In the midst of the current election season I decided to repost this blog post from 2012.
In 2012 I published an article in the Wall Street Journal about Marc Rubio's comments to GQ Magazine about the age of the Earth. You can read it here.
I decided to make this page to include a few parts of this article to include a few key parts that had to be cut from the article to meet space requirements and to answer questions from readers as they come up. Please check in regularly, as I expect to update based on reader questions.
I thought the earth was 4.5 Billion years old; why did you say "a billion-year-old Earth"?
So this is just imprecise phrasing. The editor and I meant 4.5 billion-year-old Earth, but left out the 4.5 assuming it would be clear to the reader. Apparently, a lot of people have been confused by this, so there is going to be a fix in the online version of the article to add in the 4.5. Please be assured, we certainly knew ahead of time that it was 4.5 billion.
What would have been a better answer by Rubio to the question?
If God created a fully-grown tree, we cut it down and call it a hundred-years-old by counting its rings, we would be wrong. Isn't it the same thing with the Age of the Earth?
In this parable, all the evidence points to the tree being 100 years old. The scientific age of the tree is 100 years. Period. In the same way, the apparent, scientific age of the Earth is 4.5 Billion years. Is it possible that God created Earth to look like it is really old? Is it possible he created humans with chimpanzee DNA outside of evolution? Of course, but there is no scientific evidence to demonstrate this, only theological arguments, supporting this view. So, even if God did do this, it doesn't make sense to teach it in science class. We should teach that to which the evidence points. Just as I wrote in the article, "all evidence points to a 4.5-billion-year-old Earth".
I don't agree with you that there is good evidence to support evolution and an old earth!
Many Christians found my statements about the strength of evidence for evolution to be disagreeable. Let me clarify a key point. You are free to reject evolution and believe in a 6,000 year old earth if you choose. There is certainly space for this view in the Bible and that is what freedom of religion is all about. But we have to accept that there is no scientific evidence that clearly supports this view over theistic evolution in an old earth. Perhaps there is theological evidence in scripture, but there is certainly no clear cut scientific evidence that proves the Earth is young or evolution is impossible. Which gets to the main point of the article, believe what you will about creation, but don't expect science class to teach anything other than the scientific account. Leave science curriculums to scientists. This shouldn't threaten us as Christians, because we are called to preach the Good News about salvation, not about creation. Let's keep our focus there.
Where is a safe place for Christians to learn about the scientific evidence behind an old Earth and Evolution?
I recommend two organizations, both of which have extensive, informative websites that are designed to enrich, not undermine, your faith. The first is BioLogos, an organization founded by Francis Collins, the current head of the National Institutes of Health and a Christian. The second is the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), a association of Scientist-Christians that have been wrestling these issues.
So how does a historical Adam and Eve fit in this? Doesn't that demonstrate that evolution isn't compatible with the Bible?
Human DNA sequences seem to point to a single founding community of about 10,000 humans, which seems like it is conflict with the idea of a historical Adam and Eve. This is important, because somehow we need to trace a connection between the fall of some original Adam and Eve to all of us.
There are several solutions to this. (1) Some, like C.S. Lewis and St Augustine, say things like "We do not know how many of these creatures God made, nor how long they continued in the Paradisal state. But sooner or later they fell." Emphasizing the infallible, inspired moral truth in the passage but being flexible about a strict historical interpretation of the account. (2) Perhaps Adam and Eve were a single couple in this group of 10,000 that were the first to be giving a Spirit by the Lord (Homo divinus Francis Collins calls them). They would be not the sole progenitors of humans, but all of us would be their ancestors and share some of their DNA. This is consistent with the fact that there were already villages of people when Cain was cast out. (3) Perhaps the scientific account is not accurate. The evidence that there was 10,000 humans in a founding community isn't a closed case, and maybe we'll find out there were fewer. (4) Some theologians have argued against an "inheritance" model of sinful nature and for an "infection" model of sinful nature, where it passed by association rather than strict lineage.
So how does the absence of death before the fall fit in? Doesn't that demonstrate that evolution isn't compatible with the Bible?
From the WSJ comments, "If the Holy Spirit cannot be trusted when He tells of creation, how can He be trusted when He tells of salvation? If the Holy Spirit cannot be trusted in Genesis 1, how can He be trusted in John 3:16?"?
The Holy Spirit is entirely trustworthy when He tells us of creation. Lets not confuse our personal interpretations of Genesis with the Holy Spirit. Lets not confuse our specific church upbringing and denominational doctrine with the Holy Spirit. The correct interpretation of Genesis is to be trusted because it is infallible, inspired, and useful. What is at issue is that our interpretations of Genesis need to be more carefully examined in light of historical Christianity. I reccomend this for reading to help explain why american evangelicalism has become hung up on this point.


