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Defense Minister Praises Michigan National Guard
The Minister of National Defense, Maj. /Gen. Daniel Dee Ziankahn has hailed the Michigan National Guard of the United States of America for its military to military supports to the Armed Forces of Liberia. According to Minister Ziankahn, over the years the Michigan National Guard has been providing several training opportunities to personnel of the Armed Forces of Liberia in various fields of military specialties, thereby enhancing the professional capabilities of the men and women in arms. The Minister added that he looks forward to cementing the relationship that is subsisting between the Michigan National Guard and the Ministry of National Defense.
The Defense Boss further said that he is very grateful for the level of supports that AFL continues to receive from the Michigan National Guard, stressing that this has help the AFL to become "A FORCE FOR GOOD." He made these statements on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, when the Assistant Adjutant General of the Michigan National Guard, Maj. /Gen. Leonard Isabelle paid him a courtesy visit at his Barclay Training Center Office on UN Drive.
In response, Maj. /Gen. Leonard Isabelle praised Minister Ziankahn and the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia, Maj. /Gen. Prince C. Johnson III, for their tireless effort in transforming the AFL into a professional organization. Maj. /Gen. Isabelle expressed his joy for the Armed Forces of Liberia meeting international standard for peacekeeping, evident by its current international peacekeeping mission in the West African State of Mali.
He further disclosed that the Michigan National Guard has been working with the AFL for the past ten years, reiterating his organization continual supports to the Armed Forces of Liberia and lauded the Armed Forces of Liberia for the successful observance of its 62nd anniversary.


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Q: Tooltip for flot bar chart i am using flot API to build bar charts. I am successful in plotting bar charts.But i am not getting tooltip for those charts.I have tried alot but i failed to achieve this.
My code is:
    $(function () {
                var a1 = [
            [0, 100],
            [1, 200],
            [2,300],
            [3,400],
            [4,500]

        ];
        var a2 = [
            [0, 90],
            [1, 150],
            [2,250],
            [3,380],
            [4,450]
            ];

    //var ticks=[[0,"Overall"],[1,"SEA"],[2,"INDIA"],[3,"NEA"],[4,"PZ"]];
            var data = [
                {
                    label: "Pre Transformation",
                    data: a1
                },
                {
                    label: "Post Transformation",
                    data: a2
                }

            ];

            $.plot($("#placeholder2"), data, {
                series: {
                    bars: {
                        show: true,
                        barWidth: 0.13,
                        order: 1
                    }
                },
                xaxis: {
                ticks: [[0,"Overall"],[1,"SEA"],[2,"INDIA"],[3,"NEA"],[4,"PZ"]]
                //tickLength: 0
                },
                    grid: {
              hoverable: true,
             clickable:true

             //mouseActiveRadius: 30  //specifies how far the mouse can activate an item
              },

                valueLabels: {
                    show: true
                }

           });

        });

     var previousPoint = null, previousLabel = null;

  function showTooltip(x, y, color, contents) {
            $('
' + contents + '
').css({
                position: 'absolute',
                display: 'none',
                top: y - 40,
                left: x - 120,
                border: '2px solid ' + color,
                padding: '3px',
                'font-size': '9px',
                'border-radius': '5px',
                'background-color': '#fff',
                'font-family': 'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif',
                opacity: 0.9
            }).appendTo("body").fadeIn(200);
        }

        $.fn.UseTooltip = function () {
            $(this).bind("plothover", function (event, pos, item) {
                if (item) {
                    if ((previousLabel != item.series.label) || (previousPoint != item.dataIndex)) {
                        previousPoint = item.dataIndex;
                        previousLabel = item.series.label;
                        $("#tooltip").remove();

                        var x = item.datapoint[0];
                        var y = item.datapoint[1];

                        var color = item.series.color;

                        //console.log(item.series.xaxis.ticks[x].label);

                        showTooltip(item.pageX,
                        item.pageY,
                        color,
                        "" + item.series.label + "
" + item.series.xaxis.ticks[x].label + " : " + y + " °C");
                    }
                } else {
                    $("#tooltip").remove();
                    previousPoint = null;
                }
            });
        };

Please help me in this regard.

A: Your code is almost ok, there is just single peace is missing.
To understand what peace and why it is missing you should first understand what 'prototype' is and how jQuery use it. In short words - prototype is and object which defines default property values/method implementations for some other object. '$.fn' in jQuery is short reference to prototype. So calling
$.fn.UseTooltip = function () { ... }

will create default implementation for function UseTooltip for all object created by jQuery - e.g. now you can call $(someSelector).UseTooltip(some-parameters).
The important thing in your code is in the fact, that although you defined this function, you never invoked it. This means that you didn't attach tooltip to your bar chart. Simply add:
$("#placeholder2").UseTooltip()

This should solve you problem.

A: Not sure what you were trying to achieve with
$.fn.UseTooltip = function () {
            $(this).bind("plothover", function (event, pos, item) {

But try replacing with this:
$("#placeholder2").on("plothover", function (event, pos, item) {
    if (item) {
// and removing trailling } in the end

Demo

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Hawaii in '93
After the existing bidders for the 1993 Worldcon made frankly awful presentations at Smofcon 6 in December, 1989, many con-runners were worried that none of the three bid committees who had announced (San Francisco in '93, Phoenix in '93 and Zagreb in 1993) were competent, and by March, 1990 it had boiled over and the Hawaii in '93 Worldcon bid was set up under the chairmanship of Lex Nakashima. (Other committee members included Elayne Pelz, Mark Olson and {four others -- need names}.)
The site selection filing deadline had already passed, so the bid would not appear on the ballot and had to run as a write-in. In the five months from launch in March 1990 to the vote at ConFiction that August, the bid won sufficient support to come in second, losing to San Francisco in '93. See 1993 Worldcon Site Selection.
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Citation: NGUYEN QUY BAU (2009-08-03). Development of Nano-composites Based on Magnesium Alloys System AZ31B. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract: The objective of this PhD project was to develop new advanced lightweight structural nanocomposites based on magnesium alloy system AZ31B, by addition of: (a) nano-alumina particulates, (b) nano-alumina particulates and calcium element, and (c) nano-alumina and copper particulates, respectively. All these composite formulations were synthesized using disintegrated melt deposition technique. Initially, three different volume percentages of nano-Al2O3 (0.66%, 1.11%, and 1.5%) were incorporated into the AZ31B matrix. The nanocomposite (AZ31-1.5Al2O3) which exhibited an excellent failure strain (29.5%) but reduced yield and ultimate tensile strength was selected and added with difference weight percentages of calcium and copper, respectively. To improve oxidation properties, 1wt%, 2wt% and 3wt% of calcium were added into the nanocomposite (AZ31B-1.5Al2O3). Finally, to improve strength, 10wt% and 18wt% of copper were added into AZ31B-1.5Al2O3 nanocomposite. The processing, microstructural, physical, thermal and mechanical properties and oxidation behavior of the nanocomposites were diligently studied. Insight into mechanisms governing deformation, strengthening and oxidation of the composites was provided. The results suggest that these composites have significant potential in diverse engineering applications.


