We're on vacation in Furano, Hokkaido (northern Japan). It's my first time to Japan's big northern island, and it's turning out to be a really nice trip.
It's also too early for cherry blossoms... the buds are not even starting to show. In fact, except for the cheapest hotel rates of the year, this is the absolutely worst time to visit. The trees are totally barren as in winter, but most of the "white fluffy blanket" of winter-wonderland snow is gone, so all that's left is bleak, bland, and dreary. It's like the end of the winter in any place that has a lot of snow, but before the first hint of spring.
The thing is, the countryside around here is so full of beauty that even at its most bleak and bland, it's still capable of stunning beauty. But that's for another post (a small hint of which is here).
There are some mildly high mountains in the area, the tallest being 2km higher than the surrounding countryside, rising about 7,000 feet above the city. Today was cold, overcast, and rainy, so we took a drive that took us a third of the way up. This whole island (which is about the size of Ohio, where I grew up) gets massive amounts of snow, but the area we visited today still had snow 5 feet deep, and that's before the plow piled it deeper.
Consider the picture below, in which Anthony stands on some drifting snow at the edge of an earlier cut of a snow plow. The snow must be 5 or 6 feet deep where the plow cut it. And this is what's remaining today, May 2nd.
I didn't notice it at the time, but the part of the mountain in the background (which is several miles away, although it perhaps doesn't look like it in this picture) looks like the remains of a volcano having blown its top. I did notice the steam cloud at the upper right, but I don't recall any of the signs referring to a volcano. I'll have to check more.
Normally, I'd be tempted to say that this was the most snow I'd ever seen — the most in May, certainly — except that yesterday (May 1st) we took a different road into the mountains, and ended up at an altitude over 1,200 meters, with enough snow to make what we saw today look like nothing more than the leftovers from a mildly ambitious snow globe. I saw one building so buried that its door was not visible (and certainly not used in the last six months). More fodder for future posts.
Tomorrow we check out, then kill 13 hours until the 1:30am departure of our ferry back toward central Japan.


Iconix Brand Group Inc is a brand management company. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 4 Warning Signs with ICON. For the last quarter Iconix Brand Group Inc reported a revenue of $42.7 million, compared with the revenue of $52.30 million during the same period a year ago.
NEW YORK, March 27, 2019 -- Total revenue of $187.7 million, a 17% decline from prior year. Continued growth internationally as segment revenue up 10% from the prior year..
NEW YORK, March 21, 2019 -- Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICON) ("Iconix" or the "Company"), plans to report its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018.
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICON) announced that John T. McClain has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective February 11, 2019. Mr. McClain has a strong background in financial leadership positions for global brands. "John is a transformational CFO with an impressive background in financing and restructuring and I'm thrilled to have him join my team at Iconix Brand Group, Inc.," said Mr. Galvin.
Jay-Z has agreed to privately arbitrate a trademark and contract dispute with clothing company Iconix Brand Group Inc, his lawyers said on Wednesday, after enough African-American arbitrators became eligible to handle the case. Lawyers for the rapper and entrepreneur asked a New York state judge to dismiss Jay-Z's Nov. 28 lawsuit in Manhattan to halt the arbitration related to his 2007 sale of the Rocawear clothing brand to Iconix for about $204 million. Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, had complained that arbitration would be unfair because only two of the more than 200 arbitrators proposed by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) identified as African-American and had no conflicts of interest.
Jay-Z on Wednesday sued to halt his private arbitration with clothing company Iconix Brand Group Inc, saying the company's inability to find an African-American arbitrator to hear the trademark dispute was unfair. The multimillionaire rapper said in a petition filed in Manhattan Supreme Court that the lack of racial diversity among arbitrators at the American Arbitration Association (AAA) was discriminatory under New York's state constitution and a New York City human rights law.
The league unveiled the official uniforms made by Starter on Nov. 27 on the live televised quarterback draft in Las Vegas.
Sears was expected to remain solvent through at least the 2018 holiday season, but with a smaller national footprint, Beder said in a research report. Monday's bankruptcy announcement is now seen as "another blow" to Iconix Brand, an exclusive supplier of brands to Sears stores including Bongo, Cannon and Joe Boxer, the analyst said.
The Board of Directors of Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (ICON) ("Iconix" or the "Company") today announced that Robert Galvin has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company effective October 15, 2018. Mr. Galvin is a proven executive with almost 30 years of experience leading and turning around global brands. He was most recently Chairman of Cherokee Inc., and has served as Chief Operating Officer and European President of Sports Brands International Ltd., Chief Executive Officer of Elie Tahari, Ltd. and President of Camuto Group. In these roles Mr. Galvin has had extensive experience managing global brand licensing activities for these companies. In addition, Mr. Galvin was instrumental in the refinancing of material indebtedness and cost restructurings at Cherokee and SBI.


In a game with shotgun-wielding dogs and copious chair throwing, it might surprise you that Death Road To Canada makes zombies feel like a threat once more. The age-old video game enemy is often just fodder for superior weapons and one-man-armies, but the undead of Death Road To Canada harken back to Romero's living dead. An unstoppable overwhelming force, a shambling wall of gnashing teeth and decaying flesh. There are never enough bullets. A few may fall easily, but your weapons will break long before you kill them all.
This effective and tense take on zombies, combined with Rocketcat's wacky humor and Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-style events, makes Death Road To Canada a cross-country journey worth taking.
If you've played the popular title Organ Trail, the basics of Death Road To Canada will feel familiar. Much like that game (and its inspiration Oregon Trail), your group is heading across the country, managing their supply of ever-dwindling food and fuel as they travel from a ravaged Florida to allegedly undead-free Canada. Starting off with a duo of randomized characters in a beat-up junker of a car, you move along the road, encountering text events and hordes between stops at trader camps and randomly-generated maps. Each character has unique traits and stats that define their personality, their stamina, their loyalty, their strength and skill with a gun, and so on, and those attributes will influence both how you resolve events and who you equip with what weapons. Sending an annoying person to negotiate with bandits who are threatening to take your food is as foolish a choice as not equipping your strongest fighter with a heavy melee weapon. Stats can influence how well a character will repair your vehicle, if they severely injure themselves tending to a wound, or betray you when you send them to that bandit negotiation.
Of course, Death Road To Canada's events are not all self-surgery or dealing with bandits. Rocketcat's game is oozing with silly humor and ridiculous moments, from a certain red-suited someone coming down the chimney in a house you're looting to summoning an evil genie when you search a toilet (choose wisely!). You might stumble upon an alien fighting off a horde, encounter analogs of Bruce Lee, Jason, and other pop culture references who could join your group, or train a canine companion to drive or wield weapons.
But those allies and stats are all for naught if you're reckless and don't respect the power of the undead. Sure, when you're raiding a house or supermarket and fighting off a few zombies at a time, you feel powerful. They don't feel very threatening. They even look kind of silly, with their waddling shuffle. But then you're forced into the claustrophobic confines of the sewer, or you're surrounded by hundreds and hundreds of undead, or dozens of them are pouring into a room and there's no other exit, and you realize how dangerous they can be. Survival means knowing when to stay and loot and when to run back to the car, that you need to keep moving and not get cornered, that it's best to clear a path and run rather than hold your ground and fight. You may have molotovs and pipe bombs, a parody of Rambo, and a strongman who can throw cars with his bare hands at your side, but Death Road To Canada's zombies have numbers on their side, and they will never stop, they will never tire, and they will always overwhelm you. Don't underestimate the dead.
Death Road To Canada is available on Steam for $14.99, and will be coming to iOS soon. You can learn more about the game and developers at their site, Twitter, and Facebook page.


