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A time for gratitude with #DeliverThanks
As customers have been shopping this festive season, we take this time to thank all those Associates across our Operations network who have been working tirelessly to deliver happiness to your doorstep. Read on to know more about some of our associates, who like thousands of other associates are fulfilling your festive order
Close your eyes and think about that moment of anticipation after you've ordered a new product on Amazon and are eagerly waiting for its arrival. Think about the delivery partner ringing your doorbell, and you dashing to the door in your hurry to collect your parcel, which is dropped off by a Delivery Associate in a yellow jacket!
Yes, the Delivery Associate in a yellow jacket. We want you to stop there and think of all those associates who are playing a role in delivering happiness to countless such people. Beyond the delivery associate, there are thousands of associates across our Fulfilment Centers, Sortation Centers and Delivery Stations. Today, we are saluting them and their hard work by bringing you up close and personal with them and their stories. We tell you who they are, are their journeys and what their dreams are made of.
It feels good to make people happy and deliver smiles: Dileep
Dileep is a loader and problem solver at one of our fulfilment centres, and true to his job title, Dileep is one of the most intuitive and resourceful people in our team. He is a quick thinker and possesses incredible people skills, and he is often found in deep conversation with his colleagues who go to him with every minor and major issue. Originally from Anekal, Bangalore, Dileep took up this job to support his family even though the job is entirely different from his family background. He loves working at Amazon since every day there are new challenges for him to solve. In the future, he hopes to keep working at Amazon and rise up the ranks for a supervisory role at his fulfilment centre.
My job has played a crucial role in supporting my family: Manoj
Manoj is responsible for picking, packing and shipping large parcels like furniture and other outdoor equipment that requires individual delivery. Belonging to Munishwar Nagar, in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, Manoj is a small-town boy from a humble background with big city dreams. His job supports his family's financial needs and he is proud to be working for Amazon, which is like a second family to him. He told us that playing a part in making customers happy is a fulfilling experience for him. Manoj loves to travel and aspires to open up a travel agency in the future, and he is currently saving up to turn his dreams into reality.
I aspire to be a government employee one day: Arpitha
Residing in Hulimavu near Bannerghatta road in Bangalore, is Arpitha , a loading associate at Amazon. Her family's background is in the service sector, yet Arpitha has picked a completely different career path for herself. When asked about what this job has done for her, she proudly claims that this job has aided her to become independent and support personal needs. She no longer has to depend on her family for her own financial needs and takes pride in contributing to familial expenditure. Her hard work makes millions smile, and she feels content that her work touches people everywhere. One day, Arpitha hopes to become a government employee, and she is working hard towards the goal.
I am the sole bread earner for my family at the moment: Asha
Asha works as a packer at one of our fulfilment centres. Hailing from Attibele in Bangalore, Asha's job at Amazon has helped her provide for her family since she is currently the sole bread earner in her family. While family members had stable jobs earlier, they have since been rendered unemployed and depend on Asha for their needsl. Asha has an infectious smile and often cheers people up around her with her optimistic approach towards life. She wants to go on to help those with disabilities and empower them in the future.
This job keeps me happy, especially when I see the customer's smile: Vijay
He hails from Lal Bagh Siddhapura and delivering products to eager customers and seeing them smile when he delivers packages is what he simply loves. "This job keeps me happy and yes, busy too," he says. Saying that he is very content with his job here and the financial independence that comes with it, he says he "would like to move on to a higher position in the organization," in the near future.
This job makes me want to reach greater heights: Dasrath
Originally from Orissa, Dasrath moved to Bangalore a few years back in search of a job. Not long after, he found himself in the Amazon Fulfilment Center. At first he found a stark difference between what he did back home, which is farming with his family in his hometown. But over time, he has found himself truly enjoying what he does. He says he understood his role in fulfilling customer's needs even better during the pandemic, when many of his own friends and family members told him that online shopping was keeping them at home, and safe. A sorter at the Fulfilment Center, Dasrath wants to keep achieving greater heights in his career.
These are just a few stories from the people behind the scenes who keep us running. A heartfelt thank you from all of us with a simple message on social media with #DeliverThanks can make them truly happy this festive season
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What if you could generate more than 100 qualified leads per week for your B2B business just from LinkedIn?Let's hear from someone who has built a system to do just that.
Laura Mauersberger, Marketing Manager at LeanIX located in Bonn, Germany explains how she utilizes automatic messaging tools and group posts to attract hundreds of leads every month. Let's learn what type of posts and content works and what doesn't. Would you have thought that "posters" work twice as good as "white papers"?
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Q: Cant access variable outside of function even though its global I am attempting to access color options from a chrome extension, when I run this code, the second output is undefined, even though the variable is supposed to be able to be accessed by every part of the code because I defined it in the beginning.
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Capcom are remaking Resident Evil 2.. the Mrs wonders why I never get too old for games!


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Using Humanizer without a Razor page, directly in standard c# code, works fine.
Why do I get this error? How to fix it?

A: Solution:
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Think You Know Almond Milk? Think Again: With New Recipes From Julie Resnick And The Feedfeed That Will Change The Way You Use Almond Milk – In All Ways!
Since meal prepping sometimes happens a little later than I expect it, I love to buy frozen fruits and veggies, as well as shelf-stable items like almonds and almond milk.
I love breakfast. My go to is one-quarter cup of oatmeal, three egg whites, a handful of blueberries, and a scoop of almond butter.


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Q: Find absolute max and min on $[-1, 4]$ Find absolute max and min. Given interval $[-1,4]$
$f(t) = t - \sqrt[3]{t}$
So far, I've done the derivative
$f'(t)= 1 - \frac{1}{3t^{2/3}}$
The next step would be to find the critical number but I got stuck because I simplified my equation to:
$f'(t)= \frac{3t^{2/3}-1}{3t^{2/3}}$
I got stuck on this particular part of the problem:
$3t^{2/3} - 1 = 0$

A: From where you left off: $t^{\frac{2}{3}} = \dfrac{1}{3} \implies t = \left(\dfrac{1}{3}\right)^{\frac{3}{2}}= \dfrac{1}{3\sqrt{3}}$. Can you take it from  here? Another way to solve this if you don't like fractional exponent is making a substitution: $x = \sqrt[3]{t} \implies t = x^3$. Thus you find the min and max of the function $f(x) = x^3 - x $ on $[-1,\sqrt[3]{4}]$.


