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A Rinaldo Georg Friedrich Händel 1711-ben írt, háromfelvonásos operája, amelynek olasz nyelvű szövegkönyvét Torquato Tasso nyomán Giacomo Rossi írta. Az operát 1711-ben mutatták be Londonban. A zeneszerző az operát 1717-ben és 1731-ben átdolgozta.

A mű keletkezése
A Rinaldo Händel első Londonban bemutatott operája. A zeneszerző 1710 végén érkezett először Angliába Hannoverből, egy meghívásra. A Queen's Theatre igazgatója, Aaron Hill egy olyan olasz operát kívánt bemutatni, amit kifejezetten London számára írtak. Ráadásul ki akarta használni a színház korszerű színpadi gépezetét, hogy látványos színpadi megoldásokkal egészíthesse ki a virtuóz olasz énekművészetet. Megbízta Giacomo Rossi olasz költőt és nyelvtanárt, hogy Torquato Tasso, a 16. század második felében született, A megszabadított Jeruzsálem című eposza alapján írjon szövegkönyvet, Rinaldo címmel. A komponálással Händelt bízta meg, aki – a források szerint rendkívül rövid idő alatt, állítólag mindössze tizennégy nap alatt – készült el az opera zenéjével. Igaz, korábbi műveiből is felhasznált több részt. Például Almirena Bel piacere e godere és Argante Basta che sol tu chieda áriáját az Agrippinából, a Sibillar gli angui d'Aletto az Aci, Galatea e Polifemo című drámai kantátájából, vagy Almirena Lascia ch'io pianga áriája az Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno oratóriumból való. Források szerint az áriák mintegy kétharmadát kölcsönözte korábbi műveiből.

A történet az első keresztes háború idején játszódik, a történelmi eseményekbe ágyazva egy szerelemi történetet, amelynek nem történelmi szereplői (Rinaldo, Almirena, Argante, Armida) Tasso eposzából származnak.

Szereplők

 Helyszín: Jeruzsálem és környéke.
 Időpont: 1099.

Cselekmény

Első felvonás
Goffredo a keresztény seregével körbevette és ostromolja Jeruzsálemet, amit a szaracén király, Argante ural. Goffredo ígéretet tesz Rinaldónak, az ifjú lovagnak, hogy amennyiben sikerül bevenni a várost, elnyerheti Almirena, Goffredo lányának a kezét. Erre Almirena győzelmet hozó bátor harcra kéri Rinaldót. Egy hírnök Armida érkezését jelzi, és a megbeszélésen Argante háromnapos fegyverszünetet kér Goffredótól, amibe az beleegyezik. Ekkor tüzes szekéren alászáll az égből Damaszkusz királynője, a boszorkány Armida. Armida Argante szerelme, és azért jött, hogy elmondja a királynak, csak akkor van esélyük az ostrom visszaverésére, ha elpusztítják Rinaldót. Almiréna és Rinaldo szerelmet vallanak egymásnak, ekkor lép közbe Armida, aki elragadja Almirénát. A kétségbeesett lovagra Goffredo és Eustazio talál rá. Lánya eltűnése miatt Goffredo és testvére, Eustazio elhatározza, hogy egy keresztény varázsló segítségét kéri.

Második felvonás
Goffredo, Eustazio és Rinaldo a tengerparton bolyongva keresik a varázslót, amikor egy Almirena képében megjelenő szellem Rinaldót egy hajóra akarja csábítani, ebben két sellő is segíti. Némi habozás után Rinaldo felmegy a hajóra, pedig a vezér is vissza akarja tartani. Most már Armida palotájában vagyunk, ahol Almirena szomorkodik fogsága miatt. Érkezik Argante, és szerelmet vall Almirénának, de a lány visszautasítja közeledését. A kelepcébe csalt Rinaldónak viszont Armida bizonygatja az iránta felébredő szerelmét, de ő is visszautasításra talál. Armida azonban Almirena alakjában is szerencsét próbál, ám így sem jár sikerrel. Armida még Almirena alakjában összefut Argantével, aki szerelmét bizonygatja Almirena iránt. Armida éktelen dühre gerjed, és amikor saját alakjában jelenik meg, Argante neki is megismétli Almirena iránti szerelmét, és kijelenti, már nincs szüksége Armida segítségére. Armida bosszút esküdve dühösen távozik.

Harmadik felvonás
Goffredo és Eustazio Armida vára alá érkezik, és a hegy lábánál rátalálnak a keresett varázslóra, aki elmondja nekik, hogy a keresett Almirena és Rinaldo a boszorkány fogságában van. A két férfi elindul, de a királynő-boszorkány szörnyei visszaűzik őket. A varázsló védelmet adó két varázspálcát ad át nekik, amikkel újra elindulnak, és sikerrel elérik a vár kapuját. A palota kertjében a háborgó Armida éppen le akarja szúrni Almirenát, de Rinaldo közbelép, ráadásul megérkezik Goffredo és Eustazio is. A két férfi a varázspálcáikkal sivataggá változtatják Armida kertjét, és a királynő eltűnik. A jelenlévők ünneplik megmenekülésüket, és Goffrido bejelenti, másnap újrakezdi az ostromot. Jeruzsálemben Argante is összehívja a hadvezéreit, és a közös ellenség fenyegetése ismét kibékíti Armidával. Az újrainduló ostrom során a keresztény seregek győznek, Rinaldo elfogja Argantét, és Armida is fogságba esik. Almirena és Rinaldo a közös boldogságukat ünneplik, Goffredo megbocsát a fogságba esett Arganténak és Armidának, akik – belátva tévelygésüket – felveszik a kereszténységet.

A mű színpadra állítása

A londoni közönség fokozott várakozással fogadta Händel operájának bemutatóját, amely figyelmet az a hír is fokozta, miszerint a zeneszerző tizennégy nap alatt komponálta meg a művét. A kellő felhajtással kísért bemutatót a Haymarketen lévő Queen's Theatre-ben tartották meg 1711. február 24-én, Aaron Hill rendezésében. Az előadáson valószínűleg Händel vezényelt. A nézők nem csalatkoztak várakozásukban, a fogadtatás szinte hisztérikus volt, a siker minden képzeletet felülmúlt. A rendező a színház vadonatúj színpadi gépezetének minden trükkjét felhasználta, így az előadás olasz énekeseinek virtuozitását az extravagáns pompa látványvilágában élvezhették a jelenlévők. Például abban a kerti jelenetben, mikor Rinaldo és Almirena duettjét énekesmadarak kísérik, Händel repülést imitáló fuvolamuzsikája közepette élő gerléket röptettek a színpadra. Az 1711. március 6-án megjelent The Spectator ezt írta a bemutatóról: "A Rinaldo tele van mennydörgéssel és villámlással, fénnyel és tűzijátékkal".

A bemutató előadás énekesei: Francesca Vanini-Boschi (Goffredo), Nicolo Grimaldi (Rinaldo), Isabella Girardeau (Almirena), Giuseppe Boschi (Argenta), Elisabetta Pilotti-Schiavonetti (Armida), Giuseppe Cassani (varázsló).

Az opera sorozatban tizenkét előadást ért meg, azért csak ennyit, mert kilenc nappal a bemutató után az illetékes hivatal visszavonta Hill engedélyét. Ezt követően 1716–17 között még 47-szer játszották a Queen's Theatre-ben. Bizonytalan források szerint az operát 1711 márciusában vagy áprilisában bemutatták Dublinban is. Az viszont biztos, hogy 1715 novemberében Hamburgban játszották német nyelvű változatát, Barthold Feind fordításában. 1718-ban Nápolyban is bemutatták a királyi udvarban, ahol a londoni bemutató részese, Nicolo Grimaldi ("Nicolini") énekelte a címszerepet.

A zenéről
Az operát Händel 1717-ben és 1731-ben is átdolgozta, a mai előadások általában a különböző verziókból egyaránt merítenek.

A Rinaldo jellemrajzai nem igazán erőteljesek, és az áriák sem a szereplők egyéniségét emelik ki, de még a cselekmény előre vitelében sem játszanak komoly szerepet, annál inkább egy hangulatot vagy érzelmet ragadnak meg, mindezt elképesztő erővel, és tökéletes dallamokat alkotva. Maga Händel azt írta ezekről, hogy "az örökkévalóság megnyilatkozásaként" kell értelmezni. Charles Burney zenetörténész 1785-ben kiadott átfogó munkája szerint az első felvonásbeli, Rinaldo által énekelt Cara sposa, amante cara "messze a legszenvedélyesebb, egyszersmind leggazdagabb kíséretű ária, amely a korabeli Angliában felcsendült". Hasonlóan gyönyörű – többek között – Almirena második felvonásbeli Lascia ch'io pianga áriája, Armida Dunque i lacci d'un volto recitativója és Vo' far guerra, e vincer voglio áriája (mindkettő a második felvonásban), vagy a keresztények indulója a harmadik felvonásban.

