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What Will the Next World Look Like?
by Susan Gammage | Jul 18, 2014 | Death, Tests and Difficulties | 0 comments
We're lucky in the Baha'i Faith – for the first time in religious history, the Teachings of our Faith have a lot to tell us about what comes next . . . after we die. Let's have a look!
God loves us so much, He's promised we'll never die, and that if we love Him, we'll find Him in the realm of glory:
Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth not; wherefore fearest thou thy perishing? Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished; why dost thou dread extinction? Thou art My glory and My glory fadeth not; thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn. Abide then in thy love for Me, that thou mayest find Me in the realm of glory. (Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, Arabic 14)
It's impossible to describe the nature of the soul after death:
The nature of the soul after death can never be described, nor is it meet and permissible to reveal its whole character to the eyes of men. (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 156)
Therefore, know thou that the True One possesseth invisible worlds which human meditation is unable to comprehend and the intellect of man hath no power to imagine. When thou wilt purify and clarify thy spiritual nostrils from every worldly moisture, then thou wilt inhale the holy fragrances diffusing from the merciful gardens of these worlds. (Abdu'l-Baha, Baha'i World Faith, p. 392)
We can't begin to imagine what it looks like:
There's a lot we don't know, which is a protection for us:
If any man be told that which hath been ordained for such a soul in the worlds of God, the Lord of the throne on high and of earth below, his whole being will instantly blaze out in his great longing to attain that most exalted, that sanctified and resplendent station. (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 156)
The mysteries of man's physical death and of his return have not been divulged, and still remain unread. By the righteousness of God! Were they to be revealed, they would evoke such fear and sorrow that some would perish, while others would be so filled with gladness as to wish for death, and beseech, with unceasing longing, the one true God—exalted be His glory—to hasten their end … As to those that have tasted of the fruit of man's earthly existence, which is the recognition of the one true God, exalted be His glory, their life hereafter is such as We are unable to describe. (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 344-345)
The next life is as different from this one, as was our lives in our mother's wombs.
You ask an explanation of what happens to us after we leave this world: This is a question which none of the Prophets have ever answered in detail, for the very simple reason that you cannot convert to a person's mind something entirely different from everything they have ever experienced. 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave the wonderful example of the relation of this life to the next life being like the child in the womb; it develops eyes, ears, hands, feet, a tongue, and yet it has nothing to see or hear, it cannot walk or grasp things or speak; all these faculties it is developing for this world. If you tried to explain to an embryo what this world is like could never understand- but it understands when it is born, and its faculties can be used. So we cannot picture our state in the next world. All we know is that our consciousness, our personality, endures in some new state, and that that world is as much better than this one as this one is better than the dark womb of our mother was. (Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance, p. 208-209)
The world beyond is as different from this world as this world is different from that of the child while still in the womb of its mother. (Adib Taherzadeh, The Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 19)
When the ladies asked 'Abdu'l-Bahá about immortality, He gave a short talk on the spiritual world, summarizing by saying: "the unborn child would deny the existence of this world for the reason that he knows nothing of it and the best condition to him is the world of the womb, the best food his nourishment, there. He could not visualize this world. But when he is born and arrives at understanding, he sees what a beautiful world this is. So with the spiritual kingdom. The people of this world cannot comprehend the conditions of that immortal world, but, when they reach it, they see that this, in comparison, is just like the world of the womb. The unborn child says: this is the best world. I am quite satisfied with it. I must not leave it. (Earl Redman, 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Their Midst, p. 24)
Just as we discovered our parents when we were born into this world, we'll discover 'Abdu'l-Bahá and his role as our heavenly father in the next:
This world is not much of a place for the realization of truth. This world is but the womb of the world of reality. Twins in the matrix may even embrace each other without knowing what they do. They are in darkness and cannot know their relationship to their mother who nourishes them, or their father who cares for them and provides for them. However, when they are born out of the world of darkness and live in this world, they realize each other and become assured that they have a father and a mother. So will you become assured when you enter the world of light and then you will realize how great is my fatherhood for you. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Divine Philosophy, p. 112-113)
If we truly knew what was in store for us, none of us would want to remain in this world:
If any man be told that which hath been ordained for such a soul in the worlds of God, the Lord of the throne on high and of earth below, his whole being will instantly blaze out in his great longing to attain that most exalted, that sanctified and resplendent station…. The nature of the soul after death can never be described, nor is it meet and permissible to reveal its whole character to the eyes of men. (Adib Taherzadeh, The Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 19)
Only God is qualified to make that decision, but we know that it's dependent on 2 things: When we outgrow our physical form, and when we are ready to reap the fruit of our spiritual development:
Man is destined by God to undergo a spiritual development that extends throughout eternity. His life upon this earth is only the first stage of that development. When we outgrow our physical form, and are considered by God ready to reap the fruit of our spiritual development, we proceed to the other world. We term it death only because of our short sightedness. A more proper term would be 'a more abundant life.' it is a forward step we have taken. (Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance, p. 203-204)
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What will we look like?
We won't need our bodies in the next world:
As at the time of death, the real and eternal self of man, his soul, abandons its physical garment to soar in the realms of God, we may compare the body to a vehicle which has been used for the journey through earthly life and no longer needed once the destination has been reached. (Universal House of Justice, Lights of Guidance, p. 201)
God will give us a form that better suits us:
When the soul attaineth the Presence of God, it will assume the form that best befitteth its immortality and is worthy of its celestial habitation. (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 157)
Our souls will take on a heavenly form, made up of elements of that heavenly realm:
The answer to the third question is this, that in the other world the human reality doth not assume a physical form, rather doth it take on a heavenly form, made up of elements of that heavenly realm. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 194)
We will retain our individuality but our soul will be exclusively luminous; a dazzling pencil of light; a celestial orb of brightness.
You will retain your individuality and will not be swallowed up in one vast spirit. Concerning the condition of the human soul after its ascension from the material world: the essence of the human soul is clarified from material substances and purified from the embodiment of physical things. It is exclusively luminous; it has no body; it is a dazzling pencil of light; it is a celestial orb of brightness. (Abdu'l-Baha, The Eternal Quest For God, p 218)
Where is the next world?
Where exactly is the next world? It's right here with us, yet we are completely unaware of it:
The souls of the children of the Kingdom, after their separation from the body, ascend unto the realm of everlasting life. But if ye ask as to the place, know ye that the world of existence is a single world, although its stations are various and distinct.
For example, the mineral life occupieth its own plane, but a mineral entity is without any awareness at all of the vegetable kingdom, and indeed, with its inner tongue denieth that there is any such kingdom. In the same way, a vegetable entity knoweth nothing of the animal world, remaining completely heedless and ignorant thereof, for the stage of the animal is higher than that of the vegetable, and the vegetable is veiled from the animal world and inwardly denieth the existence of that world — all this while animal, vegetable and mineral dwell together in the one world.
In the same way the animal remaineth totally unaware of that power of the human mind which graspeth universal ideas and layeth bare the secrets of creation — so that a man who liveth in the east can make plans and arrangements for the west; can unravel mysteries; although located on the continent of Europe can discover America; although sited on the earth can lay hold of the inner realities of the stars of heaven. Of this power of discovery which belongeth to the human mind, this power which can grasp abstract and universal ideas, the animal remaineth totally ignorant, and indeed denieth its existence.
In the same way, the denizens of this earth are completely unaware of the world of the Kingdom and deny the existence thereof. They ask, for example: 'Where is the Kingdom? Where is the Lord of the Kingdom?' These people are even as the mineral and the vegetable, who know nothing whatever of the animal and the human realm; they see it not; they find it not. Yet the mineral and vegetable, the animal and man, are all living here together in this world of existence. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 193-194)
God is not "up there somewhere", but closer to us than our life-vein:
Meditate on what the poet hath written: "Wonder not, if my Best-Beloved be closer to me than mine own self; wonder at this, that I, despite such nearness, should still be so far from Him." . . . Considering what God hath revealed, that "We are closer to man than his life-vein," the poet hath, in allusion to this verse, stated that, though the revelation of my Best-Beloved hath so permeated my being that He is closer to me than my life-vein," yet, notwithstanding my certitude of its reality and my recognition of my station, I am still so far removed from Him. (Bahá'u'lláh, Baha'i World Faith, p. 97)
Going on to the next world will be like a baby in the womb being born into this world:
It is similar to the condition of a human being in the womb, where his eyes are veiled, and all things are hidden away from him. Once he is born out of the uterine world and entereth this life, he findeth it, with relation to that of the womb, to be a place of perceptions and discoveries, and he observeth all things through his outer eye. In the same way, once he hath departed this life, he will behold, in that world whatsoever was hidden from him here: but there he will look upon and comprehend all things with his inner eye. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 170)
What does the next world look like?
There is no time or space in the next world:
For the Kingdom of God is sanctified (or free) from time and place; it is another world and another universe. ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá v1, p. 205-206)
We'll be free from trouble:
Herein there is no death, no trouble nor burden. (Bahá'í Scriptures, p. 174)
We'll be free from tests and trials:
As to the second question: the tests and trials of God take place in this world, not in the world of the Kingdom. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 194)
We'll be independent of all infirmities and bodily ailments:
Know thou that the soul of man is exalted above, and is independent of all infirmities of body or mind. That a sick person showeth signs of weakness is due to the hindrances that interpose themselves between his soul and his body, for the soul itself remaineth unaffected by any bodily ailments. (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 153)
We'll remember our past:
Man can certainly recall past experiences in his evolution, and even when his soul leaves this world it will still remember its past. (Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance, p. 113)
We'll have our intelligence, our reasoning power, our knowledge and scientific achievements:
The intelligence of man, his reasoning powers, his knowledge, his scientific achievements, all these being manifestations of the spirit, partake of the inevitable law of spiritual progress and are, therefore, of necessity, immortal. ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 89)
We'll be endowed with tremendous power and influence and will rejoice with exceeding gladness:
Consider the light of the lamp. Though an external object may interfere with its radiance, the light itself continueth to shine with undiminished power. In like manner, every malady afflicting the body of man is an impediment that preventeth the soul from manifesting its inherent might and power. When it leaveth the body, however, it will evince such ascendancy, and reveal such influence as no force on earth can equal. Every pure, every refined and sanctified soul will be endowed with tremendous power, and shall rejoice with exceeding gladness. (Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 153-155)
