Recently we held the seasonal spring kid's adventure – in the snow! We were able to look at blossom, buds opening, alder catkins, and overwintering ladybirds, but the goldfinches flew from the feeders when they saw over 20 children fast approaching!
Good news – the footpaths are going to be resurfaced. Work is due to start 26th March or soon after. Note that the western gate near the hospital will be closed. The work should not take much more than 2 weeks.


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Shut up, shut up, shut up!!!!!
I don't like to comment on the public positions of the Roman Catholic Church in part because such positions by any religious institution lose any valuable nuance just in the proclamation. That said, it's more of a reason for religious institutions not to make such proclamations. That isn't going to happen soon, however. Institutions are run by human beings, and human beings love to tell other human being what they should do. The US Catholic Bishops, however, have gone 'round the bend, starting here:
The Church will survive the entrenched corruption and sheer incompetence of our Illinois state government, and even the calculated disdain of the President of the United States, his appointed bureaucrats in HHS, and of the current majority of the federal Senate. . . .
Hitler and Stalin, at their better moments, would just barely tolerate some churches remaining open, but would not tolerate any competition with the state in education, social services, and health care.
In clear violation of our First Amendment rights, Barack Obama – with his radical, pro abortion and extreme secularist agenda, now seems intent on following a similar path.
Bishop Daniel Jenky.
I want to respect the Catholic Church. I really do. But this is flat nuts. Worse, it's obscene. As ThinkProgress points out:
For the record, Hitler tried to systematically exterminate the members of faiths that he did not approve of. Obama, by contrast, wants all working women to have access to contraception, regardless of whether they work for a religious employer. The very suggestion that Obama or his actions even vaguely resemble those of the Third Reich is deeply offensive and calls into question whether Bishop Jenky possesses the most basic understanding of the history of Nazi Germany.
Bishop Jenky is not Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He's not even Karl Barth.
And let me just add that all education, social services, and health care are subject to government regulation in almost any country on the planet. Catholic hospitals are not, for example, required to perform abortions nor even to permit in-vitro fertilization, but they are required to apply the laws of the land equally to all who come to them for services. Does Bishop Jenky really think government regulation of employers is equivalent to eliminating competition?
But, of course, it doesn't stop there:
The Vatican orthodoxy watchdog announced Wednesday a full-scale overhaul of the largest umbrella group for nuns in the United States, accusing the group of taking positions that undermine Roman Catholic teaching on the priesthood and homosexuality while promoting "certain radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith."
An American archbishop was appointed to oversee reform of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, which will include rewriting the group's statutes, reviewing all its plans and programs -- including approving speakers -- and ensuring the organization properly follows Catholic prayer and ritual.
I'm walking a fine line here, because I want to respect the internal controls of any religious hierarchy (especially since my own, the UCC, doesn't have any to speak of, and suffers for the lack of them; but that's another story). And you have to recognize this is a news story; things get misunderstood in the communication from source to publication. So I accept the reasoning here:
The report from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said the organization faced a "grave" doctrinal crisis, in which issues of "crucial importance" to the church, such as abortion and euthanasia, have been ignored. Vatican officials also castigated the group for making some public statements that "disagree with or challenge positions taken by the bishops," who are the church's authentic teachers of faith and morals."
But the nun's real offense is that they supporting the wrong political brand:
Church officials did not cite a specific example of those public statements, but said the reform would include a review of ties between the Leadership Conference and NETWORK, a Catholic social justice lobby. NETWORK played a key role in supporting the Obama administration's health care overhaul despite the bishops' objections that the bill would provide government funding for abortion. The Leadership Conference disagreed with the bishops' analysis of the law and also supported President Barack Obama's plan.
Then again, sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
The sisters' leaders said they reaffirmed their opposition to abortion but also claimed the right to speak out on a "moral imperative" like health care, just as the bishops had.
The Bishop involved in this decision is determined to inject his entire church into matter strictly political, in ways that, in my humble opinion, violate IRS regulations* regarding what pastors and priests can say from the pulpit, or do in church:
The two bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle, in a letter to the faithful, say they will deploy parishes to collect signatures for Referendum 74, a measure for the November ballot designed to roll back same-sex marriage in Washington.
While asking that signatures not be collected on Easter Sunday, the bishops described the issue as "critically important" and said information on the signature drive is being sent to pastors throughout the Western Washington diocese.
The letter is signed by Archbishop J. Peter Sartain and Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo. Sartain testified against marriage equality at a Washington State Senate hearing earlier this year.
But the reaction of two priests under Bishop Sartain actually brings me to my point:
Reverend Michael Ryan of Seattle's St. James Cathedral noted on the church website that "after discussing the matter with the members of the cathedral's pastoral ministry team, I have decided that we will not participate in the collecting of signatures in our parish," he wrote. "Doing so would, I believe, prove hurtful and seriously divisive in our community. In saying this, I do realize that there are some who will be disappointed with this decision."
Ryan went on to express gratitude to Archbishop Sartain "for giving pastors discretion in this matter. He knows that we are in the best position to make this judgment."
There is a vast difference between the world as you imagine it to be in seminary, and as it actually is in parish ministry. People no longer in parish ministry, or who will never be in parish ministry, lose sight of that rapidly. Dorothy Day spoke of being among the poor, but never of being poor. She reminded all those who worked with her that their presence there was voluntary, that poverty was not a choice the poor they tried to help, had made. She insisted her helpers were visitors in the country of the poor, and that the poor therefor were to be respected. We too easily forget to do that with people not situated just as we are.
I know within my own UCC of "officials" (we don't have bishops, or anything remotely like them) coming to local churches to pronounce the position of the UCC on some public issue, virtually demanding the local pastors fall in line with Cleveland (UCC headquarters) in spite of the local concerns about that grand issue. Everything looks easier and neater and less complex from a distance; everything is tangled and snarled and intricately interlocked on the ground. I am as anti-death penalty as a person can be, and yet in my church there was a family who was waiting for the killer of their son to get off Death Row and into the execution chamber. When they found out the UCC agreed with me, they left the church. They didn't leave me, and they made that clear to others in the church, because they didn't know I agreed with the UCC. It wasn't, for me, a matter of my ministry. My ministry was to them first, to my ideals second. You may find this hypocritical, but if you do, I would bid you get out of your adolescence and join the adult world. I maintained a vital connection with them in their grief, rather than spurned them over the, to me, abstract ideal of abolishing the death penalty. They had a concern in that arena I did not share, and would only belittle by my insistence on placing the policy issue above the personal trauma.
To put it another way: the Roman Catholic church famously opposes abortion and contraception. Yet the control of the latter leads inevitably to the necessity of the former. Many abortions are performed on women with children, not on promiscuous teenagers. They are women who cannot afford contraception, because they don't have health insurance either, or the insurance won't cover it (yes, I'm glaring at the US Bishops when I note that). So they get pregnant, probably even within marriage (not that it really matters). Then what? A child they cannot afford, a pregnancy they cannot pay for, an adoption they don't want to go through? If they are poor enough, pregnancy means lost work and lost wages, too. All for the want of a prescription some in the middle class find no more costly than monthly trips to Starbucks. And so they have abortions, because they have no other family planning options. What manner of moral madness is this?
Morality is inevitably judged as much on outcomes as it is on abstract ideals. The first thing you learn as a pastor or priest is that abstract ideals always lose in the face of reality. When you walk into an ER after a phone call from a church member only to have the doctor walk in 5 minutes later and explain the only reasonable choice is to remove life support, that there is no hope of recovery or survival, and the spouse turns to you and asks: "What do I do?"....
Grand moral ideals are completely useless at that point. You have to answer, and a disquisition worthy of Aquinas is not what is called for. Nor is a dogmatic statement the answer either. At that point, as they say where I grew up, you fish or cut bait. Principles underlie your response, but you have to address the person right in front of you, not your idea of what the situation is supposed to be.
The Bishops, clearly, have forgotten that.
*It at least strikes me as a matter as worthy of investigation as the investigation into All Saint's Church. I'm not holding my breath, however.
Update: Speaking the IRS and investigations, not exactly from my keyboard to God's ear, but I don't have a problem with this:
A prominent advocate for the separation of church and state filed a formal complaint with the Internal Revenue Service Thursday, accusing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria of violating federal law by intervening in a political campaign.
The Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, alleges that a fiery homily by Peoria Bishop Daniel Jenky last Sunday effectively urged Catholics to vote against Obama in the 2012 presidential election.
Mostly because this is what the Bishop said:
"This fall, every practicing Catholic must vote, and must vote their Catholic consciences, or by the following fall our Catholic schools, our Catholic hospitals, our Catholic Newman Centers, all our public ministries -- only excepting our church buildings – could easily be shut down," Jenky said.
If that doesn't cross the line, I don't know what does.
Posted by Rmj at 7:33 AM
June Butler 10:17 AM
I don't like to comment on the public positions of the Roman Catholic Church in part because such positions by any religious institution lose any valuable nuance just in the proclamation.
Nuance? Nuance? The only nuance that may lie behind Bp Jensky's sermon is that he could be running for archbishop. And yes, there is a real question as to whether he crossed the line with regard to the tax-exem[pt status of the diocese.
The Vatican and a majority of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops seem to be losing their collective minds. And that's the nicest thing I can say about them.
Windhorse 3:05 PM
More and more the Bishops have been making bizarre public statements about how they expect to be "jailed" and "martyred" by the government in the coming years because of "radical secularism." In a country where Catholics are presidents and captains of industry. where they routinely hold office high and low including a majority on the Supreme Court, where the Church has its own television and radio stations and hospitals and churches on every corner in which they have absolutely unfettered freedom to worship - it's difficult to describe just how untethered from reality statements such as these are. And it's even more difficult to diagnose the underlying condition that's prompting them.
I suspect that residual guilt and anxiety over the child abuse scandal and ensuing coverup are engendering some of this self-pity. The bishops ceded a lot of credibility and moral authority over that (and still are, as now and then one will announce that, "you know, we don't really HAVE to obey the laws over this, we're just doing it to be accommodating" all the while hiring high-powered attorneys to fight the cases and intimidate new victims coming forward)p. When (unlike the collegial nature of Protestant bishoprics) you've sold your iron-clad claim to authority as ultimately stemming from Apostolic Succession, Papal Infallibility, and an essentially infallible Magisterium, it's difficult to recover from such an epic "cooperation with intrinsic evil," to use the bishops own terminology.
So while in my mind immoral and unChristian, from a Macchiavellian point of view it makes sense that in order to regain some of that lost authority you being playing political hardball. You use wedge issues to isolate and pressure those church-goers with whom who've you've lost credibility and strengthen the ones still on your side. You extend an iron hand over every organization - orders of nuns, hospitals, colleges - and reassert doctrinal and organization control. And then you play the victim to some higher power, in this case the government, to engender sympathy.
I say this really hoping that the American Catholic Bishops are just being this cynical...because the alternative is that they're losing their minds to some sort of End Times fantasy scenario. And as leaders with a tremendous amount of influence, that bodes well for no one.
- Windhorse
Rmj 8:39 PM
Windhorse--
I think you're on to something.
ntodd 1:00 AM
More and more the Bishops have been making bizarre public statements about how they expect to be "jailed" and "martyred" by the government in the coming years because of "radical secularism."
I suspect that residual guilt and anxiety over the child abuse scandal and ensuing coverup are engendering some of this self-pity.
So when they're arrested for covering up sexual abuse, they'll claim to be martyrs, and the law violates their First Amendment rights? Sounds 'bout right...
You do understand that masturbation is murder, right?
These bishops are likely suffering from a guilt complex due to the mass murder they commit each night, now that they can only fantasize about sex with children.
I created this website that further expresses my outrage with Bishop Jenky and his ilk.
Like Bishop Jenky, I refuse to apologize for any offense my website creates:
Bishop Daniel "Bear" Jenky
One of these things is not like the other....
Truth is Subjective
Time, time, time, see what's become of us....
The Enemy of My Enemy
Fear of a Brown Planet
Boundaries not yet falling in pleasant places....
Easter Monday 2012
Justice is not fair
Send in the Clowns
Holy Saturday 2012
They'll know we are Christians by our....Maundy Th...
Let there be light....instead of punditry
Follow the $$$$$
Palm Sunday 2012

