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There is NO Vietnam Consulate in South Africa but please find below for information of Vietnam embassy in Pretoria, South Africa to contact instead.
South African passport holders are required visa for entering Vietnam. You can contact Vietnam embassy located at 87 Brooks Street, Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa to apply for Vietnam visa.
Or if living far from location of Vietnam embassy in Pretoria - South Africa, you can contact with visa agency or company in Vietnam to ask for sponsored and arrange approval letter from Vietnam Immigration Department allows for picking up your Vietnam visa on arrival at international airports of Vietnam. Please note that you must enter Vietnam via airport then able to get visa on arrival.
There are many travelers from South Africa visit Vietnam a year and used Vietnam visa on arrival, therefore you can learn from their experiences on the internet to know what is Vietnam visa on arrival and how to get it if you are the new one.


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package live

import G "github.com/ionous/sashimi/game"

func Give(prop string) GivePropPhrase {
	return GivePropPhrase{prop: prop}
}

func GiveThe(prop G.IObject) GivePropPhrase {
	return GivePropPhrase{prop: string(prop.Id())}
}

func (give GivePropPhrase) To(actor string) GivingPhrase {
	give.actor = actor
	return GivingPhrase(give)
}

func (give GivingPhrase) Execute(g G.Play) {
	prop, actor := g.The(give.prop), g.The(give.actor)
	//added indirection so we can transform props after the rules of taking/giving have run
	actor.Go("acquire it", prop)
}

type givePhraseData struct {
	prop, actor string
}
type GivePropPhrase givePhraseData
type GivingPhrase givePhraseData

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A life long anxiety disorder.
I have suffered with anxiety from being a young child. Course back then I didn't know what it was. I first started with full blown panic attacks at age 19 (I'm 39 now) and have been on and off medication all that time. By far the worst panic attack was one afternoon when I left work, I was in a good enough mood but hadn't eaten and started feeling light headed which then in turn started making me panic. My heart started racing, I was panting for breath, I was terrified. I knew deep down it was a panic attack but it was fuelled by the fact I was on the way to pick up my 3 year old daughter from nursery and just felt completely unable to look after her. I picked her up and walked back down to the hospital where I worked, took her to a friend and told her I needed to go to the Accident and Emergency Department. Again I KNEW it was a panic attack but I wanted someone to make it stop. They put me on a monitor and ended up keeping me in overnight because my heart was racing so badly.
At the moment I am going through another phase of anxiety/panic, I can just about manage the panic attacks by deep breathing and telling myself it will pass. I am pushing through doing what I should be doing, working etc. I have started seeing a therapist, I am going to the gym which helps and avoiding alcohol as much as possible because I have definitely noticed a strong link between that and the anxiety. I think for me the worst symptoms are that deep feeling of dread and being alone and a bleak feeling and the stomach churning anxiety I feel in the morning.


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Q: Proof that sets are equal I want to prove that  $(A\setminus B)\setminus(A \setminus C)=(A  \cap C)\setminus B $, so  I did this:
$ x \in (A \setminus B)\setminus(A \setminus C) \iff $
$ (x \in A \setminus B)  \wedge   (x \notin A \setminus C)    \iff  $
$ (x \in A \wedge x \notin B) \wedge (x \notin A \vee x \in C)   \iff   $
$ (x \in A \wedge x \notin B \wedge x \notin A)  \vee (x \in A \wedge x \notin B \wedge x \in C)   \iff $
(Now,  the statement in the first bracket is always false, so the truth value of the whole disjunction  in the line above depends only on the second bracket)
$x \in A \wedge x \notin B \wedge x \in C   \iff $
$ x \in  (A  \cap C) \setminus B $
Is the method correct? Thanks in advance.

A: It's correct. A (not so) different way could be to set $U=A\cup B\cup C$ and denoting complementation with respect to $U$ by $X^c$:
\begin{align}
(A\setminus B)\setminus(A\setminus C)
&=(A\cap B^c)\cap(A\cap C^c)^c \\
&=(A\cap B^c)\cap(A^c\cup C)\\
&=(A\cap B^c\cap A^c)\cup(A\cap B^c\cap C)\\
&=\emptyset\cup(A\cap B^c\cap C)\\
&=(A\cap C)\cap B^c\\
&=(A\cap C)\setminus B
\end{align}
One could also go in a different direction:
$$
(A\setminus B)\setminus(A\setminus C)=(A\cap B^c\cap C)=(A\setminus B)\cap C
$$

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PRS Unveils "Mira"
PRS Quality w/ new look, feel and sound
Stevensville, MD (October 1 , 2007) - PRS unveiled its newest guitar to 700 guitar enthusiasts at its recent "Experience PRS" open house. Paul Reed Smith and Michael Ault from the PRS Band unofficially unveiled the Mira onstage during an open house performance last Friday night.
Skillet guitarist Ben Kasica said, "I''ve been using the Mira over the last week of shows. I love it. It plays amazing, and the sound is perfect for the songs I use it on. It has that retro, classic rock vibe with the playability of a modern PRS guitar."
Latin for "wonderful," Mira is also the name of an unusually fast moving star located approximately 350 light years from earth. The PRS Mira model is a 24-fret guitar that features a 25" scale length, 10" radius, regular or wide-thin neck shape, locking tuning pegs, PRS non-adjustable stoptail, Abalone moon inlays or optional bird inlays. The guitar also features East Indian rosewood fingerboard, a solid mahogany body and neck, Mira treble and bass pickups, volume, tone, 3-way blade switch and mini toggle coil tap. The model is offered in range of colors including Vintage Cherry, Orange, Vintage Mahogany, Black, Wild Mint, Lilac, Seafoam Green, Powder Blue and Sandstorm.
PRS Director of R&D and Private Stock Joe Knaggs said, "The Mira is a good example of a great concerted effort between peers in marketing, R&D and production who have been working together for a long time. Our goal was to make a guitar that feels, looks and sounds different but keeps the quality, playability and unique PRS attributes. We wanted the Mira to have the feel of a flat top electric yet have the unique beauty of a carved guitar."
Peter Wolf, PRS Director of Sales and Marketing added, "To me, the Mira is giving PRS a greater opportunity to appeal to a younger audience, indie bands and players who are looking for different things in a guitar. It has a strong vintage and retro vibe to it, and the Mira model has already been creating quite a bit of excitement within our work force and amongst the few artists we have been able to show it to."
"The Mira is a new direction for PRS – flat body, pickguard, new pickups, 24-fret, retro-looking vintage style guitar," said Paul Reed Smith, "but first and foremost, it is a wonderful sounding Maryland-built instrument."
paul-reed-smith whats-new

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The JustBoom Amp HAT is a high-quality Raspberry Pi amplifier module. As well as an audio amplifier, digital to analog conversion is also included so there's no need for external sound cards or DACs. Just stack the plug-and-play add-on board (HAT) onto your Raspberry Pi A+, B+, 2B or the new 3B and it will be ready to use immediately.
JustBoom Amp HAT is simple to install and use. With no soldering required and all the mounting hardware already provided this product is suitable for beginners as well as professionals. Get a high-quality audio playback within minutes by connecting this Raspberry Pi amplifier HAT to a set of passive speakers.
An optional IR receiver is also included to allow remote control operation of the Raspberry Pi Amplifier. Includes a Class-D power amplifier chip with built-in 192 kHz/32 bit DAC, for a maximum power output of 2 x 55 Watts. The JustBoom Amplifier HAT delivers audio over two speaker cable connector blocks that accept anything up to 14 AWG cable and will provide crystal clear audio to either 4 or 8 Ohm passive speakers. The Amp HAT uses the I2S interface for its audio input which reduces CPU load on the Raspberry Pi compared to USB solutions. It is also designed to back-power the Raspberry Pi over the 40 pin GPIO header, meaning you only require a single power supply for the entire system.
Additionally, all of the unused Raspberry Pi GPIO pins are still accessible on the Amp HAT for easy customisation of your project – add additional sensors, buttons, LEDs, rotary encoders etc.