The goal of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is to solve problems concerning dysfunctional emotions, behaviours and cognitions through a goal-oriented and systematic procedure. Regaining control of reactions to stress and stimuli reduces the feeling of helplessness that often accompanies anxiety disorders.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy works on the principle that the thoughts which produce and maintain anxiety can be recognised and altered using various techniques, thereby changing the behavioural response and eliminating the anxiety reaction. Meta-analysis on management outcomes of CBT has shown it to be effective for generalised anxiety disorder, unipolar depression, panic disorder with or without agoraphobia, social phobia, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and childhood depressive and anxiety disorders.
A number of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches have been designed to address both the general symptoms of anxiety and specific disorders. The therapy is often manualised, with specific technique-driven brief and time-limited interventions for specific psychological disorders.
– Implement the relaxation and distraction techniques learnt to reduce anxiety.
Generally, going through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is not an overnight process for clients. Even after clients have learned to recognise when and where their mental processes go awry, it can in some cases take considerable time and effort to replace a dysfunctional behavioural process or habit with a more reasonable and adaptive one.
At Learning Discoveries Psychological Services we often use other interventions either prior to or in conjunction with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. These interventions include: diet and nutrition, neurofeedback and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) training.


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What Are FAANG Stocks? Top Stocks to Invest In
Haris Anwar
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MS Journalism, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University
| updated August 12, 2022
For investors, it's almost impossible to ignore FAANG stocks that have been ruling the market for over a decade. The group of five mega technology companies make up more than 20% of the S&P 500 weighting, the greatest dominance of any sector in more than four decades.
That extraordinary power of FAANG stocks means that you are better off by buying some of the top FAANG names to improve your returns. The COVID-19 pandemic has provided the recent manifestation of the leadership of the FAANG when these companies fueled the S&P 500's fastest recovery from a bear market in decades.
Before we discuss the investment potential of the top FAANG stocks, let's make it clear what this word stands for. FAANG is actually an acronym that represents the following technology companies:
F – Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook (NASDAQ:FB)
A – Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
A – Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)
N – Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)
G – Google, owned by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL)
The main attraction of buying FAANG stocks is their immense growth potential and their dominance in their respective markets. These characteristics have made these companies cash machines that never stop. Apple's stock-market value briefly rose above $3 trillion in January 2022, making it the biggest listed company in the world.
Over the past decade, FAANG stocks have produced returns that are much higher than the benchmark indices, including S&P-500 and the tech-heavy NASDAQ-100.
Total Returns (10 Years)
Meta 999%
Apple 958%
Amazon 1,562%
Netflix 3,000%
Alphabet 872%
There is no guarantee that FAANG companies will repeat the marvelous performance of the past decade in the next 10 years as well, but their market leadership and growth potential suggest that FAANG stocks will continue to be the main driver of capital appreciation for both small and large investors. Here is a brief introduction to FAANG businesses and what makes them the best stocks to invest in:
Meta is the largest social media company in the world, operating four of the five most widely used social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.
Facebook benefited immensely during the COVID-19 pandemic as the number of businesses that use social media to reach their customers increased exponentially. To help sustain that momentum, Facebook has been investing in new technologies, such as the metaverse, to fuel future growth.
Amazon runs the world's largest e-commerce platform, hitting about $1 billion-a-day revenue mark in 2020, reflecting its massive growth since its birth in 1994. Its market dominance, combined with explosive revenue growth, has made it the best FAANG stock when it comes to returns for investors.
Apple's main strength is its ubiquitous iPhone which makes up the major portion of its sales. Apple made about $366 billion in total revenue in the financial year that ended on Sept. 30, 2021, with iPhones making up about 33% of the total sales. That revenue mix, however, is changing fast as the biggest FAANG stock by market cap tries to sell more of its services which offer higher margins.
Netflix is the smallest FAANG stock by the market capitalization in the group, but the company is the biggest streaming player, providing ad-free movies and shows to over 209 million global subscribers. Its shares surged to a record high in the fall of 2021, powered by massive growth in subscribers during the pandemic when other entertainment avenues were closed.
Alphabet owns the world's most widely used search engine, Google. The search platform contributed $104 billion to Alphabet's total sales in 2020, making up half of the behemoth's total revenue. Google has been the market leader in online advertising for well over a decade and is expected to command nearly a 29% share of digital ad spending globally in 2021, according to eMarketer.
While discussing the influence that mega tech companies command over the market, it doesn't make sense to exclude Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). The world's second-largest company by market value has been one of the best bets over the past five years, producing returns that are more than double what the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 Index delivered.
One possible explanation for excluding Microsoft from the FAANG acronym is that the group represents new areas of the digital economy that encompasses digital advertising, e-commerce, video streaming, social media, and mobile hardware and software.
But that logic doesn't make sense anymore after the widespread adoption of cloud computing — one of the fastest-growing segments in the digital economy in which Microsoft is the second-largest player after Amazon.
In June 2021, Microsoft took its place in the history books as it became the second US public company to reach a $2 trillion market value. That milestone was reached on the strength of its cloud computing unit and enterprise software that are expected to drive long-term growth for both earnings and revenue.
The superpower of the FAANG cohort should make you wonder what are the best ways to invest in these high-growth stocks? If you don't want to take direct exposure to individual stocks, you can always buy exchange traded funds, or ETFs, which track the performance of mega-cap technology stocks, including FAANGs. ETFs are the low-cost alternatives to mutual funds, giving you a choice and flexibility to buy many stocks through a single fund.
Here are some of the best ETFs to get exposure to FAANG companies:
Vanguard Growth ETF
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Track ETF
NYSE FANG+ Index
FAANG companies' dominance in major US indices is likely to remain unchallenged for many years to come. Due to their immense power over consumers, technological innovation, and massive cash flows, there is a good possibility that FAANG stocks will continue to play a major role in investment portfolios in the next decade.
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Vincent L. Dunnegan is a manager in the Finance department of the PRMO. Vincent processes a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He has spent the past twelve years at Duke University Health System/PRMO honing his skills to move into a leadership role at Duke. Vincent received his first opportunity for a management role in 2011 as an Accounts Receivable Supervisor for Professional Billing and Collections department. He used this opportunity to learn the day to day operations of being on the main line with his staff. Vincent next opportunity would come four years later when he moved into the role of Patient Revenue Manager. This position has allowed Vincent to be more strategic in his efforts to provide operational support for the PRMO.