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Q: How to download online image after display list data? For my current code, it will download the images first then only display data and cause the device like lagging.
public Custom_ListField(Vector content, boolean islatest) {
    this.content = content;
    this.islatest = islatest;

    newsid = new int[content.size()];
    title = new String[content.size()];
    category = new String[content.size()];
    date = new String[content.size()];
    imagepath = new String[content.size()];
    catsid = new int[content.size()];
    imagebitmap = new Bitmap[content.size()];
    ischeck = new boolean[content.size()];

    for (int i = 0; i < content.size(); i++) {
        newslist = (List_News) content.elementAt(i);
        newsid[i] = newslist.getID();
        title[i] = newslist.getNtitle();
        category[i] = newslist.getNewCatName();
        date[i] = newslist.getNArticalD();
        imagepath[i] = newslist.getImagePath();
        catsid[i] = newslist.getCatID();
        ischeck[i] = false;

        if (!imagepath[i].toString().equals("no picture")) {
            if (Config_GlobalFunction.isConnected())
                imagebitmap[i] = Util_ImageLoader.loadImage(imagepath[i]);
            else
                imagebitmap[i] = localimage;
        }
    }
    initCallbackListening();
}

private void initCallbackListening() {
    callback = new ListCallback();
    this.setCallback(callback);
    this.setRowHeight(-2);
}

private class ListCallback implements ListFieldCallback {
    public ListCallback() {

    }

    public void drawListRow(ListField listField, Graphics graphics,
            final int index, int y, int width) {
        currentPosition = index;

        if (!imagepath[index].toString().equals("no picture")) {
            float ratio = (float) ((float) localimage.getHeight() / (float) imagebitmap[index]
                    .getHeight());
            Bitmap temp = new Bitmap(
                    (int) (imagebitmap[index].getWidth() * ratio),
                    (int) (imagebitmap[index].getHeight() * ratio));
            imagebitmap[index].scaleInto(temp, Bitmap.FILTER_BILINEAR,
                    Bitmap.SCALE_TO_FIT);
            imagebitmap[index] = temp;

            graphics.drawBitmap(
                    Display.getWidth()
                            - localimage.getWidth()
                            - 5
                            + ((localimage.getWidth() - imagebitmap[index]
                                    .getWidth()) / 2),
                    y
                            + (listField.getRowHeight(index) - imagebitmap[index]
                                    .getHeight()) / 2,
                    imagebitmap[index].getWidth(),
                    imagebitmap[index].getHeight(), imagebitmap[index], 0,
                    0);

            graphics.setColor(Color.BLACK);
            text = Config_GlobalFunction
                    .wrap(title[index], Display.getWidth()
                            - imagebitmap[index].getWidth() - 15);

            for (int i = 0; i < text.size(); i++) {
                int liney = y + (i * Font.getDefault().getHeight());
                graphics.drawText(
                        (String) text.elementAt(i),
                        5,
                        liney + 3,
                        DrawStyle.TOP | DrawStyle.LEFT | DrawStyle.ELLIPSIS,
                        Display.getWidth() - imagebitmap[index].getWidth()
                                - 10);
            }
        } else {
            graphics.setColor(Color.BLACK);
            text = Config_GlobalFunction.wrap(title[index],
                    Display.getWidth() - 10);
            for (int i = 0; i < text.size(); i++) {
                int liney = y + (i * Font.getDefault().getHeight());
                graphics.drawText(
                        (String) text.elementAt(i),
                        5,
                        liney + 3,
                        DrawStyle.TOP | DrawStyle.LEFT | DrawStyle.ELLIPSIS,
                        Display.getWidth() - 10);
            }
        }

        if (text.size() == 2) {
            graphics.setColor(Color.GRAY);
            graphics.drawText(date[index], 5, y
                    + Font.getDefault().getHeight() + 3);

