A new state-of-the-art bike helmet has been designed to give bike enthusiasts a safe and seamless cycling experience while on the road. Created by urban mobility company, Brooklyness, the Classon is an intelligent and intuitive helmet that helps cyclists safely navigate in traffic while also increasing their visibility to other vehicles.
The helmet has a number of safety features that aim to make cyclists aware of their environment without taking away the enjoyment of the ride. Cameras in the front and back of the helmet constantly scan the rider's immediate environment. This info is immediately interpreted by an algorithm and communicated to the cyclist, letting them know when a vehicle is approaching in their blind spot.
Intuitive turn signals in the front and back are activated by arm movement and blink to let surrounding vehicles know of their intentions to turn. Additionally resourceful is an adjustable light in the helmet that automatically turns on when reducing speed.
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Created by Brooklyn-based Brooklyness, the helmet is designed to give the ultimate amount of safety resources to bike riders while on the road.
Cameras in the front and back of the helmet scan the rider's immediate environment.
Intuitive turn signals in the front and back are activated by arm movement and blink to let surrounding vehicles know of their intentions to turn.
Information is immediately interpreted by an algorithm and communicated to the bicyclist, letting them know when a car is approaching in their blind spot, either to the side or from behind.
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Founded on December 25, 1980, the Communist Ghadar Party of India (CGPI) is an organized detachment of communists who have devoted their lives to the liberation of India and to the emancipation of labour on the world scale.
The doors of the CGPI are open all those who wish to make revolution the mission of their lives — who agree to implement the program, work in one of the party organizations and pay monthly dues.
The CGPI is committed to the restoration of unity of all Indian communists.
The CGPI works to unite all communists, irrespective of party affiliations, in the course of providing leadership to the class struggle and preparing the subjective conditions for ending all exploitation of persons by persons, for the victory of revolution and communism on Indian soil.
The CGPI opposes all forms of conciliation with social-democracy and the idea of a "middle road" between capitalism and socialism.
The CGPI opposes all illusion mongering about the State of the Indian Union, which is neither democratic nor secular but the bulwark of the colonial legacy, an instrument of capitalist-feudal exploitation and imperialist plunder.
The CGPI opposes those who justify state terrorism in the name of defending "national unity and territorial integrity".
The CGPI does not seek political power for itself. It is organised around the aim of securing power in the hands of the working class and the oppressed.
The entire membership sets the line and tasks of the party, at the Congress, which is the highest body. The Congress elects the Central Committee to implement the line and carry out the tasks set, until the next Congress is convened.
The foundation of the CGPI lies in its basic organisations in the factories, work places, mohallas, chawls, villages and college campuses — the basic organs of class struggle.
Party organizations provide leadership at all levels. The party's work is carried out on the basis of the principle of collective decision making and individual responsibilities.
The CGPI is committed to the development of Indian revolutionary theory, a theory emerging out of the conditions of India and suited to the development of communism here. It invites all communists and enlightened minds to contribute to this work of theory, by basing themselves on the rich Indian thought material and summing up the experience of the working class movement, starting from the present.
The work of CGPI is based on the theoretical thinking of Marxism-Leninism and guided by contemporary Marxist-Leninist thought. Contemporary Marxist-Leninist thought is the summation, taken in general form, of the experience of the application of Marxism-Leninism to the conditions of socialist revolution and socialist construction, to the struggle against modern revisionism and capitalist restoration, against fascism, militarism, imperialism and medievalism. It is not the final form of Marxism-Leninism under the economy, empowerment of the people and the democratic renewal of India.
Come all who are concerned about the fate of out people, our ancient civilisation! Let us raise the banner of liberation, of deep going transformations! Let us build the revolutionary united front around this fighting program!
Revolution is our right and duty. To fight for the democratic renewal of India is the immediate task.
Let us unitedly take up this task so that the crisis can be ended and the door opened for the progress of society!
Inquilaab Zindabaad!
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If you read here, you know how dangerous I think universal church doctrine is. It isn't taught in the Bible. There isn't such a thing -- church isn't universal. However, there are concepts that are universal, and I want to talk about those. Those are good enough and should be good enough. There is fellowship beyond a single church, but mainly because of other concepts. They do, in a sense, draw everyone together without everyone being a church or in a church.
Could someone just follow the Bible and admit, "There's no universal church," or "There's nothing ecclesiastical that is universal"? I'm writing here to say that the Bible teaches something universal, but it isn't a church. Could people give in on the universal that isn't the church, and admit that it isn't a church?
Later (1 Cor 12:25), Paul writes, "That there should be no schism in the body." The body is to have no schism.
If the church is all believers, the above teaching on unity can't be and won't be practiced. It can be practiced in a church. We have it in our church. You can strive for this unity and attain it in a church. God gave a church the tools to reach biblical unity: water baptism, pastoral authority, church discipline, the Lord's Table, and the regular meeting and preaching. All of these, if followed, allow for biblical unity, which is in individual churches.
Since a "universal church" can't get the unity the Bible describes, the advocates of this false idea force it in many different places. They sacrificed the truth, the belief and practice of the Bible, for this idea. They go for unity between all believers, never get it, but in the attempt at it, they give up the truth and actual unity. Nothing is gained and all is lost.
If men would be willing just to believe the Bible and trust the Bible for what is universal, they could have the unity God calls for and protect the truth. What is universal?
John 1:12, "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name."
Romans 8:14, "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Romans 8:16, "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God."
Hebrews 2:10-12, "For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee."
1 John 3:10, "In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,, neither he that loveth not his brother."
You find this teaching all over the New Testament. The family of God is soteriological. You join it through receiving Jesus Christ. Everyone, wherever he is, is part of the family, if he believes in Jesus Christ. Everyone who is saved has this in common. Being a part of the family of God has no practical function in and of itself. All believers do have something in common, because they are all saved. Practical ramifications can result and should result between family members, which will be seen in a church and even outside of a church.
Recognize that the family of God is a universal concept, which someone joins when he is saved. God knows who is a part of His family. Outside of a church, it will be very difficult for people to know who is a part of the family of God. However, it is universal, and if you believe in the family of God, you do believe in something that is universal. This is taught in the Bible.
Also consider Matthew 12:28: "But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you."
Many kingdom blessings can be experienced today, but many are also reserved for the consummation and the coming of Jesus. The fulfillment of the kingdom is here, yet without the consummation of the kingdom. God is King over the internal personal Kingdom which includes everyone He has recreated. God reigns in the present over those who receive Jesus as King. Jesus Christ is Lord and King over His spiritual Kingdom and His external universal rule is direct through those.
In the present, the church is used to build up the bigger entity, the kingdom. We build the kingdom through evangelism. Certainly in the short term, those who receive Jesus Christ will also join His church, because the kingdom shows up in churches. Through evangelism, the kingdom is built up. They are not the same, however.
Both family of God and kingdom of God are soteriological and universal. I understand that I belong in the family of God and the kingdom of God with people all over the world. I'm happy about that. You should be too. You should accept that the family and the kingdom are the two universal entities, and not the church.
I'll comment more later, but your remarks here . . .
. . . are excellent. I completely agree. There is a universal family of God in the abstract. Christians should know that all true believer, ina very real sense, are made part of God's family. The problem is that, so often, Christians don't seem to realize that this abstract concept has to actually to applied in real life to the local church.
For example, all the appeals in the NT to unity, "the bond of peace," the "oneness" of believers, "unfeigned love of the brethren," etc. are basically meaningless platitudes unless they're applied in practical church to the perfect you worship the Lord with in the local church.
You of all people should understand our "two-church theory" where which church is in view in a given passage is determined by context.
Kent, I agree with what you have written here, all three parts. I think these are important distinctions.
One question, if we are all the family of God, what obligation do we all have to one another? I have been admonished that in disagreements between brethren of different churches, "We have to stick up for our own." That does not seem right.
What would you say governs the relations between believers of different assemblies? I agree "no schism" and "speak the same thing" are for a local assembly, but it there any wider application?
I agree. I also believe that there is some practical ramification outside of a church, which I added one sentence to the post. Love of the brethren is most seen in the church, but it is obviously outside of a church too. A chapter includes this in A Pure Church on 2 John, I believe.
I agree with the idea of defining a word by its context, which is why we see the generic usage of the singular noun, "the church," being used institutionally. Sometimes you see a particular church, sometimes several churches, and then you see the church being used in a generic way to talk about the institution. You even have the assembly in the wilderness, speaking of the congregation of Israel. You see the word church used many different ways, but in each instance, it is still an assembly. It still always retains a fundamental meaning, and doesn't stop meaning that.
Thanks for the article. Unity between brethren from different local assemblies would be nice, but is it commanded? Or, if it is not commanded, is it required by some principle of Scripture? How far should one go for unity with brethren in other assemblies? Should he love them and lay down his life for them, as the Lord did for each one of us? I tend to think that yes, the principle of love requires that we should lay our lives down for the brethren even in other assemblies, if there is some kind of problem or dispute. The Father was not obligated to send His Son, but He did because of love.
Kent, thanks for writing this post. I know that for myself, when I came to see this distinction that is in the Bible, it really helped me understand better what my relationship is/should be with other Christians and Christians in my own church.
"If we are all the family of God, what obligation do we all have to one another?" I'm assuming that you believe "we" is all true believers in Jesus Christ, actual saved people. I'm commenting on your follow up sentences too. There isn't quality control outside of a church as to whether someone is in the family of God or not. How do you know someone is "of us"? They are "with us."
The Word of God is the test. How do they respond to the Word of God. Do they hear His voice and follow Him? I rejoice in whatever belief in and obedience to the Word of God from those who believe a true gospel. There's a lot to say here. Many want to be called believers, part of the family, but who is in the family is not just who says is in the family. In general, I try to be loving with those who might be saved. That's ambiguous, I know, but it is the way I go. I talk to professing believers every week, and I test them to see if they truly saved, and if I can go further, it always takes a trail of truth. I have a track record on this, unlike those who say they are very much into the bigger entity.
Next questions from you, "What would you say governs the relations between believers of different assemblies? I agree "no schism" and "speak the same thing" are for a local assembly, but it there any wider application?" We care about them. We speak the truth to them. We rejoice in the truth they believe. I can converse with them, but this won't last long usually, if they won't obey the truth.
One. "Unity between brethren from different local assemblies would be nice, but is it commanded?" Unity is according to the truth, and that is there, 3 John, then we do have it. It will be there. It's all based on the truth though. 2 John too.
Two. "If it is not commanded, is it required by some principle of Scripture? How far should one go for unity with brethren in other assemblies? Should he love them and lay down his life for them, as the Lord did for each one of us?" We love them in the truth. We aid them in the truth. It's all about the truth. Yes, we rejoice in whatever truth. If you see a need, an actual need, you should help -- actual help. You're not helping if you're starting outside your church.
If people would just treat their own church as family, that would be great. Start there.
" God gave a church the tools to reach biblical unity: water baptism, pastoral authority, church discipline, the Lord's Table, and the regular meeting and preaching."
pastoral authority- made up Nicolaitan doctrine taught by the precept of man! I have seen the Diotrephes preeminence (called "my pastor" by spiritually immature Christians that talk about "their" church) which God hates too many times.
George, how do you put someone out of a universal church? You assert we are baptized into a universal church by the Holy Spirit. That means all believers are part of the church.
How can someone be excommunicated from something they are baptized into by the Holy Spirit? You are part of "the church" by virtue of being a believer, so who has the power to remove you? You would have to remove them from being born again.
"George, how do you put someone out of a universal church? You assert we are baptized into a universal church by the Holy Spirit. That means all believers are part of the church."
1> 1 Co 5:3-5 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed, In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
2> 2Co 2:10-11 To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
Just as the church "locally" has forgiven one who has come to repentance, I also and all that are in Christ, forgive him.