Considering that 5 year GIC rates are hovering in the 5.5 per cent range and North American stock markets have gone through a substantial decline in the past year, is this a good time for the conservative investor to consider an index linked or stock linked GIC? It think the answer is a qualified "yes".
I say "qualified" because I feel this type of product is much better suited to RRSP investments over non registered investments. Outside of an RRSP, the tax treatment of the income is not very favourable as I will explain later in this article.
As far as now being a suitable time to buy, we can look at the current situation for two indices used by most institutions for their stock linked products; the S&P 500 (a broad U.S. market index), and the S&P/TSE 60 (an index comprised of 60 large Canadian stocks). We note that both of these indexes have fallen by over 30 per cent from their peaks achieved last year and while the S&P 500, at the time of writing (May 2, 2001), is 17 per cent below its high, the S&P/TSE 60 has had minimal recovery. Timing the market is always difficult but it is safe to say that there is less risk buying into one or both of these indexes now as opposed to this time last year when they were near their record highs.
For anyone considering the purchase of a stock linked GIC, do your homework and check out the product features from different institutions as they can vary substantially. Some companies simply base your return on the percentage gain of the index between the issue date and the maturity date of the GIC. Others will use the monthly average of the index over the term of the GIC or some other average int heir return calculations. The average return calculation is less risky in the event that the market collapses around your maturity date.
Don't think however, that you will receive the full gain of the index as in most cases the institutions will limit your return to a maximum percentage. Be sure to investigate what this will be as their maximum returns may change from time to time. One point of interest is that some companies will allow you to lock in your return at certain times prior to the maturity date of the GIC. If for instance, your maximum return is 30 per cent over three years and you have already reached that level by the end of the second year, you should lock it in if permitted as your return won't get any higher.
Stock linked GIC are in most cases tied to a certain index. National Bank however has recently introduced an actively managed product which allows the managers to create what they feel is the optimum portfolio of stocks. This presents a good complement to an index linked GIC as the manager can take a defensive position in a declining market. This particular product has no maximum return limit at the present time.
I indicated earlier that these types if GICs are not that well suited for non-registered investments and this is because of the way the income is taxed. If you invested $50,000 in a stock linked GIC for five years which had a maximum return of 60 per cent and you reached that maximum, you would have $30,000 of taxable income to report for the year of maturity. You cannot apply any of the income to earlier years and it is all treated as interest income and as such is fully taxable. Imagine how an additional amount like this would impact such things as old age security clawbacks, GST rebates and age credits.
It is also possible that your marginal tax rate may increase to the next level so that more of the GIC return goes to taxes than would be the case if it was spread out over the life of the investment. Compare such results with a lower earning regular GIC where you claim the interest income each year as it is earned.
CDIC coverage does apply for stock linked GICs, making them an attraction for conservative investors, however the unattractive tax treatments erase some of their allure.
Within a registered product such as an RRSP, this problem will not exist as none of the return is taxable. Only withdrawals from you RRSPs attract tax. Bear in mind though that the returns for stock linked GICs are not guaranteed so it is possible to receive only your original principal back at maturity with nothing in the way of return. These GICs cannot be redeemed before maturity (the only exception being if you die) so if the market starts to tumble prior to your maturity date, there is nothing you can do to preserve your earnings unless you were able to lock in your return at an earlier date.
If an investor can make allowances for the tax issue and the inflexibility of the product, a stock linked GIC purchase at this time can be a relatively low risk method of taking advantage of the stock market decline.


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import com.google.cloud.filestore.v1.stub.CloudFilestoreManagerStubSettings;
import java.time.Duration;

public class SyncGetInstance {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    syncGetInstance();
  }

  public static void syncGetInstance() throws Exception {
    // This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code template only.
    // It will require modifications to work:
    // - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
    // - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client as shown in
    // https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/setup#configure_endpoints_for_the_client_library
    CloudFilestoreManagerStubSettings.Builder cloudFilestoreManagerSettingsBuilder =
        CloudFilestoreManagerStubSettings.newBuilder();
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        .getInstanceSettings()
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                .toBuilder()
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        cloudFilestoreManagerSettingsBuilder.build();
  }
}
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Simply accessed from the Colorado Freeway, you will love your keep here; the food, the ambiance and the final atmosphere. When you find any fault, do not hesitate to complain to the management so that they'll rectify that. Make your festive season unforgettable.
Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 27, this year. Most of us will turn it into a 3-day weekend, and as such I counsel you include a Grand Canyon helicopter tour into a kind of trip days. Simply remember that that is the first vital summer time holiday of the season so flights will sell out. Greatest to reserve them at the least per week in advance. In addition, be sure that to get the very best deal by purchasing your journey on-line. And lastly, make double certain to complete your order on the Net with the intention to get that sizzling Web discount.
Everybody has totally different selection for journey they usually choose journey destination in keeping with finances, day's availability, and mood in line with weather. It lasts an final experience in to your life is perhaps good or unhealthy. If right now you are planning about household vacations or official trip, then you must have a royal expertise. You possibly can plan for heritage tour that may be totally different and ultimate expertise for you. You should go to as soon as Jaipur, it is heritage place and well-known for its royal tales. This metropolis is situated in Rajasthan and near from Delhi. All transportation medium can be found to succeed in Jaipur comparable to trains, bus and flights. Jaipur metropolis can be connected to famous metropolis of Rajasthan via transportation medium. Chances are you'll think what is the hub level of this metropolis?
??? History museum??? Stereo Art – Mogao Cave.
Folks often have some security considerations after they contemplate residing inside these lodges and rest houses. Well, you don't have any purpose to concern as all these rest homes are surrounded by electric fencing. Officers also patrol this area all by means of the night time. Hence all these relaxation houses and lodges are completely protected.
Chhoti haveli is provide a bed and breakfast in Delhi at low-cost value. You may take all the mention breakfast in above. All kind of Indian breakfast provide for the each person at same price with privateness bed no body to disturb on your room you'll be able to stay with household and likewise stay with our youngster.
Many outdoor camping baggage are developed with a rectangle-formed for highest possible leisure. When you choose two baggage with suitable zips, it's simple to several them and make a dual bed. You can lay two baggage on a queen-sized air bedding for the greatest out of doors sleeping leisure.


Windows PC에서 Pairs(페어즈): 이상형 검색 취향저격 소개팅앱를 다운로드하여 설치하고 즐기십시오.
이제 설치 한 에뮬레이터 애플리케이션을 열고 검색 창을 찾으십시오. 지금 입력하십시오. - Pairs(페어즈): 이상형 검색 취향저격 소개팅앱 앱을 쉽게 볼 수 있습니다. 그것을 클릭하십시오. 응용 프로그램 창이 열리고 에뮬레이터 소프트웨어에 응용 프로그램이 표시됩니다. 설치 버튼을 누르면 응용 프로그램이 다운로드되기 시작합니다. 이제 우리는 모두 끝났습니다.
당신은 Pairs(페어즈): 이상형 검색 취향저격 소개팅앱 상. 그것을 클릭하고 응용 프로그램 사용을 시작하십시오.
스와이프 취소기능 같은거 없나요? 항상 잘못 스와이프 해서!!!
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You can not see any text if you don't pay. If you wanna use this app with out payment. You are just thumb up machine. This is my first time to write a Review. So what a wonderful app it is. also this app just let you know just city name. You can not know how she far away from you. Every city is huge! So you never knows 5,10km even 30km away from you.


