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Q: Calling codeigniter encryption key I have set the encryption key in config.php file
$config['encryption_key'] = 'az2x@_.@!`~$aezxqy+=@%^&';

I want to use this key in password when registering users into the website, right now i am using this method
'password' => hash('sha256', $password . 'az2x@_.@!`~$aezxqy+=@%^&')

Is there any way i can set the above code like
'password' => hash('sha256', $password . $config['encryption_key']),

when i do it gives error of undefined $config variable.

A: I strongly suggest using the built-in php API for password salt/hash and not the method you are using, the encryption key is meant to be used for the encryption class...
$passwordHash = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT);

You use this salted and hashed password stored in the database.
Then verify it when getting it from the DB using:
password_verify($password, $result->password)

This returns a BOOLEAN so you use it in an if statement:
if ( password_verify($password, $result->password) ) {

// do login stuff

} else {

// handle login failure

}

Else, you can use the encryption key by the following (strongly suggest against it):
$this->config->item('encryption_key');

If this doesn't work you are probably writing a helper or something, so you'll need to call the CI instance to get access to the config array.

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Three Gamestop-brand remotes, that are slightly larger than the originals and have longer cords.
Make me a fair offer on the system and controllers and I will throw in Metroid Prime and EA NCAA Football 2003 for free.
I'm looking for more modern games for any current gen system (prefer digital, but either is fine), BestBuy credit, Amazon credit, Gamestop credit, or offers, in that order.
Bump for new availability list. Whole system and some controllers now available. I have gotten at least one possible offer on each game, so please be specific with what you are offering.
Bump for slightly modified list.


China has sent four more oil rigs into the South China Sea amid mounting regional tensions. Analyst Ian Storey tells DW Beijing is likely to deploy more rigs in the future as it intends to assert its "historic rights."
China has sent four more oil rigs into the South China Sea in a bid to step up exploration for oil and gas in the in the potentially energy-rich waters. According to media reports, coordinates released by China's Maritime Safety Administration showed the Nanhai number 2 and 5 rigs had been deployed roughly between China's southern Guangdong province and the Pratas Islands, which are occupied by Taiwan. The Nanhai 4 rig was towed to waters close to the Chinese coast. Coordinates for the Nanhai 9, indicated the fourth rig was set to be positioned in the Gulf of Tonkin, an area disputed between China and Vietnam.
Beijing's move comes less than two months after it deployed the giant Haiyang Shiyou 981 drilling platform in Vietnam's claimed Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which led to violent anti-Chinese riots in Vietnam as well as accusations from both sides. Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, rejecting rival claims from Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei.
In a DW interview, Ian Storey, an analyst at the Singapore-based Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), tells DW the deployment of the rigs highlights Beijing's determination to assert jurisdictional claims in the South China Sea and that the international community only has very limited options to stop it.
DW: Is China setting a precedent by sending more oil rigs?
Ian Storey: Yes, it is and we can expect to see Beijing deploy more in the future.
What message is China sending to neighboring countries?
China is telling its neighbors that it intends to assert its so-called "historic rights" to maritime resources such as oil, gas and fish within the nine-dash line, a line that the majority of international legal experts regard as being incompatible with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
How does the latest move fit in China's overall territorial strategy in the South China Sea?
"Territory" means land - or in this case the disputed atolls - and what we are really talking about here is an attempt by China to assert jurisdictional rights in the maritime domain.
What options do Southeast Asian nations have to counter China's moves?
The Southeast Asian claimants in the South China Sea have very limited options. They certainly don't want to get into a shooting match with Beijing as the Chinese military, which has undergone a rapid program of modernization over the past two decades, would quickly prevail. Diplomatically they can demand, as Vietnam has, that China withdraws its rigs - but Beijing will simply ignore this request.
I think the best option for Hanoi is to mount a legal challenge to the deployment of the oil Haiyang Shiyou 981 rig at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in The Hague. However, even if ITLOS were to rule in Vietnam's favor, I think China would simply ignore it and absorb the costs to its reputation.
What can the international community, and especially the United States, do to deescalate tensions?
The options are limited. The US isn't going to risk a conflict with China over the presence of oil rigs in the South China Sea. Nevertheless, the international community should continue to raise its concerns with China that unilateral and provocative actions such as this risk undermining regional peace and stability.
The international community should also continue to emphasize the importance of freedom of navigation, and that China should bring its claims into line with UNCLOS. At the end of the day though, this crisis will only be resolved when China withdraws the oil rig which it says it will do on August 15.
A new crisis will emerge when the rig is deployed again into disputed waters, most likely into the Philippines' EEZ. That will really test the limits of the US-Philippine alliance.
Dr. Ian Storey is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore.He is the author of Southeast Asia and the Rise of China: The Search for Security (Routledge, 2013).
Former Philippine ministers say China's artificial islands in the South China Sea have destroyed the environment and decimated coastal communities. They have filed a formal complaint with an international tribunal.
In an interview with DW, Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen downplayed concerns over a major confrontation emerging in the region and said that calling China a regional hegemon was a matter of "opinion."