We'll be able to ask God to intercede on behalf of others:
It is certain that those who are near the Divine Court are allowed to intercede, and this intercession is approved by God. But intercession in the other world is not like intercession in this world. It is another thing, another reality, which cannot be expressed in words. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 231)
We'll be free:
Now is she free; delivered from her chains of care and sorrow; safe from all the suffering and pain, released from the ills of this nether world. She rolled up and packed away the years of longing for her mighty Father, and for Him, her loving and well-favoured Brother, and departed to her abode in the midmost heart of the Heavens. (Bahiyyih Khanum, p. 25)
We'll be like a bird, freed from a small and gloomy cage; soaring in a world which is spacious, illumined, and ever gay and jubilant:
That beloved child addresseth thee from the hidden world: "O thou kind Mother, thank divine Providence that I have been freed from a small and gloomy cage and, like the birds of the meadows, have soared to the divine world—a world which is spacious, illumined, and ever gay and jubilant. Therefore, lament not, O Mother, and be not grieved; I am not of the lost, nor have I been obliterated and destroyed. I have shaken off the mortal form and have raised my banner in this spiritual world. Following this separation is everlasting companionship. Thou shalt find me in the heaven of the Lord, immersed in an ocean of light." ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 201)
The Maids of Heaven will circle around us; the Prophets of God and His chosen ones will seek our companionship and we will be able to tell them everything we've been made to endure in the path of God:
The Maids of Heaven, inmates of the loftiest mansions, will circle around it, and the Prophets of God and His chosen ones will seek its companionship. With them that soul will freely converse, and will recount unto them that which it hath been made to endure in the path of God, the Lord of all worlds. (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 155)
Who you'll meet in the afterlife
Will we meet our loved ones in the next world? Most definitely!
And know thou for a certainty, that in the divine worlds, the spiritual beloved ones (believers) will recognize each other, and will seek union (with each other), but a spiritual union. Likewise, a love that one may have entertained for any one will not be forgotten in the world of the Kingdom. Likewise, thou wilt not forget (there) the life that thou hast had in the material world. ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá v1, p. 205-206)
We'll be able to see souls that are above, below and on par with ourselves:
The interposed veil will be lifted away and the human spirit will gaze upon souls that are above, below, and on a par with itself. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 170)
How soon after we die depends on their respective stations:
She wished to know whether one would be re-united with those who had gone before immediately after death. Abdu'l-Bahá answered that this would depend upon the respective stations of the two. If both had the same degree of development, they would be re-united immediately after death. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Abdu'l-Bahá in London, p. 73)
How will we recognize each other without a body? By their individualities and characteristics:
The question was then asked as to how it would be possible with no material bodies or environment to recognize different entities and characters, when all would be in the same conditions and on the same plane of existence. 'Abdu'l-Bahá said if several people look into a mirror at the same moment, they behold all the different personalities, their characteristics and movements; the glass of the mirror into which they look is one. In your mind you have a variety of thoughts, but all these thoughts are separate and distinct. Also you may perhaps have hundreds of friends; but when you call them before your memory you do not confuse them one with another: each one is separate and distinct, having their own individualities and characteristics. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Abdu'l-Bahá in London, p. 74-75)
And this time, our reunion will be for all of eternity:
O thou beloved maid-servant of God, although the loss of a son is indeed heart-breaking and beyond the limits of human endurance, yet one who knoweth and understandeth is assured that the son hath not been lost but, rather, hast stepped from this world into another, and she will find him in the divine realm. That reunion shall be for eternity. ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 201)
But concerning the spirit, know that thy pure son shall be with thee in the Kingdom of God and thou shalt witness his smiling face, illumined brow, handsome spirit and real happiness. Accordingly, thou wilt then be comforted and thank God for His favor upon thee. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablets of Abdu'l-Bahá v1, p. 85-86)
When two people, husband and wife for instance, have been completely united in this life their souls being as one soul, then after one of them has passed away, this union of heart and soul would remain unbroken. ('Abdu'l-Bahá, 'Abdu'l-Bahá in London, p. 75)
What will we do there?
We will make discoveries:
As to thy question regarding discoveries made by the soul after it hath put off its human form: certainly, that world is a world of perceptions and discoveries. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 170)
We will be of service:
Learn well this Tablet, O Ahmad. Chant it during thy days and withhold not thyself therefrom. For verily, God hath ordained for the one who chants it, the reward of a hundred martyrs and a service in both worlds. These favors have We bestowed upon thee as a bounty on Our part and a mercy from Our presence, that thou mayest be of those who are grateful. (Bahá'u'lláh, Baha'i Prayers, p. 211)
We will provide the leaven for this world, furnishing the power through which the arts and wonders of the world are made manifest:
Such a soul provideth, at the bidding of the Ideal King and Divine Educator, the pure leaven that leaveneth the world of being, and furnisheth the power through which the arts and wonders of the world are made manifest. (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 161)
We will be able to teach those who've departed from this life without hearing of the Faith:
Asked whether it was possible through faith and love to bring the New Revelation to the knowledge of those who have departed from this life without hearing of it, 'Abdu'l-Bahá replied: — "Yes, surely! since sincere prayer always has its effect, and it has a great influence in the other world. We are never cut off from those who are there. The real and genuine influence is not in this world but in that other." (Notes of Mary Hanford Ford: Paris, 1911 found in Dr. J.E. Esslemont, Baha'u'llah and the New Era, p. 194)
How do we make progress in the next world?
There are three ways to progress in the next world:
through the bounty and grace of God
through the prayers of others
through charitable works performed in our names.
The progress of man's spirit in the divine world, after the severance of its connection with the body of dust, is through the bounty and grace of the Lord alone, or through the intercession and the sincere prayers of other human souls, or through the charities and important good works which are performed in its name. ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 239)
Those who've died in sin and those who don't believe, can still make progress in the next world:
It is even possible that the condition of those who have died in sin and unbelief may become changed — that is to say, they may become the object of pardon through the bounty of God, not through His justice — for bounty is giving without desert, and justice is giving what is deserved. As we have power to pray for these souls here, so likewise we shall possess the same power in the other world, which is the Kingdom of God. Are not all the people in that world the creatures of God? Therefore, in that world also they can make progress. As here they can receive light by their supplications, there also they can plead for forgiveness and receive light through entreaties and supplications. Thus as souls in this world, through the help of the supplications, the entreaties and the prayers of the holy ones, can acquire development, so is it the same after death. Through their own prayers and supplications they can also progress, more especially when they are the object of the intercession of the Holy Manifestations. (Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 232)
Children can pray for their parent's progress:
Also a father and mother endure the greatest troubles and hardships for their children; and often when the children have reached the age of maturity, the parents pass on to the other world. Rarely does it happen that a father and mother in this world see the reward of the care and trouble they have undergone for their children. Therefore, children, in return for this care and trouble, must show forth charity and beneficence, and must implore pardon and forgiveness for their parents. So you ought, in return for the love and kindness shown you by your father, to give to the poor for his sake, with greatest submission and humility implore pardon and remission of sins, and ask for the supreme mercy. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 231-232)
Angels and Holy Souls
Who are the "holy souls" and how do I know if I'll be one? 'Abdu'l-Bahá gives us some characteristics and effects:
. . . with sincere intentions, good designs, useful advices, divine moralities, beautiful actions, spiritual qualities, educating the public, guiding the souls of mankind, diffusing spiritual fragrances, explaining divine illustrations, showing convincing proofs and doing charitable deeds. When the holy souls, through the angelic power, will arise to show forth these celestial characteristics, establishing a band of harmony, each of these souls shall be regarded as one thousand persons and the waves of this greatest ocean shall be considered as the army of the hosts of the Supreme Concourse. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Baha'i World Faith, p. 401)
We seldom think of ourselves as angels, but we are all potential angels when we sever ourselves from the things of this world and attach our hearts to God:
Angels are also those holy souls who have severed attachment to the earthly world, who are free from the fetters of self and passion and who have attached their hearts to the divine realm and the merciful kingdom. (Abdu'l-Bahá, Baha'i World Faith, p. 409)
We're promised that holy souls are promised the gift of intercession. This means that they will be able to intervene or negotiate on behalf of others:
But the holy souls are promised the gift of intercession. ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá v1, p. 205-206)
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Video files which do not conform to these requirements (to the codec, container or frame size) would need to be transcoded (modified) prior to being uploaded to izi.TRAVEL CMS.
There are a number of programs for converting video from one format into another. In this document, we will discuss the simplest actions involved in video transcoding with the free app HandBrake.
Source – button for loading the original video.
Start – button for starting the coding process.
Toggle Presets – call up the list of coding settings presets.
File – file path and name of the original file.
Browse –button for calling up the standard dialog specifying the file path and name of the final video file.
Format – list of the available video coding formats.
Video Codec – list of available codecs.
Framerate (FPS) – setting the frame frequency of the original video.
Picture Settings – status line of the input and output video parameters.
izi.TRAVEL CMS supports H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC video with a resolution up to 1280×720. Therefore, when setting the video coding parameters, it is necessary to conform to these values.
Step 1. Tap the Source button 1 and select the video file to be converted from the opened standard dialog.
Step 2. Tap the Browse button 6 and specify the converted video's name and save location.
The frame size should not exceed 720 pixels on the short side (720 p).
If the frame size does not exceed 720 pixels on the short side, the size does not need to be changed; just conversion will be sufficient.
If, however, the frame size exceeds 720 pixels on the short side, the conversion would need to be accompanied by resizing.
Step 1. Tap the Toggle Presets button.
Step 2. From the list, select the Normal preset.
Framerate (FPS): Same as source.
Picture Settings: Source and Output parameters are identical.
Step 3: Tap the Start button.
Video conversion starts. During this process, information about the performed operations and progress bar will be displayed in the lower part of the window.
The final video file will be placed according to the file path indicated in the File entry. Check its size. It should not exceed 50 MB. If the file size exceeds 50 MB, it cannot be used in the mobile audio guides. In such a case, you would need to either shorten the video duration by deleting certain fragments or reduce the video frame size.
Step 2. From the list, select either the "iPad" preset or another one with a suitable frame resolution (no larger than 720 p).
The frame dimensions determined by the selected preset are shown in the lower part of the app screen.
Picture Settings: the Output parameter has a value less than or equal to 720 p.
Step 4. To start converting, tap the Start button.
The final video file will be placed according to the file path indicated in the File entry. Check the size of the final video file. It should not exceed 50 MB. If the file size exceeds 50 MB, it cannot be used in the mobile audio guides. In such a case, you would need to either shorten the video duration by deleting certain fragments or reduce the video frame size.