            if (islatest) {
                graphics.setColor(Color.RED);
                graphics.drawText(category[index], Font.getDefault()
                        .getAdvance(date[index]) + 15, y
                        + Font.getDefault().getHeight() + 3);
            }
        } else if (text.size() == 3) {
            graphics.setColor(Color.GRAY);
            graphics.drawText(date[index], 5, y
                    + Font.getDefault().getHeight() * 2 + 3);

            if (islatest) {
                graphics.setColor(Color.RED);
                graphics.drawText(category[index], Font.getDefault()
                        .getAdvance(date[index]) + 15, y
                        + Font.getDefault().getHeight() * 2 + 3);
            }
        }

        if (!imagepath[index].toString().equals("no picture"))
            setRowHeight(index, imagebitmap[index].getHeight() + 10);
        else {
            if (text.size() == 2)
                setRowHeight(index, getRowHeight() + 9);
            else if (text.size() == 3) {
                setRowHeight(index, getRowHeight() * 15 / 10 + 9);
            }
        }

        graphics.setColor(Color.WHITE);
        graphics.drawRect(0, y, width, listField.getRowHeight(index));

        ischeck[index] = true;
    }
 }

I want this imagebitmap[i] = Util_ImageLoader.loadImage(imagepath[i]); run after display data so that no need stuck there. However, I tried to put inside drawListRow, it works but very slow because initially display it will run 0-8 times then when i scroll the listfield, it run again. It was download and download again.
Update
public class Util_LazyLoader implements Runnable {
String url = null;
BitmapDowloadListener listener = null;

public Util_LazyLoader(String url, BitmapDowloadListener listener) {
    this.url = url;
    this.listener = listener;
}

public void run() {
    Bitmap bmpImage = getImageFromWeb(url);
    listener.ImageDownloadCompleted(bmpImage);
}

private Bitmap getImageFromWeb(String url) {
    HttpConnection connection = null;
    InputStream inputStream = null;
    EncodedImage bitmap;
    byte[] dataArray = null;

    try {
        connection = (HttpConnection) (new ConnectionFactory())
                .getConnection(url + Database_Webservice.ht_params)
                .getConnection();

        int responseCode = connection.getResponseCode();
        if (responseCode == HttpConnection.HTTP_OK) {
            inputStream = connection.openDataInputStream();
            dataArray = IOUtilities.streamToBytes(inputStream);
        }
    } catch (Exception ex) {
    } finally {
        try {
            inputStream.close();
            connection.close();
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }
    }

    if (dataArray != null) {
        bitmap = EncodedImage.createEncodedImage(dataArray, 0,
                dataArray.length);
        return bitmap.getBitmap();
    } else {
        return null;
    }
}
}

I created a new class but i don't know how to use it.

A: You need to use lazy loading concept here.
For ex:
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/Java-Development/How-to-load-images-quickly-like-android/m-p/1487995#M187253
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/Java-Development/Lazy-loading-issue-in-blackberry/m-p/1835127
You need to download images in a separate thread (not in UI Thread).  Actually what happens when you render a list row , it looks for bitmap image.
So what you can do once you are creating your List view. Provide a default loading bitmap image, start a thread to download image ,

A: you should create method on thread where you are putting the data from Url to vector. this could be in your connection class where you have extend as thread.
like this>>>>
getimagemethod(image[i]);

after you declare your method get the image string url to the method. like this>>
private void getimagemethod(String image2)
{
this.imageforlist = image2;

// you should declare imageforlist string as global string..
newBitmap1 = Util_ImageLoader.getImageFromUrl(imageforlist);

//newBitmap1 is also global Bitmap..**
    }
after this put your bitmap which is newBitmap1 to the Vector like this>>
imagevct.addElement(newBitmap1);

here imagevct is vector which is also global**
**inorder to create global vector use this....
private Vector imagevct = new Vector();

now you are ready to draw the bitmap on your list
for that do it like this...
public void drawListRow(ListField list, Graphics g, int index, int y, int w) {
Bitmap imagee = (Bitmap) imagevct.elementAt(index);
g.drawBitmap(HPADDING, 15 + y, 60, 60, imagee , 0, 0);
}

Here HPADDING is>>>>
    private static final int HPADDING = Display.getWidth() <= 320 ? 6 : 8;
this is just tutorial sample step by step..
if any query then you can post here...

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and this is flagged by -Wvla.
-	select BLK_SCSI_REQUEST # only for scsi_command_size_tbl..
+ * determine its group.
+ * (6 << 28 + 6 << 24 + 4 << 20 + 0 << 16 + 4 << 12 + 6 << 8 + 6 << 4 + 10).
+ * Command group 3 is reserved and should never be used.


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Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair Co., the leading franchise retailer in Saudi Arabia, and Arabian Centres Company, the leading owner, developer and operator of lifestyle shopping centers in Saudi Arabia, have announced that they will acquire a combined 51per cent stake in Vogacloset, a UK-based online fast fashion platform offering over 400 brands in the latest women's, men's and kids' trends to fashion enthusiasts in the Middle East.
The buyers will acquire 41.2 per cent of Vogacloset's existing shares based on a pre-money valuation of USD 60 million, subject to an earn-out structure conditional on certain growth thresholds. In addition, USD 12 million will be injected into the capital of Vogacloset to further develop its presence in the Saudi market, accelerate the growth of its active customer base and support the integration of Alhokair brands and ACC tenant brands onto the e-commerce platform. Post transaction, Alhokair and ACC will own a combined 51% stake in Vogacloset.
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"Local government epitomises democracy to the extent that local representatives are elected by the people in regular and timely elections under conditions of political freedom and that these citizens are subsequently engaged in the local decision-making process. In this way both the vote and the voice will be adequately represented. Institutionalised structures are expected to be in place to facilitate and maximise citizens' participation in the affairs of their communities. This is a fundamental principle of local democracy that promotes inclusion and enriches the discourse on issues affecting communities so that ensuing decisions and development programmes reflect citizens' preferences and priorities. Citizens are expecting nothing less and, with recent global events, are even prepared to resist attempts to deny or deprive them of these rights."
Importantly, these elections are meant to complement Government's decentralisation efforts. The Decentralisation Policy of 1998 (partially enacted into legislation through the Decentralisation Enabling Act of 2000), aims to widen the level of democracy at the regional level and to increase the participation of the general population in their development, thereby deepening democracy, bringing government closer to the people, promoting broader participation in governmental and developmental affairs by all citizens.
The Regional Council and Local Authority elections are regulated in terms of the Regional Councils Act of 1992 and the Local Authority Councils Act of 1992, as well as the Electoral Act of 2014.
Part V of the Local Authority Councils Act defines the roles of the Local Authority Councils, which essentially amount to public service delivery within their defined areas. Amongst many others, this includes the provision, maintenance and or establishment of services such as water, sewerage and drainage systems, cemeteries, electricity, public transport services, and so forth.
The role of the Regional Councils, as noted in the Regional Councils Act, is "to undertake…the planning of the development of the region for which it has been established", with due consideration for the physical, social and economic characteristics of the region; the distribution, increase and movement and urbanisation of the region's population; natural and other resources; and general land use patterns; and existing and planned infrastructure. The Council also exercises other duties delegated to it by the President; (including advising the President on regional matters); makes recommendations to the line Minister in relation to local authorities situated in the region; establishes, manages and controls settlement areas; and assists local authorities in carrying out their duties, to name but a few of the multiple tasks ascribed to the Council.
Until the 2014 changes to the Constitution, (and subsequent amendments to the affected policies), two member of each Regional Council were nominated to represent their region in the National Council. Following the changes to the constitution, 3 members of each RC will now head to parliament, increasing the size of the National Council from the current 26, to 42 National Council MPs after the upcoming election.
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On Saturday, Real Madrid host Levante in La Liga as Los Blancos look to get back on track after a run of poor results.
Julen Lopetegui's side sit fourth in the league and will expect to return to winning ways after failing to win all of their last four games in all competitions.
Eleventh placed Levante, meanwhile, will hope to capitalise on Madrid's recent run of poor form.
The preview for the match can be found below.
Real Madrid, much like Barcelona, are going through an unprecedented run of poor form leading into this fixture. Before their much needed international break, Madrid had failed to win - or even score - in four games.
These fixtures included a 3-0 away drubbing from Valencia, a draw at home with close rivals Atletico Madrid, a Champions League defeat by CSKA Moscow, and then a last gasp 1-0 loss to Alaves.
Madrid's last goal came from Marco Asensio in a 1-0 win over Espanyol back on 22 September. Goals were always going to be a tricky to come by when Cristiano Ronaldo left for Juventus in the summer, and it seems that the players he left behind in the Spanish capital aren't quite ready to step forward out of his colossal shadow just yet.
Levante come into this game in much higher spirits than Real. Sitting 11th in the league, the side from Valencia have won each of their last two La Liga fixtures.
They beat Getafe 1-0 away from home and the week before they managed a 2-1 victory over Alaves. They've looked steady this season and might be quietly confident of adding to Real's recent woes.
Croatian midfield master Modric has had a wonderful past few years. He came into the 2018/19 season off the back of winning the Champions League with Real and leading his national team to a World Cup final.
Rightly named in the best player in Russia in the summer, Modric might even been given the game's greatest individual prize this year, with many tipping him to pip former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona rival Lionel Messi to the coveted Ballon d'Or.
But it's smaller league ties such as these where Madrid will need Modric's focus if they want to return to winning ways. Having yet to score this season and only registering one assist, it's fair to say Modric has a slight World Cup hangover, but that's not to say he's been particularly poor by any stretch of the imagination - at times he has still dictated games for Los Blancos.
Having featured in all eight of Levante's league matches this season, José Campaña is a crucial member of Paco López's midfield. The former Crystal Palace man will have to work hard to pressure Modric in possession and stop the Croatian finding his rhythm.
Ironically, back in 2012, current Real manager Julen Lopetegui won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship with Campaña as his captain.
Real Madrid are set to be boosted by the return of Gareth Bale, Isco and Marcelo - all said to be ready and fit to come into the starting lineup this weekend. But Dani Carvajal is still injured.
Levante will be unable to use loanee Borja Mayoral as Real are his parent club. On top of this, Armando Sadiku, Coke, and Nikola Vukcevic are all expected to miss the game with injuries.
Real Madrid: Courtois; Marcelo, Ramos, Varane, Odriozola; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric; Isco, Benzema, Bale.
Levante: Olazabal; Cabaco, Postigo, Pier; Jason, Bardhi, Campaña, Toño; Morales, Boateng, Rochina.
Madrid have a lot of class returning from injury issues but those players need to step up immediately. They need goals and they need points.
But perhaps more so than the players, the manager seriously needs a win. Lopetegui will be desperate to ease the pressure on his job.
Levante, on the other hand, come into this game with none of that pressure. If they lose, it won't change much in terms of their season. They might just come away with something from the Bernabeu.


