Error message for unknown arguments, or NULL to use a generic
error. */
const char *unknown_error;
/* Array of possible values. */
const struct cl_enum_arg *values;
/* The size of the type used to store a value. */
size_t var_size;
/* Function to set a variable of this type. */
void (*set) (void *var, int value);
/* Function to get the value of a variable of this type. */
int (*get) (const void *var);
};
extern const struct cl_enum cl_enums[];
extern const unsigned int cl_enums_count;
/* Possible ways in which a command-line option may be erroneous.
These do not include not being known at all; an option index of
OPT_SPECIAL_unknown is used for that. */
#define CL_ERR_DISABLED (1 << 0) /* Disabled in this configuration. */
#define CL_ERR_MISSING_ARG (1 << 1) /* Argument required but missing. */
#define CL_ERR_WRONG_LANG (1 << 2) /* Option for wrong language. */
#define CL_ERR_UINT_ARG (1 << 3) /* Bad unsigned integer argument. */
#define CL_ERR_INT_RANGE_ARG (1 << 4) /* Bad unsigned integer argument. */
#define CL_ERR_ENUM_ARG (1 << 5) /* Bad enumerated argument. */
#define CL_ERR_NEGATIVE (1 << 6) /* Negative form of option
not permitted (together
with OPT_SPECIAL_unknown). */
/* Structure describing the result of decoding an option. */
struct cl_decoded_option
{
/* The index of this option, or an OPT_SPECIAL_* value for
non-options and unknown options. */
size_t opt_index;
/* Any warning to give for use of this option, or NULL if none. */
const char *warn_message;
/* The string argument, or NULL if none. For OPT_SPECIAL_* cases,
the option or non-option command-line argument. */
const char *arg;
/* The original text of option plus arguments, with separate argv
elements concatenated into one string with spaces separating
them. This is for such uses as diagnostics and
-frecord-gcc-switches. */
const char *orig_option_with_args_text;
/* The canonical form of the option and its argument, for when it is
necessary to reconstruct argv elements (in particular, for
processing specs and passing options to subprocesses from the
driver). */
const char *canonical_option[4];
/* The number of elements in the canonical form of the option and
arguments; always at least 1. */
size_t canonical_option_num_elements;
/* For a boolean option, 1 for the true case and 0 for the "no-"
case. For an unsigned integer option, the value of the
argument. 1 in all other cases. */
HOST_WIDE_INT value;
/* Any flags describing errors detected in this option. */
int errors;
};
/* Structure describing an option deferred for handling after the main
option handlers. */
struct cl_deferred_option
{
/* Elements from struct cl_decoded_option used for deferred
options. */
size_t opt_index;
const char *arg;
int value;
};
/* Structure describing a single option-handling callback. */
struct cl_option_handler_func
{
/* The function called to handle the option. */
bool (*handler) (struct gcc_options *opts,
struct gcc_options *opts_set,
const struct cl_decoded_option *decoded,
unsigned int lang_mask, int kind, location_t loc,
const struct cl_option_handlers *handlers,
diagnostic_context *dc,
void (*target_option_override_hook) (void));
/* The mask that must have some bit in common with the flags for the
option for this particular handler to be used. */
unsigned int mask;
};
/* Structure describing the callbacks used in handling options. */
struct cl_option_handlers
{
/* Callback for an unknown option to determine whether to give an
error for it, and possibly store information to diagnose the
option at a later point. Return true if an error should be
given, false otherwise. */
bool (*unknown_option_callback) (const struct cl_decoded_option *decoded);
/* Callback to handle, and possibly diagnose, an option for another
language. */
void (*wrong_lang_callback) (const struct cl_decoded_option *decoded,
unsigned int lang_mask);
/* Target option override hook. */
void (*target_option_override_hook) (void);
/* The number of individual handlers. */
size_t num_handlers;
/* The handlers themselves. */
struct cl_option_handler_func handlers[3];
};
/* Hold command-line options associated with stack limitation. */
extern const char *opt_fstack_limit_symbol_arg;
extern int opt_fstack_limit_register_no;
/* Input file names. */
extern const char **in_fnames;
/* The count of input filenames. */
extern unsigned num_in_fnames;
extern char *opts_concat (const char *first, ...);
/* Obstack for option strings. */
extern struct obstack opts_obstack;
size_t find_opt (const char *input, unsigned int lang_mask);
extern HOST_WIDE_INT integral_argument (const char *arg, int * = NULL, bool = false);
extern bool enum_value_to_arg (const struct cl_enum_arg *enum_args,
const char **argp, int value,
unsigned int lang_mask);
extern void decode_cmdline_options_to_array (unsigned int argc,
const char **argv,
unsigned int lang_mask,
struct cl_decoded_option **decoded_options,
unsigned int *decoded_options_count);
extern void init_options_once (void);
extern void init_options_struct (struct gcc_options *opts,
struct gcc_options *opts_set);
extern void init_opts_obstack (void);
extern void decode_cmdline_options_to_array_default_mask (unsigned int argc,
const char **argv,
struct cl_decoded_option **decoded_options,
unsigned int *decoded_options_count);
extern void set_default_handlers (struct cl_option_handlers *handlers,
void (*target_option_override_hook) (void));
extern void decode_options (struct gcc_options *opts,
struct gcc_options *opts_set,
struct cl_decoded_option *decoded_options,
unsigned int decoded_options_count,
location_t loc,
diagnostic_context *dc,
void (*target_option_override_hook) (void));
extern int option_enabled (int opt_idx, unsigned lang_mask, void *opts);
extern bool get_option_state (struct gcc_options *, int,
struct cl_option_state *);
extern void set_option (struct gcc_options *opts,
struct gcc_options *opts_set,
int opt_index, HOST_WIDE_INT value, const char *arg,
int kind, location_t loc, diagnostic_context *dc);
extern void *option_flag_var (int opt_index, struct gcc_options *opts);
bool handle_generated_option (struct gcc_options *opts,
struct gcc_options *opts_set,
size_t opt_index, const char *arg,
HOST_WIDE_INT value,
unsigned int lang_mask, int kind, location_t loc,
const struct cl_option_handlers *handlers,
bool generated_p, diagnostic_context *dc);
void generate_option (size_t opt_index, const char *arg, HOST_WIDE_INT value,
unsigned int lang_mask,
struct cl_decoded_option *decoded);
void generate_option_input_file (const char *file,
struct cl_decoded_option *decoded);
extern void read_cmdline_option (struct gcc_options *opts,
struct gcc_options *opts_set,
struct cl_decoded_option *decoded,
location_t loc,
unsigned int lang_mask,
const struct cl_option_handlers *handlers,
diagnostic_context *dc);
extern void control_warning_option (unsigned int opt_index, int kind,
const char *arg, bool imply, location_t loc,
unsigned int lang_mask,
const struct cl_option_handlers *handlers,
struct gcc_options *opts,
struct gcc_options *opts_set,
diagnostic_context *dc);
extern char *write_langs (unsigned int mask);
extern void print_ignored_options (void);
extern void handle_common_deferred_options (void);
unsigned int parse_sanitizer_options (const char *, location_t, int,
unsigned int, int, bool);
unsigned int parse_no_sanitize_attribute (char *value);
extern bool common_handle_option (struct gcc_options *opts,
struct gcc_options *opts_set,
const struct cl_decoded_option *decoded,
unsigned int lang_mask, int kind,
location_t loc,
const struct cl_option_handlers *handlers,
diagnostic_context *dc,
void (*target_option_override_hook) (void));
extern bool target_handle_option (struct gcc_options *opts,
struct gcc_options *opts_set,
const struct cl_decoded_option *decoded,
unsigned int lang_mask, int kind,
location_t loc,
const struct cl_option_handlers *handlers,
diagnostic_context *dc,
void (*target_option_override_hook) (void));
extern void finish_options (struct gcc_options *opts,
struct gcc_options *opts_set,
location_t loc);
extern void print_help (struct gcc_options *opts, unsigned int lang_mask, const
char *help_option_argument);
extern void default_options_optimization (struct gcc_options *opts,
struct gcc_options *opts_set,
struct cl_decoded_option *decoded_options,
unsigned int decoded_options_count,
location_t loc,
unsigned int lang_mask,
const struct cl_option_handlers *handlers,
diagnostic_context *dc);
extern void set_struct_debug_option (struct gcc_options *opts,
location_t loc,
const char *value);
extern bool opt_enum_arg_to_value (size_t opt_index, const char *arg,
int *value,
unsigned int lang_mask);
extern const struct sanitizer_opts_s
{
const char *const name;
unsigned int flag;
size_t len;
bool can_recover;
} sanitizer_opts[];
extern vec<const char *> help_option_arguments;
extern void add_misspelling_candidates (auto_vec<char *> *candidates,
const struct cl_option *option,
const char *base_option);
extern const char *candidates_list_and_hint (const char *arg, char *&str,
const auto_vec <const char *> &
candidates);
extern bool parse_and_check_align_values (const char *flag,
const char *name,
auto_vec<unsigned> &result_values,
bool report_error,
location_t loc);
extern void parse_options_from_collect_gcc_options (const char *, obstack *,
int *);
extern void prepend_xassembler_to_collect_as_options (const char *, obstack *);
/* Set OPTION in OPTS to VALUE if the option is not set in OPTS_SET. */
#define SET_OPTION_IF_UNSET(OPTS, OPTS_SET, OPTION, VALUE) \
do \
{ \
if (!(OPTS_SET)->x_ ## OPTION) \
(OPTS)->x_ ## OPTION = VALUE; \
} \
while (false)
#endif
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
2012 WBC Day 3 Summary
Monday featured three events I really wanted to enter. San Juan started at 10 and would go for likely 6-7 hours. A Few Acres of Snow started at 12 and would likely go for 8-10 hours, but I could skip the first 2 hours because of the mulligan round Sunday night. Through The Ages was at 10 and was the third heat. I already had a first and an incredibly close second (lost by 1 point) so ideally I should have been in a good way to make it to the semis already. Unfortunately the posted tiebreakers cared about your third best result instead of how close your second was and they were treating a last place as being better than not playing at all. This meant I would lose to any first-second-showed up combo. I was musing about this last night with Sceadeau and Randy (the GM) and thought that maybe I should just show up and use the honourable withdrawl rule to concede on turn 1 and get a third place. Randy immediately said he'd just give me a third place in the scoring system if I showed up instead of having me screw over a game. I don't think I would have screwed over a game but the fact that I 'should' have done so is a bit of a problem and letting me just get a third is certainly a good solution. Randy said he's going to change the tiebreakers next year to fix this issue by only counting your top two finishes.
I decided I didn't want to risk a Through The Ages game going more than 4 hours and causing me to miss A Few Acres of Snow which looked to be mine for the taking so I ended up showing up at 10 and getting my third place. I ended up being by far the best 1-2-3 record but that was only good enough for 19th place with top 16 advancing. If I'd gotten up to 1-2-2 I would have been the best of those and finished something like 14th and made the semis. Oh well.
What I did end up doing was playing A Few Acres of Snow at 12. The GM let me know that I could play round 1, lose, and still advance because I won the mulligan round the night before. Great! Maybe I can play someone good for a stupidly high bid and figure out what a reasonable bid is going to be. Not to be. My opponent had played once before. He let me have the British for 3 and then proceeded to never use any of the free actions. I did my only British opener (buy rangers, make 6 and buy governor, governor away Pemaquid and St Mary's, make money and buy guns, attack, win) and blew him up.
Round 2 put me up against someone who didn't understand the bidding system and didn't know the game but had been told a rudimentary British strategy. He thought we were bidding victory points instead of bonus actions and was planning on winning by taking Quebec so points wouldn't matter. This is true and is why points aren't the bidding currency. At any rate I ended up accepting a bid of 7 to play the French. After I accepted the bid he let me know that he had another event in 2 hours so he was going to concede just before he won. I think that's sketchy and would rather he knock me out and then drop. The game went about as expected except he screwed up pretty badly by not realizing he could put his ships cards into the fight. Oddly enough he knew he could buy the ships card for 6 and put it into the fight but never realized he could put Norfolk and New Haven in. He did put Boston and New York in and then either had weak draws or misplayed and consistently made 2 or 3 dollars per turn instead of 6. This let me keep up in military power during our Port Royal fight while disking out most of my board. I screwed up by putting Montreal on the fight before settling Fort Frontenac so I couldn't end the game immediately upon termination of the fight in Port Royal. He wanted to concede because he couldn't see a way the fight would end until I pointed out to him that he could put Norfolk on the pile. He promptly won the fight. He also beiseged and won in Halifax (I raided Port Royal away to slow him down from attacking Louisbourg) and managed to settle and disk up Fort Frontenac and Oswego before he won in Halifax. I then conceded the fight in Halifax and won the game on points.
Round 3 had me face off against Alex Henning. I'd been watching her and her brother (other Nick) play in the first round and saw that they'd both played, and won, as the French by going a hardcore disking strategy against people who didn't go hardcore attacking. She let me have the British for 2 and let me know that she'd only played like 4 games total and only as the French but had been told a good strategy by her brother. This let me know what her plan was, but it didn't matter at all. I have a very specific British strategy that I use every game. I used it this game and it worked as expected but it was actually relatively close to her disking out in time to win. The key was that I managed to siege Port Royal and Halifax before she could disk them up which both gave her two dead cards and which forced her to settle an extra two locations in the west before she could use up all of her disks. A close game, but not one any different than the games on Yucata where I win every time as the British.
Round 4 was against Nick Henning's friend and apparently the only person he ever played against before WBC. They're pretty good at games in general and had worked out a strong French strategy but I don't know that they ever used the full hardcore British attack. People kept referring to the British attack plan as the 'Halifax Hammer' because everyone seems to think you should take Halifax first. I ignore Halifax and kill Port Royal and it works just fine, thanks! I believe he let me be the British for 5 this game. He opened the game with a very fast siege of Pemaquid on turn 2. I managed to keep that fit going while I worked to governor away my bad cards and starting buying stuff. I did this by buying my siege artillery early on and throwing it into the fight. After I'd stabilized he ended up buying his siege artillery and throwing it and coureurs de bois into the Pemaquid fight to put me down by 4. I couldn't stop the fight but I could attack Port Royal with my regular infantry and my rangers! He won Pemaquid, I won Port Royal. He couldn't settle since Quebec was in the fight. I could settle and now had Port Royal. I started a quick siege of Louisbourg but hadn't quite realized I was behind in military strength (I lost a regular when Pemaquid resolved but he lost nothing when Port Royal resolved) and ended up losing the fight in Louisbourg. I bought a couple more regulars and went right back in and won this time. From there it was an easy trek to Quebec.
Round 5, the finals, was against Nick Henning himself. He bid me up a little more than the other two did but not by much. I got the British for 6 and pretty much knew he was going to use the same strategy I'd just beaten the previous two rounds. He again sieged Pemaquid on turn 2 but I had a better hand setup to deal with it this time. I had both Norfolk and New Haven on hand! Right into the pile they went! Good-bye mediocre cards! I governored away the really terrible cards and went to work making money. Pemaquid was tied up with 4 strength apiece and I had a fresh regular in hand (my deck at this point being rangers, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and maybe a regular) and he thought I was going to put the regular into Pemaquid to win the fight. Nope! I attacked Port Royal with it instead. I really like this plan since it ties up some of my bad cards and some of his good cards for the rest of the game or until he withdraws from the fight. Every single turn from here on was some combination of make 6 dollars, buy a regular, or put a regular into the Port Royal fight. Nick was doing a good job of ambushing my regulars with his 4 ambush cards but I really don't care. I think it's actually a new positive for the British to lose a regular in an ambush as long as they have a rangers to block and can make 6 a turn. Eventually I won in Port Royal and moved on to Louisbourg. He got me into a tricky position where I was going to lose the fight in Louisbourg unless I put one of my 4 good cards into the fight. I chose to put New York in and bought a ships card instead of a regular which surprised Nick and all the spectators. I then proceeded to keep making 6 a turn using the ships instead of New York and eventually was able to start buying regulars to put into the fight. He'd been working on expanding a little to the west and was trying to use Quebec and intendant to get all his disks into play before I could hit Quebec. Ultimately I won in Louisbourg and reserved my ships card. I actually like buying a ships because a siege of Quebec is hard to set up while digging for Louisbourg but being able to reserver ships (and not locations) lowers the constraints on the specific hand you can build. Louisbourg ended up being the last card in my deck after the reshuffle which was really unfortunate and let Nick get all but 2 of his disks in play before I could start a siege. He'd pulled off a couple ambushes while I was waiting for Louisbourg and I didn't think I had the stuff to take Quebec just yet. Fortunately for me the one starting location he had yet to disk was Trois Rivieres. So I started a siege there instead! I won that fight in relatively short order and settled it. By this point I'd cycled back into the Louisbourg card and launched an attack on Tadoussac. Nick had run out of money ambushing by this point and tried to trader with a bunch of western furs. I pointed out that he couldn't actually use those cards anymore since they had no support from Quebec once he lost the fight in Trois Rivieres. He finished the turn, thought a bit more as I won the fight in Tadoussac, and conceded. I was up on points and he had 2 functional location cards left (Quebec itself and Gaspe) and no real way to actually take actions anymore. Victory!
I'd been worried that there was a degenerate French strategy with a medium bid value which involved cycling into newly bought military cards for a quick win in Boston. I don't think anyone had tested such a thing (i only thought of it in the shower before the event) and I don't feel anyone really used their free actions to the fullest extent (by cycling extra times to force a key reshuffle). The entire event I kept hearing people talking strategy and everyone seemed to think there was an appropriate counter to any strategy and the game was therefore well balanced and there isn't a British problem. I think they're all crazy and maybe after the event people will believe me more? Though I guess really all I proved was that I can beat new players and the Henning strategy so maybe there really is a counter to my plan out there. All I know is no one has ever used it against me.
After the event Pounder thought I should go eat so went to Olive and Jasmin's Asian Bistro. It turns out it shut down in the last year since the doors were locked and the tables removed. Frowns. I ended up wating at Fuddrucker's again. I had a burger this time and it was ok. The bun was terrible so I just ate it with a knife and fork.
After food Pounder and I played two games of Innovation. He won the first one by getting into age 6 while I was still in age 1 thanks to a good combo of cards. I won the second one because Pounder ramped into age 10 while I was still in age 7 but I was able to trade my lowest card in hand for his 2 highest cards (both 10s) and both of those cards had winning clauses which won the game for me. Woo!
The night brought either Ra or Vegas Showdown. I decided I really didn't want to play a thinking game after a day of A Few Acres of Snow so I went to play Ra. I ended up at a table with Alex Henning again. Fortunately for her I'm terrible at Ra so I wasn't going to manhandle her in Ra the way I did in A Few Acres of Snow. The game went like most Ra games do where I call Ra super-aggressively and then lose when I'm forced to buy bad things by people who want to punish me for being aggressive. Round 2 I had the sun combo of 1-2-8 and actually got the best buys I think since the age ended with most people still having suns to go. Ultimately the scores ended up 40-38-36-26-24 with me being the 36 after having lost 5 points for lowest suns. Grr! Alex was the 38 and Dominic from Quebec was the 40.
Open gaming featured a 5 player game of Agricola with Robb, Pounder, Daniel E, and Winton. We borrowed the pimpest of pimped Agricola sets I've ever seen with ludicrous clay meeple things for all the resourced and families. I played the green player whose families was entirely redheads. Woo! I rarely play Agricola and we drafted the cards and I feel like I didn't know what was good or not. I ended up drafting 3 different cards that scored bonus points for eating pigs so I went that route. I managed to get 12 wood onto the basin maker! I ended up coming last thanks to tiebreakers with Robb but since Daniel gave Robb 2 points on the last turn in order to spite Pounder from getting 1 food I'm going to take a moral 4th place.
Off to Waffle House where I had an All-Star. Then sleep. Sweet, sweet sleep.
6 comments:
Congrats on the AFAoS win. I was curious how people were going to approach the bidding, but it appears that you didn't have sufficient competition there to come to a firm conclusion. Too bad I couldn't make it! :-)
I wish you'd been there. It would have been nice to have a second person in the field who thought the French can't win the standard game. Everyone else seemed to think there were counters to any British strategy at no bid.
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31 So.3d 184 (2010)
WRIGHT
v.
STATE.
No. 2D09-5626.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
March 31, 2010.
Decision Without Published Opinion Affirmed.
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How are convos different from the other Octane AI features?
Written by Milena Kovacevic Updated over a week ago
Convos are different from other Octane AI features because Convos help you create shareable, native content for Messenger in an easy, conversational style. Convos are flexible, powerful, and highly customizable. In fact, the possible use cases for Convos are limitless. We don’t even know all of the cool ways to use Convos!
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Washington-Battlefields once quieted down after dark, but no longer. Night vision technology, refined over the past two decades, lets wars rage around the clock. "Modern warfare pushes the limits of human performance," noted Col David Penetar, PhD, of the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, Mass. Sleep disruption, coupled with heavy physical demands, he said, may impair critical decision-making and other cognitive skills.
The role of caffeine in countering such decrements and new ways to deliver this drug were the focus of a 2-day meeting at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) last month. Speakers addressed the Committee on Military Nutrition Research of the NAS Food and Nutrition Board, which will advise the US Department of Defense on applying research findings. Caffeine studies also hold implications for civilian life, for physicians on call, pilots, truckers, rescue workers, and perhaps even for the sleep-deprived general public.
SLEEP IS BEST, BUT...
"Caffeine is no substitute for adequate sleep," Penetar stressed. Troops, he said, need to be educated about their need for sleep and ways to foster it. They also need equipment and work-rest schedules designed to minimize errors and cross-training so that activities can continue while some people rest. But extended duty hours in military operations, he said, may warrant pharmacological interventions to sustain the performance of mental tasks.
The maximal zone of vulnerability, according to James Wyatt, PhD, of Harvard Medical School, occurs when sleep loss intersects with the disrupted biological rhythms that accompany transmeridian travel and night work. In recent US military action in the Persian Gulf, for example, troops newly deployed from the United States, still experiencing jet lag, were needed for night missions. An individual's ability to obtain sleep and the quality of that sleep, both related to the timing of sleep, he said, also affect the degree of neurobehavioral impairment.
[The cover of Asleep at the Throttle, a brochure about fatigue prepared for military pilots by John A. Caldwell, PhD, director of Sustained Operations Research at the US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory at Fort Rucker, Ala. The brochure offers hints for avoiding fatigue and staying awake and alert. Credit: John D. Sowell]
In studies under way in the time isolation laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Wyatt and colleagues use a month-long protocol to simulate military operations. They put subjects on variable-length days, shift their bedtimes and wake times, and give them capsules containing either caffeine or placebo several times during each wake episode. The researchers will assess the drug's efficacy as a possible fatigue countermeasure and its optimal time of administration.
In studies at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) in Silver Spring, Md, Mary Kautz, PhD, and colleagues gave subjects 150 mg, 300 mg, or 600 mg of caffeine after 48 hours of sleep deprivation and tested them during the next 12 hours. (The amount of caffeine in an average cup of coffee is 100 mg.) The 600-mg dose improved cognitive performance, objective alertness, and self-ratings of mood to the same extent that 20 mg of amphetamine had been shown to do in a comparable study. The caffeine caused fewer adverse effects. The findings suggest, Kautz said, that caffeine may help postpone sleep up to 12 hours. WRAIR researchers plan similar studies to evaluate the nonamphetamine drug modafinil as a fatigue countermeasure in healthy subjects. Modafinil was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1998 to improve wakefulness in people with narcolepsy.
HELP IN THE FIELD
Under field conditions, coffee and cola drinks, from which Americans typically get their caffeine, may be scarce. Even water may be in short supply. Pill-aversive troops, it's believed, may spurn caffeine tablets.
Chewing may be a viable alternative to brewing. Garry Kamimori, PhD, also of WRAIR, showed a standard-size stick of Stay Alert gum containing 50 mg of caffeine. Two sticks are the equivalent of an ordinary cup of coffee. "Chew out" data (a measure of caffeine extraction) from the gum's manufacturer, Amurol Confections Co, Yorkville, Ill, shows that 80% of the caffeine in the gum is absorbed in 5 minutes, Kamimori said, and provides a quicker cognitive response than the same dosage of caffeine in beverage form. The gum, he noted, is easy to use and portable, requires no fluids, and comes in an easily titratable dose. It also reportedly is formulated to withstand temperatures from below freezing to about 120°F-without sticking to its wrapper. Studies at WRAIR scheduled to start in April, Kamimori said, will assess the impact of 1, 2, and 4 sticks of gum on vigilance tasks around the clock, in rested and sleep-deprived subjects. The gum, already commercially available, comes in five-stick packs in mocha and mint flavors.
Other research focuses on performance-enhancing foods. Scientists at the Department of Defense Soldier Center of Excellence (SCOE) in Natick have created what they say is the first caffeine-supplemented food bar. Developing this product, still in pilot testing, "was a food technologist's nightmare," said Jack Briggs, senior food technologist at SCOE. Caffeine's bitterness and lingering taste, he said, are hard to conceal. Moreover, only FDA-approved food
constituents are permitted in military rations. Food items must taste good enough to ensure consumption, provide complete nutrition, and have a 3-year shelf life, in contrast to about 6 months for civilian products.
To formulate their food bar, Briggs and colleagues mixed mocha chocolate flavoring with almond butter, almond pieces, currants, vegetable oil, and other ingredients. Their test bars contain 100 mg to 600 mg of caffeine, the equivalent of one to six cups of coffee. The bars also total 370 calories, providing the energy density needed in times of high physical activity. The SCOE scientists also are investigating other possible performance enhancers, including tyrosine, creatinine, glutamine, choline, and antioxidants.
Even in sustained operations, scheduled naps may reduce the need for pharmacological interventions, said Michael Bonnet, PhD, of Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio. "Sleep may be viewed as a drug that increases alertness," he said. He has conducted a series of studies of napping for 2, 4, or 8 hours prior to 64 hours of sleep loss, with and without caffeine. The studies show that a nap prior to sleep loss improves alertness, he said. A daytime nap followed by two cups of coffee restores nighttime alertness to daytime baseline levels.
The Committee on Military Nutrition Research expects to publish its review later this year.
Caffeine Tactics for Physicians on Call
House officers perform better and stay more alert if they take a 2-hour nap after 2 PM on the day before a night shift and then stay up all night with the aid of caffeine, according to Michael Bonnet, PhD, of Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio.
Normal young adults, particularly those with a chronic sleep debt, he said, fall asleep easily in the daytime in a sleep-conducive environment, that is, a quiet, dark room where they are protected from interruptions. Bonnet's research suggests, he said, that 200 mg of caffeine (two cups of coffee) at 1 AM preserves alertness through the night. Another 200 mg at 7 AM helps alertness the following day.
Napping on night duty, even if one's workload permits, may harm rather than help alertness, Bonnet said. Sleep-deprived people sink quickly into deep sleep. When awakened abruptly, they often experience sleep inertia, or mental fogginess.
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# frozen_string_literal: true
require 'spec_helper'
describe 'Rake task buttons', type: :feature do
before do
sign_in_as_user FactoryGirl.create(:superuser)
# The following is necessary to "undo" a stub / mock called for all feature
# specs that was designed to avoid weird issues with persistent AppConfig
# settings across tests. In principle, we shouldn't really be using mock
# data in feature specs, but rather than try to fix all specs we're going to
# just make sure that for these specs we get an actual AppConfig object so
# that the form renders correctly. For reference, the stub occurs in
# spec/support/app_config_helpers.rb, called in
# spec/support/feature_helpers.rb.
FactoryGirl.create(:app_config).tap do |ac|
allow(AppConfig).to receive(:first).and_return(ac)
end
end
it 'works for daily tasks' do
visit root_path
click_on 'Settings'
click_on 'Run Daily Tasks'
expect(page).to have_css('.alert-success',
text: /Daily tasks queued and running/)
end
it 'works for hourly tasks' do
visit root_path
click_on 'Settings'
click_on 'Run Hourly Tasks'
expect(page).to have_css('.alert-success',
text: /Hourly tasks queued and running/)
end
end
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#ifndef DEMO_MODEL_H
#define DEMO_MODEL_H
#include <Aabb.h>
#include <Timer.h>
#include <DX12_ResourceDescTable.h>
#include <SkinnedDecals.h>
#define CURRENT_DEMO_MODEL_VERSION 1
#define SKINNING_THREAD_GROUP_SIZE 64
class DX12_PipelineState;
class DX12_Buffer;
class DX12_TimerQuery;
class Material;
class Shading;
struct WeightIndex
{
UINT firstIndex;
UINT numIndices;
};
struct Weight
{
UINT jointIndex;
float weight;
Vector3 position;
Vector3 normal;
Vector3 tangent;
};
struct Joint
{
Vector3 translation;
Quat rotation;
};
struct AnimFrame
{
Joint *joints;
Aabb bounds;
};
struct DemoSubModel
{
DemoSubModel():
baseNoDecalsPS(nullptr),
baseWithDecalsPS(nullptr),
material(nullptr),
firstIndex(0),
numIndices(0)
{
}
DX12_PipelineState *baseNoDecalsPS;
DX12_PipelineState *baseWithDecalsPS;
DX12_ResourceDescTable materialDT;
Material *material;
UINT firstIndex;
UINT numIndices;
};
// DemoModel
//
// Simple model format (".model") for storing animated models (only one animation set is supported).
// Data generated by loading a MD5 model, precalculating all information that is required for culling,
// skinning and rendering the model, and storing these information into a binary file format.
class DemoModel
{
public:
friend class SkinnedDecals;
struct ModelConstData
{
Matrix4 transformMatrix;
UINT numVertices;
UINT debugDecalMask;
};
DemoModel():
subModels(nullptr),
animFrames(nullptr),
numSubModels(0),
numJoints(0),
numAnimFrames(0),
currentAnimFrameIndex(0),
nextAnimFrameIndex(0),
pauseAnim(false),
visible(false),
useDecals(true),
debugDecalMask(false),
indexBuffer(nullptr),
weightIndexSB(nullptr),
weightSB(nullptr),
jointSB(nullptr),
vertexPositionSB(nullptr),
vertexNormalSB(nullptr),
vertexTangentSB(nullptr),
vertexUvHandednessSB(nullptr),
modelCB(nullptr),
skinningPS(nullptr),
skinningTQ(nullptr),
basePassTQ(nullptr),
skinnedDecals(nullptr),
shadingPP(nullptr)
{
interpAnimFrame.joints = nullptr;
}
~DemoModel()
{
Release();
}
void Release();
bool Load(const char *filename);
bool InitSkinnedDecals(const char** materialNames, UINT numMaterials);
void Render();
const DemoSubModel* GetSubModel(UINT index) const
{
assert(index < numSubModels);
return &subModels[index];
}
UINT GetNumSubModels() const
{
return numSubModels;
}
void SetPosition(const Vector3 &position)
{
this->position = position;
}
Vector3 GetPosition() const
{
return position;
}
void SetRotation(const Vector3 &rotation)
{
this->rotation = rotation;
}
Vector3 GetRotation() const
{
return rotation;
}
const Aabb& GetBounds() const
{
return interpAnimFrame.bounds;
}
void PauseAnim(bool pauseAnim)
{
this->pauseAnim = pauseAnim;
}
bool IsAnimPaused() const
{
return pauseAnim;
}
void UseDecals(bool useDecals)
{
this->useDecals = useDecals;
}
bool AreDecalsUsed() const
{
return useDecals;
}
void EnableDebugDecalMask(bool enable)
{
debugDecalMask = enable;
}
bool IsDebugDecalMaskEnabled() const
{
return debugDecalMask;
}
float GetSkinningGpuTime() const
{
return skinningTQ->GetGpuElapsedTime();
}
float GetBasePassGpuTime() const
{
return basePassTQ->GetGpuElapsedTime();
}
SkinnedDecals *GetSkinnedDecals()
{
return skinnedDecals;
}
private:
void UpdateSkeleton();
void UpdateBuffers();
void PerformSkinning();
void RenderBasePass();
DemoSubModel *subModels;
AnimFrame *animFrames;
AnimFrame interpAnimFrame;
Timer animTimer;
UINT numSubModels;
UINT numJoints;
UINT numAnimFrames;
UINT currentAnimFrameIndex, nextAnimFrameIndex;
ModelConstData modelConstData;
Vector3 position;
Vector3 rotation;
bool pauseAnim;
bool visible;
bool useDecals;
bool debugDecalMask;
DX12_Buffer *indexBuffer;
DX12_Buffer *weightIndexSB;
DX12_Buffer *weightSB;
DX12_Buffer *jointSB;
DX12_Buffer *vertexPositionSB;
DX12_Buffer *vertexNormalSB;
DX12_Buffer *vertexTangentSB;
DX12_Buffer *vertexUvHandednessSB;
DX12_Buffer *modelCB;
DX12_PipelineState *skinningPS;
DX12_ResourceDescTable skinningDT;
DX12_ResourceDescTable basePassVertexDT;
DX12_TimerQuery *skinningTQ;
DX12_TimerQuery *basePassTQ;
SkinnedDecals *skinnedDecals;
Shading *shadingPP;
};
#endif
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How to render to a placeholder when sing renderAsync
When Rendering via jsreport.render(placeholder, request) works fine. Because of the time it takes for some reports to render we would like to put up a spinner and remove it when finished. The only way I can see to do this is using the jsreport.renderAsync(request) using the promise when returned to stop the spinner. This seems to work fine, but how do I now use the response and render it to the placeholder?
It is a phantom pdf template being rendered by the way.
<div ref='placeholder' id='placeholder'></div>
// old way works good
jsreport.render(placeholder, request)
// new async way so we can hide the spinner
jsreport.renderAsync(request).then((res) => {
res... // what goes here so we can render to placeholder div?
Loading.hide()
})
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use strict;
use warnings;
use Net::EmptyPort qw(check_port empty_port);
use Test::More;
use t::Util;
plan skip_all => 'curl not found'
unless prog_exists('curl');
plan skip_all => 'curl does not support HTTP/2'
unless curl_supports_http2();
my $upstream_port = empty_port();
$| = 1;
my $socket = new IO::Socket::INET (
LocalHost => '127.0.0.1',
LocalPort => $upstream_port,
Proto => 'tcp',
Listen => 1,
Reuse => 1
);
die "cannot create socket $!\n" unless $socket;
check_port($upstream_port) or die "can't connect to server socket";
# accept and close check_port's connection
my $client_socket = $socket->accept();
close($client_socket);
my $server = spawn_h2o(<< "EOT");
hosts:
default:
paths:
"/":
proxy.reverse.url: http://127.0.0.1:$upstream_port
EOT
sub doone {
my $cmd = shift;
my $upstream_response = shift;
my $expected = shift;
my $test_description = shift;
die unless pipe(my $reader, my $writer);
my $pid = fork();
die if not defined $pid;
if ($pid == 0) {
$| = 1;
close($reader);
print $writer qx{$cmd};
close($writer);
exit(0);
}
close($writer);
my $req;
$client_socket = $socket->accept();
$client_socket->recv($req, 1024);
$client_socket->send($upstream_response);
close($client_socket);
my $curl_output = do { local $/; <$reader> };
like $curl_output, qr{$expected}, $test_description;
close($reader);
wait();
}
sub doit {
my $proto = shift;
my $cmd = "curl -k -svo /dev/null --http${proto} https://127.0.0.1:$server->{'tls_port'}/ 2>&1";
my $resp_preface = "HTTP/1.1 200 Ok\r\nTransfer-encoding:chunked\r\n\r\n";
my $err_string = "Illegal or missing hexadecimal sequence in chunked-encoding";
if ($proto == "2") {
# curl-7.57.0 includes "was not closed cleanly"
# curl-7.68.0 includes "left intact"
$err_string = qr{(?:left intact|was not closed cleanly)};
}
doone($cmd, $resp_preface."1\r\na", "left intact", "HTTP/$proto curl reports a clean connection on missing \\r\\n0\\r\\n");
doone($cmd, $resp_preface, $err_string, "HTTP/$proto curl reports a broken connection when upstream sent no chunks");
doone($cmd, $resp_preface."2\r\na", $err_string, "HTTP/$proto curl reports a broken connection on truncated chunk");
doone($cmd, $resp_preface."1", $err_string, "HTTP/$proto curl reports a broken connection on truncated chunk size");
}
subtest "HTTP/1.1" => sub {
doit("1.1");
};
subtest "HTTP/2" => sub {
doit("2");
};
$socket->close();
done_testing();
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Archive | February, 2020
With all this talk about stripping the Astros of their championship, thankfully there as been no talk of stripping the 2016 Cubs of their World Series championship. That’s right. NOBODY STRIPS THE 2016 CUBS OF THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ONE IN 108 YEARS Or in German: Meisterschaft zum ersten Mal in einhundertacht Jahren As the German […]
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#include <CtrlLib/CtrlLib.h>
#include <plugin/jpg/jpg.h>
using namespace Upp;
static void sLoadImage(const String& path, Image& result)
{
result = StreamRaster::LoadFileAny(path);
}
GUI_APP_MAIN
{
FileSel fs;
fs.AllFilesType();
fs.Type("Text", "*.txt");
fs.WhenIconLazy = sLoadImage;
fs.ExecuteOpen();
}
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Q:
How to add exception in SELinux?
When SELinux is disabled, I have no issues,
but when it's Enforced then I'm facing this
[systemd] failed to get d-bus session: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: Permission denied
Audit.log
sealert -a /var/log/audit/audit.log
100% done
found 2 alerts in /var/log/audit/audit.log
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/zabbix_agentd from connectto access on the unix_stream_socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket.
***** Plugin catchall (100. confidence) suggests **************************
If you believe that zabbix_agentd should be allowed connectto access on the system_bus_socket unix_stream_socket by default.
Then you should report this as a bug.
You can generate a local policy module to allow this access.
Do
allow this access for now by executing:
# ausearch -c 'zabbix_agentd' --raw | audit2allow -M my-zabbixagentd
# semodule -i my-zabbixagentd.pp
i created a policy as suggested above,restarted zabbix-agent, now from zabbix agent log getting
[systemd] failed to get d-bus session: An SELinux policy prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, 0 matched rules; type="method_call", sender="(null)" (inactive) interface="org.freedesktop.DBus" member="Hello" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination="org.freedesktop.DBus" (bus)
sealert -a /var/log/audit/audit.log
39% donetype=AVC msg=audit(1534885076.573:250): avc: denied { connectto } for pid=10654 comm="zabbix_agentd" path="/run/dbus/system_bus_socket" scontext=system_u:system_r:zabbix_agent_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:system_dbusd_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tclass=unix_stream_socket
**** Invalid AVC allowed in current policy ***
A:
Well, first you have to identify the denial you are getting from SELinux. The easiest (in my opinion) way to do that is via the sealert utility.
First install the setroubleshoot-server package with:
yum install setroubleshoot-server
Then run:
sealert -a /var/log/audit/audit.log
You will probably get a lot of output, look for your specific denial, and follow the recommendations. But be sure to NOT allow things that shouldn't be allowed!
Here is an exmple of a denial, and the suggested woraround from sealert (my emphasis):
SELinux is preventing /usr/libexec/postfix/qmgr from using the rlimitinh access on a process.
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you believe that qmgr should be allowed rlimitinh access on processes labeled postfix_qmgr_t by default.
Then you should report this as a bug.
You can generate a local policy module to allow this access.
Do
allow this access for now by executing:
# ausearch -c 'qmgr' --raw | audit2allow -M my-qmgr
# semodule -i my-qmgr.pp
Additional Information:
Source Context system_u:system_r:postfix_master_t:s0
Target Context system_u:system_r:postfix_qmgr_t:s0
Target Objects Unknown [ process ]
Source qmgr
Source Path /usr/libexec/postfix/qmgr
Port
Host
Source RPM Packages postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64
Target RPM Packages
Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.13.1-102.el7_3.16.noarch
Selinux Enabled True
Policy Type targeted
Enforcing Mode Enforcing
Host Name centos
Platform Linux centos 3.10.0-514.26.2.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue
Jul 4 15:04:05 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64
Alert Count 5
First Seen 2018-04-18 18:02:32 CEST
Last Seen 2018-08-22 09:11:22 CEST
Local ID 855f168c-1e47-4c6b-8a1e-f8fddce5d426
The example above concerns Postfix, again; look for your denial, and insert a local policy.
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"It might be for the best anyway." "Nip it in the bud." "I don't know." "He's gone in the head I think." "Some fellas are like that." "They have some kink in them." "I was thinking it through." "Just give him some money to go away." "What would you do that for?" "Because he's been through the wars." "He's never had a break in his life." "Maybe he'd be glad of the money." "Sure he would and he'd head off no problem." "Cheers Darren." "I'll get to boat to Holyhead in the morning." "Piss the money away, he would and he'd be back in no time." "Where do you think the first place he'd turn?" "Back to your sister's house and he'd have her dead in the bed." "You know that." "There's only one thing you can do with a sick dog." "Bring him to the fuckin' vets and get him put down." "I feel so stupid Ma." "Come here to me sweetheart." "I think you're better off without him." "I thought we'd be happy." "But I know he done it." "I asked him and he swore blind he didn't." "That wasn't him." "I wanted to believe him." "I don't know why I was asking him cos I knew." "I knew he done it." "I'd look at him when he was asleep and I'd think, I have this beautiful damaged angel next to me." "I know he loves me and I love him and I love him and I don't care." "I don't care what he's done to people who are bad anyway." "But there was this little part of me knowing I was only codding myself that it didn't matter." "Because it does." "I can't prove it but I know." "It's got him." "I look into his eyes and I don't see my Darren any more." "He's just not there." "He's gone." "He's gone." "I don't want you saying about this to anyone else." "Darren?" "Yeah." "Luke?" "Yeah." "John Boy had the right idea." "Don't trust the banks." "Put your money in a hole." "Safest place for it." "I've never been up there before." "No?" "Ah, it's beautiful." "You're in for a treat." "Pine trees and everything." "Do we not need the shovels, no?" "Ah yeah." "Good man Luke." "Do you have a map or anything?" "For John Boy's treasure." "I know where it is." "He buried guns up here before." "It was his lawyer told me." "Wanted to give it to John Boy's daughter." "Fuck that." "There should be an empty paint tin near it, Luke." "Is it near the path?" "Yeah, it's here somewhere." "Nothing no?" "No." "I swear it was around here." "Will we have a smoke?" "Darren?" "No." "Luke, smoke?" "Yeah." "Give us a drag of that." "Is he dead?" "I'd say so." "That'll do it." "Here?" "Yeah, why not." "The state of my runners." "Foxes smell this far under?" "Yeah." "We're nearly done." "Fuck this." "I need a drink of something." "Where are you going?" "I've a bottle of water in the van." "You want some water?" "Yeah." "This is big enough Darren." "No-one's going to find him this deep." "We're nearly there." "See the state of him at John Boy's funeral?" "Slobbering all over the place and cracking jokes he was." "I swear, I was looking at him thinking this fucker has one over on me." "The way he was going on you wouldn't know if he was smart enough to keep his mouth shut." "You know what I mean." "What?" "Nothing." "We should get in him, get out of here before it gets dark." "You take his arms." "Right." "Come on." "Hang on." "Right. 1, 2, 3, upsy daisy." "Here Trish, have you seen my new runners?" "Trish!" "What?" "Have you seen my new runners?" "I put them in the shoe cupboard." "Airport is it?"