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Faraway Tree Books In Order
Publication Order of Magic Faraway Tree Books
The Enchanted Wood (1939) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Magic Faraway Tree (1943) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Magic Farway Tree (1943) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Folk of the Faraway Tree (1946) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
Up the Faraway Tree (1985) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Yellow Fairy Book (1993) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Land of Goodies (2016) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
In Santa Claus's Castle (2016) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
The Land of Enchantments (2017) Hardcover Paperback Kindle
A British institution almost in her own right, the famous children's author Enid Blyton was well known for her fun, friendly and accessible family oriented literature. With many enduring characters such as Noddy, the Famous Five, and the Secret Seven, she was definitely an author of her time. The stories she wrote, though, have lived on throughout the years, seeing various different incarnations over time, whilst always remaining true to the spirit of the originals. One such series that she's particularly well known for is that of her Faraway Tree series of novels, an enduring collection of novels that retain a timeless quality to this very day. Set in a fantastical land they told stories that worked alongside the illustrations of Georgina Hargreaves to tell a magical tale of childhood wonder and enchantment. Following the adventures of Jo, Bessie and Fanny, it sees the three children moving into a new home by an enchanted forest with a magical tree they climb, taking them off to far and distant lands of magic and wonder.
Running for a total of four books, these were some of Blyton's most enduring creations, one's which stand the test of time to this very day. In the past there has been a television adaptation, with ten minute episodes of mini-adventures being aired in 1997. Plans to adapt it for the big-screen, though, are currently underway, as the director Sam Mendes has acquired the rights through his production company 'Neal Street Productions', with the intention of creating a major live-action film of the novels.
The Enchanted Wood
Originally published in the month of May in 1939, this was first brought out by the publisher George Newnes. Setting up the characters and the premise, this is the first book in the series of 'The Faraway Tree', as it sees them arrive for the first time. It also establishes the world it's set within, as it depicts the magic and wonder of it all, allowing it to come alive for all the young readers.
With ideas of childhood wonder and innocence, this has all the hallmarks of a classic Enid Blyton series. Taking a journey into a whole new world of magic and make-believe, it's set around the concept of imagination. Whilst this may be a typical staple of many children's books, this particular story from Blyton really is the pinnacle of its genre. Enid Blyton herself was very much a British writer, a factor which was heavily reflected in her writing, and this series was no exception. It's landscape is clearly influence by the English countryside, specifically Dorset which was a continual source of inspiration for her. Using its greenery and rural areas, Blyton uses it as the backdrop, as she really brings it to life through the use of magic and wonder. Over the course of the series history it's also worth noting the alteration of the characters names in keeping with the times. Later changing the names of Jo, Bessie and Fanny to Joe, Beth and Frannie, it worked at keeping the original feel of the series intact. The characters themselves didn't change, as it retained its charm, with it only going through a minor cosmetic change.
Moving near to a seemingly normal large wood, three young children, Jo, Bessie and Fanny, soon discover that the wood may in actual fact be magic. Walking into the wood they come across an enormous tree with branches that seem to stretch into the clouds, as it soon transpires that this is, in actual fact, the Faraway Tree. Climbing the tree they come across a cast of colorful characters, as they head up into the lands above, lands filled with magic, adventure and wonder. Will they be able to explore all the different lands there? Can they get out after one of them gets stuck? What will they discover in the enchanted wood?
The Magic Faraway Tree
Setting up the second title in the ongoing 'Faraway Tree' series, this provides further adventures and a deeper exploration of the world. Initially released through George Newnes once again, and later the publisher Hamlyn in 1971, it was first published in 1943. Continuing the story it brings back many of the characters from the first, along with some new ones as well.
This time set around the tree itself, it manages to build upon the initial premise whilst focusing on where the tree leads to. With it having set up the premise already, it manages to take it even further, taking a look inside the tree itself and how it relates to the surrounding wood. Paving the way for future books, it effectively lays the next step in the children's adventures, allowing them to move on with their journey. Taking the British countryside once again, it manages to bring it rural backdrop to life with it magical sense of childhood innocence. This setting was something that Blyton really had a strong affinity with and, again, the story here is no exception. Almost working into the narrative as a character in of itself it comes to life, as its fully realized by Blyton. The characters were also known to see some cosmetic changes once again in relation to their given names. The children's visiting cousin who was originally called Dick was later changed to Rick, a minor alteration which took nothing away from the originals. In regards to the character of 'Dame Slap', someone who was seen in the original, she was also later changed to 'Dame Snap', as she would shout at the children instead of slapping them.
Meeting up with their cousin Dick, who was called Rick in later editions, Bessie, Jo and Fanny head back to the magical Faraway Tree for more adventures. Introducing their cousin to all their magical friends, they take a journey through the lands once more, stopping to take it all in. With lands such as 'The Land of Topsy-Turvy', 'The Land of Toys' and the famous 'The Land of Do-As-You-Please' where they are free to do whatever they want, there's a number of exciting and enthralling adventures taking place. Where will their journey take them? What do their magical friends have in store for them? Is there an end to the Magic Faraway Tree?
The Faraway Tree Series
A timeless story that has endured ever since its initial inception all the way back in 1939, this is a series that will live on for many years to come. Standing the test of time along with many of Blytons other famous creations, it gets to the heart of childhood innocence and wonder like only the best of children's literature can hope to do. Setting the benchmark for the genre, this is a timeless creation and a work of art, adding to the rich and vibrant legacy of Enid Blyton, securing its place on bookshelves for generations to follow.
Book Series In Order » Characters » Faraway Tree
Greg Iles spent several years as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter in the band Frankly Scarlet. He quit the band after he was married and began working on his first novel, Spandau Phoenix, a thriller about Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess.

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If everyone lived as we do in the UK we would need three planets.
Our unsustainable lifestyles have meant that for the last 30 years we have been 'eating into the Earth's capital' rather than 'living off its interest'.
The promotion of sustainable development has become one of the fundamental objectives of the Olympic Movement…through its Agenda 21– Sport for Sustainable Development.
London 2012, WWF and BioRegional have developed the concept of a One Planet Olympics.