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Okay, at last I have arrived in Zanzibar. The posts will be few and far between until I get back to Gaborone on the weekend. As I am staying in an amazing hotel in the historic (protected) World Heritage site I do not have ready access to internet.
So for now I will wish you all a very Merry Christmas from Zanzibar and leave you with some photos taken this morning. I promise to provide you with lots of stories (I already have a book of them to tell) and more pictures in a few days.
I am off shortly to do a walking tour of Zanzibar. Tomorrow, I will visit a spice plantation and spice market. The day after I am going to the Jozani Forest to meet the rare red monkeys that live there and a butterfly garden. The day after is still undecided.
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Merry Christmas to you as well. We were talking about you a bit this am and wondering how you were.
Merry Christmas Cheryl! Glad to hear you are having a dream come true and learning and growing as a result of "letting it be" ! All the best in 2013! Rock on sister!


Sword of the Stars II is a 4X strategy game, set in space around the years 2500. It is the second major installment of the Sword of the Stars series. The game is essentially a mix of strategic turn-based gameplay and real-time space ship battles in three dimensions, similar to the Total War series.
The game allows to play all the six different factions already present in the previous game, which all have their distinctive play style thanks to different propulsion modes and specific technology affinities. Unlike the previous Sword of the Stars game, each stars that compose the map can have zero or several planets which can have in turn zero or more moons.
The game still propose different map shapes to pick from, but instead of allowing the player to choose how many stars there are in the map, stars distance, etc, maps in Sword of the Stars II have a fixed shape and a fixed number of stars. However, the type of star and the planets and moons that compose the different star systems of the map are entirely randomized. The technology tree has been reworked, but still keeps the random nature of its predecessor, which makes sure every game will be different.
Sword of the Stars II adds an emphasis on space stations, and offer many new options for customization. Ships have to organized in fleets which are led by admirals who all have distinct skill sets and traits. Fleets are no longer commended directly, and must be assigned "missions" instead, which are then automatically carried out by the fleet.