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Apple Reportedly Hiring Meta's AR Public Relations Lead
As rumors continue to swirl about its augmented reality headset, Apple has reportedly hired Meta's AR public relations head Andrea Schubert, according to Mark Gurman's Power On newsletter. "Meta is the industry leader in headsets with Oculus, so such a lease makes sense as Apple nears its launch," Gurman wrote.
Schubert has been communications director at Meta's Reality labs since March 2016 and communications leader for Oculus with Meta, according to her LinkedIn page. Before that, she was director of the PR agency OutCast, which counted Facebook and Oculus as clients.
Numerous rumors have surfaced about Apple's potential AR headset, some of which are contradictory. A recent one speculated that the headset may be dependent on another device, such as an iPhone or a Mac computer. Another from The Information stated that it would be a standalone device with dual 8K displays that could cost up to $3,000. And a third rumor, this one from Gurman, indicated it would be playing "high-quality VR games." Gurman also stated that Apple could follow up on the VR headset with AR glasses, but that would happen "years later."
However, most sources agree that the headset will be launched in 2022 or 2023. If so, Apple will have to mount an impressive information campaign to educate the public about what it is and how it will work. The fact that the company has reportedly leased PR lead from Meta, the current leader in virtual and augmented reality, could confirm that the product is on track so far.
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NOT NULL constraint failed: accounts_newuser.user_id
error happens .I wrote in
views.py
def regist(request):
    regist_form = RegisterForm(request.POST or None)
    profile_form = ProfileForm(request.POST or None)
    context = {
        'regist_form': regist_form,
        'profile_form': profile_form,
    }
    return render(request, 'registration/regist.html', context)

@require_POST
def regist_save(request):

    regist_form = RegisterForm(request.POST or None)
    profile_form = ProfileForm(request.POST or None)

    if request.method == "POST" and regist_form.is_valid() and profile_form.is_valid():
                regist = regist_form.save(commit=False)
                regist.is_staff = True
                regist.save()

                profile = profile_form.save(commit=False)
                sex = request.POST.get("sex", "")
                print(1111)
                print(sex)
                profile.save()
    else:
        print(regist_form.errors)
        print(profile_form.errors)
    return redirect('detail')

regist.html

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    Email

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    Password

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    {{ regist_form.password2 }}

{{ regist_form.password2.help_text }}

  {% load static %}

    Date

    <select id="year" class="form-control year" name="year">
      <option value="">--</option>
    </select>
    Year
    <select id="month" class="form-control month" name="month">
      <option value="">--</option>
    </select>
    Month
    <select id="day" class="form-control day" name="day">
      <option value="">--</option>
    </select>
    Day

    SEX
    <select id="sex" class="form-control sex" name="sex">
      <option value="">--</option>
      <option value="male">male</option>
      <option value="female">female</option>
    </select>

      <button type="submit" class="btn-lg regist">REGIST</button>

      <input name="next" type="hidden" />

  {% csrf_token %}

</form>

regist.js
$(() => {
    for (let i = 1900; i < 2020; i++) {
        $("#year").append(`<option value="${i}">${i}</option>`);
    }
    for (let i = 1; i < 12; i++) {
        $("#month").append(`<option value="${i}">${i}</option>`);
    }
    for (let i = 1; i < 31; i++) {
        $("#day").append(`<option value="${i}">${i}</option>`);
    }
})

models.py
from django.db import models
from django.contrib.auth.models import User

    class NewUser(models.Model):
        user = models.OneToOneField(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
        birthday = models.CharField(max_length=100,null=True, blank=True, default=None)
        sex = models.CharField(max_length=100,null=True, blank=True, default=None)

in forms.py
from django import forms
from django.contrib.auth.forms import UserCreationForm
from django.contrib.auth.forms import AuthenticationForm
from .models import User
from .models import NewUser

class RegisterForm(UserCreationForm):
    class Meta:
        model = User
        fields = ('username', 'email','password1','password1',)
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(RegisterForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.fields['username'].widget.attrs['class'] = 'form-control'
        self.fields['email'].widget.attrs['class'] = 'form-control'
        self.fields['password1'].widget.attrs['class'] = 'form-control'
        self.fields['password2'].widget.attrs['class'] = 'form-control'

class ProfileForm(forms.ModelForm):
    class Meta:
        model = NewUser
        fields = (
            "birthday", "sex"
        )

I really cannot understand why this error happens because I did not write user_id  in NewUser models.I think Integrity Error means columns cannot be found in Model.OneToOneField can be connected withUser and NewUser's model .I think this error means I should prepare user_id in New User model but if my thinking is right, I cannot understand why.How should I fix this?What should I write it?

A: This happens because in the NewUser model, the user field is a required field. In the ProfileForm the user field is not included. So when the ProfileForm tries to save the NewUser without user attached to it, it results in the above mentioned error.
What we have to do is to attach the user to the instance before actual save happens:
profile = profile_form.save(commit=False)
profile.user = registered_user # you can get the user from the registerform above
profile.save()