Az opera teljes kézirata nem ismert, csak részletek maradtak fenn. Az eredeti, 1711-es változat mintegy háromnegyedét a londoni Royal Music Library és a cambridge-i Fitzwilliam Museum őrzi. A Queen's Theatre első előadásai idején a John Walsh kiadó nyomtatásban megjelentette az opera áriáit, de a nyitány kivételével a zenekari részeket és a recitativókat kihagyta. 1711 júniusában kiadott egy teljesebb változatot, amiben már a zenekari részeket is szerepeltette. A librettót már az 1711-es bemutatóra megjelentették, olaszul és Hill angol fordításával. 1715-ben, a hamburgi bemutató alkalmából kiadták a librettó német nyelvű változatát, Barthold Feind fordításában.

Az opera áriái és más számai
Az alább felsorolt zenei számok az 1711-es librettó szerint, valamint az 1717-es és az 1731-es átdolgozások alapján szerepelnek, a kisebb módosítások nem jelennek meg. A két átdolgozás során született új számok külön vannak felsorolva.

Az 1717-es változat és későbbi módosításai

Első felvonás
 Sinfonia (nyitány)
 Sovra balze scoscesi e pungenti (Goffredo)
 Combatti da forte (Almirena)1731-ben kicserélve a Quel cor che mi donasti áriára.
 Ogni indugio d'un amante (Rinaldo)
 Sulla ruota di fortuna (Eustazio)1717-ben kihagyta Händel, 1731-ben – módosítva – Argante áriája lett.
 Sibillar gli angui d'Aletto (Argante)1717-ben kicserélve a Sorte amor vuol che quest'almára, majd 1731-ben kihagyva.
 No, no, che quest'alma (Goffredo)1731-ben kicserélve a D'instabile fortuna áriára.
 Vieni o cara, a consolarmi (Argante)1731-ben kicserélve az átdolgozott Sulla ruota di fortunára.
 Furie terribili! (Armida)
 Molto voglio, molto spero (Armida)1731-ben kicserélve a módosított Combatti da forte áriára.
 Augelletti, che cantate (Almirena)
 Scherzano sul tuo volto (Almirena és Rinaldo)
 Sinfonia
 Cara sposa, amante cara (Rinaldo)
 Cor ingrato, ti rammembri (Rinaldo)
 Col valor, colla virtù (Eustazio)1717-ben kihagyva.
 Venti, turbini, prestate (Rinaldo)

Második felvonás
 Siam prossimi al porto (Eustazio)1717-ben kihagyva, 1731-ben – részben átdolgozva – Goffredo áriája lett.
 Il vostro maggio (szirének)
 Il tricerbero umiliato (Rinaldo)
 Mio cor, che mi sai dir? (Goffredo)
 Lascia ch'io pianga (Almirena)
 Basta che sol tu chieda (Argante)1717-ben kicserélve az Ogni tua bella stillával, 1731-ben pedig a Per salvarti, idolo mióval.
 Fermati!/No, crudel! (Armida és Rinaldo)
 Abbrugio, avampo e fremo (Rinaldo)
 Dunque i lacci d'un volto (Armida)
 Ah! crudel, Il pianto mio (Armida)
 Vo' far guerra, e vincer voglio (Armida)

Harmadik felvonás
 Sinfonia
 Andate, o forti (varázsló)1717-ben kihagyva, 1731-ben – módosítva – visszakerült.
 Sorge nel petto (Goffredo)1717-ben kihagyva.
 È un incendio fra due venti (Rinaldo)
 Marcia (pogány induló)1731-ben kihagyva.
 Al trionfo del nostro furore (Armida és Argante)1731-ben – áthelyezve – Goffredo és Almirena énekelte.
 Bel piacere e godere (Almirena)
 Di Sion nell'alta sede (Eustazio)1717-ben Goffredo, 1731-ben Argante énekelte.
 Marcia (keresztény induló)1731-ben kihagyva.
 Or la tromba in suon festante (Rinaldo)1731-ben kihagyva.
 Battaglia (csata)1731-ben kihagyva.
 Solo dal brando (Goffredo)1731-ben kihagyva.
 Vinto è sol della virtù (kórus)

Az 1717-es kiegészítések
 1. felvonás: Sorte amor vuol che quest'alma (Argante)
 2. felvonás: Veni, O caro, che senza il suo core (Almira)
 2. felvonás: Ogni tua bella stilla (Argante)
 3. felvonás: Pregio è sol d'un alma forte (Argante)1731-ben kihagyva.
 3. felvonás: Si t'amo (Almirena)

Az 1731-es kiegészítések
 1. felvonás: Quel cor che mi donasti (Almirena)
 1. felvonás: D'instabile fortuna (Goffredo)
 2. felvonás: Arma lo sguardo (Armida)
 2. felvonás: Per salvarti, idolo mio (Argante)
 3. felvonás: Orrori menzogneri (Rinaldo)

Hangfelvételek
 Rinaldo – Carolyn Watkinson, Almirena – Ileana Cotrubaş, Goffredo – Paul Esswood, Armida – Jeanette Scovotti, Argante – Ulrik Cold. Közreműködik: La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, vezényel: Jean-Claude Malgoire. A felvétel ideje: 1977. Kiadó: Sony B002VRNK16, 3 CD.
 Rinaldo – David Daniels, Almirena – Cecilia Bartoli, Goffredo – Bernarda Fink, Armida – Luba Orgonášová, Argante – Gerald Finley. Közreműködik: Academy of Ancient Music, vezényel: Christopher Hogwood. A felvétel ideje: 1999. Kiadó: Decca 0289 467 0872 9, 3 CD.
 Rinaldo – Kimberly Barber, Almirena – Laura Whalen, Goffredo – Marion Newman, Armida – Barbara Hannigan, Argante – Sean Watson. Közreműködik: Aradia Ensemble, vezényel: Kevin Mallon. A felvétel ideje: 2005. Kiadó: Naxos 8.660165-67, 3 CD.

Fordítás

Források
 Matthew Boyden: Az opera kézikönyve. Park Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2009. . 58–59. o.