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Hi guys, got this e-mail from Alan (polsaf chair) a few days ago, minutes from the meeting me and Eric forgot to attend
1. Minutes from last meeting passed.
2.Alan informed the meeting of the current issue with the chip and pin cards at the entry to the dock estate. There was a bottle neck of 39 lorries as the chip and pin was not working correctly.
3. The Presidents role was clarified , as its a supporting role to over see the election of the new board and to see that the Procedure is followed correctly. Nominations for Board Positions to be submitted to the secretary a month Before the A.G.M. Applications are required to be seconded. If 2 people apply for the same role, a vote must be taken of the club reps.
4, A discussion took place regarding the upcoming negotiations with Peel and Polsaf about the 2016/17 permits renewals. Clubs where requested to submit a list of members wishing to renew their permits. The permits this time will be produced By Club rather than on mass, in order to ease the production process. Clubs are Required to submit their names A.S.A.P.
5, A discussion took place regarding the Polsaf web site and the chat site increasing in use. There was also a discussion in the Development of a new more friendly site.
6, Discussion took place regarding an Inter Club Charity Skate match. A number of charity's were proposed including Zoe's Place, RNIL, Alder Hey and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. A vote was taken of those present and Liverpool Heart and Chest was chosen as this years Charity. A date to be arranged and published on the web site.
7, None attendance at Meetings by club reps was discussed and to what actions will be taken for clubs that do not send a representative. Southport have appointed a number of members to act as understudies should their club rep not be available to attend the Polsaf meeting. It is Requested that other clubs follow suit. ( I have cut the rest of this paragraph as it contains the names of some of the clubs that only attend Polsaf meetings now and again)
8, Southport reps raised an issue with ongoing research, being conducted by Emily Hardman on behalf of Natural England. A discussion took place regarding the possible impact to the Sea Angling Community. There have been a number of people questioned while out bait digging by the research team, there was also discussions around the 3 fish limit on Bass that has now come into force.
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Right-Wing Media Rush To Politicize Washington Navy Yard Shooting
Right-wing media are already beginning to politicize the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard earlier today to push for weaker gun laws. But their suggestion that the shooting could have been stopped if more people had been armed ignores that the victims include police officers and that an armed citizen has not stopped a mass shooting in 30 years.
As many as three gunmen reportedly opened fire at the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command at the Washington Navy Yard this morning, killing four people and wounding eight more. Reports currently indicate that at least one shooter is dead but that the situation may not be completely resolved.
This morning, as reports of the number of gunmen and whether there were shooters still at large circulated, conservative media figures are suggesting that easier availability of guns would have prevented the rampage.
On Fox News, Martha MacCallum highlighted that "on a military base, you're not allowed to carry weapons" and that "someone working or familiar with the area probably would know that," suggesting that the Navy Yard had been targeted by the shooter or shooters due to the perceived lack of guns. MacCallum's guest, security expert Don Borelli, responded by discounting her statement, noting the high level of security at the base.
On Twitter, Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich highlighted that the Washington Navy Yard is a "gun free zone" and that Washington, DC, has strong gun laws, suggesting that easier availability of guns could have prevented the tragedy:
Contrary to the suggestion that the shooting could have been stopped if only people on the scene had been armed, the victims reportedly include police officers who were presumably armed. Moreover, according to a Mother Jones analysis, no armed civilian has stopped a mass shooting in the last 30 years.
As part of their effort to weaken gun laws, conservatives often suggest that mass shootings occur predominantly in places where guns are banned. But research shows that no more than 23 percent of mass shootings between January 2009 and January 2013 occurred in gun free zones.
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Media outlets are holding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to a higher standard by scandalizing her use of personal email while at the State Department, claiming the practice raises questions about her "transparency." In reality, other public officials -- including former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R), who is attacking Clinton over the emails, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell -- have exclusively used personal email.
The New York Times accused Hillary Clinton of potentially violating federal law pertaining to the preservation of e-mail records while acting as Secretary of State, but requirements to maintain such records did not exist during her tenure.
The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler claimed that President Obama "appears to be purposely ignoring" the U.S. State Department's conclusions on whether most of the refined oil products from the Keystone XL pipeline would be exported. However, the State Department did not find that the majority of the refined oil products from Keystone XL would be consumed in the U.S., as Kessler suggested, and groups opposing Keystone XL note that the coastal refineries Keystone XL would service currently ship more than half of their refined oil products overseas.
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### The Journey
By Don Hatfield
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2013 Don Hatfield
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# Table of Contents:
Introduction
Mark 1 The Road of Meeting
Mark 2 The Road of Authority
Mark 3 The Road of the Followers
Mark 4 The Road of Sowing
Mark 5 The Road of Grace
Mark 6 The Road of Sending
Mark 7 The Road of Hearing
Mark 8 The Road of Rebuke
Mark 9 The Road of Transfiguration
Mark 10 The Road of the Rich
Mark 11 The Road of Entry
Mark 12 The Road of His Warning
Mark 13 The Road of His Return
Mark 14 The Road of Betrayal
Mark 15 The Road of Death
Mark 16 The Road of Resurrection
# Introduction:
Take a walk with me using you God given imagination through the Gospel of Mark. Stand on the bank and look down as John baptizes Jesus in the Jordan River. Then walk the dusty roads, wind down the cobble streets and climb the mountain paths as we get to know this man.
Be with Him as He heals the sick, cures the leper and raises the dead. Then follow Him up Calvary's Hill and be there close to Him as He gives His life for us. Yes, use your imagination and get to know your Savior a little better.
There are some blank pages in the book in case something may strike your imagination as you are reading and you would like to write your thoughts down.
# The Gospel of Mark 1
### The Road of Meeting
### John the Baptist prepares the way
The day was sweltering hot and I thought I might go for a swim in the Jordan River. I had heard that there was a lot of commotion going on from the Jews in the countryside as well as at the Jordan River. I had no idea what was going on with them but I thought to myself, perhaps if I go out to the river today they won't be there as it was drawing close to their Sabbath. But as I approached the river it looked as if the whole city of Jerusalem was there. I walked silently up to the edge of the crowd hoping that they would not notice the Gentile among them. Being a little taller than most of them I caught a glimpse of what was going on. There was a wild looking man in the river and it looked like he was wearing clothes made from camel's hair. His hair was black as midnight and his eyes dark and smoldering. I waited a little while for some of the noise to die down so that I could hear what he was saying. He spoke with an authoritative voice, "repent, confess your sins, for there is one coming whose shoes I am not even worthy to tie. I will baptize you with water but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit." I must confess that I had no idea what he was talking about. But then again I never did understand what these Jews were talking about when they talked about this one God of theirs. They finally left and I was able to get my swim and washing in, then I went into town to have some supper and get a good night's rest.
The Baptism of Jesus (9 - 11)
I awoke the next morning to a great deal of commotion as people were flocking back out to the Jordan River. I was taking a little vacation from my blacksmith business which I jointly owned with my brother in the city of Bethany. My curiosity got the best of me so I followed them out to the Jordan to find out what all the commotion was about today. I also must admit that the strange man from yesterday fascinated me. Again I walked up to the edge of the crowd and peered out into the river to see what this strange man was doing today. I asked one of the onlookers what the man's name was. He replied, that is John the Baptist son of Zacharias and Elizabeth, he eats only wild locust and honey. We love to watch his antics as you never know what he is going to do next.
As I was looking down at this man named John standing in the middle of the Jordan I saw a man approach John and began to talk with him. I saw John shaking his head over and over again holding up his hands as if in protest. I faintly overheard him say, No! No! No! Then I watched this man put his hand on John's shoulder and John begin to shake his head as if to say okay but he seemed humbled as he shook his head. How can I describe this man that John was talking to, there was nothing unusual about him and yet he seemed so different from everyone else? It was as if he held a magnet in his hand and was drawing people to him. I felt as if I wanted to approach him and speak to him but I stayed back in the crowd where I would not be noticed. Then I watched as John put him under the water, the Jews call this baptizing. Then he came up out of the water and I know this is going to sound strange but it was as if the very sky parted, the heavens open and the sun shone as I never had never seen it shine before. From my place in the crowd I could not quite make out all that was happening but it looked as if a white dove came down and landed on him. Then it was as if the heavens opened up and spoke although I could not make out what was said. The crowd became silent. The strange man then walked into the crowd passing right by me. It was almost as if I could feel his eyes on me. I felt my heart melt within me as He walked by.
The Temptation of Jesus (12-13)
I watched him as he walked away and about 50 people began to follow him. I also joined in the crowd staying well out site of him. The further we walked the more the others begin to dwindle away until finally there was no one but him and me walking. Then the path we were on began to narrow. The Olive trees which were blooming and so full of fruit begin to wither and become destitute of any leaves or fruit. The branches of the trees had begun to grow over the path as if trying to block out the sun. Even though the sun behind us was shining brightly, it became darker and darker. Darkness like I have never experienced. It was as if you could actually feel the darkness as it began to surround us. The path became so dense that you had to start picking your way through the branches of the trees that overshadowed it. It became so foreboding and oppressive that I finally had to stop. I could go no further and so I watched him as he worked his way up the path. I thought I would just wait here as I could see that the path ended at the precipice of a narrow cliff. I stayed there until it got dark and I could no longer see. I decided to placed twigs and branches on the path so I could tell when He came back down the path and out of the dense thicket. If you were to ask me then why are you doing what you are doing and why did you do it for so many days I could not give an answer. All I can say is I just did it and I did it for 40 days. I would leave when darkness began to creep in. I would then go into town and get something to eat. I would then find a place to sleep and rest for the night. Then early in the morning I would get back up and go back to the thicket. I would look up into that fog that never seemed to lift to see if I could catch a glimpse of Him. Every day for 40 days those branches that I placed over the path never moved. Above that thicket crows, vultures and ravens were always flying about and making screeching noises. Where and how I got the nerve to stay there I will never know. On the 40th day as I looked up the path I saw a figure approaching. I wasn't sure if it was the same man that had gone up because he looked so different. It was as if he had faced some terrible ordeal. He had lost weight, his garments were practically in shreds, his hair was matted to his head and yet he still had that resolute look on his face. I hid back in the olive trees and watched as he walked by. The further he got from the thicket the more the sun began to shine, the brighter the day became, there were scores of doves flying silently overhead and I know this sounds crazy but it is as if something or someone was ministering to him as his garments seem to mend themselves and become whiter than the whitest white that I've ever seen. I followed him back into town where he stopped at market and got something to eat. Then he sat down to rest and fell asleep and I also fell asleep watching him.
Jesus begins His Ministry (14 - 15)
When I awoke he was still sleeping. I got up to stretch and I heard some men talking about the man called John the one who had been baptizing in the Jordan and the one who baptized the one I was following. They said he'd been arrested and put in prison for telling people to repent of their sins. I thought how ridiculous just because someone was telling someone to stop their wrong doing and do right they were put in prison. After he woke, I begin to follow him again and I heard him saying to others the same thing that the man named John had been saying. "Repent, the time is come, the kingdom of God is near, the good news is here, just believe." I had the most horrible thought. Could this man who was saying the same thing as John had said, could He be put into prison also just for asking people to do right. There must be some misunderstanding, something I did not know. After all are there not laws that would not allow something like this to happen? Are there not good people who would stand up for this kind of wrong? Yes, surely there must be some mistake; good people would not allow this to happen.
Jesus Calls the First Disciples (16 - 20)
I begin to follow him again as he walked down to the Sea of Galilee. He seemed to be in no hurry enjoying the bright morning sun and the gentle waves lapping at the shore. Then as He walked along the shore he stopped at a boat where two rough looking men were getting ready to cast their net out into the small waves. When they saw him, they froze as he began to speak to them. I was almost within earshot and I could make little of what they were saying. I was able to make out the following words "follow me and I will make you fishers of men" They dropped their nets got out of the boat and began to walk along with him. Going probably another 500 feet up the shore he stopped at another boat where two other men were mending their nets along with who I geuss was their father, a man named Zebedee. The next thing I knew the father raised his hands as if to say what you are doing as the two younger men got out of the boat and began to also follow him. From there they made camp as I he hid in the thickets. As I eavesdropped I heard them call Him Jesus.
Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit (21- 28)
The next morning they spotted me outside the camp, I have the feeling that He knew that I was there all the time. The man named Jesus came over to me and invited me to follow along with them. I ask him where you are going. His answer, why don't you just follow? For some reason I felt compelled to do so. From there we traveled into Capernaum. It was the Sabbath Day and Jesus entered into the synagogue. Being a Gentile I stood just outside where I could still hear and see what was going on. Jesus began to teach and talk to the people. They looked enthralled as they sat there listening. Jesus spoke about this God of the Jews as if he knew Him personally. When all of a sudden a wild looking man came running up to Jesus falling to his knees and screaming at the top of his lungs," what have you to do with us Jesus of Nazareth have you come to destroy us?" I thought to myself who is us, there's only this one man kneeling there and yet it sounded as if a chorus of men or should I say a chorus of something hideous were all shouting the same thing. Then they screamed out something even more astonishing," I know who you are they screamed". "The Holy One of God," Jesus had started to walk away but when they said this he rapidly turned back to them and said "be silent come out of him" The wild looking man became very quiet and calm. He seemed almost reverent in front of this man who I had just met a few days ago. I could hear the people in the crowd saying," What is this", even unclean spirits obey Him. "He talked to them for a while longer and then he dispersed the crowd. I could hear different groups conversing about him and I knew that it would not be long before his fame began to spread all through Galilee.
Jesus Heals Many (29 - 34)
As we left the synagogue and begin to walk into the city I learned the names of the other men who accompanied us. There was Simon and Andrew along with James and John. We walked down the narrow streets and stopped in the marketplace where we purchased some dried fish, olives, dates, figs and a loaf of bread. Then we wound down some dusty corridors stopping at a small house which I learned was the house of Simon's mother-in-law. When we walked in the door it was obvious that she was sick with fever as she lay there on her bed. Jesus had remained outside talking to a little boy. I could hear the little boy's laughter although I had no idea what Jesus was saying to him. When told about Simon's mother-in-law Jesus came in to the house took her by the hand pulled her up and the fever left her. She began to smile, our eyes were about to burst out of our heads in amazement. She then prepared food and begin to serve us. We set around the rest of the day and talked of fishing, mending nets and just the common ordinary things people talk about. The man Jesus told us that he was a carpenter by trade. Then we started to hear a commotion outside the door. It sounded as if the whole town had come down to Simon's mother-in-law's house. I thought it's just as I thought it would be his fame has begun to spread all around. He stepped out of the house and talked with the people there. There were at least 100 people gathered there many with different diseases. All of us watched in astonishment as he healed every one of them. There were also wild looking men and women just like the one who had been in the synagogue earlier. Jesus said the same thing to them" come out and be silent." That night as I laid down and tried to go to sleep I wondered what I had gotten myself into.
Jesus Preaches in Galilee (35 - 39)
By this time my brother whom I share my blacksmith business with had caught up with me. Although he did not understand my following this man, he did leave me with some money and went back to the business. During the time that my brother and I were talking Jesus watched us and made no move whatsoever to convince me whether to leave or stay. I made my own free choice to go on with him that day, and I did thank him for not interfering. The rest of the day passed without any unusual events occurring if you could say being around the most unusual man I had ever met was not unusual. That night when I went to bed I again questioned myself as to what I was doing and if the choice I had made was a wise one. About daybreak we all begin to rise and found Jesus missing. Simon, John and the others including myself begin to look for him. At the top of the small hill we stopped and stared in silence as we watched him kneeling in the grass. His hands were spread upward toward heaven and there was a soft hush all around us. Even though it was early morning not a bird or even a rooster was making a sound. The morning sky looked as if it had been painted just for him. After he got up from the place where he was kneeling he came walking back to us. Simon said to him everyone is looking for you. To which he replied, "Let us go on to the next towns and let me speak to them also for that is why I came." We went through all of Galilee as he preached in the synagogues healing the sick and casting out demons.
Jesus Cleanses a Leper (40 -45)
I had never seen a person with leprosy before this night and had only heard about what an awful disease it was. So forgive me if my description is not completely accurate because what happen next happened in the dead of night. It was around one o'clock in the morning, John and the others had chased everyone away so that we could get some rest. We had all gone inside and as Jesus started to come in he turned and waited for a moment. I looked out the window and saw a figure approaching him out of the shadows. Whether the person was a man or woman I could not tell for they had wrapped themselves in a blanket so that their whole body would be covered. As the person came and stood in front of Jesus they dropped the blanket and I must confess that the most pathetic and hideous sight I had ever seen stood there in front of him. Giant boils covered this person's face; the lips looked like they were completely sealed shut from the horrible eruptions on the face. The skin around the eyes was so covered with what looked like seeping boils that I wondered how the person could even see. As I looked at the hands, torso, and feet they no longer even looked like hands or feet but just grotesque pieces of flesh. I then heard the person speak in a voice full of more anguish than I've ever heard in my life. It was if every pain, suffering, torment and sorrow was present in that voice. The person only said eight words, " if you will, you can make me clean." Jesus looked at the person with a face full of compassion and pity. He reached out his hand and laid it on the disfigured person's cheek and then He said just four words back," I will; be clean." Before my very eyes what was the most hideous sight I had ever seen turned in to one of the most handsome men I've ever seen. His skin seemed to radiate health. His eyes glowed full of joy. His teeth perfect between his lips and his hands. His feet and torso restored to new. As I stood there with tears streaming down my cheeks I heard Jesus say to him," see that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded as a proof to them." I must confess I did not know what Jesus was talking about when he told the man to go to the priest. But I do not think he went because it was not long before people were coming out of every desolate place and quarter as they heard about this. If I were honest had I been that man I'm not sure I could've kept quiet either. After this, Jesus had trouble going openly into any town. Who could this man be that even leprosy had no power when confronted by him?
# The Gospel of Mark 2
### The Road of Authority
### Jesus Heals a Paralytic (1 - 12)
We traveled quite a bit up-and-down the countryside and we finely returned to Capernaum. I guess the news got out that we were back, because a large crowd gathered around the house. As I was sitting there listening along with all the others there was a great commotion on the roof. The next thing I knew the tiles of the roof were being torn off. As the roof opened up I saw what looked like a stretcher or a cot. Four men were lifting it up and I could see that it had ropes attached to its handles. Then to everyone's amazement they began to lower the cot through the hole they had made in the roof. On it laid paralyzed man. The cot came down to the floor right in front of Jesus. What he said next amazed all of us." Son, your sins are forgiven." Now there was some rather well-to-do looking gentlemen sitting towards the back of the room. I later found out they were called scribes. It's as if Jesus read their minds because he said to them," why do you question these things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, your sins are forgiven or to say rise, take up your bed and walk?" I personally was thinking anyone could say your sins are forgiven. But I'd never seen anyone tell a paralyzed person to pick up his bed and walk. Jesus then said to them," but that you may know that the son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" then he turned to the paralytic and said," I say to you, rise pick up your bed, and go home." The man got up, picked up his bed and walked out the door. Everyone was amazed and they begin to glorify God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!" I thought the well-to-do gentlemen would be equally amazed but instead they just glared at him. I think what was puzzling to me was the statement that Jesus had made your sins are forgiven. I wanted to ask him more about this but kept quiet.
Jesus calls Levi (13 - 17)
I was to learn something new about this man Jesus, he did not play favorites. Rich or poor, young or old, educated or uneducated all were the same to him. We were walking by the seaside and of course the crowd was coming to him and he was teaching. As we were walking he called out to a man," Levi come away from your tax booth and follow me", how he knew his name I do not know. This man named Levi rose up, just as the fishermen had done and followed him. These tax collectors were hated men in the land and yet the next thing I knew we were following this Levi to his house and sitting down to supper with him and some other unsavory characters. I saw out of the corner of my eye one of those Scribes or Pharisee approach John who was sitting next to me and I heard him ask John. Why does this man Jesus eat with tax collectors and sinners? Jesus must have overheard it also for he said to the man, "those who are well have no need of the physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners." I know that I was relieved when he said this because a more upright, righteous, honest and trustworthy man like this man Jesus I had never met in my life. He was even letting me go with Him and, I knew in my heart that I was far from righteous, yet we were the very type of people He seemed to like to have around him. I do know that when we were around him we all seemed to be better men.
A Question about Fasting (18 - 22)
It seemed that where ever we went trouble just seemed to follow us. We were just minding our own business and some people came to us with this question. They asked us," why do John's disciples and the Pharisees disciples fast but your disciples do not fast?" This question scared me mainly because they were considering me as one of his disciples and I had never thought of my acquaintance with Jesus in that manner. He answered them and his answer puzzled me when he said," Can the wedding guests fast while the bride groom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast. The days will come when the bridegroom is taken from them and then they will fast." This statement was puzzling enough. Who is the bridegroom and who is the bride? Was he calling himself the bridegroom and if so was he calling his disciples his bride? Then He puzzled me even more with his next statement, I do not quite remember all of it but part of it was about un- shrunk cloth on an old garment and putting new wine into old wine skins. Then He said new wine is for new wine skins. I still was not sure what he was talking about but I did realize He was saying that something new was going to replace something old. Something new was going to come about and something old was going to be done away with. But to tell you the truth I was still wondering about my role with this small band of men. Did I want to be one of his disciples?
Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath (23 - 28)
This subject of replacing something old with something new seemed to come up again as we were walking through a grain field of all places. Everybody was getting hungry and so some of the guys begin to pluck the heads of grain and eat them. All of a sudden these Pharisee who were strolling along behind us seem to become very upset about us eating the grain. They begin to rail on Jesus telling him that it was not lawful to pluck grain on the Sabbath. Jesus replied to them "have you never read what David did when he was in need and hungry, he entered the house of God then ate the bread which was not lawful for any but the priest and then he also gave it to those who were with him." They became silent but it was obvious that they were enraged. He then said the Sabbath was made for man not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath. Later when we were alone I asked him what he meant and he in turn asked me what I thought it meant? I replied it sounds as if you're Jewish law states that you may not work on the Sabbath. But it seems to me if a person were hungry, picking a piece of grain, or an ear of corn and eating it would not be working. In my work as a blacksmith if a horse got a briar stuck in its hoof and was in great pain on the Sabbath I would take it out. It seems to me that these Pharisees are just looking for something to find fault with instead of looking at a persons need. He just looked at me and smiled and said my follower your eyes are beginning to open.
# Mark Chapter 3
### The Road of the Followers
### A Man with a Withered Hand (1 - 6)
I have decided to keep following this course that I am on even though the opposition to Jesus seems to grow larger and larger with each passing day. I recall when we entered in the synagogue on a Sabbath Day and there was a man with a withered hand trying to worship there. The Pharisee were there also. They spoke not a word when we walked in but only watched us in stony silence. Jesus turned to the man with the withered hand and said," come here". Then he turned to the Pharisees and said," is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good work or to do harm, to save life or to kill?" They just remained there in their stony silence. I could see that Jesus was upset with them because they would rather remain silent than answer a simple question about kindness. Jesus then turned back to the man and said to him," Stretch out your hand." The man did so. Jesus then took hold of his hand and before our very eyes the hand was restored to normal. What happened next would have been funny if it were not so scary. For the Pharisees stomped out of the synagogue cackling like a bunch of old hens, feathers in an uproar, looking as if they were about to lay eggs. The scary part was that I saw them talking to some other men as they looked back and pointed at Jesus. I later asked who these men were that were talking to the Pharisees. I found out that they were Herodians, a political party who supported King Herod. I also found out that the Pharisees and the Herodians were not great friends. I thought to myself how often hate can align the worst of people together.
A Great Crowd follows Jesus (7 - 12)
Wherever we went it seems as though the crowds seem to be able to find us. We withdrew and went down to sea and yet a great crowd still followed us. They came from Galilee, Judea, Jerusalem, Tyre, and Sidon and beyond the Jordan. The crowd became so great that Jesus told Simon and the others to have a boat ready for Him because the crowd might crush Him. His fame for healing had now become so great that all who had diseases tried to press around him to touch Him. The unclean spirits when they saw him fell down before Him. Then they would cry out," you are the son of God." He ordered them all not to make Him known. I pondered this statement that these men who seemed so possessed would cry out," you are the son of God" and yet the ones who were supposed to be the religious leaders seem to scorn him. It puzzled me that those who were supposed to be so evil would cry out," you are the son of God" and those who were supposed to be so good acted as if they wanted to do away with Him.
The Twelve Apostles (13 - 21)
One morning we went up on the mountain and Jesus called the following men to him. He said you twelve are my apostles. Soon I am going to send you out to preach and also to have authority to cast out demons. I later learned that this term apostle meant one sent out on a special mission. Here are the names of the twelve that he appointed Simon, James, John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thaddeus, Simon the Canaanite and Judas Iscariot. Judas seemed to be the smartest of all of them. Judas was clever with money and ideas of what to do with it. Though he seemed more intelligent than the others I must confess that for some reason I did not like him. We tried going back to Jesus's home but the crowd followed even there. His family approached us once and I know they were trying to help by trying to persuade him to stop what he was doing. They could see as I could see that there was only a catastrophe ahead. I even heard one of them say he is out of his mind. I do not want to say who that one was.
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (22 - 30)
While we were at the home of Jesus some Scribes came down from Jerusalem. They begin to say that Jesus was possessed by an evil spirit. They said that's how he is able to cast evil spirits out of people. I thought to myself if I was possessed by an evil spirit I would want everybody else to be so why would I cast them out. Jesus in his own way said the same thing but in a different way. He said to them how can I cast out evil spirits by evil spirits. I would be fighting against my own self. Then he became very serious, he gave the Scribes a look which frightened me. He said all sins will be forgiven men and even the blasphemy that they utter. But those who blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness. They will be guilty eternally. I must confess that I was not sure who this Holy Spirit was but for some reason I remembered what I thought was that dove that came down and landed on his shoulder the day that He was baptized in the Jordan River. For some reason the pure whiteness of that dove and the way the sun was shining so brightly when the clouds parted reminded me of something Holy.
Jesus's Mother and Brother (31 - 35)
In the time that I had been following Jesus I had come to learn that His ways were not the way that I would have done things nor was his thinking the way that I was often thinking. I was about to learn another lesson when it came to His family and the way that He thought about them. His mother and brothers had come down to the house where we were at and we found out that they wanted Him to come out to them, for one of the men shouted out, " your mother and brothers are outside seeking you." He sat in silence for a short while and then startled us with His answer,"
Who are my mother and brothers?" Then He sat silently for a short while again. You could have heard a piece of straw drop it was so quiet. Then He began to point at different disciples and say, "Here are my mother and brothers. For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother." He then got up and went outside leaving us there in our silent thoughts. I sensed that there was so much more to this man than just His ability to heal the sick and cast out demons. I also felt he wanted more from me than just for me to follow along on this journey. I knew in my heart that there was much more for me to believe or even not believe if I was going to continue on. Then I thought I must follow on to the end whatever that might be.
# Mark Chapter 4
### The Road of Sowing
### The Parable of the Sower (1 - 20)
As we gathered along the seashore there was such a large crowd that Jesus had to get in a boat to be able to speak with them? He been teaching many things but the following is probably one that I remember more than the others. He said a sower was sowing seeds and as he walked along the seeds that he was sowing fell in different places. Jesus said some fell on a path and as soon as the seed fell the birds came and ate it up. Other seed fell where there were a lot of rocks and there was not much soil so even though the seed did come up it was not rooted and the sun scorched it and it withered away. Some of the seed fell among the thorns and because of this it yielded no fruit or grain. Then Jesus said some of the seed fell into good soil and it grew up and yielded much grain. After Jesus had made these statements He said "he who has ears to hear let him hear." I know that Peter, John, James as a matter of fact all of us were perplexed about what He meant with this story and so we ask Him. Jesus made an astounding statement to all of us, He said" to you has been given the secret of the Kingdom of God but for those outside everything is in parables so that they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, least they should turn and be forgiven." When he said" least they should turn and be forgiven," he looked right at me. At that moment I caught a glimpse of how sinful my heart was. I cannot explain it but Jesus just seemed to have that effect on people. It seemed He could exposed your deepest secrets with just a word or a look. Then he turned to the others and stated" do you not understand this lesson." Jesus said the sower plants the word. When those who are on the path hear the word but do not want to really hear or really consider what is said to them they let Satan steal it away from them. The ones on rocky ground hear the word and they think it is wonderful at first but they do not let the word take root in them. It is like a rain drop, we feel it hit us and we are aware of it but then it runs off of us and we forget about it. The word is the same in this respect it is felt and realized but when a little trouble arises or someone makes fun of them or belittles them because of the word they want it to hurry and run off of them. You see the word really never had any roots it was just like a raindrop. Then Jesus said to all of us are you one of those along the path? Are you one of those on rocky ground? I hope not he stated. He then told us about the others who were given the seed. Some actually seemed to accept the word but then their desires begin to choke out what they heard. Their longing for riches or fame or position would not allow the seed to grow in its proper place for it was always pushed to the back. For them there is always something more important to plant. Then He stopped for a moment and said in a voice that penetrated everyone's soul,, there are those who hear, and see, and perceive, and understand, and seek when the word is given to them. They prove to be fruitful maybe not in this world eyes but in God's eyes. Then He stated, each of you must make a choice. You cannot stay on the path with the word for it will be stolen, you cannot hide in the rocks with the word for it will be scorched, you cannot have all that the world has to offer for then the word will be choked, but you can chose to let it reach down into your hearts and find root there.
A Lamp under a Basket (21-25)
Then Jesus said to all of us how can one know if they have received and kept the seed that was sown? Jesus then actually answered himself, he stated," is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed and not on a stand? Listen to me he said, pay attention to what you hear, "for with what you give out it shall be given back to you." These words really sank into my heart for I realized that the further that I went with Jesus the more that it was going to cost me. Somehow in my heart I knew if I paid the price and accepted this man Jesus and His teachings wholeheartedly that someday somewhere it would be worth it. However I was not sure that I had the courage to do so.
The Parable of the Seed Growing (26 - 29)
As I look back on these events and how they took place I am reminded of a couple more instances where Jesus talked about seeds. Before He had talked about the seeds that were left by a sower but in these instances that I relate now He talked about how the seeds grew. Jesus said the Kingdom of God grows in the same way as a man scattering seed on the ground. The man goes to sleep then he gets up, he goes back to sleep and rises again and does this over and over. While he is doing this the seed sprouts and grows. The man does not know how the seed grew but he does know that it grew. The earth produces it by itself, first the leaf, then the blade, then the full grain and when it is ripe the man comes in to harvest it. As I sat and thought on this Kingdom of God I realized that this seed was the word and the Jesus was scattering his word wherever we went and that his word had begun to grow. I wondered if I would ever be tested on whether the word was growing in me and if I was tested how much had the word matured.
The Parable of the Mustard Seed (30 -34)
During all the time I was with Jesus He told many stories and parables, he was always speaking about the Kingdom of God and the way that it would come and grow in people's hearts. He never ceased to amaze me the way he could take the tiniest thing and turned it into lesson about God. I remember once he talked about a tiny little mustard seed and how that once it was planted it would grow into a tree that put out branches large enough that the birds could make their nest in it. Then He would take us aside and explained to us about the Kingdom of God. When He talked with us He was so kind and gentle. He never chastised our lack of understanding. Although I was about 10 years older than Him I always felt as if I was the child who was learning and He was the teacher. Often the things He talked about, such as the seed, always seemed to die before it sprang into new life. After it died it would grow larger than anyone could have imagined. I must confess I should have spent a lot more time contemplating the things that Jesus had spoken and tried to explain to us. For it was not going to be long before all of us were going to be tested to see if we were really listening or learning anything.
Jesus Calms a Storm (35 - 41)
All of the teaching about the sower and the seed that he was planting seem to come to a climax that evening. Jesus said to all of us let us go across to the other side of Lake. So we got in the boat and begin row to the other side. Out of nowhere the winds begin to arise. They grew stronger and more violent the further we went out into the lake. Before long the waves became so high that they were breaking into the boat. I was especially terrified because I did not know how to swim. It seemed as if I, Peter, James, and John all turned at the same time to look for Jesus. To our amazement or horror which ever fits the best we saw that he was asleep on a cushion. We all crawled to him, shaking him awake, and in one way or another all said, Jesus do you not care that we are going to die? He awoke looked around and said three words," Peace! Be Still!" The winds ceased even quicker than they had begun, the sea became as glass, no sound was heard, no oar was rowed, and no one said a word. It was as if the whole world had come to a standstill. Jesus broke this awesome silence with a soft sentence," Why are you so afraid " and then he became silent again, after what seemed like an eternity and in that same soft voice He again broke the silence with these words," have you still no faith?" In my mind I caught a fleeting glimpse of those seeds that were sown just hours earlier and how little root they had taken in my forgetful heart. As I begin to think about this I heard someone from one of the other boats that had gone out with us say," Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" The thoughts of who Jesus could be rapidly replaced the thoughts about the shallowness of the seeds.
# Mark Chapter 5
### The Road of Grace
### Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon (1 - 20)
I know that I have told you before of Jesus casting or calling out demons from tormented souls but what I am about to relate now goes far beyond that. We had come to the other side of that wild sea ride and had gone ashore in a country called Gerasenes. As soon as our feet touched down on the sands one of the largest men I had ever seen came running towards us full speed. He must have stood 6' 8" tall with not an ounce of fat on him anywhere. His arms and legs were like the branches of large trees. As for the rest of his appearance his hair was down to his waist and matted together with what could have been nothing else but dirt, leaves and what might have been cobwebs. His hair looked as if it had once been black but was now a dull gray. His beard which was about 2 feet long was the same color as his hair. His legs, arms, and torso were filthy dirty and in some areas covered with slime. It looked as if he had been eating with pigs. I looked closer and could see that the slime was also encrusted in his beard. His hands were as large as bread baskets with nails about 6 inches long which were covered with dirt as if he had been digging with them. From one of his nails dangled a raw piece of meat of some kind. But what frighten me the most about this giant of a man were his eyes, they were the blackest black I had ever seen and even though it was daylight they glowed with an evil light. He had run out of the tombs where he lived and I wondered if these dark openings did not lead straight down into the depths of Hell. Needless to say if Jesus had not been there I and the others would have taken off running for the man had pieces of shackles hanging from his wrists and ankles where people had tried to chain him to no avail. As he stood before us he had a large sharp stone in his hand and was rubbing it against his raw skin and in some places he was actually bleeding from the cuts. As he stood there before us he cried out in a loud voice or should I say voices at the top of his lungs, "What have you to do with me Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God do not torment me." Jesus had been saying to him come out of him you unclean spirit and then to my surprise Jesus asked him his name, not the man but the spirit. To my greater surprise the spirit answered him and said my name is Legion for we are many and this powerful demon or man or both begged Jesus not to send him or them out of the country. They instead begged Jesus to let them go into a nearby herd of pigs. I could not see what shape or form came out of the man but I knew that something came out because the next thing I knew the pigs numbering about two thousand took off down a steep bank and fell into the sea where they drowned. Were these things so foul that even an animal would rather die than have their company? People starting running everywhere and there was complete chaos but when I turned back to Jesus there was this giant of a man kneeling and weeping at Jesus feet. Jesus had his hand placed on the man's head as if the man were a small child. Then the most surprising thing happened something that hurt me and the others very deeply. All the people came out from town and saw the man sitting there cleaned up, in his right mind, and fully clothed and they did the most unbelievable thing. They asked Jesus to leave, I could see the hurt on His face but He said nothing He just got in the boat and we with Him. One was grateful though as we began to row away the now gentle giant of a man came running after us and begged to go with us. Jesus told Him go and tell others who want to hear how much God has done for you.
Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus's Daughter (21 -43)
After we crossed back across the sea a great crowd gathered about us and it was here in that great crowd that I begin to believe that Jesus was the Son of the one and only true God. It was here that I begin to believe that he was the Savior of the world. One of the rulers of the synagogue a man named Jarius saw Jesus and literally fell at his feet," my little daughter is at the point of death. Come lay your hands on her so that she may be made well and live." Jesus started to go with him when something amazing happened. It touched me so deeply that I can hardly tell it without tears coming to my eyes. For as the crowd thronged around him jostling and shoving I saw small woman trying to make her way up to him from behind. As she slowly got closer and closer I saw her timidly reach her hand out and touch the hem of his garment. She then quickly withdrew her hand and started to fade back in to the crowd. Jesus suddenly stopped, he then said," who touched my garments?" One of the disciples said to him look at all the people and yet you say, "Who touched me?" The little woman made her way back to Jesus. I could see her trembling as she fell down before him and said," I knew if I just touched your garment I would be made well and I knew as soon as I did that I was made well. Jesus said back to her," daughter your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease." I could feel the tears streaming down my cheeks as I watched the little lady with her face aglow fade back into the crowd and just then one of the servants from the rulers house came and said to Jairus, "your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further? "Jesus in turn said," do not fear, and only believe. "He went to the house of the ruler allowing only Peter, James and John to go with Him. Later Peter told me that when they got there people were crying and weeping everywhere. Jesus asked them why are all of you weeping the child is not dead but sleeping. Peter told me that everyone begin to laugh when Jesus said this so he put them all outside except for the child's mother and father. Peter said he took the little girl's hand and said," little girl, I say to you, arise" Peter said before their very eyes the little girl's eyes opened, she then got up and began walking. Then Jesus told them that they should tell no one and He then did most common thing, He said give her something to eat. I have now come to believe that this man Jesus is God, in the flesh. I also believe that He has come to save sinners such as myself. That night I professed this to him privately while we were walking by the sea he put his arm around me and we prayed there together to the God who created the heaven and the earth.
# Mark Chapter 6
### The Road of Sending
### Jesus Rejected at Nazareth (1-6)
We left a very happy mother and father behind us with a smiling little girl in their arms and headed for Nazareth expecting a warm welcome from those former friends and acquaintances of Jesus. However much to our dismay this was not the case as Jesus began to preach in the synagogue the people were astonished and amazed at the things He said and the wisdom with which He said it to them. They were astounded when they heard of the miracles He had wrought and yet instead of rejoicing with Him they began to deride Him and find fault. I heard them mumbling to one another, "Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and are not His sisters here with us." It seemed as if they were offended that one of their own from their small villages could be noticed by anyone. Jesus stated to us that "a prophet is only without honor in His own country." Even Jesus was astounded at their unbelief so we moved on to other villages.
Jesus sends out the Twelve Apostles (7 - 13)
Jesus called us all together and then took the twelve that He had chosen aside and told them it is time for you to go out and preach the gospel. He told them that you will be able to cast out demons. Anoint people as I have with oil and see the sick healed. I thought to myself how careful they will have to be for it will be easy for them to get caught up in the things that are happening and to forget the reason they are going. For the first thing that Jesus told them was to go out and proclaim that people should repent and believe the good news that He had come. I guess the healing and the casting out were to prove the need for repentance to God. I found it unusual that He told them to take no provisions for their journey no bread, no bag, no money but only their walking staff. I have now come to realize that what He was saying is that God would provide. To top all of this off He then told them that if they went somewhere and the people would not listen to them they were to shake the dust off their feet as a testimony against those people. I thought to myself that God is even able to see the dust that is left behind when people reject Him. I rejoiced in the fact that because of Jesus's wonderful love for me, I had come put my trust in Him as Savior. I wondered how others when they saw this great love and compassion for us who are such sinners could help but do the same. It did not take long for us to receive news that not everyone wanted to hear the good news. So I watched this ragged troop of men walk off from us two by two. Yes their clothes were ragged, their hair a little unkempt and their hands hard and calloused from work but they had a giant love and concern for the welfare of their brothers. A love that I had just began to know in my heart.
The Death of John the Baptist (14 - 29)
What I had feared when I had first heard and saw the man John preaching in the river Jordan had come true and all because of a young girls dance. Yes I know that it is hard to believe that someone would have another person be-headed because a young girl danced in front of him but that is how it was with Herod the King. A man who was supposed to be full of integrity, a man who had been brought to power and was supposed to rule his kingdom justly put John to death. Why? Because John had told him the truth, you see Herod had taken his brother's wife Herodias and John had said that it was not lawful for him to do so. As I understand Herodias was getting nervous about John because Herod liked to listen to him. I supposed that if truth be told she was afraid that Herod might begin to agree with John and put her away. She would then lose her place as the queen. I do not even want to think about how she gained it in the first place. I heard that her daughter danced for Herod and the foolish man told her he was so pleased with her dance that she could have anything she wanted up to half of his kingdom. It is amazing what lust and drink can do to a king or any man for that matter. One of the servants who was there said as Herod laughed with his guests the young girl came back and said she had a request for him. Herod with a mighty kingly gesture raised his glass while the guests clapped and yelled. The little servant girl said they were making so much noise that Herod could not hear what Herodias daughter was saying so he raised his scepter and everyone grew quiet and with a big smile ask the girl what she wanted to which she replied, " the head of John the Baptist". She said Herod turned as white as a sheet and just sat there with his eyes going from her to the crowd. He then turned to the executioner and told him to grant her request and the executioner did. I know that it sounds unbelievable but he brought John's head out on a platter and presented it to her. How could one man who loved others so much arouse so much hatred in others? Peter told me later that some of the disciples went and got John's body and gave it a proper burial.
Jesus feeds the Five Thousand (30 - 44)
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Have you ever been hungry? I have been. Have you ever been feed by God Himself? I have been. Let me tell you more about this man who has become not only my Messiah and Leader but also my greatest friend. The men who Jesus had sent out to tell about Him had returned and had so many wonderful stories to tell us. Jesus told all of us to come with Him and we would find a place to rest and then they could tell us even more. We got in a boat and began to steal away from a crowd that had gathered when they found out that Jesus was near. As fate would have it that did not work for many saw us leaving and began to follow along on foot and as we got to shore a large crowd was already waiting. Jesus as usual had compassion on them and began to minister to them as only He could do. The next thing we knew it had grown very late so Andrew, Thomas and the others in their concern for the people there came to Jesus and said, send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages so they can buy themselves something to eat. As usual my friend the one who always astounded us did so again. With what appeared to me like a look of amusement on His face He turned to the disciples and said, "you give them something to eat." If stammering, stuttering, and shuffling could make you rich we would have become the richest men in the world. Finally Phillip spoke up and said Lord we have two hundred denarii and with what I thought was his most impressive way of trying to sound spiritual while looking foolish said we could not feed them if we wanted to. I do not want to sound as if I am putting Phillip down in anyway as most of the rest of us were staring off into space pretending we did not even hear Jesus say, "You give them something to eat." After all had they just not came back from healing the sick, curing the lame and doing other miracles in Jesus name. Finally Jesus got everyone's attention again and drew us back from our outer space stares when He asked," How many loaves do you have?" Now we had something we knew how to do again so we went and found out that we had five loaves and two fish. If I remember I actually laughed to myself when the tally was counted and I looked out at the enormous crowd. My laughter quickly changed to astonishment when Jesus began to separate the crowd into groups of fifties and hundreds. Then He took the loaves and fishes and said a blessing over them and broke them into pieces. Then He gave them to the disciples in baskets. They began to pass them out very timidly to the crowd that was there and again to our wondrous amazement all were filled and satisfied. Then Jesus told them to take up what was left and put it in the twelve baskets. The one who could create bread and fish from nothing would still not let anything go to waste. How shameful I felt when I thought not only of the material things I wasted but also of the time I wasted being so concerned with the small concerns of life. Oh, by the way I was told that the number that was feed was five thousand people.