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Following last week's Brexit vote, there has been a rush of people in the UK applying for Irish passports.
Charlie Flanagan, Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs, said the surge in interest in Irish passports was threatening to have a "significant" impact on the passport service.
The rush of interest indicates UK passport holders are concerned that the rights they enjoy as EU citizens are about to come to an end, following the referendum vote to the leave the EU. Mr Flanagan said passport holders would continue to hold the same rights.
In a statement he said: "An unnecessary surge in applications for Irish passports will place significant pressure on the system and on turnaround times.
"The increased interest clearly points to a sense of concern among some UK passport holders that the rights they enjoy as EU citizens are about to abruptly end.
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Roisi Proven May 13, 2015 6:18:29 PM
Staggeringly Smooth - the Fortnum & Mason E-com Release
It would be difficult for me to overstate the importance of launching a brand new version of an international e-commerce website. This was no mere reskin, we have been rebuilding the Fortnum & Mason website from the ground up. We started with the decision to use Spree Commerce for the storefront, and have been continuing all the way through to building them a bespoke CMS using our very own Colonel.
Because the Fortnum brand values customers above all, they felt it was of the utmost importance that the customers help drive the direction of the site. As a result, we decided it was important not to rush a release. We have spoken already about our approach to deployment, allowing us to deliver rapidly and regularly, but in order to get to that stage, we needed to be confident that the core of what we were delivering was sound.
The first thing that we had to do before we could make a plan, was to figure out where our weaknesses were. If we knew the elements that were most likely to fail, we could work pre-emptively to fix these areas before going live to the world. What has always been apparent to us is that with so many 3rd parties to rely on, no amount of automated or manual testing was going to truly expose our pain points.
So, as soon as the site was fully transactional, we made the decision to do a highly controlled soft launch prior to Christmas peak. A selection of Fortnum's trusted customers were contacted, and given a password to our still very much unfinished site. By communicating to these customers, and making them a part of our development, we hoped to not just get a more robust test of our site. We also aimed to gain feedback from these key users which would inform the ongoing development.
The Slow Burn
And so the feedback came. However, it came slowly. Too slowly for our liking. So, further down the line towards the middle of January, we had a meeting with the team over at Fortnum. We came up with a plan to run both the old site and the new site in parallel, directing traffic in ever-increasing quantities to our site. So new.fortnumandmason.com was born.
The need to login to get access to the site was removed, and people started using our site. For the first time, we weren't just inviting people to use the site, we were allowing them to get there on their own, initially via a marketing email, and later by directing a percentage of traffic from the old site to the new. In doing this, we were making sure that when the time came to release to 100% of the public we wouldn't see the dip in sales and conversion that so often accompanies site re-launches.
Running two sites at the same time came with it's own problems. There were moments when we wondered if we should have held off on introducing users to the new site, despite the fact that we knew releasing to customers early with the intention of learning from them was hugely important. However, how well it worked was undeniable. Major issues were uncovered, but instead of affecting hundreds of customers, it would affect one or two. If a couple of people encounter an issue, you can contact them personally and make sure they still feel of value. If hundreds, or even dozens of people are affected, it becomes a great deal harder. Also, if there were any issues that we needed more time to fix, it was very easy to direct all users back to the old site.
The 17th of February rolled around. This was the day we had all been waiting for. For the previous fortnight, around 40% of Fortnum and Mason users were being directed to new.fortnumandmason.com using the Qubit system to redirect them. We had encountered issues, some minor and some not so minor. We had managed to maintain our development momentum along with fixing these issues. Using Kanban, we had a clear view of work in progress and bugs that needed fixing urgently, all the while maintaining a focus on throughput - getting features shipped into live.
At 8am we made the call to change the DNS records. The old site drifted away, and new.fortnumandmason.com became www.fortnumandmason.com. We pulled up our analytics and collectively held out breath.
It just worked.
A part of everyone was waiting for the other shoe to drop, for complaints to start flooding in or for orders to start failing. A bigger part of us knew that our gentle filter of customers over the previous weeks and months had prepared us well for this. Of course there were still small issues, a customer struggling to pay here, a missing product there, but overall there were no alarming issues.
Ongoing Positivity
As the website bedded in over the next couple of weeks, we continued to see minimal issues and an increasingly positive impact. We have already seen an overall growth of 89% year on year, with the conversion increase coming in at an impressive 20% up. We have also seen an 18% reduction in customer service calls, with a particular drop in calls related to issues with payment.
As we finish up our first couple of months being fully live, the mood across Red Badger, and across the business at Fortnum, has been hugely positive. We are immensely proud of what we have achieved, and we don't feel that we could have had such a successful release if we hadn't ramped up slowly in the way that we did.
We are looking for a great Agile Project Manager to join Red Badger- if we sound like the kind of place you'd like to work drop us an email jobs@red-badger.com - we'd love to hear from you!
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Irish National League
For the National League Party founded in 1926, see National League Party.
The Irish National League (INL) was a nationalist political party in Ireland. It was founded on 17 October 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell as the successor to the Irish National Land League after this was suppressed. Whereas the Land League had agitated for land reform, the National League also campaigned for self-government or Irish Home Rule, further enfranchisement and economic reforms.
Charles Stewart Parnell
Irish National Land League
Irish nationalism
Classic Liberalism
Irish Home Rule
Reformism
(Later Pro-Parnellite)
Irish Parliamentary Party (Later Anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation INF)
Politics of Ireland
A hostile Punch cartoon, from 1885, depicting the Irish National League as the "Irish Vampire", with Parnell's head
The League was the main base of support for the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP), and under Parnell's leadership, it grew quickly to over 1,000 branches throughout the island. In 1884, the League secured the support of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. Its secretary was Timothy Harrington who organised the Plan of Campaign in 1886. The Irish League was effectively controlled by the Parliamentary Party, which in turn was controlled by Parnell, who chaired a small group of MPs who vetted and imposed candidates on constituencies.[1]
In December 1890 both the INL and the IPP split on the issues of Parnell's long standing family relationship with Katharine O'Shea, the earlier separated wife of a fellow MP, Capt. O'Shea, and their subsequent divorce proceedings. The majority of the League, which opposed Parnell, broke away to form the "Anti-Parnellite" Irish National Federation (INF) under John Dillon. John Redmond assumed the leadership of the minority Pro-Parnellite (INL) group who remained faithful to Parnell. Despite the split, in the 1892 general election the combined factions still retained the Irish nationalist pro-Home Rule vote and their 81 seats.
Early in 1900 the Irish National League (INL) finally merged with the United Irish League and the Irish National Federation (INF) to form a reunited Irish Parliamentary Party under Redmond's leadership returning 77 seats in the September 1900 general election, together with 5 Independent Nationalists, or Healyites, in all 82 pro-Home Rule seats.
Marguerite Moore
^ Alvin Jackson, Ireland 1798–1998: War, Peace and Beyond (John Wiley & Sons, 2010) page 123.
The Penguin Dictionary of British History, ed. Juliet Gardiner
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Il Ballo del Doge 2015
Address: Palazzo Pisani Moretta, Sestiere San Polo, 2766, 30125 Venezia
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Il Ballo del Doge – 22nd Edition – "Cupid in Wonderland"
25 Jun 2014 | Antonia Sautter Creations & Events
The XXII Edition of Il Ballo del Doge, considered the most exclusive event during the Carnival of Venice, will take place Saturday 14 February 2015 in Palazzo Pisani Moretta from 20.30 on.
The chosen theme for the next edition is Cupid in Wonderland, a great tribute to love that has always accompanied Antonia Sautter, the creator and producer of the event, during a unique evening, unrepeatable, emotional and memorable. After the Welcome Cocktail a place' dinner is foreseen in the different rooms of the Palace. The great show made up of an emotional crescendo of artistic performances, melodies and dances, will last until the early hours of the morning. From midnight on a disco will be open on the ground floor with two open bars at the Guests disposal until the evening closes.
There are 4 types of tickets:
1. SUPER VIP ENTRY (2500,00 Euro per person) on the second floor of the Palace:
Entrance to Palazzo Pisani Moretta 8:30 pm
Welcome Cocktail on the ground floor
Place' dinner on the Second Floor of the Palace in the "SUPER VIP LOUNGE" ( 5 Tables Front Stage)
View of the great Il Ballo del Doge show during the dinner
Disco from 00:30 am on the Ground Floor
2. VIP ENTRY (2000,00 Euro per person) on the Second Floor of the Palace:
Place' dinner on the Second Floor of the Palace in the "SUPER VIP LOUNGE" ( 5 Tables close to the door and the Open Bar
3. FULL ENTRY (1600,00 Euro per person) on the First Floor of the Palace:
Entrance to Palazzo Pisani Moretta at 9:00 pm
Place' dinner in the rooms on the First Floor of the Palace
View of the great Il Ballo del Doge show in the Central Salon on the First Floor
4. AFTER DINNER ENTRY (800,00 Euro per person):
Entrance to Palazzo Pisani Moretta from 11:30 pm
Access to all different Rooms and Salon of the Palace
Dress Code and Costumes
For the Il Ballo del Doge period costume is the obligatory dress code. Therefore evening dresses and tuxedos are not allowed.
In Atelier Antonia Sautter you have the possibility of admiring more than 1500 Haute Couture costumes with collections which range from Medieval times up to the 20s in the XX century completely 'revisited' by Antonia Sautter's creativity and fantasy. The spectacular costumes that each year are created by the designer herself for Il Ballo del Doge, they are "unique pieces" with "period style Haute Couture" realized and decorated totally by hand with rich trimmings, Swarovski crystals, ribbons and precious fabrics.
These costumes can be rented or purchased by booking by email to booking@ballodeldoge.com or by fax to the number +39 041 5220307 or by calling +39 0412413802. During Carnival period costume fittings will take place in Atelier Antonia Sautter situated in San Marco, Calle Del Carro 1628 or in the Hotel Bauer (Sala Cesetti on the First Floor), where a second Atelier will be set up for this occasion.
Costume fittings can be held at any time during the year in Atelier Antonia Sautter, which, in that case, will be entirely reserved for the Guest.
It is necessary to communicate your arrival dates to us so we can find a time that works best for you. For this occasion besides the Atelier Antonia Sautter another Atelier will be set up on the first floor of the Hotel Bauer. You are informed that costume fittings can be booked during the year so as to avoid overflow during the days of Carnival.
All hired costumes can be collected and delivered back either by clients or by booking a delivery service. (See Section 'Extra services').
The cost of the costume varies on how precious the garment is.
For information regarding, Entrance to Events & Costume Fitting and Rental in Atelier Antonia Sautter:
Antonia Sautter Creations & Events
www.ilballodeldoge.com
Ph. Office & Atelier +39 041 2413802 (Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 19.00)
Fax Ufficio & Atelier + 39 041 5220307
Ph. boutique + 39 041 5224426 (everyday from 10:00 to 20:00)
Fax boutique + 39 041 5287543
Do you need more info about the event? Contact the event organizer: Antonia Sautter Creations & Events.