The Diotrephes case where one desires to have the preeminence and throw a visiting brother out "of the church" would be dealt with a "higher authority" established by the church to care for matters of this sort.
Again, think of the authority levels ("governments") established in all nations and you can then see what the Lord God expects of the churches working together to establish biblical order within "the church.
So they would still be part of your catholic church, just not in a local assembly? Can one assembly throw someone out of an entire universal church? If so, do they remove that person's salvation?
After all, you have asserted we enter the church by salvation, so to leave would require you to revert to an unbelieving state. Does a local assembly have the power to strip someone of their membership in the universal church?
Very noble work, Farmer Brown. And good questions. I'm pretty sure universal church advocates resent simple questions though. Most just want acceptance, sort of like Diotrephes would have.
"So they would still be part of your catholic church, just not in a local assembly?"
Why are you making this so difficult? If one was thrown out of an assembly for having his mother as his wife, and the church had NT order, do you think he would go to another assembly? Let say, I came to your church, and I said that I left the church in Michigan, and the church did everything "decent and in order", would you not have an elder call the church to find out something about this brother and his family to make sure that he left without strife in the body of Christ?
"Can one assembly throw someone out of an entire universal church?"
If one is in Christ, he is in Christ. If he does wrong within the body of Christ, and does not get right, he does wrong to all. What he does now is just show up in any other church, and bring his ungodly life in the church and nobody cares. How about you church? Do you check someone out who comes in the doors and claims that he is saved? Do you care? If he is a Christian, should he not have a good report from the church that he left? Would you call and find out?
"If so, do they remove that person's salvation?"
What do you mean by that question? Remove a person's salvation? What in the world does that mean? That statement has no biblical basis and makes no sense. Whether he stays in fellowship with "the body of Christ" is based on his obedience to Jesus Christ and his body. Whether he truly is saved, after he has bee disciplined will not be known unless he repents, comes back and get things right with the church.
"Does a local assembly have the power to strip someone of their membership in the universal church?"
I hope it is clear as to the process that should be followed among the "churches" to keep someone "out of the body of Christ" until he gets things right with the assembly that he was first part of. The other assemblies would do due diligence in making sure that as a Christian he would have to get things right with the assembly at the church he left.
George, you did not answer the basic questions. You assert that we are baptized into the body of Christ, the church, at salvation. Of "the church" you say, "It gathers as the body of Christ in all parts of the earth, as local assemblies" "It is amazing what men do to evade what the Lord God wanted with his body, the church. Yes, by one Spirit are WE...WE...WE ALL baptized into ONE body. What a Holy King Jacobs Bible will do to correct any misunderstanding."
So what is the excommunicated member being excommunicated out of? The church? The Body? Are those one and the same? How can he be "without" in 1 Cor 5 if he became "within" by salvation? And again, what is he without?
Is he no longer part of "the church", the body or is he just removed from a local assembly but still a member of the catholic church as he was drafted in by salvation? If he is still part of the universal assembly, can he properly be regarded as without?
You say it is by salvation that we become members. Are there saved people who are not members of the body of Christ because of discipline?
I think much of the problem stems from vocabulary rather than a doctrinal issue. The doctrineof the Trinity for example was once called tritheism but was discarded because it sounds like three gods. I think people take the family of God concept and and call it a universal church on the basis that ekklesia means those who are called out (e g from the world or sin), so it may not be as dangerous as you imply. I am not saying I disagree, but to play devil's advocate, does it make one any worse spiritually to believe in a universal church, or any better to not believe in it?
The Bible is vocabulary and doctrine comes from the vocabulary. If you redefine the terms, you change the doctrine. When you change the doctrine, you are either adding to or taking away from God's Word. That is not faithful. That doesn't please God. Many bad practices come out of the wrong belief of the universal church.
1> Was the man in 1 Corinthians 5 thrown out of the assembly?
2> If yes, was he still abiding in the body of Christ, the church?
3> If yes, please explain scripturally.
You say it is by salvation that we become members. Are excommunicated people no longer members of "the church"? What are they put out of?
This has been my question all along, and you have refused to answer it. You dance all around it but never answer it. Now you want me to go first. Your doctrine does not depend on my answer.
Just answer the question. This is the fourth time asking. You hold yourself forth as have the right knowledge on this, so share it. Answer the question.
"I am trying to get an answer from you on this. What does it matter where I am going? Just answer the question. Here it is again:"
I have been answering your questions, but you do not like the biblical answers given. I have put forth many scriptures that are contrary to "independent local only" thinking and are either avoided or pigeonholed into that theology much like a Calvinist does to scriptures contrary its theology. Also, to believe that the bible teaches a "Catholic" church structure and its form of government (I call that the universal church) is just as ignorant as the above.
"You say it is by salvation that we become members. Are excommunicated people no longer members of "the church"? What are they put out of?"
Excommunicated is not a bible term, so your question is already tainted by Catholic terminology. I DISPISE Catholicism as the "great whore that sitteth upon many waters", so thinking that this is what I teach is preposterous.
By the Lord Jesus Christ, you are saved by grace through faith when you repent and believe the gospel. You are given eternal life by the Holy Ghost (spiritual baptism- Romans 6).
Now, by faith, you become a member of the body of Christ when you assemble with members that are of that same body, for how is it that one can partake of the Lord's supper and also be baptized unless one assembles with the body of Christ by not forsaking the assembly as some have?
Therefore, when one is "given over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh" by the church because of disobedience and unrepentant heart, or decides to be a "lone ranger", they are not abiding in Christ, his body, and are not "part of the church" (How can they be if they have been thrown out of it or left it!) until they repent and get right with "his body" (Ephesians 5:30-32 / 1 John 4:2-3).
1. You are a catholic. Small "C" catholic, not part of the Roman system, but a catholic none the less. The term "catholic church" simply means "universal church". You may despise the "Catholic system", but you are part of a "catholic system", your universal church.
"Now, by faith, you become a member of the body of Christ when you assemble with members that are of that same body"
"It is amazing what men do to evade what the Lord God wanted with his body, the church. Yes, by one Spirit are WE...WE...WE ALL baptized into ONE body."
"...we should all come to the unity of the faith, for the edifying of the body, as there is ONE body ("And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross [3:16]) and that body is the body of Jesus Christ, who is the head and we are "all members in particular" rather than the false teaching of autonomous local "Baptist" churches existing as "bodies" distinict and seperate from his body, the church."
"Therefore, this proves both the "ye" and the "we" teaches us that all of us are members of that one body, which is his body and that of his flesh and of his bone."
Do you see the contradiction? I think you do. I am going to surmise a little here, please pardon me if I am incorrect, but I think this is the reason it was so difficult to get an answer from you. You know these positions contradict. Church discipline in the Bible contradicts a universal paradigm.
Either you are part of the body when you are saved (the catholic position), and therefore cannot be removed, or by joining a church you become part of that body (the Bible position), and can be removed. You cannot be both, as you have asserted.
"Either you are part of the body when you are saved (the catholic position), and therefore cannot be removed, or by joining a church you become part of that body (the Bible position), and can be removed. You cannot be both, as you have asserted."
The bible position of the church is two fold. When you are removed from any "local church" you would be removed from "the church" worldwide. What it seems that you are missing is that churches have not followed any biblical structure for that to be true. There are today "fellowships" like the BBF, GARBC, IBF, etc. that do not have a follow any church government biblical model, but yet they do understand that unity of the churches is important. It is rather a pseudo-church unity because the elders of each local assembly are not subject one to another and put together no structure for that to be true.
My position is only apparently contradictory because you see the "catholic church position" as the universal position and the "independent local church" as the other position.
The bible teaches a "presbytery" form of government at the level of individual local assemblies as well as that same form of governing the church as one body in Christ.
The way the "independent local church" government works (pastor rules) is contrary to anything biblical. Its position allows "for every church to do right in its own eyes", and if any member of the body of Christ is removed or leaves because of strife and go to another "independent local church" the next week, there is no structure in place to keep them out of the church until the problem is resolved!
Why is it that elders/pastors of other assemblies do not care what happened when a saved person shows up in there assemblies? Do they not care about the possibility that they showed up because of problems they left behind? Of course not, but rather what most pastors really care about are numbers and giving! They could care less about "the body of Christ".
I have asked you a question concerning the above to which you did not answer. I would like an answer to my question.
If one wants to fellowship with your assembly, do you ask him where he assembled previously and then follow that up by calling the elders/pastors to confirm all that he has told you and also to see if he was a brother in good standing?
1. Of course. I literally do not know a pastor who would let a believer from another church just walk in. Because there is no catholic church, that is a member of an individual body. We have turned people away at the door on Sunday because we know they are members of another body and are visiting in rebellion.
That is a local only position, though. If you are a member of a universal assembly (impossible), the body is universal. It does not matter where you assemble.
2. Even though you say they do not, these statements contradict.
One says you enter the body by joining an assembly, the other says you enter by salvation. Even though you say those do not contradict, they plainly do. Which is correct?
"1. Of course. I literally do not know a pastor who would let a believer from another church just walk in. Because there is no catholic church, that is a member of an individual body. We have turned people away at the door on Sunday because we know they are members of another body and are visiting in rebellion."
To me, your church is an exception to the rule. Of all the Baptist churches that I have been associated or assembled in (IBF, GARBC) prior to the way of an Anabaptist, I have not known that to be true at all. In most cases, they were admitted to be voted in by "testimony alone" and unless someone knew something bad, 99.9% of the time, they were voted in the fellowhship.
Neither of those statements has to do with salvation. They both are in context to the church as one body made up of individual assemblies (churches). If you are baptized into that one body, then you will continue to abide in it. The way out of it is to be disciplined "by the body", yet praying for reconcilation and coming back into fellowship. That is local as well as universal IF the churches would govern themselves as one. That has nothing to do with whether one is saved or not. He can be saved and not abiding in the church, which is his body.
You should not have a hard time understanding that. What you and others will not do is to accept that to be true, even though I have given you plenty of biblical evidence that you all refuse to answer to prove that the independent church model is not the preferred mode of operation.
Neither of those statements has to do with salvation. They both are in context to the church as one body made up of individual assemblies (churches).
"It says in 1 Corinthians 12:13 that "For by ONE...ONE...ONE SPIRT we are ALL baptized into ONE body...". The word Spirit is capitalized in the verse, therefore Kent, is there more than one Spirit? Are we ALL baptized into one body or are we not? It does not say we are baptized INTO THE CHURCH!"
George contradicts George. Again, which is it? When do you become part of the body? At salvation, as you have said, or when you join a church, as you have said. If we are Baptized into the body by the Spirit, when is that happening and what body?
Not wanting to be a cheerleader, but I did want to again commend Farmer for pointing out the glaring error of the 2 church / 2 body position. It all makes perfect sense until you begin trying to figure out which of the 2 apply correctly to the various church passages. This effort becomes a confusion of private interpretation, as each individual chooses which "church" is universal invisible & which is local physical.
"George contradicts George. Again, which is it? When do you become part of the body? At salvation, as you have said, or when you join a church, as you have said. If we are Baptized into the body by the Spirit, when is that happening and what body?"
I am not trying to be contradictory, but believe the whole bible as it is written.
When you are saved and born again you become a new creature in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17) and are sealed and given the earnest of the Spirit (2 Corinthians 1:22) unto the day of redemption (Ephesians 4:30).
The body of Christ is his church (Colossians 1:24). All that you do in your body must be done in context to the church, or you are not "abiding in Christ" (John 15:5-6) as he commanded through all of the Pauline epistles. You are told many times to "love your brother" and that is done in the context of the church since that is where the body assembles so that one saved can know who his brothers are!
If you cannot understand that I cannot help you. If want to be a "gnat strainer" and catch me at my words (Mark 12:13) so that you do not have to "give an answer" to all the scriptures given, have at it.
There is no point in going on any further since you already made up your mind and desire not to learn anything except that which is hammered upon your own anvil or that anvil of independent local only church mindset.
I left that anvil of Baptist independent "schisms" and "pastoral only authority" where the Lord God and the scriptures left it... standing alone.