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Market Offices
Shawn Warren
29 Oct Shawn Warren
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Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
shawn.warren@idilogistics.com
As Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Shawn oversees all financial aspects of the business, including FP&A, accounting, treasury, tax, finance and IT functions. Shawn joined IDI Logistics in 2013 after the merger with Verde Realty where he served as Chief Accounting Officer and VP Finance. Prior to Verde Realty, he was a Senior Manager at Deloitte where he worked primarily in the commercial real estate industry. Shawn holds a B.B.A. degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, and an M.B.A. from the University of Georgia.
© 2023 IDI Logistics, LLC.
Jon Harmon
Vice President, Capital Deployment & Leasing
jon.harmon@idilogistics.com
As Vice President of Capital Deployment and Leasing, Jon oversees all leasing and property management in the state of Texas which includes approximately 8 million square feet of industrial space. Jon also oversees third party brokers and management teams in the Dallas, Memphis, Houston and Austin markets. Before his tenure at IDI Logistics, Jon held various roles at the industrial real estate firm Sealy and Company including managing the firms Asset Management department.
Jon has a master's degree in real estate from Texas A&M and a bachelor's in finance from LSU. He is a member of NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties) and is working on his CCIM Designation.
Scott Gibbel
Market Officer – Chicago
scott.gibbel@idilogistics.com
Scott oversees the leasing and asset management efforts while overseeing the capital development and capital recycling work for the Chicago region. Scott is also responsible for sales and marketing analysis as well as acquisitions and dispositions, management of third-party property management, and maintaining interaction with clients and brokers.
He holds a BS from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he focused on real estate and urban land economics. Gibbel is a member of NAIOP, the commercial real estate development association, and currently sits on the organization's Developing Leaders Board.
Michele Truhe, PHR
Vice President, Human Resources
michele.truhe@idilogistics.com
As Vice President of Human Resources, Michele is responsible for directing all Human Resources initiatives in key areas such as benefits, staffing, onboarding, performance management, employee relations, and compensation. Michele also serves as strategic leader for all organizational development and effectiveness, training, and succession planning initiatives.
Prior to joining IDI, Michele was Vice President, Director of Talent and Culture at BrightSphere Investment Group in Boston. She was responsible for providing strategic HR Business Partner support and leadership to senior management. She was also responsible for all aspects of BrightSphere employee relations and staffing, employee advocacy and engagement, culture, learning and development, and performance management.
Michele holds a B.A. degree in Commercial Music from Florida State University. She also holds the PHR designation from the HR Certification Institute and the SHRM-CP designation from the Society for Human Resource Management.
David Laibstain
david.laibstain@idilogistics.com
As Executive Vice President and General Counsel, David oversees all IDI Logistics legal matters and supervises IDI Logistics' outside counsels. David is primarily focused on IDI Logistics' leasing, acquisitions and dispositions, as well as financings, corporate governance and compliance matters.
David received his bachelor's degree from Brown University, and his law degree (J.D.) from the University of Virginia. He is a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), including its Legal Forum.
Justin Burns
Market Officer – Northeast
justin.burns@idilogistics.com
As Market Officer, Justin is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and acquiring industrial investments on a regional basis. He is also directly involved in the asset management of IDI Logistics' holdings in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the Baltimore-Washington corridor. His responsibilities include asset strategy recommendation, execution, and reporting, as well as the oversight of third-party leasing and management teams.
Bob Stephens
Market Officer – Cincinnati
robert.stephens@idilogistics.com
As Market Officer, Bob is responsible for the asset management of IDI Logistics' holdings in the Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. His responsibilities include asset strategy recommendation, execution, and reporting, as well as the oversight of third-party leasing and management teams. He is also directly involved in sourcing, underwriting, and acquiring industrial investments on a regional basis.
Charlie McPhee
Senior Vice President West Region
charlie.mcphee@idilogistics.com
As Senior Vice President of IDI Logistics' West region, Charlie McPhee is responsible for all leasing, disposition, acquisitions, and development in the western United States. During his career, Charlie has developed over $3 billion of real estate in industrial, office, self-storage and retail. Charlie graduated from Santa Clara University with a B.A. in English.
Matt Breaux
Senior Vice President East Region
matt.breaux@idilogistics.com
Matt is Senior Vice President for IDI Logistics' East Region which serves markets including Atlanta, South Florida, Northern New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. Based in the company's Atlanta office, Matt leads all capital deployment and operations efforts for the region, including building acquisitions, dispositions, development, and asset management, along with land acquisition and development.
Matt's expertise includes capital deployment, development, leasing, asset management, and dispositions. Breaux holds a BA in Business Administration from Rhodes College, is a CFA Charterholder and is a member of National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP).
Tim Moore
Senior Vice President Central Region
tim.moore@idilogistics.com
Tim is Senior Vice President for IDI Logistics' Central Region, a 25 million square foot portfolio serving markets including Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Memphis and Nashville. Based in the company's Memphis office, Tim leads all capital deployment and operations efforts for the region, including building acquisitions, dispositions, development, and asset management, along with land acquisition and development.
Tim holds a B.S. degree in Biology from Rhodes College in Memphis.
Giancarlo Da Prato, CCIM
giancarlo.daprato@idilogistics.com
Giancarlo is a Vice President of Capital Deployment and Leasing at IDI Logistics and is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and executing investment acquisitions within Southern California. Additionally, he is the asset manager for the +6M SF SoCal operating portfolio. In his role within the West Region, Giancarlo has been an integral component of over $1B of deployment, leasing, and disposition consideration. During that time the team has executed on establishing a +9M SF development pipeline and over 1M SF of existing building acquisitions.
Giancarlo received his B.B.A in Finance from the University of Texas at El Paso and holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. He is fluent in Italian and Spanish.
Brandon Dickens
Vice President, Capital Deployment
brandon.dickens@idilogistics.com
As Vice President of Capital Deployment, Brandon is responsible for sourcing land and building acquisitions, in addition to leasing efforts in Northern California, Seattle, and other West region markets. Brandon received his B.B.A in Finance from California State University at Fullerton. He is a member of NAIOP and is a California State-Licensed Broker.
Mark Saturno
mark.saturno@idilogistics.com
Mark oversees all of IDI Logistics' capital deployment and operations in the U.S. Previously, Mark was Senior Principal at Molto Properties where he oversaw Molto's entry into the development arena and expansion beyond Chicago. Prior to joining Molto, Mark was the Chief Operating Officer of McShane Development Company and Managing Director for AMB's Midwest Region. At AMB, he ran an operating business with more than 40 million square feet of industrial assets that were vertically integrated from in-house property management to acquisitions and developments. He also worked at First Industrial for more than 10 years in various positions.
Nick Faber
Market Officer – Atlanta
nick.faber@idilogistics.com
As Market Officer, Nick Faber oversees leasing, asset management, capital development and capital recycling efforts for the Atlanta and Florida regions. His responsibilities include asset strategy recommendation, execution, and reporting, as well as the oversight of third-party leasing and management teams.


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· Posted on Nov 26, 2020
I Am Once Again Asking Who The A-Hole Is In These Situations
Am I the a-hole for not letting my husband have a Best Buy card?
by Kelly Martinez
Welcome to another round of "Am I the asshole?" polls, inspired by the wonderful Reddit community! Read the stories below, then vote on who you think is in the wrong. Have fun!
Just so you know, some of these stories are based on Reddit posts, but not all of them. They're also not intended to be exactly the same as the original stories.
1. Mary Alice is pregnant. Her coworker Francine, who sits next to her, likes to eat tuna sandwiches for lunch. Mary Alice asks her to bring something else because the smell makes her feel nauseated. Francine says it's not her problem. Who's the asshole?
Both of them
Neither of them
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2. Chuck and Didi are about to get married. A week before the wedding, Didi finds an engraved bracelet that Chuck was planning to give to his ex as a "friend." Didi wants to call off the wedding. Chuck says she's overreacting. Who's the asshole?
3. Craig and his girlfriend Ashley both work full time, but only Ashley works from home. Craig says he's exhausted after work and just wants to go straight to bed without conversation on weeknights. Ashley says that's absurd. Who's the asshole?
4. Haddie's cousin Amber is expecting a baby. Amber has chosen a really "unique" name that Haddie finds ridiculous. Haddie tells Amber she should pick a different name so her kid doesn't get bullied. Amber uninvites her to the baby shower. Who's the asshole?
5. Blair and Dan recently broke up. They used to watch Game of Thrones together every week on Blair's HBO account. Blair discovers that Dan is still using her account, so she decides to kick him off right before the finale. Who's the asshole?
6. Jonah takes his girlfriend Frankie to a fancy restaurant with some of his friends. Frankie orders the mac 'n' cheese. Jonah says she embarrassed him with her "immature" choice of food. Frankie calls him ridiculous. Who's the asshole?
7. Joey and Pacey live in an apartment. Their downstairs neighbor Dawson complains that he hears them having loud sex at night. He asks them to stop hooking up after 8 p.m. Joey and Pacey respond by leaving a pair of earplugs at his door. Who's the asshole?
Joey and Pacey
8. Emily takes her daughter Lorelai wedding dress shopping. Emily sees one she loves and offers to pay for half. Lorelai prefers another dress. Emily says she'll only help pay for the one she likes. Lorelai says that's controlling. Who's the asshole?
Lorelai
9. Tom and Dil are part of a Dungeons & Dragons group. Tom has to miss a session, so he lets Dil play his character. The next day, Tom finds out he's been killed off. Dil tells him to just make a new character. Tom leaves the group. Who's the asshole?
10. Charles and Ellen take their family on a road trip. The kids see a McDonald's and start chanting to pull over. Charles goes through the drive-thru and orders a single black coffee. The kids are upset and Ellen calls him a bad parent. Who's the asshole?


