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Q: Incrementing a number with JavaScript returns an error var count = {
    digit: 0,
    increment: function() {
        setInterval(function() {
            count.digit++;
        }, 500);
        if (count == 10) {
            count.increment = null;
        }
    }
};
document.write("The number is " + count.digit);
count.increment();

The result is: "The number is 0" but it does not increment. Why?

A: "A string" + "another string" == "A new string"

… and a new string is not a live updating version of the combination of the two strings that formed it in the first place.
Even if it was, then document.write takes a string, expresses it as HTML, then adds it to the document — so that wouldn't live update it either.
You would need to use DOM methods to modify the HTML document instead of the string. The WSC has a good introduction to manipulating HTML with DOM: http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/creating-and-modifying-html/
You have another problem in that setting count.interval to null wouldn't stop the function incrementing the counter every half second since:

*

*You aren't overwriting the function that is being called every half second

*Replacing a reference to a function with something else, doesn't stop that function from existing unless all references to it are overwritten, and setInterval would maintain the reference.

You need to keep the return value from setInterval and use it to clearInterval.

A: You need to have your if statement inside the setInterval also count.digit == 0
This is a bit cleaner IMO
var count = {
    digit: 0,
    increment: function() {
        var interval = setInterval(function() {
            if (++count.digit == 10)
                clearInterval(interval);
            document.write("The number is " + count.digit);
        }, 500);
    }
};
count.increment();


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How does creationism explain vestigial organs?
Note: for simplicity, this article uses the terms created or creationism in reference to special, immediate creation of organisms in their current forms, as opposed to those that developed over time from prior forms. Some forms of "creationism" involve both divine intervention and micro-evolution, but, for the sake of brevity, the terms are used as described.
If animals were created and did not evolve, why do they have vestigial organs? That is, why would God create an animal with parts it doesn't need? Some organs are referred to as "vestigial" because they are assumed to be a "vestige"—a leftover—from an earlier evolutionary form. The term vestigial implies a lack of use, purpose, or function. Common examples in human beings of "vestigial" organs are the appendix, the tailbone, and nipples on males. Critics of creationism suggest that these are useless, inefficient, or stunted body parts and are more likely the result of prior biology than special creation.
The first question to consider is whether or not the organs in question are actually vestigial. If an organ serves a function, then it's not vestigial. Actually studying a so-called vestigial organ frequently shows that it's not so useless after all.
For years, the human appendix was held up as the classic example of a vestigial organ, or at least a poor design. The appendix is sometimes removed as a result of inflammation or tumors, without any noticeable side effects. This, supposedly, is evidence that the appendix is a superfluous organ. However, more recent studies have suggested that the role of the appendix is to store beneficial bacteria used to re-populate the digestive system after illness. Surgical removal is still needed in case of infection, but the organ is not, in fact, without a purpose in the design of the body.
Similarly, pop culture has often considered the tailbone to be vestigial and useless. This criticism rarely comes from actual scientists, however, since the tailbone serves as the point of connection for various tendons and muscles. It also stabilizes the body when a person is in an upright seated position. Its scientific name is the coccyx, but, as its common name implies, the "tailbone" is assumed to be a remnant of an ancestor's tail. But the coccyx is far from useless, and we would have a hard time without it.
If the "vestigial" organ seems to serve no actual benefit, the next question is whether or not there is some compelling reason to include it as part of the body's structure. Critics of creationism have sometimes pointed to the presence of nipples on males as something nonsensical under special creation. Males do not provide milk, so why would they have vulnerable organs that serve no useful purpose? The most reasonable answer to this is, truly, greater efficiency.
When purchasing a car, there are often several different models available. At greater cost, better features can be added. Those features sometimes add switches, buttons, or dials to the inside dashboard. However, it would be very expensive and wasteful for the car factories to create a unique dashboard for each set of options. This would require a completely different set of tools, machines, and parts for each version, not to mention additional records and quality controls. Instead, the most efficient use of the machinery is to make a single dashboard for every car, and those without the fancier options will simply have the unneeded holes capped with covers.
In a biological sense, this is why males would still have nipples, assuming creationism. The "machinery" that creates the organism's body, DNA, doesn't need the added complication of completely different chest designs for males and females. It's more efficient, less complicated, and less prone to genetic errors to simply have a single "model" for both sexes, though only one has an actual function for those organs. What seems like a waste is, actually, biologically more efficient than custom organs for the two sexes.
Many of the organs we now know to be useful were assumed to be useless by prior generations. And some features make sense from the standpoint of a streamlined genetic code. By and large, those two considerations explain the existence of vestigial organs, from the perspective of special creation. Knowing the wisdom of God, we know there is some purpose to those features, whether we fully understand it or not (see Psalm 139:14).
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Disney released a press kit earlier today with a whole load of goodies for film fans, including new stills from 'Ant-Man and The Wasp', 'Mary Poppins Returns', and 'Incredibles 2'. You can check out some of these stills over on our Twitter feed!
Also released was a new synopsis for Ron Howard's upcoming Han Solo centered 'Star Wars' spin-off! It doesn't offer much up in the way of plot details, but we do know Han will meet Chewbacca for the first time, and we'll also witness his first encount with Lando Calrissian, who will be played by Donald Glover.
There doesn't seem to be much excitement for this film, which for the most part is because no one asked for it! We want to know.. are you remotely excited to see Alden Ehrenreich and co. show us a young Solo and his shenanigans before running into Luke Skywalker?


The Best of Reconstruction and Cosmetic Surgery Procedures.
It might come as a surprise to many that dental care has been in existence for as long as human being established their need for good oral health. Over that period of time, the science of dentistry has undergone a major transformation to give us the quality and advanced care that we know of today. In the modern day the patient in need of dental services has the luxury of choosing how the dental expert will approach their problem. The procedures of the modern day also are characterized with very little discomfort or pain and in most of the cases, patients will never feel a thing when being worked on. People are more open to taking care of their teeth through dental procedures if needed and not just settling for the common brushing and flossing.
In the modern day you just don't go to see a dentist , there field has been specialized with different interrelated branches that ensure all types of problems are taken care of. Cosmetic dentistry as it sounds deals with the improvements of the appearance of the client seeking the service. This service is priceless because it could give more than good looks to the client, I gives them back their self-esteem and the ability to go out there and be themselves without holding back. Discolored teeth, crooked teeth , missing teeth are problems that cosmetic dentists have specialized in. Thanks to technology, the cosmetic dentists services are becoming very efficient in ensuring that you have that great smile.
Services in cosmetic dentistry involve, dental bonding which takes cares of chipped ,broken or cracked teeth. An enamel like composites is applied on the teeth and formed into the desired shape. The molding is followed by hardening of the tooth through UV light exposure after which its polished to give that desired appearance. For missing a tooth , you will receive a dental bridge , it's one of the cosmetic procedures. Dental crowns are used in covering of teeth to extend their life and add strength to them as well.
When you are after reconstruction services, the dentist will perform a complete examination of the mouth. This is just to make sure that you are healthy enough for the process. A bite will never lie about the alignment state of the teeth, hence the reason why the dentist will ask you to bite on a surface that leaves the imprint of your teeth. Implants also make up a larger percentage of the reconstruction process. Reconstruction of the teeth also improves the appearance of the person largely.