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Your Guide to All the Princess Diana Specials Coming to TV
Nicole Villeneuve · Jul 27, 2017
August 31 will mark the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's tragic death in a Paris car crash. Prince William and Prince Harry will mark the occasion by having a statue of their mom put up at Kensington Palace. They also spoke candidly about their life with her as their mother for the first time in a recent HBO documentary, Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy. Many other networks are also planning specials to honor her life and work, promising rare footage, new interviews, and personal insights into the life of the People's Princess. Here's where and when you can watch the specials leading up to the August 31 anniversary.
July 31:Princess Diana: Tragedy or Treason? (TLC, 8pm): This three-hour TLC special promises new details about Princess Diana's challenges living as a royal with Prince Charles, as well as exclusive footage and interviews with Princess Di biographer Andrew Morton. It will also look into conspiracy theories surrounding her death.
August 9 and 10: The Story of Diana (ABC, 9pm): This two-parter will feature not only exclusive vintage home-movie footage, but also new interviews with family (including Diana's brother Charles), friends, and colleagues of Diana's.
August 14: Diana: In Her Own Words (National Geographic, 9pm): This one is sure to be ultra-emotional, as its narrated by Diana herself. Featuring rarely heard audio recordings, made secretly for Andrew Morton's 1992 confessional bestseller Diana: Her True Story, this special tells the story of Diana's childhood, marriage to Charles, and everything that came after — in, as the title says, her own words.
August 22: Diana — Her Story (PBS, 8pm): More rare Diana footage, showing her speaking candidly about her imperfect marriage and struggles with the spotlight, will appear in PBS's Her Story. Some of Diana's closest confidantes, such as her private secretary Patrick Jephson and bodyguard Ken Wharfe, appear in this special.
August 27:Diana and the Paparazzi (Smithsonian, 8pm): It's impossible to discuss Diana's life, and especially her death, without addressing the challenges that came with being in the public eye and the paparazzi that hounded her because of it. This special, through interviews with friends and security staff, details that part of her life. It even includes interviews with some of the photographers who followed her relentlessly and were on the scene of her car crash moments after it happened.
August 27: Diana: The Day We Said Goodbye (Smithsonian, 9pm): The second Smithsonian Diana special, airing after Diana and the Paparazzi, details the day of her funeral, as told by security, reporters, pallbearers, and more. The Day We Said Goodbye is narrated by Kate Winslet.
Will you watch any of the upcoming Princess Diana specials? Let us know @BritandCo.
(Photos via Patrick Riviere, Carl Court/Getty)
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Nicole is an entertainment and lifestyle writer covering pop culture, news, and cool women doing cool things. She likes yard sales, MTV's Teen Mom, and putting too many memes in the group chat. She lives in Toronto.
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Classroom Exercise • Distance Learning • Teaching Drama
Make Your Own Mini Musical Revue
by Kerry Hishon
Written by Kerry Hishon
First things first: what is a musical revue? A musical revue is a style of musical theatre that combines singing, dancing, music, and sketches. The material included in the revue focuses on a particular theme. Some musical revues feature a single musical artist (such as Smokey Joe's Café, which features the music of Leiber and Stoller, or Side by Side by Sondheim), while others include pieces by many different artists. Some musical revues have a loose storyline, but the overall theme is the main focus. Musical revues are wonderful for schools to create and perform, because the musical choices can be tailored to fit the skills and talents of the students involved.
The following exercise challenges students to plan their own mini musical revue, and can be done via distance learning or live in class. Students will decide on a theme, choose the songs and the song order, and "dream cast" the show with performers. Performing is not required, but if desired, a performance option is included at the end of the instructions.
1. Introduce the topic of musical revues to your class (feel free to use the definition above). You may wish to show example videos or audio clips of some musical revues, such as Smokey Joe's Café, Side by Side by Sondheim, Putting It Together, Red Hot and Cole, The No Frills Revue, Jerry's Girls, A Grand Night For Singing, or Ain't Misbehavin'. You may also want to discuss the differences between a musical revue and a jukebox musical, which also uses pre-existing songs but focuses on a full storyline (such as Rock of Ages, Mamma Mia, Head Over Heels, or American Idiot).
2. Have students select a topic or theme for the focus of their own musical revue. Some topics might include:
Songs of a certain era (1950s, 1970s, etc.)
A tribute to a certain artist or group
Villain songs
Funny songs
Students will need to consider how vague or specific their topic needs to be to work, and how to narrow down a wide topic. For example, if they want to do a musical revue about heartbreak, is that enough to go on? Or do they need to narrow their focus to revenge songs, ballads about broken hearts, or country songs about heartbreak?
3. Each student will choose five songs that go with their topic and select the running order for the songs. Students must describe their reasons for including the song (two to three sentences minimum per song). Students may wish to talk about the lyrical content, the musical style, or how the song makes them feel. For the song order, students need to know why they put the songs in the order they did. Did they put two ballads back to back to create impact, or alternate ballads and up-tempo songs for variety?
4. Students will choose a "dream cast" to perform the songs — a different artist or group per song. The dream cast could be friends, family members, teachers, classmates, celebrities, or musicians — anyone except the original artist. For example, if the student wanted to include the song "Thank U, Next" in their musical revue, they could have anyone sing that song except for Ariana Grande. If they choose a duet song — say, "Seventeen" from the musical Heathers, they would need to cast two performers to sing the two parts. Students may select whomever they feel would be best to sing the song, regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, or race. Students must include their reason for selecting the performer(s) they did for each song.
5. Students will submit their write-ups to the teacher, as well as a brief response to the reflection at the end of this article.
Optional Performance: If you are teaching a musical theatre class, or your students really want to perform, you can take this lesson a step further and have students stage and perform their mini musical revues. Students will form small groups and either use a musical revue that one of them created from the exercise, or create a new mini musical revue on a new topic. Each student must perform at least one of the songs (students may have to perform more than once depending on what songs were chosen, like if duets or group songs were included). Students should record themselves performing at home and submit their videos to the teacher, along with the running order. If your students are technically inclined, have them edit the videos together in the proper order. Have students include a written exit slip response that answers the following question: How did you determine which group member would perform each song?
Click here for a free reflection and rubric.
Kerry Hishon is a director, actor, writer and stage combatant from London, Ontario, Canada. She blogs at www.kerryhishon.com.
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This topic was modified 11 months, 1 week ago by playaweatherman.
Today's NOAA Hurricane Forecast shows a big yellow X just below us at Chetumal, but because it's just a measly yellow X, and because it's only May 23rd and Hurricane Season doesn't start till June 1st, we are of course protected from hurricanes till Friday week (the 1st of June). But you might want to keep your goo-loshes handy (or footy) till then – just in case it turns orange, or red, or goes all whirly.
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I meant to post this Intellicast interactive Caribbean link instead of the one above to complement the NOAA link.
The edit button seems to work only once instead of giving continual access for future edits. Is that correct?
Beam-Eye – there is a timer on the edit button.
Can you get rid of the timer on the edit button?
Up to 70% chance of formation once it's out into Gulf of Mexico..
Big storms out there as seen from GOES-16.
Thanks for the radar playaweatherman. I guess no snorkeling today!
Here is radar loop from Belize. Just barely reaches Playa del Carmen, coverage poor. Will only see very big/tall storms.
Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook is now available.
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Digitale animatie is een vorm van digitale beeldtechniek die gebruikt wordt in de huidige filmwereld, televisie, computerspellen, simulatie, en op andere gebieden wordt toegepast. Hierbij wordt gebruikgemaakt van 3D-computergraphics. Het staat ook bekend als Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) of computeranimatie. Digitale animatie is in feite een opvolger voor de meer traditionele animatie, tekenfilms.