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The GED exam is modular. This means you can take one or more of the four subtests (or modules) at a time. The four tests need to be completed, though, within a 2-year period. The GED tests are measured on a 100-200 scale. The passing score is 145. 145-164 is the HS equivalency score; 165-174 is the college-ready score and when your score is in the 175-200 range, you will additionally receive extra college credits.
The most recent GED edition (2014 Series) is done totally on a computer, paper-and-pencil testing is a thing of the past. This actually makes sense as today, practically all entry-level positions require at least basic computer and keyboarding competencies.
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Your results stand for a two-year period of time from the first registration. To be able to take the GED test, go to GED.com and create a personal account at MyGED. Here, you can schedule and pay for your tests.
Washington D.C. does not require applicants to first take a GED prep course or a practice test but please bear in mind that the computer-formatted GED is a very challenging exam.
Getting optimally prepared is absolutely needed and the passing score is set up in such a way that around 40 percent of all HS graduates would not be able to pass the tests on the first try!
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Nate Madden
Months of gun control talk have led to months of increased gun sales
'Today's firearms owners continue to vote with their wallets'
Anti-gun rhetoric on the campaign trail seems to be helping out gun sellers once again.
A Thursday story at the Washington Free Beacon reports that gun sales from October were up 10 percent over the same month last year, citing numbers from Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF).
By SAAF's estimation, based on raw data from the FBI's gun background check system, Americans bought 1,159,277 guns last month, representing a 10.8 percent year-over-year increase from October 2018. Meanwhile, the NSSF found that last month reversed a downward trend in October gun sales, which peaked in 2016 just before the last presidential election. SAAF chief economist Jurgen Brauer also noted that the firearms industry has experienced "well-improved sales numbers over the past few months."
The statistics continue a recent trend of increased firearms sales in the months since multiple shooting mass murders over the summer led to renewed calls for gun control in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail.
"The NICS data continues to show us that Americans value their Second Amendment freedoms and ability to participate in the hunting and shooting sports," an NSSF spokesperson told the Free Beacon of the new statistics. "Today's firearms owners continue to vote with their wallets, purchasing the firearms that best suit their needs, whether that is for self-defense, recreational target shooting, or hunting."
An increase in gun sales against a backdrop of calls for new gun control has become an almost assured occurrence in the debate over the Second Amendment in recent years. When politicians start talking about restricting Americans' gun rights, Americans have a habit of going out and acquiring more guns in response. Gun sales surged during the politicized aftermath of the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook and the 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino. They also increased during the calls for gun control after the Orlando nightclub shooting.
In fact, record firearm sales during the recurring threat of gun control during the last administration left President Barack Obama with the informal title of the best gun salesman in America or on earth.
A contested Democratic convention could lead to the ONE candidate who could beat Trump, says Michael Medved


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In soils, coatings, furniture and all kinds of objects used bamboo. Since ancient times has been used by different peoples, was an affordable and abundant material for the construction of houses, farm implements, of boats. Asian hominids used tools and made ??of bamboo.
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IgenDesign is sponsoring young footballers!
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Most small teams in this category don't have Petos and the players just take off their shirts during the training to differentiate each other. Although it seems a small thing to have and use Petos, this piece of cloth has a strong effect on the kids. It gives a feeling of seriousity of the trainings and a feeling of importance for the team members. It bears motivation. It can educate kids at early stage to be engaged of their dreams.
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Charlie and his wife, Julie, who are now "empty nesters" live in Edmonds. When not in the office, Charlie likes to head for the outdoors with his family. In addition to hiking and camping, he enjoys steelhead fishing, particularly expeditions in early winter to northern British Columbia.


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Verisk Ranks Third on Investor's Business Daily's 100 Best ESG Company List
By: Verisk Analytics, Inc. via Globe NewsWire
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading global data analytics provider, has been ranked 3 out of 100 Best ESG Companies in 2022 by Investor's Business Daily. The fourth annual list recognizes companies with superior environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings, in addition to fundamental and technical stock performance.
"Our ranking on the Investor's Business Daily list recognizes both our passion and commitment to sustainability, and the ability of our strong and growing business to meet customer and investor expectations," said Elizabeth Mann, chief financial officer at Verisk. "Whether it's designing industry-first solutions that enable organizations' ESG ambitions or partnering with charitable organizations that use our unique data analytics and professional expertise to help maximize their impact, it's the people at Verisk who foster our culture and make an honor like this possible."
Verisk teammates have been at the forefront of the company's ESG efforts in a variety of ways. Mission-driven, Verisk employees have:
helped research greenhouse emissions from satellite data
developed geospatial analytics that identify the exposure of 80 sectors to 52 different ESG and political risks across 198 countries.
provided claims estimating insights to help volunteers plan and report on their recovery efforts after disasters
hosted and mentored interns from diverse and underserved communities, many of whom found full-time roles at Verisk
Learn more about Verisk's ESG efforts.
IBD's 100 Best ESG List Methodology
To determine the 2022 100 Best ESG Companies list, IBD started with a company's environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability score created by Dow Jones Newswires, an IBD affiliate. Next, Dow Jones provided an ESG-scored list to IBD of all the U.S.-traded companies it tracks, a total of 2,208. IBD then cut the list to 1,693 companies by removing non-public companies and companies with stock prices below $10 a share. Companies that lacked sufficient data to create an IBD Composite rating were also removed. IBD further qualified the list by cutting it to the top 15% of the 1,693, using their ESG scores, and then selected the 100 with the highest IBD Composite Rating—all with scores of 81 or better. Finally, IBD ranked the 100 companies by Dow Jones' ESG score.
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1. My neighbor's tree is hanging over my house / in my yard. Can I cut it?
An individual may trim the portion of the tree that is on his/her property. However, that individual may be liable for any damage that may be caused to the tree.
2. I need a restraining order. How do I get one?
There are only two types of protection orders available through the law director's office. The first is a temporary protection order that is filed in conjunction with a criminal complaint for domestic violence or threatening domestic violence. The other is an anti-stalking protection order. Again this is filed in conjunction with certain types of criminal charges such as assault, menacing, etc.
Civil protection orders and civil anti-stalking protection orders are available through the Medina Common Pleas Court. These orders are not related to criminal charges. The law director's office cannot assist in obtaining these orders. It is recommended that those individuals seeking these types of protection orders speak to a private attorney for more information.
3. My ex-spouse violated our child visitation agreement. What can I do?
Matters related to a possible violation of an order issued by a domestic relations court must be addressed with the court that issued the order. This matter may be heard before the issuing court in a civil contempt of court hearing. It is recommended that you contact your private attorney to discuss this issue in greater detail.
4. I have a problem with my landlord/tenant. Can you help me?
Unfortunately, the law directors office cannot help individuals with a private legal issue. The responsibility of the law director is to represent the City of Wadsworth and the city's officials in making decisions that affect the city. The area of landlord/tenant law is a very broad subject and it is recommended that an individual contact a private attorney for guidance in this area.
5. Does the city have an ordinance about dangerous dogs?
Yes, the city has an ordinance that pertain to dangerous dogs. The ordinance defines dangerous and vicious dogs. View the ordinance in its entirety in the Codified Ordinances of the City of Wadsworth, § 90.32. Contact the clerk of council or the law director's department if you have more questions about this subject.
6. Does the city have a "leash law"?
The city has an ordinance that prohibits dogs from running at large. § 90.01 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Wadsworth states that "a person who is the owner or has charge of any animal shall not permit it to run at large in the public road, highway, street, lane, or alley, or upon unenclosed land, or permit them to go upon any private yard, lot, or enclosure without the consent of the owner of the yard, lot, or enclosure."
7. My neighbors cat runs in my yard or is on my porch. Is there a loose cat ordinance?
No, the City of Wadsworth does not have a loose cat ordinance.