Jesus Walks on the Water (45 - 52)
As soon as the baskets were gathered Jesus told all of us to go ahead and get in the boat and go over to Bethsaida. He told us that He would dismiss the crowd. It was always amazing to me that He knew when we had just about reached the brink of exhaustion and would tell us to go away quietly and rest. As we rowed out in the boat and the crowd dispersed I saw Him walking up the side of the mountain and I knew He was going to where He always seemed to draw His strength from and that was when He talked to God. It was then I realized that it was from Him that I was drawing my strength to continue following Him. It had grown dark and this trip to Bethsaida had grown increasing hard as a very strong wind had come up against us. We were finding fault with each other in the small boat and arguing that some were not rowing as hard as the others. All of a sudden Levi let out a gasp, follow by a cry of terror. All of us turned to see what he was looking at and all of us fell back in terror. I must confess that I screamed, "Where are you Jesus there is a ghost walking by us" and then the ghost spoke and said, "Take heart it is I. Do not be afraid." and there right off of the waves Jesus stepped into the boat and the wind ceased. I think that Jesus was a little disappointed in us that night for we had just seen Him feed five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish yet now we were astonished when He came walking to us. Did we not realize that the boat belonged to us but the sea belonged to Him? I think what touched me the most was that He did not need the boat but could have passed us by and went on to shore but got in waited for our poor dull minds and spirits to catch up with Him.
Jesus heals the Sick in Gennesaret (53 - 56)
What I am about to tell you now shames me and I will tell you why. We had no more moored the boat and as soon as we did the people recognized the one who we did not recognize on the water. That was shameful to me but more than that they began to bring the sick people on their beds. Wherever He was whether it was in the villages, cities, countryside, even in the marketplaces they brought the sick and implored Jesus to just let them touch the hem of His garment and they knew they would be healed. I tell you there were a lot of us who had followed Him and had been with Him from the beginning of this journey who had seen the sick healed, the hungry fed and the sea tamed who did not have the faith that those people did. Jesus said not a word about this to us which I think for me was even more shameful. I think I might have felt better if He would have berated us up one side and down the other for our small faith but He only would say let us go tell others the good news that they too might believe.
# Mark Chapter 7
### The Road of Hearing
### Traditions and Commandments (1 - 13)
Did you ever have anyone find fault with you no matter what you did unless you did exactly what they told you to do? It seems that is what happened to Jesus with the Pharisees and Scribes. Once Jesus did not do exactly what they wanted He was a marked man as far as they were concerned. I remember mentioning to you before how they found fault with Him for healing someone on the Sabbath. What took place on this day borders on the ridiculous. We had been out in the heat all day walking through the village listening to Jesus teach and watching Him minister to old and young alike. We stopped at the market to pick up some items for supper as all of us were tired and hungry. Peter picked up a piece of fruit and began to eat it. As fate would have it the Pharisees and Scribes who had just come from Jerusalem saw him do it and seized the moment to go after Jesus. They all came like a flock of chickens that only saw one grain of corn and that grain was Jesus. They were clucking, and strutting like roosters and saying to Jesus that some of His disciples were eating with dirty hands. As a matter of fact their exact words were, "Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?" Jesus as He often did answered them first with Scripture and said, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, this people honor me with their lips but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men." I knew when Jesus took the Scripture which they were supposed to be the teachers and followers of and asked them why they turned Gods word into tradition for their own purpose that there was great trouble ahead. Here is what He said quoting the Scripture from Moses, "Honor you father and mother and whosoever abuses father or mother must surely die." He then took a deep breath and said to them you take a Scripture that is supposed to let you help your father and mother and turn it around by saying we would like to help you but I have dedicated what you need to God so I cannot help you. I, the son you raised and cared for cannot help you in your distress because I am dedicating all I have to God.
What Defiles a Person (14 - 23)
Jesus then in front of the Pharisees and Scribes called all the people to Him and said," Hear me all of you and understand. There is nothing outside of a person going into him that can defile him but it is what comes out of a person that defiles him." When the people had departed and we went into the house some of the disciples asked exactly what He meant. He said to them," are you still not understanding? What goes in a person's stomach is not what defiles but what comes out of his heart they are the things that defile. Things like evil thoughts, sexual immorality, murder, envy, jealousy, slander, pride and theft. He said quite a few others but I must admit that He hit me square in the face when He said, well never mind I would rather not say but I knew that He knew. That night as I prayed I asked God to help me to quit worrying about what others saw of me on the outside and instead to make me pure on the inside.
The Syrophoenician Woman's Faith (24 - 30)
Jesus always had a way of using two things to accomplish His goals in people's lives. Let me explain, I think I was beginning to feel pretty smug about myself. You see I was the only Gentile among this close ring of men that Jesus walked with. Oh yes, wasn't I important being privy to so many things. He had picked me and did not bother a whole lot with other Gentiles. Then it happened, we had entered a house in the region of Tyre and tried not to let anyone know we were there. But we heard a soft knock at the door and the disciples and I tried to ignore it as we were all very tired. Jesus who never tired of ministering to others went to the door Himself. There was Gentile woman standing there but as soon as she saw it was Jesus she fell at His feet and grabbed Him by the legs. She began sobbing uncontrollably and though it was hard to make out what she was saying this is what I heard. She told Jesus that her daughter was possessed by a demon, to which Jesus responded," Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to the take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." We all nodded in agreement for Jesus had said He had come to the lost sheep of Israel not to the Gentiles. Shamefully even though I was a Gentile I joined right in with their agreement after all was I not special. We waited for her to get up and leave but she just clung that much tighter to Jesus and then she looked up at Him and in a soft voice said, "Yes Lord, yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs. Jesus with a look of compassion on His face and a voice full of love said, "For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter." Then He turned and looked at us in that way that He had. The way in which He never had to say a word only look at us and we knew again that He was teaching us the way of God's love and that we had a long way to go. Again His words came to my mind for it is with the heart that man is made righteous not ceremonial law. I later heard that when she got home she found her daughter lying peacefully on her bed.
Jesus Heals a Deaf Man (31 - 37)
We had returned from Tyre and were in the region of Decapolis near the Sea of Galilee. The day was sweltering hot and we were tired and grumpy when we saw a small crowd approaching. They were half walking and half dragging a man to Jesus. When they got up to us they began imploring Jesus to heal the man as he was deaf and could not speak properly. Jesus did something that I had not seen Him do before. He stuck His fingers in the man's ears and after spitting touched his tongue. He then looked up to Heaven and said, "Be opened". The man then began to speak plainly and could hear every word we said to Him. Jesus then told him to tell no one but it seems the more He told people not to tell the more they told. Needless to say all were astonished at this and proclaimed that He even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak. Later I wondered why He did not just say be healed to the man and why He looked up to heaven. I have my theories but never did get a chance to ask Him. I think He looked up to Heaven just to honor God the creator of ears, eyes, tongue and everything. I know that after I began to think on this I began to realize that even the air I breathe is borrowed from God. After watching Jesus do that I began to thank God for the small things as well as the big ones. As for sticking His fingers in the man's ears and spitting on his tongue perhaps it was just for all to see and know that God was interested in touching everyone's life if we would just let Him. Perhaps just to let us remember that our ears were made to hear His voice in nature and our tongue was made to praise Him. That night I prayed open my eyes Lord that I might see you and know you even more now that Jesus my friend introduced me to you.
# Mark Chapter 8
### The Road of Rebuke
### Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand (1 - 10)
Once again we were to prove how little we knew of Jesus and how much we knew of this world. Jesus had been ministering to a great crowd of people for three days and many had not eaten. Jesus said to us, I have compassion on the people because they have been with us three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them away hungry to their homes they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away." Several of the disciples said, "How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?" Jesus just looked at all of us as if He was waiting for us to say something else. After a while when no one spoke Jesus ask, "How many loaves do you have?" Someone said, "Seven." Jesus directed the crowd to sit on the ground and then took the seven loaves and gave thanks and then gave them to the disciples to set before the people. The disciples did so in complete silence as we all began to realize that desolate places and lack of supplies meant nothing to Jesus. Again I was embarrassed because we should have already learned this lesson. We also had a few small fishes and Jesus took and blessed them also and told the disciples that these also should be set before the people. The people then began to eat and were satisfied and the disciples took up what was left which came to seven baskets. Jesus never said a word about this to us. Often His silence taught us as much or more than His words. We just hung our heads and got in the boat that He got in and went to the district of Dalmanutha. Oh, the crowd there on that day numbered about four thousand.
The Pharisees demand a Sign (11 - 13)
Sometimes in this life, no often times in this life we do things just to please others even when it is not the right thing to do. I guess I was brought up to try to solve every problem, right every wrong and please everyone. One day as I traveled with Jesus He showed me how really impossible this was to do. The group called the Pharisees came again looking to find fault with this one who only a short while ago feed four thousand people with just a few loaves of bread and a few small fish. They approached us with that smug look on their faces. I was thinking to myself how we can please these people. Without as much as a hello, or a greeting they began to question and argue with Jesus. They began to demand from Him a sign from Heaven that would prove Himself to them. I could see that Jesus was deeply bothered in His spirit almost as if He were moaning in Himself although no one could hear that. He spoke the next words very softly almost as if it hurt Him to say them, "Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly, I say unto you no sign will be given to this generation." At first I was puzzled by His response but later as I pondered it I think I understood a little of what He was sadly saying to them. They really came not to seek a sign at all for their minds were already made up. I think if He would have called down lighting from Heaven or split the earth in two it would have made no difference to them. For they were only looking to find fault because what was happening was going against what they thought should be happening. I thought to myself how often I have found fault because things did not go as I planned. Yet on the other side of that coin I thought how often I have tried to appease others just to get their approval when no matter what I said I would not gain their approval for they were not looking to approve. They were only looking or questioning me because they had already made up their minds about it. Jesus taught me a great lesson that day sometimes you just have to get in the boat and row away. I think the term I am looking for is discernment. I did not realize that day how often I would have to face this kind of opposition even when I just wanted to do the right thing. I think a little more of me on that day quit looking for the approval of other men who were just like me. I think a little more of me just wanted the approval of the one I was following. Yes that day He taught me that He was looking for those who would follow Him with their hearts and spirits. He knew I would make mistakes but He was more concerned with my heart. Mistakes could be corrected or be learned from but the hardness of the heart could not be changed though a man would rise from the dead.
The Leaven of the Pharisee and Herod (14 - 21)
We had rowed almost three quarters of the way across the lake when James said what happened to all of the bread that was left over. To our dismay we discovered that we had only one loaf with us out of the seven baskets that we had picked up. Of course an argument broke out as to who should have brought the baskets. Jesus finally got our attention again by splashing the water with His hand. We stopped to look at what He was doing because it was impossible to get our attention by just speaking as we were too engrossed in what we were saying to one another about who forgot the bread. He said to us," Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod." He then said, "Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread?" He was kind with His words as we were actually very heated in what we were saying to one another. Jesus then asked us another question and a rather humiliating one at that. He said, "Do you have eyes yet you cannot see, do you have ears and you cannot hear? Do you not remember that when we fed the five thousand we had twelve baskets of bread left and when we fed the four thousand we had seven baskets of bread left? Do you not yet understand?" It was that little three letter word "yet" that got me to thinking. Do you not "yet" understand? I soon forgot all about that little word as we were busy rowing and doing all the things that keep one too busy to think about little words. That night as lay down to rest that one little word came back. Do you not "yet" understand? As I prayed I think I began to get a little insight into what Jesus was trying to teach us. We get so busy with our little rituals that we forget the purpose as to why we are here. We become so obsessed with being right that we forget that Jesus said forget about your supposed rightness and have compassion on those who need to know God. The Pharisees had become so self-righteous that they forgot the reason they were supposed to be there and that was to show the world that we were all unrighteous before our heavenly Father. That night I realized how much I needed to be near this man Jesus for if I did not stay near Him it would not be long before I would fall into the same traps as the Pharisees and Herod. Again with just a little word Jesus taught a giant lesson.
Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida (22 - 26)
Even though so many were against Him it did not stop Jesus from doing the things that He said He was sent here to do. I know in myself that if I had faced such opposition and only had people like myself to back me up it would not take long for me to quit. It seems that Jesus got such strength and determination for Himself when He prayed. I knew if I and the others were to ever truly follow Him with 100% of our heart and soul we too would have to find and know this strength He got while praying. We had come into Bethsaida and some people brought Him a blind man and begged Jesus to heal him. Jesus took him by the hand and led Him out of the village as if to say you will not need to be here begging anymore. After we had gotten a little way out of the village I was shocked when Jesus brought the man up close and actually spit on his eyes and then laid His hands on him. Jesus then asked him, "do you see anything." The man said, "I see men but they look like trees walking." Jesus again laid His eyes on the man's eyes and the man opened His eyes and fell to his knees and began to thank Jesus for he proclaimed that he could see everything clearly. That night as I tried to pray I prayed about the day's events wondering why Jesus did not just heal the man with a word as I had often seen Him do. I began to think about my own life and how I had come to believe in Jesus. It did not come all at once as matter of fact it was almost like His words were spraying and sinking into me as the spit did on the man's eyes and then one day my eyes were fully opened and I believed that this man Jesus was God's Son sent here for us sinners. I thought some more about the blind man and wondered what would have happened if he had not followed the light that he had when Jesus asked him the first time what did he see. If he had just walked away he would have been able to see some light but by staying and letting Jesus lay his hands on him again his sight was fully restored. That night I asked for the strength to keep going on with Jesus until the very end. It was then I remember that Jesus had told the man to go home and do not even go back into the village. I thought about this in comparison with my own life for I had seen others come along side of Jesus and then turn and go back when things did not go as they expected. I must admit that there had been times when I was tempted to go back to my blacksmith business with my brother and just play it safe and it was at that moment my eyes were opened a little bit more as God brought into my remembrance all the things that I had seen Jesus do, the raising of the little girl, the lame made to walk, the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus stilling the waves and then walking on the water. I think that God did answer my prayer that night as my eyes opened a little more and His strength came into me to stay until the end whatever that might be.
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ (27 - 30)
It was on the way to Caesarea Philippi that I felt my bond with Peter grow a lot stronger. We were just walking along talking with one another when Jesus asked us all, "Who do people say I am?". Someone spoke up and said John the Baptist; someone else said they are saying that you are Elijah or one of the prophets. Then Jesus asked, "But who do you say I am?" It became very quiet then and Jesus stopped and just stood there with that penetrating look that went down into your very soul. Then quietly Peter said, "You are the Christ." I think everybody already knew this but to hear it expressed there in the open had a stunning effect on all of us. We were walking, living, talking, and interacting with the Christ the anointed one of God. We who were just a ragged bunch of men with no special skills or abilities were actually interacting with the Savior of the world. He was not in a Kings palace or dressed in fine clothes, His feet were dusty as were ours and there was sweat on His brow yet He stood among us. I thought to myself that the whole world needs to know of Him but could not imagine how that could be. He then puzzled me again as He so often did when He sternly told us to tell no one about Him in this way.
Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection (31 - 38)
It had been long and hard day as we sat down to eat that night around a glowing campfire. I think we all felt elated after sharing with Jesus who we thought and felt He was in our hearts. All seemed very content that night except for Judas who seemed somewhat disturbed yet he kept quiet although I could tell he did not quite share in our views. After dinner Jesus became very solemn and asked us all to listen to Him and not say anything. He then began to tell us that the chief priests, the scribes and the elders did not believe in Him at all and were planning to kill Him. He then said a remarkable thing. He said though they would kill Him, He would rise from the dead again in three days. I was very confused as were the rest of us how could they take Him, the man who I had seen raise a man from the dead and kill Him. Surely one with Jesus's power and closeness with God would not let this happen. Peter was the only one of us who spoke out but I know we were all thinking the same thing. Then Jesus took Peter by the arm and very sternly said, "Get behind me, Satan for you are not setting your mind on the things of God but on the things of man." He spoke so sternly to Peter that it hushed all of us up. Jesus then said," if you are going to follow me you must deny yourself take up your cross and follow. If you are worried about saving your life then you are going to lose it but if you lose your life for my sake and gospels you will save it." I think that Jesus was talking to himself as well as us. I think He was saying I am going to do the will of the one who sent me and it does not matter if I like it or not it is necessary and although you do not understand now you soon will. Then He said," what would it matter if you could gain the whole world and lose your own soul. What can you give in return for your soul? " He said this with such conviction that I felt as if He had been offered the whole world with all of its riches and glitter and turned it down to come and be with people like us. I knew in my heart that He was saying that if we were to follow we would have to have that same attitude about Him that He had about the world. To follow Him would have to be the most important thing above all things. I knew I was right when in His next words He said, "For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels." The turning point had come again but in a different way as I sat and thought how can I follow if He would not be here.
# Mark Chapter 9
### The Road of Transfiguration
Then He said to us, "there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Kingdom of God after it has come with power." Much of what He said to me at that time confused me then but as I write this it has become much clearer with the passing years. As I sit here in this cell awaiting my execution I will tell you of a most fantastic thing that James, John and Peter were able to witness which to me explains the preceding statement that Jesus made.
The Transfiguration (2 - 13)
I was almost asleep when Peter came and sat down next to me. He had a look of wonder on his face. I asked him where Jesus had taken him, James and John. I suppose I was a little hurt that I had not been asked to go. Peter very quietly began to whisper the following account to me. He said that Jesus had led them up on a high mountain. As they stood there with Him his clothes began to change into the purest white they had ever seen. He said he had to shade his eyes from the whiteness of Jesus clothes. Then all of a sudden two men appear out of nowhere and began talking with Jesus. He said he almost fainted when he heard Jesus speak to them calling one of them Moses and the other Elijah. He said that he was so unnerved that he just began to ramble saying stupid things like it is good for us to be here. Peter then looked at me shame faced and told me, "I then said Rabbi let us make three tents one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah." What was I thinking he said, did I think that we were going to camp out together? Peter said that no sooner were the words out of his mouth than a terrifying voice came out of nowhere saying, "This is my beloved son listen to Him." Then all grew quiet and when he opened his eyes only Jesus was standing there. Jesus helped him up and as they were walking down the mountain told him not to tell anyone until He had risen from the dead. Then he apologized for telling me this but he said he had to share it with someone. Peter said that James asked Jesus why do the Scribes say that Elijah must come first. Jesus said he has already come and they ignored him just as they are going to ignore me. Peter said that Jesus then looked off into the distance and said to himself, yes they will scorn me as they did Elijah. Peter then said that he thought he saw a tear run down Jesus's cheek but was too embarrassed to ask Him about it.
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit (14 - 29)
I must back up to what else had happened that day. It just that Peter telling me about Jesus on the mountain with Moses and Elijah made me forget about the little boy and the faith of the little boy's father. Jesus came walking back into a hornet's nest of arguing and squabbling, you see while He was up on the mountain down here in the valley a storm was brewing. A father had brought his son to the disciples and asked if they would cast out an unclean spirit that had been torturing the boy for some time. The disciples seemed helpless to do anything so when the crowd saw Jesus coming everyone went running to Him. Jesus asked, what are you arguing about and the boy's father said, I brought my son to your disciples but they could not help him. Jesus said to all of us, "O faithless generation how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? He then said bring the boy to me. They brought the boy and as soon as the boy saw Jesus he fell on the ground rolling over and over and began to foam at the mouth. The women were screaming, and the men were shouting what we shall do, what shall we do? All was chaos except for Jesus who grabbed the father by the arm and asked how long has this been happening and the father said from childhood. The boy's father also cried above the crowd that the unclean spirit would cast the boy into fire and water and try to destroy him. He begged Jesus if you can do anything have compassion on us and help us. Jesus calmly said to him amid all the noise and chaos. "All things are possible for one who believes." The father and said," I believe help my unbelief." Jesus look at the boy and calmly said." you mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again." A dreadful scream emitted from the boy, he jumped up and then fell to the ground as if he was dead. As a matter of fact some in the crowd began to murmur He has killed him. Jesus then reached down and gently took the boy by the hand and lifted him up and the boy arose with a smile on his face. The father took his boy and headed for home, we all entered the house and the disciples asked Jesus privately, "why could we not cast it out?" Jesus said to all of us," this kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting." Not one of us had even thought about praying when the unclean spirit did not come out we just stood there defeated and dejected. After all the time we had spent with Jesus watching His example I am dumbfounded that not one of us gave any thought to praying or fasting to the God who has everything under His control. Another slip up another mistake another lack of faith. I sometimes wondered how Jesus ever put up with us like He did.
Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection (30 - 32)
As we were passing through Galilee Jesus had us keep to ourselves as He seemed very intent on teaching us something. He kept telling us that He was going to be delivered into the hands of men and that they would kill Him. It was hard to understand or comprehend this because I had seen Him do so many miracles I wondered how could just a plain man like myself be powerful enough to kill Him let alone take Him captive. He further confused me when He said that after three days He would rise again. I wondered rise from what if He was going to be killed a thought which I refused to believe, but let's just say He did get killed how He could raise Himself from the dead. I saw Him raise others but how could the dead raise the dead. I wanted to ask as the others did but we were too afraid to ask.
Who is the Greatest? (33 - 37)
When we got to Capernaum we went into a house to rest and after we had washed up and eaten we were all just sitting around talking when Jesus asked us "What were you discussing on the way here?" As it so often happened when He asked us one of His penetrating questions everything grew silent and no one said a word. Why the silence this time? Because we had been arguing about who would be the greatest in His Kingdom. After a long silence when it was apparent that no one was going to answer Him, Jesus said to us, "If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." Red faces, hung heads, averted eyes small sighs all came into to play after He said this. I think every one of us realized that is exactly what Jesus did all the time. He put us and others first and Himself last. Then He took a little girl and picked her up and sat her on His lap. She was sleepy and just laid her head against His chest in restful dreams. Jesus in a soft voice said to us, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but Him who sent me." We were looking for the big things not realizing that the big things were found in the small things. We were looking for crowns to place on our heads while He was looking for children to sit on His lap. This was another one of those times of insight for me when my eyes were opened a little to realize that I just might be missing everything He was trying to teach us. I prayed that night that I could have the attitude of a small child and just follow Him not so much for all He was going to do but just for the fact that I loved him and for some reason He loved each of us ragged men that were with Him.
Anyone not Against Us Is for Us (38 - 41)
John then changed the subject so he thought but now I realize he only changed the focus. For the subject never changed it was always follow me and learn of me and my Father. John said that they had seen someone casting out demons in Jesus name and they had tried to stop him because the man was not following them. Jesus again began to teach us about our attitude. He said if someone is for us how can they be against us. Just because they are not standing right here beside us does not mean that they are not with us in Spirit. He then said something that it took me a little while to understand but after much prayer I began to see more light in His words. Jesus told us that whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward. My first thought about this statement was that almost anyone except the meanest of the mean would give a person a drink of water but as I thought about this I do not think that is what He was talking about. I think He meant that the poorest follower of His could do good things if they were done for the sake of Jesus. We His close disciples were no closer than the widow lady sitting by herself on her porch praying. We were no more important to Him than the man with no legs who offered a drink of water because He was doing it for Jesus. What a change my heart must make to follow Him for He cares not for the things that seem so important to us. He cares not for position, fame, money, stature but over and over proves and shows us that He cares for each and every person in the same way that comes to Him. I guess for the first time in my life I have met a person who truly plays no favorites. I and the others have walked a lot of miles with Him but again I see how far my heart has to go.
Temptations to Sin (42 - 50)
Jesus then began to talk about a place of outer darkness, a place called Hell and how terrible it would be to spend eternity there. Some of the illustrations He used were so very graphic. I know He meant it to be that way to warn us and also to warn us about leading others the wrong way. He spoke to us first of all about our role in the life of another, a little one at that. He said if we were to lead them into sin we would have been better off if we had a millstone tied around our necks and were thrown into the sea. It would be better to be thrown in the sea to drown and be eaten by the fish than to spend the rest of our lives in this outer darkness. Then He really got down to the bottom line when He said the following. If any of the following causes you to sin or to lead others to sin then do the following if it is your hand causing you to sin cut it off if you are using it to do wrong, if your feet keep leading you to wrong places then make yourself lame so that you can no longer walk there, if your eyes continually look upon the wrong thing causing you to imagine the wrong things pluck them out. His talking about this outer darkness, this Hell scared all of us who were there because you could have heard a pin drop when He told us of the maggots which attack the dead but these dead must not die for He said the worm dies not. The hair on my arm stood up when He told us of the fire that never goes out and it scared me even more when I thought of running from the worms only to be caught in the flames or trying to hide from the flames only to be plunged into a darkness so dark that you could feel it around you and hear others in their misery. The way around this was salt, good clean, pure, salt that was used to preserve and season things with. Then it struck me like a flash Jesus was like salt His words continually changed my thinking, His kindness continually changed my actions, His patience with me made me overlook the faults in others. He was the salt that I wanted to be with me always.
# Mark Chapter 10
### The Road of the Rich
### Teaching about Divorce (1 - 12)
We traveled into Judea and beyond Jordan and it was there that I again had to confront myself, my sinfulness and own up to my failures and mistakes. Some Pharisees came up to Jesus and asked Him the following question "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife," this really hit home with me because my wife had left me for another man. Jesus answered them with a question, what did Moses command you? They responded with the following, Moses allowed us to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away. Jesus said because of the hardness of your hearts he allowed you to do this. Yes my wife had been unfaithful to me and actually had asked me for a divorce but as Jesus talked about how God had made man and woman and how in marriage the two became one I began to see that I had also been at fault in the divorce. That night in my prayers I asked God to forgive my neglect even though I did not know Him at that time. I could still see my failures as a man and a husband. Jesus again spoke not to the Law of Moses so much as He did to the heart of man. Did these men who claimed to know God and claimed that they were the teachers of others think that just because they had grown tired of their wives or because their wives had grown older and were not as attractive as they once were that they could just leave them for someone else because they felt like it. Was this what they were teaching others and stating that God was in favor of it? The thought that men could be so narrow-minded was astounding to me and yet the thought of John the Baptist came back into my mind and how Herod had justified beheading him because of a young maidens dance. Again a shudder went thorough me when I imagined them doing the same to Jesus. Surely these men were not that calloused to the things of God. In the house the disciples again asked Him about the preceding conversation and Jesus plainly told us that if you divorce your wife or she divorces you and marries another you have committed adultery. I think that all of us realized again how little we resembled the one we were following. It matter not that we had or had not divorced our wives it only mattered where our hearts were for as I was beginning to find out that my heart is deceitful. It often tells me that I am right even when I am wrong. I again learned how far I had to go with the one who was leading us and I determined by God's grace that I was going to stick even closer, listen even harder, and keep my eyes constantly on Jesus
Let the little Children come to Me (13 - 16)
It seemed no matter how hard we tried to follow and be like Jesus we were always proving ourselves to be just the opposite. Let me explain, some mothers had begun to bring their little children to Jesus for Him to bless and just talk to for it was obvious that wherever we went little children were attracted to Him. When the mothers came we all grew irritated with them and began to tell them that we did not have time for this. We were too busy with more important things than to have Jesus fool around with little kids. We all became very red-faced when the tables were turned on us and Jesus began to rebuke us. He told us all in very plain words," Let the little children come unto me for to such belongs the Kingdom of God. "This put us all in our place and humbled us as it should but then He added even more when He said, " unless you become like these little children and receive the Kingdom of God the way they do you shall not enter in." He then took them up in His arms and blessed them while we stood there with hung heads. We realized again how much He had to put up with our foolish and unbelieving hearts. Lord let me become like one of those little children that I was so ready to find fault with.
The Rich Young Man (17 - 31)
Perhaps as you read this poorly written account of a miraculous life you say to yourself, Ah! I too would become a follower of this Jesus tell me what I must do to gain acceptance into His Kingdom. I will tell you by telling you of the account of another young man who thought He wanted to become one of Jesus followers. We had just started out walking, towards, well come to think of it I did not know where we were going I was only going where He was going. Anyway, we had just started out and had only gone about a quarter of a mile through an open meadow when we were approached by a young man dressed in some of the finest clothes I had ever seen. He was attended on both sides by servants with fruit's and sweets which he offered to some of us. He went up to Jesus and said," Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus answered his question with a question before He went on to say more. He said to the young man, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone." I think I had a quick insight into what He meant when He prepared the young man for His answer. True goodness as true grace can only flow from the one true God. We men seem to think that by observing certain laws and practices that we will become good in Gods eyes. I can attest that this is not so from my many, many failings in front of the one to whom I had begun to call my Lord, my Savior. Jesus, after making this statement to Him answered the young man's original question on how to obtain eternal life. He laid His hand on the young man's shoulder and in a gentle voice said, "You know the commandments, do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother." The young man looked at Jesus in a very respectful way and in a very respectful manner said," Teacher all of these I have kept from my youth up." Let me stop here and say something before I go on, most of us there including myself, Peter and the others knew in our hearts that if things were brought out into the open and our lives were compared to this young man's earnestness and honesty we would come out on the short end of the stick. Then Jesus turned His eyes on the young man and with a look that showed all the love a face could show for another and a voice that conveyed all the hope that could be conveyed to another said very softly," you lack only one thing go sell all that you have and give it to the poor and you will have treasure in Heaven and come and follow me." A face that once had the sun and a glimpse of heaven shinning on it now had the look of the clouds of despair on it. The silence was almost unbearable between that young man and Jesus as they looked at each other. It was almost as if a silent war was being fought in that young, the same war I realize that was fought in each of us at one time or another for example when Peter jumped out of that boat and followed Jesus, or when I turned my back on my blacksmith business, or Matthew turned away from the tax table. That same battle was going on inside of that young man. With one last look of anguish on his face He turned and walked away. Jesus turned to us in a sad manner and said," How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter into the Kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." We were all astonished at this for we were all caught off guard at what He said. Almost in unison we all said who then can be saved as fear began to rise up in us. Jesus calmed us and brought us back to reality when He said," with man it is impossible but with God all things are possible." With just a word He brought us back to faith, the faith that He was showing us. The faith that realized that salvation was not about us and what we do but about Him and what God does. Again my heart felt relief as I realized I was following Him and not Him following me. Peter then said to Jesus, "See we have left everything and followed thee." Jesus replied, " Truly I say unto you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mothers or father or children or land for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands with persecution and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last and the last first." Later that afternoon as I sat on a hillside I pondered what Jesus had said to Peter. It was almost as if He were saying if you gave it up you got it back. I thought then what was the use of giving it up in the first place and then in a flash I remembered the story that Jesus had told about Abraham and Isaac. Abraham gave up Isaac to God and God gave him back to Abraham but the picture that I saw was this. Isaac or anything else that Abraham possessed were never the same to him anymore. He had them and could even enjoy them but God had become the one who reigned on Abraham's throne in Abraham's heart. It was the same with the rich young man his riches reigned on the throne of his heart and he was not about to give them up. I thought when we give up the things for God, He may give them back but in a different way, a way that we can truly enjoy them and not have to hoard them for ourselves. What an amazing man Jesus was and what an amazing way He had of saying things. When would I let the things He said sink down into my heart for they changed my very life? Yes here on earth we have our leaders, kings and queens but to a just and true God who knows the heart of every human. Truly, some of the last in this world will be first in His and some of the first in this world will be last in His. I prayed, Lord, may I give everything to you.
Jesus Foretells His Death A Third Time (32 - 34)
As I look back on what eventually happened to Jesus I can see how He tried to tell us over and over again what was coming but it just would not sink into our thick heads. We were much too concerned with ourselves and the great plans that each of us had in our minds for the way we thought things were supposed to happen. Nevertheless Jesus never quit trying to show us. I now know that He knew that we would be able to look back as I am doing now and remember His words and learn from them. What I now tell you is just another instance of how He tried to warn us of coming events. We were on our way to Jerusalem when Jesus took His twelve disciples and began to talk with them. John later related to me what Jesus had said to them. Jesus had said, "See we are going to Jerusalem and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and deliver Him over to the Gentiles and they will mock Him and flog Him and spit on Him and kill Him and after three days He will rise." Again as I look back on it and think about these statements I am amazed at our response to His teaching. I am amazed at our lack of consideration for Him. It seemed we could only think of ourselves.
The Request of James and John (35 - 45)
This concern for our own concerns did not take long to come to the surface again. Jesus had just told us that He was going to be delivered up to the Scribes and Gentiles and that He was going to die when up stepped James and John with a request for Him to do something for them. Jesus asked them what they would have Him do for them and they stated that they wanted to sit next to Him when He came into His glory. I am not sure but I think James wanted to sit on the right and John on the left. Jesus stared at them for a short while as if He could not believe what He was hearing. Jesus then said to them," you do not know what you are asking." He then ask them," Are you able to drink the cup which I am going to drink or be baptized with the baptism that I am going to be baptized with?" Both of them replied with a bold, "We are able." Jesus again stared at them and then slowly shook His head up and down and said," yes you will drink from the same cup I drink and be baptized with the same baptism I am baptized with but to sit at my right hand or my left is not mine to give but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." Now when the other ten heard what was said they began to clamor about and they became very upset with James and John but I think they were more afraid that one of them would get something that the other would not get more than having a concern for Jesus. I know I was feeling envious at the moment that I was not in that elite circle so that I could get what I thought I should get. Then Jesus shut us all up as He always did with just a few words. If you remember He had just told us that He was going to die but we were so self-absorbed that we really did not hear that. He now told us how to be great in His Kingdom with the following words, "you know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them and their great ones exercise authority over them but it shall not be so among you. But whosoever would be great among you must be your servant and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. Now after these few years of telling others about Him and His teaching, as I sit here looking out of my cell at the gallows they are preparing for me I am not one bit frightened. I only look forward to the day when I shall see Him again. I know now and I am sure that the others also know that when we see Him we will not care where we are sitting and that just to see Him and be with Him again will be enough. I lay my head down on this stone to fall asleep and remember as I pray how it was to walk with Him and I dream of how it will be to walk with Him in glory.
Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus (46 - 52)
I felt as we made our way to Jerusalem that things were going to change, that the wind was blowing a bad storm our way. But as was normal we only showed our concern for our position and place instead of following just what we had been told about being a servant to others. As we approached Jericho a blind beggar named Bartimaeus set along the road. When he heard from the shouts of the crowd that Jesus was passing by he began to cry out, "Jesus Son of David have mercy on me!" How this blind man knew that Jesus was a descendant of David I will never know. I do suspect however that God had revealed this to him and that somehow he knew that not only was Jesus descended from David but that He also came from God. Sad to say that none of the disciples nor I took note of him calling Jesus the son of David, no we only began to rebuke him because we thought our business to important to be bothered with by a blind beggar. Now I know different and realize that we all are blind beggars sitting by the road. How few call out to the Son of David to have mercy on them as this one did. Jesus as usual paid no attention to us but went about His earthly business in a heavenly way and stopped and said to all of us," call Him." Of course when we saw that Jesus was going to speak with him we all put on our best spiritual front and said to him," take heart, get up He is calling you." Bartimaeus jumped up and threw off his cloak and though blind went straight to Jesus as sheep go to their shepherd. Jesus asked him, what do you want me to do for you? Bartimaeus without any hesitation said, "Rabbi let me recover my sight." Again I do not think that any of us noticed that the blind beggar now addressed Jesus as Rabbi giving Him the honor that was due Him. But in the next instant I now realize that Jesus discerned that the beggar realized in his heart who He was. Then Jesus said to him," go thy way your faith has made you whole." How slow we were to learn to the lesson that we were to serve one another not ignore each other because of our own grandiose misguided feelings as to how important we are.
# Mark Chapter 11
### The Road of Entry
### The Triumphal Entry (1 - 11)
I had mentioned previously that I felt like a bad storm was heading our way, a time of great trouble but as so often happens the time before the storm is often a time when everything is going well and there is celebration and singing. So it was with us. Oh, let me tell you of a remarkable thing that happened at we got to the Mount of Olives before we got into the coming storm. Jesus told a couple of the men to go into the village and there they would find a colt tied up on which no one had ever sat. He then told them to untie it and bring it back to Him. Of course as we so often did instead of just doing what He told us to do we began to question Him as to what the people might say. He answered, "Tell them that I have need of it." After much hesitation they finally went and in about an hour much to everyone's surprise they came back with the colt. We asked them what had happened and they said that it was just as Jesus said it would be. They told the people that Jesus said He had need of the colt and amazingly they just gave it to them. Some of the people standing there, for by now a rather large crowd had gathered threw their cloaks on the colt and Jesus began to ride towards Jerusalem. As we approached the city more and more people began to come out and they began to spread their cloaks on the road and they also spread out palm branches as the colt to carried Jesus into the city. The people then began to shout together, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord and blessed is the coming Kingdom of our Father David, Hosanna in the Highest." The air was filled with excitement there were people shouting and running. Little children were being held up and sat on the shoulders of their parents so that they could see. Men and women were bowing down and praising as Jesus passed by. We actually had to form a small circle around the colt so that we could keep moving. It was all glorious and wonderful at the time. However it would not be long before the wind would began to change and the people would began to find fault among themselves. They would then shout with voices just as loud and filled with as much malice as they were now filled with joy. Yes, it would not be long before we began to hear things like, what kind of a King rides on a donkey, where is His chariot and His soldiers, who is this ragged group of men with Him. The palm branches would wither, the cloaks would be grabbed up, the donkey sent home and for Jesus the long dark night would come. It was very late when we finally made our way to the temple. Jesus was very quiet and just looked around with a sad expression on His face. Then we made our way past some fig trees and went to Bethany for the night.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree (12 -14)
The next morning we made our way from Bethany and as we walked past the fig trees that we had passed by the night before Jesus stopped and began to look at one of the trees. Then He began to look through the branches for figs even though it was not yet the season for figs. Then when He did not find even a sign that the tree was going to produce He said what a strange thing seemed at the time. He said, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." At the time I thought how odd that He would say that when it was not even time for the fruit to appear. I now know because of what came later that He was talking about men and how God would search their hearts to see if there were any hope of the fruit of repentance in them. Upon finding none He would leave men to go on to their own destruction just as the fig tree would be destroyed by the gardener for never producing fruit. It would not be long before I was to actually find out how unfruitful those who were supposed to be the fruit had withered.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple (15 - 19)
I do not think that I have ever seen or even known that there was a thing called holy anger until we got to the temple in Jerusalem. Being a gentile I had not studied the Scriptures and only of late learned how God had grown angry with His children because of their refusal to obey His commands and reap the blessings that He had for them. I now realize that the reason that He wanted them to obey was so that He could bless them and that is just as true now as it was then. When we got to the temple Jesus without saying a word just went in and started overturning the tables and stands where the money changers were. People were scattering everywhere it was complete chaos. I did not know the reason that He was doing this so when things began to settle down a little I ask James. He told me that many people came from far off to sacrifice at the temple for their sins and could not always bring their sacrifice with them so they would often buy what they needed for the sacrifice when they got there. Jesus overturned the last table and then turned to the crowd but at the same time looked right at the chief priests and scribes and said, "Is it not written? My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations. But you have made it a den of robbers." I could see the fear in the faces of the priests and scribes but I could also see the hatred in their eyes. It was then that I again realized that a storm of gigantic proportions was heading our way and there was no way to stop it for what Jesus taught was completely the opposite of what the leaders of this temple taught. The day drew to a close and we headed back to Bethany for the night.
The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree (20 - 25)
As we headed back towards Bethany for the night we all noticed that the fig tree that Jesus had cursed had withered, died and was beginning to show the signs of the blight that had infected it. Peter spoke to Jesus about this and Jesus said to us, "Have faith in God and do not doubt." As He pointed to one of the mountains He said something that sounded incredible to me He said," if you say to one of the mountains, be taken up and thrown into the sea and do not doubt in your heart but believe that it shall come to pass that also will be done unto you." Later I sat down under a fruitful fig tree and began to think about what He had said about moving mountains. I asked myself this question, why would I want to pray for a mountain to be moved into the sea? I then realized that He was saying if a person would be willing to respond to just one word that He had said God would move mountains to get to that person. As we were praying for others we must realize that Jesus had to remove mountains of wrong thought about Himself to get people to move towards Him. I thought about the mountains He had removed in my life. The mountains of prejudiced, pride, self-seeking, jealously and how that just by believing in who He really was this began to come about. I knew that the changes that had taken place in my heart did not come by some kind of great effort on my part they came about just by being with Him and letting the things He said and did sink down into this heart of mine. Just like that fig tree that had withered all at once on the outside but did not begin to show the rot and blight that was on the inside until the next day. My spiritual birth took place all at once when I realized who Jesus really was and that little by little there was fruit beginning to appear on the outside of me. I just sat there under that fig tree praising God for the mountains He was removing in me. The words that He had said came back to me again, have faith in God and do not doubt for just as you did not see all that was going on inside of that fig tree it was still happening and just as you cannot see all the changes that are going on in you they are still happening. I thought about the priests and how they had already withered away from what Jesus was trying to teach them. Little did I realize then in what way the rot and the blight that was on the inside of them was going to show itself on the outside. As I sit here on this cold stone seat in this dark dungeon and pray to my Savior it is amazing to me that I am able to forgive the men who have put me here. It is amazing to me how those words that He spoke on that day come back to me, "When you pray if you have anything against anyone forgive them and your Father will forgive you." Yes it is amazing to see spiritual mountains moved in me. I only pity those who have put me here and pray that they would respond to just one word about my Jesus so that God can began to move mountains to get to them before it is too late and the mountain of unbelief falls on them. Oh, how I long to see Jesus again but praise God the time for that is rapidly approaching.
The Authority of Jesus Challenged (27 - 33)
The next day we came back into Jerusalem and as we were walking in the temple the elders and the scribes approached us. When you hear what happened you will realize that they had already withered like the fig tree and now the blight and rot was beginning to show it. They came up to Jesus with all their pretentious authority and asked Him a question, "by what authority are you doing all these things or who gave you authority to do them?" I almost laughed out loud when they said this because the thought flashed through my mind how you could ask someone who was healing the sick, curing the lame and raising the dead by what authority are you doing this. How could you ask someone who walked on the water, commanded the wind to cease and fed five thousand people from just a few loaves of bread by whose authority are you doing this? Do you see the rot and the blight coming through? Jesus of course knew just how to handle the situation. He said in effect if you will answer me then I will answer you. He asked them this question, "was the baptism of John from Heaven or was it from man?" With this they all withdrew and huddled together. You could almost smell the rot of their thinking coming from them. They answered," we do not know." Yet we all knew that they knew. We knew if they said from Heaven then they would have to admit that Jesus had authority from Heaven because John said He did. We also knew that if they said that John's preaching was just from man then the people would cry out for they believed that John was a prophet. Jesus simply said, then neither will I answer you. Yes how sad that they who were supposed to be the fruitful fig trees, they who were supposed to guide others withered right before our very eyes.
# Mark Chapter 12
### The Road of Warning
### The Parable of the Tenants (1- 12)
Yes, they had withered and the blight was showing more and more. I think as I listened to the next words that Jesus said to them that He was still trying to show them that they were wrong without coming right out and telling them. He was so patient and kind, even to those who opposed Him. He spoke to them of God who planted a vineyard and surrounded it with a fence to protect the tenants. He also gave them a winepress to produce good fruit and built a tower so they could be on the lookout for Him when He came back. All this was given to them free of charge. They were chosen by Him to tend to the things that were His and to enjoy the fruits of their labor. But they began to change and to think that the things that were on loan to them were owned by them. When it came time for the harvest God sent some of His prophets to collect the fruit that they were supposed to be producing but when the prophets got there they could find only withered and rotten fruit. The owner told them to tell His tenants to repent and to replant and produce good fruit but the tenants would have none of it for they now believed that what was not theirs to begin with now belonged to them. Time after time the owner tried to warn them and time after time they rejected His warnings. My eyes were opened now and I could see that Jesus was trying to tell them that He was sent by God Himself to rescue them from themselves. He was the final warning. He was the foundation on which this city of Jerusalem was built. He was the cornerstone and He had proved it time and time again by the things which He said and did. Sad to say as I stood there with Him I could see that they knew exactly what He was saying to them. They understood but would have none of it for the last bit of sap that flowed through their veins, the last bit of life producing fruit drained out of them at that moment. I could see the hate fill them up as the sap drained out of them. Like the fig tree there was nothing left of the life that God was so trying to produce in them as they rejected the one who owned city. I have come across many who were drained of any life and only sought to kill the ones who would give them life. But I do not think that I have ever seen lifelessness as I saw it in those men eyes that day anywhere again.