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Welcome to the Laurie Spina Shield!
One of the country's biggest junior rugby league carnivals – the annual Laurie Spina Shield – has hit Townsville again, and will for the sixth straight year feature a capacity 64 teams.
Hosted by the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys and proudly supported by Fantastic Furniture, the two-day under-11 carnival will include teams representing much of Queensland as well as interstate entries.
Competition games will be held on Friday and Saturday, with the final to be played as one of two curtain-raisers to the NRL Cowboys v Panthers match at 1300SMILES Stadium.
"We've got teams coming from many areas in regional Queensland, plus teams from the south-east corner, and one from the Northern Territory," said Cowboys game development manager Liam Bartlett.
Aside from attracting a number of teams from North Queensland – including the Burdekin, Hinchinbrook, Charters Towers, Mackay and Cairns regions, plus west out to Mount Isa – the carnival will also welcome teams from central Queensland, and entries from Weipa and South Australia.
"This carnival is the biggest junior league event we run and we're excited that it continues to grow in terms of reach and attracting new teams," Bartlett said.
The 64 teams will be divided into eight pools of eight teams, and each side will play six pool games before crossover finals matches, culminating in the final on Saturday at 12.05pm.
Named after inaugural Cowboys captain Laurie Spina, the Shield is one of the largest single-age rugby league carnivals in the country, with almost 1,000 boys and girls competing.
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Facilitating access to quality basic services for people with a migrant background.
Participants discussed the main barriers that people with a migrant background face in their attempt to access quality services and possible solutions to facilitate their access. Among the main points discussed were:
An OECD study identified 12 points to promote the effective integration of migrants at the local level.
Trust/mistrust in social services can have a very direct impact on accessing/benefiting from social services. A close cooperation between local authorities and civil society organisations, involving volunteers, is paramount to facilitating access to quality basic services for people with a migrant background. The lack of affordable housing, segregated housing and discrimination represent significant barriers in integration policies. Volunteers play an important role in tackling structural barriers.
Local authorities are required by international human rights to ensure access to basic services for all, including particular vulnerable groups (e.g. undocumented migrants).
The city of Utrecht emphasized the role of civil society organisations in mediation role, in particular in healthcare services. An agreement between cities and the national government is currently piloted in five Dutch cities where cities and civil society organisations provide professional (legal) guidance, shelter, activation programs (education) and access to health care.
The Athens Coordination Centre for Migrant and Refugee issues was established by the municipality of Athens to foster permanent dialogue between the local authority and civil society organisations and to promote cooperation in the fields of access and legal rights, livelihood and access to the labour market, education, health and wellbeing and gender issues.
Following the presentation of local examples above, Syed Hasnain gave a personal account of his journey to Europe, highlighting his struggles and the lack of opportunities in accessing services and exercising his rights. He stressed the role of local citizens (volunteers) in bridging the gaps of needs and service provisions.
Syed HASNAIN, UNIRE, Italy
Jan BRAAT, City of Utrecht (Netherlands
Robin VANDEVOORDT, University of Antwerp
Lefteris PAPAGIANNAKIS, Athens (Greece)
Anna PICCINNI, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD
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Book Talk: Someone to Wed by Mary Balogh
posted at Wednesday, October 10th, 2018 at 8:00 AM | Book Talk, Reviews
I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Someone to Wed by Mary Balogh
Series: Westcott #3
Published by Berkley on November 7, 2017
Genres: Historical, Romance
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A very practical marriage makes Alexander Westcott question his heart in the latest Regency romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Someone to Hold.
When Alexander Westcott becomes the new Earl of Riverdale, he inherits a title he never wanted and a failing country estate he can't afford. But he fully intends to do everything in his power to undo years of neglect and give the people who depend on him a better life. . . .
A recluse for more than twenty years, Wren Heyden wants one thing out of life: marriage. With her vast fortune, she sets her sights on buying a husband. But when she makes the desperate—and oh-so-dashing—earl a startlingly unexpected proposal, Alex will only agree to a proper courtship, hoping for at least friendship and respect to develop between them. He is totally unprepared for the desire that overwhelms him when Wren finally lifts the veils that hide the secrets of her past. . . .
One thing I've lamented in romance novels is the lack of practically-minded marriages. I realize how unromantic that sounds, but consider the fact that there are a bajillion romances where a couple is trapped into marriage only to fall in love later. Why not have a couple marry for money or station only to fall in love? To me, the concept seems just as romantic in theory than many other common romance novel tropes. In Someone to Wed, Balogh does this beautifully.
From the moment I met Alexander Westcott, I was anticipating his romance novel. He's handsome and pure of heart and honest af. While physically he fits the romance hero stereotypes, his demeanor isn't one often seen. In the first book, Alexander was made Earl of Riverdale when his cousins were disinherited by nature of their bastardy. Most would be thrilled at such a windfall, but Alexander mourned, both because of his love for his cousins and because the title came without the money to fix a country estate in poor shape.
Alexander could ignore the country estate like the prior earl did, but he knows how many people depend on the earl for livelihood. To be able to afford repairs and enhance farming, he either has to take dangerous loans or marry well, something which saddens both Alex and his mother and sister.
Enter Wren Hayden, a local heiress, with an offer of marriage. She seeks companionship and a source of children, and she's willing to offer up a fair chunk of her fortune to get it. Wren breaks my heart tbh, because she feels like all she has to offer to anyone is money, because of the port wine stain on the left half of her face.
Initially, Wren's a difficult heroine to particularly esteem, distant and blunt. Alexander doesn't know what to make of her, and he insists that they get to know one another before he will decide how to respond to her offer. While needing to make a mercenary decision, he at least hopes for a marriage of mutual respect.
Once Wren starts to open up, she basically ripped my heart apart. For one thing, she's a deeply introverted person who has become used to rarely leaving the house except for work and only ever in an obscuring veil. Introvert heroines abound, but they're not this introverted. Wren comes across as rude any time she attempts to respond to small talk, and she feels deeply overwhelmed by even small social interaction. I love that, even as she learns to be a bit more socially adept and comfortable, it's emphasized that she will always be happiest out of society.
Alex and Wren bond first over mutual admiration of intelligence and character in a slow, slow burn. It's kind of fun that Alex, even when he first kisses her, still truly isn't sure whether he really could desire her sexually. The romantic aspect of their relationship slowly burgeons as their emotional connection builds.
Again, I do feel that many romance readers wouldn't be a fan of the slower pace and lack of traditional tropes, but I find these books nigh perfect. Balogh builds these relationships so slowly and realistically. Even when, as in this case, I'm skeptical of the ship at the start, I have fierce feelings by the time I get to the end.
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Is the Audi A3 Worth the Price Premium?
Or is the VW Golf or even the Ford Fusion more worthy of your hard-earned cash?
It starts at just under $33,000, but the Audi A3 2.0T Quattro gets very expensive very quickly. Those options add up fast. But still, if you're in the market for an entry-level Audi, this is the one to look at. Forget the base 1.8T A3. Not only does it not come with all-wheel-drive, it's simply not powerful enough. You'd be better off spending your hard-earned cash on a VW Golf, which is built on the same platform.
But back to the 2.0T: is it worth the money and is it any better than the current champ of the entry-level luxury sedan segment, the Mercedes CLA? Heck, is the new BMW 2 Series a better choice? Or is it the Golf GTI that deserves your money? Matt Farah investigates.


How to print texts with original date/time Stamp?
I desperately need help printing old texts on my Galaxy S4 that shows there original date and time stamp. I must have the original date/time stamp so I can enter them as evidence in a legal proceeding. Please help! I have a Gmail account but the SMS to Gmail app has mixed reviews and I don't need to backup every text to/from all of my contacts. I need to print acertain a few select text exchanges between myself and one particular contact. Please help.
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The Rola is a stunning teak outdoor dining setting comprising of a dining table and four comfortable chairs.
The Rola is a modern and stylish outdoor set. The table top and chair armrests are constructed from hard wearing teak timber while the frames are in a curved and polished rustproof aluminium. The comfortable chairs are in a dark faux rattan weave with a cream a removable padded seat. Given the earthy and neutral tones of the Rola, this set will be easy to accessorize.
Built to withstand the harsh Australian weather, the Rola will retain it's stylish looks and structural integrity for years to. Ideal as a garden, deck, patio or pool-side dining set.


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Q: RxJava run part of the flatmap in main thread Hi i am trying to implement a Single observable that chains two requests together.
In between the two requests i make, i notify a callback to update the UI with the response from request one and then launch the next request in the Schedulaers.io thread.
The issue i am having is that it tries to update the UI from the schedulars.io thread too and results to nothing being updated in the ui thread.
i cold wrap the calback on RunOnUiThread code block in android but wondering if there is a more elegant way of doing it?
i checked couroutines and it seems to just deal with putting a block of code in a seperate thread.
Here is my current code
override fun getHomeScreenInformation() {
    delegator.requestOne()
            .flatMap { responseOne->
                homeScreenCallBack.onResponseOneRecieved(responseOne)
                delegator.requestTwo()
            }
            .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
            .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
            .subscribe(
                    {responseTwo-> homeScreenCallBack.onResponseTwoRecieved(responseTwo)},
                    {error -> homeScreenCallBack.onError()}
            )
}

A: Apply observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread()) as many times as necessary:
delegator.requestOne()
        .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
        .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread()) // <----------------------
        .flatMap { responseOne ->
            homeScreenCallBack.onResponseOneRecieved(responseOne)
            delegator.requestTwo()
            .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())          // <----------------------
        }
        .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
        .subscribe(
                {responseTwo-> homeScreenCallBack.onResponseTwoRecieved(responseTwo)},
                {error -> homeScreenCallBack.onError()}
        )


