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Q: How do I access my viewController from my appDelegate? (Swift) I am in my AppDelegate and I need to refresh the webview placed in my ViewController.
So I've googled how to call a method/variable from appDelegate and I found this:
MyViewController* mainController = (MyViewController*)
self.window.rootViewController

And it looks like it works, but I'm working in Swift and I'm kinda of a noob trying to translate this without any luck.. this is my result but I can't manage to make it work..
ViewController vc = (ViewController)
self.window?.rootViewController

What am I doing wrong?
How can I access to something in my viewcontroller from my appDelegate?
Thank you very much and have a nice day

A: Try
let viewController = self.window.rootViewController as UIViewController


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But Wisdo thinks that things are particularly tough right now for students -- the class of COVID, so to speak -- so if you're a college student in the US or a university student in the UK and up using a. Honestly, I think these apps are like a little ray of sunshine in a day that otherwise can sometimes feel pretty dreary. HearMe The premise is intriguing.
Once in a chat, the app behaves like any texting app, with the exception that you're thrust into a potentially weird situation in which you're there to chat with a stranger for no reason other than to chat. Dave Johnson.
The app is free and lets you create your own discussion groups, called Beats, and you can control the membership and privacy settings. You're not really talking -- this is a texting experience, which might actually make it a bit easier to open up to a stranger. And professional therapy might not be an option right now.
So why not chat with a stranger, who can lend a sympathetic ear and help you talk things through? The premise is intriguing. Like Lyf, Wisdo is built around the idea of communities. This is no substitute for emergency help, of course.
Need to talk? You can browse the community and if you chose toyou can weigh in on where you are emotionally on key touchstones related to the issue, answering questions with a simple "Been There" or "There Now. But Wisdo has more, including one-on-one private sessions with a Wisdo coach, and moderated discussions with Wisdo mentors.
It's FREE! Find the answers on our FAQ. At least that was my experience. A lot of Beats on the app right now are related to COVIDbut there are a of other important conversations in the app, including dealing with autism, depression, illness and body dysmorphia.
We delete comments that violate our policywhich we encourage you to read. Always consult a physician or other qualified health provider regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition or health objectives. Chat confidentially with these apps for free. I tried out HearMe this week and decided to use it to talk through a personal issue that has been weighing on me.
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Another option: An app called Lyf has a similar philosophy, but rather than one-to-one interactions, Lyf is an online community -- a virtual support group. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. HearMe is an app for iOS and Android that lets you talk one-on-one with a stranger. You can also browse other Beats and in, sharing thoughts and commiserating as appropriate.
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CNET's Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on tech products and much more. You can specify your listener preferences for gender including nonbinary and age range and can say up front what your topic is or simply start chatting. We all need to talk sometimes, but you might not always be comfortable opening up to a friend or loved one about certain topics. In this age of self-quarantine and pervasive illness, having resources like HearMe, Lyf and Wisdo may be a godsend for some.
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Q: Removing NoneTypes from a dictionary Before anyone mentions it, I've been all over stackoverflow and Google to find an answer to this and I believe that I may just be doing it wrong.
I'm scrapping an xml document and placing values into variables using BeautifulSoup4. Right now I'm reading the values scrapped into a dictionary and iterating through the dictionary to find the values that I need, however, when I want to print these values into a report with a template I get the following error:
TypeError: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, NoneType found

Which I've found is the result of having a None value as one of the values in my dictionary. Solution: I've been trying t ofind a way to iterate over my dictionary in python 2.7 to remove or replace the NoneType values but nothing seems to work. some solutions I've found have been the filter(None, list) function, the for k, v in dictionary:
if v in not None: list.append(item), clean = [x for x in list if x != None], using lambda, and so on. None of them seem to work which makes me believe I must be doing something wrong. For example, this is how I set up my dictionary:
itemDict = []

  for item in soup3.find_all('XMLTag'):
    r = {
        'definition1': item.Starttag.string,
        'definition2': item.Stoptag.string,
        'definition3': item.Filltag.string,
        'definition4': item.Stoptag2.string,

    }
    itemDict.append(r)

but moving through it to get rid of or replace the NoneTypes in itemDict has been a pain. The end result I was planning was placing the items in the dictionary into a piece of template code to be printed as a report so for example """<Description>"""+item[0]['definition4']+"""</Description>""". Any thoughts?
EDIT:
the solution was actually really simple thanks to Martijn Pieters and Steve Jessop.
itemDic = []

for newdic in soup3.find_all("XMLTag"):
s = {
    'definition1': newdic.Order.string,
    'definition1': newdic.Code.string,
    'definition1': newdic.Description.string,
    }

for k in s:
    if s[k] is None:
        s[k] = ''

itemDic.append(s)

This replaced all NoneTypes that came across from the XML scrape using BeautifulSoup4 with empty strings. Similarly, the code above can also substitute any other value a user would want for a given condition. So for example If I wanted to change every instance of 'fabulous' to 'it was just okay', I would replace 'None' with 'fabulous' and the empty string, '', with 'it was just okay' and viola! Thanks again you guys.

A: Why not create a dictionary without None values in the first place?
tags = ('Starttag', 'Stoptag', 'Filltag', 'Stoptag2')

for item in soup3.find_all('XMLTag'):
    r = {}
    for i, tag in enumerate(tags, 1):
        value = getattr(item, tag).string
        if value is not None:
            r['definition' + str(i)] = value
    itemDict.append(r)

A: r = {
    'definition1': item.Starttag.string,
    'definition2': item.Stoptag.string,
    'definition3': item.Filltag.string,
    'definition4': item.Stoptag2.string,
}

new_r = dict((k, v) for k, v in r.iteritems() if v is not None)

But it looks as if you're later going to write new_r['definition4'], so removing the keys with None entries will just change the exception to a different one. You should make an actual decision what you want to do about the missing data ;-)

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Street drinkers: "It's just a cycle of movement all the time"
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St Peter Port has added another alcohol-free zone to a growing list in an attempt to tackle "anti-social" behaviour, but some of the groups providing vital intervention and respite say the problem is just being moved around.
Historically, there has always been a small number of 'street drinkers' in Guernsey. At one point they drank at the Bathing Pools, and it was decided that La Vallette would become an alcohol-free zone.
Next it was the Crown Pier, and that was subsequently turned into another alcohol-free zone in 2013. After that, the Tourist Information Centre. Most recently, a group would congregate around the Town Church.
The St Peter Port Douzaine removed the benches seen as a focal point of this behaviour and then applied to Home Affairs to designate the area as an alcohol-free zone to "protect the public from some of the worse examples of anti-social behaviour."
But does this actually help anyone?
"No, not really – that's not addressing the actual issue," said Andrea Nightingale, Substance Abuse Lead at the Health Improvement Commission. "Moving them from place to place is just putting the problem in another area." A number of those people displaced from Church Square have moved to the Town Terminus.
Pictured: Ms Nightingale works with Health Improvement Commission to 'reduce the harms associated with substance abuse and increase the chances of sustained recovery'.
Ms Nightingale has been working with people who suffer from substance abuse for the best part of 16 years and explained that the situation is far more complicated than just "moving people on".
"It's just a cycle of movement all the time - it's very, very difficult to engage with them and they've got into a routine where this is the style of life they've got used to," she said.
"We know that there is often trauma behind the routine they have."
She said that the known groups are all aware of the help available, but many choose not to take it.
"Without a doubt they are aware of the help available - you can only try to be there when they change their minds," she said.
Her sentiment was echoed by the Director of the Guernsey Alcohol Advisory Service, David Newman.
"It's a difficult one because a number of people who are causing the problems have no intention of changing their behaviour - it's then, what do you do with that group?"
Pictured: The Town Church benches were removed earlier this year after they were being used by a small group of 'street drinkers'.
Mr Newman runs Brockside, the only 'dry house' in the island. The charity allows people a safe space to escape their alcohol dependency and attain sobriety.
"All you need to do is pick up the phone and get an appointment," he said.
Some have suggested that Guernsey could do with another 'wet house', a place where people unable or unwilling to stop drinking can be housed temporarily.
The island used to have one, an annex ajacent to the St Julian's Hostel accommodated problem drinkers, until it was closed in the early nineties.
It was a grim place, says Mr Newman. A large room with a concrete floor, eight or so Victorian beds and a sluice down the middle so it could all get hosed down in the day. The idea of a new one in Guernsey doesn't appeal to Mr Newman.
"In the mid-nighties, because we have the residential dry house – we were asked to put together costings to put together a wet house, and the cost of actually managing one was completely prohibitive to the amount of people who would need it," he said, citing the amount of staff required to manage the residents.
It has been seen as a solution because it would shift the 'street drinkers' out of sight, but this doesn't help those with substance issues in the first place.
"It helps the people who are on the receiving end of drunken behaviour from a very small but vocal minority. In that sense, yes it does help – but all you're doing is moving the problem to another area," said Mr Newman.
Pictured: Brockside has capacity for eight residents and four rooms are currently occupied.
Guernsey has a wealth of services aimed at helping those with substance abuse issues, from GAAS, to In-Dependence, which offers support to people with alcohol, drug, and gambling addictions. Additionally, Alcoholics Anonymous Guernsey has more than 100 members.
Mr Newman's dry house alone has seen more than 500 hundred residents pass through its doors over the years.
"The people who come here come with a black bin bag; they've lost everything to their drinking – these are the chaotic drinkers – but they want to do something about it.
"The success rate while they are here is pretty good, we have a lot of long-term stable residents," he said.
The house is alcohol free and accessible to anyone seeking help with their drinking, but they need to seek it themselves.
"Quite a few of the drinkers who are causing the problems have accessed our services previously so they know we exist," said Mr Newman. "It's how you manage a small a group that doesn't at this moment in time want to change their behaviour."
Express spoke to one resident who has been sober for more than five years, who celebrated the service for saving his life.
Pictured: The HIC works in tandem with the Committee for Health and Social Care's Combined Substance Use Strategy (2021-2026).
Street drinkers look to remain in Guernsey, with Market Square developing a new reputation as the latest haunt, but it's hoped that instead of dismissing them as 'drunks' who've done it to themselves, the community could try and understand the difficulty of breaking a cycle of addiction.
"The addiction of alcohol is an incredibly difficult way of living, once we get into a routine of doing things, it's incredibly hard to break that cycle," said Ms Nightingale.
It's a sobering fact that many people who live this way don't make it out alive and Mr Newman said he's seen far too much of it.
"It'll probably go quiet for a while. There'll be two or three local characters known to GAAS who are alcohol dependent and don't want help. Sadly, then they die off and are replaced.
"I've seen that happen quite a few times in the 28 years I've been running GAAS."
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We invite you to the opening of On Art 2018! The first screening will take place on June 22 at 21.00 in the garden of the Museum of Sculpture Xawery Dunikowski in Królikarnia Palace, Warsaw, ul. Puławska 133a.
We will see 3 films. First, a 7-minute Canadian video art "Chant for the Power 100" from 2017, dir. Bill Burns – a list of 100 personalities of the art market by Art Review Magazine in the choral version. Then a 10-minute Ukrainian documentary from 2018 "Mnema" dir. Katerina Balabay – about removing and destroying soviet monuments. At the end we will see an 80-minute Chilean documentary "Robar a Rodin" (Stealing Rodin, 2017), dir. Cristobal Valenzuela Berrios. The film presents the biggest artistic scandal in the history of Chile: the stealing of Auguste Rodin's masterpiece. Who was behind the kidnapping, how it was found and what motivated the thieves – it's the best art-gangster story ever!