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SOUTHERN BORDER — Today, the Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC) filed a lawsuit with Sierra Club, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, to protect the people and places that are threatened by Trump's dangerous power grab last week.
The lawsuit alleges that the president, once again, acted beyond his authority and unlawfully used his limited emergency powers to bypass Congress to fund his border vanity wall. The Constitution gives Congress alone the "power of the purse" and Congress used it last week to deny Trump the full funding for his dangerous and deadly wall.
Trump's attempt to spend money by fiat, rather than by law, is not only another demonstration of his reckless disregard for our Constitution, it has real consequences for border communities. This is not a kingdom, this is a democracy, and the president has yet to act as a responsible member of that democracy.
SBCC steering committee members had this to say about why we have brought the lawsuit to oppose the ever increasing militarization of our border communities:
Christina Patiño Houle, network weaver of the Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network, said:
"In the Rio Grande Valley sector in Texas, we suffer from existing walls and barriers and do not need or want more. The government has taken family lands and erected walls in backyards, without consideration for the people who live there. It has built billion-dollar barriers through communities that don't even have sidewalks, street lights, or running water. In addition, the walls here exacerbate flooding by channeling the Rio Grande River into our neighborhoods and trap the water in a delta that is chronically hit with hurricanes, endangering our lives.
Ignoring all the harm that has come before, the president wants to build more walls that will do even more harm, including in wildlife corridors that are part of our natural heritage and an important ecotourism sector on which our region relies. Birding, in particular, is a significant source of revenue for the region, and a wall built above the height that low-flying birds can fly or that cuts waterfowl off from mating or nesting areas will have devastating consequences.
Johana Bencomo, co-chair of the Southern Border Communities Coalition and director of organizing for NM Comunidades en Acción y de Fe (CAFé), said:
"In the El Paso sector, which includes all of New Mexico, we have seen and felt the brunt of border militarization first-hand. Trump's wall will do nothing to protect our diverse and vibrant region, it will only degrade the quality of life of the 15 million people who call the southern border region home. Trump's hateful and divisive policies in the quest for his deadly vanity wall will destroy our borderlands, endangering our wildlife and our pristine, biologically diverse environment. These policies will fragment and divide the binational character of our region, and heighten racial division by promoting hostility towards immigrants and communities of color in border communities.
Our southern border communities deserve better than the militarization and power-hungry violence Trump is forcing upon us. Our communities deserve policies that revitalize them, not further militarize them."
Mark Adams, pastor at the binational Presbyterian ministry of Frontera de Cristo in Southern Arizona and a steering committee member of the Southern Border Communities Coalition, said:
"In the Tucson and Yuma sectors in Arizona, walls are a component of our immoral border policy to use mountains and deserts as lethal deterrents to migration. They have driven people to their deaths as they try to go under, over, and around them because the government has failed to provide a line for migrants and asylum seekers to stand in. Instead, the government is turning back families in need of protection and failing to fix a broken immigration system. As a result, several hundred people die a year, pushed to their deaths by our walls. In the last year alone, more than 400 people -- women, children, and men -- have perished or disappeared attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
The border wall is a wall of tears -- the tears of the loved ones who have lost their family members, thousands of them, to a policy of deterrence that ignores the human condition and the need to seek safety. Migration is as old as time and a wall does nothing to stem the flow of people pushed by danger. We need humane policies that recognize this fact, not walls that ignore it.
Andrea Guerrero, co-chair of Southern Border Communities Coalition and executive director of Alliance San Diego said:
"In the San Diego sector in California, apprehensions of unlawful migrants are at historic lows, asylum seekers are presenting themselves to border agents with their cases as they have done for decades, and the sister cities of Tijuana and San Diego live bound in a symbiotic relationship of culture and trade. This is our normal -- there is nothing crisis about it except for the crisis brought on by the president in continuous attempts to hyper militarize our communities and ignore human rights to advance a hateful and racist political agenda.
Trump's abuse of power threatens to erode our democracy. There is no security crisis at our southern border, but there is constitutional crisis emerging in the White House. If the president is allowed to abuse his power to marshal military resources to build a wall that harms our communities and our environment, and bypass Congress to do it, this country will move one step closer to an authoritarian government. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and we must not let that happen. We must hold this president accountable."
ABOUT THE SOUTHERN BORDER COMMUNITIES COALITION
The Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC) brings together organizations from San Diego, California, to Brownsville, Texas, to ensure that border enforcement policies and practices are accountable and fair, respect human dignity and human rights, and prevent the loss of life in the region.