Voor het maken van animaties wordt gebruikgemaakt van 3D-computersoftware.

Geschiedenis in de filmindustrie
De meest in het oog springende animatievoorbeelden komen waarschijnlijk uit de filmindustrie, die al vele jaren dankbaar gebruikmaakt van deze techniek.

 De allereerste digitale animaties verschenen in de vorm van lichteffecten en lasers in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) van Steven Spielberg en in Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) van George Lucas. In de latere twee Star Warsfilms (1980 en 1983) zag men ook volledig digitale lichtzwaarden (in de vorige film waren het digitaal ingekleurde zwaarden met reflecterend materiaal).
 In Ghostbusters (1984) van Ivan Reitman verscheen digitale bliksem.
 De eerste driedimensionale figuur verscheen in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), van Barry Levinson.
 In Aliens (1986) van James Cameron verschenen digitale schichten van elektriciteit, plus een explosie.
 In Predator (1987) van John McTiernan verschenen voor die tijd erg gecompliceerde computerbeelden.
 De watertentakel in The Abyss (1989), ook van James Cameron, was ook een computeranimatie, een van de beste uit die tijd.
 In Tremors (1990) van Ron Underwood verschenen in enkele scènes even digitale tentakels of volledige wormen (in ongeveer drie korte shots). Dit was extra lastig vanwege het heldere daglicht.
 In Predator 2 (1990) van Stephen Hopkins verschenen animaties die er zelfs tien jaar later nog goed uitzagen.
 In Innuendo, een nummer van de band Queen, werd gebruikgemaakt van kleipoppetjes en stukjes van de band zelf, want zanger Freddie Mercury was ernstig ziek (aids).
 In Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) nam de vloeibare robot allerlei vormen en kleuren aan en in Alien 3 (1992) van David Fincher verscheen het monster af en toe digitaal - beide de meest ingewikkelde animaties in die tijd.
 Jurassic Park (1993) van Steven Spielberg was een mijlpaal: de kwaliteit van computeranimatie ging sterk omhoog en deze techniek werd vanaf toen overal waar het nodig was toegepast.
 In The Lion King (1994) van Roger Allers en Rob Minkoff zien we voor het eerst de tradigital.
 Onder de titel ReBoot (1994) verscheen de eerste volledig digitale televisieserie. De serie zelf speelt zich ook nog eens af ín een digitale wereld.
 In Jumanji (1995) van Joe Johnston verscheen voor het eerst digitaal haar, al moesten er nog verbeteringen komen.
 Toy Story (1995) van John Lasseter was de eerste volledig digitale film - een ware mijlpaal.
 In 1996 gaat Beast Wars, de tweede volledig digitale televisieserie, van start. Dit was een animatie gelijkwaardig aan de eerder genoemde serie ReBoot.
 Draco uit Dragonheart (1996) van Rob Cohen was het eerste computerpersonage in een live-actionfilm.
 Mighty Joe Young (1998) van Ron Underwood perfectioneerde de digitale vacht.
 Walking with Dinosaurs (1999) van Tim Haines en Jasper James introduceerde digitale animatie bij televisiedocumentaires.
 In Dinosaur (2000) werden de mogelijkheden van vacht nog verder uitgewerkt: wapperen, nat worden en bewegen als erdoor gewreven wordt.
 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) van Hironobu Sakaguchi toonde voor het eerst zeer realistische digitale mensen. Dat gebeurde ook in Shrek (2001) van Andrew Adamson en Victoria Jenson. Bij deze laatste wordt gezegd dat het betreffende personage expres iets minder realistisch werd gemaakt omdat men het anders zou gaan zien als het einde van de echte film.
 In 2002 verschenen drie van de ingewikkeldste digitale personages tot nu toe:
 Gollem uit The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers van Peter Jackson.
 Dobby uit Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets van Chris Columbus.
 Yoda uit Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones van George Lucas.
 Op 24 maart 2006 ging de film Elephants Dream in première, 's werelds eerste animatiefilm gemaakt met opensourcesoftware, voornamelijk het programma Blender.
 Op 10 december 2009 was de première van de film Avatar, een van de grootste bioscoopsuccessen voor animatie, wederom van pionier James Cameron. Avatar was ook het eerste grote succes voor het gebruik van stereoscopie in films.