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I am open and I stand in my conviction.
We had a really nice meditation class this past Thursday. The topic was standing in your convictions and being open, all at the same time. My understanding is that if you are only in your convictions you will become rigid and if you are only open you will be like a leaf in the wind. And so, ultimately we want to blend the two so that we are strong in our convictions, while simeoutaneously being as open as we can. From this blend of conviction and openness, a natural knowing as to how to navigate the complexity of our lives comes into sharper view.
For example, I meditated on a challenging relationship that I have with a colleague and from the balance of openness and conviction I was able to see that this colleague was having a hard time and was out of balance right now. From that awareness came a natural compassion along with an understanding that it was best to step back and stay out of harms way for a while.
Its an engaging and interesting class that we deepen your meditation abilities and your abilities to listen deeply, as well as provide real tools that can help all us of to navigate the complexities of every day life. I look forward to seeing you at our group! If you have any questions, feel free to email or call me!
I am open to healing.
I am open to the light.
I am open to new opportunities.
I am open to a new point of view.
I am open to seeing things differently.
I am open to positive change.
I am open to new adventures.
I am open to new people.
I am open to new friendships.
Pause and see how being open feels.
I am open to divine guidance.
I am open to divine assistance.
I am open to newness.
I am open to new opportunities flooding my life.
I am open and my openness draws new opportunities to me.
I am as open as I can be.
Pause again and see how open you can be.
I stand in my conviction.
I am filled with certainty.
I know what to say.
Feel the strength and the power that comes from standing in your convictions.
Let yourself grow stronger as you stand firm and steady in the truth of who you are.
And now this time, lets combine the two.
I stand in my conviction and I am open.
See how open you can be as you go through your life.
See how strong and in your conviction you can be.
Put the two together .
Balance your strong conviction with openness and the awareness that everything changes and new insights and opportunities and course changes can come at any moment.
Be strong in who you are but remain open and flexible in the awareness that every moment is new and things are always changing.
As you find this inner balance inside of yourself, a natural clarity and knowing about how to best navigate the complexity of every day life will arise.
Accepting the apology that you never received.
I had a dream a few nights back about a friend whom I had a falling out with several years ago. In the dream, I went to her with the hopes of receiving an apology for all that had transpired between us (I had already apologized for my part of our falling out.). I was ready to let go and forgive and move on. The only thing I needed was her to apologize and own her part, and then I could finally be free. In the dream she acted as if nothing had ever happened between us and seemed oblivious to my pain. In the dream I started to cry and actually started begging her to see my suffering and apologize. She looked past me and started talking about something inconsequential.
I awoke knowing that I would never get the apology that I desired.
What is a poor soul to do?
As I have reflected on this dream and this relationship, I realized that I had given my power away. I wanted resolve, I wanted healing, I wanted to forgive and move on. I didn't want to damage my body with anger or hurt or feelings of betrayal anymore. But in order to be free I had constructed a scenario where I needed an apology from someone who was never particularly good at being sensitive to my feelings.
In my moment of awakening (literally) I realized that I could take my power back. I realized that my friend's process was really her business. My process was my business. And so I decided to take my power back and give myself full permission to forgive, let go, and find the resolve that I desired. I decided to accept the apology that I never received.
You are flawed, just like everyone is flawed.
You are human and you are learning, and you are spirit and you are filled with greatness.
You have strengths and you have weaknesses.
I acknowledge your strengths and your gifts, and I forgive your flaws.
You are learning and growing just like everyone else.
In forgiving you, I set myself free.
In forgiving you, I free myself from my pain.
In forgiving you, my body is healed and I am made whole.
I forgive you, and I am free and you are free.
I forgive you and I thank you for teaching me what you came to teach me.
I forgive you and I thank you for teaching me not to be so naïve in relationship.
I forgive you and I thank you for teaching me to not make my healing contingent on something outside of myself.
I forgive you and I thank you for teaching me to step into my full power and stop playing the victim.
I forgive you and I thank you for the friendship shared and the lessons learned.
I forgive you and I set myself free.
We have come for growth and we have come for learning and we have come for enjoyment and for service.
May I grow and learn and may you grow and learn.
May healing come to both of us.
A plate of forgiveness, understanding and compassion all around.
I am whole and complete now.
And, I forgive myself too.
I forgive myself for my mistakes.
I forgive myself for my flaws.
I forgive myself for the times I was insensitive or out of alignment or out of balance.
I forgive you and I forgive myself.
Our union was a karmic one filled with joy, and learning, and love, and pain.
I forgive and I understand.
Have a good weekend everyone and if you feel inspired, join us for our Free Tong Ren Chakra Balancing Teleclass Sunday August 7th. The call in number is: 413-259-8048. I look forward to joining you on the call!


