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Category: Year C Readings
Information, reflection, questions, opinions and study helps for one or more of the readings appointed for the Sundays and Major Feasts of Year C in the Revised Common Lectionary used by the Episcopal Church.
Parable of the Faithful Steward | Art for Proper 14C
Art to illustrate the parable of Jesus found in Luke 12:35-37
As Jesus talked to his disciples, he spoke about values and how their lives should be conducted. They were told to sell their possessions and instead, lay-up treasures in heaven where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. It is here that we have Jesus' much-quoted statement, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Jesus continued with a parable about waiting, watching, and being both patient and prepared. [This is known as the Parable of the Faithful Servant or Parable of the Door Keeper.] "Be prepared for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet so they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. Blessed are those…whom the master finds alert when he comes." Jesus ends the parable with, "You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour."
When Peter asked, "Lord are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?" Jesus continued with the need for responsibility and ended with another much-quoted statement, "To whomever much is given, of him will much be required, and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked." This message was spoken to the disciples but also is a lesson for everyone in leadership roles. It has been interpreted as being applicable particularly to religious leaders.
Dutch artist, Jan Luyken (also spelled, Luiken) was of the generation of artists that followed Rembrandt. Early in his career, he became attracted to etching and engraving, and the making of prints occupied him throughout his life. He wrote poetry as well and often they were published with his prints. Among Luyken's publications was Martyrs Mirror which included 104 engravings depicting religious persecution. He was well aware of persecution even in his own time. At the age of twenty-six, he had an "awakening" experience and accepted Anabaptist teachings. Ana Baptists were regarded to be a threat to Catholics as well as Protestants and they were persecuted by both,
In Luyken's The Faithful and Wise Steward, the master of the house – who was away attending a wedding banquet – has just arrived home by horseback. Through the doorway,T a servant is seen tending the horse and the master is being greeted with a warm welcome as he comes through the door. The steward gestures toward the other servants who are seated and standing around a dinner table awaiting their master's return. The master is pleased as he smiles and places a hand on the shoulder of the steward who greeted him.
Two dogs add a symbolic note to this etching. Dogs have long been a symbol of loyal devotion and love. Their presence gives a sense of warmth to the scene and re-enforces the theme of the parable. The dog in the doorway seems happy to see his master again while the other one has found something to sniff.
Image: Parable of the Faithful Steward on Wikipedia
Author Daniel RondeauPosted on August 12, 2019 December 13, 2019 Categories Art & Music, Year C ReadingsTags faithful servant, Hovak NajarianLeave a comment on Parable of the Faithful Steward | Art for Proper 14C
Jesus calling Zacchaeus | Art for Proper 26C
Luke 19:5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today."
Jesus Calling Zacchaeus
a woodcut made by and unknown artist
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In the early 1450s, Johannes Gutenberg of Mainz, Germany, developed a successful printing press with moveable type. The technology spread rapidly and within a few decades Gutenberg's invention was being used at other cities in Europe. In Ulm, (about 135 miles from Mainz), Johann Zainer set up a press to publish both sacred and secular books. Among them was, The Spiritual Interpretation of the Life of Christ, c. 1485.
With the invention of moveable type, it was no longer necessary to hand-letter a text but readers of the day were accustomed to seeing illustrations in a book. Publishers met this expectation with woodcuts. An image, carved in relief on a block of wood and set in place, could be inked and printed together with the text. The time of hand-painted illustrations, as in a codex, had passed. For special editions, however, woodcuts often were colored by hand after being printed.
Included in Zainer's illustrated book about Christ's life is, Jesus Calling Zacchaeus. It is a composition that may have been based on a contour drawing made originally as a study for stained glass. This image depicts an occurrence at the time Jesus was passing through Jericho while on his way to Jerusalem. Because of the crowd, Zacchaeus, a wealthy tax collector and a man of short stature, was unable to see Jesus. In order to have a higher vantage point he climbed a nearby sycamore tree. Jesus saw Zacchaeus and spoke to him by name.
In this woodcut, Christ is the central figure and is greater in size in keeping with the practice of depicting important people to be larger than others in a composition. Two people follow Jesus but the crowd that is noted in the Bible, is not shown. Instead, attention is on Jesus at the moment he arrives at the tree where Zacchaeus is perched. One of the figures behind Jesus spots Zacchaeus and turns to a person next to him and points, perhaps saying, "Look, there is a man in that tree!" Jesus' left hand is raised to greet Zacchaeus, while his right hand motions for him to come down. "Zacchaeus, come down immediately," Jesus said, "I must stay at your house today." Zacchaeus welcomed Jesus to his home but the crowd was dismayed that Christ would choose to stay with a tax collector.
While with Jesus, Zacchaeus was repentant and offered to give half his possessions to the poor. If he had cheated anyone, he said, he would repay them four times the amount. Jesus responded, "Today salvation has come to this house…"
Note: The sycamore tree mentioned in the Bible is related botanically to fig trees. It is not of the same specie as the familiar sycamore in America or the maple-related tree in England. This tree, often called, "sycamore fig," has edible fruit and has been cultivated in the Holy Land since ancient times. The above woodcut is unusual in that clusters of figs have been included among the leaves of the tree.
Author Daniel RondeauPosted on November 2, 2016 Categories Art & Music, Year C ReadingsTags art, Hovak Najarian, woodcut, ZacchaeusLeave a comment on Jesus calling Zacchaeus | Art for Proper 26C
The Pharisee and the Publican | Art for Proper 25C
Luke 18:13 "…the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'"
The Pharisee and the Publican, wood engraving, 1864, John Everett Millais, 1829 – 1896
In mid nineteenth century France, Neoclassicism continued to be the style taught in academies, and Romanticism was receiving a great deal of attention. Realism (paintings of everyday activities of common folks) also had followers, and other artists were painting landscapes in the open air. To varying degrees, English artists were influenced by these styles but they tended to remain independent.
Three young English artists – John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti – were not enamored with French styles or with contemporary painting in England. They also were not pleased with the direction art had taken in the centuries following the Renaissance. In 1848, they formed a brotherhood and called themselves, "Pre-Raphaelites." Other artists joined them. As a group, they found inspiration in nature and in the art of the middle ages – a time before the painter Raphael and the Renaissance – hence the name, "Pre-Raphaelites."
Within a few years, Millais' outlook expanded and he moved away from Pre-Raphaelite principles. He did, however, continue his interest in the spiritual aspects of art. Among his many works are drawings that illustrate parables found in the Bible; these were reproduced as wood engravings by the noted Dalziel Brothers and published in 1864 under the title, "The Parables of Our Lord." The Pharisee and the Publican is an illustration from this book.
In a typical illustration of this parable, the Pharisee is at a temple, standing in the foreground with arms raised pretentiously in prayer. The publican is often on his knees in the background. In Millais' composition, the positions have been reversed and the contrast between the two is made even greater by the use of light and shadow. The tax collector is standing in the dark area of the foreground and is the immediate focus of our attention. It is the Pharisee who is now in the background. He and the other men are secondary figures and light in value.
There are differences in body language as well. The publican's weight is on one leg as he slumps over and leans against a Solomon's column for support. There is a sense that his mind in burdened and even the twist of the column suggests swirling thoughts. His hands are "beating his breast" and his head is downcast as he is saying, "God be merciful to me, a sinner." By contrast, the self-satisfied Pharisee is standing among other worshipers and is leaning back in pride. His chin is thrust forward as he strokes his beard.
Note: "Solomon's column," is one of the terms given to pillars that have a corkscrew-like shaft. Constantine brought a set of these columns to Rome (for St. Peter's Basilica) and it was said they were from Solomon's Temple. This source is unlikely but the descriptive term, "Solomon's column," continues to be used.
Author Daniel RondeauPosted on October 27, 2016 October 27, 2016 Categories Art & Music, Year C ReadingsTags art, Hovak Najarian, John Everett Millais, Luke 18, wood engravingLeave a comment on The Pharisee and the Publican | Art for Proper 25C
The Triumph of Faith | Art for Proper 15C
The four evangelists, filled with faith, begin their journey into the world to preach the gospel.
VELLERT, Dirck Jacobsz.
(b. ca. 1480, Amsterdam, d. 1547, Antwerpen)
The Triumph of Faith
Grisaille on lightly tinted glass, diameter 22 cm
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The Triumph of Faith, grisaille on tinted glass, 1517, Dirck Jacobsz Vellert, c.1480-1547
Dirck Jacobsz Vellert, a major artist of the "Northern Renaissance," worked in Antwerp but his designs for stained glass were not limited to regional projects; during his career he received widespread recognition. Today, however, many of his pieces are lost and his fame has diminished. "The Triumph of Faith," was one of Vellert's six panels based on the poem, Trionfi (Triumphs), by the fourteenth century humanist Francisco Petrarch.
A grisaille (gree-zai) – from "gris," the French term for "gray" – often resembles a marble bas relief. This type of monochromatic work is painted usually only in gray and white values. Vellert's grisaille, however, is not a painting; instead it is created in a technique similar to enameling on glass. Vellert began with a tinted glass panel and painted it with oxides. He placed it in a furnace repeatedly to fuse the image as it was being created.
In "The Triumph of Faith," a crowd is on hand as the four evangelists, filled with faith, begin their journey into the world to preach the gospel. As a backdrop for this allegorical event, God is depicted in the upper middle ground wearing a crown and sitting on a throne-like chariot; the body of Christ is like a limp pieta in his lap. Two youthful angels (one is mostly hidden by God's right leg), are on the throne with trumpets at their lips and they seem to be offering a send-off fanfare as the evangelists are departing. Matthew, symbolized by a human likeness, is pointing the way. The other three evangelists in symbolic animal form (Mark, a Lion; Luke, an Ox; John, an Eagle), are with him as they go into the world to spread the word of God.