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Microsoft announced new backwards compatible games for Xbox One
By:Gareth
Published: 11:15, 11 April 2018
Xbox One Backwards Compatibility - A plethora of Original Xbox titles coming for Xbox One
Microsoft has officially announced the next 19 games to be re-released for Xbox One from the Original Xbox. In their Inside Xbox episode they talk about which games will be coming as well as the issues they had to resolve to bring them out.
Recent unofficial news have brought information into our hands regarding Microsoft's backwards compatibility programme. There were speculations of several classic titles being added to the Xbox Marketplace, but now we have an official list of games coming to Microsoft's current generation console.
A total of 19 titles have been announced for release on the Marketplace. The titles will be launched in two waves, the first wave happening on 17 April 2018, followed by a 26 April 2018 release for the second wave of games.
Microsoft Xbox One Backwards Compatibility - The Xbox Marketplace will be the place to get the Original Xbox games
In the first instance, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Jade Empire, Breakdown, Hunter: The Reckoning, Conker: Live & Reloaded, Panzer Dragoon Orta, SSX 3 and Blinx: The Time Sweeper will be coming to Xbox One.
It's important to mention that all the games releasing in these two waves will have upgraded visuals as Microsoft stated the pixel count on the Xbox One standard systems will increase by four times, and the enhanced Xbox One X will feature an increased pixel count by 16 times.
Microsoft Xbox One backwards compatibility - Get ready to probe humans once more!
The second wave will have games like Destroy All Humans!, Panzer Elite Action: Fields of Glory, Full Spectrum Warrior, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, MX Unleashed, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II, Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars Battlefront II, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Star Wars Republic Commando and Star Wars Jedi Starfighter.
The plethora of Star Wars games in this second release is due to heavy demand by the players, since most consider that era of Star Wars video games to be the apex of the franchise. Other cult-classics like Destroy All Humans!, Jade Empire and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind are basically no-brainers for Microsoft, as they have a colossal audience following.
All the games releasing on Xbox One via backwards compatibility will be available for purchase on the Xbox Marketplace, or if players still possess the original discs they may simply insert them into the console and play them.
Rumour has it Microsoft are building two separate console SKUs
The latest round of news straight from Rumourville claim that Microsoft are preparing two console SKUs for their next console offering, one of which should be the traditional console type while other allegedly focuses on cloud streaming.
Upcoming Xbox backward compatibility update details surfacing
Before Microsoft officially announces the next batch of games for backward compatibility of the original Xbox onto Xbox One, some details have surfaced in the Marketplace. More cult-classic games will be added subsequently to the consoles.
Halo Wars 2 review round-up
Halo Wars 2 is due to release on 21 February. Players that preordered it are already playing today. Reviews and user coments are slowly trickling in and there seems to be some consensus as to the quality of everything on display.
Hitman Blood Money and Lego Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars are now Xbox One compatible
Hitman: Blood Money and Lego Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars are the newest additions to the Xbox One backwards compatibility list. Microsoft have also noted these games are Xbox One enhanced now, but it's optional.
Crackdown is now free on Xbox One and Xbox 360 consoles
Microsoft are giving away the original Crackdown game for free on the Xbox store. The futuristic action adventure is available for Xbox 360 and Xbox One due to a backwards compatibility. A possible promo for the upcoming Crackdown 3?
GTA V is now available on Xbox Game Pass
Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V is now available on Xbox Game Pass for all subscribers. The game is currently live on the subscription service for Xbox One. Sadly, it's not included in the PC version.
FCC lied about DDoS attacks, Ajit Pai blames Obama administration
Ajit Pai and his FCC entourage were under investigation by the Office of Inspector General following the entire controversy about Net Neutrality, which has unfortunately not been saved. Now new evidence points to foul play on FCC's side.
FCC Champion Ajit Pai under investigation for a possibly illegal £2.78 billion media deal
Ajit Pai is the man who spearheaded the demise of net neutrality in the US, a move that earned him worldwide infamy. Many claimed that he's corrupt in the past but for the first time there might be firm evidence for such assertions.
Sony and Microsoft have joined forces in cloud gaming research
No folks, we aren't joking - master Yoda and Darth Vader have indeed joined forces in a strategic partnership that aims to establish collaboration in the development of cloud-based technologies to support their game and streaming services.
Xbox One mouse and keyboard support is now available
The long-awaited mouse and keyboard support for Xbox One was added in Microsoft's latest update. Fortnite and Warframe are the only titles to support the newest feature with 5 more games coming in November and another 7 at later date.


The base was done in pretty much the same fashion as I did the Chaos Lord, though I did have a little trouble with the tufts this time. Not sure if I was tired or what, but I ended up ruining two of them. Hopefully the layer of 'Ard Coat I put on this guy with hold up and prevent paint chips from occurring. It's always tricky that way with metal models.
I didn't really step outside my comfort zone when painting this guy. Part of that may have been that I was worried about completing the Call of Chaos challenge, and didn't want to have any screw-ups that might cause me to have to do part or all of it over. As it was, everything turned out fine. It'll be interesting fielding him on the table, as I usually field my daemon princes as the Chaos Space Marine psykers.
My next project will be to get back to my Maulerfiends. One is near completion, the other is just begun. Hopefully the same speed I had here will be had for them.


At Instagram, nothing is more important to us than the safety of the people in our community. Over the past month we have seen that we are not where we need to be on self-harm and suicide, and that we need to do more to keep the most vulnerable people who use Instagram safe.
We will not allow any graphic images of self-harm, such as cutting on Instagram – even if it would previously have been allowed as admission. We have never allowed posts that promote or encourage suicide or self harm, and will continue to remove it when reported.
Self-harm and suicide are complex issues and we rely on the input of experts in these fields to help shape our approach. Up until now, we've focused most of our approach on trying to help the individual who is sharing their experiences around self-harm. We have allowed content that shows contemplation or admission of self-harm because experts have told us it can help people get the support they need. But we need to do more to consider the effect of these images on other people who might see them. This is a difficult but important balance to get right.
During the comprehensive reviews, the experts, including the Centre for Mental Health and Save.org reaffirmed that creating safe spaces for young people to talk about their experiences – including self-harm – online, is essential. They advised that sharing this type of content often helps people connect with support and resources that can save lives.
However, collectively it was advised that graphic images of self-harm – even when it is someone admitting their struggles – has the potential to unintentionally promote self-harm. Which is why we are no longer allowing graphic images of self-harm.
Our aim is to have no graphic self-harm or graphic suicide related content on Instagram and to significantly reduce – with the goal of removing – all self-harm and suicide imagery from hashtags, search, the explore tab or as recommended content, while still ensuring we support those using Instagram to connect with communities of support.
We need to create a safe and supportive community for everyone – but this not as simple of just switching off a button. We will not be able to remove these images immediately and we must make sure that people posting self-harm related content do not lose their ability to express themselves and connect with help in their time of need. We will get better and we are committed to finding and removing this content at scale.


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The Bodø Region () is a metropolitan region in Nordland county in northern Norway, centered on the town of Bodø.  Before 1 January 2005, the municipality of Skjerstad was part of the region, but it has since merged into the municipality of Bodø.  There are several "city regions" that the government has declared in Norway. The population figures are per 01.01.2014

In addition to these areas in the "official" region, many people in neighboring Fauske commute daily to Bodø.

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Metropolitan regions of Norway
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Dr. Dennison has been the Mercury Program Officer at the U.S. Department of State for 6 years, focusing primarily on artisanal and small-scale gold mining, overseeing the grant process for 12+ projects, and participating in the organization of workshops and conferences on ASGM. Previously, she was a desk officer in the Bureau of African Affairs for Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and Guinea. Prior to the State Department, she owned and operated a commercial environmental air testing laboratory where she analyzed environmental samples. She holds a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Purdue University, is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association, and is a Certified Industrial Hygienist.