Paying Taxes to Caesar (13 - 17)
It seemed as if the leaders never tired of trying to catch Jesus up in something. They were always trying to trick Him or trap Him in some way so that they could make themselves look good and make Him look bad. They were forever trying to find something to accuse Him with but what was so amusing to me was how it always backfired on them. Of course this just made them more determined to find fault with Him and less inclined to believe that they had any fault of their own. The following are just a few examples of their trickery. As we were standing talking we saw some of the leaders coming in all their fine dress and apparel. They walked up and said, "Teacher, (as if they really respected Him as a teacher) we know that you are not swayed by anyone's opinion but truly teach the way of God." Little did they know how true their statements were for He did teach the way of God and in their lies to His face they were speaking the truth without believing it. Anyway they said let us ask you a question, "Should we pay taxes to Caesar?" I wish you could have been there to see their faces when He answered them. Jesus simply said bring me a denarius and they did. He then said," whose inscription is on this coin?" They had to answer Caesar's. He then said," Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and the things that belong to God render unto Him." They just stood and looked at Him for they were speechless and it was not long before they all disappeared back into the dark from where they came. Then another group came it was as if they were forming a line and taking turns to see who could catch Jesus up in something. Again as you will see they only succeeded in catching up themselves.
The Sadducee Ask About the Resurrection (18 - 27)
The men called the Sadducees came strutting up to Him with a question about the resurrection of the dead a subject that I knew little about. They began to question Him not only about this resurrection but also threw the Law of Moses in with it. They said that when a man dies and leaves a widow who has no children that his brother must marry the widow and bring up offspring for his brother. To make matters more confusing they said that not only did the man's brother die but seven of his brothers married the women and also died and none had any offspring. They then stated that the widow died. My head was spinning with all this when they threw the trick in that they were aiming for all the time. They asked," In the resurrection whose wife will she be for all seven had her for a wife." I must admit that they sure had me stumped and confused. I could see the look of triumph and contempt on their faces as they looked at Jesus and waited for an answer. Jesus astounded all of us when He said to these supposed learned men, "Isn't this the reason you are wrong for you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?" Complete silence followed this statement, not a child was heard nor was a bird chirping it as if even the angels in Heaven were waiting to hear what Jesus would say next. Jesus said," for when they raise from the dead they neither marry or are given in marriage for they are like the angels in Heaven. "This was astounding but His next answer was even more astounding to me for I knew so little of the Scriptures and these men were supposed to know so much about them. Jesus said to them with an inquisitive look on His face, "as for the dead being raised have you not read in the book of Moses the passage where God spoke to Moses in the burning bush and said I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. I am the God of the living not the dead." If looks could kill we would have all been dead for when Jesus said this we all cheered out loud with Praise to the God of the living. If men could disappear into thin air those men would have done so but they only could leave with faces as red as a painted up women's lips. Later I was even more astounded because when John and I were talking he told me that the Sadducees did not even believe in the resurrection from the dead. This amazed me even more for I realized that they were not only just trying to trick Jesus up but were trying to trick Him by pretending to be interested in something ( resurrection) that they did not even believe in themselves.
The Great Commandment (28 - 34)
Not all the learned men were so callous or obstinate some were just like the rest of us who realized that we were sinners in the sight of a Holy God and needed redemption. After Jesus had made the statements about the widow woman the scribes of course began to argue amongst themselves. However one of them turned to Jesus and in a voice with respect asked Him, "Which commandment is the most important?" Jesus with mutual respect said to the scribe, "hear O Israel, the Lord our God is One and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with your entire mind and with all your strength. The second is this, you shall love your neighbor as yourself, and there is no other commandment greater than these." The scribe who stood their talking with Jesus with a look of humility and a voice filled with admiration answered back," you are right there is only one God and to love Him with all thy heart and with all understanding and with all thy strength and to love's one neighbor as oneself is much more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices." Jesus quietly answered him "you are not far from the Kingdom of God." After He said that it was very quiet as no one dared to ask Him any more questions. That night I again had to pray and ask forgiveness. I now realized how often I thought that if I just obeyed the laws it would make me right with God. I realized that I could give all I could to the priests to sacrifice and burn and that did not make me right with God. It was the reason behind the sacrifices and offerings that I should be thinking about. I should be thinking about His grace and goodness to me a sinner who deserved nothing. I should be thinking about how much He loved me even though I messed up so much and in doing that I could began to have grace and compassion for my fellow man. Thank you Jesus for again having just the right words to say to someone else so that I could learn from them.
Whose Son is Christ? (35 - 37)
As Jesus was teaching in the temple on a particular day He asked the scribes, "How can the Christ be the Son of David? "They answered and said He will be the son of David from his line then Jesus said to them then how come David said in the Scriptures, "The Lord said unto my Lord sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet. David himself called Him Lord so then how can He be His son?" This question completely stumped everyone there and the scribes who had been so vocal before now became silent and sullen. They no longer questioned Him they only stared at Him with a hatred that seemed to turn their faces into ugly masks. It took me a long while to realize that Jesus was talking about Himself when He asked this question and that before David was born Jesus was already in Heaven at the right hand of God waiting for the right time and the right place to come to this earth to save us. The more I learn the more amazed I become with the God who saved me.
Beware of the Scribes (38 - 40)
So many times in this life we are all taken in by appearances. We are all impressed with the way people dress, the way they look, and their place in society. Jesus was never impressed with any of the outside things that He saw about man but He was impressed with the heart or the intention. He warned us about being impressed with the outside things with the following statement," Beware of the Scribes who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplace and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at the feasts who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers they will receive the greater condemnation." I know that He was trying to teach us to look beyond the outward. He wanted us to pray and ask God for discernment about others and not to judge on appearances as we all were so often guilty of. I was as usual amazed at what happened next because He not only taught us not to judge by appearances but pointed out to us a living example.
The Widows Offering (41 - 44)
We all sat down to take a rest on the other side of the street where the treasury was and as we sat there people would come by and put money in the offering box. Many came by in fine clothes with their long robes and servants. They would often stop right in front of the offering box and stand there as if they were waiting for people to notice what they were doing. Often they would make a great show of the money they were putting in. One of them even announced to the crowd milling around how much he was putting in and with a show put in one coin at a time. Towards evening the crowd had died down and we noticed a little woman heading up towards the offering box. She stopped about 100 feet from it and waited until no one was looking then she quickly made her way to the box dropped in what appeared to be a very small sum and disappeared. Jesus turned to us and said, "Truly I say unto you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they contributed out of their abundance but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had and all she had to live on." My heart practically stopped when He said these words first of all because He knew exactly how much she had put in and second that He could see what was in her heart. I thought how often we go about trying to fool others and never realize or even give thought to the fact that God sees everything we do and knows the thoughts and intents of our hearts. This little widow would never know in this life the effect she had on me for by her offering all she had she made me want to become less concerned about me and more concerned about others. She actually shamed me and did not even know it, yes she shamed me as I searched my own heart and saw how often even in the supposed kind things that I did there was often a whole lot of vain glory and show in them.
# Mark Chapter 13
### The Road of His Return
### Jesus foretells the Destruction of the Temple (1 - 2)
We had been in the Temple and had been discussing among ourselves how much it had cost to build it and how ornate it was. One of the disciples said to Jesus in passing, Teacher look at the wonderful stones and wonderful buildings. I think he said this because Jesus had seemed to be deep in thought and was not like the rest of us who were gazing around and admiring the Temple. I know I was for I had never actually been this close to it before. Jesus astounded us and sent our heads reeling when He said, "Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down." Of course we all began to question Him as to when this was going to happen. The following discourse is what Peter, James, John and Andrew said that Jesus told them about things to come.
Signs of the Close of the Age (3 - 13)
John said they were sitting at the Mount of Olives opposite the Temple when they asked Him when will all these things be and what will be the signs when all these things are about to be accomplished. I must admit as John also admitted that chills ran down my spine and fear gripped my heart when he told me what Jesus said. Jesus told him," do not be led astray for many would come in His name and actually say that they were Jesus. Do not believe them for they are impostors and will lead you to destruction. Also when you hear of wars and rumors of wars do not be alarmed for nation will rise against nation and kingdoms against kingdoms and famines will come and earthquakes but these are just the beginning of birth pains. Be on your guard for they will deliver you over to councils and synagogues because of me." Jesus then said," this gospel that we preach must first be preached to all nations." John then told me some words of comfort when he said that Jesus told them," do not be anxious when they imprison you and are ready to bring you to trial for I will be with you in the form of the Holy Spirit (I did not understand what He meant about being with me in the form of the Holy Spirit at that time but now I do) and whatever is given to you in that hour speak it for it is I who speak with you." Then John without realizing it gave a prophecy about me although at the time I did not realize it either. John said that Jesus said brother would turn on brother and father against child and child against parent and many would be hated just because they believed in Jesus. This brings sorrow to my heart as I sit here in this cell for my own brother turned me in as heretic and then turned my father and mother who had become believers in also. As Jesus prepares me for my death I am amazed that I hold no malice or hatred towards him and only pray that he also would believe. Jesus said that he who endures to the end would be saved and I lean on Him for the grace to do this. As you read this may you also learn to lean on Him for the same grace.
The Abomination of Desolation (14 - 23)
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Jesus then spoke of what He called the abomination of desolation and the things He told us raised the hairs on our arms. He said when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it not ought to be. I must interject here and say that I am not sure who or what He meant when He used the term abomination of desolation whether He was referring to and idol or a person but things were happening so fast that I had no time to ask Him. He then said if you see this," take no thought for what you have but flee for a great terror is coming do not run and try to collect your things just run." He then stated that," when you see this happening tribulation like no one has ever known will take place, yes tribulation that has not been since the beginning of creation." He then let us know that God was still in control when He stated that God for the sake of His followers would cut those days short for if He did not all would perish. He then told us to be on our guard for many would come claiming to be Him and others would say that He was here or there but not to believe any of them. At the time I could not understand this but now I do for I was there when they crucified Him. I am not able to talk about that right now but will try to later for the memory of it is still too painful.
The Coming of the Son of Man (24 -27)
Then as He always did Jesus spread a ray of light for us who followed Him. He painted a scary picture and then changed it into a moment of glory. He said after this tribulation the sun would darken and the moon would not give its light. He stated that the stars would fall from heaven and the very powers of earth would be shaken. Then He told us of all the glory that was going to happen. He said that people would see the Son of Man coming on clouds of glory and power and that He would send His angels to gather His elect from all corners of the earth. Of course being here in this cell I am hoping for that and yet if He does not come I know that I will be with Him one way or another in a very short time.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree (28 - 31)
Then again Jesus used the fig tree to teach us something. It is amazing to me how often He used nature to show us the Father. I think He wanted us to take notice of nature so that we also could see our creator in it but often as we men do we just passed it by until He would bring it to our attention. Jesus said watch the fig tree and watch its leaves as you can read the signs of the seasons from it and then watch as the things He said would also come to pass just as He said. I now realize that when He talked about the generation of men that He was talking about the race of man and not the men like we who were with Him. Some of my dearest friends from that group have already gone to be with Him. Some crucified just as He was. I watched one of them die in a terrible manner a young man named Stephen they stoned him to death for talking about the wonders of Jesus. As I watched this terrible scene it seemed as each stone hit him his face became more and more radiant as he gazed up towards heaven. I believe He could see the face of Jesus with arms open wide waiting to receive Him. In some ways I am looking forward to my own death or should I say just the beginning of my new life for I think that I too shall see Him welcoming me Home. Jesus said that Heaven and Earth would pass away but that His words would not pass away. I do not know what will happen after I am gone but I do know that even now His words are being told for I just told one of my guards about His wonderful grace and with tears in his eyes he bowed his head and asked our Savior to save him also. Praise God.
No one knows that Day or Hour (32 - 37)
As the morning light approaches the tiny window in my cell I am again reminded of words that Jesus said. Two of them stand out to me right now "Stay awake" He said for you do not know when your Savior will again come. I remember that He said that no man, angel or even He knew the hour when He would come again but only our Father knows. Again He said "Stay awake" for the hour approaches rapidly at least for me it does. I guess for all of us it is rapidly approaches for it seems that just yesterday I was a child and now I am and aged man. "Stay awake" He said and yet I must confess to you that many times I have fell asleep, many times I have let chances to share this great love of God with others slip by without saying a word. Other times I was too busy with other things to even notice but you as you read this you have that chance to" Stay awake." Do not let your life pass you by without getting to know our Savior better. Take the time to" Stay awake" it will be worth everything you have or think that you have when eternity comes to greet you. I have many regrets but the one of the things I do not regret was the time I took with Him to" Stay awake."
# Mark Chapter 14
### The Road of Betrayal
### The Plot to Kill Jesus (1 - 2)
I now know that the chief priests and the scribes plotted to kill Jesus but not during the Passover because they were afraid that the people would start and uproar. One of my guards said they had overheard them talking and discussing how they might rid themselves of Him. He said that it amazed him how they fought among themselves over someone who had done nothing but good to them. How they were afraid that the people might turn on them and they would lose some of their prestige. He later ask me to tell him more about Jesus and I was able to share the gospel with him. I wish I could say that he became a believer right at that moment but he did not but the seed of the Savior has been planted and I realize that here even in this cell my Lord has not forgotten me.
Jesus Anointed at Bethany (3 - 9)
While we were at Bethany one of purest acts of love that a human is capable of was done for Jesus. We were sitting around the table in Simon the leper's house when a woman came up to Jesus holding and alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard. I know that it probably had to be her greatest treasure for it was very expensive. She took it and broke the flask that was holding it and poured the contents over Jesus head. At once there was an outpouring of indignation some were saying why was this not given to the poor, others were saying what is this crazy woman doing while others were thinking as I was what a mess to clean up. I do not think that there was one person there who commended what she did except for one that is. He just sat there and let the ointment run down His face and body. I think because He just sat there and made no comment, everyone became very quiet as if expecting Him to also reprimand her. Instead as He usually did He reprimanded us in that way that He had of doing it. That way of making you look at yourself in a different way than you had before. He said to all of us in a calm quiet voice, "leave her alone why do you trouble her she has done a beautiful thing for me." Then He looked at Judas and said," The poor you always have with you and you can do well for them anytime but I will not always be with you." Then He said something that shocked us for we still did not understand what was coming. He said," She had anointed my body beforehand before my burial." No one said a word at this for we could not comprehend what He was talking about. Then He said something else we did not understand at the time. He said," when this gospel is proclaimed before the whole world this act that she did will also be remembered", so I guess if you are reading this it proves He was once again right.
Judas to Betray Jesus (10 - 11)
I always knew that Judas and I did not see eye to eye on a number of things but I never dreamed how really far apart we were on the person of Jesus. After Mary had anointed Jesus with the perfume there seemed to be an even different spirit about Judas than before. He became more aloof than the rest of us. He did not seem to want to share as much in the things that Jesus did and said. I know that Jesus noticed this but He never really said anything to any of us at that time about the way Judas was acting. I never learned until later that it was at this time that Judas secretly went to the chief priests in order to betray Jesus. I also learned that they were overjoyed to have one the twelve that Jesus had picked joined up with them. I guess they thought that this was just the beginning of a major defection back over their side. I have often thought that maybe if I had just been friendlier to Judas that perhaps this would not have happened but then I realized that if he would not believe Jesus then he would never have believed me. This night of anointing seemed to begin a new path for us. Looking back on it I see that Jesus really began to try and prepare us for His death. How do you prepare for the death of the most important person in your life? How do you prepare for the loss of someone you gave your whole life to? How do you prepare when every fiber of your being was wrapped up in that person? I just praise Him that He knew that what would seem to be our greatest loss would become our greatest gain.
The Passover with the Disciples (12 - 21)
We were on our way to Jerusalem and it was the time of the Passover one of the twelve asked Jesus where we were going to go to celebrate the Passover. An amazing thing took place after that question was asked but I must add that every day with Jesus was amazing. Jesus said," go into to town and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him and when he goes into his master's house say to the master that the Teacher wants to eat the Passover here and he will show you a large furnished room. Then prepare it, for it is there that we will eat the Passover." My mouth just fell open in amazement when they came back and reported that it was just as He said. That evening as we sat round the table eating Jesus looked at each one of us in the eyes with a sorrowful and penetrating look then quietly said one of you who is dipping bread with me will betray me. I cannot tell you the relief I felt because my stomach was acting up and I had not eaten anything as we sat there. I watched and each of His disciples stopped what they were doing as if frozen in time and just stared into their bowls. Then one of them and I will not say which one softly spoke and said is it I and in succession each one said the same thing. When the question came around to Judas, he also said surely it is not I, Master. Jesus looked at him and said," Yes it is you." I think that each of us realized that in ourselves we were capable of just about anything and were at that moment even afraid of ourselves. Then Jesus said one the most frightening statements I have ever heard. He said that He knew what was going to happen to Himself but it would have been better for the one who was going to betray if he had never been born. It was just a brief moment after that the Judas got up and left the room.
Institution of the Lord's Supper (22 - 25)
Even after this tragic moment Jesus still wanted to have supper with us. He said some things that did not make sense to me at the time but it seemed that things were happening so rapidly that I never got the chance to ask Him about it. Here is what He said at supper after he had broken the bread," Take this is my body, then He took a cup and gave thanks and then gave it to all to drink from and said this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many." He then said another strange thing which did not make sense at the time but now is ever so clear to me. He said," I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the Kingdom of God."
Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial (26 - 31)
We finished supper with a hymn and then went walking out to the Mount of Olives, as we approached it Jesus said," you will all fall away for it is written I will strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered." This statement went through all of us like a knife especially after what had just happened with Judas. I think that all of us had the thought that after all we had been through with Him how could He think that we would ever desert Him. Peter was the only one who had the nerve to speak up. I was glad I did not for after what Jesus said next to Peter I think I would have melted right into the ground. Peter spoke up and said," even if they all fall away from you I will not." Jesus looked at Peter and said," Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." Peter said," no never! Even if I must die with you I will not deny you." Others began to join in with the same statement. So as they did I did and yet in my heart I was not so sure that I was as brave as the others appeared to be. The biggest part of what Jesus said went sailing right over our heads and not until later did it come back to memory. He also said, "But after I am raised up I will go before you in Galilee." Again we were so consumed with ourselves that no one even thought about asking Him about being raised up.
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane (32 - 42)
After this we went to the Garden of Gethsemane and it was there where the real nightmare and the things which Jesus had been trying to warn us about began to become a reality. Little did we realize what was about to transpire for if we had maybe we would have not been so careless. We came into the garden and Jesus told us to sit under the olive trees while He went to pray. He then told Peter, James and John to go farther with Him. James later told us that Jesus told them that His soul was very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch. James said they watched Him as He walked into the garden when it suddenly looked as if He collapsed on the ground. He said He started to get up to run to see what was the matter but then Jesus got to His knees and bowed His head in prayer. James said he then decided to stay and watch. He said the next thing He knew Jesus was tapping Peter on the shoulder and saying, "Simon are you asleep? Could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you enter not into temptation. The spirit is indeed willing but the flesh is weak." Then He went back to pray again. James said that they all determined to keep each other awake but again the next thing he knew Jesus was waking them again and they were so embarrassed that they did not know what to say. Jesus went away a third time and came back and said to them," are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough arise: the hour has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise let us be going my betrayer is at hand." The nightmare then came to life for all of us for as Jesus approached us from one way Judas with his band approached from the opposite direction.
Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus (43 - 50)
The shame of what I did next still haunts me to this day. Even though I know that I have been forgiven it is something I will never forget. As a matter of fact I hope I never forget what we all did that night for in remembering and regretting it makes me see how much more I need my Savior. Let me tell you what happened. Jesus had no sooner said the words, "my betrayer is at hand", when Judas was there with a band of men holding swords and clubs. To my astonishment Judas walked up to Jesus and said Rabbi and then kissed Him on the cheek. At this the men seized Him. I know that one of us I think it was Peter for the night was foggy and very dark took a sword and cut off one the soldiers' ear's at least I think it was one of the soldiers. I heard Jesus say," Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day I was with you in the Temple teaching and you did not seize me. But let the Scriptures be fulfilled." My brother if you are reading this I must tell you that what happened next is one of the most shameful moments of my life. I took off running and ran like I have never run in my life. I do believe that as I ran demons were mocking me and laughing. I ran and ran until I finally ended up at a trash sight where I collapsed into filth and rotten food. I laid there and cried for what seemed like hours then walked out to the Jordan River to that same place where I first saw Him. I washed myself and remembered that first day I saw Him there in the river with John the Baptist and then I wept some more.
A Young Man Flees (51 - 52)
I know that I was not the only one who ran and felt this shame and I often think of a young named John Mark and wonder what happen to him and how he felt. For you see as we all began to run he was wearing only a linen cloth around himself and they grabbed him but he spun around in that cloth and ran away naked. I hope that he also knows how forgiving our Savior is and has made peace with Him and with Himself.
Jesus before the Council (53 - 65)
I did not see Peter or the others many times after that night but one of the few times when I did meet up with him he told me what happened to Jesus after they had arrested Him. He said he followed them staying out of sight and when they got to the courtyard of the High Priest he snuck in behind them and stood by the fire. He said the High Priest and others were trying to get people to give testimony about Jesus but that none of them could agree with the other one. Peter said that one man stood up and said that they had heard Jesus say that He would destroy this temple made with hands and in three days He would build another one. Yet they could not even agree on this testimony. Peter then said that the High Priest stood up and said," Have you no answer to make? What is this that these men testify against you?" Peter said Jesus just stood there and made no answer. The High Priest then asked Him," Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?" Jesus looked him straight in the face and answered, "I am and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of God and coming with the clouds of Heaven." Peter said at this all kinds of commotion started and the High Priest tore his garments and said," What further witnesses do you need? You have heard this blasphemy. What is your decision?" And they all condemned Him as deserving death. At this many began to spit on him and covered His face with a garment shouting, Prophesy, and began to strike Him and even the guards did the same. Then Peter choked up and with tears in his eyes told me what happened next.
Peter Denies Jesus (66 - 72)
Peter said he was standing by the fire and one of the servant girls of the High Priest also came up to the fire. She stood looking at him and he tried to shield his face from her because he was afraid that she would recognize him. Sure enough she spoke up in front of all who were there and said, "You also were with the Nazarene Jesus." He said he looked around and every eye in the place was also staring at him and not a sound could be heard in the entire courtyard. Peter said he just blurted out," I neither know nor understand what you mean." He then quickly went out into the gateway and in the distance he heard a rooster crow. To his utter terror the servant girl followed him and again said," Certainly you are one them for you are a Galilean." As we talked Peter's voice was starting to quiver a little bit and his tone became so low that I had to lean over close to him to hear what he said next. He looked at me and then looked down at the ground and with a voice filled with such remorse that my heart just ached for him he said that he then started cursing and swearing," I do not know this man of whom you speak." As soon as the words were out of his mouth he heard the rooster crow again and remembered the words that Jesus had said," before the rooster crows twice you will deny me." He said he looked up and somehow through the great crowd of people he was able to catch a glimpse of Jesus's face as He turned and looked at Peter. He said he ran just like I had run and finally fell down in an alley where he wept for hours. I could only tell him of my own failure and together we prayed again and thanked Jesus for His unending love and amazing grace. If you are reading this and have failed somewhere I can only say that I thank our Savior that if it was not too late for us then it is not too late for you, Praise God.
# Mark Chapter 15
### The Road of Death
### Jesus Delivered to Pilate (1 - 5)
After what seemed the longest night of my life and after I finally regain a little courage and composure I snuck back into to the city to try and find out what had happened. I covered my head and followed a loud and mocking crowd to the palace of Pilate. Although I could not see Jesus I knew that He was in front of the crowd because I could hear them mocking and swearing at Him. The crowd came to a halt and I worked my way to the front and saw Pilate standing up on his porch. At first I could not see Jesus and then I spotted Him and I realized that He had been slapped many times across His face. At the time I did not realize that this was just the beginning of the most horrible torture of a person that I would ever witness. Pilate with his Roman authority ask Jesus in a cynical tone. "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus spoke back to him in a clear voice," you have said so." This sent the chief priest's into an uproar and they began to accuse Him of many things. They were all shouting so loud and all at one time I wondered how Pilate could make any sense of anything they were saying. Pilate was finally able to get them to quiet down and he asked Jesus. "Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you." You could actually see the countenance on Pilate's face change from one of cynicism to one of concern when Jesus did not answer him.
Pilate Delivers Jesus to be Crucified (6 - 15)
It was the time of the feast of the Passover and during the feast it was a custom to release one of the prisoners to celebrate the release of the Jews from the bondage of Egypt. The crowd began to beseech Pilate to do this. When he consented my hopes soared as I was sure they would release Jesus. My hopes came dashing to the ground when the crowd began to demand the release of the prisoner Barabbas who had committed murder. Even Pilate who had little mercy for anything or anyone seemed astounded for he said;" do you want me to release the King of the Jews?" I think he knew that the charges they brought against Jesus were trumped up. When he asked this the chief priests dispersed through the crowd and incited them to even louder demands that they release Barabbas. Pilate walked away and conferred with some others who were on the platform with him. When he came back he addressed the crowd with a puzzled look on his face and said, then what do you want me to do with the man they call the King of the Jews. When they shouted crucify him Pilate stumbled backwards into one of his guards. After regaining his composure he asked in an amazed voice," why what evil has He done?" With this the crowd became even more unruly shouting" crucify Him, crucify Him." I along with some others could not believe what I was hearing, what I was seeing, what was taking place. I stood there as if frozen in time. What happened next was even more unbelievable. Pilate went back and conferred with some others and then came back to the front of the porch and with a look of dazed confusion on his face let them have their wish. He released Barabbas and told them to lead Jesus away to be scourged. Though I tried to follow the crowd it was so thick that I lost what little sight I had of Jesus. I know that they took him somewhere inside the palace and there scourged Him. I did not catch another glimpse of Him until after this happened but later a servant of Pilate's and a fellow believer (Anna) told me the little that she saw happen. It embarrasses me to tell you of this because of the shame and humiliation I felt because of my own cowardly actions through this whole ordeal.
Jesus Is Mocked (16 - 20)
The servant Anna said she was scrubbing the floor when a whole battalion of Roman soldiers came into the governor's quarters laughing and cursing. She said she then saw Jesus being half dragged through the doorway. When they got into the same room that she was in they took a purple cloak that was hanging there and put it on Him and began to pretend they were kneeling down to Him. She remembered one of them saying," O mighty one show us how mighty you are by drying up this shower of spit." She could not believe her eyes when he began to spit in Jesus face. Then many of them joined in to see if they could stand back away from Him and hit Him in certain places in the face with their spit. She said she stood there horrified. What happened next made her run out of the room when one of the soldiers came in from outside with wreath of thorns. She said some of the thorns were at least two to three inches long. They took this wreath and said here is your crown and mashed it down on His head. Anna said the wreath was too small to fit but they just keep pushing it down and the thorns made large gashes in Jesus forehead. Blood began to run down His face and into His eyes, across His lips and chin and began to drip onto the floor. As she began to run from the room they ripped the purple cloak off Him and threw it. It landed on her and she fell to the floor. She said the cloak was very heavy and when she fell it got tangled around her head. Anna said that in those short seconds of darkness she somehow knew that eternity without Jesus would be like this. She could hear the jeers, laughter, and mocking of the guards but she knew when that darkness came to them their jeers would turn to screams, their laughter to tears and their mocking to pleading. We both just held each other and wept for what seemed like hours. Then we both just hugged each other one more time and she went back into the palace and I waited outside to see what would happen next.
The Crucifixion (21 - 32)
If I had not known that they had taken Jesus into the governor's palace I would not have recognized Him when they brought Him out. No starving lion could have ravaged Him more. No bear could have torn His skin to shreds as it had been torn. I do not think that even maggots or worms could have had this effect on a body if they had been eating at it for days. They then placed a cross on His back and shoulders and began to beat Him as they headed down a street called the Val Del La Rosa. When it became obvious that He was not going to be able to go much farther the soldiers grabbed a man out of the crowd, (who I later learned was named Simon) and though he violently protested they made him help Jesus carry the cross. We began to approach and start up a hill that led to a place called Golgotha. A hill where we had all once raced laughing to top see who could get there the fastest. Now it showed its true name which meant the Place of the Skull. As we approached the top I could see in my mind demons dancing round and round in the dust while swarms of flies buzzed round about them. When we got to the top they offered Jesus wine mixed with myrrh but He would not take it. They then nailed Him to the cross while at the same time taking His garments and casting lots so that they would see who would keep them. I remember that it was about the third hour of the day when they lifted that cross and placed it in the ground. It seemed that they could not humiliate Him enough for they placed and inscription above His head which read The King of the Jews. Then though it may sound unbelievable people began to dance around His cross and shout, you who would rebuild the temple in three days come down from the cross and save yourself. Above all of this the chief priest, those who were supposed to have compassion shouted you who were supposed to save others come down and save yourself. Let Christ the King of Israel come down and save Himself. Of the two who were being crucified with Him even one of them began to mock Him. I will say no more of this but only will now tell you about His final words before death.
The Death of Jesus (33 - 41)
It seemed as if even the sun was dimming and losing its warmth and radiance as we stood there. I was suddenly very cold as I looked at Him there on that cross. As long as there is a breath left in us there is hope but when that last breath is gone all hope goes with it. Even though He had tried to tell us time after time what was going to happen. And even as I stood right there looking up at my Savior, my best friend. I could still not believe that this was happening. Then He uttered those last words," My God, My God why have you forsaken me," and all hope died. I do not know how long I stood there in my numbness was it 5 minutes or three hours to this day I have no idea. I vaguely remember seeing others there with the same expression that I probably had on my face. I know Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James were there. Many who had followed Him stood mixed in the crowd. It was as if we could not speak to each other or even look at each other even though our paths had crossed many times. Even in His death the bystanders could not be hateful enough after hearing Him uttered those words they ran and got a sponge filled with a terrible sour wine and gave it to Him to drink. Then with mocking voices said, wait let us see if Elijah would come and take Him down for some thought that when He called out He called out to Elijah. With a loud voice Jesus gave out a cry and breathed His last breath there on that cross. The crowd began to disperse some laughing, some crying and some like myself completely empty. I do remember someone saying that when He died the curtain in temple tore in two from top to bottom. Oh yes, I also remember as I walked by the cross with eyes looking down at the ground that I heard one of the soldiers say," truly this man was the Son of God."
Jesus is Buried (42 - 47)
What I can tell you of His burial I can only tell you as it was told to me by Anna the little servant girl of whom I mentioned. As you recall she was there in the palace when Jesus was scourged. I found myself sitting again along the banks of the Jordan with the great empty feeling that would not let me go. Anna came walking by and saw me sitting there and came over and sat down beside of me. After a long while she began to tell me what happened next. She said she was in the palace when Joseph of Arimathea a member of the council came and asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Anna said she was surprised that he came to Pilate because it took great courage for he risked his very reputation. She said she continued to scrub the floor but was listening at the same time. Pilate was very surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead and sent one of his soldiers to check. When the soldier came back he confirmed to Pilate that this was true. Pilate then granted Joseph of Arimathea his request. It just so happen that Anna had finished her work for the day so she followed Joseph to the cross. She said that Joseph and some others took the body of Jesus, wrapped it in a linen shroud and took it to a tomb where a large stone was rolled across the opening. I asked her who helped Joseph and she said she thought that one of the men was named Nicodemus. She also thought that Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Jesus was there. After a long period of silence we hugged and Anna went on her way. I was never to see her again but heard that she had been killed by an angry mob a few years later as she told about her faith in Jesus.
# Mark Chapter 16
### The Road of Resurrection
### The Resurrection (1 - 8)
As I sit here on this cold hard floor how can I say anything that would match just three little words? He is risen! The loudest song, the highest praise, the applause of a million angels could not match those three words. He is risen! No daybreak, no sunset, no palace, no ocean, could blaze higher or be more splendid than those three words. He is Risen! Forgive me for when I began to tell of what happen next my spirit soars within me and takes me out of this cell. It is almost as if I am sitting at His feet in Heaven. I must again relate to you what was told to me for I was not present when all this took place. I can tell you however that after three days of darkness in my soul I awoke to the brightest blue sky I had ever seen, it was as if the flowers had bloomed just that morning and were singing praises to the heavens as they waved in a gentle warm breeze that seemed to sing its own song. I know this might sound a little off but the birds and the animals seemed to also be singing a new and glorious song. That third morning I can tell you that something in my soul or spirit seemed to be at peace with what had happen three days before. Somehow I just knew that all was alright. A few days later as I was walking down that same road (my soul was still at rest though I still did not know why but was soon to find out) that led to the city I looked up and saw Mary Magdalene and Mary hurrying down the road. Even from a distance I could see that their faces were glowing. As they approached me I could hear them saying He is not there. After we had hugged and they caught their breath they told me what had happened. They were going to the tomb with some spices they had purchased to anoint the body of Jesus. They explained that they were wondering how they were going to move the large stone that covered the tomb. As they got closer they could see that the stone had been rolled away. They slowed down in fear but approached anyway. When they looked inside they saw a young man sitting there dressed in pure white. They said they were ready to run out of the tomb when the young man said to them, "do not be alarmed, you seek Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here but see the place where they laid Him. Now, go tell His disciples and Peter that He is going before you into Galilee. There you will see Him just as He told you." They said they fled the tomb and start hurrying to Galilee but they were too afraid to tell anyone.
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene (9 - 11)
As we talked their excitement began to grow again. They were talking, praising and weeping at the same time. Then they both stopped and looked at each other and laughed. Mary graciously looked at Mary Magdalene and said you tell him what happened. Mary said that as she was walking He appeared to her. She said she went to the others who were mourning and weeping and told them He was alive. When she said this my knees buckled and yet I felt my spirit soar. She said when she told the others that He was alive and that she had seen Him they did not believe her. Even though my spirit was soaring I must admit that I wondered if Mary was just in a state of shock, refusing to believe the truth and yet when she spoke her words rang of the truth. I was confused to say the least.
Jesus Appears to Two Disciples (12 - 13)
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She then said there was more to tell and then ask Mary to tell this part of the story. Mary said that He appeared to two other disciples and they also went and told the others but they still would not believe even two of the disciples. I was so enthralled by the story that I forgot to ask who the disciples were but I have an idea that one of them might have been Peter. Perhaps John was the other one for he seemed to have such a special bond with Jesus.
The Great Commission (14 - 20)
The dawn is beginning to break and I can see sun beginning to come up. It is the day when I go to meet my Jesus. What a glorious day it will be. It is as if God had painted this sky just for me. I can hear birds singing praises to our King. Before they come to take me to my cross, a cross which I am not worthy to die on for my Savior died on a cross. Yes, before I end my earthly journey let me tell you what happened next. I met up with Andrew a few days later and he told me that all of them were eating together and Jesus appeared to them. He rebuked them for the hardness of their hearts because they did not believe Mary and the others when they were told that He was risen. Andrew said it was the most wonderful scolding he had ever received in his life. He said Jesus then sat down with them and loved them. He told them to go into the entire world and preach the gospel to all of creation. Jesus said that whoever believes and is baptized will be saved and whoever does not believe will be condemned. Andrew said that there would be signs that would accompany them. I have personally seen a lame man healed when Peter laid hands on him. I also heard of a disciple named Paul who used to persecute believers and of his conversion. I heard that this Paul had accidentally picked up a deadly viper while gathering wood and nothing happened to him. Andrew then told me that they watched as Jesus was taken up into Heaven. He said that He is now sitting at the right hand of God interceding for us. I have been preaching and proclaiming this good news now for several years and it is for His gospel that I have the honor of being crucified. I hear the executioner's footsteps approaching; perhaps I may have the chance to tell him of Jesus's wonderful saving grace as they lead me to the cross. My friends if you are reading this then tell someone that Jesus came to save sinners. For He so loved us - goodbye until I along with my Savior see you in glory.
The End
My Journey - written by Donald Hatfield
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A man from Whitechapel in East London has changed his Facebook avatar to a picture of Roger Moore as ‘The Saint’ after noticing that the octagenarian star was looking a bit frail.
Jed Kelly, 58, told us: “I noticed Roger was looking a bit two bob on the telly the other day, so I’ve changed my avatar in case he pegs out at some point in the not too distant future. I mean to say, it pays to be on the safe side doesn’t it? I don’t want to get caught out like I was when Grizzly Adams snuffed it.”
Mr Kelly, unemployed, has changed his avatar to a pic of a dead celebrity 157 times since he opened his account in 2001. “I’ve paid my respects to the lot,” he told us. “Mr Spock, David Bowie, Lemmy out of…
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Show HN: Neekanee - job search engine built with Django, SOLR, Twitter Bootstrap - mtoddh
http://www.neekanee.com/
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mtoddh
Neekanee is a job search engine I began developing when I became a stay-at-
home dad. The motivation being I could eventually use it myself once I decide
to reenter the workforce. It collects jobs directly from company websites (so
no recruiter spam), and will index jobs even if they are PDFs or MS Word
documents (via Tika). It also has a few features I've wished other job search
engines had such as the ability to filter by company size, top-level-domain,
etc. Would be interested to hear any feedback.
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troynt
Great job! Can you add "telecommuting okay" filter?
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mtoddh
Yep, I'll add that for companies. I might make the jobs themselves taggable as
well...
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yitchelle
Just a had quick look. I really like that way it shows the jobs directly from
the company, no headhunter BS to deal with!
Any plans to bring in jobs that are relevant to other countries?
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mtoddh
Yep, I'm planning on indexing more jobs from countries outside the US. Right
now there are jobs from about 50 countries
(<http://www.neekanee.com/jobs_by_location/>), it's just that the majority of
them are concentrated within the US.
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C#
Let me start be explaining just how much of an inexperienced programmer I am. I started TRYING to learn C++ some years back with a dream of being able to write games. But the further est I ever got was simple DOS based screen programs,using the simplest of functions and a few loops and if/els statements. I would read a book till I finally couldn't understand any more, get mad and through it down, and buy another one.
I just bought a two book set for game programming using C#. The books are called "Learn Programming Now! - Microsoft XNA Game Studio 2.0" & "Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Step by Step".
So here are my questions.
First, is there any real hope of me learning to program?
Is C# really a good alternative programming language for C++?
I would eventually like to start writing programs for Linux, is this a good language for that as well? If not, then what is?
Even though I would like to eventually learn to write programs for Linux, I chose these books because I though it would be a good place to start due to the tools available and the suppose ed ease. And because it look similar to C++. So if I learn on a Microsoft based system like XNA, will I still be able to transist to Linux with that programming knowledge?
When I use tools like XNA, I am equiped and taught to program using so many tools and pre-programmed libraries, I fell like I might not really be learning to program at all, any input on that?
Comments
Yes, there is hope to learn to program. The bright news is most programming concepts remain the same from language to language. Each language has its own quirks and syntax issues, but once you get the core concepts you will just need a quick primer on a new language and be able to get going.
The reason C# looks like C++ is because it is an evolution of C++. Some people refer to it as Microsoft's response to Java.
C# is a good way to grow your skill set from C++. But it has limits in Linux. Right now to use C# in Linux you need Mono. Which I believe is still in development. If you are comfortable debug if a programming issues is your issue or the tool issue, go for it. Right now I suggest you stick to Windows. Linux is great. But at your current level, I think moving to Linux would be discouraging.
If you learn XNA on Windows, it will make it easier to learn the Linus equivalents, because You have the core concepts. But it will not be a situation where your XNA application will just compile and run on Linux. It will need to be converted.
When learning XNA you are learning programing. Due to market needs and Management desires, most programs will use a development and library tool set. You can still learn to program the low level graphic engine. It is not as fun as it sounds. I haven't used low level graphics API calls for atleast 11 years. Unless you application has to squeeze every once of performance out of the target machine, the tools and libraries are going to work for what you want.
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Will Blu-Ray’s victory over HD-DVD be short-lived, eventually to be supplanted by online downloads? Maybe, but I think it’ll take a few years for that to happen, during which time the high definition DVDs, if the price is kept at a reasonable level, will prosper.
Well, on this week’s episode of The Tech Night Owl LIVE, the Night Owl explored the end of the high definition DVD war, the return of Director, as an Adobe product, to the Mac platform and other hot topics with our Special Correspondent David Biedny.
Did the recent Leopard 10.5.2 update fix problems with Macs and cross-platform networking? Cross-platform guru John Rizzo of MacWindows.com, suggests that Leopard still has irritating bugs that prevent smooth networking with the Windows world. Does he have a point? Perhaps, which is why what he says bears serious consideration.
Tech pundit Andy Ihnatko also came onboard to regale us with the latest news and views on Apple and other subjects. He focused some of his attention on Microsoft’s plan to acquire Yahoo, the better to compete with Google.
You also received an update on Mariner Software’s newest products, which include blogging, novel writing and screen writing software, from company CEO Michael Wray.
On The Paracast this week, Gene and David are joined by “Dr. Sue” and Jeremy Vaeni (author of “I Know Why The Alien’s Don’t Land!”), to discuss the Atlantic Coast UFO Conference held on February 15-17 in Atlantic City, NJ.
This is going to be a discussion with frank opinions on many intriguing aspects of this event, and not all of it will be, as you might expect, complimentary.
Coming March 2: Discover the incredible life story of Dorothy Izatt, who claims to have been in contact with UFOs and UFO entities for over 30 years and has taken some 30,000 feet of motion picture film depicting her experiences. You’ll hear the insights of Frank Longo and Peter Gutilla on the subject. Longo also produced and directed a DVD documentary on Mrs. Izatt entitled “Capturing the Light.”
APPLE AND MICROSOFT: WHERE’S THE TRUST?
It’s clear that trust is hard to earn, and extremely easy to lose. Here in the U.S., we don’t trust government, and we certainly wonder about those lavish promises the presidential candidates are making that will be promptly forgotten the day after the election.
With the endless battle between Apple and Microsoft taking on new directions, it’s important to consider just how much of their PR chatter can be believed.
Back in the 1990s, for example, Apple made all sorts of promises, but few came to pass, and where they did, the products were often something less-than-spectacular. Most of you remember Copland, for example, the vision of a world-class operating system that was killed during the fitful start of its initial beta stage.
When Steve Jobs returned and took control of the company, he also made promises that were difficult to deliver, such as the first iteration of Mac OS X, known as Rhapsody. It’s not that Apple couldn’t produce what was essentially an updated version of its NeXT operating system, but Apple’s key software developers balked. They didn’t want to undergo the time and expense to do major rejiggering of their applications.
That’s why Apple went back to the drawing board, and created Mac OS X’s Aqua interface, a modern updating of the original Mac’s look and feel.