Nog steeds ontwikkelt men betere digitale animatie. Met programma's zoals 3D Studio Max en Blender is digitale animatie ook beschikbaar voor mensen thuis.

Andere digitale animaties

Zie ook
 Animatie
 Stop-motion
 Tekenfilm
 Tekenanimatie
 Cut-outanimatie
 Claymation
 Digitale beeldbewerking

Animatietechniek

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The day to day operation is lead by a team of experts in their respective field. All aspect of the operation will be professionally handled: Food & Beverage, Room Division, Sales & Marketing, Engineering & Maintenance, Human Resources, Accounting & Finance and Information technology.
Finally, once the hotel is open, we provide asset management services, which ensure that the owner's investment goals are being met by providing the information tools required to make appropriate decisions. Hotel asset management is the legal responsibility of managing the hotel investment.
We ensure that the property is managed and maintained as an investment in accordance with the owner's expectations regarding financial returns, value creation, maintenance and financial risk mitigation. We oversee the activities of the operator, to ensure compliance with their contract and their objectives.
Our scope also includes management contracts, managing the manager, benchmarking property performance, and the capital improvement decision.
The asset manager's role in building value is analyzed at both property and portfolio levels.


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Q: Integrity error when switching to Nginx/Gunicorn My application lets users post an link using a form, which is then saved into a Postgres database. It works perfectly when I run the Django development server (I submit the form using Ajax, which sends the request to Django).
When I switch to Nginx and Gunicorn, however, I get this error:
500: IntegrityError at /create_article/
null value in column "real_pub_date" violates not-null constraint
Here is my code in the create_article view (Scraper is a helper class to scrape information about the link):
    new_article = form.save(commit=False)

            # scape info from URL
            scraper = Scraper(new_article.url)
            new_article.user = request.user
            new_article.image, new_article.image_url = scraper.scrapeImage()
            new_article.title = scraper.scrapeTitle()
            new_article.site_name = scraper.scrapeSitename()
            new_article.description = scraper.scrapeDescr()
            new_article.pub_date = date.today()
            new_article.real_pub_date = timezone.now()
            new_article.save()

Why would this function work in the Django development server and not when using Nginx?

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Administration and Policy
HomeThe Queensland Law HandbookYour Rights and ResponsibilitiesComplaints against Government – Administrative LawAdministration and Policy
Last updated 30 August 2016
Not all government activity falls into the category of administration. Some government action is concerned with the formulation of policy, which is a political rather than an administrative function. Courts do not normally involve themselves with questions of policy, unless it can be shown that the particular policy is unlawful or if a policy is being applied without proper regard to the merits of an individual case.
Policy is concerned with the implementation of a desired course of government action. For example, a decision to levy a particular tax or charge, or a decision to conscript troops or to deploy forces to a war zone are policy decisions. The decision to set up some form of tax assessment system to implement taxation policies also forms part of the policy decision.
What is administration?
The daily operation of systems that are created as a result of policy decisions comes within the realm of administration and is subject to the requirements of administrative law. The distinction between the formulation of policy and administration of policy is an important one, because a complaint about formulation of policy is a complaint about a purely political matter, and none of the avenues of redress discussed in this part ordinarily apply to such a complaint.
Complaints about the administration of policy (e.g. decisions concerning the application of the policy to particular circumstances) are, however, generally subject to review.
Some other decisions may not be subject to administrative law because they are contractual or managerial in nature (for more information as to which decisions are subject to administrative law see the Complaints Against Government – Judicial Review chapter).
Legislation normally places the power to make decisions with the holder of a specific position such as the relevant minister or the permanent head of a department. Modern departments are often huge entities with thousands of employees. It would be impossible for one person to perform all of the functions entrusted to them, and it is quite usual for functions to be delegated to others. For example, under the Social Security Act 1991 (Cth), the Secretary of the Department of Social Security is given the power to decide claims for unemployment benefits. One can imagine that if the secretary had to deal personally with every individual claim, the system would grind to a halt. Therefore, the law permits the secretary to delegate much of the day-to-day work to Centrelink officers (Carltona Ltd v Commissioners of Works [1943] 2 All ER 560; O'Reilly v Commissioners of State Bank of Victoria (1983) 153 CLR 1). However, the secretary remains responsible for ensuring that delegated functions are carried out properly (see s 27A(10A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (Qld)).
General guidelines and instruction manuals are normally issued by departments to assist their officers in the performance of delegated functions. Such manuals must be made available to the public (s 20 Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)). In framing a review of an administrative decision, it may be very important to see these documents, as they may contain incorrect interpretations of the law or may require some irrelevant or improper factors to be considered before administrative action is taken or a decision is made.
Structure of Government
Challenging a Commonwealth, State or Local Government Decision
Complaints against Government – Administrative Law Chapter Contents
Judicial Review or Administrative Appeal
Legislation Regarding Judicial Review or Administrative Appeal
Non-legal Remedies for Complaints about Government


