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.. note:: This tutorial assumes you've downloaded CodeIgniter and
   :doc:`installed the framework <../installation/index>` in your
   development environment.

The first thing you're going to do is set up a **controller** to handle
static pages. A controller is simply a class that helps delegate work.
It is the glue of your web application.

For example, when a call is made to:

::

    http://example.com/news/latest/10

We might imagine that there is a controller named "news". The method
being called on news would be "latest". The news method's job could be to
grab 10 news items, and render them on the page. Very often in MVC,
you'll see URL patterns that match:

::

    http://example.com/[controller-class]/[controller-method]/[arguments]

As URL schemes become more complex, this may change. But for now, this
is all we will need to know.

Let's make our first controller
-------------------------------------------------------

Create a file at **app/Controllers/Pages.php** with the following
code.

::

    <?php

    namespace App\Controllers;

    use CodeIgniter\Controller;

    class Pages extends Controller
    {
        public function index()
        {
            return view('welcome_message');
        }

        public function view($page = 'home')
        {
            // ...
        }
    }

You have created a class named ``Pages``, with a ``view()`` method that accepts
one argument named ``$page``. It also has an ``index()`` method, the same
as the default controller found in **app/Controllers/Home.php**; that method
displays the CodeIgniter welcome page.

The ``Pages`` class is extending the
``CodeIgniter\Controller`` class. This means that the new Pages class can access the
methods and variables defined in the ``CodeIgniter\Controller`` class
(*system/Controller.php*).

The **controller is what will become the center of every request** to
your web application. Like any php class, you refer to
it within your controllers as ``$this``.

Now that you've created your first method, it's time to make some basic page
templates. We will be creating two "views" (page templates) that act as
our page footer and header.

Create the header at **app/Views/templates/header.php** and add
the following code:

::

    <!doctype html>

        <title>CodeIgniter Tutorial</title>

<?= esc($title) ?>

The header contains the basic HTML code that you'll want to display
before loading the main view, together with a heading. It will also
output the ``$title`` variable, which we'll define later in the controller.
Now, create a footer at **app/Views/templates/footer.php** that
includes the following code:

::

        © 2021

.. note:: If you look closely in **header.php** template we are using an **esc()**
    function. It's a global function provided by CodeIgniter to help prevent
    XSS attacks. You can read more about it :doc:`here </general/common_functions>`.

.. warning:: There are two **view()** functions referred to in this tutorial.
    One is the class method created with ``public function view($page = 'home')``
    and ``echo view('welcome_message');`` for displaying a view.
    Both are *technically* a function. But when you create a function in a class,
    it's called a method.

Adding logic to the controller
-------------------------------------------------------

Earlier you set up a controller with a ``view()`` method. The method
accepts one parameter, which is the name of the page to be loaded. The
static page bodies will be located in the **app/Views/pages/**
directory.

In that directory, create two files named **home.php** and **about.php**.
Within those files, type some text − anything you'd like − and save them.
If you like to be particularly un-original, try "Hello World!".

In order to load those pages, you'll have to check whether the requested
page actually exists. This will be the body of the ``view()`` method
in the ``Pages`` controller created above:

::

    public function view($page = 'home')
    {
        if ( ! is_file(APPPATH.'/Views/pages/'.$page.'.php'))
        {
            // Whoops, we don't have a page for that!
            throw new \CodeIgniter\Exceptions\PageNotFoundException($page);
        }

        $data['title'] = ucfirst($page); // Capitalize the first letter

        echo view('templates/header', $data);
        echo view('pages/'.$page, $data);
        echo view('templates/footer', $data);
    }

Now, when the requested page does exist, it is loaded, including the header and
footer, and displayed to the user. If the requested page doesn't exist, a "404
Page not found" error is shown.

The first line in this method checks whether the page actually exists.
PHP's native ``is_file()`` function is used to check whether the file
is where it's expected to be. The ``PageNotFoundException`` is a CodeIgniter
exception that causes the default error page to show.

In the header template, the ``$title`` variable was used to customize the
page title. The value of title is defined in this method, but instead of
assigning the value to a variable, it is assigned to the title element
in the ``$data`` array.

The last thing that has to be done is loading the views in the order
they should be displayed. The ``view()`` function built-in to
CodeIgniter will be used to do this. The second parameter in the ``view()``
function is used to pass values to the view. Each value in the ``$data`` array
is assigned to a variable with the name of its key. So the value of
``$data['title']`` in the controller is equivalent to ``$title`` in the
view.

.. note:: Any files and directory names passed into the **view()** function MUST
    match the case of the actual directory and file itself or the system will
    throw errors on case-sensitive platforms. You can read more about it
    :doc:`here </outgoing/views>`.

Running the App
-------------------------------------------------------

Ready to test? You cannot run the app using PHP's built-in server,
since it will not properly process the ``.htaccess`` rules that are provided in
``public``, and which eliminate the need to specify "index.php/"
as part of a URL. CodeIgniter has its own command that you can use though.

From the command line, at the root of your project:

::

    php spark serve

will start a web server, accessible on port 8080. If you set the location field
in your browser to ``localhost:8080``, you should see the CodeIgniter welcome page.

You can now try several URLs in the browser location field, to see what the ``Pages``
controller you made above produces...

.. table::
    :widths: 20 80

    +---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
    | URL                             | Will show                                                       |
    +=================================+=================================================================+
    | localhost:8080/pages            | the results from the `index` method inside our `Pages`          |
    |                                 | controller, which is to display the CodeIgniter "welcome" page, |
    |                                 | because "index" is the default controller method                |
    +---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
    | localhost:8080/pages/index      | the CodeIgniter "welcome" page, because we explicitly asked for |
    |                                 | the "index" method                                              |
    +---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
    | localhost:8080/pages/view       | the "home" page that you made above, because it is the default  |
    |                                 | "page" parameter to the ``view()`` method.                      |
    +---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
    | localhost:8080/pages/view/home  | show the "home" page that you made above, because we explicitly |
    |                                 | asked for it                                                    |
    +---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
    | localhost:8080/pages/view/about | the "about" page that you made above, because we explicitly     |
    |                                 | asked for it                                                    |
    +---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
    | localhost:8080/pages/view/shop  | a "404 - File Not Found" error page, because there is no        |
    |                                 | `app/Views/pages/shop.php`                                      |
    +---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+

Routing
-------------------------------------------------------

The controller is now functioning!

Using custom routing rules, you have the power to map any URI to any
controller and method, and break free from the normal convention:

::

    http://example.com/[controller-class]/[controller-method]/[arguments]

Let's do that. Open the routing file located at
**app/Config/Routes.php** and look for the "Route Definitions"
section of the configuration file.

The only uncommented line there to start with should be:

::

    $routes->get('/', 'Home::index');

This directive says that any incoming request without any content
specified should be handled by the ``index()`` method inside the ``Home`` controller.

Add the following line, **after** the route directive for '/'.

::

    $routes->get('(:any)', 'Pages::view/$1');

CodeIgniter reads its routing rules from top to bottom and routes the
request to the first matching rule. Each rule is a regular expression
(left-side) mapped to a controller and method name separated by slashes
(right-side). When a request comes in, CodeIgniter looks for the first
match, and calls the appropriate controller and method, possibly with
arguments.

More information about routing can be found in the URI Routing
:doc:`documentation </incoming/routing>`.

Here, the second rule in the ``$routes`` array matches **any** request
using the wildcard string ``(:any)``. and passes the parameter to the
``view()`` method of the ``Pages`` class.

Now visit ``localhost:8080/home``. Did it get routed correctly to the ``view()``
method in the pages controller? Awesome!

You should see something like the following:

.. image:: ../images/tutorial1.png
    :align: center

.. note:: When manually specifying routes, it is recommended to disable
    auto-routing by setting ``$routes->setAutoRoute(false);`` in the Routes.php file.
    This ensures that only routes you define can be accessed.