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Detta är en lista över de populäraste hundraserna i olika länder. Listorna bygger på statistik över nyregistrerade valpar och importer som redovisas av de nationella kennelklubbarna. En skillnad mellan olika länders statistik är att vissa kennelklubbar slår samman olika varianter av samma ras, medan andra länder redovisar de olika varianterna separat. Bland raserna på topplistorna gäller detta främst belgisk vallhund, chihuahua, pudel och tax. Beträffande collie och sankt bernhardshund är de korthåriga så ovanliga att det inte skulle göra någon större skillnad att redovisa varianterna tillsammans. Den spanska kennelklubben redovisar korthårig vorsteh och strävhårig vorsteh tillsammans som vorsteh trots att dessa inte är varianter utan skilda raser med olika rasstandard.

Nyregistreringar världen runt 2011
2012/2013 undersökte Svenska Kennelklubben vilka hundraser som var världens populäraste. Man tillfrågade 35 nationella kennelklubbar som var anslutna till eller samarbetade med den internationella hundorganisationen Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) om deras statistik över nyregistreringar 2011. Sammanlagt 26 nationella kennelklubbar skickade in svar. Dessa var kennelklubbarna i Argentina, Australien, Belgien, Chile, Danmark, Finland, Frankrike, Grekland, Irland, Italien, Japan, Kanada, Nederländerna, Norge, Nya Zeeland, Portugal, Slovakien, Spanien, Storbritannien, Sverige, Sydafrika, Taiwan, Tjeckien, Tyskland, Ukraina och USA. Betydande länder som inte deltog var Brasilien, Colombia, Indien, Mexiko, Polen, Ryssland och Venezuela.

