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Denman was the master of all at his tyrannical best - and that includes great stablemate Kauto Star
Denman famously beat stablemate Kauto Star during the 2008 Gold Cup before he was retired in 2011
Kauto Star (left) and Denman face off - with Neptune Collonges the grey keeping an eye on things (Image: Getty Images)
Cats or dogs? The Beatles or the Stones? Kauto Star or Denman?
They lived in next-door boxes in the upper yard at Paul Nicholls' stable in Ditcheat, Somerset - a yard that, during a period of dominance for the 10-time champion trainer, also housed winter greats Big Buck's and Master Minded.
The two chasing rivals were foaled in 2000, but that was all they had in common.
Kauto Star was purchased from France, where he had already reached a high level of form, while Denman came from the point-to-point field in Ireland.
Kauto Star, a bay, was the rapier, winning his races by a turn of speed saved until the end of his races.
Denman, a liver chestnut, the bludgeon, beating his opponents from the very start until they buckled in submission.
They were neighbours, but rivals, and their equine adaptation of keeping up with the Joneses kept the Cheltenham Gold Cup at Nicholls' Manor Farm base for three years between 2007 and 2009.
And every follower of the winter code had their favourite.
There's no doubt Kauto Star, owned by Clive Smith - the golf course entrepreneur ill at ease in the media limelight - had the greater career.
Kauto Star could do it from two to three miles, he won the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice, the King George VI Chase a record five times, and the Betfair Chase on four occasions.
Denman ridden by Sam Thomas clears the last to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup (Image: PA)
Compared to Kauto Star's 16 victories at the highest level over fences, Denman could offer just three.
But for all his undoubted brilliance, there was one day when even Kauto Star was humbled by Denman's might.
The 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup was held on March 14, and punters made reigning champion Kauto Star the 10-11 favourite to defend his title, with Denman, then unbeaten in eight chases - including as a novice at Cheltenham the previous spring, second choice at 9-4.
There was a general consensus among the 'experts' as to how the race would pan out: Denman would make the running under Sam Thomas, but would be quarry to his stable-companion's final and telling coup de grâce under Ruby Walsh.
Denman in his stable (Image: PA)
Denman's greatest moment (Image: PA)
But, belittling Cheltenham's obstacles with extravagant power, Denman unceremoniously ejected Kauto Star from the comfort zone that was his home for most of his racing life. 'And don't come back.'
Even with a circuit to race the poise and rhythm ever present in Kauto Star was missing. By the time Denman and Thomas thundered up the hill to the winning post, they had humbled the champion, who scrambled home for second from another Nicholls inmate, Neptune Collonges, by seven lengths.
Denman, whose owners - West Country racing stalwart and cheese baron Paul Barber, and ex-con and loudmouth gambler Harry Findlay made the sport's oddest couple - was never quite the same horse again.
Jockey Sam Thomas celebrates (Image: PA)
Denman with Paul Nicholls in 2008 - the year of one of his Gold Cup wins (Image: PA)
An uneven heartbeat delayed his return at the start of the following winter, and Denman drew a blank from three tries that season, including when second to Kauto Star in the Gold Cup.
His triumph under 11st 12lb in the Hennessy Gold Cup of November 2009 - the historic Newbury chase he had captured two years earlier - proved to be Denman's last visit to the winner's enclosure.
Findlay's pet name for Denman - 'The Tank' - stuck with the racing public.
Relentless, unstoppable, crushing. This iron fist didn't wear a velvet glove.
At his tyrannical best, Denman was the master of all.
And that includes Kauto Star.
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Brandon Boggs
Title: Brandon Boggs
Subject: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Boggs with the Milwaukee Brewers
York Revolution – No. 33
Born: (1983-01-09) January 9, 1983
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
April 29, 2008, for the Texas Rangers
(through the 2011 season)
Texas Rangers (2008–2010)
Milwaukee Brewers (2011)
Brandon Kyle Boggs (born January 9, 1983) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers from 2008-2011.
1 College
2 Professional career
2.1 Texas Rangers
2.2 Milwaukee Brewers
2.3 Pittsburgh Pirates
2.4 Atlanta Braves
Boggs attended [1]
Boggs was selected in the 4th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft by the Texas Rangers.
On November 23, 2010, Boggs signed a major league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. Near the conclusion of spring training 2011, the Brewers sent him outright to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.[2] The Brewers purchased his contract on April 22.[3] On May 26, he was outrighted to the minor leagues.[4] Boggs declared for free agency on October 17.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Boggs to a minor league contract on November 22, 2011.[5] In November 2012, Boggs became a free agent.
Boggs signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on May 16, 2014.
^ http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/boggs_brandon00.html
^ McCalvy, Adam. "Boggs outrighted to Nashville." Brew Beat. 29 March 2011. Retrieved on 29 March 2011.
^ Brewers to put Nyjer Morgan on disabled list with thigh bruise, NBC Sports, April 22, 2011.
^ Outrighted To Triple-A: Boggs, Weinhardt, Nava, MLBTradeRumors.com, May 26, 2011.
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Q: Showing content from Wordpress ruins page CSS using WP_Query, without, content does not show I suppose I have a two pronged issue here.
I'm trying to show wordpress posts on my own site. I have a page where people can view the list of articles, then when they click on one it takes them to the article page (I replaced the standard index.php with my own template so that the post shows how I want it to). On this page, however, is where the problem begins.
Problem One
When using
<? if ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) : while ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) : $wp_query->the_post();   ?>
 the content is displayed, but it evidentally messes with the CSS as things get moved out of place. However...
Problem Two
Somehow or another, when I tried without the wp_query, the page still showed the correct post title, but no content.
Is there a way to either - a. get the wp_query to stop messing with my css OR b. get the content without wp-query, much like I managed to get the title.
Any help would be appreciated. Cheers!
Not sure you'll need it, but here's the loop used to display the list of posts on 'news' before clicking and being directed to 'article'
<?php $paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
$args=array(
   'post_type'=>'post',
   'posts_per_page' => 7,
   'paged'=>$paged
);
$temp = $wp_query;
$wp_query= null;
$wp_query = new WP_Query($args);

/* PageNavi at Top */
if (function_exists('wp_pagenavi')){wp_pagenavi();}
if ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) : while ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) : $wp_query->the_post();
?>

<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?>

<?php the_excerpt(); ?><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>">...[Read More]

<?
endwhile; endif;
/* PageNavi at Bottom */
if (function_exists('wp_pagenavi')){wp_pagenavi();}
$wp_query = null;
$wp_query = $temp;
wp_reset_query(); ?>

And in case it is needed, here is the block of code on 'article'
<? if ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) : while ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) : $wp_query->the_post();   ?>

<?php the_title(); ?>

<?php the_title(); ?>

<?php the_content(); ?>

<? endwhile; endif; ?>

Before you ask, yes the page is loading wp-blog-header, AND wp-load :)

A: Why you are taking so much pain, just use the native wordpress's while loop:
<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

   // your content goes here

<?php endwhile endif; ?>

and let wordpress do it magic, this will show your content along with the proper css.