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Sodium and calcium intakes and bone mass in rats revisited.
Sarić M1, Piasek M, Blanusa M, Kostial K, Ilich JZ.
High sodium intake accompanied by insufficient dietary calcium may have detrimental effects on bone mass. Our study evaluated the effects of increased sodium and decreased calcium intakes on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) in rats.
Four-month-old female Wistar rats were given deionized water or 1.8% solution of sodium chloride in deionized water and fed normal (1.2%) or marginal (0.33%) calcium in the diet for 2 mo. At the end of the experiment, BMD and BMC of the whole body and urinary sodium and calcium excretion were evaluated. All rats were killed and right femurs were removed to assess dry and ash weights. Two-way analysis of variance was used to evaluate effect of salt intake and effect of dietary calcium on these parameters.
Salt-loaded animals had greater water consumption during the entire 2-mo period and significantly lower body weight from week 5 of the experiment. High salt intake increased urine volume and urinary excretion of sodium and calcium. Urinary calcium was about five times higher in salt-loaded animals than in rats on deionized water irrespective of dietary calcium content. Calcium in diet itself had no significant effect on these parameters. High salt intake slightly, but not significantly, decreased BMD, BMC, and femur weights. Lower calcium in diet significantly decreased BMD, and its effect on femur ash weight almost reached a level of significance.
We confirmed the benefit of adequate calcium intake to BMD. Under our experimental condition, high salt intake in rats for 2 mo had no statistically significant effect on femur weights, BMD, or BMC even with marginal calcium in the diet.


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Cheap Labor Meets Costly Capital: The Impact of Devaluations on Commodity Firms.
Cheap Labor Meets Costly Capital: The Impact of Devaluations on Commodity Firms." Forbes, Kristin J. Journal of Development Economics Vol. 69, No. 2 (2002): 335-365.
No Contagion, Only Interdependence: Measuring Stock Market Co-Movements.
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Skill Classification Does Matter: Estimating the Relationship Between Trade Flows and Wage Inequality.
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Formal Measures in Informal Management: Can a Balanced Scorecard Change a Culture?
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Have some tissues on hand for this one because this four-minute love story will have you feeling all sorts of emotions.
In a Heartbeat follows a closeted homosexual boy who struggles to keep his crush on a classmate a secret. The secret becomes difficult to keep when the boy's heart literally jumps out of his chest to chase after the boy of his dreams.
The film is being praised for its beautiful animation and its message about the LGBTQ+ community, preaching that the heart wants what it wants.
Since there are so few animations that represent LGBTQ+ relationships, people can't stop talking about this new take on love.
Produced by Beth Davis and Esteban Bravo at the Ringling College of Art and Design, this short film has already been widely received by a mass audience (it's been viewed over 5 million times in the past 24 hours) and has been officially selected for the 2017 Animation Shorts Film Festival and the 2017 LGBTQ Shorts Film Festival.
Fans are in love and the many reactions of Twitter say it all.
In A Heartbeat is the most beautiful short film in the world. I've been waiting all my life for something like this. 💖 pic.twitter.com/EuM9G8coyQ
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Limited run. Baby pink vinyl.
The first two Las Rosas EP's re-released as a compilation on baby-pink vinyl!! This is a set of 7 enduring lo-fi rock & roll songs, serving as an homage to the band's beginning stages. Las Rosas essentially turned rehearsal space recordings into heartfelt invitations to see them live. There is enough quirk, swagger, and harmony found on these 45's to resonate from the beaches of California to the pubs and clubs of New York.


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A Gadget Claims To Fit In Your Ear and Translate Foreign Languages In Real-Time
By Kirti Sharma May 21, 2016
With the world becoming a closely knitted community, we often encounter people from different cultures, countries speaking different languages than ours. While the human emotions do play a good communication medium, we often do regret not knowing the person's language and not being able to communicate with them properly on a one-on-one basis. Well, this particular scenario is all set to become passé now.
Knocking at the doors of this innovation breakthrough are Pilot earphones. The earphones will allow two people who speak different languages understand each other without the need of a third person to translate their sentences for them.
Expected to cost around $249-$299, the wearable gadget will launch in October-November this year and will be able to translate between English, Spanish, Italian and French however additional languages will be available very soon after, including East Asian, Hindi, Semitic, Arabic, Slavic, African, etc.
Pilot is being hailed by Waverly Labs, its developers, as the first 'smart earpiece' ever with the ability to translate between two languages. It functions by being connected to two different people, speaking in two different languages, and translates what they are saying to each other right in their ear.
According to Waverly Labs statement on their website, "This little wearable uses translation technology to allow two people to speak different languages but still clearly understand each other".
While Waverly Labs does mention that the Pilot will make use of "translation technology", it doesn't says much about what this translation technology really is and how it will work.
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Talking about how it got the idea for Pilot earphones, the New York-based company said that one of its technicians actually came up with the idea after he met a French speaking girl. Since he couldn't understand her language, he thought there has to be better way he could communicate with her.
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For now, the company is gearing up to launch its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, so that people who are interested in being the first ones to try the technology can pre-order the earphones for a much less $129 (£90) and $179 (£125), as against $250 (£174) and $300 (£209), which is the expected retail price.
The Pilot earphones will be available for pre-order on Indiegogo from 25th May, 2016 and will come in three colours.
In addition to Waverly Labs, there are several other companies meticulously working towards making real-time translation a reality.
While the Google mobile app has foe long been our saviour in helping us translate what one person is saying to our phone from one language to another in real-time. Skype, the video-calling software, has also recently made possible to translate between callers who speak different language. Currently, Skype is only catering to seven languages.
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Review Essay 39 on Faces of Moderation: The Art of Balance in an Age of Extremes6 min read
Moderation is an elusive but important virtue that is equally valuable in personal and political life. Professor Aurelian Craiutu has previously explored the role moderation–and its absence–played in eighteenth and nineteenth century France.[1] In this volume, he examines the concept itself through close readings of the works of such diverse figures as Raymond Aron, Isaiah Berlin, Norberto Bobbio, Michael Oakeshott, and Adam Michnik. He wants to know what it meant to be a moderate in the twentieth century–the age of extreme politics–what ends moderates sought to advance, their view of political life, and the shared characteristics of "moderate minds" in action. Does moderation have a strong normative core? And is there such a thing as a moderate style?
H-Diplo | ISSF Review Essay 39
Aurelian Craiutu. Faces of Moderation: The Art of Balance in an Age of Extremes. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016. ISBN: 9780812248760 (cloth, $59.95); 9780812224092 (paper, 2018).
Reviewed by Richard Ned Lebow, King's College London
Published 16 March 2018 | issforum.org
Editor: Diane Labrosse
Web and Production Editor: George Fujii
Shortlink: http://tiny.cc/ISSF-RE39
Permalink: https://issforum.org/essays/39-moderation
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The authors whom Craiutu examines cross national cultures, expressed political views from liberal to conservative, represented different disciplines–political theory, philosophy, sociology, literature, and history of ideas–and intervened in politics to differing degrees. All but Michnik were born early in the twentieth century and lived through two world wars and the twin scourges of communism and fascism. All avoided pandering to nationalists, spoke and wrote in favor of tolerance, and did their best to maintain a dialogue with their opponents. Most developed a philosophical underpinning for their moderation. It was based on their recognition of the uncertainty of truth, or the existence of multiple truths, and the need for compromise to sustain democratic practices and culture. These six figures are admirable role models for our age, where extreme polarization and demonization of political adversaries once again threaten to make democracy unworkable.
In a theoretical chapter, Craiutu, following Albert Camus, describes moderation as an unconventional form of dissent "that can only live by rebellion" (23). He does a reasonable job of arguing for the importance of moderation in democracy and defending moderation against critics who dismiss it as a form of equivocation. He argues–unconvincingly, I think–that like the spirit of liberty, moderation defies definition. In the previous chapter, he has come close to a definition when describing the characteristics shared by his five thinkers: the belief that politics is about compromise; commitment to low key, thoughtful rhetoric that never demonizes opponents; support for the expression of diverse points of view; and search for dialogue across political divides.
The chapters addressing individual thinkers are thoughtful and informative. They provide a succinct overview of their careers and commitments to moderation. They also affirm their courage, which is another reason for valuing them as role models. Each of the thinkers was drawn to moderation in response to the extremism of the political worlds in which they lived, or observed mostly from a distance in the case of Oakeshott. They developed different intellectual foundations in defense of moderation, but their arguments share certain fundamental attributes and can be pulled together to form a coherent philosophy in its own right.
The most important assumption may be the belief, articulated explicitly and forcefully by Michael Oakeshott, that politics should never aim high. Its core concern should be "attending to society's arrangements" (153). The Greeks viewed political life as the most central and admired activity of society, a belief propagated in modern times by German idealists and communists. Oakeshott and other moderates reject the idea that politics is a superior kind of activity. It should take a back seat to literature, philosophy, the arts, and sciences, and other activities that create values for their societies. Another important assumption is that there are no definitive solutions to intractable political, economic, and social issues and controversies. All these thinkers recognize that trade-offs have to be made. Such accommodations are never permanent and unlikely to be logically or ideologically defensible. Perfection must give way to bricolage in the interest of all members of society.
The conclusion summarizes what Craiutu calls the "metanarratives" of the book. First is the recognition that moderation is a political temperament that values self-restraint and tries to teach it to others. Self-restraint can be a personality trait or a reasoned response to a situation. It most often reflects learning. Second is the author's belief that moderation is more than the absence of zealotry. It is a positive attribute, with philosophical foundations that represent a willful form of dissent from the political orthodoxies of the twentieth century. Third, political communities depend upon balance to survive, and this can best be obtained through dialogue among actors that encourages commitment to the rules of the game. Fourth is the eclectic nature of moderation. It is not a feature of conservatives, but has also been displayed by liberals and socialists—as has zealotry. Fifth, balance depends on moderates in all these traditions restraining their more extremist political allies. Sixth is Craiutu's contention that moderation is neither a panacea nor a substitute for good political judgment and leadership. Politics, by its very nature, generates and thrives on deep disagreements. Moderates can nevertheless reduce, and possibly tame intransigence and dogmatism through their commitment to dialogue and compromise.
This is a timely book given the rise of zealotry, the decline of civility in politics, and the assault on freedom of speech and tolerance for dissent in many Western societies. It should be read by all university students.
Richard Ned Lebow is Professor of International Political Theory in the War Studies Department of King's College London, Bye-Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge and the James O. Freedman Presidential Professor Emeritus of Government at Dartmouth College. His most recent books are Avoiding War, Making Peace (Palgrave, 2017), (editor) Max Weber and International Relations, (Cambridge, 2017), and The Rise and Fall of Political Orders (Cambridge, 2018). He is a Fellow of the British Academy.
©2018 The Authors | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License
[1] Aurelian Craiutu, Liberalism Under Siege: The Political Thought of the French Doctrinaires (New York: Lexington, 2003) and A Virtue for Courageous Minds: Moderation in French Political Thought, 1748-1830 (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012).