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Plachetník širokoploutvý (Istiophorus platypterus) je ryba rodu plachetník. Vyskytuje se v mírném a tropickém pásmu (Indický a Tichý oceán). Má výraznou hřbetní ploutev, táhnoucí se po celé délce zad, a na základě toho je také pojmenován "širokoploutvý". Jeho dalším rysem je dlouhý a špičatý rypec, který má i mečoun nebo marlín. Jedná se o prodlouženou horní čelist. Plachetník širokoploutvý rychle roste, většinou dorůstá 1,5 metru, rekordně až přes 3 metry při váze 90 kg. Loví na hladině nebo ve střední hloubce. Během plavání má hřbetní ploutev složenou dolů, ale někdy ji také vztyčí; při vzrušení (např. když se cítí v nebezpečí), při lovu, nebo když se chce zchladit (jako tak činí sloni s ušima). U plachetníka byla změřena rychlost až 110 km/h a patří mezi nejrychlejší vodní živočichy.

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Breaking the Girl è una ballata dei Red Hot Chili Peppers, estratta come singolo dal loro quinto album in studio, Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991).

Descrizione
Pubblicata come singolo nel 1992, parla della difficile relazione tra il cantante Anthony Kiedis e la sua fidanzata di allora Carmen Hawk, e della loro rottura subito prima delle registrazioni per Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Il bridge della canzone si avvale di percussioni insolite, ottenute da rottami raccolti in un robivecchi da Chad Smith, Anthony e Flea. Nel brano è usato anche il mellotron, basato su giri di flauto.

"Breaking the Girl" fa parte anche della loro raccolta Greatest Hits, anche se il suo video non fa parte del DVD.

Video musicale
Il video musicale uscì nel 1992 e fu diretto da Stéphane Sednaoui, che aveva già lavorato a quello per "Give It Away". Sono usati molti colori vibranti, e sfondi e costume cambiano costantemente. Gli stessi Chili Peppers adottano apparizioni e comportamenti surreali, con Anthony truccato da principessa Leila. Il video per "Breaking the Girl" è uno dei pochi con il chitarrista Arik Marshall (sostituto temporaneo di John Frusciante, apparso anche nel clip di "If You Have to Ask"), che però non aveva suonato la traccia in sala di registrazione. C'è anche un cameo dell'attore River Phoenix, amico di vecchia data del gruppo.

Cover
Nel 2005 la canzone è stata reinterpretata dal duo britannico Turin Brakes, su The Red Moon EP.

Tracce
CD1 (1991)
 "Breaking The Girl (Edit)"
 "Fela's Cock (Previously Unreleased)"
 "Suck My Kiss (Live)"
 "I Could Have Lied (Live)"

CD2 (1991)
 "Breaking The Girl (Edit)"
 "Suck My Kiss (Live)"
 "I Could Have Lied (Live)"

CD3 (1992)
 "Breaking The Girl (Edit)"
 "Fela's Cock (Previously Unreleased)"
 "Suck My Kiss (Live)"
 "I Could Have Lied (Live)"

7" (1992)
 "Breaking The Girl (Edit)"
 "Fela's Cock (Unreleased)"

12" (1992)
 "Breaking The Girl (Edit)"
 "Fela's Cock (Previously Unreleased)"
 "Suck My Kiss (Live)"
 "I Could Have Lied (Live)"

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Collegamenti esterni

Videoclip diretti da Stéphane Sednaoui


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Is Chris Matthews the next news-giant to be axed? Has He Beaten The Odds
By Amanda Spence on January 8, 2018 Uncategorized, Washington
Back before Christmas, it was revealed to the world that MSNBC's Chris Matthews of Hardball had settled a sexual harassment claim in 1999. First reported by The Daily Caller, other news outlets were quick to fact check and confirm the information.
The Daily Caller broke the story that Matthews reportedly paid $40,000 to the woman who worked on his show as an assistant producer. The woman complained to executives that Matthews made inappropriate comments and jokes about her and while in the presence of others. The payment was described by an MSNBC spokesman as a separation-related payment.
Matthews is just one of many men being accused of sexual misconduct in the media industry alone. Others include Matt Lauer, who was recently fired from NBC's The Today Show, CBS News' Charlie Rose and Mark Halperin of NBC News were all axed.
Sexual assault and harassment are nothing new to women and something dealt with on a regular basis. Recently though, the #MeToo movement and many brave women have changed the landscape and people are coming forward about their own experiences. Sexual harassment is found in all industries and in all walks of life.
Matthews still has his job at MSNBC, though the work environment is being described as hostile in new explosive reports. The Caller broke this story as well, claiming two unnamed sources are former producers at MSNBC. They claim Matthews is running a sexist newsroom, where beratement is given for minor errors.
He allegedly objectified female guests and staffers, commenting inappropriately on their appearance. Matthews also allegedly used pet names, including "cutie" and "sweetie pie" when referring to female guests. He would also rate these women on a scale of one to 10. Matthews is also accused of screaming at staffers and throwing objects around in angry outbursts.
With what seems to be a trend of late, many are speculating whether Matthews will be the next media-giant to be fired and shunned from the spotlight.
Boston Globe Reports:
"MSNBC's "Hardball" host Chris Matthews joked about drugging then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton before sitting down with her for an interview in early 2016, according to exclusive outtake footage published by New York magazine's The Cut Friday."
"Where's that Bill Cosby pill I brought with me?" he asked. The joke was a reference to accusations that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted women.
Matthews Has Beaten The Odds So Far
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"Matthews is also accused of screaming at staffers…"
Hmmm…same as Bill "We'll do it live" O'Reilly (years ago) + Laura Ingraham (on her old FNC show — but not the new one AFAIK) + Lawrence "STOP THE HAMMERING!" O'Donnell.


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Conrad Paumann (ur. ok. 1410 w Norymberdze, zm. 24 stycznia 1473 w Monachium) – niemiecki organista i kompozytor.

Urodził się niewidomy. Grał, głównie na organach, w Norymberdze, Monachium i Ratyzbonie, w 1470 podróżował po Włoszech, wzbudzając entuzjazm swoim talentem. Zapoczątkował rozwój muzyki organowej w Niemczech. W podręcznikach kompozycji i gry organowej (tzw. fundamenta organisandi) zamieszczał swoje utwory – preludia i opracowania pieśni.

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Sharif Pendleton is a University of the Arts-educated multimedia artist enamored by product design.
He has made a career developing interactive learning and designing handmade housewares and accessories under his Masters of None label. Having had success with his initial small business, Pendleton has relaunched as PLAID, LLC, or Philadelphia Laser And Industrial Design. Inspired by travel, pop culture, and the challenges of using design to solve problems, Pendleton will use PLAID to continue to explore the intersection of traditional object-making and modern manufacturing. Launching PLAID at Cherry Street Pier allows Pendleton to demystify the design process by offering an original line of products and customized design services influenced by the diverse cross-section of visitors to the pier.