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Home Articles A Mother of a Win: Clijsters Claims 2nd Straight USO Title
A Mother of a Win: Clijsters Claims 2nd Straight USO Title
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. – Kim Clijsters tried to hand the trophy to her daughter, Jada, but she wouldn't take it. No matter how hard she tried, the wispy-haired two-year-old wasn't having any part of it.
It was only fitting. It belonged to her mom, after all. She had earned it.
The second-career Belgian, ranked No. 3, extended her U.S. Open winning streak to 21 consecutive matches on Saturday night in Ashe Stadium, overwhelming Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-1 in a one-sided 59-minute final to win her second straight U.S. Open title.
Clijsters, who has now won all five finals she's played since returning to the game in August 2009 after a 27-month layoff, had won five of seven matches against Zvonareva coming in. But the Russian had claimed their last two meetings, including Wimbledon, where Zvonareva edged Clijsters in a three-set quarterfinal 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
"Wimbledon was to me one of the most disappointing losses that I've dealt with so far in my career," said Clijsters, who converted four of five break points against Zvonareva on Saturday. "In a way, I was excited to play her in the final here just to try to get that revenge."
Both players had struggled with their serves in New York. They had been broken a combined 33 times. So it wasn't necessarily alarming when Zvonareva coughed up a break in the sixth game of the first set to fall behind 4-2, misfiring on a backhand that sailed long. Down 5-2, the 26-year-old Muscovite was serving to stay in the set when she dumped a backhand into the net and was broken at love. The set was over in just 27 minutes.
That's when the Wimbledon finalist's emotions began to surface. Down 3-0 in the second set and unable to chase down a stretch backhand, she smacked her racket repeatedly against the court, as if trying to spark some inner fire.
"When I cracked my racket, I was like, 'Come on.' Why can't you just — the ball is just two steps away," she said. "I was able to get this ball in previous matches, and right now I'm just so slow, cannot move. I just need to get some energy from something. You just let the emotions out. But I was still a bit slower. I was physically not fast enough. With Kim, you have to be fast. You have to play fast. You have to move quick.
The demons had clearly surfaced, and the player who had advanced to the final without dropping a set, soon fell in her second straight Grand Slam final appearance.
Last year, fans delighted in the sheer joy and glee of young Jada Clijsters Lynch, who, after her mom won the U.S. Open, playfully gazed at her image on the huge overhead screen above Ashe Stadium. Rarely have we shared in such a moment of outright glee.
But this year was different.
Now somehow aware of her role in a media world, Jada was far more cautionary, as her mom once again hoisted the U.S. Open trophy. When Clijsters attempted to replicate last year's moment of wonder in front of a bevy of photographers, Jada froze. Kim moved in for the cuddly photo op, but she retreated. When her mom wisely sat her down on a courtside seat, the TV cameras approached and, incredibly, young Jada said, "No photo, no photo."
"She's still young," said Clijsters. "I don't think to her it matters too much whether I win or lose. It's nice to have her part of it, but I don't think it matters at all. She knows that a trophy is part of winning. So she kind of connects the dots like that. But I'm not going to tell her, 'Mommy won the U.S. Open.'"
Once inside Ashe Stadium, away from all the glare, Jada was again just a child. She romped up and down the corridors in her blue jeans and purple top with a security guard in tow. She delighted in playing London Bridge with strangers. Then, in a cross-generational moment of wonder, Hall of Famer Martina Navratilova approached, saying, "Hi, Jada. Where's mommy? On court?"
Jada pointed to a nearby photo of Serena Williams, upon which Navratilova playfully said, "She didn't even show up this year, she was so afraid of your mommy."
A sweet moment after a sweet win.
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Recently, a question of Programmers.SE passed unnoticed, because of its length. This is unfortunate, because the question highlights a bunch of misunderstandings within many teams on a broad range of subjects, from Continuous Integration to dependencies management to collaboration between teams within a company.
This is one of those subjects which, once you understand the idea, appear extremely simple to implement, but until you do, are very complicated even to grasp. My answer on Programmers.SE is not particularly well written and I don't want to be more detailed there, so I'll try to do a better job here.
The third one is inherent to the product itself, and has very limited value outside the scope of the project.
The project grows, and so does the team. Few months later, a dedicated team is created in order to maintain the first two libraries. This team is split in two few months later. This leads to numerous misunderstandings and conflicts between the teams. As they commit to the same repository, merges are painful to solve, and teams spend more time blaming each other for breaking the build than doing actual work. A few attempts to set up versioning fail, because of the difficulty of handling dependencies.
This happens a bit too often. From what I've seen when auditing companies, every time multiple teams within the company try to interact, bad things happen. Bad managers will start blaming people: lazy programmers make use of the difficult situation to transfer responsibilities to others and spend time doing nothing. We won't go this way, and will rather blame the process.
In this case, blaming the process is easy, because we have an excellent example where, in a very similar context, a different process is applied and works pretty well. This context is the external dependencies.
What happens when different teams are not working together, are not even working in the same companies, and may not even know each other personally and had no meetings or other interactions whatsoever?
Some will assert that they won't be able to build a product. Well, think again.
How many times you've used Entity Framework? How often was you blaming Microsoft's developers of breaking your build after they released a new version of their ORM?
It is very intuitive to build the interaction we get with teams we don't know much about. Would it be Entity Framework, Json.NET, ASP.NET MVC or any other third-party package. When the third-party delivers a new version of the package, we have a choice between moving to the new version or staying with the one we used before. This means that whatever they did affects us through the explicit choice of migrating to a new version of the package, which also means testing that everything still works in this new version. Developers of Json.NET, in turn, don't have to know who uses their package. They simply push a new version, and keep it up to you to move to it.
The change in the process is crucial both in terms of thinking about the workflow and in terms of abstraction level. You don't have to know anything about the team of the third-party product. You don't actually care if developers of jQuery use Git, SVN or TFS, and you don't care about the structure of their team of the way they work. The package becomes the product itself.
Back to our teams who are still shouting and blaming each other, we can't left unnoticed how their workflow and organization are uselessly complicated. The problem is that every team knows too much about the others, and this makes it practically impossible to develop anything, instead of making things easier. If they stop hurting each other and interact only in terms of packages, each team can pick their own version control and work according to their specifics, while being unobtrusive for other teams.
The third project can still be developed together with the two applications, with no changes in the workflow or the infrastructure.
This makes it easy to approach a company as a series of services. Hosting a version control server, for instance, moves from a core element of the company to a simple service with a bunch of characteristics such as the reliability, the backups, the performance and the additional features. One part of a company may deploy an SVN server, another part may provide Git, and every team could freely chose between those services, depending on the quality of service, eventually the internal cost (if the company is large enough), and essentially on the preferences of the members of the team.
The best part is that it makes complete sense to approach the problem in terms of services. Classically, companies tend to centralize things like version control in order to reduce the costs of maintenance and support. This might work, but may also create an internal monopoly; an unskilled system administrator may cause every developer in the company to suffer from bad service, with no good reason. Competition, at this level, may lead to lower costs and better service in the same way an open market does at a larger scope.
So we were fifty guys wasting our time and having no other choices? WTF?! Why? Wouldn't it be much easier for a dedicated person annoyed by this problem to set up another TFS server, or even a free Git/SVN variant using Linux, and encourage every one to move to it? Why would any CEO decide to throw money and lower the productivity of his employees?
A natural remark is that the context of internal projects, unidirectional interaction of a provider—the interaction we seem to have with the developers of jQuery or Entity Framework—doesn't work well in a company, where a given package may be used by two or three "customers", not hundreds of thousands.
The mistake here is to think that our interactions with third-party package creators are purely unidirectional. It's more subtle than that. If you encounter a bug, you can open a bug report. If you need a feature, you can ask for it. This means that the relations are purely bidirectional, despite the appearances.
What might happen is that the third-party doesn't care about the bug you found in their product, or that they find your feature request useless and stupid. But isn't that exactly what happens between teams in the same company? When interacting together, those teams will often fight over the fact that a bug isn't really a bug, or that a feature is not that useful and is, believe me, very, very difficult to implement. If teams disagree, the usual way to solve the discrepancy is to escalate to a common supervisor. With packaging system, the very same escalation could happen as well. The only difference is that there would be a bias towards the provider, which may not be that bad after all, since it reduces feature creep and overall functional instability.
The idea of microservices is very similar when it comes to building abstractions of the world in order to focus on a small part of the system, but many packages cannot be presented as microservices. For instance, a library such as Json.NET makes no sense as a micro-service: if I let a service serialize and deserialize data, how would I be able to use the result without doing serialization and deserialization once again?
Packages have a tremendous benefit of being very low level. This makes their integration within the code very straightforward and free from additional layers of redirection. With a microservice, you'll have to use a high level communication channel such as HTTP, which makes it a bad choice for a bunch of situations (such as a library which serializes and deserializes JSON).
This is also the drawback of packages: since they are low level, it's up to you, the developer, to ensure they have the required environment to work properly. You can't simply put an URI of a service and expect everything to work magically; instead, you have to know some of the internals of the package in order to use it properly.