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Q: Syntax Error line 0, col 83: Error: Expected end of string, got 'cbfde50' The following is my class with the method:
class BidsInfoRepository extends EntityRepository
{
     public function findbidWinnerQuery($productId) {
              return $this->getEntityManager()
                        ->createQuery("SELECT w FROM ReverseAuctionReverseAuctionBundle:BidsInfo w where w.ProductInfo = ***$productId*** GROUP BY w.bAmount HAVING COUNT(w) = 1")
                        ->setMaxResults(1)
                        ->getResult()
                ;
    }
}

The variable $productId has the following format value separated with hyphen:
 5cbfde50-50b9-11e5-9612-752c7cea21e5 ,
Obviously it doesn't like that format in fact 'cbdfe50' is included in the string separated with hyphen and for some reason I think the hyphen stops the process, but I don't know how to let the mysql to process the long string separated with hyphen instead of returning the error mentioned on my issue title. Any idea? Thanks.
p.s. I've also tried using "like '$productId'" but it won't work.

A: You simply forgot the quotes:
"SELECT w FROM ReverseAuctionReverseAuctionBundle:BidsInfo w where w.ProductInfo = '5cbfde50-50b9-11e5-9612-752c7cea21e5' GROUP BY w.bAmount HAVING COUNT(w) = 1"

Also keep in mind that you should properly escape strings in sql queries in order to avoid sql injection.