My name is Danielle. I am 39 years young, and I would love to create a family through adoption.
I have always known there is more than one way to create a family. Making an adoption plan is so very important. It must be difficult choosing a parent to raise your child. I can appreciate how important a decision it is. I can assure you I will try from day one to be the best parent a child could have. I am a firm believer in quality over quantity. I want to ensure that the person whom I am raising is strong, confident, and independent and actively tries to make the world they live in a better place through their everyday actions.
As you consider hopeful applicants, I respectfully submit this information about myself for your consideration. People say I am very approachable, down to earth and easy to talk too.
There are a few interesting things about me that I want to share with you that I feel will enrich me as a mother.
I have travelled to 50 countries around the world from (Brazil to Egypt and everywhere in between).
Our family Christmas Eve tradition is to have a dinner of Ham, potato and beans. Go to church and then watch "It's A Wonderful Life" on TV.
Fun fact: Someone once thought I was Drew Barrymore when I was checking into a hotel!
Adoption has been a part of my life for a long time. My sister was adopted at birth and we were blended as a family in 2007 when she unsealed her birth records. She, in turn, adopted a young boy whom we named Tommy from Ethiopia when he was 8 months old. In addition to Tommy, I also have 13-year old twin niece and nephew Joe and Marina. Andrea now lives in New Jersey and we see each other about once a year.
I also adopted my dog, Seren, a 12 year old Yorkshire terrier nine years ago. I chose to "adopt, not shop" because it was important to me to give opportunities to a being that may have suffered deprevation. I would like to provide opportunities for a child as well.
As I mentioned earlier, my sister was blended into our family through adoption. I also have a younger brother.
I was born in Quebec and grew up in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. I moved to Ontario when I was 15 when my Dad got a promotion. I am also privileged to have – wait for it – 32 Aunts and Uncles 50 cousins! Yes, it is true! Both my parents grew up in families of 8 children and each of those children created families of their own between 2 and 5 children. I was lucky enough to grow up being friends with a lot of my cousins and spending a lot of time with my Mom's parents in their very small village about 1.5 hours from Newfoundland's capital, St. John's. Though we are scattered far and wide now, we always make it a point to stay in touch with family WhatsApp groups and private Facebook pages. We love any excuse to reunite with each other and those reunions involve a lot of food, and a lot of laughs. I would be honoured to teach my future child to be proud of their heritage as an east-coaster!
I am still very close with my parents and when they are not away for the winter, I see them at least once a week. When they are not in Canada I speak to them on the phone every day. My parents are looking forward to being very active and involved grandparents! They will be a significant part of my future child's life. My sister is also so proud and excited to become an Aunt. My brother lives about 20 minutes away from me Toronto. His work schedule keeps him busy, but we see each other as often as we can.
I look forward to meeting with you and discussing how you would like to be involved. We can work together on a mutual understanding of what this means the child. I would be prepared to include visits in this arrangement, as I think this is only beneficial to a child to have a positive relationship with their birth family.
"I can assure you I will try from day one to be the best parent a child could have. I am a firm believer in quality over quantity. I want to ensure that the person whom I am raising is strong, confident, and independent and actively tries to make the world they live in a better place through their everyday actions."


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How do you define South Asian?
South Asia contains varied linguistic, social and historical landscapes. Over the course of the last century, the subcontinent went from the hands of European colonisers (English, French, Dutch and Portuguese) and locally ruled princely states to form the current day independent nations of Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, the Maldives and Tibet. While colonization by European nations significantly altered these regions, it is neither the beginning nor the end of their histories. Rather than being directed by the binaries of cultural "difference" or "sameness", SAVAC seeks to look at South Asia as a polycultural space. The region has a shared history and culture in some parts; in many other ways it lacks coherent definition because it contains over 2000 identified ethnic groups who speak over 200 languages.
SAVAC maintains an open and inclusive definition of South Asian that is based in the complexities within the region itself, amongst the various diasporic communities in places like the Caribbean, Africa and South East Asia, and within diasporic populations in the South Asian region. Within the diaspora, notions of home and identity become as blurred and complicated as the concept of South Asia itself.
Given the complexity of South Asia, SAVAC is not limited by political boundaries drawn onto maps and resists the temptation of overdefining and being overdetermined by an a land mass whose borders have been persistently renegotiated. Instead, SAVAC prioritizes themes that relate to the historical and lived realities that people of colour have encountered over time.
Is SAVAC a gallery?
No. SAVAC is an artist-run centre which operates without a gallery space and collaborates with other artist-run centres, public galleries, universities and museums for exhibitions.
What is an artist-run centre?
An artist-run centre is a non-profit organization started and managed by artists. Artist-run centres emphasize a non-commercial approach to operating by not charging admission fees and by remaining uninvolved with the sale of artwork. ARCs work with professional artists, with a focus on contemporary art. Exhibition programming is often complemented by public screenings, artist talks, panel discussions and publications.
Canada has a unique history of artist-run culture, which began in the 1960s. For more information please check out the following resources:
ARCCO (Artist-Run Centres and Collectives of Ontario)
Canadian artist-run centres, Wikipedia
Decentre: concerning artist-run culture | à propos de centres d'artists
The Humiliation of the Bureaucrat: Artist-Run Centres as Museums by Artists, originally published in Museums by artists edited by AA Bronson and Peggy Gale. Art Metropole, Toronto 1983. (ISBN 0-92095-613-0) pages 29-37.
When did SAVAC change its name to South Asian Visual Arts Centre from South Asian Visual Arts Collective?
SAVAC formally changed its name from SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective) to SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre) in February 2008. The name change more accurately reflects the organization's structure as an artist-run centre: including our membership, being under Board mandate and receiving operational funding.
Can SAVAC sell my artwork?
No. SAVAC is a non-profit artist-run centre, and we operate on a model that is not commercial.
Do I need to identify as South Asian to be a part of the SAVAC community?
No. SAVAC serves artists who come from various regions and localities in the world, not simply geopolitically-categorized South Asia. SAVAC encourages artists who touch on themes of political/personal, location/identity, assimilation/resistance, architecture/space, city/suburbs, and above all, transnationality as a historical and contemporary force that shapes each individual work and each individual artist.
Members of the SAVAC community don't necessarily produce work that is solely influenced by fixed entities such as the nations and geographical regions from which their ancestors hailed, or by the ones in which they were born. Similarly, they don't necessarily adhere to circumscribed notions of "culture" within their own communities or in society at large. The strength and vibrancy of their art lays in the multitude of individual histories–journeys that destabilize, and interrogate fixed notions of culture and identity.
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Q: Delete an object of array list in mongdb I have collection, contain an array of objects and I want to delete one object by filter inside this array example:
"ProductsImages" : [
    {
        "_id" : ObjectId("5c6fc524c324ac0e7497b6c0"),
        "Namefile" : "Bild-4.png",
        "Urls" : "https://fares.blob.core.windows.net/fares2/Bild-4.png"
    },
    {
        "_id" : ObjectId("5c6fc52cc324ac0e7497b6c1"),
        "Namefile" : "KINGSTON-BAY-704668-logo.png",
        "Urls" : "https://fares.blob.core.windows.net/fares2/KINGSTON-BAY-704668-logo.png"
    }
],

so i want to delete first one which contain a "Namefile" : "Bild-4.png" in mongodb shell, or C# monogodb drive and thanks for your help.

