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Q: Error on defining hibernate xml file Hi every one I am trying to make small project with hibernate
I am using mysql
this is my hibernate.cfg.xml file
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<!--
  ~ Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
  ~
  ~ License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later.
  ~ See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
  -->
<!DOCTYPE hibernate-configuration PUBLIC
        "-//Hibernate/Hibernate Configuration DTD 3.0//EN"
        "http://www.hibernate.org/dtd/hibernate-configuration-3.0.dtd">

<hibernate-configuration>

    <session-factory>

        <!-- Database connection settings -->
        <!-- <property name="connection.driver_class">org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver</property>
                    <property name="connection.url">jdbc:hsqldb:hsql://localhost/TestDB</property> -->

        <property name="connection.driver_class">com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</property>
        <property name="connection.url">jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/hibernatedb</property>
        <property name="connection.username">root</property>
        <property name="connection.password">root</property>

        <!-- JDBC connection pool (use the built-in) -->
        <property name="connection.pool_size">1</property>

        <!-- SQL dialect -->
        <property name="dialect">
            org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect
        </property>

        <!-- Enable Hibernate's automatic session context management -->
        <property name="current_session_context_class">thread</property>

        <property name="cache.use_query_cache">true</property>
        <property name="cache.use_second_level_cache">true</property>
        <property name="cache.use_structured_entries">true</property>
        <property name="cache.region.factory_class">org.hibernate.cache.jcache.JCacheRegionFactory</property>
        <property name="net.sf.ehcache.configurationResourceName">/hibernate-config/ehcache.xml</property>
        <!-- Echo all executed SQL to stdout -->
        <property name="show_sql">true</property>

        <mapping resource="hibernate-config/domain/Event.hbm.xml"/>
        <mapping resource="hibernate-config/domain/Person.hbm.xml"/>
        <mapping resource="hibernate-config/domain/PhoneNumber.hbm.xml"/>
        <mapping resource="hibernate-config/domain/Account.hbm.xml"/>
        <mapping resource="hibernate-config/domain/HolidayCalendar.hbm.xml"/>

        <mapping resource="hibernate-config/domain/Item.hbm.xml"/>
<mapping class="com.hamada.hibernate.dto.UserDetails"></mapping>
    </session-factory>

</hibernate-configuration>

and this UserDetails.java file
package com.hamada.hibernate.dto;

import javax.persistence.Entity;
import javax.persistence.Id;

@Entity
public class UserDetails {

    @Id
    private int userId;
    private String userName;

    public int getUserId() {
        return userId;
    }

    public void setUserId(int userId) {
        this.userId = userId;
    }

    public String getUserName() {
        return userName;
    }

    public void setUserName(String userName) {
        this.userName = userName;
    }
}

also this is my main class
package com.hamada.hibernate;

import org.hibernate.Session;
import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
import org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration;

import com.hamada.hibernate.dto.UserDetails;

public class HibernateTest {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        UserDetails user=new UserDetails();
        user.setUserId(1);
        user.setUserName("Ahmed");
        SessionFactory sessionFactory=new Configuration().configure().buildSessionFactory();
        Session session=sessionFactory.openSession();
        session.beginTransaction();
        session.save(user);
        session.getTransaction().commit();
    }

}

when i run the program i got this error
Jun 08, 2016 2:17:06 AM org.hibernate.Version logVersion
INFO: HHH000412: Hibernate Core {5.2.0.Final}
Jun 08, 2016 2:17:06 AM org.hibernate.cfg.Environment <clinit>
INFO: HHH000206: hibernate.properties not found
Jun 08, 2016 2:17:06 AM org.hibernate.cfg.Environment buildBytecodeProvider
INFO: HHH000021: Bytecode provider name : javassist

Exception in thread "main" org.hibernate.service.spi.ServiceException: Unable to create requested service [org.hibernate.cache.spi.RegionFactory]
    at org.hibernate.service.internal.AbstractServiceRegistryImpl.createService(AbstractServiceRegistryImpl.java:244)
    at org.hibernate.service.internal.AbstractServiceRegistryImpl.initializeService(AbstractServiceRegistryImpl.java:208)
    at org.hibernate.service.internal.AbstractServiceRegistryImpl.getService(AbstractServiceRegistryImpl.java:189)
    at org.hibernate.boot.internal.MetadataBuilderImpl$MetadataBuildingOptionsImpl.<init>(MetadataBuilderImpl.java:663)
    at org.hibernate.boot.internal.MetadataBuilderImpl.<init>(MetadataBuilderImpl.java:127)
    at org.hibernate.boot.MetadataSources.getMetadataBuilder(MetadataSources.java:135)
    at org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration.buildSessionFactory(Configuration.java:654)
    at org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration.buildSessionFactory(Configuration.java:723)
    at com.hamada.hibernate.HibernateTest.main(HibernateTest.java:15)
Caused by: org.hibernate.boot.registry.selector.spi.StrategySelectionException: Unable to resolve name [org.hibernate.cache.jcache.JCacheRegionFactory] as strategy [org.hibernate.cache.spi.RegionFactory]
    at org.hibernate.boot.registry.selector.internal.StrategySelectorImpl.selectStrategyImplementor(StrategySelectorImpl.java:126)
    at org.hibernate.boot.registry.selector.internal.StrategySelectorImpl.resolveStrategy(StrategySelectorImpl.java:194)
    at org.hibernate.boot.registry.selector.internal.StrategySelectorImpl.resolveStrategy(StrategySelectorImpl.java:161)
    at org.hibernate.cache.internal.RegionFactoryInitiator.initiateService(RegionFactoryInitiator.java:67)
    at org.hibernate.cache.internal.RegionFactoryInitiator.initiateService(RegionFactoryInitiator.java:28)
    at org.hibernate.boot.registry.internal.StandardServiceRegistryImpl.initiateService(StandardServiceRegistryImpl.java:88)
    at org.hibernate.service.internal.AbstractServiceRegistryImpl.createService(AbstractServiceRegistryImpl.java:234)
    ... 8 more

A: JCacheRegionFactory is part of hibernate-jcache module which is not part of hibernate-core, you need to include it into your classpath/maven/gradle config

A: In your hibernate.cfg.xml, i see you have included some cache related properties, viz.
<property name="cache.use_query_cache">true</property>
<property name="cache.use_second_level_cache">true</property>
<property name="cache.use_structured_entries">true</property>
<property name="cache.region.factory_class">org.hibernate.cache.jcache.JCacheRegionFactory</property>
<property name="net.sf.ehcache.configurationResourceName">/hibernate-config/ehcache.xml</property>

From your question, I understand that you want to test a simple Hibernate demo project and for that if you do not need any cache functions, you comment out the above mentioned block of code. That way you will not receive the error again, as in this block of code you have included the JCacheRegionFactory and that is not present in the jars that you have used. [Here I am assuming you have included the jars present only inside the required folder of the hibernate release zip that you may have downloaded.]
Just in case, you need to include the cache code, then as @Arthur has already mentioned, you need to include the relevant file. As a starter, I can suggest that in your hibernate release version folder, you go to the path project/hibernate-jcache. There is a file named hibernate-jcache.gradle. Probably, you can try including that in your project and see if the error stops coming or not.

A: Thank you guys the problem is solved . The problem as i founded was that the application could not recognize the hibernate xml file then i just put it inside src folder directly and it is working after that