Dubai, March 20, 2017 - SAMENA Telecommunications Council's Beyond Connectivity (BYC) was held in Muscat, Oman, on March 16th, attended by more than 180 participants from around the GCC region. Organized with the primary purpose of highlighting sustainability challenges and to help progress toward building regional digital economy, digital services, regional digital transformation, and understanding the socio-economic value of the cross-border communications, the Beyond Connectivity conference provided an open platform for a healthy dialogue on sensitive industry matters.
Beyond Connectivity was Diamond-sponsored by Omantel and Platinum-sponsored by Etisalat. Omantel is the Sultanate of Oman's most trusted telecommunications services brand, while Etisalat has been recognized as the most valuable brand portfolio in the Middle East.
Successfully executed under the theme "Building Corridors in Digital Development to Fulfill National Commitment", Beyond Connectivity reiterated the need to build corridors of communication, innovation, understanding, and digital enablement. As was stated by Beyond Connectivity's Chief Guest, HE Said Bin Hamdoon Al Harthy, Under-Secretary for Ports and Maritimes Affairs, Ministry of Transport & Communications, the region cannot afford to ignore what is happening in digital development. TRA's Executive President and Guest of Honor for BYC, HE Dr Hamed Salim Al Rawahi, stated that policy-makers and regulators have important tasks ahead of them, and that given the digital development trends, licensing and the overall regulatory frameworks are evolving, keeping industry stakeholders' priorities in mind.
Omantel CEO, Sheikh Talal Said Marhoon Al Mamari, recognized that, as a part of the industry's transformational phase, telecom operators and technology providers are trying to find their way; a necessity which resonates with the need to create a sustainable digital ecosystem. Acknowledging also that SAMENA Council has made it possible for operators and policy-makers to gain clearer picture through the verbalization and alignment of priorities, Sheikh Talal emphasized the need to paint the true picture of where the industry has reached and where it needs to go. Etisalat International CEO, Mr. Hatem Dowidar, shared his perspective on the soul-searching process, which is happening within the telecom operator community, and how critical it has become for operators and governments to cooperate in better ways.
Consisting of five discussion-packed panels, Beyond Connectivity's speakers and moderators delved into addressing sustainability and competition related challenges faced by the industry, so that innovation and optimism continue to prevail within the industry; addressing the taxation and industry fees challenge and arriving at optimized levels in financial obligations for operators and other industry players, so that socio-economic and long-term benefits are enhanced; understanding regional transformational challenges, including regulatory frameworks, which should be functionality-bases, dynamic, and in line with current market realities; and understanding the need to conduct big analysis and define new rules that could facilitate converting data exchanged between countries into an economic and social value, befitting the regional economies and positively impacting the lives of the citizens.
"The regional communications industry is in the process of coming together and overcoming all forms of challenges through dialogue and discussion", stated Bocar BA, CEO of SAMENA Council. "There is just no other way for us to address the complexities that we face as stakeholders and all efforts do need to be exerted into understanding the core realities of our evolving ICT industry, and of those industries that are directly impacted by it. I am personally very pleased by the stakeholder confidence expressed in support of SAMENA Council during Beyond Connectivity and the outcomes of the discussion, which have defined areas for us to do follow-up work on. We feel honored that industry stakeholders have chosen to entrust SAMENA Council to help build important but equally challenging corridors, and to assist the industry in obtaining clarity on sensitive industry matters, such as taxation, which cannot be addressed unilaterally."
Beyond Connectivity witnessed the participation of Oman's government sector leadership, alongside a number of eminent national personalities, including CEO of Oman Broadband Mr. Said Al-Mandhari, as well as regional and international industry professionals, active within the region on multiple fronts. Speakers and moderators of Beyond Connectivity included Mr. Andrea Faggiano - ADL, Dr. Kamal Shehadi - Etisalat International, Mr. Adel Darwish - TRA Bahrain, Mr. Salim Bader Salim Al Mazrui - Omantel, Mr. Pankaj Asthaana - MasterCard, Chafic Chaya - RIPE NCC, Dr. Saoud Al Shoaili - Oman Ministry of Transport & Communications, Eng. Zyad Alkhwaiter - STC, Dr. Ibrahim H. Nasser - Orange Jordan, Mr. Sudhakar Ippatappu - Omantel, Mr. Riyadh Derouiche - AT Kearney, Mr. Nour Al Atassi - Syniverse, Mr. Alex Bennette - FRiENDi, Mr. Francisco Salcedo - Etisalat, Mr. Hisham Ibrahim - RIPE NCC, Mr. Jawad Abbassi - GSMA, Mr. Erik Almqvist - Goetzpartners, Mr. Jose Valles - du, Mr. Fadi Nasser - Omantel, Mr. Brahim Ghribi - Nokia, Eng. Khalid Al Farkh - ILA Group, Mr. Mohammed Al Ta'ani - TRA Oman, Mr. Juma Nasser Al Naabi - Omantel, Mr. Samer Bazyan - Yahsat, and Mr. Roberto Ercole, Ms. Imme Philbeck, and Mr. Izhar Ahmad - SAMENA Council.
SAMENA Council extends a warm thank-you to all the participants of Beyond Connectivity, to Omantel and Etisalat as the sponsors, and to Oman Ministry of Transport & Communications and TRA Oman for honorable presences and for encouraging openness in stakeholder dialogue.
As an international non-profit organization, SAMENA Council is contributing to the understanding of cross-stakeholder priorities within the Public and the Private sectors. The Council has created a unique regional position as the regulatory reach and operator advocacy organization, with institution-level engagements with leading private and public-sector organizations.


From the lush, idyllic landscapes of Central Park to the humbling, romantic spots beneath the Brooklyn bridge, New York City is home to so many wonderful places to propose, with stunning scenery and skylines at every turn.
If you're planning (or dreaming of) that perfect, magical moment, a New York City proposal photographer and our dedicated Concierges are the team you need to help you plan the most important question of your life.
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I cannot CANNOT believe that my itty bitty baby girl is going to be three. She's basically an adult now, a little person with an amazing imagination and opinions all her own. I wanted to share some things that are favorites already, and some things on Ophelia's birthday wishlist. My favorite toys are (as I've said before) open ended, things that help your little one use their brain, and don't flash or play sounds.
scooter- Ophelia has always been a little slower to develop physically (she didn't walk until she was 16 months!) and very fast to develop cognitively. Her scooter has been a big help in getting her to use her body, move in different ways, and take risks. She would like me to note that she definitely recommends it more than her balance bike!
Play doh - I mean, its a classic for a reason. Endless ways to play with it, and its the perfect rainy day activity.
a magazine subscription- getting something in the mail is seriously amazing for a preschooler, and she keeps all of these and re reads them constantly.
craft kit- I've heard great things about this kit being perfect for open ended play!
ABC floor puzzle- puzzles are a big hit with three year olds who are currently mastering the ideas of "over, under, next to, etc". This one gets rave reviews.
first board game- people young and old are obsessed with this game- its in my cart and I can't wait to find out why!
dress up kit- Ophelia is seriously all about pretend, dramatic play. Combined with her love of princesses and all things fancy, I think this will be a hit.
books- my kid is a voracious reader, much like her mama, so I have a lot of book recommendations I can share in another post. But we recently found a First Little House book at the library, and I just LOVED reading it to her. It was her first foray into learning history- her interest was piqued about "the olden days", and reminded it me of my childhood. I want all of them!
doll- as I've said before, she is obsessed with the Fancy Nancy books, so I think she'll love this doll! We have lots of others, but if you're looking for you first doll purchase, I highly recommend the Corelle babies- they weirdly smell really good.
Do you want to buy something special for a new baby in the family? So, you should select baby deals. Here are five Christmas gift ideas that may help get you started.


In the six-year Syrian civil war, which may be about to enter a new phase, America faces a familiar situation. While our "allies" and adversaries have vital interests there, we do not. The Assads have been in power for the lifetime of most Americans. And we have never shown a desire to fight in Syria. Have the generals taking us into Syria told the president how and when, if ever, they plan to get us out?


How to Colombia vs. Venezuela ?
I'm a CMANO beginner and this is my first scenario after the tutorial. I sucess to destroy the terrorists who were hiding in Colombia, but it cost me too much.
There is no other way to send 4x OV-10D to strike at the terrorist positions that revealed my infantry. The attack succeeded, I lost one aircraft.
How would make it a war veteran from this forum?


