This year, The City Of Rochester and key sponsors took a strong step forward toward embracing the winter months instead of accepting them as a time for hibernation by building the Roc Holiday Village in downtown's Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park. Months of construction came to fruition, including the building of a wood-plank base for stability, and a series of sturdy "pop-up" tents for food and retail vendors, transforming an underused park space into a downtown winter destination.
Last Friday, I visited the park and was blown away by the number of people that were there. Families with small children, 20-somethings enjoying beer and wine, couples and groups, and plenty of mature adults looking for a good time… it was a beautiful and powerful mix of curious Greater Rochester residents looking to connect for a fun winter event.
Our cold-weather cities talk about how to keep our local spirits high during the darkest months of grey skies and freezing temperatures… but Rochester found the right recipe for doing just that. The success of the Roc Holiday Village, and the thousands of people who have enjoyed it this season shows us all that winter festivals and creative planning can continue our love affair with fun, beautiful and vibrant urban activity all year round.


Articles have been circulating around Facebook and other social media regarding UNH's recognition on the Princeton Review's Green College Honor Roll. Ranking 34th out of 640 colleges tallied in August 2014, inquiries have been made as to why the university ranked so well.
In their Guide to 353 Green Colleges: 2015 Edition Press Release, Princeton Review announced that the tallies were focused around "colleges with the most exceptional commitments to sustainability based on their academic offerings and career preparation for students, campus policies, initiatives and activities." In a separate link, access was given to a fact sheet that revealed generic "Green Facts" about each selected school.
The Princeton Review gave high regard to UNH's transportation alternatives, assumedly due to the fact that these alternatives decrease the opportunity for pollution. These include bike share, free or reduced price transit passes, a free campus shuttle (Wildcat Transit), a telecommute program and more. Additionally, the university's decision to spend 23 percent of the food budget on local, organic food was another critical factor, as this reduces lengthy transportation, potential air and water pollution, habitat loss and more.
More information on Princeton Review's "Green Facts" can be accessed on their website.
Kelsey Lozier, a junior political science major and coordinator of UNH's Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC), elaborated on the Princeton Review's ranking of UNH on the Green College Honor Roll. "UNH has made a lot of progress in making the school more sustainable," she said.
SEAC functions as an overarching umbrella that fosters the environmental organizations and campaigns at UNH, including organizations such as 350 New Hampshire,Trash2Treasure, CompostCats and Divest UNH, to name a few. All of these organizations encourage composting, and CompostCats in particular has promoted and pushed for the residents of the university to become more involved. This organization has provided awareness to students on what can and cannot be composted, as well as established compost centers located behind the Gables and the dining halls. It is hoped that this awareness will soon be rippled to the campus community and practiced in residence halls.
Choose 2 Reuse, another environmental student organization on campus, has been working on implementing more hydration stations around campus. Additionally, the push to ban the sale of single use plastic water bottles has significantly increased. Their efforts coincide with those of Divest UNH, whose primary motive is to steer UNH away from supporting fossil fuel companies.
Although UNH is fortunate to have campaigns that present students with opportunities to voice their opinions and thus make the campus more sustainable, there remains a singular shift that the university has yet to make; one that has been proposed by several campaigns and by many outraged students and alumni.
UNH invests heavily in fossil fuel companies and relies heavily on the landfill in Rochester to heat the school. Groups such as Divest UNH believe that there will come a time where the university's reliance on methane will be forced to come to an end.


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Archevêque Theophan (Bystrov) sur le nouveau calendrier
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Sujet: Archevêque Theophan (Bystrov) sur le nouveau calendrier Lun 25 Oct - 15:15
ARCHBISHOP THEOPHAN OF POLTAVA (+ 1940)
ON THE CALENDAR QUESTION
Archbishop Theophan (Bystrov) of Poltava (+February 6/19, 1940) was the Rector of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy, Confessor of the Russian Royal Family, Denouncer of Rasputin and Second-Ranking Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad. Perhaps the greatest theologian of the Russian Church in the 20th c., he adopted the "zealot" line of the Greek and Romanian Old Calendarists in relation to the New Calendar, writing two extended works on the subject. In one of them, written in 1926, he wrote:
"Question. Have the Pastors of the Orthodox Church not made special judgements concerning the Calendar?
"Answer. They have, many times – with regard to the introduction of the New Roman Calendar – both in private assemblies and in Councils.
"A proof of this is the following. First of all, the Ecumenical Patriarch Jeremiah II, who lived at the same time as the Roman Calendar reform, immediately, in 1582, together with his Synod condemned the new Roman system of chronology as being not in agreement with the Tradition of the Church. In the next year (1583), with the participation of Patriarchs Sylvester of Alexandria and Sophronius VI of Jerusalem, he convened a Church Council. This Council recognised the Gregorian Calendar to be not in agreement with the Canons of the Universal Church and with the decree of the First Ecumenical Council on the method of calculating the day of Holy Pascha.
"Through the labours of this Council there appeared: a Conciliar tome, which denounced the wrongness and unacceptability for the Orthodox Church of the Roman Calendar, and a canonical conciliar Decree – the Sigillion of November 20, 1583. In this Sigillion all three of the above-mentioned Patriarchs with their Synods called on the Orthodox firmly and unbendingly, even to the shedding of their blood, to hold the Orthodox Menaion and Julian Paschalion, threatening the transgressors of this with Anathema, cutting them off from the Church of Christ and the gathering of the faithful…
"In the course of the following three centuries: the 17th, 18th and 19th, a whole series of Ecumenical Patriarchs decisively expressed themselves against the Gregorian Calendar and, evaluating it in the spirit of the conciliar decree of Patriarch Jeremiah II, counselled the Orthodox to avoid it…
"Question. Is the introduction of the New Calendar important or of little importance?
"Answer. Very important, especially in connection with the Paschalion, and it is an extreme disorder and ecclesiastical schism, which draws people away from communion and unity with the whole Church of Christ, deprives them of the grace of the Holy Spirit, shakes the dogma of the unity of the Church, and, like Arius, tears the seamless robe of Christ, that is, everywhere divides the Orthodox, depriving them of oneness of mind; breaks the bond with Ecclesiastical Holy Tradition and makes them fall under conciliar condemnation for despising Tradition…
"Question. How must the Orthodox relate to the New Calendarist schismatics, according to the Canons?
"Answer. They must have no communion in prayer with them, even before their conciliar condemnation…
"Question. What punishment is fitting, according to the Church Canons, for those who pray with the New Calendarist schismatics?
"Answer. The same condemnation with them…"
La réponse sur question 3 n'est pas correcte. Il n'est pas nécessaire qu'un nouveau concile oecuménique ou panorthodoxe condamne de nouveau ces schismato-heretics néocalendarists. Ils sont déjà ipso facto condamnés par les conciles Panorthodoxes de 1583, 1587 et 1593 et plusieurs autres décisions plus tard

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School bands visit Ely
Josh Sivier, from Year Seven at King's, with pupils from Cambridgeshire schools who took part in the Wind Day. Photo: HELEN DRAKE.
MUSICIANS from nine schools visited Ely on Thursday for the city s annual Wind Band Day The event, which involved 140 young musicians, aged 11 to 13 from schools all over the region, took place at the King s School. They joined 60 King s Junior School pup
MUSICIANS from nine schools visited Ely on Thursday for the city's annual Wind Band Day
The event, which involved 140 young musicians, aged 11 to 13 from schools all over the region, took place at the King's School. They joined 60 King's Junior School pupils for the thirteenth Wind Band Day, which is organised by King's.
They used King's state-of-the-art Gibson Music School for practice sessions during the day, which ended with a concert in the school's Hayward Theatre watched by parents and members of the public.
The youngsters brought a variety of instruments including flutes, oboes, clarinets, cornets, saxophones, trumpets, trombones, bassoons, and percussion. They spent the day in rehearsals in sections before joining together for the afternoon band concert.
Organiser of the event, Neil Porter-Thaw, King's Junior School director of music, said: "Many of the children who visited us seldom get the opportunity to perform in large groups so it was a hugely enjoyable and rewarding experience for everyone involved and when they came together for the final concert they made a wonderful sound and it was marvellous to hear what they had managed to achieve in such a short time.