Since Mac OS 10.0 first came out, Apple has pretty well kept on schedule, except for Leopard, where the iPhone got first digs and Leopard was put on the back burner until the fall. To be fair, some of you feel Leopard could have come out a few months later, still,, with more intense efforts to exorcise its worst demons, before it made its debut.
Regardless, when Apple is late, with this rare exception, it’s usually a matter of no more than a few weeks, which is hardly significant. When they promise a feature, it’s usually delivered, and the exceptions are few.
So this ought to mean that Apple is fundamentally trustworthy. Whether you like their products or not, you can depend on them to provide what you expect, and usually more.
Compared to Apple, Microsoft appears to never stop talking, about this product or the other, this service, or that one, but their record of delivering the goods is not noteworthy.
At the time that Apple was looking to ditch the aging Mac OS and create something better Microsoft’s response to that, NeXT and other industrial-strength operating systems, was something known as Cairo. Their promise, at the time, was for you buy their second-rate stuff now, and you’ll get something first-rate later on, only it was a moving target. Cairo never appeared.
In contrast, Windows Vista, first introduced is Longhorn, actually made it to market, but several years late, without such key capabilities as a brand new file system. Yes, it does have the glitzy Aero interface — and you wonder why they chose a name so similar to Aqua — but it requires powerful PC hardware to display. There’s even a class-action lawsuit in the works because of the alleged misleading labels put on some PCs that were unable to run more than the very basic version of Windows.
More recently, Microsoft has encountered fundamental difficulties attempting to set up its download system for Vista SP1, its first major bug fix update. Imagine your PC downloading files from Microsoft, and suddenly suffering from a bout of frequent restarts.
Worse, it has been reported that the SP1 update apparently disables many Windows security products, due to alleged “reliability” issues. The affected produces include Jiangmin KV Antivirus, Tend Micro’s Internet Security, BitDefender AV and Zone Alarm Security Suite. Evidently there’s not a whole lot left that does work. Surely Microsoft understands that they need to make their software compatible with products like these, or would they prefer to just blame it on the “other guy”?
You wonder who is testing their software in-house and how such a blatant defects could be allowed to persist.
On the Mac side, the first release of Office 2008 was several months late, and it seems Microsoft’s Mac BU copped a few of the fancier features from Apple’s iWork. Worse, it’s widely reported to suffer performance shortcomings on PowerPC Macs.
The first update is due in March. As a result, Microsoft has postponed its file format converter for Office 2004. Is such a translator so hard to develop that it takes a crew of 200 several more months to complete the task? Or is Microsoft’s development process so inefficient that they can’t do anything in a timely fashion?
This isn’t to say that Microsoft doesn’t have smart people. They probably have thousands of the best programmers in the industry, but the company is so disorganized, or bureaucratic, that acting fast isn’t part of their DNA.
When it comes to that proposed takeover of Yahoo, I rather think Microsoft is in way over their head, and that they will encounter monumental difficulties trying to find some synergy in such a transaction. But they are so desperate to gain market share against Google that they will even consider outlandish solutions at this stage.
So whom do you trust? Well, how often has Microsoft delivered anything on time with all or most features intact? When they tout a new technology, do you just sit back and yawn? You should.
To be fair, Apple and Microsoft share one thing in common. They are profitable corporations and both exist to separate you from your money. In the end, though, who really deserves to earn that money?
TWO MONTHS WITH AN iPHONE
I suppose I was lucky to have had a one-month iPhone demonstration, courtesy of Apple’s corporate communications and editorial loaner departments. Well, it was actually two weeks at first, but the arrival of the 1.1.3 update in early January brought me a two-week reprieve.
After I sent the unit back to Apple, I made a deal to acquire one for myself, and the very next day, Apple released a version with twice the storage for just $100 more. But rather than spring for the updated model, which was otherwise the same as the 8GB version, I simply looked at the remaining storage capacity and decided that I’d do better investing $69 for an extended warranty. I used my change to take my son out to lunch.
Yes, I’m not much of an iPod user, and I’ve had plenty of opportunities. It’s not that I don’t like music, or spoken matter, but I have grown to prefer listening to live radio, which is more unpredictable and exciting to me; I can’t wait until my radio shows are presented in that fashion too. And, yes, I have a decent collection of music, and the best will be downloaded to the iPhone, particularly when I plan on a long trip.
As to the other functions, let’s deal with the most essential, which is the iPhone’s ability to make and receive phone calls. As a relative newcomer to AT&T, I’ve only compared the iPhone with two other models, a Motorola RAZR and an LG CE110. It does seem that the iPhone’s reception is a little bit better than the former, with superior sound quality, but otherwise, they all do a pretty good job with their core function.
When it comes to an Internet device, up till now, my main portable was a note-book computer, and when it comes to certain types of work, such as writing articles and other material, the iPhone doesn’t rate, and I didn’t expect it to. A so-called smart phone or feature phone is best for short notes. When a longer response is required, I still find myself going to a regular computer for that task.
I expect the same is largely true for the BlackBerry, although my experience with that product is quite limited. Of course, if I were to become accustomed to typing with my thumbs, maybe my views would change.
This isn’t to say the iPhone is necessarily perfect otherwise. On a couple of occasions, I had to initiate a restart, when the unit stopping handling phone calls properly. And even with a strong Wi-Fi connection to a really high-speed Internet installation, Web performance isn’t as snappy as it ought to be. Whether this is a limitation of the processor, the amount of memory installed, the operating system or some combination of all three, I don’t know. By the way AT&T’s Edge network can deliver performance that ranges from acceptable to pathetic, depending on your location and the number of bars displayed on your iPhone.
With millions of iPhones in the hands of users — whether locked or not — it’s no longer a novelty. I still hear the fateful phrase, “Is that an iPhone?” from time to time, but not so often anymore.
I am also extremely satisfied with Apple’s extraordinary efforts in making what could have been a complex mess — as most wireless phones end up being — into a simple yet sophisticated device that you can master with just a little bit of practice, and without reading any manuals.
THE FINAL WORD
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Duplicati.Library.Interface;
namespace Duplicati.Library.Main.Volumes
{
public class IndexVolumeWriter : VolumeWriterBase
{
private StreamWriter m_streamwriter = null;
private JsonWriter m_writer = null;
private long m_volumes = 0;
private long m_blocks = 0;
private long m_blocklists = 0;
public long VolumeCount { get { return m_volumes; } }
public long BlockCount { get { return m_blocks; } }
public long Blocklists { get { return m_blocklists; } }
public IndexVolumeWriter(Options options)
: base(options)
{
}
public override RemoteVolumeType FileType { get { return RemoteVolumeType.Index; } }
public void StartVolume(string filename)
{
if (m_writer != null || m_streamwriter != null)
throw new InvalidOperationException("Previous volume not finished, call FinishVolume before starting a new volume");
m_volumes++;
m_streamwriter = new StreamWriter(m_compression.CreateFile(INDEX_VOLUME_FOLDER + filename, CompressionHint.Compressible, DateTime.UtcNow));
m_writer = new JsonTextWriter(m_streamwriter);
m_writer.WriteStartObject();
m_writer.WritePropertyName("blocks");
m_writer.WriteStartArray();
}
public void AddBlock(string hash, long size)
{
m_writer.WriteStartObject();
m_writer.WritePropertyName("hash");
m_writer.WriteValue(hash);
m_writer.WritePropertyName("size");
m_writer.WriteValue(size);
m_writer.WriteEndObject();
m_blocks++;
}
public void FinishVolume(string volumehash, long volumesize)
{
m_writer.WriteEndArray();
m_writer.WritePropertyName("volumehash");
m_writer.WriteValue(volumehash);
m_writer.WritePropertyName("volumesize");
m_writer.WriteValue(volumesize);
m_writer.WriteEndObject();
try { m_writer.Close(); }
finally { m_writer = null; }
try { m_streamwriter.Dispose(); }
finally { m_streamwriter = null; }
}
public void WriteBlocklist(string hash, byte[] data, int offset, int size)
{
if (size % m_blockhashsize != 0)
throw new InvalidDataException($"Attempted to write a blocklist with {size} bytes which is not evenly divisible with {m_blockhashsize}");
m_blocklists++;
//Filenames are encoded with "modified Base64 for URL" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64#URL_applications,
using (var s = m_compression.CreateFile(INDEX_BLOCKLIST_FOLDER + Library.Utility.Utility.Base64PlainToBase64Url(hash), CompressionHint.Noncompressible, DateTime.UtcNow))
s.Write(data, offset, size);
}
public void WriteBlocklist(string hash, Stream source)
{
m_blocklists++;
//Filenames are encoded with "modified Base64 for URL" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64#URL_applications,
using (var s = m_compression.CreateFile(INDEX_BLOCKLIST_FOLDER + Library.Utility.Utility.Base64PlainToBase64Url(hash), CompressionHint.Noncompressible, DateTime.UtcNow))
{
var size = Library.Utility.Utility.CopyStream(source, s);
if (size % m_blockhashsize != 0)
throw new InvalidDataException($"Wrote a blocklist with {size} bytes which is not evenly divisible with {m_blockhashsize}");
}
}
public void CopyFrom(IndexVolumeReader rd, Func<string, string> filename_mapping)
{
foreach(var n in rd.Volumes)
{
this.StartVolume(filename_mapping(n.Filename));
foreach(var x in n.Blocks)
this.AddBlock(x.Key, x.Value);
this.FinishVolume(n.Hash, n.Length);
}
foreach(var b in rd.BlockLists)
using(var s = b.Data)
this.WriteBlocklist(b.Hash, s);
}
public override void Dispose()
{
if (m_writer != null || m_streamwriter != null)
throw new InvalidOperationException("Attempted to dispose an index volume that was being written");
base.Dispose();
}
}
}
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The new Assisted Reproductive Technology Industry Report has been published today. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of healthcare technology Industries.
Market Definition
The global Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) market size was valued at USD 21.9 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach USD 36.7 billion in 2025, growing at a CAGR of over 6% over the forecast period. Prevalence of infertility cases caused by lifestyle induced disorders such as obesity and stress is expected to drive the market over the forecast period. Increase in the number of smokers is also anticipated to increase the patient base.
Introduction of enhanced technologies for upgrading the outcomes are also expected to increase the market growth over the forecast period. For instance, in August 2015, a treatment method developed by Ovascience’s named as AUGMENT was reported to rejuvenate the eggs of aging women’s and benefit the poor quality eggs. Another technology named as Vitrification allows direct freezing of gametes with the application of liquid nitrogen and hence, are responsible for increased demand for frozen eggs for further application.
According to the WHO, the rate of fertility per woman has reduced from five in 1960 to 2.5 in 2012. The declining rates of fertility and increasing stress levels are causing physiological problems which have induced a demand for ART procedures, hence, escalating the market growth.
Furthermore, encouraging government and various private organization’s policies for the application of technology is also aiding to the market growth over the forecast period. For instance, multinational companies like Facebook and Apple offer perks to women employees for facilitating the storage of their eggs in order to decrease attrition rate since October 2014. This has enables career oriented women to maintain work-life balance thereby attributing to market growth. Government agencies such as The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has also removed the tag “experimental” from the egg freezing procedure which is expected to draw more customers for the technology, eventually accelerating the growth of segment. Online portals have been created by various industries to share information pertaining to various assisted reproductive procedures contributing to the number of customers of the ART market.
Market Segment:
Based on the technology devised for assisted reproductive health, the market is segmented into in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, surrogacy and others. Further, vitro fertilization is divided into intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). The technique artificial insemination is further segmented into intrauterine insemination (IUI) and intracervical insemination (ICI). In-vitro fertilization held the major share in terms of revenue is conducted by utilizing fresh sperm/egg to improve success rates. However, this method was reported to lead to multiple births at times and hence, was rendered disadvantageous. Also, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) was introduced for male infertility, wherein single potent sperm is injected into the egg aiding to bring forth more customers thereby leading to market growth.
In terms of procedure, the market is further bifurcated into Frozen Donor, Frozen Non Donor, Fresh Donor, Fresh Non Donor and Embryo Banking. Fresh non donor method is considered as the most advantageous method, since the procedure is relatively less invasive, less expensive and the recipient does not have to go through drug stimulation process. Furthermore, various reimbursement policies have encouraged people to store or donate their gametes. The IVF refund plan designed by Chicago’s Advanced Fertility Center allows 100% refund up to four cycles with fresh embryos. On the basis of end user, assisted reproductive technology market has been segmented into fertility clinics, hospitals and others. The fertility clinics are the most dominating segment owing to the maximum infertility patients opting for the services in the ART market.
Geographically, the global assisted reproductive technology market has been categorized into five major regions and the key countries in the respective region: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. North America region held the major share in the industry owing to increasing prevalence of infertility cases, growing fertility related awareness levels and support of government agencies for in-vitro fertilization. The Europe region is expected to emerge as a leading revenue contributor over the forecast period owing to the rising demand for medical tourism and growing prevalence of infertility. The Asia Pacific assisted reproductive technology market is anticipated to follow European region and is expected to witness lucrative growth owing increasing number poof couples delaying parenthood due to professional commitments, improvement in living standards, and trends towards financial stability.
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基本的根据条件检索 |
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# 可以一次性检索多个index
* 直接检索多个index
GET /<index>,<index>/_search
* 一次性检索所有的index
GET /_all/_search
* 通过 * 来匹配多个index
GET /<prefix>*,*<sufix>/_search
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基本的根据条件检索 |
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# 请求
GET /<index>/_search?q=<query>
{
"took" : 2,
* 执行搜索的时间（以毫秒为单位）
"timed_out" : false,
* 搜索是否超时
"_shards" : {
"total" : 1,
* 搜索了多少个分片
"successful" : 1,
* 搜索成功的分片数量
"skipped" : 0,
* 跳过的分片数量
"failed" : 0
* 搜索失败的分片数量
},
"hits" : {
"total" : {
"value" : 13,
"relation" : "eq"
},
"max_score" : 1.0,
"hits" : [
{
"_index" : "customer",
"_type" : "_doc",
"_id" : "TsVMQGsBor31qRgUxQmS",
"_score" : 1.0,
"_source" : {
"name" : "KevinBlandy"
}
}
]
}
}
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query参数 |
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# 过滤参数:q
q=*
* 检索所有, q=*
q=<value>
* 任何字段, 只要包含该值就满足条件
* 搜索的是_all field
q=<field>:<value>
* 全文检索, 只要是指定字段中有关键字的都OK, :q=name:KevinBlandy
* 有多个匹配value值, 使用逗号分隔
q=<field>:<+/-><value>
* + 表示必须包含, - 表示必须不包含: q=-author.name:Litch
# 排序擦数:sort
sort=<field>:<asc/desc>
* 如果有多个, 使用逗号分隔:sort=age:asc,_id:desc
# 分页参数:size & from
* size,每页显示的记录数量, 默认10
* from,从第几条数据开始检索,默认0(表示第一条)
* deep paging问题
* deep paging,简单来说,就是搜索得特别深,比如1000000条数据,每页显示10条,此时需要检索最后一页的数据
* 符合请求的数据,可能存在于多个primary shard,replica shard,于是就要把所有数据汇总到 coordinating node(协调节点)
* 由协调节点进行排序,取出最符合条件的数据,按照分页返回
* 这个过程耗费带宽,内存,网络计算,这个就是deep paging问题,我们的开发尽量要避免这种情
# _source 数据过滤参数:
_source
* 检索数据是否要携带 _source 数据, 值可以是 true/false
* 也可以通过该参数来指定要检索的字段
GET /goods/_doc/1?_source=author.name,author.age
_source_includes
_source_excludes
* 过滤/包含指定的 _source 数据
* 支持有多个值, 使用否号分割
* 支持通配符:*
GET /goods/_doc/1?_source=*.name
# stored_fields
//TODO
# timeout 超时参数
* 默认无超时
# df
# analyzer
# analyze_wildcard
# batched_reduce_size
# default_operator
# lenient
# explain
# track_scores
# track_total_hits
# terminate_after
# search_type
# allow_partial_search_results
# scroll
* 滚动搜索(有点像迭代器的感觉)
* 每次仅仅响应一批数据, 直到响应完毕所有
* 第一次检索的时候, 会生成快照, 在响应完毕之前, doc的修改不可见(可重复读的感觉)
# filter_path
* 可以过滤整个JSON结果的字段, 包括元数据信息
* 支持对象导航
GET /<index>/_search?filter_path=hits.hits // 仅仅显示hits信息
# error_trace
* true/false, 是否在异常的时候, 响应堆栈信息
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) wants technically compatible electronic toll booth collection systems in all 50 states. This, and other important advancements will be possible through a nationally interoperable Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) standard being developed by ASTM Subcommittee E17.51.
In 1999, the FHWA formed a cooperative agreement with ASTM to develop a DSRC standard. We expect DSRC to have a major impact on motorists and pedestrians in the next few years, said Lee Armstrong, a multi-discipline engineer who chairs the subcommittee. This will allow full Internet access driving or walking at speeds far better than a cable modem20 times faster.
Electronic toll booth operation is the most recognized and used application of DSRC at this time, but is not the sole intent of what the subcommittee is doing, said Armstrong, the president of Armstrong Consulting, Inc., Newtonville, Mass.
This 5.9 GHz DSRC standard will be designed to support a wide variety of applications that need low latency, short range, high-data rate communications service, said electrical engineer Broady Cash, a DSRC task force chairman.
Along with critical safety warnings and traffic information while driving, continued Cash, who is principal engineer of ARINC, Annapolis, Md., our standard will provide high-speed Internet access in designated hot spots such as service stations, truck stops, parking lots, home garages, etc. DSRC systems will enable the downloading of maps, traffic information, MP3 (music) files, movies, and other useful information to vehicle computers while stopped at these locations.
When a new radio spectrum at 5.9 GHz was provided by the FCC [Federal Communications Commission], the ASTM E17.51 subcommittee for DSRC formed a 5.9 GHz Standards Writing Group to develop new standards appropriate to this new frequency, Armstrong explained. Another task force within this committee addressed the future user needs for DSRC. These user requirements were analyzed and reduced to a set of technical specifications to be applied to the new standards. The Writing Group conducted a year of testing and evaluation of the three candidate technologies capable of satisfying these requirements, and chose the IEEE 802.11a R/A technology to be the basis for these standards at their August meeting.
In August, the subcommittee, task forces, and other members of ASTM Committee E17 on Vehicle Pavement Systems voted 20-2 for IEEE 802.11a R/A (Roadside Applications), based on the IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN standard.
With the technology decided, representatives from some of the worlds largest electronics corporations will undertake the standard writing process. Also participating are smaller vendors and producers, members of the U.S. FHWA, state Departments of Transportation, and bridge or toll authorities.
A completed first draft is expected in late December or January. Its been a major accomplishment, said Dan Smith, ASTM technical committee manager. The subcommittee has done a tremendous amount of testing and evaluating in selecting an approach that can be used to develop a standard dealing with electronic toll collection and other applications.
The U.S. Federal Register describes DSRC applications and benefits as follows: The DSRC systems use microwave communications over very short distances to allow moving vehicles to communicate with roadside locations. In commercial vehicle applications, the DSRC devices provide identification of vehicles which allows electronic screening of the vehicle, for safety, regulatory compliance, and credentials at weigh stations, ports of entry, and international border crossings. The use of DSRC standards would promote interoperability among, and enable integration of the ITS systems for North American commercial vehicle applications. Interoperability provided by this provisional standard would also encourage business interoperability and cooperation.
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Research aims to reduce water footprint and increase shelf life of potted and cut herb production
August 5, 2014
New research from the University of Southampton is aiming to reduce the water footprint and increase shelf life of potted and cut herb production in the UK.
Focusing on a range of potted and cut herbs, including flat-leaved parsley, basil and coriander, the aim is to reduce the use of irrigation water during crop production, while improving the flavour and quality of the herbs. It has already been shown in other growing systems that substantial water savings can be made without detrimental impacts on crop quality.
The project is led by Professor Gail Taylor from the University of Southampton and builds on research findings from a BBSRC IPA (Industrial Partnering Award) with Vitacress Ltd.
The project was awarded from the Annual Sainsbury's Supermarket Agricultural R&D Grant - where growers, suppliers and researchers are asked to compete for a pot of £1 million provided by Sainsbury's.
More than 18 million pots of herbs are produced in the UK each year and much of this production is undertaken by Vitacress under glass in Sussex. Cut herbs are grown widely in the UK summer and overseas in winter.
Professor Taylor says: "It's hard to imagine a world without fresh herbs and yet this product has only been on our supermarket shelves for the past ten years or so and much remains to be learned to optimise the use of water in cultivation. We will use the latest technologies in thermal and remote imaging to assess precisely when irrigation should be applied, targeting water to best effect and helping Sainsbury's to achieve their targets for the 20 x 20 Sustainability Plan, which includes a robust water stewardship commitment from suppliers and also a target to double the amount of British food sold.
"This research, we hope, will contribute to both of these aspirations, while at the same time increasing our fundamental knowledge on the way in which plants use water."
The research team includes Professor Gail Taylor, Mark Chapman, Hazel Smith and Libby Rowland from the University of Southampton, in partnership with Steve Rothwell from Vitacress Salads Ltd and Calum Kelly and Rob Honeysett from Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd.
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About what? That it's what you want? That it can work? That you feel a certain way toward someone? How vague and yet such a scary pronouncement to make without being specific.
In the past, I have put blinds over my eyes very easily and it ended up badly when I finally saw what was really there. I'm double checking myself that I am not convincing myself I am someone I'm not or that something that's happening that I'm not seeing, etc. Make sense?
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Originally Posted by nycindie
I personally have a new friend who has been poly for over twenty years, and his dedication and devotion to his primary relationship is unwavering. He has several other sweeties and started to court me, and it is always clear that poly has been successful for him, LONG-TERM.
I do agree that what she said about "never working out" is crap.
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So your old therapist is analyzing someone she's never met? How utterly arrogant! And unprofessional! She is drawing conclusions based on what you tell her? My therapist doesn't attempt to tell me what makes the people who are close to me in my life tick - she's only hearing my side of the story so she focuses on me. And that is how it should be.
This woman has stepped over the line, in my opinion! Seems to me she's a FORMER therapist for good reason. Ick. Don't believe her. She is biased and opinionated and unprofessional in telling you what she did.
You are better off talking to your current therapist who understands poly and knows what she's talking about. Also come here and ask questions, read the boards, or get involved in local poly activities or groups near you.
She even said that she doesn't know her and that I can object and disagree if I choose. I still agree that she stepped over a line by making that "bad childhood" assumption.
Thank you for the resource, feedback and support! I think I was mostly freaked out and scared because I want to make sure I don't hurt her.
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package controllers;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import apimodels.Client;
import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
import apimodels.OuterComposite;
import apimodels.User;
import play.mvc.Controller;
import play.mvc.Result;
import play.mvc.Http;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
import com.google.inject.Inject;
import java.io.File;
import swagger.SwaggerUtils;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
import javax.validation.constraints.*;
import play.Configuration;
import swagger.SwaggerUtils.ApiAction;
public class FakeApiController extends Controller {
private final FakeApiControllerImpInterface imp;
private final ObjectMapper mapper;
private final Configuration configuration;
@Inject
private FakeApiController(Configuration configuration, FakeApiControllerImpInterface imp) {
this.imp = imp;
mapper = new ObjectMapper();
this.configuration = configuration;
}
@ApiAction
public Result fakeOuterBooleanSerialize() throws Exception {
JsonNode nodebody = request().body().asJson();
Boolean body;
if (nodebody != null) {
body = mapper.readValue(nodebody.toString(), Boolean.class);
if (configuration.getBoolean("useInputBeanValidation")) {
SwaggerUtils.validate(body);
}
} else {
body = null;
}
Boolean obj = imp.fakeOuterBooleanSerialize(body);
JsonNode result = mapper.valueToTree(obj);
return ok(result);
}
@ApiAction
public Result fakeOuterCompositeSerialize() throws Exception {
JsonNode nodebody = request().body().asJson();
OuterComposite body;
if (nodebody != null) {
body = mapper.readValue(nodebody.toString(), OuterComposite.class);
if (configuration.getBoolean("useInputBeanValidation")) {
SwaggerUtils.validate(body);
}
} else {
body = null;
}
OuterComposite obj = imp.fakeOuterCompositeSerialize(body);
if (configuration.getBoolean("useOutputBeanValidation")) {
SwaggerUtils.validate(obj);
}
JsonNode result = mapper.valueToTree(obj);
return ok(result);
}
@ApiAction
public Result fakeOuterNumberSerialize() throws Exception {
JsonNode nodebody = request().body().asJson();
BigDecimal body;
if (nodebody != null) {
body = mapper.readValue(nodebody.toString(), BigDecimal.class);
if (configuration.getBoolean("useInputBeanValidation")) {
SwaggerUtils.validate(body);
}
} else {
body = null;
}
BigDecimal obj = imp.fakeOuterNumberSerialize(body);
if (configuration.getBoolean("useOutputBeanValidation")) {
SwaggerUtils.validate(obj);
}
JsonNode result = mapper.valueToTree(obj);
return ok(result);
}
@ApiAction
public Result fakeOuterStringSerialize() throws Exception {
JsonNode nodebody = request().body().asJson();
String body;
if (nodebody != null) {
body = mapper.readValue(nodebody.toString(), String.class);
if (configuration.getBoolean("useInputBeanValidation")) {
SwaggerUtils.validate(body);
}
} else {
body = null;
}
String obj = imp.fakeOuterStringSerialize(body);
JsonNode result = mapper.valueToTree(obj);
return ok(result);
}
@ApiAction
public Result testBodyWithQueryParams() throws Exception {
JsonNode nodebody = request().body().asJson();
User body;
if (nodebody != null) {
body = mapper.readValue(nodebody.toString(), User.class);
if (configuration.getBoolean("useInputBeanValidation")) {
SwaggerUtils.validate(body);
}
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("'body' parameter is required");
}
String valuequery = request().getQueryString("query");
String query;
if (valuequery != null) {
query = valuequery;
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("'query' parameter is required");
}
imp.testBodyWithQueryParams(body, query);
return ok();
}
@ApiAction
public Result testClientModel() throws Exception {
JsonNode nodebody = request().body().asJson();
Client body;
if (nodebody != null) {
body = mapper.readValue(nodebody.toString(), Client.class);
if (configuration.getBoolean("useInputBeanValidation")) {
SwaggerUtils.validate(body);
}
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("'body' parameter is required");
}
Client obj = imp.testClientModel(body);
if (configuration.getBoolean("useOutputBeanValidation")) {
SwaggerUtils.validate(obj);
}
JsonNode result = mapper.valueToTree(obj);
return ok(result);
}
@ApiAction
public Result testEndpointParameters() throws Exception {
String valueinteger = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("integer"))[0];
Integer integer;
if (valueinteger != null) {
integer = Integer.parseInt(valueinteger);
} else {
integer = null;
}
String valueint32 = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("int32"))[0];
Integer int32;
if (valueint32 != null) {
int32 = Integer.parseInt(valueint32);
} else {
int32 = null;
}
String valueint64 = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("int64"))[0];
Long int64;
if (valueint64 != null) {
int64 = Long.parseLong(valueint64);
} else {
int64 = null;
}
String valuenumber = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("number"))[0];
BigDecimal number;
if (valuenumber != null) {
number = new BigDecimal(valuenumber);
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("'number' parameter is required");
}
String value_float = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("float"))[0];
Float _float;
if (value_float != null) {
_float = Float.parseFloat(value_float);
} else {
_float = null;
}
String value_double = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("double"))[0];
Double _double;
if (value_double != null) {
_double = Double.parseDouble(value_double);
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("'double' parameter is required");
}
String valuestring = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("string"))[0];
String string;
if (valuestring != null) {
string = valuestring;
} else {
string = null;
}
String valuepatternWithoutDelimiter = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("pattern_without_delimiter"))[0];
String patternWithoutDelimiter;
if (valuepatternWithoutDelimiter != null) {
patternWithoutDelimiter = valuepatternWithoutDelimiter;
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("'pattern_without_delimiter' parameter is required");
}
String value_byte = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("byte"))[0];
byte[] _byte;
if (value_byte != null) {
_byte = value_byte.getBytes();
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("'byte' parameter is required");
}
String valuebinary = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("binary"))[0];
byte[] binary;
if (valuebinary != null) {
binary = valuebinary.getBytes();
} else {
binary = null;
}
String valuedate = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("date"))[0];
LocalDate date;
if (valuedate != null) {
date = LocalDate.parse(valuedate);
} else {
date = null;
}
String valuedateTime = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("dateTime"))[0];
OffsetDateTime dateTime;
if (valuedateTime != null) {
dateTime = OffsetDateTime.parse(valuedateTime);
} else {
dateTime = null;
}
String valuepassword = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("password"))[0];
String password;
if (valuepassword != null) {
password = valuepassword;
} else {
password = null;
}
String valueparamCallback = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("callback"))[0];
String paramCallback;
if (valueparamCallback != null) {
paramCallback = valueparamCallback;
} else {
paramCallback = null;
}
imp.testEndpointParameters(number, _double, patternWithoutDelimiter, _byte, integer, int32, int64, _float, string, binary, date, dateTime, password, paramCallback);
return ok();
}
@ApiAction
public Result testEnumParameters() throws Exception {
String[] enumQueryStringArrayArray = request().queryString().get("enum_query_string_array");
List<String> enumQueryStringArrayList = SwaggerUtils.parametersToList("csv", enumQueryStringArrayArray);
List<String> enumQueryStringArray = new ArrayList<String>();
for (String curParam : enumQueryStringArrayList) {
if (!curParam.isEmpty()) {
//noinspection UseBulkOperation
enumQueryStringArray.add(curParam);
}
}
String valueenumQueryString = request().getQueryString("enum_query_string");
String enumQueryString;
if (valueenumQueryString != null) {
enumQueryString = valueenumQueryString;
} else {
enumQueryString = "-efg";
}
String valueenumQueryInteger = request().getQueryString("enum_query_integer");
Integer enumQueryInteger;
if (valueenumQueryInteger != null) {
enumQueryInteger = Integer.parseInt(valueenumQueryInteger);
} else {
enumQueryInteger = null;
}
String[] enumFormStringArrayArray = request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("enum_form_string_array");
List<String> enumFormStringArrayList = SwaggerUtils.parametersToList("csv", enumFormStringArrayArray);
List<String> enumFormStringArray = new ArrayList<String>();
for (String curParam : enumFormStringArrayList) {
if (!curParam.isEmpty()) {
//noinspection UseBulkOperation
enumFormStringArray.add(curParam);
}
}
String valueenumFormString = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("enum_form_string"))[0];
String enumFormString;
if (valueenumFormString != null) {
enumFormString = valueenumFormString;
} else {
enumFormString = "-efg";
}
String valueenumQueryDouble = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("enum_query_double"))[0];
Double enumQueryDouble;
if (valueenumQueryDouble != null) {
enumQueryDouble = Double.parseDouble(valueenumQueryDouble);
} else {
enumQueryDouble = null;
}
String[] enumHeaderStringArrayArray = request().headers().get("enum_header_string_array");
List<String> enumHeaderStringArrayList = SwaggerUtils.parametersToList("csv", enumHeaderStringArrayArray);
List<String> enumHeaderStringArray = new ArrayList<String>();
for (String curParam : enumHeaderStringArrayList) {
if (!curParam.isEmpty()) {
//noinspection UseBulkOperation
enumHeaderStringArray.add(curParam);
}
}
String valueenumHeaderString = request().getHeader("enum_header_string");
String enumHeaderString;
if (valueenumHeaderString != null) {
enumHeaderString = valueenumHeaderString;
} else {
enumHeaderString = "-efg";
}
imp.testEnumParameters(enumFormStringArray, enumFormString, enumHeaderStringArray, enumHeaderString, enumQueryStringArray, enumQueryString, enumQueryInteger, enumQueryDouble);
return ok();
}
@ApiAction
public Result testInlineAdditionalProperties() throws Exception {
JsonNode nodeparam = request().body().asJson();
Object param;
if (nodeparam != null) {
param = mapper.readValue(nodeparam.toString(), Object.class);
if (configuration.getBoolean("useInputBeanValidation")) {
SwaggerUtils.validate(param);
}
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("'param' parameter is required");
}
imp.testInlineAdditionalProperties(param);
return ok();
}
@ApiAction
public Result testJsonFormData() throws Exception {
String valueparam = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("param"))[0];
String param;
if (valueparam != null) {
param = valueparam;
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("'param' parameter is required");
}
String valueparam2 = (request().body().asMultipartFormData().asFormUrlEncoded().get("param2"))[0];
String param2;
if (valueparam2 != null) {
param2 = valueparam2;
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("'param2' parameter is required");
}
imp.testJsonFormData(param, param2);
return ok();
}
}
|
/* eslint-disable max-len, max-statements, complexity,
default-case */
// Copyright 2014 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
//
// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
// met:
//
// * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
// * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
// distribution.
// * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
// this software without specific prior written permission.
//
// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
/**
* Copyright 2018-2020 Florian Bruhin (The Compiler) <mail@qutebrowser.org>
*
* This file is part of qutebrowser.
*
* qutebrowser is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* qutebrowser is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with qutebrowser. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
/**
* Ported chrome-caretbrowsing extension.
* https://cs.chromium.org/chromium/src/ui/accessibility/extensions/caretbrowsing/
*
* The behavior is based on Mozilla's spec whenever possible:
* http://www.mozilla.org/access/keyboard/proposal
*
* The one exception is that Esc is used to escape out of a form control,
* rather than their proposed key (which doesn't seem to work in the
* latest Firefox anyway).
*
* Some details about how Chrome selection works, which will help in
* understanding the code:
*
* The Selection object (window.getSelection()) has four components that
* completely describe the state of the caret or selection:
*
* base and anchor: this is the start of the selection, the fixed point.
* extent and focus: this is the end of the selection, the part that
* moves when you hold down shift and press the left or right arrows.
*
* When the selection is a cursor, the base, anchor, extent, and focus are
* all the same.
*
* There's only one time when the base and anchor are not the same, or the
* extent and focus are not the same, and that's when the selection is in
* an ambiguous state - i.e. it's not clear which edge is the focus and which
* is the anchor. As an example, if you double-click to select a word, then
* the behavior is dependent on your next action. If you press Shift+Right,
* the right edge becomes the focus. But if you press Shift+Left, the left
* edge becomes the focus.
*
* When the selection is in an ambiguous state, the base and extent are set
* to the position where the mouse clicked, and the anchor and focus are set
* to the boundaries of the selection.
*
* The only way to set the selection and give it direction is to use
* the non-standard Selection.setBaseAndExtent method. If you try to use
* Selection.addRange(), the anchor will always be on the left and the focus
* will always be on the right, making it impossible to manipulate
* selections that move from right to left.
*
* Finally, Chrome will throw an exception if you try to set an invalid
* selection - a selection where the left and right edges are not the same,
* but it doesn't span any visible characters. A common example is that
* there are often many whitespace characters in the DOM that are not
* visible on the page; trying to select them will fail. Another example is
* any node that's invisible or not displayed.
*
* While there are probably many possible methods to determine what is
* selectable, this code uses the method of determining if there's a valid
* bounding box for the range or not - keep moving the cursor forwards until
* the range from the previous position and candidate next position has a
* valid bounding box.
*/
"use strict";
window._qutebrowser.caret = (function() {
function isElementInViewport(node) {
let i;
let boundingRect = (node.getClientRects()[0] ||
node.getBoundingClientRect());
if (boundingRect.width <= 1 && boundingRect.height <= 1) {
const rects = node.getClientRects();
for (i = 0; i < rects.length; i++) {
if (rects[i].width > rects[0].height &&
rects[i].height > rects[0].height) {
boundingRect = rects[i];
}
}
}
if (boundingRect === undefined) {
return null;
}
if (boundingRect.top > innerHeight || boundingRect.left > innerWidth) {
return null;
}
if (boundingRect.width <= 1 || boundingRect.height <= 1) {
const children = node.children;
let visibleChildNode = false;
for (i = 0; i < children.length; ++i) {
boundingRect = (children[i].getClientRects()[0] ||
children[i].getBoundingClientRect());
if (boundingRect.width > 1 && boundingRect.height > 1) {
visibleChildNode = true;
break;
}
}
if (visibleChildNode === false) {
return null;
}
}
if (boundingRect.top + boundingRect.height < 10 ||
boundingRect.left + boundingRect.width < -10) {
return null;
}
const computedStyle = window.getComputedStyle(node, null);
if (computedStyle.visibility !== "visible" ||
computedStyle.display === "none" ||
node.hasAttribute("disabled") ||
parseInt(computedStyle.width, 10) === 0 ||
parseInt(computedStyle.height, 10) === 0) {
return null;
}
return boundingRect.top >= -20;
}
function positionCaret() {
const walker = document.createTreeWalker(document.body, -1);
let node;
const textNodes = [];
let el;
while ((node = walker.nextNode())) {
if (node.nodeType === 3 && node.nodeValue.trim() !== "") {
textNodes.push(node);
}
}
for (let i = 0; i < textNodes.length; i++) {
const element = textNodes[i].parentElement;
if (isElementInViewport(element)) {
el = element;
break;
}
}
if (el !== undefined) {
/* eslint-disable no-use-before-define */
const start = new Cursor(el, 0, "");
const end = new Cursor(el, 0, "");
const nodesCrossed = [];
const result = TraverseUtil.getNextChar(
start, end, nodesCrossed, true);
if (result === null) {
return;
}
CaretBrowsing.setAndValidateSelection(start, start);
/* eslint-enable no-use-before-define */
}
}
/**
* Return whether a node is focusable. This includes nodes whose tabindex
* attribute is set to "-1" explicitly - these nodes are not in the tab
* order, but they should still be focused if the user navigates to them
* using linear or smart DOM navigation.
*
* Note that when the tabIndex property of an Element is -1, that doesn't
* tell us whether the tabIndex attribute is missing or set to "-1" explicitly,
* so we have to check the attribute.
*
* @param {Object} targetNode The node to check if it's focusable.
* @return {boolean} True if the node is focusable.
*/
function isFocusable(targetNode) {
if (!targetNode || typeof (targetNode.tabIndex) !== "number") {
return false;
}
if (targetNode.tabIndex >= 0) {
return true;
}
if (targetNode.hasAttribute &&
targetNode.hasAttribute("tabindex") &&
targetNode.getAttribute("tabindex") === "-1") {
return true;
}
return false;
}
const axs = {};
axs.dom = {};
axs.color = {};
axs.utils = {};
axs.dom.parentElement = function(node) {
if (!node) {
return null;
}
const composedNode = axs.dom.composedParentNode(node);
if (!composedNode) {
return null;
}
switch (composedNode.nodeType) {
case Node.ELEMENT_NODE:
return composedNode;
default:
return axs.dom.parentElement(composedNode);
}
};
axs.dom.shadowHost = function(node) {
if ("host" in node) {
return node.host;
}
return null;
};
axs.dom.composedParentNode = function(node) {
if (!node) {
return null;
}
if (node.nodeType === Node.DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE) {
return axs.dom.shadowHost(node);
}
const parentNode = node.parentNode;
if (!parentNode) {
return null;
}
if (parentNode.nodeType === Node.DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE) {
return axs.dom.shadowHost(parentNode);
}
if (!parentNode.shadowRoot) {
return parentNode;
}
const points = node.getDestinationInsertionPoints();
if (points.length > 0) {
return axs.dom.composedParentNode(points[points.length - 1]);
}
return null;
};
axs.color.Color = function(red, green, blue, alpha) {
this.red = red;
this.green = green;
this.blue = blue;
this.alpha = alpha;
};
axs.color.parseColor = function(colorText) {
if (colorText === "transparent") {
return new axs.color.Color(0, 0, 0, 0);
}
let match = colorText.match(/^rgb\((\d+), (\d+), (\d+)\)$/);
if (match) {
const blue = parseInt(match[3], 10);
const green = parseInt(match[2], 10);
const red = parseInt(match[1], 10);
return new axs.color.Color(red, green, blue, 1);
}
match = colorText.match(/^rgba\((\d+), (\d+), (\d+), (\d*(\.\d+)?)\)/);
if (match) {
const red = parseInt(match[1], 10);
const green = parseInt(match[2], 10);
const blue = parseInt(match[3], 10);
const alpha = parseFloat(match[4]);
return new axs.color.Color(red, green, blue, alpha);
}
return null;
};
axs.color.flattenColors = function(color1, color2) {
const colorAlpha = color1.alpha;
return new axs.color.Color(
((1 - colorAlpha) * color2.red) + (colorAlpha * color1.red),
((1 - colorAlpha) * color2.green) + (colorAlpha * color1.green),
((1 - colorAlpha) * color2.blue) + (colorAlpha * color2.blue),
color1.alpha + (color2.alpha * (1 - color1.alpha)));
};
axs.utils.getParentBgColor = function(_el) {
let el = _el;
let el2 = el;
let iter = null;
el = [];
for (iter = null; (el2 = axs.dom.parentElement(el2));) {
const style = window.getComputedStyle(el2, null);
if (style) {
const color = axs.color.parseColor(style.backgroundColor);
if (color &&
(style.opacity < 1 &&
(color.alpha *= style.opacity), color.alpha !== 0 &&
(el.push(color), color.alpha === 1))) {
iter = !0;
break;
}
}
}
if (!iter) {
el.push(new axs.color.Color(255, 255, 255, 1));
}
for (el2 = el.pop(); el.length;) {
iter = el.pop();
el2 = axs.color.flattenColors(iter, el2);
}
return el2;
};
axs.utils.getFgColor = function(el, el2, color) {
let color2 = axs.color.parseColor(el.color);
if (!color2) {
return null;
}
if (color2.alpha < 1) {
color2 = axs.color.flattenColors(color2, color);
}
if (el.opacity < 1) {
const el3 = axs.utils.getParentBgColor(el2);
color2.alpha *= el.opacity;
color2 = axs.color.flattenColors(color2, el3);
}
return color2;
};
axs.utils.getBgColor = function(el, elParent) {
let color = axs.color.parseColor(el.backgroundColor);
if (!color) {
return null;
}
if (el.opacity < 1) {
color.alpha *= el.opacity;
}
if (color.alpha < 1) {
const bgColor = axs.utils.getParentBgColor(elParent);
if (bgColor === null) {
return null;
}
color = axs.color.flattenColors(color, bgColor);
}
return color;
};
axs.color.colorChannelToString = function(_color) {
const color = Math.round(_color);
if (color < 15) {
return `0${color.toString(16)}`;
}
return color.toString(16);
};
axs.color.colorToString = function(color) {
if (color.alpha === 1) {
const red = axs.color.colorChannelToString(color.red);
const green = axs.color.colorChannelToString(color.green);
const blue = axs.color.colorChannelToString(color.blue);
return `#${red}${green}${blue}`;
}
const arr = [color.red, color.green, color.blue, color.alpha].join();
return `rgba(${arr})`;
};
/**
* A class to represent a cursor location in the document,
* like the start position or end position of a selection range.
*
* Later this may be extended to support "virtual text" for an object,
* like the ALT text for an image.
*
* Note: we cache the text of a particular node at the time we
* traverse into it. Later we should add support for dynamically
* reloading it.
* @param {Node} node The DOM node.
* @param {number} index The index of the character within the node.
* @param {string} text The cached text contents of the node.
* @constructor
*/
// eslint-disable-next-line func-style
const Cursor = function(node, index, text) {
this.node = node;
this.index = index;
this.text = text;
};
/**
* @return {Cursor} A new cursor pointing to the same location.