Early Christian artists began using symbols for the four evangelists in the early fifth century. The lion and ox are pictured usually with wings – the eagle did not need wings added – but in "The Triumph of Faith," Vellert has given wings to only the human symbol for Matthew; not to the lion and ox. The thought behind the symbols for the evangelists are as follows:
Matthew: The Book of Matthew begins with Christ's human ancestry and in this gospel the human side of Christ's life is given. Thus, Matthew's symbol is a human likeness with wings.
Mark: The Gospel of Mark tells the story of the resurrection. Once it was believed a lion was lifeless when it was born; it would be awakened to life by its sire's tongue and roar. Thus the lion became the symbol for Mark.
Luke: The Gospel of Luke tells of the passion of Christ. An ox was used in sacrificial offerings and by association it became the symbol for Luke.
John: An eagle flies into the heavens. John soared into the heavens in spirit and thus the eagle became his symbol.
Author stanleyhirschPosted on August 10, 2016 August 13, 2019 Categories Art & Music, Year C ReadingsTags Dirck Jacobsz, Hovak Najarian, Proper 15, The Triumph of Faith, VELLERT, Year CLeave a comment on The Triumph of Faith | Art for Proper 15C
Praying Saviour | Art for Proper 12C
CSONTVÁRY KOSZTKA, Tivadar
Praying Saviour
Oil on canvas, 100 x 82 cm
Janus Pannonius Múzeum, Pécs
Praying Saviour, oil on canvas, 1903, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka, 1853-1919
During the lifetime of Hungarian artist, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka, great changes were taking place in European art. During the first two-thirds of his life – a time when he was not painting at all – the Impressionists and Post-impressionists in France already had changed conventional thinking about art and were opening the way for developments that would take place during the twentieth century. Csontváry, as he was known in Hungary, was forty-one years old at the time he began studying art and his major works were not painted until after the turn of the century. By this time, Les Fauves ("The Wild Beasts") in Paris were revolutionizing the way color was being used and shortly after that the Cubists would be challenging the concept of pictorial space. Instead of following areas being explored by the avant-garde however, Csontváry, after a brief time in Paris, chose to follow his personal vision. The result is an art that does not fit easily into a specific category; it tends to be an "outsider art" with elements of fantasy.
It is difficult to discern the full meaning of paintings that are based on personal visions. An interpretation is often speculative and even when artists offer explanations their paintings may not support what they say. In the "Praying Saviour," Csontváry places an elongated Christ with lengthy hands and upraised arms close to the center of the painting; his white robe stands out against the dark foreground. To the upper far left and on a higher level is Moses with stone tablets and to his right the city of Jerusalem is glowing in the distance. In the bottom foreground are mask-like faces; they have been interpreted as disciples, yet we cannot be sure. Their expressions seem to indicate something foreboding is near. They appear to be alarmed. Perhaps they have just learned that Christ will be put to death.
Painters often utilize well known symbols but artists also are known to employ personal signs. Among Christian symbols, a cedar of Lebanon represents Christ and Csontváry visited Lebanon to make paintings of them. In "Praying Saviour," a tall cedar tree is included with two figures clad in dark clothes at its base kneeling over a slab on top of a tomb-like rectangular stone. It would be reasonable to assume the tree represents Christ and the stone represents Christ's tomb. Csontváry, however, sometimes used a tree as his own personal symbol; the tree may have been his way of placing himself symbolically in the painting. [It is of course also possible this tree is only meant to be a tree representing nothing more than itself.] At an upper level behind the tree is a modern day church with its lights on and the sky glowing as it would at dawn. The church lights seem to be a beacon and people are being drawn toward it. Taken together, these images may be interpreted as representing the journey of Christianity. Moses with the tablets represents the Old Testament, Christ represents the New Testament, and the light from the church and sky represents the dawning of hope and enlightenment that was brought by Christ's word.
Author stanleyhirschPosted on July 20, 2016 December 13, 2019 Categories Art & Music, Year C ReadingsTags CSONTVÁRY KOSZTKA, Hovak Najarian, Praying Saviour, Proper 12, Year CLeave a comment on Praying Saviour | Art for Proper 12C
Christ in the House of Mary and Martha | Art for Proper 11C
VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y
Christ in the House of Mary and Martha
Oil on canvas, 60 x 103,5 cm
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, oil on canvas, 1618, Diego Velázquez, 1599-1660
In the seventeenth century, Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens and Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn were the two most noted artists in northern Europe, and Diego Velázquez was the unrivaled master of painting in Spain. Velázquez graduated from Don Francisco Pacheco's workshop academy in Seville, married his daughter, and a few years later moved to Madrid. Soon he was working for King Philip IV at the Spanish Court where he remained throughout his life.
While he was still in Seville, Velázquez further developed skills and expanded his range of subjects by painting domestic settings. Kitchen scenes were popular with the public and often they conveyed an underlying message connecting everyday life in Spain with biblical events. "Christ in the House of Martha and Mary" depicts a scene of a maid preparing garlic mayonnaise to go with the fish that will be served for dinner. The maid's expression indicates she is upset and the woman behind her is calling attention to a scene in the upper right corner of the painting. We can not be sure if the smaller scene (like an inset) is intended to be a reflection in a mirror, a hatch (an opening) through which we are looking into an adjacent room, or a painting on the kitchen wall. Velázquez used devices such as reflections and paintings within paintings throughout his career.
In the usual interpretation of this painting, the two figures in the kitchen and the figures in the upper right hand scene are many centuries apart in time. The smaller scene shows Jesus seated in the home of Martha and Mary (Luke 10: 38-42). Mary is seated at his feet and Martha is standing behind her. In the biblical story, Martha became busy serving food and drink while Mary seemed oblivious to the fact that her sister was doing all of the work alone. Instead of helping her sister, Mary sat down and listened to Jesus. Martha was frustrated at this and wondered if Jesus cared that her sister was leaving all of the serving chores up to her; she hoped Jesus would ask Mary to help her. Jesus told Martha that her concern was misplaced and that in sitting and listening to him, Mary had made a good choice.
The frustration of the maid pictured by Velázquez is similar to that of Martha. She is trying to make preparations for a meal but is working by herself and is distraught about all that needs to be done. The woman behind her is calling the maid's attention to the scene of Jesus, Martha, and Mary; pointing out that spiritual nourishment is an important part of life as well.
It has been suggested this kitchen scene is not set in seventeenth century Spain but rather is in the home of Martha and Mary when Christ was there. If this interpretation of the painting is accepted, the person believed to be an upset maid in the kitchen is actually Martha herself and the second woman with Jesus in the smaller scene is another guest.
Author stanleyhirschPosted on July 13, 2016 June 3, 2016 Categories Art & Music, Uncategorized, Year C ReadingsTags Christ in the House of Mary and Martha, Diego Rodriguez de Silva, Hovak Najarian, Proper 11, VELÁZQUEZ, Year CLeave a comment on Christ in the House of Mary and Martha | Art for Proper 11C
Elijah on the Fire-cart | Art for Proper 8C
Elijah on the Fire-cart (on the decorative band)
Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
Elijah on the Fire-Cart (within a decorative band), Fresco, c.1304-06, Giotto di Bondone, c.1266-1337
When image makers created icons and illuminated manuscripts for Byzantine Churches, their efforts were toward projecting a spiritual realm; they were not trying to depict the familiar world of our daily experiences. In Italy during the late thirteenth century, however, changes were taking place; interest in earthly matters and the physical world was leading the way to the Renaissance. Art gave visual form to this changing world and Giotto (JOT toe) played a key role in the advancement of painting. Early in his career, he worked with Cimabue who was shifting away from Byzantine art but Giotto broke from it even further. He depicted biblical subjects with gestures and expressions of real people in a natural world.
Very early in the fourteenth century, Giotto received a commission to paint frescos in the Scrovegni (The Arena) Chapel in Padua. The cycle of paintings depicts events in the life of Mary's parents, the life of Christ, and the Last Judgment. These paintings fill the entire walls of the Chapel and are divided by wide borders that simulate marble mosaic patterns. Within the borders are images of saints, prophets, and Old Testament figures that are related in subject to the paintings adjacent to them. The image of "Elijah on the Fire-Cart" – painted in a quatrefoil within the border – is not a dramatic presentation; the chariot and horses are not engulfed totally in flames but the plumes of fire and overall red coloration of both the horse and cart indicates it is definitely afire. A whirlwind is not indicated but drama was not Giotto's intent. The placement of Elijah is in accordance with a custom of showing parallels between Old and New Testament events. As a person progresses forward in the Chapel the small painting of Elijah's ascension inside the border will be seen just before seeing, "Ascension of Christ" to its immediate right. "Elijah and the Fire-Cart" serves only as a small tie-in within the border.
The Scrovegni Chapel: The wealthy Enrico Scrovegni purchased land for a palace and private chapel at the site of a former Roman amphitheatre known as the "Arena." Hence, the chapel is known as "The Arena Chapel."
Quatrefoil: In the fourteenth and fifteen century, circles and squares were regarded to be perfect shapes. A "quatrefoil" (meaning four leaves) is a framework made of four circles of equal diameter arranged so they all overlap equally in the center. When the overlapping lines of the circles are removed, the space it creates serves as a frame for decorative additions to architecture. Giotto's "Elijah in the Fire-Cart" is painted in a quatrefoil.
Space Probe: Haley's Comet passed by the earth in the year 1301. Three years later when Giotto painted the "Adoration of the Magi" in the Arena Chapel, he used an image of the comet as the star of Bethlehem. In 1986, when the European Space Agency launched sensors to examine the nucleus of Haley's Comet, they saw it fitting to name the probe, "Giotto."
Author stanleyhirschPosted on June 22, 2016 February 10, 2018 Categories Art & Music, Year C ReadingsTags Arena Chapel, Cappella Scrovegni, Elijah, Fire-cart, Giotto, Hovak Najarian, Proper 7Leave a comment on Elijah on the Fire-cart | Art for Proper 8C