I'm so proud of the FireMarshall...Check out the press release below that went out today.
BETHESDA, Md. — Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' (USU) Center for Health Disparities Research and Education (USUCHD) and the Steptoe Group, LLC have entered into an agreement to research, develop and implement a culturally competent interdisciplinary educational training program for mental health providers and practitioners. The program is designed for health providers with the expertise and capacity to deliver high-quality services that are patient-centered, evidence-based and address the mental health needs of vulnerable populations within the military community.
The partnership will address the lack of health care provider and practitioner training, educational resources, uniformity and systemic impediments that exacerbate cultural, economic, familial, and regional geographic challenges contributing to disparities in health and health care. This is generally applicable when applied to mental health and mental health care issues found among military and veteran populations.
Dr. Tracy Sbrocco, USUCHD Director of Research (center), President and CEO of the Steptoe Group, LLC, Ronald Steptoe (right); and C.J. Jordan, sign a partnership agreement to develop an interdisciplinary educational training program.
The Steptoe Group, LLC and USUCHD shall work in concert with each other to research innovative solutions to the health care challenges facing the military and veteran provider and practitioner communities, including but not limited to the ability of health care providers and practitioners to adequately screen, diagnose, treat, and manage service members, service member's families, and veterans in a culturally competent and patient- centered manner when implementing evidence-based best practices.
This includes managing and sharing information, delivering a standardized and effective mental health provider and practitioner training throughout the military and veteran communities. The programs will include, but are not limited to the following tools: DVD, Web Based Training, Web Based Certification, and Train- the-Trainer workshops.
Located on the grounds of Bethesda's National Naval Medical Center and across from the National Institutes of Health, USU is the nation's federal school of medicine and graduate school of nursing. The university educates health care professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense and the U.S. Public Health Service. Students are active-duty uniformed officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service, who are being educated to deal with wartime casualties, natural disasters, emerging infectious diseases, and other public health emergencies.
The USUCHD has renowned expertise in systemically assessing reasons for health and health care disparities and expertise in developing and implementing educational initiatives that aim to teach providers the key tools and skills to deliver high quality care to diverse populations grounded in patient centered methodologies to significantly enhance health care education, research, and practice.
The Steptoe Group, LLC and its strategic partners have developed expertise through successful past performances in Concept Refinement, Technology Development, System Development, Demonstration, Production and Deployment, as well as Operations and Support.
For more information, contact the Office of External Affairs at (301) 295-1219 or visit the USU Web site at: www.usuhs.mil.


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Patrick R. McDonald – Interim CEO
Mr. McDonald was appointed as Chairman of our Board in March 2011 and serves as Chairman of the Executive and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, and as a member of all further Committees. Since 2011, Mr. McDonald has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Carbon Energy Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and production company, and of its predecessor, Nytis Exploration, since 2004. Prior to the business combination with Sabine Oil & Gas LLC in December 2014, Mr. McDonald served as the Chief Executive Officer of Forest Oil Company since September 2012, and its Interim Chief Executive Officer since June 2012. Mr. McDonald received a Bachelor's degree in Geology and Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University and a Masters degree in Business Administration Finance from New York University. Mr. McDonald is a Certified Petroleum Geologist and is a member of the American Association of the Petroleum Geologists and of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists.
Ryan Rawlyk – Vice President Production & Operations
Mr. Rawlyk was appointed Vice President Production and Operations as of September 2021. He brings 27 years of Oil & Gas operations, engineering, and management experience. Mr. Rawlyk has held numerous senior positions at TAQA, Pennwest/Obsidian, Insignia & most recently InPlay Oil Corp..
Mr. Rawlyk holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Calgary. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA).
Allison Massey – Vice President Land & Commercial
Mrs. Massey was appointed Vice President Land and Commercial as of September 2021, bringing over 18 years of Oil & Gas experience to PPR. Prior to joining our company, she was instrumental in assembling the largest undeveloped land base in the oil window of the Montney in Alberta for Velvet Energy. Prior to Velvet, Mrs. Massey led the doubling of Taqa's Montney position in the Valhalla area and was part of a team that grew Montney production from zero to 5,000 boe/d in less then 2 years.
Mrs. Massey received a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Calgary and is a member of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen (CAPL).


And this is also true when it comes to accomplishing other big task like writing a novel, or developing your public speaking style, For example: The first draft of my novel, The Tattooed Heart , was written in 17 minutes a day .... About Me & Best-Speech-Topics.com. Dear Fellow Speech Writer, My name is Brian - I'm the father of 6 and a lover of words and good writing! My kids range in age from a little one in pre-school to a 20-something adult currently studying for a degree in history and political science.
Public Speaking By Numbers. by Stephen Boyd August 17, 2011. When I was a boy, a popular pastime was to paint by number. You would buy a kit that included an outline of a picture or scene and each part would have a number.
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Q: infer argument types of a function based on object keys With the code below I am trying to make the argument type of fn be inferred based on the value of args.
I need good to be inferred as boolean, num as number and bad to be an error.
Right now they all have the type string | number | boolean and there is no error.
type WithArgs<
  Args extends {
    [key: string]: { value: [string, string | number | boolean] };
  } = {
    [key: string]: { value: [string, string | number | boolean] };
  },
  Arg extends keyof Args = keyof Args
> = {
  args: Args;
  fn: (params: { [key in Arg]: Args[Arg]["value"][1] }) => void;
};

const configs: WithArgs[] = [{
  args: { good: { value: ["bool", true] } },
  fn: ({ good, bad }) => {}
}, {
  args: { num: { value: ["number", 5] } },
  fn: ({ num }) => {}
}];

A: Typescript can only infer types for functions. Since you are trying to type a non-function, then your generic type must take in an argument.
If I provide the first argument for the type, then good can only be true, and we get an error for bad that says "TS2339: Property 'bad' does not exist on type '{ good: true; }'."
const configs: WithArgs<{ good: { value: ['bool', true] } }>[] = [{
  args: { good: { value: ["bool", true] } },
  fn: ({ good, bad }) => {}
}];

Of course I'm not sure why you'd want to do this. I'm very interested to know .
EDIT (playground link):
I took my own advice. Knowing that Typescript can infer types from functions, then all we need to do is create a function.
First, I added a definition for Args, and updated the WithArgs type:
type Args<T> = {
    [key: string]: { value: [string, T] };
};

type WithArgs<
    A extends Args<unknown> = {
        [key: string]: { value: [string, string | number | boolean] };
    },
    Arg extends keyof A = keyof A
    > = {
    args: A;
    fn: (params: { [key in Arg]: A[Arg]["value"][1] }) => void;
};

Then, I define a function which infers the types for a single config:
const withArgs = <C, A extends Args<C>, F extends keyof A>(config: WithArgs<A, F>) => config;

Now we get an error for bad as desired:
const invalid = withArgs({
    args: { good: { value: ["bool", true] } },
    fn: ({ good, bad }) => {} // Property 'bad' does not exist on type '{ good: boolean; }'
});

Of course, you want to be able to define an array of these configs. So we can define a function which will properly type an array:
type GetWithArgs<T> = T extends WithArgs<infer A, infer F> ? WithArgs<A, F> : never;

const withArgsArr = <T extends WithArgs<Args<unknown>, string | number>[]>(...configs: T) => configs.map(withArgs) as { [i in keyof T]: GetWithArgs<T[i]> };

Now, I haven't figured this out yet, but the errors don't appear to be thrown when you declare the entire config this way. The type errors only occur when you then refer to a specific config. I would love for someone to help clarify this behavior (edit: I've now asked the question here).
const shouldAlsoBeInvalid = withArgsArr(
    {
        args: { good: { value: ["bool", true] } },
        fn: ({ good, bad }) => {}
    }, {
        args: { num: { value: ["number", 5] } },
        fn: ({ num }) => {}
    }
); // no errors yet :(

const requiresBool = shouldAlsoBeInvalid[0].fn({ good: 'string' }); // TS2322: Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'boolean'.
const badDoesNotExist = shouldAlsoBeInvalid[0].fn({ bad: 'string' }); // TS2345: Argument of type '{ bad: string; }' is not assignable to parameter of type '{ good: boolean; }'.
const requiresNumberParameter = shouldAlsoBeInvalid[1].fn({ num: '1' }); // TS2322: Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'number'.