The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board ("CICB") gives money (compensation) to people harmed by violent crimes. The crime must have happened in Ontario.
Who can the CICB help?
People whose family members died in a violent crime.
What is a "violent crime"?
A violent crime includes offences such as assault, sexual assault, domestic assault (e.g. abuse by a spouse/partner), child abuse, murder, attempted murder, firearm offences, poisoning, and arson.
Can I apply to the CICB if I am under 18?
Yes you can apply if you are under 18. The CICB rules say that a youth can apply on their own, or with a legal representative, or with a litigation guardian.
Generally, you must apply within two years of the injury. But if you were under 18 when you were injured, then you need to apply before you turn 20 years old. If you don't discover an injury until sometime after the crime, then you need to apply within two years of discovering the injury.
There is no time limit and you can apply at any time if the injury happened because of sexual violence; or if it was your parent or guardian or partner (such as a boyfriend or girlfriend) who hurt you.
If you miss the deadline, you can ask the CICB for an extension to give you more time, but the CICB does not have to give you the extension.
Will anyone find out that I made a claim?
If the person who committed the crime was found guilty in criminal court, they will not be told about your CICB application and they will not participate in the process.
If the person who committed the crime was not found guilty, then they will be told about your application.
CICB hearings are public but in some situations they can be private, like for safety reasons or if the claim involves sexual assault or abuse. If you want your hearing to be in private, say so on your application form.
If I am the victim, what can I get money for?
Physical injuries – You can ask for money to pay for medical care if you were physically hurt by the crime. The injuries must be serious, for example, broken bones, serious cuts, and serious damage to your body.
Psychological injuries – This is for emotional or mental harm you have from the crime. The injuries must be serious. Usually you will need to have a report from a doctor or counsellor to prove that the crime caused the harm.
Pain and suffering – This is when a physical or psychological injury causes you to have problems participating in activities or doing things you enjoyed before the injury. For example, a leg injury that prevents you from being able to walk for very long or play your team sports. Pain and suffering is often the largest part of the money people get.
Employment problems – If the crime caused problems for you to be able to do your work, in part or in whole, you can ask for your lost income.
Child care – If you got pregnant and have a child as the result of a sexual assault, you can ask for money to support the child.
If my family member died, what can I get money for?
Lost income – You can ask for money to cover living expenses if the person who died used to pay those expenses for you, for example, if the person was your parent. Expenses can include rent, bills and food.
Counselling – This is money you have spent on counselling or therapy to help you because of the death.
Other expenses – These are expenses that are directly related to the death, for example, funeral expenses.
Nervous shock – This is when a person who had a close relationship to the victim actually saw the crime or saw the scene of the crime and the shock causes the person psychological harm. Usually you will need a report from a doctor or counsellor to prove that the crime caused you to experience nervous shock.
If you are not sure whether your injuries or losses qualify for compensation from the CICB, you should speak a lawyer.
How do I apply to the CICB?
To make a claim, you have to fill out the appropriate CICB application forms. There are two types of application forms: one for injuries and one for deaths.
You can get the forms on the CICB website.
Or you can call the CICB and they can send you blank forms in the mail: 1-800-372-7463.
Once the application form is completed, you fax or mail it to the CICB or drop it off in person. Details will be listed on the forms.
the Victim Support Line: 1-888-579-2888 or 416-314-2447.
The CICB will look at your application and might ask you to get some other documents. For example, if you saw someone for counselling or therapy, then the CICB might ask you for a report from the person who treated you. Or you might be asked to provide receipts for the expenses you claim.
After the CICB is satisfied that they have all the materials they require, a decision maker (called an "adjudicator") will decide whether you will have a written hearing or oral hearing.
What happens at a written hearing?
If the adjudicator feels they can make a decision based only on the documents you have provided, they will review the materials and make a decision about whether you qualify for compensation, and if yes, how much money to give you.
When might I have an oral hearing?
If the adjudicator wants you to give information about your claim and answer questions in person (give "evidence"), they will hold an oral hearing. An oral hearing is similar to a trial. You will be given the date, time, and location of the oral hearing.
Oral hearings are held in different towns and cities across Ontario. The CICB will usually choose the location closest to you. Sometimes the CICB will offer you an earlier hearing date if you agree to travel to a location further away from you; but you don't have to agree if you don't want to travel that far.
Can I have a lawyer for my claim?
Yes. You can have a lawyer help you fill out the application forms and get any documents you might need. The lawyer can also go to an oral hearing with you.
Who will be at the oral hearing?
You have a right to be at the oral hearing, and you can bring people to support you.
If you have a lawyer, your lawyer will also go to the hearing with you and speak on your behalf. In some cases, the lawyer can go for you so that you don't have to go; and if you are under 18, you do not need to go to the hearing if you do not want to.
The person who committed the crime is allowed to attend the hearing, but this person will not be in the same room as you. They will speak to the adjudicator over a speaker phone or on video while everyone is listening.
If you believe there are other people who should be there to give relevant information to the adjudicator, you must tell the adjudicator in advance. If the adjudicator decides to hear from that person, the adjudicator will give you a document for the person called a summons. The summons will tell the person that they are required to come to the hearing.
Are oral hearings open to the public?
Oral hearings are usually open to the public, which means that anyone can attend. If you asked for the hearing to be private on your application form, you should remind the adjudicator at the start of the hearing that you asked for it to be private.
The maximum amount of money that the CICB can give you for one incident is $25,000 for each person that is injured or killed. If more than one person is injured or killed in one incident, the CICB can pay out a total of $150,000 for the entire incident. If there are more than six people who are injured or killed, then the $150,000 might have to be divided among the people who qualify for compensation.
Who pays me and how do I get the money?
The money is paid to you by the CICB. The person who committed the crime does not pay any money.
If you are under 18, the money might be held for you by the Accountant of the Superior Court of Justice. When you turn 18, the Accountant's office will contact you to tell you how to get the money. If you move to a new address before you turn 18, you should let the Accountant know.
If I am receiving Ontario Works (OW), do I have to tell OW about the money from CICB?
You should tell OW if you receive money from the CICB. OW will allow you to keep up to $25,000 from the CICB for pain and suffering or expenses without adjusting your OW payments.
What if I disagree with the CICB's decision?
If a single adjudicator heard your application, you can make a written request for a review hearing. You must request the review hearing within 15 days of receiving the decision. Two new adjudicators will be responsible for the review hearing. The new adjudicators can make the same decision, a different decision, or change the amount of money you were given.
If two or more adjudicators made a decision about your application, you can appeal to the Divisional Court of the Superior Court of Justice. You must appeal within 30 days of receiving the decision. You cannot appeal to the court about the amount of money you get. You can only appeal to the court if there is a legal issue that was not properly handled at the hearing. You should talk to a lawyer if you want to appeal.
Is it possible to get the CICB to change the amount of money I get?
You can only ask the CICB to change the amount of money you were given if there is new evidence or if the circumstances change. This is called a variation.
For example, you might ask for a variation if the CICB gave you money for medical expenses based on a quote from a doctor, but it turned out that your medical expenses were more than the quote. You should talk to lawyer if you want to ask for a variation.
Where can I get more information about the CICB?
The CICB is part of the Social Justice Tribunals of Ontario. More information is available on their website.