The Porcupine Freedom Festival is the flagship annual event of the Free State Project.
PorcFest is a multi-day celebration of liberty at Roger's Campground in Northern New Hampshire. Over 1,500 people are expected to attend this unique camping event which includes activities for all ages. Campfires, panel discussions, presentations, movies, live talk shows, dancing, singing, music, food, parties, all around liberty-loving good times, and more are to be found at the most exciting liberty event of the year. PorcFest is a showcase of some of New Hampshire's finest people and offerings, in the scenic view of the White Mountains.
Free State Project is an agreement among 20,000 participants to move to New Hampshire, where they will work together to create a society in which the maximum role of government is the protection of life, liberty, and property. PorcFest is the perfect opportunity for us to showcase New Hampshire's offerings and for you to reunite with old friends and make plenty of new ones. Whether you've lived in New Hampshire for years or are visiting for the first time, we hope you'll choose to join us for PorcFest XIV.
Inspire: Demonstrate the value of the FSP through rhetoric and reality.
Educate: Expand our understanding of the philosophy of liberty and how to manifest it in our lives.
Rights: Respect personal and property rights. Clean up after yourselves and each other. Exercise proper firearms etiquette.
volunteers. We welcome and respect people with different backgrounds and philosophies.
Participate: Don't just attend – volunteer, vend, promote, share your project or passion.
Community: Uphold and share the values that make us great. Cooperate and collaborate. Contribute to and take advantage of our amazing resources.
Celebrate: Express your excitement at having found your tribe.
For more in depth info on what to expect, and how to prepare for your first PorcFest — visit the first-timers page.
In 2004, after New Hampshire had been chosen as the destination for the Free State Project, Tim Condon proposed and organized the First Annual Porcupine Freedom Festival, along side early mover Dave Mincin and NH Native George Reich. It was held at Roger's Campground, and ran for three days with around 300 participants. The first festival, although small, set the foundation for many activities that are now traditional at PorcFest, such as hiking, campfires, panels, barbecues, and dance parties.
In the years since, PorcFest has seen many changes. The schedule now includes five full days of events, the venue was moved to Gunstock Mountain Resort and then back to Roger's Campground, and big-name speakers have begun traveling from all over the world to northern New Hampshire. The one thing that has stayed constant is the goal to form and nurture a tight-knit community of current and prospective porcupines. Those who visit one year for a day often return the following year for the entire festival. Many even bring a friend or their families. And quite a few have decided to make the move after their first visit. It's the best way to keep the fun, freedom, and activism going after PorcFest is over.
Whether you are looking for a relaxing vacation, want an opportunity to get to know like-minded people, or are thinking about making the move, we urge you to join us in Lancaster NH this June! You won't regret it.


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NASCAR America: Return of the bump-and-run at Bristol
By Daniel McFadinApr 17, 2018, 8:00 AM EDT
Is "old" Bristol Motor Speedway back?
Many drivers made it look that way last weekend as the trademark bump-and-run maneuver was executed all over the half-mile track, thanks in part to the PJ1 substance applied to the bottom lane in both turns.
The most memorable example came when Kyle Busch applied it to Kyle Larson to take the lead with six laps to go and went on to win.
On NASCAR America, Steve Letarte and Jeff Burton discussed their takeaways from the Food City 500, including the return of the bump-and-run.
"What I like about what I saw all weekend was that the bottom (lane) was better," Burton said. "But you could still use the middle. I like the bottom being the best because I think it produces the best racing to watch. I know as a driver when the top became the best, it got easier for me. You weren't loaded as much from the G-force stand point, the feeling of speed wasn't there. I like the fact that it's back on the bottom."
Letarte said from talking with crew chiefs that there is now a "comfort" with the traction compound.
"Everybody seemed pretty calm, 'Look, it's going to stay down, we know what the track's going to do,'" Letarte said. "I think they finally got a little bit of comfort of how to treat the track and the competitors have some comfort in how it's going to affect it."
Watch the above video for more on the Food City 500.


There is no question: the technology start-up scene in Chicago has changed. Today, we have more talent and resources. Our tech incubator, 1871, has been a major driver of this evolution. It is a billboard that hangs over Chicago promoting tech entrepreneurship. On a personal level, 1871 has helped me find my true calling and grow my business. I look forward to watching it mature.
I have been a member of 1871 since it opened, in 2012. The week I joined, I quit my full time job as a data analyst, researcher, and coder. It wasn't until I learned about Ron May's tech newsletter, Built in Chicago, and the idea of 1871 that I thought of developing my own tech business—my first idea was a pricing platform for small freight businesses.
1) Today, 1871 is no longer a homogenous warehouse. I used to work with Katie Lettie, jack of all trades, geographer, writer, and a business analyst. During her first week working with me, she sat down and asked me where all the other women were. Today 1871 is diverse, and actively recruiting even greater numbers of female and minority entrepreneurs. Efforts to recruit talent with the skills needed to help businesses launch have also paid off -- there are many more developers and designers among us. I'm starting to notice the trend in the other tech centers around the city as well.
2) The entrepreneurs around 1871 also seem to have better domain expertise as 1871 grows and finds its place in the business ecosystem. One of the best examples of this domain expertise is Firelily, a startup that I work closely with. Firelily provides a crowd-funding platform for disaster recovery. Based out of 1871 and the Civic Accelerator, Firelily is co-founded by Tamara Habib and Paul Lewis. Tamara is a former disaster recovery consultant, Paul is Hurricane Katrina survivor – who better to design a solution to a problem than the people who have lived and studied it? Less and less am I finding myself being pitched inadequate solutions to non-existent problems. How can you know you're disrupting an industry if you don't have experience with the issue at hand? There is a reason why Tamara and Paul are able to attract partnerships with industry giants, talent, and funding partners. People trust their judgment.
3) More and more, founders are educated about starting a business. I work with VestedWorld, an 1871 and Chicago Innovation Exchange startup that connects investors with opportunities in emerging markets. The founder, Euler Bropleh, works with a team of amazing advisors. He was able to surround himself with people who helped him push his idea into a working concept and a business within months. Knowing to build a support network for a company seems trivial, yet just a few years ago it was a rare occurrence in this exact same space.
Just a few years ago Chicago didn't have much to offer to new tech entrepreneurs. In fact no one was talking about the Chicago tech scene. Then 1871 opened its doors.
Today we're actually on a map. We have progressed as a community.
There is still a lot more work to be done. Jeff Carter of Hyde Park Angels devotes some of his time to writing about the need for capital in the Midwest. In order to get that capital, the world has to know that we have something to offer. 1871's PR machine, image, and growth will be key to doing that. The events, the tours, the opportunities to offer office hours, workshops, and successful graduates of the incubator will educate investors about opportunities in Chicago and the rest of Midwest. All these factors combined will drive more talent, more money, and more successful ventures.
Robert Haidari is a Chicago-area serial entrepreneur with extensive software development and technology experience as well as a strong interest in global affairs.
Most recently, Robert founded Hot Emu a part of Ingens Ventures LLC, a consulting company that helps start-ups and small- to medium-sized businesses maximize growth and efficiency with new software and data analytics.
Hot Emu grew organically from of Robert's professional experiences and interests. Though currently immersed in the Chicago start-up and tech consulting scene, he originally worked as a data analyst and forecaster at Loop Capital Markets, an investment bank. After he left investment banking, Robert founded a technology start-up that predicted pricing for the transportation industry.


According to the Bungou Stray Dogs series's "Mayo(w)i Inu-tachi no Utage Sono Ni" event, it is getting a new film project and a stage play. More detailes will be released in the future.
The story follows a league of literary figures with supernatural powers. In real life, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa wrote acclaimed stories that inspired Akira Kurosawa's Rashōmon film and the Aoi Bungaku Series anime's Jigoku Hen arc. In Bungou Stray Dogs, he has the power to transform and manipulate his cloak into a monster-like entity. Together, some of these writers solve mysteries as part of the "Armed Detective Agency," while others appear as antagonists.
The anime television series adaptation by Bones aired in 2016. The manga has been serialized in the magazine Young Ace since 2012.


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Q: How to iterate a "Related Links" using C# I'm having trouble using the umbraco default datatype "related links". My problem is that I want to iterate the property's children/options. I've seen examples using xml and xslt but I'm wondering if there's any possibilty to use pure c# inside a User Control.
Something like this (But a working variant)
Node node = new Node(Node.getCurrentNodeId());
var linklist = node.GetProperty("link");
if (node.GetProperty("link") != null)
{
    foreach (var item in linklist)
    {
        //get each item here
    }
}

Thanks!
(I've also posted the question here)

A: I think you should be able to do something like this (Razor)
@using umbraco.MacroEngines
@inherits DynamicNodeContext
@{
    var root = Model.AncestorOrSelf();
    var links = root.FooterLinks.link;

@Dictionary.RelatedLinks

    @foreach (var item in links)
    {
        var url = item.type == "internal" ? Library.NodeById(item.link).Url : item.link;
        var rel = item.type == "external" ? " rel=\"external\"" : string.Empty;
        var title = item.title;

@title

    }

}

A: Do you know of XML Serialization / De-Serialization?
I would research this area, It will allow you to read through XML data easier, by de-serializing your XML into C# Objects such as Lists of Arrays.
http://www.switchonthecode.com/tutorials/csharp-tutorial-xml-serialization
Hope this is of use.

A: Ok, so here's what i did to make it work. I used Jorge's answer but changed it a little, very little. By the help of looking in the umbraco.config this is how i did
@using umbraco.MacroEngines
@using umbraco.NodeFactory;
@{
var root = Model;
var links = root.link;
if (links == null)
{
    return;
}
foreach(var item in links)
{
    DynamicNode linkNode = Model.NodeById(@item.link);
    Response.Redirect(@linkNode.Url);
    break;
}
}

I think I could have used a little of Derek's asnwer in a usercontrol. By that i mean i could have selected the property as usual and the used XmlTextReader to read the xml-part of the selected property. Thanks for your halp!