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Mel Gibson talks plans to resurrect The Passion of the Christ
The Resurrection will explore the days following Gibson's controversial 2004 Christ drama
by Collin Brennan
Mel Gibson hasn't had an easy time getting big projects off the ground since his 2006 DUI arrest and subsequent meltdown, but he may be on his way out of Hollywood's doghouse. The forthcoming war drama Hacksaw Ridge is his first directorial effort since 2006's Apocalypto, and he may be getting ready to return to his biggest (and most controversial) film to date: the blockbuster 2004 religious drama The Passion of the Christ.
Word of the sequel first came earlier this summer; as the Christian Post notes, Gibson appeared this past weekend at the SoCal Harvest evangelical gathering and revealed some more details about the story, which he's attempting to resurrect with help from screenwriter Randall Wallace. Speaking of resurrection, that's apparently the film's working title. "It's not the Passion 2," Gibson confirmed. "It's called The Resurrection. Of course, that's a very big subject and it needs to be looked at because we don't want to just do a simple rendering of it — you know, read what happened."
Nobody would ever argue that The Passion of the Christ was "just a simple rendering" of the crucifixion story; the film's brutally violent take on the Bible is perhaps what it's best remembered for. As for this new film, Gibson is confident that his longtime compatriot Wallace is up to the task. "In order to read it, experience and explore probably deeper meanings of what it's about, it's going to take some doing," he admitted. "[But Wallace], as well as a brilliant writer, he is a great director. He directed We Were Soldiers and Heaven Is for Real and stuff. So, he is a good writer and director."
No word yet on whether Jim Caviezel will reprise his role as the Christ. He may look a bit older by the time they get around to filming, but three days locked up in a tomb would do that to anybody.
Check out the video of Gibson's comments below, and see where Caviezel ranks among the Top 10 Jesus Christs in Film History.
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War of words intensifies between Akhilesh and Yogi in Uttar Pradesh
Adityanath took a dig at the SP-BSP alliance of 2019 by referring to Akhilesh and Mayawati as 'Bua-Babua' — Babua being a term of endearment for son in eastern UP.
Yogi Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh : It began with two leaders blaming each other for governance, or rather the lack of it, and then as the days rolled by, it hurtled into a full-blown war of words.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav have been taking pot shots at each other at an alarming frequency, and election campaigning in Uttar Pradesh has already turned into a political slugfest.
It began with the Chief Minister slamming the 'parivarvad' or dynastic politics at a news conclave and then going on to refer to veteran SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav as 'abbajaan'.
The Chief Minister repeatedly said, "My family is the state's 25 crore people, while for some their own clan was the state. Some have worked only for the welfare of their family, while we have worked for the welfare of the entire state."
Akhilesh has now taken potshots at Adityanath, saying that "those who have no family, cannot care for the people".
Akhilesh also reacted strongly to the 'abbajaan' jibe, and told Adityanath not to get personal or else he would get a taste of his own medicine soon.
The 'abbajaan' remark was apparently aimed at the alleged Muslim appeasement policies of SP since 'abbajaan' is a term used mainly by Muslims.
While the BJP and the SP battled over the propriety of 'abbajaan', the two leaders went a step ahead.
Akhilesh returned the fire by saying that it was time to say 'bye bye' to 'Baba' — a term used for saints.
'Baba' and 'Bua-Babua' are now terms frequently used by the two parties and their leaders.
"Babua yeh Twitter hi vote dega," said the Chief Minister referring to Akhilesh's tweets.
After Akhilesh made a statement on Jinnah, Adityanath grabbed the opportunity to refer to the Samajwadi Party as 'Jinnah-wadi Party'.
In between, references to 'Kabristan' and 'Shamshaan' also sneaked in to add a sinister angle to the state's politics.
Akhilesh has blamed the Adityanath government for taking the credit for projects launched during his regime. Adityanath has responded by saying that "some people build castles in the air and are day dreaming".
Akhilesh then mounted an attack on BJP's saffron policies and said that while the BJP knows only one colour, his palette has various colours — a reference to different parties which are in alliance with the SP.
As the countdown for next year's Assembly elections begins, the war of words between the ruling party and the SP, which is emerging as a major challenger, is intensifying.
Real and core issues related to development are, unfortunately, taking a back seat in Uttar Pradesh.
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Southern Air Prevails Against Pilot Union In Labor Arbitration
Union Ordered to Promptly Participate in Merger Process for New Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement
Positive Step Toward Company's Goal of Increasing Pilot Pay as Soon as Possible
PURCHASE, N.Y. – Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAWW) today confirmed that its subsidiary, Southern Air, Inc., has prevailed in an important arbitration against the union that represents Southern Air's pilots, the Airline Professionals Association, Teamsters Local 1224.
The June 12, 2019, arbitration decision orders the union to promptly proceed with contractually required negotiations for a new joint collective bargaining agreement (JCBA) in connection with the merger of Southern Air and Atlas Air, Inc. While union leaders have extensively said publicly that the company has delayed negotiations, the decision states that:
"We can conclude with some certainty, however, that there has been a delay inspired by the Union's misapprehension of the contractual requirements and that they must now respond vigorously to the Company's request to proceed."
This is a positive step in the company's goal of completing a new JCBA that increases pay for Southern Air and Atlas Air pilots as soon as possible.
"Had the union leaders honored their contractual commitments when we announced the merger back in 2016, Southern Air and Atlas Air pilots would have already had their new contract – and a pay increase – by now," said Atlas Air Worldwide President and Chief Executive Officer William J. Flynn. "We hope the union will agree that it is time to end unnecessary delays and make progress for our pilots.
"We value the dedication of our crews, and we look forward to further recognize their significant contributions to the development and growth of our business. We are committed to working with the union for a JCBA that enhances overall pay and benefits for our more than 2,000 Southern Air and Atlas Air pilots."
For more information about the arbitration decision, the contract negotiations process and future updates, please visit AtlasAir5YPilots.com and follow @AtlasAir5Y on Twitter.
About Atlas Air Worldwide:
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Q: gphoto2 how to handle Out of Focus warning Here is how I capture image with my camera
import logging
import gphoto2 as gp
def main():
    def callback(level, domain, string, data=None):
        print('Callback: level =', level, ', domain =', domain, ', string =', string)
        if data:
            print('Callback data:', data)

