Hardly a day goes by without my adding a number of smileys to my emails or texts. In fact, here's one now :) . Why? Well they are so expressive; so much better than LOL or BTW or FYI. So with one small icon, I seem to be able to convey information and feeling.
Icons are being used increasingly to shorten the written word, to liven it up, or to by-pass it. When you go on a website, what do you see? Lots of icons in place of words. They don't take up much space, and if the icon's relevant (and not just there for decoration), you immediately 'get it'. They're great sign posts and way finders. You get a heads-up of what the text that's connected to the icon is about. And you get the message quickly and hey, we're in an instant culture. We need to be able to scan and move on, if the item doesn't seem of interest, and to hone in on the content that catches our eye.
That's the power of images and that's why we use them, not only for PR and marketing but for field work reviews and strategic planning.
Work in community change is complex. There are so many factors that help or hinder change; so many dynamics at work. It's hard to keep track of them all, and even harder to communicate this to others who are less familiar with your project than you are!
Our experience shows us time and again, that simply talking about a problem or barrier, isn't really sufficient. Why? Because people start the discussion, not only from different standpoints (that's natural) but also from different understandings of what they're trying to achieve collectively. Often what people bring to the table is their emotion, how they feel about someone or something. When this happens, the topic under discussion largely gets buried in the to-ing and fro-ing of agreements or disagreements about what the last person just said.
The reports tend to be long (few read them in full).
They take a long time to produce and therefore by the time they are published, often the points made are no longer relevant (the project's moved on).
The reports are done by an external team. Nothing wrong in that but it often leaves those who are accountable for the delivery feeling disengaged and sometimes worse than that, undermined.
The process is costly and therefore can't be done very often.
The upshot of this is that all the hard work that went into the evaluation dissipates and those who are left grappling with a mixed bag of operational and strategic conundrums are no further forward.
Why are we peddling at full speed but not making the progress we feel we should?
What's causing hold-ups in our project?
How can we turn this juggernaut around?
Why aren't x and y involved?
We experienced this dilemma in our work and so we set about creating a set of easy to use, interactive tools to help those engaged in a project get on the same page pretty quickly. And because the tools are interactive, participants see their responses visually, during the meeting, in real time. Within a couple of hours or so, they can get quite a detailed picture of where they, and their project, are at.
We also felt it was important to be able to track process, so we've built in the ability to repeat the exercise a number of times. Again the results are visual.
We find that this approach bridges a gap in improving both operational and strategic look forwards. They don't replace review meetings or external evaluations, rather they enhance them. Indeed, we use them as a tool as part of both of these. They provide a way for participants and stakeholders in a project to 'get under the skin' of what people say, feel, and do.
Contact Erica Dyson at ericadyson@gmail.com.
Erica Dyson is Bridge to the Future's business analyst and designer. She specializes in program evaluation and data visualization. She has directed socio-economic regeneration programs and public/private partnerships for many years. Her area of expertise is project management.


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This sample shows how you can manage site provisioning by calling Azure functions.

You can also find out how you can use React Hooks to manage the state of your application and share data across all components.

![react-provisioning-manager](./assets/screenshot.gif)

## Used SharePoint Framework Version
![drop](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.9-green.svg)

## Applies to

* [SharePoint Framework](https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dev/spfx/sharepoint-framework-overview)
* [Office 365 tenant](https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dev/spfx/set-up-your-development-environment)

## Solution

Solution|Author(s)
--------|---------
react-site-provisioning-manager | Ramin Ahmadi

## Version history

Version|Date|Comments
-------|----|--------
1.0|August 14, 2019|Initial release

## Features
This sample illustrates the following concepts on top of the SharePoint Framework:

* Using React Hooks.
* Using aadHttpClientFactory to call Azure functions.
* PnP/graph to call Microsoft Graph Api.

## Configure Azure Function

### Create a self signed certificate

1. Run below command using Create-SelfSignedCertificate.ps1 in powershell-scripts folder.

```
.\Create-SelfSignedCertificate.ps1 -CommonName "NAME" -StartDate 2019-08-11 -EndDate 2025-08-11 -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -String "PASSWORD" -AsPlainText -Force)
```

> The dates are provided in US date format: YYYY-MM-dd
> Don't forget to update the PASSWORD and NAME.

### Publishing the Azure function app

Follow below steps in order to publish the functions:

1. Open Provisioning App solution with Visual Studio 2017/2019.
2. Copy the .pfx certificate you generated under the Cert folder.
3. Open ProvisioningApp.csproj in a text editor and make sure your cert name is included. If not, replace provisioningapp.pfx with your cert file name.
2. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and select Publish.
3. In the Pick a publish target dialog, use the publish options as specified in the table below the image:

![publish-profile](./assets/functions-visual-studio-publish-profile.png)

4. Select Publish. If you haven't already signed-in to your Azure account from Visual Studio, select Sign-in.
5. In the App Service: Create new dialog, enter the hosting settings.
6. Select Create to create a function app and related resources in Azure with these settings and deploy your function project code.

## Setting up an Azure AD app for app-only access

### Create a new app registration in Azure AD

1. Open Azure Portal https://portal.azure.com.
2. Click on Azure Active Directory.
3. Click on App registrations.
4. Click on New registration.
5. Give youre registration a name.
6. Click Register.

### Add your certificate to the app registration

1. Open Azure Portal https://portal.azure.com.
2. Select Azure Active Director, App Registration and then the App your created in previous steps.
3. Click on "Certificates & secrets".
4. Click on the "Upload certificate" button.
5. Select the .CER file you generated earlier and click on "Add" to upload it.

### API permissions

1. In the app registration we created earlier, click on API Permissions.
2. Click on the "Add a permission" button.
3. Choose the following permissions:
* SharePoint -> Application permissions -> Sites -> Sites.FullControl.All
4. Click Add permissions to save
5. Click Grant admin consent for the permissions to come into effect.
![API Permissions](./assets/api-permissions.png)

### Add the user_impersonation scope

Still in your Azure AD app, do the following:

1. Click on Expose API.
2. Click on Add scope
3. Approve the suggested URL or change it, if you like.
4. Fill in the following info:
- Scope name: `user_impersonation`
- Admin consent display name: `Access YourAzureAdAppDisplayName`
- Admin consent description: `Allow the application to access YourAzureAdAppDisplayName on behalf of the signed-in user.`
3. Press Add scope to save.

### Securing the Azure function app

1. Open Azure Portal https://portal.azure.com.
2. Click App Services and find the app you created earlier.
3. Click "Platform features" tab.
4. Under Networking, click "Authentication / Authorization".
5. In the option "App Service Authentication", select "ON".
6. For "Action to take when request is not authenticated" option, select "Log in with Azure Active Directory".
7. Under "Authentication Providers", select "Azure Active Directory".
8. Select "Management mode" as Express.
9. Select the Azure AD app we registered earlier.
10. Click OK and then Save.

### Enable CORS on Azure Function

1. Click Platform features.
2. Under API, click CORS.
3. Specify the Office 365 tenant domain url and SharePoint local workbench url.
4. Click Save.

![CORS Settings](./assets/functions-CORS-settings.PNG)

### Update App Settings

1. Go the `App Settings` page of the Azure functions.
2. Create new key/value entries under 'App settings' as per the following table:

Key|Value|Note
---|-----|----
CERTIFICATE| .pfx file name | you should copy .pfx file in Cert folder
PASSWORD| Password you set for the certificate file
CLIENTID| Application Registration Client ID| you can find the client id from overview tab
TENANT| e.x. contoso.onmicrosoft.com

## Installing the web part

In the package-solution.json, replace the value of `resource` (under `webApiPermissionRequests`) with the name of your Azure AD app registration.