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Business - Banking & Finance
CBN Report Shows Naira Will Fall Further In January 2021
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Sunday said a recent survey disclosed that the naira is expected to depreciate further in January 2021, AllNews reports.
The CBN who made this known barely five days to the new year said a survey carried out by its Statistics Department titled 'December 2020 Business Expectations Survey Report' revealed the naira fall.
The CBN, however, further stated that there might be a steady rise in the interest rate from December till the next six months.
The development comes amid rising concerns over the plummeting value of the naira against the dollar in recent times, with its lowest fall occurring on November 30, 2020, when it exchanged for N500/$1.
According to the CBN, the 11-page survey was done online from December 7 to 11, with a sample size of 1,050 businesses nationwide.
It noted that a response rate of 91.3 percent was achieved and that the sample covered the agriculture/services, manufacturing, wholesale/retail trade, and construction sectors.
READ ALSO: CBN Survey Shows Luxury Items Will Lose Sales To Inflation In 2021
The apex bank also revealed that the respondent firms were made up of small, medium, and large corporations, covering both import-oriented and export-oriented businesses.
The report partly read: "Respondent firms expect the naira to depreciate in the current month and next month but appreciate in the next two months and the next six months.
"Inflation level is expected to rise in the next six and 12 months as firms expect the average inflation rate in the next six months and the next 12 months to stand at 13.24 and 14.51 per cent, while borrowing rate is expected to rise in the current month, next month, next two months and the next six months with indices of 19.2, 14.9, 14.7 and 14.3 points."
The CBN stated that the report showed respondents were unhappy due to poor management of inflation by the government.
It said, "Respondent firms expressed dissatisfaction with the management of inflation by the government, with a negative net satisfaction index -33.5 in December 2020."
Commenting on findings of the report, a former President, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, Sam Nzekwe, said the country's over dependence on oil would continue to affect its economy negatively.
He said, "Oil has actually not come up; we are not yet sure of what will happen in January and February. When the advanced countries are using solar, electric power for vehicles, it means that most of the advanced economies that demand our oil may not demand as much because they are shifting emphasis from oil to electricity. The economy may not recover in January and inflation is going high as well.
"There is also the issue of insecurity; there will be food shortage because most farmers are not going to farm again because of banditry and kidnappings, and when there is a food shortage, inflation will keep on rising."
Similarly, the Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Muda Yusuf, said the macroeconomic fundamentals, the structural factors and the policy choices would determine the exchange rate and inflation outcomes in 2021.
He added, "For instance, a rise in oil price and output could change the narrative regarding the exchange rate and our foreign reserves. Some of these variables are difficult to predict.
"For inflation, the key drivers are the exchange rate, transportation costs, the impact of security on agricultural output, seasonality of harvests and energy costs, among others.
"It is unlikely that much would change in these variables by January."
On the way forward, Yusuf said, "To fix the problem, we need to fix the factors driving price increases as highlighted."
On his part, the President, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, Muftau Oyegunle, expressed doubt that the rising inflation in the country could be addressed due to the various crises ravaging the North, thereby affecting food supply.
Oyegunle, who expressed reservations with CBN's report that the naira would depreciate further, said "fundamentally, one thing that is clear is that Nigerians abroad are the ones sustaining this economy through remittances, even before Nigerians acknowledged the role the money from abroad was playing in the economy.
"Remittances from Nigerians abroad are more than what we earn from oil and this is making the difference in the value of the naira."
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Excerpt from Branwen's Quest
Here is an excerpt from my young adult eBook, Branwen's Quest (Warriors of Aralan Book 1).
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Branwen knew nothing for several long seconds that seemed to last for an eternity. She was falling, always falling, into darkness. She had no voice to scream.
Suddenly all four of them plunged into deep, black water. Branwen stiffened as the icy chill took her breath away and instantly soaked every inch of her. She fought upwards desperately and her head broke the surface right next to Quintin's. To her amazement she could see this because the torch—which she had dropped early during the fall—had miraculously landed on a narrow strip of rocky land at the edge of the sluggish underground river they had fallen into. Even though it had dropped from such a height, it continued burning.
The water began making Branwen shiver because it was none too warm, and her teeth chattered as she looked around her. "Wh-where are th-the others?" she asked Quintin, completely forgetting all her hostility towards him for the moment.
Before Quintin could reply, she saw two more heads break the surface of the water not far away and relief flooded her chest. No more words were spoken just then, because everyone knew they needed to get out of the river and onto land where the torch gleamed as their beacon.
Suddenly Branwen heard Edyth give a little gasp. "Ah—ahhh—s-something t-touched me," she said, voice quivering because of the icy water.
Silas's voice sounded soon after as he attempted to reassure her. "It was probably just weeds—oh," he drew in a sudden sharp breath, "—that, that wasn't a weed."
Branwen tried to push the fear of what might be lurking in the water out of her mind and concentrate on the warm glow of the torch on the far bank of the river. All this failed when she felt something slimy, cold, and sinuous like an enormous snake brush against her leg. Every legend she had ever heard of supposedly extinct giant eels came rushing back with terrible force. The stories had always been told as if the monsters in them had been dead for hundreds of years because brave heroes had slain them; much like the stories of epic battles between dragons and knights, or sea monsters and sailors. But did some of those huge eels still exist? Fear pumped cold through her veins, causing her to swim faster.
Branwen heard Quintin give a sudden muted noise that was somewhere between a grunt and a gasp, and she knew he had been touched by the creature as well. Branwen thought horribly that if there was an eel down there it probably didn't get much to eat, so four people would be a welcome meal.
Finally her numbed fingertips grasped the sharp edge of the rock path where the torch lay, and she heaved herself out of the water, a dripping mess. Quintin was right beside her, and Branwen's trembling hands picked up the torch before the water pouring off the two of them put it out. She carefully blew more life into it, and scooted back as far from the water's edge as she could to make room for Silas and Edyth. Perhaps they would make it out safely after all.
Silas hauled himself out of the water first, and had turned to help Edyth, when the young warrior—her hands already on the rock edge where she had put her spear—uttered a short scream before being dragged abruptly under, her mouth filling with water.
Silas grabbed wildly for her wrist and succeeded. He held on with all his might, and Quintin scrambled for her other hand. For a split second Edyth's head resurfaced before being tugged back under again along with both young men.
Branwen's jaw fell slack with shock and she leaped to the edge after quickly laying the torch on a convenient shelf of rock in the cliff wall. A few feet below the dark water's surface writhed a pale, wriggling, muscular mass which left her in no doubt about the existence of giant eels. Through her terror she instinctively grasped over her shoulder and her seeking hand closed over one water-logged arrow. She froze. There were no others. They had fallen out upon impact with the water.
Never before had her last arrow counted for so much. If she missed the eel, Edyth, Silas and Quintin would never see the light of day again and would die in this black place.
"Now What?"
The Day After NaNoWriMo—also known as December 1st—can feel a lot like the day after Christmas to writers. After a whole month of frenzied writing activity trying desperately to meet that elusive 50,000 word goal, writers are left wondering... "Now what?"
As a National Novel Writing Month enthusiast myself, I'll tell you:
Don't touch that manuscript! I know it's tempting, so new the ink's not dry yet, but don't touch it! In my previous blog post I mentioned not editing until January, and I mean it. Do whatever it takes to avoid picking it up and editing for at least a week, but if you want to do any kind of decent job, wait a month.
Why? Because you're the author, that's why. All of the left-out words, typos, and choppy sentences will be smoothed over by your brain as you read it, because you know what's supposed to be there. If you wait until January, you can look at it with new eyes.
You'll be amazed at what you see after December. That NaNoWriMo manuscript you thought was so glorious right after you finished it? Well... it's still glorious, but it's messy. It has plot holes. It has missing words that were left out only because your brain could move faster than your fingers. (That's a mark of genius, by the way). So do yourself a favor and enjoy well-deserved vacation from writing.


Establish a mentoring system, where new hires are paired with an experienced worker who will be their safety sponsor. This will help guide and mold the new hire's training and understanding of performing task safely.
Conduct specialized training that will address how to prevent and what to do when specific accidents occur. Follow this training up by identifying safety hazards or potential hazards on the jobsite as construction progresses. When they occur, provide information to everyone onsite with training so the incident doesn't occur again.
Provide safety information and materials in all languages of workers on the jobsite. This practice will ensure every worker understands the training and brings everyone onto the same page about how to address incidents.
It is important to empower all workers to be able to stop work when there is a safety hazard. This will help workers to step up when they observe any potential safety hazard and prevent an accident from occurring. This is done by providing the tools necessary to complete tasks safely, provide ongoing training, and encouraging every worker to be a safety leader.
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LA County Pushes Booster Shots for Children, Bucking International Trend
October 18, 2022 -- As COVID cases continue to drop in Santa Monica and across LA County, public health officials are recommending new booster shots for children, a policy increasingly opposed by European governments.
A press release issued Friday by LA County Health reads "New Updated Fall COVID-19 Booster Approved for Children as Young as 5 Years Old" and announced that 625 sites are planning to provide the shot as early as Wednesday.
"Public Health recommends all eligible residents receive their updated Fall boosters before the winter season because immunity from earlier vaccines, and/or getting infected, wanes over time," the press release said.
So far, nationwide data show that less than 5 percent of those who qualify have received the new bivalent booster, which requires having taken at least two doses of the COVID vaccine.
That currently disqualifies the majority of LA County children who need to have completed their primary vaccine series at least two months before taking the booster, according to County Health officials.
"Out of the nearly 900,000 children ages 5-11 in LA County, there are over 500,000 children that have not yet received their primary vaccine series," Health officials said.
While LA County has been long pushing a maximum vaccination policy, governments in Europe have been rolling back their vaccine recommendations.
Denmark has stopped administering first injections to those under 18 and has started limiting vaccines to those under 50 unless they are at high risk of severe COVID.
"Children and adolescents rarely become severely ill from the Omicron variant of covid-19," the Danish Health Authority said on its website.
"A very limited number of children at particularly higher risk of becoming severely ill will still be offered vaccination based on an individual assessment by a doctor."
Starting October 31, Sweden will stop recommending that children between the ages of 12 and 17 get vaccinated, citing the "very low risk" for the group. And last month, Britain stopped vaccinating healthy children under 11.
The reversal in policies came after a peer reviewed study published in the general medical journal "The Lancet" showed COVID booster shots can harm the immune system and cause adverse effects, a finding backed to the European Medicines Agency.
LA County Health officials are bucking the growing trend.
"A child can receive their primary vaccine series now and then receive the bivalent booster two months after," officials said in the Friday press release.
"These updated Fall COVID-19 boosters will provide a significant amount of protection against Omicron during the upcoming winter holidays."
LA County has been seeing a steady drop in confirmed coronavirus cases, according to the data.
As of Friday, the 7-day average case count in the county of more than 10 million was 946, down from 1,138 cases reported the previous week, a 17 percent decrease.
Over the same period, the average number of daily COVID-positive patients in LA County hospitals declined from 502 a day to 467, a 7 percent decline. The number dropped to 434 on Saturday
Deaths, which typically lag hospitalizations by several weeks, remained relatively stable at 10 deaths reported each day this past week, Health officials said.
In Santa Monica, there were 51 coronavirus cases reported last week, down from a weekly record 1,902 cases in early January. No virus-related deaths were reported last week.