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If the very thought of seasonal change makes your nose itch and eyes water, you're not alone. While you can plough through the tablets and sprays or even wear a mask to protect you from days with a high pollen count, there are easier ways to clear out seasonal allergies. It all starts in one of my favorite places – the gut.
Did you know that seasonal allergies and gut health are related? Looking after your gut can actually help you reduce your seasonal sniffles! If you don't believe me, let it be known that about 70-80% of your immune system actually lives in the gut. This means that by looking after your gut you're also caring for your immune system.
On the other side of the tissue, if you have problems with your gut, it can trigger immune-related conditions such as seasonal allergies. So, if our gut health is compromised by, for example, consuming seven chocolate mud cakes and three bottles of wine for several weeks in a row, you can increase the inflammation in your body and worsen your reactions.
Foods like refined sugars, carbohydrates and gluten can cause inflammation within the gut and get your eyes watering. Instead, go for fresh produce loaded with antioxidants, such as papaya which is high in antioxidants, including vitamin C and vitamin A. These have an anti-inflammatory effect and help heal the gut. They're also needed for proper functioning of the immune system.
Zinc is another key nutrient that's needed to maintain both a healthy immune system and healed gut lining. Eating foods rich in zinc is a sure way to look after your immune system and your gut! Go for grass-fed beef, oysters, lamb, chickpeas, pumpkin seeds and spinach.
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Enjolras sits at his customary table, which, until a few days before, was decorated by a map of the old French Republic. He has his head in his hands and is writing something that seems to be very difficult. Combeferre is seated next to him, and from time to time will discuss a particular wording with him, or try to dissuade him from sending the letter at all.
The back room is rather oddly quiet, this day. Grantaire is ensconced by the window, brooding as usual and mostly sober for once. Feuilly, on the other hand, is possibly not, quite, though the only way you can guess this is by the fact that he's even more silent than normal.
Combeferre shakes his head. "I don't think you have to send this letter at all, Marcelin," he says in as gentle a voice as he can muster. It is not the first time he's said that today, nor does it seem likely that it will be the last.
"Yes, I do. It is my fault. I should have..." Enjolras trails off and puts his head in his hands again. In a more muffled voice, he adds, "Someone has to tell them that their son is dead."
Feuilly is carving something into the already battered tabletop with his penknife, with rather a dogged air. Occasionally he glances up at the pair, grimacing in sympathy, but on the whole he appears absorbed.
Combeferre offers, "I could write it."
Enjolras shakes his head. "You weren't there, and you shouldn't have to, just because it makes me upset. I ought to be upset, God knows. At least I'm not dead. A little misery is the least I owe him."
Jeanne comes in through the back door her brother showed her, once upon a happier time. She looks around the room, rather shyly, and smiles a little as she recognizes Feuilly and Combeferre. "Bonjour," she says, quietly.
Grantaire sighs as he listens. As the door opens he glances up in some surprise, not having expected her here or so soon. "Jeanne."
Feuilly glances up sharply, also startled, and puts down the penknife. "Madame."
Enjolras is distracted from his self-absorption. When this odd woman is greeted by Grantaire, of all people, he manages to say, "Bonjour," rather than "What are you doing here?" but he cannot stop himself from asking, "Who are you, madame?"
Combeferre smiles more genuinely at Jeanne than he has managed for Marcelin. "Bonjour, Jeanne."
Jeanne answers with some dignity, "My name is Jeanne Tirmont. And you, m'sieur?"
"Marcelin Enjolras," he answers with the same sort of dignity, a few social classes and some education higher. "What brings you to our little hideaway?"
Grantaire pushes swiftly to his feet, hoping to avert disaster; though it takes him a minute to speak, because he's not at all used to talking to Enjolras straight out. "She's my sister."
That is odd enough to give even Enjolras pause. A month ago, he would have been on his feet forbidding her entrance because of her gender, let alone her family. "Oh," is all he says, now, then, "An odd place to visit your brother, isn't it?" That is quite subdued, for him, and would normally have been said in a much harsher tone of voice, but he's too tired today.
To which the R cannot help but retort, "It's where she found me, isn't it?"
It is left to Jeanne to make the obvious joke. "Where else could I find him?" She glances at the man in question. "Might I sit with you?"
Feuilly just watches. Very, very quiet, and faintly amused.
Combeferre chuckles. It's been days since he laughed at all. "Welcome back to Le Musain."
Grantaire flashes a wry glance at the two of them, and pulls out a chair for her.
Enjolras quietly asks, "Back?" Combeferre nods. Marcelin looks steadily at him for a moment, then goes back to working on and worrying over the letter.
Jeanne winks and sits down. "Merci." In an undertone, she asks, "That's him?"
Grantaire retakes his seat. "The one and only."
Jeanne raises her eyebrows. "I didn't think he'd be so, well, quiet."
Grantaire shrugs slightly. "He's ...upset over all of this."
"And well he might be." Jeanne adds, "You always said he was excitable. Noble, maybe. Ready for a fight. And don't I remember something about disliking women?"
His tone takes on a defensive edge. "He's just had a fight. Precious lot of good it did him. And he wasn't expecting to lose it."
Feuilly quietly goes back to his furniture-defacement.
Jeanne holds up a hand in defense. "All right, so maybe he's perfect, and I just don't see it."
Grantaire's jaw tightens. He starts to answer that, then breaks off in disgust, glancing away.
Jeanne pokes him in the arm. "Don't take it so to heart. I didn't insult you, now, did I? And I'm sure he's always so sweet to you." François is not the only cynic in the family.
"God, Jeanne!" He jerks away; then, with a sigh, "How are you managing?"
"Not well. That's why I came." She sighs, too. "I need help, and I haven't got it yet."
Grantaire reflexively pokes in his pocket, though he finds nothing there. "I've written to the aunt," he says, lest she think he's been falling down on the job. "We'll see how that turns out."
Across the room, Feuilly glances up again, studying the siblings covertly.
Jeanne drums her fingers on the table. "But I need something in between now and then. We were never rich enough to have money to save." She smooths her skirts, though they do not need it. "I need income, and there's none to be had."
Enjolras smacks his hand on the table. "I cannot do this," he declares, then repeats in a more choked voice, "I just can't."
Grantaire refrains heroically from grinding his teeth. "I'm doing my best, sister." He looks up, then, at the outcry, and his face changes subtly.
Jeanne blinks, surprised, despite the many warnings, that Enjolras made such an outburst. Perhaps she shares her brother's misconceptions about when advice is merited, because she asks, "What is it you cannot do, m'sieur Enjolras?"
Enjolras looks at Jeanne, not at all happy about addressing her. "I have to write a letter," he explains in a slow voice, as if he is speaking to a retarded child. "I am responsible for the death of one of my friends, and someone must tell his parents. It should be me." He crumples the letter. "But I cannot."
"Then don't." Grantaire's voice is very low, and very gentle.
Combeferre says, again, with slightly less patience, "I will do it, Marcelin."
Feuilly watches silently, dark eyes compassionate, though his expression is unreadable.
"It's my fault. I should. I must." He puts his head on his arms. "I could get him killed, so why can't I write a damned letter?"
Jeanne stands up, her maternal instincts overcoming her memories of what her brother's said about Enjolras, and crosses the room to pat the poor boy on the shoulder. "Let m'sieur Combeferre do it. You can sign it."
Feuilly's eyes widen. He almost cracks a smile.
Enjolras starts when her hand lands. "Do you think so?" It's a small, defeated voice. One would think he was five instead of twenty-two.
Grantaire blinks at his sister, no less so at Enjolras' reaction. He sits back a bit, impressed.
Feuilly, for a wonder, speaks up. "Good thought." He glances to Combeferre.
By contrast, her voice is fervent and reassuring. "Yes, I do. Let your friends help you. They all want to." She glances around the room for confirmation.