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Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw
Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw Vitamins
Vitamins in Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw
A Vitamin is a vital nutrient that an organism requires in small quantities. We get vitamins from food because our body does not produce enough of them (or none at all). Vitamins are essential nutrients found in foods that contribute to a healthy life.
Vitamin B-3 (6.81 mg), Vitamin A (6 IU) and Vitamin B-9 (4 mg) are some of the vitamins present in Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw.
Vitamin A is a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds, that includes retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and several provitamin A carotenoids. 6 IU of Vitamin A can be found on every 100 grams of Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw, the 0% of the total daily recommended Vitamin A intake.
Vitamin B6 ensures that metabolic processes such as fat and protein metabolism run smoothly, and is important for immune system function in older individuals. In 100 grams of Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw, you can find 0.6 milligrams of Vitamin B6. It provides the 32% of the daily recommended value for the average adult.
Vitamin B12, also known as cyanocobalamin, is a water-soluble nutrient that is part of the B vitamin family. Vitamin B12 is important to DNA synthesis and maintaining healthy nerve cells. 100 grams of Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw contains 1.68 micrograms of Vitamin B12, that's the 28% of the daily recommended value for an adult.
Vitamin E deficiency is rare, Symptoms include greasy stools, chronic diarrhea and an inability to secrete bile. Vitamin E have a positive effect on immune health, protect against the oxidative damage and have preventive effects against cancer. 0.25 milligrams of Vitamin E can be found on every 100 grams of Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw, the 2% of the total daily recommended Vitamin E intake.
Vitamin K is a group of chemically related fat-soluble compounds known as naphthoquinones. This group includes vitamins K, K1, K3 and K3. It is found in plants and is the primary source of vitamin K that humans obtain through foods. 100 grams of Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw contains 1.5 micrograms of Vitamin K, that's the 2% of the daily recommended value for an adult.
Vitamin B-1 acts as a cofactor for the metabolism of carbohydrates, helping turn starch and sugar into the energy our bodies need, and plays an important role in nerve transmission. 0.06 milligrams of Vitamin B1 can be found on every 100 grams of Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw, the 4% of the total daily recommended Vitamin B1 intake.
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), is a water-soluble vitamin present in most animal and plant tissues. It is one of the essential B vitamins, known to help support adrenal function, help calm and maintain a healthy nervous system. 100 grams of Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw contains 0.18 milligrams of Vitamin B-2, that's the 34% of the daily recommended value for an adult.
Vitamin B3 is actually made up of niacin. It is a water-soluble nutrient that is part of the B vitamin family. B vitamins help to support adrenal function and maintain a healthy nervous system. 100 grams of Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw contains 6.81 milligrams of Vitamin B-3, that's the 34% of the daily recommended value for an adult.
Vitamin B5 is known as pantothenic, this names derives from the Greek word pantothen, meaning "from everywhere", reflecting the fact that small amounts of pantothenic acid can be found in nearly every food. 0.34 milligrams of Vitamin B5 can be found on every 100 grams of Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw, the 3% of the total daily recommended Vitamin B-5 intake.
Folic acid (Vitamin B9) may help protect against cancers of the lung, colon, and cervix. And may help slow memory decline associated with aging. Pregnant women have an increased need for folic acid. In 100 grams of Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw, you can find 4 micrograms of Vitamin B9. It provides the 1% of the daily recommended value for the average adult.
Beef, New Zealand, imported, bolar blade, separable lean only, raw Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef, round, eye of round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, broiled Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, raw Beef, flank, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef, flank, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled Beef, rib eye, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw

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Some 630,000 Algerians residing in France headed to the polls under tight security this week to elect their own representatives to the new Algerian parliament. The vote marks the first time that the expatriate community has been able to elect its own representatives. But unlike the November 1995 presidential election, when voters thronged polling places in Paris, this week's vote has generated little enthusiasm.
"I just don't believe in this election. Algeria has a dictatorship, and the vote won't change anything," says Aissa, an Algerian student living in Paris, who asked that his family name not be used.
"I've seen the campaign posters, but I have no idea who the candidates are. There are too many parties, and no one knows who is who," he adds, explaining his decision not to go to the polls this time.
Algerians living abroad will elect eight of the 380 seats in the National Assembly; four are in France, where most Algerian expatriates live.
Ballot centers in Paris, as well as other major French cities such as Lille and Marseilles, opened June 2 and will remain open through the vote in Algeria June 5. Fourteen parties are represented, but few candidates have name recognition in Paris.
Many in France's Algerian community fled the violence that has killed more than 60,000 people in Algeria, a former French colony. A wave of bombing attacks in Paris and other French cities last year linked to Algerian terrorists has left the French capital on alert, especially during Algerian elections this week. Police and riot squads are a strong presence in and around polling places.
Meanwhile, France's June 1 vote, which returned the Socialists to power, met with a cool reception in Algeria's official circles. "The return to power of the Socialist Party does not bode well [for Franco-Algerian relations]," editorialized the Algerian daily El Watan, which blames Socialists for encouraging the development of expatriate groups in France that it deems subversive.