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use from_str::FromStr;
use num::FromStrRadix;
use num::strconv;
use option::Option;

pub use core::uint::{BITS, BYTES, MIN, MAX};

uint_module!(uint)


India Youth Forum was organized by The International Youth Time Movement at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The forum saw 130 international delegates and experts from 34 countries participate in dialogues on 5 key issues through Open Roundtables and interactive discussions. The conference opened with the plenary session Chaired by Mr. Imran Mukhtarov, the representative from the Ministry of Education, Azerbaijan.
…The next day participants had the honor of meeting and accompanying Mr. Vladimir Yakunin to the round table, where they went through the draft of conference's resolution and analyzing each task we believed should be included into the official resolution of «Youth Time» movement. The result of our two-day meeting was an official resolution where our movement has shifted from ideas to action. Furthermore, the adopted resolution, signed by all participants of the conference, was presented at gala dinner in "Troya Castle". The event organizers have also reminded us about the success of "Rhodes Youth Forum" (3-6 October 2010) and all other past activities related with World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations".
The site's most recent posting is a call for "Traditional Family Values", and there is an interview with Don Feder of the World Congress of Families – last summer, Yakunin's wife (President of the Sanctity of Motherhood Program) joined Feder and Larry Jacobs at a WCF event in Moscow.
The website also carries a statement calling for the release from prison of Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of Vatopedi on Mount Athos; as I blogged here, Ephraim was arrested for suspected fraud shortly after his return to Greece from a tour of Russia with the Mother of God's belt. The visit had been organised by Yakunin to promote family values in Russia, and the statement on behalf of Ephraim was composed by Yakunin's St Andrew the First Called Foundation. Yakunin's efforts on behalf of Ephraim and in relation other matters (such as funding the building of a church in Estonia) can be seen as part of wider efforts by Russian Orthodoxy – and the Russian state – to position itself as the international defender of Orthodoxy.


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The Constitutions of the Several States of the Union and United States ...
By A. S. Barnes
debt be paid: And provided, further, that the law levying the tax shall be submitted to the people with the law authorizing the debt to be contracted.
38. The credit of the state shall not, in any manner, be given to, or in aid of, any individual, association, or corporation.
39. The general assembly shall provide, by law, that the fuel and stationery furnished for the use of the state, the copying, printing, binding, and distributing the laws and journals, and all other printing ordered by the general assembly, shall be let, by contract, to the lowest responsible bidder; and that no member of the general assembly, or other officer of the state, shall be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any such contract: Provided, that the general assembly may fix a maximum price.
40. Until there shall be a new apportionment of senators and representatives, the state shall be divided into senatorial and representative districts ; and the senators and representatives shall be apportioned among the several districts as follows, viz:
Senatorial Districts. 1. The counties of Alexander, Union, Pulaski, Johnson, Massac, Pope, and Hardin, shall constitute the first senatorial district, and shall be entitled to one senator.
2. The counties of Gallatin, Saline, Williamson, Franklin, and White, shall constitute the second senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
3. The counties of Jefferson, Wayne, Marion, and Hamilton, shall constitute the third senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
4. The counties of Washington, Perry, Randolph, and Jackson, shall constitute the fourth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
5. The counties of St. Clair and Monroe, shall constitute the fifth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
6. The counties of Madison and Clinton, shall constitute the sixth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
7. The counties of Christian, Shelby, Montgomery, Bond, and Fayette, shall constitute the seventh senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
8. The counties of Effingham, Jasper, Clay, Richland, Lawrence, Edwards, and Wabash, shall constitute the eighth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
9. The counties of Edgar, Clark, and Crawford, shall constitute the ninth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
10. The counties of Vermilion, Champaign, Piatt, Moultrie, Coles, and Cumberland, shall constitute the tenth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
11. The counties of Tazewell, M'Lean, Logan, De Witt, and Macon, shall constitute the eleventh senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
12. The counties of Sangamon, Menard, and Mason, shall constitute the twelfth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
13. The counties of Macoupin, Jersey, Greene, and Calhoun, shall constitute the thirteenth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
14. The counties of Morgan, Scott, and Cass, shall constitute the fourteenth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
15. The counties of Adams and Pike shall constitute the fifteenth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
16. The counties of M.Donough, Schuyler, Brown, and Highland, shall constite the sixteenth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
17. The counties of Hancock and Henderson, shall constitute the seventeenth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
18. The counties of Fulton and Peoria shall constitute the eighteenth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator. 19. The counties of Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Warren, Knox, and Stark, shall constitute the nineteenth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
20. The counties of La Salle, Bureau, Putnam, Marshall, Woodford, Livingston, and Grundy, shall constitute the twentieth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
21. The counties of Du Page, Kendall, Will, and Iroquois, shall constitute the twenty-first senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
22. The counties of Ogle, Lee, De Kalb, and Kane, shall constitute the twenty-second senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
23. The counties of Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Carroll, and Whiteside, shall constitute the twenty-third senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
24. The counties of M'Henry, Boone, and Winnebago, shall constitute the twenty-fourth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
25. The counties of Cook and Lake, shall constitute the twenty-fifth senatorial district, and be entitled to one senator.
Representative Districts. 1. The counties of Union, Alexander, and Pulaski, shall constitute the first representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
2. The counties of Massac, Pope, and Hardin, shall constitute the second representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
3. The counties of Gallatin and Saline, shall constitute the third representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
4. The counties of Johnson and Williamson, shall constitute the fourth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
5. The counties of Jackson and Franklin, shall constitute the fifth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
6. The counties of Marion, Jefferson, Wayne, and Hamilton, shall constitute the sixth representative district, and be entitled to three representatives: Provided, that no county in said district shall have more than one of said representatives, and the county from which a senator shall be selected, shall not be entitled to a representative residing in said county.
7. The county of White, shall constitute the seventh representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
8. The counties of Wabash and Edwards, shall constitute the eighth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
9. The counties of Lawrence and Richland, shall constitute the ninth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
10. The counties of Crawford and Jasper shall constitute the tenth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
11. The county of Coles, shall constitute the eleventh representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
12. The county of Clark, shall constitute the twelfth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
13. The counties of Cumberland, Effingham, and Clay, shall constitute tho thirteenth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
14. The county of Fayette, shall constitute the fourteenth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
15. The counties of Montgomery, Bond, and Clinton, shall constitute the fifteenth representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
16. The counties of Washington and Perry, shall constitute the sixteenth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
17. The county of Randolph shall constitute the seventeenth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
18. The county of Monroe, shall constitute the eighteenth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
19. The county of St. Clair shall constitute the nineteenth representative district, and be entitled to two representatives,
20. The county of Madison, shall constitute the twentieth representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
21. The county of Macoupin, shall constitute the twenty-first representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
22. The counties of Jersey and Green, shall constitute the twenty-second representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
23. The county of Scott, shall constitute the twenty-third representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
24. The county of Morgan, shall constitute the twenty-fourth representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
25. The counties of Cass and Menard, shall constitute the twenty-fifth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
26. The county of Sangamon, shall constitute the twenty-sixth representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
27. The counties of Mason and Logan, shall constitute the twenty-seventh representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
28. The county of Tazewell, shall constitute the twenty-eighth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
29. The counties of M'Lean and De Witt, shall constitute the twenty-ninth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
30. The county of Vermilion, shall constitute the thirtieth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
31. The county of Edgar, shall constitute the thirty-first representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
32. The counties of Champaign, Piatt, Moultrie, and Macon, shall constitute the thirty-second representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
33. The counties of Shelby and Christian, shall constitute the thirty-third representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
34. The counties of Pike and Calhoun, shall constitute the thirty-fourth representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
35. The counties of Adams, Highland, and Brown, shall constitute the thirtyfifth representative district, and be entitled to three representatives.
36. The county of Schuyler, shall constitute the thirty-sixth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
37. The county of Hancock, shall constitute the thirty-seventh representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
38. The county of M'Donough, shall constitute the thirty-eighth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
39. The county of Fulton, shall constitute the thirty-ninth representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
40. The county of Peoria, shall constitute the fortieth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
41. The county of Knox, shall constitute the forty-first representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
42. The counties of Mercer, Warren, and Henderson, shall constitute the fortysecond representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
43. The counties of Rock Island, Henry, and Stark, shall constitute the forty-third representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
44. The counties of Whiteside and Lee, shall constitute the forty-fourth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
45. The counties of Carroll and Ogle, shall constitute the forty-fifth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
46. The counties of Jo Daviess and Stephenson, shall constitute the furtysixth representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
47. The county of Winnebago, shall constitute the forty-seventh representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
48. The counties of Putnam, Marshall, and Woodford, shall constitute the forty-eighth representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
49. The counties of La Salle, Grundy, Livingston, and Bureau, shall constitute the forty-ninth representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
50. The counties of Du Page, Kendall, Will, and Iroquois, shall constitute the fiftieth representative district, and be entitled to three representatives.
51. The counties of Kane and De Kalb, shall constitute the fifty-first representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
52. The counties of Boone and M'Henry, shall constitute the fifty-second representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
53. The county of Lake, shall constitute the fifty-third representative district, and be entitled to one representative.
54. The county of Cook, shall constitute the fifty-fourth representative district, and be entitled to two representatives.
Sec. 41. Until the general assembly shall otherwise provide, the clerks of the county commissioners' courts in each of the aforesaid senatorial districts, and in such of the representative districts as may be composed of more than one county, shall meet at the county-seat of the oldest county in said district, within thirty days next after any election for senator or representative therein, for the purpose of comparing and canvassing the votes given at such election ; and the said clerks shall in all other respects conform to the laws on the subject in force at the time of the adoption of this constitution.
ARTICLE IV.-Of the Executive Department.
Sec. 1. The executive power of the state shall be vested in a governor.
2. The first election of governor shall be held on Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, A. D. 1818; and the next election shall be held on Tuesday next after the first Monday of November, A. D. 1852; and thereafter an election for governor shall be held once in four years, on Tuesday next after the first Monday of November. The governor shall be chosen by the electors of the members of the general assembly, at the same places and in the same manner that they shall, respectively, vote for members thereof. The returns for every election of governor shall be sealed up, and transmitted to the seat of government, by the returning officers, directed to the speaker of the house of representatives, who shall open and publish them in the presence of a majority of the members of each house of the general assembly. The person having the highest number of votes shall be governor; but if two or more be equal and highest in votes, then one of them shall be chosen governor by joint ballot of both houses of the general assembly. Contested elections shall be determined by both houses of the general assembly, in such manner as shall be prescribed by law.
3. The first governor shall enter upon the duties of his office on the second Monday of January, A. D. 1849, and shall hold his office until the second Monday of January, a. D. 1853, and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified; and thereafter the governor shall hold his office for the term of four years, and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified; but he shall not be eligible to such office more than four years in any term of eight years, nor to any other office until after the expiration of the term for which he was elected.
4. No person, except a citizen of the United States, shall be eligible to the office of governor; nor shall any person be eligible to that office, who shall not have attained the age of thirty-five years, and been ten years a resident of this state, and fourteen years a citizen of the United States.
5. The governor shall reside at the seat of government, and receive a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, which shall not be increased or diminished; and he shall not, during the time for which he shall have been elected, receive any emolument from the United States, or either of them.
6. Before he enters upon the duties of his office, he shall take the following oath or affirmation, to wit: " I do solemnly swear (or affirm] that I will faithfully execute the duties appertaining to the office of governor of the state of Illinois ; and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of this state ; and will, also, support the constitution of the United States."
7. He shall, from time to time, give the general assembly information of the state of the government, and recommend to their consideration, such measures as he shall deem expedient.
8. The governor shall have power to grant reprieves, commutations, and pardons, after conviction, for all offences, except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law, relative to the manner of applying for pardons. Upon conviction for treason, he shall have power to suspend the execution of the sentence, until the case shall be reported to the general assembly at its next meeting, when the general assembly shall pardon the convict, commute the sentence, direct the execution thereof, or grant a further reprieve. He shall, biennially, communicate to the general assembly each case of reprieve, commutation, or pardon granted, stating the name of the convict, the crime for which he was convicted, the sentence and its date, and the date of commutation, pardon, or reprieve.
9. He may require information in writing from the officers in the executive department, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
10. He may, on extraordinary occasions, convene the general assembly by proclamation, and shall state, in said proclamation, the purpose for which they are to convene; and the general assembly shall enter on no legislative business, except that for which they were specially called together.
11. He shall be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of this state, and of the militia, except when they shall be called into the service of the United States.
12. The governor shall nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, (a majority of all the senators concurring,) appoint all officers whose offices are established by this constitution, or which may be created by law, and whose appointments are not otherwise provided for; and no such officer shall be appointed or elected by the general assembly.
13. In case of disagreement between the two houses with respect to the time of adjournment, the governor shall have power to adjourn the general assembly to such time as he thinks proper, provided it be not to a period beyond the next constitutional meeting of the same.
14. A lieutenant-governor shall be chosen at every election of governor, in the same manner, continue in office for the same time, and possess the same qualifications. In voting for governor and lieutenant governor, the electors shall distinguish whom they vote for as governor, and whom as lieutenant-governor.
15. The lieutenant-governor shall, by virtue of his office, be speaker of the senate, have a right, when in committee of the whole, to debate and vote on all subjects, and, whenever the senate are equally divided, to give the casting vote.
16. Whenever the government shall be administered by the lieutenant-governor, or he shall be unable to attend as speaker of the senate, the senators shall elect one of their own number as speaker for that occasion; and if, during the vacancy of the office of governor, the lieutenant-governor shall be impeached, removed from office, refuse to qualify, or resign, or die, or be absent from the state, the speaker of the senate shall, in like manner, administer the government.
17. The lieutenant-governor, while he acts as speaker of the senate, shall receive for his services the same compensation which shall, for the same period, be allowed to the speaker of the house of representatives, and no more.
18. If the lieutenant-governor shall be called upon to administer the govern