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Q: Why am I getting an IllegalStateException about re-opening an already-closed database? Lately I've been running into some weird behavior with the SQLite Database I'm using in my app. It's mostly an IllegalStateException, saying: IllegalStateException: attempt to re-open an already-closed object: SQLiteDatabase:
Below is a simplified version of the method that throws the error. Below that is the log.
I'm not that familiar with SQLiteDatabases, so I'm not sure if it's anything on my end. Also, none of the solutions I found online seem to be applicable to my case.
So basically, what is causing this and how can I fix it?

Edit
24th of may '16
I've been doing some testing, and it turns out db.isOpen() returns false in the if else block just below ContentValues values = new ContentValues();. When calling it anywhere else in the code, it returns true.
Strangely enough, db.isReadOnly() returns false everywhere (would expect an error/null if no database is opened).

private void updateAppUsages(@Nullable ArrayList<String> name, @Nullable ArrayList<Action> action, @Nullable ArrayList<Integer> changeAmount) {
    SQLiteDatabase db;
    db = getWritableDatabase();
    String query = "SELECT * FROM " + TABLE_AppTable2 + " WHERE 1";

    if (name.size() != action.size() || name.size() != changeAmount.size()) {
        Log.e(TAG, "updateAppUsages: Given arrays are of different length. This will not work");
    } else {
        ArrayList<Integer> returnAmountArray = new ArrayList<>();

        Cursor c = db.rawQuery(query, null);
        db.beginTransaction();
        for (int i = 0; i < name.size(); i++) {
            c.moveToFirst();
            while(!c.isAfterLast()){
                if(c.getString(c.getColumnIndex("name")) != null){
                    if (c.getString(c.getColumnIndex("name")).equals(name.get(i))) {
                        returnAmountArray.add(c.getInt(c.getColumnIndex("usages")));
                        break;
                    }
                }
                c.moveToNext();
            }

            returnAmountArray.add(0);
            if (action.get(i) == Action.INCREASE) {
                returnAmountArray.set(i, returnAmountArray.get(i) + changeAmount.get(i));
            } else if (action.get(i) == Action.DECREASE) {
                returnAmountArray.set(i, returnAmountArray.get(i) - changeAmount.get(i));
                if (returnAmountArray.get(i) < 0) {
                    Log.e(TAG, "DBHandler; appUsages: 'returnAmount' below zero. Can't be less then nothing (" + returnAmountArray.get(i) + ")");
                    return;
                }
            }

            ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
            if (returnArray(AppManagerUsages.AppManagerUsages, AMUStringArg.Name).contains(name.get(i))) {
                int id = returnID(Base.AppManagerUsages, name.get(i));
                values.put(AT2_COLUMN_NAME, name.get(i));
                values.put(AT2_COLUMN_USAGES, returnAmountArray.get(i));
                db.update(TABLE_AppTable2, values, "_id=" + id, null);
            } else {
                values.put(AT2_COLUMN_NAME, name.get(i));
                values.put(AT2_COLUMN_USAGES, returnAmountArray.get(i));
                db.insert(TABLE_AppTable2, null, values);
            }
        }
        db.setTransactionSuccessful();
        db.endTransaction();
        c.close();
    }

    if (db.isOpen()) {
        db.close();
    }
}

05-23 17:03:54.733 3671-3671/com.example.tim.timapp E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.example.tim.timapp, PID: 3671
java.lang.IllegalStateException: attempt to re-open an already-closed object: SQLiteDatabase: /data/user/0/com.example.tim.timapp/databases/TimDatabase.db
    at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteClosable.acquireReference(SQLiteClosable.java:55)
    at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.insertWithOnConflict(SQLiteDatabase.java:1439)
    at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.insert(SQLiteDatabase.java:1341)
    at com.example.tim.timapp.CustomStuff.DBHandler.updateAppUsages(DBHandler.java:566)
    at com.example.tim.timapp.CustomStuff.DBHandler.updateAppUsages(DBHandler.java:513)
    at com.example.fragments.MainFragments.DialogFragments.AppManagerInputDialog$1.onClick(AppManagerInputDialog.java:83)
    at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:5198)
    at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:21147)
    at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)