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(May 8, 2017) – Following a brilliant promo tour around the USA & Canada, which saw him perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (view here), and at iHeartRadio Fest in Toronto, James Arthur now returns to the UK to launch the video for his new single "Can I Be Him." The video, directed by Felix Urbauer, has premiered today on Youtube and VEVO.
"Can I Be Him" is the new single to be taken from James Arthur's Platinum second album Back From The Edge, and follows in the footsteps of hit singles Say You Won't Let Go and Safe Inside. "Can I Be Him" quickly became a fan favourite following the album release and he was recently asked to perform it on BBC's The One Show (view here).
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Talley – Premonstratensian Abbey
plan of the monastery church, source monasticwales.org
cross-sectional reconstruction of the abbey church with an outline of the planned but unrealized part according to T.Ball
The Premonstratensian (Norbertine) abbey in Talley was founded between 1184 and 1189 by the Welsh ruler of Deheubarth, Rhys ap Gruffydd. Talley in Welsh was called Talyllychau, which literally meant "Head of the lakes" and referred to two water reservoirs north of the abbey. Norbertan monks had a rule and lifestyle based on Cistercian indications, which, among others, was based on the cultivation of land and farming with the help of subordinate granges, but unlike the Cistercians, and like Augustians, they performed duties in the parish. They had white habits, also modeled on Cistercian ones. At the end of the 12th century, the Order of Premonstratensians was supported in England, especially by Ranulf de Glanville, the high official (justiciar) of King Henry II. Perhaps he, during the Welsh-English peace in the 1180s, influenced Rhys Ap Gruffydd to settle in Premonstratensians in Talley. The rapid fall of Ranulf and the resumption of wars could have had the effect that no other Norbertine monasteries were founded in Wales, and Talley was poorly salaried. Rhys also did not bring monks from England, but from Amiens in northeastern France.
The descendants of Rhys ap Gruffydd supported the existence of the abbey, and his grandson, Rhys Fychan, was even buried there in 1271. The donations given to the monastery included lands and rents, both near Tally and further in Ceredigion, Gwent and Gower, but despite this the abbey was never rich. Shortly after the founding of the abbey, Norbertans fell into a long dispute against the Cistercian abbey in Whitland, which may have been one of the reasons for not completing the church's construction, or rather reducing its plans to a much smaller size.
Like the Strata Florida Abbey, Talley often suffered costs associated with close ties to the native Welsh dynasty. The first losses and destructions were recorded in 1277 during the anti-Welsh campaign of King Edward I, but even after the end of military operations, the abbey was under unwanted custody or royal supervision, executed by the English abbots of the Norbertine Order. Edward's dislike aroused the patronage of the abbey by the local prince Rhys ap Maredudd, as well as the Welsh origin of monks themselves. For this reason, in 1285 Talley was submitted to the supervision f the English Abbey of Welbeck in Nottinghamsgire, and then to the Halesowen Abbey in Worcestershire. However, effective English supervision was never possible due to the remoteness and isolation of the Welsh abbey. At the end of the 13th and in the 14th century, Talley was struggling with financial problems not only because of external causes, but probably also because of poor management. The epidemic of "black death" in the mid-fourteenth century and the related decline in the number of monks, workers and income was also a big blow.
At the beginning of the 15th century the abbey suffered losses due to the Welsh uprising of Owain Glyndŵr. Its buildings were devastated, looted and burned by the English army. Still long after the fall of the rebellion, in 1427, one of the canons from Talley, Mathew ap Llywelyn Ddu, was hunted for treason charges. The financial situation of the monastery was so bad at that time that in 1430 abbot Dafydd himself turned to the English king asking for protection (for the third time in history).
Eventually, the monastery was dissolved by King Henry VIII in 1536. At the time of the dissolution, Talley had an annual income of £ 136, well below the required £ 200, which could have been saved the abbey from dissolution. Most of its buildings were demolished for building material by local residents, only the chancel of the monastery church was not completely abandoned and until 1772 it served as a parish church.
church plan according to C. Platt, D. Robinson and Cadw
cross-sectional reconstruction of the abbey church from the east according to T.Ball
The abbey was located in the pastoral landscape of South Wales, on rolling hills between two streams, one of which flowed north of the two Talley lakes towards the Cothi River, while the other provided the abbey with water, heading south.
The abbey church was to be erected on a cruciform plan as a three-nave, eight-bay basilica of a 73 meters length with two transepts, east rectangular chancel and a tower at the intersection of naves. However, the church was never completed in this form, the western four bays of the central nave and the southern aisle reached a height not much higher than the foundations, and from the planned northern aisle only the eastern part was finished, as a small room accessible from the northern transept. According to the original plans, only the chancel, north and south transepts and the tower were built.
The church in a more modest (shorter) form was finally completed at the beginning of the 13th century. A rough, relatively narrow portal in the west facade led to it, after which no decoration has survived. Inside the walls were plastered and covered with polychromes, at least some of the windows were glazed with colour stained glass. Also, the floors were partly formed of decorative tiles, while the four-sided inter-nave pillars were without decorations, only a single eastern one received straight moulded corners. From the nave, two southern portals led to the cloister area, and the central nave from the eastern side was probably separated by a wooden rood screen or at least stalls of monks, formed in the shape of the letter U directed with free space towards the chancel. A quadrilateral tower dominated over the stalls forming the choir, originally about 29 meters high. Further east, the ogival arcade opened to a quadrangular presbytery, enclosed by a straight wall, pierced by three tall lancet windows, placed between the outer pilaster stripes. Their fairly massive form indicates that the chancel could be crowned with a stone vault, or at least it was originally planned to be founded. In the southern wall of the presbytery there was a shallow niche, probably sedilia and two portals: one leading to the church sacristy, the other to the southern chapel. Built at the end of the 12th century, the transept was open from the east with pointed arcades to six chapels, three to the north and three to the south. They housed altars for monks celebrating private masses and thanksgiving ceremonies for the souls of the patrons and benefactors of the abbey. Their interiors received pointed barrel vaults. The southern chapel of the northern transept stood out, enlarged towards the east probably in the 13th century, equipped with a piscina in the southern wall and a staircase on the opposite side. In the northern wall of the transept, the portal led outside, probably to the church cemetery, and next to it a staircase in the thickness of the wall led to the attic.
The monastery buildings with a cloisters and other rooms required by the order's rule stretched south of the church. Designed for the monastery garden, the inner courtyard was surrounded by open arcades of the cloisters, which provided communication with most of the monastery buildings. Due to the poor survival of these buildings, it can only be assumed that the east wing housed the chapter house and the dormitory upstairs. Following the example of other Norbertine abbeys, in the south wing of Talley there should be a refectory, located on the floor, with longer sides on the east-west line and the economic ground floor below. The western wings usually housed pantries, storage rooms, guest rooms or the abbot's chambers, but it is not known whether this wing was even finished in Talley.
To this day, the remains of the 26-meter high tower, a fragment of the transept and the foundations of the remaining parts of the church have survived. The enclosure of monastery buildings have survived in a much worse condition, after which only the outline of the cloister foundations and a small part of the west range are visible. The abbey ruins are under the care of the Cadw government agenda and are open to visitors free of charge at any time of the day.
ruins of the church's tower and transept, photo: J.Armagh, Wikimedia Commons
Burton J., Stöber K., Abbeys and Priories of Medieval Wales, Chippenham 2015.
Platt C., Robinson D., Strata Florida Abbey, Talley Abbey, Cardiff 1998.
Website castlewales.com, Talley Abbey.
Website coflein.gov.uk, Talley Abbey; Abbey of the Blessed Virgin and St John the Baptist, Talley.