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Ethereum (ETH) Review
Visit this siteethereum.org
ethereum.org
Ethereum.org Review: What You Need to Know About The Top-rated Ethereum Site
Ethereum is among the fastest-growing and most popular cryptocurrency projects today. But, despite the enthusiasm in the community, Ethereum is still a new concept to many people. This can make it hard for people to learn about Ethereum's advantages. On top of that, there is also much misinformation about Ethereum out there on the internet.
The Ethereum.org team wants to help people understand Ethereum by providing a credible and easy-to-navigate entry point to the Ethereum community. This review covers the pro features of Ethereum.org and how one can take advantage of these features either as an investor or developer.
What is Ethereum.org
Ethereum.org is an open-source domain for resources and credible information about Ethereum.
Like Bitcoin, Ethereum is a community-run technology. And because of its decentralized nature, nobody can own or control the Ethereum project. Nonetheless, users need somewhere to get credible information, where Ethereum.org comes in.
The website is developed and maintained by a small team of developers passionate about the Ethereum project. The goal of the Ethereum.org team is to make the website the best portal for Ethereum's growing community.
What does Ethereum.org do?
The Ethereum.org team and community are responsible for publishing articles, resources, news, and features related to Ethereum and its uses. The website is developed using open-source technology, and everyone is welcome to submit suggested improvements to the code or send us feature requests.
Among other things, the website is dedicated to two functions:
To explain Ethereum to anyone new to the technology
To become a platform for new developers to start building with the Ethereum technology
Who sponsors Ethereum.org?
Ethereum.org is funded by the Ethereum Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum and related technologies. The Foundation supports Ethereum.org with several programs known as the Ethereum Foundation Initiatives. One of the initiatives is the Ecosystem Support Program, an expansion of the Ethereum Grants Program. The program provides financial and non-financial support projects and entities within the greater Ethereum community.
Many other organizations sponsor the critical development of Ethereum.org aside from the Ethereum foundation. And despite their funding and sponsorships, these organizations cannot control or lead Ethereum. Generally, these sponsors only wish to allocate resources to critical projects, be a valued voice within the Ethereum ecosystem, and advocate for Ethereum to the outside world.
Who controls Ethereum.org
Ethereum.org is independent of the Ethereum Foundation, the entity responsible for developing the Ethereum protocol, or any other independent entity. Nonetheless, the website shares the Ethereum Foundation's values and mission and supports in helping put together the website.
The Ethereum.org team is an international group dedicated to improving its resource. The team members come from various backgrounds, including software engineering, digital currency, finance, and information technology.
Who are Ethereum.org's competitors?
Several other websites provide information about Ethereum. Among them are The Ethereum Wiki, Bitcoin Wiki, and the Ethereum Stack Exchange.
Pro-features of Ethereum.org
There are many Ethereum-related websites online, but Ethereum tops them all because of the following features:
Ethereum Technology resources
Ethereum.org is the largest portal for Ethereum-related resources. It has everything a newbie or advanced investor needs to know about Ethereum technology. No wonder it is often referred to as a "portal to Ethereum."
The purpose of the resources on the website is to serve as onboarding information for people interested in Ethereum and an addition to existing resources.
Constant update
The crypto world changes fast, and Ethereum is no different. Ethereum.org attained its top-rated status among Ethereum-related sites because it is constantly updated to reflect how people use the site and what the community wants from it. This is why the website is open-source- anyone in the community can propose changes.
Multi-tier interface
Ethereum.org is not just an essential website. It comprises different phases that cater to the various journeys of an Ethereum user. For instance, the website has a page dedicated to developers. The page features tutorials, documentation, and learning tools for Ethereum developers. Conversely, the "Enterprise" page comprises mainnet and private Ethereum applications to help enterprises build a business on the Ethereum model.
Ethereum community
The Ethereum.org community hub is home to hundreds of thousands of developers, technologists, designers, users, HODLers, and enthusiasts. The hub is the best place for Ethereum-enthusiasts to find and connect with like-minded individuals, earn a living, and contribute to the growth of Ethereum. There are several ways to participate in the community. You can join an online community, participate in Ethereum events, contribute to a project or search for grants for your project.
Language and translator program
Ethereum.org is available to Ethereum enthusiasts worldwide in multiple languages. Currently, the website is available in 43 languages. Through its translator program, the community has been working hard to add more translations in the future. In addition to translating, the translator program also curates a list of Ethereum resources in many languages.
Intuitive design
Ethereum.org's design is an A+. The creators of the website are so confident in this design that they dedicate a page explaining the Ethereum.org design principles. Because they want users to perceive the website as a credible source of Ethereum-related information, the designers adopted an inspirational, universal, credible, story-telling, and collaborative interface design. The design principle is evident in the use of color, visual direction, and content that makes the website easy to navigate, fresh, and helpful.
A modern Style guide
The style guide follows a comprehensive user journey for the new and advanced Ethereum users, developers, and enterprises. The guide directs the tone and objectivity of the content so that users find it easy to understand what Ethereum stands for and how to use it.
Planned features
Ethereum.org has a section where users and developers can view the complete list of tasks in progress. This way, they keep the community aware of what's coming.
If anybody has any idea of a feature that will improve Ethereum, they can join the server on Discord, GitHub, or Twitter and suggest the feature.
A team is dedicated to Ethereum.org, even though the website is open-source. So, jobs related to the development team are often published on the Discord server for qualified candidates to apply.
The glossary section on Ethereum.org defines terms related to Ethereum to help both new and existing users get familiar with the project.
Ethereum.org assets
The assets section features all the illustrations, artworks, and brand assets used on the Ethereum.org website. The great thing about this section is that all the assets are available for download, and you can re-use them in your Ethereum-related project, article, or presentation with credits to the creators. This website truly values its community.
Is Ethereum.org the official site for Ethereum?
There is no official website for Ethereum. Ethereum users only created Ethereum.org to offer support and information to anyone that wants to learn about Ethereum.
Who owns or controls Ethereum.org?
No one can speak authoritatively about Ethereum.org or assume official ownership. The website is wholly owned, controlled, and managed by the Ethereum community. The Ethereum community comprises Ethereum investors and developers.
How does Ethereum.org help Ethereum users?
Aside from the comprehensive information and resources, Ethereum.org also offers guides that help users do the following:
Finding an Ethereum Wallet
Ethereum wallets are programs that let you check your balance, send transactions, and connect to other Ethereum-supported programs. Ethereum.org explains the different types of wallet and help you choose the best one for you. For instance, it recommends wallets like HyperPay, AirGap Wallet, and MathWallet if you're an Ethereum newbie. Other wallets like Trezor and Safepal are great fits for crypto converts.
What's even more impressive is that the website allows you to choose your wallet based on the features you care about. If you scroll down on the "Wallets" page, you will find a section with a button that says "Find a Wallet." Clicking the button will take you to the next page, where you can checklist the features you value, mainly in an Ethereum-wallet. Doing that will help the website generate recommended wallets based on your preference.
Staying safe with Ethereum
Since there is no customer support in crypto, you are responsible for securing your assets. The Ethereum.org website helps you with actionable advice to secure your wallet, like writing down your seed phrase and bookmarking your wallet on your desktop to avoid phishing scams.
Getting some ETH
The native cryptocurrency of Ethereum is called ETH. You'll need some ETH in your wallet to use Ethereum applications. Visit Ethereum.org to get a list of reputable places to safely purchase ETH.
Learn Dapps
Dapps or Decentralized applications are Ethereum-powered applications. If you want to learn more about these tools and services, visit the Ethereum.org dapp page. The page collects comprehensive information for you to learn and get started with decentralized apps in finance (DeFi), Technology, Gaming, Arts, and collectibles (NFTs). Provided that you get some ETH and set up a wallet, you can connect to these Ethereum dapps anytime.
Learn NFTs on Ethereum.org
Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are the latest trend in the crypto world, and everyone wants to go at the new money-making venture. However, learning how NFTs work from the right source is a challenge. But that is not the case for Ethereum.org users.
Ethereum.org dedicates an entire section of the website to teaching you about NFTs. In fact, the website has an alternative domain at Ethereum.eth, which is registered on the internet through the Ethereum Name Service (ENS)- not the usual domain name system (DNS).
Ultimately, the website is changing how people learn and use Non Fungible Tokens by publishing free NFT resources to its users. Interestingly, the website rewards its contributors with POAPs (Proof of attendance protocol) NFT, which can be used as a form of ticket for some crypto meetups.
How does the Ethereum.org ecosystem grant work?
The Ethereum ecosystem grant program is a variety of funding grants for projects working to promote the success and growth of the Ethereum ecosystem. As a developer, if you have a solution, feature, or new product you think would be a great fit in the Ethereum network, you can visit the grants section on Ethereum.org. The community curates the grant section, and it lists different grant programs such as:
EF Ecosystem Support Program funds open-source projects that promote the functionality, scalability, security, and privacy features of Ethereum
Academic grants round, which sponsors research and academic works related to Ethereum
MetaCartel funds any project focused on the development of decentralized apps and DAO creation that benefits Ethereum
There are many other open, project-specific, and quadratic fundings on Ethereum.org. This is one of the reasons why the website maintains its status as a portal into the world of Ethereum. It is genuinely a community-focused site that gives back to users and developers.
How does Ethereum.org help developers?
Like Ethereum investors, Ethereum.org publishes a wide range of resources for developers who want to learn how to build and contribute to the Ethereum network. The resources are divided into different tiers you can choose from based on your knowledge level.
Learn Ethereum development is the section where you can read up documents about the core concepts powering the Ethereum stack.
Learn through tutorials helps you learn Ethereum development with step-by-step video tutorials.
Start experimenting is for you if you want to get your hands dirty quickly and learn on the go.
Setting up a local environment prepares you for building with the essential building blocks needed for your stack.
Devcon (or Road To Devcon) features past and upcoming Ethereum conferences for developers.
Ethereum.org FAQs
Is Ethereum.org legit?
Ethereum.org is a legit crypto website for Ethereum developers, users, investors, and researchers. The website is open-sourced and managed by the team and its community.
Is Ethereum.org safe?
There has been no event of hacking or security breaches on Ethereum in recent times. We have good reasons to believe that the website is a safe and credible place to learn about Ethereum and development projects.
Ethereum.org mining, is it real?
Contrary to what some people think, Ethereum.org is not a website for mining Ether. Instead, the website hosts a page that explains Ethereum mining: how it is done, the cost of mining, and who can benefit from it.
Cryptocurrency Websites Like Ethereum (ETH)
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Каста-2Е2 (39Н6) — российская подвижная трёх координатная радиолокационная станция дециметрового диапазона кругового обзора дежурного режима. Предназначена для контроля воздушного пространства, определения координат и опознавания воздушных целей, в том числе на предельно малых высотах, их трассовых характеристик и выдачи их координат и параметров движения на системы управления ПВО (РТВ, ЗРВ, ИА), ВВС и войскового ПВО, причём одновременно на двух потребителей по радиоканалам и/или кабельной линии связи, а на ещё одного — с цифро-аналоговым сопряжением. Третья координата (высота полёта цели) оценивается на основании обнаружения цели в нижнем луче, в верхнем луче или в обоих; точность оценки высоты полёта истребителя (в среднем для всех высот и дальностей) — 900 м. Может также использоваться как РЛС управления воздушным движением и контроля воздушного пространства в аэродромных зонах.