A: Apparently, this is not the correct way to do stuff.
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I don't believe you should be getting a new SQLiteDatabase instance like that every time. You want to keep a reference to the SQLiteDatabase object in your SQLiteOpenHelper. Your SQLiteOpenHelper should be constructed something more like the following:
public class DataBase extends SQLiteOpenHelper {

...
    private SQLiteDatabase mDatabase;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
        ...
        mDatabase = db;
        ...
    }

....
}

Combined with this comment, I created this inside my SQLiteOpenHelper class for myself:
private static SQLiteDatabase db;

public static synchronized DBHandler getInstance(Context context) {
    if (sInstance == null) {
        sInstance = new DBHandler(context.getApplicationContext());
        db = sInstance.getWritableDatabase();
    }
    return sInstance;
}

So far, this has been running clean and has not given me any errors, so here's to hoping it stays that way.

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Abbye West Pates' Upcoming Album Release Show
by bethgsanders | Oct 15, 2012 | Members, News & Updates, Special Events
Abbye West Pates, known to many in the Christ Church community as our former Coordinator of Local Missions, is releasing her first album Leaving the Shadows this month. She extends an open invitation to her Album Release Show on Friday, October 26 at Victory University at 7 pm. Admission is pay-what-you-can, and the album will be available for sale.
Abbye was kind enough to allow me to buy my copy of Leaving the Shadows several weeks ago, and it's been playing on my iTunes ever since.
At times folksy with hints of bluegrass and at other times somewhat bluesy, Abbye's music ranges from the upbeat in "Freedom" to the melancholy but still hopeful in "Memphis Song." The album is a mix of different themes and its lyrics are not always explicitly "Christian." Rather, Abbye sings like someone whose Christian beliefs are deeply contextualized in her own life, whatever she happens to be singing about. At many points, however, there are clear biblical allusions and themes such as those in "Lilies and Sparrows," which stands upon the promises of the Sermon on the Mount, and "How to Believe," in which the conversation between God and Job lingers in the background.
Most importantly, Abbye is always performing from the heart. She doesn't sing to us about anything that she doesn't really know about in her heart and soul, and some songs clearly reflect events in her own life such as "Carolina" and "Mr. Cooley," the latter of which she has mentioned is her favorite song on the album to play.
I recently interviewed Abbye about the new album and her musical career:
NB: Abbye, what led to the production of Leaving the Shadows?
AWP: I've been writing songs for over 10 years, but for the past few years, the songs I've written have had a new depth and quality. Friends and other musicians have been urging me to make an album for awhile. Really, it just took a collision of relationship (those who produced and recorded my CD), job transition, and being ready on my part. Simply: it was time to make album.
NB: What do you hope to accomplish with your music? Is there something in Leaving the Shadows that you would like your listeners to learn or experience?
AWP: Honestly, this journey is so fresh that I don't know where it's taking us (my husband, Jeff, and me), but there are some specific things we'd like to do. We want to travel more, want to share songs in people's homes and backyards and local coffee shops. We want to be close enough to people to give them our music and ourselves. And, we hope this can become sustainable financially so we can continue to do this work. As for the album, we just hope people will listen and engage in good stories and good melodies.
NB: What were some of the main artistic decisions that you made in the album?
AWP: I'm a "lyrics-person"; I tell a lot of people this. But sometimes, if left alone with my melodies, they aren't very interesting. The best decision we made was to invite Matthew Clark and Wes Leyshon along to help produce and record, including all the technical pieces of the process. These songs became what they are because they spoke into the music, from melody changes to instrumentation and beyond.
NB: One of the songs on the album that the Christ Church community can probably resonate with quite easily is "Memphis Song." It's a unique piece about the most sung-about city in the world, because for once it's not completely celebratory. You sing about pushing through the darkness. What feelings and experiences in Memphis sparked this song in you?
ABW: Last summer, while on my yearly get-away to Vermont to be with friends, I was running away from Memphis. I was tired of trying to love friends with addiction, apathy and a love of the darkness. But while I was there, I realized – and not for the first time – that running away isn't the answer. And besides, the truth is that just when you're feeling closed in by the darkness, you recognize the Light for the beautiful, redemptive thing that it is. And you keep pushing through. It ended up being my favorite song on the album, production-wise.
NB: I've noticed that the album includes only one song not written by you. Why did you include the hymn "O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee?"
ABW: Well, quite simply, I was sitting in a worship service singing this one Sunday and thought, "These words are awesome… but this is hard to sing." I just didn't like the melody. So, I went home that afternoon, and re-wrote it. But, also, in light of what I said about the Memphis Song, I resonated to deeply with these lines: "Teach me the slow of heart to move… teach me the wayward feet to stay." Keep me moving. But teach me how to put roots in; teach me to stay.
NB: What is next for you in your music career? Do you have already have ideas about your next album?
ABW: I don't have specific ideas about my next album, but I'm already writing new songs. The making of Leaving the Shadows helped me find my "home" in terms of what type of music fits me, what sound I like writing most. It's more of a folk/Americana sound (Patty Griffin is one of my main inspirations).
NB: Thank you Abbye!
ABW: Thanks, Nathan, for taking time to get to know what's going on with our music. We're really hoping for good support at the album release show, so we hope to see you there!
I'm not saying this just because Abbye is a friend: This is seriously great music. It's not just a pleasure to listen to; you can celebrate with it, pray with it, weep with it, and worship with it.
Abbye told me she'll have over ten shows throughout October and November, so if you can't catch her at her Album Release Party, try to make it to one of the others. Visit her webpage here and like her Facebook page.
See you on the 26th!
Photo Credit, Laura & Casey Zumwalt, lovelyunion.net.
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Rummy has decided that it's time to explain himself.
Winston Churchill in your pocket.
The police will not take your side if you overreact to dog poop.
Picking a fight with Kid Rock in a Waffle House ain't gonna make you rich.
Washington Mall showdown: Colbert vs. Stewart.