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By Tracey E. Schelmetic - Virtual PBX Contributor
SignalWire is a company that's been busy. The company's open-source platform is used by most popular commercial cloud communications companies as well as developers and enthusiasts around the world. In May of last year, SignalWire acquired FreeSWITCH, a software defined telecom stack enabling the digital transformation of proprietary telecom switches and software. Now, SignalWire has announced that David Duffett will be joining the company as Worldwide Community Advocate. Duffett was formerly Worldwide Community Director for the Asterisk Open Source project, a popular IP-PBX software package used for building business telephony systems.
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Anthony Minessale, CEO of SignalWire, noted that Duffett is a perfect addition to the company's all-star line-up of what they call "Original Geeks."
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In his new role, Duffett will be responsible for ensuring the success of developers using SignalWire technology and guiding this community through the transition to cloud-based services that is reshaping the industry, according to the company.
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BC SPCA > News Stories > Comfy and cozy: SPCA dogs, staff and volunteers thank public for generous support
Comfy and cozy: SPCA dogs, staff and volunteers thank public for generous support
Their wagging tails and happy faces say it all.
Now groomed, shaved and bathed, the 66 sick and neglected dogs and puppies seized from a Langley puppy mill are on their road to recovery with plenty of comfortable beds, bedding, toys, towels and so much more, thanks to the public's overwhelming generosity.
The 32 adult dogs and 34 puppies, including Old English sheepdogs, Bernese mountain dogs, soft-coated wheaten terriers, standard poodles, miniature poodles and Portuguese water dogs were seized by BC SPCA cruelty investigators Feb. 4, in one of the largest puppy mill seizures in B.C. history.
The story inspired the public to respond with massive numbers of donations, both monetary as well as items including dog beds, blankets, towels, sheets, dog toys, treats, leashes, harnesses, and much more. Many donations are brand-new, with price tags or packaging still in place. Donations are still pouring in, and the Vancouver SPCA shelter boardroom is packed to overflowing with local animal lovers' kind generosity.
"We still can't believe how the public has responded in such a huge and heartfelt way," says Charlotte Ellice, Vancouver BC SPCA Branch manager. "We are so truly grateful. We wish we could thank each and every person who donated, no matter how big or small the donation, because it has all helped us cope with one of the largest animals seizures we've seen."
Rescued from deplorable conditions, the dogs were kept in small, cramped, stacked crates and cages, in dark, unheated buildings with dangerous ammonia levels from accumulated urine. Shelter and veterinary staff and volunteers continue to work long hours to address the animals' serious medical and psychological issues, which include broken limbs, missing ears and eyes, infections and abscesses, dental disease and infectious disease. When they first came into BC SPCA care, many of the dogs had severely matted fur coats, as well as fur caked in dried feces, and overgrown nails.
"They still have a ways to go, but compared to when they first got here, they've already come a long way," Ellice says of the dogs, some of whom show signs of fearfulness due to a lack of socialization. "And we couldn't do it without the public and their awesome support. All of us – the dogs especially – are so extremely thankful."
The BC SPCA relies on community donations to provide shelter and medical treatment for the thousands of homeless and abused animals in our care. Thank you for helping us fight animal cruelty!
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Liberals Wonder What to Tell Their Children. The Truth: America Is Not a Fairy Tale.
November 9 2016, 11:01 p.m.
In more or less functioning democracies, election nights like the one we've just lived through can provide a version of the same lesson, at infinitely less cost. Many American liberals, for instance, still recall the feeling of shock that struck them on November 2, 2004, when George W. Bush was re-elected with surprising ease, after it had become obvious, even to Donald Trump, that the war in Iraq was a disaster.
But as many of those dismayed by Trump's victory struggled to come to terms with it, another question entered the discussion of the results: how could parents possibly explain to their children that a bigoted, sexist bully with no impulse control and no qualifications to do the job had been elected president of the United States?
Breaking it to children that such a man would soon replace Barack Obama, who has been held up as a role model and a paradigm of personal decency even by many of his political opponents, seemed daunting even to observers as far away as Ireland.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, video of a CNN commentator, Van Jones, grappling with the question struck such a chord that it was shared, in various forms, hundreds of thousands of times on social networks.
It was an uplifting speech on this theme, memorably delivered at the 2004 Democratic convention, that made Barack Obama into a political superstar. Again and again over the past eight years, President Obama has tried to inspire Americans to live up to higher ideals by avowing, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, that the nation is made up of kind, moral, inherently good and just people.
President Barack Obama with young supporters at a rally for Hillary Clinton in Charlotte, N.C., last week.
The theme was also central to the argument offered by both Clinton and Obama that Trump was not fit to be president not only because of his cultivation of nativist, racist, sexist, anti-Semitic, and Islamophobic supporters, but also because of his many personal faults.
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100 Minutes of Dance
Diana Crum
100 Minutes of Dance is a site-specific social experiment and dance performance that aims to use dance to foster social connection and help raise money and food, for people in need during the COVD-19 pandemic. For the duration of 100 minutes a day, dancer and performing artist Diana Crum will perform in the storefront window, inviting passersby to dance with her from a safe social distance. For every minute of shared dance with a stranger, Diana Crum will donate either $1 directly to her dance partner, or match their contribution and donate $2 to the City Harvest organization. This playful game-like performance will last until her 100 minutes of shared dancing is completed for the week. These performances will be following CDC guidelines for social distancing.
Diana Crum is a Brooklyn-based choreographer, dancer, teacher, administrator, and advocate. The roles overlap and inform one another. Her choreography has been presented in New York, Atlanta, Germany, and Mexico, among other places. In New York, presenters include Danspace Project, Movement Research at the Judson Church, Dixon Place, CPR-Center for Performance Research, Roulette, and 92nd Street Y, among others. Her work considers both context and community. She has made site-specific work, commissioned by loveDANCEmore (Salt Lake City) and Chashama (NYC). Plus, she has created platforms for multi-generational collaborative performance events, including "On a Sunday Afternoon," (2016, Drew University) and "AUNTS, nieces, nephews and grandparents " (2014, Abrons Art Center). Currently, Crum serves as Movement Research Dance Makers in the Schools Program Director and Dance Chair at Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts. She also works with ArtsConnection, Brooklyn Arts Council, and New Jersey Performing Arts Center as a teaching artist for PreK-12 students and teachers. MFA in Dance, Hollins University. BA in Dance, Columbia University.
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Q: Stata: Convert date, quarter to year I have a time series dataset with quarterly observations, which I want to collapse to an annual series. For that, I need to transform my date variable first.
It looks like
. list date in 1/5

    +--------+
    |   date |
    |--------|
 1. | 1991q1 |
 2. | 1991q2 |
 3. | 1991q3 |
 4. | 1991q4 |
 5. | 1992q1 |
    +--------+

Hence, to collapse, I want date (or date2) to be 1991, 1991, 1991, 1991, 1992 etc.
Once I have that, I could use collapse or tscollapse to turn my dataset into annual data.

A: // create some example data
. clear all

. set obs 5
obs was 0, now 5

. gen date = 123 + _n

. format date %tq

// create the yearly date
. gen date2 = yofd(dofq(date))

// admire the result
. list

     +----------------+
     |   date   date2 |
     |----------------|
  1. | 1991q1    1991 |
  2. | 1991q2    1991 |
  3. | 1991q3    1991 |
  4. | 1991q4    1991 |
  5. | 1992q1    1992 |
     +----------------+

A: Another way is just to remember that years and quarters are just integers. A little consultation of the documentation and a little fiddling around yield
  . gen Y = 1960 + floor(Q/4)

as a conversion rule to get years from Stata quarterly dates. Formatting year as a yearly date is then permissible but superfluous.