Состав
В состав радиолокационной станции входят:
 Аппаратная машина № 1;
 Антенная машина № 2;
 Дизель-электростанция (машина № 3);
 Прицеп кабельных укладок.
РЛС оснащается НРЗ «Вопросник» 6440, работающим одновременно как в системе РЛГО «Пароль-4» (7-м диапазоне волн), так и в режимах систем ATC RBS и IFF Mk XA/XII. ЭВМ РЛС обеспечивает как комплексирование данных первичной и вторичной радиолокации (включая полётную информацию), так и управление опознаванием целей в назначенной основной одной из систем («Пароль-4» или Mk XA/XII).

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Советские и российские радиолокационные станции
Радиотехническая продукция Муромского завода радиоизмерительных приборов

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Immigrant advocates disappointed with Biden in 2022
By Gustavo Solis / Investigative Border Reporter
2022 was an eventful year for immigration policy. KPBS border reporter Gustavo Solis spoke with experts frustrated with President Joe Biden's inability to roll back some of the Trump-era immigration policies.<br/>
Lawyers and advocates who work with immigrants say 2022 was the year they lost patience with President Joe Biden.
They've been waiting since he won the 2020 election to roll back Trump-era immigration policies.
"We certainly had hoped that we would be a lot further along at this point in the administration in restoring access to asylum at the border," said Blaine Bookey, legal director at the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies.
Although the Biden administration has made some attempts to end programs like Remain in Mexico and Title 42, legal challenges continue to keep those controversial Trump programs alive.
Title 42 is a public health order that allows border officials to turn away migrants — including vulnerable asylum seekers — at the border without giving them a court hearing. The program was scheduled to end on Dec. 21, but the Supreme Court kept it alive after 19 conservative state attorneys general asked to join the case.
Remain in Mexico is a Trump-era program that forces migrants with open asylum claims in immigration court to live in Mexico while those cases are adjudicated. This program is currently on pause, but a federal lawsuit currently under appeal could bring it back this year.
Together, these policies have radically changed the political discourse around asylum, Bookey said.
"They have completely flipped our understanding of asylum," she said. "They have made it seem like access to asylum at our border is an aberration, when actually, it's these policies from the last few years that are the aberration. For 40 years before that, people were able to come to the border and seek asylum."
Border & Immigration
RELATED: Border scramble: Why California isn't financially ready for Title 42 to end
Wendy Fry
Meanwhile, Republicans campaigned during the midterm elections on the notion that Biden has been too soft on immigration and created a crisis at the border. Far right members of Congress have gone so far as to call on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas to resign or face impeachment.
But advocates say Trump's ongoing influence in our immigration system goes beyond asylum seekers. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — or DACA — is still under threat; and Trump's border wall continues to be built in San Diego.
DACA is an Obama-era executive order that gives a work permit and deportation protection to undocumented migrants who were brought into the U.S. as minors before 2007. Trump tried to end the program in 2018.
"That means it's been over four years since anyone's been able to apply for the program," said Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a policy director for the American Immigration Council.
People who already had DACA can renew their status, but the program is not allowed to accept new applicants. Additionally, there is currently no path to legal immigration status for DACA recipients, Reichlin-Melnick added.
Despite two years of Democrat control of the White House and Congress, nothing has changed.
"As of today, Dreamers and other undocumented youth have just as much insecurity in their lives as they did last year," Reichtlin-Melnick said.
Another flashpoint is Friendship Park, located along the border south of Imperial Beach. Advocates spent most of 2022 fighting a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plan to replace the existing fence along the park with a wall that is twice as high.
RELATED: Friendship Park advocates deliver letters of protest to border officials
Friendship Park is the only spot along the U.S./Mexico border where families from one side can meet, and actually hug, relatives on the other side. The park has a gate that allows people into a space between the primary and secondary border walls. Over the years, it has been the site of birthday parties, reunions and weddings.
But CBP's planned replacement fence doesn't have a gate.
"President Biden said not one more foot of border wall," said Pedro Rios, the director of the U.S./Mexico border program for American Friends Service Committee. He added that the public hasn't had access to Friendship Park since 2020.
In Tijuana, advocates say Trump-era asylum policies have led to crowded shelters and unsafe conditions for migrants.
Erika Pinheiro is the executive director of Al Otro Lado, a Los Angeles-based legal aid organization that works with migrants stranded in Mexico. She said the makeshift shelters have become places where vulnerable people are being taken advantage of and subjected to unsafe conditions.
"We have seen the proliferation of these really informal shelters," Pinheiro said. "Some, I wouldn't even call a habitable building. There are rodent infestations, people exposed to the elements, and serious safety issues. Then you have some shelter directors stealing donations and exploiting migrants."
Pinheiro also spoke of racial inequities tied to Title 42. It gives border agents the discretion to let particularly vulnerable migrants into the U.S. by granting exemptions on a case-by-case basis. However, white European migrants had easier access to those exemptions than black and brown migrants from Latin America.
She doesn't see that dynamic changing in 2023.
"I think, by and large, it's Black and indigenous migrants who are left out," Pinheiro said. "It's not a fair process now and I don't see the administration making plans to make it a fair process even after the end of Title 42.
RELATED: A Haitian family's asylum case shows double standard at the border
Yet, advocates see some rays of hope. Bookey pointed to a recent poll showing the majority of Americans — both Democrats and Republicans — support the idea of giving vulnerable migrants a chance to seek asylum.
"I think the example of the Ukrainians just helped highlight for Americans what is the purpose of the U.S. asylum system and why people need to come through the border sometimes and access that protection," she said.
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Gustavo became the Investigative Border Reporter at KPBS in 2021. He was born in Mexico City, grew up in San Diego and has two passports to prove it. He graduated from Columbia University's School of Journalism in 2013 and has worked in New York City, Miami, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, and San Diego. In 2018 he was part of a team of reporters who shared a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism. When he's not working - and even sometimes when he should be - Gustavo is surfing on both sides of the border.
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Tour de Ski 2017/2018 genomfördes under perioden 30 december 2017 till 7 januari 2018. Touren ingick i världscupen i längdåkning 2017/2018 och vanns av Dario Cologna från Schweiz på herrsidan och Heidi Weng från Norge på damsidan.

Denna upplaga av Tour de Ski bestod av totalt sex lopp som kördes i tre olika länder. Från början fanns ett sjunde lopp planerat men den klassiska sprinten den 3 januari ställdes in på grund av starka vindar. Vinnarna utsåds som vanligt efter den sista etappens karaktäristiska klättring uppför slalombacken Alpe Cermis i Val di Fiemme i italienska alperna.