Basketball, being not just a game; is a religion being followed by people all around the world. It did not just gi,ve us legends like Jordan and Johnson, but also taught us how to deal with life and win, when the basket is far.
"The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief'."
The moment you think about basketball, the first person who comes to your mind is either Earvin 'Magic' Johnson and Michael Jordan. They are regarded to be the masters of the game, two legends, who have brought the sport so much glory. Actually, more than a sport, basketball is like a religion with thousands of devout followers, isn't that right?
So many invaluable contributors to the sport have never failed to inspire others through their game, and their words too. From James Naismith who invented the game to the great Bobby Knight, words of wisdom have motivated and inspired countless fans and made them laugh, too. Their quotes have sometimes been sarcastic, funny, and emotional too. Actually when you think about it, these sayings are more like pearls of wisdom, and a collection of the same is no less than a treasure trove!
If you feel the same way and agree with what we've said above, maybe it would be a great idea to get some of these quotes printed on posters, which would definitely look amazing in your room.
Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid they might get hit by a pass.
The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in. I've been shooting it ever since.
If you think small things don't matter, think of the last game you lost by one point.
It is not how big you are, it is how big you play.
I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball.
When I step on that basketball court, I'm thinking about basketball, I'm thinking about winning - but there's so much that goes into thought about how I'm going to open this game up to others. It's so much more than just basketball.
My father made me who I am. He gave me a basketball and told me to play with the ball, sleep with the ball, dream with the ball. Just don't take it to school. I used it as a pillow, and it never gave me a stiff neck.
My greatest gift that I have in life is basketball.
My days shouldn't be hard because I'm doing what I'm doing and that's playing basketball.
I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus.
Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball. Magic is a guy who would stand for nothing but winning and really prepared himself as well as he prepared his team.
I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the more I started dreaming of playing in the NBA.
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.
It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.
Prepare for every game like you just lost your last game.
I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty six times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
And then lastly, it's always been a personal goal of mine to be able to walk away and not play just for the money and be at the top of my game.
I am the number one Ninja and I have killed all the Shoguns in front of me.
Personally I just want to win a championship.
I believe that whatever we have, regardless of a trade being done or not, I feel we have a shot. I've just got to believe that we're going to be all right. I've got to just play basketball.
I don't get nervous in any situation. There's no such thing as nerves when you're playing games.
I don't need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don't excite me. I am just glad I have the game of basketball in my life.
I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports.
If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem.
I'm in good shape to play basketball. I'm in basketball shape!
Many people think sports are totally physical, that you don't have to think, everything is done for you and you're catered to, I found that to be so far removed from the truth that it's almost a joke. The ones who become stars are the ones who have a head on their shoulders and know how to use it.
Sometimes I'm not even satisfied when I got 6 points and 22 rebounds, because I'm always looking to do more.
We want to win. We want to win big. We want to win the whole thing.
It doesn't matter if you fall down, it's whether you get back up.
You don't play against opponents. You play against the game of basketball.
I think it's imperative to follow your heart and choose a profession you're passionate about, and if you haven't found that "spark" yet, if you're not sure what you want to do with your lives - be persistent until you do.
Basketball doesn't build character it reveals it.
They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt.
Now that you have such a wide variety of famous basketball quotes and sayings to choose from, what are you waiting for? Make some awesome posters for yourself and for like-minded friends, 'cause they'll definitely make great gifts. This is where we sign off, leaving you to hit the basket. Cheers!


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July 2019 Release Roundup
Invisible Oranges Staff Published: August 2, 2019
As beads of sweat rolled down our faces and swamp-ass began to take hold, we cranked these five albums to the goddamn maximum and relished in the delight they gave us, but all for different reasons of course. I won't burden you with too much malarkey this go-around (unlike last month), but suffice it to say this: let us pray to the metal gods for the cold of winter again, and for another month with so many stunning releases as last. As long as the heavy music keeps flowing, we'll keep on letting it saturate our minds, even as the world burns. For now, here's what we think of these few (which came out among many other great releases) from July 2019.
-- Andrew Rothmund
Andrew Rothmund
Sanguine Eagle -- Storm Mysticism + Shores of Avarice
Sanguine Eagle is one of my favorite black metal projects from New York (yes, aside from Krallice, Liturgy, Woe, and all the other great ones)... not to imply that all New York black metal sounds the same, which it doesn't. And Sanguine Eagle made that case explicitly with this sprawling double-album release. Storm Mysticism and Shores of Avarice are more or less equal parts ambient and black metal, with both albums alternating between chaotic and serene at just a few key turning points within their narratives. It's from this dynamism that the raw, savage energy of this band comes to extra-bright negative light in their fastest and most exhilarating moments. The real idea with these two monsters is to play them back-to-back, nonstop, in complete focus on their rough textures and abstract nature -- if the jarring sounds of death's void could ever somehow be described as "lush," then Sanguine Eagle take on that quality without a hitch, imbuing what should be ugly with showstopping beauty.
Jon Rostenthal
Falls of Rauros -- Patterns in Mythology
As far as I'm concerned, Falls of Rauros are the true masters of their craft. Now five albums into their decade-plus-long career, the band has evolved from a charming jumble of black metal and neofolk to the melodic, emotionally-charged cross-country band we know today, and it's all logically led up to this point. Patterns in Mythology is a culmination, a magical masterwork which pulls from the neofolk of Hail Wind and Hewn Oak and The Light that Dwells in Rotted Wood, the fury of Brotherhood, the clarity and lucidity of Vigilance Perennial, and the raw passion of Believe in No Coming Shore. Most artists which follow a linear path simply abandon the past in favor of a brighter future, but Falls of Rauros is wiser than that (in another publication I referred to them as "wizards"). Unlike the others, Falls learned from themselves and looked forward to the future without forgetting their past. With each new release, Falls of Rauros releases their best album to date, but it will be tough to top Patterns in Mythology.
Bonus: Check out Andrew's interview with the band.
Thomas Hinds
Tomb Mold -- Planetary Clairvoyance
In the remarkably short span of two years, interstellar OSDM cosmonauts Tomb Mold have grown from a well-respected underground act into one of the most daunting and awe-inspiring forces in the modern metal arena. The praiseworthy posterboys of 20 Buck Spin's old-school revival, their sophomore record Manor of Infinite Forms was consistently mentioned among 2018's top releases as a near perfect blend of ethereal Lovecraftian horror and twisted, 1990s-inspired gore and grime. As if their last record were not impressive enough, Tomb Mold blessed us with yet another full-length album more expansive and harrowing than anything they've produced to date, a dismal narrative that launches us into the inky void beyond the stars. Released less than 12 months after Manor of Infinite Forms, the cosmic weight of Planetary Clairvoyance displays the same tumultuous, all-consuming timbres at which Tomb Mold excel, communicated this time through an entirely different palette of themes and structures. Repeatedly dragging the listener from one claustrophobic hellscape to the next, the new album seamlessly captures the many mortal terrors of space, from the unfathomable frigidity of the void to the flesh-searing heat of a blazing star.
Bonus: check out Langdon's full review of Planetary Clairvoyance.
Langdon Hickman
False -- Portent
I loved the first False record, picking it up on release day from my local record store after pre-ordering it and playing the hell out of it and everything, but I wasn't prepared for the massive upgrade to their sound the group would employ on their follow-up. Normally, you'd look at lengthy track times like this and imagine something of the Cascadian variety, some post-rock and maybe some screamo tossed in for spice, and it would be a satisfying time... not so with False, who instead offer straight-up ripping black metal with just the right splashes of prog. Powerful guitar and keyboard lines even combine with a slight dash of power metal in the occasional world-conquering anthemic feeling of swarming out under a successful and virtuous war banner. Portent doesn't feel as much like a piece of art as much as stepping into a complete world, one where their fine attention to the little details of riff placement and timbre and tone and pacing creating an utterly engrossing and panoramic experience not unlike taking in a deeply satisfying novel or film. Even more remarkable is the fact that it does so without shoehorning in a corny conceptual narrative; the music is simply so commanding of your psyche that it's like the whole of the world washes away save for the sound.
Bonus: check out Langdon's full review of Portent.
Lingua Ignota -- Caligula
All it takes is a cursory listen to tell that Caligula, the new album from Kristin Hayter's Lingua Ignota project, is challenging and confrontational art. The themes of violence are right there in the song titles (which include "MAY FAILURE BE YOUR NOOSE" and "IF THE POISON WON'T TAKE YOU MY DOGS WILL"), and Caligula wastes no time revealing itself as abrasive, anti-pop music. But it's not shocking for shock's sake; it's a genuinely great example of provocative art, and there's a real depth to the songs on this album. As a gothy, outré, vocal powerhouse, Lingua Ignota has gotten her fair share of comparisons to Diamanda Galas, and she is indeed in the lineage of artists that Galas helped paved the way for, but she is very much a force of her own. She sings in a theatrical, dark-cabaret kind of way one minute, but then lets out shrieks as harsh and blood-curling as any noise, industrial, or black metal band the next. All the while, the instrumentation sounds straight out of the score of a horror film. The songs sound clearly inspired by theater and film, and the imagery in her lyrics is vivid enough to make you feel like you're getting the full cinematic experience even without any actual visuals.
Bonus: check out Jenna DePasquale's interview with Kristin Hayter.
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STEPHEN IRELAND SON FOLLOWING FATHER'S STEPS?
Stephen Ireland is well remembered for his time at Manchester City where he briefly shone under Mark Hughes before falling out of favour with the club. The talented Irishman was touted for great things but saw out his career with Aston Villa and Stoke City without achieving any of the heights expected of him.
However, his son Josh Ireland is looking to follow in his father's footstep and make the cut into professional football. The youngster currently plays for Stoke City Academy and has impressed the coaching staff with his performances.
Playing as a midfielder just like his father Josh has been able to become one of the stars in the stoke academy setup. Following his good performances, he was called up to represent England at the under-15 level in February. He made his debut against Belgium and was impressive hitting the post with a well placed shot in the 3-1 defeat.
Josh is among the group of budding youngster currently at Stoke City Academy which is gaining a reputation of producing some of the best young players. fellow u-15 teammate Charlie Edward is one of the top talents in the club.
While the under-18 stopper Nathan Broome also recently made his debut for England u-17 team in February. Exciting winger Abdou Toure has impressed during his time at the club academy and has been in the reckoning for France under-18 squad.
It would be interesting to watch the career of these youngsters particularly Josh Ireland to see if he can enjoy the same level of success as his father.
Meanwhile Ireland Sr. is currently without a club after leaving cash strapped Bolton Wanderers in December. The 32-year-old had secured a short-term deal with Bolton after leaving Stoke City in the summer but terminated the contract after six months.