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Q: email validation using express passport and sequelize I need a basic email verification after a user signs up.
my pseudo code for this is something like
1.user signs up
2.his data is stored in database.
3.a token is generated using crypto.
4.token is then send to email id provided.
5.user clicks the link a account is verified.
meanwhile a separate sequelize schema is created that stores the email id and the token.
now my problem is how to implement this in my project
 passport.use('local-signup', new LocalStrategy(

        {
            usernameField: 'email',
            passwordField: 'password',
            passReqToCallback: true // allows us to pass back the entire request to the callback
        },

        function (req, email, password, done) {

            var generateHash = function (password) {
                return bCrypt.hashSync(password, bCrypt.genSaltSync(8), null);
            };

            User.findOne({
                where: {
                    email: email.toLowerCase()
                }
            }).then(function (user) {

                if (user) {
                    return done(null, false, {
                        message: 'That email is already taken'
                    });
                }

                else {
                    var userPassword = generateHash(password);
                    var data =
                    {
                        email: email.toLowerCase(),
                        password: userPassword,
                        firstname: req.body.firstname,
                        lastname: req.body.lastname,
                        mobileno: req.body.mobileno,
                        //verified_email: false,
                        //verified_mob: false
                    };

                    User.create(data).then(function (newUser, created) {
                        if (!newUser) {
                            return done(null, false);
                        }

                        if (newUser) {
                            return done(null, newUser);
                        }
                    });
                }
            });
        }
    ));

i am new to nodejs but with all my understanding i guess things need to be impemented in
if (newUser) {
           return done(null, newUser);
}

any guidance is appreciated.
my user schema..
module.exports = function (sequelize, Sequelize) {

    var User = sequelize.define('user', {
        id: {
            autoIncrement: true,
            primaryKey: true,
            type: Sequelize.INTEGER
        },
        firstname: {
            type: Sequelize.STRING,
            notEmpty: true
        },
        lastname: {
            type: Sequelize.STRING,
            notEmpty: true
        },
        //username: { type: Sequelize.STRING },
        //about: { type: Sequelize.TEXT },
        mobileno: {
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A: At any circumstances do not share your token with any of your users. User ID's can easily be extracted by tokens and this can be harmful.
Instead, try this approach;

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*I assume your user model is something like this at your database

{
  name: String,
  auth: {
    password: String //This will be bcrypted.
    email: {
      address: String,
      verified: String || Boolean,
    }
  }
}

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*As you can see, verified field holds a String field or Boolean field.

*At the moment you create user, (model.create({...}) sequence) preset the value of verified to sha256 of current time (you can use sha256(moment().format())) and save user.

*At mail, send user a link like, yoursite.com/verify?code=[code] and then,

*Create a route for user/verify?code=[code] in controller. Get user get the user holds code in verified field and change it to 'true'

You are done.


Our Design Lead Isabell Fringer was interviewed by Design Report about how collaboration and roles are changing in the world of digitalization. In the same edition of the magazine, Academic Director and Co-Head of the HPI School of Design Thinking Dr Claudia Nicolai, named IXDS alongside Frog, Fjord, and IDEO as being the studios that are capable of fulfilling the multidisciplinary approach needed today to meet client and industry expectations.
Die digitale Transformation zwingt Produktdesigner ihr Selbstbild jenseits von Haptik und Optik neu zu justieren – im Fokus steht der Nutzer. Doch obwohl Designagenturen digitaler werden und Unternehmen intern UX-Abteilungen aufbauen, liegt der Weg zur Zielgruppe oft noch im Nebel. Zeit, sich die Strukturen in Unternehmen und Agenturen anzuschauen.
Digital transformation forces product designers to re-evaluate their self-image beyond just haptics and optics – the focus is now on the user. And although design agencies have become more digital and companies are creating UX departments internally, the path towards the target group is often still unclear. It's time to look at the structures in companies and agencies.
It is possible to cover all competences in-house, but there is still a place for cooperation. One example is the digital agency IXDS. "We understand the product as part of a service experience," says IXDS Design Lead Isabell Fringer.
With studios in Berlin and Munich, the company does not always want to be alone throughout the production process; instead, they are happy to collaborate: "A conclusion or result we reach in our part of the project can become a briefing for other design studios," Fringer says.
This was the case for a project for BMW. The team from IXDS explored the desires of electric cars owners to improve their experiences, and from their findings designed the 'Wallbox' – an electric charging station for the garage at home. The design was then taken over by an agency specializing in industrial design.
"The employees from the other firm were involved in the process the whole the time," says Fringer, an industrial designer, "which resulted in a very happy collaboration."
Read the full interview in the clipping below, and see where you can buy yourself a copy of the latest edition of Design Report here.


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Description of Installation: Installation of Viessmann Vitodens 200W with Weil McLain indirect hot water heater. Conversion of steam system to hydronic with new copper pipes. We reused the existing radiators by converting them to hydronic and used Thermostatic Radiator Valves for room to room control.