*/
Cursor.prototype.clone = function() {
return new Cursor(this.node, this.index, this.text);
};
/**
* Modify this cursor to point to the location that another cursor points to.
* @param {Cursor} otherCursor The cursor to copy from.
*/
Cursor.prototype.copyFrom = function(otherCursor) {
this.node = otherCursor.node;
this.index = otherCursor.index;
this.text = otherCursor.text;
};
/**
* Utility functions for stateless DOM traversal.
* @constructor
*/
const TraverseUtil = {};
/**
* Gets the text representation of a node. This allows us to substitute
* alt text, names, or titles for html elements that provide them.
* @param {Node} node A DOM node.
* @return {string} A text string representation of the node.
*/
TraverseUtil.getNodeText = function(node) {
if (node.constructor === Text) {
return node.data;
}
return "";
};
/**
* Return true if a node should be treated as a leaf node, because
* its children are properties of the object that shouldn't be traversed.
*
* TODO(dmazzoni): replace this with a predicate that detects nodes with
* ARIA roles and other objects that have their own description.
* For now we just detect a couple of common cases.
*
* @param {Node} node A DOM node.
* @return {boolean} True if the node should be treated as a leaf node.
*/
TraverseUtil.treatAsLeafNode = function(node) {
return node.childNodes.length === 0 ||
node.nodeName === "SELECT" ||
node.nodeName === "OBJECT";
};
/**
* Return true only if a single character is whitespace.
* From https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Whitespace_in_the_DOM,
* whitespace is defined as one of the characters
* "\t" TAB \u0009
* "\n" LF \u000A
* "\r" CR \u000D
* " " SPC \u0020.
*
* @param {string} c A string containing a single character.
* @return {boolean} True if the character is whitespace, otherwise false.
*/
TraverseUtil.isWhitespace = function(ch) {
return (ch === " " || ch === "\n" || ch === "\r" || ch === "\t");
};
/**
* Use the computed CSS style to figure out if this DOM node is currently
* visible.
* @param {Node} node A HTML DOM node.
* @return {boolean} Whether or not the html node is visible.
*/
TraverseUtil.isVisible = function(node) {
if (!node.style) {
return true;
}
const style = window.getComputedStyle(node, null);
return (Boolean(style) &&
style.display !== "none" &&
style.visibility !== "hidden");
};
/**
* Use the class name to figure out if this DOM node should be traversed.
* @param {Node} node A HTML DOM node.
* @return {boolean} Whether or not the html node should be traversed.
*/
TraverseUtil.isSkipped = function(_node) {
let node = _node;
if (node.constructor === Text) {
node = node.parentElement;
}
if (node.className === "CaretBrowsing_Caret") {
return true;
}
return false;
};
/**
* Moves the cursor forwards until it has crossed exactly one character.
* @param {Cursor} cursor The cursor location where the search should start.
* On exit, the cursor will be immediately to the right of the
* character returned.
* @param {Array<Node>} nodesCrossed Any HTML nodes crossed between the
* initial and final cursor position will be pushed onto this array.
* @return {?string} The character found, or null if the bottom of the
* document has been reached.
*/
TraverseUtil.forwardsChar = function(cursor, nodesCrossed) {
for (;;) {
let childNode = null;
if (!TraverseUtil.treatAsLeafNode(cursor.node)) {
for (let i = cursor.index;
i < cursor.node.childNodes.length;
i++) {
const node = cursor.node.childNodes[i];
if (TraverseUtil.isSkipped(node)) {
nodesCrossed.push(node);
} else if (TraverseUtil.isVisible(node)) {
childNode = node;
break;
}
}
}
if (childNode) {
cursor.node = childNode;
cursor.index = 0;
cursor.text = TraverseUtil.getNodeText(cursor.node);
if (cursor.node.constructor !== Text) {
nodesCrossed.push(cursor.node);
}
} else {
// Return the next character from this leaf node.
if (cursor.index < cursor.text.length) {
return cursor.text[cursor.index++];
}
// Move to the next sibling, going up the tree as necessary.
while (cursor.node !== null) {
// Try to move to the next sibling.
let siblingNode = null;
for (let node = cursor.node.nextSibling;
node !== null;
node = node.nextSibling) {
if (TraverseUtil.isSkipped(node)) {
nodesCrossed.push(node);
} else if (TraverseUtil.isVisible(node)) {
siblingNode = node;
break;
}
}
if (siblingNode) {
cursor.node = siblingNode;
cursor.text = TraverseUtil.getNodeText(siblingNode);
cursor.index = 0;
if (cursor.node.constructor !== Text) {
nodesCrossed.push(cursor.node);
}
break;
}
// Otherwise, move to the parent.
const parentNode = cursor.node.parentNode;
if (parentNode &&
parentNode.constructor !== HTMLBodyElement) {
cursor.node = cursor.node.parentNode;
cursor.text = null;
cursor.index = 0;
} else {
return null;
}
}
}
}
};
/**
* Finds the next character, starting from endCursor. Upon exit, startCursor
* and endCursor will surround the next character. If skipWhitespace is
* true, will skip until a real character is found. Otherwise, it will
* attempt to select all of the whitespace between the initial position
* of endCursor and the next non-whitespace character.
* @param {Cursor} startCursor On exit, points to the position before
* the char.
* @param {Cursor} endCursor The position to start searching for the next
* char. On exit, will point to the position past the char.
* @param {Array<Node>} nodesCrossed Any HTML nodes crossed between the
* initial and final cursor position will be pushed onto this array.
* @param {boolean} skipWhitespace If true, will keep scanning until a
* non-whitespace character is found.
* @return {?string} The next char, or null if the bottom of the
* document has been reached.
*/
TraverseUtil.getNextChar = function(
startCursor, endCursor, nodesCrossed, skipWhitespace) {
// Save the starting position and get the first character.
startCursor.copyFrom(endCursor);
let fChar = TraverseUtil.forwardsChar(endCursor, nodesCrossed);
if (fChar === null) {
return null;
}
// Keep track of whether the first character was whitespace.
const initialWhitespace = TraverseUtil.isWhitespace(fChar);
// Keep scanning until we find a non-whitespace or non-skipped character.
while ((TraverseUtil.isWhitespace(fChar)) ||
(TraverseUtil.isSkipped(endCursor.node))) {
fChar = TraverseUtil.forwardsChar(endCursor, nodesCrossed);
if (fChar === null) {
return null;
}
}
if (skipWhitespace || !initialWhitespace) {
// If skipWhitepace is true, or if the first character we encountered
// was not whitespace, return that non-whitespace character.
startCursor.copyFrom(endCursor);
startCursor.index--;
return fChar;
}
for (let i = 0; i < nodesCrossed.length; i++) {
if (TraverseUtil.isSkipped(nodesCrossed[i])) {
// We need to make sure that startCursor and endCursor aren't
// surrounding a skippable node.
endCursor.index--;
startCursor.copyFrom(endCursor);
startCursor.index--;
return " ";
}
}
// Otherwise, return all of the whitespace before that last character.
endCursor.index--;
return " ";
};
/**
* The class handling the Caret Browsing implementation in the page.
* Sets up communication with the background page, and then when caret
* browsing is enabled, response to various key events to move the caret
* or selection within the text content of the document.
* @constructor
*/
const CaretBrowsing = {};
/**
* Is caret browsing enabled?
* @type {boolean}
*/
CaretBrowsing.isEnabled = false;
/**
* Keep it enabled even when flipped off (for the options page)?
* @type {boolean}
*/
CaretBrowsing.forceEnabled = false;
/**
* What to do when the caret appears?
* @type {string}
*/
CaretBrowsing.onEnable = undefined;
/**
* What to do when the caret jumps?
* @type {string}
*/
CaretBrowsing.onJump = undefined;
/**
* Is this window / iframe focused? We won't show the caret if not,
* especially so that carets aren't shown in two iframes of the same
* tab.
* @type {boolean}
*/
CaretBrowsing.isWindowFocused = false;
/**
* Is the caret actually visible? This is true only if isEnabled and
* isWindowFocused are both true.
* @type {boolean}
*/
CaretBrowsing.isCaretVisible = false;
/**
* Selection modes.
* NOTE: Values need to line up with SelectionState in browsertab.py!
*
* @type {enum}
*/
CaretBrowsing.SelectionState = {
"NONE": "none",
"NORMAL": "normal",
"LINE": "line",
};
/**
* The actual caret element, an absolute-positioned flashing line.
* @type {Element}
*/
CaretBrowsing.caretElement = undefined;
/**
* The x-position of the caret, in absolute pixels.
* @type {number}
*/
CaretBrowsing.caretX = 0;
/**
* The y-position of the caret, in absolute pixels.
* @type {number}
*/
CaretBrowsing.caretY = 0;
/**
* The width of the caret in pixels.
* @type {number}
*/
CaretBrowsing.caretWidth = 0;
/**
* The height of the caret in pixels.
* @type {number}
*/
CaretBrowsing.caretHeight = 0;
/**
* The foregroundc color.
* @type {string}
*/
CaretBrowsing.caretForeground = "#000";
/**
* The backgroundc color.
* @type {string}
*/
CaretBrowsing.caretBackground = "#fff";
/**
* Is the selection collapsed, i.e. are the start and end locations
* the same? If so, our blinking caret image is shown; otherwise
* the Chrome selection is shown.
* @type {boolean}
*/
CaretBrowsing.isSelectionCollapsed = false;
/**
* Whether we're running on Windows.
* @type {boolean}
*/
CaretBrowsing.isWindows = null;
/**
* Whether we're running on on old Qt 5.7.1.
* There, we need to use -webkit-filter.
* @type {boolean}
*/
CaretBrowsing.needsFilterPrefix = null;
/**
* The id returned by window.setInterval for our stopAnimation function, so
* we can cancel it when we call stopAnimation again.
* @type {number?}
*/
CaretBrowsing.animationFunctionId = null;
/**
* Check if a node is a control that normally allows the user to interact
* with it using arrow keys. We won't override the arrow keys when such a
* control has focus, the user must press Escape to do caret browsing outside
* that control.
* @param {Node} node A node to check.
* @return {boolean} True if this node is a control that the user can
* interact with using arrow keys.
*/
CaretBrowsing.isControlThatNeedsArrowKeys = function(node) {
if (!node) {
return false;
}
if (node === document.body || node !== document.activeElement) {
return false;
}
if (node.constructor === HTMLSelectElement) {
return true;
}
if (node.constructor === HTMLInputElement) {
switch (node.type) {
case "email":
case "number":
case "password":
case "search":
case "text":
case "tel":
case "url":
case "":
return true; // All of these are text boxes.
case "datetime":
case "datetime-local":
case "date":
case "month":
case "radio":
case "range":
case "week":
return true; // These are other input elements that use arrows.
}
}
// Handle focusable ARIA controls.
if (node.getAttribute && isFocusable(node)) {
const role = node.getAttribute("role");
switch (role) {
case "combobox":
case "grid":
case "gridcell":
case "listbox":
case "menu":
case "menubar":
case "menuitem":
case "menuitemcheckbox":
case "menuitemradio":
case "option":
case "radiogroup":
case "scrollbar":
case "slider":
case "spinbutton":
case "tab":
case "tablist":
case "textbox":
case "tree":
case "treegrid":
case "treeitem":
return true;
}
}
return false;
};
CaretBrowsing.injectCaretStyles = function() {
const prefix = CaretBrowsing.needsFilterPrefix ? "-webkit-" : "";
const style = `
.CaretBrowsing_Caret {
position: absolute;
z-index: 2147483647;
min-height: 1em;
min-width: 0.2em;
animation: blink 1s step-end infinite;
--inherited-color: inherit;
background-color: var(--inherited-color, #000);
color: var(--inherited-color, #000);
mix-blend-mode: difference;
${prefix}filter: invert(85%);
}
@keyframes blink {
50% { visibility: hidden; }
}
`;
const node = document.createElement("style");
node.innerHTML = style;
document.body.appendChild(node);
};
/**
* If there's no initial selection, set the cursor just before the
* first text character in the document.
*/
CaretBrowsing.setInitialCursor = function() {
const selectionRange = window.getSelection().toString().length;
if (selectionRange === 0) {
positionCaret();
}
CaretBrowsing.injectCaretStyles();
CaretBrowsing.toggle();
CaretBrowsing.initiated = true;
if (selectionRange > 0) {
CaretBrowsing.selectionState = CaretBrowsing.SelectionState.NORMAL;
} else {
CaretBrowsing.selectionState = CaretBrowsing.SelectionState.NONE;
}
};
/**
* Try to set the window's selection to be between the given start and end
* cursors, and return whether or not it was successful.
* @param {Cursor} start The start position.
* @param {Cursor} end The end position.
* @return {boolean} True if the selection was successfully set.
*/
CaretBrowsing.setAndValidateSelection = function(start, end) {
const sel = window.getSelection();
sel.setBaseAndExtent(start.node, start.index, end.node, end.index);
if (sel.rangeCount !== 1) {
return false;
}
return (sel.anchorNode === start.node &&
sel.anchorOffset === start.index &&
sel.focusNode === end.node &&
sel.focusOffset === end.index);
};
/**
* Set focus to a node if it's focusable. If it's an input element,
* select the text, otherwise it doesn't appear focused to the user.
* Every other control behaves normally if you just call focus() on it.
* @param {Node} node The node to focus.
* @return {boolean} True if the node was focused.
*/
CaretBrowsing.setFocusToNode = function(nodeArg) {
let node = nodeArg;
while (node && node !== document.body) {
if (isFocusable(node) && node.constructor !== HTMLIFrameElement) {
node.focus();
if (node.constructor === HTMLInputElement && node.select) {
node.select();
}
return true;
}
node = node.parentNode;
}
return false;
};
/**
* Set the caret element's normal style, i.e. not when animating.
*/
CaretBrowsing.setCaretElementNormalStyle = function() {
const element = CaretBrowsing.caretElement;
element.className = "CaretBrowsing_Caret";
if (CaretBrowsing.isSelectionCollapsed) {
element.style.opacity = "1.0";
} else {
element.style.opacity = "0.0";
}
element.style.left = `${CaretBrowsing.caretX}px`;
element.style.top = `${CaretBrowsing.caretY}px`;
element.style.width = `${CaretBrowsing.caretWidth}px`;
element.style.height = `${CaretBrowsing.caretHeight}px`;
element.style.color = CaretBrowsing.caretForeground;
};
/**
* Create the caret element. This assumes that caretX, caretY,
* caretWidth, and caretHeight have all been set. The caret is
* animated in so the user can find it when it first appears.
*/
CaretBrowsing.createCaretElement = function() {
const element = document.createElement("div");
element.className = "CaretBrowsing_Caret";
document.body.appendChild(element);
CaretBrowsing.caretElement = element;
CaretBrowsing.setCaretElementNormalStyle();
};
/**
* Recreate the caret element, triggering any intro animation.
*/
CaretBrowsing.recreateCaretElement = function() {
if (CaretBrowsing.caretElement) {
CaretBrowsing.caretElement.parentElement.removeChild(
CaretBrowsing.caretElement);
CaretBrowsing.caretElement = null;
CaretBrowsing.updateIsCaretVisible();
}
};
/**
* Get the rectangle for a cursor position. This is tricky because
* you can't get the bounding rectangle of an empty range, so this function
* computes the rect by trying a range including one character earlier or
* later than the cursor position.
* @param {Cursor} cursor A single cursor position.
* @return {{left: number, top: number, width: number, height: number}}
* The bounding rectangle of the cursor.
*/
CaretBrowsing.getCursorRect = function(cursor) {
let node = cursor.node;
const index = cursor.index;
const rect = {
"left": 0,
"top": 0,
"width": 1,
"height": 0,
};
if (node.constructor === Text) {
let left = index;
let right = index;
const max = node.data.length;
const newRange = document.createRange();
while (left > 0 || right < max) {
if (left > 0) {
left--;
newRange.setStart(node, left);
newRange.setEnd(node, index);
const rangeRect = newRange.getBoundingClientRect();
if (rangeRect && rangeRect.width && rangeRect.height) {
rect.left = rangeRect.right;
rect.top = rangeRect.top;
rect.height = rangeRect.height;
break;
}
}
if (right < max) {
right++;
newRange.setStart(node, index);
newRange.setEnd(node, right);
const rangeRect = newRange.getBoundingClientRect();
if (rangeRect && rangeRect.width && rangeRect.height) {
rect.left = rangeRect.left;
rect.top = rangeRect.top;
rect.height = rangeRect.height;
break;
}
}
}
} else {
rect.height = node.offsetHeight;
while (node !== null) {
rect.left += node.offsetLeft;
rect.top += node.offsetTop;
node = node.offsetParent;
}
}
rect.left += window.pageXOffset;
rect.top += window.pageYOffset;
return rect;
};
/**
* Compute the new location of the caret or selection and update
* the element as needed.
* @param {boolean} scrollToSelection If true, will also scroll the page
* to the caret / selection location.
*/
CaretBrowsing.updateCaretOrSelection =
function(scrollToSelection) {
const sel = window.getSelection();
if (sel.rangeCount === 0) {
if (CaretBrowsing.caretElement) {
CaretBrowsing.isSelectionCollapsed = false;
CaretBrowsing.caretElement.style.opacity = "0.0";
}
return;
}
const range = sel.getRangeAt(0);
if (!range) {
if (CaretBrowsing.caretElement) {
CaretBrowsing.isSelectionCollapsed = false;
CaretBrowsing.caretElement.style.opacity = "0.0";
}
return;
}
if (CaretBrowsing.isControlThatNeedsArrowKeys(
document.activeElement)) {
let node = document.activeElement;
CaretBrowsing.caretWidth = node.offsetWidth;
CaretBrowsing.caretHeight = node.offsetHeight;
CaretBrowsing.caretX = 0;
CaretBrowsing.caretY = 0;
while (node.offsetParent) {
CaretBrowsing.caretX += node.offsetLeft;
CaretBrowsing.caretY += node.offsetTop;
node = node.offsetParent;
}
CaretBrowsing.isSelectionCollapsed = false;
} else if (range.startOffset !== range.endOffset ||
range.startContainer !== range.endContainer) {
const rect = range.getBoundingClientRect();
if (!rect) {
return;
}
CaretBrowsing.caretX = rect.left + window.pageXOffset;
CaretBrowsing.caretY = rect.top + window.pageYOffset;
CaretBrowsing.caretWidth = rect.width;
CaretBrowsing.caretHeight = rect.height;
CaretBrowsing.isSelectionCollapsed = false;
} else {
const rect = CaretBrowsing.getCursorRect(
new Cursor(range.startContainer,
range.startOffset,
TraverseUtil.getNodeText(range.startContainer)));
CaretBrowsing.caretX = rect.left;
CaretBrowsing.caretY = rect.top;
CaretBrowsing.caretWidth = rect.width;
CaretBrowsing.caretHeight = rect.height;
CaretBrowsing.isSelectionCollapsed = true;
}
if (CaretBrowsing.caretElement) {
const element = CaretBrowsing.caretElement;
if (CaretBrowsing.isSelectionCollapsed) {
element.style.opacity = "1.0";
element.style.left = `${CaretBrowsing.caretX}px`;
element.style.top = `${CaretBrowsing.caretY}px`;
element.style.width = `${CaretBrowsing.caretWidth}px`;
element.style.height = `${CaretBrowsing.caretHeight}px`;
} else {
element.style.opacity = "0.0";
}
} else {
CaretBrowsing.createCaretElement();
}
let elem = range.startContainer;
if (elem.constructor === Text) {
elem = elem.parentElement;
}
const style = window.getComputedStyle(elem);
const bg = axs.utils.getBgColor(style, elem);
const fg = axs.utils.getFgColor(style, elem, bg);
CaretBrowsing.caretBackground = axs.color.colorToString(bg);
CaretBrowsing.caretForeground = axs.color.colorToString(fg);
if (scrollToSelection) {
// Scroll just to the "focus" position of the selection,
// the part the user is manipulating.
const rect = CaretBrowsing.getCursorRect(
new Cursor(sel.focusNode, sel.focusOffset,
TraverseUtil.getNodeText(sel.focusNode)));
const yscroll = window.pageYOffset;
const pageHeight = window.innerHeight;
const caretY = rect.top;
const caretHeight = Math.min(rect.height, 30);
if (yscroll + pageHeight < caretY + caretHeight) {
window.scroll(0, (caretY + caretHeight - pageHeight + 100));
} else if (caretY < yscroll) {
window.scroll(0, (caretY - 100));
}
}
};
CaretBrowsing.reverseSelection = () => {
const sel = window.getSelection();
sel.setBaseAndExtent(
sel.extentNode, sel.extentOffset, sel.baseNode,
sel.baseOffset
);
};
CaretBrowsing.selectLine = function() {
const sel = window.getSelection();
sel.modify("extend", "right", "lineboundary");
CaretBrowsing.reverseSelection();
sel.modify("extend", "left", "lineboundary");
CaretBrowsing.reverseSelection();
};
CaretBrowsing.updateLineSelection = function(direction, granularity) {
if (granularity !== "character" && granularity !== "word") {
window.
getSelection().
modify("extend", direction, granularity);
CaretBrowsing.selectLine();
}
};
CaretBrowsing.move = function(direction, granularity, count = 1) {
let action = "move";
if (CaretBrowsing.selectionState !== CaretBrowsing.SelectionState.NONE) {
action = "extend";
}
for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
if (CaretBrowsing.selectionState === CaretBrowsing.SelectionState.LINE) {
CaretBrowsing.updateLineSelection(direction, granularity);
} else {
window.
getSelection().
modify(action, direction, granularity);
}
}
if (CaretBrowsing.isWindows &&
(direction === "forward" ||
direction === "right") &&
granularity === "word") {
CaretBrowsing.move("left", "character");
}
};
CaretBrowsing.finishMove = function() {
window.setTimeout(() => {
CaretBrowsing.updateCaretOrSelection(true);
}, 0);
CaretBrowsing.stopAnimation();
};
CaretBrowsing.moveToBlock = function(paragraph, boundary, count = 1) {
let action = "move";
if (CaretBrowsing.selectionState !== CaretBrowsing.SelectionState.NONE) {
action = "extend";
}
for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
window.
getSelection().
modify(action, paragraph, "paragraph");
window.
getSelection().
modify(action, boundary, "paragraphboundary");
if (CaretBrowsing.selectionState === CaretBrowsing.SelectionState.LINE) {
CaretBrowsing.selectLine();
}
}
};
CaretBrowsing.toggle = function(value) {
if (CaretBrowsing.forceEnabled) {
CaretBrowsing.recreateCaretElement();
return;
}
if (value === undefined) {
CaretBrowsing.isEnabled = !CaretBrowsing.isEnabled;
} else {
CaretBrowsing.isEnabled = value;
}
CaretBrowsing.updateIsCaretVisible();
};
/**
* Event handler, called when the mouse is clicked. Chrome already
* sets the selection when the mouse is clicked, all we need to do is
* update our cursor.
* @param {Event} evt The DOM event.
* @return {boolean} True if the default action should be performed.
*/
CaretBrowsing.onClick = function() {
if (!CaretBrowsing.isEnabled) {
return true;
}
window.setTimeout(() => {
CaretBrowsing.updateCaretOrSelection(false);
}, 0);
return true;
};
/**
* Update whether or not the caret is visible, based on whether caret browsing
* is enabled and whether this window / iframe has focus.
*/
CaretBrowsing.updateIsCaretVisible = function() {
CaretBrowsing.isCaretVisible =
(CaretBrowsing.isEnabled && CaretBrowsing.isWindowFocused);
if (CaretBrowsing.isCaretVisible && !CaretBrowsing.caretElement) {
CaretBrowsing.setInitialCursor();
CaretBrowsing.updateCaretOrSelection(true);
} else if (!CaretBrowsing.isCaretVisible &&
CaretBrowsing.caretElement) {
if (CaretBrowsing.caretElement) {
CaretBrowsing.isSelectionCollapsed = false;
CaretBrowsing.caretElement.parentElement.removeChild(
CaretBrowsing.caretElement);
CaretBrowsing.caretElement = null;
}
}
};
CaretBrowsing.onWindowFocus = function() {
CaretBrowsing.isWindowFocused = true;
CaretBrowsing.updateIsCaretVisible();
};
CaretBrowsing.onWindowBlur = function() {
CaretBrowsing.isWindowFocused = false;
CaretBrowsing.updateIsCaretVisible();
};
CaretBrowsing.startAnimation = function() {
if (CaretBrowsing.caretElement) {
CaretBrowsing.caretElement.style.animationIterationCount = "infinite";
}
};
CaretBrowsing.stopAnimation = function() {
if (CaretBrowsing.caretElement) {
CaretBrowsing.caretElement.style.animationIterationCount = 0;
window.clearTimeout(CaretBrowsing.animationFunctionId);
CaretBrowsing.animationFunctionId = window.setTimeout(() => {
CaretBrowsing.startAnimation();
}, 1000);
}
};
CaretBrowsing.init = function() {
CaretBrowsing.isWindowFocused = document.hasFocus();
document.addEventListener("click", CaretBrowsing.onClick, false);
window.addEventListener("focus", CaretBrowsing.onWindowFocus, false);
window.addEventListener("blur", CaretBrowsing.onWindowBlur, false);
};
window.setTimeout(() => {
if (!window.caretBrowsingLoaded) {
window.caretBrowsingLoaded = true;
CaretBrowsing.init();
if (document.body &&
document.body.getAttribute("caretbrowsing") === "on") {
CaretBrowsing.forceEnabled = true;
CaretBrowsing.isEnabled = true;
CaretBrowsing.updateIsCaretVisible();
}
}
}, 0);
const funcs = {};
funcs.setInitialCursor = () => {
if (!CaretBrowsing.initiated) {
CaretBrowsing.setInitialCursor();
return CaretBrowsing.selectionState !== CaretBrowsing.SelectionState.NONE;
}
if (window.getSelection().toString().length === 0) {
positionCaret();
}
CaretBrowsing.toggle();
return CaretBrowsing.selectionState !== CaretBrowsing.SelectionState.NONE;
};
funcs.setFlags = (flags) => {
CaretBrowsing.isWindows = flags.includes("windows");
CaretBrowsing.needsFilterPrefix = flags.includes("filter-prefix");
};
funcs.disableCaret = () => {
CaretBrowsing.toggle(false);
};
funcs.toggle = () => {
CaretBrowsing.toggle();
};
funcs.moveRight = (count = 1) => {
CaretBrowsing.move("right", "character", count);
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveLeft = (count = 1) => {
CaretBrowsing.move("left", "character", count);
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveDown = (count = 1) => {
CaretBrowsing.move("forward", "line", count);
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveUp = (count = 1) => {
CaretBrowsing.move("backward", "line", count);
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveToEndOfWord = (count = 1) => {
CaretBrowsing.move("forward", "word", count);
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveToNextWord = (count = 1) => {
CaretBrowsing.move("forward", "word", count);
CaretBrowsing.move("right", "character");
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveToPreviousWord = (count = 1) => {
CaretBrowsing.move("backward", "word", count);
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveToStartOfLine = () => {
CaretBrowsing.move("left", "lineboundary");
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveToEndOfLine = () => {
CaretBrowsing.move("right", "lineboundary");
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveToStartOfNextBlock = (count = 1) => {
CaretBrowsing.moveToBlock("forward", "backward", count);
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveToStartOfPrevBlock = (count = 1) => {
CaretBrowsing.moveToBlock("backward", "backward", count);
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveToEndOfNextBlock = (count = 1) => {
CaretBrowsing.moveToBlock("forward", "forward", count);
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveToEndOfPrevBlock = (count = 1) => {
CaretBrowsing.moveToBlock("backward", "forward", count);
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveToStartOfDocument = () => {
CaretBrowsing.move("backward", "documentboundary");
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.moveToEndOfDocument = () => {
CaretBrowsing.move("forward", "documentboundary");
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
};
funcs.dropSelection = () => {
window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
};
funcs.getSelection = () => window.getSelection().toString();
funcs.toggleSelection = (line) => {
if (line) {
CaretBrowsing.selectionState =
CaretBrowsing.SelectionState.LINE;
CaretBrowsing.selectLine();
CaretBrowsing.finishMove();
} else if (CaretBrowsing.selectionState !== CaretBrowsing.SelectionState.NORMAL) {
CaretBrowsing.selectionState = CaretBrowsing.SelectionState.NORMAL;
} else {
CaretBrowsing.selectionState = CaretBrowsing.SelectionState.NONE;
}
return CaretBrowsing.selectionState;
};
funcs.reverseSelection = () => {
CaretBrowsing.reverseSelection();
};
return funcs;
})();
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Alfuzosin is used by men to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia-BPH). It does not shrink the prostate, but it works by relaxing the muscles in the prostate and the bladder. This helps to relieve symptoms of BPH such as difficulty in beginning the flow of urine, weak stream, and the need to urinate often or urgently (including during the middle of the night).
This section contains uses of this drug that are not listed in the approved professional labeling for the drug but that may be prescribed by your health care professional. Use this drug for a condition that is listed in this section only if it has been so prescribed by your health care professional.
Alfuzosin may also be used to help your body "pass," or get rid of, kidney stones through urination.
Read the Patient Information Leaflet if available from your pharmacist before you start taking alfuzosin and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Take this medication by mouth as directed by your doctor, usually once daily after a meal. This medication works best when taken with food. Taking alfuzosin on an empty stomach may make it not work as well.
Do not crush or chew extended-release tablets. Doing so can release all of the drug at once, increasing the risk of side effects. Also, do not split the tablets unless they have a score line and your doctor or pharmacist tells you to do so. Swallow the whole or split tablet without crushing or chewing.
Alfuzosin may cause a sudden drop in your blood pressure, which could lead to dizziness or fainting, usually within a few hours after you take it. This risk is higher when you first start taking this drug or if you restart treatment after you stop taking it. During these times, avoid situations where you may be injured if you faint.
To avoid injury from dizziness or fainting, your doctor may tell you to take your first dose of alfuzosin with food at bedtime so that your body can get used to its effects.
Take this medication regularly to get the most benefit from it. To help you remember, take it after the same meal each day.
Dizziness or lightheadedness may occur. If either of these effects persists or worsens, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
To reduce the risk of dizziness and lightheadedness, get up slowly when rising from a sitting or lying position.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Get medical help right away if you have any very serious side effects, including:
severe dizziness
fainting
fast/irregular heartbeat
chest pain
Rarely, males may have a painful or prolonged erection lasting 4 or more hours. If this occurs, stop using this drug and get medical help right away, or permanent problems could occur.
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including:
rash
itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat)
severe dizziness
trouble breathing
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
In the US -
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
Before taking alfuzosin, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
The risk of QT prolongation may be increased if you have certain medical conditions or are taking other drugs that may cause QT prolongation. Before using alfuzosin, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the drugs you take and if you have any of the following conditions:
family history of certain heart problems (QT prolongation in the EKG, sudden cardiac death)
Low levels of potassium or magnesium in the blood may also increase your risk of QT prolongation. This risk may increase if you use certain drugs (such as diuretics/"water pills") or if you have conditions such as severe sweating, diarrhea, or vomiting. Talk to your doctor about using alfuzosin safely.
This drug may make you dizzy. Alcohol or marijuana (cannabis) can make you more dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs alertness until you can do it safely. Limit alcoholic beverages. Talk to your doctor if you are using marijuana (cannabis).
Before having surgery (including cataract/glaucoma eye surgery), tell your doctor or dentist if you are taking or have ever taken this medication, and about all the other products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products).
Older adults may be more sensitive to the side effects of this drug, especially dizziness and low blood pressure when getting up from a sitting or lying position, and QT prolongation (see above). These side effects can also increase the risk of falling.
During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
It is unknown if this medication passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.
Some products that may interact with this drug include:
other alpha blocker drugs (such as prazosin, terazosin)
If you are also taking a drug to treat erectile dysfunction-ED or pulmonary hypertension (such as sildenafil, tadalafil), your blood pressure may get too low which can lead to dizziness or fainting. Your doctor may need to adjust your medications to minimize this risk.
If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing, call 911. Otherwise, call a poison control center right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center. Symptoms of overdose may include: severe dizziness, fainting.
Store at room temperature away from light and moisture. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medications away from children and pets.
Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company.
HOW TO USE THIS INFORMATION: This is a summary and does NOT have all possible information about this product. This information does not assure that this product is safe, effective, or appropriate for you. This information is not individual medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care professional for complete information about this product and your specific health needs.
Information last revised October 2018.
Copyright(c) 2018 First Databank, Inc.
Selected from NATIONAL DRUG DATA FILE (NDDF) data included with permission and copyrighted by First Databank, Inc., 2019. This copyrighted material has been downloaded from a licensed data provider.
The above information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your health care professional. You should consult your health care professional before taking any drug, changing your diet, or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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Q:
For cloud machine is it a good practice to reboot periodically?
As a desktop Windows user one often find better performance if one reboot it after using if for a long periold of time. Is it also the case for virtual machine in th cloud, like EC2, Azure, or VPS?
A:
For the most part, I only have to reboot my virtual machines when applying security patches that require a reboot.
If you're using stable applications/services on a stable OS, you shouldn't have to do any sort of "weekly/monthly reboot" just to ensure better performance.
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Quick question: What's the difference between a Netbook and a notebook? Apparently, a lot of people aren't sure.
Only 58 percent of consumers who bought a Netbook over a notebook said they were very satisfied with their purchase, according to a study released Tuesday by researcher NPD Group. That compares with a 70 percent satisfaction rate from consumers who planned on buying a Netbook from the start.
NPD found that the level of dissatisfaction stemmed from confusion over the capabilities of a Netbook. The study, "NPD's Netbooks II: A Closer Look," discovered that 60 percent of the people questioned bought a Netbook instead of a notebook thinking the two have the same functionality.
In general, Netbooks are smaller, cheaper, and less powerful than traditional notebooks, but the line is blurring.
Among the people surveyed for the study, performance and portability were two key factors in the decision of whether to buy a Netbook or a notebook. Among 18 to 24 year olds, 65 percent said they bought a Netbook expecting better performance. But only 27 percent said their Netbooks performed better than expected.
NPD asked consumers which was the more important factor in choosing a Netbook: portability or price? Around 60 percent chose portability, while about 40 percent were more driven by pricing. However, 60 percent of buyers admitted that after the purchase, they never took their Netbooks out of the house.
"We need to make sure consumers are buying a PC intended for what they plan to do with it," said Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis at NPD. "Retailers and manufacturers can't put too much emphasis on PC-like capabilities and general features that could convince consumers that a Netbook is a replacement for a notebook. Instead, they should be marketing mobility, portability, and the need for a companion PC to ensure consumers know what they are buying and are more satisfied with their purchases."
Speaking to CNET News, Baker further noted that the operating system on the Netbook proved important to buyers, more so than brand, since consumers seem open to many different brands.
"People really value what the operating system is," said Baker. "That was basically the No. 1 feature that they were concerned about. Brand wasn't quite so important."
From the survey results, Baker also found that online stores are a major source for Netbooks--40 percent of the consumers questioned bought their Netbooks over the Internet. Third-party outlets seem to be competing heavily against the manufacturers' own Web sites.
"I think Netbooks are a product type that do better online," said Baker. "It's not as stressful a purchase. Given the fact that these aren't real configurable products, it's just as easy for somebody to buy at Amazon as it is at HP.com."
The study was based on a survey completed in May by nearly 600 adult consumers from NPD's online panel who were identified as Netbook owners.
About the author
Journalist, software trainer, and Web developer Lance Whitney writes columns and reviews for CNET, Computer Shopper, Microsoft TechNet, and other technology sites. His first book, "Windows 8 Five Minutes at a Time," was published by Wiley & Sons in November 2012.
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9 Best Practices For Promoting Your Business Through Social Media in 2015
A new article out on Inc.com’s website talks about 9 best practices to promoting your business through Social Media. This article is right on point with how you should be promoting your company through the big social media sites.
Because helping small businesses do their own social media is a major part of what our website promotion software does, this article caught my attention and I was curious to see how Website Rocket stacked up against what the best practices are.
As I read through the article I was pleased to see that not only did we hit every single best practice but we make it easier for our users to complete that practice.
I will go over each of the best practices they mentioned to show how Website Rocket stacks up.
1. Use data and analytics
Our software connects directly with your Google analytics account so that you can see how all of the promotion strategies are affecting both traffic and revenue.
2. Reach for loyalty, not millions
The article talks about not trying to become the next internet sensation with a viral video or content. But instead work on building a small base of very loyal fans. This is done by being very consistent in your posting on social media and making the content relevant and interesting.
Our software not only schedules out consistent social posting but also gives you the actual topics to keep your fan base engaged.
3. Go local
This is a big one for Website Rocket. Although we can help any business promote their website we really cater to the local small businesses. Making sure that you reach and dominate your local market is our specialty.
4. Plan in advance
The whole principle behind Website Rocket’s software is scheduling out tasks so that you have a consistent online marketing effort. What you post, where you promote is all planned out ahead of time so you never have to worry about what to do tomorrow.
5. Use what you already have
Many of the posts that we schedule for you help you take what you have already created and use it to your advantage to promote socially. This can include company or customer pictures, articles you have written or videos you have created. You have already done the work now we use that to help you grow your business.
6. Be interactive
One of the biggest keys to creating a loyal fan base is getting them involved and interacting with you. You will see that most of the Facebook posts we assign you engage your followers to interact with you. Running contests, polls, quizzes or just asking for their feedback will get the conversation going.
7. Turn the relationships into sales
This is the one where you need to be really careful. The last thing you want to do is make your followers feel like you are pitching to them all the time. After you have developed a great relationship with your followers then you can start asking for the sale. This should be rare. Let your relationship do the selling.
8. React quickly
Keep up to date with what is happening on your social media accounts and elsewhere online. Check in everyday to answer questions and reply to comments. You have no idea how much of an impact this will make on building your relationships. Sign up for a Google alert on your name and your business name so Google will email anytime someone else posts about you or your business somewhere. That way you can react quickly.
9. Personalize
The last point they make is for you as a small business owner to be the face of your business. People want relationships with people, not with businesses. That is why we schedule many tasks for you to do that include pictures of yourself and also things that make you look human. You want your customers or potential customers to be able to relate to you.
Conclusion
These 9 practices truly will help you promote your business through social media in 2015. If you are consistent and follow these steps the amount of followers you have will grow and so will your business. Remember that social media marketing is marketing now. It is the most critical part of small business growth.
About The Author
Adam White is the founder of Website Rocket, an online software service that helps small businesses do their own website promotion. He has worked in the internet marketing world since 2000 and has written and directed a feature film. He lives in Arizona with his wife and 6 children.
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In today’s society, it is imperative to be promoting your business through social media. Social media is one of the best ways to remain connected with current and potential clients. I agree with you that reaching for loyalty is a MUST! Large numbers mean very little if the clientele isn’t loyal.
My boss is an old timer and it’s been a long journey trying to convince him about the importance of social media for the business. I’m gathering articles and data to educate my boss on social media. This is a great resource!
Well done Website Rocket on hitting all of these best practices for promoting your business through social media–definitely a good role model for all businesses. I agree with Jay, social media is great for staying connected with clients and generating loyalty.
I’ve had many conversations with my peers about the pros and cons of the use of social media for business promotion. I think that while social media is important, it can also be damaging if not used properly. It’s nice to read something that actually talks about the best ways to use social media.
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This blog provides stories that Denyse O'Leary, a Toronto-based journalist, has found to be of interest, as she covers the growing intelligent design controversy. It supports her book By Design or by Chance? (Augsburg 2004). Does the universe - and do life forms - show evidence of intelligent design? If so, Carl Sagan was wrong and so is Richard Dawkins. Now what?
One person on a private list commented as follows, picking up on Ruse's worry about being sent to a concentration camp, if ID appears plausible:
Frankly, I am concerned too. I have seen evangelicals lust for power over the past 15 years. Now we got it. I think this is polluting the gospel. I think it is a very serious and scholarly question, and I think only the best, most cautious, and humbly motivated theological perspective will enable us to balance political power and gospel influence. And even if we have that, greedy, sinful, rotten, power mongering men will ruin it. Separation of church and state protects the gospel.
How does this relate to ID? Simply put, power will corrupt it too. What are we doing to protect ourselves from the negative influences of power? Let us not think for a moment that we are above this. Since Ruse raised the question, we should ask if ID wins the day, what are we going to do to to protect it from the kind of abuses that Darwinism shows us? Are we going to simply trade places with the Darwinist abusers? What checks and balances do we have? Are we free from a political agenda to carry out research and follow the facts?
I replied to him,
I don't worry much about stuff like that, but then I live in Canada where the government has told one of my fellow parishioners that it cannot guarantee that religious freedom will be respected, if religious people continue to oppose gay marriage. Incidentally, the Canadian government was technically defeated last night in a free vote in the House of Commons, but ignores that and clings to power anyway. Most Canadians are so terrified of traditional Christians that they would vote for anyone and anything, and condone any wrongdoing by government - no matter how unjust or shameful - as an alternative. And the oddest part of all is that nothing has actually happened in Canada that explains this prejudice in rational terms. There is no rational explanation, so stop looking for one. (There are explanations, but they do not involve rational thought or behaviour.)
Okay, now, re the main action, Dembski vs. Ruse: I predicted a few weeks ago that the Darwinists would fundamentally change their strategy and go for the emotional appeal. That is essentially what Ruse was doing on ABC's Nightline.
One particularly clever ploy was to for Ruse to say that Dembski would himself be swept away by the rising tide of right-wing Christian hate.
This worked visually because Bill looks like a nice young fellow who has no idea which direction a Nazi swastika should face or whether one should pile into Ku Klux Klan robes from the top or the bottom.
I suspect that many people will buy Ruse's approach. "Bill may be okay, but look what comes after him," they will say.
The beauty of Ruse's approach is that it is truly content-free. Ruse does not need to offer any evidence that there is a rising tide of right-wing Christian hate or even that students who are allowed to know that some scientists question Darwinism will be changed in any way as a result. (It's been legal in Ontario for years and nothing much has happened, except a complete absence of Kansas-style controversy, which suits us Ontarians fine.)
All Ruse needs to do is create fear of the Rising Tide. Many people are chronically afraid of that kind of thing, and the less they know, the more afraid they are. So the fewer details Ruse gives, the more effective his strategy is. He just has to sound portentous and convincing. Neat.
Dembski correctly pointed out that the people who are out to get him include many Christians who think the Earth is only some thousands of years old, so Dembski is as big a heretic as Darwin (or more so as he claims to be a Christian)
By the way, the Rising Tide (or somebody) also tried to get rid of Dembski at Baylor, a Christian university. But those people were not promoting a six-thousand-year old earth. They just didn't like the idea that the universe and life forms show actual evidence of intelligent design. So it turns out that the Rising Tide runs in no one particular direction on this issue, but Dembski bobs like a cork.