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Roberto Cavalli's Dundas leaves as Creative Director
Creative Director Peter Dundas will leave his position at Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli after only three seasons, the label announced on Wednesday as it continues a revamp.
Peter Dundas salue le public à la fin de son dernier défilé Roberto Cavalli le 21 septembre 2016 - © PixelFormula
The spring summer 2017 collection, presented at Milan's fashion week just over two weeks ago, will be the last one designed by Dundas, Cavalli said in a statement.
The brand has been going through a transition since Italian private equity Clessidra took over in April last year and is seeking to relaunch the Florentine label popular among celebrities. In July it appointed former Versace head Gian Giacomo Ferraris as new chief executive.
Dundas's exit is part of a broader shift in strategy, according to a source close to the matter.
"The first step was to call Ferraris as new CEO, the second to change its creative director. But there is absolutely no will to sell Cavalli," said the source.
The group did not give a reason for Dundas's departure.
"As Roberto Cavalli goes through a period of transformation, the design team will carry on and the appointment of a new creative director will be made in due course," it said.
The Norwegian designer was appointed as creative director in March last year, taking over from 75-year old Roberto Cavalli. Dudas had covered the same role at Florence-based Emilio Pucci for seven years and previously worked at Cavalli between 2002 and 2005.
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail appoints Ananya Birla, Aryaman Birla as directors
Prada appoints former Luxottica chief Guerra as new CEO
Kering appoints Sabato De Sarno as creative director of Gucci
Kishore Biyani resigns as Future Retail's executive chairman
Spencer's Retail's CEO Devndra Chawla resigns
Prada's Lorenzo Bertelli sets out 'soft transition" to new leadership
Nykaa names P Ganesh as new chief financial officer


Fraser Institute released its annual "Tax Freedom Day" report today, a publicity stunt that sees the right-wing think tank add-up every conceivable tax it can think of and present that as what "the average Canadian family" pays in taxes – even if it doesn't really show up on the "tax bill" of "the average Canadian family."
And once again, Canadian media outlets seem like they can't be bothered to give this report critical coverage, even though the think tank openly admits its research is designed to push a "communications agenda."
"What you make today you're making for yourself, as opposed to the $43,000 which is the calculated tax bill for an average Canadian household that earns just over $100,000. So that's your income taxes, retail sales taxes, sin taxes, health care taxes and fuel taxes, among other things."
1. The average Canadian household does not earn "just over $100,000" (or $105,236, to be exact).
How do we know this? Because the Fraser Institute's own report has a footnote that tells us "the average family income displayed throughout the report is not the true average of all families in a particular jurisdiction." Statistics Canada, on the other hand, says the median Canadian family earned $76,550 in 2013.
2. "Among other things" is an interesting way of putting it – guess what else the Fraser Institute includes on the "tax bill" of an "average Canadian household"? Corporate taxes and oil and gas royalties.
Even though the Fraser Institute claims "the average Canadian family" spends 42.9% of their income on their "tax bill," if you actually read the Fraser Institute's report closely, they admit only 14% of that inflated number refers to income taxes.
So based on what they say Canadians pay in income tax, "Tax Freedom Day" would fall on February 9th, not June 7th.
Today is Tax Freedom Day. Fraser Institute says June 7th is the day you start working for yourself and not the government.
In 2014, the Montreal Gazette retracted a story about another Fraser Institute tax study after the paper was criticized for copy-pasting a press release riddled with factual errors.
"The article about the Fraser Institute's tax study has been removed because it did not meet The Gazette's editorial standards," an editor's note read. "We apologize to readers for this lapse."
So what's it going to take to get a little fact-checking around here, hmm?


Besides nine provinces (krai), 46 regions (oblast), one autonomous region and four autonomous districts (okrug) existing in framework of the Russian Federation, there are also 22 republics forming this federation. According to Article 65 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, all those administrative units possess the equal rights. Status of any subject can be changed only when both federal and local authorities will agree with this change, as stipulated in the Article 66.5 of the Russian constitution. It means that province or region can gain status of the republic and vice versa. Moreover, three cities of federal importance (Moscow, Sevastopol and St. Petersburg) enjoy the status of "federal subjects" of the Russian Federation but they do not have the same level of autonomy as the most of the other federal subjects. The symbols of the all remaining federal subjects of the Russian Federation but republics have been dealt in four parts of our series on "Regional Symbols of Russia".
Part One was published in VEXILOKONTAKT 2004 summarizing all available data on the arms and flags of then six provinces, one autonomous region, ten autonomous districts and two federal cities enjoying status of the subjects of the Russian Federation in that time.
Part Two was published in VEXILOKONTAKT 2011 summarizing all available data on the arms and flags of 18 regions of Central Russia, Central Black Earth, and the Northern Caucasus.
Part Three was published in VEXILOKONTAKT 2013 summarizing all available data on the arms and flags of 17 regions of Siberia, the Ural Mountains and the Far East.
Part Four was published in VEXILOKONTAKT 2015 summarizing all available data on the arms and flags of remaining 14 Russian regions in North-West Russia and the Volga River basin. Moreover, data about symbols of the new federal city of Sevastopol and changes and supplements of the data given in the previous three parts were also included.
This Bonus is available free of charge for all those who bought at minimum three of all four parts of the series REGIONAL SYMBOLS OF RUSSIA published between 2004 and 2015; it provides all up-dated information on flags and arms of the republics of the Russian Federation as published in the journal VEXILOLOGIE.


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using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using Goodreads.Extensions;

namespace Goodreads.Models.Response
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This class models a book link as defined by the Goodreads API.
    /// This is usually a link to a third-party site to purchase the book.
    /// </summary>
    [DebuggerDisplay("{DebuggerDisplay,nq}")]
    public sealed class BookLink : ApiResponse
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The Id of this book link.
        /// </summary>
        public long Id { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// The name of this book link provider.
        /// </summary>
        public string Name { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// The link to this book on the provider's site.
        /// Be sure to append book_id as a query parameter
        /// to actually be redirected to the correct page.
        /// </summary>
        public string Link { get; private set; }

        internal string DebuggerDisplay
        {
            get
            {
                return string.Format(
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    "BookLink: Id: {0}, Name: {1}",
                    Id,
                    Name);
            }
        }

        internal override void Parse(XElement element)
        {
            Id = element.ElementAsLong("id");
            Name = element.ElementAsString("name");
            Link = element.ElementAsString("link");
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Goodreads returns incomplete book links for some reason.
        /// The link results in an error unless you append a book_id query parameter.
        /// This method fixes up these book links with the given book id.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="bookId">The book id to append to the book link.</param>
        internal void FixBookLink(long bookId)
        {
            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Link))
            {
                if (!Link.Contains("book_id"))
                {
                    Link += (Link.Contains("?") ? "&" : "?") + "book_id=" + bookId;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Remembering Graceland Legends
R E M E M B E R I N G
Graceland Legend:
Velma Ruch
Dr. Velma Ruch, longtime Graceland faculty member and Graceland legend passed away July 20, 2017. Born in Lamoni, Iowa, on Jan. 28, 1921, both of her parents were enrolled as Graceland students when she was born. She returned as a student herself in 1939 and graduated in 1941 with the Gold Seal for scholarship.
She completed her bachelor's degree in English from the University of iowa in 1943, and at the invitation of Acting President A. R. Gilbert, Velma joined Graceland's English faculty in 1946. She completed her master's degree in 1947 at the University of Michigan and her doctorate at the University of Wisconsin (majoring in English and minoring in Scandinavian studies) in 1957.
A 40-year faculty member, Ruch's influence on Graceland and hundreds of students cannot be measured. She became the first woman on Graceland's faculty to hold a PhD, was chair of the Division of Language and Literature, and was the first woman to lead the college when on July 1, 1974, she stepped in as acting president for a year. Ruch retired in 1986 as Graceland's first distinguished professor emerita and chose to devote her post-Graceland years to work with the Community of Christ.
Ruch was awarded a Fulbright grant to study in India for eight weeks. This was the result of a course she initiated at Graceland called Religion in the World's Great Literature, one she considered her signature course at Graceland. The course later provided the foundation for her book, "Signature of God," published in 1986.
An accomplished author, Ruch compiled and edited a new Norwegian hymn book, "De Helliges Salmer" (Hymns of the Saints). She later wrote "The Signature of God," "The Transforming Power of Prayer" and two volumes of Summoned to Pilgrimage. Then, at the age of 84, she wrote another book published by Herald House under the title, "We Journey with Christ: Lenten and Easter Meditation." She went on to write "Transformation: A New Creation in Christ" and, finally, "Finding Home: The Hospitality of God, Meditations for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany." All three books were written and published in 2006.
A profoundly devoted member of the Community of Christ, she described her devotion as the "joy of her life." Dr. Ruch continues to inspire through generations of students' memories, as well as her authored books. She was a worthy example of one who devoted herself to seek wisdom "by study and also by faith."
Nancy Wallace
Nancy Wallace came to Graceland College from Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1970. She is a member of the class of 1974 and has filled the hearts of many who have also come to "the Hill" with kindness, friendship and inspiration.
Wallace obtained her master's degree in social work from the University of Iowa, which prepared her for a career in counseling and teaching. She worked for Graceland for over 30 years – as an academic advisor, career counselor, professor and as alumni director. Her dedication and service to the university was remarkable. After retiring from Graceland, Wallace continued to teach part time but also had time to enjoy antiques, furniture and gardening.
Wallace was known for laughter and sparkle as well as her ability to sincerely listen. When friends and family gathered in Lamoni in October to celebrate her life, Michael Lewis '90 shared these beautiful words of his dear friend.
"In the lush symphony that was Nancy's life, she was sometimes the piccolo, dancing like a lambent fairy about the score. She was sometimes the rich, intimate voice of a viola or an oboe, sharing her deepest joys and woes with authenticity and risk. And when she was at her very best, when the symphony got to its most intense and austere, Nancy was a cowbell, clanging and banging along with no concern for the score except she knew it needed her bell. Because her music was her own, and if you didn't like it, you most likely had wandered into the wrong recital."
"Her approach was peace through mischief, and she was Ghandi-like in the generous blessings of mischief she bestowed upon the world …The life that was Nancy moves back now into star-shine and firecracker, living as it always did as a throbbing continuous beat within the cosmos of energy that enwraps us all."
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<?php