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Winter 2020 Feature: 1000 Years of Christianity in Norway
Click here to read "Norway's Millennium of Christianity and Decade of Celebration" by Idar Kjolsvik
Summer 2020 Feature: "Silence before God" by Oswald Bayer
Click here or on the title above to read the article.
"Holy Communion under Quarantine" by Timothy J. Wengert
Click here or the title above, then click on "Archives, April 2020" to read this online feature.
"This is not Martin Luther" by Martin Lohrmann
Click here to read an article that shows this now easily available image of "Luther" is actually Bishop Stokesley of London.
The original painting of Bishop Stokesley (attributed to Hans Holbein) can be viewed in the online collection of the Royal Trust Collection: https://www.rct.uk/collection/662313/john-stokesley-bishop-of-london.
Oswald Bayer's Birthday Festivities
On October 4 last year, many colleagues and admirers gathered at the Protestant seminary (Stift) in Tübingen to celebrate Oswald Bayer's 80th birthday (September 30, 2019). The festivities began with this "Andacht" or meditation in the chapel given by his friend and colleague Athina Lexutt, framed by music, hymns, scripture, prayer and blessing. Lexutt's original and unpublished German text is here translated by Jeffrey Silcock, who has often translated Bayer's own essays for Lutheran Quarterly, and who also edited and translated Lexutt's Luther reader, namely, A Year with Luther (Adelaide: ATF Theology, 2016).
Our thanks to Bayer and Lexutt for their permission to share this personal memento of the occasion, and to Silcock for the translation and for the photograph he took the next day.
The English Festschrift for Bayer, also presented to him on the same festive day, is now published: Promising Faith for a Ruptured Age: An English-Speaking Appreciation of Oswald Bayer, edited by John T. Pless, Joshua C. Miller, and Roland Ziegler (Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2019).
Read the Meditation here!
"Martin Luther & Education" by Matthieu Arnold
Back to school special from LQ: Enjoy "Martin Luther & Education" by Matthieu Arnold of the University of Strasbourg.
"The Self-Giving God" by Oswald Bayer
LQ is again pleased to make available an essay by German theologian Oswald Bayer. Click here or on the essay title above.
Click here to read an exclusive complement to this essay: a Trinity Sunday sermon by Dr. Bayer.
"The Freiburg 'Bonhoeffer Circle' (1943)" by Michael Grzonka
Enjoy this detailed study of the risky process involved in preparing for a more just post-war Germany, conceived during the height of fascist power.
PLUS, a translated appendix that could not be included in the printed version of Lutheran Quarterly can be found here: "Appendix 4 - 'Economic and Social Order.'"
"Getting Women Ordained" by Gracia Grindal
With the 50th anniversary of women's ordination among North American Lutherans on the horizon in the year 2020, LQ is glad to share this essay by Gracia Grindal.
In Memoriam: Vítor Westhelle, 1952-2018
Dr. Vítor Westhelle, professor of systematic theology at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, died on May 13, 2018. With so much to say about his life and work, Lutheran Quarterly would like to share this essay that Dr. Westhelle published in 2010. From beginning to end, it testifies to the God who brings life out of death.
It is entitled "Justification as Death and Gift." It concludes with these words:
"Justification should be addressed as one would in writing an obituary to oneself, saying that it is neither what one wanted or desired, nor what one's interest bargained for, only that a single word would convey, and yet would already be a word too long to account for justification: tetelestai, finished."
Among his countless contributions to the global church and the academy, Dr. Westhelle was a member of Lutheran Quarterly's Council of Editorial Advisors.
For more about Vítor's life and witness, please see this announcement from LSTC.
Summer 2018 Featured Essay:
Oswald Bayer on Marcuse's Critique of Luther
Click here to enjoy another thought-provoking essay by Oswald Bayer.
Spring 2018 featured Essay:
"Martin luther & the Danish Welfare State" by Jørn Henrik Petersen
Click here to read this study on the relationship between Lutheran church culture and the Danish welfare state.
ABSTRACT: Generally, religion has played only a minor role in comparative welfare state research. Some scholars have even termed the topic "religion-blind." During recent years, however, a smaller group of researchers have investigated the relationship between religions or denominations on the one hand and the origin and development of the welfare state on the other. Jørn Henrik Petersen investigates the rise and establishment of the Danish Welfare State in the light of Lutheran Reformation influences.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Aarhus professional and Professor of Social Policy Jørn Henrik Petersen first wrote multiple volumes on the history of the welfare state in Denmark, and then, in 2016 and 2017, books on the role of Martin Luther and Lutheranism in that history. Next up for him, in Danish, is Luther as a Social Reformer.
New Forde Publication: "America's God & Lutheran Faith"
Click here to read this essay, which was presented to a group of pastors by the late Dr. Forde in 1992.
2017 Featured Essay:
On Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue by Theodor Dieter
Click here to read "Commemoration of the Reformation in Germany and Lund" by Theodor Dieter (Spring 2017, Vol 31)
Featured Essays for the 500th Reformation Anniversary
To commemorate 500 years of the Reformation, LQ is proud to share these great essays on Luther, Lutheranism, and the meaning of the Reformation for today.
"Luther on the Market Economy" by Carter Lindberg
"Sources for and against the Posting of the Ninety-Five Theses" by Volker Leppin & Timothy Wengert
Recommended books in the field of Reformation history, compiled by Mary Jane Haemig
"Twenty Questions on the Relevance of Luther for Today" by Oswald Bayer
"Katharina von Bora, the Woman at Luther's Side" by Martin Treu
Bonus: index of every piece published over the past 30 years!
Re-dedication of Jehu Jones marker in Philadelphia
Rev. Jehu Jones (1786-1852) was the first African-American Lutheran pastor. He led a congregation in Philadelphia in the 1830s and served as a missionary in the Ministerium of Pennsylvania. A historical marker was recently rededicated at the site of his Philadelphia congregation. In honor of that occasion, Lutheran Quarterly is proud to share this 1996 essay by Karl E. Johnson, Jr. and Joseph Romeo on Rev. Jones (click here for essay).
In the 1990s, a student at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, [Karl] Earl Johnson, directed by Prof. Richard Stewart, began to do some investigation of Jehu Jones, the first African American Lutheran pastor in the US. Among other things, he discovered that the original building of St. Paul's was in existence and the cornerstone preserved. In 1998, Prof. Stewart and Dr. Timothy Wengert successfully lobbied the Pennsylvania Historical Commission for a marker at the site, 310 S. Quince St., Philadelphia, PA. Within a few years the sign disappeared. Only this year did Prof. Stewart again get the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to restore the marker. On November 19, 2016, a group of Lutheran pastors and laity gathered to rededicate the sign. Profs. Stewart and Wengert made remarks as did Bishop Clair Burkat.
Jehu Jones, born in South Carolina was designated by his pastor, John Bachman, to become a missionary to Liberia. Ordained by the New York Synod, Jones was unable to go to Liberia and instead came to Philadelphia, where in the 1530s with the half-hearted support of some of the Lutheran pastors of the Pennsylvania Synod, he started an African American Lutheran congregation, St. Paul's. They built a sanctuary at 310 S. Quince St. By 1839 the building had been sold in a sheriff's auction for failure to pay loans (in part because the Synod failed to live up to its promises). Jones later faced charges by the New York Synod regarding the legitimacy of his ordination and ministry, which he answered in a tract. He died in Philadelphia on September 28, 1852.
Only through the tireless work of Earl Johnson and Richard Stewart has the life and work of this remarkable pioneer come to light.
Editor Paul Rorem on LQ, Past & Present
LQ editor Paul Rorem wrote this piece about the past and present of Lutheran Quarterly for an issue of Currents in Theology & Mission that surveyed a variety of journals produced by and for North American Lutherans.
Read Dr. Rorem's essay here. [Shared with permission of Currents in Theology & Mission]
Want more? Click here to visit the Table of Contents for this inspiring issue of Currents!
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November 4 – Full Moon. The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 05:23 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Beaver Moon because this was the time of year to set the beaver traps before the swamps and rivers froze. It has also been known as the Frosty Moon and the Hunter's Moon.
November 4, 5 – Taurids Meteor Shower. The Taurids is a long-running minor meteor shower producing only about 5-10 meteors per hour. It is unusual in that it consists of two separate streams. The first is produced by dust grains left behind by Asteroid 2004 TG10. The second stream is produced by debris left behind by Comet 2P Encke. The shower runs annually from September 7 to December 10. It peaks this year on the the night of November 4. Unfortunately the glare from the full moon will block out all but the brightest meteors. If you are extremely patient, you may still be able to catch a few good ones. Best viewing will be just after midnight from a dark location far away from city lights. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Taurus, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
November 13 – Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter. A spectacular conjunction of Venus and Jupiter will be visible in the evening sky. The two bright planets will be extremely close, appearing only 0.3 degrees apart. Look for this impressive pairing in the Eastern sky just before sunrise.
November 17, 18 – Leonids Meteor Shower. The Leonids is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. This shower is unique in that it has a cyclonic peak about every 33 years where hundreds of meteors per hour can be seen. That last of these occurred in 2001. The Leonids is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1865. The shower runs annually from November 6-30. It peaks this year on the night of the 17th and morning of the 18th. The nearly new moon will not be a problem this year. Skies should be dark enough for what should be good show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Leo, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
November 18 – New Moon. The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 11:42 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.
November 24 – Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation. The planet Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 22.0 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.
December 3 – Full Moon, Supermoon. The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 15:47 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Cold Moon because this is the time of year when the cold winter air settles in and the nights become long and dark. This moon has also been known as the Full Long Nights Moon and the Moon Before Yule. This is also the only supermoon for 2017. The Moon will be at its closest approach to the Earth and may look slightly larger and brighter than usual.
December 13, 14 – Geminids Meteor Shower. The Geminids is the king of the meteor showers. It is considered by many to be the best shower in the heavens, producing up to 120 multicolored meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by an asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon, which was discovered in 1982. The shower runs annually from December 7-17. It peaks this year on the night of the 13th and morning of the 14th. The waning crescent moon will be no match for the Geminids this year. The skies should still be dark enough for an excellent show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Gemini, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
December 18 – New Moon. The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 06:30 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.
December 21 – December Solstice. The December solstice occurs at 16:28 UTC. The South Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its southernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.44 degrees south latitude. This is the first day of winter (winter solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of summer (summer solstice) in the Southern Hemisphere.
December 21, 22 – Ursids Meteor Shower. The Ursids is a minor meteor shower producing about 5-10 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tuttle, which was first discovered in 1790. The shower runs annually from December 17-25. It peaks this year on the the night of the 21st and morning of the 22nd. The crescent moon will set early in the evening leaving dark skies for optimal observing. Best viewing will be just after midnight from a dark location far away from city lights. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Ursa Minor, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
January 2 – Full Moon, Supermoon. The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 02:24 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Wolf Moon because this was the time of year when hungry wolf packs howled outside their camps. This moon has also been know as the Old Moon and the Moon After Yule. This is also the first of two supermoons for 2018. The Moon will be at its closest approach to the Earth and may look slightly larger and brighter than usual.