A: Please try this update query
db.collName.update({"ProductsImages.Namefile": "Bild-4.png"},{$pull: {"ProductsImages": {"Namefile": "Bild-4.png"}}})

Note: Update the first filter condition as required


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Microsoft adding end-to-end encryption: This is the way
By Tresorit Team, Mar 08, 2021 end-to-end encryption
Last week, news broke that Microsoft has added end-to-end encryption support to Microsoft Teams. It might feel like a small update, but the move represents a giant leap towards turning end-to-end encryption into the industry standard it should rightfully become – a vision Tresorit has been built around from the very beginning.
We welcome Microsoft Teams as the newest member of the end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) services. E2EE is a fundamental technology in working towards our mission: to empower people to get back control over their digital valuables. The latest move by Microsoft reinforces the fact that our approach is right: E2EE is the safest way to handle data.
Read below to discover why Microsoft embracing E2EE marks another milestone for privacy, and how we got to this point in the first place.
A decade of privacy at Tresorit
At Tresorit, we have been working to protect people's privacy and confidential information with encrypted productivity solutions for the past decade. We have witnessed that the world has gradually become more and more privacy-conscious, due to events such as the Snowden scandal, the Apple vs FBI clash, or the Cambridge Analytica story. As news about privacy violations and data breaches continues to dominate tech headlines, people and organizations have started to care more about the usage of E2EE services.
Demand for digital solutions to protect privacy and confidential information is growing fast, and the latest move by Microsoft underlines the fact that E2EE is best suited to help people and businesses tackle this fundamental and pressing challenge.
Together with our E2EE service allies and digital rights activists all over the world, we've been busy advocating for the mainstream adoption of end-to-end encryption for many years. A bona fide tech giant like Microsoft joining this shift is proof that we're on the right track.
The journey towards E2EE mainstream adoption
When Tresorit was founded in 2011, E2EE services were niche players. This has since changed – the likes of ProtonMail, Signal, Threema, Tutanota, Wire, or Wickr, all of whom have built their entire product offerings on end-to-end encryption, are thriving. As for us, we've also made strides since we started live 10 years ago - launching our first app in 2013, and bringing our business-focused solution to market in 2014.
Since the start of the 2010s, E2EE has become well-known mostly due to its prevalence within consumer chat security architecture. Apple pioneered this when it revealed iMessage is end-to-end encrypted in 2014. Facebook implemented switch-on end-to-end encryptionin Messenger with the Signal Protocol in 2016, before they acquired WhatsApp, which is E2EE by default, in 2016. Even Google, a company rarely celebrated as a champion for privacy, has joined the E2EE club. In 2021, Amazon added E2EE support to Ring, their home security system.
From an enterprise perspective, the news that Microsoft Teams has followed the example of Zoom in integrating E2EE shows that encryption has become a competitive advantage in the SaaS market. We believe that the addition of E2EE support to Big Tech companies' services will further accelerate the mainstream adoption of end-to-end encryption and fuel the growth of privacy-first technology companies.
Still a long way to go
Trust in large tech companies has been broken for a long time. Addressing the need for E2EE could also make a reconciliation with users whose trust (and personal data) have been violated. Success within this field could pave the way for these companies to revise their business models and find new, less intrusive ways to generate revenue from their customers.
According to news, Microsoft plans to roll out E2EE gradually, starting with 1:1 conversations. While developing E2EE services, it is crucial for all technology companies to adhere to technology best practices and well-researched cryptography standards to uphold users' trust. Most importantly, end-to-end encryption should be a by-default, built-in feature and not an option to turn on and off occasionally. Switch-on encryption can be even dangerous for users, especially for those who critically need privacy.
E2EE and its role within the digital economy
Microsoft's adoption of E2EE also helps portray the technology in its truest form – a crucial tool that millions of people and thousands of real businesses all over the world can rely on to secure their data. The commercial use cases are widespread and extremely diverse, and businesses of all shapes/sizes/categories already use E2EE to protect their file attachments, industry secrets and source materials. Beyond messaging, E2EE can be found in email applications, cloud storage devices, file transfer services, video tools and even remote security solutions; basically, any channel where digital communications take place. As we've already mentioned multiple times, we must constantly remind policymakers – not only in the EU, but globally – to keep the privacy of these millions of users in mind, before threatening to weaken encryption with backdoors.
A couple of years ago, we explored what would happen if end-to-end encryption became mandatory and, whilst there is some way go before E2EE becomes a legal standard, we believe that Teams integration is an important step towards E2EE becoming a non-negotiable for data protection standards. We're proud to be a part of this movement and will continue to working towards protecting people's rights to privacy and security.
TL;DR. This is the way.
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Tresorit receives ISO 27001 certification
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You wanted a game that's just about Sonic the Hedgehog running and jumping? Here you go—pure Sonic for a whole five minutes.
Available now for Android and iOS devices, Sonic Runners is a free-to-play game about Sonic and friends running. Your character automatically runs from left to right, and all you have to do is jump to avoid obstacles and collect coins and power-ups. It's level-based as opposed to endless, so there's a sense of progression beyond going far, fast. During these levels, with their well designed lines and excellent sense of speed, Sonic Runners really shines.
Level up your characters! Level up your buddies! Collect more buddies for bonus! Spin the wheel to unlock new characters and items! Buy coins for more spins!
Red rings are on sale! Gold rings are on sale! Sonic heads are on sale! Did we mention the Happy Birthday Sonic! event? Consider it mentioned!
On the plus side, all of this extra crap allowed the developers to cram in stuff from just about every iteration of Sonic over the years, from Sonic Colors power-ups to what I am pretty sure was the sword from Sonic and the Black Knight as a special follower. You want Chaos? It's got Chaos.
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HomeField Herping
Herping in Belize
Steve Zimmerman April 11, 2014 3:35 pm
A Belize adventure yields 48 herp species.
Man Out Herping Gets Bit By Copperhead Snake
Herps of the Baja Peninsula
Herping In The Rain
With approximately 40 percent of the country set aside as national parks and preserves, the biological diversity of Belize is impressive. More than 160 species of amphibians and reptiles are presently known to occur within its borders. Lizards are, by far, the most conspicuous. They seem to run out from under every footstep.
Belize is a predominantly English-speaking, Central American country bordered to the north by Mexico, to the west and south by Guatemala, and to the east by the Caribbean Sea. Road conditions are mediocre to almost undrivable, but with a sport utility vehicle you can manage well. The climate is relatively mild throughout the year with the wet season spanning May through November. Rainfall, however, varies depending on latitude and altitude. The northern portion receives as little as 50 inches a year, and the south (especially the Maya Mountains) sees as much as 200 inches a year. Hurricanes are always a looming threat throughout summer and early fall, but severe ones are uncommon.
Photo by Steve Zimmerman
A male red-eyed treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas) perched in vegetation over a temporary pool in the forest.
Touristy Beginnings
My wife, Monica, and I started our trip in the northeast on the offshore island Ambergris Caye (pronounced "key") in July during the wet season. This is certainly the most touristy part of the entire country, but herps are still numerous. We quickly became accustomed to brown anoles (Norops sagrei), black spiny-tailed iguanas (Ctenosaura similis) and striped basilisks (Basiliscus vittatus) making frequent appearances. American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) were common in the lagoons near the south end of the island. Unfortunately, the most abundant herp was one that was introduced and has become firmly established. House geckos (Hemidactylus frenatus) scurried about on the vertical surfaces of virtually every building.
Yellow cricket treefrogs (Hyla microcephala) were the most commonly encountered anurans during this trip.
After a few days of snorkeling with nurse sharks, golden-tailed moray eels and gaudy parrot fish along the world's second-longest barrier reef, we headed inland to our next destination: Crooked Tree Village, a small settlement in the middle of a lagoon in Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary. Once there, we saw Morelet's crocodiles (Crocodylus moreletii) basking along the Northern Lagoon. On some of the trails winding through the wildlife sanctuary we encountered Rio Grande leopard frogs (Rana berlandieri), green iguanas (Iguana iguana) and sheep frogs (Hypopachus variolosus). Under a piece of debris along the lagoon shore, I uncovered several sabinal frogs (Leptodactylus melanonotus) as well as a checkered garter snake (Thamnophis marcianus praeocularis).
After dark we drove some of the area's unpaved roads, where we came upon a group of chorusing yellow cricket treefrogs (Hyla microcephala). These tiny frogs, with their high-pitched mechanical shriek, were the most commonly encountered anurans throughout the trip.
Mountain Reserve
Heading to the mountains, we spent several days in the beautiful Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve in the Cayo District. Our cabana was perched on a steep cliff overlooking Five Sisters Falls. It was one of the most spectacular settings imaginable. The myriad of pools downstream from the falls provided breeding habitat for marine toads (Bufo marinus), Gulf Coast toads (B. valliceps), Mexican treefrogs (Smilisca baudinii) and more Rio Grande leopard frogs. After dark the quacks, grunts and trills were almost overwhelming!
The author spotted this Yucatan banded gecko (Coleonyx elegans) while driving Hummingbird Highway.
One night we hiked a forested trail from our cabana down to the river and encountered polymorphic robber frogs (Craugastor rhodopis), a small red coffee snake (Ninia sebae) and a very spirited terciopelo (Bothrops asper).
Terciopelos are sometimes referred to as fer-de-lances. Another snake species, Bothrops atrox, uses the fer-de-lance common name, and there is some controversy over whether the two snakes are actually different species. Many herpetologists consider Bothrops atrox to be the southern variant of this complex.