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Now how can i use Test.Pds in my jcl to refer to the Sortof1 and Sortof2 files.?
Could someone please help me to achieve this.
easy isn't it. you could even have used the "Code" button too,which is located on the top of the posting box.
Your SORTOFxx files show two different datasets being used rather than two members in a PDS or PDSE.
And of course, that oldest of questions - What have you tried yourself, where are the results and where do you need assistance. This is a HELP forum not a "Do it for me forum". Your previous posts always show you asking but never showing much useful information, or what you have tried yourself.
You have been told before to use the code tags. If you are going to ignore what you have been asked to do then we will ignore/delete your queries.
Have you heard about the JCL INCLUDE statement? If not, read up on it.
Sure will use codetags going forward.
Yes Include will do the job. Got it. Thanks.


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Our summer house was built in the 1950s and Jouko's parents bought it in the mid 1960s. It is a simple cabin with no electricity and no plumbing. Built on a huge granite rock, it juts into lake Konnivesi, and has beautiful views over the water from 3 sides.
The cabin is just outside the sleepy town of Heinola, which is about 80 miles/ 139 kms from Helsinki. It is also where Jouko's sister, Aila, Heikki and their son Jussi live. We had planned to spend 1 night with them and then move to the summer house.
However, the rain continued to pour down and we knew that we would not be comfortable there under such circumstances. They kindly put up with us for 4 more nights until Nick arrived from the US. It was so good to see him.
……… then one has to go the rest of the way on foot, carrying supplies, water and any luggage.
This is the first view of the lake we get as we climb up onto the granite rock.
The first order of business is to get the cabin warm. By lighting the wood burning, wrought iron stove in the small kitchen, the rest of the cabin warms up quickly. At the same time we put some water on the top of the stove for a hot drink before bedtime…..
Soon we were cozy and warm and we chatted way into the night, catching up with Nick's news and reminiscing. We had not seen him in 4 months.
The next morning it was till drizzling and cold, but we needed to get "set up". Another way to keep the cabin warm is to heat up the sauna, which is part of the cabin. Attached to the sauna heater is a tank for water which heats up at the same time, providing warm water for bathing, etc. The water is hauled in buckets from the lake.
Unfortunately I did not take any pictures of the cabin, thinking that I already have so many. My focus was more on the changing colors and mood of the water.
For the first couple of days, it continued to be damp and rainy.
But that did not dampen Nick's spirits one bit – this is probably his favorite place in the world – he has so many good memories going back to infancy.
Meanwhile, across the lake, our nearest neighbors were firing up their sauna.
..what is it they say about getting one's ducks all in a row? But there is always that "one"!
Finally it looked as though the weather had taken a turn for the better.
This is the view that all of us who have spent time at the summer house know so well. Standing on the deck, this is what we look out on.
Finally the cousins could enjoy a good swim.
And afterwards the barbecue tasted so good!
Looking in this direction, one sees the heavy cloud cover that is stubbornly hanging around.
But in the other direction…..it looks clearer and the sun is setting – briefly. This was taken about 11pm. We will be left with twilight and the sun will be rising again in an hour or two.
Their specialty is waffles; with a savory topping or covered with ice-cream and topped with chocolate or strawberries.
I have to show Aila how much I love her and thank her for showing us this place.
Then it is back to the woods…..
The motor boat is here – that means that Jussi has come for sauna again.
And as the sun goes down, we see the Duck family off in the distance.
On his way back he pauses to capture the moment. Hope there is something for supper!
The end to another beautiful day.
This past summer we had the roof replaced and the deck extended. The exterior was also painted. Next summer we need to replace all the windows – we may go back to Finland during that time. We will also need to do some soul searching about how we are going to continue to maintain the place……..
I find it a place of contrasts. There is no doubt it is a challenge to stay there. Everything one takes for granted at home; switching this on or turning that on – is non-existent. Let alone having to use an outside loo! But those very challenges can be therapeutic and cathartic. Definitely the simple life. And of course there is no Wifi – horror of horrors!
Dedicated to Niklas because I know how dear this place is to your heart.
What wonderful peace, tranquility, beauty these pictures exhibit. And no TV or internet……BLISS !! I think a little corner of the Garden of Eden must have somehow found its way to Finland. These photos revived many pleasant memories for me too. Thanks again for sharing with us.
So glad you enjoyed it, Squiggy. I remember when you visited us in Finland, probably around '74 or '75. Looking forward to seeing you hopefully this week!


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After Joe's game last night we zoomed over the HB to watch the final season game for varsity , Tony suited up again for this one. It was an amazing game. They won in the final seconds of the game. Because the they did win they are now going on to the first round of CIF Finals.


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Q: Problem to draw an inclined plane using plotly in R I am a recent R user and I have a similar problem to the mentioned here, but I couldn't find a solution. I would like to draw a vertical plane using plotly. This plane is intended to cross another surface, previously drawn, so (I think) it has to designed as a surface.  But this plane must not be parallel to one of the x and y axes, but rather cross these axes, for example, at points x = 25 and y = 20. I tried to change the routine presented by MLavoie (as follows), but the result it was an inclined plane. I also looked in other answers and couldn't find a solution. My code follows and also the plane follows below:
matrix22 <- c(
  c(5, 5.8, 6.2, 7.0),
  c(5, 5.8, 6.2, 7.0),
  c(5, 5.8, 6.2, 7.0),
  c(5, 5.8, 6.2, 7.0)
)
dim(matrix22) <- c(4,4)

x2 <- c(0,10,15,25)
y2 <- c(20,12,8,0)

rownames(matrix22) <- x2
colnames(matrix22) <- y2
g2 <- plot_ly() %>% add_surface(z~matrix22, x= x2, y = y2)
g2


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Updated Dec. 1, 2022 10:26 am ET / Original Dec. 1, 2022 1:30 am ET
The "yield curve" is signaling that a recession is on the way. The stock market isn't—and something has got to give.
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If you like sweet sauce, you'll want to make this for your family. As with all sauces, this is even better the next day.
In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft and lightly browned. Add 2 cloves of garlic and cook 1 minute more. Stir in tomatoes, paste, water, sugar, half of the oregano and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer.
Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, remaining oregano and garlic, parsley, eggs and cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Roll into 1 inch balls. Brown in a separate skillet over medium heat. Don't overcrowd the pan - may have to do in 2 batches. Add to sauce when browned.
Cook meatballs and sauce 30-40 minutes. Cook spaghetti until al dente; drain.