On the command line run (when in `webparts` dir):
- `npm install`
- `gulp bundle --ship`
- `gulp package-solution --ship`
- Drop the .sppkg file under `sharepoint\solution` to your tenant app catalog.
- Approve the API permissions via the new SharePoint admin center.

## Configuring the web part on a page

Open the web part configurations and set the values:
1. Application Id/EndPoint: the client ID of the Azure AD app registration used for authentication
2. Get provisioning function URL: Go to the Azure functions in Azure portal and click on "GetProvisioningTemplate" and then "Get function Url". Copy-paste that value in this field.
3. Apply provisioning function URL: Go to the Azure functions in Azure portal and click on "ApplyProvisioningTemplate" and then "Get function Url". Copy-paste that value in this field.

<img src="https://telemetry.sharepointpnp.com/sp-dev-fx-webparts/samples/react-site-provisioning-manager" />

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Justin Bieber Net Worth
Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian singer and songwriter whose net worth is estimated to be of $225 million. In addition to his profession as singer and songwriter, he is also an actor, through which his net worth is increased too. He was born on March 1 1994 in Ontario, London and attended Jeanne Suave Catholic School and later on enrolled and graduated from St. Michael Catholic Secondary School. Bieber was founded by Scooter Braun on YouTube. Scooter Braun is the former marketing executive of So So Def Recordings. There was the video of Justin singing and dancing which attracted the attention of Braun. The video of him became successful to sign him a contract with Raymond Braun Media Group and L.A. Records too. From his small age, he got fortune to catch the attention of music industry powerhouse L.A. Ried who gave him first major record deal.
Justin's first album titled "My World" was released which got certified as a platinum album. After a certain period of month, he released another album "My World 2.0". The album also earned Platinum status and topped various charts throughout the world. The album was sold more than 5.1 million of records and earned $6.4 million which became major contribution for his net worth during his small age. In 2011 February 11, a 3-D biopic part concert movie "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" was released starring himself. The movie topped the box office with estimated gross of $12.4 million in opening day and $30.3 million in weekend. The movie also became another reason for making his net worth. In June 2011, he was ranked as No. 2 on the Forbes list of Best-paid celebrities under 30 by earning $53 million in 12 month period. Like his two albums before, his third album titled "Believe" also reached number one on the charts selling more than 15 million copies worldwide. From the respective album he earned more than $7.1 million. With his increasing craze in music industry, he shows no sign of stopping of slowing down any time. Apart from selling his album, his concert tour became even more profitable for him. From 130 shows of the My World Tour 2010, he saved $44 million to his net worth. Similarly from endorsement deal with Proactiv, he received $3 million.
With catching the attention of young girls, he also caught the attention of the music industry. He has won several music awards including Artist of the Year from American Music Award in 2010 and 2012 and he also got nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best new Artist at 53rd Music Grammy Award. Music has not been the only factor behind Bieber's hue net worth. In 2011, he earned a $3 million royalties from his first fragrance "Someday". Also he became the underwear model for Calvin Klein. He was signed as the brand ambassador of Calvin Klein and appeared scantily-clad in series of ads with model Lara Stone. About the asset he owns, in 2012, he purchased 9,214 sq. ft mansion for $5.5 million in gated Calabasas, Calif., community and later on he sold his house to Khloe Kardashian for $72 million. Later, he simultaneously rented two condos in swanky Beverly Hills, Calif and then from there he moved on to Beverly Hill Mansion which cost him $60,000 per month in rent. Afterward, he moved to another palatial home in same area with nearly half the monthly price tag to $35,000.
The total worth of Justin Bieber is estimated to take a huge jump on the sky. His recent "Purpose" world tour is highly expected and is ready to become one of the most popular concert tours in history. With his tour, it could bring an amount of $300 million to his revenue count. His comeback in 2015, he has become three Billboard chart toppers, which were Justin's first ever. He released his hit song including "What Do You Mean?", "Sorry" and "Love Yourself". The immense success of his album "Purpose" has proven extremely lucrative for him. In 2013, he became the first recording artist to grant 200 wishes through the Make-A-Wish Foundation and later in the same year, he gave the shows off his feet to Underprivileged child in Guatemala. Hence, his charitable work for the world has added charisma to his net worth. In future, his "Purpose" album, music world tour and his other appearances in music will be making his net worth even huge.
Things to know about Justin Bieber
Full Name: Justin Drew Bieber
Date of Birth: 1st March, 1954
Justin Bieber in Facebook: 78M Fans in Facebook
Justin Bieber in Twitter: 103M Followers in Twitter
Justin Bieberi in Instagram: 93.4M Followers in Instagram
Justin Bieber Net Worth: $225 Million
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Michael McKernan sums up the main points of the Irish Government's energy green paper, which lays the foundations for a new strategic policy for the sector.
The public consultation has now closed on the Irish Government's energy policy green paper, launched on 12 May by then Minister for Energy, Communications and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte. Although Minister Rabbitte has since moved on, the issues facing his successor, Alex White (pictured), and indeed the country as a whole remain as complex and challenging as ever. Minister White has welcomed the receipt of over 1,200 written submissions and promised further consultations in the autumn, once the department has had time to consider all the views and comments received.
This will then lead to a white paper in mid-2015, which will in turn inform Ireland's input into the European Union's forthcoming 2030 framework for climate and energy policies and the United Nations COP21 conference on climate change (November-December 2015).
Traditionally, energy policy in Ireland has featured a trade-off or balancing of three key, often competing, policy objectives – security of supply, competitive prices and environmental sustainability. These three factors rarely come together easily. For example, cleaner energy tends to cost more, cheaper energy tends to be environmentally damaging, and convenient imported energy leaves Ireland dangerously reliant on others for its basic energy requirements.
He went on to argue that the green paper needed to take a long-term look at the policy, regulatory and societal interventions required to deal with additional considerations including not least the capacity of the energy sector to create jobs and drive the economy forward as it recovers.
Rabbitte also highlighted emerging issues such as the impact of shale gas, increased geo-political tensions impacting oil and gas supply, and increasing global concern around climate change. He also pointed to the unprecedented need to have meaningful public and community engagement around energy decisions, particularly infrastructure.
The green paper reflects these additional concerns in discussing five priority themes (see box) which include empowering citizens, markets, regulation and prices, delivering infrastructure, sustainability, and driving economic opportunity.
Under 'empowering citizens', the green paper points to ways that citizens can become more educated and knowledgeable about energy and then use that knowledge to reduce consumption and overall bills. They can have the capacity to make the most out of growing competition in the market place. Better still, consumers could secure and manage their own energy domestically through greater uptake of micro-generation and new smart-metering technology. The green paper asks about the steps that need to be taken. It argues that, ultimately, empowered energy consumers should be able to make their voices heard in relation to the development of energy policy itself.
The role of the consumer is also a central consideration in how energy infrastructure is planned and delivered in the context of a growing economy and increased public concern about the environmental and health impacts of new infrastructure, particularly overhead power lines.
The green paper canvasses views on how citizens can have their say on the infrastructure that affects them while recognising that new much needed infrastructure should not be held up unduly in the permitting process. The paper asks how changes to the planning and licensing processes for major infrastructure can provide for greater collaboration and engagement with community stakeholders. This is perhaps the most critical issue in the Irish energy sector at the present time.
As well as the question of how infrastructure is actually delivered, the green paper also asks what kind of infrastructure needs to be delivered including oil, gas and electricity infrastructure.
With the growth of competition and the increasing participation of private sector companies (often headquartered outside Ireland), the green paper discusses the future of all aspects of energy regulation in the Republic. Is the current regulator adequately resourced to deliver on behalf of consumers while at the same time creating the right environment of 'certainty, stability and flexibility' to ensure that investors are attracted to invest and confident about the risks to be managed in the Irish marketplace? The paper also points to the demands that the development of the single energy market in Europe and electricity and gas code changes will place on the role of the Commission for Energy Regulation.
Security of supply is always at the centre of Ireland's energy policy discourse and the green paper includes references to modelled scenarios showing that Ireland's total primary energy requirement (TPER) is set to increase in the coming years following a sharp decline since the economic crash in 2007. However, by 2020, Ireland's TPER will still be well short of the 2007 level and by this time the contribution from renewable and indigenous sources of energy is expected to increase significantly. In addition, there is considerable optimism around more indigenous energy coming from exploration and production in Ireland's territorial waters. The green paper asks directly how Ireland can reduce its dependency on imported oil and gas and how it can develop storage facilities to mitigate any significant interruptions to supply.
Sustainability is noted as another major pillar of energy policy, both the need to use less energy by driving up energy efficiency and also to ensure that the overall contribution from renewables is maximised. The green paper has noted the substantial progress already made on energy efficiency and conservation resulting in Ireland's comparably favourable energy intensity rating i.e. the amount of energy consumed per unit of GDP. However, it is also noted that there are major challenges remaining in transport and achieving greater cost-effectiveness in investing in renewables and sustainable technologies.
The challenge of greatest interest to Labour ministers like Rabbitte and White is how the energy sector can lead the way in job creation. The green paper wants to re-envision the energy sector from its traditional role as a facilitator of job creation elsewhere, to a world-beating sector which, through technology and innovation, can drive the economy and grow jobs itself. There is considerable labour content in Ireland's rapidly expanding renewable sector and it is considered that Ireland is a world leader in smart grid technology. The green paper asks how, through training and support for R&D and enterprise, the state can help the sector really take off.
Overall, the energy policy green paper is undoubtedly asking many of the right questions. It remains to be seen what the Government makes of the 1,200 consultation responses it has received and what sort of revised policy paper emerges after the autumn.