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Q: Expand/Collapse button in a Silverlight DataGrid I am using a RowDetailsTemplate in a Silverlight DataGrid to show row details. Setting RowDetailsVisibilityMode="VisibleWhenSelected" does not give a good user experience (only one row can be expanded at a time, all rows cannot be collapsed). What's the easiest way to add an expand/collapse button on each row so that the rows can be expanded/collapsed independently?

A: I've been meaning to blog my solution to this.
I set the grid RowDetailsVisibilityMode to Collapsed and use a DataGridTemplateColumn with a styled ToggleButton in it to toggle the row visibility.
The toggle button can be wired up to toggle the row visibility using either binding or through a TriggerAction.
Binding has to be done in code-behind since you are trying to bind ToggleButton.IsChecked to an element that is generated and does not exist in XAML (DataGridRow.DetailsVisibility)
(This will be allowed in SL5 with a stronger RelativeSource binding)
For both solutions I have this extension method in a helper class:
    /// <summary>
    /// Walk up the VisualTree, returning first parent object of the type supplied as type parameter
    /// </summary>
    public static T FindAncestor<T>(this DependencyObject obj) where T : DependencyObject
    {
        while (obj != null)
        {
            T o = obj as T;
            if (o != null)
                return o;

            obj = VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(obj);
        }
        return null;
    }