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Oh Britney, Are You a Woman Yet?
By Amy @amypop · On June 23, 2011
BritBrit's new video popped up yesterday and I had no idea what to expect. I admit, that as great as my love is for Miss Brit, I have yet to really listen to her new album. Which I should probably do as I'm off to see her in concert in August — although I tend to get really head-spinny when I see her live. Especially since I'm very spoiled with fantastic seats from E, who is the only one who gets more head-spinny than I do.
That being said, I laughed through the whole "I Wanna Go" video. Which I think I'm supposed to do:
It's bizarre and kind of insane and I kind of love it. MTV.com has graciously put together a list of the pop culture references in the video. (I did manage to catch most of them, although I have blocked out the creepy E*Trade baby, and have yet to see Kill Bill, either volume.)
My favorite reference, however, is the Crossroads 2: Cross Harder. Perfect and Brilliant. I paid cash money to see Crossroads in the theatre — I might have heckled my way through it, but I PAID! Which then, of course, brought me back to this: Brit Hits the Big Screen
Discussing Crossroads over lunch with a friend, I said that it plays out like a bad fanfic written by a twelve-year-old.
Reuters recounts that "the movie was reportedly met with laughter by London reviewers at a press screening last month," and I have to say that was quite similar to my own experience. Stuck in the worst possible seats for a packed preview (second row, staring straight up into Ms. Spears' crotch as she shimmied in her skivvies – that sounds more exciting than it should), we kept sane with a running commentary. And we weren't the only ones. Save for a couple of young girls who were sniffling at the most!sweetest!movie!ever!, the rows in front and behind us kept up with our banter.
Oh BritBrit. What can I say, I will never be able to quit you and your madness. Your beautiful, crazy madness.
Amy Pascale is a founder of PopGurls and watches a lot of television, a lot. She likes to quote Lennie Briscoe ("If I were kidding you, I'd be wearing a fez and no pants"), Doctor Who ("The Angels have the Phonebox") and Cordelia Chase ("Tact is just not saying true stuff. I'll pass"). She's working on a Joss Whedon biography to come out in 2014. You can also follow her on twitter at twitter.com/amypop.
Leslie Knope is My Life Coach
Leslie and Ben (And Us!)
SNL: We're Really Going To Miss You
I spent half an hour designing a gingerbread man at that party, speaking to no one. Just really getting into making a little yellow bikini on my gingerbread man, which then garnered everyone's respect. But I wasn't being a social person — I didn't apologize for that, and everybody left me alone because they know that I'm weird like that. - Lennon Parham
The obvious answer is that the relatively spry folk at PRI would waste the old fucks at NPR, where the median age is 113. -- Damian Kulash


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Q: Configuration file contains errors I have the following pg_hba.conf file:
    # TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
    host    all             all             127.0.0.1/32            trust
    host    all             all             172.18.0.4/32           trust

But when I run postgres, I get the following error:
prikshetsharma@Prikshets-MacBook-Pro deployment % docker run --name postgres --network datomic-network -t humboi/postgres
2021-08-08 07:49:58.363 GMT [7] LOG:  syntax error in file "/postgres_init/pg_hba.conf" line 2, near token "all"
2021-08-08 07:49:58.363 GMT [7] LOG:  syntax error in file "/postgres_init/pg_hba.conf" line 3, near token "all"
2021-08-08 07:49:58.363 GMT [7] FATAL:  configuration file "/postgres_init/pg_hba.conf" contains errors

How to fix this?
Here's the docker container that's running this postgres:
  0 FROM postgres:latest
  1 ARG VERSION
  2
  3 COPY postgres_init /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
  4 USER postgres
  5 RUN initdb
  6 CMD postgres -c config_file=/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/pg_hba.conf

A: You are telling it that pg_hba is the main config file (which is normally spelled postgresql.conf).  It is not the right format for that file.