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The cleansing of the Temple narrative tells of Jesus expelling the merchants and the money changers from the Temple, and occurs in all four canonical gospels of the New Testament. The scene is a common motif in Christian art.
In this account, Jesus and his disciples travel to Jerusalem for Passover, where Jesus expels the merchants and consumers from the Temple, accusing them of turning the Temple into "a den of thieves" through their commercial activities.
The narrative occurs near the end of the Synoptic Gospels (at Matthew 21:12–17, Mark 11:15–19, and Luke 19:45–48) and near the start in the Gospel of John (at John 2:13–16). Some scholars believe that these refer to two separate incidents, given that the Gospel of John also includes more than one Passover.[1]
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Driving of the Merchants From the Temple by Scarsellino
Jesus is stated to have visited the Temple in Jerusalem, where the courtyard is described as being filled with livestock, merchants, and the tables of the money changers, who changed the standard Greek and Roman money for Jewish and Tyrian shekels.[2] Jerusalem was packed with Jews who had come for Passover, perhaps numbering 300,000 to 400,000 pilgrims.[3][4]
And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, "Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade".
—  John 2:13–16
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
—  Matthew 21:12–13
Herod's Temple, referred to in John 2:13, as imagined in the Holyland Model of Jerusalem. It is currently situated adjacent to the Shrine of the Book exhibit at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
In Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47 Jesus accused the Temple authorities of thieving and this time he names poor widows as their victims, going on to provide evidence of this in Mark 12:42 and Luke 21:2. Dove sellers were selling doves that were sacrificed by the poor who could not afford grander sacrifices and specifically by women. According to Mark 11:16, Jesus then put an embargo on people carrying any merchandise through the Temple, a sanction which would have disrupted all commerce.[1][5] This occurred in the outermost court of the gentiles.
Matthew 21:14–16 says the Temple leaders questioned Jesus if he was aware the children were shouting "Hosanna to the Son of David." Jesus responded by saying "from the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise." This phrase incorporates a phrase from the Psalm 8:2, "from the lips of children and infants," believed by followers to be an admission of divinity by Jesus.[1][5]
Chronology[edit]
Main article: Chronology of Jesus
There are debates about when the cleansing of the Temple occurred and whether there were two separate events. St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine agree that Jesus performed a similar act twice, with the less severe denunciations of the Johannine account (merchants, sellers) occurring early in Jesus's public ministry and the more severe denunciations of the synoptic accounts (thieves, robbers) occurring just before, and indeed expediting, the events of the crucifixion.
Claims about the Temple cleaning episode in the Gospel of John can be combined with non-biblical historical sources to obtain an estimate of when it occurred. John 2:13 states that Jesus went to the Temple in Jerusalem around the start of his ministry and John 2:20 states that Jesus was told: "Forty and six years was this temple in building, and you want to raise it up in three days?"[6][7]
In the Antiquities of the Jews, first-century historian Flavius Josephus wrote that (Ant 15.380) the temple reconstruction was started by Herod the Great in the 18th year of his reign 22 BC, two years before Augustus arrived in Syria in 20 BC to return the son of Phraates IV and receive in return the spoils and standards of three Roman legions (Ant 15.354).[7][8][9][10] Temple expansion and reconstruction was ongoing, and it was in constant reconstruction until it was destroyed in 70 AD by the Romans.[11] Given that it had taken 46 years of construction to that point, the Temple visit in the Gospel of John has been estimated at any time between 24–29 AD. It is possible that the complex was only a few years completed when the future Emperor Titus destroyed the Temple in 70 AD.[6][7][12][13][14]
Analysis[edit]
Christ Driving the Money changers from the Temple by Theodoor Rombouts
Professor David Landry of the University of St. Thomas suggests that "the importance of the episode is signaled by the fact that within a week of this incident, Jesus is dead. Matthew, Mark, and Luke agree that this is the event that functioned as the 'trigger' for Jesus' death."[15]
Given the fact that the actions of Jesus prompted no intervention on the part of either the Temple guards, nor the legionaries in the Antonia, Pope Francis sees the Cleansing of the Temple not as a violent act but more of a prophetic demonstration.[16] In addition to writing and speaking messages from God, Israelite or Jewish nevi'im ("spokespersons", "prophets") often acted out prophetic parables in their life.[17][page needed]
Butler University professor James F. McGrath explains that the animal sales were related to selling animals for use in the animal sacrifices in the Temple. He also explains that the moneychangers in the temple existed to convert the many currencies in use into the accepted currency for paying the Temple taxes.[18] E. P. Sanders and Bart Ehrman say that Greek and Roman currency was converted to Jewish and Tyrian money.[2][19]
A common interpretation is that Jesus was reacting to the practice of money changers routinely cheating the people, but Marvin L. Krier Mich observes that a good deal of money was stored at the temple, where it could be loaned by the wealthy to the poor who were in danger of losing their land to debt. The Temple establishment therefore co-operated with the aristocracy in the exploitation of the poor. One of the first acts of the First Jewish-Roman War was the burning of the debt records in the archives.[20]
John 2:15[edit]
In 2012, Andy Alexis-Baker, clinical associate professor of theology at Loyola University Chicago, gave the history of the interpretation of the Johannine passage since Antiquity:[21]
Origen (2nd century) is the first to comment on the passage: he denies historicity and interprets it as metaphorical, where the Temple is the soul of a person freed from earthly things thanks to Jesus. On the contrary, John Chrysostom (v. 391) defended the historical authenticity of this passage, but if he considered that Jesus had used the whip against the merchants in addition to the other beasts, he specified that it was to show his divinity and that Jesus was not to be imitated.
Theodore of Mopsuestia (in 381) - who answered, during the First Council of Constantinople, to the bishop Rabbula, accused of striking his clerics and to justify himself by the purification of the Temple - and Cosmas Indicopleustes (v. 550) supported that the event is non-violent and historical: Jesus whips sheep and bulls, but speaks only to merchants and only overturns their tables.
Augustine of Hippo (v. 398-401) was the first great theologian to comment on this passage to justify the use of violence by Christians. Petilian of Constantine, Donatist bishop of Cirta, supported a non-violent Christianity, and reproached Catholic Christianity for transgressing this non-violence. The Bishop of Hippo answered him by interpreting the purification of the temple as a moment when Jesus was persecutor of the merchants of the temple. According to Alexis-Baker, it is by the importance of Augustine that his interpretation was followed by the Christians to justify an ever increasing violence.
Gregory VII (in 1075), quoting Gregory the Great, relies on this passage to justify his policy against the simonic clergy, compared to the merchants. Other medieval Catholic figures will do the same, such as Bernard of Clairvaux who preached the crusade, claiming that fighting the "pagans" with the same zeal that Jesus displayed against the merchants was a way of salvation.
During the Protestant Reformation, John Calvin (in 1554), in the line of Augustine of Hippo and the Gregories, defended himself by using (among other things) the purification of the temple, when he was accused of having helped to burn Michael Servetus alive, theologian who denied the divinity of Jesus.
Alexis-Baker indicates that, while the majority of English-speaking Bibles include humans, sheep and cattle in the lashes, the original text is more complex, and after grammatical analysis, he concludes that the text does not describe a violent act of Jesus against the merchants.
According to later sources[edit]
Christ Driving the Money Changers out of the Temple Valentin de Boulogne
Toledot Yeshu[edit]
There are a number of later embellishments to the narrative of the incident that are generally regarded as legendary or polemical by scholars. The Toledot Yeshu, a parody gospel probably first written down about 1,000 years later but possibly dependent on second-century Jewish-Christian gospel[22] if not oral traditions that might go back all the way to the formation of the canonical narratives themselves,[23] claims that Yeshu had entered the Temple with 310 of his followers. That Christ's followers had indeed entered the Temple, and in fact the Holy of Holies,[24] is also claimed by Epiphanius, who claims that James wore the breastplate of the high priest and the high priestly diadem on his head and actually entered the Holy of Holies,[25] and that John the Beloved had become a sacrificing priest who wore the mitre,[26] which was the headdress of the high priest.
Yeshu was likewise accused of robbing the shem hamphorash, the 'secret name of god' from the Holy of Holies, in the Toledot Yeshu.[27]
Narrative of Joseph of Arimathea[edit]
According to the apocryphal Narrative of Joseph of Arimathea, Demas, one of the two robbers who were crucified with Christ,[28] stole the 'secret deposit' of Solomon from the Holy of Holies, an act which Judas blamed on Christ:
He [Demas] made attacks upon the rich, but was good to the poor…And he set his hand to robbing the multitude of the Jews, and stole the law itself in Jerusalem, … And to Caiaphas and the multitude of the Jews it was not a Passover, but it was a great mourning to them, on account of the plundering of the sanctuary by the robber … Judas says to the Jews: Come, let us hold a council; for perhaps it was not the robber that stole the law, but Jesus himself, and I accuse him.[29]
In art[edit]
The cleansing of the Temple is a commonly depicted event in the Life of Christ, under various titles.
El Greco painted several versions:
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple (El Greco, London)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple (El Greco, Madrid)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple (El Greco, Minneapolis)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple (El Greco, New York)
Cleansing of the Temple. Unknown artist
Casting out the money changers by Giotto
Christ driving the money changers from the temple by Jan Sanders van Hemessen
Christ Expelling the Money-Changers from the Temple by Nicolas Colombel
Christ Cleansing the Temple by Bernardino Mei
Expulsion of the merchants from the temple by Andrei Mironov
Gospel harmony
Ministry of Jesus
Gessius Florus
Brown, Raymond E. An Introduction to the New Testament, Doubleday (1997) ISBN 0-385-24767-2
Brown, Raymond E. The New Jerome Biblical Commentary, Prentice Hall (1990) ISBN 0-13-614934-0
Ched Myers, Binding the Strong Man: A political reading of Mark's story of Jesus, Orbis (1988) ISBN 0-88344-620-0
Miller, Robert J. The Complete Gospels, Polebridge Press (1994), ISBN 0-06-065587-9
^ a b c The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary by Craig A. Evans 2005 ISBN 0-7814-4228-1 page 49
^ a b Sanders, E. P. The Historical Figure of Jesus. Penguin, 1993.
^ Sanders, E. P. The Historical Figure of Jesus. Penguin, 1993. p. 249
^ Funk, Robert W. and the Jesus Seminar. The Acts of Jesus: The Search for the Authentic Deeds of Jesus. HarperSanFrancisco. 1998.
^ a b The Fourth Gospel And the Quest for Jesus by Paul N. Anderson 2006 ISBN 0-567-04394-0 page 158
^ a b Paul L. Maier "The Date of the Nativity and Chronology of Jesus" in Chronos, Kairos, Christos: Nativity and Chronological Studies by Jerry Vardaman, Edwin M. Yamauchi 1989 ISBN 0-931464-50-1 pages 113–129
^ a b c Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible 2000 Amsterdam University Press ISBN 90-5356-503-5 page 249
^ The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament by Andreas J. Köstenberger, L. Scott Kellum 2009 ISBN 978-0-8054-4365-3 pages 140–141
^ Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus by Craig A. Evans 2008 ISBN 0-415-97569-7 page 115
^ As stated by Köstenberger & Kellum (page 114) there is some uncertainty about how Josephus referred to and computed dates, hence various scholars arrive at slightly different dates for the exact date of the start of the Temple construction, varying by a few years in their final estimation of the date of the Temple visit.
^ Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, page 246 states that Temple construction never completed, and that the Temple was in constant reconstruction until it was destroyed in 70 AD/CE by the Romans, and states that the 46 years should refers to the actual number of year from the start of the construction.
^ The Riddles of the Fourth Gospel: An Introduction to John by Paul N. Anderson 2011 ISBN 0-8006-0427-X page 200
^ Herod the Great by Jerry Knoblet 2005 ISBN 0-7618-3087-1 page 184
^ Jesus in Johannine Tradition by Robert Tomson Fortna, Tom Thatcher 2001 ISBN 978-0-664-22219-2 page 77
^ "Landry, David. "God in the Details: The Cleansing of the Temple in Four Jesus Films", Journal of Religion and Film, Vol. 13, No. 2 October 2009, University of Nebraska at Omaha". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
^ Pope Francis. "Angelus Address: Jesus Cleanses the Temple of Jerusalem". Zenit, March 4, 2018. Translated from the Italian by Virginia M. Forrester.
^ Lockyer, Herbert. All the Parables of the Bible, Zondervan, 1988. ISBN 9780310281115
^ McGrath, J., Jesus and the Money Changers (John 2:13-16), accessed 6 April 2020
^ Ehrman, Bart D.. Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don't Know About Them), HarperCollins, 2009. ISBN 0-06-117393-2
^ Mich, Marvin L. Krier. The Challenge and Spirituality of Catholic Social Teaching, Chapter 6, Orbis Books, 2011, ISBN 9781570759451
^ Violence, Nonviolence and the Temple Incident in John 2:13-15, academia.edu, 2012
^ Price, Robert (2003) The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man, p. 40.
^ Alexander, P. 'Jesus and his Mother in the Jewish Anti-Gospel (the Toledot Yeshu)', in eds. C. Clivaz et al., Infancy Gospels, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG, 2011, pp. 588-616.
^ Goldstein, Morris. Jesus in the Jewish Tradition. New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1950, p. 152.
^ Bauckham, The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple, p. 45.
^ Eisenman, Robert, Maccabees, Zadokites, Christians, and Qumran: A New Hypothesis of Qumran Origins. Nashville, TN: Grave Distractions Publications, 2013, p. 10.
^ Zindler, Frank R. The Jesus the Jews Never Knew. Cranford, NJ: American Atheist Press, 2003, pp. 318–319, 428–431.
^ Matthew 27:38.
^ Narrative of Joseph of Arimathæa, 1. in The Catholic Encyclopedia
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Q: iOS - Swift 3 Share Extension Preview Image I'm currently building a share extension that accepts URLs. As part of this I've customised my share screen as outlined in a previous question to create a full screen view controller. This is all working fine. However in the default share composer view I noticed there was a preview image of the web page. I'm trying to access this in my extension but I can't seem to get hold of it.
Specifically I've been trying to use the method
loadPreviewImage
https://developer.apple.com/reference/foundation/nsitemprovider/1403925-loadpreviewimage
You will note in the docs that this says the following for the completion handler