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Why Global Surgery? - current page
While access to surgical care and the burden of surgical disease have historically been neglected by the global health community, there is growing evidence that providing surgical services should be considered a global health priority. In 2006, surgical disease was estimated to contribute to at least 11% of the world's disability-adjusted life years1, but experts believe this is a gross underestimation, with current estimates closer to 30%.2 One of the greatest barriers to care is a dearth of surgeons and surgical caregivers, revealing startling disparities in access to care and outcomes. Africa, for example, has only 1% as many surgeons as the United States.3 Over 90% of injury deaths occur in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), which account for more deaths than AIDS, TB, or malaria combined in children over the age of five.4,5 Yet, funding towards surgical development has historically accounted for less than 1% of the World Health Organization's budget.6
The World Journal of Surgery published an article in 2008 by Dr. Paul Farmer and Dr. Jim Yong Kim, world experts on global medicine and global health development, calling surgery "the neglected stepchild of global health".7 At that time, while global health involvement and volunteerism by surgeons was commended, it was hardly recognized as a viable integrated clinical or research pathway by academic departments or traditional funding agencies. That is, perhaps, no longer the case as increased advocacy and research in global surgery is creating a paradigm shift in global health. The results of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery have been widely publicized, revealing estimates that five billion people worldwide lack access to affordable and safe surgical and anesthesia care.8 In May 2015, the World Health Assembly passed a resolution including Strengthening Emergency and Essential Surgical Care and Anesthesia as a Component of Universal Health Coverage9, an epic resolution for the global surgical community and an impetus for nations to develop national plans for surgical, obstetric, and anesthesia care as well as for multinational aid and funding organizations to include options for global surgical development.10 Cancer morbidity and mortality disproportionately affects LMIC; of 15 million new cancer diagnoses in 2015, over 80% will require surgery, and half of those will not have access to safe surgical care.11 Finally, the global burden of surgical disease is reaching the ears of surgical academia. Over the past five years, global surgery committees, speakers, and separate abstract tracks have been added to most major surgical conferences. The American College of Surgeons is starting collaborative training initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa, and global surgery centers are sprouting at major academic institutions.
Thus, "Global Surgery" has risen as an emerging field in both global health and academic surgery. Many people see global surgery as volunteer missions, and while these play an important role in providing services to needed populations, they often fail to address the underlying issues of sustainable healthcare delivery. The broader and more academic view of global surgery focuses on developing sustainable partnerships to understand the complex, transnational issues related to providing equitable surgical care in diverse populations. Global health programs not only provide transformative trainee experiences that foster improved cultural competence, systems-based practice and resource-utilization, but also increase the likelihood that a trainee will practice in or with an underserved patient population. At the University of Florida, this fits well with the broader vision of the UF Quality Enhancement Plan "Learning Without Borders".
Background written by R. Petroze (October 2020)
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Ozgediz D, Riviello R, Rogers SO. The surgical workforce crisis in Africa: a call to action. Bull Am Coll Surg 2008;93:10-6.
Reynolds TA, Stewart B, Drewett I, et al. The Impact of Trauma Care Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Annu Rev Public Health 2017;38:507-32.
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Ozgediz D, Riviello R. The "other" neglected diseases in global public health: surgical conditions in sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS Med 2008;5:e121.
Farmer PE, Kim JY. Surgery and global health: a view from beyond the OR. World J Surg 2008;32:533-6.
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Elder Tyler M. Riggs: Emergency Transfers....Again!
I've got transfers! Pretty crazy. I haven't gone through a single transfer in the mission without an emergency transfer happening in between. I'm staying here in Jardines 1, and Elder Garfias is going to arrive in Elder Mullenbach's place. The craziest part of it all is that Elder Garfias has already been my companion before! In my first area (Guadalupe) he arrived as my second companion in the field after Elder Lopez left, and now he's with me here in Durango again. That pretty much never happens in the mission, so I'm thinking they're gonna move me too in 2 weeks. We'll see what happens.
1. A drunk dude on a bicycle came over in the street and started talking to my companion, when he suddenly snorted long and hard like a pig and asked "¿què hacen ustedes?" (which means "what do you guys do?"). My companion explained to him that we're missionaries, and this guy interrupted him by snorting even harder and longer and said "horriblemente guapo" (which means "horribly handsome"). I just started laughing and my companion got up and walked away really freaked out haha. I walked with him, laughing for the next 10 minutes.
2. One time we were looking for an inactive member, and E. Mullenbach knocked on their door. This really weird lady answered and started laughing when she saw him. But her laugh was freakish, like a mix between a horse's neigh and an elephant's roar. He asked if this inactive member lived there, and she (all the while laughing in that strange manner) said yes, but that he wasn't there. My companion shook her said and said see you later, and she wouldn't let go of his hand. She then pulled on his and said (in a really creepy, whalish voice) "hablame en Ingles" (which means "talk to me in Inglès".) He pretty much freaked out and jerked his hand away and just left haha. I laughed about that for about 20 minutes.
So a white pit bull attacked us the other day. It was pretty funny. It just came out of nowhere and bit the heel of my shoe. I didn't know what it was at the time, until it started barking at E.Mullenback. It ran at him until E. Mullenback ran away, and then it came after me. I just stood my ground and cocked my fist back ready to punch it, and it shut up and ran away. All bark, no bite in these Mexican dogs.
I'm still having problems with all the girls here. They won't leave me alone. And the house owner's son isn't helping lol. One day we went into the store and E. Mullenback was talking to his mom (the owner) about the Restoration, and this guy (Jorge's his name) says (in Spanish) "hey, Mister Riggs, it's true you speak Spanish, huh?". I look over and he's with a girl, pretty good looking, too. I responded "yeah, why?" and he looks at her with a face that said "told ya so.". So then he started to tell me that she was available, and looking, and I pretty much said "uhu...... so...what do you want me to do about it?" And then he just got uncomfortable and stopped trying haha. That is, until he tried for a second time last week when I was on exchanges with Elder Harrison. Haha. And this morning the owner of the house gave us a curtain for the big window we have in the house. Apparently a ton of the girls have been getting together every night and watch me as I take my shirt off and walk around the house without it (as a normal guy does when he's at home, as it's more comfortable in the natural form). So yeah, the girls here are pretty crazy. It explains why they always stare at me and laugh when we get home at night haha.
We're in the beginning of December here, and all the Mexicans are freezing, even with their parkas and huge coats on. I feel like the weather is perfect! I can just walk around in my normal short-sleeved white shirt without anything over it and I'm fine. I am guessing that by the reactions of the people here, it doesn't snow at all. I'm gonna miss Utah snow for 2 years haha.
Martina and Esteban (our investigator couple) are progressing like crazy! They have already committed to get married by next Monday, and have accepted all of the commandments and lessons very well. They have completely dropped everything that is against the word of wisdom and have accepted a baptismal date for the 15th of December! They can't wait to get sealed in the temple a year after that, and I am most excited about how they have so easily accepted that principle of the gospel.
Well I gotta go, but I am pretty excited to get to work and start baptizing again. Elder Garfias is already here (I picked him up in the middle of writing this letter), and we have already gotten reacquainted, for the second time as companions. Until next week!


Squeals of excitement ripped the air, as the little Zulu children were given apples to eat. A strange tasty fruit they had not seen before. A crowd of spectators gathered around and watched in amazement as three American Caucasian children worked alongside native Zulus. The children's 'colored mother' had to patiently answer myriad questions, because this had never been witnessed before. This was a country where the stronghold of apartheid held over decades, has recently been demolished.
Little Aaron Olson all of seven was engrossed with helping mix concrete, high on top of a hill in Malangeni for Sakhile Chili. He was happy to be part of a team, along with his two brothers Eric (9 years) and Ian (13 years). Helping to build a spaza shop, (This is a small convenience shop in South Africa, in which everyday small household items are sold). Ian and Eric Olson helped remove a truck of rubble in a small wheelbarrow, up and down a rickety steep road connecting houses in the hill. The three boys helped in mixing concrete, laying bricks for the wall and removing rubble.
Gathering Together had planned this trip to South Africa to build a spaza shop for Sakhile, who lives in a small match box house on top of a hill, in a government settlement for poor Zulus. The settlement houses over 500 match box houses. The view from the house, on top is one of panoramic splendor. A sad testimony not just to the beauty of creation, but the huge divide between the haves and the squalor of poverty in which have-nots live. Sakhile Chili, the Africa Coordinator for Gathering Together, chooses to live in this poorest of poor segments, serving his people. Water is available at the bottom of the hill and families have to carry water up hill for all their needs.
Gathering Together encourages families to visit our projects and work together with us, during our trips. This enhances the love between family members and strengthens sibling bonding. No child is too young to be part of our team!! This helps build strong values in children.
A total of 39 members made the trip to visit South Africa. Most of them were from China led by Esme Warne, who is the South Africa Coordinator for Gathering Together. They visited Seven Rivers farm, Kelso Creche and Umdoni Christian Academy. Fun activities were planned to keep youngsters and adults enjoy the trip while they served.
Trip members were engaged learning Zulu steps where the foot is stomped on the ground making a noise. It is beautiful to hear them in harmony! Trip members and our Zulu friends sang together and danced together, learning each others cultures and learning to appreciate one another's culture.
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Liberty University Has Michael Vick Preach on Animal Rights...Not Satire.
Michael Vick has been redeemed. At least, that's what radical animal rights activist, Karen Swallow Prior, wants you to think. Prior is a professor at Liberty University, a research fellow for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, who has frequented gay film festivals, was chosen by animal rights activists to infiltrate evangelicalism since at least 2007, who has joined with feminists to bash complementarianism, who has written the praises of Rob Bell, Pat Robertson and Rachel Held Evans, who has said that abortion is NOT murder and that calling it such is "unchristlike," who said that she wants an end to modern farming methods "even if the economy of the country be damned," thinks pets go to Heaven because when you name them it gives them personhood, and who even was successful in getting the SBC to partner with the radical agenda of the insanely liberal Humane Society.
While abortion is an issue I can approach from a detached, intellectual and biblical perspective, I respond to cruelty to animals on a much more visceral, emotional level. I can imagine but not fully face what they experience at the hands of an impatient electrocuter or a soulless Michael Vick. Yet, still I find myself buying and eating that meat sacrificed to the modern day idols of convenience, efficiency, and greed.
For Prior – and apparently Liberty University – loving animals is the same authentic conversion. This makes sense for a 'Christian' University whose president thinks that conservative political philosophy is the same thing as genuine salvation.
There is little doubt that it is Swallow Prior's influence upon America's largest evangelical university that has led it to partner with the anti-Christian and unbiblical worldview of the Humane Society.
The Humane Society does not – in fact – operate pet shelters, but rather lobbies to "rescue" farm animals from butcher, end industrialized farming, promote vegetarianism, boycott the wearing of animal products and end scientific animal testing; the Humane Society is almost indistinguishable in their goals from PETA and other radical organizations that put "animal suffering" on the same moral level as human suffering.
Prior, we have reported before, serves on the Humane Society Faith Advisory Council with Muslim clerics, Jewish rabbis and others, the goal of which is to "provide strategic guidance" for the organization (source link). Prior, according to an interview, helped to write the animal welfare manifesto for Every Living Thing in conjunction with the Humane Society (source link). The Every Living Thing website promotes a video from the Humane Society, which has widely been taken as an all-out assault on the farming and ranching industry (source link). Prior has also personally advocated for a substantial elimination of meat from our diet in the name of animal welfare (source link). This same website, partnered with by the Southern Baptist Convention's ERLC and headed up by Karen Swallow Prior, includes an article calling animals "our brothers," and one article suggesting that elephants have souls.
If it seems absurd that Michael Vick is preaching at Liberty University to promote animal rights, just consider the facts provided by Swallow Prior to the Washington Post. They donated 1,800 volunteers and a quarter-million dollars for the Humane Society. In the crazy, misguided world of wrong priorities that we live in, anything is possible.