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Run The Jewels - RTJ4
CATALOGUE NO. 4050538621167
FORMAT - 4xLP
RELEASE DATE 18th Sep 2020
Genres - Hip Hop
A1. Yankee and the Brave (Episode 4)
A2. Ooh LA LA (feat. Greg Nice and DJ Premier)
A3. Out of Site (feat. 2 Chainz)
B1. Holy Calamafuck
B2. Goonies vs. E.T.
B3. Walking in the Snow
A1. JU$T (feat. Pharrell Williams & Zack de la Rocha)
A2. Never Look Back
A3. The Ground Below
B1. Pulling the Pin (feat. Mavis Staples & Josh Homme)
B2. A Few Words for the Firing Squad (Radiation)
Run The Jewels, the lauded duo of El-P and Killer Mike, have shared the long-awaited details of their feverishly anticipated new album, Run The Jewels 4. Set for a June 5 release via Jewel Runners / RBC Records / BMG, this eleven song, 40 minute powerhouse is their most ferocious and focused effort to date, and sports a lineup of all-star guests including Pharrell Williams, Mavis Staples, 2 Chainz, Zack de la Rocha, Josh Homme, DJ Premier, and Greg Nice. Recorded primarily at Rick Rubin's Shangri-La Studios and the iconic Electric Lady Studios in NYC, RTJ4 represents two years of intensive writing, recording, distilling, and amplifying the most potent elements of their music. The result is a collection of wall-to-wall bangers illuminating the group's unique ability to straddle the worlds of pointed social commentary and raw, boisterous fun.
The new album is preceded by two singles, both of which arrived to rapturous reception. The first, "yankee and the brave (ep.4)," dropped during an impromptu Instagram Live session the duo held as shelter in place orders were starting to take hold. Days later, the second single "ooh la la (feat. DJ Premier & Greg Nice)" made a surprise debut in the season finale of the hit Netflix series Ozark, and became the #5 most Shazam'd song in the country. This was soon followed by the song's glorious new music video, directed by Brian & Vanessa Beletic, which quickly shot to the #7 trending position on YouTube, surpassing 1.5 million views in its first week, and brilliantly setting the stage for the arrival of RTJ4.
The time between albums has been a very busy one for the duo, including scoring their first gold-certified record for "Legend Has It" from RTJ3; receiving their first Grammy nomination for the song "Chase Me," a collaboration with Danger Mouse for the hit film Baby Driver; embarking on a full US arena tour with Lorde; contributing an exclusive song for the Marvel blockbuster Venom; and landing a major sync in a global Cadillac ad, which premiered during the 2020 Academy Awards. Additionally, Killer Mike debuted his acclaimed Netflix show, Trigger Warning with Killer Mike, continued his advocacy for Bernie Sanders, and lent his political muscle to the successful election of Atlanta's first female black mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms. He'll also be making his Hollywood debut in a soon to be announced feature film. Meanwhile, his partner in rhyme and RTJ producer El-P stayed busy in the studio making the music for RTJ4, contributing a song to the soundtrack for the Oscar-winning film Roma, scoring the biopic Capone starring Tom Hardy (which makes its digital debut today), and began a major reissue campaign for his celebrated solo recording catalog. He also made a surprise cameo in the new season of Mr. Robot with Remi Malek.
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El KS Robert Ley, más conocido simplemente como Robert Ley, fue un transatlántico alemán, construido en el astillero Howaldtswerke, que entró en servicio en 1939 durante el periodo de paz en la Alemania nazi. Fue bautizado en honor del dirigente alemán del Frente de Trabajo Robert Ley.
Tuvo una corta vida como transporte de pasajeros y en la Segunda Guerra Mundial sirvió como cuartel flotante, buque hospital, y transporte de evacuación durante la Operación Aníbal hacia el final de la contienda.
El prefijo KS era el acrónimo de KdF-Schiff (Kraft durch Freude-Schiff) que era equivalente a MV (Motor Vessel) o SS (Steamship).

Diseño
Casi gemelo del transatlántico  botado casi un año antes, fue diseñado para brindar cruceros de vacaciones a trabajadores de la Alemania nazi.

Poseía ocho cubiertas y tenía una altura de 55 m medida desde la quilla. Estaba dotado de instalaciones austeras pero suficientemente lujosas, con cubiertas de paseo espaciosas y funcionales; sus alojamientos no discriminaban por el poder adquisitivo sino que eran de una sola clase denominada turista.
Estaba dotado de una piscina climatizada en su interior en la cubierta F, grandes cocinas en cada cubierta, confortables comedores comunes con lavanderías, barberías y gimnasios. Tenía suficientes botes para todo el pasaje y una senda cubierta solario para el disfrute diario.
Poseía un espacio dedicado a albergar 300 heridos en acomodación en versión buque-hospital con laboratorio de microbiología, cuarto de operaciones y equipado como la mejor clínica sanitaria.
Estaba propulsado por turbinas diésel MAN y dos hélices con un timón cuadrangular.

Historia

Botado en marzo de 1938 con la presencia de Adolf Hitler y Robert Ley, fue completado en marzo de 1939, en el periodo preguerra, fue destinado al mar Báltico bajo la administración del (Kraft durch Freude o Fuerza a través de la Alegría, en alemán) que era parte del Frente laboral alemán por un breve periodo. Su capitán fue Falkenbach. Durante el viaje inaugural ocurrido el 18 de abril de 1939, el líder nazi Adolf Hitler estuvo a bordo recorriendo el barco.  El Robert Ley solamente completó 13 viajes de crucero antes del estallido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el 1 de septiembre de 1939.