Combeferre is quick to nod, and answer, "I would love to help."
"We do," Feuilly assents quietly. "If you'll just let us."
Enjolras responds well to this little bit of mothering. He pushes a clean sheet of paper and a pen toward Combeferre, and draws a sleeve across his eyes. "Thank you, Madame Tirmont." A slight hesitation, then, "Jeanne."
Grantaire's eyebrows lift at that.
Jeanne answers sincerely, "You're welcome, Marcelin." She takes her hand off of his shoulder, then goes back to sit with her brother with just a hint of a smile in the corners of her mouth.
Feuilly blinks several times, then looks down at the penknife in his hand, as though to ask if it knows something he doesn't.
Combeferre takes the writing materials with a small smile, then sobers as he begins to write.
Grantaire is too deeply moved not to take refuge in flippancy. He watches Jeanne as she retakes her seat, and crosses himself, deadpan. "I don't even want to know what just happened."
Jeanne spreads her hands. "He needed someone to surprise him and point him in the right direction, or he needed a mother. I don't know which I was, but it seems to have worked."
"So it seems." He shakes his head dazedly.
Jeanne asks, only half seriously, "Why are you so surprised? I thought you'd known him for years."
Enjolras hails a waitress. Combeferre doesn't look up from the letter.
"I have. This is the first time he's listened to reason from a woman." He slants a wry look up at her. "Nearly the first time he's listened to reason."
Jeanne leans back in her chair, satisfied with what she has accomplished. "Well, perhaps his battle rattled his brains and they settled back into a better place."
Somehow in the course of the afternoon Feuilly has ended up sitting on his table. Now he stands, though he doesn't move away from it. He appears to be lost in thought again.
The waitress comes over, her stance slightly wary. "...help you, m'sieur?" It's a dicey business waiting on a known radical the week after a riot.
Enjolras nods curtly. "Oui. I want..." he's not sure what the right way to say this is, as he's never done it before. "I would like a bottle of wine. S'il vous plait."
Grantaire shoots a glance across the room then. "Or maybe not."
Jeanne smiles complacently, seeing nothing wrong with the situation. "So the boy wants wine. That's not exactly abnormal."
Combeferre looks up from the letter, surprised. "Marcelin?"
The waitress double-takes. Stammers a moment. Looks helplessly to Combeferre.
"Of course it is!" Grantaire expostulates in an undertone. "My God, Jeanne. This is Enjolras."
Enjolras is getting impatient, which he does with practiced ease. "Yes, I am Marcelin, and, mam'selle, I would like a bottle of wine." He glares at Combeferre. "And I don't need anyone's permission for it."
"Right away, m'sieur," she says faintly, there being nothing else for it, and escapes. Someone will have to remind her why she didn't stay on the farm.
"He doesn't drink?" She's a bit surprised, understandably. After all, Grantaire spends much of his time at that occupation. It's not obvious how he acquired a friend, or whatever that Enjolras lad is to him, who doesn't.
Combeferre looks levelly at Enjolras, and asks quietly, "Are you sure this is wise?"
Feuilly leans back against the table with a mildly nonplussed air, because mildly is almost the only kind of emotion Feuilly ever shows, and watches the waitress depart.
Enjolras returns the look. "I don't care if it is, I'm going to do it anyway." In a louder, overly polite voice, he asks, "Would you care for some wine, Etienne?"
"Not at the moment, merci." Combeferre goes back to the letter, but every few minutes he glances up at Marcelin and wonders what's going on.
Grantaire looks at Jeanne as if she's simple. "Doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, doesn't swear, doesn't look at girls. Are you serious?" He can't quite find the words to express his astoundment, except 'It's Enjolras', which explains nothing and everything.
The back door opens and Courfeyrac enters, one arm around Manon's waist.
Jeanne shrugs slightly. "Perhaps he's decided to become human." She turns to look at the new arrivals, and notes another woman in this club that François has always presented as purely masculine.
Combeferre sighs in relief. "Bonjour, René, Manon!" He's so glad to see someone who isn't Marcelin.
The waitress returns just then with the requisite items, studiously expressionless. Manon raises dark eyebrows at her. "Good afternoon, Enjolras, Etienne. --Boys." She doesn't quite register Jeanne yet.
Oh, and Manon is exactly who Enjolras wanted to see right now, especially with Courfeyrac smiling fatuously. "Bonjour." He isn't sure what to do about the wine.
Feuilly lifts a hand. "So glad you could join us." He is weirdly genial now. It may be the stress.
Courfeyrac waves a hand at everyone. "I'm so glad to see you," as if it's been months. He clears his throat. "Manon and I have something to tell you."
"Oh Lord," is Feuilly's response to this announcement, not without piety. "Let me sit down." And he does.
Combeferre folds the paper. If they have an announcement, it may well be important, and it will be distracting from the miasma Enjolras is creating.
Grantaire blinks at the couple, shrugging slightly to Jeanne.
Manon meanwhile has noted the presence of Jeanne, but she forbears reacting beyond a small, not unfriendly grin, until René has said what he has to say.
Courfeyrac slightly tightens his hold on Manon. "We're getting married."
"Wine," Enjolras says in a monotone, and manages to pour himself a glass.
Combeferre beams and begins to applaud. "Oh, congratulations!" He ignores Enjolras and stands, walking over to embrace Manon.
Feuilly sits back in visible shock, then lets out a small "ha!" and breaks into one of his rare grins. "Good. Good for you."
Jeanne has never seen either of these people in her life, but it seems like good news. "Congratulations," she ventures, more quietly than Combeferre.
Manon is red to the ears, but being Manon, doesn't look down. She hugs Combeferre roughly. "Thank you, dear."
Combeferre moves to hug Courfeyrac next, giving him the requisite thump on the back. "I'm so proud of you."
Grantaire's attention, for once, is entirely distracted from Enjolras as he gets to his feet to go and follow Combeferre's lead. It is Feuilly who, after a moment, pushes to his feet again and quietly crosses over toward the other table.
"You're all to attend," Manon continues, mock-sternly, "or I'll personally throw rocks at your windows."
Jeanne looks at the table, a little confused, and certainly not comfortable enough to hug these people. She stays where she is.
Combeferre reaches over and ruffles Manon's hair. "Of course I'll be there. I wouldn't miss it for the the world."
"All of you," Manon reiterates, and then, "who's your friend, Grantaire?" She tilts her head at Jeanne, smiling.
Grantaire leaves off cuffing Courfeyrac in a rare show of affection to apologize. "Courfeyrac, Manon, my sister, Madame Tirmont. Jeanne, this is Courfeyrac, and his... fiancée, Manon, who's an even more terrible woman than you are."
Feuilly says cautiously, under the clamor, "Enjolras?"
Jeanne stands up. "A more terrible woman than I? I didn't know there could be anyone worse." She smiles broadly. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Manon, Courfeyrac."
Enjolras looks morosely into his glass, resembling Grantaire more than he would believe. After staring at the liquid, he raises it, mutters, "Congratulations," and nearly drains the glass.
Courfeyrac's ebullient mood is destroyed like a soap bubble. "Enjolras?" he asks, in almost a squeak.
"Likewise," returns Manon quite graciously; then her gaze darts to Courfeyrac.
Feuilly hesitates maybe a split second. "Excellent idea." He snags an abandoned glass from the nearby table, fills and raises it. "To Monsieur and Madame Courfeyrac. May they be ridiculously happy."
Enjolras appears to be addressing his wineglass. "Don't I look like myself? Everyone's asking." He glances up at Courfeyrac, then when Feuilly proposes a toast, lifts his glass again. "Ridiculous."
Courfeyrac frowns and looks at Manon. "Thank you," he begins, though not everyone has joined in yet.
Grantaire blinks at all of them, and twice at Feuilly. "I'll drink to that," he says after a moment, though this at the moment is purely metaphorical, and nods to the couple. "Felicitations."
Jeanne's eyes widen a little. If she is not used to Enjolras, she is doubly unused to his more callous moods. "May you live together... in happiness." Her voice catches, and she sits down, her hand to her eyes.
Combeferre takes an empty glass and raises it symbolically. "To your health and long life."
"Thank you," Manon echoes, and slips her arm through Courfeyrac's. She's still smiling, but the tension in the air is not to be so easily dispelled.