PEDADTYP is a variable that indicates whether a person's father is a biological, step, or adoptive parent.
Since 2007, the CPS has collected detailed data on family relationships. If a household member resided with his or her father, the interviewer recorded the father's line number (PELNDAD) and whether the father was a biological, step, or adoptive parent (PEDADTYP). Similar data were collected for mothers (PELNMOM and PEMOMTYP). Spouses (ASPOUSE) and cohabiting partners (PECOHAB) are also identified.
These variables are reported as is and may need additional cleaning by researchers. IPUMS-CPS plans to test these variables in the future and will revise them if necessary. In particular, when a child resides with one biological parent and that parent's cohabiting partner, the child is usually reported to live with only one parent. Researchers can use the information on the mother's cohabiting partner (PECOHAB) to identify those cohabiting stepfathers who are not included in PELNDAD and PEDADTYP. Married stepfathers are always identified by PELNDAD and PEDADTYP.
The IPUMS-CPS includes the constructed variable STEPPOP which reports whether the person identified as a father in POPLOC is probably a stepfather on the basis of age-differences, relationship to household head, and other available information. Many stepfathers cannot be identified in this way and STEPPOP will always underestimate the true number of stepfathers. In years when both are available, PEDADTYP should be more accurate than STEPPOP.
PEDADTYP is consistent in all years for which it is available.


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Ellie Ga
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Combining narrative genres such as the memoir and travelogue, Ellie Ga projects explore the limits of photographic documentation and span a variety of media, culminating in performances and installations.
Her work probes the distinctions between documentary and fiction, private and public histories, writing and visual inscriptions, and the still and moving image.
Ellie Ga's projects are research intensive and often center on the artist's role as interpreter within historical and scientific frameworks. During a residency at the New York's Explorers Club, Ga developed Catalogue of the Lost (and other revelations) a series of installations and narratives focused on the missing pieces of 19th century Arctic exploration: lost places, people and geographic concepts. Fascinated with past explorers' successes and failures to document 'the unknown', Ga set out to catalogue and archive the Arctic world by being the sole artist to join the scientific crew of the Tara for her Arctic expedition.
Among the works based on the expedition is The Fortunetellers, a performance combining live narration, imagery and sound to conjure up the humor, banality and poetry of daily life in the Arctic night.
Ellie Ga was born in New York in 1976. She received her MFA from Hunter College, New York and is a co-founder of Ugly Duckling Presse. In 2011, Ga had solo shows at Milliken Gallery, Stockholm; Bureau, New York and agnès b.'s Galerie du Jour, Paris and Hong Kong. Her performance The Fortunetellers has recently been performed at The Kitchen, New York; Printemps du Septembre, Toulouse; Playground Festival, Leuven; The Power Plant, Toronto; Fondation L'Entreprise Ricard, Paris. She is a recent recipient of a Mejan Residency research grant at the Royal College of Art in Stockholm and is currently developing a project with Grand Arts in Kansas City, US.
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77°N, 3°E Digital c-print 25 x 36 inches (63.50 x 91.44 cm), 2008-2011
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This Was Later On
Installation view, Bureau, New York 2011
Reading the Deck of Tara
Performance still, Bureau, New York 2011
Deck of 52 bespoke cards. 2011
Performance still, Les Abattoirs-Musee des art contemporains, Toulouse, 2011
Log of Limits
Snow Walks, 2007 charcoal on paper, 11 x 15 in. 12 drawings total
Drift Drawings
Drift Drawings marker on A3 paper 2007-2008
At the Beginning North Was Here
2010 Inkjet prints, 6 in series, 13 x 19 in.
A Hole to See the Ocean Through
2008 VIdeo still . digital video and sound, 3 minutes 34 sec
2007-2009 digital video and sound, 7 minutes
Probabilities
Probabilities, 2008 digital video and sound, 4 minutes