completionHandler
  A completion handler block to execute with the results. The first parameter of this block must be a parameter of type NSData, NSURL, UIImage (in iOS), or NSImage (in macOS) for receiving the image data. For more information about implementing the block, see CompletionHandler.

However if I try to set this as a UIImage in my completion block I get an error of

Cannot convert value of type '(UIImage, _) -> ()' to expected argument
  type 'NSItemProvider.CompletionHandler!'

example code where itemProvider is confirmed to be an instance of NSItemProvider via guard statements
itemProvider.loadPreviewImage(options: nil) { (image: UIImage, error) in
        }

The docs for the completion Handler say to set this to what type you want and it will attempt to coerce the data to the type you specify. Has anyone seen this before? I'm not sure what to do here as I can't see what I'm doing wrong.
https://developer.apple.com/reference/foundation/nsitemprovider/completionhandler
If all else fails I'll look at using some Javascript to get an image from the dom but I would have liked the preview image that Apple seemed to provide

A: I don't know why the code in
itemProvider.loadPreviewImage(options: nil) { (image: UIImage, error) in
        }

not called when Post button tapped.
My round way is saving the preview image in method
override func configurationItems() -> [Any]! {
}

as
let inputItem: NSExtensionItem = self.extensionContext?.inputItems[0] as! NSExtensionItem
        let itemProvider = inputItem.attachments![0] as! NSItemProvider
if (itemProvider.hasItemConformingToTypeIdentifier("public.url")) {
            itemProvider.loadPreviewImage(options: nil, completionHandler: { (item, error) in // 画像を取得する
                if let image = item as? UIImage {
                    if let data = UIImagePNGRepresentation(image) {
                        self.photoNSURL = try! FileManager.default.url(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask, appropriateFor: nil, create: false).appendingPathComponent("preview.png") as NSURL!

                        do {
                            try data.write(to: self.photoNSURL as URL, options: .atomic)
                        } catch {
                            print("\(#file)#\(#function)(\(#line)): error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
                        }
                    }
                }
            })
        }


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Q: How to parse different XML files using SAX on Android? I have the following scenario.
I send a XML file to a server as a request and get a XML file as response and all that as a background thread on Android.
The XML request is serialized using various values. The XML response is then read by SAX and put into a list. The whole request/response process happens in a background thread using the AsyncTask class.
The problem is that I have different types of responses and I have no idea what approach to take to parse the response based on the request sent.
How do I tell Android to use parser A based on request A and parser B based on request B?
EDIT: With different types of responses I mean the XML file looks different. It has different tags and different attributes.

A: Here are the options as I see them:

*

*You can base the parsing capability based on the request (which should have some kind of context).  If you know the request is Type A, then you know the response MUST use parser A.

*You can have generic parser for all types, and branch what happens in the parser based on the first known tag or attribute that dictates what should be done.

*Parse first, analyze after.  Take all the response elements, and build object or object graphs out of them.  Pass those around, mutate them if need be for your application (don't try to edit xml - you're parsing it after all, and you want that to finish ASAP).

Good luck!

A: the are all message response object, specify an attribute to indicate and object type in the xml response
<response>
<error/>
<data type="A">
</data>
</response>

<response>
<error/>
<data type="B">
</data>
</response>


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Q: Data available only after alert
Possible Duplicate:
jQuery: Return data after ajax call success

I wrote a script which adds a new div container to the said with the a select field inside. The data for the select field is loaded with an ajax request before. But for some reason the  fields are only visible when I output something with alert().
var o = '';
            $.ajax({
                type: 'post',
                dataType: 'json',
                url: webroot + 'items',
                success: function(data) {
                    $.each(data, function(index, value) {
                        o += '<option value="' + index + '">' + value + '</option>';
                    });
                }
            });
            var l = parseInt($('.items .item').length);
            var h = '
Item ' + (l + 1) + '<select id="ItemName" name="data[Item][name]">' + o + '</select>
';

I have actually no idea how to solve this problem. Can you help me?