Arriving back at our quarters, we discovered that we shared lodgings with a couple turnip-tailed geckos (Thecadactylus rapicauda) and a small Stauffer's treefrog (Scinax staufferi), which had taken up residence above the shower head.
Hidden in the Ruins
We spent the remaining days of our trip radiating from the relatively small capital of Belmopan, located at the northern end of the Hummingbird Highway. During the day we explored the Mayan ruins of Xunantunich, which means "maiden of the rocks" in Mayan. A juvenile Central American speckled racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) actively patrolled there for small lizard prey, and Campbell's forest toads (Bufo campbelli) hopped underfoot. Under a damp log we found a small yellow-spotted night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum), and numerous Central American and rainbow ameivas (Ameiva festiva and A. undulata, respectively) scuttled about in thick leaf cover.
Adult Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis).
In the evenings we again drove along Hummingbird Highway. We spotted several cat-eyed snakes (Leptodeira septentrionalis), but only four of 16 were found alive; the rest were dead on the road. Other living snakes we spotted included the white-lipped, spot-bellied snake (Coniophanes fissidens) and a pygmy snail-sucker (Sibon sanniola) making its way across the pavement. A couple Yucatan banded geckos (Coleonyx elegans) also made appearances.
Rain had been falling ever since day seven on our 15-day trip, and it rained harder as time wore on. With the rain intensifying, we spotted dozens of frogs hopping across the road. Most were Mexican treefrogs and yellow cricket treefrogs. As we stopped to more closely examine a Smilisca baudinii, Monica noticed a large blob lumbering up ahead in the headlights. I jumped out of the car only to discover one of the coolest frogs I have ever seen. It was an adult Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis), and its girth was most impressive. As I photographed this obese anuran, a smaller male, hopping aimlessly through the flashlight beam, crashed the session.
When I finished with these amphibians, I heard a sound I had never heard before but recognized instantly. The descriptions in literature I had read matched perfectly: a loud "chock" repeated every 30 seconds or so. A fair number of red-eyed treefrogs (Agalychnis callidryas) were calling. Perched high in forest vegetation overhanging a temporary pool, I spotted a gorgeous male. Soon I spotted another and then another. I was pleased to find this common — yet most impressive — amphibian.
A Sight Before the Flight
On our last day, we drove northeastward toward the international airport in Belize City. We took a short cutoff road, where a large green parrot snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) crossed rapidly in front of us. I slammed on the brakes, jumped out of the car and ran as fast as I could after the fleeing snake.
This green parrot snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) almost got away.
Fortunately, its first instinct was to climb a tree that was neither too tall nor near other trees that would allow it to escape. I grabbed it about midbody and carefully extracted it from the branches. It showed its displeasure with a large gaping mouth and blue tongue, but surprisingly, it never attempted to make contact with those rear fangs. After a short photographic interlude, we once again headed for the airport to catch our flight back to Seattle, Wash.
All told, we managed to find 48 species of amphibians and reptiles, and countless birds, unusual insects and mammals. Belize is a place I will most definitely visit again in the future.
Field Herping 85
AUTHOR: Steve Zimmerman
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This letter was written today by the Principal of the Colombo Theological Seminary in Sri Lanka to our Graduate School at Wheaton College . One of our students (my student chaplain) is Sri Lankan and lost a relative in the bombings. We have been in prayer for our sisters and brothers in the face of this great tragedy.
Today is the fourth day following the Easter Sunday attacks, which have been comprehensively reported on around the world. The suddenness, magnitude, and the horrific nature of these coordinated bombings generated a profound sense of shock and disbelief, followed by outrage and fear. The disorientation is compounded by many important factors.
The fact is that, for over a thousand years, Sri Lankan Muslims have lived at peace with their neighbours and have never been known to initiate violence against other ethnic or religious communities. This is so unlike the ancient histories of world Islam where often its very introduction was marked by violence and holy war. In Sri Lanka the four world religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity) have co-existed for over a millennia. The earliest Christian communities were the Nestorian Christians of the sixth century AD but these had ended well before the Roman Catholic Portuguese arrived in the fifteen hundreds.
Religious violence is relatively new, beginning in the late eighties (1987) with the martyrdom of Pastor Lionel Jayasinghe of the Assemblies of God. From this point on extremist Buddhist groups have continually targeted Christian workers, congregations, and church property; most being evangelicals committed to evangelism and church planting. Even during periods of reduced intensity, acts of discrimination simmer in the rural areas of the country where Christians form a very small minority, are poor, and have little access to power and influence. In the Eastern Province, where Batticaloa is the main town, extremist Hindu groups have occasionally been aggressive against the church, and more recently we had incidents by such a group in Nuwara Eliya in the central hill country. The Easter attack is the first by Islamic extremists, and this aggression against Roman Catholic churches is unprecedented.
It has now become clear that intelligence-agencies had warned the government and public officials specifically about the nature of the threat and the targets, but there was not even a hint of danger released to the church leaders or the hotel industry. This monumental failure has cost so many lives and unleashed a wave of palpable fear.
Today there was growing anxiety with rumours of an even bigger explosion somewhere in the city. Heavy vehicles were ordered off the streets, some offices went into lockdown, and gradually the city became eerily calm as security forces and police searched desperately for suspects and explosives. A bomb was found near a bank in Batticaloa, and over the past few days several detections have been made including a factory used to make bombs, and caches of weapons and explosives all over the country.
Another unexpected consequence has been the sad experience of families of refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan, many of whom were living in Negombo until their immigration to other countries was processed by the UN. Neighbours have reacted and driven them from their homes, and they have sought refuge at the police stations. We will need to figure out how we can help them.
Right now our home church, Kollupitiya Methodist, is closed off by the security forces, and no one is allowed to bring a vehicle in. Most churches are uncertain about conducting worship next Sunday. Muslim leaders have today appealed to the churches to not cancel worship services; that Muslim men will come to stand around the churches to offer protection. There is genuine mutual goodwill between the leaders of the two faiths which we must certainly seize upon if this violence and brutalization is to be stemmed.
The death toll has now gone past 350, and many are fighting to survive. The suffering and grief is immense and felt intensely, even though this generation has seen massive loss of life through two Marxist insurrections, a 34-year civil war, and the Boxing Day Tsunami (where 40,000 died within just two hours). We are also deeply saddened by the deaths of 37 foreign nationals, many who had come to Sri Lanka to enjoy a vacation away from the cold. How sad that sunny Sri Lanka should have become for them too, an island of tears.
During Sunday School he had talked to the children about the importance of repentance and receiving Jesus as Lord. Because a recent vehicle accident had claimed the lives of six Zion Church members, he had referred to that event and challenged the children asking them if they would be willing to even die for Jesus. All the children had responded by putting their hands up and signalled their fresh dedication to Jesus by lighting a symbolic candle. For so many of those children it would be their final act of worship (2 Timothy 6:6-8). Prabha had a narrow escape. The person next to him, the wife of a CTS alumnus, sustained critical head injuries and is in ICU.
Our social landscape appears to have transformed in an instant. Once we get over the shock, it'll be time to roll up the proverbial sleeve and get engaged in the work cut out for the Church. We will need effective pastoral care for congregations, psycho-social support for Christian children, and a whole new way of thinking about security for Christian events and gatherings. Then there is the need for biblical teaching: to enhance our understanding of persecution and our theology of suffering; to deepen our commitment to evangelism; and to develop a Christian mind for peace-making and grace-sharing. Many have expressed their readiness to support the families of the bereaved and the injured. The churches are already working on rebuilding their damaged properties. There is an amazing resilience and solidarity that is sweeping through the wider society. Pray that it will grow.
Thank you for praying. There is nothing more comforting than the feeling that the people of God around the world prayerfully share the pain, the passion, and the purpose of our shared calling, to be faithful to the summons of our Lord in the brief moment of history gifted to each of us wherever we are placed in God's good earth.
There was an interesting article in the most recent issue of the Biblical Archeology Review (March/April 2019) titled Resurrecting Easter by John and Sarah Crossan. The article contained early depictions of the resurrection of Jesus and tried to maintain that the Eastern Church's (Byzantine) emphasis on the universal impact of the resurrection was more in line with the New Testament understanding than the Western Church (Rome) and its emphasis on the individual resurrection of Jesus.
I'm not sure I agree with the either/or-ness of the authors' conclusion. I tend to think the New Testament teaches both. But I really appreciated some of the early artistic expressions of the resurrection that were presented in the article and what can be learned from them about the faith of earlier believers.
An ivory panel from a casket dated 420-430 AD depicting 4 disciples surrounding The Risen Jesus, one of which is Thomas who is reaching his finger to touch Jesus.
Another panel from the same casket detailing female disciples visiting the tomb and finding it empty with the guards like dead men.
A fresco (on left; the drawing on the right clarifies the damaged portions of the painting). The fresco is found in Rome's Santa Maria Antiqua Church and is dated to 705-707 AD. Notice Jesus rising from the dead, stepping on the head of Hades (death personified), and pulling Adam and Eve from their grave while Hades is trying unsuccessfully to push Adam back down into the grave.
These expressions show that the Christian faith has always been built upon the foundation of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and on the hope that because He lives, so shall we! These expressions also demonstrate that we are connected by the same hope to those who have gone before us, who are now asleep in Jesus.