Courfeyrac asks Combeferre, quietly, "What's wrong with Enjolras?"
Feuilly flashes one of those unexpectedly dazzling grins at the group, and kicks out a chair at Enjolras' table, dropping into it uninvited. He's not Combeferre; but he can, at least, do his best to defuse this. "So," he says softly.
Combeferre looks back at the man in question, who is filling himself another glass even as Feuilly joins him. "Everything, I should think," he answers unhelpfully.
Grantaire casts another look in Enjolras' direction, and reluctantly goes back to sit down by Jeanne. He essays irony. "It's not usually like this."
"The man's impossible," Manon mutters, half pityingly.
Jeanne is trying to compose herself. "No? No one's drinking and getting married, on your average Tuesday?"
"Not drinking and getting married, no." Grantaire grins lopsidedly; it comes out looking rather sickly. "We'd all be exhausted."
Enjolras raises the glass in another sardonic toast. "So," he answers uselessly.
Feuilly quirks a brow, and mulls this over for a moment. "Courfeyrac," he says then, matter-of-factly, "has always been your friend. They've a right to look forward to happiness." He pauses a beat. "Prouvaire would have wanted them to."
Combeferre nods. He looks quite defeated. "I don't know what's wrong with him, or if I ever knew." He looks back, but Feuilly seems to be handling the situation. "I believe I shall go home."
Manon's expression is wry. "You don't have to know what's wrong with everyone, Etienne. And it's all right if you don't know how to help."
Metaphorically, that hits Enjolras in the stomach. His eyes close, then he looks darkly at Feuilly. "I want them to be 'happy.'" He nearly spits the last word.
Combeferre's shoulders sag slightly. "It doesn't look all right, but I can't do anything else." He leans forward to kiss her on the cheek.
Manon pats his shoulder, returns the kiss lightly. "It'll be all right, my dear."
"You don't know what you want." Feuilly's tone is mild. "You don't know what to do at all, do you?"
Courfeyrac advises, "Go home and rest. We know where he lives, if it comes to that." He thumps Combeferre on the back and gives him a very gentle push toward the door.
Grantaire puts in quietly, "Take care."
Combeferre tiredly raises a hand to wave farewell to Grantaire. "Take care of yourselves, François, Jeanne." He goes without bidding Adieu to Enjolras or Feuilly, as they are absorbed and he's had enough of that tangle.
Grantaire watches him out, then leans his head in one hand briefly. "I pity that man."
Enjolras takes another sip of wine. "I know what I don't want. I don't want to have to think."
Jeanne wipes her eyes with a rather dirty handkerchief. "Ah," she says intelligently. "You'd know."
Courfeyrac looks around the room, from Feuilly and the drinking Enjolras to Grantaire and his sister, who seems to be crying. He asks Manon, "Do you think we should leave?"
Grantaire sighs, and moves to put an arm about Jeanne's shoulders. "Jeannette?"
Manon runs a hand through her hair. "Maybe." She leans against him a moment.
Feuilly leans his elbows on the table, hands clasped. He says nothing for a bit, because he can think of nothing to say. Presently he hazards, "It's more than Prouvaire and the rest, isn't it?"
Enjolras blinks several times before he answers. A child would recognize his idea, and sympathize with its failure when he has tears in his eyes despite his efforts. "I wasted years of my life, Paul." That, even the unaccustomed familiarity, is quiet. "Years. I could have been -- God, I don't even know -- but instead I wasted it working for some idea that could never have worked."
Silence again. Feuilly doesn't even breathe for a moment. Then he does, and wordlessly reaches out to rest one fine-boned hand firmly on Enjolras' shoulder.
Enjolras sets down the wineglass carefully, then bangs his fist on the table. "And damn it, now I've decided to really live, I can't, because I feel guilty." The last word is almost a curse, and he seems to have forgotten to keep his voice down.
Jeanne looks over at M. Enjolras after this outburst, then up at Grantaire. "At least he's talking," she offers quietly.
Grantaire flinches at the bang, his arm tightening around her shoulders, but then he nods.
Feuilly jumps, wincing; his hand falls, and his gaze drops. Then, more diffidently, he says, "There's no need to feel guilty. Just... we worry about you. All of us."
Courfeyrac backs away from this. He didn't want to have any tension today, and he doesn't want any more than he's already had. He opens the door for Manon.
Manon bites her tongue. After a pause she says, "It was good to meet you, Jeanne. Take care, Grantaire. --Enjolras, Feuilly." This last is said more quietly, with no real expectation of being heard. She squeezes Courfeyrac's shoulder, and slips out.
Enjolras looks down at the table, at the note for M. and Mme. Prouvaire that Combeferre abandoned. "How can I not feel guilty?"
Feuilly follows his gaze. "Ah, God, Enjolras, there was nothing you could have done."
Grantaire watches the couple depart, then looks back to his sister questioningly.
Jeanne looks toward the door. "Shall we go?"
Grantaire lets out a small sigh. "'s all I can think of to do."
"But he thought there was." Enjolras shakes his head. "You didn't see his face. He thought I was there in time to stop them, that it was all going to be all right." His eyes are fixed on some point under the table. "And I wasn't, and it wasn't, and he's dead."
Jeanne stands up and heads for the door.
Feuilly looks down, raking a hand through his hair. After a moment he says with some difficulty, "We all knew what we were getting into."
Grantaire pushes to his feet, with another glance at the two, and follows her, opening the door for her.
Enjolras shakes his head. "You don't see, do you? It doesn't hurt so much that he's gone. I know he chose to be there, in a dangerous place. But he saw salvation, and I was a minute too late. Who else had such hideous false hope?"
Jeanne leaves without a backward glance.
Grantaire goes out after her.
Feuilly offers a subdued "Evening," to the departing siblings, and then sighs. "It's not your fault."
That is definitely not convincing. "It is." He looks at his wineglass again, and pushes it away. "I have to find a way to live with that. Really live, not just think about childish dreams."
Feuilly studies him a minute in mute sympathy. Finally he takes a breath, and reaches out to slip an arm about Enjolras' shoulders in a rough hug.
Enjolras, to his own mild surprise, returns the half-embrace.
"You have friends, Marcelin," Feuilly says quietly, "if you'll just let yourself. We're here for you."
Enjolras rarely acknowledges this. He takes a deep breath, probably preparing to contradict, then lets it out again in a long sigh. "I'm glad." He's suddenly embarrassed, and crosses his arms over his chest, looking at the floor. "I'm sorry. I've been so stupid."
Feuilly's smile is understated and wry. "Why should you be different?" He pats him on the back once, and sits back a bit, still half-smiling.
"I wanted to be different." This is honest, and also a little obvious. "Maybe better, maybe not, but different. I almost thought I was." He looks at the table with its burden of wine. "I must have been wrong."
"Most people are," Feuilly says mildly, "from time to time."
Enjolras fishes in his pocket for money to pay for this indulgence. "I know." He laughs as if it hurts to laugh. "Thank God Chantal didn't see this."
It still takes Feuilly a minute to remember who Chantal is. He chuckles a bit. "Yes, well."
Enjolras adds, wryly, "She saw worse, so I don't know why I'm worried about it."
Feuilly outright laughs at that. "She did, didn't she?" He leans back in his chair, grinning crookedly. "There, you see, you are different. I don't know any other man who could build a barricade, walk away from it stinking drunk, and come back again in the morning to save the day."
Enjolras smiles slightly. "I don't imagine many get the chance to prove that they could."
Feuilly chuckles again. "True. Just goes to show you."
Feuilly spreads his hands, all innocence. "Who else would have tried?"
Enjolras laughs, and this time, he means it. When he catches his breath again, he shakes his head. "I don't know. I really don't."
"Only you," Feuilly says cheerfully, and glances at the clock, and sighs. "I should be going."
Enjolras nods. "Take care. And, thank you."
Feuilly quirks a smile. "Take care of your own self. You're welcome." He pushes to his feet, cuffs Enjolras lightly on the shoulder, and turns to head out.
Enjolras puts the appropriate money on the table, but instead of leaving, he simply sits there, thinking, for a few minutes, then takes up a sheet of paper and a pen. Within a quarter of an hour, he has completed the letter. He departs to mail it.