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Legal Insurrection's Vijeta Uniyal Honored as One of Top 40 Global Advocates for Israel Online
"Since many of the openly antisemitic people I saw were of immigrants like myself, I felt compelled to do something."
Posted by David Gerstman Monday, November 16, 2020 at 05:00pm 22 Comments
Over the weekend, Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) unveiled its list of the Top 40 Global Advocates for Israel Online and it included a name familiar to Legal Insurrection readers: LI author Vijeta Uniyal.
How did an Indian man, a resident of Germany (though currently in South Africa for work-related reasons), with little to no exposure to Jews and Israel become one of the internet's foremost advocates for Israel?
"A renowned expert on Israel-India relations, Vijeta Uniyal is also the founder of "Indians 4 Israel," the leading Indian pro-Israel group online."
Honored to be profiled as "JNS top 40 global advocates for Israel" https://t.co/zg9w1KhtfX pic.twitter.com/sTDIKrPOSo
— Vijeta Uniyal (@iUniyal) November 16, 2020
Vijeta graciously answered several questions to explain what prompted him to become an online champion of Israel.
After graduating with a degree in German studies at university in New Delhi, Vijeta spent a decade working for German governmental organizations. These organizations were located both in India and abroad and included the German embassy, the German foreign trade agency, Goethe Institut, and Humboldt Foundation.
Vijeta's study of German history and literature acquainted him with the Holocaust, and, more generally, the European persecution of Jews.
"I moved to Germany in 2012 and witnessed unbridled Antisemitism for the first time in my life on the streets of Cologne city in wake of the Gaza conflict of 2012," Vijeta recalled. "Since many of the openly antisemitic people I saw were of immigrants like myself, I felt compelled to do something. I started a blog and took to social media. The support and encouragement I got from my community led to the creation of the social media initiative 'Indians For Israel.'"
Despite taking this courageous stand, Vijeta wrote, "I did not know any people of Jewish faith or Israelis before I began organizing for Indians4Israel at the grassroots." He had studied parts of the Hebrew Bible, which, "enhanced my affinity toward the Jewish faith and civilization."
Israeli magazine @MakorRishon profiles me among defenders of Israel
As a Hindu and a diaspora Indian, there is no honor greater than to be counted among friends of Israel.#indiawithisrael @indians4israel pic.twitter.com/ZdedSIJQ5o
— Vijeta Uniyal (@iUniyal) September 21, 2020
Given Vijeta's unique perspective – an Indian living in Europe – I also asked his perspective on other issues related to Israel.
I asked Vijeta about the shift in Indian policy toward Israel since the election of Narendra Modi as prime minister in 2014. For decades, India, as part of the so-called "non-aligned movement" was hostile toward Israel.
Cutting Across Political Divides, India Welcomes Modi's #Israel Visit | my report via @LegInsurrection https://t.co/pzZ3xU1EFz
— Vijeta Uniyal (@iUniyal) July 6, 2017
Vijeta's response surprised me. He wrote that "right from the establishment of the Jewish State in 1948, government policy and public opinion, especially of the country's Hindu majority, have been at odds with each other." He explained further that Hindus "view Israel through the prism of their own history." He elaborated on this point, explaining, "The rebuilding of a Jewish State in its historic land, revival of ancient language Hebrew, and restoration of an old civilization are seen by many as an inspiration for reviving the Hindu civilization after centuries of displacement and foreign rule."
The election of Modi hasn't changed everything in India.
Exactly! https://t.co/MYM6fO6kcZ pic.twitter.com/3dg1OKrsPl
"However, there is still a major battle here," Vijeta observed, "Our academic institutions are infested with anti-Americanism. It has shaped the mind of our media, bureaucratic and political elite. This is reflected in our media coverage, academic debate, and even our policies at the UN and other international fora."
With jihadis on killing spree across Europe, Germany's state-run @dwnews playing apologist for Islamists and running their vile propaganda. https://t.co/UU3CCaWEe4
Finally, I asked Vijeta, currently a resident of Germany, about Europe's antipathy toward Israel, especially at a time when other regions are showing greater acceptance of Israel.
He wrote that the near-silence of European political and journalistic elites toward the Abraham Accords "says everything you need to know." Vijeta is unsparing in his criticism of this attitude, calling it "the latest mutation of the old European antisemitism." He added, "Masquerading it behind the new lingo of social justice dilutes none of its old toxicity, bloodlust or spiritual depravity."
Congratulations to our colleague Vijeta Uniyal on this well-deserved honor and many thanks to him for his incisive observations.
[Photo: courtesy of Vijeta Uniyal]
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Anti-Semitism, Holocaust, India, Israel, Legal Insurrection Foundation, Vijeta Uniyal
Exiliado | November 16, 2020 at 5:14 pm
Congratulations to Vijeta Uniyal, and congratulations to Legal Insurrection.
Vijeta Uniyal in reply to Exiliado. | November 16, 2020 at 7:25 pm
Rab | November 16, 2020 at 5:47 pm
Congratulations, Mr. Uniyal!
Vijeta Uniyal in reply to Rab. | November 16, 2020 at 7:25 pm
notamemberofanyorganizedpolicital | November 16, 2020 at 6:26 pm
CONGRATS!!!!
VIJETA!
Vijeta Uniyal in reply to notamemberofanyorganizedpolicital. | November 16, 2020 at 7:26 pm
OwenKellogg-Engineer | November 16, 2020 at 6:45 pm
Well done Vijeta!!! Thank you for your intellectual curiousity, and your journaling of truth. LI is well served with you as a regular contributor.
Vijeta Uniyal in reply to OwenKellogg-Engineer. | November 16, 2020 at 7:25 pm
Thank you. Your gracious words mean a lot to me.
buck61 | November 16, 2020 at 7:23 pm
Congrats, I appreciate your reporting on what is happening in the news outside of North America.
Vijeta Uniyal in reply to buck61. | November 16, 2020 at 7:28 pm
Thank you for the encouraging words. Mean a lot to me as a LI writer !
TheFineReport.com | November 16, 2020 at 7:47 pm
If that traitor biden is allowed to take office – and subsequently that whore harris – Israel can kiss US support goodbye – that includes replacement weaponry.
Israel's brains and will and India's brains and population will be quite a combination. Israel was smart (as usual) in growing a relationship with India. India was smart, too.
On a lighter note: the food coming out of this relationship will be very tasty.
On a darker note: it seems most of us here are now allied with Israel and India more than our own country.
TheFineReport.com in reply to TheFineReport.com. | November 16, 2020 at 7:48 pm
Willie Brown admits it: Kamala Harris slept her way to the top:
http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2020/08/willie-brown-admits-it-kamala-harris.html
JusticeDelivered | November 16, 2020 at 11:16 pm
I have been impressed with Vijeta Uniyal grasp of issues from the time he first sppeared on LI. It is unusual for me to find someone whom I agree with virtually all their positions. All groups have some bad players, including Jews, but I cannot think of any other group which has anywhere near the impact in terms of improving humanity as Jews. I also cannot understand the irrational hate of Jews.
It is ironic that Jew haters also happen to be the most expendable and truely useless people's of the world.
Vijeta Uniyal in reply to JusticeDelivered. | November 16, 2020 at 11:38 pm
Thank you for your support and encouragement over the years.
healthguyfsu | November 16, 2020 at 11:23 pm
Congrats!….your award looks a lot like the Target logo.
Vijeta Uniyal in reply to healthguyfsu. | November 16, 2020 at 11:36 pm
Well said. But I made that decision long ago.
guyjones | November 17, 2020 at 8:21 am
Vijeta is doing yeoman's work in the battle against jihad, dhimmitude and their attendant Jew-hate.
He is definitely one of the good guys and a great asset to Legal Insurrection.
Vijeta Uniyal in reply to guyjones. | November 17, 2020 at 11:45 am
Thank you for the kind words! Your comments and feedback are always welcome.
Gersh204 | November 17, 2020 at 9:09 am
Congratulations! Richly deserved. Looking forward to many more insightful educational pieces.
Vijeta Uniyal in reply to Gersh204. | November 17, 2020 at 11:47 am
Thank you! And do keep sharing your thoughts and opinions on the pieces. As a LI writer they mean a lot to me.
Barry | November 17, 2020 at 10:48 am
Congratulations, Mr. Uniyal! A very deserved recognition.
Vijeta Uniyal in reply to Barry. | November 17, 2020 at 11:46 am
Thank you, Barry!


This is part 7 of Pastor Ken's series on regaining our childlike awe in our relationship with the Lord. In this message Ken covers John 6:1-14. This message was taught at San Miguel Basin Christian Fellowship in Redvale, Colorado on February 18, 2018.
Happy New Year! In this message Pastor Ken Lawrence shares 3 new things Christians have for the New Year and every new day with which the Lord blesses us.


Are the Lakers great or what?
TSN-Blue Jays Broadcasts & WWE Monday Night RAW?
CFL-OTTAWA RENAGADES & OTHER CFL TEAMS WHO'LL WIN!
6 1/2 Hour Mirror Of NBC on TSN Today....BAD TSN!!
Salary cap coming to the NHL ?
Jiri Dopita for the Oilers?
Blue Jackets trade Ron Tuggnut to Stars?
Will BEV show Ottawa Renegades game?
What can I do to see the Expos on TV?
NHL Network to be carried on DirecTV.
TSN & THE CFL RULES ON PLAYING ON TV, WHAT GIVES!!
SI Article- "15 Ways to Save Baseball"
Leafs Sign Tim Ecclestone For Top Line Help !
It's The Weekend...TSN Rests via CBS Mirror!
Where do you get your sports?
So...what is NHL Centre Ice?
Iggy signs 2 year deal !!!
WWE YOU'VE TOTALLY HAVE LOST YOUR MORALS!!!
Who has the Doubleheader today?
StarChoice 238...NHL Hockey....What Is This...??
Coache's Corner is gonna be unwatchable now!!!
Calgary Flames - Colorado Avalanche Trade!!
NHL CI/NFL TICKET/EXTRA INNINGS-The Only Flaw?
Place your bets, CART race live or delayed?
What's wrong with Raptors TV?
No NASCAR ride for Kenny Schrader in 2003?
When did Ottawa quit the NHL?
Globe..Canada Will Have "Wall To Wall" Basketball!
Leafs blacked out on New VR but not on New PL ?
*C EV Sens/Detroit fans get on the phone!!!!
Lots of views, lack of posts???
Who has the best on-screen scoreboard?
The hurry up face off is great!
how come the LA vs EDM was not shown on CI?
who's going to win the Grey Cup? EDM or MTL?
SHANIA Puts The Up! In Sunday's 90th Grey Cup!
Congratulations SMU for the Repeat win!!
I may of won Tickets to the Sens/Habs on DEC 27?
Happy Holidays to Leaf fans!
Raptors/Cavs Game on 3/4 of Sportsnets?
NFL on TV..2 full days on tap!
Opening Day- 100 days away!
Poll: will there be an NHL season in 2004?
Which city will the Sens be in next year?
World Juniors: Go Canada Go!!!!!!!!!
Corel Center to be a Native Reserve?
A LEAGUE ON THE BRINK.
NHL lockout could be long.