I've baked a cookbook. It's called On the Side and will be published by Bloomsbury on Thursday 4 May. I really hope you might consider buying it and (more importantly) if you do, that it becomes a much loved, thumbed and splattered part of your kitchen library.
There you go. I've been hovering over the keys for an hour or so trying to kick this off with something witty, but it seems that blunt and honest is the only way I can get going.
As the title suggests, it's a book of side dishes. Not one that tells you how to mash a potato or boil a carrot. Rather, the aim was for this to be a truly useful sourcebook of inspirational sides.
I've found only one other book on a similar theme: which seems extraordinary to me. The trimmings make up the majority of a meal; and though time and expense are generally directed elsewhere, when they're good, the sides are often the best thing on a plate.
There are 140 recipes covering the length and breadth of greens, leaves and herbs; vegetables and fruit; roots and tubers; and grains, pasta and rice. Each of the dishes go just that little extra step — maybe they've got a fancy sprinkle or unexpected seasoning, or they involve an ingredient you might not normally pick up. Whatever, the dish will elevate what you're eating, or inspire you to build a meal around it.
Browsing the recipes isn't the only way in to the book, though. At the back there's a comprehensive set of directories to point you towards sides to suit your centrepiece, should you already be fixed on it. Whether that's a chicken breast, BBQ'd pork, confit duck leg, S.E Asian-style curry, quiche, mushroom bake, calves brains or hare. Like I said: comprehensive.
Or, if you've a more modern approach to eating than meat and two veg, you could quite happily construct a meal from sides only. Each recipe finishes with a list of other recipes that it goes well with — the book is not short of page number cross referencing (the editors and indexer loved me).
From commission to publication day, it's been a two year process — if not hands-on all the time, then at the very least always on my mind. I'm not sure what I thought writing a cookbook would involve, but it's really not very glamorous. About sixty six percent of the time is spent washing up.
The best part was the photoshoot. The days spent creating the book with the photographer Joe Woodhouse and my ace assistant for the shoot, Elayna Rudolphy, were the kind of days I'd hoped for when leaving my previous career in law for one in food: hard work, full on, but legitimately full of cooking, creativity and fun.
Bloomsbury gave me a significant amount of freedom for both content and look of the food within On the Side (or, depending how you look at it, a long rope with which to hang myself), allowing me to do the 'food styling' and 'art direction', whatever that means. Every recipe is illustrated, which I hope people will be pleased with (because it was a load of work). And, thanks to Joe, the images are pretty much exactly as I envisaged: straightforward, natural, no fuss, beautiful.
Publishing a book provokes a strange set of emotions, with doubt currently the prevailing one. I'm sure I'll neither be able to take criticism gracefully, nor trust compliments if they come. Will it sell? Will people think it's useful? Will anyone read the painstakingly considered and constructed introduction and chapter outlines?
Whatever happens, I was beyond proud to receive and fondle the first hard copy, and I'm delighted that it's exactly the book I wanted to sit on my shelf for years to come, even if the rest of the print run ends up being pulped. Huge thanks to the skill and expertise of the Bloomsbury editorial team (Natalie, Lena, Laura, Alison) for making it happen.
Now go forth and support your local independent bookstore, or that evil yet remarkably useful Brazilian rainforest.
I'm afraid things will become a little self promotional on social media for a while, though I'll try and run this blog as per normal.
If you're interested, however, there'll be a number of events and demos through the summer and indeed rest of the year, which I'd love to see you at.
I'm popping-up at Salon in Brixton on 23 and 24 May. We'll be conjuring up a five course feasting menu inspired by the seasons, with a nod to the recipes On the Side. Expect inventive snacks, racy plating and the odd sharing platter. Tickets are £39 per person. Do come.
The good people of ace north London restaurant Season are letting me takeover their sides offering for the week commencing 5 June. Their honest approach to cooking is right up my street, and their menu is a perfect fit for On the Side. Check it out.
I've a sides session scheduled at Borough Market's demo kitchen on 7 June. 1pm to 2pm in Market Hall.
Abergavenny Food Festival, 16 & 17 September.
The list will grow, and I'll find somewhere sensible to store it.
Fist bumps and high fives to those of you who've read to the bottom.
p.s. aside from my snap of one of our shoot lunches above, these photos are all cutting room floor pics by Joe Woodhouse. Just imagine how fit the ones that made the book are.
Ed, Congratulations! What a fantastic idea! With your writing flair, imagination and palate, I just know I'll love it and use it. You always inspire me. Looking forward to catching up with you on the promotion tour.
i have your book and its wonderful – made me immediately want to cook everything. Also i read the introductions and the chapter intros too, just so you know!


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Council hires interim manager
Published 9:54 pm Monday, November 22, 2010
By Sarah Stultz
The Albert Lea City Council on Monday voted unanimously to hire former Austin City Manager Patrick McGarvey as the city's interim manager.
Patrick McGarvey
McGarvey, 69, of Mason City, Iowa, will work part time as manager until a long-term manager is selected.
It has been about four months since the position was vacated by former City Manager Jim Norman amid charges he misused the city credit card.
Albert Lea Mayor Vern Rasmussen said McGarvey is asking for about $45 an hour for his services. He will more than likely work a few days a week.
McGarvey worked as Austin city manager from 1992 to 2003 and has also worked as city administrator in North Liberty, Iowa, Lakeville and Chaska. He was also the city clerk in Bettendorf, Iowa, for 1 1/2 years.
He has a master's degree in public administration from the University of Iowa and a bachelor's degree in political science.
Sixth Ward Councilor Al "Minnow" Brooks said he has heard nothing but good reports about McGarvey from people at one of his former communities. Brooks noted that one person told him if the city wants to hire someone for a short amount of time who will get projects done, McGarvey would be the person for the job.
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Conflict Inspires Craft
Syrian Refugees Explore Weardale with Northern Heartlands
On Saturday 24th November Northern Heartlands' Community Facilitators Tariq and Anna invited a group of Syrian refugee families to see the Highlights Contemporary Craft Tour 2018 'Craft + Conflict' exhibition at St. Thomas' Church Hall in Stanhope; an exhibition of work by contemporary UK and international artists, on the theme of CONFLICT.
Tariq and Anna met the group several times earlier in the year to build relationships, find out more about their skills and interests, and to ensure they were comfortable attending an exhibition exploring such personally sensitive themes. It quickly became clear through these conversations that families were keen to attend and welcomed the opportunity to explore more of County Durham. Twenty-seven people got on the bus that morning; a bus that was full of song and laughter.
As part of the offer, Northern Heartlands invited families to take part in a workshop led by Morwenna Catt – an artist specialising in textiles – which ran alongside the exhibition. Using her evocative installation Sweethearts & Sandbags in Craft & Conflict as inspiration, Morwenna supported participants to create their own embroidered textile butterflies using both traditional and contemporary Syrian imagery and fabrics she had provided for them.
During the workshop, a sense of calm fell over the room. Faces were pictures of concentration; men, women and young people all focused on creating their individual designs.
Interestingly, although presented with an opportunity to create their own designs influenced by themes of conflict, no one decided to address these themes directly through their work, and instead, simply chose to create something they thought was beautiful.
Weardale-based writer and producer Caroline Beck took the opportunity to meet with the group for a second time and record responses to questions she asked them about their experience of Craft & Conflict, and crucially, home. These conversations will make up one of a series of podcasts Northern Heartlands has commissioned from Caroline, who's spent the past months inviting a number of well-known writers to Weardale and recording their impressions of our 'Great Place'. Watch this space!
We would like to thank Durham County Council's Housing Solutions team for their support on this project and give special thanks to Rawda Rashed (Refugee Resettlement Officer) for making communicating with everyone so easy on the day.
We're very much looking forward to seeing how our relationship develops with these Syrian families over the coming months, and where the next phase of this project takes us.


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Investigative journalist Ruth Hopkins exposes the reality of prison privatisation in The Misery Merchants
The Misery Merchants: Life and Death in a Private South African Prison by Ruth Hopkins is a hard-hitting exposé of G4S, the company running a private prison in Mangaung, South Africa.
Hopkins presents up-close encounters with prison gang members who run the prison, frank and revealing interviews with prisoners, and a unique insight into the minds of the warders on the torture squad.
This work was produced under the auspices of the Wits Justice Project (WJP), an investigative journalism project of the Journalism Department at Wits University.
The WJP investigates miscarriages of justice within the South African criminal justice system such as wrongful convictions, torture in prisons, prison conditions and other human rights abuses. The WJP's objective is to contribute towards the improvement of the criminal justice system in South Africa and its conformity with the Constitution and international law.
Watch a short trailer of the documentary Prison for Profit, which exposes the same facts as revealed in this book:
The Mangaung Prison opened in 2001 as South Africa's first privately run penitentiary. Its operator, the multi-billion-dollar British security firm G4S, promised the most humane treatment and the best facilities for its nearly 3,000 prisoners – and naturally at the lowest cost.
It soon became clear that this was mostly sales talk. Leaked surveillance videos and testimonies from guards and former prisoners reveal stories of excessive violence, neglect and unimaginable forms of torture.
Testimonials from whistleblowers and former prisoners, and the findings of investigative journalist Ruth Hopkins expose the reality of prison privatisation. Guards are underpaid, overworked and fear every day for their lives. Prisoners are a source of income, so rehabilitation isn't a priority.
Prison for Profit shows how this profit maximisation system works, and what happens when governmental tasks like detention are outsourced to powerful international corporations. And what are the negative consequences for society at large?
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National Trust Children's Book Festival: Celebrating Children's Fiction
by Katie Bond
Katie Bond is Publisher at the National Trust and previously worked as Publicity and Marketing Director at Bloomsbury. Ahead of the first National Trust Children's Book Festival in March, she explains the importance of bringing books alive for children to encourage and inspire them as the next generation of writers.
My Dad worked in publishing, pricing children's books as luck would have it, so raiding his briefcase after work almost always yielded books. I read my way through everything Collins published for children in the 1970s & 80s and am thrilled to have reissued 'Apple Pigs' by Ruth Orbach, my favourite picture book of that era, and finally met the author. I don't remember ever meeting an author until I met William Boyd on my first day working in publishing at Sinclair-Stevenson. His charm and eloquence brought his work even more vividly to life. Last year I was struck afresh by the disconnect between books and authors in children's minds when my 8 year-old daughter Ivy stared at me in amazement: "What, Jacqueline Wilson is alive? Now? A real person."
When I joined the National Trust as publisher in 2014, my top priority was launching a list of children's books (which we are now doing this spring with Nosy Crow) and starting a Children's Book Festival – www.nationaltrust.org.uk/kidsbookfest The National Trust has half a million family members and looks after 350 houses. Books and authors can play a powerful role in connecting children to British nature, wildlife, conservation and history – the core purpose of the Trust.
In 2016 we are celebrating 150 years of Beatrix Potter with the first ever National Trust Children's Book Festival at Wray Castle in the Lake District (4-6 March). We are hugely grateful to the children's authors and illustrators - Axel Scheffler, Cressida Cowell, Philip Ardagh, Benji Davies, Sophy Henn, Steve Antony, Jo Empson, Christopher Lloyd, Malcolm Judge, Phoenix Comics, Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton– who are taking part. What I hope is that many more National Trust properties will join in next year so that by 2018, children can follow up World Book Day at school with a nationwide National Trust Children's Festival Weekend. That connection with schools is at the heart of what we want to do. Our first children's book festival at Wray Castle begins on Friday 4th March with a schools day. None of the local primary schools has ever had an author visit so this will introduce every child to two authors, not to mention some fantastic Squirrel Nutkin raft-building and running around with our Rangers in the grounds of Wray Castle on the banks of Lake Windermere.
Why does it matter? Because talking about books brings reading alive and stimulates more reading. Adults flock to book groups, literary festivals, online chats and author Q&As. Meeting an author and asking a question creates a personal connection. I soon lost count of the number of people on Joanna Trollope's book tours who thanked her for understanding their predicament and felt that she was writing the book especially for them. For a child who is struggling to read, the charisma and humour of an author event and the power of a book personally dedicated and signed, can be the vital catalyst for enjoying that first book. For bookworms, meeting an author and realizing that people write books and talk about writing books for a job could be the lightbulb that heralds a new generation of writers.
Full programme and ticket booking for the National Trust Children's Book Festival are available at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/kidsbooksfest.
Children's authors and illustrators interested in taking part in future National Trust festivals should contact Katie.bond@nationaltrust.org.uk