The bunches and grapes are minutely screened on a sorting table and selected either to make Château Moulinet or our second wine.
This equipment is vital for meticulous wine making.
With14 temperature-controlled vats, minutely selected, plot-specific wines can be made, thus enhancing the blends that will be crafted at the end of the process.
In this way, Château Moulinet preserves tradition and innovation.
Here is where Château Moulinet wines lie, here is where blending takes on its full meaning.
Barrels are chosen with great care in order to achieve that subtle combination of wood and good balance that will make these wines harmonious, true to the style of the Château.
Here is where Château Moulinet's unique style is fashioned.


Dealing with influencers is quickly becoming the standard. Those days are gone when it was simple to place your new on social networking and anticipate results with good articles and social networking practices. Most entrepreneurs now concur that influencer marketing isn't only an effective approach but also an essential measure. The challenges of promoting your company are more pressing. Thus a multifaceted approach in winning crowds is essential.
Influencer outreach is a challenge even for experienced influencer marketers. Some businesses hotel to compensating influencers one way or the other to get favors. It is good. In reality, compensating them as in giving those discounts, functions. But, there needs to be more persuasive than those extrinsic rewards. Otherwise, you might just drop them to other businesses with better deals.
Among those steps in influencer marketing is cooperation. That happens after you have become buddies with your influencers, by that time you'll have gained their confidence. Intellifluence case study we had previously say having the ability to advertise with influencers is a consequence of setting up a persuasive body of articles and developing a relationship with those important individuals in your specialty.
Forget influencer targeting. If you are at the nascence of your company, your goals ought to be product development, content creation, and social networking management. We stress the value of working on things you may capitalize in the long run so that you will have greater odds at winning influencers.
Social Networking is basically the handiest influencer marketing platform. It is where we search for the ideal men and women. It is where we operate together with them. Influencer alliance usually occurs on societal stations like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Influencers post shout outs every once in a while. When they do, pages and people that they get to mention advantage from them. Influencers drive followers to things they cite. This makes them social websites drivers and drivers. As soon as an influencer mentions you, their followers visit your page. Effectively, it is possible to watch your own reach and engagement increase dramatically.


CKFinder comes with built-in API to easily integrate it with CKEditor.
Obviously they have done it a million times but they do not start with the first basic questions. A full config file example would be of great help too.
So I added that code after and it does not work. Perhaps it does not work unless you have a registration code? Perhaps they should put that in the documentation.
No, that should work no matter if you are in demo mode or if you have a license.
Have you set the right paths?
have you included the ckfinder.js file?
uncaught exception: [CKEDITOR.editor.replace] The element with id or name "editor1" was not found.
I am just trying to get this to work for starters. Do I create a singleton for the CKEDITOR.editorConfig and call that 'editor1'???
In other words, what is 'editor1'? Is it the CKEDITOR object or the textarea object?
Ok, so it's not a problem with CKFinder, but just a problem with your CKEditor.
in the config.js file, but that's wrong, that code should go in the page in a load event or at the very least after your textarea has been created.
And the config.js file is loaded automatically, you don't have to manually insert that file into the page.
ok. I will do this real simple and old school. Here is a simple page.
uncaught exception: [CKEDITOR.editor] The instance "editor1" already exists.