Regerande segrare från Tour de Ski 2016/2017 är Sergej Ustiugov från Ryssland på herrsidan och Heidi Weng från Norge på damsidan.

Etapp 1
 Lenzerheide, Schweiz – 30 december 2017

Damer
Sprint, fristil

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Etapp 2
 Lenzerheide, Schweiz – 31 december 2017

Damer
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Herrar
15 kilometer, klassiskt

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Etapp 3
 Lenzerheide, Schweiz – 1 januari 2018

Damer
10 kilometer, jaktstart fristil

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15 kilometer, jaktstart fristil

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Etapp 4
 Oberstdorf, Tyskland – 3 januari 2018

Etapp fyra skulle bestått av tävlingar i klassisk sprint men ställdes in på grund av kraftiga vindar.

Etapp 5
 Oberstdorf, Tyskland – 4 januari 2018

Damer
10 kilometer, masstart fristil

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15 kilometer, masstart fristil

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Etapp 6
 Val di Fiemme, Italien – 6 januari 2018

Damer
10 kilometer, masstart klassiskt

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Herrar
15 kilometer, masstart klassiskt

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Etapp 7
 Val di Fiemme, Italien – 7 januari 2018

Damer
Klättring, jaktstart fristil

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Klättring, jaktstart fristil

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Referenser

Längdskidåkningssäsongen 2017/2018
2017/2018
2017 i Europa
2018 i Europa


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My Five #91
Five things that happened this week; world cup, updates to location extensions, Linkedin buys Newsle and German's proposal for regulating Google.
You are reading: My Five #91
18th July 2014 27th November 2015
google my business, LinkedIn, location extensions, My Five, newsle, world cup ends
Ashleigh Davison
Head of Biddable Media
Five things worth sharing from the last week (or so), brought to you by a different member of the Browser Media team every Friday.
This week's My Five is by Ashleigh.
1. The World Cup came to an end…
As with all big events that happen across the world, there has been a lot of talk about the World Cup tournament on social media.
To see a roundup of all the best Twitter action, visit: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/world-cup-2014-very-best-twitter-1456524
Here's my favourite:
2. Is data the reason Germany won the World Cup?
The German football association have teamed up with the SAP, a software development company, to create an app known as Match Insights.
The app uses video footage of the teams playing, then analyses it and transforms it into simulations and graphs that can then be viewed on tablets and phones to help with their pre-match preparation.
The app allows them to track things like; "touches, average possession time, distance travelled, movement speeds and directional changes" and has helped the German team reduce their average possession time to 1.1 second in 2014, it was 3.4 seconds back in 2010.
To be honest, I'm just glad that they won as I had them in the Browser Media World Cup sweepstake!
3. Updates to location extensions in Google AdWords
Google has updated the way that location extensions work within AdWords. Now advertisers can manage their location extensions at account level by linking AdWords to their Google My Business account.
The change is aimed at making it quicker and easier to manage your location extensions, as they will no longer need to be manually edited for each campaign. They are now added at account level and AdWords automatically displays the relevant business location in each of your campaigns.
4. Linkedin is buying Newsle
Newsle is a language processing machine that finds blogs and articles that mention you or your colleagues, bosses, industry thought leaders, etc. and notifies you seconds after they've been published.
Ryan Roslansky, Head of Content Products at LinkedIn, said: "We're excited to work with Newsle's team to combine this technology with our core assets and build experiences that continue to make you and millions of other professionals more productive and successful."
5. Could Google be regulated like utility companies?
Germany's Federal Cartel Office has produced a document outlining ways to harness the power of Google and other large tech companies.
One of the suggestions is to govern it like we do the utility companies which would give the state more say with regards to advertising pricing etc.
For more information read this.


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Two distinct types of non‐A, non‐B hepatitis in a cardiovascular surgical unit
Hitoshi Ohori, Yasuko Nagatsuka, Atsushi Kanno, Yasuyuki Abe, Nakao Ishida
The incidence of non‐A, non‐B hepatitis in a cardiovascular surgical unit was examined among the 204 patients who received blood transfusion and extracorporeal circulation while undergoing open heart surgery during April 1979 to December 1981. Among 115 adult patients (20 to 69 years old) 46 (43%) developed non‐A, non‐B hepatitis, whereas the incidence in younger patients (1 to 19 years old) was much lower (21.8%, 19 out of 89). When monthly incidence was examined during the study period, two nosocomial epidemics, the first during September 1979 to February 1980 and second during October 1980 to January 1981, were found. When clinical features such as maximum ALT level and the proportion of icterus were examined, the features of the above two epidemics were taken to be different from those consistently observed through the study period. The epidemic type hepatitis not only resulted in more severe clinical features than the nonepidemic type, but the sera of the former contained immune complexes at a higher rate (80%) than did the latter (7.6%).
Journal of Medical Virology
https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.1890110204
immune complexes
non‐A
non‐B hepatitis
nosocomial epidemic
10.1002/jmv.1890110204
Dive into the research topics of 'Two distinct types of non‐A, non‐B hepatitis in a cardiovascular surgical unit'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Hepatitis Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Epidemics Medicine & Life Sciences 91%
Extracorporeal Circulation Medicine & Life Sciences 44%
Blood Circulation Medicine & Life Sciences 41%
Jaundice Medicine & Life Sciences 36%
Antigen-Antibody Complex Medicine & Life Sciences 36%
Blood Transfusion Medicine & Life Sciences 33%
Ohori, H., Nagatsuka, Y., Kanno, A., Abe, Y., & Ishida, N. (1983). Two distinct types of non‐A, non‐B hepatitis in a cardiovascular surgical unit. Journal of Medical Virology, 11(2), 105-113. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.1890110204
Two distinct types of non‐A, non‐B hepatitis in a cardiovascular surgical unit. / Ohori, Hitoshi; Nagatsuka, Yasuko; Kanno, Atsushi; Abe, Yasuyuki; Ishida, Nakao.
In: Journal of Medical Virology, Vol. 11, No. 2, 1983, p. 105-113.
Ohori, H, Nagatsuka, Y, Kanno, A, Abe, Y & Ishida, N 1983, 'Two distinct types of non‐A, non‐B hepatitis in a cardiovascular surgical unit', Journal of Medical Virology, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 105-113. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.1890110204
Ohori H, Nagatsuka Y, Kanno A, Abe Y, Ishida N. Two distinct types of non‐A, non‐B hepatitis in a cardiovascular surgical unit. Journal of Medical Virology. 1983;11(2):105-113. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.1890110204
Ohori, Hitoshi ; Nagatsuka, Yasuko ; Kanno, Atsushi ; Abe, Yasuyuki ; Ishida, Nakao. / Two distinct types of non‐A, non‐B hepatitis in a cardiovascular surgical unit. In: Journal of Medical Virology. 1983 ; Vol. 11, No. 2. pp. 105-113.
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Azrael Vol. 1: Fallen Angel
Vol. 1: Fallen Angel
The beginning of one of the most controversial comics characters of all time.
There's a new hero in Batman's world, whether the Dark Knight likes it or not!
Jean-Paul Valley has just been told by his dying father that his family is part of an ancient secret society known as The Order of St. Dumas-and that he is the latest in a long line of deadly assassins! Now with his psychological conditioning complete, Valley has been transformed from a computer science major into the unstoppable weapon known as Azrael. But when he is forced to target the heroic Batman, he starts to question his life and duty.
Legendary creators Dennis O'Neil and Joe Quesada are joined by comic industry superstars Barry Kitson, James Pascoe, and Kevin Nowlan.
AZRAEL VOL.1 FALLEN ANGEL collects BATMAN: SWORD OF AZRAEL #1-4, SHOWCASE '94 #10, and AZRAEL #1-7.
Dennis O'Neil
Barry Kitson Kevin Nowlan Jim Pascoe Joe Quesada
Azrael: Agent of the Bat (1995-2003)
The fallen angel of "KnightsEnd," Azrael, get's his own ongoing series by Denny O'Neal. Haunted by his disgrace and by nightmarish visions of the true Batman, Jean-Paul Valley wanders the streets until unforeseen circumstances unleash Azrael.
Batman: Shadow of the Bat
Nightwing tries to free Batman from Arkham Asylum, only to discover why he's really trapped inside. Meanwhile, Jeremiah Arkham succumbs to his heritage of madness! "The Last Arkham" part 3.
Robin (1993-2009)
With Batman at his side or off on his own, Tim Drake protects the streets of Gotham by night while simultaneously trying to lead a normal teenage life by day. Writer Chuck Dixon returns once more to the Boy Wonder Tim Drake—this time for the young hero's very own ongoing series!
Catwoman (1993-2001)
The feline fatale of the DC Universe and one of Batman's most famous foes, steals the spotlight with her very own series, slinking her way between the lines of hero and villain.
Batman: Bane
Spinning out of the finale of DETECTIVE COMICS #701 and the conclusion to the "Legacy" storyline, the man who broke the Bat--the villainous Bane--hijacks a ship carrying nuclear weapons and sets his sights on Gotham City!