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Q: How to apply xml validation to dynamically generated fields struts2 I have a text box on my jsp page as follows:
<input id="newHardware_details_0__hardware_type" name="details[0].hardware_type" >

I also have an 'add' button, on click of which I am generating text box dynamically through JavaScript. which have names as follows:
details[1].hardware_type
details[2].hardware_type
details[3].hardware_type
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How do I validate these text boxes through XML based validations.
EDIT
I don't know the syntax to use when dealing with such scenario. For a static field I would write following entry in ActionClass-validation.xml:
<field name="name">
    <field-validator type="requiredstring">
        <message>You must enter a name</message>
    </field-validator>
</field>


I have refunded @acemad30m GP. Sorry for taking so long, Mourning A Death Of a friend during spring break.
Also, Banker has made a new account as his old one was permanently banned. Try contacting him using his new discord "Banker#5625"
Also, I would like to point out to the fact as to where i offered to still complete his service, & Possible try and give him additional credit he denied it, Therefore I Suspended His Order.
Hello, I'm truly sorry for keeping everyone waiting, I recently just got off a flight & had to take care of Family & Friends before putting my Services first. As you can see already @Acemad has provided us with the same exact chat log I have so everything should already be inside there but ill give you guys my side of the story. Acemad, Had 90m Worth of items as well as a 25m cash stack on his account with his 30m Payment that he paid me to complete the following questline. I had already told him, I had a client ahead of him & I was going through some weather conditions during the time of his order. I told him ill log onto the account and possibly afk mine at MLM, I did end up getting around 2-3 Levels i'm not really sure, After that I had logged off the account and logged back on. Now, My Terms Of Service Clearly States The Following. With the following underlined & Coded in red are the current Terms he has violated. With him logging into the account on 2/18/2019. If he were to not log onto the account and let me figure out how the 90m possible got taken away, I would have been Obligated to pay that back IMO, As he was never on the account. But, With the log on he made, Which broke the TOS, I really have no idea what to do, As I didn't remove anything from his account. When I had first found out that he has lost his items on the account obviously he pm'd me saying he'd logged on & whatnot, I thought that my computer had been compromised Via TeamViewer. As I had recently fixed my RuneLite Not Launching problem. I assured him when I got home on 2/19/2019 I would be able to check and see what was going with My Teamviewer and the whole situation regarding him accusing me of scamming him for 90m. After checking my Teamviewer Connection Logs & Talking to the person who he had claimed refereed him "Nex" He had told me he never had a conversation with anyone named "Ace" Besides someone trying to figure out how to get me banned. I feel as "Ace" Has provided you guys with all the proof Via discord & The Account, So if you guys would like anymore information let me know. P.S Thank you very much for the Time Addition I really needed that.
Your Service Has Been Terminated For The Following. 1. Breaking TOS which states no logging into the account until after the service was completed. 2.Trying To Reverse Scam Me Into Giving you 90m.


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Roentgenium Facts - Rg or Element 111
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Roentgenium is a radioactive metal with element Rg and atomic number 111. Todd Helmenstine, sciencenotes.org
by Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
Dr. Helmenstine holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences and is a science writer, educator, and consultant. She has taught science courses at the high school, college, and graduate levels.
Roentgenium (Rg) is element 111 on the periodic table. Few atoms of this synthetic element have been produced, but it is predicted to be a dense, radioactive metallic solid at room temperature. Here is a collection of interesting Rg facts, including its history, properties, uses, and atomic data.
Key Roentgenium Element Facts
Wondering how to pronounce the element name? It's RENT-ghen-ee-em
Roentgenium was first made by an international team of scientists working at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) in Darmstadt,Germany, on December 8, 1994. The team, led by Sigurd Hofmann, accelerated nuclei of nickel-64 into a bismuth-209 target to produce one single atom of roentgenium-272. In 2001, the Joint Working Party of the IUPAC/IUPAP decided the evidence was not sufficient to prove discovery of the element, so the GSI repeated the experiment and detected three atoms of element 111 in 2002. In 2003, the JWP accepted this as evidence that the element had truly been synthesized.
If element 111 had been named according to the nomenclature devised by Mendeleev, its name would be eka-gold. However, in 1979 the IUPAC recommended systematic placeholder names be given to unverified elements, so until the permanent name was decided, element 111 was called unununium (Uuu). Because of their discovery, the GSI team was allowed to suggest a new name. The name they chose was roentgenium, in honor of the German scientist who discovered x-rays, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. The IUPAC accepted the name on November 1, 2004, nearly 10 years after the first synthesis of the element!
Roentgenium is expected to be a solid, noble metal at room temperature, with properties similar to those of gold. However, based on the difference between the ground state and first excited state of the outer d-electrons, it is predicted to be silver in color. If enough element 111 is ever produced, the metal will likely be even softer than gold. Rg+ is predicted to be the softest of all the metal ions.
Unlike lighter congeners which have face-centered cubic structure for their crystals, Rg is expected to form body-centered cubic crystals. This is because the electron charge density is different for roentgenium.
Roentgenium Atomic Data
Element Name/Symbol: Roentgenium (Rg)
Atomic Number: 111
Atomic Weight: [282]
Discovery: Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, Germany (1994)
Electron Configuration: [Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2
Element Group: d-block of group 11 (Transition Metal)
Element Period: period 7
Density: Roentgenium metal is predicted to have a density of 28.7 g/cm3 around room temperature. In contrast, the highest density of any element measured experimentally to date has been 22.61 g/cm3 for osmium.
Oxidation States: +5, +3, +1, -1 (predicted, with the +3 state expected to be the most stable)
Ionization Energies: The ionization energies are estimates.
1st: 1022.7 kJ/mol
2nd: 2074.4 kJ/mol
3rd: 3077.9 kJ/mol
Atomic Radius: 138 pm
Covalent Radius: 121 pm (estimated)
Crystal Structure: body-centered cubic (predicted)
Isotopes: 7 radioactive isotopes of Rg have been produced. The most stable isotope, Rg-281, has a half-life of 26 seconds. All known isotopes undergo either alpha decay or spontaneous fission.
Uses of Roentgenium: The only uses of roentgenium are for scientific study, to learn more about its properties, and for production of heavier elements.
Roentgenium Sources: Like most heavy, radioactive elements, roentgenium may be produced by fusing two atomic nuclei or via decay of an even heavier element.
Toxicity: Element 111 serves no known biological function. It presents a health risk because of its extreme radioactivity.
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All our bare root Blenheim Orange Apple trees are good for eating, storing and cooking and is considered by many to be one of, if not the best dual purpose apple. We tried to locate "many" to confirm this observation but directory enquiries had no listing, Yell.com returned a "no results" page and asking random people in the high street got us escorted out of the area. The apples are large with a nutty taste and a crumbly texture and are good for cooking and eating. The RHS though this tree was that good, they gave it the Award of Garden Merit. This should have been because of its outstanding characteristics and not because it bribed someone on the board!
The Blenheim Orange apple tree is good for growing in containers, by that we mean suitable tree containers not margarine tubs, grandads old slippers and the bath.
Month Of Fruiting: Early October and they will keep until January.
Fertility: (C3) TRIPLOID NOT SELF-FERTILE. Requires 2 other apple trees in group C2,C3 or C4 close by to produce fruit. Ideally purchase a self-fertile apple tree in pollination group C3 e.g Red Falstaff.
Tip Bearing: This means that all the fruits are found at the end of each branch, so don't go cutting them off unless you have to.
Click the link for more detailed information about apple tree triploid pollination.
1kg/2¼ lb cooking apples, peeled, cored (the chewy leathery bits in the middle removed) and sliced.
50g/2oz butter, melted, plus a bit extra for greasing and flicking at the kids as they run past.
2. Get a heavy based saucepan, practice a few tennis serves with it or put it on your head and pretend to be a helmet wearing soldier firing at aliens. Everything after get a heavy based saucepan is only essential if you have kids around or never mentally passed 12 years old.
3. Put the apples, sugar, cinnamon, lemon zest and juice into the tennis racket/helmet and pretend it is a saucepan for a minute. If you don't know what zest is, it is the outer skin of the lemon without the white stuff (pith) attached to it. A potato peeler is good for removing the zest but angle it so that minimal pith is removed. Do not be sarcastic while removing the white stuff otherwise this is "taking the pith".
5. Remove the lid and turn up the heat to high. Beat the apples like you just found them vandalising your pride and joy until the liquid has evaporated and you have formed a puree or for the simple ones amongst us, a paste.
6. Which ever way you choose, the bread needs melted butter on both sides. Throwing frisbee style is more fun, less accurate, at the melted butter container.
7.Lightly smear butter into a 15cm or 6inch (which ever is bigger) diameter cake tin and cover the base and sides with 3/4, 75% or a big chunk of the bread. Ensure there are no gaps in between the slices and make the sides come up a little bit over the top.
8.Put the paste, puree, Ecto-plasm or contents of your helmet/tennis racket over the bread and cover with the rest of the bread making sure there are no gaps.
9.Turn or fold down the bread lining the sides of the tin and press down onto the bread on top to make a lid.
10. Bake for 30 minutes, half an hour or until golden-brown.