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Q: React component's state using the useState hook resets unexpectedly in between child component updates I have a simple React component which maintains an array of people in state using the useState hook. The component allows addition of new people with a simple child form component.  It is not functioning as expected as the people state array seems to be resetting/reverting to its initial value between additions from the child form.
The structure of the components is below:
Parent Component
The main parent component looks like the below. It stores an array, people in state. It also passes an onPersonSaved function to the PersonEditor component.  onPersonSaved is called when the editor's save button is clicked (more on this later) and simply adds (without mutating) the new person to the people array
const Parent = () => {
  const [people, setPeople] = useState( [
    { id: 1, firstName: "John", lastName: "Smith" },
    { id: 2, firstName: "Peter", lastName: "Jones" },
    { id: 3, firstName: "Sally", lastName: "Wilson" },
  ]);

  const onPersonSaved = (person) => {
      setPeople([...people, person]);
    }

  const addNew = () => {
    onPersonSaved({ id: 4, title: "Jane", url: "Johnson" });
  };

  return (
    <div>
      <Button type="button" onClick={addNew} content="Add Jane" />
      <PersonEditor
        onSubmit={onPersonSaved}
        person={people[0]}
      />
    </div>
  );
};

export default Home;

Child Form
The child form is defined below.  It is reasoably simple and accepts a person to edit via it's person prop. This is stored in state and is updated using useEffect if the person prop changes.
It also uses a custom hook useForm to maintain the field states and trigger the onPersonSaved callback. For info, Button, and Input are semantic-ui-react components.
const PERSON_INITIALVALUE = {
  id: null,
  firstName: "",
  lastName: ""
}

const PersonEditor = (props) => {
  const [person, setLink] = useState(PERSON_INITIALVALUE);

  const personForm = useForm(person, {
    submit: (values) => {
      if (props.onSubmit) {
        props.onSubmit(values);
        setLink(PERSON_INITIALVALUE);
      }
    },
  });

  useEffect(() => {
    if (props.person) {
      setLink({ ...props.person });
    }
  }, [props.person]);

  return (
    <Fragment>
          <Input
            type="text"
            name="firstName"
            value={personForm.values.firstName}
            onChange={(e, data) => personForm.setField("firstName", data.value)}
          />
          <Input
            type="text"
            name="lastName"
            value={personForm.values.lastName}
            onChange={(e, data) => personForm.setField("lastName", data.value)}
          />
          <Button
            type="button"
            primary
            content="Save Person"
            onClick={personForm.submit}
          />
        </Fragment>
  );
};

The useForm Hook
This is a custom hook which provides very simple form handling functionality - namely field management and a submit method. It accepts a set of initial values (in this case a person object) and an options object, which is this case is just the submit property/function.
const useForm = (initialValues, opts) => {

  const [options] = useState(opts);
  const [values, setValues] = useState({});

  useEffect(() => {
    if (initialValues) {
      setValues({ ...initialValues });
    }
  }, [initialValues]);

  const setField = (field, value) => {
    setValues({ ...values, [field]: value });
  };

  const submit = () => {
    options.submit(values);
  };

  return {
    setField,
    values,
    submit,
  };
};

export default useForm;

The Problem
When I add a new person through the form, it appends it to the array seemingly without problem. However, when I add another person the person is added, but before this happens, the people array seems to have reverted/reset to the original initial value.
So, on first addition, the array has the original three people plus the new person added through the editor. The array is therefore [John, Peter, Sally, FIRST NEW PERSON] On second addition, the array has the original three people but has not retained the first person, but has added the second person.  The array looks like  [John, Peter, Sally, SECOND NEW PERSON]
If I call the onPersonSaved function directly from the parent component by clicking on the Add Jane button, I can add Jane as many times as I like and the people state array behaves as expected.
When using the form and custom hook, why does the state not maintain and why does it reset to its initial value?