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Register Now! Early Bird Rate — $230/$250
The Casa Franciscan Renewal Center
The spectacular yet secluded 25-acre Franciscan Renewal Center offers a tranquil oasis in the heart of greater Phoenix for quiet reflection, prayer, learning, healing or joyful worship. Nestled in the lush desert valley at the base of majestic Camelback Mountain, The Casa is just a quick 20-minutes from the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The campus features a newly remodeled 60-ft swimming pool and spa, gift and book shop, labyrinth, healing garden, desert walkways, buffet-style dining, and private bathrooms in every lodging room. Owned by the Franciscan Friars of the Saint Barbara Province, The Casa has been renewing lives through spiritual growth, healing and transformation, and service to others for over 60 years.
Join us September 26-29th, 2019 at The Casa Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale, Arizona for our 16th Annual Power of Words Conference: Transformation, Liberation, and Celebration Through the Spoken, Written, and Sung Word. Find your voice with workshops, performances, talking circles, celebration, and more, featuring writers, storytellers, performers, musicians, community leaders, activists, educators, and health professionals.
The conference, founded in 2003, features workshops in four tracks: narrative medicine, social change, right livelihood (and making a living through the arts), ecological literacy, and engaged spirituality.
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Testimonials from POW 2018
"Come and meet some seriously interesting and diverse people with a love of transformational politics, poetry and language. I loved the whole experience!"
— Barbara Bloomfield
"I always appreciate the comraderie at this event. People are non-judgemental and open. I don't think it would be possible to feel more accepted or at peace. This truly satisfies and transcends the human experience by combining heart with art."
"The Transformation Language Arts conference provides a home for artists, writers and musicians who want to help create a peaceful world. I go to learn, I go to contribute, I go to sustain hope."
— Diane Glass
"As an artist and philanthropist who participates in artistic/humanities conference and festivals throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico and the Middle East - I'm very impressed with the Vermont conference! The workshop and performance presenters were diverse; audience participants supportive; key note speakers memorable; staff magnificent. A genuine pleasure to be in attendance!"
— Joseph Galata
"The TLA Conference is an adventure of diving into a deep pool of unexpected discoveries. Some are delightful and awe-inspiring, some frightening and strange, but the immersion in diversity and the authenticity of the presenter's (and participant's) stories and presence is palpable and real. A necessary reminder of what we are so starved for in the current climate of media and political rhetoric. If change is going to be sustainable and humane, we need more people trained and working with the qualities of these warriors. The Conference is a way to either dip a toe in or dive in head first."
— Robin Russel
"The Power of Words at Goddard College in the fall of 2018...in the midst of the unpredictability of daily life, for a few precious days I found myself surrounded by beauty, reminded yet again how art and wordcraft are not luxuries, to paraphrase Audre Lorde, but tools for survival, 'sanctuaries and spawning grounds for the most radical and daring of ideas.'
"We think and language into existence, whether our language takes the shape of words, images, sounds, or movements, summoning new worlds with our breath and our bodies. And as we come together to share we move away from isolation and fear and into one another, drawing close to the hearth where we warm and nourish ourselves before heading back out.
"This is the power of words -- that something so fragile, awkward, limited and limiting can, in the end, still be a way in: a key in a lock, a warm breeze signaling an end to winter's slumber, a torch to light the way."
— Shomriel Sherman
2019 Keynoters
Gregg Levoy
Gregg Levoy is the author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion (Penguin), and Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life (Random House) –rated among the "Top 20 Career Publications" by the Workforce Information Group and a text in various graduate programs in Management and Organizational Leadership. He is a former "behavioral specialist" at USA Today, and a regular blogger for Psychology Today.
A former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, former columnist and reporter for USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer, and author of This Business of Writing (Writer's Digest Books), he has written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, Psychology Today, Christian Science Monitor, Fast Company, Reader's Digest, and many others, as well as for corporate, promotional and television projects. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, and his website is www.gregglevoy.com
Noa Baum
Noa Baum is an award-winning storyteller and author who presents internationally. She works with diverse audiences ranging from The World Bank and prestigious universities to inner city schools and detention centers.
Born and raised in Israel, she was an actress at Jerusalem Khan Theater, studied with Uta Hagen in NYC and holds an M.A. from NYU. Noa offers a unique combination of performance art and practical workshops that focus on the power of narrative to heal across the divides of identity. In a world where peace is a challenge in the schoolyard and beyond, Noa's work builds bridges of understanding and compassion.
Noa's book, A Land Twice Promised – An Israeli Woman's Quest for Peace, – a winner of the Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award – is an introspective memoir that mines the depths of the chasm between the Israeli and Palestinian experiences, the torment of family loss and conflict, and the therapy of storytelling as a cleansing art. With her storytelling background, Noa captures the drama of a nation at war and her own discovery of humanity in the enemy.
Usha Akella
Usha has authored four books of poetry, one chapbook, and scripted and produced one musical drama. She earned an MSt. In Creative Writing at Cambridge University, UK. She read with a group of eminent South Asian Diaspora poets at the House of Lords in June 2016. Her work has been included in the Harper Collins Anthology of Indian English Poets. Her most recent book The Waiting is published by Sahitya Akademi, India's highest literary authority She was selected as a Cultural Ambassador for the City of Austin for 2015 & 2019. She has been published in numerous Literary journals, and has been invited to prestigious international poetry festivals in Slovakia, Nicaragua, Macedonia, Colombia, Slovenia, India etc. She is the founder of 'Matwaala,' the first South Asian Diaspora Poets Festival in the US.
Usha has won literary prizes (Nazim Hikmet award, Open Road Review Prize and Egan Memorial Prize), and enjoys interviewing artists, scholars, and poets for reputed magazines. She has written a few quixotic nonfiction prose pieces published in The Statesman and India Currents. She is the founder of the Poetry Caravan in New York and Austin which takes poetry readings to the disadvantaged in women's shelters, senior homes, hospitals. Several hundreds of readings have reached these venues via this medium. The City of Austin proclaimed January 7th as Poetry Caravan Day.
2019 Power of Words Conference
26 Sep 2019 4:00 PM (UTC-07:00) • Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, Arizona
A Land Twice Promised // by Noa Baum


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package org.jsimpledb;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.NavigableMap;
import java.util.NavigableSet;

import org.jsimpledb.annotation.JField;
import org.jsimpledb.annotation.JListField;
import org.jsimpledb.annotation.JMapField;
import org.jsimpledb.annotation.JSetField;
import org.jsimpledb.annotation.JSimpleClass;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

// This is to test what happens when the same reference field storage ID is used in different
// object types with different referenced Java types for the reference field and then we
// query the indexes on those fields.
public class DuplicateReferenceFieldTest extends TestSupport {

    @Test
    public void testDuplicateReferenceFields() throws Exception {
        final JSimpleDB jdb = BasicTest.getJSimpleDB(ClassA.class, ClassB.class, ClassC.class);

        final JTransaction jtx = jdb.createTransaction(true, ValidationMode.MANUAL);
        JTransaction.setCurrent(jtx);
        try {

            final ClassA a1 = jtx.create(ClassA.class);
            final ClassA a2 = jtx.create(ClassA.class);

            final ClassB b1 = jtx.create(ClassB.class);
            final ClassB b2 = jtx.create(ClassB.class);

            final ClassC c1 = jtx.create(ClassC.class);
            final ClassC c2 = jtx.create(ClassC.class);

            // Name
            a1.setName("foo");
            b1.setName("foo");
            c1.setName("foo");

            a2.setName("bar-a");
            b2.setName("bar-b");
            c2.setName("bar-c");

            // FieldR
            a1.setFieldR(b1);
            a2.setFieldR(a1);
            b1.setFieldR(c1);
            b2.setFieldR(b2);
            c1.setFieldR(a1);
            c2.setFieldR(a2);

            // FieldX
            b1.getFieldX().add(2.0f);
            b1.getFieldX().add(3.0f);
            b1.getFieldX().add(4.0f);

            c1.getFieldX().add(3.0f);
            c1.getFieldX().add(4.0f);
            c1.getFieldX().add(5.0f);

            // FieldY
            a1.getFieldY().add(100);
            a1.getFieldY().add(200);
            a1.getFieldY().add(200);
            a1.getFieldY().add(200);
            a1.getFieldY().add(300);

            c1.getFieldY().add(300);
            c1.getFieldY().add(400);
            c1.getFieldY().add(400);
            c1.getFieldY().add(400);
            c1.getFieldY().add(500);

            // FieldZ
            a1.getFieldZ().put(a2, "a2");
            a1.getFieldZ().put(b2, "b2");
            a1.getFieldZ().put(c2, "c2");

            b1.getFieldZ().put(c1, "c1");
            b1.getFieldZ().put(c2, "c2");

        // Check index query value types

            // FieldR
            final HashMap<Class<?>, Class<?>> valueTypeMap = new HashMap<>();
            valueTypeMap.put(Object.class, JObject.class);
            valueTypeMap.put(JObject.class, JObject.class);
            valueTypeMap.put(TopClass.class, JObject.class);
            valueTypeMap.put(ClassA.class, JObject.class);
            valueTypeMap.put(ClassB.class, TopClass.class);
            valueTypeMap.put(ClassC.class, ClassA.class);
            for (Class<?> startType : valueTypeMap.keySet()) {
                for (Class<?> valueType : valueTypeMap.keySet())
                    this.verifyValueType(jtx, startType, "fieldR", valueType, valueTypeMap.get(startType));
            }

            // FieldZ.key
            valueTypeMap.clear();
            valueTypeMap.put(Object.class, TopClass.class);
            valueTypeMap.put(JObject.class, TopClass.class);
            valueTypeMap.put(TopClass.class, TopClass.class);
            valueTypeMap.put(ClassA.class, TopClass.class);
            valueTypeMap.put(ClassB.class, ClassC.class);
            for (Class<?> startType : valueTypeMap.keySet()) {
                for (Class<?> valueType : valueTypeMap.keySet())
                    this.verifyValueType(jtx, startType, "fieldZ.key", valueType, valueTypeMap.get(startType));
            }