En mayo de 1939 fue asignado para llevar ayuda "humanitaria" al puerto de Vigo, España durante la Guerra Civil Española, en su regreso trajo a bordo a parte de la Legión Cóndor junto a su barco gemelo, el Wilhelm Gustloff y otros buques de línea.
Fue requisado por la Marina Alemana (DKM) en agosto de 1939 y destinado como buque hospital con sus correspondientes marcas, luego fue enviado a Pillau como buque nodriza de submarinos en 1941. Se le pintó con camuflaje Dazzle.

Sirvió brevemente como buque de campaña o cuartel (1940 a 1941) y en 1944 fue destinado al transporte de heridos desde el mar Báltico.

En enero de 1945, en medio de un invierno riguroso con temperaturas de hasta -20 °C, la situación alemana se deterioraba dramáticamente debido al avance de las fuerzas soviéticas en la Prusia oriental, unos 75 000 refugiados civiles y militares alemanes convergían en los puertos de Danzig y Pillau y unos 7 millones de fugitivos huían en masa desde la Prusia Oriental por el corredor polaco hacia Alemania bajo extremas condiciones climáticas y siendo diezmadas por ataques aéreos.

El almirante Karl Dönitz dio la orden a sus submarinos de huir hacia los puertos del oeste y a todas las unidades de superficie mayores y menores disponibles de evacuar a los connacionales a los puertos seguros de Kiel o Hel, entre estos estaba el Robert Ley. A esta operación de rescate se la denominó Operación Aníbal. Dejó el puerto de Pillau atestado con 10 000 personas entre soldados heridos, refugiados y personal de apoyo el 25 de enero de 1945 con destino a Hamburgo donde arribó sin novedad, a diferencia de su gemelo el Gustloff que fue hundido en el mar Báltico con igual o mayor cantidad de personas y con una pérdida humana sobrecogedora. Se desconoce la cantidad exacta de viajes que realizó el transatlántico Robert Ley.

Estando en Hamburgo, contiguo al astillero de Blohm & Voss, en mayo de 1945, fue bombardeado por la RAF, resultando semi incendiado y escorado; irrecuperable pero aun a flote en ese puerto.
Fue finalmente remolcado al puerto escocés de Inverkeithing, donde fue totalmente desmantelado en 1947.