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Linde MH reports record sales
Linde Material Handling has reported record sales figures, increasing revenue from €3,077.2m in 2014 to €3,429.8m in 2015.
The industrial truck manufacturer processed 100,000 truck orders last year, its highest-ever in the company's 136-year history.
Massimiliano Sammartano, Vice President of Sales, Service Marketing and Operations at Linde, said: "We are very proud of this extraordinary sales result. We're pleased to offer our customers the best possible materials handling support by providing the right products, services and software solutions."
The 100,000th order was made by Kronospan, a family-owned Austrian business with 14,000 employees and 40 locations worldwide. The business, which is the world's leading manufacturer of wood-based panels and wood materials, bought three new heavy electric fork lift trucks for its Spanish locations, Burgos and Salas de los Infantes, where it operates a production line for melamine-faced panels.
A total of 15 industrial trucks with load capacities of between 2.5 and 12 tonnes are used at the site to transport wood fibre packages up to 6m long and 2.5m wide.
Carlos Navarro, Sales Manager at Kronospan, said: "We chose electric forklifts for the first time because they are clean and quiet in operation, whilst offering almost the same performance capacity as diesel trucks. Linde trucks are safe, reliable, efficient and have also helped us to increase productivity. We certainly appreciate the company's high standard of service."


The main objective for developing this module is to manage the audi. So all audi will be managed by admin.
The main aim for developing this module is to manage the show. So all show will be managed by admin and customer will be able to show. Admin can see the list of all the show and filter it according to the customer. Customer can see all the show details.
The main purpose of this module is provide all the functionality realted to movie. Movie Module is an important module in this project Online Movie Ticket Booking System which we have developed on C#, ASP.Net and MySQL. It tracks all the information of the movie. We have developed all type of CRUD (Create, Read, Update and Delete) operations of the movie.
The main purpose for developing this module is to manage the movie certificate data wise. So all movie certificate will be managed by admin and customer will be able see movie certificate record.
The main purpose for developing this module is to movie language. So all movie lanuage will be managed by admin and customers will be able to see movie lanuage.
The main purpose of this module is provide all the functionality realted to movie type. It tracks all the information and details of the movie type. We have developed all type of CRUD (Create, Read, Update and Delete) operations of the movie type.
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Have you ever noticed the serious expressions of people when they come back from the altar after the Eucharist? What a pity. The Jesus I came to know was not like that. He always enjoyed a good meal and fellowship with his friends. This makes me wonder about the reasons why people go to mass.
Do they go for the food? That would explain, at least to some extent, the sombre expressions since a sliver of wafer and a sip of wine will not satisfy their hunger if it is physical. Another reason for going to mass may be fellowship with like-minded people, and the disappointment due to the formality of the occasion could be hard to stomach – literally and metaphorically. All speculations aside about the reasons individual people go to the Mass; there is another much more appealing motive.
When I became a Christian I gained a very special friend, one that will always be with me, and when I go to Mass on a Sunday (or sometimes during the week) I do that because I want to celebrate a special friendship. Does that mean Jesus is not there during the rest of the time? Certainly not, but like a marriage, or any other human friendship, we need times when we are allowed to sit or stand with others to celebrate this particular bond. This is what I do when I go to Mass, and I always feel more blessed if there are many people there to share the party. And it is a party because it originates from one: The last meal Jesus shared with his friends and disciples celebrated the liberation of the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt. If you have never been to a proper Passover Celebration you may be forgiven to think it is as serious as the Eucharist. I have found that the origin of our Eucharist is just as much a liturgical occasion, and at the same time one of the jolliest, thankful and life affirming festivals I have ever experienced. – And this is exactly what is remembered in the Eucharist.
All very well, but what does happen when we chew and swallow a tiny piece of wafer and a sip or mouthful of wine? Depending on the tradition you grew up with there are different understandings for the transformation. One is that bread and wine are a symbol for the body and blood of Jesus. That would mean that going to Mass is an act of remembrance of an event that happened more than two thousand years ago in a town in the Middle East. I don't think I would go to Mass for that.
Another and much more powerful concept is the belief that in bread and wine Jesus is actually present in the here and now. That reminds me of the Celtic notion of thin places in the world. These traditionally are gateways where heaven and earth meet. They usually are geographical and solid on one hand, but are also permeable to allow for a passage between worlds. One of these is Glendalough in Ireland, which I have visited fifteen years ago. I can still remember the sense of a changed vitality that filled our group while we were there. Churches and other holy places are often built on top of other holy places. These places exude a spiritual energy which is not dimmed by time or change of the way the creator is worshipped.
Southwark Cathedral is built over a well which was probably a pagan place of worship in the 4th century CE. During the time of Edward the Confessor the place was a monastery; and possibly a college of priests set up by St Swithun while he was Bishop of Winchester. Another place in London of a similar transformation is St Stephen Walbrook. On the banks of the river Walbrook (which still exists as an underground stream) stood a temple to honour the God Mithras. When Christianity swept the old traditions aside the temple was destroyed, but the foundations remained and are still there today. To hallow the heathen area the Saxons built a church on top of the old base.
We often are not aware anymore of the flow of energy because we do not expect to sense or experience anything extraordinary in the real world. The question is: who decides what is normal and what is not? Where do you go to find a sense of the sacred in a world which is increasingly leading away from the holiness of all life, and especially in the inner city? It would seem to be an easy way out to go and live in a different environment, and in this way be always in a place we consider holier than the one we live and work in.
But looking at the life Jesus lived we find that he did not do this. He preached to and healed the people among which he lived, then he periodically and regularly went away to refuel his energy in another place. Of course we know that he spent time with God alone, but he often did it in a particular space such as a mountain or the desert, or maybe even the well where he met the Samaritan woman of the story in John 4.
One of the books I own (yes, I do read them!) speaks of Jesus as a thin place, and this could equally be translated into the language and event of the Mass. What does that mean? It could be that this becomes the mountain or a desert, or the holy well where you find refreshment and an all-pervading sense of God's presence. Imagine this piece of wafer and the mouthful of wine travelling inside your body. It will be absorbed and digested, and if you don't drink much regularly you may even find that sugar and alcohol in the wine make you lightheaded. This is not bad. It is just a reminder that you have been given a tiny piece of heaven and drunk the kingdom that is now and not yet. How much more wonderful can life get than this? Rejoice and be cheerful – for one short moment you have met Jesus in heaven!