For code-behind binding method:
    private void ToggleButton_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        ToggleButton button = sender as ToggleButton;
        DataGridRow row = button.FindAncestor<DataGridRow>();  //Custom Extension
        row.SetBinding(DataGridRow.DetailsVisibilityProperty, new Binding()
        {
            Source = button,
            Path = new PropertyPath("IsChecked"),
            Converter = new VisibilityConverter(),
            Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay
        });
    }

For TriggerAction method:
public class ExpandRowAction : TriggerAction<ToggleButton>
{
    protected override void Invoke(object o)
    {
        var row = this.AssociatedObject.FindAncestor<DataGridRow>();
        if (row != null)
        {
            if (this.AssociatedObject.IsChecked == true)
                row.DetailsVisibility = Visibility.Visible;
            else
                row.DetailsVisibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
        }
    }
}

Then in XAML:
<sdk:DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
    <DataTemplate>
        <ToggleButton Style="{StaticResource PlusMinusToggleButtonStyle}" >
            <i:Interaction.Triggers>
                <i:EventTrigger EventName="Click">
                    <behaviors:ExpandRowAction/>
                </i:EventTrigger>
            </i:Interaction.Triggers>
        </ToggleButton>
    </DataTemplate>
</sdk:DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>

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China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu in retaliation for Houston
China said that its action against the US was necessary and legitimate.
Jul 24, 2020 · 11:09 am
This file photo taken on September 18, 2012 shows a Chinese paramilitary policeman gesturing to photographers at the entrance to the US consulate in Chengdu. | Goh Chai Hin/AFP
China on Friday ordered the United States to close its consulate in Chengdu city, less than a week after Beijing was asked to shut down its consulate in Houston, Texas, over allegations of espionage and unethical practices, AP reported.
China said that its retaliatory action against the US was necessary and legitimate. "The current situation in Chinese-US relations is not what China desires to see," the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement, according to the news agency. "The United States is responsible for all this. We once again urge the United States to immediately retract its wrong decision and create necessary conditions for bringing the bilateral relationship back on track."
The US consulate in Chengdu was established in 1985, according to the official website. The consulate has a staff strength of 200.
The US government had said that it had closed the Chinese consulate in Houston to protect American intellectual property and information. China had called the order an "unprecedented escalation" and accused the US of harassing Chinese diplomats and consular staff.
The relations between US and China have become increasingly strained amid the coronavirus pandemic, with President Donald Trump repeatedly blaming the country for the uncontrollable spread of the coronavirus.
On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that all free nations must come together to counter China's aggression and influence. Pompeo also accused China of breaching its international commitments on Hong Kong and South China sea.
US charges four Chinese nationals with visa fraud
The US on Thursday charged four Chinese with visa fraud for falsely declaring that they were members of the People's Liberation Army and applying for research permits. Three of them have been arrested.
"This is another part of the Chinese Communist Party's plan to take advantage of our open society and exploit academic institutions," Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers was quoted as saying in a statement. "We will continue to conduct this investigation together with the FBI."
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US synagogue siege: Two teenagers arrested in UK's Manchester city, FBI identifies gunman


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Q: Obtener parametros de URL y pasarlos a input Quiero obtener los parametros de la url al cargar la pagina en un input
he realizado 2 codigos diferentes y ningun logra obtener los parametros de la URL
**ejemplo de url https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk01o_e2LQtu- **
En este primer codigo me arroja el error [object HTMLInputElement]

   <input type="text" id="nomenclatura" name="nomenclatura" class="form-control" />

  <script>

      window.onload;

      const url = window.location.search;
      const urlParametro = new URLSearchParams(url);
      const parametro = urlParametro.get("parametro");
      const nomenclatura = document.getElementById("nomenclatura");
      nomenclatura.value = "nomenclatura: " + nomenclatura;

      alert(nomenclatura);

  </script>

En este segundo codigo no logro tomar los valores y ponerlos en el inpu
   <input type="text" id="nomenclatura" name="nomenclatura" class="form-control" />

  <script>

jQuery(document).ready(function($){
const valores = window.location.search;

//Mostramos los valores en consola:
console.log(valores);

//Creamos la instancia
const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(valores);

//Accedemos a los valores
var producto = urlParams.get('nomenclatura');

// Seleccionamos y agregamos val al input

var nomenclatura = document.getElementById("nomenclatura");
      nomenclatura.value = "nomenclatura: " + nomenclatura;

});

  </script>

A: En ambos ejemplos que colocaste:
  window.onload;

  const url = window.location.search;
  const urlParametro = new URLSearchParams(url);
  const parametro = urlParametro.get("parametro");
  const nomenclatura = document.getElementById("nomenclatura");
  nomenclatura.value = "nomenclatura: " + nomenclatura;

estás llenando el input "nomenclatura" con el valor equivocado, estás poniendo:
  nomenclatura.value = "nomenclatura: " + nomenclatura;

en vez de
  nomenclatura.value = "nomenclatura: " + parametro;

(basado en el primer ejemplo),
el código quedaría así:
  <input type="text" id="nomenclatura" name="nomenclatura" class="form-control" />

  <script>
  window.onload;

  const url = window.location.search;
  const urlParametro = new URLSearchParams(url);
  const parametro = urlParametro.get("editor_console");

  const nomenclatura = document.getElementById("nomenclatura");
  nomenclatura.value = "nomenclatura: " + parametro;
  </script>