FR. Gabriel was a few minutes late for his Saturday morning brunch with Bill and Kevin. Marg Tomey had just returned from a pilgrimage to Lourdes and Fatima with a fist full of rosaries and holy medals that she wanted blessed after Mass. She came prepared with a pre-Vatican II book of blessings that included exorcism rites. "For good measure," she said, winking at Fr. Gabriel, who was half the age of the weathered prayer-book.
I exorcise you so that you may put to flight all the power of the enemy, and be able to root out and supplant that enemy with his apostate angels, through the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will come to judge the living and the dead and the world by fire.
When he entered the front door, Kevin, who had been thumbing his smartphone, looked up and waved. Just then, Bill emerged from the washroom and sat down with Fr. Gabriel in perfect sync.
"I ordered for you," Kevin said in his usual, eager to please voice. Unlike most men turning thirty, he had a deep respect for the priesthood. In fact, he was considering it himself. Still single, Kevin had been discerning his vocation for the past year, becoming increasingly discontent as an accountant. He'd only had one serious relationship a few years ago, but it abruptly ended when his girlfriend thought he was taking religion too seriously. That crisis awakened something in his soul, and now he was ready to take a leap of faith.
As the waitress poured the men their coffees, Kevin wasted no time. "So," he said, quickly scanning the eyes and mood of his companions, "I've made a decision." Bill didn't bother to look up as he tore open one of the packages of cane sugar that he always supplied himself. "You're going to be a nun?" Bill muttered.
"I've been accepted to the seminary. I'm gonna do it." Kevin shot another glance around the table, seeking the approval that he knew his own father would never give.
With a twinkle in his eye, Fr. Gabriel smiled and nodded in a way that said so much without words… that this was a good thing, but a process of discernment; that it might end up in the priesthood, and it might not; but that it didn't matter, because following God's will was the most important thing….
"Ah, well you'll want to hurry before Bergoglio destroys the priesthood too," Bill grumbled as he vigorously stirred his coffee longer than usual. Fr. Gabriel knew what that meant. Whenever Bill was upset with Pope Francis, he always called the pontiff by his former name with a tinge of sarcasm. In the past, Fr. Gabriel would usually exchange a knowing smile with Kevin and then say the perfunctory "What now, Bill?" to launch the weekly brunch debate. But this time, Fr. Gabriel fidgeted with his coffee cup without looking up. While able to defend Pope Francis' controversial statements in the past, the priest found himself listening and praying more often than arguing. The truth was that a growing number of his most faithful flock were confused at what now seemed a weekly controversy coming out of the Vatican.
But these folks were still relatively few in number. Most of his parishioners never peruse religious publications, watch EWTN, or read Catholic websites, much less study papal Apostolic Exhortations. The "conservative" Catholic media and bloggers, and those "guardians of orthodoxy" intent on highlighting the Pope's every seeming gaff, believed a schism was fomenting that, frankly, Fr. Gabriel did not see stirring on the parish level. For most of them, Pope Francis is simply a friendly and refreshing face to the Church. Their exposure to his pontificate is mostly images of him embracing the handicapped, hugging the crowds, and meeting with leaders. The subtleties of controversial footnotes and theological mind-bending statements that have fallen under the microscopes of conservative commentators are simply not on the radar of the average Catholic. So to Fr. Gabriel, the "hermeneutic of suspicion" that continually casts the Pope's words and actions in the worst possible light seemed to be generating a crisis on its own like a self-fulfilling prophecy: those predicting a schism were, in fact, fueling it themselves.
Still, Fr. Gabriel was acutely aware of the Jane Fonda's of the world who tweeted such things as, 'Gotta love new Pope. He cares about poor, hates dogma.' cf. Catholic Herald This too was far from the truth, as Fr. Gabriel had often quoted the Pope's teachings in his homilies on topics ranging from abortion and gender ideology, to the corruption of the economic system and abuse of creation. But the purveyors of distortion with their ideological agendas have never been lacking since Christ stood before the Sanhedrin. That is to say that, if they hated Christ, they would hate the Church—truth would always be twisted to suit their sensibilities (or lack thereof).
"Would you gentleman like your coffees warmed up?" The cheerful inquiry of the young waitress was a startling contrast to the bitterness of the moment. Bill looked down at his full mug and then back at the waitress like she was crazy. "Sure!" Kevin said quickly, saving her from his companion's wrath. Bill pursed his lips and stared annoyingly at the edge of the table.
Fr. Gabriel quietly reached over, uprighted the napkin dispenser, and took an audible deep breath. Kevin thanked the waitress, took a sip, and looked at Fr. Gabriel to read his expression. He was taken aback at the lines on his pastor's face. For the first time, Fr. Gabriel seemed uncertain, if not shaken by Bill's words. He remembered their discussion a year ago, when Fr. Gabriel spoke about the coming Passion and persecution of the Church—words that stirred profoundly in his soul. It was two weeks after that discussion that Kevin met with the bishop to begin discerning the priesthood.
Kevin liked his role as devil's advocate, if only to be entertained by Bill's short temper. But that didn't mean Kevin wasn't a thinker. In fact, unbeknownst to both men, Kevin often went home and researched and studied more deeply their discussions. In the process, his liberal tendencies were dissolving in the sea of truth that he could no more drive back than the shores can keep away the tide.
"Kind of?" Bill snorted, rolling his eyes.
Bills eyes widened as he spoke slowly and deliberately. "What is vague about Christ's words: 'Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery?'" He held his arms up waiting for an answer as he shifted his eyes between the two men. Fr. looked up and then leaned back as the waitress placed their meals before them.
Bill knew he was pushing the line. His whole life, he had nothing but the deepest reverence for the papacy. Now, something in him was torn apart, as though he was watching his wife flirt with another man. He felt hurt and betrayed, yet desperately wanting to "make it work." He watched as Fr. Gabriel unfolded a napkin, placed it on his lap, and quietly picked up his fork as though he were eating alone. But this only angered Bill even more who, surprising himself, began to concentrate his anger against the whole Catholic edifice of which Fr. Gabriel was a part.
"Martin Luther would be proud of you," Kevin shot back.
"Ah, the Protest-ants. Well, we know the Pope wants unity," Bill retorted with raised voice. At that, Fr. Gabriel looked up with clear dissatisfaction, raising his hand as if to tell Bill to tone it down. But the senior would not be deterred. With a quieter, but just as intense voice, he continued.
Kevin, who didn't follow the "prophetic pulse" as much as Bill, looked puzzled, and then busied himself with his meal. Bill, with a strange mix of self-righteous anger and fear, stood up and headed for the bathroom, even though he didn't really have to go. As he disappeared down the hall, Kevin whistled, "Whew." Even then, Fr. Gabriel said nothing.
"Yes, I did say that, Bill. But I also said that the Pope clearly believes we are living in a "time of mercy," and that he is doing everything he can in the short time that is left to bring others to the Church, which is the "sacrament of salvation." And in his desperate efforts—perhaps like Peter of old—he is making pastoral concessions that are careless, that are… not right. Recall when St. Paul took not only Peter, but the good Apostle Barnabas to task for concessions they were making in their conduct toward the Gentiles. 'They were not on the right road in line with the truth of the gospel,' Paul said, and so he corrected them. cf. Gal 2:14 Yes, he corrected the very first pope," Fr. continued, pointing his finger at Bill, "but he did not break brotherhood!" Bill's face hardened as Kevin's mouth hung open mid-bite.
Kevin restrained a chuckle, while Bill, clearly disgusted, held his tongue. Fr. Gabriel moved his coffee cup aside as he leaned forward.
"But not when the Pope is teaching something else, Fr. Gabe!" Bill's words were punctuated by his own finger wagging in the priest's face. Kevin braced himself.
Fr. Gabriel sat back and grasped the sides of the table.
Bill opened his mouth to speak but Fr. wasn't done.
Suddenly, the tension in Bill's face crumpled into that of a frightened little boy. "Because I feel the Pope is leading the flock to the slaughter!" The men locked eyes for a few moments in silence.
"You're acting as if Jesus' hands are tied, that He has lost control of His Church, that the mystical Body of Christ can be destroyed by a mere man. Moreover, you are suggesting, again, that the Church is really built on sand, not rock, and thus, Our Lord has failed, if not lied to the Body of Christ: the gates of Hell are indeed going to prevail against her." Fr. threw his hands up as though in resignation.
Fr. Gabriel looked out the window, tears welling up in his own eyes now.
Fr. Gabriel opened his eyes, as though awakened from a dream. Staring off into the distance, he began to smile.
"We should follow Our Lady. Imagine 2000 years ago those souls who eagerly awaited the Messiah and who truly believed that Jesus, finally, was the One to deliver them from the Romans. Perhaps their hopes were shattered when they learned that the Apostles of Jesus fled the garden rather than defend Him. That their leader, "the rock", had denied Christ and yet another betrayed Him. And that Jesus did not defend Himself with miracles and signs to silence His foes but, like a defeated mouse, handed himself over to Pilate. All now seemed utterly lost, a fraud, yet another fake movement.
"In the midst of this stood a Mother beneath the Sign of Failure… the Cross. She stood as a solitary lamp-post as one who believed when no one else would. When the mockery reached a feverish pitch, when the soldiers had their way, when the nails seemed stronger than the arms of the God-Man… she stood there, in silent faith, beside the body of her battered Son.
"And now she stands once again beside the bruised mystical Body of her Son, the Church. Once again she weeps as disciples flee, lies swirl, and God seems utterly powerless. But she knows… she knows the Resurrection that is coming, and thus, begs us to stand in faith with her once again, this time beneath the crucified mystical Body of her Son.
"Bill, I weep with you over the sins of the Church… my sins too. But to abandon the Church is to abandon Jesus. For the Church is His Body. And even though she is now covered with the lashes and wounds of her own sins and that of others, I still see within her the beating Heart of Jesus, the Eucharist. I see within her the Blood and Water that still flows, gushing forth for the Redemption of men. I still hear—between the deep sighs and gasps for life-breath—the words of truth and love and absolution that she has spoken for 2000 years.
A solitary tear rolled down the priest's face.
With that, Fr. pulled his clerical collar from his breast pocket and put it back in place. Rising from the table, he put a hand on Bill's shoulder and kept walking.