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# This contains libraries that a) do not change frequently or b) require c code compilation to work
# We install these libraries as a single layer in our base docker image
# To decode JWT tokens.
# cryptography is actually a transitive dependency, and only needed because PyJWT needs it
PyJWT==1.7.1
cryptography==2.9
# Postgres driver
psycopg2==2.8.4
# Mysql driver
mysqlclient==1.4.6
# MS SQL Server Driver
pymssql==2.1.4
# Oracle Driver
cx-Oracle==7.3.0
# For running flask in production
uwsgi==2.0.18
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"metadata": {
"collapsed": true
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"random_seed = 1000\n",
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" Conv2D(4, (3,3), activation='linear', padding='same', strides=(1, 1), data_format='channels_last', use_bias=True),\n",
" Conv2D(2, (3,3), activation='relu', padding='valid', strides=(1, 1), data_format='channels_last', use_bias=True),\n",
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"]\n",
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"input_layer = Input(shape=data_in_shape)\n",
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" x = layer(x)\n",
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"model = Model(inputs=input_layer, outputs=output_layer)\n",
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"np.random.seed(random_seed)\n",
"data_in = 2 * np.random.random(data_in_shape) - 1\n",
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"# set weights to random (use seed for reproducibility)\n",
"weights = []\n",
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" np.random.seed(random_seed + i)\n",
" weights.append(2 * np.random.random(w.shape) - 1)\n",
"model.set_weights(weights)\n",
"\n",
"result = model.predict(np.array([data_in]))\n",
"data_out_shape = result[0].shape\n",
"data_in_formatted = format_decimal(data_in.ravel().tolist())\n",
"data_out_formatted = format_decimal(result[0].ravel().tolist())\n",
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" 'input': {'data': data_in_formatted, 'shape': data_in_shape},\n",
" 'weights': [{'data': format_decimal(w.ravel().tolist()), 'shape': w.shape} for w in weights],\n",
" 'expected': {'data': data_out_formatted, 'shape': data_out_shape}\n",
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Whatever the result tomorrow, let’s be excellent to each other from now on
by Lawrie McKay · Published September 17, 2014 · Updated April 15, 2016
So the day is almost upon us. It’s been a long campaign and while many people have made their firm decision, there are still a lot of people who may not have made up their minds. To those I say read and read some more, you have little time left. But to those who’ve made up their mind and have been campaigning to persuade others of the merits of a Yes or No I say…Be Nice.
Tomorrow, hopes and dreams will be realised and dashed for half the population either way. But we should not let our passion, our disappointment, our feelings of failure, our ideology or group identity make us forget that we are all residents of this braw, bonnie place we call home: Scotland. Even at the polling booths tomorrow, when tension will be high, driven by hopeful anticipation or fear of the unknown, remember that those with alternative views are your compatriots. No amount of intimidation or hostility will ever change people’s minds at this stage. Remember that regardless of the outcome of the vote we all have to work together in building a country we can be proud of.
And here is where I think we can be most proud. As a nation we have a 97% voter registration with some estimates putting the voter turnout at over 80%. This is unheard of in the modern Western world in countries where people are not forced to vote. In the past 5 years all of us have had to do our own research, find facts for ourselves, deal with topics we never before have been interested in like currency, the financial markets, democratic systems big business and much, much more. We’ve had to take a long hard look at what makes us. But most of all we’ve gotten involved en masse. In modern Europe has there ever been such a people energised by the possibility of change?
So I say, tomorrow be nice as we all have to work together afterwards. Regardless of the outcome, we should put aside our differences and turn the same passion that has engulfed us and divided us over the past few years and let it unite us in a common goal: to via democracy make whichever country we will be a part of better, fairer, more compassionate and less corrupt. I for one am for a Yes vote, as I think we can make a bigger difference. But regardless of the outcome I will work hard to make Scotland, this island and the world a better place.
From all of us here at Autonomy Scotland, vote with your head then your heart, but hopefully both are aligned. See you in a new world either way!
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#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <stdio.h>
struct auth {
char name[32];
int auth;
};
struct auth *auth;
char *service;
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
char line[128];
while(1) {
printf("[ auth = %p, service = %p ]\n", auth, service);
if(fgets(line, sizeof(line), stdin) == NULL) break;
if(strncmp(line, "auth ", 5) == 0) {
auth = malloc(sizeof(auth));
memset(auth, 0, sizeof(auth));
if(strlen(line + 5) < 31) {
strcpy(auth->name, line + 5);
}
}
if(strncmp(line, "reset", 5) == 0) {
free(auth);
}
if(strncmp(line, "service", 6) == 0) {
service = strdup(line + 7);
}
if(strncmp(line, "login", 5) == 0) {
if(auth->auth) {
printf("you have logged in already!\n");
} else {
printf("please enter your password\n");
}
}
}
}
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All I want for Christmas: my Android wishlist
Since I began to use Android, with 2.3 Gingerbread, the system has evolved a lot. Even so, when I want to upgrade to new versions, I’ve been pretty much forced to jump to new manufacturers each time. I started with HTC, then went to Samsung, and now use a Nexus 5 that’s running the latest Android KitKat updates. I’ve also got an Android tablet, but use it and my phone for very different things.
The Google Play Store has a lot of great apps for all my uses, but sometimes I feel like there are limits to just how useful they can be. Generally, I use Google apps for things like email, music, and sharing files. I use other major apps to help with productivity, but I don’t mirror a lot of apps on both the smartphone and tablet.
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With 2013 coming to a close, I took a look at the apps I’ve used over the year and how they could be improved. I came up with lots of points, so take a look at my 2014 Android wishlist and see if you agree.
Google Play Music
What I really want is a unified Google Play Music experience. This would include a Chrome app that works outside the browser, a better Music Manager for uploading, and a smarter mobile app. While Google syncs a lot of data through its mobile and desktop apps, Google Play Music is a service that gets overlooked. It may be pushing All Access, but Google still needs to improve the base usability of the service.
Chrome app – Google Play Music functions like Google Keep. It can exist outside of the browser so you can stream music without needing an open tab.
Music Manager – The app hasn’t changed since the original release and offers no music ID management.
More apps supporting full immersion for Android 4.4
One of the biggest new features in Android 4.4 is allowing apps to go full screen, hiding the status bar and soft menu buttons. It’s disappointing that the apps I use that would most benefit from this haven’t yet implemented it.
These are mainly apps for reading. Google Play Newsstand is an app I use to read magazines and it generally knows when to hide the status bar.
The only third party apps that I’ve used that have implemented full screen immersion are Perfect Viewer and FBReader. Both are e-reading apps. Perfect Viewer is my favorite comic book reading app and FBReader is my go-to for e-books. Both apps were updated to support full screen mode within days of the release of Android 4.4. It would be great to see more apps supporting this feature, as it really lets e-books and other reading material take the space they need to shine.
Unified app experience
Android combined the phone and tablet interface with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and has continued to push for apps to work on both devices. While Android is officially taking a “developed for tablet” stance, developers need to make sure that if they offer a universal app, it works correctly. I saw a great example of how not to do it with Electronic Arts’ Battlelog app. In theory, it connects Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, and Medal of Honor: Warfighter statistics into a single app.
When the Battlefield 4 PlayStation 3 beta was available, I participated. Then when I picked up Battlefield 4 for the PS4, I attempted to access the app again, only to find that the layout on tablet had scaled incorrectly. It appears it’s trying to copy the layout of the web browser, but can’t display all the content.
The app also saw some serious server problems, making it useless for at least a week from the launch of the game. Currently, the app works well on smartphone, but still has issues on my Nexus 7 2nd Gen.
Second screen apps are becoming more common to serve an additional function for other media, but I still haven’t seen them get much use beyond gaming and watching movies. In 2014, I’d like to see something a little more imaginative.
Waiting for refinements
The apps that I use on a day-to-day basis work as I need them to. My basic productivity apps are the stock Android apps which work with little trouble. The improvements to the stock email app in Android 4.4 actually make it a better option than other apps available in the Google Play Store.
I use my smartphone for work and communication like email, social networks, and messaging. My tablet is for reading, watching video, and the occasional test for gaming apps. Even so, I enjoy apps that have connectivity on both mobile and desktop devices and that’s why I enjoy using Google services. In the Googlesphere, syncing between devices is great, although Google does need to be more transparent on updates and show the timeline of improvements. Outside it, however, the tablet/smartphone interchange isn’t so great, and it’s beginning to impact usability. When we see that change, a whole new world will open up to Android. I’m looking forward to it.
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The First Thing You Should Do With Every Paycheck
It's finally payday, which means you can buy that TV you've had your eyes on these past few weeks. But, don't spend all your hard-earned money just yet — there are some items you need to cross off your list first.
As part of GOBankingRates' Best Money Expert 2017 competition, we asked America's top personal finance experts, "What is the first thing people should be doing with their paycheck?"
See their answers — and advice from other experts — to find out if you've been spending your paycheck wisely. The next time you get paid, keep their tips in mind so you can live a richer and more luxurious life.
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1. Contribute to Your 401k
If you want to have a dream retirement one day, use your paycheck to start paying for it. Financial experts agree that it's a great idea to contribute to your 401k account when you get paid. Deposit the amount from your paycheck that your company will match, said award-winning journalist and personal finance author Bobbi Rebell.
"You should never cash it and put the money in your wallet," she said. "The temptation to spend will be too great to resist."
Talk to your employer to see how you can automatically schedule deposits from your paycheck to your 401k. "That way, you're saving pretax money, and you might be saving even more money if your employer offers a 401k match program," said Wes Moss, host of the personal finance radio show "Money Matters." "If you automate your savings you won't miss that money. If you're worried about getting started, try beginning by saving just 2 percent."
Or, try this strategy that financial expert David Bach recommends. Author of the "The Automatic Millionaire," he said you should pay yourself the amount of your first hour of income.
"If you earn $20 an hour ... that amount of money from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock ... needs to go automatically into your 'pay yourself first' account," said Bach. "Specifically, that is a 401k plan, 403b plan, a 457 plan, an IRA account or a SEP IRA account."
If your employer doesn't offer a retirement plan — let alone a 401k match — see if you can make automatic deductions to an IRA you've already set up, said Tom Zgainer, founder of America's Best 401k.
"Then, manage your lifestyle around your net pay, balancing your monthly obligations with planning for the future," he said. "Don't moan about it — the taxes or your net pay. We reap what we sow. If you are not happy about your net pay, resolve to increase your earning potential by providing more value to your employer. Or, take some of your spare time and get a second job, and use those earnings to improve your lifestyle."
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2. Put Some Money in Savings
In addition to socking away money in your retirement account, put some of your paycheck into a savings account.
"As soon as you get your paycheck, set some money aside in your savings account," said Kyle Taylor, founder of ThePennyHoarder.com. "I recommend at least 10 percent. I'd even take it a step further and automate the savings process." For example, you can use an app like Digit to set up an automatic transfer from your checking account to your savings account.
Award-winning personal finance journalist Jean Chatzky is also an advocate for scheduling deposits from your paycheck to your savings account. "Automating savings is the first thing everyone should do with their paychecks," she said. "If you don't see the money, you can't spend it, and it's the best way to guarantee a secure financial future."
The best savings accounts offer liquid money that can come in handy in an emergency — or enable you to save for a big-ticket item you want. They also offer interest-growing potential. Look for an account that comes with a higher APY. With a higher APY, you can earn more interest on your savings.
Although different from a retirement account, this savings account can help you achieve your future goals. "It may sound odd coming from a banker, but there's more to life than just money," said James Capolongo, head of consumer deposit products at TD Bank. "I'm a firm believer in paying yourself first and setting aside a portion of your paycheck to invest in your future."
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"The first thing people should do is pay down their debt," said entrepreneur John Rampton. "Pay it all off, if possible. If not, pay the highest interest rate items first, like credit card balances."
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Another thing experts agree on: Budget your paycheck correctly before you spend it. Make a plan for your hard-earned money, said Rachel Cruze, co-author of "Smart Money Smart Kids," a New York Times best-seller. That way, you know exactly how much you can spend — and on what.
"This is the dreaded 'B' word — budget," said Cruze. "But a budget is really not that bad. Most people find that a budget actually gives them freedom and permission to spend ... A budget isn't about complicating your life. It's about knowing where your money is going, and that will make your life a whole lot easier."
If you plan out exactly how to spend your paycheck, you'll be able to schedule your bills, prioritize your spending and get a budgeting plan in place for next month, said Lauren Greutman, an award-winning writer and founder of personal finance site LaurenGreutman.com.
"That is what I call prospective budgeting, budgeting for the month ahead of you instead of reacting to what is happening to you," she said.
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Accounting for every dollar takes budgeting your paycheck to the next level. When you're figuring out your budget, list out your income and expenses. And, "assign every dollar a name," said Cruze.
"You should know before you even get your paycheck what you need to do with it," said J. Money, founder of BudgetsAreSexy.com. "Each dollar needs to be accounted for before you even receive it, even if it's going toward splurging — which is perfectly fine, by the way."
He said you should first put your money toward savings, investments or debt-free goals. Then, pay off any bills that are lined up. But "what you should never do with your paycheck: take it to Vegas and bet it all on black," added J. Money.
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You've probably heard this before, but it's true: Investing in yourself is the most important investment you'll ever make. But that doesn't necessarily mean you have to spend a lot of money on yourself. Instead, it means investing in yourself "through mentoring, learning and personal development," said entrepreneur Josh Felber.
Let's say you want to get a higher salary at your current job. Before you ask for a raise, improve your skills or expand your knowledge to prove to your boss that you've become a valuable employee. This might mean using part of your paycheck to pay for courses at your local university. Or, perhaps you'll use it to buy books that provide tips on how to master your profession. When you finally meet with your boss to negotiate a pay bump, share your newfound skills or knowledge to increase your chances of getting a raise.
Investing in yourself can also mean investing in your future. Whether your future involves becoming a homeowner, starting a family or having a luxurious retirement, continue to put money away into a savings or retirement account.
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And Neil Armstrong could possibly have not been the first man to step on the moon. Some aspects of the mission were ultimately out of his hands despite his skill as an astronaut.
You have to interrogate the underlying reasons for things.
The simple and uneducated mob has all too regularly lynched an innocent man throughout history.
Just stating the obvious ... not asking for his lynching ... but need to question everything about this footy club of ours & how easy we have unraveled again...reality is 1 finals appearance in 13 seasons...another false dawn? We have seen plenty of them. We have a softness in that footy club which they can’t rid themselves of!
I know Lyon is a dirty word around here but he's said on SEN that Goodwin got a pass because of last year but that it's "coming next year", which I assume he means the pressure.
Hardly breaking news but you'd have to say he has until round 12 next year.
He ought to already be answering the "please explain ". Injuries are one thing ( but this in turn begs a question ) but having NFI about a modem effective game is something else.
Simon to his credit was a bit inventive but was tempered by his then Snr in Roos. Since then, and since coming under the nefarious swami-like influencesof his fellow FD he has yet to display a game that actually works. He briefly used sheer aggressive ( body killing ) British Buldog footy to overwhelm some teams but that was soon found out and exploited. To say nothing of the collateral damage ....the same damage that's hamstrung the team this year.
He has a contract that some [censored] gave him prematurely so he'll be ours for far too now. Round 12....your dreaming.
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He ought to already be answering the "please explain ". Injuries are one thing ( but this in turn begs a question ) but having NFI about a modem effective game is something else.
Simon to his credit was a bit inventive but was tempered by his then Snr in Roos. Since then, and since coming under the nefarious swami-like influencesof his fellow FD he has yet to display a game that actually works. He briefly used sheer aggressive ( body killing ) British Buldog footy to overwhelm some teams but that was soon found out and exploited. To say nothing of the collateral damage ....the same damage that's hamstrung the team this year.
He has a contract that some [censored] gave him prematurely so he'll be ours for far too now. Round 12....your dreaming.
All true BUT he'll be 3.5 years into his coaching career, excluding 2016 when he essentially took on game day duties, when we reach round 12 2020. If we're in the same position as we were in at round 12 this year, he will be gone.
The variables have saved him this year and that's reasonable. But he won't have those excuses. A contract extension to 2022 was a mistake. But that doesn't mean he won't be let go.
This year has been an onfield disaster but the full effect won't be felt until next year. Thankfully we have Anzac Eve and QB home games. But we're due for fewer prime time and friday night games after earning them for this year. This impacts the bottom line, sponsorship dollars, etc.
It might actually reach a point where paying him out and sacking him is more financially viable than keeping him on. A contract is one thing. The overall impact to the bottom line is another. The game is bigger now than the team itself. We are staring down the barrel of a bottom 2 finish. It's utterly disastrous for the club broadly. For its vision.
Last year, missing finals would have been classed a failure. This year was the same. But the second worst team in the league? It's a colossal failure by the FD.
Contract or not we can't afford to stay the course if nothing changes by midpoint next season. IMO the club should already be testing the waters for possible replacements as a just in case.
I honestly feel the club is putting more external pressure on itself by using the injuries/pre-season as an excuse. If we get a proper preseason next year and a clean run on injuries but still serve up this garbage, then the whole AFL media/sponsors/supporters will be on our back. The build up of pressure could force an early exit for Goodwin.
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I know Lyon is a dirty word around here but he's said on SEN that Goodwin got a pass because of last year but that it's "coming next year", which I assume he means the pressure.
Hardly breaking news but you'd have to say he has until round 12 next year.
That's fair. If we have a better run with injuries and a pretty clear pre-season, and we're struggling at the bye, then he will be under pressure.
However, I think he does get a 'pass', for lack of a better term, as we've had a horror run with injuries, stemming from the pre-season right through to now. It seems like every time we get someone back on the park we lose two more. Just look at this week - we got Lever, Jetta and Gawn back into the side, but lost Tom Mac and Weideman (I feel like we lost someone else through injury but can't for the life of me think who it is right now).
Anyway, hopefully we've learnt plenty from not only the season, but from the pre-season as well, and we can have a relatively stress free build up to 2020.
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Rubbish. Wrong from the very first sentence when he makes the ridiculous, and frankly laughable, assertion goody has NFI about a modem effective game'
If the bloke had NFI then he wouldn't have coached us to the improvement we showed in both 2017 and 2018. Yes, this year has been a bit of a shocker for a variety of reasons, but there have been a number of coaches who have had years like this and bounced back not long after. I'll back Goody in to do the same.
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If the bloke had NFI then he wouldn't have coached us to the improvement we showed in both 2017 and 2018. Yes, this year has been a bit of a shocker for a variety of reasons, but there have been a number of coaches who have had years like this and bounced back not long after. I'll back Goody in to do the same.
Or could last year have been merely a further step forward in the natural progression of a young and highly talented list?
How much was due to the coach, and how much to players improving / favourable fixture / injury list / other factors?
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I honestly feel the club is putting more external pressure on itself by using the injuries/pre-season as an excuse. If we get a proper preseason next year and a clean run on injuries but still serve up this garbage, then the whole AFL media/sponsors/supporters will be on our back. The build up of pressure could force an early exit for Goodwin.
I'm not sure if it is putting more external pressure on but I truly hope they don't fall for it.
It's not just the injury problems that are causing our current predicament.
Yes they are an issue but not the only one.
Sometimes clubs believe their own BS, please let it not be us.
As a supporter it's why I would like us to have an external review just to be sure we have all the issues on the table.
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If the bloke had NFI then he wouldn't have coached us to the improvement we showed in both 2017 and 2018. Yes, this year has been a bit of a shocker for a variety of reasons, but there have been a number of coaches who have had years like this and bounced back not long after. I'll back Goody in to do the same.
Lets face it much of the criticism he cops in this thread is related to some perceived notion his game plan doesn't stack up. Who knows that may prove to be the case. Or it may not. There are too many things that went wrong this year to make an accurate judgement on a that. Opinion, yes, reliable assessment no.
It will be interesting to wacth the tigers as they progress towards the finals. They have the most analogous game plan to ours and are rolling along nicely and with their lat six games at the G are a real chance at top 4 and with that winning a flag. Like us they made a prelim lat year and of course won the flag the previous year. As evidence of a game plan working that's not bad.
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Lets face it much of the criticism he cops in this thread is related to some perceived notion his game plan doesn't stack up. Who knows that may prove to be the case. Or it may not. There are too many things that went wrong this year to make an accurate judgement on a that. Opinion, yes, reliable assessment no.
It will be interesting to wacth the tigers as they progress towards the finals. They have the most analogous game plan to ours and are rolling along nicely and with their lat six games at the G are a real chance at top 4 and with that winning a flag. Like us they made a prelim lat year and of course won the flag the previous year. As evidence of a game plan working that's not bad.
The Tiges game plan has changed, and anyway you can't relate them to us.
Different game plan and different mix of personnel.
They lost a prelim badly and made changes.
We lost ours badly and stuck with the same.
Our game plan doesn't stack up...it's there for all to see.
It's an accurate assessment backed up by where we sit on the ladder now.
The ladder doesn't lie...
You could see it last year in the Prelim, not just this year.
If we go into next year playing the same brand of footy we are f......
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I don't think our game style has really changed. Last year we had the most inside 50's and 2nd most clearances. This year 2nd most I50's and 5th most clearances.
So we can win the ball and get it inside 50 plenty but as we all know this year that hasn't converted into winning scores, nor efficient scores in general.
I think teams figured this out watching our losing games last year that the way to beat us was to almost let us get the ball in there, and repeat entry the hell out of it, with the view that one quick kick or handball to a running player out of our forward 50, would result in an easy goal out the back.
I think teams have figured out how to play us better and as such we need to adapt our game style.
Whether this is a result of the 6-6-6 rule I don't know, but 666 sure is an evil number.....
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The Tiges game plan has changed, and anyway you can't relate them to us.
Different game plan and different mix of personnel.
They lost a prelim badly and made changes.
We lost ours badly and stuck with the same.
Our game plan doesn't stack up...it's there for all to see.
It's an accurate assessment backed up by where we sit on the ladder now.
The ladder doesn't lie...
You could see it last year in the Prelim, not just this year.
If we go into next year playing the same brand of footy we are f......
How do you think the tiger's game plan has changed?
I would argue it has changed very little - and is very similar to ours as it stands at the moment. They may maintain the ball a bit more, but so do we but by and large they are playing a very similar game style as they did last year.
A big difference between them and us is this year they are way better hitting targets inside 50, have in Lynch a focus who has been marking the ball (unlike us) and small forward who kick goals, get ground balls and apply excellent forward pressure (again unlike us).
But open to being convinced otherwise.
Meanwhile the Roos are flourishing with a quick transition, quick ball movement, repeat entries, contested ball game plan that shares many similarities to the tigers's game plan and the one we employed so successfully last year. Dogs employ a similar style.
The jury is out on the West Coast game style involving huge spread, switching and maintaining the ball with kick/marks. Yes they won the flag last year. But that was last year abut the game moves on. That said contested ball will always have a place in the heat of finals.
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I don't think our game style has really changed. Last year we had the most inside 50's and 2nd most clearances. This year 2nd most I50's and 5th most clearances.
So we can win the ball and get it inside 50 plenty but as we all know this year that hasn't converted into winning scores, nor efficient scores in general.
I think teams figured this out watching our losing games last year that the way to beat us was to almost let us get the ball in there, and repeat entry the hell out of it, with the view that one quick kick or handball to a running player out of our forward 50, would result in an easy goal out the back.
I think teams have figured out how to play us better and as such we need to adapt our game style.
Whether this is a result of the 6-6-6 rule I don't know, but 666 sure is an evil number.....
Remember back in Feb when some of us (me??) thought it was Gawn taps it to Viney/Oliver/Brayshaw for Weid Tmac to mark and for Lever, May and Nev to repel everything.... things were meant to be simple!
I would argue it has changed very little - and is very similar to ours as it stands at the moment. They may maintain the ball a bit more, but so do we but by and large they are playing a very similar game style as they did last year.
A big difference between them and us is this year they are way better hitting targets inside 50, have in Lynch a focus who has been marking the ball (unlike us) and small forward who kick goals, get ground balls and apply excellent forward pressure (again unlike us).
But open to being convinced otherwise.
Meanwhile the Roos are flourishing with a quick transition, quick ball movement, repeat entries, contested ball game plan that shares many similarities to the tigers's game plan and the one we employed so successfully last year. Dogs employ a similar style.
The jury is out on the West Coast game style involving huge spread, switching and maintaining the ball with kick/marks. Yes they won the flag last year. But that was last year abut the game moves on. That said contested ball will always have a place in the heat of finals.
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The other thing you've mentioned is teams with the personnel to match the game style...
The Tiges have changed their style around bringing in Lynch for one, they are nowhere near as ballistic as they were in their Premiership season.
They've also adjusted their defence with the loss of Rance.
Sorry that doesn't convince me they have changed their style.
I acknowledged they have adjusted it and tinkered at the edges, just as we have. But their game plan remains much the same as it was last year. Maybe not quite as ballistic (yet), but their game plan is still based on quick transition, quick ball movement, repeat entries, forward 50 pressure and contested ball. it differs significantly to that of the Pies and West Coast and as i said is the most analogous to our game plan (not exactly the same, but very similar).
On their defence they still sue interceptors and a zone defense, just use other players than rance obviously.
Funnily enough in some ways their introduction of Lynch has made their game style more like ours if anything.
And on personnel we have built our list around our preferred game style so have the right players. They just have been not fit or injured. Or both.
But given finals are out what is the point of trying another game style, particularly one we certainly don't have the players for (ie one that requires excellent field kicks and outside pace). If Goody is convince he has the right game plan than much better to stay the course and keep working on it.
Personally i am not sure if Goody is right or wrong. But i trust his judgement. And time will tell.
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It was appropriate that Melbourne was playing its last game of season 2019 in Hobart. After all, how much further south could the team go?
And much as it has done in many of the previous 22 games, the side managed to extract a loss from a winning position by simply giving the ball back to the opposition time and time again. In fact, they gave it back to the opposition to the tune of 53 points from turnovers while, by way of contrast North Melbourne contributed only 17 points to their oppo
I can vividly remember when the Demons ventured onto Blundstone Arena for the first time in early 2016 only to lose to the Kangaroos by 20.11.131 to 21.10.136.
Melbourne was then a team on the up and up: young, enthusiastic and bold. It gave up a huge quarter time deficit after kicking against a strong wind but made that up by half time and fell dramatically short after an exciting high scoring affair.
The team lost no fans that day - they were willing to take the game on and attac
The Casey Demons finished off their home and away season against Frankston at Skybus Stadium on Sunday with a narrow, unconvincing 6-point victory that left the door slightly open for a top eight berth when the VFL finals begin in a fortnight’s time.
While sunny skies prevailed over Frankston in the morning, the skies became overcast by noon and heavy waves pounded the bay nearby as the rains came in to greet the players as the game started. And conditions stayed dark and dreary for the rem
Thanks, but no thanks!
In a round where the club was supposed to thank their fans for the support during the year, the Melbourne Football Club chose to do otherwise with a 53 point loss to a team that sat 15th on the ladder.
Don’t give us cheap jumpers that can’t be sold in the Demon shop. Don’t give us vouchers to shop there, give us something on the field, which is why we come to the football in the first place.
It was a disgraceful performance, which started with a disgracefu
Around about 12 months ago Melbourne and Sydney fought out an epic battle between two top eight teams fighting for the best possible ladder position in the lead up to the finals. The Swans triumphed by 9 points at the MCG after the Demons came back from five goals down at three quarter time. But for its poor kicking for goal, Melbourne might well have won the game and finished in the top four. Who knows what might then have happened for the club in September?
As a consequence, the person re
Two clubs that have been hard hit by injury recently took part in a dour battle under dark clouds and, with intermittent showers falling, it wasn’t a pretty game at Victoria Park on Sunday.
Despite all that, the Casey Demons added a little ray of sunshine to their day to get the job done over a "traditional" rival with a 15 point victory over Collingwood VFL that breathed life back into their season.
There were a few highlights at the ground that in past days has seen many titanic batt
We have seen it all before…
Yes, a wonderful idea to showcase what used to be in football.
Big crowds, umpires who knew how to apply the rules and not opinions, high marks, skilful players.
But for the Melbourne supporters their retro is what it has been like for the past 10 years. Losing games, end on end, year after year. Opportunities squandered in front of goal. VFL standard players running around at the MCG. Just more of the same, and the game against Collingwood was no ex
Thanks to Demonlanders for their input into this week’s preview.
Ralphius Maximus is short and bittersweet:
We'll crack in at the bounce to create a contest, win our share of the ball, butcher the forward movement and get scored on easily from the intercepts. Not that hard to predict.
Big Demon says:
Unfortunately Collingwood will win because they have a lot more to play for. We will be good in parts but really the season is well over so we will have to put up with those bell
The feeling when turning up to the MCG on a Saturday night to play a top four side in Richmond, while the Melbourne sits cemented in close proximity to the bottom of the table is like attending the Colosseum in Ancient Roman times. The expectation is that a bloodbath is about to occur.
There are 100,000 Richmond members and 50,000 Melbourne members, and despite the fact that it turned out to be a wet night after half-time, a crowd of only 37K bothered to turn up. That should never have happ
A young and undermanned Casey Demons were sent out on Saturday to the Swinburne Centre in the shadows of the MCG on a man’s errand against a very experienced Richmond VFL combination which is the clear ladder leader and fielded no less than 18 AFL listed players.
It was expected to be a rout and the Tigers made easy work of it in the early stages when they held a 26 point lead by quarter time. To their credit however, the Demons weathered the storm and kept their opponents within the range
As the season rolls on towards the finals and the football world witnesses the aftermath of the sacking of the league’s unsuccessful coaches, it’s almost inevitable that the spotlight will turn firmly upon the complete and utter failure of season 2019 - the Melbourne Football Club.
For a team that finished in fourth place last year and was heavily touted as a premiership contender, the fall from grace has been dramatic. As things stand, the Demons look certain to finish 13 places down on
At half time in Sunday’s game at Trevor Barker Beach Oval, things weren’t looking too flash for the flailing finals prospects of the Casey Demons. Key forward Sam Weideman had suffered a concussion in his first contest and, with a few exceptions, the team was playing like a rabble rather than a finals contender. The Demons were 23 points in arrears to the Zebras and their season was headed towards oblivion.
It was the skipper Mitch White who spurred his team on by word and by deed - he fini
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These Are the Newtown Victims
AP gets a look at some of the lives lost in Friday's massacre
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The names of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings were released yesterday, and glimpses into their lives, snapshots, and tributes are emerging this morning. Dad Robbie Parker last night remembered 6-year-old Emilie, reports the LA Times, the first parent to speak publicly of his lost child. "All those who had the pleasure to meet her would agree that this world has been a better place because she has been in it," he said tearfully. To Adam Lanza's family, he said: "I want you to know that our family and our love and our support goes out to you as well." And he recounted Friday morning, when Emilie said good morning and told him she loved him. I gave her a kiss,” Parker said, “and I was out the door.” A look at some of the other victims, via the AP:
Charlotte Bacon, 6: After much begging, Charlotte's mom let her wear a new pink dress and boots to school. It was the last outfit the redheaded girl would ever pick out. "She was going to go some places in this world," says her uncle.
Olivia Engel, 6: Olivia was looking forward to coming home Friday, to make a gingerbread house. "She loved attention," says a family friend. "She had perfect manners. She was the teacher's pet, the line leader. Her only crime is being a wiggly, smiley 6-year-old."
Dawn Hochsprung, 47: "I don't think you could find a more positive place to bring students to every day," the principal said in 2010. As the AP writes, "When the unthinkable came, she was ready to defend." She died lunging at Lanza.
Madeleine Hsu, 6. A doctor at Madeleine's house said her family had no comment, adding, "This is the darkest thing I've ever walked into."
Catherine Hubbard, 6. "We are greatly saddened by the loss of our beautiful daughter, Catherine Violet," said her parents in a statement that thanked emergency responders.
Chase Kowalski, 7. Chase was outside all the time, and had recently won a mini-triathlon, says a neighbor. "You couldn't think of a better child."
Jesse Lewis, 6. "He was always friendly; he always liked to talk," says the owner of the deli where Jesse ate his favorite sausage, egg, and cheese with hot chocolate on Friday morning.
Ana Marquez-Greene, 6. Video of Ana singing "Come, Thou Almighty King" is going viral. It's in the gallery or here. "As much as she's needed here and missed by her mother, brother and me, Ana beat us all to paradise," wrote dad Jimmy Greene on Facebook.
James Mattioli, 6. "It's a terrible tragedy, and we're a tight community," says the mayor of the upstate New York town where James' mom grew up. "Everybody will be there for them, and our thoughts and prayers are there for them."
Anne Marie Murphy, 52. "You don't expect your daughter to be murdered," her father said, after he and her mother waited in vain for hours for news of their daughter. Murphy, a teacher described as a "happy soul," died shielding her students. "It happens on TV. It happens elsewhere."
Noah Pozner, 6. Noah's parents moved him and sisters from New York "for safety and education," an uncle says. He called Noah, the youngest victim, "extremely mature. When I was his age, I was not like him." He will be buried today.
Lauren Gabrielle Rousseau, 30. "Lauren wanted to be a teacher from before she even went to kindergarten," said her mom in a statement. After years of substitute teaching, she finally got that call this year. "It was the best year of her life."
Mary Sherlach, 56. Sherlach died rushing Lanza with principal Dawn Hochsprung. "Mary felt like she was doing God's work," said her son-in-law, "working with the children."
Victoria Soto, 27. "She beams in snapshots," notes the AP, and she was killed after making sure her first-graders were safe. "She put those children first. That's all she ever talked about," says a friend. "You have a teacher who cared more about her students than herself," says the mayor of Soto's hometown.
Lauren Rousseau, 30, had spent years as a substitute teacher before finally getting a full-time job at Sandy Hook this fall. "It was the best year of her life," said her mother.
(AP Photo/Courtesy of Rousseau Family)
Noah Pozner, 6. His parents moved him, his twin sister, and his older sister from New York "for safety and education," an uncle says.
(AP Photo/Family Photo)
Emilie Alice Parker, 6. Dad Robbie Parker last night spoke publicly of his firstborn, saying tearfully, "I'm so blessed to be her dad."
(AP Photo/Courtesy of the Parker Family)
Olivia Engel, 6. "She loved attention," says a family friend. "She had perfect manners. She was the teacher's pet, the line-leader. Her only crime is being a wiggly, smiley 6-year-old."
(AP Photo/Engel Family, Tim Nosezo)
Mary Sherlach, 56, school psychologist. She died rushing the shooter with principal Dawn Hochsprung. "Mary felt like she was doing God's work," said her son-in-law, "working with the children."
(AP Photo/Courtesy of Mark Sherlach)
Robbie Parker, father of 6-year-old Emilie, fights back tears as he speaks during a news conference, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, in Newtown, Conn.
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My heart goes out the the families of the victims. It takes a coward to commit an act of such violence on such young innocence. And it is scary that this has become a common occurance. I also find it scary that the "my take on this story" vote was...2% hilarious, 1% intriguing, 1% brilliant and 2% annoying. What is wrong with these people? Are they the next shooters? Scary isn't it?
right2dave
Dec 16, 2012 2:58 PM CST
Yes we all ache to see the innocents that were killed. Rotating their photos and bios is just pandering to get readership. Newser slime.
iq145
Dec 16, 2012 2:04 PM CST
Still think a new set of 'gun laws' can fix this new uprising of gun/maniac incidents? That's just Obama's false face attempt to appear that he's making a response as a President of the United States. He's just as helpless as the rest of us. Nothing can change people's thoughts.
To keep people out of a building who don't belong inside won't help. The perps are internal.
They're suicidal too (to make it even worse), so threats of the Chair as a punishment won't even help.
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Monday, July 07, 2014
Some questions for some people
Some questions for Some People
by Steven Plaut
The police in Israel are claiming they have solved the murder of the Arab teenager Mohammad Abu Khdeir, claiming six Jewish youths were arrested and three confessed. Maybe. Since there have been numerous cases of arrests of "Tag Mechir" (Price Tag) people where the police subsequently admitted it had no case and the arrested were released, it behooves us to wait patiently to see how this works itself out.
But in the meantime, I think we should all be asking some tough questions and demanding answers from some interesting people.
Some questions for some people:
For Hanin Zoabi. the ARab fascist member of the Israeli parliament, having proclaimed that the kidnapping and murder of three Jewish teenagers is definitely not terrorism, will you now be proclaiming that the kidnapping and murder of teenager Mohammad Abu Khdeir is similarly not terror?
For the editors of the NY Times, Washington Post, BBC, Haaretz and Yediot Ahronot: will you be referring to the murderers of Mohammad Abu Khdeir as activists and militants? Noting that one man's terrorist is just another man's freedom fighter?
Will Israel's tenured Left refer to the jailed murderers as political prisoners? Will they insist that they be released from prison as a goodwill gesture, since one can only make peace with one's enemies, not with one's friends?
For Israeli leftists: will you be proclaiming that the acts by the murderers of Mohammad Abu Khdeir must be understood against the background of their grievances and sufferings?
For the Palestinians of Hebron and Ramallah: got any candies and sweets left over from the celebrations over the murders of the three Jewish teenagers that you'd like to share now?
For Bibi Netanyahu: will the alleged murderers of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, if they are convicted, be invited to sign up for university degree studies at the Open University and through distance learning while in prison? How about conjugal visits and nice DVDs?
Will the University of Haifa set up a special law clinic to provide free legal counsel to the arrested alleged murderers of Mohammad Abu Khdeir? .
Will the Obama Administration rule that donations to the alleged murderers of Mohammad Abu Khdeir be made tax deductible?
Will the International Solidarity Movement hold protests in front of the prisons where the alleged perps are being held to demand that they be released?
Will the world media refer to the killers of Mohammad Abu Khdeir as being unfortunates swept up in the cycle of violence?
Will college campus in the US hold rallies of solidarity with the perps and march with anti-Abu-Khdeir banners reading, "No Justice, No Peace!"
Will leftist professors in Israel demand that streets be named after the alleged killers of Mohammad Abu Khdeir?
Will the caring class demand that any of the alleged perps who are minors be tried in family court?
Will the Israeli government follow the lead of the Palestinian Authority and pay large subsidies to the families of the alleged perps?
Will the Western press make sure that every story about the murder of Abu Khdeir emphasize the fact that he was living in "disputed territory" which he was occupying against the will of the murderers?
Will leftist Professors Zeev Sternhell and Moshe ZImmerman of the Hebrew University dismiss Abu Khdeir as a member of the Hitler youth?
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Full contribution to teaching in Dundee, especially cardiology and clinical pharmacology. Member of Undergraduate Medical School Assessment Committee. External undergraduate examinerships (National University of Singapore, University of Malaya, International Medical University, Malaysia, National University of Malaysia). Supervisor of 25 MD/PhDs personally. External examiner for MD (Universities of Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow)
Biography
Professor Lang is a consultant cardiologist and clinical pharmacologist and Professor of Cardiology at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, United Kingdom. He trained in both cardiology and clinical pharmacology in the United Kingdom and in the United States where he was a Merck International Fellow in Clinical Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University, Nashville and a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University, New York. He is a Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh and the American College of Cardiology.
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His research takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the understanding of the pathophysiology and pharmacogenetics of cardiovascular diseases and to the development of treatment strategies in patients with cardiovascular diseases. He leads an integrated cardiovascular research laboratory dedicated and equipped to the study of cardiac and vasomotor regulation. These techniques are applied towards translational research and in the development of biomarkers and novel treatment strategies in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Prof Lang is the Work Package Lead for the validation cohort for the FP-7 funded BIOSTAT-CHF study that aims optimize the treatment of heart failure for each individual using information from genomics and proteomics. A wide range of funding bodies including the British Heart Foundation, MRC, Chief Scientist Office, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, Tenovus and the European commission Seventh Framework Programme (FP-7) funds his research.
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'Nurse-led Early Triage (NET) study of chest pain patients: a long term evaluation study of a service development aimed at improving the management of patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes'European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 253-260. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515113488026
'High-Dose Allopurinol reduces left ventricular mass in patients with ischemic heart disease'Journal of the American College of Cardiology, vol. 61, no. 9, pp. 926-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2012.09.066
'Allopurinol reduces left ventricular mass in patients with type ii diabetes and left ventricular hypertrophy'Journal of the American College of Cardiology, vol. 61, no. 10 Supplement, pp. E1256. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(13)61256-5
'Improving the primary prevention of cardiovascular events by using biomarkers to identify individuals with silent heart disease'Journal of the American College of Cardiology, vol. 60, no. 11, pp. 960-968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2012.04.049
'The impact of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade on heart failure outcomes and mortality in patients identified to have aortic regurgitation: a large population cohort study'Journal of the American College of Cardiology, vol. 58, no. 20, pp. 2084-2091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2011.07.043
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Things are looking up. I received the First Appellate District’s decision granting another look at my OSC (Order to Show Cause) in Marin County. This time I’ll get appointed counsel. Hopefully I’ll get an evidentiary hearing.
I got a letter from PLO’s W about my parole hearing. He has been better in keeping a line of communication with me. I wrote him back and gave him an update. I got a letter from Senator Boxer’s Director of Constituent Service. He forwarded my letter to senator Burton stating my issues are State issues. I wrote him back saying they’re federal issues since it deals with the First Amendment right.
I received a letter from O in Hong Kong, P, M and a postcard from Fr. O. P wrote a short support letter for me. I wrote her back and tanked her. M wrote a form letter. She’ll be moving to Sonoma in December. I wrote O and asked her to write a support letter for me. She thinks highly of me. She is a good friend who I haven’t met.
It’s sunny outside. We shot the ball around and did pushups. Blu and I mediated for 15 minutes. I enjoyed the time outside.
Fr. P and G dropped by briefly to say hi. I got my 72 hour notice for Ad Seg review on Friday. Then I got my Capoeira book from the Property Officer. I look forward to reading it.
I got my 115 adjudication from Officer G. It was a day later than the written date. I was found guilty for 3005 because of 3250. I’ll win in appeal. The whole 115 was a joke.
I received my Sun magazine. Plenty to read. I sent the congratulation card to R. It’s been an active and productive day. I wrote a letter to Fr. O so he can use as a model form support letter.
I hope things will eventually work in our favor. Thank the good spirit for my blessings.
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Your Elder Leader Archetype
The following is an abbreviated table showing some characteristic traits of the Elder Leader Archetype (composed by Debra Breazzano, MA/ LPC, an archetypal psychologist.) Do you recognize these traits (or Shadow traits) in Elder Leaders you have known and in yourself in certain sorts of situations?
The Elder Leader: Archetype of Structure, Leadership and Authority
Alchemical Correlation:
Earth originating; coming into being
Astrological Association:
January / Capricorn
Mission/Purpose:
To provide structure, leadership and authority for the benefit of the group or community
What–or who–brings out the Leader, and in what mode, in you?Have you felt inhibited in leadership positions because you have been influenced by Leaders with SHADOW characteristics such as a hypercritical or dominating parent or boss?
The Elder Leader archetype is within each of us, and we have internalized this archetype unconsciously from our experience as a collective, recognizable ‘energy’ or persona mode. Sometimes we first need to work through our reactions to Shadow Leader influences in order to let our positive leadership strengths develop and shine. I can relate to this quite a bit from my own life experience. For most of my adult life I shied away from engaging with anger either in others or in myself. In leadership roles, where invariably such emotions might be encountered, I found I had a “flight or fight” response. I would avoid confrontation all the more because if forced into an encounter with an anger-expressing person, I could become overly (though briefly) aggressive myself.
Learning about the Elder Leader archetype and exploring its manifestations in my own life history has helped me come to understand that my imbalance around expressions of anger had to do with the fact that my father had a harsh temper and often expressed himself angrily toward me as a force of domination and control. After reflecting on some of my interactions with my father I have used ‘archetypal dialogue’ to come to a better understanding of how his behavior influenced my own outbreaks of over-assertiveness in stressful situations in reaction to others’ anger. This has helped me to relax, to pull back from immediate confrontations in order to LISTEN before continuing or advancing in such an encounter. Now I aim to demonstrate understanding of the other point of view without either responding in like mode. I aim now to arrive at a win-win situation collaboratively with the other person, as I now realize that anger is a common reaction to real stress and real needs.