Podrías ver el resultado que me dio, aquí: https://jsfiddle.net/zjq73txb/7/

A: Lo que pasa es que mandas llamar un parametro que no existe en la URL que pones de ejemplo, estás llamando el parámetro "parametro": const parametro = urlParametro.get("parametro");, cuando el único parámetro es el sxsrf.
Y en esta línea, estas queriendo imprimir un objeto dentro de la propiedad value del objeto nomenclatura: nomenclatura.value = "nomenclatura: " + nomenclatura;, lo cual no es posible y te marcará error en consola.
Por lo tanto, el código ya corregido sería este:
var params = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
var parametro = params.get('sxsrf');

var nomenclatura = document.getElementById("nomenclatura");
nomenclatura.value = "nomenclatura: " + parametro;
alert(parametro);

A: Ambos script me arrojan null y [object HTMLInputElement]

var params = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
var parametro = params.get('parametro');

var nomenclatura = document.getElementById("nomenclatura");
nomenclatura.value = "nomenclatura: " + parametro;

alert(parametro);

  nomenclatura.value = "nomenclatura: " + parametro;

alert(nomenclatura);

A:     <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function(e) {
        if(window.location.hash) {
          var hash = window.location.hash.substring(1);
          $("#folio").append(""+hash+"");
      } else {
          $("#folio").append("<p> No hay ningun hash en la URL </p>");
      }
    });
    </script>


Hugs for Hailey: Hailey's Hankies and other handmade things.
I love crafty people. People who can create. I have always wanted to be crafty, I have always tried. I have made a quilt for Hailey before and really liked how it turned out, but didn't like how long it to to make it. I used to stamp and make cards and I really liked that, but I didn't like the clean up and putting everything you need back in it's place. I love doing our necklaces and with it having a semi-permenant messy area in my house is helpful. When people are able to create things I find it amazing and I really envy them!
Hailey has a lot of special people in her life. One of those people is her 1 on 1 aid at School, Ms. Sallie. Hailey sees Ms. Sallie when Hailey goes to school and Ms. Sallie helps Hailey in every way. She pushes Hailey's wheelchair, she plays with Hailey and she makes sure Hailey is safe and happy. Since Hailey was put on muscle relaxers for her spasms she has been drooling a lot. She can not wipe it away herself so we are constantly doing it for her. Ms. Sallie helps Hailey do this while Hailey is as school. I had always just had Hailey take a kitchen towel to school with her. When Hailey got these for Christmas I said how useful & creative I thought they were to everyone I talked to that day. Now I have these all over my house!
Hailey also received some boot covers from Ms. Sallie and have come in handy with the temperatures dropping so low here.
Another gift Hailey received for Christmas is a knitted hat with a big pink flower on it and some AFO long boot covers.
I love how people have shared their talents with Hailey. We really appreciate it so much! Thank you!!