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Orange County Chapter
Behind the Scenes - A Software Manager's view of Disney
Monday, December 14, 7-9 pm
This month's presentation will be an overview of software development within the Scientific Systems Division of the Disney Company.
In 1965, the Walt Disney Company used the term 'animatronics' for a mechanically controlled figure with accompanying audio. From that point on, the Disney Company decided that computer control was the wave of the future and software made its way into the attractions at Disneyland and later Disney parks like Walt Disney World. Thus came about the Scientific Systems division of the Disney Company to handle all things software which were not business (you know, accounting, payroll, etc.) related - yeah, the fun stuff. This program is a history of such software as told from an inside view - that of the Vice President of Scientific Systems for The Disney Company during almost all of the division's existence. Covering theme park ride software to color matching for animators, Nick Mansur will discuss the development and use of software during the glory years at Disney.
From digital video tracking algorithm development to operating system design, from roller coaster control to distributed weapon fire control, Nick Mansur has been exposed to a wide variety of applications and technologies throughout his thirty-year career in the software industry. He's had the fortune to have worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory when Voyager launched to Jupiter and Viking landed on Mars, to have pioneered real-time distributed process control concepts at Honeywell, and to have been a member of a team that first applied computer technology to the process of creating animated feature films at Disney.
As Vice President, Scientific Systems at Walt Disney Imagineering, Nick was responsible for a division of over 100 engineers and support personnel tasked to design and sustain the software that controls and monitors Disney Theme Park attractions. During his 25-year tenure with Disney, Nick was involved at some level with almost every computer controlled ride, show, and guest-interactive system currently installed in a Disney Park. The next time you have the opportunity to ride down the icy slopes of the majestic Matterhorn, think of Nick: that's his software running the ride.
As an experienced leader in producing software systems for electro-mechanical applications, Nick is accomplished in directing, influencing, and motivating teams to deliver high-quality products and engineering services. Nick attributes his success to having built strong customer relationships, having developed high-quality engineering teams, and remaining focused on the "big picture".
Nick is currently employed at Boeing as Director, Avionics/Flight Controls/Support Equipment. He leads a group of 300+ systems, hardware, and software engineers in upgrading/enhancing the avionics and flight controls systems on the C-17 Globemaster III (the Air Force's newest airlift aircraft). An avid skier and accomplished musician, Nick holds a BS in Physics, a BS in Mathematics, and an MA in Applied Mathematics.


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chord right in that same location.
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There has been somewhat of a lengthy gap since I last posted anything here, mainly due to the last few months being the busiest I have ever had in some eight years at UWS. Since my last post I have been working in Rwanda, London, Aberdeen, Tilburg, the Hague, and will be travelling back to Rwanda in four weeks time. Lecturing, and in particular marking during the February – June semester was also significantly busier than had been predicted at the start of the year, leaving me little time for additional activities such as writing here.
Then came the summer and although I have taken a significant amount of annual leave, in reality I have only had one (yes one) week off since June, with the rest of annual leave having been taken in order to completely ignore all other work matters and concentrate on nothing else other than completing my PhD thesis (on the subject of contempt of court in facie curiae, courtroom environment, courtroom behaviour, Human Rights law, comparative law, and other linked areas). And so, for three weeks of annual leave taken I was in reality physically in my office with the door locked simply working in private. I am delighted to say that I successfully completed my thesis and submitted it just before the end of August. This should now be in the process of being sent to examiners to consider prior to a viva examination hopefully sometime around November.
Trying to complete a PhD whilst working full time has been the hardest thing I have ever had to do in a working sense, especially so with the exceptionally limited time that one is able to devote to it in reality during any of the teaching semesters. I would never say to anybody not to embark on this same endeavour, however I would make it absolutely clear that it will eat into your personal time significantly, it will require significant dedication and self-motivation, and it will in all likelihood leave you both physically and mentally exhausted at points. BUT – once it is all over, even in advance of any sort of result or feedback, it will feel worth it when you have a final bound thesis, effectively a finished book, in your hands, knowing that it was something that you created (albeit with some assistance) all by yourself.
Of course, whatever the result, good or bad, I will post here with an update in due course once the thesis has been examined and viva taken place.
Many of you may or may not be aware that the Law Commission in England and Wales has been carrying out a review of the laws of contempt of court, a project / theme for them that is currently ongoing. Of course I will be very interested to read their findings in the future, however for the time being I am more concerned with my own review of the law in this area, a review I have been carrying out for nearly six years. I am now in the home straight, completing the final drafts in the final chapters of my Phd thesis, and wanted to provide a Foreword to it here, a summary or an abstract if you like.
As a starting point there is the title of the offence itself: Contempt of court… what images does this conjure up in your mind? What does the offence make you think of? Common themes might be an unruly witness or member of the public being dragged from the courtroom after shouting abuse at some other individual in the court or the judge himself. They meet with the wrath of the judge, who being annoyed at their conduct holds them in his contempt. The problem here, is that this commonly dramatised scenario simply serves to perpetuate the myth, the misonception of what exactly contempt of court is.
So as can be seen, the dignity of the court or judge himself is not relevant in the offence, it is the process of law, the process of justice being seriously impeded in some way that is the fundamental issue that forms the foundation of the offence. And yet…. and yet….
As mentioned, I have reviewed hundreds of texts and cases over a number of years in preparing my thesis and conclusions, and it is clear to see that in spite of the clear, concise and logical dicta from Lord President Clyde 90 years ago, that a great many legal professionals are still getting it wrong. I have discovered textbooks giving incorrect definitions and inappropriate examples, Judges incorrectly applying the law, and in general a lack of coherence and consistency across the board within the legal sphere whether in academia or in practice. This is something that must stop.
I have witnessed first hand the criminal justice system in Scotland when visiting multiple courts and observing many cases ranging from simple custody cases, to pre-trial hearings, all the way to High Court cases. It seems from these observations that on the whole contempt of court is being used as a threat rather than an offence in its own right. So even when individuals engage in a course of action that would match the necessary criteria to be classed as contempt of court, the offence is mooted, yet not actually followed through. In the age of budgetary constrictions and resource issues, when cases are constantly being deserted due to not reaching court in time and extensions to the time bar being exhausted and subsequent applications for extension refused, surely contempt of court should be treated more seriously to nip offences of this nature in the bud? We are talking about offences such as witness prevarication, witnesses not appearing when cited, disrupting the court etc.
On the other hand, what about those individuals who do find themselves in the situation where they may be held in contempt? Have they fully understood the potential consequences of their actions? Did they have any awareness that what they did (whatever it was) might have constituted an offence? One of the reasons that children below the age of 12 are not prosecuted in Scotland is that they cannot have mens rea – i.e. they cannot have a guilty mind, for various reasons, one of which is the lack of ability to foresee consequences. Another is the lack of capacity to understand the proceedings before them. But does this just apply to children? What about individuals with low general intelligence? Can they truly be said to be understanding the full intricacies of courtroom procedure and the justice process? Even with explanation from their legal counsel this could be problematic.
Going a step further, foreign nationals in court is an issue that has recently been discussed in the media with the two young ladies accused of being drug mules in Peru. Of course Peru's justice system and court procedure is different to our own, will the girls know what is going on? Will this be taken into account? Many will bring out the old phrase 'ignorantia juris neminem excusat' – ignorance of the law is no excuse. But is this phrase even appropriate any more? In an age where there are literally thousands of statutes, combined with common law, not to mention EU and other international obligations, how can any individual be truly certain that whatever they do in their daily life, whether civil or criminal might or might not constitute an offence? We already readily admit this within our courts, although coming from a different angle. Whereas our judges apply the law as they deem it appropriate, there are certain areas that our courts stray away from – foreign law when it is raised as an issue. Judicial knowledge held by the judge is deemed to include Scottish law, English law and EU law. Anything beyond that, it is deemed that our judges cannot apply as they cannot be expected to know every law from every jurisdiction. Taking this down a level, how can any ordinary individual be expected to know every law from our own land? It is an excellent ideal, but not a realistic one. So foreign nationals in our own courts, should there be any special dispensation? This is examined in detail.
"The courtroom environment is adversarial, and it is therefore highly charged…. It can be intimidating and potentially sabotaging." O'Donovan goes on to say that "Courtroom behaviour… seeks to inflame emotions".
So when the artificially created environment itself creates the atmosphere, and the professionals within it engage in behaviour that has the potential to lead to outbursts and the like, many of which could be regarded as contempt of court depending on the nature of the outburst, thus potentially making those legal professionals at least partly responsible and certainly morally culpable, is it tuly fair to then bring out the contempt 'stick' to beat the offender with?
I am not giving all of the answers here, merely posing the questions. The answers will be contained within my forthcoming thesis, along with many other linked isses not raised in this short introduction to my topic. Hopefully for anyone reading, this has been of some interest, and perhaps made you think about the offence in a different light.