A: Ajax is asynchronous. Move all of your code into the success function, and it will work. The reason it works with alert is because the alert allows some time to get the AJAX result.
$.ajax({
    type: 'post',
    dataType: 'json',
    url: webroot + 'items',
    success: function(data) {
        var o = '';
        $.each(data, function(index, value) {
            o += '<option value="' + index + '">' + value + '</option>';
        });

        var l = parseInt($('.items .item').length);
        var h = '
Item ' + (l + 1) + '<select id="ItemName" name="data[Item][name]">' + o + '</select>
';
    }
});

Your code doesn't actually do anything other than load some html into a variable though. So whatever you were doing with "h", do it in the success function.


21 February 2018 - Estate Duty rate increases from 20% to 25% on dutiable amount of estates of more than R30 million.
When a person (taxpayer) dies, that person is called a 'deceased person' and all his or her assets on date of death will be placed in an estate. This estate is called an estate of a deceased person (commonly known as a 'deceased estate'). Assets in a deceased estate can amongst other things include immovable property (eg: house), movable property (eg: car, furniture, etc), cash in the bank, etc. The person who administers a deceased estate is called an 'Executor'. Once the Executor has finalised all the administration in the deceased estate, the remaining assets (after paying all the debts) will be distributed to the beneficiaries.
A beneficiary can consist of either heirs and/or legatees. A legatee is a person who receives a specific asset from the deceased estate. An heir is a person who receives the balance of the estate (that is, after all disposals to a legatee are finalised).
Do I need to pay tax on assets or money I inherited?
No, an asset inherited is a 'capital receipt' and is therefore not included in the taxpayer's gross income. Therefore, in South Africa, there is no tax payable by a person who receives an inheritance. Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is also not payable by the recipient of an inheritance. CGT, if applicable, is usually payable by the estate.
Are donations or gifts different from an inheritance?
Yes, for tax purposes, donations and gifts are treated differently to inheritances. For resident individuals, donations are subject to Donations Tax of 20% on the first R30 million of donations made during a tax year and then at the rate of 25% on donations exceeding R30 million, with an annual exemption of up to R100,000 of the value of all donations made during the tax year. For example, if a once-off donation of R80,000 is made by an individual, no tax is payable, but if a donation of R140,000 is made, then Donations Tax of R8,000 is payable (20% of the amount exceeding R100,000, which is R40,000). For companies or trusts, the exemption for casual gifts is up to R10,000 per tax year.
Where the donor donates property to a donee, and the donor fails to pay the Donations Tax, the donee and donor will be jointly and severally liable for the tax. There are certain donations that are exempt, for example: donations between spouses and donations made to certain public benefit organisations. Read more on Donations tax.
The rate of estate duty is 20% on the first R30 million of the dutiable amount and 25% on any excess.
All income received or accrued before the deceased's death is taxable in the hands of the deceased person up until date of death, and will be administered by the executor or administrator acting as the deceased's representative taxpayer. After the date of death, the deceased estate comes into existence. The assets of the deceased person will be held by the deceased estate until the liquidation and distribution account has lain for inspection and become final under section 35(12) of the Administration of Estates Act, after which the assets will be either handed over to the heirs or delivered to the trustee of a trust estate.
Income, which accrues to the estate after the death of the deceased but before the distribution of the assets to the beneficiaries, is dealt with under section 25 of the Income Tax Act.
The estate of a deceased person is subject to 20% Estate Duty on the first R30 million of the dutiable amount of an estate and 25% on the amount exceeding that figure , after taking into account a deduction of R3.5 million against the net value of the estate. So, if the total net value of the estate is R4 million, Estate Duty will be dutiable on 20% of the amount exceeding R3.5 million which amounts to R100,000 (20% of R500,000). It is normally the responsibility of the Executor to pay the duty as levied on the property of the deceased. However, there are instances in which the estate duty is payable directly by the person who is receiving the property. For example, where a policy is payable directly to a beneficiary, the Executor must recover the estate duty attributable to such policy directly from the beneficiary (in other words, this portion of the estate duty will not be paid by the deceased estate).
The South African government has agreements with some countries to avoid double taxation in relation to estate duty. For more information, click here.
I live overseas and I'm the heir of my parents' estate, is there anything I must know on how to go about receiving the inheritance?
Who is responsible for income tax on interest on an inheritance?
The person who received the inheritance must declare interest earned on the investment.
Do you include an inheritance of a house when calculating taxable income before you dispose it?
If you inherited a house then there is no tax on the actual inheritance, however the value of the house on the day you inherited it will be the base cost for Capital Gains Tax purposes.
I'm to inherit a sizable sum of money and property in Portugal and want to bring the money into South Africa. Will I be taxed?


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Movie Review: Shoplifters
Benjamin Freed December 14, 2018
Film & TVMovie Review 02 min read
90%Overall Score
We're raised to believe that one of the few things we can't choose in life is our families. But challenging that notion lies at the heart of Shoplifters, the latest by Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda and winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Portraying a rough part of Tokyo far from the shimmery, futuristic landscapes that so often represent the city on screen, Kore-eda focuses on a the Shibatas, a destitute family that scrimps and grifts to stay alive and keep their ramshackle two-room home, including many acts of stealing from grocery stores to feed themselves.
Or, are they a family at all? The parents, Osamu (Lily Franky) and Nobuyo (Sakura Ando), are married, but their children came into the picture in atypical ways. An older daughter, Aki (Mayu Matsuoka), has drifted in, earning her keep by performing in peep shows. There's also a young son, Shota (Kairi Jyo), an orphan the couple found abandoned in a car, and a grandmother (Kirin Kiki) running scams of her own.
And despite an apparent lack of blood relations, this is a family. Kore-eda opens on Osamu and Shota plying their titular trade, with the boy scanning shelves with his big, puddle-like eyes for things to nip while his would-be dad plays lookout. It's not so much a criminal scheme as it is a code: as long as the stores don't go bankrupt, Osamu tells his cohabitants, their stealing is a victimless crime.
The family grows one larger when Osamu and Shota, returning from one of their supply runs, happen upon a five-year-old girl named Yuri (Miyu Sasaki), who's cold, alone, and an apparent victim of abuse. Again, the constructed family's ethos kicks in: is it kidnapping to take in a child who appears to have been abandoned without notifying the authorities?
The answer, of course, is yes, even though this odd arrangement is the first whiff of love Yuri encounters. Instantly, she gets the bonds of older siblings and a doting grandparent. Despite their teaching so many wrong lessons, their affection is genuine.
Kore-eda, who's explored the experiences of abandoned children before in 2004's Nobody Knows, treats this makeshift family gently. Their lives, though constructed on a bed of convenient lies and short cons, have an almost documentary-like naturalism, and Kore-eda treats them sympathetically without ever getting maudlin. There are moments of subtle humor, deep sensuality, and utter heartbreak, and though the Shibatas are so clearly in the wrong, it's impossible to leave their corner.
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I like the idea of having art on the wall that inspires me to have a positive attitude.
I believe everyone of those statements. I also think it's important to remind ourselves of the small things in life that make us different. When walking down the street I feel a splurge of confidence if I see a woman smiling while she walks or talks. Someone else's smile has a way of lifting others spirits, and I want to be able to do that. It's so easy to live in our bubbles today. We can talk on our phones, text, or the endless games and features when you add in an iPod or Laptop in every scene and scenario of our environment. When I first started college people would sit and talk before class. I met a lot of new people that way. By the end of my college career things had changed. People have 20+ ways to keep themselves distracted and busy. It feels like people are turning to a new way of life where no need of direct communication is necessary. With texting, emailing, facebook, and the endless internet, I wonder how kids are developing the social skills that we made when I was young. When I was a kid we had 1 phone line in the house, and we had a curfew/time limit just to use and share it. In 2008 it was reported that 71% of kids had their own cell phone. That is a HUGE number. Are cell phones a good thing, yes, of course. Is it necessary for over 50% of 7-12 year olds to have their own phone? Wow, that I'm not sure about. A "household/kids phone", sure, I can understand that for communication reasons if a parent needs to reach their child.
I don't know. I guess as strange as it sounds, I miss the days when people would chat in the hallway and on the bus. When people weren't too "busy" texting and always having headphones in listening to music. It's crazy how much the world has changed in the past decade. I can't even imagine how much it's still going to change in the coming years.
This topic has sparked a lot of conversations between Stephen and myself lately. I'm all for the advancement of technology, I'm just trying to find the balance in living life and "reading life" through a computer. We were discussing how weird it is that we can be so out of touch with people, yet know everything they've been up to without speaking to them in years. I think this is one of the reasons I have decided to delete some of my distractions, for example my facebook account. Not only has the company continually crossed the line with dissolving all privacy boundaries, but I'm tired of finding out that someone got married, had a child or lost a parent, without ever speaking to them. I have a cell phone, and I have not been the best at using it (I'm more of a one-on-one meet up and talk person), but i feel it's time I pushed my own comfort zone and got out from behind the glowing screen of a computer.
So, if you need to reach me in the future drop me a comment here, or shoot me a phone call. I feel it's long overdue that I get back to the basics of communication for a while. I have gotten way too comfortable keeping my distance from people. I love writing letters and receiving them. Emails are okay, but not as wonderful & personal. Most of all, I love talking over a cup of tea, or a yummy meal.
It's time to share our smiles with the open world, friends. I hope some of you will join me. Let's brighten this world up.
I totally agree with you..so many times ive thought about deleting my facebook and to stop tweeting..i really have for the exact same reason.i have to admit im so bad about the texting thing though..makes like a little easier with babies :O) thought..but i love love getting mail and sending mail!!! So i agree with ya so much Cassie..and i love and miss ya!!!
I enjoy face to face most. Can't wait to see you next post. Ummmmm maybe something to do with PLANTS? I had a wonderful time with you yesterday.