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Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Maritime history of India, Indian Navy,
Shipyards of India
Buildings and structures in Mumbai
Economy of Mumbai
Bombay Dockyard
Naval dockyard, Mumbai: Entry to the dockyard is restricted to naval personnel only
View of the dockyard from the sea
Bombay Dockyard—also known as Naval Dockyard—is an Indian shipbuilding yard at Mumbai. Shipbuilding was an established profession throughout the Indian coastline prior to the advent of the Europeans and it contributed significantly to maritime exploration throughout Indian maritime history.[1] Indian rulers weakened with the advent of the European powers during the middle ages.[2] Indian shipbuilders, however, continued to build ships capable of carrying 800 to 1000 tons.[2] The shipbuilders built ships like HMS Hindostan and HMS Ceylon, inducted into the Royal Navy.[2] Other historical ships made by the Indian shipbuilders included HMS Asia (commanded by Edward Codrington during the Battle of Navarino in 1827), HMS Cornwallis (on board which the Treaty of Nanking was signed in 1842), and HMS Minden (on which Francis Scott Key wrote the poem "The Defence of Fort McHenry", later to become the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner").[2]
Mural on the walls of the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
The New Cambridge History of India: Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial India surveys the role of Indian shipbuilders—Lowji Nuserwanji Wadia and the Wadia family in particular:[1]
Between the seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries Indian shipyards produced a series of vessels incorporating these hybrid features. A large proportion of them were built in Bombay, where the Company had established a small shipyard. In 1736 Parsi carpenters were brought in from Surat to work there and, when their European supervisor died, one of the carpenters, Lowji Nuserwanji Wadia, was appointed Master Builder in his place. Wadia oversaw the construction of thirty-five ships, twenty-one of them for the Company. Following his death in 1774, his sons took charge of the shipyard and between them built a further thirty ships over the next sixteen years. The Britannia, a ship of 749 tons launched in 1778, so impressed the Court of Directors when it reached Britain that several new ships were commissioned from Bombay, some of which later passed into the hands of the Royal Navy. In all, between 1736 and 1821, 159 ships of over 100 tons were built at Bombay, including 15 of over 1,000 tons. Ships constructed at Bombay in its heyday were said to be 'vastly superior to anything built anywhere else in the world'.
A contemporary British traveller, Abraham Parsons, wrote in 1775:[3]
Here is a dock-yard, large and well contrived, with all kind of naval stores deposited in proper warehouses, together with great quantities of timber and planks for repairing and building ships, and forges for making of anchors, as well as every kind of smaller smiths' work. It boasts such a dry dock, as, perhaps, is not to be seen in any part of Europe, either for size or convenient situation. It has three divisions, and three pair of strong gates, so as to be capable of receiving and repairing three ships of the line, at the same or at separate times; as the outermost ship can warp out, and another be admitted in her place every spring tide, without any interruption of the work doing to the second and innermost ships; or both the outermost and the second ship can go out, and two others be received in their places, without hindrance to the workmen employed on the third or innermost ship. Near the dock is a convenient place to grave several ships at once, which is done as well, and with as great expedition, as in any dock in England. Near the dock-yard is a rope walk, which for length, situation, and conveniency, equals any in England, that in the king's yard at Portsmouth only excepted, and, like that, it has a covering to shelter the workmen from the inclemency of the weather in all seasons. Here are made cables and all sorts of lesser cordage, both for the royal navy, the company's marine, and the merchant, ships which trade to these parts of India. Besides cordage made of hemp, cables, hawsers, and all kinds of smaller ropes, are made of the external fibres of the cocoa-nut, which they have in such abundance in India, as to make a great article of trade among the natives of this place and those along the coasts, between Bombay and Cape Comorin. The yarn made of these fibres is mostly manufactured in the towns and villages, on or near the sea coast of Malabar: many vessels belonging to the natives are laden entirely with this yarn, which they always find a quick sale for at Bombay and Surat, let the quantity be ever so great, as it is the only cordage made use of amongst the small trading vessels of the country: large ships use much of it, made into cables, hawsers, and smaller ropes; it is called kyah. Ships built at Bombay are not only as strong, but as handsome, are as well finished as ships built in any part of Europe; the timber and plank, of which they are built, so far exceeds any in Europe for durability that it is usual for ships to last fifty or sixty years; as a proof of which I am informed, that the ship called the Bombay grab, of twenty-four guns, (the second in size belonging to the Company's marine) has been built more than sixty years, and is now a good and strong ship. This timber and plank arc peculiar to India only; the best on this side of India grows to the north of Bombay; what grows to the south, on the coast of. Malabar, is, however, very good, and great quantities of it are, brought to Bombay; it is called tiek, and will last in a-hot climate longer than any wood whatever.
↑ 1.0 1.1 Arnold, 101-102
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Early History (Indian Navy), National Informatics Center, Government of India
↑ Abraham Parsons, Travels in Asia and Africa, London, 1808, p. 214-215
Arnold, David (2004), The New Cambridge History of India: Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial India, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-56319-4.
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Tour limited to 12 guests.
Day 05 Monday, Nov. 2 Ribeira Sacra – Valdeorras – Villafranca del Bierzo – Cangas de Onís (Asturias).
We will stay in the colorful Asturian town of Cangas de Onis, which is deep in the Parque Nacional de Quesos, the main town of one of the greatest cheese and cider regions in Europe.
We will check into our hotel in Cangas, visit some cheesemakers and Cabrales aging caves and taste cheeses accompanied by cider poured splashing into wide-mouthed glasses from bottles held high above their heads by dexterous cider-pouring barmen. We will have dinner in a very colorful sidreria with a cheese guru and sample more cheeses, local specialties such as fabada Asturiana and wonderful steaks.
After dinner, we will return to Cangas.
In the morning, we will relax and leave time for shopping in Cangas, visit a couple of cheese villages, then drive north of Oviedo to have lunch at one of the best restaurants in northern Spain, Michelin-starred Casa Gerardo, where father-and-son Chef team Pedro and Marcos Morán will prepare a special menu for us.
After we visit the market, we will take our bus for a 15-minute ride to the Pasaia port, where we will take a five-minute ferry ride to Pasaia Donibane (Pasajes de San Juan in Spanish), a picturesque one-street town where Victor Hugo lived for a year. We will explore this photogenic waterside village, then have lunch in a wonderful typical restaurant overlooking the inlet, where Basque rowers can usually be seen practicing their sport.