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Is this a federal loan?
The CA is not in possesion of your prom note. A copy can be ordered from the guarantor, which probably is the DOE if this is a federal loan. Keep in mind that with federal loans they can collect even without a copy of the prom note. With the hundreds of thousands that are handled, prom notes occasionally are destroyed, or become unreadable. However there is still a paper trail and they can and will collect.
If this is a federal loan, you will have 15 years of accrued and capitalized interest plus collection fees. How much do you owe? Have you actually talked to the CA yet?
Yes the student loan is all federal. How can i trust teh collection agency if they can't provide any document? My actual laon was around 50K but with iinterest and penality at this time it is 80K. I am just trying to make sure i pay to the right people. I don't want pay and some years later the holder of the promissery note will come after me.Should i make a deal with the DOE or look at my original loan and deal with the guarntor?
You can call the guarantor but they will simply direct you to the CA. When you are assigned to a CA with student loans, the guarantor will no longer work with you once you are assigned to a CA. Again with the age of these loans, I am pretty sure that the DOE would currently be the holder of the notes. The CA can put in a request for the prom notes...with the size of your balance, there will be muliptiple notes.
With your balance you will not be looking a small payments. Your monthly interest is in excess of $400 per month.
Since it has been many years it was i guess asigned to too many CA. The current CA already promised to take out the penality fee, about 19K. I am trying to at least reduce all the penality and start paying the loan plust interest to the right agency. No way i can afford $400 per month. I jsut come back and i am looking for a job, and inorder to get a job that i want i want to clear or at least start making payments. If i don't then they don't get any money at all.I have already wrote a letter to the CA for the promossery note but they couldn't provide, so should i insist..and make all the contacts though letter..?
You must have misunderstood....they will not drop the collection fees unless you complete a rehab program or are going to settle the account off in full.
Starting paying on a default is in no way going to clear your credit...in fact any payments you make while in default will not even be reflected on your credit report.
No...all requests should be done over the phone. For the most part, they will not respond to anything in writing. So unless you want them to take legal action against you immediately, keep the phone lines open.
If i don't then they don't get any money at all.
Hate to tell you, but this is a federal debt. The will get their money...you dont have a choice. They will garnish your wages without a court order and they will seize your state and federal income tax returns. With the size of your balance, you are reaching the point where they could in fact sue you and then garnish your wages at a higher amount and empty bank accounts.


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> Provide contextual feedback messages for typical user actions with the handful of
available and flexible alert messages.

Alerts are available for any length of text, as well as an optional dismiss button
(and optional auto-dismissing).

```html
<template>
  <div>
    <b-alert show>Default Alert</b-alert>

    <b-alert variant="success" show>Success Alert</b-alert>

    <b-alert variant="danger"
             dismissible
             :show="showDismissibleAlert"
             @dismissed="showDismissibleAlert=false">
      Dismissible Alert!
    </b-alert>

    <b-alert :show="dismissCountDown"
             dismissible
             variant="warning"
             @dismissed="dismissCountDown=0"
             @dismiss-count-down="countDownChanged">
      <p>This alert will dismiss after {{dismissCountDown}} seconds...</p>
      <b-progress variant="warning"
                  :max="dismissSecs"
                  :value="dismissCountDown"
                  height="4px">
      </b-progress>
    </b-alert>

    <b-btn @click="showAlert" variant="info" class="m-1">
      Show alert with count-down timer
    </b-btn>
    <b-btn @click="showDismissibleAlert=true" variant="info" class="m-1">
      Show dismissible alert ({{showDismissibleAlert?'visible':'hidden'}})
    </b-btn>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
export default {
  data () {
    return {
      dismissSecs: 10,
      dismissCountDown: 0,
      showDismissibleAlert: false
    }
  },
  methods: {
    countDownChanged (dismissCountDown) {
      this.dismissCountDown = dismissCountDown
    },
    showAlert () {
      this.dismissCountDown = this.dismissSecs
    }
  }
}
</script>

<!-- alert-1.vue -->
```

## Visible state
Use the `show` prop to control the visibility state of the alert. By
default alerts are **not** shown. Set the prop `show` to explicity display them.

## Alert contextual variants
For proper styling of `<b-alert>`, use one of the four required contextual variants by setting the
`variant` prop to one of the following: `info`, `success`, `warning` or `danger`.
The default is `info`.

```html
<div>
  <b-alert show variant="primary">Primary Alert</b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="secondary">Secondary Alert</b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="success">Success Alert</b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="danger">Danger Alert</b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="warning">Warning Alert</b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="info">Info Alert</b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="light">Light Alert</b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="dark">Dark Alert</b-alert>
</div>

<!-- alert-variants-1.vue -->
```

### Conveying meaning to assistive technologies:
Using color variants to add meaning only provides a visual indication, which will not
be conveyed to users of assistive technologies – such as screen readers. Ensure that
information denoted by the color is either obvious from the content itself (e.g. the
visible text), or is included through alternative means, such as additional text hidden
with the `.sr-only` class.

## Additional content inside alerts
`<b-alerts>` can also contain additional HTML elements like headings and paragraphs,
which will be styled with the appropriate color matching the variant.

```html
<b-alert show variant="success">
  <h4 class="alert-heading">Well done!</h4>
  <p>
    Aww yeah, you successfully read this important alert message.
    This example text is going to run a bit longer so that you can see
    how spacing within an alert works with this kind of content.
  </p>
  <hr>
  <p class="mb-0">
    Whenever you need to, be sure to use margin utilities to keep things nice and tidy.
  </p>
</b-alert>

<!-- alert-content-1.vue -->
```

### Color of links within alerts
Use the `.alert-link` utility CSS class to quickly provide matching colored links
within any alert. Use on `<a>` or `<b-link>`.

```html
<div>
  <b-alert show variant="primary">
    Primary Alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>.
  </b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="secondary">
    Secondary Alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>.
  </b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="success">
    Success Alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>.
  </b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="danger">
    Danger Alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>.
  </b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="warning">
    Warning Alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>.
  </b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="info">
    Info Alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>.
  </b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="light">
    Light Alert with <a href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</a>.
  </b-alert>
  <b-alert show variant="dark">
    Dark Alert with <b-link href="#" class="alert-link">an example link</b-link>.
  </b-alert>
</div>

<!-- alert-links-1.vue -->
```

## Dismissible alerts
Using the `dismissible` prop it's possible to dismiss any `<b-alert>` inline. This will add
a close `X` button. Use the `dismiss-label` prop to change the hidden label text associated
with the dismiss button.

```html
<div>
  <b-alert show dismissible>
    Dismissible Alert!  Click the close button over there <b>⇒</b>
  </b-alert>
</div>

<!-- alert-dismis-1.vue -->
```

### Auto dismissing alerts
To create a `<b-alert>` that dismisses automatically after a period of time, set
the `show` prop to the number of seconds you would like the `<b-alert>` to remain visible for.

```html
<template>
  <div>
    <b-alert :show="dismissCountDown"
             dismissible
             variant="warning"
             @dismissed="dismissCountDown=0"
             @dismiss-count-down="countDownChanged">
      This alert will dismiss after {{dismissCountDown}} seconds...
    </b-alert>
    <b-btn @click="showAlert" variant="info" class="m-1">
      Show alert with count-down timer
    </b-btn>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
export default {
  data () {
    return {
      dismissSecs: 5,
      dismissCountDown: 0
    }
  },
  methods: {
    countDownChanged (dismissCountDown) {
      this.dismissCountDown = dismissCountDown
    },
    showAlert () {
      this.dismissCountDown = this.dismissSecs
    }
  }
}
</script>

<!-- alert-auto-dismiss-1.vue -->
```