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Southport Scotty's workers struggle to make ends meet after abrupt closing, losing final paycheck - 13 WTHR Indianapolis - Scotty's Brewhouse, business, Southport, closed, bankruptcy, employees, paycheck
Southport Scotty's workers struggle to make ends meet after abrupt closing, losing final paycheck
Southport Scotty's workers struggle to make ends meet after abrupt closing, losing final paycheck | 13 WTHR Indianapolis
(WTHR Photo/Anna Carrera)
Anna Carrera
SOUTHPORT, Ind. (WTHR) — Scotty's Brewhouse workers in Southport should have seen their final paychecks on Tuesday, but they are finding out that won't be happening.
They're out of a job and now confused about who is to blame.
There hasn't been a lunch crowd at the Scotty's Brewhouse in Southport for almost a week. The location closed abruptly on Thursday, disappointing potential customers and its former workers.
"I'm not going to lie, it's pretty frustrating," said former manager Troy Brewer.
Corporate leaders at Scotty's tell Eyewitness News they don't own the Southport location. A company called Johnson Hospitality Group LLC does.
Scotty's contacted the folks at Johnson Hospitality last week to let them know they needed extra money to make ends meet. Instead of getting the money they needed, Scotty's leaders say the Johnson Hospitality Group decided to close the location and then cleaned out their bank account, leaving them without a penny to pay their workers or anyone else.
The @brewhouse in Southport closed almost a week ago. Today was supposed to be payday for former workers, but they just found out they won't get paid. Dispute between the company and the store's owners (Johnson Hospitality Group LLC) has workers wondering who is to blame @WTHRcom pic.twitter.com/ueaLEN5mZY
— Anna Carrera (@AnnaWTHR) April 16, 2019
"The initial, 'what the heck is going on,' then the creeping realization of, 'how am I going to pay my bills? I am now out of a job,'" said Brewer. "I have to scramble and take care of making ends meet and find a new job as fast as I possibly can."
Scotty's leaders sent an email to their employees, saying they tried to get money back to pay their workers but the Johnson LLC wouldn't let them.
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State records show the Johnson LLC is based just across the parking lot from the Southport Scotty's at the same address as the Mucky Duck Pub.
Eyewitness News tried to get ahold of the people in charge of the LLC and they told us those accusations aren't true, but wouldn't tell us anything else. Now workers are wondering what really happened.
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"We're stuck in the middle with no answers, wondering what are we going to do now," said Brewer. "I'm not trying to put blame on either side. I'm just really wanting to come to a consensus and make sure the employees are taken care of."
Scotty's leaders told the workers that despite the other closures we've seen from the company lately, they had no plans to shut down the Southport location and apologized to the team.
They say they don't know if — or when — they may get money back to pay them for their last weeks of work.
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DC's electric vehicle charging law will have residents paying double to triple
Washington, DC, has proposed a regulation that will govern electric vehicle (EV) charging on public streets. The contrast with surrounding Maryland neighborhoods shows how forgoing utility-operated and regulated-charging costs residents dearly.
Electrek, By Charles Benoit
© Electrek | DC's electric vehicle charging law will have residents paying double to triple
The regulation was proposed by Jeff Marootian, director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), on Friday, February 21, 2020.
The regulation authorizes the director to lease public on-street parking spots for $2,400 per year to private businesses to resell electricity and bill as they like. This is a negligible amount. Private individuals pay an average of $7,200 per year to reserve a parking spot in downtown DC or $3,000 per year in the residential neighborhoods surrounding downtown.
Private charging companies are invited to apply for the spots. DDOT will not own any chargers going forward, although it currently owns a handful of curbside chargers operated by ChargePoint (14th and U St. NW location shown in the header image). Curbside charging is needed in the District because 70% of residents live in multi-dwelling units without dedicated off-street parking.
The proposed EV charging regulation
In addition to whatever prices the vendor sets, the regulation requires a minimum of $1 per hour charging fee and a $10 per hour fee while not charging. It is unclear whether these fees are returned to the city, or kept by the vendor. (2406.29(e))
If you're plugged in for over four hours during the day between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m., you're fined $30, even if you're still charging. Applies every day of the year. (2406.29(e) and (2406.14(b-c))
If any car is parked without being plugged in, a $100 fine is assessed. (2406.29(a) and 2406.14(b-c))
The DC EV charging law is very strict on allocating eligible on-street parking spots:
Blocks with Residential Permit Parking (RPP) are ineligible. In DC, virtually every neighborhood in the city uses the RPP system. (See PDF map.) The exception is mainly the central business district (CBD), which is metered, and the least dense, outer suburban neighborhoods. RPP blocks are not metered, and while the parking is available to anyone, vehicles without RPP permits can only park for two hours at a time. (2406.22(c))
Blocks with rush-hour parking restrictions and snow emergency restrictions are ineligible. This limits potential spots in the District's CBD. (2406.22(b))
No more than two spots per block can be designated for EV charging. (2406.23).
For every two charging stations installed in the CBD by a vendor, the vendor must install seven stations, each serving at least two spaces, outside the CBD. A vendor's permit application for a 15th station won't be approved until they have to charge stations in each ward.
Unless the DC Council takes action soon, the EV charging regulation will become law. The public has until March 21, 2020, to submit comments, which can be emailed to publicspace.policy@dc.gov.
One neighborhood highlights the difference between utility-regulated curbside charging and private vendors
Takoma Park, Maryland, sits on both sides of the DC-Maryland border. It was developed this way. Both the DC and MD residents of this neighborhood are served by the same utility (Pepco) and the same public transit system (WMATA). But in Maryland, the utility regulator authorized Pepco to offer Level 2 EV charging for $0.18 per kWh on public rights-of-way, with that price-controlled like any other electric tariff. Takoma Park has four of these public Level 2 chargers.
No matter what car — BEV or PHEV — you drive, when you plug into the Pepco chargers on the Maryland side, you know you're paying $0.18 per kWh.
District residents likely to pay $2.50 per hour for charging, pricing out charging for many
Residents of Takoma Park are likely to pay a minimum of $2.50 per hour under the proposed regulation. That assumption takes EVgo's flat $1.50/hr for L2 charging, and adds the District's $1/hr fee, assuming EVgo is required to remit that fee to the District.
When you consider that the majority of PHEVs can take only 3.3-3.6 kW of charging, that means they'll be paying roughly $0.80 per kWh. This applies to a lot of BEVs as well, like the Nissan Leaf S trim up to 2018. Paying this much is equivalent to paying $10 per gallon for gasoline.
Pepco applied in August 2018 to the DC Public Service Commission, seeking to deploy neighborhood public chargers in DC. Electrek covered that decision, where the PSC said that under DC law, Pepco had to demonstrate that the needs of EV drivers were not being met by the competitive market before it could operate its own chargers and that it had not done so.
However, the PSC did authorize Pepco to build out the "make-ready" infrastructure for 35 public neighborhood chargers at DC ratepayers' expense. This means that DC ratepayers will be subsidizing the private vendors who will now benefit from DDOT's proposed regulation.
Director Marootian unavailable for comment
Electrek emailed the DDOT Monday morning with a series of questions. We followed up again Tuesday, and we were told to expect a response by the end of the day. Repeated follow-ups since then have gone unanswered.
There's so much to dislike here:
Billing by the hour for charging: California has banned all-new Level 2 chargers from billing by the minute for electricity starting January 1, 2021, because it's inherently unfair. PHEVs and lower-priced BEVs that charge at 3.3kW will not be able to make use of these chargers. Keep in mind, the regulation is about fees for charging. Fees for parking will still exist.
Placement rules deny benefits to District residents most in need: By excluding RPP blocks, DDOT has all but assured that the residents who most need curbside charging — those living in apartment buildings — will be unable to benefit from the infrastructure they helped pay to deploy. In fact, DDOT's RPP exclusion combined with its multi-award requirements all but assure that curbside EVSEs will pop up in the most suburban parts of the District where everyone on the block already has off-street parking. What a waste.
Overnight charging priced out: Billing $10/hr for every hour an EV is connected but not charging effectively prices out overnight parking. For example, the Chevy Bolt, Nissan Leaf Plus, and Tesla Model 3 Mid-Range all have batteries between 62-66kWh in size. Assuming you plugged in at 7 p.m. with 10% battery remaining (a lucky maneuver requiring some planning), you would finish charging by 4 a.m. Assuming you didn't return to your car until 8 a.m., you'd be penalized $40.
No minimum kW guarantee: The regulation contemplates shared charging posts. As we saw in New York City, this meant a drop-down to below 5kW, less than normal L2 charging. When you're being billed by the hour, this greatly increases the cost to charge.
Placement rules create artificial scarcity: The byzantine placement rules mean we can't count on any vendor competition to keep prices in check. The most likely effect is that key downtown (CBD) locations will have crazy-high prices that are more about monetizing the parking spot than monetizing the charger. Right now, it can be pretty tough to find a metered curbside parking spot on K St. NW (DC's famous lobbyist corridor). But now EVSE operators can charge whatever they want for two parking spots per block, and there's no doubt enough rich lobbyists that will oblige. The real competition is the parking garages that charge $12/hr in the CBD.
Privatizing profits with public money: Using ratepayers funds to subsidize private charging operators is the textbook "socialize the risk, privatize the profit." We can't help but note that 1) this regulation is perfectly timed to the PSC approved subsidy for "make-ready" neighborhood public charging, meaning these vendors won't even have to pay the lion's share of the cost for the buildout; and 2) Pepco is owned by Exelon, which is also a partial owner of ChargePoint, which means Exelon is now benefiting from selling electricity with unregulated prices.
While we can't confirm, it appears that DDOT has proposed this regulation without consulting with any EV driver groups first. It certainly appears as though vendors were consulted, however. We hope the DC Council rejects this regulation entirely because it's worse than nothing. People see these public EV charging posts, have heard that driving an EV is supposed to be cheaper than driving an ICE, and then get a rude awakening. This will ultimately hurt EV adoption, and hurt DC's working poor. The less expensive BEVs and PHEVs are most discriminated against.
The Council should focus on helping DC's multi-dwelling residents first and foremost. The way you do that is by providing curbside charging at prices that are as close as possible to standard-offer service from the utility. So basically, what Maryland did for L2 charging. As for the tensions about taking away RPP parking spots and dedicating them to EVs, we agree that this is tough politically, and so prefer the plan in London. (Profiled by the Fully Charged, video link) In this situation, instead of trying to reserve a couple spots for EVs, the focus was on widespread deployment elegantly built into lamp posts and bollards, so that residents could likely find a spot every couple days.
If you're a DC resident, please also consider writing to Michael Porcello, Legislative Director for Councilmember Cheh, who chairs the Transportation Committee: mporcello@dccouncil.us.