    logging.basicConfig(
        format='%(levelname)s: %(name)s: %(message)s', level=logging.WARNING)
    callback_obj = gp.check_result(gp.use_python_logging())

    camera = gp.Camera()
    camera.init()
    try:
        camera_file_path = gp.check_result(camera.capture(gp.GP_CAPTURE_IMAGE))
    except gp.GPhoto2Error as ex:
        print("callback: ", ex, ex.code, ex.message, ex.string)
    camera.exit()

if __name__ == "__main__" : exit(main())

If the camera is not able to focus it generates following error
...
WARNING: gphoto2: (ptp_usb_getresp [usb.c:466]) PTP_OC 0x90c8 receiving resp failed: Out of Focus (0xa002)
WARNING: gphoto2: (camera_nikon_capture [library.c:3153]) 'ret' failed: 'Out of Focus' (0xa002)
WARNING: gphoto2: (gp_context_error) Out of Focus
WARNING: gphoto2: (gp_camera_capture [gphoto2-camera.c:1340]) 'camera->functions->capture (camera, type, path, context)' failed: -1
('callback: ', GPhoto2Error('[-1] Unspecified error',), -1, '[-1] Unspecified error', 'Unspecified error')

The exception error code is -1 but how can I capture Out of Focus warning?
UPDATE
Filtered out unnecessary errors from logs
import logging
import gphoto2 as gp
from datetime import datetime
def main():
    def callback(level, domain, string, data=None):
        err_codes = ("(0x2005)", "(0x2019)")
        if not string.decode().endswith(err_codes):
            print("[{0}] {1}: {2}".format(datetime.utcnow(), domain.decode(), string.decode()))
        if data:
            print('Callback data:', data)

    callback_obj = gp.check_result(gp.gp_log_add_func(gp.GP_LOG_ERROR, callback))
    camera = gp.Camera()
    try:
        camera.init()
    except gp.GPhoto2Error as err:
        exit(err.code)

    try:
        camera_file_path = camera.capture(gp.GP_CAPTURE_IMAGE)
    except gp.GPhoto2Error as err:
        exit(err.code)
    camera.exit()

if __name__ == "__main__" : exit(main())

A: You've defined a callback function, in which you could parse the error string to detect out of focus, but you haven't installed your callback so libgphoto2 isn't using it. Use gp_log_add_func to install your callback.
Also, you're passing the return value of camera.capture to gp.check_result. This is incorrect as camera.capture already checks the result and raises an exception if there's an error.