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This one strategy has assisted families in eliminating millions of dollars in debt while creating opportunities for retiring early and other desired goals.
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This is an open forum session where Certified College Funding Specialist Jeffrey Taylor will answer your questions live. Parents learn new and exciting methods for tackling the cost of college while learning the basics of designing a zero net cost plan.
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CUFA Opens a New Cultural Campus in an Empty Set of Buildings in the Old Town of Prague
FF > News > CUFA Opens a New Cultural Campus in an Empty Set of Buildings in the Old Town of Prague
« Back Published 7. 4. 2017
In April, the large complex of buildings in Hybernská, which has been empty so far, is going to open to the public for the first time. In cooperation with the Prague City Council, the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, launches a multifunctional space which will bring together creative students, academics, and artists, and will also cater for Prague citizens and visitors.
The festival Diversity Week: City and Emotions (10 – 13 April 2017), is going to be the starting point of the transformation of the empty set of seven houses into an open community space where the public, the academia, students, and artists can meet and cooperate. The varied programme of the festival attempts to show how these different spheres could be connected.
The festival includes worshops, exhibitions, videomapping, escape games, film screenings and concerts, and is completely free of charge.
English-friendly events during Diversity Week:
City through Women's Hearts and Eyes, panel discussion, Tuesday 11 April, 8:30
How's Life in Divercity, panel discussion, Tuesday 11 April, 12:00
The Human Scale, film screening, Tuesday 11 April, 16:30
Colombia magia salvaje, film screening, Tuesday 11 April, 18:30
Homo Sapiens, film screening, Tuesday 11 April, 20:00
Strategies of Identity: Heritage and Diversity, workshop, Wednesday 12 April, 14:00
Litteraria Pragensia Books & Equus Press, publishing house presentation, Wednesday 12 April, 18:00
Conference, performance collage, Wednesday 12 April 20:00 & Thursday 13 April, 12:30
Prague through Foreing Eyes, literary cafe, Thursday 13 April, 13:30
BERG Orchestra, musical walk, Thursday 13 April, 19:00
BERG Orchestra, site specific performance, 13 April, 20:00
See the full programme here.


Congratulations are in order for the lovely Lana del Rey whose career has been sky-rocketing for the past couple of months and will do so even more when H&M launches their F/W '12 collection which will feature the melancholic pop star as its new face. Exciting news, although Lana's big success was not exactly unpredictable (in my opinion deserved, I know a ton of people will disagree, but I still think so). Here's a little sneak peek..


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A well located, detached property, in green surroundings, in the popular area of Calahonda.
Easy access to local amenities. A short distance to the nearby beaches, including Cabopino.
The property is South facing.
At the front of the house there is an outdoor patio for alfresco dining.
The house is well secured with an alarm, and 'scissor' sliding metal security gates on all exterior windows and doors.
Leading from this is an enclosed sun lounge with large windows affording a view of the pool and surrounding tree tops.
From the sun lounge is the access to a good sized roof terrace. Views of the sea and surrounding treetops make for a fabulous, private retreat to enjoy the sun!
Off to the right is another open arch, leading to a large, spacious and well equipped kitchen.
Leading off the lounge, on the left hand side, is a pleasant hallway (with a mirror at one end) leading to the office, (or bedroom 3,) and the master bedroom with adjacent en-suite bathroom. *The bath is a Jacuzzi bath. There is also under floor heating in this bathroom.
The apartment is open plan, with double sliding doors leading directly onto the pool area.
At the house end of the driveway is a covered parking area. (This could be enclosed to make a secure garage or workshop.) The driveway would easily accommodate three additional cars.
The main gate is solid, electric, and high, giving maximum security.
A set of exterior steps leads down from the front of the house to the lower level where the pool is located. There is also a separate, outside, entrance to the guest apartment here.
The pool is a good size and depth (8 x 4 m and 1m depth in shallow end and 3 meters at deep end) with plenty of space to put out sun loungers. The area is mainly hidden away behind large trees and hedges, with little view from the adjacent properties. The pool also has a heating system for year round use. It is tiled and in good condition.
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Calahonda is a 40 minute drive from Malaga airport, La Cala and Cabopino 5 minutes, Marbella 20 minutes.


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The Stockport Plaza, North West England
The band plays the hits of Genesis, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins, featuring 'Sledgehammer', 'In The Air Tonight', 'Over My Shoulder', 'Against All Odds', 'That's All', 'The Living Years' and many...
Genesis Connected is a UK tribute show celebrating the music of Genesis and the biggest selling acts connected: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Mike & the Mechanics.
This show has an incredible mix of material, from atmospheric anthems to Chart toppers that get the crowd dancing in the aisles. Hits spanning from the late 70's onwards including; Turn It On Again, Slegdehammer, In The Air Tonight, Over My Shoulder, Against All Odds, That's All, Solsbury Hill, You Can't Hurry Love, The Living Years and many more.
The frontman, Pete Bultitude, is not only an incredibly versatile vocalist, he is also a truly gifted drummer just like Phil Collins, So expect the show to include the iconic 'double drums' element as featured on every Genesis and Phil Collins tour.
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Natalia Juárez  (Mexikóváros, 1995. február 13. –) mexikói színésznő.

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Natalia Juárez 1995. február 13-án született Mexikóvárosban. 2002-ben Simoneta szerepét játszotta a Hajrá skacokban. 2005-ben a Sueños y caramelosban játszott. 2008-ban a La rosa de Guadalupe című sorozatban szerepelt. 2009-ben Fabiola szerepét alakította az Atrévete a soñar című telenovellában.

Filmográfia

Telenovellák
 Szerelem zálogba (Lo que la vida me robó) (2013-2014) - Virginia Arechiga Betrand
 La rosa de Guadalupe (2011) - Epizód "Una Buena Estrella"
 Atrévete a soñar (2009-2010) - Fabiola
 Un gancho al corazón (2008) -  Mayra
 Kedves ellenség (Querida enemiga) (2008) - Florencia
 Pokolba a szépfiúkkal! (Al diablo con los guapos) (2008) - Rosario
 Sueños y caramelos (2005)- Lucy
 Mujer de madera (2004) - Marissa Santibáñez (gyerek)
 Hajrá skacok (¡Vivan los niños!) (2002-2003) -  Simoneta Molina
 María (1997) - Rosa Isela (gyerek)

Sorozatok
 Plaza Sesamo (1999- 2001) - Naty
 Barney y sus amigos (2002)
 La rosa de Guadalupe (2008-2010-2011)
 Como dice el dicho (2011)
 Como dice el dicho (2013)