Don't judge the Apple Watch based on the queue around the Apple Store: it's going to take a lot longer to see if it has succeeded.
"My expectations are very high. I'm using it every day and love it and can't live without it," said Apple CEO Tim Cook of the Apple Watch in the conference call discussing the company's recent financial results, which also revealed the device will go on sale in April.
He's not the only one with high expectations but Apple - which has been pretty clear about how iPad and iPhone sales contribute to its revenues - has already said it doesn't plan to break out sales for Apple Watch, at least initially.
That's going to make it harder to work out how well it's doing (and frustrate rivals who will want to work out whether Apple has found a pricing sweet spot for its wrist computer). Analysts are guessing somewhere between 10 million and 30 million Apple Watches will sell this year depending on who you talk to.
In some respects it doesn't matter how the device sells at first: unless something goes horribly wrong, or incredibly well, it's unlikely that anyone will know if the Apple Watch is really a success for a while yet.
There's a few reasons for that. First, that initial wave of buyers will inevitably include the Apple obsessed who would buy pretty much anything if it had an Apple logo on it. Those without a burning desire to be applauded by Apple Store staff may hold back a bit.
Secondly the first iteration of any new gadget rarely fulfils its promise: for example the iPhone only really got into its stride with the arrival of the iPhone 3G and the App Store. If the rumors about the relatively short battery life of the Apple Watch are true, those reluctant to charge a device every day may delay until the battery lasts longer (although it's worth noting many of us already charge smartphones on an all-but-daily basis anyway).
How demand for the Apple Watch develops after that initial enthusiasm is the important thing for me, not how far round the Apple Store the queue on day one stretches. The impact - and success or failure - of the Apple Watch should be measured not just in shipments, but in how it ties together and extends the Apple ecosystem through things like Apple Pay or HomeKit. That will take a while to establish.
For those unconvinced by the concept of smartwatches it's worth pointing out one should never underestimate the ability of tech companies to create a market, to manufacture desire - and a need - for a product that has never existed before. That's what has been happening (admittedly not entirely successfully) over the last two or three years with smartwatches.
And never underestimate the ability of Apple to take that market and perfect it, because that's what Apple has done twice before, with smartphones and tablets, with enormous success.
I'm also less impressed by the naysayer argument which runs something like 'I can't imagine needing a smartwatch' if only because the same argument can be (indeed was) levelled at the iPhone and the iPad (and the PC before that) - all of which seemed to turn out OK.
All technology aspires to be invisible. The trend towards wearables is the next inevitable step in evolution, towards a life pervaded with computing - not just in our pockets or on our desks but in our clothes, our homes, our cars, and maybe even in ourselves.
In the short term battery life as much as Moore's Law will determine how powerful these smaller devices will be, but I think over time wearables will gradually sap much of the strength and usefulness of the smartphones (whether something gets done on your smartphone will largely be determined by whether it requires a bigger screen).
A smartwatch is even more personal than a smartphone. You'll wear it pretty much everywhere which makes it much more useful for smarthome systems (unlocking doors, turning on lights) or for healthcare apps - both areas that Apple is working on already.
None of this is to say the Apple Watch is guaranteed to succeed, but it certainly has momentum on its side.


Jill and Alan live in Roxburgh. Although now retired from fulltime ministry, Jill is frequently asked to lead the worship at St. James and in the local rest home. Coming from an Anglo-Catholic tradition, she has a rich pastoral heart, a profound depth of spirituality and a great love of god liturgy.