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Oxford Observer • November 12, 2021 • https://oxfordobserver.org/7428/briefs/talawanda-runner-finishes-third-in-state-championship/
Talawanda runner finishes third in state championship
Photo provided by Talawanda High School
Kiefer Bell (in red) in the #3 spot on the winner's platform at last week's state cross country championships
Kiefer Bell made Talawanda cross country history at the state championships, placing third in the boy's Division I race this past Saturday, Nov. 6. Hannah Lippincott, of Talawanda's girls team, placed 64th in the girl's Division I race.
Hannah Lippincott of the Talawanda girls cross country team, also went to the state championships, placing 64th. Photo provided by Talawanda High School
On the Friday, before the race, Bell and Lippincott were sent off by an assembly line of cheering students and staff and a serenade from the school's marching band.
According to Talawanda cross country coach Paul Stiver, this year marked Bell's third time at state and Lippincott's second.
In other Talawanda sports news, senior swimmer Mercy Patterson committed to Miami University to continue her academic and athletic career. Patterson officially signed with Miami on Wednesday, Nov. 10.
Kiefer Bell with his third-place medal. Photo provided by Talawanda High School
The performances of Bell and Lippincott at the state championships marked the end of Talawanda's fall sports season.
The school's winter athletic season is underway with two hockey games played and a hockey game and girls' basketball game scheduled for the coming week.


A Solar Impulse 2 Solar powered aeroplane landed in Silicon Valley, San Francisco after an historic three day flight from Hawaii with Bertrand Piccard as the pilot. The plane is absolutely powered by the sun and it has 17,000 photovoltaic cells on its wings.
The flying attempt of the Solar Impulse 2 started in March 2015 at Abu Dhabi to Oman to Myanmar then to China to Japan before flying to Hawaii where it took off to San Francisco. After setting a record for the longest non-stop solo flight, the airplane could not operate for eight months due to overheating of the batteries.
The plane is expected to fly to New York City before returning to Abu Dhabi.
The project is privately funded and is led by a Swiss engineer Andre Borschberg with Google Solvay, Omega and Schindlers as official partners.
The Pilot, Mr Piccard, described his experience alone in the cockpit of the solar powered plane as one of the most fantastic experience of life he has had.


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Cath Waller appointed Managing Director of Advertising at Immediate Media
Special interest content and platform company Immediate Media has announced the appointment of Cath Waller as Chief Advertising Officer.
Waller will have overall responsibility for Immediate's entire sales team, across sales, creative and content, social media, AdTech, Planops, business data and Insight. , and will report to Immediate Platforms CEO Sean Cornwell.
Waller has held senior sales positions for nearly 20 years and has worked at Immediate since its inception in 2011, most recently as Content Studio Commercial Director for Immediate Imagine, which she launched in 2016. Under her management, Imagine has established its reputation as one of the industry's leading in-house studios, winning numerous awards and growing revenue significantly year over year.
"Cath is a passionate and energetic business leader with excellent strategic and creative skills, and is highly respected both within the immediate industry and across the industry," Cornwell said. "She has a proven track record of building, developing and motivating high performing teams in both digital and print. I really look forward to working with Cath as we seek to accelerate our business growth across multiple channels.
Cath Waller added, "Anyone who knows me knows how passionate I am about Immediate's business, our brands and our people. It is therefore a privilege and a pleasure to have the opportunity to lead our talented and dedicated advertising team on the next leg of our exciting journey, providing innovative solutions and first-class service to our clients and agency partners.
Following Waller's appointment as Chief Advertising Officer, Beth Shirazi, Director of Partnerships, will lead the Imagine Partnerships team, working closely with Rob Hunt who assumes the role of Director of Creative Partnerships, focusing on driving creative innovation within the team. Jonathan Bown, Director of Business Content, will lead Immediate's Imagine studio, providing all of Immediate's business content.
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Surrey's James Morrison knows he has to maintain his consistent low scoring this week to stand a chance of winning his second European Tour title in six weeks.
The 30-year-old has not shot less than five-under in all three rounds at the BMW International Open in Munich - something none of his nearest rivals have managed - and a second 67 of the week gave him a two-stroke lead heading into the final day.
But with scoring good around Golfclub Munchen Eichenried, last month's Open de Espana winner accepts he will have to improve on his 16-under total if he is to close out victory on Sunday.
'The scoring has always been low here over the years so you have just got to keep going low and keep making birdies,' he said.
'Tomorrow I'll try to draw on Spain's good vibes and see what happens.
'I'm not playing much different than I've done in the last probably year or so but golf is a funny game and the margins are so fine.
Morrison shot six birdies but only his second bogey in 54 holes at the last, where his approach from the rough over a grandstand struck a female marshal on the arm, meant he dropped a shot closer to Northumberland's Chris Paisley, with whom he will go out with in the final pair.
Paisley carded seven birdies in nine holes from the third to sign for a 66 and move to 14 under, one ahead of Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee.
'I'm proud of how I kind of kept moving forward. It's the first time I've been in such a good position in a European Tour event,' said Paisley, a qualifying school graduate.


The Aviation Industry has fully realized the limitations of human processing, better defined as Cognitive Load Theory – meaning that a person has a finite amount of memory which can be overloaded with stimuli or facts and thus become unable to retain or engage new knowledge. Hence, things like "checklists" for every possible emergency scenario which we can see in action from Tom Hanks' film Sully – where the Pilot and Co-Pilot read a checklist during a no-thrust emergency to ensure all necessary steps are taken. Cognitive Load Theory provides guidance on how to use virtual simulation effectively. Though making a simulation as realistic as possible is important, certain simplifications can actually improve knowledge retention. Simplifying simulations and targeting key focus areas can actually enhance the learning process. The goal should not be to expose a student to every situation they'll ever come across in one simulation; it should be to expose them to specific information in a controlled series of experiences that achieve the objectives of the training program.
These 5 tips were written by the team from Discovery Machine, creators of RESITE for Healthcare, which enables healthcare professionals to quickly and easily create realistic training scenarios for their healthcare trainees—complete with digital doctors, nurses, patients, medical equipment, beds, rooms—everything found in a hospital setting. RESITE places trainees into an immersive 3D environment that helps them learn faster and see the cause/effect relationship of their decisions and hands-on interaction in real time. With over 16 years in the industry Discovery Machine delivers powerful, proven technology with a friendly, accessible front-end that translates to successful training programs empowered with intelligent interaction.
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Warren Brown is an English actor & Muay Thai style boxer. Warren Brown was born on 11th May 1978 in Warrington, Cheshire. Warren Brown is popular for his roles in TV series like- Hollyoaks, Occupation, Luther.
Some of the movies Warren has appeared in are- The Dark Knight Rises(2012), Byzantium(2012), Up There(2012).
Some of the TV series he has had recurring roles are- Hollyoaks, Luther, Grownups, X Company, Strike Back, Liar. He has also had small roles in series like- Shameless, Jane Hall, Casualty, Mobile, Casualty, Coming Up, Spooks: Code 9, Dead Set, The Bill, Occupation, Criminal Justice, Single Father, Accused, Moving On, Inside Men, Good Cop, Agatha Christie's Marple, By Any Means.
He looks younger for his age, In 2005 at the age of 27 he played the role of college student.
Warren won Best Villain award at the British Soap Awards(2006). He was nominated in three different categories- Best Villain, Best scene, Best Exit.
Muay Thai World Champion: Warren is professionally trained in Muay Thai, he is a 2 time world champion, he is not professionally involved with Muay Thai any more. At the age of 21 he defeated Carlo Barbuto at the WAKO Pro World Title held in Turin, Italy.
Voice artist: He has provided voiceover for roles in videos like Gomez: A True Story and others.
Music Video: Warren has appeared in the song 'I Remember' with Deadmau5.
He presented awards at the British Academy Television Awards in 2013.
For his TV series he trained at KASOTC.
He disliked face photography before becoming an actor.
Role Model Army: He has joined the group to help end Stigma on Men's Mental Health Issues.
He often tweets raising awareness of men's health issues, promoting organizations like Movember.
He has two pups named- Frankie & Vinnie.
His move to acting from professional boxing was kind of accidental not intended. One of his friends got him to be an extra for a movie, one thing lead to another finally leading him to act.
During his fighting career he had broken Eye, Leg, Nose numerous times.
Drama college: He attended drama college in Manchester for once a week. He considers the sets of Hollyoaks- his first Series to be an extended drama school.
He is a godfather to children of his friends'.
He was the youngest English World Champion in Muay Thai.
Though a world champion he was working in a warehouse in his home town Warrington for living.
His fascination for Muay Thai began at the age of 15, he was very small for his age and wanted to do something about it.
He is often compared with fellow Warrington actor Pete Postlethwaite.
Once his friend and colleague Idris Elba poked him for a friendly fight knowing Warren is a champion, and threw a punch at him which Warren instinctively blocked with his knee, Idris had to limp for 3 days.
He does a special Lily Savage impression.
Some of my favorite people are Canadians.
Nothing like Foo Fighters after a long day filming.
After a long tiring day on sets, its not compulsory to hang up your costume. But if you don't you're a tosspot.
What's the point of doing this unless I continually push myself?