The countries in the Western Balkans are continuously ratifying international human rights conventions and harmonising existing legislation to comply with the European standards. However, haphazard implementation of these conventions and the lack of knowledge concerning the adopted laws and international human rights standards continue to be major obstacles when it comes to improving the overall human rights situation in the region. Political instability, widespread corruption, lack of continuity in reforms, limited independence of the judiciary and weak non-judicial mechanisms leave much work to do for human rights organisations and independent media – often the sole watchdogs in their respective societies.
Read more about our partner organisations in the Western Balkans.
For more than twenty years now, the Roma situation in the Western Balkans has received increased attention in national and international politics. Strategies and action plans have been developed, millions of euro have been invested in projects and programmes for the social inclusion of Roma. However, the living conditions of the majority of the Roma remain unchanged – why? Read Civil Rights Defenders reports on Roma Rights in the Western Balkans.
For the third time in succession this year, Civil Rights Defenders organises the Regional Western Balkan Roma Summit in Pristina, Kosovo. The event aims to promote and strengthen the regional cooperation in overcoming challenges and problems that Roma face in the Western Balkans, enable participants to share experiences, and foster new initiatives and regional cooperation.
The Regional Roma Summit kicked off on 23 November, in the Kosovar capital Prishtina with an opening speech by Ulrike Lunacek, the Vice President of the European Parliament. The event partly organised by Civil Rights Defenders lasts two days and sees human rights defenders from across Europe gather to discuss and analyse current trends and topics relevant to the Roma community especially when it comes to human rights.
On November 4, the winning teams from the regional Nordic and the South-East Europe Moot Court competitions –– met in a fictive court hearing organised by Civil Rights Defenders at the third Trans-European Moot Court Finals in Strasbourg with Team Henrik Steska narrowly taking the trophy back to Slovenia. Team Schjødt from Norway were runners up.
The Humanitarian Law Center Kosovo (HLC Kosovo) a partner of Civil Rights Defenders have just presented their annual report entitled "Justice Remains Unreachable". The report deals with the monitoring of war crime trials and looks at ethically and politically motivated trials. The report was presented at a roundtable discussion involving the judiciary, prosecutors and law professionals from all over Kosovo.
Civil Rights Defenders expresses deep concern over proposed legislative changes in Albania. On the 11th of November, the Albanian Parliamentary Commission on Laws proposed amendments that would restore prison sentences for cases of defamation claims. Civil Rights Defenders demands the Albanian Government to withdraw the draft law and show commitment to freedom of expression.
On 3-5 of July, Civil Rights Defenders will organise the fourth "FUTURA" competition at the Municipal Court in Travnik (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The competition is a qualifying event for prospective participants of the Regional Moot Court Competition Before the European Court Of Human Rights. "It is much more than just a qualifying stage for the Moot Court Competition before the ECtHR, it is also another chance to gain experience, knowledge and establish contacts amongst fellow law students", said Ena Bavcic at Civil Rights Defenders.
On World Press Freedom Day, Civil Rights Defenders and its partners in Kosovo presented the first Media Indicators report on Kosovo. It focuses on journalists' perception of key media issues, based on indicators of the European Council. "Although a majority of journalists think that the legal framework guarantees freedom of expression, they believe that it is not implemented.", said Sarah Maliqi at Civil Rights Defenders.
Team "Iustitia" from Nis (Serbia) are the 2015 winners of the Southeast European Regional Moot Court Competition, which took place in Montenegro on the 26th April and ran for two days. The Moot Court Competition is an annual event organised by Civil Rights Defenders. The event gathers law students from Southeast Europe to participate in human rights-related simulated trials.
The results of the project "Mapping of Detention Camps and Other Places of Detention in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995" was recently presented by Civil Rights Defenders' partners. It shows that nearly 30.000 people were held in captivity, while 5000 were killed in detention during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995.
During the autumn and winter of 2014, the photo exhibition "Under the Same Roof" which depicts everyday life of Roma in the Western Balkans, has been en route through the Balkans. 3 December the exhibition is displayed in Nis, Serbia.
Together with ProLGBT and representatives from the Roma and LGBT community Civil Rights Defenders arranged a summer school in the end of June on Multimedia and online activism for young engaged NGO volunteers in Albania.
To strengthen the visibility of the most discriminated groups in the Western Balkans, Civil Rights Defenders, supported by the National Endowment for Democracy, will organise a photo competition open for public participation. The competitions aim is show the everyday life of Roma in – Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro; Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia.
Starting on the 5th of November, the documentary play Seven will be on a tour in the Western Balkans, visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania. Seven is a documentary play about gender based violence based on interviews with seven activists from around the world. The tour is supported by the Swedish Institute and coordinated by Civil Rights Defenders in cooperation with local partners in each country.
On 6-7 June 2013, Civil Rights Defenders is organizing a workshop focusing on effective ways to combat discrimination in the Western Balkans, for lawyers and staff working in local human rights organisations. The two-day workshop will provide an opportunity for the participants to get first hand information on the most recent European case law on discrimination.
17 May is the International Day Against Homophobia, in commemoration of the removal of homosexuality from the International Classification of Diseases of the World Health Organization in 1990. In connection to this, Civil Rights Defenders' partner in Albania, Aleanca Kundër Diskriminimit të LGBT, organises a two-week long event to raise the awareness on discrimination.
Twenty years ago, the Army of the Republic of Serbia abducted 19 non-Serb citizens of Serbia and Montenegro on the railway station in Štrpci (BIH). The passengers were taken to the village of Visegradska banja, where they were tortured and killed. Up till now, the remains of three victims have been found. On February 27, Civil Rights Defender's partners in Serbia marked the 20th Anniversary of the abduction in Strpce in front of the main railway station in Belgrade.
4-5 February, participants from Serbia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Croatia and Albania gathered in a meeting to kick-off the Balkan tour of the play Seven at the Embassy of Sweden in Belgrade. The tour is organised by Hedda Produktion AB, Civil Rights Defenders and several of its local partners and the Swedish embassies in each country.
In cooperation with Kosovo Rehabilitation Center for Tortured Victims (KRCT), Civil Rights Defenders is conducting a comprehensive monitoring of institutions for persons with mental disabilities in Kosovo. Small improvements of the living conditions have been observed during the year but large structural problems still remain.
11 July is the 17th Anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, when around 8 000 Muslim men and boys were killed by Bosnian-Serb forces. Together with Youth Initiative for Human Rights, Civil Rights Defenders has created Srebrenica Mapping Genocide, that aims at increase the awareness and foster conditions for further dealing with the past.
Our college Goran Miletic has been selected as the International Grand Marshal (IGM) for the Toronto Pride festival 2012. "We look forward to having Goran in Toronto during Pride Week", said Frank Folino, Pride Toronto's International Grand Marshal Team Lead.
Several Roma families have recently been evicted and denied alternative accommodation. In a letter to the Albanian authorities we demanded them to protect the families from forced evictions. Read the answer from the Office of Prime Minister.
Within our collaboration with the Albanian organisation Aleanca we are launching a campaign against homophobia. Together with them we have produced a video clip to highlight the wide spread discrimination, that will be followed by several events connected to the International Day againt Homophobia on May 17.
Ethnic tensions have escalated since 28 February this year, when an ethnic-Macedonian police officer out of service shot two young ethnic Albanians, Imran Mehmet and Besnik Shehapi, in the town of Gostivar. The police has reported more than 30 ethnically motivated attacks since, said Robert Hårdh in an article on Newsmill.
Albania aims at joining the EU, but much remains to be done before that can happen. In cooperation with the Albanian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (AHC) Civil Rights Defenders monitor and assess dismissals of public employees in local and central administration.
Widespread lack of respect for human rights, in particular discrimination against vulnerable groups, remains of great concern in Albania. Civil Rights Defenders believe that the media can play an important role in raising awareness about human rights and mobilizing civic engagement. A cooperation with Independent Local Media Association (ILMA), to engage citizens in debates on radio about the most important human rights issues, has therefore been established.
Kosovo 2.0 is a web portal and a magazine available in English, Albanian and Serbian. Since the launch in July 2010, it has had around 257,760 unique visitors and more that 1,000 unique visits a day. Civil Rights Defenders collaboration with Kosovo Glocal aims at building up Kosovo 2.0, a comprehensive and vibrant media platform, offering interesting and current news, commentary and information that will contribute to an overall respect of freedom of expression in Kosovo.
In Albania a Law on Legal Aid was adopted in December 2008 and entered into force in April 2009. At the moment, however, access to justice is not equal for all citizens. Together with Tirana Legal Aid Society (TLAS) Civil Rights Defenders provide legal services for individuals belonging to marginalized groups through court and administrative procedures. This gives people better access to their legal rights and welfare benefits.
Civil Rights Defenders cooperation with Press Council Kosovo (PCK) concerns the quality of the media. By promoting a Code of Conduct for the press, and making sure that it is applied, we strive to improve the professionalism in media.
LGBT issues are generally silenced in Albania, and the lives of LGBT persons are marked by isolation and lack of support. In order to terminate their isolation we work actively to promote and empower the LGBT community in cooperation with the organisation Aleanca.
despread impunity in Kosovo, people often do not report violence in prison. Civil Rights Defenders collaboration with Kosovo Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (KRCT) refers to prevent torture or any other form of ill-treatment in places of detention and contribute to the respect of human rights in Kosovo. The target group consists of persons deprived of their liberty and relevant authorities.