        // Verify indexes

            // Name
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(TopClass.class, "name", String.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              "foo", buildSet(a1, b1, c1),
              "bar-a", buildSet(a2),
              "bar-b", buildSet(b2),
              "bar-c", buildSet(c2)));
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(ClassA.class, "name", String.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              "foo", buildSet(a1),
              "bar-a", buildSet(a2)));
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(ClassB.class, "name", String.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              "foo", buildSet(b1),
              "bar-b", buildSet(b2)));
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(ClassC.class, "name", String.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              "foo", buildSet(c1),
              "bar-c", buildSet(c2)));

            // FieldR - check indexes
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(TopClass.class, "fieldR", JObject.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              a1, buildSet(a2, c1),
              a2, buildSet(c2),
              b1, buildSet(a1),
              b2, buildSet(b2),
              c1, buildSet(b1)));
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(ClassA.class, "fieldR", JObject.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              a1, buildSet(a2),
              b1, buildSet(a1)));
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(ClassB.class, "fieldR", TopClass.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              c1, buildSet(b1),
              b2, buildSet(b2)));
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(ClassC.class, "fieldR", ClassA.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              a1, buildSet(c1),
              a2, buildSet(c2)));

            // FieldX
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(TopClass.class, "fieldX.element", Float.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              2.0f, buildSet(b1),
              3.0f, buildSet(b1, c1),
              4.0f, buildSet(b1, c1),
              5.0f, buildSet(c1)));
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(ClassB.class, "fieldX.element", Float.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              2.0f, buildSet(b1),
              3.0f, buildSet(b1),
              4.0f, buildSet(b1)));
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(ClassC.class, "fieldX.element", Float.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              3.0f, buildSet(c1),
              4.0f, buildSet(c1),
              5.0f, buildSet(c1)));

            // FieldY
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(TopClass.class, "fieldY.element", Integer.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              100, buildSet(a1),
              200, buildSet(a1),
              300, buildSet(a1, c1),
              400, buildSet(c1),
              500, buildSet(c1)));
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(ClassA.class, "fieldY.element", Integer.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              100, buildSet(a1),
              200, buildSet(a1),
              300, buildSet(a1)));
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(ClassC.class, "fieldY.element", Integer.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              300, buildSet(c1),
              400, buildSet(c1),
              500, buildSet(c1)));

            // FieldZ
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(TopClass.class, "fieldZ.key", TopClass.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              a2, buildSet(a1),
              b2, buildSet(a1),
              c2, buildSet(a1, b1),
              c1, buildSet(b1)));
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(ClassA.class, "fieldZ.key", TopClass.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              a2, buildSet(a1),
              b2, buildSet(a1),
              c2, buildSet(a1)));           // note b2 does not appear in set
            TestSupport.checkMap(jtx.queryIndex(ClassB.class, "fieldZ.key", ClassC.class).asMap(), buildMap(
              c1, buildSet(b1),
              c2, buildSet(b1)));           // note a1 does not appear in set

            jtx.commit();

        } finally {
            JTransaction.setCurrent(null);
        }
    }

    private void verifyValueType(JTransaction jtx, Class<?> startType, String fieldName, Class<?> valueType, Class<?> correctType) {
        IllegalArgumentException failure = null;
        try {
            jtx.queryIndex(startType, fieldName, valueType);
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            failure = e;
        }
        boolean comparable = valueType.isAssignableFrom(correctType) || correctType.isAssignableFrom(valueType);
        assert (failure != null) == !comparable : "unexpected " + (failure != null ? "failure" : "success")
          + " for index query with start type " + startType + ", field `" + fieldName + "', and value type " + valueType
          + "; comparable value type is " + correctType + "; failure = " + failure;
    }

// Model Classes

    public abstract static class TopClass implements JObject {

        @JField(indexed = true)
        public abstract String getName();
        public abstract void setName(String name);

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return this.getClass().getSimpleName().replaceAll("^.*\\$([^$]+)\\$.*$", "$1") + "@" + this.getObjId();
        }
    }

    @JSimpleClass
    public abstract static class ClassA extends TopClass {

        // Field R
        public abstract JObject getFieldR();                            // note reference type is JObject
        public abstract void setFieldR(JObject ref);

        // Field Y
        @JListField(element = @JField(type = "int", indexed = true))
        public abstract List<Integer> getFieldY();

        // Field Z
        @JMapField(key = @JField(indexed = true), value = @JField(indexed = true))
        public abstract NavigableMap<TopClass, String> getFieldZ();     // note key type is TopClass
    }

    @JSimpleClass
    public abstract static class ClassB extends TopClass {

        // Field R
        public abstract TopClass getFieldR();                           // note reference type is TopClass
        public abstract void setFieldR(TopClass ref);

        // Field X
        @JSetField(element = @JField(type = "float", indexed = true))
        public abstract NavigableSet<Float> getFieldX();

        // Field Z
        @JMapField(key = @JField(indexed = true), value = @JField(indexed = true))
        public abstract NavigableMap<ClassC, String> getFieldZ();       // note key type is ClassC
    }

    @JSimpleClass
    public abstract static class ClassC extends TopClass {

        // Field R
        public abstract ClassA getFieldR();                             // note reference type is ClassA
        public abstract void setFieldR(ClassA ref);

        // Field X
        @JSetField(element = @JField(type = "float", indexed = true))
        public abstract NavigableSet<Float> getFieldX();

        // Field C
        @JListField(element = @JField(type = "int", indexed = true))
        public abstract List<Integer> getFieldY();
    }
}