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#FridayReads: "Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul" by Erwin McManus
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Erwin Raphael McManus is an artist, entrepreneur, author and founder of MOSAIC, a church in Los Angeles California. Known for their innovation, creativity and artistry, MOSAIC has been named one of the most influential and innovative churches in America. McManus has a BA in psychology from UNC Chapel Hill, a Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Theological Seminary and a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Southeastern University. He is also wildly passionate about creativity and argues that creativity is both uniquely human and the essence of human uniqueness. He believes it is a natural expression of our spirituality and is known for his integration of creativity and spirituality.
In his book Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul, McManus boldly invites you to join a revolution of the soul that will change an ordinary life into an extraordinary one. Can you imagine the things you could do, the impact you could have on the world, if you tapped into the dreams God has for your life? Journey with Erwin to find your true purpose and destiny in the pursuit of the passion and character of God, and be a part of a revolution that changes a life of imitation and mediocrity into one of passion and character… a radical revolt that will forever change the world.
Pray Chicago: Saturday Sidewalk Services
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"…out of our seats and into the streets!"
Rev. Phil Miglioratti of Mission America Coalition and LOVE2020, John Fuder of Pray Chicago, and Ken Oliver of Chicago Bible Society are joining together to bring members from Chicago's 77 neighborhoods together in prayer. Pray Chicago was developed in response to national leadership initiatives such as Movement Day, the Mission America Coalition, the Lausanne Movement, and teachings by leaders such as Dr. Mac Pier and Dr. Timothy Keller. This event invites leaders and community members to "gather…with one heart and one voice to call upon God to bring healing and hope" to the city of Chicago. Notes Rev. Phil, "This simple action of love is part of a national invitation for citywide "prayer-care-share movements" to make radical expressions of God's love in the places, and among the people, most needed."
Chicago is a city often featured on the news for its violence, gang activity, and rough neighborhoods. According to The Washington Post, 141 people have already been killed due to violence in the first quarter of 2016. Despite these disheartening statistics, Pray Chicago organizers want the city to come together in hope. They are inviting the Body of Christ in each of Chicago's neighborhoods to "get out of their seats and into the streets" with prayer for hope against violence and healing for those hurting."
At noon on June 18th, a series of Shalom in the Streets services hosted by numerous neighborhood churches, will bring together members of the local Christian community to pray for peace. A special service with a particular focus placed upon youth in Chicago also will take place at 11:00 a.m. prior to Shalom in the Streets. Stories will be shared, scripture read, and songs sung in faith as those gathered pray for the gospel's movement over the city of Chicago. In particular, prayers will center upon asking "for the restoration of the Christian family unit, for a spirit of peace in the neighborhoods, in the hearts and minds of would be perpetrators, and an end to homicides, especially those involving youth."
Reflects Rev. Phil, "Prayer is powerful and transformative. When we pray, we allow God to transform us. When we bring prayer to our community, God brings forth the power to transform the community. Prayer changes our focus — from our problems, to our God." He and the organizational team are looking forward to seeing the transformational impact such an event can have on their community. He notes, "The Lord is using Pray Chicago as a catalyst for prayer and for collaboration. The leadership is comprised of humble but influential persons. They are connecting other prayer-driven initiatives both in the city and across the suburban communities."
Will you join us as we pray alongside partners and city leaders in Chicago as they ask God for gospel movement within their city?
Are you in the Chicago area? Visit Rev. Phil Miglioratti's blog, the Pray Chicago website or send an e-mail to phil@nppn.org to get involved.
Movement Day Haiti
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On May 12th, 2016 Movement Day Haiti (MDH) had its first gathering. With over 250 leaders discussing how to access clean water, ways to address fatherlessness and reaching the youth with the gospel as well as how to obtain justice and feed the hungry, this was truly an historic event. Every attendee was passionate about preaching the gospel and seeing the growth and impact of Christianity within Haiti. Attendee Henry Fuhrman, Executive Pastor of Ministries at Center Point Church, said "Haiti is a country with great need, and for the American church – a place of great opportunity. Movement Day Haiti showed me that I'm not alone in believing there is hope for Haiti and that, in Haiti the best is yet to come."
The event was held at the Montana Hotel, which was one of the thousands of structures that collapsed in the earthquake of January 12th, 2010. Founder and CEO of The New York City Leadership Center (NYCLC), Dr. Mac Pier says, "Movement Day Haiti represents a kind of rebirth for the Body of Christ, even as the Montana has been re-birthed as a leading Port-Au-Prince conference center." With Haiti recognized as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, this made Port-Au-Prince an extraordinary context for Movement Day.
The NYCLC partnered with World Vision in an ever deepening relationship in Haiti and potentially in many of the most challenged cities in the world. World Vision has 70,000 sponsored children in Haiti and is the largest Christian organization in the country. Don Golden, U.S. church relations director for World Vision, has a personal conviction that Haiti is the American church's "Lazarus on our doorstep." MDH is a response to these enormous challenges. Golden says of the event, "Movement Day Haiti marks a significant moment in the life of the church in Haiti… and for the Church in the U.S.! As the only "fragile state" in the Western hemisphere, Haiti deserves the special attention of the Church, as God cares especially for the poor. For World Vision, MDH opened a new and promising opportunity to see the kind of hope and healing the Church can offer when it unifies around Christ's love for those most in need."
Movement Day Haiti was unlike any other event that Haitian leaders themselves had ever seen. Leaders were amazed that they had the opportunity to interact around ideas to shape their country. There is a very robust commitment to follow-up on the discussions, create ten year goals, and one year plans. Many of these Haitian leaders are aiming to bring a team of one hundred leaders to Movement Day Global Cities this October. Will you join us as we continue to pray for the country of Haiti?
#FridayReads: "The Circle Maker" By Mark Batterson
Mark Batterson went to the University of Chicago on a basketball scholarship before being called into full time ministry. From there he attended Central Bible College and went on to obtain a Doctor of Ministry from Regent University. Today he is the Lead Pastor of National Community Church which has grown from 19 people to seven locations in just 20 years. He has also authored a dozen books including the New York Times Bestseller, The Circle Maker.
In his book The Circle Maker, Mark declares that "drawing prayer circles around our dreams isn't just a mechanism whereby we accomplish great things for God. It's a mechanism whereby God accomplishes great things in us." Do you desire more out of your prayer life? Do you believe that God has a grand purpose and vision for you? Mark looks at the life of Honi the Circle Maker – a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not budge from inside it until God answered his prayers for his people. What dream has God given you that requires you to draw a circle around? Sharing inspiring stories from his own experiences as a circle maker, Mark Batterson will help you uncover your heart's deepest desires and God-given dreams, and unleash them through the kind of audacious prayer that God delights to answer.
City Changers Movement Day South Africa
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In April 2015, the city of Pretoria was host to South Africa's first City Changers Movement Day. In a powerful demonstration of unity, approximately 300 leaders and delegates from across the city and country came together to deliberate on city transformation initiatives and dream together about what a city would look like where the transformational power of Jesus Christ has had its way. This is, to date, the largest expression of Movement Day to take place outside of the United States.
In the words of Doxa Deo Oos campus pastor Jurie Kriel, "Movement Day served as a catalyst for the churches across the city of Pretoria to realize that we are better together and set us up for the next season of movement initiatives in the city. We are better together as we gather in unity to give expression to the fact that from Christ's perspective we are truly ONE church."
The legacy of South Africa's City Changers Movement Day has resulted in the establishment of the ONE Tshwane Sermon Series initiative. In a desire to see continued unity and collaboration between churches and city leaders in the Pretoria region, pastors across the city have committed to preaching on the same themes for the month of May. Pastor Jurie Kriel reflects, "Imagine the impact if, as a practical expression of the spiritual truth, the church in Tshwane focused on the same message every Sunday for a month. We would love to encourage every church in the city to join us as we practically display the spiritual unity that we have in the city. ONE God, ONE church and ONE city that God has called us to." Pastor Kriel has also invited the broader Movement Day Global Cities (MDGC) community to cover the city of Pretoria in prayer. He asks, "Would you join us as we trust God to reach those far from Him, bring churches closer together and see the power of the gospel at work practically, transforming our city as His Kingdom comes in every home, workplace and city street?"
South Africa's City Changers Movement Day 2015 has also served as a catalyst for continued collaboration within the greater MDGC community. Just last month, founder and CEO of The New York City Leadership Center, Dr. Mac Pier travelled to Pretoria to speak with pastors and ministry leaders at a Doxa Deo Oos campus event for city leaders. Pastor Jurie Kriel continues to champion the MDGC 2016 vision by working with Pretoria and Durban leaders to build a team of 200 South Africans to come to MDGC. He notes, "Together with other cities in South Africa and throughout Africa, we are excited about this October and are grateful for the interest shown in participating in Movement Day Global Cities."
We look forward to having leaders from across the African continent join us this fall for a meaningful time of collaboration as we consider together how we can change our cities through gospel movement and impact today's urban issues. Would you join us in lifting our South African MDGC partners in prayer as they come together for the month of May in the spirit of "ONE God, ONE church and ONE city"?
MDGC Speaker Profile: Ebony Small
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Each year, Movement Day features speakers who come to educate, inspire, challenge, and encourage city leaders. Learn more about the world-renowned speakers, topic experts and practitioners scheduled to share about global issues and key urban population groups at Movement Day Global Cities 2016.
Earlier this month Ebony Small, Director of Movement Day, spoke to a unique gathering of over 100 city leaders (Q Conference Denver's pre-City Leaders gathering) about the importance of unity and collaborative partnership amongst Christians, while addressing urban issues such as human trafficking, poverty, fatherlessness, low graduation rates, and low employment.
Q: You are passionate about unity as a means of changing the trajectory of today's urban issues. Can you share more about the impact you see partnership having on changing the face of our cities?
The needs of cities are too great for any one leader or church to address. We exhibit a collective strength when we build partnerships to serve the city. We all have a unique vision, but the collective vision we build together I believe presents a beautiful cosmos of God's love for the city and leaves a lasting legacy. When we work together in unity God promises to bless us.
Q: You speak often of changing the conversation about how best we can serve our cities and rise to the need for leadership within an urban context. How would you encourage today's Christian leaders to demonstrate that there is a very relevant role for Christian leaders in society?
I would encourage city leaders to be authentic, relevant, contextual and collaborative in how they lead. Authentic in demonstrating their compassion for people and caring deeply about how urban issues are impacting their families and neighborhoods. Relevant in learning the needs of your city/region and be willing to shift your leadership towards how God is calling you to address those needs. Contextual in leading others to further develop their thinking around urban issues, even the polarizing ones, and leading others into the same knowledge with a profound sense of grace and mercy. Collaborative in that we need to be intentional about serving other leaders and building partnership with them. I believe that in doing so people will see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven.
Q: You advise the leadership of other cities as they work to host an expression of Movement Day in their region. Can you share what you have been encouraged by in this process?
I am deeply encouraged by the rapid pace in which city leadership teams in Dallas (Texas), Pretoria (South Africa), Port-Au-Prince (Haiti), London (United Kingdom), Phoenix (Arizona) and so many others are responding to the call of greater unity and collaboration in service of our cities. It is truly phenomenal to witness and the greatest testimony to the mission we labor in daily.
Q: What are you most looking forward to for Movement Day Global Cities 2016?
I look forward to meeting city leaders from around the world. I look forward to celebrating with them all that God is doing in their region. I expect for my faith to be strengthened and my leadership to be changed. I look forward to hearing confirmation of the next steps we should take in shaping Movement Day's future.
Q: What do you hope to share with leaders at Movement Day Global Cities (MDGC) this fall?
I want to remind my colleagues of this Scripture found in Romans 8:19, "For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed". This scripture not only speaks of an eternal expectation but I believe also of a very present one. Although many may say they feel that the church is not relevant, I believe wholeheartedly that when we lead and serve well the city is encouraged that there is still hope that all things are working together for the good!
Mother's Day and Manila
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As Mother's Day approaches we want to highlight current gospel movements within our global community that touch on the education and mentorship of children.
In 1984, it became clear to two retired U.S.A. Chaplains, John Lindvall and Stewart De Boer, that there was a great need for quality early childhood education for children living in poverty within the Metro Manila (Philippines) region. At that time there were 11 million pre-school aged children in Manila and only 3 million had access to pre-school education. Mission Ministries Philippines was birthed to address this urban issue.
Mission Ministries Philippines (MMP) emerged as a grassroots social movement, focused upon empowering local churches to meet the immediate needs of disadvantaged children in Manila by way of establishing, sustaining, and multiplying early childhood education centers in the poorest sections of the city. Churches have become a safe haven of learning for both children and parents. Evangelists and discipleship ministries have been strengthened, and in some instances, elementary and high school level programs have been established by partner churches as an extension of this vision. Since MMP was first founded, more than 500 schools have been established with over 121,000 children served through this dynamic and vibrant ministry. We are honored to have Dr. Corrie De Boer share the Manilla story at Movement Day Global Cities this October.
Here are some ways you can join Dr. Corrie in prayer for the city of Manila:
Pray that the children living in the poorest neighborhoods would be given the opportunity to access to quality, Christian education services;
Pray that God would continue to empower churches and mission organizations to establish, sustain and multiply their early childhood education;
Pray that opportunities would continue to arise for churches to share the Gospel with children and their parents.
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By way of light summer fare, I present various random sketches from projects over the years.
When I was in art school, one of my professors (probably William "Woody" Woods) told us never to throw away preliminary sketches. Great advice, but, admittedly, giving rise to a pack-rat's paradise— not always where you'd want live!
Now, I ask you: who would ever think that a diamond should be in the shape of a diamond? Believe it or not, my client did, and this was a real challenge to conjure up!
Apparently, this sketch was from the late nineties, early internet days. I can't imagine what the concept might have been. In hindsight, it does not strike one as an ingenious idea.
I ran through many sketches on this theme. Never did I imagine that a simple sun with a face could be a challenge —- but, it was. And this version was one of the most successful ones.
A trifling sequence, likely for a bank of yesteryear.
I probably sketched this one for a small spot illustration for an excellent magazine called 'Garden Design' — also of yesteryear.
…and what it turned into – a Non-Sketch for my random sketches post!
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