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35 Corporations and 107 Small Businesses Sign Letter Opposing Discrimination in Tennessee
Following the signing of HB 836 in Tennessee, top businesses sign a letter opposing the bill and further attempts to discriminate against LGBTQ Tennesseans
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – February 5, 2020 – Today, 35 corporations and 107 small businesses, released an open letter opposing discrimination against LGBTQ Tennesseans and calling upon lawmakers to not pursue any further harmful bills this legislative session. This letter was organized by the Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce with support from Freedom for All Americans, GLAAD and HRC.
"Our state wins financially when we encourage the most people to participate in our economy," said Joe Woolley, Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Officer. "We know that regular Tennesseans and business leaders alike are ready to move beyond division, beyond policies that would encourage Tennesseans to refuse to work together, serve each other, and care for each other just because we each have a different walk in life. Only a forward-looking Tennessee will continue to attract the world's best talent, and the vibrant tourism and entertainment industries that help make this state so special, and that help sustain big and small communities alike."
Earlier this year, Governor Bill Lee signed into law HB 836, a bill that would allow child welfare organizations — including taxpayer-funded adoption and foster care agencies — to turn away qualified Tennesseans seeking to care for a child in need, including LGBTQ couples, interfaith couples, single parents, married couples in which one prospective parent has previously been divorced, or other parents to whom the agency has a religious objection.
In the letter, the businesses write: "Policies that signal that the state is not welcoming to everyone put our collective economic success at risk… We ask that lawmakers not pursue any further legislation that would target or exclude LGBTQ people, which would do harm to Tennesseans and create unnecessary hurdles to economic competitiveness."
Corporate signers of the letter include AllianceBernstein, Amalgamated Bank, Amazon, American Airlines, Bridgestone Americas, Camelot, Care Services, CMT, Concord, Cummins, Inc., Curb Records, Dell Technologies, Discovery, Inc., Dow, Genesco, Hilton, IKEA North America Services, LLC, Lyft, Inc., Marriott International, Inc., Mars, Inc., Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp, Nashville International Airport, Nashville Predators, Nashville Soccer Club, Nike, Inc., Nissan North America, Postmates, Salesforce, ServiceSource; Sustainable Food Policy Alliance, including member companies Danone North America; Mars, Incorporated; Nestlé USA; and Unilever United States; Tennessee Titans, Trillium Asset Management, Unilever, Vanderbilt University, Warby Parker, Warner Music Group.
"Tennesseans and businesses agree – bills that target LGBTQ people are bad for Tennessee and its economy," said HRC President Alphonso David. "When anti-LGBTQ bills pass, it harms real people, but also affects businesses' ability to recruit and maintain talent. We are grateful that businesses have spoken out so strongly against anti-LGBTQ legislation, and we join them in urging elected officials to stop attacking LGBTQ people living in Tennessee."
"The onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills proposed by Tennessee lawmakers stands in sharp opposition to a majority of the state's fair-minded residents as well as to business leaders who seek to work in a place that is competitive and economically viable," said Kasey Suffredini, CEO and national campaign director of Freedom for All Americans. "We thank these businesses for affirming fairness and equal treatment for all Tennesseans. When everyone is treated with dignity and respect, we all win."
The full text of the letter and an up to date list of corporations and small businesses who have signed it can be found here.
Live coverage from the press conference can be found here.
Business statements:
Concord: "The creative community in TN, and especially in Nashville, is essential to the state's culture and economy. It is a community that was built on inclusiveness and continues to thrive because of it. The signing of HB 0836 / SB 1304 into law does not reflect the type of inclusiveness that Concord believes makes better communities, creative works, and culture. Concord will continue to speak out against any laws that threaten its stakeholders and have therefore added our name to an ever-expanding list of TN businesses that oppose such legislated discrimination."
Mars, Inc.: "At Mars, we believe our business and our community are at their best when we embrace and celebrate all people. We firmly believe that everyone is equal and that every person deserves to be treated with respect, dignity, and fairness. We value our presence across the state of Tennessee and continue to invest here as it has been a great place to do business. Discrimination has no place in our business or our laws. We strongly oppose any bill that would negatively impact our entire community and the thriving business environment that we currently have."
Postmates: "Postmates continues to be alarmed by the Lee Administration's anti-LGBTQ agenda, particularly as we consider expanding our presence in the Volunteer State. It is impossible for Tennessee to be a great place to do business while its government imposes policies of exclusion and discrimination. State leaders cannot and will not be able to expect companies like ours to power its economic engines while supporting legislation that undermines our ability to feel welcome in this state unless they commit to a new pathway to include all families & all workers. HB 836 undermines businesses' ability to recruit top talent and grow in the state by policies that say not all are welcome — and it's just plain wrong. To our Postmates fleet, our customers, our small business owners, our entire community: we stand with you no matter who you love or who you are, and we will not accept this kind of flagrant hatred."
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35 Corporations and 107 Small Businesses Sign Letter Opposing Discrimination in TennesseeFollowing the signing of HB 836 in Tennessee, top businesses sign a letter opposing the bill and further attempts to discriminate against LGBTQ Tennesseans NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – February 5, 2020 – Today, 35 corporations and 107 small businesses, released an open letter opposing discrimination against LGBTQ Tennesseans and calling upon lawmakers to not pursue any further harmful bills this legislative session. This letter was organized by the Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce with support from Freedom for All Americans, GLAAD and Human Rights Campaign. "Our state wins financially when we encourage the most people to participate in our economy," said Joe Woolley, Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Officer. "We know that regular Tennesseans and business leaders alike are ready to move beyond division, beyond policies that would encourage Tennesseans to refuse to work together, serve each other, and care for each other just because we each have a different walk in life. Only a forward-looking Tennessee will continue to attract the world's best talent, and the vibrant tourism and entertainment industries that help make this state so special, and that help sustain big and small communities alike." Earlier this year, Governor Bill Lee signed into law HB 836, a bill that would allow child welfare organizations — including taxpayer-funded adoption and foster care agencies — to turn away qualified Tennesseans seeking to care for a child in need, including LGBTQ couples, interfaith couples, single parents, married couples in which one prospective parent has previously been divorced, or other parents to whom the agency has a religious objection. In the letter, the businesses write: "Policies that signal that the state is not welcoming to everyone put our collective economic success at risk… We ask that lawmakers not pursue any further legislation that would target or exclude LGBTQ people, which would do harm to Tennesseans and create unnecessary hurdles to economic competitiveness." Corporate signers of the letter include AllianceBernstein, Amalgamated Bank, Amazon, American Airlines, Bridgestone Americas, Camelot, Care Services, CMT, Concord, Cummins, Inc., Curb Records, Dell Technologies, Discovery, Inc., Dow, Genesco, Hilton, IKEA North America Services, LLC, Lyft, Inc., Marriott International, Inc., Mars, Inc., Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp, Nashville International Airport, Nashville Predators, Nashville Soccer Club, Nike, Inc., Nissan North America, Postmates, Salesforce, ServiceSource; Sustainable Food Policy Alliance, including member companies Danone North America; Mars, Incorporated; Nestlé USA; and Unilever United States; Tennessee Titans, Trillium Asset Management, Unilever, Vanderbilt University, Warby Parker, Warner Music Group."Tennesseans and businesses agree – bills that target LGBTQ people are bad for Tennessee and its economy," said HRC President Alphonso David. "When anti-LGBTQ bills pass, it harms real people, but also affects businesses' ability to recruit and maintain talent. We are grateful that businesses have spoken out so strongly against anti-LGBTQ legislation, and we join them in urging elected officials to stop attacking LGBTQ people living in Tennessee." "The onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills proposed by Tennessee lawmakers stands in sharp opposition to a majority of the state's fair-minded residents as well as to business leaders who seek to work in a place that is competitive and economically viable," said Kasey Suffredini, CEO and national campaign director of Freedom for All Americans. "We thank these businesses for affirming fairness and equal treatment for all Tennesseans. When everyone is treated with dignity and respect, we all win.""LGBTQ consumers and allies support companies that support us, and vocal corporate support and action can truly change the game as LGBTQ Tennesseans are placed in harm's way," said Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD President and CEO. "These bills legitimize discriminatory practices against LGBTQ people and will define Tennessee as a state where LGBTQ citizens are second-class citizens. Companies that do business in the state should not sit idly by."The full text of the letter and an up to date list of corporations and small businesses who have signed it can be found here. Business statements:Concord: "The creative community in TN, and especially in Nashville, is essential to the state's culture and economy. It is a community that was built on inclusiveness and continues to thrive because of it. The signing of HB 0836 / SB 1304 into law does not reflect the type of inclusiveness that Concord believes makes better communities, creative works, and culture. Concord will continue to speak out against any laws that threaten its stakeholders and have therefore added our name to an ever-expanding list of TN businesses that oppose such legislated discrimination."Mars, Inc.: "At Mars, we believe our business and our community are at their best when we embrace and celebrate all people. We firmly believe that everyone is equal and that every person deserves to be treated with respect, dignity, and fairness. We value our presence across the state of Tennessee and continue to invest here as it has been a great place to do business. Discrimination has no place in our business or our laws. We strongly oppose any bill that would negatively impact our entire community and the thriving business environment that we currently have."Postmates: "Postmates continues to be alarmed by the Lee Administration's anti-LGBTQ agenda, particularly as we consider expanding our presence in the Volunteer State. It is impossible for Tennessee to be a great place to do business while its government imposes policies of exclusion and discrimination. State leaders cannot and will not be able to expect companies like ours to power its economic engines while supporting legislation that undermines our ability to feel welcome in this state unless they commit to a new pathway to include all families & all workers. HB 836 undermines businesses' ability to recruit top talent and grow in the state by policies that say not all are welcome — and it's just plain wrong. To our Postmates fleet, our customers, our small business owners, our entire community: we stand with you no matter who you love or who you are, and we will not accept this kind of flagrant hatred." Link to letter- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OZsWjQHwtHrVtWIpugqkEfCSH5ECxI-CxevPMzBduQc/edit?usp=sharing###
Posted by Nashville LGBT Chamber on Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Joe Woolley, CEO, Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce – Opening Statement:
Good morning. I'm Joe Woolley, CEO of the Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce. We have more than 500 members who are Tennessee employers, we are committed to making the economic case for this state to be welcoming to LGBTQ people. We're joined today by business leaders who are committed to a 21st-century Tennessee that is welcoming to everyone.
We are releasing a letter today, signed by 35 major Tennessee employers and 107 Tennessee small businesses, asking lawmakers to focus on the work of building an economically competitive, prosperous Tennessee that we can all contribute to and share in.
2019 brought the business community out in droves here in Tennessee, speaking up for an inclusive, welcoming state – one that does not divide by needlessly targeting LGBT people for discrimination. Our message is simple: As employers, we welcome everyone in our workplaces and places of business. We expect everyone to respect each other's differences, and we want everyone to have the freedom to work, earn a living, raise a family, and contribute to the community. We want Tennessee to do the same.
The recent passage of HB 836 stands in sharp contrast to this culture of welcome and of opportunity for everyone. This bill – now law after being signed by the governor – was intended as a mean-spirited swipe at LGBT people and our families and would allow providers to use a religious test to decide which loving parents can foster and adopt, taking away opportunities from vulnerable children to find forever homes.
This is shameful and we are here today to strongly urge the Tennessee legislature to reject further discrimination.
Recent polling shows that a large majority of Tennesseans do not want to see their LGBTQ neighbors, friends, co-workers and family members discriminated against.
We know that regular Tennesseans and business leaders alike are ready to move beyond division, beyond policies that would encourage Tennesseans to refuse to work together, serve each other, and care for each other just because we each have a different walk in life. Only a welcoming, forward-looking Tennessee will continue to attract the world's best talent to want to live and work here, and the vibrant tourism and entertainment industries that help make this state so special, and that help sustain big and small communities alike.
We have empirical evidence from Texas, North Carolina, Indiana, Georgia, and other states that state-sponsored discrimination has documented economic consequences – on talent, on tourism, on investment, on growth, and on small businesses.
Faced with these risks, we must oppose any legislation that legitimizes or empowers discrimination in Tennesse. We ask our legislators to hear the united voices of the business community.
Diversity and innovation go hand-in-hand. Any effort that suggests Tennessee is not open to being a diverse and inclusive state raises major concerns for our ability to attract world-class innovators to this state.
Tourism is an integral and hugely important part of the Tennessee economy. In 2018, visitors to our state spent more than $22 billion. We know that these dollars will be at risk if we further pursue discrimination this year. Convention and meetings executives have already stated that since the 2016 bathroom bill in North Carolina that cost that state $3.75 billion, they are including cancellation clauses in their contracts to allow them to cancel major events if a host state passes discriminatory legislation. That means that we face serious risk should we continue down this path. And that risk impacts not just big businesses but small business owners and workers in the industry. That risk impacts caterers and florists, waiters and drivers, real people and real paychecks and livelihoods.
When Tennessee tourism suffers, as we know it will, the loss is not just a number on paper. It's the local audio-visual technicians and musicians hired to put on the event. It's the caterers and florists that rely on tourism to stay afloat. It's our hotels and restaurants and bars, and all the people who work for them, who need good hours to make ends meet. These are real livelihoods at stake, and they will affect real working families. And beyond individual workers, the tax revenues generated by Tennessee tourism support public schools, roads, and essential agencies such as child protective services.
We ask that lawmakers not pursue any further legislation that would target or exclude LGBTQ people, which would do harm to Tennesseans and create unnecessary hurdles to economic competitiveness. We urge policymakers to remain committed to the values of innovation and growth that we all share.
We will continue to oppose any discriminatory measures that would damage our state reputation or create operational difficulties for Tennessee employers — and distract the legislature from key priorities this session.
The Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce is the premier advocate of the Greater Nashville Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender business community, representing over 500+ businesses, community groups, and individuals in Nashville and the surrounding area. We advocate and educate on behalf of our individual, small business, corporate, and nonprofit members who share the values of promoting equity and diversity in business and society.
For more information and for additional businesses wishing to sign the open letter, contact joe@nashvillelgbtchamber.org.
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Video: Beluga Bath Time
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Stunningly white in a blue sea, beluga whales are ethereally beautiful creatures when spotted in their natural habitats. Not only are they a treat for the eyes, but hearing them is something you'll never forget. Nicknamed "sea canaries" by early Arctic sailors, belugas use a wide range of high pitched whistles, screeches, clicks and squeaks to communicate with each other.
Some researchers are now postulating that it may soon be possible for humans to "talk" to belugas. By assigning one of their distinctive sounds to an object and then teaching them which object is indicated when they make that sound, we may soon be able to speak to each other and exchange information.
For now, though, we know that some of their expressions (which can be heard through the hulls of ships) are made just for pure joy—such as at bath time, as depicted in the video below.
Here's to finding your true places and natural habitats,
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A multiple award-winning author and writer specializing in nature-travel topics and environmental issues, Candice has traveled around the world, from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica, and from New Zealand to Scotland's far northern, remote regions. Her assignments have been equally diverse, from covering Alaska's Yukon Quest dogsled race to writing a history of the Galapagos Islands to describing and photographing the national snow-sculpting competition in her home state of Wisconsin. In addition to being a five-time book author, Candice's work has also appeared in several national and international publications, such as "The Huffington Post" and "Outside Magazine Online." To read her web columns and see samples of her nature photography, visit her website at www.candiceandrews.com and like her Nature Traveler Facebook page at www.facebook.com/naturetraveler.
Rose E. Bodette April 14, 2011 at 2:40 pm - Reply
BEEN THERE DONE THAT—Definitely worth it!
Wendy Worrall Redal April 14, 2011 at 11:02 am - Reply
They are so darling! They remind me of Casper the Friendly Ghost, with their big, round white heads. Have seen them at a distance in Turnagain Arm outside Anchorage, but must get up to Churchill some summer for a close-up encounter!