Nyregistreringar i olika länder 2000–2012
Av tolv västeuropeiska topplistor låg labrador retriever etta på hälften 2010. Tysk schäferhund låg i topp tre på flest av dessa listor, elva stycken, följt av labrador retriever (sju), golden retriever (fem) samt cavalier king charles spaniel och yorkshireterrier, båda på två topplistor. De tre förstnämnda raserna var också de enda som finns med på samtliga tolv tjugo-i-topp. Om olika rasvarianter hade redovisats tillsammans i samtliga länder skulle belgisk vallhund legat i topp tre i två länder. Både labrador retriever och tysk schäferhund skulle förlorat var sin topplacering och både golden retriever och cavalier king charles spaniel skulle förlorat var sin plats i topp tre. Även tax skulle då funnits med på alla tolv listorna.

Svenska Kennelklubben (SKK) - topp 20 2000-2018

Under 2018 var labrador retriever den mest populära hundrasen i Sverige. Nya på den svenska topplistan 2012 var finsk lapphund och mops, som dock åkte utanför topp 20 igen år 2013. Dansk-svensk gårdshund kom in 2007 och staffordshire bullterrier året därpå. Båda varianterna av chihuahua klev upp 2006 och chinese crested dog året dessförinnan. Först 2002 blev det möjligt att registrera jack russell terrier, den kom då genast in på topplistan.

2008 och 2009 hamnade norsk älghund, grå (gråhund) tillfälligt utanför topp 20, samma sak med drever 2008 som åkte ur på nytt 2011. 2008 året var alltså jämthunden den enda svenska jakthunden på popularitetslistan. Andra raser som funnits med på topplistan under första halvan av 2000-talet men inte just vid millennieskiftet är stor pudel, boxer och bichon havanais. Den sistnämnda kom dock upp till plats 20 år 2013.

Om olika rasvarianter hade redovisats tillsammans 2012 skulle chihuahua stigit till första platsen med 2 360 nyregistreringar, pudel skulle kommit in på plats fem med 1 544 nyregistreringar och tax skulle kommit in på nionde plats med 994 nyregistreringar.

Finska Kennelklubben (FKK) - topp 20 2006-2012

Om olika rasvarianter hade redovisats tillsammans 2010 skulle tax stigit till fjärde plats med 1 720 nyregistreringar, chihuahua skulle stigit till plats fem med 1 504 nyregistreringar, collie skulle stigit till plats tolv med 890 nyregistreringar och på plats sjutton skulle pudel kommit in med 775 nyregistreringar.

Norsk Kennel Klub (NKK) - topp 20 2000-2012

Om olika rasvarianter redovisades tillsammans 2010 skulle tax stigit till första plats med 1 209 nyregistreringar och chihuahua stigit till femte plats med 977 nyregistreringar och pudel skulle kommit in på plats nio med 822 nyregistreringar.

Dansk Kennel Klub (DKK) - topp 20 2001-2012

Om olika rasvarianter hade redovisats tillsammans 2010 skulle tax stigit till fjärde plats med 1 034 nyregistreringar, pudel skulle kommit in på plats elva med 423 nyregistreringar och därmed skulle collie sjunkit till sjuttonde plats, men med 301 nyregistreringar.

Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen (VDH), Tyskland - topp 20 2000-2012

The Kennel Club (KC), Storbritannien - top 20 2001-2012

Om olika rasvarianter hade redovisats tillsammans 2010 skulle tax stigit till tolfte plats med 5 483 nyregistreringar, chihuahua skulle kommit in på plats tretton med 5 397 nyregistreringar och pudel på plats nitton med 3 460 nyregistreringar.

Société Centrale Canine (SCC), Frankrike - topp 20 2000-2012

För 2010 och tidigare anger registreringssiffrorna för belgisk vallhund endast varianten malinois. Om olika rasvarianter hade redovisats tillsammans 2010 skulle belgisk vallhund stigit till nummer ett med 12 072 nyregistreringar och tax skulle stigit till plats fjorton med 4 215 nyregistreringar.

Raad van Beheer op Kynologisch Gebied in Nederland - topp 20 2003-2012

Om olika rasvarianter hade räknats tillsammans 2010 skulle tax stigit till plats fyra med 2009 nyregistreringar och belgisk vallhund skulle stigit till plats tio med 947 nyregistreringar.

Société Royale Saint-Hubert (SRSH), Belgien - topp 20 2007-2010

Om olika rasvarianter hade räknats tillsammans 2010 skulle belgisk vallhund legat kvar som nummer två, men med 1 558 nyregistreringar, tax skulle kommit in på sjunde plats med 582 nyregistreringar och chihuahua skulle stigit till plats åtta med 582 nyregistreringar.

Real Sociedad Canina en España (RSCE), Spanien - topp 20 2005-2012

Clube Português de Canicultura (CPC), Portugal - topp 20 2000-2011

Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana (ENCI), Italien - topp 20 2008-2011

Segugio dell'Appennino introducerades 2008, så den höga siffran visar samtliga registrerade hundar, inte bara valpar.

American Kennel Club (AKC), USA 2000-2012

Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) - topp 20 2006-2012

Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) - topp 20 2000-2012

Om olika rasvarianter hade redovisats tillsammans 2010 skulle pudel stigit till sjätte plats med 2 217 nyregistreringar, chihuahua skulle kommit in på plats tolv med 1 468 nyregistreringar och tax på plats tretton med 1 337 nyregistreringar.

Populära raser i Sverige 1960-1998

Vilka hundraser som är populärast varierar med tiden, bland sällskapshundarna kan man se skiftande moden. Under början av 1960-talet var över hälften av de populäraste raserna jakthundar. Flera dvärghundar var också populära, men helt andra raser än idag.

2008 hade flertalet inhemska jakthundar försvunnit från topplistan. Av fem inhemska jaktraser på topplistan under början av 1960-talet fanns endast jämthunden kvar. Drever kom tillbaka i toppen 2009 och norsk älghund, grå (gråhund) 2010.