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Chaos, absence of leadership best environment to spread ideology: Bin Laden on Arab Spring
November 3, 2017 News Desk
A journal made public by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and apparently handwritten by one of Osama bin Laden's daughters offers a glimpse into how the Al Qaeda leader viewed the world around him and reveals his deep interest in the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions unfolding in the months before he was killed in a United States raid.
He talks about Libya becoming a pathway for militants to Europe; of his visit as a youth to William Shakespeare's home in Britain; of how quickly turmoil had gripped the Middle East.
The 228-page journal meanders among discussions, thoughts and reflections bin Laden shared with his family about how to exploit the uprisings, what to make of the rapid changes unfolding in the Arab world and when Al Qaeda should speak out.
"This chaos and the absence of leadership in the revolutions is the best environment to spread Al Qaeda's thoughts and ideas," bin Laden is quoted as telling his family in the document.
Bin Laden's wife, referred to as Umm Hamza, assures him that a tape he released seven years earlier calling out the rulers of the region as unfit could be one of the major forces behind the Arab Spring protests roiling the region.
The Associated Press examined a copy of the journal uploaded by the Long War Journal to its website.
The CIA released it Wednesday as part of a trove of material recovered during the May 2011 raid that killed bin Laden, then took down the files, saying they were "temporarily unavailable pending resolution of a technical issue."
The journal appears to cover conversations between bin Laden and his daughters, Miriam and Somiya, his wife and his sons, Khaled and Hamza the latter of whom would become a potential successor to lead the group his father founded.
The journal is titled, "Special diaries for Abu Abdullah: Sheikh Abdullah's points of view A session with the family," which refers to bin Laden by his traditional Arabic name.
The conversations took place between February and April 2011, with the journal entries dated according to the Islamic calendar.
During that time, uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt had ousted longtime autocratic rulers, touching off protests in Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria. The Middle East was on the cusp of unstoppable change, chaos and turmoil.
In Libya, the uprising would end with Moammar Gadhafi's death months after bin Laden was killed.
In Yemen, Al Qaeda would gain a greater foothold and remain active amid the chaos of war and famine.
In Bahrain, the monarchy would launch a crackdown on the country's Shia population. In Syria, the government's lethal response to a protest by schoolchildren in early 2011 would spark mass protests and ignite a war and massive refugee crisis that continues today.
The reflections, jotted at times in blue ink and others in red, refer repeatedly to media reports of what was happening across the region.
At one point, they criticise Al-Jazeera TV's broadcast of gruesome images from a deadly protest in Yemen, saying a warning should have been given to shield children from viewing them.
However, the Qatari-backed channel is also hailed for "working on toppling regimes" and for "carrying the banner of the revolutions".
Bin Laden appears concerned by the speed of some of the region's revolts, believing that a gradual approach would help avoid the backlash of a counter-revolution as regime figures sought to hold onto power at all cost.
"I am upset by the timing of the revolutions. We told them to slow down," bin Laden is quoted as saying, though it's not entirely clear which countries he is referring to.
On Libya
On Libya, bin Laden says he believes the uprising "has opened the door for jihadists."
"This is why Gadhafi and his son say that the extremists will come from the sea, which will be an area of operation for Al Qaeda. This will be the Somalia of the Mediterranean," he is quoted as saying.
Still, bin Laden appears reluctant to issue a statement in support of extremists in Libya for fear that if Gadhafi is ousted, the US will try to expand its footprint there.
On Yemen
Yemen is a primary focus of the journal entries.
Al Qaeda's branch there is among its most active in the world and the journal suggests the group was plotting an assassination attempt against Yemen's embattled ruler at the time, Ali Abdullah Saleh.
There is little indication that the writer had much information about what was happening in the region beyond what was reported in the media.
This could indicate that bin Laden had become isolated in his final months hiding out in Abbottabad, where US forces would find and kill him a little over a month later. Or it could also be that bin Laden was shielding his relatives from Al Qaeda intelligence.
In the early pages of the document, bin Laden is asked about his thoughts on jihad, and replies that he first considered it "in secondary school".
He says this was a result of his home and school environment. Separately, he describes his father as a pious man.
"There wasn't a particular group that was guiding me, like the Muslim Brotherhood," he is quoted as saying.
A message to Saudi
From a young age, he appeared to be unfazed by worldly spoils, recounting a story about declining a new watch from his wealthy father.
He recalls a summer spent studying in the United Kingdom when he was 14, including a visit to the home of Shakespeare. His time in Britain left him feeling uneasy and he decided not to return the following summer.
"I saw that they were a society different from ours and that they were morally corrupt," he says.
Bin Laden imagines that Saudi Arabia would soon feel the "tsunami" of change sweeping the region.
The late Al Qaeda chief held Saudi citizenship until the early 1990s, before he was stripped of his nationality by the government.
He talks about wanting to deliver a message to Saudi youth and Saudi rulers: "The flood is coming and it will lead to a change so there is no need for violence."
Source: Dawn, AP
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Since her debut at Glyndebourne, she has sung in opera houses all over the world including: the Royal Opera House, the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, the Vienna Staatsoper and many others. Among more than sixty roles in her repertoire are: Didon, Klytämnestra, Donna Elvira, Katisha, Mistress Quickly, numerous Handel and Monteverdi heroines and the title role in Britten's Gloriana.
Although much in demand on the concert platform world-wide, where she has worked with conductors such as Kleiber, Norrington, Rattle, Solti and Haitink, her first love is the recital platform where she has perhaps received the greatest critical acclaim. She has made numerous recordings reflecting her enormous repertoire and can now be seen and heard at www.sarahwalker.com
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Center City Arts
There's a place for pressure-free art and expression. And that place is Center City Arts.
by Rebecca Styn
Rebecca Styn / Erie Reader
According to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, one in four adults – over 57 million Americans age 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder (major depression, anxiety disorder, etc.) any given year. And given that statistic alone, I find myself asking why there's still such a stigma associated with these illnesses. However, one organization that continues to not only help in battling this stigma, but also progressively works at treating individuals in a holistic and creative environment, is the Center City Arts (CCA), part of Stairways Behavioral Health—one of the largest non-profit mental health care organizations in Northwest Pennsylvania.
The short introduction is that this program, according to the CCA's fact sheet, provides a unique and pressure-free art experience to those that have recovered or are recovering from mental illness and those that assist them in their journey.