Civil Rights Defenders believe that strengthening investigative journalism in Kosovo will contribute to greater respect for human rights in general and to freedom of expression in particular. The collaboration with Kosovo Center for Investigative Journalism (KCIJ) aims to develop, improve and support investigative journalism in Kosovo.
A major problem in Kosovo today is the lack of lawyers who can represent victims of human rights violations in court. In collaboration with Youth Initiative for Human Rights, Kosovo (YIHR KS), Civil Rights Defenders are establishing a pool of lawyers who will identify cases of discrimination for proceeding to the court.
On May 18, 2011, Civil Rights Defenders held a conference in Skopje together with Macedonian Young Lawyers Association and the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation. The main purpose of the event was to instigate a discussion among civil society actors about the recently passed Law against discrimination.
In collaboration with the Organisation for Democracy, Anticorruption and Dignity – ÇOHU! Civil Rights Defenders provide a tool for preventing cases that contain features of corruption or organized crime from being closed because of passing the deadline set in the law.
Together with Macedonian Young Lawyers Association's, Civil Rights Defenders work to improve anti-discrimination policies, practices and standards in the judicial system in Macedonia. This is conducted through strategic litigation and by educating young lawyers.
To improve the rule of law in Albania we provide a legal clinic, in collaboration with the Albanian Helsinki Committee, where we offer free legal aid to arrested, pre-trial detained and convicted persons, Roma and Egyptians. In 2010 approximately 500 complaints and more than 1000 free legal aid services were treated within the legal clinic.
Every year Civil Rights Defenders organise trainings for our partners. This year our partners in Albania and Kosovo received training in public speech.
By monitoring mental health facilities in Kosovo and lobby for legislative changes, Civil Rights Defenders, together with Kosovo Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims, work to promote human dignity and make end to violence and discrimination in institutions.
On the occasion of the Human Rights Day on December 10, and in view of the upcoming Kosovo parliamentary elections on December 12, Youth Initiative for Human Rights and Civil Rights Defenders call upon all political parties in Kosovo to increase their efforts in promoting the respect for human rights.
In the 2009 municipal elections Kosovo Serbs surprised everybody with their high turnout, and won in three municipalities where they were in majority. In the wake of the elections on December 12, we have initiated a cooperation with Kosovo Media Association aimed at trying to repeat this positive trend.
On December 12, 2010, parliamentary elections will take place in Kosovo, after a turbulent autumn. We have intensified our efforts to increase the participation of three specific groups that previously had a very low election turnout; the youth, the Serbian community and the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities.
KJIC used to be an integrated part of ÇOHU! but will from now on be an independent organization. Its main objective is to boost investigative journalism in Kosovo.
Civil Rights Defenders cooperation with the Albanian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (AHC) in this specific project aims at improving the situation regarding protection against discrimination in Albania. We do this by raising capacities of our legal aid partners and the Institution of the Commissioner against Discrimination in handling cases of discrimination as well as increase the capacities of lawyers, people from public structures and civil society to understand and follow cases of discrimination.
Albania has adopted an all-inclusive anti-discrimination law and we raise need to awareness on the new law particularily among faculty students and professors as well as teachers and pupils from high schools for it to be effective in protecting against discrimination.
The right to liberty and security was violated when 72 persons were unlawfully held in detention, says the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) in a case submitted by our partner, the Macedonian Helsinki Committee in co-operation with Civil Rights Defenders.
Sweden and other EU countries are deporting Roma to Kosovo in full knowledge that these people face abject poverty and systematic discrimination. We are calling for an immediate halt to the deportation and we urge the government to make every effort to get other EU Member States to follow suit.
Through Civil Rights Defenders cooperation with Macedonian Young Lawyers' Association, we want contribute to the adoption of the best anti-discrimination policies, practices and standards possible within the judicial system in Macedonia. This will be done through strategic litigation.
For the past three years Civil Rights Defenders has assisted the Macedonian Institute for Media, MIM, a training centre for journalists and media professionals, in educating a considerable number of journalists through their One Year Diploma Program in Journalism.
On March 23, 2010 the Albanian Constitutional Court decided to abolish the controversial Lustration Law (targeting former officials of the communist regime) as incompatible with the Albanian constitution. The abolition is a success for our partner Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC).
Our cooperation with COHU!, the Organisation for Democracy, Anticorruption and Dignity, aims at influencing the law-making process in the field of anti-corruption. The fight against political corruption is carried out by identifying structures that make mismanagement and abuse of public office and funds possible.
The main objective of Civil Rights Defenders cooperation with the organisation ARKA is to register, and provide identification documents, to around 300 Roma individuals in Skopje, Kumanovo, Kratovo, and Kriva Palanka regions. The registration will give them access to basic human rights; such as the right to education, health care, social allowances, as well as the possibility to get a legal employment and the right to vote in general elections.
Civil Rights Defenders cooperation with Centre for Legal and Civil Initiatives, CLCI, aims at increasing women's access to justice. This is done by providing free legal assistance, monitoring the implementation of the Law on domestic violence, and organising awareness raising activities in regard to women's rights among the general population.
The purpose of our cooperation with Civil Rights Program/Kosovo is to provide free legal aid to vulnerable residents either from the majority community or one of the minorities, either living in Kosovo or as refugees in one of the neighbouring countries. The main target group however is individuals that lack personal identification documents.
With the aim to improve Albanian media's ethical conduct, and contribute to an increased self-regulation of media, Civil Rights Defenders organise in-house training courses on ethics and self-regulation for media outlets together with our partner Albanian Media Institute. These trainings are a supplement to the efforts of establishing and implementing a formalised self-regulation mechanism in the country.
Public administration has the power to deprive people of their liberty following procedures clearly established by the law. But when detention takes place outside the public scrutiny it opens the door to violations of rights of the inmates, as well as to torture and ill-treatment. Civil Rights Defenders initiated cooperation with Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims in 2007, with the aim to monitor detention facilities and prisons.
Civil Rights Defenders have cooperated with the Macedonian Helsinki Committee for more than a decade, with the main focus to enhance awareness and respect for human rights and the rule of law in Macedonia. By providing free legal aid we not only improve people's access to justice but also monitor the respect of human rights by authorities, and put pressure on authorities to comply with international and national human rights standards.
Since 2006 Civil Rights Defenders has cooperated with Tirana Legal Aid Society, TLAS, in assisting Roma families to register their children, but also other members of the families, in order to help them get access to some of the most fundamental human rights; such as the right to education, health care, social allowances, as well as the possibility to get a legal employment and the right to vote in general elections. Hundreds of families have been assisted through our joint efforts so far.
Albanias new all-inclusive anti-discrimination law bans discrimination on the grounds of various characteristics, such as political, religious or philosophical beliefs, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity.
By supporting the Press Council, Civil Rights Defenders contribute to ensuring the quality of media and to strengthening freedom of expression in Kosovo. Furthermore, our focus is to make the Kosovo public better aware of the Press Council's existence and role, and to ensure the future sustainability of the Press Council.
The overall aim of Civil Rights Defenders cooperation with the Coalition for All Fair Trials is to strengthen the independency, efficiency and impartiality of the judiciary in Macedonia. The Coalition will measure whether there is an improvement in the implementation of the existing laws and how efficient the legal procedure in the judiciary is.
In cooperation with Albanian Disability Rights Foundation, Civil Rights Defenders provide legal aid to persons with disabilities, and to their families. Our efforts include raising awareness and recognition of human rights by spreading information to stakeholders that are one way or the other involved in disability issues, but also to the general public.
In Kosovo the situation for media and individual journalists has worsened. In cooperation with YIHR, Civil Rights Defenders decided to produce a comprehensive report on Freedom of Expression, with a particular focus on media freedom and on documented statements from journalists who have been subjected to threats and pressure.
Civil Rights Defenders cooperate with Kosovo Media Association to provide professional, balanced and unbiased news primarily to the Serbian population in Kosovo. The network reaches almost the entire Serbian community, as well as the Albanian population, in Kosovo.
On January 7, 2010, a new law on legal aid came into force in Macedonia. The adopted law represents a major step forward in improving access to justice for vulnerable social groups.
Civil Rights Defenders partner Albanian Disability Rights Foundation (ADRF), has received the "Albanian Leadership Award 2009" for its efforts within civil society. The prize is awarded to highlight positive role models and innovations that strengthen ethical standards in Albanian society.
One of the most significant achievements for Civil Rights Defenders in 2009 is our contribution to resolving the housing situation for one of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in the region of Gjakova, Kosovo.
A new law on free legal aid is in process in the Macedonian parliament. But the law lacks crucial components that would guarantee access to justice for all groups in the society. Together with our partner we are now working on having some amendments adopted to the law.
A well known albanian journalist was brutally attacked following a series of reports about tax evasion, unlawful privatisation and oil smuggling. We demand from the authorities to investigate the case and bring those responsible before justice.