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VIP.
"Did you know?"
- As the guy said. My name is Jean Lip. He was born in France and studied at Yale University in the United States.
"okay?"
- But there are a few things that are suspicious.
- When I was a child, my parents died in a car accident and I became an orphan. The news was cut off three years ago when the grandmother I was caring for died. There are rumors that he is working for the US intelligence service... … .
"Even if it's the intelligence department. You wouldn't be able to get a red diamond like that easily."
"He seems like a fun guy."
- What are you doing now?
"It's a gamble."
Yang So-rye was watching Jang Li-p through CCTV.
A secret space inside Benesis.
The Yang family were important investors in the hotel. It is possible because you are a member of it.
- How's the work?
"It's a provincial level."
- Doshin?
Although it didn't go through a few rounds, So-Ri Yang was able to recognize Jang-Ri's skills quickly.
As if they already knew all the cards, they won consecutive victories in the game.
No matter how lucky a beginner might think, there were many unexplained corners.
He was already familiar with the rules of the game, and his actions in the game were natural.
Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars moved in one round, but Zhang Li was always calm.
- What information did you find out?
Yang Kwang trusted his daughter more than anyone.
As a child, he was already chosen by the Shanghai Bang.
Under a famous master, he received not only martial arts training but also various necessary special training to improve his abilities.
"It's a player."
Yang So-ryeo's gaze was fixed on Jang-rip and the beautiful woman next to him.
It was an employee at the casino, and she seemed to have a crush on Jang Ri.
Jang Rip looks at the woman with a warm gaze from time to time.
Yang So-rye picked up the check that had been left on the table.
A large bill tossed as a stake.
Just by looking at this, it was clear that he was a man who knew how to spend money.
"'The enemy of the enemy is a friend'. How does Papa interpret these words?"
- The enemy of the enemy... … . hmm.
Yang Gwang groaned at the words with unusual meanings.
From Yanggwang's point of view, the only beings that can be called enemies right now are the Crown Princes who won't be cool even if they rip and kill them right now.
Without knowing the grace that raised him, he was cutting the room in Shanghai.
"For now, I don't think it's our enemy."
- A rich, suspicious guy with a specific purpose... … . Your young and young friend's plan is right.
Yang Kwang implicitly acknowledged the establishment.
After finding out his identity, he said he knew everything and came to him, but he never pushed back.
He casually enjoyed gambling.
"I think we need to watch more."
- okay. If anything happens, call me right away.
"Yes. Papa."
Yang So-ryeo ended the call.
He crossed his legs and changed his posture and sat down.
"Establishment… … . What are you?"
Again, I stared at the long shot reflected in the CCTV.
"Ha ha ha!"
"Oh! Jesus Crying!"
"Oh my gosh, how many editions are there?"
In the semi-VIP room where the baccarat game on the 2nd floor was taking place, there was a burst of cheers that were close to screaming.
Jun gamblers from all over the world were amazed.
A man was openly extorting chips.
"Who is in charge of room #3 of baccarat on the second floor?"
At the security center that monitors everything inside the casino, Eric, the center director and general manager, looked at the monitor and made an impression.
While taking a leisurely rest, I received an emergency call.
"This is Christina."
"Today Christina, like a cobra, was also bitten by a wildcat."
Unlike other employees, the manager was paid per day as an allowance.
The more money the customer lost, the more the manager's pay increased.
So, with today's game, Cristina seemed to lose a month's pay.
"Any sign of sharking?"
"There is no abnormal use or behavior of electromagnetic waves. There were only three losses in a total of 30 games."
"What's your experience?"
"This is my first time in Macau."
"Is it Beginners Luck?"
Eric usually refers to beginner's luck.
Occasionally, beginners who have received the blessing of a swordsman appear.
But luck doesn't last as long as it is today.
Once you fall for it, you can't easily get out of it.
"Still, it's too bad. I have already won 23 million dollars."
Even in Hong Kong dollars, it won a huge stake.
"What about Li Keqiang?"
"I lost 20 million dollars."
"You did something really stupid every day."
"I borrowed 50 million dollars."
Eric looked at the monitor and fell into trouble.
Li Keqiang was a rising Chinese pawn who made a fortune by selling a single lamb skewer.
He had a habit of trying to solve everything with money.
It was good to take Li Keqiang's money, which was like a bong, but an unknown person was sucking all the money.
"I'm not a sweetheart… … ."
At that level of gameplay, he wasn't a kid at all.
It completely dominated the board.
"To Christina… … . Ask them to take you to the VIP room."
"All right. master."
"Let's see your real talent."
Eric looked sharply at the young man who was once again cheered by the people around him after his winning streak.
Pretty handsome Asian.
I decided to bring him into the VIP room and flatten his nose.
The baccarat game is slowly getting boring.
After a few turns, the plate was much smaller than I expected.
You never know when you will come back to Macau, and the gambling board.
It was self-evident that he was closely connected with Chinese political forces.
I wanted to make a hole in the profits that were supposed to flow into the corrupt ones.
I lost three times at baccarat.
The Chinese, who started the game together, noticed and followed me.
The Chinese stopped looking at me with contempt at first and started to laugh softly.
As the game was repeated, he introduced himself as Li Keqiang.
The unsophisticated attitude smelled like sheep.
Every time he looked at me and followed me, I bet on the losing side.
Li Keqiang spent a lot of money each time.
After that, he looked at me in anger again and his mouth twitched over and over again.
If I had encountered it in a back alley in China, I would have put sashimi in my stomach right away.
The quick-witted people joined my bet without being shaken.
As expected, the money was swept away.
The more he did, the more the dealer's face rotted.
All the profits I made from Li Keqiang were passing quickly to me.
In the meantime, I waited for the time.
Because there's no way you can just let me go like this.
If you see it in a movie or something like this, if your skills are confirmed, you are invited to a secret place.
"You are very lucky. I think I was blessed by the nine gods who protect baccarat~."
A gentle woman's voice came from behind her.
It was Christina who had been out for a while.
I didn't even have to turn my head.
If I was faced with the same situation as before again, I thought I would surrender to her now.
dispel magic.
The magic stopped.
Since it was a low circle magic, the amount of magic consumed was very minimal.
"It is just too embarrassing to mention the blessings of the nine gods yet. I doubt the sheep will be full in their eyes."
It secretly sent a signal to send it to a larger plate.
"If you want to join the table of the gods… … . There is no way out."
Christina smiled seductively.
It was like a femme fatale in which a man had to lead a man to ruin.
The scent of a luxury perfume that exudes a fatal charm that arouses desire, gently flowed into his nostrils.
"Christina. Are you not ignoring me?"
Li Keqiang, with bare eyes, showed his uneasy feelings toward Christina.
After borrowing 50 million Hong Kong dollars, my shoulders were full of strength again.
"of course. Today, for the two of you, we have created a foundation to welcome Jaeshin."
Christina smiled, revealing her pure white teeth.
His eyes and mouth were smiling, but the strange coldness contained in his tone of voice.
He seemed really angry.
In fact, I would be considered a curse from the perspective of her, who lives on her allowance.
Still, he pretended to be interested.
"Go right away."
Li Keqiang, who had borrowed a lot of money, got up first.
Christina looked at me.
Eyes asking for consent.
"I wonder what kind of person Jaeshin is."
Of course call!
Without hesitation, he got up from his seat.
"Follow me."
Christina took the lead, taking the first step with a bewitching figure.
Li Keqiang swallowed his saliva as if he had nothing but desire as a man.
We moved to the third floor.
Unlike the second floor, the security was so strict that it was noticeable.
Several well-built security guards were standing at the entrance to the third floor.
A gambling board for VIPs who have only heard of it.
A place where illegal gambling takes place with all kinds of illegality and even gangsters involved.
From the entrance, the atmosphere was different from the junket room on the 2nd floor, where straws are put in against rookies like Li Keqiang.
"It is here."
Christina opened the door with a mischievous smile.
"!!!"
Oh! Oh my God!
I was truly amazed.
The Benesis Hotel and Casino was dazzlingly splendid enough to be comparable to other famous places.
However, the VIP room was different.
Masterpieces of famous world-famous paintings adorned the spacious room.
The black marble floor and a large air purifier seemed to be operating, and the temperature and moisture in the room were maintained properly.
Red leather chairs, which appeared to be soft leather and moderately elastic, were placed around the central table.
Far away from the game table, helpers were preparing to serve with champagne and drinks.
"Oh! I am also a loser in this game. I need to rest for today."
"Kang, why are you doing this with only 50 million dollars?"
"Larry, I think the goddess of luck today is yours."
Seven men and women excluding the dealer were playing a card game called 'Texas Hold'em.'
"I have brought in new people."
Christina smiled and asked for forgiveness from those in the room.
Pababat.
The eyes of those who were seated turned to us.
"I will leave it up to you. Heh heh."
Li Keqiang greeted the people who looked like he was looking at a hogu.
Even in the midst of it, those who exude unusual energy stood out.
Those who exude an aura of pure darkness.
It was obvious that the servants of the god who received the blessing of the swordsman.
It was certain that they were the players the casino had recruited.
"Everyone have fun."
"Goodbye Kang. See you next time."
Two people sitting in the center and playing games fell out.
"There are two empty seats."
Christina pointed to her seat as if waiting.
"excuse me."
sat in an empty seat.
This time, he spoke authentic Beijing Chinese.
the center of the table.
A heavy-looking dealer with a lot of gray hair on the other side bowed his head slightly and bowed.
"I will exchange the chip. For VIP exclusive chips, we use a $100,000 silver chip and a $1 million gold chip each."
The stakes were quite high.
Everyone around the table was curious about the stakes Li Keqiang and I had.
At least 10 million Hong Kong dollars flew around in one round.
In this case, the stake was very important.
My appetite turned.
Waiting for the correct plate.
Taste the second floor a little while ago.
Professional gamblers who have gambled a bit say the same thing.
Don't be swayed by emotions.
The stakes don't matter, only luck matters.
And there is no permanent winner on the gambling board.
He completely ignored the lessons of his seniors at the gambling board.
"Christina. Please exchange it for a chip."
He pulled out five Hong Kong dollars 10 million dollars from his wallet and handed them to him.
I raised the stake right away.
All the money here is destined to be mine anyway.
The best bait to throw at people is fresh and tasty.
Pababat!
As the stakes grew, sharp eyes flashed from all directions.
They laugh while pretending to be resolute on the outside, but from the moment this board starts spinning, everyone becomes an enemy.
In such a situation, the stakes of others appear to be larger than mine.
In particular, the bigger the stake of the opponent, the stronger the gauge of desire is inevitably burning.
Christina's eyes changed when she saw the check for $50 million.
"I'm also a gold chip!"
Li Keqiang also exclaimed excitedly.
Christina has been changing gold chips quickly.
The check was completed immediately by the waiting staff.
"Christina, I wish you luck."
He happily handed a $1 million chip to Christina.
"Go, thank you."
Christina is bewildered and genuinely surprised.
It was not uncommon for even the wealthiest to tip a manager or dealer with HK$1 million.
At most, a $100,000 chip would be a lot of money.
"My name is Honglin. A handsome man has a lot of money. where do you live? Beijing? Hong Kong?"
A sleek Chinese woman named Honglin took an interest in me.
The color was overflowing from his eyes and was dripping down.
It can never be filial piety, and, from a good point of view, contemplation of a future wife.
"Let's get started quickly!"
When I won the favor of the woman, Li Keqiang began to flirt.
Others frowned.
Li Keqiang, who has been spending his money like water, seemed to be the first to get a VIP room.
It was clear that it was not a place where only a lot of money could enter and exit.
In fact, the tone was different from the guests who came and went to the junket room.
Li Keqiang smelled cheap, both in appearance and in speech.
"Shall we all see your skills?"
A person who was clearly protected by the Dark Gods revealed this and replaced the welcome greeting.
"Larry. This time, please be quick."
"If it's Lynn's request, it should be."
"Because Larry has good manners. ho ho ho."
Honglin accepted.
It was a big game.
The winner of this round was able to live without worrying about money for a while.
"let's begin."
The dealer announced the start of the game.
ssuk.
The dealer quietly handed two cards at a time to the players accurately and quickly.
Seven gamblers in silence.
They looked at each hand very carefully.
I also entered the game in earnest with an expressionless face.
The magic hasn't started yet.
This time, it feels like the goddess of fortune is approaching me.
Open your heart wide open with all your heart... … .
accepted her warmly.