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Filling the Lake
By Brother Pháp Lưu in June 2017
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Brother Phap Luu wrote this article in response to the Mindfulness Bell's invitation to share about the birth of the book, Happy Teachers Change the World: A Guide to Cultivating Mindfulness in Education by Thich Nhat Hanh and Katherine Weare, published by Parallax Press in May 2017.
Many strands are woven into the tapestry of the book Happy Teachers Change the World: A Guide to Cultivating Mindfulness in Education. The main one has been Thay's vision for mindfulness in education, what he calls "applied ethics." This vision had its roots in the School of Youth for Social Service, founded by Thay and Sister Chan Khong in Vietnam in 1964 to inspire student workers to serve society as a response to the war. The SYSS demonstrated how children could be taught the practice, and how the teachers themselves could learn, together as a community—as a real family.
When the SYSS trained its student workers and sent them into rural areas without any money, they used their practice of mindfulness to help seed schools in the villages just by playing with children and being present for them, establishing a rapport, while the parents were out in the rice fields. Without yet a roof overhead to call a schoolhouse, the student workers won the parents' trust. In time, one family would offer its house as a space for classes, and eventually the villagers, inspired by the generosity of the student workers to teach, would build a schoolhouse. So the connection between teacher and student came first, and then, when the time was ripe, the building. All this work was based on love, not money! In such action Thay had a view to the importance of creating a real human connection between teacher and student. Applied ethics is just another term for this true caring. We don't just talk about it; we do it: applied ethics.
To build a more solid foundation, Thay transmitted the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings—a set of guidelines for the student workers—to the initial six recipients, the "Six Cedars," all board members of the SYSS (including Sister Chan Khong.) Thay's subsequent exile from Vietnam made it challenging for the SYSS to continue in the years that followed, but the vision of applied ethics, made concrete by the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, continued to grow and put down new roots.
Thay founded Plum Village in the south of France to create, amongst other things, a space for children—mostly, at first, children of Vietnamese refugees, boat people, who had settled in Europe—and their parents to get in touch with mindfulness. A growing number of teachers arrived, like Richard Brady, a math teacher from Washington, D.C. Thay encouraged Richard to widen the scope of people who could be in touch with mindfulness to include teachers, so that they may use the practice to sustain a spiritual life in school. To this end, Richard, who went on to become a Dharma teacher, founded the Mindfulness in Education Network (MiEN) in 2001, a network that has grown to include over eight hundred educators internationally.
When Shantum Seth, another senior Dharma teacher, was preparing for Thay's visit to India in 2008, he asked, "Thay, how would you like your work to continue into the future, so that we help seed it during your tour in India?"
Thay said, "Education. We need to work with the teachers so they can bring the practice into their own lives and their classrooms."
Teachers came from all over India to The Doon School in Dehradun for a National Workshop for Educators, titled "Towards a Compassionate and Healthy Society," led by Thay and Plum Village monastics. That was the first educators' retreat that I was a part of with Thay. As many as five hundred heads of schools, teachers, and policymakers gathered for four days to practice mindful breathing together, and more than a hundred decided to receive the Five Mindfulness Trainings. Since then, more than 1,500 teachers have benefited from national, retreat-style workshops on cultivating mindfulness and applied ethics in education, led by monastics and lay teachers in India every two years.
Inspired by the initial workshop, Thay, on returning to France, responded to the proposal of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to have "civic and moral instruction that includes learning the rules of politeness, and knowledge and respect for the values… of the French Republic" in schools. The proposal had provoked a debate in France: "If we have such a class of civic and moral instruction, what should we teach in it?"
Thay's response was simple: we should teach applied ethics—what we say, we do. So we held the first Applied Ethics Retreat in Plum Village during the New Year's Eve holidays of 2011-12. Thay shared, "A way of acting that has the capacity to bring peace, reconciliation, and happiness can be called applied ethics, and it is based on a profound and solid understanding of reality—on a kind of insight which transcends all discrimination and prejudice. This insight is known as right view—a view which transcends all dualistic thinking, a kind of meta-ethics."
Thay taught that teachers could use the sixteen steps of mindful breathing to understand more deeply their body and mind, and to learn how to embrace difficult emotions.* This retreat prompted teachers to look into what it means to live an engaged spiritual life in the classroom, and how to transmit that to their students using the practice of mindfulness. The talks Thay gave in these retreats, along with the core Plum Village practices, form the heart of Happy Teachers Change the World. Thay's reflections are the centerpiece of the book, and they begin each chapter.
TEACHINGS, PRACTICES, AND A CHORUS OF STORIES
The specific seed of the book came later that spring of 2012 at the educators' retreat in the American School of London, where we met Katherine Weare, who had worked for decades in the fields of social and emotional learning and then as a mindfulness practitioner and teacher. She had worked with a UK group called the Mindfulness in Schools project, with its .b (pronounced dot bee) curriculum, which brings mindfulness education into schools. We invited her to represent this program on a panel at the retreat. She was so impressed with the Plum Village approach that in her closing words, she remarked, "If I have to choose between learning mindfulness from someone in a suit or from someone in robes, I choose the one in robes."
Katherine helped us to conceive of a guidance manual for teachers to bring Plum Village practices into their lives and classrooms. There was a need for teachers to have something to review after a retreat, so they could feel confident to teach the practices they had learned to their students. We came to the end of many retreats and the teachers said, "What now?" We wanted to give them a book and say, "This now!" But we didn't yet have that book.
At first we planned to make an online "cookbook" of recipes that teachers could apply, with a recipe for breathing, for inviting the bell, for eating meditation, for walking meditation, and so forth. In the following year, thanks to the diligence of our first Wake Up Schools coordinator, Elli Weisbaum, we received a $10,000 grant from the Donaldson Foundation to begin work on the book. First, we had to identify the core Plum Village practices and decide how to present them for teachers. Katherine distilled these into a format that would be easily accessible to teachers—her clear-sighted vision and pragmatic approach really guided us.
We piloted these core practices with teachers in the Dharma Primary School in Brighton, a private elementary school with a Buddhist ethic, started by volunteers and parents associated with Amaravati Monastery in England. These teachers helped us to learn better what they really need, and also what starting a school in Plum Village would entail—what issues are involved, and what sufferings and joys come with building a school community. The teachers piloted early versions of the book's core practices in their classrooms, and then gave us feedback to make them easier, more accessible, and more relevant. We also piloted the practices with Plum Village children's program volunteers and at a retreat for educators at Binley Farm in the UK. In this way, these practices have been tested like steel, forged over time by the experience and feedback of many teachers in a variety of settings.
The book's underpinning element is Thay's teachings. From cover to cover, it resonates with Thay's voice, as expressed in his retreats for educators. Woven throughout the book are Thay's elegant ways of offering foundational Buddhist teachings, such as: The way out is in. Happiness is here and now. We inter-are. Katherine's role as co-author was to set Thay's vision and the teachers' examples into a framework of practical guidance on how teachers can cultivate mindfulness in their lives and their everyday work. As an educational practitioner and academic, she helped us link the Plum Village approach to mindfulness with ongoing educational concerns and research evidence.
The book was very much a team effort, particularly in gathering voices from the Plum Village community. We knew we wanted, in addition to the recipes and educational guidance, real-life experiences of teachers who were already using Plum Village practices in their classrooms. We knew their stories would bring the practices alive. But we were not prepared for the wealth of work we uncovered, and how its wisdom would fundamentally shape the book.
Katherine, Elli, and our current Wake Up Schools coordinator, Yvonne Mazurek, gathered anecdotes from teachers through an online survey, interviews, and emails, and elicited responses from senior practitioner-teachers on themes not covered in those anecdotes. They contacted around seventy experienced practitioners and reached out to educators around the world. Helped by Neha Kaul, they also analysed wisdom in published books and Mindfulness Bell articles written by Plum Village-inspired teachers. Approximately one hundred fifty people are quoted in the book, with many more acknowledged. Friends from around the world sought stories, translated, and transcribed, while senior Order of Interbeing members commented on drafts.