namespace spec\Correa\Geradores\Compilers;

use PhpSpec\ObjectBehavior;
use Prophecy\Argument;

class TemplateCompilerSpec extends ObjectBehavior
{
    function it_is_initializable()
    {
        $this->shouldHaveType('Correa\Geradores\Compilers\TemplateCompiler');
    }

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Борживой II или Боривой II (; * 1064, † 1124) носи титлата херцог на Бохемия на два пъти в началото на XII век като представител на Премисловата династия. Той е наследник на Бржетислав II.

Управление

Управлението на Боривой II започва на 25 декември 1100 г. с гражданска война, след като правата му са оспорени от неговия братовчед Олдрих Бърненски. Двамата се борят и за подкрепата на Свещения Римски Император Хайнрих IV, но в крайна сметка Олдрих е принуден да отстъпи.

През 1102 г. умира херцогът на Полша Владислав I Херман и Боривой заедно с Святополк, друг негов братовчед, се намесват в последвалите борби за властта над полските земи. Двамата братовчеди обаче се конфронтират, след като Боривой запазва за себе си полски откуп. Срещу бохемския херцог избухва въстание, в което се включва дори брат му Владислав Пжемисл, а външна подкрепа за неподчинението оказва Коломан Унгарски. Хайнрих Германски запазва неутралитет, но запазва и симпатиите си към бохемския херцог и когато през 1107 г. бунтовниците влизат в Прага и Боривой е заловен императорът притиска победителите да запазят живота му и да го освободят. В този епизод не може да се изключи и по-голяма дипломатическа комбинация на императора и унгарския крал, защото още през 1108 г. между тях двамата избухва нова фаза на войната, причинена от изгнанието на принц Алмош Унгарски през 1097 г. Святополк Бохемски се включва в кампанията на страната на Хайнрих, но е убит в покушение под стените на Глогов от Вршовци в името на Боривой. Херцогството се печели от Владислав Пжемисл, но през 1117 г. той се сдобрява с Боривой и разделя херцогството с него.

През 1120 г. Боривой отстъпва цялата власт на брат си Владислав и се оттегя на доброволно изгнание в Унгария, където и умира на 2 февруари 1124 г.

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Endometriosis: Can Homeopathy Help Ease Your Symptoms?
13/03/2020 Eileen Scullion
It is estimated that up to ten per cent of Irish women suffer from endometriosis. Worldwide, the figure stands at 176 million women affected during their reproductive years.
For many women, it often goes undiagnosed and the condition is only discovered when seeking treatment after failed attempts at conceiving. With up to 50% of infertile women being diagnosed with endometriosis, it is one of the top causes of infertility.
While pain remains the most common endometriosis symptom, what's often unspoken about is, the devastating impact it can have on a woman's life. A recent BBC research in the UK found that half of the 13,500 women quizzed about the condition were frequent users of addictive painkillers including strong opioid medication. Young women are also considering a hysterectomy, many have been through a chemically induced menopause, relationships and intimacy are affected, and others have had suicidal thoughts at some point in their lives.
So what is Endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a medical condition in which "endometrial-like" tissue grows outside the uterus in other parts of the body such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining the pelvis. It can also involve the bowel, intestines, bladder or rectum. During menstruation, these displaced cells continue to be responsive to the menstrual cycle hormones and build up, break down and bleed just like the ones lining in the womb, but without the blood leaving the body, leading to pain, inflammation, scar formation and adhesions in the affected areas.
Symptoms of endometriosis
Extreme pain before and during periods is the most common symptom associated with Endometriosis.
Other common symptoms include:
Heavy or irregular bleeding
Pain during ovulation
Painful or difficult bowel movements worse with the period
Painful intercourse or pain after sex
Intestinal issues such as bloating, constipation or diarrhoea worse with the period
Painful urination, worse with the period.
Endometriosis symptoms can vary, with some women suffer severe symptoms, particularly during periods, while others experience no changes at all.
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Eileen's approach is to listen to the whole person and treat the whole person – not just an isolated part or symptom. This has been transformative at times I've really needed it. I'm looking forward to finding out how homeopathy can support me during my next big challenge…which is childbirth!
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Endometriosis – The Homeopathic Approach
As Endometriosis is complicated and its treatment challenging, more and more women are keen to include a holistic approach in reducing their pain and alleviating distressing physical and emotional symptoms.
Homeopathy is an age-old system of medicine that works by treating the person and address the underlying cause, rather than just the symptoms that manifest. As well as using homeopathic remedies to help with the extreme pain, the remedies work to reduce inflammation and spasms, regulate bleeding and balance hormone levels.
A prescription may also include remedies that act as a tonic for the uterus and whole reproductive system. Others may act as supports for the liver and gut to promote the cleansing of excess hormones and toxins.
In homeopathy, your prescription is individualised and tailored to your specific needs. Many possible remedies could be used but here are 2 examples to explain the variation of symptoms.
Cimicifuga may be prescribed for women diagnosed with endometriosis who experience painful periods with darting pains that move across the pelvis from hip to hip. There is also pain in the lower abdomen, uterine region and lower back that is described as bearing down. There can also be neuralgic like pain that moves from ovary to ovary or goes up or down along the thighs. The more they bleed, the greater the pain.
Nux Vomica may be selected for women with endometriosis who also have pronounced rectal and digestive issues. There may be pain in the rectum during menses or while trying to pass a stool. If they do manage to pass a stool, they still feel incomplete and unfinished.
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Homeopathy offers a wealth of support for women suffering from endometriosis to help reduce pain, regulate periods, balance their hormones and improve their overall quality of life.
If you'd like to book an appointment you can email me or give me a call on +353 (0) 86 089 1037.
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We can all agree that we do not understand the happenings and seasons of life while we are in the midst of them. Over time, we gain perspective and make sense of what made no sense before. Such has been my transition recently.
When God led me to step down from my worship position on September 6, all I knew was I had an order from God. Since then, I got married and am experiencing the transition of blending two homes and families. My wife is a tremendous blessing and constant encourager! Other things have taken place that revealed to me the need for my attention to be diverted for a season.
After many years of living hours away from my mother, she moved down here in May. I asked her last year to consider that since I would be where I am for the long haul. I am the only child, and I wanted her to move near me while she was able. I thank God that I had the foresight to do so.
Since the move, she has had some health struggles beyond what we realized. Her new doctor put her through multiple tests to discover that she ultimately needed open heart surgery. Had she stayed where she was, this may not have been discovered. God has provided in amazing ways since then, and I have had the joy of being able to walk with her through this and the recovery that will follow.
I had no idea what God was doing then, but the picture is becoming clearer. Dear friend, you may not be able to see it now. But wait! Step back, focus on the bigger picture, and you may see the hand of God in ways you never expected.
For those who don't know about me, my name is Matthew Winters. I was born and raised in Portsmouth, VA. I am a 1998 graduate of Portsmouth Christian School, 2003 grad of Liberty University (Bachelor of Science in Religion), and 2006 grad of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (Master of Arts in Leadership). I gave my life to Christ in 1987 following a Christian school chapel service and surrendered to the call to ministry on May 4, 1997. I was licensed and ordained by Hepsibah Baptist Church of Seneca, SC in 2012 and have served primarily in music ministry and as a pastor.
I currently live in Seneca, SC where my ministry is based. I am available to do some minimal travel to minister due to my service as a hospice chaplain and piano teacher. I would love the opportunity to minister in your church through preaching or workshops. My passion is to equip the saints for the work of the ministry. If I can be an extension of the pastor and empower people with the necessary tools to be victorious in Christ, I am most deeply fulfilled. Please contact me if I can be of any assistance.
Don't you just love it when things happen in life that are a total inconvenience to us? Don't you love when you have everything planned out and nothing goes according to schedule? Such is life, so why do we think that something unfair has happened and we're victims?
Have you ever thought that the uncertainty in your life might just have a purpose? Maybe God is trying to strengthen your faith and test your character. Maybe your delay has a divine purpose because you are not ready.
I know that waiting is something that few if any of us like to do but hold on! Be still! God is doing something far greater than you can imagine. As you wait, draw closer to Him and begin to understand His heart. He really has your best interest in mind because His love for you is great!
The month of September was full of changes. Truthfully, my life since the latter part of 2013 has been totally unpredictable. For time sake, I will only focus on the changes in the last month (I think).
At the beginning of September, I resigned my worship position where I worked with a pastor, mentor, and friend. The move of the Holy Spirit to leave didn't make sense, but God made it clear that I would disobey Him if I stayed.
The following Friday, I married the woman I prayed for. I can't even put into words how wonderful this is. We are still in the process of trying to blend homes, belongings, etc.
Now, I find myself once again stepping into the unknown. This season of rest from weekly church ministry has been refreshing. I have worshiped in some great churches for the last four Sundays. This coming Sunday, I will assist in leading worship at a church plant in the area and preach at a local church in the evening. I continue to serve as a hospice chaplain and have added some substitute teaching into the mix. I'm excited about what God is doing. In this season of my life, I hear God saying "It's not about one local organization/church; it's about My kingdom". So I will continue to help believers draw into a closer relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and watch God expand my circle of influence all for His greater glory. Please join me in asking God to open doors where I can preach, teach, lead worship, or be a blessing.