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1995-ben született személyek
Élő személyek
Mexikói színészek
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So a simple and clever idea based of a returnable bin is solving what has been a transport and logistics nightmare in the past for council tips as well as tyre retailers, transport companies and tyre collectors.
The returnable bins have been developed by waste tyre collector JLW Services of Cootamundra, a business that operates throughout New South Wales and North Western Australia and has plans to expand nationwide.
JLW Services Director Jamie Walmsley said that the bin system they have developed reduces the multiple handling of the old tyres and as a result is a major improvement in productivity.
"Usually a tyre fitter takes the old tyre off the vehicle and stores it until collection. It then has to be lifted on to the truck and when it arrives at the recycling plant taken off one at a time."
"Using the bin, the multiple handling is reduced as the end-of-life tyre goes straight into the bin when it is taken off the vehicle by the tyre fitter, we collect it and take it straight to the Green Distillation Technologies plant at Warren in Western New South Wales for recycling into oil, carbon and the steel rim."
"We are currently collecting approximately 4000 tonnes of tyres a year, but GDT wants 19,000 tonnes so we are planning to increase our capacity beyond the five trucks we currently have on the road."
"Our waste tyre bin system has met with very positive reaction from everyone who has used it and it also meets New South Wales Fire Brigade and insurance regulations," he said.
Green Distillation Technologies CEO Craig Dunn said that his company will need an ongoing supply of end-of-life tyres when they commence production at Warren next month after operating a test facility since 2009 and have appointed JLW Services as their preferred supplier.
'We plan to start construction of another plant in Longford Tasmania which we expect to have operating in June 2016 and have plans for six more plants in Australia.
"Our system of recycling a typical end-of-life 10kg car tyre yields 4kg of carbon, 1.5kg of steel and 4 litres of oil while a 70kg truck tyre will provide 28kg of carbon, 11kg of steel and 28 litres of oil.
"The process is a closed loop and therefore is emission free and the recycled oil is used as the production heat source.
"It is the only process available in the world that remanufactures the rubber from old tyres into a different energy form as most other recycling methods merely change the shape or appearance of the rubber through slicing or grinding," he said.


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Developments to the Dead Man's Statute
OPENING THE DOOR TO EVIDENCE
The Dead Man's Statute is a carryover from the ancient prohibition against persons with an interest in a transaction from being witnesses in litigation over that transaction. In the case with the Dead Man's Statute, one party to the transaction is silenced by death so (goes the argument) the other party ought to also be silenced in order to level the playing field.
Dead Man Statutes, in general, are not held in high regard. In 1938, for example, the American Bar Association pushed for repeal of these statutes to permit the tryor of fact to decide how much credence to give to an interested witness. Indeed, over 30 states have repealed their Dead Man Statutes, and other states have limited its application.
Nevertheless, Maryland retains its statute. Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 9-116. It is narrowly construed and subject to many exceptions. One exception, contained in the statute itself, is that the Dead Man's Statute does not apply if the otherwise–excluded witness is "called to testify by the opposite party" or if such evidence is already in the proceeding.
A recent, but unreported, case explores the boundaries of that exception. [Regardless of its lack of precedential value, the case is worth looking at because it discusses a heretofore unexplored area of Maryland law.]
The issue in Bekessy v. Floyd, 2015 W.L. 5885162 (July 2015), was whether the use of a deposition transcript by the opposing party in a motion for summary judgment constituted a waiver of the Dead Man's Statute.
Discovery, of course, is meant to be broad and it invariably includes "evidence" that is not admissible. Depositions may contain testimony that would be excluded from trial by the Dead Man's Statute.
No Maryland case directly addresses this issue. The Court of Special Appeals based its decision on various other jurisdictions for the proposition that the use of the otherwise excludible testimony for summary judgment purposes constitutes a waiver at least to the extent that the testimony was used to support the opponent's argument (as opposed to permitting the entire deposition to come in once a part is used).
If part of a deposition is submitted to the court in support of a summary judgment motion, the parties submitting that material are asking the court to treat this information as evidence. Once the protected party has opened the door, the Court of Special Appeals held that the interested party is entitled to testify by way of rebuttal. The logic of the cases supporting this conclusion would seem to be self-evident. Unfortunately, the Court of Special Appeals rendered its decision as an unreported case so we continue, in effect, to have no declaration of the Maryland rule.


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Black Lives Matter, pro-voting banners burned at Chapel Hill church
by: Crystal Price
Posted: Nov 2, 2020 / 04:45 PM EST / Updated: Nov 2, 2020 / 04:45 PM EST
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — Police are searching for who is responsible for vandalizing banners at a church on Fordham Boulevard in Chapel Hill.
Police say a Black Lives Matter banner and a banner urging people to vote were burned on Friday night at Binkley Baptist Church.
Reverend Marcus McFaul says he had pulled up the church after 8 p.m. Friday and found the banners on fire.
He called 911 and firefighters responded and put out the fires.
A third banner was also slashed the next day.
McFaul says they have since put up another banner to let everyone know that they will not let the vandalism stop them from getting out their voice about certain issues.
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UNC students face long lines for required COVID-19 tests; 1 party reported to police
by Holden Kurwicki / Jan 18, 2021
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) -- The spring semester still hasn't started, but students at UNC-Chapel Hill are already voicing their concerns about the school's COVID-19 testing sites.
During the spring semester UNC students are required to receive COVID-19 testing at least once a week.
NC teen missing a month has contacts in Orange, Chatham counties; reward offered
by CBS 17 Digital Desk / Jan 15, 2021
PITTSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) -- Officials are offering a reward for a North Carolina teen girl that has been missing for more than a month, according to Chatham County officials.
Emealia "Emma" Rose Marie Staley, 17, was last seen on Dec. 12 around 8 p.m. in the Gray Fox Lane area of Staley in Randolph County.
'Mando' to be Chapel Hill police's newest K-9
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) - Chapel Hill police announced K-9 "Mando" as its newest member on Friday.
Mando will replace "Ace," a K-9 that spent the last four years with the department.


We were happy to see that the Sun-Times recently wrote a favorable editorial on automatic voter registration (AVR). It's time we modernize our election systems for the digital age and make it easier to vote ("How to clean up up Illinois voter rolls and expand democracy" — March 29).
AVR is as common sense as it sounds. It saves us, the voters, time and saves our cash-strapped state money. The next time you move and have to update your address with the DMV or another state agency, your voter registration card would automatically be updated without extra work on your part. For the state of Illinois, AVR would mean that less money would be spent by the Illinois government processing the large influx of registrations that come right before Election Day. With an automated system, additional staff time (and our tax dollars) would not have to be spent rummaging through the voter rolls to cross out voters who have moved away.
Voting is a constitutional right. For too long we've allowed roadblocks to stand in the way of ensuring all eligible citizens can exercise their right to vote. It's time for the Illinois government to enact AVR into law.
The man in question should have obeyed the security officers no matter what (Black eye for United, Chicago after apologies for bloodying doc — April 12). Then take it up with United Airlines his lawyers and the public. The typical modern liberal outlook makes this man the victim and the big bad corporations once again the villains. They did not drag him out of his house. They dragged him out of their flying bus as the security threat that he was. The incident was unfortunate but the man acted completely irresponsibly and contrary to what I want in a safe airport.
Last week, the Illinois House passed a bill that would release desperately needed funds for social services and higher education in Illinois. Not a single Republican member of the House voted for it, and it is opposed by Governor Rauner. The more than $800 million dollars the legislation would make available is money the state has already collected that is sitting in funds dedicated to social services and higher education. Rauner and House Republicans don't deny that cuts to social services have affected thousands of Illinois families, putting the lives, health, and well-being of many of our citizens at risk every day. They don't deny that higher education in our state is facing a crisis; that state universities are cutting programs, laying off and furloughing faculty and staff, losing students to schools in other states, and keeping talented students out of school because of a lack of need-based aid for students and their families.
So what is the rationale for these Republicans opposing this necessary legislation? The answer is politics, politics of the most pure, naked, and ugly variety. House Republicans say they want to keep the "pressure" on so that a full-year budget is more quickly agreed to, despite the hardship caused to so many in the interim. The governor says he might support the bill but only if it is linked to one or more of his many dearly-loved agenda items. Politics in Illinois, now more than ever before, is deadly, metaphorically so for higher education and literally so for some of those dependent on social services that are no longer funded. We must realize that our elected officials are playing with life and death and we must hold them to account.