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Kinomuzeum
16 mm Films - Part 2
Language: no sound
Source: 16 mm
© Archaeology of Photography Foundation
Private footage that documents everyday life forms the section of Wojciech Zamecznik's oeuvre that has been "re-discovered" owing to the artist's archive – developed throughout the subsequent decades of his creative work and therefore revealing the arcane details of his workshop – that has recently been made public and remained in the hands of his son Juliusz Zamecznik.
The archive revealed that Zamecznik, known primarily as a graphic artist who also aspired to be a photographer, was equally eager to try his hand at filmmaking. The fact that he used the camera in order to record his surroundings as early as in the 1950s situates him amongst the pioneers of the home movie genre and undoubtedly positions him as one of the first representatives of this practice in Poland. His amateur films, created with the family in mind, confirm Zamecznik's interest in the latest theoretical tendencies – the understanding of the photographer's role in terms of an intuitive sense of the moment as promoted by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
This film came into being through editing the footage that portrays Zamecznik's everyday life shot on 16 mm film stock between 1949 and 1963. It can be divided into several separate blocks related to specific events: scenes form the family life at home in Narbutta St. in the Warsaw district of Mokotów, visiting friends: Irena and Maurycy Stryjeński, strolling around the city, documentation of exhibitions, such as the 12th National Photography Exhibition at the Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw (1962), holiday trips to the Polish seaside, as well as journeys abroad to Italy, France, Bulgaria.
OTHER WORKS FROM THAT ARTIST IN FILMOTEKA
16 mm Films - Part 1, 1966
8 mm Films - Part 1, 1967
House on its Head (dir. Adam Palenta), 2014