In ancient china, It was tradition that if prince has to be married before he can become crowned emperor. There was a prince who was about to be crowned. So he needed to find a young woman whom he could trust and get married to.
Once there was a who had to be crowned in few days so Prince decided to summon all the young women from his kingdom in order to find most worthy candidate.
There was an old lady who used to serve at palace. When heard the news she got sad because she knew her daughter nurtured a secret love for prince. After getting home she told her daughter about it. Her daughter decided that she would go to palace. Old lady got worried after knowing her decision.
Next day when young girl reached palace, she saw young women from all around kingdom were present there wearing beautiful cloths and jewelry, prepared to do anything to seize this opportunity to marry prince.
In presence of all members of court and girls prince announced a challenge.
All girls took seed and left. Poor young girl also took her seed and planted it in a pot. She nurtured and took care of it with love. She believed that her love is true and flower will grow as large as her love for prince.
Girl saw that no shoot appeared even after three months have passed and nothing had grown in her pot. Young girl consulted farmers, peasants but nothing happened. With each days he felt that her dream have moved father away.
At last six months were over and still nothing had grown in that pot. She knew she had no flower to show still she decided to go back to palace with that pot. She reached palace on final day.
On final day all court member and girls arrived. She saw that all other candidates had wonderful results and each one had lovely flower, she was the only one holding a flowerless pot.
Finally, prince entered courtroom and inspected all candidates pot and announced result. He chose Servant's daughter poor young girl as his would be wife.
All other girls present there got angry and protested that she had nothing in her pot and prince had chosen someone who had not managed to grow anything at all.
Prince calmed them down and explained the reason.
We should not feel Disappointed if Things doesn't go Way we think it should be. We should have Confidence and Stay Honesty and True because Honesty is best Policy.


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Calendario

Medagliere

Qualificati
Entro il 9 agosto i vari comitati devono nominare le coppie partecipanti, per un massimo di due coppie per nazione. Sono qualificate le prime sedici coppie con il ranking più alto comparando i ranking, in singolare o doppio dei giocatori già partecipanti in una delle due specialità. 4 team sono stati scelti dalla ITF in base al ranking ed al paese di provenienza.
Francia, Regno Unito, Romania, Spagna e Stati Uniti partecipano con due coppie.

Teste di serie

  Caroline Garcia /  Nicolas Mahut (primo turno)
  Kristina Mladenovic /  Pierre-Hugues Herbert (primo turno)

<li>  Garbiñe Muguruza /  Rafael Nadal (primo turno, ritirati)
<li>  Sania Mirza /  Rohan Bopanna (semifinale, quarto posto)