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Reflective Games: What Makes Design "Critical"
Process Writing, reflective games
The reflective games group has been working in earnest since the beginning of the semester and my chosen focus has been on moments in play that I call "the reflective turn" — that is to say, the moments that help encourage reflection in players. For now, here are the two approaches that I'm taking and questions that I'm asking:
1* Inspired by the Nordic LARP concept of bleed, one design strategy I want to experiment with is a moment of disruption in the relationship between the role a player takes on in a game and who they think of themselves as in daily life. For example, Blast Theory's Ulric & Eamon Compliant does this via their interview at the end of the experience, which addresses an ambiguous "you" that could be talking about Ulric or Eamon, or could be talking to the player, and through the use of deictic grammar.
2* Thinking about the concept of the unreliable narrator, is there a way that we can leverage misinformation/omission in the game instructions, or in the stated/unstated purpose/impact of a player's actions to encourage players to question and reflect on their actions as they uncover this information? Brenda Romero's Train comes immediately to mind as an example.
There are definitely more distinctions to be made and more specificity that could be added to these questions, especially in terms of what distinguishes these instances of reflective design from other standard game occurrences.
When I was reading Mary Flanagan's Critical Play, I wondered about what made critically-engaged game design different from other practices. According to Flanagan's model, the steps involved in traditional iterative game design, which are cyclical, are as follows: "set a design goal –> develop rules –> develop playable prototype –> playtest –> revise goal –> REPEAT." The "Critical Play" game design model is as follows: "set design goals + values goals (eg. empowerment, diversity) –> develop rules + tasks which support these values –> design for diverse play styles + subversion –> develop playable prototype –> playtest with diverse audiences –> verify values, revise goals –> REPEAT." I found that this second model lacked specificity, as it didn't unpack how designers approach these individual steps, or how individual designers work (it would have been nice to hear about Flanagan's own practice). It also immediately came to mind that the idea that values are embedded into the work of all creators, not just critical designers. By not making this explicit, the first model reinforces the notion of apolitical art as something that it is actually possible to create, rather than art that supports the status quo ("apolitical", politics which are rendered invisible by the status quo) versus art that challenges it. Is it truly just subject matter, and the design approaches that flow from that subject matter that make something critical versus affirmative of the status quo?
Context, too, matters, of course — the easiest example of this is historical context, but the conditions under which a project was created, as well as who has created it (an example of positionality as context) are other examples. What this means is that subversion in one context may be affirmative of the status quo in others. This is a particular question of concern when it comes to games designed around lived experiences, and especially around lived experiences with marginalized identities. Who profits from the telling of these stories and how they profit can reproduce problematic dynamics.
In trying to think through how these questions could be better-delineated or more specific, the same sorts of questions arise. Controlling the flow of information and surprising players with the impact of their decisions and play is hardly unique to reflective games. Leveraging surprise is a common-enough storytelling tactic as well. Many authors and creators aim to build tension and leave the reader wanting to know what will come next — for some readers/players, this is why they read or play. What separates a game like Brenda Romero's Train from others might be that the actions leading up to the revelation seem quite innocuous. Logistical optimization is hardly uncommon in Eurogames, which are also the sorts of games that tend to have little wooden people (one particular type, common to many Eurogames, is known as a Meeple), and are themed around economics and being the player to earn the most points. So, the actions in /Train/ are almost banal. All the symbols are there, in the game, waiting to be read — the broken glass board, the trains, packing as many people as possible onto the trains. Knowing the destination of the trains suddenly reveals the meaning of these apparently innocuous actions, revealing, in effect, the banality of evil. The historical context matters a great deal, and the themes and content of the game that point to that history.
This is a site of interest for me, but I wonder how far the design lessons of Train can be taken — this sort of moment can feel like a "gotcha" if it isn't handled well. I think there are other games that make use of procedural rhetoric to slowly impress upon the player that there is something negative or unfair about a system — in this regard, Akira Thompson's …&maybetheywontkillyou and Lucas Pope's Papers, Please are notable. I think there are fewer subjects for which the Train approach, which might be described as "you are performing an innocuous action or a series of innocuous actions, and because you are used to the rules of games, you do not question this innocuous action, but this series of innocuous actions is in service of a very horrible occurrence," works. The idea of being a cog in a machine without understanding the purpose of the larger machine is compelling, but the surprise can only work so many times. If you know ahead of time that this is what is about to happen, I wonder if playing the game becomes a matter of admiration for what the designer hides in plain sight and about clever choice of subject. The packed-to-capacity trains in Train are visible from the start – it's the "Auschwitz" card that re-contextualizes them.
Knowing the surprise ahead of time, I wonder what the experience of playing it would be like. In many tabletop roleplaying games, keeping this knowledge from my "in-game" self and committing to play as if I didn't know what was going to happen would be known as resisting the urge to metagame. However, generally speaking, the reward for not metagaming lies in the pleasure of playing a role. I don't think that the roles in Train are particularly pleasurable, and my understanding is that the player is playing as themself playing a game, not in a particularly developped role (after all, that amount of information might ruin the surprise). In the end, this question, if taken to be specifically about unwitting participation through one's actions in systems of oppression, may be too narrow, although I do think there's room for exploration. If the question is taken to be about control of information and the moment of disruption, the question may in fact be too broad — after all, games are full of revelations and surprises, like other narrative mediums. These surprises are part of why some players and readers seek out these narrative experiences.
On a similar note, the relationship between the role a player takes on in a game and who they think of themselves as in daily life is one that many games must negotiate. I think there may yet be a productive tension in highlighting and making visible this relationship. In games, players take on roles and perform actions that they might be uncomfortable with if they thought about them and examined them. It is not at all uncommon for players to kill non-player characters in games, for example. I think that Eamon & Ulrike Compliant is particularly interesting because of how it refamiliarizes (as opposed to defamiliarizing) the notion of terrorism. Terrorists are frequently viewed as "other", as inhuman, but so long as we view acts of terror as incomprehensible, alien actions, it's unsurprising that we would continue to fail to be able to understand how a person might be drawn into acts that eventually escalate into terrorism. This rhetoric is embedded into many mainstream responses to terrorism, which talk of "senseless" violence and dehumanize perpetrators of violence. Although undesirable and awful, however, maybe violence is altogether too human. Of course, it may be an uncomfortable experience to think about how we as humans are capable of violence, but not thinking about the topic won't change that capacity.
The line between the player and the role that they play bears further examination, I think, especially in respect to how these roles bleed or fail to bleed into our lives, and how we constitute our identity alongside or in opposition to our actions. A related question could be about player identification with the various roles that they are asked to inhabit, and how designers can build a strong relationship between players and the characters that they play. How can we build identification that helps with the reflective turn? Another related topic that comes immediately to mind is about stakes — how can we "raise the stakes" for players such that they care about game events in a way that supports the reflective turn?
In terms of strategies for exploring these related questions, my mind immediately turns to narrative. It is possible to build stakes and interest in characters through the challenges that they face, if these challenges and narrative events can make players care about the characters. Another area which I think bears further consideration is usefulness. Perhaps we care more about characters that we like from a narrative standpoint, but that are also useful to us. Thinking back to the archetypal character death of Aeris in Final Fantasy VII, while I did choose Aeris as a love interest for Cloud, I had invested time building her skills as a healer partially because I found her to be less obnoxious than some of the other characters, and that investment made her useful to me. When she died, part of the impact of the moment came from the fact that this was simply not often done in games. To have a main character die without the possibility of recovering them through a sidequest or other means (I'm looking at you, Chrono Trigger) was unheard of — at least, in my gaming experience at the time. Another part of my emotional reaction came from the fact that I had lost a useful party member.
What all of this adds up to is that I think that I'm going to have to rethink and reformulate these research questions through further careful thought, reading and play. I still want to focus on the moment of the reflective turn. I am still interested in how Train accomplishes its reflective turn through control of information and reframing the meaning of actions in light of that information. For Ulrike & Eamon Compliant, I am still interested by the role that player identification, bleed, and the line between the player and their role play in the experience. It's just that I need to figure out and stake out a grounds upon which to experiment. Reproducing these effects exactly with other subject matter might teach me something, but I think I would hate every minute of the design process. But branching out too generally likely won't be an effective way of delineating an area to research through making either. Clarifying these research questions is a good way of clarifying which direction to take my reading and research.
Here are some thoughts about that reformulation, in closing (as this post is getting fairly long):
1. It really is facilitating the moment of disruption and reflection that I am interested in. What happens in that moment is likely to be highly individual, and the moment may not be the same for everyone. I'm tangentially interested in what impact the moment of disruption has on the player, however… First, I want to learn to master the creation of that disruptive, reflective space.
2. For some games, the whole game might be a "moment" of disruption — creating a different headspace to think about a topic can be disruptive in ways that permits reflection (such as In Tune, which asks people to reconsider their received notions of consent). Similarly, games like …&maybetheywontkillyou and Papers, Please don't get more or less unfair, their systems are engineered to show you their procedural rhetoric from the start, and the player can take however long is needed to reach the conclusions that the rhetoric is pointing them towards. It's not necessarily about one moment in time.
3. I understand that these first two statements point towards very, very broad research possibilities — all of Reflective Games, in fact. My next steps may in fact have something to do with picking a specific theme and exploring "moments of disruption" in relation to that topic or theme.
That's all for now, folks!
October 20, 2017 Jess Rowan Marcotte
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Calling all soaks for 2019.
Registration is now open. It involves a new process through Sports TG.
Our fees for this year are Turf $460, Grass $400, Goalies using their own equipment $200 and Life members $42 (we will then reimburse the Life members their $42).
Hockey Australia now have a compulsory $42 levy. We have partially absorbed the cost of this levy this year so fees have only marginally increased over last year's levels.
You are required to create a new account on the Sports TG website to play hockey in 2019. Please follow the instructions carefully.
A verification email will be sent to you and you need to confirm the email as instructed.
You will be re-directed back to the Sports TG webpage and you will need to re-enter the email address and password.
Follow steps as directed by Sports TG Webpage.
If you are a Life Member please email Steve McKelvie at mckelvies@me.com with your bank account details so we can reimburse your $42 registration fee.
University Associates (Men) Hockey Club traces it's history back to 1950 when it was formed to allow male UWA graduates to continue playing hockey for a University Associated Club. (Guild regulations at that time prevented graduates from playing for a university side).
Our club ethos is to have fun playing competitive hockey and to support and contribute to the Senior and Junior club through coaching, financial donations and sponsorship. Most of our players were UWA Senior club members when younger and many have children playing at the club in juniors or seniors.
We field teams in the Senior and Masters grades.
View our pre season training photos here to get a sense for the rigor of our training regime.
We consider ourselves one branch of the UWA Hockey Club family.
Contact via email or mobile.


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Q: SQL Server 2005 date comparison - collation issues In my DB, I have a table that was created from an Excel sheet, via a Linked Server option.
I am now trying to compare its contents versus one of my main tables.
The tables I am comparing are in the same database.
There is a date column in both tables, both types are datetime and have Collation of SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS, the same as the DB.
The server collation is Latin1_General_CI_AS
However when I try to run a query comparing the dates between the tables, I get the error:
      Cannot resolve the collation conflict between
      "Latin1_General_CI_AS" and
      "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS" in the
      equal to operation.

I have tried with and without the COLLATE option, using both collation settings.
My query is:
select * , hxl.holiday_dt,
datediff(d, h.holiday_dt collate SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS,
            hxl.holiday_dt collate SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS)
from holiday h, Holiday_XL hxl
where h.currency_cd=hxl.currency_cd

In fact any query involving both tables gives exactly the same collation error, eg this one:
select count(*)
from Holiday_XL c
where c.currency_cd in (select distinct h.currency_cd from holiday h)

Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
Regards,
Chris

A: The error is being reported on the currency comparison h.currency_cd=hxl.currency_cd, not on datediff, so try force collation on the currencies.
Collation is only relevant for character (char, varchar, nvarchar) and text types.