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Coursework, Essays, French Studies No Comments
Q] What was the impact of the revolutions and political uprisings of 1830, 1848 and 1870 on the French working classes?
The French Revolution was a critical event in global history. The effects of this revolution continued to reverberate across French society well into the nineteenth century and three subsequent revolutions occurred. The subjects of this essay are these three revolutions in 1830, 1848 and 1870 and the specific effects on the working classes shall be analysed.
In 1789 the sans-culottes played an important role although afterwards conservative consolidation meant that the revolution ultimately favoured the bourgeoisie. Similarly, in the nineteenth century revolts, the power of working classes was often used to fuel the revolutions themselves. Thereafter conservatism dominated politics, resulting in benefits to the bourgeoisie and aristocracy, with the demands of the working classes often overlooked. In focussing on each nineteenth century revolution it shall be necessary to identify the causes of unrest and the results of the uprisings in terms of politics. The very fact that there was a repetitive cycle of revolution indicates that there were underlying political instabilities dominating France.
After Napoleon, France reverted to a Bourbon monarchy. However, revolutionary gains were not entirely reversed and the King was bound by certain restrictions, unlike his ancestors. 1789 can be regarded as a 'Bourgeois Revolution and 'the nobles were, along with the clergy, the clear losers from the revolution' (Magraw, 1988:25). The Restoration aristocracy clawed back much of their political power under the Bourbons and their power climaxed preceding the 1830 July Days. Charles X had supported policies for properties lost during the Revolution to be returned to their owners, a political bone of contention. In the immediate years preceding 1830 a classic economic crisis had emerged, inducing food shortages and forcing up grain prices. This deeply unsettled peasants and the urban masses. Charles X introduced restrictive censorship measures that had an immediate effect on one group of workers: the printers. The disenchanted bourgeoisie succeeded in rallying emotions among artisans and it was this element of the working classes that did the backbone of the fighting during the 'Trois Glorieuses'. This artisan class were the first to identify as a proletariat and demonstrate the birth of the working class in France. They agreed with progressive republican ideas thrust upon them by the bourgeoisie. Artisans were comprised of the old craft workers and the industrial revolution was increasingly alienating their traditional existence. '…Artisans are too readily assumed to be on the defensive, in the face of deskilling, factories and industrial capitalism generally…'(Judt 2011:27). The artisans, through their compagnonnages, were an early form of organised labour and in essence these groups were embryonic unions. The bourgeoisie, post-revolution in 1830, immediately turned to repression of artisan and peasant agitation. The installation of a Constitutional Monarchy through the new Orléanist Louis-Philippe regime took political favour out of the hands of landed aristocracy and empowered a new dominant political class of grande bourgeoisie. In the years that followed the installation of the July Monarchy, workers and peasants continued to exercise their frustrations by expressing grievances with popular disturbances against wine taxes, forest rights, grain prices, unemployment and the threat of machines.
Economic Liberalism was the main economic ideology imposed by the Bourgeois and it was this style of 'laissez-faire' economics that is a characteristic feature underlying the causes of economic downturn that precedes each of the three nineteenth century revolutions. Ministers such as Guizot imposed 'laissez-faire' capitalism upon such sectors of French industry as the mines and railways and in general this economic policy of 'liberté' confronted the working classes with capitalist exploitation.
The uniting of working classes during the 'Trois Glorieuses' was not forgotten, even if the new government succeeded in suppressing their demands. In 1831 the first use of the term 'socialism' appears and the artisanal compagnonnages and mutuels started to branch out, organise and gain strength, a par excellence demonstration of revolutionary worker solidarité.
'An organization like the Société de l'Union des Travailleurs du Tour de France, born in the 1830s of a compagnonnage scission, was a half-way house between an organization of compagnons and an attempt at a General Union.' (Judt 2011:59)
This was a direct challenge to the 1791 Le Chapelier law that banned trade unions and the right to strike. This law was ultimately abandoned in 1864, allowing French citizens the right to strike, although Trade Unions were not legalised until 1884. As the nineteenth century progressed, the labour movement became more organised. Perhaps this was due to the progress of industrialisation and also the emergence of a large urban proletariat. The nineteenth century did see a massive rise in urban migration. Ultimately at the end of the century, after the revolutions, we see a period of relative political stability where protest was led by anarcho-syndicalists whose focus was on the strike to end capitalism rather than the mass upheaval of political revolution.
'In the early twentieth century, before the First World War, a strike was seen by revolutionary syndicalists as the ultimate weapon that would lead to worker emancipation through revolution and the overthrow of the capitalist system. (Parsons 2005:154)
An Orleanist financial and railway elite were the notables that most benefitted from the July Monarchy. Although in comparison with neighboring countries France experienced industrial retardation, there was enough progress in terms of industry to satisfy the dominant bourgeoisie. Flying profits, however, hit a barrier in the buildup to the 1848 revolutionary threshold and economic cyclical slump affected the industrial entrepreneurs. Again, a failure in the crop harvest drove up food prices with them doubling due to disastrous grain and potato harvests. Despite an increase in the franchise to include 200 franc taxpayers, a means of consolidating the bourgeois political dominance, the vast majority of the population had no means of direct electoral address to the government. Food riots broke out across France. The spring and summer of 1948 saw urban workers demanding the formation of a social republic.
'No amount of talk about 'universal fraterity' could erase the bitter memory of betrayal of 1830, evoked even by the moderate artisans of L'Atelier.'(Magraw 1988:125)
In government a schism had formed between Legitimists and Orleanists with the Legitimists questioning about whether or not to side with the artisans and peasants. The narrow focus of Orleanist policies had isolated the middle and lower strata of the bourgeoisie. In July 1847 reformists of all shades were were circumventing restrictive laws on association by holding banquets where they would toast 'La République Française'. Literacy levels were on the rise as education improved, even among the lower strata of society. Socialist philosophers such as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon had influence and anarchists and socialists began to converge. There was a call for universal suffrage. Ultimately, revolutionary conditions were yet again ripe and the rulers had failed to satisfy wider society's demands.
Alexis de Tocqueville observed: 'We are sleeping together in a volcano. … A wind of revolution blows, the storm is on the horizon.' (Coutant 2008)
A banning of the Campagne des Banquets brought the people out onto the streets during the February Revolution. The workers were 'organized, armed, and masters of the terrain, at the mercy of the most fiery demagogues' (Bastiat 2012). Prime Minister Guizot resigned and was closely followed by an abdicating Louis-Philippe, who sought refuge in England. With the immediate creation by the liberal opposition of the Second Republic, one of the workers' demands was immediately achieved and universal male suffrage bought nine million new voters into the French political stream. National workshops ended the immediate unemployment problem. Yet, scared of the working classes gaining too much, again the forces of conservatism rolled back the immediate achievements of revolution. The 'June Days' brought bourgeoisie and working classes into opposition. Bourgeois politicians had again turned their back on working class support. Karl Marx identified class conflict in the 'June Days' uprising that effectively signalled a termination of the short-lived Second Republic. A Thermidorean reaction in the ensuing presidential election saw, mainly driven in by nostalgic peasant support, Louis Napoleon, in an overwhelming electoral victory, seize control of the State apparatus and lead the Second Empire. A right-wing political lurch after initial success by the working classes was nothing new in Revolutionary France.
The new authoritarian regime produced an immediate economic recovery. Louis Napoleon, with social Caesarist gestures, succeeded in appeasing the working classes, leading to a prolonged period of relative industrial stability. For the first time since the 1820s, when real wages had fallen behind, remuneration increased in real terms for wage earners. The economic livret was used to restrict workers' freedom and served as a means of police surveillance on the 'dangerous classes'. However, the new Imperial government did concede certain rights to the working classes, and actively encouraged a degree of economic self-organization.
The powerful central Jacobin State, characteristic of post-revolutionary dirigiste government in France meant that political unrest always focused on the central authority as the ultimate cause of intolerable conditions. The increased franchise, gradually gained as the nineteenth century unfolded, ultimately broke the cycle of full-scale revolution. They key demands of working classes were universal suffrage, an end to poverty and increased living standards or reduction in poor working conditions. The ending of the Le Chapelier law was a milestone for the nascent voice of the proletariat. Following each revolution that was driven by the workers' movement there was a 'subsequent emergence of a more homogenous working class' (Jefferys 2003:28)
There was reckless foreign policy from a characteristically Bonapartist Emperor, whose narcissistic Jupiterism had also succeeded in isolating much of his support in France, as the economy struggled to deal with increased military campaigning. An unnecessary war with Prussia meant that a weary, weaker French army of conscripts faced the emerging powers of Prussian troops, successfully led by Otto Von Bismarck. Napoleon III's capture on 1 September 1870 at the Battle of Sedan saw his imperial reign collapse. The population of Paris had been starved to submission by a Prussian encirclement, forcing the populace to eat the exotic animals of the Paris Zoo. The Treaty of Frankfurt was signed and the Law of Maturities to deal with reparations payments was a further stranglehold on dire French economic conditions.