De 20 populäraste raserna enligt de genomsnittliga nyregistreringarna 1960-1964 var (placering och antal registreringar 2008 inom parentes):

 Korthårig tax 3.276 (59: 344)
 Tysk schäferhund 3.040 (1: 2.616)
 Mellanpudel 2.876 (58: 349)
 Drever 2.087 (26: 611)
 Dvärgpudel 1.862 (17: 716)
 Strävhårig tax 1.652 (14: 832)
 Hamiltonstövare 1.468 (53: 380)
 Boxer 1.342 (24: 620)
 Jämthund 836 (4: 1.769)
 Cocker spaniel 722 (6:1.422)
 Långhårig tax 660 (120: 128)
 Pekingese 544 (179: 46)
 Dvärgpinscher 531 (21: 642)
 Schillerstövare 529 (116: 131)
 Shetland sheepdog 509 (11: 1.035)
 Collie, långhårig 505 (30: 550)
 Smålandsstövare 431 (105: 144)
 Släthårig foxterrier 376 (145: 89)
 Bostonterrier 363 (152: 76)
 Korthårig vorsteh 282 (70: 244)

Senare under 1960-talet förlorade taxen tätplatsen till dvärgpudeln. 1966 blev shäfern den populäraste rasen och har behållit den positionen sedan dess. 1992 såg tio i topp ut så här (1991 års registreringar inom parentes):

 Tysk schäferhund 5.140 (5.744)
 Golden retriever 3.268 (3.240)
 Strävhårig tax 3.104 (2.910)
 Labrador retriever 2.552 (2.444)
 Drever 2.033 (2.282)
 Jämthund 1.525 (1.382)
 Norsk älghund, grå (gråhund) 1.394 (1.341)
 Collie, långhårig 1.394 (1.603)
 Cavalier king charles spaniel 1.352 (1.337)
 Hamiltonstövare 1.328 (1.551)

Under 1990-talet blev rottweilern en trendras. 1997 års nyregistreringar (1996 inom parentes):
 Tysk schäferhund 3.751 (3.964)
 Golden retriever 2.693 (2.672)
 Labrador retriever 2.099 (2.081)
 Strävhårig tax 1.870 (1.870)
 Jämthund 1.211 (1.257)
 Drever 1.142 (1.219)
 Rottweiler 1.120 (1.283)
 Norsk älghund, grå (gråhund) 932 (895)
 Cavalier king charles spaniel 931 (1.171)
 Engelsk springer spaniel 892 (982)

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## Agenda

### Binding your serverless clients

Scaling your services to hundreds of instances without breaking a sweat is probably the main reason you want to develop a serverless solution. But what about connecting to services which aren't supported out of the box? Are you creating your own `HttpClient`, `SqlConnection` or connecting via some obscure third-party client?

During this session, I'll be covering how you can create your own Azure Function custom binding types.

By using these custom binding types you can reuse them all over your solution, use some of the best practices for each binding type and make sure your Azure Functions can interact and scale to any service with ease!

If you want to create a production-ready serverless solution, be sure to attend this session!

**Speaker:** *Jan de Vries has been developing software for well over a decade.*

*Currently, he is working at 4DotNet as a Cloud Solution Architect/Developer and is awarded by Microsoft with the Microsoft MVP award.*

*His main focus is on developing highly performant and scalable solutions using the awesome services provided by the Microsoft Azure platform. Because of his expertise, he has been able to help out multiple customers to bring their on-premise solution to the cloud and guide them towards a better software development ecosystem.*

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### 6 years of Bootstrapping a SaaS on Azure

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Virat Kohli insisted Team India were prepared to take on South Africa and win the first Test. He was wrong. No one from the media dared to ask him how. By Francis Adams If you are a die-hard Indian cricket fan, you would have come across several analysis, criticism and blame-game by former India Test players, the media and fans as to why India lost the First Test at Newlands, Cape Town within four days on Monday, January, 8, 2018. Amidst all these opinions, the most interesting came from captain Virat Kohli in his post-match media conference. "We were very well prepared. I don't think we felt any lack of preparation," were Kohli's first sentences during the conference which is available on video on BCCI.tv. See here Either Kohli was in denial, trying to defend the top-order batting failure or was totally mistaken about what "being prepared" means. If the team had prepared then they would have covered these six loopholes that brough
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The Mahila Kisan Sashakthikaran Pariyojana (MKSP)
The Mahila Kisan Sashakthikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) program of the Government of India aims to improve the status of women farmers and bridge the gender gap in the agrarian sector through sustainable agricultural practices and participatory development strategies. The project addresses cultural, health and educational aspects of women's development, its holistic approach making it potentially replicable elsewhere; for this reason, it may be considered a pilot project. Currently, we are working with more than 3000 women farmers from Chitradurga District and 2000 from Ramanagara District.
Closing the gender gap in agricultural inputs alone could lift an estimated 100 to 150 million people out of the clutches of hunger. Women are heavily involved in the seed selection, sowing, planting, harvesting and other aspects of farm management and are therefore an essential part of the agricultural work force. Yet gender inequities have long existed in the Indian agrarian world. Though they form 43% of the agricultural labour force of developing countries, and contribute considerably to their families' livelihoods, women have little power in the decision making processes that concern their households. Forming such a necessary component of the sector, it follows then, that any intervention program which fails to account for their role or address their concerns will only be partially successful.
GREEN's own experience has shown that intervention activities centred on women have, in the past, acted as catalysts that usher in the message of sustainable agriculture and biodiversity conservation, to entire communities. In fact, it was thanks to the efforts of a handful of women farmers that GREEN Foundation first established itself and through the years the contributions of women have been essential to the success of our initiatives.
Societal and cultural restrictions limit their less access to resources that could increase farm productivity and economic returns. The stark disparities of this gender bias mean that, when compared to men, women possess far less land and livestock holdings, some of the most basic necessities of agricultural endeavours. Even when they do have control over their land and environmental resources however, women are further restricted by reduced access to services essential for good agricultural productivity. And with close to 70% of employed women in South Asia working in agriculture, removing the gender gap in the sector would mean a victory for working women as a whole.
An empowered woman farmer, capable of efficiently managing her family's farm, establishing good market linkages and then securing the best prices for her farm produce, would significantly strengthen the livelihood, food and economic security of her family.