Just a bit a flavor from last week's 5th Annual Taste of Rio Rancho (2/7/2015). It was so much fun meeting new neighbors, catching up with regulars & sharing what Rio Rancho, NM local businesses have to offer locals & visitors to the Albuquerque area alike! We look forward to seeing you all next year at Taste of Rio Rancho 2016!
It's that time of year when most Americans; even many people around the world, feel a hole in their hearts. I am obviously talking about the tragedy of 9/11/2001 – it is important to remember… remember, support & honor. I am writing this, doing my best to keep my personal emotions under control; it feels as raw as it happened yesterday. It was a day that hatred showed it's ugly face to all by killing innocence & making everyone; specially the children, feel very vulnerable. Many of us lost family members, friends, co-workers & all of lost heroes – Never Forget.
So what are you doing; or what have you done to honor the lives lost, sacrifices made & to support the healing of everyone this year? Are you being supportive of someone who lost a family member or are you helping people in your community & country heal by participating now & every day, in doing what you can to make their lives, your life & everyone's life better? Are you attending events that support all of us & the memory of what happened that day? I am sure we all remember exactly where we were the moment we heard & tried to comprehend what was happening… do any of you remember the first attack attempted on the World Trade Center? It was in February of 1993, this year was the 20th anniversary. This is a reminder that we should always remember, because God forbid something like this ever happens again – anywhere.
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Kościół Zbawiciela (, ), formalnie znany jako kościół Przemienienia Pańskiego (), popularnie znany po maltańsku jako Is-Salvatur – rzymskokatolicki kościół położony w miejscowości Żejtun na Malcie.

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W czasie wieków średnich Żejtun był podzielony na małe przysiółki. Kościół Zbawiciela stał w jednym z nich, znanym jako Bisqallin. Ponieważ ówczesny kościół parafialny znajdował się w znacznej odległości, te małe przysiółki miały niewielkie kościoły, używane przez miejscowych wiernych, aby zaoszczędzić drogi do odległego kościoła parafialnego. W Bisqallin znajdowały się dwie takie świątynie, jedna poświęcona Nawiedzeniu, druga zaś Naszemu Zbawicielowi. Niektóre źródła podają, że ta druga pierwotnie poświęcona była Wniebowzięciu Matki Bożej. Obie kościoły zbudowane zostały około 1500, jeden obok drugiego. Oba wymienione zostały w raporcie Pietro Dusiny z 1575. Dusina nadmienia, że kościół Zbawiciela nie miał ani drzwi, ani rzeczy niezbędnych do posługi religijnej. Jednak corocznie odbywały się tam obchody święta Przemienienia Pańskiego. Od 1588 przez wiele lat świątynia miała status kościoła parafialnego.

Nowy kościół
Wydaje się, że w XVI wieku oba kościoły stały tak blisko siebie, że w pewnym momencie przekształcone zostały w jeden budynek. Była to częsta praktyka. Około połowy XVIII wieku (1747) kościół Zbawiciela był bliski zawalenia. Odbudowany został dzięki szczodrości ofiarodawców; jest to ta część, gdzie dziś przebywają wierni. Pozostałością rozebranego kościoła Nawiedzenia jest dziś apsyda oraz, znajdująca się na jej tyłach, zakrystia. Można to łatwo zobaczyć, porównując łuki sufitowe – delikatnie zaostrzone w części wiernych, oraz koliste w apsydzie. W latach pięćdziesiątych XX wieku w budynku podjęto prace renowacyjne. Zbudowana została wtedy nowa fasada, dostawiono też przypory do ścian bocznych.

Wygląd zewnętrzny
Boczne ściany wzmocnione są od zewnątrz przyporami. Ich zadaniem jest nie tylko wzmocnienie ścian, ale także podtrzymywanie ciężaru dachu. Dach dwuspadowy, po każdej stronie dwa proste kamienne rzygacze do odprowadzania wody opadowej. Na tyle dachu prosta konstrukcja łukowa bell-cot, mieszcząca niewielki dzwon.

Przed kościołem znajduje się niewielki prostokątny dziedziniec, na którym corocznie gromadzą się wierni podczas festynu w święto patronalne kaplicy.

Fasada
Fasada, przebudowana w połowie XX wieku, podzielona jest pilastrami na trzy pola. W środkowym, ograniczonym podwójnymi pilastrami, znajdują się drzwi, zakończone lekko ostrym łukiem. Ich portal zwieńczony jest półkolistym gzymsem. Nad drzwiami duże, podobnego kształtu okno, wchodzące w trójkątny fronton z niewielkim krzyżem na szczycie. W obu bocznych polach mniejsze okna, których dolna krawędź jest na poziomie cokołów pilastrów. Na wysokości dachu wzdłuż fasady przebiega prosta attyka, z obu stron ozdobiona kamiennym karczochem.

Wnętrze
Architektura wnętrza kościoła bazuje na siedmiu głównych łukach, między którymi znajduje się osiem kamiennych ławek (malt. dikkiena). Pomiędzy dwoma łukami na północnej ścianie znajdowały się kiedyś boczne drzwi, zamurowane przez długie lata. Przed nimi stał ołtarz, pod wezwaniem Biczowania Pana Jezusa. Zamiast obrazu znajdowała się na nim drewniana rzeźba, której przypuszczalnym autorem jest Xandru Farrugia z Żejtun, dziś przechowywana z zakrystii. Na przeciwnej ścianie prawdopodobnie znajdowało się takie samo wejście, gdyż w tym miejscu nie ma kamiennej podstawy.

Apsyda
Ołtarz główny znajduje się w apsydzie kościoła, pozostałości kościoła Nawiedzenia. Wykonany jest z kamienia; na jego podstawie płaskorzeźba Agnus Dei. Przed tym ołtarzem stoi, wykonany przez rektora ks. Karma Galeę, współczesny drewniany ołtarz. Na ścianie za ołtarzem umieszczony jest obraz tytularny, którego autorem jest Toussaints Busuttil.

Obrazy
Po obu stronach ołtarza znajdują się dwa małe obrazy tego samego malarza; jeden przedstawia wizytę Maryi Panny u św. Elżbiety, drugi zaś św. Annę. Oba wykonano dla przypomnienia średniowiecznego kościoła Nawiedzenia. Przy głównych drzwiach od wewnątrz widnieje obraz Ojca Przedwiecznego i postaci Ducha Świętego w kształcie gołębicy, namalowany przez tego samego artystę.