A: If you can figure out the name of the logger, you can add your own handler to it and do your own log processing.
Calling "getLogger" with your camera library's name would get you the logger.
Calling AddHandler on that logger with a custom handler would allow you to do your own log processing for logs coming from that logger.
Please see Python's Logging Cookbook for more info
Hope this helps


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Since the end of a year can cause one to do some introspection about the highlights and lowlights of the year, I have found myself pondering all that transpired the last 363 days of my life. This year was amazing, fun, overwhelming, heart-wrenching and worthy of much thanksgiving all at the same time. No wonder I am tired these days! That's a lot of emotion to experience in such a relatively short span of time.
I am a part of an online community and one thing we do every year is prayerfully consider a word that we hope to help define our coming year. I felt very strongly last December that my word was to be INTENTIONAL. Little did I know how necessary that word would prove to be as the days wore on.
If you know me very well or have ever read my blog, you know that after 21 years in full-time sports ministry Tim took a job as lead pastor for a local church with his first official day being January 1, 2011. The date was really my idea since I do the taxes and a clean end-of-the-year transition was sure to make the paperwork less cumbersome, but I digress!
It is a fairly large church and has a lot of amazing people who make it up. One thing that people who know us well have always commented on was the large number of relationships that we have had to maintain. While that is actually a wonderful problem to have, it can be wearying at times. We had a couple stay with us once who said they were exhausted after just a few days seeing how many people we interact with on a daily basis. Well, add to these numerous relationships about 1,100 new church folk and there were days that I didn't even want to get out of bed. My introverted ways were being wrenched slowly away from me and I was finding it necessary to step tentatively and surely outside of my comfort zone.
In order to merely survive, I had to learn to be intentional. I had to be intentional at home with my family and with my home-schooling and home-keeping duties. I had to learn to be intentional in getting to know the people we were now providing leadership for and simply learning their names and their stories. (I was excited one Wednesday night early in the year when I realized I could actually name a whole row of people!) I had to learn to be intentional when I chose what to be involved in at church and in the community and I even had to learn to be intentional with my free time.
As always, Papa was reminding me that His ability to see ahead to the things I could not see was the reason the word I felt impressed to claim as my own seemed to fit so perfectly. There were days when I felt an exhilaration and excitement about our lives that I have never felt before and then, almost simultaneously, there were days that I would cry for no apparent reason other than the fact that I felt grossly overmatched. That was usually when He gently whispered in my ear and reminded me that without intentionality and a purposeful and willful focus on Him and His Word I would surely not survive the journey.
One thing that I think the Lord has instilled in me thru this choice to live intentionally is the fact that without the relationships we have worked to build the words we speak are merely just that...words. The saying that people don't care how much you know til they know how much you care has been lived out in a very obvious way this year before us. We have been reminded that everyone has a story to tell and it is in the sharing of that story and the way it is tenderly handled by the hearer that relationship and trust is built. It is the difference in being an uninvolved story-teller or a come-alongside story-weaver who helps to tie the threads of experience and divine providence together in the lives of those who have been placed within our care.
While the journey is infant in its progression, there is peace in knowing that the intentional way we have tried to approach it has helped to lay a strong foundation on which to build in the years to come. We are not naive enough to think that the road ahead will be free of bumps and bruises. Some of the deepest heartache comes from wounds inflicted by those in whom we have concentrated our most sincere efforts...yet we continue to invest in an intentional way.
So as I look back on 2011 laid bare for me to see from start to finish, it prompts me to look forward to 2012 and the promise it is wrapped in. I am unsure of my word for 2012, but know there will be a purpose to it beyond what my finite mind can comprehend and that the truth of living intentionally will continue to be woven into the fabric of my life in the days to come.
Thank You, Lord, for the intentional way you deal with me every day and for the way you have shown me the need to be intentional in all I do. I thank You for the amazing journey you have us on and the amazing people You have chosen as our traveling companions. May we, when it is all said and done, be been found faithful with all you have entrusted us!
I love hearing your story. I'm sure what you wrote was a scratch on the surface of everything you felt and experienced this past year. I pray God will continue to unroll the scroll before you and weave your story into His in an intentional, Kingdom-building way.
Well, Patty, I only beat you by 2 years!! Better late than never, though, right? And it truly was a scratch on the surface, but I was not sure my readers were ready for all the gory details. ;O) Love you!
KP, thanks for entrusting us with your story! You are loved!
Thank you for being an example of faithfulness to me and to all who know you. You are such an encourager! I'm praying for you and Tim and your sweet family in 2012. Love you guys!
I knew you would thrive in your new role, Barb. I'm so glad the Lord gave you the wisdom to do so.
My word for 2012 is "completion". The Lord and I are going to bring to completion a lot of things that have been started, but not finished.