We ended up with a hoard of beautiful reflections, teaching ideas, and illustrative stories, woven by Katherine into a coherent narrative that links her educational guidance with Thay's instruction and the educators' practice-based techniques. The book reveals the depth and expanse of this movement, as it includes a chorus of teachers from all over the world: Hong Kong, the Philippines, Thailand, India, as well as France, Spain, England, Germany, the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
HOPE WITHOUT LIMITS
There is also my personal inspiration. My mom was a teacher in public elementary schools during her whole working life. I went through the public school system in the United States, and, inspired by her dedication to teaching, after university I became an English teacher in Spain. Later, while continuing my studies before becoming a monk, I was a part-time substitute teacher in inner-city schools of New Haven, Connecticut. I saw how kids had come to have unprecedented access to the body of knowledge we possess as human beings, especially through the Internet. They had access to scientific tools and research on a scale that has not been conceivable on this planet until just these past twenty years. Despite this, the vast majority of them were still growing up without knowing how to take care of their difficult emotions. They didn't know how to take care of their anger or their despair, or how to cultivate a spiritual life—something that has been the foundation of education in every culture everywhere in the world.
It's like when a lake dries up, and we find ourselves analyzing the dried algae and detritus that remain on the bottom to figure out what happened. Yet at times in the past, in our way of educating young people, there was real water. The rain fell and filled the lake. Seeing the situation of this dry lakebed in schools deeply motivates me to act. I feel that every child should have a chance to learn to be aware of their breath and their body, and know how to embrace a strong emotion with mindfulness: how to take care of it, how to see it is always changing. These things can be taught regardless of anyone's religious (or lack of religious) background. It is becoming ever more urgent that we offer this service for teachers, so the coming generations of students will know what true freedom is. This is a deep aspiration of the book.
Our hope is really without limit. It's to reach every student and every teacher who is open and willing: to bring mindfulness into their life and to scale up our capacity to make this insight and practice available to all children everywhere. We want to make it as easy as possible for teachers to do this.
NON-FEAR IN THE CLASSROOM
Education is the beginning of our civic life. If our teachers and students are happy, then no matter what the leadership of the country, society will be happy. There will be no fear for any government or ruler to play into. The Buddha had that insight when told by a Magadhan minister that the expansionist King Ajatasattu wanted to invade the neighboring Vajji country.
The Buddha asked a question of Ananda:
"Is it so that the Vajjians meet frequently, and are those meetings well attended?"
And Ananda said, "Yes, it is true."
"So long, Ananda, that this is so, the growth of the Vajjis can be expected and not their decline."
The Buddha continued, "Is it so that the Vajjians meet in harmony and disperse in harmony?"
Again, Ananda said, "Yes, it is true."
"Is it true that they respect the traditions of their elders?"
Once again, Ananda said, "Yes, it is true."
And so on. Each time the Buddha says, "So long, Ananda, that this is so, the growth of the Vajjis can be expected, and not their decline."
As Happy Teachers Change the World makes clear, education is based on our interconnectedness and our authentic presence in interacting with one another. We need to look at our relationships: teachers with students, parents with children, and how we relate to each other in our communities. Are we being kind enough to each other? Are we being helpful to one another? Are we, as teachers, imparting kindness, generosity, and freedom to our students, and embodying it in our own lives? This is what's essential. We learn science, math, and technology, but are we learning as well how to build community in the classroom? When we do, no matter what violence we might encounter, the community will not react with fear but with compassion.
We need to look deeply into fear. We need to be able to embrace our fear. We need to be able to help our students touch non-fear in their everyday life. The education system can easily become a fear-imparting structure, with its emphasis on examinations, on equating test results with self-confidence and self-worth. Happy Teachers Change the World inspires us with theory and guides us to touch non-fear by learning to explore our experience, embrace our suffering, and reach out for support.
The vision of our book, and the intention for a true Wake Up school, is to allow students to realize their fullest potential as human beings on the planet. That may well result in a math genius, a great writer, or a great political leader, but this is just a side effect of the solidity of that child's awakening. And the school must be inclusive—it must include all elements of life, including how to embrace the difficult emotions that may arise in the face of cultural differences.
When I was a substitute teacher at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, which was one of the lower-ranking public high schools in Connecticut at that time, I had just started practicing mindfulness. I saw there every day a cross-section of what is the United States of America: a large number of immigrant students were in the classes I was teaching—they were often a Spanish-speaking classes, though a number of immigrants came from Asia and the Middle East. Because of a student who had brought a gun to school, there were gun checks at the door and security guards in the hallway. Some of the teachers were real bodhisattvas; many had reached the limit of their capacity to teach.
Imagine, if you can, a school like that, where Latino, African-American, and European-American students, as well as students from the Middle East and Asia, are all growing up together, studying together, but with a practice that allows them all to stop at the sound of the bell and go back to their breath. That can generate a collective energy that is palpable—a school where you can live in brotherhood and sisterhood. If there is nothing else, they always have the connection of coming back to the breath.
The breath has no ideology, no religion, and it does not force us to submit to any nationalistic or other creed. It connects us as living beings. If students in a school like that are able to build this kind of connection, imagine what that would do for society as a whole! You cannot conquer or frighten a society that has real brotherhood and sisterhood. This is the insight the Buddha had on the Vajjis, which he transmitted to us. I hope that Happy Teachers Change the World can contribute to creating communities like that all over the world.
1 The sixteen steps of mindful breathing are described in the Discourse on the Full Awareness of Breathing (plumvillage.org/sutra/discourse-on-the-full-awareness-of-breathing).
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What financial metrics can indicate to us that a company is maturing or even in decline? A business that's potentially in decline often shows two trends, a return on capital employed (ROCE) that's declining, and a base of capital employed that's also declining. This indicates the company is producing less profit from its investments and its total assets are decreasing. So after we looked into Zimmer Biomet Holdings (NYSE:ZBH), the trends above didn't look too great.
What is Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)?
Just to clarify if you're unsure, ROCE is a metric for evaluating how much pre-tax income (in percentage terms) a company earns on the capital invested in its business. The formula for this calculation on Zimmer Biomet Holdings is:
Return on Capital Employed = Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) ÷ (Total Assets - Current Liabilities)
0.043 = US$947m ÷ (US$24b - US$2.1b) (Based on the trailing twelve months to March 2021).
Therefore, Zimmer Biomet Holdings has an ROCE of 4.3%. In absolute terms, that's a low return and it also under-performs the Medical Equipment industry average of 8.4%.
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NYSE:ZBH Return on Capital Employed May 25th 2021
Above you can see how the current ROCE for Zimmer Biomet Holdings compares to its prior returns on capital, but there's only so much you can tell from the past. If you're interested, you can view the analysts predictions in our free report on analyst forecasts for the company.
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There is reason to be cautious about Zimmer Biomet Holdings, given the returns are trending downwards. About five years ago, returns on capital were 7.1%, however they're now substantially lower than that as we saw above. Meanwhile, capital employed in the business has stayed roughly the flat over the period. Since returns are falling and the business has the same amount of assets employed, this can suggest it's a mature business that hasn't had much growth in the last five years. So because these trends aren't typically conducive to creating a multi-bagger, we wouldn't hold our breath on Zimmer Biomet Holdings becoming one if things continue as they have.
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In summary, it's unfortunate that Zimmer Biomet Holdings is generating lower returns from the same amount of capital. But investors must be expecting an improvement of sorts because over the last five yearsthe stock has delivered a respectable 42% return. Regardless, we don't feel too comfortable with the fundamentals so we'd be steering clear of this stock for now.
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