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Nationwide Children's Hospital Recruits WUSTL's Wilson, Mardis to Lead Genomic Medicine Effort
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, said today that it has recruited Richard Wilson and Elaine Mardis to spearhead and help grow its genomic medicine program.
Wilson and Mardis are the current director and co-director, respectively, of the McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University in St. Louis, which at its inception was one of four genomics centers in the US funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute. Nationwide Children's said that the duo will join the hospital this fall.
The recruitment of Wilson and Mardis was made possible by a new $10 million gift provided to the Nationwide Foundation Pediatric Innovation Fund by the Nationwide Foundation. The foundation has contributed $80 million to Nationwide Children's since 2006, including $30 million specifically to the Pediatric Innovation Fund, which is designed to accelerate the most promising pediatric research and clinical discoveries at Nationwide Children's.
Nationwide Children's also said that it is using money from the Pediatric Innovation Fund to purchase next-generation sequencing equipment.
"Attracting the team of Dr. Wilson and Dr. Mardis to lead our genomics program is one of the most significant scientific recruitments in this organization's history," Nationwide Children's CEO Steve Allen said in a statement. "Their leadership, combined with our existing expertise, will establish Nationwide Children's Hospital as the nation's pre-eminent genomic medicine program. The Nationwide Foundation's visionary support has uniquely positioned Nationwide Children's to assume a leadership role in this new era of genomic-based medicine."
Wilson co-founded the McDonnell Genome Institute in 1993, the same year that Mardis joined WUSTL as director of technology development for the institute.
In 2008, their team became one of the first to use next-generation sequencing to compare a cancer patient's tumor DNA with normal tissue DNA to help identify mutations driving cancer growth. Their team has also been integral to the St. Jude-Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project, which to date has sequenced the genomes of cancerous and normal cells from more than 800 children with cancer.
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Kona Week: Combat Negative Pre-Race Thoughts
Tricks to re-frame your thinking so you go into the world championship with a strong mental focus.
October 9, 2013 Jené Shaw
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For tips on how to cope with potential race-week kinks, we turned to psychiatrist, coach and soon-to-be five-time Kona finisher Mimi Winsberg for advice.
Negative thought: Pre-race week didn't go as planned—the time zone change means you barely slept, you didn't get your staple night-before meal and you're fighting a calf twinge. You head into the race feeling set back and discouraged.
Combat it: "If you think about a lot of the good workouts you've banked, or even the really good races you've had, they weren't always preceded by perfect circumstances either," Winsberg says. "You try to control the factors you can control, and it is certainly helpful to think through and carefully plan the week, but ultimately a good race is about the months of preparation leading up to the race, and not the details of race week."
"Tell yourself there's room for error. Once you've raced a lot you realize that something always goes wrong during race week—and it's sort of interesting to see what goes wrong. You have to roll with it and be ready for anything. Working through those experiences builds confidence," she says.
If you don't already, make checklists of things you want to do race week, Winsberg advises. Pencil in downtime or schedule a massage, and make a list of what should go in your bags—anything to keep your mind calm.
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Negative thought: You can't shake your nerves on race morning.
Combat it: "Translate your nervousness into 'arousal,'" Winsberg says. "Everyone gets nervous. Joe Montana used to get nervous before every game—the best athletes still get nervous. It's a part of competing and you have to reframe it as arousal. You need some nervousness to race well. Being too blazé is not a good way to start a race. Just think of it as getting fired up."
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Negative thought: Your swim goes much slower than expected and you feel like your day is ruined by a bad start.
Combat it: "Wouldn't it be nice if a good swim meant that your race was in the bag?" Winsberg says. "The same way that a good swim is no guarantee of a good race, a bad one doesn't predict anything either. Good racers know that you keep racing until the very last step. People can fall apart in the last three miles of the marathon. You just don't know what's going to happen‑it's a long day, and there is plenty of time to correct for mistakes."
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Negative thought: Mechanical! You flat on the Queen K and frustratingly watch your competitors fly by as you count every minute you lose.
Combat it: "If you haven't thought through these scenarios, they can be very troubling on race day," Winsberg says. "This is a tough one because we don't get mechanicals often. Stay focused on what you can control—not about how much time you have lost, or who is going by you. Focus on fixing it and then get back into race mode by bringing your mind back to your body. Focus on breathing, relaxing your shoulders, smooth pedal stokes, steady power."
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Negative thought: It's mile 17 of the marathon. The pavement burns as much as your fatiguing hip flexors, and your brain keeps telling you to give in and walk already.
Combat it: "When you're out of reach of the finish, in no-man's land, you really have to find what motivates you," she says. "This is something that has to get practiced in training. Remind yourself why you are racing. Some people are motivated by the crowds or family members or a mentor, but other people can be motivated by darker things in those moments. It can be helpful to think about an unresolved issue and the feeling of confidence you'll gain from overcoming that. I've had some good races on anger."
"Draw on whatever motivates you, whether it's positive or negative. Think of the song that motivates you, your kids, your mentor, the sacrifices you have made—whatever it is, but it will be personal. By practicing this in training, it will come naturally on race day."
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