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Donald Leslie Chipp, also known as Don Chipp was an Australian politician born on the 21st August 1925 in a working class suburb of Northcote, Melbourne and grew up during the Depression. During his youth, Don Chipp was a dedicated runner and keen cricketer. As a result, he ended up playing Australian rules football for Heidelberg in the Victorian Football Association, before also playing briefly for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League. Not only this, but he was also a finalist of the Stawell Gift Annual Foot race.
Don Chipp was educated at Northcote High School before joining the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) during World War II. Graduating from Melbourne University with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, Don Chipp played football before qualifying for an accountant and worked as a registrar of the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants from 1950-1955.
Before entering the life of a politician, Don Chipp also served as a councillor for Kew City from 1955-1961. During this time, he was appointed chief executive officer of the Olympic Civic Committee, which was involved with the organisation of the 1956 Olympic games in Melbourne and also appointed chairman of Victoria's first doorknock cancer appeal. When the games ended, he worked as a manager of the Victorian Promotion Committee and finally running his own management consultancy.
With such dedication to serve for his community and country during his early life, it was logical for Don Chipp to enter politics. As a result, Don Chipp entered his lengthy but distinguished political career in 1960, where he was elected in a by-election into the House of Representatives and became the Liberal Member for the seat of Higinbotham. After a redistribution in 1968 however, moved Chipp into a less safe seat of Hotham.
Don Chipp was reknowned for his establishment of the Democrats Party and his involvement with the serving in politics under serveral prime ministers including, Harold Holt, John Gorton and William McMahon.
With the sudden death of Harold Holt in December 1967, although he had retained the Navy and Tourism portfolios presented to him before by Harold Holt, he was dropped from the ministry by the new liberal prime minister, John Gorton. This was partly due to the fact that Chipp supported another candidate of the liberal membership, Billy Snedden.
It was until after the 1969 election that John Gorton appointed Chipp as the Minister for Customs and Excise. As a result, the portfolio brought he into great attention due to his actions of the abolishing the censorship of printed material such as Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer and also Playboy magazines. But this also had negative affects to party members as they thought of his actions to be 'too liberal'.
After the defeat of the Liberal Party during the 1972 federal election by the Labor party's Gough Whitlam, Chipp was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Social Security. He was still a strong supporter of Snedden, who became the party leader following the 1972 defeat but lost the election in 1974 against Whitlam. Though in March 1975, Snedden was displaced by Malcolm Fraser but although Chipp had retained his position, it was dead obvious these two did not get along. However, after Malcolm Fraser's victory following the dismissal of Gough Whitlam on 11th November 1975, he gave Chipp three portfolios- Social Security, Health and Repatriation and Compensation. But this changed when Fraser won the December 1975 election, Chipp was not included in the ministry at all.
Liberal to Democrats
The Australian Democrats' policies formed by the unique method of participation of all members encouraged environmental awareness and sustainability, preventative approaches to human health and welfare, animal rights, reconciliation with the indigenous population and the rejection of nuclear weapons through the means of pacifist approaches to foreign affairs, open government, constitutional reform and progressive approaches to social issues in the community such as sexuality, drugs and alcohol. The Australian Democrats were the first representatives of green politics in Federal Parliament.
At the 1977 election, Chipp was elected into the Senate. At this election, he famously promised to Australia that he would do his job to "Keep the bastards honest".
He now represented the Democrats as their leader and in his time, involved himself in multiple high profile environmental and social justice causes and especially in stopping the Franklin Dam Project. At the 1980 election, the Democrats gained a potential balance of power which they retained until 2005. This power allowed the Democrats and Chipp to gave a greater say in the passing of government legislation.
Donald Leslie Chipp played the central role in the Australian Democrats bringing it glory and social power in the first nine years of the party's entry to Federal politics. Chipp had originally firmly declined to join the new Australian Democrats party but later decided to accept the offer to lead the Australian Democrats, receiving a standing ovation from over 3,000 people at the Melbourne Town Hall.
In a 1980 media conference, Chipp spoke out and described that he and his party's aim was "to keep the bastards honest", referring to the major parties and high profile politicians that are more concerned with political point scoring than the issues of everyday people. This became the long standing slogan for the Australian Democrats. In the election that year, the Democrats achieved 9.25% of the Senate's power holding a total of five seats. While conditions looked good in the upper house, the lower house had only one Democrat seat and failed to win any more. Chipp retired as the leader of the Democrats in 1986 for eight years being succeeded by Janine Haines. He still made multiple public appearances despite his deteriorating health from suffering from Parkinson's Disease. An example of this was on the 13th of May 2005 where Don Chipp appeared on the show of 'Talking Heads' with Peter Thompson in which the audio interview can be found here
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There are many things to do on the territory of Pistoia or just outside of it. In particular, as far as the farmhouse is concerned, there are riding stables only few meters away and they organise horse rides on the surrounding hills. With regards to all the rest, we would gladly give you more information about possible activities at the time.


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Q: Populate a DataGridView with a DataView I would like to fill in my DataGridView with a DataView that we can assume already contains data. I have been searching for a way to do this but all the solutions involve other data structures than a DataView or involve using other libraries that I am unable to encorporate in this project. Do I need to first convert the DataView to something else and use that to populate the DataGridView? Or  is there something else I can use than a DataGridView that displays information in a similar way?

A: How to: Bind a DataView Object to a Windows Forms DataGridView Control
This is all native, I just googled "datagridview.datasource to dataview" maybe I mis-read and this doesn't solve your problem but comment if so and I will try and help
private void GetData()
{
    try
    {
        // Initialize the DataSet.
        dataSet = new DataSet();
        dataSet.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;

        // Create the connection string for the AdventureWorks sample database.
        string connectionString = "Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;"
            + "Integrated Security=true;";

        // Create the command strings for querying the Contact table.
        string contactSelectCommand = "SELECT ContactID, Title, FirstName, LastName, EmailAddress, Phone FROM Person.Contact";

        // Create the contacts data adapter.
        contactsDataAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(
            contactSelectCommand,
            connectionString);

        // Create a command builder to generate SQL update, insert, and
        // delete commands based on the contacts select command. These are used to
        // update the database.
        SqlCommandBuilder contactsCommandBuilder = new SqlCommandBuilder(contactsDataAdapter);

        // Fill the data set with the contact information.
        contactsDataAdapter.Fill(dataSet, "Contact");

    }
    catch (SqlException ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
    }
}

A: Try setting the DataSource property of DataGridView to your DataView.
A DataSource can implement either the IBindingListView or IList interfaces (with other options that are irelevant to this case.) that are both implemented by the DataView.
For more information check the MSDN:

*

*Displaying Data in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control

*Data Display Modes in the Windows Forms DataGridView Control

*DataGridView.DataSource Property

*DataView Class


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Klawr (Experimental WIP)
========================
A set of Unreal Engine 4 plugins that will allow users to write game-play code in C# (and eventually
other CLI languages such as F#), in game projects targeting the Windows platform. If you're looking
for a cross-platform alternative Xamarin has developed a [plugin](https://mono-ue.github.io/) that
provides Mono integration, however a commercial Mono license is not cheap, and it doesn't work in
newer UE versions. The primary aim of this project is to make it possible to do anything that can
currently be done in Blueprints in C# scripts, in order to eliminate the need for complex Blueprint
spaghetti.