Jani writes – "The mod that I'm about to show you is again somewhat different from the mainstream. For some reason I seem to like to work with computer mice and try to come up with different ways on making them… well, different. Combining unusual items together can produce very interesting results and hopefully you will find this little project of mine worth a read." [via] – Link.


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Quirks and Flaws
May 21, 2020 tarynbarnes
Hi Peeps,
Today's Quotes
"Quirks and flaws, thank God He still loves us all."
Oh, Humanity
Maybe it's because I have more time to stay in my head, but lately, I've been glaringly aware of my imperfections. Despite my best efforts, I'm not smart enough, not spiritual enough, not wise enough, not nice enough, not content enough, and so on and so on. When you get to that level of stinkin' thinkin' (as Joyce Meyer would say) it's easy to get a 'why bother' mentality. No, I am not perfect, and will never be, but that doesn't make God love me any less. It doesn't make any of us less cherished by our Father in Heaven. In fact, just look at all of the crazy, flawed, renowned people in the Bible. Those folks had their quirks and flaws, but God loved and delivered them nonetheless.
Accurate Account
Maybe it's just me, but when I think about the many characters' stories within the Bible, it's hard not to look up to the people who did great things on behalf of God. Sometimes I forget their humanity and flaws, which is dangerous. That's because, when you perceive the people in the Bible as perfect or better, we fail to see our similarities and how God can use us as He did them. Think about it, Abraham and Sarah lied about being brother and sister out of fear. David sent a man off to his death just so that he could spend a night with his wife. In spite of their quirks and flaws, we cannot deny the amazing things they did on behalf of Christ.
Obedience over Perfection
The people in the Bible weren't enough, and yet what miraculous things. were achieved! I don't acknowledge their flaws to minimize their accomplishments. I mention them to highlight the humanity of their lives. Folks, we're dumb, prone to sin, lambs who desperately need our Shepherd. Instead of lamenting on the 'enoughs' of the world, we should be rejoicing that we aren't enough, but we serve and are loved by the one who is. This changes the game of perfection to one of obedience. God calls us to obey, not to be perfect, He knows good and well of all the shortcomings and failures that come with a wild bunch of humans. Yet, His love is unfailing and infinite to every one of us. So the next time, you're feeling the weight of your humanity, give that burden to God and flip open your Bible to see what crazy shenanigans the people before us were getting up to. There's comfort in knowing the Truth
Today's question
Are you embracing your quirks and flaws or are you pretending you're perfect?
Enjoy the reading
1 This is what the LORD says: "I will stir up a destroyer against Babylon and the people of Babylonia. 2 Foreigners will come and winnow her, blowing her away as chaff. They will come from every side to rise against her in her day of trouble. 3 Don't let the archers put on their armor or draw their bows. Don't spare even her best soldiers! Let her army be completely destroyed. 4 They will fall dead in the land of the Babylonians, slashed to death in her streets. 5 For the LORD of Heaven's Armies has not abandoned Israel and Judah. He is still their God, even though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel." 6 Flee from Babylon! Save yourselves! Don't get trapped in her punishment! It is the LORD 's time for vengeance; he will repay her in full. 7 Babylon has been a gold cup in the LORD 's hands, a cup that made the whole earth drunk. The nations drank Babylon's wine, and it drove them all mad. 8 But suddenly Babylon, too, has fallen. Weep for her. Give her medicine. Perhaps she can yet be healed. 9 We would have helped her if we could, but nothing can save her now. Let her go; abandon her. Return now to your own land. For her punishment reaches to the heavens; it is so great it cannot be measured. 10 The LORD has vindicated us. Come, let us announce in Jerusalem everything the LORD our God has done. 11 Sharpen the arrows! Lift up the shields! For the LORD has inspired the kings of the Medes to march against Babylon and destroy her. This is his vengeance against those who desecrated his Temple. 12 Raise the battle flag against Babylon! Reinforce the guard and station the watchmen. Prepare an ambush, for the LORD will fulfill all his plans against Babylon. 13 You are a city by a great river, a great center of commerce, but your end has come. The thread of your life is cut. 14 The LORD of Heaven's Armies has taken this vow and has sworn to it by his own name: "Your cities will be filled with enemies, like fields swarming with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you." 15 The LORD made the earth by his power, and he preserves it by his wisdom. With his own understanding he stretched out the heavens. 16 When he speaks in the thunder, the heavens roar with rain. He causes the clouds to rise over the earth. He sends the lightning with the rain and releases the wind from his storehouses. 17 The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge! The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make, for their carefully shaped works are a fraud. These idols have no breath or power. 18 Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies! On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed. 19 But the God of Israel is no idol! He is the Creator of everything that exists, including his people, his own special possession. The LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name! 20 "You are my battle-ax and sword," says the LORD . "With you I will shatter nations and destroy many kingdoms. 21 With you I will shatter armies— destroying the horse and rider, the chariot and charioteer. 22 With you I will shatter men and women, old people and children, young men and young women. 23 With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks, farmers and oxen, captains and officers. 24 "I will repay Babylon and the people of Babylonia for all the wrong they have done to my people in Jerusalem," says the LORD . 25 "Look, O mighty mountain, destroyer of the earth! I am your enemy," says the LORD . "I will raise my fist against you, to knock you down from the heights. When I am finished, you will be nothing but a heap of burnt rubble. 26 You will be desolate forever. Even your stones will never again be used for building. You will be completely wiped out," says the LORD . 27 Raise a signal flag to the nations. Sound the battle cry! Mobilize them all against Babylon. Prepare them to fight against her! Bring out the armies of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander, and bring a multitude of horses like swarming locusts! 28 Bring against her the armies of the nations— led by the kings of the Medes and all their captains and officers. 29 The earth trembles and writhes in pain, for everything the LORD has planned against Babylon stands unchanged. Babylon will be left desolate without a single inhabitant. 30 Her mightiest warriors no longer fight. They stay in their barracks, their courage gone. They have become like women. The invaders have burned the houses and broken down the city gates. 31 The news is passed from one runner to the next as the messengers hurry to tell the king that his city has been captured. 32 All the escape routes are blocked. The marshes have been set aflame, and the army is in a panic. 33 This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: "Babylon is like wheat on a threshing floor, about to be trampled. In just a little while her harvest will begin." 34 "King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has eaten and crushed us and drained us of strength. He has swallowed us like a great monster and filled his belly with our riches. He has thrown us out of our own country. 35 Make Babylon suffer as she made us suffer," say the people of Zion. "Make the people of Babylonia pay for spilling our blood," says Jerusalem. 36 This is what the LORD says to Jerusalem: "I will be your lawyer to plead your case, and I will avenge you. I will dry up her river, as well as her springs, 37 and Babylon will become a heap of ruins, haunted by jackals. She will be an object of horror and contempt, a place where no one lives. 38 Her people will roar together like strong lions. They will growl like lion cubs. 39 And while they lie inflamed with all their wine, I will prepare a different kind of feast for them. I will make them drink until they fall asleep, and they will never wake up again," says the LORD . 40 "I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams and goats to be sacrificed. 41 "How Babylon is fallen— great Babylon, praised throughout the earth! Now she has become an object of horror among the nations. 42 The sea has risen over Babylon; she is covered by its crashing waves. 43 Her cities now lie in ruins; she is a dry wasteland where no one lives or even passes by. 44 And I will punish Bel, the god of Babylon, and make him vomit up all he has eaten. The nations will no longer come and worship him. The wall of Babylon has fallen! 45 "Come out, my people, flee from Babylon. Save yourselves! Run from the LORD 's fierce anger. 46 But do not panic; don't be afraid when you hear the first rumor of approaching forces. For rumors will keep coming year by year. Violence will erupt in the land as the leaders fight against each other. 47 For the time is surely coming when I will punish this great city and all her idols. Her whole land will be disgraced, and her dead will lie in the streets. 48 Then the heavens and earth will rejoice, for out of the north will come destroying armies against Babylon," says the LORD . 49 "Just as Babylon killed the people of Israel and others throughout the world, so must her people be killed. 50 Get out, all you who have escaped the sword! Do not stand and watch—flee while you can! Remember the LORD, though you are in a far-off land, and think about your home in Jerusalem." 51 "We are ashamed," the people say. "We are insulted and disgraced because the LORD 's Temple has been defiled by foreigners." 52 "Yes," says the LORD, "but the time is coming when I will destroy Babylon's idols. The groans of her wounded people will be heard throughout the land. 53 Though Babylon reaches as high as the heavens and makes her fortifications incredibly strong, I will still send enemies to plunder her. I, the LORD, have spoken! 54 "Listen! Hear the cry of Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians. 55 For the LORD is destroying Babylon. He will silence her loud voice. Waves of enemies pound against her; the noise of battle rings through the city. 56 Destroying armies come against Babylon. Her mighty men are captured, and their weapons break in their hands. For the LORD is a God who gives just punishment; he always repays in full. 57 I will make her officials and wise men drunk, along with her captains, officers, and warriors. They will fall asleep and never wake up again!" says the King, whose name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies. 58 This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: "The thick walls of Babylon will be leveled to the ground, and her massive gates will be burned. The builders from many lands have worked in vain, for their work will be destroyed by fire!" 59 The prophet Jeremiah gave this message to Seraiah son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah, a staff officer, when Seraiah went to Babylon with King Zedekiah of Judah. This was during the fourth year of Zedekiah's reign. 60 Jeremiah had recorded on a scroll all the terrible disasters that would soon come upon Babylon—all the words written here. 61 He said to Seraiah, "When you get to Babylon, read aloud everything on this scroll. 62 Then say, ' LORD, you have said that you will destroy Babylon so that neither people nor animals will remain here. She will lie empty and abandoned forever.' 63 When you have finished reading the scroll, tie it to a stone and throw it into the Euphrates River. 64 Then say, 'In this same way Babylon and her people will sink, never again to rise, because of the disasters I will bring upon her.'" This is the end of Jeremiah's messages.
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This beautiful 12-person holiday destination villa, located on the Ibiza coast overlooks the islands of S'illa des Bosque and Conejera which themselves frame the most famous sunset in Ibiza. With the Mediterranean sun, vibrant sea and the impressive villa interior, what else can one ask for in an ultimate holiday experience? A high clarity sound system that is invisible once installed perhaps?
Superbly specified, this villa has six luxurious bedrooms and a kitchen/lounge/dining room all in one that overlooks the garden, swimming pool and ultimately the sea. Each of the six guest rooms have en-suite shower rooms and are fully equipped with state-of-the-art integrated technology.
Amina invisible loudspeakers are situated in each of the bedrooms, the dining room and a basement cinema room. This allows the minimalist design to stay unblemished by visible speakers whilst enjoying high quality, even, room filling audio throughout. The cinema basement is one of the smallest rooms in the villa, so use of space is crucial; Installed into the walls of the room, the loudspeakers are plastered over, rendering them invisible and occupying zero space in the cinema whilst providing a large sweet spot in which to enjoy an exquisite cinema surround sound experience.
Each of the six bedrooms, with open plan en suite, include an in-wall television, comfortable queen sized beds and an ample amount of space to relax. Whether enhancing television viewing or for romantic scene setting audio, Amina invisible speakers perfectly compliment the minimalist design and provide discrete, but powerful, audio that is a pleasure to listen to.
The most spacious area in the villa consists of an open plan kitchen, dining room and living space. The dispersive nature of Amina VPT (Vibrational Panel Technology) invisible loudspeakers are ideal for filling such areas with consistent volume, often with significantly fewer speakers than would be needed when using conventional ceiling speakers.
VPT speakers propagate sound hemispherically from the walls or ceilings right across the frequency range; they do not get more directional as frequency increases. The easiest way to understand this is to imagine how musical instruments such as violins and acoustic guitars fill a space with sound. Classical music lovers often make the comment that music from Amina Invisible Loudspeakers sounds more like being at a live classical concert than that produced by any other speaker.
The result is a picturesque villa; allowing piercing natural light to highlight an exquisite minimalist design with high quality audio creating a beautiful Mediterranean ambience and overall design perfection.