## Fading alerts
Use the `fade` prop to enable animation. By default alerts are not animated.

```html
<template>
  <div>
    <b-alert show dismissible fade>
      Dismissible Alert!
    </b-alert>

    <b-alert variant="danger"
             dismissible
             fade
             :show="showDismissibleAlert"
             @dismissed="showDismissibleAlert=false">
      Dismissible Alert!
    </b-alert>

    <b-alert :show="dismissCountDown"
             dismissible
             fade
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             @dismissed="dismissCountDown=0"
             @dismiss-count-down="countDownChanged">
      This alert will dismiss after {{dismissCountDown}} seconds...
    </b-alert>

    <b-btn @click="showAlert" variant="info" class="m-1">
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    </b-btn>
    <b-btn @click="showDismissibleAlert=true" variant="info" class="m-1">
      Show dismissible alert ({{showDismissibleAlert?'visible':'hidden'}})
    </b-btn>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
export default {
  data () {
    return {
      dismissSecs: 5,
      dismissCountDown: 0,
      showDismissibleAlert: false
    }
  },
  methods: {
    countDownChanged (dismissCountDown) {
      this.dismissCountDown = dismissCountDown
    },
    showAlert () {
      this.dismissCountDown = this.dismissSecs
    }
  }
}
</script>

<!-- alert-fade-1.vue -->
```

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Discussion in 'Video Games' started by JohnnyP123456, Aug 4, 2016.
The player and team ratings have been released today. Apparently we are the 2nd worst team in the AFC.
And millions of people will buy it leaving EA once again unlikely to make any real changes to the game.
Super Mario World is available for NES too bro.
They did seem to upgrade franchise mode a lot and add some more features. The gameplay is somewhat different with better running controls. I always liked ESPN 2k football games. Far superior gameplay back in the day IMO. But Madden is still great and incredibly deep.
At least they moved up from being the worst. That was their original ranking in this year's Madden. It's still complete nonsense.
But Sam Darnold becomes the truth in real life and the Jets then become one of the Madden Franchise teams for the 1st time ever.
Watch. Sam Darnold gets respect in real life and Jet players such as Robby Anderson, Jermaine Kearse, Terrell Pryor, Quincy Enunwa and Isaiah Crowell all skyrocket in Madden rating due to Darnold making them more deadly in real life and on defense players like Jamal Adams, Leonard Williams, Trumaine Johnson, Darron Lee, Marcus Maye and Morris Claiborne all then become Madden household names for NY.
Although haven't played in a couple seasons I've loved Madden dating back to 1992 on Super Nintendo. Back when Barry Sanders was #20 & Michael Irving #88 (no player names) and one thing I've always noticed and taken note of; teams without a sure fire Franchise QB never ever gets true love through the eyes of Madden.
I've always told myself. I'll never be able to truly compete (online) with my Jets on Madden until we truly have a great QB. I could only stomach using my slow Jets online against the likes of Seattle, N.E & Green Bay for so long before getting frustrated and switching to Ben Roethlisberger & the Steelers myself. Because I knew my style of play & game calling ability (on both sides) were better than most these opponents I played and suddenly. My Pittsburgh role players become way more effective than that of NYJ's for me.
Even our Jets playbook has always been vanilla on there (imo).
Sam Darnold becomes the truth in real life? I'm going to get a PS4 & Madden again. I've dreamed of a top 5 Madden team since a kid even in 2009 & 2010 we were crapped on because Sanchez our offenses always stunk on there and I guess rightfully so.
Yes. Sam Darnold is our only Madden hope.
I see the Jaguars are an exception to the Madden rule though.
QB Bortles is only rated 80 but they are stacked as a top 5 team and on defense they are fire power with 10 starters rated 83 or higher and two shut down CBs in Ramsey (97) and Bouye (94).
The perfect team to ground and pound Fournette with & and play strong defense. They'd be deadly with a QB.


Triggered by clashes between armed groups in Tripoli since 27 August at least 2,045 families (approximately 10,225 individuals) have been displaced to Zliten, Bani Waleed, Misrata, Qasr Akhyar, Tarhouna and safer areas in Tripoli, including 211 families displaced in the last two days.
Following the start of clashes between armed groups in southern Tripoli on 27 August, at least 1,171 households (approximately 5,866 individuals) have been displaced to other areas in and around Tripoli.
In coordination with other humanitarian actors DTM Libya conducted a rapid assessment on 16 August 2018.
The Event Tracker is part of IOM Libya's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme. DTM is a suite of tools that provide a comprehensive articulation of Libya's human mobility patterns.
The publication presents DTM's Round 20 complete information packages on Libya's IDP and Returnee Populations.
This publication presents DTM's Round 20 key findings on Libya's IDP & Returnee populations. DTM's Round 20 covers the period of May and June 2018.


When you do something nice . . . even if it's small . . . you never know who's watching. In this case, millions of people . . .
Her husband David was there too, but he's a HUNDRED years old and couldn't help her much. So three YOUNG guys dropped everything and stepped in to help.


California online poker players will have to wait until at least until next year to see if their favorite game will be taxed and regulated in their home state.
A bill titled the Gambling Control/California Intrastate Online Poker Act, A.B. 2026 was amended and passed by a vote of was 6 to 1 in June by the Senatee bill would "study the ability of the state to protect Californians by licensing and Governmental Organization Committee, but last week it was put on the inactive legislative file, meaning it will go no further in 2008.
The bill was requested to go on the inactive legislative file by Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, the man who introduced it. Levine's office stated that the Poker Voters of America, which pushed for the law, wants to revise the bill and re-introduce it in 2009 with a group of new co-authors.
The bill was originally introduced in February. According to a June 24 press release from Levine's office in Sacramento, the bill would "study the ability of the state to protect Californians by licensing and regulating intrastate poker websites.
"Furthermore, AB 2026 would look at economic opportunities for the state. In the current fiscal condition the state is in, it is important to look at all possible sources of revenues including authorizing online poker in California."
Added Levine in the press release, "Right now millions of people in California are playing poker online for money. They are unprotected and unregulated. That lends itself to deception and potential fraud. The servers are in places like Bermuda and Isle of Mann. That means Californians have no protection if something goes wrong."
California online poker bill shelved until 2009 is republished from Online.CasinoCity.com.


The environment file asetenv contains a list of environment variables that affect ASET tasks. You can change these variables to modify ASET operation.
#ident  "@(#)asetenv.sh 1.2     92/07/14 SMI"
# running any ASET tasks.
PERIODIC_SCHEDULE="0 0 * * *"
TASKS="firewall env sysconf usrgrp tune cklist eeprom"
ED SED CAT IS_WRITABLE IS_READABLE HOMEDIR EXPR CRONTAB TOUCH"
$STR_TO_MODE $ED $SED $CAT $IS_WRITABLE $IS_READABLE $HOMEDIR $EXPR"
echo "Could not find executable $i."
QUIT="ASET: irrecoverable error -- exiting ..."
Table 20-3 lists the ASET environment variables and the values that they specify.
• ASETSECLEVEL specifies a security level at which ASET tasks are executed: low, medium, or high.
You set these environment variables in the same way you set any other shell environment variable.