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Legenda

 IP = Invitati dall'ITF
 Alt = Alternate
 PR = Protected Ranking

 w/o = Walkover
 r = Ritirato
 d = Squalificato

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Latest News from Living Hope Ministries.
Happy New Year to all of our Living Hope Prayer Partners.
Australia, Benin, Bosnia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Cyprus, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Finland, Gambia, Ghana, India, Ireland, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Zambia.
We praise God that successful teaching calls were made to Ethiopia, Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya and Sierra Leone, over the past few weeks.
Please pray for our work with all of the telephone teaching groups this year, as we continue working through the Living Hope Pastors Handbook, having completed the 'Overview of the Bible' and the 'Seven Things' doctrinal section.
Weekly/Monthly Seminars - Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Pakistan and Uganda.
Pray for the radio going out on Uganda Radio and Radio Voice in Zambia, which reaches much of Central and Eastern Africa.
Pray also for our TV work. We have programmes on Family Media - Kenya, Lighthouse TV - Uganda, Mutual Faith TV - Philippines and Rakshna TV - India. Pray that these messages will be effective and for our work to strengthen the Living Hope YouTube channel, where there are already some programmes, which can be found by searching 'Living Hope Ministries Richard Brunton'.
Remember Caitlin and her family, as they continue to take in the loss of Caitlin's father and also Tea in Bosnia, who lost her Dad recently.
In Kenya, Robert is still bravely fighting cancer. Pray that his faith and courage will remain strong.
In the Congo, Isaac recently lost a very young granddaughter. Please remember the family at this time.
In Malawi, Aubrey's wife, Grace, was struck by lightning and suffered severe shock and bleeding as a result. Pray for a full recovery for her.
In Sierra Leone, Emmanuel has been unwell and his son, Junior, has a particularly strong case of Malaria. Junior was born just before Emmanuel's first wife died. Please pray for them.
Pray for Željko and Lela as they seek more leaders to cover their growing work, especially in the Sarajevo church.
Remember Fabian and Levis, particularly in their prison ministry.
Pray for Antonio as he sets out a vision for the 70 churches that he oversees in Ecuador.
SJ is taking over responsibility for some of the TV work in India this year. Pray for God's provision for him.
Peter, Grace, Silas and John need our prayers, as they manage Living Hope Kenya as well as their own ministries and churches.
Pray for Emmanuel, as he hopes to start a regular meeting for key leaders this month.
Aubrey is looking to plant new churches this year. Please pray for him as he cares for the churches already established, as well as attending to new projects.
Rasheed is under a lot of pressure trying to support Christians in particular areas and still needs a breakthrough regarding a new computer. Pray for God's wisdom and provision.
Pray for Chio while she waits for a visa to rejoin her husband Michael in the UK, that she will have productive ministry amongst the pastors in Peru.
There has been a real upsurge of demand for ministry on radio and TV over the Christmas and New Year period. Pray for God's saving grace.
Peter and Rose have a big family, as well as their good ministry in several churches. The recent loss of Caitlin's father, Paul, has impacted them all and they would value our prayers.
We are working on written, audio and visual materials, for our Spanish-speaking friends in Living Hope's growing family of South American countries. Please pray that these will be a blessing to them.
Also pray for Charlene and Paul, as this Silver Jubilee year for Living Hope will create a lot of extra work.
Christmas Wishes from the Living Hope Team.
And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. (Isaiah 9:6-7).
Sometimes descriptions can be exaggerated but not the description of Jesus, given here in Isaiah, who is God coming into our world to save us. Words can never express the wonder of who He is. What a privilege it is to serve Him and what a year it has been for us in Living Hope!
The team has grown and missions have taken place in Bosnia, Bulgaria, Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Poland, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda. We brought together the Kenya groups who are taught by telephone and we were able to send Peter from Nairobi to Mombasa. We also provided teaching via telephone, Skype, TV or radio to the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia. There has been encouraging news of people coming to Christ, particularly in Malawi. Only the Lord knows the response of the heart, but we know that our Mighty God is working and bringing His peace to many!
Reports from Ecuador, Colombia, Bulgaria and Sierra Leone are below. Jesus, our Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace, was truly with us. Praise the Lord!
We had a very special time in November, when we gathered a team of people to plan next year's mission activity. By God's grace, we will share details of that programme in our next letter, as we look towards our Annual Gift Day on Sunday 24 February 2019 and our very special day, Celebrating 25 years of Living Hope Ministries on Saturday 19 October 2019.
Christmas, first and foremost, is a time to thank God for sending the very precious and unique gift of Jesus. It is because of Jesus that Living Hope exists and we thank all those who pray, give and serve with us, here in the UK and across the nations. We also remember those who served so well with us in the past and are now in His presence. Truly, may the Prince of Peace draw near to their loved ones!
May the Lord bless you and your families this Christmas and may we all know His peace, protection and joy as we move into 2019!
Our time in Ecuador was very busy and we visited a good number of leaders and churches. There were some very special times of worship and sharing. Many people came forward for prayer and there was a real sense of the Lord's presence. On one occasion, there was some spiritual opposition in the form of loud music from outside but that diminished and in the same meeting, God showed Richard that some people were enduring the suffering of unexpected bereavement.
Around 80 pastors and leaders came to the Leaders' Seminar, when Richard shared from Haggai and the book of Jude. We also had some very encouraging times of prayer and fellowship.
Our time in Colombia was very special and also very challenging. The church, led by Fabian, was like a number of churches in Medellin, very committed to ministry in the prison. We met in the main Medellin prison, young men who had been converted and discipled and were exercising Christian leadership among the many other prisoners. We also had the privilege of taking a service and preaching the good news of Christ to all who were listening and 5-6 responded to the opportunity to receive Christ as Saviour and Lord. The church we worked with had a very lively worship group. Their Saturday congregation is a very open meeting and the Sunday group was for those committed to the church on a regular basis. It was great to be with these people and to see a good range of ages committed to the word of God. We will seek to provide some studies in leadership to help them in their training programme.
The testimony of one man was very powerful as out of a life of crime and grief, he wonderfully found Christ and was truly transformed. God is clearly at work in Colombia!
The Vidin congregation welcomed the teaching on "Hannah's Prayer" (1 Samuel 1). One lady told us that she had been studying this passage for several weeks, and particularly valued what had been said.
Next day was an 'Away Day', which was the first time that all 3 of the Vidin Church congregations were meeting and worshipping together. Clearly, they were still getting to know each other, but it was a start. Simon brought 2 messages from the book of Haggai. Initially, he was uncertain if this text would be relevant, but very quickly realised (and Peter confirmed later) that God was clearly speaking through these passages. After lunch, Ruth led a craft activity, which showed that, with God at the centre, all the skills throughout the church could be used together. There was also a time of testimony with members from each congregation sharing. Kevin was able to share his testimony, and the day after, a lady told Kevin that she had found his testimony encouraging – which encouraged Kevin too!
Ruth was able to make a connection with Nevena and we will see where this will lead. Kevin was deeply moved by what he saw and experienced, and, considering this was his first overseas mission trip, he did very well.
Chris has been several times to this part of the world, which has been deeply troubled by Civil War, Ebola and mudslides. Praise the Lord! This visit was at a reasonably stable time and it was the first visit for our brother Jean.
The leaders' seminar saw numbers steadily rise day by day and overall, there were about 170 leaders who gathered from between 50-55 churches. They seemed particularly provoked by Haggai and the challenge as to what kind of temple they were building. They responded well to recognising that church is about people and community, not just buildings. Jean sought out some discussion with small groups to get good feedback and was encouraged by what he heard.
The evening meetings attracted mainly local people and the challenge to get rid of false gods and idols was very important. Sadly, people can be believers but are still trying to hold on to old ways.
A visit to the prison in Kenema is always part of the programme and it seemed as many as 100 prisoners made a response to the Gospel.
Another feature of this visit was to have Emmanuel from Liberia. Chris was very blessed by the devotion to teaching the word by this brother and we look to explore a mission to Liberia in God's time.
Latest News from the Living Hope Team.
Pictured above is a little boy giving Richard Brunton a flag of Ecuador.
We are grateful that Simon, Richard, Chris, Jean and Jose have all safely returned from missions in Bulgaria, Sierra Leone, Ecuador and Colombia.
Please pray for the seminar in Congo on November 15, and for Bishop Peter heading for Mombasa for Living Hope on Friday November 23-25.
With Young People in Medallin.
UK Team: Richard, Elaine, Chris, Val, Nigel, Terry & Di.
We do thank the Lord for His protection as people gathered from 6 countries to be together for teaching, fellowship and developing deeper friendships between each other. Andrzej and Richard were the main speakers and the ministry was extremely well received. Zelkjo and his team did a fantastic job making sure that everyone had a place to stay and were catered for throughout the days together.
It was late Wednesday night when the last delegates were received, but the sense of oneness and joint purpose was seen from the beginning. The times of worship were very special, as we encouraged people to sing in their own language and not be tied to English. The same principle was adopted with the times of prayer; this seems to bring liberty and freedom in praising God and calling upon His name.
Some of the families brought their young people and we aimed to make them feel part of the conference. It was great joy to hear them pray. Several of them led prayer before the teaching session. They could have embarked on a different programme at one point, but they chose to be part of the conference. One senses that, in the future, some of these young people will be leaders in churches in their countries.
We were able to have a better understanding of the challenges and trials that our brothers and sisters face in the places they serve the Lord. There was lots of fun, as well as significant moments where the presence of God was clearly felt. Andrzej from Poland says "Thank you for the Tuzla LHM Conference. I have been blessed and encouraged!". Svetla from Macedonia says "The time I spent with friends in Christ was unforgettable." Simona(Svetla's daughter) from Macedonia says: "I was glad to take part in the conference; thank you for inviting us." Elaine says: "It is good to appreciate our brothers and sisters and to pray for them more intelligently."
19 October 2019: Celebrating 25 Years of Living Hope.
10 October: Richard leaves for Ecuador and Columbia, returning 23 October. Richard will be joined by Jose from Meadow Grove and Chio Fordham from Peru.
12-15 October: Simon with a team from Goldstone church head for Bulgaria.
18-27 October: Chris and Jean are in Sierra Leone.
Living Hope is gathering leaders from several European Countries in Bosnia on 5-8 September. Pray that each one attending will be encouraged, protected and will return to their countries with fresh vision for their respective ministries.
Living Hope Teams – The number of people involved in missions is growing and we are grateful to be in contact with 30 UK churches and with people in 30 countries. We value prayer for this to develop in the coming months.
By God's grace, Living Hope will celebrate 25 years of ministry on 19 October 2019. There will be a celebration in Lancing in the UK and we encourage prayer across the nations on that day.
To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy – to the only God our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and for evermore! Amen.
We thank God for the New Year that is in front of us, confident that we have a God who will keep us from falling and who will enable us in every way. We are so grateful for the many ministry opportunities that God gave us over the Christmas period and it was particularly exciting to hear of over 100 people giving their lives to Christ in Sierra Leone!
So many doors are opening and we are planning visits in April to Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The teams are all in place and we look to God to make each visit the best that it can be. We look forward to standing with Aubrey as he plants a new church in February. In the Congo, Isaac has asked for 4 telephone seminars in February and March, so we look to help him and Eddy in Burundi, is anticipating a visit from Augustine in March.
We are very conscious of the need to be attentive to the Lord. Without him, we can do nothing but, if we follow his leading, then nothing is impossible! Our latest magazine is enclosed, showing the ways in which Living Hope has grown beyond one person to now involve a considerable number of people.
Our Living Hope Sunday and Gift Day is 25th February 2018. We have found it very valuable to set aside one special day each year, when we ask the churches that we work with to pray for Living Hope, along with an opportunity for individuals and churches to give to Living Hope. We never overlook that some are giving regularly throughout the year but the Gift Day is an opportunity to get 2018 off to a good start and we look to God for a faith-filled response. There are countless numbers of people in the countries where we work, who do not know Jesus and are, therefore, spiritually lost. There are also many pastors who are serving the Lord but who have had no formal training or in-depth Bible study – these are the needs that we seek to meet through the work of Living Hope Ministries.
May God provide in all that He has planned for you this year and may He help us together, through the work of Living Hope, to accomplish all of His purposes for us in 2018!