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This article is from the Irish Times by Conor Pope on Mon, Jun 27, 2016, 06:00
Pricewatch: Gelato is more than a fancy word for ice cream
On a day out with Gino's Gelato at Bloom, we learn not to confuse fat-laden, air-filled ice cream with the lighter, softer Italian variety – and also that making it is harder than it looks. Conor Pope
When the offer to make ice cream came, it could not have been timed better. It was the week of our summer, the few days around the June bank holiday, when Ireland was baking in what was the first – and quite possibly only – sustained sunny spell of the season.
So ice cream was high on the agenda for many people. The only catch, we were told, was that the Pricewatch class would have to take place in public, in a sweltering tent at Bloom surrounded by people clamouring for coldness.
But even so, we couldn't say no. When we arrived in the Love Irish Food pavilion on the site, we were greeted at the ice cream tent by Jonathan Kirwan, the owner of Gino's Gelato and a man whose family has been making ice cream for three generations.
"We're here to make the ice cream," we say.
"Gelato," he says, looking mildly miffed.
"Gelato? Sure that's just a fancy word for ice cream."
Kirwan looks more miffed. That is apparently not the case. And so the lesson begins.
"Gelato" is the Italian word for ice cream, all right, and so it seems logical to assume they are the same. But they're not. Gelato is soft and smooth, with a clean freshness, whereas ice cream is heavier and sweeter. Gelato is also made with less fat and less air.
A regular ice cream is made with cream as the key ingredient – the hint is in the name – whereas a gelato eschews loads of cream in favour of milk. That means significantly less fat goes into each batch. Most ice cream will have a fat content of at least 10 per cent, whereas a gelato will, typically, have no more than half that, Kirwan explains.
Churning it out
The churning process also matters. In a regular ice cream, the churning goes like the clappers, which leads to more air in the mix. This is known in the business as overrun, and a high-end ice cream might have an overrun of about 25 per cent. A mid-price cream might have an overrun of anywhere between 50 per cent and 90 per cent. That's why a cheap ice cream melts fast and tastes thin.
Gelato, on the other hand, is churned at the speed of an elderly dowager aunt walking Brighton pier, so there is much less air in the base and more ice-cold flavour in the mouth.
The other difference is that gelato is served at a slightly warmer temperature than ice cream, which gives it its softer consistency. It is also why it is best to eat a gelato as soon as you buy it rather than bringing it home and sticking it in the freezer for a month.
"I think the really key difference is the fact that it is freshly made in-store every day," Kirwan says, as he watches us make his product with something approaching apprehension.
"If you see something being sold as a gelato in your local supermarket freezer, then it probably isn't. A typical ice cream will be stored at minus 30 degrees, whereas we freeze ours to minus 16 degrees. That is why it doesn't last as long and needs to be eaten fresh."
As Kirwan speaks, I make the ice cream. The process is very simple. I pour an enormous jug of milk into a machine, which slowly churns it for 10 minutes or so. Then I add an incredibly gooey, minty-smelling paste into the mix. Then, when it is ready, I open a shutter and, as if by magic, a freshly made gelato comes oozing out of the machine into a chilled metal tub.
"You'll need to scoop faster than that," Kirwan says as the dark-green gelato comes out at a frenetic pace. We struggle to keep up with it and risk having half of the 60 litres we have just made ending up on the floor.
The role Pricewatch is playing is pretty minor, truth be told. Before we got here all the difficult things happened. The organic milk had to be delivered and then pasteurised on site before the process could even begin.
Straight from the cow
When Kirwan is asked why he bothers with organic milk rather than buying cheaper, mass-produced milk, he has his answer ready.
"I think when you taste it, you will see the difference," he says. "The milk that we use in our gelato comes from the same herd all the time, and 24 hours before it goes into our mix, it was in the cows. You can't get much fresher than that.
"Because we are getting it all from the same source, we know what the cows are being fed; the consistency is there. And because we control the entire process, from the pasteurisation to the addition of the chocolate sauce at the end, we can stand over everything."
That is fair enough but, of course, organic milk processed in an ice-cream parlour is going to cost more than a regular 99 bought from an ice cream van, right?
Kirwan opened his first shop in 2008 and there are now 13 outlets. Gino Gelato prices vary, depending on whether you buy on in a shopping centre or on a high street, but a small cone will set you back €2.70. It is not cheap, but it is worth it.
"We want this to be the best, so we use the best ingredients," he says. "Everything we can source in Ireland, we source here," he says. "Everything else we source in Italy. "
Did his family think he was mad moving out of vans and into bricks and mortar at the height of the economic crash? "They thought I was crazy," he says, laughing. "My sister, who works out of vans, still thinks I am crazy."
Pricewatch's first – indeed only – batch of ice-cream is nearly made. We realise too late that we added too much mint to the mix, so it is strong enough to brush your teeth with. The next step sees us whirl melted chocolate through the ice cream. As soon as the chocolate makes contact with the cream it hardens, so we have to be fast with the mixing to ensure it ripples through properly.
All told, the process takes no more than 20 minutes, which is about as long as it takes to get through the queue of people lined up to be served, and only slightly longer than it took Pricewatch to eat one of the ice creams. And very pleasant it was, too.
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Q: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot call method 'push' of undefined (d3 force layout) I can't figure out why I'm getting this error for the life of me (using a force layout).  It started when I switched over to reading my nodes from a json file.  If I uncomment the lines below it doesn't throw an error.  If I leave as is, I get "Cannot call method 'push' of undefined".  I'm not sure what the issue is.  Am I missing anything?
<html>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://mbostock.github.com/d3/d3.js"></script>
<script>

   d3.json("http://katejustin.com/autosys1.json", function(data) {

   //var nodes = {};

   //data.links.forEach(function(link) {
   //   link.source = nodes[link.source] || (nodes[link.source] = {name: link.source});
   //   link.target = nodes[link.target] || (nodes[link.target] = {name: link.target}); });

var width = 200,
    height = 200;

var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg:svg")
    .attr("width", width)
    .attr("height", height);

var force = d3.layout.force()
    //.nodes(d3.values(nodes))
    .nodes(data.nodes)
    .links(data.links)
    .size([width, height])
    .distance(100)
    .charge(-1000)
    .start();
});
</script>
</html>

A: The problem is that you try to access the nodes by name in links.
In the original implementation you access the nodes by index.
Here is a trick that I usually use in these situations, even if I am sure that something easier exists:
var findNode = function(id) {
    for (var i in force.nodes()) {
        if (force.nodes()[i]["name"] == id) return force.nodes()[i]
    };
    return null;
}

var pushLink = function (link) {
    //console.log(link)
    if(findNode(link.source)!= null && findNode(link.target)!= null) {
        force.links().push ({
            "source":findNode(link.source),
            "target":findNode(link.target)
        })
    }
}

var force = d3.layout.force()
    .nodes(data.nodes)
    .size([width, height])
    .distance(100)
    .charge(-1000)
    .start();

data.links.forEach(pushLink)

So, the goal of these functions is to replace for each link, its source and its destination by the actual object representing the node in force.nodes.
You can find a working jsFiddle here: http://jsfiddle.net/chrisJamesC/nrbQ4/1/
(See via the console as nothing is displayed in the visualization).

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Q: What does O(O(f(n))) mean? I have the understanding about the Big-Oh notation. But how do I interpret what does O(O(f(n))) mean?
Does it mean growth rate of the growth rate?

A: x = O(n) basically means x <= kn for some constant k.
Thus x = O((O(n)) means x <= pO(n) for some constant p, which means x <= pqn for some constant q.
Let k = pq.
Then x = O((O(n)) = O(n).
In other words, O(O(f(n))) = O(f(n)).
I am curious, where did you see such notation being used?

A: From a Big-Oh point of view:
g(n) = O(f(n)) means g(n) <= K*f(n) for some K (and after some n1)
But then h(n) = O(O(f(n)) would mean something like h(n) <= L * M * f(n) for some L, M, after some n > n1, n2.