A: Under the Collation and give the collation table level there are lot of tips and code available in net search with topic of collation.
Still if you have problem. Insert the content of the excel in to @table or permenant table and provide Collation to that table while selecting for comparison


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The Advanced Video Codec High Definition format is high-definition camcorder video format jointly developed by Panasonic and Sony for use in consumer camcorders in 2006. AVCHD is a form of video compression that allows the large data files created by HD video recording to be captured and saved on digital media such as hard disk drives and SD memory cards. AVCHD version 2.0 was released in 2011.
The AVCHD format records video at a range of resolutions including 1080p, 1080i, and 720p. Many AVCHD camcorders that advertise themselves as full HD models record HD video at a resolution of 1080i. AVCHD uses 8cm DVD media as the recording medium, but it is designed for Blu-ray Disc compatibility. The DVD format was chosen for its lower cost. The AVCHD format can also use SD and SDHC cards or hard disk drives if your camcorder supports them.
AVCHD camcorders record high-definition video on random access media: DVDs, hard disk drives, memory cards, and thumb drives.
AVCHD format cameras record long high-definition videos using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format for highly compressed HD recording.
An AVCHD video camera connects directly to a high-definition TV or another compatible playback device with an HDMI port. It can also connect directly to a Blu-ray Disc player, Sony PlayStation and to Windows computers running supplied software.
Using the AVCHD format, you can burn the high-definition video onto a standard DVD disc. That DVD disc can then be played in a Blu-ray disc player, allowing you to view your high definition video on an HDTV. So even if you don't own a Blu-ray disc burner, you can still play back your high definition home movies on a Blu-ray disc player or a Sony PlayStation.
In addition to video and audio, AVCHD includes media presentation features for menu navigation, slide shows and subtitles.
If image quality is your highest priority, use the AVCHD format.
AVCHD produces larger files. If file size if your prime concern, use MP4 format, which produces recordings that are high in audio and video quality but only about a third the size of a comparable AVCHD recording.
AVCHD is best for creating Blu-ray Disc recordings and for high-definition content to watch on TV. The MP4 format is compatible with Apple QuickTime format which embraces many more devices.
MP4 video is easier to copy, move, upload or share on the web.
AVCHD isn't suitable for recording movies for play on iPhone, iPad, Android and other similar devices, whereas MP4 is compatible with almost all media players and mobile devices.
Are All HD Camcorders AVCHD Camcorders?
Not all camcorder manufacturers use the AVCHD format, but Sony and Panasonic use the AVCHD format on all their consumer high-definition camcorders. Other manufacturers also use the format.


Gold records line the walls in the office of Maceo Parker's Kinston homestead, commemorating some of the hits the iconic saxophonist has played on over the past half-century. But Parker's most eye-catching artifacts are the pictures of him with various members of the celebrity jet stream.
In one shot, he's playing his saxophone onstage with Beyoncé. Others show Parker alongside some of his more notable bandleader employers: James Brown, George Clinton, Prince. And in still others, he's posed with Spike Lee, Jennifer Lopez, even former President Bill Clinton.


A recent study claimed that more than 85% of all businesses have a dedicated social handle which they used as part of their products' promotional campaign. With the introduction of more social media platforms, each day to keep people in sync with what is new in the world, the business of online promotion through social media is a booming field.
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Winnie Ester "Magdalena" Andersson (born 9 March 1954) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She was a member of the Riksdag from 2003 until 2012, representing Jönköping County, and later governor of Västerbotten County from November 2012 to March 2020.

Parliamentary activity
In the Riksdag, Andersson was a member of the social affairs committee 2004–2010 and the civil affairs committee 2010–2012. She was a member of the War Delegation 2006–2012, the Riksdag board 2008–2012 and the Riksdag election committee 2010–2012. Andersson was also a deputy in the Riksdag Board of Directors, the Labor Market Committee, the Housing Committee, the EU Committee, the Social Insurance Committee and the Social Affairs Committee, as well as a deputy in the combined Justice and Social Affairs Committee and the combined Foreign Affairs and Social Affairs Committee.

See also
List of governors of Västerbotten County
List of members of the Swedish Riksdag

References

External links
Magdalena Andersson at the Riksdag website

1954 births
21st-century Swedish women politicians
Governors of Västerbotten County
Living people
Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006
Members of the Riksdag 2006–2010
Members of the Riksdag 2010–2014
Members of the Riksdag from the Moderate Party
Women county governors of Sweden
Women members of the Riksdag

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Q: Mocking package private classes Using Mockito or another similar framework. Is there a way to mock a package-private class?
I am trying to test my service layer mocking my DAO classes. The problem is that the DAO instances are package private and only can be obtained through a factory.
MyPackagePrivateDao mockedDao = mock(MyPackagePrivateDao.class);

The compiler says that the class cannot be accessed from outside the package.
Do you have any example?
Thanks

A: This is not possible with Mockito, it requires to modify the bytecode of the actual class. This is not a planned feature.
Don't you have interfaces that you could eventually mock for these DAOs ?
Another option is to look on PowerMock which is great to deal with legacy code, ie when the software design is forcing you to mock statics, private, final, etc.

A: Presumably, your problem is that your SUT (and therefore its test) is in a different package from the class that you want to mock, otherwise there wouldn't be a problem.
The way I would solve this is to write a static utility method in the test class for the class that you want to mock.  This utility method should just create and return a mock of the desired class, which it can do because it's in the right package.  You can then call the utility method instead of calling mock(MyPackagePrivateDao.class).


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Packages for amaya
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Amaya is a Web editor, i.e. a tool used to create and update documents directly on the Web. Browsing features are seamlessly integrated with the editing and remote access features in a uniform environment. This follows the original vision of the Web as a space for collaboration and not just a one-way publishing medium. Work on Amaya started at W3C in 1996 to showcase Web technologies in a fully-featured Web client. The main motivation for developing Amaya was to provide a framework that can integrate as many W3C technologies as possible. It is used to demonstrate these technologies in action while taking advantage of their combination in a single, consistent environment. Amaya started as an HTML + CSS style sheets editor. Since that time it was extended to support XML and an increasing number of XML applications such as the XHTML family, MathML, and SVG. It allows all those vocabularies to be edited simultaneously in compound documents.
Chocolatey package page
http://www.w3.org/Amaya/46(archive)
W3C's Editor/Browser
W3C Software Notice and License (http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2002/copyright-software-20021231)
http://www.w3.org/Amaya/Distribution/amaya-sources-10.0.1.tgz46
A webeditor for AmigaOS4 (AmiCygnix)
network/misc
Package page
11.4.4 (11.4.4-5)
W3C License
The browser/authoring tool of the W3C
t2@t2-project.org
extra/network
Package SVN directory
http://www.w3.org/Amaya/Distribution/amaya-fullsrc-9.52.tgz46
web browser and web editor
W3C Software Notice and License


In Pennsylvania, small estate affidavits are governed under Title 20, Chapter 31, § 3102. The state allows successors of a deceased loved one to file a small estate affidavit for any real estate property not divided among heirs in a last will and testament. The value of the property may not exceed $50,000 to children, spouses, or parents, and may not exceed $25,000 for other heirs.


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Crosslin Technologies, formerly ProAccura and Group Data Services, was formed in 1987 as an IBM partner firm and a secure data hosting company focused on hosting banking core information systems. Since the beginning, Crosslin Technologies has been a part of the regulated (FDIC) and audited (SAS70-Type II/SSAE16-SOC1/SOC3) data center environment.