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The Startup Giving Voice to the Silent Majority
Tel Aviv-based ZenCity helps cities identify public opinion and sentiment based on online content such as tweets, Facebook and Instagram posts and comments, and complaints to municipal hotlines
Ari Libsker 08:4205.07.19
ZenCity
Pleasant Prairie is a small town in Wisconsin, home to 20,000 residents. Earlier this year, the city announced its intention to establish a downtown area featuring shops and restaurants that could serve the local population. Shortly after, the initiative began drawing flames. A determined—and loud—opposition formed, organizing protests in front of city hall and flooding local social media platforms with calls to shut the project down.
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But something wasn't right. The planned downtown area seemed to be a natural development for Pleasant Prairie, a place for locals to hang out close to home and an opportunity to increase the town's revenues. So why was the plan so bitterly contested?
Enter Zencity.
ZenCity CEO Eyal Feder-Levy (left) and CTO Ido Ivry. Photo: Amit Sha'al
Tel Aviv-based city management company Zencity Technologies Ltd. is a startup for the era of haters: those vociferous few dominating the social discourse on digital media and influencing political agendas. The service Zencity offers cities is an in-depth, multi-faceted analysis of social discourse. They collect and analyze anything from Facebook posts to tweets, comments made on city-operated websites, complaints to the municipal hotline, tagged Instagram photos—virtually each and any piece of publicly shared information generated by residents. The goal is to answer the big question: what do the people want?
"There is always a noisy splinter, those same ten people who are very active on social media, who are the only ones talking in city council meetings," Zencity co-founder and CEO Eyal Feder-Levy told Calcalist in a recent interview. In the case of Pleasant Prairie, Zencity's analysis uncovered that the opposition to the new downtown development was indeed a small fragment: only 15% of the town's people opposed the initiative, while 85% supported it. "The results were so clear-cut that the town leadership was shocked to learn they had so much support."
Social media has a bias in favor of hateful, violent discourse, which tends to generate a more significant reaction, and therefore enjoys higher exposure. To cut through the mayhem, Zencity uses cool, calm analysis. Its algorithms are designed to detect irregularities (for example, if a particular word or topic come up more often than usual) and links (for example, if two phrases begin to appear together).
"Generally speaking, most people express more positive sentiments, and still, you see one negative comment and that's what you are going to remember," Feder-Levy said.
According to him, this piece of truth is the thing that resonates with the municipal administrations that hire Zencity. The service the company offers replaces cumbersome surveys and public meetings. By going to the source—social media—Zencity makes it easier for cities to obtain a complete image of people's opinions.
Zencity performs the bulk of its analysis from its central Tel Aviv office, where 45 employees work directly with 70 cities and towns worldwide (15 of them in Israel) to address their most pressing questions.
"Cities don't stand a chance of figuring out if what they are doing is working or not," Feder-Levy said. "A city can invest millions in projects and not have access to verified feedback to learn whether people are happy with the project or not." Demonstrations and other civil actions only go so far, he said. This is mainly because they are time consuming and inconvenient. For a person looking to air grievances or have their opinion heard, turning to social media is the fastest, easiest route.
Zencity is capable of analyzing data in five languages, which enables it to address areas with a diverse population, Feder-Levy said. The data it collects is divided into 86 sub-topics according to issues under the city's authority, from sanitation to transportation. The company's algorithms then analyze the data to deduce complex conclusions.
Living in the digital age, we first learn of a protest online, even before people actually take to the streets, Feder-Levy said. "This is the service we offer—we identify the trends well before people go out to demonstrate."
A former officer in Unit 8200, the Israeli military's equivalent of the NSA, Feder-Levy studied computer science and went on to earn a master's degree in urban planning from Tel Aviv University. There, he was one of the founding team members of the university's City Center Institute, a research center for cities and urbanism. He went on to found Zencity in 2015, together with chief technology officer Ido Ivry. Among the cities working with Zencity are Jerusalem, Israeli northern port city Haifa, and southern Israeli resort town Eilat, as well as San Francisco, Houston, and San Antonio in Texas, and Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Zencity has raised almost $8 million to date, from backers including Microsoft's venture arm M12.
"One of the things I felt very strongly while still in the academia is the gap between theory and practice," Feder-Levy said. "Smart cities, for example, are a very trendy concept, but when you talk to city authorities, you learn that they do not have the infrastructure to operate a smart city. I felt a need to work in the practical application because the city has a much more direct impact on our lives than the state."
As it happens, Zencity's algorithms have been applied to more than helping cities decide whether or not to introduce a new scooter service. In February, a disgruntled employee at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois opened fire inside the company's facility, killing five and injuring six more. At that time, Zencity had been working with the city of Aurora for one month. Data analyzed by Zencity helped local police gauge what the public knew about the attack and formulate the message about the attack ahead of the press conference. In the days that followed, Zencity data helped the city of Aurora learn about grassroots initiatives launched to aid the victims and their families, efforts the city went on to support.
In Israel, More Waste Just Means Bigger Trash Bins
Real Estate Developers Have Turned This Historic Tel Aviv Neighborhood Into a Hotel Lobby
Too Many Cars, Not Enough Roads Turn Israel's Tech Capital to Traffic Purgatory
Achievements such as these help make the case for Zencity's technology.
Critics could bring up questions of privacy. "This is one of the key issues we consider," Feder-Levy said. "The last thing we want is to take someone's information and make it public against their will. But I believe people should take responsibility for the things they share online, and be aware." According to Feder-Levy, Zencity's technology does not enable the company to track individuals based on certain beliefs. "That is our biggest nightmare," he said.
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There is no one way to do that, of course. To truly know yourself, you need time, dedication, and no ordinary amount of bravery – but if you've started on that path, and you truly want to know yourself better, you will soon find out how rewarding that experience is.
There is no one way to do that, but Proust believed that a simple game to know yourself is to answer questionnaires – even the most basic ones. The French writer talked often about how by simply taking the time to answer a few questions you can find out deeper truths about yourself. Taking his own advice, he answered a few questions and saved his answers to compare with his latest ones, which he made sure to update every few years (and believed you can genuinely be surprised by yourself – past and present). When he was 14 years old, a friend of his asked him those questions which he wrote down, together with his answers, and continued to come back to them for years. He had all of his entries in a little notebook that sold for 102,000 euro on an auction some years ago – seems like it pays to know yourself (even if he was obviously no longer around).
If you want to take his advice, why not spend some time with the set of questions commonly known as The Proust Questionnaire? Take your time and be sure to write them down so you can compare your answers in a couple of years.
The trait you most deplore in yourself?
The trait you most deplore in others?
Words or phrases you most overuse?


Wordle is a really fun, east web tool that turns words into art called "word clouds." These word clouds emphasize words that are used more often in a piece of text. Wordle makes text clouds from text you enter, from blog RSS feeds, or from delicious tags. There are even options to change font color, type, and the design of the words.
Lots of people, including Pam Elgin, have been tossing around ideas for the use of Wordle in classrooms. Here's a few you might want to try!
Have students type their name three times (this will make it bigger than other words). Then have them type words that mean something to them. This would be a great back to school activity.
You could do the same activity, but with a famous person.
Use for student practice with spelling or as a way to introduce new words in a unit! Students will love making designs and changing font, color, and layout after they have finished typing in their spelling words.
If you want the words to fall in somewhat ABC order, make sure to check "prefer alphabetical order" under layout.
Have student list all the words they can think of to describe a book or a chapter. Remember to have them type the important words more than once so they are bigger.
You could do different versions with different fonts!
Show students the words from a poem or story and have them predict what it will be about. The Wordle below is from the poem Cannonball by David Crwwley.
I could go on and on and on…I LOVE this tool! What kind of things can you think of?
Word of Caution: Be cautious about the Gallery. I'd recommend you NOT allow your students to browse through it….anyone can make a Wordle, and some are not as nice as others.
Update: Just learned something new, thanks to JBlack's Awesome use of Wordle! You can keep words together in Wordle if you use a tilde (~) mark between words. So here's another idea (and yes, I promise to stop now)!
Create a Wordle with Idioms. To keep words together, put a ~ between each word in the idiom. (Spill~the~beans.) This may be a little tedious for younger kids, but shouldn't be too hard for older ones!


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Submitted by roinsider on Mon, 03/30/2020 - 15:24
Romania enters fourth stage of Covid-19 epidemic with 1,500 ventilators
After 1,952 Covid-19 cases were confirmed in Romania on March 30 (13:00), the country is preparing to enter the fourth scenario of the coronavirus epidemic, when the threshold of 2,000 cases is exceeded.
Almost 1,500 mechanical ventilators, essential devices for Covid-19 patients in critical condition, are available in intensive care units in Romania, health minister Nelu Tătaru told G4Media.ro on Monday, March 30.
At the same time, the authorities are currently undertaking the purchase of another 2,000 ventilators, he told G4media.ro. However, their delivery depends on finding the providers, the restrictions imposed by the governments of the exporting countries, and the existing manufacturing capacity.
At a potential epidemic peak of 10,000 Covid-19 patients, critical cases account for 10% of the total. If the peak does not come suddenly, the support capacity offered by the existing ventilators will not be exceeded, Tătaru said.
The health minister explained that, in addition to mechanical ventilators, doctors can use the existing anesthesia machines and monitored beds.
According to data from the National Public Health Institute quoted by G4media.ro, hospitals reported having 2,816 mechanical ventilators, 1,987 anesthesia machines, and 7,670 monitors. However, not all of the equipment is in use, medical sources explained.
With a population of in between 19 and 19.5 people at the beginning of 2019, according to data from the National Statics Institute, Romania has around 7 (7.7 – 7.8) ventilators per 100,000 people.
If all the reported 2,816 ventilators were in use, then around 14 (14.3 – 14.7) devices would be available per 100,000 people.
On Friday, March 27, Alexandru Rafila, the president of the Romanian Microbiology Society, said that he was most worried about the capacity of the intensive care units because a mechanical ventilator is used for three weeks, on average, on a patient, while Romania has 1,300 such devices.
Countries everywhere are looking to buy more ventilators as hospitals face shortages of equipment because of the large number of Covid-19 patients needing treatment. In mid-March, Germany was looking to buy 10,000 such devices, while Italy 5,000, Reuters reported.
In Romania, the project of a locally-designed ventilator, developed in Timişoara, is going into testing phase this week. Meanwhile, the Romanian companies in the automotive industry have formed a group with the aim of starting production of medical mechanical ventilators, economy minister Virgil Popescu announced.
(Photo: Lorenzo Capunata/ Dreamstime.com)
Submitted by romaniainsider on Sun, 03/29/2020 - 14:12
Coronavirus in Romania: Authorities are ready to move to fourth scenario as number of Covid-19 infection cases nears 2,000; numbers to spike in the next two weeks


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Q: CSS Grid layout when mapping through elements I want to achieve a responsive grid layout that resembles this:
I'm using map() to map through an array of posts coming from the db and display all of them but I'm not sure how to make the grid layout with my code. I currently have a simple grid layout with 3 columns on each row (therefore 3 cards on each row) however I want 3 small cards in the middle column like in the image. In order to do this, I would usually create another nested div and style it appropriately.
Is there a way of targeting some of the posts in the array or would I need to create another function containing some of the posts?
How would I create this grid layout with my code?
 displayPost = (posts) => {
        if (!posts.length) return null;
        return posts.map((post, index) => (
            <Link to={`/post/${post._id}`}>

{post.title}

{post.body}

{post.date}

{post.author}

            </Link>
        ))
    }

    render() {
        return (

           {this.displayPost(this.state.posts)}

        )
    }

}

.grid {
 display: grid;
 grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
 grid-gap: 1rem;
 grid-auto-rows: minmax(50px, auto);
}

A: You can achieve your desired grid layout with this order:
1 2 3
1 4 3
1 5 3

... with these additional rules:
.card:nth-child(5n + 1) {
  grid-row-end: span 3;
}

.card:nth-child(5n + 3) {
  grid-row-end: span 3;
}

Every group of five elements will repeat this layout.