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Q: Check for Null values without IF statements I have the following method that gets multiple optional values as parameters.
@GetMapping(path = "/search", produces = {MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE , MediaType.APPLICATION_XML_VALUE})
public ResponseEntity<String> getCategoriesByExample(
        @RequestParam(required = false) String id,
        @RequestParam(required = false) String name,
...
){

The problem is, since all the parameters are optional, when I assign them in a object I need to check all of them for nullability in such a way that multiple IF's are necessary. If I don't, the  program throws an error for assigning the variable a null value.
Category cat = new Category();

    if (id!=null)
        cat.setId(UUID.fromString(id));

    if (name!=null)
        cat.setName(name);
...

So is there a way for me to  to check all of then without using the if statement?

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Flames of Revival Assembly (FORA) is a church where emphasis is on the Word of God, where the power of the Holy Spirit moves unhindered to save, heal, reveal and set the captives free. The integrity of God's Word is first and foremost in the practical teaching of the Flames of Revival Assembly church. The church was founded in March 2019 by Dr. Val Egbudiwe, an Apostle and the Senior Pastor of the church. He was formerly the parish Pastor of Chapel of Revival and Miracles, a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, North America which he founded in 2005.
Our mission is to connect with those far from God, to form them into fully devoted followers of Christ, and engage them in our mission to a needy world.
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The nurse, wearing a full protective suit, claims in the video that 90,000 people are sick with the rapidly spreading disease.
"I am in the area where the coronavirus started," the nurse says in the video, the New York Post reported.
"I'm here to tell the truth," she adds. "At this moment, Hubei province, including the Wuhan area, even China, 90,000 people have been infected by a coronavirus."
The nurse also advises people to stay indoors and requests additional medical equipment, the Daily Mail reported.
The video has been viewed millions of times.
As of Sunday, China has reported just 2,700 cases of coronavirus and 56 deaths. But Chinese President Xi Jinping has called the situation "grave," and the government has essentially quarantined upward of 50 million people in the city of Wuhan and surrounding cities, suggesting the situation on the ground is much worse than what they're telling the world.
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Q: Orfeo Toolbox StereoFramework error I'm currently trying to run the Orfeo Toolbox StereoFramework application in QGIS with a set of stereo paired images. When executing the application I'm currently facing the following error:
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Graeme has a talk to EPS conference on parallelization. He would like to receive some input.
Template proposed by Mark for the WG presentation during the initial plenary. The template for the Monday plenary session has been validated for the software process.
Finalization of the CWP: need to define how to produce it. John suggesting that every WG writes an executive summary of what must be taken from the topical CWP (this is what is planned by the simulation WG, 52 pages currently!).
Need to define a template with the main points that should be covered in the executive summary. Probably should concentrate on a list of challenges and proposed (prioritized) actions.
Agenda is OK. Need just to identify the chair persons for the different plenary and parallel sessions, specially the cross-cutting sessions.
Collect the pointers for all existing documents from the global page of the CWP.
Notes of the meeting were sent to the Fastjet developers. No real feedback yet.