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What they said about Brendan Byrne: Former governors salute their colleague
Living former state governors, Gov. Chris Christie and Gov.-elect Phil Murphy, shared thoughts at a tribute service for former Gov. Brendan Byrne.
What they said about Brendan Byrne: Former governors salute their colleague Living former state governors, Gov. Chris Christie and Gov.-elect Phil Murphy, shared thoughts at a tribute service for former Gov. Brendan Byrne. Check out this story on dailyrecord.com: http://dailyre.co/2CV6HyX
William Westhoven, @WWesthoven Published 4:18 p.m. ET Jan. 8, 2018 | Updated 6:41 p.m. ET Jan. 8, 2018
Seven former New Jersey governors attended a tribute service for former Gov. Brendan Byrne at Paper Mill Playhouse. William Westhoven
A memorial service for NJ Governor Brendan Thomas Byrne, Sr. was held at Paper Mill Playhouse on Monday, January 8, 2018.(Photo: Amy Newman/NorthJersey.com)
Every living former New Jersey governor, plus Gov. Chris Christie and Gov.-elect Phil Murphy, shared their thoughts at a tribute service for former Gov. Brendan Byrne on Monday at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn.
Gov. Chris Christie:
Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a tribute service to former Gov. Brendan Byrne at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn. (Photo: William Westhoven)
"He told me 'If I die while you're governor, remember, no more than 5 minutes. So governor, I'm going to keep my promise to you.' "
"He was the only one of my predecessors who would wander into my office, all the time. ... Invariably, he would be standing in the same spot, in the middle of the out office, staring at his own portrait. He would of course first say hello, then he would say, 'It's the best one, isn't it?' "
"His life was one of extraordinary joy. With Gov. Byrne, there was always a sense of great joy - joy in the sense of the day he was experiencing."
"As a predecessor, he was extraordinarily gracious and generous. If Brendan Byrne had a criticism, which at times he did, it was always done privately. They were always thoughtful, they were always genuine, and they were always appreciated."
Former Gov. Tom Kean:
On his time in the Assembly when Byrne was governor: "I loved him, even though he was wrong most of the time. I loved the arguments. And he did, too."
On playing tennis with Byrne: "We would sit down over, you know, a ginger ale, and we would talk. And I learned and learned. And his friendship to me at that time, unbeknownst to anybody, was very, very helpful to me in getting my feet on the ground as governor. We argued a lot, but always with civility."
On performing a song-and-dance number at Paper Mill Playhouse with Byrne: "We actually tap-danced, believe it or not. Brendan said after that, 'That's my wife's fault. I'll never do that again in my life.' " (Note: they did it again, at a Paper Mill fundraiser).
Former Gov. Jim Florio:
"Obviously he was universally admired, known for his sense of humor, but he could be a very serious person when he felt strongly about things. He could be tough as nails."
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Former Gov. Donald DiFrancesco:
"His legacy will live on."
Former Gov. Jon Corzine:
"Gov. Byrne, as we heard today, was a man of character and courage, and an unbelievably charming, funny guy. He's left a great legacy for the state. The Pinelands is not just a 50- or 100-year legacy, but a legacy for all time."
Former Gov. Jim McGreevey:
"He had an incredible mind. I remember discussing the rules of evidence used in the Hauptmann murder trial. His ability to discuss arcane legal doctrine, philosophy theology, show tunes ... I think he was an extraordinary governor. What he did with the Pinelands was the cusp of the environmental movement that swept across the nation."
"On New Year's Day, Ruthie and I and Brendan were together. We had a little walk and a little apple-cider champagne. He tasted it and said 'How much alcohol?' I said 'Forty proof.' He said 'I don't think so, but I'll have another."
"I think he was at peace. He lived a long life. It was a good death. It was great life."
Former Gov. Richard Codey:
About a lunch he had with Newark Archbishop Cardinal Tobin and other former governors:
"Brendan asked him, 'Do you root for the Cardinals?'."
Tom Byrne (son):
On the way home from funeral for former Gov. William Cahill: "My father broke the silence by saying: 'If you want people to come to your funeral, you've got to go to theirs.' So on behalf of my father, thanks for coming."
"In organizing this, I guess we didn't realize it conflicted with a legislative session. Maybe there's some symbolism in that, too."
"A long time ago, I asked my father what kind of service he would want. And of course, he said, 'Surprise me.' "
Archbishop Joseph Cardinal Tobin:
On Byrne's gift for blarney: "He had the ability to tell someone to go to, there, in such a way that they would enjoy the trip."
"I focus on two words - character and justice. I suppose you could say Gov. Byrne was a character. New Jersey loved him for his authenticity and honesty. But far more than just a character, Brendan Byrne was a man anchored and impelled by extraordinary character. A character defined by selflessness, service, loyalty and courage."
Paper Mill Playhouse Artistic Director Mark S. Hoebee:
"Ruthie's one of our longest-serving and stalwart board members, and the governor was also a huge fan. He was instrumental in the rebuilding after the fire and has been a proponent of the arts in New Jersey his entire life."
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D: NJ-9):
"He left such an indelible mark on New Jersey. He was a good governor. I think that Brendan Byrne is the top of the line. He is the statesman of our time."
Gov.-Elect Phil Murphy:
"He was a giant. He was personally, to me, a hero. He was a friend who gave me advice a long time ago when he didn't have to. It was an incredible memorial service today. I'm honored to be here."
Staff Writer William Westhoven: 973-917-9242; wwesthoven@GannettNJ.com
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Q: Change field in object in array of object I have a field achivment with an array of objects. I need to update the field currentPoints in one object that I will find by field name in the array.
Code model of mongoose:
const achive = new Schema(
   {
      achiveId: ObjectId,
      name: { type: String, required: true },
      finishedPoints: { type: Number, required: true },
      currentPoints: {
         type: Number,
         default: 0,
         set: function (v) {
            if (v >= this.finishedPoints) this.isFinished = true;
            return v;
         }
      },
      isFinished: { type: Boolean, default: false }
   },
   { _id: false }
);

const achivesSchema = new Schema({
   userId: ObjectId,
   achivement: [achive]
});

Code query:
export async function progressAchive(req, res) {
   const value = 3;
   try {
      const test = await Achives.updateOne(
         {
            userId: req.user._id,
            achivement: { $elemMatch: { name: req.params.nameAchive } }
         },
         { $set: { achivement: { currentPoints: value } } },

         { new: true }
      );
      res.json(test);
   } catch (e) {
      console.log(e);
   }
}

Instead of updating, it removes all objects from the array and leaves them one object with the currentPoint field. How can I update this like I want?

A: You should use the following for update
    const test = await Achives.updateOne(
      {
        userId: req.user._id,
      },
    {
      $set:{"achivement.$[el].currentPoints": value}
    },
    {
      arrayFilters:[{
        "el.name": req.params.nameAchive
      }],
      new: true
    }
  );