The Government of National Defense heralded the start of the Third Republic under right-wing Thiers. He had succeeded in alienating the State from predominant left-wing political tendencies in the Paris population. A rebellious National Guard refused to follow government orders to disarm and joined Blanquist socialist groups from the working classes to rise up against the government and form the Paris Commune, a situation of radical left-wing democratic government that Marx identified as an example of the 'dictatorship of the proletariat'. It was the first real example of a socialist revolution. During the Commune there was a focus on improving workers' rights, and the Communards represented the zenith of working class political aspirations during this revolutionary century. 'La Semaine Sanglante' beginning 21st May 1871, saw the fearful return of revolutionary backlash Conservatism and government troops entered the Commune and crushed aspiring socialists.
'The seizure of power aside, the movement prefigured a hitherto undreamt-of municipal socialism and held promise of a great future.' (Charle 1994:104)
In the Third Republic, memories of the Paris Commune strengthened working class solidarité and in the wake of the three nineteenth century revolutions, the true face of organized labour began to unmask itself. Anarcho-syndicalists co-ordinated strikes and focused on ending capitalism and achieved great success into the early years of the following century. Syndicalism was the logical progression of revolutionary ideology and had at its heart socialist values that would use the strike as a direct political weapon against the State.
'Revolutionary, violent, antiorganization, individualistic – these terms seem to describe both the French character and syndicalism.' (Stearns 1971:3)
Also, on the back of the left-wing successes of the Commune, left-wing politics gathered force with the creation of the POF (Parti Ouvrier Français) in 1882.
In conclusion, the common theme of each of the revolutions is that working classes were betrayed by bourgeois politics and return to economic liberalism. These economic factors and the political betrayals led to the perpetuity of revolution throughout the nineteenth century. Although each revolution could be seen as a failure on behalf of the working classes, the ideas and memories from each event led to gains and most of the initial grievances had been addressed by the end of the century. The progress of the working classes had been consolidated by the advent of the Third Republic and the working classes had succeeded in achieving a true organized labour movement. The creation of socialist political parties and the anarcho-syndicalists were the offspring of the working class struggle during the revolutionary events of 1830, 1848 and 1870. The trends that can be identified during the nineteenth century are that the working classes, through struggle, raised their living standards, improved democratic rights and reduced the oppression that they faced. These achievements meant that the cycle of revolution in France could finally cease and everything was in place so that the voice of the working classes could not be ignored long into the age of the modern political age. The revolutions were all catalysts for improvements in working class conditions.
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Charle, Christophe. 1994 A Social History of France in the 19th Century Oxford: Berg
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Jefferys, Steve. 2003 Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité at Work – Changing French Employment Relations and Management Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
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A 'son-of-the-soil' and now based in North America, Prof. V. M. Malhotra is Scientist Emeritus at CANMET, Ottawa – Canada's leading research and technology organization. He has done pioneering work in the field of establishing supplementary cementitious materials in concrete. This has led to a positive impact on the global footprint of greenhouse gases.
The internationally-acclaimed professor has received several honours and citations, thereby raising the Indian flag to greater heights on the world platform. He is a member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) for over 50 years, being an Honorary member since 1986. He has served on numerous ACI committees including the ACI Board of Direction, Technical Activities Committee and the ACI Board Advisory Committee on Sustainability.
Editor of 12 ACI Special Publications; author/co-author of over 100 papers; organizer/Chair of over 40 CANMET/ACI International Conferences on concrete technology and sustainability issues in six continents – his accomplishments are an inspiration to all fellow engineers.
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Q: how to integrate soap xml api with web service in php I am new to PHP. I have a busBooking soap api and i want to integrate it in my php application.
I have the following details
Login URL : http://api.tektravels.com/BusBookingAPI/Service.asmx
and login name and password
and i have the six sampleXML set like the below:
BusBookRequest,
BusBookResponse,
BusSearchRequest,
BusSearchResponse,
BusSeatDetailRequest,
BusSeatDetailResponse
the following is BusBookRequest XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>  <WSBookRequest xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">    <ProductTypeId xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">0</ProductTypeId>    <ProductId xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">0</ProductId>    <BookingMode xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">Auto</BookingMode>    <ProductType xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">Bus</ProductType>    <BusId xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">0</BusId>    <SourceId xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">1492</SourceId>    <DestinationId xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">1135</DestinationId>    <SourceName xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">Delhi</SourceName>    <DestinationName xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">Manali</DestinationName>    <DateOfJourney xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">2014-09-26T00:00:00</DateOfJourney>    <BusSource xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">RedBus</BusSource>    <IsDomestic xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">true</IsDomestic>    <RouteId xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">201653313640000758</RouteId>    <BusType xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">Volvo A/C Seater Semi Sleeper (2+2)</BusType>    <TravelName xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">Royal Travels</TravelName>    <NoOfSeats xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">1</NoOfSeats>    <DepartureTime xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">2014-09-26T17:00:00</DepartureTime>    <ArrivalTime xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">2014-09-27T07:00:00</ArrivalTime>    <TotalFare xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">1450.00</TotalFare>    <BoardingPointdetails xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">      <CityPointId>21533</CityPointId>      <BusId>0</BusId>      <CityPointName>Paharganj</CityPointName>      <CityPointLocation>Paharganj</CityPointLocation>      <CityPointLandmark>Opp Paharganj Police Station</CityPointLandmark>      <CityPointAddress>Shop No. BG 16,Ground Floor,RG City Centre,Opp. Paharganj Police Station,Delhi</CityPointAddress>      <CityPointContactNumber>011-43074720/9899199491/9953733177/9873787138</CityPointContactNumber>      <CityPointTime>2014-09-26T17:00:00</CityPointTime>    </BoardingPointdetails>    <CancelPolicy xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">      <WSCancellationPolicies>        <BusId>0</BusId>        <TimeBeforeDept>0$15</TimeBeforeDept>        <CancellationChargeType>Percentage</CancellationChargeType>        <CancellationCharge>100</CancellationCharge>      </WSCancellationPolicies>      <WSCancellationPolicies>        <BusId>0</BusId>        <TimeBeforeDept>15$-1</TimeBeforeDept>        <CancellationChargeType>Percentage</CancellationChargeType>        <CancellationCharge>10</CancellationCharge>      </WSCancellationPolicies>    </CancelPolicy>    <PaxDetail xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">      <BusId>0</BusId>      <PaxId>0</PaxId>      <Title>Mr.</Title>      <LastName>kjhj</LastName>      <FirstName>hkhjk</FirstName>      <Age>21</Age>      <PhoneNo>9876543211</PhoneNo>      <EMail>sonam@travelboutiqueonline.com</EMail>      <Gender>male</Gender>    </PaxDetail>    <SeatsDetail xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">      <WSBusSeatDetail>        <SeatId>0</SeatId>        <BusId>0</BusId>        <SeatName>27</SeatName>        <SeatType>sleeper</SeatType>        <RowNo>003</RowNo>        <ColumnNo>006</ColumnNo>        <SeatStatus>1</SeatStatus>        <SeatFare>725.00</SeatFare>        <priceId>0</priceId>        <Width>1</Width>        <Height>1</Height>        <IsLadies>false</IsLadies>        <IsUpper>false</IsUpper>        <Price>          <TdsCommission>3.62</TdsCommission>          <PriceId>0</PriceId>          <PublishedFare>725.00</PublishedFare>          <AgentCommission>36.25</AgentCommission>          <SeviceTax>0.00</SeviceTax>          <Tax>0</Tax>          <Currency />          <RateOfExchange>1.0</RateOfExchange>          <CurrencyCode>INR</CurrencyCode>          <Discount>0</Discount>          <TdsRate>0</TdsRate>        </Price>      </WSBusSeatDetail>      <WSBusSeatDetail>        <SeatId>0</SeatId>        <BusId>0</BusId>        <SeatName>28</SeatName>        <SeatType>sleeper</SeatType>        <RowNo>004</RowNo>        <ColumnNo>006</ColumnNo>        <SeatStatus>1</SeatStatus>        <SeatFare>725.00</SeatFare>        <priceId>0</priceId>        <Width>1</Width>        <Height>1</Height>        <IsLadies>false</IsLadies>        <IsUpper>false</IsUpper>        <Price>          <TdsCommission>3.62</TdsCommission>          <PriceId>0</PriceId>          <PublishedFare>725.00</PublishedFare>          <AgentCommission>36.25</AgentCommission>          <SeviceTax>0.00</SeviceTax>          <Tax>0</Tax>          <Currency />          <RateOfExchange>1.0</RateOfExchange>          <CurrencyCode>INR</CurrencyCode>          <Discount>0</Discount>          <TdsRate>0</TdsRate>        </Price>      </WSBusSeatDetail>    </SeatsDetail>    <Currency xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">INR</Currency>    <SessionId xmlns="http://192.168.0.131/TT/BusBookingAPI">57f27951-0018-411b-b0a1-d23cdb366c04</SessionId>  </WSBookRequest>
please help me how to integrate it with this details and how to access the response with PHP.