Pochówki
Oryginalna podłoga kościoła wykonana była z płyt wapiennych. W 1952 wymieniono je na marmurowe. W czasie prac odkryto szczątki zmarłych, pochowanych dawnym zwyczajem w kościele. Pochówki sięgały od prezbiterium aż do połowy kościoła. Zostały one pozostawione w miejscach, w których je odkryto. Płyta z napisem po łacinie, znajdująca się przed ołtarzem, mylnie podaje, jakoby w tym miejscu pochowano zebrane szczątki.

Kościół dzisiaj
W kościele przez kilka godzin popołudniowych odbywa się adoracja Najświętszego Sakramentu.

Ochrona dziedzictwa kulturowego
Budynek umieszczony jest na liście National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands pod nr 1963.

Przypisy

Kościół Zbawiciela
Kościoły rzymskokatolickie na Malcie
Kościół Zbawiciela w Żejtun
Świątynie pod wezwaniem Przemienienia Pańskiego
Świątynie pod wezwaniem Chrystusa Zbawiciela


In this chapter, you'll create a trifold brochure (also called a "slim jim") for REACH. You created the company's corporate identity in the preceding chapter, and you can use some of those assets for this project as well.
If you're following along using Version Cue, you'll use the same REACH project you created for the preceding chapter.


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Q: rails model method is just saying nil It's almost my first method in model so I think I'm missing some very fundamental part in here. But I couldn't find out what's the problem for 2 hours. Your help will save me!
# just simple UserKey(to find user rapidly) model
class UserKey < ActiveRecord::Base

def filter_name(name)
  self.where("name LIKE ?", "%#{name}%")
end

Then I do @user_key.filter_name("jeongbin") in my rails console and it's just saying nil even though I saved jeongbin in my user_keys table. When I just do it with @user_key.where("name LIKE ?", "%jeongbin%") in my console, it's working!
I think my poor knowledge is missing some basic parts. Any advice will help me much.

A: It looks like you have a misplaced self.
class UserKey < ActiveRecord::Base

  def self.filter_name(name)
    where 'name LIKE ?', "%#{name}%"
  end

end

I usually prefer this notation, to accomplish the same thing, as it organizes everything into one spot, and reduces the number of self.s, as your codebase grows.
class UserKey < ActiveRecord::Base

  class << self

    def filter_name(name)
      where 'name LIKE ?', "%#{name}%"
    end

  end
end

You will need to call it like
UserKey.filter_name 'some_name'
If you want to keep it an instance method, use this:
class UserKey < ActiveRecord::Base

  class << self

    def filter_name(name)
      where 'name LIKE ?', "%#{name}%"
    end

  end

  def filter_name(name)
    self.class.filter_name(name)
  end

end

A: Change the method as:-
def self.filter_name(name)
  self.where("name LIKE ?", "%#{name}%")
end

In rails console, search the user as:-
UserKey.filter_name("jeongbin")

def filter_name(name) will be called on a object of UserKey model, so it is showing result when it is called with @user_key as "jeongbin" is there in that object otherwise it is nil.
But to search on all the record in user_keys table, it should be call with the UserKey Model and the method should be a class method as def self.filter_name(name).

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This week in Toronto: a play inspired by the Tudors and a site-specific work inspired by Dracula
Sun., Jan. 13, 2019timer4 min. read
Ryan Ermacora's and Jessica Johnson's Uneasy Panoramas
Watch this if: You want some sublime views of natural spaces.
A program of experimental docs and other unconventional cinematic forms presented monthly at the AGO's Jackman Hall, Vertical Features teams with Planet in Focus for a showcase of works by one of Canada's most intriguing new filmmaking teams. Based in Vancouver, Ermacora and Johnson have swiftly developed a forte for subtle but mesmerizing landscape studies like Hazel Isle, a typically enigmatic effort shot on an island west of Scotland. The duo show six of their handiworks in a survey with the fitting title of Uneasy Panoramas. (Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas St. W., doors 6:30 p.m.)
Watch this if: You like an alien boy meets alienated girl story.
It's the latest in the deluge of TV reboots, an update of the 1999 series about a teen from outer space, secretly living in a border town, and his human crush. In the remake, Max (Nathan Parsons) is all grown up and a police officer, and Liz (Jeanine Mason) is a scientist and the Mexican-American daughter of undocumented immigrants, which adds a whole other meaning to the term "alien." As in the original, Max and his fellow space travellers, sister Isobel (Lily Cowles) and friend Michael (Michael Vlamis), struggle to keep their secret. (Showcase at 9 p.m.)
—Debra Yeo
Come Up to My Room
Watch this if: You want a grown-up play date.
Remember when childhood bedrooms could be transformed into magical fantasy lands or dream mansions? The Gladstone Hotel's annual event is the next best thing to your own imagination, transforming the hotel's rooms into temporary art installations under the theme of "playfulness," curated by Jana Macalik, Jennie Suddick and Lee Petrie. This year's CUTMR will also feature a one-day design market on Jan. 20. (Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W., 6 p.m., on until Jan. 20)
—Carly Maga
The Song and the Sorrow
Watch this if: You want to see some new, free docs on mental health.
In this thoughtful 42-minute doc by P.E.I. filmmaker Millefiore Clarkes, folk musician Catherine MacLellan seeks a deeper understanding of her late dad and fellow songwriter Gene MacLellan, who wrote Anne Murray's iconic "Snowbird" and took his own life in 1995. It's the first of three films screening in the lead-up to Bell Let's Talk Day on Jan. 30. Presented by Workman Arts in partnership with Bell and Hot Docs, the Mental Health Film Series combines timely films and insightful discussions. Clarkes and Alex Shendelman of the Toronto Distress Centre join Geoff Pevere for a post-screening Q&A. (Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W., 6:30 p.m., more screenings Jan. 23 and 30)
Eve of St. George
Watch this if: You want a homegrown Sleep No More.
Audience members wearing masks, a multi-floor venue and wandering performers dancing throughout: the format is recognizable from site-specific hit Sleep No More in New York City, but it's happening in Toronto. Choreographer Julia Cratchley's Eve of St. George takes its inspiration from Bram Stoker's Dracula, filling Queen West's Great Hall with vampire brides, monster hunters and lots of gothic romance. (The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W., 7 p.m., on until Jan. 27)
To the Worlds
Watch this if: You think ageism should be iced.
Wendy is 59 and divorced; Maureen is 76 and widowed; Henrietta is 77 and lost her son. Along with teammates Karen, 46; Donna, 61; Maureen, 76, and Isabella, 49, they hatch a plan to compete in the 2018 International Skating Union Adult Figure Skating Competition in Germany. Fear, falls, even a concussion suffered in practice can't stand in their way. As skater and director Wendy Ord says of aging, "You have to accept it, but you don't have to go down without a fight." (CBC Gem at noon and CBC at 9 p.m.)
Watch this if: You've ever wondered who the Who stole from for that "Baba O'Riley" opening.
Californian Riley made his name in the 1960s with trail-blazing minimalist works like "In C" and "A Rainbow In Curved Air," and lessons therein that inspired rockers, jazzers and composers to come. This "Live at 85" show brings the octogenarian here with guitarist son Gyan and electric violinist Tracy Silverman. It should be warm and engrossing stuff and, with a pre-concert talk at 7 p.m., a highlight of this 21C Music Festival renewal. (Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W., 8 p.m., fest on until Jan. 20)
The Virgin Trial
Watch this if: You want a Tudor-era thriller.
This summer, the Stratford Festival will produce the final play in Kate Hennig's Queenmaker Trilogy, which puts a feminist lens on England's Tudor era. In the meantime, Soulpepper presents the middle play in the trilogy. The Virgin Trial focuses on Elizabeth 1, who's under investigation for treason along with her stepfather, Thomas Seymour. Soulpepper brings back Stratford originals Bahia Watson as Elizabeth (or Bess) and Brad Hodder as Thom. (Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane, 8 p.m., on until Feb. 3)
Watch this for: Today the Danforth, tomorrow the world.
It wasn't that long ago that Mikaela Straus was a teenage college dropout with five homemade tracks planted in the usual spots. Harry Styles was among the first to catch on, tweeting out a lyric from "1950," her sweet ode to unrequited queer love, and it's all gone wild from there. Her smooth vocals and easy, honest, unabashedly gay way with a pop song have taken her a long way in a short time. (Danforth Music Hall, 147 Danforth Ave., doors 7 p.m.)