A more personal and detailed introduction is that it truly offers a sense of stability and peace to anyone that enters the room. Lee Steadman, the program's director gave me a brief tour of the facility. As I entered the open studio, music played in the background and the faint smell of roasted coffee lingered throughout. Individuals creating art were scattered throughout the room and full-spectrum lighting emanated - trying to mimic the sun – yet providing the much needed Vitamin D our bodies will soon crave throughout the winter months. The high beams and dark colored wood posts gave way to a modern and clean yet tranquil feel to a very historic structure. The studio is housed in "Old Main," which is the historic, ornate, and intricate, Rose Koehler Curtze home in the heart of the city.
The home, which is located at the corner of 26th and Holland streets, was purchased in 1995 as part of a long-term revitalization project that Stairways began participating in in the early 1980s. At the time, the area was in serious decline and most homes were owned by absentee landlords and in dire need of repairs. Over the last 30 years, in addition to "the anchor" (a term Stairways utilizes when describing the mansion and its place in the system) that is "Old Main," the organization created an affordable housing project for elderly individuals living with mental illness; developed eight homes for transitional and permanent housing in the city of Erie; and have built four duplex apartments, rehabilitated a single-family home, and constructed a seven-unit apartment building—all within walking distance of the Koehler-Curtze mansion.
As for the CCA – there is currently no other working arts studio for people with mental illness in NWPA. According to Steadman, "The programming gives individuals a chance to learn skills, create, socialize and earn money by selling their art." The mission of CCA believes in the healing and transformative power of creative expression and integrative wellness – not only for those who may be experiencing difficulty, but also for all who seek self-exploration and personal growth. They provide a pressure-free arts experience for anyone involved.
"There's a difference between a teaching artist and a teacher," Steadman tells me after giving me a tour of the facility. "A teaching artist will embrace the abstract thinking of someone that they're working with, as opposed to a teacher who is generally guided by a step-by-step process. Whether a teaching artist or teacher, art is still surrounded by creativity in all forms, but we didn't want anyone to feel like there needed to be an order to art. That is the pressure-free environment we offer."
Steadman is not only the director but is also a professional artist that helped to create the program, alongside CEO Bill McCarthy and others at Stairways nearly seven years ago. "Stairways has always been involved in the arts. I initially worked with them through an artist-in-residence program at ArtsErie to create a mural, and we developed a great relationship. Through this, they brought me on to help develop this program. Since the inception, we've gone from the 12 participants to the nearly 700 that participate today."
The CCA increases access to the arts by providing high-quality, multidisciplinary programming for members of Stairways and the community at large. Once individuals become comfortable, they are introduced and encouraged to participate in and attend arts related events – such as exhibits, theater, music performances, to name a few.
As for the broader community, CCA offers workshops and weekly classes for senior adults and an arts academy experience for high school students. In addition, the classes are now open to anyone in Erie County. Steadman emphasizes, "We don't know anyone that enters – to us they are just artists. Anyone can come in and take a class."
While the classes are open to everyone, they are currently only held between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., which Steadman acknowledges is a bit difficult for those working during the day. "We are in the process of developing evening classes, which we hope to be starting soon. However, anyone is always also welcome during their lunch hour to just come in and create."
Media in which students create include weaving, fused glass, gourd art (which utilizes hard shelled gourds), painting, drawing, and printmaking. Special classes include jewelry, metal arts, basic digital photography, fabric arts, basic graphic design, and much more.
Also fitting to this time of year is their Holiday Art Show coming up this weekend. According to Steadman, "We provide a venue through which students can sell their work – and the majority of the proceeds, 60 percent, go back to the artist. There are literally a couple hundred of artists involved, including several local ones. It is a very cool spot to purchase really eclectic gifts that have a good mission. It's a gift you can feel good about."
So, while it's important any time of the year to give to back to the community, this venue provides not only a place to do a little holiday shopping while supporting a local artist, it allows us the opportunity give back to a charitable organization all at the same time. It's one of many altruistic acts of giving around the holidays that we can personally participate in.
And in bringing me back to reality, Steadman laughs adding, "oh, and of course we also take plastic."
That sounds more like it to me: throw in a glass of wine (or two) for good measure and there's your trifecta of goodness – buying art, drinking wine, and enjoying the presence of fine people in a warm and inviting environment, all of which yours truly plans to be a part of this coming Friday night.
The Holiday Art Show is held Friday, Dec. 2 as part of "Gallery Night: Holiday Edition," which is hosted by several art galleries in the area. It runs from 7 to 10 p.m. and will also extend into Saturday, Dec. 3, running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, check out Center City Arts on Facebook.
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MMORPG Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine to Shut Down after 9 Years in Service
The MMORPG Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine was released on April 4, 2007 and today, nine years later, it has been announced that the game will be shut down on May 24, 2016 at 11:00 AM.
The reason given for the termination of the service is that it has become difficult to continue providing a satisfying, ongoing experience for the players, after years of listening to players' suggestions and extensive updates.
The officially released schedule for the future of the game is:
March 11 at 16:00: End of new account registrations.
March 15 at 10:00: "Refund application" of unconsumed CP start being accepted.
March 15 at 11:00: "Certified Net cafe services" end.
March 23 at 13:00: CP purchases will no longer be accepted, with the end of the payment service.
May 24 at 11:00: "Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE" end of service.
May 24 at 11:00: CP will no longer be able to be used.
May 31 at 11:00: "Refund application" for unconsumed CP ends.
May 31 at 11:00: Refunds for unconsumed CP from the members who applied starts.
June 7 at 16:00: Support for the game ends.
June 28 at 16:00: Personal relations for the game ends.
June 30 at 18:00: Unconsumed CP refunds are complete.
CP is a paid service using real currency, used to purchase CP items.
The English version of SMT: Imagine was shut down by Marvelous USA—which incorporated Atlus Online—two years ago on February 28, 2014.
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine is a massively online multiplayer RPG with the framework of an SMT game. The game takes place in a collapsed Tokyo, with players assuming the role of "Demon Busters" who fight and converse with demons to survive in its harsh world. The game is set between the events of Shin Megami Tensei and Shin Megami Tensei II.
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