Triple 8 Management has hired Brooke Meris as Director of Radio Tour Marketing and Renee Schapiro as Director of Tour Marketing.
Now with 30 staffers, the company represents Eli Young Band, Chase Rice, Joe Nichols, The Cadillac Three, and Josh Abbott Band, among others.
To join Triple 8 in the newly-created role, Meris departs her post as Sony Record's Manager of Regional Promotion for Columbia Nashville. She will be directing all radio efforts for the roster that pertain to radio's involvement in live shows, as well as supporting Triple 8's Director of Radio Promotion Karen McGuire in all radio promotion efforts.
Schapiro is joining Triple 8 from the independent concert promoter I.M.P. Inc., where she served as the Director of Promotions and Advertising. Over the last eight years, she oversaw all marketing efforts for I.M.P.'s venues ranging from the 9:30 Club to the 17,500-capacity Merriweather Post Pavilion.
In her new role, Schapiro will be one of two tour marketing team leaders for Triple 8's roster. She succeeds Haley Elander who, along with Whitney Scott, now serves on the newly-developed Lifestyle Marketing Team, which is part of the larger 10-person marketing department within Triple 8. Elander and Scott initiate city-specific marketing efforts to uncover new partners in each town to expose artists' music and shows and to build fan bases.


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The Rainbow Six ESL UK Premiership Returns
31/01/2019 Jon	Ubisoft
With the open qualifiers over and done with, the group stage of the ESL UK Rainbow Six Siege Premiership is back for another season of top quality action.
Every Wednesday you will be able to tune into the Premiership over on Twitch to watch eight of the UK and Ireland's best Rainbow Six teams compete for a spot at the grand finals on March 30th 2019. The action begins at 7pm every Wednesday, with the first round of matches kicking off later today.
The top four teams from the last season of the UK Premiership, Team Secret, MNM Gaming, Vexed and Unnamed, were invited to the group stages after their strong performance last time around. They will be joined by the top four teams from the open qualifiers, Who Knows, Flyo, Wind and Rain (formerly Nothing Works) and No More Than 30 Ping.
In the first open qualifier it was Who Knows who came out on top, beating No More Than 30 Ping in the final. However, as the top two teams make it through to the next stage of the Premiership we will be seeing both teams in action. Who Knows were actually knocked into the lower bracket by No More Than 30 Ping, making their victory in the grand final even sweeter.
In the second open qualifier it was Flyo and Nothing Works (now picked up by Wind and Rain), that made it through to the group stage. Nothing Works went undefeated throughout the qualifier and won most of their games in convincing fashion. Expect them to be a real contender in the upcoming group stage.
The eight teams have been split into two groups of four, with two returning teams and two qualifier teams in each group. Group A features reigning champions Team Secret, MNM Gaming, Who Knows and Flyo. Group B is made up of Vexed, Unnamed, Wind and Rain and No More Than 30 Ping.
When the group stage comes to a close on March 6th the top team in each group will qualify for the live LAN finals. Then the second and third place teams in each group will compete in a playoff for the remaining spots in the finals on March 20th. More information about the finals will be revealed in the coming weeks.
Be sure to tune into the action as the latest season of the ESL UK Premiership gets underway later today, and make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter, and use the #ESLPrem hashtag, to keep up to date with the tournament.
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