After two doctor visits yesterday, I have a sobering, realistic assessment of where I stand. This isn't going to be a miraculous sprint to a triumphant recovery. Rather, it will be a long, uncertain, prayer-filled crawl to recovery.
My surgeon says I will need at least one more surgery to get my face right, possibly more. My lower eyelid, at least, isn't going to make it intact. I hadn't understood that my "soft food" diet instructions were not just about comfort: the bone above my teeth on the left side is fractured, so I can't be applying any pressure there. I really did a number on my face; I'm lucky the surgeon was able to piece it together as well as he has. There is damage to at least one of the nerves to my face. This morning, though, I am able to report that the damage isn't permanent! I woke up with diminishing numbness where there had been no feeling at all! It will be these tiny shifts that will mark the path to recovery.
My retina is still obscured by hemorrhaging inside the eyeball, and there appears to be hemorrhaging beneath the retina as well. It will likely be weeks of waiting and watching before we can know what's what.
My approach is going to be cellular: focus on every little cell getting healed and building from there.
On the plus side, my Halloween costume this year ought to win some awards!
I heard the wood give, and then I felt a blow to my face. I stepped back off of my platform and dropped to my knees. I could feel blood begin to flow from my face. I was extremely dizzy and felt I might pass out.
I pulled my respirator mask off and dropped it, then stood up. I looked at the garage door and assessed the likelihood of my reaching it and wresting it open as poor. I took a few steps to my tool chest, turned off the radio, and groped for the telephone. I took the few steps back to my original spot and collapsed back to my knees. I felt strongly that I might pass out. If I called 911 and passed out, EMS would have difficulty locating me and getting in to me. My partner works a mile away. I dialed her number, and to the woman who answered, I said very clearly and forcefully, "Tell Karen to come home right now," and hung up.
I stayed down for a moment trying to collect myself. I saw my glasses lying next to where I had dropped my respirator. I picked them up and stood up, made my way to the doorway, turned out the lights, locked the door, and crossed the back porch to the kitchen door. I stopped there, turned around, and went back to make sure I had locked my studio door. As I was walking back I noticed blood drops on the porch floor, so I picked up the end of my apron to catch the blood as I entered the kitchen. I locked the kitchen door behind me, walked to the refrigerator, and grabbed a dish towel, holding it to my face, still clutching the end of my apron. I passed into the living room, picked up my purse with my identification, and went out the front door. I had just turned to lock the front door when Karen pulled into the driveway.
I walked to the passenger side, opened the door and got in, and told Karen to go lock the front door, which I had to repeat, because she didn't understand. She did so, got back in, backed out, and drove. I did not attempt to buckle my seatbelt. I collapsed into a huddle in the seat, clutching the door arm rest to keep my balance as we drove. I could hear Karen asking me or debating herself which hospital to go to. I couldn't answer. Karen thought that I had passed out. I heard us pull in, heard her leave to get help. Someone opened the car door, and people helped me into a wheelchair. Total elapsed time: seven or eight minutes.
I had a terrible accident with my lathe last Friday afternoon, September 21. A large (10-inch-diameter), heavy, partially hollowed mesquite vessel came apart while rotating at about 1200 rpm (too fast, I know). I knew the wood was cracked, and I had wrapped the outside with duct tape, but apparently not enough to hold it together. I didn't even get a catch, wasn't even touching a tool to the wood: the crack just gave. The vessel broke into three pieces; I think one piece split when it hit the wall. The piece that hit me weighs a little over a kilogram. I had removed my faceshield, so only my half-mask respirator and glasses (with polycarbonate lenses) were between me and the wood. Pretty much all of the bones in the left half of my face were fractured. My jaw doesn't seem to have been injured. My eyeball did not rupture.
Surgery the following day repaired the bone damage. I lucked out in having as a surgeon one of the doctors who pieced Gabrielle Gifford's eye orbit back together. He used four titanium plates to reconstruct my face, and he also stitched my eyelids back together. I'm told I look "100% better" than before the surgery, so he did a great job. And he did the surgery through the roof of my mouth, so there won't be any scarring apart from my eyelids. Remarkable! The ophthamologist who saw me presurgery and two days after was astonished at how good I looked. He had expected me to be swollen to the size of a watermelon, based on my presurgery state. I can talk and eat soft food with small bites, and my energy level is good and improving daily.
I've since learned that the lens in my left eye has been displaced, which will require surgery to correct. The real question is whether the retina and optic nerve are damaged, for concussive damage to them would not be reparable. There is still too much blood in the eye to see what's going on, so it may be a few weeks before I know if my vision can be restored. I am hopeful, because when the accident first happened, I couldn't see anything. After the surgery, I could see some light, and by the next day, I could detect motion as well, with a black hole in the center of everything; that's the holding status of my vision for now. So, please, concentrate any positive thoughts you want to send me on my having an attached, intact retina and healthy optic nerve; this will offer me the best chance at full recovery.
Thank you so much for your prayers and positive wishes. Your individual and collective support means so much to me. I have high hopes for full recovery, thanks to all your good wishes.
"Beyond Containment," an art exhibit of paintings and sculptural turned wood vessels, will open February 2, 2012, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Tucson Jewish Community Center (JCC) Fine Art Gallery in Tucson. The exhibit will be up through March 13, 2012.
Yamaguchi exhibits locally and nationally. She most recently exhibited her elegant wooden vessels at the Shemer Art Center in Phoenix. You can see more of her work at www.lynneyamaguchi.com.
C. J. Shane is best known for her oil paintings and monotypes. Her color- and texture-intense abstracted landscapes are deeply informed by the Sonoran desert landscape. To Shane, "Beyond Containment" refers to her experience of the natural world. "My hope is that the viewer of my art will be reminded of the serenity and depth to be found in the natural world." Shane exhibits locally and nationally. Her work can be seen at www.cjshane.com.
"Beyond Containment" will be up through March 13, 2012. Gallery hours are Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The center is closed on Saturdays. The Tucson Jewish Community Center is located at 3800 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ.
This month, I have 12 pieces in the 1st annual "Home for the Holidays" invitational show at the Shemer Art Center and Museum, located at 5005 E. Camelback Rd. in Phoenix. The show features work from selected Arizona artists and runs from December 2 to 31, with an opening party Thursday, December 1, at which I will be one of the artists in attendance.
If you are looking for unique, one of a kind, hand-crafted gifts to send to your family and special friends this holiday season look no more! The Shemer Art Center presents its 1st Annual Invitational Home For The Holidays Show & Sale, December 2–31, 2011.
The exhibit features high-quality work from 35 talented Arizona artists working in metal, clay, glass, beadwork, wood, paper, textiles, print and other diverse disciplines that will be for sale during the month of December.
AND … if you would like to be one of the first 100 VIPs (Very Interested Patrons) to get a sneak preview (1st chance to buy), a Holiday Party is scheduled for Thursday evening, December 1, 2011, from 6 to 9 p.m. Artists will be in attendance!
Celebrate with holiday music, wine, appetizers, desserts, and good friends! Enjoy the camaraderie of friends new and old. Area resorts have also donated silent auction items including their signature gift items, a one-night stay, and spa privileges. Cost is $50/person ($35 membership included with the purchase of two tickets). Please help us celebrate our first successful year of managing the operations of the Center without City support. We're on our own! Your continued support is vital to helping us sustain and grow this beautiful and vital community asset.
The Shemer will be open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday afternoons from 12 noon to 3 p.m., and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Stop by if you can!
The Arizona Daily Star featured a story on me on Friday, August 12; read it here. Reporter Patty Machelor interviewed me and spoke to a few of my collectors for the story, and photographer Benny Sanders took some shots of me in my studio (be sure to click on the Image tag above the story to see them all).
Yes, I know this post is way late, but what can I say? I was on vacation when the article came out.