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Robin Williams enjoyed ‘perfect’ last day
Robin Williams’ widow Susan Schneider says they enjoyed “a perfect day” together before he took his own life in August 2014Susan Schneider, who claims the actor had been unknowingly suffering from the brain disease Lewy Body Dementia [LBD], which causes extreme anxiety, delusions and impaired movement, thought he was getting better before he committed suicide in August 2014.
She said: “It was a perfect day, we just did what we loved to do together and I know now that he gave me that perfect day, he gave us that perfect day. In hindsight, he knew what he was doing.”
The graphic designer, 51, says the Oscar winner, 63, was nothing like his public persona in private.
She told ‘Good Morning America’: “Robin was kind, quiet and sometimes funny at home. He was meditative, contemplative, intellectual and sometimes very, very funny.”
Susan also claims she was “forced” to take her late husband’s children, Zachary, Zelda and Cody, from a previous marriage, to court over his estate and is relieved they were able to settle their dispute privately last month.
She said: “After being in the trenches with my husband for so long and trying to solve this thing, after seven years together in love, I was told that I might not be able to be able to keep our wedding gifts.
“In fact, [they said], ‘While you’re out of the house, we need to come in and take everything out. Eventually once we’ve gone through it all, you can decide – tell us which items are yours. And we’ll decide whether or not that’s true.’ “
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Overlord (Xbox 360)
Rated: 16
Story: You are the aspiring evil overlord of a fantasy realm. You must travel to different parts of the land to pacify the locals and defeat all the heroes who ganged together to defeat your predecessor. Along the way, you need to collect the stolen magical components of your tower and amass enough gold to forge new armour. You'll also need cash to buy some pot plants to keep your girlfriend happy.
Gameplay: You run around in third-person, hacking at enemies and casting spells. The main emphasis, however, is on controlling the small army of goblin minions that follow you around. Among other things, you can send them off to fight creatures, find treasure, obtain items and work levers. As the game progresses, you get to control more minions and gain access to different types:
Brown - good fighters.
Red - immune to fire and able to throw fire themselves.
Blue - can heal other minions and travel through water.
Green - immune to poison and able to jump on the back of larger monsters.
Knowing which minions to use is the key to every situation.
Save System: Annoying. The game saves automatically if you move between areas. It also saves the first time you find each of the teleport gates scattered around the landscape. Some areas take half an hour or more to work through, though, and there's no simple way to force a save. Worse than that, upon loading the saved game, all your minions have been returned to storage and there aren't always handy summoning points to get them back.
Comments:
Dear cousin Sauron,
After our recent conversation, I have decided to follow your example and set myself up as evil overlord of a generic fantasy domain. Things have been going well. I have amassed a small army of faithful minions and we have roamed the land together, bringing a new age of darkness to the world.
I started small, freeing some slaves, smashing crates belonging to the peasantry and then forcing a number of the local women to wear bikinis. Then I bought some pot plants. After that, I moved up a notch, dispatching the monstrous rulers of several kingdoms and keeping their stolen treasure for myself rather than returning it to its rightful owners. I met a girl, I fell in love, she sent me to fight some zombies. We bought some new carpet.
Eventually, I killed some villagers just for the fun of it and because their limited repertoire of one-liners was beginning to get on my nerves. No one seemed to notice much, however, and they'd been replaced by a new set of identical villagers when I returned five minutes later.
I'm beginning to think that I should have been a hero all along. Maybe I could polish up my armour and put my gremlins in pixie outfits. What do you think?
PS Unlike you, I did manage to rid myself of a group of troublesome halflings. Mine were evil halflings, though, so I don't know if that counts.
It would be easy to describe Overlord as a cross between Pikmin and Fable. Because it is. It looks like Fable, it starts out playing like Fable and then you collect some minions and it turns into Pikmin in Fable clothing.
Given the game's influences, it's a shame it isn't a bit better. Nothing is desperately broken but nothing is really that great either. There's just a feeling that the game lost its way somewhere along the line. Most obviously, a lot of the time, it's hard to tell that your overlord is particularly evil. I can't really see Sauron agreeing to rescue a damsel's luggage, for instance. An exploration of the nature and motivation of evil could have been educational. Instead, we have comedy evil without malice or repercussions or, indeed, much evil. What's the point?
If the game was consistently amusing, then it might get away with it but it's just too long. There are too many sections that feel like padding. This is a particular problem at a point about an hour or so into the game. (You know, suspiciously round about where the demo ends). Up till then, the script is witty, it's fun trashing things with your minions and the basic combat is adequate enough. Unfortunately, it's hours more before the next variety of minion appears. With only a small number of brown minions and not much spell power, there's very little strategy to be employed. You're left to trawl through linear dungeons, bashing halflings and getting your minions to smash vast quantities of barrels to obtain treasure.
It's only once you've unlocked all four varieties of minion that the puzzle and strategy elements of the game really take off. The problem is, you could complete Pikmin in the time it takes to get hold of them. That's rather a while to persevere before things get going.
On top of this, the camera is often unhelpful and the controls are difficult to tame. Given time and space, it's possible to send groups of minions left, right and centre to set up a cunning plan but trying to do it in the heat of battle is like herding toddlers in a toy department. They go all over the shop. Often, there's not much to be done except rush the enemy with waves of minions and hope for the best.
Overlord does have its moments. It's occasionally hilarious and having a horde of minions to command is entertaining. It's especially satisfying when some careful planning pays off. If only the level design was sharper, the controls were better and a few riskier decisions had been made at the concept stage...
Ho, well, there's always hope of an improved sequel, I guess.
Right, I'm off to genetically splice some other games and make my fortune. Watch out soon for Grand Theft Halo, Tetris Raider and Brain Training: Cute Puppy Edition. At least one of them is bound to be great!
Conclusion: A good idea that doesn't reach its full potential. Only fantasy fans will bother to plough on to the end.
Graphics: Competent. The distant camera position means it's difficult to make out detail on the characters, however, and the background scenery lacks visual impact. It's all just too similar to Fable to really impress.
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“Death of Composting” read the title of a blog posted in June by Ayr Muir, founder and CEO of Clover Food Lab, a restaurant group in Boston, Massachusetts. Startling, to say the least, and certainly compelling to read.
Muir’s blog described how Clover Food Lab, a Boston restaurant company, moved to 100 percent compostable products in 2010: “I’d spent 18 months trying to get to that point. The last hang-up was the compostable lids. I’d finally gotten a new packaging company to develop a compostable hot lid and we were able to move to 100% compostable packaging.”
Muir posted the blog after learning that Save That Stuff, Clover Food Lab’s organics collection service, had not been taking Clover’s separated organics to a composting facility — in this case the WeCare mixed solid waste composting site in Marlborough, Massachusetts — because the plant had closed temporarily due to odors. Instead, those organics were being taken to a landfill. Save That Stuff had included Clover Food Lab on its “dirty route,” which was utilizing the WeCare’s mixed waste composting site, due to possible contamination in the material from noncompostable packaging.
Adam Mitchell, cofounder and CEO of Save That Stuff (STS) responded with his own blog, and a cheerier title — “Life Of Compost.” He explained why material collected from Clover Food Lab did not go to WeCare, and noted that STS is shifting away from front-of-the-house collection (postconsumer) and instead, will collect “food-only” from back-of-house. “In our industry, we find it increasingly challenging to find a processing outlet for the compostable dishware, utensils, and one-time use compostable cups,” wrote Mitchell. “The consumer market for these items advanced far faster than the end-of-life processing outlets. Farm-based composters have a limited tolerance for the compostable dishware, preferring food scraps.”
Toward the end of the blog, Mitchell noted: “At the end of this summer, a new Organics Processing Center will open at our facility in Charlestown (MA). We will accept Food-Only at this organics center. We will no longer be able to process compostable dishware/single-use service ware for composting — the items will be screened out.”
Magic Beans?
This situation in Boston brings to the forefront the opportunities and challenges with establishing collection programs to divert source separated postconsumer food scraps and Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)-certified compostable service ware to composting facilities. The opportunities include capture of more source separated organics (SSO) that otherwise would go to the landfill or incinerator, enabling communities to achieve zero waste goals, and reducing methane emissions from disposal. The challenges include the potential for contamination from noncompostable “look alike” service ware, and concern on the part of composting facility operators that the certified bioplastics will not compost in their process.
While there is merit to those challenges, the reality is that many programs are successfully capturing and composting postconsumer food scraps that often include compostable products. Outreach and education, training and retraining, signage and visual prompts and instant feedback when contamination is found are core components. For those including compostable products, best management practices include establishing protocols to ensure they are BPI-certified (BPI is the North American certifier), minimizing exposure to “look alikes,” testing the compostability of the products at the composting facility and creating infrastructure (e.g., equipment, composting methods) to facilitate complete biodegradation.
AgRecycle, an organics collection and composting company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been processing postconsumer food scraps and compostable products for at least a decade. Carla Castagnero, president of AgRecycle, had this reaction upon reading the blogs: “We do not have magic beans at AgRecycle. Yet, we somehow manage to get these products to compost and break down per their mission. Why does this myth persist that products don’t break down? I hear this from composters who have never even tried to work with these materials. I feel that the only legitimate concern voiced was that you do get an increase in noncompostables when accepting front of house organics, but that only happens from the untrained public or when there is employee turnover.”
Castagnero emphasizes the critical importance of having the equipment necessary to properly compost compostable products. In an interview with BioCycle in 2014, she explained AgRecycle’s protocol: “The first essential element is doing a pregrind. A composter would never throw a log in a windrow. Certain streams are organic and acceptable but they just need preprocessing. It is that simple for compostable products. …. Most of the compostable products we receive come in from small restaurants that also include their corrugated in with the food scraps. Typically these restaurants don’t generate enough corrugated to warrant a separate collection as a recyclable. The second reason is that I can’t stand litter. And the compostable cups will blow out of the windrow if they aren’t preground.”
AgRecycle uses a Roto-Mix mixer, size-reducing the material to around 2 inches. The company avoids putting anything over 4 inches in thickness in the Roto-Mixer. “The food scraps, compostable products and the corrugated are the only materials on our site that see the mixer,” notes Castagnero. “We have a grinder for yard trimmings. And typical grinders don’t handle corrugated well — it just flies through as a sheet. … Finally, the key to achieving biodegradation within the timeframe of a facility’s composting process is making sure piles reach and maintain thermophillic temperatures as required and getting the microbial population where it needs to be.”
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Whether it’s at the park, school or in your own backyard, kids of all ages enjoy climbing on the monkey bars, going down the slide and swinging. Playgrounds are a great place for kids to exercise, take in fresh air and socialize with friends. Unfortunately, it’s also a place many kids get injured every year as a result of faulty equipment and improper use. In fact, each year more than 200,000 kids under the age of 15 are treated in hospital emergency rooms for playground-related injuries.
While there are some inevitable dangers, the good news is that many of these injuries can easily be prevented with proper supervision. Do you know what to look for to make sure your playground is safe?
Play it Safe: What to Look for at Your Playground
Risks linked with playground safety may not be as apparent as those associated with swimming or biking; you just have to know what to look for. You can make the playground safe and fun for your kids by checking equipment and surfacing for potential hazards and following some simple safety guidelines. These include:
Know which surfacing is most appropriate. Sand, wood chips and rubberized matting are the safest surfaces for playgrounds, while concrete or asphalt could lead to a serious injury if a child falls.
Make sure playground equipment is age and size appropriate for your child.
Minimize injuries by teaching your kids basic playground rules.
Play areas for younger children should be separated from those for older kids.
Don’t let children wear drawstrings, purses, necklaces or other items that could get caught on equipment.
Report dangerous playgrounds to responsible parties.
Ask your pediatrician about other tips for playground safety.
Don’t let careless behavior or a faulty apparatus ruin playground fun. To minimize injuries, always be on the lookout for faulty equipment, improper surfaces, and careless behavior. Play is an essential part of a child’s physical, social, intellectual, and emotional development. Following these playground safety tips will help your kids play as safely as possible.
Two words parents dread hearing: head lice. Head lice are parasites that can be found on the heads of people, most common among preschool and elementary children. Each year millions of school-aged children in the U.S. get head lice. Though it may be a nuisance, the good news is that lice will not cause medical harm and in most cases can be effectively treated at home.
Lice are highly contagious and can spread quickly from person to person, especially in group settings, such as schools, sporting events and slumber parties. Head lice spread mainly by direct head-to-head contact with a person who already has head lice, but it can also be transferred indirectly when kids share combs, brushes, pillows or hats. Because children play closely together and often in large groups, all children can potentially be affected, and poor personal hygiene is not a significant risk factor for getting head lice. In other words, if your child is exposed to someone with head lice, they have a pretty good chance of bringing it home as well.
Does your child have lice?
The most obvious sign of head lice is an itchy scalp. If you notice your child scratching behind his ears or at the back of his neck, examine the child’s head for signs of lice. Lice are very small, but it is possible to detect them with the naked eye. Combing through the child’s hair with a fine-toothed comb can help reveal any eggs. If you are unsure, visit your pediatrician. An itchy scalp may also be caused by an allergy, eczema or dandruff.
Don’t Panic—Head Lice is Very Treatable
If your child has head lice, take action immediately once you’ve made the diagnosis as lice can spread easily from one person to another, putting other members of your household at risk. The most common treatment is an over-the-counter or prescription cream, lotion, or shampoo. You apply it to the skin or scalp to kill the lice and eggs. In many cases, two treatments are necessary. If after two treatments you believe your child may still have head lice, contact your pediatrician. Your child’s doctor can recommend a different form of treatment.
You may be tempted to throw away bedding, clothing or other items in your household, but a simple wash will do the trick. Toss your child’s bed sheets, clothes, hats and other belongings in the washing machine in hot water, and dry on high heat to kill any remaining lice. Other members of your household should also be checked for lice.
To prevent kids from getting lice or becoming re-infested, tell kids not to share combs, brushes, hats, or other personal items with anyone else. To prevent head lice, examine your child’s scalp regularly, especially during the school year, to detect lice early.
Remember, lice are very preventable and treatable. Be patient and follow the treatments and prevention tips as directed by your child’s pediatrician for keeping lice at bay and your household bug-free.
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Holiday Safety Tips for Your Home While You’re Away
Going away on holiday is an amazing experience, meant to help you relax and unwind from the stress of work and home. But, for many of us, the safety of our homes and belongings while we are away is a major source of stress. Fear not! JNK Properties has a few interesting safety tips you may not be aware of.
Lock it up!
Fairly obvious, yes, but this basic principle of safety is one of the most commonly forgotten methods. You need to make sure that absolutely everything that could be used as an entryway is locked up and closed properly. Doors, windows, and even cat/dog flaps need to be properly secured to deter would-be intruders.
If you have pets and cannot leave them locked inside or outside of the house, consider investing in an access-controlled flap. Most pets today are microchipped – a very good idea, if you haven’t done it yet. You can have a flap installed which has a chip reader built in, which you can set to only unlock the flap when it reads your pet’s chip. This is also a great way to keep strange animals (or uninvited guests) out of your home.
Let there be light
One of the most obvious signs that somebody is home is when lights are switched on and off. On the other hand, if lights are permanently left on or there are no lights coming on at all, that’s a dead giveaway that the owners are away. An age-old trick to bypass this particular threat is to buy a few timer switches and set them for different times and plug some lamps into them. Now, those timers will switch those lamps on and off at the times you have set, making it look as though somebody is actually busy inside your home.
Make friends with the neighbours
Your neighbours, if they are staying home for the holidays, will be the first ones to respond to anything that happens at your home. If you are on good, friendly terms with your neighbours you can be sure that they are more likely to look out for you while you are away. They will be far more willing to pick up your post for you so that it doesn’t build up – another giveaway that the owners are away – and perhaps even pull their cars into your driveway and ‘visit’ for a while every now and again. They are there, and they can help to make it appear as if you are too. So be a good neighbour.
Of course, before all this you need to make sure you have the best and safest home possible. Contact JNK Properties to help you find the perfect home to enjoy in and out of the holiday season.
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I’ll consider offer to serve under NPP gov’t – Okoe Vanderpuije
Outgoing Mayor for Accra, Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije says he will mull over his options should an offer be placed before him to serve in the government of President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo.
Vanderpuije has been the Chief Executive of the capital city for the past 8 years under the New Democratic Congress (NDC) government but is to bow out midnight January 6, 2017, due to the outcome of the 2016 election which has brought about a change of regime to the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Speaking in an interview on GHOne TV’s morning show #GHToday Thursday, Mr. Vanderpuije suggested that his services is not on auto-pilot for a particular political party but to the betterment of Ghana.
“We are all Ghanaians; we are ready to serve our nation. Depending on who is leader of this country, when the leader calls we would consider, and then we would say YES or NO based on what would be put before us,” he told Kafui Dey.
“I am always and ever ready to serve Ghana. Whoever is the leader, if I get a call which says that we want you to consider this offer, at that point we will look at it,” Okoe Vanderpuije added.
Although his party is leaving power, Mr. Okoe Vanderpuije remains in public service after coming tops in the contest for the Ablekuma South Parliamentary seat.
He said: “At this point, the people of Ablekuma South say Okoe we want you to go and serve in Parliament, so that’s what I’m going to do now. The most important thing is that I will go to Parliament and will serve effectively from there.”
Candidate Nana Akufo-Addo of the NPP polled 53.85% of votes casts in the 2016 election to unseat incumbent President John Mahama.
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Beekeeping Business Accounting
Hello everyone!
I am curious to know what people are using to keep track of their books. I have been selling honey, but also do swarm removals and hive cut-outs. Part of my business is retail, but part is also service. I have used Quickbooks in the past for a small business, but it's been about ten years, and thought there might be something that works better for beekeepers. Thanks in advance!
Re: Beekeeping Business Accounting
That's EXACTLY why I want to keep track! I may just be charging too little for products and services and not know it!
I can almost gaurantee you are charging too little. Just from what I have seen other beekeepers doing for years.
Do you issue actual receipts for your services and honey sales? Keep track of the income and the expenses and get a tax accountant who understands agriculture and what you can do in an agricultural business which you can't in any other business. I'm sure Quickbooks is a good tool and the person suggesting its use correct.
I'm glad to see you asking this question. It means you are transitioning from a hobby/smallscale mindset to a beekeeping businesslike mindset. Good.
Re: Beekeeping Business Accounting
Due to a recent endeavor that my wife is entering into I have been researching business software. Almost all of them are overkill unless you can find an IT guy who has programmed a specialized software for his own beekeeping business. QB is well accepted in the accounting world but so are some others. The advantage I see about QB is there are so many people using it so it is easier to get help because as you would expect "free support" is a term used loosely these days.
I am looking towards online software's to alleviate the problem of hardware crashes and maintenance. It will also give me off site access which is necessary. Unfortunately I had to go to Quickbooks online "plus" instead of "essentials" to get class tracking which is really overkill for the business my wife is in. But if you need it you need it.
The biggest nut to crack is dealing with our state government and payroll for any business. That alone kills most businesses from moving out of the hobby classification. For my personal business with no employees I use a spreadsheet and at the end of the year I do a data sort for the ins and the outs and that makes my accountant happy. I would think most bee businesses with no employees could do the same. Once you have employees you have big brother breathing down your neck and then it becomes a whole new ballgame.
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Re: Beekeeping Business Accounting
I use QB for my business, its great....but a little bit of a pain.
Set it up as simple as you can to start with. When you launch the program do it with someone that has experience setting up accounts, that is going to do your accounting/taxes or is at the least familiar with QB. Some things are difficult to go back and restructure if you haven't used it.
I'm on an envelope system for my other endeavors. I place a predetermined wad of cash in a envelope and keep track of every time I add and subtract cash on the outside of envelope.
If my envelope is fat I can consider my possibilities if it is getting thin, I know what to do.
It's very motivating and works well for me.
Re: Beekeeping Business Accounting
I used to use Quicken, and liked the fact that my bank statements updated themselves every time I logged in. I never had to balance my checkbook manually, and it automatically categorized most expenses. I switched computers and didn't renew the software, but since I'm also in the process of moving from a hobby to a small scale business, I'm already planning on going back to Quicken or Quickbooks starting Jan 1st. I'll have a seperate "account" for both our personal/family budget and for our "bee business".
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Re: Beekeeping Business Accounting
Originally Posted by Mbeck
I'm on an envelope system for my other endeavors. I place a predetermined wad of cash in a envelope and keep track of every time I add and subtract cash on the outside of envelope.
If my envelope is fat I can consider my possibilities if it is getting thin, I know what to do.
It's very motivating and works well for me.
Do you only put 20s, 50s, and 100s in the envelope? An envelope full of 1s isn't as satisfying as an envelope full of 100s, I find.
I have an accordion file next to my desk for bills paid and receipt books for sales, as well as my check books. At the end of the year I go thru the receipts and total up my income from Sales and pollination. I go thru the accordion file and seperate the receipts and credit card bills into the different categories found at the bottom of Schedule F Profit and Loss from Farming (or is it Profit or Loss?). Taking that list, along w/ mileage and Motel and Meals data, to my accountant, she figures out where we stand. Not forgetting depreciation of course. So far that has worked for me. What have I forgotten to mention?
Re: Beekeeping Business Accounting
Originally Posted by Mbeck
I'm on an envelope system for my other endeavors.
It would be tough to use an envelope system if you were dealing with credit cards, payroll, and any online banking.
Mark, do you really wait until the end of the year to find out where you stand? There is not a lot of wiggle room if you wait that long. What happens if the truck breaks down and there isn't any cash in the till?
Re: Beekeeping Business Accounting
Sometimes things that are free are very expensive.
I would add to those wanting to properly set up their business accounting system, to enter the information as it is available, rather than at the end of the year, and get the records you have to your accountant BEFORE the end of the year. It is hard for me to advise clients on the things they need to do in 2011 to get the most advantage from the tax laws when they bring me their files on April 15th of 2012!
I do the monthly bookkeeping for many clients, and generally the money I save them plus the time it frees up for them to run their business more than pays for my fees.
Re: Beekeeping Business Accounting
Originally Posted by Acebird
It would be tough to use an envelope system if you were dealing with credit cards, payroll, and any online banking.
Mark, do you really wait until the end of the year to find out where you stand? There is not a lot of wiggle room if you wait that long. What happens if the truck breaks down and there isn't any cash in the till?
It's not an accounting to see where I stand. What I was writing about was for Tax accounting. And I do look at things before the end of the year, of course.
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namespace phpbu\App\Backup\Cleaner;
use phpbu\App\Backup\Cleaner;
use phpbu\App\Backup\Collector;
use phpbu\App\Result;
use phpbu\App\Backup\Target;
/**
* Simulator interface.
*
* @package phpbu
* @subpackage Backup
* @author Sebastian Feldmann <sebastian@phpbu.de>
* @copyright Sebastian Feldmann <sebastian@phpbu.de>
* @license https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT The MIT License (MIT)
* @link http://phpbu.de/
* @since Class available since Release 3.0.0
*/
interface Simulator extends Cleaner
{
/**
* Simulate the cleanup execution.
*
* @param \phpbu\App\Backup\Target $target
* @param \phpbu\App\Backup\Collector $collector
* @param \phpbu\App\Result $result
*/
public function simulate(Target $target, Collector $collector, Result $result);
}
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framework module Pods_DemoApp {
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@file:Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE")
package io.ktor.utils.io.bits
import io.ktor.utils.io.core.internal.*
import java.nio.*
@Suppress("ACTUAL_WITHOUT_EXPECT", "EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_WARNING")
public actual inline class Memory @DangerousInternalIoApi constructor(public val buffer: ByteBuffer) {
/**
* Size of memory range in bytes.
*/
public actual inline val size: Long get() = buffer.limit().toLong()
/**
* Size of memory range in bytes represented as signed 32bit integer
* @throws IllegalStateException when size doesn't fit into a signed 32bit integer
*/
public actual inline val size32: Int get() = buffer.limit()
/**
* Returns byte at [index] position.
*/
public actual inline fun loadAt(index: Int): Byte = buffer.get(index)
/**
* Returns byte at [index] position.
*/
public actual inline fun loadAt(index: Long): Byte = buffer.get(index.toIntOrFail("index"))
/**
* Write [value] at the specified [index].
*/
public actual inline fun storeAt(index: Int, value: Byte) {
buffer.put(index, value)
}
/**
* Write [value] at the specified [index]
*/
public actual inline fun storeAt(index: Long, value: Byte) {
buffer.put(index.toIntOrFail("index"), value)
}
public actual fun slice(offset: Int, length: Int): Memory =
Memory(buffer.sliceSafe(offset, length))
public actual fun slice(offset: Long, length: Long): Memory {
return slice(offset.toIntOrFail("offset"), length.toIntOrFail("length"))
}
/**
* Copies bytes from this memory range from the specified [offset] and [length]
* to the [destination] at [destinationOffset].
* Copying bytes from a memory to itself is allowed.
*/
public actual fun copyTo(destination: Memory, offset: Int, length: Int, destinationOffset: Int) {
if (buffer.hasArray() && destination.buffer.hasArray() &&
!buffer.isReadOnly && !destination.buffer.isReadOnly
) {
System.arraycopy(
buffer.array(), buffer.arrayOffset() + offset,
destination.buffer.array(), destination.buffer.arrayOffset() + destinationOffset,
length
)
return
}
// NOTE: it is ok here to make copy since it will be escaped by JVM
// while temporary moving position/offset makes memory concurrent unsafe that is unacceptable
val srcCopy = buffer.duplicate().apply {
position(offset)
limit(offset + length)
}
val dstCopy = destination.buffer.duplicate().apply {
position(destinationOffset)
}
dstCopy.put(srcCopy)
}
/**
* Copies bytes from this memory range from the specified [offset] and [length]
* to the [destination] at [destinationOffset].
* Copying bytes from a memory to itself is allowed.
*/
public actual fun copyTo(destination: Memory, offset: Long, length: Long, destinationOffset: Long) {
copyTo(
destination, offset.toIntOrFail("offset"),
length.toIntOrFail("length"),
destinationOffset.toIntOrFail("destinationOffset")
)
}
public actual companion object {
public actual val Empty: Memory = Memory(ByteBuffer.allocate(0).order(ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN))
}
}
/**
* Copies bytes from this memory range from the specified [offset] and [length]
* to the [destination] at [destinationOffset].
*/
public actual fun Memory.copyTo(
destination: ByteArray,
offset: Int,
length: Int,
destinationOffset: Int
) {
if (buffer.hasArray() && !buffer.isReadOnly) {
System.arraycopy(
buffer.array(), buffer.arrayOffset() + offset,
destination, destinationOffset, length
)
return
}
// we need to make a copy to prevent moving position
buffer.duplicate().get(destination, destinationOffset, length)
}
/**
* Copies bytes from this memory range from the specified [offset] and [length]
* to the [destination] at [destinationOffset].
*/
public actual fun Memory.copyTo(
destination: ByteArray,
offset: Long,
length: Int,
destinationOffset: Int
) {
copyTo(destination, offset.toIntOrFail("offset"), length, destinationOffset)
}
/**
* Copies bytes from this memory range from the specified [offset]
* to the [destination] buffer.
*/
public fun Memory.copyTo(
destination: ByteBuffer,
offset: Int
) {
val size = destination.remaining()
if (buffer.hasArray() && !buffer.isReadOnly &&
destination.hasArray() && !destination.isReadOnly) {
val dstPosition = destination.position()
System.arraycopy(
buffer.array(), buffer.arrayOffset() + offset,
destination.array(), destination.arrayOffset() + dstPosition,
size
)
destination.position(dstPosition + size)
return
}
// we need to make a copy to prevent moving position
val source = buffer.duplicate().apply {
limit(offset + size)
position(offset)
}
destination.put(source)
}
/**
* Copies bytes from this memory range from the specified [offset]
* to the [destination] buffer.
*/
public fun Memory.copyTo(destination: ByteBuffer, offset: Long) {
copyTo(destination, offset.toIntOrFail("offset"))
}
/**
* Copy byte from this buffer moving it's position to the [destination] at [offset].
*/
public fun ByteBuffer.copyTo(destination: Memory, offset: Int) {
if (hasArray() && !isReadOnly) {
destination.storeByteArray(offset, array(), arrayOffset() + position(), remaining())
position(limit())
return
}
destination.buffer.sliceSafe(offset, remaining()).put(this)
}
private inline fun ByteBuffer.myDuplicate(): ByteBuffer {
duplicate().apply { return suppressNullCheck() }
}
private inline fun ByteBuffer.mySlice(): ByteBuffer {
slice().apply { return suppressNullCheck() }
}
private inline fun ByteBuffer.suppressNullCheck(): ByteBuffer {
return this
}
internal fun ByteBuffer.sliceSafe(offset: Int, length: Int): ByteBuffer {
return myDuplicate().apply { position(offset); limit(offset + length) }.mySlice()
}
/**
* Fill memory range starting at the specified [offset] with [value] repeated [count] times.
*/
public actual fun Memory.fill(offset: Long, count: Long, value: Byte) {
fill(offset.toIntOrFail("offset"), count.toIntOrFail("count"), value)
}
/**
* Fill memory range starting at the specified [offset] with [value] repeated [count] times.
*/
public actual fun Memory.fill(offset: Int, count: Int, value: Byte) {
for (index in offset until offset + count) {
buffer.put(index, value)
}
}
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In 1898, Moses Thomas's summer vacation does not go exactly as planned as he contends with family problems and the ever-changing alliances among his friends at the same time as he is exposed to the escalating tension between the African-American and white communities of Wilmington, North Carolina.
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I have a Debian powered NAS server (ReadyNAS) with a deep file hierarchy. I'd like to get notified daily about what has changed in some of its directories and their subdirectories.
So if someone accidentally deletes a file during the day, I'd get notified about it at night by email (which would contain summary of all changes) and restore the file from backup in the morning of the next day.
At first I wanted to write a PHP CL or Python script which would recursively scan the directories, but then I thought that perhaps there is some neat unix tool that does it better. Something like dircmp :)
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Alternatively, put the whole system under version control. Run the version control tool's diff command to see changes and its revert command (however it's called) to revert any changes in the local copy. Note that most version control systems handle file contents but require extra work for meta data such as permissions.
Alternatively, use a storage system with some form of snapshotting support, such as LVM or virtual machines.
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Best Way To Sum Main Characters Equipment: 5 - Amazing GearSelect the number of alternative characters over level 30: Alternative Characters Server: CimmeriaAlternative Characters Level: 80Alternative Characters Class: NecromancerDescribe Alternative Characters Equipment: all gear blue or better, key'ed for BRC, has two books, BoE epics, that will never drop in the game again, and have not been equipped yet, so you can sell them for hundreds of gold if you so choose Alternative Characters Server: CimmeriaAlternative Characters Level: 75Alternative Characters Class: AssasinDescribe Alternative Characters Equipment: player crafted blue weapons, all gear blue or better, alot of blue boe blue items in bank to sell or trade players Alternative Characters Server: CimmeriaAlternative Characters Level: 75Alternative Characters Class: Dark TemplarDescribe Alternative Characters Equipment: all gear blue or better, epic 1h sword, full suit of crafted armor, and a player crafted talisman, all blueAlternative Characters Server: CimmeriaAlternative Characters Level: 75Alternative Characters Class: BarbarianDescribe Alternative Characters Equipment: all gear blue or better, alot of BoE blues in the bank to sell or trade players Describe Equipment: Amazing
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I also have a charater level 20 holding a guild city, these are very hard to come by, because you need a certain amount of players to even reserve a spot for one then ONTOP of that you must have a charater take a special profession just to craft the recipies and materials needed for the guild city.
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HDT recognizes that buying a home is one of the largest single investments we make in our lifetime and we are committed to ensuring our homes deliver enduring value. Starting with the fundamentals of livable designs and professional engineering and ending with the thoughtfulness to detail one would have when building a custom home.
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Monday, November 30, 2009
Black News: Towanna Freeman on Domestic Violence
One in every four women will experience domestic abuse in her lifetime, women 20 to 24 are at the greatest risk, and most cases of domestic abuse are never reported to the police. Victims of domestic abuse often feel as though no one will believe them, or they think they have nowhere to go for help. Domestic abuse is a pattern of behaviors used to control and dominate someone. Domestic abuse comes in many forms; the most common includes criminal behavior such as physical assault, sexual abuse, and stalking, as well as noncriminal behavior including emotional and psychological abuse. An abuser can be a spouse, former spouse, or any other person who is a present or former household member.
The following are a few red flags that should be taken seriously: jealousy, isolation, threats of violence, verbal abuse, controlling behavior, does not respect privacy, and disrespects others. If someone you know demonstrates one or more of these characteristics on a consistent basis, he or she has the potential of being an abuser. Often these red flags are not obvious at the start of any relationship, but if you see these characteristics get out of the relationship and seek help immediately. Here are some steps you can take to help a friend experiencing domestic abuse:
4. Tell your friend, “The number to the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233.”
5. Ask your friend, “How can I help support you?”
Everyone has the power to prevent domestic abuse not just those who are directly affected. The proactive actions of a bystander in the prevention of domestic abuse send a powerful message to both the victim and the abuser.
To report domestic abuse or learn about prevention and services call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. Help is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial set
BRIAN SKOLOFF,Associated PressJOSH HOFFNER,Associated Press
Published: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 8:26 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 8:26 p.m.
PHOENIX (AP) — The jury in Jodi Arias' trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman they convicted of murdering her one-time boyfriend should be sentenced to life or death in a case that has captured headlines worldwide with its sex, lies, violence.
A new panel will be seated to try again to reach a decision — unless the prosecutor takes execution off the table agrees to a life sentence. The judge scheduled a retrial for July 18.
In announcing the mistrial, Judge Sherry Stephens gave a heavy sigh and said: "This was not your typical trial. You were asked to perform some very difficult duties."
Later, as the jury filed out of the courtroom, one female juror looked at the victim's family and mouthed, "Sorry."
Arias, who first said she wanted to die and then that she wanted to live, looked visibly upset about the jury deadlock. She sobbed in the courtroom before the mistrial was announced. Her family didn't attend Thursday but has been present for much of the trial.
Family members of the victim, Travis Alexander, also cried in court.
Jurors began deliberating Arias' sentence Tuesday and first reported they had failed to reach a unanimous decision the next day. Stephens instructed them to keep trying.
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery on Thursday thanked the panel in a statement: "We appreciate the jury's work in the guilt and aggravation phases of the trial, and now we will assess, based upon available information, what the next steps will be."
He said a status hearing has been set for June 20, "and we will proceed with the intent to retry the penalty phase."
The same jury on May 8 found Arias guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Alexander, who was stabbed and slashed nearly 30 times and nearly decapitated at his Mesa home. It later determined the killing was cruel enough to merit consideration of the death penalty.
Under Arizona law, a hung jury in a trial's death penalty phase requires a new jury to be seated to decide the punishment. If the second jury cannot reach a unanimous decision, the judge would then sentence Arias to spend her entire life in prison or be eligible for release after 25 years. The judge cannot sentence Arias to death.
Former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley has said the case could drag on for several months as the new jury reviews evidence and hears opening statements, closing arguments and witness testimony in a "Cliffs Notes" version of the trial.
However, if the prosecutor decides not to pursue the death penalty a second time, the judge would sentence Arias to one of the life term options, and the trial would conclude.
The verdict came two days after Arias spoke to jurors and pleaded for her life. She said she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter after her conviction that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail. She also told jurors she could bring about positive change in prison by teaching inmates how to read and helping launch prison recycling programs.
That night, Arias gave a series of media interviews from jail, telling reporters out about her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at freedom someday."
Arias, 32, contends she killed Alexander in self-defense when he became enraged after a day of sex, forcing her to fight for her life. Prosecutors say she attacked him in a jealous rage because he wanted to end their relationship and go to Mexico with another woman.
Her case became a sensation from the beginning as Arias gave a series of jailhouse interviews following her 2008 arrest in which she blamed the killing on armed, masked intruders.
She went on trial in January, and the case provided endless amounts of cable TV and tabloid fodder, including a recorded phone sex call between Arias and the victim, nude photos, bloody crime-scene pictures and a defendant who described her life story in intimate detail over 18 days on the witness stand.
The former waitress told jurors of an abusive childhood, cheating boyfriends, dead-end jobs, her sexual relationship with Alexander, and her contention that he had grown physically violent.
The trial was streamed live on the Internet and became a real-life soap opera to people around the globe. Some even traveled to Phoenix to attend the trial and became fans of the fiery prosecutor, Juan Martinez, who repeatedly tangled with Arias during her testimony. They sought his autograph outside court and had pictures taken with him, prompting the defense to argue for a mistrial. Their request was denied.
The verdict brings a close to the trial's penalty phase, which also featured dramatic statements by Alexander's sister and brother as they described how their lives were shattered by the loss of their beloved sibling.
Alexander, 30, overcame a tough upbringing in Southern California to become a successful businessman at a legal insurance company and a source of inspiration to his colleagues, his friends at his Mormon church and his family.
The judge had told jurors they could consider a handful of factors when deciding Arias' sentence, including the fact that she has no previous criminal record. They also could weigh defense assertions that Arias is a good friend and a talented artist.
Arias found it difficult to resist the spotlight throughout her case. She spoke to a Fox affiliate minutes after her conviction, and did a series of jailhouse interviews just hours after the jury got the case in the penalty phase.
"The prosecutor has accused me of wanting to be famous, which is not true," Arias told the AP on Tuesday in an interview where she combed her hair beforehand and wore makeup for the cameras. She also insisted that no images be transmitted of her from the waist down, showing her striped jail pants and shackled ankles.
Arias' attorneys tried without success to withdraw from the case several times during the trial, once after Arias gave her post-conviction TV interview, and another in the middle of her sentencing phase.
<p>PHOENIX (AP) — The jury in Jodi Arias' trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman they convicted of murdering her one-time boyfriend should be sentenced to life or death in a case that has captured headlines worldwide with its sex, lies, violence.</p><p>A new panel will be seated to try again to reach a decision — unless the prosecutor takes execution off the table agrees to a life sentence. The judge scheduled a retrial for July 18.</p><p>In announcing the mistrial, Judge Sherry Stephens gave a heavy sigh and said: "This was not your typical trial. You were asked to perform some very difficult duties."</p><p>Later, as the jury filed out of the courtroom, one female juror looked at the victim's family and mouthed, "Sorry."</p><p>Arias, who first said she wanted to die and then that she wanted to live, looked visibly upset about the jury deadlock. She sobbed in the courtroom before the mistrial was announced. Her family didn't attend Thursday but has been present for much of the trial.</p><p>Family members of the victim, Travis Alexander, also cried in court.</p><p>Jurors began deliberating Arias' sentence Tuesday and first reported they had failed to reach a unanimous decision the next day. Stephens instructed them to keep trying.</p><p>Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery on Thursday thanked the panel in a statement: "We appreciate the jury's work in the guilt and aggravation phases of the trial, and now we will assess, based upon available information, what the next steps will be."</p><p>He said a status hearing has been set for June 20, "and we will proceed with the intent to retry the penalty phase."</p><p>The same jury on May 8 found Arias guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Alexander, who was stabbed and slashed nearly 30 times and nearly decapitated at his Mesa home. It later determined the killing was cruel enough to merit consideration of the death penalty.</p><p>Under Arizona law, a hung jury in a trial's death penalty phase requires a new jury to be seated to decide the punishment. If the second jury cannot reach a unanimous decision, the judge would then sentence Arias to spend her entire life in prison or be eligible for release after 25 years. The judge cannot sentence Arias to death.</p><p>Former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley has said the case could drag on for several months as the new jury reviews evidence and hears opening statements, closing arguments and witness testimony in a "Cliffs Notes" version of the trial.</p><p>However, if the prosecutor decides not to pursue the death penalty a second time, the judge would sentence Arias to one of the life term options, and the trial would conclude.</p><p>The verdict came two days after Arias spoke to jurors and pleaded for her life. She said she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter after her conviction that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail. She also told jurors she could bring about positive change in prison by teaching inmates how to read and helping launch prison recycling programs.</p><p>That night, Arias gave a series of media interviews from jail, telling reporters out about her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at freedom someday."</p><p>Arias, 32, contends she killed Alexander in self-defense when he became enraged after a day of sex, forcing her to fight for her life. Prosecutors say she attacked him in a jealous rage because he wanted to end their relationship and go to Mexico with another woman.</p><p>Her case became a sensation from the beginning as Arias gave a series of jailhouse interviews following her 2008 arrest in which she blamed the killing on armed, masked intruders.</p><p>She went on trial in January, and the case provided endless amounts of cable TV and tabloid fodder, including a recorded phone sex call between Arias and the victim, nude photos, bloody crime-scene pictures and a defendant who described her life story in intimate detail over 18 days on the witness stand.</p><p>The former waitress told jurors of an abusive childhood, cheating boyfriends, dead-end jobs, her sexual relationship with Alexander, and her contention that he had grown physically violent.</p><p>The trial was streamed live on the Internet and became a real-life soap opera to people around the globe. Some even traveled to Phoenix to attend the trial and became fans of the fiery prosecutor, Juan Martinez, who repeatedly tangled with Arias during her testimony. They sought his autograph outside court and had pictures taken with him, prompting the defense to argue for a mistrial. Their request was denied.</p><p>The verdict brings a close to the trial's penalty phase, which also featured dramatic statements by Alexander's sister and brother as they described how their lives were shattered by the loss of their beloved sibling.</p><p>Alexander, 30, overcame a tough upbringing in Southern California to become a successful businessman at a legal insurance company and a source of inspiration to his colleagues, his friends at his Mormon church and his family.</p><p>The judge had told jurors they could consider a handful of factors when deciding Arias' sentence, including the fact that she has no previous criminal record. They also could weigh defense assertions that Arias is a good friend and a talented artist.</p><p>Arias found it difficult to resist the spotlight throughout her case. She spoke to a Fox affiliate minutes after her conviction, and did a series of jailhouse interviews just hours after the jury got the case in the penalty phase.</p><p>"The prosecutor has accused me of wanting to be famous, which is not true," Arias told the AP on Tuesday in an interview where she combed her hair beforehand and wore makeup for the cameras. She also insisted that no images be transmitted of her from the waist down, showing her striped jail pants and shackled ankles.</p><p>Arias' attorneys tried without success to withdraw from the case several times during the trial, once after Arias gave her post-conviction TV interview, and another in the middle of her sentencing phase.</p>
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Let's integrate the function ##1/z^n## in the complex plane around a loop enclosing the origin, ##z=0##. In this loop, let ##z = R e^{i\theta}## so ##dz = iR e^{i\theta} d\theta##. So (##\theta## goes from 0 to ##2\pi##):
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A Different Kind of Community Theatre: Performance Projects with GLBT Adolescents
Freire, Michelle Ebert
Teaching Artist Journal, v5 n4 p243-252 Oct 2007
The author's training and experience in educational theatre has provided her with examples of the therapeutic power that engagement in dramatic activity can have on individuals and groups. In this article, the author reflects on empowering performance projects with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) teens at the Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance. The therapeutic goal of the projects are to improve self-esteem, increase interpersonal skills, and acquire collective empathy. The author also discusses the risks and rewards of working in a community-based setting.
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Friday, October 2, 2009
The poor lighting does not do justice to this very pretty fabric. A wristlet made from the same bag pattern I've been fixated on lately. I would have put two snaps on, but the recipient preferred three.
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