Kim's friends invited me to photograph the surprise bridal shower they were throwing for their best friend. The bridal shower was held at Cork & Fin Vancouver's historic Gastown, a beautiful venue with its' red brick walls and vintage feel. The restaurant doesn't usually rent out but because they were good friends with the owner they were able to pull a few strings. The venue allowed me to take advantage of some different angles as there was staircase that led up to a second level. It was just a beautiful venue. The ladies were also great and Kim couldn't have been anymore surprised. Her mom was even in on it!


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Q: Draw a cubemap in a single pass OpenGL I'm trying to draw to a cubemap in a single pass using a geometry shade in OpenGL.
Basically need I do this to copy the content of a cubemap into another cubemap, and the may not have the same resolution and pixel layout.
I'm trying to achieve the result I want feeding a single point to the vertex shader and then, from the geometry shader, select each layer (face of the cubemap) and emit a quad and texture coordinates.
So far I've tried this method emitting only two of the cubemap faces (positive and negative X) to see if it could work, but it doesn't.
Using NSight I can see that there is something wrong.
This is the source cubemap:

And this is the result cubemap:

The only face that's being drawn to is the positive X and still it's not correct.
This is my geometry shader:
#version 330 core

layout(points) in;
layout(triangle_strip, max_vertices = 8) out;

in vec3 pos[];
out vec3 frag_textureCoord;

void main()
{
    const vec4 positions[4] = vec4[4] ( vec4(-1.0, -1.0, 0.0, 0.0),
                                        vec4( 1.0, -1.0, 0.0, 0.0),
                                        vec4(-1.0,  1.0, 0.0, 0.0),
                                        vec4( 1.0,  1.0, 0.0, 0.0) );

    // Positive X
    gl_Layer = 0;

    gl_Position = positions[0];
    frag_textureCoord = vec3(1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
    EmitVertex();

    gl_Position = positions[1];
    frag_textureCoord = vec3(1.0, -1.0,  1.0);
    EmitVertex();

    gl_Position = positions[2];
    frag_textureCoord = vec3(1.0,  1.0, -1.0);
    EmitVertex();

    gl_Position = positions[3];
    frag_textureCoord = vec3(1.0,  1.0,  1.0);
    EmitVertex();
    EndPrimitive();

    // Negative X
    gl_Layer = 1;

    gl_Position = positions[0];
    frag_textureCoord = vec3(-1.0, -1.0,  1.0);
    EmitVertex();

    gl_Position = positions[1];
    frag_textureCoord = vec3(-1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
    EmitVertex();

    gl_Position = positions[2];
    frag_textureCoord = vec3(-1.0,  1.0,  1.0);
    EmitVertex();

    gl_Position = positions[3];
    frag_textureCoord = vec3(-1.0,  1.0, -1.0);
    EmitVertex();
    EndPrimitive();
}

And this is my fragment shader:
#version 150 core

uniform samplerCube AtmosphereMap;

in vec3 frag_textureCoord;

out vec4 FragColor;

void main()
{
    FragColor = texture(AtmosphereMap, frag_textureCoord) * 1.0f;
}

UPDATE
Further debugging with NSight shows that for the positive x face every fragment gets a value of frag_textureCoord of vec3(~1.0, ~0.0, ~0.0) (I've used ~ since the values are not exactly those but approximated). The negative x face instead never reaches the fragment shader stage.

UPDATE
Changing the definition of my vertex position from vec4(x, y, z, 0.0) to vec4(x, y, z, 1.0) makes my shader render correctly the positive X face, but the negative is still wrong, even if debugging the fragment shader I see that the right color is selected and applied, but then it becomes black.

A: gl_Layer = 0;

This is a Geometry Shader output. Calling EmitVertex will cause the value of all output variables to become undefined. Therefore, you must always set each output for each vertex to which that output applies.