How much effort does it look like I put into that slide? Not much, right? It looks like I don't care about this presentation. Whether you are presenting to investors, your board, new staff, the community, or the local rec center, people won't care if they don't think you care. Best case, if I present very enthusiastically, they think I am lazy or don't know how to use computers. Worse case, they tune out (or leave) because they don't want to waste their time on a slipshod presentation.
Why even have a PowerPoint? It's to give your audience a visual representation of your main points, and thereby help you message sink in better. Does the slide I presented at the top of this page help you know what I am saying? No. Is it memorable? No. Does it draw you in? No. So why even have a PowerPoint?
A well designed PowerPoint shows that you take pride in your work. It shows competency, detail-orientation, and knowledge about presenting. Just like a lawyer doesn't go to court in sweatpants, you shouldn't present with a presentation that isn't professional.
So what could that slide have looked like? See it here, along with some of my other slide designs. Good design makes a big difference.
Does Your Training Need a Key Narrative?
One of the biggest problems with orientation programs (especially long orientation programs) is that it is unclear how all of the information fits together. If your learner has to make up their own connections, they will waste a lot of their limited memory space doing so, and learn less. Or they might not bother, and remember very little.
One easy way to help them pull it all together is to pick a key narrative that links your blocks. Key narratives are example families, clients, situations, or staff members (depending on who your learners will be working with) that are realistic to what they can expect on the job. Pick an example that is in the middle of the spectrum – not too difficult, but also not too simple.
For example, when teaching wraparound practitioners how to do wraparound, we used one example family for explaining how new points or skills worked, and one activity family for the learners to practice on. They became invested in these families – remembering their details and have a richer learning experience. They also had a common narrative to help them remember how strengths-based planning, the SNCD, and transition indicators all fit together.
A consistent example/activity family or client is a great tool if your learners will be working with clients or families. If not – who or what will they be working with? It is worth the extra effort to make one well rounded, realistic unit to work with.
Want to know more about building an orientation program? Check out my free ebook.
Once you have identified your guiding values and given your learners a decision making framework, it is time to start listing out what it is they need to know how to do.
A lot of people make the mistake of thinking trainings are about acquiring knowledge. That doesn't really work. Instead, we focus on what we want people to do, and give them the background and theory that they need to support those actions.
This is an area that a lot of programs get wrong. They front load their orientations with theory and background, and hope the skills will take care of themselves. This is backwards. Learning theory and personal experiences tell us that people remember things that they plan to use. People use skills that they believe are important. They will remember theory and background best in the context of skills.
I don't mean little skills like filling out forms and procedures for setting up appointments – those come with time on the job (and hopefully a structured on the job coaching system). I am talking about big skills. The second step is to make this big skill list – and make it comprehensive.
I go on about this topic, and the other 10 including examples, in my free ebook. If you are interested in making orientation programs, you should check it out.
Step 1 in my guide to creating an awesome orientation program is to identify your core values.
Whenever you are training new staff or volunteers, you have to keep in mind the fact that they will encounter situations for which they haven't been prepared. Someone will ask them to do something borderline, or they will have to make a quick decision about resources. At a minimum, they will be individualizing their work to the family/child/adult they are working with from minute to minute, because everyone is different.
Given that, the most important thing you can give your learners is a framework for making decisions.
What are the core values of your organization?
What are the guiding principles of the work?
What questions should your learners ask themselves to help them make decisions?
Make a list, and discuss it with your colleagues. This list will form the backbone of your orientation program, so it is critical that you get it right.
Identifying your core values and guiding questions is only the first step. Once they are identified, you are going to use them as threads to pull your whole program together. Want to read more? Check out my free ebook.
As someone who has created or completely remade a number of Orientation Programs for agencies large and small, I have learned a lot about the process. I have taken my mistakes, learning experiences, and setbacks, and distilled the lessons I have learned from them so that you can avoid making them yourself. After combining that with years of research, training, and evaluations, and I came up with a short ebook detailing the steps in the process. I am excited to share this resource with you.
I often have clients ask me if a given training would be better as an eLearning module or a live workshop. There are a lot of benefits to each approach, and some serious drawbacks.
eLearning modules are more convenient for a far flung or busy group of learners, but they lack a lot of the personalization that happens on the fly when a really good trainer has a feel for the room.
Live courses create better connections between learners and between the learners and the instructor, but they are inconvenient for some schedules, and require more resources.
The short answer is that offering both is usually (but not always) the ideal solution. Run a hands on class a few times a year (or however often is needed) for those who prefer that style or need extra help, and having eLearning modules available for those who need them. Even courses that need to be in person could usually have an online component, cutting down on in class time.
However, the real answer depends on 1) why they are having their learners take the trainings, 2) the availability of the learners, and 3) what learners have to do to prove their proficiency.
The first point is about understanding your goals for the training. For example, if you are just running a class to meet a requirement, and you don't care that much about anything else except proving you met that requirement, by all means make a quick eLearning module and move on. No point in wasting the resources on running live class after live class. Similarly, if you need your learners to be able to access the information over and over again on demand, make an eLearning.
The second point is about your demographics. If you live in a rural area and your staff are spread out over three counties and rarely come in to the office, you better save your live trainings for when you REALLY need them. Similarly, if you are working with volunteers, you will have more luck attracting a diverse volunteer force if your in-class training requirements are lower. On the other hand, a workforce that is already in the office all day can really benefit from live classes. They are convenient, and foster team building.
The third point is where it gets a little sticker. Next week, we'll look at topics that are not suited to eLearning.
I've said that Training belongs with Programming, and I had a lot of good reasons for that. Perhaps the most important is that trainings aren't supposed to be static. A strong training program is constantly evolving to better meet the needs of its learners.
I am not saying that you won't have meetings anymore (sorry). You probably do need to get together with your team and talk about why this is so important (building engagement before the training), and you probably should talk to your leadership team about how your processes and procedures could be modified to support strengths-based work better.
But the most important step is making sure your staff have the skills and believe they are the better way. And for that, you need training.


It is possible and fulfilling to spend the annual St. Patty's holiday sober. However, it takes more than the luck of the Irish. Of course, staying away from bars and outdoor festivals where drinking is prevalent is a given if you are new to recovery. Going to a meeting on March 17, even more than one if necessary, can stave off urges, boredom and loneliness. Nevertheless, many communities and organizations offer authentic, sober St. Patrick's Day experiences for family and friends in recovery.
Many groups host alcohol-free and family friendly St. Patrick's Day events. The celebrations feature food, Irish step dancers, musicians and activities that highlight the true culture of Ireland.
Frequently, community organizations plan 5Ks and other fitness challenges around March 17. You can help raise money for a good cause and participate in the ultimate healthy activity.
Most communities host an annual St. Patrick's Day parade or related event. Most parades lead to carnival like celebrations where you can enjoy authentic Irish cuisine from food trucks and shop for Irish crafts.
Create some new Irish-inspired traditions for yourself, friends and family. Plan a day with sober friends. Try your hand at making a new recipe such as Traditional Irish Stew. Go to your favorite meeting and get support from your recovery network. Play some Irish trivia games, create some Irish crafts, watch an Irish film or listen to Irish music. You can provide a safe, fun and sober space for your friends in recovery by celebrating true Irish culture.
Of course, everyone should remember to wear green on St. Patrick's Day to avoid getting pinched. That remains necessary. Enjoy a sober, festive and fun March 17 with your family and friends.


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Astérisque
New invariants in the theory of knots
Kauffman, Louis H.
On the Geometry of Differentiable Manifolds Rome, 23-27 juin 1986, Astérisque no. 163-164 (1988), p. 137-219
Zbl 0673.57007
@incollection{AST_1988__163-164__137_0,
author = {Kauffman, Louis H.},
title = {New invariants in the theory of knots},
booktitle = {On the Geometry of Differentiable Manifolds Rome, 23-27 juin 1986},
author = {Collectif},
series = {Ast\'erisque},
publisher = {Soci\'et\'e math\'ematique de France},
number = {163-164},
url = {http://www.numdam.org/item/AST_1988__163-164__137_0}
Kauffman, Louis H. New invariants in the theory of knots, in On the Geometry of Differentiable Manifolds Rome, 23-27 juin 1986, Astérisque, no. 163-164 (1988), pp. 137-219. http://www.numdam.org/item/AST_1988__163-164__137_0/
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