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Issue No. 10 ISSUES The Voice of the Diaspora
BYAlia Fawaz
A Lebanese in Italy
A long time ago during my mid 20s, I had the chance to live and work in Rome. Unbeknownst to me at the time, those few years spent in the eternal city were some of the happiest years of my life. My time there, which also allowed me to explore many different parts of Italy, deeply enriched my soul and captivated my heart. It also gave me so many fond memories that are still vivid today.
I had an instant connection to Italy, one that was visceral in nature. It was almost like when you go to a place for the very first time yet you instinctively feel as if you have been there before. This strong familiarity could be because Lebanon and Italy share quite a few commonalities, especially as the two countries both surround the Mediterranean Sea. Then of course, there is the influence of the Roman Empire, which extended into Lebanon and lasted more than 300 years (64 B.C – 399 A.D). These three centuries surely must have played some role in shaping our unique Lebanese culture. And if we look into our genealogy, there must be some Italian DNA mixed in there somewhere.
Roman historical accents in Lebanon
Let's start with going back to the distant past. If you walk around some of our coastal cities today, the Roman remnants are abundant. If you are in Beirut, look no further than the Downtown district where remains of a large Roman bath complex and a market area, in addition to plenty of columns and foundations of large buildings, are visible. If you go south to Sour (Tyre) you can marvel at what has remained from the world's largest Roman hippodrome, an enormous triumphal arch, an extensive necropolis, and the remains of Roman aqueducts. Then there is Jbeil (Byblos) where you are welcomed by imposing tall columns strategically perched at the main thoroughfare of the ancient city. As you walk further toward the port you can admire even more ruins from a Roman theater and nymphaeum. Roman remains are also present further inland, as seen in the iconic Baalbeck temples of the Bekaa Valley. The impressive cluster of temples and city ruins boasts both the Temple of Bacchus (the best-preserved temple in the Middle East) and the columns of the Temple of Jupiter (the largest Roman temple ever constructed).
Let's say our fertile soil, temperate climate, and hospitable people inspired the Romans to construct their most ambitious temples in Lebanon.
Diversity of Italy: beautiful extremes
We certainly have the historical link between Italy and Lebanon with enough ancient rocks to prove it. However, another striking resemblance is the plentiful diversity in both countries. Of course, Italy is a much larger nation than Lebanon, so you would expect to see more distinct differences going from one region to another, especially in regard to accents, cuisines, landscapes, customs and even physical features of the Italian people. When I visited Naples and Palermo in southern Italy, I could immediately notice the difference when compared to the north. They spoke so quickly that I could not understand much despite speaking a little Italian that I picked up in Rome. When a southerner speaks, words pour out in a hasty staccato of urgency. For example, I want to go to the beach "voglio andare al mare" in Neapolitan would sound something like "aggia anda a mare." Often, the "re" ending found in the infinitive tense is dropped, so as to create a spoken short cut.
Later on, when I visited Milano, I noticed speech was slower and more elongated in general, like "Sono di Milaaaano" , where every consonant and vowel is clearly and slowly pronounced. I was once told that the most pleasant or "pure" Italian accent is from Tuscany and its surrounding regions. This would make sense as the language that came to be thought of as Italian developed in Tuscany and later spread to the rest of the country.
Then there is the food, of course! In the south, tomatoes are prevalent in the cuisine, and a range of spicy tomato-based sauce with pasta is offered. The region of Sicily, for example, is famous for their arancini di riso, which is a dish of large deep-fried balls of rice with meat sauce and a mozzarella cheese filling coated with breadcrumbs. In Roman cuisine they have the Suppli, which is the same concept but smaller and filled with rice, tomato sauce, and mozzarella cheese. Once you go further up north, olive oil and tomato sauce are used less. Instead, butter and cream-based sauces are used and you encounter more meat-based dishes, such as bistecca alla Fiorentina and ossobuco alla Milanese .
I have never had a bad meal in all those years dining out in Italy (unless I stumbled upon a tourist trap restaurant, which are commonly found along the popular tourist attraction areas; my advice is always read online reviews or ask a local if you are not sure). On one occasion, I went to an Italian friend's wedding in Perugia, a lovely medieval hill town in the Umbria region of Central Italy. The wedding lunch consisted of a 10-course meal (yes, I was counting). The plates kept flowing for almost three hours straight, very similar to the bountiful buffets enjoyed at Lebanese weddings! Needless to say, the Italians take pride in their cuisine and eating is a joyous and almost ritual occasion that brings together friends and family. Indeed, much like the Lebanese.
Italian people feature diverse physical features as well. I must say a Lebanese with olive complexion and dark eyes could easily pass for an Italian southerner and vice versa. My friend Giovanna from Rome (with Sicilian roots) lived in Beirut several years ago. She would tell me how she loved "blending in" in Lebanon, as people she'd meet for the first time would speak to her in Arabic. One can say southern Italy is much more traditional than its northern counterpart. Like Lebanon, family, religion, customs, and community ties play an important role in southern Italy.
Generally speaking, as you travel further north you will spot more Italians that resemble northern Europeans, both in looks and in traits (more punctual, efficient, disciplined), as geographically you are closer to mainland Europe. The spoken language in Sicily has many words of Arabic origin: tabutu from tabut; the Sicilian port Marsala "from Allah's port," mars port + ala; and Azzizzari, which means to embellish from aziz .
Italy is simply beautiful wherever you go, from its stunning mountains, remote fishing villages, dazzling coastal cities, to forgotten sleepy towns that are so charming and well preserved. You simply cannot go wrong no matter where you visit in Italy. Funny, every time I am stuck in traffic commuting in Beirut, I just start thinking about my time in Italy. When I do that, I no longer hear blaring horns or screeching tires, nor do I see the faces of tired despondent commuters. My mind is transported to another place. Suddenly, I am meandering along the smooth cobbled lanes framed by blooming bougainvillea.
I am in a gorgeous rustic trattoria enjoying the best pasta and a glass of aromatic and vibrant wine as I watch the world go by. I am on the rugged coast in an open-air café overlooking the glistening sea and slowly sipping my perfectly bitter espresso. I am smiling to myself, feeling peaceful. Yes, la vita è bella.
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The Perils and Promises of Media: Yamid Amat


A commercial drinks supplier claims to have brought juice dispensers in line with technologically advanced coffee machines with the launch of a tech-heavy appliance aimed at the catering industry.
Liquidline insists its 'Juicetouch' will improve user experience and give the catering industry a more flexible, easy-to-manage juice dispenser courtesy of its sleek design, touchscreen capabilities and Wi-Fi connectivity.
The system uses an Android touchscreen interface, which is designed to be simple for customers to use, while giving businesses complete control of the system.
Management information such as the number of vends, juice levels and maintenance notifications can all be accessed remotely. A login area allows the manager to select juice concentration, from squash to premium full-strength, and set specific times of day that juice can be dispensed.
The Juicetouch lets businesses offer their customers a choice of three chilled juices from a choice of five, as well as filtered still water, with the added option of sparkling water if desired. Drinks can be dispensed at a high speed into cups or jugs.
The customisable design allows businesses to tailor the Juicetouch to match their brand, with the ability to display a company video or image on the touchscreen.
Branded paper cups and crockery can also be ordered from Liquidline to give businesses further touchpoints with customers.
Gavin Pooley, managing director at Liquidline, said it was about time that there was innovation in the drinks sector.
The Juicetouch can dispense between 30-100 litres of juice, depending on concentrate level, before requiring a refill – which if ordered by 4pm over the phone, online or by email will be delivered the next day.
The bag in box juice system means that there is no mixing within the machine and no pipes to be cleaned, making the dispenser incredibly hygienic. With the added benefit of saving staff time opening and decanting cartons, this system also reduces the amount of packaging waste that's created – a greener alternative for companies that wish to enhance their sustainability credentials.


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Luxury wooden decorated storage / gift box which could be used for Quran, jewellery, valuable items, or anything else.
Written in Arabic calligraphy on top a Quran Verse (Enna hu La quranon kareem, Fi Kitabin maknoon) and (Bismellah Masha' Allah) on a mother of pearl work design.
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Tiger Golf Gathering
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Clemson Opens Spring Season in Puerto Rico
Clemson, S.C.—Four of the five players who led Clemson to the team championship last year will be in the lineup for Larry Penley's team at the Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, PR. The tournament will run Sunday to Tuesday, Feb. 17-19 at the par 71 River Course at Rio Mar Country club.
Bryson Nimmer, Turk Pettit, Colby Patton and Kyle Cottam will comprise four of the five starters for the Tigers at the 14-team tournament that features schools from eight different conferences. Freshman Zack Gordon will be the only newcomer to tournament that dates for the spring of 1993.
Clemson has actually won the Puerto Rico Classic each of the last two years. Clemson won in 2017 with an 845 score, then won last February with an 854 total. The Tigers also won the team championship in 1999.
Pettit led Clemson last year with a second-place finish with a 208 score, five-under-par. He had consistent rounds of 69-69-70. Patton also finished in the top 10 with a seventh place standing after a 213 total. Nimmer finished 21st at 217 and Cottam was 52nd at 226. As a team, Clemson had consistent scores of 284-286-284.
The 10th ranked Tigers are led by Nimmer with a 68.80 stroke average, the 10th best stroke average in the nation through the completion of the fall. He already has two wins and four top 10 finishes, nine rounds in the 60s and 10 rounds under par. His 195 at the Maui Jim Invitational set a Clemson record for a 54-hole tournament.
Pettit has a 69.83 stroke average for his four events. He was Clemson's top player in the last two tournaments of the fall, as he finished second at the Golf Club of Georgia with a 206 total and sixth at the Ka'Anapali Classic in Hawaii with a 203 score.
Cottam had the third best stroke average of the fall with a 71.11 figure. He had five rounds at par or better and one top 10 finish. Gordon had a 71.42 stroke average for his 12 rounds. Patton, a starter on Clemson's number-13 ranked team last year, will be playing in just his second tournament of the year.
The 14-team field includes ACC teams Clemson, NC State, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech. Georgia will represent the SEC, while Iowa, Ohio State, Maryland and Purdue will represent the Big Ten. Oklahoma is the only Big 12 team in the field that also includes Marquette, East Carolina, Middle Tennessee and UNC Greensboro.
The Puerto Rico Classic also holds and individual tournament and Jacob Bridgeman and William Nottingham will participate in that event.
Live scoring will be available on golfstat.com.