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Mustafa fears Pakistan near 'political breakdown'
QUETTA (Agencies): Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, former senator and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) member, Saturday shared fears of Pakistan standing near a political breakdown. "We have become politically and morally bankrupt.
Even today, people are not being told the truth, which the country needs," Khokhar said while addressing the second session of the national dialogue in Quetta.
The conference, which Khokhar kickstarted, along with his colleagues including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Miftah Ismail, aims at identifying the country's problems and providing solutions for them. Presided by Nawab Lashkari Raisani, the session was organised by the Balochistan Peace Forum.
At the occasion, Khokhar added that the communication between the people and political parties is broken. The ex-PPP leader stressed the need to address people's issues rather than being engaged in irrelevant political discourse such as the Panama Papers and Toshakhana case, Khokhar said: "There were discussions on Panama [Papers] and Toshakhana [case], but where were the issues of people? The situation has gotten to a point where if one doesn't leave the country, they are going to the mountains." The former senator lamented that democracy was buried the day when the dictator violated the constitution.
"It was decided on the first day that democracy wouldn't be allowed to flourish in the country. What did we do to the constitution maker of the country?" he said, raising questions on the treatment meted out to former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was hanged by then-army chief General Zia-ul-Haq.
The politician, who hasn't joined any political party since his departure from the PPP, questioned steps taken to ensure the provision of human rights in the country on the basis of Article 8 to 28. "Courts have been given the responsibility of human rights; they, too, are silent and not paying attention to these issues. The society is disintegrating," Khokhar said.
Speaking about the intention of the national dialogue series titled "Reimagining Pakistan", the former PPP member stated that these sessions are intended to listen to people's discussions and find solutions for them. Khokhar, when commenting on the issues of Balochistan, asked what is the difficulty if there is a supposed interest in solving the problems of the province. "If the parliament can immediately unite to provide an extension to someone, then why can't they do for solving issues? Despite the passage of 75 years, we [are still not] showing seriousness in solving the problems," he said, further lamenting about politicians only indulging in "power politics".
Khokhar insisted on the need for ending political instability for the betterment of the country's economy. "Parties are willing to do anything for the greed of power. The same conversation is going on in Punjab as well," he said. The ex-senator said that people's relationship with the constitution is breaking. "If this conversation doesn't take place on streets and neighbourhoods, then the country will suffer," Khokhar said, highlighting their aim to ensure the sanctity of the constitution.
PPP's senior leader Farhatullah Babar, who joined the session via video link, stressed following the constitution. "It is time to reimagine Pakistan and restore the sanctity of the constitution," the veteran politician said, further highlighting the need to form an agreed charter to reimagine the country.
In his address to the event, former finance minister Miftah Ismail said it was crucial for Pakistan to "stand on its feet" if it wishes to become a respectful nation. "And if we want Pakistan to become self-sufficient, then every Pakistani's role is important. In this regard, it is vital to send every child to school," the two-time finmin said.
Ismail said that the country should spend more than Rs2 billion on education, while also ensuring that it improves the schooling system. The former finance czar, while lamenting over the situation of women in Pakistan, said that 40% of females between the ages of 15-50 have iron deficiency.
Ismail stressed the need to provide employment to every Pakistan and noted that unemployment was not an issue restricted to Balochistan, but that it was a country-wide phenomenon. "More than 80 million people in Pakistan are living below the poverty line. As many as 60% of Pakistanis earn below Rs35,000," the PML-N leader said. Ismail added that every citizen's income should increase. He also stressed the need to promote harmony and love in the country.
Speaking at the occasion, former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi commented on the ongoing tug-of-war between the treasury and the opposition. "When politics turns into enmity, people's problems remain. "It is unfortunate that the economic crisis and failure of politics has reached its peak," Abbasi said. He also lamented that there was no forum where issues could be discussed openly, adding that Pakistan's "extraordinary" situation must be meted with "extraordinary action".
He also stressed the need for governments to actually perform. Abbasi also commented on the issues of Balochistan, saying that despite having the most resources, it was the poorest of all provinces. He touched upon various issues, including the issue of missing persons.
"Solution to all the problems of Balochistan from utilities, to Gawadar, is in the constitution," the former PM said, "however, as long as senators come to power by paying crores of rupees, nothing will change."
He also added that all stakeholders in the country had contributed to creating the chaos that pervaded and that all must now turn from the blame game and work together to resolve the country's many crises. "There is a need to discuss the new social contract," he said.
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Urocit-K is used as an aid to prevent kidney stone formation by increasing urinary pH. Urocit-K requires a prescription from your veterinarian.
Urocit-K makes your pet's urine less acidic which helps reduce the formation of kidney stones that would normally occur as a result of high levels of calcium or uric acid in the urine. Be sure that your pet swallows the tablets whole rather than chews it. Any other specific direction should be given to you by your veterinarian.
You should avoid giving your pet any supplements that contain potassium while using Urocit-K. There are possible side effects, so address any concerns you may have with your veterinarian.
Urocit-K makes the urine less acidic which helps to reduce the formation of kidney stones that would normally occur as a result of high levels of calcium or uric acid in the urine. Urocit-K may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this guide.
Tell your veterinarian if your pet is being given a potassium-sparing diuretic, such as Spironolactone or if the pet is being given a potassium supplement. Tell your veterinarian if your pet has kidney disease, diabetes, or is dehydrated. Tell your veterinarian if your pet has adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease), or serious illness or infection, stomach ulcer, intestinal obstruction or urinary tract infection. Tell your veterinarian if your pet is pregnant or lactating.
Urocit-K is a prescription medication FDA approved for veterinary use in dogs and cats. Urocit-K is available as 5 MEQ (540mg) and 10 MEQ (1080mg) controlled release tablets. The usual dose for dogs and cats depends on blood test values and the pet's response to therapy. Urocit-K tablets should be swallowed whole. The tablets should not be crushed or the pet allowed to chew the tablets. Keep water available for the pet to drink.
Give this medication exactly as directed by your veterinarian. If you do not understand the directions ask the pharmacist or veterinarian to explain them to you. Allow pet to drink plenty of water. Urocit-K tablets should be swallowed whole. Do not crush or allow the pet to chew the tablet. It is recommended to take Urocit-K with food to reduce stomach upset. Urocit-K tablet is made up of an outer shell that contains the medication. The medication is absorbed by the body but the outer shell is passed out of the body in the stool. Do not be alarmed if you see this outer shell in the pet's stool. Your veterinarian may want to perform blood tests during treatment to monitor progress and side effects. Store Urocit-K at room temperature, away from moisture and heat. Keep this medication away from children and pets.
Give the missed dose as soon as you remember. However, if is almost time for the next regularly scheduled dose, skip the missed dose and take the next one as directed. Do not give a double dose of the medication.
You should avoid giving your pet any supplements that contain potassium.
If any of the following serious side effects occur, stop giving Urocit-K and seek emergency veterinary medical attention; an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; swelling of the lips; tongue or face; hives), abdominal pain, black bloody or tarry stools, blood in vomit or muscle weakness or irregular heartbeats. Other less serious side effects may occur. Continue giving Urocit-K and talk to your veterinarian if your pet has slight nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea or loose stools. Other side effects may also occur. Talk to your veterinarian about any side effect that seems unusual or bothersome to the animal.
Tell your veterinarian if your pet is being given a potassium supplement, a potassium-sparing diuretic such as Spironolactone, an ACE inhibitor such as enalapril or lisinopril, or digoxin. Drugs other than those listed may also interact with Urocit-K. Talk to your veterinarian before giving your pet any prescription or over the counter medicines including vitamins, minerals and herbal products.
Urocit-K is a prescription medication that is used in dogs and cats to aid in the prevention of urinary stone formation.
Urocit-K makes the urine less acidic which helps to reduce the formation of kidney stones that would normally occur as a result of high levels of calcium or uric acid in the urine.
Urocit-K is a controlled release tablet that should be swallowed whole. The tablet should not be crushed or chewed.
Urocit-K tablets are made up of an outer shell that contains the medication. The medication is absorbed by the body but the outer shell is passed out of the body in the stool. Do not be alarmed if you see this outer shell in your pets stool.
The usual dose in dogs and cats depends on blood test values and the pets response to therapy. Give the medication with food to prevent stomach upset. Allow plenty of water for your pet to drink.
Urocit-K should be stored at room temperature away from moisture and heat.


TIP! Don't check out and fix a leak until the rain stops. A wet roof is an accident waiting to happen.
There is quite a bit that you need to learn when it comes to roofing and that can be overwhelming. How often should you clean your gutters? You may be wondering if roofing professionals are needed. Luckily, the article below is your one-stop compilation of the very best roofing information. This article contains many useful tips.
TIP! Remember: safety first. It's just too risky to get up on your roof during inclement weather, when accidents are most likely to occur.
Cut your grass just before a contractor arrives to take off your roof. This way, you can easily locate any nails that have fallen off during the work process. If you get a contractor that has a nail finder with magnets on it, it will work better in shorter grasses.
TIP! When you are looking into hiring a roofing contractor, check with family, friends and co-workers first. They will be able to tell you honestly about their experience with the contractor.
When you hire a roofing contractor, you must look at their background references. Make sure to call the references if you can too. Get their real opinions on the jobs that were done and the quality of the service. You should also go and check out some of their previous work. Walk or drive past the homes to check out the roof and, if homeowners are outside, stop to ask some questions.
TIP! You never want to pay for everything upfront if it isn't necessary. Offer a quarter of the total cost before they start work; avoid paying more.
If you have a leak, fix it temporarily. You could purchase heavy grade plastic and put it over the leaking area and fasten with nails. This may be a somewhat inefficient method of handing leaks, but it can buy you some time.
TIP! Make sure the roofing contractor you hire is trained and skilled. If you know anyone who has recently had their roof fixed, find out if they would recommend that contractor.
Beware of quick fixes when it comes to roof repair. This might seem like a cheap alternative but more damage could occur, costing you lots of money in the long run. You have to make sure to fix the issue completely; that way, you avoid problems down the line.
TIP! Don't walk around your roof alone. If you think your roof has problems, be sure to hire a professional to look at it.
You never want to climb atop your own roof to inspect for damage. If you feel there might be a problem, then you need to hire a professional to look at it for you. The roof may cave in, which could cause serious injury.
TIP! What are your roofers credentials? Roofers should be licensed. Also, be sure they are currently holding good liability insurance and a worker's compensation certificate.
Make sure that the roofing contractor you hire is licensed. If you do not know the proper licenses a contractor should have, never trust your contractor's word on the matter. Find the proper authorities to make sure rules are being followed.
TIP! Ask for some references from prospective roofing companies. A company that performs well and is honest should have no problem coming up with multiple references.
The best roofing contractors are those who are always on top of their licenses, credentials, and documentation. Roofers should be licensed. Also, ask for their insurance so that you are not responsible for damage.
TIP! Hire only roofing professionals able to show proof of insurance and necessary licenses. If they cannot, then you should not even consider hiring them.
Speak with your roofing company and find out what warranties they provide for their work. Some roofers may offer better warranty options than others do. Additionally, get your warranty in writing when you get your estimate, this way you have documentation in your possession. This way there won't be a disagreement later on.
TIP! Get on the roof to check it following a strong wind if you cannot see anything from a ladder or the ground. Shingles may need replacement after a vicious storm.
This information you've read in this article is surely enough to get you started in the right direction. The information laid out here is really useful and can help you to make sure your roof is in great shape. However, stopping here isn't what you should do! Learn all that you can about roofing. When you know how to deal with roofing issues, your life will be much less stressful.


Is there a way to get the led on the droid to work? I love MIUI but I hate having to light up my screen to see if I have a msg.
I use "Led Me Know"
It works, but I can only configure the LED to blink in MIUI which is strange because it works fine (LED is static) in other roms I've tried. But its better than nothing! Try messing around with the settings in SMS and Phone and see what you can get.
This NOT work for MIUI ROM. It was clearly stated there.