The current development focus is on script components (see `UKlawrScriptComponent`), these are
actor components whose functionality is implemented in a C# class. The C# class attached to a
script component can access any Blueprint accessible property or function exposed by the actor it
is attached to or any of its sibling components (this is still limited at present since only a
subset of all the possible property types is supported). Eventually the properties and methods
defined in a C# script component will also be exposed to Blueprints.

Some time was also spent developing script objects, which allow for "subclassing" in C# of almost
any `UObject` derived class, actors included, but that's currently on the back-burner.

NOTE: This project is still highly experimental, and not very useful (though it's getting there).

Check the [Wiki](https://github.com/enlight/klawr/wiki) for additional details.

Prerequisites
=============
- Windows 7 or later
- Unreal Engine 4.10 or later (you'll need the source from GitHub)
- Visual Studio 2015
- .NET Framework 4.5.2 or later

Overview
========
Klawr consists of one native C++ library, a couple of C# assemblies, and three UE4 plugins.

The core of the CLR hosting code is located in the **Klawr.ClrHost** libraries. The
**Klawr.ClrHost.Native** C++ library bootstraps the CLR, and the C# assemblies handle hosting
related tasks and provide some core classes for use by the auto-generated UE4 C# API (as well
as user scripts). **Klawr.ClrHost.Native** is linked into **KlawrRuntimePlugin**, which allows
Unreal Engine to load and execute assemblies containing managed code.

**KlawrCodeGeneratorPlugin** generates C# wrappers for `UObject` subclasses from the reflection
information gathered by the **Unreal Header Tool (UHT)** from `UFUNCTION` and `UPROPERTY`
decorators in the engine/game source. This is the same reflection information that underpins much
of the functionality provided by Blueprints.

**KlawrRuntimePlugin** executes user scripts written in C#, scripts have access to the wrapped UE4
API generated by **KlawrCodeGeneratorPlugin**.

**KlawrEditorPlugin** provides a new Blueprint type that can be used to create actor components
that are implemented in managed assemblies.

Building
========
This is a two phase process, in the first phase the CLR hosting libraries must be built, in the
second phase the plugins themselves.

Source Location
---------------
The directory hierarchy of this repository matches that of the UE4 source repository, once you
check out this project you can just copy the Engine directory into your UE4 source checkout and
everything should end up in the right place. However, if you plan on making any changes to the
source you'll probably want create a couple of directory junctions instead of copy/pasting
files back and forth. To that end I've provided `CreateLinks.bat`, which you can right-click
on and `Run as administrator` directly from the checkout root. The batch file will prompt you
to enter the path to the UE4 source checkout that you'd like to use to build Klawr, and will then
create the necessary directory junctions.

Now everything should be in the right place, from here on any paths are relative to the UE4 source
checkout.

Customizing the Unreal Header Tool
----------------------------------
To ensure that the Klawr code generator plugin is built before UHT is executed you'll need to
modify `Engine/Source/Programs/UnrealHeaderTool/UnrealHeaderTool.Target.cs` in the engine source.
A patch file (`UnrealHeaderToolPatch.diff`) with the relevant one-line change is provided in this
repository. However, since it is a one-liner you may find it quicker to make the change by hand,
all you have to do is replace the following line in `UnrealHeaderTool.Target.cs`

``` cpp
AdditionalPlugins.Add("ScriptGeneratorPlugin");
```

with

``` cpp
AdditionalPlugins.Add("KlawrCodeGeneratorPlugin");
```

Libraries
---------
1. Open `Engine\Source\ThirdParty\Klawr\Klawr.ClrHost.sln` in VS2015.
2. Set the `Solution Configuration` to either `Release` or `Debug`.
3. Set the `Solution Platform` to `x64` (this is very important, Win32 builds are not supported yet).
4. Select `Build Solution` to build all the libraries.

Assuming that the build finished with no errors you can move on to phase two.

Plugins
-------
1. Configure UHT to use the Klawr code generator plugin, to do so add/edit the `Plugins` section in
   `Engine\Programs\UnrealHeaderTool\Saved\Config\Windows\Engine.ini` (if the file doesn't exist,
   create it):

    ```
    [Plugins]
    ProgramEnabledPlugins=KlawrCodeGeneratorPlugin
    ScriptExcludedModules=ScriptPlugin
    ScriptExcludedModules=ScriptEditorPlugin
    ScriptExcludedModules=ScriptGeneratorPlugin
    ScriptExcludedModules=KlawrRuntimePlugin
    ScriptSupportedModules=CoreUObject
    ScriptSupportedModules=Engine
    ```
2. Run `GenerateProjectFiles.bat` in your UE4 source checkout.
3. Open `UE4.sln` in VS2015.
4. Set the `Solution Configuration` to `Debug Editor` or `Development Editor`.
5. Set the `Solution Platform` to `Win64` (this is very important, Win32 builds are not supported yet).
6. Select `Build Solution` to build everything.

During the build you may see a bunch of console windows popup briefly, don't panic, this is just
the Klawr code generator plugin building the UE4 C# wrappers assembly. The wrappers assembly can be
rebuilt manually by running `Engine\Intermediate\ProjectFiles\Klawr\Build.bat` from the console.

Using
=====
First of all make sure you've got a project open that you don't mind obliterating in case something
goes wrong, next enable KlawrRuntimePlugin and KlawrEditorPlugin in UnrealEd, restart as requested.

Now you can [create a script component Blueprint](https://github.com/enlight/klawr/wiki/Creating-a-Script-Component-Blueprint).

License
=======
Klawr is licensed under the MIT license.

Klawr uses the [pugixml](http://pugixml.org/) library to parse XML, it was written by
Arseny Kapoulkine and is licensed under the MIT license.