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Although I had to get a good nights sleep and pull out the Webster's New World Dictionary the next morning in order to tackle this very contrite and erudite synopsis of the lineage and evolution of the tarots descent into an impenetrable cloud of confusing theories, it proves to be a worthwhile and enlightening endeavor on my part. I'm enticed by the thought that the originator of the tarot had knowledge of the unconscious as well as the archetypes long before Jung came along and provided the nomenclature. Symbols and myths penetrate the mists and veils of history and written languages to provide mankind an enduring thread of wisdom that runs through eons of time as well as our DNA. The tarot is a wonderful example of those symbols and myths as it deftly wields the sword of truth in defiance of intellectual paradigms and the attempts to adapt and conform it to specific ideologies. Your contribution to this thread is a breath of fresh air. Thanks.
Ruby, glad I was able to expand your vocabulary!
It comes as a surprise to many just how our avocation made the transition from a social event masquerading as a card game to what it has become today. Often too, the historical realities crash headlong into what we have come to believe. That though is another thread for another time!
"Tarot images are a collective dream of the European psyche that re-emerges in new clothing century after century. By immersing ourselves in the Northern Italian late Gothic environment where these images first took form, our psyches become infused with a deeper understanding of their archetypal message."
You are indeed correct about Carl Jung in the 'chronology of things.' Jung however did not pull the concept of archetypes and a classification of them out of nothing--rather he sought to distill a broad range of social roles and social behavioral expectations into a greater framework of essential 'human being.' These emerged from the formalized study of anthropology, sociology, psychology, biology, philosophy, history, and religion. Together, these help us to understand who and what we are in the social world--and illuminate whatever we might happen to be doing with our cards. The heritage of this is not new--from the dawn of human times we have conveyed these ideals and behaviors in the form of myths, gods, and symbols.
One can see much of the formative basis for Jung's encompassing "collective unconscious" beginning with Plato's Theory of Forms--onward through Locke, Kant, and Jung. Spinning off from this came much of our modern understandings of semiotics, which is the study of meaning-making--dominantly through signs, symbols, and language. And is it not the interpretation of these signs, symbols, and the expressive social language about them that is the foundation of Tarot?
The one consistent thing in the development of Tarot from the earliest known examples (as evidenced by the V-S deck collection) until the mid-20th century was the main symbolic content of the Trump suite cards. I wish that tarotwheel.net had gotten to Temperance, but the deck leading to this is illustrated chronologically from earliest to late examples. As an example of this genesis and growth, take a look at the path of the Fool.
With minor exception, the images relate to very definable archetypal ideals and modes of human experience and behavior. The varied extant systems of 'interpretation' have been woven around those pictorial representations--and all of the metaphysical baggage of the past two centuries that has been appended in one way or another into them.
This is where I have a problem. If we subtract all of the 'stuff' of esotricism recently attached--such as the Kabbalah, we are left with universal symbols that at some level equate to some role, ideal or expected normal outcome that is within the tangible realm of our social and psychological experience. From that, we may intuit and/or apply what those mean to our own (and that of others) behavior, choices, and range of normal outcomes--based upon our decisions and abilities as social actors.
To paraphrase what a writer (whose name is now lost to me) wrote to the effect, "Tarot has held a traditional form and appearance throughout its history in its images. Today, the Taroist is only limited in choosing or creating decks by their own imagination, artistic abilities, and fantasy."
The first to me is a wonderful work of PoMo deconstructionist art, that would look great on a wall. The second reminds me in unfortunate ways of my first wife... Both discard the universal archetypal symbolism associated with the systems discussed previously. How to interpret? Do I abstractly apply whatever thoughts I conjure up in the moment? Do I project, paste and parrot conventional MacGregor-Mathers/Waite upon them?
And if I do the latter--precisely how does the symbolism relate to any expectational patterns or outcomes based upon the arbitrary imagery? NONE OF THAT was ever within the thinking or practices of the many "originator(s) of the (metaphysical) tarot." [parenthetical additions mine].
Escape from the university life is not a possibility for those who are faint of heart. Congrats. I, too, once had campus fever....art, literature and philosophy were my areas of study, and I went to New York City to try my luck at Columbia in philosophy, but wound up becoming a starving artist in the basement of an old seaman's hotel on the Hudson....as my degree was an MFA, and my true calling was painting. NYC has a way of refining and refocusing those of us whose dreams begin to dream us....so it goes.
Is there anything under the sun that did not evolve from Plato's theory of transcendent forms? The so-called 'truth and beauty' inherent in his simple forms changed my idea of what "intellectual" really means: a stripping away of superfluous 'barnacles' in order that the pieces of the puzzle might come together...often at an unconscious level, intuitively. Simplification became my weltanschauung and the modus operandi for both my art and the tarot that has endured for 30 years. Hence, subtracting all the "stuff of esotericism recently attached such as the Kabbalah" which, as you point out, leaves us with universal symbols and 'ideas' (as opposed to ideals) is really just the tarot in its most simple platonic form, which I find to be its beauty and its truth: true to its form and its function. As you say, it is the signs and symbols that are the language of the tarot; however, as Susan Langer points out there is a world of difference between a "sign" and a "symbol"; a sign being a "guidepost" and a symbol being the archetypal language of the unconscious. Too many 'guideposts' have masqueraded as the language of the symbol...which I think has been the source of much confusion in the form of entrenched ideologies that are subsequent and, therefore, inherently foreign to the tarot.....or, if you will, barnacles....such as the Kabbalah, and perhaps even astrology. As you point out, this is the "stuff" that is conjured up in the moment in the throes of an overly exhuberant enthusiasm that takes the form of an intellectual sparring and an inevitable descent into oblivion. Truth is a delicate strand like that of a spider's silken thread...strong and enduring. The truth of the tarot will continue underground, as it has in the past, despite the diffusion it is presently undergoing in the current atmosphere.
From the Platonic line, I very much think that the Allegory of the Cave applies wholly to the archetypes and motifs of the cards. Through them, we have an opportunity to "think" or see beyond the shadows cast in our minds. A chance to reckon outside of things obscured by bias--and to see truths and possibilities for what they are--instead of what we wish them to be.
The cards DID NOT see that coming!
I tend, rather than Plato's cave, to relate to Nietzsche's theory of "the camel, the lion and the child" wherein one must be a lion and and pick fights, become a camel and go alone into the desert, and ultimately forgive like a child. Is not this theory of Nietzsche's the way of the tarot reader of the past as well as the future who has always had to contend with being accused of dealing in esoteric "shadows" in contrast to empirical truths. An attempt to define knowledge in spiritual or esoteric terms is reminiscent of the "shadows" on the wall of the cave. Thus, although Plato's transcendent forms are intuited, there is little, if any, hope of convincing a pragmatic empiricist that intuitive philosophical theories are superior to empirical facts. Education has, in my opinion, now lacking a philosophical basis, gone underground leaving the Emperor's throne vacant. Who will fill that vacancy? Computers perhaps...or even robots. Those of us who define reality in transcendent, esoteric and spiritual terms are the camel/lion/child of the future.....when the day arrives that the robot inevitably outsmarts the human. Placating ignorance is, I feel, a fatal error.
While this is all very fascinating, please keep in mind that this thread is about the Rider-Waite Temperance, specifically from the angle of the texts quoted in the first post. Discussion of the general esoteric ideas connected with Tarot are better served in their own threads and in Talking Tarot.
Or you could share your ideas on the Waite-Smith Temperance card. Any thoughts on the symbolism?
It is interesting that references to Temperance go far back in time to Plato and Plotinus, as well as to the Hermetic tradition. It early on represented moderation more than admixing of water and fire or the Art of combination. In other words, the archetype is dynamic and not fixated--it might even evolve over time, all the way to Waite's image that includes transformation from soul to spirit-- to the top of the mountain.


If Indian society is to make real progress along peaceful lines, there must be a definite recognition on the part of the moneyed class that the ryot possesses the same soul that they do, and that their wealth gives them no superiority over the poor. They must regard themselves, even as the Japanese nobles did, as trustees holding their wealth for the good of their wards, the ryots. Then they would take no more than a reasonable amount as commission for their labours.
If only the capitalist class will read the signs of the times, revise their notions of God-given right to all they possess, in an incredibly short space of time, the seven hundred thousand dung-heaps which today pass muster as villages can be turned into abodes of peace, health and comfort.
I do not want to destroy the zamindar, but neither do I feel the zamindar is inevitable....I expect to convert the zamindars and other capitalists by the non-violent method, and, therefore, there is for me nothing like an inevitability of class conflict. For it is an essential part of non-violence to go along the line of least resistance.
The kisan or the peasant, whether as a landless labourer or a labouring proprietor, comes first. He is the salt of the earth which rightly belongs or should belong to him, not to the absentee landlord or zamindar. But, in the non-violent way, the labourer cannot forcibly eject the absentee landlord. He has so to work as to make it impossible for the landlord to exploit him.
Closest co-operation amongst the peasants is absolutely necessary. To this end special organizing bodies or committees should be formed where there are none and those already in existence should be reformed where necessary.
If Swaraj is attained by the effort of the whole people, as it must be under non-violence, the kisans must come into their own and have the uppermost voice. But if it is not so and there is a sort of a workable compromise between the people and the Government on the basis of a limited franchise, the interests of the tiller of the soil will need close watching. If the legislature proves itself to be incapable of safeguarding Kisan's interests, they will, of course, always have the sovereign remedy of civil disobedience and non-co-operation.
But...ultimately it is not paper legislation nor brave words nor fiery speeches, but the power of non-violent organization, discipline and sacrifice that constitutes the real bulwark of the people against injustice or oppression.


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