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An Introduction to Series and Parallel Circuits. In this practical activity, students investigate series and parallel circuits. Beware of the short circuits though!
Designing Electric Circuits (pdf) In this practical activity, which requires plenty of higher-order thinking, students have to design, construct, and draw up various electrical circuits according to set design briefs.
By signing each circuit as it is completed, teachers can ensure that the students have actually created the circuit and that they haven't just copied from another group!
The Electric Circuits Extension Activities (pdf) is similar to the prac sheet above but the circuits require two-way switches.
It is assumed that the students have already been introduced to circuit symbols.
The following activities are all about electricity usage in the home.
Electricity Usage. In this task students are asked to find out how much electricity they use over a period of a few days and to calculate the cost of that electricity. Some practice tasks are included on Page 2. For instructions on how to read an older-style meter (the ones that have the dials), click this link to access Ausgrid's explanation. The newer "Smart Meters" are easy to read. Simply push the "Scroll" button to cycle through the display until you get to the display that says "kW h". The meter in the picture says 18902.6 kW h. This is the total amount of kilowatt-hours that have been used since the meter was installed.
The Kilowatt-Hour. This worksheet allows students to calculate the energy use of a range of common appliances and the cost involved.


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Q: How to populate the selected value in dynamic picklist in lightning component? I have a parent component named "ApplicationForm" where I am calling another child component 'DynamicPicklists' to handle the dynamic picklist functionality. There can be multiple picklists available in the form and thus, inside the aura:iteration every new picklist is getting created with their options.
Parent Lightning Component sample markup:

        <aura:iteration items="{!v.QuestionWrapperList}" var="question_wrapper">

            <c:DynamicPicklists QuestionWrapper="{!question_wrapper}" />

        </aura:iteration>

Child Component(i.e. DynamicPicklists) markup:

<aura:attribute name="QuestionWrapper" type="ApplicationFormController.QuestionNResponseWrapper" access="public" />
<aura:attribute name="picklistOptions" type="String[]" />
<aura:handler name="init" value="{!this}" action="{!c.doInit}"/>
<ui:inputSelect aura:id="inputPicklistId"
            class="slds-input question-input"
            change="{!c.onBlurQuestion}"
            multiple="false" value=""
             >
    <ui:inputSelectOption text="" label="Select" />
    <aura:iteration items="{!v.picklistOptions}" var="option">
        <ui:inputSelectOption text="{!option}" label="{!option}" />
    </aura:iteration>
</ui:inputSelect>

DynamicPicklists.js
doInit : function(component, event, helper) {
    var questionWrapper = component.get("v.QuestionWrapper");

    var picklistOptionStr = questionWrapper.Choices__c;
    var options = [];

    if(picklistOptionStr != null && picklistOptionStr != ""){

        picklistOptions = picklistOptionStr.split("\n");//Email, Direct Mail

        component.set("v.picklistOptions", picklistOptions);
    }
    var inptcomp = component.find("inputPicklistId");
    inptcomp.set("v.value", "Email");
}

Apex Controller:
public class ApplicationFormController{

public class QuestionNResponseWrapper{
    @AuraEnabled
    public Event_Question__c question;

    @AuraEnabled
    public Question_Response__c question_response;

    @AuraEnabled
    public boolean isValidated;
}

public static List<ApplicationFormController.QuestionNResponseWrapper> getQuestions(){

    // More Code

    List<Event_Question__c> listOfEventQuestion = [Select Id, Name, Question__c, Informative_Text__c,
                                                       Choices__c, Sort_Order__c, Required__c, Event_Program__c, Type__c
                                                       from Event_Question__c
                                                       where Event_Program__r.Name = 'Test Event'
                                                       order by Sort_Order__c];

    listOfEventQuestion = [Select Id, Name, Question__c, Informative_Text__c,
                                   Choices__c, Sort_Order__c, Required__c, Event_Program__c, Type__c
                                   from Event_Question__c
                                   where Event_Program__r.Name = 'Test Event'
                                   order by Sort_Order__c];
     //Prepare Open Ended Questions
    List<ApplicationFormController.QuestionNResponseWrapper> questionNResponseList = new List<ApplicationFormController.QuestionNResponseWrapper>();

    if(!listOfEventQuestion.isEmpty()){

        List<Question_Response__c> listOfQuestionResponses = [Select Id, Name, Response__c, Event_Question__c, Application__c
                                                              from Question_Response__c
                                                              where Application__c =: applicationId and Event_Question__c in : listOfEventQuestion];

        for(Event_Question__c question : listOfEventQuestion){
            ApplicationFormController.QuestionNResponseWrapper questionNResponse = new ApplicationFormController.QuestionNResponseWrapper();
            questionNResponse.question = new Event_Question__c();
            questionNResponse.question = question;

            for(Question_Response__c questionResponse : listOfQuestionResponses){
                if(questionResponse.Event_Question__c == question.Id){
                    questionNResponse.question_response = questionResponse;
                    system.debug('##questionResponse: '+questionResponse);
                }
            }

            questionNResponseList.add(questionNResponse);
        }

    }

    return questionNResponseList;
}}

Now, in doInit I want to set the selected value of particular picklist as provided by the user in previous response which I'll fetch from the backend. But, every time the doInit method of child component gets invoked the selected value is not getting populated and was set to the default null value.
Please provide any workaround or suggestion that might help to resolve this.

A: Use aura attribute to bind ui:inputSelect value. You can populate selected value in doInit using component.set("v.selectedValue", selectedOption);
<aura:attribute name="selectedValue" type="String" />

<ui:inputSelect aura:id="inputPicklistId"
        class="slds-input question-input"
        change="{!c.onBlurQuestion}"
        multiple="false" value="{!v.selectedValue}">

A: I have updated the code in doInit method by using the JavaScript array to initialize the inputSelect list and then populating the selected value in it.
doInit : function(component, event, helper) {
    var questionResponse = component.get("v.QuestionResponse");

    var picklistOptions = [];
    var picklistOptionsValueSet = component.get("v.picklistOptions");

    if(questionResponse.question.Type__c == "Picklist" && (picklistOptionsValueSet == undefined || picklistOptionsValueSet == null || picklistOptionsValueSet == '')){
        var picklistOptionStr = questionResponse.question.Choices__c;
        var options = [];

        if(picklistOptionStr != null && picklistOptionStr != ""){

            picklistOptions = picklistOptionStr.split("\n");
            component.set("v.picklistOptions", picklistOptions);

            var selectObj = new Object();
            selectObj.label = 'Select';
            selectObj.value = "";

            options.push(selectObj);

            for(var i=0; i < picklistOptions.length; i++){
                var obj = new Object();
                obj.label = picklistOptions[i];
                obj.value = picklistOptions[i];
                if(questionResponse.question_response != undefined){
                    var responseText = questionResponse.question_response.Response__c;

                    if(responseText != undefined && responseText != ''){
                        responseText = responseText.replace(/<(?:.|\n)*?>/gm, '');
                        obj.selected = obj.label.indexOf(responseText) != -1 ? true : false;
                    }
                }

                options.push(obj);
            }
            var inptcomp = component.find("inputPicklistId");
            inptcomp.set("v.options", options);

        }

    }

}

This is working for me.


I love discovering new monthly beauty subscription boxes, so when the opportunity arose to try out a Wantable Box, I couldn't resist! Wantable is a pretty interesting subscription service for a couple of reasons. For starters, one has the freedom to choose what kind of box they want to receive out of the categories offered. Along with the Makeup Box (contains 4-5 full size premium beauty products), there is an Accessories Box (contains 3-4 pieces of boutique jewelry), an Intimates Box (contains 4-5 essentials), and there is currently a limited edition Halloween Makeup Box up for grabs, which contains products that will surely come in handy when coming up with Halloween looks.
What I think really gives Wantable it's unique flair is their questionnaire. The questionnaire let's you customize the sort of items that you want to receive, and the ones you don't. This helps Wantable learn more about your style. You are more than likely to receive products on your "love" list, and you will never receive products on your "dislike" list. Pretty neat, huh?
A subscription is $36 a month. You can easily skip a month, or cancel anytime. You also have the option to buy a single box for $40 if subscriptions aren't your thing. And if you don't happen to love your box, Wantable offers free returns.
I was really impressed with the October Wantable Makeup Box. I love that I was introduced to so many higher end brands that were new to me, and that I am not familiar with. My favorites items in the box were the lip gloss, eyeshadow, and smudger brush. Wantable may be a little on the pricier side when it comes to subscription boxes, but when I add up the total retail value of all the full sized products I received in my box ($87.50), it greatly exceeds the $36 cost of the box (or $40 if it's a one time purchase). If you love premium higher end quality items, I think Wantable is a great subscription to look into. I am definitely going to consider subscribing!
What do you all think of Wantable?
Disclaimer: I received this box (free) for review consideration.This post contains referral links. For more information, please visit my disclosure page.
I loved the different assortment of products I received in this box! It was super fun!
I've not actually heard of the Wantable box before, is it new? It looks awesome!
I believe Wantable has been out for awhile, now, but it was fairly new to me. This box was awesome, Debra! I loved that the items were full sized!


It really has been forever and a day since I've taken the time to take outfit photos. I really did miss it! it's been a hectic past month and not to mention my amazing photographer (my husband) and I have had a tricky time with being home at the same time to get great photos! Needless to say I am getting back into the groove of focusing on my blog more and more!
As you can tell my hair is a different shade, I decided to go away from the crazy red because it's so much to take care of. I've had red hair for as long as I can remember and I needed some change!
I have been loving this chilly weather and I am definitely excited for Christmas. I even put my tree up and started lighting Christmas candles in October! I will be having some Christmas and seasonal related posts on the blog soon. I promise I won't take as much time off as I did! I missed you all!