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Rahab from a Cuban Perspective
by Cristina Garcia-Alfonso
My native Cuba is one of those contemporary societies that oppresses its people by restricting basic human rights. For over sixty years the Cuban empire has effectively controlled its people's lives. Cubans are forced to obey the demands of the regime or leave. For those who stay, survival is a daily struggle. Faced with the collapse of the economy when the Soviets left Cuba after the fall of socialism in the early 1990s, ordinary Cubans faced desperate choices merely to survive.
This Cuban context informs my reading of the Rahab story in Josh 2:1-23. In the text we meet Rahab: a foreign and low-status so-called prostitute who changes the course of her life when she converts to Yahweh, the God of Moses. In return for her faithful act of saving the spies sent by Joshua to search the land of Canaan, Rahab, along with her family, is saved when her city of Jericho is destroyed. When read from a Cuban perspective of survival and making-do, the story of Rahab illustrates my biblical perspective of resolviendo.
What is resolviendo?
Resolviendo is a word I coined to describe how it is that powerless Cubans have found agency to confront the struggles of daily life. On its face, resolviendo might seem to present an ethical dilemma since it requires Cubans to do whatever is needed to survive including bartering goods, selling, lying, and even stealing from the government. It is an uncommon and atypical ethics of survival that shakes the foundations of traditional ethical understandings and values. It is a contextual/situational ethics where the highest value becomes the daily fight to preserve life at any cost. In short, resolviendo requires using whatever means one has at one's disposal to survive.
How does resolviendo inform the Rahab story?
Being a woman, a foreigner, and a so-called prostitute puts Rahab in an ethical predicament. She is an outsider within her own community, considered suspicious, living at the edge of the city as an independent woman with limited resources. Thus, she does what she has to in order to survive, using whatever she has at her disposal (resolviendo). Despite her apparent powerlessness, she finds her power in deceit. Rahab lies to the king's messengers who come seeking the Hebrew spies by limiting the information she provides.
Yet Rahab places herself in a precarious position. Her very destiny depends on the spies keeping their promise to spare her and her family from the destruction about to be visited upon the city. She understands that this existential uncertainty provides the spies with power over her.
Living at the city wall, Rahab is both an outsider and insider. She knows how to protect the spies while they are inside her house by giving them sound advice about where to hide outside the city in the mountains. Rahab's power resides in her knowledge of the particularities of life both inside and outside the city. This allows her to strategize effectively. Both she and the spies get what they need. The spies search the land and report back to Joshua, while Rahab obtains security and salvation for herself and her family. Reading Rahab's story with the notion of resolviendo reveals how she uses all she has at her disposal in order to survive. She is a survivor determined to do whatever it takes to survive and ensure her family's well-being.
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Zuckerberg quickly apologized for his comments, but they did not occur in isolation. The previous day, The Wall Street Journal reported that roughly half the outlets present at a recent meeting between Facebook and publishing executives were conservative outlets, some of which regularly traffic in propaganda and "breathless, bad faith partisan hype," as BuzzFeed's Ben Smith told Neil Patel of The Daily Caller, which was represented at the meeting. What Smith and HuffPost's Lydia Polgreen had objected to was that Facebook was treating legitimate news organizations as the liberal equivalents of conservative rags like The Daily Caller.
Facebook, in other words, is fast falling into a false equivalence trap. In the worlds of television and newspapers, conservative media spun off into its own galaxy a long time ago. But Facebook is desperate to convince users and regulators that, in the age of the social network, conservative and liberal media can continue to co-exist. The problem is that no platform can host conservative media without ultimately being implicated in conspiracy theories, Holocaust denialism, or worse.
Facebook has a clear incentive for courting conservatives: It sees Republicans as crucial allies in the fight to avoid onerous regulation. The company can't say that, however, so Zuckerberg was forced to make a tortured "free speech" argument that led him to a very strange place. Facebook's line is that this unimaginably large platform has to be neutral. It cannot be the judge of whether, for instance, it is acceptable to deny the fact of the Holocaust.
The result of these logical gymnastics is untenable: To win points with Republicans in Congress, Facebook is courting crazies. Furthermore, by embracing the very people who make its platform toxic, it is going to alienate mainstream users and invite regulatory scrutiny from Democrats, who want to know why Facebook isn't doing more to kick out sites like InfoWars.
This dynamic is playing out all over Silicon Valley. Ever since Facebook news "curators" admitted that they suppressed stories from sites like The Daily Caller in 2016, Republicans have argued that Big Tech is silencing conservative voices. As companies like Facebook and Google have grown more powerful, and as Republicans have sought to cast every debate about Silicon Valley in polarized terms, these arguments have grown louder. During Zuckerberg's appearances before Congress in early April, for instance, many Republicans didn't ask him about Cambridge Analytica, a Trump-affiliated firm that had improperly gained access to the private information of tens of millions of Facebook users. They asked him why the company was censoring conservatives like Diamond & Silk, the vloggers who regularly opened for Donald Trump at his 2016 campaign rallies.
Tech companies have responded by aggressively courting Republicans. Days after Zuckerberg testified before Congress, Facebook announced that it had commissioned the Heritage Foundation and former Senator Jon Kyl to conduct an audit of the company's policies. Google has upped its engagement with Republicans, while Twitter executives have been spotted dining with high-profile conservatives in Washington, D.C.
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The reason why conservative blogs were blocked from the "trending" section was a bias towards hard news, which is in short supply on those blogs. They have pointed to declining traffic figures as evidence that Facebook is out to get them, but these are the result of wider changes that have diminished traffic to news outlets in general, including liberal ones like Slate.
In casting anti-Semitic and hateful posts as a "free speech" issue, Zuckerberg and Facebook are dodging the real question, which is if it has a responsibility to ensure that its platform isn't used to spread misinformation that can have horrible effects in the real world, as we saw in the U.S. election in 2016 and in Myanmar and India.
Tech companies face a choice. If they remove hatemongers and conspiracy theorists from their platforms, they invite the threat of regulation from Republicans; if they continue to embrace right-wingers, they invite a backlash from their users and the further threat of regulation from Democrats. For now, they're opting to do the bare minimum in toxic clean-up in an effort to please Republicans. But they won't be able to do the bare minimum for much longer.


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Having built a fantastic course is only a few paces away from a successful course. What is a successful eLearning course anyway?
A course that engages its learners in a meaningful way. A course that becomes an organic, growing body of active participants, each ready with their two cents to share on a topic.
We are not talking about evaluating the course or having the learners' comments on how effective (or not) it was. We are talking about action plans derived from the learning resources presented in the course.
When your learners talk about 101 ways to apply a learning resource, that's when the course is successful. It makes the course "live longer" as in, you will have many learners enrolled at different times of the year. Engaging learners in this way is not only a sure-fire way to market your course through the conventional "word of mouth", but it is also a great way to share knowledge and manage it using experts in the field.
The question for this article is: How do we create such successful courses?
First things first, let's identify the various forms of eLearning. Then we will determine how to create active collaborative environments in each.
· Passive and alone learning.
· Passive and collaborative learning.
· Active and alone learning.
· Active and collaborative learning.
Most of the time, instructional designers create courses that are designed for "Passive and alone learning" or "Active and alone learning".
For example, we create courses with built-in videos, interactive diagrams and branched scenarios that are absorbed by the learner. They are then required to test their progress through a periodic quiz.
This is it. Most courses are designed this way.
What if you added a layer of collaborative tools?
For example, when the learner views a video, or they visit an external resource, require them to write about their perceptions. Write directly under the activity page of the course.
This is similar to commenting under blogs. The main difference is that, with this type of reflective commenting, you provide a checklist for commenting. Learners would need to write in an academic pattern. Peers would need to respond in the same pattern as well.
This will help introduce your learner to others. You would become a mentor, moderating and directing discussions. Of particular importance here is the exercise of reflecting and recollecting experiences related to the activity. This gives your learning activities a powerful, multi-dimensional perspective.
Recommend that learners use a search engine during a scavenger hunt task. Make sure they do so in teams. And keep this activity within the scope of the assignment by providing a list of curated websites.
Ask teams to create a newsletter together, complete with designing, graphics, layout and information. Request that they share and have other teams evaluate the newsletters using the provided criteria.
Think of other possibilities where you can combine learners under one activity and have them engage with each other. Passive and alone learning is boring. Move your eLearning courses towards the collaborative learning style.
Here's a good checklist to ground you during your course design and development period.
How can I use this method for passive learning (learner as a receiver of the message / training routine)?
How can I use this method for active learning (learner as a creator of the message / training routine)?
How can I use this method for individual learning (message / training routine consumed or created by a single person)?
How can I use this method for collaborative learning (message / training routine consumed or created by a team of people)?
A successful course will have all of the above elements. It will emphasize the last one. Create activities that require learners to engage passionately.