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His thoughts on the Columbiana-EP game
First, Columbiana's football season has some things to regret, but the game against East Palestine is not one of them. Losing a game where you were clearly the better team that night is regrettable. Losing a game to your league rival by giving up two TDs at the goal line on 4th and 10 or more is regrettable. Losing to a team 35-0 is regrettable. Scoring TDs on a team that offered little to no resistance is not regrettable. It may be regrettable to the team that offered such paltry competition, but not to the Clippers or their coaching staff. Running only 19 plays from scrimmage and scoring 12 times may be unworthy of much celebration, but not regrettable.
Second, if you were at the game or know anything about Columbiana's or East Palestine's football teams this year, you would know that "running up" the score would have meant at the very least 140-0. The contest, or lack thereof, was the most pathetic display of high school athletics I have ever seen, and I've seen a lot. The Clippers, if they had any interest in "running up" or "showing up" the Bulldogs, could have thrown the ball to certain players who could have scored on every play. No, you don't understand. They could have not only scored on every play, but the TD would have been untouched. 140-0 sounds outlandish. It easily could have been worse than that. Mercy left it at 83!
Third, Coach Spaite is on record before the week nine game at Lisbon lamenting the dilemma he was facing the final two weeks. Playoff considerations, seniors playing their final football games of their lives, and public perception were already part of his planning. D.J. Yokley and I previewed the game on YSNLive.com where I again stated the dilemma and probable result, including the legions of upset people. In the end, Coach decided to act according to what was right for his team. Clearly, he is not responsible for the opponent other than to engage in fair competition according to the rules.
By halftime it was conceded that the playoffs were no longer a possibility. So he allowed his seniors to play three quarters on their final night of football ever. Keep in mind, many of those seniors have had to sit out the entire second half of most of their games down the stretch. Those players didn't get to play the game they've invested so many years of blood, sweat, and tears into because the opposing programs failed to field competitive teams. That's fair? Fact is, if this was not the final game, Coach Spaite would have done what he's done the four years I have witnessed Clipper football. He would have pulled starters after two quarters instead of three. By the way, the public didn't know starters were done because the Bulldogs quit with possession early in the fourth quarter.
Finally, my take on these situations as a coach, fan, or otherwise innocent bystander on either side of the score has always been do something about it. When my team is getting waxed and others around me whine, I consistently retort, "How about we get better and stop them!?" And frankly, nothing is more upsetting than when I know the opponent is letting up on me because of how awful I am performing. When my team is on the winning end, I hate it. I lament it like Coach Spaite did. It's an awful position to be in. It's not fair. Competition among peers should not be this lopsided. It's pathetic. But those that are playing must continue to respect the game and play it with maximum effort. That's the right thing to do.
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I am excited to annouce I have been invited to join the talented design team over at Suzy Blossoms. Please stop by and see the wonderful creations the DT has for your inspiration. Another great reason to visit is Suzy will be giving away a FREE image every Sunday. Join us for the challenge and a chance to win some awesome images from our sponsor Lacy Sunshine. This is my first card for the DT. The challenge is anything goes. With a play on words Hula for Hello, I used my Silhouette Cameo to print and cut the sentiment and images. I also used the Clouds embossing folder for the base card and used Spectrum Noir markers and color pencils (not spectrum pencils) to color the image. I put pop dots under the palm tree leaves, hula image and white cloud to give it some depth. Thanks for stopping by today and leaving your comments. I love hearing from you. Have a happy crafty day.
My Best Friend a County song.
Fllying by to say Hi.


The article addresses the problem of the changing of social roles of women in Silesia. This is a special category, because for many years Silesian women have been stereotyped as inactive miners' wives. The article shows the evolution of these roles since the mid-nineteenth century, when industrialization began in the Silesia region, until modern times. The analysis was conducted on the basis of materials and studies of historians and sociologists focusing on Silesia. The position of social roles of women in Silesia have been changing gradually. Currently, professional work is written in the biographies of women. Based on the results of the research conducted by the author, the place of work in the lives of women will be shown.
Social roles, women, Silesia, change.
SWADŹBA, Urszula. From miner's wife to Scientist. Changes in social roles of women in Silesia. Indivudual and Society, 2011, Vol. 14, No. 1.


Many thanks to all my friends who joined us in a community gathering to celebrate our first Colorfax mural! An enthusiastic group of folks assembled on Wednesday evening in front this colorful wall for a short hoorah and to marvel at the efforts of those who came together to make this happen. Enjoy a snapshot of images, and long live Colorfax!
* That's Bill Marino - 40 West Arts District's Board Chair & Lakewood-West Colfax Business Improvement District's Executive Director - waving around my Colorfax decals!
* After the mural was completed, I tweaked the Colorfax logo, adding movement and flare by angling the graphic green box, adding some curves and dropping the tag line below the main image. I like it even more! Many thanks to Dan Lundin of Banner Signs for printing up these complimentary decals! They created quite the buzzzz, and were gone in a flash! It's been fun for me to tap back into my graphic design roots, and create an iconic image with a mission to rejuvenate the Colfax corridor!
* Bill Marino offers praise and thanks to the owners of the King's Rest Motel for their support and accommodating spirit!
* Clearly he was and is excited about Colorfax!
* We had to snap a pic of Jerry Redwine - proud owner of this whimsically painted wall - standing with our Mayor!
* Lastly, we strung a ribbon across the wall and cut it in a moment of silly commemoration!


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Third Anniversary of the KPAUK
UK, KAZAKHSTAN, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, 10 November 2020 – A series of trainings and interactive sessions on commercialisation of scientific research, developing professional skills, career growth, book publishing and mechanisms of attracting talented Kazakh youth from abroad were hosted to mark the third anniversary of the Kazakhstan PhD Association in the UK (the Association).
During the plenary session, Erlan Idrissov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the UK and Mentor of the Association, noted the importance of supporting the initiatives of young scientists and stressed that building human capital remains the top priority of Kazakhstan's leadership.
Speakers of the event included Akylbek Kamaldinov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Canada; Kenzhebek Ibrashev, Rector of the Kazakh-British Technical University (KBTU); Eric Lawrie, Director of British Council Kazakhstan; Serik Shakarim, CEO of Seedstars Kazakhstan; and Elmira Obry, Acting CEO of the Bureau for Continuing Professional Development of the Astana International Financial Centre (BCPD). They expressed readiness to cooperate with the Association and spoke in detail about their opportunities in attracting and developing scientific potential and innovation ecosystem in Kazakhstan.
Aliya Sembayeva, President of the Association and PhD student in Organic Chemistry at the University of Liverpool, informed the audience about the consistent geographical expansion of the Association which now includes Kazakh scientists in Canada and Australia. The Association's Ambassador to Canada Madina Junussova brought forward a proposal to create a Kazakh-Canadian mentorship platform to support young scientists in Kazakhstan with the involvement of experienced Canadian scientists.
The training series to mark the anniversary of the Association took place from 10 to 12 November and cover the following topics:
- inspiring entrepreneurial thinking and commercialisation of scientific research;
- career and research collaboration opportunities in Central Asia;
- book publishing;
- market opportunity.
Speakers and trainers included: Mr Shakarim, CEO of Seedstars Kazakhstan; Ilyas Ospanov, CEO of QazInnovations; Abdilda Shamenov, President of the Alliance of Technology Commercialisation Professionals; Jurek Sikorski, Executive Director of the Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship; Oleg Metzik, Head of Kazakhstan's Atlas of New Professions project; Gulmira Raissova, Chair of the Coordinating Council of the HR Association of Kazakhstan; representatives of the Satbayev University, KBTU and the University of Central Asia, as well as British and Kazakh editors and authors in the field of public policy.
Sponsor of the event: Nursultan Nazarbayev Foundation
Kazakhstan PhD Association in the UK was established in November 2017. Its main goal is to exchange scientific knowledge and experience, develop cooperation with businesses in tackling production problems and implementing scientific research results. It is the largest association of Kazakh scientists abroad that includes more than 100 researchers – Kazakh citizens who participate in scientific projects in technical and engineering disciplines, medicine, biotechnology, business sciences, humanities and social sciences.
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        open(callback?: (err?: string) => void): void;
        write(buffer: any, callback?: (err: string, bytesWritten: number) => void): void
        pause(): void;
        resume(): void;
        disconnected(err: Error): void;
        close(callback?: (err: any) => void): void;
        flush(callback?: (err: any) => void): void;
        set(options: SerialPort.SetOptions, callback: () => void): void;
        drain(callback?: (err: any) => void): void;
        update(options: SerialPort.UpdateOptions, callback?: () => void): void;
        static list(callback: (err: string, ports: SerialPort.PortConfig[]) => void): void;
        static parsers: {
            readline: (delimiter: string) => void,
            raw: (emitter: any, buffer: string) => void
        };
    }
    namespace SerialPort {
        interface PortOptions {
            baudRate?: number;
            autoOpen?: boolean;
            parity?: string;
            xon?: boolean;
            xoff?: boolean;
            xany?: boolean;
            rtscts?: boolean;
            hupcl?: boolean;
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