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Media chiefs and the federal opposition are urging Peter Dutton to abandon any legal action against journalists targeted in recent federal police raids. Two ABC reporters and a News Corp journalist are under police investigation after publishing separate stories based on leaked government information. The heads of both media organisations have written to the home affairs minister, asking that action against their journalists cease. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has endorsed their demands. "That's a common sense outcome," Mr Albanese told reporters in Sydney on Thursday. "These are journalists who are doing their job, and the fact is the idea that they were under investigation was dismissed by the government just weeks ago." The high-profile police raids have attracted international attention and triggered a fierce debate on press freedom in Australia and abroad As a consequence, Foreign Minister Marise Payne has been forced to defend her attendance at an international conference on media freedom. The foreign minister was at the Global Conference for Media Freedom in London on Wednesday with her international counterparts, journalists and civil groups. Senator Payne denied she was being hypocritical, saying she was in a "no-win" situation. "I would imagine that if Australia was not represented at a conference like today, then you would say that the government wasn't doing their job by being here," she told reporters. "So I suspect you would advance a position where a government was in a no-win situation." Mr Albanese was highly critical of her attendance. "I do find it quite extraordinary that a government that's presided over these attacks on press freedom has a foreign minister overseas speaking at conferences about press freedom," he said. "I think that Australia would have more credibility if we get our act together right here, right now." Meanwhile, a former military lawyer charged with leaking classified documents at the centre of the ABC raids has faced court again in Canberra. David McBride has agreed to keep journalists out of the courtroom when secret information comes up in his trial. The 55-year-old will be back before the ACT Supreme Court next week. In London, the foreign minister told the conference's plenary session that Australia condemned Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year. Senator Payne also talked about how she raised the plight of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar with leaders in that country in December. But she did not mention Australian Federal Police raids on the News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst's home or the ABC headquarters, or their requesting of ABC journalist Dan Oakes' private travel records. The foreign minister also did not make any mention of the AFP accessing journalists' metadata 58 times in one year. "While Australia ranks relatively highly on the World Press Freedom Index, we recognise that a sensible balance needs to be reached between protecting our national interest in the face of ever-evolving security challenges and upholding the public's right to know," Senator Payne told the conference session. She said that was why a parliamentary committee was looking into law enforcement, intelligence and press freedom. Australian Associated Press
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Media chiefs lobby Dutton over AFP raids
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Foreign Minister Marise Payne spoke at the Global Conference for Media Freedom in London.
Media chiefs and the federal opposition are urging Peter Dutton to abandon any legal action against journalists targeted in recent federal police raids.
Two ABC reporters and a News Corp journalist are under police investigation after publishing separate stories based on leaked government information.
The heads of both media organisations have written to the home affairs minister, asking that action against their journalists cease.
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has endorsed their demands.
"That's a common sense outcome," Mr Albanese told reporters in Sydney on Thursday.
"These are journalists who are doing their job, and the fact is the idea that they were under investigation was dismissed by the government just weeks ago."
The high-profile police raids have attracted international attention and triggered a fierce debate on press freedom in Australia and abroad
As a consequence, Foreign Minister Marise Payne has been forced to defend her attendance at an international conference on media freedom.
The foreign minister was at the Global Conference for Media Freedom in London on Wednesday with her international counterparts, journalists and civil groups.
Senator Payne denied she was being hypocritical, saying she was in a "no-win" situation.
"I would imagine that if Australia was not represented at a conference like today, then you would say that the government wasn't doing their job by being here," she told reporters.
"So I suspect you would advance a position where a government was in a no-win situation."
Mr Albanese was highly critical of her attendance.
"I do find it quite extraordinary that a government that's presided over these attacks on press freedom has a foreign minister overseas speaking at conferences about press freedom," he said.
"I think that Australia would have more credibility if we get our act together right here, right now."
Meanwhile, a former military lawyer charged with leaking classified documents at the centre of the ABC raids has faced court again in Canberra.
David McBride has agreed to keep journalists out of the courtroom when secret information comes up in his trial.
The 55-year-old will be back before the ACT Supreme Court next week.
In London, the foreign minister told the conference's plenary session that Australia condemned Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year.
Senator Payne also talked about how she raised the plight of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar with leaders in that country in December.
But she did not mention Australian Federal Police raids on the News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst's home or the ABC headquarters, or their requesting of ABC journalist Dan Oakes' private travel records.
The foreign minister also did not make any mention of the AFP accessing journalists' metadata 58 times in one year.
"While Australia ranks relatively highly on the World Press Freedom Index, we recognise that a sensible balance needs to be reached between protecting our national interest in the face of ever-evolving security challenges and upholding the public's right to know," Senator Payne told the conference session.
She said that was why a parliamentary committee was looking into law enforcement, intelligence and press freedom.


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Amman International Film Festival reveals Juries and Awards
مهرجان عمان السينمائي الدولي بالأردن: مشاركة "أبو ليلى" و"في منصورة فرقتنا" في الدورة الافتتاحية
Jordan's Amman Film Festival sets juries, awards for inaugural edition
Amman,18 August 2020 – The inaugural edition of Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film (AIFF), Jordan's first international film festival that highlights regional and international debut works, announces the jurors for its different sections, who will be selecting the winners of the Black Iris Award in the three competitive categories: Best Arab Feature-Length Narrative, Best Arab Feature-Length Documentary and Best Arab Short.
The Arab Feature-Length Narrative Film jury is helmed by the acclaimed Serbian director Srdan Golubović, whose credits include the award-winning "The Trap" and whose latest film "Father" premiered to outstanding reviews at this year's 70th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). Joining Golubović, are the Jordanian star and producer Saba Mubarak, known for her numerous notable roles in Arab and regional films and TV series; and Sarim Fassi-Fihri, Executive Vice-President of the Marrakech International Film Festival and CEO of the Moroccan Cinema Centre (CCM).
The Arab Feature-Length Documentary Film jury includes the renowned Jordanian filmmaker Mahmoud Al-Massad, director of critically acclaimed "Blessed Benefit" and award-winning "Recycle"; the Egyptian writer and producer Nadia Kamel, best known for her documentary "Salata Baladi"; and the German filmmaker and artist Andrea Luka Zimmerman, who will be heading the jury.
Furthermore, the British-Iraqi film director Maysoon Pachachi will lead the Short Film jury to select, alongside the Jordanian film critic Najeh Hassan and the American filmmaker Brandt Andersen, the Best Arab Short Narrative.
The winners of each section will be announced at the AIFF's Closing Ceremony on 31 August 2020. The winners of the competitive sections will receive cash prize awards – US $20,000 USD for Best Arab Feature Narrative; US $15,000 for Best Arab Feature Documentary; US $5,000 for Best Arab Short. This comes in addition to the Black Iris bronze trophy, designed by the iconic Jordanian artist Mohanna Durra, a pioneer of the Jordanian Arts movement.
The festival's audience attending the first drive-in cinema in Jordan, located in New Abdali area, will be voting to select the winning film of the international film section, which will also receive US $5,000.
Moreover, the Amman Film Industry Days (AFID) will have its own jury to award projects selected to AFID's pitching platforms, in both development and post-production categories. The AFID's Jury is headed by the renowned Lebanese documentary film director Hady Zaccak. Zaccak will be joined by the Tunisian producer Lina Chaabane Menzli whose previous production credits include award-winning films "Hedi" and "Weldi", the Egyptian-French filmmaker and visual artist Jihan El Tahri, General Director of the Berlin-based documentary institution DOX BOX, and Mohannad Al Bakri, Managing Director of the Royal Film Commission – Jordan.
The AFID's cash and in-kind prizes are presented through partnerships with valued local and international institutions. They are for the Development Category: in-kind lighting & grip equipment in the value of US $15,000 from Slate Film Services in Amman; in-kind post-production access and use of facilities in the value of US $14,000 from SAE Institute – Amman; US $7,500 from Société Générale de Banque – Jordanie; two online mentorship residencies from the American Arts organisation Film Independent; script development consultancy from TaleBox – Jordan; sustainable film development consultancy services from Greener Screen in Dubai.
As for the Post-Production Category, the awards are: in-kind sound design and re-recording mix services in the value of US $17,500 from Acousmatic Film Sound – Estonia; US $7,500 from Société Générale de Banque – Jordanie; in-kind colour grading services in the value of US $7,000 from Rum Pictures – Jordan; participation of one film project in MAFF Market Forum – Post Production Platform in October 2020 from Malmö Arab Film Festival.
The AFID's Award Announcement will take place on 26 August 2020 at the Royal Film Commission – Jordan.
Photos of the Arab Feature-Length Narrative Jury: Srdan Golubović, Saba Mubarak and Sarim Fassi-Fihri.
Photos of the Arab Feature-Length Documentary Jury: Andrea Luka Zimmerman, Mahmoud Al-Massad and Nadia Kamel.
Photos of the Arab Short Narrative Jury: Maysoon Pachachi, Najeh Hassan and Brandt Andersen.
Photos of the Amman Film Industry Days Jury: Hady Zaccak, Lina Chaabane Menzli, Jihan El Tahri, and Mohannad Al Bakri.
For more information, visit AIFF's website www.aiff.jo, call us at +962792222011 or email us at info@aiff.jo. For questions on AFID please email: afid@aiff.jo.
Partners of the AIFF: Royal Film Commission-Jordan; Jordan Tourism Board; Abdali Investment and Development; Bank al Etihad; Zain; Pikasso Jordan; Ghiath & Nadia Sukhtian Foundation; Edgo Management Group; Greater Amman Municipality.
Media Partners: Roya TV; Jordan Radio & Television Corporation; Al-Mamlaka TV; Al-Raya Media Group; Mazaj FM.
Nada Doumani, directrice du Festival international du film d'Amman : «Un traitement audacieux des sujets tabous»
Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film: Awards Announced
Amman International Film Festival announces winners of Amman Film Industry Days pitching platforms