A: Start reading SoapClient.
Start with:
$wsdl = 'http://api.tektravels.com/BusBookingAPI/Service.asmx?WSDL';
$client = new SoapClient($wsdl);
print_r($client->__getFunctions());


By 2016 renewable energy shall outsource natural gas, lagging only behind coal as the U.S.'s leading electricity source. Within this time frame, according to the International Energy Agency, power generation rates from wind, solar, and hydroelectric energy will more than double those of nuclear energy.
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It is with nostalgia and fondness that I remember my student days during my MSc. It was a time when Swami (Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba) encouraged all of us students to put up short programmes in His divine presence in the Sai Kulwant Hall. In fact, it is with some pride that I say that these programmes were the precursors for the plethora of programmes organized by different states in India and different zones of the world in the divine presence at Prasanthi Nilayam. That 'programming' which began in mid 2004 continues to this day with programmes being organized by devotees as part of the Parthi Yatras and the international pilgrimages on an annual basis.
While the chance to act a part and speak a line or dance to a rhythm and sing a tune was a great incentive to do regular 'programming', the joy of Satsangh and group discussions on Swami's life and teachings. It was during such group talks and discussions that a wonderful story took birth. So sweet and nice was the story that it has been depicted in His physical presence twice already.
Stories have some magic about them. They charm and disarm the listener. They thrill and thrall him too! That is why, during any divine discourse, when Swami made the statement, "Oka Chinna Katha", (one small story) all ears would perk up and eyes light up. This story that was created is perfect as a small play or skit to be performed during the Bal Vikas programmes. If not anything, it is lovely as a story to be narrated to any lover of Sai!
The 'lotus' seat was missing but so was the Goddess Saraswati!
The patrolling sentries of the Lord of the Heavens, Indra, came rushing to him in great anxiety and distress. They had witnessed something like never before in the heavens - a crime! In a place which is better than utopia (is that possible?), where truth and righteousness reign supreme, there had been a robbery. And the act was a very dastardly one.
"What sort of robbery are you here to report?", Indra asked, perplexed at this first time occurrence in his 'God'dom.
Indra braced himself. This was not how he had thought of spending a beautiful day. His face contorted with great dismay and shock as he heard the sentries reveal the terrifying kidnapping of the great Goddess of Learning herself!
"No! That cannot be! Don't tell me that Mother Saraswati has been kidnapped...", Indra moaned as he drooped and fell back to the royal seat.
"The best search party would be one comprised of the five elements because there is no place in the universe that is not pervaded by the five elements. Summon Space, Wind, Fire, Water and Earth!", he commanded.
Indra had absolutely no idea what he was up against. That was when the celestial sage, Narada, made his appearance. Indra quickly updated him on what had happened and enquired from the triloka sanchari (wanderer of the 3 worlds) whether he had seen the Mother or the missing lotuses anywhere.
In the meanwhile, the elements assembled in Indra's presence. Bhoomi, Vayu, Akasa and Varuna stood in perfect attention. But hey! Wait a minute! Where was Agni? The God of fire, Agni, was conspicuous byhis absence.
"Where is the fire god?", Indra asked.
Indra went numb in shock. In the meanwhile, the God of Dharma and Death, Lord Yama, arrived on the scene. He seemed furious and came swirling his mighty mace.
"Who has dared to steal the mount of the the Lord of Death?", he bellowed.
Lord Yama, the God of death is never complete without his mount - the buffalo!
One quick look and it became evident to all the that Yama's buffalo was missing! Oh God! The thief seemed to have struck simultaneously at multiple places. Was terrorism setting planting its foot in the heavens?
As Indra sat dazed, more news poured in. The Moon God had gone missing! And so had the beautiful mountain, Meru. Nature too had not been spared. Tough times called for tough measures. Indra decided to use the last power in his arsenal - his might cloud army! Being the Lord of the Rains and wielding the powerful Vajra or the thunderbolt, he decided to search out the thief and punish him. That was when the last straw arrived. A messenger ran in stating that the entire cloud army itself had gone missing!
Everyone seemed to be at their wits end. All their sources of strength and power seemed to have been taken away. They decided to seek the help of the powerful Rudra, Lord Shiva.
The words landed like deathblows on everyone's hearts. This thief was so powerful and if he had taken even the great Rudra captive, there was little they could do against him.
Even as they began to despair, a great bird, the eagle Garuda, swooped from the skies above. Lord Vishnu gracefully descended from His mount and flashed a gentle smile to all that had gathered.
"Lord! You alone can save us from this impending calamity", cried out the great Indra on behalf of all the gods and goddesses.
"And pray which weapon is that O lord", asked Indra.
There was jubilation and applauding everywhere! This revelation and assurance from Lord Vishnu brought celebration everywhere. However, in the sea of happy faces was one unhappy one - Yama.
"Lord! What about my buffaloes?", he cried.
"Ah! I forgot! He has only taken them all as His students - Dunnapota - He calls them!
And so it was the the heavenly thief turned out to be our dear Chitta Chora Swami!
As this skit progressed in Swami's presence, He seemed so engrossed. The suspense seemed to build on Him too. We were thoroughly enjoying the fact that Swami was in suspense. The appearance of Yama on the stage evoked a hearty laughter from Him. When the final revelation was made, Swami laughed so hard that His cheeks turned red and He almost began to cough. He was so happy and that made us all so happy too.
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@SairKrishna Thank you. Feels wonderful that the story has been made into a play.
Nice story. Aum Sai Ram.
Beautiful story .... Will definitely narrate this to my Sse kids ... Could you tell us the reaction of Swami after watching the play ? What was His comment ?
I enjoyed reading this one too and thought of posting a reply to it after reading another post of yours. This story was really good. Never heard or read anything like this before. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Sairam brother.. Can you conjure up a video of the play capturing Swami's reaction to remind us of the beautiful form and see for ourselves how he enjoyed this amazing depiction?
Such a sweet story. Thank you!
Read once.excited to read every time...just imagining wat wud be swami's reaction for this play..thanks for sharing and reminding us again to read and hav a very gud start of weekend..Sairam..
What a cute story! Don't know how I missed reading it.
I was happily reading along, unaware of the twist it was going to take. Why was poor Karthikeya left behind? :). He decided to come too later on I guess, to reside at Prasanthi Nilayam! :).
Yes indeed, the Dunnapotha part was the best part of the story :). Although normally used in scolding tones in the rest of AP families, only Swami's students take great pride in being called a Dunnapothu! :). Only by Him of course.
such a beautiful story. Thanks a lot for sharing this with us. May baba bless you.
I remember watching this play put up before Swami. If my memory is right, the story also included 'Maruti' - Lord Hanuman, missing. In the end it is said that Lord Hanuman is standing on the hill watching over the Divine valley.
The entire story was very nice imagination and the crown of all - its climax of finding all stolen things was expected by me but I was surprised to know about the buffaloes - " Dunnapotha " .I did not expected that ending. rally interesting story .May SAI bless us all.
very funny - oh to be a Dunnapota at His Feet!
What. Beautiful story...so beautifully narrated...and they are soooo true..beautiful lotus eyes of Swami with the menu mole..and clouds as hair...wow...yes best of all is Dunnapota....bro Aravind like millions : -) His Dunnapotas . Wonderful. Sairam.
Had a hearty laugh.. Always loved and still love these chinna katha's.. Oh what a beautiful description of Swami's form!! Thank you so much for sharing.. It is indeed a heavenly short story for us kids..
6 years ago from Chennai in Tamilnadu, India.
You stole all our heart by your narration. Your rendering of the story is fluent and attractive. It is not "Chinna Katha". It is really "Pedda Katha".That is why Swami has selected you particularly for this service!
Wonderful n so funny. B.V. Students will b enthralled in laughter listening to this. Thank u for posting.MAY SWAMI BLESS U.
Is there a part 2 for this? Was this played in front of Swami? What was His reaction?
Beautiful. Could not guess what was in store. What about Lord Brahma?
Beautiful! I love this story. It's the 1st time I am hearing it. The best part was abt Dunnapotha. He he he! I know that Swami calls us Dunnapotha out of love.
Indeed, our Lord is the stealer of hearts. He has stolen mine quite a long time back and refuses to return it to me. He is very firm that He will keep it and will never give it back. What can I do except cry and pine for Him? Sometimes, these are tears of yearning and sometimes, these are tears of joy and gratitude. He makes sure I'm always connected to Him, no matter what. Even if I get mad at Him, I can never get away from His loving grasp.
Such a wonderful story..i will sure tell it to my SSE children.
I could imagine swami smiling so beautifully to this one.
Thank you Brother Arvind for sharing this Beautiful one.